https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKQ7v3S9atM
I used to have a 78 rpm of this piece, and thought Reevers might like to hear it again!
Why did the clarinet have so much influence as a solo instrument? Benny Goodman is a great answer, but hey, there were others weren't there!
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Hi Scrobs and thanks.. Clicking the link brought up a number of items but I think you were referring to the Artie Shaw playing Moonglow clip. Most agreeable.. I have a disc entitled The Best of Artie Shaw, and a number of various swing medley types but none of them include that tune. I think my favourite from his repertoire was/is Stardust.
My best fried had that tune played as his coffin disappeared behind the curtain (the terrific Glenn Miller version) and now every time I hear it, it makes me very sad. I even stopped playing it on my Yamaha...
I do have a version of Moonglow by Art Tatum. Brilliant technique, but if that is meant to be the same tune, it is unrecognisable as such - so maybe there are two tunes with the same title.
Agree about clarinetists of yesteryear including eg Sidney Bechet, Acker Bilk and Monty Sunshine. I have no idea why they featured so prominently in those days - may be because they were easier to play and had a much greater range than the trumpet or trombone?
Must go - the other half wants to go shopping....
I tried to learn the clarinet once, Reevers, it was a lovely instrument, but as things went, I didn't persevere, and missed out...
YD became expert on the oboe, and ED the bassoon, but for me, it was always going to be the guitar, and even that's in the roof as we speak!
Have you tried the Music Studio app for Ipads? Marvellous escapement in so many instruments!
Ha ha - my lovely guitar hasn't been touched for over 10 years. It still rests leaning against the wall in my den gently gathering dust. I do, however, still play with, rather than on, my Yamaha organ from time to time, mainly to keep the old arthritic fingers a bit supple...
I have a Samsung android phone so I know nothing at all about Ipads.
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