A glimpse into Clark Terry's phone book

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I hope this link to facebook works. I was unable to post the original pic itself,

Amazing glimpse into music history! Mumbles; he certainly hung with heavy company!!

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151195462920817&set=a.115525845816.105118.596895816&type=1

[JSngry]

[Michael Weiss]

That must be Hobart Dotson..

Reminds me of Nica's address book. Although hers was much more colorful.

[cih]

Bill Du Bois

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"Ken" Dorham

[Dan Gould]

and my other favorite KD, Kenny Drew.

Isn't that a misspelling of George Duvivier?

And poor Doug Watkins, misfiled in the D's. I bet he missed a few gigs because CT couldn't find his number.

[Hot Ptah]

I have now seen this in several places online today. I have not read about who originally posted it and how they gained access to the book. Has anyone read about that?

[Ted O'Reilly]

And poor Doug Watkins, misfiled in the D's. I bet he missed a few gigs because CT couldn't find his number.

...and yet, "Duke" is at the top of the D page, not the E. Didn't miss too many of those gigs.

(More accurately, the C/D, not the E/F).

Edited July 5, 2012 by Ted O'Reilly

[flat5]

Ring a ding ding...Are you the party to whom I am speaking?

[Hot Ptah]

I am curious where this image came from. It has been posted on several online music boards and on Facebook posts by several people, and probably in more places online.

Does Clark Terry know that it has been posted? Did he give his consent? What does he think about it being posted?

Did someone go through his things improperly and take a photo on the sly? I hope not.

[romualdo]

"Jim Chapin" - father of Tom (not Thomas) & Harry Chapin

[Christiern]

I have 3 or 4 like that—I think anyone who has been in the business for a few years ends up with a few filled, scribbly address book tucked away.

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

i just tried to call Bob Dylan

[JSngry]

i just tried to call Bob Dylan

...and?

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

number not in service, lol

[cih]

Eubie Blake!

Gary Davis!

Thomas Dorsey!

[Pete C]

Did Dolphy live in Brooklyn? The UL (Ulster) exchange was in my childhood neighborhood, Midwood.

Thomas Dorsey!

Precious lord!

[.:.impossible]

i just tried to call Bob Dylan

hell yes.

[AllenLowe]

it's funny, because I recognize Dizzy's number; I had to call him once, and it took about 25 calls before he was home. Lorraine (his wife) was very sweet on those prior 25 calls.

[cih]

I'd find that too stressful - & asking "is Dizzy in?" all those times would start to sound weird. Definitely best to leave it more than a couple of minutes between attempts.

[colinmce]

You know, Clark and Dolphy would've made a pretty interesting team ca. 1960.

[paul secor]

You know, Clark and Dolphy would've made a pretty interesting team ca. 1960.

Hey, Clark Terry recorded with Buell Neidlinger and another C.T. in early 1961. Wonder if Cecil is in that book.

[Hot Ptah]

I have 3 or 4 like that—I think anyone who has been in the business for a few years ends up with a few filled, scribbly address book tucked away.

Chris, I think you underestimate the interest in these books among those not in the business. I would encourage you to post the entire pages, of every page of your books. I think that there would be immense interest in them.

[Hot Ptah]

On AllAboutJazz today, information was posted on how these pages from Clark Terry's phone book came to the internet. Dr. Demsey says that no one on the pages is alive, but Richard Davis is alive:

"Hi Dan,

Thanks for letting me know about this - but, this image (or a better version of it) is slated to go up on the new website [I don't know which site he's referring to] when it goes up this fall. I've already checked this with Clark and Gwen Terry, and it's not really a privacy issue because none of the people on these pages are alive. If someone's nutty enough to call one of these numbers to let some poor person know that they have Miles' own number, I suppose there's nobody stopping them.

Overall, though, kind of creepy that one of our recent visitors this summer snuck a picture of this and posted it.

Thanks for letting me know,

DD

Dr. David Demsey

Coordinator of Jazz Studies

Curator, Living Jazz Archives

Professor of Music

William Paterson University"