I Found A New Baby (also: I’ve Found A New Baby) is one of my favourite Jazz standards and I can’t stop hunting for new versions of that great song. For this week I have chosen a version you can find on an Edgar Hayes compilation. Kenny Clarke (1914-1985), who played drums and vibes (plus piano and trombone during school) joined Edgar Hayes’ Big Band 1937. In 1938, they made an European tour and Kenny Clarke got the opportunity to lead his own recording session in Sweden. The group was named Kenny Clarke’s Kvintett and they recorded four songs, one [...]
