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...musical show, it had to be all written down, could not take chances with improvisation, and thus lacked the prime ingredient of jazz. Now Bethlehem Records has taken a daring step: with an impressive concentration of forces-including Duke Ellington's band, the Australian Jazz Quintet, a vocal group and ten leading singers-it has recorded the famed work in a real jazz spirit. Each selection is accompanied by a different combo, e.g., Duke Ellington for a highly charged version of Summertime, a creative trumpet backing for I Got Plenty of Nuthin', and plenty of improvised solos...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: New Pop Records, Dec. 31, 1956 | 12/31/1956 | See Source »

...basketball team will seek its fourth straight victory tonight at 7 p.m. when it meets the Norfolk Prison quintet (in Norfolk...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: JV Basketball Team Meets Prison Squad | 12/17/1956 | See Source »

Despite sloppy ball-handling and shooting, the varsity was never in trouble. Wesleyan could not keep up with the fast-breaking quintet when it chose to run, or with the slow, calculating five when it chose to play control ball. After the margin mounted to 53 to 28, substitutes entered to add the final points with

Author: By John A. Rava, | Title: Crimson Basketball Team Tops Wesleyan Five in Opener, 61-37 | 12/6/1956 | See Source »

Prospects for the basketball squad indicate that the quintet will at least improve its low standing from last year and may finish near the first division of the Ivy League, perhaps in fourth or fifth place. The trouble is that almost every single outstanding player of the seven other teams will be back this season to plague the Crimson...

Author: By Bruce M. Reeves, | Title: THE SPORTING SCENE | 11/14/1956 | See Source »

...Jazz Quintet will be making its first public appearance under the auspices of the Ben Shore Orchestras, one of the major college band organizations...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Jazz Concert Is Planned Tuesday | 8/2/1956 | See Source »

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