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CHARLIE BARNET. The wild Mab opened at the Aquarium with a powerhouse combo featuring more brass than you find on a battleship. There are 6 trumpets. And as soon as Re-Bop, Charlie's pet monkey, gets his 802 card, it'll make" 7.
HARRY JAMES. Harry gave up the Good Life long enough to spread himself but lightly, around the country. After a couple of radio shots and shore resort one-nighters, he returned to California. Got this shot of The Horn at the Coca Cola rehearsal in New York.
LOUIS JORDAN. Louis got second billing to Glen Gray at the Paramount, recently, but it was Louis who pulled them in. He also ran uptown to Harlem and added to the hoop-la of the world premier of his full length movie, "Beware," successor to "Caldonia."
Buzzin' 'Round
with BILL GOTTLIEB
(Photos by the Author)
The move is definitely towards sweet music. So say the overwhelming majority of wheels in a position to know . . . ballroom promotors, booking agents, record execs.
That may be. But buzzin' 'round Manhattan these days, even with the summer heat turning the swing cellars into broilers, I find hot music on the upgrade, too.
The Street, for one, is bustin' out all over, with Billie and Slam and Diz. Will Bill Davidson has just brought a Dixieland combo to the Street (Kellys), thereby making The Street's only other Dixie spot, Ryan's, a little less lonesome.
The Village is as ever. Vocalist Sarah Vaughn, at Cafe Society, is causing the biggest stir. Josh White, after finishing four years at that same spot, has called it quits and will leave for oiher if not greener, fields. The Stuyvessant Casino is closed, of course, and so is the Village Vanguard. But one place or other is always opening Down Town to provide replacements. Most noteworthy is The Place, currently featuring Gene Sedric.
There's a resurgence up in Harlem, too. But that's another story for a later issue.
WILLIE (THE LION) SMITH. The Lion appeared for a quick roar during the festivities following the premiere of Louis Jordan's movie, "Beware." This most colorful of all jazz characters appeared with other show pieces like Pops Foster and Kaiser Marshall. Took this pic from the nit and later went backstage to ask The Lion to hang around for some real photo studios. But before I found him, The Lion had run back to his Lair.