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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.
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- My uncle Bill (known as "Shine" and his wife "Birdie" owned a wonderful jazz club called the Hurricane. I worked the Hurricane in late 60s with George Benson. I lived and worked around Pittsburgh 1970 - 71.
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- The Hurricane, Crawfords Grill, Night Cap East.
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You made some great points about the young musicians in Nelson's blog.
At jam sets, there's young rhythm section players sittin' in , and I'm playin' trumpet, and I ask them- "What would you like to play?" And they just look at me with blank stares.
One thing I learned about jam sets- Learn the book that the House Band Plays.
Musically,
Ed Skirtich
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I appreciate the suggestion. Always looking for fun. Presently I am too busy spending the $6,000,000 that I made on that other site that you got me on. As soon as the money runs out I will download tracks from Business Man's Bounce onto this one. Busy this month so I Will Remember April.
Peace and Love.
BE
Since you are here, why not add a track or 2 from your award winning CD and I'll feature you again. Also you can post your tour news etc. I see you have contacted some old homies already. One thing for sure, we won't make any $$ here but we can have some real fun. check out the sounds on my page and some of the vids and pics that are posted. Great to have you aboard.