Louie Bellson Smithsonian Interview Block 261 (Q11057)

From Semantic Lab
Revision as of 20:41, 24 May 2023 by SAA (talk | contribs) (‎Removed claim: part of project (P11): Linked Jazz Project (Q2), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1684960382159)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No description defined
Language Label Description Also known as
English
Louie Bellson Smithsonian Interview Block 261
No description defined

    Statements

    0 references
    261
    0 references
    Bartok - Bela Bartok - was another one. I missed a chance to meet him when I was with Benny Goodman's band in 1942. Bela Bartok was still living. He was broke. After writing Concerto for Orchestra and all of the brilliant things, he wound up broke. Mel Powell, the piano player with Benny Goodman, used to bring him groceries to keep him alive. I was supposed to go with Mel Powell one day, but B ...
    0 references
    0 references
    0 references
    0 references
    0 references