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Artie Shaw (Arthur Jacob Arshawsky) was a talented clarinetist and a fickle big band leader during the heyday of swing. Shaw was born in Connecticut and began playing the clarinet at the age of 12. Soon he led a local band. A few years later he moved to New York. In 1936 he performed there with a string quintet and a rhythm section. An original idea where he got such good responses he received… funding round for his own big band. Even though this tire was a conventional would be the addition of strings are commonplace later in the swing period. In subsequent years, he would still bands start and close down. In five different bands under his guidance found in the period 1938-1950 quantities such as Roy Eldridge, Buddy Rich, Zoot Sims and Barney Kessel shelter. As a clarinetist Shaw was with his velvety tone an alternative to the popular style of Benny Goodman. Shaw found it difficult with the success to go. The audience kept asking for his old hits and was not open to new ideas. Disappointed about hung up his clarinet to his dream career after chase in 1955: to be a writer. Only in 1983 he joined again as leader of the Artie Shaw Orchestra. The clarinet he has never touched. In December 2004 Artie Shaw died at the age of 94. (MS)more
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