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TWA Sings Out. for the Ohio State They Stole the Show at The ., "· TWA sings out. For the Ohio State Jazz Band. They stole the show at the Intercollegiate Music Festival. l '· • 1 .Trans World Airlines* r/ \ ~Service mark owned exclusively by Trans World Airlines, Inc. ~.i.:,,,..... · ,; ~)ed.-.cJ"\ H~ to,~"«., This Guy McIntosh? 1 t II Stan .K enton s V er d·1ct: 'A Gen1us . By RON PATAKY val, held this past Friday cided to record the entire ready for the major Citizen-Journal Theater Editor and Saturday in Miami. Not event for commercial re­ leagues.") lease. The LP, according to The happiest man in Co­ only did the sensational THEN CAME THE big lumbus? In that nebulous OSU group walk away with Downbeat's m an-on-the· one in Miami and the big­ race, there can only be two the top trophy - McIntosh scene, was a flop - all ex­ gest prize of them all. candidates in the city as of himself also copped the cept McIntosh's contribu­ A simple notation made tion, called the best thing this mo­ first place award for best by top alto man Phil Woods original composition. on the album and " . • • on his judging sheet just ment. One alone worth the price." of course Much of this has already aoout summed up the reac­ would be bren reported on this page. AT THE SAME festival tions of the five judges, in­ S m i 1 i n' What many of you may not in 1966, Ladd was named cluding such prominent Jack, our know, however, are some b e st arranger-composer. names as Gary McFarland colorful, of the steps that led up to Downbeat's review of that and Oliver Nelson. dapper May­ this honor of honors where one praised the original Noted Woods: "Best or ... but collegiate musicians are composition, adding that writing I've heard." concerned. MacFarland's comments: An elated Ladd McIntosh looks over the three trophies he received Ladd's soprano sax solo he and his 21 ~member Ohio State Jazz Workshop Band his bouquets RECOGNITION is noth­ was " ... perhaps the best "Beautifully written! Beau­ tifully performed! Beauti­ brought back with them this past weekend from Miami. last week. ing new to McIntosh (that conceived and executed Ladd and his group won first place in the national finals could be the year's biggest solo of the entire festival." fully conducted!" (The ex­ S e c o n d Pataky clamation points were his). of the annual Intercollegiate Jazz Festival. contender would have to be understatement). This past February, he a young Columbus musi­ Here's a chap who long took the group back to Vil­ THERE SEEMS to be no story: "Please mention the big band; and if Stan Ken­ cian named Ladd McIntosh, ago was tabbed genius by lanova for the regional fi­ question in anyone's mind band • • • they were just ton is any authority at all whose 21-piece Ohio State . no less than Stan Kenton nals. Their first place fin· (except perhaps a few poor great." (are you kidding?) one of Jazz Workshop Band, as of and who has never walked ish then sent them to Mi· losers) that McIntosh is in­ Thank heaven he's not the country's finest bands, this past Saturday, has ev­ away from any festival a m i. Downbeat really deed ready for the big the type of simpleton who coll~giate or other"'.ise. flipped its editorial wig on ery right to be called the without winning some­ time. It couldn't have hap· would add the absurdly ob· Like Kenton sa~d: Co- finest of its kind in the en- thing, if only the high that one, devoting nearly a pened to a nicer, more tal­ vious observation: "With· lumbus has a musical ge­ tire country. praise of reviewers for full column to McIntosh ented guy - a quiet man out them I couldn't have nius in its midst. Let's hope such respected publications and the band. ("They were who copied music for many done it."' he stays in our midst for a SCENE WAS THE na­ as Downbeat. together from the first note of us at the going rate of a It took 22 guys to carry while. tional finals of the annual Back in 1964 at the Villa­ and never faltered buck a page as recently as Intercollegiate Jazz Festi- nova Festival, someone de- striking .. a gifted writer, six months ago. home the bacon. They went (He did my copying for to win and did. Now they're ··.,.'TONIGHl 7:30 9: 1.5' six months before I knew the nation's top collegiate . 4th WEEK he was an arranger ... and ,if ~) .Anouk Aimee Billy Maxted Band then someone else had to Studio 35 Cinema tell me). I ~ Jf. A MAN in HIS SINGLE comment 3055 INDIANOLA AVE. Sports New Look when I asked if I -could do a Academy Award ANdAWOMAN ~FiiL:JIL:t 44m Best Supporting Actor By JOHN MILTON of the b i g · b a n d and jazz Walter Matthau Citiun-Journal Staff Writer sounds. There's a new look, but.the I THE BAND came off with "FORTUNE COOKIE" (Times 7:00 ~_ :~.~~- the album, ~~~~-1~ :'J~~~~~!~~~~·;,,~~,,;~~ ;;;;?_!~~': 1 / ,~ ·,,,;,, · ;*..,.;--=Ms., ··=,,,,. ~,=,;tr;;ffFMtJ~tt~~;'tf=ti'"'''"'.,,,,,,,.,-~« ~-t -:- 'I I David Haldeman, a senior at Makes Jazz Finals 1 Ohio State University and son OSU _Group Pf aces First David Haldeman, son of Mrs. I of Mrs. Trella Romine of Cale­ Trella Romine of RR 2, Cale­ donia, was one of 21 musicians donia, is appearing tonight with in the OSU Jazz Workshop Band In Music Festival the Ohio State University band which won the Intercollegiate A group of 21 Ohio State University undergradu­ in the jazz workshop in Miami, Jazz Festival at Villanova Uni­ ates won· first place at the national finals of the Inter­ Beach, Fla. versity near Philadelphia last collegiate Music Festival Saturday at Miami Beach, Fla. The Ohio band competed with \ weekend. Their prizes include a recording contract from a six others to gain tonight's fi. The group now will compete major recording company and a one week's booking at nals. in· the national finals of Inter­ Expo 67. David, who is president and collegiate Music Festivals, Inc., Under the baton of graduate student and OSU In­ business manager of the band, ; May 4-6 at Miami Be~c~. Fla. structor Ladd McIntosh, the OSU Jazz Worltshop Band plays trombone. The winners will be ehg1ble for won qualifying regional competition at Villanova Uni- State Department tours and ap­ pearances at EXPO '67 in Mon­ versity last February. · tre,ill, Canada, this summer. The band will appear at the Notre Dame Jazz Festival and give a concert at the University of Toledo this weekend. J~J:'z,V~~Shop Band Gives Concert June 4 . in· America in competition at Ladd McIntosh's pnze-w . Miami Beach earlier in the ning OSU School of Mus.1c month. Workshop Band will Miclntosh himself received OSU JAZZ J azz h A ard for sent a concert in Mers on the Stan Kenton . w riditorium at 3 p.m. on Sun- the best original Jazz compo- day June 4. sition. f k ts The Band, which Mclnto~h General adm~ss1on. ic e WORKSHOP BAND (a raduate assistant m at a nominal price will b_e o~ Scho~l of Mu.sic) directs, won sale at the Me~shon Auditon­ Direction-Ladd Mdtltosh the Duke Ell' "lgton A ward f?r um Ticket Office. the best colle~e stage band m In ~oncert IJazz B~nd G=~ MERSHON AUD1tt>RIUM Concert Sunday Sunday, June 4 -3 p.m. The Ohio State Jazz Workshop Band which recently placed first General Admission Tickets, Mershon Ticket Office at $1 in the big band category at the Seating on First~Come, first-Served Basis Intercollegiate Music Festival at Miami Beach will present a con- Doors Open 2:20 p.m. , cert Sunday at 3 p.m. at Mer­ For Information Call 293-2354 shon Auditorium on the OSU campus in Columbus. The band is led by Ladd Mc· Intosh who writes the arrange­ ments and original compositions for which the band is noted. David Haldeman, graduate of Harding High School, is presi• dent and business manager of the band and plays lead trom· bone. He is a candidate for June graduation from Ohio State in the School of Music. Wyandot Under Quota UPPER SANDUSKY-With the deadline of J u n e 30 drawing near, the Red Cross fund drive is reported short of its goal. The Wyandot County quota is $8,095.50. Of this amount, $5,· 618.01 has been collected tn date. College Jazz: Toward 2000 By JOHNS. WILSON MIAMI BEACH line has been made up of most 20 years ago to identify HERE are sounds bub• small groups--<:ombos, stu­ these school groups when it bling to tlle _surface of dent-organized and student­ was found that "jazz band" college jazz that could led- which rarely have had and even "dance band" sug­ T ·have a bearing not official sanction and fre­ gested all kinds of unholy only on the direction of jazz quently have run a gauntlet of opposition from either the visions to some school boards, in the future but on the over­ trustees and parents). all development of American music department or the music in the last quarter of administration. When college musicians be• the 20th century. The small groups, free of gan writing their own ar­ faculty supervision, have been rangements and composing Indications that the college their own "originals"-the generation of jazz musicians, more experimental than the big bands.
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