Ed Kirkeby in New York City - early 20th Century
from Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It, pages 261-262:
I had booked a date with Muzak to do some transcriptions with Fats and his Rhythm. As we did three shows daily at the the Loew's State Theatre [across the street from Muzak] we had to sandwich this recording session in-between our stage work…
Once in the studio we lost no time… Everyone was keyed up and in the proper frame of mind for musical stimulation--and the panic was soon on. The boys played like there was no tomorrow. They knew all the tunes and the masters piled up at a truly amazing rate. With the next show ahead Fats had to keep up a terrific pace but with all the drive there … more >>
cite as
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. 261-262. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1435494560741 accessed: 4 December, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composersJazz band music |
Experience Information
Date/Time | early 20th Century |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Sun, 28 Jun 2015 13:29:20 +0100
Approved on Wed, 31 Aug 2016 09:17:16 +0100