hazel scott with charles mingus performing joseph kosma & jacques prevert's 'les feuilles mortes'/'autumn leaves'. sublime.
#hazelScott #charlesMingus #jacquesPrevert #music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKlT8aGvDE8

check hazel's steinway skills!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HdnjTCMzpg
#music #hazelScott #piano #steinway

upon her return to the states, she got into politics in order to ensure equal recognition of black people by the entertainment industry. she carried on making jazz, collaborating with charles mingus & other musical luminaries. hazel only made it to the age of 61, when that bastard, cancer, smote her.
#jazz #charlesMingus #hazelScott #music #politics

anyway...hazel was committed to civil rights & even had her own telly programme, 'the hazel scott show'. it was axed when she appeared before the house un-american activities committee because she'd been a vocal opponent of mccarthyism & of racial segregation. 'to hell with this', she said (or, perhaps, something saltier), & she moved to paris until 1967.
#hazelScott #piano #music #paris #trinidad #huac

#art #history: not only could she play two steinways simultaneously, but she'd clearly mastered the perfect eyeliner flick. i really don't understand why hazel scott - trinidadian pianist & singer who was born otd in 1920 - hasn't been as highly revered as nina simone. maybe she is. maybe i'm just ignorant & don’t run in the right circles. [A SHORT THREAD ABOUT A GIANT OF A HUMAN BEING]
#illustration #portrait #hazelScott #music #musician #trinidad #civilRights

🔊 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #PianoFlow

Hazel Scott & Lara Downes:
🎵 Peace of Mind

#HazelScott #LaraDownes

https://open.spotify.com/track/0wjDA4nXJ7iTtMNDzvMM4q

Hazel Scott🇹🇹🇺🇸 was a classical and jazz pianist who was first Black American to host her own TV show. Unfortunately, her career was greatly damaged by HUAC and the Hollywood Blacklist.
#RetroView #HazelScott

For your listening pleasure, click here for
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlcunUFu2e0lIXBXUl40Bi2KRGR70k-Ff

#Jazz & #Blues #Music from #BillieHoliday #RuthBrown #VanitaSmythe #HazelScott #EdnaMaeHarris #DinahWashington #MaxineSullivan #JuneRichmond #MabelLee

#AfricanAmericanHistoryMonth

#Biography: Hazel Scott https://t.co/NrzEWpiUIL thanks to @karen to mention #HazelScott - "history untold to me" @AfricanaCarr -

'whoever walked behind anyone to freedom? if we can't go hand in hand, i don't want to go.'
#art/#history: she could play two steinways simultaneously, so she merits at least three different colourways!
i remain confounded that hazel scott - trinidadian pianist & singer who was born otd in 1920 - hasn't been as highly revered as, say, nina simone. maybe she is. maybe i'm just ignorant & don’t run in the right circles. anyway...hazel was committed to civil rights & even had her own telly programme, 'the hazel scott show'. it was axed when she appeared before the house un-american activities committee because she'd been a vocal opponent of mccarthyism & of racial segregation. 'to hell with this', she said (or, perhaps, something saltier), & she moved to paris until 1967. when she returned to the states, she got into politics & fought for equal recognition of black people in the entertainment industry. #mastoArt #hazelScott #musique #portrait #jazz