<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>About an hour ago I returned from a concert of the Swing Dance Orchestra from Berlin.<br></div>I confess going with apprehension - the publicity gave great weight to the girl singer, and I was afraid it would be a mostly vocal performance. Luckily, I was pleasantly disappointed (even if it looks like an oxymoron). What a band!<br></div>The programme was advertised as <br></div>music from Woody Allen films", and appropriately consisted of songs played in those films, but Allen uses a lot of <span class="" style="" id=":wg.2" tabindex="-1">OKOM</span>. The bend started with a rousing performance of "Take the A Train," and by the second minute I knew that I made a wise choice when I decided to go. Some Glenn Miller numbers were included (In the Mood, American Patrol, and - unfortunately - one of the serenades and the Miller arrangement of Rhapsody in Blue), <span class="" style="" id=":wg.3" tabindex="-1">BG</span> songs, such as "Sing Sing Sing" and "If I had You", the Shaw hit "Begin the Beguine" (for which dancers from the Dance Tel-<span class="" style="" id=":wg.4" tabindex="-1">Aviv</span> Studio were invited on stage), etc. Some of the vocal numbers were not so great - I didn't like "Si <span class="" style="" id=":wg.5" tabindex="-1">tu</span> <span class="" style="" id=":wg.6" tabindex="-1">vois</span> ma mere" (other people did), but the singer gave a very good show on "<span class="" style="" id=":wg.7" tabindex="-1">Bei</span> <span class="" style="" id=":wg.8" tabindex="-1">Mier</span> <span class="" style="" id=":wg.9" tabindex="-1">Bist</span> Du <span class="" style="" id=":wg.10" tabindex="-1">Shoen</span>" and some other numbers. The band had a young black drummer whom the leader and Pianist <span class="" style="" id=":wg.11" tabindex="-1">Anderj</span> <span class="" style="" id=":wg.12" tabindex="-1">Hermlin</span> introduced as "a young man whom I have known for seventeen years - my son David." In addition to good drumming, he also is a pretty good singer, although I would have preferred less hi-<span class="" style="" id=":wg.13" tabindex="-1">de</span>-<span class="" style="" id=":wg.14" tabindex="-1">hoing</span> on "Minnie the Moocher." He was good and rhythmic on the <span class="" style="" id=":wg.15" tabindex="-1">Lunceford</span> arrangement of "Four or Five Times," and some other numbers. His duets with the girls singer were also successful. Towards the end the band played another ballad I don't like very much - Goodman's finishing song "Good Bye." However, it played a hot number after that one, and "Sweet Sue" as the encore. <br></div>To sum up - although not everything was that great, I left the hall in wonderful state of mind. A jolly good show! <br></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br> <table style="border-top:1px solid #d3d4de">
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