1958-05-10 — Page 14

NOEL GOODWIN ON

T

THE BIG PACK' FESTIVAL DISCS

ITAE four days of concerta by top jazz · groups of all kinds, in a vast open-air setting called Freebody Park, at Newport, Rhode Island, clocked in more than 60,000 Hsteners last July.

I have been listening to the first half-dozen of the 14 LP discs recorded on the

spot.

Among the outstanding performers you should cer tainly make a date with дл exotic, almond-eyed beauty called AKIYOSHI.

As for a shapeless, confused,

Recording live concerts of any port is a chancy business, but the you catch a good deat of TOSHIKO mood of the original on these discs. You can even buy your- self a souvenir programme for 89. Od. published in Britain by

Remarkable

She is 20, born in Man- churia, and a jazz planist of remarkable artistry. You can hear her on Columbla 33CX.10101. R 12in. LF

she shares with the swing.. Ing blind accordionist LEON

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY, 10, 1958,

The American idol faces Ha crisis

BY LOVE POSSESSED. By James Gould, Gorzens.

Longmans. 183. 570 pp.

can

Baruch Races. To

A Fortune

-By Loco

the BOOK PAGE

Has Israel

Altered The Jew?

THE FIRST TEN YEARS. BY Walter Eytan, Woldenfeld and Nicolson. 21s

MR BARUCH, By Margaret L. Colt. Gollanex. 421, 784 págės. ·

THE white-haired man sat on the same park bench in Lafayette Square, TWashington, most days during the war. The tall mau sat there, so regularly publishers of this

by the

THE

better voice on plenty of otherHE American novelist James Gould Cozzens had dice already available (**); written seven novela before this, all warmly received that letters were addressed and delivered to him at the bench. They were addressed “book about the first ten modernist jam session led by by a small devoted public. And then, suddenly, By Love

to Mr Bernard Baruch. Báruch is, one of those individuals round whom a legend

years of Israel inform us lenor saxist COLEMAN HAW PORCased, became for some reason the big best seller of

has grown up in his own lifetime. Nobody can quite say why, but everybody in that the author "Is unique- KING (33CX.10103), I honestly

America knows that he is immensely distinguished, wise, experienced, the confidant

ly qualified to give a first- doubt whether It was worth last year. It is hard to understand quite why. Not that

of Presidents. He la a pillar of the United States, an oracle whose views are hand account of Israel's- puting on dise at all (*). it isn't a very good novel. It is. It has some claims to

being a great one.

But it is long, subtle and difficult. It awaited, with respect, whose homely obiter diota are reverently printed.

atruggle for recognition be cause he has, from the out is a very literary novel. In the Henry James tradition.

Examples: "Two things are of information, Unhapplly, it

attracted He was bad for the heart: running up. 1. also intolerably diffuse, Idealism or... Woodrow Wilson. Bot, beeh Director-Generul Why, then, was it so popular? he judges, and things

stairs

and

running down

The sad result is that Mr The 1914-18 war brought him a of the Israeli Foreign Mini- Perhaps because its main gure gradually be put right. But can

old age 18 Baruch gets misleid in his own high government post-and the stry." This is a double- 1s an ideal American type. Arthur Winner, soul of profes-peuple." "To me, Arthur Winner, in his fifties, it sional honour and universally always 15 years older than I biography. Is the myth, then, most famous of all his friend-edged claim for it. is a

trusted as he is, be a party to what is a plain crime? Wearily he answers that if he can he must. And the whole beautiful structure of this fine novel is, we see when at last we get to the end designed to lead him up to the shouldering his share of Lurden of guilt,

Dobell's.

AND THE

TOP POPS

SASH and Quartet (****); by: JOHN LAMBERT and manners are different from

Like this one, many of the Newport Festival disen are shared between two groups one to each side. But not all are paired off in equal merit.

on

partner in a highly respected firm of lawyers in a prosperous small New England town. He 11 a figure in tho community, as is father was before him. At. is age he stands between the past and the present. He was brought up in the fire old tradi- tion, but he is not too set in his ways to see that today's morals

yesterday's. He is a min

und of great great perception *** PETULA CLARK "Baby good sense Take him a prob- Lover" (Nixa); Should make *lem, whether small or jorge, hat-trick of pap hits for Petula and he will give it the whale of But I feel her recording manis attention. lie will judge it Clark's singing talent is slight, with briance and compassion. but it is sleekly presented. This time the impact in provided by a calypso-rock beat.

ager merits most praire, Misa

זיי

Problems

of

-RICHARD LISTER -London Express Service).

am,"

Unassailable

greater than the man? That ships, that with Winston

Churchill would be a hosty conclusion.

curiosity of history that Baruch, it seems, is one of

those who have taken part He backed Roosevelt's New in great events often mako those who, prefer power to Baruch is in short an elder responsibility. Had he not been Deal-and then reneged. Roase- statesman. But what has he a few, he once said, he could velt complained. "Old Bernie, the worst recorders of them.

earn his unassailable have been President. But the anything good he says he did done to .on the position

American truth in when he was offered and anything bad is because I Olympus

the Secretaryship of the Tren- didn't take his advice." The question ought to be sury, he refused it. Onswered by Margaret L. Colt's biography. It is very long (approx. 210,000 words) and fall:

FICTION SHELF

SHADOW OF A SPY.

BY PHILIP OAKES:

BY OR BE HE DEAD. By James Chatio and Windus. 13s, Od-Stylish, civilised crline novel with a writer hero trying to protect himself from bel by tracing a vanished Edwardian rogue, he has put into a book, Ragged: here and there, and a Hitle over jolly, but polished, engaging and very well writtels, NIGHT OF THE HORNS.

Becker By Douglas Sanderson Gollancs and Warburg. 12. 04.-Ultra- thriller featuring violent

Three lusty numbers with trumpeter RUBY BRAFF leading an eight-piece band,

Many problems, small and Andrew Mackenzie, Boardman Byrom, PEE WEE ** ROBERT EARL including

May This Way Again" large, are brought to him in the ics, dd.-anxious American hires RUSSELL on clarinet, are Never Pass

course of the forty-nine hours British private-eye to discover (Philips): And may never exciting listening want to listen to another mushy which the novel covers, and we why he cannot visit his brother, 38CX.10104. It would rate batiad with a message like this watch him dealing with them, gaoled for selling atom secrets, **** for these alone. but again. Four versions on sale dispassionately neatly and eco-Heetle espionage stuff, with kids The kid brother of napping, murder, a slant-eyed pianist BOBBY HENDER- feature everything. from celestial nomically.

choirs to solemn gultar strum the arm's peeretary gets himself blonde, and a gun-toting peer HON'S Bolos on the reverse

ming. I choose Eart because he involved in a charge of outer speed the action Rather, knock are distinctly mediocre. manazes to sound sincere, in Arthur Winner gets him out of about, but you keep on reading.

is having The new rector spite of the sentimentality. Hist. Festivals are mennt

soaring finely-balanced voice is curious trouble with the organist; MURDER ON MY STREET. experiments as well as standard

worth Ilstering to anyway. successes, don't forget. Two of

promise; Noah Tuttle, the granda, 8d-Tough city editor of the Inest forward-looking sessions were played by

abit

past it has insulted an killing a neighbourhood girl, in: wife who gets herself strangled

volved in blackmail and dope Lots of beating-up and a strong GIGI GRYCE-DONALD BYRD of Allah" (Fontana): A big bid

Important

Jewish lawyer from peddling Good Chase ending, dash of sex. Very fast and group and the CECIL TAYLOR is going on to boost ballads with

New York; Arthur Winner an Oriental flavour.

with speedboats and helicopters readable, so long as you can sus Quartet.

speeding to the rescue of child pend your disbelief them are strictly Japanese corn.nooths things over.

an ing the Assorted newspaper uds and bloodstains. witness. This one has the merita of a

family problems,

and authentic-sounding types sentation.

● NIGHT EXTRA, By William MeGivern. · Collin, 109,

for

Arthur

#2 By Edwin Lanham.

Winner effects a com-

the *** SAMMY KAYE .“Garden / uld men of the flmm, 60 now and New York daily suspected at 1ocalistic lawyer, with faithless

They each have three tracks on 33CX.10102. Forceful, punch ing bop from alto-saxis: Gryce and trumpeter Byrd; subtle, und thoughtful twists of harmony from Taylor's piano (***).

Off-days

Mont

of

strong melody and stylish pre-business problems, legal prob-office intrigues.

There are

lenas.

* MURDER IN MAJORCA.

12 Globe-

to do traVOI

*** ANNA MAGNANI "Seap-

Then in the last hour of the By Michael Bryan Eyre and Aeally first-rate story of news. ricctalileilo" (ILM.V.): An out-49 he is faced with the most Spottiswoode.

paper reporter tough enough to landish entry for the pop cult problem of ell, a prob- frating photographer Gregory. 7 into a graft-ridden political frome-up. "Backgrounds, char- of his own. Old NonhFall, In Majorca market. The life is too much of lem

all a mouthful. The tycle is in Tuttle has all these years been feature, takes time off to aid the actorisation and dialogue

brislie with life. McGivern Top-ranking singers ELLA Italian. The singer is much juggling the trust funds, nottrati, sexy victim of diamond-

moves up to the W. R. Burnett FITZGERALD and BILLIE stranger when acting than when dishonestly, but qulle ilegally smugging organization, Tight, HOLIDAY both apparently had chirping. Yet somehow I found Discover it, as he should do, and lively plot, good local colour and Raymond Chandler league with

this one. off-days at Newport

delightful." It Just there is ruin and disgrace alia really evil villain in a blood- (03CX. the record 10100) You can hear them in happens to be a wonderful seng round LLeave thloes as they are, fusting ex-S$ mon..

VIGNETTES OF LIFE

SUCCESS IN BUSINESS IS ACHIEVED WHEN YOU ACQUIRE AN ULCER AND A

SECRETARY TO SERVE PILLS.

BURNING THE MORTGAGE

(AND WE DON'T MEAN JUST

TO KEEP WARM)

Success!

WHEN A GIRL GETS

TEN JAVITATIONS-

TO FIVE

SPRING PROMS.

COFL, 1996 JY GENERAL NATUR

COM TILWORLD RIGHTS AMEIIVIS

BACK HOME INTACT- NO BUSTED FENDERS

MO TRAFFIC TICKETS – HO GAS.

-London_Express Servise).

Baruch's 'life gives the im-1 in public life he has shown a pression of a man with a divided curious fuck of decision. He

One-sided

We are also told that he

This claim made me

takes up causes with enthusiasm spirit. One of his closest friends toes nut write as a parti-

summed up his career in one вал. word-frustration. And for the

-On July 3, 1808, the young

DO.

*

and drops 'them.

A proved capacity for execu- reader who persists to the end open the book with high ex- tive action is coupled with a of this over-length over-written pectations, soon, alas, to be partiality for nagging from the biography Miss Coit's finial dashed. xidelines.

Judgment on the man on the

For Yet Baruch made his fortune park bench. is severe:

It Immediately if a profession that cailed for "How much greater he would¦ plunges into a long one- plenty of courage. He was a have been, how much mare

peculator. By the time he was glorious his success had he dare sided account of the nego- tiations that preceded the 30 he, then son of a hard-work- ed to risk failure," ing, ill-rewarded doctor, had

setting up of the State, ot made his Arst million.

THE KNIGHTS OF BUSHI. Iarnel, the recognition of By Lord Russell of the State, de facto in some

instances, de jure in others. * 181. Liverpool. Cosell.

and the endless technical 335 pages.

arguments that have taken As- reminder ARIFYING, fully docu- place in the General atrocitics committed by Japanese

of the sembly and Security Coun- soldiers during the war. Valu cil of the United Nations able corrective to propaganda during the last ten years. pretending that the Japanese Indeed, the chief interest were simply warriors dedicated in these pages rests on to a stem mataken ideal of their lustration of the fatuity of UNO as a peace- making body.'

Burucly made a dash back to New York when a reporter's tip reached him that the American fleet had sunk the Spanish navy in Santiago Boy. Next day was the Fourth of July. Wall Street would be shut. But the London Stock Exchange would be open

Hired train

Young Baruch hired a tocomu to New York. He broke into tive and tender, which took him his own office to send the vital cables to London.

The lull young Jow from South Carolina

and worked played hard,

chivalry.

Sometimes, however, the

CHAMPAGNE AND CHANDELIERS. By Charles Graves. Odhoms. open-eyed Innocence of the 21s. 224 pages,

author goes too far, as when His straight left was admired by Bob Bitzsimmons.

Paris he writes of the terrible "He was one of a choice e THE story of the Cafe de Paric Arab exodus of 1948. "How party at the Waldorf Hotel C who used to frequent it, and could all these people, or- the night Bel-n-Mililon Gates the people who staked a million dollars on the them. Carelessly written, but sand families, rich and poor, entertained dinary folk, almost a thou- turn of a card.

Rociety old and young, have packed Sometimes he looked towards sprinkled Maybe he had a

their chattels and taken. public life. brief revulsion from the morals George Malcolm Thomson themselves off into the of the greedy, world he Was „prospering. In.

rimes.

'with cofe

(Londo Exorcar ServiceL.....

By Harry Weinert

SUCCESS I

ALL THIS PULCHRITUDE

AND

FREE MALTEDS

TOO.

WHEN YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW

CALLS YOU

ON THE TELEPHONE.

SUCCESS AT LAST-TAKING IT EASY

ON THE ANALYSTS COUCH.

night?

Someone had or- gutused it, but who und why ?"

If he is all In doubt, let hitn turn to the terrible conclusion of Professor Toynbee "that in A.D. 1948 the Jews knew from personal experience what they were doing and it was their supreme tragedy that the lesson learned by them Iron their oncounter with the Nazi Ger maa. Gentiles should have been not to eschew but to 'unitato some of the evil deeds that the Nazis had committed against the Jews."

It is true that this book is 'n diplomatic history, but that is no reason for refraining from giving a place of pride to the physical efforts of the Israeila.

For it was that offort that impressed the world and per- suaded it that Israel as an entity should survive. And the true glory of Israel is the actual achievement of the working Iardells in the country districts.

It is impossible for anyone to with feeling to have gono Israel during the last 10 years and not to have had a lump in his throat. There before his very eyes were bands of men and women without apparent con- sideration of Individuality, turn" Ing by the selfless labour of their hands a wilderness' of rocic aridi parched earth and goat pasture into terraces from which It could be imagined would flow milk and honey.

Humourless

This side of the seena the booj: eemipletely ignores and, instead of pictorial Blustrations of such changes, almost miracles of human effort, we are given an în fual photograph" "the doubtless Melent, the possibly useful, the undeniably striking-looking Indy Charge · d'Affaires · Montevideos)

Tiere is another question posed by the humourlessness di this book! and the present rigidity of Israeli diplomacy. Deer What subtlety, that willow. sensibility which has alwaya been the characteristic of the Jew, his distine ive badge inorg all nationis,, disappear when cho become Iraclit Does he when he settice his roots in bla cwn oil low that subtlety.of. feeling which has over ben je ballmarkt.Will that pliability, í. which has preserved alwanders Inig nation for 2,000 yesti vanla in a generalion? It is to in hoped noti

LORD LAMSTON MP: