_______ was a clarinet player from New Orleans who moved to Chicago in 1921 where he played with King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band and recorded with Louis Armstrong's Hot Five and Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers.
He was an african-american musician noted as one of the most lyrically expressive of jazz clarinets. He was a sideman for some major jazz works including Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers and Armstrong’s Hot Five.