Word: hackett
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...know that Jack's the boy, because without him his band wouldn't be the same, since it would be lacking in the one driving spirit which gives any band its outstanding quality. Bix had that spirit, and Louie still does (when he feels like it), and Bobby Hackett has the right idea. Mr. T has it too, as you'll find out tonight at Dunster House...
...first is Bobby Hackett, who opened at the Versallies last Monday for an indefinite stay. He's fronting a local band, which unfortunately doesn't nearly measure up to the standard set by the combinations which played down at Nick's. Yet Bobby himself would be worth listening to if he were fronting the bagpipe contingent of the Cameron Highlanders. Besides this, when the band plays a "jump" tune, you can be sure it's nothing like the inneouous riff numbers which have been giving too many orchestras a trite style, and which have hampered any attempts at musical individually...
...tunes Bobby plays are the old ones, Muskrat Ramble, At the Jazz Band Bali, Sugar and the like, and if anybody knows how to make those old numbers really kick, it's Hackett. Furthermore, there's Brad Gowans (valve trombone), the one musician Bobby brought with him from New York. It's not the kind of smooth staff which generally achieves public acclaim, but then Tommy Dorsey never played hot. Take your choice. Finally, it's pleasant to learn that the Versailles will have its first Sunday evening jam session tomorrow. Bobby will M.C., and Pee Wee Russell...
NEWS AND NEW RELEASES. Bobby Hackett will open at the Versailles (ex Southland) on Monday, fronting a ten-piece local band. I heard Bobby last week, and he's right in his prime, so his stay at the Versailles will be welcome to all of us who remember him from Nick's and the Theatrical Club; and will be a pleasant surprise to those who have yet to hear him in person . . . If you have a car, get down to Providence on Sunday, for the afternoon jam session at the Crown Hotel. These sessions have been extremely popular...
...much valuable work in the field of record collecting, bringing to light obscure yet excellent musicians, and the like. Contributors have included George Avakian, who is responsible for Decca's Chicago Jazz Album and many of the Columbia reissues, George Frazier, who is more or less responsible for Bobby Hackett, and a number of other well-known critics, musicians, photographers and artists. Each issue carries a comprehensive news column with complete information on where your favorite bands are and for how long and whatever else you might want to know. Finally, subscribers are entitled to a free record every...