Felix Mayerhofer et al. in Canada - January, 1959
from Diary of a Young Musician: Final Days of the Big Band Era, pages 307-308:
At about this time our group got some needed stimulation. We augmented the trio to five for a special trip, with Danny Pucillo, a great drummer, and equally fine jazz tenor player, Don Richards. We entertained the troops at U.S. Air Force bases in Labrador and Newfoundland for six weeks. It was truly enjoyable. We played straight ahead jazz the entire time we were there.
By coincidence, I’d played with Danny Pucillo when we were both in high school. The school he was attending needed a few extra musicians for their school’s jazz concert, and Johnny Bova, Angelo La Bella, Don … more >>
cite as
Felix Mayerhofer, Diary of a Young Musician: Final Days of the Big Band Era (2006), p. 307-308. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1423581638457 accessed: 1 September, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composersjazz | performed by Don Richards, Allen Keller, Felix Mayerhofer, Jeannie Parker, Danny Pucillo |
Experience Information
Date/Time | January, 1959 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Originally submitted by hgb3 on Tue, 10 Feb 2015 15:20:38 +0000