Thelonious Monk, Fats Navarro, Art Blakey, Tadd Dameron – Rare 1947 Bebop Handbill / Downbeat Club NYC / Charlie Watts Collection (Rolling Stones)
An exceedingly rare handbill advertising ‘The Exciting New Music: Bebop’–an all-star jam session at New York City’s Downbeat Club, on October 19, 1947. The players included ‘Ultra Modern Composer, Arranger and Pianist’ Thelonious Monk,’ Sensational Trumpeter…’ Fats Navarro, ‘Brilliant Modern Musician’ Tadd Dameron, ‘Dynamic Drummer…’ Art Blakey, and Red Rodney, Allen Eager, Ernest Henry and […]