Re: clarinet

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In a message dated 3/1/01 11:34:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
GRComm (at) concentric(dot)net writes:


> I've always assumed the volume level was part of the reason -- I don't
> know for a fact that the Basie band was louder than Goodman's or Shaw's
> (and I can't imagine it was louder than Herman's because those guys blew
> pretty hard) but I was under the impression that this was a primary
> factor in Basie discouraging Prez from continuing to play clarinet.
> 
> George 
> 
> 

In Stanley Dance's book, World Of Count Basie, one of the musicians 
interviewed said that Basie only liked Benny's playing. This was as opposed 
to the Clarinet of Rudy Rutherford, who was playing in his band at that time. 
Basie may not have liked Lester's Clarinet playing, but it was good enough to 
make it onto the original recording of Jumping at the Woodside.

Jordan