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klaatuNova ScotiaProdigyRodrigo Shopis D'Artagnan, 1950s Jacques Castelluccia
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Who's the clarinet player? That is a nice solo, and it's kind of refreshing that they didn't feel the need (as so many modern players do) to rip through at breakneck speed. Django's 1937 recording is rather laid back as well.
Benny
"It's a great feeling to be dealing with material which is better than yourself, that you know you can never live up to."
-- Orson Welles
I agree with you on the clarinet here. The clarinetist is Rostaing and the alto sax is Ekyan. In that theme and solo he has a quite different approach compared to the records done with Django, he really swings more than when playing with Django.
Now I would love to add an mp3 to this thread but :oops: I have no idea how.
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Benny
"It's a great feeling to be dealing with material which is better than yourself, that you know you can never live up to."
-- Orson Welles
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"It's a great feeling to be dealing with material which is better than yourself, that you know you can never live up to."
-- Orson Welles
Here's a push for any cat who knows the taste of bamboo.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_jazz_saxophonists
MINOR SWING (Véga 30 805) 3’40
SWING 42 (Véga 30 805) 3’01
PLACE DE BROUCKÈRE (Véga 30 805) 3’32
“NOTRE AMI DJANGO” : Hubert Rostaing (cl) ; André Ekyan (as) ; Stéphane Grappelli (vln) ; René Urtréger, Maurice Vander (p) ; Henri Crolla (g) ; Emmanuel Soudieux (b) ; Allan Levitt (dm) ; Géo Daly (vib).
Paris, ca. août/August 1958.
Farewell Blues, Benny Carter and his all stars featuring Django circa 1936 -37
I have been on a Benny Carter kick lately, mostly his earier stuff. Somemore great licks to steal on that one.
See if you can find the lick in one of the sax solos that is very much the same as a Django lick in Blues Clair
In Delauney's book he comments about Benny being the only one who could kep up with Django at one of the hot late night jams they had
"It's a great feeling to be dealing with material which is better than yourself, that you know you can never live up to."
-- Orson Welles