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Article written by Denver Post Critic-At-Large Jeff Bradley titled "'Doc' Cheatham's vitality rubs off from jazz-legend friends." Bradley gives an overview of Cheatham's career, quotes from a phone interview between Bradley and the 91-year-old Cheatham about King Oliver, Freddie Keppard, and Louis Armstrong, and discusses Cheatham's upcoming performances. Bradley notes that Cheatham's style of playing is similar to Armstrong's. In the interview, Cheatham also talks about his knee arthritis, mentions that trumpeter Max Schlossberg (I Guess I'll Get the Papers and Go Home Advance Copy, pg. 50) taught him to breathe with his diaphragm, and touches on his recent album with Nicholas Payton. Details are given about the 18th Summit Jazz Party, in which Cheatham performed, and a concert at the University of Colorado alongside Dick Hyman, Ken Peplowski, and Howard Alden, both November 27, 1996.

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Title:
Denver Post Doc Cheatham Article
Creator:
Jeff Bradley
Date Created:
22 November 1996
Description:
Article written by Denver Post Critic-At-Large Jeff Bradley titled "'Doc' Cheatham's vitality rubs off from jazz-legend friends." Bradley gives an overview of Cheatham's career, quotes from a phone interview between Bradley and the 91-year-old Cheatham about King Oliver, Freddie Keppard, and Louis Armstrong, and discusses Cheatham's upcoming performances. Bradley notes that Cheatham's style of playing is similar to Armstrong's. In the interview, Cheatham also talks about his knee arthritis, mentions that trumpeter Max Schlossberg (I Guess I'll Get the Papers and Go Home Advance Copy, pg. 50) taught him to breathe with his diaphragm, and touches on his recent album with Nicholas Payton. Details are given about the 18th Summit Jazz Party, in which Cheatham performed, and a concert at the University of Colorado alongside Dick Hyman, Ken Peplowski, and Howard Alden, both November 27, 1996.
Subjects:
jazz musician denver post live concert university of colorado summit jazz denver school of the arts jeff bradley
Musicians:
Joe "King" Oliver Freddie Keppard Louis Armstrong Bessie Smith Wilbur de Paris Chick Webb Sam Wooding Cab Calloway Billie Holiday Perez Prado Herbie Mann Max Schlossberg Benny Goodman Lil Hardin Luis Russell Nicholas Payton Dick Hyman Randy Sandke Ken Peplowski Howard Alden Peter Appleyard Michael Moore Butch Miles Evan Christopher Mike Pittsley John Sheridan Howard Elkins Don Mopsick Ed Torres Howard Alden
Location:
The Denver Post, Denver, Colorado
Latitude:
39.80496155
Longitude:
-104.9751612
Source:
Doc Cheatham Papers, 1892-1995, IJC MG 8, University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives
Source Identifier:
ijcmg008_b001_f005-002
Type:
Text
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application/pdf

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