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Author: john gibson
Date: 2003-06-27 18:51
Where can I find a CD of this? Who does the best job? Glen Miller?
Thanks.....
John Gibson
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Author: clarinetqween
Date: 2003-06-27 19:12
Benny Goodman- wait what are you asking for here- the person that plays the clarinet intro or the band that plays the piece?
Glen miller plays trombone. Artie shaw plays clarinet, Benny goodman plays the clarinet. Not Glen Miller.
AS for bands that performed it, wouldn't know it is a Gerswin piece and I have several recordings of it none of them I know off of the top of my head.
Good luck
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2003-06-27 19:51
clarinetqween wrote:
> Benny Goodman- wait what are you asking for here- the person
> that plays the clarinet intro or the band that plays the piece?
Glenn Miller's band was well known for playing Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. Glenn Miller's band was known for its "clarinet sound", where the clarinet took lead and was doubled by the saxes ... just because Miller played trombone does not make it a "trombone" band (though there's plenty of good t-bone solos throughout his music for some strange reason ...)
Paul Whiteman's clarinetist, Ross Gorman, did the gliss/smear as a joke during a rehearsal for the first performance - it replaces the original 17-note scale. Gershwin liked the effect, and it's been with us since.
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Author: Douglas
Date: 2003-06-27 20:12
"Glenn Miller's band was well known for playing Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue"...really? Is there a recording of this by Miller?
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2003-06-27 20:16
Douglas wrote:
> "Glenn Miller's band was well known for playing Gershwin's
> Rhapsody in Blue"...really? Is there a recording of this by
> Miller?
Many. Go to google and search
glenn miller "rhapsody in blue" recording
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Author: BobD
Date: 2003-06-27 20:31
Doesn't the Whiteman band do it in the movie about Gershwin too?
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Author: Bob A
Date: 2003-06-27 21:14
Side-lobe to thread. Assuming one would want to, is it possible to do the gliss/smear (droping down an octave as necessary) on a Bass clarinet or will the air column/control be impossible to maintain? Do any of you guys do it (even as a party-trick) Dave??
Bob A
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Author: allencole
Date: 2003-06-28 01:25
Bass Clarinet is difficult for several reasons.
1 - It's hard to vent the plateau keys as gradually as you do when you slide your fingers off the tone holes of the regular horn.
2 - On cheap plastic ones like my Yamaha, the clarion register is fairly stuffy, and it's pretty easy to overblow up to altissimo by accident.
3 - Plus, the jaw-drop on B-flat clarinet is somewhat of a mouthful. On bass, I'd put some duct tape on the old TMJ before getting too intense. <g>
However, I have heard these types of glisses done by saxophonists from the big band era, and this leads me to believe that the skill could be learned. I'm gonna try it some more just to see what happens.
Allen Cole
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Author: Alseg
Date: 2003-06-28 01:41
Al Galladoro was known for doing the openning clar solo gadzillion times. He once held the openning trill for about a minute, driving the conductor nuts. The story was relayed to me by Moenig's assistant, Cassimer, who was fairly reliable in these matters.
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Author: Bob A
Date: 2003-06-28 18:42
Allen, would you believe I never thought of the problem being associated with the plateau keys--at all! Duh! ![[frown]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smilie2.gif) Bob A
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