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most fascinating facets of American most cases their first recording' in life to a Russian. the company of leading Ameri< an Of 4,000 questions the computer jazzmen. was prepared to answer, the query, Soloists in England were Ronnie "What is the direction of American Ross, baritone: Roy East, a new dis jazz?” was the third most frequently covery on alto, and trombonist asked. The only questions to top it George Chisholm. In Stockholm. \ke were: “How much do American cig Persson provided additional tn »in arettes cost? and What is the bone kicks; in Paris solos were <<>n American dream?" The fifth most tributed by Stephane Grappelly, vio frequently asked question also per lin; Martial Solal, piano; Roger tained to music: “What is American Guérin, trumpet, and a new tenor rock and roll?” star, Bob Garcia. By C To the jazz question, RAMAC The intercontinental tracks even gave the answer: “ (Jazz) becomes included choruses of fours played By country-to-country, and other tape- musically more complicated as the ¡can players increase their training, but induced miracles of collaboration be artist the tendency is always to return to tween musicians who have never met. and t the freely improvised solo.” RAMAC In addition to this session, Feather that gave this description of r&r: “It stems recorded two other albums. One was ceed from the old blues form and repre cut for the Swedish label Metro Ev sents a minor phase in the overall nome, with an all-star Swedish band elimi strain of American popular music. for which Feather, Melba Liston, nitud SWEDISH NIGHTINGALE Jimmy Jones, Mercer Ellington, Dick excel The answers for the questions on After you get your eyes sufficiently bock in Hyman and others wrote arrange mg, music were supplied to the com focus to read this, you may be interested to ments. An American release will attem puter in advance bv former Down know that her name is Monica Zetterlund, she On Beat writer Ray Ellsworth, working is 22 years old, stands 5 feet 9 inches, and probably be set through MGM’s that American musicians visiting Sweden have was t through the American Music Center Metrojazz label. In addition, a Brit been deeply impressed by her singing Monica, ish date was cut with a nine-piece first-i in New York, a non-profit clearing who is with altoist Arne Domnerus' band, sings group led by Vic Lewis (again fea not ti house for information on music and near-perfect English in a style rot unlike June turing Ross, Chisholm and Rov Nc for scores by American composers. Christy's. Recently she did her first solo LP for Swedish Columbia, with Donald Byrd and East), the U.S. issue of which is be so m Ellsworth was asked to supply 25 a big band, and has since cut a session in ing negotiated by publisher Lou poort questions and answers on jazz. Germany with Lucky Thompson on soprano Levy of Leeds Music. sisten No. 10 among the questions asked saxophone and Oscar Pettiford on cello. She wants to come to the U.S. to do a single and tival of the machine was still another on study, and may arrive here in the late fall. South African Favorites Mt music: “How old is Louis Arm Count Basie is the favorite band and s appear with his Creole Jazz Band, strong.” (The answer is 59.) of South African radio listeners. from working opposite Terry Lightfoot’s Ih Fair Trade New Orleans Jazzmen. In a poll conducted by the South African Broadcasting company, lis less, England is getting ready for still Baritonist Ross will be presented teners picked Basie, Stan Kenton and lune another tour of American jazz with his Down Beat plaque as a Duke Ellington as their favorites, howe artists. This time it’s the “Newport Critics’ Poll winner during his U.S. in that order. could Jazz Festival" tour. In exchange for tour. The British music paper grouf the American artists, England will Melody Maker, commenting on his Results of the poll indicated that South African jazz tastes are remark Dy send the U.S. the Humphrey Lyttle- win, pointed out that Ross ironically hut F ton orchestra and the Jazzmakers— ably close to American tastes—and, has never won a British poll—indi little the group co-led by baritone saxo interestingly, quite close to those of cating that England too has its hrout phonist Ronnie Ross (winner of a jazz clitics in all countlies who voted prophets-without-honor problem. he ar new star award in the recent Down recently in the Down Beat (Aug. 6) stand Beat International Jazz Critics’ Bands Across the Sea International Jazz Critics Poll. Ne Poll) and drummer Allan Ganley. First place among small groups Back in the United States after a exhik five-week European trip, Leonard went to the Modern Jazz Quartet. The U.S. group will tour in two then The other first place winners were: segment». The first of these will Feather announced the completion songs of a unique recording project that Tony Scott, clarinet; Paul Desmond, feature the Dave Brubeck quartet, ative seems likely to add a new dimension • alto; Stan Getz, tenor; Gerry Mulli the Dizzy Gillespie quintet, and the Rous« to the transatlantic-amity-through- gan, baritone; Bud Shank, Hute; Buck Clayton All Stars. Clayton’s Th Miles Davis, trumpet; J. J. Johnson, group will include Emmett Berry, jazz movement seem trombone; Andre Previn, piano; trumpet: Dickie Wells, trombone: Feather's venture, undertaken for Sal Barney Kessel, guitar; Red Mitchell, Buddy Tate, tenor: Earl Warren, Columbia Records, was the first In Featf bass; Shelly Manne, drums; Milt alto; Gene Ramey, bass: Sir Charles ternational Jain Session. Recording versil Jackson, vibes; Bob Cooper, oboe Thompson, piano; and Herbie first in New York, Feather used an Past, (in the miscellaneous instruments Lovelle, drums. Willis Conover will all-star band that included Clark sions category) : Ella Fitzgerald, female emcee the tour, which opens Sept. Terry, J. J. Johnson, Ben Webster, merg vocalist; Frank Sinatra, male vocal 19 with a Royal Festival Hall per Hank Jones, Kenny Burrell, Jo are a ist. formance. Jones and George Duvivier. Many of ja l he second segment of the tour passages were played by rhy thm Andre Previn was the favorite jazz will start Oct. 17. It will be headed section onlv. These parts were plaved musician-in-general, Lennie Tris exten bv New Orleans trombonist Edward back for jazzmen in London, Paris tano’s Requiem was the favorite rec are p (Kid) Ory, making his first trip to and Stockholm. They filled tn ord track, and Shelly Manne’s My Th England at the age of 73. He will the blanks to make what were in Fair Lady was the favorite LP. 12 • DOWN BEAT.