8th. The latter show had the Oscar Vegas’ Flamingo . . . Singer Gene Mc Petenon Trio, Cal Tjader, and the Hk Daniel» signed with Liberty. He’d been Lo’s. Jazz a la Carte swung at the Russ working with the Les McCann trio the auditorium, ditto Garner. The Hi-Lo’s past 18 months . . . Dick Bock. World did a return engagement, playing the Pacific pres, may have a real jazz sleep Del Coronado Hotel Nov. 14 for a col er in the album he cut in San Francisco lege bash . . . Some businesses are with Jon Hendricks backed by altoist- pulling in college students by piping jazz scat singer Pony Poindexter and the through the music service . . . Gary Le- Montgomery brothers.
Febvre, former winner of the best tenor COMBO ACTION: Pete Jolly, piano, COMBO!
award at the Lighthouse, is now with and bassist Ralph Pena went into the bone, Joe Fos at the Continental. Combo Dover House on a six-night weekly gig rhyth Pit tsi has Johnny Guerin on drums, Dick Lees . . . Barney Bigard and combo are at TROMBO on bass. Ben Pollack’s restaurant Fridays, Satur Troni days and Sundays . . . After a good, phy. LOS ANGELES DAVE P long time at Santa Monica’s King's trennt For its first national telecast of the Surf, the Betty Bryant trio moved the hart. MODERN THE REEDS THAT Grammy awards, over the NBC net end of October to Sterling's in the same Nov. 29 from the Beverly Hilton hotel, community .. . Allyn Ferguson reorgan "BLOW EASY" the National Academy of Recording ized his Chamber Jazz Sextet to include DANCEA Clarinet, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax Arts and Sciences has lined up a talent himself on piano and French horn, Stu Trum — Rico Reeds come accurately program including Duke Ellington, EHa Williamson, trumpet, Charlie Kennedy jack» graded. At Music Dealers Fitzgerald, Bobby Darin and comic and Bill Perkins, saxes, Buddy Clark, everywhere! Shelley Berman . . . Stan Kenton and bass, and Frank Capp, drums, plus an USID W
band will hit the states of Washington, entire new book. Meantime, Ferguson W RC Oregon, Utah, Montana and Idaho wrote the charts for an album due on SACRIFIC RICO PRODUCTS ! 155 North Lo Brea come next February. Better take your the Omega label by a vocal-jazz group tru: gotkas, fella . . . Terty Gibbs, reported known as The Monkeys. The What??? Hollywood 36, $40.0.» California ly dissatisfied with his current Mercury . . . Daniel Jackson, 22-year-old tenor BARI recording contract, is looking for an man described by Lennie McBrowne as him bi. early out and is getting nibbles from “the hottest thing to hit this town since several other labels. James Clay,’’ joined the drummer’s SONGWI poems Latest to undertake a venture with quartet replacing Walter Benton. Jack- SONI. son recently was discharged after a four- St.. N the ill-fated Balboa Rendezvous ball LEARN F room is trumpeter Jack Millman. He year hitch in the air force. The rest of WRITE the group comprises pianist Terry tAFAYl reportedly bought 40 per cent of the WSIC c place, and is planning to showcase his Trotter and bassist Herbie Lewis . . . mB Latest additions to the Chico Hamilton big band there at private parties in the NEW! Cl off-season, public parties during the quintet are 22-year-old bassist Ron hi la ri«i mund summer . . . Latest rehearsal crews to Carter, Eastman music school grad, and echo along Vine St. are the bands of guitarist Dempsey Wright. 2S.0RS f Lawrence ROUTH Ray Sikora BEN M Welk bandsman trombonist and bassist-cellist IN PERSON and gifted master of Harry Babasin. Sikora’s is a conven LEY SI fourteen woodwind Ash Grove—BUDDY COLLETTE quintet, Mon MUSIC I tional big band while Babasin’s consists days only. instruments, Bill Page says, Beverlv Cavern —TEDDY BUCKNER band. Prodir “From bassoon to piccolo, of the Jazzpickers Plus Five — three Resident. Club Caprice (El Monte)—FREDDIE GRUBER DRUMMEI I play best on a CONN." Try a trumpets, trombone, tenor doubling trio, resident. cymba CONN—choice of the artists! baritone, guitar, piano, bass, drums, and Coventry Inn (Arcadia)—JOHN PISANO, guitar; WiKe, k CONN CORPORATION the Bear on cello. GENE ESTES, vibes; CHUCK BERGHOFER Elkhart, Indiana bass. Fridays and Saturdays. Crescendo—MORT SAHL, closes Dec. 20. NOTED NAMES: Johnny Guarnieri Drift Inn (Malibu)—BUD SHANK-ART PEP was one of the student singers in PER quartet, Fridays. Saturdays and Sundays. Encore Room (South Gate)—EDDIE COLE trio. H olida UCLA’s opera workshop, which per King's Surf (Santa Monica)—CLAUDE WIL 341. C LIAMSON-RED KELLY quartet; Sunday formed Nov. 19 and 20. Relax, it’s not afternoon. the J.G. you know. Lighthouse (Hermosa Beach)—HOWARD RUM IT'S NEW!! SEY’S Lighthouse All-Stars. Resident. BUD FINAL BAR: Hal Grayson, name SHANK quartet, Monday and Tuesdav. The Limelight (Pacific Ocean Park)—LIMELIGHT bandleader of the ’30s and '40s whose Rhvthm Kings. Resident. "ON STAGEI" Puccini (Beverly Hills)—JIM HARBERT trio. vocalists numbered Betty Grable, Shir Renaissance—JIMMY WITHERSPOON; PAUI manuscript series for ley Ross and Martha Tilton, died in HORN quintet. Sanbah (East Hollywood)—RICHIE KAMUCA large dance bands, written by Hollywood Nov. 1 after a long battle group, Sunday mornings. Dedrick, LaPorta, Estes, etc. Statler Hilton (Terrace Room)—SKINNAY with alcoholism and the vicissitudes of ENNIS orchestra fox a business which had no place for him Sterling’s (Santa Monica) — BETTY BRYANT trio. 8 Brass, 5 Saxes, 4 Rhythm anymore . . . Bandleader Sam Trippe, Sundown — TERRY GIBBS orchestra, Sundays plus optional and Mondays. 35. and his wife, Dorothy, 33, were Zebra Lounge (Central and Manchester) — Strings, Horns in F, and Tuba. killed in a freeway crash Nov. 2 when TEDDY EDWARDS quartet, nightly except Tuesday. (Playable with 4 brass, 4 saxes a drunken driver crashed head on into 6 rhythm) their car. Trippe’s band was just begin SAN FRANCISCO Price $3.50 each ning to attract some attention in the At your music store, or send tor free list. Stan Kenton headlining a show Jan. area as a crew of some promise. KENDOR MUSIC, INC. 23 at the Oakland auditorium theater Johnny Mandel Bob Smale Best Aererw, N Y. and are and Jan. 24 at the Opera House. June splitting 50-50 the writing chores for Christ» and the Four Freshmen will he Vic Damone's new nitery act at Las with him . . . Australian promoter Ron W • DOWN BEAT