Recordings
January, 1960
Pieces of Eight (Offbeat 4016), the latest production at Julius Monk's Upstairs at the Downstairs room in Manhattan, is a freshly minted review starring eight coins in a fountain of merriment: Ceil Cabot, Jane Connell, Del Close, Gerry Matthews, Gordon Connell, Estelle Parsons -- satirists and stage sprites all -- and pianists William Roy and Carl Norman. They behave maniacally in 17 miniatures, holding up to the light such vulnerable aspects of contemporary culture as the Radio City Music Hall,...
