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Clem Raymond with Dick Oxtot – The Lost Clarinet
Clem Raymond with Dick Oxtot – The Lost Clarinet Delmark DE 208 Compact Disc Clarinetist Clem Raymond moved to Claifornia from New Orleans in 1916. He was discovered by Dick Oxtot in the Bay Area and recorded in 1958 in a pianoless full-band as well as quartet and trio formats. This is an historic and…
Clancy Hayes & The Salty Dogs – Oh! By Jingo
Clancy Hayes & The Salty Dogs – Oh By Jingo Delmark DE 210 (1997) Compact Disc Banjo player and vocalist Clancy Hayes is well known to two generations of traditional jazz fans who remember his hit recordings with Bob Scobey’s Frisco Jazz band. Appearing at the Plugged Nickel in Chicago he decided to make this…
Earl Hines – At Home
Earl Hines – At Home Delmark DD 212 (1997) Compact Disc Earl Hines is known as one of the best jazz pianists of all-time. Count Basie said Earl is “the greatest piano player in the world.” In his liner notes, Stanley Dance reports, “Everyone who has heard these performances-musicians and critics alike-has recognized them as…
Memphis Nighthawks – Jazz Lips
Memphis Nighthawks – Jazz Lips Delmark DE 216 Compact Disc The Memphis Nighthawks came together in Champaign-Urbana, IL, where members of the University of Illinois Jazz Band joined up, taking their name from a 1932 recording-though neither group came from Memphis. Ron DeWar (soprano sax, clarinet, C Melody sax) has since worked in Chicago, notably…
Art Hodes – Up in Volly’s Room
Art Hodes – Up in Volly’s Room Delmark DE 217 Compact Disc (1992) After a few tasty duets with longtime bassist Truck Parham, Art Hodes focuses on the considerable–if not yet recognized–talents of the first Chicago jazz clarinetist, Volly DeFaut. By 1972, the clarinet had practically disappeared from the jazz scene outside New Orleans. Hodes…
Jim Beebe’s Chicago Jazz – Saturday Night Function
Jim Beebe’s Chicago Jazz – Saturday Night Function Delmark DE 218 Compact Disc (2001) Trombonist Jim Beebe recorded two swinging LPs for Delmark in the late ’70s which have been combined here into one CD. Jim’s long list of credits include work with Bob Scobey, the Jazz Ltd. Band, and twice touring the country with…
Paul Lingle – Live At The Jug Club
Paul Lingle – Live At The Jug Club Delmark DE 219 (2004) Compact Disc Paul Lingle began playing ragtime and jazz in his teens and continued until his death on October 30, 1962. His piano training made him capable of playing classical music, but he preferred the music of Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton, and…
George Lewis & Don Ewell – Reunion
George Lewis & Don Ewell – Reunion Delmark DE 220 These musicians were among the original practitioners of New Orleans style traditional jazz music. When this live performance was recorded in 1966, there may have been less than 20 musicians who could be included in that category. The Bunk Johnson New Orleans Band that first…
