Memphis Blues - Dutch Swing College Band 1970

[liostroramiro]

Grandioos!

[FragRaptor]

I want clarinet jazz back Q_Q

[Dinkwill1]

Memory lane . They played at our schoolball..in 1953 so now I am 75 we still enjoy it very much Dinkie. The school was :"Het Rijnlands Lyceum "

[gord1938]

i love it

[livingaragtimelife]

Kudos to their sound man. I can hear every instrument clearly, including the banjo. That's not always the case in trad recordings.

[paulbgo]

True, but I also think it has to do with Arie Ligthart's banjo style. He din't just play four-to-the-bar, as many (most?) banjo players do, and he also had a open, ringing tone in his instrument. I've always been fascinated by his banjo playing.

[livingaragtimelife]

According to what I read about banjos, the ringing tone has much to do with the piece of the banjo called the tone ring. "For that reason, flat top tone rings provide a more appealing tone. Arch top tone rings touch the head the most and therefore produce a flatter, less brilliant tone. The advantage of an arch top tone ring is greater projection. Most tone rings are made of brass due to its ringing qualities." (You may already know all this.)

[paulbgo]

Thanks for the information, I didn't know this. Seems I have to update my knowledge about banjos! But again, most banjoists sound like they are playing a grater...