A "SWING" SUGGESTION
Sir,-I think I am correct when I say that there is only one complete programme (Turntable’s "Rhythm on Record") offered by the main national stations to cater for advanced swing tastes, and even this programme has a commercial taint. A suggestion, which I think should be given serious consideration, is a sessoin to be run one night each week, for a period of perhaps half an hour’s duration, dealing with the different phases of swing. In rotation there could be sessions of the blues, boogie Chicago style, New Orleans, and the modern swing style. If this suggestion does not meet with support, then I am wrong in my assumption that many listeners are dissatisfied with the present programmes, and rely upon the shortwave dial. But before I end let me emphasise one point: I do not want this letter to start a music war, and I entreat the "longhairs" who sit complacently in their armchairs enjoying hours of classical music to be a little tolerant for once, and let this new (?) and exciting music fill in just a small niche of our musical world.
DOWN BEAT
(Oamaru).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 10, Issue 242, 11 February 1944, Page 3
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190A "SWING" SUGGESTION New Zealand Listener, Volume 10, Issue 242, 11 February 1944, Page 3
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