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Despite his potentially flashy skills, Bellson made a career of stellar performances with top-notch jazz musicians. After a stint with the Harry James Band, he joined the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Juan Tizol, the trombonist who wrote the famous song "Caravan," was also playing for James but was talking to Ellington about joining the Duke's band. Tizol told him about Bellson and Willie Smith, an alto saxophone player who eventually replaced the incomparable Johnny Hodges in Ellington's group. When Tizol, Smith and Bellson told James of their decision to leave, Bellson remembers, James only responded, "Take me with...
During the course of a conversation with Gewanter, it came out that in the past four years four of his former students have found their way to Saturday Night Live, and he's talked to "friends at TV Nation" about others. A number are studying now at top-notch film programs like USC and TISCH at NYU. And Gewanter's only been here since...
...already seen the Rockettes do their kicking thing at Radio City Music Hall, this year there's a new alternative on a similar scale: A lavish $12 million production of "A Christmas Carol" at the Paramount theater (located conveniently above Penn Station) starts previewing today. With top-notch composers and stage designers "it could be a must-see for families" says TIME critic Elizabeth L. Bland.Post your opinion on theArts & Culturebulletin board...
...course the Crimson wanted to win the game, but it had to be satisfied that it kept close with yet another top-notch opponent. (Two weeks ago, Harvard had taken number-11 Virginia to overtime before falling...
...uniquely American way, the tyranny of the majority to have top-notch entertainment has cost one individual his privacy and his justice. O.J. will be not tried by 12 jurors. He is playing in a system that reduces justice to the lowest common denominator, and in which every viewer, reader and listener can proclaim a verdict...