Clarinetists

Then when he was joined by principal contrabassist Harold Robinson to play two encores by Morton Gould, Morales seamlessly slid into the use of the vibrato typical of jazz clarinetists and atypical of classical players of the instrument.

After his bop period, Goodman furthered his interest in classical music written for the clarinet, and frequently met with top classical clarinetists of the day.

Hadlock, p. 81. He goes on to suggest that clarinetists, by virtue of their not being tied to the melody as much as cornetists and trumpet players, could explore harmonies.

However, many clarinetists and conductors prefer to play parts originally written for obscure instruments on B or E clarinets, which are often of better quality and more prevalent and accessible.

In the past clarinetists used to wrap a string around the mouthpiece and reed instead of using a ligature.