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Paul Barbarin

real name Adolphe Paul Barbarin

jazz drummer from New Orleans

United States · 1899-05-05 – 1969-02-17

Paul Barbarin is credited on 1,038 releases across 320 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,038

Credits

320

Albums

8

Decades active

50

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Biography

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American jazz drummer and bandleader, born May 5, 1899 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, died February 17, 1969 in the same city.
His father Isidore Barbarin and brother Louis Barbarin were also musicians.

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Credited work

1,038 releases · 320 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 1,784
  • Other credits · 18

Studios: Newport Jazz Festival · Webster Hall · CBS Studios, New York · BMG Recording Studios

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