“BEGIN SWEET WORLD.†Richard Stoltzman, clarinet. RCA...
“BEGIN SWEET WORLD.†Richard Stoltzman, clarinet. RCA RCD1-7124 (compact disc). Stoltzman again shows off his versatility in unpretentious music that ranges from a successful arrangement of “Amazing Grace†through a dozen pieces by Bach, Debussy, Faure and jazz pianist Thelonious Monk. In Stoltzman’s knowing hands, the clarinet becomes a delicate instrument, whether it is on Debussy’s Preludes or “Blue Monk.†Bill Douglas, who contributes several quiet pieces, plays piano and bassoon; Jeremy Wall is on synthesizers and Eddie Gomez plays bass (brilliantly on “Amazing Graceâ€). The sound is lifelike.
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