Willie Humphrey
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Willie Humphrey | |
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| Instrument(s) | Clarinet |
Willie James Humphrey (December 29, 1900 – June 7, 1994) was a
clarinetist. Willie Humphrey was born in a musical family, the son of prominent local clarinetist and music teacher Willie Eli Humphrey; his brothers Earl Humphrey and Percy Humphrey
also became well known professional musicians.
After establishing himself with such New Orleans bands as the Excelsior and
Saint Louis, Missouri
in the 1920s he made his first recordings.
Back in New Orleans, he played for many years with the Eureka and Young Tuxedo Brass bands, the bands of Paul Barbarin and Sweet Emma Barrett, and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
Humphrey's clarinet playing remained vigorous and continued to grow more inventive in his old age.
Selected discography
- Best of Preservation Hall Jazz Band (recordings 1976-1988), Columbia, 1989
- New Orleans Traditional Legends, vol. 2 (recordings 1974 and 1983), Mardi Gras, 1993
- Two Clarinets on the Porch, GHB, 1991
- A Kiss to Build a Dream on, GHB, 1999
- Meets the Maryland Jazz Band of Cologne, GHB, 1999
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