Jim Crow Stuff Still Spreading Girl Trumpeter Tastes Southern Chivalry And CHICAGO, JULY 29, 1946 Color Ousts Mab's Men New York—Toby Butler, New York- Though their blow­ ing is i»n the -ou nd (ruckn AI of Rhythm .ill-girl orchestra, re­ Killian and Paul Webster do not eating Of Powell cently waz- ‘detained by authori­ ppear or the i.'reet with the ties when the band played Mll- Charlie Barnet band in the Itdgeville, Georgia, and it was Monogram film, Freddie Steps alleged that Toby was a white Out. girl find her association with Charlie Barnet, a pioneer in V Police Becomes ithrr members of the band was organizing “mixed" units, told prohibited in the state of Geor- the Beat he made it clear to Monograms execs that his ork was not lily white. Producer Sam Katyman said that was OK with Down Beat, checking with hin !f Cl- rile liked their music, ew Cause Celebre Georgia authorities, was :old by so did Katyman. the chief of police oi Milledge­ After a hot campus battle at Nixed Ernm Film By MICHAEL LEVIN ville that “Toby Butler is un­ Indiana University, with an anti­ known in Milledgeville.” The sound track was then cut. Negro faction demanding thr New JarE- As originally repor I i d in the July 1 Beat, the Still, the Beut discovered after It featured a ursion of South­ ouster Professor Marshall further investigation, that the land ’.hat spotted Webster ind ting received by Carleton Powell. base-playing brother of Stearns, eminent Jazz critic, au­ detainment had taken place. Bill Killian sharing threi choneei. immer Speca, putting him in Bellevue hospital with 5 teeth thority on Chaucer and faculty Powell, booker of the Dartings of Then, when the boys showed up it. luntuuion», a concussion, and deep Incérations on the advisor to the NAACP, he was Rhythm, said that the incident for the filming, a hurried confer- reappointed. Stearns, an ofay, happened “between Columbus t nee by Mom Jram sale., officials ran. I followed because having a promptly resigned and accepted and Milledgeville >md that MK. nixed the p’an -^conckj before the i A delegation of entertainer», led man come to a precinct house a Job as assistant professor at Butler been detained by cameras wi re to begin grinding. k) author Dashiell Hamnit U. Chais .ind then run Is a little queer. As Cornell Jan Christy, movie Georgia authorities but had not Burner, howled. So did Katy- Me Barer I. and aetreM Betty Garrett, he ran down the block towards starlet, model and ex-Jan Savitt been failed, since husk Turner, man. But the money boys, their took a petition signed by more than the comer, I followed, shouting, chirp, is recovering from an leader of the band, intervened, eyes (in the tu.,t s Southern ex­ I $300 people in the business to ‘flfnrx__ f.Hia fa th a __ nit THI operation in Manhattan. claiming Miss Butler as a rela­ posure, were adamant. Depat* Police Chief Mulligan two shoot. Shorty Sherock and Justin Stone tion. week• ago, protesting the beating “I closed In on him as he are reading the trumpet parte in “It was then,” he said, “that .given Powell by the police and reached the comer, whereupon that Arthur Hopkins musical show, Toby was released.” Pay-off came when the fill-ins, painting out that hi« hailing n taxi he turned and stabbed me in the who scurried in at th»- last min­ | cab and the alleged refusal of the chest with a knife similar to a ute to face the len> for Killian | driver to take him to hie home wu marine combat knife. The doc­ Leader Turner said that "since and Webster, .»«krd the Mad t «amnion problem in «how buti- tors later told me at Midtown Don Redman's band the reorganization of the Dar­ Mab's boys for their uniforms M«« and that theatr. folk felt they Hospital that the wound was a folk songster lo hit Gotham ia lings of Rhythm my Ben Webster’s group at the partner, Detective Mullin told me NYC Three Deuces ... Roy Anthony band is being submitted at $1,000 with a dance band Bernie Detective Clancy of the 17th that after Powell was taken in it scoring the music contact men against a 60 percent for single Previn left the BG crumpet sec­ Precinct told this reporter the the station house he made a grab by hwing them fill out complete date, with plenty of takers. tion to Join the NBC Supper Club following, the police department’s for the gun belt of one of the forms with all info oit their plugs- Regarding Jimmy Davis band . . . Charlie Barnet is the version of what happened: men .md it took four policemen root, thus saving chatter time ut «tory elsewhere in this issue, a latest addition to the cast for the “Powell hailed a taxi in the to ("strain him and take him to intermission . . . Cosy Cole’s wife, special delivery letter direct from Fabulous Dorseys film Now East 50s at Madison, and asked Bellevue hospital. Neel. had a rough operation, but is the governor’s office in Louisiana we have Tee Ross and Hit Music the driver to take him uptown “The thing that puzzles me recuperating, states that he ia not a regular mem­ With a Gloss at the Colonial in The driver complied but evident­ about this whole business, is that Stan Kenton will not play the ber of the AFM, but holds an Rochester, New York, .md Swing ly Powell thought too slowly for Hotel Pennsylvania at once but honorary life membership in Local und Sweat With Les Arquette at ne said, "Hurry up you — — is a well-liked, moderately hab­ will do theaters into NYC for the 116 at Shreveport ... Stan Shaw, the Timbers up in Michiganl ——------.’’ The driver turned ited musician with a very fine and said, “If you’re going to act professional and social back­ like that, we’ll go over to the ground. The transformation into precinct station and let the cops the man with whom I dealt on Record Prices handle it.” Powell then said, "Get June 12 is something I still can't Kring there, and you’ll lose your understand Carrying a 5 Inch hack license by tomorrow ." bladed knife in a suspenders Not Changing "When the cab arrived at the sheath doesn’t go with mere New York The death of OPA precinct station, two of its win musicianship. One thing I am Is having little effect on record down und the driver's panel had sure of: he was not drunk.” prices. Officials of Victor, Colum­ been kicked out by PowelL I wu­ bia, Decca, Capitol, Musicraft standing Inside talking to the md Coemo anticipate no price lieutenant, when I noticed the Bott Specs Powell, and repre- .sentative.'. ot the Civil Rights hikes on platters, although Capi­ cab pull up. The driver got out tol and others du report an in­ and ran around the front of the Congress stated that these were cab to come into the building not the facts, and gave this re­ crease of 25c for the album con­ and Powell followed chasing him. porter an off the-record account tainers used with record sets. of their version of the case, in­ dicating their jeason for secrecy “I moved out the door, saying was a feeling that If the police Elliot, Twins as Powell came up to me, 'I’m a department did not know their lollceman, what’s going on hen rebuttal, they couldn’t prepare a iowell looked at me. turned, and case against it On The Cover Specs did say for the record, ‘My brother is no cop fitabber Elliot townnirr. utter ten Down Beat to All I can tell you publicly is that year«, «till can’t tell hi« »ax he received a concussion so bad player» apart — whieh would that he can’t remember what ana »trangr inlil you dig «he Raise Price happened from the time he ar­ rover and the Giame twins, Mike rived at the police station until (right) and Lou (left). The Beginning with the August 12 twin*, who are with IrJ ...ung tmnd now price per copy from 10 cents to thing is sure: the police are try­ nt the Hotel i’«»in»ylvania in 25 cents, and its «nnusl sub- ing to frame him. They don’t New York City and on Columbia •wiption rate from 54 to $5 even want to convict him—all record«, grew up with Lawri-nce Per year. Sec the announcement they want to do is to explain the and played with hi* Band Bu­ ““ Pag« 7 uf this issue for an frightful beating they gave him. tera whiii- ihty wrve in a Phila­ «■planatinn of thia increase. I don’t think they are going to delphia «eboot get away with either.” DOWN BEAT NEWS Summer Air Is Filled With Music Cork Scotches Names, Good Music, The Modemaires Dropped If im in Rumor About advi< Keynote Of Season's torn Glen Gray Ork After Work-Week Spat muai New York—A squabble over a six day versus a seven day Radio Replacements New York—Is Glen Gray leav­ week resulted in the cancellation of the Modemaires, vocal Pr ing the Casa Loma band? group, from the fall opening of the 400 Restaurant. The hand By EDDIE RONAN If he does, will Bobby Hackett status of Louis Jordan and Randy Brooks, scheduled head* take over? Or will it be Fats liners for the opening, are no« al To« New York—Major network replacements for the heated feeted by thr fracas. Corp'1 summer months are bringing more and more bands and Daniels? These are the questions that Gerry Won't Tomtny Skields, the Modem, featured singers to the American earways a clear indication have been furtively whispered in aires-pilot, elaiined he kad aa m. of the trend to utilize music to soothe the yackity-tired ears trade circles recently and sent deratanding with Art Weema of of the nation. Down Beat on the prowl for the Leave Lopez General Artiet« Corporation that hh Top switches bi ought such names Mutual’s Thursday night By Pop­ answers ular Demand stanza. Show fea­ aa Benny Goodman, Tommy Dor­ The answers rolled off the New York—Vincent Lopez, Taft tures top tunes of the day picked Hotel maestro, has denied th^t Original plans called for a aey, Vaughn Monroe, Harry Bab­ by name musicmen and leaders. tongue of Cork O’Keefe, manager bitt, Jan Savitt, Golden Gate Quar­ of the Casa Loma band since his vacationing vocalist, Gerry seven day stint; but Shields pro­ tet, King Cole Trio, Fred Waring, Sinatra and Les Brown have been Larson, will leave the band and tested because he felt the vocal among the early selectors. heaven knows when, who said: do a single when she returns Phil Brito into the key summer “When Glen moves out, there’ll group needed a day’s rest each ■pots. Fred Waring and his musical from her present sunshine-and- week. And after all. Shields told Goodman brought his sextet mob scene are in NBC’s Fibber be no Casa Loma band!’’ rest kick. the Beat, Brooks and Jordan got (with guests) into the Informa­ McGee and Molly slot on Tues­ He summed it up just that way. Gerry, who hopes to make like a day off each week. day nights until late in Septem­ such earlier Lopez alumnae as tion Please slot Monday nights “I’ve heard all the rumors,” But most important point of over NBC. Show originates in ber. And Alec Templeton subs for he told Down Beat, “and I can’t Betty Hutton, told the Beat that Edgar Bergen and Charlie Mc­ Lopez would manage her on her all, according to Shields, is the like L New York through Sept. 2 after understand how they start. Must fact that the Modemaires mate­ which it moves coastward to run Carthy who will be back on their be some crack-pots. In the first solo plunge. A check with Lopez, NBC Sunday time early in Sep­ however, came up with the story rial is arranged for big-band ac­ through the 1946-47 season. Re­ place, who could take his place? companiment. On Brooks’ night cently Benny has had Martha tember. Hackett? There’s no question but that Gerry would be back with CBS has its Treasury Band­ the band but would, however, off, the group couldn’t handle its Tilton, Helen Ward and Johnny what Bobby is a wonderful guy, material correctly with Jordan’! Thú Mercer as drop-ins. Week ago to­ stand coming on a half hour later but he’s not well enough to take make a brief excursion into night (July 22) he was skedded Saturdays. On Tuesday nights over the aches of a big band movies under his guidance. small jump crew for support. roMt < for the next five weeks, NBC has Weems, OAC v.p., said that dice I to have Gene Krupa and Teddy even if there was a possibility— Dece Wilson as guests to reform the Margaret Whiting, the Tune Top­ which there isn’t. there never had been a definite original Goodman trio. Sextet in­ pers and Jerry Gray’s band. Show understanding between him and Shook originates in New York. “Bobby’s a fine asset to any Shields on the six-day week is­ bud < cludes Mike Bryan, guitar; Trig­ band,” Cork added, “but the eweel i ger Alpert, bass; Louis Bellson, Two replacements on NBC Gabler Buys sue. When Shields insisted the Thurday nights reveal Meredith Casa Loma band would be too "No, drums; Joe Bushkin, piano; much for him. contrary was the case and re­ Johnny White, vibes and Benny, Willson with the King Sisters and fused the seven-day arrange­ clarinet. Ben Gage in for Dinah Shore, “I’ve heard the name Fats General Rees ment, the 400 decided not to sign pouibi Tommy Dorsey and band take and Vaughn Monroe and guests Daniels mentioned for Glen’s the act. including the Goodman trio sub­ shoes,” he said. “But, where this over as summer replacement for New York—Milt Gabler’s Com­ Shields said he appealed to the the Fred Allen show Sunday bing for Abbott and Costello un­ idea came from I doubt if any­ modore Records has bought the til end of September. There has one knows. I’d venture to say American Guild of Variety Artiste nights over NBC. Show format name, rights and masters of but was told AGVA could do cans for Tommy to use guest been no return date set for Dinah Fats, himself, never would dream General Records. Principal prize asyet. of such an idea. He hasn’t a big in the package are the Jelly Roll nothing unless the six-day agree­ band leaders directing the TD ment was in writing. crew in their own style. Show Eddy Duchin is in NBC’s new enough name as yet.” Morton sides issued Several years my Dt will run until Sept. 29. Kraft Music Hall on Thursdays, That’s the answer as told to ago in album form under the AGVA, unlike the AFM, has Vacation with Music, featur­ along with the King Cole Trio. Down Beat. name New Orleans Memories. never been successful in estab­ ing Phil Brito and the Harry Some of the return dates for Other collectors’ items on the lishing theday-off-a-week policy. tm dr Sosnik orchestra, debuts Friday music shows off for the summer General shelves are on-location An un-n;.med rhumba band night (Aug. a) replacing People are: cuttings from the Belgian Congo, will replace the Modemaires. Are Funny. Program will run un­ Fitch Bandwagon, NBC, Sep­ Haitian hills and Mexican Indian til Sept. 13. (H-m-m-m, also a tember 22; Rudy Vallee, NBC, Pete Condoli To country. Gamut and Timely, Friday). August 29; Bob Crosby show, CBS, classical subsidiaries of General, Fell Vocalist Eugenie Baird has a September 18; and Ginny Simms, Leave Herman are also part of the deal. June Christy To Wax half hour of songs Sunday nights CBS, September 20. Gabler will retain the name. replacing the ABC Sunday Party Hollywood—Pete Candoli, high General, and will keep the Gen­ Transcription Jaxx with Hires which has slid a half note trumpet star of the Woody eral offices at 1600 Broadway. Bess On Rhumba Kick Herman Herd, is understood to Hollywood—June Christy, Stan hour later to fill the Stairway to Kenton chirp who has built a the Stars vacancy. Atlantic City—The rhumba ad­ have given notice to the leader. His plans include returning to solid rep for herself in her first Rhapsody in Rhythm with dicts at the President Hotel’s Barney Plans Pic year with the band, will wax a Connie Haines and Jan Savitt are New York City, where he, along “Round the World Room” are with Shorty Sherock, is under New York—Barney Josephson batch of transcriptions for Capi­ in for Meet Me at Parky’s on looking as well as hip-swinging of Cafe Society is slated to pro­ tol with her own combo. Kal NBC Sunday nights. Also fea­ consideration for the lead in these clays as Bess Myerson, Miss Arthur Hopkins’ fall play, Hear duce a picture, Barnaby, with Winding, trombone; Bob Cooper, tured is the Golden Gate Quar­ America ot 1945, Is helping Esy That Trumpet. theatrical press agent Jim Proc­ tenor; Eddie Safranski, bau; tet with Skitch Henderson on Morales play the flute with his tor. Set to go into rehearsal Shelly Manne, drums; Johnny piano. Set until Sept. 8. rhumba band. As far as Bess and sometime in August, film is for Anderson, trumpet (all of tbe Harry Babbitt with Mary Small the flute goes, she is undoubtedly RKO, and is a take-off on the Kenton band) and Tommy Todd, and the Ray Bloch band have the world’s prettiest flute player. Ten Years Ago comic strip of the kid, Mr. O’Mal­ piano, and Dave Barbour, guitar, th bo ley and his Leprechaun pals. make up the group. auMieol Linda Emoting Lightly This Month Aagast, 1934 Just A Little Backstage Snack At ■ small spot in Loa Angeles, a vibraphonist was packing them to the rafters—including BG, Teddy Wilson and Gene Krupa. The musician is one of the big­ gest band leaders in tbe bis to­ day—Lionel Hampton! . . . Rudy Vallee knoeked-out a char­ acter on a Toronto one-nighter with one punch ... Clyde Lucas was admitted to 802. Benny Goodman made some changes in his band, including bringing in a young tenorman, Vido Musso. Sterling Bose re­ placed Nate Käsebier and Zeke Zarehy ditto for PeeWee Irwin on trumpets ... the Larchmont Casino on the Boston Post Road folded.after Jimmie Lunceford, who was suffering from internal managerial trouble, was pulled out by Harold Oxley. MCA’s Jules Stein paid 4120,- 000 for a seat on tbe New York Stock Exchange ... Joe Weber, AFM chieftain, was recovering from an ailment . . . John Ham­ mond, on his first trip to hear ihr Count Basie band in person, found Buie as terrific as on the air, and said “it had the mak­ ings ut one uf thi finest” . . . MCA opened a London office . . . sheet musie sales were hit­ ting a new high ... Roy Eldridge was ready to leave Fletcher Hen­ New York—Yon know how often they call “half-hour*’ ia theaMH New Yuck Aa aansnal esmera angle here makes aa attractive derson’s bend So open at Chi­ theae daye? At the Roxy theater here Deal Arnas couldn't even g* shot of aa attractive vocalist, Linda Keese, whose soase are familiar cago’s Three Dmiem. out for lunch ao these glorious Cops girls nulled him up a taaek* m. b •a habitaos ef both 52nd Streit aad tha Village. left to right/ Jolie Wilson, Doreen Easton aad Mara Williams. NEWS DOWN BEAT Recording Men Jittery, NoRoomatthelnn, by Bill Gottlieb THE POSER Await Petrillo's Will If a young, newly organized Bum Pays With Life ■wing bund came to you for advice, would you suggest its And Higher AFM Scale This is a story about Bum. He was a dog, a mixture of turning from swing to sweet Doberman and pit bulL Bum was as happy and friendly as music? By CHARLES EMGE he was intelligent. THE POSERS Los Angeles—Top men of the recording industry are For the last seven of his eleven years, Bum was the com­ growing jittery us the time draw« near for the AFM’s Presi­ panion and pal of Ray Pearl, the band leader. The two were Prominent purchasers and dent Petrillo to hand down his decision on a new, and much handlers of talent. inseparable and the only time you would see Ray without Bum higher, wage scale for platter making. Local union officials was when he was on the «land, conducting his band. Took elevator to General ArtiaU •ay the new «eale will go into effect Bum travelled all Oct. 20. ship between the phonograph Corporation to put the question to nighter« and location date». Every promoter and dance hall ■UT __ "WW'iTt Howard Sinnott. The platter men have good i and transcription) business and booker of one- teason to be Jittery. There will the workers- musicians—on -w^—r—————sum—operator in the territory knew uighters for be no collective, or any other whom it Is completely dependent. Kin» a>>d liked hint. GAC. kind of bargaining over the new Here are the important facts that s ilary set-up unless Petrillo wills many have not considered: ^ot even Iwo and one-half ‘ I’d irli the year» in rhe armi separated boys to switch to Of thr entire membership of ’sweet.' Now, AFM Holds the Whip the American Federation of Musi­ duu und hie master. Bum more than ever, Although it is not generally cians only a few have seen, or wrnl right along with Ray. pro­ the public wants recognized, the phonograph re­ ever will see, the inside of a ff . who miw on detached service ocal sweet nunii . . . cording industry is completely at recording studio. Most recording .JMh * an«! wo- «»ol iu lurious eamp» «h ballads find easy the mercy of the AFM. The rea­ work is done by musicians em­ dance tempos. son lies in the unique relation- Wk. «ii writ«' mill supervise pro- told ployed in name bands. A top­ aV ^B dnctuM» i*f I '•<• -hows. both No more uf this bracket recording band turns out Howard perpetual jump —at the most- an average of 16 * ' dmiH'-tn oii.l ■ hci-m-i.. sides a year That amounts to IRf Ihe > iiptMn one ramp foui -.esstons of recording work gB^M at $3U a session or $120 Income n •»«“- To get theater -Jani und p»iw« for the musicians. Some bands > ’’EHEM lh *r |h <<)> m Ihe ,-itnrn- Kaye, dotted- IHHBBIH they do considerably more, but ing for roll call. He put the ► ita line f< I la e for UP the fact still Is plain—that the ani ThirO rents surtb of tnxi to the men on their honor mid permitted one individual to report roost of Dave Kapp, bird who han­ band» playing few musicians who do the record­ loew’« Capitol. each morning on how many were present or accounted for dle« talent for ■E”^BBBtf9BB ing work do no: even make a that Deer a Rerv. Opined Kaye; livelihood from IL in the group. Inite Shoald n »win» I "Sweet type mu­ Maybe this makes it plainer: and sic with n lift IF hen thr weather was bad, thr men would check up in toud change to K. This huge ind wealthy industry the morning and write the report. Then they would tie this sweet mu«ir? and interesting •wingy arrange- does not provide one steady Job “No,” snapped for aii ordinary working musi­ to Bum’s collar and send him out to roll call. The captain Kapp. “But b’s J i cian. Thi only musicians regu­ liked Bum and would accept his report just as if hr were one nge be most popular posriblf 1» Tver. 4 larly employed in the entire of the GI’s. a successful with theater au­ recording business ir" a handful rombioatu-n <>< diences. Rou­ of “house” musical directors. Since Ray got out of uniform and reorganised his band, ) Lhe mwl I .. . . , on a strike, John L.’s miners danee would starve before the operators them what the Rome hotel hml done, but iho said they had recently went completely broke. no room. He reminded them that one of their other guests for sum- bootho. Stea Three Bee, If James Petrillo decided to teas keeping a dog in his room, but they replied that this ut • “Fd suggest burr rle fling ar­ liquidate the recording industry was n “regular” guest. AU other hotels in town had similar Ont concentrating on rangement of (which he regards iu a techni- rules, they told him. ax a Heart, and logical menace) the record sweet and swing. So Rum slept that night in Ray’s sedan, which was parked Would also sug­ Flower, im cuff, manufacturers would starve gest concentrat­ erupted t “Be while Petrillo’s musicians calmly outside the hotel. The next mornii agente of the Society oper, gone foul rasa- went about their business. ran, ing on develop­ visited Ray and told ing individual Three B maAass! Away That’s why Ihe record makers him he could not keep the dog in the car. He looked up a .an, base hi-de-ho and butted top hats! ■ire getting jittery as they await kenneL bnt the only accommodations they had were cages so BMLflB tie™ to the name Leave us return to the songs of yes­ Mr. Petrillo’s decision on a new odd. Nat maestro, so that teryears ... Mary la A Grand Old scale. He may decide on $300 per «mall that even a medium sized dog like Bum could not lie iltar. Ike hand would have a group of Name, Blue Danube, One O’clock session, or $3,000; and whatever in them comfortably. it is they will pay it or else. miMtcal celebrities whom the fans Jump.” On the second night Ray placed his pet in the covered instrument truck which belonged to the hand. Even the nights were hot in the scorching heat wave which visited Nebraska early this month. The thermometers stayed np in the nineties. When Ray went for Bum next day he found the animal unconscious and gasping his life away. Hr look the dog to a veterinarian and spent the day help­ ing the doctor give him adrenalin und other »hots even a blood transfusion. That evening Bum died. Ray Pearl spent the night sitting in his sedan in front of the Capital hotel, holding his pal in his arms. In the mor» ing he had Bum embalmed and placed in a baby casket. “I’ll never bury him in this lousy town,” he said bitterly, and he telephoned the Orphans of the Storm institutron in Chicago to learn whether they could make provision for Bum. They told him they have no cemetery, but advised him to call Mrs. Irene Castle McLaughlin, who is the head of the in* stitntion. **You send Bum to mr,” Mrs. McLaughlin told Ray, after she heard the »lory. “He deserves a nice place under a tree in the plot I have set aside for my own personal pets, and we’ll place a marker on the grave " We don’t know whether Ray has decided on an epitaph for his loyal canine friend, but we would suggest: “Greater love hath no MAN.” —new Hoefer Marries Chicago—John “Jax” Lucas, Chicago—George Hoefer, writ­ former Research Editor ana er for many year « of the Hot Box, columnist for Down Beat, and his was married on June 15 to Miss wife Patricia, became ‘he par­ Colleen McDonell, newspaper ents of a ax..id-a aalf pu«nd writer. The couple will continue girl, Frances, July 9 in Winona, to reside in Chicago, at Hoefer’s Minn residence, 2 East Banks street. DOWN BEAT CHICAGO NEWS Chicago. July 29. 1941

eerily for creative jam has kept financial aaweeaa, but that of recog­ earlier this month, replacing Joe Gene Kennedy’s alto him off several “too commercial“ nition of hi* work—both a* a Burton's trio. Lifton’s combo ia slotBand, has been Not filled Spot,by Robi» job«, ba* stack to urrnnging and pianist and a* an arranger and one of the units now around Wise. piano instraction for the last few composer. And this proposed tour, town that show to advantage Krupa treks westward to ful­ month*. Hi* ideas have exerted a and the sponsorship by on accepted the arranging genius of Lennie fill the flicker commitment fol­ great Influence on many local musician of Chubby Jackson's Tristano lowingIs Draw, his Capitol Saysstand here. groups a* well a* a great portion nature, should be all that Lennie The Georgie Bornes octet is be­ Beat the Band, Krupa’s full- of the younger set. He recently Tristano needs to become nl least ing aired over the WENR-ABC net length RKO effort with Frances placed an original, Couweraatiou a imall Mail on the musie horiamt their evening«, wilh tome Usten- Langford,Court is slatedJudge for early ro- Piece, with the Woody Herman With his booking mixup able modem stuff the keynote. . . . lease. Lennie Tristano, the elusive band—a number Woody has tarn straightened out, and under the Lionel Hampion mi Muy with sei- The Krupa band, currently on vacation,New York opens—The the Palladium RKO in Bos ban.­ and brilliant pianist and arrang­ eager to praise highly. management of an office that tion* for his Hamp-Tone label, room here on Broadway got the er, who has become almost a While the Jackson tour is far . should set him holding three of them during his ton for a week starting August L followedgreen light by a to week go aheadat the carryingCapitol, legendary figure because of his from complete, it follows through on Band Box stay. the name Palladium above it» infrequent jobbing dates the last with the ideas the bassist had y • M pu ' ". Georgie Eddie Wiggins band, long a Washington,doorway recently IT C, thenwhen Into the Nev su ­ year, might finally receive some when he cut from the Herman ¿SR Auld 'A' -d' np land-mark on Randolph street at York’s Capitol. of the acclaim so long due him. Herd. He intends to concentrate W ... u very ..uccess- the Brass Rall, take their fine preme court ruled that the local The sincere Italian musician, on “concert” work, declaring he ■ ful five-week jump stuff to New York City and dancery has a right to use the who is practically idolized by so no longer has eyes for the dance & date it t lie a reported July 25 opening at the name in spite of the beef put up T many young musicians here­ band field. And he 1» enthusias­ south side Fl Aquarium. They’ll function as by ops of Hollywood’s Palladium. the abouts, and who exerts a great tic, to put it mildly, about Tris­ Grott > Wlua alternate unit to the Count Maury Cohen, of the west coast »tra influence among the younger tano. Lennie and his original up night is Basle band. The Wiggins unit Palladium, was refused an in- Dou ' M August 1, with features the excellent musician­ junction against the localiU'3 by mui set, is to go on a jazz concert work? will be given featured bill­ the court. Cohen reportedly nad tour with the new Chubby Jack- ing throughout the tour. R, >1 Fi v Johnny Otis ship of Red Cody, vibes; Jack ene. son group. Success lo an artist of Tristano'* dQL 5 band set to Fonda,bass; Gene Russell,piano; planned a chain of Palladiums Tristano, whose complete sin- calibre il not merely a matter of open the fol- Steve Varela, drums; Frank Gas- from coast to coast and the NYC Georgle Auld lowing night. si, guitar ana leader-altoist Wig­ spot offered an obstacle. The Georgie will probably head for gins. The outfit placed seventh court ruled, however that th« the west coast and a location date last year in the Beat’s poll. With band playing there, not the name there. Tristano and Wiggins, looks like of the ballroom, 1s the customer Dallas Bartley continues at the this is Chicago’s month! attraction. Rhumboogie cafe with hi* five* The charge ngainat Chick Kar- piece crew. Band bill* themaeivea a* dale, colorful Martin Block song the “band that tome« on,” and plugger, brought by • Bismarck Krupa Fills they’re not wrong, at that. Bartley hotel waiter after a flagging match play* a Blanton-like bass. ... between the two in the hotel’* Fletcher Henderson ia playing «Hit kitchen, ha* been thrown out of Ventura Cap the aummer at the DeLisa. ... court. Chick, plenty »ore at the Lonnie Simmon* hold* over at the treatment he and other member* New York—Gene Krupa, who Pershing Lounge, upstairs from the of the muaie profession have re­ has been signed by Charles El Grotto. . . . Step Wharton b ceived at the Bismarck, may file a E Rogers to play an £ featured single at Paolella’a. suit against the hotel- Cbiek’s himself in Ths regs The Croydon hotel, which has •erape has been far from the first Fabulous Dor­ th« seys film, has one. long been one of the musicians’ one involving ill treatment of Or fave spots in town, probably members of tbe musie business replaced the Clan won’t be much longer if the man­ at the hotel. gap left open agement continues to have its Louis Armstrong opened at the when Charlie mad day. OPA prices on one room, for Band Box, following Lionel Hemp­ Ventura left to of M example, was $27.50 weekly. form his own do a ton, un the 19th, for a four-week prog Room now goM for a straight stay. Louis band features Velma band by switch­ mu»l six bucks daily! Bar and grille Middleton on vocals. To follow ing his alto- do a srices have also taken a healthy Satchma uill be Count Basie's man, Charlie x>ost, as at the nearby Eastgate band, set fur Augutt 16 for four Kennedy, into hotel, also under same manage­ the tenor chair. weeks. Other changes at the Band of Ri ment. Plenty of yelping from lo­ Box include Paul Meeker's band cal musikers! coming in on Thursday off-nights, Max Miller continues on and on replacing Jimmy Dale; and the uillir at Elmer’s, content with his com­ strong possibility that Sonny Dun­ fortable spot at the State street ham will be the firti afar band into bar during tbe town’s midsummer the spot. lull. ... Chet Robie, with alto Charlie Spivak replaced Tex saxist Boyce Brown, and Sammy Beneke July 1», and will be at the Aron, are at the Vanity. . . • Sf«T Panther Roflfn Of the Hotel Sher­ Fisher still at Helsing’* with his man until August 16. . . . Orrin eombo. . . . Sinclair Mill* is at the Tucker and Ted Straeter con­ Argyle Show Lounge. . . . Four tinue at downtown hotels, the Th Ton* of Swing, with Jimmy Walker Stevens and Palmer House, re­ Sä on guitar: Clint Weaver* ba**; Bill spectively. —don Sounder*. tenor sax; and Jame* a Ion of re Scott, guitar, are at the Silver in th Frolics. Kassel For Aragon Lloyd Lifton’s quartet, with Los Angeles—Art Kassel has of th Lee Konitz on alto and vocals, been set by MCA for stand at Fina On Location wholi Nick Vias on bass, Bob Lesher, Aragon here opening January 15. Berkeley—Jack Fina, formerly On guitar and the leader on piano It’s Kassel’s first date in local featured pianist with Freddy and vibes, opened at the Tailspin spot in 10 years.______Martin, was scheduled to play his first location date with new wilbo band at Claremont hotel here starting Aug. 6. 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ARA, a neve record company com. ing our with a trick label gadget, listing both side titles on one sur­ face. ft struck me as being really smart promotion, the sort of thing • hat would enable the company to keep its head above water wken the going gets rough next year. Consistently foe the last few oral rnnn whom I kii"» not from Adam, has been burying my desk with This Carletun Powell itory is publicity about ARA, wrll-writtm, um the sort of thing that makes up-lu-dote and utuable copy. oast straight newspapering difficult. Cutest Item was a novel idea to Down Beat has always fought for solve the title problem on albums! musicians, and continues to here. how to print titles to you ran read I base had too much »'irp“ri- them upright Ube books or lying uma ence with instances of police de - Hat. ARA came up with a diagonally i rdli tie Shaw when of anything he Married about might have his separation done. from his fourth Lour more than Naw York—Informal «end-off lor Diaxy CUb»- Stewart «itllng in on a jam «omìoii that bad the Har­ Oood police Time gave himI wife, Ava Gardner, who Mike work demands pie’s new big band recently on the stage of the lem houae, «cene of many «neh baahco, leaping. It irla» an ability to handle a situation beauteou« ex-Miekev Roonev aponae, Apollo theater Found

SEE YOUR DEALER GET YOURS NOt^f DOWN BEAT LOS ANGELES NEWS Dukes Coast Concert I Duke's Newest | Name Leaders iMMcnxS For Shrine Aud Aug. 7 Ready To Buy Loa Angele«—Duke Ellington, under the sponsorship of Heidts Trianon Down Beat in association with the Zucca Brothers and Harold CASING THE Ki YF1-UTB. The Chicago—Hany James, Les Palladium, where Les Brown Lewin, Meadowbrook operators, will present a concert at the Brown and Lionel Hampton were holds forth currently, has Tex Shrine Auditorium here on Wednesday, August 7. which will set as Down Beat went to press to Beneke and Orrin Tucker lined Pre be another achievement in the hill, Francis Williams. buy for $100,000 the Trianon ball­ up to follow, in that order, Duke’s long list of pioneering ven­ Toby Hardwick has been re­ room in Southgate, Cal., located Speaking of Tucker reminds us If ture«. placed by Russel] Procope, a just outside of Hollywood. The that Bonnie Baker, the little gal movh The Shrine aud, a 6,700 seater, । eterau musician of high stand­ ballroom is currently owned by who put the Tucker band on the Inept is the largest in this territory. The ing, in ihe saxes. The section is Horace Heidt. who desires to pull map with Oh, Joh< ng ’way back donci only musical events presented there filled out by Johnny Hodges, Jim­ out to concentrate on his growing when (1938?) is still going strong WAát». have been big league opera per­ my Hamilton, Al Sears, Harry hotel holdings. with her stage stint with the effort formances and world-renowned Carney. Deal would have each leader Hollywood Blackouts of 1946 good concert stars backed by the Los put up a like amount of money, M« udowbrook. with Stan Ken. when Angeles Philharmonic orchestra The trombones axe intact with with the possibility that a lourth ton, 1« doing biggest businea« It : Lawrence Brown, Sam Nanton, party might come in for 25% to ■inee Benny Goodman «et new Can Gross 114,000 Wilbur De Paris, and Claude b.o. marks there (we noted Bob Jones; likewise the rhythm, manage the property. With tickets scaled at $1 to Each leader would guarantee Gioga, only original member of hirer $3 (plus tax), the Eilingt i con­ headed by the Duke on piano. Kenton’s first band, formed lierr that Sonny Greer, drums; Freddie Lo- Angele«—Duke EUiugt««». the others twelve weeks per year cert can gross around $14,000 if who haa bOscar Pettiford, ballroom, with ­ ly in the sax section. He also as* may bass. ity to select lowly eocalisls for tunity to use the Trianon of a sell-out. or anything near it, will his ork, comes up with Marion base of operations to cover the sists with managerial chores). this. also be a major achievement for Hibbler. Daria for Vocals Cox a« his latest. Marion recent­ west coast one-niters and thea­ Woody Herman hit the roast Tn« an event of this kind under pres ly replaced Joya >h> trill, who at with a bang-up week at the Mil­ that Although Joy.» Sherrill has left ters. James and Brown, in par­ ent conditions here Hollywood Jra»t temporarily quit her sing­ ticular, have shown strong Inter­ lion Dollar theater, then moved dane» Bowl, a light opera series at the the band, Kay Davis and Al Hib- ing career to be married. into Casino Gardens. Jimmy men, »1er, excellent interpreters of El­ est in locating on the west coast Philharmonic Auditorium a sim­ as much as passible. Rowles (piano) among the old er Vc ilar aeries at Griffith Park's out- lington’s vocal requirements, are nal records. , friends we spotted in the band. a pr dou| theater, and a flock of other on hand. Miss Davis does the Fromm was found guilty at With the loss of the Trianon. This is home town to Jimmy We night enterprises will all be after the vocal part on une of Ellington’s possession of heroin. He said he Heidt will lose his last hold on were among his “discoverers" dorm entertainment seeker’s money at compositions, Transblucencg, was taking it for medical pur- the music business. He retired here years ago when he was Inn. the same time. While none cf which he will be doing on the poscr on advice of doctor but as a band leader a couple of years playing with Barney Bigard at sneak them is figured to cut in too coast fur the first time in its en­ states law makes nu exception in ago after a fight with MCA and the old Trouville Club. Dale the h much on the prospective Elling­ tirety (he has done excerpts on such cases. Probation is not per­ since then has bought two hotels Cross, with new band, drew the finds ton audience they have sewn up theater dates). missable under the law but there and is rumored tc be interested Zenda ballrjom assignment this youni most of the available advertising The program will be essentially is a chance of early parole. in another in Los Angeles. month. At space in many mediums the same as that presented at Fromm is not expected to serve The Georgie AuU 4wdon fiasco off bj Harry Schooler, i ngaged to the Chicago concert last January. mure than 90 days. (which left this scribbler on a 111 poser handle special exploitation on The drummer and liu wife, erary limb) resulted in a date then act. the concert, reported that it was Verior, appeared in good spirits for Jan Savitt’s nose bund. After impossible to buy billboard space, as they heard the sentence pro­ Boyd Cage In Saritt come» Billy Butterfield, or even large newspaper space. nounced. Judge "xpressed regret starting August 14, and Bob Crosby by thi Schooler planned a heavy am­ Lou Fromm Given that he was unable to grant pro­ Oct, 9. Barney McDevitt 1« shop­ fes tl paign via placards and radio. bation. Dither, Handy ping for a September band, The open! a got Band Almost Unchanged “Stonier Ray" 'band that holds the Light Sentence drodon’s infrrmiMuui spot is e seeini The Ellington troupe has seei. Trombonist Cleared Tries Wings Joint venture headed by Claude movie few changes since the last visit Los Angeles—Lou Fromm, for­ Lahey (sax) and Rm Toland Th' to the roast. Harold Baker, fol­ mer Harry James drummer sen­ Of Girl's Charges Hollywood—All is relatively at (drums), both alumni of the Harry Paris lowing his stint with the army, tenced to four months in jail for peace in the Boyd Cage again James crest. . • . Milton De Lugg, tronc is back in the trumpet section; violation of state narcotic act, Hollywood—Walt Benson, trom­ accordion tickler who had m band after and since no one was dropped on was expected to be transferred bonist here with the Bob Crosby following another leader vs. ar­ by g> band hen, was cleared two weeks ranger controversy in which al BiUy Berg’s a while back has his return that department has .soon from local county jail to George Handy, the note juggler scrapped thr nfeu in favor of s band now swelled to six The others the “honor farm” near Saugus, ago in Superior Court of two featured spot with Matty Maineek’s Right arc Ray Nance Taft Jordan, Calif jn institution maintained charges, concerning alleged se- Boyd Raeburn readily admits is but i his most important asset, threat­ band, currently at re-opened Slap “Cat” Anderson, Shelton Hemp- for prisoners who have no crimi- ductio.-. of 16 year-old Patricia sy Maxie's. logue (Jackie) Littleton. ened to fly away for keeps. Engll The gal admitted befote court Handy says he will stay with Jive Jottings nerisi trial started that she had made Raeburn for another six months The Streets of Paris is now never up the tale of a mountain seduc­ but in the meantime he will jffering Ivie Anderson, Eddie 'ind » tion in the hope that Benny's carry on outside work with the Beal’s “Fourtet” and Meade Lux thing wife would divorce him. leaving aim of developing his own name Lewis, quite a bill whether you yümr him free for her. to the point where he will be big ask us or not. . . . Jack McVea, not I enough to go “on his own.’’ The the former Lionel Hampton sax the u In addition, Benson’s lawyers two don’t ieem to be exactly Ma offered a deposition from one chummy but each respects the star, who now heads his own up Valentine Kaplin, a former San other. Handy figures that he has and coming unit, edged out Diegu hotel dick a ho sta ted he more freedom to write what he Howard McGhee’s new band for had heaved the Littleton lass out wants with Raeburn than he the Swing Club. . . Eddie Hey­ of a mans room in slightly—eh would find with any other band. wood set for a return engage­ —disrobed condition. He’s also understood to be getting ment at Billy Berg’s starting Benson had stated throughout a mighty nice stipend, thanks to Aug. 22 He’ll share the bill, with that he never knew the girl, whe Raeburn’s ability to secure finan­ the departure of Art Tatum, with twice tried suicide when he paid cial backing for u band that has, the Slim Gaillard Philharma- her no mind. niacs and the Edgar Hayes unit a* yet, never paid off commer- featuring Teddy Bunn . Charlie Beal, brother of Eddie, Beef between Raeburn and doing a solo piano stint at thr Handy grew out of latter’s de­ swank Jococo Room on the Strip. La PACE mand for billing on the Morocco engagement and als< stemmed Noting« TURKISH STYLE Thousands of eothu* Your instrument de­ from :act that some of Raeburn's Freddy Marlin busted the trade associates—not Raeburn- have with a parly at his new rreord been pretty .".areless in crediting elastic musicians serves the best In CYMBALS shop in the Ambassador. Vo Raeburn with actual writing of rightfully proud of his Interior reeds. For the sake ■TL. Cymb.lt TL.I Handy’s compositions. decorating job (designed by Jsiato say that BETCHA of a better per­ Improve With Age" The controversy reached its Gould). Bob Case, well known is briskest point when Raeburn and the sound engineering field, h is the answer to formance and your Paper Thia—Medium—Hewy Jerry Breitman, personal mana­ manager oi the new -hop. . . . Bob ger to Handy, swung fists (with- Anderson, an “unknown” diecav* their reed troubles. own personal satis- >ut serious damage) at each ered with the Tiny Hill band here, other In a meeting beside the stars with his lusty cornet on tome bandstand at the Morocco. new Jump platters due soon. BETCHA the next BETCHA a reed for time you order or BUILT-TO-FIT" MOUTHPIECES your needs. buy your reeds. Trumpet, Trombone Trying io find a suitable mouthpiece by methods commonly employed is like searching for a needle-in-a-hay$tack— HARDLY ONE CHANCE IN A MILLION OF FINDING IT! Now it is possible, necessary, and EASY to have the right Patented precision rills are SOFT .. MEDIUM .. HARD mouthpiece. But to keep on trying the old way, the guessing cut into the reed vamps for Bb Clar...... 60 Insist Upon "Lo Page." 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Hollywood—First authentic information uncovered on the long-awaited “jaw picture” Jules Levey has been preparing "he for several months reveals that it will not be a crime thriller By Charles Emge with musical background, as reported by columnists (prob- rex ably became of tentative title Con­ and French Band Movie Hita UJI. 1er, spiracy in Jaes). It will be ■ »traight If you think that our UJ3. Alvino Rey Changes; narrative picture nf an operator of us a gambling hou«c in New Orlean«" fi movie makers are particularly inept at building picture* around Three New Meh In Storeyvillc who follows the jaaanien to Chicago when Storey rille in shat­ - are. ack dance bands. I suggest that you Los Angeles—Three op musi­ mg waste some money on a French cians left here recently to join tered, become» a sort of Jules Stein business for our the effort entitled, for no reason, Alvino Rey, who, associates said, character, with a world-wide band­ good or bad, Whirlwind of Paris. was ri ■organizing his band in booking orgqnhiatioiis when it comes your way. move to dispense with some The Stein parallel isn't close. It stars, to an extent no band “prims donnas.” The new mem­ The MCA top had no interest in has vet been starred in a Holly- bers from here were Mickey jazz as such, even plugged his Bob «uoa picture “Ray Ventura and Scrima, drums, Jack Tucker, alto ears when friends persuaded him nt his orchestra.’’ Of course, the fact .ax; Bob Graetlnger, sax. Grae- to audition Benny Goodman’s terr that band leader Ventura was tinger, who is also an arranger, first band. >lid also the producer of the plctun attracted attention here playing Despite plans of press agents And the auditors tell us that DOWN BEAT will may have something to do with alto with Benny Carter. He has to the effect Duke Ellington not keep its health if, in the face of rising produc­ this. switched to tenor in the Rey Count Basie, Earl Hines, Bunk »ast The "story” is no worse than crew. Johnson and numerous others tion costs, we continue to try to give you your copy «! that found In the typical UB. had been set for the Levey pic­ of DOWN BEAT for 20 cents or $4 per year. ved dance band movie. The bands­ correspondents who keep us busy ture, which will contain plenty of my men, even fat and fortyish lead­ bona fide jazz figures, no one had Why does it cost more to produce a copy of DOWN answering questions about U.S. actually been signed at this writ­ old er Ventura, ore all students at orchestras will come through BEAT for your ind. a provincial prep school. At ing. (This should ease the minds nignts they sneak out of their with information about this of Kid Ory fans who were In­ We movie-producing French band­ jrs” dormitory to play at a nearby censed at reports of -‘signing of Paper costs more! Not only WM * inn (One musician gets caught leader, Ray Ventura, and his mu­ Bunk Johnson.) at meaklng in via the bedroom ot sicians. As seen and heard in is there still a scarcity of all ale the head master’s daughter and the picture Ventura’s band re­ types of paper stock, from the finds himself “engaged” to the calls the first band Ray Noble thb young lady. Ah, how French!) had in this country; that is, con­ Freddie Slack's newsprint to the coated paper on ' At the inn the band is fluffed ventional brass, sax, rhythm sec­ which DOWN BEAT is printed, off by a visiting long-hair com­ tions plus three fiddles, although lit- poser. who walks out on their Ventura uses the modem five­ but the price per ton (when you here act. When the composer’s new way sax section and more brass. opera makes its debut at the local New Band Set can get it) has increased materially. American listeners will be in­ irU, (heater the dance musicians, led by the trumpet player, who mim­ terested to note how successfully Los Angeles—Freddie Slack, i/n these young French musicians Printing and engraving costs inp ics the singers, break up the who dropped all activities as a opening night performance. It’s (though the bass player looks band leader a couple of years ag< 1 are higher! Principally re- The like a Yank if ever I saw one) the a good gag; you’ll probably be after series of disputes with ^■^flecting higher labor scales, seeing it in one of our own have picked up our own musical agents and other associates. Is movies shortly. forms. The arrangements ire back in the business with a new our printing bills have mounted just about like those played by land The bandsmen then go to outfit which debuted at San tremendously, as has the expense Paris to take their college en­ our own highly formalized Francisco’s Golden Gate theater trance exams, but they end up, “swing bands.” The band might July 17. of the cuts which arc used liberally »tt after the usual series of mishaps, be termed a composite of many Slack has finally broken tie Mind by getting b. good job for the iorm, developed by American with the Wm. Morris agency and in DOWN BEAT. □and and with college forgotten. band leaders from Fred Waring is now back with Joe Glaser’s Right out of Hollywood, of course, to Glenn Miller. The take-off Associated Booking Corp. Mau­ dPa men (clarinet, trumpet, trom­ /^Salaries have mounted! Em- tap but the French language (dia­ rice Duke is in as personal mana­ X ployes of DOWN BEAT, logue is interpreted by printed bone. do all right, too. playing ger. English sub-titles), French man­ just like average young American Slack's new band contains six like all other workers, must nerisms burlesqued as they are musicians who have developed brass, five saxes, four rhythm their styles by listening to rec­ meet increased living costs, so our naw never burlesqued by foreigners including leader at piano. His and the general flavor of some­ ords by the great solo stars name is still potent in music field payroll has been upped accord­ idle thing different add up to enter­ And that supplies the cue; by virtue of heavy play on his Lux ingly. In addition, we have in­ you tainment that seems fresher if American phonograph records early platters for Capitol and not better than that found in have made the American jazz recent waxings for same firm A creased our staff, the better to (tea, the usual U.S. filmusical. idiom, even Ln its commercial with small combo backing Ella sax bring you music news from coast . up Maybe some of our French aspects, a universal language. Mae Morse. out to coast. for ley- A Rents were raised! In its XR Chicago office alone, DOWN vi th BEAT faced and met a 100 nia- unlt Boogie woogie percent increase in rent. Other office expenses have grown, too. Idle, Beethoven or the trip. . . * ¿ability. DOWN BEAT is bigger and Tiniwr • ■ • RagfH •"pr better! Held to a 16 page turner model aI format by war exigencies, we oil th«« performance « now have increased the size of . Pnnufdl Oy»»«1 °' R,'*‘ your favorite music newspaper, 28 pages last issue, all future issues S»’ 90» Tilting Heart » * n0“01'*' I.... will be 20 pages or more. We tionni Removable C^»b^^lot have added many new departments bere, mnir Baron» tru i|„ Ik Proofin«. and features, and will continue to do so.

hat to do? We could fire part of the staff, „TURNER COMPANY cut salaries, reduce the size of DOWN BEAT ; iT.k Street ». «w R*P“,N ,OW" w or cheapen the quality as well as the quantity of its contents. We don’t want to do any of these things. sÇîBw«8* So we decided to ask you to pay a nickel more for your copy of DOWN BEAT. nent Company Beginning August 1, 1946, price per copy of downbeat will be 25 cents, and the annual subscription rate will be $5. That’s the way it is, reader, but we want you to know that we’ll all do our damdest to give you that extra nickel’s worth! DOWN BEAT NEWS-FEATURES Chico Lawrence A Latent Lollapalooza tentative stabs at using moving voices within the sections, some­ Cop Off Beah thing an arranger with hi« train­ Band Has Plenty Now, ing and background should ex­ tend. Both musician«! and the Gets on Beat public are a little tired of hear­ ball» New York—William Lee Jack­ ing bands with nothing but sec­ menti ton, Newark, N. J., police officer, tion pitted against section. und « fare* Maybe More To Come offers the neatest twist of the no elasticity within the sections -W< By MICHAEL LEVIN week. He told the Beat he got themselves. Ihr vi off the beat to get on tbe beat. Reviewed al the Hotel Penneyhania, New York City Rhythm Newest, Uncertain Bermi What be meant to say was If yiu Job«», Ite» *1« 1(1» Wall Hiuit that, after three years pounding Rhythm section is the newest from i Trombone»: Francis Rodowicx, Bin Denn», Vint, r.l farchetti the sidewalks as a police officer, and therefore the most uncer­ Kw«i" : Ernia Cateucacci, Loui* Giamn-altoa ; Antlr Pino, Jerry Field-tenor «ax« he ditched the whole business to Mike Giaae-baritone ana and baaaonn; Charles Merria^bea tain element In the band. Bass­ French herns Anton Rata return to hw fir*t love—playing man Palumbi is a real find, and New gal vocalist w ith the Harry Kluthm J(l> Monne«. piane; Max Sparlar, drams; Lena Melia, gettar; lands I'l guitar. should develop into a rock-solid Cool ork Is Mindy Carson- g ronfili Iambi, boss It beats us. section max. Both the druin.ner teenager, they say. with no pre­ land'» and the guitar man are a little vious hand experience. Gal is a 1945, tip jff of all Is that the "aptains less certain with the latter in­ cousin of Mutual Music’s Duke «tandil and the waiters in thr Cafe clined to rush a shade. Niles. Every once in a while the musie business gets sick of Other additions in the voice fari ii Rouge like the band, think it Vocalist Jack Hunter, an ex­ ■ica! e looking at itself in the mirror, yawns, flicks off a flea, and department Include Jeff Dixon will be a big money-maker. marine has a quiet but attractive and Bonnie Lawton, both with direct settles down to be real enthusiastic about something new in Not Musical Millenium presence, but ha? a tendency on the Buddy Morrow Bonnie was comm its midst ------Fact remains that the Law- the stand to be a little different discovered in the Blue Mirror in have It’s a fa»rinating, yet entirely rence band, well-balanced. for i man selling an excellent Newark. understandable phenomenon. Band hind him showmanly unit with some ex­ baritone. Dave Matthews, tenormaii and Tv bookers get tired of wreatning cellent music to sell, is not the The gal, Rosalyn Patton, haa a arranger. In leave the Charlie Bar. stuff 1 abuiil lh< limr tild product, |>ru- THAT now.” musical miLlemur• .some an tendency to over-enunciate In ne* band after thr Aquarium date been moters get tired of busing it, critics One booker told me that Law­ touting it, nor Is it the last word an effort to achieve good diction, to score for a recording company. wh:- rence was the greatest showman in commercial selling on a band­ and also wobbles occasionally Joe Bushkin replaced Md That yet to hit the hand business. stand. with respect to Intonation. Powell as pianoman In the Ben­ directors used to matter "Gotts This can’t be just that seasonal music Lawrence, son of WCAU’« vice Leader’s Piano ny Goodman band. Mel reported bate new faces, new figures, gotta restlessness mentioned above. heading coastward Engl । lose this old jam.” The Pennsylvania hotel has Just break with a lot of airtime. He Lawn nee himself confines his Stanley Gets, who left the drawn So Elliot loiwrenc«, 21-yeai»old picked up the band’s option tor used it to shape a smooth outfit, pianc playing to short Intervals Herbie Fields’ band to fill Charlie *gn Ii «rew-cutter from Philadelphia, is mothc five weeks carrying it playing well-constructed ar­ of melodic snatches. If he Is to Ventura’s empty spot in the Gen* semi । thi i season's darling of Ihe business. up to the first week in Septem­ rangements, many written by the establish claim to musicianship Krupa ork, tc the coast instead. but r His opening night resulted in rhap­ ber, and several weeks ago Its U of Penn-trained, Hari Mac­ as well as arranging and leading, Johnny White, alto, and I mil and i sodies be ririotu aritrn, and com- Monday night covers totaled 273 Donald - Emo Balogh student there should be more straight Powell, bait, into the Dean Hudum year-i menl» from those hip apples in the the biggest in many months. Best himself. piano and a little less cuteness crew. Powell wat formerly with "Ou The brass section, sparked by His manner on the stand is en­ Sunny Dunham and Joe Marsaia. hear J »hnny Dee's fine lead and Alec gaging and direct. Only criticism Charlie Bourne replaces Art tually Fila’s lyrical hot, has a good beat, of Ills youthful exuberance is Hodes as featured pianist at tbe and sounds full and resonant that occasionally as a result of Keyboard on 52nd street, NYC. have 1 without screaming. Only trouble nervous tension, he turns on a other is occasional scuffling In the bal­ smile of such intensity that casu­ is lacking musically. the n ance of the voices. Reeds, includ­ al observers say migawd he must As for the charge that the band Broad ing oboe and bassoon are mellow­ be & phoney—nobody can show imitates Claude Thornhill, Law­ Bngla ly used, though in earlier ar- rence’s piano playing sound* that much teeth and mean IL more like CT than anything else Col. I for rangemenL<- the three alto and The real criticisms of the band dend two tenor voicing sounds a «hade in the band. His use of French come in its style It plays every­ horn tends toward a single mov­ ought thing competently, often with more iMrence lis making more than ing voice with reeds where as real flair for color. However the Thornhill is more interested in each rhythm sticks too closely to brass section tonalities and “room trollc« straight four-beat not to be a tone.” Both bands are concen­ that - Technically brilliant... musically inspired WHEN IN DETROIT little monotonous foi dancing, trating on harmonic color over» wartii while the vuicings themselves, on th( this serias of trumpet Miet contains Harry Bring Your laid with woodwind delicacy. It’ll Work especially with the reeds seem a parallelism of effort rather than James' arrangements of favorite classics and Instrument Troubles to shade heavy The band, with the copying. twice exception of Fila, lacks striking of the several of his own trumpet masterpieces I soloists, and as yet the French DOWN BEATS DECISION: that horn-oboe-bassoon section has This h a very, very good band. their DETROIT HOME OF still not jelled enough to make up But not only will it have lo remedy (1) CONCERTO FOR TRUMPET for the deficiency With the ex­ the faults listed above, but man SELMER and BACH ception of Lawrence himself, the work like a Trojan to live up to ill some by HARRY JAMES visual department doesn’t get advance publicity one-sheeting it at Our Repair Department Can't Be much attention; hen is a band the band of 1952. Beet • Complete Line of Reeds leader who could profit from as­ Get d end Accetsoriei FLIGHT OF sociation with vocal groupist boys, Cherry 42811 . Detroit . 112 John R Elliot Lawrence Replies THE BUMBLE BEE Dave Lambert, given to moving ideas on when he thinks the orchestra most My piano doer not sound like 1st, m CIRIBIRIBIN Thornhill's. Claude concentrates sa one o effects played in the higher register tets I against the hand, whereas I via? is th TRUMPET RHAPSODY melody on the middle keys, Thu ii ming a tough review to antwet and if it imagl by HARRY MMES sounds like immodesty, I'm sorry, conte We’re young, and we need time, A make for the grin, in the first place I’m own GRIEG S happy—it’s a good feeling to haw lines a good band in front of you, dad his u CONCERTO IN A MINOR secondly. I’m really gunning for » versl< toothpaste sponsor I with catin TSCHAIKOWSKYS origii CONCERTO IN Bb MINOR STUDY ARRANGING with sort ( chant TRUMPET BLUES I was OTTO CESANA Onr AND CANTABILE EVERY Musician Should Ra spirit vadei )y HARRY JAMES

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there” was Jackson’s reply to the British paying public la sadly Stars Named For query why a British music trade lacking a vitalized popular musi­ 47’s Benefit Bash sheet should veer away from its cal education. All of this added Good Jazz In England own product The Herman Herd together proffers a reasonably Los Angeles—Impressive line­ recording of Apple Honey has feasible alibi for the lack of In­ up of big names from both swing been the latest to attract super­ vention, imagination, originality, and sympho fields have been set latives from Jackson. and progressiveness which is the for Local 47’s “Music for Wound­ keynote of British pop music. Stymied By Conditions ed” concert at Hollywood Bowl “There’s nothing much there” Aug. 26. They include Leopold just about sums up the English Some Are Capable “Look heaya, old chap. Don’t forget to send me those golf Stokowski, Igor Stravinsky, Har­ musical situation. There are The sad part Is there are men balls and especially the latest good American stock arrange­ ry James, Phil Harris, Xavier several fundamental reasons for in England who are capable of Cugat, Freddy Martin, Jimmy the mundane quality of British building a righteous music for ment*.” Those were well-known arranger-leader Lew Stone’s pop music. The pay-off is low farewell words to me before I left for the States from England. Dorsey, Matty Malneck, and their country. Certainly there batch of movie stars. Boris Mor- ($1000 per week for a “name” are British professionals who “Would you «end me eopiee of orchestra at a good location), have a musical conscience, who the very late«* Shaw, 'Goodman, They are prostituting their evi­ ros and Al Armer are in charge dent talent by depending on of production. there is an acute shortage of are capable of replacing the ba­ lluman, and Lea Brown record»’ better than fair musicians. Jazz nality with a more progressive If you «oat them to me directly someone else’s ideas, and in al­ most every case the ideas belong its eight-page wartime format, and dance bands get only a small musical expression. Men like from the State« I’ll be able lo play confined most of its limited percentage of BBC air time (top Ted Heath, Kenny Baker, Carl ■he arrangement* before any of the to an American musician.” Al­ toist Bertie King thusly criticized space for criticism to phono­ bands below the top three are Barriteau, Sid Phillips. Harry •«her English band»." Thoae were graph record reviews by Eng­ lucky to get half a dozen airings Hayes, Roy Marsh. Eric Win­ any the word« of Carl Barriteau, ae- his fellow musicians. He is one of the best lead and hot altos in land’s foremost contemporary of not more than half an hour stone, Jack Parnell, and Nat eerding to the Melody Maker, Eng­ Jazz critic. Edgar Jackson. The in a three month period), re­ Oonella have it in them to turn pre- land'» third ranking band leader in England, and is now playing with the Leslie “Jiver” Hutchin­ reviewed discs have been for the cording materials are acutely the path of British pop music is a 1945, and perhap« England’» out- most part British issues of low and most of the wax Is con­ onto the road of progress and »uke •tanding clarinetist and jau «ojoiat. son orchestra. American masters, but hardly centrated in producing Ameri­ musical righteousness In the Carl 1» a top muaieian but hie mu ever does a British recording cop can recordings and to keep the meantime, have you any spare olce ,ieal conception« bear a «trong and The British music busine^ the spotlightc In Jackson’s col- classical catalogues’ requirements copies of Caldonia? ixon direct resemblance to Amt ricar trade organ. Melody Maker in umn. ‘There’s nothing much filled, and finally, the general vith rommerclal arrangement« thai was have been recorded. r in 15-Year-Old Glow "I’ve been playing the same Bar- stuff for fifteen years and it has been miking a living for me. Why should I change now?” Mel That was clarinetist Harry Par­ ien- ry's answer to a query about his rted musical ideas. Parry is one of England’s biggest box office the draws, who some fifteen years irlie ago had some initiative and a lene semi-original approach to Jazz, ead. but now the initiative is gone Emil and all he has is that fifteen­ year-old glow. wilA “Our listeners do not care to Number One Drum»* *Art hear that silly, noisy Jazz Ac­ tually, they like soft, strict tem­ th« po dance music. Of course they have to like it since they huve no other station to listen to ” And the representative of the British »and Broadcasing Co. from Western AW- England broke out in a typically indi ^in Down ] Col. Blimpish guffaw. He shud­ else dered at the suggestion that BBC “neh ought to present a good deal oov- more jazz than the few hours i u each weeks the government con­ d in trolled station usually allocated «wm in Metron that musical idiom. The leading cen- wartime dance music program ver- on the BBC was Music While You 1« Work, a half hour show offered nan twice dally, which featured all of the tenor and accordion bands that BBC supervisors could get their hands on. V-Disca In Demand "Say, lad, could you get me some uf them V-discs with the good boys on ’em, like Red Norvo, Lionel Hampton, the Hawk. etc. Get most of my ideas from them boys. They sure ’ave got lovely ideas.” Roy Marsh, England’s most prominent Jazz vibraphon­ Uhi ist, made this request. Roy leads >« M one of the better “busking” sex­ uta tets in his country. (“Busking” ft* is the British term for jam­ this ming.) Roy Is a good deal more if a imaginative than the rest of his contemporaries. He actually makes the attempt to write his Fm own creations styled along the lines of the Goodman Sextet, but his unit’s specialty is the Sextet version of Good Enough To Keep, with the tenorman’s solo dupli­ cating Georgie Auld’s recorded original. “I’m quite unhappy about this sort of music after having had a chance to play in America while I was serving In the British navy. Our musicians are missing the 1 he Dav- T . " • spirit of invention which per- vades the best American jazz.

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Hi» happy alto is sseUnb heard in a long rambling solo in Billy Taylor’» Frost On The Moon. caliber Movies Fix Merit Betty Perkins, in Bollywood, In late July. Both are member» of Alyino Roy’s Air­ liners vocal quintet. HAMP-AFF—Eddie Hamp, band leader, to Marie Aff. June 22 In Philadelphia. WHITE-LEONE—Bill White, musician ea USO circuit, to Betty Lou Leone, vocaliat and pianist with Ernest Lse’s All-Girt cardini By Color Of Skin! Band, May 19 in Tacoma. Wash. ALLEN-RENNER—Lynn Allsn. of ths them I Merry Mses, to Beth Renner, June 27 in Thia >Mue of the Beal has three different stories telling Chicago. »gasr» STECK-WOODS—Steve Steck, trunqieter how, in the United States, 1946, the merit of a musician, as NEW NUMBERS and arranger with Tex Beneke-Glenn Miller Band, to Ilene Woods, singer on Breshfml an artist and a human being, is determined in large part by Club radio show, July 8 in Chicago. Liket Sonny Berman HARKENREIDER—A aon to Mr. and Tak the color of his skin. Mr». Tom Harkenreider, Jun« 24, in Pitts­ DIX-GRAYSON—Tommy Dix, singer, to Margaret Grayson, June 29 in Birmin* alogue One story, the Carlton Powell ease, involves what the Kosciusko, Miss. burgh. Father la a radio musician. hsm, Ala. PETERSON—A aon to Mr. and Mr». Bill on th To the Editors: Peterson, July 5. In New York. Mother 1» GABEL-WISEMAN--Ed Gabel, charge A newspaper PM describes as “a merciless onslaught (upon affaires of the Stan Kenton band, to Jeu easily Powell) by three detectives,” incurred when the bassist pro­ I think it’s about time that former band vocalist Phyllia Clare. Father Wiseman, non-pro. In Laa Vegas, Nevada, our c Sonny Berman was recognized to agent with Consolidated Radio Artists late last month. bands tested a cab driver’s refusal to drive him home. cocktail department. as one of the all-time greats. MOORE—A daughter to Mr. »nd Mrs. JORDAN-MURTAH — Jamas Jords», to wai Another story, the arrest of Toby Butler, has a »lightly There is more feeling and ex­ Glenn Moore, recently, in Detroit. Father chemist, to Jean Murtah. blond of the sing, hard t pression in his horn than any is band leader at Cliff Boll’s Cafe ia that ing Murtah Sisters now nt NYC’s Lstia different slant. This time it's a white person who felt the city Quarter, secretly on July 9. 1944. Couple trumpet player whe ever lived. flew across the border to Mexiu. tor the »dr. •ingle-edged sword of southern justice. Her sin was playing BART - A aon to Mr. and Mrs. Jan Batt, the Spin Herman’s Love Me, Let It June 2. in Brooklyn, N. Y. Father la radio knotting. trumpet in Georgia with an otherwise Negro orchestra. Snow and Your Father’s Mus­ singer. LUCAS—A girl, Frances, to Mr. and FINAL BAR Finally, there’s the substitution of a pair of actors for tache, tor confirmation. Mrs. John "Jax” Lueas, July 9, In Winona, Benn) trumpetmen Al Killian and Paul Webster, of the Charlie Bar- Laurin P. Crowder Minn Father Is former Down Beat Jasr ZAHN—Dick Zehn, former band leader Good. Jive writer and Research Editor. June 22. near Mt. Gilead. Ohio. hem net band, during the filming of a Monogram picture. Killian MARSHBURN—A daughter, Sara Both, ROSS—Don Roes, former band leadar Lionel and Webster were permitted to record on the sound track; to Mr. and Mra. Paul T. Marshburn. July 8. In Evansville, Ind. Bddie Father operatea CAW Booking Agency' in CARLSON—Walden C. Carlson, 22. earn, Ho l>ut the sales executives ruled out their visual appearance in Wilmington, N. C. poser and tauaidan, June M. in Tola«, Teddj No Easy Road Coing Up SOMMER—A daughter to Mr. and Mra. Ohio. Ru deference to southern tastes ... and Monogram profits. George Sommer. June 14. In Philadelphia. BENSON—Edgar A. Benson. 45, former Count Right note, we’d like to concentrate on the last item, though Overland, Mo. Father la Philly band leader. Mother la band loader, manager and agent, June K, Of former vocaliat known aa Lee Palmer. in New York. F.tB we don’t want to appear to be minimixing the other two. To the Editors: RITTS—A aon to Mr. and Mra. Paul Ritts JOHNSON—Norman L. Johnson, U. PowelTs bruin concussion, misting teeth and bathed in head Was very plentd to see the In Bryn Mawr, P»„ June 17. Father u drummer in the Orpheum Theater Ork. at Red 1 story on a swell gal recently— diae jockey on WIP, Philadelphia. St. Paul. Minn., June 5, In that city. is shocking. Interference wilh Tony Butler it humiliating to LOMBARDI—A aon. Charles Ventura LINK—Edwin Link, founder .f tha To> June Christy, the vocal find of Lombardi, tn Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Lombardi. BolMt-Linke. vocal trio, June 18. in Fargo, Count her and discouraging to all democrats. this and any year. July 2, in New York City. Father Is baas Rh But to get back to Killian, Webster and Hollywood. It pleased me very much for a man with Charlie Ventura Ork. CULLEN—Joan Cullen, wife of Phila­ delphia band lender Tommy Cullen, June Charl Hollywood brags, with complete justification, that sound few people I know thought she 24, at Shawnee-on-the-Delawar*. Pa. just “shot to the top” like the TIED NOTES LUCAS—Lewis A, Lucas, 85, former movies is the greatest medium ever developed for disseminat­ snap of a finger. They don’t member of Old Plantation Quartet. June ing information. It claims the industry does not hold lightly HOEFER-MACDONELL—George Hoefer, 80, in Detroit, seem to realize it takes a lot of Beat’s Het Box writer, to Colleen Mao- PASCER1—Floronee L. Paoeeri. 41, ■» so overwhelming a responsibility. In the Eric Johnson office, hard work and a love for music Donell, June 15 In Chicago. eician, June 25. in Philadelphia. to get to the top. FINNETY-8CHROEDER — Lew Ftnnety, LOCKIE—Roy T. Lockie. founder ef It has a uniquely powerful organization that, reputedly, sees drummer and vibraphonist. to Georgie Lockie Muele Exchange in Loe Angeles to it that no producer forgets this responsibility. Mary E. Downy Schroeder, non-pro. May 21 In Cbicngo. taet month in L.A. ERTEGUN-MORDEN—Nssuhi Ertegun, LINK —Charlee Link. 84. former bead Yet, withal, no American industry has failed so completely writer and record collector, to Marili Mor­ leader. July 4. tn Rochester. N, Y den, operator of the Jsxsmsn Record Shop SCHOPPE—Harry Schoppe 78, IroeaJ to meet its aesthetic, civic and moral obligations. Artistically, and tbe Jaumen and Croseent jsss label». boniet formerly with the John Phll r. Soum I it has generally produced molehills from mountains of re­ PROBERT-HUGHES — Charlie Protect, Band. July 4, In Philadelphia. Vulgarity In Jazz flrat trombone with Freddy Martin sines GILBERT—Abraham S. Gilbert. 72. ■» . sources. Politically, it has persistently shunned material that IM’ to Laidyne Hugbss. non-pro, July 14 sic copyright sttorney and legal raprew^Z Jamaica, New York at Riverside. Cal. tatlve for severed leading music publisbaegW might better make Americans the thinking, acting citizens JOYCE-PERKINS —Jimmy Joyce to June 80, in New York. required if our democracy is to survive. And on tbe interna­ To the Editors: Good taste is an element which tional scene, it has presented Americans to the rest of the foulest set of lyrics I’ve ever ence right out Into the streets. we have long despaired of find­ heard. Even In a theatre, volume h»« its world m • collection of gangsters, cowboys and jitterbugs. ing in the “mouse” and “funny Times are not so tough that place. And who wants to be Morally, Hollywood hat concerned itself wilh precautions hat” bands. It is difficult to re­ reputable musicians must pander knocked silly by a loud outfit that against the exposure of breasts . . . and ways to get around proach hack musicians who to the gutter market. What pos­ mask their artistic puerility with literally blasts out the walls of said precautions. Yet beyond tome superficial, self-righteous sible benefit can accrue to jazz these clubs? heavy-handed showmanship. music from the presence of such Maybe Red Norvo had the right efforts, it ha» done nothing to promote the type of morality But when respectable jazz mu­ as Tab Smith and Chuck Wayne idea several years back, with nit so vital to the attainment of the ideal» that distinguish our sicians capitalize on vulgarity, it on a record deliberately designed little twelve-piece group; that way of life ... like, for example, demonstrating thr ethical is time for Down Beat to speak for the over-sexed f always swung like mad, and was UP- Can’t the union do something always pleasing to the ears (and and constitutional axiom that tdl men are inherently equal. In the last few years there has Id ( True, the movie industry has to show a profit. And the to protect its members from ear drums)! been an increase in the use of these outfits? She Had To Go Johnny Margolis south will be slow to change. But at the same time, truth well-known jazz artists by fly- And Lose It At The Astor was must advance and hate diminish. Certainly all the genius by-night record companies who a Mother Goose rhyme compared collected in Hollywood should be able lo figure out some specialize In smut. An excellent to some of the offensive platters example of what I mean la the Runici* means of reconciling all these elements. What good will be on the market today. This Above All recent Around The Clock Blues Down Beat, long time friend the profits of Hollywood if the prejudice they fear to fight with Willie Bryant, with the of the Jazzman, should impart a New York, N. T. spreads and is directed at the many minorities and special friendly bit of advice to those To the Editors: Tk» Ka interests who run Hollywood? vidua) producers are really jazzmen whose names appear on My husband, Denis Pllmmer, When a courageous individual like Charlie Barnet, whose not under pressures like those the labels of offensive records. foreign correspondent currently Ikrt When the ax falls, let no man In London, tells me a quaint story standard is honesty above money (though he attains both), of radio nets. That is, they say that he hasn’t been suffi­ which I am sure would Interest is willing to employ Negroes on an equal basis with the other don’t have to make their prod­ ciently warned. you. musicians in his band, Hollywood should be the first to cheer uct so inane that it will cause Irving L. Jacobs After interviewing a young girt and oKer aid. They should say: “We, with our magical, a minimum of offense to a in London, he asked her what she painless ways of getting across ideas, will be happy to show nationwide audience. As with would like most to receive from millions how literal democracy can work successfully* record companies (which so America. Instead of requesting Too Much Volume the usual—lipsticks, nylons, Mb Instead, ii hire» actor» to go through motion» pretending often have high levels of artis­ chocolates—this little swing dev­ they’re playing music made by Killian and Webster. Nothing tic integrity), movie produe- Los Angeles, Cal. otee wanted, above all else, a wrong with the music, mind you. Just a matter of a little To the Editors: subscription to Down Beat. shin tone When Hollywood wants color, they’ll call on Mr. should be able to find enough XU make this short and sweet So will you kindly enter a year! Technicolor, unless, of course, they present the black folk outlets to make profitable —why all the noise in present day subscription to be sent to: Miss with bandanas and the other Unde Tom paraphernalia. jump bands? I haven’t caught Violet McIntosh, 31 Unmert honest movies. But from a stage show or a big band in a Road, Welling, Kent, England- (SUght Hollywood’s low level, and especially that of a small pro- where we sit, it looks like club for many months that has­ and send the bill to me. dneer like Monogram, ia especially lamentable because indi- they don’t want to try. n’t practically blasted the audl- Margaret Pllmmer Chicago. July 29. 1946 HOT BOX—NEWS DOWN BEAT 11

a COLUMN ROH MCOM Nelson Returns To COUKTOM Herb Miller Band On Army Camp Tour 4-Star Platter Firm Loa Angeled—Richard Nelson, who turned his holding* in 4 Star (also owns Gilt Edge label) GEORDI platter firm over to two of his former employes. Cliff McDonald and Don Pierce, and withdrew Recently in Milwaukee the con­ ductor of this column had z dis- from thr flnn la back in again ru&ion with Dr. John Dale Owen, Rtporl is that although telling the well known collector, in re­ plenty of platters, thr company gards to the ultimate disposition which owns its own recording of the V-discj made by Jazz men. and pressing facilities, La in need Many collectors in the services of financial reorganization. hate been fortunate in being able Jerry Ralston attorney lor to obtain copies of the vmylite MuUc Publishers Protective A^o- record* made by the Special elation hat been appointed to Service Division of the army and board of directors, p, abably to navy. They are scheduled to con- New York—Thi« h thr Herb Miller band ha action, «late at thr Boat Lodge. in Larehmnnt, N. Y. That'« look out for MPPA Interests ilnue making them until Decem­ now doing a USO tour of army baaea in thia country. Herbie and hi« trumpet baek in the runter. The ber. 1947, according to reports. Pie waa taken during the recently reorganieed band’« band ia bo«>ked through Frederick Bro«. waxed since the Royal Garden This service started in Septem­ days. There are eight sides: ber, 1943, and since that time Allay jazz collector. Many of the ur- kind muid be worked out. If any. Boyd Raeburn—Who Storied Iowa» Canal St. Blues. Antigua Blues 5 they have made close to seven Nidht In Tuniaia rangements have never been re­ (Lu Watters), Chattanooga hundred discs. Many of the sides Woody Herman Blue Flame, Fur corded on commercial label» al- menta to make on the «nbjeet, the Stomp, Creole Belles, Trombone were cut by the better bands and Trapper'a Ball 'hough ex-servicemen keep ask­ Hot Box would be glad to |>iibli»h Duke Ellington—Mood To Ba Wooed Rag (Turk Murphy) Sunburst musicians. Big Bill Brootury—Nidht Watchman ing for them in record shops, Rag, Big Bear Stomp (Lu Wat­ Bhaaa, What'a Wrond With Me hJnklng these records were JAZZ RECORDS: Lu Watters ters) and Working Man Blues. Metropolitan Opera Hoove Jam SewiofL. issued on regular labels. svaUablc to the general publie b Bauin Street Bluem featuring Tea­ Yerba Buena Jazz Band is back The personnel of the band. Lu heeanse the musicians on the dates garden with some records made in April, Watters and Bob Scobey, trum­ rendered their unirci gratis. The Sidnev Beehet—After You've Gone that aome arrangement «hould be 1946. Thi time or. the West pets; Turk Murphy, trombone; reiibec of these discs is high for the made «hereby all ihui futr wav Coast label. They stand along Bob Helm, clarinet. Wally Rose July. Bhaaa Ur- ■hould be made available. Owen with Jazz Man sides made before piano; Harry Mordecai, h.mjo bi« were allowed to play the type The above is an incomplete thinks that if enough prominent the war as the truest interprets- I Dick I am ml, ba^ J and Bill Dart '»•ter. ef mucic they desired in the man- listing but does give an idea of collector« band together in an or- tion of the Oliver-Armstrong drums. Jazz collectors cannot in h the many sides of interest to the ganUed manner a deal of aome tradition that has ever been | afford to be without this set. ■diet muc’t the presence of a large re­ liirl cording company executive to make them record banal novelty music ,rated down Io musically illiterate ifeirn. Consequently many of the V-discs comprise the finest fasc (liter Take the following partial cat­ alogue of some of the material nine- on these records and one can easily sec that the finest work of our outstanding jazzmen and bands over the past three years 13 waxed for posterity on these sing­ Latin hard to obtain plastic discs; ouph ladred Bailey «nth Teddy Wlteon at r th« the piano—Sunday, Monday Or AL aayi Red Norvo Spotlight band—The Sa«w deant On Furlough Benny Goodman—Henderaon Stomp Goodman, Stacy and Krupa—Tima houae Bluet Lionel Hampton—Flyind Homa Eddie Condon*« Jara Band featuring Hot Lip« Page—Uncle Sam Blue» Teddy Wibon—How Hidh The Moon, Ruaaian Lullaby Count Baaie band—GJ. Stomp, Danct Of The Gremlina Patt Waller—Thia ¡a So Nice It Muat 51 Be llltial, Walter Java Martinique Red Norvo—N.R.C, Jump, 9:20 Span

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Holly Drive, Hollywood 28, Cal. (56—Pis—Fix Records, 17(0 Broad­ ia the meanwhile. Incidentally the -Freeatate — (No information way, New York 19, N. T. Ertegun haa Joined with Jug list includes new . firm, Trianon 257—Premier—(See Mercury) lywood 28, CaL available) Man financially as well as mari­ Records of Detroit, with Jack Hart­ 258—Preview—(See Spotlight) 207—(Pampas Chriatian—(Bee Acme) 8407 Santa Monica Blvd., Hol­ tally. He has taken over co-own­ ley ae Eastern representative. The 208—Celtic—Celtic Reeerda, Inc» lywood 46, Cal. (formerly Royal New York, N. Y. (Irish stuff 1540 Brewster Ave» Cincinnati ership of the shop, together with outfit ie mentioned since Hartley Record Co.) 7. Ohio only) 228—Gem. Rayai. GAG—(See G Clef) its affiliated labels. Crescent and seems to be a walking encyclopedia (08—Cincinnati—Cincinnati Reeorda, 229—Glenoide—Glenoide Mfg. Co» 111 West 52nd Street, New York Jazz Mun. 521 W 6th Street. Cincinnati. Glenside, Pa. —without him this list would have Ohio Nesuhl is touring the country 310—Circle Circle Sound- Ine-. (1- bogged down early in the 200s. East Fourth BL, New York 8, 40 West 44th Street, West 57th Street, New York 19, looking for talent and plugging (Sasplsment te Itoi publtohed la his line, which features “authen­ ■ Coléala! Recel 2(1—Harlem—(See Acme) 268—Rainbo Rainbo Record Com­ Lansdowne, Pa. (((—Hl-Dee-Ha — Hl-Dee-Re pany, 6400 Crenshaw Blvd., Los tic" New Orleans Jazz. arda, Hollywood 28, Cal. Angeles, CaL Broadway, New York 19, N. Y. .mcrictt, 545 Fifth -Amhaaaador — Freddy Mnrtla Diet. Cu» 1214 Blue Island Ave.. leale, Bae- Detroit. Mich. Record Shop, Ambassador Ho­ Chicago 8, Ill. 264—Regal—Willow Walk Indas- 281—Superior — Superior R—nd^ tel, Los Angeles. CaL Information available) 2(4—Ideal—Ideal Records Cumpuny, irle», Detroit, Mich. Co» 1712 Glendalo Blvd» Lo New York, N. Y. 265—Rege —Rego Reeorda. Holly- Angeles 26, CaL Co- 25 South 43rd St., Phlla.. Pa. Publluhcru. Philadelphia, Pa. wood 28, CaL (84—S wook — Swash Record 801—Americana — Glendale Reeord 236 West 10th Street, New 266—Rhumboogie . G lei 1674 Broadway, New York 1£ Shop. Glendale, CaL York 14. N. Y. Rhumboogie club, Chicago N. Y. 308—Arista—no information avail­ «ions, 1585 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y. 286—Jelly Roll—William Miller. Box 885—Symphoay — Symphooy Receed able) 2440V, Melbourne, Australia ords. Philadelphia, Pa. Co» Los Angeles, CaL Atomic—Atomic Record Co» 107 West 52nd Street, New York 287—Joy Joy Cayler. Hollywood 88, 268—Recela Recela Records. Holly­ 886—Teagardea Preoeota — Natl«m| 5634 Santa Monica Blvd., Hol­ Cal. wood 28, CaL Recordlag A Filas, 20 N. Wack, lywood 38, CaL (address not 19, N. Y. er Drive, Chicago 6, UL given previously) 217—Delta—HRS Record Shop, 8(7 Seventh Avenue, New York 20. Co» 808 S Vermont St., Los Placidla Ave., North Holly­ 287—Teehaieord — Tecboleord Rm, (03—Bal cora—Balcora Reeord Cam Angeles 5, Cal. wood 42, Cal. ords, 90 Massachusetts AvenSA ly, Detroit, Mich. (70—Roller-Rhythms— Box K. Ar­ Cambridge. Mass. I—Benny Bell. 1659 Broad- -Diamond — Diamond Record -Kima J«»»—Kia* Jaan. Inc» 140 way. New York 19, Ñ. Y. Company. 1650 Broadway, New West 42nd Street, New York 18, lington Heights, UL 288—Tempo—Tempo Re. ord Co» Cl York 19. N. Y. P. MacGregor Stadloo. Holly, SOS—Bongu—See Famous Masters orda, San Antonio. Texas wood 28, Cal. 4269 Tujunga, North Holly­ 272—Sepia—(See G Clef) (89—Timely—Timely Records. Ill wood, Cal. 278—Solar—(No Information avail­ West 52nd Street, New York IL 241—Lone Star—Lene Star Music, able) N. Y. 1158 N. Orange Drive. Holly­ 274—Sole-Art—Sale Art. 827 Seventh 300—Tia Paa Alley—Tia Pau Alley wood 28. Cal. Avenue. New York 19, N. Y. 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an honorary member of the Petrillo Finds unioi and does not qualify, strictly, as a musician The real grip Petrillo has on Self In Stew DavU, IF he w.mted to use It, New York—A eontr-M to find hinges on the governor’s rob as the Raleigh, N. C., gal with the a songwriter, a point overlooked “finest brown frame” unt one by all but one Metropolitan MARTHA JANET RAFFERTY of the judge* into Raleigh'* ritv In Louisiana sheet. Jimmie happens to be the court where he got nothing bet­ New York—James C. Petrillo, most successful scribbler ot Thi» wa« the name by which thin ter than a 60-dny eiupended Mn- AFM head, is being accused by boots and saddle musie To nis former band vocaliat and prcccnt tenee. Hi« wife, a conteatant, the press and politicians of credit are You Are My Sunshine. movie aetreen wa» known in her 'barged hiin with iiMHiult and pressuring Louisiana’s governor Sweetheart: or Strangers, It .. home town of battery. jimmy Davis, composer of hill­ '...... I I Altoona, Penn. Maestro Buddr John»on spoil• xkase 1 Makes No Difference Now, No­ I nylvania. She billy hits, into vetoing a bill body’s Darling But Mine and a -ored the eontear to find the When you see Nocturne, u mur. passed by the legislator! making dozen other nasal classics left Minou« to •’fine brown frame" girl and Al­ tjosed-&hop labor contract"- tlle- -ing with the bert Wilson applauded for the der mystery now being filmed at AFM Could Pull String» RKO ind starring George Raft that 1 band oi tin lai. wrong gal. Hi» wife didn't like a prominent part will be lakei Though the papers have no The AFM head has the neces­ H “ 1 K “ p ' thia open diaplay of non-aup- burp porl and showed it. Later ahe by ii piano playing character concrete evidence to offer they sary strings for pulling these .«dupiiita u tiro rallml “Ti'ino'or« ” Th» nintin — Phi» imply that Davis squashed the tunes from orchestra books, JMMm •i--h n,n . JI, told the judge that Wilson hit (Mint. m,n - n • r I* her when ahe alapped him "play­ quences for the sound track will bill, which is in operation in radio turntables and, in the be played by Buddy Cole. Buddy, several other southern states, future, recording studios The **' 1 *' fully" for applauding the wrong I,.Hull.I I.. . ..H gal. Case dismissed* one of the busiest musicians a because of reprisal.- threatened Accumulated royalties from these Hollywood, flew to Chicago late by Petrillo. fields add up to pile About 10 wd he H neec a» voealiat last month to take charge of the There was considerable differ­ times thi size oi his take as ported lo be lying up with Burke­ band and play piano and aov.. -Gee il ence of opinion In the papers as deader of his state. ehe Itcgan a ro­ Van Heusen. with the Count getting chord for the Dinning Risteq albini to Just what kind of threats Those who know the governor mance with the piano player which u separate firm that will be a sub­ Capitol date. James C. could hurl. Most said say Petrillo r ever entered the later reoulted in hi» giving her an­ sidiary of B-VH. ' Atti other change of name. She ha» Skitch Henderaon’a «oloa are is that Davi.' «as an AFM picture, that Davis vetoed the bill Gerry Gross, former publicist, lie n regular feature of ihe OH lam c man, Polnllc could expel *>im becaun of his political convic­ been living in Holl »wood and work and Phil Hemingway theatrical inf. to from the union, thereby “im­ tions. In his veto message. Davis ing steadily in picture» as singer Cold Sunday night summer show, agent, have purchased the New Rhapsody in Rhythm, which <»m and tl periling his income from record­ pointed out that the bill would and actrean for «everal yean and York office of Harold Oxley’s derful one of her moot ment ecrccn ap­ nate» from the NBC Hollywaeg ing, radio appearances and stage interfere with collective bargain­ booking agency. Latter will head •tudioa. He i* also «eheduled far think performance- ” in which the gov­ ing, would be contrary to na­ pearance- was in Columbia's The band and one nighter depart­ Beate ernor still indulges. tional law and that Louisiana has Great Highway. You know thia a »put on Bing Crosby’s progra« ment while the former is in this fall. . . Jack (Bumble Boogi«} momci However, to the best of the not had serious labor trouble in pretty as; charge of cocktail, variety and 3 run Beat’s knowledge, Davis is only the first place. »Mg IMmf Fina, veteran with Freddie Men small band bookings. tin’« orchestra, has formed his awa dime I of Duke’s mellower masterpieces. bund. Hr will record a group «f view. Ramirez who’s currently playing solo» for Mercury this week, heaf Sweet Symph the Little Casino in New York, is Randy Loses be un composer of Lover Man. also scheduled for unoth«r serie» And tl New York—If you think the Records Sarah Vaughan, newest singing of solo». Mercury released hi» W. Then largest symphony orks are in the Billie Holliday re-signed by sensation, has a remarkable eon- His Manager tin! album of «lx standards lag into ' cast, you’re wrong, brother, Decca with a guarantei jf $20,­ tract with Musicraft that reputedly month. .isedh wrong! 000 for two years, not $20,000 per guarantees the swooping canary a New York—Eddie Perri, road Sonny Thompson, subject u! Then The largest symphony orches­ year, as reported in other trade million discs a year, null of them manager and 5 percent owner of our July 15 column, snared a Teg. record tra in the country, according to journals. . . . Everybody’s get­ made on a eo-feature basis with the Randy Brooks band, is no tured spot at Cafe Society Up­ be cr info received here, is the Long ting in on the Kiddie Record Teddy Wilson, Duke Ellington and longer associated with Brooks town, New York.... Billy Maxted, rompa Beach (Calif.) Women's sym­ act. Bebe Daniels Ella Fitzgerald, other Musicraft signers but denies the split came after called back into the navy during then e phony which lists 115 gal«. Per- Benny Goodman and everjone Erskine Butterfield, hip pianist a bitter disagreement with the the threatened maritime strike, u acci else but Cab Calloway skedded to just <>ut from under khaki leader Mike Nidorf, also con­ has abandoned plan? to organ!« tunnel groups total something like this: cut ¿weet words and music for threads, has been pacted by the nected with Brooks, is out as well. an orchestra and will remain la backgi Boston, 106; Detroit. 110; New the Little Ones. DeLuxe wax-works Lecuona's Persons close to the band say the navy.... Frank Froebu ..«t the re York, 104, and Philly, 101. Tin Pau Alley Muaic Co. ha« be­ Cuban Boys have tied with Ma­ the parting came after an argu­ al the Rendezvous Room, Hotei That’s news! gun a record firm of the name jestic. ment on a one-nighter. Brooks Victoria, after nine months at name. ... ARA, owner of the most Locations is reported to have said to Perri: Jack Dempsey's Great Northern original record promotion staff, haa “You’re through!” Hotel.. .. Teddy Wilson, featured added newsmen Grady Johnson and The Village Vanguard, N.Y.C., “I’m through,” Pern was said on the CBS Tuesday night sum­ ths ata Milt Tranachel to it« flackcry. . . . has dug up some air condition­ mer show Night Life, is consider­ i«, bah Milton G. Wolf Hamp-Tone Record» the Musicraft ing ana reopened with folk sing­ to have answered, "you were through the night we left the ing a five-week tour of South (trial Original affiliate headed by Lionel Hamp­ er Richard Dyer Bennett, who America this fall. oilitt ton’» wife, haa signed actor Canada was with the spot when it tem­ Pennsylvania. Why don’t you Mary Lou Williams recently sp DUR-A-GLO wise up.” neheti and Lee, in keeping with its program to porarily closed. penred nt guest soloist with tin ■«in. LEKTRO-MAGNETIC get Negro artist» of all type« on Joe Reichman is handling the Later Perri told Down Beat that Neu York Symphony al (aruegii Diet FLAT WIRE WOUND wax. piano chores for Gordon Mac­ he and Brooks separated xs best Hail playing the Saggitariu» Smp Leslie Kramer has become pub­ Rae summer replacement for thr of friends. He .-aid he still held like 7( STRINGS pio and Aquarius movement« from plus a licity head of Majestic •. . Shir­ Jack Smith show on CBS. 7:15 5 percent of the Brooks band her Zodiac Suite. She also arrangsi ley Booth, comedienne, will be P.M. EDT, Monday thru Friday. Also that he didn’t Intend to either Used All Over the World the score for the 70-pieee groap ther ci making laughs via Cosmo Rees handle orks in the future, de­ which was conducted by Ann KaA by Leading String Publishing & Booking voting most of his time to de­ by thr fnstrumentalltts . . . Clarinetist Sal Franzella be­ mer, ... 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Symbol Key AsTOCK IN V.S.A. J : : J Tops JJJ Tasty J J Pleasing 'records WITH J Boring Certainly ^oandd like Müler: than just for the customers. hard-inflicted trumpets, backed (Savoy 608) by closely voiced trams Into a riff supported by tight, clipped rhythm of the sort Dorsey plays Right around the corner from my house in NYC» there is Ernie Lewis' All-Stars when he wants a Sy Oliver bcore • 'nur. a real fine joint called Prrxy’e which stays open all night so to move like Lunceford Entire ned at J J Femon’t Alley Bluet that hapless character» who work weird hours ran get ham­ J ; Nil TAat Jive Jack record la well-played with a good nvroy lorn lawn; steal Raft, alto sole added to spark the Bill Can Blur. L-vn nrn >tmra—53c taken burger"- □ Skyliner; West End Bluia—Charlie gives you 1980 minutes or 33 An extravaganza for the same- Finnegan mss. My »nly Kick is Barnett 51, .Meter Phu adulterated eow, the «pot hour of straight playing time named bass man, there are good that the whole band should stop □ L«c* lomond I Don t Knew Why- no ae- featurr - a very attractive lamie by every issue. concentrating on reading quite Eddi» Heywood- 79c :k will ideas un :he blues, but tee many □ The War te Wind Blew» That lk* name of Juarphior That 1», -hr That’s why I'm salty on Josie. notes off that pitch. Riff back­ as perfectly and relax a little- WoaUMtul «orniamo Fe*Un-| 3uddy, va real attractive tUl tonight when ground with electric guitar the emphasis on precision will Dorsey—53c ans in An leaned arrov» the counter, bat- O Hweis Boogtv Woogie; Bluex la B :o late sounds like things you used to scare you. Same crit for Afore Flat—Hazel Stull -S3c l(d her cyelaahe* and remarked: hear from the Floyd Ray band. rhythm especially should have DDark Eyes. Halleluiih—Hazel Scoff of the it mu»t be wonderful to make Jack’s high-tension with lots of laid back. Alto touche, are even —53c 'lOVi- ( living ju»t sitting listening to mu­ n Carioca; All ihi Things Ye« Ara— SUtera those up-there notes. (Pacific better here, ind trombone attack _ l of Yua-Dvke Elhngte»- I am on the 42nd hour of listen­ Jon Marsala's All-Timers X?“’'® T®° B**Hlhd— ing to steel wobble over shellac, Jtonuince Without Finance Charlie Spivak- 53c I’ll Unrast Love You Juet The Tommy Dorsey n You've Got Me Cryin’ Again; Sua- and there isn’t anything won­ J J Tiger Rag Same raertlm Boro Raeburn-79r L’wrod derful about it. Just in case you J J Clarmel Marmalade JJJ Then FU Be Happy DAI«"» With Me; I Go, the Sun In think reviewing of the sort tht Made two years ago with Clyde J J Tha Song It You the Morning—Artie Shaw-79c levi for Beat demands is tossed off in odd This is the disc that has the □ Strang* Fruit Album with lush White rogna Hart’s piano. Doc West on drums, clary olos dedicated to Leon More Oliverian oomph: bicycle Elegie; Humor«ique—Art Tatem- ’notte) Jimmy Butts, bass, Tiny's guitar 53c a run-over of what has to be Rappallo. On the date were horn clary against two beat □ Get Happy; Swat Larrai»»—Art Ta­ and vocals, these become caliber Hackett, Condon, Gene Schroe­ rhythm and trombone section tum—53c si* o«a done before we can print a re­ A for one leason Charlie Parker n Tiger Rag; Lullaby ef the Leavea- oup tl view. on alto. Most of the ther wax der, Freddy Orchard, Jack Les­ (Modulate to Page 16) Art Tatum—53c The records come In, have to burg, Rollo Laylan—all of whom fl Twelve Bar S'unpeda; feather Bed h beai I’ve heard him on has been fran­ make it sound like Nick’s round­ Lamtnt -Jm Marsalla—53c rncv Ii be unpacked to much swearing, tic, forced tempoed. Here are □ Dcragin’ Around: C. d Mor ring Blas and the broken ones sorted out. up This was unfortunately one —Count Basie—53i easy, bouncing beats with Parker of those dates that just didn’t □ Stuffy It’» the Tilk af the Town— Then they have to be assembled noodling some thoroughly good, Colemin Hawkirt—53c into the five main categories well-phrased jazz back of Grimes. jell. Guys try hard, but they O Baby, Wur’t You Pieate Cun* Home; used here, and collected by urtist never give any feeling uf unity CHECK THESE FAST Dinah- Pee Wea Ruuell—$1.0» You may perhaps find his tone a There are a few snatches of □ Rift Street, A Touc* ef Blur. -Jot ect Of Then all the single solos, and little hard and underbodied, but Thomy i Big Six—$1.05 Hackett on Ma ^malade which you afea- records of the same tune have io these sides prove conclusively SELLING ALBUMS □ Back O' Towr Blues; Linger in My be cross-checked for possible may notice. (Savoy 10-001) Arms—Louie Armstrong—53c ty Up. Parker is no re-bop freak. He □ Air Mail »pecial; Here Cornei Heev- •axted, 'oniparison; or similarities, ma plays. Period. (Savoy 613) en-Georgie Auld—53c during then each disc must be checked Al Hail Quintet c drum SOLOS AL«UM by BABY DODDS □ Star Dust; Body and Soul—Chu Ber­ Carel»» Lov« Mi »!»».• My Maryland; ry—12"—$1.58 strike, as accurately as possible for per­ J J J Am I Blue Rudiment'. ’om-T«n Workout. 2-10 □ I Can t See fo Lookin'; Straighten rganiie sonnel, arranger, singer, and any ncord»~S299 background data that will make JJJ Emalinn □ PIANO SOLOS ALBUM by ERROL GAR­ •.tin in J J Fidgety Feet □ Air Mail Special (Part 1 and 2)— >a back the review more interesting to J J You've Gotta See Manta Every NER- -Always Lmbriceable You; Som. This is a very a very auspicious times I'm Happy Lover Core Back In Lionel Hampton—53c . Hotel Night disc debut for Al Hall s new rec- Me; I’ro Cot You Undo- My Skin, I □ Bran Booaiy IPart 1 and 21—Bab iths ai Then EACH side of EACH record Can t Cel 1 tutet With Yau. 3-10"* Crosby 53c ord firm. Good record»—$3 '» O flue Skis»; Trrtd—John Hardt AR irtbern thi it reviewed it reviewed three Feet gets the New Orleans pa­ Stan—$1.05 ?atured rade beginning right down to the surfaces, sel­ □ CEMS Of JAZZ ALBUM (Vol. 11—Mil­ n Graml Slam, Foor Butterfly- B. lien for performance according to dred Bailey, Jeu Stacy, Jot Manala Bud it sum- the itandardi of the category il’t starting whistle Tempo is right, dom recorded Goodmi« Sextet—53c tunes, and Ben freeman Bobbie Macket* ate SQUEEZE □ Tap's Milltr; Jimmy’s Blatt—Count nslder- it, balance. turface tioite, and ma- neither hurried or pressed. How­ ME FEATHERBI J LAMEMT, TILLIE’S Baut—53c Webster, Dick DOWN ’OWN »OW WHAT IS ’HERE □ The Man > Lust, Swett Lorraine— Snuth Ueial uted. Then the review it ever New Orleans jazz has to TO SAY, etc. 8-KT tttnxh—»195 vritten. and finally the whoL lit! have drive and fire to it to mean Vance, Jimmy Coltman Hawkm*-U —$1.58 Jones and Den- C CEMS OF JAZZ ALRUM (Vol. 3 r—Henry CH. tht Talk of Hie Town, Maandar- weheckrd for rating! mi the week’t anything in this day. This disc ?U Best assist­ ' Red' Allan, Renny Cartel, Sidney Cat­ mg—Shorty Shir lock wite Ctrirv Bat Bet*. doesn’t neem to have enough, and lett, Rud Freeman Banny Coadmaa, coran—$1.05 ing. Blue has Horace Hendeuon (ahn Kirby, Adrian □ Salut- to Gltn Millar—Tht Mod- Bach issue there are something Ray Jahnigen’s piano is a shade Rollini foo Venuti Jot Sullivan? SWEET ernairti— too ragged even for the tradi­ Vance’s trum­ LORAINE, JAZZ ME Bl UES, OLD FASH­ Hke 70 to 90 records reviewed, pet over those l*te—«»ny )»mr.—52c plus on additional 40 heard but tional ears. Mama moves more, IONED LOVE, MINNIE THE MOOCHER’S Wh in I Mure ta tha Sky, Don’t Taka with best solo by the Crook clary. wonderful WE! ING DAY, HAPPY FEET, IM Everybody to Bo Yo» Friend--Sitter •ither postponed or held for fur­ Jones chord­ RHYTHM CRAZY ”0W ARABESQUE, «cutt ' ih-l* ;i< ther checking. Multiply 220 sides (Pacific 611) QUEER NOTIONS. IN-DE-RUH d-10" □ Mop Mop; Panipird—John Kirby, ings. Dick cer- record»—$3.95 by three minutes by three times E B“t•, rid tainly doesn't; get enough atten­ □ GEMS OF JAZZ ALBUM (Vol. 4>—Ban­ Sanford Gold Trio ny Carter Fletcher Henderson, Coltman I I Bean Stalk.*g, Leave My Heart uiipolh, tion from the way he sounds Hawkin-, etc. STAR Dual t-OSI IN A Alone—C. Hywkirii. Howard Me- ince Ui J J Jou Took Advantage Of Ma here. Webster is playing pretty, FOG, NACA'-A»' NIGHT LIFE, SOME­ cm- -1»c □ Midw^ Leak at Ma—Stuff Smith »re tee» JJJ Mood Fautatic no overblowing. Homework for BODY I OVES ME. etc fi-10* raenrd»— $3.95 ridet fw bass men: Hall’s easy, forceful n WaHriii’ Will jarry; Bom ot Waih- □ GEMS OF JAZZ ALBUM (Vol. 5)—Art mgtoa J Itromt, C. Shavers, Specs Avery much under-rated pian­ backing of the piano solo, before Hodt» Jimmy Noont, Jimmy McPartland, ist noa working at NYC’s Kelly’s some Vance open horn, Louis- ate. LIBERTY NN DRAG NDiANA. $?05 ' *■ S*'<"**" W with Mary Osborne, Gold stiffens toned and flexible. Emaline is WAY DOWN YONDEP IN NFW OR­ ‘Goodman, Hamptea) up to not-his-best piano on these upper, with Jones' piano sound­ LEANS SWFET GEORGIA BROWN, etc. —Illinois Jacquet—$1.05 5-10" record*—$3.41 C Bad Tala Boogie; Meriv Co Round two. However the day’s more ing a shade muffled. Webster's □ KANSAS CITY JAZZ ALBUM—Lester Bjutt— ’Crown Prince" Charlie, lay advanced young pianoman might chorus is amongst his best lately Young, lie Turmr, Mary Lon Williams. McShann, G Curti*—Taner Sax B. Hall has one off-time bit after Andy Kirk Don Ilyas, Sucl Clayton. Taylor—»! OS note a fine left hand, and on Abe Bolar, Count Easii DU TH DOG­ O Sweet Man Dowa Hearted Blaaa— Fantasia (his own tune) that the riff that will make you think GIN* AROUND, I WANT A LITTLE Frankie Newton, Coxy Cole, etc.—79c Gold plays Tatum-like runs as Best’s drumming is off unless you GIRL TWELFTH STREET RAG BABY □ The Gras» I Getting Grammr Boogir DEAR, PINEY KROWN I. UES HAR­ in Syncopation—Cecil Grant -$1 05 part of the phrase line rather listen hard. (Wax 100) MONY BLUES, THE COUNT, MOTEN’S □ Prerfon Lover > Mansion Mv «tby’s SWING, GOOD MORNING BLUES, etc Ruunen—Four Trumpets. 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Guy Lombardo stando J* On The Alamo BEST BETS though J Td Be Lost Without You Hot Job Bght ri Am I Blur Porter Though belonging to a desper­ 1W ately small minority, I still claim Al Hall Quintet (Wax) this band plays baa dance music Swing as well as bad music. Its tem- poes are uncertain and leaden Then I’ll Be Happy (Jumped from Page 15) Tommy Doney (Victor) NX and without the sort of life from III Into one of these walk choruses some of the really good society Vocal with TD leading the section. Cut bands such as Reisman. Lom­ to the reeds is wicked with the bardo has often boasted that l Got It Bad Bo* following tenor sax bit big-toned people propose to his music— Ivie Andenou (Black and ringer and well-ladled. Whole idea to obviously, they have to find White) list C) the disc is much like the Night something to do. (Decca 18901) ly to N Glow Tommy made in 1939. You Dane* wars r gets the trumpet section over­ Why Does It Get So Late vocal oi blowing, which the tune doesn’t Bob Crosby Skitch Henderson (Capitol) eer sin deserve, though the trombone­ Prett flute middle passage make con­ J J Five Minutes More switch« trast. Dorsey has done better J J I’ve Never Forgotten daughter Marjorie Hughes she don. 1 than this even for sheer power­ More seems to be a tune that flats a couple of beauts In Lott. gassar house. First side though certain­ everybody hands to the brass Otherwise the side proceeds Veston ly Jumps without forcing—makes with orders to take off for Cloud about as would be expected, by-the- a good comparison with the Be- New York—Thr Sotiofiero neem not at all satisfied, though that 8. There is one passage of very though the Carle band sounS «11 ind neke side. (Victor 20-1938) leenu to be ihe male reaction to whatever the controversy happens rough, gutty trombone in here. better arranged and fuller on to be. If Helen Carroll, featured member of the voeal group who Crosby vocals both sides, but for wax lately than it has hereto, Eddie Heywood has been featured on the Chesterfield ABC Show and on RCA Victor dancing they aren’t too great fore. (Columbia 36994) records, is trying lo prove a point, she seems to be getting nowhere. shucks. (Decca 18909) IIJ Tr JJJ On The Sunny Side Of The Freddy Martin II Ot he plays at times. Room has Page Cavanaugh Trio Su !!) The Man I Love much the same riff and general Buddy Rich J J Airmail Special j j To Each His Own layout as the side released under Intel Street at a lag piano with Hey­ his name for Keynote. The end­ J J Saipan J J Route 66 jj wood playing solo in Duchin’s of one ing fares too well on neither disc. Trio plays the Goodman riffer J J The Iggedy Song lower range with beat added. Alto Dance is a lesson in what can Typical Freddy Martin right did wit will remind you of the classic up so fast they can’t execute it down to the opening mooini the sid< happen when a bowed bass cleanly. Results therefore are 66 seems to be the bandleaders’ solo Hodges made with Hampton, misses. (Pacific 613) vocal song. Last month Georgie tenor backed by irpeggiad may fii and it is a show-stopper itself. pretty forced and sloppy. Won­ piano. It te a good dance beat, to take der when small outfits are going Auld and now Rich. Buddy’s side Love, done long-meter at race­ Opie Cates Is not fabulous—that’s the new though a little more track tempo by Heywood with to stop pushing so hard for fran­ decoration on top would man J J I Found A New Baby tic effects, and rely on simplicity Hollywood word—but it’s a com­ Coleman Hawkins on Signature petent selling job. Band with the the record souna a shade tom catane J J Am I Correckit and good beat to sell their things. tired. (Victor 20-1921) over three years ago signalled (ARA 151) exception of a short alto solo Touch < Heywood’s big splash in music Both Cates’ solo ideas and the doesn’t show. (Mercury 3025) either. circles. Here are many of the score sound a little “old Good- Henry King Karl C same ideas, but tamed down and The Four Esquires manish” on Baby, though the Vaughn Monro« ihowin Crettied up for the people. May the band's execution is good. I J Caravan J" J My Shawl means. e nostalgia, but I liked the Balance makes all the sections J J Honeysuckle Rose J J Just The Other Day JI You May Not Love Me other less-rehearsed, more idea­ sound hollow. Band sounds much J Near To You , ful version better. (Decca 23534) better on Correckit. (4 Star 1101) Duke’s famed tune gets a tam­ J J When The Angelus Is Ringing pered rhumba run-down here J J Asif I Didn't Have Enough Os mdWi . Th* Four Star Rhythm Section Jimmy Mundy with tremoloed guitar spotted. Friend Ginger Johnson back My Mind More tasteful than most, this still again, this time with his Mission II Blues (Slow) J J Baby I’ve Got To Put You Down won’t offer you anything sensa­ Bell Wine song. Only faults to First records of the rhumhi. J J Blues (Jump) J J (Parts I and II) tionally new. Honeysuckle is the pick with the record is that the playing pianoster have heard ia J J I Found A New Baby Moonmaids seem to have trouble a long while. Still seems necea- A two-sided blues sung by ar­ Rose, thassall. (Trilon 12455) sary to load rhumba bands down J J Conf easin' ranger Mundy with his own crew, getting the stiffness out of the J J These FooUsh Things lines, and the ork’s beat seems to with quivering tenors in the reed More there are two good spots, a tenor section. There must be real ad­ J J I Never Knew chorus played much like Bumps Dance race a little for this kind of vocal when 8 routine. Angelus is perfectly vanced reasons for this: « wax. D Pianist Stan Wrightsman, Meyer on the first side, and a Lips palatable balladry, and the band thought a dance band should drummer Nick Fatool, bassist Page-like trumpet on the second. (slight: Jimmy Dorsey sounds more at ease than on Day. sound reasonably light, but evi­ come oi Artie Shapiro, and guitarman Al Mundy sings blues much in the (Victor 20-1920) dently not Near by the way is Harris give you a firm founda­ fashion of Billy Eckstein. Orch - J J That Wonderful Worrisome from the Beethoven Mvidighi ihould tion in easy keys to try out some estrationally, Bundy just tapped Feeling Sonata, and It is not a good his moi of those ideas of yours. Boys it lightly. (Aladdin 132) J J The Way Thal The Wind Blows Skifck Henderson transcription. Jack Fina used to Ma 370 manage to build the sides to This one must have been made J J Dreamland Rendezvous do this sort of thing much bet­ climaxes even though there are Jack Rivers and His Muddy ter for Freddy Martin when In River Cowboys quite some time ago since Kitty J J Why Does It Get So Late no solo men with them. Second Kallen sings Feeling. Side is would simply play the selection batch of these sides, they should in tempo without changing Ito help young musicians steady J J Sargent’s Stomp much more punchful than most Dreamland is more of the J I’ve Found Somebody New of the older Dorsey’s have been pretty fingerings of the Coastite structure. (Trilon 116, 117) II Do down and do some worthwhile It Th practising. (Rhythm 108, 109, This is the sort of half-time lately—gets real barrelhouse to­ piano player though in this case wards the last, with JD playing the tune sounds suspiciously like Grace Notus 110) ricky guitar with violin triplets one of Frankie Carle’s creations. Despl added with which Bob Wills has alto against three beat changes. Bob Chester’s Surrender and butchei Bob Carroll sings Blows. (Decca Late has more of the Henderson Hick Esposito been coining dough for years. piano—incidentally there will be that same lush reed tone he ha ing inti Piano accordion plus Hawaiian 18900) used for some years now (Sonoro) and gu J J Rose Room soon a three corner fight ... Another FicRle Eye, this tint J J Mexican Hat Dance guitar make the beat on this Xavier Cugat amongst the fans as to whom of is one something to hear, specially the Lawrence, Thornhill, and Skitch by Jan Garber (Black and White and cat Star sideman here is clarinetist gliss towards the end. Flipover J Chiquita Banana copies what—plus a vocal by ex­ 787) . . Best Vogue platter to group, Barney Bigard, though low-level is usual cowboy stuff. (Trilon J J South America Take It Away Sonny Dunhamite Ray Kellogg. show so far: Enric Madriguera* flers sh recording makes it hard to get all 18576) This time it’s Cugat with singer It’s a pleasant side. (Capitol 270) So It Goes and Minute SamM to sing (V-760) sung by wife Pat Gil­ fashion Buddy Clark. Banana is nowhere, more ... Art Kassel also included has been done better many times into bu Frankie Carl« in the pickchure division with ever th before. However Away gets a Sweetheart (R-734). rhumbaing, though Clark’s vocal J J Cynthia's In Love than t is not so tuneful nor as well­ J J I’d Be Lost Without You Barnya paced as the Crosby. (Columbia BmqUi 37051) Papa Carle should spank Vocal (Victor

TNI Blag Crosby i Route 66 J Miss September Song has th Begin The Beguine Just One Of Those Things tl o ewitary. boding muri- i Ji Night And Day Ike world bow boon robgvordleg Thorooton No cowboy tunes, these * sides are amongst the best Binf ind IM h Iboir knowtodgo has made In many years. 66 tor- designed to Sv ond to pr^ mounts the Andrews Sisters to kt mode to enduro. An wsirwMnl ■ a humorful disc for the Bing at th» condition Ft In. Koop yaw's with the horseman really work­ in a lifton caw. ing for a beat. Only trouble! that these sides make It qu* clear that the mellowness Wo was a component part of Crow is disappearing—but the fa* technique that makes him an ®- pert at any song style is still »w much present. Listen to * words “time . . . precious days” in Song and you’ll seen, changed is the Binger’s vow quality. It’s really a drag to w® a review like this when P* tically a whole generation * RICKENBACKER “ELECTRO” GBITARS grown up considering Crosby* only a great showman, but agg PUT PUNCH AND PRESTIGE IN PERFORMANCE actor, and an excellent stew star MANUFACTURED SY There’s still lots there, but Mg old debbil top register has staw ELECTRO STRING INSTRUMENT CORPORATION UHCM «UNSMCI«RINS C* to tosi tote Stori . Ha» tot, A t <071 S. WESTERN AVENUE • LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA o Writ, hr Catstog to crack and sooner or later • rest will follow. Things i» • AH 9. 1M| Chicago. July 29. 1949 RECORD REVIEWS DOWN BEAT

standout in anybody’s songbook proach which made Maxine Sul­ voice an unusual perspective Where Is Love (Rhapsody IOS mough, with Crosby applying a livan so popular some yean ago. against the band. She doesn’t Back fo Joy | and 101). light rock to touch up the Cole Day’s first chorus Is much easier, fare bo well with the second cho­ Jane Froman’s Linger In My Porter lyrics. (Decca 23569,18898, more fluent singing going on to rus, hanging one of the those Arms A Little Longer, Baby too BUT) some wordless obligatto di-dos. hill-billy shifts on “day”, while mannered to compete with the Band led by Bob Haggert. (Decca the sobbing on “heart” gets a Peggy Lee version musically (Ma- Johnny Mercer 18902) little heavy. Minute criticisms testic 1048). Jerry Gray musical perhaps, but the girl is so obvi­ »acking on her You So It’s You JJJ My Huger la So Refined Halon Forrest ously careful of ner technique excellent . . . Joe Turner’s I Got JJJ Ugly Chile that even slight lapses are no­ Love For Sale (National 4002) in ; J 9 hatta Ya Gonna Do ticeable. (Victor 20-1942) the blue, shouting clambake sec­ Bo Mercer is a great material JJJ Linger 4 Little While Longer tion ... Very intelligent phrasing dnger and Sugar Is great mate- Phil Moore Four on Teddy Walter’s Laughin’ On and jtal. Chile owes its revival strict­ Hope Miss Forrest gets over her The Outside (ARA 135). ly to Milt Gabler who dug it up current spell of ill health and J J She’e A Rank Chick Couple of spots of go tenor •ears ago for a George Brunies starts recording by herself again. J J Romance Without Finance h A sax on Kay Thomas’ Love Poi­ Six or seven years ago she ranked Nuitence soned (Black ti White 783) ... local on a Commodore date. Mer­ at the top commercially and the Ted Martin’s Stardust would cer sings It here with the orig competition isn’t any stiffer—she Chick is another of these dit­ have sounded better if he had pretty Doll lyrics and then just has to start singing in the ties about frantic wenches so relaxed a bit more (DeLuxe 1014) switches to the plgeon-toed ver­ popular these days. Lyrics are . . . Tricky modulation in the sion. This is excellent singing. simple and sincerely unaffected clever. Reverse is a tale about the es: sh» fashion in which she used to. middle of the King Sisters Isle Bass and guitar men in that Paul male budget. Some listenable Of Capri (Victor 20-1903). .. n Loh. Weston house band are topnotch, Longer is amongst the best she’s trumpet on both sides. (Musicraft r.ceedt bv-the-by. Funny stuff, and will done lately, but it’s only a sam­ 15076) : pec ted Si indefinitely. (Capitol 268) ple of what could come. (Decca sound» 18908) Mary In Stable Iler an Boston Symphony-Harvard Ivin Anderton New York - -The Mary Osborne hereto. Velma Nelson Glee Club trio, featuring Mary on guitar J J Testament Of Freedom and Sanford Gold on piano, has JJJ I’m Got It Bed J J Early Morning Bluet Chicago — One time MJm replaced the Stuff Smith trio at JJ On The Sunny Side Of The J J Something Done Gone Wrong This is a very praise-worthy America and just out of the Kelly’s Stable. Red Allen has Street J J Love Poiton attempt by Koussevitsky’s or­ service, Monnie Drake hae re­ been held over. J J Pop Fly chestra and Wally Woodworth’s turned to the Jimmy Joy band. Intelligent singing by Ivie uf J If I Were 4n Itty Bitty Girl Harvard boys to put Randall The outfit has been doing loca­ of one of the classic things she (Parte I and 11) Thompson’s four extracts from tion dates and one-niters MumíIIí With Stan did with Duke. Everything about Jefferson’s speeches on wax. It’s throughout tbe mid-west. the side is good, ana though you Some of that big-voiced blues one of the pleasantest ways of Hollywood — Boots Mussilll, may find her wide vibrato hard singing you used to hear so much listening to great literature yet 221) . . . Fontaine Sisters’ It lead altoist with Stan Kenton, to take when all the gals around of a decade ago. Touches of alto devised. Thompson’s music is Couldn’t Be True easy and re­ has not left that band, as was &ln those full pear-shaped on all the sides that are okeh. simple and direct, and in keep­ laxed, nobody killing themselves previously reported in Down Beat. I mate you also may find It differ­ Girl la one of flock of double­ ing with the text. Both the or­ (Musicraft 15067). ent and with some musical sense. sided discs with slightly blue ly­ chestra and glee club do admir­ More Red Seal artists getting Touch of B Smith alto hurts none rics to which some people are ably—faulty balance makes word in on that good pop gravy, this either. Street along with tasty objecting. I suspect you will And understanding a little tough to time Dorothy Kirstem singing DUBLIN’S Karl George trumpet has Ivie them boring rather than dirty. grasp in places. (Victor Album Every Time We Say Goodbye showing how much experience (Aladdin 139, 140. 141) (Victor 10-1156). Good but too RED HOT means. However this one is at a heavy as per usual . . . Rose speed where her tone can get a Margaret Whiting Laurifx Molchoir Marie’s Cryin’ My Heart Out For little too rough for me. (Black You (Mercury 3013) sounds like J J When You Make Love To Me J J Songt From “Tm Sietere From u«*0* and White 771) the Al Jolson manner—but it J J Along With Me Boeton" isn’t Jolson ... Andy Russell gets Prompt Service and Dependa­ Frank Sinatra Miss Whiting is making prog­ Despite Melcholr’s musically the benefit ot a good beat on bility Hae Made DUBLIN’S Fa tumba* ress. While there are spots in excellent voice, it strikes you as Who Do You Love I Hope (Cap­ moue From Coaet to Coati. ?ard io being a little heroic for material itol 271) to carry him thru . . . J J Five Mir ate» More Me where the phrasing seems a □ MY LOVIN' PAPA; MELLOW MAMA necee- J J How Cute Cen You Be little over-done, her Intonation such as Romberg’s Serenade, or Chicago’s Cats and Jammers plus BLUES— (1 AC a dowa and style are becoming warmer the Liszt and Mendelssohn pot­ Bill Samuels getting a shot at DINAH WASHIHGTON...... «I.U5 ne reed More is one of the rare times and more listenable with each pourris put together for the pic­ wax via Mercury 8012 and Ghost □ TALK TO ME; BODY AND -yQ- sal td. when Sinatra sings up tempo for ture. Listen to The House I Live of A Chance . . . Cousin Joe’s SOUL—BEN WEBSTER...... /7C disc. Occasionally however her □ KO-KO; HOW HICH THE Is; w wax. Despite a couple of clinkers tone can become a bit over-nasal In; the comparison to Sinatra’s Little Eva (Gotham 501) has a MOON—CHARLIE VARKER...... fTC should (»light), he does well. The "aw such as the "be” at the end of film version will Interest you. few bars of good Tony Scott □ SWEET AND LOVELY; POP’S Cl CG ut evi- come on” at the end of the record Along’» first chorus. (Capitol 269) One man has the voice, the other clarinet . . . Blues line to end all DREAM—FLIP PHILLIPS...... «I.J> jhould cause a commotion with the sincerity—shame they didn’t of ’em in Tiger’s Blues by the □ SUCA«; SENSATION RAC bls more desperate fans. (Colum­ Jock Teagarden happen together. (Victor DM Three Flames (Gotham 107): “I —YANK LAWSON ...... i good 1056) saw a bedbug creeping out the □ ITS THE TALK OF THI TOWH; bia 37048) MEANDERING— Ct AC used to J J Batin St Bluet dresser drawer—he took one last SHORTY SHEROCK...... «I.LD :h bet­ J J Martian Madneee Helen Carroll and The Grace Note» benzedrine tablet, and bit me □ RAMPAGE; BOOBY HATCH -m_ hen he ’cause I didn’t have no more.”... —ALLAH EAGER...... /VC Satisfiers Jack’s been singing this tune Little too much tremolo hamp­ lection ers Bob Haywood’s Memories of Betty Bradley’s The Gypsy □ SHEAKIN' OUT: THAT WONDERFUL ing ¡U for past 20 years and probably (Jewel J-1003) nicely done . . . WORRISOME FEELING rj, J J Don’t Marry That Girl will sing it for the next 20. This Home (Exclusive 218) . .. Dooley J J The Boogie Woogie Barnyard is the whiskey well Texas style Wilson’s 4s Time Goes By finally Ditto for Bob Graham’s They □ MY IDEAL; MOP MOP— C1 AC of singing ana trombone, and it available (Decca 40006) . . . My Say It’s Wonderful (Jewel S- COLEMAN HAWKINS...... «1.10 Despite the fact that she still sounds real pleasant. Reverse Fickle Eye more of Betty Hut­ 1003) . . . Ring in a good assist □ SNOWBALL; LAZY RIVER— ri AC batches the “from” in the sing­ ton’s raucousness (Victor 20- job for the Meltones on Leon CEORCE ZACK...... «1.(0 Is a surprisingly well-played in­ 1915) ... Smilin Through pitched Edgar’s Who’ll Be The Fool □ HOW AM I TO KHOW; SHE’S FUNHY he hu ing intro, Helen Carroll (director strumental, much more cleanly THAT WAY— BILLIE HOLIDAY...... «1.(0 is time (Decca 23539) ... Johnny Moore’s great shucks . . . The Four Bar­ □ ATOMIC DID IT; I’M A wn is one of the most experienced wont to do on wax lately. (Tea­ DREAMER—MAYLON CLARK....79C White and capable gals fronting a vocal garden Presents RB 112) little group doing a King Colish ons and the Three Esquires do tter to Snip. Both she and the Satis- Job on Frankie Laine’s It Ain’t conventional accordion-rhythm- □ EAST LYNNE JUMP; CAN’T Wl BE Gonna Be Like That (Exclusive vocal work on Blue Night and FRIENDS— w« ?ueraï n show remarkable tendencies Reify Rhodes MAYLON CLARK...... 7PC Saute to sing in tone, a very unhip, old- □ TONSILECTOMY; FORGETFUL Cl AC it OU- fashioned trick to fool people J J I’ve Got You Under My Skin BOYD RAEBURN...... «I .(O cluded □ DYNAMO A; DYNAMO R Cl AC into buying their records. How­ J J What Ie Thie Thing Called Love DIZZY CILLIESPIE...... «1.10 i with ever they deserve better material □ A NIGHT IN TUNISIA; ORNI- ri AT than this on discs and radio. Skin Is no snap for a straight THOLOGY—CHARLIE PARKER «1.05 Barnyard must be where the ballad singer. 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