PAGE SIX Jazz Two Stars Set Stage, Reminisce By JEFF POLLACK J:l7/. took a till) to the Nit t.o Mountains last night in the form of singer Chris Connor and the Kai Winding Septet. It showed its swinging head at the Spring Week Aatds Night ceremony in Recreation Ilan. It Iva, a return engagement for hot it perfottnec, anti l(11' theta and thr audience it was welcomed Miss Connor, who was here for a Schwab eoneett in 1956, hang many of her old favorites along with many of the newer onei. Winding also made his last appearance here in 1956. At that —Collegian Photo by time he was teamed with fellow CHRIS CONNOR AND the Kai Winding Septet performed at the Spring 'Week awards trombonist J. J. Johnson, night in Hee Hall. Festivals and conceits were list- 1 ed as the favorite performing' places by Mks Connors The pre- said the audiences over there t'lollsiV fortified singer said the' are generally much more re place she liked plavine most was; ceptive. Handall's Island in New York; However, he explained this byl City saying that they had less oppor-' Winding, who also said college;tunity to hear American jazz; concerts were the audiences hoiregulaily and hence took advan enjoyed most, was careful to add tagP of the chance. that he wasn't just saying that', Miss Connor said she has never because of tthere he was ibeen out, of the country but add He ',aid the college studentsjed that she "sure would like to were the best because they'ie the'go." ones who buy the iecords 'They; Asked how she felt about jazz are the contemporat auchence!in relation to other music, she not only of today but of toinor-istarted to say she was prejudiced row." he said. jbut settled for a brief, "I love it." The trombonist, who played Ironically, the two perform in England, the Scandinavian ers who have played with each countries, Germany. Holland I other on many occasions got and France with his former their starts with the same band. partner J. J. 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He also played with the Benny Goodman orchestra, _ He said he left Kenton in 1947 and did small combo work around New York. "Mostly in small jazz clubs," he said. Then for five years he did commercial radio and television, appearing on such programs as the Patty Paige Show and Your Hit Parade. Winding, more talkative than Miss Connor, said that with his', present group he did almost ex clusively college concerts. He said that between September and May ~.' i s ;:rX; (r... :'sue: r ~... tiara 80 per cent of his work was this type. The trombonist said his oddest performance was last Sunday when he played an afternoon date at Holy Cross. He said they play ed in a circus tent for about 500 people. Asked a question he said is asked almost everywhere he goes why he broke up with Johnson— he answered simply, "It was a temporary airangement to begin He said that they were to gether two years and both felt their names were 'well known enough to go out alone. He added he .was sorry that. was the only reason. "Most of the newspapers would like me to say we had a big fight," he said, "but we didn't." Winding quickly added that Johnson was one of his best friends. Winding listed Chris Connor, Sarah Vaughn, Gerry Southern and Ella Fitzgerald as his favor ite jazz vocalists. And without knowledge of Winding's favorites, Miss Con nor listed Kai Winding, Stan Ken ton, Gerry Mulligan and Errol Garner as her favorite groups. Winding, who makes his home in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., said he and the group would leave right after the performance for Louisville, Ky. He is scheduled to play at the ' private Arts Club there. He will also stay over Friday night for a pre-derby ball. Miss Connor leaves this morn ing for Camden, N.J., where she will spend a week at the Red Hill Club. She will then go to the Key Club in Minneapolis for a week and then on to Miami for the Jockey's convention. Before he got up to return to the stage the trombonist made a plug for two new albums. An LP record now available, "Swingin' States," and an album to be re leased in June, "The City Beat." 04 7. •••40* 4 AT/ oi ~ .. . „,40, , ~. . EEI Classes: English Western Tickets on Sale at HUB or Show Sponsored by Penn Stale Riding Club THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1959 Cheers, Groans, Excite By PAT DYER Spring week ended last night with cheers from the winners and groans from the losers, with song of jubilation from the top winners and from those who placed, with wild excite ment as the tension of the last hectic weeks was released by the announcement of the winners of the biggest competition of the year Awards Night found sororities and fraternities filling the floor of Recreation Hall in tense anti cipation of the results of their weeks of work. The first event, the introduction of the finalists in the Miss Penn State contest, resulted in long applause as the five girls walked down the white cat pet to the stage. The tension broke for a while as Jay Feldstein asked the girls about football. The crowd en , ioyed greatly the slightly con ' fused answers the finalists gave to the question, "What is a down?" A roar of amusement ran through the hall from the time when Susan Donoghue said it takes 10 yards to make 4 downs to the last contestant's answer. ;Amused groans of, "Oh no, she ;can't be serious," were heard from the male portions of the audience. When the coeds left the stage and Kai Winding came on, the ,crowd seemed able to relax and lenjoy the show. Not so the var ions chairmen, however. One ner vous sorority chairman was seen to stare at the stage while she unconsciously tore her program Ito shreds. Marty Scherr night last Winding's group and Chris Conner were decorously attired in blue or black suits when they appeared on the stage, a far cry from the open-toed sandals and desert boots in which they Kappa, ASigPhi Win Spi (Continued from page one) the 200-yard dash. Aiding the Kappa sorority sweep was Shirley Pittman who won the individual Queen of Hearts championship. There are no other results for the Queen of Hearts finals. Winners in the float parade were, in the Greek and Roman period: first Phi Kappa Tau and Cross: second, Theta Chi and Mac Allister Hall: third, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Kappa Al pha Theta. In the Middle Ages category: Sigma Nu and Delta Gamma, first: Alpha Sigma Phi and Kap pa Kappa Gamma, second; Pi Kappa Phi and Grange Hall, third. In the 20th century: Sigma Al pha Mu and Kappa Sigma, first; Pi Kappa Alpha and Pi Beta Phi, second; Phi Kappa Sigma and Alpha Chi Omega, third. In the carnival the division winners were: Saturday, May 2 Sunday, May 3 9 a.m. -1 p,m, UNIVERSITY STABLES Teams: Penn - Hall Grier Penn State JUBILANCE AND EXUBERANCE reigneC the announcement that they won Spring first appeared at Recreation Hall. As the notes of the Continentals faded out and Feldstein again stepped up to the platform, this time to announce the new Miss Penn State, tension once more increased. All eyes turned on the back of the hall as the finalists entered with Miss Penn State last. As the new queen entered a scream arose from the front cen ter section of the floor where her sorority sisters, Kappa Kappa Gamma, were sittmg with their The Greek and Roman per iod: first Acacia and Alpha Delta Pi; second, Theta Chi and Mac Allister Hall; third, Delia Sigma Phi and Kappa Delia. The Middle Ages• Alpha Sigma Phi and Kappa Karma Gamma first; Theta Delta Chi and Chi Mu, second; Theta Xi and Sigma Sigma Sigma, third. The 20th Century: first, Phi Delta Theta and Delta Delta Del ta; second, Phi Kappa Sigma and Alpha Chi Omega: third, Beta Sigma Rho and Delta Tau Delta. The standing for the Olympics were: I. Alpha Sigma Phi and Kappa Kappa Gamma, 2. Sig ma Nu and Delta Gamma, 3. Delta Sigma Phi and Kappa Delta tied with Phi Delta Theta and Delta Delta Delta, 5. Delta Upsilon and Alpha Epsilon Phi tied with Delta Chi and Zeta Tau Alpha. The grand winner was decided on a point system for each event. The three winners of each cate gory in the float parade received 30, 20 and 10 points, respectively. STUDENTS! 4 Remember Mother 0 before May 3 1 Woodring's Flowers 117 E. Beaver Ave. Phone AD 8-0568 'AVIEfRom 4 ft. • ....'2UXOI4go( 4- ..—ubmeout THURSDK Spring W ma Phi. ' as the stage. After tl ual diffic doesn't fi around t the audit .one wasr I ternity gram in 'coherentl A on; enjoyed Connors Winner carnival points re! First p] worth 15 8; fourth, In the for third totaled a group si) tied for and a ha Three ed the Penn S ' sponsor five. No p o participa individuE Hearts t The al (-4 i'l4 (!.
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