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jack_rae
So based: "My job is to play music, not politics, and my only obligation is to the people who pay to listen to me. I don't attempt to ram hackneyed, insipid tunes down the public's throat just because they've been artificially hypoed to the so-called 'hit' class. This policy of trying to maintain some vestige of musical integrity has, naturally, earned me enemies, people who think I'm a longhair, impressed with my own ability. Nothing could be farther from the truth. My faith in dance music — I refuse to call it swing — borders on the fanatic. I have the utmost respect for the many real musicians who are creating a new music as important as the classics, but I have no respect for musical clowns who lead an orchestra with a baton and a quip. However, more power to them if they can make it pay."
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DavidSmith98
Benny Goodman is equally great for those interested. Benny was the king of Swing. That being said Artie's version of "I Cover The Waterfront" is absolutely breathtaking.
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worinimabi
当听众冠以goodman"king of swing"名号的时候,shaw的fans则不甘示弱地称呼他为"king of clarinet" shaw听到后笑道 "i prefer you call me the king of music"
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Kershlaus91
I agree DosTsiembo =) , I am 20 and I have just discovered this amazing jazz clarinet player and big band leader when I bought one compilation this monday !
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alexpeter9595
Artie Shaw, King of Clarinet. I may only be 15, but my goodness, I can't describe how much I love this music; especially Nightmare.
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LondonLouis
Last night was watching a superb BBC documentary on the history of swing, and it had that terrible story of when Artie hired Bille Holliday as his lead singer. The swish New York hotel they were booked into insisted that Billie use the service lift so as not to scare off the racist clientele. That was the end of Bille's mainstream career.
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