Clarinet to the front !!
Bernard Stanley "Acker" Bilk (28 January 1929 – 2 November 2014) was an English clarinettist and vocalist known for his breathy, vibrato-rich, lower-register style, and distinctive appearance – of goatee, bowler hat and striped waistcoat.
Bilk played with friends on the Bristol jazz circuit and in 1951 moved to London to play with Ken Colyer's band. Bilk disliked London, so returned west and formed his own band in Pensford called the Chew Valley Jazzmen, which was renamed the Bristol Paramount Jazz Band when they moved to London in 1951.
In 1961 "Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazz Band" appeared at the Royal Variety Performance.
Bilk continued to tour with his Paramount Jazz Band, as well as performing concerts with his two contemporaries, Chris Barber and Kenny Ball, both of whom were born in 1930, as "The 3Bs". Bilk also provided vocals on many of his tracks, including on "I'm an Old Cowhand", "The Folks Who Live on the Hill", "White Cliffs of Dover", "Travellin On" and "That's My Home".
1. Wilverine Blues
2. Spider And The Fly
3. Burgundy Street
4. Rose Of The Rio Grande
5. Nobody knows You
6. Nairobi Knees Up
1. I'm An Old Cow Hand
2. South Rampart Street
3. Sweet Georgia Brown
4. Gloomy Sunday
5. Free For All
6. Travelin' On
9. Sweet Georgia Brown.
Vocals as well As Clarinet On This One !.
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