Victor affiliate, which may be released call for the band to be composed of Ree in this country. bandmasters from each of the 48 states on 1 Scott also became the first American and Canada. The band will be re RAI jazz artist to play concerts in the hearsed and conducted by Glenn Cliffe Pi Union of South Africa. He scheduled a Bainum, director emeritus of the Bea trip to the new Republic of Ghana Northwestern university bands, Evans to l ton, Ill. before heading homeward, where pro- lati mi.tion duties awaited him for his new Among fchool bands slated to per tapi RCA Victor LP, The Complete Tony form are Maury high school band of shox Scott. Norfolk, Va., directed by Sidney Berg The Torrance Area Youth band of Califon not Jazzbo Untied nia, directed by James S. Van Dyck. ledi London Police Boys band of Ontario, Al (Jazzbo) Collins, onetime curator be i Canada, directed by Martin Boundy; U of the cooi on NBC’s New York radio Rochester, Minn., high school band, di outlet and a figure of prominence in the saia rected by H. L. Lidstrom; Lockport, clud jazz disc jockey field, pulled up stakes Ill., high school band, directed by Era and went back home in August. voci est Caneva; Centerville, Iowa, high vili Home, for Collins, is Salt Lake City, school band, directed hy Mark Kelly Utah, where he was offered a combina and Larsen junior high school band of El reve tion deal consisting of four hours a gin, Ill., directed by George Hove; day, five days a week on radio station sho' Vandercook college band of Chicago ’hai KALL; plus 1H hours a day, five days directed by Richard Brittain. a week, on live television over KUTV. edly Dick Bock, the now-unbearded lion School bandmasters may apply for trac Collins reported he was given carte and head of the Pacific Jan Record«, membership in the bandmasters’ hand. pun blanche to choose and program his re look« a* happy a» Bud Shank does upon Applications, together with request! iste corded selections. The radio hookup at the formal re-signing of Shank to the for complete clinic information, should KALL comprises 52 stations. cedi label. Idlest Bock-Shank venture is un be addressed to Lee W. Petersen, 4 F timi Better yet, and perhaps overshadow album called The James Dean Story, Uth St., Peru. Ill. ing the three-year contract with KALL, on which Chet Baker will share credit was Collins’ momentary expectations of line«. fatherhood. U. S. A WEST Replica Records is set to release A Winding Up Exhibit, an LP featuring the experi Jazz City Legal Threat I Kai Winding is making several mental sounds of a group headed by yea composer baritone saxist Sture Swen Operators of New York’s new Jan waj changes in his septet after its recent City night club may face legal action vacation. The major one brings m Don son and drummer Jack Noren. Sessions T coming up on Replica include an Ed designed to force them to change the of i Sebeski. formerly with Warren Coving name of the spot. ton’s Commanders, in place of Carl Higgins trio side. R™ Fontana. Fontana, who has rated well Maynard Sloate and Joe Abrahams, Chi in various jazz polls, probably will Academically Speaking partners in an identically named Hol fou form his own combo. lywood jazz club closed since March 21, E The Northwestern university jazz told Down Beat they will consult their ist Winding also is making changes in society has scheduled an impressive his rhythm sect'on. but no definite an attorney with intention of restraining cut nouncement had been made. Troirbon- series of club-sponsored activities for the New’ York club from using the and the current school year. Jazz City name. M ists Wavne Andre and Dick Lieb of The Woody Herman band will ap the original group continue with Kai. Sloate and Abrahams declared their iea< pear at the society’s first fall conceit intention of using “Jazz City” on the thn on Oct. 8. A second concert is planned marquee of a new jazz room to be ) for Nov. 19. Also planned are a series opened by them in Hollywood “. . . woi U. S. A. MIDWEST of panei discussions on jazz, with vis sometime in the future.” anr iting and local musicians participating. ly Teagarden and Crumpets Among the subjects to be discussed will “You can’t copyright names as such,” admitted Sloate, “but I think Alt During the next few months, many be the role of the disc jockey, the plight Bit Europeans already familiar with beer of tne local musician, and the recording that previous use over an extended gardens will be introduced to a Tea session. period is sufficient grounds to prevent another club from taking advantage of mg garden. In order to stimulate the develop Ho Trombonist Jack Teagarden, com- ment of jazz in the Chicago area, the an established name. Why, there are Sleting a booking at Chicago’s Brass society plans to initiate a jazz work even two albums on Bethlehem which tail, announced final plans fra Eu shop program, too. Musicians in the use the Jazz City identification in pre risi ropean tour. Teagarden will head a area will be invited to play together senting music recorded in our club.” Ha anri exchange ideas. Zit Froup including Earl Hines, Cozy Cole, Bai eanuts Hucko, Max Kaminsky, and Complete information may be ob Jazz Hallmark Jack Lesberg. tained from Tom Ferguson, North ree The tour opens a 16-day. one-niter western J azz society, Scott hull, With the hopeful anticipation that sha schedule of England. Scotland, and Evanston, Ill. Los Angeles jazz fans will seek some A* Wales with a Sept. 28 performance at thing cool after the belt of summer Chi heat, the L.A. Jazz Concert hall is re ter Royal Festival hall in London. The Strike Up The Bands tour of England will be followed hy opening late this month or early in ree dates in Sweden. Norway, West Ger The bands will be comm’ round the October. many Austria, Switzerland, the Neth Hotel Sherman in Chicago this year Benny Carter, partner in the ventun erlands, and possibly Italy and France in a pre-Chnstmas gift package' for with booking agent Jack Hampton, The entire tour will last eight to 10 band members, directors, and fans. said they are undecided on whether to weeks. The 11th Midwest National Band operate on a weekends-only bash. clinic will be held in the Sherman Dec. “We are definitely seeking talent," Where's My Scully Lathe? 18-21, one week later than originally Carter said, “both local and out-of announced. More than 5,000 persons town. And we’re determined to reopen Two of the independent record com are expected to visit the free clinic. and, if possible, to keep the hall in panies in Chicagt continue their efforts Among the attractions at this year’s operation as long as the public supports to record jazz in that city. clinic will be performances by 10 us. If this means holding concerts The Argo label, which has been re bands, 12 instrumental clinics (includ weekends only, that’s what we’re going leasing sides by local talent, recently ing reed, brass, and percussion en to do. At any rate, we can guarantee cut a Clark Terry-Paul Gonsalves ses sembles), exhibits by the major music the best jazz available.” sion, scheduled for release in late Sep publishers, displays of band uniforms, tember. Cy Touff was set to record an a reception, and free grand finale din On Right Track LP with Sardy Mosse and Chubby ner. Jackson for Argo, too. Included were An important feature will be a per An agreement under negotiation at four arrangements by AI Cohn and formance by the third All-American presstimt between Los Angeles' KABC four by Ernie Wilkins Bandmasters’ band on Dec. 20. Plans television station and Pacific Jazz
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