Monk Hazel

Arthur "Monk" Hazel ( born August 15, 1903 in Harvey, Louisiana, † March 5, 1968 in New Orleans ) was an American jazz drummer who occasionally played cornet and Mellophone. He was considered one of the last representatives of the Dixieland style and participated in its revival during the swing era with.

Harvey grew up in Gretna and New Orleans. Musically, he first appeared in 1920 in Emmett Hardy in appearance, played in 1924 at Abbie Bruni's ' Halfway House Orchestra and in 1925 at Tony Parenti.

By 1928, he had then a band before he went to New York and played with Johnny Hyman and Jack Pettis, which he in turn has its own group for three years. Prior to due to the war served in the U.S. Army, he played with Gene Austin in Hollywood addition to drums and cornet.

In 1950 he came back to New Orleans, this time with Sharkey Bonano. Later he had also been playing George Girard, Mike Lala, Santo Pecora and all other sizes of the jazz scene of New Orleans.

In 1954, he took with Monk Hazel & His New Orleans Jazz Kings ( inter alia with Al Hirt, Pete Fountain and Phil Darois ) the only album under his own name ( in addition to four pieces with his 1928 he band ) at the Southland Records appeared.