The man who was untired of repetitions

Sun, 02 Jul 2023 15:40:22 +0000

The bandleader Mickey Correa, the last link to an incredibly rich part of Bombay’s musical history, passed away on September 22, 2011, at the age of 98. This picture was probably shot around 1939, when Correa was hired to lead an orchestra at the Taj in Bombay. He stayed there until 1961. Over the decades, his band was a nursery for fresh  talent. The musicians who emerged from his ensemble included the pianist Lucilla Pacheco, the saxophonists Johnny Baptist, Norman Mobsby and George Pacheco, and the trumpet players Chic Chocolate and Frank Fernand.