Pete Fountain at Wolf Trap in 1979

Pete Fountain was 49 years old when he did this concert at Wolf Trap in 1979. The first half of the concert was Pete Fountain and the second half was Al Hirt. This portion is Pete's show and his band. Enjoy!!!

[@josephcimino9555]

There have been a lot of clarinet players in the music field, but Pete in the only one I could listen to for hours. Nobody played that "licorice stick" like he did. He could turn any musical song into a great number. He was always my favorite and thanks to you tube I can cherish memories of his many concerts. Rest in Peace Pete - You earned keep. - Joe Cimino

[@calvinthompson5230]

He was the best. Went to Mardi gras twice. Don't miss it. Food And music is without pear

[@stevenamoore2882]

Bennie Goodman was equally as talanted in my oppinion

[@alicefirth1452]

The guitarist was Lloyd Ellis. He was with Pete's band for about 10-13 years. He passed away in 1994. Piano was Earl Vuivovich, who was with Pete forevermost. I remember him being with Pete since at least 1973. Drums is Charlie Lodice, Bass is Oliver Stick Felix, Trumpet - Jimmy Weber, Trombone, Jim Duggan was first trombone, Tom Geckler is in the middle and on the end is Mike Genevieve. I am Lloyd's step-daughter and grew up with these guys. Music was amazing and I was truly lucky to grow up to all this.

[@Flapswgm]

And we are lucky today to have you share this and experience a small part of what you had every day. Yes. I would say such a lucky girl.

[@zannatulnasrin7690]

Mike is my band teacher

[@guitarslim56]

Awesome guitar player!

[@billshine8689]

There are clarinet players and then there is Pete Fountain! I was a young teenager starting on clarinet in the 70's and my mother and father used to let me stay up late to watch him perform on the tonite show with Johnny Carson! His performances were incredible to say the least! And the audience always packed in and went crazy when he played! I knew even as a kid that Pete was on his own plateau far above everyone else at that time and for that matter- forever! Pete- You Rock! - Bill Shine

[@queenofyeay]

+bill shine Y'know I'll tell you something, I was born in 1956 and in the 70's I couldn't have cared less about New Orleans Jazz. BUT while watching Merv Griffin with my folks one day this guy by the name of Pete Fountain came on and JUST BLEW MY MIND! I never forgot his appearances on those talk shows, so much so that even though I hadn't seen Pete on TV since that time, while watching the New Orleans based TV show Treme I caught sight of a fella sitting on the back of a trolly car as the camera panned past, I suddenly realized it was Pete Fountain! I backed the footage up and sure as hell it WAS, he was on the trolly as the sponsor of his Half Fast Walking Club. That lead me here and other Pete F vids... wanna hear something ridiculous? Someone on a vid from the Tonight Show with Carson commented that basically Pete was alright but he was no Artie Shaw!!!! Artie Shaw was a very good clarinetist but there is NO ONE that plays the licorice stick like ol' Pete.

[@gerardochavez6454]

@@queenofyeay With my full respect to you, I think is taste, it is subjective. There were other amazing musicians, you know Mr. Artie Shaw, Mr. Benny Goodman, etc. Mr. Pete Fountain also very brillant.

[@bobdillaber1195]

@@queenofyeay It should been, Artic Shaw was no Pete Fountain!

[@jamesmcleod9033]

Superb!!! Same year that I first saw him live. The best at his craft! A lifetime of training, exposure, and experience - all given for our enjoyment!! Shaw, Goodman, and others were extremely brilliant artists in their own lanes and were Pete’s heroes, but even they never achieved Pete’s distinctive sound or innovative ideas with a group, that was all him, probably never to be replicated again. Pete added to their immense legacies carrying the ball further than probably any clarinetist will ever achieve again. Especially representing New Orleans and traditional music! The clarinet has superstars, but this man blazed a long trail with absolute fire at a time when people thought the instrument had peaked in popular music and left the stage with the decline of the big bands in American living rooms. His appearances on the Welk show and later nightly New Orleans club shows set the stage for this master at his craft! Just look at his late night talk show performances - one of Johnny Carson’s favorite musical guests on the Tonight Show with 56 stunning appearances! A true legend that everyone should appreciate.

[@puravida1949]

Pete is one of kind!! Magnificent playing!!

[@billshine8689]

I saw this entire show with these same musicians at Pete's club at the New Orleans Hilton in 1979! I was a 19 year old aspiring clarinetist at the time. You knew Pete Fountain was on stage when the curtain opened as the band played Clarinet Marmalade -Because there was nobody else in the world that could play clarinet licks like that- He clears the field and is untouchable within the first few begining bars of this song. I also remember hearing this same phenomenal arrangement of High Society - Pete plays tribute to an early New Orleans jazz clarinetist- Alphonse Picou- who wrote "the" clarinet jazz improvisation solo to High Society- He plays it a couple of times during this arrangement. This arrangement of High Society was so tremendous that everyone was standing and applauding before the band had finished. It was like- Do you really believe what we just heard! I remember I had chills up my spine! Who could ever Imagine someone playing clarinet could have this effect on people - Bill Shine

[@johnhyland2061]

Boy, that is high praise for Pete, but what about guys like Jack Maheu, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Ken Poplowski?

[@TheRealDrJoey]

@@johnhyland2061 They're all good, and we're the lucky recipients. It's not a competition. BTW, I play clarinet, and I've seen Pete, Benny, and Ken Peplowski. All good, but I will say that Benny and Pete were both just insanely good--preternaturally good. They're both phenoms. Every single note is gold with both of those guys.

[@tdrtx]

Great to see the late Lloyd Ellis on guitar. One of the most unsung greats of jazz guitar.

[@calvinthompson5230]

I went to Pete's place . Hope d the music wouldn't stop

[@Jazzapatiss]

I've never seen something like this in my entire street life carrier, extraordinaire!

[@patsybeau]

Pete was the absolute BEST. RIP Pete.

[@southernjazz]

Pete at his best.He can't be beat.Such mastery of the clarinet.

[@HEADSUPBERKELEY]

Best Do You Know What It Means To Miss N.O. ever and I hear another break from a classic in his playing He is just so , so good...ok GREAT

[@reginebaratte5932]

Quel souffle ,formidable bravo à tout le monde

[@charlesbeck8767]

God bless you for posting this. I was at that concert and still remember it. I've been waiting 35 years to see it again. I recorded the audio off the PBS broadcast and listen to Clarinet Marmalade at least once a day.

[@mrjimmienoone2130]

What a fire, what a wealth of ideas!

[@lier_urkitis]

Wunderful !

[@rickcolgrove7546]

It's about time someone postsed this on KZbin!

[@BognarRegis]

R. I. P. Pete.

[@thekapuker3384]

Blyat'. Me and my friend Yaruk slushali eto now .And we just w ahue. This a shedewr!

[@BH21206]

Wild ! Thanks .

[@d.e.b.b5788]

This music makes me feel happy, kinda' like when you see Snoopy dancing on top of his dog house.

[@stumbled2]

Thanks Jim. Always hoped someone would post this session. Pete still at the height of his powers in full jazz mode. What's not to like?

[@DaveBennettMusician]

Awesome!!!

[@nevillej.byrnes537]

R.I.P and God Bless you!

[@johncontos4762]

Swing it Pete! Mr. Stick man is at it again.

[@Flossy350]

I'll be trying to play this shit in ffxiv on bard performance and nobody can stop me

[@hitnmissmusic70]

Love :)

[@shunasho]

very good sound with the pomarico

[@JimV33]

It's not a pomarico, it is a 4* O'Brien.

[@shunasho]

i m wrong :) it s the first time i hear about this mouthpiece, thanks

[@dijenalsantos4024]

BELÍSSIMO

[@waldy2887]

Wer das 2015 sieht,linken :D

[@arkoudoxoritis]

Εκπληκτικός!!!!

[@berriganfan]

does anyone know if the piano player is tony costa, he died last year and he looks like a young tony

[@JimV33]

berriganfan The piano player is Earl Vuiovich from New Orleans and he has died. Pete used him the late 60s to sometime in the 80s, just guessing on the dates.

[@billburt7423]

@@JimV33 Earl was with Pete from late 60's till he passed.

[@danilomarafiga4174]

does anybody can tell me who is the guitarrist? he is awesome! thanks from Brazil!

[@JimV33]

+Danilo Marafiga It is Lloyd Ellis.

[@HEADSUPBERKELEY]

Look below to Alice Firth she grew up with them

[@michaelgilbert3713]

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