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Author: Mike Blinn
Date: 2003-09-01 09:07
Aug. 29 (Associated Press) - Swing jazz bandleader Artie Shaw traded two of his clarinets with the Smithsonian Institution for a lifetime achievement award.
[ Deleted. News stories are copyrighted; please use a link to point to the story rather than copy them verbatim here. Mark C. ]
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2003-09-01 13:46
Having helped to wear out 78 RPM records of "Beguine" and "Frenzy" on a number of Juke Boxes, many TKS for this news item. Does it mention the makes and models of clarinets?? We presume they were 30-50's Selmers, of which I have a couple. He and BG were the best then, were much different, Ah, Memories!! Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: hans
Date: 2003-09-01 21:38
Don,
I've just started reading the authorized AS biography by Vladimir Simosko. Simosko quotes Mr. Shaw as saying that his usual instrument for most of his career was a Selmer six-ring model with articulated G-sharp key. He chose Buffet in the fall of 1953 for the small group because "it had a more woody, intimate sound" and he played it very softly, almost sub-tone, only inches from the microphone. By "small group" he is referring to the Gramercy 5 sextet.
With respect to Conn... while Shaw gave the 20N Constellation a favourable endorsement in Down Beat in 1953, in Simosko's book he is quoted as saying "All true, unfortunately it just didn't work out on the job."
Best regards,
Hans
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Author: ron b
Date: 2003-09-02 01:37
And well deserved. Certainly one of the best of the very best... ever. 
- ron b -
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2003-09-02 13:26
TKS, Hans and Ron, I'll re-study my record covers to see if I can detect any more info. Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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