kh1958 Posted January 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 For old time®'s sake, how about the last week of October 1939? Benny Goodman is at the Waldorf Astoria (where Carmen Miranda sings at supper) Artie Shaw is at the Pennsylvania Fats Waller is at the Famous Door Louis Prima is at the Hickory House Bud Freeman is at Nick's Joe Sullivan and Billie Holiday are at Cafe Society Louis Armstrong is at the Cotton Club, And the Savoy Ballroom has the Benny Goodman Orchestra and (late) Dickie Wells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 For old time®'s sake, how about the last week of October 1939? Benny Goodman is at the Waldorf Astoria (where Carmen Miranda sings at supper) Artie Shaw is at the Pennsylvania Fats Waller is at the Famous Door Louis Prima is at the Hickory House Bud Freeman is at Nick's Joe Sullivan and Billie Holiday are at Cafe Society Louis Armstrong is at the Cotton Club, And the Savoy Ballroom has the Benny Goodman Orchestra and (late) Dickie Wells. Many thanks, kh1958 Very difficult choice. I might have opted for Cafe Society. Wish I had been there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted January 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 Oh, what the hell... 2/23/56? Thanks Benny Goodman is still at the Waldorf Astoria (20 years later). Dave Brubeck at Basin Street Kenny Clarke at the Cafe Bohemia Carmen McRae at Birdland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted January 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 For old time®'s sake, how about the last week of October 1939? Benny Goodman is at the Waldorf Astoria (where Carmen Miranda sings at supper) Artie Shaw is at the Pennsylvania Fats Waller is at the Famous Door Louis Prima is at the Hickory House Bud Freeman is at Nick's Joe Sullivan and Billie Holiday are at Cafe Society Louis Armstrong is at the Cotton Club, And the Savoy Ballroom has the Benny Goodman Orchestra and (late) Dickie Wells. Many thanks, kh1958 Very difficult choice. I might have opted for Cafe Society. Wish I had been there! Sounds like an excellent choice, except, is it possible that Dickie Wells had Lester Young with his group? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted January 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 For old time®'s sake, how about the last week of October 1939? Benny Goodman is at the Waldorf Astoria (where Carmen Miranda sings at supper) Artie Shaw is at the Pennsylvania Fats Waller is at the Famous Door Louis Prima is at the Hickory House Bud Freeman is at Nick's Joe Sullivan and Billie Holiday are at Cafe Society Louis Armstrong is at the Cotton Club, And the Savoy Ballroom has the Benny Goodman Orchestra and (late) Dickie Wells. Pardon my typing error, the Benny CARTER Orchestra is at the Savoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 Sounds like an excellent choice, except, is it possible that Dickie Wells had Lester Young with his group? Lester Young was with the Basie band playing at the San Francisco World Fair at the time! Dicky Wells was still with the band then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domo1129 Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Would love to know who was hitting the week of Nov 29. 1955??? This is fantastic!!! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 On the day I was born, Cab Calloway opened in a show at the Cotton Club, called "Rhythmania". That week, Fats Waller and his orchestra were at Connie's Inn at 131st and Seventh, The Coon-Sanders Nighthawks orchestra was playing the Terrace Room of the New Yorker Hotel, and Helen Morgan was putting tears in people's eyes at the New Lido, on West 52nd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Week of Nov. 24, 1955 had NYC clubs crawling with musicians of note. Jonah Jones Quartet @ The Embers; Serge Chaloff and Tony Scott sextets alternating @ Basin St. East; Barbara Carroll was at the Café Madison, Bud Powell and the Stan Kenton Orch. (separately) at Birdland, Mae Barnes at The Bonsoir, Oscar Pettiford Trio at The Composer. Charlie Mingus had a quartet at The Bohemia, the usual crowd at Eddie Condon's, the Metropole, etc. That's just a partial listing, domo1129. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Round about the time I was born (IIRC ) there was a boogie woogie craze for the music of Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis and Pete Johnson, Muggsy Spanier recorded "The Great Sixteen" and Charlie Christian was showing the way ahead to Benny Goodman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Without buying the DVD, I'd like to find out who was playing the week of 1/8/77. I bet there was some serious Alphabet City punk going on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Without buying the DVD, I'd like to find out who was playing the week of 1/8/77. I bet there was some serious Alphabet City punk going on... Dude, that is 7 years after our first born and 3 after our second. Why should I take you seriously? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Without buying the DVD, I'd like to find out who was playing the week of 1/8/77. I bet there was some serious Alphabet City punk going on... If it was me, and if I was looking for confirmation of that, the New Yorker might not be the first place to which I'd go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Did they even cover jazz in 1943? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Late to the party, but 11/7/1945? I'm hoping that Bird was playing somewhere, but the New Yorker might not have a listing for a club Bird would have played back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikelz777 Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 I'm late to the party as well but I'd be curious to know who was playing the week of 11/21/59. There had to be something interesting going on in 1959. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 (edited) Without buying the DVD, I'd like to find out who was playing the week of 1/8/77. I bet there was some serious Alphabet City punk going on... Not sure if you mean august the first or january the 8th. Will do august the first if not well wait for tomorrow Hal Galper and Lee Konitz were having a duet at Beefsteak Charlie's later that week Sonny Stitt would be there for a few nights.. They mentionned CGCB but not the bands playing. Also Chico Hamilton was in town at Hopper's , the Art Ensemble of Chicago was at Storyville and later that week Philly Joe Jones Art Pepper was at the Vanguard with a drummer named Elvin Jones . Jimmy Giuffrie would be at Sweet Basil In the rock department Donovan Yes and Bad Company would be visiting MSG that week. Think of it , wished I could be there. Edited September 13, 2011 by Van Basten II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 (edited) If you get a chance, 11/7/45? I'm hoping Bird was playing somewhere. If you get a chance, 11/7/45? I'm hoping Bird was playing somewhere. Couldn't find Bird, but still a pretty good week... Downbeat has Sidney Catlett and Billie Holiday Onyx has Roy Eldridge and Ben Webster Three Deuces has Slam Stewart Trio with Erroll Garner Zanzibar has Duke Ellington Cafe Society Uptown has Mary Lou Williams Stuyvessant Casino has Bunk Johnson and Baby Dodds Late to the party, but 11/7/1945? I'm hoping that Bird was playing somewhere, but the New Yorker might not have a listing for a club Bird would have played back then. Don't worry, I do this kind of thing all the time. In fact, I already checked to see if I posted here before. I had no recollection of it. Edited September 13, 2011 by Jim R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted September 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Six years late is pretty late; That CD must be around here somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 If you get a chance, 11/7/45? I'm hoping Bird was playing somewhere. If you get a chance, 11/7/45? I'm hoping Bird was playing somewhere. Couldn't find Bird, but still a pretty good week... Downbeat has Sidney Catlett and Billie Holiday Onyx has Roy Eldridge and Ben Webster Three Deuces has Slam Stewart Trio with Erroll Garner Zanzibar has Duke Ellington Cafe Society Uptown has Mary Lou Williams Stuyvessant Casino has Bunk Johnson and Baby Dodds Late to the party, but 11/7/1945? I'm hoping that Bird was playing somewhere, but the New Yorker might not have a listing for a club Bird would have played back then. Don't worry, I do this kind of thing all the time. In fact, I already checked to see if I posted here before. I had no recollection of it. Sometimes I can't remember what I said 6 weeks ago, let alone 6 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 And - only if you have a chance - 3rd May, 1981 please. Or will the answer be too depressing? The only thing depressing is that I didn't get to see what was playing that week-- Jaki Byard at Angry Squire (actually May 1 and 2), Dannie Richmond Quintet closes on May 3 (Sunday) at the Village Vanguard (followed on Tuesday by the Elvin Jones group) Fat Tuesday has Chet Baker West Boondock's has Sadik Hakim (who I thought recorded with Charlie Parker and disappeared thereafter). had forgotten that Alexander/Red and I are from the same week, and it's a good one... ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmce Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Without buying the DVD, I'd like to find out who was playing the week of 1/8/77. I bet there was some serious Alphabet City punk going on... Dude, that is 7 years after our first born and 3 after our second. Why should I take you seriously? I'm afraid to even ask now ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Haha... I take it as good-natured ribbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 12/14/55? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Without buying the DVD, I'd like to find out who was playing the week of 1/8/77. I bet there was some serious Alphabet City punk going on... Dude, that is 7 years after our first born and 3 after our second. Why should I take you seriously? Must be great to have seen Scott Joplin, Chuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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