Pete Fountain
One of the most famous of all New Orleans jazz clarinetists, Pete Fountain had the ability to play songs that he performed countless times (such as "Basin Street Blues") with so much enthusiasm that one would swear he had just discovered them. His style and most of his repertoire remained unchanged from the late '50s into the new millennium, yet he never sounded bored. In 1948, Fountain (who was heavily influenced by Benny Goodman and Irving Fazola) was a member of the Junior Dixieland Band and this was followed by a stint with Phil Zito and an important association with the Basin Street Six (1950-1954), with whom the clarinetist made his first recordings. In 1955, Fountain was a member of the Dukes of Dixieland, but his big breakthrough came when he was featured playing a featured Dixieland number or two on each episode of The Lawrence Welk Show during 1957-1959. After he left, he moved back to New Orleans, opened his own club, and played there regularly up until retiring from the nightclub business in early 2003. Fountain's finest recordings were a lengthy string for Coral during 1959-1965 (they turned commercial for a period after that). Fountain died in New Orleans in August 2016 at the age of 86.
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Pete Fountain Presents The Best Of Dixieland: Pete Fountain
Jazz - Erschienen bei GRP am 01.01.2001
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The Very Best Of
Dixieland - Erschienen bei Magic Gold Records am 18.12.2013
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Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
Jazz - Erschienen bei GRP am 09.04.1996
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Pete Fountain's New Orleans
Jazz - Erschienen bei Geffen* am 01.01.1957
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New Orleans Jazz Collection - French Quarter Favorites
Al Hirt, Pete Fountain, The Dukes of Dixieland
Jazz - Erschienen bei Hindsight Records am 08.11.2012
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Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans
Jazz - Erschienen bei GHB am 01.01.1991
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Big Bands Of The Swingin' Years: Pete Fountain (Digitally Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Essential Media Group am 16.11.2010
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New Orleans All Stars
Dixieland - Erschienen bei Archive of Folk & Jazz Music am 28.10.1997
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A Taste Of Honey
Dixieland - Erschienen bei Blue Pie Records USA am 01.01.1966
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New Orleans All Stars
Dixieland - Erschienen bei Tradition Records am 28.10.1997
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A Taste Of Honey
Dixieland - Erschienen bei Planet Blue Records USA am 01.01.1966
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Pete Fountain - Volume II (Digitally Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Essential Media Group am 19.01.2010
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Pete Fountain's New Orleans
Jazz - Erschienen bei CoolNote am 01.01.1957
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Pete's Pleasure - [The Dave Cash Collection]
Jazz - Erschienen bei The Dave Cash Collection - OMP am 09.05.2011
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The Complete Circle Recordings
Jazz - Erschienen bei GHB am 14.11.2014
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