Video of 99-year old jazz pennywhistler Les Lieber

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Video of 99-year old jazz pennywhistler Les Lieber

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Les Lieber turns 100 on March 16, and he still performs weekly in NYC. Catch him while you can!

Here's a video with an interview and some whistling - http://blogs.wsj.com/photojournal/2012/ ... turns-100/

Here's the accompanying article - http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... 98108.html

Another article with video from last year - http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/ ... -year-run/

Audio of Les jamming on whistle with Django Reinhardt in 1945 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq6pHSwpqxs

Video of Les performing last year - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yujgOeABerA

His web site - http://www.jazzatnoon.com/
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Brilliant! thanks for that.
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That is some insane stuff! Many thanks for posting.
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Awww ...

That's wonderful stuff.

Les's whistle sounds just perfect alongside Django's guitar. I would say the best chance is, that's an all metal Generation whistle he's playing. However, around that time, I believe there were quite a few "no name" whistles of the same construction, so I can't guess how strong the odds are for or against the Generation. In any case, it would have been an all metal whistle of that type.

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And since we're talking about jazz and it's about that time....our annual reminder

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Good stuff! Thanks for the links.
That's a real encouragement to us elderly. I remember Django but never noticed Les before. What a man!
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Excellent! What a lovely bloke. Haven't come across him before, so thanks for that.

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looks like a generation to me, not a D I think it is an F
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Steve Bliven wrote:And since we're talking about jazz and it's about that time....
*cough* three days late and a month early :D
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Wonderful! Thanks.

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highwood wrote:looks like a generation to me
Jerry's talking about the one you can only hear (in the track with Django).
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Thank you. I liked the Django track a lot, though I was ready for the piano to take over when it did.
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Denny wrote:
Steve Bliven wrote:And since we're talking about jazz and it's about that time....
*cough* three days late and a month early :D
On the zig-zag time line....

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Peter Duggan wrote:
highwood wrote:looks like a generation to me
Jerry's talking about the one you can only hear (in the track with Django).
Right. The clip that's embedded in the New York Times article was recorded in 1945. Generation started using the plastic whistleheads around 1958.

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Jerry Freeman wrote:
Peter Duggan wrote:
highwood wrote:looks like a generation to me
Jerry's talking about the one you can only hear (in the track with Django).
Right. The clip that's embedded in the New York Times article was recorded in 1945.

Best wishes,
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Yes, I remember hearing it at the time....

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