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, JANUARY 1, 1943 ELLINGTON WINS SWING POLL Roosevelt Picks Here's Our'42 | Alabamy, With His—! All-American Best in Sweet, Benny for Post I Swing Band

Roy Eldridg«- .... ShawWinsToo In Morale Field .... trumpet Bohl h Hackett . . . trumpet King Is Made Duke Takes Crown Held Jay Higgiolvotham . By Goodman for Four Music Co-ordinator of Lou McGarrity . . trombone Pan-American Committee . . . * alto Years Out of Five . . . . alto New York—President Roosevelt, . . . . . tenor After starting in a late last month, appointed Benny . . . . . tenor tie with in Goodman, many times winner of Pee Wee Russell . clarinet Down Beat’s swing band popular- the Sixth Annual Down Beat Jess Stacy ...... piano I lty contest, as music co-ord mator All Star Swing poll, Duke El­ mder the Rockefellet Pan-Ameri- . . . »n Committer Under tentative Bobby Haggart . . . hast, lington cooled his heels for a I dans for Goodman’, part in the I ommittee’d work, Goodman will . . . guitar reluctant two incomplete tab­ definitely make a trip to South Helen Forrest . . ulation«. constantly straining America in the near future. . . . «orala at the thin thread that kept I The appointment is especially Sy Oliver . . . . arranger significant to the music world in him from Benny, and finally, Kat previously the only way in in the terrific flood of final ballots, which the entertainment world wa? Unlisted to the cause was through edged up fa a small but decisive foer-.»inl appearance tours of McKinley Band victory over Benny Goodman, 3,453 movie stars The value of music to 3,302 The victory was the In gaining further international tightest since Artie Shaw topp'd I anderstanaing and appreciation has K

(J band si the nav Pearl B his bam branche tual at Rose ei band. R a plan« known writing knocking had thr over h were w salary 1 And D< teered 1 Mel Ma 1—Old 1942 is down for the 5—Well, it was a tough fight, apple pi 1—Young '13 (hunky isn’t 2—Hie New Year Kid gives 3—Kid ’43 follows through ers 1 he?), portrayed by Chuck Peter­ with a blast on his trust; horn, with a well placed kickeroo. This count, and it won’t be long now. mom, but we won! Now bring on son, first trumpet player with which signifies, “It’s time to denotes that there will be plenty gates! Hey, lookout, Kid ’43! Schickelgruber and Mr. To jo' DECEI '» Herd, chal­ scram, bum, get lost!”, and simi­ of action during the new year, Don’t bash him with that horn! I’m just getting warmed up! All Weems 1 lenges Old Father Time, the first lar sentiment. The old man since the little fellow is getting Reinember priorities! Better use photos by Frankie Carlson, drum­ the Me trombonist. Rod Ogle. bends an ear. off on the right foot. your foot on him again. mer for the Herd. Shaw’s i ganizatic so well i JULY— its first struggles of the year with The 47th convention of man ears, but the Dodgers’ organ­ band pn Mutual network, pulling bands off the AFM was held in Dallas, ist paid them no heed except to that web. Texas, and brought forth news play some of Spencers’ own com­ one. Edi Here's Capsule Record that Jimmy Petrillo was resolved positions interspersed with musi­ MAY—Shellac shortage loomed to halt all recordings on August leader di its shaggy head and recording was cal horselaughs. And over in the mi ache sliced one third by the war pro­ 1. Recording company executives cigarette department of the music broadens duction board, just one of the rec­ were seen holding their heads as world, rumors were beginning to music Ie ord headaches to follow for the betting odds switched this way fly that Glenn Miller would soon Of 1942 Music World and that on the realization of the go into service. Benny Goodmap broaden- industry. Jimmie Lunceford put » 15 m on his apron and cleaned house by threat. opened at the hired pianist Bill Clifton, fired hup, ous arm; JANUARY—Benn} Goodman and Glenn Miller started the firing six members of his band. Famous Door again with a septet and paid him two weeks salary contract« “Prima donnas,” he explained. which recalled his original sep’ and railway fare from the middle year wearing Down Beat^a swing and <*weet band crown», there. Consolidated Edison light west to California for playing session f respectively, following announcement of the All Star poll made one of the visited. I truest statements of any year in company inaugurated a series of three numbers with the band. of the w results. Red Norvo was bowing with his newest, weirdest und his short analysis of the band free dances for their New York Dorothy Donegan, pianist, popped Cocoanul customers in New York parks. up in Chicago as a new sensation largest band as Glenn Miller huffed and puffed casually on a situation and the public. Said killed ov Scott, “Most bands just play too Capitol Records came out with and, still on the chick side, Ina new Chesterfield contract forf well.” Liberty records worried, but their first sides of which two, Ray Hutton nixed studio plans for killed. J< brother Jack. Charlie and Jimmy ’42 and added went ahead with their organization Strip Polka and the Slack-Morse her to front an all girl band. Said to rejoin aren't speaking. to his brass section. The west plans. Lu Watters’ Yerba Buena version of Cow Cow Boogie were Ina, “I’ve had enough of that gal Beneke v immediate hits. Ray Scott left the stuff. I’m sticking to my boys.” coast was down with blackout MARCH—Dean Hudson became Band recorded an album and Bigard g the first ‘name’ leader to be in­ began to sweep the country with dance field for a ‘quintet’ leader­ OCTOBER—Glenn Miller, m pre. join the fever and looked like a dead ducted from his band into the their new “original” ship on CBS. Joe Glaser bought dieted and denied, broke up his on the V duck for the duration but sur­ army. Bandleader Jimmy Grier style. Artie Shaw and Orrin Tuck­ the new Norvo septet, an immedi­ band and became one of Uncle and book vived, we are happy to say. drew a $100 fine in Los Angeles er went into the navy without their ate click at the Door. Willie Smith Sam's beat captains, as Clyde Me- past rom left Jimmie Lunceford in a sur­ Coy's whole band went into the Two hundred name bands of­ for non payment of unemployment bands. Tommy Dorsey added nine court. Ar taxes as the court in the case prise switch to the ofay Charlie navy os the first intact induction fered their services for the strings to his band for the Astor dance pc stated that Petrillo’s ruling that Roof as Ray McKinley’s new band Spivak crew. Cab Calloway trav­ of any dance band in any branch tabulatici U.S.O. Bonnie Baker left Or­ bandleaders were not employers bowed and bowed well. Charlie elled to New York to plead for of the service. Connie Haines, re­ ton closet rin Tucker's band. And one of was merely his opinion and, as far Fisk splashed into the news. He busses for colored bands. Barney cently out of the Tommy Dorsey lashes in the funnier stories of the month as they were concerned, was of no splashed out a few months later, Bigard left after band, landed the Abbott and Coe- was that of Petrillo’s announce­ consequence. Meanwhile, Willie however. 13 years to form his own small tello radio show. combo and Chauncey Haughton broke up hit hand for a nary en- ment that “We don’t want strikes Meek, pianist-drummer, dropped JUNE—Johnny Richards popped of any kind” for the duration, al­ into a Texas hospital to visit a took his chair. Bobby Sherwood listmenl at Emery Deutsch organ­ up on the west coast as a new knocked out the west coast with ised u band to go into the Mer­ though the announcement looked friend, was asked to play for the threat to the names although Harry good then. psychopathic ward and found that his new band. chant Marine intact. Vido Muatc/t James was breaking all records band, the old Berigan unit, broke the mental patients were really everywhere he played and was at AUGUST—The first of the month FEBRUARY — Ray McKinley and up and I ido went with Woody Stag knocked out by the blues. Patients that moment smashing Palladium saw Petrillo’» threat carried out Will Bradley severed partnership in set up such a howl when he left Herman. Meanwhile gat rationing records in Loa Angeles. Record» for and recording became a loat art. their newly famous boogie band loomed on a national score and Los A that the hospital scheduled semi­ Our Fighting Men was organised Benny Goodman revised hi» band and Ray started rehearsing his own weekly blues concerts to keep them special railroad reservations were found fc and got off to an immediate big almost 100 percent. Frankie Carle unit. Charlie Teagarden gave up cancelled and frosen for the dura­ bands re happy. Lee Castaldo, later to be start with contributions from most was given a part interest in the his band and joined tion to bring two more blows Ie photogra] known as , started a name leaders. Eddie Duchin re­ Heidi Musical Knights to dissuade as the big Ray Scott band shuffled travelling band». the MGM new band in the face of the already ceived ■ nary commission. Bunny his leaving for other pastures. The around aimlessly trying to find out NOVEMBER—November saw the looming transportation threat, Berigan died after a long illness death of Thomas Dorsey, Sr., The bt which way was up Stan Kenton RKO’s Syncopation scene using an first apparent infraction of the during which he had continued mended the long standing feud of Right Ab made his long heralded debut in all leader star band was filmed AFM’s record ban as Classic Rec­ with his band. New instrument sales the brothers Tommy and Jimmy. in Girl New York and received the roasting ords released several new sides, despite Benny Goodman’s showing were frosen by the WPB causing The Los Angeles Palladium signed Beat Pool there expected of a chosen son of cut after the ban, but allegedly is up a slight four hours late for the no little confusion in the band bis. for a full year's supply of bands to in I Doot the golden west. And Fats Waller Mexico. First hints came that the shooting. Freddie Slack, another added a fight a possible shortage. By Au­ to compie laid an egg in Carnegie Hail as the Down the Road a Piecers Bob Crosby band was going to dis­ of the player, Hillard Culley, Jr., to his gust 15, the government had re­ Decembei public cackled. Blue Barron wrote band following the enlistment of broke from Will Bradley to or­ band. And the west coast, threat- quested an injunction against the Latest a story about hit band and corn in Gil Rodin and Ray Bauduc into ganize his own band. And black­ ened with a band shortage, began AFM to permit recording until the pic date i general which ended with “Most outs were keeping bandmen from the service. Ginny Simms and signing bands like mad for local AFM-record companies dispute been post Americans want corn, especially getting to and from jobs on the started feuding over spots. could be decided. this year, when its yellow kernels are but­ which was the sweetheart of the west coast. A new excuse to tell died in Is»* Angeles of tuberculo­ Under te tered and salted to taste." Artie the wife after a late after-job AEF on their respective radio sis, n great loss to the Duke Elling­ contract, Shaw's contract was purchased by bash. shows. Local 47 boosted radio pay I Ah, Roberta! | ton band, with which he had been the tram William Morris from GAC for 15 APRIL—Spike W allace of the for the Los Angeles area and an­ has to m G'a and George Auld made plans associated. Meanwhile, Captain Ed­ other band was added to the NBC Lm Angele» local 47 refused gratis die Dunstedter’s army band made coast fot foe his own band. Charlie Tea­ performances of musicians at pa­ studios there. Coca-Cola announced closed at garden quit Jimmy Dorsey one its debut on the air from its base plans to send a small jazz combo triotic functions, army camps, and at the Santa Ana army air field. 28 and h short week after joining, going with overseas to entertain our soldiers defense stamp rallies. Criticism Hollywood musicians began plans ran high. Tommy Dorsey and on the other sides. Artie Shaw for a Hollywood Canteen for serv­ started organizing his new navy MGM's proposed diac firm settled ice men. v«r, e into decided flop stage as Buddy (Modulate to Page 3) DeSylva, Johnny Mercer, and SEPTEMBER—Two long standbys Vai Fm 85,000 Discs Glenn WalUch» announced plans left their orchestras to start off ent for L for their new Liberty Record com­ the month as Ivie Anderson, a fix­ Only Mya and— pany which later came, saw and ture with Duke, left the band to Sans Chimes number ( Station WNEW in New York, conquered as Capitol Records. assume a more regular life and to dores, to The Blue Network on Decem­ famous for the amount of re­ Muggsy Spanier’s band hit the road supervise the running of her fa­ was actu corded dance music which it after breaking all attendance rec­ mous Hollywood Chicken Shack. ber 1st stopped using it» fa­ Rosa, now »end» out daily, did a turn-about ords at the Arcadia in New York. Cozy Cole became the second as he miliar three-note chimes at the recently. They planned to startle The Last Time I Saw Paris won the left Cab Calloway, after years of end of program* There's an their audience by giving out Motion Picture Academy Oscar for association, to join the new Ray interesting story behind this last with a half-hour of classical the best film song of 1941 us Vine Scott quintet. Rudy Vallee pulled *yinbol of the split between the discs. The punch u that, al­ Street howled in disapproval, favor­ a quick sneak on the rumor mon­ Blue and the NBC networks, though the station hu- u collec­ ing Blues in the Night. Connie gers and donned a coast guard uni­ where the chimes are Mill used. tion of more than 85,000 rec- Hainea left Tommy Dorsey's band. form. Meanwhile the , «axist-lead- Glenn Burrs became sole owner of Dodgers were having their usual Down Beat, thia musician»’ news­ New York—’At’» Roberta Lee, pleasant unpleasantries with J. ody the chimes play and made fifteen minute ahow. Comment paper. Harry James bought Benny making those orchid» look aw­ Reid Spencer, ex-music critic and a fine Jazz recording of it for of a local wit was that the story Goodman's chunk of the Jame* fully pretty. She’» at the mike organist, over their daily organ Brunswick. It’s called dnaoame- band fur a reported 325,000 and for the Les Brown band, which recitals. Spencer was well backed Artie Shaw received a special USO is somewhere in the background. by neighborhood ladies who in­ 1935 »nd is Brunswick ■limber She's prettier than the band, sisted that the organ was definitely 7629. . J anyway. r»».: i^ia a noisy nuisance and .unfit for hu- Chicago, January 1. 1943 NEWS DOWN BEAT

Here's Capsule Here's Drama in Two Acts Diane Courtney Has Record of 1942 Doggy Duet on Air New Y nrk—In one of the most doggy duets to ever go coast Music World to coast, Diane Courtney was joined last month in a chorus of (Jumped from Page 2) At Lani by Pearl, a seeing eye dog who had accompanied her band slated to make a movie for mistress the studio for * the navy and head for, probably, Music War Council Pearl Harbor. Sam Donahue gave Blue's Three R‘s variety show. his band up and looked at various Carried away by Mise Court­ Alters Name of Group branches of the service aid Mu­ ney’s slow burning rendition. Pearl The Music Industries War Coun­ tual and Judy Garland’s Dave came in on the chorus and sang cil is now known as the Music War Rose enlisted in the army . 'ins doggedly, in a sharp canine con­ Council of America The change band. Ralph Raingcr was killed in tralto, a tender obbligato over Di­ was made December 8th at a a plane crash, ending the well ane’s melody' Production men, en­ meeting of the Council’s board uf known Robin and Rainger »ong- gineers, orchestra leader and directo«:- in Chicago to extend the writing team. Freddie Slack wa< singer struggled valiantly to main­ scope of the organization’s mem­ knocking out the Pacific coast and tain composure throughout the bership and activities Started aa had three booking officer fighting rendition. an industry movement, the coun­ over his services. Bandit aders The dog belonged to Miss Mary cil’s activities have won the in­ were worrying over FDR’s new Murphy, blind war worker, who terest and cooperation of so many salary limit of $25,000 per year. appeared on the program as guest musical leaders outside the indus­ And Don Ragnn’;- band volun speaker to urge other handicapped try that the change in name was leered to help harvest rice and person« to apply for war jobs. regarded as advisable. Mel Marvin’s band went on an Act One—Gloria Van, curvaceous singer with Johnny “Scat"’ Davie, chuck« Bob Mcltey Holds. member of the «ante crew, under the chin. fight, apple picking -pree to help farm­ ers hit by the labor shortage. Bob •cent- pleased, gives Gloria a fast conga lick on a nifty knee. Act ing «n Two—Bob set« hi« chop« un Gloria’s digit. Something must have DECEMBER—Phil Harri* and Ted Fojo! happened between Act Chie and Act Two. Maybe this Is Act Three, if Weems both took their bands into ip! 411 oo, that’» where we came in. remember? drum- Merchant Marine Shaw'» navy band completed or­ ganization. Coca-Cola wm received so well in their proposed oversea« NewYear rs’ organ- band project that they decided to Improvisations Must except to form ut least two unite instead of own com- one. Eddie Condon was the only ith musi- leader definitely set. Coca-Cola al- er in the scheduled Be Listed Cautiously the music broad< u«t for twelve hour» of dance inning to music leasing I 12 station« for the New York—Jazz, as played in the Eddie Condon Presents ould soon broadcaste and hiring bunds to fill concerts at Town Hall, is upsetting the regimented lives of Goodman ’t 15 minute intervuls from vari­ of that sanctum's habitues. irding to the program fired hitjr., ous army camp* where Coke also kb salat/ contracted Io pay for a three hour for 's recent ap­ he middle session for the boy« at those camps pearance there. ■ playing visited. Boston was visited by one Accustomed to having an out­ .he band, of the worst fires in history as the lined program for their classical Petrillo Issues it, popped and. Said to rejoin Benny Goodman and Tex ber; programmed. The situation f that gal latest edict prohibits the broad­ Beneke went into the navy. Barney confused many of those in attend­ casting via radio (we don’t know y boys.” Bigard gave up bis »mall combo to ance and had to be remedied for er, a» pre- of any other way of broadcasting, join the ofay Freddie Slack bond the '■econd concert thusly: but maybe Jimmy does) of musical it up hu on the west coast. “The fourteen musicians who of Inde portions of sound tracks recorded and booker Billy Shaw feuded over are giving this concert are re­ for motion picture purposes. Clyde Mr- past commission« but settled out of spectable mu deal citizens, and if into the It has been the practice here to court. And the Down Beat AU Star they break from the printed pro­ transmit portion.* of film sound­ induction dance poll ended with incomplete gram, it may be because a concert ny branch tracks to discs fur use in adver­ tabulations placing BG and Elling­ like this is in part a holiday for tising picture»- via radio. Petrillo laines, re­ ton closer together than gnats' eye­ them. As noted before, these play­ ny Dorsey lashes in l he swing poll. ers are working musicians. They notified rudo and picture men that I and Cos­ work in other bands and orches­ since musicians were not permitted Thornhill tras. They play here... However, to make recordings, transfer of the n nary e* the printed program this week is sound from film to disc was a vio­ sell organ. Four Bands on on the cautious side, and the lib­ lation of his order, and therefore > the Met erty of the artists to depart from was to be stopped—pronto. io Mussu’i the formal program is specifically GING TO mit, broke noted." th Poody The cautious printed program i rationing went on in this fashion: Los Angeles—Mid-December “Some Solos by Bud Freeman: found four of the country's top Mr. Freeman will be accompanied bands recording ditties and being by Messrs. Catlett and Bowman. CAN BE TOLD photographed for movie roler- on Mr Freeman will announce the the MGM lot. titles of th<- selections to be played, r saw the The bands were Kay Kyser in . ne of which will certainly be on of the Right About Fact, Tommy Dorsey ’s I Got Rhythm.” Three years ago, George Good­ lassie Ree­ in Girl Crasy, Harry James in 'as a radio station pro­ new sides, Best Foot Forward, Jimmy Dorsey gram director. He was con- allegedly it in I Dood It Jimmy was expected stantly forced to wade thru le that the to complete his movie chore around Gastel and Dexter stacks of songs looking for ap­ >ing to dis- December 18 or 20. propriate music. Index cards istment of latest dope on ’s which had only titles anil cred­ uidue into pic date at MGM was that it had Become Partners its were meaningless. been postponed until early part of uding over this year, possibly Match ci April. Holl; Carlos Gastel has So (George began to jot down art of the Under terms of the MGM-Krupa formed a partnership in hit, pei- the thematic choni« record and ¡tive radio contract, MGM will have to foot sonal management enterprise with complete publishers’ informa I radio pay the transportation bill if Krupa Dave Dexter, Jr. turn on each card. Everyone PRODUCTS ea and an­ has to make a special trip to the Gastel is mentor for th< Sonny who saw them wanted copies. o the NBC coast for his picture work. He Dunham, and Stan Thus the idea of Tune-Dex was announced close«! at the Palladium December Kenton bands. Dexter, at one time Itorn. jazz combo 28 and headed for the east. one of the editors of Down Beat, ui soldiers recently had beer writing Jimmy Today any recognized profes­ Brilhart Mouthpieces. irtie Shaw Dorsey’s Navy Bulletin Board pro­ sionals, hand leaders, recording new navy gram and doing promotional work companies, radio stations, etc., e3) for the Dorsey band. can buy this indispensable card Vai Fowbert, Seattle correspond­ Gastel will continue to operate index service that three years Neck-Straps and ent for Down Beat, credited I’ve out of Hollywood, with Dexter ugo just a dream. Only Myself to Blame, a featured handling matters in New York. mes number of Ken Cloud’s Commo­ Each month Tune-Dex issues induro reeds will dores, to Johnny Fiscus. The tune 100 cards, 3x5, half new m Decern- was actually penned by Ernie songs, half standards. Cost is ig its fa­ Rosa, now in the army. only $1.25 a month. ($15.00 ■ mes at the year for 1,200 cards.) 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January 1. 1943 South Side Hot BAN0*X On the Outskirts off Town JordansCombo As 2 Ballrooms Now at Garrick Louie's Rise to Top WageBandWar Money Within Year STAN KENTON Is Phenomenal Savoy and White City (Reviewed at the Sherman Start Fracas Over Chicago- -Opening on Christmas Hotel, Chicago) day, l ouis Jordan moved his quin­ Dance Patronage The buildup when this liand tet from the outskirts of town came out of the west was terrific. into the Loop’s Garrick Stagebar Chicago—South Side Chicago last So was and so is the band. Stanley Down Beat Room for an indefinite month found itself in tht midst of has combined his enviable nerson- stay. The combo is the first to Chii an inter ballroom fracas which has ality with real musicianship and ever play the room on a guaranty blows extended to the coi ner soap boxes. a lot of very excellent new dance plus percentage deal. numb« With the advent of colored dances ideas. It was just a year ago last disbar White* City, Chicago’s The most amazing feature of the April that the Jordan troupe the ar ‘place to go’ for the white race, Stan Kenton band is the produc­ moved into the now closed Capitol a shot the Savoy, operating about one tion that goes into his widely Lounge in downtown Chicago as ing gi night a week, oftentime with sev­ voiced, full chording. The arrange­ a package tied onto the Mills on Ch eral week lapse», found its monop­ ments, mostly done by Stan him Brothers Since the Mills only did The olistic position endangered. That, self, never die. They seem to an­ vocal work, it was necessary that tering White City says, caused the trou- ticipate that something that’s just Schwarts and Greenfield sign a the lx «mall combo to relieve the group. around the next bar, prepare you Garrick Stage Bar. right in the heart of the lpot since taking over hubby Dick for Negroes. Many was the back­ Time trick» and voicing make up with tht* picture offer is a skimpy Chicks’ 'J ' Pick...... is directl; below band room meeting and corner speech contract from a Hollywood night- Stabile’s band while he goes off to ’s version oi White for most of the band’s musical war, is GAC’d into the Blackhawk at tin held over the situation. tricks, but soloists are extremely ery The two in one package add Chris tma “ to top Decca’s sales list army With both bands record break­ up, but not to Dotty. As to that following Chico Marx the end of Decca is knocked out. ers for Chicago South Side at­ tenor, trombone, and trumpets Movietown nightcry, they should this month. With another extension on his tendance, the Sweethearts at the shine on ad lib. There are shades be ashamed of that figure, even draft board deferment, Louis will Regal theater and Louis at the of the old Lunceford hand here for u somewhat unknown attrac­ Shorty Cherock playing trumpet be around for a few mon* months Savoy, the tussle ended in almost with an a la mode helping of tion. we’ve never heard nim play before to set a few more records and, if a fifty-fifty split with the Savoy enthusiasm in his own (and Max Miller’s) picture companies are willing to taking a slight edge over the White talk more moolah, to make u pic­ The band is doing exceptional Women may once again sit at quartet at Elmer’s, Dotty Done­ City venturi* according to Savoy business for an ab-ulutely new gan a hangout in the loop. The ture. Meanwhile, the Garrick is figures Both dances drew over Chicago bars, making the town’s set to make a mess of shekels. band to this area. That should drinkeries most happy again after combo is the best to play the spot 1,200 attendance. The bell hasn’t vouch for the customers We’ll in months, and the first to hold rung, as yet, for the second round. that all male headache imposed by vouch personally for all who have the city council recently. Only un­ crowd interest following the amaz been there the nights we were. It’s happiness is in those night spots ing Mise Donegan’s regular half New Busse Canary no vender this band’s praises are hours. Manager Phil Shelley is which uprooted their bars and in­ Chicago--Audrey Brownell, for- being shouted from housetops stalled table to comply with the speaking of building a separate Chicago — Capitol Records has wherever they’ve played. They're combo around Shorty. Maybe council's ruling. But, as TD says, orchestra from the west coast, has opened midwest distributing offices something fine. As for Stan, you’ll there are such things. that’s good, but the quartet with here at 1809 Indiana Avenue and never meet another. Max and Cherock both starring joined Henry Busse’s hand She is completing coverage of the area. Agencies hereabouts are getting is fine. It’s so seldom a cocktail had been doing singles since leav­ somewhat scratchy in the palms combo is really well rounded. ing Kaye. oyer the widely touted Saunders The Red Allen group off to Nev. King sextet in San Francisco. York following their long and shouldn't have. Incidentally, Lil Letters have been pouring out very successful run at the Gar­ Allen, 200 pound bombshell of fun there, but the correspondence is rick Stugebar despite talk of their and gaiety (unquote Onah Spen­ most one sided. S.K. seems west coasting. . . And Milk Larkin cer), is the most interesting artist content there to worry about is still nt the Rhumboogie on the the Garrick has had on the inter­ Windy City. South Side, the break he needed mission piano in a long time. so badly. Needles? to say, though, Jack Denton, sensational 17 year old drummer, from Aurora, I1L, Lt. Comm. Orrin Tucker was the band suffers badly from the loss of , now with has the unique distinction, now sten looking very naval and try­ . that he has joined Clyde Lucas, VLODEK ing to talk the same at Stan Ken­ of having worked with three name ton \ Panther Room engagement Band Box Business bands since he graduated from and his The navy must agree with band- The new Band Bos is doing pass­ high school a year ago. The other leadeis. H« looked too healthy to able business with Jack LeMaire’s two bands were Ronnie Kemper ever have been in the music biz. combo but where they got the and Bob Chester. And speaking of Stan Kenton, the rest of their entertainment, they Don Ricardo, Chicago band lead­ er, is celebrating his twentieth year in the band buMnest by or­ htcivai« ganizing a new combo to take ad­ vantage of the present band short age. Don gave up his band and shelved his horn because of ill health. Feeling fit again, he and his Chicagoans are on the job BASS again with new vigor. HOLTON ¿>ltclnc OIL Write for Literature tame sacrai formulât procauat dltcovorod Frank Holton la IM •i« faithfully med la Herta» KAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CO. < ell today ■ Name__ CHICAGO. ILL It cteam, lubrlcatai and ¡Addrett. lath longer. ! City and Stato AT DEALERS Experience____ everywhere 1943 CHICAGO NEWS DOWN BEAT Jurgens Goes to Two O’Clock Bill Drops In on Red Says Negroes Army; Band to Club to Give Are Welcome Break Entirely Up the Ghost In Army Bands New York—After 3 series of Atlanta. Refuting itate- Brother-Manager, Will Nick Carterish raids. the Two elmas O’Clock Club, alias the Musicians ments that Negroes are excluded quin­ Jurgens Also Set for and Performers’ Guild, threw in a from army and navy musical or­ town soggy and bewildered sponge and ganizations, Lt. A. R. Teta, secre­ gebn’ Army Induction Soon shuttered its doors for keep», last tary of the Army and Navy Bands­ ¡finite month after a four month, |7,000 st to Chicago—Once again th«» army loss, run. men’s Association, stated here last anto1 blows taps for one of the nation’s The club, originally intended, month that those making such number on«' bands as Dick Jurgens and constantly striving to cater statements had either been misin­ last disbands his orchestra to go into only to musicians out for an after­ formed or hadn’t checked into the rnup. the armed forces January 17 after hours evening, bowed out with the matter before speaking. spitol a short stay at hie favorite stomp- boys of the 54th Street precinct ?o as ing the Aragon ballroom shouting, “This is a raid!” and Are Seeking Musician* Mills on Chicago’s north side. attempting, by means of the club “Both th« army and the navy y did The boys in the band are scat­ microphon«* to get the crowd to go have repeatedly given news items that tering to the winds with many of home as others of their buddies to the local newspapers and to gn a the boys planning on «mtering the grilled the club’s attendants in an service paper* in ar attempt to TOUp. service or going into defense work. effort to prove that Goldie, man­ contact musicians of the Negro after Lew Quadling, featured on piano ager of the club, was actually the race for their band purposes. I ACer and celeste, intends to quit the owner. This failed, possibly be­ know of a number of army bands reluc- business in favor of a job in an cause he was not the owner. It was that are looking for competent airplane factory on the coast. owned by Mr. and Mrs. Louis Al- .musicians of the colored race. Saxman Floyd Adams intends to bough, who had helped start such “The Army Music School i n work in defense somewhere around clubs in Washington and Balti- Gracie Gets Band Everyone Bashes Washington, D. C., has repeatedly eciss, Chicago while Carl Brandt, also on given items to the press «taring that sax, is enlisting in the army sig­ The entire trouble arose over that they desired applicants to the nal corps. Bob Lee and Charlie the fact that the club opened at And New Theme At Barnet Show -chool from the Negro race for the Hands, saxes, will remain in the 2 a.m and often ran until eight or New York — Charlie Barnet bandmasters’ school at Ft Meyer, music business a« will vocalist New York—Gracie Barrie, who Va. We are shy a number of war­ nine in the morning. Such hours has taken over the Dick Stabile staged another of the opening day Harry Cool. Buddy Moreno, vocal­ were necessary for it to cater to bashes for which he is famous last rant officers as bandleaders for ist - guitarist plans to enlist in band, has had a special tune writ­ Negro bands in the army.” ►t th« Civilian Pilot Training. night working musicians. It was week at the Apollo theater here. expected that, since the club was ten *or hei by the Berlin office. Musicians both in and out of the Officer Will n the Herb Haskett will join the Chico Entitled Afy Man Is Gone, it’s pt ivate, curfew laws would not services turned up to add to the Substantiating his statements, Marx trumpet action; Ed Keuh- apply. Liquor was not sold, and built around the hubby off-to-war, Barnetmen’s tootling!. bility ler, trumpet, will stay in the music and GAC figures it to be a big help Lt Teta ihowed «everal news only members were admitted. In items which he had clipped from cords business around Chicago; and Lou fact, club officials are still trying with the femme patrons in Chi­ that Vacca heads for his horn«- in Cali­ cago. local newspapers asking for col only fornia. Harold Winder, trombone, to figure out just what all of the Changes in Mad '»red musicians. He also stated I that hopes to get into an army or navy raids were about. that if bandsmen of the colored iters, service band and tramist Danny Pete Brown’s trio was thrown race desire any assistance, he will with Gay and drummer Frank Sehn*r out of work on the job. Goldie, Sanford Gold Takes Mab's Lineup be glad to help them get placement manager of the club, is going to in band* of their own rare lance will remain in the business. New York — Jimmy Lamare, Joe Potzner, comedy and bass, is Washington to do publicity on the Lt Teta may be reached at P. O. bands at the Roosevelt und also Charlie Barnet’s right-hand man, Box 1265, Atlanta, Ga. The Asso­ going to his home in Milwaukee New York—, now has left the band because he wants where he will continue in the mu­ for Chuck Foster’s band. He will ciation headquarters are at 207 t the attempt some dance promotions on with Eddie Condon’s band, was to spend more time with his fam­ South Orange Street, New Haven, sic business, and brother manager, replaced by Sanford Gold in the ily. Draftee Huck Andrews has tkirU Will Jurgens, is set for the army his own. Conn. . Kiss Raymond Scott CBS band. Scott, been replaced by Dean Sayre, sax The by the way, is at work on music and vocalist. Gus Jean took over JVÌOW New York—Sandr Williams, If youi favorite newsdealer does f)i » ballet to be called Ths Grem­ Murray Williams first alto spot, New York—L«na Home, sepia VhiU band leader here for many years not handle the BEAT ask him to lins, based mi an expose of those (now on Army duty in California) singing sensation, has been loaned ■ list at the Hotel Astor, has joined the get it for you, or write direct to streamlined elves published by one and Bob Swift took tram-man Sam to Twentieth Century by MGM army. 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Group Settles Zucca Brothers | Dinah and MAHSWH,HCIBGWHB | Par TaSs Dona Bos' For Stardom Ch< Los Angeles—Dona Drake, once In Hollywood, In < Expand Chain a leading figure (and how!) in the music business as the girl band Los Add Hollywood Cafe leader known as Rita Rio, is slated May Get Radio up on for a big-time build-up at Para­ local i As Fourth Spot mount this year. here ii Buddy De Sylva, production man­ Hinted That Dorsey the Co Under Control ager at Paramount has had his Boston. Retains Interest in First Los Angeles—The Zucca Broth­ eye on the stardom prospects of Dona since she gave up the baton Singers Despite Split in char, ers, Joe and Frank, whose nitery to sign an acting contract with here w enterprises here have mushroomed Paramount. After watching her Los Angeles—The Pied Pipers, althoug work out as second lead in Road who left Tommy Dorsey in Port­ revoke from an eatery at Hermosa Beach known (now Zuccas’ Terrace) to include to Morocco, De Sylva figured Dona land on December 1 at the termi­ was ready. She has just com­ nation of their contract, were tak­ safe, a< the Casa Manana and the new pleted featured role in Road to ing a vacation in Hollywood as Hollywood Casino, have added an­ Moscow and is set for a major spot this was written and making “no Spots other spot to their nite club in next Bob Hope starrer, Let’s statements on future plans.” the com “chain” by purchasing the Holly­ Face It. wood Cafe, Santa Monica Blvd, May Get Radio Show the Zai However, it was indicated that son Ai cafe which for several years has Cookie With Ginny Village, been Hollywood’s “official” jam* they expected to “settle down” in Both session spot. Hollywood — Edgar (Cookie) Hollywood and it was known that mosphe The Hollywood Cafe will be re­ Fairchild has taken over Dave a contract that will put them on a major radio show was all but bamboo modeled and redecorated for a Rose’s music director role for Gin­ mable grand opening which the new own­ ny Simms’ Philip Morris program. signed. Dave is now in the air corps. Manager of the Pied Pipers Buildini ers hoped could be staged during lam, w the holiday season. Opening band (who will be billed as “Jo Stafford and her Pied Pipers”) is Tommy be clos< wasn’t set but there was strong Horace in Khaki of the 1 possibility it might be Freddie Dorsey’s aide-de-camp, “Bullets” Fort Custer, Mich.—Inducted into 1 Slack, who did a bang-up job for Lo« Angele«—Thal's not double-talk, jack, that'« just the abbrevia­ Durgom. Fact that there has been the Zuccas at the Casa Manana be­ the army last month, Horace Hen­ no change in Durgom’s relation­ Activ fore giving way to Horace Heidt. tion of the song written by these young chaps and featured by Dinah derson, bandleader and arranger, ship with TD, and that there is no conditio is at Custer awaiting assignment. Meantime, it looked like the Shore, Mad About Him, Sad Without Him, How Cm I Be Glad ill will seen between the Pipers Cabaret Zuccas had finally hit the jack-pot Without Him Blue». Left to right: Delicious Dinah, Dick Charles and their former boss, hints that here at at their new Hollywood Casino and Larry Market. Look Magazine Photo. Tommy is still interested in the who ga when they brought in a condensed ConnieHaines Pipers and possibly is “farming fire haz version of the elaborate ice show them out” rather than actually dium’s idea which has been so succesful Palace Hotel job and the Holly­ dispensing with them. Juneau as box-office draw elsewhere. Zuc- PW Forms Two wood radio spot simultaneously Renews Radio Started on Coast Agency, cas’ ice show is a replica of the Whiteman shuttled his band back Pipers consist of Jo Stafford, larger icers with exception of fact and forth, bringing the combo to Clark Yokum, John Huddleston (Jo it is staged on a smaller tank and Bands to Beat Hollywood for the air show via Also Gets Film is Mrs. John Huddleston) and the girl contingent has been cut to over-night sleeper busses. How­ Chuck Lowry. Group was original­ Was eight ever, such an arrangement was ly an octet and got its start in Policy of no-admission, with Travel Worry impossible this year due to trans­ Hollywood — Connie Haines Hollywood radio business before which the Casino «as opened, was portation problems. signed contracts late last month joining Dorsey. abandoned with advent of the ice Los Angeles— is which placed her in her first mov­ Witl show. organizing a complete new band ing picture singing role and con­ Wash for use at the Palace Hotel in San tinued her appearance on the Ab- Town” i Francisco, where he is scheduled Local 47 Hoists Western Wolves happeni to open January 10. ing mad See and hear . . . The new outfit, which is being keep up recruited here in L.A., will be an Don't Scare This spots a ★ 18-piece combo with fiddles, brass, Job Scale Again that th« GLEnn miLLER saxes and rhythm in the usual W.fh Ike new STONE-LINED Los Angeles—Union scale for trying t Whiteman manner Whiteman will Hollywood Blonde MUTES m the 20th Century Fob casua’ engagements, already at its A Me continue to use the same 27-piece mo*te production. Orchestra all-time high here, has been Hollywood—Weird sight around accordio radio ork he now heads for the featurin .Wives.’4 boosted again by Local 47. this weird town these days is a Burns & Allen airshow for his ra­ opened Send for Descriptive Fonder New rate provides that all dance pretty, young blonde girl toting a dio work. The hotel band will re­ Graflex and shooting pictures of Dick H main in San Francisco for the engagements of two hours or less, Rio. . . Humes & Berg Mfg. Co. ending not later than midnight, musicians, bandleaders and sing­ 1 2 1 E iVth ST • CHICAGO ; duration of the Palace engage­ ers around the film capital. over nic shall pay $8. All time over two and wi ment. hours, and up to midnight, is at a The girl is Iva Munselle, a Tex­ Last season, while working the an, who learned the photography Fields. rate of $2 per hour. (Example: a The si 9-to-12 job would pay $8 for the art as a lens-snapper at the Holly­ wood Palladium. Just recently she Stein’s I first two hours, $2 for the addi­ Jack “Ji tional hour, or ten bucks.) quit to go out on her own. Besides doing candid and portraiture work in at th The rate after midnight is con­ of musicians and the like, she Jack Lil than euer . . . the favorite is strued as over-time and is to pay doubles daytimes in the photo labs but retu >3 per hour. Leader draws 50 per at Douglas Aircraft. New Ye cent of one man’s pay extra in Plenty professional (“too much Lake op addition to scale. so,” say some musicians) Miss and Rai New rate was to go into effect Munselle is fast building a rep. Cross R< December 29 Contracts signed And while she’s hesitant about at the C now for casuals taking place after giving out her address and phone VIBRATORREG. U. S. PAT. OFF. that date must be adjusted to meet Connie Haines number (she has to be, she says), the new scale, according to state­ an alert Beat scribbler learned SaX AND CLARINET M £ E C ment by a union official. bott and Costello show for another from private operative G-21 that Cine thirteen weeks. her home is at the Lido Apart­ The Abbott and Costello signa­ ments in Hollywood, phone Holly­ LEARN “HOT” PLAYING ture was the result of Camels’ wood 2961. Ban Quick course to players of ail instruments— picking up her second option on Hollywood is like that ! make your own arrangements of "HOT" Cincin breaks, choruses, obbligatos, embellishments, their NBC show while her pix con­ having ] To the musician a good play­ figurations, blue notes, neighboring notes, tract spotted the Haines voice in ing banc ing reed is north its weight in etc. Professionals and students find this the long heralded Stage Door Can­ Agencies Revel on the i course INVALUABLE FOB PUTTING VABIETY teen. Canteen will also feature the gold. Vibrator is in the favor­ INTO THEIB SOLOS. music of Benny Goodman, Guy Modern Dance Arranging In Draft Change ite class ... its reputation Duets, trios, quartettes and ensembles—special Lombardo and Xavier Cugat and is still t choruses—modulating to other keys—suspen­ their bands. New’ York—Passing of the re­ not the i steadily soaring up cn the sions—anticipations— organ points—color ef­ Thus, by autographing two dot­ cent 38 year draft exemption or­ the past formula of fine quality and de­ fects—swingy backgrounds. • Write today ted lines over the holiday season, der made a tremendous difference over the Elmer B. Fuchs Connie assured herself a prosper­ to the band agencies. In almost Wally J< pendability. srookiyn« M. X. ous new year. every case it assured them of large it out. ' numbers of leaders they w’ere Chick M ★ * * afraid of losing before. GAC can The ( now count on Carl Hoff, Lou years of Have you tried the Breeze, and Will Osborne; William a small Morris on Duke Ellington and four. At remarkable Vibrator Count Basie (38 by a few days); Burt Fi WM. S. HAYNES MCA on Kay Kyser; while Fred­ band. ericks has Larry Funk and Fletch­ SOUND WAVE FLUTES! PICCOLOS! ! er Henderson now safely assured. Sterling Silver! mouthpiece? Make Sterling Value! 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age as high as 60 per cent. Coast Nitery Palladium is seemingly unaf­ Two Clubs Shut Hal and His Four Lyttles fected to date, and same goes for the Trianon, which though far out Ops Receive in the southeastern suburbs, is drawing plenty of local patronage,, In Safety Probe probably more than usual since the Double Jolt gas ban hit. Boston Tragedy Causes Curtail Liquor Sale Check-up of Conditions Los Angeles — Local niteries, Condition No. 2 is establishment which have been hitting all-time of new curfew hours for liquor In Coast Niteries highs financially as result of heavy sales at “request” of military au­ war industry payrolls here, are thorities in charge of Western De­ Loe Angeles—A prompt check­ facing tougher going due to fense Zone. up on fire hazard conditions in changed conditions. Under the new regulations, liq­ local niteries was inaugurated Condition No. 1 is gas rationing, uor may not be sold in niteries here immediately upon news of which went into effect December 1, after midnight (city ordinance the Cocoanut Grove tragedy in but full weight of which is yet to formerly permitted sales until 2:00 Boston. be felt due to fact many are using a.m.). This has been a hard blow First report of the committee up their No. 3 tickets at a rate to many spots, especially those in charge indicated that conditions which will exhaust them before drawing heavily on patronage here were generally satisfactory the No. 4 tickets are good (Jan. from swing shift workers who >ers, although county authorities did 31). leave their jobs at 11 and 12 'ort- revoke the licenses of two well Patronage Loss Heavy o’clock. rmi- known nite spots found to be un­ Nevertheless many nitery ops Liquor stores are required to tak- safe, according to official reports. New York—Thia is Hal McIntyre, tooling a loot on the sax as he are already yodeling the blues in close promptly at 8 p.m. Too Much Bamboo presents his all girl quartet, the four Lyttle Sisters, who harmonize the night, with smaller out-of-the- Spots losing their licenses until sweetly the while. way spots reporting loss of patron- the conditions were corrected were New Arranger the Zamboanga, 3826 West Slau- Dragon was handling the baton on the show at press time. that son Ave., and Gene’s Hawaiian Joins Bratcher ” in Village, 10637 So. Vermont Ave. Gene De Paul, of the Don Washington, D. C.—A new ad­ that Both spots featured tropical at­ Raye-De Paul tune team (Mr. dition in the Washie Bratcher ag­ mosphere and were decorated with Five by Five) accepted that offer gregation, currently appearing at bamboo and other highly inflam­ CHES from Uncle Sam. . Local the Washington hotel, is Lonny mable materials, according to Bandleader Bob Mohr getting a Wolfang, arranger and trumpeter. pera Building Inspector Clyde N. Dir- good play on his self-published, Lonny has arranged for Jimmie Ford lam, who recommends that they BMI-licensed song, AU the Girls Lunceford, Benny Carter, and En­ imy be closed “to prevent a repetition Are Khaki Wacky. ric Madriguera. ets" of the Boston disaster.” Tommy Dorsey, on his recent The orchestra now boasts 21 wen Defense Bureau Aid* Loe Angeles—Zucca Bros, are rashing in on their new ice return from his tour of north and pieces, having two guitars and ion- Active in the probe of safety show venture at the Hollywood Casino in spite of an opening­ northwest states, told MCA to can­ vibes, bass, drums, piano, eight s no conditions in the niteries was the night fiasco. Patrons arriving for the debut spent the evening cel all of his one-nighters except brass, five reeds, two vocalists and army camp dates. He’s through leader. Another new member is sera Cabaret Defense Bureau set up watching workmen put the finishing touches on the plumbing that here at outbreak of war. CD I men with the one-night stands for the Charles Gould, band manager and the who gave immediate attention to equipment designed to pro-^ duration. publicity. ling Are hazard conditions were Palla­ duceduee the frozen “floor.” stress Gai Moran. The newcomer ally dium’s Maurice Cohen, Clarence True to the times, the supplies has been named Michael Damien Juneau of the Juneau Advertising had failed to arrive on schedule. Shroff. . . . Report that Ziggy Agency, and Tom Bailey. In a last-minute attempt to speed Elman, who expects to don khaki the freezing process, a batch of soon, will be married before he Slingerlands Dominate ord, “dry ice” was brought in. The ice enters the service. (Jo surface was ready by midnight but TDV Saxman Manny Genh- and it was so bumpy the skating stars man joins up January 18. Jim­ Down Beat Drum Poll!! nal- Washington Alive refused to try their best tricks. my Zito. TD’a trumpet man, i* in But it didn’t matter much as by joining NBC staff in Chi. No re­ First 4 winners and 5 out of the fore that time most of the customers placement* set at thia scribbling. With New Spots had gone home or to other spots. . . . Jimmy and Tommy hosting first 7 all play Slingerland Drums! Washington, D. C. — “Boom Not Funny to Boa* each other with great display of Town” is sure booming. Things are Knowles Blair, the Zuccas’ able brotherly affection. Buddy happening so fast and changes be­ publicity plugger, informed repre­ Rich, Mill waiting that call re­ ing made so rapidly that one can’t sentatives of the press whom he port for duty, did a bit part in keep up with them. So many nite had assembled for the “grand op­ the Andrews Sisters’ pic, Solid spots and clubs are opening up ening,” that due to a last minute Senders, at Universal. that they are having a hard time change of plans the Zucca Bros, Myrl Aiderman, the former trying to find enough musicians. were presenting an Aquacade in­ NBC musical director and arrang­ A Meyer Davis five headed by stead of an ice show. It got a good er who disappeared from sight accordionist Davy Crocker and laugh from everyone except Joe following the Hollywood shooting Buddy Rich featuring Elaine King as vocalist, Zucca, who couldn’t see anything scrape in which he was winged by opened at the Dubonnet Room. funny in the situation at that Moe (“The Gimp”) Snyder, for­ S a Dick Himber opened at the Del moment. mer husband of Ruth Etting of Rio. . . . Chuck Foster is going (Myrl later became Ruth’s second ng- kbout the Bands husband), located as a sergeant in over nicely at the Roosevelt hotel Al Donahue, who has been re­ and will be replaced by Shep the Army Air Forces at Luke ex- cuperating from illness in Holly­ Field, Arizona. ihy Fields. wood, has organized a new band lly- The service boys all like George here and was slated to re-open Willard Culley, the young she Stein’s band at the River Bend.... Ciro’s, where the movie mugs used French horn player who joined des Jack “Jive” Schafer packing them to do the el swanko act (and some Harry James here last fall, ork in at the Casino Royal. . . . Little acts that weren’t so el swanko) turned up missing when the she Jack Little closed at the El Patio, on New Year’s Eve. New outfit is James Boys returned to Holly­ »bs but returns for an indefinite stay a 13-piece combo with fiddles. . . . wood. Willard is now nearing New Year’s Eve. . . . Col. Jimmy Jan Garber, who was due to take khaki. He was replaced by Fred ich Lake opened up the Gay 90’s Club over at the Hollywood Casino De­ Waldron of Boston. . . . Another and Ralph Hawkins is back at the newcomer among the James J8S cember 24, planned to add a gut ep. Cross Roads. . . Ray King opened section to his band. Boys is Donald Boyd, take-off at the Club Louisiana. trombone man, who replaced out The Trianon’s replacement for one —Whitey Baker Bill Able (now with Fred War­ Dick Stabile, whose booking ing) iuitt before the band left s), there was cancelled by military ied New York. plans, is Noble Sissle, making his Dave Hyltone, the Hollywood liât Cincinnati Local first W. €. stand. He was spot­ ,rt- ted by WM’s Ed Fishman, who boy who joined the James man­ ly- agerial staff here last fall, making Bands Are Busy also has Ossie Nelson at the the rounds of his old haunts again Biltmore and Al Donahue at and greeting old friends. . . . Or- Cincinnati—The gas rationing, Ciro’s (see above). Ed will also pheum theater’s pit ork leader, Al having played havoc with travel­ have Freddie Slack if the AFM Lyons, doubling as assistant man­ ing bands, has put the local boys f where the decision is still pend­ ager of the vaudefilm house. on the gravy train so far as the ing) decides in his favor against top spots are concerned. MCA and Joe Glaser. Noting* Today The Beverly Hills Country Club Looks like Horace Heidt, who Joe Glaser back in town and ★ bm9 Kick is still using traveling bands, but opened at the Casa Manana De­ working on a deal for Wingy Man- not the names they have played in cember 10, is going to be the first none. . . . Meredith Willson, music it Bai r T0M0ÍI ★ Jo J ouch the past. Lookout House, another to feel the gas rationing—and chief of the Maxwell House coffee over the river nitery, likes the way hard. Heidt did stand-out business air stint for six years, into the it Wally Johnson and his band dish at this spot during the same period army special services with a cap­ it out. The same holds true for last year. Early reports on his tain’s rating. Arranger Carmen Chick Mauthe at the Glenn Hotel. present draw indicated it was run­ Slingerland drummers have always finished high in Down Beat The Gibson Hotel after many ning far under his last year’s b.o. popularity polls but this year the predominance is even more pro­ years of big and little names uses marks. WHEN IN DETROIT nounced. 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th places all went to Slingerland drum­ a small group consisting of only About Bandsmen mers as well as 5 out of the first 7—a record breaker! four. At the Netherland Plaza are It’s a boy at the home of Mr. Bring Your Burt Farber of WLW and his What does this mean to you? It means that these men and Gene and Mrs. Brodie (trumpet with Instrument Troubles to band. Ozzie Nelson) Shroff. 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January 1, 1943 Chica« R« Bad Year for Records, Says Mix (J DavM ■< public not only wants good swing and jazz, but dance music that’s With Some Exceptions, Tn»». Doncy'» » nil CO It »nd «Acre a Foiee /• Culling (Victor) played with a good beat and care­ Here Is Score John Kirby*« Koop Smiling and ful attention to arranging details. Bock (Vietor) BiarNtt On Top Drawer Mind* Most Band Discs Bogged Jimmy Doner*. Sorghum S«n< >unt Basie*« Kido nal by I Think >1 lea (Orne) Neither Muni nor I are very successful at fooling anybody. SWING ( Columbia) lovely i Andy Kirk*« Boogie Boopie Cochluil He doesn't look like one, and even the Daily News boys don't JtfotAorlo«« Child aud f th chance Mal Meintjre ...... 3 N arriad Lifo Blum (Decca) have to turn «Hit as highly scented linage as the following. Duke Ellington...... 2 Lea Brown*« Woaieen Hut Dunce and I jazz h Hum Jame*...... 2 Oh Aguin (Okeh) id /a Jones’ But the boss says yes. and section haven't even smelled my bo­ Toinroi Dorsey...... 2 Mind (Victor! Glenn Miller...... 2 while ft nus yet, so it’s his fault, not Benny Goodman...... 2 Xa»p Smilin* a marvelous year Harry James of these others, but can’t figure 27734 for records. All the bands were (Helen Forrest)...... 2 any fair way tn throw them out. Buutumbur A gril (Capitol) Just ducky, turning out the cutest Whan and I Cried fur Yon (Binebird) Freddie Slack Noticeable in this division: the little record» you ever did see. All, el Powell*« Murid I» Molting fur the Sun* (Ella Mae Morris) . . . 2 great improvement of the Jamea ri«o and Mood ut Twilight (Commodore Tht 1 labeled in black, red, and blue— 544) band, Charlie Barnet’s bettered •t range that no one thought t< use NOVELTY soloings and backgrounds. Tommy certain brown. In fact, who is kidding Uaiul Uw ...... 2 Dorsey’s enormous power housings, latter 1 Duke EUiagt« and the surprising lack of many they w( who? Thia year was a rotten rec­ (Vietar» ord year. The materials wen* short Leaders by totals good discs by the smaller bands. to defir and bad—that’s nobody’s fault ex­ in all divisions This of course was due in part to war. cept the H.H. and M boys. But the the shellac shortage and the cur hands, with a ve.y few exceptions, Duke Ellington...... 7 tailment of lists, plus the Petrille ll.rr* Jaaw»' I 4 ned A (CahwMa) seemed to bog down badly. Tommy Dorsey...... 5 ban which made last minute swing Pro Hal McIntyre...... discs hectic and puerile. Ellington, Spivak, McIntyre, Woody Herman ...... 4 James, TD, Jordan and Hermar 4 Ata were the only consistently good Louie Jordan . . perfonMra, with Miller, Shaw and New Benni Goodman Thrill h (Capitol) (co by Ella was no Goodmar tagging along occasion­ «A*|l» en» fUttn (Dm, I Charlie Spivak . 3 Mm Morri«) TWde WU»»'> Thnn Fent Dance Beat’s ally. A lot of other units were a Artie Shaw ... 3 Pan! Whiteman*« Trovalin* Light and Yon big disappointment, especially J. ■«Mila (Col»»bla 366SI Wore Vouer Louoliar (Capital) (Billie was po Art HwrIm* Liburty Fate Waller . . 3 Holiday) club co Doraey and Casa Loma, who, with' Cuhmmdh (Deeca) Amro Artwroe* CoS«*» Bhvthmt (Viet. Dinah Shore*« WenAottm Serenade and their pr< Hgc and men should have Glenn Miller, Bob Croaby, I* IOS) try wei done much better. Interesting note , Paul White­ the Co n is that three of the topnotchers maaxl't C Bl*w man, Freddie Slack, Jimmie only were consistently influenced by El­ (Rliivhlrd) Lunceford. Count Basie, Jim­ and 4 Soldier Droaau (Decca) happen lington: Hennan. McIntyre, and my Dorsey, Spike Jone«. Waller*« Jitturbug Mui This one was a dead heat all the lost th Barnet; while the two others’ Charlie Barnet, Les Brown Littlf Love (Bliaebird) way between Louis Jordan and St. Joh (JamtL, and Dorsey) often emulate and David Rose Helen Forrest. Jordan’s dry hu­ later, ( Lunceford. mor plus his ability to sing blues in Arm Below, listed chronologically in These average out to about one with great feeling and a new sense the five (plus a special war) ca­ of style put hiir. right up there good hot disc every two weeks. Charlie S»l».k'. Fier« ead UroiSer BUI with Miss Forrest’s super! rendi­ tegories that we have used most Fat’s album included because it’s boys up against each other, while (Columbi») Hern of the year, you’ll find a list of the Goodman Trio indicates what tions of practically everything she a ruse history of his piano, while touched. The year’s sensation of records that looked especially good his Clarinet has some of the most BG could do back when. Snub to us then and now! In the mean­ Mosley's trombone, Jess Stacy’s course was Ella Mae Morse with exciting trumpet (backed by or­ the Freddie Slack band. 1 hope time. see if you can trip the gan) of the year. All Star record piano (Crosby^. Barnet’s soprano, (Victor) New waiter. not too good, but stacks the big and Mel Powell’s piano all sneaked a« Krapa*« TAaf*« Mhut Yon Thinh aad that she keeps i epea ting and stays cently their discs in, while the two Decca AU Thoen Mondur ful Year« (Colaacbio) up there, though it’s just possible ing shi anthologies rated because they are Hal This that her habit of over-inflecting Englan collections of previously issued may too shortly tire her fans of theme, discs, some with a lot of good hot her style. Goodman’s one contribu­ diny. on them. tion was Peggy Lee’s much im­ Blues o proved vocalizing on Sunny Side and W< we mone cane-need of the Street which she shows Charlie «pl.ak’a ■ him thHttmn. and Ym- signs of continuing with additions. Card«*!» (Colua^la) All of the name band singers with Barn HEADACHES EON ME? Only 15 noteworthy dance discs the exception of TD’s Sinatra and this time—as it should be, since Stafford failed this year to equal Bet* Duka Ellington*« Chultun Bridgu it’s tbviously much harder to do a ...I BtCOMMtND THC . — .. o. Da ut soon, which Conway E. King, Charter Member and How Di all Charlie Spivak’s, with five A-l ought to go well ”! I! opened, Pau President of the Texas Bandmasters sides—two of them {People and son ga Cullud I notice Association is an enthusiastic advocate of (Victor) Bill) jumping a'ong in a very the Luellen Reed. At Lamesa, where he BMMy Gooi pleasant groove. Woody Herman of the i now directs the school band, both beginner of Pnrh (Okck) is right along behind with three handles and advanced reed players use Luellen rtie Skew*« ConUvoI excellent platters, while Tommy Novelty sephsoi Plastikane with full success. Dorsey still is trying to get his the bai The advantages of this reed are many Ki«« In the Ocoon (Victor) strings under control. While the time. 1 and great, to student and professional alike. Glenn Mil 1er*• 4«norican Patrol and Soldier general output in this division was Cafe U Instant placing, always ready. Will not Lot Mu Bond Your Lottor (Victor) Doc W Heeler*« Sorghum Switch cod Mo the lowest of all, these three bands O'Connell) (Decca) water-soak. Brilliant tone. Will outlast My McUndu (Blttekird) indicated by their success that the Shop Field«* Peter end the Wulf and /' Thosi many cane reeds, 5 strengths. Göttin' Mighty Lonmomu (Binebird) For Bb clarinet, alto or tenor sax. 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Rodgers-Hart music. At times the Victor’s Second Thousand of the ¿coring certainly is way abov« that Record Reviews A of most musi-comedies and shows at (Jumped from Page 8) signs what Rodgers tried to do Post Ban Disc Top^Drawor Disca later in his ballet Ghost Town. David Iom’i U*lit*v for Strips» aa New York—Victor last week released its second record made A FICKED BY MIKE LEVIN swing since last July, Ethel Mermen’s that’s David Rom's Domco *f th* Sp**Uh O*i** version of We’ll Be Singing Halla- The sixth in our series of the best there is that is readily Dance 1 care- and PouMiana (Vietor I luyah When We March Through Spike Jone«' Llttl* B* P**p and P*m ike around. While none of these numbers are officially eut out, Berlin. She was backed on the ietails. Mir**dy (Bluebird) due to the shellac shortage and the recent Christmas rush they Johnny Merrer's Strip P*lk* and The dir* date by the Andy Love vocal sep- Hol Romp Mind*d E**c*Uv* (Capitol) tet of Rinso White fame. may be a little hard to get. However, avoid the large stores Love for Sale and Paradise hag’s The FounMin and Sleepy (Deaea) and look around in the smaller shops. Victor 26278 (1937) ♦------Thia one ought to be billed the More of Ellington and indeed it does, but Harry Car­ “banned disc” because both sides Smallest group of all because ney's baritone 3 ix walks away aren’t available for radio broad­ cleverness is still no drug on the Discographies Soon with Song. Starting from thr beau­ cast due to a slight meatiness of market. Dorsey’s Murray from hii tifully phrased intro, continuing the lyrics. At .vny rate, both ar» picture swept the country last New York—Victor has informed through the beautiful hub lone the Beat that it expects, to have good examples of the Kemp two- spring While David Rose’s bril­ more of the Ellington discogra­ background (along with Ben Web­ four dance beat, and have Nan liant handling of strings prove« If ithout a Song and Wy Sunday Gal. ster and Lawrence Brown). Car­ Wynn and the Smoothies for vo­ that you don’t always have to be phies on hand soon and that peo­ ney plays a second chorus that is bird) ple desiring them should sit tight Bluebird 10946 (1940) cals. H***4 as cor«y as Kostelanetz sometimes until they are announced. surpassed by very little that he gets. Waring’s Fountain, an origi­ This is supposed to feature Rex, has done before for flexibility and nal by first fiddler Eric Seduy is wealth of ideas. Rex is no slouch Lilt* lovely stuff, but doesn’t give him a her« either. Flipover typically chance to show the terrific hot lovely Ellington originality. Vocal jazz he can play on ocean on. Heil Automatic JíodteAA uS IB Jones’ is of course from the Dulce Ellington with section of the Fuehrer Jones’, Bing Crosby while Mercer’s Strip Polka is still Swing dragging in nickels. All thing» St. Louit Blue. considered, this bunch did propor­ Columbia 55003 (1932) tionately better than any of the Benny Goodman With Duke's famoun Creole others. If hen Buddha Smile» and Basin Love Call on the reverse, Bing not St. Blue, Victor 25258 (1935) only comer through with good Though Krupa drags the last straight blues, but .ome fine -cat MOST PLAYED chorus badly, this was an example singing os well. T -ucht ’ at Hodges, War Platters and Carney as well. Li ten to this of the Goodman band when it und then compare it with some of played lightly and with taste. The the Groan’i- present-day sides. Fraukliu D. RoomvuIi'd tJJreu t* the sax chorus written by Henderson You’ll find a big difference. «d PM \atio* Deeombor 7, 1941 (VUtor i nd led by Hymie Schertzer is a 27734) RECORDS! delightful example of simple Spike Juum* D«r Ftt*hr*r*B Far* (Bluebird) Kay KyMr'e Pr*i»* th* Lori **ot P*»t th* phrases, tastefully played, making Kaycee's Julia Lee iMmunitivn (Columbia) •Inn the only real swinging element in The first record in this group is the band Reuss* guitar is no debit For Capitol Discs? certain to go down in history. The however. Twist it for Joe Harris’ Kansas City — Glenn Wallich«, latter two arc mentioned because excellent Teagardenesque trom­ Capitol Records exec of Holly­ they were the first song^ of succeir bone. wood, has been in town scouting to definitely be identified with the Julia Lee with an eye toward re­ war. Song Artists Label cording her. Julia, sister of vet ■White Christmas Bing Crosby...... Decca Novelty bandleader George E Lee, has ICharlie Spivak . . Columbia been a fixture at Milton Morris’ Proves Events Taproom for more than six years, 2—When the Light» playing piano and inging blues. Always Triple Go on Again . . Les Brown...... Okeh Paul Whiteman When und if the waxing »ituaah l augh» Monroe . . . Victor Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (Parts clears up Miss L« will probably 1 and 2) Victor 36183 (1938) New York—A bitter coincidence 3—Mr. Five by Five Harry James . . . Columbia cut a few for Capitol, that firm was noted here last month. In the Whiteman's recording job is having portable equipment which Beat’» December 15th editorial, it Freddie Slack . . . Capitol pretty rotUn, but it is the only would allow her to record here in

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which Casa I GLENN BURRS. Publisher NED E WILLIAMS, Managing Ed. The ot gone ' 60S SOUTH DEARBORN ST.. CHICAGO, ILL—HARRISON 5540 f jund compA. editorial new b TOM HERRICK Adv. Mgr DIXON GAYER As»‘f Editor swell : R. V. PETERS Auditing GENE EUGENE Chicago Editor meet ! FRANK W. MILES Circ. M gi. MIKE LEVIN New York Editor pressiv Casa I NEW YORK OFFICE Editor—MIKE LEVIN Assistant»—FRANK STACY. HELEN BLISS SALLY SEARS Staff Cartoonist—ENID KLAUBER To the quered PACIFIC COAST OFFICE Acce Stan Shaw i Entered as second clans matter October 6, 1939, at the post office at Chicago, Illinois, Miller under the Act of March 3, 1879. Copyright 1913. By Doum Beat Publishing Co., Inc. Subscription prices, $4-00 a yaar, $7.00 two years, $10.00 three years. Nothing extra for Canada Well, 1 or foreign. Down Beat is published twice-monthly. Printed in U.S.A. Registered U.S. Pat Office. .1 gran Pittsfield, Maw.—Pet» Viltori, Kenton ba.« player, printed a flock of post rurda with this photo, mails west c< 'em to hand leader» whenever he taste. wants to remind them that he's at liberty. Get's work that way, tOO. Address All Comiminicctiom DOWN BEAT 401 Senth Dearborn Street To the ton fai only s< pressic. 'pinior This you won’t believe, but I cau hit ind m *C* above high ‘C*!” than a Music for Morale; have s Stan ii many that Music for Mayhem! cent. .

(By Sergeant Gene Bard of Oneonta* W. Y,, Marine Corp» Combat Correspondent) long' to a bunch of leathernecks who double in brass—but liter­ ally. It was a rootin' tootin' band designed by the I United bring. To the Orchestration Club I have read several times where The States Marine Corps for morale and mayhem. your ii This streamlined unit of twenty, complete with a tough Whitman, Nebraska the musicians say that they haven’t had a new tune for six months. signed, top sergeant band leader, just boarded ship for transport to To the Editors: to coni Here’s an idea for a new club. Would it be asking too much to a combat zone. With rifle- slung shoulder, and dig in your jeans for a few cent» have s I’ve noticed al) of the fan clubs if I ha struments on the other, they went marching off to war. and now for the new “gripe” club. to remedy that? Especially to help fellow musicians. I don’t think so! used a From practical observation I know they can play tunes Now, what about a club called Might These members of the 105th “Orchestrations for Overseas Musi­ Floyii Johns on both. Pinned on their green blouses were marksmanship (Editor’s note: We fee1 that Mr. I ha Infantry band, somewhere in the cians.” The dues could be the price this ar medals, silent testimony to their pne Pacific, are flop to bottom) Jo­ of one or more orchestrations Johns has an excellent idea here. THESE BOYS CAN ficiency with the Garand rifle. Not so We find that the service seph Rubel, Anthony Palmer which would be sent to our boys while I PLAY TUNES ON and Roland Avellane. Any re­ overseas. Orchestrations only cost bands here in the =tates need or­ chestrations. Requestt> pour in I will I HORNS OR GUNS ficiency for music-making. They could semblance to Harpo, Groucho seventy-five cents. That’s not much tion ta and Chico is purely intentional. money’ for the happiness it would every time we are able to offer toot loud but also well as several thou- orchestrations, as we have several war af -and assorted Bailors and Leatherneck* on this post will attest times in the past, to service bands. paper to with enthuMa-m. They played at assorted functions both They are always grabbed up and band v right now we have many letters on on and off the base, (ksneerts or , it was all the hand from musicians in service same to them. John Phillips Sousa boogie-woogie. bands needing orchestrations. Particularly memorable was their dinner music-making. If you care to send in orches­ Along with the turkey and dressing they made Thanksgiving trations to Down Beat, we will see for a lot of Marines a long that they are forwarded to needy service bands. And if anyone is in­ way from home. Even tough Marines need «tome morale a terested in starting the above sug­ long ways from home. Tu the gested club, our staff will co-oper­ Thre> For any who might take the stand that Marines who make ate with that club one hundred per for hi* NEW NUMBERS cent. We are already doin$ all we can towards this end but with your First, these musicians big, young. FEERS A daughter, Susan Kay Peers, TIED NOTES collect!, to Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Peers December 17 help we could do much more. ) und su LIKE ALL MARINES and tough. They l<»oked as though in Chicago. Sid is art director of Chicago CRI NETTI-LYNNE —Nick Crinetti, Dick Musical Instrument Company. Wharton tram man, to Irma Lynne, sing­ of the THEY'RE PREPARED they could take can* of themselves— er, December 6 in . HICKEY-RI FERT — Chief Petty Officer The Kenton Deluge FOR ANYTHING and I know they could. Each hud Hank Hickey to Ann Rupert, singer, No­ undergone the regular “boot” or basic vember 22 in Philadelphia. Boston, Mas-. LIND-FOX—Murray Lind of the Lind build u training, which prepares all Marines for anything and every­ 1.1 VMM AN—A daughter, Joy. to Mr. brothers song trio and Pearl Fox, Decem­ T<< the Editors: thing. and Mrs. Harry Lindeman on December 4 ber 1 in Chicago. . . . My chief kick about your good si in Milwaukee. Wisconsin. Father in drum- LEE-BYRNE--S/Sgt. John R. Lee, for­ wonderful magazine (and it gete Come It used to be quite a show around here to see those band merly with Ringling Bros. Band on bass better every issue) is the lack of let’s st horn, to Dorothy Byrne December 5 in with 1. lads drill. They good and they knew it. When they left on December 11 to Mr. and Mrs. Al Gomes Fort Myers, Fla. space awarded to the greatest their instruments back in New York City. Father is singing baas Harley Houscher, band in America today, Stan Ken­ they ist with Leo Spelvin at the Music Bar. Marjorie That's MARINES ARE ALWAYS rack» und went out just for drill McLean, half of the Gruesome Twosome ton The Kenton outfit has pro­ RADTKE—A 6*4 pound son to Mr. and with the Ragon crew. December 2. vided a well needed shot in the GOOD; THESE GENTS exercise under the whip-lash pianist arm for American music. I per­ letter r WERE EVEN BETTER Eddy Howard. sonally am going around Bean­ BARRITO—A son to Mr. and Mrs. Paul FINAL BAR taken for a crack detachment Barbuto October 15 DANO—N. E. Ned Dano. 63. operatie town shouting their praises from _ „ Sailors stood and gaped. Marines and vaudeville singer for 80 years. Decem­ the rooftops. . . . ber 9 in St. Charles. III. Bor McMahon on parade always are good to look at. These gents were great. Lane in Miami October 15. Father is or­ KERNER—Fred W. Kerner. 61. pianist, Then This isn’t the first streamlined combat band to be shipped chestra leader. teacher, conductor. December 11 in Al­ bany. N. Y. Lawrence, Mass. out. Nor the last. In fact, another unit is dur to check in at Ham B. Buchanan. To the November 16 in Ì To the Editors: this port of embarkation any day now. And every body on this ZINN—A daughter, Barbara Ann, to En­ neapolis. . . For about 14 yearn I have I thi post is looking forward to their arrival. sign and Mrs. Harold Zinn in New York. MeDERMOTT—Grace (Vaughn) McDer­ had several favorite bands, among printed Father is former musician. mott, Irish singer, 20 years of age. No­ (Modulate to Page 11) that it Aa I said my ‘‘•.imlong»." I got to thinking what a surprise, KETNER—A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. vember 28. in Boston. Richard L. Ketner in San Antonio. Texas. NELSON— John A. Nelson. 76. Milwaukee us gaif among other- handed out by Marines, Mr. Tojo is going to November 18. Father h Decca recording musician, November 23 there. December 10 in New York. eyes? ’ get out of this band. Even without bullets they’ll be formi­ OTREE—Paul (Ocheltree) O’Tree. 43, CISELMAN—Marshall Gisehnan, 50, con­ like th WALDNER—A daughter. December 10 in former radio and concert singer Novem­ cert pianist. November 80 in San Fran- dable. Why,.. I’m dead certain that * /er could blow any New York, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Waldner. ber 29 in Des Moines. Father is a radio singer. SCHMIDT—Mrs. Lina Bach Schmidt, 80. LlCHTUt - Ann, (Mehrbaeh) Liehtor. little yellow* sniper out of his hiding place with one blast. DELUCA—Twin boys to Mr. and Mrs. daughter of Christopher Bach, orchestra 65, former opera singer, December 8 in Here's to more music for morale and mayhem! Eddie De Luca November 80 in Philadel­ teacher, composer, and bandmaster, in East Orange, N. J. phia. Father is ork leader at Walton Roof Milwaukee November 30. MILLER—Henry George Miller. KDKA there. FETTIT-C. Orian Pettit. 47. musician staff pianist, 36 years of age. December 9 SFECTOR—A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. with Detroit Symphony. November 28, in Pittsburgh. Diz Joins Father Snookum ia Quincy Max Spector. December 3 in Philadelphia. Dearborn, Mich. Louts P. Scotti, musician ment Dad h Dick Wharton drummer at the CLY—Howard Guy, musician, recently of orchestra k William inqui Philadelphia—Diz Gillespie join­ Quincy, Ill.—Snookum Russell is Shangri-La. * Scotti. December S at Hempitead, L. I. ed ’ trumpet section playing a four-week engagement at CROSLEY—A non, Jerry Wayne, to Mr. Broomall, ZANETTI -Alfres F /an MU. SS, tenor and Mrs. Bob Crosley in Chicago. Father urieian. December S In Philadelphia ut th, Springfield Opera Compati) Dmmb- here early last month. the ofay Casino Club here ■ Ray Pearl drummer. DOYLE- Mar* Uroula Dnyle. 4», rinser. her 3 In Springfidd. Maw 1943 Chicago January 1, 1943 CHORDS-NEWS DOWN B £ * r Chords and I Hops 3,000 Miles to Sonny | Saxie Dowell Defends Discords (Jumped from Page 10) which have been Louie, Duke, Bands in the Service Casa Loma, Basie and Henderson. The others have come on and then (The Beat received this letter from Saxie Dowell, leader of the Lamp gone from my mind. Now I’ve Allen danee band. He disagrees violently with our editorial of December 1st which said that service bands, like ill other service units, shouldn’t found a new one to add to my be content to defend their positions by merely playing capably, but comparatively «liort list. For a should step out and show all the deny dance bands a thing or three in new band that has drive, power, really advanced danee work. Having the best musicians in the country swell ideas, and a grand leader, eager to join, regular rehearsal hours, and no salary problems, they have meet Stan Kenton, the only im­ none of the usual headaches facing the average leader. Here is Dose- pressive band to come up since ell's anstveri) Casa Loma. . . . Just read yuur editorial of December 1st and 1 disagree Mario M Feole wholeheartedly with you. I have the finest band in the coun­ Chicago, Ill. try right here at the Naval Air Station, N.O.B., Norfolk. In To the Editors: civilian life it would be difficult for anyone to assemble such I came, I «aw, Kenton con­ an aggregation. I have never quered! . been associated with a band According to advance reports, Stan Kenton should have been to equal this one. We will | Glamor Gal | Shaw and Ellington combined with battle any band, civilian or Miller thrown in for good measure. service, and cut it to ribbons. Well, Kenton is no myth but ht is The personnel »peaks for it­ a grand guy with a good band If Kenton represents the taste of the self: Ray Beller, ms (Bradley) west coast, I’d say they have good New York—Meet the newest «oral discovery of the reason. 21-year- taste. old Mickie Roj, who luM week jumped 3.000 mile« from Hollywood W miren Ketter to New York to join Sonny Dunham*« band. Mine Roy, Irish and black­ haired, I« .mother Kanna« City product, but «he got her first experi­ Hal Leonard, trumpet (Heidt> Army Air Base ence, when >Jie was only 12, singing over WDAG in Imarillo, Tex. Salt Lake City, Utah New Yorkers will see her January I when the Dunham band open« at To the Editors* Hotel New Yorker. Photo by Ira Munselle. . . . Incidentally, I’m a real Ken­ Bill Smith, drums (Allem) ton fan, despite the fact that I’ve only seen the band once. That im­ Drew Kideaer, trombo«* (Golly) pression hasn’t left me. In my Tom Oblak« trombo«« (All««) opinion he relies on his originality Dunham Using Beauteous Eddi« Slejko, sax (Allen) New York—You think Elix«, and musical qualities much more hath Inn Roland ain't gonna be than any band of the size that I a glamor gal in 1960? Well, have seen. And. as an individual, you're wrong, mister. Just dig Stan is really fine. I’ve talked to that dimple and that personality many musician- who are behind Blonde, Brunet Singers We all enlisted as 1st class sea­ «mile. The daughter of Mr. and that band and Stan 100 per New York—Sonny Dunham pulled a novel stunt last week men. Being seamen we come under Mrs. Will Roland, of course. cent. . . . the jurisdicti in of the captain of Sgt. Hubert M. Metcalf when he replaced urmy-bound Ray Kellogg with 21-year-old the station. I < an keep my men to­ Prev. Sq. A” Mickie Roy, a beauteous brunet whom Dunham sent all the sing as well as Terry Allen does. » gether as a unit. Whereas if we I wish it were possible for me to « way to California for. Singing Miss Roy gave Dunham two had musicians rates Washington udd a quartette. Before I sign off fem thrushes—one blonde mid one dark-haired—and left would be able to transfer some of us or send down other musicians. I wish the guy who stole my sax, A 4F Editorial fhim with no worries in the We are sure of being a band for while I was ».till in New York, Los Angeles, California, like diamonds. His contrasting singing department as far as the duration. would return it to me. APO 15 black hair x«hnws up beautifully —Saxie Dolerli along side of a darling Camay the draft is concerned. Have Daily help if 1 had written it. He might have lowing Benny Goodman) January theater, gym, ind the grounds used a nom de plume, however. are cute, but give me JD’s smile jazz that is really sensational in ik so! any* day. 4. Miss Roy will be featured on around the building. At night, if anyway. This is no criticism of INS Might 1 suggest 4-F? ballads. There will be no male we are not playing, we serve as I have a proposition to make Elinor Kleiner ani* Dowell. He has good men and a it Mr 16 R-19 Bombers chanters except for Dunham’.*: oc­ ushers in the theater during the good band. It has only been or­ here. this arm chair strategist. Let him casional “incidental” bits on nov­ movies or USO shows. We rehearse come over and direct my band a ganized a short time. The only ïrvice elty ditties. Sonny plans to set daily from 3 until 4:30. We ¿tand point we were making is that serv­ while and I’ll write the editorials. Miss Claire, the blonde, on one security watches which last all I will bet an old pair of identifica­ ice bands shouldn’t be content just r in More Oriental Bassists side of the stand and Miss Roy, night long. Many time? we bop off to have good bands—they should offer tion tags I had left from the last bluck-tres-ied, on the other. the bus after a late dance and go war against your paper that the War Relocation Center have the best the most progres­ ‘veral Miss Roy joined at the Central on watch. sive. and the least copable. Cer­ »and» paper will be improved and the Newell, California theater, Passaic, N. J., the day Conditions are ideal at the sta­ band worse. Tu the Editors: tion tho’ We have everything we tainly the services deserve no less. > and Say, that Joe H. Sakai of Man­ after detraining from Hollywood, All we were asking is that service on Donald C. Heltzl when* iiht had been studying voice want and enjoy the utmost re- Chief Warrant Officer zanar is full uf baloney when he bands don’t rest with merely being srvice under Marie Golden. Dunhiun'h «pect from everyone stationed here. good—that they really dig for the U. S Army says that he is the only oriental first motion picture, made last We have one free day a week; and player in this country. Even in top. vhes- lummer on the coast for Universal, have just come hack from a two- 11 see Tulelake Relocation Center we will be released late in January. week leave. have three bass players. I would Four Ritz Brothers co-star. Dun- We get the cream of Norfolk needy Reissues Idea Good like to hear Sakai play is in- hani ham just been reclassified 4-F dates to play. These include the s*ug- University City, Mo. Incidentally, here at Tulelake we in the draft becausi of a heart horse show, the flower show, a »per- To the Editors: have a jam outfit >f d per for his letter in the November 1 our jump more than sweet. We .11 we combinations; Teagarden's splen­ held at The Palomar. When Mu­ your issue of Down Beat. I have been have all the standard tunes and an tual inaugurates its new station at collecting records for two years arranger who arranges all the pop did horn; any many other wonder­ Portsmouth we'll broadcast weekly and sure would like to get come tunes as they come on the Hit ful sides which an even issued on over that hookup. of the earlier records vhich are Parade. the old Vocalion label. Can’t, the now out uf print. If these* could I would like to correspond with company look and see the increas­ Writing Some Tune« be reissued during the recording all of the ork and jam outfits at ing tiade and bulletins which rec­ We have had the time and in­ ISS. lull, we late collectors could really the relocation centers Anyone who ord collectors are sending out list­ spiration to write com« tunes That build up our record libraries with want!» to write addre.-* it to ing their wants and the huge have been sent to publishers Ken your good sides. Blackie, 1808 Recreation Center, prices they will pay. ny Williams wrote Special Liberty get*- Come on, all of the rest of you, Newell, California. Look at how many were pro­ and Dean Kincaid» and I wrote :k of < let’s storm the record companies Blackie duced on Brunswick and other la Jumpin’ Jack which T. Dorsey atest with letters and protest-, until bels made by this «ame company! now has in his possession. Just Ken- they see the light and give in. Can’t they see h »w we an* crying because we are 300 miles from a pro- That’s the only way we’ll get those More on Reissues for music played by the artist him­ large city do not think that we I the reissues. I’m going to write my self instead of the modern musi­ are (tagnating. We’re doing a good per­ letter right now. How about you? Marietta, Ohio cian who travels with an acrobat job for thousands of listeners and Jean- Harold Winch To the Editors: troupe and drinks advertised soda my men play with more enthusi­ APPEARANCE PAYS! from 1 have been wanting to get u pop along with “you try our cigar­ asm than ever. little worry off my chest ar to the ette” shows, to blow their half Dean Kincaide’s arrangements ON matter of records. Why in the starved music into our ears. are tops in every way. I know Them There Eyes world doesn’t Columbia reissue James L. Dixon that I could not find anyone to •otti itaad h tka mart «WmcHv« ea Paterson, N. J. more of their Brunswick ma stere tram «.clini«« To the Editors’ other than the nut-cracker and PRESCOTT’S have 1 think this letter should be •nerry-widow waltz with which nong printed to let Jimmy Dorsey know they are polluting the public to­ 20TH CENTURY REEDS FOR 20TH CENTURY ARTISTS that it isn’t only his sax that gets day? Those wonderful Teddy Wil­ us gals Did you ever notice his son get to-gethers; ’ook at the ORDER FORM - - * eyes? Well, you should. They are sides Goodman made: Nichol’s HUMES ft RERO, lac. , ean- like the morning dew, sparkling Enclosed Is |I.N deposit Hmm ship: _E-Z Fold itends iehtor. SONGWBITERS Pres rod Dil Finish Reed • How About Give Yoar Soag a traak ____ Clamp-or lights, Hand finished and tested into five distinct strengths.

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corn poll of all the band* running. Sixth All Star Duke’« Win Significant I Leads All Stars | Duke’* victory ia especially sig­ nificant because it is the first time Trumpets Band Led by that a colored band has ever taken first place in the poll, and that 3 Bobby Haekott from a cross section of Down A—Ren Stewart .... Beat’s readers who are, in a large 5---- majority, white. Though Duke has Soloist James placed in the first ten consistently in the five preceding polls, took a Sy Oliver Would Have second in 1940, and a third last year, this ia hi* first time on top Arranging Task for of the pile. And thia, although Band of Seventeen Stars Duke was considered from the first days of Down Beat the nation’» musically best band by expert*. Despite his falling into third Complete tabulation*: {»lace on the swing band poll be- ow Duke Ellington and Benny Swing Bands Goodman, Harry James pulled through in a last day victory of 1—Duke Ellimgtom ...... a slim 80 votes to nose out Benny 3 9 ■ Pimky Savitt Goodman as the nation’s favorite soloist and, through that standing, ■Johi has the honor of leading the Down 7—Clama Miller Beat 1942 All Stai ban«! James’ Man, if you want it really off 30 Diekie Ma Lao victory marks the first time that the cob. buttered and salted to 31—Mammy Klok* Goodman has been shoved from the taste, this is your boy. Spike SS—Bill Davldemm .. favorite soloist’s chair in the six Jones, after a real tussle in years of the poll. which, as you ean obviously see, 33---- Dale McMUkle On the alto sax chairs, Johnny he had Io lake off hia coal so Leading the Down Beat 1942 Hodges and Toots Mondelli« take that he could better stuff the All Star band from the favorite first and second, respectively, with ballot boxes, uprooted Guy Lom­ ■oloiat« podium, Harry Jamee Johnny a cinched first about 2,500 bardo, long Down Beat’s King of 40—Bob Niehola take« up hi« horn to noae out votes ahead of Toots, and with Corn. And is he happy? Just Benny Goodman for the first both comfortably ahead of Les look at hia face. Robinson’s third. It must be noted time einee that chair first ap­ that in this category it was neces­ peared in the poll in 1937. The sary to drop Pete Brown, for whom and Ray, Eberly and Eberle, re­ trumpeter lake« the chair from Trombones voting was running high, because spectively. 1—I. C. HlMtob««h» of his band leadership duties in And, chum, the arranging job tion’* favorite xoloial. New York which automatically for that chunk of orchestra goes Sweat Bend* made him ineligible. to Sy Oliver, very easily over , and Eddie Beneke-Wehoier Tenon Sauter. And if you think that Again Negro and white split the wouldn’t be a real piece of orches­ sax section as the tenor chairs trating, you are but definitely no­ 3 Duke Elliagtoi went to Tex Beneke and Ben Web­ where. Our sympathies, Sy. ster in that order. Th« Beneke- Webster polling was comparative­ ly close with from the Woody Herman band running JO—Lmlllo I..WW Ellington, TD 21—Teddy WUeea what was for a long time second 22—Eddie Miller . place but finally resolved into an 20—BiUy llaaaeh uncomfortable third. 21—WU1 Bradtoy Aiding and abetting the sax sec­ And Shaw are 25---- Roy Eldridge tion as it now stands is Pee Wee IO - Alvtmo Roy . Russell on clarinet, slicing off the 20—Dink J argem« shortest victory of the poll, a very scant 30 vote« over Irving Faxola, BandWinners Alte Saxes last year’s title holder. For Good­ man fans we must recall that (Jumped from Page 1) bandleaders were not eligible for third place and the lower place instrumental chain other than appearance« of Claude Thornhill that of favorite soloist. and Hal McIntyre, all three com­ King of Core Eldridge Leads Brass paratively new band* lo the fold. Although the brass section lines Artic Shaw, 1938 Swing crown up with a colored lead as Roy holder, came through on the 3—Harry Jamee strength of his reputation to top Eldridge tops the all star section Small Combinations of Eldridge, Elman and Hackett. Herbie Fields’ Fort Dix band as Milk Eldridge’s lead reverses last year’s the army took a sad second place to the navy’s leadership. Out of the results when Ziggy Elman led the (Modulate to Page 14) section with Roy in second chair. first five places, three places went ion-« Although the two top spots were to the navy, one to the coast guard, . SM indecisive until the very final and one to the army, as Herbie count, Hackett rounded out the Fields, Great Lakes, Saxie Dowell 'PfitíxMlcorta section comfortably with little com­ and Rudy Vallee polished off the petition from the next in line, remaining spots in the first five. 75c a Rex Stewart. Spike Jone« Corn King Rounding out the brass section Through sheer bluff and bra­ 13—Mill Hwlk Tria were Jay C. Higginbotham in an vado, Spike Jones, following heavy COONT BASIE’S SWING SERIES in am easy lead over Lou McGarrity, campaigning in which he passed 16—Spika Jaaaa CBS tramist, who, in turn led his out official ballots like water, sunk THE OUTSTANDMG COMPOSITIONS AS RAYED AND nearest competition, Neal Reid of Kis teeth mightily into the corn RECORDED BY COUNT BASK the Woody Herman band, easily. cob crown and refused to let go. Jack Jenney came in fourth and His battle against the long stand­ Lawrence Brown fifth. ROYAL FLUSH JUMPIN’ AT THE WOODSIDE ing king, Guy Lombardo, was a BASIE BLUES COMING OUT PARTY Solid Rhythm Section tough one, but, he’s glad he won, Service Bands BASIE BOOGIE TUNE TOWN SHUFFLE Jess Stacy’s piano rhythm are mother, and he’ll be right home, backed by Buddy Rich, drums, that is if you take the nigh road GOIN' TO CHICAGO BLUES Bobby Haggart, bass, and Eddie and he take* the low one, in which MISS THING SENT FOR YOU YESTERDAY Condon, guitar. Haggart made the case he’ll phhht in Der Fuehrer’s EVERY TUB BLUE AND SENTIMENTAL Face before you do. Harry Jame* most outstanding show of any in­ h —Sam ta Ama Air Cadets. SHORTY GEORGE SWINGIN' THE BLUES ran a limp but steady third. 7—Clyde MeCoy ...... strumentalist in the band, so large DON’T YOU MISS YOUR BABY was his lead over Artie Bernstein fn the until combo depart­ JOHN’S IDEA in second place, although Rich was ment, the Benny Goodman sextet «—Maxwell Field Bead. NOBODY KNOWS HOU Y WOOD JUMP easily over ’s drum took an easy lead over John DIGGIN’ FOR DEX BABY DON’T TELL ON ME and Stacy went well over Mel Kirby’s second place as Woody AND MANY OTHERS------Powell’s piano. Eddie Condon Herman’s small groups, com­ wasn’t nearly so decisive as Hy bined because of the impossibil­ White pressed him throughout the ity of segregating the two, took polling. a very, very tight lead over I hr Favorite Soloists COUNT BASIE’S PIANO SHLES-FOLIO No. 2 The James band again came in Bob Crosby Bob Cats. for honors as Helen Forrest spread Goodman’s fall in the swing field 3-—Tommy Dornoy A NEW FOUO-TO MKT THE DEMAND CREATED BY TH! her skirts to take the female vocal­ was his first drop since 1938 when SENSATIONAL SUCCESS Of THE COUNT BASIE NO. 1 FOUO ist spot in the band, joined by ex- he fell second to Artie Shaw. Dorseyite Frank Sinatra on the Harry James came into the swing G1 Coloma» Hawk ima ballads. Helen O’Connell, Anita poll on third followed by Woody 15 ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS O’Day, and Jo Staf­ Herman in a new high of fourth BASIE BOOGIE ford all made excellent showings place. The Herman band ha* been BASIE BLUES in the chirp department. Bing another consistent band in the ADRIAN ROYAL FLUSH ROCKABYE BASIE Crosby, who did his last ork vo­ swing poll but ha* never hit the TUNE TOWN SHUFFLE DIGGIN' FOR DEX cals with Paul Whiteman in the pay brackets this high before. ROLLINI GOIN' TO CHICAGO BLUES COMING OUT PARTY early thirties, came in a casual, Jame* slid into fourth place on the Vibe Malle*« HARVARD BLUES JIVE AT FIVE comfortable second in the male ■weet poll to take the cleanest Marleibo ROSELAND SHUFFLE VOLCANO vocalist followed by brothers Bob coverage on the swing, sweet and Malle*« BLUES IN THE DARK ONE FAIN . . p.M HAM *N EGGS SET OF 4 , . *.00 SWINGIN' AT THE DAISY CHAIN Send for our RlCKERBRCKER “ELECTRO” GlIITRRS bargain li«t on PUT PUNCH AND PPESTIGE IN PERFORMANCE drum equipment 50c USUAL DEALERS* DISCOUNTS MANUFACTURED BY White Way ELECTRO STRING INSTRUMENT CORPORATION M utica I Product! «•71 a. WESTERN AVRNUI • LOS ANMLES, CALIFORNIA . Writs for CeMe* 1587 Broadway BREGMAN, VOCCO t CONN, Inc. 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Fisso Bob's Lovely Lilting Lynn

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IO—Milt Midi» AND HIS ORCHESTRA

BOB ALLEN Boh is the handsome lad who kited Io fame when his band was chosen to play at the coveted Hotel (Doi Pennsylvania Cafe Rouge. Hi- band ia fifteen months old at answ this writing and among the things he can look forward to are Baas band ing I his Victor-Bluebird contract,“® 1---- Bokfcy Haacart ...... which will give hint the choice 1907. Bob has really been around. n mus of tunes once possessed by . . . His engagement with Bob t1 Doe Goldberg Glenn Miller, and a contract marks the 51st band he’s played and with! . . . Some of the crews he’s with Twentieth Century-Fox mus been in included Paul Whiteman, 8—Thurman Teague The which should be signed any Ferde Grofe, Phil Harris, Don 9 Sid Weiss ...... day now. Bob’s pre-leader ca­ Bester, Ben Bernie, etc. . . T. Dor­ JO—Jimmy Middleton nay reer can be summed up in one sey is his favorite musician . . . 12- that the band he likes best is Roy I k sentence. He sang for the late Shields’. His hobbies are flying Hal Kemp for eight years. and photography. ther Bob was bora in a suburb of PAT VIRGA . . . 2nd trombone all. Cincinnati twenty-nine years ago. a Brooklynite, born in and He studied music for awhile at 1917 , Seger Drums towi a Cincinnati conservatory, earning Ellis, Henry Busse and Gene Krupa 1 Buddy Rieh ...... Tl his tuition by soda-jerking chores. are his former employers. Hi* fa. ing. He was discovered by Ben Bernie rorite musicians are Tommy Dor­ utes and featured with his band during sey and Bunny Berigan. . . Horse­ -Maurice (Moe) Purtill they back riding is one of his diversion*. a week’s engagement at a Cincin­ 6 Ray Baudua atta: nati theater.- Before departing he . . . He thinks Bob Allen is the be>t dead gave Bob a letter of introduction singer in the business. . . . His they favorite girl singer is Lee W ilej to Hal Kemp in Chicago. Bob still IO Buddy Schuts ..... and has one half of the round trip PAUL BORDON . . . tenor sax 11—Miekey Scrims ... W ticket he purchased. Kemp hired . . . was born in Cleveland in 1920. 12—Jimmy Crawford him on the spot. . . . He’s a member of the original New York—’At’a Alien’« angel, Lynn Gardner, gate«. She and the pay Bob Allen band closed an engagement last month at the Hotel Penn­ Con< He is married and has a child, Bob Allen band. . . His favorite all < Bob, Jr., who’ll be two in a couple musicians are Ben Webster, Lester sylvania, now are touring theaters. Bob, you know, is the former Hal 16 Nick Falool Kemp vocalist who has come a long way with his own band. Dick over of months. Bob collects old guns Young, Benny Goodman and Louie jazz and wood carvings. Jordan. His favorite bands are George is his manager. Kriegsmann Photo. and RANDY BROOKS ... trumpeter, Duke Ellington, Goodman and Les Guitar Was and how! . . . Randy was a trum- Brown. . . The records he likes are Dave Tough, , years ago, was Lynn’s first one with 1—Eddie Condon ...... jazz Cottontail and Lester Leaps In. and Berigan. . . He says his fa­ a name band and while with K ill Cola tured with Rudy Vallee's Connecti­ Pipe collecting is his hobby. vorite bands are Ellington, Good­ she was featured on CBS’ Silver 3---- Allan Reuss cut Yankee*. . . He left music for MURRAY BERNE . . . saxo- man and Basie. . . Particularly Theater summer series along with awhile to finish high school. . . phone was bom in Akron, likes Duke Ellington’s recording the band. She went to higt. school W Then played with Hai Kemp and Ohio, in 1921. . . He played with of Cottontail. . . He studies philos­ in Union City and studied singing rate Claude Thornhill. . . Randy is the 8—Teddy Buni Louis Prime, ¡Fill Hudson, Paul ophy and collects classical records. with Jimmy Rich, another one of lists director of the band particularly Baron, Nat Brusilof, Nemo and PAUL LAJOIE . . . bass viol. whose proteges is Dinah Shore. hon< on jump tunes. . . He’s 22 and has others. His favorite musicians are . . . Born in Nashua, N. H. . . Lynn is a home girl, commutes to does been married for five year*. . . Hi* Hymir Sehertser, Billy Butterfield, nicknamed “Rabbit.” . . . Played her parents’ place in New Jersey 13- ■ Ben Heller but mother belonged to the Salvation Mel Powell, Benny Goodman. . . with Jimmy Blanton, Coleman every night when she’s working in Barbour to c 13—Steve Jordan Army in his native Sanford, Maine, His favorite bands are Goodman, Hawkins, Chu Berry, Ben Webster and around New York. She joined he 1 and Randy played trumpet in the and Ray Noble's old band. . . and Julian Dash before joining Bob when he moved into the 17—Buddy Moreno of : Army band at six. Shaw’s version of Stardust is his the Allen crew. . . His favorite Pennsylvania Hotei, and since then whit BUZZY GOFF . . . trumpet. . . favorite record. . . His hobby con. bands are Duke Ellington, Jinunie has been screen-tested by 20th miu Buzzy is the youngest member of sists of getting good reeds. Lunceford, Benny Goodman, Glenn Century-Fox. 21—Clark Yoehun void the crew, being only 18. . . He was Miller and Count Basie. . . Haw­ 22—Al Norris ..... fror born in Aberdeen, South Dakota. SAL DUTTON . . . saxophone 23— widi . . . Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in kins’ version of Body and Soul . . . He’s played under the baton plus Shaw’s recording of Stardust 23---- Teddy Wallers S' of Art Jarrett and Glad Olinger. 1914. . . He played with Red Norvo before joining Bob Allen. . . Sal are his favorite records. . . He can Tabulation on he’ll . . . His favorite musicians are make a living as a printer or exis Benny Goodman, Benny Carter, was a printer before becoming a musician. . . He’s married and has mechanic. Arrangar« brig and Albert Spaulding. . . His fa­ FRANK COWEN . . . piano (ar- 42 Winners only vorite bands are Jimmie Lunceford no children. Goodman and Elling­ ton are his favorite musicians. ranger). . . Born in Lowell, Man. also and Duke Ellington. . . His favor­ . . . 1911. . . Played under the arot MARTIN BERMAN . . . saxo- ite records are Braggin’ in Brass baton of , Will Os­ In Band Poll thin phone native of Jamaica, by Duke Ellington and T. Dorsey’s borne, Jack Jenney, , job N. Y. and waa born there in 1917. (Jumped from Page 13) version of Marte. Mike Riley. . . Arranged for Al dun . . . He’s played with Teddy Pow­ RAY RINALDI . . . trumpet ... Goodman. . . Teddy Wilson and 17—Lxk^ ...... M the Ray is 19 and was born in Mo­ ell, Claude Thornhill, Ina Ray Hut­ 18 Jimmy Horvath —...... 63 Art Tatum are his favorite musi­ 1 ussell Procope ...... 57 io—Bobby Haggart Har ton, George Hall, Bob Zurke, and 9 R nessen, Pennsyitania. Benny Good- cians. . . Ray Noble, Dick Jurgens 2(^—Johnny McAfee ...... 51 day Eddie De Lange. . . His favorite 21—Dnn Stovall ...... 48 12---- Bill M»r«< and Dave Rose are his fasorite and musicians are Faaola and Bobby (N»m MMdcr 45 lilted) 13 Ben Homer ter are his favorite musicians ... band- . . He's married and haa and Benny Goodman, Les Brown Hackett. Duke Ellington and one child. Tenor Saxo« and Jimmy Dorsey are his favorite Count Basie are his favorite bands. A PARKER LUND . . . drums... 1—Tex Beaeke ...... 4014 17—Spud Murpby adv: bands. . . Ray is a member of the . . . His pastimes, he says, gam­ 2 - Ben Webster ...... 3651 bling and girls. Was born in Nashua, N. H., in 3—Vido Mu*»o men anginal Bob Allen band, never 19—Joe Bishop rate playing with anyone else. . . Pho­ JOHN LESKO . . . saxophone. 1914. . . Before joining Bob Allen’s 4—Eddie Miller orchestra he played with Hank 5—Corky Coreorau ...... 2058 21—Ales Stordahl you tography is his hobby. . . . John is a New Yorker, he’s 6' Don Lodtce ...... 1419 sicii BOB ALDERSON . . . trombone 20. . . Meyer Davis, Enoch Light Biagini, Ray Herbeck and Dean 7—George Auld ...... 975 Hudson. . . Benny Goodman, Artie 8—Joe Thomas ...... 519 Male Vocalists adv: . . . Was bora in Oklahoma in and Rudy Bundy were his previ­ Shaw, The Dorseys, and Randy 9—Babe Russia ...... 339 ous employers. . . He doubles on IO—Don Byas ...... 285 bam the clarinet, bass clarinet and Brooks are his favorite musicians. U— ...... 276 Thinks , Les Brown 12^^3hauneev Houghtan ...... 168 3---- Duc flute. . . His favorite musicians and Jimmy Dorsey have the best 13---- Herbie Haymer ...... 150 mar are Randy Brooks, Murray Berne 14—Dave Matthews ...... 108 3— rest and Joe Bushkin . . . and his fa­ bands besides Allen’s. . . He likes 15—Nick Caiassa ...... 72 6—Jimmy Rushing Chick Webb’s recording of Liva. 16— ...... 72 7—Jimmy Britton seco SANK RUNYON vorite bands are Tommy Dorsey, . . . He’s married and has no chil­ 17—Paul Basco mb ...... 54 8 Billy Eckstein N Ray Noble and Jimmy Dorsey. . . 18 ■ » ...... 51 9—Skip Nelson .... —th He intends to teach school eventu­ dren. . . . His hobby is collecting 19—Wolffe Tayne ...... 48 cymbals.... And strange as it may 20—Red Dorris ...... 48 thei ally and in his spare time he tink­ fVane tender 45 listed J 12-- Herb Jeff ries has! STUDIOS preôent ers with airplane models... Hasn’t seem, he is an embalmer by train­ ing, a vocation his father practiced. Clarinet* and listened to a in the 3 of the nation's outstanding years. LYNN GARDNER ... The gal 1—Pee Wee Russell ...... 2496 who shares the vocal spotlight with 2—Irving (Faaola) Preotopnik ...... 2466 ther instrumentalists and teachers: MILT NORMAN . . . guitar. . . the maestro a as discovered by Ray 3——Johnny Mine« ...... 1968 wor bom in Norfolk, I irgrnia, in 4 Bueter Bailey ...... 495 4« McKinley while working in a night 191 George Bruniee mea 1922. . . Played with Shinnay En­ 5 Bamey Bigard ...... 456 20—Johnny McAfee FRANK ANGLUND, Trumpet dub in her home town of Union 6—Heine Beau ...... 408 one nis. . . The musicians he likes best City, New Jersey. Ray, who was 7^— ...... 951 KUDT WAGNER, Piase are , Art Tatum, 8—Edmond Hall ...... 894 with V ill Bradley at that time, 9—Abe Most ...... 967 Female Vocalist« BOB GEBHART, Trombone brought her to the trombonist’s IO—Matty Matlock ...... 219 attention and she was hired to 11—Mahlon Clark ...... 168 12— ...... 129 2—Helm OXosasil work with the band. This job, two 19—Skeets Herfort ...... r...... 96 for interpretation, tone, technique and 14—Sam Musiker ...... - 90 tBUli. Hellday IS Danny Polo ...... 60 3---- io Stafford .... endurance you will find none better. THEN THIS IS FOR YOUI 16—Willie Schwarte ...... 60 17—Channcev Heughtua ...... 57 7—Dinah Shorn See and hear . . . 18—Hank D’Amico -...... - 51 8— f Vene amtier 45 listed J «—Mildred Briley fail to develop embouchure strength—WHY? Having every opportunity to succeed they ★ GLenn miLLER fail—WHY? Are our fine teachers, methods w th the new STONE-LINED 13 'Elle Fitsgereid MUTES in the 20th Century Foi OEAfiANf^ movie production Orcheifra MARIMBAS JT^ Study Me Saafy Raayaa Sax Sysfai brechare laforcss'ioa. Send for Detcripfiy« Folder Today, mon Hm* onr bofon, tho world'« finott 19—Liada km. Harry L Jacob«, imi wsdnsgto* Humes & Berg Mfg. Co. J. C. DEAGAN, lac. 20 ■■Peggy Mann SvdM CM««» • Mw» Ns». ISSI 1 2 1 E fifth ST CHICAGO 1943 Chicago. January 1, 1943 NEWS-FEATURES DOWN BEAT Navy Musician Points This Band's Set for 1943 Ole Maestro s Son Is Guest Out a Few Handicaps Singer on Air Nashville, Tenn. — The Drum Room of Andrew Jackson hotel, Facing Service Bandmen features a trio of Fred Murff, ac­ cordion; Red Haun, violin, and BY A NAVY MUSICIAN Jack Shook, guitar. Jason Bernie Sings (Down Betr know* the name of the man who wrote thi* article, an answer to the article printed last itsue about the Norfolk Navy Bate’* Kathryn Puckett, piano; Bill band. We believe he wrote thi* article in good faith, and are withhold­ Yandle, bass; Al Richardson, ac­ ing his name only to save him embarrassment.) cordion, and Sonny Miller, vibes, Down Real has been doing more than its share for the furnish music regularly at the Ferry Command officers club, Ber­ musician in service hut take your tongue out of your cheek ry Field. and listen Io a few truths. S our current piece on a navy Carl Moore, formerly trumpeter musician reads like the brain child of a recruiting officer. with Coleman Sach, Birmingham, There is no uniformity in the$ haa joined Francis Craig’s orches­ tra in similar capacity. . . . Jason navy for musicians. You wrote and think that concert music is Bernie, the ole maestro’s son, now that ’boot camp’ last 21 days. “the class.” With the exception of at the Army Air Force Classifica­ the large Washington bands most tion Center, Nashville, sang Der I know of one camp where of the concert and military bands there is no boot training at Fuehrer’s Face as guest star on a I’ve heard are just so much tripe. recent WSM National Life Can­ all. The boots are inoculated They are reminiscent of an old teen program. and allowed to run about Chicago beer garden on a Sunday Cedar Rapid«, Iowa—This band is booked solidly for all of 1943, afternoon. Yet they are sent to and they do mean for 365 night* consecutively. Their printed date Sullivan on WSM town unrestricted. piers and stations to play troops card, just issued, only lists their booking for the first three months, Jerry Sullivan, recently with They are given no basic train­ off to the strains of “Tales of the but that’s because they don't want to confuse the 4,500 customers on Art Jarrett, has been signed as ing. A marine gives them 15 min­ Vienna Woods,” etc. their mailing list. It is Sheriff Tom Owens and His Cowboys of radio singer for the WSM airlanes. . . . utes of the manual of arms and Boy» Want Lively Tunes station WMT here. A six-piece band (Owens is manager and booker), Snooky Lanson, WSM vocalist, has they become sailors. In time of all of them are in 3-A except one 19-year-old. They own their own enlisted in the maritime service, attack they will lie down and play When the boys are leaving this bus and have planned their jumps to cut their mileage down from and will be with or­ dead, if they are smart, for all country they want rousing good 55,000 to 47,987 miles this year. chestra, who enlisted en masse in they know about handling guns jazz or bounce music. I’ve heard the merchant marines. and protecting themselves the boys shout out for Jersey In celebration of army week the Bounce, Der Fuehrer’s Face and ing, “for civilians and officers What’s so wonderful about the ONLY.” Eightieth Division artillery band pay they receive? Won’t Eddie Over There, but the bandleader ig­ Bruckmann Gets from Camp Forrest, Tenn., played Condon get >150 per man, and nored their requests and continued Morale Beget« Morale tor a concert at War Memorial all expenses paid, to take a band to play concert compositions with Music is the only culture in the Auditorium. Band was under the overseas? Why not pick the good as much spirit as a mess of cold army or navy. Why not respect Coliseum House direction of Warrant Officer Ellis jazz men in the army and navy fish. What kind of psychology is it? If Washington arranged the D. Knapp. and let them play that sinecure? that? Furthermore, why don’t the musical personnel properly the —Tommy MacWilliam* Washington would never think of chiefs make up their minds to service man could have the best. Band Contract jazz for building morale but Coca- either have a dance band or a Give them jazz with a jazz leader. Davenport, Iowa—Maurie Bruck­ Cola realizes its value. concert band. No man can play If they want concert give it to mann, who has been using a six both and not give you mal-de- them but give them the best con­ How About Insurance* piece combo on a sustaining pro­ Carmen Woogies stapes. That doubling in brass is cert music. Musicians might be gram via WOC, recently gave up Why not navy insurance at the enough to send any musician out more temperamental, more highly rate given? When a musician en­ the radio program and has added At the Waldorf to sea. strung than cooks, gunners, etc., several more men to bring his lists he is given a gold card of And don’t lose those long hairs but they are men and are doing New York — Carmen Cavallero honor by 802 and most unions. He manpower up to eleven. This was who have saturated the navy the only thing they know how to prompted by Leo Kerker and his opens next week at the Waldorf does not pay dues for the duration bands. They’re alumni of the vari­ do. They can’t project morale if with a fourteen piece band includ­ but neither does he have the right sons, Don and Kenny, who manage ous WPA and NYA bands. They their morale is nil. Don’t let a bad the Coliseum ballroom and pre­ ing Larry Douglas, former singer to cry out for the union protection can deride dance music and jazz bandleader be a saboteur. Let each with the Star and Garter chorus. he had in civilian life. On the day yet they’ve never done a thing in navy band say truthfully, “we sented Maurie with a contract for The band will have a CBS wire. of his enlistment his policy, on an indefinite run as house band. any symphony or concert band in have a good band.” Remind your Present line-up of the Bruck­ Carmen, incidentally, turned which he has been paying a pre­ civilian life. They work about ten captains that the bands are placed down a Rainbow Room bid on the mium indirectly for years, becomes mann band: Gail Johnson, Eddie hours a week and have a ball the at camps for the men stationed Holmes, and Glen Enzfelder, reeds; advice of his astrologer. The room void. That gold card and a letter rest of the time. Theirs is a there and not to be sent out to closes tomorrow. from Rosenberg et al will keep his Ray Winegar, Bill Matthews, leisurely life. They should take all every social function for the cap­ Frank Black, and Weldon Froeh- widow in funds for years! the watches and do the other tains’ own personal glory. Granted Sure, a musician can beef but ner, brass; Buck Allshouse, Lenny chores when the dance bands a state of emergency exists and Bruckmann, and Don Struve, Yank Mag Plans Music he’ll do it only if he wants to catch all the night work. everyone is willing to do his share rhythm. Bruckmann fronts the exist on bread and water, in the Outside Date« Unfair but why not keep the musician as brig, for days. The musician not band on sax. Style will be com­ Show for U.S. Forces I’d like to know why camp happy as possible? Don’t make me mercial. only has to respect the officers but think that intelligent thought for New York—Yank, the army also every other sailor who walks bands are sent to play so many Hal Wiese copped a majority of outside dates. Aren’t they sup­ the navy musician is also on ra­ the Christmas dances sponsored by newspaper, is planning to short­ around the base or camp. They tion. wave a program called Jubilee to think that the musician has a cinch posed to be stationed at camps fraternities and sororities. Trum­ U. S. fighting forces all over the job and is in a soft spot for the for the men housed there? For peter George Freeland has joined world. Jimmie Lunceford and his duration. After talking to some of their amusement and entertain­ Mike Keeps an Eye the Wiese crew, but is a member band, Maxine Sullivan and the the boys who went thru Pearl ment? Yet, should the captain of of the naval reserve and subject to Juanita Hall Choir are a few of Harbor, I’ll take the musician any a camp be stage struck or a social On His Press Agent call in the near future. the performers lined up for the day and laud him for his bravery climber, the band is sent anywhere New York—There is one press Bob Bertram, who doubles on show. and presence of mind. and everywhere to play for civil­ agent in this town who doesn’t get everything but the kitchen sink, is ians. And not for charitable rea­ somewhere in Arizona with an Advancement Difficult away with not working for his sons either. Also I’d like to know dough. David Albers, who praises army band. . . . Harold Kaisen, Dottie With Tea As for rates and chances for if the USO has run out of funds. for Woody Herman, has his offices local sax man, now a member of advancement you’ll find more sea­ One navy band was sent to play located so that Mike Vallon, the air corps band at Jefferson New York—Dottie Reid is the men’s, carpenters’ and machinists’ a USO dance 30 miles from its Woody’s mentor, can peer directly Barracks and expected home for new Jack Teagarden chirper, with rates on musicians’ sleeves than base. As the evening progressed into them from his RKO office the holidays. . . . Orpheum theater Jane Leslie filling her shoes with you will lyres. Why? Because mu­ the boys became hungry and suite. Comes a lull at Albers' of­ has Herbie Kay for gala New Artie Paulson. sicians have the least chance to thirsty. They had to buy, from fice, and Mike motions at his type­ Year’s Eve stage show. —Joe Pit advance. The highest they can go the USO, sandwiches and soft writer. Comes no lull. is to chief should they become drinks. South Loaves Hickory y®Flrsf-Oaly gk# p bandleaders. Don’t ask me how If a musician has a wife he Duchin became a lieutenant com­ should leave her home. Don’t pluck Ellington to Play New York—Eddie South is mov­ mander. Perhaps he’s been naval her up by the roots and transplant ing out of the Hickory House, reserve for years or this is his her in a crowded navy town where Boston Concert moving into Macombo, another second hitch. Shaw is just a chief. living conditions are bad. Don’t nitery, and will be replaced at the Now, for the biggest bring down try to explain to her why she has Boston—Duke Ellington’s Bos­ H.H. by Larry Bennett’s new band. Trading nvid. er —the bandleaders. Since most of to sit in segregated sections of the ton concert has been definitely set ||||M • « n d p » • them are old navy chiefs, with camp theater or in the balcony. for January 28. His Carnegie Hall TOM TIMOTHY hash marks up to their shoulders Don’t try to tell her that she can’t concert will be played five days foremost maga and years of seniority, they know before on the 23rd. HARMONY — COUNTERPOINT ‘ M‘ € oden have a telephone installed because ■ ï the navy but not music. Most of you are not an ensign or better. Arranging for the Modern Or­ them play an instrument in pre­ And, above all, when the both of New Muggsy Chirp chestra. For “ad-lib” playing, a uh « . - world war No. 1 style and I don’t you are out for a night’s fun, New York—Muggsy Spanier has SPECIAL course is provided. mean Dixieland. They resent any­ don’t try to enter clubs that have 117 W. 48th St. N«« York City added singer Marjorie Garland to Suite 41 LOagaero 5-0655 MUSIC TOMY one who can play in current style signs posted above the doors read- his band, currently at Dempsey’s. «55 Film Bldg.. Cleveland, O.

‘¡fane it it- Bobby Sherwood's Big Radio-Record Instrumental Smash THE ELKS' PARADE Based on Bobby Sherwood's Original Arrangement Retarded on Capitol Record No. 107 Scored by Will Hudson prie« 75< ROBBINS MUSIC CORPORATION 799 Seventh Avenue New Yark, N. Y. DOWN BEAT MELODY ROW-MUSIC NEWS Chicago, January 1, 1943

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and first chorus behind the open­ Dozen Hartford his orchestra every Saturday ing piano solo. Piano is relieved at Cooking Servicemen's Hop the bridge by a sock brass that morning playing the “Down takes out the chorus. In the spe­ Beat stock arrangement of the cial, reeds with clarinet on top Bandmen Join week.“ Blue Network, 10 o’clock, lead off with the melody punctu­ Central War Time. This week: ated by background brass. The John Silver, arranged hy Toots lead goes back and forth and then Armed Service Camara ta. dora, into the last chorus which is brass Hartford, Conn.—The Hartford ensemble with brilliant sax figures. Ho Auditorium is featuring Bob Hal- Florida. More piano follows and there is a Stin’s dance orchestra every Mon- Lou Holtman’s orchestra has solid climax. ay evening. Bob’s personnel in­ been playing to capacity crowds at cludes: George Greenberg, trum the Lobster for six months. His Moonfight Becomes Yoe N.Y. pet; George Ma listen, tenor and personnel is: Milt Greenberg, FsBIlaNwl by Arr by M.mw arranger; Merrill Fischman and trumpeter; Mike Rodgers, tenor; One of the hit tunes from the MIS s Fred Augsten, altos; Hal Kolb, Harry Katz, pianist; Ray Felman, Bing Crosby-Bob Hope Paramont piano; Al Robey, bass; Dan Sca- drummer; Butch Stuart, vocalist, pix Road to Morocco. Six bars of vullo, drums; and Halprin front­ and Holtman fronting on fiddle. get-ready lead into the opening eut ing on alto. New Cafe Planned chorus which is shared in alternate Several in Servite A new deluxe night spot is plan­ 4-bar phrases by trombone and en­ Orchestra leaden are losing ned in East Hartford. There are semble. Comes next the braces and then into a nicely phrased and men so quickly that many of them to be three floors, one of which voiced final cut chorus. are breaking up their bands for will be a rathskeller equipped with Chicago What’s cookin’, Cadwallader? Thia, nay frienda, la the the duration. . . . Most recent to speakers from the two main floors. Blue Networks’ Servicemen’s Hop (Saturdays, 10 a.m., CWT) for hear the call of Uncle Sam are: A fifteen piece orchestra (probably which Tons Herrick, orchestration reviewer for the Beat, «electa a ALSO RECOMMENDED Tommy Sage and most of his or­ under the leadership of Billy Nor­ •pecial Down Beat arrangement each week. Harry Kogen is the Out of This World, Pub. by chestra (those not called went in­ ton) will play on an elevator plat­ maestro of the show, and Bill Brewer writes it. Here we have Her­ Remick, Arr. by Jack Mason. to defense); Skeets Shonty and form that will alternate between rick: Harry Bird, m-c.; Maestro Kogen; Ralph Martire, trumpet; It Can’t Be Wrong, Pub. by /•»h- Red Sarintino, trumpets; Red the second and third floor. Jack Shirrs, baas; Allen Reusa, guitar, and Frankie Rullo. vibes, just Harms, Arr. by Jack Mason. Richmond, Ben Drago, and Ray Billy Norton’s combo is current­ a jam group from the larger studio band. dpi". Since He Traded His loot Sn* Cassarino, pianos: Vince Manney, ly playing at Buck’s corner in for ■ Uniform, Pub. by Berlin, Ho* vocalist; and also Jack Lacy, Glastonbury with Gene Romano, WNBC jazz commentator. ... Dan trumpet; Joe Boskerino, tenor; Al The special opens up with unison Arr. by Charley Hathaway. Canter, former writer for the Beat Epstein, piano; Mike Angelo, gui­ saxes backed up by straight muted Dad You Ever Dream s Soldier's .MIS New Radio Show brass. Clarinet on top of saxes Dream, Ho is now Private Daniel Canter, and tar, and Johnny Raymon i. drums. Pub. by Memorie, Arr by is Bending his free mail from form a section which also carries Lou Halmy CM- the lead and piano has 8 bara at Clap Hands for freedom, Pub. by Will Predict Hits the bridge. The last is phrased Advanced, Arr. by Vic Schoen. «volt ensemble. New York—Without the aid of Oye Negro, Pub. by Robbins Mu­ ff lp a crystal ball, a new radio show, Snowfall sic Co. of Cuba, Arr. by Fermin FPING De Thomas tebhitoby BANDS Time for Mr. Tune-Dex, is set to Fakllahad by Mataai. Aar. by Paul WHHab citco ^ debut to radio audiences within This, of course, is Claude Thorn­ It Started AU Over Again, Pub. by Embassy, Arr. by Paul Weirick. the jiext few months playing the hill’s beauteous theme song. Brass supply most of the background Chiu, Chiu, Pub. by Chart, Arr. hit tunes of America, but six along with clarinets in the int/o by Geo. Kaita. N.Y. (This column, another Down Bkat first, is in an effort to cater the weeks or two months before they lesser known bands, the forgotten men of the donee music world, the ioni, territory bands and the up and coming location and traveling bands. become hits. IBS An outgrowth of George Good­ win’s Tune-Dex service which in­ MIS Johnny Wells, Texas drummer, is now Jon Wells, sport­ dexes America’s songs for the use of professional musicians and for ing a terrific six piece crew which has moved from the .Jvopiny l/Jour those who must have the popular Flame in Duluth, to Akron’s Backstage Bar, to the Baker music business at their fingertips, Hotel in Dallas and now play-? ...... the program is expected to be as Hu- as ing at Houston’s Rice hotel. ■mall combo for work at the revolutionary as the card system The band is new but fine. New Winter Gardens in La has been to the industry. As an example of the ability of 'UP Don Purcell resigned from his The Drexel Lamb band has dis­ Mr. Tune-Dex, he will point to'the bandstand duties at Abe and November 28 Hit Parade in which Pappy’s in Dallas, Texas, and banded for the duration because Drexel finds defense work more seven out of the top ten were pre­ ■lino has been succeeded by Ernest ‘Bass’ Shepard and his band. profitable than music, what with dicted as future hits by Mr. Tune- Purcell left the business entirely. transportation and employment like Dex Goodwin on August 22, more than three months earlier. cage Joe Grauso, holding forth at the CM. Ideal Spot in Forrest Hills, Long •Im Island, with his band, has just added 18-year-old Annette (Tony) Arden to his vocal department He’s afraid of the name band scouts witching her away as soon as they dig her fine voice. dora,

N.Y. Bill Shedden, Salina, Kansas, ork laudar, folded his band last year Io join the navy. Graduated from the navy music school in Washington, D. C., and went eboard the U-S-S Philadelphia If I Cared a LltHe Bit Lets as assistent bandleader. He has shouting about “O.K., I got it,” N.Y, just returned from n trip to “Well, Take It and Git!” Before A tuneful pop that’s hitting the N.Y. North Africa. each chorus there are a few in­ airways with consistent regularity. troductory liars where the instru­ Inn, After the 6-bar intro Mason gives Sonny Geouge, electric guitarist mentalists can noodle around and the first half of the last 8 of the get warmed up before launching Olan with Gene Hoover’s Knights of opening repeat to brass, with sim­ Rhythm, was injured in an auto­ into as many repeats as he feels Htt»- ple but effective sax figures in the like taking. It features a good last mobile accident recently while driv­ background. The second is for ing from the Oasis Musical Bar chorus with brass working against saxes and is also a split. After the the saxes. where the band was playing. The second ending there is a brief in­ combo will stay at the Hotel Bel­ terlude which gives saxes time to den in Canton, Ohio, until Geouge There Are Sech Things Chi- change to clarinets and then play recovers. Al Lallo is replacing him background figures in support of temporarily. a muted trombone solo. Trumpet Another sweet ballad that is go­ gets the bridge and trombone ing like crazy and will probably be nora, Jimmie French, South Phila­ takes it out to the last chorus at the top by the time this hits J pin. delphia ork leader, is now with which is a full ensemble with a print. Brass hits a fortzando on the AAF in Sioux Falls, S. D. slight kick. the intro in anticipation of some total. unison reed stuff and then take Latest femme orch leader to Rose Ann of Charing Cross the melody in the third chorus threaten the male field is Judy while saxes, clary on top play STAR KERTOR Kayne, a gal with a lot of curves pleasing background figures. After /•th- ana a fourtcen-man band. Sweet, sentimental stuff that’s the repeal ehoruM-n there is an currently high on the hit parade. optional girl vocal in the special If you think times aren’t good, There’s a nice introduction for which otherwise gives the lead ARD HIS ORCHESTRA ania. Howie Price is willing to put up brass and reeds with clarinet on partly to trombones and partly to top and second trumpet doubling alto. The last chorus is sweet and little over the lead. After the initial repeat full ensemble. PERSONAL MANASflMfNT choruses the saxes change to clari­ ploying steadily all that timo in nets to back up first trombone and I Don't Care What Ho. such spots as Detroit’s Graystone then trumpet Strictly melody in Yoe Think of M« CARLOS GASTEL N.Y. Bailroom, the Nu Elms and Tai- the last boys.

ing the Berkeley Jungles In Tak« ft and Git One of the first tunes that Jim­ Charleston, S. C. my and Tommy released after ECRERRl RIRVSEIRERT (ORPORRTIOR Here’s a good jump tune and forming their new pub outfit. Af­ THOMAS O. ROCKWR1X. PtmUmT Frankie Carp, New York terri­ novelty as well. Written on the ter the 4-bar intro which features NEW YORR • CHICAGO • HOUTWOOR • CINCINNATI • LONOON I i* tory leader has joined the navy. familiar blues sequence of chords a brief alto solo the first of the tt’s it is, for the most part, a succes­ braces is for ensemble with saxes lay- Hay Alexander baa revised his sion of featured instrumental jumping down occasionally to choruses interspersed with much play an independent triplet figure. DOWN BEAT SHARON PEASE Chicago. January 1. 1943 Training on Organ Gives Moderato Buddy Cole Unique Style no pedal On Box With Alvino Rey playir by SHARON PEASE the G All piano players like to work on a good instrument. How­ Okeb ever, when a poor one is encountered, they rarely do more Monq than gripe a little, have a bad night in general, and then try her 1 to forget the whole thing. Buddy ('.ole, pianist with Alvino lector Ret*» Orchestra, whose unusual piano stylings are causing a Hot lot of favorable comment, it- * might no exception to the rule in troml disliking a bail piano. But Down differs from the average piano Okeh man in that he does some- that 1 thing about it. Buddy carri spona his own tuning outfit and it I tone Higi smoothing up the piano be­ King Call o fore the band goes on the air Trump from spots where the; are on tor 38( location. had ju “A piano player can be no bet­ to wor ter than the instrument he works cheatri on,” says Buddy, and he means been a every word of it. You can imagine Ixithan how a fellow like that feels when minate he draws one of those junk up­ nut of rights on one-mghters. Buddy Quinti- does something about that. too. If most i it ha: any value and is just out *f his tre tune, he gives it a once over with own a the tuning net before the job—and hot tr< also after the job when he loosens Baddy Cole record, fine he the strings throwing it com­ piano and at the age of five he was pletely out of tune that it will have able to pick out many of the tunes COI to be put in shape for the next they played, by ear With their Skip fellow who comes along. encouragement and help, he was lff»ccially the little blonde King— of the Edwin Le Mar Quartet. The Yvonne. So he hiked out for New group included Cole, on not .ichord; York and soon after his arrival treme Alvino Rey, on steel; Dick Morgar,, Yvonne became Mrs. Cole. That the B on Spanish; and Don Whittaker, made Rey and Cole brothers-in Great bass As a result of their work, law, as Rey is the husband of belie» Rey landed a job as musical direc­ Louise King. Naturally Buddy SEASON’S GREETINGS tor at K.H J., and took the quartet went into the piano chair with ■nd • in to accompany the King Sisters. the band, and has been there since, with despite some very attractive offers Katr. for his services as an organist. These included the Amos and Andy DOROTHY :>how and the relief job at Radio City Music Hall. DONEGAN RRV HERBECK Ruddy has play<«d with so many "‘Classical String Queen KENNY types of bands that he has not of the IrorieC BOYS BLANCHARD

flow Appearing AND ms ORCHESTRA Fliner'» Cocktail Lounge * Featuring Eloisb Hiu Chicago Organ Melodie» of the Day Styled the KENNY J JIGGER way Chicago. January 1. 1943 HOT BOX-FEATURES DOWN BEAT A COLUMN FOR RECORD COLLECTORS New Orleans Band in 1917 Detroit Booms With New Cash

Spending is Free, And Night Spots By Are Nourishing Jay C. Higginbotham of the Atlanta Higginbothams Marted playing professionally with the J. Neal Montgomery ork in Detroit—Pat Flowers is buck at the Georgia city. However, he definitely did not play on ihr Baker’s Bar, the outskirts of town spot that has become a rendezvous Okeh recording made by this hand- Jay's association with for sepia 88 stars. Kokomo was Montgomery wax mentioned in Profiling the Players—Decem­ there for a three week stint and is herber 1 issue. and several col-col-'?’- T : 7 : - . . ; now in North Dakota, heading Red Allen’s Swing Out is a second lectors have written to the This ik how Toni Lnderson'« band looked in New Orleans in 1917. H’wood way. Clarence Baker, own­ muster Some of the aolos are en­ er of the Motor Town spot, actu­ Hot Box asking if Higgy tirely different. Left to right: Paul Barbariri, Jr., drum« (now with Red Alien); Arnold Metoyer. trumpet (a N. O. horn man of note); Lui* Russell, ally gave Flowers his start (at might have debuted his ace Phil Feathergill of the Groove scale) and now has him in good­ Record Shop advises that he ha? pianist (with I.oui« Armstrong of late); Willie Santiago, banjo (an­ trombone on Atlanta Lok other legendary N. O. musician); Al Nichola*, clarinet (now working money brackets and with stone made arrangements whereby Vic­ Bluebird labels made before the Down and Auburn Ave. Stomp tor records of the past can be re­ for the N. Y. subway). The group played in the famous Tom Ander­ son Story ville cabaret. edict- Okeh 8682. Jay himself states issued upon request to the RCA E.thel Howe Smooth Commercial Re-teai ch Division. that he is positively not re­ Leonard Keller followed Del Ca­ sponsible for the short trom­ Write Phil for details. Charlie Spand, blues pianist on sino, uniform-bound, into the bone bit on Low Down. Paramount records, is still around swank Book C tsino. Dolly Dawn is Higgy is first heard on wax with Chicago. Blue and Khaki Replace ■o- featured. The London Chop King Oliver’s Orchestra playing C. Carrol Clark, vocalist on No­ House has Frank Gagen, who Call of the Freaks (48333) and body Knows De Trouble I’ve Seen work- on the assembly line at a Trumpet’s Prayer (48334) on Vic­ on Black Swan 2006 is accompa­ war plant days, with «x-maestro tor 38039 It was in 1929 liter he nied by F. Hamilton Henderson, Lorin Parsons in the combo. Sam had just arrived in New York City Jr., or the pianist better known Tourist White in Miami my Dibert is the other band; Ethel to work with the Luis Russell Or­ as Fletcher Henderson. Howe the -mooth vocalite. chestra. Since that time there has lied Nichols plays on She’s Still Miumi, Florida—Another season bows in at Miami with the Despite gar rationing and other been an abundance of fine Higgin­ My Baby by Frank Signorelli and navy blue and the army khaki predominating over the tradi­ restrictions, thia looks like a “big” botham trombone on records cul­ His Orchestra Perfect 14699. town for the duration. Money is minated by the famou» and now tional winter tourist white. Army, navy and count guard have being made, and those making it Tom Jackson of New Brunswick, taken over the claw apoir and«’------out of pr.nt Blue Notes by hi* own N. J., points out that the Ameri­ are spending it. Only ones suffer­ Quintet Today Jay is one of the can »ck-ase of Noble Sistie’s Love­ hotels for their own curricu­ ing are the waiters. They are finding thi new spenders unaccus­ most individualistic men in music, less Love is on Bru. 6073. See page lar uses. Sharon Pease his trombone style is entirely his 353 of Delaunay’s Hot Discogra- tomed to tipping, with a 414 check The Royal Palm Club. Colonial likely to mean a 40 cent tip, own and ranks at the top of all ’^Collector Ken Hulsizer now in Inn, Beachcomber, Surf Club, hot trombones. His work alone on Boca Raton Club, Carrousel, Mi­ re Buddy Cole Kavelin Follow» Dolores records complete would make a Company C, No 2017 1st QM ami Biltmore hotel and country Carmen Cavelier», Waldorf-New fine hot record collection. School Regt The QM School, club, Fan and Bills. Mannings, York bound, is followed by Carl COLLECTOR’S CATALOGUE: Camp Lee. Va., calls attention to and most of the hotels that for­ (Jumped from Page 18) Ravazza in the Statler’s Terrace Skip Mulhearn, Bates College, the follow mg facts regarding the merly hired music are now in the become a typed stylist, but rather Room ... Al Kavelin will take Lewiston, Maine. Interests include Record of the Month for Oct. 15 hands of the services. plays a variety of styles. The big­ over the Book Casino podium after many jazz instrumentalists of note. issue: Ellington’s Brown Berries Bill Coburn Clark, former Ly­ gest factor in the development of Dolores, the Cugatist lovely, William Thompson, 1820 S. 12th was better known as Harlem River man, Dorsey, Jones trumpeter, is theae styles has been his long ex leaves. . . . Del Parker is singing Ave., Maywood, Illinois, collects Quiver and master 41244 was orig­ leading the air force band at Boca periencet as an . rganist another Hank Finney song; she’s Tommy Dorsey among others. inally issued on Victor 21284. It Raton The band is filled with New Some of the Rey and King Sis­ managed by Phil Brestoff, the Bod Mead, 2800 Grant St., Evan­ was recorded much earlier than York NBC stars. ters records on which Buddy’s Michigan theater maestro. ston. Illinois, wishes records by was It’s Glory but th»- tune was Norm Sherr is playing piano piann has been featured include —Paddy Doyle I

Andy Blows for Ginny News of Navy From Norfolk's Camp Allen Camp Allen, Va. — Earl Hines and band played for the boys at Cam). Allen lar.t week. He gave us Sarj wai- so blasted bus; trimming his tent for Christmas the biggest kick we’ve had in and slipping down barracks chimneys in his G.I. Santa suit months. Everything he did was so The that he darn near didn't get dose enough to u tripe-write to perfect His piano in Stormy Mon­ concoct a verbal Tom and Jerry for you characters* New day Bluet and St. Lewie Bluet man; Year edition. By Jeep and ♦------really knocked m out­ there*» Billy Eckstein, the band’s vocal faniilii pogo stick, Sarj was able to Dunstedter and Ben is Sergeant ist, says: “I’ve been interviewed lion* I truck out to Gardner Field for Ben Gage. They’re still located at by Down Beat so many times that Bui M a visit with private Sid Beller, the SAAAB in California, and, my life is an open book Nothin’ is soldier, if you get stationed in cookin’ except I’m 3-A in the industi the feller who used to do pub­ California, that’s heaven erough draft and very happy.” licity thing* for Tommy of the without getting commissions! its als Maybe hi» joy inspire» him Benny Dorsey family. Private Sid is Take It Off to call Madeline Greene, Father’a hundr the worry of Gardner Field Reveille in one Act: Sgt. Vin lovely vocalist, “1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6, ciana these days with his music col­ Tusche r, currently stationed only 7,8.9,10 Greene.” Madeline doe* and dr umn* and the continuance of ten mile* from his home* and on his mad pres* activities for his active duty at the field, has to pushed her down stair» and iouble for the bugler when the stepped on her hand. Billy Bays This new client. Uncle Sam. latter is on pass. One A.M when that it happened at a hinety work-a- in the bead» of Rudy Vallee and John Scott Trotter, now blows for L»m a Salon Unit he wac doing same, the usual first party and that gremlins go rafad missed call got nary a stir from the thr toul guard, blow» her» for Ginn> Simm» on he» Tundu night Salai Sid gave us all Chi low down Johnny Presents program via NBC Throe members of the armed bunks Ti< remedy the situation, Charlie Wilson, Earl’s drummer, own t on the Gardner Field band setup Sgt. Vin, using his own horn for and man, it’s a killer. They have will be a daddy in the spring. Jigg’a old times’ sake, gave out with Dean Kincaide, Saxie Dowell’s York < a full dance band with a fiddle Strip Polka’» neat phrase, Talca it section and all, a three tenor band, that the most outstanding attrac­ tion and is jiving all over in the ..rrange i ’par excellence.' wonts with lo off, Take it off, etc. Reveille for­ tion on their bill was the post Yukon on an entertainment kick the world to know that in dance style, s the military band, a full radio mation was well attended by wide band, a jam band and, this is it, orchestra. Wally Coats, ex Orrin for the character* in khaki. More arrangements his favorite combi­ Spaldir eyed men with unusually happy Tucker and Griff Williams and about the group next time, but nation is six . He con­ and an brother, a salon unit (No, you dispositions. Jameso spell saloon with two 'o’s, yard now a Staff Sergeant, lead* the right now, Sarj'« gotta blow. You tends that, voiced properly, they Private J. For ¡stall, Co. L RRC, outfit consisting of: Reeda, Jack know how it is, the salon group at give the rich, full tone a good The bird) for formal affairs and Fort Devens, Mass. is searching awfternoon luncheons The last is Blaikie, ex Kenny Baker; Robert Gardner field is giving a tea which dance hand needs. For rhythm used ai madly for Dick Allager, ex Isham Dixon, ex ; Bill W’ilfred, we must be a’diggir' numbers he uses foui altos and lining i a new group formed of the swing Jones drummer Any hints? Jake just Id band’s fiddle section with added ex George Hamilton; Pete Lam And, lissen, aoljers. If you sop two tenors with two of the altos is the Boston 88er stationed so and Gene Kearney, ex Phil Harris up one too many Tom and Jerry’s doubling on bass and baritone. the cu harp Purdo- me, general Will close to home . . . where it’s cold. you pass my dawncing pumps? and Everett Hoagland; Brass: on this fine New Year’s Day and He believes that a band should sailor«. Incidentally, Mickey Gillette, ace Hidebuster Hoeace Norman Taylor, ex ; gel your bravado up, drop Sarj * have eight bran and six sax. He Hollywood sax teacher, is now Hillard Keoder, ex Owe Nelson; “free” letter on your camp’s G.I. must be right for he’s been doing Hidebuater Horace (Call me Bass: Sid Fridkin, ex Wingy jive or on you. Even in the arms tutoring the lads of Gardner who Spec) Harvey, midwoal drummer some uf his best work since join­ want to brush up on their reed Mannune, Garwood Vann; Piano: of Superman we have a tough time ing the air station band. is waiting every day at mail call Jud North, ex l»pez and Arn­ catching all the camps in and out technique. Mickey u a private in for letter* from hi» pa!» which New addition» to I amp Allen’» this man’s army and several of heim; Drums: Buddy Thilman, and around the U. S Why we hear band include Carl Swift (Mit­ never come in. Wishing to remedy Jack Teagarden and Red Nichols that there’s even * U. S. band his old students are sergeant*. thr «ituation. Call me Spec wishes chell 4yrn) toltd dlu »ns and lad. camping on the outskirts of Tokio clarinet man. He’s arranging at Mickey is worrying about *11 the ■t known that hi« address i» Pit. that has the most knocked out jam i*e>ngr he gave those tails when Sarj pulled a forlorn lonely let­ Horarr L. Harvey 36377928, Bal band that they have all the local they hit the wrong note in their tery C 210 Field Art. Bn. APO 33. ter from the bottom of hit empty Japs jitterbugging in the streets... Philadelphia long hairs will be lesson. With a sarj’s G.I. argu­ mailbag from Gerald E. Johnston, Okay, soldier, play reveille. horrified to learn that Carl Grecco, ment, there ain’t no answer for Sgt/tech Volpe, Cleveland trum­ drummer with the 153 inf band concert piano virtuoso of that city, a mere private . . . even if he is peter, is in Australia making with stationed tomewharr out of IFath- is fast becoming the two beat kid the teacher. the righteous jive with a hep Aus­ ington where Wt cold. TSth Ger- Maybe She Ought to and is kicking Chief Ippolito’s Hawaiian Colored Group sie chick. . . . Sarj got a mighty dance band no end. We’re not sur­ with a fine bunch up there which prised tho’, for Grecco was a While tilling mI Gardner, Sarj nice Christmas card from the 1st Lot Ella Mae Sing It Band I.R.T.C. of Camp Croft, hail principally from local 266 in Curtis Institute prodigy at 9 and Little Rock, Arkansas. New York—Bobby Duane, sing­ at 11 was thrown out of that cul­ died oser So Honolulu foe u bit of S. C. Gee, fellows, thanks. And er here at the Onyx Club, had a they say nobody loves a Sgt Ha! Their band lines up with five tural center for punching another exercise and taught Major Edward real tale of woe last week. An­ prodigy in the nose. Anyone who I. MartiudT» colored unit. Man, All the time Sarj gets letters saxes, five brass and three rhythm nouncing to some friends that she from people saying that Lee Nor­ and really sends the cats on the can be that relaxed at Curtis cer­ felt like singing, she climbed to tainly has the temperament for tenderloin. Sgt. Ban Richardton, man, USO show'er, has a really poet (as if they haven’t already the itand ana startl'd Mr. Five By m of the Blanche Calloway rrr», knocked out six piece colored com­ been sent far t-nough by Uncle Five. Her pianist, having crossed sight through hit clarinet like ■ bo. They say that tenor saxist, Sam . . . from Little Rock, Ark., _ We went into a well kntmn signals, thought she was doing Norfolk record shop and asked Skip Williams, blows just like to somewhere north uf the state of Cow Coir Bougie and commenced Corp. Oti» Johnson, formerly Les Young. The band had a slight Washington). Gerald says that with that. Discovering his mistake, for «omr Jelly Roll Morton diac». The briugu proprietor volun­ accident recently and had to miss there’s little doing up there but he shifted to Fivv, but in the a couple of dates but is now back he just thought he’d drop a line. wrong key. So Bobby shifted to teered, ”Oli thoar are thoee pop­ sive, t in circulation, we are happy to And, fot his former musical co­ his key nt the exact instant he ular hill-billy record«.” Now, report horts, his address is now T-5th shifted to hers. In the ensuing we’ve heard it all! band t Dream Singer in Air Gerald E. Johnstnii 20740179, shuffle, the microphone fell off the We're sorry that we can’t go noisy Ralph Kirbery. once the 'Dream Band, 153 Inf. APO 941, Seattle, stand and Bobby fell off after it. down to the Palace Royal and dig friendi Bob Ashton and Rudy William» Singe? of the air, is now in the Washington. She is nursing her bruises—and all the name colored bands but. air with the rest of the Berry Up in the Yukon is still attempting to get with that part of Church Street is “out Beta Did Sarj remembei to dish out Field Army Air students in Nash­ Sarj hiked up his trousers and Five By Five. of bounds" for navy men. laz am the jive on Eddie Dunstedter and ville, Tenn. . . . Merced (Califor­ waded through the snow to the the mi Ben Gage’s commissions waj back nia) Army Flying School’s Take Yukon to dig the 18th Engineers “Sin in October? Eddie is now Major Wing, dramatic production, found orchestra now being led by Act ages, c first Sgt. Joseph R. Zito, who Sarj Here's a Sea-Going Band! mv rei had met before by tna>l. The band I al is really a knocked out aggrega* ding!” Pre—Flight School Band he eve. th« Be “Wh Several Wichita classic knock Bandmen Enlist songs, then I' Wichita, Kansas—Earl “Shorty” laz, si Coburn for many years a local “Anyh dance band leader, has put away and st his baton for the duration and is Bear a now Pvt. Coburn of the arm; air corps at Camp Kearns, Utah. Jim­ my White, formerly editor of the Dur Wichita Sun, and before that song me, gi writer and band vocalist, has also a sons gone into the army. Will Bob Carnahan, until recently a Then 1 member of the Verne Nydegger Ain’t orchestra, has gone to Greenvilla songs Texas, to report for duty and Salaz Harold E “Whitey” Clinton, local went a entertainer, has gone to Fort about Leavenworth to begin his basic Moat of the «erviee bands these days are made up of mutiiiana Wh« army training fresh from civilian life. Herr's an outfit of veteran«, a real tea- booth Frank Chiddix, Wichita pianist, goin’ gang. The nanir of their «hip can’t be printed for obvioua press» war sent to Fort Riley i r basic reoMMM. bul man* of throe boy» werr pa)» of the frUo»> who weal “Th training in the cavalry. Hi was down with the Ariaona on December 7th. Throe lad* (there are “Whei formerly musical director of “OW KFBI. ooc trumpet man. Jake Jsqnay, shown) all went through the do rtu Peggy Steele of Eureka, a for­ U. S. Navy School of Music in Washington, are regulars not reser» ■ and L «ni Dark, piano (Vallee) Hugh MeGarity, trombone (Lou’s brother) ; mer Wichita University student, up a li Junn HadwlL alto «a* Gunnar Sormmn. trumpet (Al Donshuc) ? left for Sioux. City, Iowa, to join group are a concert orchestra of thirteen pieces, a dance bend of Pound Hill Harriman, drums (Jan Savitt). and Bandmaster Harold Maser. the Dick Mills band as featured fourteen men, and even a hill-billy crew. Another unique feature Kneelingi Bill Hudspeth, clarinet (formet coast leader), and Bill singer. about the bunch is that none of them ever played with a name 'íím Battali Chicago. January 1, 1M3 NEWS —FEATURES DOWN BEAT IMS mas next please, please?” she ssked. Her soldier friend escort winked st Salas and grinned. Sings with Dial San Francisco Salaz the Bear Comes “Sure I'll play it" Salas said. y “The very next number." He smiled as she thanked him and Nourishes Jazz turned back to her soldier. San Francisco — Current topic Out of Hibernation; “You see how it is,” he said. among local jazz intellectuals is “We can't all be Krupas. Some­ whether S. F. will succeed New body has to keep that Cafe Soci­ Orleans, Chicago, Kansas City and ety overflow happy." New York as an originator, con­ Hines tributor and eenter of Le Jaes Hot. Salaz, Salaz, Salaz... The question was raised in a ve us Pha and Band Split recent article by E. E. Hutching, id in by FRANK STACY Kansas City—Pha Terrell, long S. F. Chronicle music critic, who argues that jazz always flourishes Mon- There may be somebody who hasn’t heard of Benny (Good­ time vocalist with Andy Kirk, is man; there may even be someone who doesn’t know that in a temporary split with his in a turbulent environment, and Bluex band as the band is signed into San Francisco, never quite losing there’s a war on. But for the most part, Goodman is at least its Barbary Coast tradition, sup­ vocal- Scott’s theater restaurant here familiar to most Americans, is a hero of Babe Ruth propor­ for five more weeks while Pha plies today the essential atmos­ iewed phere conducive to ths highest i that tions to thousands of others. *------plays the New Year’s holidays But while swing, like every with Coleman Hawkins’ unit at the form of jazz. dn’ is of them?” The enumerated facts are: i th« industry, has its stars, it has “Nope. I never did. Luck kinds Sunset Terrace Club in Indianapo­ lis. (1) Influx of war workers and its also-rans too. For every Terrell just closed a single in armed forces from every corner “What do you mean?” of the nation into this nerve cen­ him Benny the Good, there are “Well, 1 started playing some Detroit where he received the high­ est salary ever paid a single at ter of industry and embarkation ia hundreds of Joe Blow musi­ drums when I was nineteen. Been stimulating an exchange of musi­ cians playing in honky-tonks playin’ ever since. Twenty-six Henry’s Swing Club there. Booton—Joan Parrish, wife of Johnnv Orlando at th« Boelon cal ideas. and dance halls from Hacken­ years of it. And tingin’ too. I (2) Saunders King’s elegant ■ili n probably worked with as many Red Sox, ataga with th« Cari sack, N. J. to all points west. band, whose “San Francisco style" different bands as anybody. Moor* Joins Matos Dias orehectra, which ia eosss- never fails to arouse visiting name This is the story of the average, Worked from Maine to Florida. work-a-day musician. A guy who Artie Moore, former Jack Tea­ nwncing its fifth rosuecutixe band leaders One time I played with Lucky garden tenor man, is in the army (3) More bars, more nite dubs, missed the band-wagon. Roberts when he had a small band year al the Cafe de Paris here. Salat the Bear works with hia air corps band located at the Ferry more hot records sold per capita down in Palm Beach. It was a sort Command Base in Long Beach, Joan formerly sang at the May- I than in any other city, and every own three-piece combination in of society band. You know him, he Jigg*s Bar on 51st St. in New California. The base has several fair and at the ill-fated Coeosmut radio station “hot” conscious. wrote . Teagarden alumni. well's York City. He fronts the band You see, some fellows like the Grove. —David Rooanbaiun Aanta with long snare-drum rolls, circus Duke and Count Basie, well, they dance style, supported by a pianist, Tony got talent and they got the breaks. ombi- Spalding, once with Eddie South, But some other fellows like me, we > con- and an alto sax-clarinetist, Henry just keep playing different jobs. they Jameson. Do good, you know. I always take good The bar has a large back room good care of my family and all ythm used as a dance floor with booths that. I’ve got a fine boy going to and lining the walls. You’ve seen spots school. altos just like it in your town. Most of itone. the customers are soldiers and Little John's No Salas ^PECML hould sailors. The drinks are inexpen­ “What’s his name?” r. He doing join- lew’s Mit- Offer ill be recco, ilito’a To the Men in the sur- and : cul- ARMED FORCES 3 th er who cer- for $3.00 One Year (24 ISSUU) bed

sive, there’s a juke-box to take “John Jr. Not Salaz Jr. He’s low, over when the band rests. With the twelve, more on the painting side. To make it easier for every FIGHTING MAN to get his DOWN BEAT band topping the din of a hundred Doesn’t want much to be a musi­ t go noisy service-men and their girl­ cian." regularly and at $1.00 less than the regular price we suggest a 1 dig friends, the joint is usually frantic. I asked him if he had ever but Solas Is Tae’s Man worked at anything besides music. “out Between sets, 1 talked with Sa­ “I guess I did. You couldn’t get Special Service Subscription laz and told him he sounded like a music job at all during the de­ the musician I was looking for. pression. I worked as a reamer in “Since you’re looking for aver­ the shipyards. Then I was an ele­ ★ ages, old man, you ought to know vator operator, a second-cook, win­ my real handle—John Smith.” dow-washer. Did about everything. I almost said, "Are you kid­ After a while, I got a job playin’ Some comment» on DOWN BEAT demand among men in the SERVICE: ding!” Instead I asked him where in a speakeasy. Then I worked he ever fell into a name like Salaz speakeasies all over New York. “We have a tremendous demand from “I’ve been getting the Beat since 1937 and the Bear. Had Band« Before in my opinion, it’s in the so-called groove.”— “When I was younger I studied Army, Navy and Marine Corps personnel for “How about a band of your Sgt. Royden B. Scott, c/o P. M., N. Y. C. classical singing but I used to own? Is this your first one?” Down Beat. These boys are doing a swell knock myself out singing crazy “No. I had my own band several job, and we are very anxious to supply songs, made some up myself, and ■it times before. I had a four-piece them.”—Thayer Piano Co., Honolulu, T. H. then I’d scat them like this, “Sa­ band at the Surf Club once. That laz, galas, salaz,” he illustrated. “Down Beat is awfully popular around was about the best one. Helen it “Anyhow, my friends took it up Morgan and the Yacht Club Boys here. Everybody stands in line to read it”— and started calling me Salaz the were on the same bill with us.” “Down Beat is still and always will be a Bear and the name stuck.” Pvt. Harold Davis, Hamilton Field, Calif. “Well, how do you feel about solid sender for this eat. Put me down for Composes as He Sings it?" I said. “Maybe you’ll make During the next set he looked at the top of the pile yet" another year.”—Pvt Merrill A. Bowman, me, grinned, and started singing He shrugged. “Maybe. I’m Camp Shelby, Miss. a song about Dixon, Mr. Brown, studyin’ some guitar now and DOWN BEAT PUBLISHING CO. Will You Kindly Turn Around. keepin’ up with my singin’ lessons. * AM S. Dearborn, Cbfeaya Then he did Shut Your Mouth, It Anyway, I guess I haven’t got any Ain’t No More Chicken. Both kicks coming. I’ve been playin’ a “Our Post Exchange up here just received Send me DOWN BEAT for. songs were like calypso tunes with long time and I still like it Do all Salaz making up the lyrics as he right financially, like I said. Been 50 copies of DB, and they’re going like hot □ $3 On« Year (24 taunt) went along even bringing in verses here now for about four months. cakes in the mess hall in the morning. More SPECIAL OFFER —SERVICEMEN ONLY about Hitler and the war. The kids seem to like it o.k.” When he came back to our He nodded towards the clumps power to the Beat . . . especially to the rec­ Nothing extra for Canada or Foreign booth he had a “what gives” ex­ of service-men and girls along the ord reviews.”—Bob Andrews, Seattle, Wash. □ Remittance Enclosed □ Send Mo e Bill pression on his amiable pan. bar and packed into the booths a “That’s something,” I said. near us. * "Where’d you get them?” Cafe Society Overflow Nemo------No------“Thank goodness Down Beat has not been and “Old Bert Williams, ho used to “And that reminds me,” he said, do stuff like that, nonsense songs, “they’re probably getting restless rationed yet.”—Pvt. Geo. S. Everly, Fort Address------— and Louis sings them too. I made for some more music.” Benning, Ga. Ihn up a lot of them myself like Every We stood up and started for the City______Stele------Pound it Butter, things like that.” bandstand when a young girl ran I A<1 No Luck Publishing over to Salaz. “Did you ever try to publish any “Will you play White Christ- 22 DOWN BEAT NEWS—FEATURES Chicago January 1. 1943 Chicago. Take Tailgate, Tea or Tommy? 4- I At the Upper Darby Canteen | Colored Musicians Excel Band Routes LA Because the exigency of Down Beat's Sixth limits) All­ (Revi Star Contest has taxed the entire On All Solo Instruments, staff to the utmost, the regular Let’s s< feature, B here the Bands are review re Playing will nol appear in this writer bu ¡«sue. With it* resumption in the th«- Beat Specially Tram,Says Critic January 15 issue, only band­ patrons v leader» who write their locations pi see eit by JOHN LUCAS to Doun Beat, 608 South Dear­ I hope born, Chicago, two weeks be­ pointed i Ou practically every solo instrument known to jazz the fore each issue will be included This is distinct supremacy of the colored musician over hi? white in the route?. Write a portcard And I d rivals is readily acknowledged. At the keyboard, for instance, today to assure your band’s list­ mickey tl ing in the January 15 issue and in it. Tl Joe Sullivan und Jess Stacy face alone such an overwhelming remember to continue the prac­ behind ii liattery as Art Tatum, Billy? tice every two weeks. the unco Kyle, James P. Johnson, Ken­ finest white musician -ince Bix tie to in neth Kersev: leaders Earl Beiderbecke, need, no disruption, pagne M Hines, Count Banie, Duke El­ nor do his three finest products, I would Joe Harri». Ie« Jenkin* and loti Jimmy Dorsey not been lington. Fats Baller. Teddy McGarrity. Oul of comparative me­ parted. 1 Wilson; the Henderson broth­ diocrity sonny Lee, Bruc« Squires, the begii ers, Horace and Fletcher; the Warren Smith. Vernon Brown or Band Charters curtains Murray McEachern may mfrr- one outstanding female lumi­ ritual in quently come up with an unusually Cars for Jump Penns] nary in modern jazz. Mary well-turned bit of improvisation. very we Lou Williams; and a whole Of the early New Orleans trom­ New York—Jimmy Dorsey and people n host of boogie woogie stylists bonists half a dozen stood nut, his iggrrgation, now in the first ip and Willie Cornish and Frankie Dusen week of their Strand theater run, were m headed by Albert Immons. of the Buddy Bolden Band, Joseph didn't complete work in M-tr-M’s afraid ' Meade Lux Lewis, Pete John­ Petit of the Olympia Band, Eddie I Dood It until December 20, and it good. son, and more recently Jay Venson >f the Freddie Keppard the 3000-mile trek completely Taylor < McShann. Band, Zue Robinson, and Lawrence across the nation from Culver City above F Dewey. (Both Cornish and Petit to Broadway loomed as almost with the Trumpet- »nd Saxe* played the valve trombone in pref­ impossible. the sect The same situation maintains erence to the slide variety! 1 These, Bill Burton, JD manager, solved harmony on the trumpet, where for every in turn, were followed by six later Philudelphia—While playing the Earle theater before leaving for the problem by chartering two Welk Spanier there *s an Allen, an sliphorn men from down under, Hollywood for the Abbott and Costello picture. Oh, Doctor, Johnny complete cars of roomettes, at a Nola on Armstrong and a Stewart; for among whom Kid Ory and Honore I tint. entertained at the Open Door Canteen at I pper Darby, a sub­ cost of over $5,000 It -teems that ment wl every Hackett there is a Page, a Dutrey towered head and shoul­ urb. He is seen here with Mort Farr, a unteen a hairman and Aamn- the army doesn’t take over cars of Be did Clayton and a DeParis, for every ders above the rest. Preston Jack­ chen. dancing teacher from Manoa, who is chairman of entertain, that type. They’re so luxurious fluffs or Kaminsky there is a Williams, a son md Jim Robinson have at last ment. and roomy they can’t pack enough be hard Stark and a Coleman. As for the attained much belated recognition soldiers in 'em. Pullmans are I appre saxophone, the difference is more through the dependable medium which his beautiful conception of brilliance and originality on sev­ better, Jayne pronounced than anywhere else, of recordings, much as Fred Rob- the appropriate has made his ef­ eral Louis Arn:-tn>na records of a Band is at the Strand five or rided tl with Hawkins. Carter, Young, inson and Joe Britton did by forts supreme Listen especially decade ugo und then dropped out maybe six weeks, then goes into progtan Hodge*, and Webster far surpass means of their work on the last closely to Harvard Blues (Okeh of sight a» a hot «oloist to lake his Meadnwbrook two weeks before She has ing any white competition, save orchestral discs cut by the late 6564) and Outskirts of Town (Co­ place in the bra-« >ection of Cab hitting Hotel Pennsylvania’:- Cafe oses nic jmssibly the decidedly distinctive Jelly-Roll Morton. lumbia 36601), both by the Basie Calloway’s Orchestra. Why isn't he Rouge for the winter season. and pui and definitely personalized playing Nanton Started <»rowl Band, as well as to hi- own record­ featured today ? Basin Street Blues Mil) su, of Bud Freeman and, to a lesser With all this as a background, ing of Dickie Wells Blues (Victor (Bluebird 5408). Some Sweet Day hit her extent, that of Boyce Brown. Charlie Green came along with 27318). For sup«*rlative horr* by (Bluebird 10237), and Snowball instead The trombone has always pre­ Benny Morton Gold Digger’s Song (Bluebird 10225) are among the Mary Krieg, Bride band, b dome semblance of those attribute? best thing» Keg cut for lutui-. sented advocates of white jazz their which characterize the current (Columbia 36011) and King Poi for the most stable stepping-stone for pro­ manner of hot tromboning. Utiliz­ ter Stomp (Decca 18093) will It seems Satchmo has always tame c tracted excursions into that field ing a tone al­ serve for a start, and for Claude taken precautions to insure his Moves to Florida was doi where the theory of white over Jones Perdido Street Blues (Decea having :ome great trombone play­ Pittsburgh —Mary Krieg, former The i most as large as 18090» will suffice to begin with. er in his band; he haD had at one should black is so sarageh contested. his own huge vocalist with Baron Elliott, and Lately, in various trade publica­ Both Morton and Jones merit a time or another Kid Ory, Fred her new husband. Ensign W. T like th frame, Big great deal more praise than they Robinson, Lawrence Brown, Keg The wl tions. articles hate appeared stat­ Green estab- have been accustomed to receive; Johnson .md J. C. Higginbotham Cain, have established honeymoon ing, with sufficient emphasis and quarters at 3129 Oak avenue. Co­ spot c vehemence to bewilder the deliber­ both are hot soloists in the best At present Louis’ trombone soloist Smith's is veteran George Washington, coanut Grove, in Miami, Florida. ate opinion of the reader and to mendour repu­ tradition. They were married here in the Bob Cr confuse the pattern of his logical tation by his Larry’s Velvet Tone whose comic jive and humorous Lutheran church on November Md be antics art equalled only by his able tc consideration. that white trombon­ consistently fine By one recorded effort, Rose »f mastery of his instrument. His 14th. Ensign Cain, a naval avia ists excel their colored cohorts in tion pilot, is 25 and a native of of the work on early the Rio Grande (Columbia 36279), style ha? none of the brazen aban­ suppor every department of performance Fletcher Hen­ Lawrence Brown catapulted into don of Higginbotham, none of the Eastover, . He met from tone to technique, from in- the front rank of colored trombon Mary when she was working at The derson and Bes­ frantic power <*f Williams, none of they ti spiration to tonsisteniy, Actually, sie Smith rec- ists, at he displayed an ease of the nimble agilitj of Brown, none the Ansley hotel in Atlanta, nothing could be further from ’ Georgia. Marie Kirk, a Pittsburg crouds the technique and a freedom from re­ of the structural lyricism of John­ uiidwet truth. Tommy Doney straint matched only by Higgin­ girl, took Mary’s place with the mained, how- son. it is marked, rather, by sim­ the do Dixieland White Style botham. In Brown, however, the plicity, sincerity and sobriety. The Elliott crew. ever, for Jnnmy Harrison to put ferocity of Higginbotham is re­ itead It must be admitted that the the finishing touche; on the devel­ latest examples of Washington’** about which the less said the bet­ myself placed by a tone of velvet. Hia straightforward playing are to be Dixieland trombone, introduced by opment of the modern style of subsequent work with Ellington tet. He ran compose, however! shall < Daddy Edwards of ODJB fame trombone placing. For an excellent found on recordings by a small has done nothing to detract from group selected from the Arm­ Three trombone great* there and developed by Santo Pecora example of his magnificent blow­ the high estimate of his ability have been: Jimmy HurriMm and George* Brunies, both origi­ ing listen igain to Bluebird 10248 strong Orchestra, the best prob­ Jackaon Teagarden and Jay C. which that memorable pressing ably being Hey Lawdy Mama Th nally of the New Orleans Rhythm by Charlie Johnson’s Orchestra. evoked, for he ha? proven again Higginbotham. And two of these, Kings, ha<- found its finest inter- Harrison, who died in 1931, was (Decca 3756) and Long Long Ago one may well note, have been lletieir und again that his long and won­ (Dccca 3700). ■pretation at the one of the three most remarkable drous performance was no mo­ colored* May hands of white trombonists in hot jazz history. mentary flash of genius. Junie? Young Uiaal Korn The giowl rombone was first em­ Three younger trombonists of the musicians. Dix­ Sandy Williams is one of the parts, ieland is, of ployed by Joe Nanton, who play­ most underrated of all jazz musi­ should be mentioned in passing, | Key Spot Bands | ing with Duke Ellington still re­ mentioned merely. James Young sidewa course, strictly a cians, as anyone acquainted with night. ma r - the leading exponent of this his work on ha- executed borne fantastically white style. The ( articular way of playing. Among difficult passages on Lunceford ASTOR HOTEI, New York- legato (sweet) the many examples of his work past rt*«x>rds of Jan Savitt »¡thou Fletcher Hen­ platters in the last few years, trombone also Harlem Speakr (Decca 800) is Margie i Decca 1617) and Annie BLACKHAWK CAFE, Chicago— havt • finds its mc»t outstanding. derson and Lauric (Decca 1569) representing Chico Man the g< skillful (as well Among modern colored trom­ Chick Webb can his singularly bombastic style. CASA MANANA. Hollywood- and tl a-i only) han­ bonists not thus far considered an attest. Playing , whose North of the Horse« Heidt kiddin more dling in the ma­ eteu dosen deserve special men­ with some of Mohawk Trail (Okeh 5911) cre­ GLEN ISLAND CASINO, New tion. Four of these are in a Hast by ated no greal furor, plays all the thes» nipulations of Higgy'a sweep Rochelle, N. Y.—Bohbv Sher­ had ir themselves and have been for over and reckless trombone choruses with the Callo­ wood Glenn Miller certain white ten years, Higginbotham, Bells, nitery majesty, Wil­ way Orchestra despite the fact UNCOLN HOTEL, New York- players, com- Morton and Jones, Without doubt •ifteo liams performs that a man obviously his master, Mitchell Ayres iiiencing with Miff Mole, who in­ Jay C., with his image, fearless Krg Johnson, sits at his right tual k fluenced Will Bradley, Glenn Mil- attack and his astonishing, almost daring solos of without ever blowing a solo note. MEADOWBROOK, Cedar Grove, ing e> Jei and Tommy Dorsey, the latter bizarre imagination, is the greatest breath-taking Fred Beckett is the most promis­ N. J.—Cab Callows* Afi » ¿“rn„t*Retting Jack Lacey and tiring colored trombonist. There is Te.g«rd«n vari/ ing among a number of up-and- NEW YORKER HOTEI, New (hat c Bobb) Byrn< Jack Jenney’s Star­ nothing he will not attempt, gen­ ety, though coming musicians that comprise York—Benny Goodman; Jan. of th dust (Okeh 5304) is the consum- trolly with complete success, while the core of the new Lionel Hamp­ 4, Sonny Dunham aroun mat: «xpn jsion of this type of neither hi* tone nor hia technique his taste remains always impec­ quite approaches the i-xctedingly ton band. Beckett, who cut loose PALACE HOTEL. San Franci»- up tn trombone. A reformed cornetist, cable always highly rommendabla. with 'tom*- sensational trombone and I Brad Gowans has been th« sole high 'itu idard -et by Higg*nboth- r o—Del Courtnev Higginbotham Blues (Columbia am. Nobody Know- the Way I for (he ill-fated Harlan Leonard niest hot man to make proper use of the IW I slot M last Angeles — The 36011) and II Should Be lou Feel Dis’ Mornin’ (Victor 26663) outfit, conM^tently outplays both Tommy Dorsey valve trombone in the last decide (Bluebird J0235) are only two is but one of half a dozen fine Marshall Royal (clarinet) and a few PENNSYLVANIA HOTEL. New Ihm remain the two ____ among_ half. ______hundred■ • mazing- tide? Williams recorded recently Illinois Jacquet______(tenor' ' sax) use ■ •dute trombonist» playing today, records on which Higgy exhibits with Sidney Bechet’« New Or­ *-upposedly the fair-haired bo» s York—Charlie Spivak aroun Hoyd O’Bri«, and Jack Tntgardcu. hi- effective and startling facility leans Feetwurmers. of Hampton's Hammering Herd. SHERMAN HOTEL, Chicago— with The former ponow ■ *tyle all hia No one, on the other hand, sur One nf the real mysterie« of Then, of courbe doe» Jerry Wald Mu “»•i exciting and < ump« Uing in ita pass«» Diekie Wells as an tccom- jazz involve* the «««e of Keg John- sweet things with a valve trom- TRIANON, Southgale, Call forni» nan < very underrtatement. Jackson, the panisi to blues vocals, a field in ■on, who played with srtounding bone for É K. Ellington, things —Noble Sivdr ment 1. 1943 Chicago. January 1, 1943 BANDBOX-NEWS DOWN BEAT 43,999 More Kisses to Go! CLASSIFIED Ten Cents per WorG—Minimum 10 Words 25: Frtu (er Ie' Sarvita (Count Name, Addro.«, City and State)

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Originally Nick extended lo anyone «nd nume. -ddre. a .id num.’ of instru­ Fully reconditioned and guaranteed at y and people in the band kept standing buying a 25 cent war stamp, the privilege of kissing his or her part­ ment. Bob Lester, 201 West 120tb St., bargain prices. Geo. C. Diver Music Co., Apt. 4. N.Y.C. 321 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, DI. e first ap find doing weird things which ner in frunt of hi. bzud stand ul the Jefferson Hotel. He sold more t run, were meant to be funny, I 'tm than $10,000 worth this way. Then Leoter Rutzman, Sr., of^Rock» GIRL pianist, read, fake, semi-classic, CONN “Victor" Cornet—New—Cost $148.00 (i-M’s afraid. The band’s polka material River, Ohio, and Oswald S. Rouwrau of Alton. Illinois, asked Nick if dance music to join organised unit work­ —sell for $100.00. Write for details. Frank 0, and ing steady. Send photo and particulars to Adams, 1519 Clinton, Muskegon, Mich. n good Their comedy is not. 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Send for free list. at a Bud Dendrinos, 984 Pine, Muskegon, Mich­ Nola on his accordion, an instru­ pay them half salary for every igan. Also UHCA-HRS-Commodore. etc. s that ment which I have always disliked. and corny bandleaders They all ARRANGEMENTS. ars of H< did fairly well with only a few double on ocarinas, cow-bells, auto­ day until the reopening. ORCHESTRATIONS. ETC. LATE RECORDINGS—15c up. List Free. urious horns of 1910 vintage, sirens, whis­ Guy Lombardo and Ruby New­ Pop's Record Sho*. 22218 Michigan, fluffs on the tune. The thing must man orks, with Madeline Carroll, Dearborn, Mich. nough be hard to play on an accordion. tles, and, of course, the well- Carol Bruce, and John Power* THE BEST IN SWING—Trumpet, Sax, Clari­ CO-ED INTERCOLLEGIATE RECORDS - - 8^ > are I appreciate Welk’s bravudo. known razz instrument used for Det Fuehrer’s Face. Models for floor show .stuff, at th* net choruses copied from records. 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Irene Coumerbeton and Orchestra, 103-E and puts her songs over well. My ing off three good four-day dates “We'll Build a Bungalow" (with War Bonds and Stamps), by Teddy Adams and vnly suggestion is that she should MUSIC composed to words. Send poem for at Totem Pole. . . . Eddie Oliver AU American Band. Backed by “Mister nit her tones a little more truly band with Morton Downey fol­ consideration. Rhyming pamphlet free. Franklin D, and Mister Winston C," sung instead of sliding into them. The Keenan's Music Service, Dept. D.B. Box by “Norris the Troubadour," with Teddy lowed Harold Nagel ork and Peggy 2140, Bridgeport, Conn. de, land, behind Jayne, played loudly Fears into the Copley-Plaza oval Adams AU American Band. Orders ac­ for the first time all evening and Boston Resumes cepted for two records or more only. Song room, and upping covers overflow SONG POEMS WANTED. Excellent piano­ Lyric Pamphlets included with Two Rec­ eame close to messing up till -the to adjoining Sneraton room vocal arranging. Jong printing ME­ ords. Shipped postpaid. (6.60 per Dox.) la was doing. CHANICS OF SONGWRITING »1.00. SORORITY FRATERNITY RECORD —Michael Stranger Roscoe Barnhart. 1220 48th, De« Koine« COMPANY. STATION 1, Box 46, Ne ormer The closing tune, Running Wild. Cafe Life Slowly Iowa. should never be done by a band York City. , und Boston—With the ban lifted by IV. T. ■ike this. Pops are bad enough. Yank Loses Horn imoon The whole tunc wai- murder. High the licensing board in most clubs, the trail for new members fur the prexy and Alice Marie will handle fine young band. And Maurice Jo­ Drumboogie e, Co- •pot could have been Warren taverns, restaurants and hotels, Camden, N. J. — Yank Lawson the prexy chair. The orida. Smith's tram solo (He’s the ex­ nite life in Beantown resumes, Bob Crosby Trumpeter, offeree seph, 28-02 56 Place, Woodside, Bugle will be the club newspaper. n the Bob Crosby man) but even he wax though the impulse for gaiety is $190 reward for the return of his N. Y., is starting a club for swing Write in if you’re interested >«nd ?mber bad because, I think, he was un­ restrained and subdued. stolen trumpet The instrument bands in general. Anyone inter­ we’ll keep you posted after that. Two spots, the Mayfair and ested in .«wing is invited to join. »wa­ abl« to hear the gentle chording wai- stolen while the band was Who Wants Kenton Club ve of of the pianist who was his only Latin Quarter, whose reopening playing the Stanley theater here, Another club is on much the same support was a little indefinite, made the lawson played the shows with a order. It is to be an informal cor­ Talked to Stan Kenton the other e met day and he was telling me what a tig at The band is full of comedians, chorus kids happy by deciding to borrowed instrument. responding club for those inter­ they tell me. They are drawing ested in such bands its Duke, fine job Charles L. Walter, 443 tanta, Ilchester Ave., Baltimore, Md., had sburg crowds dollar over dollar in the Count, Louis, Benny Goodman, h the midwest which proves that I am Shaw, Waller, Bechet, Jordan, etc. done with his Stan Kenton fan the dour character this time in­ The prexy is Kerry Smith 68 club. Now I hear from Chuck that Bead of mix and I should lock Davison Place, Rockville Center, he> going to have to give up the s bet- myself back in my* cage. That I N. Y. club for the duration while he goei erl shall do. Joseph Rogers, Jr., 2201 Amster­ into the nrmy. Those interested dam A» enue. apt. IK, New York .«nd willing to do thr work Charles •on City, thinks he has read enough of has done may write him and apply the column and gathered enough for the duration presidency. THE KORN KOBBLERS By BILL DUGAN material to start his own Jimmy We received papers from the Rene« rd at Rogers' Comer (NYC) Dorsey fan club Good luck. Jon. Solid Set (a solid paper, too. be­ Maybe I’m wrong but if the The Dugan mailbag is stuffed fuller than a ChriMma* Alice Marie Howard, 315 No. lieve me), and the Chuck Foster Korn Kobblers aren’t selling some turkey on its way to the oven and as a consequence, there tux* Union Street, Freemont, Nebraska, club. Both are excellent sheets Our of the greenest corn in these here has Adopted Franklyn Murphy’s congratulations. Also may we thank parts, then they still take in the going to be a lot of people on the waiting list after this col­ Gene Krupa fan club while Frank the Bob Crosby Swing Club tnd •idewalks along Broadway every umn. Please be patient. I’ll try to get to all of your letters in does his bit for the air corps. Johnny and Dian Clark for their night. time. Your letter«* shouldn't ——------Franklin will be honorary vice nice Christmas cards. A six-piece co-operative band nthout a leader, the Kobbkts Im* overdue more than a for musicians in service. A band have everything in their act but month and u half. must have music in order to play. th" genera) store cracker barrel In the Chords and Discord* part So called "stock” orchestration? ait and the pot-bellied stove. I’m not of this issue there is a letter which sold for about 75 cent? each, I would FREE "bi v when I say that 1 had ha« given me an idea which I like to see all fan clubs send in more fun the other night watching would like to pass on to all fan orchestrations or even the money PRACTICE thew musical madmen than I’ve clubs for their consideration. As I to buy orchestrations to me so that ROOMS had in many a snooty 52nd Street pointed out last issue, the biggest I can forward them to n«*edy serv­ nitery where the entertainment thing for which we all must aim ice bands. This is a service you 100 musician« now live at the ChoL can do for the musician.« in service. sea Hotel. Ideal uptown location. Tfteri tries to stay on an intellec­ these days is to do everything we 15 minute« to the loop. Near the- tual kick :ind succeeds only in be­ can in the war effort. We, through Send any orchestrations or in­ atre«, shop« and big night dub«. ove, ing expensive. Down All transportation. 350 rooms and our fan clubs, can make very struments to Bill Dugan, suites, all with bath. After doing u straight dance net worthwhile contributions towards Beat, 608 South Dearborn, Chi­ Vew that compares favorably with any making our musician pals in the cago, Illinois, and I will forward of the small society band work service happy. We know what they them to an army or navy station. HOTEL around town, the Kobblers hitch want and it’s music all the way. I will then drop you a note telling up trouser legs, put on weird hatn, you of the destination of your ef­ and break into some of the fun­ Need for Orchestration* fort.-. How about these ¡den^ fan CHELSEA niest antics in the book. I told you last issue about the club presidents ? Write me and tell They use all the old gags, plus great need for idle instruments me if I can count on your club’s a few new ones, running from the and I still hope that you will get support. •* of free geese to parading your club members together and Sherwood Club Up U 3. 12-41 n, WILSON • SHERIDAN •round the dance floor, sitting scour the country from house to SIDNEY HERIST. ««MWf with and heckling customers. house and from attic to cellar in The first Bobby Sherwood fan Musically, they’re good. 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