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Mezz Mezzrow

cl, 1899-1972 US, Chicago
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Milton Mesirow. Milton Mezzrow

Milton Mesirow, better known as Mezz Mezzrow (November 9, 1899 – August 5, 1972) was an American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist from Chicago, Illinois. Mezzrow is well known for organizing and financing historic recording sessions with Tommy Ladnier and Sidney Bechet. Mezzrow also recorded a number of times with Bechet and briefly acted as manager for Louis Armstrong. He is equally well remembered, however, for being a colorful character, as clearly portrayed in his autobiography Really the Blues, as for his music. The book, which takes its title from a Bechet musical piece, was co-written by Bernard Wolfe and first published in 1946.

     
Instruments
  • Clarinet
  • Tenor sax
  • Alto sax
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Blues
  • World
Plays With
Chicago Rhythm Kings
Eddie Condon And His Footwarmers
Eddie's Hot Shots
Frankie Newton And His Orchestra
Jungle Kings
Louisiana Rhythm Kings
Mezz Mezzrow And His Orchestra
Mezz Mezzrow Trio
Tommy Ladnier And His Orchestra
Lee Collins
Mezzrow-Bechet Quintet & Septet
Wild Bill Davison's Bulldozers
Mezz Mezzrow And His Band
Buck Clayton's Buckeroos
Popular Tracks   
Swingin' For Mezz on The Ultimate Jazz Archive 6 by Mezz Mezzrow
I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None O' This Jelly Roll on Really Blues by Mezz Mezzrow
Blues In Disguise on Really Blues by Mezz Mezzrow
Hot Club Stomp on Really Blues by Mezz Mezzrow
Baby, I'm Cuttin' Out on Feelin' Mezz & Mezzrow by Mezz Mezzrow
Revolutionary Blues on Really Blues by Mezz Mezzrow
Double Crossin' Papa on Really Blues by Mezz Mezzrow
The Panic Is On on Really Blues by Mezz Mezzrow
That's How I Feel Today on Really Blues by Mezz Mezzrow
My Man Jumped Salty On Me on Really Blues by Mezz Mezzrow

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
All That Jazz, Vol. 60: Brothers In Blues - Legendary Duets 1945-1947Mezz Mezzrow & Sidney Bechet2016Album
The King Jazz Records StorySidney Bechet & Mezz Mezzrow2012Compil.
Live At New York Town Hall 1947Mezz Mezzrow And Sidney Bechet2011Album
In Chronology - 1936-1939Mezz Mezzrow2009Album
In Chronology - 1928-1936Mezz Mezzrow2009Album
White NiggerMezz Mezzrow2002Compil.
Volume 2 1947 (The Alternative Takes In Chronological Order)Mezz Mezzrow2002Compil.
Volume 1 1938-1945 (The Alternative Takes In Chronological Order)Mezz Mezzrow2002Compil.
1947Mezz Mezzrow1999Compil.
1944-1945Mezz Mezzrow1999Compil.
Milton "Mezz" MezzrowMezz Mezzrow1998Compil.
Sydney Bechet & Mezz MezzrowSidney Bechet & Mezz Mezzrow1994Single
Blues With BechetSidney Bechet With Mezz Mezzrow1994Album
Blues With BechetSidney Bechet, Mezz Mezzrow1994Album
Makin' FriendsMezz Mezzrow1993Compil.
Sidney Bechet & Mezz MezzrowSidney Bechet & Mezz Mezzrow1991Compil.
Mezz Mezzrow In Paris - 1955Mezz Mezzrow1990Compil.
JOYEUX NOELJack Lantier, Jean Lumière, Le Petit Chœur Du Collège De Montreux, Petula Clark, Pierre Segond, Sidney Bechet, Les Petits Chanteurs De Saint-Laurent, John Cartwright, Mezz Mezzrow, Les Chanteurs De Saint-Eustache, Alain Vanzo1989Album
I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 29Mezz Mezzrow / Buck Clayton / Pee Wee Russell / Bud Freeman1981Compil.
American Jazz & Blues History Vol.11Sidney Bechet, Mezz Mezzrow1978Compil.
The Really The Blues Concert - January 1, 1947Mezz Mezzrow & Sidney Bechet1978Album
The Best Of The King Jazz StoryMezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet1977Compil.
Sidney Bechet And Mezz MezzrowSidney Bechet / Mezz Mezzrow1976Compil.
FantasticSidney Bechet, Mezz Mezzrow1975Album
Les Geants Du JazzLouis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Mezz Mezzrow, Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Rex Stewart, Coleman Hawkins1975Compil.
At His BestMezz Mezzrow1973Compil.
The Big AppleMezz Mezzrow And Frank Newton1972Compil.
Mémorial Mezz MezzrowMezz Mezzrow1972Album
The Panassié SessionsTommy Ladnier . Mezz Mezzrow . Sidney Bechet1967Compil.
Jazz At Town Hall Volume 1Sidney Bechet, Baby Dodds, James Price Johnson, Pops Foster, Johnny WIndhurst, Mezz Mezzrow, Vernon Brown, Art Hodes, George Wettling, Pee Wee Russell, Muggsy Spanier, Miff Mole1965Album
Hits 1964 / Really The BluesThe Timebeats Orchestra & The Highlights / Sidney Bechet & Mezz Mezzrow1964Compil.
Really The BluesSidney Bechet - Mezz Mezzrow1963Single
Swingin' With MezzMezz Mezzrow1962Compil.
Jazz Of The Forties: Volume OneSidney Bechet, Vernon Brown, Baby Dodds, Pops Foster, Art Hodes, James Price Johnson, Mezz Mezzrow, Miff Mole, Pee Wee Russell, Muggsy Spanier, George Wettling, Johnny WIndhurst1960Album
Mezz Mezzrow With Tommy LadnierMezz Mezzrow With Tommy Ladnier1956Album
Á La Schola CantorumMezz Mezzrow1956Album
Albert Nicholas And Mezz MezzrowAlbert Nicholas And Mezz Mezzrow1956Album
Volume TwoMezz Mezzrow and Tommy Ladnier1956Compil.
Mezz Mezzrow Avec Tommy LadnierMezz Mezzrow Avec Tommy Ladnier1955Album
Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams / Lazy RiverMezz Mezzrow1954Album
Mezz Mezzrow Jazz ConcertMezz Mezzrow1953Album
"Jazz Concert"Mezz Mezzrow Featuring Lee Collins, Zutty Singleton, Claude Bolling, Mowgli Jospin, Guy Lafitte1952Album
Really The BluesMezz Mezzrow / Tommy LadnierCompil.
NoneMezz Mezzrow, Sidney BechetSingle
The Prodigious Bechet - Mezzrow Quintet & SeptetSidney Bechet / Mezz MezzrowCompil.
Breathless Blues / Minor SwoonMezz Mezzrow, Sidney BechetSingle
Stop It JoeMezz Mezzrow, Tommy LadnierSingle
Mezz Mezzrow - Claude Luter Et Son OrchestreMezz Mezzrow - Claude Luter Et Son OrchestreAlbum
Ladnier - MezzrowTommy Ladnier - Mezz MezzrowSingle
The Prodigious Bechet - Mezzrow Quintet & SeptetSidney Bechet / Mezz MezzrowCompil.
Tommy Ladnier - Mezz MezzrowTommy Ladnier - Mezz MezzrowSingle
Gettin' TogetherGeorge Wettling / Mezz MezzrowCompil.
The Many Faces Of Jazz Vol. 10Mezz MezzrowCompil.
Royal Garden BluesMezz Mezzrow - Tommy Ladnier - Sidney BechetSingle
2 - Crazy Hamp / Mezz And The HampLionel Hampton Avec Mezz MezzrowSingle
Tommy Ladnier - Mezz MezzrowTommy Ladnier - Mezz MezzrowSingle
Mezz Mezzrow Meets Maxim SauryMezz Mezzrow, Maxim SauryAlbum
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