Sobbin' Blues

The Secret Six recorded at The Reserve in Buena Vista, Colorado. Zach Lange - trumpet Chloe Feorenzo - clarinet Nathan Wolman - trumpet Colin Myers - trombone John Joyce - upright bass Defne “Dizzy” Incirlioglu Hunter Burgamy - banjo Big thanks to Matthew Maloney and friends for the filming the video and making this show happen! The Sobbin' Blues was originally recorded in Chicago on June 22nd 1923 with King Oliver cornet & leader, Louis Armstrong cornet & slide whistle, Honore Dutrey trombone, Johnny Dodds clarinet, Lil Hardin piano, Bud Scott banjo, and Baby Dodds drums. *"Sobbin' Blues" was composed by Art Kassel and Vic Berton. The slide whistle chorus played by Armstrong provides some unique variety about thirty-five seconds in. Somewhere in his writings Louis says he played the slide whistle like it was "a goddam trombone."