Klarinet Archive - Posting 000028.txt from 2011/01

From: "Bill Hausmann" <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] [Bass Clarinet
Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2011 01:21:42 -0500

After about 1946, Les Brown's band was a pick-up group, too. He got the pick
of the crop, though, because the music was good and he was a good leader.
So, yeah, it could have been just about ANYBODY in '52, even Most, but I
presumed he was referring to the '44 recording.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Wilson [mailto:fanosax@-----.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 8:04 PM
> To: The Klarinet Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [kl] [Bass Clarinet
>
> I'm not sure about that, as the version with bass clarinet is not the
> 1944 recording w/ Les Brown. The one with bass clarinet is reputedly a
> radio version from 1952 which I have seen listed as the Van Alexander
> orchestra, which is probably the one you're thinking of. Unfortunately,
> I haven't found a list of musicians (and it might be hard to track
> down,
> as Alexander did a number of recordings under his name with studio
> musicians after his band folded). So I suppose it actually could have
> been Abe Most.
>
> She did two studio recordings of Sentimental Journey, in 1944 with Les
> Brown (her first big hit) and a 1964 remake with the Mort Garson
> orchestra. The Les Brown version is the standard big band version, with
> the band backing the vocal. The '64 remake is lushly over-orchestrated
> with a tiny bit of bass clarinet here and there, but mostly strings and
> piano.
>
> Happy hunting with it,
>
> Mike
>
> On 1/7/2011 5:31 PM, Bill Hausmann wrote:
> > It was NOT Abe Most. He was in the Service in 1944 when the
> recording was
> > made, although he had been with Brown in '39-'41. A quick perusal of
> my
> > sources came up empty on personnel from the period in question.
> >
> > Bill Hausmann
> >
> > If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Martin Baxter
> >> Subject: Re: [kl] [Bass Clarinet
> >>
> >> Are you familiar with the old Doris Day recording of Sentimental
> >> Journey?
> >> Lovely Bass Clarinet obligato throughout the song but... WHO was the
> >> player?
> >> Martin
> >>
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