Preston Jackson in Chicago - early 20th Century
from Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It, page 80:
Man, I had a right to be scared when I played my first gig in Chicago, and, believe me, I was. Those were the days of tough competition in solid cats like Roy Palmer and Kid Ory on trombone and Joe Oliver, Tig Chambers, and Sugar Johnny on trumpet--competition that would scare the notes out of anybody, and I was no exception.
I remember I was taking lessons from Roy Palmer when the gig came up. Roy was trombonist with Doc Watson who had all the gigs in town sewn up. Doc had some fine men in his outfit like Roy and William Hightower and Horace Eubanks. After hearing them play so … 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. 80. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1436024212813 accessed: 25 April, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| jazz band performance | performed by William Hightower, Roy Palmer, Horace Eubanks |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | early 20th Century |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |