He was a sideman in Gerry Mulligan’s combos (1954–6) before playing as a soloist in Mulligan’s Concert Jazz Band (1960). From 1947 to 1949 he was a member of the famous saxophone section in Woody Herman’s big band known as the “Four Brothers,” then in 1953 joined Stan Kenton. His final concert with Goodman was staged in 1979. He toured professionally from the age of 15, and in 1943 began the first of many engagements with Benny Goodman which were to take him to the USSR in 1962, Australia in 1973, and Europe on numerous occasions. ( b Inglewood, CA, d New York, NY, March 23, 1985). Some examples are about 45 cm long or longer when these are played, the thumbs of both hands support the. The Jah Hut begut is similar and usually much the same length, closed at both ends by the natural nodes, with three equidistant fingerholes near one end of the tube and a mouth hole near the opposite end. This flute is used to imitate repetitive birdcalls.
The flute is held at the proximal end by the right hand using the thumb to control the flow of air through the small hole in the node, while the other hand opens and closes the opposite end in varying degrees to control the desired pitch. A typical size is about 14 or 15 cm (but longer sizes are found) with only one hole (the mouth hole) cut into the side of the tube at one end, and a very small hole cut into the natural node at the proximal end. The length of the siloy is determined by its maker. The Jah Hut people of Pahang call their transverse flutes siloy and begut.
Transverse bamboo flute of the aboriginal peoples of Peninsular Malaysia. Membranophones (Stretched Membrane Percussion) Music Business, Institutions and Organizations
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