Tony Scott in New York City - between 1945 and 1947

from Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It, page 367:

Yes, more and more of the modern guys began to come onto The Street [52nd St., New York]. Around 1947, J.J. Johnson had a group and Bud Powell had started. Al Haig had come in with Bird [Charlie Parker] and Dizzy [Gillespie]. That was in 1945. It was a fabulous thing--Bird and Diz both blowing together and blowing great. Dizzy finally got a big band together--with Kenny Clarke on drums--and that hit The Street toward the tail-end of The Street's importance in the jazz scene.
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. 367. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1435934837910 accessed: 8 October, 2024

location of experience: New York City

Listeners

Tony Scott
Clarinetist
1921-2007

Listening to

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jazz horn music performed by Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie

Experience Information

Date/Time between 1945 and 1947
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Fri, 03 Jul 2015 15:47:18 +0100
Approved on Mon, 05 Sep 2016 15:29:26 +0100