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New JerseyJazzSocietyThe Mail BagNewark students make musicwith Generations of Jazz.I WANT TO THANK“GENERATIONS OF JAZZ”for a wonderful interactiveperformance onWednesday, March 5, 2008.Our Kindergarten throughFourth Grade students hadbeen looking forward tothis concert for the pasttwo months, ever since webegan our studies onAfrican American spirituals,the blues and jazz music.Listening to the studentsgive a verbal critique afterwardsshowed me that theyenjoyed hearing and seeingthis music performed live.And of course, they enjoyedmoving and dancing with themusic.Please convey these words to(Generations of Jazz performers)Pam, Brandon, Elliot, Gordon,Bob, Rick, Stan and Marcelino.They worked hard to entertain andteach, and it was appreciated. Wewould love to have a repeat visit.Sincerely,Veronica HeinleinMusic Teacher, Chorus DirectorRobert Treat AcademyNewark, NJTHE NEW JERSEY JAZZnewsletter is fantastic.Elaine KossPlainsboro, NJONE THOUSAND TAK (Danish forthanks) for the article on themetronome (JJ April). I love it,and have made several copies totake along to my friends in the“Etatsorkestret” when we meet forour weekly rehearsal.Dot HurvigVærløse, DenmarkYOUR NEWSLETTER looks great!Sandy SassoOakhurst, NJREADING ABOUT THE GRANDEDAME OF WORLD JAZZ, “Marianat 90” (JJ March), as a jazz buffwho celebrated his 90 birthday inFebruary, I was most interested inreading Dan Morgenstern’s piece.My memories of Marian go backto 1956, when I was in New Yorkto observe the first air traffic controlradar operations at Idlewilde(now JFK) Airport as an air trafficcontroller in Kansas City. Strollingaround Times Square from myroom at the Astor I heard jazzemanating from a club called theMetropole. I walked in and satdown at the bar. Standing on thecounter was Jimmy McParland,blowing his cornet; Bud Freemantenor sax; and Indian trombonist,Big Chief Walker, along withGeorge Wetling on drums, providingthe rhythm section. After acouple of intermissions, I askedJimmy where I might hear somemore jazz. He told me that his wifewas playing just aroundthe corner at the HickoryHouse, so I headed thereand found another seat at abar to hear MarianMcPartland’s swinging jazztrio, the venue where she,bassist Bill Crow anddrummer Joe Morello heldsway for almost 10 years.Along with a beer or two, Ivisited with the fellow nextto me. He asked what I wasdoing in the morning andsaid that Jack Paar wasopening his new CBSMorning Show and theshow needed an audience.I followed his directionsthe next morning to an old abandonedManhattan theater, andwith five other bodies in theaudience, watched a comedianwhose act was that he couldn’tstop laughing, and listened to EdieAdams and Betty Clooney sing.(Of course, this was before Paar’sNBC Tonight Show.) Afterwards, Itried to shake hands with Jack, buthe begged off, saying he had a badcold. I later learned of his aversionto germs.By the way, the fellow sitting nextto me at the Hickory House wasJose Melis, Paar’s longtime Cubanpianist.Bill SmithPalm DesertJazz TriviaBy O. Howie Ponder IIQuestionsName That Tune | SONG HITS OF THE SWING ERA1. Wingy Manone originallyrecorded this Joe Garland tune in1930 as “Tar Paper Stomp” and itlater emerged as “Hot and Anxious”by other bands. Glenn Millerimmortalized it with his version on anAugust 1, 1939 recording.2. Tommy Dorsey liked this noveltyarrangement of a classic song by theSunset Royals, a black group, and herearranged it for his 1936 band togreat popular acclaim. Some creditBunny Berigan’s trumpet solo for itssuccess, however.3. This Latin-tinged ballad,recorded December 28, 1940,became Duke Ellington’s biggestselling 78-RPM record. (a) What wasthe song, and (b) who was the singer?4. Ray Noble wrote “Cherokee” aspart of a four-part suite dedicated toNative Americans. What were theother titles?5. Neal Hefti wrote a swinginginstrumental for Woody Herman’sFirst Herd called “Helen of Troy,” butit was released as “The Good Earth.”Why the change and what did thetitle signify?answers on page 494___________________________________ May 2008
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