20 SEPTEMBER 1959 IN HAMBURG - REHEARSAL IN MUSIK HALLE

In Hamburg, the rehearsal was held in Musik Halle (now changed to Laeiszhalle).

In Hamburg, Kid Ory stayed at the Atlantic Hotel on Holzdamm Strasse (street). The Jailhouse Jazzmen soon found out the location and waited on the sidewalk opposite the hotel.

Abbi Hübner, the trumpet player of Jailhouse Jazzmen tells the following story for Christer Fellers.

Dear Christer, one of the great events of my Life was to meet with Kid Ory,in 1959. We went to the hotel Atlantic, where he had checked in, called him up, and when we heard his voice at the telefon we could hardly whisper: "O, Mr. Ory, we are here with an Hamburgian Jazzband and we would like to play a few song for You in front of your hotel!" - He replied: "I'll be down in a minute!!" We had build up on the opposite side of the Atlantic Hotel and when he rushed out of the door we started to play Muskrat Ramble. He was so excited, that he crossed the street without minding the cars and was nearly hit by an automobile!! I saw the Headline in the Newspapers: "Kid Ory killed by Abbi Hübner's Jailhouse Jazzmen!" -

When we finished the number, he asked for Savoy Blues!

After we had played Muskrat Ramble and Savoy Blues, the police arrived because some people had alarmed them because they didn´t like the 'noise'. The police stopped our playing and started discussing with us, we told them, why we had played there, in order to welcome a famous american Jazz pioneer. The police really did not believe us and our tuba player laughed through his instrument an made funny sounds,sounds you only can hear on WC. Therefore he was arrested and the police ordered him to enter their car. He warned them, because - as he said - he would have to take his sousaphone with him, which he thought was too big to fit through the police car door. Nevertheless, the police officer told him, to get into the car and -----bummmmmm!!!!!!!! he crashed with his sousaphone against the car and hit a big bump into the car. Kid roared with laughter "The corporal has no humour, It's the same all over the world, the police are never noted for their sense of humour!"

After we had played, Ory promised to come to our club that night, when he had finished his concert, and, to our surprise, he did!! He didn´t play with us, because he had contracts to fullfil, that wouldn't allow this, but he stayed with us and told storys till the early morning next day.

Abbi Hübner's Jailhouse Jazzmen.

Hotel Atlantic.

In Hamburg, the rehearsal was held in Musik Halle (now changed to Laeiszhalle).

Kid Ory´s band had a rehearsal in Musik Halle. Kid Ory tb, Red Allen tp, Bob McCracken cl.

Kid Ory´s band had a rehearsal in Musik Halle.

Squire Girsback b, Kid Ory tb, Cedric Haywood p, Alton Redd dm, Red Allen tp, Bob McCracken cl.

Kid Ory´s band had a rehearsal in Musik Halle. Kid Ory tb, Red Allen tp.

Kid Ory´s band had a rehearsal in Musik Halle. Kid Ory tb.

Kid Ory´s band had a rehearsal in Musik Halle.

Red Allen tp.

The short street ”Bäckenbreitergang” in Hamburg  2011.

The Kid Ory band had a photo session at the short street ”Bäckenbreitergang” in Hamburg. The street is situated very close to Musik Halle (now changed to Laeiszhalle), where the band held a rehearsal.