Word: jazzed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Fortunately Keep 'Em Laughing isn't all headliners. Jack Cole and his dancers deftly combine Oriental gestures with jazz rhythms; Miriam La Velle does exciting acrobatic dances. But by far the best thing in the show is an animal act called The Bricklayers. The delightful trained dogs who dump loads of bricks, clamber up & down ladders, act tight, sham dead, ride around on scooters and perform on the trapeze deserve the rare compliment that they might have been invented by Walt Disney...
...across recently a notice advertising a jazzed-up version of Beethoven's Fifth symphony,--"Beethoven's liveliest symphony, with victory emphasized throughout"--and was inclined to consider this more a flattery than otherwise. That the jazz boys need this increasing recourse to the hoary classics at all is a sad commentary on something or other, but by their choice they usually distinguish whatever symphonic music they intend to massacre as having unusual structural or melodic strength, and the Fifth is no exception. respect for the marvelous clarity and controlled exuberance of this symphony has out ridden many interpretative storms from...
From the point of view of the jazz devotee, prospects are ever brighter as the spring advances, and for anyone who will poke around a little there will be much of interest to be seen and heard. In the first place, one or two of the forthcoming college dances are offering music that should be fairly satisfying to the discerning listener, while serving as an appropriate background to the festivities. There is, for instance, in the offing, Andy Kirk, who has an experienced colored band that can even perform current popular favorites pleasantly, although its chief accomplishments...
...been appearing for the past few weeks. It might be well to visit the RKO Boston the week before the dance and decide on his merits for yourself. However, the quality of the orchestra seems to have become a secondary consideration with House dance committees, and though the jazz will be rare at Dunster House, Lowell will have its good time...
...five cents, the drinks not too expensive, and the music excellent when the big names--Max Kaminsky, Al Morgan, and Joe Jones--were at work. The sponsors hope to attract a celebrity of Kaminsky's rank each week, in which case their drawing power around Boston, perhaps the most jazz-conscious city in the country, will be assured...