Pee Wee Russell
Pee Wee Russell, although never a virtuoso, was one of the giants of jazz. A highly expressive and unpredictable clarinetist, Russell was usually grouped in Dixieland-type groups throughout his career, but his advanced and spontaneous solos (which often sounded as if he were thinking aloud) defied classification. A professional by the time he was 15, Pee Wee Russell played in Texas with Peck Kelley's group (meeting Jack Teagarden) and then in 1925 he was in St. Louis jamming with Bix Beiderbecke. Russell moved to New York in 1927 and gained some attention for his playing with Red Nichols' Five Pennies. Russell freelanced during the era, making some notable records with Billy Banks in 1932 that matched him with Red Allen. He played clarinet and tenor with Louis Prima during 1935-1937, appearing on many records and enjoying the association.
After leaving Prima, he started working with Eddie Condon's freewheeling groups and would remain in Condon's orbit on and off for the next 30 years. Pee Wee Russell's recordings with Condon in 1938 made him a star in the trad Chicago jazz world. Russell was featured (but often the butt of jokes) on Condon's Town Hall Concerts. Heavy drinking almost killed him in 1950, but Russell made an unlikely comeback and became more assertive in running his career. He started leading his own groups (which were more swing- than Dixieland-oriented), was a star on the 1957 television special The Sound of Jazz, and by the early '60s was playing in a piano-less quartet with valve trombonist Marshall Brown whose repertoire included tunes by John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman; he even sat in with Thelonious Monk at the 1963 Newport Jazz Festival and took up abstract painting. But after the death of his wife in 1967, Pee Wee Russell accelerated his drinking and went quickly downhill, passing away less than two years later.
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Jazz Reunion (Remastered)
Pee Wee Russell, Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Paru chez Candid le 1 janv. 1961
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Jazz Anthology (Original Recordings)
Jazz - Paru chez Miradas Records le 24 oct. 2014
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Pee Wee Russell with Alex Welsh & His Band
Pee Wee Russell, Alex Welsh & His Band
Jazz contemporain - Paru chez Lake Records le 19 nov. 2001
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Pee Wee Russell with the Alex Welsh Band
Pee Wee Russell, The Alex Welsh Band
Jazz - Paru chez Jazzology le 6 janv. 2014
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New Groove
Jazz traditionnel & New Orleans - Paru chez Legacy Recordings le 1 déc. 1962
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Portrait Of Pee Wee
Jazz - Paru chez Everest Records le 1 janv. 2000
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The Spirit Of '67 (Album Version)
Pee Wee Russell, Oliver Nelson & His Orchestra
Jazz - Paru chez Verve Reissues le 1 janv. 1967
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Jam Session In Swingville (Album Version)
Coleman Hawkins, Pee Wee Russell
Jazz - Paru chez Prestige le 1 janv. 1961
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Pee Wee Russell
Jazz - Paru chez Archive of Folk & Jazz Music le 7 nov. 1958
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Pee Wee Russell Plays
Jazz - Paru chez Lone Hill Jazz le 1 janv. 2008
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The College Concert (Live at M.I.T./ 1966)
Jazz - Paru chez Verve Reissues le 1 janv. 1966
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Jazz Reunion
Pee Wee Russell, Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Paru chez Blue Pie Records USA le 1 janv. 1961
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Pee Wee Russell: Ask Me Now!
Jazz - Paru chez Blue Velvet le 23 févr. 2016
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Pee Wee Russell, Pee Wee' S Combos
Jazz - Paru chez Lucas RecordsDigital le 8 janv. 2016
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The Very Best Of
Dixieland - Paru chez Master Classics Records le 1 janv. 2009
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Jazz Reunion
Pee Wee Russell, Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Paru chez Music Manager le 1 janv. 1961
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We're In The Money (Pee Wee Russell)
Jazz - Paru chez 1201 MUSIC le 1 oct. 1954
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Jazz Box (The Jazz Series)
Jazz - Paru chez Two Bass Hits le 24 oct. 2014
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