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From Blakey to Brown, Como to Costa, Eckstine to Eldridge, Galbraith to Garner, Harris to Hines, Horne to Hyman, Jamal to Jefferson, Kelly to Klook; Mancini to Marmarosa, May to Mitchell, Negri to Nestico, Parlan to Ponder, Reed to Ruther, Strayhorn to Sullivan, Turk to Turrentine, Wade to Williams… the forthcoming publication Treasury of Pittsburgh Jazz Connections by Dr. Nelson Harrison and Dr. Ralph Proctor, Jr. will document the legacy of one of the world’s greatest jazz capitals.
Do you want to know who Dizzy Gillespie idolized? Did you ever wonder who inspired Kenny Clarke and Art Blakey? Who was the pianist that mentored Monk, Bud Powell, Tad Dameron, Elmo Hope, Sarah Vaughan and Mel Torme? Who was Art Tatum’s idol and Nat Cole’s mentor? What musical quartet pioneered the concept adopted later by the Modern Jazz Quartet? Were you ever curious to know who taught saxophone to Stanley Turrentine or who taught piano to Ahmad Jamal? What community music school trained Robert McFerrin, Sr. for his history-making debut with the Metropolitan Opera? What virtually unknown pianist was a significant influence on young John Coltrane, Shirley Scott, McCoy Tyner, Bobby Timmons and Ray Bryant when he moved to Philadelphia from Pittsburgh in the 1940s? Would you be surprised to know that Erroll Garner attended classes at the Julliard School of Music in New York and was at the top of his class in writing and arranging proficiency?
Some answers can be gleaned from the postings on the Pittsburgh Jazz Network.
For almost 100 years the Pittsburgh region has been a metacenter of jazz originality that is second to no other in the history of jazz. One of the best kept secrets in jazz folklore, the Pittsburgh Jazz Legacy has heretofore remained mythical. We have dubbed it “the greatest story never told” since it has not been represented in writing before now in such a way as to be accessible to anyone seeking to know more about it. When it was happening, little did we know how priceless the memories would become when the times were gone.
Today jazz is still king in Pittsburgh, with events, performances and activities happening all the time. The Pittsburgh Jazz Network is dedicated to celebrating and showcasing the places, artists and fans that carry on the legacy of Pittsburgh's jazz heritage.
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MARY LOU WILLIAMS
THE CROOKER
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Can be recited or sung to "The Cooker" by George Benson, Screen Gems/EMI Music, Inc. - BMI
Lyrics by Nelson E. Harrison, Timeslice Music/Mayah Publishing - ASCAP
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Let me tell you 'bout a fellow I know…
It's a story you'll find hard to believe…
Every time we get together to blow…
Bet he has another trick up his sleeve…
And he's a looker… known as The Crooker…
Killer Joe compared to him is naïve.
When he showed up at the session last night…
There were plenty pretty women around…
And the finest one was so out of sight…
All the cats were trying to buy her a round…
She saw The Crooker... He really shook her…
No one heard him even utter a sound.
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Later on when all the jammin' cools down…
It's the ladies' time to settle the score…
Any cat who caused a lady to frown…
They will shuffle him right out of the door…
If he forsook her… he's not The Crooker…
Not a lady there will see him no more.
Now the music's only mellow and slow…
Every woman has a cat of her own…
Every couple when the lights are down low…
Savors what they do as if they're alone…
Except The Crooker… Away he took her…
What they're doing now is really unknown.
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