Kansas City Man Blues - Bechet-Wilber 1947
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Uploaded by erwigaudio on Jun 27, 2008
Kansas City Man Blues - Bechet-Wilber 1947
Sidney Bechet recorded this tune some 24 years earlier with Clarence Williams Blue Five, but now in 1947 a young talented music student named Bob Wilber came to live with Bechet to learn and to become a real jazzman.
Bob aand his own band, The Wildcats, managed to record with Bechet. Here is the 1947 version of Wild Man Blues with Bob Wilber, clarinet. John Glasel trumpet, Bob Mielke trombone, Dick Wellstood piano, Denny Strong drums and Charlie Traeger bass.
(The photo comes from Bob's 1987 book "Music was not Enough" and the photo was made Peter Tanner)
Of course Bob Wilber became almost just as famous as Bechet but already there, he had just reached the age of 19 does a sublime piece of ensemble playing, harmonizing with Bechet and doing some great solo work as well.
I have had the fortune to meet Bob and play several times with him as well. I have not been in touch with him lately but he claimed to be retired and devides his time between a nice house in Cotswolds, an area the UK and another one in the Cape Cod, all this together with his beautiful wife Pug.
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ruetze7 1 year ago 2
You are probably right. The picture shows him playing clarinet. However I did think I heard a soprano in there somewhere.
MAJORSNODGRASS 1 year ago
@MAJORSNODGRASS Here he plays clarinet
oldtimejazzfan 1 year ago
one thing that is special is the vibrato thing that got left by the wayside later on in jazz you gotta to love the way these guys match up
donnscottshetler 1 year ago
Bechet is playing soprano sax.
MAJORSNODGRASS 1 year ago
erwigaudio:
Thank you SO much for posting this! Simply wonderful! Got to see Bob two times - once giving a speech and playing unaccompanied; the second playing with many others; my favorite was hearing him totally on his own. WOW!
Thanks for the photo post too - that was great.
I love a lot of early clarinet playing, but there is just something different about Mr. Bechet's soulful style. Simply beautiful.
Thanks again for the post.
skitrees 2 years ago
HEY Hey - a great tune for me to practice learning bass runs. great performance!!!
davnkatz 3 years ago
Wonderful! A real joy to listen to.
Thank you for sharing.
Corrie121 3 years ago
The master and his pupil creating memorable music.Nice one Bob!!
Jazzbobill 3 years ago