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...lecturing, with many an ejaculated "My God" at the sight of the monthly bills, upon the necessity of running the family on a "sound business basis." Here in truth is a one-man band playing with all the noise and car-splitting trumpet section of a high school brass combo. But there is gold beneath the brass, and father's few off-guard moments display its fine carat...
...very funny, "Square From Delaware" being a good example... Even better though is the living Bing Crosby and Jobnny Morcer do on "Mr. Meadowlark" two swell showmen... "Bye Bye Blues" by Seger Ellis ain't nothing much other way... "Tired Socks". by Johnny Hodges sounds as if the Ellington combo were a little weary when it made this...
...music of Ken Reeves and his orchestra which played from 10 o'clock until 3:30 and of Michael Levin's combo which took over until the party broke up at 5 o'clock, combined with the ten gallon punch bowl to make the party a success...
Listening the other night to the Stradivarius Quartet, a small string combo which is definitely good listening. Violin Wolfe Wolfinsohn is strictly gate stuff--being the only man I have ever heard who can cut Joe Venuti in his better days. He told me after the concert that he had often listened to Joe and that he enjoyed him very much. I am sorry to say that I didn't like the way the Strad boys played the Haydn. They rushed it like Toscanini playing the blues and I expected. Uncle Joe Haydn to pop through the skylight...
...best. All the way through they came in smoothly, just behind the beat (that's what I mean by relaxed). Relaxation is undoubtedly the main stuff in all good playing and very few white outfits have the trick, but I mean these boys really have. Hear this combo by all means. Give a listen too, to their neat v-shaped phrases. They got the gift and no less a guy than Jan Sibellus once agreed with...