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Word: daemonically (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1954-1954
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...precision so bemused Composer Igor Stravinsky that he wrote his Ebony Concerto for it. The outfit made Herman the top bandsman in the land. He disbanded it because it left him too little time for wife and daughter-"I just hadda go home, that's all"-but his daemon kept driving him, and a year later he had another standout herd. It was a disastrous venture because it was dedicated to the dying bop style and cost him a cool $175,000 before he could break it up. Three years ago, unhappy fronting small combos with his clarinet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: That Happy Feeling | 5/31/1954 | See Source »

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