On This Day in Jazz History

March 5, 1930: Jelly Roll Morton features bass clarinet on "If Someone Would Only Love Me."

Added: 2008-03-04



Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers recorded four numbers at this session:
  • Each Day
  • If Someone Would Only Love Me
  • That'll Never Do
  • I'm Looking For A Little Bluebird
”If Someone Would Only Love Me” features a bass clarinet solo by an unknown player--an early example of this instrument in a jazz setting.
More facts on this day:

1928
Pianist Lou Levy born in Chicago, IL.

1928
Bassist Wilbur Little born in Parmele, NC.

1929
Louis Armstrong records "Knockin' A Jug" with trombonist Jack Teagarden.

1930
Jelly Roll Morton features bass clarinet on "If Someone Would Only Love Me."

1937
Vocalist Carol Sloane born in Providence, RI.

1956
Basie tenor saxophonists Frank Foster and Frank Wess record "Two Franks, Please" on Savoy Records.

1957
Dave Brubeck Quartet plays concert in Copenhagen.

1975
Art Farmer pays tribute to the Duke.

1988
Bassist Tommy Potter dies at 69.

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