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Duke Ellington is first African-American and the first musician to solo on U.S. circulating coin

    MARY LOU WILLIAMS     

            INTERVIEW

       In Her Own Words

Le Max Roach Quintet à l'Alhambra 1960 part 1

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Comment by Dr. Nelson Harrison on July 27, 2015 at 8:54pm

Thanks.  I saw this group at the old Ellis Hotel on Centre Avenue,
a very long time ago. I remember Beaver Harris was in the audience
that night.
  --- Fred Logan

Comment by Dr. Nelson Harrison on July 27, 2015 at 8:54pm

Thank you for this wonderFULL video, as usual, the MAXimum approach is on the one!

Mensah Wali

Comment by Frank B. Greenlee on December 12, 2014 at 11:31am

I had the pleasure of hearing them at the Ellis Hotel many years ago...... also had the pleasure of playing with Tommy Turrentine once when he sat in with the University of Pittsburgh Jazz Band....

Comment by Dr. Nelson Harrison on November 18, 2014 at 3:08am

I played Julian's trombone at the Crawford Grill in 1964 when Roger Humphries and I sat in on Max's break with Ronnie Matthews on piano and Eddie Kahn on bass.  I have a couple of photos from that night.

Comment by Dr. Nelson Harrison on November 18, 2014 at 2:46am

There is an audio recording of this group on the Main Page player of this network.

Comment by Dr. Nelson Harrison on November 18, 2014 at 2:38am

This should leave no doubt as to who they were and how they played.  Did you notice Stanley's chin muscle?  That's where that sound came from.

Comment by Dr. Nelson Harrison on November 18, 2014 at 2:37am

I saw this Max Roach group at the old Ellis Hotel
on Center Avenue.  Three Pittsburghers.  
The only time I saw Tommy Turrentine.   --- Fred Logan

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