LeRoi on Bass Clarinet

[waterguy026]

I've been searchin around these forums and havent found much, but does anybody know what songs LeRoi plays clarinet on, particularly Bass Clarinet?
I know he plays it on Before these Crowded Streets but i wasnt sure what song exactly. Thanks for the info.

[whiteysax]

i'll have to research this a bit but i was unaware of this. In a quick search, he is noted as playing the bass clarinet on BTCS as well as contrabass clarinet on Everyday

[whiteysax]

haven't really found anything specific... but my guess would be that he used the clarinets in some of D'Earth's arrangements that accompany the band.

[Jimi47]

Dreaming Tree

[ant_marching41]

Yeah thats what I heard, Dreaming Tree.

This came up in a thread a few weeks ago, but does, or did, roi have a bass clarinet up on stage at one point? I don't see one on stage anymore, but I do remember seeing it. If someone wants to check their Central Park Dvd, I'm pretty sure he had it up there on his stand.

[saxlover]

he used the contrabass clarinet on the studio recording of so right.

[whiteysax]

Yeah thats what I heard, Dreaming Tree.

This came up in a thread a few weeks ago, but does, or did, roi have a bass clarinet up on stage at one point? I don't see one on stage anymore, but I do remember seeing it. If someone wants to check their Central Park Dvd, I'm pretty sure he had it up there on his stand.
i've never seen one on stage

[ant_marching41]

i've never seen one on stage

I've never seen him play it, but I swear I've seen it.

[whiteysax]

I've never seen him play it, but I swear I've seen it.i'm positive he plays it... i'm also sure he plays Bb clarinet and a little piano. I just never recall seeing one on stage.

[RushianSyrinx]

He's not going to have a contrabass clarinet on stage unless he builds a booster. Google it. You'll know why.

[Jimi47]

I'm pretty sure there is a shot of the bass clarinet on the CP DVD.

[whiteysax]

He's not going to have a contrabass clarinet on stage unless he builds a booster. Google it. You'll know why.
you can stand and still play a contrabass... he's not that short
http://www.jayeaston.com/images/ContrabassClar.jpg

[saxman1083]

i've seen pics on the dmb tour pages from 2 or 3 summers ago of the bass clarinet being on stage standing next to the saxes. i always wondered what songs he played it live on. i've never seen a pic of him actually playing it on stage.

[saxman1083]

here is a pic from the 2003 summer tour. you can easily see the bass clarinet sitting to the left of the saxes.

[whiteysax]

here is a pic from the 2003 summer tour. you can easily see the bass clarinet sitting to the left of the saxes.
wow... never noticed that before! sweet deal...

[onthatnote]

I'm pretty sure when I saw them in Columbus in 2003 he played this on Dreaming Tree. It was the first Dreaming Tree played in awhile....

[PilotC150]

It was on stage at Alpine 2003, but they didn't play Dreaming Tree (I remember it was there because they took it off during the encore break, so I was bummed we weren't going to get it during the encore).

Target Center 2003 (3 days after Alpine), it wasn't on stage, but they played Dreaming Tree. I think he only used it during the very beginning of the 2003 tour, then just decided it wasn't totally necessary to deal with.

[waterguy026]

he used the contrabass clarinet on the studio recording of so right.

I dunno about this I'm listening to So Right right now and it does not sound like a contrabass clarinet. Being someone thats played clarinet/bass clar/contrabass and all the saxes (not tryin to toot my own horn here haha) that instrument sounds more "woody" than a contra sounds. sounds like a bari or even a bass sax to me. but i cant be sure

[saxman1083]

I dunno about this I'm listening to So Right right now and it does not sound like a contrabass clarinet. Being someone thats played clarinet/bass clar/contrabass and all the saxes (not tryin to toot my own horn here haha) that instrument sounds more "woody" than a contra sounds. sounds like a bari or even a bass sax to me. but i cant be sure

yea i think to even hear the contra on a song like that it would have to be so amped up and would become distorted. from what i've heard in bands i've played in...the contra-clarinet is not a loud instrument by any means because it just plays at such low octaves. so right is definitely bari sax all the way.

[whiteysax]

I dunno about this I'm listening to So Right right now and it does not sound like a contrabass clarinet. Being someone thats played clarinet/bass clar/contrabass and all the saxes (not tryin to toot my own horn here haha) that instrument sounds more "woody" than a contra sounds. sounds like a bari or even a bass sax to me. but i cant be sure

yea i think to even hear the contra on a song like that it would have to be so amped up and would become distorted. from what i've heard in bands i've played in...the contra-clarinet is not a loud instrument by any means because it just plays at such low octaves. so right is definitely bari sax all the way.
yeah... it's quite possible there was a contra being played, but it's without a doubt being masked by the sax. Just the property of the instrument.

[werkinsnake]

He used one for Dreaming Tree at Starlake in 03. I have the recording, but honestly if I didn't see it in person I wouldn't have known it was there. Just kinda get's covered up as mentioned above. Now a Tubax on the otherhand...:evil

[saxman1083]

He used one for Dreaming Tree at Starlake in 03. I have the recording, but honestly if I didn't see it in person I wouldn't have known it was there. Just kinda get's covered up as mentioned above. Now a Tubax on the otherhand...:evil

i had the priviledge of playing a tubax a few years ago. it was awesome. when you go for the low A you can't see the music because you whole head is shaking :lol it was really cool

[RushianSyrinx]

<----jealous of the tubax

[whiteysax]

I got to play bass sax in my college wind ensemble my freshmen year... but I've never been in the presence of a tubax :(