Louis Armstrong officially returned to small band leadership May 17, 1947 via a triumphant concert at Town Hall that was less comeback than reaffirmation. It was even the dawn of his second great ...

Mainstream presents swing masters Joe Thomas and Vic Dickenson fronting all-star bands in a time when swing music was elbowing for attention amidst the world of be-bop, cool, and other modern jazz ...

Q. Back in the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s, there was a great slide trombone player, Vic Dickenson. I knew him in the ’50s, and last talked to him when he was touring with The World’s Greatest Jazz Band in ...

In the early 1900s Xenia produced two talented and unique musicians: Rose Murphy and Vic Dickenson. Murphy was born in 1913 and became a pianist and vocalist. Her parents wanted her to become a ...

104 Lullaby of the Leaves / Mary Lou Williams, Frankie Newton, Vic Dickenson. Piano 105 Roll 'Em / Mary Lou Williams, Frankie Newton, Vic Dickenson. Piano 106 P.B.D / Mary Lou Williams. Piano ...