Jimmie Noone
Considered one of the three top New Orleans clarinetists of the 1920s (with Johnny Dodds and Sidney Bechet), Jimmie Noone had a smoother tone than his contemporaries that appealed to players of the swing era (including Benny Goodman). He played guitar as a child, and at age 15 took clarinet lessons from Lorenzo Tio, Jr. and Sidney Bechet (the latter was only 13, shockingly enough). Noone developed quickly, and he played with Freddie Keppard (1913-1914), Buddy Petit, and the Young Olympia Band (1916), which he also led. In 1917, he went to Chicago to join Keppard's Creole band. After it broke up the following year he became a member of King Oliver's band, staying until he joined Doc Cook's Dreamland Orchestra (1920-1926). Although Noone recorded with Cook, it was when he started leading a band at the Apex Club that he hit his stride. By 1928, he had pianist Earl Hines and altoist Joe Poston in the unusual quintet (Poston stuck to playing melodies behind Noone), and was recording for Vocalion, creating classic music including an early version of "Sweet Lorraine" (his theme song) and "Four or Five Times." Noone worked steadily in Chicago throughout the 1930s (although he received less attention from the jazz world), and he used Charlie Shavers on some of his late-'30s recordings and welcomed the young singer Joe Williams to the bandstand; unfortunately, they never recorded together. In 1944, Noone was in Kid Ory's band on the West Coast and seemed on the brink of greater fame when he unexpectedly died. Thanks to European reissue series, Jimmie Noone's recordings are readily available on CD. His son, Jimmie Noone, Jr., suddenly emerged out of obscurity in the 1980s to play clarinet and tenor with the Cheathams.
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That Amazing Soft World Of Jimmie Noone
Jazz - Released by CoolNote on 1 Jan 2000
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The Jimmy None Collecton Vol. 1 - 1928
Jazz - Released by Collectors Classics on 20 Aug 1992
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Live Through This
Jazz - Released by LTT brothers music on 15 Jul 2020
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Nostalgic Memories-The Very Best Of Jimmie Noone-Vol. 136
Jazz - Released by RP-DSP on 21 Nov 2011
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The Best Sessions (1928-1940)
Jazz - Released by Jazz Essential on 2 Jun 2017
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They Got My Number Now
Jazz - Released by Jazz League Music on 5 Aug 2016
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On Revival Day
Jazz - Released by Jazz League Music on 29 Jul 2016
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Who Want To
Jazz - Released by Sandmann & Walther on 23 Mar 2016
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Rich And Rugged
Jazz - Released by Sandmann & Walther on 15 Mar 2016
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The Lp Library (Jimmie Noone)
Jazz - Released by old library records on 10 Jan 2016
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The Best Classic Jazz, Jimmie Noone 1928 - 1929
Jazz - Released by SendDigital on 21 Nov 2002
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Jimmie Noone Selected Favorites, Vol. 2
Jazz - Released by Charly Records on 21 Mar 2011
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Jimmie Noone Selected Favorites, Vol. 3
Jazz - Released by Charly Records on 21 Mar 2011
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Jimmie Noone Selected Favorites, Vol. 4
Jazz - Released by Charly Records on 21 Mar 2011
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Jimmie Noone Selected Hits Vol. 2
Jazz - Released by Charly Records on 12 Jun 2006
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