Apex Blues
Context
Composed by Jimmie Noone, Joe Poston and Earl Hines, this blues was recorded on August 23, 1928 for Vocalion, the same day as "Sweet Lorraine," by the orchestra Noone led at the Apex Club on Chicago's South Side. The fluid sound of his clarinet fed Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Chicago. Among the origins and influences of Chicago: New Orleans jazz, Dixieland (ODJB, 1917).