Rex Stewart in New York City - 1926

from Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It, page 207:

About 1925 it was customary every Monday morning for the artists and musicians from the Club Alabam, Plantation, Cotton Club, Small's Paradise, et cetera, to gather in one club to enjoy themselves dancing and drinking. All the big-shot musicians would sit and sip and then if the urge struck them, they would grab a horn and how they would blow to that wonder audience.
cite as

Nat Hentoff and Nat Shapiro, Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It (London, 1992), p. 207. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1435152418693 accessed: 29 March, 2024

location of experience: New York City

Listeners

Rex Stewart
jazz cornetist
1907-1967

Listening to

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jazz horn music

Experience Information

Date/Time 1926
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Wed, 24 Jun 2015 14:26:59 +0100
Approved on Tue, 30 Aug 2016 13:01:40 +0100