Word: moonglow
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...this, plus the movies, takes as big an investment as a regular cinemansion; one 2,000-car ozoner near Cincinnati cost $750,000. But the payoff is heavy and swift. Example: the atmosphere under artificial moonglow whets appetites so keenly that popcorn, hotdogs and hamburgers sell about four times as well at ozoners as in theaters. Some drive-ins can pay all expenses with the receipts from munching...
Only three numbers were impressive. They were "Chop-Chop" featuring a beautiful clarinet solo by Eari Bostic, Dinah Washington's rendition of Ellington's "Concerto for Cootie' now retitled "Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me," and Hampton's superb vibraphone work ably backed by the Symphony strings on "Moonglow." There is no denying Lionel's artistry on this instrument and it is unfortunate that he neglected it most of the evening in favor of one finger piano solos and noisy drum exhibitions...
...recently had the good fortune to discover some previously unissued Louis Armstrong sides, which COLUMbia has just released. Most interesting is Ory's Creole Trombone, a good example of the old New Orleans parade style . . . Another COLUMBIA reissue that should be on your list is Benny Goodman's 1934 Moonglow, featuring Jack and Charlie Teagarden, Teddy Wilson, and Benny himself . . . If you want to know where Meade Lux Lewis got his style, listen to his old-time teacher Jimmy Yancey, on Yancey's Bugle Call and 35th and Dearborn (VICTOR). Jimmy plays in a nice easy-going style, with bass...