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27 nov 2022 · Clarinetist Barney Bigard (1906-80) had both a New Orleans-flavored tone and a virtuosic style. Johnny Hodges (1907-70), originally inspired by Sidney Bechet (particularly when he switched to soprano-sax), had a sound that became more beautiful as time progressed, loved playing blues and swing standards, and was unparalleled on ballads.
(NN) BARNEY BIGARD AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Rex Stewart (cor), Juan Tizol (vtb), Barney Bigard (cl), Harry Carney (bari), Billy Strayhorn (p, arr), Jimmie Blanton (b), Sonny Greer (d). Chicago, February 14, 1940 (4:20-5:15 pm)
21 gen 2020 · Sonny Greer’s drum burst springs clarinetist Barney Bigard into a swooping break, followed by a joyous solo, played against a busy background of bouncing open trombones and saxophones. Cornetist Rex Stewart also enters his solo by way of a break.
Bigard returns with three more tracks before the Duke and Jimmy Blanton take over: these two duets, although less well known than the later ones for Victor, are outstanding examples of the mutual understanding
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2009 CD release of "Djangologie 8 (1938-1939)" on Discogs.
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Barney Bigard, a staple of the Ellington band from 1927-1942 stated that Shaw made “…the clarinet sound unusually beautiful in the upper register. The guy could execute like mad…(and) I like Artie for the things that were almost impossible to do on the clarinet.”
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1994 CD release of "1938-1939" on Discogs.
