TitleBud Powell's funeral and Thelonious Monk at the airport
Date Created1950-1994
AbstractThis film is silent and shows clips of Bud Powell's funeral procession in Harlem, New York. There is footage of a Jazzmobile with musicians Barry Harris (piano), Benny Green (trombone), John Gilmore (tenor saxophone), Don Moore [uncertain] (bass), and Billy Higgins (drums). The six men walking behind the vehicle are Tony Scott, Kenny Dorham, Eddie Bonnemere [uncertain], Willie Jones [uncertain], Freddie Tolbert [uncertain], and James Weaver [uncertain]. There is a brief clip of Powell's casket in the hearse. At 1:20 are clips of Thelonious Monk and Nellie Monk at Orly airport in Paris, France. At the airport with Monk are George Wein, Jean-Louis Ginibre, Andre Francis, Charlie Rouse, and Butch Warren. Lucien Malson, Bud Powell, Jean-Pierre Leloir, Nicole Grassian, Francis Paudras, and Ben Riley greet Monk outside the airport.
Note(s)This project was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Descriptive Event Type: Finding aid Label: Collection finding aid Date: 2022-02-02 Detail: The items in this record are part of the Francis Paudras collection on Bud Powell (IJS-0247). Creator: Rutgers University. Institute of Jazz Studies Reference: https://archives.libraries.rutgers.edu/repositories/6/resources/285
CollectionFrancis Paudras Collection on Bud Powell
Organization NameRutgers University. Institute of Jazz Studies
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