Klarinet Archive - Posting 000599.txt from 2002/11

From: Gary Truesdail <gir@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Dark Sound - Famous Players
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 23:57:07 -0500

While on the subject of trying to describe the tone quality of our
favorite instrument and players thereof, I would like to hear a
description of the tone quality of Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw or other
famous comparable jazz and big band clarinetists, and other legit
players (lets not argue about the meaning of legit). The descriptions
must come from a listener who heard the player in a live performance.
You can reply any way you please but I think it would be interesting if
you could name the performer and use a single word or less than five
words (adjectives referring to tone quality) per performer that would
describe the tone. I think it might show that all of us already have a
mutual understanding of the extremely imprecise words we currently use.

Do not get me wrong, I am not trying to quell the current debate
regarding "tone" for such debates are necessary to push the borders of
extremes to new depths.

Gary T

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