The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, December 18, 1959 Page: 4 of 10
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THE THRESHER
DECEMBER 18, 1959
RMC's Jam Session Termed
Good; Other Groups Coming
By GRIFFIN SMITH
Thresher Staff
To someone just passing
through the Rice Memorial Cen-
ter last Sunday evening, it might
have seemed that the Gene Swil-
ley Quartet jam session was a
complete failure.
As a dance it never material-
ized. Only three couples ever took
the floor—never more than one
at a time.
Casual Feminine
Fashions
2519 University Blvd.
But to the enthusiastic crowd
in Sammy's and the fifty or so
onlookers and jazz devotees in
the RMC, it was definitely a suc-
cess.
Overwhelming consensus was
in favor of continuing the jam
session as a regular feature at
the Center. And at the moment
it appears that such will be the
case. Swilley announced that a
different group will appear each
Sunday, with the University of
Houston jazz band dropping by
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Shearon Barber's
Next to Post Office in Village
2460 BOLSOVER
Appointments: JA 9-0948
just before Dead Week or early
in February.
Comments on the session rang-
ed from, "Just like a night club,"
to "Definitely a fine idea. A won-
derful opportunity for students
to become acquainted with good
modern music." Swilley and his
combo were the subject of many
highly favorable remarks.
Nearly everyone echoed the
sentiments of Bob Garlington and
Barbara Moore, one of the three
couples who actually danced: "It's
a great idea. Keep it up!"
The main thing needed, as al-
ways, is strong student body sup-
port. And from the reaction of
last Sunday's crowd, that support
will surely be forthcoming.
ROCKIN' AWAY—The Gene Swilley Combo provided
sweet jazz in last Sunday's informal jam session. Left to
right, they are, on drums, Bruce Finlayson; bass, Earle
Hembree; piano, Swilley,; and sax, John Bonds.
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U.S. Civil Service
Announces Jobs
For Engineering
The United States Civil Service
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