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Entered in teeond elate matter October 6,1939, at the poet office at Chicago Illinois. under the Aet of March 3, 1379. Copyright 1941, hakeup Due By Down Beat Publishing Co., Inc. Final Stretck Chicago—Benny Goodman New York—“Charlie Barnet is and Glenn Miller held on to teaking up his band.” VOL. 8. NO. 21 CHICAGO, DECEMBER 15, 1941 15 CENTS their lead positions in the “Most of Barnet’s men are on favorite »wing hand and sweet itice. Charlie may retire.” band divisions as Down Beat'» ■Barnet is adding a big string tion to his band.” Krupa Fined Big Blues Confab at Cafe Society 1941 poll of America*«« musi Those are a few of the specula* cians entered the final stretch ons being heard in New' York here. The contest ends on usic circles aa the year nears un Aftei Fight Dec. 17 and the final results n) The big tenor-sax playing will announced sder, plagued by troubles ever Over Eldridge Beat's Jan. 1 issue. 1 Down Beat that he would not York, Pa. — Gene Krupa However, Tommy Dorsey ak up his band and start out suddenly -purled ahead of h a small 8-piect jazz combo, used his fists two weeks ago declared he would add strings to subdue the operator of a Duke Ellington and Count January and attempt “some- restaurant here who refused Basie to grab second place in ng considerably different.” to allow Roy Eldridge admit the swing band section indi Weintraub Remain* cating a possible upset when the tance. Gene and his band final votes are counted. But even the boys in Charlie's were playing a one-nighter at Other upsets are also forecast as jehestru scoffed at some of Bar the Valencia Ballroom. the votes continue to flock in. Glenn lt’s statements to the press. Sev Eldridge famous colored trum Miller is crowding Clyde McCoy rai said they were dissatisfied peter who has been Krupa’s most for second place in the corn bard id would leave Barnet “very heavily featured .Rideman since he division, a phenomenon already on." At least five of Charlie's joined Gene last .-pring at Hotel baffling Down Beat’s judges as well ien put in their notice during Pennsylvania in New York, took as many of the readers. Guy Lom jeir Apollo Theater stint Charlie no part in the affair. bardo however holds a substantial Feintraub,. Barnet’s lawyer-man- lead f«r first place as King of was even ‘fired’ Made Unfair Remark* Corn. o weeks ago but the report was It was reported that the res error. Weintraub remains with taurant man made “unfair” and isrlie and acts as spokesman for ungentlemanly remark* regarding Back to the sweet band division. I leader, denying all reports of Eldridge, and then asked that Roy New York—It was Woody Herman “Blue* Night" ut Cafe Society Miller is closely folloved by Tom e break-up. Weintraub added leave the place. Krupa took offense. Downtown when Harold Stein «napped this pic, «howing «ome of the my Dorsey, Duke Ellington, nnd st the band was booked for a Words tumbled forth. Finally, nation’s “blue*- greats’* together. From left to right are Woody Her Jimmy Dorsey in that order. crative series of Christmas sea Krupa and the restaurant man man, leader of the "Band That Plays the Blue»;'* W. C. Handy, the Great interest also is being fo n parties. “mixed” with fists flying. Police Father of the Blues; Connie Berry, hot boogie woogie and blue« cused on the balloting for the “All Outside musician.-, agree that re were called, Krupa was arrested, pianist currently featured at Barney Josephson’- establishment, und American” band members. Only adies« of present rumors Barnet taken to jail and fined $10. Then Joi Sullivan, blues ivory-tower from 'way back. Herman, Miss Berry, (Modulate to Page 17) ¡11 have a great band in the fu he was released. and Sullivan are busily watching Handy write the first notes of his rr as he has had in the past, It marked the first time that the new number. Cafe Society Swing. e’s too great a musician to be color line had been drawn on Roy opped by this, they say. since he joined Krupa’s crew-. Oran (Lips) Page, colored trum Crowned for Bash ! peter with Artie Shaw, has yet to run into trouble and Benny Good Union Exec Nailed man, during all the time he cm o * ployed race musicians, never had c. a anng on real trouble. Musicians in the •fl > Krupa band applauded their boss •fl 2 On Sex Charges for his action, although both Roy lises After and Gene said they were “sorry as Angeles—Following a trial that lasted almost three weeks, Harold hell” the occasion arose where William Roberts, the former U.S.C. bund leader who had recently been force was necessary to maintain public relation** chief of the musicians' Local No. 47, right. dieted here on both count* of the moral-« charge*, brought against him Ten Years lu*t Augu*t. Roberts was arrested after aL ; ------Planning Flicker lewd act was perpetrated on a New Y’ork—After 10 years of 9-year old girl a Pasadena Charlie Christian efusing to record his hand, Fred playground. Witnesses got the li Will Recover Faring capitulated last week and cense number of the car in which by BOB SMITH igned a contract to make records the suspect escaped, and declared New York—Charlie Christian is »r Decca Most of the Waring it was Roberts' car. recovering from tuberculosis. The Minneapolis —- With due sur atput will be issued in album slender, bespectacled guitarist for prise, Tommy Sheridan eyes the inn with his famous glee club Alvo Accused of Rape merly with Benny Goodman, but diploma nnd degree of "Doctor eavily featured, as well as the Later, Roberts was accused by out uf the band most of this year of Boogie Woogie,” just pre rganization’s battery of vocal a 15-year old girl as the assailant because of illness, is making “rapid sented him by Audrey Hines, star Hoists. who had raped her over a year progress" according to physicians vocalist at Sleiser’s Club 21 here. Waring last recorded for Victor. ago. at the Staten Island City Hospital The presentation was made just It had always been the leader’s Roberts' attorney, Willard Bur- where he is confined. after boogie woogie man Sher ehef that the making of phono gess, asked for a trial on For the first time last week, it idan had proved his metal in an latter* was detrimental to not numerous technical and statutory was reported, analysis showed early morning bash at this Cafe nly his band, but to all perform grounds. Sentencing post negative. That indicate: that the Society of the middle west. Pay « artists. Early in the 1930’s, poned pending hearing on the re critical stage of Charlie’s illness off is that Sheridan in his more quest for a new trial. Under Cali- is passed. Rest will cure him, doc lucid moments is the pianist iationa! Association of Perform ornia law the sentence might go tors said, although it may take with Lawrence Welk’s «ugar- ig Artists, an organization which as high as life imprisonment. many months. styled ork! intended that an artist should Meantime, Roberto' attorney al mJ the vested righto in record- so made a request that his client t and should be able to exercise be examined by medical authori sir use. He argued that a leader, Hollywood — Here are Duke ties to determine if he might be «ing discs, simply “competed Ellington, left, und Oraon committed to an institution for •tn himself.” Welle*, right, in informal con (Modulate to Page 3') T.B. Kills Dick Wilson, The increased ference discussing the proposed •rivate homes, coin oper- jazz picture which Welle* will produce shortly. In center ia the Andy Kirk’s Tenor Sax Ace wio . stations throughout North former Bronze Buckaroo, Herb Andrews Sisters ■»erica, and the inability of art- Jeffrie*, Duke’* singer. New York—Death came to Richard (Dick) Wilson, hand ■ to control their use finally Plans cull for Ellington to com On the Cover pose the score for the film. some tenor saxophonist with Andy Kirk’s band, in Harlem “ng with Decca came unex- Dave Stuart of Hollywood is a That’s Lou Levy, head man of Hospital here Nov. 24 just two weeks after another noted *dly in the trade. Waring and Leedn Music company, poking in technical director. the Sanla Claus suit with the An tenor man, Chu Berry, met death in an Ohio motor accident. •Rgrcgation were the last Wilson had been ill a year, but< Id-outs” from wax. drew« Siatere on the cover. The girls are now making $5,00(1 n did not leave Kirk’s band until Calvary Cemetery in Queens, L. I. Clini Brewer week in theaters, the highest October of 1941. On Oct. 18 he Dick was unmarried and had no sum ever paid a singing act. Top entered the hospital in a dangerous living relatives. ozola Joining Pleads Guilty money, the Boswell» got years eonditi >n, suffering from tubercu Born Nov. 11, 1911, in Mount losis. Until about two weeks ago hggsy’s Ork ? New York—Clinton P. Brewer, “go wan $3,800 a week. They Vernon, Ill., Wilson got his profes arranger und cvmnoHi, pleaded ju»t completed three week* at he appeared to be improving, ac sional start with Gene Coy’s ork. \ork—Irving (Fazola) guilty to a first degree -----murder New York’* Paramount Theater cording to Mrs. Andy Kirk, then Before joining Kirk’s Clouds of Jwtopnik may join Muggsy charge here in connection with tiie and go back there in January Wilson suddenly »x>k a turn for Joy in Kansas City in 1936, he juner. ork a few day» before slash-slaying of Mrs. Wilhcminn for their eighth repeat date. the worse. worked a short time with Zack gnstmau, according to Muggsy Washington in a Harlem apart They’re alwi turning out a bevy of hit record* for Decca. Pic by Left No Relatives Whyte - band. Dick’s father waa a P*lf. Fazola, now playing with ment house, Sept. 25. He will l»e talented musician, piaying all E/» Thornhill, would replace sentenced t»y Judge Jonah J. Ray Levitt. Funeral servila were held Nov. Goldstein on Dec. 22- 27 and burial was at the Catholic (Modulate to Page 34)
XUM, DOWN BEAT News Chicago, December 15, Chicag< I Robert Taylor Wanted This Photo Withheld McRae in Chi “Osborne Did Too Berry Chair; The gal digging Gene Krupa'« drum« here is Cab on Tour Walk Out on Us!" film actreaa Barbara Stanwyck. Gene and hi« New York — Cab Callow» b ork juat finiahed work whose band moved into the Kr Louisv in the >am Goldwyn Kenmore Hotel in Albany ¡* Say Bandsmen month, shortly after Cab’s te* my Dors production Ball of Fire, played h< which will be exhibited saxist Chu Berry met death in « North Hollywood, Cal.—Former^one to look for new jobs. In sup- Ohio motor crash, has taken , had been for the firat time Dec. Ted McRae for Chu’s vactw members of Will Osborne’s band port of this fact, claims have been 31 at Radio City Muaic with a sp expressed themselves as amazed filed by several of the men I’ve chair. Hall, New York, the D here at Osborne’s statement in the named with the union for Osborne McRae left Ella Fitzgerald Nov. 15 issue of Down Beat that not giving notice. aame time that Krupa band not long ago. For a whiles The me he “did not walk out on his band in “You may verify all these facts and hia band are at the planned to organize n group of fi sec Tomm San Francisco in October!” stated herein with any of these I Paramount. Stanwyck own, but Cailoway’s offer even mor men or with the union board which ia a dancer in the film his plans in the bud. Among the first to refute Os Cab, a great click at the hob take off oi borne’s remarks was Dale “Brodie” forwarded the claim to the nation and Krupa leada a al for trial.” also took on the “Cabal ¡en," । Dorsey Schroff, trumpet player with Os band in a nitery where male vocal quartet. Theater » borne at the time and a former Note: See Chords and Discords ahe perforata. Gary first part gagements in Boston, Bayon«, MGM's “ Louie Kuhn sideman. column on Page 12 of this issue of Cooper haa the male Rochester, Buffalo, Cleveland Left Eight Men in L.A. Down Beal.—The Editors. lead. Thia ia one of the Pittsburgh will follow Calloway Eleanor F “These are the true facts of the publicity “cheeaecake” success at the Albany hostelq Jimmie case,” says Schroff. “There are at ahota which Robert He’s also recording for Okeh. Bi the Couri present, eight men here in town Two Injured in Taylor (her huaband) ton Jefferson, Calloway’s alto « know it, b who worked the Palace date with ordered withheld. But ace, has been taking a lot of soli Will. They are Bill Anthens, Peck choruses formerly allotted to Cfi. a song titl Down Beat ia happy to and 1 Wo Pecora, and Red Ballard, trom Chicago Crash ■k nearly bones; Reuel Lynch, clarinet; print it, anyway, in the Chicago—Two boys in the Ralph interrata of Krupa. Hazel Scott Honored it soon. Spencer Prinz, drums; Jess Bour i geois, bass; Bert Harry, and my Barlow band were injured and New York — Hazel Scott wr self. And yet, Osborne says he three others were badly shaken in honored by musicians of uptovi The up didn’t break up his band and that an auto crash here Nov. 23. Ralph Cafe Society Nov. 24, occasion h here is Jes he brought all but three of the men Sanneback, pianist, received a ing the start of her third years Gene Kruj with him. spinal injury and saxist Jimmy NBC Divorcing Bed the nitery. She originally m Durlauf M Brokenshire was thrown through selected fi “So evidently Osborne is one of hired for one week to substiMt ented kids those band leaders who can’t the windshield necessitating eight for the ailing Ida Cox. She’s bta count. stitches. And Blue Networks a C. S. fixture ever since. The crash occurred early Sun “These men whom I have named day morning as they were return New York—A complete sever-^“new” chain, tentatively slated to can’t understand Will’s attitude in ing home after their job at the ance of NBC’s red and blue net be known as the United Broadcast- Aime giving to the trade press such an Melody Mill southwest of the city works is expected not later than ing System. Three-Way Combe , inaccuratr report. The band came into the Mill Jan. 15, according to representa The network not long ago “At the close of the Palace en after an extended engagement in tives of NBC. After the divorce banned dance ork remotes on its River gagement, Will didn’t say there Cuba and will be here until early takes place all red network pro red web, using studio orks instead. would be a lay-off. He tola every- spring. grams will be on NBC, while all The blue network, however, con •>> blue shows will be heard over a tinues to program sustainers fea j New Or turing the best dance bands in the I has the d nation. first white Travel 3,000 Miles from Home to Sit Illness Takes Once the proposed change be ' since the comes effective, there will be four ^lay the ft Jimmy Blanton national networks, NBC, United, 'ony leads In with Benny ! CBS and Mutual, except that with John United will have the same owner mie Rush, From the Duke ship, and to a certain extent at ter Lala o San Francisco—Jimmy Blanton, least, the same management as on second number one ba«« man, dropped NBC. section of from the Ellington unit lute last The federal government’s de Netto and month, a mighty sick boy. Jimmy’« mand a few month: ago that NBC Julian Li ailment ia described by the boys in “get rid” of one of its networks Marge Boj the band as being a “lung ailment.” (the blue) because of a “monop «well Orlei Although official information is oly” later was rescinded. Hence, dling the vc the move now being undertaken is apparently not available, Jimmy New York—Count Basie, a Operated will probably be out for at least a voluntary and not forced by gov pie, the stei ernment action. the piano, is managed by Mil year. in and Alm ton Ebbins, former Massadts- Present plans are for his entour long time < age to New York where he will en •etts trumpeter. Ebbins’ wife, mentalists ter a sanitarium. It i« understood right, is Basie’s vocalist on Okek bang watch png of cat that the ailment has not reached Walter Gross records. Her name ia Lynes the tubercular stage, but that, had jazz as the he been allowed to continue in the Has New Show Sherman. Hear her on Baaic’i the muddy band, such danger would have My Old Flame, one of ike »ippi. been very possible. New York—Walter Gross, CBS band'« beat pop pcrformanca Jimmy’s place has been taken by house band conductor, has a new of 1941. Basie now is on tbs Junior Raglund, local bassist, who show on the network. On Thurs road. So is Ebbin«, And Lynne Hal M New York—Benn* Goodman entertained members of a 9-piece pulls out of the Wilbur Berranca days from 10:15 to 10:45 EST, stays home in her New York orchestra from the crew of the British light cruiser Dido at a recent trio at the Club Alabam. Although the show is titled Yours for the apartment until the next record rehearsal in the New Yorker hotel. The boy» got a terrific kick out Junior is not at this writing under Listening and features singers definite contract, it is reported Gwen Davies and Jerry Wayne. date. Pic by Harold Stein. of hearing American hot jazz in the flesh for the first time, and five that Duke is very satisfied with New Yor of them even sat in with Benny for a couple of choruses of—and his work. Junior and Jimmy plete person led by Hal Benny suggested it—the Lambeth Walk. They were Just 3,000 miles worked duo in the band on several one nighters so that the successor Court Denies Freddie Miller alto from home. IPs a Ray Levitt Pic. could get the “feel” of the band. Beat last we Junior is the second bassist to Dave Matl leave the Alabam on a big break Rich Bankruptcy Plea ors; Gene Ki in recent months. Last year Ver to«; Bill R( Gordon Shakes New York—“The haven of bank-a on the part of the bankrupt (Rich ney, Jack H Polka Crew Billed non Alley pulled out of the spot to ruptcy is for the honest debtor. 11 to avoid revealing what had N Ruppersburg join the Lionel Hampton band. fail to see how you have qualified come of his large earnings, and ai Sammy Cub Up Brass As Over Shuffle! —Dixon Gayer as such.” obvious attempt to secrete then ny Hurd, p by GEORGE FRAZIER With those words last week The haven of bankruptcy is for th drums; Eddi Federal Judge John Bright re honest debtor. I fail to see hoi McIntyre Boatun — Billing of a polka Norvo Set on fused Freddie Rich, bandleader, a you have qualified as such.” in New En, He Heads East band over Jan Savitt’a Shuffle discharge in bankruptcy. The Hurd are de Rhythm ork caused the most judge heard from Freddie’s es ranging. Chicago—Tony Russell, who has wide-spread comment of any Blue Gardens tranged wife, Eula, that Rich was been a member of the Gordon fold musical event in months. Cards |13,727 in arrears in his alimony Harry Um before, will rejoin Gray Gordon’s placed around town, advertising payments to her. She once had I Fine E new swing band as vocalist soon. the attraction Nov. 1, read aa N.Y. Job Freddie arrested but he was re Back lo Java This is in addition to several other follows: New York—Red Norvo started leased after paying her $2,000. New York—Harry Lim, Java1 Bos Boti changes which Gordon has made in “Al, the Polka King, presents Judge Bright in denying Rich efforts to build up a good “jumpy” for their first appearance in his first big location job in the diminutive jazz ambassador an New York area in more than a argued that “a reading of the1 critic, sails for home Dec. 28 on outfit. Boston, a new polka band. The whole testimony shows an attempt Ralph Larson has replaced Dick Sweet Synropators of Worcester, year two weeks ago when he ship of the Java-New York line* Luther on first trumpet; Ottie Al Ma* And as an added attrac opened, with his new band, at the Lim has spent the last two and bum moves into Fred Conoway’s tion, Jan Savitt and hia famous Blue Gardens in Armonk, N. Y. half years in the States, alterna hot trombone chair, and Barbara Top Hatters.'’ William Morris agency booked Hite Hires ing between New York, Chicag Moffet is the new fem vocalist. the job, which gave New Yorkers and New Orleans. . their first opportunity to hear the New Singer Lim’s home is in Batavia, Dutc May Go Into Lincoln outfit Norvo has been rehearsing East Indies. He’ll return to scha Gordon moved out of the Merry Spanier Has New several months. The booking also New York—Les Hite has taken to complete his education on N Garden ballroom here after a suc marked Morris’ taking over the on Jimmy Anderson as male vo return. Lim is studying to p? cessful six weeks’ engagement and Small Hot Combo spot, formerly booked exclusively calist, replacing Bob Love, on his lawyer and had spent about 1 is at present on a tour of theaters New York—Muggsy Spanier has by MCA. current stand at the Chatterbox in years in Holland, before the w* and one nighters. He expects to formed a 4-piece hot jam band Norvo is using 14 men and is set Mountainside, N. J., outside Go- learning. . head eastward after the first of the within his orchestra, currently at indefinitely at the spot with gobs them. Hite’s band, only sepia crew Meantime, he’s conducting Swj year, and likely will follow Harry Arcadia Ballroom. Lineup of the of CBS and Mutual airtime Pos ever to play the Chatterbox, has day jam sessions at the yulsgl James into Maria Kramer’s Hotel miniature crew has Muggsy on sibility that the xylophonist-leader proved a potent attraction and has Vanguard, 178 Seventh Avenu® Lincoln in New York. Gordon’s cornet; Nick Caiazza, tenor sax; will be back on records soon also been held over until February. Van and will continue them until old Tic-Toc Rhythm ork, which he Dave Bowman, piano, and Don exists. Most of the boys in Red’s Alexander is doing much of Les* Sunday before he sails. His cona junked, held down the bandstand Carter on drums. Band has been new bands are youngsters, but arrangements now. Hite broad templated trip to the Pacific coe«| at Mrs. Kramer’s Hotel Edison for held over by Hughie Corrigan in comment on the band has been uni casts over WOR and the Mutual has been postponed until his several lengthy engagements. definitely. formly enthusiastic. network. l trip back to the States. ■
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peared with the Rochester Sym BG Tour Set; phony playing Debussy's Clari SMOOTH • TRUE • BRILLIANT Split Up Stops Ziggy; net Rhapsody and a specially- TH# ORIGINAL Then Back to written clarinet version of Sca- -JLektro- itMagnetic TD Takes Up Trumpet ramouche by Milhaud. Goodman FLAT WIRE WaUND New Yorker and his sextet flew to Rochester For Electric Guitar* by HKRRY DAVIS 4judges und WHAS drummer, for the concert. Callowq New York—Benny Goodman be | UE B A III famou* Guitarist for- still knocked out. Dates in between the concerts LEd r AUL merly with Fred War- the nJ Lou sville, Ky.—When the Tom gin* a concert tour Jan. 4, immedi »any | Things are looking up here. The in January will be filled by col- inf and now with CBS- my Dorsey-Shep Fields carnival scale goes up the first of the year ately after cloning at Hotel New ib’s tem played here recently Ziggy Elman lege one-night stands. Will Roland, ■ath in* with increase of 20% on all jobs. Yorker here, when he appear* with Goodman'» personal manager, set taken « had been laid up for six weeks Doug Williamson is having a Artur Rodrinski and the Cleveland the dates. More follow tough keeping his । vacat* with a split lip. time men in Symphony to play Muxart's Clari later. A trip to South America Dor«ey lo Films ille band at Club Rialto. Just when he which has been “in the wind’’ for it^genlfi gets going gooi Uncle Sam calls net Concerto. Immediately after several months appears stymied i while h The mob was very surprised to another one of his men. (¿oodman finishes hia legit stint, for the time being, Roland dis oup of h aec Tommy playing Zig’s horn and Bob McDonald left Bobby he’ll turn around and play hot jazz closed. Benny and his band have Byrne’s -irk to join the Army and done an excellent job at the New even more surprised to see him with his full band on the same Send for fro* literature leaMedlelely take off on the solos. Art Miller, formally with Bunny Yorker and following the tour they the hot< Berrigan, took his chair on trum stage. will return to the spot. The ink Xmat Gift Suggest lonl The new Milt Worf Dorsey left for Hollywood the Record No. 1219 by George (ernes end alien," । pet. Also Jack Kouen joined Byrne Identical concerts will follow, on ing of Benny’s return was i blow Ernie Varner playing two electric guitars. •eater et j first part of this month to start in on trumpet. Kenneth Me- Jan. 6 in Pittsburgh, on Jan. 10 to Woody Herman, Abe Lyman G Minor Spin—Sroon of a Goon. $1.50. Bayona MGM'£ “1’11 Take Manila” with Clatchie, trom with Bobby, was in Washington, D. C., and Jan. 12 and Carl Hoff, all of whom were Milton G. Wolf The String Master eland a* Eleanor Powell and Red Skelton. married in Detroit, Mich., Nov. 25. being considered for the prize lo- 1220P Kimball Hall. Chicago Cal lowap . . . Norman Rosen, lead alto, for in Dayton. cation. One them, h ostein Jimmie Finegan, reporter for mally with Johnny McGee, joined Goodman started his winter con irobably will play the period Okeh. R the Courier-Journal here doesn’t Bobby. cert series Nov. 30 when he ap- •etween the Goodman runs. s alto tn know it, but he’s the originator of lot of Mb a song title, Don’t Tell Down Beat ?d to Ch and I Won’t Tell Winchell which is nearly finished. You may hear Dred I it soon. taa-al Up* Scale Scott «a The up and coming drummer sf uptovi I here is Jesse Carman, who won the xasion h I Gene Krupa drum contest held at rd year* Durlauf Mu*ic Shop here. He was nally sm selected from a group of five tal substitute ented kids. Ted Otten, one of the She’s baa Almerico Gets Biverboat Job by MONK HAZEL New Orleans — Toin Almerico WOODY HERMAN has the distinction of being the first white New Orleans musician ' since the late Emmet Hardy to and the Band that plays the Blues ?lay the famou- steamer Capital. 'ony leads his own band on cornet with John (Roach) Gregory. Jim -mie Rush, Shorty Reese and Les ter Lala on reeds, Howard Reed on second cornet, and a rhythm section of Freddie Neunuin, Snub Nett« and young Charlie Duke. Julian Lane is on trombone and Maree Boyle, whose father is u | (well Orleans drummer, is han dling the vocals. Buste, all Operated by the Streckfus peo- •d by Mil-1 the steamer is pulling the «nob i and Almerico appears set for n Old*. Why? Because Olds horn* are made to “tak. MusMthu-1 long time on the job. The senti tina’ wife, I mentalists would get a terrific it on Okeh I bang watching this strictly N. O. is Lynm I gang of cats np out with the real jus un the boat ploughs through on Basie’t I j the muddy water of the Missis- nowned (or it* trombone*, trumpets, cornet* and ie nf ihr । rippi. rformane«» 1 French horn*, all of which embody those exclusive is un üp feature* which qualify them a* the And Lynm I Hal McIntyre': '^X orl I’s Finest.’ V ky not see for your New Y’wk I self why artists prefer them? Your dealer irxl rretwd Lineup Listed Stein. New York—Here is the com Mb* will be ¿lad to let you try one—or write plete personnel of the new band Rius for hi* name and free literature today! led by Hal McIntyre, ex-Glenn Miller alto saxist, as given the Beat last week by McIntyre: OLDS TROMBONES • CORNETS Dave Mathews, Bob Poland, ten TRUMPETS • FRENCH HORNS ors; Gene Kimsey, Johnny’ Dee, al FROM *130 tos; Bill Robbins, Howard Gaff- erupt (Ridi ney, Jack Hansen, trumpets; Don hat bad bf Ruppersburg, Howard Gibbeling, inga, nnd si Sammy Cublm, trombones; Dan ecrete then ny Hurd, piano; Ralph Tilkins, tcy is for th drum lie Safranski, bass. to see hoi McIntyre has been one-niting meh.” in New England. Mathews and Hurd are doing most of the ar- ranging. I Fine Bond
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XUM DOWN BEAT News Chicago The Waiter, the Porter and the Maid I Leonard Ork Old-Timers Carve Swings When Soloists of Today/ 'Nobody Looks' Chicago — Hal Leonard’» haui first even “lukewarm” swing bait to move in to Chicago’s Triant, New > Says Teagarden ballroom in many years, made iu McIntyre big time debut at that spot cart, at Glen Ii by BOB LOCKE this month. Balb-oom affords tl* day for s band a nightly WGN-Mutual win eheste* - Chicago—“I don’t care what the critics say—individual and is the first important I catior Claude Tl musicians in the old days were better than they are now! for this middle-western band. Mclntyi When the occasion rises, th Shribman. People don't realize that it is only* the arrangements which crew definitely swings with * to record have changed for the better!” heavy rhythm section backing tv Thornhi cellent solo work. The staid Tria playing oi That’s Weldon Jackson Teagarden speaking, the gate who non crowd isn’t particularly t, Mclntyi should know. sponsive to hot music, but with । alto saxo [ones survived. dozen or mon fine hot jazz ar over the Big Tea, fresh from Hollywood I “Today, competition is more be rangements in their books, Leonard with Penn triumphs, dished out his opinions tween arrangers than musicians and his ork occasionally relax wifi ny as voct between tram solos with his hand and it is the band with the best a jump number when the manage girl who t at the Hotel Sherman here where Chicago—Juck Teagarden and company, ju»l finishing an engage ment isn’t around. arrangements that gets all the at Band’s sweet style is highlight» Banks.” 1 he is coining moola for Ernie By tention.” ment at Hotel Sherman's Panther Room, pul un their act. Left is by a triple-tonguing trumpet effee Rochelle, field’s Panther Room. Teagarden has plenty of ideas David Alien, center i« Kitty Kallen nnd right is Mr. Tea depicting similar to Horace Heidt’a. Manhattar Only Beet Survived about playing, gleaned from long the plight of "The Waiter, the Porter and the Upstair» Maid” which Former Teacher experience. “In those old days,” says Jack, Jack was featured in in Bing Crosby's pic The Birth of the Blues. Leonard, who taught music u Solid Rhythm Ex«ential “the musician had to depend on Teagarden now is recording for Decca. Pic by Otto Hess. Minnesota State Teacher's Colle« “The main thing toward! good in Winona until two years agr Himi ideas, air, and lip. He had to know playing is to be backed up by a figures one of his best breaks wai his born because few of his breed solid rhythm section. To my mind in discovering hia new sing«, could read. Thus, only the best comes Benny s old rhythm sec Helen Hartley. Girl replaces Jud. Five tions, sparked by Gene Kmpa or Frankie Carle Will Wright Dave Tough. The beat was there Outfit’s complete personnel fol Secti ai d I think that explains the ter lows: rific driving work of Benny’s solo Manage Peck Kelley Bobby Werts» Denny Martin, Sentty De^ Chicago and Bulch Krolow, mxm| Huck Andren buted his “ ists. However, my own boy, Paul and Bobby Andrew», trumpet» । Lew«| Collier, is a drummer for whom Mork, Fred Brechlin, trombone»| Raj«» water Bea« I'd like to say a good word, too.” Don't Believe It! Kenyon, piano | Sonny Rosberg, ban, R«|^ month. Incidentally, Jack saw his film. Haupert, drums | Helen Hartley, vocal», «»j Tn the c: A report, by way of un MCA^own manager. What ever was said Hal Leonard, trumpet and front. isn’t the GO OH RECORD! The Birth of the Blues, for the —Harold .Ioviek first time in a projection room publicity release, to the effect that between us only he und 1 know. that’s new here a couple of weeks ago. I have not mentioned a thing to with cm phi Frankie Carle, pianist with Horace anyone and I’m sure Peck didn’t man fiddle Band Made Sound Track Heidt*« ork nnd compowr of Sun either. I’ll tell you exactly what Dizzy Gillespie new men The sound track for the film was rise Serenade. had agreed to be transpirai between us and you can Himber ret made by* seven men from the Tea come the manager of Peck Kelley, verify this by asking Peck, himself. In Barnet Ork York. The garden band. They were Jack on famous Houston- TexM boogie Honored to Meet Peck weeks at tl trombone; Pokey Carrier, trumpet; woogie ivory pounder. caueed quite New York—John (Dizzy) Gil NBC wire. Danny Polo, clarinet; Perry Bod- “While we were playing a the lespie was slated to join Charlie a flurry in musician«' circles laet ater in Houston, our bass player, The com Fin. gu tar; Arnold Fishkin, bass; week until the story was effective Barnet’s ork as featured het Joe Viola, Paul Collier, drums, and Ernie ly stymied by Frankie himself. an old friend of Peck, gave me a trumpeter about Dec 15. He’ll MIMI Rill II Hughes, piano. “I can’t understand how a story' message saying that if I had any replace Bobby Burnet, who pul Jmcc Ralph, time on my hands, Peck would like Steinberg, pla After the Sherman engagement, like that ever originated,” said himself on notice recently. Godfrey Hire* Teagarden will play theaters for Carle, from Culver City, Cal., to see me. It was in regard to Gillespie’s joining will not be Sam Persoff, two months, then go into a New where the Heidt crew is located at some of his original compositions. permanent, however. Barnet plus ■an, BUI Salt efaky, viola । York location In May, the band is present, “I think that it is unfair “To tel) you the truth, I sort of to use the colored ace, who for’ne^ Himber, front due back on the coast for another to Peck and me. In my opinion, felt honored as I also wanted to ly was with Teddy Hill and Cab picture. Peck is smart enough to be his meet him. I’m glad that I did as Calloway and who now is with Peck is a grand guy in every Benny Carter, only for about three Sa» 'nion.f! BUY YOUR respect und plays plenty of piano, weeks on a tour. AUDITION YOUR BAND jazz or otherwise. Several of Barnet’s men are un THIS PROFITABLE WAY “ ‘Tone’ Units “Peck, knowing that I've had notice and the status quo of the Hudsc SOUND EQUIPMENT Give Powerful success with my own compositions entire band is reported to be very WITH A WEBSTER-RAULAND felt that I was able to give him much of a question mark. 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XUM 15. 1941 I Chicago' December 15. 1941 News DOWN BEAT " I Me Intyre Set Rodrigo Hires Eddy At Glen Isle; Jacobs for Piano New York—Nano Rodrigo, Lat in bandleader, “stole” pianist and I Thornhill Out arranger Eddy Jacobs- from Peter ing bau I Kara’s band at Hotel New Yorker Trim*, I New York — “Handsome Hal” last month. Jacobs plays trombone made fa I McIntyre and his new crew open and jazz comet as well as he Make Little Bands »t e*rij I at Glen Island Casino New Year’s pounds a keyboard. He’s also done ords tfa I day for a long run at the West- scores for Xavier Cugat. Jacobs Look BIGGER :ual win I ehester spot, currently featuring joined Rodrigo in Baltimore. , locate I Claude Thornhill’s music. ind. I McIntyre has the backing of Sy ises, th I Shribman. He also has a contract with । I to record for Bluebird. Benny Carter iking «. I Thornhill will take to the road, aid Tria. I playing one-nighters and theaters, Arranging Again larly > I McIntyre, former Glenn Miller - Selmer New York—Benny Carter, now it with* I dto saxophonist, will be heard Big Guns in the Bob Strong orchestra's front-line artillery are jazz at I over the Mutual and CBS webs leading a small band at Kelly’s PORTA-DESK , I^onart I with Penny Parker and Carl Den- (left to right) Johnny Mince, clarinetist formerly with the U. S. Stable, has resumed writing ar-1 elax witt I ni M vocalists. Miss Parker is the Army and T. Dorsey; Clarence (Shorty) Cherock, trumpeter, and rangements for white bands. In his n onagt- I girt w^o this year sang with Red Ray McKinstry, tenor saxist whose best recorded work is on Muggsy spare time Benny has been doing | I Nichols under the name of “Penny Spanier’s Ragtime band discs. Strong and his Chicago crew may soon scores for both Artie Shaw and ghlighted I Banks.” The Casino is at New be heard on records, a deal now pending. Jan Savitt. pet effect I Rochelle, N. Y., an hour from . I Manhattan. music u ’s Collegi ears age Himber Debuts eaks wai r singer, ices Judj Five Fiddle >nnel foi- Section in Ork
«•o’t. O.w Chicago — Richard Himber de buted his “new” band at the Edge water Beach hotel here early this »noe I Raj«« beici R«1|A month. In the case of Himber’s band, it isn’t the personnel in particular JOVŒN that’s new but a new sweet style with emphasis on an enlarged five- man fiddle section. However, five new men were brought in when pie Himber revamped his crew in New York. The outfit is set for six rk weeks at the Beach with a nightly izzy) Gfl- NBC wire. n Charlie The complete lineup follows: ured hot Joe Viola, Miltom Sehats, Laster Markin, 15. He’ll mini Bill Hyland, Carl Poole, trumpet«| who put Jc«m Ralph, Miff Sine«, trombones । Eddie Steinberg, piano| Bernie Friedland, batet y. (Godfrey Hlreeh, drama t Sam Amorosi, harp । 11 not he Sam Persoff, Irving Kritchmar, Jaek Shut met plane ■nr, Bill Sniderman, fiddles| Bernard MIL sfaky, viola | Marjorie Lee, voealst Diek io former Hinüber, front. I and Cab v is with bout three 19 in Dean ten are on fuo of th« Hudson Band MOTH1HGB^IER to be very New York—When Dean Hudson and his band arrive in New York Dec. 16 for a record date at Co lumbia there will be 19 persons in the Hudson troupe. Dean re cently added Harry Weiner on fifth sax. And he’s carrying the m of Mar Four Dixie Debs, vocalists. y Stewart, Day’s ork, Hudson recently raided his own Thornhill’« father’s brass band in West Palm isino. They Beach, Fla., to obtain a young ts and also trombonist. Dean and his men >calist Dick open Dec. 18 at the Syracuse Ho .1 trio. tel in Syracuse for a month, with laxist, left NBC airtime. * attend an -, y d ORS® Y hooL T O M M x leroan'- - D’Artega on Lucky The "SenUmenta 1 nation's most without a ^bonist. Strike 'Parade’ fPON iodic® New York — D’Artega and his rumba crew are now on the Lucky Model 2-B Trombor^^^^— Äant 1 Strike Hit Parade Saturday night CBS program, sharing musical honors with Mark Warnow’s long- ostablished big band. D’Artega d his records „ikg Zephyr makes all the arrangements him- HERE'S nothing more thrilling in music than Tommy with h»«"®‘hone- TDorsey's 8-man brass section. It's a marvel of virility D and precision. When it gets under way, the band rocks! work For And that's the way Tommy and his boys feel about their it and KINGS. It's a thrill to them to feel the surge of power — ziggy ELMAN f grind, Goodness Soke!!! ippre- the gorgeous open tone — and the effortless playing le the • Those good CONRAD Reeds Melson on your sax and clarinet CON qualities their KINGS afford. "Nothing better than a RADS really playl No hemstitch- and .ndur.nced«- , they say, and you'll agree after you try one. I find *Q9 — no embroidery — but KING/' phenomenal. He honest-to-goodnoM playing ^^'TkING Liberty I your ability. Long life, brilliant tone See your dealer today or write us direct and we will Gene Model 2-B Trumpet- with and full rounded power in four strengths. "On tho mouthpieces make arrangements for trial. o! tho nation.” Buy Conrads at your dealer today. King" nger- CONRAD REEDS copy "Th« Brand of the hite o leveland Big Name Bands" 5225 SUPERIORAVE. W C . C .OHIO * CONRAD ★ Judgefield Park New Jersey Matted of KSsi Cleveland-American Standard^ (flaÂiatot Band Instruments
XUM, DOWN BEAT Feature Chicago, December 15,1ft ton’s band, Decca. MOST MONOTONOUS—Graft ing that their records may J. Dorsey, Bing Top 1941 Record Peddlers nominations for the most unimagi.
Dave Dexter Places 21 Names Cincin elation 1 In 'Most Monotonous* Group tinging e attori lini by DAVE DEXTER. JR. lowing» history* rpiHS WAS THE YEAR when the phonograph record hit its Cut an -* peak. If the waxworks’ estimates that 120 million discs will be sold before January 1 are accurate—and by every line of reasoning they appear to be—then it means that more records were sold this year than in any other 12-month period in the recording industry’s history. on the gravy train clear back to the caboose. Intermezzo, Amapola, Hut-Sut Song, I Don’t Want to Set Jim Dorsey, Bing Ace Sellers the World on Fire, Daddy, Piano Concerto, Jim and a half What was the biggest selling dozen other pop tunes led the field in 1941, helping boost record of 1941? latter sales to an all-time high. Jimmy Dorsey’s Amapola, well •espite the ASCAP-Radio im lishers and bandleaders alike, the over 600,000; Martin’s Concerto, broglio, wrhich handicapped pub- recording biz escaped harm. Of 550,000 and still moving, and Jim the year’s big- my Dorsey’s Maria Elena (which ■ ' ' I H luckily was backed with another waxings, listed smash, Green Eyes) at 600,000 and ■ better, all appear to be about even candidates for the honor. Official Fresh u Bui 1942 HH H figures won’t be forthcoming until mid-1942, however. Sammy Kaye'; «'* t»*'. »Most Consistent Tiu* above leaden are credited by \ f a ’ a ■ Daddy also was near the top So Set NOW w*as Tommy Dorsey’s Yes, Indeed- Dave Dexter. New York editor and record critic of Down Beat And the ever-red hot Bing Crosby, the mont consistent performers durim* 1941. From left fo whose discs few critics ever refer B faces popping ighl are, top I unni Basie, Claude Thornhill, Tommy Done,, to, peddles platters at 200,000 and into the win Dexter 400,000 consistently. M oody Herman. Benny Goodman, und Mildred Bailey; bottom row, ner’s circle on Jimmy Done«. Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, und Duke Ellington. Holiday Dates discs Alvino Rey, Les Brow n, Figures for the year indicate Charlie Spivak, Claude Thornhill Jimmy Dorsey’s band sold more records in 1941 than any other or uging und merchandising of al native, unmusical und downright and Tommy Tucker, for the first chestral unit. In the field «f in bums, Decca. boring performances on reconk time, became potent leaders in the dividual artists, Bing Crosby had BEST TECHNICAL RECORD during 1941 include those I; recording field But in each case no competition. ING — Columbia and Decca made Frankie Masters, Sammy Kayt their bands were organized before Other observations of 1941 in tremei s advances in this re Horace Heidt, Y vette. Buddy 1941. Freddy Martin, who’s been the industry, and these are purely spect a now equal Victor, gen Clark, Tommy Tucker, Waym ’ ” (Selmer kicking around a long time, with personal opinions by the writer: erally speaking. Until compara King, Guy Lombardo, Pancho, Jr virtually no success on records, hit BEST ALBUM JOBS — Decca, tively recently Victor was by far Reichman, Enric Madriguera, On PORTA-DESK the jack-pot solidly with Piano embracing every type of popular superior in this department. tin Tucker, the McFarland Twin, Concerto and a couple of other music; Columbia, for the best “hot MOST CONSISTENT BANDS— Eddy Duchin, Dorothy Lamour best-sellers. But the fact remains jazz” collections, and Victor, for Duke Ellington, Victor; Artie Johnny- Messner, Henry Bunt —no band formed this year classical. For all-around choice of Shaw, Victor; Tommy Dorsey, amounted to much as a disc at material, experiments with various Victor Jimmy Dorsey, Decca; Himber and Art Kassel, traction. The oldei bands are still artists, quantity, art work, pack- Woody Herman, Decca ; Benny Reason« for Choice« home town Goodman, Columbia-Okeh Count This statement based on an from there Basie, Okeh; Claude Thornhill, rangements, musicianship, origi After a sti Okeh-Columbiu; Glenn Miller, nality of .soloists, original compo Del Mar 1 Bluebird; Mildred Bailey, Decca. sitions recorded and other quali she joined MOST DISAPPOINTING Mate ties associated with program Critics and rial handed the bands of Louis dance bands of the day. The fan* that this Armstrong, Andy Kirk. Sidney with these bands, generally, li i miss. Bechet, Sonny Dunham, Jimmie stagnation and unwillingnen to Wn Lunceford, Coleman Hawkins, Bob improve themselves. Illegitimate The Wal Crosby, Cab Calloway, Sam Don “tricks'* in many cases are subub has been d ahue und Teddy Wilson to record. tuted for real musicianship and Brink's Lot DRUMMERS IDOL Songs better suited to these re modem scoring. Most of the lend definitely. ] spective leaders’ talents would ers in this group, it appears, haw dance must surely result in increased sales. no scruples, nor ideals, and place lulu when and Ray Bauduc MOST NOVEL—Victor’s record musicianship last. All of which work which of Sidney Bechet playing the part makes for a shaky and indefinite at this spot of a “one-man band ” future for dance music as a whole That oc POTENTI Al CLICKS — Stan MOST ORIGINAL SOLOIST maestro Jc Kenton’s band. Decca, Freddy While Ben Webster and his tow in the Gibs, Slack’s 8-Beats, Decca: Jay Mc- sax have kicked around for 10 know it all’ Shann’a ork, Decca sepia series; years with various bands, it marks, “th David Rose and Hollywood or wasn’t until 1941 that Ben swooped Band has bi chestra, Decca; Benny Carter’s into prominence as a recording mer and ai Band, Bluebird; Muggsy Span- artist. As tenor sax soloist with of the yea id 9 uaiiu, nui nitimyrc! Duke Ellington, W’ebstcr wins the ipot W’ill cl< unit, Bluebird, und Lionel Hamp- nod for the most original perform hauling. er of 1941 on wax. Second choice Carl Dea Lou McGarity, trombonist with liven up hi Benny Goodman. (Thir classifica he may dev tion applies only to musicians who the six sho LaPAGE (Modnlair to Pagr 35) The Deacon TURKISH STYLE itaff. CYMBALS lt M*«*mi> । “The Cymhah Thal band at Wh Improve V ith Age” ine moment te said, he Paper Thin—Medium—Heevy finali combo thè river on Tony Osboi he Primrc $1.00 tarted in • TO BE ABLE TO WRITE ALL TOUR nonths ago CWN ARRANGEMENTS WITHOUT ract and a on hit own, Rey Bauduc it a mattar of the modern rhis is anot drum mood. He utet end endorse» WFL Drums EVEN USING A PIANO • TO KNOW THE 4-PART HARMONY linations tl end equipment because they fit hit work and OF EVERY CHORD OF MUSIC tland the wear and tear of ute and travel. Many FOR ALL Lb Bb 1 r INSTRU Paul Whiteman's MENTS AT THE SAME TIME Bauduc. 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XUM, 15, 1941 (Chicago. December 15, 1941 News 64 songs with 10,000 or more per Goodman Firm formances. Daddy led them all Make Election Battle Looms as with a local station performance of 33,777 and a network perfor Your mance of 32,058 for a total of Tops in BMI 65,835, the largest figure for a Banri Beertown Seeks New Prexy single song for a quarter since BMI began logging music perfor Dollar for fob by SIG HELLER •we’ll hear plenty from this group Performnnces ombos ia inance You and I had 56,369; ’Til Milwaukee — The coming presi shortly. Go Farther iky Club Reveille, 51,105; The Things 1 dential election ut laical 8 promises New York — Harry Goodman’s Love, 49,548; Hut Sut Song, 46, rest side to be the most exciting and hotly Regent Music firm led the ranks 507; Do You Care, 36,612; and ie heard contented action since Volmar Easy on the Ice of BMI publishers in perform I Went Out of My Way, 34,531. ir brand Dahlstrand took over the office ances for the third quarter of some years ago. Dahl’s opponent the year, M. E. Tompkins of BMI Part land, in the coming campaign s Louis announced last week. Regent imy Me- De Santis, former bartender in the rolled up 162,950 performancts in Two Hart Sidemen cnown a' Union club rooms. all, while Tommy Dorsey’s Em :h is fea Both men are engaged in cam- bassy Music amassed 155,706 for Out of the Army ig room, Ssigning at the present time, and second honors. “Reimer ot) look forward to a close battle, New York—Hank Meyerman and yd Towe, Following in order were these Sonny Reynolds, Little Joe Vhi taker, with each optimistic of victory. firms: Sammy Kaye’s Republic, Hart’s ork, are back with Hart PORTA-DESK , bass. I ike Father, Like Son 137,782; Melody Lane, 101,017; after serving their "stretch” as e Noone Campbell, 87,557; Guy Lombar army draftees. Reynolds is Hart's l hì 3 OWE Bill Strassburger, swing drum mer, is stationed on the USS do’s London Music, 64,769; Mere pianist. Meyerman, a saxist, will Honore, Warrington “somewhere in the dith Willson’s Willson Music, 63, marry Miss Elizabeth Sweetman, Pacific.” Bill says in a letter that 687; Glenn Miller’s Mutual Music a Baltimore chick, on Christmas he hasn’t any time for the skins at Society, 62,228; Reis and Taylor, present, because Uncle Sam has 54,326; Schumann, 52,485; Porgie. been keeping him too busy. Debin and Friedman, 50,595, and Bill is the son of W. F. Strass Jimmie Lunceford’s New Era firm, burger, assistant secretary of the 50,272. RiCHERDRCKER “ELECTRO” GUITARS Local, and takes after his dad, who Increases over the second quar was a gob years ago. Bill senior ter ranged from 13 to 200 per PUT PUNCH AND PRESTIGE IN PERFORMANCE served in World War 1 on a de cent, Tompkins said. In all, there ■MANUFACTURED BY- stroyer, and needless to say, is were 3,149,600 performance! of ELECTRO STRING INSTRUMENT CORPORATION Ph»Hi- Lvnne. Rum Morgan plenty proud of his sprout. BMI songs tabulated for the third «071 S. WESTERN AVENUE * LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA • Writ» for Catalog rsey’s oA 1600 musicians together with thrush, 'how-i a bit of seasonal quarter of the year. There were ey for « their wives, sweethearts and furin as she takes to the blade.« y of Mea- friends took part in a gigantic as a diversion front her chortling ight after party staged by the local union ♦rding to on Monday, November 24th. . . . chore«. Phyllis is nut only an ex spot took Eddie Goetzke, who recently came pert skater but holds her own in it than is to Milwaukee, is giving out with tennis und riding. Being un out- r in Mea» plenty of hot alto at Lakotas. This dour girl, about this time of guy really gets off, and has the brook an crowd more interested in his alto yeur, she invariably turn« to hand re than in dancing. ... Al Reevis has winter sports which, she ex GENE SARAZEN, fanout fa GOLF . On New been signed on trumpet by Phil plained, doesn’t mean guys in ns at tht Levant, playing at Hotel camel-hair coats. The Morgan ter for a Schroeder, Reevi« is just a young which he ster but shows a lot of promise. band is on tour, having just fin e Pennsyl- . . . Local 8 is very proud of its ished a stint al the Ghu»e hotel onths, fol- contribution to the country’s armed in St. Louis. force.- At the present time, 50 i the big- members of Milwaukee’s Musicians n on Dec- Association are in the anny. . . . Vic Reichenberger, fast rising New booker, is in town and claims that Orchestrations ! he has a new find. Vic will not divulge any name as yet but claims POUND RIDGE Benny Goodman Original ROTH
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XUM io DOWN BEAT West Coast News Chicago, Docember 15. 1941 Chicago Music in Movies: somewhere between the Wolverines and the old McKenzie-Condon gang. Pitching the Bull Ì Names Flock Fri The recordings for Jackie’s band s Dim Dark Secret have already been made with a combo consisting of Peyton Le gare, clarinet; Jack Stacy, tenor; Into LA. That SEP Jazz Band! Joe Yuki, trombone; Stan Wrights- Los Angeles—The month of De Op man, piano; Budd Hatch, bass; cember sees plenty of big name» by HAL HOLLY Richie Cornell, drums; and Red Roundtree, guitar. Roundtree is moving into local spots. Paul Hollywood—Cameras were grinding on the last scenes of an “old-timer” from down Texas Whiteman moved into the Floren Los I Syncopation, RKO’s jazz epic as this was written, but much way. He is the only one of the tine Gardens, Dec. 4. Horace Heidt Frank, of the music was yet to be lined up and recorded, including foregoing group who will also be was set to move into Zucca’s Cass ful nitei seen in the picture. the “jam session” by the “All American Band” selected by Manana Dec. 12 (same night ret here by Saturday Evening Post readers. The identity of the members Symph Will Clete Plc for opening of Freddy Slack at class-A of this “band,” if determined, was * We’ve been doing our best to the Hermosa Spot). Phil Harri» ber 12 w at least from this reporter. give Hollywood the benefit of the kept a carefully guarded secret— takes over the Biltmore hotel fro® on a six-i Trampat Player Sought doubt on Syncopation and hold nightly Carl Ravazza Dec. 29. Incidentally, Also concealed, (if known to the judgment until the picture hits the via Mutu Syncopation music mixers) was screen—but we fear the worst this latter is the first MCA deal in Te Deveh Display from discovery that the picture the identity of the trumpet player this spot for years. The sij who will record the music which will end with a symphony orches Your tra playing something called an Dorsey’e Return Date spot to tl Jackie Cooper appears to play on Tommy Dorsey, who opened the the cabai the screen. Jackie plays the leader “American Rhapsody” (a special composition by Synco’s musical Palladium, plays a return date as a banc Band of one of the early white jazz Freddy S bands—a band that seems to fall director Leith Stevens—not Ernest here opening Dec. 30. Duke Elling Bloch’s prize-winning rhapsody. send off. Better America) but — let’s wait and ton is set for the new Trocadero, It is opening date now Dec. 26. Indefi will stay Hollywood — Hey, look, it’s Genuine nite holdovers seem to be Bob name vai With Our report that the Bob Crosby Key Kyser! Kay playa a bull Crosby at the Trianon, Ray Noble lished by French band would record the entire score fighter in hie new RKO picture, at the Grove, and Nat Brand- his recen for Paramount’s Holiday Inn was wynne, now heading a local band ready or not quite correct. The Bob Cat Playmates, one of the many rea at Ciro’s. Phil Ohman apparently cuits. bunch will do at least seven musi sons the Kyser bankroll is grow solid as a rock at the berg’s re Meanwl cal numbers of the picture’s 12 or ing but fast. As a toreador, the maining major band spot — Mo- the job f< 13, including all the Fred Astaire old professor guarantees to pitrh canibo. time to d dance routines and most of Bing’s One-nighting about the territory with loca Reimer vocals. The band will do all its the bull. are Kay Kyser, Ozzie Nelson, band boj trumpets eveileble, a numbers using its own original Skinnay Ennis, Ted Fio Rito, Jan these nig combination exclusively, though Garber and Freddy Martin—more The Zu PORTA-DESK strings will be cut into a couple name bands than the Coast hu hit the i LOCKIE MUSIC EXCH ♦ of sequences. Shoot the Beethoven seen at one time in its history. band, whi 1034 S. Broadway Lo« Angela« Will Get Screen Credit mosa spot To Me, Boy! beach res Although not seen in the picture on an ex; the Crosby band will be given by CHARLIE EMGE “screen credit” (mention on the Los Angeles highlight« Hollywood—Charlie Chaplin ia fire. listing of actors, director, techni Sunday cians, etc. that follows the title). composing a musical score to go Band Briefs with his re-issue of The Gold view the The Paramount studio is footing ______by CHARLES EMGE------almost as CUFF LECmon with CHARLIE BARRET the bill for the 100% stand-by Rush, one of his most success union fee, required in most cases ful silent films. Insiders report Bob Zurke, the Old Tom Gal of sets the beat on his that Chaplin has hired a corps of when non-local bands record for the Keys, slipped into I own un pictures, plus all incidental ex arrangers to trail him around Stan • ” penses such as arranging, copy the studio and jot down on pa heralded but was soon discovered SLINGERLAND Tadio mai ing, etc.,—and forking over a nice per every tune he hums or whis beating it out ut the Hang-Over hefty price for the band in addi tles, a* such tunes are his musi Club on Vine Street. . . . Wingy Grad tion. cal inspirations. Manone’s Streets of Paris, where A very nice little deal for the you get Dixieland with a French Dixielanders, who have been doing accent (which it probably had in Open right well for themselves at the Merle Johnston New Orleans) off to a good start. Trianon in the meantime. Wingy said that the first-night Loa Ang Settles in L.A. crowd had real dough to spend— ing the n< Los Angeles — Merle Johnston, “Not a musician in the joint.” ... the currer Chuck Greenberg’s Sunday Ses businen», < widely known sax player and here Nov. teacher, will settle down here soon sions at Boureston’s getting bigger and better. . . • Davy Forrester, opening i and open a studio in Hollywood, held by Jii probably in the vicinity of Melrose who doubles from trumpet man in Dave Rose’s KHJ staff to band Actual 1 and Cahuenga avenues. He was by the Pa! prominent for many years as a leader at the “It” Cafe, completed his first year at the “it” Dec. 18— it was coi radio musician in New York of admisi studios. and celebrated the occasion by opening a jewelry store for him higher th Presentation hy self on Hollywood Blvd.; says he’s mark set “swingin’ for those pearly gates.” a couple ol CRESTWOOD PUBLICATIONS . . . Manny Strand, musical direc The Kei Bo« 798. Hawthorn«. N.Y. Develop Range. Tone spring, ha “CALL TO ARMS” and Elasticity with tor for Earl Carroll, getting set for the big job of arranging the engagemei “OVER HERE” music and rehearsing his band for dium, a si Featured by SONNY JAMES nightly IIP FLEXIBILITIES Beach, a at Borde wick X Tuckahoe, N.Y. By Chai Colin, loading teacher the new Carroll Theatre show, featured by Ken Marlin of Proteiiionah opening late this month. ... Politi miles soutl Orchestration* 75c Here'« what they My: cal opponents of the “Spike” Wal The rap "Top«"—Charlie Spivak lace Local 47 administration band is a "Terrific"—Sonny Dunham • musical n "Sana Warm-up"—Bunny Berigan burned as the incumbents treated MERRY XMAS "A killer"—Billy Butterfield of B Goodman themselves to a two-page picture handling ‘Perfect"—Zeke Zarchy of G. Miller, NBC spread in the November issue of manager, RED SEAL "Tha Basf"—Roy Eldridge______the local’s mag, the Overture (at local bra Arranging Service Send $1.00 fe Chas. Colin the expense of the association) on agency. 111 W. 48th St., N. Y. C. 57-19 69th Place • Maspeth, N.Y the eve of the December election. ''Absolutely Fr»»"—Bookl.t containing Arrangement« (5) frae lauon«. Encloto 10c (Coin or It was entitled “Activities of Lo Specially for Yoe. «tamp«) to cover mailing. cal 47” but was also a nice ad for the incumbent job holders. VOC Only $ Cliff Leeman and Charlie Borne* "Mast
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XUM Chicago, Docombor 15. 1941 DOWN BEAT 5. 194] On the Road Meade Lux, Bob Laine Freddie Slack’s Ork In Hot Boogie Debate by JACK BECK I of De Opeas Jump Spot Hollywood—Clarence (Pinetop) Smith gets most of the credit, and : name» deservedly, for the boogie-woogie pianistics heard these days. But two by CHARI IE EMGE k. Paul of the best known exponents of the style traced the boogie pattern back Floren. Los Angeles—Those enterprising Zucca brothers, Joe and even farther last week on the CBS air program, W hat's On Your Mind. » Heidt Frank, who turned the long dead Cotton Club into a success Bob Laine and Meade LuxT dal. Program sponsors were happy i's l'au ful nitery enterprise as the Casa Manana, sprung a surprise Lewis, both of whose styles have to, let the debate end right There. ight tet here by turning their Zucca’s Cafe at Hermosa Beach into a claimed the analytic attention of Laine, former Ben Pollack uory Hack it clas-s-A dine and dance spot. It was scheduled to open Decem Sharon Pease, Down Beat’s 88 ex- 1stroker, is at the Streets of Paris • itery. Lewis continues at the Harri» ber 12 with Freddy Slack’s stayed to hear Freddy and his pert, were the debaters. Laine ar- ' on a six-nights per week basis and Swanee Inn, both in Hollywood. tel from boys beat it out in the fire- gued that he found boogie figures nightly coast-to-coast broadcasts blackened hastily patched up len tally, vis Mutual. in Bach s Well-Tempered Clavi nitery. chord which he studied at the deal in To Dsvelop New load» Connie Ha ¡ne«, pert Tummy Stockholm (Sweden) Conservatory NEW GLENN MULEN The significance of Zucca’s new Dorsey vocalist, writes u letter as a youngster. Lewis, with the spot to the music biz here is that help of friends, said he could SPECIALS “•ned the the cabaret is planned essentially Cliff Leemans’ home as she hit* the road with "pish the boogie even further as a band-building enterprise with rn date the Dorsey band on the RCA- back" and demonstrated with a Freddy Slack getting the first big passage from an old Italian classi ■ Eiling, ‘Tea’ Trial Victor Dance Cnruvan tour. This send off. »hot cal composer. STRING OF PEARLS ocadero, It is understood that Freddy Then Meade Lux—who was sur Indefi- will stay in this spot until his tween New York and Detroit in prised nnd happy over the con By Jerry Gray be Bob name value, already well estab Is Postponed a Pullmun. Connie's biggest hit troversy the Beat began last issue y Noble lished by his own solo work and disc of the year is IF ill You Still with its story revealing that his recently released records, is Iain Angeles—The trial of Cliff Brand Re Mine? ASCAP’s big executives had fluffed al band ready or the big time band cir Leeman, Charlie Barnet’« drummer, off his application for member BEETHOVEN’S patently cuits. and his wife Nita Leeman, ha« been ship—played his own Yancey Spe- rg’s re- Meanwhile, he may be taken off postponed until Feb. 2. Leeman MOONLIGHT SONATA the job for one or two night at a Tree's Opening time to do imi>ortant one-nighters bail, were arrested on a narcotic Arr. by Bill Finegan erri tory with local newcomers among the possession charge last summer fol Delayed Again Nelson, band boys subbing for him un lowing asserted discovery of mari Three Leaders Play .ito, Jan these nights. huana cigarettes at the house they Los Angeles — Opening of the u more The Zucca brother.« .«oem to have shared with Carl Hundling and new Trocadero, with Duke Elling In Trio AUTOGRAPH DANCE ast ha» hit the idea right after Slack’s Bus Etri, the Barnet bandsmen ton on the bandstand, has been Binghamton, N. Y.—Probably tory. band, which was put in the Her- killed here in an early morning postponed again, with the new the only three piece bund in the ORCHESTRATIONS mosu !«pot, hitherto only a popular auto crash. date set ut Dec. 26. It was under country to boa-1 three leaders 75 cents each beach restaurant, packed the spot ‘UniMiiul Careumslnncc«' stood that Ellington himself isked und two union officials play* nt on an experimental week-end date Leeman and his wife were orig for the delay in order to take ad the El Chico club here. Trio is highlighted by a Sunday morning vantage of lucrative theater dates made up of Norm Tofte, drums, fire. inally scheduled to face court here Nov. 18. Their attorney, Max Fink, lined up for him in Coast cities by Dick Champion, sax, and Web- MUTUAL MUSIC Sunday evening crowds came to secured the postponement on the the Wm. Morris agency. bie Gillen. Gillen und Champion view the “ruins" (water had done are both union secretarie». Cham almost aa much damage as fire) grounds that Leeman was virtual SOCIETY, INC. ly indispensable to the band, ar pion formerly was with Ina Ray guing that it would have caused FB Cracks West Hution. unusual hardship for him and on Stan Kenton members of the band if he had Coast Territory .covered been forced to return to Los An l
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player Chasin in New York recently. D'AMICO-CARNEVALE — Gabe D'Amico, sax man with Raymond Scott's band, to Miss Jean Carnevale in Boston Nov. 19. Both are from Pittsburgh. 'ovun PUBLISHED TWICE MONTHLY SZELES - HARTER — Joteph Stele ■ and Lee Harter, manarev of the Down Beat GLENN BURRS, Editor CARL CONS, Managing Ed. club, Philadelphia, in Baltimore, Nov. 20. Wishes Its loyal Readers AdvertMa g Editorial FINAL BAR Rod many Friends fl TOM HERRICK...... ____ Adv. Mgr. DAVE DEXTER. JR, .Now York Editor PECK ■ Thoma. Vernon, musician and HAROLD JOVIEN...... Adv. Sales BOB LOCKE Chicago Editor actor dm' Nov. 11 in Bostor. He was a member of the musicians’ union of Man R V. PETERS...... Audit ng EDDIE BEAUMONTE Associate Editor kato. Minn. BUD CONS...... Production GEO OVESON Circulation Mgr. MERRY CHRISTMAS BURN* -A. M veteraii ork leader, died RO* SCHUBERT...... Traffic Mgr. Nov. 15 in East Liverpool, O. D’AMICO—Peter A.. 34. ork leader of NEW YORK OFFICE North Adams, Maas , died Nov. 14 in that PROSPEROUS 1942 city of pneumonia News—DAVE DEXTER, JR. Advertising—ED. FLYNN li ARTMANN—Loma. former musi Forrest Hotel, West 49th Street • Phone Circle 6-5252 cian, died recently in St. Louis- WADLEY—Ardell R., former circus mu PACIFIC COAST OFFICE sician and carnival agent, died Nov. 2U in CHARLIE EMGE, Ml N Rampart Blvd.. Los Angeles, Calif. New Orleans. Lmm«' author Chords and Discords of books on Negro folk music, died Nov. 21 in New Orleans. DOERING—John. 74, clarinetist in Buf swell drummer like Gene Krupa falo pit orchestras for 88 years, died Nov. 8 Men Left Osborne's 16 in Buffalo. states that his band can play mu DOWN BEAT Addrai» All Commanieofimi» to Bond in California 401 South Dvorbcrv Street KNOWLTON—E. Bruce, 68, r >mj. isrr sic like Sammy Kaye and Guy and conductor, died Nov. 19 in Portland, Los Angeles, Cal. Lombardo, there isn’t much to be Ore. To the Editors: lieve any more. Gene spent three SEIFERT -Walter J., 45, staff organist years building up his orchestra ae al the Hartford Strand Theater, in Spring Why did Down Beat go out of field. Mas... last month after a short ill its way to apologize to Will Os one of the top notchers in the RAG-TIME MARCHES ON ness. He was u member of the Springfield borne in a recent issue when Os country. And then what does he AFM Local. borne, sore bexause the Beat re do? He rates himself with thr ported he came to Chicago with a duke and prince of corn. What a ly. Dad sings and plays sax with Tony “new” band, demanded a retrac life Gem* must be leading to pull NEW NUMBERS Pastor’s ork. tion? a boner like that 1 ANDERSON—A son. Jerry, born to Mra. TAYLOR —A (laughter, born to Mra Bob Osborne claims “all but three of Joseph Milleu Andy Anderson in Providence, R. L, Oct. Taylor in Springfield, Maas... recently Dad my men came with me to Chicago.” 25. Dad is hot tenor man with Ralph plays sax ivith Tony Pastor; mother is former Red Nichols thrush. Can’t he count? Other Osborne Stuart's ork. sidemen his California band JOHNSON—A daughter born to Mrs. CARUSO— A son. born to Mrs. Vince C-. iso in Philadelphia recently. Dad Is wh > did NOT go to Chicago were Ites Johnson n Alameda. Cal., Nov 13. Ralph Yaw Had Dad is accordionist with Dude Martin's with Tony Pastor. Red Ballard, Santo (Pec) Pecora, cowboy ork. TREAT—A son, eight pounds, bom lo and Bill Anthem, his entire trom Nothing to Do Mrs. Ray Treat in Auburn, N. Y. Nov. 14. BAl'MEL— A son, born U- Mrs. Eddie Dad is Doun Brat’s central New York bone section; Spencer Prinz, Baum el. in AmarilU Tex., Nov. Lad With Kenton's Style correspondent. is muaic director of atation KGNC. drums, and Reuel Lynch, clarinet, BERC- A -on six pounds, three ounces, WALTERS- - An 8-pounil daughter, Lil who coupled with Bert Harry, Los Angeles, Cal. b im tu Mra. Willie Berg in Chicago Nov. lian Louin*-, to Mr. and lini Leste' Wal- Brodie Shroff and Jess Bourgeois, 17. Dad manufacture mutes and To the Editors: Father ia trumpet Is well known in the trade. adds up to eight. Station WOV and Except for eight men, Will had 1 like to see credit given where assistant to Alan Courtney. ROCKFORD- A daughter, horn In Mn Get-Together Maxie credit is due. SCOTI - Son to Mi and Mr, Raymond Mickey Rockford in Chirtigo Nov. 25. Dad the "same band” when he hit Chi ia with Music Corporation of America Baer. prizefighter, and cago. Down Beat's story was right It is true that the style played Sr ** in New York Nov. 21. their -econd by Stan Kenton’s band is his own child. Dad is the prominent maestro. Charlie Burnet, bandleader, in the first place. LARNER—A »on. Robert Wayne Varner, Arthur McMichen idea-and that Ralph Yaw had eigh pounds five ounces, born tu Mrs. TIED NOTES take a squint at the «amera a» nothing to do with the style. Ernie Varner Dad plays in Ted Fic Rito's REYNOLDS-LEO NEO* IE —Joe Reynold» Al Lane popr up in the center It also is true that when Stan ork. ■Uto sax player in Dolly Dawn's ork sud took his job at the Rendezvous at Mai I EI—A daughter, Diane born to Helen Leonfonte in New York recently. to also get in the shot. Lane is lira Johnny McAfee in New York recent- BERC-CHASIN—Herby Berg, tenor sax Throw in the Towel! Balboa, it would have been a little doing all of Barnet's tora Jr harder playing the job if Ralph Quintone« left. Pic Chicago hadn’t had a Tot of originals and wn* taken at recent California To the Editors: arrangements in the library, which funei State Fair. Throw in the towel! When (Modulate tu Page 22)
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XUM Record Reviews Thornhill and Basie Kaycee Ork Waxes Eight Nocturnes Among Best Decca Sides Seat I will ini Chicago—Eight sides for Dee- RCM r ca’H Sepia series were waxed here Of the New Records band n two weeks ago by Jay McSFann by DAVE DEXTER, JR. current and his orchestra, under the per- 'LAUDE THORNHILL HASN’T “hit yet. His band is aonal direction of Dave. Kapp, All theater, sides were made by the McShann filmed VJ lagging in the current Down Beat poll. As a theater and rhythm section only, composed of and TI one-night attraction Thornhill still has a long, rough road to Jay McShnnii, piano; Gene Ramey, Take ti travel before he’ll even begin to attract top money. bass, and Gus Johnson, drums. Seven of the numbers featured vo. Settin’ But this Indiana Steinway«» Nocturne is Basie's moody just co stroker is making consistent Moon Nocturne, which contains cals by Walter Brown, whose sen progress, the most obvious the greatest Tab Smith alto ar sational Confessm’ the Blues has land’s A tistry ever cut by the pudgy Basie sold over 100,000 platters. Johnr proof of which is via his sideman plus a pleasant Earl War The numbers were Baby Heart player recordings. Thornhill started ren vocal. Backer, Something New, Bluts, Red River Blues, New Con- Down h on the Okeh label, was jumped is well below the Count’s standard fessin’ the Blues, Jumping with expectin to the Columbia label, was forced although it has its good points, as Jay, Fore Day Rider, One footstep to change girl vocalists twice, and does every Basie release. No vocal. Woman’s Man, Crying Won’t Make had difficulty (as all new bands Tab Moon Nocturne not only a Me Stay and Hootie's Ignorant Oik do) obtaining “good” songs to re jazz classic but also as one of The McShann ork broke all rec cord. Apparently the bottleneck is Basie’s most important discs from ords Nov. 11 at the Houston Civie unclogged now, however for two a commercial standpoint. On Okeh Auditorium, drawing 5,50(1 paid admissions to gross over $6,000. new Thornhill sides indicate the 6449. Waring Gives In . . . Fred VI aring is shown signing his new C. T. aggregation unquestionably Carl Hoff contract with Jack Kapp, president uf Decca Records. The folder New is headed for Big Time, Autumn Two jump tunes comprise Hoff’s boy ditty, blessed with a strong Nocturne is Claude's finest press end« a 10-year period during which the leader of the Pennsylvanians beat, swell Woody clarineting and Jack Lt ing to date, and it.- backer, an up third and fourth sides lor Okeh on refused to combine recordings with radio performance«. However, shortly । his new contract. When Johnny a humorous Woody vocal. But the Anny co tempo«^) Where Has My Little the records Waring made in the middle and late 20’s. Jericho, band has no business messing with Dog Gone? isn’t far behind in Comes Marching Home ia okay which w commercial swing stuff, not too in Collegiate, and Lore for Sale, to name a few of them, were all bett material as shoddy and corn silky pert of «quality. Nocturne is a truly in geniously arranged but well as this. For the jukes, maybe, on spiring Joe Myrow instrumental seller*. Decca 4076. which blende th«* maestro a simple played, while Swing Low, Sweet conducte« and Chopin-like ivory designs with Chariot hat- a competent Murphy Guy Lombardo four sti Sisters vocal which somehow miss job in years—and this turntable a fine blues with splendid piano rhythm s lush ensembles, while Fazola’s big- spinner has heard just about and bass accomp, and Two by The Lombardos have recorded toned clary, a swell alto solo »nd a es the mood of the revered old one-man spiritual. Band shows much prom everything she ever made. Flip Four Blues, also good. Turner's is Sailboat in the Sku nnd Easy strictly s slick arrangement make Dog a over, Gee, But I Hate to Go Home Decca 7868; hers is Okeh 06446. Street for Decca. Claude Thorn gem. The band still lacks a solid ise, though, on Okeh 6450. orchestra Alone also gets swell treatment, A third race release worth diggin’ hill's Autumn Nocturne is a great Williams beat, but for originality, intona Connie Boswell but th« tune is no match for the is Roosevelt Sykes' Keep Your record. tion, soloists and all-around good Arlen-Koehler job. Hands Off Her and Skin and Bone Cootie, taste, Thornhill is well ahead of Not since she was the guiding Blues, Okeh 06455, with drums and Harry James the papt- other up and coming leaders Once light of the Boswell sister? has la Big Joo Turner Giving a fast brush to Little leine, adl ivories. melody. the hand achieves a rhythmic lift, Connie sung a song as well, on Yas Yas Girl Man With the Lollypep, an abor look out! record? a< kaat, as she 5iugs Woody Horman tive attempt, Harry has Helen Stormy Weather on Decca 4046. Chewed Up Grass is without a Count Basie Forrest on wax for the first time With Victor Young's studio crew doubt Joe Turner’s worst record of Pat McCarthy’s weird instru- with his band on Make Love to Me, Recoi Similar in more than one way to providing unobtrusive accompani all time, made so by a eheap en mental (he wrote Children’s Dau and it’s grand piping by the little (Jui the mood expressed by Thorny’s ment, Connie turns in her finest semble vocal passage and weak at the Morgue, Parade of Mils brunet as she chant« with a svelte material to «tart with. Nobody tn Bottle Caps, etc.) seems incongru stringy background Dick Haynies Mind is more like Joe. But he ous for the Herman herd. But it’s hits the target, too, with You A simp misses the accompaniment he get a strong job the boys turn in on Don't Know What Love Is. But the er's troml on previous discs—Pete Johnson Three Ways to Smoke a Pipe, ar lovely lyrics are marred by an showcased and Art Tatum. Guitar, a strange ranged by McCarthy and stressing untasteful, unpretty and dull mel member ii und palatable boogie piano, and ensembles rather than individual ody, which will probably lead the grand sla bass form his backgrounds. Mer soloists Cappy Lewis' trumpet and Hit Parade shortly. Two swell ef of Jack’s line Johnson, the Yas Yas girl, the Herman clan get off briefly. forts by the horn-tootin’ Texan penally v. Don’t Be Blue LittU Pal is u cow- and his mob. Col. 36446. ed) are Jr side is A Tommy Tackor tains addi TOPS THEM ALL Tommy's latest are Tho Train but the so Song and The White Cliffe of nowhere NEW STONE LINED MUTES Dover. On Okeh. 6467. For com Decca 407 "USK THE MAN WHO OWNS ONE" ment, sec Guy Lombardo revue, this page. An unoi The New STONE LINED FIDRE DERBY trombone (PAT. PEND.) Jimmy Dorsey Bob Eberly dons blackface to good lister ------—____—------SENSATIONAL! chant a Joe Lippman rhythm nov and Lima Eliminate Overtones— McGarity’s elty, The Spirit’s Got Me, while Powell’s 8 £ Bussing and Felt Hat the coupling, Charleston Alley, footing w: g Deadening. Won't Dent shows the Dorsey contingent in it» first jump groove, on wax, in many Tasteful st HOLIDAY GREETINGS ar Crack. Light in fully rela> a long month. Alley is a “differ On Okeh from the GROOVE ent” type riff mixture with a su right hand Sarvieiag Down Reel Reader« Steer July, 1939 Uwl m GirNN Uidli ben perb Shorty Solomson trumpet We Ship Records ANYWHERE chorus nnd sequence.« in which the Willi Miaiaam Mail order: 3 records. Scad Sc ia stamps for Itou. MAN. WOODY HERMAN WILL 6-man brass team uses cup mutes and dynamics with great effect Eva Tay Decca • Bluebird • Victor • * ommodor«- • Party BRADLEY, LOU BREESE, CHAR singer in tl Hol Record Society • U.H.C.A. • Okeh L"""“.. ”"""...... 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Dake’s Band NEXT ISSUE! On Soandies Tho outstanding records of tho year will be listed, most Popular Records in the Coin machines Seattle—Duke Ellington’s band by bands, in the next issue SONG FIRST CHOICE SECOND CHOICE==äi will make a series of soundies for of the Beat, out everywhere Jan. 1. '»ec- RUM release, a spokesman for the Selected by Dave Dexter, I—Chattanooga Choo-Chou , . Glenn Miller, Bluebird . Johnny long. Decca I here band revealed here where Duke is Jr., the list will include 2—Elmer's Tune...... Glenn Miller, Bluebird Dick Jurgens, Okeh Shana currently playing the Palomar more than 150 of the best Horace Heidt. Columbia Carl Hoff. Okeh b per theater. The tunes recorded and sides issued during 1841. 4— Thi» Love of Mine . . . . Tommy Doney, Victor . Stan Kenton, Decca p. AU The same issue also will filmed will include I Got It Bad 5—dementine...... Bing Crosby, Deccu . Sl.ann contain resumes of tho past it'd of and That Ain’t Good, Flamingo, year, trends, feature stories, 6—Shephenl Serenade . . . Bing Crosby. Decca . . Horace Heidt. Columbia barney, Take the A Train, and Just A- and other outstanding de 7—'Tis Autunni...... Les Brown. Okeh . . . Jan Savitt. Victor Ir-uni. Settin’ and A-Rockin’. Ellington partments in addition to 8—lou Made Me Love You . . Harrv Jame«. Columbia Judy Garland, Deer a ed vo just completed a week at Port the latest news and pic 9—Piano Concerto...... Frcddv Martin, Bluebird ie -ien- tures. Don't miss the next Carmen Cavallaro, Decca ¡8 hat land’s Mayfair theater. Beat! 10—Jim...... Jimmy Dorsey. Decca . Dinah Shore, BBird Johnny Hodges, ace alto sax 11—Jealout...... Andrews Sisters. Decca . Tony Martin, Decca Heart player and currently leading the that, the side is preferable tn Uncle 12—l Got it Bad...... Duke Ellington. Victor . Vaughn Monroe, BBird o Con Down Beat poll in his division, is Sammy Here I Am, with a split ' with expecting an heir to follow in his (they crack wide open, in fact) fur the Ont f.xvtsteps about April 1. vocal by Eva and Clarence Wil COAAING UP and headed Do This More Often?, Do You Care?, I Don’t t Make liams, the old vet who long ago heights are Shrine of St. Cecilia, Sinner W ant to Set, Etc., Piano Concerto, Concerto nt Oil. lost his potency as a recording art Kissed an Angel, Pm Thrilled, Jingle Bells for Two, Tonight He Love, Jim, Minim and ill rec That Hot Horn ist. Two sad sides, a far cry from (for the next two weeks at least), White Cliffs i Civic the memorable classic;; Williams of Dover. You Don't Know IF hat Love Is and Cowboy Serenade. See “Sleepers” below for ♦ paid and Miss Taylor turned out some other new records which may soon break as ,000. Is Cootie s! 15 years ago. BBird 11368. Moonlight Masquerade. Rapidly declining are such past hits as l ou and I, Why Don’t We hit - in the coin machines of America. New York—The records which Duke Ellington strong Jack Leonard waxed for OKeh "SLEEPERS" ng and shortly after his return from the Clementine is a Billy Strayhorn lut the Army contain a personnel surprise original, not the old standard (Records Likely to Become Smash Hits in the Machines) ig with which is in most of the nation’, which would baffle the most ex THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER—First men- •n -silky pert of “platterbrains.’’ jukes by Bing Crosby. On it, Rex HUMPTV-DUMPTY HE4RT—Bing Cro-by is nil ybe, on Stewart gets the biggest play al tioned here two weeks ago, this lovely ballad (by alone on this new song, and with Woody Herman's In the accompanying group, U alter Kent und Nat Burton) is moving up briskly conducted by Morty Palitz, were though there’s a too-brief Hodges band backing him. it's surefire material. Decca. alto interlude and some foxy en und loom* as a sensational late 1941 hit. Kate Smith. Second choice: Kay Kyser's Columbia. Tune is from four strings, four saxes, four semble passages Reverse, Duke’s Kay Kyser, Sammy Kaye, Tommy Tucker all have Kay's new pic Playmates, and destined for great rhythm and one lone trumpet. The own Fire O’Clock Drag, ia the bet nickel-nnbbing disc*. Tab a* a winner on any and popularity. ecorded one-man brass section in this all type- of location*. ter side from every standpoint; SERENADE TO A MAID — A whacky novelty. I Easy strictly straight, semi-concert style composition, arrangement and per Thorn- orchestra, was Charles “Cootie” SHRINE OF ST. CECILIA—Another Down Beat Teddy Powell ha- this one exclusively, on BBird. formance. Rex again bows, but Ben Wonderfully humorou- lyrics, somewhat like the old a great Williams! Webster, too, comes in for a gen “tip” which is proving u gold-mine on thousands of Cootie, who played carefully off machines. Al Donahue introduced the -tong—a soft “Sow Song'' disc of a few year* buck. Socko for bur erous tenor contribution, his best locations. the paper, had one solo, on Made since Just a Settin’. Grade-A jazz, und sentim« ntal ballad—on Okeh and Vaughn Mon leine, adhering religiously to the this, and wholeheartedly recom roe un Bluebird has second choice. This one • an’t MV OID FLAME—They’ve been holding back on i Little melody. mi»«. n abor- mended. Vic. 27700. this release, but watch for Count Basie’s Okeh and Ben Goodmca’s Columbia versions. Pa«hy stuff with Helen MOON NCM Tl RNF—Count Basie ha* this one Tommy Dorsey strong vocals. Real jitney-grabber- for youngsters ■at time (erroneously reported last issue a* “Blue Nocturne’’) and old folks alike. e to Mt, Record Review Jo Stafford singing a new Alec and it is one of the -ironge-t jobs the piano man has he little (Jumped front Page 14) Wilder song. That’s a mean com turned out, on Okeh. Earl Warren’s vocal and a IT HAPPENED IN HAWAII — Jimmy Dorsey, a svelte Jack Teagarden bination, and the results are not gorgeous alto »ux workout by Tab Smith are plenty Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly all combine their Haymes disappointing. Who Can / Turn listenable. Spot. talents to bust through with another hit, featuring • th You A simple ncore, with the lead To? is a really great pop tune, bo double vocal. Decca, and slated for big things. er's trombine nnd vocal rightfully AUTUMN NOCTURNE—Another beautiful ballad But the unlike most of the malarkey being WHO CAN I TURN TO?—Tommy Dorsey has the showcased, makes Blut River (re song, Claude Thornhill ha, THE machine version, by an ground out by TPA penmen these best version of this new ballad, and Jo Stafford'» member it a few years back?) a un Columbia, with Shep Fields (BBird) and Charlie tuli mel- days. And Miss Stafford does a singing is the kind that attracts coins. Victor. lead the grand slam—without question one bang-up job all the way. Frank Spivak (Okeh) right behind. Moving up briskly und well ef of Jack’s finest discs of 1941. Es Sinatra solos the reverse, 1 Think already a hit in the Ea«t. BLUES IN THE NIGHT—Ju.t barely missed the ’ Texan pecially ’veil played (and record of Y’ou, in okay style with good “12 Most Popular” above. Woody Herman ha* ed) are Jack’s horn aoios. Flipover material to work with and an Axel VOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS—Don Raye -trongest record, Decca, with Art Shaw's Victor und side is A Rhythm Hymn and con Stordahl score to set off his lyric and Gene DePaul wrote this one, a slow torch song Cab Calloway’s Okeh runners-up. From a new movie tains addition il worthy Tea tram, delivery. No complaints here. Vic. which looks good via Harry Jame«' Columbia ver of same title and will probably hit the most played e Train but the song itself is n. s. g. and 27701. sion. Keep an eye on this. Will soon be breaking big. list -hortly at the rate it’s moving this week. nowhere near River for kicks. Kay Kyser Jhffs of Decca 4071. previously. But the real surpris it’s heads above the feeble tap- bitt’s vocal is competent, too. En 'or com One of the most improved bands is the beat. It’s not first rate, and taps meted out by Kyser rhythm couraging stuff, although the back u revue, Goodman Sextet of 1941, although no one has dared Basie needn’t start worrying, but sections of the past. Harry Bab- (Modulate...... lo -Page 16) An unorthodox combo of clary, admit it, is the prof’s crew, and trombone and rhythm make for it’s apparent on Col. 36433, good listening on If I Had You Humpty-Dumpty Heart. The WHEN IN DETROIT your Jips kface to band’s saxes under Noni Bernardi’* and Limehouse Blues with Lou Bring Your thm nov- McGarity's trombone and Mel lead are much improved, the ar !«, while Powell’s 88 wizardry on equal rangement itself (except for the Instrument Troubles to » Allen, footing with the BeeGce stick. cliche ending) surpasses most .•nt in its Tasteful stuff, this, with a wonder everything Kyser has recorded in many fully relaxed and buoyant beat. IVAN C. KAY BRASS MEN i “differ- Today's arrangements call for FITZALL—tho On Okeh 6496 and dig Powell’s DETROIT HOME OF mouthpiece of tomorrow. If you want both ith * su right hand on You. Hearty greetings to my friends, high and low range, plus a round, resonant trumpet and sincere wishes for a very SELMER and BACH tone, try tho famous tilting rim FITZALL. At vhich the Williams* Blue Five your favorite dealer or write direct for clrcu* merry Christmas and prosperous Our Repair Department Can't Bn lar and trial offer. 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XUM DOWN BEAT Technique Chicago, December 15, 194] Chica« ful spinnings of Thomas Grisell*’« Nocturne, a lovely work showing Solchino' Cuts May Form Band the Shavian strings off adnu ably Coo Certainly the epitome of good dance music. Through the Yearg Diggin’ the Drains Theme Again doesn’t rate as highly but it’s still well above other bands’ average. Bali Chicago—Back in the recording Artie’s stick isn’t emphasiz<>d There Is No Short Cut studios after several months’ ab heavily as usual but what there it sence, Louis Armstrong made a of it is socko. Vic. 27703. Ini To Good Drumming! session with the full band during his month here. Most of his recent Spike Jones* City Slickers (J waxings had been cut with only a Take a gang of the finest musi sidemen by George Wettling contingent from the ork. cians in Southern California, in the ban cluding Perry Botkin, guitarist Ziggy Main surprise of the date was a Cootie ’ The other day a youngster in-* forget that in drumming, haste is new version of Satchmo’s famous and Spike Jones, drummer, and put them in the studio with in as mem terested in drums and ambitious waste and all drumming is not theme, When It’s Sleepy Time althougl to become ■ drummer asked me done on a high hat. Down South, which he made orig structions to play as corny as they can and you’ll have a rough idee |y crow, about taking lessons. When I asked Need Base on Break inally for the Okeh label and later for Victor. Also re-recorded was of how this tongue-in-cheek outfit place. him if he wanted to learn the rudi Gerald E. Johnston, of the 153rd ments und how to read, he said, You Rascal You^ this, too, is a sounds on Barstool Cowboy and J« Infantry Band at Ft. Raymond, third performance on wax. The Covered Wagon. In a Dixie Jack . “No, I want to learn the new mod Alaska, would like to know if it groove, with Botkin on banjo and em system that all the drummers Other two titles were I Used to bothatn is advisable to keep the bass drum Jones on cowbells, with clarinetist bone. He are using these days." and high hat going when taking Love You and Joe Garland’s in strumental opus, Leap Frog. Del Porter singing a la Tiny Hill recently So far as I know, there ia no a drum break. Fun here, on BBird 11364, but not Goodmar new streamlined method of learn Although it isn’t entirely neces Personnel on the session com as funny as Jones’ first side, Red gain in । ing the drums. Neither is there a sary, I would advise at least keep prised Louis, Shelton Hemphill, Wing. weeks tc short cut to good drumming. ing the bass drum going—as often Gene Prince, Frank Galbraith, Marian Anderson non Bn Strube’s Drum Instructor was other members of the band have trumpets; George Washington, America’s most talented con- place. published in 1869 and there have no idea where the beat is. Norman Greene and Henderson On al! been no new beats added to it F. Barry, Dansville, N.Y., would Chambers, trombone; Rupert Cole, tralto has a remarkable perform ance of Carry Me Back to Old and Too since. A drummer must learn the like some advice on what cymbals Carl Frye, altos; Prince Robinson, and sec rudiments just as a violin player to use on a ride out last chorus. Joe Garland, tenors; Luis Russell, Virginny on a Victor red seal (18314) 12-inch disc, backed by Willie Si must master all the scales. Don’t Many drummers ride out on piano; Lawrence Lucie, guitar; low. their high hats, which range from Sidney Catlett, drums, and Hayes her version of My Old Kentucky 11 to 14 inches and some prefer Alvis, bass. Home. The Victor Symphony ac Rei a 16-inch medium heavy cymbals. companies Miss Anderson’s re Glenn Plenty of Left-Handers markable and deeply moving voice. leads the Not jazz, but inspiring, down-to- his hold Shelton Seymour Goldberg, of Brooklyn, Record Review earth music worth the attention of closely a N.Y., writes me he has been drum every musician. What Miss An Ben Web and his ming for years left-handed and (Jumped from Page 15) er, Romeo Smith and Juliet Jones, derson couldn’t do to one of Bes are high getting along fine but a teacher sie’s old standards -or does that Irvin has suggested he change to right- is a dog, and played unconvincing Orchestra ly, unlike Heart. idea shock Victor’s bigwigs? clings to handed drumming now. Seymour ever, Johi saysthat_____ if he_ does___ this, it will i Reichman 'Reflections' Thi« ia Vonna. currently at him in se< ’‘Stephen be like starting all over again— Another album of Joe Reichman New York’« LaCongu nitery, who Rene Top Man Only in ■HI and he is quite right. a victory There are any number of drum piano solos, with anemic rhythmic einge American interpretation« accompaniment, the songs are al ailing Chi Chilian” mers in the business who are port- of Mexican and South American At Standard an immer siders, one of them being Frankie most all judiciously-selected stand Murray Sfata Collage, Murrey, Ky. ards, including Love in Bloom, I’m peasant ttinea. Vonna accompa- easily lea Carlson, who seems to get along Waxworks but far first rate, so why change? in the Mood For Love, One Hour niea herself on castanets. Last With You, Pretty Girl Is Like a week she revealed «he planned LaMare, ] New York—The man who says in that or Melody, The Very Thought of You, to organize her own Latin-style Make Believe, Mexicali Rose and he introduced jazz to Europe, Mel ATTENTION DRUMMERS! orchestra. Pic by Bruno. DOUBLE the VALUE end BEAUTY of YOUR DRUMS! I Get a Kick Out of You. Conced Henri Rene, now is in Manhattan Jess St Cover them with th« n«w VE-ALOID (mother of) PEARL SPECIAL! COMPLETE SNARE DRUM Klf ing that Joe plays in a schmaltzy as musical director of Standard anos. An Cavallaro - Duchin - Carle groove, Groove is well suited to Billie’s records. Born in the Bronx, Rene however Grey er Green Pearl $1.50 and that his modulations, in par pipes, and the pickup band behind Powell, B Sand drum tiza with money order NOW! played with Charlie Strickland and Wa carry drum kit» for all kind» of drum». ticular, date back to the “23 her is first rate. Many may enjoy up to secc YeLOR'S, 347 Fifth Avenue, Naw York City skidoo” days, these aren’t badly the coupling, the mournful Gloomy toured Europe many years ago. weeks. Ar done. Certainly the musical qual Sunday, and while Holiday chirps With Eddie Woods and his Ken to third. ity of Joe’s solos is above his it as it was never chirped before, tucky Serenaders in 1927 Rene Bass pli band’s standard. Victor album P91. the very mood of the song is dis became “stranded” on the Conti to seeing 1 Mr. DRUMMER ... IT'S NEW ... IT'S SENSATIONAL Billie Holiday heartening. Billie, as always, does member oi "Charley" Wilcoion'i book of a grand job all the way. Okeh nent. the final Roy Jacobs’ I’m in a Low Down 6451. So Rene became staff arranger Haggart < RUDIMENTAL-SWING SOLOS Artie Shaw for Victor records in Germany and with Arti< for the ADVANCED DRUMMER while there arranged for Marek Blanton tr Artie seldom makes a poor ace Weber and others. He also wa» $1.50 Postpaid In U. S. A. 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“COMPACTO” «ûp sho*" «„ecu U e.tenths»\e«'®nt. right'-*. *** grow ’-j® Cymbal Floor Stand Sturdy, and adaptable to from bigdme« de^erb ^r. ^no ic^ any height up to 3'10". fry L®®^ Xe UtereW»®- föl Endorsed by —Cliff Lee man, Buddy Rich, Maurice r»r write ,,.e G<^ ERFp Xlf AS NEf YE ÌR O a MtO-CO 'J* * Purtill, Rollo Laylan, etc., Nickel . . $3.50 / MIKE RILEY Chromium . 5.25 / I I Icurn White Way Musical Product« IM7 Breadway New York, N.Y> WORLD'S FINKST DRUMMIRS 5. 1941 Chicago. Decembw 15. 1941 Poll Tabulations DOWN BEAT ri self’s showing nirabl^ Cootie, Ziggy Only Two Mon f good DON BESTOB > rear» 20—J ark Teawardaa AND HIS ORCHESTRA it’s still Bate High Bays to Vote 23—Tony ivtrage. LU ballot« in Down Beat’s iiz«-d M 11 to find the nation's favorite there ia la Band Poll «wing and «weet band«, and an “All-American” band composed Chewier chert (Jumped from Page I) uf the beat .idemen, must be on mailed not later than midnight 30—Karl Hin«« st musi- sidemen are eligible for places 31—Dolly Dawi the band. of Wednesday, Dec. 17. AU bal 32—Gloa Gray nia, in. Ziggv Elman, Roy Eldridge and lot. postmarked after that date uitariat, Cootie Williams appear nearly set wiU not be counted. er, ana f. members of the trumpet section Final results of the 1941 poll with in. although Billy Butterfield is rapid will be published in the January as they ly crowding the section in fourth 1 Down Beat, which wiU be out Sweet Band« igh idea place. in just two weeks. Miller...... :k outfit 1568 Jenney Head* Sliphorn. You have only two more days toy and in which to vote if you have not 722 Jack Jenney and Jay C. Higgin 4—Jh 603 * Dixie already done so. Ballots were 428 njo and botham are the leaders on trom printed in the December I and eaóon . arinetiat bone. However, Lou McGarity who both November issues. 7^—deude Thornhill iny Hill recently became a member of the •rlir Spivak ...... 333 Extend Returns but not Goodman sextet, showed a sudden (Modulate to Page 18) of the Season ide, Rad gain in popularity in the last three by Joe Jones and Maurice (Moe) weeks to crowd the leaders. Ver Purtill. non Brown holds down fourth BENNY Just Closed Sy Oliver appears to be the GUITARISTS ! Noticol ed con- place. voters' favorite arranger with Ed Nothnrland-Plaxa Hotel On alto saxes, Johnny Hodges Cincinnati jerform- and Toots Mondello are in first die Sauter in second place. LIFT FOOT to OU and second place, respectively. Jimmy Dorsey’s two singers, Bob red «eal CARTER Willie Smith and Milt Yaner fol Eberly and Helen O’Connell, are Opening eked by low. ahead in the two vocalists’ divi AND HIS Roosevelt Hotei ientuefy sions. Eberly is trailed by Frank Brnecke on Tenor Sax Jacksonville, Fla. lony ae Sinatra while Helen Forrest is in ORCHESTRA Doc. 31st on’s ra Glenn Miller’s Tex Benecke second place in the fem chirps’ ng voice, leads the tenor sax division, but section. NOW PLAYING his hold on first place is being Personal Management down-to- Benny Favorite Soloist Kcfiqs Stakhs jntion of closely contested by Georgie Auld. C.l- JOE GLASER [iss An- Ben Webster and Vido Musso also Favorite soloist uf the voters is Benny Goodman, so far, although RCA Building of Bes- are high up in the voting. •iU., N. Y. C. Radio City, N. Y. oe>- that Irving (Fazola) Prestopnik he is closely followed by Harry gs? clings to his lead on clarinet. How James and Artie Shaw. Leaders ever, Johnny Mince is right behind are eligible in this division. him in second place. The Benny Goodman Sextet also Only in the guitar division, can leads the favorite small combos’ in a victory be definitely forecast. The division. In second place is John initiale. Beanti» ailing Charlie Christian has rallied Kirby, trailed by the Bob Cats and an immense number of votes and the Adrian Rollini trio. Price 83.50 • Order direct from easily leads the field. Behind him, Ballots are now pouring into WELCH & WELCH but far behind him, are Nappy Down Beat’s offices by the mail P.O. 3M2. H«Hyw«U, CsIH. LaMare, Fred Green and Hy White bags. *PwiU for. who wyi in that order. Remember, voting closes Dec. Europe, Mel Powell Comes Up 17. This gives you only two days to Season’s Greetings anhattan Jess Stacy again leads the pi get your oallots in. And don’t miss Standard anos. An amazing development the January 1 issue when all the From nx, Rene however was the jump of Mel results will be announced. Powell, Benny Goodman’s pianist, Complete tabulations of the eland and up to second place in the last two votes to date follow: sars ago. weeks. Art Tatum also moved up his Ken- to third. Mm ing Bands Bass players may look forward 1*03 27 Re* 2^Tommy Dorsey 1083 ie Conti- to seeing Bob Haggart’s name as a 3 Daka illingtan .1070 member of the All-Star band when 4—Giara Miliar 3*9 the final tabulations are made. 7*9 arranger Haggart continues in first place, 50.1 nany and with Artie Bernstein and Jimmy 398 Greetings! 356 CHRISTEEN STREET ir Marek Blanton trailing. 397 also wae Rich Lead« Tubmen 11—Harry James ...... 361 German 346 21 WhIi Hotel Llncota-Dovgtes TOBIS, Buddy Rich holds down a com 153 Quincy, III. the orir manding lead on drums, followed Bradley 103 f of Bar rdion a Rene. ew York, ding for , musette r
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XUM DOWN BEAT Poll Tabulations Chicago. December 15. 194) Chicag Trombones 29 Hilton Jefferson ...... S3 17 Rusie McHargue ...... Votes Pour In 30- George Koenig ...... 51 18—Willie Smith ...... «111.0 31^—Count Basie ...... C. Higginbotham .... 31—Matty Matlock ...... 46 19—George Hutchenrider ...... (Jumped from Page 17) 32—Shep Fields ...... 2—Jack Janney .. 32—Vido Musso -...... 45 20—Stove Benoric 32—Irving Carroll ...... — 3—Lou McGarity 33—Claude Lakey ...... 44 21—Jimmie Noone ...... 33—Fred Waring ...... 34—Howard Davie ...... 42 22—Rod Oom . 31—Lawrence Welk ...... 35—Al vie Welsfield ...... 40 23—Sol Fransella ...... 35—Teddy Powell ...... 36 1 -Gue McReynolds ...... *...... 37 24—Johnny Lyttle 36—Andy Kirk ...... »Miff Mole 37—Johnny Mince ...... 33 23---- Al Klink 37—Dolly Dawn ...... 38—Herb Tomkins ...... 28 26—Buddy Tate ...... 26—Joe Dickson (None under 20 listed.) 39 Skeets Hurfert ...... - 25 30—Johnti (None under 25 listed.) 27—Artie Baker ...... 31—Djant 28—Jerry Weiner ...... Trumpets 12- ?«»■■ Pete Pumiglio ...... i ells Tenor Saxes 1—Ziggy Elman (None under 10 listed.) I—Tex Beneke ...... 1183 »Bob 2—Roy Eldridge ...... 2«—Georgie Auld ...... 1804 3——Cootie Williams 3—Ben Webster ... 1OOO Piano* 20—Vaughn Monroe 4 -Billie Butterfield ...... •Murray McEachern 4 —Vido Musso ...... 833 1—Jets Stacy ...... S—Eddie Miller ...... 747 2—Mel Powell ...... -...... 19 Moe Zudecoff . 6—Don Lodice ...... 354 3^—Joe Bushkin ...... 23 Eddy Duchin 20—Dalton Rieaotto 7—Babe Russin ...... 210 »Trixgf 8— Buck Clayton 4 John Guarnieri ...... 24—Bobby Byrne 21—Les Jenkins 8—Joe Thomas ...... 186 5^—Art Tatum ...... 25—Alvino Rey 22^—Benny Morton 9 Gorckv Corcoran ... 181 6—Frankie Carle ...... 26 Del Courtney 23— Pee W ee Hunt IO—Hal Klink ...... 126 7^—Billy Maxted ...... ~...... 24—Jim Priddy 11^—Herbie Haymer .... 119 8—Billy Kyle ...... -...... 25—Johnny Reynolds 12—Paul Basco mb ...... 1OO 13—Mannie Klein 9—Avery Parrish ...... 13—<,»1 Rodin ...... 91 14—Jimmy Maxwell IO—Tommy Linehan 27— 3illy Rausch ... 14^—Wolfe Tayne 78 15—Johnny Austin 11—Bob Zurke ...... 28—Harry Rodgers 15—Dave Matthew* ...... 76 12—Joe Lippman 29—Fred Beckett 16—Jerry Jerome 74 -Bob Burnet 13—Joe Sullivan ...... 30—Turk Murphy . 17—Don Byes ...... 66 I I—Pete Johnson ...... 17—Gene 18— Nick Caiaasa ...... 61 15—Mary Lou Williams...... 19 Mickey Folu* ...... 60 20—Alec Fila 16—Lew Quadling ...... 33^M2harlie Harris 20—Buddy Tate 57 17—Bill Miller ...... -...... 34^—Elmer Smither* 21—Saaie Mansfield 55 18- - Bob Kitsis ...... 22—Howar 22—Toots Mondello 50 19-' Al Lerner ...... 23^—Hank Bridges ...... 10 20 Goldie Sanford 23—Bob € 24— Sam Musiker 31 24—Phil S »Nate Käsebier . 21^—Meade Lux Lewis Alto Saxes 25—Stanley Webb ...... a...... 29 1—Johnny Hodges ...... 22—Albert Ammons 26—Lon Doty ...... —...... 25 23^— Lyman Gandee ’The Biggest Little Band 27—Dave Frankel 2—Toots Mondello 27—Maurice (Hawky) Kogan...... 24 24 »Kelly Sniderman 27—Joe Ci 28^—Pete McMiekle 3—W illir Smith ...... In the Land" 28—Peanuts Hucko ...... 18 25—Jack Gardner ... 28 Biddy 4 Tab Smith ..... 29 George Dessinger ...... 17 SO—Harry Edison 2<»—Ralph Blank ------30—Arthur Rollini ...... 16 30—County 81—Al King ...... -...... 27^—Sonny White ... 31^—Ziggy Talent ...... „...... 14 LICATA BROS. TRIO 32—Irving Goodman ...... 28—Kenneth Kearsey 33—Jimmy McPartlnnd ...... 32—Milt Yaner ...... 13 29—Wayne Hurdell Now 33—Vic Sudo ...... 10 34 "Andy Secrest ...... 30—Jack Fina ---- ...... l^Buddy 9—Doc Rande ...... (None under 10 listed.) Glen Barr's Central Cesino 35—Steady Nelson ...... IO—H y mie ScherUer 4 None under 15 listed.) Rock Island, III. (None under 30 listed.) 3—Maurie Clarinets Guitars 1—-Irving (Faaola) Prest opnik...... 1536 14—Andy Bagni 2—Johnny Mince ...... 1355 1—Charlie Christian ...... 2854 IS^M^lint Neagley 3 ■ Barney Bigard ...... 724 2—Nappy Limare ...... 3^ 4—Pee Wee Russell .. 697 3^—Fred Green ...... 33j -Sid Ca 17—skippy Martin 5—Buster Bailey 215 4—«George Barnes ...... 250 18 Freddie Stulce 6—Abe Most 203 3—Hy White 19—Gigi Bohn 7^—Sam Musiker ...... 179 6- George Van Epps...... 236 10—Nick F 20» ■■Gus Bivona . ... 8 ■■Gus Bivona ...... 164 7—Bobby Hackett ...... 213 21—Te* Beneke — 9» ■ Matty Matlock ...... 163 8—Floyd Smith ...... 17V 12—Buddy 22—Joe Eldridge ..... IO—Wilbur Schwurt* 87 9—Les Paul ...... 173 23—George Auld ..... 11^—Edmond Hall...... 8 4 IO—Mike Bryan ...... I44 14—Cliff L SEASON’S 24—Art Mendelsohn 12---- Danny Polo 71 11—Carmen Mastren ...... 137 13—Reuel Lynch ...... 56 12^Eddie Condon ...... 121 16—Jimmy 11 — Ernie Caceres ...... 51 12—Teddy Bunn ...... 122 17—Ralph < 27---- Eddie Miller 15—Mahlon Clark ...... 47 13—Art Ryerson ...... 97 IB Bernie 28^— Art Ralston 16—Verry Yeverton 24 14 Allen Reuss ...... 9$ GREETINGS 15—Ray Biondi ...... 9$ 20—Bunny 16—Al Casey ...... 82 21—O’Neil 17—Jack Lathrop ...... 79 22—Nat Pol FROM McIntyre 18—Danny Perry ...... 70 23 ■ *^ddie S 19- Oscar Moore ...... 53 24—Hill Exi 25—Charlie 26—Clarenct and his 27^Irving reezidy A Fine Bond^^ (N Has Both-/ darefree 2—Eddie i
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Hillman 5 Billy Strayhon 6—. Bob Haggart ... 30—Tony Leonard 7^—Joe Bishop ... 30—Tony Pari« ...... 8^—Jimmy Mundy 3 (^—Trummy Young 15—Bradley’s Texas Hot Dog«. 30 Ralph Young ... 16 King Sister« ...... 3(^—Lanny Ross .... 17^Four Chip» ...... 30—Tony Martin 18— Rollicker’s Trio ...... 12—Larry Conklin 30^—Eddie Stone . 18— Zutty Singleton ...... 13—Paul Jordan (None under 10 li«ted.) 19 Freddie Slack ...... 'in cere 14—Soany Burke 30—Johnny Morganelli 15—Roger Segure Fem Chirp* ■Jimmy McPartland 31—Django Reinhardt a O'Connell ...... -Raymond Scoti . . (None under 20 listed.) Bass 18—-Axel Stordahl ...... -Five Shades oi Blue 19—Jack Piesa ...... -Lionel Hampton ANDY KIRK 2O^Margie Gibson .... 21—William Moore, Jr...... 22—Joe Haymes ...... fc—Wallrr Haga ...... 23—Fud Livingston ...... Goldberg 2 4—Me! Poweli ...... Sid W eiss ...... 25—-Don Redmond ...... 30—Benny Carter ...... 7—Trigger Alpert ... 26—Dave Rose ...... (Modulate to Page 20) O—alter Yoder 27—BiUy May ...... 9—Eddie McKimmey 27^—Johnny Watson ...... 28 -George Dunning ...... 11«—Jimmy (Rummy) Middled (None under 10 listed.) 12—Marty Blit* ...... 13_ÌM*aeì Crosby ...... Male Singers 14—Milton Hinton ...... - 3—Ray Eberle ..... 4—Bing Crosby .... 5—Dick Haymes 6^—Jimmy Rushing 20—Ed Mihelich .... 7—Joe Turner ... 21—Lee Williams ...... 8—Jack Leonard ... 22—Howard Rumsey ...... 9—Tommy Taylor 23—Bob Casey ...... 24—Phil Stevens...... -Herb Jeffrie« .. 25—Frankie Stone ...... -Harry Babbitt 26—Leo Guarnieri ...... 27—Joe Cabarand . 28—Biddy Bastein .... 29— Howard Cooke ...... (None under 10 listed.) SO—County Washburn 17—Ray McKinley (None under 10 lifted.) 18 - Kenny Sargent Small Combination" 19—Perry Como . -Benny Goodman Sextet...... Drum« 20—Harry Cool ... ■John Kirby ...... MARY LOU WILLIAMS 21—Alan DeWilt ... 21—Tommy Ryan 3—Maurice (Moe) Purtill. 22--- Phil Brito ..... S' -Ray Bauduc 23--- Pha Terrell JUNE RICHMOND 4 -Coxy Cole ...... 24—Buddy Moreno 2USI 5—Dave Tough .... 25—Stewart Wade 6—Ray McKinley ...... 26'-' Billy Eckstein 27—Ford Leary ... FLOYD SMITH &—Sonny Greer ..... 28—Jimmy Young •Pied Piper* 9—Frankie Carlson -Ink Spot« . IO—Nick Fatool . 11—George Wettling HENRY WELLS 12—Buddy Schutx .... IS—Ormand Downes MERRY CHRISTMAS ! Sensational Trombonist li ■■Cliff Leeman . and Vocalist IS—Mickey Seri ma 16—Jimmy Crawford 17—Ralph Collier .... GREETINGS 18—Bernie Mattinnon 19—Sam Weiss ...... 20—Bunny Shawker 21—O’Neil Spencer PERSONAL MANAGEMENT 23—ïddie Shea .... Mel Marvin 24—riUH Exiner ... . and his 25—Charlie Carroll 26- "Clarence Dixon ! 7—Irving Collxer ...... ‘TAKE IT EASY MUSIC RCA BUILDING (None under 10 listed.) DON CASTELLANOS TOASTY PAUL Currently RADIO CITY, N.Y. Arrangers and his 1—Sy Oliver ...... AND HIS ORCHESTRA "Original Siesta Orchestra" THE FLAGSHIP Now playing at Olsen's Restaurant, Chicago NOW—LA CONGA CLUB. CHICAGO Route 29. Union.. N. J.
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XUM, Chicago. December 15. 194] Chicagc smiling and »oddmg Chi Debuts Talent policy is all colored and Jordan Jumps features the Three Bits of Rhythm, (Jumped from Page 19) Weighty Problem Rudolph, Bruce and Tony, on bass, ■voy Sultane ...... elect' ic git? and vibes; Arthur Lee Prize fan letter excerpt of the New Nitery Simpkins, tenor vocalist accompa (Nom under 10 listed.) month, < eceived by Hem? Le nied by Barrington Perry on solo king uf <4»ru vine, NBC maestro of the “Strict Chicago—Chicago’s Loop added vox and piano, and Don Evans, ly from Dixie” show : another show bar to its nitery boogie pianist and scat singer. “ . . . I read in the paper* thal studded Randolph street when Afternoons feature white you have been playing a ‘lead Martin Bryman, midwest sports cocktail combo unknown at press trump« l' on wmi of your broad figure, sneak previewed his Holly time. 6 Kay Kyser - casts. This must be very heavy wood Show lounge here Dec. 2. Eddie. 7—Heary Busse to hold and I wonder what are “The joint is strictly in the Hol B—Blue Barron its advantages over the ordinary lywood motif,” said one of Bry- brass instrument....” inan’s acolytes as he waved an arm Enny De Vries Set at caricatures and enlargements of V ia the 'oik on the walls. “Even At N. Y. Hotel down to the sweater girls,” he SCOO1 added casting a knowing glance at New York — Enny De Vries, BIX 4 a passing waitress, affecting a blonde Belgian canary who came tight red sweater, uplift bra and to the States a year ago, opened MARG all. “This is Hollywood.” at the Piccadilly Hotel Nov. 28 for an indef singing engagement 20' ■ Muggsy Spanier Milwaukee — Mhuwn taking * The ] The local gentry and rival ops 21—Woody Herma* hot chorus on his tenor sax a, editor o Fresh came carnationed, smiling and in the hotel’s Georgian room. She 22—Bob Crosby .... is also broadcasting short-wave to 23^^Jiarlie Barnet Vernon Brown pounds the hides This nodding—at the same time rapidly is luui* Jordan, whose band en ralculating the size of the nut and France and Belgium over stations collectors Set NOW WNBI and WRCA. gaged in jum sessions lust month the chances of success. All seemed al the Entertainers’ Rest here encc of a pleased as they left carnationed, Favorite Soloist» been as i 1—Bessy Goodman after hours. Iordan is now play cording For Your 2—Harry James ~... ing the Fox Head Tavern at Teachers' Directory I immy •aanization Miff Chicago the disco Step to h years ag over hen Drivel Sales sei Dobie (st Discograi ANDY —Para, DULT VADER and Fir Para. 13 RIZZO and Littl HELER O’COnDELL FRRRK LARGORE BOB EBERLV John L Chicago 1 now has Piano-Accordion Instruction In Louis Webiter 28U IIITfl IHOORE oon HommoRD CHARLIE FRAZIER Sults 7U. KimbiM Hall, Chicago OLL suiihg Piano» Learn to play real Swing Piano! BUBBV SCHUTZ TUBIE Send for free “home study" folder. TkAOttast Write fur business offer. GOV SDIITH COmOROTO lee AXEL CHRISTENSEN Studioa sonnv 21 Kimball Hall, Chicaga. IN. JOCK RYRR EDDIE PERRI JORDER Clarinet--Baaa Clarinet ‘'■•uphuar Inslrurlion TED GREENBERG Wo* at SaWla C4tr Maalr Hall Hawa Stadia N. T. ‘"tudw 32 It Ttih St., Jaekwn H«t■ . LI » SOtk St. HA. 9-0440 CO. S-7«Wt » sonnv uinsHBunn Morir Hall—CL S-N72 iippmnn jimmv cnmPHELi BILL BURTOR WILLIAM BELL —Instruction on- Tuba, Trombone, SHORTY soLomson DATE KAZEBIER Euphonium, etc. ARTIE MILLER —Instruction on— String Bass. Rudiments and Modern Dance Playing. 117 Wwl 4«lh St, Na. York CHy Beadwiaw S-3224 XUM, iS. 1941 Chicagc December 15. 1941 Feature DOWN BEAT this after 'oeating the original on Gennett. Now Bill Love finds the same side on Supertom 9368 under the name of Eddie Walker and His Band. Reverse, the same group mcconkey playing Tight Like That. Collector's Catalogue — Jeff R THEHÖT BOX Aldani—The Old Bank House, 7, ORCHESTRA COMPANY Gosditch St., Cirenchester, Glos. England. War time has not slowed A COLUMN FOR RECORD COLLECTORS down his ardent interest in Louis, Bessie, Chicagoans, New Orleans PRESENTS jazz, or Don Redman. Once was chairman of the No. I. Rhythm by GEORGE HOEFER. JR. iv* d»i», chumo) Club in London and sub-editor of Via Special Wire from London—“WAR TIME BRITAIN the now gone English jazz maga zines. Hot News and Ballroom and CHARLIE BOB SCOOPS JAZZ WORLD STOP MATRIX OF UNKNOWN Band. Has written for Down Beat, BIX AND HIS GANG DISCOVERED HERE STOP TITLE Melody Maker and Swing Music. FISK McGREW Plays jazz trombone as an ama MARGIE STOP PARLOPHONE ISSUING HERE.” teur. And His Orchestra And His Orchestra king « The Hot Box received the above wire from Ray Sonin, Melvin Johnston — Box 324— Featuring Opening— «ax u editor of the English Melody Maker last week. Hackberry, La. Bix, Chicagoans, e hide* Muggsy Spanier and The Condon GINNY COON This news comes as a complete surprise to American Bix groups on Commodore. BILTMORE HOTEL, mil en* collectors inasmuch as the exist-^ Tune Town, Palm Beach, month encc of another Gang side has not Indiana Inn on the Chi South Side. Eleanor Law — 4300 S. Drexel, it here been as much as hinted by the re Use? piano, drums, alto and bass. Chicago. Specializes in Chicagoans. St. Louis on Xmas Week On January 20th » piny, cording data left by the Okeh Jimmy “I Know That You Solo of the Month. Bennj Mor nt < cd. Company nor have any of the par- JKnow ” Noone is greeting his old ton’s trombone on Teddy Wilson’s o lend* ticipating musicians ever testified pali Wesley Neff (ex-Chi Jazz Info, Orchestra Twenty Four Hours A in Mil. to the effect that an additional side 'correspondent) home on Army fur Day. Brunswick 7550. was waxed but never issued. lough at his new job at the Sky Bar on the far northwest side of Uways Something New Chicago.( Bejcek into Army BILL There seems to be something new D. J. Mullen, record dealer at RUD s turning up right along to spur the 984j Pine Street, Muskegon, Mich., Chicago—Joe Bejcek, trombonist NANCE interest of the hot record collector. is interested in buying up old Hen with Bob Strong’s ork, was in WAPLES The collectors who have completed dersons,, Bix sides, and Louis Arm ducted into the army Nov. 22. He And His their Bix collections will now have strong discs. His Piano to get to work and obtain the new is replaced by Al Lube. Hollywood be no C.orrection, Please! And His Orchestra fibers of Parlophone from England or bet Clubmen ter still campaign for its issue Ken Schram of Ripon has done GREETINGS! Featured— Now, 21 by over here. KG VELMA- un I Studi« I 30th S' JEAN DARST IWt « And Their And Her All Girl Orchestra Swingettes Opens Now, BOTEL EVANGELINE, MAYFAIR Alexandria, La Kansas City f'ecember 17th 1 For details, rail write wire McConkey Orchestra Company and Chambers Bldg., Kansas City, Mo. ng. Night Phone. Victor 1986 Day Phone, Victor III''7 Hr XLH DOWN BEAT Chicago With the above opening, come "Off-the-Beam Drips Shaw Hires Hoi Morrison Band the first of the year, Club Holly Chords and wood is going to padlock its por Don't Play Swing!" Heart Fiddler for Ork Into Lushless tals until early summer. Boss man Rudy Rhea wants to bask on the Discords Kuuhu9 City New York—Artie Shaw, c To thi Editors: recommendat) on Lips Page- Club for Kids Florida sand. This leaves the Dean (Jumped from Page 12) hired Sarimy Caplan, hot violinist, Morrison band free for the first Stan himself will udinit were very It kills my soul to hear re.d by THE TIGER time in over two years. played bj Muggsy Spanier, for the Shaw string section. Cap popular with the crowds attending Crosby (25 per cent of the ting lan. an Iowa boy who recently Madison, Wis.—Dean Morrison’s Modemole» Held Over Balboa. anyway), and Artie Shaw, otrinp played in the Abe Lyman combo, fine dixie group is slated to reopen Jack Rael’s college crew has the It is true that Stan gave Ralph and nil, (now watch some Joined Shaw in Philadelphia. the Marine club, only spot in town Wisconsin kids jumpin’. Band is a break by playing a lot of Ralph', write me u poison pen letter Artie may feature Sammy’s gut except the U of Wisconsin’s 770 sparked by Raels enthusiastic originals on the Mutual network. that mixture) und the fine Negi« scraping solos. club using cabaret style. tenor and the hide work of Sam Stan has made quite a few arks throughout the land, «tw Club to Be Dry Glazer. Rest of the personnel in transcriptions for MacGregor thin have those off-thc-beam dripe "HAL'1 LO and GREETINGS Nightly dancing may be inaugu cludes Eddie Adler, and Chuck t .inscriptions, which are being re tell an unsuspecting public that from rated if the w eek-end policy now in Justus, saxes; Harley Enloe, Ar leased to radio stations for broad they arc The Band That ¡‘la* use proves fruitful. Club is de min Lietzke, and Bill Zumach, casting only. the Blues or the best Boogi, HAL WASSON signed to keep the college kids in brasses; Sid Traxler, piano, and Now no man is going to risk his Woogie band in the business. •nd his ORCHESTRA town for their kicks. Recently four Don Fellows on the bull fiddle. . . . reputation on a bunch of inactive The minute white bands get tht Currently young people were killed returning Loretta and Dick Geier, as the originals and arrangements if he idea they arc playing swing, they HOTEL WM. FERRY from clubs outside the city. No in Modernotes, are doing a splendid GRAND HAVEN. MICHIGAN thinks they are no good; especially begin playing complicated tech toxicating drinks will be sold. job at the Loraine cocktail lounge when he is on his way to the top. niques, making noises like a herd They’ve been booked for an addi Yet, Stan has used ten or more of of seasick elephants, and the bnut tional four weeks. . . . Doc Richard Ralph’s originals and arrange section plays loud enough to kick son, Will Bradley’s road manager, ments on these transcriptions. the needle out of the groove. is a physical culture enthusiast. Bill B miges Here a your chance, you boogie It is all right to write in and woogie boys. Why not the Bar Bell correct an article when the writer is misinformed, but I don’t believe Boogie The Medicine Ball in seeing how bad you cun cut the Red Mack Not Boogie. party that n ceivcd the credit thru n<. fault uf his, and I believe Stan In Ellington Show Capita will agree with me as he and Yaw Hollywood, Cal. are the best of friends. Tn the Editors: Wise I am a mutual friend of both I must take issue with you an Pen Ralph and Stan and would like to your story on Will Osborne and Band see this end here. his new men—to he specific—Red A / ^rodperoud !]eiv /Jear TOO! H. S. Dalumore Mack. Duke Ellington's band Guarantees the music for Jump for Joy and in = FRANKIE CARLE Duke’s band at the time and (till present in the trumpet section an Composer-Pianist with Horace Heidt Good Appearance with Rex Stewart, Ray Nance and Wal Featured on lace Jones. To my knowledge und COLUMBIA RECORDS—NBC "Treasure Chest" I believe I should know, Red Mack Buddy Clarke never did play any of the muric in Jump for Joy. I handled publicity and his orchestra for the show and never met Red. Nate Krevitz 31st Month ’^«Selmer MO Cocoanut Grove Cab Calloway Bows SINCERE PORTA-DESK Park Central Hotel To D.B. Writer New York City To the Editors: WISHES New York City Cab Calloway has asked me to thank und compliment the Down Beat writer whose story of the Toi death of Chu Berry was printed aUdd in the Nov. 15 Down Beat. Cab and B desires to express his personal ELLA FITZGERALD pleasure and admiration for the swell story. He thought it truly Season's greetings expressed the fine person that Chu Berry was. Who wrote it? Douglas Whitney Cab Calloway Office LO! Notes Author of tho Berry artielo mi FOUR INK SPOTS tho Beat*« Neto York editor, Buko Dortur, Th« J llltrnj Arnab BOB TRENDLER and Director WGN Dance Orchestra //ew 1/tar CLARENCE LOVE AND HIS ORCHESTRA LUCKY MILLINDER NBC Coast "Romance IFith Loef ROSETTA THARPE to Coast Mike Falk Orcbtitrat Network SM kook Udg.. Detroit. Web. TINY BRADSHAW r STAN LIL GREEN ENTON k AND HIS ORCHESTRA » Offer Season's Greetings DOC WHEELER AND HIS SUNSET ORCHESTRA SEASON'S GREETINGS I vrsonat /Representative Now playing sensational run Ronnv BAXTER •«C M« t at Palladium, ORCHESTRA GALE INC. DECCA Now on low 48 W. 48th Street • New York City Hollywood EkImIv« Man*9»m«nl RECORDS AaaiMtil Bookiag Cerr « W. Wi $♦.. N.Y.C. .. XUMi 15.19Q rhimgo. December 15, 1941 DOWN BEAT P« Ar Improve Worry •inceri *a City mERRV »mns FROM Your realjt« RRV HERBECK tier, Hoi TO ALL ZUTTY SINGLETON the time AND HIT AND Bonds Music With Romanee JIMMY RYAN >me je^ “Front” ter about ’n’ Negi» SCHROEDER HOTEL ☆ ind, and MILWAUKU With aro driu CURRENTLY blic that Optnutt LOG CAMM LA KUS. A wk. 53 W. 52nd Si., N. Y. C. at Play, ☆ ☆ Ninth Seaton—Sun Vatlay, Idaho Boo^s ness. » get th, ing, they ^Selmer ed tech MERRY XMAS SEASON'S GREETINGS e ii herd CHUCK TRAVIS PORTA-DESK the bran SEASON’S GREETINGS —from— ORCHESTRA i to kick Featuring Ray Chapmaa, Johaay Mar- ove, tixia. Jimmy Grifta . . . Noto Playing B'KuER JIIDIDV HILLIARD Green Gables lan, Vestmiaister, Calif. ASM YOUR LOCAL MUSIC DEALER Assistant Mesical Director Ebne Duffield STATION WBBM —and his orchestra— COLUMBIA BROADCASTING Vocalists— SYSTEM LaVaughn Hammond Organ & d, CaL Chicago. IIHach __ Bobbie i you on Ernia DuSaM Orckattru Sarviea Piano Duo ron< and AFMNI5 Fostoria, Ohio ific—Red Jerry and Vi Wagner 1 played Currently >y J nd in SEASON'S GREETINGS HOTEL SPALDING and still ctioii un Duluth, Minn. ¿nd Wal- idg< and FULTON acy an .ranger led Mack AUTHORS A COMPOSERS ft ARRANGERS Permanent Address: St. Cloud, Minnesota music in lUulteJ 1 /ou publicity let Red, JiEvm ’•ny WS MOON RIVER WLW k City d me to ie Down GREETINGS ' of th« Cbueh printed Glidden Oroeaberf vat. Cab and Band Proprietor personal for the BOUBESTON’S SINCERE GREETINGS FROM it truly that Chu CAFE in HIT NEY ay Office LOS ANGELES Urtici» «NN ive Desiar, Tha Sunday Afternoon Jam Spot Siano« at Van Nau AX I 05* XMAS CHEERS rar E GENI KRUPA IA AND HIS ORCHESTRA cuuUJii ÙkIuìIh ☆ ☆ ☆ # FEATURING . . . CURRENTLY EMPIRE ROOM ROY (LITTLE JAZZ) ELDRIDGE (mor .Nauso WON-MUTUAL ANITA O'DAY JOHNNY DESMOND * CURRENTLY ON TOUR OPENING .. . Paramount Theater, N. Y„ December 31st # RETURNING BY POPULAR DEMAND TO... Panther Room, Hotel Sherman, February 27th ER ☆ ☆ ALSO FEATURED IN Samuel Goldwyn Picture Ball of Fire 24 DOWN BEAT News Chicago, December 15, 19<| Chicagc the other members of his party at another table and placed a screen New M. Krismon Ork Debate Color line in front of them! TO Beat Contrib to Station CBS Web Show Stan B. King Applied to Dixon Gayer, University of Cal by WALT RELLER ifornia senior and another Down St. Louis—Santa will leave two local bands at two local Beat contrib, ia a new hand in the ballrooms with Mil Krisman at the Casa Loma and Jimmie Down Beat Ellington KROW production setup. Dixon has been around quite a bit. Be McGuire at the Showboat. Mil Krisman’s eleven piece outfit by DAVE HOUSER fore landing the KROW job, he is new. This is their first local engagement outside of on®, om Oakland, Cal.—Duke Ellington’s ran his own booking agency for niters, but reports from surround-1^ recent visit to the Bay region to some time, and for several years ing territory give him top rating. Klein, trumpet and trombone, aad play a week at the Golden Gate had his own band boasting such Bobby Fisher on clarinet, togeth© Barney Josephson theater found the usual number of gates as Jackson Terry and Don Feature* BaasUt Sid Roland with the Organ Ensemble, the Sy», so-called “Good Americans” who Bowden. . . Lou De Alva, trumpet He uses a string section and copation Quartet and the full at*, run restaurants and hotels doing man with Sal Carson when he was features such men as Al Marino dio orchestra is KXOK’s solution ! Proprietor Sal Carcione, has reformed and is on trumpet, Marvin Hohman on to the problem of supplying mn«^ his part? f^l outB of place* Just selling ads for a local rag. . . The tenor, Sid Roland on bass as well to satisfy all demands for both town lost a truly colorful charac as himself on sax for specialty ef sweet and swing music. of pened at one of the downtown eat ter when William (Mournful Bill) fects. It’s a young outfit that is eries across the bay. The arrival Spesert was drafted. His sad gaining a name rapidly. The Jim of Duke and his party caused songs, mandolin solos and gaudy mie McGuire outfit is booked for CAFE SOCIETY some confusion among the waiters, shirts will be missed. five weeks and features George Former Abe Kenton Clicks in Bay Bohler at the piano. to sit out in the open but seated Downtown S* Uptown Stan Kenton, pride of the L. A. Bonnie King, KMOX chirp is Lyman Chirp Down Beaters, made plenty of starring in Syncopation Piece, the ★ ★★★★★★★ friends as a result of his one- CBS network program with Ben Back to Air “MANY THANKS for nighter here. Stan should set the Feld and his orchestra. Syncopa big town on its ear when he goes tion Piece originates here in the by ROSS CHRISTENA the ALERTNESS and MERRY XMAS! to New York. . . Earl Penney, San KMOX studio for the entire CBS Leandro trumpet man, is now network coast to coast. The KXOK Indianapolis—Frankie Parriak QUALITY JOE playing in the pit ork at the sextet, featuring Emmett Schus former Abe Lyman vocalist, u Reheai Golden Gate. He formerly was ter, piano; Johnny Rose, bass; back in town again, where he aic that; of with Ray Noble. Bob Heuer, guitar; Orlin and Ray started his singing career with of New GERKEN Charlie Davis’ orchestra. Parriih Eraestin AT TRE ORGAN is to have his own radio progran member which will be aired over WIRE that D’J DOWN BEAT GAYETY VILLAGE daily. He will be accompanied by No Loner of HOT JAZZ ★ * MERRY CHRISTMAS ★ * Dessa Byrd with whom he worked CM»*», UUnnU when he first began singing. can get along without it.** Sho* Dick Peirce’s fine local band ★ ★★★★★★★ received their union cards the With Meade Lux Dewis latter part of this month and are looking forward to some locatioa FEATURING jobs the first of the year. . . , Plani Meryl Johnston was in town for i JOE TURNER, VOCALIST over a week and really gave all the local bands he heard si lot of Springf vw # V W V V NOW good advice. . . . Various organi Virgil Ph SWANEE INN zations go hog-wild at this time business i of the year and book in some of union is ] HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA the best names they can obtain requiring for their Christmas dances. Bands uniforms booked include Al Donahue, Bobbi Nothi Byrne, Lionel Hampton, Les It seem Brown, Pinky Tomlin and Jim™ James. have becc their dres carelessne and non-u Modernize Your level. To have not! MERRY XMAS Rond's public tht our stand GREETINGS Appearance a more at any rate c For better its< Forrest 1942 fronting t rm utiFUBUim twins of the da And Their Orchestra With college an iust been Featuring rings ou: THE Jack Holmes The Norton Sisters Pettit an< been doini Don Cornell Twin Choir Hill. The the oppor The Twinsters Three joying a 1 ANDREWS Currently - Reimer Lose Pelham Heath, in Pelham, N. Y. Four cl PORTA-DESK ularly. Tl Direction Frisco, ai Chamber < hole |120 SISTERS M. C. A. appearanc BE! Keith Mi Bob W H DECCA RECORDS Swing and Sway CONTIN Ctoonvillo Greetings ☆ ☆ ☆ Personal Management from Lou Levy SAMMY KAYE Direction VICTOR NBC RECORDS SUNDAY SERENADE General Amusement Corp. Currently Casino on the Park Essex House N. Y. Personal Management Direction 15,19Ü rhirngg- December 15,1941 News DOWN BEAT Swing Publisher BMI Okays Bon Bon to Dunce! New 8-Year Gets Rebuked by PAT LITTLE Erie, Pa.—Local jive patrons New York—A moral victory for Yo loca] Licenses got there kicks here last week in the defunct Swing magazine was reading a flashy feature story J inmie New York—A new plan of li- gained here in the Supreme Court announcing the appearance of * outfit of New York, despite the fact a the “world’s greatest dancer,” censing which will give Broad decision was handed down denying of ODfr cast Music, Inc., an income in Bon Bon, with Jan Savitt’s ork the mag’s application for a tem at the Erie Daily Times’ XMAS »ne, aid excess of a million dollars a year, porary injunction to halt Barney FUND SHOW here Dec. 16. t'gethe for the next eight years, was an B. Leventhal’s use of the Swing Story appeared in the Time« and theSyt title on his own magazine. went to great lengths to extol full ¿g, nounced recently by BMI directors Justice William T. Collins ex here. The new contract will run Bon Bon’s dancing abilities. solutioa coriated Leventhal, saying that Bon Bon is Savitt’s scat singer ng mu* from March 12, 1942, to March 11, “obviously he is deliberately and and has never been known to ex for boU 1950. studiously endeavoring to lead the ecute a single step on the stand. BMI license fees will continue public to believe that he is carry to be based upon a sliding scale ing on from where the plaintiff dependent upon the gross income left off—that he is editing the same of the radio station. Stations in Swing magazine heretofore pub the lowest income classification lished by the plaintiff.” will have their maximum fees re Leventhal recently started a duced from 1 per cent to three- new magazine called Swing, which quarters per cent Those in the is not the same as the old periodi SEASON'S highest categories will have their cal. maximum fees reduced from 1.66 GREETINGS per cent to 1.2 per cent The new contract brings into First Prize for it JOHNNY 1 arri* effect clearance at the source by GUARNIERI RehfiarSaiS Al . TdilXD, particularly when it’s symphonic mu all networks, regional and nation *7- ^^4 cal ist, h al. New deal with radio stations pianist vhere he sic that you are playing. D’Artegn, director of the NYA Symphony Ork eer with means that BMI and its “father,” ★ DAVE of New York, is shown giving pianist Irene Kantor a few pointers as the Radio industry, is still fighting Economy MaìÌ . Paniti Ernestine Cline looks on. The girls are only two of the 30 feminine ASCAP and when the current TOUGH progn® members of this 120 piece orchestra and from this photo we’d judge ASCAP contracts run out in nine drums sr WIR! that D’Artega is enjoying his work, musically and socially. years, Radio will have a powerful Janied by song publishing organization of ie worked its own, and will in no way be Convenience^ ig him back soon however on a pop McKIMMEY Show Your Tux ular price-percentage deal which dependent upon ASCAP firms or eai band will give them a chance to break writers. bass ards the With Your Card, even. i and an SEASON'S GREETINGS ★ MIKE s location aar. . . . Plans AFM Exec BRYAN town for by BO-BO PIKE Bradley Sends guitarist gave all I a lot of Springfield, Mo. — According to Cats at Prom Rhythm Section is organi- Virgil Phillips, local 150’s talented with this tine business agent and secretary, the by JAY HART i some of union is planning some means of Artie Shaw requiring all members to wear Urbana, Ill.—Will Bradleysur-_ an obtain prised skeptics here recently when es. Bandi uniforms at every engagement. he set an all time record for the ue, Bobby Nothing Better to Offer? last ten years at the Inter-Frat ton, Leg It seems that some of the boys dance. id Jimmy have become rather careless in Cats who were not interested in their dress at recent dances. This the dancing crowded the balconies carelessness tends to put the union and cheered as Bradley's fine solo and non-union bands on the same ists took chorus after chorus. Out Season’s Greetings level. To quote Phillips, “If we standing were Ray McKinley on have nothing better to offer the drums, Billy Maxted on piano, and public than a union card, maybe Will, himself, on trombone. our standing will be improved by Some of the local hot fans were a more attractive appearance.” At a bit disappointed when the Junior ■ delh any rate our union is on its toes to class announced their choice of CHUCK better itself wherever possible. Herbie Kay and Gray Gordon for Forrest Wassen, who has been their prom this month. COURTNEY fronting a band and booking most F0ST6R of the dances for State Teacher’s college and also Drury college, has and his i'ust been called to the army. This irings our total to ten. . . . Jerry AND HIS ORCHESTRA Second Season Pettit and his 13-piece ork have ORCHESTRA been doing a nice biz for Half-A- featuring Hill. The public seem to appreciate Dick Dildine the opportunity they have of en Joe Martin joying a large ork. ACADEMY AWARD Jack Milton Bob Moonan CHICAGO Lose $1200 on Templeton JIMMY BAND 1941 Charlie Broad Four clubs now use bands reg WGN-MBS ularly. They are Lurvey’s, Ritz, featuring Frisco, and Half-A-Hill. The Jr. Chamber of Commerce went in the hole $1200 on Alec Templeton’s HAL PRUDEN Management William Morris Agency, Inc. appearance. They are bringing JAMES JIMMY CASTLE and his Orchestra BEST WISHES FROM Keith McVeigh and The Boys Cincinnati Bob W.H.n D«l. Tottan Harland Schermerhorn CONTINENTAL CLUB CAFE Oraanvilla Michigan LRUJREnce WELK Greetings of the Season RUSS WINSLOW Now on Extensive Theatre Tour AND HIS Returning December 25, BAND TRIANON BALLROOM Chicago WGN-MUTUAL DECCA RECORDS In Second Year at HOTEI. LAFAYETTE KEITH BAIN, Personal Manager Rockford, Illinois Exclusive Management: FREDERICK BROTHERS MUSIC CORP. XUM, DOWN BEAT Chieggo. Decomber 15. IMI Chican Cev Olson Set For Ninny's Nicollet Hotel So You Want to Play by DON LANG Hot Music ? Minneapolis — Cev Olson’s fine San I Minneapolis Athletic club band will radio st take over the bandstand of the by Norman Bates band f) Nicollet hotel here on Jan. 2, with the Inter ever several changes pending in his Don’t get me wrong, I am not going to teach you a hot Uni ver present band. Jeanne Arland will mg terril probably handle the fem vocals, style in this article. Far from it. However, I would like you In th< la with change« in the sax and rhythm to read over these following hints and suggestions. Accept har. feat what you like, but at least think them over. Nelson, a sections contemplated. ’Tis a Night or so Before drew ove George Paulson, one of Minny’s Most of the letters I receive every week are from students XmaS and the* lads at the Flag 1500 in a best grad tenor men, back with chip, Union. N.J., hang their who think that “hot men” are born—not made. 1 am old ternit> a fashiuned enough to believe that, and the Claude Thornhill again, missing stockings user a port hole and Many of my student hot men get Sanin Claus Mel Marvin in most babies are born without the mate 400 the draft because of his eyes. . . . least conception of what a musical learn to play hot at different stage* Marty Leet newest trumpet-vibe a rowbou I. Rug Sadenwater and in their careers. Some early—some Georgie Stubbirr have a tug-of- instrument is like — never mind man st Jennings in place of Toby how to play it hot. late. Two of the nation’s outstand The h suxaphone as Chuck Bode and ing hot men of today were student* down to Michalson, who tried out with Al vie Jain take vide». Marvin However, I do believe that il the sudden desire for a musical instru of mine. They did not learn tu The Pala Ijtwrtnce Welk when tbe Welk leads hi* band at the Flagship. play hot until they had been play, with Pai ment is planted in the human body, tow. Ran band played the Orpheum theater it is only how well cultivated and ing professional for years. If this the first week in December. was born in them as many of their cis Drake Lakota’s. GAC has a follow-up spot fertile the mind behind the body is hotel in t Saleh's Visit Terrific for this zany crew in Chicago. . . . that makes for brillance or genius. fans believe, it sure took a helluva long time to come out. Mark Ho The top novelty combo originat Another of the Twin Cities top on record notch outfit» for the last few years Few Play Hot by Nature Memory Is Habit ing here, Nate’s Swinging Gates, I have found in a cross section Gary 1 with a new bass man, Butch Dav has been the Noncha'ants, playing Memory is habit. If studied, it the Bal '1 midway between Minneapolis and of over 200 students that only 20 enport, giving added lift to the could play a fairly natural hot will prove invaluable for retaining tract as outfit, starts tonight (Dec. 15) at St. Paul, and soon going on the ballroom, road for the Zukor office. ->tyle. The odd thing about these Anticipation was such among as the melodic line, rhythm idea* crowds w Monday night, December 1, was 20 was that they were the only and harmonic structure. All hot some of the fine negro and white ones who could sing what they for many a banner night for the Twin Cities’ men agree that they usually ap outfit fills colored population and the white musicians here for these carvings, wanted before they played it. In proach their hot playing thru first that the spots were jumping two fact, they faked straight melodies Sal’s bam fans as well, when Louis Arm the melody; next the melody with outfit in t strong’* band hit here at the Mari or three nights before Satchoo and better. Why? Because all of them rhythm, and third, harmony added admitted that they had a yen to Martin gold ballroom for the first time, the boys arrived. Ray Her- to the rhythm and melody. boy in th followed by terrific sessions in the becks' band is one-night ing listen and imitate what they heard. This needed no special talent on You can class hot men in pretty with a tei after hour spots. through this territory. much the same manner as writers outfit. The their part to memorize, but it was and speakers. One can memorise a vital asset to playing hot. Re sax patte and deliver a wonderful speech and chords. M member the old saying: “None arc yet can not write it. The other can so blind as they who will not see.” write but can not speak it. To prove that hot men are made, not born: Anyone Can l*am Style MERRY CHRISTMAS 1 do not lay any claim to having produced hot men, but I do know that anyone can learn a style. How wu HAPPY NEW YEAR -K Amad far they wish to take it beyond AND that—is their business. _ 14a.ppy. 7/w 1'frur One of the greatest drawbacks to FROM learning to play hot is that self conscious corny stage. No one ii GEO. AL. LANG immune to it. So keep punching. SEASON'S GREETINGS Kin«. OrrSaal-a of 4U—Uc cur, ALL JOHNNY MESSNER NOW PLAYINC 4*0 HIS OaCNESTRS TIVOLI CAFE Cumtulyt Haul McAlpin, K T. C, 860 Wathington St., Botto*, Matt, Du. M.C.A. Holiday Greeting* LIONEL DEE PETEBSON and hi« “Music Designed for Your Dancing JOHN and Listening Pleasure." HAMPTON Now—Wayiid«, W. Springfield, Mau NO1 SIXTEEH MEH SEASON’S GREETINGS OF MUSIC from WITH RUBEL BLAKELY CARL HOFF Doing tbe Vocal* and his ORCHESTRA Now on Eastern Theater Tour and THE MORPHY SISTERS Decca Records Exclusively BOB CROSBY ALL THE BOYS Now at Personal Mamgemenf Recording Music for the Paramount Picture TOP HAT, Union City, N.J. JOE GLASER "HOLIDAY INN" RCA Building Three Ring Time' Radio City, N.Y. (Ballantine A'e) OKEH RECORDS NBC—Friday* The Trianon * Decca NBC i Los Angeles Records MUTUAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM XUM, 5,1941 Chicago. December 15, 1941 DOWN BEAT Burandt Ork Dumped Dottie Reid Set A New With Bob Allen 'Point New York -Bob Mien has a By CBS Web Change new girl vocalist in Dotty Reid, an Arkansas girl who came to New by DIXON GAYER York looking for a job and was Sau Francisco—With the proposed CBS outlet switch from signed by Allen 24 hours after she WiU Boost radio station KSFO to KQW, KSFO released Dick Aurandt’s arrived. Allen and band are at the Rosemont in Brooklyn, finishing Your Bond band from service late last month. Band is still working in up there this week after a long the International Settlement, how-a> run which the managers of the ever. for the band. George Lopez stars ballr<»om claim was the most suc on amazing alto sax. Bud O’Neill J a hot University of California is pull cessful of any band to play the ing terrific big-name band crowds. plays featured tram excellently. place. ike you In the last two months, University Though several of the hoys aie har. featured Gene Krupa, Ozzie still in higl school, the band will Accept Nelson, and Duke Ellington. Gene go union within the month, prob drew over 4000, Ozzie drew around ably, and expects to do well on "Selmer tudents 1500 in a restricted dance for fra open dates. ternity and sorority groups only, Alvino Rey and the King Sisters HUBT FARBER am old made a one-nighter visit to Oak Al Kavelin ha» other things and the Duke drew an approxi on hi» mind in addition to lead WLW PORTA-DESK hot men land in what was pactically a mate 4000. ing his band. Those “thing»” Nethcrland Plaza H nt stage* Hotel Strike Hit* Lull command engagement The Kings and Alvino all started from Oak are shown above. They .ire Al*» CINCINNATI ly - some The hotel strike has settled twin daughter«, Karin and »utstand- land. The one-nighter was visitors I down to a calm and peaceful life. Kamille Kavelin, 2 year, old, rtudenti day with all the friends of the The Palace Hotel is still scot free gang on hand. who live with Mrs. Kavelin and learn tn with Paul Whiteman’s outfit in their big sinter in Chicago Mrs. sen play- tow. Ran Wilde is in the Sir Fran Kavelin ie the former Virginia i. If this Gilcrest. Kavelin is on tour with cis Drake, the only union aigned THE of their hotel in the city. St. Francis and Lepol and Evans his bund in the East and may r helluva Mark Hopkins are making money not get to »pend Christina» at CABIN BOYS on record dances. Open Music Shop home with his “little twin hep* wish every one A Gary Nottingham, recently of Upper Darby, Pa. — Al Lepol chick», MERRY CHRIST udied, it the Bal Tabarin, is on short con and Morrie E-ans, prominent MAS and e HAPPY retaining tract as house band for Sweet’s Philadelphia trombonists formerly -REDUCE YOUR TAXES— NEW YEAR. Now ng, »nth ballroom, Oakland. Gary is pulling with Jan Savitt and Joey Kearns. in their 2nd engage hm ideal crowds which Sweet’s hasn’t seen respectively, associated Standard ment at the Brown All hot for many a month. Sal Carson’s with the Leopold and Evans music Bookkeeping System Derby Cellar Bar, rally ap- outfit fills in spots at the room. shop here. Neither has abandoned Warren, Ohio. thru first Sal’s band is the up and coming his instrument, however. They’ll for Orchestras Personnel: ludy with outfit in th< area. both continue to blow their slip Enables you to maintain proper control ny added Martin Paich is the fair haired horns professionally. of your Business Income and Expenses, TYRE • BOBBY thereby INCREASING YOUR NET RAYMOND boy in the Bay area these days PROFIT — in addition, accurate Ac in pretty with a terrific Negro styled swing counting and Payroll Records enable s writer» outfit. The boys cut Luncefordesque ___ __ Season's Greetings _____ you to REDUCE YOUR TAXES to a munorise sax patterns and play Ellington »eech and chords. Mart does all arranging JOHNNY LAWRENCE START THE NEW YE IR RIGHT "Wizard of the Keyboard' Send for free details at once other cu —Roller Records— STANDARD SYSTEMS Accounting Service Bureau ilyle 'Merry Christmas fo you' N w Featured at imp from J to having Angola Rink, Cornwall, N.Y. 80 Boyhton Street Boston. Mass. do know tyle. How it beyond AND HIS ORCHESTRA —Currently— wbacks to Oriental Gardens, Lansing, Mich. that self- fo one is punching. INGS HOLIDAY >NER JOHN GREETINGS *. r.c. SULLIVAN HIS TRUMPET HIS ORCHESTRA GREETINGS! JOHNNIE CUTLER and his orchestra Currently on nn Extensive featuring CHARLIE Tour of the Middlewest LEE STERLING NOW ON TOUR Management Permanent Address WEEMS INC.. CHICAGO 27 A. Elm St., Worcester, Mass. SPIVAK THE BOYS SEASON'S GREETINGS GARY STEVENS And the VINCENT LOPEZ Now on Tou OKEH Records Currently, Hotel Taft, N. Y. C. Exclusive Management Broadcasting six times weekly WM. MORRIS AGENCY, INC. NBC Blue—Twice Weekly to South America Per, Rep.—Manny Heicklen TEM XUM Chicago, DOWN BEAT News Chicago, December 15, 19<| Musicians Robbed Harlan Leonard Hires Steubenville, O.—Buddy Calvert, trumpet player, and Vic Jarowey, tenor saxist, both with Van Key’s Flashy Girl Pianisl ork playing at the Half-Moon club Kansas City—Conceding that 1941 was “just a bum year” and that here, were robbed recently. Calvert his band needed a weeding out and also new blood, Harlan Leonard will lost several valuables and Jarowey begin 1942 with a sensational new aggregation which will feature a a clarinet. New Y girl, Orvella Moore, at the piano. assign mer ♦♦»»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»»•»»»t ; Miss Moore, formerly with the Harlem Playgirls, weighs about 90 Time seri pounds and pounds “more and heavier ivory than most men I know,” old ganH'" Using 1 Leonard says. Leonard also has® as bassist, Freddie Hopkins is moved Jimmy Ross over to first favorite i guitarist doubling vocals, and Ray discs, Mu chair trumpet, teaming with Herb mond Howell, one of Walter Page’s in the chi Wiggins and Charlie (Little Dog) old Blue Devils, is on drums. The Honey, Johnson. Trombones now are J. E. band, which cut 16 sides for Blue ago when SEASON'S Green and a youngster from Tul bird in 1940, rates with Jay Mc- Champagi sa, Floyd Haynes. Saxes line up Shann’s crew as the most popular kowsky’s GREETINGS with the leader on first alto, Jim in this area. my Keith and Curtis Foster, ten Slanned t< ors, and Earl Jackson, third alto. y-l-By a 3 * GEORGIE etlia on tl Myra Taylor and Ernie Williams Tucker Ork in You usi AULD remain vocalists. Old Flam Winston Williams has returned Cincy RR Crash cause for Goodman Honored . . . Again Benny Goodman wins a Nothin’ ' ★LES Cincinnati — The Orrin Tucker poll. This time Ed Flynn of Down Beat’s New York office presente Season's Greetings band escaped without injury here than to h ROBINSON recently when the train in which him with the Gretsch award. Goodman’s band was voted favorite by Whistler they were riding crashed head on the American Guild of Banjoists, Mundolinists and Guitarists in eon* tier's Mot H ★CHARLIE mention at Niagara Falls. Benny and band are at Hotel New York n Ln cami with another as it entered the Manhattan. In addition, Benny is currently leading Down Beat’s band yards here. Five persons were in i Tune and DiMAGGIO jured in the crash. poll. Down Beat pic by Ray Levitt. ’ constant The Tucker baggage was held up Made the ★ARTIE three hours but was removed in they call 1 time to make their first show at I dream BAKER the Shubert theater. t although . —Bud Ebel Treat into Sixth Year; World on * a Month U ★ MICKEY Guess I’ll FOLUS MATT LUKE Confess aad hb ORCHESTRA Designed Ork Opener Given Nix Sax Section 11205 Continental, Cleveland, O. To Moke by RAI TREAT with Auburn, N. Y.—This is an anniversary column. Five yean HOLIDAY GREETINGS ago this month your columnist began writing central New Mad Artie Shaw York news for Down Beat. Musicians’ A few weeks ago Mike Peluso booked his quartet into the Big b LOU v Venice restaurant. Mike was to manage the dining room and ^SINGER Work Easier play piano with singing-drummer Don Smith fronting the In K< unit. The boys told their friends^ and relatives to drop in and see Wally Stoefler’s beckoning finge I Kansas Drummer, CBS Staff, Chicago them. But opening night never 1is pointing at tenorenor man Eid ’ the name came. Two days before the gala .Hamilton. Hamilton is the boy «ho organizati occasion, the proprietor told Mike, had a fine band in the woodohd dancers t< “It’s no go.’’ And don’t you think this past summer but gave up tht in here ft there aren’t four mad musicians in idea when work failed to come it. title is n 'eaSon J - «Selmer this town. At present Dick is working with tion for Stoefler After Hamilton Freddie Page. Dancers. । Renzi ai Osborne John Ant PORTA-DESK Local boy Eddie Beyer, who ner. First worked with Johnny Hamp for a Recently when Charlie Barnet Will Brad long spell and more recently with played Snell’s, Syracuse, trom Member CLAUDE Benny Meroff, has taken over bonist Tommy Reo spent the ia- members Meroff’s band and headed east. termission chewing the fat with rates at Eddie claims he has quite a few former boss Joe Manzone. . . . and recon dates ahead. Hotel Osborne spotting Pete Remi. away. Stt Fred Hungerford, Dick Rowell uo motional i Joe Manzone. . . . Freddie Page SEASON’S GREETINGS tonello, in and his finished for the season at Owuto dance cir country club. . . . Louis Mood, rooms in Syracuse trumpeter, seen recently chita, Ju Now in four*! month of second engagement in a Bob Chester short at the Ah Kansas Ci burn theater. . . . Lou Signorella trying hard for that scholarship ft EARL HINES SeadMÎ CjneeiirUfA, AT THE PIANO The Boys in the Band Billy Eckstein • Madeline Greene AL DONAHUE and the Three Varieties Currently and his Orchestra Record Breaking Victor-Bluebird One - Nighters Records n. -AU Phil Brito - Jean Gordon CHARLES CARPENTER. WILLIAM MORRIS Bernie PERSONAL MANAGER / AGENCY, INC. Brown Catching on Like Wildfire! Viola I Ersel ’ The Shrine of Saini Cecilia Ethel afpy ear; OKEH RECORD No. 6413 XUMi Chirurgo. December 15. 1941 DOWN BEAT r IS. 194] News—Feature when he married his former vo- banu,band, luiotneuknocked c»c,yvuceveryone vu.out uuon &a Trigger Flys calist Nancy Hull late last month, recent one-nighter here. Lack of Red Mack, young colored trum advance publicity however kept the 24 Song Titles Make Up To Gotham for pet man, with Will Osborne’s new crowd down to 250 people.______Xmas—on Miller Lyn Murray letter’ by ROSS CHRISTENA Indianapolis — Glenn Miller is New York—Lyn Murray, conductor of radio shows, whose radio thought of as a good guy by every assignments are so many he had to pass up the current March of one in the business, but Trigger Time series, found time on a recent train ride to try his hand at the Alpert, former bassist with Glenn old game of combining song titles. before his induction into the army Using the Nov. 1 Down Beat coin-machine chart, including the 12 here at Fort Harrison knows he’s favorite records in the machines and the most promising “sleeper” tops. Hiufs, Murray finished up with this letter, which includes all 24 songs Glenn wrote to the commander DECCA RECORDING ORCHEST. in the chart: of the Fort last week and asked if Honey, Time Was not so long?------Trigger could have a ten day fur ago when You and I drank Blue lough so as he could come to New Can fatin'tfo Wneò Champagne, listened to Tschai- York over Christmas. The com kowsky’s Piano Concerto and Pittsburgh mander said okay and now Alpert planned to be married in the sweet is flying to New York this week, FEATURING WALTER BROWN SINGER,tu“ By-I-Bv at The Shrine of St. Ce- and staying ten days—all expenses etlia on the Isle of Pines. On Upbeat on Miller. Personal Management, JOHN YU BRI NO You used to be Jealous of My by JOHNNY CORLETT Chuck Smith, Indiana Univer Old Flame, but don’t worry, be sity bandleader, is tying the knot CONSOLIDATED ORCHESTRAS OF AMERICA Pittsburgh—The town is really 103 East 13th St, Kansas City, Missouri cause for you I Got it Bad and on the upbeat. Here are some local with Ruth Bell this Christmas in wins « Nothin’ would please me more Eve. . .. Warpy Waterfall, former e prrsenu items gathered in 24 hours. than to have people call you Mrs. Al Kavelin’s ork replaced Ray I. U. maestro, took the big step «votile hy Whistler and your mama Whis »tn in cow. Heatherton’s new commercial * lori j, tler’s Mother-in-Law. group at Bill Green’s. . . . Gabe In camp all we hear is Elmer’s 'ear’s band D’Amico, former Ina Ray Hutton Tune ana The Skunk Song. The tenor man of Pittsburgh, is now constant complaint is Sam, You with Raymond Scott Also Billy Made the Pants Too Long. And Leed, former KDKA staff vocalist they call this Modern Design! . . . Tommy King, trombonist for I dream of you ’Til Reveille, but merly with Red Nichols at the although I Don’t Want to Set the Melody Mill, Chicago, this past World on Fire, (21 a Day Once summer, is now traveling with the a Month is not enough and I Ice-Capades show. . . . Paul Lid Guess I’ll Have to Dream the Rest. dell, former Red Nichols bassist, Confessin’ the Blues, I am greeted old friends here when he Yours, played the Stanley Theater with Pvt. Jim Whistler Johnny Scat Davis' ork. Joe Triscari, former first trum Five yean pet man with Billy Yates’ local itral New ’Mad Mob' Buys crew, is now first chair with Orrin Tucker. Ditto for Lenny Sims, tenor sax. . . . Bill May of Glenn st into the Big Name Bands Miller’s band worked for three room and years in Baron Elliott’s band with mting the In Kaycee yours truly. ... Will Roland, BG’s personal mgr., had a band for five oning finpr Kansas City—The “Mad Mob” is years at the Hotel Sehenley here man Did the name of Kaycee’s newest dance before joining MCA in Chicago. the boy who organization, formed by some 1500 ie woodshod dancers to bring big name bands Henzie Chalks Record gave up the in here for one night stands. The t<< come ii title is really a breezy abbrevia Brockton, Mass.—John Henzie’s arking with tion for Municipal Auditorium “Subtle Swing” ork has just es Dancers. Group was organized by tablished a record run at Montello Gardens here, being now in its me John Antonello and Marie Walt- ner. First band brought in was 18th month. Crew is made up of rlie Barnet Will Bradley’s. Clif Cedergren, alto and clary; :use, troa- Membership cards are issued to Joe Paiva, brass; Frank Jacobs, >ent the is- members which give them reduced drums, and John Henzie, piano. ie fat with rates at all dances, and pictures tzone. . . . and recordings of bands are given Pete Remi, away. Stunt is part of vast pro Give JP I. : Kowell and motional activity launched by An reddie Pqe tonello, in connection with his new Added i at Owmeo dance circuit composed of ball ouis Mme, rooms in Topeka, Pittsburg, Wi ?en recently chita, Junction City, Kas, and “Hush t at the Av- Kansas City, Mo. I Signorella scholarship To Your »liege. Bond with « Greetings from talon TRIO Sylvia « "Selmer Solovoi Rhodes DOWNBEAT «(WCKY-CBS) PORTA-DESK dens Cincinnati IchlgM i, MCA Mail This Coupon Today! Dowa Boot Pah. Co, MS S. Dearbora Street, CMcaoo, HL Mnaw enter the following Christmai Gift lubtcrlptlon to DOWN SEAT MAGAZINE tor the number of year« Indicated and «and Chriitmai Greet- □ Ona l-year subscription $3.00. You save Me. □ Two l-year subscription« $5.00. You save $2-20. Season's Greetings n Three l-year subscriptions $7.00. You save $3.50. (FOREIGN and CANADIAN $1.50 par year additional ADA LEONARD Recinte«! and her 16-piece Addi«« Aad don't avariai» this opportunity Ci>y and Stato ALL AMERICAN GIRL ORCHESTRA at tha sama time, to subscribo for on yourself at this bargain prii«. Recipient Currently on an Extensive Tour Okay, mark mo np tor □ I year □ 2 years Aldrán. Bernice Little Helen Stumpfel Betty Ver Hook Brownie Slade Cecelia Voohers Ginger Johnson City end State Viola DuPont Birdie Lawrence Dey Thompson Name Recipient Ersel Wells Helen Swan Jane Sager Ethel Button I Bernice Lobdell (Parole Brown Addran Addresa. Virginia Wurst City Cite and State XUM FROM . RELIABILITY aad SIRVICI . . . both combine to make our item AND HIS a by-word among th. prof.ti.onal VARSITY CREW muiictan» ... So for * MERRIIR CHRISTMAS . and a HAPPIER Currently Merry Garden Bellroom, Chicego. Returning New 1*42—do as saxmen vear‘s Evo for our Fourth Year: Paradise Ballroom. Chicago. Johooy Dernbach. Walt Weg. ner, Joch Bento, Drew Weiher ANI . . . «II ol the fine REGGIE Childs Make Little Bands band did on Its recent Hotel Nicol,«, engag.m.nt . . . Shopped Mrly «nd savtd on their new instrument, «nd Look BIGGER horn repairs at . . . ARCHIE BLEYER oeóá moi | extends | CHET GROTH WLW 47Vi S Sth St., Minneapolis HOLIDAY GREETINGS . . . the profeMlonar« Made Center Conductor ■ “Selmer GEORGE ABBOTT'S I Musical Production PORTA-DESK Best Foot Forward BEST HOLIDAY WISHES and | STILL ARRANGING STOCKS! I AND HIS NEW ORCHESTRA NOW PLAYING MERRY CHRISTMAS—HAPPY NEW YEAR GEORGE BARRES tca^o NBC Guitarist WGN-MUTUAL COLUMBIA RECORDS Featured on LOUIS PLANTATION PARTY"—NBC Red—Wed. Evenings Also on Numerous NBC Sustaining Shows ARmsTRons HOLIDAY GREETINGS ("Of Satchmo"! ARD HIS ORCHESTRA FLETCHER HENDERSON The and hit orchestra SEASON'S GREETINGS featuring Featuring Thelma Grissom SONNY WOODS and to the Beat" and our Friends Tho Rhythm Debs currently appearing at the ANN BAKER GRAND TERRACE CAFE doing tho vocals Chicago SONNY DUNHAM Broadcasting Nightly WBBM-CBS Columbia Records AND HIS ORCHESTRA Currently on Theater Tour enroute to Hollywood to start in Orson Welles' feature picture "It's All True.“ SEASON'S GREETINGS FROM FREDDIE DAW AND HIS St. A BAND FROM MIAMILAND Muni Fermaci Management FEATURING VIVIENNE STEWART • JOE GLASER Now—Paradise Ballroom, Chicago RCA RuHdiaf • Radio City, N. r. Back Home New Yev'i Eve at the Merry Garden Ballroom, Chicago Opening Dailey's VALLEY DALE Dec. 30th MERRY XMAS! HAPPY NEW YEAR! Recording for BLUEBIRD THE CATS and the FIDDLE Broadcasting CBS and MUTUAL George Steinback • Ernie Price Tiny Grime« • Austin Powell Direction Management Currently GARRICK STAGE BAR, Chicago Carlos Gastel General Amusement Corp, ☆ bluebird RECORDS A GRAY GORDOR TEDDY POWELL AND HIS ORCHESTRA Personal Direction Henry A. Kalcheim Exclusive Management Music Corporation of America FEATURING Dick Judge • Peggy Mann GREETINGS! CURRENTLY On Tour FLIP BENSON JAY HART and his Book and His Orchestra HARLEM ACES V J Have you heard 1942t BLUEBIRD RECORDS Now playing First Smash Record? Club SERENADE Seville ■ TO A MAID Grand Rapids. DIRECTION C.R.A. Michigan fit XUM, 15. 1841 Chicago. December 15,1941 Advertisements DOWN BEAT SEASON'S tallonai GREETINGS lERRin iappii» MERRY MAKERS ANTONIO HE SANCTIS, Mfr. BOB HUTSELL Greetings Madison, Maine and his orchestra **Not a Good Country Band, Volker But a Good Band in the Country.** CHILD* 5th Year—WHAS and CBS Nicol •rly and nil and Paet three saaeone LES IROQUOIS AMPHITHEATRE XMAS GREETINGS A Grand Xmas Present Summer Opera from For Band Louisville, Kentucky PRUL Or Home DON ARMANDO Guitarist EMMETT KEBB Forrmont South American and his Orchestra leader and -mger with CBS •nd hh Now in tho 34th Week at geinter CONTINENTAL ORCHESTRA Chicago "The finest in Imt/iian and NEON CLUB PORTA-DESK l.atin Music" ☆ LOUISVILLE. KY. > I Z 3 Black Deluxe Model 95 1229 S. KENMORE ' Slightly higher west ernes LOS ANGELES. CALIF. ■ "There must be a reason" ASM YOUR LOCAL MUSIC DEALER Season's Greetings front //Z wy (hriitmai am ! lew IJ car! JOE LAZARZ CjreetinyS of the Season and his International Victor Recording and Broadcasting Orchestra. EDDY DUCHIN 45 Devans St., Indian Orchard, Nut. THE KIRG’S JESTERS and his HEARD AS THE PILLSBURV’S BESTERS GLEHII GARR ORCHESTRA ON NBC "The Sweetest Music by Far" Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays at 9 a.m. C.S.T. ARD HIS ORCHESTRA « ¡th CHET and CHARLIE GARR Exclusive Management BETTV mORAA MUSIC CORPORATION on Vocals OF AMERICA lÂÁó/teó Just Concluded Engagements: Rice Hotel, Houston Haler Hotel, Dalles "Personada Speaking — St. Anthony Hotel, Sen Antonio Muahltbach Hotel, Kansas City a Ont I by tHerry Chriitmai Opening Blue Moon LES BROWN Wichita, Kenta* Dec. I Sth » AND HIS ORCHESTRA '"aPPV ^tapp^ Featuring . . . DECCA RECORDS — i\onnie cmper It ☆ ☆ ☆ BETTY BONNEY • RALPH YOUNG Personal Management JOE GLASER Featured with Horace Heidt »well RADIO CITY, N. Y. C. On COLUMBIA RECORDS—NBC Coast to Coast licago 'The brightest streak on the dance band horizon .. DOWN BEAT Currently . . . rom Now in 15th successful holdover week at Blackhawk Cafe, Chicago. LES HITE On Records . . . AND HIS ORCHESTRA "Nickel Serenade" passing 200,000 mark rom with " ‘Tis Autumn" rapidly forging ahead Currentty for lead position. EDDIE SOUTH "As We Walk into tho Sunset" "Do You Care" Chatterbox, Mountainside, N. J. "Booglie Wooglie Piggy" * "Be Fair" "TAe Oar* 4n(al of Tho »loUa" "Pushin1 Along" • "Merche Slav" HOD HIS ORCHESTRA All on OKEH Records BLUEBIRD RECORDS Back home again at ON Cafe Society Uptown On the Air . . . Booked for One Solid Year Personal Direction Mutual Networks CHUCK EVANS COLUMBIA RECORDS Management Personal Management Pertonol Management CONSOLIDATED RADIO ARTISTS JOE GLASER JOE GLASER RCA UHdht9 • Radig City, M, Y. 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York G ty DOWN BEAT Chicaq* FROM . RELIABILITY and SERVICE . . both combine make our itoie AND HIS a by-word among the crolau ond VARSITY CREW musicians ... So tor a MERRIgl CHRISYMAS . . and a HAPPIU Currently- Merry Garden Ballroom, Chicago. Returning New 1942—do as «»men Year's Eve for our Fourth Year: Paradise Ballroom, Chicago. Johnny Dornbach. Walt Wog. ner. Jack Bema, Drew Welker ANI . . .. all of the fine REGGIE CHILDS Make Little Bands band did on its racant Hotel Nicollet •ngagomoc , Shopped earl, «nd »wed on thalr new instruments and Look BIGGER ARCHIE BLEYER horn repairs at . . . oedd 1RO< extends | CHET GROTH WLW 4771 $. 8th St., Minnaapolit HOLIDAY GREETINGS • • • the profostlonal'» biotic Center Conductor ■ "Reimer GEORGE ABBOTT'S I Musical Production PORTA-DESK Best Foot Forward I BEST HOLIDAY WISHES and I STILL ARRANGING STOCKS' I AND HIS NEW ORCHESTRA NOW PLAYING MERRY CHRISTMAS—HAPPY NEW YEAR ragon i^attroom^ GEORGE BARRES icatfo NIC Guitarist WGN-MUTUAL COLUMBIA RECORDS Featured on LOUIS PLANTATION PARTY"—NBC Red—Wed. Evenings Also on Numerous NBC Sustaining Shows ARmSTROIIG fOT Satchmo" I HOLIDAY GREETINGS FLETCHER ARD HIS ORCHESTRA HENDERSON “Tht and hi* archottra ADO fee luring Foot sr Is g Thelma Grissom SONNY WOODS Beat" and our Friends The Rhythm Deb* currently appearing at the ANN BAKER GRAND TERRACE CAFE doing tho vocali Chicago SONNY DUNHAM 5 oadcasting Nightly WBBM-CBS Columbia Records AND HIS ORCHESTRA Currently on Thnater Tour enroute to Hollywood to start ir. Orson Welles' feature picture "It's All True." SEASON'S GREETINGS FROM Just FREDDIE DAW AND HIS BAND FROM MIAMILANB Mu< Perseaal Management FEATURING VIVIENNE STEWART JOE GLOSER Notf—Paradut Ballroom, Chicago RC4 Midlag • «od>o City, N. T. Back Home New Year’s Eve at the Merry Garden Ballroom, Chicago Opening Dailey's VALLEY DALE Dec. 30th MERRY XMAS! HAPPY NEW YEAR I Recording for BLUEBIRD THE CATS and the FIDDLE Broadcasting CBS and MUTUAL George Steinbach • Ernie Price Tiny Grimes • Austin Powell Direction Management Currently GARRICK STAGE BAR. Chicago Carlos Gastel General Amusement Corp, Yr BLUEBIRD RECORDS Yr GRAV GORDOA POWELL AND HIS ORCHESTRA Personal Direction Henry A. Kolcheim Exclusive Management Music Corporation of America FEATURING Dick Judge • Peggy Mann CREETINGS: CURRENTLY On Tour FLIP BENSON JAY HART and his and His Orchestra HARLEM Have you heard 1942s ACES W BLUEBIRD RECORDS Now playing Fust Smash Record? Club W JL "SERENADE Seville sMMRE TO A MAID" Graud Rapids, DIRECTION C.R.A. Vichifan i f3|li WLAV Nightly — XUM 15. IN] Chicago. December 15. 1941 Advertisements DOWN BEAT nei SEASON'S our »tor* - Jnny J - OMI GREETINGS MERRIII HAFPIEJ MERRY MAKERS ANTONIO DE SANCTIS, Mgr. BOB HUTSELL Greetings Madison, Maine and his orchestra “Not a Good Country Band, Walker But a Good Band in the Country.** CHILDJ 5th Year—WHAS and CBS Nicol l*f io Hy «nd •nti «nd Pasi three Heattons LES IROQUOIS AMPHITHEATRE XMAS GREETINGS A Grand Xmas Present I Summer Opera from For Band oil* Louisville, Kentucky PAUL Or Home DON ARMANDO Guitarist EMMETT KERR Foremost South Americun and his Orchestra leader nnd -inger with CBS and his Now in tho 34th Wook at «Selmer CONTINENTAL ORCHESTRA Chicago “The finest in American and NEON CLUB PORTA-DESK Latin Music" LOUISVILLE, KY. d* ttf O C The Modern Music Stand. 1229 S. KENMORE LOS ANGELES, CALIF. ■ “There must be a reason’ ASK YOUR LOCAL MUSIC DEALER Seaton', Greeting» from W..ry ¡lew l]ear! JOE LAZARZ "K ^reetinyA of the Season and his International Victor Recording and Broadcasting Orchestra. EDDY DUCHIN 45 Deven» St., Indian Orchard, Man, THE KIHG’S JESTERS and his HEARD AS THE PILLSBURV’S BESTERS GLenn garr ORCHESTRA ON NBC “The Sweetest Music by Far” Thursday*, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays at 9 a.m. C.S.T. ROD HIS ORCHESTRA With CHET and CHARLIE GARR Exclusive Management BETTV IRORfln MUSIC CORPORATION un Vocals OF AMERICA Just Concluded Engagements: eá Rice Hotel, Houston Belter Hotel, Della* St. Anthony Hotel, Son Antonio erionatiy ^jpeantny — Muehiobach Hotel, Kento* City iny a ( )ne ^Uery I ¡ Jerry C hriitmai Opening Blue Moon LES BROWN Wichita, Keniat ä _ anti _ _ Dec. 15th AND HIS ORCHESTRA 'nappy appy Featuring . . . LRl DECCA RECORDS ■— Connie emper BETTY BONNEY • RALPH YOUNG ■A- ☆ ☆ ☆ Personal Manug«m«nl JOE GLASER Featured with Horace Heidt owell RADIO CITY, N. Y. C. On COLUMBIA RECORDS—NBC Coast io Coast licago "The brightest streak on the dance band horizon ... DOWN BEAT Currently . . . rom Now in 15th successful holdover week at Blackhawk Cafe, Chicago. LES HITE On Records . . . AND HIS ORCHESTRA "Nickel Serenade" passing 200,000 mark rom with " 'Tis Autumn" rapidly forging ahead (Currently for lead position. EDDIE SOUTH "A* We Wolk into the Sunset" "Do You Core” Chatterbox, Mountainside, N. J. ' Beogl a Wooglie Piggy" • "Be Fw" "Pushin' Along" • "Morche Slav" ROD HIS ORCHESTRA All on OKEH Records BLUEBIRD RECORDS ON Beck home again at Cafe Society Uptown On the Air . . . Booked for One Solid Year Personal Direction Mutual Networks CHUCK EVANS COLUMBIA RECORDS Management Personal Management Personal Maeagemeet CONSOLIDATED RADIO ARTISTS JOE GLASER JOE GLASER R. C. A- Building, N. Y. C. RCA toldhta • Rodio Ofy. N. T. 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York City DOWN BEAT News Chicago, December 15, 194; Chicago Don Pedro Switches New Gordon Chirp Chicago—Don Pedro, ork leader, Philadelphia — Carlotta Dale, Biz’s Buddies switched his hooking affiliation Music at Low Ebb; from the Bob Weems office to the former Jan Savitt chirp, joined Woz a Session Gus Edwards office here recently. Chuck Gordon’s ork here recently. Texas Awaits Names He will wax for Decca soon. She also sang with Will Bradley. by JOE PIT by BRUCE BAKER, JR. ajuke spots. What dances there are Davenport. Iowa—Highlight of Austin, Tex.—At present, dance, tc be played for the local frater nities and sororities go mostly to the pu*t month was a pmnielj music here is at a very low ebb. In• the fine ra'npus bands of Bobby recorded jam «eMion by a grouy this locality, (home of the Univer- Hammack, Jimmie Weiler, and Bill of the Tri-Cities’ finest «wingsten. by J : Hereford. The group consisted of Bob Stnn, sity of Texas) which depends on «lip-horn, Spot Spurrier, val„ Kansai largely on name bands to make on (both intimate buddies of the km dough ev event a success, there has been a Bix); Leon Hoffman, bass; Nona band'» o definite shortage this year. Hoffman, guitar, and Wade Fo*. away by Ozzie Osborne ter, sax and clary. matinee Small Bands Prove a Lomu Maurrie Bruckmann ork is back «eMion i The local union which promotes On WMBD Staff in town after a most successful lured i the dances, feels that the students season on the S. S. President. $8.300. i will not attend the affairs, unless bv RAY SHEAR Nothing definite for the wint«r fee set । the attraction is of a sufficient Peoria, Ill. — Ozzie Osborne, season as yet. name value to draw them So, now ft nner Tiny Hill vibe man, now A few local boys who have made Bud all University dances are definitely alternates >n vibes and guitar good: Perry Lafferty, continuity out until such bands are available, week ru with the WMBD staff unit. Os- writer and production man with next Ft smaller bands having resulted in bomeS group are also handling a CBS, New York City . . . Ray financial losses. time l-e< job at the Jefferson hotel Casino Winegar, trumpet, arranger and Bob Me Artie Shaw’s cancellation of his room with Mary Jane Doebler as assistant musical director with Bobby date here, because of the presence thrush. Herbie Kay’s ork . • . Earl A. of Hot Lips Page in his band, was Roh If, pianist, organist and ar opening. a blow to everyone. The general Osborne, after leaving Hill, be Cityan gan teaching and later turned to ranger at radio station WTAM, Coon-Sa »pinion seems to be that it does Cleveland . . . Louie Math, pianirt in India not reflect very well on this sec the studio work. and arranger with Ted Fin-Rfto The Swingettes have left the Hottei tion of the country to let petty . . . Bill Krenz, pianist at WBBM, sions al racial prejudices of this sort to Faust club and are skedded for a Chicago .. . Bob Dayton, with Bob stint in Muncy, Ind. Outfit con- Mayfair ruin what, otherwise, would have Strong’s ork, Chi . . . and Floyd limits. been the high spot of the dance sists of six chicks. Bob Cart- Bean with various Windy City year. wright is at the Peoria room of Jean ai jive combos. has a s Dig the Juke Spots the Pere Marquette hotel after a summer on the road. Bob has ments, Meanwhile, the kids dance at the señorita Carmen Miran a? chirper. Lineup Tower, Avalon, and other local . . . Since the death of young Carl Dancery Fire Result Siano a Engel his trumpeter, Freddie is Cas Stevens, has taken over the band. Of Threats, Hinted one nite They are at the Hub ballroom in on its e Edelstein, Ill. Delavan, Wis.—The Dutch Mill, SEASON’S popular Lake Delavan dance pa Eddic vilion, burned to the ground last GREETINGS Music Firm Helps month. from the "Man About Tunet' opened An investigation into causes of ... Ch Sale of Bonds the fire got under way immediate nabbed ly after disclosure* by Tony Rin- DeKalb, Ill.—The Rudolph Wur Will W nella, proprietor, that he had been Court n< litzer company enlisted 85 per threatened early last fall by four at the cent of its employees in a program men attempting to buy the place. on tom Rinnella said that when hi* re nation’i to purchase defense bonds, the fused to sell, the men told him, employees buying bonds amount getting “You won’t be running this place chest r a ing to over $300,000. next year.” now ha The spot had been closed since for the Labor Day, but liquor valued at Chicag $2,000 was lost in the blaze. Hari AND HIS ORCHESTRAR GREETINGS Correy Lynn’s combo was the the lad now last to play the spot. band 1 —Bob Fossum. been n OPENING FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19th isfactic braska a fine ROSELAND BALLROOM MEBBY will pc NEW Y 0 R K CITY XMAS! electio W | Z • NBC BLUE prexy TUESDAYS • WEDNESDAYS • THURSDAYS MICHAEL m the 11:00 - 11:50 P.M. LORING be a k ... after four record-breaking months nt and hit ORCHESTRA Featuring th« JOE ROSEMONT BALLH1IÜM, BROOKLYN H4RRISO> SISTERS ’Mela Wk. Dec. 11— Flatbush Theater, NYC GENERAL AMUSEMENT CORP. Wk. Dec. 18—Windsor Theater, NYC Personal Management VENDU R. M. GEORGE, Personal Manager MICHAEL GREENE Dir: GenT Amusement Corp. Mgt AL TRACE hi« siur symphonists PAUL With Holly SwensoB I 7 F««t of Fun WEIRICK Currently at Ivanhoe, Beginning Jan. 3, IM2. 8 Weeks of Tnaatres MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYBODY John Kirby and bis orchestra ORAN exterHl holiday ¿m cUxuo to their many friends "HOT LIPS" PAGE S««Mfi't Gtaallngi DICK i.. :.. BAKER "The Music Maker" Iroadcaifiag Dally WJJD aad WIND le Chicago XUM, »r 15.1941 Chieggo. December 15.1941 DOWN BEAT Kyser’s Kaycee Six’s Tub Mon “Burn Up Your Competition Equip non Dale Lures Sits in With Detroit Combo Now ehliaht With • private]. Biggest Moola Detroit—Me) Allen, who former T u group ly played drums with Bix Beider- Improv- \[ ax by JOHN SCOTT KERNS bicke and Frankie Trumbauer in St. Louis, is now a truck driver fier, vah, Knnsas City—Biggest hunk of here but still gets his kicks by of the law dough ever grossed in Kaycee by a band’s one-night stand was carted sitting in with A. E (Smitty) ass; Nor» Schmidt’s small combo at Sorge’s Vade Fog. ■way by Kay Kyaer here, whoae matinee performance and dance Cocktail Bar here and spinning session al the Muny Auditorium tales of Bix and Tram as he is back successful lured in 10,000 persons for pounds the hides. President $8,300. S. Bernard (Bamty) Jof Smitty, himself, he winter fe« set the many-rfhekeled date. clarinetist with Ben Steel’s ork. " Reimer Bud W aplcs Sets Record Playing in the Schmidt combo are have made PORTA-DESK Bud Waples concludes a 12- Forest Cook, pianist, and Stan continuity week run at the Kansas City Club Cochrane, tubman. Smitty*? old man with next Friday (19), setting an all drummer, Byron Payne is still con nger anc time record for this swank spot. fined to the Detroit Tuberculosis Bob McGrew’s oik follows, with Ain’t They Pretty . . . Johnny Messner, center, now in his Sanitarium. :tor with Bobby Pope ’Melody With A Southern Accent" LAYTON BAILEY* mnnnv strado brrd ; AND HIS ORCHESTRA ’ Currently, Ward nun Park Hotel z « Washington, D.C. O HOLLYWOOD Mgt. — Music Corp, of America STS HOLIDAY "HELLO" FROM ten nan AND HIS ORCHESTRA CURRENTLY HELD OVER INDEFINITELY AT THE MONTICELLO M. C. A MANAGEMENT AL. COX avie lake JOHNNY McCORMICK RUSS RUSSELL wm DOC WEBB DEANE CORE NORFOLK, VIRGINIA P Mt ji ng ALMA OLSEN "Rve South's Newest and Finest Night Club XUM DOWN BEAT Roberts Nailed Took Helen’s Place Dick Wilson, Ace Juilliard Dean Finds Big On Sex Charges Tenor Smisi, Dies (Jumped from Page 1) sexual psychopathies, in the event previo Shift in Horn Preferences that the new trial is denied. stringed instruments. His inothe unkno was a pianist und guitarist. New York—The piano and other n'm-string instruments are fast Roberts was at liberty on $2,000 raining in popularity while the violin and other string? are “slipping when convicted. The judge denied Best Record«*«! Solos Lifted Badly,” according to George A Wedge, dean of the Institute of Musical a request for his- freedom pending Well-liked by fellow musician« Mor Art of the Juilliard School of Music. _ the new trial hearing and he was and acclaimed by many critics u year’« lodged in the county jail. Mr. Wedge made public last week a report which has taken him one of America’s foremost saxu record seven years to compile. Shocked Music Circle« struments was 77 pen cent and the ph. »nists, Wilson shared the soh ties ir Teuchen to Blame? Roberts’ conviction brought a increase in piano study «vas 88 per shock to music circles here that spotlight in Kirk’s band with Miry factur From 1934 to 1941 the decrease cent, the survey showed Accord was hardly less than that experi Lou Williams. He was second tt other in the study of string instruments ing to Mr. Wedge, high schools enced when he was arrested as a ufactu was 14 per cent, the increase in throughout the country report that her as Kirk’s most consistent ug suspect last August. He has been exciting soloist. Exactly a v« Û MERRY CHRISTMAS Wes Hensel featuring Karol Kaye Now at the A || A | AH Michiana’s Smartest 4ND HIS OUCHSSm Beautiful H w H L U II Night Spot MH N K. Davi* Sfioot Barron Lake Nilas, Mich. Fortland, Oregon from RAYMOND SCOTT WILL BRADLEY an Boston RAY McKinley Columbia Record» Management Currently William Morris Agency, Inc, On Tour XUM, r 15.194] Chicago. December >5. 1941 News DOWN BEAT pensera getting the go-by. At least CC it’s a trend worth hoping for. Wax Highlights of ’41 MERRY XMAS I What’s Mew? ies Dick McPartland (Jumped from Page 6) * piling the wax high in and the Embassy Boys f® 1) previous to 1941 were virtually their machines The public, as al now playing at the [is mother unknown as recording artists.) ways in show business, be it mo Sky Club, Chicago rist. tion pix, bands, burlesque, radio, Priorities a Worry or the circus, makes ’em or breaks Li.trd ’em. musician More encouraging than this past Unfortunately for dance music, critics «1 year’s picture la the future of the too many orchestras making rec oott tta, recording industry. Unless priori ords on regular schedules are yet to be “broken" by the public to 1 the ties interfere and slow the manu make way for better, more pro with Mary facture of pressing equipment and gressive and more musical bands second t# other materials used in the man just coming up. The new year may sec some of the worthy young ☆ istent anj ufacture of discs, even more mil GREETINGS * lions of records should be sold in bands getting their break, and y a year some of the older schmaltz dis- wen Beat, »42. Credit for the steady return of ion us cqq. Bluebird Records on Kirk>| records into prominence must go to Jack and Dave Kapp of Decca, Appeal to Management who were first to strike out with a led wort A ÖWßwgB» MUTUAL W.O.R. Music Corporation al America really good 35-ccnt disc back in vhich WH- 1934; Sacks and his asso t and nth Mame ciates at Columbia, and Leonard W De«a Records label, and joy and staff at RCA-Victor. As t Shuffle, Froggy the year draws to a close a new Transcriptions for Philco o Bit o/ firm is being launched by Eli Ober slClalr ty, Mena stein, once of Victor, later head of . W U. S. Record Corp., which flopped lead Sere into bankruptcy, ind now active Two other again with a new lab«l which has Personal Representative re with a Blue Barron and Paul Whiteman Walter 8. Bloom, Room 709« 1619 Broadway, N.Y. ^pecia/ ri’coMine as attractions, among others. His Dity Jan* road will be tough The Big Three, PHOfESSIONAL RATES and Babu Decca, Victor and Columbia, are 2 th. Street too far ahead. Oberstein’s knowl ROOMSSÕITES-AMRTMEKTS ini, a Dec- edge of the industry is not to be questioned, though, and possibly he XMAS GREETINGS SEASON’S enr ago a has a batch of original ideas GREETINGS d that the which may prove fruitful. But it 1 hnn inoat will take time. Ray Leorge KAad«< hel Evani Public Still ‘The Hoss’ COMMERCIAL HOTEL Jt Wilsoa LU WATTERS America’s more than 400,00ft Eiko, »-»u em. Dick’i and hie c’a dise d coin machines (jukes) are the goal Hh Site* of every recording artist nowa "Yerba Buena Jazz Band" CLASSIFIED ast month days, and every master made in Ton Cents per Word—Minimum 10 Words the studio is accompanied by a I low l^aijinQ R»uiil prayer that it will be “the one” SEASON'S 25c Extra for la» Servie« ir carrer Which will “hit the boxes.” That BEST! (Count Name, Addrem, City and State) 11 B 41 Down Club >n, headt mean» gold, loot, money. But it’s TO i funera > still the public which makes a rec San Francisco LATE RECORDINGS: 10c up. List rea paid fina I ord a sensational hit. Piano Con YOU AT LIBERTY Pop’s Record Shop, 232 H B. Michigan ay in State certo proved that. Freddy Martin's South Bend. Ind. n^orr hû and Claude Thornhill’s platters, as ALL GUITARIST-CORNETIST-and ARRANGER L. well as Carmen Cavallaro’s, were F Ward, Jr.. HIS South Walter. Albu INSTRUCTION bout 195 | in the 100,000 class before the CATFRING querque, New Mexico. re he died. jukes’ operators caught on and BILL MUMMER Solid Non-Union at present. HOT SOLO, for all instruments. Price 5a; lS spent in HUMMEL to and ¿Bering New equipment. Location preferred. Box Drum Rhythms. Price 5c; Chord Chart. ily mov< 1215, Down Beat, Transportation Bldg., Pric. 10c. NATIONWIDE, Dept. W. 145 Orchestra SPECIAL RATES Chicago. West 34th St., NYC. orchest ' ☆ to a in Sou. Mother DRUMMER—Young. Solid. Knowledge of ALTQ MEN—Develop your swing style- Jack Rudiments. New car. New outfit. Avail 12 Swing Chorm* ■ containing < om- I and nom THE PROFESSION able after December 18. Excellent refer plete chord chart, 100 hot licks, 12 med s to attend Season's Greetings Run ences. Box 1216, Down Beat. Transporta ern swing progressions, hot licks to h Andy’s Jerry tion Bldg.. Chicago. memorize, transposition material and Pop WOLVERINE other swing suggestions . . . 25c Ins ? srrauge- TROMBONIST—Draft exempt, 21, Experi Alexander. 120 West 48th St., New York FRANKIE Night HOTEL enced. Seitzinger, 514 Washington. Steu City. Yacht benville. Ohio. of Helen Clsb—Steubenville, Ohio Overlooking Grand Cirrus Park, an M,ie vocal December thru Jan. I Oth Elisabeth, a half Meeh eg Woodward FOR SALE single, re MASTERS WANTED reed sec Permanent address: DETROIT and him orchestra 514 Monroe Street, East Liverpool. Ohio *00 takes my equity of over $500 1» FOR NAME BAND—Violinist, doubling voice DALLAPE MAESTRO 140-basv nreov- or instrument. Send letter, details, pic dioi’ perfect condition. Balance $20 per ☆ ture. Permanent location work. Box 1217. month. Levin Cummins. Old King Colts Down Beat. Transportation Bldg.. Chicago. Danville, Ill. OKEH RECORDS MELODY WRITER would like to collaborate J Ivlin Sonny— ATTENTION MUSICIANS: Ht-Boy- $5.5«: with Lyric Writer. Send or writ« to: 16x18 Tunable Tom-T->m, $16.95. ☆ Francis Rossi, Delanco, N.J. Stand "This year again, I picked Free. Special Inui, offer. Thr«»day free trial. Tone line tucked head« $2.25; OAF WANTED GUITAR AMPLIFIER, 12* Speaker. Currently the Forrest as our personal Acetate Recording Blanks, 20-31.00. New State price, model, condition. Paul Eise Olds Trumpets and Martin Saxes Trade headquarters. You can'l beat man, 892 E. 40th St., Brooklyn, N.Y. ins acct o'ed. Open for musicians' eo»> venienc. all night New Year’s Eve. ChL Ben Franklin Hotel it for convenience and com WANTED. Used set of VIBES. Musician. cago Music Cooperative, 1836 S Lafayette Hotel. Clinton. Iowa. Hah* & Philadelphia fort in the heart of the FOB, Chicago. TOP TALENT WANTED—Small entertaining ‘SWING SECTION’.” VIBRAPHONE, 2% Octais. with mm List ☆ bands, strolling combinations, accordion. —Carloa price $295. Will sell for $100. Jan»» Hammond Organ and Novachord players— Scottow, Frankfort, Ky. Sonny Dunham recognized dance orchestras—Write, mail COLUMBIA and Carloa Gastel photos and publicity. Tommy Sacco The ALTO SAX Martin-Gold lacquered speciaB atrical Mart, 162 N. State St., Chicago. HI. combination case. Used six months, must MUTUAL Network* «.•11, $105. V. Valdi, Traveler’s Hotel, 8a» ARRANGEMENTS, Francisco. ☆ ORCHESTRATIONS, ETC. FINE OLD VIOLINS AND BOWS. Send SPACIOUS STUDIO ROOMS stamp for list. FULTON 637 Colonial Personcd Management Ave., York, Pa. With Private Bath, Shower, Radio The topi la SEPIA ARRANGING. 50 Arthur T. Michaud cent, ''«ch part. Rod André. Tobin Bldg. WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS, and and Circulating Ice Water Detroit. w> ecemipind to yo »he following xa aical instruments on sale: Ludwig and ☆ A GUARANTEED Mti«f«ct-'ry PIANO-VO I ««dy Tunable Tom-oms. Bass Drumau Breakfast. Dinner and Luncheon CAL to your melody including guitar Snai» Drums to m rb your drum ssl diagrams. chord notation, accordion sym Hi-boys, Zenjian an» Zildjian ht-pitebed Direction served in our spacious dining room. bols, 34.50. Malcolm Lee, 344 Primrose, । ymbel- Selected dr ' h «da replaeedl Syracuse, N.Y. Trumpet«, clarin^®» saxophones, trornbonc« M. C. A. of standard maM. American made string We have a special weekly rate for musicians THE BEST IN SWING—Trumpet. Sax. Clari basses, cellos, Jolins, guitars, mandoliiML net choruses copied from records. Two music stands, nd strings. Cases for eft only. Inquire on the stationery of your band. 31.00. 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