1960 SCHOOL OF JAZZ BENEFIT CONCERT

Thursday evening, September 1, 1960, 8:30 p.m.

PART I

Small Ensemble, John Lewis, Leader

Relays (John Lewis)

The Edge of Winter (Gary McFarland)

Three Four (Gary McFarland)

Afternoon in Paris (John Lewis)

Jay Pruitt-t; Jamie Aebersold-asx; Steve Marcus-tsx; Brian Cooke-fr hn; Gary McFarland-vbs; Steve Anderson-p; Percy Heath*-b; Jon Jonsson-d

Small Ensemble, J.J.

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SCHOOL OF JAZZ

Concert by the Students and Faculty – August 29, 1957 at 8:40 P.M.

I

Small Ensemble, Oscar Peterson, Director

Here us is [Bob Dorough]

Jitney Jump [Bob Dorough]

Little Red Riding Hood minus the Wolf [Bob Flanik]

‘Nough Said [Neil Hope]

Here us was [Bob Dorough]

Dale Hillary-Alto Sax
Bob Wigton-Baritone Sax
Henry Ettman-Drums
Bob Dorough-Piano
Neil Hope-Piano
Bob Flanik-Piano
Ralph Pena-Bass

II

Small Ensemble, Dizzy Gillespie, Director

Purple Sounds [Dizzy Gillespie]

Housatonic Huzzy [Fran Thorne]

Con Alma [Dizzy Gillespie]

South Wales [Ron Riddle]

Wheatleigh [Dizzy Gillespie] [probably “Wheatleigh Hall”]

Connie Kay-Drums
Percy Heath-Bass
James Miltenberger-French Horn
John Mason-Trumpet
Fran Thorne-Piano
Ron Riddle-Piano

III

Small Ensemble, Ray Brown, Director

Ray Brown Blues [Ray Brown]

Applesauce [John Harmon]

Bellyroll Bows [Dave Blume]

Wende [Ran Blake]

Oh, My Gosh [Dexter Morrill]

Ray Brown-Bass
Terry Hawkeye-Drums
Dexter Morrill-Trumpet
Kent McGarity-Trombone
John Harmon-Piano
Ran Blake-Piano
Dave Blume-Piano

INTERMISSION

IV

Small Ensemble, Jimmy Giuffre, Director

Blues for the Barn [Jimmy Giuffre]

Okeefeenokee Overture [Tupper Saussy]

Round Midnight [Thelonious Monk]

Rhythm Rears Its Head [Jimmy Giuffre]

Tom Scannell-Trumpet
John Thorpe-Trombone
Jimmy Giuffre-Sax and Clarinet
Peter Denny-Vibes
Herb Ellis-Guitar
Margot Pennell-Piano
Tupper Saussy-Piano
José Edward Homen de Mello-Bass
Colin Cooke-Drums

V

Small Ensemble, Max Roach, Director

Cakle Hut [Owen Marshall]

Good Gravy [Teddy Edwards]

LaRue [Clifford Brown, arr.

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August 10-September 1, 1958
Lenox, Massachusetts

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The School of Jazz

offers the serious student of jazz…

• close association with outstanding musicians of our time
• a workshop in composition and improvisation
• experience in jazz ensemble playing
• a jazz approach in individual instruction
• experience in public performance
• a conception of the history of jazz, the development of its styles and idioms, and its relationship to music as a whole
• a point of view toward jazz as a significant and vital art form of our time.

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Monday, August 10 – THE RELATIONSHIP OF JAZZ TO THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS – John Garvey, Faculty, University of Illinois, Moderator. Panelists: Marshall Stearns, Herb Pomeroy. Wheatleigh Lounge, 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, August 11 – CONCERT – Bobby Hackett. Music Barn, 8:30 p.m.

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Wednesday, August 14, 8:30 PM – PRIMITIVE BEGINNINGS OF JAZZ – Willis James

Thursday, August 15, 8:40 PM – CONCERT, Music Barn: Mahalia Jackson

Friday, August 16, 8:30 PM – IMPACT OF PERSONALITIES ON JAZZ – Rex Stewart

Saturday, August 17, 8:30 PM – JAZZ IN TELEVISION – Frank Nichols

Sunday, August 18, 8:40 PM – CONCERT, Music Barn: Wilbur De Paris and his New Orleans Jazz Band

Monday, August 19, 8:30 PM – THE MUSIC OF AFRICA – Fela Sowande

Tuesday, August 20, 8:30 PM – JAZZ AND ITS CORRELATION TO THE ARTS – Rudi Blesh and Barry Ulanov

Wednesday, August 21, 8:30 PM – TECHNIQUES IN JAZZ COMPOSITION – George Russell, assisted by School Faculty

Thursday, August 22, 8:30 PM – MANAGEMENT AND BOOKING OF JAZZ – Monte Kay, Rudy Viola, Pete Kameron, and Jack Whittemore

Friday, August 23 – JAZZ FRONTIERS – Lennie Tristano and Bill Russo

Saturday, August 24, 8:30 PM – PROBLEMS IN JAZZ RECORDING – Nesuhi Ertegun and Jack Tracy
NEW DIRECTIONS IN JAZZ – Teo Macero

Sunday, August 25, 8:40 PM – CONCERT, Music Barn – Oscar Peterson Trio, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach

Monday, August 26, 8:30 PM – JAZZ AND ITS PLACE IN AMERICAN CULTURE – Eric Larrabee

Tuesday, August 27, 8:30 PM – FUNCTION OF THE CRITIC IN JAZZ – John Wilson (The New York Times), Nat Hentoff (Saturday Review of Literature), Bill Coss (Metronome)

Wednesday, August 28, 8:30 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION – Evaluation of the School of Jazz by panel of Faculty and Students

Thursday, August 29, 8:40 PM – CONCERT, Music Barn – SCHOOL OF JAZZ ON PARADE… A jam session concert by the entire student and faculty groups now participating in the School of Jazz.

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Wednesday Evening, August 28, 8:30 PM Wheatleigh

Panel:

Marshall Stearns: moderator

John Lewis: “Original purposes and objectives of the School of Jazz”

Oscar Peterson: “Faculty and Student accomplishments during three weeks”

Jule Foster: “The School of Jazz as a Non-Profit Organization”

Francis Thorne: “Student reply to the statement of original purposes and objectives of the School of Jazz”

Dave Blume: “Student’s view to the future…

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