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Artie Shaw Old Gold radio performances

Author: hans
Date: 2026-02-25 05:41
Attachment: Old-Gold-Melody-and-Madness.pdf (317k)

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Hans

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Re: Artie Shaw Old Gold radio performances

Author: James Langdell
Date: 2026-02-25 23:13

When I first heard of the "Melody and Madness" radio show from the 1940s, featuring Artie Shaw and Robert Benchley, I wondered how somebody back then concocted a show that seemed to be designed for my tastes.

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Re: Artie Shaw Old Gold radio performances

Author: super20dan
Date: 2026-02-27 18:40

i will always wonder why artie shaw chose such a difficult key for begin the beguine. the key one step down is a perfect it for clarinet.

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Re: Artie Shaw Old Gold radio performances

Author: Fuzzy
Date: 2026-03-03 03:51

super20dan,

He might have chose that key because he liked the sound in that key best.

(That wasn't meant to sound trite.)

I frequently pick random starting notes to play tunes on...sometimes a tune sounds really special in a specific key.

His reasoning might be entirely different - but it would make sense to me.

The song does sound beautiful in that range/scope of the clarinet.

Warmest Regards,
Fuzzy
;^)>>>

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