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Artie Shaw

Author: redwine
Date: 2010-05-24 19:33

Hello,

Artie Shaw would have been 100 yesterday, had he lived. He was my favorite jazz clarinetist of all time. I remember being driven to the airport in Madrid in 2004. The radio was on with just Spanish (of which I don't speak). In the middle of many Spanish words, I heard "Artie Shaw". I knew he must have died then. If you haven't heard him on recordings, I think his small group stuff is the best. If you haven't read the books he wrote, they are not great, but are entertaining. I believe a new biography of his life has just been released. I don't recall the author. The best biography of him that I have found is in the controversial Richard Sudhalter book entitled Lost Chords. I'll be listening to Artie all week!

Ben Redwine, DMA
owner, RJ Music Group
Assistant Professor, The Catholic University of America
Selmer Paris artist
www.rjmusicgroup.com
www.redwinejazz.com
www.reedwizard.com

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