excerpt from 'Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It' pp. 221-222 (161 words)
excerpt from 'Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It' pp. 221-222 (161 words)
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[W]hen the time came to do the show [at the Lafayette Theatre, New York], he came into the pit with me. I didn't know it then, but he had hidden a trumpet there, and when some blues singer (I just can't remember her name) began to sing, Joe [Smith] played. And the people started to howl. I'm telling you, I couldn't play another note that night! He came to the theatre every day after that band I helped to make him read and he really could play anything. […] Joe had such a big soft beautiful sound. Bessie Smith was just crazy about his playing and he was on lots of her records later on. There's one other musician I'd like to mention. He was SO good. That's Hilton Jefferson. I don't know why people don't appreciate him--one of the finest saxophone players I ever heard. His record of "Who Can I Turn To" with Cab Calloway is so beautiful. |
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