CHICAGO. JAMARY 15, 1943 Vol. 10—No. 2 TEA SCANDAL STIRS MUSICDOM Miss O'Connell Glenn Miller Alumni at Meadowbrook Two Musician Leaves Dorsey SoldiersCaught To Become Mrs. In Federal Trap Ex-Guitar Player's May Continue Radio Rorida Interlude Work; Kitty KaHen Exposes Nasty Mess Take» Her Place

New York — One of bandom’s biggest vocal acts will be broken up at thi- end of this week when songstress Helen O’Connell leaves the Jimmy Dorsey band, now at the Strand theater, to take up private life preparatory to marry­ permiMum to use by the army, but ing a young Maine man now in untiffirtMy tn)iuilrd tu *u du. The training in the navy air corps. fact», obtained from uuimy« h Her replactunent will be Kitty Kal­ Me Mtuzcw, «re given baton far len, formerly of the Jack Tea­ rsuunu you wilf find «m our odb garden band. tortol pago.) Green Eye* doesn't intend lo Ève up the burin era completely ■I will ukr in spartmri«« lirrr and probabf* work nor radix com­ New York—Two weeks ago, the mercial a week. She'* turned down ruuutry • newspaper» broke vne of 21.250 a week for a theater lour Jazz Unit Plans Burger and Dorso tin- naauest - -andais that ns* In­ of eitie» around here, und ha* If Your Copies volved musiedem in some time. lukl Hollywood Ui go «tuff it. Press associations all over tbe Thus doses one of the most sue- Arrive Late .. ! Quit Savoy Plaza country carried a story th**- «rid «essful singer -band relationships in For Tour Killed in part: the history of thu business. Sooner New York -Following a squab­ “A *raefer prior’ fai a New York or later most band vocalists, leave, Coca-Cola Officials ble between the active management mirri ai ner’s »uidtoww hotel room, claiming that they aren’t treated and the board of director!, of the where soldiers from wrarby canapa properly. Helen O’Connell told the Abandon Scheme to ritzy Savoy Plaza hotel here, aris­ have heeaa smoking marijuan* Beat a few day* ago that this Entertain Troops ing over the engagement of Lena never had been the case with J. Home, colored ringer, Manager Dorsey. That she and Bob Eberly Don Burger, Dick Dorso, booker, had never had anything but heart­ New York—Plans of the Coca­ and Allen Meltzer, press relations Yfral earspade »f nithw Urmia felt liking for him, and that the Cola company lo sena a jazz unit, tendered theii resignations, effec­ Parrott, rb«rg«w> »¡th «putting a only reason she was leaving was headed by Eddie Condon, to enter­ tive immediately. •oldier from a Miami guardhouse that the wanted to get married tain troops abroad definitely wen mth for your copies Despit« the fact that the Horne U» hr her iinnpaiuuu for on ere. and that she didn’t think the two air celled here last week. Although thankful that in the girl is said to have drawn custom ■ling. Hollingei tatiuiated that bo- would mix. officials of the company, ami of good, old United State« we can at least 20 percent in excess of fore the mveatigation i* fiahhod, the D’Arcy Agency, which handles •till get nhai we want to read, marks «.»stablished by such artists it may involve decan* of well" the account, refused to comment, even if it’* a bit late? Helen joined the band in Febru­ a* Hildegarde, Jean Sablon, Larry advice from Washington indicated Adler and Morton Downey, the ‘•Mis- Parrott’* friend, Pvt. Mi­ ary, 1939, after u Beat staffer here that Lieut Col. Marvin S. Young, had recommended her to Nita management and the directorate chael Bryan, formerly guitarist tn former NBC official now in spe­ could not get together on opera­ Benny Goodman1’s orchestra; Pvt. b iixrcwnj. who uaiavu cial services, frowned upon the the boss into hiring her. At that tion policy. John Mtwergrr, h «ndainan at tamp plan and it seemed apparent that Maria Kramer Dorso has established personal Kilmer (N. J.); Theodore Beig, time she was working with Larty further delays would not be over- Funk’s bund at the Greenwich Vil­ management offices in the Squibb alia* Teddy Reede, a nightclub lage Barn, and living at the same Buys the Ritz building, Meltzer has joined the master of ceremonies; Thomas Ab The unit had been organized script department of and lison an entertainer, and Kuar (Modulate to Page 2) and was in rehearsal, even hud New York—As scooped in Down Burger plana a hotel management a theme song written by Mel Beat over two months ago, Maria firm. Powell. Bud Freeman, clarinetist, went to Cleveland to be drafted, Kramer, owner of several name­ bond policy hotels, is buying N.Y.’s ing lo violate tbe 1937 marijuana BLUE NOTES and Condon exi to feel the tax taw- All -iifpl Mtw» rgr> also breeze soon. Mel Powell may join ritzy Ritz-Carlton Hotel. The price May Broadcast whv charged with illegal «ale or Capt. Glenn Miller’s air corps worked out is said to be around possession of marijuana. Miss Pae- r ill was »Mil named a >ief« -tdaot. Lonibirdo may be King uf the three und a half million dollar Duke's Concert mark and Mrs Kramer will run though Hollinger «aid «he will ba ben hut lu» earning* certainly New York—Alan C-ourtney, at an important witneaa.” indirai» it’s pop. corn. the hostelry along the same name­ pteaj time, waa atu mpting to ne­ This is part of the story that Yank Lawson band lines as her Edison and Lin­ gotiate for a broadcast, via sta­ caused near panic in some music Al th «Mig Ik coln N.Y. upots when she takes tion WOV and the Atlantic net­ reached its peak when it be. over on February 1. work, Duke Ellington’s concert at cobiti an initial band (B, G.. Follows Peewee Incidentally, bandsters report Carnegie Hall on January 23, be­ T. D.). Joe Blow has aban­ that Mitchell Ayres had to take ing staged for the benefit of Rus­ doned hit idea of according New York—Yank Lawson, trum­ his outfit off the -itand at 2 a.m. sian war relief. this honor lo Paul Pendan i«, pet, has joined Benny Goodman, During intermission at the con­ Square Helen replacing Peewee Irwin, who had New Year’s Eve because of Mrs. Kramer’s unwillingness pay cert, Ellington will be presented OW1 wants songs urging cus­ remained with the band only a few over time. The killer is that in­ with an award of merit by music On the Cover tomers Io carry home their par­ days after returning. Lawson, siders estimate the Lincoln’s Green world luminaries. cels. How about, “Shoot the Sack formerly with Bob Crosby, had Room, where the band plays, would Undoubtedly pretty Helen b> Me, Jack!” been playing a pit orchestra job have more than made up th« over­ O'Connell still i* • hep chick, here. time money in food end liquor but she's playinu aguarr on the L1MERICKY ' sold. As it was, th»- crowd dis­ Lyman Was Slow eover of thia issue by posing M 1 trumpeter named Harry Jarno appeared just as noon as Mitch the stage door like the rest of 1* winning the icky acclaim« Johnny McGee and his boys went off, and a four- —Maria Worried the hounds and asking for the The dough it roll* in piece combo took over. lulographa of Bob Eberly, her (And, boy, that ain't lint) To Break Up New York—Abe Lyman, sched­ long-time team mate in the vocal Bui Bix Booster» call him vile uled to open at the Hotel Lincoln department, and Kitty Kallen, New York -Johnny McGee will New Lunceford Sax here on January 7. was not ready her vurcraaor with the Jimmy break up his band shortly after his Dorsev « new. Heleii quit to get Coen Cola'* «-«porting a couple current Arcadia ballroom stand, New York — Newest Lunceford least another week before he could married you know (aee »lory of jam band* to AEF jitterbug* because of difficulty in making re­ recruit is Ted Hulbert, sax-clary start the engagement. At press elsewhere on thi* page). Sho Thera are not lo In confused placements in his brass section man from Detroit, who takes over time, Maria Kramer, operator of onghlii know shout Krokhina with the type of bug moat pronti, and other troubles. He probably for Benny Waters. Hulbert joir»d the hotel, was tearing her hair in nent in the Inal war, named after will take a pit trumpet job with Lunceford last week at th» Apollo an attempt to find in eleventh a famous brats man. Mike Todd’s Ziegfeld Follies. theater here. hour replacement DOWN BEAT NEWS Spivak Leaping at Pennsylvania

Earns Special Beat Settles Miss O'Connell Award for Band In New Office Leaves Dorsey circi New Iteadqnartar* for Dsnsn und Boat in New Yorii have been four . «labbahnl in *u.u 2415 "I tl»r To Become Mrs stor RKO Bi is pi Achievement (Jumped from Page 1) hotel in which the Boat formerly Every Known Record 7-4131. Nita Barnet has Joined the staff, replacing Helen Bliss, had its N.Y. offices. A Toledo girl, she’s in her early Altv At Pennsy Shattered who reaigned. No other change* num in peraoatnel, Mike Levin con­ twenties, doesn't want us to reveal her groom’s name since his family mg By Charlie's Trumpet tinuing as New York editor, end Thei Frank Stacy aa aasiatant editor. doesn’t want any publicity Her first success was with All of Mo, Bryi followed twv year* ago by the beia Green Eyes - Amapola Larin series Ghaviie Spivak’s moots at the with Eberly, probably the most successful “formula” ever used by Hotal Ponnsyloania for the week Koussevitzky to his i ending January S Mtsdled 4jlO2. a dance-band vocal »cam Manager Billy Burton claims that her “clear >utei This not oniv hp/rJ Glonn Sant Miller's record of 3JM6 for the Stay in Bo. ton and limpid” phrasing alone mum week last year, but was the 600,000 of the disc’s million sales. fem first time in the history of the dibtll hotel that total covers hod ex- reins at the Boaton Symphony*» with helm and down to head Kitty Kallen who replaces Mias the Philharmonic Symphony here. O’Connell when the band leaves meni Rather the per mail ent condueter- the Strand wu» last seen on lbs Arci ship was given to Arturo Rodzm- Boat’s Jan. I, 1942. cover with her foun aki, Polish musician for ten years head of th* Cleveland orchestra. years old, she started out in Phil­ tion« New York — The above figures ban Franriaeo Thi* ia a patriotic atrip leaae, if you pleaae—and adelphia, her home town, at the tell this tale. Charlie Spivak came, Rodzniik will be assisted during ther you’re bound to pleaae, nt at least be pleased by thia shot of beauteous part of the next season by Bruno age of eight on a WCAU Sunday beim saw, and konked the opposition A«ia Leonard «tripping off her «ilk hosiery for the duration. She children's hour. At 13, she started His former boss, Glenn Miller; Walter, Metropolitan Opera con hear wailed until after Christmas so «hr couM first hang 'em for Santa, ductor, and Howard Barlow, CBS jobbing with bands at University Benny Goodman: Artie Shaw, and and what do you think she got? % perfectly swell week’» engagement of Pennsylvania dances, and at 16 all the other outfits that have music head. with ber nil .girl band at the Golden Gate theater here. But it didn’t The incorrect Koussevitzky ru­ she had a commercial of her own worked the Hotel Pennsylvania make the stocking look a* pretty a* does Ada’s ew-r-r limb! on WCAU tram hue found their records swamped mors, widely circulated here, grew out of a letter from Marshall She went to Chicago three yean real in the deluge of business that ago to sing at the Blackhawk and he n Charh* has been drawing. horn nov.—much of it soft, but a band still jumps lightly. Now and Field, Philharmonic board chair­ man, offering the post to the famed joined the Teagarden band there four Eight months ago, I said that great deal of it with a boot that then he rushes, but Middleton just along with Dodie O'Neil, who later who. Charlie Spivak looked like the slugs the band's brass up to Cloud clamps down a little harder and Russian, who, however, turned it band of the year. And that I 7 His natural elation over his out­ hi falls right back in. down. later the Teagarden band ran into prov: thought he would eventually over­ fit's wonderful performance has Th>> brass sounds the best it ever difficulties in Tennessee, and she late take th« lead nt Harry tarn*, in macle him alive and smiling on the han. Now up to four trams, the left it, only to return and leave Miar the popularity contest*. Last sum­ handstand. a showman instead of slide -*ection has the best tone of Musicians Seek a year later on the coast. She ■>uite mer Spivak busted the Penn’s sum­ nice guy fronting h good band. liny in the business anJ even joined the NBC staff there 11 him mer record. Then he came on with People are awarr of Spivak th«' though fine hotman Bill Mustard Aid for Cellist months ago, and left last month to aftei My Devotion and WAtte Christmas leader now- as well as the Spivak is no longer there, swings con travel east with Jimmy. Gal bowls pure plus a senes of fine dance records band—and they like it. slantly with tasty phrasing and New York—The New York Phil­ 100, is smallish, black-haired, and gutty attack. Much the same goes harmonic Orchestra members led that put him on top in the Beat’s Rhythm Still Swing* brown-eyed, and cooks a mean bar­ intro dance- record division. Last week for the trumpets, especially when by Arthur Rodzinski have added becued chicken. —mix hers, as a result of his .finishing fifth The rhythm section without Spivak plays lead, at which he is their voices to those of Arturo Dave Tough and Dave Mann him in our cumulative figures. Charlie top» for my dough. Toscanini, Eugene Ormandy and later was awarded the Beat’s special (piano) swings just as much. This the men of the Philadelphia Or­ can be laid directly at the door of Reeds Okay Now son, achievement award as th« new chestra in asking .Secretary of Mildred Bailey bure band which had made the biggest one James Middleton, a sterling The_ last______complained State Hull to intervene in the case bassman if there ever was one. stride into the bigtinu this year. about Charlie’s reeds, saying that of Pablo Casals, Spanish cellist era) The guy never stops swinging, get­ weren't full enough. Comes Casals reportedly has been in­ Sick, Recovers ting a huge tone that fills the en lan Willie Smith. Comes on terned in Spain because of his Boston — Mildred Bailey was dose Thus there art lots of toices tire room and provides the band the sax-section. The organ-tone Loyalist sympathies and the mu­ back on the band-stand when hus­ with a fine foundation of reso- n'eek howling in the wildernes i with me, has to be heard for best descrip­ siaaiw here have written Hull, band Red Norvo opened with his brou people who claim 'hat not only wonderful showman, tion. Smith’s lead is driving but asking him to secure Casals safe band at the Tic-Toc here. The wae Charlie Spivak the big deal Jamci admits that now and then subtle, and his solos, especially on passage to some country of his his bouncing while playing might singer was stricken with pneu­ in *42 but that givet the right pretty tunes, are excellent My choosing. monia while on tour in Canada Miss breaks in '43, he will be right in be a mite overdone. As far as I’m only beef nov about the reeds is concerned, he can change funny claim the Pennsy ought to hung a with outfit. Red a fa1 there slugging with James and not in their playing, but what is had his troubles during the Cana town Dorsey for top commercial honors. hats every other 12 bars a« long dime with them l*ehind Spivak's pennant on the door reading: as he plays the way he does now. “Clap hands—Charlie’s here” dian jaunt with Mildred ill and Mis» Here’s why; when I last re­ lead horn. Arranger Sonny Burke’s bassmar Clyde Lombardi leaving chas» viewed Charlie, I claimed that he No slouch on the rhythm either is wide voicing» are A-l on jump PamaMl: Sax*«. WUBr Aallh, Quril. git boy Kenny White. huMi>. Hrary Haus*, iraaaia LaOwig, aad the band due to girl trouble. weed was being to> quiet on the stand, tunes and up ballads (see People Daa MaSaU . . IraupaUi ISarlli. tain suppressing his fine horn work Alvin Stoller, a youngster, is in Like You and Me), but they don’t 1*3x1*11* Cram, »aan> Vanalll, Di*» Baa» under a trick mute, and standing a tough slot at drum«.. He’s filling give as full and rich a background . . Troaxbaaa*! Nalaaa Biddla, Jlmaiy Private Martin Now back with the brass so much that Dave Tough’s shoes, an almost im­ us Spivak’» beautiful horn de­ Priddy, Fraak D'AaaaU*. aad Paal Taanrr San Francisco — Tony Martin, often the crowd didn’t know w-ho possible job for the average white serves for the s'ow ditties. At radio and screen singer, was in­ rest was leader. This is no longer so. drummer. But at that, he’s doing press-time Spivak was huddling ducted into the army on December any Spivak is playing mostly open well. Proof of that

business, and the other half being him to get rid of “the stuff he was eral service men in a rather nasty kept for Bryan. Reig made no carrying in his phonograph” (a offense, might prove of harm to Frank Sinatra Two Musician profit, merely obliging Mias Rey­ $200 portable which had just been Camp Kilmer’s relations with the nolds and Bryan. Surchased for him). Bryan evi- town of New Brunswick. On Hit Parade Bryan Cornea Bark entiy did this at the next stop, Civil Action on Two New York—Frank Sinatra, Beat Soldiers Caught When Anderson arrived in Flor­ because when hr arrived at Miami and was searched, there was noth­ At press-time, both Auld and vocalist poll winner, takes over ida, Bryan waa already on his way singing chores on CBS’s Hit Pa­ back to New York by plane. This ing incriminating in his possession. Bryan are being turned over to In Federal Trap Case Breaks in Florida the civil authorities for their ac­ rade beginning February 15, re­ time he let it be known that he tion, while Reynolds, Reig, and placing Barry Wood. Signed by (Jumped from Pagr 1) wanted enough to last him in Flor­ What broke the case to the news­ CBS three months ago, Frank has ida and also if he should be trans­ papers generally were the inci­ Tom Allison are all out on $500 circle* in NYC. Rather than have bail, pending grand jury action been doing sustaining shots on ferred to Camp Kilmer. It was dents that followed. Confined to his own. vicious rumor« circulate unchecked, agreed that a full pound would be the stockade for 20 days for being and the return of bills of com­ and for further reasons to be needed ($100 worth). Once more AWOL, Bryan was visited by Miss plaint. Allison was not directly Barry Wood, with Mark War­ found in our editorial, the full Reig climbed in a taxi, and hunted Parrott, who had flown down in involved in the action, but was now’s orchestra for background, story of what actually happened around, this time not without pro the meantime. For some unknown picked up when Reig came to his begins a new Lucky Strike series is printed hen. test from Anderson, who claimed reason, she concealed Bryan in the room to get his overcoat and oper­ to be called All-Time Hit Parade. Both in BG Band back of her car, drove him to her atives found sticks of “tea” on featuring song hits of the past and meriy that the last amount had been Last year Pvt Byran and Pvt. short-weight and that $100 was a 88th St. Miami home, where she his dresser. He played trumpet present. The show will be heard Altwerger (whoaa professional lot to pay. The pound was pur­ gave him civilian clothes, and then just recently with a Hotel Lincoln over NBC every Friday at 8:80 name is Georgie Auld) were work­ chased from a character named took him to a hotel, only to turn dance band, quitting because of p.m. and replaces the Information reveal lack of an No. 802 card. Miss Par­ Please program. amily ing in Benny Goodman’* band. Zombi, and waa split, a quarter of him over to the authorities 24 There was trouble at that time, a pound being kept by Miss Rey­ hours later. rott is out on $1,000 bail for her Her Auld meanwhile had returned to alleged action in aiding Bryan to toward occurred as far as she f Mo, Bryan and Auld claiming they quit nolds for Bryan, Anderson pur­ because Goodman was a bad guy, chasing a quarter pound from his post at Camp Kilmer where he desert. knows. 1 the Robert Artis, district superin­ ■erica BG stating that he had fired them Bryan, and Bryan taking a half had been put on post probation for Auld, unlike the others, is for “constant gross misbehavior.” pound with him on the plane to taking part in a scuffle in which tendent of the narcotic bureau, is charged only once, since at no most quoted as saying “quite a number ed by At any rate, Auld went on with Florida. several people were injured at the time did he have anything directly his musical activities, while Bryan While Bryan was on the plane, 2 O’Clock Club in New York, later of soldiers went to Miss Reynolds’ to do with the purchase of the nager room”; however she pointed out ‘dear later went to the coast joining the Anderson began making arrests in closed by the police. News of this marijuana, but merely knew at the Santa Ana Air Corp* band. After New York, and the guitarist re­ was suppressed at army request, that when friends of hers used action and participated by utilis­ : sold her room, absolutely nothing un- I plus & short time there, he waa trans­ ceived a wire in Atlanta telling fearing that since it involved sev­ ing the extra $25. ferred to an Arizona camp, being dismissed from the band, along with two other well-known musi­ Mia* cians, with the preferred chargee leave« mentioning the use of marijuana. n the Around th< kaih, time, Bryan was h her found playing with a civilian band ty-one in civvies. Later when he was sta­ Phil- tioned in Arizona he got into fur­ it the ther trouble for being AWOL, he unday being at the Trianon at the time to tarted hear a famous colored band. Meet» Unula’« Friend r own Shortly after thia Bryan wae transferred to Miami, where his yean real troubles started. While there k and he met 40-year-old Ursula Parrott, there four-times-married fiction writer, ► later who, according to acquaintances, time “was infatuated with Bryan.” She n into provided him with a ticket, and d she late in November, Bryan flew from leave Miami to New York, staying at a . She suite which she allegedly got for re 11 him in the Pennsylvania Hotel, nth to after a civilian outfit had been bowl* purchased for him. 1, and During this time, Mis* Parrott n bar- introduced Bryan to a friend of mix hers, saying that she had known him a long while. This “friend” later turned out to be Roy Ander­ son, agent of the federal narcotic bureau. During this time Bryan told sev­ eral persons, including a friend of his, Rose Reynolds, a singer who closed at a 52nd St. night club two n hus- week;- ago, that he was very th his brought down, and that he wanted . The to get hold of some “tea” to take pneu- back down to Miami with him. anada Miss Reynolds, trying to do Bryan . Red a favor, went to several places in Cana­ town, along with Anderson and li and Miss Parrott, attempting to pur­ saving chase some of the drug in loose weed state, but was unable to ob­ tain any. Raised the Price [artin, Bumping into Auld in the For­ as in­ rest lobby, she asked him if he had F Just as the Olds organization has ember any ideas as to where any might Lrthur be purchased, and they both de­ always been proud of the acclaim cided to try Teddy Reig, a mutual friend who had been around the of Olds brasses by fine musicians business for years and knew every­ k the world over, it is now proud of one connected with it Reig didn’t want to do it, but was finally per­ L its selection for vital war produc- suaded, with the additional proviso R tion. The same artistry and ingenu­ that he raise the price to Mias Parrott $25 so that Auld, who was ity that went into the building of the broke, could purchase a gift for a friend. world’s finest brasses are now all- Reig went upstairs to Miss Rey­ nolds’ room in the Forrest, where ; out for the biggest job our country in the presence of Miss Reynolds, I has ever had. Until that job is done, Anderson, Miss Parrott, and Bryan, he called a friend of his, named Olds will not be able to produce "ork Chops, uptown and arranged to purchase a half pound of mari­ | any more instruments: but in their juana for $75, adequate for sev- ’ achievements. Olds craftsmen see a eral hundred cigarettes, Reig then left for uptown with the money more abundant future in a free and and cabfare, and returned, giving the 425 on the q.t. to Auld and the peaceful world when Music will half-pound to Anderson. Bryan in again come into its own. the meantime had left, having to catch his plane for Miami. 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Eddie Barrett Heterogeneous Crop of Platter-Brains Jury Indicts Breaks Up Band 10 in Boston On N. U. Campus Holocaust Evanston, Ill.—Bnakup of the Boston—Repercussions from the Eddie Barrett organisation, lead­ Cocoanut Grove holocaust struck ing jump band on the Northwest­ two weeks ago when a grand jury er! university campus and prob­ returned ten indictments against ably the finest group ever to hit principals involved in the fire in­ NU, came as a great blow to uni­ vestigation, and at the same time versity swin~ fans when »mist- hit at the “laxity and incompe­ clarinetist Barrett announced the tence” of Boston officials. disbanding early in December Named in manslaughter indict- vo, Il Personnel problems necessitated mente Barnet Wrlunsky, ch*n< the move primarily, and it was in­ owner of the night club; James «rule dicated that Barrett finally decided Welansky, manager; and Jacob dolisi to give up when Fred Monde and Goldfine, wine steward. Each was while Bruce Wishard, two key men in held in $10,000 bail with double imi ti his trumpet section, pulled out. surety. give* The latter will join the navy. Other indictments were: James Previously, Eddie war having con­ H Mooney, Boston building com­ quanl siderable trouble in finding high missioner, willful neglect of duty, that 1 calibre men for two reed chairs, $1,000 bail; Police Captain Joseph Times a trombone chair, and the bass A. Buccigross, willful uglect of spot. The band had a complete duty, $1,000 bail; Fire Lieutenant at od library of difficult specials liefen Barrett said he may consider Marti four or five-piece small work willful neglect oi $1,000 buil around campus when Northwest­ Samuel Rudnick, contractor, con­ by ft spiracy, $5,000 bail; Reuben O. ern resumes January 4. Whethei the 1942 swing band or not he will ust- vocalist Marilyn New York—Leonard Feather assembled thi* stellar Bodenhorn, night club designer, group of diac picker* on hit WMCA program last poll, und finally, Billy “Swee’ Pea' Strayhorn, the conspiracy, $2,500 bail; David Gil Frye in a deal such as this is not Duke’s protege, who placed second in the arranger-.' the st certain. month to lend their brain* to answer* about record« bert, working on construction of «ent in by the listener*. Left to right: Mitchell Ayres, list in the Beat poll. Not bad for a youngster. This the new cocktail lounge, conspir­ Block Tin Barrett band breakup leaves wu the session where, after listening to a piano as ai only four bands in Evanston and band leader; Harry lam, Javanese jitterbug:— acy, $2,500 bail. migawd, that’s the notorious New York editor of recording, one uf the experts ventured, “Could that Police identified the tenth man but s place. Eddie Stanton in about the Doom Beat, Mike Levin, how did HE get in be Duke?” And Ellington replied, “No, that isn’t and c numbei one spot as best on campu¿ indicted as a City of Boston build­ Hoi there?; then the ne» singing rage of Manhattan, me. But I wish I could play like that.” It was Jay ing inspector. Dick Bralin has played sen ral Lena Home; Edward Kennedy Ellington, who under McShann’s Confessin* the Blues. other NU functions, while Dick but V Lewis and Cliff Aspergren have settle on a duration band basis. =hredi been playing entirely ff campui, Roh Allen, Woody Herman mostly north shore country club* und hands open today (15) at Hampton Cracks Court and high schoo’- the Oriental and Chicago thea­ Block —Benny Bennett ters. respectively, for one week thoug tach. Stan Kenton will follow Regal Record happe Allen on the 22nd on the same a paii Casa Loma to Play date that Charlie Barnci opens Chicago—With seats filled und ii secek at the Regal theatei. a constant overflow of cash cus­ fore 1 Navy Mutual Show openings follnu tomers standing along the walls Don’t Gracie Barrie replaces Chico of the Regal theater on Chicago’s for a New York—Glen Gray has left New Year’s Eve hit Chicago in one of its most righteou» Mar r at the Blackhawk on the South Side, Lionel Hampton shat­ tablisl the Soldiers of Production Blue moods in several months as Lionel Hampton and Billie Holi­ 27th anti Gene Krupa takes over tered the all time attendance rec­ '.han ■ network program tiecause of the day tore the roof off the Regal, Stan Kenton and Jerry Wald the If old baton on the 29th. ord for the theater early this is und difficulties involved in getting the Freddy Wood, pianist, formerly month. parati Casa Lomu band time-tables to fit kicked the customers back and forth between the Grand Ball­ playing .it the LaSalle Hotel, <3 Aided and abetted by Lady Day tin* of the program. Cu&u Lomi« room and the Panther Room of the Sherman, Louis Jordan now playing al the Beverly Cock­ will continue to do service-men kept the Garrick Stagebar tail Lounge featured with Linda 20,000 people in his ¿even day Elmer’s. Court, shows, however, with a new Mu­ crew happy and Dotty Done­ and Al Davis. . . Gay Claridge’s stint. The consensus was that the non B Navy Bulletin Joe Glaser was in town over the band, another to try the tricky young Hampton crew (with many tual air-shot called gan and die Miller (Max), Board hiuni from f to 6 p.m Christina» and New Year’s holi­ Hal Kemp style (and copying new chain replacing army draf­ every Saturday. Cherock (Shorty) quartet at days keeping score for his attrac­ quite well) is playing at the Merry tees) was nothing short of terrific. tions locally with Les Brown at Garden ballroom. Both the Chicago and the Hamp on Dick Jurgens plays his last night need Southside... Adolph Treusch, man­ for the duration January 17 at Aim fli ager of Elmer’s lounge, wheedling ney is the Aragon ballroom, his most suc­ dead i the colored local in a iispute with cessful ?pot since the baud’s forma­ Lionel Burns, Dorothy Donegan durin,■■ the ab­ tion. Plain? are for a big celebra­ Bloc sence of her manager, Phil Shelley. that h tion for Dick and the band as they Feels Cooler radios Louis Jordan play ing l<> packed play their Iasi job. A repetition of house* at the Garrick, is on hi* Chicago — There’- a slow burn long s Glenn Miller’» dramatic closing is I feel JAZZ MAGAZINE way to the west coast for mount expected amongst band and fans on the disposition of sunny Lionel pitchers in very few days. Hi* Hampton is he considers Illinois Thai for Dick’s band has been an all aren’t draft extension han been extend­ timi best seller at the North Side Jacquet’.« dropping from the band Announces A special issue devoted to ed again. At this rate Uncle Lou­ because of illness, und then coming are re ballroom Dick will be followed by ment’s is will never see the inside of Henry King for an indefinite time. through town a few days later on G.L khaki. his way to join Cab Calloway. It’s radios A rnett Cobh visiting the boys in gumen Milt Larkin’s engagement at the Milt Larkin’s band while his new not like the Cab. Could Jacquet be the offender? that it THE LIFE ROD mUStC OF Rhumboogie has now been labeled boss, Lionel Hampton, was in town. get 11 ‘indefinite’ despite several closing Cobb, pushed by all South Side The burn was replaced by grins, wrong dates that have been given in the Chicago while he was with Larkin though, as Hamp reintroduced Ar­ past »nd fallen through. Hints at the Rhumboogn, was called nett Cobb to Chicago in Jacquet’s around town art- that the band back for chorus after chorus on place. Hamp feels that Arnett will In i may stay there for the duration. last si ows at the Regal when man­ one day wxrn whip the socks off that b DUKE ELUDGTOD If âo, the town will practically ager Ken Bluett turned the band any other tenor mar in the busi­ nance loose. ness. For our agreement, read the respect South Side celebration* over Bandii Dug on this show Cobb was primai formerly with Milt Larkin, now exce»* the Duke Ellington victory in would Dou n Beta's sixth annual all at the Rhumboogie here. «tar bund poll took on the fervor «loppi! SS! of ii Joe Louis victory. go on Louis Jordan played New Year's we we Scores of photographs and article» Eve at the Shennai hotel Bal Tab Dinah Washington by leading critic*. I ESS! room since that night is his night Has South Side Debut We i off on his regular spot at the Gar­ ago th; URS! on goh rick stagebar. The canny Mr. Jor­ Chicago—South side was greet­ fidonce dan! ed with a surprise introduction after t The Maka Believes, sensation­ early this month when Dinah while ' al pantomime act just closed al Washington previewed at the Re­ stable the Sherman hotel, disbanded gal theater for her first South Side The after Nets Year’s Eve when they appearanci. Dianah, currently at bonds, shuttled back and forth between the Garrick Stagebar in the Loop, with c. ★ Reserve Your Copy Now . . MRAWÇGI the Ambassadors East and West showed remarkable ability on all the bid for the night. The boys are all fronts. til the RIMHE1DS going into different branches of tically ★ 50c per copy AS0^,10^ the service. tickets Ray Pearl, Melody Mill maestro, it may wap drafted into the army from a umorr 4-F classification 'ast month when 'em pls it was found that he was physical­ that w ly acceptable for service. The traditional Christmas tree lighting «eremonies in New LEARN PIAMO TUMING York City Hall Park had gone NT HOME off without a hitch. Then the JAZZ MAGAZINE Park Department Band «wung Compiti» coma by Or Wm. Irn,d WMN inttrnntloulli racoonhad pltn». itclinlcUr, into Silent Night—and Io, the •vth«' of "Plano Tunlng and Alllad Arti i nit*-player remained ualight— and Principal of The Scnool of Pian» Tech- I mean silent. Seems the huge grunt-iron wa* frozen solid and had to be thawed out mi our of the Hall’s radiators. 1943 NEWS —FEATURES DOWN BEAT Beat Staffers Slug It Two Poll Winners in Jam Millinder and Rey Enliven Out Over Right Method Kaysee Scene

I the Kansas City—For the past two ruck weeks Kansas City has outdone it­ jury To Sell the War Bonds self in really solid sessions. The ainst holiday spirit took hold sitarting time December 20th when Alvino Rey mpe- played a one-nighter at the Plo- Mor ballroom and had a crowd of idict- 4,000—breaking the house record. naky. chatterers Dick Gilbert and Martin Block. Block, who «tarted the large Then a fine dance with Lucky ame« wale gimmickin« with u free ropy of Der tuehrrr’i Face for a fifty Millinder and the Ink Spots at the Iacob dollar bond purr haw. baa mostly purrhared hie “gimmick*" him»elf. Auditorium, with Millinder’s men while Gilbert, who last month sold 8500,000 worth of bonds, ha» relied jamming at several spots later. ouble on lie-up* with various theaters and «porting enterprise« to get hi« Tower Ork Popular giveaways. Mike Carli, who»- stage band It’« an important point, Music has and m being used to «ell vaat plays at the Tower theater, has quantities of war bonds. The particular way veema important enough so been here about six months and i« duty, that the men concerned have not hesitated In read statement« aeveral very popular. Featured is H-nry jseph times over the air. Busse’s old piano man, Don Tiff, ct of The Beat’« N.Y. staff Maned In report the affair, and found itself »nant al odds, with the result that Mike Levin, N.Y. ed, has written a column town are -assured of at leant one ected defending Courtney, while Frank Stacy, aMisting ed, is cudgeling for jump tune in the show each week. blaze, Martin Block. The boya alug it out below.) Your ,-orrespondent went to see bail; a football gain-- at Norman, ho con­ by Mike Lovin by Frank Stacy tween the Oklahoma University n 0. —-defending Alan Courtney. —defending Martin Block and Missouri. gnor, I am practically overwhelmed at If giving away theater tickets During into mu.' ions, the Ckla- 1 Gil­ ible. The purchase of war orably for the other fellow to the start ■ -bucking not only Martin or phonograph records or any s, our government says, is the homa University band played, one m of Block, who has sold as many bonds other gimmick means that war C throw the first punch, make the of the fines: college bands in the ispir- best way that civilians can helpfirst surprse attack. This -June mid-west. It has 175 members and as any comparable radio figure, nonds will be sold, then I’m all actively to bring about victory specious idealism lies behind the but shrewd staffer Stacy, a Keen for it- Each war bond sold, no matter is directed by John Waring and canny writer. It may be unfortunate that some attack on premium* war bond build- by what means, means another -tales; in this instance, it's sup- Bernie Cummins Comes However, I still claim they both American citizens need lures, and gun-another round of ammuni uosedlj not quite decent to taint Elected president for the tenth are not only up the wron^ tree, comparatively worthless ones nt tion- a step toward peace for the the spiritual quality of the bonds consecutive year was William Shaw but with their panta hanging in that, before they perform their men in the trenches. with commercialism. of Local 627. shreds to boot. recognized duty, I’m fa* from con­ Sure, Americans like gimmicks. Moving into thr Hotel Mu hie It has been pointed out that vinced, however, that offering pre­ 1*1 'Em Have It ■ Courtney has been outsold by both It’s one of their characteristics. hach is one of K.C.’s best liked miums is perverting the democrat­ One of the valid criticisms of But to say that the gimmicks en­ hotel bands. Bernie Cummins md Block and Gilbert. Quite true— ic idea, as has been suggested by his orchesti a Howard Mc- though one night, just to see what the opponents of such high-pres­ Alliid effort concerns the danger democratic traditions is happened, Courtney's offering of sure bond selling. reluctance on our part to give drawing a pretty long verbal bow. Creery and his orchestra into the up the idea of noble conduct. The Let tht disc Jockeys give away Hotel Piisident, with the Stream­ a pair of baseball ticket-: brought Bonds Will Win War reason that the enemy has the autographs or book-ends or movie lines making Martina-on-the-Plasa, i and in over |10,000 in one hour—be­ fore he called it off in disguat. For some reason, the American jump on us right now can be stars, just as long as they do sell the current jump spot of the town. . cus- public has always been fascinated waiting hon- bonds, do hasten the war’s end. . . . —Don Rott walls Don’t forget too that Block works by free gadgets. The theory of eago’s for b station that has had an es­ American salesmanship is founded shat- tablished record program lunger in great part on the belief that than Courtney's, that his audience Mr. and Mrs. .1. Public can be is undoubtedly larger, making com­ v>ld much easier if they think parative figures a little inaccurate. that they’re getting a little some­ v Day Don’t Need Fllm-FI*«« thing extra for their money. Wit­ / over Skip, too, the charges if the ness the popularity of grab bags i day Courtneyite« that actually the rea­ among children, the interest adults st the son Block and Gilbert arc giving find m carnival prizes, dubious gimmicks is to give their sales of­ auctions and bank nights. fices proven records of sales pull. Realistically, we want to end the ■rrific. Both men are established, don’t as efficiently as iwh need to indulge in that sort of flim-flam But despite that, Court­ ney is still right, and the others be sold without gimmicks—to do dead wrong. "th^rwiae is to cheapen the meth­ Block told me over the phone odology of government — a very that he didn’t care “whether it’s tricky process. radios, iceboxes, or war bonds--as Don't Sell Short burn long us I can sell a lot of them, The perfect example of what Lionel I feel that I’m doing my job.” can happen lies in the movie in­ llinoit: That's exactly the point-bonds dustry. They started dishes to help : band aren’t like everything else. They bolster up double features, and it oming are representative of the govern­ ended, literally, with the movies ter on ment’s fiscal policy and no* cheap iy. It’s radios or bad eyeglasses. The ar­ ter lets of dishes. Furnishing the gument that this may be true, but latter up until a year ago was a uct be that it doesn’t hurt ns long a« you million dollar industry! get the bonds sold, is --quully The bonds should be sold. We wrong. will go on fighting whether they squet ■ Rmirti far Rond* are or not. But to sell them this tt will In the first place, the reason way risks making a mockery of du off that bonds are sold is not to fi­ : busi- nance the war—though in some 'Sell ’em simple, ad the respects it obviously helps. The not short!' Jb was primary purpose is to «oak up L now oxces- s| . i- । ig power which would cause inflation and wreck the -iructurt*. If bond-buying stopped tomorrow, we would «till go on fighting the war, even if BAND SOUNDS GREAT OUT! we weren’t “paying” for it We discovered almost ten years »but ago that paper money doesn ’t rest TOO MUCH "SOCK appeal stamps your on gold- -it rests on people’s con- ^$L00 ■ luction fidonev Germany had an inflation band as a Gee-Whiz outfit regardless of its musi­ after the last war because of fear, TO RE ABLE TO WRITE AU. YOUR Dinah while we devalued and remained ARRANGEMENTS WITHOUT cal quality. If your band's drooping socks and big he Re­ stable because of confidence. »VEN USING A PIANO th Side TO KNOW THE 4-PART HARMONY The same must hold true of IF EVERT “HOR5 OF MUSIC brown shoes are exposed, run, do not walk, to the itty at bonds. If we mix their sale up COR ALL Eb. lb I C INSTRU ’ Loop, with carnival methods, inevitably MENTS AT THE 1AME TIME -OR A < OMPLETE COURSE ON nearest exit and get a set of Selmer Porta-Desks the bidding must be forced up un ARRANGING til the bonds themselves are prac­ TO HAVE > SOUND KNOWLEDGE tically worthless. While theater OF CHORD PROGRESSION They'll dress up your appearance, hold lots of IO BE ABLE TO TRANSPOSE ANY tickets may bring ’em out today, SONG TO ANY OTHER KEY it may take a cow or half a hou-n TO EE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY music, are easy to carry, and cost very little. Buy tomorrow. The answer still is, sell QUESTION OF HARMONY ’em plain, and make people realize a set today. that what they are buying MUST world that will DO ALL THISI It II colorful, durable ano tin Into your POPULAR BAND MGtf podwto LEADER PHOTOGRAPHS DON'T DELAY Ml =Sdmer=——— Inquire »< your local muiic dealer or vend only $1.00 now to the Llghtilig flnraiger Co. W pop to odvsrtiH your PORTA-DESKS bond. Hash yoor band name Allontooo. P«nna. SOLD BY YOUR LOCAL MUSIC DEALER or initial« on For1a>Do«lis. DOWN BEAT LOS ANGELES NEWS Anita O'Day Cuts Out from Gene Krupa Vocalist Wrong Riff! 0. G. Air Show Front Hedda Hopper’s rot- Says She Just umn: “When 1 walked on thr “Private Miss Jones” set, I Moved to East beard the hottest boogie-woogie piano playing. There in a corner was a piano surrounded by the May Hint Trend whole company who wax pracli- cully swooning from the jungle Wage Ceiling Expected May Organize Small rhythm which was being dished out by none other than Jose To Discourage Stars Combo—Penny Pipei Iturbi at thr keyboard.” From Broadcasting Replaces With Band fused Io conduct for Benny GimmIuuu- al Robin Hood Dell Los Angeles — W ithdrawal Loa Angeles—Anita O’Day cut in Philadelphia two yean ago. Neison Eddy, movie and opera loose from th«. Gent- Krupa combo Who ia mixing whose publicity? singer, from the Old Gold radio at the close of the Palladium en­ series (he washes up January 27) gagement December 29. is regarded by many as result of “I’m just tired and want to take the new wage ceiling, which is a rest,” was all thr singer had to figured to have a far-reaching ef­ say about her withdrawal. Krupa’s Midnight Booze fect on th«- Hollywood radio indus­ only comment was “I’m sorry to try, now dependent largely on film sue Anita go. We’ve been together names located here. a long time and 1 know she has Curfew Booms been a big asset to the band.” _ Move Significant Krupa left fur a short stand in Significant angle for Hollywood Sai» Diego with Penny Piper, for­ Bottle Clubs' musicians is the fact that the new merly with Bob Crosby and the Old Gold -cries, which replaces new Bobby Sherwood band, -ihar- Los Angeles—Ga* rationing and pieiBun duuj. win nui w u ruui.v ing the vocal chores with Ray the new 12 o’clock liquor curfew wood show but will originate in Eberle. Band was due to return are expected to bring about a big New York with the featured spot here early this nSammy Kaye's ork. pearance at the Orpheum theater combos here. If all the Hollywood movie stars before leaving for the east. Most of the small nitery op­ withdraw from radio, as some pre­ ■ Anita said she expected to take erators, faced by the loss of the dict they will, due to the wage ceil­ a vacation of several weeks after after midnight liquor revenue, have ing, there just won’t be any Holly­ which she might do m mething moved up their starting times for wood radio industry. about organizing a small inatru music to early hours, some as early as 6:30 and 7:00 p.m. One reason Execs Deny Everything menta con it which she would Execs of the agency which han­ front herself. New King of Corn' Gets wa- fact that musicians' union frowned heavily on idea of salary dles the Old Gold account (J. Wal­ cuts for musicians a spots where ter Thompson) would not discuss th»- total hours would have been the switch from Eddy to “Swing reduced by shuttering promptly at and Sway Sammy” except to say Helen Forrest's Radio Music Boss Spot midnight. that it was just a matter of policy The small combo; are naturally to provide new radio fare from Loa Angeles—Spike Jones, who says he is proud to have getting the big call from neighbor­ time to time. Eddy’s handlers said he was New Nose Clicks been crowned King of Com in the recent Down Beat poll hood niteries, which are springing up in hop«- of catching trade that leaving the program in order to Los Angeles — Helen Forrest, (he lifted the title from its long-time holder, Guy Lombardo) make a concert tour. America’s No. 1 lark, emerged as used to drive miles away from has been upped to general music director of the Bob Buras home to spend the evening How a glamor girl here, as she made ever, it is toe ¿oon to predict final her first public app»^rance (at the “Arkansas Traveler** airshow, outcome of this new trend. recent Furnitur«- Ball at the Palla- replacing Billy Artzt. has withdrawn from his spot at Also scurrying intimate Union Arrangers dium) plastic surgeon Members of Spike’s famous the drums with John Scott Trot­ musical groups art- the numerous chiseled the Forrest physiognomy “City Slickers,” whose steady climb ter’s ork on the Bing Crosby pro­ “bottle clubs” which are bobbing into a more becoming outline. Most to succès - took a sudden jump into gram but continue? to beai the up to meet the demand of those Refuse to Work of the work was performed on the top brackets with the release of hide- for Billy Mill» on the Fibber wh»- arc willing co take out mem­ Helen’i nose, hitherto valuable es­ their Fuehrer’s Face disc, work McGee- and Molly program. berships in so-called private dubs. sentially for breathing and blow­ with him on the show, being in­ ing purposes but now perching cluded in the 12-piece radio combo. For Recordings piquantly on Helen’s attractively 'City Slickers Del Porter (trom­ pert puss. Loa Angeles — Hughie Claudin bone) and Willy Spicer (birdc- and Otis Rene, who operate the The operation was performed in phone on Fut brer's Face} provide Former Guitarist Saw New York just before the James specia material and arrangements. Excelsior recording company here, troupe left for the coast. The Spike ano the Slickers also con­ thought for a while they had a singer took a one week’s lay­ tinue on the Gilmore Oil Cun- scheme whereby they could circum­ off from the Chesterfield br »ad- pa ay's Furlough Fun piogram. In Action in the Solomons vent Petrillo’s edict barring union casts while awaiting removal of arder to devote mort of his time bandages. musicians from recording. to his “City Slickers” combo, Spike They planned to make records featuring Herb Jeffries, the for­ CURING CHRONIC MUSICAL AILMENTS mer Ellington vocal star, using as accompaniment a “vochestra,” in the U. S. Marine Corps, which the only instruments would be human voices. rived here last month for ■ fon-ements, knowing that if they But the plan had to be aban­ furlough before reporting to didn’t get there, it would be all doned when it was discovered that officers* training school. over. They got there but just in all competent music arrangers, at Where did he come from? From time.” least hereabouts, are strictly union the Solomon Islands, where the Lyle who is just 21, says that and would not do arrangements marines liave been too busy mop­ aft«; the war he just wants to go for recording purposes. AFM ping up the Japs to have time for back to playing the guitar. staged a successful drive a few bands and parade-.. years ago for the purpose of em­ What was it like in the Solo­ Shosty Short bracing music arrangers as well mons? Well, Lyle is not inclined to New York — Columbia Pictures as inan-dinentalixte talk about it very much. What he released a short featuring record­ Excelsior firm was launched just says ho says in such simple terms ed excerpts from the Shostakovitch before the Petrillo edict went into Seventh as conducted by Leopold effect, and unlike thr larger eom- ‘We landed under fire and estab­ Stokowski and the Los Angeles -anies, was unable to lay up a big lished a beach Lead. We had a Symphony Orchestra. »ack log of sides for release after pretty hot time of it. How did we the August 31 deadline. However, live? In slit trenches mostly, al­ they have slipped over several though sometime > the shelling got Byrne Manager to Une «ood »sellers nwdi- before Un- dead so hot we would have to take to New York — Frank Hanahaw, ine, biggest of which is the King HOW TONEX CURES "STUFFITIS the jungle; The boys just fought Bobby Byrne manager, is in the Cole Trio’s AU for You and Vim day and night and waited for rein- army. Vam VeedU. No instrument can play easily if it leaks air And Tonex Pads seal tighter than ordinary pads. Our hydraulic test­ ing contraption proves it. Even if your instrument is fairly new Get on the bandwagon and ride while — we believe Tonex Pads am make it play easier because they reduce acoustic absorption Ask your local repairman to give you a free estimate on the moderate cost of a Tonex installation “JOE-SEE-FUS JONIS slides into first place as America’* No. 1 awing nov­ elty. Featured by Woody Herman. Q>unt Basic, Stan Kenton, Chico Marx, Andrews Sisters. King Sisters. ISc

Stint EF ELKHART, INDIANA« DEPT. im 1943 WEST COAST NEWS DOWN BEAT Cow Country Marine Chiefs Mike Reilly, screw-ball leader Bandsman Joins of a gang of musical inad-men. Nix McKinley pulled a classic recently. Mike la umeches a legend in the music game for The Big Parade hie out -of-the-world humor, both Los Angeles — Bob Wills, th« off and on the band -stand. Not Deal for Band only does hr indulge in the usual WJRANDB Oklahoma hill billy who climaxed his corny career with a series »f i-rary routine of novelty bands Criticism of Non-Combat western horse operas for Columbia that march aruuuil the room, pictures here, was inducted into aip customers drinka, squirt si­ Service for Other Units the army at Tulsa, Oklahoma, ac­ phons, etc- etc., but on many rather than fight transportation problems, the band scene cording to word received at the occasion« become« so wrapped doesn’t change as much as formerly in the period of a month Blamed for Decision studio. up in “anything for a laugh' or so. Tommy Dorsey, who?------that he’s been known to break Los Angeles—Deal under which Wills, and his Texas Playboys, opened his third engagement as the combo was known, were up shows and literally. Ray McKinley and most of his popular for many years in rhe It still sounds like a gag to us at the Palladium December Tenney Local 47 hnndsm»»* were to join the 'narine Southwestern states, where they but the report is that Reilly 29 to his usual big reception, corps as an entni turning unit, Lim­ repeatedly outdrew big name out­ has fired Leo Guamieri, one of is in for eight week- with ited to non-combat service, has hia fellow-eccentrics and band fallen through. fits. After their recording of Son Benny Goodman in line to Come-Back Fails Antonio Rosa became one of the high-lights because, if you can Arrongement was set at the lo­ will of all-time big hits in the juke boxes, •fund it. Leu acts too craxy!!! follow. Los Angeles—The entire Spike cal recruiting office here, where they were called to Hollywood for Horace Heidt-Frankic Carle unit Wallace ticket was re-elected at Ray und other members of his opera continues at the Casa Manana, bund took their physicals and took I rodio a spot in a Columbia picture. Out­ recent Local 47 general election fit clicked big with certain audi­ where, incidentally, business wa» for another year. The total vote, the preliminary -teps toward en­ try 27) ences and was signal to work in Haggart Drops strong during the holidays in spite although the lightest in many listment. .-u’t of a series of westerns, last of which of the ■ is blight . Jan Garber, year», wa*> larger than most ex­ hich is was recently completed. with his revamped band (Jan »aye­ pected, running approximately The order cancelling the entire ling ef­ Bass to Score he wmj to ‘forget the sound of 1,700. Union’s membership is well i«al iami* fr?m marine- headquar > uidus- *ign»-of-thrliuH*** division I The his former band” — and who over 7,000. It was figured that ters in Washington, where the en- on film Willow and I, New York -tag« doesn’t?) is going strong at the with a large number of musicians listmeoU had been sent for ap­ show, has an all girl pit band For Five Bands Hollywood Casino aided hy the ice in army hands and hundreds of proval. No official comment on the fronted by pianist-director Ruth show . N-'hle Sisaie is a big at others working in war industries incident was f rtheoming here, but llywood Levien at the piano. Loe Angeles — Bobby Haggart, traction at the Trianon in epite df a small turn-out for the balloting sources which would have reliable the new who has carried off the honors for the fact that the veteran Negro would be inevitable. inf > '.mation said that the marine position of bass player in Down bandleader is an unknown to all replaces Wallace faction was opposed by chiefs had nixed the idea because i HoUy- Beat's All-Star Band poll for except the music-wise hereabouts. they did not want to “set a prece­ many years, and who ranks with Noble’s gal singer and harpist, a group of candidates headed by nate in California’s state »enator, dent’’ which would be a departure -ed spot the all-time greats on his instru­ Olivette Miller, ।hawing plenty of in policy. McKinley could not be Hollywood ment, plans to retire as a playing favorable comment Jack B. Tenney, whom Wallace de­ musician and devote all his time feated for the presidency three reached for comment at writing. ie stars One of the few band change« years ago and who was trying for *OiticiM>i’ Mentioned - me pre­ school in Texas and strutted her to arranging and composing. of local inli*re-i was appearance ige ceil- stuff on the Broadway stage, Haggart will uj of Paul Martin, former radio music Same sources stated that the y HoUy- movies made Iter ■ «ingiog Mar New York, probat Ily Wore the end men taking a crack it the dance McKinley deal had been cancelled and she will dance for the first of this month. He has contracts game, at the Florentine Gardena, because* of criticism of -inch ar­ time on the screen in Para­ to write for five name hands, in­ broadcasts nights Station rangements which had been car­ replacing Muny Marcellino . . . KERN, Bakersfield. mount's Happy Go Lucky. Here’s cluding the former Bob Crosby Al Donahue ict at Ciro’i with a ried out in branches of the ’‘on- ich han- how Mary illustrates the grand­ band, now headed by Eddie Miller. hold-over ticket good until Feb. 19 Private Gail Laughton, hot harp aimed services, pacifically men­ [J. Wal- daddy uf all awing tunes, Ta-ra- Haggart was one of the original . . . Ozzie Nelaon aeenu to be set ist featured last seauon on the Al tioning the enlistment at Phil discuss ra-boom-de-roy, which is revived members of the Crosby band. fur a long «lay at the Biltmore, Pearce program with Lou Bring’s Harris and his band in the coast “Swing in tbe film. which like the Grove, which has ork; Privat»'h Bob Carroll and guard Harris was given a com­ ; to say Jimmy Brierly, ex-network vocal mission as lieatenart, junior grade, if policy termer, now holds bands for long stars; Private Mickey Gillette, well and permission to continue his re from periods . . . Lee Hite look» to be known Hollywood sax teacher and civilian activities the Jack in the louisiana (formerly the performer. Gardner Field band Benny program, when it originates he was Wilshire Bowl) for n long stretch. is under lirection of Technical in Hollywood. irder to Sergeant Tommy Jones, the ex­ Paul Neighbors, whu has turned Kyser man, down many an offer from the big Alta Durant Hollywood colum­ bookers to front a large band be­ nist, tags Paul Whiteman as “Best Correction: J. Napton cause he hadn't missed a week’s Dressed Man of the Year" . . . work hen* in years playing the in­ Dave Roar rondurted ork which Authored Devotion timate spots with ..mail rombos, transcribed the War Department’s Correction: A • "cent Down Beat is in the Palladium us alternate program “Dowa Beat'* for short­ credited “Roe" Hillman with com­ band . . Eddie South Coasting ut waving to listener- over seas . . . posing the hit tune My Devotion. the Mocambo, where he opened Jules Stein of MCA la heading Pfc. Hugh Napton requests that New Year’s Eve as a featured at­ local campaign to ruiac fund to his brother J ihnny Napton be traction. Phil Ohman continues as purchase organ for the Hollywood rightfully credited as co-author nd house band at the Mocambo. Canteen. the tune The Beat is happy to Jive Jottings make the correction. Ciaudin C. Sharp Minor, locally well “TA" Mary kicks Benny Carter continuei at Bill; known wmc years agi ar a Holly­ rate the Berg’s beat. Swing Club, wood radio organist, in difficulties was playing the wrong chords and ny here, Buddy Rich, »till waiting that sum­ with the law as a result of losing that Minoris secretary replied ' had a mons from the marine corps, sit­ track of his bank account balance calmly: “He like* it that •my" . .. circum- ting in on drums . . . Murray and writing too many checks. This Dave Street, band , oculist, de­ McEkren disappeared from the reporter recalls that some years parted for Gary Field dr base b, ig union Streets uf Paris, giving way to 'igo he called a radio station to take a job as a civil technical Oliver 'Big Six" Reeves’ combo, complain about the fact that Minor employee. ' ’ , records in which Dorothy Broil (who the for- doesn’t quite) is featured on piano. using as itra,” in Art Tatum still the chief attrac­ ts would tion at the Streets of Paris . . . The Zamboanga Club, doted briefly for >e ubau- fireproofing after the Boston holo­ ired that caust. open again with full ap­ igers, at proval of the safety experts . . . 1y union Wingy Mannone played a single igements New Year’s Eve at the Roosevelt >. AFM Blossom Room which wut opened i- a few for the «»croMon for a spetial party “BOOM’’—Gives it a dou­ staged by the “New Orleans Club e of em­ of Los Angeles.“ aa well ble stamp. Maurice Purtill finally bobbed up died just at the drums in Tommy Dorsey’" vent into band, whire hr hai been i x.p«ct»d ger com- to land since the Miller crew dis- After you vc tried all other rccds- bunded Zucca Brother» pro- up a big judge for yourself why its— tse after seeding slowly with remodeling of However, their new pot, the Hollywood Cafe, which is carrying on in much RICO REEDS PREFERRED .he dead- the same groove as formerly with the King Paul Kiev» combe, now holding In the Rico syst, m of style cuts all cane is care down the band stand­ and Firn fully chosen and thoroti^hly tested for individual Discovered in the Gardner Field (Calif.) Air Force band, which

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crent cuts arc then ImfruHtetit Troubles to “RAY"—And finishes with A V B ind D—n a fan whirl. IVAN C. KAY ppositc to the othci DETROIT HOME OF 1rs a slylc of teed L SELMER and BACH RICKERBACKER "ELECTRO” GUITAAS Our Repair DspsHmset Cast Ss FUT PUNCH AND PRESTIGE IN PERFORMANCE ■sat • Camplsta line of Reads —MANUFACTURES SY- ELECTRO STRING INSTRUMENT CORFORATION RICO PRODU57^ DOWN BEAT RECORDS —NEWS Bartenders Three Little Girls From Pick 10 Best ounging with the \onghairs 1942 Records The other day Deem* Taylor told as lush a fable over Philadelphia—And now the bar tenders have entered the field with CBS aa I’ve yet heard. He went ranting on for some fifteen their “ten best” list. minutes about the dearth of American conductors, saying Joining radio editors, film re­ viewers and fashion experts, the that when most of the orchestras were formed al the turn Bartenders Union of Philadelphia, of the century, there were no men around with sufficient Local No. 115, announce what they consider the ten best records experience. that leaders played on the coin machines dur­ when lie reyn that Barlow I, a ing 1942. wonderful mndurtor. He ia ■ steady Glenn Miller’s Kalamazoo tops He feel*« that now a dangerous »orkhorae. and an aeknirwlrdgral the list aa the most popular rec­ tradition has been built up, citing «killed atudent In the history of ord, the bartenders’ poll reveals, the fact that when Howard Bar­ ■nuMC. But as an inspiring leader, according to Harry Ames, secre­ low gave hi» concerts recently at he ia a distinctly leaden flop. If tary, and Harry Taggart, busineb- hia concerts had been well attended, agent, of Local 115. Spik« Jones’ Carnegie Hall, over a three-day they would hose indicated * moat Dor Fuehrer’s Face, rated the best period, only a few hundred tickets laugh-getter, took second place, wld beside* the regular But Taylor is right when he and Alvino Rey’s Strip Polka, as season list. He claims that this is says that there is a problem when the best burlesque disc, was third. terrible, that Barlow is a wonder­ only foreign-born conductors are The bartenders were also asked to bo found here. But I don’t think to select the record they like best ful conductor, and that the public it i- to be answered by any of the to hear at home, when relaxing ought to be ashamed if itself public’s ehnice In addition to ••ith their families. Jeanette Mac­ Who is kidding who, as they training, a romfuetor must to »ur- Donald’s Victor record of Ave mutter in the undent Gaelic? In ioundeil with music id a)! types Maria was almost a unaiiimou, a the first place, Barlow gave con­ from the tima be is a little boy. lection. Here’s the complete list certs that were almoat completely The basic factor in good conduct­ New York—Tltene litre« rharnihlm were engaged by the Hotel contemporary American music, ing to such complete familiarity Aator’e Bob Chrialenberry during the recent Jan Savitt engagement much of it very uecond-rate. Amer­ with the work at hand that lead­ Iv present ye well kmiwn jive ballad». Left to righit lite Galli Siatera. ican music should be played—fine ing it is practically second- nature Etoamir. %»rma and Dolh —but let people have it easily, When a conduct *r has this sort sandwiched between a touch of of grasp on Ihe music, be ran Tschaikovaky and Rossini. Some worry about drive, nuance, and all carpers claim that Barlow knows the other distinctions that make this as well as the next man, that a virtuoso out of a hack. he scheduled his programs thusly Unfortunately for thi» country, Top Lang •Hair Disca so any lack of attendance would it is only within the last five or to blamed on the music and not ten yean that we hose had any him. really Wrong muriral tradition, bar either Joss ar elassical. Until musi- trie First in a new aerie» to follow that started wme time ago time wot tody studying the »luff in the popular field, thia column will be devoted to out-of- but hearing it ell the time as well, Anns pointed out that There's a that Victor has furnished with the you don’t get any rondurtoes. Tavern in the Town and Beer the-way items that either have been overlooked in the gen­ albums, you can see exactly how While we don’t have any con­ Barrel Polka, written for or in­ eral scuffle, or are of particular interest to those who have a fugue is constructed—and you ductors now that are comparable spired by the good fellowship of previously only bought the Bluebird Ellingtons. You won't don’t have to be able to read ramie. with the men now at the helms, in the “Pub,” do not represent the like every one of the records listed here. But all of them are It’s obvious just by the way the a few years, not only will we have favorite recordings of the typical notes appear that an “inversion of the world’s best orchestras and bartender. worth a listen, and given enough time, you'll end up adding the theme” is nothing more than conductors, we will have the only “What our boys like was obvi­ them to your rollectiou. going down when you went up (excepting Russia) ones The war ous enough,” said Am «, “after we Not all «d the Victors listed here, for example, are to be originally and vice versa. It’s well has once and for all completed the had thought to ask them. No one worth spending s little time seeing t rend that the previous war started neit hears men popa.ar music, good, found in their new "duration** catalogue of some 2,000 items. what Bach does with the figures­ towards making this country a bad and indifferent—than the man However, most should still be found on dealers' shelves and and you’ll come away with a me^s center of music culture such as it behind the bar. So wi figured we fairly easy Io get for some time vet. of new ideas for boogie-woogie never has been in the past. For were the logical people to make a niano bass some time we have been piling up lu Id ten best list of records” music found in this country, and the necessary musical experience Oca most of all, dexterous scoring of not only to produce conductors, to b Modern a group of «ee>ningly unblendable but also ctimioMcra Stick around elea instruments. The playing and re­ Vocal ano watch al) these people who does Al Trace Band cording could be a >ot better, but said we’d never turn out anything Igor Stravinsky there’s much here far respinning. but ragtime, eat erowmeat for is a dessert. Phil Goes to Dixie Octrt for IFind Instrument» Forging Song and Spring Song with New York—Al Trace and his (.olumbin X-25 (1931) Sung by Laurits Melchoir and oeches’ra toot over ut uh* Pia-ta- Scored (or two trumpets, trom Classical Victor 2035 (1936) isn’t tion Room of the Hotei Dixie here bone, clarinets, flute, bassoon, and Loss of Two U>i i on January 5 when Teddy Powell oboe, this little-known score is Igor Backed by the Philadelphia Or- Tain bowed after having gucreufulh cheatra, ioir makes the rafters on his neo-classical slant. Right bounce with this one Anytime 'Mupi'iUd a r Johnny Robson has formed an Backed by Danny Barker (gui­ Del Stanley’s trio is signed eleven piece band at Shenandoah Collect tar), Artie Shapiro (baas), Clyde through March 21 at Cold Springs ten be MOST PLAYED Inn, Gloucester, R I. They start­ Hart (piano), and Big Sid Catlett Chuck Travis has disbanded his i when 'd at the spot in November. rs are (drams), Chu Berry and Roy Eld­ territory band and ia now assistant t think ridge rip off two sides here that hand director at a Monterey, Cali­ of ths became closely identified with each. Bernier Pflender is the lovely fornia, army ramp. Little Jaxt liked Soul’s single­ RECORDS! now «Ingins with Jack Smith’s double time especially and drags oreltevlra around Utica, New with Ralph Stuart’s York. Mim Pflender hat been it out along with his horn caae. a A W ludlCVy Ivi Avy CLVW. WBo Is A induct Reason for the pseudonym of doing danri h»nd .mi for lea« by familiar strains the other day than n year. Bill Pierce, mmm. iliarity course is that Eldridge was under as he came home on leave from who formerly arranged for Bob Chapel Hill where he had just contract to Vocation at the time Croaby, U arranging, for the ten beri» mmmi^iobed- Th» »"noie nature, with his own band. Sides an well- piece band. Chuck Maaon h on is sort hand lur'-nl nnt to piny at his ar­ te can recorded save for a master defect piano. rival, and the band in turn drew on the first which causes a waver­ irtists Ubel a crowd of innocent bystanders to and all ing of key. Roy plays well, but Harry James . Columbia West coast’s Zucca’s at Hermosa the depot, giving True about a 500 Berry cuts him to shreds, with a Beach is once again in its habitual Tony Martin . . . Decca man reception. He later Joined the dazzling display of idea after idea. solid groove with the new Jack band on the job for an informal Budding jamstera should dig the 2—Mr. Five by five Harry James . Columbia Moran band. Jack, who onee played Are or way he backs Roy’s last fe* bars Freddie Slack . . Capitol for name bands, is on piano. How­ •d any on Dust, giving a riff as well as ard Rumsey, ex-Kenton bassist, ■tirina, harmonic background — no mean Bing Crosby . . . Décru Pat lutterson. Fio Rita drummer, I muti trick. Charlie Spivak Columbia Harold Moe, ex Red Nichols tram Essex House Using pet. Burt Johnson, Ozzie Nelson Kay Kyser . . Columbia trombone man, and Hugh Hudgins, Small Band Only Merry Macs . . . Deeea Pollack tenor, are among those New York — More band spots y eon- . . Victor present in the combo. curtailed their activities here last ■a rabie •ieek v oea the Essex Hous' an­ Jimmy Dorsey . . . Decca nounced it would continue for at tans, in Ambrose and hit orchestra re have Harrv James . . Columbia least the present with a small is and Hidk Stomp and IFe’ra Tope on 7—Dearly Beloved Glenn Miller. . . . Victor band, while Joe Marsala’s lepart- •iaturdar Night—Dm • 1233 ure from the Log Cabins in Ar­ ic only Alvino Rey . . . . Victor he war (1937) monk leaves chat spot operating 8—■Daybreak Jimmy Dorse) . . . Deeea on wrykends with «mail u’ its Prr ted the Don’t get me wrong. This is viously reported shuttering started neither the acme nor the acne of Harry James . . lùdumhia ntry a Mickey Rich, were the Astor Roof, Glen Island, music, as rival eamps would have Brown . . . . . Okeh brother of Buddy Rich. and the Rainbow Roof and Grill. h as it you believe. It merely was the best it. For British band, with the key slots Vaughn Monroe . . Victor ling up held down by American niuwckem 10—Juke Box Saturday Night Glenn Miller . . . . Victor erience Occasionally a little good jaza is lurtors. to be heard; and most often, good, clean instrumental backing. This OTHER FAVORITES le who does not hold for their dance mu­ SAKE UP TO lything sic, typically English-awful. Stomp Why Don’t Yuu Fall in Love Conner Boswell Decca at for is a little known Sid (Night Ride) Dick Jurgens . . Okeh Philips score. Well paced, it leads with typical Ambrose Dix clarinets Moonlight Becomes You . . Bing Crosby . . and 7 part brass. Piano following Can’t Get Out of Mood . . Kay Kyser . . . (Columbia isn’t too good, nor is the building up of the simple riff. Follows a fine Neck of the Chicken .... Freddy Martin . . . Victor Tommi iuarter trumpet bit Why Don’t You Do Kight? Benny Goodman (Columbia 25.00 (and I io ain’t American ), into a lidian irf fort. Then Denny (Claude Thorn Brown and Todd Duncan Objee solo with JD, and a run-out to a hill) Polo’s clary into the final lion to both thr»e singers is that photo-finish. They didn’t miss a OH RÍEOS IH chorus, which incidentally utilizes uiey um wru-inunru. out wu buu. trick on either of these sides. the tunable kettle drums that this For s hair-raising difference, lis­ ■leader band brought into dance work. ten to Helen Dowdy’s Strawberry er Bob Fluff the flip-over. Woman’s Call, filled with uuarter k Wai­ tone» and rich resonant«. She and Oberstein Still 1943 th. The Bill Woolfolk with hia Crab Man’s combo, Call stopped the show cold every Lafay- Dance time. They do here too. Putting 'Em Out iish the rei. Ho New York—Eli Oberstein, head « I aw- of Varsity and Hit records, says »nd Joe Dancint in the Dark and Smoke Novelty he will continue to issue discs from nan, to Geta In Your Eyee—Vh9fr 37335 Mexican masters despite the union (1940) ban on recordings. Recent release Jimmy Donoy't Orchestra on his label was Rost of Charing Aptly named, this disc. It’s one and Josephine Temmieia Cross and Phase Think of Me, of the prettiest Artie did with his by Peter Piper. tiamond stringed band, fiddles being richly The Blue Danube and The Wren— Dries ZOOto (WMi) Next on the -iat are the Cole e army voiced on the first chorus and the Porter tunes, Could It Bt You Wright, tempo picked for an easy beat. And One of the biggest laughs of all and He’s a Right Guy. Eli his nu t ook ahi i the Shavian suer playa time, this was .-»wiped from the not announced the name of the clarinet straight lead clarinet, there are famous Andre Kostelanets - Lily band which waxed the diac Ludolph very few who can touch him. Les Pons radio version. Starts out with Robinson’s lead alto is tops all the Tununinia, one of the Metis second ( corre­ way through, Second side is a rank coloratura’s taking a high ' comlwi dive into the famous waltz with Another Radio Probe ¿timer Goldentone small combo version that do» »n’t Ing Bob fit here. JD’s band-backing including a ce­ Washington, D. C Commission- i trade, leste. Then a double time ch i run it, baas, with the dame holding the high tions * lommiuion has launched an PLASTIC REED handles ones, while the boys riff, JD noo investigation of the affect on small Vocal dies, and McKinley lightly lays it radio stations of the shortage of on the cowbells and woodblock. transcriptions. The probe is w pa­ Into a half-timi modeled on the rate from the senate inquiry into tars Be­ From Gershwin'» famous Ray Noble arrangement, the union ban on recordings and a dauer transcriptions. . Bunky Porgy cad Bess shuffle rhythm and alL Add a duet eee out- Street Cries and B’bat Yom 'city of ps like ,ys fine ns aa * mn court ’ me e comer Crv* are the classic purt of the PLASTIC REED mt and Gershwin work — mainly because is doing they are the real thing and not FOR tk junk he made up. Bess, a nice tune on the It Ain't Necessarily So or­ MUSICAL RESEARCH der, is lapably sung by Ann» DOWN BEAT EDITORIAL Chicago January 15, 1949

Musicians Off the Record

GLENN BURRS, Publisher NED E. WILLIAMS, Managing Ed.

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PACIFIC COAST OFFICE Bridgeport, (xmn. — Roland luting. band leader at the Seven I. able- and Brat cniiwspondeni for the territory, submits this unusual shot of the “V” for Vic­ tory mark in thr hair of his sax player, Harvey Nevins. It wasn’t combed that •«) intentionally, and everyone, including Saxman ubo Nevins, was surprised when the photo turned up.

a ft thin DOWN beat Chicago. Illinoii iriat fon bud “Ha; e you got a Dorsey number that will send Tea and Trumpets me out of this world?** Are Bad Mixture! helj' This Is one of the sorriest messes that we’ve seen. Immedi­ ately after the *tory broke originally, the Beni’s N. Y. office deluged with requests for information, both from press Did You Know never did miss an issue of Down Battery C, 56th C.A., Reati don’t know a thing”; but when the big news weeklies began Westport, Washington That I juat bought a Down 12, was buried here on Decem­ To the Editors: checking, with intentions of running a story that would be Beat? ber 15. The captain had served Did you know... That I am going to read it over injurious to the whole business, we started thinking. And ut various times us leader of thr That it’s been seven months and over and over? when one of the leaders concerned called up in a panic lest 35th Infantry band, Schofield since I’ve seen a copy of Down That 1 am going to buy another hie band be ruined by adverse publicity as being a hunch of Barracks, Hawaii: post bond, Beatt very soon? Fort Ruger, Hawaii; 5th Infan­ That I’ve been in the army seven Totl “tea-honnds,’* we knew that some action was in order. Finally Well, I sure ami! try band, Fori Williams, Maine; months? P F.C. Al Enoelman two weeks ago we received a lip that one of the big p.m. 12th Infantry band, Fort How­ That I’m from New York? dailies had cornered a letter from a Florida musician, saying ard, Maryland For the last two That I have to walk, ride or Han year, he was a member of the run thirty miles to get a copy of what a ball the band was going to have when Bryan arrived -tall of the amir school for Down Beat up here? Pro Girl Musicians that with the tea also that that same paper, not widely known for bend leader*. That when 1 was at home I Beechhurst, N. Y. vida its ethics, was going to spray the whole music business on its To the Editors: and front pages with as much dirt as could be possibly found. Reynolds rouldn’i see anything wrong as long as they didn't Take this, Ted LcBerthon of the band Newspapers may need “scandal** for circulation, but there actually use the drug themselves—they have since learned Loe Angeles Daily News, from a girl who is trying so hard to brail is no reason to pick on the music business. Bryan it is true differently. achieve something on the saxo­ varie has been proven to be a totally There is another slant too. The services are determined to phone and clarinet and then runs thm DONT LET SCANDAL hapless character. We are sorry wipe out any situations which may act to the harm of their across an article like yours, ex­ conte jazz. MONGERS BLACKEN for him—but now there is little members. With night clubs in the New York City area already cerpts of which were printed in Down Beat. He OUR BUSINESS! or nothing we or anybody else being scanned for early curfew, incidents of this sort will only Don’t you know that if u girl the can do for him. But we are deter- hasten the day when the whole music business is given a has a feeling for music she is jazz mined to see that our business isn’t blackened by a bunch of thorough going over, with many unfortunate results which going to take up the instrument Beide scandal mongers and sensation-seekers. it won’t deserve. through which die can best ex­ King press tliat feeling, whether it be We know that there are musicians who smoke tea. We also How about the young musicians too, who copy a Mike the tuba or the violin and not know that there is only an extremely minute number who do Bryan in all he docs, even to smoking tea because they think necessarily the piano, as you so to pl it. We know that there is a select dick that has been working it will make them better guitarists? Amazing as it may sound, kindly suggest? Can’t you realize erg. ( in the lop bands for years who do it. and we know that they there are musicians who will start that girls have the some desire etc.. NARCOTICS BUREAU for musical expression as men are going to get it in the neck if they aren’t carefuL And if the using lea for no better reason have? It doesn’t add to the hand- business as a whole isn’t careful, it is going to take a bad rap HAS LOW-DOWN ON than this. somenees of a male either when his along with them. ALL TEA-HOUNDS! The whole situation is an ugly cheeks are puffed out on n fast Once more the old bogies are going to be floating around. one, but it must be faced now and tuba part either, my friend, but I can’t find myself condemning the “Musician** is going to be synonymous with “weed hound.** male musician foi that. The business neither deserves nor can stand a national cam­ If a girl can ride a good trum­ paign of this sort. pet or sax with real feeling and We printed this story because we were getting inquiries satisfy that ache that she has for jazz, why conde-mr her becao»* her the country, indicating that the face momentarily loses some of its who uses the stuff: Stop it note, before you get you: charm? That, as Dowr Beat calls your friend» in a potful of trouble! We can only st it, is pun rununercmlism. Your the AFM that it pa»» a ruling calling for instant expi remark«. Mr. LeBerthon, are the sort of thing» that make students anyone caught using tea. This is drastic, but drastic steps must and pros slightly ill. iv the national publicity. be taken within the business if it doesn’t wish to have them Thelma Schlombem DOING THIS SORT Bryan is in too deep for any hope taken in much stiffer form by someone else. ' OF FAVORS FOR of amelioration. Auld was unfortu* We can only hope that by making it dear that this case FRIENDS IS MAD! nate. He merely thought he was concerns a few individuals, and is not indicative of any large Con Girl Musicians “borrowing** some dough from a segment of the business, that a national press campaign Stockton, California flighty woman, and suddenly found himself in the midst of against musicians in generaL especially in the light of recent To the Editors: narcotic investigation. press attacks on Prexy Petrillo of the AFM, can be averted. The problem of girl musicians The rest is up to you. The story you have read is the whole has once again been brought up in Down Beat. Your excerpt in truth. Don’t lielieve any of the rumors you may hear about the December 15 issue from Ted other bands and people in this ease we assure you they are LeBerthon’s Daily News column untrue. was very well put. I hope that girls see, from that, how silly they must lode in an orchestra. Aval What ever gave them the idea Clar (Modulate to Pape 11) on ! 1943 CHORDS-NEWS DOWN BEAT

Chords and Dancing With Her Daddy Owens Inherits Charlie Murray Dies, Discords Was Society leader New York—Charlie Murray, 89, (Jumped from Page 10) «axint-handleader, died on January to play in orchestrae, 1 don’t Olsen Library 3, victim of a heart attack. Mur­ know They might think it «will ray, who worked with name bands help to win the war but they had Minneapolis Leader before forming his own society or­ better think twice before they ruin chestra and playing at fashionable the music business Can you imag­ Geh Book from His N.Y. elubi-, left the music business ine a woman telling hei husband Predecessor three months ago to enlist in the to stay home and take car« of the coast guard. kids while «he runs down to riff a few licks with the cats’? Im­ Minneapolis — Patrons of the Happy Hour Club here who notice playing hie first time here at the possible!! Nicollet hotel The latest Take a tip, girlies, leave what a resemblance between the music oi dod vwen«, piaying mere for Uncle Sam from the Local 73 you can’t do alone. roster include Leon Btnike Ted G. Allen and the favorite Se\ Olsen band that recently played so many Ft SneUing, Minn.; Curly Bour­ weeks there, an not being tricked geois, Aberdeen, Md.; Marty Leet We Need Instruments! by their ears. It’s Sev Olsen’s li­ (trumpet), Great Lakes Naval brary that Owens Is using (for Training Station, Mel Kuether Rifle Co. 75th Composite free), with Olsen now a medic in (alto), Camp Swift, Texas; Dick Inf. Trg. Bn. the army. Pendleton (tenor), Camp Shelby, Amphibious Training Command Miss.; Gur Capn..in (alto-clary), Camp Carrehelle. Fla. First Nitery Job Camp Roberts, Calif.; Warren To the Editors: Owens* band, foi many yean a Swanson (sax) playing first clari­ I know you must receivv re fave of the U of M campus and net in band at Camp Polk. La.; Quests like mine every day and I Twin City ballrooms is playing Bill Green (sax), awaiting orders; i« hope you won’t mind this one. its first night club at the Happy Cliff Brenna (sax), Ft. Warren, Down hero in a very remote part Hour. The three brass, three Wyoming. of Florida we have no meant* of sax, three rhythm combo includes Good Air Base Band recreation and the nearest city is Owens at piano, Harlan (The Chief i Greenwood on string bass; Minneapolis’ Wold Chamberlain about sixty miles away. Radio re­ navy air base, as far as musical ception is not so hot and, gener­ Bob Wadeworth, drums; saxes, Ed Hanson. Jerry Dibble, Cloyd Wil­ activity is concerned, is now re­ ally speaking, the place is off the garded by musicians as second only beat liams; bras-*. Bob Shannon and Oscar Hirsch, trumpets; and Bill to the Great lake' station, latest In our battalion we have quite good dig for the local cats >c the a few good musicians and the only Nordquist, tram. Other change* banda and fine sepia band organized there, thing that stops us is a lack of boasting names from both the instruments. Otherwise we could night clubs dominate the local scene. Heinie’s south Minneapolis Count Basie and Horace He .tier- form a fine band to entertain our son bands Off duty hours bring buddies. We wonder if you can spot closed its dancing space and will operati’ the front bar only. the greatest gab and jive uessiona «mong these boys of Uncle’s up at We need the following instru­ Ork leader Loren McNabb there is preening for the air corps. the Chet Groth Music Store roome ments ... set of drums, buss fiddle, since pre-draft days. Bob Baw Doubles Bb trumpet, tenor sax, and a gui —Prt. Due lung tar. I know this is a large order, Former Bob Chester drummer, but 1 guess you know how it is. Bob Bass, who returned here last We would certainly appreciate any summer, is in a two bear pre-war help you can give us. (No. 1) groove at the President P.F.C. Dave Shenlougian NEW NUMBERS cafe and working days in a de­ SCHWARTZ — A pound dnushter, DAVIS—A daughter to M- "id Mn fense plant. Rumors are that the *ralr>- Eva, to Mr. and Mr, Leon “Red" Jvttnny Davis December in Milwaukee. next piano man in Jimmy Joy’s Srhwu't In (».TMolwr Fnthrr idav* «rum. Father ia Milwaukee onheatn leader. pet with Lee Brown. GRAHAM--A laughter Indy Evelyn to band will be Dick Clausen. BISHOP -A eon, Jo« MiU-r Bi*hoi> Jr., Mr. and Mn. Al Groban. November 11 in George Paulsen, Minny tenor- to Mr. «nd Mm Joe Bishop Father la ar Frisno. Cal. Father ia orchestra b- im alto man, known esi rnanar far Woody Henna» DO ORE—A daughter to Mr. and Mn. work with Claude Thornhill, is now GOELL—A eon to Mr. mA Mm. Kermit Don Drf.rre Decembei l' in Chicago. or ■wS«« If fa* rrith to mkJ mv iMtr*. Mother is Marlon Holmes, former Art with Alvino Rey ... Al Kavelin mh to t*«M baft, or attori, «ato «to» ■ D Serenade. Down JirwM» u Dawn Boat. Wo tM tot itot JAMES- A nit pound on. Mlcbui Ed- (tor «n to Ito propot ooiâuri nrL tn Mr. nnd Mra. Den Jame* In New Maynrowski, Holyoke, Maaa nwleinn, to itor. Thor oSU tara«« Ito proportp of «to TIED NOTES Mary C. Berger«», non-pro. December 2* Down York. Mother Is Ruth Ellington, «later at in Holyoke. orotr, oof •/ onp ioMoUoot.f Dukv Ellington. Father is owner of Tempo SHELLEVUNDA—Jay Shelley, radio en- Mnne Co. tirtainer, to Rosa Linda, teatu-e-l pianist STUART.BURNETT— Niek Stuart, arch-«- HARF—A 6 pound. 8 ounce .tHi ghier w with Phil Spitalny*s orehe»tra, in Ma-yland tra leads- to Martha Burnett non-pro, De­ Mr. and Mn. Spenr.r Hare on December teoently. cember 22 in St. touia Wants Individualism IIELL-AI Nil II I.H hendaU Bell i.umer nother 1C n New York. Father ia proas agent. (franti Cleveland, Ohio (ACKSON—A «on, Georc Robert Jr., to darinetiat arith Boaton Symphony Orehea- FINAL BAR Mr ,nd Mra. George Jackaon on November tn, to Fra nee« Kentfield non-pro. Decem- To the Editors: 2. Father I» forme- member of Don Juana, b«r 11 in Springfield, Masa 4nu ßand! of Louia, Jr., formrr Bobby Byrne drum­ Here’s one cat who burns when Horace Heidt vocal group. MARMOR-SINGER- rd Marmol of the MAN mer. Deecuib«» 19 m New York City. she hears such fine musicians as HERMAN—A K pound. 3 ounce daughter Embauay Muair officei In Chicago to Mar­ tv Mr. and Mn, Max Herman on December guerite Singer, ahow girl, in Decembei MILLER- Hen.y G. Miller BS, errang, r Harry James, T Dorsey etc ae- POROZOFFF-BROWN- Nidmlas P .< .¿off, and pianiat for Berm Irmilrung'a KDKA 17 in Hollywood. Father la former Roh LEONARD FEATHER I’umuhiting such large orchestras Croaby trumpeter and ia now with the pre«« agent for Ruaa Morgan to Evelyn staff orchestra, in P"< «burgh last month KERNER Fred W Kerner, «1, .nuakwl awing rritie and K MCA star that there is no longer any indi- Rud; Vallee roa»t Guard band. Brown non-pro, Decembei 23 in Chicago. RICARDI— A daughter to Mr and Mm PAULMAN-PALMER Ton, naulma at director, Albany N Y. December 11. vidunlisni in their arranirement> Ted Ricard! Decembei 9 in Philadelphia. ■nan with Charlie Dubin to Sally Palme-, FREER -Eleami. Ere rest Freer, 7* eotn- poeer and -nuaiei«», in Chicago Decem­ and their playing. These huge Father playa bau with Norman Black. night club ainger December 22 in Detroit ber 13. WFIL. Philadelphia. GRILL-HIGGINS-Joaauiu Grill, former of tho bands all sound thi same. In a orchestra leader, now in the Conal Duo I MNI Clifford C -Ung, 74 former baud BILLY MOORE LINDEMAN- -A daughter to Mr. .nd Mrs. to Elizabeth Ann Hiñrins, ’rom a swing tune they all blow their Harry Lindeman December I in Milwaukee. leader, in Norwich, Conn , December 16. brains out trying to out-play the Father plays drums with Freddie Fiaher. cember 20 in Oakland. Cal. •»TIM. ABRIDGE (ail W. ôtockbndge, 3rd to 69, erllia . Boston Symphony orcbeatra, In saxo­ various other 30 odd members so formerly with Bondi Mineviteh. now in Boston December 21. n runs that this present-day screeching "This Ie the Army." to Freda tfishdoll. FOSTER — Henry Fiaher Foster, 74. contest loses all semblance to good Io display the talent of the mem­ non-pro, December 23 in Detroit. baudamn».. in Wert Brookfield. Maas.. De­ jazz bers. But put the best artists in MAYUROWSKI-DFRGERON — Chester J cember 23. Here is why we like to live in the country in some of the hands the past when it cotnes to good we have today and they would be a girl lost. Twelve pieces is certainly who says sit she ia jazz why we speak of Miff Mole, Beiderl Teschemacher, enough for any band but when it the nasoni rument hitt the 30 mark, that’s just too best instru­ ist ex­ King Oliver in hushed tone.-- There was good jazz then because the much. Also leave the harps to mental, * it be A. Kostelanetz who puts them to broadcast it! id not musicians were given the chance to play individually by their lead­ good use They look pretty silly in you so a lance band. realize ers. Goldkette, Pollack, Trumbauer, etc., kept their bands small enough The Benny Goodman sextet put «Jassir© out some really mellow jazz num­ bers because you could actually hand­ hear Charlie Christian’s good gui­ TB«*® hen hie I Imogene Weds | tar. You could get some kicks a fast listening to id, but braphone, Artie Bernstein’s bass ing the •ind Benny's horn dish out a fine THE NEW is plugging beat. Bob Crosby was also smart . trum- « nough not to bury his talent un­ ig and der 30 pieces of noise. He featured ias for Stacy, Haggart, Bauduc und Ro­ use her din und consequently the Dixieland MARIMBAS b of ita Band is known around the country it calls ai a very talented individual and Built almost entirely of Your solo group. The sepia bands wood to *ave precious ire the nut more true jazz, blue», and metals for the war. 'ony tudenta boogie numbers than all of whiten because their outfits Rigid and sturdy In con­ smaller and because they play with struction, rich and full in expressiveness anc good tone, still maintaining terrific drive. Loud, tone. You'll like the light ■enseless noise, not music, has weight and low price, too. become the standard of today’s ifornia Ns. »S4S 4 «at, CW C MmMs band leader. Ns. 6S4S-B «at. rn f MteeSaMOs Loa Angeles Imogene Lynn. Dorothy Stephens isiciana Ray McKinley utcaliel. b««i> Note it's yuur turn! ght op the liride of Mahlon B. Clark. irpt in Jr., former McKinley reedman Orchestrations, 75c SONGWRITERS MUSITORIUM Al «U ■«■!• Mra« «r artbr SlrM fr«to> im Ted now with I’hil Harn, on C»l*. column Una. on December 11 in Holty- MELODIES WRITTEN te FOEM . $5.00 ie that wood. 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JumpingLight Dan'sDumSteer So Kosty Played From the Broadway column Fuehrers Face' InNewOrleans of Danton Walker: “Serge Kuu- ■evitsky i« alated lo «uceeed John New York — Andre Kostelanetx Barbirolli a» r hid «-onduetor of played Dcr Fuehrer's Face on his Will Stomp Band the New York Philharmonir Symphony next Sunday night program a couple Cuts Out Temporarily; of weeks ngo, after his sponsors, Benny Goodman who vetoed the tunc because they Club Biz Boomi lake over Kouwy’* place with thought it vulgar, sought permit the Boston. Yeah' sion from the Disney studios to New Orleans — A flush Sugar "broadcast * another number, also Bowl holiday crowd of pleasure­ controlled by the studio. Permis- seekers gave the Crescent City a gi tinted with the pro­ big ten days of capacity with many Billy Moore Sick viso that Fuehrer’s Face be not visitor». All clubs report good nixed. business maintained. due to the warhno bo»ni in defers«* Indus­ Coleman Replaces Hawk at Kelly's trie* , and the Fair Ground» race New York—Billy Moore, leader trail« 'vh.ch has brought many to of a trio at the «'afe Society Up­ New York — Coleman Hawkins, the city for the winter season. town, is seriously ill in the Harlem famous hot tenor-man, moved into Tony D’Amore, heading the hospital, with a reported hemorr­ Kelly’s Stahl« recently to front the town's outstanding jazz offering, hage of the lung. He has been re­ Kenny Clark band currently play­ the Will Stomp band, has brought placed at the club by Bill Coleman ing there. the band - career to a halt tem­ of Hot Club of France fame. porarily, following the serious ill­ ness of Ms drummer, Doug McIl­ said, of the conscientious jazz stu­ wain, now nospitalized in Mem- dent seriously studying the history Shi» Brew Moore, tenor man, filled of this basically inviolate and eso­ Lombardo Has teric art-form through the succes­ i during the holidays with the U sive evidence of audibly engraved of Mississippi dance band and New Air Show Mack Arnburn. bass, has joined tonal incunabula as preserved on Santo Pecorn at the Casino RnyaJe New Y»rk—Sponsored by a food synthesized vibmtorj hieroglyph­ inti products concern. Guy Lombardo ics. What a compliment! He said whi he’d like to listen to one of my «tarts a new radio show, five times New York—Well known tn all the rats who dig the righteoua jive D’Amore took his piano wares to weekly, on or aoout February 1, records some day. (So would I, top the Roosevelt’s Blue Room for in­ in «ueh apota a* the Hickory House are Mr. and Mr» Joe Mar*alu I replied with a shy smile, I’ve Am and at 7 or 7:15 p.m., with Mor­ The lovely harpi-t. who can swing it with the beat of ’em. waa Adele termission solo honors tollowing ton Downey as guest artist only heard five of them myself.) the breakup of the band. His 88 Girard before her marriage lo the clary-playing leader. We spent hours pawing reverently aud ing impressed frequenters of this amongst the begrimed labels, read swank «pot almost as much as thi however, the draft and war > to 51DO9, not including 761 du­ “Genial Gene” his best band to New WWL feature finds Dave plicate» and t Louis reissues left Bark?, jazz program gabber rak­ coming to town next week! Maybe Hl even meet him, and tail ing for one ever since he returned ing over 45 minutes of salon- get hi» autograph! It all*'------hen- from Ixiui- Prims1» band, in styled miune each night over the Guy and etc. I just couldn't keep rett which he played featured clarinet. 50-k.w. CBS local affiliate. Spoi - 4/19. My Down Beat article ap­ Moon and Ambrun of the Ston.p ior, a brewing company, styles the my feet from tap-tap-tappin'. happy I could die! I’ll ask him G««»lman ha* gof that certai« peared today the biography of noli crew have also been heard locally program in the “relaxation-enjoy­ Bleary-Puss Sam, 1816-1904 — in aud with Meyer’.- jobbing aggregation, ment” mood, with th«* show offer­ to play Itch Ka Bibble. Gosh, rhythm, all right, and plenty of uncompromising validity, too, 1 which I sketched the life of this Elli much in favor for local military ing top sweet combinations via maybe I’ll even shake hands greatest of all jazz pianists, whom and naval affairs. t nuiATiption.-. and record», at* pre­ think He sure plays a wonderful with Sully Mason! But I “ 1 icoricc stick.” (That’s swing­ Hines and Ammons unconsciously sented hj Banks mustn’t hope for too much, slang for clarinet!) (and unsuccessfully) imitate and bitii Eddie Miller in hix home town Howard Stratton, tram, into the who, due to an amputated left Kitten Club with Carl Sheers Dix- mustn’t I, diary dear? 11/17. Diary: Benny Goodman trib first to announce his acquisition is awful. Kurt said so and I agree, arm, played bass register by rap­ ieland crew Johnny Dedroit 8/31. Dearest Diary: I met the idly lieating his forehead against Ton of (hr Bob«ats and a nest eoast strangest chap yesterday - Kurt I guess. He said Benny has no in­ opening for the combination in the >anded Neu Year’s Eve honors at the keys. Kurt himself praised me the Jung’s hotel Tulane Room. . . von Yifnif—a critic and collector ner impulsions toward the creatisc whit spring. Down Beat/r rumors anent luthentic folk on my sensitive analysis of this Ro« DeJon has left the Silhouette* of hot sw.ng records, of all things. genius (unfortunately, by the way, beei Bolt Crosby^s leaving th» co-op of Rhythm at the St. Charles lead­ Noisy, old scratchy affairs. How idiom. Of coursai I can't under­ alik setup seem justified. stand why I never noticed that. Bleury-Puss has not been heard bj erless, to continue hiv violining in can anyone like that awful, unre- any known living man) and re­ Ed San Remo, who took over the blue and whit« of Uncle Sam's fined And he said that Kurt »aid I ought to heat a “gate" Herb Sherry’s band when the ac­ named Rappolo for real clarinet marked that 1 was indubitably a navy. . .. Homer “Bix” Corle, Mis­ “jazz is a lasting native art-form critic artistically responsive to the Rent cordionist wer r inti the navy, hiu- sissippi trumpet man -round town —a music born in the fevered cru­ genius. I asked for some of his und iefl the Fountain l« Pau) Sutton, singing “True jail burgeon- only from an Lawrence Brown, Butterfield, Mar- Whal « find! An inler-company oldest group in town from point pianist-announcer in the Fountain uncompromising validity toward •ala, Clayton. Stewart. Herman, rrom-lxbeling! Dinah is terrible, of organization, continue to give Lounge and Blue Room continues the roots of vpontaneoua creative- Wilson. Georgie Borne», Tatum, on t the surrounding countryside one of in his sixth month at the Roose­ Bailey. Auld, Christian. Eddir Mil­ howrirr everybody in lune and impl the top morning show« of the na­ velt, with some 25 WWL-airings ler, Jimmy Dorsey, Krupa, Lester very little surface noiae. volv tion. Pinky is acting as emsee, in a week under his wing, as an- Young, Bushkin and Jeffmon nil 6/2. A neophyte was praising Toru addition to directing the 12-piece ’■uuncer, emsee, and singer. . . • stink. Kurt said so. Too commer­ Tommy Dorsey ’s new bund to me band used on the 2^ hour daily He’s one of the most personable day J think I did detect a certain cial. Of course I sensed it all tbe this afternoon, io I tried to demon­ phor program. He’s faced with the »ame of all the showmen to appear here. lack uf i-<*i««tional validity, at tluil. time. strati its worthlessness by playing pieci problem as other local leaders, 10/7. Dear Diary: What do you 3/21. Oh, joy! Today was the him Miff Mole’s Windy City Stomp. not think* I fought a Benny Goodman I'lHidest day of my life! Kurt von When the dolt complained that record today—A String of Pearls. Yifnif spent all afternoon looking Tesch was our of tunc (!) I ex­ NOW IN OUR 40th YEAR My, it’s certainly different from at my collection! He says I’m plained patiently that he was de­ musi Kay and Wayne and Shep and going places in jazz, and congratu­ liberately improvising on an Ara­ ter LU lated me on the old, dilapidated, bic whole-tone scale flavored with Spec «li»H in rebuilding unplayable, splintered, cracked, dipt- mant Latvian inflections (one ours Bend and Orchestra in­ beat condition of my 46,529 rec­ of his more elementary harmonic -agii etruman** LIKE NEW* ords. as well as the 721 miscel­ experiments, of course) where­ Quit laneous shattered fragments ron- upon the fool actually laughed in mus STRUMENTS Sfrongeit wr.tfan goal­ taining fugitive bite of Shields, my fact ! What do I cure?—he’s io t antae Bond returned Phil Napoleon, Ma Rainey and etc. of no importance, no recognized Nig with every finished fob. I am an outstanding example, he critical stature whatsoever. • REBUILT ENGRAVER 7/6. Kurt is through with jaml men’ Arrangements made He toys, “It died with StoryviBa in Brov • REPLMTD through your local mwic 1917, so why must we labor the vorn) dealer Breakin* it down ntrpseF' A fascinating theory. HFi Southern style, »uh I collecting match-folders now, ml The •ttlÂCWHŒD a ted RAYNER.x finds. Mighty interesting f I never repn • RE-TUMED ktavncaa Plating DON RAGON Orchestra dreamed whig profound native cul­ whic and Mig. Co. U41 HMM i €O • MOTH HSIDCLSBM« JACKSON, MISS. ture they embody! That gives me repn H I kkl VI IHKAGO 2MI I«d1aae Ave, Chicage Civil 1943 NEWS —FEATURES DOWN BEAT Ellington to Offer Tone Parolier laneti >n hia .’«tuple NorvoGroovy. neon, Black Brown and Beige Band Leader Shoots Wife ■ they ermis- And Toronto ios to also armis- Are Three Movements Fell Right Out Toronto, Canada—Home In time from Montreal on New fear’s Of New Concert Piece ’nave to dig ’hat suave subtle Red Norvo type wt small combo jazs at by HELEN M. OAKLEY Club Top Hat, where he fulfilled a profitable week’s run with an out­ wktns. On the 23rd of January, 1943, Duke Ellington ia contracted d into fit that jumped in a strictly groovy nt the to appear on the stage of New York's Carnegie Hall to per­ vein. Norvo offered Canada's pre­ play- form an initial American concert presentation of his own mier bassist, “Big Joe” Niosi, >125 works. The occasion will mark the first public performance per week to join his crew, but Joe declined the offer. of the long attended, widely discussed Tone Parallel, the latest The Bert Niosi brigadt* now hit­ a stu- and to date most significants ■ ------ting full stride in their fifth con­ listóry work yet delivered from the secutive year at Palais Royale d eso- World War No. I. Following the famed negro com- fanfare introducing the Revolu­ ballroom where they’re attracting an all time record blasting biz six p-aved poser. tionary War, a first theme is ushered in disi the strong nites weekly, and continue as ■cd on Because of the sharp musical West Indian influence predominant Canada’s top orchestra attraction. glyph- interest and discerning attention throughout this period. Russ Farr out of Niosi’s crow into e said which always have be« n noticeable Horace Lapp’- Royal York hotel of my features of the English and Eu­ Rewildcrtnrni of Freedom ork. Replacing Fair is thia land’s uld I, ropean reception» accorded the The fanfare heralding the Civil ace rhythm«>-t, that torrid drum ?, I’ve American Duke, the latter admit: War assume» the proportions of a tornado Reifer McGarvit- from y self.) to a preference to u continental gigantic rocket which, ultimately Frank Bogart's Club Top Hat out- ‘rently audience. “They exhibit,” he says, spluttering into a thousand pin­ “a surprisingly keen interest in points of color, represents the other. what we are attempting to do.” He countless, conglomerate aspects of I have adds, with an engaging smile, “and mood, of station, of life itself That fine young trombone artist ny old more surprising still, they are gen­ which incorporated, made up the Ross <3ulley soon to be inducted ia, ha, erally aware of our short-comings turbulent aftermath which se­ into th«- Royal Canadian Air Force and successes. Audiences of such quelleu the awesome Civil strug­ as a »andsman Good bramotnep is. ha. Elmer Theiss Denver Likes before the war were scarce enough, John- caliber are an inspiration. We’re gle. The predominant musical note stimulated to superior performance now with tiie war on Niosi’ll have truck here is that of humor, light, one very big headache trying to y note by their sound musical intelli­ laughter-ringing pathos sounded gence.” only in the strain of bewilderment Has New Band Herb Miller s find a capable replacement for *. up Culley. Sought and fear involved by the fright­ ened old folk, told to go free and St. Louts—Elmer Theis.-, local Everyone around towr raves anting Unlike the Goodman offering and trumpet man, bears watching for Orchestra . over the recent terrific »1« «late tl.64 those of others in the danc- field uncomprehending where or how Charlie Barnet played at Palais ion up who liave advanced on Carny rap- duced. A purposeful false theme art at tiie Club Continental; and igainst Tone Parallel, written expressly prom with $1,000 to spend and Parlato and Vince Impelletier are for the concert and concerning signals what Ellington phraseol­ the ever popular band of Jeter- coulon’t even get a semblance of a soon to be inducted into Uncle sed me ogy terms “the recognition of the name through any of the major if this which wide-spread interest has Pillars at the Club Plantation. * Sam’s trmy. Brassmen in the been evinced by critic and public Harlem Hotcha,” the profound in­ agencies. Gas rationing, which Bison City are also hard to get, so le way, culcation impressed at that time went ini'« effect here last month, ard by alike, the renowned musician-com­ Dave is thinking of replacing them poser, celebrated for hia American upon public opinion, the musical has hit all branches of the enter­ with three fiddles and anothri sax. nd re- note sounded noisy, tainment business. ably a Lulluhy, Blue Bells of Harlem, half-way programatic break, Duke Thar i» Harr. .lames-Be*t Nioei Reminiscing Tempo, Solitude fictitious. Musical portraiture of a Eddy Rogers, who put in a num­ chanter. Fran Hines, along with to the in boisterous and chaotic care-free­ Ellington will perform his kmerir and Sophisticated Lady, introduces can Lullaby, occasioned originally ber of seasons at New York’s guitarist Vince Brando both cur­ nt im- dom symbolizes the erroneous con­ Rainbow Room, la still holding he un- a pioneer form. in the demand for American forms rently doubling between Checkin’» Acknowledging an aversion to ception of the American Negro by ten American composers and forth at the Emerald Room of the Buffalo Broadcasting Corporation zz ap- then universally entertained. Cosmopolitan Hotel. Lou Morgan, it all identifying music — Ellingtonian commissioned into being together studio ork and the "gravr yard” with any accepted classic form, Religion and Education with offerings from the pens of veteran local maestro, in an in­ shift at the Curtiss -'s still definite engagement at the Brown his lik- Duke designates his latent work a Progressively the looming hilar Ferde Grofe, DeRose and many pnration on munition vork. Hines’ Tone Parallel. It is to be presented Palace Hotil’s Crystal Room. wife, the former Chh 1 other ity a* dispersed in the findings of others. Conducting the L.A. Phil­ These are the only local hotels i well, in three movements, but he em­ research and understanding which harmonic in the Hollywood Bowl, girl Frances “Jackie” Glad, pre­ phasizes, this construction has reveal the race, in general, bent on Meredith Willson recently per­ using bands. sented him with a baby boy on beet, u*vi< simply la-cau^ it satis education and culture, spiritual formed this entire sequence of Re it nvu'iicaJ I'ombi in town is December 27. the Floyd Hunt quartet at the factorily lent itself to th«> presen­ and material. It is revealed there works with signal success, sub­ —AC S Duke Deiorp RJC.AJ. tation of his ideas. “The things we are more churches in Harlem than sequently recording them. Duke Embassy Club. It’s a sepia outfit from Chicago, consisting of piano, d with use,” Ellington says, “are purely the vaunted cabarets. The people will also present the band in his Negroid—we want to stay in char­ respond not at all to the tom-tom, own Blue Belle of Harlem which guitar, bass and drums, with Hunt Has an excellent dance duo in the Chib'» loubling on piano and vibraphone Holland Sister^ who*vo been held farmee acter. We are, in the final analysis, the schools claim their allegiance. was written at the request of Paul the only serious exponents of “Without,” Duke Ellington says, Whiteman on the occasion of the Outfit is handled by Frederick over seveial time«, and Mildred Negro musie.” “e «tough food, with no clothes at latter’s 1938 Carnegie perform­ Brother» »nd may debut at New Duncan, u flue piwiu-playtng »oug* the lot- all, with hardly a roof over his ance. York’« Kelly’s Stable in the « arly stress. 67-blll Can’t Call It Symphony spring. Noble Sissw was in al the City i inpony Disclaiming the symphonic idea head, even the poorest share-crop­ Three portraitures will also be per struggle« to put his kids included in the Ellington progriui’ Very few of the local niteries Auditorium for a dance in Decem­ rrribir. on the grounds such a designation have anything even fair in the way ber, which didn’t cause much ex­ »e and implies complex orchestration in­ through school.” Those of Bert Williams and Bill The penultimate musical strain Robinson arc known already to the of talent. The Chez Paree is the citement. volving 110 pieces, he states his only club with a good floor show. —Pvt. Jim McCarthy raising Tone Parallel may be conceived a comes down to earth. A deep sin­ public, and the third, a portrait to me symphony only inasmuch as a sym­ cerity advances the motif, a note inspired by the memory of Flor­ demon- phony involving no more than 16 in tinct with strength, stability ence Mills and designed to feature playing piece» can be conceived. “We are and purpose. Progressively, the Johnny Hodges, haw been written Stomp. not attempting,” he clarifies, “to melodies from the first movement expressly for this occasion Also d that Sreduce a magnificent affair. We are brought forward, compliment­ commis-e-opd for initial perform­ ) I ex­ esire to remain true to self. The ing the sum of the present uith ance will be three compositions. vas de music was inspired by the charac­ the strains of the traits and heri- dirge, folk dance >md jump, n Ara- ter of the playing of the men in uiges that went before, and here, from the pen of thi youthful El­ PLASTIC REEDS ad with the band and is characteristic of in the complex interchange of mel­ lington protege, Billy Strayhori.. is (one ourselves, and, we hope, of the ody and counter-melodies, the con­ In addition, ns wind-up, there will irmonic saga which motivates our effort. fusion of the struggle for colidar be charact ristie display of Elling­ where- Quite simply, we are weaving a ity ia revealed, while wish ad­ ton band virtuosity. ?hed in musical thread which rurs parallel vances on fulfillment, yet again I? -he’s to the history of thi Amtriean America, the native land, finds herself thrown into war and, as ognized Negro.” nuuiureu uy irving ixuiuuin, uiubic Dehignating the three move­ always in the past, the true spirit of tht American Negro rises once critic with the New York Sun. rA ¡m! ments of thi Tone Parallel, Black, Scheduled also to perform in Bos­ Brown and Beige, in the first, the more to protect the flag. The mag­ rville in nificent Black. Brown and Beige ton ut Symphony Hall on January hot the composer advance* two themi*, 28, Ellington will likely present, tan Oaiin*t___ .10 again prove themselves to be Red, Allo Saxophon« _ 7J ry. Hr’s the Work Song and the Spiritual. excepting s few minor chang»*«, his The second movement is punctu­ White and Blue and the Tone Pa­ full Carnegie program. A thin) Toner Soxopkono «0 rallel moves on to its close. ated by four short fanfares which concert appearance for the bund CHE MOST KONOMKAl MED YOU CAM HUY represent war, four Other Works Scheduled has been set for the stage of the which occur during tht time-span In addition to premiering the Municipal Auditorium in Cleve­ For Solo of All Music Stores represented—the Revolutionary, the ■videly-discussed Parallel which is land, Ohio, on the evening of Feb­ Civil, the Spanish-American and presently scheduled to precede the ruary 20. DOWN BEAT MELODY ROW-MUSIC NEWS Chicago Itmuary 15. 1943 I Singers Bowl | Dialings for Dancetime I AH tlmaa llama War Tlaw Ir^nui lilted subjam to lu.il IBS—Columbli Ur.idu.lu. . . NBC—Nititmel Brv.dM.Uea ■ • Blew—Tte

1:30 Camn 7:30 Htchi Bandwagon . . . NBC 8:15 Elin IFitzgerald MdI the Feer Ken Blue The Merchant Marine is eyeing their new song Heave Ho, 1040 P»" Spttdnr . . . NBC My Lad», Heave Ho with content. Heretofore, the boys had 11:00 Ira Ray Hutton . . Hofei KnoMvaH, Washington, DC. been the one neglected branch of the service, having not a 11:15 Jerry Wald . . Hotel Sharman. Chi­ song they could call their own. The song cago . . . Blue 11:15 Blu Barron . . . Hotel Editan. N.Y.

II JO Mllchsll Ayraa . . . Rowlend. N.Y. . . . sRuss Morgan’s Glenmore Music thu five winning songs from the 1240 Cai Ravassu MBS amateur contest conducted recently 1240 Freddi Martin . Ambeuador Hotel, MBS Company is the latest firm to be Hollywood . . . Blue 1-00 Horace Heidi . . Caso Manana . . , given ASCAP membeiahip. Mor­ by the Song Hit Guild, N. Y. The 1240 Ole* Orey . . . M*adowbrook . . . CBS MBS gan i partner is also the mentor contests, conducted twice yearly, 1:15 Hal Sauadu . . telmnn*Piaia Hotel. N.Y ... MBS of Plamor Music, a BMI affiliate. offer choice of collaboration with a I2J0 ' * Commodam Hotei, I JO Eddy Howard . . Chose Hotel, St And, «peaking of Morgan’s part- professional or the submitting of Loud . . . MBS net h< wac just married last complete songs When I'm With 12JO Run Morgen . . Edgawetar Baach 740 Noble Stalo . . Trianon MBS CIS month You was complete bj Frank Ben­ Hotel . . . Blue . New York I2J5 Lan' McIntyre . . . Hotel Luingtoa- THURSDAY nett, ex musician of Dunsmuir, N Y MBS California. Vic Muzzy, ASCAP feminine chi 140 Herblo Helma« , . . Mark Hopkint melodist, collaborated with Wividu Woody Herman Herd, keeping Hotel, San Franciico . . MBS MS Dick Kuhn . . . Hotel Acto'. N.Y. . . . those delightful figure« trim ini IJOCbk,' Mam . . Blackhawk, Ch.cago Music, headed by Henry Moure, Faulkneri, Dunkirk, Ind., on Stick ... MBS 740 Fred Waring . ., . NBC now pushing his swing novelty. to Your Knittin’, Kitten, and with the alley*. Billie Rogers m giving 240 Nobla Stale . . . Trianon . . . MBS 7:15 Harry Jemvi . . .CBS Meertowbow* . . . CBS Joe-^eo-Fus Jones. Moore, whose Lavada Frick, Dayton, Ohio, to it the buainms hers, while pert 7:30 Gian Gtay . . . Carolyn Grey coonlitutee a nsie- MOMOAV - 00 Frank Sinatra real name is Henry Ward creut* Dream» Will Have to Do «00 Bing Crosby . . . Music Hall . . . NBC gal rooting «action. Beecher, ia a former Chi trumpet For Now. 4:15 Jan laboratory . , CBS »30 Spotlight Band ■nan who once played with Inmia Result of collaboration with Irv­ 145 George Duffy . . . Hotel Clevelend 10:15 Art Kasiol . Hotel Bismarck . . . ing Tuyloi. ASCAP lyricist, was MBS Eemc» He has also written Korea 740 Fred Waring . . . NBC 10 45 Step Halda . . . Hotel Rooaavatt, Wasih ging thr drtt* are the Andre»», Raquel with Antonie Dominguez, of pub n-nul iirrangemrutn for 9:30 Spotlight fend . Blue ington ... MBS Siatera. Santa Barbara. California »nd dance and band and is a graduate 10 30 Basin Street Ctember Music Seclaly 11:15 RuU Morgan . . . bdgawatar Baach Ho­ What’s Cookin’, Good Lookin' . . . Blue with of Ithaca College and the Juillard . . CBS Add another as Esquire Music music by Yvonne Carmel, Pitts­ 11:15 Freak Sinetre . • • CBS 11:15 Frank Sinatra . . Publishing Company opens their Institute of Music in N.Y. H>> is 11:30 Owy Lombardo . • . Hotel BooeewH. 11:15 Eddy Howard . . . Cnaia Hotel. S». field, Mass. now bandmaster for the UJS. Mari­ N.Y. ... CBS Loun . . . MBS New York offices with Jack Keeton 1240 Chico Man . . . Blackhawk Chicago 11:30 Richard Hlmbar . . . Dol Rio . . . MBS not and Arthur White as profcsisonai time Service Training Station at 11:30 terry WaM . . Hotel Sharman. ChL Sheepisiiead Bay, N.Y. 1240 C*arll. Spivak . . . PoMtylvanio Hotel, cago . . Bluo managers They are starting work . . . Waldorf-Astoria stai N.Y. . . . Blue on Bad Penny and We’re Coming Hotel. N.Y. . . . CBS ext: Through. American Patrol A.M. 1240 MItcteH Ayre» , . , Roseland N.Y. . . . rec! BAUD ruHiAod by Mutual 1246 Shop Hods . . Hotel Rootevett, Wa»h- Blue hen Solly Cohn takes over the pro­ Ait. by Looward Wbteay ington . CBS 1240 Chico Mora . . . Bleckhewk. Chicago fessional ruaii&g* r berth for Bub ■2J0 Tommy Duran . . . Palladium, L.A- ... MBS thei Miller, Inc., this week. His first America i. Patrol is the first of . . CBS conceit ia, of course, the firm's ARRAAGEmcnT a projected series of arandani and I2J5 Enkim HiwIIm . . . Savoy N Y. . . . ata) popular number by Mutual, ar­ ■? » D* Co. rfnei . atMn, lw>kt o> be 7:15 Harry Jamei .. . '~5S 240 Horata Held« , •ne of the big tonge of '4S. ptruc!ed -contig MBS Swing is th* word in tips offer­ 745 Doe Reid . . . Dmhlei-Woltick Hotel Uin Grey and the Ink Spou In answer to scorer of requests . . MBS both got lyrics and music oa was ing and no < on5 Eddy Hewoid . Chau Hotel. St. । ounlry. Duim Bt at is phi pleinent- MBS som about the tune. Robbins othei mgs. dynamic^, and phrasing are Louis . . . MBS 740 Fred Waring . .. . NBC ing its regular Orchestration Re­ »J0 Spotlight feed . . Blue wha big push is Moonlight Mood. identical to those found .n any 7 JO Glaa Gray . . Meadowbrook . . . CBS him views with a Ba'.n Arraugvniw3 rtaJKf arrengemi'iir Careful atten­ 10:1! Art Kewell . . Hotel Bismorck . . . V IS Chico Mars . .. Blackhawk, Chicago As stated in un earlier edition MBS . . . MBS Rei ka Column which will b» con- tion to these trancing*, plus a 1045 Dick Kenn . . . Hotel Astor. N.Y. . . . of Down Beat and the Row, Yellow t:30 Spotlight Bend . . . Blue afte ducted by Phil­ modern amount of style >n the MBS 1040 Xav.ei Cuga< . . CBS Dug Bhut lias tu the lip J. Lang. part of the performers, will result 11:15 George Duffy . . . Hotel Cleveland 10 15 Art KauM Hotel Bis-wrct . . . Handy Brother* Music Company, Phillip J Lang it a Hat'^factory performance. ... MBS MBS that Ine, following the lapse of its Mel­ 11:15 Frank Slnalre . . CBS 11.15 Front S but solid bit of band scoring. The 11:15 terry WaM . . Helal Shermar, Chi­ DE ABLY BELOVED lAappelly cago . Blue »40 Your HU Parade to Arrange ABMY AIB COBPS (Fliehorl intro is for full band, 11:15 Frank Sinatra . . CBS . . . CBS 3:30 SpoHIghf feed . . Blu DAYBBEAK (Felit) by full brass with reed figure« for 11:15 Richard Himber . . Del R>u ... MBS 10.-« Step Reto» Hete1 Ruotateli Weeb­ Complete Courte One Year MOONUGHT Ml rot' ll.mwl 11 JO Gui lombards . Hotel Eooievatt, the first 16 bars of the chorus. The . . . MBS N.Y. ... CBS ington 1140 George Duffy . . . Hold Cleudoart CORRESPONDENCE release at B features a strong bass 11:30 Loa Breese . . . SONGS MOST and trombone line, and the last 8 1240 Charlie Spivs* . . MBS 11:15 Eddy Hnword Chata Hotel. SI. N.Y. . . Blue PLAYED ON THE AIR are agan brass and reed On thr Louis ... MBS AT STUDIO 1240 Joo laichaior Hotel Sherman ChL repiat the brass are eliminated cago . . . MBS 11:15 Jerry Wald MOONUGHT BECOMES YOU (Farnam) and the sax’s take the lead. After cago . . . coimr YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME 11:15 Machiko and TO •rombones and horn«. '<«ding to ru ii Andy Phillipa...... Gene Krupa ROSE ANN OF CHARING OOSS the last 8 at D for full braes and 11:30 Bet Healhorto» . . . Hotel Bi'lmoio, Herb Qoicieyr... . ndre Kocteianets < Shaydro-Bmailainl .■olo« with »taccato brass figure* N.Y. ... Blue Alviai Bey...... Alvino Bey PLEASE THINK Ot UK reeds with baritone counter 11 JO Johnny Monnet . . . Hotel McAlpta, Joha Phill, bourn ID (Coaductor) BRAZIL . -„urh. uu melody. Full braes and reeds finish the NY MBS Al Weane...... Boy gm THAT SOLDIER OF MINE «Natioaal) chorus, The seernd < hcrun st C 1145 Dick Kuhn . . . Hotel Artor, N.Y.__ gRdty Baddy Weed...... i'au Whitmaar WHY 110*1 YOI FAII IN IjOIF Tb« starts with woodwind in thirds and MBS CBS. and many other» WITH Ml III.,«, Hummlag-tlrd 1240 Freddy Martie . . Ambonodor Hotel, I 101411 «I» TEXAS (Melody Lana I PoMtawil by a«bbtai Mart«. cron'1 nine figure« Comete in tlnrdi* Hollywood . . . Blue «»IS ------NOW------ntEU AKI *1X1» niINC' I.IhI AVAILABLE! An. by Paul Yuda* take the release at D, with light 1240 Art Kasm' . Hotel Stanare« . . . •hiftii 'voNtoind figure» The last 8 are MBS The woodwinds are featured in (Car trietr motertai).... this- arrang >rt rnt and are idea) to for full band finishing with a sim­ This Cmim bi Mwdww Boom Ar. DeARMOND express the light character of the ple ending. The entire presenta­ I24E Step Haldt . Hotel Rooiavalt Walk­ nm a aaagRe« (Compiate entariol) tion of the number is light and ington CBS nmov, Cewrre I» Mi dire C*ww»ree»li MAGHHK melody The full introduction or 8 graceful. I2J0 Ctertla Spimi , . . Hotel Faeoiykaala, (Compiete material).... bars ends- in a .thort vamp, with NY.. . Blua Stetuloliilaa I Soon ...... GUITAR 12 JO Smov Dantem . . . Hotai Naw Yortar. latore «■■vine Bympbwwr Ne. Z the cornets 'and sax's blocked on N.Y CBS follow (Score) ...... PICKUP the melody and thr c’arineto p’ay- If your favorite newsdealer does 12 35 Ola» Oray . MaaaowbrootI . . . MBS u.g ’answer” figure- for tin first not handle the BEAT ask him to I iS Harbla Helma, . of tel. Sat Frencaco half the chorus. The release at get it for you, or write direct to 240 Morete Held« . . B is for clarinets flutea. and pic DOWN BEAT, Chicago MBS ORCHESTRATION REVIEWS - NEWS DOWN BEAT Beat Helped Lucille Win Hollywood and Broadway | Girl Vocalist Plays Heroine In Hotel Fire

thur ’s band at th« Willian Penn, is credited with saving th* loss of several lives on«! a more serious fire by her quick action Raymond Scott recently caught when she discovered unoke coming heck fro«’ various sharp parties from under the bandstand the who claimed that he van ruining other night. She notified the head the men working for him by mak­ waiter and the mum was < «nptied ing them play too much of his without any confusion. The fire brand of music. did a lot of damage to 'Jie hotel’* The immediate answer to this of Chatterbox so Ravel’s hand will course is: Baloney—if a man is a finish out their stay in the Terrace good musician, no matter what he Room of the hotel. Baron Elliott is one of the plays, it may town’s busiest bands. In addition to their WCAE staff job, the band is certainly can't starting a new c- mmtrcial -hoi» harm his musi-! and are playing for dancing at nanahip. Bill Green’s Casino. Thi* Tho service boys had plenty of true. Give a y" music for the opening of their ne* good hot man z' T- curten' Th«- inueir of a par-} ( 1 Spitalny un 1 Max Adkins were licular technical z. intricacy that 'yf I there in addition to the cast of CIS George White’s Scandals. Jimmy keepa him on LJ | • Spitalny*s young band also ha* NIC hie loe. tending played for the boy a. ell the time, and - Hov.die Baum’r band ha* bean it may inhibit hia ability to relax held and play *ood *oloa. On the other hand, give him eeoree that are Ino raey and hie playing may get «loppy and lack bite. tat St. Scott ha-i always been fume us bep«rwrnl of light moanac . . MIS not only for the intricacy of his From New^wceKs December 28 in, Chê music, but for a peculiar nervous, issue: "Thi* mean* that salt* âg- staccato-like quality that made it ure* are running substa it .ally Altarie extremely difficult to play cor­ over the million mark. Deccan rectly. Av a result, he used to ride Êrevious ehampion wu Tommy herd on the band’s section» to get •orsey 3 Meria Elena." Oica» them to play properly—with the result that the outfit often sounded stale from over-rehearsal

kick up completely. He realises that he can’t expect men to lumtg under these conditions, end is fall MIS in* over hechward to ghe Enunett A melodic new waltz, by hto n. Pilte Ifrrry, Cosy Cole, Georg» Jahneen, writer liham Jones. After th* 41 Lerner, BiUy Taylor, and Stan­ intro and brace choruses Andra ley Wrbh a chance to play the tray makes with a nice bit of voicing they feel. in the special chonuk* wherein Scott has suid time and again he gives th« lead to tenors with that if they don’t like the way clarinet ami alto below, accom­ Hom«'thing '’lies,” to change it to panied by bras* figure« 1 and what suits them, merely tipping trumpet also comes in for hi* share . .OS of th« chroua. The last is full brgae Chicas» him so he can adapt the rest of the score. Mel Powell told nt with Judv liulnnd, Gene Kelly and George Murphy. with unison saxes playing «garnet after he left the band that he had Then Broadway beckoned and ehe w» featured in the h>nd never worked for a leader before Shots Timo at thr Broudhuret theater, with George Paradi»» Vali»y that tried as hard to make things Jeeeel and others Ineille wm born in Linnobi. Nebras­ PablhfcMl hr Aihw. Arr. hr OmU, Hnhawar easy for his sidemen as doe. Scott. ka. educate«l in Kansas City, Chicago sad Denver. » Catiao Pretty stuff by the brothers^ CMca» Also in all the broadcaate I've She is S feet 2)4 inches tail and weighs 104 pounds. Nick a.id Charles. Clarinet fea­ caught, Scott has utually need one tures th« intro for 4 bars m tM » YeA* ad Uh jump tune, one up ‘killer,” of nr. imst*mbh > .r»an and thr« flrrt one ballad, and aometinim «me of son melody in the opening chorus ine. CM­ backed up by muted brass. Brass of the repeat choruses goes to hi* own original«. It uauallv av­ thr bias« with some excellent «ax , . BIm share the lead into the second erages out to about 20 per cent of chorus which opens with saxes and figures in th« liackground. Unison ihe total time—and even IT you develops, in part, into ensemble. utzes tend off in the aptaial with don't Blu- Seott’a stuff at all, that’» Trumpets gets a chorus a little muted bras/ in st ppor! and c'ari- a much lower percentage of junk later on and most of the rest is net tops the reeds at the bridge than the average big awing band flowing ensemble. Nice sweet ar­ The last chorus come* in with • playa on its broadcast«. rangement and a good accompany­ beat. A lot of Scott’s scores don’t ap­ ing fiddle part if you need it. peal to me, though often he cornea ALSO RECOMMENDED nut with a on« like When fixât Has Hit Day Feiste A Behia, Pub. by Robbins, ('«>otte Left the Duke. But at least Arr. by George Cole. he i* I tying for something original, Jf I Eser Get Beck tu Hanna*. which is a lot more than can be Unteti is In Harry Kosen and Les Brown's record arrangement Pub. by Mutual, Arr. by Paul •ft. N.Y. said for many bands his «urrhestra every Saturday which la baaed on Bizet’s L’Arlesi- Weirick. Also, look at it thia way. Scott An original riff tune from the morning playing thr “Dn»w enne Suite. Piano and string bass Take It Front There, Pub. by Mth Im, is a business man. selling a prod­ book of the new Bobby Sherwood establish the familiar theme in the Miller, Arr. by Paul Weirick. band. Played at a fast clip the ar­ Beat slock arrangement nt ihe ;tav»l»«Blue Network, 10 o'clock, intro with a clap hands accompani­ Dudd/a Letter, Pub. by Irving very often play­ rangement opens with a Tom-Tom Central War Time. Sat» Jan. ment. Unison trombones continue Berlin, Arr. by Jack Mason. m HmMi ing straight hot solo. Third alto, which stays on 16th—Piano Concerto, air. by in th- first chorus at A which Hayfoot — Strassfoot, Pub. by . Glee \ I y jazz. It ha* been Bill Finegau; Sat. Jan. 23rd develops into a fugue with tenors Tempo Music, Arr. by Billy Moore. \ \ /proven over and inent, gets on top of the other at B with the rest of the band Oun’t Get iruund Much Any- » Bosta" ' ' r over again that three saxes after the intro and joining in later on. Follows ad lib mure, Pub. by Robbins, Arr. by ___ straight hot continues on the lead through the solos for tenor, trombone and piano Toots Camarata. ( «raw jazz simply isn’t short repeat at A. There’s 16 bars I*. Wob " /T commercial. It of first alto jam at B followed by y _ j has also been a written out tenor ad libbed at D. 'leveland proven that F is ensemble and G is for reeds The ensuing 16 bar chorus««» pit Ictal, St many of Scott’s by mtMeurb, An. by Leroy IMKE IT “INEM ideas arr very brass against saxes and build up PmMIrImrI Ma, Chi- commercial. If by using his num, to a solid ensemble! finish. Flashy Arranger Holmes comes up with FOB BETTER PLAYING and rep, he can keep as good a and practical stuff. a nice intro and opening special fort . . . After 20 years MICRO “BLACK-LINE” band as this one working for CBS, Coastaxtly chorus on Please Think. He oices ola. N.Y. trombon«« lead with two of the and TRI - kRT” Reed- are -till favorites Blltaioia, r cent of his tunes, whether I saxes and gives a high unison fig­ with better Mu-ician- m them or not. The slow ballad from the Crosby­ ure to clarinets and cup-muted MrAlpia, K Road to Morocco. Another example of Seott’a aa- Hopp pis. After trumpets. Chiiyu an«l tiinupel* gaeity 1« hie new programming on 6 bars of intro which build up take over the bridge with a closely CBS. He’ll have Jess Labratory at nicely into the first chorus, comes voiced effect and the last 8 dupli­ "SHASTOCK" MUTES by •’MICRO" 6:15 PM (Wet.) for the present, • nsemble with saxes in the repeat. cates the first. The sax figure? shifting die time after he geta Trombone gets the first 16 of the in back of the bra» on the «cond SHASTOCK Mutes are designed to control it nnrked out the way be want« it. special with clarinet* in the back­ repeat chorus are nice as I* the Thia will be a program devoted ground, muted trumpet taking a final cut chorus. SOUND and not interfere with TONE. not only to «Irirl liot, but alao any ■olo at the bridge. The last chorus These scientifically constructed mute* are ilt. Wub- is on-the-beat ensemble. Pala Mandi ■nnovationa dreiurd worthy of air­ your guarantee for better playing. myIvsnla, time with guest etare and «onitnrji V tour, lator», TOwn Io satisfy thr loyal following of jitterbugs, tharc will A brand new stock on Kashmiri, . . . MH 1» a CBS Ladem, of Jose, which MICRO MUSICAL PRODUCTS CORP pUm Ho- Clarinet takes the solo in the *«U ba more or Ie» eMruutaud intro and then join the rest of the reed section on clarinet* in a uni- DOWN BEAT Marine Band Kills the Cats In Savannah Savannah, Ga. -One of the units y"SARj of the U. S. Marine b«md gave Savannah soldiers a real kick re­ cently when they came over from to « It seems just possible that the boys out at Gardner Field, Parris Island (S.C.) to play for Ths California, where uncle Sid Beller is one of the better pri­ a USO dance. Under the direction of the bei’irdalwl S/Sgt. Andy vates, would be better off without a mascot than to go through Olesak, former WJAS (Pitta­ fin« all the red tape they do with theirs. They started off with burgh) staffer, Local 60’er, and will Snookv. with whom they had*------Baron Elliott altoist, the outfit nr riigrlu difficulty in barrack's menta for the trip. Carroll for- includes: Pvt- Erie Sequist, rx-Herby ilea breaking. merly sang with hen Skipper Travelhan. thr only con­ Kay - Ozzir Nelson - Will Osborne Then Snook took to wandering tender in Houston to Peck KeUey’» tenor; Cpl Al Franccsconi, ex­ thal off in the wilds of central Cali­ Ted Grande-Art Webster tenor; thei fornia and not returning for mess pur»" throne, h«» joined the n fellow who had so much as played in a high school band was in. Now who Kaa. Jams G. Woodley, trampet, of the Gardner Field hand, Califor­ time ago from the dirvetoralur of of j Bobby Littl«-, Jesse Holliman, trum­ nia, and get the do)« from him Southern Methodist’s famous Mus they are all pro, and have made a pet, Reginald Morgan, alto sax; Getting hack to that ISth En­ tang band to become director of definite and excellent reputation in Quartermasters Corps, Camp My- gineer« oreheetr» up in the Yukon •be Uivr FwM Ferry' C-ommand these parts. tion SV^, Boyd Moore, seat singer Sgt. Pet«- Leonard, who is at pii-ent in England, writes that a d dancer; Harry Roe.- bass, Beh Wehs, fanai r Hurore Heidt secti aomewhere in Australia; Newman per» man. is am« handling radio he’s boogie planning with a jam King, piano, also in Australia; produrtMui ar a private at Ran outfit organized almost as soon as with Jsb—y Seal Doei». is kiHni| they arrived overseas. Quoting Humphrey McCarter, guitar, some de|ph Field. Texas. aanouacing the Sosnewherr in Hawaii, there'a who' the eat« ia the Yukon; Sgk Casey from his letter: “Arc you dopey where ir India; Aberdeen Proving bead program every Tini reda» at an aggregatioti of rauvician» thal ftrmerly with she ex Boh Croeby or what? Haven't you ever heard Grounds, Md., Tippi, himself; 4:3« (EWT) err thr Tena» Nei­ play e hotter than thè tropical strii aomewheix in the Solomon group, bawd «a trumpet: Mid the nemler of Ambrose and his Orchestra??? «un on rotai brache« and sweater afte: Wadell, trombone; Georg»- And that’s ehum. play He’s the biggest and best record­ Crowder trombone, Camp McClel­ reveille ing band of Europe. Better than the liibiaeua. Il’« the Armored Harry Roy. He has u 45-pieee out­ that land, Ala.; Webster Lyman, alto, Force band under the direction of Chester Lyman, tenor, and Conk The Merchant Marines finally fit that is really solid. When I was Victor Holds Boston Lucky I imkrnhrimrv a former with Mills Music we handled a lot out Hn Brown, tenor, to parts un have an official song al' of their trumpeteer Ruas ­ play known; Fred Smith, Elmira, N. for Morgan. Al of his Fluff He was in the States own. Heave Ho, My Lads. Heave New York — The Boston Sym­ though each member of thr band u fit T.; und Junes Carter, piano, Ho. The tune was written by Lt. phony has signed again with RCA- in 1937 and I spent a lot of time i« primarily a «oldier, «omewherr with him. His biggest recording Frenchy Townes, baritone, and Jack Lawrena of that branch, who Vietor records, continuing its long between driving tanka, handling WaB^ Hawkins, trumpet, also in the last few years was Niffht wae formerly a songwriter in civil years with that company, as will guna. walking guard and doing U part* un> uou >i The Br-wn uui life. The song was introduced the Boston Pop* Orthiftrj This Ride. Lennie Silverstein, 18 year- Sisters, vocalists, however, have K.P, thr bo«» find time 1« re- old drummer, is also somewhere in rul1 at Sheepshead Bay Training Sta­ ended rumors that Columbia rec­ hearae and when they play their thin ■mt joined WAACs, WAVEs, tion of the Maritimes. ords might successfully entice th* England. SPARs, SPARKs, or WOWs roneerts or dam re rhrrr i»n’t a Kurt Paul Nero is now leader orchestra after it joined the AFM elill fool within liearing dial anew. A neu hand pops up nt Camp of the dance orchestra for the last month. BoUwr, North Carolina, and ihr I kmaidcred “tkr brwt bam! un heat United States Navy stationed at the rock” by one of the world’s beys are aadb in need of arrange Rom Washington, D. C. Kurt played moat critical audience«, this or­ uareis Mr are ju*i a* udh in need violin with the house band at Ra­ ganization runtain« Ray Dr ad them here in Sarj'a Down Beat Pueblo Air Base dio Station WCAU in Philadelphia, New York—Sir Thomas Beech Silva (above), who need to awing ■Mr»«, bul a« aurin •» we get them and with the Pittsburgh tony album Symph *uy orchestra orchealra before hr entered the mrvirr «ho ask fw them. If you’ve several Roch with Jazz of solos for Decca. papers had it. And for the excel­ army; Tommy Loberg* h'H trum­ After trying thè Navy ani Ma­ lent reason that the Detroit Sym­ pet; and Steve Valha who uaed Amy Air Base, Pueblo, Colo. - - rine» aftet bete» 4-Fed by thè phony was disbanded last summer to «wing and sway with Sammy uck, this joint rocks! But defi­ Army, Ining Deutich mode thè and has never been reorganized. Kaye on hia tenor aa*. ' ' itely. Thefeatures______two.______solid ad (hr group brought lugHbcr bv bands. The white band ia under Ueul F E. Milntyrv. Our wisImm, the baton of Staff Sgt. Charlie faUotrs. for a darn fine band after Quaranta, an altoist who is a jas all thr «craping for instramente College Men Form Seahawk Dance Band man from -vay hack. The sepia ■■d «MviteatratMMM is over. You're outfit is led by Corp. “Hep Cat” oa our lui McSwain, w'ho blows a mean trum­ Pfc. Bob Carroll made a hurry pet Ray Kranze, former Monroe, up trip to Hollywood from Gardner Pastor, Donahue trumpeteer, is Field to fill in for Johnny McAfee the newest addition to the ofay group. Ray knocks the cats out layed en route to Hollywood and with solo throughout Quaranta’s was not on the spot for the band’s version of Boy Meet» Horn. regular Chesterfield -.how. Jame- Right now both bands are hav­ tried to get the entire Gardner ing a little trouble getting orches­ Band i which h.u a setup pretty trations and a little co-operation much like Harry’s) to play the from the publishers would be very show, bul the band wasn’t in­ much apprecitaen. Sgt. Charlie has formed in time to make arrange- eleven pieces, four reeds, four brass, and three rhythm. McSwain has nine pieces, four rhythm, three feeds and two brass. Most of these cats are from S Carolina. Currently, both bands are be­ Chariu Barnet*« first trumpet ing given plenty of work, three or sa Irving Berger wav drafted four dances pe* wiek . . . and the mnimr Ugo. The Mab called Kobert Greenwell, U of lllinoie: Wilbur Peteieon, Qun rants outfit is rehearsing their i Lyman Vunl I» fill hi» Augii «tuna; Vladimir Lukaahuk, U of Michigan; bit in h musical revue, that the I•«mani Breka, U of Iowa; trumpet«: Dan Tetzlaff. base will present in the Pueblo the Crosby head, but a draft IJoyd Foster, Eldon Parioek, U of Iowa; trombone«: Civic Auditorium during the early board letter bw.i him to New Keith Bower». Iowa State Truchera; Richard Brighi - part of February. This opus is en­ York! Without playing a date, well. Kearny State Teachers; pianost Gordon Ter- titled, Pass the Ammunition. Mu­ he was replaced by Paul Cohea willeger, Northwestern; Doran Damiti, Iowa U; sic is being written by Pvt. Milt «trama, Arnold Bode, Iowa State Teachers; siring bass, Shaffer, former 802 pianist Dou Graham, luwa Ú; vocalist, Kirk K«>upsl. Neh. U. 1M3 NEWS-FEATURES DOWN BEAT Strings and Swing Don't Coca-Cola Show Off But Army Mix, Says Cat Who Tried Makes Records unit* (Jumped from Pag* 1) gave band, when it in organised at At­ ek re- ••1 claim that strings don't belong in any band that pretends from to swing—and I ought to know—I used them for ten years." lantic City. j for That'* Clyde Lucas talking, gentlemen, now tramming with On the same afternoon that eetion hia band at the Frolics Club in Miami. Florida. ''String* are Coca-Cola received th* word from Andy Washington which caused them to Pitta fine for show work. When I played the Paramount theater cancel plans, Lieut Hannon Nd- , and with string* a few year* ago, son of army special service* in outfit we knocked the older crowd uh well us he always did—the only New York arranged a transcrip­ dead. They were so used to (rouble is that he’s a tenor and tion date, with tht army paying Herby (he fashion this year ia baritones. regular scale, for al members o* iboHir hearing the BG boy* scream You can’t very well expect him to the Eddie Condon unit, the Teddy that they couldn't believe slice hia larynx just to be fashion­ Wilson band, Jimmy Dorsey, Helen tenor; there were any band* left that able, can you?” O’Connell, Milton “Mezi” Mesirow »Cliff played the way we did—the and others. . Pvt No, I guess you can’t. But aa o had only trouble was that it didn’t Here's th* ftaiuml trio of that new Clyde Lues* band which Mix Numerous side* were cut for a matter of fact, Lynn does »some­ discusses in adjoining rohimn«. left to right- Lynn I ucas, with the snortwave brcad ditto “And I’ve learned that no band me aa being much more useful and flute which Mix admires | Patty Roas. whom he admires even more, and Clyde lunurlf, who says that fiddle« ain't nowhrrr in * awing ords themnelvos an front* Th* Mich.; these day» can be a sucres• unlvs commercial than hia vocals. When side* included the Bud Ft firm** who it plays both brands well—ao I I caught Clyde’s outfit, they were hand- Rar I rvrll Pit, trio, Bobby H*ckett trio, Mel Pow­ got rid of the strings. working at the Roseland Ballroom ell with the Wilson b*nd, O’Cato “Another thing: unless you’v« (NYC), which has a crowd that nell singing several tunes, *nd a got the bankroll of a Dorsey or a wants only rhumbas all evening huge agreeably surprised to hnd uperation with coast guard bands­ own band. The navy ia calling huge Defense Dance, at Danceland, hand thing in a band ia ita beat- und good section work, considering men and officials. Th<- band’s per­ George Fn eland, trumpeter with January 3. . . . Jimmy O’Dette band there’« no questioning the fact that draft replacements, and a couple sonnel include* many big-name the Hal Wiese jivestera. Al Niel­ and his four piece stroller band ia outfit * string section slops up the beat. of good up tunes, done by Cleve- sen, of the Jack Willett crew, will gaining ipubnty. This outfit te Not necessarily became its beat Raymond Scott’s band, at the fill Freeland’s chair and Frosty hen a is bad—I know plenty of fiddlers bnuuiman Rum The comprisi of Otta Voit*, sax and played rhythm was uncertain, since drum­ State theater for a one-nighter, Meyers replaces Nielsen in the clary; Nunn . Now who have just as good a sense mer Leo Braun had just joined. featured particularly, the tram Willett organization. Leon Hoffman, string bass, ana uide * of jump time us th«- best takeoff Interesting tale about bassist peting of Emmett Berry and the Johnny Jehring and Kenny Jimmy O’Dette. accordion. violin Jon in Andy Lambert, mustered out of drumming at Cozy Cole . . . The Clark home on holiday furloughs and trumpet. .. The Four Legio»- “It’s simply that a fiddle sec­ .the navy for a disability suffered trio at the Morgan, between argu­ and Clark will be transferred to Aires are in their seventh month is at tion phrases differently and plays at Pearl Harbor when his leg waa ments. likes to «wing out with the an army band in the near future. at the Davenport American Legion i that a different beat than the other hit and the deadened in classics. The combo includes: Per­ June Haver, former Wayne Rohlf Clubrooms, located in Snug Har­ s jam sections no matter how good it ia such a manner that he has a cy Nelson, sax leader; ‘ Oris De­ thrush, now making a tour of bor. ... It in rumored th*» the Al —it’s like having two bands in one wound that won’t heal permanent­ Loach, piano; and Raymond Har­ army /ampt- and canteens under Bauman ork is folding for the uoting —both hauling and shoving to aee ly. Doesn’t seem to have hurt his dison, drums. the sponsorship of 20th Century duration. dopey who’ll set the beat. You’ve either playing any. Best solo kicks are Earl Russell is the new drum­ Fox Pictures. recently appeared heard got to play sweet and have the from tenor ’nan Loren Heiberg, mer for Sully’a group at Walsh’s. on the same program with Hsrpo strings, or else junk them and go Marx and Dinah Shore. June ia tra'?? after good awing. vho often includes some pretty wcrd- Haymertoh ideas in his passages. being groomed for feature roles in Betty as Tex Guinan “The reason I junked mine was Commercially vocalist Patty Roes musicals and is rapidly coming to * than that I knew that I couldn’t play happens? That’s why ao many New York—Betty Hutton, ummI se out- is the nuts. A cute blonde young­ young gal chirpers make a mis­ the front. jitter bug sister to singer Marioea swing with them—whereas with­ ster, she sells like a million bucks I was out them. I waa sure I could still take trying to look like Lana Tur­ The Rock Island Arsenal Em- ia scheduled to play the role of I a lot in the O’Connell manner, causing ner. li antagonize» too many ^’b band of 70 piece» ia now Texas Guinan when the life of play good sweet music, and have much favorable comment from the States a fighting chance at decent awing dames for the guys it attract* mating a weekly program the famous night duh owner io f time dancers around me, especially the Thia Ross kid makes no such via WOC and is be’ng very well filmed. as well femmes. mistake. She’s enthusiastic, she received. irding Ha» New Vocalist Night This ia very important for a sella, and she stays .»n-key Fur­ Maurie Bruckmann ia looking I year the few months that we've singer just starting out. If you ther judgment will have to wait for a w their or, but Trudy Erwin, who is fea­ fVfWuoir' it the tured with Kay Kyser and hie Pueblo orchestra, prohably has sung for early more Troops in more different ia en- uunps from coast to coast than BBTNW u Mu­ any chirper. Moot of Kyser's itin­ - Milt erary for the 1*m few month* has involved a lour of various eampa ■Mid training center«. DOWN BEAT HOT BOX-TIPS FOR TUBMEN A COLUMN FOR RECORD I Holding Bobby | . COLLECTORS...... TIP* georg gnRGE HObFgL

Paul Barharin belong» to the coterie uf New Orleans musi­ cians thill ean now be clarM'd as the pioneers of jazz playing. Since 1918 Paul has been using a drum beat on the top of the Brov cymbal originated by him and now has become standard drum beat* tu the bar? Thi* ques­ mas men1 technique. Such drummers as Cozy Cole and Gene Krupa tion comes from Frank Hot* thinking of his career as a drum­ listened to Barbarin during’’------rington of Rye, N. Y. mer, and that after he was mar­ cupi« New York’s ried he was always so broke that the sojurn of the Luis Russell Kelly’s Stable The uai of four or two beats is he could never scrape enough mon­ orchestra at he Saratoga Club »2nd Street. arrived by the way one feels, what then Auciio - Scriptions, Inc., 1619 the tempo of the tune is and what ey together to join the union, and horn in New York City. (See pic­ wants to know if I think it’s too Broad* ay, New York City, has New York—Thi. lassie, Bobby style the band plays. Then of «ana ture of this great band in ad­ late for him to join now, and try in its library’ the recording of the Duane, is to be found singing course there’s the night, after driv­ to get work with some orchestra? Hipi joining column.) 'ate Ferdinand “Jelly Roll” Mor­ r ur ri'ii tly at the Onyx club here. ing a 150 or 200 miles in the bliz- port ton’s famous interview on “We, Well, Barney, like most musi­ Paul was horn in New Orleans She’s been there practically «inc«- zaid of the season, you arrive or. cians. I to., am broke most of in 1902 and played his first pro­ The People,” October 31, 1939. the spot opened, only singer held the job late, the piano is out of BG’« Under King Oliver on page 22 the time, the reason at present fessional job with the famous Tom over every time the show change*. tune, the bandstand is too wail, being that Santa really got into with of Hot Discography is listed a Anderson band pictured along with the guy on either side of you ask» me this year, and there’: also big Bui record by flu Moonlight Reveler» the January first Hot Box. It is you if you could possibly give him doings at Tropical Park right interesting to note that Barbarin on Grey Gull 1775. The tune i* u little more room, the leader camt to Chicago in 1918 long be­ llabama Shuffle and the record ia comes on like Mr. Keene und then As Willie the Lion says “Your «boo fore King Oliver or Jimmy Nome. liMcd hardly any one showx at the dance. future is ahead of you,” so join lium At that early date h« worked as Frank Adama of Muskegon. Mich., The boxi of the joint has an ex- the union and try to get a job. Sleet a laborer in the Union Stock Yaid:- write» in asking for the personnel pressioi' on his face that makes Ynur action in getting married is disci and played drum: with a small on the record us he ha* a copy you think it’s the band’s fault. a very common one, the only advice band after working hours. Other This ia the first copy of this record I wonder how many beats you I can offer on this is to stand your members of the band were Clar­ io turn up as far us the Hot Box would play on the buss drum in ground and make an effort to get knows, Adams believe» the band to a case like this? hone ence Johnson (pianist) and Edith with a band you think can play, expe Wilson (vocalist). be the Red Onion Jau Babies as he Miriam Ros», of Kanna» City, spots Armstrong, Bechet and Char­ especially if they happen to be shor The latter became well known LES BROWN write« me she got a Mt of drums good fellows. her later when becoming associated lie Inis. Thia record should bear (Reviewed at the Chicago Theater) from Santa Claus, and that «he siste inve«tigation. wants lo take lessons and become with the late Johnny Dunn. They We have seen a lot of bands go tion played in a joint at Cottage Grovt Jimmie Lunceford at one time a drummer, she also haa hopes of That coached football around Memphis. in and out of the Chicago theater having her own band some day. Perplexed Mix end 39th Street and constituted and seldom have we seen one that read one of the earliest of jam bands. There are six early sides by Jim­ But mother air t mie made under the name Chicka­ was able to fill the place or to think «i gal drummer hoa about Barban »> went buck to the Crescent completely capture the audience. Satisfies Urge Miss Qty only lo return tu l.hiragu saw Syncopators for the Columbia a« much future a« a cake of ice. label that are not listed anywhere. Bow now to Les Brown who, with Well, Miriam, mother doesn't al­ Dennin reporter, «lightly ahurtlv thereafter lo work for King a new name and a young band, did Oliver wilt Al Nichola« and Lui» Among them a recording of Tig. r ways know bewt, mi keep the drum«, •oiled, one-half off: out both and did them so well that you relet Ruaaell. Barney Bigard alao rune Rag. get a gooLouis Armstrong. Chet Snow, 13918 St. Clair Ave., aptly and well. Her reception, as lowed as how it was Victrolac Cleveland, Ohio. Interests are Bix. in the business, who are playing (scarcer than shellac), and was Jann About a year ago Paul left the her delivery, a as good. Butch music N'cause they want to There days Armstrong unit mid was replaced Berigan and Armstrong noisy because the records had been Stone injected his usual touch of is a lot of spontaneity in the band pressed in such a hurry. paral by Big Sid Catlett. After a abort comedy into the show and, al­ and a lot of spirit BUT . . . the stay in N.O. he joined Red Allen’s MINOR CORRECTIONS The phono call cost $5.50. Levin TO DELAUNAYS though we are definitely not ad­ greatest addition isn’t there. Thu is still trying to talk the auditor Rave band at their recent stand in Chi- HOI DISCOGRAPHY: mirers of that sort of personality, newest revelation is that the band the audience usually ia Give me into charging it off to experience. Huge 81. Correct serial number can and does play together Their That worthy is currently figuring the I DRIVEL JAM—Victoria Spivey the Willie Smith version of such unit work is clean and clear ex­ pirlu blues singer contemporary of the of Ellington’» piano solos on Okeh tunes as he did Knock Me a out where to charge Levin off. cept when the trumpets try playing celeb late Empres- Bessie Smith is still is 8636 not 8436. Kiss. etc. Hal Darwin's ballads are in octaves over their heads. singing the blues in the show at Pag« 173 Date (1922) on Mound nice and the Town Criers are ex­ York City Blue Blower? Hello Lola- Arnett Cobb will be the sok comf thi Club He Lisa in Chicago. cellent. standout in the band. He is to our hi» 8 Frank Snyder, drummer with One Hour incorrect. Should be The band has spark and charm. way of thinking, the sincerest sax­ tin' New Orleans Rhythm Kings, Nov. 14, 1929. Their chords are full and their of t man in the field with few if .my •hort led one of the three bands playing Page 187. Red Nichols Stomp­ rhythm light but steady. As for exceptions. He has technique, ideas Without Piano ers Sugar and Make My Cot is on New Year’s Eve at Chi’s Paradise arrangements, then, v ill never be .md tone. He has always been my Hartford, Conn. — One of the Ballroom. Victor 21056 instead of 21560 a White Christmas like Les*. boy. He still is. first bands to feel the shortage of John Ringling North, cirau Hamp is getting over to the sex­ pianists is the small combo nt phon owrir', plar, a tenor tax and Draft Blows Hard tet ideas that he learned with Johnny Macks. The piano-less tion while in Chicago recently went LIONEL HAMPTON Goodman and ia making good use group, however, manages to give our 1 down tu the Gerrick to dig Don New York—1'uul Cohen, trum­ of few men on such tunes as Sunny out with some fine jazz, with a Stoetdl with R.d Alien. Ad pet, hat left Woody Herman to Side of lh< Street. If he doesn’t personnel that includes: Red Ser- leade mired Dun’s murk on alto, but join Charlie Barnet. He replace» lose the full-band feeling that he run ti no, trumpet; Sal lerna, tenor; at Ci thought hr himself had a feu Lyman (he got his draft notice) Lionel hat something here that now seems to have gained, Lionel Johnny Spineti, guitar; and Tony Crosl licks up his sex that would Vunk, who replaced Irving (ditto) he’s never had before. For the has hit it now. I hope that he has. Corcio, drum i, of St eeree the professional, Berge*'. first time since the band’s incep- On Sunday afternoons, also at ler’s Harry Lim is starting off *43 Johnny Mack’s, this same group witii a new serie- of all ilaz jam forms the nucleus for weekly sessions on Saturday afternoon, bashes. Recent sit-ins were Bill from 4 to 7 P.M. to be held at Luis Russell Orchestra in New York, 1932 Cully, trombone; Merrill Krone and Teddy Page, tenors; Bob Tam- happ kin, alto, Jack Collins, piano; Bob them Toole, guitar; George Soroko and band Omigawd Dept. Earl Russell, drums. and, Tootie Failla’s band from Jud done, Departxeent-of-abysmal-preaa- dy*s broke because Tootie felloi •pnlr; From the New York couldn’t get a replacement for Ray Post: During a bus ride between Cassarinn, pianist, who left for the •hr ritir. hr was louring. Benny Jack .Sullivan, former Go Jn

6yTNE SQUARE Ray Levitt Hocus-focus Ray Knocks Himself a Print STRICTLV Lad to Music Biz, Enlists New York—Ray Levitt, muair business photographer, has given up the world of late hours and cheese-cake »hots for a RD LIB berth in the navy. Ray, who ha» been staff photographer for Down Beat and has done work for many other newspapers and national mags as well, left'!* . . . x ~— T------and«nd HtAYtstart intaking Inner niAtnroafpictures? «you two weeks ago for Great Lakes, I bang Roberta Lee, singer with Uss Ray ha:, taken pictures of all Chicago, where he started his r four Brown, received a belatid Christ­ kinds of musicians, singers, people mas present during their engage­ four week basic training peri­ who want to be singers, press ment at the Chicago theater—a od prior to being stationed as agents, movie stars, people who drum­ want to b<- movie stars, radio wire-haired puppy, which now oc­ Specialist Photographer, 2nd s mar­ cupies her full attention off stag» romedia. m und people who want to ie that . . . Hal McIntyre’s band pluyed Class, at the Navy Photo­ be radio comedians, and singers h mon­ their first show with borrowed Science Laboratory in Ana* and movie rtars who never should n, and horns and faked all four shows costia, D. C. have left home in the first place. t’s too Ruy figures that he has taken nd try sans a library the first day at the Ray got his start in the music Hippodrome in Baltimore. Trans biz by singing tenor in the glee oyer 10,000 pictures of pcrsonali- lestra? portation tangle, of course. ties in the music garni including club ut Commercial high school in all the top-notcher.-. like Glenn 'Hint LiM»h article on Peggy Lee, Brooklyn. Admittedly not much of Miller, Benny Goodman, Harry ■««ent BG’s vocalist, shows het occupied a start, the experience at least James So successful has he been r into with a fane» bit of embroidering. showed Ray that he wasn’t cut out that at one time, he had a» many But they had to run out to the to set the world on fire with chest phots in the inusie trade paper.) right inmer to punhi«e ma ter in lx for tones, so he did the next best thing each issue as all the other photog­ the busineim before they mold vnd went into the trucking busi­ rapher* put together. nhool the pic . ■ . Songsnuth Wil­ ness. “Your Always Willing Worker o join liam (Pm Getting Tired So i Cm Came the depression. The only a job. Sleep) Hom received a medical tracking that went on for the next The Down Beat staff can under­ ried is dincharge from the army—but not few years was up in Harlem’s stand why. Not only has Ray done advice on account of insomnia. Savoy ballroom. the best work available but he is d your Elisse Cooper, Ben Bernie’s new Deride« on Camera one of the few guys arounu who New York—Thi« i» Ray fevitt. 1en«-lai phon< vail at three in the morn­ fore he joinetl the oavy. Read aboul Ray in ihe artide in adioining possessor of an empty office and a columna. to be shortly on her broadcasts One of few memories of pianos moved. ing would take Ray out of his her four brothers (and she has rw • He was sitting in his office one «■omforiabk bed and way over to sisters) hears the shortwavt edi­ afternoon, staring at the naked the other part of town for a pic­ He hired a room at the Hotel permanei i picture file which Ray tion to the army in England. electric light bulbs when he got ture. Ray would arrive, and the Abbey in New Y1 rk, which w a keeps in this room That’s Johnny, 18. Ronnie, 21, al­ an idea. Why not buy a camera, girl liuppoeed to bi* photographed combination dark-room, studio, Quiet, efficient and nunething ot ready has wired his okay from the attach it to the bulbs, which had just left “Could Ray come press agent’i- club-house and sleep­ a wit, Ray definitely will be missed. air force technical school in Biloxi, weren’t doing anything anyway, back tomorrow night ut the same ing bag. Probably all of music’s Our only regret is that he never lime?” Things finally reached a notable? and most of their satel­ Miss. point where he had to combine got around to doing that cheese­ Harry Jamer knocked himself lites have their careers affected in cake shot of Broadway Rose. «htly Blue Gardens Burns, his business and social life. auf inducing Meria Kramer to one way or another by the large release him from his Lincoln ho­ All Escape Injury nt our tel engagement so he could rush New York — Blue Gardens, a ording thr band to Hollywood for MGM*s tod by roadhouse in suburban Armonk, Br*t Foot Forward. You guessed H N. Y., burned :o the ground on —shooting didn’t start for a month December 26. All of the patrons after they arrived. But their sal­ and employees escaped without in­ break­ aries did'... Morris Seton, brother ' bent, jury, when an exploding oil-burner SPECIAL OFFER of Paul Secon of Variety’s music ad for act the club ablaze. Until six x this department nixed an offer from months ago, the spot operated on a James to toot French horn, took ameband policy featuring bands sed at a chair with the symphony in New special like Carl Hoff, Red Norvo, Ray­ To the Men in the it fig» Orleans instead. mond Scott and the McFarland , since Cozy Cole's sister. Irene, is sing­ Twins. ______y, and ing at the Onyx in New York . . . i«k of Believe it or not, the only music Sammy's Poems at the recent painting exhibition ARMED FORCES of Local 802 of the musician*’ New York—Sammy Kaye’s Re­ phone public Music firm surprised the after union in New York was supplied by Muzak, a piped-in transcribed trade with an unusual Chrirtma:- >ys al- present to acquaintances of Kaye’s. rtrolac music service . . . Speaking of James again (as who isn’t these II was a bound collection of the $3.00 One Year (24 ISSUKS) I wan poems that Kaye reads on his NBC 1 been days?) did you catch the deadly Sunday Serenade I parallel between the intro ro hi* Levin Sleepy Lagoon and the opening to uditor Ravel’s Daphnw and Chloe No. tl WHERE IS? ricnce. Ginny Simm- rumored set for BETTY OONNEY, Vmalial, Tamari, To mak»* it easier for every FIGHTING MAN to get hia DOWN HLAl the lend in the Abbott and Coitello with Laa Urawa picture ... Helsinki Jan Sibelius IRVING COTTLER. Dniamr, tar- celebrated hie 77th birthday in New marly wllh Claude Thornhill regularly and at $1.00 less than the regular price we suggest a York lael month. The aged Finnish LARRY COTTON. Voeallat, tamaaly with Horaar Heidi composer is reportedly working on »VILA KLLLY. Veaalhl. Tamari, » his 8th and 9th symphonies.. . On« with Clean Miller Special Service Subscription of the rompunir* making band JOHNNY «HIT). Xrlaphem.t HON K AH VER, former ork. leader 0 short« 1a ruining their film- and BUDDY STUART. Vo.allM, Tormerly thr bands’ tempers by recording with Clawdr Thornhill if the and xltooling al the same time. JULES At Ilf all former ork. leeder ige of ANDRE TALOFF, former ork leeder Some comments on DOWN BEAT demand among men in the SERVICE: Seabee take« its name from the WYTHE WRIGHT. Voullat. formerly bo at phonetic C.B., initials of Construe iolisa tion Battalion, newest branch of > give M«• ’AZMAJI l«me«l> “We have a tremendous demand from “I’ve been getting the Beat since 1937 and our fighting navy. They also are with Corl Hog the initials of Charles Brinckly. FERRY ALLEN. VaerilaL Tamarb Army. Navy and Marine Corps personnel for in my opinion, it’s in the so-called groove.”— i Ser- leader of the Seabet- swing band Down Beat. These boys are doing it swell Sgt. Royden B. Scott, c/o PM., N. Y.C. tenor; at Camp Endicott... All of Bing Tony Crosby's profile from his recording BILL M.DOtCUl, Sn, tanm>rl, job, and we are very anxious to supply of Silent Night go to Helen Kel­ with Swamy Dawlmm them.”—Thayer Piano Co., Honolulu. V. H. iso at ler* Foundation fot the Blind. MARTY BLITZ, Bom, fermeriy with group Corporal Gil Rodin writes from Cando Thornhill ART PERRY. VomUsi, formoriy with “Down Beat is awfully popular around veekly a roast artillery station in the San e Bill Francisco bay area to state that 'Down Beat is still and always will be a here. Everybody stands in line to read it.”— Krönt hr and Ray Bauduc are rery TONY STR: NO, Alta Sen, formerly Pvt. Harold Davis. Hamilton Field, Calif. with Tee Harrie solid render for this cat. Put me down for Tam­ happy, now that they have adjusted DON W ARNO, termer ork. leeder ii Bob themselve» to military life. Their CHARLES CASTALDO, Trombone another year.”—Pvt. Merrill A. Bowman, o and band played for the Christmas bail BUDDY SAFFER, Sen. formerly with r Hereto Heidi Camp Shelby, Miss. and, sure enough, Ray did a fan RUY ««.REYNOLDS, Sea, Tamari, DOWN BEAT PUBLISHING CO. i Jud- dance with a couple of other with Sonny Dunham Tootie fellows, »FORCE WILLIAMS, Ama^ar. for­ Mt S. Dearborn. Chicago r Ray merly with Glonn MIUer Pvt Johnny Wood, wh.< Hind to RUSSELL DURFEE, Tenor Sea, for­ “Our Post Exchange up here just received or the play at the Arcadia in New York, merly with Rae Wild. Send me DOWN BEAT for: ormer CEORGE ARMSTRONG, Drummer, 50 copies of DB, and they’re going like hot and whose tune Ogeechoe River □ $3 Ona Year (24 Imum) seil, o Lullaby has been cut by Cab Callo­ formerly with Will Bradley . Bob BOB HOUSTON, Vorallit. formerly cakes in the mess hall in the morning. More IFECI‘1 OFFc«-$tlrVICENEN ONLY way, is fronting the dance orches­ with Johnny Lena to his tra ut Camp Rucker, Alabama . . BILL NICHOLS, Alta Sea. Tamari? power to the Beat , . . especially to the rec­ Nothing extra lor Canada or Foreign Jack Leonard, who used to sing with Tommy Reynahl. ord reviews.”—Bob Andrews, Seattle, Wash. with TD, has been promoted to □ Remittence Enclowd □ Send Mo a Bill staff sergeant at Fort Dix, where WE FOUND he is on reception center duty . . . CHARLES MECHLINC, form« orb, Nemo. No. The OWI bus shipped abroihi to leader, now el 817—Mta Smai, Sanin “Thank goodness Down Beat has not been utd to service men a recor-i ng of a violin Moelae, California. ne is duet starring Jascha Heifetz und «/«CT ED. ZANDY, farmer Ina Hay rationed yet,”—Pvt. Geo. S. Everly, Fort Addrm. which linttaa Trumpeter, now with the 77lh —hold your hats—Jack Benny! Dir. ArtUlor« Bond. Ft. Jeekaon. S C. Benning, Ga. ’s Sa­ FLASH: Orson Welles will art as •t t>T1 StIWO», Voeallrt. new with City Asta______lutimi IM simi­ ninier of ceremonies st the Dukr fJlin*Ion concert at Carnegv Hall MT Fiata. Calirmta le and in New York on January 23rd! DOWN BEAT PROFILING THE PLAYERS

Bunch of the Utah Boys Holiday Saves Spots in Cincy Cincinnati—The hot spot opera­ tors, who were about r<-ady to throw up the sponge because of the lack of biz, now have renewed hope» after the best New Year’s Eve since back when. They got a good shot of Vit B-| in the arm and in most cases it was enough to hold them over for some weeks. (Editor's Note: The following ia a profile of thr men who Every spot was a sell out several make up Down Beat'» Sixth Annual All Star l*and as listed in days before and in some cases n.imy regular customem were the January 1 issue of Down Beat. This is the band that the turned down trying to make a majority «if you have picked a* the ideal swing band had y ou last minute reservation at their your choice of the entire na-' favorite spot Benny recorded three year» ago. Vocalist Joe Binder back on the tion’a sidemeu. We doubt that Is married Ogden, Utah—Jerry Jone* and hit orehrokra spent the summer al job at Mariemont Ine after an you'll ever hear them play to­ TEX BENEKE . . . tenoi . . . lagoon Park near Ogden, und opened the full reason at Rainbow Ren- operation. Phil Brito doing a gether, hut these short biog­ Born Gordon Beneke in Fort 0 orth, ilervoiia in Salt Lake Chy. The personnel: Jerry Jonea, Cari Sandberg, swell job at WLW.______ditto ____ Joe Milt Rawline, Dun Young and Howard Holding, saxophone*; Junior raphic» will at least acquaint Tasas on February 12, 1914, Tex Lugar’s band. . . . Eddie Esberger took the nickname of the stale of Rampton, Mile- Epperson and George Engar, trumpets; Jack Ramp­ off to th«- army . . . hi:- job at the y ou with their collective lives. his birth and probably wouldn't ton end Rollo Wilson, trenn > Shelly Hyde, piano; Bill Reece, drums; Gayity theatei filled by Wilbur The only bandleader in the know to whom you were talking Paul Miller, bate and guitar, and Jack Adauaeun. vocalist. Shook of the Sammy s band, group i* Harry Jame*, who if you called him Gordon. He start­ . . WLW slowly but ly mov- ed playing sax in the high school Duke J in the band and did conduct the ing into their new studios in down has the honor of leading the band and. after graduation, started Bob. Lou is a great admirer of TD band when Tommy wet off the Jack Teagarden. town Cincy. Attention New Jimmi« mythical band because uf his working in one of the local bands stand. 9 as married for years York and Chicago bookers -Sylvia on Ssaurday nights. He worked with JESS STACY . . . piano . . . Jimmy winning the favorite Miloiaf'- to Blanche Hammerer, who di­ Rhodes of radio station WCKY Ben Yossng’s ¡erge orchestra in Chrittrned Jen Alexandria Stacy, ehair in the contest, the only vorced him because she claimed he (Cincinnati) ready for the big 1935 es his first good job. After the fair-haired boy of the piano chair open to bandleaders.) played trumpet in hb sleep, with­ time. . . . Dancer Bill Robinson three years with Young, Glenn Mil­ wa» born in Cape Girardeau, Mo., out the trumpet, First work id in recently injured while playing HARRY JAMES ler imported him foe hi» sax tec August 4, 1904. After digging the e night club when he teat 13. Played here replitnxJ f.y Joe Frisoi who leader ... 26-years-old, Harry u’aa tion where he stayed until the band Illinois Jacquet com­ Played fiddle until he was 12. Un­ got in a little of the three R’s in worked for a while on one of the day. Harry’s popularity was imme ing in for tenor honors. Ben war known to most fax bands, he still his home town of Brooklyn Hi* Jersey City papers. At the seme thnn diate and in 1939, Benny advised married last March. Another char- plays a terrific Venuti style fiddle. first name is Bernard although no­ time, he formed a great admira­ »lead Then went on to ukelelc Gradu­ him to start his uwn band. He did body ever calls him anything but tion for the tinging of Rust Colum­ wall ated from that n to guitar and Buddy. A Superman comic strip ba, tried to sing like him and, at and did well from th« start but PEE WEE RUSSELL any really crowded the ace bands fol­ Born Charlea Ellsworth finally comet. When he was 18 fan, a -ion-drinking, non-smoking the urging of some friends, en­ lowing hu. record of You Made Ru~ell, Jr., March 27. 1906, in years old, started a small band at musical rarity who can't read a tered (and won) an amateur ting­ away Me Love You. Now he is probably St. Iamu*. Mo., Pee Wee was in no Boston’s famous Theatrical Club. note He likes swimming, horse­ ing contest. Cinching the contest, the biggest namt in the business. position to dig the righteous from In 1938 he went to Nick’s, where back riding, and his very expen- apperently cinched things for He likes Duke Ellington’s band as the riverboat* because the family, he was for If months and where Frank because he went on to radio hia favorite and admires the solo­ ini-unsidrratelv, moved Io Okla­ he increased his combo to a large ing T. Dorsey, whom he left to work on WAAT in N. J. and, later, ing of Louis Armstrong and Benny homa while he was »till too young band which he took tour join the marines in a non-music WNEW and «OR m New York. Goodman. He is a rabid baseball to understand such thing*. He through New England but folded capacity, Buddy worked with Joe Four yean ago, Harry James heard ■■b started taking up music at an early it ifter right months. In 1940, he Marsala, Artie Shaw and Bunny him, signed him up and Frank ft gun JOHN NY HODGES . . . allo . . . age. moving swiftly nod easily from joined the Horace Heidt band. Berigan. stayed with the band for u year had h The Rabli.l oner again hu dutted violin, piano and drums to clari­ Then quit and jobbed around New EDDIE CONDON . .. guitar ... and a half before going with Tom­ Htnri «iff the finl aax chair of the na- net, upon which instrument he York and joined Glenn Miller in Eddie Condon, who wa* 37 last my Dorsey. He had been with least uun* number one All Star band. finally settled. He attended the 1941, where he stayed for a year. November 16, wa* bom in Good­ Dorsey for over boo years when band Johnny wa* born in Borton and ia Univeraity of Missouri and, upon He is currently an NBC house land, Indians, and educated in he left the band last year tn do eapab married and the father of a daugh­ his rrlum to hit home slate, musician. Likee to lead current Chicago Height». HL He got hi* picture und radio work. He ha» certai ter five montha okL He joined inarm-d much «bout riverboat jass. newspaper stuff. Bowls a fast 97 first job at fifteen with Hallis recorded for Victor and has a now a bai Pee Wee did his first real work and thinks Louie ia tops. Peavey’s Jau Bandit*, a mid-west contract with Columbia record». while years ago al New York's Cotton around Chicago, although he has JAY C. HIGGINBOTHAM . . . outfit. One of the first white musi­ Married, hb wife and two and ■ out ot Club when the band was enlarged played throughout trombone ... Nicknamed Jay, cians to make hot jaas record*, he hall year old baby daughter are in 1927 to go into that job. He J. C. and Higgy, ba« been lop* put out a elawic. Nobody'» Sweet. both named Nsmcy. Frank spends is «till with the hand and going among train aidenirn for the laat Okeh hu spare moments reading and *1 Noi strong. Benny Carter, Willie Smith ered a N '.hicago atyle' rnuairian. four year» now wherr thr Down when he wa* 19 and the oldest guy ail sports. Every and Tools Mondello are hn favorite Most of hi* work ha* been with Beat poll i» eonrerned. ILgg' wa* un the dale. His first job wa» in HELEN FORREST ... vocalist the ol allo mm 9 arm Polley i* the rec­ anuill group* such as hi* moat re­ born in Atlanta, Ga., in 1906. He the pil of the Commercial theatei Helen was born in Atlantic man, ord he like* beat that he ha* made cent with Bill Davidson He waa picked up hi* brothcr’a trombone in Chit agu, then with Red Mae- City, N. J., April 12, 1918. She good . with the Eddie Condon Coea-Cola al the age of 11 and learned to attended Atlantic City high school of th, play it himaelf by -neaking it out York, Rui and Eddie formed the and Tilden High Brooklyn there! of the houae and playing it. He Mound City Blue Blower* which (Okay, Tildt-nitvs?) and did some good ROY ELDRIDGE trumpet attended Morrit Brown Univeraity went on to ram Jan fame. Since singing in school. She got her first expee me* guy. . . . Eldridge, who got his musical in Atlanta ■nd while he was there then, Eddie ha* worked in mart of job with Artie Shaw and stayed terest TOOTS MONDELLO alto. start playing trumpet in a carni­ used to -neak out to play jobs th«- tup »pot* iii llr country both with him for the ‘38 and ’39 sea- good Born in 1911, Boston, Mass. Went val, was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., with Neal Montgomery’s Mlunl« with hi» own band and with other*, following which she trans­ up tin to Parochial school there. Worked in 1911. In 1928, he got his first build. He later worked with such has organised great record date* clarinetists to the Goodman playii with Mal Hallett 15 years ago. taste of fame when he worked as banda a* Luía Ruatell, Fletcher ■nd jam ■••«ion» and for the past band. She left BG after two Later joined Joe Haynies and a side-man with Horace Hender­ Hendrmon. Lucky Millinder, Louia two year* ha* put on Jan concerts und haw now been with Hairy Eldrii finally the iriginal Bf nny Good son’s band. After working with irmvtrong and now with Red AL al N.Y.’s Town HalL Hi* favorite James for over a year. Ella Fitz­ Lunci mar band Playec with (kndmsn many bands including the Choco­ len’a «mail combo «h-npite tempting guitarist* are Bobby llackctt, Se­ gerald is her favorite singer and un and off several times, in be­ late Dandies and Fletcher Hender­ offer* every othrr day. He refuse» govia, Eddie Lang and Dirk Mc­ she Likes Jimmie Lunceford’s bund losing tween do»rtg n great deal of radio son, he formed a small combo of tu leave Red’* 'band unleM Red Donough in that order. Famous for next to Harry’s. She considers which work Wai on - trigiiuil nus time later in New Yorii besides Tommy Doraey and Sandy William* rule just once while playing a show avidly. She blames her success on is thi turn called Beyond the Moon which doing record «fates with most of ■re his favorite tromboniat*. Jay dale with Artie Shaw’* first band. sheer luck, a definite insult to her thingt the top musician? in the country. ha* been married for 11 year*. Has BOBBY’ HAGGART ... bass ability. to cut Roy joined Gent- Klupu two and made more records than you ran Bob is twenty-eight and was born SY OLIVER ... arranger. Born a half yean ago and is one of the t'uunl. in Douglaiiton, Long Island, N. Y. in Michigan. 1910. Played four band’s big fixtures. LOU McGARITY . . . trombone He worked with Bert Brown and years with Zacs White, the sama Roy is happily married and his . . . Lou was born in Atlanta, Ga., Bob Sperling’s band before join­ band as Herman Chittison, well- the rt flectin Jux In ebow how seriously wife tours with him. He expects, also, but in 1917. He ' ■ strict-• ■ ing Bob Crosby’s Dixieland«rs known pianist playeii with. Moved some day, to once again have a ly long hair violin for 10 years '>-here he remained until the band’s to Ohio, where he was a teacher place New York fan» take their owing, all ovi Alan Courtney. WOV reeord- band of his own. He is also an from early youth, but switched to break-up recently. A composer (he and arrange.* for a few years. He accomplished drummer, pianist and trombone when the high school wrote What’» New) and arranger, started in 1935 with Luncoford. vibe* mat». band needed a sliphorn man. He Bob’s present plans cab fur him Arranged- -Stomp It Off. I>ater Dorse FIGGI ILMAN . . . trumpet played with Kiri Devore in At­ to arrange for the new Eddie Mil­ joined trumpet section and did vo­ swing Bom in Philadelphia, 1914. Real lanta und came to New York with ler outfit as well as other orches­ cals. In 1939, went with Tommy in the name b Harry Finkel man. Moead Nyr Mayhew in 1937. He played trai He’s married, likes to play Horsey as frangrr. Among first to Atlantic City whan ha twu taro with Ben Bernie for two ana a golf, listen to Delius, Ravel, De­ few successful swing arrangements Ño f iron old Got tht nemo ‘Xiggy" half years before going with Good­ ussy and Scriabin. was E»wp Dot» It in 1940. Likes sheer in hu early teens because hu »ide- man in 1940. He left Benny this FRANK SINATRA nb*, mays a good game of base­ i A* cm* • I fitto Xicf year in favor of a steady spot ball. Thinks Duke’s hand is Mffrific. only fold, always digging the opposite with Raymond Scott’s CBS crew He i* the guy that does the vocals top tv sex from the irord go. Hm perfect in New York. He ia married and with Jo the father of a two year old son, crew, eviden MS Chicago. January IS. 1943 NEWS-FEATURES DOWN BEAT 21 Beat and Readers Come of Age e of er, quieter, and better dance music nnd rerorda Neither has been ■wed than anyone else. But that doesn’t lucky enough to have recorded a Bar’s Results of Annual Poll Down Beat Poll mean that young hands are going big hit or swing number, but still ot a to be able to get away much longer they finished lower than lota of with copying him and make a go bands in the same boot. >ugh Must Be Nuts! of it. Unless a had i>nnd is already Powell haa a strong vocal depart­ ■eks. Recently, in an interview with established, I don’t think it stands reral ment: Peggy Mann and Tommy Compared With FirstOne the New Yorker niagasine, Arch­ a chance these days. And « «en the Taylor don’t have zo take a hack duke Otto, one-time Austrian ones that are established will have seat to anybody. Indeed Mann is were a tough time keeping going. » a rv«idenl and now living in New one of the best in her field. Browr. their York for tibvinu* resiiou«, gave The public wants cuod music. isn’t an strong in this respect, but out that hr was a Ian fan. It wants it played increasingly at least he hu good singers nnd Show Higher Discernment “The real jaxz, you under­ his new vocal group. The Town­ I the with better taste and more ideas. -land,” said the Hapsburg hep- Above all, carbon copies of what criers, shape up well. by MIKE LEVIN eat. “It m an art in itself. Per was good five years ago won’t pay But nothing of teal note has -onally. I would vole for Sammy joe il don’t ilbur Tommy Doreay ...... 1380 us* As far as I can see, there is only and. 981 Cuy Lombardo 58« let anybody tell you the kids don’t one answer—neither outfit has a mov- 561 Tommy Doraoy ns* know —because- they do. You can distinctive style. I know personally Duke EUingtoi 328 Freddy Murila 5. Gay Lomlmr^D« even place in the swing division— thank hundreds of disc jockies for iown Bob Craaby this from the band that carried the that when listening to late-hour New Jimmie Lomento rd .... 310 6. Fraddyball Martia« through the years if Ix>m- this. dance remotes, these are two of D. Flliagtea Gelting Better Fast flvia 7. Vaya«bardo Kia* goo—and would have fin­ the tougho.t outfits to spot just 7KY J. LuMafard ished about 26th in the combined Oh sure, they may still think by listening to them. big Count Basle 301 8. Hara««totals! Hai duJ. Dora«y that Elmar c reaming is better neon Chiek Wahl» Will Momo 9. A. Ko«talaa«t>- than a tasteful horn solo by Wil­ Need Ditlinclivc Sound Coomt Baaia None of the "corn” bands, nor In other words, despite the fact ying 170 George Oleen 10. Will any hand played either exclusively hams. Hackett, or Kazcbier. But who Chlak Wabb the percentage is getting less and that they play very well, neither 1912 swing or sweet, held onto their band haa uny-distii'ctive ’sound” neon Sweet Bend Winnem I «lobiaad Baad Wiaa«ra places. less. Look at the men who won , his (Point baaia) the individual contests. With the about it that .mmediately labels it Duka Ellington ...... 3453 ..3708 1. Daka Ellington Ellington’s superlativenes» was exception of Condon, Russell, as Powell or Brown Without this, Benny Goodman ...... 3302 (.Iran Mlll.r ..3435 enough to put him at the head of Stacy, Beneke, and Rich, there or a hit record of the hundred Harry Jamea ...... 2088 Charlie Spivak .3295 the list, despite any beefs about ..I860 aren’t too many arguments. El­ thousands proporotions, it seems Comal Basie .. .166* Duke Ellington ...... 1659 S. OariU Spivak his danceability. Anybody who man, Hackett, :uid Eldridge can to me that both Brown and Powell ___ 1633 Usad« TbombiU ...... 948 6. Weedy Herm« thinks he can’t play ballads should play good jazz whenever they would not only do far worse in Po Ura« MiU< ___ 1333 7. Gönnt Beate twist his My Greatest Mistake Gene Krupa ...... 1023 want The same goeH for MeGarity the poll than they deserve, but Jimmie Lun •afoni .... *93 Ml, (Victor). and Higginbotham. Webster Mon­ also would have trouble at the box­ set Charlie Spivak is the first of th. dello, and Hodges don’t need any office for the same reason. If I new bands, cracking the combined introductions from me. have a tough time remembering tarts totals for fifth, really astonishing them, how cun you expect the av­ S at Maybe you don’t think the above figures are interesting, for a band that has only been For the exceptions: some of the erage ticket-buyer who listens ¡th a bul I think they say that Down Heat and its readers have come hitting slightly over a year. guys in ii top name band were much less to the radio, to remem­ . In- of uge—not just us a select group of partisans, but as a whole yipping about them to me the ber to mark his “x” for Powell­ Tommy’« Ups and Down« other day. There' i nothing 1 can vitch group. That dance music in this country has become Jietter Brown, or to smack down his p his A perfect example of how a say. You either like Condon, Stacy, and better as the years roll by, *------Russell, and the tradition they dough for that matter. i the band went to the top on one style, Teddy got mad at me when we and that once and for all» the ishing in the teens in both divi­ slipped, and came back to stay represent or you skip the results sions. One group says they’re musically discussed this, said that he felt old slogan “You’ve got to be with both -weet and swing is seen Bickie Main’s and Irving Fazola’s Also, get the bands that the boys in Tommy Dorsey’s varied Row­ reactionary, another that they rep- corny to make dough” can be ■esent th< only men left playing playing were enough to label his t the liked (sr hoofing: Lombardo, Mar­ ings. In ’37, he didn’t finish in the band, along nith P'ggy Mann’s thrown out the window. In- tin, King, Heidt, Osborne, and swing, wat fourth in sweet. In true hot jazz. At any rate, there’s enough honest difference of opinion excellent chirping. All three are etead, you can paste up on the Olsen! Now I like to ambh around '38, he still didn’t show for jump, swell—hut I claim they aren’t a floor with something lovely in but up to third in sweet. In '39, to make their presence on the all wall “You cuu’t be corny for star band just that, rather than enough either to identify the band any length of time anil get my paws as well as the next man, he hit the jackpot for sweet, but or give it that extra color it neecL and I claim there- outfits are, were still was nowhere in swing. In ’40, any lack of public taste as these away with it—eooner or later 802 boys were screaming. to make it really commercial. .'i nd always will be rotten dance Miller walloped him in sweet, md When Goodman, McIntyre, Her­ the public catches on.” Or to bands. I don’t question I ombardo's Sy Oliver joined the band, adding Forres» and Sinatra man, or any of the rest hit the air, /or put it tersely: **Thu year's ability to put older folk in an Auld his famed brand of Lunceford­ Lang Syne mood, nr Martin’s show Beneke, despite his buildup, you know who they are instantly. sensation, next year's stagna­ style ar-anging, giving the band Not so with Powell and Brown manship, King’s ability at dirges, an eighth place in swing- -thus its plays sax well quite often, as does York, tion—unless it's really good!" Heidt’s -howmanship, and all the overall showing was just as good Buddy Rich drums, when he for­ Poll Matches Discs heard rest. AU I say is that these bands gets the theatrics With all the bad Take a look at the 1937 swing as in '39, even though his sweet musicians around who are highly The u-medy? I’ll be danged if I figures. If TD and Casn Lnma. are nowhere when it comes to was no longer viewed as tops, by know. You don’t just go picking dancing. Their tempos are un- publicized, these two are certainly had better band* than Duke, then dancers the country over. Conies not too hard to swallow. style» out of a hat. It takes a lot Henry Busse swings! Benny at teady, monotonous, and often ’41, and Dorsey is second in both of thought, confabbing with ar­ with least had the s»>mb]anci of a good their vocal stylings make dancing sections, giving him the top all- I take no arguments whatsoever i angers, and what have you. The band then, and he had the quartet, impossible. around rating. This year, Elling­ on Forrest, nnd by actual count important point is that thia ia Sinatra has turned out .some ex­ capable of fine jazz. Jimmy Dorsey Ulis Tell» a Talc ton’s series of terrific records plus what’s wrong with Teddy's band, certainly doesn’t pretend to have Harry Jamis' bombastic rise was cellent records. rather than “the horrible luck” a hand that .wingi- like Basie, This year’s list tells a vastly just too much, and he had to re­ In every one of the side-man which he has built into almost a while Chick Webb is of course now different tale. Every band on the tire to ii tie for second place— polls, you will find that while you phobia. Certainly Powell ha* had out of the running. list, with the possible exception of which isn’t bad hunting for a band may disagree with the particular bad break after bud break. But Ellington and Casa loma, play that’s been around for over seven winner, the list includes in good even if he hadn’t, it £eems to me Swing Baudi in There good dance music. Ellington is bad years! rder most of the men you prefer. only in that his complex phrasings that he would have needed some Now dig the new poll results. All-Around Balance And compared to the way winners thing more than he has now to Everj band on the swing list., with often make his basic beat difficult This shows that Dorsey finished in earlier year a, it indi­ really cash in. caliat the off-and-on exceptions of Good­ for a lot of people to follow. But cates so much wider knowledge lan tie num, Krupa, and Lunceford, play: all the rest present ballads with shrewd showman. Hi- ha com- One more interesting slant the bined ace vocalist», plenty of pow­ and discrimination that it’s noth- way the Beat’s poll correlated inth . She good swing Don’t forget that none color, taste, and often real origi­ ing short of amazing. iCtlOOl of the list are -■mall bands, and nality. 1 would defy the heppest erhouse. smart tune-picking a the bands turning out what we oklyn therefore aren’t expected to play musician to pick a much better list touch of hot jazz now and then, Public Knows Its Stuff thought were the year’s best rec­ some good hot jazz. Big bands, they are than this. plus fine dance tempos to give him ords. The record list of about 103 an all-around balance that only And the public doesn’t vote really noteworthy records found - first expected to have good soloists, in­ There are some more interest­ blindly for that it hears most tayed teresting arrangements, beats, and ing things to dig. No band can James, Herman, and Spivak can Duke Ellington on top for all divi­ touch. either. Goodman has had lots of sion» followed by Tommy Dorsey, good presentation. Goodman was survive for any length of time un­ airtime, theaters, and records— up there on the basis of his outfit’s less they play both good Hweet The acid test is this. In '39, mu­ then Harry James tied with Woody and got slapped down practically Hcrmnr and Benny Goodman, with dman playing early in the year plus his and >.> licked for favorite soloist, a posi­ Fitz- Lunceford, who has always had a lads. You’ll notice that not one of all played in the tame style. Now, following. The only «pot completely tion he has held every year for the out of line vns to be Hal McIn­ r and good band- has been hit hard by the syrup outfits on the ’37 sweet while there may have been plenty past five year*. This doesn’t mean band losing Willie Smith and other men, list has survived—you have to go of untusteful moments in TD’s tyre, who tied for third in the the kidn think Benny has forgotten records, but tied for tenth in the sidera which accounts for his finishing no all the way to 13th place in this wax and airtime, nevertheless, a how to play, or that sidemen think word. higher. year’s poll to find the first of them: musician could hang around all that he has -uddenly turned corny. poll. ;, col- There can't be much argument Swing and Swayer Kaye. Kay evening and find plenty to listen It strikes me more as being » novels about Duke’s winning. He not only Kyser must have noticed this too for at all times. gesture of resentment against the »s on is this year’s king—he's writing —he’s been adding crack sidemen This to me, sloppy ae the .sta­ King doing wrong, against the to hw things that the boys will be trying all the time. You’ll note that every tistics may be. shows that given King’s having s bad band. The Some Kid, Fun! to cut ten polls from now. -wing band finished in the sweet timi. the public taste is th»- aame King took it lightly in the neck Born division (Herman, 11th; Basie, New fork — Sumebody ha» Change in Sweet Taste ar the all-around musicians’ taste. this year because he was on the finally though! of a new angle four 21st; Krupa, 25th; Lunceford, Ellington may have been king wrong path Watch what happen* for hiMHho»». Alan Courtney, same But what’s really interesting is 13th)- even such power outfits as years ago, but the kids, the danc­ to him next year if he doesn’t heed well- the change in the sweet lists- re- Basie finding some of their best ers, and the record buyers eventu­ the warning! llecr.r.g th»* change that has taken Louise*« Monte Carlo on Janu­ Moved records in ballads rather than ally got there and that’s what There’s another angle of inter­ sacher place in dance likes and dislikes jumpers. counts. ary 6 as the “Prosecuting At­ all over the country. In 1937, with est to rhe poll. Teddy PcweU ex torney ” Thr gag i« for linn pressed his inability to understand eford. the exception of Casa Loma and BG and TD Hold Own Izimbardi» 1« legend to got aomc hapie«« visiting fire­ Dorsey, not one of the top ten Now for nome more interesting Which forces you to think that why he hadn’t finished higher num from the club audience, Later when 1 told him of the poll re­ id vo- swing bands even placed anywhere ingles: notice the combined lists any leader wh<. builds his band handcuff the unhappy wretch to in the sweet list. A band was ex­ for both years. This was mad« up on corn, uni« as it’s a comedy unit, sults He has a legitimate beef— a ehair and tbro «tart throwing f airtime in the past year Chica Chicago, January 15. 1943 DOWN BEAT BAND ROUTES | Key Spot Bands | Where the Bonds are Playing Rey King'Over the News BLACKHA WK CAFE, Chicago- Chico Marx; Jan. 27, Gracie EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS: b—ballroom; b—hotel; sc—sight club; r—rMteurant; I «hosier; Barrie cc—country club; CHA—Coniolidatsd Radio Artists, 10 Rockefeller Flszs, NYC; F(—Frederick CASA MANANA, Hollywood — Bros. Musk Corp., RKO Bldg., NYC; MG—Mos Gals, 48 Wert 49th st., NYC; GAC—Gsnsrsl With the Help of Donna Horace Heidt Amusement Corp., RKO Bldg., NYC: JG—Jos Glsssr, M Rocksfsllsr Plazs, NYC; MCA— Music Corp, of America, 745 Fifth eve- NYC; HFO—Harold F Oxley, 17 East 44th st., NYC; UNCOLN HOTEL, New York- Alvino Rey and the King Sisters are getting the habit of EM SZA—Stanford Zucker Agency, SOI Madison avs., NYC; WMA—William Morris Agency, RKO Abe Lyman gave breaking records, it beeme. Besides setting a new mark at the Bldg., NYC. MEADOWBROOK, Cedar Grove, moat N, J.—Glen Gray; Jan. 22, Sherman hotel Panther Room, they broke all records at the Bandleaders may list their bookings free of charge, merely Jimmy Dorsey Coronado theater in South Bend. Indiana. As a result of the by writing Down Beal two weeks before each issue. ciana NEW YORKER HOTEL, New Rey-King benefit at Great Lakes Naval Station, Buddy Dean, York—Sonny Dunham ^Gilbert. Johnny (Grand Terrace) Detroit, menti PALACE HOTEL, San Francisco Rey tenor sax man decided he * Akin, Hill (Foeste) Sheboygan, Wia, h subii Goldfield. Harry “Goldie” (Continental Alexander, Van (On Tour) CRA —Paul Whiteman liked the place. Eddie Pea­ On Alexander, Will (Hillcrest) Toledo, O., h Grove) Akron, O„ ne SHERMAN HOTEL, Chicago — Allen. Bob (Oriental) Chicago. 1/15-21. t; Goodman, Benny (Paramount) NYC, body liked Buddy's work and remar Clsng. 1/26, t Jerry Wald; Jan. 29, Gene (Roeeland) NYC. Opng. 1/29. b found a place for him in the Hit Right Tune menta, Andre, Bill (Shamrock Club) Pocatello, Gordon, Gray (On Tour) MCA Krupa Graffolier, Frenchy (Babe's) Des Moines, New York — Christmas cheer eiatioi Idaho TRIANON, South Gate, Califor­ naval station band. Johnny Arnheim, Gus (Sherman's Cafe) San certainly reigned three weeks capaci Graham, Al (Blue Moon) Wichita, Kan., nia—Noble Sissle Popa from Canton, Ohio, took Diego. Cal. ago in night court. It eeema If, wl Astor, Bob (On Tour) MCA 1/22-2/4. b Glen Gray (Meadowbrook C.C.) Cedar the vacated sax chair. Nick that Joseph Smith (that’s right, secanti Atkins. Boyd (Faust Club) Peoria, III. Molina, Corios (Dd Rio) Washington, Grove. N.J., Clzm.. 1/21; (Earle) Phil­ D.C., ne aie hi Averill, Bobbie (Durite Cafe) Jackson. Ciazza, Teddy Powell tenor bud), age 54, was brought in Monroe, Vaughn (Commodore) NYC, Mich. adelphia, 1/22-28, t legion. Grey, Jerry (Music Box) Omaha, Neb,, ne man took the chair vacated by for playing tunes oat various Ayers. Ralston (Santa Rita) Tucson, Clsng. 1/20. h; (Hippodrome) Balti­ sensee more. Md.. 1/21-27, t; (Central) Paa- Ronnie Perry's joining his sized bowls with shoe trees at (Roseland) NYC. Cisne. saie, N.J.. 1/28-2/3, t one of Broadway’s busiest inter- more t Ayres, Mitchell Harris, Jimmy (Fort Armstrong) Rock 1/28, b; (Flatbush) Brooklyn, Morales. Noro (LaMartinique) NYC. ne Rey mates at the Curtis Bay aertions. Haled before Magis­ TheR Island. IU.. h 1/28-81, t Morgan Rum (Edge water Reach) Chi­ relea» Hawkins, Erskine (Savoy) NYC, b cago, h (Md.) coast guard station. trate Aurelio, he tried to mend Heatherton, Ray (Biltmore) NYC, h Moaely. Snub (TrouviUe) Hollywood, Cal. Ralph Harden, from Jan Sav- matters with H here the River Bar, Vie (Olympic) Seattle, Wash., Heidt, Horace (Casa Manana) Culver City, nc itt’s crew, replaced Frank Ryerson Shannon Flows, Rudely inter­ Bardo, Bill (USO Tour) GAC Cal., ne The Barnet Charlie (Paradise) Detroit. 1/18- Henderson, Fletcher (On Tour) Fred. on trumpet while Lefty Johnson of rupted by the magistrate, who Nagel, Freddy (Baker) Daitas, Tex. h lumai 21. (Reçal) Chicago. 1/22-18. t Bros. Nagle, Harold (Copley Plaza) Beaton, Chicago came in on tram. informed him that hia name Panna (Circle) Indianapolis, 1/29-2/4, t Herbeck. Ray (Rivoli) Toledo. O., 1/15-21, was Aurelio and not O’Reilly, Barrett, Hughie (Hayward) Rochester, Mass- h Buddy Cole, Rey pianist, had atee i N.Y.. h Nelson. Ozzie (Biltmore) L.A., Cal- h his army physical scheduled for Smith knocked off O Sole Mio Herman, Woody (Chicago) Chicago, 1/15- Norman, Lae (USO Tour) CRA book, Barrie, Gracie (Flatbush) Brooklyn, N.Y., 21, t; (Michigan) Detroit, 1/22-28, t; Christmas Day in Los Angeles. and escaped with confiscation aide c 1/15-17, t: (Windsor) Bronx, N.Y., (l’alare) Cleveland. 1/29-2/4, t Meanwhile the entire band vaca­ of his bowls and a suspended 1/22-24, t; (Blackhawk) Chicago, Opng. Herth, Milt (Copley Plaza) Boston, h pietei] 1/27. r Hill. Tiny (On Tour) Fred. Broa O'Brien A Evans (King's Theater Bar) tioned over the Christinas holi­ sentence. oomm< Barron. Blue (Edison) NYC, h Hines. Earl (Apollo) NYC. 1/15-21, t; Cincinnati, O., r days, having their annual Chriat- among Bartel, Jeno (Lexington) NYC, h (Royal) Baltimore, 1/22-28, t Ohman, Phil (Mocambo) Hollywood. Cai­ mas party on December 20 in Kan­ Bartha, Alex (Steel Pier) Atlantic City, Hite. Lea (Club Louisiana) Hollywood, ne Thii N.J. Cal., nc Oliver, Eddy (Copley Plaza) Boston, sas City and then set to rejoin for and Kitty Carlisle and goes into under Basic. Count (Poli) Waterbury, Conn., Hoaglund. Everett (On Tour) MCA Mass., h their Los Angeles Orpheum the­ production January 11. musici 1/20-21, t; (Lyrie) Bridgeport, Conn., Hollingsworth, Bobby (The Plantation) Olsen, George (St. Francis) San Francis­ ater opening December 30. Christ­ The King Sisters are turning co. Cal., h by tl 1/22-24, t : (State) Harrisburg, Pa., Texarkana, Ark.-Tex.. nc mas Eve was set by the Kings and farmerette“ having purchased a 1/25-27, t; (Howard) Washington. D.C., Holmes. Herbie (On Tour) Fred. Bros. Osborne, WiU (On Tour) GAC from 1/29-2/4. t Horton, Aub (Lido Beach Casino) Sara­ the Merry Macs as the night to ranch in San Fernando Valley, uaaaie Beckner, Denny (Anglesey Cafe) Minne­ sota. Fla., nc carol their friends. A lot of high California, for their folks. Sched­ appro apolis, Minn. Howard. Eddy (Chase) St, Louis, Mo., h Panehito (Versailles) NYC, nc paid talent for free under some­ uled to be hanging on the Christ­ Benson, Ray (Stork Club) NYC Hutton, Ina Ray (Roosevelt) Washington, Pastor, Tony (On Tour) CRA sistem Bestor, Don (WHN) NYC D.C., h Paul. Toasty (Green Mill) Saginaw, Midi. body’s window. mas tree this year was a dreamy one ia Biltmore Boys (Tutwiler) Birmingham. Pearl, Ray (Melody Mill) Riverside, IU., b Alvino is having face and figure eyed cow for mother and a horse Ink Spots (Riverside) Milwaukee, 1/15-21, Peterson, Dee (French Village) Dayton Bondshu. Neil (Blackstone) Chicago, b made on a special new guitar so and buggy for father. The gals t; (Orpheum) Minneapolis, 1/22-28, t: O„ nc Boogie Woogie Abe (Latin Quarter) Fall that he will be able to characterize know what to do with such things, (Orpheum) Omaha. 1/29-2/4, t Petti, Emile (Ambassador East) Chicago, h gratili River, Mass., nc International Sweethearts of Rhythm Powell. Walter (Pat A Don’s) Staten “Stringy,” his new talking guitar, too, being western farm girls from Bradshaw, Tiny (Grants Park) Charles­ to adn (Paradise) Detroit, 1/22-28, t Island. N.Y. for the Rey-King Universal pic­ way back. Their grandparents ton, S.C.. Clsng. 1/22 Prager. Col. Manny (Childs) NYC. r fu) en Bragale, Vincent (Latin Quarter) Chicago, Price. Howie (Berkley Jungles) Charles­ ture Cross Your Fingers. The pic­ crossed the plains with the Mor­ nc Jackson. Paul (Scenic Inn) Detroit ton, S.C., nc ture will also feature Allan Jones mons back in 1847. Brandon, Bob (Beverly Hills C.C.) New­ Jagger. Kenny (Leland) Richmond. Ind., h Prims, Louis (Theater Tour) MCA The port, Ky. James, Harry (MGM Studios) Culver City. Pripps, Eddie (Latin Quarter) Chicago, nc now I Brandwynne, Nat (Rio Bamba) NYC ne Ooi. Breese. Lou (Chez Paree) Chicago, nc Jarrett, Art (On Tour) MCA | By the Late Charlie Christian Brigode. Ace (P1 »-Mor) Kansas City. Mo., Johnson, Happy (New Club Atabom) Ramos, Ramon (Statler) Cleveland, O., h cism : L.A., Col., nc Ravazza, Carl (Statler) Detroit, li book 1 Britton, Milt (Paramount Studios) Hollv- Here’s a guitar chorus as interpreted by the late Charlie Christian. Jordan, Louis ( Garrick Stage Bar) Chi- Reichman, Joe (Palmer House) Chicago, h Chord symbols are indicated above each measure, so that piano can the V cago, ne Rr«t (Deshler Wallick) Columbus, conce» Brown. Boyee (Liberty Inn) Chicago, nc Joy, Bill (San Carlos) Pensacela, Fla., h transpose down a tone for accompaniment, if desired. Brown. Les (Tower) Kansas City, Mo.. Rey. Alvino (Universal Studios) Universal Orleai 1/15-21. t City. Cal. Mai Busse. Henry (Palace) Cleveland. O., 1/15- Karson, Maria (Gene's) Fargo. N.D., ne Rhythm Quartet (Bal Taborin) Beards­ 21, t; (Palace) Ft. Wayne. Ind.. 1/22- Chica; Kassel, Art (Bismarck) Chicago, h town, Ill- nc GUITA* 24. t Kavelin, Al (Nicollet) Minneapolis, Minn., Riley. Mike (Radio Room) Hdlywood, baby, Byrne, Bobby (On Tour) GAC Clang. 1/24, h Cal- nc fit to Kaye, Sammy (Stanley) Pittsburgh, 1/15- Rogers, Diek (On Tour) GAC overb< Rogers, Eddie (Schroeder) Milwaukee, Cabin Boys (The Tavern) Escanaba, Mich. Kemper, Ronnie (Muehlebach) Kansas Opng. 1/19, b a littl Caceres, Emilio (Mar-Jo Club) Detroit, City. Mo.. Clsng. 1/21, h ; (St- Anthony) Russell. Snookum (Casino) Quincy, Hl., ne he cer Mich. San Antonio, Tex., Opng. 1/28, b Such Calloway, Cab (Theater Tour) GAC Kenton. Stan (Palace) Columbus, O., denial Carlyle, Russ (Claridge) Memphis, Tenn., 1/19-21, t: (Oriental) Chicago, 1/22-28, t Sanders, Joe (One-nlghters) MCA, Until Clang. 1/28. h King Cole Trio (331 Club) Los Angeles, 1/28; (Claridge) Memphis. Tenn., Opng to cal Carroll. Irv (Greenwich Village Inn) NYC Cal. 1/29. h eoncei Carter, Benny (Swing Club) Hollywood, King. Henry (Aragon) Chicago, Opng Saunders, Hal (Belmont Plaza) NYC, b able. Cal., nc 1/19. b Saunders, Red (Club DeLisa) Chicago ne Cavallero. Carmen I Waldorf-Astoria) NYC. Kinney. Ray (Central) Passale, N.J.. Sdiuder Keith (10-High Club) Detroit, nc b 1/14-20, t; (Metropolitan) Providence. Scott, Raymond (CBS) NYC It Chester. Bob (On Tour) MCA R.I.. 1/22-24. t; (Empire) Fall River, Shepard. Ernest "Bass” (Abe * Poppy’s) Pana« Courtney. Del (On Tour) WMA Mass.. 1/26-28. t Dallas. Tex., ne Cugat, Xavier (Capitol) Washington, D.C., Korn Kobblers (Rogers Corner) NYC. nc Sissle. Noble (Trianon) South Gate, Col­ in all Clang. 1/20, t: (Adams) Newark, N.J.. Krupa. Gene (On Tour) MCA. Until 1/28; ne ment, 1/21-27. t: (RKO) Boston, 1/28-2/8. t (Sherman) Chicago, Opng. 1/29, h Stack. Freddy (RKO Studios) Hdlywood. Cummins. Bernie (Blue Moon) Wichita, Cal. book, Kan., Clang. 1/21, b South. Eddie (Mocambo) Hdlywood. Col­ is fine Cummins. Bob (Lotus Garden) Dover, Del. Larkin, Milton (Rhumboogie) Chicago, nc ne too 1< LeMaire, Jack (Band Box) Chicago, nc Spanier. Muggsy (Arcadia) NYC, b who c Leonard. Ada (USO Tour) Fred. Bros. Spivak, Charlie (Pennsylvania) NYC. h Leroy. Howard (Idle Hour) Charleston. Strong. Benny (Trocadero) Evansville, need Dale Sisters Trio (Manhattan Lounge) S.C. Sarasota, Fla. Ind- Clsng. 1/21, ne to rei Lewis. Ted (Tower) Kansas City. Mo„ Strong, Bob (On Tour) MCA D’Amieo. Niek (Essex House) NYC. h 1/22-28, t; (Hi-Hat) St. Louis, Opng. deed, Stuart. Nick (Jefferson) St. Louis. Mo., b Davis. Johnny "Scat” (On Tour) MCA 1/2», nc Anns Dolores (Bock-Cadillae) Detroit, h Little. Little Jaek (El Patio) Washington. Donahue, Al (Ciro's) Hollywood, Cal., ne pointt D.C.. nc Teagarden. Jack (On Tour) MCA Dorsey. Jimmy (Strand) NYC. Clsng. Lombardo. Guy (Roosevelt) NYC. h Th« 1/21. t; (Meadowbrook C.C.) Cedar Towne George (Neil House) Columbu* Long. Johnny (Colonial) Dayton, O„ 1/15- Ohio, on in Grove, N.J.. Opng. 1/22 h 21. t: (Paramount) NYC, Opng. 1/27, t Trace. Al (Dixie) NYC. b rile tl Dorsey. Tommy (Palladium) Hollywood, Lopez, Vincent (Taft) NYC, h Cal., b Trester. Pappy (Park Recreation Center) Lozier, Doyle I Schuler’I Dancing Palane) St. Paul. Minn. Duffy, George (Cleveland) Cleveland. O.. h Mansfield. O., b Dunham. Sonny (New Yorker) NYC. h Tucker. Tommy (Temple) Rochester. N.Y.. Lucas. Clyde (Frolics) Miami, Fla., ne 1/15-17. t: (Stanley) UUea. N.Y., 1/19- Ludolph, Morrie (Blue Diamond) S Beloit. 21. t HJ„ ne Lunceford. Jimmie (Howard) Washing­ Ellington. Duke (Carnegie Hall Concert) Venutl, Joe (Gingham Gardens) Spring­ NYC, 1/28; (Ritz) Bridgeport. Conn., ton. D.C., 1/15-21. t: (Fays) Philadel­ phia. 1/22-28, t: (Stanley) Pittsburgh, field. Ill.. Clsng. 1/23. ne: (Tune-Town) 1/24, b; (Paramount) Salem. Mass.. St. Louis, Opng. 1/24. b Jae 1/25-27, t: (Boston Symphony Hall) 1/29-2/4. t Boston Mass.. 1/28; (Metropolitan) Lyman. Abe (Lincoln) NYC, h Providence. R.I.. 1/29-81. t Jerry (Sherman) Chicago. Clsng. Elliott. Baron (Bill Green's Casino) Pitts­ 1/28. h burgh. Pa. McIntyre Hal (Willard) Washington, D.C., 1/15, h: (Rite) Bridgeport. Conn., Weeks. Anson (On Tour) Fred. Bros. Fra Ernie. Vai (Drake) Chicago h towrenee (Trianon) Chicago, h Eyman, Gene (Lowry) St Paul. Minn., h 1/17, b; (Commodore) NYC. Opng fluent 1/21, I Wells. Jon (Riee) Houston, Tex. h McKendrick, Mike (Trocadero) St. Paul. Whiteman. Paul (Palaee) San Frandsoo. harm« Minn.. Clsng. 1/24, nc Cal., b Felice "Junior“ (Sacone’s) Geneva, N.Y. McNamara’s Band (Shelton) NYC, b Wil* (8t Anthony) San Antonio. Malneck, Matty (CBS) Hollywood. Cal. Tex.. Clsng. 1/25, b Fields. Shep (On Tour) MCA Manone. Wingy (Zueea's Terrace) Her. Williams. Buddy (Lants* Merry-Go-Round) Fio^Rite, Ted (Roosevelt) New ^Mnar- mosa Beaeh. Cal. Dayton, O., b Manzanares, Jose (LaSalle) Chicago, h Williams. Cootie (Cotton Oub) Dayton. Fisher. Freddie (Happy Hour) Minne­ Marti. Frank (Copacabana) NYC, nc O.. 1/14: (Apollo) NYC. 1/22-28. t: apolis, Minn., Opng. 1/20. nc Martin, Freddy (Ambassador) L.A., CW., (Fay’s) Philadelphia. 1/29-2/4. A Flindt. Emil (Paradise) Chicago, b Williams, Griff (Orpheum) Davenport, la. insti Floyd. Chick (Statler) Boston, h Martin. Paul (Florentine Gardens) Holly­ 1/15-17, t : (Riverside) Milwaukee. 1/22- whei Fogel. Eddie (Melody Inn Oub) Washing­ wood. Col., nc 28. t: (Chicago) Chicago, 1/29-2/< t ton. D.C. Marx. Chico (Blackhawk) Chicago, Clsng. Williamson. Herb (Log Cabin) Banlt Sta edy Foster, Chnek (Peabody Memphis. Tenn., 1/26. r; (Capitol) Manitowoc. Wlz- Marie. Mieh.. r tipei 1/27. t: (Kenosha) Kenosha. Wia, 1/28. Four Clefs (White City) Springfield, ni­ ihr t: (Oriental) Chicago, 1/29-2/4, t Young, Eddie (Coemopolltan) D» ne Masters, Frankie (Shea's Buffalo) Buffalo. Colo., h ahoi Four Kings of Jive (Majestic) Philadelphia. N.Y.. 1/15-21, t Young, Roland (Seven Gables Inn) MI1- repl Meroff, Benny (Glenn Rendezvous) New­ ford. Conn. Franklin. Buddy (Casa Loma) St. Louis. Irnd port Ky„ Clsng. 1/28 Clsng. 1/21, b: (Muehlebach) Kansas Messner, Johnny (McAlpin) NYC, h boxi City, Opng. 1/22. h Miller. Herb (Rainbow Rändern) Salt Cugat to Capitol Iras C Lake City. Utah, Opng. 1/22. b alón Millinder. Lucky (Riverside) Milwaukee. New York—Xavier Cugat opens Equ Garber. Jan (Paramount) Austin, Tex., 1/15-21, t; (Orpheum) Minneapolis. 1/15-17. t; (Majestic) Dallas Tex.. 1/22-28, t; (Orpheum) Omaha. 1/29- at the new Hotel Statler in Wash­ 1/22-28, t 2/4. t ington on January 30. Chicago, January 15. 1943 BANDBOX-NEWS DOWN BEAT 1943 Panassie Reverses Self, Indiana Leader CLASSIFIED Plans Promotion In Book, 'The Real Jazz Of Dance Series SONG FOEMS wanted. Lxwltenl pia»u. vocal *rran?In«. Son« printinc. Ma. Bloomington, Ind. — Star Ster- eh*nio» of Sonswritln«. *1,00 Roaooa lit of benz, handleader and bandbooker Barnhart. 1820 48th. Da» Motnaa, Iowa. it the here at Indiana University, re­ t the cently announced plans to .tart DRUMMER- Draft noupt rood anpaar- A lUAUItEEO «.i .«factory pan .ocal dance promotions. The town’s few •no», 22. Experience with namr hand» to your melody including guitar Sae f the Accept only name band. Box 1ST, Omo»- grams eboni notation, accordion »ymbel». niteries and motion picture houses port, N.J. *4.60. Malcolm Lee. 114 Primroae Irr» are swamped to over capacity. cum. N.Y ments it caused have not yet TRUMPET MAN —1?, Had. fake, »ober. Non­ With six hundred Wave^ and six onion, will join. Go anywhere. Excellent subsided entirely. hundred Yoemen in training at the sinner. Write Bob Manniiv, Salem, Wia- Ou the whole, that book was BoppedTeacher university in addition to a sched­ remarkably accurate in its judg New Verb — (trrupatiun baa- uled three thousand soldiers set to ruenta, revealing an acute appir arrive early in February, the dation and a wonderful analytical arda: Mr». Marie McDonald, high acbool muair teacher bere. dance« should be velcom- i capacity on thi part of the author. Dance» were «eh»dull 1 to «tan FOR SALK If, when he decided to write u Iron inJuriM suffered while re­ the ninth January with Sterbenz’ ¡ChL. treuttd ’ouk on the subject, l'uua> band playing tho opener Later on sie had determined to shock his hearsing thr soloists and the Lunceford hand doing just to get his point across. side Ave., Chicago, wants members for her Ronnie Kemper Fan Club. At Milford’s Seven Gables, Ro­ It is interesting to note that as an orchestra He fails to take It might be well lo give him the land Young and his crew are now in Panassie defends Louis Armstrong benefit of the doubt. —Jackson Dick Jurgens Day Dr earners, 1406 into consideration the impetus Hart St., Akron, Ohio, secretary the twentieth week. Several changes in all the stages uf his develop­ in personnel recently, Harvey ment, just as he did in his first Mary Rogots, announces that the club newspaper, Here’s That Band Nevins in on alto ami clarinet, vo­ book, right up to the prew nt. This cals of Cordy Russell a new fea­ is fine, for Louis has been harassed Again is due out about now. Mari­ lyn Millman, 250 E 96 Street, ture and other newcomers are too long by the jibes of critics Ziggy Rubin (horn) and Tom who cannot understand that a man Brooklyn N. Y , is starting a fan club for Roger Kaye, the Egyptian Nez nek on tenor. Tenor man Bill need not stay forever the same Slais in the army while drummer to remain a master musician. In­ glamor boy and his band. Sadie Messina, 40 Beaver Street, Lou Vitale I deed, Panassie’s presentation of in January Armstrong is one of the strong Brooklyn, N. YM is president of a By BILL DUGAN Lee Shim Fan Club. The Lee» Plenty of local friends on hand points of the book. to greet Al Yost, local tenor man, There are scores of comments sing with Vaughn Monroe. The Marilyn Duke Fan Club, 103 How­ featured with Tommy Reynolds, on individual musicians that will We have spent the last two ¡Mues of Down Beat*» Band Box while the Reynolds crew did a rile thousands of jazz lovers, such ard Street. Newark, N. J., celebrated in iliFcussing the part our clubs can play in the war effort. ita firal anniversary last November week-end at the Lyric. Watch thr Now let's discuM another kind of play . . . the play that we and ia on the way fur ita aecnnd big piano man in this band, Ken Fred­ Red Mien: "Ida reputation aerma can have within our clubs for the entertainment of ounelves year. Thr Bix Beiderbecke Chin erickson, a Denver boy! largely unjustified” haa moved to 82 Norman Avenue, —Roland Young Hix Beiderbecke: "waa never and our members. After «11, ♦ Waterloo Ontario. The elub preai- your memben who an- interertnl, able in aannulale the apirit of that is »ne of the main rea­ ilcut >» Ed Moogk, who ia having a always, in meeting their favorite Ibr nrgr«> muaidan»'’ sons that fan dub» are or­ terrific time knocking binaaelf out bondmen and girl«. It isn’t «o easy Jaek Teagarden: "influemr haa on the firM edition of the rlub BRING ganized. The other, and sight when »our duh member- are in Indeed been very regrettable” paper Lawrence Bruwnr “»in» through should not be lost of this ole other eitiea. We’ll take that «ub- A PEDDLE jert up next itoue. But now. back Well, gang, that's all for this ■n exceaa of refinement” jective even in our play, is issue. If your letter is still over­ TO NEW YORK Frank Teocheniaehert ”the in- promoting our liand. to busineM. due, be patient. You should see the llum«» which Bix . . . Iiad on him, It warmed the cockles of Bill’s ,—and whan you «lay al old heart to receive the many, bulge in our mail bag. It looks like The Wellington, youil find that harmed hia work conoiderably” I spoke cnce before of photo the bags under Fred Allen’s eyes. bookr that we can sponsor within many Christmas cardi from oil t this euafuitablv nod»™, tower th»- club. We can invite our mem you kind readers Thanks to Bill hotel is within the piovarhi«! bers to take pictures of our bund, Beattie, Vincent Lopez Fan Club, "«ton«'« throw” oi Time» Squora its members, and anything relative Box 9 St Jovite Sta., Que., the CATERING Rockefeller Center and Fifth to it, and we can give prizes taken officers Monroe •_ Avenue, with transport Fait Club, the Ralph Young Fan to .and offering An interesting move will be from treasury funds for the best O_> 'iattau to ««ary other aec- photos taken in. Out of town Club, pres. Jean Adkin». 165 SPECIAL RATES GF Uonot the city at our doo» made stimetime later thi» winter Bradley Rd., Scarsdale, Ñ. Y., when a full-length muoiral com- members can submit pictures of Agnes DeWitt, Buddy Moreno Cheerful Rooms edv with an all-puppet east themselves or other members . . . 3 700 pets, families, anything t>f interest Club president, 6466 N Newcastle "L n-teSa SOn.«!,, Stefte < open« on Broadway. Pushing Ave., Chicago, Juanita Foote’s THE PROFESSION the idea • little further, how to other elub members. From the 33.50 DwM. photo collection we can print a Tommy Dorsey Club, Lloyd Mc­ •bout »applying polite robots to Donald, Harry Jarno prexy, 6510 •MTU. I. rrplai r grouchy bos-ofiirr at- photo booklet for sale to members. WOLVERINE WAR SONM j Ther» are many parti«» that can 2nd Ave N.W, Seattle, Washing­ •rndants and some hep Juke ton. my hep chicks, Dot and Dolly BOTEL hoxc for those corny pit orchiw be held m long a« your dub mem­ tra»? But leave the audiernri ber« ore centra lioed inert tain to»m«. ■lone, They're wooden enough, Pnrtie* attended by haiul member» and Col Buddy Braunstein, Red Fquity knows. on their uighl off or during thr Norvo Fan prexy, Rochester, N. Y, »laytime ur of aperial intereai In And thanks to all others for your HYGIENIC REED RACKING exclusive with "ISOVIBRANT” Reeds

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