Word: jazzing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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King Cole Trio (Sat. 5:45 p.m., NBC). Some of the best jazz players...
...Jazz Concert at Eddie Condon's (Decca, 8 sides) New 52nd Street Jazz (Victor, 8 sides). Condon's old guard (Max Kaminsky, Billy Butterfield, Pee Wee Russell and others) doggedly play The Sheik of Araby, Atlanta Blues, etc., Chicago style, circa 1928. The initiated will prefer it to Dizzy Gillespie's "bebopping" in the 52nd Street album...
Stravinsky: Ebony Concerto (Woody Herman Orchestra, Igor Stravinsky conducting; Columbia, 2 sides). On first hearing, a hackle-raiser, whether the listener is a lover of classics or a lover of jazz; but after the third or fourth playing it becomes an engaging experiment in classical dissonances impeccably played on jazz instruments (TIME, April...
September Song; Just a Gigolo (Joe Mooney Quartet, Decca, 2 sides). The first record by the quietly unorthodox new jazz group which became an instant success in Manhattan (TIME...
...flare for smart phraseology, and only occasionally lapses into what an English A instructor might mark with one of his handy labels such as jargon or fine-writing. The rest of the stories range from pretty good to pretty bad, and point up the need for "Radditudes" to jazz up its make-up, throw some color and life on its cover, try, something audacious in its contents, and build up the respect of readers, advertisers, and contributors alike...