THEATRE Page 8 The Afro-American, January 8, 1944 Esquire Names 20 Colored on Band NEW YORK - The eagerly awaited results of the Esquire Poll, in which sixteen of the world's foremost jazz experts were asked to select their all-star jam band, were announced last week and proved to be nothing short of sensational. No less than twenty of the twenty-six winning musicians are colored. The experts were selected by Leonard Feather, who also voted himself, and the chairman was Robert Goffin, Belgian jazz authority. Among the sixteen voters were swing critics from Egypt, Java and Denmark. The only colored man who voted was E. Simms Campbell. First Team Winners Following were the first team winners selected: Louis Armstrong, trumpet; Benny Goodman, clarinet; Coleman Hawkins, tenor saxophone; Art Tatum, piano; Al Casey, guitar; Sidney Catlett, drums; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Lionel Hampton and Red Norvo, odd instruments; Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday, vocals; Artie Shaw, best musician in the armed forces. Second team winners were as follows: Cootie Williams, trumpet; Lawrence Brown, trombone; Johnny Hodges, alto saxophone; Barney Bigard, clarinet; Earl Hines, piano; Oscar Moore, guitar; Cozy Cole, drums; Milton Hinton or Al Morgan (tie), bass; Leo Watson, Mildred Bailey, vocals; Willie Smith or Dave Tough, armed forces. Only Six Whites In these two lists the only white musicians chosen are: Goodman, Teagarden, Norvo, Bailey, Shaw and Tough. The first team winners and a couple of the second-team winners will appear at the Esquire concert January 18 at the Metropolitan Opera House to receive their $500 war bond awards and their "Esky" statuettes and take part in a gigantic jam session for the sale of war bonds and the benefit of the Navy League.