Jazz Envoys and Cultural Debate At Home and Abroad
Jazz figures like Paul Winter and Eduardo Sasson headline at the Polo Lounge with Russian and Latin American themes. Winter reflects on State Dept tours, race dynamics, and White House exposure while advocating private funding for jazz ambassadors and highlighting his recent LPs and a forthcoming bossa nova project. An album of the week, Charlie Byrd’s Once More, closes the page.
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Georgetown
White House
Diplomatic Corps
Kennedy
Winter
Washington
Columbia CL
U.S
Vegas Strip At A Glance Continues Through Ten Years
A nostalgic look at Las Vegas hotels and showrooms from a decade of growth. The piece notes Riviera Tropicana Hacienda New Frontier Dunes Royal Nevada and Stardust rising to host new acts and stars. Barbra Streisand is highlighted as an emblem of the era and the ongoing optimism about more hotels and bigger productions along the Strip.
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The
Riviera
Tropicana
Hacienda
New Frontier
Dunes
Royal Nevada
Stardust
Pinky Lee
Handshake Keeps Allen and Rossi Team Glued Solid
New York duo Marty Allen and Steve Rossi emphasize a lasting partnership despite fame. They credit a three year “handshake” contract and strict post show routines for avoiding ego clashes as they tour TV shows and the Plaza Hotel Persian Room. Rossi cites Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis as cautionary examples.
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New York
Nana
Marty Allen
Steve Rossi
Garry Moore
Plaza Hotel
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Eduardo Sasson
Polo Lounge
Marty Heim
Mr. Winter
Jor
Crown Publishers
Sian Music
Moscow
Leningrad
Tours
Paul Winter
UN For Unicef
UN World Agency For Child
State Department
la Paz
Latin America
Richard Evans
Brazil
Buenos Aires
Gilbert Stuart
George Washington
Louis Armstrong
Africa
University of Alabama
Charlie Byrd
Riverside
Byrd
Tallyho Star
Las
Vegas
Patt Kim
Stress
New Tallyho Hotel and Country Club
Kim
Vegas Strip
Las Vegas
Barbra Streisand
Monte Proser
Reservatio
Hodgers
Hammerstein
Bis Aoc Yin Bar
Allen and Rossi
Steve
Allen
Rossi
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Nat ‘King’ Cole
Jack
Janita Hall
Arlene Fontana
Arthur Lyman
Louney
Hotel Tropicana
Newton Brothers
Wayne and
Jerry Newton
Fremont
Jerry Allen
Emblems
Ray Smith Group
Frederic Amour
I AM
Jacqueline Douguet
Kim Darvos
Jean Philippe
Peiro Bros
Bernard Charesron
Les Danmory
Jacqueline
Bernard
Ben Lewis
Muse
Bill Reddie
Jerry Nerman
Berl Green
LAS Vegas Tunes Hotel and Canine
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