Seven come eleven Hucko Peanuts 1987

Seven come eleven Hucko Peanuts 1987
Peanuts Hucko and his All Stars in Germany.
Hucko clarinet, Randy Sandke trumpet, Dan Barrett trombone, Johnny Varro piano, Colin Green bass and Jake Hanna drums.
A very relaxed and swinging band of American All Stars on tour through Europe play a live concert for German TV featuring some of the tunes of Armstrong and Goodman
Peauts Hucko (1918-2003) was born Michael Andrew Hucko. The swing clarinettist's lifelong nickname stemmed from his childhood love of peanuts. In 1939 Hucko came to New York City, where he began playing tenor sax with the bands of Will Bradley, Joe Marsala, Bob Chester and Charlie Spivak.
He served in Europe with Glenn Miller's Army Air Force Band until the leader's disappearance in 1944. After Hucko began concentrating solely on clarinet he was featured in the trombonist's Dixieland combo, the Uptown Hall Gang. Fats Waller's hot-and-heavy "Stealin' Apples" became Hucko's signature tune, remaining in his repertoire from then on.
Following the war, Hucko did studio work for ABC and CBS while making the rounds of major jazz bands: Benny Goodman, Eddie Condon, Ray McKinley, Earl Hines, Jack Teagarden, the Louis Armstrong All-Stars. The clarinetist led his own combo at Condon's club in the mid-60s, then joined what evolved into The World's Greatest Jazz Band for annual gigs at Dick Gibson's Colorado Jazz Party. Hucko fell in love with Denver, opening his Navarre nightclub there in 1974. The club's featured performers included pianist Ralph Sutton and Hucko's wife, singer Louise Tobin (the ex-wife of Harry James).
In the 1970s Hucko's time was largely split between leading the Glenn Miller Orchestra on world tours and appearing on the Lawrence Welk Show. The 80s brought a career revival as Hucko worked regularly with his Pied Piper Quintet. He and Tobin later settled into semi-retirement in Denton, Texas.

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[jodi183]

Absolutely phenomenal! You gotta go to New Orleans if you want to see great music like this. Jazz is still alive & kicking down there on Frenchmen St. If only I lived there...

[Jaydo]

This is a great cover, although I feel like the head of this song really shines at a faster tempo, which is why I tend to listen to the Buddy DeFranco cover video of it here on youtube.

[StrideBatty76]

God damn....! (please forgive me) This really kills me!! (They should own a fire arm certificate or something like this!) Where are these musicians today????

 Ah..., was born much too late!! This is almost unfair. :-) Matches perfectly!!! :-)))

[kajobike]

Great clip! Thanks for posting this! I just wish they would've showed Jake Hanna...