Published on December 23, 1939:
THEIR MEMORY, A BLESSING: JIMMY RUSHING, BUCK CLAYTON, RUBY BRAFF, VIC
DICKENSON, BUD FREEMAN, PEE WEE RUSSELL, RAY BRYANT, FREDDIE GREEN, CHAMP
JONES, BUZZY DROOTIN (Newport Jazz Festival, July 2, 1959)
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I would like to be younger, but I do not regret my age, because being
around for this long means that I got to see Jimmy Rushing, Buck Clayton,
Ruby Braff,...
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The hierarchy of artists -- who's listed, who's not -- is intriguing, even if some of it might have been dictated by the dimensions of the advertisement. I can't tell exactly how much the tickets cost, but I am sure it was a substantial amount of money in 1939 dollars. What a way to celebrate Christmas! Thanks for another wonderful bit of jazz archaeology, Agustin!
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