Word: jazzed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Harvard Jazz Club will present its fourth concert tomorrow from 2 to 5 o'clock, in the Dunster House Dining Hall. The featured musicians will be Frankie Newton, Vic Dickerson, Al Morgan, Arthur Karle, and Pinky Black...
...What sorts of stimuli, Psychologist Ramsey wanted to know, have the most erotic effect on boys? Very young boys (under 14) responded most to talk about sex, older boys to seeing a naked girl. Next to these ranked daydreams, obscene pictures, movies, burlesque. Music, jazz or otherwise, was at the bottom of the list. Half of the group reported being aroused (notably between the ages of ten and twelve) by experiences that have no obvious connection with sex, such as seeing a big fire, hearing the national anthem, fast car driving or bicycle riding, reciting in class, watching marching soldiers...
Using the same lineup of Jack Butler (trumpet), George Lugg (trombone), Mezz Mezzrow (clarinet), Jack Bland (guitar), and Kaiser Marshall (drums), pianist Hodes gave the Harvard jazz fans three solid hours of improvisation such as one can't buy for love, money, or ration points around Boston. Once again the highlight of the session was a splendid version of the blues, featuring Jack Butler singing his own lyrics and then leading the band out on a series of ensemble choruses which were so superb as to overshadow everything else heard during the afternoon...
Sponsors of these jazz concerts are a group of Lowell House undergraduates headed by Charles Kallman '47. The next session is planned for September 11 and will feature Wild Bill Davison, Chicago cornetist, and Georgie Auld, well known tenor saxophonist...
Adams House will be the scene of the College's second Jazz Concert this summer as Art Hodes and his orchestra return on Saturday afternoon for three hours of Jam from 2 to 5 o'clock...