- What instruments are in Goodbye Pork Pie Hat?
- Who can wear a pork pie hat?
- Why is a pork pie hat called a pork pie hat?
What instruments are in Goodbye Pork Pie Hat?
Personnel
- John Handy – tenor saxophone.
- Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone.
- Horace Parlan – piano.
- Charles Mingus – bass.
- Dannie Richmond – drums.
Who can wear a pork pie hat?
A pork pie hat can easily be worn by anyone with a long, short or oval shaped face, but should be avoided if you have either a round or square face. A porkpie tends to have a shorter crown than either a trilby or fedora hat, so is ideal if you're quite tall and not looking to add any more height.
Why is a pork pie hat called a pork pie hat?
Porkpie, round hat with a turned-up brim and a flat crown. The porkpie, so called because of its shape, became popular with both men and women in the mid-19th century, though a similarly shaped hat had been worn in the European Middle Ages.