Three Wishes
Kenny Dorham was asked what his three wishes were and he told Nica that he would wish for the following:
- “Money.”
- “Happiness’d take care of all that sh*t!”
- “To have the ecstasy granted to me of music.”
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Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Billy Douglas was born on August 12, 1912 in New Haven, Connecticut. He played with Larry Ringold while young, both having been in the same boys’ institution. He played locally in his teens, then moved to New York City in 1932 as a member of Earle Howard’s band.
In 1933-34 he went on to play with Percy Nelson in Hartford, Connecticut. He then played in the South with Jimmy Gunn. Don Albert picked him up in 1934, and Douglas remained in Albert’s orchestra through 1937.
Doing freelance work for a time, he then worked with Earl Hines for several years in the early 1940s. After 1945 he returned to New Haven where he performed locally until his retirement. Trumpeter and vocalist Billy Douglas passed away in 1978.
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The Quarantined Jazz Voyager
CHET BAKER PLAYS THE BEST OF LERNER & LOEWE
The fat lady has not received her phone call to even begin warming up as the country races back to the way things were more than a year ago. It took three years to get past the Spanish Flu pandemic a hundred years ago because people didn’t want to adhere to the systems put in place. The Delta variant is here with a vengeance causing 21+ thousand new cases here in Florida this past weekend and the numbers are still being counted. I’ve had friends exposed to this variant with fortunate test results clearing them. I am socially distancing when out, wearing my mask and quarantining myself at home. I hope you are doing the same.
This week’s pick is the 1959 album Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner and Loewe. The trumpeter features show tunes by the composer and lyricist, and was released on the Riverside label. The recording sessions were produced by Orrin Keepnews at the Reeves Sound Studios in New York City. Tracks 2,6,7,8 were recorded on July 21st and 1,3,4,5 took place on July 22, 1959.
Track Listing | 43:02
- I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face ~ 4:16
- I Could Have Danced All Night ~ 3:43
- The Heather on the Hill ~ 5:04
- On the Street Where You Live ~ 8:37
- Almost Like Being in Love ~ 4:53
- Thank Heaven for Little Girls ~ 4:35
- I Talk to the Trees ~ 5:51
- Show Me ~ 6:30
Personnel
- Chet Baker ~ trumpet
- Herbie Mann ~ flute, tenor saxophone
- Zoot Sims ~ tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
- Pepper Adams ~ baritone saxophone
- Bob Corwin (tracks 1 & 3-5), Bill Evans (tracks 2 & 6-8) ~ piano
- Earl May ~ bass
- Clifford Jarvis ~ drums
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Three Wishes
Nica’s curiosity led her to inquire of Charlie Shavers as to what he would answer if given three wishes and he said:
- “Youth.”
- “Health.”
- “Happiness.”
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Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Leon Prima was born on July 28, 1907 in New Orleans, Louisiana, the older brother of singer Louis Prima. Starting on piano before learning the trumpet, his early jobs were with Ray Bauduc, Leon Roppolo, Jack Teagarden, and Peck Kelley (during the Roaring Twenties. He and Sharkey Bonano led the group the Melody Masters in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
From 1940 to 1946 a move to New York City saw Leon playing in his brother’s big band. After returning to New Orleans, he led his own ensemble and managed more than one nightclub. Then in 1955 he retired from music and made a career for himself in real estate. Trumpeter Leon Prima, who owned the 500 Club on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, passed away on August 15, 1985.
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