Does anyone else play the bass clarinet like Dolphy?

[CJ Shearn]

David Murray plays some cool bass clarinet on this:

The track "India" is a special favourite of mine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=420eCLr86tA

One for Eric is sublime on this excellent album.

David Murray plays some cool bass clarinet on this:

The track "India" is a special favourite of mine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=420eCLr86tA

One for Eric is sublime on this excellent album.

The best Special Edition album, IMO.......... although "Tin Can Alley" has nice material.

[mjazzg]

Waclaw Zimpel is another player of bass clarinet that always makes me sit up and listen closely

[colinmce]

Waclaw Zimpel is another player of bass clarinet that always makes me sit up and listen closely

I need to check out more of his stuff. Any one in particular?

[flat5]

"I heard a really great modern classical bass clarinetist a good 10+ years ago who replicated Dolphy's sound amazingly, though I think he played through-composed solos (and what I heard was his tribute to Dolphy, on solo bass clarinet). Dutch, iirc, and his name was Harry

Sparnaay.

Really fantastic, for what it was -- though it certainly wasn't anything beyond what is was -- i.e. "jazz" it was not."

I had hoped someone would mention Harry in this silly (IMO) thread. Harry is a great artist on the bass clarinet.

Nobody will play the bass clarinet "like" Eric Dolphy. or flute or alto saxophone.

How will we define 'like' anyway?

I had hoped someone would mention Harry in this silly (IMO) thread. Harry is a great artist on the bass clarinet.

Nobody will play the bass clarinet "like" Eric Dolphy. or flute or alto saxophone.

How will we define 'like' anyway?

Edited November 14, 2013 by flat5

[clifford_thornton]

Dolphy is Dolphy, but this is definitely worth checking out:

Yep. The opening cut has a "rough & ready" sound that's not unlike Far Cry or At The Five Spot.

That is a DAMN fine album.

Really enjoyed seeing the mention of Harry Sparnaay upthread; I know his work mostly from appearances with the Theo Loevendie Consort et al. Fine player.

Not exactly Dolphy-esque, though ED was certainly an influence: Michel Portal.

[mjazzg]

Waclaw Zimpel is another player of bass clarinet that always makes me sit up and listen closely

I need to check out more of his stuff. Any one in particular?

I was listening to 'Hera' on Multikulti when I posted. More recent 'Stone Fog' is good too, slightly more restrained

[flat5]

Michael Moore (Amsterdam, NL) plays VERY good bass clarinet & regular clarinet.

[Steve Reynolds]

Michael Moore (Amsterdam, NL) plays VERY good bass clarinet & regular clarinet.

His playing on all his horns (clarinets and alto sax) is even better than very good in my listening experience. At his best as he is on Hemingway's The Marmalade King he transcends what those instruments seemingly are capable of. When I've seen him live he sometimes blends into the music and sometimes he astounds as he did the last time with ICP and with his Americanized Available Jelly band.

[flat5]

Yes, Steve, I agree. I've known MM since 1973 and used to play with and listen to him enough to have heard him in many situations.

He is an exceptional musician, person, and a good composer/arranger.

I actually play on the first Available Jelly album :-)

[Steve Reynolds]

And now about 30 minutes from Marty Ehrlich's band. Can hear them warming up from East 2nd st and Avenue C

Getting a bit excited to hear the band

[Steve Reynolds]

No bass clarinet which is expected as he doesn't often play it

Ehrlich has his alto, soprano and what must be a b-flat clarinet

Front row right in front of the two great horn dudes

Later I'll move my comments to the live reviews if I'm inspired

Yes, Steve, I agree. I've known MM since 1973 and used to play with and listen to him enough to have heard him in many situations.

He is an exceptional musician, person, and a good composer/arranger.

I actually play on the first Available Jelly album :-)

Name if you want to oblige?

[Steve Reynolds]

Like I Said. Portrait of Leroy Jenkins. Hot Crab Cup. My Wish. Erica. nd then the last piece which was spectacular which of course I now have forgotten the name of

Edited November 18, 2013 by Steve Reynolds

[Steve Reynolds]

Last tune Tiger Dance

[Blue Train]

While finding an example of a Blindfold Test for page in Post a Pic thread....I came across this Miles Davis quote about Dolphy.


"That's got to be Eric Dolphy - nobody else could sound that bad! The next time I see him I'm going to step on his foot. You print that. I think he's ridiculous. He's a sad motherfucker."

http://www.forghieri.net/jazz/blind/Davis_3.html

Edited November 17, 2013 by Blue Train

[l p]

as some have pointed out, i'm sorry to have started this thread. it's just naming anyone who has played the bass clarinet.

i guess i'm interested in the *type of music* being played by a group with a bass clarinet as one of the soloists on all versions of spiritual and less so on india from coltrane's 1961 village vanguard box. and also on 'springtime' from dolphy's 6/11/64 paris show.

i'm sure that everyone has the coltrane box, and here is 'springtime' from dolphy's 6/11/64 paris show. his solo starts at about 10min into the tune.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjgSHCGBh2o

thanks

[David Ayers]

While finding an example of a Blindfold Test for page in Post a Pic thread....I came across this Miles Davis quote about Dolphy.

"That's got to be Eric Dolphy - nobody else could sound that bad! The next time I see him I'm going to step on his foot. You print that. I think he's ridiculous. He's a sad motherfucker."

http://www.forghieri.net/jazz/blind/Davis_3.html

Thank you so much for the link! I had never seen that before. Truly interesting and invigorating.