Word: wee
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...exciting. Jimmy McParland has the lead, and his cornet rips out what you'll recognize as the melody if you can follow the chord sequence. 'George Brunics makes a background foundation on trombone, long, deep, throaty notes which you won't ever hear Tommy Dorsey play. Pee Wee Russell is playing clarinet obbligato, weaving a jerky, almost insane pattern of dissonant, spit-laden phrases, companying his efforts with facial contortions that make you fear for his blood-pressure. And all the time, the rhythm section led by George Wetting's drums and Eddic Condon's guitar, is giving the boys...
...unknown long. Other musicians are beginning to hear about them already. For example, Will Bradley dropped in last Sunday and was tremendously impressed with the music. Then, of course, there are always one or two guests sitting in, and they have included Bobby Hackett, Coleman Hawkins, Lips Page, Pec Wee Russell, Joe Sullivan, and Sidney Catlett. All of these musicians have nothing but the best to say for their less famous colleagues. Furthermore, a number of critics have been pricking up their ears recently. George Frazier drives down from Boston, and George Avakian makes the trek from New York. Really...
Before the installation of the busts, the guests, including the artist and her husband, and Dean Cecil K. Drinker of the School of Public Health wee received by Dean John H. Williams of the Graduate School of Public Administration in his office and thence conducted to the Library where the veiled busts had been placed at either end of the mantlepiece over the fireplace. The busts were then unveiled, the Dean Williams briefly expressed the obligation of the University and of the Faculty of Public Administration to the artists and the donors...
...from New York. It's not the kind of smooth staff which generally achieves public acclaim, but then Tommy Dorsey never played hot. Take your choice. Finally, it's pleasant to learn that the Versailles will have its first Sunday evening jam session tomorrow. Bobby will M.C., and Pee Wee Russell, of the rubber face and dirty tone, will play clarinet as featured guest...
Aside from the intellectual angle the humor of the movie is gorgeous. Hepburn and Stewart have a scene which takes in swimming, champagning and a wee bit of love that ends with the audience laughing so hard that the last few lines are missed. Go see it fellows and take anybody...