JamesJazz

Sorry, I got the ol' 'website not responding' treatment...I'll try again later. Also, Gerald is second from the right, not on the end.

Not an album cover, but a very cool pic nonetheless...Gerald is on the right end...Photo is of Cecil Lee's orchestra, c. 1939, not long before Gerald left Detroit to join the Chic Carter Orchestra in Flint, and then on to the Lunceford band. I had the honor of interviewing Gerald last weekend at the Ford Detroit International Jazz Festival. His memory is amazing.

I've posted a rarely (if ever) seen photo of Lucky on my website, detroitmusichistory.com, it's in the Willie Anderson article. The pic is from 1939-40 and shows Lucky with Milton Jackson (as he was then known).