Block 25 of Jitu Weusi Weeksville Oral History (Q25867)

Jitu Weusi: Probably so, because Manhattan was more captured by that rhythm & blues, which they were translating it more then to rock & roll, that was the new gold mine, so jazz was sort of pushed to the side. Aside from Birdland, the Village Gate, and the Village Vanguard, those were the only three that I remember being steady jazz clubs. There were a lot of jazz clubs that would open up for ...