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Mellow clarinet recordings-recommendations please ?

Posted: 1 Oct 2016 6:05 pm
by Larry Lenhart
I really enjoy the sound of a mellow clarinet..Acker Bilk has been one of my favorites, along with Henry Cuesta from my young days of watching Lawrence Welk. Some of Benny Goodmans music is pleasing to me, but not enough clarinet for this category. I think Pete Fountain would also fit, altho some of the dixieland style gets too busy for me. I dont know names to search for, so I was hoping maybe someone could make some recommendations for me to listen to. Should state that I am mostly interested in the standards from the 20s, 30s, 40s, etc. as opposed to classical music. Thanks in advance

Posted: 1 Oct 2016 9:15 pm
by Edward Rhea
Deleted at the request of the op, apology sent!

Posted: 2 Oct 2016 12:46 am
by Pascal Guimbard
Hi

Here's some Hubert Rostaing,French clarinetist that recorded with Django.
Enjoy!
Pascal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE_Qr-B ... 986E61F0B1

Posted: 2 Oct 2016 4:41 am
by Josephus Vroomans
Hope you like this one:
https://youtu.be/naMm-mnZbvY

Posted: 2 Oct 2016 4:52 am
by Josephus Vroomans

Posted: 2 Oct 2016 5:32 am
by Andy Volk

Posted: 2 Oct 2016 6:29 am
by Mike Neer
Artie Shaw and his Gramercy Five.

Posted: 2 Oct 2016 7:33 am
by Larry Lenhart
Wow, guys thanks for the responses...indeed some great playing to listen to ! It never ceases to amaze me of the varied backgrounds of the forum members and what they can share in a variety of musical topics. Thanks to all...Andy I really enjoyed the Buddy DeFranco recordings with Art Tatum...I have listened to ARt Tatum for years but had overlooked Buddy !
Thanks again to all who have responded !

Posted: 2 Oct 2016 9:56 am
by Mark van Allen
Hi, Larry- you may have enjoyed John Jorgenen's work with The Desert Rose Band or The Helllecasters- but it sounds like you might really love his last several solo albums, chock full of his slick and tasteful guitar and clarinet playing on great Djangoesque swing tunes. Just wonderful.

Posted: 2 Oct 2016 1:08 pm
by Larry Lenhart
Thanks Mark, I will check out Johns recordings...I like his gypsy style swing music for sure.
thanks

Posted: 3 Oct 2016 2:14 am
by Andy Volk
There's some amazing Clarinet playing in Klezmer music as well. Just two examples of many ....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOKnUKI ... 8C4E79A1EB

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCzg5BFpKZQ

Posted: 3 Oct 2016 11:00 pm
by John Alexander
You might enjoy the duo recordings of Lenny Breau (guitar) and Brad Terry (clarinet) on the album The Complete Living Room Tapes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuBT4UWvYAk

Posted: 6 Oct 2016 7:39 am
by Milton C. Willmann
Here is some Bob Wills, mellow


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCSOiMHtX4U

Posted: 6 Oct 2016 8:17 am
by Larry Lenhart
Good one and one of my fav Bob Wills numbers to boot...thanks !