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Author: Polythermic
Date: 2016-05-15 05:10
Does anyone know any good jazz clarinet solos that are unaccompanied and range from about 5-10 minutes?
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Author: MarlboroughMan
Date: 2016-05-15 07:10
A jazz clarinet solo is, by definition, improvised by the performer. Though you may base it off a previously composed tune, and play that as the "head", the choruses you take must be your own extemporaneous musical invention. If it's not done that way, it's not jazz.
Because of this, any tune you choose, so long as you can solo on it convincingly enough for five or ten minutes, would suffice. If you can't solo on a tune convincingly for that duration, than playing unaccompanied jazz is not for you.
Eric
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Author: seabreeze
Date: 2016-05-16 01:09
Nearly every weekend in New Orleans, if you walk up Royal St in the French Quarter, you get free improvised jazz clarinet solos. Usually nobody writes them down, but they are often recorded. Here are just two, Kaliq Woods, near the Federal Court Building, in from Chicago for the New Orleans Mardi Gras, and a little further up the street, Doreen Ketchens in front of Rouse's Grocery at the corner of St. Peter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uENE16RCwBA.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbH3HJvh2N0.
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Author: MarlboroughMan
Date: 2016-05-16 03:52
Both great!
I love Doreen's playing in particular. She's got a great singing voice as well (as this clip shows). Incidentally, we're both Hartt alums--both Russo students, and missed each other only by about a semester (I came in as a Freshman just after she returned to NOLA).
Eric
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http://thejazzclarinet.blogspot.com/
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Author: Johnny Galaga
Date: 2016-05-16 04:12
I don't think there's anything "wrong" with having a part written out and playing it note-for-note. You could still very well sound jazzy. Whether or not someone considers it "jazz" just because you're improvising or not, who cares? If it sounds cool, then I don't suppose the audience will necessarily care if you improvised or played a part.
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Author: brycon
Date: 2016-05-16 04:14
Lol!
-I really love French food--can you bring me some pasta! Yeah, pasta is the best!
-Um, maybe try an Italian place?
-Geez, the French are so snobby.
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Author: MarlboroughMan
Date: 2016-05-16 04:26
The OP asked for Jazz, Johnny. I'm a jazz clarinetist. I told him what it was. If he had asked for "jazzy style show pieces" I wouldn't have even answered.
My audiences can definitely tell if I'm reading, playing from memory, or improvising. They're not as ignorant as you might assume. And by the way, it DOES make a difference when you are creating on the spot, and reacting to the room, and letting the music and the atmosphere and the emotions in the room lead you somewhere special. That matters--it's a matter of sharing, of creating community, of building something with the audience, and some of us give the better part of our lives to it, and sacrifice a heck of a lot to do it, so long as we have breath. I don't call that being a snob. I call it being serious and grateful for my art. You'll never catch me putting down classical music. It's great. But it's not the same, and just because I can respect the one doesn't mean I can't draw differences as to what I work for in the other.
Eric
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The Jazz Clarinet
http://thejazzclarinet.blogspot.com/
Post Edited (2016-05-16 04:44)
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Author: Mirko996
Date: 2016-05-26 23:14
I know a lot of Jazz clarinet you shall listen
1) Tony Scott (my favorite musician ever...)
2) Buddy Defranco (him to...)
3) Perry Robinson
4) John Carter
5) Rashaan Roland Kirk
6) Eric Dolphy (w/ bass clarinet)
7) Omar Simeon
8) "Mezz" Mezzrow (he had a full boehm clarinet, he was very impressive)
9)Volly DeFaut w/ bucktown five and Stomp Six (they were a very good band, like ODJB)
10) Larry Shields
11) Leon Ropolo
12) Ted Lewis (in my opinion he was very incredible person)
13) George Lewis (Not the trombonist ;-) )
14) Ed Hall (ROCK CLARINET)
15) Paquito D'Rivera (of course...)
16) Pete Fountain
17) Gianluigi Trovesi (he's very impressive...)
18) Herbie Mann
19) Sam Most
20) clarence hutchenrider
21) Johnny Doods
22) Barney Biggard
23) Jimmy Hammilton
24) Evan Christoper
25) Sidney Bechet
26) Don Byron
27) Johnny Mince
28) Johnny "Finger" Carr
29) Pew wee russel
30) Frank Teschemacher
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I suggest to listen not only Clarinetist, but to listen other instrument and other musician, and use the ear to play the pieces, with time.
For example one more unknown than other is Yuseef Lateef, He was, for me, a very impressive musician. He Played oboe, basson, Arghul (o argol), Bamboo Flutes and many etnic instruments... Listen all you can, there's many beatiful music to listen, not only jazz. I listen all music but I love jazz.
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