by Bman | Jan 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Joe Robichaux (birth name Joseph Robichaux, March 8, 1900, New Orleans – January 17, 1965, New Orleans) was an American jazz pianist. He was the nephew of John Robichaux. Joe Robichaux played piano from a young age and studied at New Orleans University. After working...
by Bman | Jan 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
George Lewis (13 July 1900 – 31 December 1968) was an American jazz clarinetist who achieved his greatest fame and influence in the later decades of his life. Lewis was born Joseph Louis Francois Zenon, in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Lewis'...
by Bman | Feb 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
This old favourite about the delights of reefer smoking is given the New Orleans treatment by Herb Morand tpt and Albert Burbank clt, with Jim Robinson tbn, Lawrence Marrero bjo, Alcide Pavageau and white drummer Bill Matthews. Recorded at a private party in 1949 it's...
