EKE BBB Posted January 17, 2013 Report Posted January 17, 2013 Courtesy of Charles McNeal / Loren Schonberg at FB: Quote
JSngry Posted January 17, 2013 Report Posted January 17, 2013 Courtesy of Charles McNeal / Loren Schonberg at FB: whoa... Quote
danasgoodstuff Posted January 17, 2013 Report Posted January 17, 2013 On tenor, getin' down like Gatortail or Illinois Jacquet? Quote
brownie Posted January 17, 2013 Report Posted January 17, 2013 Great photo! Any sound expectable? Quote
Michael Weiss Posted January 17, 2013 Report Posted January 17, 2013 Look where the beater on the bass drum is! Quote
brownie Posted January 17, 2013 Report Posted January 17, 2013 Look where the beater on the bass drum is! That was for Hamp's use so that he could switch from vibes to drums without missing a beat! What a showman! Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted January 17, 2013 Report Posted January 17, 2013 On tenor, getin' down like Gatortail or Illinois Jacquet? My thought precisely Like Ornette, I'm sure Bird knew where they were coming from - a place he recognised - even if they weren't going to the place he hadn't found yet. Bird did a tour with Gator and they jammed together for the finale - usually Gator stepped back after a few exchanges saying, 'you got it'. THAT, I would have loved to have seen. Anyone know when the photo was taken? MG Quote
JSngry Posted January 17, 2013 Report Posted January 17, 2013 And this isn't a Photoshop of some photo of Bird playing tenor in Eckstine's band superimposed over a photo of Hamp? Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted January 17, 2013 Report Posted January 17, 2013 I don't think so. The shadow of his sax, falling over Hamps left side, seems to be at the same angle as the shadow of the mike. And, as Brownie pointed out, the bass drum pedal pointing the other way so Hamp could use it at the drop of a mallet isn't something you'd find in the Eckstine band MG Quote
bichos Posted January 17, 2013 Report Posted January 17, 2013 bandbox, new york city: 26. june 1953 (we had this phots years ago on this forum but i can´t find it via the search function...) and there are four more pictures of him with hamp´s band on tenor (but unfortunately they are too big to upload here....sais the new program...- sorry! keep boppin´ marcel Quote
bichos Posted January 17, 2013 Report Posted January 17, 2013 here are more: http://bird.parkerslegacy.com/bandbox/birdatbandbox.html keep boppin´ marcel Quote
EKE BBB Posted January 18, 2013 Author Report Posted January 18, 2013 (edited) New York Age, June 13, 1956: "Lionel Hampton has been set for the Bandbox for two weeks beginning June 23, which will be a terrific fanfare for Hamp's 13th anniversary as a big name bandleader. Every top musician in New York is being invited for the gala event and reservations will be accepted at the Bandbox from Thursday night and extending up until June 22 only". Long Beach Independant, June 26, 1953: "Lionel Hampton will introduce his new song, "Lullaby to Benny Goodman", at his Bandbox opening. The bandleader says: "I guarantee, man, this is one lullaby that isn't going to let anybody go to sleep." From Dorothy Kilgallen's column in the Lowell Sun (June 27, 1953), "Tops in Town" section: "Ella Fitzgerald's new Decca (...) Lionel Hampton and his wild and wonderful crew at the Bandbox (don't leave until they do Flyin' Home!)". Edited January 18, 2013 by EKE BBB Quote
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