Memories of You - Buddy DeFranco 1991

clarinet:Buddy DeFranco
vibraphone:Terry Gibbs
guitar:Herb Ellis
piano:Larry Novak
bass:Milton Hinton
drums:Butch Miles

1991@Cliff Side(Yokohama,Japan)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Clarinet
• Jazz
• Swing
• Buddy
• DeFranco
• クラリネット
• ジャズ
• バディデフランコ
• Memories
• of
• you

[TheOverlordDale]

Legend...the only clarinet player that really pulled off Bebop.

His tone, although not THE most refined, really captures this tune (as well as most of the the tunes that plays). I would rather hear a tone more like his than the Eddie Daniels-influenced, super-clean jazz clarinet solos that you hear today.

I personally believe the greats to be: Bigard, Goodman, Shaw, DeFranco, Daniels, D'Rivera, Peplowski. Chronologically.

[SwingCla]

It was nearly 30 years ago that I listen to his clarinet first. At that time, I thought his clarinet was a little bit rough tone and didn't like much about his phrase. But now, I love his tone, phrases, music. He has clear individuality. Buddy is also a really great jazz clarinet player, too.

[blackandtanful]

ﾓﾀﾞﾝ･ｸﾗﾘﾈｯﾄの巨匠、ﾊﾞﾃﾞｨ･ﾃﾞﾌﾗﾝｺ､哀愁­極まる"ﾒﾓﾘｰｽﾞ･ｵﾌﾞ･ﾕｰ"～寄り添うﾃﾘｰ･ｷﾞﾌ­ﾞｽのヴｧｲﾌﾞ～ﾐﾙﾄ･ﾋﾝﾄﾝもいる #jazzm

[Erazzsixty]

DeFranco plays this piece nicely, but compare it to Goodman's rendition in 1980, 6 years before his death (search YouTube for "Goodman Memories" and watch his performance at the Aurex Jazz Festival in Japan). I don't think there's much of a comparison: Goodman seems to have gotten better with age and adorns this piece with flawless technique, impeccable phrasing, and soul, investing far more into it than Franco. "Memories of You" is just one reason why "Goodman" and "Clarinet" are synonymous.

[BuckshotLaFunke1]

Nice chord changes they play.

[Timopartanen2]

Buddy! Always great, balanced phrasing deep immersed in a mind deep immersed in bop harmonics and, should I say, immersed in a clear slant toward romanticism in the bebop way, as one could say, for instance, of Tadd Dameron or the early Miles. Would it bee too far-fetched to identify a homunculus-sized Lester dwelling somewhere in Buddy´s thalamic region?

[ARTMARSHALL1]

Come on guys! Buddy is a wonderful clarinetplayer who was able to change over to bebob. Eddie Daniels has a far more technical and harmonic approach and has a greater dexterity combined with a perfect legato in all registers.

We all have our preferences. What about Artie Shaw who had a command of the high register that was never surpassed . Art Marshall

[Wilxtinarg86]

lovely

[cliffworks4321]

In the 70's when I had the honor to study and play often with Polytone Amp founder Tommy Gumina he told me that Buddy understood and played polytonal concepts.

There are some recordings still out there If you can ever hear them, what a treat.

[pinkieldred]

@trydreamin ...................Right on 1:56-2:06...! Buddy Defranco said things differently...smoothly brilliantly...what a giant!

[trydreamin]

I'm all over that, my friend but 1:56 - 2:06. Gets in and out and back as smoothly as anyone. This is part of his subtle talent.

[anotherreasonwhy]

this is beautiful. i play the clarinet and this is a huge inspiration. i would do anything to sound like this man. great piece. (: