Swing Low Sweet Clarinet by Eddie Daniels (CD, Oct-2000, Shanachie Records)

I heard a track from this CD on AOL radio and was wowed to say the least. Had to have it. I think Eddie Daniels is the best clarinet player I have ever heard. He elevates the instrument into the musical ionosphere with a mix of technical brilliance and incredible melodic depth. He keeps my head shaking in wonderment every time I play the disk!! What he does here is far, far beyond the common jazz idiom of a raunchy barely coherent solo in front of a rhythm section. The updated big band context is great fun!