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Thelonious Monk & Tete Montoliu at Deutscher Jazz Salon, Kongresshalle, Berlin, Germany, May 1961.

Photo by Susanne Schapowalow

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Louis Armstrong portrait by Robert Crumb.

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Song stylist Carmen McRae (April 8, 1920 – November 10, 1994) with musician Gerry Mulligan at the Chicago Orchestra Hall. 1955
(William Lanier and Ebony Collection)

 

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I had just asked him what it was like playing on the Teddy Edwards session with Billy Higgins. He thanked me for the reminder. No idea why he's pointing at me other than that it might be good for captioning ideas.

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A film still of Una Mae Carlisle on the set of “I Like It ’Cause I Love It,” a soundie from 1944. (Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture)

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Billie Holiday and Mister
–Herman Leonard, NYC, 1949

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On 4/12/2026 at 1:58 AM, jazzbo said:

Billie Holiday and Mister
–Herman Leonard, NYC, 1949

cool pic !

 

On 3/28/2026 at 12:51 PM, jazzbo said:

Thelonious Monk & Tete Montoliu at Deutscher Jazz Salon, Kongresshalle, Berlin, Germany, May 1961.

Photo by Susanne Schapowalow

oh how interesting.

I didn´t know that Monk and Montoliu knew each other.

Montoliu, together with Siegfried Kessler (german but obviously more French affinity) and "my man and mentor" Fritz Pauer from Austria, were my favourite European piano players. 

On 3/18/2026 at 9:05 PM, jazzbo said:

John Coltrane, Archie Shepp, Bob Thiele, August 1964, RVG studio

 

So great, my favourites, together with Albert Ayler, and above all: Pharoah Sanders (because he was a life long companion and "best musical friend" whenever I was happy or sad....

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