Klarinet Archive - Posting 000337.txt from 2004/05

From: Bob Davenport <bob@-----.uk>
Subj: RE: [kl] Speaking of jazz (was: mystery clarinetist)
Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 13:45:34 -0400

>What I called a 'cello' was called a 'baby bass' in the program. It
>was tuned differently than an orchestral cello, the difference was
>substantial. But the liner notes for the "Jazz Family" CD that Bob
>Davenport mentioned includes a "jazz cello", and so I don't know how
>precise the language in the program and liner notes are.

I've seen references to former Miles Davis bass player Ron Carter playing a
'piccolo bass' (presumably not a cello, which he also sometimes played). He
used to have a quartet of piano, bass (played by A. N. Other) and drums
with his piccolo bass as the front-line instrument.

Bob D.

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