In the Groove
[OR those genuinely interested in jazz, and allergic to both "pops" and dance music, 1YA these days is offering generous consolation. On two or three
nights a week, the last half-hour, sometimes the last hour, before the news, is given over to some of the most agreeable and vivacious jazz. The extremists of the so-called "progressive" schools, and the buzz-saw and tin-can heretics, seem to get short shrift, but the exponents of the classic styles are well represented. Although I haven’t yet heard any of the real old-timers on the labels treasured by jazz discophiles, I have found it most acceptable to be able to turn from Delius and Mahler to the Oscar Peterson Trio and the Gene Krupa Quartet, and the excellent sessions of the BBC Jazz Club, heard on Tuesday nights. The style of some of the British musicians will be a revelation to those who still believe that the only really good jazz comes from America. But it is interesting to note that, on the jazz Club sessions, styles considered outrageous 20 years ago have something of the same nostalgic flavour as the waltz did for our grandparents. I find it hard to imagine that the same will ever hold true for Rock ’n’ Roll or "progressive" jazz, in their respective
fields.
JC
R
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 939, 9 August 1957, Page 22
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220In the Groove New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 939, 9 August 1957, Page 22
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