[Dixielandjazz] Peanuts Hucko RIP

[Jim Denham]

Dear listmates,

I've been a bit slack about checking my messages lately, and have 
deleted a lot "en block". So I may have missed your comments upon the 
death of Peanuts Hucko.

But I read the obit in yesterday's (UK) "Guardian" and was surprised not 
to see anything on his list.

A great player, and much more than a "Goodman clone" - the simplistic 
term he is often dismissed with. His playing with Louis, Condon, and 
various big-bands established him as a distinct solo voice: 
straight-ahead and swinging, and with a unique sound.

He deserves to be remembered as one of the great clarinettists

Jim Denham
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Jim Denham