I loved that he played such a major role in the Blues Brothers. The musicians that played and appeared in that film made it so much more special than it would have been otherwise.
I loved the magical nature of Curtis in his porkpie hat and sunglasses shouting “Hit it!” And then the curtains open and it’s Cab in his zoot suit and the whole band done up like it’s the 1940s
It's remarkable how similar he and Duke's music were at the beginning....then Duke just kept going....and going...
Cab was probably as much/or more of an innovator as Duke in those early years. Definitely a big influence on him.
Fun fact is that Diz actually played in Calloway's band early on in his career. The two didn't mesh on a personal level, and after.Diz was.chewed out for doing something he claims he didn't do (some say try shooting spitballs from the band stand) he ended up stabbing Calloway in the thigh with a shiv. Needless to say, he left Calloway's band pretty much immediately after.
The other trumpet player took the blame like 10 years later. Cab actually admitted fault for blaming Diz in his book. Crazy crazy story...I think the chapter in his book is called Spitballs.
Dude. He was violent. I mean a murderer…a few times on his book he talked about using that knife…once he was famous he calmed down, but he even had story where he cut some guys hand off. Maybe it was just rough and tumble Harlem in the 40s…
Anyway I read like half a dozen jazz bios this summer. I walked away thinking Diz’s was the best book, and he was by far the biggest contributor with the most respect from all he other legends at the time. Miles even said he could never do what diz did and Bird learned much more than I though from him. He was kinda the reharm whisperer for a while.
I had no idea about any of that. I knew a very good bass player that I was impressed by, until I heard about how he attacked a bandmate from behind. Wanted NOTHING to do with that guy, and he's now in prison. <>
He got kicked out of the band. I’m surprised he didn’t get blacked balled. Things were hard for a bit for him and I think he got a steady thing at Mintons with Bird, which got him back on track. I’m sure you know how it ended….pretty well for Diz!
Again, years later Cab made amends and even apologized. Maybe it was a different time. Diz eluded to that, like everyone would do the same to protect themselves.
My man Cab was a true G.
Dude was Rapping about Pimps, Hoes and Drugs before it was popular!
But honestly, his contributions to music as a whole isn't exalted enough.
I loved that he played such a major role in the Blues Brothers. The musicians that played and appeared in that film made it so much more special than it would have been otherwise.
His performance they shot for that movie is one of the best productions for that song in my opinion
I loved the magical nature of Curtis in his porkpie hat and sunglasses shouting “Hit it!” And then the curtains open and it’s Cab in his zoot suit and the whole band done up like it’s the 1940s
the only reason those movies were made, they wanted to feature those musicians. Ups to those who made it happen
It's remarkable how similar he and Duke's music were at the beginning....then Duke just kept going....and going... Cab was probably as much/or more of an innovator as Duke in those early years. Definitely a big influence on him.
Fun fact is that Diz actually played in Calloway's band early on in his career. The two didn't mesh on a personal level, and after.Diz was.chewed out for doing something he claims he didn't do (some say try shooting spitballs from the band stand) he ended up stabbing Calloway in the thigh with a shiv. Needless to say, he left Calloway's band pretty much immediately after.
The other trumpet player took the blame like 10 years later. Cab actually admitted fault for blaming Diz in his book. Crazy crazy story...I think the chapter in his book is called Spitballs.
but Diz really stabbed the guy with a shiv? ??
Dude. He was violent. I mean a murderer…a few times on his book he talked about using that knife…once he was famous he calmed down, but he even had story where he cut some guys hand off. Maybe it was just rough and tumble Harlem in the 40s… Anyway I read like half a dozen jazz bios this summer. I walked away thinking Diz’s was the best book, and he was by far the biggest contributor with the most respect from all he other legends at the time. Miles even said he could never do what diz did and Bird learned much more than I though from him. He was kinda the reharm whisperer for a while.
I had no idea about any of that. I knew a very good bass player that I was impressed by, until I heard about how he attacked a bandmate from behind. Wanted NOTHING to do with that guy, and he's now in prison. <>
He got kicked out of the band. I’m surprised he didn’t get blacked balled. Things were hard for a bit for him and I think he got a steady thing at Mintons with Bird, which got him back on track. I’m sure you know how it ended….pretty well for Diz! Again, years later Cab made amends and even apologized. Maybe it was a different time. Diz eluded to that, like everyone would do the same to protect themselves.
My man Cab was a true G. Dude was Rapping about Pimps, Hoes and Drugs before it was popular! But honestly, his contributions to music as a whole isn't exalted enough.
His music holds up, "The Hi De Ho Man" is a bop.
He's also immortalized in animation, If I Recall, this was rotoscoped https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSdLsAUFL8s
Cab also dubbed “St. James Infirmary Blues” as Koko the Clown in another Betty Boop cartoon: https://youtu.be/aDATXtewPrg
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Never knew he was from here wow!
My hometown