TAILGATE RAMBLINGS

TAILGATE RAMBLINGS volume numbe 1JA N UARY 1981

E d ito r : Ken Kramer

C o n trib u tin g E d ito rs :Harold Gray Joe GodfreyD ick Baker George KayFloyd Levin V iv ienne Brownfie ld

PRJC P re s id e n t: Ken Kramer (703) 354-7344

TAILGATE RAMBLINGS is the monthly p u b lica tio n of the Potomac R ive r Jazz C lub, an o rgan ization founded in 1971 fo r th e p re se rva t io n , r e v iv a l , encouragement, and advancement of t ra d it io n a l New O rleans, Chicago, and D ix ie land jazz s t y le s , TAILGATE RAMBLINGS welcomes co n tr ib u tio n s from it s readers .

EDITORIAL:TO W A RD A N A T IO N A L V O IC E FO R TRA D IT IO N A L JA Z Z

The need f o r a f e d e r a t io n of al I o f us who a r ein te rested in t ra d it io n a l jazz is most obvious. We speak w ith no u n ity . in f a c t , we do not speak a t a l l . W h ile o t h e r b ran ch es o f th e a r t s g e t fe d e ra l la rg e s s e we re c e iv e a t b est a p i t t a n c e . And t h i s l i t t l e goes to a r c h i v i s t s in the main, and not to perform ers. And th is is a l l our own f a u l t . In the past several years e f f o r t s were made to g e t some s o r t o f a n a t io n a l fe d e ra t io n go ing . A ll d ied from th e in d i f f e r e n c e o f th o se most l ik e ly to be b e n e fit te d .

This h is to ry is no reason to abandon e f fo r ts tow ard a n a t io n a l v o ic e . Such a sounding is needed. T rad itio n a l jazz is not doing w e l l , d esp ite the euphoria we g e t from h e a r in g o u r m u s ic . Ja z z c lu b s th a t h ir e bands and conduct events are fig h tin g higher c o s ts , w ith subsequent losses leading to reduction of th e ir programs. The n ight c lu b s w ith p ro fess iona l m usicians are fading for the same re a s o n s . We have no r e l i a b le fig u res on record sa le s , but they no doubt have p re s s u re s from h ig h e r c o s ts as w e l l . The f e s t i v a l s w i l l face higher co s ts , and those who attend them w il l find gas p r ice s and other p r ic e s up next year as w e l l.

One th in g is c le a r to us — the jazz c lu b s a lo n e a re not go ing to form a n a tio n a l fed e ra tio n . They are too d i f fe r e n t in th e ir approach and d eve lo p m en t, to s t a r t w it h , and th e y a re c h i e f l y in t e r e s te d in th e ir local concerns.

To form a v ia b le fed e ra tio n , w ith c le a r goals and the need to speak n a t io n a l l y w ith a u n ited v o ic e , w i l l requ i re a l l who are in any way involved w ith t r a d i t io n a l ja z z to m eet and fo rm u la te a s e t a p r in c ip le s and a national program. By a l l we mean the a c a d e m ic ia n s , th e

re co rd dea le rs and makers, the owners o f jaz z c lu b s , the promoters of f e s t iv a ls , the c o l l e c t o r s o f r e c o rd s , th e le a d e r s o f ja z z c lu b s e ve ry w h e re , th e m u s ic ia n s — p ro fe ss io n a ls and sem ip ro fessiona ls a l i k e , and th e ja z z w r ite r s .

The federated group needs to speak o f t r a d it io n a l jazz o n ly . The ja z z w orld is fa r from united in any way at a l l to say th a t there co u ld bo an o v e r a l l ja z z v o ic e . Some t r a d it io n a l is t s re c o il in horror from anything la te r than King O liv e r . Some m odernists regard t r a d it io n a l is t s as odd people in funny hats and s leeve g a r te rs p laying a sim ple-m inded m u s ic . We a re s in g le - m in d e d in o u r a p p re c ia t io n o f the music we l ik e . This is the r e a l i t y of our present s itu a t io n .

We propose the fo l lo w in g in m e d ia te s t e p s : (1 ) th a t each ja z z fe s t iv a l In 1931 and 1982 set aside time fo r a gathering of those in terested in d iscussing the e lem en ts o f a n a tio n a l jazz fed e ra tio n ; (2) th a t a correspondence be o r ig in a ted expanding on these ideas, m o d ify in g them, and w ork ing toward a consensus, the correspondence l i s t to be formed by those who respond to t h i s e d i t o r i a l in th e c a t e g o r ie s I i sted above; (3) th a t those who market t r a d i t i o n a l ja z z re c o rd s d e s ig n a te s e v e ra l o f t h e i r number as part o f th is development group, and th a t o thers lis te d above s e le c t people to r e p r e s e n t them and t h e i r in t e r e s t s ; and (4 ) t h a t each ja z z c lu b name a small

committee who w ill be the n a tio n a l c o n ta c t g ro u p . And l e t us h e re a t th e PR JC know o f your in t e r e s t and response to th is e d i t o r i a l . We a re w i l l i n g to put in tim e and e f f o r t , and we have a handle on the Washington i f by no other reason than our lo ca tio n .

Ken Kramer

PRJC SPECIALTHE GULLY LOW JAZZ BAND PLAYS HERE JANUARY 10

New Y o rk 's G u lly Low Ja z z Band w i l l p la y fo r th e P R JC 's annual "Welcome New Members" concert on Saturday n ig h t, 9 t i I I 1, January 10, in the Potomac Room of the M a r r io t t Twin Bridges Motor H o te l. Members who jo ined the club during 1980 are e s p e c ia lly in v it e d to g e t to know th e Board o f D i r e c t o r s and t h e i r f e l lo w PR JC members; th e re w ill be a s p e c ia l door p r iz e fo r new members.

The G u lly Low Jazz Band was known u n t i l r e c e n t ly as th e B la z e r Bobcats, a name associated w ith th e ir f i r s t musical homo, the Red B laze r Too, a 7-night-a-week trad ja z z Mecca In midtown Manhattan. When the group began to p lay other p laces and take out-of-town t r i p s , th e y d e c id ed to assume a name not g eo g rap h ica lly o r ien ted . They were working on L o u is A rm s tro n g 's se ldom -heard " G u l ly Low B lu e s " the day the dec is ion had to be made — v o l la ! The band takes a lo t o f i t s in sp ira tio n from A rm s tro n g 's Hot F iv e and Seven and prides i t s e l f on presenting tunes th a t a r e n 't played by every other band th a t comes down the pike — such as "G u lly Low B lu e s ."

The band was founded In 1977 by tub a p la y e r D avid Ostwald. As an undergraduate student a t the U n iv e rs ity o f Chicago he founded the Cook County Doo-Dah Boys, and upon m oving to New York to attend law school s ta rted the B laze r Bobcats. Ho al so has appeared w ith Woody A l l e n 's Fu n e ra l and Ragtim e O rchestra , tho Speakeasy Jazz Bab ies , and the Isotope Stompers and rep laced our f r i e n d Dave S todd ard fo r s e v e r a l months w ith th e Brandywine Rev iva l Jazz Band when Dave was ou t w ith a broken leg .

The c o rn e t is t w ith the band Is Randy R e in h a rt , a ls o a member o f the h igh ly regarded Chuck S la t e 's Jazz Band in New Je r s e y . Randy has p layed fo r th e PR JC once b e f o r e , th e l a s t tim e th e Happy Jaz z Band o f San Antonio was here . Randy spent a couple o f y e a rs w ith th a t band p laying trombone.

The c la r in e t man is Joe L ic a ry , a regu lar w ith John Bu ch e r 's Speakeasy Jazz Bab ies and a frequent performer a t Edd ie Condon's.

On trombone is Joel H e llen y , who f i r s t came to the a t t e n t io n o f tra d jaz z lovers when he played w ith the Memphis Nighthawks, a group from Champaign-Urbana th a t s t o le th e show a t th e S t . Louis fe s t iv a l a few years ago. That band broke up when Ho lleny moved to New York in 1978 and f e l l in w ith Dave Ostwald. H e lleny has done a tour w ith Bob G re e n e 's "W o r ld o f J e l l y R o ll M orton " show and works as a s tu d io m usic ian in New York. °

The banjo p 'aye r is "Deacon Jim " Lawyer, fo r a long tim e w ith the Smith S tre e t S o c ie ty Jazz Band , now the leader o f the "Your F a th e r 's Mustache" band.

On drums Is Fred S t o l l , who p la y s w ith s e v e ra l d if fe r e n t bands around the New York a rea , and w ho 'll be fa m il ia r to PRJCers who have a tte n d e d any o f th e New Je rse y Jazz S o c ie ty 's annual Pee Wee R u s s e l l M em orial Stomps.

The M a r r io t t Twin B r id g e s H ote l was th e P R JC 's r e g u l a r home fo r many y e a r s , bu t had much o f i t s convention f a c i l i t i e s shut down fo r most o f 1980 fo r e x te n s iv e rem odeling . I t is located a t the south end o f the 14th S tre e t B r id g e : take the C la rk S t r e e t e x i t i f coming o ve r the bridge from the D i s t r i c t ; take the N a tio n a l A i r p o r t e x i t i f coming up 1-395 from t"he south.

Other sp ec ia l events fo r the sp ring o f 1981 a re :• February 21 - The Alamo C ity Jazz Band, from

San Antonio, Texas, a t the A lexandria Holiday I nn.

• M arch 14 - 9 th A n n u a l B ix B e id e rb e ck e 3 ir th d a y P a r t y , w ith th e B ix B e id e rb e c k e Memorial Jazz Band.

• A p riI - Local band s p e c ia l, date to be s e t .• May 16 - The T a rn ish e d S ix , from S ta te

Col I ege, Pa.• June 27 - Annual jazz r iv e rb o a t r id e , again

out o f Annapol is , w ith the Magnol ia Jazz Band of Cal i forn ia . ■

CC3T AND D O N ’T F O R G E T THE P ICN ICThe PRJC P ic n ic , th a t Great Jazz Even t, w il l be held on Saturday, September 12, a t B lo b 's P a r k . Remember how

g re a t la s t y e a r 's was? Put the date down now for next f a l l , and get up a p ir ty o f Merry Andrews lik e yo u rse lf fo ra day o f t r a d it io n a l jazz by 16 — count 'em — 16 bands, a beer or two, and the fe llo w sh ip o f k indred s o u ls fromthe PR JC . ■

The Potomac River Jazz Club Proudly Presents

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Qully Ipw Ja^TJarvdJoe Licari — clarinet Randy Reinhart — cornetDave Ostwald — tuba, leader Joel Helleny — tromboneFred Stoll — drums “ Deacon J im ” Laivyer — banjo

The Qully Jjow Jaz^TJand was known until recently as the Blazer Bobcats, after the New York jazz club, Red Blazer Too, at which they got their start and still perform regularly. Their musical inspiration leans heavily on B ix ’s Wolverines and Louis ’s Hot Five and Hot Seven. In fact, it was Arm strong’s seldom^heard tune, “ Qully Low TJlues, ” that provided the new name for the band.

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NO R ESER V A T IO N S

an a lle y f r o m the annals o f jazz by Michael Ha r i s

THE RETURN OF ANNIE STREETA le r t member John Poquin was kind enough to send us a f in e a r t i c l e from the San F r a n c is c o CHRONICLE o f December 18, which we re p r in t below. Many PRJC members signed the p e t it io n to re s to re the name o f A n n ie S t r e e t .

The speeches w ere f i n e , but th e m usic was b e t t e r .A n n ie S t r e e t was re d e d ic a te d yesterd ay in honor of Lu W a tte rs , Turk Murphy, the long-van i shed Dawn C lu b , and pioneer Annie Russ.

Turk Murphy, somewhat re co ve re d from th e p re v io u s n ig h t 's c e le b r a t io n o f th is 65th b ir th d a y , led h is band in "B ig Bear Stom p" a t p r e t t y c lo s e to th e s t ro k e o f noon.

Then Superv isor Carol Ruth S i lv e r pulled down a b i t of r e d , w h ite and b lu e bunting from a Market S tre e t l ig h t p o le b e tw e e n th e M o n a d n o c k B u i l d i n g and t h e S h e ra to n - P a I ace Hotel to reveal a s t re e t sign resto rin g the block-long al I e y 's or ig inal name.

" T h is a i n ' t my b e s t time o f d a y ," said p ia n is t Bu rt B a le s , b lin k in g in the su n lig h t.

B a le s , who has grown a fu l l w h ite beard and who has never been mistaken fo r a Montgomery S tre e t banker, stood among th e 200 happy ce leb ran ts a t the ceremony. He wasasked what advice he could o f fe r a musician who wants toavoid being considered a c h a ra c te r .

"D ie young, I g u ess ," Ba les re p lie d .W ith th e new s t r e e t sign ready fo r business, Murphy

and the band swung into the "1919 Rag" and marched south t o 20 A n n ie S t r e e t , w h e re New O r le a n s j a z z was re in troduced to San Francisco by Lu W atters and the YerbaBuena Jazz Band a t the Dawn Club 41 years ago.

W atte rs was on hand a t y e s t e rd a y 's d e d ic a t io n as an honored guest.

The o ld c lu b , now th e s i t e o f a r e s t a u r a n t , la s te d

seven y e a rs u n t i l manager A u g ie G ire t to , faced w ith a $50,000 d e f i c i t in 1946, moved th e m usic to Hambone K e l le y 's , a converted d in er in El C e r r ito .

" I 'm re t ire d now," G ire t to sa id . " I l i v e in th e Napa V a l le y and c u t coupons each m onth. I hope they keep coming."

The w o rs t blow to the old t r a d it io n came th ree years ago when local merchants persuaded C ity Hall i t would be c la s s y to o b l i t e r a t e a l l m em ories and c a l l the s f re e t Mark Twain Lane.

"Y o u n e v e r s h o u ld t a k e a p e rs o n 's name a w a y ," p ro te s te d D r. Edward L a w le s s , p r e s id e n t o f th e New O r le a n s Jaz z Club o f Northern C a l i fo rn ia . Lawless to ld how the s t re e t was christened in the 19th cen tu ry fo r one o f th e d a u g h te rs o f Immanuel Charles C h r is t ia n Russ — o ld I.C .C . Russ, who came to San F r a n c is c o in 1846 and bought the s i t e o f the Russ Bu ild in g fo r less than $50.

"We owe a g reat debt to Carol Ruth S i l v e r , " sa id ja z z c r i t i c P h i l E ' wood, r e c a l l i n g how th e su pe rv iso r had persuaded her col leagues and Mayor D ianne F e in s t e in to r e s t o r e th e name a f t e r 5,000 jazz fans from throughout the world signed a p e t it io n .

The band lined up beside the speakers and played "When Y o u 're S m i l in g , " " F r ie n d le s s B lu e s ," and " M in s t r e 's o f Annie S t r e e t , " one o f th ree songs w ritten over th e y e a rs in the a I le y 's honor.

Then Bob Helm disassembled h is c l a r i n e t , put i t in a paper bag, and jo ined h is fe llo w m usicians fo r a d rink in what had once been the enchanted Dawn C lub. a

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Jan uary 4. Host J i n Lyons: "R ag tim e !""When I t e l l you ra g tim e , you can feel i t , th e re 's a

s p i r i t r ig h t in the word." S id n ey B e ch e t sa id i t , and Jim Lyons is going to p lay i t fo r you.Jan uary 11. Host Don FarweI I : "West Coast P r im it iv e . "

T h is program w i l l fo cu s on severa l Cal i fo rn ia jaz z bands, most of recen t v in ta g e , th a t p lay in the s t y l e o f th e e a r ly New O rleans jaz z bands. Featured w ill be the Magnol ia Jazz Band and the blues-shouting Dan Ruedger. Jan uary 18. Host Don Rouse: "New O rleans Rhythm K in g s ."

L is te n to the o r ig in a l record ings of an important and in f lu e n t ia l e a r ly jazz o rch e s tra .

Jan uary 25. Host Nat K in n e a r : "T h e L i f e and T im es o f W ild B i l l W helan."

Washington area c o rn e t is t , b a s s is t , v o c a l is t , and band le ad e r. E a r ly and la te re c o rd in g s w ith B i l l him s e l f p resen t. m

ANOTHER JAZZ-A-THON

Jim R i t t e r reports th a t he is working w ith the E a s te r Seat S o c ie t y aga in In d e v e lo p in g a n o th e r Jazz-a-Thon b e n e f it . Date w ill be February 7 th , a t th e Ramada Old Town location in A lexand ria . Last y e a r 's ve ry successfu l event featured several o f our band s, and exce l le n t TV coverage as w e l l. m

WANTED: A PRETTY GIRL

JACK GOLDTHORPf, a banjo-playing member o f th e P R JC , is lo o k in g fo r a casse tte or record of Jean G o ld k e tte 's "My P re t ty G ir l Stomp." Ja ck t e l l s us t h i s was a re a l hot number in th e la t e '20s. He has ca sse tte s to exchange. Get in touch w ith him a t 10509 L o ra in A ven u e , S i l v e r Spring , Md. 20901. ■

OF PEOPLE, PLACES, AND PERFORMANCESby H aro ld G ray

OUR BANDS ON WAX. R o ya l S to k e s ' ja z z pages In th e November FORECAST m agazine g ave good r e v ie w s o f new reco rd ings cut by local m usic ians. These include the HOT MUSTARD J B ' s albums, "D ix ie Dance" and "S o c ie ty Sw ing," a v a i la b le a t th e B ra tw u rs th a u s o r by m all from Dave Bu rns, 1712 19th S t r e e t , N.W., D.C. 20009; and the B C JB 's re c o rd in g a p p r o p r ia t e ly t i t l e d "The Buck C reek Jazz Band ," a v a i la b le from Buck Creek R e c o rd s , 6617 R ld ew ay D rive , S p r in g f ie ld , Va. 22150.

A few years ago the NEW SUNSHINE JB issu ed th re e LPs la b e le d "New Su n sh in e Jazz Band," "O ld Rags," and "Too Much M ustard ," a v a i la b le from Don Rouse, 5010 North 11th S t r e e t , Arl ington, Va. 22205. A p la t te r by the BAY CITY SEVEN c a lle d "The P rid e o f B a lt im o re " can be purchased from Frank W ied e fe ld , 4901 Ross Road, Ba ltim ore 21214.

And o f course, many local m usicians have bean recorded w ith vario u s bands a t the past M anassas Jaz z F e s t i v a l s and a re a v a i l a b l e from F a t C a t 's Ja z z , P.O . Box 458, Manassas, Va. 22110. Local bands th a t have recorded w ith F a t C at are WORLD'S GREATEST JB , BULL RUN BLUES BLOWERS, JOHN THOMAS A FR IEN D S , WASHINGTON MONUMENTAL J B , AND D IX IE-F I VE-0.

BLU ES ALLEY IS O F F IC IA L . F a s t on th e h e e ls o f San F r a n c is c o renaming a l i t t l e a l le y "Annie S t re e t " because o f i t s jazz h is to r y , the D.C. C ity Council has designated G eorgetow n 's fa v o r ite l i t t l e a l le y a t W isconsin and M as "B lu es A l le y . " Can you guess why? Remember — you heard i t here f i r s t .

PLAYS ON WORDS. I t a l l s t a r t e d in P is m o B e a c h , C a l i f o r n i a . A few y e a r s ago th e j a z z b u f f s th e re organized a Hot Jazz S o c ie ty and h e ld t h e i r f i r s t ja z z f e s t i v a l . T h ey d e v e lo p e d a ja z z band c a l le d th e Deso lation Jazz Ensemble and M e ss k it R e p a ir B a t t a l i o n . The S o c i e t y ' s n e w s le t t e r was loaded w ith bon mots and c le v e r qu ip s . They r e c e n t ly h e ld t h e i r fo u r th F i r s t Annual Jazz F e s t iv a l . Now comes a new jaz z club in Fo rt Lauderdale th a t is t ry in g to top the te rm in o lo g y o f th e a b a lo n e stompers. I t ' s the Hot Jazz and A l l ig a to r Gumbo S o c ie ty (HAGS — th e J Is s i l e n t as in f j o o t b a l l or p s j y c h o lo g y , t h e y p o in t o u t ) . I t s m em bers a re A l l ig u m b e r s , and i t s band is c a l le d th e E v e r g la d e s D r a in a g e C re w . The tw o s o c i e t i e s have exchanged d ip lom atic am en ities and th e two towns a re now S IS T ER C IT IE S IN JA Z Z . P ro p e r p ro to c o l and understanding is being attempted between the two coasta l c i t i e s , but th e A llig u m b e rs a s k : " I f Pism o Beach is r ig h t beside the P a c i f ic s u r f , can Pi si ess Beach be fa r away?" C a n 't w a it to read th e ir n ew s le tte rs !

PU FF 'S OF’EN JAM . The November jam se s s io n a t P u f f ' s Restaurant in Oakton, V a ., a ttra c te d jazz ta le n t th a t you

w on 't b e lie v e . Over 10 groupings of m usicians p la y e i as many se ts o f popular trad tunes from 7 u n til a f te r 1 a.m. P ia n is ts who performed were Bucky Buckingham, Ja ck E id e r , Ed F i she I , Rdeo L a z a r r o , Tom N is m a n n , and H ow ard Waterm aier. Two bass p laye rs showed — Dave K a s Ie r and Gene B a r to n — and had to p la y s e v e r a l s e t s e a c h . Drummers who took tu rns were Loul se C urran , Duane E i ; ol a . Bob R esn ick , and B i l l Rowe. Jud H a rr i son was th e s o le ban jo/gu ita r man. Reed p layers were John Hurd and Lou Kauder. On trombones we had John Doner, Sam L e v in e , John Morgan, and Dave Robinson. The trum peters included Wa 11 Echwald, Jo e Laz a rro , Dave Robinson, and Ben Whaley. And f i n a l l y , the v o c a l is ts were Ruth G a r re t t and Johnson "F a t C a t" M cC ree. These fun s e s s io n s a re he ld each la s t Sunday o f th e month under the leadersh ip of Ben Whaley (256-2102) and B i l l Rowe (532-7353 or 686-3440).

THE ELECTION revealed in t e r e s t in g t a l l ie s o f members' preferences for Club leadersh ip . W hiIe D o ris B a k e r , Ray W est, Jo e Godfrey, Johnson M cCree, and B i l l Me i se I won th re e - y e a r terms on the Board, f a ith fu l workers fo r jazz Don Fa rw e I I , P a t P I i t t , and Gene Hyden were not fa r behind in the vo tin g . The names of D i ck Day i s and Norman Bouchard were w ritten in on several b a l lo t s , as was p as t P res id en t Fred Wahler. Other w r i t e - in s were Tom Thorp and Leon Vogle. AI though Bea I e R i dd I e and Don Angel "d id not choose to ru n " a g a in , they rece ived w rite - in vo tes anyway.

CULTURAL ALLIANCE MEETS. The old PPPer re p re s e n te d the Club a t the th ird annual meeting o f the C u ltu ra l A ll iance o f G reater Washington, o f which PRJC is a ch a rte r member. C a rte r Brown, d ire c to r of the N a t io n a l G a l l e r y , p layed host in h is fabulous East B u ild in g , and Joan Mondale wasg iv e n a s c r o l l fo r her c o n t r ib u t io n s to th e a r t s inWashington. Tony T a y lo r , o f Lettum play, a ja z z - o r i an ted youth g ro u p , was r e e le c te d to a th ree-year term on the board. Other jazz o rg a n iz a t io n s th e re were Ja z z A rts S o c ie t y and V irg in ia Jazz Theatre . There are 31 musical s o c ie t ie s in th is august A l l i a n c e , w h ich fo llo w e d th e fo rm at o f o u r r e c e n t annual m eeting : a short business meeting and e l e c t i o n , then m usic and d r in k s . Ex cep t th e ir music was chamber and the d rinks were champagne.

JAZZ WALK ON SMING STREET. Hollywood B o u le va rd has i t s s t a r s ' im p r in ts in cement. Now, in a s im ila r way, 52ndS t r e e t between 5th and 6th Avenues in New Y o rk h ashonored many o f th e ja z z g rea ts who once played th e re . I t is ca lle d the Jazz W a lk . P la q u e s fo r o ve r a dozen h is to ry- m a k in g m u s ic ia n s have a lread y been in s ta l le d . Among our f a v o r i t e s so honored were B i l l i e Ho I i d a y , Coleman Hawkins, Roy E ld r id q e , S t u f f S m ith , A r t Tatum , and Sarah Vaughn. ■

IT'S NOW THE NEW NEW SUNSHINE BANDby Dan Priest

The New Sunshine Jazz Band, founded more than a decade ago , has become the sen ior c it iz e n o f local jazz bands. N ever a sm all band (w h e re 6 o r 7 I s s m a l l ) , th e Su n sh in e rs are b igger than eve r. At la s t count the band numbered 11, and they are in the midst o f adding an o th e r m usician — a f id d le p laye r!

They 're s t i l l reading and p la y in g c o n c e r ts s o b e r ly a r ra y e d beh ind t h e i r im posing b lack music stands, but th ey are q u ite ready to c lose th e ir books and ju s t p la y . T h e y 'v e made th ree LPs, which makes them the a re a 's only r e g u la r ly reco rded band, and t h e y 'r e c o n te m p la t in g a fo u rth . And the group o f m usicians who started the group a re s t i l l on hand, se tt in g some so rt o f lo n gev ity re co rd fo r PRJC bands.

In r e c e n t m onths th e S u n s h in e rs have gone to Hot S p r in g s , V a . , fo r a weekend g ig a t th e Homestead and played a concert in the L inco ln G a lle ry a t th e N a tio n a l C o l l e c t io n o f F in e A r t s . In September they played fo r the umpteenth tim e fo r the Goose Creek Ja s s and Rag tim e S o c ie ty in M iddleburg, Va.

Never a band to do th in g s in th e s t y l e o f o t h e r t r a d i t i o n a l bands, th e Sunshiners are now p laying w ith two b a s s is ts . They have C la ren ce Seay on s t r in g b a s s , and s e v e ra l d i f f e r e n t p la ye rs are ro ta t in g through the b rass bass c h a ir . Leader Tony Hagert says the two c a r r y o u t d i s t i n c t f u n c t io n s , w ith th e brass bass p laying a l in e a r lin e (and indeed s i t t i n g w ith th e f r o n t In e ) , w h ile th e s t r in g bass pe rfo rm s th e custom ary ro le of rhythm -m aker. Tony and Dan P r i e s t a r e s t i l l th e tw o - tru m p et team , Ron Rouse is c la r in e t , Fred Stork is banjo and g u ita r , Ann S ta n f ie ld is the v o c a l is t , and G il C a r te r is on drums. To th is cadre have been added Royal Burkhardt on trombone, Frank Maxwell on p iano, and L a r r y R ob inson on b a n jo , g u i t a r , and m a n d o lin . One of the ad d it io n s and betterm ents to th e Su n sh in e Band is Sam S m ith . Sam is the g roup 's u t i l i t y in f ie ld e r , f i l l i n g in v a r io u s ly on drums, p iano, and g u ita r .

Working o u t w ith th e band is t h a t most unusual o f in s tru m e n ts in PR JC la n d , th e f id d le . I t ' s played by M ik e S t e i n , a N avy t y p e who p la y s a l l f r e t t e d instrum ents, in c lu d in g , probab ly, the si t a r . Tony Hagert sa y s i t w o rk s . "When wo haul out our S c o t t Jo p l in a rran g em en ts l i k e 'W a l l S t r e e t Rag' and 'Maple L e a f , th a t f id d le sounds ju s t r ig h t . " But S te in is more than ju s t a reader. He has deep roots in bl uegrass and cu ts a f in e bluesy so lo on t ra d it io n a l music.

W h a t 's th e band working on a t re h e a rsa ls ? As usual, an e c le c t ic a rra y o f tunes. The la s t re h e a rs a l had the band p la y in g " I t A in 't No Sin to Take Off Your Skin and Dance Around in Your Bones," "Under a B lanket o f B lu e s , "

"F iz z W ate r," "H iaw atha ," "C h lo e ," "Klondyke B lu e s ," and, a s one member put i t , "some tu n es t h a t a r e n 't w e ll known. "

Upcoming p ro je c ts fo r the Sunshiners include another LP, a sound and lig h t show c a lle d "The R o o ts o f J a z z , " and a book — w ith photos by Mark Kinneman— on the f i r s t 10 years of the New Sunshine Jazz Band. ■

W ESTW A RD HO THE BU C K C R EEKThe appearance o f th e Buck C re ek JB a t th e C e n tra l

C i t y , Colorado, fe s t iv a l la te in August was another stepin th is f in e band 's march toward recognized prominence in i t s f i e l d . The Buck Creek, together w ith such bands as

the Hi S ie r ra from V is a l ia , C a l i fo rn ia , the Magnolia from P a lo A l t o , Cal i f o rn ia , and the Yankee Rhythm Kings from B o s to n , p ro v id e d a l a t e summer w eekend o f g r e a t t r a d i t i o n a l sounds in the e igh ty-five-hundred-p lus fe e t high country a few m iles west of Denver.

Two events th a t occurred in Central C ity in vo lv ing the Buck C reek group must have been a s o u r c e o f r e a l s a t i s f a c t io n to the band members, and by im p lica tio n , to those who have supported and encouraged th e se e f f o r t s from th e b e g in n in g . F i r s t , th e band was in v i t e d to attend next y e a r 's Sacramento Jazz Ju b ile e (Memorial Day w eeken d ). Second , a l l th e members were made honorary members o f an o rg a n iz a t io n known as th e Th ree R iv e r Row dies (a nom de plume o f th e Hi S ie r r a J B ) . Three R ive rs Rowdies comes in to e x is te n c e o n ly when a super rapport develops between the band and i t s audience. Most o f the members o f Hi S ie r ra were present when Buck C reekmade i t s opening shot a t Central C ity . The presentationwas made la te r tha t evening.

The Buck Creak m usic? You r e a l l y sh ou ld have oeen t h e r e ! A h in t o f t h a t sound is a v a i l a b l e in t ' l e i r c u r r e n t re co rd ( BC 10 1 ). B e t t y R i t t e r r e p o r t s * h a t because o f a goof in the production process, the master was destroyed . What tha t means is t h a t when th e f i r s t is su e o f 2,000 c o p ie s is gone — t h a t 's i t . Don't say you w eren 't warned.

See y 'a l l in Sacramento?

jaydee

THOSE VERSATILE BLACK EAGLES w il l p lay w ith the Ba ltim ore Symphony O rc h e s tra on January 17th. C a ll the symphony box o f f ic e in B a lt im o re fo r d e t a i l s and t i c k e t s . We a lw ays knew tra d it io n a l jazz would make i t uptown sooner or I a t e r . ■

M EM O R IES O F M A N A SSA SThe 15th Manassas Jazz F e s t iv a l on D ecem bv 5-7 drew

an SRO c ro w d to th e H a y l o f t D in n e r T h e a t r e and com fortab ly f i l l e d rooms a t the other lo ca t io n s . Dozens o f P R JC e rs were th e re . C h a r lie McClave brought 16 fans from the C harleston , W .Va., Jazz C lub , Jim Taylo r o f th e D e t r o i t Hot Ja z z S o c ie t y cam e, and 21 Washington area m usicians p layed. Those who missed i t can hear i t la t e r on N a t io n a l P u b l i c R a d io , as i t was re co rd ed fo r nationw ide broadcasting .

On the theory th a t o thers w il l review the performances o f the e x c it in g Smith S tre e t S o c ie ty JB and o th e r g re a t s t a r s from a ro u n d th e c o u n t r y , t h i s p ie c e w i l l c o n c e n t r a te on lo c a l p e r fo rm e rs . A good show was del Ivered by Fat C a t 's F e s t iv a l Ja z z e rs , composed o f Dave Rob inson , c o r n e t ; Doug P o w e l l , tro m bone ; Don R ouse , c l a r i n e t ; Jimmy H a m ilto n , bass sax; Al Stevens, piano; E l l i s B a k e r , drum s; Dave K a s s le r , b a s s ; and Johnson McCree, v o c a ls .

Other lo ca l m usicians who played in vario u s s e ts w ith a s s o r te d g ro u p in g s o f th e out-of-tow n lum inaries were drummers Skip Tomlinson and Chuck Redd, p i a n is t s John Eaton and L a r r y E a n e t , and b a s s i s t s Van P e rry , Steve Novasel , and Paul Longosch. C la r in e t is t s Country Thomas, Ron H o c k e t t , and W a l ly G a rn er held th e ir own w ith the v i s i t o r s , as did S teve Jordan and Butch Hall on g u i t a r s . B e v e r ly Ann Cosham, a s in g e r from R e s to n , was a h i t . Harvey Jaco b so n g ave a b e a u t i f u l p ian o s o lo on F a ts W a l le r 's "London S u it e , " which was the second time i t has bean played In the United S ta te s . The f i r s t tim e was by F a ts h im s e lf in C a rn e g ie H a l l . The composition is in f i v e parts based on th e London n e ig h b o rh o o d s o f Bond S t re e t , P i cad i l l y , Soho, Chelsea, and Limehouse.

Not e x a c t ly lo c a l , but Tommy G w a ltn ey 's Q u a r te t from th e Cava I ie r Hotel in V irg in ia Beach wan well re ce ive d . Tommy was on c la r in e t and vibraphone, B i l l y M i t c h e l l on p ia n o ; Henry Harmon on e le c t r ic bass, and Tom Je f f r e y on drums. I t was a joyous weekend o f g re a t ja z z and good f e l lo w s h ip . I f you m issed i t , c a tc h I t a te r on the a i r .

Harold Gray

A C O U R SE ON JA Z ZDAVE LORENTZ w il l conduct s ix sessions on "The E v o lu t io n o f Ja z z " fo r th e Montgomery County P u b lic Schools Adult Education program s ta r t in g on T h u rsd a y , F e b ru a ry 12 th , from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. a t W a lter Johnson High School in Bethesda, Md . Dave is a t ra in e d j azz i co I og i s t , and th e s ix s e s s io n s on Thursday n ights w i l l co n s is t m ostly o f ve ry well se lected r e c o rd in g s o f th e p e r io d s under d is c u s s io n . R e g is te r a t the opening session or Inqu ire a t the Department o f A d u lt E d u c a t io n , 8300 L o c h ln v e r Lane, R o c k v il le , Md. 20854. B

ANNUAL M EET IN G - 1980The C lu b 's 10th Annual Meeting was heid a t the Kr jh ts

of Columbus HaT in Annandale, V a ., on Suturday, Nov mber 29, w ith an e le c t io n o f f i v e members to th e Boar ■ of D i r e c t o r s . W h ile the contn it to e was counting vo tes , the meeting was ca lle d to order at 9:30 p.m. w ith th e f i r s t o rd e r o f b u s in e ss a report by P res iden t Ken Kramer. He prom ised to be b r ie f and he kep t h is p ro m ise ! Ken com pleted h is rep o rt, presented souvenier g ave ls to past C lub p r e s id e n t s , announced th e f i v e n e w ly a l e r t e d d i r e c t o r s -- D o r is B a k e r , Joe Godfrey, Johnson McCree, W illiam M e ise l, and Ray West — conc lud ed h is re m a rk s , and turned the meeting over to music and dancing a t 8:50 p.m.

The v e r y p o p u la r sy n c o p a tin g rh y th m - m ake rs , The S + o ry v ille Seven, was the band of the evening th a t f i l l e d th e h a ll w ith good o l ' New O rle an s sounds. A musical h ig h lig h t was the band's ro bust, r o l l i c k in g re n d it io n o f D ipperm outh B lu e s . A combination o f th is top band and the u n in te r ru p te d f lo w o f f r e e beer b roug h t out the la r g e s t a tte n d a n ce ye t a t an annual m eeting. More than 160 PR JC ers , and two v is i t o r s from th e New J e r s e y Jaz z C lub, were present to dance and stomp th e ir blues away.

Spec ia l thanks a re due to the m u s ic ia n s who s a t in . The f i r s t group o f s it- in s a t the m iddle o f the evening were Joe Lazzaro (tru m p et), S te ve Duda ( c l a r i n e t ) , Sam L e v in e (trom bone), C h a r lie LaBarbra (b a n jo ), B i l l R idd le (d rum s), and Rdee Lazza ro ( th e k i t t e n on th e k e y s ) . T h e ir r o o f - r a is in g perform ance drew queries from fans, such as "How long have th e y p layed t o g e t h e r ? " and "Do th e y have a re g u la r g ig ? " A fte r the S t o r y v l l le Seven 's la s t s e t , the e ven in g 's entertainm ent was concluded w ith s i t - in s Hal Farm er (t ro m b o n e ), Joe Lazzaro (tru m p et), B r ia n F is h e r ( a i a n o ) , Tom Nieman ( p i a n o ) , and th e throbbing, pul s it in g drum beat af G il Brown.

F ina l to ta ls of the even in g w e re : one lo s t pa i r o f g la s s e s , one la d y 's ea rrin g s dropped down the wash dra in ( la t e r r e t r ie v e d ) , one m issing co rn e t, and fo u r kegs o f beer emptied. t was a b la s t enjoyed by a l l .

Don Angel I

TRA VELIN G BA N D S TA KE N O TEBand leaders e ag e r to a c q u ir e some o f th e fame and

fortune associated w ith tak ing a t r a d it io n a l jaz z band on the road (g u lp ! ) may want to r e c e iv e a l i s t e n t i t l e d " P o t e n t ia l Jazz Employers in the Eastern United S ta te s ," compiled by th e P R JC 's S p e c ia l E v e n ts D i r e c t o r , D ick B a k e r . The l i s t conta ins 30 e n t r ie s , co n s is tin g o f jazz c lubs such as the PRJC th a t present out-of-town bands in c o n c e r t , r e s t a u r a n t s and n ig h t c lu b s t h a t em ploy t ra v e lin g jazz bands, and f e s t i v a l p ro d u c e rs . Send a s e lf - a d d re s s e d , stamped e n ve lo p e to 7004 Westmoreland Road, F a l ls Church, VA 22042 ■

SEVEN BY SUTTON - a Rave Record Review by Fioyd Levm

Ralph Sutton & Ruby B r a f f , Duets (Chaz Jazz 101)Ralph Sutton & Ruby B r a f f , Q uartet (Chaz Jazz 102)Ralph Sutton & Ja y McShann, "The Last o f the Whorehouse P ia n is t s , " V o l. 1 (Chaz Jazz 103)Ralph Sutton & Ja y McShann, "The Las t o f the Whorehouse P ia n is t s , " V o l. 2 (Chaz Jazz 104)Ralph Sutton & Kenny Davern, T r io , V o l. 1 (Chaz Jazz 105)Ralph Sutton & Kenny Davern, T r io , V o l. 1 (Chaz Jazz 106)Ralph Su tto n , "The Other S id e , " So lo P iano (Chaz Jazz 107)

( E d i t o r 's no te : T h is is th e second in s ta llm en t o f Floyd L e v in 's record rev iew , w ith more to com e. The reco rds can be ordered from Chaz Jazz Records, In c . , Box 565, North Hampton, N.H. 03862.)

The tune se le c t io n makes an important co n tr ibu tio n to the o ve ra ll impact o f the album. Included are a brace o f Su tto n 's beloved W a lle r item s, a group o f obscure W illa rd Robinson gemstones, a standard or two, and "Royal Garden B lu es " to te s t the prowess of our s o l i s t s . We a l l know th a t "R o ya l G arden " r e q u ir e s th r e e horns to p roperly execute the fa m il ia r "da-da-ta-da-da-ta-ta" business. But d o n 't t e l l Ralph and Ruby. They a d r o it ly f i l l a l l o f the holes in th is complex O rig ina l D ix ie land Jazz Band c l a s s i c and you w i l l hard ly n o tice the absence of Larry Sh ie ld s and Eddie Edwards.

There is a ra re p u r ity in these ly r ic a l d u e ts — a naked , v i r g in a l s o r t o f ja z z s t r ip p e d o f th e cu sto m ary rh y th m ic ra im e n ts and w ith o u t th e b e n e f it of o ther horns. This musical starkness Is bothmellow and s t ir r in g a t the same tim e. I t c rea tes a su b tle bas ic-b lack backdrop fo r the two instrum ents.

On C J 102, the s ta rk backdrop is replaced by warm red v e lv e t w ith the add itio n of Jack Lesberg 's bass and Gus Johnson 's drums. F lo a tin g aga inst th is luxu rian t rhythmic cush ion, the Su tton -Bra ff e f fo r t s gain an added e b u ll ie n c e — and th e y swing! We are trea ted to a ro l l ic k in g potpourri th a t touches a l l the bases from Lombardo's "Sw eethearts on Parade" to the Joe S u ll iv a n flag-w aver, " L i t t l e Rock Getaway."

"The Last o f th e Whorehouse P iano P la y e rs " is the t i t l e o f C J 103 and 104, in w h ich Ra lph S u tto n merges h is ta le n ts w ith Jay McShann, a veteran of the halcyon days of Kansas C ity ja z z . L in e r- n o t is t DanMorgenstern admits th a t n e ith e r p ia n is t has e ve r perform ed in a w horehouse. "N o t on th e p ia n o , a tle a s t ! " he adds. Morgenstern a lso c o r r e c t ly re fu te s the m aligning in s itu a t io n th a t jazz was born in such an estab lishm ent. Thank you, Dan!

Gus Jo h n so n , who re p e a ts h e re on drums, played in McShann's KC band four decades ago. He was a lsoR a lp h 's cohort in the very successfu l W orld 's G reatest Jazz Band. That s te a d y bass behind S u tto n andMcShann is p layed by th e indom itable M i lt H inton. So much has been said about H in ton 's in t u it iv e bass work th a t fu rth e r p ra ise almost seems redundant. Hearing him g e n t ly push ing th e b ea t behind th e two p ia n is ts su b stan tia te s a l l th a t has been said over the yea rs .

Piano duets have seldom seemed ad v isab le to these e a rs . Somehow, the combination of 176 keys and 20 f in g e r s has u s u a l ly c re a ted a musical o v e rk i l l d esp ite the sta lw artness of W a lle r and James P . , Ammons and Johnson, or E llin g to n and Strayh orn . But the determined team of Sutton and McShann manages to a tta ckth e s i t u a t io n ve ry su cc e s s fu lly . Can you imagine Meade Lux Lew is' "Honky Tonk T ra in " in th is duo pianos e t t in g ? The boogie warhorse never huffed so trium phan tly . Ralph and J a y ' s e ig h t- b e a ts keep th e o ld t r a in on the t ra c k , and i t never loses steam as they a g i le ly exchange melodic and rhythm ic assignm ents.

I ' v e never understood why "A ll o f Me" lu re s a lm o st e v e ry re c o rd in g a r t i s t . I t d o es , you know. McShann a ls o succumbs and o f f e r s h is v e r s io n v o c a l l y and instrum ental ly to good advantage. We are o ffe red another reading of " L i t t l e Rock Getaway," a few fa m il ia r items i i ke " S t . Lo u is B lu e s , " " A f t e rY o u 'v e Gone," and "Honeysuckle Rose ." Add a b i t o f e so te rica such as Ja y 's own " I ' l l Catch the Sun" and"H oo ties Ignorant O i l " and you have a del Igh tfu l pa ir o f albums th a t expose ye t another s ide o f Sutton —and reminds us o f the form idable ta le n ts o f 70-year-old Jay McShann. B

P R JC BO ARD O F D IR EC T O R SD ick Baker (1982)7004 Westmoreland Road F a l l s Church, V ir g in ia 22042 698-8017 (h ) , 724-9818 (o )

V ic e P re s id e n tD o ris Baker (1983)7004 Westmoreland Road F a l l s Church, V ir g in ia 22042 698-8017 (h ) , 686-2310 (o )

T reasu rerChuck En lind (1982)1318 S . Columbus S tre e t A r I i ngton, V i rg i n i a 22204 931-3748 (h ) , 523-8736 (o )

Glenna F itz g e ra ld (1982)620 Bennington D riveS i l v e r Sp r in g , M aryland. 20910588-7759 (h ) , 443-4152 (o )

Membership S e c re ta ry Eve lyn F ra n k lin (1981)13108 Su pe rio r S t re e t R o c k v i l le , Maryland 20853 946-5325 (h ) , 353-2985 (o )

Jo e Godfrey (1983)P .O . Box 14117 Washington, D.C. 20044 829-4664 (h ) , 347-5300 x371

Recording S e c re ta ry Harold Gray (1981)5050 Fu lto n S tre e t Washington, D .C . 20016 966-5037 (h ) , 857-1241 (o )

Roy H o s te tte r (1982)12106 Whippoorwi11 Lane R o c k v i l le , Maryland 20852 468-0306 (h ) , 279-3478 (o )

P re s id e n t and r e t i r in g E d ito r Ken Kramer (1981)4829 Randolph D rive Annandale, V ir g in ia 22003 354-7844 (h )

Johnson McCree (1983)P .O . Box 458Manassas, V ir g in ia 22110 631-1165 (h & o)

B i l l Meiset (1983)6028 O r r is S t re e t McLean, V ir g in ia 22101 893-3713 (h ) , 893-1040 (o )

Jim R i t t e r (1981)6617 Ridgeway D rive S p r in g f ie ld , V ir g in ia 22150 451-4836 (h & o)

Dave Robinson (1982)10402 F a ir fa x V i l la g e D rive F a ir fa x , V irg in ia 22030 273-6139 (h ) , 734-6362 (o )

Ray West (1983)4040 Ul ine Avenue A lex an d ria , V irg in ia 22304 370-5605 (h ) , 763-3634 (o )

Gary W ilk inson (1981)2122 M assachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20008 223-0147 (h ) , 568-1200 (o )

Ken Underwood, P u b l ic i t y O ff ic e r 9310 S t . Marks P la ce F a ir fa x , V irg in ia 22030 951-9310 (h ) , 537-5328 (o )

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m usica l no tes from the Even ts Ed ito r

The Bratwursthaus is p la n n in g a New T i r ' s Evo P a r t y fe a tu r in g PRJC m usic ians, b u f fe t , f a v o r s , n o ise m a k a rs , and cham pagne. The p a r ty s t a r t s a t 8:30. You can find out more by c a ll in g the Bratw ursthaus, 524-7431.

A Sunday brunch on January 11 w i l l inaugurate the f i r s t session of the Sm ithson ian 's s e r ie s on American Popular Song, conducted by ja z z p ia n is t John Eaton. C a ll the Smithsonian for d e t a i l s , 357-3350.

Ja z z Band B a l l t im e ch an g e . The P R J C ' s Sunday r a d io program on WPFW (89.3 FM) now s ta r ts a h a lf hour la t e r , a t 6:30 p.m. A fter Jaz z Band B a l l , you can c a tc h " I Though I Heard Buddy Bolden S a y ," conducted by Royal S t o k e s . MCA h as been r e i s s u i n g o ld Decca-label ja z z , and Royal w il l p ro bab ly be p laying some o f t h is m ateria l on h is upcoming prog rams.

Watch th e enterta inm ent pages o f your Sunday p a p e r f o r an n o u n cem en ts o f a new s tag e m us ica l, "So p h is tica ted Lady ," a t the Kennedy Center. The show, which opens around January 5, fea tu res the music of Duke E ll in g to n .

Jo h n n ie Maddox, now ab sen t from I I P o rto R is to ra n te , should be back In m id-January.

The stage show , " E u b ie * , b u i l t around th e m usic o f the venerab le composer Euble B lak e , Is scheduled to open a t the W arner T h e a te r , 13th and E, N.W ., on January 8. ■

24-HOUR EVENTS EDITOR

JANUARY 1981

JANUARY PRJC SPEC IAL: THE GULLY LOW JAZZ BAND. Welcome to now members. Ja n u a ry 10, 9 p .m .- l a .m. Potomac Room, M a rr io tt Twin Bridges Motor H o te l.

S IX NIGHTS OF JAZZ EVERY WEEK AT THE BRATWURSTHAUS, 708 North Randolph, A r lin g to n , V irg in iaMondays NOT SO MODERN JAZZ QUARTET Thursdays RIVERSIDE RAMBLERSTuesdays STORYVILLE SEVEN Frid ays GIDEON'S BANDWednesdays PICAYUNE CABARET BAND Saturdays BUCKY BUCKINGHAM QUARTET

MORE WEEKLY GIGS• II Porto R ls to ra n te , 121 King S t re e t , A lexandria , V ir g in ia . Mondays: TERRY HARTZELL, ra g t im e p ia n o ;

Tuesdays to Saturdays: JOHNNIE MADDOX, ragtime piano.• Fish Market (U p s ta irs Backroom), 105 King S t re e t , A lexand ria , V ir g in ia . Sundays A Mondays: B IL L OSBORNE,

jaz z piano; Tuesdays to Saturdays: DARYL OTT WITH HERB GREEN, ragtime piano.® P u f f 's R es tau ran t, 2916 C ha in B r id g e Road , O ak ton , V i r g i n i a . F r id a y s : JAZZ LT D .; S a tu rd a y s : THE

NOTEABLES.• O 'C a r ro l 's 2051 W ilson Bou levard , A r lin g to n , V ir g in ia . Wednesdays: TOM NIEMANN TRIO.• Shakey's P iz z a , 1471 R o c k v il le P ik e , R o c k v il le , Maryland. F r id ays : SOUTHERN COMFORT.• Southwest Warehouse Tavern, 412 Fourth S t re e t , S .W ., Washington, D.C. F r id ay s : STORYVILLE SEVEN.

TWICE A MONTH• Cacao Lane, Main S t r e e t , El I ic o t t C it y , Maryland. F ridays ( Ja n . 2 and 16): FEDERAL JAZZ COMMISSION.® S p r in g f ie ld H i l t o n , L o is d a le Road, S p r in g f ie ld , V irg in ia . Sundays (Ja n . 4 and 18): BUCK CREEK JAZZ

BAND.

ONE TIME ONLY• SUNSHINE SKIFFLE BAND, Jan . 5, a t 6 and 8 p.m ., mezzanine, National Theater, 13th and E, N.W., D .C . For

re se rva tio n s c a l l 783-3370.• HOT MUSTARD BAND, Jan . 17, 1:30-3:30 p.m ., Museum of Science and H is to ry (near the pendulum).

WILMINGTON, DELAWAREe F r id ay , Ja n . 2: A n n ive rsa ry n ig h t , TEX WYNDHAM'S RED LION JAZZ BAND, DuPont H o te l ( r e s e r v a t io n s

recommended).e F r id ay and Saturday, Jan . 16, 17: BRANDYWINE REVIVAL JAZZ BAND, Ground Round, 1101 P h l l l y P ik e .

JAM SESSIONS• SHY: Webb Ivy (390-8944); George G a ile s (345-3113). C a ll f i r s t .• OPEN: W ednesdays, 8 p .m ., Peabody Book and Beer Stube, 913 North Charles S t re e t , B a lt im o re ; Sundays, 5

p.m .: Topside Inn, G a le s v l l le , Maryland; Sunday, Jan . 25, 7 p.m ., P u f f 's R es tau ran t, 2916 C h a in B r id g e Road, Oakton, V irg in ia ( c a l l Ben Whaley, 256-2102).

PRJC MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION ( p l e a s e p r i n t )

NAME ______________________________________________ SPO USE'S NAME____________________________

STREET CITY ____________________________

STATE & ZIP ______________________________________ TELEPHONE ( o p t io n a l )____________________

MUSICIAN? ___________ WHAT INSTRUMENTS?____________________________________________________

PRESENTLY MEMBER OP BAND? ____________ CARE TO JO IN ONE?__________ ____________DESCRIBE JAZZ INTERESTS BRIEFLY (w hat s t y l e s , a r t i s t s you p r e f e r . W h y ? ) (o p t io n a l)

PRJC dues are $10 per year, prorated as follows iThose joining Jan-Mar pay $10.00 through end of year

" " Apr-Jun " 7.50 " " •• "" " Jul-Sep " 5.00 " " " "" " Oct-Dec " 10.00 " •• H following year

Send application and check payable to PRJC to tDoris Baker, Membership Secretary 700h Westmoreland Road Palls Church, VA 220h2

Ken Kramer, E d ito r T a ilg a te Ramblings 4829 Randolph Drive Annandale, Va. 22003

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