Billy Taylor in New York City - 1943
from Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It, pages 360-361:
In 1943, […] the three big draws on The Street [52nd St., New York] were Art Tatum, Coleman Hawkins, and Billie Holiday. And things were flexible for musicians on The Street. Like Don Byas might have an engagement at the Three Deuces as a leader, and then he'd go next door to the Downbeat as a sideman with Coleman Hawkins.
The cutting sessions there were just fantastic. With all of the musicians regularly working on The Street and with all those sitting in, astonishing sessions were inevitable. There were nights with five trumpets on the stand and five saxophones. And one … 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. 360-361. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1435925369226 accessed: 30 October, 2024
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jazz (, performance of)
written by Miles Davis, Richard Rodgers |
performed by Leonard Feather |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 1943 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |