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<font size="+2">The first time I saw, or heard of, Laurindo Almeida
was at a Stan Kenton, <br>
Carnegie Hall Concert.<br>
It was in the 1950's. <br>
The concert included Afro Cuban tunes, Machito, and something
featuring <br>
the above mentioned guitarist. <br>
In my early years Stan Kenton and Pete Rugolo were my favorites<br>
in the realm of big bands. I have somewhere Kenton on 78's, 10
inch Lp's<br>
and many 12' Lp's, and 16" Langworth transcriptions. <br>
<br>
For those Kenton aficionados, something it took me a while to
figure out.<br>
Artistry In Rhythm, Artistry Jumps, Artistry For Strings, ad
nauseum:<br>
Royalties aside, Stan was writing variations On A Theme!<br>
<br>
Dixieland content: It was my great privilege and honor to play
with <br>
Charlie Shavers, Sol Yaged, Andy Napoleon and other <br>
swinging New York musicians.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/18/2020 2:58 PM, ROBERT Calder
wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:3a97b593.366a.174a2cbbfcc.Webtop.92@btinternet.com">
<p>I still somewhere have the first recording I acquired by
Laurindo Almeida --</p>
<p>there is absolutely no reference to jazz either in the
sleevenotes or in the music. <br>
</p>
<p>I was reminded of it when a very senior Jewish historian,
Bernard Wasserstein</p>
<p>was complaining that he wanted Klezmer without jazz. I knew I
had something <br>
</p>
<p>of the sort from a sale, and looked it out... Recorded in
Hamburg, the CD had som</p>
<p>e</p>
<p>jazz-free clarinet work of a high quality by . . . Herb Geller!
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