Louis Cottrell, Jr.

Louis Cottrell, Jr.

Louis Albert Cottrell, Jr. (March 7, 1911, New Orleans - March 21, 1978, New Orleans) was a Louisiana Creole jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist. He was the son of the influential drummer Louis Cottrell, Sr., and grandfather of New Orleans jazz drummer Louis Cottrell. As leader of the Heritage Hall Jazz Band, he performed at the famous Carnegie Hall in 1974.

Read more about Louis Cottrell, Jr.:  Biography, Union Activism, Musical Style, New Orleans: The Living Legends

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