- Rhythm Is Our Business (feat. Paul Boehmke, Bob Shallue, Bill Sinclair, Jim Tutunjian & Bob Lasprogato) · 1998
- Big Bill's British Band (feat. Ken Pye, Norman Field, Sarah Bissonnette, Richard Simmons, Eric Webster, Bill Cole, Dion Cochrane & John R.T. Davies) · 1993
- I Believe I Hear That Trombone Moan (feat. Paul Boehmke, Bill Sinclair, Bob Shallue, Jim Tutunjian & Bob Lasprogato) · 1998
- Big Bill's British Band (feat. Ken Pye, Norman Field, Sarah Bissonnette, Richard Simmons, Eric Webster, Bill Cole, Dion Cochrane & John R.T. Davies) · 1993
- Rhythm Is Our Business (feat. Paul Boehmke, Bob Shallue, Bill Sinclair, Jim Tutunjian & Bob Lasprogato) · 1998
- In Denmark 1993, Vol 1 (feat. Peter Nissen's New Orleans Jazz Band & "Papa Joe" Errington) · 2005
- Big Bill's British Band (feat. Ken Pye, Norman Field, Sarah Bissonnette, Richard Simmons, Eric Webster, Bill Cole, Dion Cochrane & John R.T. Davies) · 1993
- Rhythm Is Our Business (feat. Paul Boehmke, Bob Shallue, Bill Sinclair, Jim Tutunjian & Bob Lasprogato) · 1998
- Big Bill's British Band (feat. Ken Pye, Norman Field, Sarah Bissonnette, Richard Simmons, Eric Webster, Bill Cole, Dion Cochrane & John R.T. Davies) · 1993
- Rhythm Is Our Business (feat. Paul Boehmke, Bob Shallue, Bill Sinclair, Jim Tutunjian & Bob Lasprogato) · 1998
- Rhythm Is Our Business (feat. Paul Boehmke, Bob Shallue, Bill Sinclair, Jim Tutunjian & Bob Lasprogato) · 1998
- Rhythm Is Our Business (feat. Paul Boehmke, Bob Shallue, Bill Sinclair, Jim Tutunjian & Bob Lasprogato) · 1998
- I Believe I Hear That Trombone Moan (feat. Paul Boehmke, Bill Sinclair, Bob Shallue, Jim Tutunjian & Bob Lasprogato) · 1998
Albums
- The French Preservation New Orleans Jazz Band
- The French Preservation New Orleans Jazz Band
- George Lewis & The Easy Riders Jazz Band
- George Lewis & The Easy Riders Jazz Band
- Punch Miller & Capt. John Handy
About Big Bill Bissonnette
A strong advocate of New Orleans jazz as played by veteran Black musicians, Big Bill Bissonnette ran his own group (the Easy Riders Jazz Band), formed his own label (Jazz Crusade) in the 1960s, and organized Northern tours for such veteran players as Kid Thomas Valentine, George Lewis, and Jim Robinson. After a period off the scene, with the successful publication of his 1992 memoirs The Jazz Crusade (which has many stories about New Orleans musicians), Bissonnette reactivated his label and began to play again. Although a somewhat primitive trombonist, Bissonnette (whose idol is Jim Robinson) is a boisterous player with plenty of spirit. ~ Scott Yanow
- HOMETOWN
- Bridgeport, CT, United States
- BORN
- February 5, 1937
- GENRE
- Jazz