Author: seabreeze
Date: 2017-08-18 01:33
As a New Orleans native, I think Peter F would have to be Pete Fountain (though nobody ever called him Peter) and Alvin Bat must be Alvin Bastiste.
These two certainly belong on the list.
I like your approach to transcribing Benny Goodman--no fussy pedantic attempt to indicate the exact rhythm, just a clear approximation that the player will know how to convert to swing. Not sure, though, why the transcription includes 4 consecutive quarter note rests in a measure when a whole bar rest would do the job. [Whole bar rest: a black rectangle suspended from the second staff line from the top (the written D line in treble clef) http://www.musictheory.net/lessons/13.]
Good luck in your endeavor! Julian Bliss is telling everybody in his master classes that clarinetists should learn more about chords, jazz harmony, and improvisation, whether or not they plan to specialize in classic music. All clarinetists should know both their classical and jazz heritage. So your post is very timely.
Post Edited (2017-08-18 22:20)
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