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RI ER, GOLSON AND THE RISE OF THE JAZZTET EPTEMBER 1, 1960 35/ • *> ¡rd x wz HISTORY IS MADE ON ROULETTE RECORDS < .... R 52044 UNT BASIE lis Drehest» r “NOT NOW, I’LL TELL YOU WHEN” "NOTNOW ,pn n COUNT BASIE & HIS ORCH. Great sounds from the greatest big band jazz aggregation on records. “NEWPORT SUITE” MAYNARD FERGUSON & HIS ORCH The swingin' Maynard Ferguson band reaches new heights of greatness! R 52047 ~ I > R 52050 “THE MOST, VOL. I” Featuring SARAH VAUGHAN, COUNT BASIE. BILLY ECKSTINE. LAM BERT. HENDRICKS. ROSS. JOE WILLIAMS, JOHNNY SMITH. MAY U H fli tn NARD FERGUSON, JOE NEWMAN AND PHINEAS NEWBORN HtMy Ctkdinr: J* Militimi ÿ YäKv riè. tint I- Lbw . 7'r A bold, new adventure in jazz. Nine great artists in this one spectacular collection of memorable arrangements. Take The ‘'A" Tram, Going to Ijmhrr •f/rtuinrix, Chicago, Star Eyes. Frame For The Blues. I'll Remember Clifford, I Jifa..- Want a Little Girl, Blues You’re The Mother of Sin, I Was Telling Her About You, Blues in Hoss' Flat, Lil' Darlin' and Why Was I Born R 52048 “MY CRYING HOUR” CORA LEE DAY Introducing a dra matic, soulful, new voice. “GRETSCH DRUM NIGHT AT BIRDLAND” NIGHT ART BLAKEY. CHARLIE PERSIP, ELVIN JONES, “PHILLY” JOE JONES you tr Four of the greatest jazz drummers in Hear Soxj\ an exciting, on-the spot performance, Kt'h" recorded live at Bird la nd. R 52049 - ■ — । ■> 2050 LAM- VIAY- colar ng to ►rd, I ; Her Japanese Down Beat is a monthly, of each 84-page issue. Its or ginal cover printed and published in Tokyo under art and body design are o.Litstandtng our license and direction. Its news Why a foreign-language D’ "»vw Beai1! stand price of 180 yen (50 cents) is And why in Japanese? V\. think the At the very moment that you pick indicative of its high quality of print answers are simple enough up this issue, a Japanese-language edi ing and lay out . and the willingness of It is obvious that American mu* tion of Down Beat is on sale on news the Japanese to pay a relatively high particularly jazz, is our m pop^’ stands throughout Japan. price to read about American music. and unique export. We also ger the We are proud that the first foreign Each issue contains all of our record impression that Down Beat is the , language edition any American reviews, plus most features, columns, cepted spokesman for Ameri ican music, music magazine is a reality. (Reader's and ‘departments. (George Crater is most particularly jazz, ahr<Vad. In the Digest and True Story are the only the only one as yet lost in translation.) last several years our newsstand dis- other American consumer magazines Japanese and other Far East enter tribution of Down Beat (in English) published in Japanese.) tainment news make up the balance has been steadily extended until toda\ it is on sale in 52 countries. Reports from the United States Information Agency indicate that Down Heat is not PRESIE only one of the few American maga. JOHN J t zines carried in all fheir libraries tn 7] countries, but also ranks first after PUBLIS the Sears. Roebuck catalog in reader CHARLES demand. Subscriptions, including mam EDITOI expensive airmail orders, regularly go EUGENE to every country in the world exCept MANAT Communist China (that is officially— DON DeM we know that several copies each issue make it to mainland China via diplo ASSOCI matic pouch and somebody s instru GEORGE 1 ment case). IOHN TYh In analyzing our acceptance abroad, CONTRI we believe the language barrier to \ LEONARD RALPH J. < a major problem only in the Far East. In Western Europe, especially HIGH F Scandinavia, any potential reader of CHARLES < Down Beat is at an age when English is a strong second language. (In Eastern CORREF BOSTON: I Europe, where easy access to Down CLEVELANt Beat is denied, secondhand copies bring PHILADELPi as high as $5 on the black markets LAS VEGAS Latin America is fair for Down Bem. NEW ORLE WASHING The existence of a v igorous native MONTREAL popular music tends to minimize the SAN DIEG( acceptance of American (North) mu TORONTO sic. Inadequate means of distribution STOCKHOl in the Near East and Africa present BADEN aAt more difficulty for us than language. Joachim In the Far East, we do well, of ART DI course, in the English-speaking coun ROBERT J tries ot Australia, New Zealand, Indu, ADVER' and the Philippines. Singapore. Hong PROD Kong, and Thailand (the king and GLORIA b new others) have their native Down Bea CIRCUI. readers. RAYMOND But it is Japan, with its 90.000.000 EXECU' 205 West people circumstantially committed to Chicago 6, the West, that is Down Beat's best po financial 6 tential customer. The first important “This is the finest sounding drum I have Editorial— Western music to enter Japan in the Advertising ever played. It has a very true quality and it really 19th century was European Today it Richard speaks out”. Only an exceptional snare drum could inspire this is American music, jazz, that the young REGlOb comment from such a talented and experienced drummer as Gus. Japanese considers important. Not ct 370 Lexing Do the same as Gus. Don’t just listen to everyone talking Try them important musically but as a socio New York yourself and you’ll hear why Premier are:- political symbol of individualism. To MUrray H I satisfy this desire and to bring a hette Editorial— THE ENGLISH DRUMS EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT understanding of ourselves to as mar Advertí] See Your Premier Deale' or write for catalogue:- In Canada cnly: Japanese people as possible, we ar£ 6269 Seim lol Ho Ivwc HALL DRUM CO PACIFIC MUSIC SUPPLY CO. CANADA MUSIC SUPPLY LTD publishing the Japanese-language e- Hollywood 315 Decatur St 1143 S Santee St tion. 714 St James St., W., HOIlywood New Orleans 16, la lot Angeles 15, Calif. Montreal. It behooves us, as invited gucsBJ^ Editorial— at least speak the language St Advertisi DOWN BEAT linai cover itstandm. "wn Beat' think the music, popular o get the is the ac -an music, down beat ‘d- hi the VOL. 27, NO. 18 SEPT. 1, I960 'land dis- 1 English) ON NEWSSTANDS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD •ntil today '• Repon, EVERY OTHER THURSDAY i formation READERS IN 72 COUNTRIES teat is not PRESIDENT can maga- tries in 72 JOHN J. MAHER first after PUBUSHER in reader CHARLES SUBER CONTENTS ding many EDITOR OPERATION RESCUE ll gularly go EUGENE LEES MANCINI AT THE PALLADIUM 12 Tld except MANAGING EDITOR 'fficially— PON DeMICHEAl THE SINS OF FATHER FESTIVAL 12 each issue TO SWING OR NOT TO SWING 13 via diplo ASSOCIATE EDITORS y’s instru- GEORGE HOEFER NITERY MUSICIANS TO DRAW PENSIONS 14 JOHN TYNAN NOT ENOUGH ROOM AT THE TOP FOR MORT, DUKE 14 CONTRIBUTING EDITORS ce abroad, . AND MORE TROUBLE FOR DUKE 15 rier to be LEONARD FEATHER RALPH J. GLEASON the Far A REVERBERATING AUTUMN 15 espeCially HIGH FIDELITY EDITOR THE NEW SCHOOL OF OSCAR PETERSON 16 reader of CHARLES GRAHAM VIRGINIA BEACH FESTIVAL :n English in Eastern CORRESPONDENTS CRATER LOOKS AT NEWPORT 18 BOSTON: Pal Messinger to Dow CLEVELAND: Dave Ponyik & Judy Strauss FARMER, GOLSON, AND THE RISE OF THE JAZZTET 20 ■»pies bring PHILADELPHIA: David B BiHan market. I LAS VEGAS Curl Dempster STEREO NEWS 25 own Bem. NEW ORLEANS: Did Marlin MEET THE A&R MAN —DAVE AXELROD 28 ius native WASHINGTON: Tom Scanlan MONTREAL: Henry F Whiston umize ihe SAN DIEGO: Molly O Harra DEPARTMENTS orthf mi- TORONTO Helen McNamara listrihution STOCKHOIM: Olle Helander The First Chorus Feather’s Nest ;a present BADEN-BADEN. (For Germany) (Charles Suber) 4 (Leonard Feather) 43 Joachim-Ernst Berendt Chords and Discords language. 6 Caught in the Act 44 Strictly Ad Lib 10 • well, of ART DIRECTOR Take Five ROBERT J. BILLINGS Record Reviews 33 ing coun (John Tynan) 47 The Blindfold Test ind. India, ADVERTISING (Bob Cooper and Afterthoughts are, Hong PRODUCTION June Christy) 39 (Gene Lees) 50 king and GLORIA BALDWIN •own Bem CIRCULATION DIRECTOR RAYMOND E. POWERS ON THE COVER »o.ooo.ooo EXECUTIVE OFFICE The fastest-rising group in jazz today is the Jazztet, which recently nutted to *05 West Monroe Street won the new talent award in Down Beat's International Jazz Critics ’.V best po- Chicago 6, Illinois Poll. The leaders of the group. Art Farmer and Benny Golson are importuni Financial 6-7811 seen in a happy mood in this fine portrait by Ted Williams, who also took all th« Editorial—Eugene Lees, Don DeMicheal photos that go with the story of the Jazztet that begins on page 30. an in the Advertising Sales—Charles Suber, Printed in U.S.A. Second-class postage paid at Chicago, Illinois. Copyright 1960 Sy Maher Publications, o Today it Richard Theriault division of John Maher Printing Co., all foreign rights reserved. Trademark registered U.S. Patent Office. the young Great Britain registered trademark No. 719,407. Published bi-weekly; and daily on July 11, 12, 13 & 14. Wc REGIONAL OFFICES cannot be responsible for unsolicited manuscripts. Member, Audit Bureau of CirCulations. Not only Lexington Avenue a socio- Address all CirCulation correspondence to Circulation Dept., 205 West Monroo Street, Chicago 6, Illinois. New York 17. New York alism. 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