Mezz Mezzrow
Dixieland, Composer
1899 – 1972
Who was Mezz Mezzrow?
Milton Mesirow, better known as Mezz Mezzrow 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.
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- Born
- Nov 9, 1899
Chicago - Also known as
- Milton Mesirow
- Mezz Mezzerow
- Mezzrow, Mezz
- Milton Mezzrow
- Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Aug 5, 1972
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on July 23, 2013
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