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Deebee's Scrapbook # 1 Ict, Dentist Y Phoned INTERNATIONAL Me As Pro­ Anglo-American Herd Electioneer- What the Sound Would Be Like, Nobody Knew for Certain Hamiltonians Reunite Jones, trumpet; Nat Adderley, cor­ cert, Reunald Jones, approaching It was like old on-the-road week net; Bill Harris, trombone; Charlie the microphone, stenped on Woody’s in the Hollywood recording studio. Byrd, guitar; Vince Guaraldi, piano; clarinet. Melody Maker said with Reunited for the occasion by Keeter Betts, bass; and Jimmy Camp­ British reserve that incident “upset World Pacific Records’ Dick Bock bell, drums. (Jones’) usual composure” during were the members of the original From among the British musicians, the solo. Chico Hamilton Quintet plus near­ Woody chose well: Bert Courtley, original Paul Horn. The musical Les Condon and Ken Wheeler, Jazz Junket proceedings: recording of bassist trumpets; Don Rendell and Art The standard dream for the Euro­ Carson Smith’s Ellington Suite. Ellefson, tenors; Eddie Harvev and pean jazz fan is a trip to America to Besides arranger Smith, who, in Ken Wray, trombones; Johnny Scott, hear all his favorites. This summer, addition to being one of the original tenor and flute; Ronnie Ross, bari­ fans in several countries will see the Hamiltonians, was also the first bass­ tone. Actually, two of the nine are dream come true in reverse: cornet- ist with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet, not English. Ellefson. whom the ist Rex Stewart is leading a group of the group assembled for this final Melody Maker called “one of U. S. tourists to Europe to hear jazz. World Pacific recording date (before Britain’s most promising jazzmen,” Arranged in conjunction with the Hamilton took up residence in the and Wheeler , whom the same American Tourist Bureau, Inc., of Warner Bros, stable) included cellist paper described as “among the two New York, Stewart’s International Freddv Katz, multi-reed man Buddy or three best lead trumpets in Eng­ Jazz Junket will arrive by air in mid­ Collette, guitarist Jim Hall and reed land,” are Canadians — two young July for the start of its 29-day Euro­ man Horn. Presiding as of old was men who went to England a few pean tour. The ex-Ellington horn­ am», seem te years ago when the future for jazz­ man, who will visit a long list of hot i Holland and drummer Hamilton. stop on the Included in Carson Smith's ode to men looked thin in their native chibs and concerts with the fans, Ellingtonia were such well known country, worked for a while in the promises “a ball.” Ducal works as Azure, In A Mello- same band, stayed long enough to Stewart conceived the idea for the tone and In A Sentimental Mood. call England home. trip, let the Cultural Travel Center The result of the session was re­ The nickname of the bi-national (a division of the American Tourist Herman band was inevitable: the Bureau, Inc.) work out the details. ' jockey Al leased by World Pacific this month. Anglo-American Herd. The opening All expenses — transportation of all ty council- Connee Boswell In TV date was an auspicious one, held at kinds, hotels, food, tips, tickets—are ;uest on his Connee Boswell’s paralysis, though London’s acoustically-perfect Royal included in a flat fee of $1079. High­ FM outlet, it has kept her confined to a wheel Festival Hall. lights of the tour include a jazz con­ i. Not only chair, has never prevented the singer British jazz journal Melody Maker cert on a barge in Venice in which >ood stand- from traveling coast to coast wher­ found the band “not a great one,” Stewart will participate; a candle­ : is also an ever her career takes her. ‘Tve been then added: “But, after only two light jazz concert similar to one Rex vith some- traveling so much you’d think the days’ rehearsal, it proved . already attended in Berlin several years ago, id. law was after me,” the singer a good one. By the end of the tour, and a concert on a barge in the re-election quipped during rehearsals in Holly­ when the individual musicians are Seine. Top European jazzmen will ictoral dis- wood for NBC-TV’s new series, Pete more familiar with their parts and be heard. Kelly’s Blues. the sections have settled down, it Purpose of the trip? Stewart feels Miss Boswell, who has a continu­ should be better still.” it is important that more Americans with the ing role in the series as a Kansas City The tour wasn’t without its little see “the progress . our music has 11. reported blues singer named “Savannah troubles. At the Festival Hall con­ made all over Europe.” liscussed — Brown,” welcomes the opportunity. tolitico felt “For one thing,” she said, “1 can at to some strike up a friendship again with some of my hobbies. I like to write f, however, music and paint in oils. I did a lot of this in the old radio days.” rro’s oppo- deebee's scrapbook # 1 ict, dentist y phoned INTERNATIONAL me as pro­ Anglo-American Herd electioneer- What the sound would be like, nobody knew for certain. But this and Gray’s much was sure: Woody-Herman’s r,” he told tqjir of England with a band made c, not [Mili- up both of British and American your oppo- musicians was good for international o me. I’m relations. umstances, Arriving in London in early April, time’ won’t Woody picked up nine musicians known to varying degrees to United Kingdom jazz fans. "I selected these 1’t say any- guys because they are the best politics. I musicians for our type of band,” t jazz pian- Herman said. Tough luck, Frank— Paul Desmond won again ... Just the jame, the British fans *ere due for a good taste of Ameri- ed for can- on instrumentalism as well. The American part of the band: Reunald SHERMAN May 14. 1959 • 15.
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