1935-1946
Released: Mar 5, 2002
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Released: Mar 5, 2002
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It's perversely fitting that an entire album dedicated to the notoriously eccentric Pee Wee Russell opens with a strange session led by jazz tympanum virtuoso Vic Berton. His little brother Ralph...
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Jazz Original
Released: Jan 28, 1997
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Released: Jan 28, 1997
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Clarinetist Pee Wee Russell was certainly an original, squawking his way quite expressively in an unpredictable fashion, carving out his own distinctive voice. This 1997 CD is meant to augment the...
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Clarinet Strut
Released: Jan 27, 1952
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Released: Jan 27, 1952
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The unique clarinetist Pee Wee Russell is heard on this CD at two separate key points in his career. Five selections are taken from his first recordings after recovering from a near fatal illness...
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A Chronological Remembrance
Released: Sep 6, 1927
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Released: Sep 6, 1927
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IAJRC, the superb collector's label, issued this single LP, full of rare studio recordings and concert performances from a wide assortment of groups, all of them featuring the distinctive clarinet...
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Hot Licorice
Released: 1964
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Released: 1964
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In 1964, the clarinet great was caught live jamming through some Dixieland standards with a pickup group of New England musicians. Only trombonist Porky Cohen (who later played with Roomful of...
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Gumbo
Released: 1964
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Released: 1964
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The second of two LPs taken from a pickup date in 1964, this album finds Russell jamming Dixieland standards with some local musicians from New England; trumpeter Tony Tomasso and trombonist Porky...
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