[Dixielandjazz] Edmond Hall

[Stephen G Barbone]

Marek wrote about Edmond Hall being one of the greats, but under  
recorded.

Bill Hassler, a/k/a "de debbil" wrote that Hall is on 260 recording  
dates and maybe that equates to 1500 songs.

All I can add is that I agree with Marek that Ed Hall was one of the  
greats. I saw and heard a lot of him with various Condon groups when I  
was a young man in New York City. At that time, I thought he was the  
hottest Dixieland Jazz Clarinetist around.

Better than on recordings, because he got the chance to extend his  
solos a bit more. <grin>

Favorite story about him is the one that happened when a fan asked  
Condon:

"Say, is that clarinetist,  Edmond Hall, black?"  To which Condon  
replied:

"I don't know, I never asked him."

Cheers,
  Steve Barbone
www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband