Albert Burbank

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Albert Burbank (* 25. March 1902 in New Orleans ; † 15. August 1976 ) was an American jazz - clarinet .

Albert Burbank studied with Lorenzo Tio and began to work as a professional musician in the 1920s. a. at Arnold DePass , Buddy Petit , Chris Kelly and Punch Miller . He played in dance halls in the 1930s and had his own quartet during World War II. In the 1940s and 1950s he played with Wooden Joe Nicholas , Albert Jiles , De De Pierce , Herb Morand (1949-50), Paul Barbarin , Kid Clayton, Bill Matthews, Octave Crosby , Ernie Cagnolatti and 1954 in Kid Ory , in his In later years Burbank appeared regularly in the Paddock Lounge (1954–66), Dixieland Hall and 1969–73 in the Preservation Hall . Burbank, who died in August 1976 at the age of 74, participated in 81 recording sessions from 1945 to 1976, including an album under his own name ( Smoky Mary , 1969).

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  1. a b Portrait at Satchmo.com (August 15) ( Memento from April 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  2. Tom Lord discography