johnlitweiler Posted July 6, 2012 Report Posted July 6, 2012 Kansas Fields Arizona Dranes Iowa Chuck Quote
king ubu Posted July 6, 2012 Report Posted July 6, 2012 Jason Adasiewicz (that's pronounced "Featherstonehaugh"). Quote
Don Brown Posted July 6, 2012 Report Posted July 6, 2012 Pee Wee Russell Tiny Parham Big Sid Catlett Big Miller Sir Charles Thompson Sir Roland Hanna Slide Hampton Tricky Lofton Speed Webb Dollar Brand aka Abdullah Ibrahim Red Allen Red Richards Red Kelly Alton 'Slim' Moore Big Chief Russell Moore and then, of course, there's Bullmoose Jackson who had great jazzmen like Tadd Dameron, Clifford Brown, Benny Golson and Philly Joe Jones in his band in the the mid 1950s Quote
BeBop Posted July 7, 2012 Report Posted July 7, 2012 The pig latinized Anita O'Day Buzzy Drootin Quote
mattes Posted July 7, 2012 Report Posted July 7, 2012 (edited) Dudley Fosdick Billy Strayhorn Edited July 7, 2012 by matteson Quote
Spontooneous Posted July 7, 2012 Report Posted July 7, 2012 Four pages and nobody's mentioned Howdy Quicksell yet? Cladys "Jabbo" Smith -- or anyone else named Jabbo Gene "Honeybear" Sedric Omer Simeon Barney Bigard Andres "Fats Ford" Merenguito Quote
robertoart Posted July 7, 2012 Author Report Posted July 7, 2012 (edited) Guy Viveros Bubba Brooks Anyone (or almost anyone, in case there's a dud I'm forgetting) with the title "Sir" Also, isn't Earl Swope a great name for a trombonist? Especially one who played like Earl Swope Ha. That's weird. I was just driving home from a football game tonight, and was thinking of this thread - and was planning to check if anyone had mentioned the 'sirs" Sir Roland Hanna Sir Charles Thompson Sir Mick Jagger Edited July 7, 2012 by freelancer Quote
Don Brown Posted December 25, 2012 Report Posted December 25, 2012 Tadd Dameron Marky Markowitz Little Brother Montgomery Sweet Emma Barrett Dud Bascomb Pharoah Sanders Boots Randolph Muggsy Spanier Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted November 28, 2019 Report Posted November 28, 2019 Resurrect this thread. Tiny Grimes  Quote
BillF Posted November 28, 2019 Report Posted November 28, 2019 Ronnie Schatt Dick Wellstood Big P Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted November 29, 2019 Report Posted November 29, 2019 (edited) How about great (nickname-ish) jazz names that are strikingly similar, playing the same instrument and, above all, (virtually) contemporary? Corky Cornelius Corky Corcoran Almost makes you think the Corkies were coined by the same person(s). Â And, OTOH, if there were a thread (and I know I am going out on a limb here ) about nondescript jazz names then my #1 among the nondescriptest names of all is and remains Andrew Hill A common and unaltered "straight" first name along with a common monosyllabic last name just don't "sound" and don't "project" anything. Edited November 29, 2019 by Big Beat Steve Quote
jazzbo Posted November 29, 2019 Report Posted November 29, 2019 Pee Wee Russell and Woody Shaw are both favorite jazz names of mine. Quote
Brad Posted November 29, 2019 Report Posted November 29, 2019 (edited) On 7/5/2012 at 11:08 AM, Cyril said: Slim Gaillard That would have been my choice. Dodo (already mentioned is a cool one). Aside from him and Bird, I wonder how many other others there are with a bird in their name or nickname. Edited November 29, 2019 by Brad Quote
jazzbo Posted November 29, 2019 Report Posted November 29, 2019 Well I have heard a certain Mr. Coleman called "the Hawk."Â Quote
duaneiac Posted November 30, 2019 Report Posted November 30, 2019 14 hours ago, Brad said: Aside from him and Bird, I wonder how many other others there are with a bird in their name or nickname. Well, there is Gary Peacock and Nicki Parrott, not to mention Fletcher Henderson . . . Quote
Shrdlu Posted November 30, 2019 Report Posted November 30, 2019 Gary Peacock's wife was called Garina Peahen. Quote
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