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Found photos - Bud Powell's funeral procession

Submitted by Chas Kit on October 1, 2009 - 4:23pm. | |
More of the found photos - these are of Bud Powell's funeral procession on August 8, 1966. I've added a few more photos since I first put these on the site.

Dan Morgenstern reported on the funeral for Down Beat's September 22, 1966 issue:

In the lead was Harlem's own Jazzmobile, appropriately draped for the occasion, and carrying a jazz band ... the members were Benny Green, trombone; John Gilmore, tenor saxophone; Barry Harris, piano; Don Moore, bass; Billy Higgins, drums, and at the last moment, Lee Morgan, trumpet. First came "Now's the Time" and then, perhaps more appropriately, "'Round Midnight", followed by two Powell tunes, "Bud's Bubble" and "Dance of the Infidels".

The music stopped when the cortege reached the church. The pallbearers, including musicians Max Roach, Tony Scott, Eddie Bonnemere, Kenny Dorham, Willie Jones, Hayes Alvis and Claude Hopkins, brought Powell's coffin into the church where, many years before, he had been an altar boy.

If anyone can help identify anyone in the photos below, I'd appreciate it.




Bud Powell's funeral procession, August 8, 1966,
Which avenue is this?



Sam Price in tie walking next to cop car
- which street are they walking down? What theater in the background?



Which intersection is this?



Pallbearers: on right, back to front, Kenny Dorham, Willie Jones, unknown; on left, unknown, Tony Scott, unknown.



On the Jazzmobile: Benny Green trombone, Barry Harris on piano and Don Moore on bass. John Gilmore (face not seen) is on tenor.



From left: John Gilmore (with back to camera), unknown, Don Moore on bass, Billy Higgins on drums, unknown on right.






Detail from the above photo.



Bud Powell's funeral procession, August 1966
- Church of St. Charles Borromeo on W. 141 St. in Harlem



Much thanks to all who have helped with IDs.
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