The great clarinet player Omer Simeon was known for his recordings with Jelly Roll Morton in the 1920's, Earl Hines in the 1930's, Jimmy Lunceford and Kid Ory in the 1940's and Wilbur DeParis in the 1950's . . .here are a series of small group dates from 1929 on which he is featured with Reuben "River" Reeves, Jabbo Smith, Richard M. Jones and the Dixie Rhythm Kings, featuring members of the Earl Hines band. The two small group recordings Simeon did under his own name (one including Hines himself) are included here as well.
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