Word: reiner
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...called "cold, classical" and the "warm" jazz tone was given this reviewer the other day by one of the Hruby brothers, of the Cleveland Orchestra. These men have been a tradition for years with the Orchestra, taking various trumpet positions within it. Last year I printed remarks of Fritz Reiner to the effect that he wanted to get jazz men for his trumpet section because he felt that the clear and perfect tone of the average classical man was too cold for what he wanted, and that the slight vibrato that the jazz men added to their tones made...