montg Posted February 11, 2006 Report Posted February 11, 2006 Some props for my hometown (growing up)--the city of champions. Lincoln Center is having a live tribute Saturday evening (2/18) to Pittsburgh. You can catch it on WBGO or XM sattelite. wbgo Man, how many greats have come from Pittsburgh? Mary Lou Williams, Roy Eldridge, Art Blakey, Earl Hines, Erroll Garner, the Turrentines, 'Tain Watts, Kenny Clarke..... Quote
GA Russell Posted February 11, 2006 Report Posted February 11, 2006 Don't forget Ahmad Jamal! I lived in Pittsburgh from '74 to early '82. Many people were very nice. Quote
montg Posted February 12, 2006 Author Report Posted February 12, 2006 Don't forget Ahmad Jamal! I lived in Pittsburgh from '74 to early '82. Many people were very nice. The Super Bowl years. You probably remember Joe Negri if you were in Pittsburgh in the 70s. I forgot Dodo Marmarosa comes from Pittsburgh too Quote
GA Russell Posted February 12, 2006 Report Posted February 12, 2006 (edited) Can't say I remember Joe Negri. I remember Spider Rondonelli with Eric Kloss at Sunny Daye's, and Harold Betters. What I mostly remember is how none of the record shops carried any jazz except CTI. It was a lot easier to find imports from Britain of prog rock like the Canterbury scene. edit for typo Edited February 12, 2006 by GA Russell Quote
montg Posted February 12, 2006 Author Report Posted February 12, 2006 You must not have watched much Mr Rogers in the 70s! Joe Negri was probably the first real jazz I heard as a child (though I didn't know it was jazz at the time) Quote
GA Russell Posted February 12, 2006 Report Posted February 12, 2006 LOL! No Mister Rogers for me! Quote
LWayne Posted February 18, 2006 Report Posted February 18, 2006 Don't forget George Benson, Sonny Clark (from nearby Hermitage, Pa.) or Steve Nelson..to name just a few more. I am very proud of my hometown, where I still live, and hope to catch the tribute. Oh yeah, congratulations to the Steelers on number five..and still counting LWayne Quote
Lazaro Vega Posted February 21, 2006 Report Posted February 21, 2006 Earl Hines? Eddie Russ, a pianist who settled in Michigan and was well known in these parts. Quote
Spontooneous Posted February 21, 2006 Report Posted February 21, 2006 I sure hope the Pittsburgh tribute concert was better than the Kansas City tribute concert, which had me yelling at my radio like a madman. Quote
Shawn Posted February 21, 2006 Report Posted February 21, 2006 From Sullivan's Travels: (discussing a film) "...it died in Pittsburgh." "What do they know in Pittsburgh?" "They know what they like!" "If they knew what they liked they wouldn't live in Pittsburgh!" Quote
DMP Posted February 22, 2006 Report Posted February 22, 2006 Is Bob Cooper from Pittsburgh? Billy May? Quote
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