[Dixielandjazz] FW: Frank Driggs, jazz photographer

[Phil Wright]

From: Phil Wright [mailto:phil_wright at optusnet.com.au] 
Sent: Monday, 18 February 2008 9:27 AM
To: 'dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com'
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Frank Driggs, jazz photographer

 

Dear Frank

Ah / I have found a contact for you hopefully ?

Allow me to introduce myself to you /Phil Wright long time Jazz
guitarist/teacher/author here in Australia, and currently writing my latest
book: "the Jewish contribution to 20th Century Music" which has been a
wonderful experience for me

You may have known or known of my lecturer at college here in 1975-76 who
was the late saxophonist/composer Dave Van Kriedt (1922-1994)of
Brubeck(1940-1948) and Kenton(1955) fame ,who sadly passed away here in
Newcastle, New South Wales in 1994.

 Dave studied with Brubeck under Darius Milhaud (1982-1974 - who features in
my book)at Mills college in 1940's and in fact introduced Paul Desmond to
Dave Brubeck in 1944

 

Frank I just got your name from looking at relevant photos in my copy of
Woody Herman's "Chronicles of the Herds"

 

I am seeking a photograph that hopefully you can help me with of one
particular 1948 Woody Herman Second Herd ?

Frank if you firstly click on 'INTERNATIONAL TRUMPET GUILD JOURNAL" (a
dedication to Trumpeter/teacher Charles Colin) and scroll down to FIGURE 16
you will see a 1948 photo of the SECOND HERD  that has the personnel closest
to a photograph I WOULD LIKE FOR MY BOOK (only this photo has Harry
Babason-bass and Fred Otis-piano) and not Lou Levy-piano and Chubby
Jackson-bass)

 

Therefore I will give you the personnel of the Second herd's personnel from
a December 29th and 30th 1948 recording in Hollywood and see if such a
photograph exists  ????

I realise Woody was not Jewish ,but I want to find a photograph of this band
as it perfectly illustrates the wonderful young musicians (of Jewish
descent) who began with Woody.

 

TRUMPETS: Stan Fishelson ?,Bernie Glow, RED RODNEY,SHORTY ROGERS, Ernie
Royal

 TROMBONES: Bill Harris ? Bob Swift, Earl Swope, Ollie Wilson

WOODY on Clarinet

ALTO SAXOPHONE : SAM MAROWITZ

TENOR SAXOPHONE:AL COHN ,STAN GETZ, ZOOT SIMS

BARITONE SAXOPHONE :SERGE CHALOFF

LOU LEVY on PIANO

TERRY GIBBS on VIBES

CHUBBY JACKSON on BASS and Don Lamond on DRUMS

So Frank I hope there is a photograph of this particular personnel ?

I do greatly look forward to hearing from you .

Yours sincerely 

Phil Wright in Brisbane /Australia

 

Yours in Music

Phil Wright

Musician / Teacher / Author / Historian

Tel:   61- 7- 3701 5484

Mob: 0408 333 254

phil_wright at optusnet.com.au