Milt Hinton in New York City - the 1940's
from Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It, page 336:
[On Sunday...] night, we'd go to the Savoy to hear Chick Webb. That was a band that really swung. Then, after the Savoy, we'd go to Puss Johnson's, an after-hours spot at 130th and St. Nicholas, I think. Everybody would come in there. All the guys from the bands downtown. I remember one particular session, Ben Webster and Pres [Lester Young] were there and everybody knew about it.
[… E]ach had his individual rhythm section to play for him. A drummer and I played for Ben. Walter Page and Jo Jones played for Pres. The room was filled with smoke and loaded with musicians. Not … more >>
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. 336. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1435836901986 accessed: 12 December, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| jazz music performance | performed by Walter Page, Milt Hinton, Chick Webb, Jo Jones, Lester Young, Ben Webster |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | the 1940's |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |