April 6, 2007: Tribute to Tony Scott
Clarinetist Tony Scott, who played a wide variety of musical styles on an instrument once viewed as a prisoner of the swing era, died last Wednesday due to cancer-related illness. He was 85. Mr. Scott was a pioneer of both jazz clarinet and “world music,” and his career spanned the bebop era to the present day. We’ll listen to some of his music and pay respects to his legacy.