Hugues Panassié was a French critic, record producer, and impresario of traditional jazz.
Hugues Panassié, Red Prysock, and Tiny Grimes New York City (circa 1946–1948) William P. Gottlieb, photo
Milton Mesirow, better known as Mezz Mezzrow, was an American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist from Chicago, Illinois. He is remembered for organizing and financing recording sessions with Tommy Ladnier and Sidney Bechet. He recorded with Bechet as well and briefly acted as manager for Louis Armstrong. Mezzrow is equally known as a colorful character, as portrayed in his autobiography, Really the Blues, co-written with Bernard Wolfe and published in 1946.
Mezzrow, c. November 1946
Père Lachaise Cemetery.