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21 VOL. No. 3 and VOL. No. 4 of INDEX to JAZZ /4%e StiM rfwZifaUe No other publication shows data on more Afro-American jazz and blues recording groups. INDEX TO JAZZ gives you the dope on jazz records where you can find it. No messing around with secret codes, etc. You turn the page and you see the words. The four volumes of the INDEX contain data on more than 20,000 records. The price of Vol. No. 3 and No. 4 is $1.00 each. You may order them from: Gordon Gullickson FAIRFAX. VIRGINIA or Orin Blackstone 439 Baronne St. NEW ORLEANS 12, LA. (Volumes No. I and No. 2 are now out of print. Third editions of these volumes are being planned.) ory rhythm (Continued from Page 13) turned East. "Then Ory came to Chicago, too. I played with him in Oliver's band." When Oliver went on to New York in 1926, Bud joined the Noone band at The Apex for a while, and then went out to California to stay. Out there he did movie work for a number of years, doing "a little bit of everything— talking parts, singing parts, vocals, playing the guitar or banjo or violin" (He had studied violin during his New York and Chicago days and "played symphony for quite a while"). Then, of course, came that 1944 Orson W elles-broadcasts reunion with Ory and the others, and ever since then, the huge Scott has stood alongside the comparatively tiny Ed Garland in the Ory rhythm section. The background material and quoted statements in this article are taken from a radio broadcast intervieiu betiveen Ory band members and Vivian Boarman of the Yerba Ruena Music Shop, of Oakland, California. Thanks are also due to her for providing the pictures used on this page. brass instrumentation (Continued from Page 10 ) doli are often lumped with (he bebop brass men but usually by reason of their high-note work or pyrotechnical delivery, which per se has nothing to do with the new idiom. These musicians do not phrase in the contemporary style. They are essentially swing musicians. The trumpet players of the Stan Kenton orchestra are capable and brilliant but seldom play in a personal style. There is greater freedom in the present Wood}' Herman band, where Al Markowitz and Shorty Rogers contribute excellent solos and Ernie Royal's effortless high-note work is stimulating. It is impossible to overlook Gail Brockman of Chicago; Benny Harris, one of the pioneers of the bebop movement ; Kenny Durham, whose tone is unequalled ; Tommy Allison, formerly with Boyd Raeburn and now with Buddy Rich ; Ray Linn, ex-Raeburn first trumpet who now plays studio jobs in Hollywood and is a musician of real quality ; Benny Bailey, formerly with Tav McShann, Neil Hefti, Shorts McConiieli, Doug Metone and Tony Fuselli. But to date none of these men have shown more than interesting potentialities. Bebop brass men constitute a school as well established as the new form itself. They have further extended the range of the instrument. They have added to its virtuosity, speed of execution and brilliance. They have produced a trumpet tone which is lighter, rounder and more transparent. In the next issue the writer will consider bebop REED instrumentation and style. IN LOS ANGELES IT'S THE ieutin RECORD OUTLET (Formerly of New York) "The Collectors' Paradise" The Largest Store in California Devoted Entirely to Collectors' Items For the Best in Jazz, Swing, Bebop, Popular and All Old Favorites. Tremendous Assortment of Armstrong, Bechet, Bessie Smith, Muggsy, Holiday, New Orleans, Miller, Goodman, Dodds, Jelly Roll, Bix Beiderbecke, Ellington and Ellington Units, Dixieland, Basie, Bing Crosby, Etc., on Original Labels, Imported Parlophone, HMV, Etc. Please send in your want lists. If in Los Angeles or vicinity, it would be well worth while to visit us. 5600 Hollywood Boulevard LOS ANGELES 27 CALIFORNIA Telephone Hillside 8088 As Always, Fairest Prices.