Felix Mayerhofer in Potsdam, New York - January, 1959
from Diary of a Young Musician: Final Days of the Big Band Era, pages 311-312:
On the way back to New York City, I took a detour and stopped at Potsdam for just the night.... Woody Herman and his band were playing in the gym.... I saw many of my friends and a teacher or two...
Sal Nistico, from Woody’s band, was playing a tremendous tenor solo with an admiring crowd urging him on. One of my former erstwhile professors made a profound statement as Sal blew some great sounds with his cheeks puffed out. “He plays beautifully,” said the professor, “but all wrong with his cheeks puffed out.” This particular professor had no idea that most jazz musicians … more >>
cite as
Felix Mayerhofer, Diary of a Young Musician: Final Days of the Big Band Era (2006), p. 311-312. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1423582796976 accessed: 1 September, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composersjazz | performed by Sal Nistico, Woody Herman |
Experience Information
Date/Time | January, 1959 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors |
Notes
The venue is the State University of New York at Potsdam.
Originally submitted by hgb3 on Tue, 10 Feb 2015 15:39:57 +0000