Author: wayne
Date: 1999-07-22 03:45
Hear! Hear! on the previous suggestions (esp. Dolphy--maybe even more as a composer than as a player, though there's really no distinction there in his approach to music)
For those who enjoy the more "out there" stuff (eg Spasm), you might want to check out Evan Ziporyn's work on bass clarinet ("Animal Act" is interesting...)
One name I haven't seen mentioned elsewhere is Hans Koch--Swiss composer/improviser--plays saxes and soprano clarinet, too, but I find his bass clarinet stuff most impressive. Check out "Acceleration" (with Martin Schutz and Marco Kappeli) on ECM, or "Hardcore Chambermusic" on Intakt if you can find it.
For suggestions on "classical" works and more contemporary compositions, check out the Castle Music Society's website @ www.new-music.org/clarinet.html. And/or check out their bass clarinet listserv @ Onelist.com. Y'know, even the more staid, compositional stuff for bass clarinet seems to be pretty experimental and "out there"--nature of the beast, I guess. Probably why I love it so.
--w.
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