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This evening I'll cross my fingers for Chelsea.

Dan Morgenstern Ed Berger Vincent Pelote

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Big Sid Catlett Cozy Cole Zutty Singleton

Looking through these three pages, you can find several more pics from that jam session: http://images.google.com/images?sa=4&i...k+source%3Alife Thanks everybody for their input!

George Wettling has been suggested as the man behind the piano.

Ralph Lalama La Lola se va a los puertos Lola Flores

Scott Fitzgerald Scott Hamilton Byron Scott

And also Tiger Rag and All That Jazz - Condon, Eddie (Pacific/Mighty Quinn) Like Pres - Quinichette, Paul (United Artists/Mighty Quinn) And His World Famous Jazz Band 1943 -"Davison, ""Wild"" Bill" (World Transcription/Jazzology) Lady of the evening -"Davison, ""Wild"" Bill" (Fat Cat/Jazzology) And His Jazzologists -"Davison, ""Wild"" Bill" (Jazzology) 'S Wonderful -"Davison, ""Wild"" Bill" (Jazzology) Showcase -"Davison, ""Wild"" Bill" (Circle/Jazzology)

Jamie Cullum Jim Cullum John Sheridan

Keeper of the Flame Flaming Sword Warm Valley

Moonraker Chet Baker Chet Atkins

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Louis Prima Joe Primrose Rose of Cimarron

BBS, you are right, it is Hot Lips Page. Hot Lips is more identifiable on another image from the same jam session (image link does not work). Closer look to the two trumpeters confirms one of them is Hot Lips Page: Big size image

Yes! (see my previous reply). He was on alto in the Coleman Hawkins' proto-bop recording sessions for Apollo that produced Woody'n you, Bu-dee-daht and Yesterdays (Feb. 16, 1944) and Disorder at the border, Feeling zero and Rainbow mist (Body and soul) (Feb. 22, 1944). And he recorded again on alto circa 1956 for Imperial:

It sure looks like a 19-years-old Leo Parker on alto (picture is supposed to have been taken in 1943), his instrument until he turned to baritone around 1945. Thanks for the replies so far (Chuck and the others)! In fact he must have picked up the baritone in 1944, as he recorded with the Billy Eckstine Orchestra on September 5, 1944.

Yes! (see my previous reply). He was on alto in the Coleman Hawkins' proto-bop recording sessions for Apollo that produced Woody'n you, Bu-dee-daht and Yesterdays (Feb. 16, 1944) and Disorder at the border, Feeling zero and Rainbow mist (Body and soul) (Feb. 22, 1944).

It sure looks like a 19-years-old Leo Parker on alto (picture is supposed to have been taken in 1943), his instrument until he turned to baritone around 1945. Thanks for the replies so far (Chuck and the others)!

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Clarence Williams Perry Bradford W.C. Handy

Here's a test for good physiognomists: Besides Count Basie and Lester Young, which musicians can you recognize on this photo from Life archives? Big size photo Best regards, A

Benny Carter and the QHCF in Barcelona (Jan. 29&31, 1936)

Michael Chang Yang Yin