[78-L] Venuti!

[Julian Vein]

Howard Friedman wrote:

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> Re the above, Benny Goodman was the better clarinetist technically, but Artie Shaw was far better at improvisation, with a better tone as well.  PeeWee Russell's clarinet literally squeaked most of the time, but what came out was amazing!  In other words, technique ain't everything.
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> Howard
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I don't think it matters if one musician is "better" than another. What 
counts is if they can offer something, however small, the others can't.

      Julian Vein