Bird and Diz Hot House

[Hardbopjazz]

I would venture to say everyone here has seen this TV clip of Bird and Diz playing "Hot House." The only musician I didn't get was the pianist. Who was on piano? Al Haig or could it be George Shearing?

[jeffcrom]

Dick Hyman.

[Chuck Nessa]

A man at odds with himself.

[JSngry]

A man determined to break through all barriers.

[paul secor]

Yeah, but he got to play with Bird, and that's something.

[jeffcrom]

My so-immature wife came home one day and delightedly told me that she had just heard Dick Hyman playing "Wang Wang Blues" on the radio. She was ridiculously happy over that.

[marcello]

Quick story:

Sometime in the mid-70's, I had this video that I taped off of a TV program. I had a bunch of performance that I taped that way, so one night I brought the Betamax over to Barry Kiener's home so we could watch them together after his nightly gig was over.

At sometime around 3AM there was a knock on the door and in walked Tony Bennett, Jon Burr and Danny D'Imperio. They were playing at some private function in town, and since Jon (who played with Barry with Buddy Rich) and Danny ( who was a old cohort) knew Barry and where he lived, they just stopped by with Tony in tow.

When we played "Hot House", Tony was so knocked out, that we played it over and over and over. He was a very, very nice guy.

[medjuck]

I would venture to say everyone here has seen this TV clip of Bird and Diz playing "Hot House." The only musician I didn't get was the pianist. Who was on piano? Al Haig or could it be George Shearing?

Most people have trouble recognizing the drummer-- including Diz! There's an interview with him and Max Roach on a double cd of them playing in Paris (IIRC) during which they're shown that clip and begin musing about who was the left-handed drummer. (I gotta admit I thought it was Max when I first saw it. Didn't notice the drummer was a lefty. )

[GA Russell]

Most people have trouble recognizing the drummer-- including Diz! There's an interview with him and Max Roach on a double cd of them playing in Paris (IIRC) during which they're shown that clip and begin musing about who was the left-handed drummer. (I gotta admit I thought it was Max when I first saw it. Didn't notice the drummer was a lefty. )

So who was it?

[Chuck Nessa]

Ginger Baker.

[Don Brown]

Charlie Smith

[marcello]

For the record:

Leonard Feather presents Downbeat Awards for 1951 to Charlie Parker, alto sax; Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Dick Hyman, piano; Sandy Block, acoustic double bass; Charlie Smith, drums.

[Chuck Nessa]

I was almost certain it was Ginger.

[jeffcrom]

I was almost certain it was Ginger.

Sometimes I suspect that you're not being totally serious.

[gmonahan]

Quick story:

Sometime in the mid-70's, I had this video that I taped off of a TV program. I had a bunch of performance that I taped that way, so one night I brought the Betamax over to Barry Kiener's home so we could watch them together after his nightly gig was over.

At sometime around 3AM there was a knock on the door and in walked Tony Bennett, Jon Burr and Danny D'Imperio. They were playing at some private function in town, and since Jon (who played with Barry with Buddy Rich) and Danny ( who was a old cohort) knew Barry and where he lived, they just stopped by with Tony in tow.

When we played "Hot House", Tony was so knocked out, that we played it over and over and over. He was a very, very nice guy.

Nice story. I don't think I've ever heard a discouraging word said about Tony Bennett. That's pretty rare.

gregmo

[medjuck]

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Nice story. I don't think I've ever heard a discouraging word said about Tony Bennett. That's pretty rare.

gregmo

Hang around here long enough and you probably will.

[GA Russell]

Charlie Smith

For the record:

Leonard Feather presents Downbeat Awards for 1951 to Charlie Parker, alto sax; Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Dick Hyman, piano; Sandy Block, acoustic double bass; Charlie Smith, drums.

Thanks, guys.

[bichos]

I would venture to say everyone here has seen this TV clip of Bird and Diz playing "Hot House." The only musician I didn't get was the pianist. Who was on piano? Al Haig or could it be George Shearing?

Most people have trouble recognizing the drummer-- including Diz! There's an interview with him and Max Roach on a double cd of them playing in Paris (IIRC) during which they're shown that clip and begin musing about who was the left-handed drummer. (I gotta admit I thought it was Max when I first saw it. Didn't notice the drummer was a lefty. )

here it is.

keep boppin´

marcel

[medjuck]

Wow I didn't know there was a video of the interview. On the cd they do talk about the drummer (IIRC).