Word: nicks
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...RELEASES. Bobby Hackett will open at the Versailles (ex Southland) on Monday, fronting a ten-piece local band. I heard Bobby last week, and he's right in his prime, so his stay at the Versailles will be welcome to all of us who remember him from Nick's and the Theatrical Club; and will be a pleasant surprise to those who have yet to hear him in person . . . If you have a car, get down to Providence on Sunday, for the afternoon jam session at the Crown Hotel. These sessions have been extremely popular for the past few weeks...
NEWS AND NEW RELEASES. Novelty of the week: Artie Shaw and the Gramercy Five on Dr. Livingstone, I Presume. Nick Fatool plays some very fancy drums, and Billy Butterfield takes a muted trumpet chorus in the Cootie Williams tradition. The boys wind up with a lot of whacky riffs which give Shaw opportunity to show a little technique if nothing else. Reverse is called When the Quail Come Back to San Quentin, and Scarlatti would have appreciated what harpsichordist Johnny Guarneri does to some of his own ideas (VICTOR)...Benny Goodman's latest twelve inch recording, Superman, is another elaborate...
...what VICTOR is trying to pass off as being worth two twelve-inch sides. Miscarriage is titled Concerto for Clarinet, which you might have heard in "Second Chorus." However, there's some very fine boogie-woogie piano by Johnny Guarneri, who shows the influence of Albert Ammons. Also, Nick Fatool's drums and Billy Butterfield's trumpet save the coupling from being a total loss. . . . Record of the week: As Long As I Live, by the Benny Goodman Sextet (COLUMBIA). Benny picks a fine tune in the first place, and plays it in that light bounce that's becoming more...
Graduation didn't nick the team severely; it took the best jumper, Dick Whittemore, and a couple of cross-countrymen. The main need now is for a good jumping specialist. A week spent during the past vacation at Stowe and Hanover has served pretty well to show who the standouts are. Although conditions were slush and ice most of the time, the four events were pretty well covered in practice each...
...public record by the State's Attorney's office was the story which McLane in bolder mood had breathed to the grand jury. Two years ago, Nitti had summoned him to a conference. Present, according to McLane's testimony, were Willie Bioff, a convicted pander; Nick Dean, alias Circella, a convicted crook; Louis Romano, who McLane said was a former Capone bodyguard; and fleshy George E. Browne, recently raised from fourteenth to twelfth vice president...