INSIDE: FIRST

TO DANCE OR NOT

TO DANCE That is the $64,000 question AS Count Bosle enters London-to play for concert,

only-th 164,000 question In the minds of British jazz audiences l1 : Why can't we danc• to a band like this?

The pulJotlng, powwhouM ltHt of th• la•i• Orthe1tro he1 the fan fans rodllnt In their seota. Wh, not on die noon of lrlte.Jn'a --------~N~M~?

TOUR DATES FOR THE

LOUIS BAND

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AFM SAYS YES

SUPPLEMENT

Shirley Bassey See Page 7

Count Basie wina• in

COUNT BASIE and hi• Band retum to Londo,, fron, Swituriond tomonow (Scrtunlay) to mart ♦Mir third Britlah tour.

Mantovani-plus 60 for London show ~,~~!"~~~·~:! ~!J,hf..or~ ~~ ~;. h~ I I J\e H.11'}'&1 A tbcrt Hall CID nun,.

d.at~'• twrtlUlJ lhoolJnl: lhci l»c. o,t h;t.,,,,.of'tVI\I_.. btfUl"t 1N.nn1 for A.awrka on ~ D fOt h\l lotU1h .. ,~·i.:~.~ ~ tot"ff Jt.lOl m1lta lO Ifft a

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Lonnie Donegan to 1

sign for Yarmouth •. :e:'~~ .~~~:i u.. M-.rt\Mft. om, Y~Ut.

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And the Count can wea off ON to .... u.. HI.I • .,.,.1n9 coftCllf"tl et the lor., Fflth•al Hou • ...,,. .... o co..,ltit• ••11--ovt. The •~ooo MOU ••• moppe4 .,. In recorcf tuM.

And OfU t.000 of the a,ooo a.•i. for the cwo lhOWI ti the Oanmont 81.att, ICJlbu.rD. lhU SundaJ hne alrrad.1

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