Jimmie Noone | |
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.jpg) Jimmie Noone c. 1920 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | April 23, 1895 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | April 19, 1944 (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.[citation needed] 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.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 1837/8. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.