[selimthegrim]

So the claim is he actually released some OK stuff at the end. How true is that?

[officemonkey]

Trad clarinet isn't terribly difficult compared to post-bebop jazz. Pee Wee Russell and Benny Goodman were probably the best at it in the 60s. I don't think I have any post-1930s Mezzrow recordings to make an assessment.