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Emile Barnes was born on February 18, 1892 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His first instrument was a toy fife. He soon moved on to the flute, and then the clarinet, which was given to him by the great Bunk Johnson. He studied under Lorenzo Tio Jr., Alphonse Picou, George Baquet, and Big Eye Louis Nelson Delisle. By 1908, at sixteen, he became active professionally in New Orleans, Lousiana by 1908, he was long well regarded locally for his bluesy and distinctively individualistic style.

He played with the Chris Kelly band from the late 1910s through the 1920s. He never became widely known to jazz fans outside of New Orleans until he made recordings during the revival era for American Music Records. He performed at the opening night of Preservation Hall and also in his later years.

In the 1930s he played with Wooden Joe Nicholas, and in the 1940s with Kid Howard. During this time, Barnes also had standing gigs with Lawrence Toca at the Harmony Inn, a New Orleans venue, and with Billie and DeDe Pierce at Luthjen’s dancehall. As a brass band musician, he performed with the Superior and Olympia Brass Bands, among others.

Emile was featured on several Folkways Records New Orleans compilation albums during the 1950s, and again in the early 60s as a solo artist. When British trumpeter Ken Colyer jumped ship and visited New Orleans in 1953, he recorded with a pick-up band including Barnes.

Clarinetist Emile Barnes, ragtime and brass band player, passed away on March 2, 1970 in his hometown.

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The Quarantined Jazz Voyager

It’s All Over But The Swingin’ is a studio album by Sammy Davis, Jr. that was recorded on July1~2 and 9~10, 1957 and released the same year on the Decca Record label. The music was arranged by Jack Pleis and Morty Stevens and the session was produced by Lee Gillette.

Track List | 43:13
  1. Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out To Dry (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) ~ 4:43
  2. But Not for Me (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) ~ 3:24
  3. Where’s That Rainbow? (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) ~ 3:27
  4. I Cover the Waterfront (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) ~ 3:19
  5. Don’t Blame Me (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) ~ 2:52
  6. Better Luck Next Time (Irving Berlin) ~ 2:43
  7. Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Gal (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) ~ 4:53
  8. It Never Entered My Mind (Hart, Rodgers) ~ 4:05
  9. Someone to Watch over Me (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) ~ 3:23
  10. I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) ~ 2:47
  11.      Spring Is Here” (Hart, Rodgers) ~ 4:03
  12. I Can’t Get Started” (Vernon Duke, I. Gershwin) ~ 3:29
Personnel
  • Sammy Davis, Jr. – vocal
  • Dan Lube, M. Sosson – violin
  • Al Dinkin, Paul Robyn – viola
  • Eleanor Slatkin – cello
  • Harry Klee – flute
  • Harry Edison, Conrad Gozzo, Virgil Evans, Mannie Klein – trumpet
  • Milt Bernhart, Frank Howard, George Roberts – trombone
  • Harry Klein, Ronnie Lang – alto saxophone
  • Babe Russin, Don Raffell – tenor saxophone
  • Bob Lawson – baritone saxophone
  • Roger Renner – piano
  • Tony Rizzi, Bob Bain – guitar
  • Mort Cobb, Joe Comfort – double bass
  • Irving Cottler, Alvin Stoller – drums

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Ade Monsbourgh was born on Febrauary 17, 1917 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He studied piano first before taking up reeds, valve trombone, trumpet and even recorder. He met pianist Graeme Bell early on and was part of his band regularly during 1944 to 1952. During his tenure with the band he recorded several times with Bell’s freewheeling band and toured Europe and Czechoslovakia.

He had occasional opportunities to lead his own dates, in addition to playing with groups led by Roger Bell, Dave Dallwitz, Len Barnard and Frank Traynor. His band, the  Late Hour Boys, recorded prolifically for Swaggie through 1971.

During the 1992 Australia Day Honours, Monsbourgh was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for service to music, particularly jazz as a performer and composer.

Retiring from fulltime playing in the 1970’s, clarinetist Ade Monsbourgh, known as Lazy Ade or Father Ade, and who also played alto and tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone and recorder, passed away on July 19, 2006 in Nathalia, Victoria, Australia.

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Three Wishes

Nica asked Ray McKinney what he would wish for if he was given three and his response was:   

  1. “I want to be the greatest person in the world.”

*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter

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William Ballard Doggett was born February 16, 1916 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the 1930s and early 1940s he worked for Lucky Millinder, Frank Fairfax and arranger Jimmy Mundy. In 1942 he was hired as the Ink Spots’ pianist and arranger.

By 1951 Doggett had organized his own trio and began recording for King Records. He also arranged for many bandleaders and performers, including Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, and Lionel Hampton. He also recorded with Fitzgerald, as well as Coleman Hawkins, Helen Humes, Willis Jackson, Illinois Jacquet, Louis Jordan, Lucky Millinder, Paul Quinichette, Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson

Crossing over to rhythm & blues his best known recording is Honky Tonk, a rhythm and blues hit of 1956, which sold four million copies (reaching No. 1 R&B and No. 2 Pop), and which he co-wrote with Billy Butler. The track topped the US Billboard R&B chart for over two months. He also worked with the Ink Spots, Johnny Otis, and Wynonie Harris.

Pianist and organist Bill Doggett continued to play and arrange until passing away of a heart attack on November 13, 1996 in New York City. He was 80.

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