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BUZZIN' ROUND
with BILL GOTTLIEB
The current batch of pics, while not involving the principals, touch many of the jazz high points of the past month (January through early February). The shot of exuberant Sidney Catlett (who had just caught a flying drumstick) was taken during one of Louis Armstrong's last rehearsals before his Carnegie Hall concert. Can't report on Louis' recital since the Great One had not-, at this writing, appeared. By the way, has it ever occurred to you, too, that Big Sid, whether at or away from his drums, gives an unsurpassed impression of tremendous physical power?
Freddie Ohms, shown at his trombone, was one of those leaving Condon's club in the January Revolution. Freddie, Dave Tough, Max Kaminsky and Jack Lesberg Left Condon's, some to make room for Georg Brums' gang, others in protest to having "that clown, Brunis" break up their happy home. Brunis, who outmugs Ted Lewis under the same guise of "playing jazz," is reported on his way back to 52nd street, though he's been at Condon's only a week. But the damage has been done.
Fifty-second street is now reduced to the Three Deuces, Club Down Beat and Ryan's. (There's also Dixon's with the fine Mooney and Dardanelle units; but the fancy spot is on The Street in body, not in spirit. It hasn't that "Joint" flavor.) Kelly's Stables, shortly after dropping jazz, had a disastrous fire. There is a steak place where the Onyx last stood. And so on. Still doing business is clarinetist Tony Parenti, who shares a band with Marty Marsala at Ryan's. Another fine clarinet man, Albert Nicholas, can also be found at Ryan's during Milt Gabler's Sunday afternoon jam sessions.
The tuba player, Cy St. Claire, is one of the regulars with Rudi Blesh on "This Is Jazz," a radio program that had its try-out in January and will run regularly over WOR each Saturday starting Feb. S ,'2:30 to 3 p. m.). Mutual will pick it up the following week. Though the execution of the first show left me strictly frigid, the idea was fine. Despite my objections to Blesh's peddling New Orleans jazz as the only jazz, I still think it's a great break for the cause at large that the show is to get a regular hearing.
Other news highlights in Xew York were Boyd Racburn's opening at the Vanity Fair (formerly the Zanzibar), news of Louis Jordan's stabbing, more band breakups, still more band break-ups, and "Open the Door, Richard." Thrown in for good measure, more than timeliness, is the picture of Jonah Jones. The mysterious band under Jonah's trumpet belongs to his boss. Cab Calloway.
JONAH JONES