Russell "Big Chief" Moore's Pow Wow Jazz Band LP Very Rare Trad Jazz

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Russell "Big Chief" Moore's Pow Wow Jazz Band LP Very Rare Traditional Jazz Archival Sleeve Big Chief Moore played with Louis Armstrong and you can hear Pops calling to him for a solo "Take it Big Chief take it"
"Big Chief" Russell Moore (August 13, 1912 – December 15, 1983) was an American jazz trombonist. Moore, a Pima tribe member, grew up on a Native American reservation before moving to Chicago and then Los Angeles where he learned to play various instruments, eventually settling on trombone. Throughout his career, Moore worked with an array of artists including Frank Sinatra, Lionel Hampton, Alberta Hunter and Pee Wee Russell as well as recording under his own name. He is best remembered for his work as a member of Louis Armstrong's band.

After graduating, Moore moved to Los Angeles and was a freelance musician playing trombone with artists such as Eddie Barefield. His career took a big step forward by joining Lionel Hampton’s band in 1935. He departed from Hampton's group when they moved to New York City. Moore stayed in Los Angeles until he ran out of money and then returned to Gila River. After a period of touring with Eli Rice's band, Moore joined Papa Celestin's band in Louisiana. He moved to New Orleans and worked in bands with a number of acts including Kid Rena, A.J. Piron, Paul Barbarin and Ernie Fields.

In the early 1940s, Moore played with Alberta Hunter, Harlan Leonard, and Noble Sissle. At the end of 1944, some musicians from Louis Armstrong's orchestra saw Moore performing in the Jeter-Pillars Orchestra and asked him to meet Armstrong in New York.Following this meeting, Moore played lead trombone with Armstrong's last big band for three years. After the dissolution of Armstrong's orchestra, Moore joined Sidney Bechet's quartet with whom he toured in Europe.

Moore continued his relentless touring in the 1950s with Ruby Braff, Pee Wee Russell, Eddie Condon, Wild Bill Davison, Jimmy McPartland, Tony Parenti, Mezz Mezzrow, Frank Sinatra and Buck Clayton. In 1964, Moore re-joined Armstrong, taking Trummy Young's place in the All Stars. With this line-up, Moore appeared on some famous Armstrong recordings such as Hello Dolly.Moore toured across Europe, Asia, and the Pacific with the All Stars. After leaving the All Stars, Moore played with Lester Lanin’s Society Orchestra, including at the inaugural presidential balls of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard Nixon. With Lanin, he also played at events in the United Kingdom for Diana Spencer and Prince Charles's wedding. According to Pee Wee Erwin, Moore once met the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, who asked him where they could see him play when they next visited New York. Moore obliged by inviting them to see him play at the Central Plaza, a catering hall with raucous crowds, in the Lower East Side.

Moore released two albums under his own name in the 1970s: Russell “Big Chief” Moore’s Pow Wow Jazz Band and Russell Moore Volume II. Both of these albums had extremely limited pressings. In the early 1980s, Moore led a Dixieland band and toured Canada with Cozy Cole and England with Keith Smith. Poor health prevented him from touring any further.