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Author: wjk
Date: 2003-01-21 02:22
I picked up a wonderful CD titled "Clarinet Marmalade." It has some lesser known (at least to me) but incredible jazz clarinetists such as Larry Shields and Leon Ropollo. Man, the 20s and 30s were hot!
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Author: ron b
Date: 2003-01-21 03:58
I remember the first time I heard those guys(and a few others) too, WJK. It was like discovering gems in a junkyard, in stunning contrast to what was musically popular at the time. It's a wonderful discovery, huh? It was for me - and still is... every time I hear 'em
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Author: Allen Cole
Date: 2003-01-21 11:11
I have the same CD. ASV is a terrific label for just about anything you're interested in.
Another great old jazz CD is a collection of freelance sessions involving Benny Goodman and Jack Teagarden. It's called "BG and Big Tea in NYC." It's a pretty interesting mix under a number of different leaders including Joe Venuti, Irving Mills, Adrian Rollini, and Red Nichols.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2003-01-22 16:25
WJK - Does your CD have that nice [old] tune, quite a clar exercise, in it? should hope so. "Marmalade" in my dict. is a sweetened, preserved-fruit, jam-jelly, I found the tune more exciting!! Don
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2003-01-22 16:59
After posting, I said to myself, "self, why not look it up?!" The Neville Dickey site has a few seconds of sound of it [great], and other sites indicate wide use of the name! Don
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Author: Ken
Date: 2003-01-22 19:13
For fun and historical reference, I'd donate to the site a sample track of my band's "uncopyrighted and public domain" recording/arrangment of the tune but I don't think Mark allows posting of real time music ... just MIDI.
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2003-01-22 19:32
Ken wrote:
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> For fun and historical reference, I'd donate to the site
> a sample track of my band's "uncopyrighted and public domain"
> recording/arrangment of the tune but I don't think Mark allows
> posting of real time music ... just MIDI.
???? There's "real-time" music here (.wav files, no less) and Clarinet Marmalade Blues (Shields/LaRocca) is in the public domain. If you want to donate a recording of your band's arrangement (I need the band's written approval) just contact me personally.
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Author: Benni
Date: 2003-01-22 23:06
I second Allen's recommendation of "BG and Big Tea in NYC" . . . It's one of those CDs that you'll find yourself listening to a lot! :-D
I've seen the Clarinet Marmalade disc that the topic was started on, but never listened to it . . . Maybe something to add to my "to buy" list.
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Author: DougR
Date: 2003-01-23 21:52
There's a band in NYC that specializes in this kind of post-Dixieland, pre-Swing-era music--Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks--and it's just a joy to catch an entire set of this kind of stuff live. Last time I caught the band i sat near the baritone player, who was subbing that night, and he never stopped sweating! The rhythms and voicings are so idiosyncratic to the era that normal jazz reading chops aren't enough--and absolute precision is paramount. Quite challenging.
I recently noticed some Red Nichols cd's in the bin too--worthy of note not only for the music but for the sidemen he used as well: Goodman, Pee Wee Russell, both Dorsey brothers, both Teagarden brothers, Glenn Miller, Adrian Rollini & his bass sax & hot fountain pen (see previous thread on 'hot fountain pen'), the immortal Manny Klein, Dick McDonough, Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang, Babe & Joe Russin, Joe Sullivan, Miff Mole, ... well, you get the idea.
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