Joe Darensbourg

Joe Darensbourg
Joe Darensbourg playing clarinet at the Palais Royal in South Bend, Indiana, 1963.
Background information
Birth name Joe Darensbourg
Born (1906-07-09)July 9, 1906
Origin United StatesBaton Rouge, Louisiana
Died May 24, 1985(1985-05-24) (aged 78)
Genres Dixieland
Occupation(s) Clarinetist
Saxophonist
Instruments Clarinet
Saxophone
Associated acts Jelly Roll Morton
Kid Ory

Joe Darensbourg (July 9, 1906May 24, 1985) was a New Orleans based jazz clarinetist and saxophonist notable for his work with Buddy Petit, Jelly Roll Morton, Charlie Creath, Fate Marable, Andy Kirk, Johnny Wittwer, Kid Ory, Wingy Manone, Joe Liggins and Louis Armstrong.[1]

Discography

  • "Yellow Dog Blues", Joe Darensbourg and his Dixie Flyers, Lark records
  • The New Orleans Statesman
  • "Louis Armstrong tour in Australia", including also vocalist Jewel Brown, is a video available

References

  1. Carr, Ian; Digby Fairweather; Brian Priestley (1995). Jazz: The Rough Guide. The Rough Guides. pp. 153–154. ISBN 1-85828-137-7.


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