[Dixielandjazz] New Orleans banjo and guitar jazzman Emanuel 'Manny' Sayles, 29 minutes long video

[Don Ingle]

On 3/4/2011 5:39 AM, Ulf Jagfors wrote:
> A 29 minutes long video portrayal of the life and musical career of New
> Orleans banjo and guitar jazzman Emanuel 'Manny' Sayles. The documentary
> portrays the 71 year old Sayles as both a musician and as a person,
> sketching in historical developments in his musical career from time to
> time, and following him through the neighborhoods of his past. Walking
> through New Orleans streets, pointing out small fragments of a long lived
> and sometimes hard fought musical career; stopping occasionally to meet an
> old face and dig up even older memories; reuniting with former musicians he
> once played with -- what emerges is the portrait of a man whose musical
> career has in many ways followed the development of American jazz itself.
>
> Yes, he is playing a plectrum banjo with Chicago tuning=guitar tuning
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkC2L3er1FI
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> Ulf Jaegfors
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I had the great good pleasure to work with Manny Sayles in the house 
band at Chicago's Jazz Ltd. in the mid-60's.
He was a delightful man. He had taken Mike McKendrick's place whem Mike 
took ill and eventually lost a leg from
a diabetic-related infection. Mike was also a wonderful player, and like 
Manny a good band mate, pleasant  and
courtious to all who knew him.

Manny used to sing several songs as well as play, His "Marie La Veiux" 
was one to remember.

I recall how excited he was when his specially ordered new banjo 
arrived. It was a thing of beauty - ingraved detail
and artful figures in many colors. He said it was a Malstrom (sp.), and 
when I asked if it was a good one, his face lit up in a bnig grin and he 
burst
out with..."Oh, YEAH!!!"

When he left to go back home, the following banjo players were not near 
as good or as interesting a personality as Manny. Thoughts of
those days when he shared the stand with us at Jazz Ltd. are pleasant 
ones to have.
Glad you brought his name up - a real gentleman, good player, and one of 
the authentic N.O. players I have known.
Don Ingle