[Dixielandjazz] Gary Lawrence Murphy looking for a "clean" jazz hero for young people's project

[Marek Boym]

Clifford?  Freddie Hubbard?  I thought Gary enquired about jazz musicians!
Cheers

On 10 December 2014 at 02:04, Kerry Maule <snap58turtle at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> My choice would be Clifford Brown, a non-smoking, non-drinking,
> non-drugging genius who was a math major and excellent chess player, and
> over came a bad car wreck to have an exemplary, if tragically shortened
> career.  Brownie was the foundation for the modern trumpet styles of
> Freddie Hubbard and Lee Morgan, and was known as a really sweet guy.
> Kerry Maule
> > On Dec 9, 2014, at 9:15 PM, Charles Suhor <csuhor at zebra.net> wrote:
> >
> > For a squeaky-clean narrrative that ends sadly but heroically, Glenn
> Miller might do well. Also, there are plenty of his band's arrangements
> readily available. The differences between "sweet" and "hot" (terms in use
> at the time) are well illustrated in his book. Then there was the "Glenn
> Miller sound" of lead clarinet over saxes. He wasn't of the jazz stature of
> Louis, Bix, Goodman, or others, but his was the most popular band of his
> time.
> >
> > Charlie
> >
> >
> > On Dec 9, 2014, at 2:53 PM, Norman Vickers wrote:
> >
> >> Gary--  Dave Brubeck and  George Shearing come to mind immediately.
> >> Brubeck was also champion civil rights guy, too.  Had a black bassist
> and if
> >> there were resistance, he said-take my group, as is-or no concert.  And
> they
> >> took the group.  College of Pacific had an exhibit which was relatively
> >> inexpensive to put up and ship.  We had it a few years ago, set it up
> for a
> >> month and Jazz Society of Pensacola  did a program using local talent
> and
> >> played Brubeck  stuff. Long career-raised kids who turned out OK. Wife
> was
> >> co-composer/lyricist.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> George Shearing-blind Brit  pianist/bandleader who made good and stayed
> >> clean.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hoagy Carmichael-pianist/singer/composer/bit movie actor  with
> relatively
> >> clean life.  Set up his law practice in Florida and when his first big
> hit
> >> came, changed his career plan, saving the world from another damn
> lawyer!
> >> (smile)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Good wishes.  Keep me in the loop.  I admire your project.  Intriguing.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Norman Vickers
> >>
> >> Jazz Society of Pensacola
> >>
> >> www.jazzpensacola.com
> >>
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