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Wilbur deParis Plays and Jimmy Witherspoon Sings New Orleans Blues
Recorded in New York City, october 23 & november 19, 1956. Originally released in 1957.
Wilbur de Paris 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.
James "Jimmy" Witherspoon was among the greatest blues singers of the post-World War II period, also versatile enough to fit comfortably into the jazz world.
Wilbur deParis Plays and Jimmy Witherspoon Sings New Orleans Blues
Recorded in New York City, october 23 & november 19, 1956. Originally released in 1957.
Wilbur de Paris 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.
James "Jimmy" Witherspoon was among the greatest blues singers of the post-World War II period, also versatile enough to fit comfortably into the jazz world.
