Interlude In B Flat By Artie Shaw

This is the song which Artie Shaw performed at the Imperial Theatre, New York in 1936. It is the first known recording of Shaw soloing on clarinet, it features drums, strings and clarinet. The song was the hit of the concert that it was being played at and, as a consequence within four months Shaw was leading his first big band. Now, this song is a rarity and not many Shaw fans have heard it so