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New Zealand Listener, Volume 5, Issue 127, 28 November 1941, Page 12

F a similar nature to "Turntable’s "Rhythm on Record" session from 2YA every Friday night is 1ZB’s "Rhythm Review," 45 minutes of swing every Wednesday at 10.15 p.m., prepared and broadcast by an anonymous member of 1ZB’s programme staft who has made a study of swing over many years. Station 1ZB is fortunate in having the support of a group of enthusiasts who formed the Auckland Rhythm Club, now defunct, and who conducted a session over 1ZM before that station was taken ovér by the NBS, These enthusiasts helped greatly in establishing "Rhythm Review," making available all the 1ZM scripts. To assist him in gathering accurate data about composers and artists, the compére _ subscribes to several overseas technical journals, and in addition, has a library of rare reference books, covering the growth of jazz from 1918 to 1936. The library is kept up-to-date from week to week by means of a file of cuttings covering most swing releases since 1936.. Over 60 "Rhythm Reviews" have been broadcast to date; the records used are mostly lent from the Commercial Broadcasting Service head office library. Swing fans and collectors in Auck- | land have also lent rare records. "Rhythm Review" does not feature any one type of swing or jazz exclusively," the compére states, "It is the intention of the session to hold as many of the station’s listeners as possible, and raucoys and ‘killer diller’ swing is kept for the end of the programme. The commentary is quiet and dignified, with no ‘jitterbug’ atmosphere-the sincere students of jazz look with disfavour on the jitterbug development of recent years, The older type of swing, ‘righteous jazz, is also kept to a minimum, as it is not appreciated by the average listener." ;