VJAZZ 51 August 2011 Distribution 650 Proactively Collecting, Archiving and Disseminating Australian Jazz I’ve Got One For Ya’ by Graeme Davies. The Lady with the Camera by John Sharpe. Geoffery Orr by Ken Simpson-Bull. Jazz Memories of the USA by Tony Newstead. Standish and Company S&C #7...a Newsletter. Bix Lives At Mittagong And Elsewhere by Bill Brown. A Good Funeral by Lee & Beverley Treanor. Ragtime Pianist Extraordinaire by Gretel James. I’ve Got One For Ya’ by Graeme Davies. The Lady with the Camera by John Sharpe. Geoffery Orr by Ken Simpson-Bull. Jazz Memories of the USA by Tony Newstead. Standish and Company S&C #7...a Newsletter. Bix Lives At Mittagong And Elsewhere by Bill Brown. A Good Funeral by Lee & Beverley Treanor. Ragtime Pianist Extraordinaire by Gretel James. I’ve Got One For Ya’ by Graeme Davies. The Lady with the Camera by John Sharpe. Geoffery Orr by Ken Simpson-Bull. Jazz Memories of the USA by Tony Newstead. Standish and Company S&C #7...a Newsletter. Bix Lives At Mittagong And Elsewhere by Bill Brown. A Good Funeral by Lee & Beverley Treanor. Ragtime Pianist Extraordinaire by Gretel James. I’ve Got One For Ya’ by Graeme Davies. The QUARTERLY MAGAZINE OF THE VICTORIAN JAZZ ARCHIVE INC. PATRON: WILLIAM H. MILLER M.A., B.C.L. (Oxon.) 15 Mountain Highway, Wantirna Melway Ref. 63 C8 (All correspondence to: PO Box 6007 Wantirna Mall, Vic. 3152) Registered No: A0033964L ABN 53 531 132 426 Ph (03) 9800 5535 email: [email protected]. Web page: www.vicjazzarchive.org.au VJAZZ 51 Page 2 Contents Letters to the Editor The VJA Rosstown WHAT’S in a name, as Shakespeare Fundraiser once said. Wingy Manone is not the Letters to the Editor 2 only one to have made changes. Jack The Rosstown Fundraiser was Geoffery Orr by Ken Simpson-Bull 3 Mitchell has written us: th I’ve Got One For Ya’ by Graeme Davies 4 held on Sunday 29 May featur- The Lady with the Camera Just received Vjazz 50 (a good number) ing the New Melbourne Jazz Quintet. - many thanks. Further to Wingy Ma- by John Sharpe 4 The group comprised Peter Uppman none's name change: George Brunies Tony Standish S&C #7 5 (trumpet and vocals), Ron Trigg (tenor was influenced by the same nutter, be- Jazz Memories of the USA sax, clarinet and flute), Charlie Farley came firstly Georg Brunis, but finally by Tony Newstead 6 (banjo, guitar and vocals), Simon Van- A Good Funeral settled on George Brunis. Fortunately it cam (bass fiddle), Peter Whitford by Lee & Beverley Treanor 8 didn't affect his trombone playing. (drums and washboard). Bix Lives At Mittagong And Elsewhere Another name changer was Stéphane by Bill Brown 9 Grappelli, originally Grapelly. Per- The Fundraiser was a great success. The Story of a Trombone haps our readers can contribute a The popular Dixie jazz was enjoyed by by Kate Dunbar 9 few more. the large audience who often sang Ragtime Pianist Extraordinaire along with the band. Many raffle and by Gretel James 10 door prizes were shared by the audi- JAZZART COLLECTION From the Library 11 ence and we raised the wonderful sum of $1,900 on the day. The next fund- NOW COMPLETE raiser at the Rosstown is on Sunday 31 st Images Tom Lucas of July featuring The Moonee Valley THE ARCHIVE has now released Vol- Geoff King Jazz Band . umes 4 and 5 of the “ Jazzart Collec- Dr Pam Clements tion ” CDs. This completes the entire Marina Pollard – Visitor Services Ken Simpson-Bull output of forty-two 78s and three LPs that were issued by Bob Clemens on Kenny Powell Died. 19.6.2011 Front Cover the JAZZART label between 1948 and Image 1951. Volume 4 features the works of Sadly, I report that pianist Kenny Powell the “progressives” Don Harper, Don died on Sunday, 19th June 2011. Banks, Ron Loughhead, Rex Stewart, A great musician, a genuine character and Bruce Clarke, while volume 5 is and a friend to so many of us. His jolly dedicated to ‘Splinter’ Reeves. The chuckle will be missed. Bill Haesler. complete Jazzart Collection is an im- portant part of Australia’s recording his- tory of Jazz performances and is a must Image supplied by Tony Newstead for lovers of the local Jazz scene from We Welcome these which shows Tony playing with days gone by. New Members: Eddie Condon 1958. All CDs are available from the VJA Left to Right - Eddie Condon, Ray shop in Wantirna or on-line at Garry Adams, Geoff Asher, Lorraine Bell, Owen Brown, Marceau Camille, Diehl, ‘Buzzy’ Drootin, Rex Stewart, www.vicjazzarchive.org.au Leonard Gaskin, Tony Newstead, Ray W. Chapman, Mark Cherny, Claire Gene Schroeder, Herb Hall. Crewe, Barry Gust, Ken Hallam, Arthur 100 E. Howard, Kenton Johanson, Ron Kreymbors, Colin Macleod, Beverley & Magazine Editorial Committee John McArthur, Peter McErlain, Bruce John Thrum Chairman Phillips, Keith Rogers, Ron Santen, Dr Pam Clements HAPPY Dr Mel Forbes Daniel Saporta, Stewart Sharples, Terry Norman BIRTHDAY FRED George Simons, Joseph Tobias, Wim Swing man Fred Hosking recently Van Der Leeuw, Norman Whitfield, Joel Ken Simpson-Bull celebrated his 100th birthday. Yong, Audrey Youdan. Board of Management Bill Ford President Terry Norman Vice President DISCLAIMER Ray Sutton General Manager Opinions and views expressed in editorial and Mel Blachford Collections Manager We would like to thank contributed articles are those of the authors and are Gretel James Secretary . not necessarily those of the Archive. The editor the following for their Lee Treanor Treasurer reserves the right to publish abridged articles/ Jeff Blades generous donations special features due to space restraints. The Ar- Margaret Harvey chive, editor and the authors expressly disclaim all Dr.Ray Marginson A M Rowland Ball, John Bentley, BlueTone and any liability to any person, whether an Ar- Barry Mitchell Jazz Band, Ron Bowman, Ron Brecken- chive member or not, who acts or fails to act as a Les Newman consequence of reliance upon the whole or part of ridge, Wes Brown, Bryan Clothier, Marina Pollard Pauline Collins-Jennings, Peter J. Fullar- this publication. The editor reserves the right to not publish any articles, correspondence or illus- ton, Prof. William Hare , John & Dorothy Location Kessner, John May, Keith McCubbery, trations that may be offensive or contrary to VJA VJA Inc. “Koomba Park” practices and policies. Publication of an advertise- Deslys Milliken, Wal & Jill Mobilia, Geof- 15 Mountain Hwy. ment does not necessarily constitute endorsement frey H. Norris, Mario Proto, John D. Wantirna by the Archive of any product nor warrant its Thompson, Peter Tierney, Ngaire Mel Ref 63 C8 suitability. Advertisements are published as sub- Turner, Frank Van Straten OAM, Cecil mitted by the advertiser. E&OE. Open Tues & Fri, 10am-3pm Warner, Tom Woods. VJA BOARD OF MANAGEMENT VJAZZ 51 Page 3 Manor House in the city with guests such as with Jack O’Hagan, who was probably GEOFFERY ORR Des Edwards. Australia’s most prolific and talented song Band Vocalist, Music Historian, Geoff next formed a band of his own composer of the 1920s and 30s. “Jack was known as Art Fodder’s Cream Jungle the CEO of Allans Music from 1920 to 1931,” Archivist, and Creator of Lyric Records. Swooners —basically a “cool” group, with Ken Geoff said. “He also ran his own O’Hagan White on guitar, David White (no relation) on Music from 1928 until 1936.” Jack, who was By Ken Simpson-Bull trumpet, Bill Kerr on clarinet, and Ron Dann also a singer, made several short films for on drums. “We played classy café joints in the Efftee (Frank Thring Senior’s company) GEOFFERY ORR has been singing for many city,” Geoff remembered. “I also worked for a around 1930, and Geoff has transferred their years. As a child he sang with the local church while with Tim Harding’s Cotton Club sound-tracks to CD. Geoff is a friend of the choir where he became the number-one boy Orchestra. ” O’Hagan family and recently liaised between soprano. At age nine he was invited to join the the National Library and the family regarding Australian Boys Choir but was unable The John Wanner Band the borrowing of some of their historically because of family commitments. Never- One day Geoff got an offer from band-leader valuable memorabilia. Geoff has ensured that theless, he continued his singing at high John Wanner to join his band. That was in most of Jack’s recorded compositions are school and later at Monash University where 1983 and Geoff has been their vocalist ever now in the State Library of Victoria. he was training to be a teacher—something since, both with John’s Big Band and also his that he never became. smaller group known as Silver Service. Their Geoff the composer One of Geoff’s first jobs, in the early long-term contract with the RACV ensures 1970s, was with the Bentleigh Sewing and regular work. Geoff greatly admires John’s On the subject of song composers, Geoff has Record Centre . Forget about the sewing! Jim band arrangements, in particular the re- had at least one of his own compositions McManus’ Bentleigh Record Centre was a creations of the music of the 1920s and 30s. released. Inspired by the Sydney Harbour Melbourne icon at the time. The store, in Because of the great familiarity and Bridge tunes that became popular at the Centre Road, Bentleigh, was the source of knowledge that Geoff has of the singers of opening of Sydney’s great landmark, Geoff much rare jazz, imported popular music, that period, he is able to emulate the mood wrote “Westgate—the Bridge We Have classics and nostalgia—records that were completely.