Jazz Articles about Barney Bigard & Art Hodes

Barney Bigard & Art Hodes: Bucket's Got a Hole In It

by Derek Taylor
January 1, 2000

On the occasion of these sessions Ellington alum Bigard and Hodes, one of the most of revered proponents of classic New Orleans inspired jazz found themselves thrown together for the taping of a series of television concerts. Seizing the opportunity to make several sidetrips to the studio the two recorded the baker’s dozen of tracks collected on this disc with two small combos ideally suited to their brand of traditional swinging jazz. The resulting music wasn’t in league with either ...