Lee Collins
A talented early New Orleans trumpeter, Collins started out his career playing as a teenager in various brass bands, including the Young Eagles, the Columbia Band, and the Young Tuxedo Band. In 1924, Collins went to Chicago, where he was Louis Armstrong's replacement with King Oliver; he also recorded with Jelly Roll Morton. He returned to New Orleans and cut four brilliant sides with the Jones-Collins Astoria Hot Eight in 1929, played briefly in 1930 with Luis Russell in New York, and then went back to Chicago. Throughout the 1930s and '40s, Collins often accompanied blues singers and was a regular fixture in Chicago clubs. After touring Europe with Mezz Mezzrow in 1951 and 1954, he became ill and had to retire. His autobiography (Oh Didn't He Ramble) is filled with priceless stories about the early days of New Orleans jazz.
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5 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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Black Horns - Rare Cuts Well Done Vol 10
Sidney de Paris, Tommy Ladnier, Lee Collins
Jazz - Paru chez Jazz Crusade le 10 oct. 2005
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Lee Collins - Ralph Sutton's Jazzola Six
Jazz - Paru chez CoolNote le 1 janv. 2000
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I Can Dish It - Can You Take It?
Jazz - Paru chez CoolNote le 1 janv. 2000
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The Greatest Gift
Country - Paru chez Lee Collins le 15 août 2018
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