BUSTER BAILEY

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Buster Bailey was a brilliant clarinetist who, although known for his smooth and quiet playing with John Kirby's sextet, occasionally really cut loose with some wild solos (including on a recording called "Man With a Horn Goes Berserk"). Expertly trained by the classical teacher Franz Schoepp (who also taught Benny Goodman), Bailey worked with W.C. Handy's band in 1917. He moved to Chicago in 1919 and was soon working with Erskine Tate and King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band. He gained some fame in 1924 when he joined Fletcher Henderson's orchestra in New York. Bailey was with Henderson off and on during 1924-1934 and 1936-1937, also playing with Noble Sissle and the Mills Blue Rhythm Band (1934-1935). Next up was the cool-toned swing of John Kirby's sextet (1937-1946), a role he fit perfectly. With the end of the Kirby band, Bailey was mostly employed in Dixieland settings with Wilbur DeParis (1947-1949), read more...
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BUSTER BAILEY All About Memphis album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
All About Memphis
Swing 1958

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BUSTER BAILEY 1924-42 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
1924-42
Swing 1996
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1925-1940
Swing 1996
BUSTER BAILEY Story, 1926-1945 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Story, 1926-1945
Swing 1997
BUSTER BAILEY Jazz Foundations Vol. 10 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jazz Foundations Vol. 10
Swing 2008

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