He admired Armstrong so much that after the release of "Heebie Jeebies", he, along with Teschemacher, drove 53 miles to Indiana in order to play the song for Bix Beiderbecke. was an advocate for the pure New Orleans jazz style." Īlong with other white musicians of his era, such as Eddie Condon and Frank Teschemacher, Mezzrow visited the Sunset Café in Chicago to learn from, and listen to, Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five. He became a ubiquitous figure on the Chicago jazz scene of the 1920s and ran in the circles of musicians that included King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Jimmy Noone, Al Jolson, Baby Dodds, Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Bellson and many others. He began to play the clarinet and decided to adopt the African American culture as his own. Mezzrow is equally known as a colorful character, as portrayed in his autobiography, Really the Blues (which takes its title from a Bechet composition), co-written with Bernard Wolfe and published in 1946.Īccording to one biographer: "As a juvenile delinquent, was in and out of reformatory schools and prisons where he was exposed to jazz and blues music. He recorded with Bechet as well and briefly acted as manager for Louis Armstrong. He is remembered for organizing and financing recording sessions with Tommy Ladnier and Sidney Bechet. Milton Mesirow (Novem– August 5, 1972), better known as Mezz Mezzrow, was an American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist from Chicago, Illinois.
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