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Mp for Jazz Bends etc

Author: Late_returner
Date: 2020-04-18 15:27

I would be grateful if anyone could suggest reed / mouthpiece combinations that would give me a best chance of approaching the sound of my all time favourite jazz clarinettist, Johnny Dodds. I am hoping that someone can put it simply rather than all about decimal mm of facing length etc. I suspect back in the 20s 30s life was simpler and choices fewer.

I know that he played Simple / Albert clarinets and that my beautiful Boehms can never fully replicate that, even if I had the talent. But I'm hoping this isnt a terminal problem. ( Also i see that photos show him with a spare clarinet on a stand, ( not a Eb) suggesting he would alternate Bb and A ? )

I recall reading a quote where he said " Sidney and I both played on reeds so thick that nobody else could get a note from them", which is surely contrary to the view that soft reeds are necessary for the bends and scoops he was master of ? but may explain the wonderful low register tone ?

My thanks in advance for any help.

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