Red Nichols and His Five Pennies - 1944, 45

When Nichols came out of his temporary retirement during the WWII years, he put together a much more modern group than he had before or after.  This sextet featured the very late swing and even Bebop influenced arrangements of Heinie Beau as well as his superb clarinet playing.  He is matched the the tenor player Herbie Haymer and a rhythm section that isn't completely known but may include Thurman Teague on bass and Rollie Culver on drums . . recorded for McGregor Transcriptions in Los Angeles