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Milt Hinton's Datebooks

April 1953

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Sunday April 5: Sunday School with | Family - Char in Chior | Recitles A [illegible] | Mona in charge of chion | Took Pictures - Mike | + nana out. Rehearsal | Phill Moore - Carnige Hall | 6-8 - Wrote Mother. Monday April 6: Opening La Vie - Phill Moore | Opening Great. | Saw Mr + Mrs Joe Bushkin | Sam Taylor called about Recording | date at Decca. | Titter Called Tuesday April 7: Rec. 4/24/53 | Sid Feller Arr Ray Block | 33.76 - W.H. 6.80 | Jackie Gleason - Bobby Hacket | Recording Date - Mr Shoobe 2 | 8: P.M. Fulton Studio | 80 w. 40th st. Solar Bobby Hackett | Recording Date 2: P.M. 1 | Marsball Royal Mercury Record | 136 W. 52nd St. W.H.OM | Bob Shad - Where is your heart | The Moon is Low: Wonderful | Blues - J.G. Mickey - The man I Love | I Hadn't Anyone till you - It All Depends on You | Aron Bell Sub for me La Vie | Rec. 33.83 6.80 W.H. - A.O.B. 62 4/24/53 | 6.00 La Vie tip | Artie Guitar | Johnny Blowers - Drums Wednesday April 8: Recording Date - Mr. Shoobe | 9:30 A.M. Fulton Studio | Go to Dr. J.G. Toots Mandello | Soloist. - Say it isn't so + I Guess I'll | Have to Change My Plans + You Were | Meant for Me + It Happened in Monterey | Crazy Rhythm + | After You're Gone | Rec. 4/24/53 55. 35.W.H. 12:30. | F.O.A.B. 1.03. | Get Pictures
Thursday April 9: Lesson Hackney - Canceled Friday April 10: Record Date Tom. | Print Band Decca Cancelled | Manty Pelis - Carl Drager | Fulton Studio 80 W. 40th | 10:15 | Lee Wiley - Joe Jones | Barksdale, Gil | Paradise, Ol Man, Careless Love | When a Lady | Rec. 4/24/53 42.84 No W.T. Saturday April 11: Tomorrow is your wedding anniversary | Off nite La Vie | Rain Sunday April 12: 9th wedding anniversary. The | 9 Best Years of my adult life | I am indeed grateful to Mona | for love and affection in the past | and her tolerance in the present. | 9 a bad number in my life. I | shall try to survive 9 with Gods | help. Rain | Dr. Granger
Monday April 13: Rain Tuesday April 14: 12:00 Nola Wednesday April 15: Buddy De Franco Date | Kenny Drew. Art Blakey | Ferdinand - Autumn in N.Y. | It could happen to you - | Bass or Balls, Left Field | Show Eyes. L.P.s Double Date | Aron Bell sub La Vie for me | SS.1.24 W.T.630 S.D. 30 | Rec. 76.66 4/24/53 | Upstairs Plumbing $12.00 Thursday April 16: [crossed out] Possible La Vie Opening? | with Phill Moore
Friday April 17: Recording Joe Davis | The Blenders 2-5 W.O.R. | Studio B. | John Collins, Gill Turner | 6-9 [illegible] 4-8 712 | Don't play around with love | You'll Never Be Mine - Somebody's | Lying. Kansas Copers | More Plumbing Trouble upstairs | 4.00 | Cashed Check Saturday April 18: At Dr's Sunday April 19: Benifit today 3:P.M. | Birdland for Billy Exter | Bob Astor M.C. | 1:P.M Rehearsal Sunday | Nola Buddy De Franco | Phill Moore Rehearsall 5: P.M | 3.00 Treasure - Kelley | B.J. and Fayard Nicholas on Subway | 3:45 AM Monday April 20: O.K. Buddy DeFranco Date | 8:00 P.M. Recording | Fulton | Rehearshal 6:00 P.M. | Phill Moore | Aron Bell sub La Vie for me. | Card from Kansas Fields in Paris. | Rec. 76.66 4/24/53 5.5. 124 | W.T.6.30 S.D. 30.
Wednesday April 29: Recording Date Sam Taylor. | Mother Dear, Marina, Night has Come | I Cry, Spanish Town Rhumba | Larry Townsend | Leo Stevenson (Jamaica) | Trom, Tenor, Baritone, Piano, Drums, Bass | 40.68 | Tell Union this Date Thursday April 30: John Collins Called Friday May 1: John Latman + Tony Scott opens | La Vie with "The Four Lads", | By the Blue Note - Played Eddie Sefranski's Bass. Talked to Don | Abney - Tom Whaley Saturday May 2: Recording Date Alf Lion | Blue Note Hackensack N.W. bico [?] | Al will call later about meeting place | Cancelled - for next Sat | Gene + Cyril by for a chat. | Al Lions called about a double | date next Sat.