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Author: Ralph Katz
Date: 2005-11-18 22:16
Eddie Daniels was a clinician at the recent MSU Clarinet Spectacular (Oct 7-8) and talked briefly about taking lessons from "Jimmy".
Do you have a favorite clarinet warmup?
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Author: bill28099
Date: 2005-11-18 22:44
I had a couple of music lessons from Vince Abato when I attended the Western State College of Colorado summer music camp at the tender age of 15 (1958). He was quite an unpleasant person and destroyed me. First I had thin tone and was told to play double lip, a curse that followed me until I quit playing at the age of 20. Second, although I knew Baermann inside out, when he said "G sharp minor scale" you were supposed to play it from memory and were considered quite incompetent if you couldn't. 47 years have passed but those two lessons are still burned in my mind.
A great teacher gives you answers to questions
you don't even know you should ask.
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2005-11-19 00:24
I still enjoy my Vincent Abato recording of Ibert's Concertino for alto sax and orchestra. I wasn't aware he was a BASS clarinetist.
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Author: John J. Moses
Date: 2005-11-19 03:49
Jimmy and I worked together for many years; in the Broadway pits, in the studios (he the clarinetist in the original "The Producers" movie), at freelance gigs, and finally at the Met in NYC. Jimmy touched all areas of the music business, and was a very successful teacher. He is now living in Florida, and I've heard he is not in good health.
I remember working with him, and barely able to keep up with his amazing technique and quick wit. He is truly a living legend.
JJM
Légère Artist
Clark W. Fobes Artist
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2005-11-19 14:35
When I was in high school, the conductor had an LP of an all-star band made up of major symphony players, with Jimmy Abato leading the clarinet section. He played the finale of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, at an amazing tempo. I wonder if anyone has that LP.
Ken Shaw
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Author: Steve B.
Date: 2005-11-19 16:15
I don't have that recording, but I do have an All Star Concert Band recording which features Jimmy leading the clarinet section. On this session they played William Tell, and the Finale of Scheherazade. Bernard Portnoy is also in the clarinet section, and they sound awesome.
Steve
Post Edited (2005-11-19 16:16)
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Author: Fred
Date: 2005-11-19 16:24
I'm still stuck on what he did to a 15 year old kid at band camp. If that's the way he lived his life, I really don't care how he played. Hopefully he was just having a really bad day and didn't go through life abusing people that didn't meet his "standards".
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2005-11-19 18:11
> I'm still stuck on what he did to a 15 year old kid at band camp.
100% ack. Not even artistic excellency can't mean carte blanche for poor behaviour re other people.
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Ben
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2005-11-20 00:32
David -
Yes, Sean has a new page. However, the material at John's link, including the Abato exercise, hasn't yet been moved over to it.
Ken Shaw
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Author: John J. Moses
Date: 2005-11-20 02:32
Thanks for the new link David.
Folks, please calm down, Jimmy's an old man now.
He had a wonderful career in music. Jimmy had lots of admirers and did step on a few toes, but, on the whole, he was and is a decent guy.
Memories from years gone by can be cloudy and distorted in time.
Forgive and forget, we need to remember how much this guy did for live music, and the clarinet in particular.
JJM
Légère Artist
Clark W. Fobes Artist
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Author: JWC
Date: 2005-11-24 20:03
I have the recording. I bought it back around 1960.
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