Stampeding Herd Holds Poll Margin

Stampeding Herd (Copyritht, IMS, Down Beat l*uuh*hinr Co.) Holds Poll Margin The ninth annual band poll wait little more than a third Alley Back In I Umm-m-m-m! I run from the standpoint of balloting time (Nov. 1 to Dee. 15) when this issue of Down Beat went to press, and probably less than one-fifth of the total votew had been received and Business Again tabulated, but the Woody Her man Herd «till showed every New York—The Three Deuces, Spotlite, Downbeat and Onyx Sinatra Backs evidence of turning the rare clubs on 52nd St. which were into a stampede. forced to pull out all talent last In the contest for the «wing month on a police order charg Buddy Rich ing that the clubs were rendez band crown. Woody Herman vous for persons engaging in the New York—Because of a friend had piled up 737 tallies, narcotics and marijuana traffic, ship formed while they both against the 372 of kin nearest worked for TD, Frank Sinatra Is became alive again after a lull of underwriting the bund bdng competitor, Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington is presenting a only a few nights. built by Buddy Rich. Some other who was king iu this division framed original of his tune, Coleman Hawkins, who was at backers are being mentioned, last year. This total looks even Francesca, as a wedding gift to the Spotlite a few weeks left for among them Manny Sachs, but more impressive when com Francesca Wayne ... A radio the west coast to join the Nor the singer is the chief angel. He pared with the current 620 for sponsor is dickering with Joe man Granz concert group which shelled out a reported $25,000 to Marsala and his harpist wife, will tour key cities. Roy Eldridge get the drummer boy into the Spike Jones u- “King of Adele Girard, since their solid also returned to the coast to rehearsals- which acc, udlng to Corn,” and 658 for Johnny click at the Dixie hotel . Sam make the concert tour. Eldridge plans should be starting just Hodge* on alto sax. two gents Donahue has a library of 300 has been featured at the Onyx about the time this copy of the who invariably run away with originals and standards, scored club with Ben Webster. He will Beat hits the street. the poll. while in service, with which to return here late this month to Rich, who left TD about a launch his civilian ork. build his own band after the first month ago and was replaced by Anything can happen, of of the year, Eddie Perri, manager for Randy Alvin Stoller, was tentatively course, and the story L not told Brooks, is an expectant lather . Ben Webster, who was replaced scheduled for a couple of weeks until the polls close at midnight Diek Merrick and Kay Allen, who at the Onyx club by Red Allen of one nighters by MCA, when he on December 15, and the com »ing for Jerry VI aid. are engaged and J. C Higginbotham, moved gets his crew completed. Lineup plete flood of ballots has been Io be married . Buddy De Fran buck to the Spotlite. The Toy had not been announced at press scored. This Is particularly true co, TD clarinetist and pre-ent lead Wilson Trio alternates at the time, but Roy Eldridge was being in the sweet band section, where er in the Beat poll, passed his pre Onyx. Billie Holiday, accom paged. Charlie Spivak and Tommy Dor induction physical lifter being pre pany d by pianist Joe Springer, sey again are running neck and viously classi fil'd 1-F. is still at the Downbeat, along neck, with 413 now 1 or Spivak, Dick Stabile and his new band with Sid Catlett and the Al Casev last year’s winner, and 367 tor Trio. Johnny Bothwell and his Kern Death will go into the NYC Copaca TD, who has won before, too. combo and Slam Stewart con bana . Johnny Desmond, who tinue at the Three Deuces. Saddens World Jo Stafford Ahead clicked as vocalist vyith the Glenn Miller band abroad, has been New York—Jerome Kern, emi The King Cole Trio and the signed by Victor . Seymour December 5, and goes into the Holly wood—ll takes an see nent composer, passed away Pied Pipers, who won In 1944 as Heller, out of the coast guard, 125th Street Apollo in Harlem photographer like Charlie Miho November 11 of a cerebral throm small instrumental and vocal heads the General Amusement for two weeks on December 7 to bring out the photogenic tal bosis He collapsed on Park ave. combos respectively, both are office in San Francisco ... Pianist Georgie Auld, now at the ents of luscious Marcia Rice, November 5 and was taken to holding comfortable leads In the Robert Crum is lining up radio Royal theater in Baltimore, has who, a- onlookers can easily real City Hospital, Welfare Island be voting to date, and Bing Crosby shots in Gotham. a new drummer. Art Madigan uf ise, makes ’em swoon with looks cause of (ack of identification and Frank Sii.atra are slugging Tiny Hill has not scrapped hit Detroit . Janie Reid, blonde, as well as voice. Marcia rtcently □nd -vas later removed to Doc it out, 377 to 349, as favorite male bund, Art Talmadge insists, but will blue-eyed and 19, is the new chirp finished a Capitol recording ses tors Hospital. He was 60 years of vocalist. Jo Stafford, queen of wield the baton for at least 20 with Vaughn Monroe. sion with Bobby Sherwood and is age. song In 1943, is out In front weeks out of the year, handling his General Amusement will ask currently on tour of the east with Mr Kern, whose home was In a-rain, with Billie Holiday as the dutiet for Mercury record» on the $7,000 per radio shot for Tex thr baud. Beverly Hills, California, arrived closest threat. tide Joe Hetbock, who once Beneke, who mt released from the here from the west coast Novem Roy Eldridge Is back In the operated the Onyx Club in Man navy on November 10 und will di ber 2 to collaborate with Oscar running for the trumpet section hattan. is mixing 'em (Manhat rect a bund compost'd of most of Hammerstein II on a new musi o( the All-Star Band, having tan») at Peterson’s in Metuehin, Glenn Miller AAF combo . Dec Sonny Changes cal show. failed to eliminate himself by New Jersey . Emil Petti is «it ca is bringing out two more jass starting his own band as planned ike leriaille in New York—but he albums, of Brunswick His Vocal Dept. when he left Artie Shaw recent ly. Amongst the trombone play ain’t talkin'. masters by Red Nichols and Johnnv Jess Stacy Dickering Ray McKinley is soaking up Dodds. The latter will include New York — Tommy Randall ers, Bill Harris continues te lead some California sunshine, but Weary Blues, an item rated at f30 and Marianne, mixed duet <>n Coast Dancery Date the perennial J. C. Higginbotham by hot collectors. tour with Sonny Dunham’s or by 322 to 188. will build his band in NYC event Johnny Hodges and Harry Car- ually . Louis Mucci quit the The McFarland Twins' got in chestra, were replaced on the New York—In a sale which, if BG trumpet section Dave dutch with GAC by booking road recently by Pete Hanley completed, would be the first (Modulate to Page 17) ind Nickie Shane, respectively such operation since long before Tough Is pounding skins with Joe themselves into the Dixie hotel to Shane, who has held forth fn Marsala at the Dixie in Gotham folio* Joe Marsala on December Pearl Harbor Jess Stacy’s band Buffalo niteries, was discovered may go into Mission Beach ball . The Keyboard is the newest 9, while the office was negotiating and sent to Dunham by Warren Cooley Gets 52nd Street spot, with Charles for the same spot for them room for a 26-week stand, with Pearl, while Hanley, whom Dun □ptions. Art Weems, GAC VP, Bourne, pianist, as musical head Milt Gabler arranged a deal to nam regards as “the best vocalist liner. have Bunk Johnson and his ork was at press time dickering with he ever had’’ was out of the army Larry Finley, coast ball room In Hot Water Lt. Jack Egan will exploit the cut four sides for Decca . but a month when he approached Charlie Shavers is expected to operator, trying to straighten it Los Angeles — Spade Cooley, movie. Tar« and Spurt, before he he bandleader, auditioned and out. »bed» that coast guard uniform and join John Kirby before he opens was hired immediately. coast’s leading maestro of moun return« tu Alvino Rey . Paul at the NYC Copacabana on De Randall and Marianne left the tain music, whose band has been Carley, former JD »oralist, is sing cember 7. crew, which has been on one purveying barnyard bounce for ing with Bob Grant at the Biltmore nighters since early last August, I Up And Coming | many months at Riverside hotel in New York ... Ir< Lewis, because the grind was getting too Rancho is charged by “Precious” whu trumpet» with the Herman rough on them. Price 'his girl singer) with car Herd, ha- a brother. Allan, who is Janes Job tying the wide-open-spaces stuff a radio announcer in Buffalo. a bit to far. The King Cole Trio followed Prairie canary had her boss, the Phil Moore Four at Manhat Kirk Reopens who had been driving her home tan’s Copacabana .

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