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Author: Lynne
Date: 2003-09-16 20:23
I was so saddened to hear the news that Jack Brymer passed away today. He was 88. He was such a huge influence on my life and simply the greatest inspiration to me. I was lucky enough to have met him a few times and experience a lesson with him at his home many years ago. I will never forget him and will cherish my memories forever.
As a long time visitor to this wonderful site, I thought you should all know this very sad news.
Lynne.
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Author: jez
Date: 2003-09-16 23:29
Sad news indeed.
It was my privilege to work with Jack a few times and I was always bowled over by the beauty of his sound, not only on the clarinet but also his captivating speaking voice.
Many remember his solo and orchestral career but don't forget his love of jazz. His Benny Goodman tribute was great fun.
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Author: Colin B
Date: 2003-09-17 09:28
How very, very sad. There will never be anyone to match him. A huge loss.
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Author: graham
Date: 2003-09-17 14:27
An outstanding classical sax player as well as his skills on the clarinet. I heard him live playing Coates' Saxorhapsody, and it was as good as you could imagine.
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Author: rbell96
Date: 2003-09-17 17:36
I was deeply saddened to hear this news on the radio yesterday. Jack Brymer was perhaps my biggest influence when I was starting out on the clarinet, I remember just hearing him play and falling in love with his sound. My first classical CD was him playing the Mozart Concerto with the LSO & Sir Colin Davis. He was a magnificent performer and his passing is a huge loss to the clarinet world.
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2003-09-17 19:33
Graham -
As good a clarinetist as he was, Jack Brymer may have been an even better saxophonist. I have an LP of Walton's Facade in which he steals the show from some very strong colleagues.
Best regards.
Ken Shaw
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Author: Barrie Marshall
Date: 2003-09-18 01:58
I only saw Jack Brymer once playing clarinet with the English Saxophone Quartet, in a school assembly hall I was on the second row in the middle looking right up his clarinet bell, wonderful.
For those in the UK (it may br broadcast on the internet) and this is a bit short notice, The BBC have a scheduled broadcast of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto being played by Sabine Meyer, they have changed it to the Jack Brymer recording, this is on Radio 3 about 9am on september 18th (today) only six hours off!
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Author: Lynne
Date: 2003-09-18 06:25
Thanks for the info Barrie - I'll listen to it on my way to work this morning!
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Author: jez
Date: 2003-09-19 13:05
Barrie,
Was that somewhere in Cumbria?
I remember a sports centre rather than a school, but I may be wrong.
Glad you enjoyed the show. I was playing sop sax.
jez
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Author: John J. Moses
Date: 2003-09-20 02:22
We will all miss Jack's wonderful clarinet sound and style. He was truly unique and a real gentleman.
He's his Obit. from "Andante."
http://www.andante.com/article/article.cfm?id=22208
JJM
Légère Artist
Clark W. Fobes Artist
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Author: Tim2
Date: 2003-09-20 03:25
John Moses, thank you so much for posting the link to Mr. Brymer's obit. Some of us did not know the circumstances of how he came to be in the clarinet world. Enlightening. This clarinetist always liked his sound and has his recording of the Mozart with Beecham. A great clarinetist!
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Author: Joel K.
Date: 2003-09-20 14:55
Here's a link to one more obit for Mr. Brymer.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/09/17/db1701.xml&sSheet=/portal/2003/09/17/ixportal.html
Joel K.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2003-09-20 15:57
I do echo the above. His great playing and his wisdom-experiences are well preserved by recordings and publications for future musicians. Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: Renato
Date: 2003-09-20 16:59
I'm sad to hear about Jack Brymer's death. I never met him, I don't even have any recording by him, but I learned to respect and admire him from the book he wrote, "The Clarinet", for the Yehudi Menuhin Music Guides series. His reflections on the clarinet, both earnestly technical and delightfully poetic, have been a source of inspiration to me. He was a gentleman indeed, and witty,and had a great sense of humour.
In fact, I intend to translate that invaluable book into Portuguese, my mother tongue, in the near future.
Hope he died peacefully.
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