Swing (Jan-Dec 1945)

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THE JOINT THAT JUMPED 47 higher level, however momentarily obtained, v;ould quench his hunger for the real beat. In later years 'Xamb's" was flushed down the drain of a civic improvement program. A parking lot now adorns the spot where her walls once stood — walls past the saturation point in absorption of high flown jazs and contrapuntal depravity. The passer-by in present days. strolling in the wee hours, may if he listens with the ear attuned to dim echoes, hear again a kind of jazz not now available on Twelfth Street nor yet on recordings. The recording studios fail to provide anything remotely resembling the air, the clientele, the liquid refreshm^ent or the decor of the old Cafe. Here lived and died the great fountainhead of the Kansas City white style of jazz. From "Down Beat." the musician's magazine, June IS: "Local radio shot by }im Gantt on WHB mar\s the most impressive jazz series yet aired in Kaysee. J^ightly strip at seven features Gantt's informative scripts and excellent record selection, while two-hour Saturday afternoon session really comes on with top jazz crews, from his own collection and from station's 'jam Session library." (7:15-7:30 p. m., Monday through Saturday; 2:30-4:30 Saturday p. m. — over WHB.) • FUNNY MONEY By DOROTHY SARA They say money talks. But do you speak the language of these bills and coins? They are from countries all over the world, and if you had to change your United States currency into any of these strange monies, how would you match them up with their proper countries? If you get ten correct, your score is good. If you get less, better carry travelers' checks — or turn to page 72 for the answers. 1. sucre M A. England 2. tael « B. Italy 3. rupee m C. China 4. bolivar m^( D. Poland 5. libra _^ E. Netherlands 6. shilling J F. Russia 7. lira G. Peru 8. lev /jj m H. India 9. cordoba I. Yugoslavia 10. dinar 1 J. Venezuela 11. drachma K. Ecuador 12. guilder ' L. Greece 13. kopeck M. Panama 14. zloty <<> N. Nicaragua 15. balboa O. Bulgaria