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Erskine Hawkins and His 'Bama State Collegians . . 1936-8
FromJazz Focus
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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Feb 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Erskine Hawkins led a great band from 1939-1950, billed as the "Twentieth Century Gabriel" due to his penchant for trumpet histrionics coupled with an excellent band and fine soloists. His first group was almost the same personnel - a group of students form Alabama Teacher's College including Dud Bascomb, Paul Bascomb, Sammy Lowe, Jimmy Mitchelle, Haywood Henry and Avery Parrish. Their first recordings (for Vocalion) showed a very capable band with terrific soloists following in the direction of the Jimmie Lunceford band, especially with the lead alto of Bill Johnson and the Sy Oliver-influenced arrangements of Lowe.
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Released:
Feb 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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