AllenLowe Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 (edited) http://davebennett.com/ that's his web site. The Portland paper said today that he is better than Benny Goodman. To my ears, all he plays is pre-digested riffs. This is evil music. Give me Sol Yaged any day of the week. Edited February 27, 2012 by AllenLowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Skid Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Today's jazz revivalism takes a new route Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 When it comes to clowns with clarinets, I think the bar was long ago set as high as it can be set: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted February 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 true, but at least THOSE clowns made weird barnyard noises. This guy is as smooth as supermarket ice cream and about as tasty.yikes, completely forgot about that old thread - this guy was in Portland (Maine) last night, and the reviewer, as I noted, said he had bested Benny. Oy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 A reproduction in spats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 true, but at least THOSE clowns made weird barnyard noises. This guy is as smooth as supermarket ice cream and about as tasty. That's what happens when a society loses touch with its agrarian roots. Still, the urge to hurl cow patties at him while he performs must be resisted at all costs, unless one is a certified socio-musical therapist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 (edited) When it comes to clowns with clarinets, I think the bar was long ago set as high as it can be set: Lew Anderson played Clarabelle for a long time. He could play and he had a big band in NYC which featured a lot of great young players. He wasn't a heavy jazz player but he was a good leader and a gentleman. Edited February 27, 2012 by Free For All Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Good leaders who are gentlemen are nothing to be sneezed at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted February 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 I loved Clarabelle - he and Princess Ticklefeather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 The original Clarabelle went on to become Captain Kangaroo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Good Bucky Pizzarelli quote: "The next Eddie Daniels." Too bad John Pizzarelli isn't the next Bucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 I actually liked Eddie Daniels as a tenor player. Too bad what happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stryker Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 (edited) I actually liked Eddie Daniels as a tenor player. Too bad what happened. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yJq4311qIU Eddie plays the shit out of A-flat rhythm changes here on clarinet in the midst of one of Thad's greatest charts. It's just a single chorus but he says a ton in a short space. Really tells a story. Actually, everyone sounds FANTASTIC here right down the line. Jesus Christ -- to have heard this band live in its heyday ... wow. Edited February 28, 2012 by Mark Stryker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 I actually liked Eddie Daniels as a tenor player. Too bad what happened. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yJq4311qIU Eddie plays the shit of A-flat rhythm changes here on clarinet in the midst of one of Thad's greatest charts. It's just a single chorus but he says a ton in a short space. Really tells a story. Actually, everyone sounds FANTASTIC here right down the line. Jesus Christ -- to have heard this band live in its heyday ... wow. Agreed, Mark, but that was then. Encounters with recent Daniels CDs on clarinet almost rotted my teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stryker Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 (edited) I actually liked Eddie Daniels as a tenor player. Too bad what happened. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yJq4311qIU Eddie plays the shit of A-flat rhythm changes here on clarinet in the midst of one of Thad's greatest charts. It's just a single chorus but he says a ton in a short space. Really tells a story. Actually, everyone sounds FANTASTIC here right down the line. Jesus Christ -- to have heard this band live in its heyday ... wow. Agreed, Mark, but that was then. Encounters with recent Daniels CDs on clarinet almost rotted my teeth. I'm hip. Just wanted to drop a reminder in there about what he's done. Also, I must add: In 1997 I heard Daniels play with the Detroit Symphony and he gave a really convincing performance of the Nielsen Clarinet Concerto, a very difficult piece. On the same concert he played an arrangement of Gershwin's "Three Preludes" arranged by Don Sebesky that included a savvy improvised solo and cadenza. The encore was "Chelsea Bridge" over a Ravel-like bed of strings. I can't really comment on the records, because I haven't heard enough, but that night with the symphony needed no apology on any level. Musicians -- and music, of course -- can be complicated ... Edited February 28, 2012 by Mark Stryker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 I just liked Eddie Daniels better back before he got all "formal" and shit. Seems like the looseness went away, and the looseness was what appealed to me about his playing. And yeah, I remember that clarinet solo with Thad & Mel. Loose as well. Who knows, maybe he sobered up or something, in which case, hey, he made the right choice (if it was like that). You can always have a career, but you can't always have a life. OTOH, if it wasn't something like that, then...uh....fuck him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chuck Nessa Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Funny - had breakfast next to Hal Linden and a "producer lady" a couple of weeks ago on 57th St. He was trying to convince her they could not "bring back memories" of Goodman with a small group. This discussion lasted for 45 minutes before we left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 I just liked Eddie Daniels better back before he got all "formal" and shit. Seems like the looseness went away, and the looseness was what appealed to me about his playing. And yeah, I remember that clarinet solo with Thad & Mel. Loose as well. Who knows, maybe he sobered up or something, in which case, hey, he made the right choice (if it was like that). You can always have a career, but you can't always have a life. OTOH, if it wasn't something like that, then...uh....fuck him! I guess my problem with your post is the need you feel to include the last 2 words. Even the "smiley" doesn't help. BTW, Eddie has a life. You don't need or deserve the details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Sorry. I get pissed off sometimes thinking about when good players go bad (meaning only that I used to like them, now I don't), and when I get upset, I often say fuck. Wishful thinking perhaps... So perhaps it's me that needs help, not my post. Fuck me! And if he did in fact go through some changes that resulted in his life improving, then I have nothing but the best wishes and highest congratulations for him. Seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcello Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 (edited) Eddie and his wife live a nice life in Santa Fe, and he plays the shit out of the clarinet. I also loved his tenor playing with Thad and Mel. One time I said to him "I'll always love you for your tenor solo on ""Mornin' Reverend" ( Thad & Mel - Monday Night at the Village Vanguard). Edited February 28, 2012 by marcello Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 I'll laways love him for those records, his work on The Hub Of Hubbard, and on The Return Of Don Patterson. And the "fuck him" thing was a joke, but sometimes I forget that this type of humor is not shared by all, so...sorry. for real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 I'll laways love him for those records, his work on The Hub Of Hubbard, and on The Return Of Don Patterson. And the "fuck him" thing was a joke, but sometimes I forget that this type of humor is not shared by all, so...sorry. for real. O.K. I'm going to look for that Don Patterson album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 I'm going to look for that Don Patterson album. Good stuff - Ted Dunbar & Freddie Waits along w/Patterson & Daniels. Origianlly released as Muse 5005, no idea what permutations it went through after that. Interestingly(?) enough, Daniels plays a little soprano & alto on it. But no clarinet. Also worth looking for is his debut date on Prestige, First Place, First Prize, First something-or-other. That's good stuff too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 (edited) I'm going to look for that Don Patterson album. Good stuff - Ted Dunbar & Freddie Waits along w/Patterson & Daniels. Origianlly released as Muse 5005, no idea what permutations it went through after that. Interestingly(?) enough, Daniels plays a little soprano & alto on it. But no clarinet. Also worth looking for is his debut date on Prestige, First Place, First Prize, First something-or-other. That's good stuff too. That is a good one for sure. Makes me wonder why he wandered away from that horn. Edited February 28, 2012 by Dave James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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