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Berigan loved to jam with fellow jazz musicians in the years before he became a bandleader. Here he is pictured with singer Red McKenzie, and tenor saxists Bud Freeman and Forrest Crawford at a jam session organized by Eddie Condon at the Belmont Plaza Hotel in Manhattan; spring, 1936.
18 juil. 2017 · Red Norvo’s Swing Sextet opened a stand there on September 29, 1935. Norvo was followed by Wingy Manone, and then the small group co-led by singer Red McKenzie and guitarist Eddie Condon, that featured Bunny Berigan. Also in the McKenzie-Condon band with Berigan were: Paul Ricci, clarinet and tenor sax; Joe Bushkin, piano, trumpet ...
Roland Bernard "Bunny" Berigan (November 2, 1908 – June 2, 1942) was an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader who rose to fame during the swing era. His career and influence were shortened by alcoholism, and ended with his early demise at the age of 33 from cirrhosis.
26 févr. 2019 · Berigan recorded his first vocal, “At Your Command,” with Rich and although never much of a singer, in Eddie Condon’s famous phrase, “he never hurt anyone.”
In 1936, Berigan began a series of small group dates for Vocalion/Brunswick with some of his 52nd Street buddies (such as Joe Bushkin and Eddie Condon). The Berigan horn was in the spotlight, calling the shots and delivering some marvelous sides.
The Eddie Condon papers document the multi-faceted career and life of the guitarist, bandleader, and impresario through photographs, letters, writings, professional files, and art. Dating from the late 1800s to 2010, the collection mainly documents Condon's life from 1935 to 1973.
24 janv. 2019 · Eddie Condon took extremely few guitar solos in his career (all very early), did not sing after the 1920s, and only wrote a couple of songs and arrangements. But despite that, he was one of the most important figures in classic jazz.
