Dan Gould Posted April 9, 2006 Report Share Posted April 9, 2006 Who is Bird looking at so admiringly? More terrific jazz photos here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted April 9, 2006 Report Share Posted April 9, 2006 Easy. It is Flip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted April 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2006 Thanks. I don't think I've seen photos of Phillips other than after he hit 70. Hey Chuck, there's a female trombone player in that Slate photo series. Any idea who that is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted April 9, 2006 Report Share Posted April 9, 2006 Thanks. I don't think I've seen photos of Phillips other than after he hit 70. Hey Chuck, there's a female trombone player in that Slate photo series. Any idea who that is? Might be Dickie Wells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted April 9, 2006 Report Share Posted April 9, 2006 or Mary Wells - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted April 9, 2006 Report Share Posted April 9, 2006 Who is Bird looking at so admiringly? More terrific jazz photos here thanks for the gorgeous... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdanddizzy Posted April 9, 2006 Report Share Posted April 9, 2006 Look at this one : NICE, France — Lionel Hampton in a different kind of jam session with well-known chef Jacques Maximin, 1990. © Guy Le Querrec / Magnum Photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stereojack Posted April 9, 2006 Report Share Posted April 9, 2006 Hey Chuck, there's a female trombone player in that Slate photo series. Any idea who that is? My guess would be Lillian Briggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcello Posted April 9, 2006 Report Share Posted April 9, 2006 (edited) Hey Chuck, there's a female trombone player in that Slate photo series. Any idea who that is? My guess would be Lillian Briggs. Good Guess! Lillian Briggs, real name Lillian Biggs, was a former laundry truckdriver. The late Alan Freed thought she had a tremendous stage presence and he included Lillian on the bill in many of the shows he produced in New York at this time. She would come out on stage in a skin-tight silver or gold lam� dress which she seemed to have been poured into and then proceeded to break up the audience with her trombone-playing and her singing. Her biggest hit was a vocal "I want you to be my baby" release on Epic in the fall of 1955. Lillian Biggs, began her career as a trombonist in her hometown and later joined an all-girl orchestra in 1952. Two years later she was discovered by talent scout Jack Petrill, who launched her solo career. That same year she signed a recording contract with Epic Records and waxed "I want you to be my baby" which sold over a million copies. During the peak of her career (1954-64) she appeared on numerous TV shows including Jack Paar's "Tonight Show", "The Mike Douglas Show", "American Bandstand" and "The Steve Allen Show" and featured in the Jerry lewis starrer "Ladies man". Lillian also recorded several songs on the soundtracks of three Hollywood films: "The Fugitive Kind", "Mr. Wonderful" and "My sister Eileen". Lillian toured extensively until the early 70s, when she relocated to Miami Beach and became a co-partner in a lucrative waterfront resort called Turnberry Isle. Living a jet-set lifestyle during the 80s, she loaned her yacht "Monkey Business" to numerous friends, including former senator Gary Hart and Donna Rice. In the early 80's I once had a couple of drinks at one of the bars at Turnberry Isle, sitting between John McEnroe and James Cann, both of whom had homes there at the time ,as well as Dustin Hoffman and many Saudi sheiks. Edited April 10, 2006 by marcello Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny E Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 Thanks. I don't think I've seen photos of Phillips other than after he hit 70. Hey Chuck, there's a female trombone player in that Slate photo series. Any idea who that is? OK I give. The only female trombone player from the fifties I can think of is Melba Liston. But that woman looks like a white blonde. Who is she? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 I think there's a good chance it is Lillian. Nice photo of Billie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 I liked the photos of Illinois and of Bill Crow carrying his bass across Broadway. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 I always thought that was Urbie Green in drag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 Nice pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny E Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 I think there's a good chance it is Lillian. Nice photo of Billie! Lillian Briggs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny E Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 So is it Lillian Briggs or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny E Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 So is it Lillian Briggs or not? I guess I'll take that week of silence as a "I don't know". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 I'd take it as the matter had already been resolved... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 Wow, those are awesome pictures. Nothing does a jazz musician justice like black and white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 I dunno, green usually works just fine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Indeed! MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny E Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 I'd take it as the matter had already been resolved... Wow, I guess I'm just a little dense then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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