MELODY-MAKERS
Sir,-The hunt for indigenous New Zealand radio talent goes on painstakingly, like the quest for a Cinderella to fit into the crystal slipper. And betimes string quartets give us of their best, and those who go for that sort of music say, "Well, it isn’t so bad, but a good record is better.’’ Yet in the Rainbow Rhythm session from 2YA every Thursday night, New Zealand has a dance band which is right up to recording standard. They run from ballads to solid swing; Jean MacPherson makes Vera Lynn sound like a rusty crystal set; and the band’s arrangements are original, bold, and what’s more, good, Maybe they are not up to Harry James’s class, or Jimmy Dorsey’s or Artie Shaw’s, but they play their own work from the heart, and sincerity in jazz counts for more than it does any-
where else.-
A.
P.
(Blenheim).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 9, Issue 227, 29 October 1943, Page 3
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