Here's a small treasure for all those who love this kind of jazz and would kill to have been present: a flier for a series of 52nd Street jam session at Jimmy Ryan's, starting on September 27, 1942. Click on it and you'll discover a who's who of jazz in the early 1940s:
IT’S HOT! IT’S HERE! THE HOT CLUB OF NEW YORK HAS A HOME (20 West 20th
Street, Room 307, New York City)
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NEWS FLASH: The Hot Club of New York has begun in-person meetings of the
most refreshing kind — celebrating timeless music in startling sound — at
20 West ...
Hace 2 días
And there, with Billie and Hot Lips Page, among the who's who of jazz is my friend Ruby Smith (nee Walker), Bessie's trusty companion and niece by marriage.
ResponderEliminarInteresting document—thanks Augustín.