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Joe DiMonte · 12-09-2007, 09:34 PM

Lonnie Hillyer was a fine player who never got the recognition he deserved. He lived in Trane's old apartment on 105th St.

That's the apartment where JC penned "Central Park West." I totally agrre with you and I'm sure most of us who visit this site can list the name of trumpet stalwarts whom they deemed as not getting a fair shake.
As I ponder over my own remarks,I recall "The White Whale" coffee house around East 8th Street,NYC where the young lions came to strut their stuff and where Don Cherry and his pocket trumpet became the talk of the town.
I think I may have seen Ted Curson in that joint with Archie Shepp.
After my post Army days,I caught Archie in Montreaux during the summer of 1975 with my birth day,month and year contemperory from the Motor City - Cameron Brown.

We played duets and trios with another neighbor, Raphe Malik, another fine player.

You are blessed and fortunate to have played with some of the finest Master Craftsmen
who walked on this earth.

12-09-2007, 09:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
Joe DiMonte Mezzo Piano User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh,Pa Posts: 616	Re: What ever happened to...(if you know)? Lonnie Hillyer was a fine player who never got the recognition he deserved. He lived in Trane's old apartment on 105th St. That's the apartment where JC penned "Central Park West." I totally agrre with you and I'm sure most of us who visit this site can list the name of trumpet stalwarts whom they deemed as not getting a fair shake. As I ponder over my own remarks,I recall "The White Whale" coffee house around East 8th Street,NYC where the young lions came to strut their stuff and where Don Cherry and his pocket trumpet became the talk of the town. I think I may have seen Ted Curson in that joint with Archie Shepp. After my post Army days,I caught Archie in Montreaux during the summer of 1975 with my birth day,month and year contemperory from the Motor City - Cameron Brown. We played duets and trios with another neighbor, Raphe Malik, another fine player. You are blessed and fortunate to have played with some of the finest Master Craftsmen who walked on this earth. __________________ "Clark Terry - C.T.,as his friends call him,is not only a master of the trumpet and flugelhorn,but a master musician and a leader to the manor born." - Dan Morgenstern. Last edited by Joe DiMonte; 12-09-2007 at 09:42 PM.