has a Coleman Hawkins LP coming Jaki Byard quintet and big band... Strictly Ad Lib called Soul, with Hawk joined by Warren Covington’s Tommy Dorsey Kenny Burrell, Ray Bryant, Osie band may figure in a British band (Continued from page 8) Johnson, and Wendell Marshall. swap with a Cha-Cha-Cha band Bryant taught Hawk Greensleeves headed by Rico coming here . Wess . Willie (The Lion) Smith, for the date . Bob Corwin took Sidney Becht recovered from a re­ Sonny Terry, Zoot Sims, Sol Yaged, over the piano chair from Bill Trig­ cent illness. He had a bronchitis Candido, and Big Miller had guest lia with Anita O’Day . United attack in mid-fall . George Lewis Shots on the United Artists record­ Artists cut Martin Williams’ History is figuring in a possible swap for ing of the Living History of Jazz at of the Jazz Trumpet LP late in England, in conjunction with Lewis' the Apollo, with Herb Pomeroy’s December . Roy Haynes’ group, European tour this spring ... In­ band and narrator John McLellan. with Hank Mobley, Curtis Fuller, siders in the east point out that Symphony Sid reports he plans to Richard Wyandes, and Doug Wat­ Jack Lewis first cut Shorty Rogen take a septet to Europe in the spring kins, did a concert for the Orange and the early west coast sides, not for a Birdland tour, and hopes to County community college jazz club Bob York as carried in Los Angeles include Johnny Griffin, Lee Morgan, in mid-December. Ad Lib recently. Curtis Fuller, Pepper Adams, Tom­ Lou Donaldson signed with Blue Ed Thigpen is reported leaving my Flanagan, and Bud Powell . Note . The First German jazz Billy Taylor to go with Oscar Peter­ Chuck Wayne and Ernie Furtado fair was set for Jan. 16 through son . Manny Albarn cut an octet sing and play behind Morgana King 25 at Berlin . Mercer Ellington date for Dot, with Steve Allen on on her forthcoming folk music LP was hospitalized with a skin ailment piano, and Osie Johnson, Barry Gal­ for United Artists . The Lam­ believed quite serious . Stephani braith, Mundell Lowe, Tony Scott, bert-Hendricks-Ross singers did the Saltman and Joe Mulhall co-host Urbie Green, Bob Brookmeyer, Al Apollo with Basie’s band . Ruby Jazz For A Saturday over WBUR- Cohn, Joe Wilder, and Jimmy Not­ Braff cut his Warner Bros. LP with FM in Boston. Dick Johnson’s quar­ tingham. Al Cohn, Jim Hall, George Duvivier. tet played the initial show, and the IN PERSON: Pearl Bailey, backed Buzzy Drootin, and Hank Jones . • upcomers included Gabor Szabo and by hubby Lou Bellson’s band, is Prestige is issuing jazz 45s, with his Berklee music school quartet, due at the Apollo . Anita Mose Allison and Shirley Scott Steve Kuhn’s trio, Toshiko, Herb O'Day, J. J. Johnson, Sonny Rol­ among current releases. The label Pomeroy and Charlie Mariano, the lins, and Miles Davis did a year-end SLINGERLAND A DRUMS sommuR! . because THEY’RE BUILTa" BETTER! TITO PUENTE AND HIS LATIN BAND The hottest musical package on the market today is the authentic Latin Ameri­ can or Mambo group. Topping the list is the Tito Puente orchestra. Aside from being the top Latin drummer of our day, Tito is also a marvelous show­ man. His speed, flash, and fiery style is most exciting to watch. To further guaran­ tee his perfection Tito says—“Insist on The SOLID SNARE DRUM SLINGERLAND DRUMS” —they can really SHELL It u Slineerlond exclusive feature. Strong* take the punishment of constant setting est, more durable, and up and tearing down plus excellent tone roundest shel I mode* Improves tone produc­ and combined beauty." tion. Illustration shows the shell being tumod Dependability—Superiority—two words on a lathe to a perfed that have kept SLINGERLAND # 1 on the circle. percussion list in the past and present. See them at your dealers today. Send 10c for a glossy photo of your favorite drummer Send for your FREE Slingerland Catalog Today! SLINGERLAND DRUM CO. 1325 Belden Ave. • Chicago 14, III. 48 • DOWN BEAT.