[78-L] National Records

[Geoffrey Wheeler]

Dan Van Landingham says: ‘Kenny "Pancho" Hagood was far worse judging 
from the recordings he made with Miles.”

One can add to that the name of Earl Coleman, perhaps best known for 
his rendition of “This is Always” with Charlie Parker for Dial Records. 
In listening to multiple takes of various tunes Coleman recorded, one 
can hear the strain in his voice as he tried to sound like Eckstine. By 
the end of a session, he must have been on the ropes.