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 - Released by GRP on 1 Jan 2001
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New Orleans All Stars
Dixieland - Released by Tradition Records on 28 Oct 1997
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The Very Best Of
Dixieland - Released by Magic Gold Records on 18 Dec 2013
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Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
Jazz - Released by GRP on 9 Apr 1996
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Pete Fountain's New Orleans
Jazz - Released by Geffen* on 1 Jan 1957
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New Orleans Jazz Collection - French Quarter Favorites
Al Hirt, Pete Fountain, The Dukes of Dixieland
Jazz - Released by Hindsight Records on 8 Nov 2012
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Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans
Jazz - Released by GHB on 1 Jan 1991
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Big Bands Of The Swingin' Years: Pete Fountain (Digitally Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Essential Media Group on 16 Nov 2010
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New Orleans All Stars
Dixieland - Released by Archive of Folk & Jazz Music on 28 Oct 1997
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A Taste Of Honey
Dixieland - Released by Blue Pie Records USA on 1 Jan 1966
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A Taste Of Honey
Dixieland - Released by Planet Blue Records USA on 1 Jan 1966
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Pete Fountain - Volume II (Digitally Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Essential Media Group on 19 Jan 2010
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Pete Fountain's New Orleans
Jazz - Released by CoolNote on 1 Jan 1957
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Pete's Pleasure - [The Dave Cash Collection]
Jazz - Released by The Dave Cash Collection - OMP on 9 May 2011
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The Complete Circle Recordings
Jazz - Released by GHB on 14 Nov 2014
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