Arnold Jacobs was a totally unique figure among tuba players, able to control all aspects of his tone production and capable of an almost supernatural ability to project his sound. Jacobs spent 44 years in the tuba section of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and though his distinctive tone penetrates through Chicago's orchestral recordings of that time, like most great orchestral musicians Jacobs had only limited opportunities to demonstrate his skills and artistry in smaller settings. Summit Records, an Arizona-based label ...
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Arnold Jacobs was a totally unique figure among tuba players, able to control all aspects of his tone production and capable of an almost supernatural ability to project his sound. Jacobs spent 44 years in the tuba section of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and though his distinctive tone penetrates through Chicago's orchestral recordings of that time, like most great orchestral musicians Jacobs had only limited opportunities to demonstrate his skills and artistry in smaller settings. Summit Records, an Arizona-based label specializing in brass-related classical recordings, has compiled Legacy of an Artist, a collection that is part music and part documentary material, to help summarize and explain what made Jacobs such an exceptional tuba player.This is Summit's second tribute to Jacobs; the earlier volume, Portrait of an Artist, was devoted to Jacobs' playing in full-length etudes and well-chosen orchestral excerpts. This second volume provides some glimpses of his artistry in chamber contexts, with...
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