Abe Most..Clarinet Virtuoso

<BODY> <P>Viewing this page requires a browser capable of displaying frames. Virtuoso Clarinet Jazz, Swing, and Latin featuring renowned clarinetist Abe Most clarinet, jazz, music, swing, virtuoso, latin, recording, live, CD, cassette, purchase, buy, TV, T.V., film, big band, quartet, combo, teacher, performer, solo, soloist, audio, sample, Abe Most started playing the clarinet at the age of 9. By the time he was 13, he was playing professionally in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. He's Played with the greatest of the big bands. He started his own quartet in 1939 at Kelly's Stable in New York at the age of 19. He had the ability to play or read anything, which catapulted him into the lead chair with the best of the best, Les Brown, Tommy Dorsey, Bill May, David Rose, Billy Vaughn, Frank DeVol, Glen Gray, Bob Crosby and, of course, with Maestro John Williams. Abe played throughout the Williams' score for the movie, "1941." Many thought it was Goodman or Krupa, but it was Abe with the outstanding Louie Bellson on drums. Abe has been in the studios for more than 44 years, including 22 with 20th Century Fox as the premier soloist. He soloed on Disney's "The Lion King" and has been under the baton of Hank Mancini, Nelson Riddle and Fred Karlin. He played the title themes of "The Commish," "Northern Exposure" and "The Simpsons." He's the clarinet in "The Swing Kids," and you heard him on Barry Manilow's "1940's" album. He contributed to the 1970 Capitol Records Time/Life Series, "The Swing Era." Abe recreated the original performances of well-known clarinetists Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Woody Herman, Irving Fazola and Jimmy Dorsey. In 1992, he was the grand emperor of jazz at the world renowned Traditional Jazz Festival in Sacramento, where he has been a performer and teacher for the last 10 years. Abe Most and his band are always a huge draw at the Los Angeles Labor Day Jazz Festival.</P> </BODY>