Michael Steinman's heartfelt, thought-provoking and accurately descriptive writing on Papa Jo Jones, and specially the last picture he included, showing the poignant moment when Max Roach passes by and respectfully stares at Jo’s coffin, reminded me of a youtube video I had seen several months ago.
On it, Max Roach plays his own hommage to Jo Jones' habilities with the hi-hat. At the end, Papa Jo comes in the stage just to receive a standing ovation.
DUKE’S WORLD AND BEYOND: DAN BLOCK, ROBERT REDD, SEAN SMITH (Cafe
Ornithology, Bushwick, Brooklyn, September 11, 2025)
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In the past few days, I have posted monumental music by Louis Armstrong,
Earl Hines, and Sidney Catlett in a 1948 concert, and the entirety of the
Count Ba...
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