Word: sax
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...consists of trying things out with the band by ear-a kind of group composition-his music strongly reflects the styles and strong points of his players at any given time. The Duke has had a phenomenal record for keeping his ' men with him (Harry Carney, the baritone sax, since the Cotton Club opening), but changes were bound to occur. New men have brought new musical styles, and the band has developed accordingly. "We haven't eliminated anything," the Duke says. "We just kept piling more sounds...
...Ager Helene Stanley, who was jilted by Peck in consideration of a new rifle and an assured income from Uncle Leo G. Carroll. Next comes Paris, which gives Director Henry King a chance to create an evocative scene of a hot jazz concert of the 1920s, featuring the alto sax of Benny Carter. Here, Peck finds liquid-eyed Ava Gardner who admits to sometimes "posing in the altogether" and is forced to whisper such sentiments as "Will you be kind to me? I think I'm a little afraid of you." Finally, there is blonde Countess Hildegarde Neff...
...racing his 20 thoroughbreds, swimming in the palace pool, playing Monopoly with his friends and producing such slapstick comedies as Two Murders in the Maginot Line. As a special treat for visiting VIPs, His Majesty plays one of his own compositions (e.g., Love Without Hope) on the alto sax, accompanied by his private jazzband...
Classics in Jazz (Capitol, 18 sides, LP). Well-picked samples of the wide variety of jazz styles of the past half-dozen years. The nine platters: Piano Stylists, Sax Stylists, Dixieland Stylists, Trumpet Stylists, The Modern Idiom, Small Combos, Coleman Hawkins, Woody Herman, Bobby Sherwood...
...friend became more insistent. "Listen, Jack," he said, "the joint will really be rockin! It'll be crazy. Jacquet blows a lot of sax...