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Milt Hinton's Datebooks

February 1953

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Saturday January 31: Loaned Gene Wright bass | Trunk + Key to pick up his | Bass in Chicago + back | Joe Jones sick didn't make | Gig at Playhouse | Tomorrow is Chocolate Williams | Birthday Sunday February 1: In bed all day - P.W. out - ham [?] | Totsie + Mom over, Met | Johnnie Jackson L.I. | Promster [?] at Play House Monday February 2: Express Men to pick up | Bass Trunk [check mark] in bed all day | Pres Ike Addesse Congress [illegible] | Jam Nite at work - no recording | This week Tuesday February 3: Day Off - By Embers, By | Band Box Played pinochle with | Jeff + Cat Anderson by Birdland | talked to, Panama, Gene Wright | Chide Lambardi [?], Arnett Cobbi, Art Tatum | Barksdale, Joe Benjamin, Bennie Green, | Talked to Ralph Watkins, Jo Jones | From Boston
Wednesday February 4: Dr for Char Penicillin + Medicine | Clothes in Cleaner, Watch out | of Repair $10.00 Thursday February 5: Close Tony Scott Friday February 6: Recording 7 P.M. - 10 PM | Connie Boswell at | Fulton Studios 80 w.40th | Tell Mona to check | my S.S. overpay and | inquire where to get | back the overpay | for 1952 - | Main st on Sat Nite | I love to live, one Red Rose Saturday February 7: [blank]
Thursday February 12: La Vie Jackie Gleason [Illegible] | Grand Opening at all [?] | Comedians There Band | Sounds great 9 - 2:45 Friday February 13: Joe Davis office called | Two Record Dates. Feb 27 - 2 - 5 | Mar 2. - 4 - 7 W.O.R. Studio B | Talked to John Levy. | About Geo. Shearing job? Saturday February 14: Nick Perito called to ok. | Dorthy Dandridge Date at | La Vie. Rehearsal Feb. 22 | 4 PM J.G. Goes Crazy at | La Vie - People in Stitches. Turn | Away Crowd. Sunday February 15: [blank]
Friday February 20: Lou Shoobe Saturday February 21: Tomorrow is your mother's birthday | Ask about La Vie with holding | Jan 20th to April 9th "52" | Senator operators 50 court st. | Brooklyn N.Y. Sunday February 22: Rehearsal 5 P.M. ? to 7:00. | Dorthy Dandridge. Not as [?] | Jack Hurtle J.G. Mgn. got | Married J.G. Best Man Party | at La Vie. Jackie Gleason let | Strings go last nite. Now | Bobby Hacket and his cave | Men 9:00 hit | Mother birthday - called her | N.Y. Vicksburg Dance Monday February 23: Be sure and see Tony | Scott at Opollo about | Double record date. | Rehearsal 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 | Dorthy Dandridge Nolas [?]
Tuesday February 24: Try and see Tony | Scott at Opollo | Rehearsal Dorthy [illegible] | Dandridge ? call Nick! Wednesday February 25: Rehearsal Dorthy Dandridge | 2-5 | Penicilin for Char Thursday February 26: Open | La Vie Dorthy Dandridge | Rehearsal Dorthy Dandridge | 2 - 4:30 | Birthday Party Jackie Gleason | Colonial Robin, Sheritan | 6:30 - 7:30 | Penicilin for Char Friday February 27: Char Due to have Tonsils out | Poly Clinic Hospital - canceled | Record Date W.O.R. 2 - 5 | Studio B. Joe Davis | Lem Johnson "It takes money | Honey." Walking + Talking the | Blues, Never Love Again [?] | Letter | Eddie A.