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FOTES
The
Newport Jazz
by CARL MYATT
Once year the town of Newport in the A COMING
United States, becomes the gathering point for the world's biggest invasion of jazz enthusiasts. They come to New- port for the great Festival of. Jazz, to see and hear the offerings of the finest jazzmen alive.
The Newport Festival is in its eighth year, yet until now we in. Hongkong haven't had an opportunity of seeing any of the films made of this annual event.
Next month however, Re- diffusion Television, through the courtesy of the United States Information Service, will start a series of half the hour programmes 1960 Newport concert.
on
was invited by Rediffu- sion to view some of these films last week, and I be- licre they will afford many `hours of viewing pleasure to those who appreciate the art of jazz.
You'll see and hear such well- Eusiciars s Gerry known
Mulligan, Dave Brubeck, Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, and Ray Charles, and sume tremend- and cosly talented newcomers
as pianist-singer groups such Nina Simone, Lambert, Hend- ricks and Ross, the Jazztet, a new group starring trumpeter Art Framer and tenor sax man Benny Galvan, and of course the Newport Youth Marshall Brown.
'Hot'
duo 53X
features Adderley and 'Cannonball' Andy Marsala one of the major attractions at the Newport Jazz Festival.
TREAT
FOR JAZZ
LOVERS
ability and a
to
Festival
willingness greatest authorities on jazz- learn. They are thoroughly Willis Conover, professional in their approach and completely lacking in self consciousness.
One of the highlights of the Festival was the playing of 17- year-old Andy Marsala, an alto saxophonist with a tremendous future. Andy teamed up with the great Julian "Cannonball" Adderley for a series of swing- ing numbers which brought the house down.
Jazz, originally a purely Negro expression, has today become a great part of American culture and of all music heard, perhaps jazz comes closest to having a universal appeal.
I don't normally like com- mercialised jazz music, but have just been listening to an extra- ordinarily good album by the Pete Rugolo orchestra,
and certain opinions
I
had hitherto formed are beginning to dissolve. Jazz in a watered down form is, I am told, more appre- ciated here than the true art form itself.
Theme from Picnic", "Angel Eyes", and "Basin Street East'.
The tunes, with the excep- tion of Intermission Riff", rün the norma! three minutes or thereabouts. "Riff' is extended
to a little over four minutes. Rugolo's arrangements as usual are very distinctive and clever, and the musicians play them with an assurance stemming from previous associations with Rugolo.
group in-
This West Coast cludes such headline names as trombonists Frank Rosolino, Milt Bernhart, Dick Nash, pianists Claude Williamson, Russ Free- man and Johnny Williams, bassist Red Mitchell and Drummer Shelley Manne.
On Mercury PPS 2001
"Sweet Music and Memor- ies" is the title of the new Billy Vaughn album. There is nothing much one can say about this LP except that the tunes are very old and would give grandmother more hours of listening pleasure than it would her grandson or granddaughter.
popular Billy Vaughn is a
here and both
in musician the States. His ability to
the judge
musical tastes of the public has brought him the success which he now
Whether this is true or not I cannot say, but I am slowly being convinced that music of enjoys. His formula for turn- the nature turned out by the ing out hits? Just this "I only The programmes in the series Rugolo orchestra is more easily believe in one thing as far as "Jazz-USA” will be presented understood by a wider section music is concerned. I think that Rediffusion Television of the record-buying public, people love nice melodies-songs The Youth Band is made up of over
onwards. Your than for example the earlier that they can whistle. hum or boys whose ages range from 15 ficm July 13
master of
ceremonies will be recordings of the Kenton band sing. That's what I try to get to 20. The boys are of all races
America The only the famous Voice of
or the more recent offerings of into nationalities.
my arrangements and of were disc jockey, and one the en like Mulligan and Brutk. songs". qualities for membership
Rugolo on this his newest
Band led by and
Hongkong Hit Parade
by Mitch Meredith
Elvis Presley, we hear, will be making yet another film called "Kid Galatrad” in which he will play the part of a boxer.
It is tentatively to start in October (following the final shooting of "Pioneer Go HOGLE". By the way, songs you will hear in "Wild in the. Country" are: "Wild in the Country" (which we've heard in Hongkong.) "In My Way", "I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell."
Yul
at Hollywod crescendo....a Veline....At one time Pittsburgh night club has Brynner was a gypsy guitarist signed Paul Anka to appear in Paris....Connie Francis might star with Presley in ten nights running....Bobby Vee's real name is Robert "Pioneer Go Home".
THE TOP
TEN
Paul Anka Bobby Vee Elvis Presley Connie Francis
(1)
Dance On Little Girl
(2)
More Than I Can Say
(3)
Wild in the Country
(4)
Someone Else's Boy
Connie Francis is going to
(5)
Summer Kisses, Winter Tears
make her second film
(6)
Travelling Man
in England.
(7)
Baby Face
(8)
This time Connie has dramatic role, and of course will sing several songs. trouble is that her film engagement might clash with
Moody River
a
(9) The (10)
Kiiroi-Sakurambo
Never On Sunday
Marty Gold and his Orch.
Elvis Presley Ricky Nelson Brian Hyland Pat Boone Mona Fong
a Breedway musical for which Hits here and there department
she is in line.
Bits and pieces
Col Tom Parker says that Elvis has 40 gold discs... Mark Winter in America asked by Connie Francis for latest Adam Faith record....Marylin Monroe watched two per- formances by Ella Fitzgerald
U.S.A.
(1) Travelling Man (Rickey Nelson) (3) Moody River (Pat Boone) (3) Running Scared (Ray Orbison)
BRITAIN:
(1) Surrender (Elvis)
(2)
(3)
Runaway (Del Shannon) But I Do (Clorenco Pye)
LP "10 TROMBONES LIKE
Included in this LP are such
TWO PIANOS"-has retained oldies as "Melody of Love", much of the wonderful jazz "The Waltz You Saved For Me", mood in all his selections, but and "Tennessee Waltz". particularly in such tunes as
"Like Love", "Moonglow" and
On DLP 3001
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