By MICHAEL LEVIN >«*w York—Duke entered his 14th year of roncertixing in is town last month when the Ellington band played a benefit icrrt for the NAACP ut the Metropolitan Opera House Jan. During 88 minutes of music, the shortest concert EKE's ‘ thr audience^ ■■ “ .---- Proceeds From CHICAGO, FEBRUARY 23. 1951 Muhv of the musical faults of (Copyright. Itti, Daws Boot, Im.I levious concerts were not heard, L'Affaire Duke ten <1. balance, attack und intona on were all better than they have «n. Clarinetist Jimmy Hamilton ayt.l brilliantly, perhaps the Go To NAACP Frisco Holds Huge Benefit >st of his career. The Carney New York—Duke Ellington’s tritone nnd Brown’s trombone usual, excellent Johnny concert at the Metropolitan Opera House Jan. 21 was a tradition­ lodge» played with less sac- more force than he has in shattering triumph, For Critically-lll PeeWee he last five years. Tenor man Pau) Ellington’s the first Lons*'res, despite rather strained ganized jazz orchestra ever to play * San Francisco—PeeWee Russell may never leave the San iforts to emulate Hawkins, is still the Met (only other jazz concert he best resident of that chair sine« given there wrs the Esquire all­ Goodman Six Francisco county hospital. As this is being written. PeeWee ken Webster left the band. star lineup in January, 1944) is still on the critical list at the hospital where he has been Duke attracted a capacity crowd Twit Drummer«, Bn-w*- since Dec. 31. Blood transfusion after blood transfusion has of 3,600, including 250 standees, been given ihe wiry clarinetist in* I Duke used two drummers, Sonny for a gross of roughly $16,000. To Go On Road •in attempi ti save h)« life. The 1condition was not generally known tree- for special effects Bill Clark Net profits were turned over to the docs literally did not know al presa. He had* been working at Coffee m beat, while Wendell Marshall National Association tor the Ad­ Hollywood—Benny Goodman is time if PeeWee would make it. Dan’s in an afterhours group here nd Joe Benjamin manned two vancement of Colored People. reorganizing a sextet and will open But if he does, he will have the for several weeks prior to New- Basis. This second return to an Event was attended by many Feb. 14 at the El Rancho Vegas, Year’s, but that job folded. Then Id Ellington device had rather memory of one of the greatest trib­ celebrities both in and out of the Las Vegas swankspot, for two utes to a jazzman this country he was for a time in anothei local eculiar results in Ring Dtm Bells. music world, notably Mayor Vin­ has ever seen. hospital, was relensed, and planned lllington and the two bass men cent Impellitteri, NAACP chief He’ll get $7,000 a week for the to leave for Chicago but collapse'! «re playing cut time in unison, Walter White, Dr. Ralph Bunche, date. His appearances elsewhere On Monday night, Jan. 22, at and was taken to the S. F. hos­ rith the resultant sound boosted Alfred Baker l«ewis, Morris Ernst, be limited, as few Doc Dougherty’s Hungover club, pital. will a monster benefit for PeeWee va« o high by the mikes that the flat Arthur Spingarn, Mrs. Ruth spots can afford that money and There the medics found him suf­ our played by Greer and Clark held. Led by Ixiuis Armstrong’s Bryan Rohde, and such show it’s reported Benny won’t work for fering from acute malnutrition idn’t com«1 through. business notables as Ethel Waters, much less. All-Stars, Marty Marsala’s I «ind und ii bad ca«e of cirrhosi« of the Despite moment« of studied mu- W. C. Handy, Jack Robbins, and Sidemen were not yet set at and dozens local liver. ieal excellence, however, at no Lena Horne. writing. played to a nardine-can-packt'd oint did the band or the evening house till the wse hours. By mid­ After the »tories in the papers, Brief speeches were madi by the the idea for a benefit just sort of eally catch fire. All the tried und Uutvh for ihe Jack Teagarden evening the Standing Room Only mayor, Walter White, and Mrs. sign was out, and Doc had to keep grew, with Dougherty the logical rue devices were pulled out, done Rohde. •lory in the Mim h 9 issue. lith more attention to detail und people on the sidewalk until some­ guy to handle it. Armstrong, in a resentation than they have in th«1 one left. And few left. typically generous gesture, offered to stay over the night after his ut, yet the cumulative result Other Collections ras a pleasant but not striking Club 150 job ended to “play one lusica) evening. At $1.50 each at the door, plus for PeeWee,” and he and Jack Something important and vital Beneke Book, Properties a collection later, the trust fund Teagarden were among the many i missing from the Ellington for PeeWee ran upwards of $1,500. who milde the trip out to see Rus­ and. Exactly what, it is hard to Disc jockeys and tecord stores, sell in the hospital. which have been taking up collec­ ay The trumpet section, despite Brwiin rhythm didn’t seem to be boot- Pat Patton, local two-beat bass had snot numerous pix of PeeWee rucks, a portion of the library, and various props. The equip- at the hospital being visited by ng th* men as it should have. nirnt was Mid I«» hr the property•« n tist with whom PeeWee h'ld been Probably the most successful and Heller, the firm which also living prior to his sickness, is serv­ musicians, covered the benefit like of Master Music, firm a blanket. rork« of the evening were the two which was jointly owned by Haynes handles Frankie Laine, Skitch ing with Doc as trustee of the mg tom positions, Harlem and and Tex iM-forc their split. Henderson, Lawrence Welk, the fund raised by the benefit. Idea is Nappy Lamaiv’s band, which lonologue-Duet-Three«ome. It was said that Haynes has se­ Trenier Twins, Liberace, and to have enough te send PeeWee to closed a six-wees engagement at Pastel Picture* cured a court order to attach the Bobby Sherwood. a rest home when and if he gets the club the night before the bene­ out of the hospital. fit, had to leave for L. A. for Harltm is a recurrent Ellington property, but it was unnecessary for him to show it, as Beneke The whole idea caught on like Nappy’s show, but Brad ttempt to paint pastel pictures in wildfire rnd received tremendous Gowans, who does not play the iusic. This particular one opens offend no objections. Hodges Cuts First show, stay« d behind for the Lash rith a muted trumpet figure voiced Said a spokesman for Tex: impetus from disc jockeys and “Tex had just as much right to newspapers. Fred Wyatt, a local for his old stand-mate at Nick’s. gainst jug-toned reeds in a theme Sides For Mercury Many other mjsician? wen ininiscent of the work theme this stuff as Haynes, but he didn’t newspaperman, was originally re­ care to make any trouble about it New York— Longtime Duke El­ sponsible for th* publicity on Pee­ there, u few of whom included art of Black, Brown, and Beige. Meade Lux Lewis, Mary Ann Mc­ rs the central phrase of the piece, He wants the whole thing settled lington saxist Johnny Hodges ha? Wee’s condition. Having discovered a» peaceably as possible.” signed a contract with Mercury the hospital needed blood donors, Call, the Walter Mitchi ■ trio, Tut ecurs several times. Follows a Soper, Smoky Stover, Pat Patton, retty clary bit by Hamilton, then It was understood Haynes also records and cut his first sides for for Russell, Wyatt planted yams had seized othei jointly-owned them here last month. in all the local shee*? on Peewee’s Dorothy Bennett, Albert Nicholas, tie theme on Brown’s trombone, and Julian Laine. hen into Ellington’s well known property in New York. Men on the date included Ray plight and the blood flowed. ut still delightful stunt of figures Tex ha? signed « personal man­ Nance, Lawrence Brown, and Son­ Up to that time, Russell’s critical -Ralph J. Gleason »Bed lietween b>ass and reeds, agement pact with Gabbe, Lutz, ny Greer. rith Carney working the theme ter. The piece progresses through luban influences, then into blues Cab Re-Forms Big Ork t * jump tempo. An abrupt con- lerson finds Larry Brown stating be theme as a hymn, with Pro- For Trip To Uruguay FPe’s clarinet and Harold Baker’s rumpet taking it up for a full New York—Reassembling his big band fur a trip to Uru­ iatement. The mine bass figure as guay, Cab Callow av managed to get many of his original sid^ Hore finishes the piece. \Monologue-Duet-Threeitome waa men back into the fold here lust week. He was set to leave Jan. I clever and entertaining idea 31 for Montevideo, where the orchestra was to take part in a pc- delighted the plushily- national festival by playing govem>4>- [eei'-l crowd. Monologue was u ment-designated booking«. songs as Reefer Man, is hardly bort, three-minute bit of reed mu­ Lineup included trumpets—Jo- the, nne to point a finger at those le accompanying the Duke as a nah Jones, Shad Collins, Paul Web­ who identify jazzmen with dope. prator, who ri-counted the tale ster, and Doc Cheatham; trom­ [the young lady who comes to the bones—Butch Burrell and A. N Ky to make her way, and ends Other; saxes—Hilton Jefferson and Gene Michaels, altos; Sam Taylor James Family it personal charm and persi­ and Ike Quebec, tenors; Eddie r made it a charming bit of Barefield, baritone; rhythm—Dave (Modulate io Page 2) Rivera, piano; Milton Hinton, bass, On The Caver and Panama Francis, drums. Harry James, who 1« the »ub- Some around town j«-«-t this issue in Down Beat’s kiddingly commented that Cab had serie« of “Bouquets to the Liv­ arranged to leave the country just ing” valûtes, poses for the cover Solid! in a family-type photo with his in tim< to avoid having to explain wife, Betty Grable, and their New Drlean« — irom Ed away the much discussed article rook«’ column (lilhul On the on musicians and narcotics which JeMira. 3 (4 on May 18). is m«re) in the Timet-Picarune appeared under his byline in Charles Emge point- out in his Ebony Chirago—Connie Haines recently presented their Down Boat poll •tori on The Hom, their family plaque« to Oscar Peterson, Flip Phillips, and Bill Harris at the Blue “Lover« of the four-four beat The article, mentioned in the life is a serene one, «ueccMfully Note here. Connie, appearing at the Palmer House's Empire eooiu A their» .¡a recordings on Feb. 9 Down Beat editorial, has sei «part from Harry's rareer as •Its Time on WNOE (3:30 al the time, was unable to get up on the stage, but eame to lend caused widespread resentment u leader and musician and flamour lo the acene anyhow. Oscar, Flip and Bill will be going to here Musicians point out that Cab, BrUr'r work m a film star. urops with Norman Grana* JATP rrrw soon. having recorded and plugged such NEWS Où.-

Bing's 20th Anniversary Takes His Fans Back To Rhythm Boys Days

Chicago—Celebrating Bing Crosby's 20th year a* a star, three-year tour with Paul Whiteman, appeared as an act playing chef Io Bing and Mr*. Crosby, the former Dixie and incidentally plugging his new movie, Mr. Malic, such at the Cocoanut Grove of the Ambassador hotel in Loa Lee. Dixie wu a very promising young Hollywood ->>lres things as Bingsdays, Bingang», and so forth have been Angeles. This was not long after the first photo in the strip when she surprised the film colony by marrying lb clamoring for public attention. Though 1931 was not above was taken. The boy*, from the left, are Harry Barris, obscure singer in 1934). Third photo »how« the prrsentdn Bing's first year in thr muiii business it was perhaps the Bing, and Al Rinker, perched atop a couple of St. Louis Bing, with two other veteran jaumen: Tommy Dotwy start of his great popularity. The Rhythm Boys, after a pianos. Second photo show* the late guitarist Eddie Lang on the left, Kuss Morgan on the right.

last eight years. Lighting and staging were good, the audience Ellington war mannerly, and Sonny Greer Spike To Make Show Biz Agog At Success Of played quietly. Even so, most El- lingtomtcs, listening to such ever­ Concert greens as Rose of tin Rio Grande, Brown’s famed trombone display TV Debut Feb. 11 Jo Baker In Hitting Jim Crow piece, must have sensed a lack of Hollywood — Long-awaited TV program music. the flaming musical conviction plunge of Spike Jones, the man Dut t was a tour de force bt twe« n which for so many years has made who has made inore money than New York—Show business circle* here are agog at the re Hamilton’s clarinet and Maishall’s even Ellington one-niters a musical anybody with his own brand of percussions of Josephine Ruker's recent sensational wojtitm bass. Included were perfectly event. musical mayhem, will take place in Miami Bvarh. Many racial harriers fell as a result of clausa executed staccato duets at a tempo He is still Duke, if only by vir­ in Chicago via NBC-TV on Feb. 11. which would have taxed Jimmy tue of immaculate technique in the Deal set up for the unchallenged insisted on by Miss Baker before she signed her contract. Asi B anton, as well as some of the use of the orchestral palette. King of Corn i* a one-hour shows result. local condition* for Negs most effective melodic playing Whether the actual hues of the which Jones was putting together musician» as well a* eustomoi Hamilton has ever displayed in paints themselves will change is at writing from the various acts Cobb Trumpeter may lake u permanent turn for th concert. and routines he carries as a part better. something -inly he can know at of his full-length vtage presenta­ The returning darling of th this point. tion. It’s reported NBC put up Commits Suicide Continent proved such a sen» Thretfome was mere orchestra 340,000 fur the package on a one- New York — Dave Page, a tional hit that numerous New Yori accompaniment for some dancing shot basis. talented but unemployed trumpet agents flew down to persuade he by Peter Green, Julian Swain, and The Jones troupe will be one- player whose wife had threatened sign exclusive Americai Ann Henry to the old triangle, as niting in the Chicago area during to leave him if he did not give up I*» >king deal. Among them wa Duke put it. Th«, dancing, a weird the period of the telecast, which the music business, committed sui­ William Morris Jr. mixture of ballet, modern, and accounts for selection of that city cide in his New York apartment Even more significant was tN stage, was at points flashily effec­ as point of origin. recently by sitting in front of his fact that 21 Negroes minghd u tive, ut all times was completely kitchen range and turning on the the swanky first - night audienol rhythmically effective—more than gas. an unprecedented sight, and thrl can be said for some of the big Page mice played with the or­ Miss Baker stayed at a first claa TV dance numbers which attempt chestra of Hot Lipr Page (no re­ white hotel and visited loo! to do the same sort of thing. lation) and in more recent years white clubs without meeting M The rest of the program, as in­ was with Lionel Hampton and resistance. dicated below, followed the usual Roy Eldridge. During the last As a result, during her week a Ellington format of concerto num­ couple of months he had worked the Copa City club two other spa« bers, plus groups for Al Hibbler occasionally with Arnett Cobb, but the Celebrity club and the Cotten vocals. Duke’s piano, and Ray had been despondent about the club, decid'xi on an interracial si Nance’* antics. Edward Kennedy lack of steady work. It was his mission policy. kept saying “We love you madly’’ A «oetiea ef th« 1043 Por/guae Satte, with Cat Aadoreoa beeping th« high oaes. 11-year-old daughter Carolyn who La Belle Josephine, who * to the crowd all the way thiough, With all the baddiag Ma«aard Fergasoas discovered the tragedy. Page was turned to Cuba after het week H his choice of phrase no doubt araaad, thU »art af thiag ina't an iospreo- Copa City, flies back to the U. & moulded by his new Columbia rec­ sire tecbaisaily as it oaes was. Feo. 20 and may hit New York ord of approximately the same George Hoefer will write • Buii- Her personal manager is Nd quit tn Jack Teagarden (or the Schuyler >f Copa City, who w»i No Flaming Conviction March 9 imuc of Pim n Best, on responsible for arranging th •ule Feb. 23. unique non-discrimination deal. This was certainly not a bad concert—it w as far better than many Duke himself has put on the taass, aeiag Procope, Jacksea, aad Baber aa a Ne* OHssas trie, fallowed by Pre* cope's sopraao eaxAags. Mixed ia wore seek tames as Maaaiag 9 iU aad Tiger Mag. Light MG hi Welcomes The Woodchopper aad gay asaaic, theagh not particalarly

ad sabtoae elariaet, followed by i* Ie Neo the Light, SepAishreled trerea, Selstado (m which the bead

Strictly for laughs. Naaee «1« Loe Angele* Woody Herman's fini record date for hi» new label, «aperod through this eae. The MGM, was a* leader on a session »potting Billy Ec'Latine'* vocals and styled the seat* way. Pete Bugolo'» arrangement*. Hi* workoul with Eckstine war followed bv a

all hi» own in New lock the following week, naturali» alan for MGM. Chicago, February 23. 1951 NEWS

Young Harry With The Mighty Haag, Plus Later Views Of The Horn

Chirngo — A horse fancier from early youth. Harry nov. operates a mindc vchool in Beaumont, Texas. The at the time. Gag in the third photo is Vido Hu«o‘. audi­ Jann- po«ed on thia puny when he wa» traveling with hia second photo was taken during the first year James hail tioning for job a* girl vocalist in Jamea’ band. Vido is •«•od u< m faauly in the Mighty Haag «drew». James' father led the his own band. Locale wav the Off Beat club in Chicago, tinging Tm Nobody** Baby to the evident annoyance of drew* band: hie mother was un aeriulirt. The -tnior Jame», und guys were (left to right) Ralph Ilawkin», James. Jack baaaiat Thurman Teague, guitarist Benny Heller, and the arrying At who -tarted Harr« on drama, and later taught him trumpet. Palmer. Frank Sinatra, and Traett Jone«. All James boy* tnaestro himself. He didn’t get the job. prevent dp liny Du»»« James Still Fronts Crack Band By CHARLES EMGE This writer, who heard him first after that of Goodman. The trumpet player from Texas with Pollack in 1936, recalls that But with Goodman on top and had made up his mind which way Beat’» “Bougurt» to the Living” tarie*. ) he played a wild and exciting horn, making ecads of money, the “jazz he was going and what he wanted row Hollywood—Take a walk along Main street in almoul any with one cheek puffed out like • critics/’ to whom Goodman had that he set he etimi- been a hero after his "awing mu example that ia worth noting by ; ul the re city or town in the U. S., buttonhole the citizens one by one, nated when he stepped out as front sic” of 1936-36 had revolutionized all professional musicians, par­ ul sujoun ask each to name “the greatest trumpet player in the world.” man of his own band. the music world, began to discover ticularly the youngster* coming uf rluu«ti If Dr. Gallup ever gets around to that -unject and «amples the Harry recalls the Goodmar days that Benny Goodman “wasn’t real­ into the business. Harry Jamea de ly a great jazz clarinet player” itraet. Aa i «tali- uf the public mind on »11« with just a touch of nostalgia in cided what he wanted to do, did it matk-r, it's a pretty good bet that r his voice. “There was a great after all. Harry, the kind of chap well, and hasn’t wasted any time > fur Neg* a lot >f people thought I was hi. pollster* will bring in the name knowingly striving for a commer­ spirit in the band in those days— who always knows what time it at the wailing wall because he is of Harry Haag Jame*. ,cial trick. Well, the truth is I just not much tension. And is, didn’t miss that moment either. musical It may be recalled that the good 1 didn't try to cut each other—either He says: felt that it sounded good that way. on the job or at sessions after the Dr. Gallup reported recently that, So1 —it turned out to be a hit. Peo­ job. We were just good friends though tho readera of Down Beat plei liked the idea and we (the who enjoyed working together.” 'These so-called critics don't If he was inwardly irked at is New YoH and other music magazines had band)1 did more along the same like anything or anybody who’s the unanimous disapproval ex­ er guade he named their favorite singers as line.I successful. Tn« pressed by the eritical fraternity • America Hilly Eckstine and Sai uh Vaughan, “However, our big selling rec­ The Harry James story is part thing in music unless it’s played when he was selected to sound­ them wa the top singers un Main Street, ord»( over the years have not been of an era in the dance band busi­ by musicians who ire «trunk or track the trumpet solos for Kirk U.S.A, are Bing Crosby and Dinah the, ballad numbers but the jump ness - an era that has passed and down-and-out.” Douglas in Young Man unth a .nt wan th Shore. (arrangements, things, for example, which may never be seen again. Whether it was calculated < r Horn, he never sounded off about mingled u Question: Where does that leave like1 Trumpet Blue».’’ It was an en when instrumental not, Harry James was among the it—in public, anyway. it audience Harry Haag James? soloists not singers—caught and first to sense that the jumping, And so we meet Harry Haag it, and thi Answer: Very happy. held public acclaim. Benny Good­ driving swing-style of the Good­ James today as a young man of a first el*» A good many youngsters, those man’s astonishing rise to an ex­ man era waa not enough to keep means and standing in the com­ ¡sited loci whos«- interest in the music of the traordinary eminence as an in­ the cash customers in line. Hot munity, the kid who spent his boy­ ■ ceting an; Somewhere along the line every day dates back only some 10 years strumental soloist and bandleader, clubbers of the period (around hood traveling with a circus in professional musician ha* to make and less, barely know the Harry had set a pattern that others were 1941), many of whom were still which his < at- everyone now her week I up his mind whether he wants Ja.nes of the late ’30s, the period to follow, but few with the same arguing over whether James was knows, led band, and his other spoil fame and fortune, or the un­ when he sat with Ziggy Elman and degree of success as did Harry as great a jazz trumpet player mother performed as an aerialist I the Cotto qualified praise of that umall, dis­ Chris Griffin in the Benny Good­ Jamea, who made his debut as a as Bunny Berigan, were horrified (up to a month before Harry ar­ erracial só criminating group who are pretty man band. It wu the first of the leader under the peisonal and fi­ when he released You Made Me rived, just as the show rolled into sure that they—and only they— great “powerhouse” trumpet sec­ nancial sponsorship of Goodman Love You, following it with others Albany, Ga.). B, who n have an unerring sense of values. tions, and the Harry James of that 1939. The band like Sleepy Lagoon I Cried for The fact that he is married to her week * For Harry the choice wasn’t dif­ day was hailed as one of the great business wa» booming, and Harry Yon, I Don’t Want to Walk With­ one of the highest-salaried movie to the U. I ficult; in fact, aa he tells it, it hot trumpet players. James and his new band boomed out You, and others, in which the stars in the business doesn’t make New Yort just came naturally. He was a young fellow just out with 'Swing” still syrup grew thicker as the sales got news or provide copy anymore, er is Ne “That ballad style that I intro- of Texas (though he was born in word of the day, and the original bigger. He even added a string mainly because Harry and Mra. y, who «» Georgia) by way of Ben Pollack. James band naturally was modeled section! inging th lion deal. Sound Set Switch Routine, And Some James Boys In The Early '40s

tkn Ihr year 1941 waa a muvU-al oim* around the in 1941 on the ->r«»n«l anniversary of Ihr James band, trumpeter 41 Stearns, and prop man Al Monte mine Iwo “tob Century-Fox «tudioa in Hollywood. Harry Jame» anil spots from the left: Imssisl Thurman Teague, drammfr ting«re aa a prop Io demonstrate th« age of Um bend thia M th* toad appeared in Springtime in the Rot hie*, Glenn Miller Mickey Scrinia; Janws; truaulmnist Harry Rodgers. Irani - Third photo, taken about four year» later, shows James, > left). Th* tod erru in and and troupe trombo nto Drehettra H tret, Sammy Kaye peter Claude Bowen, trombonist Dalton Kiraato guitarist two vocalists, and two star sidemen. Tenorist is Corky Cor- to Iceland. Herr they do an instrument »witch, with Jamea Benny Heller (hand in mouth), altoist tlaudr lakeyt ir roran, trombonist is Juan Tirol and the singers are Buddy and bswi* ”e«»t Miller’a fingering on that trumpet, and Miller keep Nick DiVito and Killy Kallen, Band waa playing a the Istor "•* • floor watch «1 Kaye. Sammy «etana Io have enough ** do watching hia own work. Se« «md photo taken roriy TELEVISION NEWS Chicago. February 23, 1* Steve Allen A Mean Man Kid Band In The Making' On TV With Either Gag Or Piano By MIA A. NICCOLI fore World War II, then joined New York—Yuu get four people from the studio audience Skinnay Ennis’ band while in the to come up on stage—you gel r-ach one to play a single note army, but had his left eardrum on the piano — then you ait down and proceed to write a blown out, so that was that. Want­ ing to stay as close to show busi­ salable song around those four unrelated notes for your ness as possible, he went into in­ video audience. That Is. you do iff ------fant TV and grew along with it you’re Steve Ulen Now he is invaluable to televised WCBS-TV’s Steve Allen Show music programs goe» on five night« a week for a Manhattan Lugg has become so used to work­ liulf hour eact time, and ha»- ing with Jerry L«‘ster on WNBT’s neither script, stars, nor special Televiewpoint B^tadivau Open House That he format, though it is rehearsed •niy works the three nights Jerry sketchily for 1 % hours each day By Bla A. Niccoli does; Matty Malneck plays the before it goes on. It’s hard to say Perennial teleguest companion and said — in all and could certainly never kt TELEVIGNETTES: Barry Shear, other two seriousness — “See, I told ya it whether Alien is a good musician technical director DuMont’s Woody Herman hasn’t worn a pair classed as musical competition, a who can kick a gag around, or a Ambassador Theater, was literally of store-bought shoes in years; his was a bazooka like Bob Burns used now Jackie can “play” the Iran, good comedian who’s handy with a blown out of the music business in­ father makes all of them for him to playl” . . . Once, when funny­ pet whenever he likes tune, since there’s plenty of evi­ to television. He played clarinet out of such exotic leathers as man Jackie Gleason announced he Vaughn Monroe has been tu dence tn back up either »tatrnHiit and sax in bands- around town be- ostrich and alligator. was going to play I Love You vision-conscious for several yean, Born in New York, Steve had been Lee Pockriss, in charge of Truly on the trumpet, he found a and actually a good many of kit fracturing Hollywood radio au­ their composer host. choreographic continuity 4 dra- union representative waiting at numbers on his weekly video sho« diences for quit« some time when matic WABD’s Arthur rehearsal to prevent the playing of Lave bi-en nn-uoml) tested «kik CBS lured him back east The combo that plays with him same without benefit of union he vra<* on the road. . . . Overhead consists of Paul Kohane, who Murray Show, is a pianist-com card. Asked Jackie, “Have you plays trumpet in addition to con­ full time at rehearsal: In order to point q WCBS-TV’s Mindy Carson didn’t ever heard me play the trumpet?” a gag, a certain comedian kept ♦ > Till now, his only two ventures ducting; Ed Shaughnessy drum« ; and produced a sample. The hor­ horting the trumpet player in the into television were two California Hy White, guitur; Tony Ales«, pi­ have enough money handy to buy a hat she coveted recently, so a rified official admitted the comic studio band to play an “octan programs, on one of which he ap­ ano, and Sam Shoobe, who alter­ would never get a card that way, higher.” “An octave!” screechti peared as a be-overalled “homely- nates with Sid Weiss on bass. All friendly salesgirl bought it for her philoeopher” type, and on the other of the boys have been playing for on the strength of her honest as a wrestling announcer. The first CBS on different »hows, hut it’s face! Mindy was back the next day one fell through because Steve is the first time they’ve al) been to­ with the money and a big bottle of too much the sophisticated co­ gether and they allow as how it’s perfume, but to this day—unless Jen-Co Celesta and Celestette median to be homespun, and the been a very happy merger. she reads this—the gal doesn’t second one—a tremendous success Among the hit songs Steve’s know for whom she was Good because his wrestling descriptions written are Cotton Candy and a Samaritan. were so joyously garbled—had to Toy Balloon, Let’s Go to Church, BACKSTAGE: After a telecast, be given up because the wrestlers and 4n Old Piano Plays the Blues, Frankie Carle was accosted by a wanted a percentage of the tele­ which Nat Cole recorded. member of the studio audience vision take. who wanted to know the name of The first 15 minutes of the Allen the instrument in his band that show consists of music and a guest Though none of the show looks like an overgrown clarinet. star—usually from the music tually written, there is a staff Upon being told that it was a world—while the last half finds which consists right bassoon, the youth turned to his him wandering down into the hand and general factotum, a gal studio audience (which he calls named Chandler, who answers all “the snake pit”). In several ar­ the fan mail, takes care of ap­ ticles, writers claimed that Steve pointments, handles studio au­ uses “plants.” Once and for all, dience tickets, checks on audience let it be known that the people he reaction, and is- short—indis- talks to are not plants at all, and pensable. Alsu, there are two fel­ it has been proven beyond doubt lows named Hank Leeds and Al that they are just as surprised as Span who handle and smooth out they look. all production details. Jen-Co Celesta need by topnotch enter Perhaps the most outstanding tainers, including Milt Herth, Adrian Ha> Top Guest» thing about Steve is his always Rollini, George Shearing, Pedova Trie Sometimes Steve plays what he wanting to do things differently of New York, B.B.C. in Toronto and St. Oiaf Choir and Orchestra. 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again, the Savoy ballroom in Har­ ¡ette lem . . . The Modernairee signed with Coral records. Mary Mayo had three bandlead­ ers on her last Capitol record date; Al Ham, conductor of the date; Billy Butterfield, trumpet, and Buddy Morrow, trombone . . . The Gene Howards (he’s press for Kenton and others) expect the stork about March 1 . . . James Hart feted the press at the Sher­ man in Chicago to introduce “Mr. 88,” a piano with a special bar around the top, seating 12 guests, to hear Hank Shank tickle the ivories. Hart designed it. Cab Calloway, befora heading for Uruguay broke in his new bend at the Pelham Heath inn, Bronx. . . . Marjorie Mhitney is back in the music bis, and her first job was a record date with the King's Jesters, the group she started with Add to your several years ago. Since then she i CetesLeCt*. has headed het own band, sung loth in*tn>- with the Four Notes on the Fibber n th* home. A Molly show, and with several bands, the last being Jerry Weld . . . Una Mar Carlisle set for the Versailles (NYC). Ilinois Ralph Flanagan touting Nat (King) Cole’s platter of The Magic Tree, which was written by one Iha CMcogo Symphony Woodwind QuMat 11 eompriied of, loft lo right: JEROME STOWELL dorinat, of Ralph’s managers, Herb Hend­ WUUI SIMPSON, t>—:, PHIUP FASKAS, Frond: bon» RALPH JOHNSON, **•) ROBERT MAYER, oboe. ler, under the pseudonym of Char­ lie Snider . . . Kay Penton, once a BG vocalist, la making a come­ back at the Chantilly in Green­ wich Village . . . Jerry Newman bought back his Charlie Christian ALL MEMBERS sides, recorded at Minton’s, and will reissue them on LP under his Esoteric label . . . Richard Hayes and Roberta Lee are in the new Ben Blue show at the Martinque in Manhattan. PLAY CONN INSTRUMENTS Dunham Disbands, Joins Mann Ork Acclaimed by critics as the outstanding See your Conn dealer for further informa­ New York—Sonny Dunham has disbanded his orchestra to join ensemble of its kind in the country, the tion about this amazing group ... and for Bernie Mann’s new All-American band as a sideman, beginning with Chicago Symphony Woodwind Quintet is demonstration of the Conn instruments they Mann’s opening at the Roosevelt making musical history in its concert and play. No obligation. CONN BAND INSTRU­ hotel here Feb. 19. band can Dunham is the second ex-Casa tentation«: clinic appearances throughout the country. MENTDIVISION, C. G. Conn Ltd., Dept. 271 Loman to join Bernie, the other being trombonist Billy Rauch. Each member is a key musician with the Elkhart, Indiana. > ho know: F. Ludwig. Orchestra and an unusually fine artist in Capitol Songs, Inc., his own right. Bought By Goldsen The Quintet has won wide recognition for New York — Song publisher its variety of color, tonal balance, dynamic Mickey Goldsen has acquired all the outstanding stock in Capitol effects and general musical excellence. The Songs, Inc., and the Criterion Mu­ sic Corp, from Glenn WalMchs, zest and expression with which they play pre­ Johnny Mercer, and the estate of the late Buddy DeSylva. Tunes in­ sents a new musical experience to the listener. clude such as Dream, G. I. Jive, Pretending, and many others. rob 1, un. ► Name of Capitol Songs will be changed to Michael H. Goldsen, LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF BAND I N S T I Inc., and the firms will continue to publish pop tunes. NEWS-FEATURES

Doc thought he could afford to part ha? been unfair in slapping anq SWINGIN' THE GOLDEN GATE with, ao the final presetimt choice AFM Checks on club owners and musicians. wa? Mnrtv Marsala and the -ddf Petrillo had made no ruling at were six, two, and even that he Omaha Local's presstime, hut until his decision it would open. Doc is »till hot for his eached, th«« minimum requu*. Frisco's N.O. Swing Club house - band - with - visiting - Minimum Laws ments aet up by the local iiaw man - of - distinction idea, but is been rescinded. booking in Muggsy and Muggsy's Omaha —James Petrillo, presi­ As « result, many small < luhi own band for six weeks starting dent of the American Federation that had been forced to dose hj April 24, probably followed by < f Musicians, -«ent two investiga­ the ruling have reopened. Reopens, Ciro's Shutters Jess Stacy Meade I.ux Lewis, ump tors here lecently to check chargee teen weeks at the club, is staying by midwest talent buyers, bookers, and AFM members that Local 70 New Drummer Johnny Wittwer may take over here had established too-stringent for Wally Rose in the Bob Scobty basic minimum personnel require­ band Murray Arnold, Freddy ments and standby rules Joins Ellington Martin’s pianist, had a frustrating And also that the administration experience when the band played New York—Bill Clark hat horseplayer who had a good day the Golden Gate Some of the dis­ joined Duke Ellington’s orchestra il necessary to shutter Caro’s and and a I’eei (Roberta James, pi- play ad listed him as “Arnold when hi broke even) that they on drums Duke has not yet look for a buyer! Walt llner, guitar, and Bob Murray1 Eddy Howard into may continue it indefinitely. Al stated whether Clark will jupph- Landry, still out on bail pending Bates, bass) an really working the St. Francis weeks Wallace had gigs during ment or supplant Sonny Greet (he an appeal on his conviction, forked to solve the problem a group like (opening Jan. 30) and Dick Con­ January anu will probably con- has been using both drummers os up $1,500 lo the union for back that is up against. Their optnm at tino into the Mark Hopkins for tinue Hal Shuts, whose trio recent date«! hut indications were debts, made a deal to pay off the Paul’s Village in Richmond was two weeks (Jan. 30-Feb. 14). is at the Chinese Sky room, says that Greer’s ’JO-year musical asso­ balance monthly, and opened with taken up, bringing them to Feb. 11 his sidemai. Frank Catalano hold - ciation with Duke might very soon Hadda Brooks a - his attraction to end a nine-week run. some sort of nation»! record, with bo at an end. Hadda, incidentally has jumped Group not only does their usual Connie Jut ian. how in hit- third 20 members his family year at the Say When, shares the Clark, recommended to Duke by from the $200-plus class whic) musieianly numbers, but has de­ Local 6. Mary Lou Williams, hails flow war her slip« last time round veloped an ability to handle floor stand with Madonna Martin trio Louis Armstrong did very well and th« Five Knights of Rhythm Jomsboro, Ark., and has wonted here, to a fat $750 a week shows They do a 30 minute show indeed at Rafael’» 150 club during with Lester Young and Dave Mar­ full of record pantomimts comedy , . . . Dave Brubeck accompanied his three weeks then* in January. tin as well as with Mary Lou >elhr to Follow "and funny hats, plus a mess nf Mary Ann McCall during her This just goes- to prove that in a January stint at the Black Hawk. Another change in the Elling­ She closed at the club Jan. 31 mad mambos with the bas> player club, with publicity, Pops is tops ton band is the return of Claude and, at pn sstime, Landry claimed (1951’s candidate for the one- Dave’s trio alternated with her m draws. But at concerts and one- Jones to the trombone section. to have Nellie Lutcher opening man-band-award) playing clave? through the engagement The niters, where they can’t plug it Feb. 2 for two weeks with other with a foot pedal, mara^as clutched Four Ace? held over at the Burma and reach his older fans (who have name talent to follow. in his hand, while he also plays club. all the money!), its no go. Ciro’s, which has housed bass. Got the picture? Arpad d'Zurko, favorite of the top names to hit this town, Ullner also plays maracas w-hile gypsy violinist, leoks like a per­ ha-. r>Hd« mw) with those strumming guitar, while Roberta, manent fixture at the Balalaika. name«, but lost in betwetm. The infected with the spirit of doubling, . . . The Fairmont’s weekend policy elub ow ners, Joe and Frieda Ross, sings and plays the shakers. At with lorul bands has proved so have felt for wim- time they might other times, Bates plays conga successful (like Joe E. Lewis’ be better off with a local band drums and the valve trombone. policy despite the loot the Have tuxedos, will travel. Serious­ “names.” You have to kill your­ ly, they have a good thing here, self to make it during those one something that many other groups and two-w«ek husM-i» should pick up on. More of this is An impersonator, Arthur Blake, just what the clubs want. was the last “name attraction” Ciro’s boasted. He did well for a Hot Disea while but folded like a sprinter at Blue Angel got its music yanked the eight pole. Following Blake, over no-pay, and at piesstime was the :lub had Teddy Bunn and a featuring jock J. Lyons and a hot small group, which frequently out­ turntable . . Billy Eckstine’s week numbered the customer two to one. at the Golden Gate was switched CORRESPONDENCE A whole flock of talent has been from Jan. 17 to Feb. 14 .. Wingy offered the spot for later this Manone, who was the quickie fill- OR AT STUDIO spring but the Rowr-s have eyes IVfKV mvdtlao abeaM ba for selling (which they did once Doc Dougherty had a little diffi­ able «• arrange. before to Dutch Nieman) and may culty getting together on thi price A »! iM MmIrMl •( iirMfvi do so. at the Hangover, also failed to HAY AREA FOG: Two Beaux open. Wingy wanted more than

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trumpet, foe Jack Rothman (to . . . Gay Grana lie» Gene Lorelie, ipping fin« army). allo, for Manny Glass, and Larry lusicians. Sidemen Eddie Condon’s: Bob Casey, Fagan, drums, for Joe Russo io ruling m bass, added . . . Vaughn Monroe: Vincent Loper: Sy Berger and Theater Giving Montreal s decision s Switches Doc Severinson, trumpet, for Bert Bill Schallen, trombones, out . . . m requin. Peterson, and Sam Bruno, bass, for Enric Madrigurra: Chino Poao, local haw Moody Herman: Don Lamond, ¿rum*, subbed fur Sonny Igoe Jerry Bruno . . . Phil Napoleon: bongos and cowbells, added . . . (honeymooning) . . . Claude Frank Begonia, bass, for Eddie George DeCarl: Ralph Hutchinson, Steady Stream Of Names small duh Thornhill: Bobby Styles. trumpet, Bruno. trombone, added. to dost* bj Hal McIntyre: Joe DeGeralamo, By HENRY F. WHISTON >ed. fvaudeville Bauer, guitar, added . . . Ray­ added . . . Charlie Spivak: Billy Noro Morales: Chuck Maderas, Miles Back In NYC; in Montreal movie houses. That was Clark hai mond Paige: Tony Castellano, MacCumber, piano, out (to army) congas, and Chino Poao, bongoa s orchestra (to Enric Madriguera), out . . • last August. Then, in December, s not y< Joe Patti: Dan Tucci, basa and pi­ Rand’s restaurant brought in Cab will supplì. ano (from Stan Stanley), for Jim Cuts Prestige Sides Calloway for a week, promising y Greer (he Odrich (to army) . . . Ralph New York—Shortly after ar­ bigger and better things to follow. •ummers «a Ihr (hiSHW Flanagan: Artie Legan, trombone, riving in New York following sev­ However, neither the Amherst ations wen to the Passman's Phiiiw for Artie Green. eral months’ absence, Miles Davis theater (with Red Ingle) nor usical asa» Tex Beneke: Bill Raymond, signed a three-year recording con­ Rand’s restaurant (with Cab) have it very soot vocals, for Gregg Lawrence . . . tract with Prestige and cut his made any attempt to book any Freddy Martin- Tommi Alexander, first session Jan. 17. more attractions despite the fact to Duke by trumpet, for Norman Bailey (to Featured oh the date were Son­ that both showed good profits as hails from war plant job), und Andy Kos- ny Rollins, tenor; Benny Green, a result of their experiment. las worked telaa, sax, out (returned to col­ trombone; John Lewis, piano; Now Seville Tries Dave Mar- lege) , . . Herbie Fields: Joe Gatto, Percy Heath, bass; and Roy Now the Seville theater has had iry Lou. piano, for Bill Evans (to army), Haynes, drums. Miles also cut a the inspiration to start booking the Elling- and Guy Viveros, drums, for Ken­ side on piano accompanying a name talent and featuring a first- of Claude ny John. Sonny Rollins tenor solo. run film. section. First billing was on Jan. 11 when Mercury recording artists Teagardea Eileen Barton and J An August •ae. came in, then Bill Farrell fol­ lowed for a week. Mel Torme had been booked to follow Farrell, but backed out due to other commit­ ments. So Fran Warren came in instead. Future bookings include Bob Crosby in Maren and possibly Patti Page. Union Quits Sheraton Chain Information was not available at presstime regarding the inten­ tion of Local 406 of the musicians’ union to quit the Mount Royal hotel in Montreal as they have quit all Sheraton hotels under the jurisdiction of other locals. The affair started through a dispute with the King Edward hotel in Toronto, in which the union em­ phatically insisted upon the hotel hiring three more musicians than the management was willing to employ. The decision, due to take effect as Down Beat went to press, would spell the end of the Mount Royal hotel’s swank Normandie room. Reprisals may extend further through the remainder of the Sher­ aton chain in Quebec province. The Southernaires played a week at the Esquire cafe in January.... The Deep River Boys spent two happy weeks at the Diana Candle­ light room. The group narrowly escaped being killed in an air­ plane accident in England on Christmas day. One wing and the under-carriage were completely smashed, but the boys escaped in­ jury- Ingle Clicks In San Diego San Diego—Red Ingle’s band clicked for three weeks at Top’s here. Betty Hall Jones replaced Rozelle Gayle on piano in the Blackout bar. Johnny Hamlin’s quintet, top­ flight local outfit, moved out to Sarasota, Fla., hotel engagement. . . . Louis Armstrong and gang booked for one-niter in Pacific Square ballroom. Longhairs taking play away from popular musicians locally by formation of San Diego Philhar­ monic, conducted by Dr. Leslie Hodge . . . LyeH Barbour, local classical pianist, on concert tour in east and England. ORIGINATORS —Don Freeman

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at this deadline, was putting final THE HOLLYWOOD BEAT touches on his stage revue, Break It Up (Mel did book, music and lyrics), which was announced to open Feb. 17 at Hollywood’s Cir. Producer Tells Sidemen cle theater. BEHIND THE BANDSTAND: Local 47 election aftermath: Ray Huffine, union’s steward tax officer, regarded by all as one of ablest How To Live With Video drtut employes on the local’s payroll, was Balbo By HAL HOLLY waiting for axe to fall at this typ. Ite ing. He openly opposed the vie- at Bl Hollywood— Musicians don't have to be of raid of television. torious administration ticket at the der i To have “visual appeal." as the videoperators call it, does recent election. (Sot iron' not mean the donning' of funny hats or any other ridiculous Still much babbling—and snort- ing—here over that article by Dick attempts at comedy antics. That’s the viewpoint of KLAC-TV English (and, in case you’ve for­ gotten, he was the scripter of that fellow who he* been active in the stage attraction emphasizing vis­ lousy movie in which Benny Good­ local TV picture for the last cou- ual entertainment, but at the same man 4 band appeared some yean time held in the highest esteem by back) entitled Confessions of a Re­ musicians of the period. And today, formed Jazzman. Musicians agree Carl was also there when some­ Fred Waring is still showing the that some of it was good for thing else started. As co-founder way with one of the best shows in laughs, even though a rehash, »tu and editor, with Glenn Burrs, of television.” mainly, of old anecdotes (didn’t Down Beat way back there in 1984, Carl readily agrees that “tele­ press agent Barney McDevitt sup­ vision was a horrible headache for and a top man among the music ply much of the “material?”) that club newsmen for many years there­ everyone associated with it during have been floating around the mu­ after, he saw the dance band busi­ the pioneering period. But it’s al­ sic business for years, such as the dub ness through its greatest era. ready obvious that it will be the one about the drummer-leader who primary entertainment and infor­ Reassuring was never admitted to rehearsals (ÌDW mation medium of the future. Hollywood—Johnny Bradford and Ronnie Kemper, stars of KLAC- of his own band. That one is told Ml We figured his opinions on what There will be a place for musi­ TV’s Breedtfeut Frolics show, confer with producer Carl Cons during Shad musicians should do about learning most frequently about Abe Lyman K nr cians in television—for musicians a rehearsal. Cons, with earphones and score above, is a onetime co­ —by Abe Lyman, himself! -•li to live with video should be of in­ with ideas, imagination, and all owner of the Beat. He brings im up to date in this issue’s Hollywood terest—and we are happy to report those factors that add up to show­ Beat column. that they are reassuring. Carl’s manship.” summary of the situation to date: etc., we didn’t see any signs of a Al Rinker and Harry Barris, “My advice to any young musi-1 BAND BUZZINGS: Wingy Ma- reunion, even for the photogs, of though both Rinker and Barris are cian who hopes to build a dance none' w^° ^'8 most recent Bing and his onetime team mates very much around. . . . Mel Torme, band into an attraction is to think * the head of his own DirecTone of TV as we used to think of radio, comb® hereabouts with a crew at In the old days the success or fail- Pl*. Showtime club (and a peat increases ure of a new band depended upon e bunch it was, with Al Nich- the impression it made on the radio 1 ° as c'arinet), disbanded and audiences via those sustaining accepted a sideman s riot with Ab- IMPERITE carrying power broadcasts. bey Brown s crew at Charley Foy s. “Telecasting of bands and shows However, the Winged One is get- Studio Microphones 35% from night clubs and ballrooms ting feature billing and does a will become a general practice in turn in the floor show. at P.A. Prices all probability. It’s a natural tie- Ada Leonard organizing an all- up, and it will be a real opportu­ gal ork here for a new KTTVide- nity for dance band leaders and opus tagged Search for Girls. Starts within next couple of weeks. 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WORLDS UMM U M y 23, 1951 rhifago. February 28, 1951 HOLLYWOOD STUDIO NEWS jutting rinai evue, Break Frank Adds Vocalists MOVIE MUSIC Woody. Patti Paired music and Los Angeles New York- The Heathertones, New York—Woody Hermans inounced to vocal group with at rangements by band and Patti Page are being wood’s Cir- Band Briefs Hall Overton, have been added to teamed by GAC for a series of the Frank Sinatra CBS TV show. Studios Miss Boat In Use concert, theater, and college dates iNDSTAYDi that will begin in March. 'math: Ray «t Cocoanut Grove, took over house band lyerood Palladium, six week» starting Feb. a pot at Ciro’», their former stand. i tax officer, 20 eoinrides approximately with Kenton's Lou Math trio new attraction at Ambas­ be the world in general), the trou­ e of ablest debut s a band leader IE years ago at sador hotel's Casino room. Lou, piano, has ble lies not with the hard-working, payroll, was Balboa Rendexvou» ballroom. Bud Coleman, guitar, and Eddie Gilbert, Of Music For Exploitation harried little men who take the at this typ. Deal treaa set to replace Rum Mar«*« *♦ Blit more Bowl Feb. 27. Desi planning blame, but with the big guys at rd the vie to use name erew. all top south-of-the-bor- By CHARLES EMGE the top. icket at the der so ngsters, he has on new CBShow Somewhere, possibly back in (Sandm 10:80-11 p.m. PST). Lineup: trumpets—Tuay Tarraa, Walt Abbey, and Hollywood—Throwing rocks at the movie industry and its New York, a pattern is set, und -and snort- Alas t’astro t trombone- Jack Pickering > various branches is one of the easiest ways to use up a type­ wor unto nim who uses his nead icle by Did reed» Raluh Bendy, Joe Miller, Augie AL and departs from that pattern. you’ve for- •era«, and Jack Eeholc । rhythm—Maree writer ribbon. We try to avoid that little pastime despite the »ter of that fact that it is generally held that in our particular field— Overlooking a Bet enny Good­ >iium< She movie makers are at .Miantime, we contend that the some years their worst. We don’t wholeheart- to air. Ou is concerns the failure of men charged with selling pictures w.th ch.H>r the movie men t*> utilize the ex­ ms of a Re- MX««: Harry rdly go along with that , drum«, now In fact, our general feeling about ploitation possibilities of music. A in making no attempt to capitalise good for Caring Rooaevvlt hoM CintgriU .«nd the whole business la the game: major studio, for example, spends on the musical side of movies as with *( Cari« erew. more money a year on music than a rehash, La. Y««w unit Mt for return to Ouia we marvel not that Hollywood a means of exploitation. Admitted­ ten (didn't at home erew. turns out so many bad pictures, it costs to maintain the Metropoli­ ly, the quality of the music heard Devitt sup- Sila Gaillard trio rviuinlns Io L.A. ter­ musical and otherwise; we marvel tan Opera company. But not one in moat pictures is not extraordi­ ritory with thre.-v.evk ,tnnrf at Tiffany that W il.-Ung Feb. 2. PalladUn.^llBlpli Fl»a^v> CAt> that, considering the nature of th» studio in Hollywood has a publicity nary. So what? One if the best nd the mu- k. Pallet bond now aharlng Bayou Palladium—Charllt, (Ml industry, the perci ntage of reason­ man assigned to its music depart­ picture selling jobs of all time was such an the uh «vni with BiHy Snyder, ting, remm Paria Inn ■■■Jimmy Crier (Ind.) ably good pictures is as high as ment. Not one of the small army built around a "ommonplace tune Pat Rodaora, singer, and Mas Riverside Rancho-» les Williams (Ind.) of press agents who make up the •leader who piano. Marked inauguration of Rooeevoit Cinogrill—Al Gayle (MCA) it is. played on o zither in th< back­ rehearsals Unuous entertainment” policy. RooMvnlt Cinegri 11^—Victor Zolo e combo newly Sa rd! *e—Red Nichola (lad.) But, of Course, like everyone whi Abe Lyman harass Gene Welch (GAC) music department the only picture, to our tecollee- elf! Tiffany club—Mlm Gaillard trio (Morrie) gets a chance to break into print, Like everything else that’s wrong tion, which was given special ad­ recently Zebra room Cal Gooden trio (Ind.) we have our own little prvate beef with fhe movie business (and may vance showings nere for record retailers, radio record inowmen, and others interested in the music markets. And how that special ex­ ploitation paid off will be no news to anyone.

Movie Music Review Grounds for Marriage (Van Juhnaon and Kathryn Grayson). Van Johnson as i doctor whose hobby is playing the ‘boe (sound­ track by Phil Memoli) and whose ex-wife (Kathryn Grayson) is an operu singei who, having cut the marital bond, is out to patch it up whether he likes it or not. She makes him like it. Music is neatly presented as part of a naturally good comedy, ranges from opera to the “jazz,” if that’s what it is, of the Fire house Five Plus Tw„ in a night club sequence that will give music lovers the world over a chance to make up their minds whether the excitement over the FHFPT and their Charleston contest nights at Hollywood’- Mocambo was justified. Also amusing A sequence in which Johnson dreams he is an ncianelli opera singer and does both the baritone (voice by Steve Kemal- ature yian) and tenor (voice by Gil Rus­ nell) roles in an excerpt from ricotti! Carmen. Modern Convenient HOME STUDY ARRANGING COURSE!!! IHM • Duel, trio, and four-way writing thiKumlily explained • How to orchestral» parsing tones. • How to write for the ensemble O How Io organise, lay out, and “routine” an arrangement. • How to write Shuffle. Rhumba. Tango, and many other rhythm' • How to voice unusual effort«. • How to determine chord« in sheet mueir. • How to put your musical ideas on paper. All this and other trick* oí modern arranging which combine the experience of the biggest “name” ar rangers in the country are now you» Millions have seen the Excelsior on TV—in the hands of at small rosi And you can study

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Ladie, who rings, has been sician -'nmping his feet and hol­ public. There's a lot of confusion in the world today. No one, it doing it only in French in the lering. These are traits of a vaude­ seems, has a clear and definite picture of what the future will current show. ville performer, and I think that’s where they belong. Today there bring Manv in the music business, a» well a» in most coni- are too many musicians who are about not interested in seeing music ad­ Minneapolis taxes, about the economy, about politics, about all factors that vance to greater heights. but- - nly To the Editors affect business. in fooling the public with their honking and screeching just to get Congratulations to the Beat for Conditions today are a definite challenge to management. But revising its system of record re­ that almighty dollar. For E that is no reason why all business should eease. Feaning the The music public has been equal­ viewing. The recent blowoff by Mr. To V Levin on the Goodman Carnegie How worst, or waiting to see what is going to happen before acting ly guilty of not listening to music, hall LP was the crowning indica­ is not «»uh a defeatist attitude, hut was pro»en to be a fallaci­ and of praising the foot-stomper tion of his biased opinion and com­ ous one in the last war. There i- still a buck to be made! as a great guy, saying he really Tes» blows. plete unfitness fot the reviewing Undoubtedly we are preparing for a wur ecimomy. But we position, a job that should have as Modi Music should be played by the little personal preference thrown Mod have not entered it yet. Gigantic expenditures for military Landshut, Germany musician, not performed To the Editors: in as possible. preparedness certainly will raise taxes. By the same token, Don Hobbs The thing that has become in­ In recent issues of Down Beat I this spending will reflect itself in profits and wages in many read often “Bop at the end of its creasingly nauseous is the seem­ businesses, music included. ingly subtle method he has of road’ Bop is dead, tearing down a truly great artist It is the period of uncertainty and comparutive inactivity Do you still think that’s true Hi' crack concerning the inac­ after seeing the results of this Lebanon, Tenn. MIS between normal times as we know them and the point at year’d band poll? I’m really sur­ To the Editors: curacies of Irving Kolodin’s notes which war production is in full swing that we have to watch. prised that the same America, Just read the great story on and the sterility of Goodman’s Hank Joneg in the Jan. 26 issue. playing points to the complete Do we drop our hand*«, stand idle and watch the procession where Dixieland seems to be tops ridiculousness of the entire review. pass? Or do we THINK, act sanely, and hang out this sign? again, voted nearly only for mod­ It’s good to see him fret a write­ ernist mu-icians in the all-star up cnee in awhile. I had the pleas Jack Arthur Myers BUSINESS AS USUAL! band. Bop is a part of modern ure of meeting him at Birdland jazz, and I can’t imagine that it’s during my Christmas holiday and am-ment firm, and Billie Reynold, , Roeen- dead when populi goes for he seems genuinely interested in Seld). Jan. 14 in Hollywood. men who play it. the future of jazz, and in young KAYE-DAVIS Barry Kaye, WTVJ diac Extravagancies in every kind nf jockey, and Ethel Davis. hia assistant. Jan music, whether it’s bop or Dixie, can’t live long, but I’m sure that Dolores Lawrence, Jan. 8 in New York. we will hear the good things that POLAND-MABE Jerry Poland, drummer bop brought us as long as jazz will Almost Millenium with Danny Fercuson, and Carol Mabe. be played. Jan. 6 in Houston. Topeka, Kans. To the Editors: lALKIN-RACKMfl — Philip Salkin and “The most democratic thing on earth—American jazz,” the AFN To the Editors: The millenium has almost com«! Marlene Rackmil, daurhter of Decca presi- The Beat has finally given an in­ • M -to, ” dent Milton Rackmil tells us every week, but jazz fans It veems ironic that this article York. seem to be everything but good (on the Carnegie hall records) by telligent reviewer the chance to STOKDAML44VTTON — Axel Stordahl. adequately review the “classical” long Frank Sinatra's music director, and democrats. Michael Levin should appear in NEW NUMBERS Ludwig Smomwski the issue of Down Beat that so i ecords. Congratulations to Mike June Hutton, unrrr and «¡»ter of Ina Ray justifiably praises Benny Goodman, Levin and staff for a very fine first COUMAH \ •on, David Anthon»7, to Hutton. Jan. 20 in Greenwich. Conn. attempt. Now all we need is a Mr. and Mrs. Davie Coleman, recently in STUART WARS t. ud Stuar. drummer, his music, his sidemeh, and his Tulsa. Okla Dad a drummer with Leon and Elaine Waka Feb. t ia N-w York contributions to American music. complete section devoted tn these McAuliffe. Idealist “classics,” like a weekly literary FARN ON A •on. Mr. Levin makes it cleai that he FINAL BAR Indianapolis has agreed to disagree with what review I could mention. But you ve To the Editors: made a fine choice in Mike Levin. ■•thers are generally saying about Let’s have more opinions from this 1 find myself jm« whut die the concert. In his opening com­ turbed everytime I______ment, he states “Benny himself gentleman FOX—Ed Fox, onetime night club read an article M Nathaniel Sto e erator who sold the Sunset cafe to by someor.f why accuse- miden. was playing the same ideas then Glaser in the ’20s and then ofened jan musicians of being too cool, he still is today — sparkling and publicity office. Grand Terrace, recently in Chicago. or that they blow <«nly to please with great finesse, but with real RAYNE*—A Mm Mark Raymond, sterility and lack of original Mike Constructive and Mrs. Ray Rayner, Dec. 21 in Rapids Mich. Dad to WOOD disc creation.” Would Mr. Levin be know» aa Rayner Shine kind enough to advise just who To the Editor* Goodman was imitating when he To Bill Hoblitzell (Chords, Jan. TIED NOTES played his solos? !), are you kidding? Michael Doesn’t this concert of almost swvwi-vaiaawMMr—uusnn aimui, Levin,‘ ' the review of Benny 1st with thr Nom» Paris trie, and Bibi two hours duration have some Goodman’s Carnegie hall records, Osterwald, unser Jan. 11 In New York. parts, features, and solos that are adequately expresses the construc­ MERS-KURTZ-Bolj Beer former MOON—Hower Moon. SO. «.nsvr ih< LOST HARMONY worthy of ieal honest-to-goodnes* tive thinking about the ’38 vintage eras featured in Lew Leslie's Blaekb'rds in praise? Surely there are some the 20» Jan. IS in Pittsburch. MISKIN- Ted Briskin. Chicago manu­ jazz and swing phase of mus e. PAM 'lare Page S7 trumpeter for facturer, and Betty Hutton Briskin, singer­ parts which are deserving of at Time marches on! COU4» TRAMAN *«ff CoRi« aad Mar­ lucilj wiui mneu wsw. a mio«»»! actress. recently in San Diego, Calif. least casual praise by Mr. Levin. I sincerely hope that Down Bi .t gie Tdlma - both dW jockeys «a • a. . Hampton. recently ia New York. DOMIC Tommy Donia, trumpeter for­ 1 fail to see how Mr Levin can will continue tn report the “goods KkJ-E. Houwoa tutJ te 8a» Antonio. 1MAU Vomhan. M. Smalt. «1. onetima merly with Clyde McCoy, and Thelma Tem­ help the music business with his and bads” as they are. NN IRR-REYNOKS Scywoer Kellar. ot Vincent Loom one -Acato tntmicinn re- ple Donio, former dancer, Dec. • in Terre -tirth tend—a-n- of ind Bonano. Jeff Riddick, and Monk Hasel. cago working seven nights a week. key's band today. Chink was a took formal lessons. 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Leon Joseph Rappolo, ill I alt d ciarinrti»l uf the New Irurn.” Here the easy sucres * and die bright lights auun Mean, Rhythm King», wa, born March 16, 1902, in proved too much for “the little hyped-up Italian guy.“ Uilch. r La., of Sicilian ancestry. Although both his father Dana irinm« naray, cum«, .unio rcroni. mimvunri Kapp'a dependence on marijuana assumed awesome pro­ *d grandfather were clarinetist», the boy'» first instru- 41 SeigaL piano, and Johnny fruco, drum,) backing Bee portions ,«n1 he began to show indications of the lingo• ■mt was a crude cigar box fiddle »rirung writ» wire. Thia Palmrr, a well-known variety urtirt. on a lour of the ing mental Ulnem that forced him into seclusion in early rds, Jan. 1925. When the NORK disbanded he went Io New York Michsid •Ur experiment was replace»! with the garden variety Orpheum circuit. Rappolo lefl ihe group iu Iowa and t Benny Min when Icon readied thr age of 10 and entered returned Io New Orleans, where be played for a time at and from there to St. Paul to join Carlisle Evant. Rut aoon, •Mby acadrmy. After a few Ieuan», however, voting Halfway House with Albert Bruniea. Prior tn the forma too ill to play hr returned to New Orleans. Home again records, •tepok»’» mthuaiasm waned and hr »witched to the cunstr o- lion ol ihe NORK, Iu* worked briefly with trombonist Rappolo aeetned to regain some of hia former vigor. work­ 8 vinta ft toate drum, then to a diligent, though secret, practice Georg Bruni* and also thr Carlisle Evans Original Jan ing once more with the Halfway House band and doing d mu- e- U Ms father's clarinet Rappoio senior at last rrlinquiah band. When the Rhythm Kings were organised. Mares, ame >v» ording. but hia ronditutu grew worae, iter »•‘•listing •• the dream of a violinist in the tank«, turned his son Bruni«, Rapp, rt ul, played a short engagement in Houston, >un B* 4 •er to one Professor Smita Guriffe for inrtruction on the then hrsded for Chnagu and Friar's inn, a booming base­ te “goods •■w points of < vnerrt darinet. From then un, Leon's inent cabaret st Wsbssh and Randolph. Soon “tho wonder *«ii .1 progress was rapid, although not along thr path ful new band in Chiaago'* ws, attracting visiting lirrnien ob Sm'th •to family traditiow decreed. With «her routhful lint and musician« from miha around who wanted to “Belen and SHARON PIASE-NIWS

charged fiom service, was accom­ sion and Tucker’s more elaborate Bobby Tucker panying Mildred Bailey Then iceompaniment both avoid the use came two hitches with Billie Holi­ of cuunterm«*lody tones (accom­ day, covering u three-year period. paniment) that would clash or in oi <» In the interim he worked on 52nd any way restrict the clanty of the New York — Cress Couttney une. Held In Esteem St. with combos fronted by melody. The sub-melodies that con­ whos< independent agency had 3th< r Lucky Thompson and Stuff Smith stitute the melodic line of the ac­ been booking Duke Ellington's or and did numerous recording dates. companiment actually form as im­ chestra as well as several cocktail ri P He has been with Billy Eckstine portant a melodic composition as units and other musical attnu. 5) dl I since June, 1949. the principal melody tiona, gave up his office and joined lay an Regarding the urt of designing However, the melodic flow of this the Gale agency Jan. 22. ly Ba second melody is invented within For the accumpaniinent to fit the solo­ He will continue to book Elling­ und his ist, Bobby says, “The accompani­ the limitations of the existing har­ ton out of the Gale office. ment should not interfere with the mony. Analysis of this clever big til 'Bobby Tucker* example should result in a clear with s creative accompaniments are soloist’s freedom of expression yet must furnish a setting in which he understanding of the function of lad t< smooth md rolorfuL" says an accompaniment of a creative soloist. Tucker is one iwat' may inject his idtas Mildred of that small circle of artists who Billy Eckstine tegarding the Bailey and Billie Holiday both Men like Bobby have to be ix - v satisfied with the fringe of the are able to anticipate and satisfae- »1 to week nf hit talented acconipanist- used a style that was out in front torilj accompany the expressive a- arrangrr-music director. It has long of the beat. For them, I employed -potlight and the knowledge that the truly appreciative musical pub­ terpolations (ev< n capricious exag­ been recognised within mimical an accompaniment that was on the lic recognizes the teamwork in­ gerations) of the most talented rirelet that the rrration of artiatic beat. Billy’s phrasing soloists. aecompanhiienta it one of the high­ influences being Teddy Wilson and gether different—it is behind the volved in a solo production and est form« of musical art. Art Tatum.” beat and necessitates more care give due credit to the team—solo

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they hope to have better luck in a f The Hot Box' project«! Waldorf-Astoria run Ruth Brown Folllows (Jumped from Page 11) coming up. cy cey again on records doing his own The next release on Capitol will Shearing At Birdland une, r»i Satisfied with My Gal. be Sharkey’s version of I’m Goin’ Things To Come New York—Singer Ruth Brown i Courtney )ther Sharkey numbers include ¡gency hu Home, written by the late Paul opened at Birdland Feb. 8, follow­ ington's ’¿«a Boogie (on his first Capi- Mares, trumpeter with the original These are recently-cut records and their personnels. ing George Shearing’s quintet. At- ol release with hiB present band), iral cocktail New Orleans Rhythm Kings. tractiona to come include Art ¡hell Pdf Blues, With My Yester- Though not all jazz sides, many may be of interest to Down Tatum, Wynonie Harris, and Cole­ ical at trae. lay and You, and his latest, Can- Beat readers because of some of the sidemen in the groups. man Hawkins, all for one - week s and joined ¡2. ly Bal'ii. dedicated to his wife. Ammons Vocalizes Do not ask your dealer for them until you see by the Beat stints. For t he last year or so Sharkey New York — Gene Ammons, record review «eciion that they are^ Ixjok Eiling, ind his group have been riding the whose tenor sax has become a tour­ available. Danny Perri, guitar; • Jaak Lesborg, base, Vp Tatar Overcouti Thanh Your FatAor, ce. and Johnny Blower«, drums. and Tha Best Things in Ufa dro From. jig time playing the top spots ing commercial attraction these WOODY HERMAN'S ORCHESTRA (MGM. My Bin» Hoeren; Mammy, and it Snn* with smger Connie Haines. They 1/9/51). Trampet»—D»ug Metlons«, Don REINHOLD SVENSSON QUINTET (Prag, past few months, has added to his Ferrara, John Bello, and Nieb Travis; tige, modo la Sweden by Swedish Metra- tad to cancel out a Paramount commercial potentialities by be­ trombones- Herb Randell, Erby Green, PATTI PAGE with HARRY GELLER'S name, 11/14/50). Reinhold Svensson, pl Licker is one heater engagement in New York coming a singen He made his vocal and Jerry Dora; reeds — Bob Graf, J ash ORCHESTRA (Mercury 1/8/51). Trumpets ano; Ulf Lindo, vibes; Rolf Borg, guitar; artists wk# Decause of contract with the Hada- debut singing Sweet Jennie Lou Dulong, Phil Urso, Sam Staff, and Woody —Billy Butterfield, Jack Morreale, and Don Gunnar Almstedt, bass, and Androw Bw .nd satisfa,, Herman; rhythm Dave McKenna, piano, Lipsey ; trombone»n »Buddy Morrow and man, drama. aol tour through the south, but for the Prestige label. Hy White, guitar; Red Mitehell, bass, and John D'Agostino; reeds»—Sam Marowita, Novorlhoi—i I Gu—t l*U Hava to Drawn (pressive b- Sonny Igoe, drums. Vocals by Horman and Charlie O'Kane, Stan Webb, and Joo the Honti Bluo Skiou 9t2O Spoeltdf Dourly icious exq- Dolly Houston, Reisman; rhythm 'Bob Haggart, hasst John­ Boleped, and That 014 Fooiing. Lanatom« Gal; SeorcAiMg; Jet, and ny Smith guitar, and Stan Kaye, drums. >st talented Guyo Haw Eyes. Evar Tras* Evormaro and three others. ROLF ERICSON QUINTET (Swedish Metronom«, 10/13/50). Rolf Ericson, tram- ROSEMARY CLOONEY with PERCY MILLS BROTHERS with TOMMY DOR- pet; Rolf Blomquist, tenor; Charles Nor FAITH’S ORCHESTRA (Columbia 1/3/51). SEY (Doce*. 1/5/51 ia Hollywood). Tom­ man, piano; Gunnar Al mated«, base, and Wm. S. Maynes Ce. my Dorsey, trombone; Charlie Teagardea, Andrew Burman, drums. Red*—»Art Messner«, Slits Fargaeon, Frank trumpet; Helaie Beau, elarlnet; Allea Tho Fi—v and Tha Flower Groom üp Schwerte, and Jaek Greenberg ; «triage । Reuss, guitar i Phil Stevens, bass; Paul Ales Pevsner, Irving Spiee, Kurt Deitorlo, Smith, piano, and Louie Bellson, drums. ARNE DOM NEK US’ COMBO (Dial, ra other«; rhythm Stan Freemen, piano; MAKERS OF HIGH GRADE BOEHM FLUTES You Know Yon Belong to Somebody corded In Sweden by Swedish Metronome, Danny Perri, guitar and French horn; Biso and Pieem Don't Tolk About Mo When 10/6/50). Arno Qomnarus, alto; Loppo Jerry Prager, base, and Hob Roeangardoot, l*m Gone. Sundewall, trumpetI Gosta Thoseliua, pL tin; in*. ane| Yngve Ahorberg, base, and Sven Bell, Ilulcly Vilntrhy and • hew the Ipple- MINDY CARSON with ANDY ACKERS' hem, drams. Grow «in Cherry Tro—. ORCHESTRA (Victor, 1/13/51). Trampots Deep Purple. —Red Solomon, Jimmy Maxwell, and Mar­ Seme date, with James Moody, loner o»d 108 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. BOSTON, MASS. EDDIE FISHER with HIGO WINTER­ ty Schwarts; trombones—Buddy Morrow Per Arno Craona, baritone, added. HALTER’S ORCHESTRA (Victor, 1/8/51). and John D'Agostino; reeds—Toots Mon­ Trumpets—Chris Griffin, Bernie Prlvin, and dello, Bernie Kaufman, Staa Webb, and KITTY KALLEN and RICHARD HAYTS Johnny Owens; trombones Will Bradley Roomie Richman; rhythm Bill Rowland, (Mersury, 1/17/51). Trumpet»1 Chria t THE Tom Hoard 'Round the World and Lou McGarity; reeds—Toots Mondello, piano; Tony Mottola, guitar; Eddie Safran­ Griffin, Andy Ferretti, and Tony Faso; Sid Cooper, Boomle Richman, and Artie ski, bass, and Terry Snyder, drums. trombones Will Bradley and Lou Me- Drellinger; rhythm — Lou Stein, piano | Ten’re tho Croom io My Eog—t Button Garity; reeds—Hymie Sehertaer, Ed Brown, Harold Feldman, Art Drellinger, and Mile Yaner; baritone on last tune »Manny Thaler; rhythm» «Lou Stein, piano; Jack Lesberg« hass; Art Ryerson, guitar, and Charlie Perry, drums. Abba Dabbo Hoaoymaon and Ploooo Bo Ki—i. u MACHITO iud HIS AFRO-CUBANS (Mar eury, 1/19/51). Trumpets—Mario Bauaa, Bobby Woodlin, Paquito Davila, and Al Stewart; reed« Gene Johnson, Sam Mara- wits, Freddie Skerrit, and Job* Maderas; rhythm—Jose Manguol, bongos; Chino Po­ se, and Luis Miranda, congas; Uvaldo Nyo- to, timbales; Bob Rodrigues, bass; Reno Hernandes, piano, and Machlto, maracas. Afro-Cttbao Smito, Part IPj Sonora, and traditional blues (ad Itb). BING CROSBY and TOMMY DORSEY (Decca, 1/7/51 tn Hollywood). Trumpet« Joe Trisearl, John Beet, Ray Linn, and Charlie Teagarden; trombones ■ Ed Kusby, SI Zentner, and Tommy Pederson; saxes— Bill Hamilton, Don Raffelt, Tod Nash, Heinie Beau, and Bob Lawson; rhythm- IN PERFORMANCE Milt Raskin, piano; Perry Botkin, guitar; r Mike Rubin, bs**, and Louie BeUson, drum. Four Nda». Till», withheld hy requoM. JEAN ZINC with PAUL WESTON’S ON CHESTRA (Columbia, 1/10/51 ta Holly­ wood). 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Billy Eckstine Ziggy Elman question Gigolo, cleeif ‘There will corn* day, youth will Bring Boek the Thrill 2 tig's Mambo thro* What’s On Wax fade away, then what will they I Apologue 5 Pd Climb the Highest MouaU. of <1* say about me?” obviously needs no Jack i You people ean am, about who plays better manAg —Prado, Machi to. Morales, »te. • *lt «sure to hear Billy sings aomt undis- Sinatra again when* you don’t ait know who plays rhe worst. Zign tmguished tunc» with what sounds Elman, He lias to be kidding : thy tensely by and hope he’ll hit like acute realization of that fact. everything he tries foi without can’t be for real. Mountain has ai inelu cracking, even though his voice On Thrill he takes part of the Emma Lou Welch vocal, chorus in Italian. (MGM 10903, Shav hadn’t yet achieved the maturity usually sings better. " Ray Anthony Reviews are listed alphabrtieally starred names backing him up, the great music are usually sickening, accompaniment is choppy to the Nash. This bit of modernism dip csru/ 5 Be My Lone by the artist* for easy reference. and this singing down of the Vesti like a breath of fresh air through ning 7 I Wonder Bhat's Become of la Giubba aria from Leoueavallos point of distraction. Dave Bar­ a briefly-opened door. Tommy SMy Pagliacci is no exception. The bour doesn’t help, either. On Traynor tastefully handle* tb George: Thia dance version of label says, “adapted by Sammy Cherry, wobbles. (Mener vocals on Angels, another of th the Toast of New Orleans hit bal­ Kay 4 harlee Trio Kaye.” Need more be said? The 1956.) many pop songs utilizing at lad, that RCA luckily finds on flip presents Vic back home in his its 11.16 label by Lanza, will 3 Loneh Boy crooning groove, making life ro­ hardly cut into Victor’s sales. 3 Baby, Let Me Hold Your Hand mantic for the babushka brigade. anchi Deauville’« vocal is mighty weak Jack s Overly-affected Charles (Mercur* 5571.) mind alongside either Eckstine’s ur Len­ Brown-style blues singing by Ray Trail ga’s The Sally revival is an inter on this pair. Plut his tremolo pi­ Dauci* Band Hits eat ingly-scored instrumental. It ano. Other two-thirds of the trio, bégn moves n>rhtlj but not excitingly. however, is made up of ex-Kings- Boogie■ IF oogie (Tommy Dor*ey ) (Capitol 1352.) Martha (Larry Clinton) mer Oscar Moore .ind Johnny Mill­ Song of the I olga Boatmen er. Oscar has eight bars on Baby. (Glenn Miller) (Swing Time 250.) Polly Bergen Heartache. (Ted Ween»») 5 Out of Sight, Out of Mind Mood Indigo (Duke Ellington) kZ PLAYING THE 5 Tonda B onda Hoy king Cole Got a Date with an ingei (Hal Jack: Very plciumnt singing by Kemp) orlds est Miss Bergen, who’ll have t>* show Pat: The album notes call these W B 6 The Magic Tree WITH SENSATIONAL more, howerer, to outaill other George: Here’s Cole encased in “brilliant examples of the mod- femme» un the roste/ the Misses a mood music frame. An organ-like dance music and also Dinah Shore, Fran Warren, Min­ string choir melts into a vocal carefully point out that each was Jerry gray dy Car*on, et al. Second side ax- choir (Ray Charles singers) while a top teller nt the time. On that Today's sensation playing ■erts that it’s easier to say, “I Nat’s singing is very effectively basis, there is perhaps some rea­ i the best dance spots, is love you,” than “Tonda wands hoy backed by bongos and the Charles son for the selection and the rather I Jerry Gray's brilliant new konika la.” 1 agree. (Virtor singers. Side w ill sell very well to weird grouping of these sides. I band . . with Pete Candoli 47-4022.) moviegovers who listen to round Heartaches, however, has only the F playing the finest trumpet track scores. Tret is again Cole ephemeral claim of nostalgia to ■ of his career. Of his Bue­ recommend it. (Victor MPT-2.)

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elonas cal references. This one less interruptions—but it does him on this Circle LP. Although Frankie 1-ainr lon« sound a bit silly hen, though thrown mother” in, too, us .. ..rt contain «ome extremely listenable the latter men are neither ama­ 3 Dear! Dear! Dear! this insistence xa »ftan highly et- hear M. >iu^ of double threat (Decca 27397.) moments, among them a lust four teurs or west coast men, they fective in the Chicago dub« which bars where muted trumpets play manage to get a west coast sound 3 May the Lord Blest and Keep e can arre You are Miller’s habitat If you’ve etter mamba 1 *Roy Holmes against beautifully - voiced trom- on these records. It’s the banjo. never heard Max before, you’ve Gírales, - , . . „ ... bones and saxes. But in this case it doesn’t mean Pat: A rather restrained Laine never heard anything quite like - worst. Ziggy 5 J’"! Ml Watt gets played cleanly but un- they lack the New Orleans feel, continues the current mass dem this; you may like it (Life 1 kiddim : thi* 3 lour *rms enthusiastically. Art Lunaish vocal because these «idex are good New instration of poor mate in mouth­ 1003. 1006.) Pat; Holme» studio band, which ■ - - ■ — - - ■ ing religious sentiments in a iwntatn as u is by Dick Williams, who lacks Orleans. Pops Foster probably includes such men us Charlie Art’s resonance und beat. (Colum­ meretricious manner. The reverse i vocal 8b saw to that. I especially like the Jame» Moody »etter. Shave* . Will Bradley, Teddy WiL bi.! 39083.) marches, and, gads!, the banjo is not as bombastically done as gon. H mie Schertzer, and Boomie even gamed me. (Circle LP I. 404.) one might have expected. (Mer­ 3 Blue and Moody Richnu n, has a fine bright sound Gene Krupa’s Chicago Jazz Jack: Thi- ex-Dizzy Gillespie the two. However, the vocal group Jazz Banti Monica Lewis saxman cut these in Sweden with on this is painfully out of tunc, J iger Hag I Punhandie Reg 6 i Only Hate Eyes for You some of that ccuntry’s jazzmen and Carmen------—Mastren ...... ’s guitarYMow Dog Bluet 5 Bluet My Naughty Sweetie dive» 4 My Lott Melody Blu* is 11 medium-Timpo blue*, break a not very fitting throw- harua. City Stomps Newman-lM to Me Jack: with a pianist playing a block by Tony Gnq, Billy Butterfield’» intro­ back. 1 nut is a lollad with a Ray Bugle Bov March George; chord chorus and a vibist taking chiefly for u Panhandle is a melange* duction on Eyes is much like Bob­ Charles vocal. Get* a jump treat- Gettysburg March that surely won’t prove a blood by Hackett’s on Sinatra’12 I’ve Got a solo before Moody enters. James ably by Tei ment here. Offenbach, whose Rar- ¡9)9 March kinship between Chicago Dixie and a Crush on You, tone and all. He plays badly, with a forced tone odernism slip, carol’ it was originally, is spin- Oriental Man hillbilly music. Krupa starts it off goes on to play pretty obligato be­ and an undue amount of honking h air through i MGM 10892.) ning Original Dixieland One-Step Body h all Moody, on alto this loor. Tommy as though he were ubout to swing hind Monica, plus a h -rt solo. In tlbum Hating: 7 the ’36 Iman group, Joe Rush fact, you’ll probably enjoy Butter­ time. He starts off with a Choo handles th Harri Janie* kin chimes in with “backroom pi­ field much more than Miss Lewis. Berry-like phrase, follows a bit nother of the George: Conrad Janis wan the Oaf ano,” Bobby Soots follows with a (MGM 10901.) later with one from Charlie utilizing te of the Dark trombone-playing leader of the Cant W ait winning hand in the Record Texas billy vocal, and then we get Parker’s Just Friends, and tosses Jack ; Dark is a wistful, mel- Changer’s amateur Dixie band con- a squeezed-out Wild Bill Davison Jimmy McPartland Sextet in several unnerving interpola­ ancholy composition that will re- test last year. At that time he was chorus, followed by Ernie Caceres’ 7 Lome Back, Sweet Papa tions. (Prestige 730.) mind vou of Along the Navajo making movies on the west coast. lolling baritone The reverse was 3 Manhattan Troll. Except for 16 bars of Har- Now he is in New York ti levision cut at another date using a dif­ 5 Ute Your Imagination Buddy Morrow ferent personnel and spots u 6 Davenport Bluet Kaminsky like trumpet, clarinet, J The Happiett Day of My Lifa piano, and no vocal. It is the bet­ George: These sidea inaugurate 3 In the Land of Make Believe end, it’s ensemble. as drummer Freddy Moore, guitar- a Dixieland series on the bop The work doesn’t hold together ist-turned-bunjoist Danny Barkei, ter of the two sides. (Victor Pat: Make Believe sounds as if as a unit—it ha» several meaning- and bassist Pops Foster are with 47-1026.) label, Prestige. James is sticking Buddy Morrow, who opens it with to his post-war compromise policy, a trombone solo, and Tommy Mer­ wherein he has tried to please the cer, who long'i, were doing just widest audience possible. In this what they’d been cold, and no case he has picked a combo that more. Absolutely without any con­ defies typing. Come Back has somi viction on the part of cither. Hap­ EST fine McPartland horn, his best on piest is more of reme, with band MAL the sides, plus ihort solos by Gene doing a soft, feathery sounding Sedric, clarinet, and Vic Dicken­ rickey-tick. (Victor 47-4025.) son, trombone. My >nly criticism IAY is that the rhythm dregs. Man­ Jelly Roll Morton «laying hattan gives Marian Page a chance to play some pretty piano on this The Saga of Mr. Jelly Lord little-known Rodgers-Hart melody. George: Many, who for one rea­ indoli Imagination is prettily rendered. son or anothei missed out on the limpet The Beiderbecke opus features cubseription plan to obtain the s But- Jimmy playing without the sure­ library of congress set of Morton’s ness displayed an Papa, and inter­ memories on 78, will be more than esting bits by Dickenson und Sed­ pleased to hear Circle is now mak­ nd for ric. (Prestige 303 A 304.) ing the entire six-wick recording t high 4 column devoted to making known to musicians, students, and leaders some of the date available Max Miller fine things muilable at your money and with better reproduc­ 6 Heartbeat Bluet tion. Each LP contains the con­ 5 Caravan tents of on* volume of four 12-inch DAN<% ORCHESTRATIONS: £ FULL BAND—A SMALL RAND 6 Fantatia Of the Unconteiout, discs. Two LP’s are to be released I und II a month. This is no doubt the most Pal. Max’ dogmatic piano dis­ important documentary project in played here on the tune, his fol­ jazs history. Vol. I Jagg Started In New Dream 4 Little Dream of Me Jack Mason $1.00 Words & Music lowers favor, with Heartbeat and Fantasia Miller’s composi- Orleans ft Easy do (Joe Garland) Stan Kenton 1.00 Criterion Music tions. Some of the repetitive fig­ Jelly starts out by describing by ures on the second side of Fan- voice and illustrating on the piano ft Jambo (Shorty Rogers) Stun Kenton 1.00 Criterion Music derivation Tiger Ray It little Rock detawaj (Little Dixieland Series) Deane Kincaide Feist (Big 3) (which he named) from an old French quadrille. He follows a ft Vdenlwr* Joy*—Dixieland Orch. 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Phil Spkalny’a Hour of has all the Briton’s tricks down Buddy Weed Trio pat, though just a hairline too de­ Record (harm liberately. Main thing missing is 5 Little Smail Town Girl Ella Fitzgerald I». 1 Galloping Comedians 5 Rood Closed. Bridge Out. De­ drummer Denzil Best. The rhythm tour Reviews 3 IPs You—No One But You chugs until one’s sure the beat is Jack: Incredibly poor is Co­ being set by slapping a bag of George: Two novelty tunes done Set At Blue Note somewhat in the King Cole fash­ medians. Just because they're all gravel op the floor at regular in­ Chicago — Ella Fitzgerald wu .girls doesn’t give them license to tervals. On the whole, this album ion. Weed’s vocal and pianistic Vol. 2 Way Down Yonder make her first appearance at th play out of tune, out of tempo, and is just studied and soporific ability lack the sparkle Nat dis­ Blue Note when she comes in fc> The vocal matter on this record out of taste. Imagine being Spital- enough to be valuable, in case you plays, and consequently these two two weeks on Feb. 16. She follm Barro covers scat vocals, dress customs ny and having to listen to this don’t care for warm milk at bed­ sides don’t grasp your interest. Stan Getx’ quartet, there ntr in New Orleans early in the cen­ sort of stuff every night. Eddie time. (Prestige LP 106.) (MGM 10895.) rently. tury, Jelly’s fiist love, the parades, Fisher sings with thv girls on the Practically set at writing for ( the Broadway swells, ana finally Hugo Winterhalter reverse. No inspiring choice. TTiemr Songs two - week date starting March i a long dissertation on the funerals (Victor 47-4020.) 3 Bring Back the Thrdl are Johnny Hodges’ All-Stars (is Nightmare (Artie Shaw) and wakes. He plays and/or sings 3 If It Hadn’t Been for You eluding Al Sears, Lawrenet Out The Animate Ball, See See Rider, Reinhold Svensson Good-bye (Benny Goodman) Pat: These two spot vocalist Ed­ Brown, and Sonny Greer) aH Boüiii and Oh, Didn’t He Ramble Tok* the "C Train (Duke Elling­ die Fisher, a chorus, and on Thrill Bran' Dinah Muggsy Spanier’s Dixie group. (Circle LP L14002.) ton) on obtrusive guitar throughout. George Shearing follows m Once in a 9 hile Cherokee (Charlie Barnet) Guitarist also executes, inexpertly, March 23. Sweet and I.ordr Flying Home (Lionel Hampton) Out Patti Page a couple of Flamenco figures which My Blue Heaven When ft’s Sleep Time Down South would be great if done with as­ Dearly Beloved (Louis Armstrong) Castle For Shavers Cub That Old Feeling surance. Fisher gets melodramatic Cm«, Pat: Game to play with a collec­ on both sides. (Victor 47-4016.) aw® Blue Skies tion like this is to vote on which At Hickory Log Conn One whose current success is long 9:20 Special has stood up best through the Album rutins: 5 New York—Trumpeter Let Cat- VI overdue. More pop vocalista should years. Hard to choose here, as Paris To Cafe Society tie took a quartet into the Hickory have her unaffectedness and as­ Pat: Svensson, the Swedish each of these very famous sides New York—Guitarist and sing­ Log here Jan. 18 replacing Char­ surance. Though neither of these Shearing, runs through some very has a touch of lasting (though er Jackie Paris opened at Cafe lie Shavers, who rejoined Tomay is a particularly good tuns. Love pretty numbers with his quintet. hardly, as the series states, “im­ Society Feb. 1 for four weeks as Dorsey for the umpteenth time to MP* You will probably show up strong Though he does not exhibit, in mortal”) distinction. This vote a single. Usually working with a make a short trip to New England. saleswiss. It’s given tango treat­ these examples, any of the aban­ goes for the Strayhorn “A” Train. trio or quartet, Paris has decided Shavers drummer Jackie Mills hu ment. (Memiry 5571.) don and gaiety at the original, he (Victor WPT-1.) to try and make it as a soloist. also joined Tommy. Br»' Charlie Parker N. 8 Drifting on a Reed

Finest Drums I Ever Owned" VI Jack: Bird gets off a good one Ferm on Drifting, entering with com­ III . plete confidence and sustaining a PWd- Oui swinging mood for three choruses. PREFERS Flam His best release in months, though V2 it was cut several years ago. Gypsy is a most disturbing side, HOLTON one which shouldn’t have been re­ Garo- leased. According to master num­ TROMBONE t/f My bers, it was made at the same ses­ Gray. sion as Lover Man, his last before Front rich and varied Grier Camarillo. It sounds like one of experience in broadcast­ Parker’s bad imitators. (Dial ing, recording, concert 1043.) and popular band work, Hup ton FREDDIE OHMS know* Hur Dinuh Shore the flawless performance in Ou 5 9 ait for Me tone brilliance, power and re­ A Down in Nashville, Tennessee sponse you get only from a Pat: Dinah dispense» two bare­ HOLTON Trombone. He has foot ditties (steel guitar on both played hi* HOLTON for such sides) in a gentle, yet live way famous leader* at Billy Butter­ that flatters any tune. (Victor field, Ruas Case, Fred Waring, 47-4015.) Kay Kvser. and others. Once you try one, you’ll quickly see Small Combo Hita why the leader* choose a HOLTON Trombone. Stumpin' at the Savoy ( Prove to yourself why — Goodman) In ■ Mist (Bunny Berigan)

House of Morgan (Lionel Hamp­ Gretaeh Broodkaster*, “Finest Drum- I Ever Owned,” says Jo Jone*. The ton) incomparable Jo belong* in anybody'* hall of fame. And to keep past Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (Artie with hi* solid record of lop performances, Jo aeleets Gretach Broad- Shaw) k frisk NOLTOH & Co. Latter drama. Jo nun* up the long and happy association by saying, Body and Soul (Coleman Haw­ 3M N. Church Street ’Gretach Broadkaater* are the finest dram* I ever owned.” Here si* kins) just a few feature« of this outstanding drum outfit. «Guaranteed per­ ELKHORN, WISCONSIN fect round shell. « Long life Gretach chrome plating. « The unmistakable Jack: Victor chose to include Broadkaater lone. Make sure you see the 1951 Broadkaater* at yew QUALITY BAND INSTRUMENTS FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY some sides in this album that Gretsch Dealer. And write today for your free catalogue (dram aad don’t quite fit in with their title drummer accessories). The Fred Gretsch Mfg. Co., 60 Broadway, Brook­ for the series — “A Treasury of lyn 11, New York. Immortal Performances.” However, they did get Coleman’s Body and Soul in, for which we can be grate­ ful. Bluett has a nice, easy Bunny Berigan solo, Morgan was made by Hamp with the King Cole trio. All masters are the same as pre­ vious releases of these sides. SCHOOL OF PERCUSSION (Victor APT 3.) "Th* Cradle of Celebrated Drammars" It's Later Than Yea Think Vetsras»! Our May 7th wmsrie- it th* Uri that you may ragiriar for. >o lllwfreno» *how* Rsgulstion anroll now in th* country's leading Pro- s-Aong feuional School of Music ipacialiiing AU Mucic FoiM in Parcutsioa. Piano, Voice. Theory and thi country All Orchestral IntfrumanH for music tea cm

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Anthon) (Cliek) Philadelphia, 2/12- raid 18. n< (Hippodrome) Baltimore, 8/1-7. Lana, Johnny (1111 Club) Chicago» el ¿max (Biltmore) L.A.. In 2/27, h Larson. Skip (Aloha) Santa Crus. Calif.. Latinaires (Mocambo) Hwd- Be e Nott Layian. Rollo (Poinciana) Miami, h itzgerald wd Will (Schroeder) Milwaukee, h Barde B>U (Mayo) Tuba, Okla., h Lewis» Georga (El Morocco) New Orléans, arance at Û.I Barnet. Charlie (Apollo) NYC. 2/22-28. t; (Howard) Washington, D. C., 8/8-14, t comes in fe Barron Blue (Capitol) NYC, In 2/8, t Mary Ellen Quartet (Fogarty*») Leaerae, 6. She folk* I Basil Ixjuis (Chicago) Chicago, t Pa, Out 2/18, nc , there e» Bell, Curt (Pelham Heath) NYC, rh EXPLANATION OP SYMBOLS: b—ballroom; h hotel; ac—eight club; cl cockfall lounge; r—terieurewt: t theater; cc couatrv club; ri^- Marsala, Joe (Cotoaial) Toeuaka. Out Tex (On Tour) MCA; (Cam roedhouM; pc private club. NYC—New York City; Hwd.—Hollywood; L.A.—Los Angeles; ABC—Associated Booking Corp.. (Joe Glaser). 2/18. nc Loma) St. Louis, 8/27-4/1, b 7« Fifth Avenue. NYC; AF—Alhbrook-Pumphrey. Richmond, Va.; BS—Billy Shaw, 1250 Sixth Ave.. NYC; GAC General Artists Corp., RKO Manala, Marty (Hangover) Baa Fnmcbeo, writing for a Bergman, Eddie (Ambassador) L.A., h Bldg., NYC; JKA—Jack Kurtse Agency. 214 N Canoa Dr , Beverly Hills. Calif.; McC—McConkey Music Corp., 05) Seventh Ave., NYC; nc ting March t Bishop Billy (Trianon) Chicago, 2/6-8/4, MCA—Music Corp, of America. 745 Fifth Ave., NYC; MG—Moe dale, 40 Wert 40th St., NYC: HFO—Harold F. Ozley, 0048 Sunset Blvd.. Math Trio. Lou (Ambaaandor) UA» h b; i Rice) Houston. S/9-4/3. h Hwd.; RM A—Rag Marshall Agency. M7I Sunset Blvd.. Hwd.; SAC—Shaw Artists Corp., 1250 Slzth Ave.. NYC; U A—Universal Attractions McCarty, Fran (Duncan's) FL Walton. All-Stars (u. Bond, Johnny (Biltmore) Palm Beach, M7 Madison Ave., NYC; WA —Willard Alezander. Ì0 Rockefeller Plata. NYC; WMA—William Morris Agency. RKO Bldg., NYC. Fla., r Out 3/1, h McCauley Trio. Pat (Carnival) Pttteburgh, Greer) nJ Bothie. Russ (Paradise) Chicago, b Hayes. Carlton (Desert Inn) Las Vegas, h Brown. Boyce (Sports Row) Chicago, no nc Brandon, Henry (Blackhawk) Chicago, r Phillipa. Teddy (Aragon) Chicago, 8/27- McGrew. Boh (Drake) Chicago, h ixi? group, Hayes, Sherman (Oriental) Chicago, t 8/28, b Brubeck, Dave (Blaek Hawk) San Fran­ Miles, Wilma (Gren Frog) Lake Charica, Brandwynne. Nat (Beverly) New Orleans, Heckscher, Ernie (Fairmont) San Fran­ Pieper, Leo (On Tour) McC cisco, Out 2/12, nc follows i nc cisco, h Prüden, Hal (Statler) Boston, h Bushkin, Joo (Ralph Watkins*) NYC, ne Busse. Henry (El Rancho) Las Vegas. Howard, Eddy (St. Francis) San Fran­ Out 2/18. h cisco, Out 8/11, h; (Aragon) Chicago. C 8/24-5/6, b Cai-Trio (Shamrock) Las Vegas, h Carlyl« Rum (Cleveland) Cleveland, h Hudkins, Dave (Aragon) L.A.. b Ragon, Don (Trocadero) Evansville. Ind., overs nc Calvert, Buddy (VFW) Ft- Dodge, la., pc Case, Russ (Paramount) NYC, In 2/7, t Camden, Eddie (Radisson) Minneapolis, h Qiffoni, BIU (Flamingo) La* Vegas, h Reid. Don (Rice) Houston. Out 2/1. h: Nichola, Red (Sardi*») LJU ne (Roosevelt) New Orleans, In 5/8. h Celestin, Papa (Paddock) New Orleans, ne Conn. Irving (Savoy-Plasa) NYC. h James. Harry (Flam i ugo) Las Vegas, Chamaco (Blackstone) Chicago, h Norvo. Red (Encore) L^A.. nc >9 Cromer, Tex (Peabody) Memphis, Out Ruhl, Warney (Balinese) Galveston, Texas, Nov-Eli tea (Caribe) Miami, Out V81. 2/22-8/7. h In 2/9. ne Cole Trio» King (Regal) Chicago, 2/16-22, eter Lee Casi 2/17. h Jensen, Jena Cummins, Bernie (Edgewater Beach) Chi- Out 8/1. b Coleman, Cy (La Vie En Rose) NYC, o the Hickory «ago 2/28-3/22. h Jerome, Henry (Edison) NYC, h Saunders. Red ( De Lisa) Chicago, nc 8/27-4/16. nc O'Brien A Evans (Tutwiter) Birmingham. Macing Char l Jones, Spike (Chase) St. Louis. 8/28-4/5, Schreiber Cari (Tracy’s) Chicago, r Coleman. Oliver (Jimmie’s Pahn Gardens) Ala., h oined Tommy SImU, Nob*. (Diamond Honmbor) NYC. Chicago, nc Oliver. Eddie (Mocambo) Hwd.. ne eenth time til DiPardo, Tony (Eddy’s) Kansas City, r Jurgens. Dick (Aragon) Chicago. Out Collins, Lee (Victory) Chicago Ory, Kid (Beverbr Cavern) L.A.. ne Dorsey. Jimmy (Edgewater Beach) Chi­ 2/25, b; (Casa Loma) St. Loub, 2/27- Spivak, Charlie (Meadowbrook) Cedar Cooper, Jerry (Havana-Madrid) NYC. nc Osburn. Ossie (Qrawwre) Chisago» h •Jew England.! cago. 2/22, h 8/11, b Grove, N. J.. 2/16-8/11. rh Cosmopolitans (Old Hickory) Chicago, <1 :kie Mills had Duke Johnny (Washington-Youree ) Shreve Stem, Hal (Beverly Hills) L.A., h Kent, Peter (New Yorker) NYC, h Stevens, Roy (Roseland) NYC, b Paisley’« Vocalion«, Eddie (Emerald late) Kenton, Stan (Palladium) L.A., 2/20-4/2. Stier, Jimmy '(Valencia) Ft. Wayne. Ind., Daily, Pete (Royal Room) Hwd., ne Miami Beach, h Elgart, Les (Holiday Inn) Flushing, L. I.. Deep River Boys (Casino) Toronto. 2/13- Palmer. Jack (Iceland) NYC, r N. Y.. Out 4/1. nc Kerns, Jack (Elmo) Billings» Mont., Out Strong. Benny (Casa Loma) St. Louis, 21. t Paria Trio, Normal (Ruban Bieu) NYC, 6/5, nc 2/6-18, b; (Mark Hopkins) San Fran- Deuces Wild (Midway) Pittsburgh, el nc King. Henry (Shamrock) Houston, Out cisco, 8/22-5/6. h Dias, Horace (St. Regis) NYC, h Parrish Trio, Ben (Riviera) NYC. el Featherstone, Jimmy (Peabody) Memphis, 8/20. h St raster, Ted (Larue) NYC. nc Downs Trio. Evelyn (Knickerbocker) NYC, Pastels (New Empire) Yonkers, N. Y., nc 2/12-25, h Krupa, Gene (Paradise) Detroit, 2/10-22, t Sudy. Joe (Statler) Detroit, h Out 4/30. I. Pollack, Ben (Bayou) Hwd., nc Ferguson, Danny (Pere Marquette) Peoria, Sullivan, John (Southern Dinner Club) Pollack, Terry (Commando) Henderson, UL, h Houston, Texas, r Ky., nc Fields Shep (Muehhbach) Kansas City, Eadie A Rack (Blue Angel) NYC, nc Out 2/27, h l^Salle. Dick (Plaza) NYC, h Erwin, Pee Wee (Nick*«) NYC, nc flanagan. Ralph (Palladium) L.A., Out Lawrence, Elliot (Meadowbrook) Cedar Trace, Al (Martinique) Chicago, r Evans, Doc (Heinie's) St. Paul, nc 9 2/26, b* Grove. N. J., Out 2/15. rh Tucker. Orrin (Trianon) Chicago, 8/6- Quintones (Windsor) Hamilton. Ont., 2/12- Paster Chuck POh Henry) Chicago, b Letter, Dave (Latin Quarter) Boston, ne 4/1, b; (Claremont) Berkeley, Calif., 8/10. h LeWinter. Dave (Ambassador) Chicago, h 4/10-7/1. h F raset to. Joe (Latin Casino) Philadelphia, Lombardo, Guy (Roosevelt) NYC. Out nc 2/17, Return 5/1-6/80. h Re, Payson (Stork) NYC, nc Garber. Jan (Roosevelt) New Orleans, Lombardo. Victor (Strand) NYC. Out Ventura. Charlie (Ventura's Pbntation) Rotgers. Ralph (Ambassador) Chicago, h 2/S-8/7, h; ------(Statler) ------NYC, In 4/9. --- h 2/15, t Lindenwald, N. J., nc Gali an, Geri (Ciro’s) Hwd.. nr Roth Trio» Don (Congress) Chicago, h My, Cecil (Nicollet) Minneapolis, h Verbout, Bill (South Shore Terrace) Mer­ Garry Trio, Vivien (Mural) L.A.. nc Gray, Chauncey (EU Morocco) NYC, inc rick, L. I., N. Y.. nc Getz, Eddie (Kodric's) Milwaukee, nc Grier, Jimmy (Paria Inn) L.A., nc Mann, Bernie (Roosevelt) NYC, In 2/19, h Gilbert, Jerry (EUms) Excebior Springs, Martin, Freddy (Statler) NYC, 2/23-4/7, h Mo., h Schenk, Frankie (Imperial) Atlanta, .Ga«, Masters, Freddie (Top Hat) NYC, nc Gomez, Eddie (Roosevelt) L.A . h Masters. Vick (Piccadiliy) Pensacda, Fia., Welk, Lawrence (Home Show) Davenport. Gonzalez, Leon (Preview) Chicago, cl Scobey. Bob (Greenwich Village) San Fran­ Hampton, Lionel (Capitol) NYC, t Ia.. 2/13-18: (Orpheum) Omaha, 2/23- Gooden Trio, Cai (Zebra) L.A., nc cisco. nc Harp*. Daryl (Wardman Park) Washing­ 8/1, t; (Claremont) Berkeley. Calif., Shaw. Milt (St. Regis) NYC. h ton, D. C.. h Matthey, Nicolas (Plaza) NYC, h Goodman Sextet, Benny (El Rancho) Las Shearing. George (2011 Club) Washington. McLean. Jack (Hilton Manor) San Diego, h 8/15-4/8, h Vegas, 2/14-27, h Harrison, Cass (Neil House) Columbus, O., Williams, Griff (Stevens) Chicago, In D. C„ 2/8-18, nc: (Paradise) Detroit. Out 3/10, h Melba, Stanley (Pierre) NYC, k Grady. Larry (Ormonde) Virginia, Minn., h 2/22-28, t Millinder, Lucky (Paradise) Detroit, 8/1-7, t 3/16, h Grauso Trio, Joe (Three Deuces) NYC. nc Williams, Tex (Riverside Rancho) L.A., b Singleton, Zutty (Club 47) L.A.. ne Morgan, Rum (Biltmore) L.A., Out 2/26. h Greco, Buddy (Cafe Society) NYC. In 3/1, Soft Winds (Wisconsin) Milwaukee, h nc Spanier, Muggsy (Rendezvous) Philadel­ • How Abou* phia, 2/6-18, nc: (Colonial) Toronto. Nagel, Harold (Biltmore) NYC, h Harmonicata (Nicollet) Minneapolis, Out 2/19-8/4, nc; (Hangover) San Francisco. Neighbors, Paul (Claremont) Berkeley. 2/16, h 4/24-6/4, nc PRESS CLIPPINGS Calif., Out 3/14. h; ( Roosevelt ) New Combos Harrison Trio, Ford (Rainbow Room) Sterney, George (Mayflower) Akron, h W» malntaln a «aaclal Eniartalnmant and Orleans, 4/5-5/2, h NYC. cl Sweethearts of Rhythm (On Tour) RM A Radio Dapartmant Newman, Ruby (William Penn) 1Pitta- Heard. J. C. (Haig) Hwd.. nc . . . Inqablaa Solicita . . . burgk h Henderson. Horace (Grove Circle) Chi- Niosi, Bert (Columbus) Toronto, h Agnew, Charlie ( LaSalle ) Chicago, h cago. cl ROMEIKEAVIWSins 22f gy. STREET Noble, Leighton (Stevens) Chicago. Out Airlane Trio (Dixie) NYC, Out 6/23, h Herman, Lenny (Warwick) NYC, h Three Sun« (Bayshore Royal) Toronto, Out 3/15, h Albert, Abbey (Warwick) Philadelphia. Herrington, Bob (Claremont) Atlanta, 2/15, h: (Roosevelt) NYC. 2/19-4/80. h Noble-Davis (Claridge) Memphis. Out Out 3/21. h Ga., h Tinker, Trio (Levitt's) Anderson, Ind., c) 2/22, h Alvin. Danny (Nob Hill) Chicago, nc Hodes, Art (Rupneck’s) Chicago, r Trimarkei Trio, Dorn (Roosevelt) Pitts­ Archey, Jimmy (Jimmy Ryan’s) NYC. nc Hoffman Four, Ray (Frontier) Missoula. burgh, h Intaslva Phatc»! Averre, Dick (Sheraton-Gibson) Cincin­ Mont., nc Tunemixers (Theater) Oakland. CaHf., Out BANDS IN ACTION O'Neal, Eddie (Palmer House) Chicago, h nati. h Hoover Quintet. Gene (Casablanca) Can­ 2/11, nc: (Buddy Baer's) Sacramento. Orchard, Frank (Village Nut) NYC, nc ton. O., nc 2/14-8/18. nc • Jonr. Tbe Overend, Al (On Tour) McC Balladiers (Blackstone) Chicago, h Huston, Ted (Astor) NYC. h > keep paar Bal-Blue Three (Balboa) Empire, Ore., nc Van Damme, (Oriental) Chicago. Basin St. 6 (Lenfant’s) New Orleans, nc 2/15-2» t «ach Broad- Palmer, Jimmy (Melody Mill) Chicago, b Bel Trio (Legion) Davenport, la.. Out James. Georgie (Diamond Horseshoe) Venuti. Joe (Mike Lyman’s) L.A., nc Parker With Strings. Charlie (Paradise) NYC. nc ABSINK STUDIOS 2/11; (Amvets) Mason City, la.. 2/20- Vera, Joe ( Bellerive) Kansas City, h ” Here arr Detroit, 8/1-7, t 8/4 Jasen Trio, Stan (Eddie's) San Diego, Pearl, Ray (Grove) Orange. Texas, 2/9- Benedict. Gardner (Commodore Perry) 2/9-8/22, nc ■anteed pre 8/8. ne Toledo. 2/12-4/7. h Jordan. Louis (Paradise) Detroit, 2/9-15, t nmiatakabit Bions. Harry (Mitch’s Air-O-Inn) Min­ Waples, Buddy (Herring) Amarillo, Texas. neapolis, nc Bob-Duffy Trio (Swan) Toledo, nc Kaye Trio, Mary (Casablanca) Miami Warner. Don (Village Barn) NYC. nc (drum >M Bonano, Sharkey I Waldorf-Astoria) NYC, Beach. 2/9-3/29, h Weavers (Ciro’s) Hwd.. 2/1-28. nc way. Brook- In 4/6, h Keeler. Ford (Melody Mill) Wiehito Falb. Wiley Trio, Larry (Hollywood) Rock Island Brown. Abbey (Charley Foy’s) L.A., nc Texas, nc ill.. In 2/12, nc Williams. Clarence (Village Vanguard» NYC, M Wink Trio, Bill (Nocturne) NYC, nc Wood Trio. Mary (Music Box) Palm Beach. Fla.. Out 5/81, nc Worley. George (Malouf's Rising Sun) Greenwood, Miss., nc

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Frisco Holds Benefit For PeeWee (See Page 1)

Goodman To Job With Sextet (See Page 1)

Haynes Seizes Tex' Props (See Page 1)

On The Cover James And Family