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Wald announced plans in late 1946 to drop the large brass section and feature his clarinet with a 15-piece band including one trumpet, a French horn, nine strings, and four rhythm.
Jun 6, 2018 · Jerry Wald - Clarinet High Jinks - from the movie Vacation Days (1947) 1080p x265 HEVC
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Wald learned clarinet at a young age and formed his first band while in high school. After graduating, he headed to California, where he played with a number of small combos, including one featuring Stan Kentonon piano. By August 1940, he had returned to East Coast, where he formed an orchestra which toured the northeast before ...
1944 saw a change in Wald’s style. By mid-year he had added a six-piece string section to his already fifteen-piece orchestra. Wald used strings in a novel way, having them play along even on jump numbers. Wald still lacked outstanding musicians though. Reviews from this era described the band as methodical. Powell served as fem...
Wald quickly put together his new outfit, which made its debut at Ciro’s in Hollywood on January 24, 1947, having already signed with Columbia Pictures to appear in the film Broadway Baby. The new orchestra was a radical departure from his previous band, featuring a lush string section. The brass section consisted only of ...
- January 15, 1918
Apr 27, 2017 · Performer: Jerry Wald and his Orchestra. Writer: Wald; Shank. Digitized at 78 revolutions per minute. Four stylii were used to transfer this record. They are 3.5 mil truncated eliptical, 2.3 mil truncated conical, 2.8 mil truncated conical, 3.3 mil truncated conical.
Clarinet High JinksJerry Wald and his OrchestraMajestic 7137 (T513-2)Al Pocino, Sonny Rich, Billie Rogers(tp); Ray Sims, Walter Nimms(tb); Jerry Wald(cl); Al...
Jan 3, 2024 · Jerry Wald & His Orchestra. Jazz Video Recorded in 1942. Greg's 78rpm Records Gramophone & Phonograph. 2.57K subscribers. Subscribed. 11. 77 views 3 months ago. I don't know the title of this...
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Clarinettist and bandleader, born Jervis Wald on January 15 in Newark, New Jersey. Jerry started on soprano saxophone at the age of seven, later taking up alto sax and clarinet. His role model was "the king of the clarinet", Artie Shaw.
