1950 - probably February 13 or 22 or 26 - Monday night - Birdland
Benefit for Buddy Stewart family
Buddy Stewart was killed on February 1

Group 1 Stan Getz(ts), Tony Scott(cl) , Al Cohn(b), Bill Byers(ts). Buddy Jones(tb) Billy Rule(dr)

Group 2 Charlie Parker(as), Dizzy Gillespie(tp), John Coltrane(ts), Tommy Potter(b)

Group 3 Charlie Ventura(ss) 17-piece band.

Group 4 Lester Young, Joe Shulman(b), Jo Jones(dr)

group 5 Gene Williams with Claude Thornill Big Band

Others stars appeared: Fran Warren, , Ella Fitzgerald, Harry Belafonte, Dick Hyman, Lennie Tristano's sextet, Oscar Pettifor, J.J. Johnson, and many, many others.

From unknown Newspaper.
A benefit for the widow and son of the late Buddy Stewart, held at Birdland on a recent Monday night, brought out practically evey musician in the area. Different units filed up on stand about every 20 minutes for some six hours. Pictured above are some of the groups that played. Top Left, Charlie Ventura, leading his new 17-piece band on soprano sax; top center, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, (out of the photo Tommy Potter and 23 year old John Coltrane also in the band) who played together in a unit for the first time in years, so far as anyone can remember; top right, Lester Young, who was supported by Joe Schulman, bass, and Joe Jones , drums. lower left, Gene Williams, former Claude Thornill vocalist, who had his big band on hand for the session, and lower right, a group composed by Stan Getz, tenor; Tony Scott, clarinet; Buddy Jones, bass; Al Cohn, tenor; and Bill Byers, trombone. Drummer Billy Rule can't be seen. Others stars who appeared included Fran Warren, Ella Fitzgerald, Harry Belafonte, Dick Hyman, Lennie Tristano's sextet, Oscar Pettifor, J.J. Johnson, and many, many others. A full evening, indeed. All admissions and a percentage on drinks went to the Stewart family.

Photos by Joan Perry:
1)- Charlie Ventura(ss)
2)-Charlie Charlie Parker , Dizzy Gillespie Ventura(ss) (same photo plus John Coltrane(ts), Tommy Potter(b) in Bird's Diary' - by ken Vail)
3)- Lester Young
4)-Gene Williams
5)- Stan Getz(ts, Tony Scott(cl), Buddy Jones(b), Al Cohn(ts), Bill Byers(tb).