blues

36 photos tagged blues, from 6 members of Flickr Commons.

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[Gene Krapp, Buffalo Federal League (baseball)] (LOC)

  • Papst2011 said:
    great

[Portrait of Louis Armstrong, Aquarium, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1946] (LOC)

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  • Artur Sikora said:
    amazing image! amazing man...full of energy
  • eddyizm said:
    fantastic! -- Seen on my Flickr home page. (?)
  • T. Djll said:
    The man was above all that.
  • wandering fall said:
    a truly great American icon of the jazz era. . . .Satchmo.
  • Juanbpn. said:
    Splendid portrait of great musicien. Thanks for report and regards.

[Portrait of Mezz Mezzrow in his office, New York, N.Y., ca. Nov. 1946] (LOC)

  • Kilted Cowboy said:
    interesting: Although he was a decent clarinetist and saxophonist, Mezz Mezzrow is remembered today primarily for his autobiography "Really the Blues", and for rejecting White society and embracing African-American culture, to the extent that he actually believed that he was Black www.redhotjazz.com/mezz.html
  • NoVaBeth said:
    Yes, that book is a wonderful read! Mezz was the only guy who ever tried to "pass" for black.
  • sirk7475 said:
    "Mezz was the only guy who ever tried to "pass" for black." What a dumb thing to say. Anyways. Mezz's records with Bechet are actually amazing. He's the perfect foil for the powerful Bechet.
  • NoVaBeth said:
    Have you ever read "Really the Blues?" You'd know what we mean.
  • otis henry fijord (all or most ~ said:
    ... now now folks - it was, as i recall, the mez, who aside from harry (the hipster) gibson who "gauged the age, so to speak.