Word: jam
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...hundred and one degree heat which has driven most Bostonians to Maine, to the Cape, or just to any cool place on weekends has also terminated almost all "live" jam sessions for the summer. However, the appearance of two new excellent jazz programs on the radio has done much to fill this void. Wednesday evenings at 7:30 o'clock, Cain's "Cain Is Able" pay the keep for half an hour over WMEX devoted to Louie, Bix, NORK, as well as moderns such as Hodes, Ed Hall, and Lester Young. And every evening except Sunday Warren Saunders produces "Jump...
Last week Congress made a fitful start to jam through some reconversion legislation, but a bitter battle was in the offing (see Congress). The Administration stood on the sidelines, pushing no overall program of its own, and the people went ahead with their own plans...
Trouble, Off & On. But Sherman Billingsley was still tired. He had to pore over thousands of checks and his books to see if he could get himself out of the jam mathematically. And the law loomed just outside the Stork's door...
...form of an announcement by Victor records. They have published a list of 118 records which will be issued before September. At that time 100 more will follow. Among the more interesting platters are quite a few of the "Sister Kate" vintage of Muggsy's, "Blue Heaven" and "Jam" All Star sides of the "Bean," and some B.G. and "Fats" material. While a few numbers appear on Victor labels, the majority are Bluebird. This ought to be quite a relief to sore pocketbooks that have been shelling out plenty for the innumerable small company releases. A complete list...
...Hollywood knows that Restaurant LaRue is the fashionable place to dine. Every evening some 280 fortunate film colonists jam the pistachio-&cocoa-striped booths, patiently wait their turn in the ebony-&-red-leather bar, or crowd the overflow tables on the flower-boxed French terrace. Every evening hundreds of disappointed latecomers must take potluck elsewhere...