Dorati To Lead LA. Union Strikes At Coast Festival Narcotics Violators I Sinta Barbara —Th«* Pacific VoL 21—No. II Chicago, Juro 2. 1954 t'^sst Music Festival and Institute, Hollywood—The Los Angeles musicians union, AFM’s Lo­ | iuh takes place here June 24- cal 47, has announced that any member convicted of a ul-. 4. ha» engaged Antal Dorati, narcotics violation is now subject to suspension, or even ex­ [¡rector of the Minneapolis Sym- pulsion. depending on the nature of$ ------[ hony orchestra, to conduct this the offense. The action will be / Lmmer’s opening series, June 24­ taken, it was said, not on the basis 7 Walter Hendl, of the Dallas of any new legislation, but on a Bonphony orchestra, will conduct statute already in the local’s by­ Song Contest [he balance of the concerts. He al­ laws, which reads : ls will appear as piano soloist. “Any member guilty of . . . act­ Soloists will include Yehudi Men­ ing in any way detrimental to the Ends July 1 uhin, Jascha Veissi, Adolphe Fre- interests ... of this association »¡n, and others still to be an- shall be subject to fine, suspension, Chicago — Approximately a hounced. A special event this year or expulsioi at th«* discretion of month und a half of time remains »ill lx a choral concert by the the board of directors.” for you to submit an entry in Down loger Wagner Chorale to be pre- Beat’s song contest. Cl-*xing date is Lnted by candlelight at the Old Adopt« d Measure July 1, with all entries postmarked Missio) Santa Ines June 30, The hission is at Solvang, a short drive Taking direct cognizance of sev­ before that time eligible for the Irom Santa Barbara. eral recent cases here in which outstanding prizes being offered. 1 well-known musician« were ar­ The winning song will be pub­ rested on narcotics violations, the lished by Broadcast Music, Inc local’s board adopted the following and will tx recorded by Mercury resolution: by the Ralph Marterie orchestra Music World “Whereas certain members of and. on Label “X” by one of their this association have been con­ leading artists. In addition, the victed of the use of narcotics (in­ writer will receive a Kelton Cam cluding marijuana), and whereas bridge model console high fidelity Fo Toast Ella such actions tend to blacken the set. I New York—Ella Fitzgerald’« good name ... all musicians, and Of the first 15 tunes, three pub­ |9th anniversary in show business DUKF. ELLINGTON and Lawrence Welk jointly «-elebrntol their 27th whereas such members have clearly lishing companies—Moonlight Mu­ Lill be celebrated on May 25 when anniversaries ns bandleaders with a big party in Hollywood a couple violated (the article mentioned sic, Starlight Music, and Windy I he opens at Ralph Watkins’ Basin of weeks ago, attended by a flock of music notables. Here the two above), any member guilty . . . City Music—will «*ach choos. one street. leaders prepare Io rut into the 100-pound cake prepared for the oc­ shall be subject to fine, suspension, for publication Second and third- Event will be attended by many casion. or expulsion.” placers will each also receive a Jew York disc jockeys and almost Under terms and penalties laid Kelton Cambridge model. 111 the prominent music figures down in the resolution, any mem­ Song will be judge by a board L’ho’ll be working here at the time. ber convicted in court ol a posses­ made up of Alan Livingston, Capi­ Decca also will present Ella with Columbia Seeks Mulligan, sion charge, will have his mem­ tol Records; , Decca; t gold plaque marking the 22 mil­ bership revoked but will be given Paul Weston, Columbia; Hugo lion records she has sold on the a year’s “probation” by the union, Winterhalter, Victor; Harry Myer­ label. To Wax Woody Herman with complete loss of membership son, MGM; Art Talmadge, Mer­ to follow if he again becomes in­ cury, and Julie Stearns. BMI. volved in a narcotics case. Under Set page 18 for complete contest New York—Having signed Dave Brubeck and obtained the same policy, Local 47 members details and entry blank. Chet Baker for a one-shot deal, Columbia Records is now convicted of the sale of narcotics ■Chi s Capitol making generous overtures to Gerry Mulligan. Mulligan, are to be expelled immediately. though interested, hat asked for^TT—;——-——------—------— Report time to think it over a- he mulls Blind. Columbia recorded excerpts ■Goes Under another offer from Capitol. from the concert and will releas«* The Local 47 announcement came Sun Stood Still Plans are also building in the sometime in July a 12' LP called almost simultaneously with the ■ Chicago — Th«- Capitol lounge, George Avakian office for an LP at Carnegie Hall. Personnel publication of an exhaustive (73 New York—TV, like Duz, ran ^■he L<>< included is a particularly good number. Only vocal will be Martha^ made available legally, and on a “nioutilight flood- the attic.” anong them Louis Jordan and broadcast tape of Bijou which Lou Harp’s When Day is Done low-cost basis, to incurable addicts, Moonlight, however, doesn’t lauric«- Roccu. Nat Cole was once Woody has cleared. which features “an exceptional with the obvious aim of curtailing »how off color TV nearly ao well i member of an afternoon combo To round out the collection with Buck Clayton obligato.” The Asso­ the number of crimes committed by aa, let*- auy, a netting sun. And 'here, and the club was a regular examplei of the present Herman ciation for the Blind will receive a addicts in order to secure drugs or so the heavens were turned, und «top-off for name jazz combos. sound, Woody will lend Columbia sizable contributio i from the salt s the money to buy them at the very the duel wu« sung against u late Demise of the Capitol leaves the one of his Mars masters (probably of the album in the form of royal­ high rates charged by illegal ped­ afternoon sky (in several colors). Loop area with just two jazz dubs, Four Others), and will record three ties. dlers. ■.he Blue Note and the Streamliner. new numbers specifically for the album. This Columba« LP does not affect Woody’s relationship with Mara, his own label Both Woody Toscanini Repeats As Winner and Howie Richmond feel Colum­ Commodore Back bia’s exploitation of the projected album will help both the band and In Second Annual Classics Poll future releases on Mars. In Recording Biz A third project at Columbia con­ Conductor Arturo Tosca­ at 41 in October, scored a whop­ recorded in 1953, Stravinsky's Thi. cerns the Lighthouse jazz concert nini, whose retirement made ping victory, totaling twice as Rake's Progress. New York—Commodore Records held in New York April 9 for the news in April, swept Down many votes as the runner-up in the Other winners were best recorded las resumed recording here after New York Association for the contralto category. performances of 1953, Symphony— Dore than a decade of inactivity. Beat’s second annual classics poll, As further tribute to the late Berlioz’ Romeo and Juliet, Boston New plans for the label, -according winning more honors from the na­ singer, some crtics commented they Symphony under Charles Munch; to Jack Crystal, will involve an ex tion’s music critics than any other would have voted for her but as opera—Wagner's Tristan und Isol­ pansion of the label’s musical Aragon Adds classical artist active in 1953. sumed she was ineligible. Miss Fer­ de, Kirsten Flagstad, Fischer- cope Repeating his victory of the pre­ rier also had won top contralto v (Turn to Page 6) Duiing the 1930s, when Victor, ceding year’s poll, Toscanini again honors in 1952. Columbia, and D«*cca were virtual- Teen Matinee was named top conductor. In ad­ Makes Appearance y the only record companies in the Chicago--The Aragon, one of dition, the veteran maestro won Also in th«* vocalists sweepstakes, Summer Music entire U.S., Commodore became the Chicago’s major ballrooms, has second-place honors in the sym­ Maria Meneghini-Callas who did first and foieniost of the indepen- started Sunday teenage matinees phonic and operatic performance not place in the first poll, won men­ ient jazz labels, known mainly for with Ralph Marterie’s band the categories for his recordings, at Season Opens the helm of the NBC Symphony, of tion near the top in two categories. ts sessions by Eddie first of name oiks to play the date. The soprano placed second in the New York—An increasingly pop­ Oondon and others, The nonprofit effort by owner Bill Respighi’s Pines of Rome and Ver­ artists’ category and emerged as di’-. Otello, respectively, both on the ular form of subduing the summer Undei the new reactivation, Karzas is said to be a move to runner-up to Miss Schwarzkopf in heat in the majoi cities is attend­ onunodore will continue to issue combat juvenile delinquency and Victor label. The NBC Symphony, itself the vocal recording classification ance at the various special con­ Dixieland but will also present has the approval of various PTAs for her performance in Angel’s cert series, many of them held out- uodern jazz First session, set to and welfare groups. which v-as created for Toscanini and has be«n defunct since his re­ complete “La Tosca.” This record­ d