Duke Ellington - 1928
from Duke Ellington: Music is my Mistress, page 121:
Freddy Jenkins came to us from Wilberforce University in 1928. [...] He was a good reader, but he developed an extra dimension that earned him the nickname of "Posey." It really began with his sitting at the end of the trumpet section. He brought us a new kind of sparkle: his every move was a picture, in the groove, and right on top of the action. Even a cliché in his solos had an extra unique flare, a personality play. He was total "theatre"-le plus jambon. He dressed flashily, almost foppishly, and gained the attention veteran vaude-villians strove for--and bragged about … more >>
Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington: Music is my Mistress (New Jersey, 1973), p. 121. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1429376456707 accessed: 1 September, 2024
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trumpet music
written by Miles Davis |
performed by Freddy Jenkins |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1928 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |