Jazz Magazine N°056 (France) - Melba Liston - Février 1960

Jazz Magazine N°056 (France) - Melba Liston - Février 1960
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The Dark Before The Dawn - Remastered. Stereo version Melba Liston, Ray Bryant, Frank Dunlop, George Tucker, Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rehak, Slide Hampton · Melba Liston and Her Bones (Remastered. Stereo version) · Song · 2024

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Melba Liston:
🎵 The Dark Before The Dawn

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June 20, 1981 - A Song of Love for Mary Lou Williams

June 20, 1981: A Song of Love for Mary Lou Williams (May 8, 1910 - May 28, 1981) - Town Hall - New York
- #MelbaListon, Hazel Scott, Buddy Tate, Budd Johnson, Charlie Rouse, Al Grey, Britt Woodman, Ernie Royal, Jon Faddis, Jaki Byard, Buster Williams, Mickey Roker, ...
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🎵 Melba Liston broke the mold as a trombonist & arranger. Her collaborations with #DizzyGillespie proved women could blow just as hard as any man. #MelbaListon #JazzSky #WomenInJazz #Jazz #JazzHistory /19

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... NOTABLE ENTERTAINERS on my Dominique Revue website.

My current person of discussion is no different. . .Ms. #MelbaListon: dominiquerevue.weebly.com/melba-liston...

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Melba Liston with the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band. 1948 Credit: The New York Public Library

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Jazz pioneer. . .Melba Liston.

"They'd never seen women play. We were cookin'." —Melba Liston to Linda Dahl about her 1957 all-female quintet

#Trombonist, #composer, #educator, and #arranger, #jazz pioneer #MelbaListon is a notable individual who could not—cannot be contained into ...

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Melba Liston (center), with the Quincy Jones Orchestra in Milan, Italy, May 1960, Photo by Sergio del Grande

Melba Liston, with the Quincy Jones Orchestra in Milan, Italy, May 1960, Photo by Sergio del Grande

A couple of weeks ago I shared a thread with a link to a new writeup I wrote on the incredibly talented #MelbaListon. Here's the original thread:

A Thread 🧵

With the passing of #QuincyJones (November 3, 2024), aside from his incredible career—and initial shock on my part. . .yes, I know, ...

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Melba Liston:
🎵 Blues Melba

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🔊 #NowPlaying on BBC Radio 3's #RoundMidnight

Melba Liston, Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Dunlop, Frank Rehak, George Tucker, Ray Bryant & Slide Hampton:
🎵 Pow!

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