Jimmie Noone,clarinet.
Joe Poston,alto sax.
Earl Hines,piano.
Buddy Scot,banjo.
Johnny Wells,drums.
It's nice to be reminded what a good piano player Earl Hines was. He was the only person from this era of jazz I got to hear in person, when he was very old.
I've always loved Jimmie Noone's playing and his singing. Some people in so-called "jazz criticism" slammed his playing but he was admired by Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman and Maurice Ravel and he played with people like Earl Hines so who cares what John Hammond and his ilk said? Criticism is artistic vampirism.
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