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VOL. 3, NO. 6 JUNE, 1945 SIXTEEN PACES Stars on NBC Motor Stanza; Andy Russell, Pipers Eye Theatre Tour Program Follows First on Paramount Date Theatre Itinerary £LIMAXING her first year as a H IS W O RK in the motion picture single act, Jo Stafford has just “Stork Club” completed, Andy signed as the star of the Ford Motor program and will be featured on Russell will this month join forces the Sunday air series, coast to coast, with the Pled Pipers and Raymond through October 6 from the NBC Scott’s orchestra for a lengthy thea­ studios in New York’s Radio City. tre tour In the east which will keep the Miss Stafford’s spectacular sweep in­ troupe on the road for at least 10 con­ to the foremost ranks of “ big nam e” secutive weeks. singers also included her recent appear­ Russell, who is featured in the Betty ance at the N. Y . Param ount Th eatre, Hutton “Stork Club" musical produced top vaude house on Tim es Square, fo l­ independently by B. G. (Buddy) De- lowing nitery engagements at La M ar­ Sylva, finished his work in front of the tinique and other swank Manhattan bistros. cameras last week and on |une 15 will Co-featured on the Ford M otor a ir­ leave on the first leg of the show with jo are Larry Brooks and the long swing which begins June 28 at the orchestra of Robert Russell Bennett RKO Theatre In Boston and which will Jo credits her long list of Capitol include every major city. platters for much of her new ly-found Cleveland and Columbus will follow success. Her most recent release pairs the Boston engagement with other key Out of This World” w ith “ T h e re ’s No metropolises following. You” with accompaniment by Paul W e s­ ton s orchestra. Another Stafford record From a chair as drummer in Alvino is to be released July 1. Rey’s orchestra, Russell has skyrocketed Before becoming a singing single into international prom inence as a little more than a year ago Jo w as a singer within the past 19 months. The member of vocal quar­ Pipers, who rose to fame with Tommy tet. replaced her. Dorsey, also are clicking big on their own. Andy and the Pipers until recently Joe Sullivan to were featured on the “Andy Russell RO LLIN G ALONG in h ig h gear Show” every Saturday night over the Play in Buffalo now as the singing star of the Ford Blue network. Joe Sullivan opens at a B u ffalo (N .Y .) motor program on NBC Sundays, Jo 's combo is one of the Stafford has hit a new popularity ?' ery ^Une 18 after three years in Cali- best in the eastern area and has been °mia. With his wife and son, the peak as her voice is heard and ac­ given a big buildup on CBS for the past Sullivans left L.A. May 28 and will claimed by millions of radio listeners three years. His aggregation, of course, ^Pend two weeks vacationing there be- and record buyers. A native Cali­ will accompany Russell’s virile baritone 0re §oes to Buffalo to open as a fornian, Jo got her start singing with pfano-playing single. Joe records exclu- the Pied Pipers. Now she’s a full- voice and the blending pipes of the Slve|y for Capitol. fledged star in her own right. Pipers. PACE 2 T H E CAPITOL THE C A P ITO L PACE 3

THE Cole Trio

Published Monthly by Setting Up CAPITOL PUBLICATIONS, Inc. 1491 No. Vine St., 28, Calif. Theatre Tour

Edited by Dave Dexter, Jr. Nat (King) Cole and the Cole Assoc. Editor: Lou Schurrer Trio will remain at the Hollywood Lady Day Comes On as Lady Guy Trocadero until June 25, then play gl LUE HOLIDAY claims to have obtained a Mexican divorce last the L. A. Orpheum and the San month and to have wed joe Guy, former Lucky Millinder trumpeter Francisco Golden Cate Theatres, be­ fore training east once again to play the in now featured with ’ Quintet, a few days later top vaude and location jobs seeking their . Joe, Lady Day Guy and the Bean all left for the east services China. together after several months of mad activity within the L. A. area. Cole, his guitarist Oscar Moore and . . . Les Brown’s opening next month at the Palladium w ill be eagerly bass-player Johnny Miller have set a new The discs we get here are all “V" awaited, and for more reasons than one. Which reminds that Tony Pastor’s record in the Troc’s East room, which discs, and all very good except they are band is easily the finest he’s ever fronted with Geòrgie Siravo’s arrange­ was renamed the King Cole room in not plentiful. Things back home cer­ ments more than slightly responsible for the brilliance of the band’s musical tribute to the trio’s success. tainly have changed— we hardly recog­ output. Tony’s Palladium run has been a solid success. H e’ll be back for a nize any of the discs mentioned in the The theatre tour to start about A ug. 1 repeat in '46. . . . airjocks are knocking their wigs loose plugging ’45 Capitol catalog. We are ardent fans will co-star Cole’s gro up w it h A n d y ’s stuff. Wonder BG knows he’s probably the hottest ork of Martha Tilton, think she’s terrific, Kirk’s orchestra and probably June R ich ­ attraction out here, at least for the nonce? mond, vocalist. The deal w ith K irk and and though we have no discs of hers THE PIED PIPERS appear to good advantage in a new Universal musical Miss Richmond was being set as The we still regard her as one of the best featurette with Phil Ohman’s orchestra. They will open this month in Boston Capitol went to press. On his two pre­ . . . keep us on your mailing list and you Shaw Walks In Where Benny Fears to Tread with Andy Russell on the first leg of a long theatre tour. Raymond Scott’s will have won some lifelong friends. vious nationwide tours the band of orchestra also will tour with them. Left to right, the Pipers comprise Chuck T H E G RAPEVIN E from Broadway reports that Freddie Slack has was co-featured. Gratefully, Lowry, June Hutton, Clark Yocum and Hal Hopper. gone all-out for archery and Is rarely seen, anymore, without his S/SCT. ED SANDERS (39564514) Nat also has his own solo radio spot APO 488, C/O Postmaster, bow and arrows. In fact, he’s rarely seen. . . . And Benny Carter for every Saturday at 11 :45 a. m. on A l Jar­ New York, N. Y. at least five years has wandered around mumbling to him self how beautiful vis’ "Make Believe Ballroom ” program, the “September Song” is, and what a sock record it would make. with Nat playing the “ King Cole H it San Diego. just came in from left field to beat him to it ! . . . Aside to Stan Parade” of four most-requested songs. Maestros Review the Records A crummy sheet about crummy peo­ Kenton, who just hired a lone fiddle player: are you livin ’ , old man? The station is KFWB, Hollywood. In ple. . . . I rue the day I picked up a addition to his other activities, Cole and On Jarvis' KFWB Program Here copy in a record shop. There must be, Allan Reuss Seriously Ailing With Arthritis his boys have been playing arm y cam ps there should be, there definitely are and making during their The indefatigable Al Jarvis has west coast music fans excited as a ALLAN REUSS, of whom there is no whomer when it comes to more things of importance to write Trocadero engagement here. result of the controversy he stirs up every Saturday at 1 p.m. on his about today than music and musicians. guitar plucking, is seriously ailing with arthritis and w ill not go east “ Can You Tie That?’’ program on KFW B. W ith noted bandleaders and Have you no regard for the men fight­ with Harry j. this month. One of the few of the current gut-strum­ ing on Okinawa? ‘Crimson Canary’ New vocalists taking turns at the microphone, the new records are reviewed ming crop who doesn’t substitute crack musicianship for electrified antics, SALLY MILLER Title of Hawk Film In detail and ratings from zero to Reuss will undergo extensive medical treatment and rejoin James when the agree with the reviewers’ views. Last U. S. Crant Hotel. With a new title, “The Crimson Ca­ band returns in the early fall. . . . Lowell Martin is out of the Maritime 1 00 per cent are dealt out by those month the program bagged a sponsor, a Service and back in H’wood doing big-time arranging chores again. nary,” production on the Universal O kinaw a. appearing as guests. national watch manufacturer, and musical featuring Coleman Hawkins’ Jarvis garners a m in im u m of guests receive a new tim epiece. So does We fellows in my outfit are just about band, Josh White, Noah Beery, Jr., Lois New Miller Band Awaits Manhattan Location t h e listener who comes closest to as far from home as one can get, and 1 500 letters a week from listeners, Collier and others is virtually completed. matching the combined scores of the the Orient just “ain’t like home.’’ Some­ R A Y EBERLE was inducted at Forth MacArthur in late May but most of whom write in to protest or Directed by John Hoffm an, the p ictu re’s so-called “experts.” times we catch ourselves really won­ expects a med discharge, which would find him rejoining Dave Mat- | original title was “ Hear That Trumpet on the show. Some dering if there is such a place as the Talk." Hawk and his band play tw o thews momentarily. . . . And Eddie M iller has been rehearsing his discs are described as “stinking.” Others States where a guy can buy a hambur­ numbers in the pic. new band at Music City patiently, awaiting a call from W illard Alexander Glen Island Next are given 100 per cent ratings. Red ger . . . etc. You sent me the April issue of Wm. Morris announcing a N. Y. location has been set. He expects to Nichols blasted at electric guitar play­ of The Capitol. It was the first readin’ train east by July 1 with Nappy LaMare and Doc Rando as his only holdovers His Blood Jumps; Dave ers; Ellington defended Lombardo’s bal­ material we had seen since we arrived For Sherock Ork from the old Crosby crew. . . . Her father’s death caused to lads; Frankie Carle warned that some here Easter morning. This issue is with­ Shelley Exits Army Shorty Sherock, his wife and miss a broadcast for the first time in seven years last month. pianists are corny; rapped out a doubt the most read hunk o’ paper only two members of the Sherock Because his blood pressure varied in T. Dorsey’s . in the w hole w orld. different parts of his body as a result of The Midnight Earl Blacks Out in Filmtown orchestra left for New York in late Harry Jackson has left the program, 3 1943 motor crash, Dave Shelley last If the paper is not of too fragile qual­ May to open, on June 14, at the as producer. Bill Kelso replaced him. ! A f t e r LA Y IN G light bombs in Frisco and Filmtown alike, Earl month returned to civilian life a fte r only ity it will likely cheer the hearts of a Glen Island Casino in New Rochelle, a Jarvis, of course, still handles his own east 3 few days at Fort MacArthur. Shelley couple hundred more big-footed infan­ Wilson of the N. Y . Post (he’s the bra authority) hiked back Westchester county roadhouse where “Make Believe Ballroom” program on west coast manager of Capitol Songs, trymen. Thanks for The Capitol and its to get back in the only atmosphere he knows— Lindy’s and the mid­ many now-famous bands got their start. KFWB three hours daily with Joe Yocum Inc. Indies said they had never before pleasant reminders of all the things we town herring area. His capricious behavior at the United Nations conclave Sherock just closed an engagement at assisting with announcing chores. Fol­ witnessed such a phenomenon. think we are really fighting for, and won him no applause from those who pray for the conference’s success. . • • the Trianon Ballroom here. He left his lowing his severence of ties with Nor­ want to come home to. Thanks from us ’s powerhouse will pull into Cinemaville about September. musicians in Los Angeles, however, pre­ man Granz recently, Jarvis now is mak- ! all in the (censored) battalion, (cen­ Papa Joe Glaser is trying to set Hamp for films. . . . And Andy Kirk’s Shepp’s Has Humes ferring to reorganize in Manhattan. He ing plans to produce concerts of sored) Infantry, (censored) division. edition of the Clouds of Joy is deserving of more recognition. It’s a wii. Helen Humes is w orking as star of also will feature a new boy and girl his own, the first to be held in conjunc­ Pfc. MORTON SAKS, 39330395 showmanly aggregation with only two of his early sidem en— Ben Thigpen an ™ floor show at Shepp’s Playhouse in vocal team, yet to be found. His band tion with the Seventh war bond drive. APO 96, C/O Postmaster Big Jim Lawson— still present. They don’t come any better than Sir Andrew. owntown L. A. King Perry’s band ac- was organized just a few months ago Otherwise, “Stompy” Jarvis ain’t got , Calif. Kmpanies. and is built around his trumpet solos. a thing to do. PACE 4 THE CAPITOL THE C A P ITO L PACE 5 Casa Offers Hit Parade 'Mercerized" Once Again Lunceford & Three Films Also T h e PROGRESSIVE and liberal attitude of the faculty and student body New DM Ork Weston Gets of U .C .L.A . was once again demonstrated last month when Have JM Tunes ASCAP Pin and , nationally noted maestros, were invited to lecture on Jimmie Lunceford will follow Dave With two songs at the top of the W ith a brand new ASCAP pin jazz at an undergraduate gathering. Speaking before a jam-packed Matthews’ orchestra on the band­ Hit Parade and a dozen or more on his lapel, Paul Weston is busy audience, both Paul and Red inter­ soon to be heard in three major stand of the Casa Manana Ballroom writing new tunes to follow his spersed their remarks by playing motion pictures, in nearby Culver City this month. current “ ” hit and, in records. Both paid tribute to the once again is setting a new high in Matthews, who opened May IJ addition, he’s burning the midnight old-timers and the original New tunecleffing activities. Orleans jazz product, but they also as­ with Ray Eberle, and Meade oil writing arrangements for Andy Rus­ serted that jazz must “progress and Lux Lewis sharing billing, is attracting'- Disregarding his work as a singer, as sell and other Capitol singers for re­ im prove.” Additional lectures are not a little attention with his uniquel a discoverer of talent and tunes com­ cording. arrangements. posed by others, and his numerous planned. Dave Dexter served as chair­ Weston, who also delivered his first chores in connection with Capitol Rec­ man of the program, which was spon­ Musicians comprising Matthews’ band lecture, on jazz, last month, was elected ords, of which he is president, Mercer sored by the Musicians Congress. include Bert Claderell, Eddie Robinson, to ASCAP membership in New York has been producing enough work to Ralph Lee and Eddie Pripps, reeds; Irv­ with Johnny Mercer and Harry Warren keep five other w riters submerged. Los Angeles’ reaction to European ing Lewis, Neal Heftl, Paul Kronbach, as his sponsors. Benny Goodman was victory was quiet. The struggle with trumpets; Ray Conniff, Pat McNaugh- Three Films Have His Songs made a new ASCAP member simul­ Japan is getting all the attention and ton, Sy Zentner, trombones; Tommy taneously. few here consider the war to be won Todd, piano; Tiny Timbrell, guitar; Gene His score for Paramount’s “Out of Paul’s “ Music for Dreaming” album yet. Plenty of musicians are still being Englund, bass; Davey Coleman, drums, This World” is to be released, w ith the has just been released. It contains eight drafted. picture, this month nationally. Harold The leader features his own solo saxo­ lush instrumentals designed for “ mood” phone. Arlen wrote the music and M ercer the OFF ACA IN to entertain Ameri­ listening. trained east again May can fighting men, Martha Tilton in­ Lunceford, a coast favorite who has lyrics to the songs featured in the film . 16, prepared to go overseas on USO tour. terrupted her triumphal New York played the Casa Manana before, will Metro’s big-budget musical, “The DAVE MATTHEWS, shown with an radio run to accompany play an extremely limited engagement Harvey Girls,” is also slated for an early Nichols’ Pennies Betty McCabe is handling vocals with alto although he is far more noted and troupe overseas. Last summer, this trip. Count Basie follows Lunceford national release and it features still an­ Grady King’s crew at Hotel Hayward for his tenor sax artistry, is coming she made show biz history in the in July, as reported elsewhere in this other set of songs from the p ro lific here. to the front fast as bandleader. His . Her husband is in the Bow in at New issue. Mercer’s pen. Harry Warren is the co­ new, big, powerful, distinctive out­ navy. Dorian Photo. writer of the tunes in “ The Harvey Harry Revel back from N.Y. He’s clef- fit has been playing the Casa Manana Girls” with Mercer. H’wood Nitery fing new tunes for Broadway show. Ballroom in C u lv e r C ity . Story in Les Brown Next column at right. Third in the series of film scores Tom Dorsey Band Featuring arrangements by Russ John Kirby and his band returned east ------—------At Palladium turned out by Cap’s singing prexy is Hoier and , Red Nichols after three months on the west coast. due to hit town any day "Belle of New Y o rk” for M etro, in and his Five Pennies opened at the Les Brown will follow Tommy ------now for another film at 20th-Fox. which Johnny’s lyrics are m atched w ith Back at Metro Hollywood Morocco Club May 21 Tucker into the Palladium on July music by the same Harry Warren. The Trombonist Bud Wilson of The ork of has on an engagement which will run bowling over local musicians at private 21 for at least four weeks. The picture will not be ready for release for Mickey Coldsen of Capitol Songs back several months yet, however. at least three months. The red­ sessions hereabouts. He doesn’t have a booking was set in mid - May by just returned here from a long to N. Y. after Palm Springs vacation. headed cornet virtuoso is playing his Local ’47 card yet. eastern tour and is scheduled to Brown’s manager Joe Glaser and will “Dream” Once Was Air Theme first Hollywood location at the Morocco, mark the third Palladium run for the report immediately at MGM for an his previous jobs being in downtown Kid Ory’s Sunday jazz sessions moved The Mad Mab, , break­ "Dream” and “ Laura” have been former Duke University maestro and his L. A. and in nearby Southgate. to the Jade Club on Hollywood Blvd. ing it up at the Trianon. men. bucking each other for the last six appearance in a forthcoming Metro weeks as Hit Parade leaders, and pecu­ Wynne Fair is the vocalist, with Rollie Handling vocals with the Brown Bomb­ m usical. liarly enough, Paul W esto n’s “ I Should Culver, drummer;Thurman Teague, bass; Dinah Shore goes east on p.a. tour. took a 10-day tour ers will be blonde Doris Day and Butch Dorsey also will play one-nighters Gare ’ also is a third contender for No. , tenor sax; Paul Leu, with a kid band just to break the mo­ Stone. Ted Nash’s tenor sax also is fea­ along the coast throughout the summer 1 honors. Weston is Capitol’s musical piano, and a new clarinetist rounding notony of working at the Waldorf Cellar tured. writing arrange­ director. months, as well as short locations when in downtown L.A . out the Nichols personnel. The ­ ments for Maj. Meredith Willson’s army his movie schedule permits. He’s still Dream” was originally cleffed by ist was not definite as The Capitol rolled band on government airshows. He re­ carrying a mammoth string section. Klemperer, Stravinsky Johnny as a signature and theme on the on the presses. cently split with . Henderson KMPC broadcasting from Casa Ma­ Bonnie Williams and a raft of other Mercer radio show. “ Laura” also has about 800 fine chickens at his nana Saturday nights with Don Otis Pinch Hit for Stoky singers returned to the west coast with Nichols’ recent records for Capitol Leopold Stokowski cancelled his ap­ is the song from the 20th-Fox film of North Hollywood home. m iking. TD. The band currently is at the Casino have not been released but are now pearance as conductor of the all-Rus­ the same title, with music by David Cardens in Ocean Park. scheduled for September at the latest. sian concert at Shrine Auditorium last Raksin and a Mercer lyric which was m onth, as a result o f his recent mar­ added after the pic w as released. riage to Gloria Vanderbilt, and the J-°ng a top and a top­ podium, instead, was occupied by Otto standing member of A SC A P, M ercer’s Ite vi) . - S 2 K S 5 Klemperer and Igor Stravinsky. Russian current triumphs recall some of his past delegates to the United Nations confer­ nits. “ Blues in the N ight,” “ I Rem em - ence were honored guests. er You, “The Band” and at The Street» east 20 others were best-sellers in the McGhee at Down Beat Past. But Johnny, not yet 35, probably Howard McGhee’s new six-piece com­ asn t even begun to approach his crea- bo opened last month at the Down Beat lve peak yet. He hasn’t even lost his Club in L. A. McGhee plays trumpet. Savannah accent! with PAUL WESTON and His Orchestra CAP. 199

» A t u THE CAPITOL PA C E 7 P A C E 6 THE CAPITOL Red Nichols to Tour Britain; Corky Plans Band Los Angeles Shy on Culture — Lim Hopes to Go with Him Of His Own With James’ Blessing World Traveler June Christy Set Plans to “ invade” Great Britain for a personal appearance tour as his Unimpressed Here soon as the American and British governments lift private travel restric­ and members of As Kenton Chirp tions are being made in Los Angeles by Red Nichols, vet bandleader and orchestra w ill train out for New LOS ANGELES is a pretty city, the cornetist, who for two decades has been a favorite of British music lovers. York June 5, the first trip away sunshines ail the time and its close Stan Kenton and his band move from Hollywood they’ve made in proximity to the mountains and the in to this month for Nichols declared he had always 1945. The band w ill remain in the ocean is delightful. But according to four weeks at the Paramount The­ wanted to tour the British Isles as east several months playing hotels s|y, fly Harry Lim— who has spent atre, to be followed in a few months an entertainer, and that the war and ballrooms before returning west in considerable time traveling all over by an engagem ent at the Hotel kept him from realizing his am­ the early fall for additional film com the world in search of good music— Pennsylvania Cafe Rouge. Kenton bition in 1939. mitments at 20th-Fox. K the City of the Angels in few other and his crew just concluded an en­ The veteran jazzman revealed that he Corky Corcoran, tenor saxist, is mak­ gagement at the Sherman Hotel, Chi­ would, in all probability, make the trip ing plans to lead his own band. It is ways can compare to other metropo­ cago, during which time they recorded abroad with Ray Noble and Noble’s said th at Jam es is assisting him. Corky lises. a new batch of wax for Capitol. manager, Bill Harty. Noble was a promi­ for three years has been a James side- “It’s a little town that reflects a June Christy, who replaced Anita nent conductor in England before the man after first attracting attention with provincial attitude,” Lim asserts. “ Its O’Day recently as the Kenton canary, I war and has made his residence in the Sonny Dunham. transportation is probably the w o rst in HARRY LIM, world traveler and has made good in a big way and will U. S. for about 10 years. Harty was Th e Jam es band w ill broadcast CBS the whole world. Culturally it is behind music authority, looks dourly upon remain with the band permanently. Stan Noble’s drummer at one time. Fridays for a beer sponsor as a summer a dozen other cities a decade at least.” the city of .Los Angeles and its much- considers her the “vocal find of the Nichols said he “wasn’t quite sure” replacement for . Hails From Jap-Held-Java publicized assets. He tells why in the year” and is giving her heavy billing whether he would make the trip— when Lim, at 28, is himself internationally column at left. Charlie Mihn Photo. along with Gene Howard. conditions permit— with his Five Pen­ noted as a traveler and pop music nies or alone. The British Ministry of authority. Zutty Plans New for his mother and father— and the Lim Labour prohibited American bands from Born in Batavia, Java, he left the Chicago Sherman Next estate in Java— are under Jap domina­ touring the British Isles before the war Dutch East Indies to study in A m ste r­ tion and he has had no word from his For Bauduc Combo but it is believed, in both British and Fling as Maestro dam and the Hague, Holland. After sev­ family since 1941. When Japan is Ray Bauduc and his new band leave American music circles, that a new Veteran New Orleans drummer eral years there he spent considerable smashed, he says, he will return home the west coast this month to open at “good neighbor” policy between the time in London and Paris, often m aking Zutty Singleton intends to resume and attempt to spread American music the Sherman Hotel, Chicago, on their two nations will, when conditions per­ trips to Berlin and other European cities RED NICHOLS plans to tour Creat as a leader next month after gigging throughout the Far East via a one-man first eastern engagement after playing mit, permit an interchange of talent. of renown. Lim also has spent time in Britain soon, but right now he and radio and newspaper campaign. ballrooms in Salt Lake City, Portland John Kirby’s band expects to play a in L. A . the past three years with Calcutta and Bombay. Since 1940 he has his Pennies are playing the Morocco and Seattle. The band was organized in Rio de Janeiro engagement this summer, various combos. Recently with Slim made his headquarters in N ew Y o rk , Club in Hollywood nightly, and to L. A. a few months ago, Is booked by conditions permitting. Caillard’s trio at Billy Berg’s, Zutty is breaking the monotony by frequently capacity crowds. More news about MCA and features CM Rodin’s personal making plans to form a new quarter visiting in Boston, Chicago and Phila­ the veteran cornetist is spread over Chuck Travis Ork management and section tenorlngs. L. A. in Tribute this page. sim ilar to the one he led in N. Y. a few delphia. years ago. “Music in Night Clubs Bad” In Santa Barbara Henry Miller of General Amusemeir Before training north to San Francisco Coleman Hawkins, Ork To will manage Zutty, who hasn’t yet an­ in mid-May, he gave an objective evalu­ Chuck Travis left L. A. in mid­ Leave for New York August Now Set nounced the names of his sidemen ation of Los Angeles as it com pares to California will join the nation May to accept an engagement, with Coleman Hawkins and his band left Zutty’s first engagement under his pro other great civic centers. June 5 in observing National Pag­ his sock five-piece band, at the El Los Angeles May 1 5 after three months For L. J. Date posed setup is slated for late June, prob "The night clubs, for example,” he eant Day dedicated to the late Maj. on the west coast. The Bean was to play said. “ There are plenty o f them but Cortijo Restaurant in Santa Barbara. Louie Jordan and his band post­ ably in a Hollywood hotspot. a few one-nlghters cross-country before Glenn M iller, who disappeared while they are all alike, and the music most The Travis combo recently attracted poned their trip to Los Angeles returning to New York’s West 52nd flying the English channel last Decem­ of them feature is atrocious. The col­ wide attention at the Aragon Ballroom in ste a d street. While In L. A. Hawkins recorded ber and is presumed lost. again and of appearing at Sully Mason Off to umnists are film-crazy. Nothing matters in nearby Ocean Park. Three of the five 16 sides for Capitol, two of which will Los Angeles theatres will admit only the Orpheum Theatre here in June, to them but Carole Landis’ new sweater youthful musicians are discharged serv­ St. Louis Hotel Job be released in late July. will hit the coast in August. While here and Crable’s legs. The theatre situatio n icemen. The fourth, Clarinetist Vince persons who have purchased war bonds, Sully Mason, who organized and the the band will make a film at Mono­ is worse—only one house playing first- Cattolica, is blind and barely 21. A girl, and the day’s activities throughout the disbanded his new band a few week gram tentatively titled “Swing Parade.” class flesh regularly. The legitimate the­ Violet Trent, holds down the piano chair. Tilli to Biltmore nation will be dedicated to the memory ago, organized another one and trains atre? There isn’t any— just sub-par road MCA now is booking the group. Travis Tilli Dieterle is the new fern attrac­ of Miller, whose civilian band, until the Jordan goes into the N. Y. Paramount out to play the Chase Hotel in St. Louis troupes playing old and dated Broadway advises that the El Cortijo engagement tion in the Hotel Biltmore’s Rendezvous time he entered the army in late 1942, Theatre with Stan Kenton’s combo in The group was put together overnight shows. You can’t even obtain food. is for a minimum of four weeks. room. She plays like Cavallaro. j was by far the most popular in the mid-June and heads west at the close Mason for m any years was featured sax business. “The newspapers, the radio stations,” of the Paramount engagement. ist and singer with Kay Kyser. he continued, “are also behind the times. But the factor which stamps Los Boyd Raeburn Due Angeles as pitifully inferior to other cities, above all, is transportation. There At Frisco Palace •sn’t any.” Boyd Raeburn and h is band will Hopes to Return Home Soon Margie Wood as vocalist will play Lim agreed that out here— u n like in first west coast engagement startir e east a visitor knows there’s a war June 5 at the Palace Hotel in San Fran to be w°n. Nowhere in the U. S., he cisco. Raeburn, a saxophonist, has w said, was the fight with Japan more joyed success in the east in the last ye« obvious. with a comparatively new and untne- All of whicn sounds good to Harry, o u tfit.

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Rarin’ to go . . . that’s Stan Kenton, whose hard­ He didn’t know whan rwas... until Johnny New chirp with Kenton’s band . . . June Christy hitting band moves into the N. Y. Paramount Mercer presented him h a clock made from is Stan’s choice as Anita O’Day’s successor. She’s Theatre in late June. Stan just signed Harold the horseshoe of a nag t actually won a race. an girl who sang with various corn bands Otvos, hot fiddler, as an added attraction with his accepts tw "Apiece good-natured­ before latching on to the “ artistry in rhythm” band. A new Kenton disc will be released soon. ly on a recent NBC ' Music Hall program. aggregation. PA C E 10 THE CAPITOI THE CAPITOL P A C E 11 Laguna Job Henderson For Higson’s Next at Miss Jug Head Covers a Record Date New Orleans bash were standing on the stillness. They moved into groups of Tlie Alabam Blood, Sweat and studio side of the big glass in the middle twos and threes. The lift had dropped Kid Combo of the room. Reading from wandering and they were laughing at infinitesimal As a result of the success of his roars into 2-Beat for Her points of the compass they were a clar­ wrong notes and nuances that had hap­ band on the Hoagy Carmichael pro­ Los Angeles in July to take over inet man, a tenor sax, a trombone, a pened for their ears alone. By HELEN BUSS trumpet, a piano, drums, our guitar gram, Jimmie Higson takes his Teen the Club Alabam bandstand from More Biood, Sweat, Etc. player and record date supervisor Dex­ [VER SINCE the Christmas Day I Agers orchestra to Laguna Beach Johnny Otis, who takes his com­ ter. As we were making our low-comedy There were changes and corrections. this month for a location engage­ paratively new jump crew on a got my foot caught in my brother’s entrance, the Dave, who has an uncom­ That tricky business, balance, was off in one spot. Move out from the mike m ent which will give the group airtim e theatre tour w ith Marva Louis, the mechano set and belly-whoppered mon way with the cats, was exercising on that. Kill that one riff and stick in over Don Lee-Mutual. fighter’s wife, getting top billing as into the davenport on my doll his talent for finding out what they chanteuse. something like this instead. This was Higson, just 19 years old, boasts a buggy, I have had a rendezvous wanted to do. This is an art. Ask any band with an average age of 16 years Henderson, a veteran pianist and musician. Between them they kicked 32 Dave out of the control room again, maneuvering and shifting musicians and per man. CAC books and Van Tonkins arranger who made jazz history in the1 with confusion. Electric light cords bars around verbally for five minutes, ideas. Back to the control room. Repeat manages. The youthful leader occasion­ 1920’s as a leader and added to his run to meet my feet like ivy toward th re w in a couple o f riffs and an old the whole thing— and again— and again. ally plays trumpet, but writes all the reputation in the thirties as Benny a brick wall. Closing doors get a Norge refrigerator that hadn’t had a job Two other sides to do and an hour left. arrangements and handles his own pro­ Goodman’s chief scorer, played Los An­ love grip on my fingers that would in weeks. Then with a last lowering gramming chores. geles last summer. His brother, Horace, look David strode into the control room, At the hour’s end they needed one more repeat, and ran 15 minutes over The lineup of the combo as it will also is in tow n. make Tristan and Isolde look like hiding one of those smiles he keeps in scheduled time. We stayed till the last apepar at Laguna Beach, according to Frederick Brothers set the Alabam strangers. With a background like a strong box. man had mopped his brow, and the Tonkins, comprises: booking. It’s a top Central avenue this, I had an idea recording studios Watching the Clock! lonely pair of shoes disappeared from Warne Marsh, Bob Drasnin, Mario n itery operated by Curtis Mosby, whose and I were going to fascinate each other Began a lot of finger pointing trom the saw horse, wandering our way out Boadillo, Harold Kuhn, Cordon Reeder, Blue Blowers many years ago produced and I was so right. We’re a natural. behind the glass window. Everyone in a foggy silence, unaware of doors and reeds; George Norman, Norman Barker, a series of memorable jazz records. We met several w eeks ago. squinted at a clock somewhere over our other unimportant things. Frank Llewellyn, trombones; Don Davies, Not much is known of the current First Come the Doors heads. That is, everyone but me. I was Hank Ceis, Ralph Clark, trumpets; Chick Fletcher Henderson personnel. B u t his awfully busy darting wren - like looks A few days later I heard the test Realizing that someone had to be the Parnell, bass; Bob Jacobs, piano; Phil arrival is eagerly awaited here. from the control room to the studio like results of all that blood, sweat and two- aggressor in this little affair, I invited Rammacher, drums; Al Terry, guitar; OKAY FOR camera! Eugenie Baird, an audience at a tennis match. One of beat. It was worth it. My grandchildren myself to a Capitol record bash. I ap­ June Weiland, harp. who got her start with Tony Pastor’s the three boys, who was standing, shift­ will probably be Squares at heart, but proached the trysting place and began Jewel Hopkins is the sparrow with the band and later hit the jackpot as a Andy Russell ed his feet and fingered his horn. An­ the disc date I dug was righteous, hal­ pushing open doors. The first two were Higsonites. This same group, just re­ canary on Bing Crosby’s NBC show, other looked at his watch absently. The lowed and hip. Give ’em time, man, give fairly easy, but the third turned out to newed for another 13 weeks, airs over passed her screen tests last month piano man grinned at no one in particu­ ’em tim e! Thumps the Tubs be normally officious. It flashed a red the west coast NBC chain every Monday and will soon be facing Paramount’s lar. Then all control room and studio neon “On the Air” sign in our faces night with Carmichael. kleigs. This is her newest portrait. eyes went back to the clock. Big, and snarled. Previous experience with In ‘Stork Club’ spreading silence. I felt self-conscious these things in radio stations had taught Woody, Less Band, and tense. The boys in the band were Andy Russell will be seen in the me to ignore them. I stood outside a apparently completely at ease. Red light. film “ Stork Club” pounding out a door three hours once, and w hen I The music broke. There was a relaxing Vacations in L. A. Bing Winds Up ‘Bells’ Film; finally lost enough respect for the sign long and f r a n t ic drum solo on and a lift all at once. The lift pulled up to barge in the cleaning woman had Few Los Angelenos knew it, but “ China Boy.” The young singer into a ride, and from here I’m stuck. As taken over. Remembering this, I pushed. Starts Work on ‘Bine Skies’ always, the thrill of hearing live, first­ spent a couple of one of the h o tte s t attractions in It gave— onto a kitchen stool w ith a string jazzmen in improvisation is a weeks here in May as he vacationed Bing Crosby wound up work in Leo McCarey’s RKO production of show business, has a big role in the guitar player perched on it who le ft in tough one to define. It has terrific width film, w h ic h s ta rs an; a flash for the floor. Apologizing tooth- with his wife and daughter. “ Bells of St. Mary’s” last month and will start work, almost immediately, . and breadth and depth. You can reach ily, I backed away from the startled More popular today than he’s been at Russell also revealed he would marr, out inside of you and hold on to it. It on “ Blue Skies” back on his home lot, Paramount. musicians and sat down in an under­ any other time In his hectic eight-year Della Norell in the fall, upon his return is also touched w ith a Cod-given logic taker’s chair in a corner o f the room, career as a bandleader, Woody will re­ The Groaner, in his glory since Santa Anita reopened, hopes to sneak off to to California from a long theatre tour o' — in that a brief melodic line with its struggling with my poise. join his band this month in the east his Nevada ranch for a few days this month. “ Blue Skies,” however, is a major the east. She’s a form er singer herself background of the moment would be Here Is the Setup and return here later in the year for musical based on the career of and Bing won’t have time to loaf as and they’ve “ kept company” about twe wrong if either one were minutely he would like. another engagement at the Palladium. years. Wonderful place. Even my house after changed. I stole a look at my chums His “band that used to play the blues” Andy just purchased a new home if one of its frequent warm ings (b at heat­ and saw the same basking smile on their Crosby also has been working his share of military camp appearances and is bagging the biggest money in thea­ nearby Westwood and intends to mak; ing system) couldn’t compete, the quali­ faces that I knew was on mine. I think appearing on the Kraft program on NBC Thursdays. He will be off the latter tres and on one-nighters since it was C alifo rnia his perm anent home with his fying difference being that here the if anyone had touched us suddenly we program for the summer even though the Paramount pic will keep him from organized in ’37 as the remnants of traveling too far from Filmtown. bride. madness covered method, although a would have purred. Suddenly the boys reasonable explanation for the two saw hit the end and a hanging, deafening isham Jones’ ork. horses in the far corner still eludes me. Servello Arranging At the moment, with their burden of For Farrar Combo coats, ties and one lonely pair of shoes, JOHNSTON joe Servello has joined Art Farrar's they looked like they were understudy- band as arranger and is building 1 in8 a gymnasium locker room. On the library for the Pittsburgh maestro, wto right wall, center, fronted by a rectan­ is doing one-nighters in the Southern gular sheet of plate glass w as the con­ 'LAURA' California area. Farrar, a saxophonist trol room—the heart that was primed recently came here from the east. to pump music onto a 10-inch piece of w'THERE MUST BE AWAY7 hard rubber. Its three back w alls, lined • *Jl * • w ith PAUL BARON , Tucker for Pally w*th gadgets and super gadgets boxed No. 196 * N° Hts Tom m y T u ck e r’s music follows Tony ln two engineers seated in front of two turntables facing the w indow . Pastor’s at Palladium starting June I • The leading characters in th is stric tly

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Basie Due Meet the Jockey! Meet the Jockey! For Casa Á ÍiM l ’ CHICK LIND holds forth as plat­ FRANK BULL spins ’em on K FW B ’s e U ter master of KLZ, Denver, with a “ Dances” show in Holly­

LINDA STEVENS is her name, and she's the w A oh w k e l e leggy young thrush who is featured — along with other members of the Kay Kyser troupe— KINC COLE TRIO: Trocadero. on Kyser’s NBC Kollege program. Now that Kay TONY PASTOR: Palladium. and his gang are vacationing for the summer ANDY KIRK: Plantation Club. Miss Stevens will appear only at army camps RED NICHOLS: Morocco Club. which the K. K. krew chooses to play. Phil EDDIE HEYW OOD: Berg’s Club. Harris has taken over the Kollege until fall. CHARLIE BARNET: Trianon. MAKE BELIEVE QUARTET: Swing Club. JIMMIE LUNCEFORD: Plantation Club and Casa Manana. DAVE MATTHEWS: Casa Manana. SLIM CAILLARD (with Zutty Single­ ton) : Bill Berg’s. FOUR BLAZES: Skylark. FROM AN LEONARD REED: Shepp’s Playhouse. JOHNNY OTIS: Club Alabam. DENNY BECKNER: Aragon. JAKE PORTER: Morris Hotel. MIKE RILEY: Riley’s Madhouse. GIANT BILL EARLY: Hangover Club. TOAYl FREDDY MARTIN: Ambassador. JOE REICH M A N : Biltmore. 7 ' \ TOMMY DORSEY: Casino Cardens. BOB MOHR: Aragon. ROY MILTON: Club Rendezvous.

ELLIS (SLOE) WALSH: Copper Room. Foreman Phillips) Extends SHORT YEARS! FESS W H IT E: Zanzibar Room. 3 MILLS BROS.: Florentine Cardens. Band Activities) Northward CRADY KINC: Hotel Hayward. By LEE GILLETTE Three years ago, Capitol Records w as just an idea in d’VARCA: Clover Club. the heads of Johnny Mercer, Buddy De Sylva, and Foreman Phillips is completing plans to extend his activities from the HOWARD McCHEE: Down Beat Club. Glenn W allichs. Today it is one of the BIG FOUR in th e tip of Southern California northward to the Canadian border. Such nation­ LEW SA LTER : Pirate’s Den. recording field . . . with a terrific talent for pickin g A L M O N A ZI: McDonald’s House. ally popular cowboy bands as Happy Perryman, Ray W hitley and Ted out the big hits and bringing them to you first . . . TOMMY TUCKER: Palladium opening Daffan will be touring the west coast states, bringing their popular bands June 12. into territories heretofore served with a wonderful line-up of top artists. WNOX, Knoxville, and the Tennessee JOE LICCENS: Samba Cafe. only by the radio and records. Barn Dance for a six-week tour of the BILLY BUTTERFIELD JOHNNIE JOHNSTON THE PIED PIPERS JACK ORDEAN TRIO: Cobblestone Inn. In addition, Phillips, who is Cali­ south. / His Georgia Clodhoppers have BENNY CARTER STAN KENTON TEX RITTER made quite a name for thenlselves since CHICK FLOYD: Town House. fornia’s most successful THE KING COLE TRIO ANDY RUSSELL their first Capitol release in March. SAMMY LaMARR: Club Royale. music operator, is adding new talent DENNIS DAY JOHNNY MERCER FREDDIE SLACK Deuce Spriggins steps out of Spade^ to his roster. Hank Penny, long a favor­ JO STAFFORD DICK WINSLOW: Bar of Music. Cooley’s popular cowboy band this THE DINNING SISTERS ELLA MAE MORSE ite of W L W, Cincinnati; the Georgia MARTHA TILTON M ANNY STRAND: Earl Carroll’s. month to front his own outfit. Carolina GILDERSLEEVE MARGARET O'BRIEN Peach Pickers of W SM “Grand Old Cotton, also a graduate of the Cooley BETTY HUTTON PAUL WESTON WEIDLER BROS.: Cricket Club. Opry” fame and others have been con­ organization, has signed with Deuce VERNE GREENLAW: Happy Hacker’s. tracted. Penny opened on the Venice vocalist and yodeler. JUNIOR FRIML: Beverly Hills Tropics. Pier May 25 and will be followed, about Look forward to more stars, more hits June 15, by the Peach Pickers. JUD CONLON: Casablanca. Two of Capitol’s top folk artists, Tex Harris Subs Kyser and more firsts from CAPITOL RECORDS PETE PONTRELLI: Figueroa Ballroom. Ritter and Wesley Tuttle, join their tal­ On Colgate Stanza LEIGHTON NOBLE: Slapsy Maxle’s. ents this month when Tuttle augments Phil Harris was to take over Kay I EMIL COLEMAN: Mocambo. his Coonhunters and leaves Hollywood Kyser’s NBC show for Colgate starting I SAMPSON PRATT: Bamboo Club. with Ritter on an extensive p. a. tour. June 1, the old professor taking a long-1 Tuttle signed for the Ritter tour late in needed summer vacation from air chores | SAMMY YATES: The Linda Lee. May and with his new western band Harris also is working in a film at Co-F CARMEN C A V A LLA R O : Ciro’s. will crash Hollywood at the close of lumbia Studios. He finished w o r k on the | ABBEY BROW NE: Charlie Foy’s. their current tour. Jack Benny show May 27. CEELLE BURKE: Bal Tabarin. Jenny Lou Carson, writer of Tex Rit­ HARRY ROSENTHAL: The Players. ter’s latest Capitol hit, “ Jealous Heart,’’ Patrice Munsel Due and singing star of WLS, Chicago, has Patrice Munsel will sing June 2 a I JACK DUNN: Zenda Ballroom. another still untitled tune ready for Tex. Royce Hall on the U. C. L. A. campus I DINNY FISHER: Zamboanga. Wally Fowler, writer of “ Propaganda She’s the young Metropolitan coloratura j E C O R D S K IN C PER R Y: Shepp’s Playhouse. Papa,” a recent Capitol disc, leaves soprano. AND VINE, HOLLYWOOD SB Te Vi Is Their Baby

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