Barney Bigard

Also known as Albany Leon "Barney" Bigard, Albany Leon Bigard, Leon A. Bigard

American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician (1906-1980)

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St. Louis Blues — Musician1958
The Glenn Miller Story — Barney Bigard1954
I'm in the Revue1950
Phantom Lady — Jive Club Clarinetist (uncredited)1944
Jam Session — Self- Clarinet1942
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life — Self - Clarinet (uncredited)1935
Black and Tan — Band Member - Clarinet Player1929

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1906-03-03
Active to: 1980-06-27

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Albany Leon "Barney" Bigard (March 3, 1906 – June 27, 1980) was an American jazz clarinetist. Bigard was born in New Orleans and studied music and clarinet with Lorenzo Tio. He moved to Chicago in the early 1920s, where he worked with "King" Joe Oliver and others. During this period, much of his recording with Oliver and others including clarinetist Johnny Dodds was on tenor saxophone, an instrument he played often with great lyricism, as on Oliver's hit recording of "Someday Sweetheart. <a hre

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Instance of: human
Given name: Barney
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: New Orleans
Place of death: Culver City
Occupation: composer
Student of: Lorenzo Tio
Genre: jazz
Movement: Harlem Renaissance
Instrument: tenor saxophone
Image: Barney Bigard 1947.JPG

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date of birth: 1906-03-03
Commons category: Barney Bigard
date of death: 1980-06-27
birth name: Leonard Albany Bigard
ethnic group: African Americans

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