Barney Bigard

Barney Bigard
Barney Bigard
	Bigard in 1947
Background information
Birth name	Albany Leon Bigard
Born	March 3, 1906; New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	June 27, 1980 (aged 74); Culver City, California, U.S.
Genres	Swing; Dixieland;
Occupations	Musician; bandleader;
Instruments	Clarinet; saxophone;
Years active	1920s–1960s

Albany Leon "Barney" Bigard^[1] (March 3, 1906 – June 27, 1980)^[2] was an American jazz clarinetist known for his 15-year tenure with Duke Ellington. He also played tenor saxophone.

^ Bigard, Barney (1986). With Louis and the Duke. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 6. ISBN 978-0-19-520494-0.
^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 239/240. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.

[Bigard-6-1] Bigard, Barney (1986). With Louis and the Duke. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 6. ISBN 978-0-19-520494-0.

[LarkinGE-2] Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 239/240. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.

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Barney Bigard

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