BIlly Eckstine in Chicago - the 1930's
from Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It, pages 352-353:
Let me tell you about Bird and how I first heard him play. […]
The vogue before the war was to have a breakfast dance on one day of the week. Every club in Chicago […] would [...], with the show going on at six thirty in the morning.
One spot there, 65 Club, [...] had a little combo with King Kolax on trumpet; a kid named Goon Gardner, who could swing like mad, on alto; John Simmons on bass; and Kansas Fields, drums.
It was more or less a jam show, for after the show all the musicians would blow in there. We were standing around one morning when a guy … 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. 352-353. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1435921502830 accessed: 14 December, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composersjazz horn music | performed by Charlie Parker |
Experience Information
Date/Time | the 1930's |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |