Gladys could have fired most of the band. I was at jamsession after their concert here in Copenhagen(I was 17 years old) and Hamp and Cladys did not know about it. All the young boys were there(the bebop guys), it was amazing, Clifford Brown and Art Farmer played the shirts of of the local boys.
I came home at 6 in the morning, was grounded for a week by my father. Christien was there too, have recorded some of it, I shall never forget it.
What a band Hamp had at that time, and they were never allowed anything, it was just Hamp doing the usual show, what a pity.
Vic