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~~Lord Larehip~~ · 09-01-2013, 01:15 PM

I fell in love with this album way back in '75. And I love this song in particular. The duet between the bass (Jim Hughart) and clarinet (Gene Cipriano) at the end is so lovely that it's the reason I took up double bass.

Tom Waits - Potter's Field - YouTube

CoolBec · 09-01-2013, 07:13 PM

I hear a lot of Gershwin in that piece..with some Bernstein thrown in.

~~Lord Larehip~~ · 09-01-2013, 09:22 PM

Waits stated in NME that he wanted a "Rhapsody in Blue" type clarinet. The orchestration was written and conducted by Bob Alcivar but I don't know what he was using as a model but certainly Gershwin and Bernstein are candidates.

Pastor of Muppets · 09-12-2013, 09:43 AM

Fond memories of being 17 and discovering this record. A whole winter was spent listening to it while driving around in the Appalachians. A girl and a red sports car were involved. I'll be listening to this and reliving some of those memories today.

Thank you, sincerely.

09-01-2013, 01:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
~~Lord Larehip~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 899	Foreign Affairs I fell in love with this album way back in '75. And I love this song in particular. The duet between the bass (Jim Hughart) and clarinet (Gene Cipriano) at the end is so lovely that it's the reason I took up double bass. Tom Waits - Potter's Field - YouTube

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CoolBec Psycho Hosebeast Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Southeast U.S. Posts: 122	I hear a lot of Gershwin in that piece..with some Bernstein thrown in. __________________ *Bec's Poetry Corner* http://www.musicbanter.com/song-writ...ry-corner.html

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~~Lord Larehip~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 899	Waits stated in NME that he wanted a "Rhapsody in Blue" type clarinet. The orchestration was written and conducted by Bob Alcivar but I don't know what he was using as a model but certainly Gershwin and Bernstein are candidates.

09-12-2013, 09:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
Pastor of Muppets Groupie Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 14	Fond memories of being 17 and discovering this record. A whole winter was spent listening to it while driving around in the Appalachians. A girl and a red sports car were involved. I'll be listening to this and reliving some of those memories today. Thank you, sincerely.