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Dizzy With Ernie's Almost Big Band

A few weeks ago, a Danish film went up on YouTube featuring Dizzy Gillespie with saxophonist-arranger Ernie Wilkins' Almost Big Band in 1983.

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Jazz Doc: Sam Most

As noted in my Weekend Wax Bits, flutist Sam Most passed away last week.

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Al Haig Captured on Video

I've never seen a video clip of pianist Al Haig, have you? Yesterday I found one of Haig playing with James Moody (alto sax), Ray Brown (bass) and Kenny Clarke (drums). It comes from Dizzy Gillespie's Bebop Reunion—a 1975 PBS SoundStage show in Chicago.

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Interview: Tony Hatch

On Tuesday evening, I met Tony Hatch at his New York hotel and we went for a stroll in Times Square. I'll tell you why in a moment. First, in today's Wall Street Journal (go here or buy the paper), you'll find my profile of Tony. [Pictured above: A tourist snaps Tony Hatch and me on 48th St. and Broadway this past Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.]

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David Allyn: Where You At?

Singer David Allyn joined Jack Teagarden's band in early 1940—just months after Frank Sinatra began singing with Tommy Dorsey. Both singers learned a great deal about phrasing from their trombonist bosses. When Sinatra left Dorsey in '42 to record as a solo artist at Columbia, Allyn went into the Army. After Allyn returned to the States in the mid-40s and recovered from battle shock suffered in North Africa, he began singing with Boyd Raeburn's band. [Photo of David Allyn and Jack Teagarden in 1959]

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