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How much “proletai ian hunger” is there among them lor The United Slates of America ex- citizens of America (excluding Can­ our music? position in Moscow features a ada, which presumably has its own 11 RAMAC needs some hints be­ RAMAC machine that has 4,000 Dream). fore getting answers to these ques­ questions—and the answers thereto- I he third question—and this is tions. let it look first to the \ >ice stored in its wizard innards. Com- the grist for our mill—is a cultural of America. Willis Conover, Ameri­ tade Citizens, at the rate of 950 a one: “What is the direction of ca’s jazz voice to the world, is mainlv day, step up to the board, punch a American jazz?” I am not concerned responsible lor the jazz fallout be­ button, and wait only seconds for the here wkh the answer (lor that, see hind the square curtain. Despite pre-recorded answer. (It is not true Russia's Question, page 11) but with some strong jamming (meaning here the Chinese exhibit operates laster the reasons behind the question . Russian elec tronic countermeasm es), with fortune cookies). and why it should ire so popular. Conover’s jazz programs have be­ Last week the first tabulation was Perhaps we can feed some additional come our most popular radio export. macle, listing the questions most questions into RAMAC. Would that Let RAMAC also look to the jazz Pri sidi asked of RAMAC. The first question the answers were so easily available. LPs that somehow find their wav in popularitv was quite naturally an Docs the question itself pre-sup­ across borders. Also, remember the Pl BUSI economic one: "How much do Amer­ pose that the Russians have enough reception given Mitchell and Ruff CH- ican cigarettes cost?" The answer to knowledge of the origins of jazz to this spring at their unrequested jazz this one makes it easier for the Rus­ wonder about its direction? How concerts in Moscow (Down Heal, Man ag sian to correlate his income to an have the Russians been exposed to Aug. 6). EU< everyday, pleasurable necessity . enough jazz, considering the strong We would be less than honest if ancl incidentally gives him a com­ official partv line against it? Does the we did not also mention our part Associ Ne' parison with current black market use of the adjective "American" in in all this. For it is a proud fact that GE' quotations. the question imply that there is Down Beat now finds its way into The second question is socio-poli- “Russian” jazz. Or “Eastern Euro­ places that would be the envy of any lot What the American pean" jazz? Or is our lilv being resistance newspaper. JOI Dream?” Being sturdily built and gilded just a bit? If we can just keep those questions High I politically reliable, RAMAC gives Now that the Russians have had coming, the answers will take care out an answer worthy of 175 million the chance to ask this first question of themselves. ■ CH CORRE! EOI IAS PHI SAI WA MO TOI STC Prodi I MA Adver Gl< Ciri t i DA Execu 205 Chi All the creative talent within you Fin is expressed in sensitive, realistic tone with durable, low-action Editor strings by Epiphone. 371 Ne' MU 61( Hol HO Aim r Ch< Rid 20: Chi Watch for the new Une of quality Epiphone products. Flm Bro 631 lo* WE -epip+ionenic Me 371 Ne KALAMAZOO. MICHIGAN MU DOWN BEAT presi na­ ine, will the one oletai ian hem lor hints be ese ques- he \ »ice r, Ameri- down beat is mainlv \ OL. 26 XO. 19 SEP I. 17. 1959 Hout be- Despite ning here TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY YEAR icasiii es), have be- io export, i the jazz Pri sident heir wav I. B DIDIER Contents mbei the Pl BLISHER mil Ruff CHARLES SUBER THE NEWS esteil jazz tun Beat, Managing Editor KENIN ON LABOR LEGISLATION 9 EUGENE LEES SAN FRANCISCO CALLED ‘MUSIC CAPITAL* 10 honest if NEW SOUND SYSTEM REVEALED 11 our part Associate Editors fact that New York: RUSSIANS PROVED CURIOUS ABOUT JAZZ 11 GEORGE HOEFER way into U.S. AND BRITAIN EXCHANGE TOURS 12 ivy of any Loi Angeles: JAZZ FESTIVAL REPORTS 13 JOHN TYNAN questions High Fidelity Editor take care FEA 1 URES CHARLES GRAHAM THE HORN THAT NOBODY WANTS 15 Corri spondints BOSTON: George Forsythe. LAMBERT, HENDRICKS, & ROSS 16 LAS VEGAS: Gene Tuttle. PHILADELPHIA: David B. Bitton. CHOOSING A RECORD CHANGER 19 SAN FRANCISCO: Richard Hadlock. WASHINGTON: Tom Scanlon. STEREO SHOPPING WITH TOMMY REYNOLDS 24 MONTREAL: Henry F. Whiston. TORONTO: Roger Feather. 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Published bi-weekly; on sale every other Thursday. We cannot be responsible for unsolicited manuscripts. Member, Audit Bureau of Circulations. Mel Mandel 370 Lexington Avenue MAHER PUBLICATIONS: DOWN BEAT, COUNTRY AND WESTERN JAMBOREE, New York 1 7. New York MUSIC 59 JAZZ RECORD REVIEWS, N A M.M DAILY; RADIO Y ARTICULOS Ä MUrroy Hill 6-1833 ELECTRICOS; BEBIDAS; ELABORACIONES Y ENVASES. September 17, 1959 5 and discords Newport and French Lick Jazz festivals . bah! We arrived (at French Lick) to find out (The following is from carbon copy of a there was no record of the money «.tiler letter sent to the Newport County Chamber we had sent lor tickets, and ours wa> not of Commerce. It was sent to Down Beat a unk|ue experience. All kinds of people over the 'signature of the writer.) were yelling about the same thing. So I arrived for the 1959 Newport jazz we had to stand in a long line to gel other festival on the evening of July 2 full of tickets. enthusiasm and anticipation of listening to Then we waded through thousands of the greatest jazz musicians of this era, but teen-agers who were sprawled all owi the I left on the afternoon of July -I completely area ..