From what is considered the greatest live peformance in Jazz. The Massey Hall Concert, Toronto: Bud Powell, Charles Mingus, Max Roach, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker. Bird used a plastic alto that night.





Another one from Massey Hall





Hot Lips Page, Tommy Potter, Agent, Big Chief Moore, Sidney Bechet, Al Haig, Charlie Parker, Max Roach, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham (Paris 1949)







Kenny Dorham, Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman, Max Roach

Anthony Braxton

WOw!!! What the hell......that's BIG!!

Cecil Taylor, Jimmy Lyons, Sam Rivers, Andrew Cyrille.

2 fingers, well, I mean only the first two fingers could run on the fingerboard.
But if you have the chance to watch the last DVD of Stéphane Grappelli, you'll be able to
see that he used the two other fingers to play chords. These two were almost paralyzed.

You have put several amazing pictures there.
I particularly love the one of the hat of Lester Young.
Good choices!

Moondog

In an era where the violin was austere, he makes it swings with grace, passion and ... generosity !


Moondog

Just found this nice image of Miles:

Sonny Rollins.......I'm taking Stardust to his concert tonight. He's playing at "Palais des Beaux Arts" in Bruxelles... Nice concerthall as well!! I'll try to make a photo myself

You know how they do that effect (or at least how i do it) - you put the camera on slow exposure and move it around, basically!

Good listening! And don't eat too much Belgian chocolat!
Send me the rest



Moondog