hoist the jazz flag

Larry Ridley and Thelonious Monk performing circa 1972

Charles Mingus in Bologna Italy, 1972

Illinois Jacquet at the Bologna Jazz Festival in Italy, 1972

Woody Shaw in concert at the Bergamo Festival in Italy, circa 1972 (photo by Roberto Polillo)

Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk at the Airport Schiphol in Amsterdam, October 25 1972 (photo by Nellie Monk)

Roy Brooks performing with Charles Mingus, Bologna Italy, 1972

Dave Brubeck, Bologna Italy, 1972 (photo by Roberto Polillo)

Count Basie, Zurich Switzerland, 1972 (photo by Roberto Polillo)

Walter Booker performing with Cannonball Adderley, Bologna Italy, 1972 (photo by Roberto Polillo)

Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, Bologna Italy, 1972 (photo by Roberto Polillo)