A member of a distinguished New Orleans musical family, Herb Hall was the youngest of 5 brothers. His brother Edmund became a world-renowned clarinetist. After time in San Antonio and Philadelphia, Hall moved to New York and joined the Eddie Condon band in 1957. He toured France and North America with Sammy price and generated much excitement on Louisiana Lament, a studio session for Vogue. In '67 Hall shared the stage in Toronto with Don Ewell and a year later with The Jazz Giants (issued as Wild Bill Davison, the Jazz Giants, Sackville 3002). This all-star band returned to Toronto several times and it was on one of these tours that Herb recorded this quartet date on January 10, 1969.

GHB JAZZ FOUNDATION - EDMOND HALL / ROMPIN' IN '44 - Recorded Jan 25, 1944 for World Transcription. This is the first commercial release of this music, including false starts, incomplete takes, unissued and issued takes. Transcriptions were used by radio stations to fill gaps in programming, they were not sold to the public. Bass - Johnny Williams / Clarinet - Edmond Hall / Piano - Ellis Larkins / Trombone - Henderson Chambers / Trumpet - Irving Randolph / Vibraphone - Red Norvo

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