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 New York—The Three Deuces, man Herd «till showed every 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 sponsor is dickering with Joe man Granz concert group which shelled out a reported $25,000 to pared with the current 620 for 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 originals and standards, scored club with Ben Webster. He will Beat hits the street. who invariably run away with while in service, with which to return here late this month to Rich, who left TD about a the poll. launch his civilian ork. build his own band after the first month ago and was replaced by Anything can happen, of Eddie Perri, manager for Randy of the year, 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 Kern Death last year’s winner, and 367 tor Trio. Johnny Bothwell and his TD, who has won before, too. will go into the NYC Copaca­ 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 ain’t talkin'. masters by Red Nichols and Johnnv Jess Stacy Dickering ly. Amongst the trombone play­ 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 . . Louis Jor­ from work arrested on complaint dan closes at the Zanzibar on that she had to jump out of his Old Cotton Club car and call cops from a near-by hous« to save her honor. Cooley New York—Andy Kirk’s 15- had his ear bitten In the prelimi­ piece band, with Beverly White, nary scuffling. BUJE NOTES voca? and piano, and Floyd != Sy SOD «f«n Smith featured >n guitar, were Bandsman was held for pre­ on the stand when the long shut­ liminary hearing under $1,000 Ml the Army football teiun’a tered Cotton Club reopened as bail. “Precious," whose right opponents are singing that new hit. Club Sudan (21). Location was name Is Ruthie Reece, gave her Gee It's impossible to Hold You, used as Plantation after original age as 18. She is no longer with Cotton Club folded but no at­ the band. Cooley says he is not. looking for another singer. Louis Primx asks kid» not to tempt was made to recapture cal da»»c» to hear his bund. Evident­ glory ol original. Club plans to ly he feel» that his own lecture* on go big time again, and re-educate Robin Hood don't replace the regu­ the spenders into the idea of Betty Bradley lar history course. traveling uptown. Calloway and Hampton are being plotted as future attractions. New Y’ork—If a fine chin and On The Cover Having got out un album in­ pretty profile denotes success, cluding Moonglow. Blue Moon. then smiling youngster Marion Our rococo cover girl iu Betty Moon Lore. Harvest Moon and other Morgan will have it.. The blonde- Bradley, one of the bu>i«-«t ■ing- lunar lilts, that maestro is now topped lass has done consider­ erg in the busine*-*. Beside* re* New York—Tin- lovely, pa­ Tommy Reynolds Ork known a» V'aughn Moonroe. able radio work at WJR, Detroit, cording exclusively for Jewel, trician and intelligent looking For Chicago Band Box and has also snng with Sonny Betty enhances Rudy Vallee’s Jane Wilson got her job with Dunham and Russ Morgan. program, warbles twice a week Ickv Vicki think*, '‘ofay” is the Fred Waring while interviewing Chicago—Tommy Reynolds Actually Marion’s real name is over ABC nod is currently being star of Harvey—Frank O’Fay. the band leader us a rub re­ band comes into the Band Box, Swire s, her professional name *tnrr«*d at the Florentine Garden« porter. Nervous. Jane’s questions Randolph street dancery that re­ had been Blair Let*. She likes in Hollywood. lai Bradley’s wax­ Maestro Emil l*« tti was given no­ locked in her throat. Fred took cently inaugurated a semi-name the name Marion Morgan best. ing» of Do It Again and Sum­ tier at a Chi spot for talking back over the questioning. He found band policy with Jess Stacy and So does Tim Gayle, who has just mertime have set th«* r«*cord to hi* audience. Being rude to the she could sing, audition« d her Joe Sanders orks, tor a December inked her to a five-y« ar con­ shop’s cash registers playing a customer« is still u privilege re- and now Jane is one of the War­ 25 opening. Booking will be for tract, declaring she will be the merry tune. sened for waiters. ing r< gulars. eight weeks. next Dinah Shore. DOWN BEAT NEWS Chicago December 1. 1945 Jazzmen Fly By Night, I Sweet Singer Movies On Kern Cycle Yawn At 10,000 Feet As Death Takes Writer

BY WILLIE WEED By CHARLIE EMGE Down Brat Stratosphere Editor Los Angele»«—Changes will have to l»e made in MGM's film. based «»it the life of Jerome Kent, New York They have in the past railed musician» many Till the Cloud» Roll By, whose sudden death in inid-Novemlwr shocked Hollywood ng thing», »time of them complimentary, but when in thi« post­ it tlid the New York music circle where Kern first reached war world they refer to an instrumentalist as a fly by night he's fume. Although only one sequence not supposed to blow his roof. It is likely they're paying hint of the picture hail been »hot. the Hollywood’s :hira attempt to do compliment. »cript calls for the film to open justice to Kern s greatest work, Because that'» who I he’ll probably ing into consideration the po­ with acene« in which Kern ia shown Show .Boat. MGM also i-wm be doing—flying by night. A lot of tentialities if the new mode of nlive and at ihe height of hia crea­ rights to Very Warm for May, a them got used to flying around in travel. In this connection we cite tive power. From the opening the stage production which flopped army plane» during the war, so that the case of one agent who at picture waa to go into a aerie» of despite Kern’s music containing now the gnya who got air sick on the press time was seen functioning ilu'h-baek- of Kern’« curly day« in uni of his greatest numbers, All Penu Terminal's escalators climb with a set of calipers, a global the theater. Robert Walker playa the Things You Are. into the sky wagons with no more map. and a puzzled, but deter­ the young rnmpoHT. mined look. t l<»do than they board u Flatbush By strange coincidence the Lived Modestly ave. trolley. Sidemen who got dizzy “Let’s see—he muttered, movie industry had virtually em­ Kern came to Hollywood sever­ when they climbed any higher than placing his calipers in the vicin­ barked on a Kern cycle a? death al years ago and established a thr second floor gentleman's rest­ ity uf the international date came to the artist In addition to hume in Beverly Hills that is rel­ room now moely yawn and polish New York — Lovely Evelyn line, “—they play in Tokyo the the MGM biografilm, which, ac­ atively modest by movieland 1 their fingernails ut 10,000 feet. night of January 1 Then they Knight, is the «wcet-singing voca­ list of “The Powder Box Thea­ cording to the movie pattern will standards He lived there quietij s Leaders think it’s a good fly back here, and— hminmm—, be only faintly reminiscent of with his wife and daughter, Bet­ the old ten per cent look came ter“ on Thursday evenings. She’s w thing. They can grab one heard regularly with Danny Kern’s .real life story, a picture ty, formerly married to Artie c nighten in the far off hinter- into his eyes, “—they open in Los depicting a period in American Shaw. Angeles on New Year’s Eve!” O’Neil, Jim Ameche nnd Ray V 1 a n d that heretofore they Block’s orchestra. life around 1876 will be released Kern was more oi a composer V couldn’t even consider - making by 20th Century-Fox within a than a songwriter. Hollywood S’ jumps of almost unlimited dis­ month or two. Kern not only musicians honored and respected h tances and arriving with a fresh wrote all the music fur the opus him above all others. Kern was M crew. Air travel makes for far Gremlins! Orson Ain't Horsin' but supplied the incidental scor­ tolerant of Hollywood and it,, U better performances by their New York—A gremlin, prob­ ing. ways but he never found the in­ bands. Gruelling bus and train P ably disguised uh a Western Un­ With Jazz Music spiration In picture work that he e journeys dispensed with, the ion ine»»enger, had hi» fun with Story on Marilyn Miller did in the theater Although .ill c; musicians figure to arrive ripe, Blue Note» la»t i»»ue. He fixed the song , he wrote for Hollywood n ready and rarin’ New York—Orson Welles, win. At Warner Brothers a picture up the firet item to read: scared the living bejapers out of suggested by the life of Marilyn carried the hall-mark of the art­ W Several spots were closed the country with his men-from- Miller, Zeigfeld star who danced ist and .sincere craftsman he a It’s Being Done recently on a marijuana rap. Mars broadcast a few years age and sang in many of Kern’s stage never wrote an Old Man River a n This isn’t the old hashish. Les Might say they were cut probably frightened his more se­ productions, is in preparation un­ Smoke Gets in Your Eyes or an doun by the Grint Reaper. Brown casually flew his crew date follow« rs again on a recent der the title The Silver Lining. All the Things You Are for the V from the Palladium in Hollywood Should have been. Sunday ABC airing Dy coining Most of the songs wil’> be from gilded city. m to open at the Sherman at Chi­ were cut down by the Grim right out and talking about jazz Kern’s extraordinary collection of cago Start Kenton n-atinely went Reefer. music. hits. off into the wild blue yonder Oh well—that’- what come* of Welles’ stunt was to read a let­ Also on schedule at MGM is ai headed for the coast. Billy Eck­ encroaching on Willie Weed's ter from Louis Armstrong into w stine closed at the Riviera In St. territory. the mike while Barney Bigard. Caton Trio Hit Louis at 4 AM Nov 8 and opened Zutty Singleton, Fred Washing­ n at the Paradise theater in De­ ton and others of a small group Miller AAF Ork ai troit the same day. Rubinwich Returns in his home played background With British w Jimmie Lunceford is rumored music. On Final Airer st to be in the market for an army To The Herman Herd Before launching into Arm­ New York- The new 57-piece London. England—One of the te C-47 Against the time when that strong's autobiographical epistle, Air Fore- Orchestra assembled at city’s most famous night spots, comes through, Lunceford New York — Skippy DeSaire, Welles asserted that jazz, like It oaritone with Woody Herman for Bolling Field, Washington. D. C„ the Carribean club, owes its wide charted a deal whereby he was gumbo. has many good things in under direction of Capt. Howard spread popularity to a unique ti. scheduled to leave LaG Field here the past three years, left the out­ it and some of them are mysteri­ tl fit Nov. 14 to make room for Sam was scheduled to take over I and excellent musical aggrega­ Nov. 29 tor a playing date at ous. He said you wouldn’t hear Sustain The Wings airer Dec. 8 tion, the Lauderic Caton Trio. g< Drew Field, Tampa, Florida, last Rubinwich The latter, just re­ jazz on a juke box or on the hit leased from Coast Guard the Unit is made up of former pro Outfit consists of Caton, electric night, a hop of 1250 miles, prob­ parade but only when a few fel­ musicians who have been serv­ guitarist from Trinidad, Jam’ai- ably the 1 agest jump ever made Dlayed for a time with Rudy Val­ lows get together “in a home or le’s C. G. Band» enlisted in 1942, ing in AAF units all over the c.an bassist Coleridge Goode and by a civilian band. in a night club after the joint is world. Dutch pianist Dick Katz. Pi DeSaire replacing him when he closed.” Bookers are sitting up and tak- entered service. The Glenn Miller Anny Air Boys play little else thar El­ Numbers backing up his chat­ Forces orchestra, formerly heard lington music aside from their a ter were Perdido Street Blues and on the program, was listed fui’ its own modernistic compositions. tv Savoy Blues. For those who like final broadcast from Bolling Their music is jazz highbrow in ar Basie Waits For Bernie Privin Joins BG Welles it was dandy For those Field today. (Dec. 1). the extreme and just as it took th unfamiliar with Armstrong’s the Duke many years to gain m Stars Return New York—Bernie Privin, wl background it was informative recognition, so these boys are du was inducted while playing with For those who wanted to hear pr New York—Count Basle, off on the Barney-Zutty group it was a only appreciated by musicians. BG in 1942, was seht duled to re­ Abes Having Too The B.B.C., long hostile to jazz, sa a cross country tour, was ex­ join the crew Nov. 26, replacing drag, like trying to listen to your Pl' pecting the early return of four pet platter while the ladies’ sew­ has featured these boys on Louis Mucci on trumpet. Mucci serious programs as well as on it of his best siden? n, all )f whom had played with the Curtis Bay' ing circle convenes in the same Much Fun Now! pr were scheduled for early release (Md.) - Coast Guard band wnile in room. the Radio Rhythm club. of after two to three years of serv­ Los Angeles—‘ Quit the band —Stuart S. Allen service, had been with Goodman business? Me? Hell, no! Playing th ice with the armed forces. Soon since his recent release. als due back with the count are with a band is too much fun!’’ ne trumpeter Buck Clayton, drum­ Ten Years Ago That was Abe Lyman’s answer I Singles Now I mer Jo Jones, tenor Les Young Down Beat covers the music to query on his possible retire­ and baritone Jack Washington. news from coast to coast. ment from the dance band field, This Month which, he readily admits, he en­ tered some 30 years ago A I Johnny Bothwell's Combo Jams | December, 1935 Lyman, working as musical di­ Benny Goodman’s amazing rector for a Monogram picture, young bind, which had been intends to re-organize after the -sr» knocking Chicago cat» out of first of the year and. he modestly their mind» while «t the Congress states, have “the greatest band rec hotel, could call their fir-1 ever seen or heard.’’ tar “rhythm concert’' a terrific and the unqualified -ucccss. A three and mo a half hour swing concert mu knocked out both it huge croud Frankie Nabs Another gai and the musician» themselves. to A chap by the name of James Award For Work wh C. Petrillo wa> re-elected a* New Yi rk—Frank Sinatra, who pre president of Local 10 of Chicago, draws almost as much attention along with all other official*. ... for his work against racial dis­ Sammy Kaye was just getting crimination as he does oy bend­ K< hi- foothold to fame with broad- ing a note, received still another casts out of Cleveland. Don award—this one from the Com­ Sii Be-tor. fined und expelled from mon Council for American Unity Local 802, wa» reinstated. . . —at Carnegie Hall a few days L Fred Waring waa in a legal tiff back Cited for fight against in­ left with t'ldin station WDAS of tolerance, the singer was pre­ bei Philb for what he termed “com­ sented the award by Cui Charles is d mon law rights’’ to his own mu­ Poletti, former lieutenant-gover­ net sical creation*. ... Joe Sanders, Acc the ole left hander, was selling nor of the state. ing out nightly at the Blackhawk. Bob Chicago found Herbie Kay ut arir the Edgewater, Ted Wevm« at Georgie Auld Shelves New York—Joe I «uh ph?« the Empire Room (he's back *‘Fai< u <11 To Thee”at Ray Nance there now!), Jan Garber at the His Overseas Plans ar Joe boards a west eoast train, Trianon, Horace Heidt al the Nance, once violin-trumpet star Ba New York—Johnny Bothwell'» fine little modern jars group were Drake, and Leonard Keller ut the New York—Georgie Auld has of Duke Ellington’« band, setting the Street—meaning 52nd, natch—on fire up until the time Bismarck. Aside from BG'» hold­ temporarily shelved the idea of doesn't veem to appreciate the Im city father« decided that the Alley was no place to hang out. Johnny's ing forth at the Congress it was an overseas tour in January be­ champ’s rendition. It may be a Ni group, with Benn? Harri- on trumpet und Alan Eaget on tenor, definitely a mickey mouse town. cause oi the success of his cur­ spot of professional jealousy a* out Johnny in the middle on alto, were caught photographically on their . . . But cats were digging a fine rent college and theater tour. both boy* arc stepping out in the set opening night at the Three Deuce». Bothwell, at the prevent, -till pianist at a north State st. »pot. Auld is still thinking of making musie field—Ray tn do a «ingle the intends to organize a full-size«! band, which will be handled by Billy the Three Deuces—Art Tatum! the ocean trip later, possibly in a» a comedian and Joe lo lour was Shaw of the Williain Morris office here. March. with Lui* Russell’s band. balli Chicago. December 1. 1945 NEWS DOWN BEAT

Few Spots Hit [ Willie Lewis Band of Pre-War Egyptian Fame Victor's Roster Hard By Union Diminishes As PayAdjustment I Disputes Grow Chicago—The platter Industry, New York—Increases of 15% source of wide-spread interest over the 1941 musicians pay lately with activity of innumera­ scale which went into effect on ble independent companies and Oct. 3, have failed to prove as the wild scramble for name and widely beneficial as originally semi-name talent, is the source figured. The increases are retro­ of further interest with reports active as of Feb. 28, 1944, but of wholesale reverberations with­ check backs have shown that in RCA Victor’s talent roster. many of the class A and B spots, which are affected by the deal, Handicapped with a lack of paid musicians sufficiently over production, and in several serious the scale so that at this point disputes with name talent, Vic­ they are not liable for adjust­ tor was reported ready to cut several name bands from their ments. lists to concentrate on artists New York—Europe and the Far East waa once a but it’s the Willie Lewis band (of far from dubious Who Pay» Out? whose draw is assured. Already happy and lucrative haven for American Negro worth). Members in the band are Herman Chitti- out of Victor was Hal McIntyre One of the angles brought to muaiciana—a haven to which aeveral of our finest son, .it piano; Lewis, alto and leader; Johnny and the Phil Moore combo, with light, however, and which was jazz men have intimated that they are anxioua to Mitchell, guitar; Joe Haymen, alto; Big Boy Goodie, Shep Fields, Artie Shaw reported still being debated, was just who return. Thia photo -how« u group of outstanding tenor; Ernie ’’Serious” Meyers, bass; Ted Field», near the axe. Group that Victor would make the settlement in the sepia musicians at the time they were providing drum»; Jaques Butler, trumpet; Bill Coleman, plans to concentrate on Includes case of leaders who were paid rhythms for the Egyptian younger set in Alexan­ trumpet i and Billy Burns, trombone. Story concern­ TD, Monroe, Spivak, Martin and well over the standard fee, but dria, in pre-war days. The toppers—and we haven’t ing the plans of Willie Lewis and other Negro Kaye, and most of their vocal who kept their sidemen on a discovered whether they were a necessity or just musicians to return to the lucrative fields overseas stars. scale salary. No official ruling showmanship—might make some think it’s just is told in an adjoining column. had yet been reached as to who another Egyptian musical crew (of dubious worth). Ellington Sore would do the shelling out, but Duke Ellington’s status was un­ under the terms sidemen who certain. He was particularly dis­ played for scale stipends were Colored Bands Jump satisfied with the manner in entitled to the retroactive in­ Prima Pleads which Victor execs have handled crease. But whether the spot Newark—All high «rhooh in his band’s recordings. Chance operators OK the frontmen this city nnrl vicinity poMed might be that he will either seek would be called upon for the copies of a personal message lo Continental Express release or would not be signed additional moolah was still a the students from Louis Prima again. moot point. to liis recent opening at the The recording biz a free-for- Cost to operators of spots Adams Theater (Thanksgiving New York—Evidence that the coming of peace is re­ all at the moment, with bands or varied, but according to a survey Day). The bandleader, who holds opening certain market» closed to musicians for long years indie companies made by the suc­ made by the Beat, only minor ad­ the Imix office and attendance justments were necessary in some while the war raged is furnished by the news that Willie Lewis cess of a single platter, release records for the house, had a is headed back to Europe. of talent to the field will only cases, and in some others none at feeling some of the youngsters make the race more of a scramble all since the musicians per se would rather sit in the orchestra Other American Negro musicians, with the advantage to Victor were paid over scale. The New than in the classroom, and his who got a break in Europe (before Finally released by the Germans rather doubtful. Though added Yorker hotel, for example, has note to them advised them to after some harrowing experi­ the war struck) that they never got ences, he was ordered to leave production will be possible for no straightening out to do with eome after school hours. here, are also casting tin eager eye artists still contracted, release of any of its name bands, since they immediately. He finally financed westward, but Lewis has jumped the his trip home through a series of bands the stature of McIntyre, were all reimbursed above the gun on them. Present and already Shaw and Fields is too great to standard tab. However single en­ short engagements in Switzer­ overlook. It might cool troubled tertainers working the spot since completed plans call for him to land and Portugal. open, with a seventeen piece colored home waters, for Victor has been February of ’44 are entitled to And Radio Is So At present in Mexico City in constant hot water with their the increase for the length of band, at the Park Lane in Paris visiting Ada Duconge (herself a toward the latter part of May, and stars through efforts of bands time they were engaged. Many of New Orleans colored entertainer and vocalists to push their own the other hotels and night clubs Particular, Too! move on to Cannes in July for a celebrated in Europe as Brick- production, and the succeeding got off with a similar light bite. lengthy stretch. top) Lewis is scheduled to head dissatisfaction with results. New York—Sometimes the ra­ Reasons Why for New York shortly for a period Some Hit Hard of band rehearsals before shov­ New Juke Idea dio people can become very stuffy There are of course a flood of Hardest hit by the edict, ap­ indeed about the matter of clear­ ing off. His new band should be While complaining of lack of parently, was the Diamond good reasons why Lewis and an instantaneous success abroad, ing music. Brad Barker, a gent many more American colored production, Victor has introduced Horseshoe which was stuck with who makes his living by imitat­ if the roster of talent with whom a new distribution idea that has a back nut of between ten and musicians like the continent. he was associated overseas in ing animals on the radio, was a Plus generally lucrative deals, caused big interest within the twelve thousand dollars. This recent guest on Red Barber’s former years is any indication. business, and that will also call amount was arrived at through steady work and all around Among musicians who played WEAF airshow. Conductor Allan cordial treatment and reception for lots of special production. the musicians union when the Roth had, as a matter of course, with him in Europe are Herman Idea is to produce a series of spe­ musicians who had played there —they get a break in billing that Chittison. Louis Bacon, Bill Cole­ arranged for clearance oi all the is sometimes astounding when cial records for juke box opera­ during the retroactive period tunes his band was using for the man, Big Boy Goodie (at present tors only, which will have one presented their bills for back regarded at this distance. Ex­ in South America), Henry Bacon, program. ample: In pre-war Paris, Lewis band and the same tune on both salaries. Horseshoe generally em­ Roscoe Burnett, John Mitchell, sides of same record. About fif­ ployed two bands, thus making But Barker, at dress rehearsal, in a series of swank soirees, was Billy Burns, Freddie Johnson, did a bit in which he imitates billed way, way over the head of teen tunes have been selected, it liable for adjustment to ap­ Tommy Benford and Ben Fields. standard hits in recent years. Or­ proximately double the number circus seals. As a climax, he mim­ Hildegarde — something patrons icked a seal playing My Country of the Plaza’s Persian Room would ders are already being taken by of musicians and accounting for •Tis of Thee, a standard act un­ distributors for delivery within a the size of the grab. Touch was never understand. Especially few weeks. also put on the Zanzibar, but not der the Big Top. when it is brought to light that nearly as heavily. A WEAF vice-president in while the Incomparable One was Fazola Returns Reason for new idea lies in charge of Nothing-Unscheduled- mouthing her dulcet clinkers in main complaint of the operators S h a 11-Defile-Our-Pristine-Air the too-too spots, Lewis, forced To Wax Again —that half of most records are called a halt to the whole pro­ back here by the war, was man­ lost through one side not being McKinley Visits ceeding until he checked with a aging La Macherie—a bar and New Orleans—After a period of commercial. This will be elimi­ superior to determine whether a grill in the upper reaches of Har­ record silence which lasted al­ nated, in fact now both sides can seal—even an imitation seal— lem. No wonder he Is anxious to most three years while he recu­ be used until all that comes Coast Friends should be permitted to play My get back. perated from illness, Irving Fa­ through the box is the needle Country ’Tis of Thee without War History zola waxed four sides here re­ scratch. Los Angeles—Ray McKinley, clearance. Fortunately for Bark­ recently discharged from mili­ Lewis, incidentally, has quite a cently for Keynote. The warm- McIntyre is reported to have tary service, has notified friends er’s act, the superior had a sense toned supreme jazz clarinetist already signed with Columbia. of humor—or maybe an OK from history in the war. In Paris when used men playing at the Plaza Phil Moore has inked with Musi­ that he will arrive here this hostilities broke out (he had been month to scout local field for Petrillo. Club, Kenneria, (La.) for the craft. musicians for new band he is or­ there, off and on, ever since 1925 date. Faz used the following ganizing soon. First offer went when he first went over with lineup: Tony Dalmato, trumpet, I %rds of Trio | to Mahlon Clark, clarinet man I Fragile Carol | Sam Wooding’s band) he was Julian Lane, trombone, Steve who was feature in McKinley’s caught In the swirl of war, and Giarritano, tenor, Fazola, clari­ pre-war band. his own club became an immedi­ net, Charlie Duke, drums, Pete ate casualty. He toured for a Lauderman, piano, and Bunny stretch, entertaining Belgian and Franks, bass. Dutch soldiers and eventually Kay Starr Doing was picked up by the Huns when Single In LA Club they took over the continent. BC's Terrace Date Los Angeles—Kay Starr, who Shoved Up One Day left Charlie Barnet band shortly before Barnet returned to coast, Radio Deal For Newark — Opening of Benny is doing a solo stand at the Coro­ Goodman’s band at the Terrace net, Sunset blvd. nitery here. Cavallaro Set room was shoved ahead one day Accompanying singer and shar­ because of a clash in bookings, ing billing as solo artist is pianist Los Angeles-Carmen Cavallaro the Swing King bowing in Nov. Bob Laine, recently released from and his orchestra will headline 28 instead of originaly schedued army. the new Sheaffer Pen Co.’s air­ 27th. Reason was appearance of show starting Dec. 16 on NBC BG’s Sextet on Johnny Presents net. First program will originate on 27th. Group is aso listed to from San Francisco where Ca­ appear on air Dec. 25. Bobby Byrne Band vallaro is currently playing the Into Tune Town Mark Hopkins hotel and moves to Hollywood with broadcast of Omaha Union Race New York—Bobby Byrne, just New York — The demurely Dec. 23. New York—Diek Style’» Trio out of the army air force, was dreaaed and fragile beauty 1» Cavallaro, who has been com­ Omaha—Rangval Oleson, vet­ excites the patrons of George set to take his new band, still in Carol Horton. Carol, formerly muting to Hollywood for solo ap­ eran union official out of office Lynch's Kelly Stable. Dick the throes of organization as this with Eddy Duchin, ia now chirp­ pearances on the Kraft airer, for past several years, will race doesn’t appear in the above shot. was written, into the Tune Town ing aa a featured performer in will continue that stint until end against incumbent Harold Black Clare Dorward is the guitarist ballroom in St. Louis Nov. 27. the Copacabana Fall Revue. of this year. for president of local 70. here. and Jerry Ixtmo the bass man. CHICAGO NEWS Leader Fails To Resist | Sinker Makers |

Urge—Gets His Notice Lo. Angeles—Nitery impresa­ rio Billy Berg has scored another Chicago—Musician« who have long mippre»*ed the urge to scoop by signing Dizzy Gillespie glop playing during a floor show to tell an inattentive und anti his band to follow Heywood at Berg’s Supper club, for Dec. The town's rather dead right noisy audience to close their loo-big mouths will find an in­ 10 opening. now—Loop combos remain about teresting moral in this story—though a rather discouraging Gillespie has been doing con- the same as last noted, north one at that. cert dates In the east. Deal was and south side units with little believes the customer is always or no change. It «ceni« that Emil Petti, until set by Morris agency. right—and noise ain’t noise if Gene Krupa took over the tecently the popular maestro al the they make it. As a quick result Bismarck hotel here, had |u-l about Panther room bandstand to put Petti was given his notice. This the room back on a solid swing the aame idea. Only he didn't re­ was later confirmed by Local 10 gia! the urge—and the resulta were basis. Louis Prima, who was of the AFM. who always look out lai« Vega«. Nev. — Bernie Django b Brother there lor four weeks, just barely • little more than expected. fur musicians in such instances. Cummin« and chef Johnny made it--business the last couple We didn’t happen to be there Petti closed at the Bismarck Burke meet again after many Has Paree Jumping of weeks fell off and the last few at the time, but wc overheard the on Nov. 15 without further in­ year« while at the La»t Frontier nights in particular were sad story. It goes something like cidence He did his point, hotel here. The two firat met New York—Advices reaching The Krupa outfit, much un­ this: and had a quiet and respect lul when they opened New here from Pans indicate that Joe proved, does well enough with Petti, whu fronts a strictly house for the remainder . f the Worker hold, Their friendship Reinhardt’s Quintet, playing a Charlie Ventura, tenur sax, Leon gociety-type orchestra, was a lit­ show—however, whether his job btrume a lading one when they night club has the French jump­ Cox, trombone; and Anita ODay tle fed up with the society he was was worth it is something else, discovered their hobby was ing. Joe, just about as mean a and Buddy Stewart on vocals, as keeping, and particularly the and the rather dubious moral ot doughnut-making. Cummins has guy on a guitar as his brother featured figures. Jess Stacy ana noise said society was making this story. made his hobby pay with a siring Django, is taking off on some Lee Wiley follow iur a December during a show The maestro We just thought that you of doughnut «hops in Columbus. mad choruses that are startling 14 opening and Cab Calloway, stopped the music and gave the oughta know. Obviously it’s not even to the Parisians, to whom who will be at the Chicago audience a good bawling out. It the best thing to try, though— Los; Angeles-Ish Kablbble re­ le jazz hot Is not exactly a new theater earlier this month, set was in the best of manners and and a short one at the bar across Joined Kaj Kyser’s troup last thing. for New Year’s Eve for four language, he later Insisted. the street will get much happier month on his release from the Incidentali]y, In a recent Paris weeks. The management, evidently results. army He had served as overseas appearance, Django1 said he’d be The Band Box ha« Joe Sanden of the old-fashioned class, still entertainer. ii. America “‘in a few months.” band currently, with Tommy Rey­ nold« «olid outfit, 16 -Irong. coat­ ing in Chrielma« night. Manage mint 1« undecided on continuing with their new «emi-name band

locai Kevnold»' luck of it, will cue thr dcci-ion. The Estrollitos, four-piece out­ fit specializing in Latin rhythms, and who also dish out fine swing stuff, are enjoying one uf the longest runs of any combo in the Loop. They’ve run up 23 weeks at the Capitol, are booked indefinitely into the new year Jimmy Nuzzo fronts and plays a wild and interesting tenor and clarinet. Charmer Ann Nuzzo is the accordionist occasionally doubles on piano for some boo­ gie; Mickey Anzalone is on drums; Vic Canchola on guitar. Outfit shares stand with Tay Voye group. Duke Grassier has the intermis­ sion trio at the El Grotto of ths Pershing hotel, where Earl Hinn great band continues. Duke, for­ mer rocalist for Lunceford and ses- eral sepia combos, concentrates oa bass, with Ernest Ashley on guitar, and Hill Scrarcey on piano. Max Miller and Herman Lubin- •ky of Savoy may gtt together with thr idea to wax Miller's brilliant trio. Max, in his third month st F.lmrr*», and with many morr In go, at least got his name* on a lubel —on Johnny Bothwell's Dear Max mi original, recently recorded for Sig­ nei nature, Tun< was written fur Max, who taught Bothwell a lot during the altoist's younger days. eXi Stan Clewell left Stan Kenton’s trumpet section and han joined me Clyde McCoy. . . . Phil Benson’s group is now at the Brass Rail . . . Earl Hines, Gene Krupa. we Eddie Vinson and Harry Cool still provide the only really in­ an; teresting music in town, with cor most night clubs and hotel rooms concentrating on mickey mouse music. . Frederick Bros, office brings Sully Mason’s new band and Fletcher Henderson into the territory soon. . . . Don Reed takes over the Melody Mill ball­ room from Ray Pearl for ten weeks. Ray is on one-nighters. returns later to the Mill -/r / f/H' ihhjicuui fr/H Young Combo THE FINEST Due On Apple New York—Trummle Young organized a small combo here last month to play club dates, teeing off at Rostell’s Photo Vil­ lage in Springfield, Mass., for a week beginning November 18 Group expects to go into ‘>2nd St. spot sometime this month as well as do a series of recording dates for Signature. Fronted by trombonist Young outfit Includes Tony Sciaca, clarinet, Deryck Sampson, piano; Leroy Battles, drums, Rudy Littlejohn, bass. Down Beat covers the music news from coast to coast.

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can’t evolve something new and better. ARA Signs New While busily involved in the Old Story With Raeburn Cuts “backroom" boys, we run smack into a new group of cultists: the Crosby Simms “frontroom" boys, or the gentle­ A New Twist Jazz Sides men who think that only the wild Bridgeport—Waldo Mayo, in Los Angeles—American Re­ riffs of a Kenton, or the most im­ a divorce suit against hi* former cording Artists, which is now un­ Los Angeles—Boyd Raeburn passioned frenzies of a Hawkins ■how-girl wife, Grace Jone*, der direction of Richard Morros, has been signed to do a series of jam session are worth the ac­ charged that because of inter­ son of founder Boris Borros, has transcriptions which will be re­ colade of jazz, that anything else ference from hi* mother-in-law signed two more strong names leased through the 400 radio out­ is two-beat, stupid, old-fashioned he wa* forced Io switch from in Ginny Simms, who recently lets of the Standard Radio li­ and pass me the tea, son. leading an orchestra Io writing split with Columbia, and Bob brary service. Believe me, I am not trying just books for children. Suit wa* Crosby, whose new band is now Standard people gave Raeburn "Hetto. to be perverse when I say that this scheduled to open here last playing break-in dates on the a free hand and he is doing all group is just as harmful to a na­ week (7). coast. of the George Handy originals tional music as are the New Or- that give the band its distinctive, leanists and their ilk. By their if controversial, character—num­ The Backroom and obstinacy to recognise things going Purnell Recovering« bers like Concerto for the Duke, on around them, nthv than the Pettiford Joins Duke Jitter Bug Snite and Picnic in Frontroom Boys tight little group they know and Due Bock At Work Wintertime. like, they prerent progress, or try New York—Bassist Oscar Pet­ Raeburn has not as yet played to. Also they are successful to the tiford arrived here from the west Los Angeles — ‘Keg’ Purnell, By Mike Levin drummer with Eddie Heywood at a date in or around Los Angeles extent that their fadism often turns coast last month and joined but Meadowbrook (Culver City) promising musicians into “hip trick­ Duke Ellington at the Zanzibar Billy Berg’s, who entered vet­ erans’ hospital at Sawtelle, Calif., ops were negotiating to Install For almost five years I have sat sters”. I have seen this happen to November 19, replacing Junior band to share stand with James. in awe and wonder at the vitrio- a lot of good musicians hanging Raglin. recently for treatment for seri- licisms hurled back and forth by around 52nd street. They come out ious liver ailment, is making the Old and New Stuff groups. of it sooner or later, if they are good progress toward recovery. (Once more I have to use my really good musicians, but there Orleans pals as they so fondly Doctors believe he will be able to Hank Kohout At WHK word Stuff least I get in edgeways certainly is a lot of wasted time. imagine, but full bed-compan­ re-join band around Dec. 15 or Cleveland—Hank Kohout, for­ on an argument I can’t handle.) Things new are not good just ions, much to their own disad- sooner. Sam Joshua has been mer Red Norvo pianist now with I have kept my typewriter strict­ because they are new, wild and vancement and ours. Rigid cult­ holding down drummer job with Willard’s WHK staff ork, recently ly out of this little scuffle as I frantic—the pet vocabulary of ism of any kind never does any Heywood. went on the air with his own 15- felt I couldn’t contribute any­ this tasteful little crew. I criti­ art any good, but Indeed often minute solo shot. Willard band thing to it, and no matter what cize them only because they are holds it back and prevents it Down Beat covers the music is currently on Mutual’s Fun you said, they wouldn’t stop not the opposite of their New from becoming what it might be. news from coast to coast. With Music morning airer. fighting anyway—they love It it’s like coffee and caramels to them. But now, while i am trying to hazily explain to you a aystem and a method for considering music, es­ pecially the Sluff, 1 have to go into their epilheta, aince they directly concern u*. Gene Williams, Art Hodes, George Avakian, and a lot of other men, who are not just emo­ tionalists as they have often been labeled, feel in essence that the only music that this country has worth considering is the “jazz” played by the New Orleans group several decades ago and Its few remaining descendants now. Reduced to a few phraw they feel that modern big-band forma­ tion, tendencies toward screaming riffs, trickiness, and appealing to crowds stifles all real artistry. Fur­ ther, even the few men now play­ ing who make a sincere effort to create good music have been so buried in this tradition that they cannot rise above it, that their play­ ing tacks tone, conception, unity and feeling. That practically every­ thing heard today is nothing but a series of cliches. I don’t want to get Involved in this brawl, at least not right now. All I do want to say to this: that whether or not they are right, what they want Is impos­ sible. As said before, art like his­ tory marches on, no matter how much you would like to, you never can successfully turn the clock back. I offer Stravinsky’s pitiful imitations of Bach as an example. A period and Its times determine music as much as the men in it—therefore when that period goes, its music goes with it. The tradition remains, and we are fools indeed If we don’t I'M A SHY GUY learn from It—but to carp at anything which isn’t complete IM IHt COU IRK) construction of that time is silly ?os • as well as being impossible of achievement. I reapcet Smith, William*, Ava­ kian and all their cohort* for their undoubted intere»t, sincerity and erndition. I can only say, “Gentle­ PtdLt Pw'wtwu wntkÖÄw/uT/lUneand Lu;' men, pleaae use your talent* for something more fruitful. This at least is futile.” Featured with the popular King Cole Trio Oscar Moore and his The time and place are past. We haiv to take what we have, absorb what we can from that undoubtedly Gibson are a highlight in many of the season s tremendous tradition and see if we top recordings and in the several movies they ve made recently. Like other

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Ain't Alfalfa a Gibson for the finest expression of his talent See your New York—We don’t profess to know just how much money —1— dealer and reserve a Gibson now! . a trio totals, over the years, but we can now go on record aa say­ ing that it ain’t alfalfa. In sup­ port of which statement, the following is offered without edi­ torial comment. A Down Beat staffer had an appointment to meet with Adrian Rollini for a chat one day last week, but Adrian iced the deal, saying he had Io meet the Harbor Police. Asked why, the xylophon­ ist moaned, “Thal storm last INC. night! A lot of small craft tore uibson loose from their moorings—I 0 / KALAMAZOO MICHIGAN gotta go help them find my f yacht!” DOWN BEAT LOS ANGELES NEWS Pic Musicians iMJUKHES I Laine Ribs Chick During Rehearsal | Color Edict Hits Launch Drive Bandmen Again Los Angeles—Juan Tlzol, trom­ BRIEF bone man with Harry James; For Wage Boost Russell Smith, trumpet player Ted Fio Rito, making his first with Cab Calloway; and a num­ Los Angeles—Motion picture local appearance since a stand at ber of prominent figures In the contract musicians have launch­ the Florentine Gardens a couple entertainment world have been ed a drive aimed at getting a of years ago, was in line to fol­ served with papers in suitf- filed sizable boost in yearly guarantee, low Charlie Barnet at the Casino to evict their from their homes now $5200, which serves as basic Gardens Dec. 4, Introducing a here. The charge is that they feature ot the AFM’s agreement “new and augmented band.” He are occupying property in viola­ covering studio staff orks. drew a tough assignment in fol­ tion of “restrictive covenants." Under present agreement be­ lowing Barnet, who gave the Ca­ Tria) opens December S. tween union and the movie mak­ sino its biggest lift in months. Tlzol and Smith purchased ers the major producing firms ... Jan Garber also drew a tough homes in a portion of the West are contract bound to maintain one in bunging his new band Adams district known as Sugar permanent orchestra groups into the Trianon Dec. 4 in the Hill. Smith, at present, Is m the ranging from 20 to 35 men, ac­ wake of new b.o. records set by east with Calloway. Tlzol has cording to Ure size of the studio. Leaping Lionel. been living here since he came to Members of the “contract orch­ Tommy Jone» is »how-easing his the coast with Harry James. estra,’’ which generally serves as new band at the Palladium on Mon­ About 35 property owners are cia a nucleus to which free-lance day nites, with Joe Venuia, who named in the present action, musicians are added for large held off-nite »pot for many months, among them Ethel Waters, Hattie recording orks. are guaranteed a off for road engagements. . ■ . McDaniels and Louise Beavers minimum of $5200 per year. Suuth-uf-thr-Border swing getting Hollywood—Singing pianist June Bruner takes some good-natured Bandleader Benny Carter, Present agreement expires next heavy play at “Sunset Strip” swank- ribbing with obvioun enjoyment from composer-vocalist'I rankie Laine whose home Is in a section not April 1. By that time studio erie» with Senor Cugat sending with during her rehearsal» ut the new Club Donroy. Band-land broke some­ far from the Sugar Hill territory, musicians hope to have secured nambas at the 'Irocadero and Senor what lonesome in it« deserted conditions. Laine head» the “Make Be­ was the victor in a similar suit a new deal which will include a Mudrigu* ru making with lh<* mara lieve Ballroom Four,’* recently did a week with the Al Jarvis revue at brought against him here some guarantee of $200 per week for can at Ciro’s. However, Heiman th«' Orpheum theater here. months ago The judge ruled that contract musicians to be paid“ ’ ’ Hover bolstered bill al Ciro’s by in­ Dec. the “restrictive covenants” limit­ stalling the Le> Paul Trio in his doing the Friday-through-8un- weekly, work* or not. MGMusit staff (he's assistant to ing occupancy of property there newly-opened “Les Paul Room** at day shift only Zucca brothers Musicians main beef is that Georgie Stoll) did a one-week stand had been nullified by “changing a price which hints that the Paul were dickering ior Boyd Raeburn when under contract they can- at Ciro’s as accompanist to Larry character of the locality.” group is on its way to challenging as subsidiary attraction to James not work outside dates. Cori tract Adler. Casablanca ha» inaugu- the King (ole Trio's position as at this scribbling. Ray Her states musicians are to be "on beck looks set for long hold-over rated Sunday afternoon sessions No. I -mull combo. carver has made its way to the call from 8:00 am. to 12 mid­ at Aragon. . . . Carlos Molina ork with all-star pick-up combos. Lead­ coast, has been signed to open at night six days a week.” Not con­ Culver City's Meadowbrook headlines new floorshow at Flor­ off was band of ace swingsters as­ Hollywood’s Susy-Q early in cerned are star first-chair men goes seven nites a week again entine Gardens starting Dec. 11. sembled and headed by Matty Mat­ January. wh. arc guaranteed from $12,000 around Dec. 1, although Harry lock. to $15,000 per year. James, who opened Nov. 22, is Malty Malncck ie featuring Kid Ory’s Creole Jazz band »wing harpster, Bobby Maxwell, al Zutty Singleton back at Billy highlighted the Newspaper Slapsy Maxie’s. Maxwell’» Harp Berg’s as feature of the Slim Gail­ Guild’s annual get-together here Fantasy, accompanied by the Mal- lard Trio, which shares bill there Ory still going strong at Holly­ neck orchestra, will be an early Hith Eddie Hetuood and Harry wood Jade cafe .. Ted (“Lamp­ Columbia record release. . . . Stan "The Bean" is, “The Hipster” Gibson. Slim's unit, lighter”) Yerxa emceeing new Kenlon and Charlie Burnet bund* also Harry Gibson, will be htld-oter radio sessioi from Streets of will »tag«* at “battle of music” ut as cmfeatures with Dissy Gillespie Paris with Howard McGhee Larry Finley’» Mission Beach ball­ mu »umbo. which replaces Heywood combo, heard over KECA and room u» New Year’s Eve attraction. on the beam! Dec. 10. Heywood does thr Or­ ther ABC stations Friday nights, pheum theater week of Dec. It and 11:30 Coast time. . . . Errol Gar­ Dave “Ace” Hudkins has re­ tired from band business to take then returns to Shepp’s Playhouse ner, whose fame as keyboard up new career in recording de­ partment at Music City Paul । Here are 7 all-time hits arranged Neighbors. Henry Evens, and Connie Taylor, back In Holly­ I with inimitable distinction for tenor MOUTHPIECE wood with army discharges after two years in China with CBI ‘ saxophone by the great ultra» band at Kunming. They left I modem sax stylist. used by . . . 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“ZZ released from his Lt, Commander Diego Ushers in ¿oh on the hi-C’s. . . . Van John- I Newlyweds I J won is taking rookin' lessons from '46 With Music MAIDS Cugat say press-agents. Oh, roma San Diego- To compete for na­ MAHNERS now, boy* I tional attention with Pasadena’s Dennis Day is workin’ for the famed Tournament of Roses on Armed Forces Radio Service New Year’s Day, San Diego will MEN here . . . Newest Command Per usher in 1946 with a Tournament fonnance disc hi-lite* Langford, of Music at Balboa stadium here. Peter sisters and Bob Crosby . . . Band! uf Stan Kenton and Kraft would love to have Carmen By Charlie Emg* Charlie Barnet will headline the Hollywood—BRIGHT LIGHTS. Cavallaro finish the year. He’s affair with appearance of King Tin Pan Alleyites are worried commuted from the Mark in San- Ol recent releases the most in­ Sisters, Peggy Lee and possibly crazy about the indie publishing Fran for six consec ‘guest’ shots. teresting picture from a musical Lena Horne included Larry Fin­ companies springing up The standpoint is an unpretentious ley, local ballroom operator, will Horn. Basie, Lombardo the Dor­ Love Lights t Helen Furrett dally­ little mystery opus, The Crim­ promote affair. seys, Lunceford, Woody, Les ing around with Chas Rus.ell , . . son Canary. We mentioned it Brown, Kaye and others are Margaret Whiting and Bill Hytho scooping in too much private are singing somethin' about Spring. here many months ago when it the Paramount picture Manhattan . . . Joe E. Lewis and Martha was in production under a dif­ at Midnight. moola MCA signed 6-yr-old Frank Robinson who Is so fine at Stewart «wear they will in April. ferent title as newsworthy be­ Jose Iturbi’s granddaughters bluesingin’ and 88in and will Hmm. tee remember them fast cause it would contain Coleman will appear with him in Holiday have a national photo mag April. Art Mooney and hi» Hawkins and Josh White in Mexico . . . Harry ‘The Hip­ spread him . . Jeanne Foreman »well rhirp Junie Ford are tooo in It is Hollywood’s first attempt ster” Gibson jqins Eddie Hey­ back from her ten weeks tour tune. ... Al Jarvi» u tpinnin' in a long time to create a part wood. Abo Lyman, Joey Preston with Kyser is MCing at Tom those platter» for Rosemary Ran­ in a picture for a group of musi­ and Freddie Stewart as musical Breneman’s . Art Jarrett’s drill. cians and, considering thr short­ features of Monogram picture back from the 7-seas, comings of previous attempts, High School Kids (formerly tit­ Lina Romay tossed a party for this one deserves honorable men­ led Teen-Agers} . . . Not to be Spade Cooley’« new rhirp ia Jack Dempsey’s two dotters, but tion. The actors who enact the out-done by Republic, which is Hollywood—Still honeymoon­ named Precious Price. Well, how Jack can’t seem to make up his roles of the musicians achieve using Artur Rubinstein as a ing, lovely Mr». Hal Hopper, the much. Toots? . . - Lena Home will mind between Lina, his ex­ reasonable facsimiles thereof and music double at a fee of $70.000. former Marie Cotton, give« the hr »tarred along with Barnet and Estelle Taylor and Athalia Pon­ the dialogue is only slightly England’s Gainsborough studio »pou»r ii light. The newlywed«, Kenton nt Finley’* Ballxiu jernt on selle . . . Hedda Hopper is get­ corned up with pheoey Jive talk paid Yehudi Menuhin an as­ married in Lo* Angele* recently, New Year"» day. rile Irga ting her music gossip from in the Richard English manner. serted $lo0.00li to record violin are currently back east where dropped the peroxide bottle an Jimmy McHugh Since Mel Thr plot concern* a little jump solos for The Magic Bow, a story pa-pa is winging with thr Pied fave of her original a»h blonde Torme and Jean Porter have band, in which either of two musi­ of Paganini. 1 Pipers. «had«*. . . . Jolly Coburn haw bwn split he’s been doing the Strip. cian* may have been the murderer uf ii girl winger whose Liodv is found in the instrument locker room baek of the bandstand. Someone conked the canary un ihc rraniutn, and from that dent in the hell of the trumpet it look* like—ah. but we’ll let the jazz-loving detective, who track» down the murderer wilh the aid of a hot platter, unravel the crime, while we unravel the identity of the missing musicians who sup­ plied the sound track. Two trumpet players—N i c k Cochrane (who also served as musical advisor) and Eddie Parkes—were Noah (Jr.) Beery’s musical doubles. That's Eddie on those unaccompanied cadenzas. Nick did most of the ensemble work The tenor man whose solos come through so nicely is King Guion, and we ought to salute Jimmie Dodd, wh>> enacts the role in the picture, for a good job of simulation i Jimmie is really a card-holding guitarist) The balance of the unseen band included Barney Bigard, clarini t; Stan W rightsman. piano; Mel Torme, drums (most people hate forgotten that Mel, note busy at an actor and singer, is a very fine drummer); Rudd Hatch, baa. They didn't bother to put a bass man in the picture. Claudie Drake, the girt singer, recorded her men vocal on I Can't Give You Anything But Love. Josh White and Coleman Haw­ kins are just musical scenery— 'hey have no part in the story— but they’re darn fine scenery, Both get good musical presenta­ tion. The Hawkins band of the period contained Howard Mc­ Ghee, trumpet; Charles Thomp­ son, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass, Denzil Best drums. What underscoring there is in The Crimson Canary is almost entirely in swing style, an inter­ esting experiment. Lot I ingo Composer George Antheil. who ha* carried modernism in music to the point of writing parts for wind machines and auto horn*, is doing the «core to ihe Ben Hecht movie production, Spectre of the Rose . . . Spike Jone* and hi* crew sound- tracked their versions of Cocktail» for Two and Holiday for Strings for

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Good to Aren’t You Glad You’re You certainly on a Wilson kick then. Hold You has a fine vocal by Columbia 36875 Hal McIntyre is all set to switch Frances Wayne, who has slightly an Not much in the manner of to another label, probably Colum­ altered her style of late, bending Melodic scoring that’s both ve: good swing this month, except, bia. . . . Phil Moore already has notes more than before. Woody’s brilliant and effective with a mi of course, the latest Woody Her­ beautiful, warm vocal by Doris done just that—though for him alto is particularly tasty and Flip Di' man side. Beyond that there is it’s Musicraft. . . . Frances has one of the finest tenor cho­ Day on a pretty new ballad adds little good of even Dance or Vo­ Wayne’s first Musicraft coupling ruses he has ever waxed. Man­ to nice effects on Last Time I wi cal. Just one 1 if those bad weeks was set for an October 1st issue, ner in which Norvo fills in back­ Saw You. Ted Nash’s soft tenor W< that for no good reason slip into and as yet no one has seen or grounds behind Flip is not to be is outstanding, as is the brilliant (D the platter industry’s well-organ­ heard it around Chicago. ignored. Subdued through vocal brass and wide, deep-voiced ized routine. and tenor, band then opens up saxes. Aren’t You Glad, at a me A few notes before I get Into Swing going out. bounce tempo, sounds rather ler the reviews: that exceptional stale on a Three Blind Mice kick. tio WOODY HERMAN Doris does the too-cute lyrics as rei Donee well as can be expected. Trumpet Your Father’s Mustache I’n Hollywood—The Harry Jame» chorus by Jimmy Zito; plus sax Gee It’s Good to Hold You BENNY GOODMAN tor rhythm seetion, sane drummer, and piano solos hypo the side Columbia 36870 joins the leaderman in a brief My Guy’s Come Back Band manages to kick a bit just an PROMPT SERVICE Mustache, Bill Harris’ wild jam eession during a recent af­ Symphony before the end. Ho original, is best, above all, for ternoon of rehearsals. Eddie Columbia 36874 Hu and “HOT” RECORDS! the terrific swing which the band Mihelich is on bass; Allan Ruess JIMMY DORSEY keeps throughout. Buddy Rich on guitar and Arnold Ross, who Sides introduce Liza Morrow, Benny’s latest vocalist. Both the Autumn Serenade That's Why the subbed for an ailing Davey Tough hi- been active in several west wit on these sides; if Davey was coast jazz recording sessions, is chick and band are in good form Come to Baby Do Dependability of with better than average ballad Poi missed it’s not evident here. Red on piano. Harry seems to be tak­ Decca 18716 Ad Norvo also sat in on vibes; his ing a relaxed chorus, judging material. Liza sounds not unlike jes contribution is magnificent. from his position. Thelma Carpenter on Guy’s Come Jimmy’s distinctive alto, a good DUBLIU’S There’s brilliant solos by Sonny Back, but don’t compare records lead trumpet and nice back­ Berman, trumpet; Bill Harris, or—the band’s three best jazz for Liza comes out second best. grounds for the vocal help the izii It Famous From trombone; and Flip Phillips, ten- soloists. And though it’s big band Benny’s cheerful clarinet helps melodic Serenade. Dick Culver Lit vocal is okay, if a trifle on the ?ra Coait-to-Coatf! dead side. Come to Baby Do is hi sung by Inez James, the co­ see writer of the tune. It’s effective 715 □ 10-in. No. 27880—PERDIDO; CO. in the manner in which it is done RAIN CHECK ...... vy 9 —a cute delivery and too much Duks Ellington and Orch. 1HI emphasis on anything else. At □ 10-in. No 24893—SOUTH; CO- •SOLID SHE’S NO TROUBLE...... V SOUTH that, Miss James cuts a lot of Di Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orch. band singers. □ 10-in. No. 25121—STOMPIN' ATC2. THE SAVOY; VIBRAPHONE BLUES 33t B. Goodman Quartet Others □ 12-in. No. 36207—BEALE ST. IQ- BLUES; STOP. LOOK. LISTEN. Shep Fields’ New Music records T Dorsey Orch. in their first session since re­ □ Album No. P-69-EIGHT TO <2 65 turning from overseas, The Next THE BAR ...... Time I Care. I’ll Be Careful, with L Meredith Blake vocalizing, and Del It's Dawn Again, a rather im­ of □ 12-in. No. A-1008—SONG IN Cl CQ pressionistic number by the Lui MY SOUL; THIS AND THAT C. Hawkins, Mary Lou Williams, etc. Three Suns. (Victor 20-1751). §? □ 10-in. No. A-3572—MOP Cl CO Gene Krupa features his two MOP; PASSIPIED ...... vol. I 's‘,iä's’“"' star vocalists, Anita O’Day and the John Kirby and Orch. Buddy Stewart—Anita on Chick- is I □ BURL IVES $2.90 ery Chick and Buddy on Just A org Little Fond Affection. The Chick but ★ ★COMMODORE ★ ★★7* opus is one of the most inane heard recently, neither side is □ 10-in. No C-553—I'LL BE SEE Cl AC THI ING YOU; I’LL GET BY. ... + GOLDEN exceptional. (Columbia 36877). Billie Holiday and Orch. ERA Kay Kyser couples Angel and □ 10-in. No. C-554—TAINT ME Cl 05 Coffee Time, with plenty of vo­ SAVE YOUR SORROW Eddie Heywood Orch. cals by Michael Douglas, Lu- □ 12-in. No. C-1502—STAR Cl CO cyann Polk and the Campus DUST; BODY AND SOUL...... 4*1 • Kids. (Columbia 36882). Chu Berry and Orch. T □ 12-in. No. C-1520—HUBA. HUBA. HUB; The incomparable (thank »les YOU BROUGHT A NEW KIND Cl CO Heaven!) Guy Lombardo’s two OF LOVE TO ME...... recent releases are Jose Gonzales are Jonah Jones and Orch. (Modulate to Page 9) live of / tine ni0-in No. M-l’—BLUES IN Cl AC ¿ FLAT; DEEP MEDITATION. $ • «3 Small Combos voci Howard McGhee Combo. cert □ 10-in. No. M-l 14—BLUSIN THE BOO- VOL. II «« *" "° U CIE; DADDY, SOMEBODY'S Cl AC Back Vocalists COT TO CO...... ^I-V^ Los Angeles—Success of recent Hadda Brooks Trio platters of small combos backing vocal stars, particularly Bing Crosby’s It’s A Long, Long Time n 10-in. NO. C-192—IF YOU CAN'T SMILE THEN with the Les Paul Trio, may in­ AND SAY YES. 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Columbia 3888 with Williams as Diggin' the I Play Hot And Bake One Hour | piano accompanist was the first great vocal interpretation, and Ella Fitzgerald’s on Decca 3186 the last by a well-known female Discs-Don singer. Two other popuar Negro musicians have also helped make (Jumped from Page 8) this number a standard favorite, and No Can Do and The Anni­ Cab Calloway on Brunswick 530 versary Waltz and White Christ­ Baby Won't You Please and Louis Armstrong on Decca mas. (Decca 18712 and 18717). Come Home 2729. The first major colored or­ Johnny Long doubles with chestra to record Baby as a hit Dick Robertson on the vocals This is perhaps the most fa­ was McKinney’s Cotton Pickers with Fishin' for the Moon and mous tune Clarence Williams ever on Victor 22511, while Frankie Waitin’ for the Train to Come In. composed, and certainly one of Trumbauer on Okeh 41286 was (Decca 18718). the best. Clarence himself can the first white leader to give Freddy Martin adds the Rach­ be heard in a piano solo on Per­ Baby a big break. Among modern maninoff Concerto No. 2 to his fect 15387, while James P. John­ swing bands Jimmie Lunceford’s lengthening list of pop rendi­ son has another solo version on has done best of all on Okeh 4667, tions of the classics, while the Columbia 14666 Bessie Smith’s on while Bill Coleman on Swing 14 reverse side finds the current and O’Neill Spencer on Decca ¡’m Glad I Waited for You. (Vic­ 1491 gave us the finest small­ Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief, band jump renditions. Un­ tor 20-1749). New York—Everything for the kitchen ia featured in Johnny which is just about what you’d Morrie’ act at the Hotel McAlpin Grill Room as Martin Dane on questionably the two hottest re­ Ray Noble has coupled Cuddles expect, and A Square in the So­ cordings of this tune are those and I’ll Be Walkin’ With My trombone and Ray Trotta on trumpet, join with Johnny and his cial Circle, a rather clever tune lovely warbler Dorise Vincent in an off-the-not jam session. by Sidney Bechet on Victor 27386 Honey, with vocals by Frances from Stork Club. Paul Weston and Pee Wee Russell on Hot Hunt, on Columbia 36883. grounds, bits of good guitar and Kids do some nice stuff. (Majestic accompanies. (Capitol 220). Record Society 1000. George Olsen has the popular clarinet, and a capable though 7157). The Ginger Snaps, sepia vocal Aren’t You Glad You’re You? not particularly outstanding or The Modernaires with Paula combo of three gals and a fellow, with the novelty, Good Time inspired vocal. Reverse has a Kelly featured harmonize on come up with Shrimp Man and Polka. Vocals are taken by Ray chorus by the singer in her cutest Peter De Rose’s moody Autumn Tico-Tico. An attractive debut. Signs Ray Bloch Adams and Judith Blair. (Ma­ (Victor 20-1735). style. It might make the record Serenade, with a backing of the New York—Signature records jestic 7158). sell, at that. novelty. Coffee Five, Doughnuts Fuzzy Knight, fave cowboy fig­ recently signed an exclusive con­ Louis Prima features the vocal­ Five. Mitch Ayes accompanies. ure, doubles with Duece Sprig- izing of Lilyann Carol on Just A (Columbia 36878. tract for the services of Ray ELLA FITZGERALD WITH gen’s western band on Texas Bloch, radio ork leader, who will Little Fond Affection and his -.wn Billy Williams debuts as a vo­ With a Capital “T" and The Hep conduct all music for waxings gravel rendition of Waitin’ for RANDY BROOKS cal single with two ballads, and the Square, both sides writ­ made by individuals for the firm the Train to Come In. Band You’re Nobody ’Till Somebody ten by Cindy Walker. (Jewel T- for the next year. seems only incidental. (Majestic Benny's Coming Home on Saturday Loves You and When I Marry I’ll 7000). 7156). A Kiss Goodnight Marry For Love. Label says only “singing with orchestra.” Not Novelty Vocal Decca 18713 much more can be said. (Victor 20-1746). H! 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The Satisfyers help rendition, further enhanced by □ Body'n Soul; Ghost of Barrelhouse Delta Rhythm Boys provide most Home and excellent Brooks’ out on the first side, Russ Case excellent use uf choral voices. Joe—Four Chicks and Chuck—79c of the interest. It’s certain that trumpet on Kiss Goodnight. Band □ Blues at Sunrise; You Taught Mo to and ork on both. Still prefer Strings are used excellently. Love—“Ivory” Joe Hunter—SI-05 Lunceford doesn’t. Band neither rocks, scoring is good, and the Como on those lush oldies—so Meadowland, somewhat of a □ Flying Home (Part 1 & 2)—Illinois §ets a chance to do much, nor trumpets shine brilliantly. few of his recent releases, de­ marching song, is with both glee Jacquet—SI.05 o they capitalize on the little spite their success, has really club and ork. It’s both musical □ Around the Clock (Part 1 & 2) — they have to do. The Delta group Wynonie Harris—SI.05 Others showcased his fine voice effec­ and agreeable listening. 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GLENN BURRS, Publisher NED E WILLIAMS, Managing Ed 203 NORTH WABASH, CHICAGO (1), IU----- ANDOVER 1612 DISCORDS BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Paxton To The Top ED BARO. Advertising Manager ROBERTA V. BETERS Auditor FRANK W. MILES, Circtfetioe Manager Cleveland, Ohio To the Editors: EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT There is one band I’d like to Chicago Staff: MIKE LEVIN*, DON C. HAYNES, JOHN DORAN, JOHN LUCAS, have my say about, and that is SHARON BEASE, GEORGE HOEFER George Paxton. If anyone has (•In Service) seen and heard his band in ac­ New York Staff: R0D~7eED, JESS BENTON, EVELYN EHRLICH, DOROTHY tion they know I’m not kidding BROWN—2415 RKO BMg., Rockefeller Center, Naw YeA, 20, N. Y.—Circle 7-4131. when I say that it’s great. Paxton has some of the great­ Los Angeles Staff: CHARLIE EMGE, DIAN MANNERS—648 North Rampart Bhd., est musicians I’ve ever heard—to Loa Angola«, 26, California mention a few I mean Bumie Richmond, Romie Penque and SubKriptioa Rates: $4 per year in advance. Special Military rat*, $3 p«r year Andy Ackers. With sidemen like Bisk. Netherlands East Indies—These comely looking M ACS these I don’t see how George seem to be enjoying the Biak native orchestra, recent guests uf the Paxton can help but come out WAC detachment al an army base near here. The Javanese chirp, MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS pretty high on the band polls, center, attired in the gay printed sarong (not the Dottie Lamour and if he doesn’t then I’ll say variety) look« a bit overdressed compared to the trimly dressed WAC that there’s really no more jus­ delovlies. tice left in the music world. musician or otherwise. When a If you music lovers haven’t man loses his self respect and heard Claire DeLune. Stars In dignity or when he is considered Your Eyes and Nocturne played an inferior race and shunned, he by the band, you don’t know is debased to the status of an Racial Prejudice what an earful you’re missing. animal. Under such circum­ Alice Linde stances he can contribute noth­ ing toward the betterment of his fellow men—any talents which Using Music to Fight he may possess are never given Crops Out Again! New York a chance to be developed. NEW NUMBERS To the Editors: Liberty and freedom like art RANDOLPH—A son. Michnel, to Mr. and culture are indivisible. If and Mrs. Popsie Randolph, Oct. 31, in A major executive in one of the large recording companies As an ex-musician I agree with they are suppressed in one part New York. Father is road manager for your Sept. 15 editorial all the of the world and nothing is done Benny Goodman. was quoted recently to the effect that he does not like colored way. Music is an excellent medi­ CENTOBIF-A lb. son to Mr. and dance bands and that none of them will get a “break” with about it, sooner or later they are Mrs. Leonard Centobie, Nov. 5. in New um by which racial bigotry can bound to be suppressed in other York. Father is clarinetist at Nick’s in his company in the future. be destroyed. the Village. parts of the world. Musicians VANDAS—A daughter to Mr. and Mn. We did not hear him make this statement, but our source Poll taxes, discrimination, therefore should use their art to Emil Vandas. Nov. 2. in Chicago. Father of information regarding it was an unusually reliable and au­ pseudo-scientific race theories, fight such suppression and to is orchestra leader at Edgewater Beach political and economic slavery prove that the cause for which Hotel* Chicago. thentic one. Also, the recording activity and the announced are things in which every good we fought abroad and for which plans of this executive and his company seem to indicate a American should be interested. we are now fighting at home is a TIED NOTES SIX-TROJAN (Jene Six. saxist with clear adoption of this policy. just one. Lloyd LaBrie, to Alice Trojan, former This champion of American democracy has no fault to find Nick Neeles. saxist with Velma and Jean all-girl band, Oct. 11, in Covington, Ky. with the quality or the character of Old-Timers HOGAN-DOBBINS Charlie Hogan, the music created by colored dance booker, to Patricia Dobbins, formerly with Restricting 'Caldonia' the William Morris Agency in Chicago, re­ band*. He has not come out against cently, in Chicago. jazz or swing, as such. He did not Harkness A Victim Newport, Kentucky state that colored orchestras are not To the Editors: FINAL BAR commercial, that their platters do Of Heart Attack I just heard that Caldonia is KERN—Jerome Kern, 60, composer, not selL not allowed to be played over the Nov. 11, in New York. EDWARDS—Gus Edwards, 64, composer He just doe* not like Negro mu­ Pittsburgh — Dale Harkness, radio. What in the world is wrong and discoverer of many artists, Nov. 7. in sicians. Or rather, he doe* not like brilliant and well-known pianist with it? Things are getting pret­ Los Angeles. Negroes, even if they are musiciansl ty silly with this restriction stuff. HARKNESS- Dale Harkness, 89, pianist who had built up a terrific fol­ and arranger, Nov. 4. in Pittsburgh, Pa. It is pretty hard to pin a rap on a lowing at the 7th Avenue hotel, First it is Rum and Coca Cola, DANIELS—Fred Daniels, 68, musical gent like that. He undoubtedly died recently of a heart attack. now it’s Caldonia. conductor and composer, Nov. 7, in Chi­ Are they restricting these cago. would deny making the statement, Harkness at one time worked POBERSKY—Benjamin Pobersky, M, if we confronted him with it. Or around town with Erroll Garner things just to have something to violinist with Emil Coleman for many it is a cinch that hi* company, with as a two-piano team. The trio do? If they are they better think years. Nov. 8, in New York. one eye on the market, would deny which he headed at the hotel up some good excuses for it. The PEASE—Harry Pease, 55* songwriter, was replaced by the Anthony reasons for Rum and Coca Cola Nov. 8, in New York. it for him. were ignorant. It sounded like DAILEY—Lee Dailey, 39, manager Even hit recording policy, if it Four. Tune-Town Ballroom in St. Louis, Oct. M. two little children arguing about in St. Louis. ran be called that, it not a definite Baron Elliot, only recently dis­ who gets the extra piece of can­ WEPER—Frederick G. Wejter. arranger demonstration of hit attitude, be­ charged from the army, is cer­ with the muaic department. NBC. New dy. Can you please tell me what York. Nov. 1. in Hillside, N. J. cause it it a negative one. There are tain to get the WJAS staff job, reason they have for restricting many ways to sabotage the waxing replacing Bob Rhodes. Elliot has Caldonia? activity of a band or group of a 14-piece crew. . . . Hal McIntyre like Louis Armstrong and Sidney New York—Eddie Edward* on Claire Liedhegner. bands without flatly barring them opens soon at the Vogue Terrace. Bechet and Kid Ory. They play trombone and Tony Spargo from the studio. Especially if you as they played twenty years ago. . . . Tommy Carlyn is set to open (Sbarbaro) on drums were two are Mr. Big with the disc firm. at Bill Green’s for two weeks. But each time they play, it’s of the standbys of the Original something new and wonderful. This particular character has a Jolly James, trumpet and ork, Dixieland Jazz band back in the Marion Page's Piano Richard G. Harrison reputation in the trade as a shrewd continues at the Sky Vue. . . . hey-day of jazz, just bs-fore and Paris, France operator, with more curves and Tommy Lavalle, tubman, has after the first World War. A re­ To the Editors: angles than a gold-digging chorine. left the Lang Thompson ork and cent Commodore recording ses­ Your picture of Marion Page’s We think he is a dope and a jerk will join Pee Wee Louis here. . . . sion brought the Iwo old-timers, marriage was of interest to me as WhoWants It, Anyway of the first, second and third water, Local bandleaders had a terrific pictured above, together, with I have listened to her play piano not only for having ideas like this pow-wow with local 60 officials several present day jazz stars to around the Paris area and she’s Atlantic City, N. J. in the first place, but for having the recently on the adjusted wage record under Edwards' name, in terrific. She was accompanist for To the Editors: blind guts to think that he can get scale. the tradition of the earlier and Celeste Holm, who sang at our A Sgt Borzakian seems to dis­ away with them. Sally LaPerch, former Tommy great band. hospital recently. agree with Don, your Disc Digger, We do not have to hold brief Dorsey trumpet, has organized Pfc. Harold Johnston in that Louis Prima is wrong for here for the importance of the a four-piece jump combo for the I Trio Kept Busy | playing pretty for the squares. Negro in modern dance music, nor Windsor cafe in Millvale. . . . He claims that “if we want it, for hit contribution to the develop­ Benny Burton has added Bob Duke Can't Cut TD eive it to us.” But who wants it? ment of the tame. We need not re­ Perry as vocalist. . . . Nicky Mor­ He also doesn’t like the idea that peat a former statement here that rison. tenor and ex-GI, has Pratt. Kansas Boyd Raeburn refused to play for genius, musical or otherwise, has moved into the Dale Harkness To the Editors: squares. no color, being neither white, black, trio at the Seventh Avenue hotel. I read your June 15 issue and brown nor yellow, and no single If the Sgt. wants music for —Sinbad A. Condeluei was disappointed when I read squares, why does he pick on Rae­ language, since it mey express it­ “Diggin’ the Discs” for I disagree self, even with an accent. burn, one of the most advanced when you said that Duke Elling­ jazz bands in the business? We do not believe that narrow, ton and Tommy Dorsey on Minor prejudiced, biased notions can sur­ Goes Muggin’ and Tonight I Shall J. P. Cunavelis vive in a field as broad and demo­ Kaye's Launch Sleep could have been better had cratic as that of music. And we'U they been left to the bands to do When you move, be sure to send be watching for this Citizen to fig­ New Band In N.Y. in their own manner. None of change of address. Post Office uratively stub his toe and break his Ellington’s boys could have done does not forward magazines. precious neck, or at least his leg! New York—The Kaye Brothers the work that Dorsey’s crew did Send both new and old address. are ready to launch their new on this Sy Oliver original. band after extensive rehearsals Willie McIntire Duke'* Carnegie at the Nola Studios here, with Anne Vincent, currently with Concert May Be Aired Lyn Murray’s CBSingers as the Keep Jazz as Jazz Sam Still In New York—Possibility of a na­ femme chirp. New Y’ork—But for one-half tion-wide airing of Duke Elling­ Lennie Kaye, formerly with Memphis, Tenn. point. Sam Donahue would be ton’s Carnegie Hall concert in TD, BG and Krupa, will front, To the Editors: out of the navy'« muxical trench- January is being considered. The sing and play clary. Sid Kaye, ex Berlin—Buoy trio is this one, Believing that progress entails CR by Christmas. Point reduc­ concert, fourth in the Duke’s se­ of Ray Scott, is the skin man. part of the 298th army band constant change, modern dance tion* achtdu led for Dec. 1 found ries, was regarded as especially Paul Kapp and Lee Kuhn are who were stationed here. Trio musicians set current fashions in Sam ^4-marker away from an important this year because of personal managers and Joe Gla­ member* Cliff Radman, pop music by trying to effect a honorable discharge. He wa* ex­ the number of accolades to be ac­ ser was pondering an association bans ; Paul Firenze, accordion wedding of classical music and pected to get out in time to cele­ corded the composer-bandleader with the band as this was writ­ and George Regner. guitar. Band jazz. If this union is ever brought brate New Year’* Day. Till then from various music societies at ten. The brothers intend to stick had the honor of playing for about the playing of jazz will be he continues with Armed Forces the affair. Previous stands at the to Gotham—no hop. skip and dinner nightly at the Big Three a lost art. Radio Service in Holly wood. Hall were not coast-to-coasted. jump stuff. conference at Potsdam. The fate of jazz rests with men Chicago. December 1, 1945 HOT BOX DOWN BEAT

A COLUMN FOR RECORD Lucas, chairman; George Hoefer, Street, San Diego 5, Calif. treasurer; John Schenck, secretary; 1 ' ‘ . ... . COLLECTORS...... (ects jazz historically Ben Lincoln, publicity director. Raymond Grow, 219 East On­ Frank Marshall Davis, head uf tario St., Chicago. Ill. Collects the Associated Negro Press, has a General. Recently made several daily radio show entitled Bronse- good hauls in Chicago Including rille Bn titles on which he plays the Johnny Miller New Orleans nothing but the beat jazz records. Frolicker Columbia Raymond is Catch it from 3:15 lo 3:30 PM over a publicity man for the United States Employment Service. "Pigmeat” Alamo Markham teaches a course in the History of has made a name a.*, a comedian Jaz« at Abraham Lincoln School Edward Carbray, 3113 South and dancer just as Jimmy Yan­ rvery Wednesday night. Green St., Chicago 8. Ill. Con cey once made a name as a tap centrates on tunes and piano All and buck and wing dancer Yan­ COLLECTOR’S CATALOGUE: of the good pian> । men are in­ cey was rediscovered several “Lefty” Pain, East cluded and regarding tunes he years ago as a fine blues and Wacker Drive, c/o Western Ad­ specializes <>n jazz versions of vertising Agency, Chicago, Illi­ tunes he particularly likes. Col­ in a small after-hour spot in nois Features Dixieland. Blues lected a lot of records during the Harlem last summer Mr. and and piano in his collection. Ori­ time he worked on the 1940 cen­ Mrs, Alfred Lion and Francis ginal home was in Davenport, sus where his territory included Wiilfe made the startling discov- Iowa where he played piano with Chicago’s south side. Ed used to t ry that Pigmeat wa* a fine blues a high school jazz band They sing and has composed a half ..inger On August 31, 1945, they played over the radio from the dozen or more tunes. He is now took him into their Blue Note Blackhawk Watch Tower in Rock an advertising salesman recording studio and are now Island and for four nights Bix ready to prove, as they proved to Beiderbecke sat in with them In tne that Pigineat is one of the order to get his lip in shape after Down Beat covers the music finest blues singers around today. an illness spent at home news fro» coast to coast—and is Betty 8 Whiting, 4388-41st read around the world. Now av ailable is Blue Note #18. „ twelve-inch disc of Hou Long, Hou Long Blues and Blues Before Sunrise by Pigmeat Alamo Hark Me»he Blue Six. Personnel: Markham, vocali Mesheux, trumpet; Sandy New York—“Pigiti«at” Markham, well known a» a comedian and WM. S. HAYNES Williams, trombone; Vivian Smith, d sneer, added bines singing lo hi* piano FLUTES! PICCOLOS! CLARINETS! nnd Tommy Ben Sterling Silver! ford, drum». Recording for Ihe first time are Markham, Oliver Mesheux, Sterling Value! and Vivian Smith of Kansas City. Sterling Craftsmanship! Benford is, of four««, the onetime week radio show emanating from and he creates all of his own In a word: Jelly Roll Morton drummer. the west coast At present he is dance routines. The above group also mn

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Blues with Bing Crosby and Jack Blue* Teagarden. While the picture Phil Moore Hits was being filmed Teagarden asked Phil to write for his band, and feeling the need for a trip Jackpot With Phil accepted. He made many fine arrangements for the Tea­ > 1 > I S garden book including Impres­ Cro Piano & Combo sions of Meade Lux Lewis which ex­ showcased the work of Ernie Ale: Hughes, Teagarden's pianist. ma< Later Phil went to New York a where he arranged for some of Squ The popularity of small com­ the better known network radio ber binations has been on the in­ shows before forming his own T crease during 1945. Several such group. Cla groups have hit the jackpot— Locked Hand Style ley, among them the Phil Moore Four. Jen This fine little unit was recently In the accompanying original, Ber featured at New York’s swank Sharon The Blues, Phil illustrates Clii Copacabana. They recorded for a variation of the “locked hands” Bra Victor, do frequent radio guest style. This recent development in Lan •hots and appear regularly on Phil Moore orchestral piano styling is a pia: WHN Gloom Dodger program. means of obtaining a complete Bot Pianist Phil Moore, who heads school he attended the University harmonic background for small the group, also arranges the ma­ of Washington where he contin­ dance combinations. A full band terial, does an occasional vocal ued his musical education. effect is obtained by the piano Bil and In his spare time dashes off leaving its usual rhythmic-har­ hit tunes such as Shoo Shoo Baby Worked in Hollywood monic role and playing the five and I’m Gonna See My Baby. saxophone parts and occasional He went to Hollywood in 1937 additions from the brass section. s* 5 S ■ N Phil was bom and reared in and after arranging for various The string bass, which is cued trio Portland, Oregon. He studied studios eventually landed a five- into the example, drums, or Leo standard piano during his early year contract at MGM as a com- guitar form the rhythm section. lor, childhood but eventually became poser-arranger. During this peri­ In the piano part the fundamen­ ing interested in dance music and od he composed and arranged tal harmony is enhanced by the for began jobbing when 13. Two background music for every type addition of passing chords—a Cor Sears later, he started arrang- of motion picture. characteristic of harmonizing in Cas ig. After graduation from high Later he moved to Paramount concerted rhythm. the and worked on the Birth of The Phil’s composition, although primarily an example of the locked hands technique, is also a Name Bands Flood good tune. His creative talent and vast experience is evident in Omaha Ballrooms the flowing melodic line, rhyth­ mic contrast and symetric bal­ Omaha—For a town its size, ance. of the twelve-measure Omaha is certainly getting a theme. superabundance of name bands. Orpheum theater has recently EDs Note: Mail for Sharon Pease should be featured Count Basie, will soon sent direct to his teaching studios. Suite THERE'S offer Sonny Dunham. The Cher- 715, Lyon * Healy Bldg,. Chicago 4, III. mot ballroom has recently fea­ tured JD, Tommy Tucker, Spivak, When you move, be sure to send Teagarden. Armstrong, Busse. change of address. Post Office Eddy Howard and Glen Gray. does not forward magazines. MORE —Art Oleson Send both new and old address. SPRING PM TOUGH I in the tip of my ON drums!* SIGNATURE REEDS • Mo That's why they last longer and play better” "You'll like the 'spring back’ quality of my signature reeds. Even the soft­ er strengths spring right back when you press the tip of reed.

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WM. F. LUDWIG WFL DRUM CO Founder 1728 N. Damen Ave. Chicago 47, III. Chicago. December 1. 1945 NEWS bass. Bob Crosby Sets Vocals are handled by Bonnie Paxton Crew Lou Williams, besides Ci osby Ar­ Hamp Due To Cut rangements are by Alexander, New York -Ray McKinley in. With Big Dates wh<> is also music director, Quig­ awered a tall to lead the Glenn From Decca Camp Band On Coast ley and Hughes. Quigley is fea­ Miller band for the great mu»i< al New York—George Paxton miy tured on take-off trumpet and orgunirntion'e 1<«-I publir appt ar­ have been pretty close to the San Diego —The new Bob Jack Holmes on sweet trumpet ance, although he waa already edge for a time, but you'd never Los Angeles—Possibility of split Crosby band, organized for the with Don Brassfield featured un out >«f uniform. Orrasiuu wae think it to look at the ambitious between Lionel Hampton and ex-marine lieutenant by Van tenor solos. NPC Dinner in Wanhinglon, nt schedule lined up for his re­ Decca looms with expiration of Alexander and ‘Quigg” Qulglty, organized crew. bandleader’s contract with the No Two-lh at Style which Preoidenl Truman headed made its formal debut here with it long li*t of notablee. Currently on a tour of one waxery this month. a week-end date at Pacific Style is essentially uf the “all nighters which will have lasted Hampton is unhappy because Square ballroom in mid-Novem- around” band type, with accent seven weeks at its conclusion, company has released none of his un swing. Crosby still has some Paxton’s band is due to open at recording for more than a year The line-up on this date had arrangements from the old Dixie­ Roseland here on Jan. b for a despite his established position Claude B< wen. Jack Mootz, Quig­ land days {South Rampart Hot Opening Might scheduled six week stand. in music field. Hampton broke ley Jack Holmes, trumpets; Bud Street Parade, etc.) made popu­ Further plans call for him to all attendance records at Tri­ Jenkins. Warren Smith, Walter lar via recordings and pulls them Have Started This! take off for the Sherman in Chi­ anon, suburban nitery, during his Btnson, Bill Hearn, trombones; out upon request; others than cago, possibly the Meadowbrook recent engagement and came Clint Neagley, Sid Bender, Don that there Is no trace of two-beat Omaha—Less than two weeks in spring, the Capitol Theater in close to taking Orpheum theater’s Brassfield, Frank Meyers, Bob stuff as in old Gil Rodin-Eddie after its 0] the Frolics, May and the Hotel Pennsylvania box office record Lawsun, saxes; Ernie Hughes, Miller-Ray Bauduc days. town’s swank theater-cabaret, in June. Hampton says he has recorded piano; Jimmy Felton, drums; Band is doing a series of break­ was burned down in a fire re- Plus all of which Majestic rec­ some 16 sides for Decca that have Bob Bain, guitar; Eddie Gilbert, in dates on the uoast, is set for portedy caused by a cigarette. ords is plotting a campaign for never been released. “Coke shots” and a Bandwagon Sheila Barrett wa.-- the name at­ Paxton similar to that which numerous offers from small re­ appearance. MCA Ls handling traction brought here to open built up James, Goodman and cording companies and may take Billy Taylor Trio bookings. Crosby also has a con­ new spot. Loss, at $35,000, was Shaw Paxton recently signed one of these deals if Decca does tract with ARA recording com­ covered by insurance. with Majestic for a three year not guarantee him more atten­ Move To Washington pany. — 4rt Oleson stint. tion. New York—The Billy Taylor trio (William Biddy Fleet, guitar. Leonard Gaskins, bass and Tay­ lor, piano), for some time work­ ing the Street here, recently left tor u date in Washington, D. C Combo opened (15) at the Club Casbah was skedded to remain there until after New Year.

veteran of the E. T. O. South Pacific, and all those other ¡toints of the globe where American lad* «served and fought, is back again on the counters of leading music stores. To yon who have been waiting ho long to get your hands truly distinguished guitar, enii> nently qualified to give thorough satis­ faction iu all phases of professional work, this should come as welcome news, in- deed Ask for it at your Gretsch dealer­ today* Hollywood — Murgurel Whil­ ing. daughter of the late Diek

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signed an agreement transferring financial possibilities, beyond the all rights of the tune and nine payment per performance. Re- thers to the State Street Music Publishing Co. of Chicago for a “Ink” Williams (Paramount, Vo­ Cow Cow Odyssey total of $150. calion, Decca) and Lester Mel­ Others were signed away for rose (Okeh, Victor, Bluebird) but $25, 1i the same State Street picked up obscure singers and firm. A photostat Cow Cow has musicians who were eager to get of the agreement states: "For on wax at the usual fiat rate of full title and interest in and to $25 a side Most such sides were Colorful, But Tragic my musical compositions, Low original blues, and variants im­ Down Man Blues, I Ain't No Ice possible to trace fully back to BY CARLTON BROWN Man, You Rascal You and Buck­ their folk origins, but still the the < wheat Cakes. (Signed) Charles legitimate property of those who cer i New York—This is a sort of petition to the American E. Davenport.” A receipt of the shaped them up into new' forms. shor following month transfers twelve By setting up their own pub­ low's Society of Composers* Authors and Publishers, in support of tunes tv the same firm for an­ lishing companies and acquiring Charlea “Cow Cow” Davenport’s application for membership. other $25. full rights from the artists they Dav He came to New York from his home in Cleveland a few Sonu body Make* Money scouted, Melrose, Mayo Williams Floy (State Street) and a few others week* ago for the exprew purport This does not work out to an son, of joining. But he anticipate* diffi­ on the receiving end all along have acquired large and lucrative vlbe! By now, he’s tired of trying to get Cow Cow Davenport impressive sum per number. For lists, while the artists have had culty in getting himself recognized if any oi Cow Cow’s records sold, m the huturicaUv important blue* financial justice for himself. their brief days of success and Way Cow Cow ha^ signed away to say 10,00(i copies, the copyright returned to poverty and obscur­ San. pianiat and composer that jazz stu­ Wake Up to Facta various publishing houses or holder collected at least ^200 on dents know him to be. That thi» ity. Williams apparently does no rent “All of my days are behind me,” talent agents for very low sums it from the disc firm at the bed­ actual publishing, as he is techni­ Arn. should be so is attributable to one Cow Cow says, “but days are of money. rock “race” rate ol one cent a cally supposed to do, but holds of the sharpe«t practices in the mu- coming for other talent that side The heavy, extra gravy for Signed Away Right» tunes for sale to other publishers Loui aie bis, by which “race” and other won’t be like I was. They can sheet-music, radio, disc and pic if they happen to click. recording artists are deprived of wake up to certain facts. I want One of his very best known, sales on a tune like Rascal is rights, royalties and credit for tune» mostly to help them.” Mama Don’t Allow No Easy something for ASCAP experts to In a Hat they originate. The facts Cow Cow wants new Riders Here, perhaps better calculate. They might even think “Where is the State Street It’s a bum deal that’s been go­ talent to know are bound up with known in the version of “music about getting the real originator Music Company located at?" ion, ing on now for a quarter-cen­ his whole career, from his birth playing” that mama wouldn’t a taste of it. Davenport wants to know. “It’s meri tury, but seldom gets the public m Ai iniston, Alabama, in 1894, to allow, has been in several pic­ Deals like Cow Cow’s have been something I’ve never been able attention it needs if it is to be tht last years of his life when tures and broadcasts, heard a and still are all too common in to find and I’ve been all over bo*. remedied Cow Cow, who has partial paralysis handicapped his thousand different ways. Cow various recording fields In the Chicago ” The fact that the firm Melo been pitchin’ his rags and boogies piano p. Cow hasn’t collected any royal­ eanj days, most folk artists had seems to be situated in Mayi) Wil­ part since pre-World War I. has been Some most famous tunes ties on it since 1929. when he no idea their creations had any liams' hat is an obstacle to any putii real check-up on copyright matters acco Liberal- maided record men bucc such as Milt Gabler of Decca Cuir •.ympathise with Cow Cow and his short-changed brethren, but hold that blami- for the situation wall is mixed, and that disc firms are dru' almost never involved directly. Mik Once a recording artist has signed away his rights to an original, however unknowingly, Kan he seems to have no legal re itick course in getting a share of any Lina further royalties that may thin accrue Broi ÓR W PIECE SEHSK Blame Composer “The guy hu-> ne one but him­ self to blame if he signs away his rights,” Gabler says, and points Yorl out it isn’t only the unknowing jazz who fall for flat -rate deals. spot Johnny Guarnieri, the very hip tain pianist, recently sued the Savov lori firm for a large sum in royalties finn on Gliss Me Again, which he sold • lutright for the price of record­ ing it It has gone into an esti­ witl mated 50 or 100 thousand copies, •ivei and the outcome of the suit will fell( be an important test of the >wn validity of such deals dur. “The only protection," Mill Lon advises, "is to record any original timi material undei a standard < on- sho' tract approved by the Song Mi Writers" Protective Association.” That’s the technical side of l <0 what Cow Cow is after for the ins Un ^77*5 young talent in his field He seems fairly resigned about his own lost royalties, and has been forced to the conclusion that his past agreements with Mayu Wil­ liams and others, unfair as they may have been, are none the less binding What does drag him is being deprived ol credit for his genuine contributions to Ameri­ can music, through his name being dropped off many of his original tunes Charlie Davenport has trav- 1 tv (Modulate to Page 15)

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number more than approximate­ screaming their heads off that ly 50% ol those wh i participate. Set Interviews they are being pushed around oy Jazz All Right Advertising must be concen­ production department Spike trated in the metropolitan dailies For School Kids Jones is waxing happy at firm’s with only limited use of radio. decision to put out 150,000 double The use of one particular disc New York—.Tay Michaels. GAC pressings (»me on both sides* ol In Its Place — jockey for advertising purposes is publicity director, is setting up a Cocktails for Two for the‘juke banned. It was Intimated that his series of special interviews for box trade. following Is among the “wrong the high school press here. Notice kind of people.” has been sent to all schools in­ Sympho Head Meantime, Ted Yerxa, after viting them to attend mass in­ two financial failures in his con­ terviews for talent on the GAC Mid-West Ops templated “Music of Today” list. Los Angeles—If there is “Jazz series was ready to call it off. First q. & a session is set for Hold Meeting at the Philharmonic” here this Into the picture again came Nor­ Jan. 5, next year, with Randy season it will have to under a man Gr^nz with a new partner, Brooks the target. Other Des Moines—First meeting of different name. Eddie Mesner (Phileo records), celebs promised for the junior the Midwestern Ballroom Oper­ That’s the edict of C. H. Brain­ who planned to present his jazz Winchells are Jimmy Dorsey, ators’ Association in several years ard, manager of the sympho concert touring unit at the Phil­ Perry Como, Louis Iordan will be held at the Fort Des sanctum, and it is only one of harmonic Nov 26. Frankie Carle, Woody Herman, Moines hotel here on December the rules ann regulations which In the line-up: Coleman Haw­ Jo Stafford, Tony Pastor Les 17-18. he has set up for t hose who think kins and band Lester Young, Roy Figart, Johnny Long, Marion Meeting is open to all ballroom that jazz and/or swing has a Eldridge, Meade Lux Lewis, Helen Hntton and Johnny Desmond. operators, whether members of rightful place in the concert Humes. How Granz and Mesner the association or not. Talks on halls expected to get around Brain­ Spike Hits Jackpot the ballroom biz will be given by Here are other orders from ard’s edicts was still a mystery. several operators. Carl Fox, of Brainard concerning the presen­ On Cocktails’ Disc Clear Lake, Iowa, is president; tation of so-called “jazz con­ Down Beat covers the music Veari Sissel, Oelwein, Iowa, vice­ certs”: news from t oast to coast—and is Lo*. Angeles — While many president; and Larry Geer, Fort Negro performers must not read around the world. RCA-Victor bandleaders are Dodge Iowa, secretary-treasurer. 'Ihc deleetable charm uf lovely Anne Vincent, who once chirped with hand» of Herbie Field» und the McFarland Twin», now uilorn» the new Kaye Bi others ork. Bund ia in rehear­ sal here and will aoon give Anne the nude < oik

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11—Carmen Mastren i 12—Freddy Greene . Girl Singer (With Band) I Lina And Jack In Hollywood Whirl | 13—Hy White ...... 1—Anita O’Day ...... 18«; Contest Rules 14—Chuck Wayne .. 2 —France« Wayne ...... 147 15—Frank Soreli 3—Doria Day...... Smrf only ONE ballot. All (none under 15 Hated) 4—June Christy ...... Hl 5—Lily Ann Carol ...... duplicate vote« will be elimi­ 23 nated. Arranger '—Dinah Washington ...... 11 In »electing your all-xtar band, I—Sy Oliver 420 X—Geotciu Carroll ...... do NOT vote for musician« who 2—Ralph Burns ...... 196 9—Lee Wiley ...... 3—Billy Strayhorn ...... 104 in—Joya Sherrill IS were band leaders on or after (none under 15 lieted) November 1, and vote ONLY for 5—Axel Stordahl ...... girl and boy xingcrx actually 6—Eddie Sauter ...... 25 7—Brick Fleasla ...... working with a blind as vucalixta. 8—Justin Stone ...... DO vote for band leader, in (none under 15 lieted) the -wing or *weet division», and VOTE a» King of Corn or a* favorite Male Singer (With Band) >-oloi«l (if you wixh). 1—Stuart Fog ter ...... ; 208 Under the heading, "Favorite* 2—Buddy Stewart ...... 117 HERE 3—Jimmy Rushing ...... 91 of 1945”, vote ONLY fur male 4—AI Hibbler ...... for your favorite musi­ and girl singer« who are NOT 16 cian and band and «end identified with n dance band 6—Buddy DeVito ...... 7—Jimmy Saunders ...... tv your Selection to Con­ now. but who arc working a« 8—Johnny Desmond ...... 33 text Editor, Doten Beat 8—Bob Anthony ...... «ingles. 32 —20 t N. Vabash. Chi­ Every living musician i* eligi- 10—Don Romero ...... 25 11—Butch Stone ...... 22 cago (1), III. ble. in or out of the armed (none under 15 listed) services. Mail your ballot to Contest Editor, Down Beat, 203 North Ie Wabush. Chicago (1), III., to ar­ PICK YOUR ALL-STAR BAND rive before midnight. December (Do Not Fote for Band Leaders Here) d

ALL-STAR BAND Trumpet Trumpet I—Roy Eldridge ...... 206 2—Ziggy Elman ...... 179 Trombone 3—Charlie Shavers ...... 134 llollywood—Once ju»t u band vocalist lint now u movie starlet. 4—Pete Condoli ...... 85 Lina Romay finds the Hollywood whirl very much to her taste as 5—Rex Stewart ...... 85 •—Bobby Hackett ...... S3 Alto Sax ■he is «een in the company of Lt. Com Jm k Dempsey. Il seems to 7—Muggsy Spanier...... 35 Im* a mo-l interesting conversation. Jack look» like a naughty boy 8—Billy Butterfield ...... 24 caught with the jar of jam. And what could be a sweeter dish than 8—Buck Clayton ...... 10—Harry Edison ...... lovclv lina? Acme Photo. 11—Max Kaminsky ...... 15 Tenor Sax (none under 15 listed) 11—Boyd Rullili tn ...... 22 Trombone WoodyHerman 15—Sonny Dunham 20 1—Bill Harris ... , ...... 322 Baritone Sax 16— I oui, Prima 19 2—J. C. Higginbotham ...... 188 a’t (nonr under I* Inted) 3—Lawrence Brown ...... 122 4—Lou McGarity ...... 58 SWEET BANDS 5—Tommy Pederson ...... on HoldsMargin in 6—Trummie Young ...... 57 Clarinet 1—Charlie Spivak 413 7—Vic Dickerson ...... 31 nd 2—Tommy Dorsey ...... 367 8—Georg Brunts...... 23 th 3—Duke Ellington ...... 163 8—Jack Jenney ...... er 4—Harry James ...... 100 10—Dickie Wells ...... 15 I'iano e- Voting to Date 5—Les Brown .. . . 11t (none under 15 listed) 6—Sammy Kaye ...... • . 7—Hal McIntyre ...... 95 Alto Sax to 8—Randy Brooks ...... ’•I 1—Johnny Hodges ...... 658 Drum« ob (Jumped from Page One) 8—Woody Herman ...... 85 2—Willie Smith ...... 129 10—Guy Lombardo ...... 82 3—Toots Mondello ...... 26 P­ ney oi the Ellington crew, both 11—Vaughn Monroe ...... 26 id regulars, are galloping ahead in 12—Jimmy Dorsey ...... 19 5—Herbie Fields ...... Ba«« in the alto and bary sax races with 13—Artie Shaw ...... •—Boot, Muuilli ...... 15 14—Glen Gray ...... 29 7—Hymie Shertier 15 058 and 62b tallies respectively. 15—Freddy Martin ...... 28 (none under 15 lieted) er But Flip Phillips and Charlie Ven­ 16—Frankie Carle ...... 21 Guitar 17—Carmen Cavallaro ...... tura are new leaders in the tenor 18—Benny Goodman ...... Tenor Sax 20 195 Il­ sax group and another upset i 18—Stan Kenton ...... 20 1 —Flip Phillips ...... 2—Charlie Ventura ...... 163 in in prospect in the clarinet sec­ 20—Claude Thornhill N Arranger (none under 15 listed) 3—Lester Young ...... 128 e­ tion. where Buddy DeFranco has 4—Corky Corcoran ...... 75 e- 222 votes to the 193 of PeeWet Small Combos (Instrumental) 5—Vido Musso ...... «4 iy Russell, ano, her poll perennial. 6—Bud Freeman ...... Male Singer 1—Kin« Cole Trio .419 7—Arnette Cobbs ...... 17 Mel Powell, who won last year 2—Loui« Jordan .192 8—Ted Nash ...... 2« as pianist, hold; a comfortable 3—Eddie Heywood 66 IS 1- lead, while Dave Tough on drums 4—Three Sun« 33 (none under 15 listed) Girl Singer and Chubby Jackson on bass are 5 —John Kirby 27 Baritone Sax (lote Only for Singers Who Are Working With Bands as Vocalists) iy new threats this year, as is Oscar (none under 15 lieted) 1—Harry Carney ...... «28 ï« Moore, the guitarist with the 2—Ernie Caceres ...... 141 King Cole Trio. Small Combos (Vocal) 3—Skippy DeSair ...... 1—Pied Pipers ...... ,322 4—Earl Carruthers ...... - UI 5—Chuck Gentry ...... 18 Pull« Clove Dwember IS 2—Ink Spots ...... 92 11 3—Mills Brothers...... 6—Chubby Silvers ... .. Li YOUR FAVORITES OF 1945 If you haven’t voted yet, mark (none under 15 listed) 4—Andrew Sisters...... «2 (Leaders Are Eligible for Foies Here) ct the blank ballot found elsewhere 5—Modernaires ...... 6* on this page, and mail it to the •—King Sisters ...... in Clarinet .‘d 7 Sentimentalists ...... 35 1—Buddy DeFranco 222 1- Contest Editor, c/o Down Beat, 8—Charioteers ...... 34 2—PeeWee Russell ... 193 a 203 North Wabash, Chicago 1, 8—Delta Rhythm Boys ...... 30 3—Herbie Fields ...... 94 Swing Band 10—Golden Gste Quartet ...... 28 4—Barney Bigard ...... 85 al DI., before December 15 at mid­ 11—Merry Macs...... 73 Is night. No ballots postmarked (none under 15 listed) 6—Mahlon Clark ...... in later than this date and hour 7—Hank D'Amico ...... 38 Second Choice w will be counted Winners will be Male Singer (Nol Band) 8—Buster Bailey ...... 26 1—Bing Crosby ...... 377 9—Heine Beau ...... 20 ie announced in the January 1 2—Frank Sinatra...... 349 10—Jimmy Hamilton ...... 19 Sweet Band iy edition of the Beat, and will be 3—Dick Haymes...... 13« 11—Scoville Brown ...... awarded trophies as usual 4—Perry Como ...... 117 12—Johnny Mince .... . 15 Following is the partial tabu­ 5—Bob Eberly...... 63 fnone under 15 listed) •—Louis Armstrong ...... 28 Second Choice lation of the 1945 vote, repre­ 7—Andy Russell ...... 28 Piano senting only those ballots re­ 28 1—Mel Powell 238 ceived before this issue of Down 8—Johnny Mereer ...... 2—Teddy WilMn .185 10—Woody Herman ...... 3—Johnny Guarnieri...... 113 Small Combo (3 to 6 pieces) Beat went to press: 11—Jack Leonard ...... 15 4—Art Tatum ...... 110 (none under 15 lieted) 5—Ralph Burns ...... 40 (Instrumental) SWING BANDS •—Teddy Napoleon ...... 39 Girl Singer (Not Band) 7—Milt Buckner ...... 13 I—Vfuuty Herman ...... 737 ■12 1—Jo Stafford lit 8—Erroll Garner ...... 2—Duke EUington ...... 372 8—Dodo Marmarosa ...... '0 Small Conibii (Vocal) 2— Billie Holiday 23« 3-- Bi nny Goodmui, ..218 10—Arnold Rose ...... 18 I—Dinah Shora 116 (Trios & Quarte t») 4—Lionel Hampton...... 196 11—Joe Bushkin ...... , 16 4—Peggy Lee 112 5—Stan Kenton ...... 157 12—Step Wharton ...... 5—Helen Forrert ■ ns 6—Count Basie ...... 109 (none under 15 listed) 7—Tommy Dorsey...... 102 •—Kitty Kallen 92 Male Singer...... 8—Gene Krupa ...... 7—Ella Fitzgerald . 75 9—Harr, James 90 •—Mildred Bailey Drums (NOT working as a band vocalist) 10—Lea Brown ...... 82 M—Martha Tilton . ■ 1» 1—Dave Touch ...... 11—Randy Brooka 79 10—Lena Home...... 32 «5 12—Charlie Barnet . . - 28 11—Kay Starr...... 3—Sid Catlett ...... ** 13—Artie Shaw ...... 18 12—Ginny Simm« >11 4—Cozy Cole ...... 58 Girl Singer...... 13—Margaret Whiting . .... 18 5—Sonny Greer ...... 27 (NOT working as a band vocalist) 14—Joan Edwarda...... 6—George Wettling ...... 25 15—Pearl Bailey ...... 7—Arch Freeman . 15 6—Georgia Gibb« ...... 15 8—Specs Powell ...... 15 Spelling Bee (none under 15 lieted) (none under 15 listed) ‘King of Corn" New York—We’re going to King of Corn Ba»x «etile il once and for all. 1—Spike Jones ...... 620 1—Chubby Jackson ...... IN 2—Guy Lombardo ...... ••••••• .255 2—Slam Stewart ...... 2X7 Favorite Soloist...... On records and publicity 3—Sammy Kaye ...... 71 3—Bobby Haggart ...... 64 (Best instrumentalist, leader nr «ideman, ìnei regardless of what handout* and broadcast listings (none under 15 listed) 4—Sid Weiss ...... 59 instrument he plays) we’ve seen it «polled Lausen, 5—Eddie Safranski ...... 58 Favorite Soloist •—Oscar Pettiford ...... 53 and I.iuiMin. and I aw»en and 1—Benny Goodman...... MO 7—Artie Bernstein 15 even Larsen. And it’s been Mc­ . 95 8—Junior Rarlin - Your Name Garrity, and McGarritty, and Me« 3—Gene Krupa ...... 8—Emil Powell ...... (none under 15 listed) Garitty. 4—Coleman Hawkina «ï 5—Lionel Hampton ...... It’s lank anti lou. we’re talk« •—Tommy Doraey 39 Guitar Street Addresa ing »bout, of course. The correct 7—Art Tätern ...... 39 1—Oscar Moore ...... 294 «polling: Lawson, McGarity. And 8—Johnn; Hodces . . 35 2—Allan Reuss ...... 105 9— Loui« Armatrong ...... 3n . 75 if you don’t believe us, take your 10—Woody Herman ...... 17 < —Remo Palmieri , «8 City State arguments right to the guy* who 11—Charlie Barnet . 5—Dave Harbour . 57 told us. Then you can tell them 12—Bill Harris...... 21 . 57 13—Step Wharton 21 7—Billy Bauer .... they don’t even know how to 14—Lee Castle ...... 10 X—Mike Bryan .... Professional Musician? No □ *pell their own names. 15—Artie Shaw ...... 10 9—Teddy Walter« -I (none under 15 lieted) DOWN BEAT BAND ROUTES—BANDS DUC

Msdi atiaera. Buie fCtru'a) Hollywood. Cal., ne Where the Bands Martin, Fraddy (Ambuasador) Los Angel« s. h Munta rs. >rankle (St. Charles) New Or­ leans, 12/6-12, t McIntyre, Hal (Strand) NYC. Opng. 12/7. whc Molina, Carlos (Florentine Gardena) Holly­ wood, Cal., Opng. 12/9, nc Swi Monroe, Vaughn (Strand) NYC, Clsng. 12/6, t; (Commodore) NYC, Opng. 12/13, Zan ban Morgan. Rum (Downtown) Detroit, (Tang war 12/5* t Aar Allen, Red (Onyx) NYC. ne is ( Armstrong, Louis (Palace) Columbus, O.. Prie 12/10-12. t; (Paradise) Detroit, 12/13-19. Oliver, Eddie (Peubody) Memphis, Opng. crei Field. Ship (Cn.Ur farm,' Cincinnati, 12/4, h Clsng. 12/9. b Olsen, George (Palmar House) Chicago, b Fio Rito, Ted (Caaino Gardena) Park, Cai., Opng. 12/11, b Barnet, Charlie (Casino Gardena) Ocean Foster, Chuck (Casa Loma) St. froi Park, Cal., Clsng. 12/10. b Clang. 12/13, b Page Hot Lips (ParadiRe) Detroit. Clang. hea Barron. Blue (Lake Club) Springfield, III., 12/6. t; (Apollo) NYC, Opng. 12/14, t Clang.. 12/10. nc Pastor, Tony (Paramount) NYC. t Basie. Count (Earle) Philadelphia. Clang.. Pear), Ray (Melody Mill) N. Riverside, DL, was 12/6, t Garber, Jan (Trianon) Southgate, Cal., Bishop, Billy (Deshler-Wal lieh) Columbus, Opng. 12/12, nc O., Clsng. 12/12, h Goodman, Benny (Terrace Room) Newark, Phillips. Ted (Lakeview) Jackson. Tenn. Brandwynne, Nat (Statler) Wash., D. C„ Il N. J., nc 12/3-8. b Brooks, Randy (Roseland) NYC, b Gray, Glenn (Chicago) Chicago, Clang. Prima, Louis (RKO) Boston, Clsng. 12/5 Busse. Henry (Roosevelt) New Orleans, 12/6, I Opng. 12/6, h Byrne, Bobby i Tune-Tow n) Louis. Hollywood—The happy looking couple ia Ali<^ Faye and Phil Clsng. 12/9, b Harris, out for a bit of fun. With the Harria Kiddo« safely paat the not Hampton, Lionel (Trianon) Southgate, Cal., Clsng. 12/9. nc infancy stage, Alice will again lend her lovely self to the screen. Acme Hawkins, Erskine (Savoy) NYC, 12/9-15, b Retd. photo. Hayes, Carlton (Roosevelt) New Orleans, Clsng. 12/18. b aft' tornio, Texas, nc Clsng. 12/5, h; (Trianon) Chicago. Opng. Reisman, Leo (Statler) Thrtroit. h Foi Carle, Frankie (Pennsylvania) NYC. h 12/11. b Ruhl. Warney (Washington) Indianapolis. Carter, Benny (Adams) Newark, N. Hayes, Sherman (Bismarck) Chicago, h Key Spot Bands I 12/13-19, Herbeck, Ray (Aragon) Ocean Park, Cal., Runcoe. Tonney (Trocadero). Corpus sec Cavallaro. (Golden Gate) San Clsng. 12/9. b Christi. Texas Francisco, 12/12-18, t Russell. Luis (Savoy) NYC. Clsng. 12/8, b Cheater. Bob (Palace) Columbus, O., 12/3­ Herman. Woody (400) NYC, r AMBASSADOR HOTEL, Loe An. Hines. Earl (El Grotto) Chicago, nc 5, t; (Downtown) Detroit. 12/6-12. t Heles—Freddy Martin son Clancy. Lou (Little Club) Fort Worth. Howard. Eddy (Aragon) Chicago, b Texas, nc BLACKHAWK, Chicago—Harry Sander, Joe (Bend Bot) Chicago ne Coleman, Emil (Waldorf-Astoria) NYC, h Saunders Rd (Gnrrick) Chicago, nc Cool Cool, Harry (Blackhawk) Chicago, r Sherwood, Bobby (Adama) Newark, N J . CASINO GARDENS, Oeeun Park, Courtney, Del (Palace) San Francisco, h Jordan. Louis (Ai»ollo) NYC. Opng. 12/7, t 12/6-12. t Cal.—Charlie Barnet ; Dec. Cummins, Bernie (Muehiehach) Kannas Joy. Jimmy (Club Madrid) Louisville. Ky. Spivak. Charlie (Comm«xiore) NYC, CDng City. Mo., Opng. 12/12, h Opng. 12/10, nc 12/12, h 11, Ted Fio Rito HARRY COOL Story Je.a (Sherman) Chicago. Opng. COMMODORE HOTEL, 12/14, h York—Charlie Spivak De»-, (Reiinced at the Blackhawk Rii' Stone, B Clsng. 1 13. Vaughn Monroe . taurant, Chicago) Davidson, Cee (Ria Cabana) Chicago, nc (El Rancho Vegas) EL (.ROTTO, Chicago — Earl Dorsey, Jimmy (Capitol) NYC. t Vegas. Nev. Opng. 12/5, h Hines Harry Cool is taking his place Strong Benny (Trianon) Chicago, Clang. 12/9. I> 100 RESTAURANT, New York— in a long line of leaders who have am Kenton, Stan (Palladium) Hollywood. Cal. Strong, Bob (Claridge) Memphis, Clang. Wuodv Herman left the Blackhawk to attain top 12/11. h King. Henry LINCOLN HOTEL, New York— fame. Main feature nf the Cool PIANO TRICKS! cisco. Opng. Art Monne» organization is, of course, Harry s Krupa. Gene (Sherman) Chicago, Clsng. Axel Christensen’s bi-monthly B'tal MEADOWBROOK Cedar Grove, singing. His voice is a rich bari­ 12/18, h Tucker. Orrin (Trocadero) Evansville. Ind. tone and his relaxed, well- Studies contain origliai and novel N. J.—Sammy Kave Opng. 12/7. nc MEADOWBROOK, Culver City, trained delivery really sells the Breaks, Bass Figures, Boogie-woogie Tucker. Tommy (Adams) Clsng. 12/5, t Cal.—Ilarrv James song. He goes over well with and tricky cmbdlishments suitable for (Earle) Philadelphia, 12/7-12, t LaSalle. Dick (Baker) Dallas, h NEW YORKER HOTEL, New both the fem and masculine sets. 8 songs on the current hit parade. Lombardo, Guy (Roosevelt) NYC, h Long, Johnny (Neu Yorker) NYC, h Y'ork—Johnnv Long The Cool name was first made Lopez. Vincent (Taft) NYC, h INVALUABLE TO PIANISTS, Van. Garwood (Statler) Boston, h PALLADI I M. Hollywood. Cal.— with Dick Jurgens and then a TEACHERS AND STUDENTS! Vaye. Irv (Broadmore) Colorado Sprint Stan Kenton couple of years spent as a single. Colo., h PENNEY I VAMA HOTEL. New Popular Band Leader and Vaughn. Buddy (Plamor) Cheyenne, Wy< Band has developed thiough Single copies 25 cents; 10 consecu­ York—Frankie Carle tive issues, $2. Send stamps or cum the last five months until it now Vocalists Photographs Victor, Charles ROOSEVELT HOTEL, New York is a capable dance unit, with for latest issue. Mention, if teacher. Seven beautiful glouy photos uf your favorite Band Leaders size 8 by 10 ready to frame—for only —Guy Ixmihardo much less accent on sweet stuff AXEL CHRISTENSEN STUDIOS (1.00. Send list of leaders wanted including sec­ ROSELAND, New York—Rand» ond choice, with SI 00 in currency or money order than before. Arrangements done 21 Kimball Hail Bldg., Chicago 4. III. Weems. Ted (Stevens) Chicago, h Brooks by several of the boys are modern Welk, Lawrence (St. Francis) San Fran- SAVOY. New York—Lum Ruh- and well adapted to th< Cool KIER’S BOOK HOUSE sell : Dec. 9, Erekine Hawkins Wilde, Ran (Muehlebach) Kansas City, Mo., vocals. Sections work well to­ HAWAIIAN GUITAR CHORD CHART Clsng. 12/11. b SHERMAN HOTEL, Chicago — gether and ensembles are solid Williams. Cootie (Zanzibar) NYC. Opng. Gene Krupa ; Der. 14, Jess The few solos by instrumentalists Make Your Own Orchestra Stacy are weak. But Cool fans will not Arrangements *,th STEVENS HOTEL. Chicago — hear novelty or mickey music. * Arranger ano led *rrm» Four new arrangements were Transpose» Four cut harmony for all in­ TERRACE ROOM, Newark, N. 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RECORDINGS WITH COLOR

Here's triple distinction for Clyde McCoy* his band, and his famous starring vehicle ’’Sugar Blues.”

After a sensational record-breaking fifteen week engagement at the Stevens in Chicago, Clyde and his band are moving to the Chase Hotel in St. Louis.

Clyde and what has become known as ’’the most imitated band in the world” will be heard coast-to-coast over the Mutual Broadcasting System. And—

On Vogue Recordings with color Clyde and his boys will enjoy the advantage of a new kind of fidelity and tone quality; plus the appeal of discs that sparkle with color.

Personal Roprosontativo for Clyds McCoy: Gus C. Edwards

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DIVISION OF SAV WAY INDUSTRIES BETTY BRADLEY