Woodlawn Cemetary Bx. 10

[Mr Swing Easy]

1. Miles Davis

2. Duke Ellington

3. Coleman Hawkins

4. Lionel Hampton

5. Joe 'King' Oliver

6. Max Roach

7. Irving Berlin

8. Milt Jackson

9. Frank Scalice

10. Tony Gagliano

While researching my forthcoming vacation (passport office permitting) to Yonkers NY, I did some focussed looking for Miles Davis's plot in the Woodlawn Cemetary, Bx. Looking at the gravestones of famous dead people is not normally my holiday bag but i wanted to make an exception for Miles Davis.

What a list of people and the first ten that leapt to my attention are above : 8 musicians and two '5 Families founder-member' mobsters. Most interesting.

T.

[consciouspilot]

That's a hot brass section with a good backbeat, vibes, composer and a couple of bouncers to carry the stash!

[Mr Swing Easy]

bang on there H - had a very quick look-see in the end most interesting. and big. on the same morning i went to mary j blige's high school - no plaque, not sure if she was there much T