Great Jazz - Great Clarinets
Albert Nicholas, Edmond Hall and George Lewis
These three clarinettists may well have shared Crescent City affiliations but their instrumental mastery was sufficiently individual to offer both variety and value in this engaging compilation.
Great Jazz - Great Clarinets
Albert Nicholas, Edmond Hall and George Lewis
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These three clarinettists may well have shared Crescent City affiliations but their instrumental mastery was sufficiently individual to offer both variety and value in this engaging compilation.
About
Three of the great jazz clarinet players recorded at the height of their powers in the 1950s. Albert Nicholas with L’Orchestre d’Andre Reweliotty (France 1953), Edmund Hall with Ralph Sutton, Walter Page and Charlie Lodis (San Francisco 1954) and last but not least, George Lewis with PT Stanton, Dick Oxtot and Leias Sharpton, with the added bonus of vocals by Barbara Dane (San Francisco 1956/7).
Contents and tracklist
- Albert Nicholas, L'Orchestre d'Andre Reweliotty
- Albert Nicholas, L'Orchestre d'Andre Reweliotty
- Albert Nicholas, L'Orchestre d'Andre Reweliotty
- Albert Nicholas, L'Orchestre d'Andre Reweliotty
- Albert Nicholas, L'Orchestre d'Andre Reweliotty
- Edmond Hall, Ralph Sutton, Walter Page, Charlie Lodis
- Edmond Hall, Ralph Sutton, Walter Page, Charlie Lodis
- Edmond Hall, Ralph Sutton, Walter Page, Charlie Lodis
- Edmond Hall, Ralph Sutton, Walter Page, Charlie Lodis
- Edmond Hall, Ralph Sutton, Walter Page, Charlie Lodis
- Edmond Hall, Ralph Sutton, Walter Page, Charlie Lodis
- Edmond Hall, Ralph Sutton, Walter Page, Charlie Lodis
- George Lewis, PT Stanton, Dix Oxtot, Barbara Dane, Leias Sharpton
- George Lewis, Dick Oxtot, Leias Sharpton, Barbara Dane, PT Stanton
- George Lewis, PT Stanton, Dick Oxtot, Leias Sharpton, Barbara Dane
- George Lewis, PT Stanton, Dick Oxtot, Leias Sharpton, Barbara Dane
- George Lewis, PT Stanton, Dick Oxtot, Leias Sharpton, Barbara Dane
- George Lewis, PT Stanton, Dick Oxtot, Leias Sharpton, Barbara Dane
Awards and reviews
June 2024
These three clarinettists may well have shared Crescent City affiliations but their instrumental mastery was sufficiently individual to offer both variety and value in this engaging compilation.
