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Berigan loved to jam with fellow jazz musicians in the years before he became a bandleader. Here he is pictured with singer Red McKenzie, and tenor saxists Bud Freeman and Forrest Crawford at a jam session organized by Eddie Condon at the Belmont Plaza Hotel in Manhattan; spring, 1936.
The photographs from the set of Eddie Condon's Floor Show include Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet. Portraits of Condon date from his teens to late in his life. They include both formal publicity shots and informal performance images.
Roland Bernard "Bunny" Berigan (November 2, 1908 – June 2, 1942) was an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader who rose to fame during the swing era. His career and influence were shortened by alcoholism, and ended with his early demise at the age of 33 from cirrhosis.Although he composed some jazz instrumentals such as "Chicken and Waffles" and "Blues", Berigan was best known for his ...
13 de feb. de 2021 · “Mahogany Hall Stomp” Composed by Spencer Williams. Recorded by Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra for Okeh on March 5, 1929 in New York. Louis Armstrong, trumpet, directing: J.C.Higginb…
In the 1920s Jack played and sang in his lazy Texan drawl with everyone who was anyone: Red Nichols, Benny Goodman, Eddie Condon and Louis Armstrong, before joining Paul Whiteman as the...
26 de feb. de 2019 · Berigan recorded his first vocal, “At Your Command,” with Rich and although never much of a singer, in Eddie Condon’s famous phrase, “he never hurt anyone.”
Posteriormente grabaría entre 1932 y 1935 con el trompetista Bunny Berigan en el «Famous Door», o con Bud Freeman en New York. Era sabido que a Eddie Condon, le gustaba tocar en pequeños grupos a pesar de que era el apogeo de la época del swing y a pesar de todo lo consiguió.
