excerpt from 'Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It' pp. 218 (173 words)
excerpt from 'Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It' pp. 218 (173 words)
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I got to know [Fletcher] Henderson in the 1935-36 period, when I was the arranger for Jack Hylton. We were appearing in Chicago, and I met F.H. through Benny Goodman, for whom Smack [Henderson] made so many arrangements. [...] Every night after I finished at the Gold Coast Room of the famous Drake Hotel, I used to call for Goodman, and we all proceeded to the Grand Terrace Ballroom, where Henderson was appearing with his band. For me, the first hearing of Smack's band was a thrill I shall remember for as long as I live. The jump that this band had was simply amazing. In the band was Roy Eldridge--to me the guy who could squeeze anything out of a trumpet--and I have never heard anyone reach so high in my life. Then there was Buster Bailey on clarinet--who Benny thought was the last word-- and a tenor player, Chu Berry. Yes, I agree that Coleman Hawkins was and is great, but Chu played choruses that really would "make the angels sing." |
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