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Author: seabreeze
Date: 2022-09-17 20:33
https://www.joffewoodwinds.com/tributes/tribute-to-ron-reuben.
Ed Joffe's tribute says it all. Reuben was a great natural musician who could make it in both the world of the classical symphony and the genre of big band jazz. He played the bass clarinet with rare depth and density of tone as well as musical expression. On soprano clarinet, he was the very definition of resonance and projection. Listen to the Jean Rivier Les Trois "S" on the Joffe link above. Ruben was a source of information on mouthpiece design as well. Master craftsmen wanted to try his chosen mouthpieces in hopes of learning the best features (ratios, tapers, sizing, etc) to incorporate into a mouthpiece design. He was as near the ideal of the "complete musician" as we are likely to see. His playing made people happy, and his jokes certainly made them merry. R.I.P.
Post Edited (2022-09-17 20:35)
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Author: jim sclater
Date: 2022-09-18 16:09
Thanks so much for posting this information about Ron Reuben. The sound clips in Ed Joffe's tribute were so amazing. I had never had the chance to hear him in a solo setting. The Jean Rivier excerpt was just spectacular and final recording of his playing "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" is simply marvelous. Why his name is not more well known in the clarinet community is a mystery to me. What a talent we have lost. RIP Ron.
jsclater@comcast.net
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2022-09-19 03:44
One of my all-time bass clarinet heroes, he was an inspiration to me when I was a young player (many years ago of course, when he was the bass clarinetist with Philly). Never heard his sax playing but read that he could play jazz with the best of them.
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Author: kilo
Date: 2022-09-25 23:26
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Why his name is not more well known in the clarinet community is a mystery to me.
Listening to his playing, it's a mystery to me as well. There must be a good number of outstanding players like Mr. Reuben who comprise a second tier of musical excellence, over their entire career, but never being struck by the lightning of widespread popular acclaim.
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Author: Slowoldman
Date: 2022-09-27 21:02
While he was a true "superstar", I guess that playing bass clarinet simply didn't put him in the limelight that the soprano clarinet players enjoy.
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