Hall of Fame 1996

by James A. Strain Elden Chandler “Buster” Bailey says that his induction into the PAS Hall of Fame “is one of the thrills of my life! I am humbled by the letters of recommendation written from colleagues, and very proud to be selected. It has been a very emotional experience. It made me weep.”   The…

by Rick Mattingly The first time vibraphonist Milt Jackson tried to sit in with a bebop band at a club on New York’s 52nd Street, the clubowner wouldn’t even let him in the door. “Dizzy Gillespie had called Charlie Parker up and told Charlie that if I ever came down, he should let me play,”…

by Dean Anderson His performance credits are staggering, like reading a who’s who in jazz: Oscar Peterson, George Shearing, Charles Mingus, Woody Shaw, Phil Woods, Sonny Stitt, Dave Brubeck, Lionel Hampton, Reggie Workman, Quincy Jones, Dexter Gordon, Tal Farlow, Earl Hines, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Frank Morgan, Hank Jones, Frank Foster, Phineas Newborn, Charles McPhereson, Jaki…