Very nice, thanks!
This is a useful thread ... I wish some of the album recommendations were not obscured by broken image links
― Brad C., Saturday, 18 July 2020 17:19 (three years ago) link
In 1961, while at a federal prison hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, Hawes was watching President Kennedy's inaugural speech on television, and became convinced that Kennedy would pardon him.[5] With help from inside and outside the prison, Hawes submitted an official request for a presidential pardon.[5] In an almost miraculous turn, in August 1963, Kennedy granted Hawes Executive Clemency, the 42nd of only 43 such pardons given in the final year of Kennedy's presidency.[5]
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 31 January 2023 20:49 (one year ago) link
"cool" revive
what was he in for??
― the late great, Wednesday, 1 February 2023 18:22 (one year ago) link
10 years just for using heroin. Arrested on his 30th birthday. They hoped he would flip on his suppliers. Even though he was eventually (miraculously) pardoned he still spent 5 years in prison. Just for using! He died 13 years later.
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 2 February 2023 01:02 (one year ago) link
It was mentioned upthread but seriously, if you haven't read Hawes' autobiography, Raise Up Off Me, it's one of the greatest books on jazz (and junk) ever — half Miles's autobiography, half The Basketball Diaries.
I wrote about Hawes last year. All the albums mentioned in that piece are amazing.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 2 February 2023 01:18 (one year ago) link
ahh thank you for the link
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 2 February 2023 09:01 (one year ago) link
Curtis Fuller/Hampton Hawes w/ French Horns is another good one. It seems a miracle that any black jazz musicians with heroin habits managed to survive the 50's/60's. If the habit wasn't going to kill them, the cops would be more than happy to lend a hand (or a club) to the grim reaper.
― calzino, Thursday, 2 February 2023 10:58 (one year ago) link
was going to post "wow the 50s were fucked" but it occurred to me there are probably ppl in california currently serving longer sentences for simple possession of crack cocaine
― the late great, Thursday, 2 February 2023 18:19 (one year ago) link