the dirtiest clarinet solo

A transcription of Victor Lawton's incredible clarinet solo on "Blues to Be There", performed by The Dillard Center for the Arts at Essentially Ellington 2019. This entire song and performance are just unreal, and this solo is outstanding. I hope you enjoy the transcription!

[simdivya]

can we all just take a moment to appreciate the bass player's stank face

[wortyle]

Squidward’s been real quiet ever since this dropped

[briangruenewald]

1:39 I’ve played the clarinet for 10 years, and I have NEVER heard anyone play a C that high so cleanly (ON PURPOSE). Absolutely stunning!

[maxbehymer]

no way, I went to school with this guy

man's KILLER at clarinet

[trtl]

Everything about this is perfect. The bass player's stank face, the insanely clean runs, the growls and the high notes, and it looks like everyone in the audience and on stage is melting into this man's clarinet rizz

[geofixated]

I used to think that below a certain point there wasn't enough air crossing the reed for it to vibrate. I stand corrected.

[thjt]

This is simply amazing.
I wish I could get that high C on my clarinet xD

[Victor_C_LawtonII_Music]

Thanks for posting this, much appreciated!!

[adore]

I have played clarinet for almost 4 years now and this is INSANE to watch

[connorfitzhugh]

the absolute stank on that was incredible

[angl]

And my high school band said clarinets weren’t jazz instruments:////

[parkerblackinton]

There’s a song called Lonely street by count Basie I’d love to see transcribed but totally understand if you don’t want to!

[Vyyy]

ive waited for this to get transcribed, this is such a good solo!!

[DJCloudy_]

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate how flawlessly he hit that C? Those high notes are very hard to get right even while practicing and taking your time.

[blitzal-]

I was already loving this because of the cleanness of the runs and beautiful sound, but then that C came out of nowhere and with such a good tone too, absolutely amazing.

[Brady-rzvq]

Can we appreciate how good his growl is!

[Sewer.Rtz]

As a clarinet player, this takes my breath away.
Literally

[ribofen]

It's so laid back in tuning and beat. And that's a good thing.

[keegantheclarinetist]

What a legend!!
Hits a C8 without even trying!
Wish I could hit that note!

[DizzyDebacles]

I love how everyone in the background is just like 😤