Dave Lee: Jazz Tales 1 - 5

Maurice Summerfield sent me some intriguing and entertaining YouTube clips of events that stand out in pianist Dave Lee's 95 year old memory.

Dave, who most of us will remember as pianist with the Johnny Dankworth Band before emigrating to New York, was actually brought up in Whitley Bay.

In between his reminiscences he plays some nice piano. Let's hope he tells us some more tales out of school and, even if the subjects were still alive there'd be no actions taken for libel/slander- they're all lovely.

Thank you Maurice, thank you Dave - Lance

1 Dizzy and Thelonious in a taxi.

2 I Played with Dizzy Gillespie.

3 Duetting with Duke.\

4 Judy Garland.

5 Recording with Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee.