PETE FOUNTAIN
Dixieland / Pop/Art Song/Folk / Swing / Big Band • United States
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Pete Fountain (born July 3, 1930, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA - died August 6, 2016, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) was an American clarinetist.
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One of the most famous of all New Orleans jazz clarinetists, Pete Fountain has the ability to play songs that he has performed a countless number of times (such as "Basin Street Blues") with so much enthusiasm that one would swear he had just discovered them. His style and most of his repertoire have remained unchanged since the late '50s, yet he never sounds bored. In 1948, Fountain (who is heavily influenced by Benny Goodman and Irving Fazola) was a member of the Junior Dixieland Band and this was followed by a stint with Phil Zito and an important association with the Basin Street Six (1950-1954), with whom the clarinetist made his first recordings. In 1955, Fountain was a member of the Dukes of Dixieland, but his
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