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The second period found the Albic Everts, Dick Harding, Johnny Burton triumverate at its best, however, and these three comined for two markers in little over a minute. Caleb Loring and Dick Mechem contributed cute solos later in the session to make it 6 to 2, and after Army tallied...
Arrangements are only half of the situation; you have to have good soloists in your band, even if they don't take solos. This is amply illustrated by Goodman's band at its peak. At this time he had just about the finest white soloists in the country, but his...
Unfortunately there are only four records now listed which represent Newton's genius adequately, three on Bluebird under his name. "Minor Jive" is momentarily unavailable, but the other two may still be found in the record shops. "The World Is Waiting" is a marvelous example of Newton's modesty and...
Pee Wee was in fine form and his famous "dirty" clarinet had many of his listeners' feet tapping in time. Davison's cornet solos and Schraeder's piano barrelhouse also drew plenty of cheers from the crowd. But two Harvard musicians, Stu Grover '45, on drums, and Pamelia, whose saxophone...
Died. Arthur Pryor, 71, veteran bandmaster, once-famed trombonist, composer of some 300 marches, operettas, "novelties" (The Whistler & His Dog, Jingaboo, On Jersey Shore); of a stroke; in West Long Branch, N.J. A boy musician, he played an estimated 10,000 solos with Sousa's Band, took over his...