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Additional fingering suggestions accepted

Author: GBK
Date: 2007-09-20 19:37

Thanks to a fellow bulletin boarder, I now have the parts to the original Artie Shaw big band arrangement of his chart "Man From Mars".

I would like to perform this chart with my own big band, but as usual, the Artie Shaw high register licks, which are certainly possible, become a puzzle of fingering logistics.

The final clarinet lick is a high B6 (held for 2 1/2 beats) and then quickly descending chromatically (Bb6, A6, Ab6, G6, etc...)

I know numerous B6, Bb6 and A6 fingerings, but am open to hearing which fingerings YOU would use for these first 3 notes of this (rapidly) descending passage.

I often wish I could have sat down with Artie for just 5 minutes to ask him how he did these types of runs.

Yeah...I know....PRACTICE

Thanks.

...GBK

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Re: Additional fingering suggestions accepted

Author: GBK
Date: 2007-09-21 17:38

For those that do not know this Artie Shaw tune, here is a small sampling.

Track 3 on Disc #2:

http://www.amazon.com/Self-Portrait-Artie-Shaw/dp/B00005PJBJ

...GBK

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Re: Additional fingering suggestions accepted

Author: pelo_ensortijado
Date: 2007-09-21 18:25

doh. only trumpetnoises on the sampling....

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Re: Additional fingering suggestions accepted

Author: Alphie
Date: 2007-09-22 21:24

What about:

lc=left f/c
Bb6: RT.XXXlc/XXXEb, A6: RT.OXXlc/OOOEb, Ab6: RT.OXXlc/OXOEb, G6: RT.OXO/XXOEb, F#6: RT.OXO/OOOEb, F6: RT.OXXg#/OOOEb (usw),
work pretty fast with a little pacticing.
These are the best fingerings I know for solid notes in quick chromatic runs.

The combination left f/c-ab/eb give a very solid respons with good intonation given that you play ab6 with the right middle finger. Keep them down for B6: RT.XXOlc/XXOeb and C7: RT.XOOlf/XOOeb too.

My 2 cents,
Alphie

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Re: Additional fingering suggestions accepted

Author: GBK
Date: 2007-09-23 00:41

Alphie,

Thanks so much!

That's precisely what I had in mind.

It's good to be reassured that my instinct is at least confirmed by one other person.

Now, if only Artie was able to tell us...

...GBK

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Re: Additional fingering suggestions accepted

Author: joeyscl
Date: 2007-09-28 06:21

WHAOOOOO!
GBK is asking other people for "Help" (sorta)

This doesn't too often!

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