Herb Hall
Herb Hall | |
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Birth name | Herbert Hall |
Born | March 28, 1907 Reserve, Louisiana,U.S. |
Died | March 5, 1996 (aged 88) San Antonio,Texas,U.S. |
Genres | Jazz |
Instruments | Clarinet,alto saxophone |
Herbert L. Hall(March 28, 1907 – March 5, 1996) was an Americanjazzclarinetist and alto saxophonist.
Early life
[edit]Hall was born inReserve, Louisiana,the brother ofEdmond Halland the son of clarinetistEdward Hall.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Hall began on banjo with theNiles Jazz Band(1923–1925), then settled on reeds. In 1926, he played withKid Augustin VictorinBaton Rouge,and moved toNew Orleansthe following year. He played briefly withSidney Desvigne,then played for over a decade withDon Albert(1929–1940), moving toSan Antoniowith him and remaining there until 1945.
After this he moved toPhiladelphia,where he played withHerman Autrey;a few years later he was in New York, working withDoc Cheatham(1955) and toured Europe withSammy Price(1955–56). He often played in New York jazz clubs, particularlyJimmy Ryan'sandEddie Condon's,in the late 1950s and 1960s. In 1968-69, he toured withWild Bill Davison's Jazz Giants, and then a stint with an offshoot 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 worked withDon Ewellin the 1970s. He also appeared inBob Greene'sJelly Roll Mortonrevue show that decade.
Personal life
[edit]Hall lived inBoerne, Texas.[3]
Discography
[edit]- Old Tyme Modern(Sackville,1969)
- Clarinet DuetswithAlbert Nicholas(GHB,1969)[4]
- John - Doc & Herbwith Fessor's Nighthawks (Storyville,1979)
References
[edit]- ^"Herb Hall Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More".AllMusic.Retrieved2022-06-24.
- ^"Interview with Herbert Hall, 1980".digital.utsa.edu.Retrieved2022-06-24.
- ^Communications, Emmis (1981).Texas Monthly.Emmis Communications.
- ^"Herb Hall | Album Discography | AllMusic".AllMusic.Retrieved20 October2016.
External links
[edit]- 1907 births
- 1996 deaths
- American jazz clarinetists
- American jazz saxophonists
- American male saxophonists
- 20th-century American saxophonists
- 20th-century American male musicians
- American male jazz musicians
- Sackville Records artists
- People from Reserve, Louisiana
- People from St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana
- People from Boerne, Texas
- People from Kendall County, Texas
- Musicians from San Antonio