SAN FRANCISCO DIXIELAND: Lu Watters’ Yerba Buena Jazz Band / Milenberg Joys / Jazz Man 13 / 1942

This recording by Lu Watters’ Yerba Buena Jazz Band dates from March 29, 1942. Personnel is: Lu Watters, cornet; Bob Scobey, trumpet; Turk Murphy, trombone; Ellis Horne, clarinet; Wally Rose, piano; Russ Bennett, banjo; Clancy Hayes, banjo; Squire Girsback, tuba; Bill Dart, drums. Lu Watters has the distinction of having a mineral named for him: “The mineral is a rare constituent in a small prospect pit near the long-abandoned Clear Creek mercury mine, New Idria district, San Benito County, California . . . The mineral is named wattersite after Lu Watters (1911-1989), a well-known California mineral collector, jazz trumpeter, chef and environmentalist.“ [] Lu Watters’ first recordings were reissued on a 10-inch Good Time Jazz 33 rpm c. 1953. (Sides 1 and 2 are posted separately on this channel.): [Milenberg Joys, Lu Watters’ Yerba Buena Jazz Band, Jazz