tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20453874.post1662687301090028295..comments2024-03-20T17:28:51.887-04:00Comments on Dreamers Rise: The Lowest of the Low Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06485410374923842372noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20453874.post-45338009135125719152021-09-06T08:50:18.821-04:002021-09-06T08:50:18.821-04:00It seems like an instrument that would be adaptabl...It seems like an instrument that would be adaptable to the avant-garde.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485410374923842372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20453874.post-35670351600220449622021-09-05T17:50:55.650-04:002021-09-05T17:50:55.650-04:00That was a tonic, or they both were. I was happy t...That was a tonic, or they both were. I was happy to see Spencer Clark mentioned -- he played in Joe Venuti’s 1970s <a href="https://www.discogs.com/The-Joe-Venuti-Blue-Four-The-Joe-Venuti-Blue-Four/release/2620815" rel="nofollow">Blue Four</a>.<br /><br />It would have taken the documentary into completely different territory, but AACM musicians made/make great use of the bass and (contrabass) saxes. I think of the Art Ensemble of Chicago stage setup, sometimes with two bass saxophones (and baritones, tenors, and more).Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.com