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...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...
...passengers queued up for many hours to wait their chance. First priority went to troops in separate queues. London's main stations looked like huge, frowzy dormitories. Hundreds of stranded travelers stretched out to catch a few hours' sleep before trying to jam aboard the train that might-or might not-be leaving in the early morning...
...Jam sessions were fairly private affairs till Eddie Condon began to put them on as a program at Manhattan's Town Hall (TIME, Nov. 23, 1942). For two seasons Guitarist Condon has led small, impromptu combinations of simmering jazz talent in Saturday afternoons of the rarest syncopated heat. Last week Condon went on the air for the first of 13 weekly broadcasts (Blue Network, Sat. 3:30 E.W.T.). His opening burst, a wow, featured such vintage improvisers as Trumpeters Max Kaminsky and Oran "Hot Lips" Page, Trombonist Milfred "Miff" Mole, Clarinetist Ellsworth "Pee Wee" Russell, Pianist James P. "Jimmy...
...Tuesday, April 25, after a brief illness, Charley Vinal died of pneumonia. In order to carry on his fine musical tradition, his friends will gather at the Cantabrigia Club this Sunday afternoon for a Jam Session dedicated...