Great video. Can't believe I've never seen it before.
Agreed except he wasn't on 7/2/56 @ Newport, RI. The story of him playing his 27 chorus solo into the wrong microphone is classic.
As I'll be heading to Newport for the Jazz Festival again this summer a conversation / sharing about the best way to shoot pix might be worthwhile.
Thanks. Mike
Agreed! Underrated, because he wasn't as well-known as some of the others. Fabulous player, and thanks for posting.
Doesn't say if this was on Ken Burn's Jazz documentary but I saw it there too.
I grew up with his son Renell, who was a great drummer in his own right.
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