Word: swing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...land that separated him from the friendly Koreans and saw them marching in the direction of the railroad bridge. He jumped in a jeep, swung himself behind a 30-caliber machine gun and drove up to stop them. Meanwhile, the reconnaissance platoon went off for one last swing through the town to make sure all the U.N. troops were out. When the colonel finally was forced to dismount and turn them back at carbine point, the Koreans seemed hurt and puzzled...
...Cultured People) laid out for its readers the Hungarian Communist line on dancing. The waltz and polka are "traditionally democratic." The tango, fox trot and English waltz, though "reflections of the capitalist decline . . . cannot be classed with American dances. They may now be danced with taste." But the samba, swing, boogie-woogie, rumba, conga and the like "are tools of aggression let loose by the bosses of America against human culture and progress...
...does the Herald feel about all this? City Editor Don Ross says, "That's something I have to think about. Debby is our correspondent. If we took off on it, we'd take off on it in full swing. Either we'll do nothing or we'll go full swing...
...That Way. In 1938, Benny was 28 and at the height of his big (14 pieces) band fame. But he was almost as nervous as he was delighted at the idea of giving a swing concert in Carnegie Hall. He bought his first set of tails. To be on the safe side, he buttressed his band with some special soloists: Negro Pianist-Composer William ("Count") Basie, Trumpeter Bobby Hackett; and from Duke Ellington's band, Soprano and Alto Saxman Johnny Hodges, Baritone Saxer Harry Carney, Trumpeter Cootie Williams...
...Little Digging. Some jazz pedants think that Benny's old records may start a younger generation on a backtrack to swing. Benny himself is not so sure...