Klarinet Archive - Posting 000316.txt from 2003/03

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Piano and Clarinet Technique
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:34:29 -0500

Dear Christy,

I'll address you in a mellow tone. Duke Ellington represents American
jazz, jazz composition and big bands as well as any single person ever
has. Even those who don't get around much anymore know about "Duke."

On Friday, March 7, 2003, at 06:17 AM, Christy Erickson wrote:

> I don't even know this tune!
>
> Christy Erickson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: george galway [mailto:g.galway@-----.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 8:07 AM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Piano and Clarinet Technique
>
> What about an Irishman?
>
> The tune is: Take the 'A' train
>
> George Galway Manchester UK
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Anthony Wakefield" <tony-w@-----.uk>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 11:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [kl] Piano and Clarinet Technique
>
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Christy Erickson"
>>> Does anyone else here play piano and clarinet?
>>
>> Quite a few I would expect. Certainy moi, and Ian Black also, The
>> Scottish
>> one!
>> My quirk is that whereas I play jazz on piano, and just a modicum of
>> accompanying my clarinet students for their exams, I only play
>> "straight"
>> clarinet. This of course includes theatre work, but it is esentially
>> "reading". I attribute this "crazyness" to the piano being my first
>> instrument, where I quickly became interested in jazz, and so on the
>> keyboard, the chords under my fingers come thick`n`fast. I didn`t
>> start
>> clarinet until my late teens, so I can`t get my fingers round a C -
>> D9b5 -
>> Dm7 - G9 - C fluently enough on clarinet to carry a jazz chorus,
>> BECAUSE
> all
>> I see in my mind`s eye are the black`n`white keys of the joanna, not
>> the
>> clarinet finger movements required to "busk".
>> Incidentally, what is this tune called for which I`ve quoted the
>> chords
>> above for? If an ENGLISHMAN comes forward before an American, then
>> I`ll
>> withdraw my sponsorship to send Tony Pay back to college!! :<) If Mr
>> Pay
>> comes forward, I`ll do an arrangement for him.
>> Tony W.
>>
>>
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Richard Bush
Maker of 'BasSonic' bassoon reeds
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