During what turned out to be an abortive attempt to recapture some of its glory days, the just reopened Trianon Ballroom booked a very good Horace Henderson & His Orchestra into the once highly popular, ornate dance palace. This CD has some of the music from three nights of the orchestra's stand during July of 1954, culled from two broadcast transcriptions and a tape made by Dr. Arthur Love. As these sessions reveal, Henderson put together a group of fine musicians who were very comfortable with his tight arrangements. Some ...
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During what turned out to be an abortive attempt to recapture some of its glory days, the just reopened Trianon Ballroom booked a very good Horace Henderson & His Orchestra into the once highly popular, ornate dance palace. This CD has some of the music from three nights of the orchestra's stand during July of 1954, culled from two broadcast transcriptions and a tape made by Dr. Arthur Love. As these sessions reveal, Henderson put together a group of fine musicians who were very comfortable with his tight arrangements. Some of the band's notable members were trumpet player Hobart Dotson, tenor sax man Jimmy Forrest of "Night Train" fame, and Eddie Calhoun on bass. While the band played dance music, there was some modern material coming out of the group as well, like the bop alto solo by Goon Gardner on "Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder" and Jimmy Forrest's tenor on "T in the Red Book." Duke Ellington songs are mixed in with pieces by Dizzy Gillespie and Arnett Cobb. The band also had a couple of good singers. Eddy Williams, who doubled on tenor, does a respectable Nat "King" Cole-like rendition of the novelty tune "What's It to You, Jack." Little is known about girl singer Jean Cunningham. She shows up especially well on "The Glory of Love," with a deeper voice than some of the male singers in the group. But it's the strong ensemble playing that makes this outfit noteworthy. This strength is evident on such tunes as "'Tis Autumn," which features a pleasant Bill Kenny-like vocal by George Reed. The sound reproduction is more than acceptable. IAJRC must be complimented for preserving some excellent big-band music from one of the premier dance spots in the country. Not only is the music good, but the announcements are revealing as well. The announcer emphasizes throughout that the ballroom's "new" policy welcomes "everybody." This is a not-so-veiled reference to the fact that Afro-Americans will now be allowed entrance. That wasn't enough to save the place. Dancing ended shortly thereafter and the place was used as a flea market and for other non-dancing activities. It was finally torn down in 1967. ~ Dave Nathan, Rovi
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