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Topic: Jazz with steel guitar and clarinets |
David Kurrasch
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Royse City, Texas, USA
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Posted 12 Dec 2022 3:28 pm |
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About a year ago on a whim, I bought a bass clarinet, with no idea if I'd be able to play, or what direction I would go with it. (I played one for a couple of years in school over 30 years ago.) Then this summer, I bought a cheap soprano clarinet to bring on the road with me to practice while my band mates played golf. I have been having a blast creating arrangements that pair the clarinets with steel guitar. I figured there might be some here who would enjoy. This is my latest effort, an arrangement of the standard "There Will Never Be Another You:"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOsHBzc4zcE
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Ian Rae
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Redditch, England
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Posted 12 Dec 2022 9:59 pm
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That's really cool. I used to play clarinets years ago so I can identify 
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Greg Vincent
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Folsom, CA USA
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Posted 12 Dec 2022 10:16 pm
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| Sounds fantastic —truly unique!!! |
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Dennis A Brown
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 13 Dec 2022 7:21 am
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Love it, especially using the E9 in a jazz context. Bass clarinet sounds fantastic.
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David Kurrasch
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Royse City, Texas, USA
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Posted 14 Dec 2022 1:17 pm
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Thanks for the compliments gentlemen! I’m sure having fun with it. It was surprisingly easy to pick up the horn and start playing again after the 33 year break. I guess after studying steel guitar it just seems simple to play an instrument where you only have to play one note at a time!
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Larry Dering
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2022 4:48 am
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| Different but nice. Good stuff David. |
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Thornton Lewis
From:
New York, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2022 2:48 pm
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| Really nice, sounds West Coast jazzy to me. I think the clone band look could be a real alternative to the bar band in Star Wars also. Maybe you could be in the background for Blade runner III. I also dig the jazz on the back neck stuff. |
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Jon Voth
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Virginia, USA
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Posted 16 Dec 2022 7:59 pm
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| As the husband of a career clarinetist (US Army Band) I forwarded this to her, and she will get a big kick out of it. And I enjoyed it, sounds great-thanks. |
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Bill Cunningham
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Atlanta, Ga. USA
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Posted 17 Dec 2022 8:06 am
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Nicely done! Thanks for sharing.
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Fred Treece
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California, USA
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Posted 17 Dec 2022 11:24 am
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| Fantastic. Loved it. |
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John Sluszny
From:
Brussels, Belgium
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Posted 17 Dec 2022 3:24 pm
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| 👍👏😉 |
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David Kurrasch
From:
Royse City, Texas, USA
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Posted 18 Dec 2022 7:41 pm
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| I think the clone band look could be a real alternative to the bar band in Star Wars also. Maybe you could be in the background for Blade runner III. |
Ha! I like the idea!
Jon Voth - I don't know if I'm ready to have my playing scrutinized by a real clarinetist yet! Hope she enjoys though! Thanks for sharing!
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Bob Watson
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Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
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Posted 18 Dec 2022 11:12 pm
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| Nice arrangement, everything sounds great! I've always loved the sound of a Bass Clarinet! |
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Roy Thomson
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Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 20 Dec 2022 12:41 pm
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Great sound and so in tune!!!
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David Kurrasch
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Royse City, Texas, USA
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David Kurrasch
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John Lacey
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Black Diamond, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 15 Nov 2023 7:19 pm
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| I’m very lucky to be playing with a husband and wife duo from Alberta called “Over the Moon” and they happen to use a superb clarinetist named Cedric Blary on their live shows, although having an acoustic roots swing and bluegrassish theme to their instrumention. Does it ever work! I love playing steel with this ensemble and delight in hanging with these sweet and talented people. Check them out. |
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David Kurrasch
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Royse City, Texas, USA
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Posted 15 Nov 2023 7:59 pm
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Sounds like fun John! I just did a quick search on youtube, and found them playing a song called "I'm not cool" with Cedric on clarinet. Great bunch of musicians, and fun music. (I'm sure it's even better with steel though!)
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J D Sauser
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Wellington, Florida
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Posted 16 Nov 2023 6:58 am
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VERY TASTEFUL improvisation on the Steel!
I also like that... what is it, a "barytone" clarinete? The woody warm tone (compared to a sax). Does it "function" the same as a Sax?
... J-D.
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John Lacey
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Black Diamond, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 16 Nov 2023 7:09 am
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| Dave, you should hear this Cedric guy playing with a gypsy jazz band called “Bow Djangos”. I saw him last summer at an outdoor show in High River and he killed! |
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David Kurrasch
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Royse City, Texas, USA
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Posted 16 Nov 2023 7:28 pm
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Thank you JD! The bass clarinet I play is basically the same as a typical Bb clarinet, just twice as big, and pitched an octave lower. The keys are set up different than a sax, but the technique is similar enough that a lot of sax players double on bass clarinet.
John - I'm sure I would enjoy that! I love the sound of a clarinet playing in that style.
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Ethan Shaw
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Texas, USA
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Posted 17 Nov 2023 11:48 am
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| Sounds great David- I really like that combo of intruments! |
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Chris Templeton
From:
The Green Mountain State
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Posted 17 Nov 2023 2:06 pm
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Very nice tone on the steel, David. I've often thought of Buddy's single note playing like the tone/timbre of a clarinet.
The two instruments go really well together.
A great "Stardust" too. An excellent, mellow feel.
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David Kurrasch
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Royse City, Texas, USA
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Posted 17 Nov 2023 7:45 pm
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Thank you Ethan and Chris! I'm having a lot of fun with this, and hope to get time to record a few more this winter. There is something really satisfying in finding ways to blend the steel with the nylon string guitar, and the horns.
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Tommy White
From:
Nashville
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Posted 28 Nov 2023 7:53 pm
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| Very nice and smooth David. I appreciate you quoting the melody! Taste , tone and finesse is the end game. You certainly did that! |
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