| Rod Cless | |
| Background: | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
| Birth Name: | Rod Cless |
| Birth Date: | 20 May 1907 |
| Birth Place: | Lenox, Iowa, U.S. |
| Death Place: | New York, U.S. |
| Instrument: | Saxophone, clarinet |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Past Member Of: | Art Hodes Muggsy Spanier |
George Roderick Cless (May 20, 1907, in Lenox, Iowa – December 8, 1944, in New York City)[1] was an American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist, perhaps best known for his work on sixteen Muggsy Spanier tunes[2] for Bluebird Records. Additionally, Cless worked with other artists such as Frank Teschemacher, Gene Krupa, Art Hodes, Bobby Hackett, Max Kaminsky and Mezz Mezzrow.[1]
Walking home from the last night of a job at the Pied Piper (where he played alongside his friend Max Kaminsky) in December 1944,[1] Cless fell over the balcony of his apartment building and died four days later at the age of 37.[3] [4] [5]
With Art Hodes
With Muggsy Spanier
With the Rod Cless Quartet