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TAILGATE RAM BUNGS July 1978 Volume 8 No TAILGATE RAM BUNGS July 1978 Volume 8 No. 7 Jazz Clubs Listed Yogurt and Jam on F St. This month, TR devotes most of its There hadn't been time to get the word editorial space to a listing of as around so the crowd upstairs at Yummy many as we know of the traditionally Yogurt was far under capacity one Fri­ oriented jazz clubs in the United day evening last month. States and Canada. Obviously, this Which is a shame, but it didn't listing does not - and could not - deter^a^mixed group of PRJC musicians contain all the clubs devoted to and visiting firemen from New Orleans folk music or to more modern forms from staging as riotous an evening of of jazz many of which have at least jazz as has recently been heard in a contingent interest in the classical these environs. styles. If it did, we would see a Guests of Betty and Jim Ritter, the truly overwhelming listing of popular three N.O. visitors, all members of interest in jazz, extending nation­ the Original Tuxedo Marching Band, were wide. Herman Sherman - alto; Joe Torregano - As it is, we count 111 jazz clubs clt; and Gregg Stafford - crt. They of which we know in the United States played with a band which included Ritter, and Canada. That contrasts with 79 Garry Wilkinson, Jim Adkins, Lowell clubs when we last printed this list Peart, Gil Carter, and from time to about a year and a half ago. Anna and time, others. Fred Wahler, who's undiminished The Tuxedo Band was in town for a enthusiasm for this project is greatly jazz_gig at the White House, and the aided by their wide acquaintanceships session came about when they called the throughout the country, were aided Ritters who hadmet them in N.O. last in this compilation by PRJC Past- year. The Ritters worked out arrange­ President Harold Gray, who also gets ments with Ed Fishel and the Yummy ° around. Yogurt's proprietor, Sheldon Fischer, As a result of all this, TR this who agreed to stay open long past month has sharply reduced editorial closing time. content. We'll get back to that next The music was uniformly exciting. month. There is quite a bit to report. Of the yisiting musicians, Sherman Two PRJCers have published books, played a full-throated alto sax, the LSU Bolden book cries out for uninfluenced by the usual alto influ­ review, and there are some records ences - Hodges, Parker, Carter - but that we will be bringing to your reaching back to the older roots that attention. Fred Starr referred to recently in these pages in his piece about trad­ Baker Back from USSR itional saxes. Torregano in some respects is the most modern of the three Dick Baker, PRJC President, has returned discarding the traditional Picou chorus from the Soviet Union after a 5-week on High Society, and substituting an tour with the New England Conservatory interesting solo of his own. The liquid Ragtime Ensemble. Creole clarinet tradition is detectable The tour encompassed some eight in his playing, but he is closer to Soviet cities, and Dick reports the Hall and Bailey than to Dodds or Bigard. ensemble played before thousands of Gregg Stafford, a youngster, is an Russians - 17,000 in three concerts at exciting prospect. Well grounded in the Novosibirsk, alone. He also reports tradition, he has a forthright, striding that despite recent international style. Paired with Ritter throughout the tensions, the Soviets rolled out the evening, he showed a good match for red carpet for the ragtime troupe. Jim's driving, bodacious style. We’ve relieved Dick of the necessity It was, in brief, one of the best to give us a "From the Bakery" column evenings of jazz PRJC has seen this year. this month while he collects his It deserved a big crowd which, sadly, it thoughts. Hope we'll hear some first didn't get. Incidentally, it should hand recollections from him next month. be added that Yummy Yogurt's upstairs room is pleasant, not too "live," and a rewarding place to hear jazz. -- TC where we heard the band (great) and saw many passers-by - for instance, Joe Godfrey sporting his Greek fisherman's hat (which could be a real trendsetter) and John Sears with his hat with what Tailgate Rambling! I assume is part of his collection of July 1978 buttons (^J—star generals have fewer Vol. 8 No. 7 campaign buttons). Editor - Ted Chandler FESTIVAL TIME: Talked to returnees Contributing Editors A1 Webber from Sacramento festival - say it was Dick Baker reat (where else are there 63 bands for Mary Doyle t2 3 ), a bargain with transport from PRJC President Dick Baker (703)698-8017 motels thrown in. From here went the V.P. - Ray West (703)370-5605 Watkins, Wahlers, Hal Farmer, Pete Mart- PRJC Hot line 573-TRAD ineau, and a couple of anonymous others. Returns from St Louis not in, but one TR is published monthly for members of hears that the person seeking a rider the Potomac River Jazz Club, a nonprofit got a favorable answer. It pays to group dedicated to the preservation of advertise in Tailgate. traditional jazz and its encouragement FITS AND STARTS: Kramers went to a in the Washington-Baltimore area. Signed retirement party at Capitol Yacht Club, articles in TR represent the views of and music turned out dixieland. On stage their authors alone and should not be were Bill Whelan and Ken Underwood. A construed as club policy or opinion. happy surprise..Tom Martin, PRJC member Articles, letters, and ad copy (no -used to drum with Good Time 6 , presently charge for classified ads for members) a N.C. resident, is father of the pretty should be mailed to the editor at: girl on the June Playboy cover. She was 7160 Talisman Lane Nancy Drew in the TV series, and PB did Columbia, Md. 210^5. a story on her.. New musician around town: Don West, multithreat on bass, cornet, and Is It True What They Say . guitar. Nor replacing John Wood (resting MANY interesting places to go this month ■ a while) on string bass with Stutz Bear­ PRJCers need at least one clone to look cats. Very expressive face. In same band, in on all the places one would like. Way Whitey Smith replaces Jerry Nichols (moved) back at the end of May, we had two very on trombone. nice young men from the Toledo Cake THE SCENE: Made it to Devil's Fork on Walking band stay with us after the a Sunday - great food, strolling jazz special. Both under 30 (who said trad­ musicians. Not yet made it to Yummy itional jazz was for the geriatric set?) Yocurt, so unfortunately missed the these two, drummer and trombone respect­ incomparable Ed Fishel and the Tuxedo ively, were great - didn’t drink, didn't Brass Band on their way to the White smoke, made their own beds, plus laughed House. I am practicing Salt Peanuts, and at our jokes. Seriously, if you would everyone else should, also - one never like to be one who has a band member or knows when it may come up again. two stay - sometimes they like to meet — Mary H. Doyle the locals - contact a PRJC board member. A new jazz fan is with us - an STYLE OR CLASS: Went to Reston Days pound boy - bound to be brought up to hear the Buck Creek band - found a righteously by his parents, the Tony seat in the shade in the outdoor bistro, Hagerts - she's singer Anne Stansfield. PRJC MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION (Please Print) NAME SPOUSE’S NAME_ STREET CITY STATE AND ZIP_ TELEPHONE NO. (optional). MUSICIAN? WHAT INSTRUMENTS? PRESENTLY MEMBER OF BAND? CARE TO JOIN ONE? DESCRIBE JAZZ INTERESTS BRIEFLY (WHAT STYLES, ARTISTS YOU PREFER. WHY? optional) PRJC DUES THRU 1978 - $5.00> Checks payable to Potomac River Jazz Club. Mail to: PRJC Membership Secy 7004 Westmoreland Rd. Falls Church, Va. 220^2 BUT ON THE OTHER HAND advertisement An Editorial Outcry Some months ago, we promised that one of these days, we would reprint the Bureaucrats! • how to write like a /^W riting Stamp out professional • editing Albert McCarthy discography of the for strength, concise­ With gobbledy Harlem Hamfats which originally gook! Buy ness and clarity • Precision copies for checklist for writina appeared in the Record Changer. This your entire regulations • hand­ How To Write staff book of grammar • is the month. We would not want to be So That You simple exercises Cannot Possibly in the position of arguing that the Be Misunderstood “ This is strictly a Hamfats are among the more significant handbook — and a of jazzbands, but they were an inter­ good one — to help administrators, profes­ esting group capable of creating real sionals, scientists and others ... to express excitement. Our contention would be that themselves with ac­ they deserve far more attention than has curacy and clarity.” come their way. Also, this month, we — Publishers Weekly are back in print with another of Roy At these fine bookstores Just in time, Carew's great reminiscences. »'•' ££&£». Me BOO. E.,» President Carter Fnim Boon Savile Bookshop Fonhall Books Smithsonian Bookst We hope you caught the interview Francis Scott Key Trover Books Writing with Precision George Washington U Van Ness Book Georgetown U Bkst Shoppe the Star did with Sigidi Braudy of How to Write So That Globe Books You Cannot Possibly WPFW-FM about jazz in the D.C. area. Be Misunderstood The interviewer missed some obvious by Jefferson D. Bates Acropolis Books Ltd.
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