Billy Taylor - Unsung Jazz Players 2 of 2
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There are many great jazz players you have never heard of because these people chose to stay put -- working in the post office and elsewhere -- in Washington, DC. Billy Taylor and Frank Wess talk about some of the best Jazz Players you never heard. Those discussed include pianist John Malachi, guitarist Biddy Fleet, and a trumpet player named "Georgetown" who, despite persistent requests by Duke Ellington to join his band, refused to leave Washington. They also talk about Washington native Billy Eckstine whose career was ruined at its height when he was publicly kissed by a white woman.
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There are many great jazz players you have never heard of because these people chose to stay put -- working in the post office and elsewhere -- in Washington, DC. Billy Taylor and Frank Wess talk about some of the best Jazz Players you never heard. Those discussed include pianist John Malachi, guitarist Biddy Fleet, and a trumpet player named "Georgetown" who, despite persistent requests by Duke Ellington to join his band, refused to leave Washington. They also talk about Washington native Billy Eckstine whose career was ruined at its height when he was publicly kissed by a white woman.
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TAYLOR: I'm Billy Taylor.
WESS: And I'm Frank Wess.
TAYLOR: And we're talking about Jazz in Washington, DC
MUSIC - Trummy Young "Talk of the Town" (John Malachi - Piano)
WESS: John Malachi lived -- this truck is -- right here! Right here. Right here. Right now we?re at 12th Place. This is one block street between Florida Avenue and whatever that next street is. This is where we -- we used to practice and learn things right here.
TAYLOR: John was older than we were and so he was working professionally when we were still in school.
WESS: We owe a lot to John.
TAYLOR: He's one of those people that has not gotten the kind of credit that he should. John Malachi was Billy Eckstein's accompanist. And many years after, when he formed the Bee-Bop band and everything, John was in that band. It really was a very wonderful opportunity for many people from DC to see that...
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IN: (music) I'm Billy Taylor
OQ: thanks for listening (music string)
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talk of the Town | Trummy Young - John Malachai, Piano | Trummy Young 1944 - 1046. | Classic Records | 1998 | 00:09 |
| Opus X | Billy Eckstine | Mister B in London. | Ember | 2000 | 00:15 |
| Honeysuckle Rose | Django Reinhardt With Stephane Grappelli | Django Reinhardt With Stephane Grappelli With the Quintet of the Hot Club of France. | Polygram Records | 1984 | 00:00 |
| Manoir Des Mes Reves | Django Reinhardt | The Best of Django Reinhardt. | Blue Note Records | 1996 | 00:18 |
| Tea For Two | Trummy Young | Trummy Young 1944 ? 1946. | Classics Records (France) | 1998 | 00:12 |
| Tea For Two | Trummy Young | Trummy Young 1944 ? 1946. | Classics Records (France) | 1998 | 00:09 |
| Blowing the Blues Away | Billy Eckstine | A Proper Introduction to Billy Eckstine: Ballads Blues and Bebop. | Proper Intros | 2004 | 00:15 |
| Jelly, Jelly | Billy Ekstine | Mister B. and the Band: The Savoy Sessions. | Savoy Jazz | 1995 | 00:16 |
| Jelly, Jelly | Billy Ekstine | Mister B. and the Band: The Savoy Sessions. | Savoy Jazz | 1995 | 00:24 |
| Jelly, Jelly | Billy Ekstine | Mister B. and the Band: The Savoy Sessions. | Savoy Jazz | 1995 | 00:07 |
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