George Finola was smitten with Dixieland Jazz while very young; so, he came to New Orleans “to listen and learn” from the “grand old men” of New Orleans Jazz, but what he wanted most was to be a Dixieland Jazz musician. The problem was that he was a white man “from up north” - Chicago to be exact, but when Al Clark, the founder of Dixieland Hall, put him on the stage and made this recording, George Finola had to be taken seriously as the great musician that he was.

Ultimately earning world-wide fame for his “clear, brilliant horn” so evident in this recording, Finola and his cornet even became the subject of a BBC Jazz spectacular. He eventually toured the world and ultimately founded the Jazz Institute of Chicago, but New Orleans – so long in his heart – was his real home, and it was where he flourished until the end of his life.

In the Band: George Finola, Cornet ~ Jim Liscombe, Clarinet ~ Skip Diringer, Trombone ~ Frank Moliere, Piano ~ Sherwood Mangiapane, Bass Fiddle ~ Louis Barbarin, Drums ~ Carol Saunders, Banjo

The Music: 1. Black Snake Blues ~ 2. San ~ 3. Jazz Band Ball ~ 4. Congo Square ~ 5. After You've Gone ~ 6. Tin Roof Blues ~ 7. Nobody's Sweetheart ~ 8. Gotta See Mama (or Daddy) Every Night ~ 9. I Found a New Baby

Format: Compact Disc (Audio)
Catalog: Nobility Studios 714

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