Edmond Hall
Edmond Hall
Latest Release
- The Downtown Cafe' Boogies
- February 2025
- • 10 Songs
Top Songs
| 1 | Rompin' in 44 | ||
| 2 | Blue Interval | ||
| 3 | Joe the Bomber | ||
| 4 | Downtown Cafe Boogie | ||
| 5 | Blue Note Boogie |
Albums
Aug 2022 • 14 songs
Jul 2021 • 46 songs
Aug 2020 • 8 songs
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Popular On
- Sioux City's Variety Station
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About
Biography
It took Edmond Hall a long period to develop his own musical individuality, but by the early '40s he had a very distinctive and dirty sound on the clarinet that was immediately recognizable within one note. One of four clarinet playing brothers (including Herbie Hall) who were the sons of early clarinetist Edward Hall, Edmond worked in many bands in New Orleans (including Buddy Petit's during 1921-1923) before going to New York in 1928 with Alonzo Ross. He was with Claude Hopkins' orchestra (1929-1935), doubling on baritone and only occasionally sounding like his future self o...