08 June 2011

List: Jazz Nicknames

This week A Blog Supreme lists 12 great jazz nicknames. Here are 12 more, sans commentary:
  1. Roy "Little Jazz" Eldridge
  2. Oran "Hot Lips" Page
  3. Jeff "Tain" Watts
  4. Billie "Lady Day" Holliday
  5. Johnny "Rabbit" Hodges
  6. Arthur "Zutty" Singleton
  7. Willie "The Lion" Smith
  8. Johnny "Little Giant" Griffin
  9. Harry "Sweets" Edison
  10. Albert "Tootie" Heath
  11. Jay "Hootie" McShann
  12. Sonny "Newk" Rollins

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