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Re: John Denman's clarinet

Author: Caroline Smale
Date: 2018-02-06 02:02

Likewise John - I love that LP of the Finzi, arguably still the best version of this work.

I heard John perform at the Internation Clarinet Society meeting when it was held in London August 1984.
He was playing lighter jazz/swing items on this occasion but using this exact clarinet, the barrel was so unusual one could spot it a mile off.
It looked so unusual that I spoke with him about it in the bar afterwards, but sadly after all these years (and my advancing years!) the details are now murky.
However I do remember it dated from quite early, first half of the 20th century.

The London Sax Quartet were also playing that day so I'd bet that Paul Harvey must know the provenance of this clarinet.

Kicking myself that I didn't make notes back then.
I also didn't realise till then that he had started his playing life in my old band, The Life Guards. Colin Davis had also graced the clarinet section, but both had left a few years before I joined.

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