[Dixielandjazz] Slim Gaillard

[ROBERT R. CALDER]

I forgot to include in my rhapsody over Slim's rhapsody over the tiple that its magnificence was immediately recognised. 
As soon as Slim had ended his description of the balmy  scene, where the music and atmosphere was such that the people present would   M E L T   the chairman of this magnificent neo-quiz (whose real purpose was to elicit comic stories, banter and reminiscences) the journalist-novelist-saxophonist Benny Green awarded in a loud voice 

ELEVEN POINTS!  
A modest award for a monologue of such transcendent glory!I also recall that Slim did disappoint people by failure to recognise the alto saxophone of Ernie Henry. 

Vout-O'Rooney!