Journey Through The Penguin Jazz Guide

Bunk Johnson - Bunk's Brass Band & 1945 Sessions

Bunk Johnson - Bunk's Brass Band & 1945 Sessions - album cover


Dixieland, New Orleans brass band
 
Wooden Joe Nicholas - Wooden Joe Nicholas

Wooden Joe Nicholas


New to me - Nicholas was a New Orleans jazz trumpeter/cornetist starting back at the early 20th century forming his own band in 1918 - he stayed active though did not record until 1945 at age 62 (then recorded again in 1949 at age 69 a year before his death). Another great example of that early jazz style
 
Wooden Joe Nicholas - Wooden Joe Nicholas

Wooden Joe Nicholas


New to me - Nicholas was a New Orleans jazz trumpeter/cornetist starting back at the early 20th century forming his own band in 1918 - he stayed active though did not record until 1945 at age 62 (then recorded again in 1949 at age 69 a year before his death). Another great example of that early jazz style
His career was always an uphill struggle because he was haunted by the old saw "Don't take any Wooden Nicolas!"

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