Hazel Scott for the March of Dimes

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Hazel Scott, Charlie Mingus, and Rudy Nichols sing/perform the Songs "Foggy Day" and "Autumn Leaves" during a 1950's televised pitch for the March of Dimes fight against Polio.

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thankyou for this ... ( 1 year ago by deziremenow143)

thankyou for this add

Beautiful! I am so ... ( 1 year ago by lookeelou)

Beautiful! I am so into Hazel Scott. She is such an amazing pianist that's it's really easy to forget that she was a great vocal talent as well. Speaking of talent: Nobody does Foggy Day like Charles Mingus. WOW!!! Look how young he was!

This is wonderful. ... ( 1 year ago by WYNNE30)

This is wonderful. She's so great. Thanks ever-so

Put a nickel in ... ( 1 year ago by hyzercreek)

Put a nickel in slot I want to hear Johnny Johnston croon Or a groovy little song by Hazel Scott Or Harry Gibson shouting out a tune

Adam Clayton Power ... ( 1 year ago by mnblkfirefightr)

Adam Clayton Power wasn't just a great MAN but he had superior taste in Woman (Hazel Scott is his wife).
Peace,
Brotha J

I've never heard of ... ( 1 year ago by dnsngrl918)

I've never heard of Hazel Scott before now...What a beautiful voice and talent!

Nice one from the " ... ( 9 months ago by winrx)

Nice one from the "archives"...

What a talent... ... ( 8 months ago by omorikayoko)

What a talent... what an incredible pianist.. I can't sing and play at the same time and off course, jazz improvisatilnal piano training is so different from classical but..THANK YOU SO MUCH I HAVE NEVER HEARD HER NAME!

You never heard her ... ( 8 months ago by rickalexander47)

You never heard her name because the McCarthy era blacklists of so-called "communist" sympathisers effectively killed her very promising career. One of the items the McCarthy-ites hit her with was the fact that she has entertained Russian troops during World War II - WHEN THEY WERE OUR ALLIES! Some things never change - they just take different forms . .

You should check ... ( 8 months ago by yahshuahdotcom)

You should check out some earlier performances of her. Clayton Powell was INDEED a fortunate man. She was talented, sexy... she had it ALL

First I heard of ... ( 8 months ago by NAFTALI2)

First I heard of blacklists in the record industry. What label was she on? And who else on that label couldn't work?

She Did stuff on ... ( 8 months ago by geoshelewis)

She Did stuff on Debut Records which was owned and run by charles mingus and max roach

And Charlie Mingus ... ( 8 months ago by NAFTALI2)

And Charlie Mingus and Max Roach went along and created a blacklist? This isn't sounding probable. I know you never claimed they did. I'm just saying the previous comment sounded a bit far fetched--and you just tossed is farther.

Rejected by abc ... ( 7 months ago by geoshelewis)

Rejected by abc records

alot of blues and R ... ( 7 months ago by geoshelewis)

alot of blues and R&B artists in the 40's and 50's we'rent allowed to appear on TV, Radio or on major labels because of the color of there skin, Mingus was blacklisted and that is why he started Debut Records with Max Roach-It was really bad at this time-They even had white artists coming in to record black music which led to the black musicians not receiving royalties for there work-Look up Payola scandal and race records...Hazel did perform for the soviets which MacCarthy did not like!

It seems difficult ... ( 7 months ago by NAFTALI2)

It seems difficult to distinguish between international politics and Jim Crow. The blacklists were created by the industries affected, not the government. Blacks always had difficulty making recordings--and some didn't like that the large percentage of the profits they made went to record companies. So they started their own labels. The racism extended to recording sessions, in that blacks had better get it in one take because they didn't get the studio time.

Being rejected by a ... ( 7 months ago by NAFTALI2)

Being rejected by a big company is more reflective of big executives not knowing the product or audience they try to sell to. You think the execs at ABC knew why people bought Coltrane? All they knew is that he sold records--because he had already sold records. If Hazel were a household name, then ABC would have be listening.

I love Miss Scott! ( 4 months ago by MerleOberon)

I love Miss Scott!

That's so great! As ... ( 4 months ago by crownpropeller)

That's so great! As for the date: Scott asks the people to join the "March of dimes 1955" Does it make this 1955 (or 1954?)?

Yes, shes got that ... ( 2 months ago by nigel1034)

Yes, shes got that Trinidad accent. Go T&T!

A great performer, ... ( 1 month ago by keepthemusicplaying0)

A great performer, thanks for posting, 5*

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