Sammy Price was born in Honey Grove, Texas, in 1908. He died in New York City in 1992. The pianist rose to prominence as a key component of Kansas City’s lively jazz scene in the 1930s. He’s seen here as a member of an all-star band entertaining a nostalgic French audience in 1958.
Now's the Time: Sammy Price
1958/7/10, Cannes Jazz festival, Teddy Buckner (t) Vic Dickenson (tb) Sidney Bechet (cl,ss) Sammy Price (p) Arwell Shaw (b) Roy Eldridge (d): 8:44 Rosetta (a...