Word: jazzed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Five years ago Composer-Bandleader Scott rose almost overnight from obscurity to become the talk of the smart jazz set. A staff pianist for six years in Columbia Broadcasting's Manhattan studios, Scott formed a six-man "Quintet" in December 1936, began composing and broadcasting sharp, rhythmic, unsingable pieces with wacky titles (War Dance for Wooden Indians, Bumpy Weather Over Newark, Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals...
...Russell, Bill Davison, and Gene Shraeder, professional jazz stars now playing at the Ken Club in Boston, livened up the first 15 minuted of the program with some old jam session favorites including "Royal Garden Blues" and "The Jazz Me Blues...
Surely the moment PeeWee Russell and Bill Davison moved into the Ken, you'd thing jazz lovers would stampede the place. They didn't Monday night; the good word hadn't travelled far enough. But by the end of this week, the Ken should be packed every night, Most people have never heard of Davison, as he's made only a few records and these for private labels, but PeeWee Russell is undoubtedly one of the greatest jazz clarinetists of all time...
...never heard of PeeWee, much less heard him play, you are missing a great experience in life. Even if you don't like jazz, even if you think Glenn Miller is the greatest thing on earth, it is worth your precious while to spend an evening listening to Russell. For PeeWee is a real character. Not an Artier Shaw who points his clarinet way up high to impress crowds, but a PeeWee Russell who leans way back and closes his eyes because he can play better that...
Much more hopeful are the prospects at the Savoy. For one thing, Sabby Lewis' band is easily the best jazz music in Boston. For another, when the Savoy moves, the band and the policy, including Sunday jam sessions, will still be the same. The big question is, will the Savoy atmosphere be the same? It makes a lot of difference where jazz is concerned...