Biography
Clarence Williams' Blue Five
Effective period / Period of releases: 1923 - 1973
Members: Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Buster Bailey, Eddie Lang, Don Redman, Jabbo Smith, Floyd Casey, Ed Allen, Ed Cuffee, Buddy Christian, Charlie Irvis, Arville Harris, Clarence Williams, King Oliver, Omer Simeon, Thomas Morris, Aaron Thompson, Leroy Harris (2), John Mayfield (3), Benny Moten (2), Katherine Henderson (3), Howard Nelson (2)
A series of sessions from 1923 to 1927 featuring some of the top jazz musicians and blues singers of the early '20's. With over 20 songs featuring Louis Armstrong, Clarence Williams group also featured luminaries such as Sidney Bechet and Coleman Hawkins.