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[mikeweil]

On 6/17/2023 at 7:34 AM, Gheorghe said:

Wow, I think the only foto of Leo Parker I ever saw is on one of the two albums he made for BN. There are two of them and he plays so great ! Only I never understood why they picked up so obscure sidemen, such a music should have Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers and Art Blakey ! 

These guys probably were players he was familiar with. Those you mention might have been slightly too modern for him and may have tended to steal the spotlight a bit. His sidemen totally support him and that serves him perfectly. He needed players with a strong R & B touch.

The Dexter sessions took place but remained unreleased for many years, there is a tinge of sadness about the loss of his former Eckstine bandmate lingering over them.

[Dave Garrett]

On 6/13/2023 at 9:26 AM, JSngry said:

[Gheorghe]

13 hours ago, mikeweil said:

These guys probably were players he was familiar with. Those you mention might have been slightly too modern for him and may have tended to steal the spotlight a bit. His sidemen totally support him and that serves him perfectly. He needed players with a strong R & B touch.

The Dexter sessions took place but remained unreleased for many years, there is a tinge of sadness about the loss of his former Eckstine bandmate lingering over them.

Interesting remark and you may be right !  Maybe Blakey would have fitted in, since he had played numerous gigs and recording sessions with Leo Parker in Leo´s best years, the 40´s. With Tadd, with Mr. B. .....

About pianists it´s hard to say, with Bud on the other side of the ocean I couldn´t imagine another better 40´s rooted piano player. With bassists, well BN sometimes gave veteran bass players a session so it´s astonishing that the then "modern" Sonny Rollins for a typical 50´s hard bop session would be combined with  the veteran Gene Ramey, or Griffin with also veteran Curley Russell. 

20 minutes ago, Dave Garrett said:

I don´t know absolutly nothing about sports, but is this the "Lou Ghering" about whom I had read in context with Mingus´ terminal desease which is also called "Lou Ghering Desease" until I learned that this was a sportsman. 

[Dave Garrett]

39 minutes ago, Gheorghe said:

I don´t know absolutly nothing about sports, but is this the "Lou Ghering" about whom I had read in context with Mingus´ terminal desease which is also called "Lou Ghering Desease" until I learned that this was a sportsman. 

No. This is Lou Gehrig:

[Gheorghe]

5 hours ago, Dave Garrett said:

No. This is Lou Gehrig:

To dye so young is a drag. 

I had not known his name before reading about Mingus´death. 

[JSngry]

[jazzbo]

[Gheorghe]

15 hours ago, jazzbo said:

is that old bald headed gentleman also a musician or an fan ? 

[jazzbo]

4 hours ago, Gheorghe said:

is that old bald headed gentleman also a musician or an fan ? 

Director Otto Preminger. This is from the production of "Anatomy of a Murder."

[Ken Dryden]

Duke Ellington appears in the film as "Pie Eye." There's also a photo of Ellington and Jimmy Stewart appearing to play duo piano. I don't recall if that is shown in the film or just a publicity shot.

[JSngry]

[GA Russell]

On 6/19/2023 at 11:27 AM, JSngry said:

Am I supposed to recognize the girl on the right?

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[JSngry]

Supposed to? Not unless she's family or something? 

[rostasi]

[jazzbo]

[JSngry]

[Dmitry]

 

[rostasi]

[JSngry]

[Dan Gould]

For those who are not a member of FB's Rare Jazz Photos group I assume this will be appreciated. C Sharpe and Hank Mobley. From Michael Weiss, location and year not given.

[JSngry]

Oh my!!! 

[jazzbo]

Hank Mobley by William Claxton

 

[optatio]

1956

 

[rostasi]

[Dmitry]

12 hours ago, rostasi said:

Ain't that the truth! That's why I clean my naked stylus after every play.