[Dixielandjazz] High Society Solo Harmonized

[Don Ingle]

That reminded me of this:
I  was talking with Matty Matlock one time (he would have been 100 this 
year ) and he told me a story about a time when an excited fan came up 
to get his autograph and was gushng over his playing. The fan then 
said..." I especially liked your solo on South Rampart Street Parade."
Matty smiled that sweet grin of his and softly said to the young man, 
"thank you, but in fact that was MR. Eddie Miller playing that."
I was studying a little arranging with him at the same time Jerry Fuller 
was taking clarinet lessons, and we would meet in the living room of 
Matty's home on Simpson Street in No. Hollywood when Jerry was coming 
out and before I went in. Lura, Matty's sweet wife, used to have cookies 
and soft drinks on hand for us and she referred to us as "Matty's other 
boys." I miss them both, and Uncle Eddie, too. Class without  ego or 
pretense, and wraped in talent to spare.
Don Ingle

Robert Newman wrote:
> Years ago Jim Maihak wrote out the much vaunted Picou clarinet solo in 2-part harmony for his "Tappers" band.     With his permission we used it in the Fulton Street band with me on lead and Al Smith in cornet.    Years later we used it with two clarinets.    Always at breakneck tempo and never really difficult.     Later I harmonized Eddie Miller's clarinet solos on the Crosby "South Rampart Street Parade" and "Wolverine Blues" records for two clarinets.    Works fine.    No problem.
>
> Incidentally, one time Eddie Miller said to me, "I hated those clarinet solos of mine because I always had to play them over and over again, just like the records.    Bob Haggart had originally written them out for me."
>
> Bob Newman
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