#samwoodyard

Two great jazz drummers: Sam Woodyard of the Duke Ellington band, and Papa Jo Jones of the Count Basie band. The cord around Jo's neck holds a miniature Zildjian cymbal. In the days when men were wearing medallions, Jo would tap on a guy's medallion and say, "I EARNED mine, daddy. Where did you earn yours?"

Ellington's two longest-tenured drummers kept him in the swing

Steve Lacy ‎– The Door #NovusRecords 1989 Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – #StevePotts (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B3) Art Direction, Design – #PietroAlfieri Bass, Percussion [Sanza] – #JeanJacquesAvenel (tracks: A1, A2, A3, B2, B3) Drums – #OliverJohnson (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B3), #SamWoodyard (tracks: B3) Painting – #KennethNoland Piano – #BobbyFew (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2, B3) Soprano Saxophone – #SteveLacy Violin – #IreneAebi (tracks: B3)

Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins (Impulse, 1962) #dukeelli gton #colemanhawkins #johnnyhodges #harrycarney #raynance #lawrencebrown #aaronbell #samwoodyard #bobthiele #rudyvangelder #nowspinning #mysonicarchive #vinyljunkie #vinylporn #vinyligparty #vinyligcommunity #vinyligclub #vinylfy