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Author: Fuzzy
Date: 2018-02-24 00:38
Dan,
Thanks for the links! For those of us non-New-Orleanians out here, I think Pee Wee's playing is oft-missed. Between having the same moniker as another great clarinetist, plus an overlap in New Orleans with the great Pete Fountain...I came late to the party in knowing the name Pee Wee Spitelera.
Years ago, on some of the CDs released as Al Hirt/Pete Fountain combinations (which, when I had purchased, I had assumed that Pete Fountain played in the recordings with Al's band, and Al played trumpet in Pete's recordings), I soon realized that I was listening to two distinctly different bands, with two distinctly different clarinetists and trumpeters. So, I read through the liner notes, and was introduced to Pee Wee.
I'm not Pee Wee's biggest fan, but I do think he is under-represented. I think at many other time frames in American history, he might have even been the go-to-guy for jazz/pop clarinet...but he came through during a very competitive time...when the clarinet was fairly popular.
The recordings you share remind me of some of the pop albums Pete released on the Coral label during the same time frame.
Another clarinetist, Lester Bouchon, fell into that "Huh! Why have I never heard of this guy before" category for me too. He played a lot of saxophone...and was good...but I prefer his clarinet playing with Sharkey Bonano and Santo Pecora. Here's a live recording (though I must admit that I have another version of this song, and he plays a nearly identical solo - I really like the solo. ;^)>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5mc4X82RgU&t=9s
(Or, if that link disappears over the years: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=santo+pecora+over+the+waves)
Fuzzy
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Dan Shusta |
2018-02-23 23:42 |
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Fuzzy |
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