[78-L] Kenny Hagood [was Pee Wee Marquette]^

[Julian Vein]

Geoffrey Wheeler wrote:
> Julian Vein says: “Kenny "Pancho" Hagood I'm even more familiar with--I 
> spoke to him in
> Paris in 1960. He was depping for an indisposed Stephane Grappelli at
> the Chat Qui Peche.”
> 
>  From mid-December 1962 to early March 1963, I lived in Paris near Le 
> Chat Qui Peche. I don”t recall ever going in the place. I did go to the 
> Blue Note several times to hear Kenny Clarke’s group. I remember once 
> leaving the club late at night and encountering bone-chilling weather, 
> as can happen in cities with large rivers. I stayed in cheap hotels 
> that allowed only stays of about a week. I would then transfer to 
> another nearby cheap hotel. When that stay ended, I would return to the 
> first hotel. To celebrate Christmas, I bought a small tree from a 
> seller on Isle de la Cite´near Notre Dame and set it up in my hotel 
> room. In addition to general bathrooms on each floor, there were 
> urinals located in the middle of each flight of stairs. A curved metal 
> sliding door opened onto the cramped space. One would step in and slide 
> the door closed. It was like being in a tiny oubliette.
> _______________________________________________
Now you're taking the Pee...Wee!

      Julian Vein


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