Jimmie Noone

Jimmie Noone
Jimmie Noone c. 1920
Background information
Born	(1895-04-23)April 23, 1895 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Origin	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	April 19, 1944(1944-04-19) (aged 48) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Jazz, Dixieland
Occupation(s)	Session musician, bandleader
Instrument	Clarinet
Years active	1912–1944
Labels	Vocalion, Decca

Jimmie Noone (April 23, 1895 – April 19, 1944)^[1] was an American jazz clarinetist and bandleader. After beginning his career in New Orleans, he led Jimmie Noone's Apex Club Orchestra, a Chicago band that recorded for Vocalion and Decca. Classical composer Maurice Ravel acknowledged basing his Boléro on an improvisation by Noone. At the time of his death Noone was leading a quartet in Los Angeles and was part of an all-star band that was reviving interest in traditional New Orleans jazz in the 1940s.