Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-06-03
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BY ,. Heary Randall
JAZZ FESTIVAL.

Any Of the new releases which
are mentioned In this review are
the "tops' for this or past years.
They contain some Of the best
Jazz performed by some Of the
great musicians In the business.
And they are not necessarily re-
viewed In the order Of their great
ness--from top 10 bottom, be-
cause IL In difficult at best to
say this II the tops; this u the
near-tops."
So for q starter. why not Buck
Clayton? This superb musician
has another OF those l2-inch Id
jam sessions which ranks with his
earlier 'Hucklebuck r o b ms
Nest" and How I'll the Fl" al
buns. Entitled, Buck Clayton
Plays Benny Goodman" II con-
tains three items which have long
been in the collectors classified
ton Christopher Columbus, a
composition Of the late terrorist
great, Chu Berry and introduced
by the late Fletcher Henderson as
his signature theme. Don't he
That Way, by another saxist,, Ed
gar Sampson; and Undecided, a
Charles shavers'opus popularized
when he was with the late John
Kirby sextet. These choice items
later found their way into the
Benny Goodman repertoire and
achieved all-time greatness.
Columbus" takes up an entire
side. a real long TANNER Of 25h
minutes. It's perhaps a bit too
long for the fan who doesn't care
for extended works. but what
commands attention Ia the excel
lent solo work In the 3lk chorus.
That makes II worthwhile for lis
tening Incidentally, the personnel
is the same as on 'Hucklebuck,"
which we know you have In your
collection.
For the other two numbers, a
few changes In personnel, includ-
ing the presence OF Coleman-for
ever to be known as Body and
Soul and/or The Bean"-Haw-
kins. Way" takes up IL choruses
for about Oh minutes, while its
mate has IS choruses for about
nine minutes.
There Is also, for those who
prefer II. a couple OF IS rpm ex-
tended play sets-one devoted to
"Columbus' and the other TO
way" and Undecided" (Colum-
biaD.
Because we had mentioned
Goodman up above. II seems fit
ting to slide over TO his BIG In
Iii Fl" l2-incher which we have
just gotten around to reviewing
IT'S recreation OF arrangements
popularized by the BG units
some Is or 20 years back-big
band, quintet, trio, etc. A few OF
the original guys are on this with
sundry other musicians and hap
PLY they achieve sound which
IL hard 10 separate from that of
the original units.
Some OF the 10 favorites In the
group include Let's Dance, Jump
In At Tho Woodsldc. sent For
You Yesterday and Hero You
Come To Day. Stompin' At The
Savoy. Hue Lou, Rig John Spec
ial. AlrmaiI Special. Jersey bounce
and Get Happy (CapitoD.
one would thing its old BIG.
home week. for yet another fig
urc who performed outstandingiy
with the r. O. group and outside
OF Il, Is represented in the album
picture. The late Charlie Chris
tan. an alumnus OF the Re scxtet
Is mcmorializcd in i2.incher.
loaded with a number OF names
like Count Rlsic. Lionel Hamp-
ton, Fletcher Henderson. 10
Jones and Dave Tough. For those
who don't know II, Charlie was a
guitarist. and boy. what quit
box man You would want 10 hear
this one to really appreciate what
words fail 10 say.
Items in this album are from
the 1891 period. They are
Seven Come Eleven. Till Tom
special. Conc with What Wind.
SiV Appeal. Wholly Cats. Break
fast Fued. Gone with what Draft.
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