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Bouquets To The Living' BG Gave Much To Dance Biz By JOHN S. WILSON New York—Benny Goodman is the guy who has made it fa* almost every way in which it ran be made. He has covered the field of music from stem to stern and hit the top, or very close to it, in every phase into which he has chosen to poke his clarinet. The Chicago kid, whof* VOL It—No. I CHICAGO. JANUARY 12. 1951 could bold bis own with mature (Copyright, 1911. Bows Beu», la«.) jau masters when be was still in abort pants, went on to give the Duke's Concert dance band buainr«« its biggest jolt ainee Art Hickman and Paul Whiteman popularised the modern A Social Affair type of dance accompaniment. Beneke, Haynes Split: Tex And he also sold the genera) public on the merita of small com- New York — Duke Ellington’s boa, successfully pioneered the Metropolitan Opera houae concert use of mixed bands, and ia now on Jan. 21 is being built up as an accepted as a virtuoso in the long ultra-swank social occasion aa well Loses Miller Name, Book hair field despite his jazz and pop as a big musical event. music background. Mrs. Vincent Impellittieri has been designated as official hostess Hollywood— Earl Vollmer, manager of the Hollywood He Got Aero«« for the occasion. Joint chairmen Palladium, where Tex Beneke was slated to play hie first ( The ene thing which will al of a special committee formed for major location date (opening Dec. 19) since nie split with Changes In ways be most closely associated the concert are Marian Anderson Don Haynes, was unperturbed by the incident. His comment: 1 with Goodman is the word and Mrs. Ruth Bryan Rohde, “swing.' This is another way of former congresswoman and daugh “Strictly a «crap between Benelu 'Beat' Staff ami Haynea and no concern of „ .. saying that he got across to that ter of William Jennings Bryan. Chicago—L«">nnrd Feather, mu- va8| majority of the public which Mrs. Ruth Jame«, Duke’s sister, mine. We have contracted for 54,- sic critic and w riter, becomes ij8ten8 to music with only half an is executive chairman of the 000 worth of billboard advertising Kirby Sextet New York correspondent for. ear> gome suggestion of the jazz carrying tbe line ‘Music in the working committee. Down Beat with this issue. In ¡¿¡om and, in doing this, broad Miller Mood.’ No legal net ion ha» Although Duke has promised to addition to covering the Broad- ene(j the base for jazz acceptance pull some surprises in the pro been taken to stop u« from using Reunited For way beat for this paper, Leonard it. and we couldn’t change it now more than any other instrumental gram, his only indication of their will continue his activity with ist or leader before his time or if we wanted to.” nature is that he will play “music Split between Beneke and N.Y. Concert since. of the third and fourth dimension’’ Haynes, who functioned as man The mere fact that he pushed and that there will be some form New York—John Kirby’s origi something which had already of narration with music, along the ager of the Beneke band and as existed for some time to such “half owner” (there is no such nal sextet, or at least five-sixths lines of Peter and the Wolf, with of it, was reunited here for a Car faddist ic heights of popularity Duke as the narrator. thing as legal ownership of a that a new name had to be dance band), will be watched with negie hall concert on Dec. 22, The entire concert will be re angeled by Harlem businessman coined for it, is some indication corded for the Voice of America. interest because of the unusual as of the forceful impact of the band pects of the relationship. Situa- Norman McKnight. Charlie Shavers, former Kirby he led. No other term in jazz or tion was outlined for Down" Beat pop music is as closely linked with by Haynes, who flew back here trumpet who recently had been using his ex-boss as a sideman on a single individual. Teddy Walters from New York, where he con- Now in semi - retirement as a ferred with attorney David Mac i-ecent dates, was set for the con cert, along with clarinetist Buster band leader, Benny at 41 has be Kay, as follows: Working Again Bailey and alto Russell Procope, come an elder statesman among Philadelphia — Teddy Walters, Hayne«' Statement the latter taking advantage of the leaders. Like Bernard Baruch, he whose guitar work sind vocals “After Glenn Miller was pre- Ellington band’s short Christmas mixes faith with a brass tacks were spotted with both Dorseys sumed lost ion « vacation outlook Deapite the relatively low flight during the war), I was en With Billy Kyle filling the pi estate to which bands have fallen trusted with the original library ano spot, the only absent member in recent years, he feels sure that of the group that made swing his there will be a resurgence. It will by Mrs. Miller and empowered by is staging a comeback, playing her to carry on the Glenn Miller tory in the late 1930s was the late not be done by gimmicks or hulla O’Neil Spencer, replaced by Big balloo publicity, he thinks. The with his combo at Big Bill s nitery band. Mrs. Miller received a share here. of the earnings and a trust fund Sid Catlett. thing that will bring back bands, Also set for the concert were he says, will be bands which play And drummer Butch Ballard, was set up for the two children. who made the trip to Europe with We hired Tex at a salary to front Juanita Hall of South Pacific, good music intelligently. Wilbur de Paris with a Dixieland Duke Ellington last spring, front the band. Later he was taken in Don’t Love Playing and given a half-interest in the band, and the Orioles. ing his own four at tne Powelton The prime reason that this is cafe, where Ella Fitzgerald ia earnings, plus his salary. (Re leonard Feather portedly around $600 a week.) not being done right now, accord skedded for a late January week. “All I can say is that somebody Mercer records, his promotion ing to Benny, is that kids don’t Benny Goodman was guest solo has put some big ideas in his head. 802 Reelects work for Duke Ellington’s coming play for the love of it any more. ist with the Philadelphia orchestra He seems to think he can get Metropolitan opera house concert, “This new attitude started Dec. 11, playing the first perform along on his own with no help and his regular blindfold test fea during the war,” Benny says. ance anywhere of Paul Hinde from those who gave him his Blue Ticket ture in Metronome. “Bana leaders were doing so well mith’s Clarinet Concerto, written start. I wish him luck. I have no New York—The Local 802 elec Also beginning with the next is that parents gave their kids a especially for BG. hard feelings.” tion Dec. 7 resulted in a decisive sue, all popular record reviews will horn and said, ‘Never mind learn First Jazz Festival society con Haynes said he was taking legal victory for the Blue ticket. be written by a three-person panel ing how to play it Go be a lead cert of the season was staged at action to prevent Beneke from Practically all the familiar figures consisting of Jack Tracy, Pat er.’ Nowadays a kid doesn’t say the Academy of Music Dec. 9. with using the Glenn Miller name in were reelected to the major Harris, and George Hoefer, all of he wants to be the greatest in Wild Bill Davuaon and Ralph any publicity concerning the band offices, including president Sam the Chicago staff. Michael Levin strumentalist on whatever he Sutton in the spotlight. and that he had taken possession Suber as well as Charles lucci, will concentrate on classical and playa. He just wants to be a of 48 arrangements that com- Jack Stein, and Jack Downey. symphonic platters, will continue leader.” firise the original Glenn Miller The Unity ticket scored a couple The band that will really re to write columns and special fea- kindle the public interest in bands London To Issue ibrary. of victories, electing Kalman turea for the Boat. will happen, Benny feels, when Amicable, Say« Tex Fleisig to the trial board, where A new and complete television the right guy comes along—a guy Shearing Album Beneke told Down Beat that the Blue’* Louis Grupp was defeated, department has been added to who has nis feet on the ground split with Haynes was amicable and Max Aarons to the executive Down Beat this issue, with music and playa some music. New York—London records has and that he has no intentions of board. One of the few surprises _______news in ___the __TV . ___field _____________collected and moved into the jazz LP field. using Miller’s name any longer in was the defeat of Herman (Tubby) written by Ria Antoinette Nicco- What 1« Needed Eight George Shearing sides, pre connection with the band. Tivin, of the executive board. Ii of New York. “He’ll have to be a good dis viously released as singles, are “It’s true we’re no longer using ciplinarian, which most leaders being packaged in an album to the Miller arrangements,” he used to be,” Benny says.