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These 26 selections, recorded from 1904 to 1922, document the work of an important American player and band composer. Despite the trivial nature of most of the music, one can't help listening to Herbert Clarke's playing with respect and growing affection...

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Clarke Was Ahead of His Time

by Docpivot from on 2010-06-27
There is a lot of hiss on this CD, but I expected that considering the recordings were made close to 100 years ago - about 20 years after Edison invented the phonograph! Clarke's performance is easily heard on this CD. I did not have to strain to hear the nuance of his technique and interpretations. It's ironic that at a time when the recording business was in its infancy, the performer was ahead of his time, considering his range, flexability and sound.

Brilliant playing transcending primitive recording technique

by C. Perelli-Minetti from Old Greenwich, CT USA on 2001-01-11
Hearing this CD -- despite the distracting surface noise from the primative acoustic recordings from which this CD was remastered -- I appreciate for the first time the greatness of Clarke as a cornet soloist. If he is not the greatest to date, he is surely one of the giants upon whose shoulders modern virtuosi of the trumpet (which has pretty much replaced the cornet) stand.Clarke's sheer artistry in both composition and performance still dazzle and his interpretive ability brings to life some of the 'tear jerkers' of the golden age of popular brass music in a way no modern performance comes close to.Although on first hearing one could be very much distracted by the primitive recordings, the brass player soon focuses on Clarke's playing so completely that the the surface noise disappears.Every trumpet player and cornetist, more, every brass player and lover of band music, should own a copy.

The Master of the Cornet

by from on 2001-01-04
God bless Crystal Records for taking the time to re-issue these extremely rare and valuable recordings from an unfortunately neglected giant in American musical history. Most people today don't realise how famous and influential Mr. Clarke and his peers (Sousa, Pryor et. al.)were on the American musical scene at the beginning of the Twentieth century. It is very important that these recordings (and others from this period, the birth of sound recording) be preserved for future generations.As for those who could not stand the "hiss" on these recordings, how spoiled can you be? You simply miss the point of all this. We all know that these records were made during the infancy of the recording industry, and that they didn't have the technology we now have. I find it thrilling to listen to them just as they are. Recorded sound is the closest we have to time travel, and I find it fascinating to listen to these recordings as though I was there when they were first made. And most of all, through the marvel of recorded sound (Mr. Sousa notwithstanding) I can listen today to the greatest cornetist who ever lived, even though he passed away over 50 years ago.Hopefully Crystal Records will someday put out an anthology of original Sousa and Pryor Band recordings.

Clarke is the cornet master!

by Tim Kenlan from Burlington, VT on 2000-08-03
Herbert Clarke is the finest cornetist the planet has ever seen. The technical brilliance on Carnival is just breathtaking. The sound quality of the recording is little hinderance on the true genius behind this man's playing. Don't let the hiss bother you!!!

heartbreaking music from a bygone era

by from on 2000-03-22
These vintage recordings would have been otherwise lost to us--and a great loss at that. Clarke plays so beautifully, esp. those pieces that he wrote. It's notall oom-paa-paa, but music that is deeply affecting and stirring.This is the effect that Wynton Marsalis was going for in his "Carneval." While Marsalis's album is a wonderful tribute, this is the original. A must-have for any serious trumpet player.

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Caught my ear right away!

by V. Hll from on 2004-07-23
I was waiting in a doctor's office and the radio was tuned to the local public broadcasting station. One of the tunes from this CD came on and right away I was grabbing a pen and paper to write the CD title down. I bought it and wasn't dissapointed! The tunes switch from light and airy to smooth and mellow and then back again. The variety is very nice. I have enjoyed this cd relaxing at home as well as in the car - something to calm me down in the hectic traffic. Very enjoyable music!