Wilbur de Paris
Wilbur DeParis, an adequate soloist, was an excellent ensemble player and an important bandleader who helped keep New Orleans jazz alive in the 1950s. He started out on alto horn and in 1922 played C-melody sax while working with A.J. Piron before switching permanently to trombone. In 1925, DeParis led a band in Philadelphia and then had stints in the orchestras of Leroy Smith (1928), Dave Nelson, Noble Sissle, Edgar Hayes, Teddy Hill (1936-1937), the Mills Blue Rhythm Band, and Louis Armstrong (1937-1940). Not as well-known as his brother, the talented trumpet soloist Sidney DeParis, Wilbur was with Roy Eldridge's big band and Duke Ellington (1945-1947) and recorded with Sidney Bechet during 1949-1950. However, it was in 1951 when he put together a band to play at Ryan's that included his brother and clarinetist Omer Simeon that he found his niche. Wilbur DeParis' New New Orleans Jazz Band did not just play Dixieland standards but marches, pop tunes, and hymns, all turned into swinging and spirited jazz. Throughout the 1950s, the group recorded consistently exciting sets for Atlantic (all of which are unfortunately long out of print) and they were the resident band at Ryan's during 1951-1962, touring Africa in 1957. DeParis continued leading bands up until his death, but his last recordings were in 1961.
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Discography
14 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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New New Orleans Jazz
Jazz - Released by Upbeat Jazz on Aug 20, 2009
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The Uproarious Twenties: Wilbur De Paris In Dixieland
Dixieland - Released by Rhino Atlantic on Dec 14, 2009
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That's A Plenty
Dixieland - Released by Rhino Atlantic on Jan 1, 1959
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Marchin' And Swingin'
Dixieland - Released by Rhino Atlantic on Sep 11, 1952
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New New Orleans Jazz
Dixieland - Released by Rhino Atlantic on Dec 7, 2009
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Over & Over Again
Dixieland - Released by Rhino Atlantic on Jan 1, 1959
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I've Found a New Baby
Jazz - Released by Jazz Crusade on Oct 10, 2003
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At Symphony Hall (Live at Symphony Hall)
Dixieland - Released by Rhino Atlantic on Oct 26, 1956
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On The Riviera (Live at the Antibes Jazz Festival)
Dixieland - Released by Rhino Atlantic on Jul 9, 1960
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Plays Cole Porter
Dixieland - Released by Rhino Atlantic on Jan 1, 1958
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New Orleans Jazz
Dixieland - Released by Blue Pie Records USA on Jan 1, 1956
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Plays Something Old New Gay Blue
Dixieland - Released by Rhino Atlantic on Jan 1, 1958
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The Ultimate Jazz Archive 9 (2 Of 4)
Jazz - Released by Carinco AG on Feb 18, 2007
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Stick Together
Jazz - Released by nagel heyer records on Oct 31, 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo