Bob Helm

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风格: #迪克西兰爵士
地区: 欧美

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by Scott YanowBob Helm is chiefly famous for being a member of the highly influential Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band in the 1940's. Throughout the years he has primarily been a sideman and, although far from a virtuoso (and quite erratic tonewise in later years), he has made his presence felt. Helm studied trumpet, guitar and saxophones before settling on clarinet. He originally met Lu Watters and Turk Murphy shortly after moving to San Francisco in 1935. After some freelancing, he spent most of the last half of the 1940's with Watters' band, helping to bring about the revival of New Orleans jazz and the rise of Watters' brand of freewheeling San Francisco jazz. After leaving Watters, Helm mostly played on and off with Turk Murphy's bands, particularly in the 1950's and 60's. In more recent times, Helm has occasionally appeared with Pat Yankee and been utilized as a sideman by a variety of San Francisco-style bands. As a leader, Helm recorded one album for Riverside in 1954. He also participated in Watters' famous recording sessions of 1946-49, was heard with Murphy's bands on records on an semi-regular basis during the 1947-78 period and appeared on quite a few Stomp Off albums in the 1980's and 90's.