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By L. L. STEVENSONAmerica has reached a new era in music, an era in which true American music whether it be jazz, swing or folk songs, really will come into its own. Such is the opinion of Jean Goldkette. Detroit orchestra leader. He holds that this country now is at the same musical period as was Russia in 1860 when Rubinstein appeared on the scene and organized the Imperial orchestra, symphonies and conservatories. Russian talent thus was given a chance to express itself and as a result, within a half century, Russian music dominated the world. America today, largely through radio and recordings, is the world's greatest music-loving nation. Given proper opportunity. Goldkette continued. American music, in its full color and idiom, will become known to the world and will form an essential port of the world’s music.• • •American music has been handicapped by lack of opportunity for expression. Goldkette informed me as we were lunching in the Hunting room of the Hotel Astor. In the be ginning, jazz orchestras were small affairs with only 3 or 4 players. Now they have grown to 14 or 15 players. But to present American music in its true idiom and color, large organizations are necessary. America ins excellent musical organizations.• almost every city of any size having [ its symphony. But the symphonies are trained in the classical tradition — hence they cannot present popular American music in its true form. With his 55-piece orchestra, heard on the Mutual network on Sat-jrday nights. Goldkette believes he nas made a start. The orchestra is composed of members of the Pe-I troit Symphony orchestra but under j the Goldkette baton they play sw mg• • •Up until a few years ago, an American singer had absolutely no chance at the Metropolitan Opera House. continued Goldkette “He or ihe had to come from La Scola or Naples merely to get an audition, j Today, American singers are com-| mg into their own in grand operas and opera has not suffered in the slightest. The same thing holds true . with American music. Our sym-! phony orchestras have been giving ! Js Brahms. Beethoven. Bach and the Mhers That is right since they are j organized and trained for such mu-! «ic. But given the proper vehicle, it can be the same with true American music. That is the belief of Henry j H Reichhold. president of the Detroit Symphony, also—a belief so itrong that he is backing my band.Curiously enough, this ardent dev otee of American music w a i French born. But very early. Gold kette, who is now an American citi ten. became an advocate of mu.su 3f this country. In 1915. in New’ Or leans, he formed the Dixieland Jnzi Dand, the forerunner of many such archestras. In 1920. Charles Hughes Drought him to Detroit from Chicago to play at the Detroit Athletic club. He rose rapidly in musical I prominence and at one time had 2fi Dands of his own Goldkette alum-j ni are scattered all over the country and many have gone high in f their profession. Among them arc Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Russ Morgan. Joe Venuti. Victor Young (now Paramount music director), ! Charley Woolcott. (Walt Disney musical director) and many others The I late Bix Beiderbeck. the great trurn-| pet player, around whose life Young Man with a Horn was writ-I ten, also was once a Jean Goldkette player.
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Canyon News
Canyon, Texas, US
Thu, Aug 02, 1945
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