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Phil Newsum Photograph Collection, 1950s–1960s

Information, Description, and Finding Aid

Collection Information

Reference: PH-NEWSUM.1

Dates: 1950s–1960s

Extent: 0.17 linear ft. across 1 archival box

Digital collection available

Finding Aid Information

Creator(s): Steven Payne, Ph.D., Librarian and Archivist

Date created/updated: January 14, 2021

Biography

Phil Newsum is a noted jazz and Latin percussionist who played in various bands in the 1950s and 1960s, including the Hugo Dickens Band, the Vicentico Valdés Orchestra, the Tito Puente Band, the Tito Rodríguez Band, and others. Although Phil himself neither was born or lived in The Bronx, he played with many Bronxite musicians and in various Bronx venues.

Description/Scope and Content

The collection consists of 87 photographs taken by Phil Newsum, or given to him, during performances around York City and the Catskills with various Latin jazz bands, 1950s–1960s, including the Hugo Dickens Band, the Vicentico Valdés Orchestra, Machito Orchestra, Tito Puente Band, Tito Rodríguez Band, and others.

Provenance

The Phil Newsum photograph collection was donated to The Bronx County Historical Society by Phil Newsum through Maxine Gordon in 2006.

Preferred Citation

[Item name or description,] Phil Newsum photograph collection, box _, folder _, The Bronx County Archives at The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library.

Points of Access

  • Bronx history projects -- The Bronx African American History Project -- The Bronx County Historical Society -- Place Matters: From Mambo to Hip Hop
  • Musicians, jazz and Latin -- Abdullah, Hassan -- Allende, Victor (Papura) -- Barreto, Louie -- Bauzá, Mario -- Belon, Pucho -- Bobo, Willie -- Bryant, Ray -- Canura, Joe -- Capers, Bobby -- Charlie and Carmen -- Cheatham, Doc -- Coleman, Willie -- Collazo, Mike -- Cora, Mario -- Cross, Arthur (PeeWee) -- Dickens, Hugo -- Ferrer, Ralph -- Fospoli, Dick -- Frisaura, Vincent "Jimmy" -- Grant, Rodgers -- Jenkins, Arthur -- Leña, Moncho -- López, Tommy -- Machito -- Mangual, José -- McEwan, Vincent -- McKeithan, Ray -- Melacharic, Paul -- Mesa, Ralph -- Mieto, Ubaldo -- Morella, George -- Muñoz, Monchito -- Nelson, Willie -- Newsum, Phil -- Oquenda, Manny -- Palmieri, Eddie -- Pérez, Lou -- Puente, Tito -- Reyes, Slim -- Rivera, Hector -- Rodríguez, Bobby -- Rodríguez, Johnny, Sr. ("La Vaca") -- Rodríguez, Tito -- Rogers, Barry -- Romero, Little Ray -- Salter, Bill -- Santamaría, Mongo -- Santiago, Al -- Schatz, Ziggy -- Sims, Pete "La Roca" -- Summers, Milton -- Valdés, Vicentico -- Valdéz, Patato -- Vincente, Wilfredo (Changuito)
  • Music clubs, venues, and streets -- Apollo Theatre (New York, New York) -- Bronx Veteran's Hospital -- Hotel Theresa (New York, New York) -- The Palladium (New York, New York) -- Tropicana Ballroom (The Bronx, New York)
  • Ethnic groups -- African Americans -- Cubans -- Jews -- Puerto Ricans (Boricuas)
  • Music genres -- afro-cuban -- bebop -- boogaloo -- hip hop -- jazz -- Latin jazz -- mambo -- soul

Related Collections

Container List

Box

Folder

Contents

Date

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.1: Hugo Dickens Band rehearsing at 7th Avenue rehearsal studio (possibly at 47th Street), showing, L-R, Rodgers Grant (piano), Bill Salter (bass), Phil Newsum (timbales), and Ray McKeithan (?) (congas).

1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.2: Hugo Dickens Band rehearsing at 7th Avenue rehearsal studio (possibly at 47th Street), showing, L-R, Dick Fospoli (?), George Morella (?), Vincent McEwan, Phil Newsum (timbales), and Pete La Roca Sims (?) (seated).

1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.3: Hugo Dickens Band rehearsing at 7th Avenue rehearsal studio (possibly at 47th Street), showing, L-R, Pete La Roca Sims (seated), Bill Salter (bass), Phil Newsum (timbales), Arthur Jenkins (bongos), Hugo Dickens (saxophone), Rodgers Grant (standing in back), and Ray McKeithan (congas).

1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.4: Hugo Dickens Band rehearsing at 7th Avenue rehearsal studio (possibly at 47th Street), showing, L-R, Vincent McEwan, Rodgers Grant (piano), Bill Salter (bass), and Phil Newsum (back).

1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.5: Hugo Dickens Band rehearsing at 7th Avenue rehearsal studio (possibly at 47th Street), showing, L-R, George Morella (?), Vincent McEwan, and Arthur Jenkins (timbales).

1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.6: Hugo Dickens Band rehearsing at 7th Avenue rehearsal studio (possibly at 47th Street), showing Dick Fospoli (?), George Morella, Vincent McEwan, and Pete La Roca Sims (seated in suspenders).

1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.7: Hugo Dickens Band rehearsing at 7th Avenue rehearsal studio (possibly at 47th Street), showing Vincent McEwan (trumpet), Barry Rogers (trombone), Phil Newsum (speaking with Barry Rogers), and Pete La Roca Sims (standing facing mirror).

1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.8: Hugo Dickens Band rehearsing at 7th Avenue rehearsal studio (possibly at 47th Street), showing, L-R, Dick Fospoli (?), George Morella (?), Vincent McEwan, Pete La Roca Sims (seated in suspenders), and Phil Newsum (standing).

1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.9: Hugo Dickens Band rehearsing at 7th Avenue rehearsal studio (possibly at 47th Street), showing Phil Newsum (timbales), Bill Salter (bass), Rodgers Grant (facing wall), Arthur Jenkins (seated in front), Hugo Dickens (seated facing wall), and Ray McKeithan (congas).

1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.10: Hugo Dickens Band rehearsing at 7th Avenue rehearsal studio (possibly at 47th Street), showing, L-R, Arthur Jenkins, Phil Newsum, Rodgers Grant (seated), and Barry Rogers (trombone).

1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.11: Bill Gardner playing piano at the Hotel Theresa Ballroom.

1960

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.12: Pucho and His Latin Soul Brothers playing a set at the Hotel Theresa Ballroom.

1960

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.13: Hugo Dickens Band performing at the Bronx Veteran's Hospital, showing Milton Summers (alto) and Tito Figueroa (trumpet).

1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.14: Hector Rivera during performance with Moncho Leña at the Tropicana Ballroom in The Bronx, New York.

1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.15: Moncho Leña during performance with Hector Rivera at the Tropicana Ballroom in The Bronx, New York.

1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.16: Vicentico Valdés Orchestra performing at The Palladium, showing two unidentified trumpet players.

1955–1957

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.17: Machito Orchestra performing at The Palladium, showing Mario Bauzá (trumpet), Pucho Belon (trumpet), Doc Cheatham (trumpet), and unidentified saxophone players.

1955–1956

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.18: Machito Orchestra performing at The Palladium, showing Mario Bauzá (trumpet), Pucho Belon (trumpet), Doc Cheatham (trumpet), and unidentified saxophone players.

1955–1956

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.19: Vicentico Valdés Orchestra performing at The Palladium, showing Tommy López (congas), Slim Reyes (bass), and unknown (trumpet).

c. 1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.20: Vicentico Valdés Orchestra performing at The Palladium, showing Tommy López (congas) and Vicentico Valdés (singer).

c. 1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.21: Vicentico Valdés Orchestra performing at The Palladium, showing Mike Collazo (timbales).

c. 1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.22: Vicentico Valdés Orchestra performing at The Palladium, showing, L-R, Mike Collazo (timbales), Vicentico Valdés (singer), Manny Oquendo, and Tommy López.

c. 1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.23: Vicentico Valdés Orchestra performing at The Palladium, showing Vicentico Valdés (singer), Slim Reyes (bass), and Tommy López (congas).

c. 1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.24: Vicentico Valdés Orchestra performing at The Palladium, showing Tommy López (congas) and Slim Reyes (bass).

c. 1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.25: Vicentico Valdés Orchestra performing at The Palladium, showing Mike Collazo (timbales), Eddie Palmieri (piano), Vicentico Valdés (singer), Manny Oquendo, and Tommy López (congas).

c. 1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.26: Vicentico Valdés Orchestra performing at The Palladium, showing Mike Collazo (timbales) and Vicentico Valdés (singer).

c. 1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.27: Ray Bryant, Arthur Cross (PeeWee), and Hugo Dickens at The Palladium.

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.28: Bandstand of The Palladium prior to renovation, set up for Tito Puente performance.

1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.29: Tito Puente Band performing at The Palladium for Wednesday night Mambo contest, showing judges and dance floor.

1956

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.30: Tito Puente Band performing at The Palladium for Wednesday night Mambo contest, showing judges (seated) and "Americo" (right of the Cha Cha sign), a Palladium character well known to all the regular musicians.

1956

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.31: Tito Rodríguez Band performing at The Palladium showing L-R, Little Ray Romero, Mario Cora, and Changuito (Wilfredo Vincente).

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.32: Little Ray Romero at the Palladium, sitting in with Vicentico Valdés Orchestra after he left the Tito Rodríguez Band.

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.33: Monchito Muñoz playing timbales with the Tito Rodríguez Band at the Palladium.

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.34: Tito Rodríguez Band performing at The Palladium showing L-R, Tito Rodríguez, Little Ray Romero, and Mario Cora.

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.35: Machito Orchestra performing at unspecified venue, showing L-R, Machito, Ubaldo Mieto (timbales), José Mangual (bongos), and Patato Valdéz (congas).

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.36: Vicentico Valdés Orchestra performing at The Palladium, showing Slim Reyes (bass) and unknown.

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.37: Unidentified dancer performing at The Palladium during the weekly Wednesday night Mambo contest.

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.38: Tito Puente Band performing at The Palladium, showing Phil Newsum (vibes).

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.39: Tito Puente Band performing at The Palladium, showing Bobby Rodríguez (bass).

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.40: Tito Puente Band performing at The Palladium, showing Mongo Santamaría (cow bell) and Willie Bobo (congas).

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.41: Tito Puente Band performing at The Palladium, showing Johnny Rodríguez, Sr. ("La Vaca") sitting in on bongos.

1956

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.42: Tito Puente Band performing at The Palladium, showing Mongo Santamaría (cow bell), Bobby Rodríguez, and Willie Bobo (congas).

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.43: Tito Puente Band performing at The Palladium, showing Bobby Rodríguez (bass) and Patato Valdéz.

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.44: Machito Orchestra performing at The Palladium, showing L-R, Machito, Ubaldo Mieto (timbales), José Mangual (bongos), unknown (bass), and unknown (saxophone).

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.45: Machito Orchestra performing at The Palladium, showing unknown (bass), unknown (tenor saxophone), unknown (baritone saxophone), unknown (trumpet), Mario Bauzá, and unknown (alto saxophone).

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.46: Tito Puente Band performing at The Palladium during the weekly Wednesday night Mambo contest.

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.47: Machito Orchestra performing at The Palladium, showing unknown musicians.

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.48: Tito Puente Band performing at The Palladium, showing Tito Puente, Al Santiago (piano), and Willie Bobo.

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.49: Machito Orchestra performing at The Palladium, showing Doc Cheatham (trumpet).

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.50: Tito Rodríguez Band performing at The Palladium showing L-R, Luis Barreto (bass) and Monchito Muñoz (timbales).

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.51: Tito Puente Band performing at The Palladium with Charlie of Charlie and Carmen on piano.

1956

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.52: Tito Rodríguez Band performing at The Palladium showing Paul Melacharic (trumpet) and Ziggy Schatz (trumpet).

1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.53: Tito Rodríguez Band performing at The Palladium showing unknown (trumpet), Ziggy Schatz (trumpet), Changuito (Wilfredo Vicente) (congas), and Paul Melacharic (trumpet).

1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.54: Tito Puente Band performing at The Palladium, showing Tito Puente and Willie Bobo, with Ralph Ferrer watching.

1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.55: Tito Puente Band performing at The Palladium, showing Mongo Santamaría (congas).

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.56: Tito Puente Band performing at The Palladium, showing L-R, Tito Puente, Willie Bobo, Patato Valdéz, Bobby Rodríguez, and unknown (alto saxophone).

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.57: Tito Puente Band performing at The Palladium, showing Willie Bobo (bongos).

1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.58: Tito Puente Band performing at The Palladium, showing unknown (alto saxophone) and unknown (baritone saxophone).

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.59: Tito Puente Band performing at The Palladium, showing house manager, Mongo Santamaría, and Bobby Rodríguez during a Mambo show.

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.60: Tito Puente Band performing at The Palladium, showing Mongo Santamaría and Vincent "Jimmy" Frisaura.

1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.61: Tito Puente Band performing at The Palladium, showing Bobby Rodríguez.

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.62: Hugo Dickens Band performing at the Bronx Veteran's Hospital, showing Hugo Dickens and Phil Newsum.

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.63: Tito Puente Band performing at the Apollo Theatre, showing Patato Valdéz, Mongo Santamaría, and Willie Bobo.

1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.64: Hugo Dickens Band performing at the Bronx Veteran's Hospital, showing Pete La Roca Sims (congas) and Phil Newsum (timbales).

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.65: Tito Puente Band performing at The Palladium, showing Willie Bobo.

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.66: Tito Puente Band performing at The Palladium, showing saxophone and trumpet sections.

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.67: Bandstand of The Palladium prior to renovation, set up for Tito Puente performance.

1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.68: Tito Puente Band performing at The Palladium, showing Phil Newsum (vibes).

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.69: Tito Puente Band performing at the Apollo Theatre, showing Willie Bobo and Tito Puente.

1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.70: Tito Puente Band performing at The Palladium, showing Mongo Santamaría and Vincent "Jimmy" Frisaura.

1955

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.71: Hugo Dickens Band performing at the Bronx Veteran's Hospital, showing unknown (trumpet) and Milton Summers (alto saxophone).

1955

1

1

 PH-NEWSUM.72: Front view of Hugo Dickens Band performing at the Bronx Veteran's Hospital.

1955

1

1

 PH-NEWSUM.73: Side view of Hugo Dickens Band performing at the Bronx Veteran's Hospital.

1955

1

1

 PH-NEWSUM.74: Tito Rodríguez Band performing at The Palladium showing Moncho Leña and Tito Rodríguez.

1956

1

1

 PH-NEWSUM.75: Tito Puente Band performing at The Palladium, showing Willie Bobo (bongos).

1955

1

1

 PH-NEWSUM.76: Tito Rodríguez Band performing at The Palladium, showing Ziggy Schatz (trumpet) and Paul Melacharic (trumpet).

1956

1

1

 PH-NEWSUM.77: Tito Puente Band performing at The Palladium, showing Ralph Ferrer, the brother of José Ferrer and the timbalero of Louie Barreto.

n.d.

1

1

 PH-NEWSUM.78: Tito Puente Band performing at The Palladium, showing Johnny Rodríguez, Sr. ("La Vaca") sitting in on bongos.

1956

1

1

 PH-NEWSUM.79: Lou Pérez Quartet performing at the Grand Hotel in Highmont, New York, showing Lou Pérez (piano), Phil Newsum (drums), Joe Canura (tenor saxophone), and unknown (bass).

1960–1961

1

1

 PH-NEWSUM.80: Unidentified dancers performing at The Palladium during the weekly Wednesday night Mambo contest.

n.d.

1

1

 PH-NEWSUM.81: Unidentified dancer performing at The Palladium during the weekly Wednesday night Mambo contest.

n.d.

1

1

 PH-NEWSUM.82: Willie Nelson (piano), Joe Canura (tenor saxophone), Victor Allende (Papura) (congas), Ralph Mesa (bass), and Phil Newsum (timbales) performing at unidentified hotel in Spring Valley, New York.

n.d.

1

1

 PH-NEWSUM.83: Willie Nelson (piano), Joe Canura (flute), Victor Allende (Papura) (congas), Ralph Mesa (bass), and Phil Newsum (timbales) performing at unidentified hotel in Spring Valley, New York.

n.d.

1

1

 PH-NEWSUM.84: Willie Nelson (piano), Joe Canura (flute), Victor Allende (Papura) (congas), Ralph Mesa (bass), and Phil Newsum (timbales) performing at unidentified hotel in Spring Valley, New York.

n.d.

1

1

 PH-NEWSUM.85: Pucho's Band performing at Sugar Hill Club in Catskills, New York, showing Willie Bivens (vibes), Phil Newsum, Bobby Capers (alto saxophone), Willie Coleman (piano), Pucho, and Hassan Abdullah (bass).

n.d.

1

1

 PH-NEWSUM.86: Pucho's Band performing at Sugar Hill Club in Catskills, New York, showing Phil Newsum (drums), Bobby Capers (cowbell), and Willie Coleman.

n.d.

1

1

PH-NEWSUM.87: Tito Puente Band performing at The Palladium, view from bandstand.

n.d.