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Milt Hinton's Datebooks

June 8-11, 1953

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1. May 31-June 3, 1953 Sunday May 31: Close La Vie | gig - 5 - 9 Harbor Rest | Rockaway - Tony Scott | By La Vie - Recording Date | + Concert 6:00 PM W.M.C.A | Roy Francis sub La Vie for me | 5.00, Close La Vie, Missed | Steady Job with Tony. Wow. Monday June 1: Tony Scott Recording + Concert | 6:P.M. In front of W.N.E.W. |565 - 5th Ave Fort Mamuth Tuesday June 2: Cleaned Stove Wednesday June 3: Painted Back Door + Front | Door + Steps | Called Bob Moss | By Embers, By La Vie, By Birdland.
2. June 4-7, 1953 Thursday June 4: Call Bob Fields | See Morris Levy, | Jeff + P.W. out for dinner | Pinochle Ella Fitzgerald Called | Open Stage Coach Inn | with Ella Hackensack N.J. | 10 Days Phill Moore called | Rehearsal Mon 1:30 | Recording Wed 6:30 Friday June 5: 2nd coat of paint on Front | + Back door - painted porch lights | Washed Car - Watered Garden Saturday June 6: Cool T.R. Dogers Game | Bombs win | Union man by stage coach | Archie Gamboti Local 248 | 77 Prospect st, Patterson N.J. | 7.00 + 6.08 = 13.08 tax | Hot today. Sunday June 7: Canceled Rockaway Gig. | Untill next sunday. | Earl may sub Rockaway
3. June 8-11, 1953 Monday June 8: Rehearsal 1:30 Phill Moore | Carnegie Hall | Rehearsal, 10:30 Alvin Theatre | 52nd + 8th Ave N. Union 802 | Teddy Wilson - Zutty | Singleton, Chas Shavers, Omer | Simeon, Wilbur D. Paris - Ethel | Merman - Alexanders rag time | Band. 10:30 - 1:30 | Took Bass 3/4 to Noah's for new bridge | Saw Nielo Sierras Tuesday June 9: Telegram from Teddy Wilson | Rehearsal Today Nola's 12:30 | 1/2 hr late for Teddys Rehearsal | 12:30-2:30 | O.K.ed Hani Coles Dance 7-9:30 | $20.00 wow. the 21st Wednesday June 10: 6.80 W.H. 625 | 35.35 st. 07 | Danny Kesler - Columbia | Recording Wed. 6:30 - 9:30 | Helen Damone Dixon | O.K. Records | 207 e. 30th 2+3rd ave (old church) | Marty Wilson Drums Contractor | Phill Lyons - Piano. Art Ryerson [illegible] | Jimmy Layden - Conductor. | Norman Laydon - " | Phill Moore - " | Goodbye Lite not the same, Don't | Ever Change - I want you to Love | me tonight 25.00 car | Payday Ella 175.00 Thursday June 11: 7:30 Thu 7:30-9:00 Alvin Theatre | Teddy Wilson | Pd 10.00 St. Paul Lodge dues | Wrote Consistory about dues | Bass repair new bridge 15.00
4. June 12-15, 1953 Friday June 12: Go By Union + Collect Check | Give Mr. Walton 19.00 for | Lodge Dues, Go by Decca + Coral | Records and sign picture release | Ask for work. Pay Noah Wolfe | 19.00 | Baise called from St. Louis | To Start with him June 23 | Savoy Saturday June 13: Get Bass to Center Theatre | Today - Beefsteaks closed early | tomorrow. | Phill Moore called - has | Check for me - Call Mon | or Tue Sunday June 14: 10-3 Rehearsal Teddy Wilson | 10: A.M. Sunday | Centre 48th st. 6th Ave | Stage Entrance | Call Geo. Duvivian. Cancelled | [illegible] 3 hr. Rehearsal Monday June 15: 10-2 4:45- | 9 to 11 C.B.S. | T.V. Show Teddy Wilson 9:00 | Rehearsal all day N.B.C:C.B.S. | 50th Aniversary Ford Motors | Mary Martin, Ethel Merman | Mr. Peepers | 10 AM. Rehearsal | Call Phill Moore about check | call Tony Scott about what | Time I can start. | Car to shop for check up.
5. June 16-19, 1953 Tuesday June 16: Phil Rose Decca | Bernice Johnson | Concert Bud | R.K.O Alden | 21.00 Wednesday June 17: Peck Morrison - Lesson - Bass | Man with Bill Graham | Go to unemployment | 9:00 NOLA Phill Moore | Test recording 1 side Quintet | Car back ok. so far. Thursday June 18: Dentist 3 teeth filled | 15.00 1:00 P.M. | Dr. Rand | Wash Car Friday June 19: (open) | Sub for Geo. Devivian at | Apollo Theatre last show | Tuxedo. Cancelled out 6/14/53 | + start with Tony Scott | Georgia's Blue Room w. 48th st | 10-4 off Sundays
6. June 20-23, 1953 Saturday June 20: Tomorrow is Auntie Hildegarde's Birthday - | See Dentist - Sat 1:00 P.M. | At party for Tony Scott afterwards | Charlie Parker there - we blew | until neighbors complained Sunday June 21: Hani Cole's Dance Sad - 5 - 10 | Jo Jones, Billy Kyle, Tyree Sudan | 7-10 Lelory 20.00 | Shirt for Fathers Day. Monday June 22: Baise comes in town | 12:00 Peck Morrison | Lesson | [illegible] | Arrived. | Cheryl + Laurietta left for | Sandusky 6:15 | Chitterson called - going to | Reno. Tuesday June 23: My Birthday | Uneventful | Start Savoy with Baise? | Peck Lesson | Baise Called - start Savoy | 27th Sat.
7. June 24-27, 1953 Wednesday June 24: To Union collected two | checks J. Davis + Helen Dixon | Pa Shine dues 19.00 | Down Town All Day. | To Milt - a great bassman | Ralph Sharon England Piano | Took family Char, Mona, Kenny, | Robin to Radio City, Dinner | Chineese food - Kids Didn't like | Saw Red Thursday June 25: -CLOSE- | close with Tony Scott at | Georgia's Blue Room 1 wk. | Called Baise | Teddy Wilson called | 19 hr. Rehearsal TIme | Double Coustume Fee | Total $293.77 7/1/53 Friday June 26: Rehearsal Savoy Baesi | Dig Jimmy Mundel in | Basies Band 2:00 PM Saturday June 27: (open) | Savoy with Baise | Jimmy Noddingham | called about our Sunday | gig. can't make it
8. June 28-July 1, 1953 Sunday June 28: Amsterdam 160-161 | Club Trudor. 3:45 - Blue Suit | Chas. Frazier cancelled | Matteene at Savoy with Baise - by Jeff's 7: -8 | for dinner | Jo Jones by Savoy | Rudolph pays me my 50.00 | Hit the numbers for $4500.00 | Got 1953 Ford. Monday June 29: Peck - Lesson | Cancelled | Joe Bushkin. Called about | Closing date at Embers | Not reporting the first week | in Jan - Close Embers jan 8th | Called Denzil - RWK's [?] in wash | with Ella. Kelly Martin by Savoy | Speck Powell called says | Shoobe may have job for me. Cyril | By Savoy. Teddy Wilson says check in mail. Tuesday June 30: Peck Lesson Canceled 1:P.M. | Off Nite Savoy - Putting | in new dance [illegible] | called Specks. | By Jeff's house - Gave his Daugh | ter 2 pr. stocking to go away. Wednesday July 1: Titter leaves Chicago | Teddy Wilson check | Arrived 293.77 | Mr. Shoobe's office called | to give me two shows Thu + Friday. | 5:00 P.M. at Savoy Baise | Band to play dance