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Not many words, just a couple of links for further reading, watching and listening. Enjoy!
— One of my favorite films with Bob Mitchum is Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957).
— On Robert Mitchum in the Los Angeles Times (August 4, 2017).
— Go, buy at anazoom 😉
— He could also sing, and he was a composer too. Go HERE.
On the way to the next gig...
Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller (1904-1943)
It's Carnival in Cologne (as every year), and therefore the sound of the season will be "Carnival In Caroline" with lovely Jerry Kruger, accompanied by Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters, as recorded in New York City on April 4 in 1938.
Cootie Williams (tp) Joe Nanton (tb) Barney Bigard (cl) Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwicke (as) Harry Carney (bar) Duke Ellington (p) Fred Guy (g) Billy Taylor (b) Sonny Greer (d) Jerry Kruger (voc).
