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...reception. Guests were Cabinet members, Ambassadors, Government officials, other bigwigs. But the guest of honor was a stocky, middle-aged man with a long face and a white-toothed smile who has never held any diplomatic post above that of charge d'affaires: Alabama-born George Platt Waller, for ten years consul and charge d'affaires in Luxembourg...
...capital of the gill-sized Grand Duchy, where he was dean of the diplomatic corps, George Waller lived a life of simplicity and devotion. He was equally devoted to his own country and to the one to which he was accredited, and by keeping the interest of the two countries always in harmony he avoided any conflict of loyalties. The Grand Duchess' No.1 adviser was Foreign Minister Joseph Bech; Adviser Bech's No.1 adviser was George Waller...
...Waller at the Console (Fats Waller; Victor; 6 sides). Organist Fats, who once played them straight in his father's church in Manhattan, swings lightly such items as Swing Low, Sweet Chariot and Go Down Moses. Popular record of the month...
...Blue Rhythm band, which includes Red Allen, Buster Bailey, and J. C. Higginbotham. For a real "killer" tune, you can't go wrong on this. It's played at a breakneck pace, and is a fight to the finish, although it's hard to say who wins (OKEH) . . . Fats Waller turns out more insane novelty on "All That Meat and No Potatoes and Buckin' the Dice, latter including tenor sax by Gene Cedric. One of these days people are going to realize what a mean horn he plays (BLUEBIRD...
...Lips Page, as well as Roscoe McRae . . . Speaking of jam sessions, you can hear a pretty good recorded one on the four sides issued by the Commodore Music Shop. Band features Marty Marsala (trumpet), George Brunies (trombone), Pee Wee Russell (clarinet), "Maurice" (known to his best friends as Fats Waller), Artie Shapiro (bass), Eddie Condon (guitar), and George Wettling (drums). Solos don't measure up to the standards set on the Teagarden date, but the musicians have a wonderful talent for getting together on the finish and really making the last couple of choruses jump. Best side is Oh Sister...