GERRY AND GERALD.
Pir,-~in reading your Listener of August 6-12, I noticed an article of Ossie Cheesman who had recently played the Liszt Concerto under the name of "Oswald" Cheesman. The explanation given by 1YA-as to why he called hime self Oswald in place of the usual Ossie was: "Oswald when he’s long hair, Ossie the rest of the time. Same as Gerald Moore the famous accompanist is Gerry Moore when he writes a book on swing piano playing." I would like to correct that statement because many people in New Zealand seem to think that Gerry Moore, the jazz pianist, occasionally plays accompaniments under the more dignified name of Gerald Moore, They are twa entirely different people, Years ago they decided that, in orderto prevent cone fusion between the two Gerald Moores, the one would be Gerald’ and fie other Jerry. Jerry Moore is the jazz singe and Gerald Moore is the greatest o' British, and possibly of all, accompane
ists.-
NEW ZEALANDER
(London).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 342, 11 January 1946, Page 5
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165GERRY AND GERALD. New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 342, 11 January 1946, Page 5
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