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Have clarinet-must
TONY
SCOTT, one of the world's finest jazz clarinetists, paid us a flying visit last week after an extended stay in Japan. Hopes of an early Scott concert taking place here faded after the artist and an impresario failed to come to terms.
But the Hongkong Jazz Club has not abandoned the idea of staging a Scott concert in Hongkong. The United States
of fun-something that he has wanted to do for a long time.
Information Service have been WELLE
¡HLE in Japan he heard for
approached and there is a great chance that Tony will play here on his return to Japan from Thailand.
His month's tour of Thailand is being sponsored by the State Department
people who Many of you don't "dig" the jazz scene probably wouldn't know Tony Scott from the man next door.
But Tony Scott is a household
name
some
in America as well
as
I
of the major cities of Europe. Now he has spread his music and his message as far as Japan. Go there now and am certain that if you ask prac- tically any Japanese who Tony Scott is, he'll identify him im- mediately.
Rugged
Tony Scott, a big, rugged and handsome American of Sicilian descent, is the type of dedicated musician who lives for his music. He makes up his mind about many things, in quite a hurry. Thus if he doesn't like a place, he just packs up his bag and "blows."
first time
2 native
Instrument called the koto. It is a string instrument that is play-
3
has rather sad, nostalgic sound which Scott found fascinating.
travel
NOTES ON NOTES
By CARL MYATT-
ed by plucking the strings. It with Tommy Dorsey, Carlie Now the man whom New.
Ventura, the Duke (Ellington) York Times jazz critic, John and Claude Thornhill. He also 9. Wilson, called "the most ex- arranged for the likes of Bille citing jazz musician playing Sc he started to experiment Holliday and Sarah Vaughan today," is in Thailand. and managed to blend the and Les Elgart, Then came the Scott's motto must surely be be western-influenced tone of the period with Belafonte.
"Have clarinet, must travel" clarinet with the typically Japa-
that enthralled the Japanese TONY
musical
as one
·
Scott is getting on in
Tacklette
nese sound of the koto. A tune muste lovers (ás played by this
years. He is now 38, but BOB CROSBY has been enter- taining musle lovers for writer pot it recently combination of instruments), "He is just about the hottest well on 30 years
now. - The was the Cherry Blossom song, jaw property in America "Sakura, Sakura" Scott liked it day.""
to- album put out on the Dot label "Bob Crosby's Great Hit" wil so much I'm told, that he in- troduced it to Harry Belafonte, various jazz polls for years. The and who knows, may even at- Scott has been at the top of please some of the older folk, hence the latter's inclusion of it
year 1959 was по exception. 'tract some new Crosby fana in his Tokyo debut.
Down Beat the famous Ameri- among the younger set. can Jazz magazine, announced It is a happy album which should Incidentally Scott and Bela-
that Scott had
Cr top carly set feet a-tapping won its fonte are great friends. Scott award in the clarinet section, as Dadeland school-though at times is, as you know, a disciple of the used to be Belafonte's director, arranger and conduc- well as winning the Interna- his music borders co
tional Jazz Critics Award, tor. Out of this association came
Now Scott has brought his eary to Esten to.
The tunes are real oldies, but Belafonte's two hit albums, clarinet and his wife out East. For those Carlestors, parties, thi "Belafonte" and "Harry Bela- fonte Calypso."
Using Japan as his "regional is the album. Tunes tocarle "So headquarters," Scott intends to swinger). Big Noise From
Rampat Street Parade" (a Tony Scott is a graduate of travel, meanwhile broadening net (which features sharing work the Julliard School of Music, his scope both as an artist and by beadt Bob Baggart and det He joined the Army in 1943, a man seeking respite from the Bay Baudoe), and "Gio Li
Blues" a lovely tine given the resă We in Hongkong have been playing in a
smoke-filled, tension-packed blues treatment military band.
jazz wars.
On Dot DLP 25278. expecting Tony Scott as far After the
i war he "invaded" back as February. He arrived in the Swing Street 52nd Street Japan in late December and we with his clarinet. This famous the were informed that Tony's stay street was at the time in Japan would be a short one, meeting place of the greats and But Mr Scott fell in love with the greats to be, and Tony's Japan and the Japanese people. friends here included Charlie The scope for a musician of Parker, Ben Webster, Errol Tony Scott's calibre in Japan is Garner, Art Tatum, Dizzy and unlimited. He played the night- Roy Eldridge. club circuit, the concert halls, radio and television. He did everything at leisure. Thus he in the nature of an apprentice- worked, relaxed and had plenty ship for Scott, He then worked
This stint on 52nd Street was
Dog's best friend
NE of the biggest mistakes a person can make
ONE
.
Reel Corner
KATE O'REILLY
THIS is Kerwin Mathews,
and he has been chosen as the hero in a wonderful new film which might with luck → hit Hongkong round about Christmastime.
He has been
chosen because
in buying a dog is to go to a kennel which Charles Schneer, the producer offers all varieties of canines for sale. For here, of "Gulliver" says
that you while you have assortment, wisdom, leaves you teenagers are fed up with the sloppy untidy, mumbling actor. the minute you enter the place.
in
You, of course, know exactly disaster strikes. You fall what you want beforehand. You love! A pair of soft brown have some definite ideas in eyes opens your heart and your mind as to breed and pedigree. purse. A deliriously joyful You know just what kind of pup is yours.
do you
The advent of a customer in
dog to ask for. But
ask for it? Ha!
MEMBERS! the type of kennel mentioned
ANTONIO DE
in!
On the other hand, said Mr Schneer you are ready, to wel- hero kind of chap. come the swashbuckling gallant
Are you? I wouldn't know. Mr Schneer claims that the
you
As
the!
Once you get him home, a little calmness and reason over-Kerwin Mathews type of actor that was shown at the King's
has been too long away from and Princess quite a time ago. takes you.
the screen He said
Everyone liked him in You look at your new friend. is something which is welcomed
an-youngsters are just dying to role, which was made to mea even more by the barking in He has no pedigree. His CHIU-mates than by the proprietor cestry, is doubtful. You must welcome the Douglas Fairbanks sure, and just suited his tall, have been out of your mind, and Erol Flym dashing hard- dark, and handsome personality.
some types. SON, 19, student, 37 himself. Every bow-WoW
Then he looks at you and wags
Gulliver, Kerwin looks his tail. Your heart melts.
dashing in the 18th Century Mosque Junction, top floor, the place is out to make an im-
that. Kerwin costume of knee breeches, sle Many reckon pression upon you, for you are Knowledge dawns upon του Hongkong.
over these stockings, not just a human being, you slowly. You
and sword haven't acquired Mathews will take
roles. are a walking meal ticket.
buckler by his-side.— dog has acquired a dog. A ROSEMARIE NOR
• You become
Mathews first showed that he entranced with ONHA, 18, student, 303, all of them. You pat one and you. Prince Edward Road, Kow-then another. Your hands be- loon.
come sticky with saliva. Then
ARCHER
BILL
and
had this dash and cloak-and- The Alm is made in a proes Credit Card to Robert, Bau, dagger stuff when he appeared called "Superdynamation."
Hongkong. Jin “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad," as you will have read "Gulliver
by Casey Sung.
-Credit Card to Casey Sung, Hongkong.
Travels," you will know : that sometimes Gulliver appear (among the small folk so that ha looks a giant, and sometimes he is in a giants' land, and looks as smáll as a house.
This is all achieved by using several cameras at once with special lens, and super-imposing one Scene upon another. For instance, to obtain - the
SCENA where the Lilliputians suārus around the normal-sized Golll- ver, five separate strips of flux had to be blended together to get obtain one realistic sequence,
J.
It is really wonderful to sea Kerwin Mathews handling a ship no bigger than - a toy, but more wonderful to see the deck alive with little people running all over the place.
But at any rate, this was to tell you that Hollywood bas picked Kerwin Mathews for the new swashbuckling type actor. Do you agree?