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Show By Ottam et al We were sitting in the office Wednesday afternoon, trying to figure out a way to slip out unnoticed un-noticed when a guy walked in with several posters under his arm. We've been up against poster-carriers poster-carriers before. The best thing to do is scoop up a telephone with one hand and start shifting papers with the other, shouting oil the time: "Boy!", and "Harry, have you got that piano yet?" It usually stops them cold and sends them on to the next desk Before the full treatment was over, however, we noticed the picture on the poster. It was a little guy hair heavily greased eyes slightly bulging and wearing wear-ing on his right hand a diamond that must weigh at least two pounds. Pressed lightly against his lips a trumpet. We knew the guy immediatelyone immediate-lyone of the kingpins of jazz: little Ray Eldridge, considered by many as the nation's top jazz trumpeter. We talked it over with the poster carrier, who, it developed, devel-oped, owns the Dixieland, three miles north of town. He has Eldredge booked for an intermediate inter-mediate period, starting Friday June 10th. Littl Roy, who in hls heyday blew first trumpet for Gene Krupa and was featured fea-tured with Artie Shaw, is traveling alone. He'll work with the regular band, said the poster-carrier-manager. We hate to think of Eldridge on the way down, but apparently apparent-ly that's what's happening. We remember him for his tremendous tremend-ous recording of "Rocking Chair" and "Little Jazz," made some years ago. Other numbers he will be remembered re-membered for are "After You've Gone," "Boot Whip" and "Fish Market" in which he was backed by the Shaw band. Last time we saw Eldridge he was at the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco in 1945 as a guest star with the Artie Shaw band. Ruy gassed the audience with his delightful interpretation of "Star Dust" as he thinks it should be played, i. e. LOUD. Loud or not, Ray is one of the few remaining jazz trumpeters. trum-peters. Next week we'll give you a review of how he fared with Salt Lake City audiences. |
