- Herb Hall
Herbert "Herb" Hall (
March 28 ,1907 –March 5 ,1996 ) was an Americanjazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist.Herb was the brother of
Edmond Hall and the son of clarinetist Edward Hall. He began on banjo with theNiles Jazz Band (1923-25), then settled on reeds. In 1926 he played withKid Augustin Victor inBaton Rouge , and moved toNew Orleans the following year. He played briefly withSidney Desvigne , then played for many years withDon Albert (1929-40), moving toSan Antonio with him and remaining there until 1945.After this he moved to
Philadelphia , where he played withHerman Autrey ; a few years later he was in New York, working withDoc Cheatham (1955) and did a European tour withSammy Price (1955-56). He played often in the New York clubs of Jimmy Ryan andEddie Condon in the late 1950s and 1960s. In 1968-69 he toured withWild Bill Davison 's Jazz Giants, and then a stint with an off-shoot band of The Jazz Giants, called "Buzzy's Jazz Family" which included Herman Autrey, Benny Morton, Sonny Drootin, Eddie Gibbs and leader Buzzy Drootin on drums. He did work withDon Ewell in the 1970s. He also appeared in Bob Greene'sJelly Roll Morton revue show that decade.Discography
*"Old Tyme Modern" (with Claude Hopkins, Arvell Shaw and Buzzy Drootin) (
Sackville Records , 1969)
*Title unknown (Storyville Records , 1970)
*Title unknown, withLouis Cottrell, Jr. (GHB, 1980)References
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