Word: jazzing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Other jazz releases...
...Atlantic). Seven pulsingly rhythmic interpretations of old favorites (Summertime, A Foggy Day) and new numbers (Fedja, composed by rising Swedish Jazzman Gullin himself). The numbers get a lift from the free-swinging drumming of Nils-Bertil Dahlander (known as Bert Dale when he toured the U.S.), generally show Swedish jazz to be as cool as iced aquavit...
Jack Teagarden: Jazz Great (Bethlehem). Ten selections by one of the most durable of contemporary trombonists, accompanied by such seasoned players as Edmond Hall on the clarinet and Jo Jones on the drums. Among the selections: a sultry Bad Acting Woman, followed but not improved by an adenoidal Teagarden vocal, King Porter Stomp...
...Urbane Jazz of Roy Eldridge & Benny Carter (American Recording Society). A witty dialogue between Eldridge's jabbing trumpet and Carter's clean, relaxed alto sax. Worth the price of the record alone: a wailing, heavily percus-sioned version of Eldridge's Polite Blues...
...make ends meet-and to make a profit as well-Saudek hopes to branch out. He talks of a jazz series, a high-toned dramatic series, and a children's program which will "excite youngsters [he has five of his own] into involvement with the world." All he needs, says Saudek, is "the well-conceived idea, the well-written word, the well-cast performer and the well-spent dollar." And he believes that all of them are within reach...