St James Infirmary-Pete Fountain

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Uploaded by on Apr 5, 2009

St. James Infirmary in a blues mode played by the haunting clarinet of Pete Fountain. A relatively rare recording from the 1960's that is seldom heard. Caption words of the first stanza by Louis Armstrong.

My favorite New Orleans jazz piece.

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  • I always loved that tune. I've never heard this recording before. It has kind of a beat-nick bar feel to it.

  • Brilliant...sooooo nice

  • Absolutely beautiful, I could listen to this all day, and I'm a George Lewis fanatic.

    thank you so much.

  • @trydreamin And I would be glad to stop and listen...

  • one of the best played by the best.

  • This is the next Pete Fountain tune I hope to learn. Very dark and bluesy. Just love the phrasing and minor notes, leaps and slides. I could play this solo on the sidewalk and stop crowds. Thanks for the post.

  • Very nice, powerful, thanks. If you're interested, there is a country version of the song called 'The Drunkard Blues' by Hank Thompson.

  • He's the man!

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