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clarinetist. Born in Trinidad, Barriteau was raised in Maracaibo,

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. He played

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in Trinidad from 1926 to 1932, then played clarinet in a local police band from 1933 to 1936. At the same time, he also played in Port of Spain with the Jazz Hounds and the Williams Brothers Blue Rhythm Orchestra. He moved to

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, where he played in Ken Johnson's West Indian Swing Band. '' Melody Maker'' named him "best clarinetist" for seven consecutive years. He led his own group on recordings for Decca Records in the 1940s. Barriteau undertook

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tours for American troops from 1958 to 1966. He emigrated to Australia in 1970, where he died, aged 84, in Sydney.

References

;Footnotes ;General references *Rainer E. Lotz, "Carl Barriteau". '' Grove Jazz'' online.

External links

Carl Barriteau biography, swingtime.co.uk
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barriteau, Carl 1914 births 1998 deaths Jazz clarinetists People from Maracaibo Trinidad and Tobago musicians Trinidad and Tobago expatriates in Venezuela Trinidad and Tobago expatriates in the United Kingdom Trinidad and Tobago emigrants to Australia