Falter also made numerous drawings while at the Odessa Jazz Party in Odessa, Texas, in 1974. Many of the original drawings are shown here with lithographs from the 1971 "Jazz from Life" series. In contrast to his sketches done at the 1971 Colorado Jazz Party, the Odessa works incorporated more color.
Kai Winding
John Falter
tempera paint and charcoal on colored paper, 1974
Kai Winding played trombone in big bands led by Benny Goodman, Stan Kenton, and Charlie Ventura. Winding was one of the earliest trombonists to play in the bop style with Charlie Parker and in a quintet with J. J. Johnson.
Donor: John P. Falter Collection
10645-3586
Untitled
John Falter
tempera paint and charcoal on colored paper, 1974
Donor: John P. Falter Collection
10645-3583
Milt Hinton
John Falter
charcoal and tempera paint on colored paper, 1974
Milt Hinton played bass as a member of Cab Calloway's band for fifteen years, as well as with Count Basie and Louis Armstrong's All Stars. Hinton is also known as a jazz educator and jazz photographer.
Donor: John P. Falter Collection
10645-3592
Bert Ellis
John Falter
tempera paint and charcoal on colored paper, 1974
Guitarist Herbert Ellis played with Jimmy Dorsey, Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Pass, Charley Byrd, and Barney Kessel.
Donor: John P. Falter Collection
10645-3580
Ross Tompkins
John Falter
lithograph, from the "Jazz from Life" series, 1971
Ross Tompkins played piano with Kai Winding, Eric Dolphy, Wes Montgomery, Clark Terry, Benny Goodman, Al Cohn, and Zoot Simms. Tompkins was the pianist for "TheTonight Show" orchestra under Doc Severinsen.
Donor: Cliff's Notes, Inc.
10704-7
