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Bernard Peiffer et Son Trio (Norgran LP). French Pianoman Peiffer (rhymes with May fair) plays as playfully as Erroll Garner or George Shearing, occasionally as gaily as Tatum. Unoriginal, but pleasant listening...
...joined by one long white beard, who go about their chores on roller skates. Best of many good sequences: a bizarre ballet, staged by Choreographer Eugene (Billy the Kid) Loring, in which a dungeonful of non-piano-playing musicians writhe in expressionistic torment as they are punished by fanatical Pianoman Terwilliker...
...Solitude," by Joe Sullivan, is something this famous pianoman won't live down for a long time-it's that bad... While Father Hincs is still the king of all pianomen to me, his work on his theme "Deep Forest" sounds a little listless... "W.P.A.," by Jan Savitt, is worth getting. While you may agree or disagree with its lyrics. It's one of the few times a Jazz song has had words that were really meaningful...
...star side men in the band are Davey Malthews on also sax, who is a Benny Carter disciple, the pianoman, and Ralph Hawkins, the drummer. It's unfair to place final judgment on the band as it has only had a few months' shaping, but if it quiets down and indulges in a little more relaxed rhythm, the end-point ought to be damn good...
Trailing the five leaders is Wurlitzer Grand Piano Co., which also makes organs. Story & Clark Co. is growing fast under Lothrop Perkins Bull, 35, smart, aggressive and present president of potent National Piano Manufacturers Association. A lawyer until two years ago, Pianoman Bull got into piano making by marrying a Story...
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