Dale Turner Story
Dave Pattison
movie about his life, today at 1 pm central while watching tv. (OK, I
know I should have been practicing) Dexter Gordon played the lead role,
no pun intended, in what I beleive was called, Midnight in Paris. This
was just before "Bird" with Forest Whitaker came on.
Anybody else catch it? If so, what did you think?
Dave Pattison
Mitch
Dave Pattison wrote:
I believe the move was called "'Round Midnight".. Dale Turner is a fictional
char.
Mitch
Andy
<da...@focalpoint.net> wrote:
> Does anyone have a link to info on Dale Turner? I happened to catch the
> movie about his life, today at 1 pm central while watching tv. (OK, I
> know I should have been practicing) Dexter Gordon played the lead role,
> no pun intended, in what I beleive was called, Midnight in Paris. This
> was just before "Bird" with Forest Whitaker came on.
>
> Anybody else catch it? If so, what did you think?
>
> Dave Pattison
Dave
The Movie is called
" 'Round Midnight ", from 1986, directed by Bertrand Tavernier.
Dexter received an academy award nomination for best actor, and Herbie
Hancock was nominated for the soundtrack. It's a great jazz film.
'Dale Turner', Dexter's character, is a fictional composite of 2 or 3
American jazz stars of the fifties.
There are also two soundtrack CDs available "'Round Midnight" and "The
other side of Round Midnight". The second one is good, the first one is
better!
read some film reviews at:
http://www.suntimes.com/ebert/ebert_reviews/1986/10/113487.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/roundmidnightrattanasio_a0ad66.htm
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/roundmidnightrkempley_a0cae6.htm
cheers
Andy
isc...@ibm.net
Lester Young.
Paul Lindemeyer wrote:
>
> Dave Pattison wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone have a link to info on Dale Turner? I happened to catch the
> > movie about his life, today at 1 pm central while watching tv. (OK, I
> > know I should have been practicing) Dexter Gordon played the lead role,
> > no pun intended, in what I beleive was called, Midnight in Paris. This
> > was just before "Bird" with Forest Whitaker came on.
> >
> > Anybody else catch it? If so, what did you think?
> >
> > Dave Pattison
>
> Dale Turner is a truly, indeed some would say a deservedly, obscure
> figure. In 1940, he joined Dink Jerkins' great sweet band, where he
> replaced Robert "Eel" Lee because he was the only one big enough to fit
> into the uniform. While with Jerkins, he gained the nickname "Pancake"
> because of his passion for that hot, buttered food, and became the first
> Black musician to break into the Waldorf-Astoria. After serving time for
> the break-in, Turner was drafted and played in the Chuberry Cobblers,
> the band of the 110th Emergency Shoe Repair Battalion.
>
> Jack "Suit" Zims, sometime sax player and tailor to the jazz world, said
> of Dale: "He played like a mother. A mother with about five sick kids
> and very sore feet." In a nicer moment, Suit said, "He was a perfect 46
> extra long and a great inspiration to me to stay in the clothing
> business." "Pancake" Turner's favorite horn was the Conn 10W30M, which
> he continued to endorse until everyone else had stopped playing them.
>
> --
>
> Paul Lindemeyer <pau...@cyburban.com>
> CELEBRATING THE SAXOPHONE: The Book
> 100 YEARS FROM TODAY: The Record
> C.G. CONN Saxophones "Choice of the Artist"
Edward Branham
portrayed in the present day NYC scene with Forest Whitaker as a trumpter and
Jeff Goldbloom as a tenor sax-er. Anyone know the name of that film?
Mitch
Paul Lindemeyer wrote:
> Dave Pattison wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone have a link to info on Dale Turner? I happened to catch the
> > movie about his life, today at 1 pm central while watching tv. (OK, I
> > know I should have been practicing) Dexter Gordon played the lead role,
> > no pun intended, in what I beleive was called, Midnight in Paris. This
> > was just before "Bird" with Forest Whitaker came on.
> >
> > Anybody else catch it? If so, what did you think?
> >
> > Dave Pattison
>
> Dale Turner is a truly, indeed some would say a deservedly, obscure
> figure. In 1940, he joined Dink Jerkins' great sweet band, where he
> replaced Robert "Eel" Lee because he was the only one big enough to fit
> into the uniform. While with Jerkins, he gained the nickname "Pancake"
> because of his passion for that hot, buttered food, and became the first
> Black musician to break into the Waldorf-Astoria. After serving time for
> the break-in, Turner was drafted and played in the Chuberry Cobblers,
> the band of the 110th Emergency Shoe Repair Battalion.
>
> Jack "Suit" Zims, sometime sax player and tailor to the jazz world, said
> of Dale: "He played like a mother. A mother with about five sick kids
> and very sore feet." In a nicer moment, Suit said, "He was a perfect 46
> extra long and a great inspiration to me to stay in the clothing
> business." "Pancake" Turner's favorite horn was the Conn 10W30M, which
> he continued to endorse until everyone else had stopped playing them.
>
Has anyone ever seen Paul Lindemeyer and Dave Barry in the same room together?
Mitch
Jive Dadson
>
>
> The Movie is called
> " 'Round Midnight ", from 1986, directed by Bertrand Tavernier.
>
> Dexter received an academy award nomination for best actor, and Herbie
> Hancock was nominated for the soundtrack.
And it was nominated for best picture, wasn't it? Of course it didn't
stand a chance. Most people who voted probably never saw it.
J.
Brian Todd
> movie about his life, today at 1 pm central while watching tv. (OK, I
> know I should have been practicing) Dexter Gordon played the lead role,
> no pun intended, in what I beleive was called, Midnight in Paris. This
> was just before "Bird" with Forest Whitaker came on.
>
> Anybody else catch it? If so, what did you think?
>
> Dave Pattison
>
Bud Powell.
andy
"Lush Life" (1993)
Written & Directed (for TV) by Michael Elias Ê
Original music by Lennie Niehaus
a surprisingly good movie, IMHO
Andy
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