A pity there is no video, that's a great band, Louis Cottrell was a much greater clarinet player than the better known George Lewis (who had a lot of disciples, may be because it is easier to be a Lewis disciple than a Cottrell one !), Alvin Alcorn has its own sound and style, and Louis Barbarin was the last of the great N.O. drummers.
A pity there is no video, that's a great band, Louis Cottrell was a much greater clarinet player than the better known George Lewis (who had a lot of disciples, may be because it is easier to be a Lewis disciple than a Cottrell one !), Alvin Alcorn has its own sound and style, and Louis Barbarin was the last of the great N.O. drummers.