Whats The Word' Names Barnet Ork s VOL. 16—NO. 14 CHICAGO, JULY 29, 1949 As Second Prize (Copyright. I»4», Daws lout, lac.) Chicago—Charlie Barnet will be the second prize in Down Old Name, New Band, Ensconced In Nick s Hmt'z gigantic “What’s the Word” contest! Through arrange­ ments with the Mail Mah himself, and hi» manager, Eddie Green, Barnet and his 21-piece dance hand will be delivered In the -rvond prize winner in his9------------------------ ■------------------------------------------ wr her home town anywhere with- in continental United Staten, and TD, Mrs. Shaken will pla» gratis for nne evening. Barnet’s group, one of the hot- test dance units in the country to Up In Bus Crash day, completed a lun it the Steel New York—Tommy Dorsey and Pier in AHantic City late in June, his wife were shaken up but un­ and is on its way now to the Pa­ injured last month when his but cific coast to play at the Ren­ was hit by a car near Wahoo, dezvous in Balhoa. Calif., until Iowa. Bus is a combination office late in August. md home which Tommy uses when Can't Commercialise he’s on the road. Mrs. Dorsey, S’ who is pregnant, was ordered to Ah previously stated in the rules, bed by a doctor. Tommy had to the w inner of this band w ill not be fly to make his next date. New lurk—New bund at Nick’s in the Village Signorelli were with the Original Memphis five, permitted to commercialize on the Car which hit the bus was re- here i» Phil Napoleon’s revived Memphis five, wilh Jimmy Lyteli, clarinet; Jack Roth, drum«, and Miff free engagemi nt, may charge ad poitedly being driven by a 15-year- Phil Olivella, clarineti Frank Signorelli, piano; Na- Mole or Vincent Grande, trombone, made up the mission only if the entire proceed» old boy. He and a man with him poleon, trumpet'. Andy Russo, trombone Tony Spar' old unit. Since this shot was taken, Signorelli was are donated to some rt cognized were badly injured. go, drums, and Jack Fay, bass. Only Napoleon and replaced by Joe Rann. charity. The winner may hire >r promote u hall and invite all his friends and neighbors to u free dancing party, nr may hold a block party in front of his own home by making arrangements with the Square' Produces Condon TV Shot city authorities. -------------------------------------------- g “What’s the Word" contest is a By JOHN S. WILSON $-------------------------------------------------------------- — competition set up for readers of New York—One of the earliest television shows to be Ford Leary Dies; Down Rent to select u new word I. to replace the term jazz, which Barnet Drops hulled for its imaginative production was Eddie Cundon'z Joss musicians und writers regal <1 as Concert, which bowed on WPIX last fall« moved to NBC dur­ Ex-Clinton Tram outmoded. The new word will be ing the winter. Since imaginative production still is a pretty used to designate all of our music Afro Influence New York — Ford Leary, 41, New York—First setback for th<- rarei quality in TV. general im-6------------------------------------------- from Dixieland to be-bop. The first trombonist and vocalist with a pression after the fir«l few »hows prize will be $500 in cash, but, if Afro-Cuban influence since several number of top bands during the leaders suffered a rush of bongos was that an old jazz hand mutt be Continental Club In the winner is a subsci iber to Dou n last 15 years, died here in June directing the Condon bashes. Beat, the amount will be doubled to the brain last winter came His body lay in Bellevue hospital last month, when Charlie Barnet Milwaukee Is Sold - and he will receive $1,000. The man at the helm was Clark for ti week before it war identified dropped his conga player, Carlos Jones. And, Lucely speaking, no Milwaukee — The Continental; by his son Leary buried by The same is true of five other Vyaal. At press time, Barnet was jazzist he He had never heard club here has been purchased from। Local 802. Bellevue withheld cause cash prizes m amounts <<f $100, uncertain about a replacement but $75, $50, $25, and $1U. Each of | Eddie Condon before the first show Bob Paliaflto by a group of four , of his death as ‘ confidential.” definite that it would not be an­ was tossed at him as a routine these will be doubled in amount if New owners, wb > say the club willI Leary reached his greatest fame other conga man. Probability is assignment. open after remodeling Aug 1, are with Larry Clinton’s band in the the respectne winners are Down that he’ll bring in a guitarist late '30s, whin that band was rid­ Beat subscribers at the time they “I’d never heard any music like Nick Williams, Jimmy Metrie, instead. it before,” he says; now “All I’d Tony Surgis, and Tony Reno. ing a crest of popularity. He had submit their entries. A subscrip­ Other changes in the Mab’s heard wen big commercial bands, Club will continue to spot big’ been sick for the last year He is tion blank will be found on page crew brought Manny Albani, who and I couldn’t make head or tail names, though not necessarily jazzi survived by his wife and four 15 of thia issue, for the conveni­ has done many of Charlie’s ar­ of what Eddie was playing.” units. children. ence of those readers who wish to rangements, in on baritone in plac<- Bull Session« subscribe at the time they enter of Danny Banks. Drummer Cliff the contest. Leeman is out, with Tiny Kahn At first, it was all he could do Everyone Eligible (from Chubby Jackson) filling in to get the camera on the right in­ You do NOT have to be a sub­ .■nd possibly staying on. Trombon­ strument at the right time. But Slump In Biz Due To scriber to enter and win in this ist Bob Burges? has left to join after long bull sessions with Eddie contest, however. Any reader any­ Herbie Fields because his recently and Ernie Anderson, Clark began to find out what was going on and where in the world is eligible, and acquired wife, Connie Gonzales, began to develop the technique the only persons barred are em­ went with Herbie as vocalist. which has become the best video Skirt Length-Woody ployes, contributors, und corre­ presentation of jazz musicians at spondents of Down Beat and their Like Io win $1,000? Iteutl the work turned up thus far. families and the employes of the Chicago—Wood) Herman haa an idea. And it might cause contest detail» on page 5! Clark found that the show was John Maher Printing Co. and their »ociidogiats to go scurrying around for material to write families. built around eight to 10 star mu­ paper» on it. He thinks the main cause for the retrogression All that’s required in that you sicians from the 100 who, Eddie clip the official entry blank from ! In Pastor Flock | says, can play the stuff “Thi and slump, not only in the music business hut in the whole page 5 of this issue, fill in your ituff,” according to Eddie, is not country, cun be laid to the length $--------------------- ' choice of the word, your name and Dixie and it’s not swing: it might of women’s skirts. Sues Holiday For sddress, then write a letter of not be Chicago, but not positively. “You know, when thoee design­ less than 20 words nor more than Having learned this much, Clark ers in Paris decided to make skirts Missing Some Dates 200 worde telling what you believe decided the thing to do wae to real long a few years ago-called the term jazz means today, und to study the men at work, to show it “the new look ’—they were the Hollywood— Billie Holiday, who what section of our music it should what they do, how they do it, .ind cause of what’s happening now,” started her comeback with a rocko be applied, if it is to be retained what they feel while they do it. says Woodrow. stand at L.A.’s Million Dollar the­ in our vocabulary. To get across what the musi­ “They made styles look like ater last month, ran into some Then mail the entry blank and cians feel, he uses a big closeup of styles of 30 or 40 years ago.' he more legal difficulties during her letter to What’s the Word, c/o a man’s face when he .seems to tie says, “and jieople now are thinking stay here. A damage suit was filed Down Beat, 203 North Wabash, hitting a high spot. He studied the and acting the same way they did against her for allegedly failing to Chicago, Ill., before midnight, Aug. various men during rehearsals to appear on some dates in small discover surface clues to their ex­ then. 31, 1949, which is when the contest Just ii Slip northern California cities in officially closes. You may submit pression. March. “One thing about this ‘slump’ as many different words as you Difference« The action was filed by Van please, but each must be written “Each one has a different way gives me a laugh. Government Tonkin J. promoter mi a separate entry blank, and a of expressing himself,” he ways. heads keep saying ‘it’s <ust a little separate letter must accompany “Sidney Bechet closes his eyes slip to help get adjusted.’ Man, that each.