Hoagy Carmichael in Richmond, Indiana - early 20th Century
from Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It, pages 142-144:
Bix [Beiderbecke] blew into Indianapolis and asked me to go to Richmond with him to hear him make some records.
[...]
"We're going to make some records in 'slow-drag' style", Bix said, "and I've got some guys who can really go. Tommy Dorsey, Howdy Quicksell, Don Murray, Paul Mertz, and Tommy Gargano."
[…]
Bix started doodling on his horn. Finally, he seemed to find a strain the suited him but by that time everybody had taken a hand in composing the melody, though as the bottles got still lighter nobody seemed to have a definite understanding of what … more >>
Nat Hentoff and Nat Shapiro, Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It (London, 1992), p. 142-144. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434980371633 accessed: 19 April, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| Toddlin' Blues | performed by Paul Mertz, Tommy Gargano, Bix Beidebecke, Don Murray, Tommy Dorsey, Howdy Quicksell |
| Davenport Blues | performed by Paul Mertz, Tommy Gargano, Bix Beidebecke, Don Murray, Tommy Dorsey, Howdy Quicksell |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | early 20th Century |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |