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To paraphrase the brand new Testament, most are called but few are particular to end up being nicknamed “Pests.” The multi-instrumentalist John “Pests” Hamilton obstructs the road of all jazz listeners through his existence on the batch of Extra fat Waller sides documented between 1938 and 1942, music therefore bouncy …

b. 1911, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, d. 1947. A trumpet participant much influenced by Louis Armstrong, Hamilton produced his debut in 1931 with Chick Webb, and consequently used Cab Calloway, Sam Wooding, Teddy Hill and Fat Waller. Using the last he could be noticed on ‘You’re Allowing The Lawn Grow’ …