tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386759355610512412.post6985875511098261246..comments2024-02-05T04:43:31.590-05:00Comments on MyBrownBaby: A Tribute to Two Classics: Sonny Rollins and My DadMBB Founder and Editor Denene Millnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17413819770146273768noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386759355610512412.post-85695668759488655052022-08-19T22:43:01.762-04:002022-08-19T22:43:01.762-04:00Thanks for sharinng thisThanks for sharinng thisPlainfield Vacuum Repairhttps://www.vacuum-repairs.com/us/vacuum-cleaner-repair-new-jersey/plainfield-vacuum-repair.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386759355610512412.post-55964326814420254122012-09-23T21:56:54.134-04:002012-09-23T21:56:54.134-04:00A few times in the sixties, your Dad and Mr. Petti...A few times in the sixties, your Dad and Mr. Pettiford stayed with my family while playing in Vermont for skiers at a ski lodge in town here. I still have my autographed copy of "Live at Jilly's" which I consider to be one of my prized possessions. I'm sure Vermont was not one of the high points of their years on the road, but their visits sure were high points for me. They Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12266166491350128954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386759355610512412.post-32212295297130917792012-08-05T21:17:59.101-04:002012-08-05T21:17:59.101-04:00"Blue Skies/Happy Days" sustained me thr..."Blue Skies/Happy Days" sustained me through sad times, early '90s. It was the theme for a show on WPFW during my morning commute from Baltimore. I took it for a Godsend. My thanks to Chiles & Pettiford.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386759355610512412.post-4304810183699038502011-09-15T20:33:30.492-04:002011-09-15T20:33:30.492-04:00I was a neighbor of Walt Chiles in Jersey City, NJ...I was a neighbor of Walt Chiles in Jersey City, NJ, and his wife Helen, who lived on Pavonia Ave. My mother, Trudy managed the group for a short time, around 1965. I would like to hear from Nick hoping I have the right Chiles family. email sunset129@netzero.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386759355610512412.post-37338363782917969942010-11-27T16:12:59.386-05:002010-11-27T16:12:59.386-05:00What a beautiful story! I have been looking for &q...What a beautiful story! I have been looking for "Chiles & Pettiford Live at Jilly's" for years. Odia Chiles gave me a copy when we were in college and I loved every single song on it, especially the Blue Skies/Happy Days are Here Again medley. My ex-husband threw it away in a dumpster years ago and I have been looking for another copy ever since. I was able to download a copy ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386759355610512412.post-14183156420878416222010-10-16T09:02:30.447-04:002010-10-16T09:02:30.447-04:00Chiles & Pettiford Live at Jilly's!!!! On...Chiles & Pettiford Live at Jilly's!!!! One of my favorite albums of all-time. School days, school days dear old golden rule days....oh, did get me started..a classic! One of my dads old albums i used to wear out as a little kid in the early 70s...haven't heard it in years but all the tunes are still in my head some 30 plus years later.<br /><br />scott b.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386759355610512412.post-46996265257556408552010-09-23T08:36:53.263-04:002010-09-23T08:36:53.263-04:00My daughter took me to see Sonny at the Beacon. I ...My daughter took me to see Sonny at the Beacon. I last saw him at 70 in Newark NJ at the Pru Center, Another great night, compliments of my brother-in-law and close friend, Joe W.<br />I've seen Sonny six or seven times in my life; the first time at a place in Newark called Sugar Hill. That was in '58 just before I turned 18. My buddy Hodge and I watched and listened in an alcove, too Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523278836796893282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386759355610512412.post-19400002025308818762010-09-23T07:41:50.219-04:002010-09-23T07:41:50.219-04:00Thank you! What a wonderful tribute to two great m...Thank you! What a wonderful tribute to two great men. It made me recall my own father and his gift of jazz and music.<br /><br />Sunday evenings were spent sitting with him in his big man chair, me with headphones that were way too big for a 6 year old, facing his wall and I mean wall of pristine jazz and blues albums listening to Charles Pettiford - Blues in the closet, Mingus - moanin, Ben Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18176109795167713603noreply@blogger.com