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DOWN BEAT RECORD REVIEWS Chicago« February 15, 1945 0iWigo. Februcn

looking for a job. Any job that has music In it. That’s Cow Cow I Phil Moore Band Really Rocks | Pastor Si today. He belongs with Yancey, before Cripple Clarence, as the man who got there first with the boogie. And, like Jimmy, he’s not MakeWi coining money like Ammons or AHH JAK Lewis । t Johnson Pinetop’s dead, si he': imir >rtal and famous and for Your all that, and it’s good. But not for Pinetop, much Wolverine Lull right now. Nothing much New York—Afte being cut Even less being re­ But Davenport’s alive, he’s The Spikes brothers’ names he re, right with us. Does he have ncent success li leased. Pretty bad all the way usually appear with Morton’s on Hotel Roosevelt I along. Guess those stupendous to die to get what ho deserves in any waxing of Wolverine, but it D C to raise his Kid Ory platters set a mark too the way ol fame? Or will these was actually Jelly-Roll who did music circles here tough for the rest ol the boys to four tough, exciting sides bring the largest share of work on other name leader aim at. Much les- hit. The Ory him the break he needs? They this number It is a tune that lions at prices belc sides last beautifully, though. could, really they should. Every can be played with almost equal to star» crying for My kicks for a long time to come. number’s Cow Cow’s, and every effectiveness by a small band or AFM has announci Right now it’s Cow Cow, Cow one’i. that good Aiiother Cow a large band. Except tor Mar­ «0 looking for ti Cow Edone who lifts me from a Cow Blues? Maybe not, but very tin’s, every disc listed here is t >unt bro will taki iirofound apathy and makes roe righteous stuff, all of it. Forth­ well worth going out of your way maestro who feels isten. And listen again. And right, this piano and the man to hear and, If possible, to pur­ mg under an In again. See below. who plays it, sincere. chase. tract. Comet gave us Tatum, now , Decca 3105; The practice c Comet gives us . Here s Bir­ Hot Jazz New York —Phil Moore, of Shoo Shoo, Baby and I'm Gonna See My Boh Crosby, Decca 2032 Decca Sng locations mingham, and St Louis, and 3340, Benny Goodman, Vocation , hotels) at Memphis, and Chicago, and Baby coni|M<,ing fame, it rocking the rafter* al the Cafe Society Down­ COW COW DAVENPORT town. Outfit ha», left to right: Wally Bishop, drums; Doles Dickens, 15656. Hot Record Society, Bruns­ prices grew out , and a hint of the New wick (Deccai 80027 Earl Hines, a^vers desire to York that spells Cow Cow’s pre­ bass; Phil Moore, piano, Remo Palmieri, ofay guitarist} Gene Sedrie, Hun Into Me aux and clary ; and John Letman, trumpet. Decca 577, Brunswick E 02286 spot, even If lost Hobson Street Stomp sent. Here early success .and Joe Marsala. Variety 565; Freddy the prestige an subsequent neglect fight it out, HAL MclNTYRE GEORGE PAXTON Martin. Bluebird 7712; New Or­ rained Location Gin Mill Stomp tdl over again Do these stirring leans Rhyl hm Kings, Gennett taking advantage discs point to final failure, to Gou Coto’s Stomp Saturday Night Ev’tytimv We Say Goodbye 5102; Jack Teagarden. Columbia Uon, would sign n< bitter defeat? They can't! Be­ My Funny I alentine 35297. condition that th Gomel CS & C4 cause there’s a left hand here, Only Another Boy And Girl play return dates. powerful and rolling and steady. Bluebird 30-0837 Hit 7121 set on Maria with special vehe­ prices. Often a b An old man, as jazzmc n go. A Because there’s also a right, veteran, a pioneer, a trail-blazer, Valentine opus comes from mence, however. Artie Dunn on to success, as 1: facile at times, at times elabor­ Names? Cole Porter . • . Billy sings. Oh, that squeeze box* then find himself a pathfinder. A musican giant. ate, and alway- purpos< iul With Babes In Arm a Rodgers-Hart go of some time back. Ruth Rose . . Seven Lively Arts! Two That organ, ouch I problem of plaj two hands left, still. Cow Cow~ Gaylor’s the canary Hal himself average tunes, after all. Paxton, prices that would) can’t be through. Listen, and with plenty of air time of late, half his payroll. see what I mean! noodles on alto, as the Gaylor gal repeats on Saturday Night seems a