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Govt Should Send Bands To Europe: Les Brown —“The state department haw to do something about it!”, said Les Brown. That's how strongly he felt about the need for American in Europe after flying hack from a series of appearances al air force bases, mostly in Germany. The bnml also visited England,^------France, l abrador, Greenland, und Newfoundland. New York -The biggest postwar When the Brown band opened at Next 'Beat' A . JULY 13. 1951 exodus of American singers to the Capitol theater barely 30 hours Europe is currently taking place. after they had left Paris, Les was The Delta Rhythm Boys left still steamed up about the condi­ June 14 foi a five-month tour tions he had found in Germany. opening in Stockholm, with dates “As far as food and clothing, Special Issue to follow Swedish, they’re the best off of all the coun­ Chicago—Because his influence Waxeries Boycotting' British, and Finnish cities. This tries we saw —and England is the continues to be felt in the dance is their third European tour. worst off,” he said. “But music? music of today and because his Herb Jeffries is also off on his They can’t get stocks, can’t buy contribution to the field during his Bands, Claims Lionel second European .aunt, as is Josh copies of music or new records— career was such a tremendous one, White. Dorothy Dandridge, u big editors of Down Beat have decided hit in recently, opens they don't know what’s going on, New York— lashed oul at recording com­ except the little they learn from to deviate from their Bouquets to shortly at the Cafe De Paris in the Armed Forces network. the Living series for one issue and panies for “boycutting” bands in the scramble for lop lunes, London. She was in England be­ make the July 27 Beat a Glenn and railed for drastic changes in the song allotment setup fore the war as one of the Dan­ 'But they want to! Jazz over Miller memorial number. dridge Sisters trio. ther considered as typically A complete biography of the fa­ al most studios to cope with “the record depression in the Dolly Mitchell, onetime Stan Ken­ American as hot dogs or baseball. midst of a new band boom.” Sid-'9' mous leader, plus many rare and ton vocalist, left recently to join It can do more than almost any­ previously unpublished photos of ing witli Te* Beneke'« viewpoint Bernard Hilda's orchestra for thing to put over democracy. I even him and his bands will be repro­ that a negative attitude i» hamper­ dates in Paris and on the Riviera. tried to get to see Gen. Eisenhower duced from the book which Leonard ing dance bund wucce»». ihe vibi»l- New York—, lining In addition, and about it, but since I didn’t, I want Feather wrote on Glenn Miller, to leader told Doun Heat that hi» up his fall concert lour, has booked several other name exports will to get the state department on it be published later in the year. currently breaking many Carnegie Hall for two nights, Oc­ cross the Atlantic during the next and see that lots more bands are Friends and former associates of wartime record- und that “gro-M*» tober 19 and 20. few weeks. sent over. were never higher.” Glenn will contribute comments Yet, Hampton continued, “there “We got a wonderful hand, on and other material. is a noticeable apathy in metro­ the appearances with as politan territories where band Jean Friley Condition Serious well as the dates we played on our business crepe-hangers congre­ own. Kenton and Herman seem to gate.” be the favorites, with our band Dixie Group third—just the way it was in this Following Attack By Prowler year’s Beat poll.” Hampton vehement “Any chance of your going back Honors Janis matter of record firms. He broke next year?” we asked. a 10-year pact with Decca this New York—Jean Friley,for-’, an ambulance. New York—Dixie, year, shopped uround for the right mer member of the Clark Sis­ The Frileys were married “Definitely—but next time we’d ganization of 1,7 members deal, and finally signed with MGM. ters and wife of trombonist 19481 when Vern with Ray like to make it a longer visit— founded by Frank Hammond Jr., “The startling part of it all,” Hamp Vern Friley, hospital McKinley’s band. Jean joined the maybe six weeks—and divide it be­ awarded ■ mahogany plaque to explained, “is that the recording band later as vocalist. The attrac­ tween GI appearances and public Conrad Jams and his Tailgate Jazz companies can’t see the renewed tive blonde -singer, 30 years old. concerts, so we can let the people band for “having made the great­ iiMuiuh by hear us.” est contribution of the year to the potential in bands Iruder who entered her ground­ has two children, Teddy and the brink of another war and an­ Janet, S months. They were asleep Praise Joe Glaser and pass the continuation and development of floor bedroom through ihe window. music.” other dance boom—and I can open Believed to be a sex maniac in an adjoining room and, although transportation echoed fer my books to prove it! ruther than a burglar, the prowler the intruder also threatened to vently. Presentation ceremonies were “If the bands would stop cry­ harm them, they escaped unhurt. held at Jimmy Kyan’s, New York’s threatened to kill Jean if she made only remaining 52nd St. jazz spot, ing and «tart demanding, maybe any outcry. When she screamed we’d see some changes made,” he he hit her several times with an where Janis’ unit, since replaced by said. Although not certain what andiron, causing a brain concus­ Jimmy Arehey’s, was working. specific steps should taken, Hot Flashes Personnel of the band, besides Hampton feels that ork leaders sion and possible skull fracture. the leader on trombone. After neighbors had summoned comprises should sit down and “talk policy” police, the attacker having fled in R.H.C. Smith, uumpeij 10m with theii recording firms, “on alarm, Vern Friley arrived home Who Said N.Y. Was Dull?'Dept Sharpsteen, clarinet; Elmer Schoe- the same level as individual ar­ after u night’s work with Gene bel, piano; , banjo, tists do....” Williams’ band at Glen Island Ca­ New York—Xavier Cugat, dur­ New York—Allan McMillan, col­ and Freddy Moore, drums. Need Unity sino and saw his wife being placed ing his recent stint with Cavalcade umnist for the New York Amster­ Putting in another strong of Bands on DuMont TV, started dam News, recently started j und Beneke’s comments a atorm in a toupee when, in re­ storm a teacup (not to be Ella, Down Beat, Hampton said the ply to a description of Carlos confused with a tempest in a tea­ need for unity is as strong among Marty Marsala Ramirez as a star of radio and pad) Accusing Symphony Sid of bunds at it is among nations. video, he said, “Radio? What’s “insulting” a listener by refusing To Be Divorced Bickering styles hurts Is Hospitalized that?” to play a Louis Armstrong record, New York—Latest musical and everybody,” he concluded. Bernie«- Judis, general manager he urged leaders to write to WJZ marital team to break up is that Marty Marsala of WNEW, promptly instructed officials asking an apology from of and Ray Brown, was taken to Franklin hospital her entire corps of disc jockeys the disc jockey, who “got his first who have been quietly separated here June 9 suffering from a pep­ to stop playing Xavier’s records. start by Harlem patrons” (Mc­ for a couple of months. Peggy Starts tic ulcer. “When a sponsor hears a re­ Millan’s grammar, not ours). The bassist went off on a tour The trumpeter hat been leading mark like Mr. Cugat’s,” she was “Insulted a listener? Most ridic­ of Canada recently, accompanying the house band at the Hangover quoted, “he figures radio is a ulous thing I ever heard!” Sid told , while Ella re­ Own TV Show club, local Dixie spot, since earlier dead duck.” It was also pointed the Beat. “I don’t play Louis Arm­ fused to comment beyond stating this yea> and had just returned to nut that Mr. Cugat should be es­ strong records and I never will. that the matter was in the hands New York— and Kuss the job following Muggsy Spanier. pecially grateful to radio in view I don’t play any of her lawyer Case, the latter heading Hie attack occurred just before he of the- help his career has had either. Oi anj Wynonie Harris. Oscar Pettiford, temporarily for­ piece orchestra, startei was due on the stand. Doctor said from disc jockeys. Or any Kay Starr.” saking his cello, took Brown’s show under Peggy’s name June Marsala would be hospitalized at It was not disclosed whether McMillan implied that Sid would place on bass during 'Ella’s re­ 17 as summer replacement for the least 10 days, possibly longer. Miss Judis had also instnicted given oilent treatment’ cent week at the Apollo and ex­ Amos ’n Andy show over CBS. Meanwhile, Doc Dougherty des- WNEW employes to desist from by musicians as a result of his pected to help her out on a few Show features a guest format perate for replacement, eating Cugat’s Nougats. “insult.” more dates. entitled Peggy’s Previews. Mel tacted , Wingy Ma At presstime, and Cu At presstime musicians and Sid Torme, who starts next Monday and others avail, gat were still getting al«ng fine were still on speaking terms. Tune (July 2) ai Peggy’s partner on the finally came up with without each other. in again for the next episode. three-a-week summer Chesterfield Duke Subs For BG program, was her first guest on As Longhair Deejay All Have Fingers In Meadowbrook Video Remote New York— was New Radio Program selected as the summer replace­ ment for an Gets Trudy Richards WNEW’s classical disc jockey show. Ellington, who will be heard New York — Trudy Richards, for the next two months every MGM records star and former Sunday from 3 to 4 p.m., -

His father was a minister, and Beat'« Bouquet» to the Liring tenet.) when Nat was 4 they moved to By RALPH J. GLEASON Chicago. By the time Nat was 12, he was playing the organ San Francisco—How many time» a year does a record com­ father’s church and singing in the pany sign tip a new group, cul a couple of sides, and hope choir. they've got something? And how many times do they have Formed Bund something? The difference between \al Cole's trio and all He took piano lessons for a the other group* that made their while, mostly to read, you know. fir-l discs for a major company in but he reaches his audiences in I could play piano than the 1944 was simply that when Nat got person and on records with warmth teacher.’ Then he and his older his chance, he made it. and a friendly, happy air that brother Eddie had a band—the As they say on the race track puts it over. Rogues of Rhythm. The Decca rec­ and at Toots Shor’s, “Class will Last year in San Francisco Nat ords this group cut in 1936 were tell.” Class has been the keynote of proved that he could play to two Nat’s first discs. During those Nat Cole’s musical performances diversified audiences within a short days Nat listened a lot to Earl ever since the days in the late ’30s time and sell to both. He played Hines, the Jimmy Noone band, and when group scaring the Fairmont’s Venetian room on the other jazz greats around Chi­ everybody in Southern Nob Hill and Ciro’s night club in cago. but was unknown elsewhere. the theater district within a couple Noone’s theme song. Street Lor­ of months. The audiences these raine, was always one of Nat’s two spots draw are as different as favorites — “Man, that was the What cause a the King Cole trio day and night. first song I ever sang”—and he revived it with his Capitol platter to shoot up like a rocket through the two great showman-singers exchanged a bit of shoptalk al ihc time. years later. . the record business ,n the mid- Lena once happily remarked that other singers were finally beginning Nat’s next move was to join the ’40s? Well, for one thing, it was The Venetian room is cold and Io recognize her vocal qualities us well as her wonderful preaenta- Shuffle Along show and travel a fine musicianly group, secondly stiff; “names” have died there like tion, an observation that seem« to be basically true. it swung like mad in a non-strid- flies in recent years and still do. with it to California. The show ent and thirdly it had the Yet Nat looked out on that au- folded and Nat took the band into Cole leader dience, flashed teeth, and the Vbangi club in Maywood—his and chief salesman. With all due them. He did the same last bund job. After that job col­ respect to Oscar Moore and John­ thing in Ciro's with an audience lapsed, a matter of u couple of ny Miller, Nat could have made it, of just people laced with hipsters week., Nat went out as a single. once he had the proper chance, and rounders. And he’s done the This was in 1937 and while work­ with any good guitarist and bass same thing from the stages of in­ ing at the* Century club as a solo numerable theaters and the stands he met Bob Lewis who put him on Ever since Nat Cole was a kid of countless ballrooms all over the at the Swanee inn in Chicago’s southside, standing in country. Lewis was actually responsible front of the radio and pretending Nat has brought his group out for the trio—he told Nat to get to lead the bands on the air, he of the class of mere musical at­ one and come to work. Up to that has known where he was going. It traction to a high level of show­ time, he had thought only of get­ took him a while to get there, and manship. He’s a born showman. ting a band again. But he hired he ended up with a quartet instead And one reason he’s so good at it bassist Wesley Prince, who then of a band, but he got to the top in is that he realizes its importance recommended Oscar Moore, and a the music business fashion in selling any kind of music. trio was born. They put a crown which should prove an example to "Jazz musicians could learn one on his head on this jo** and that s other musicians — and to anyone thing," he says, "and that’s pre­ how he got to be “King” Cole. w’ho puts him down. sentation. Always be conscious of They had to drop the “s” to make When Capitol signed Nat’s one thing: how am I going to pre­ it fit. group and cut those first sides in sent it? Am I going to b< lighted 1944, the boys didn’t shoot their right? Make it look good and it The group stayed at The Swanee (Photo by Pópala) whole wrad on the first date. Al­ will sound twice as good to the six months and then did the night Nat'v recent guest date on the Chesterfield Supper Club airohow though Nat gives Capitol full average guy because everything to club circuit in town. For a long time brought this impromptu «ludio credit for exploiting the records, the public is visual. they played at the Radio room on guitar, and Nat wielding the drum-lick«, all runductor Milch Ayres and for pushing them all over the Vine street, und how many agents can do is hold his ear*. Can't be that bad! country, he points out that the and bookers who saw and heard group was able to follow up the Things like bum mikes and out- them there must have kicked them­ first sides with other numbers, of-tune pianos challenges. selves later for not recognizing a gleaned from the years they’d They make you go out to see if gold mine when they saw one! Nat worked in clubs. you can make the people forget recalls those days without bitter­ about those little obstacles. You ness, too, but wryly says, “They can’t play on their sympathy and told us we had an awkward com­ Then, when they went out across say ’I can’t give it to you tonight bination. the country, riding the crest of because the guy didn’t turn my In 1941 they made a swing back their new popularity, they made it spotlight on right, so I’m not go- east to Chicago, Washington, and in person, too. Sure, they had top ing to smile. I’m not set up New York. That’s when they cut flig.it promotion and publicity help, right.’ They don’t think of those those eight sides for Decca that but that isn t enougn. What did it things. were released on the race list and was Nat. “Working in those clubs “Maybe we see a lot of things didn’t move. “We were maybe play­ for years, they don’t even pay any attention ing even better then than we did have to reacn the audiences,” Nat to. They don’t stop to figure out later on,” Nat has said. says. “You have to get across the whether you had any rest or not. New York w as a panic. They did footlights to the crowd, They’re not interested in how tired Nick’s and Kelly’s Stables at don’t—you’re sunk.” you are. They want to be enter­ scale and couldn’t even raise a That’s the secret of Nat’s suc­ tained and that’s where the show­ $33 advance from the agent for cess. He gets across those foot­ manship comes in.” a payment on Nat’s car. lights. Maybe the trio and now the Cole studied showmanship in the quaitet doesn’t make every chorus school of the night club circuit for a masterpiece of deathless jazz; quite a while before he had a Back in Hollywood, they went Thi» plinto *a« taken »hortly after Nat married singer Marie El­ maybe Nat sings a lot of songs chance to score. He was born into the 331 club for the better lington (no relation to the Duke), on March 28. 1948. Thr rouplr that won’t float down through his­ Nathaniel Coles in Montgomery, part of 1943 and and then adopted ■ little girl during Ihc next year, and not long afterward tory on the all-time hit parade; Ala. Patrick’s Day, 1917. had a baby daughter of their own.

(First photo by Herman Leonard) Chicago—Nat I ole'* not showing the early view of the King Cole trio, with Oscar Moore on ent unii, al the right, is Nat (King) Cole and the Trio. door, but just indicating the way downstairs to Bop City, guitar: Johnny Miller, bass and Nat at the piano Al­ From thr left; Jack (!o«tanza, bongo- Joe Comfort, has«; now defunct Broadway jazz hall, where the two followed though Wesley Prince was Nat's first has* man. Miller (.ole, and Irving Vhby, guitar. Vhb> joined in 1917. each other a couple of years ago. In the < enter photo is an joimd the group during its first year. Billing for the pres- Comfort in '48, and Costanza, in '49. l, 1951 Chicago, July 13, 1951 NEWS H wd RadioMusicians Hit By New York—Shoahann Damari makes a good story, though it’s difficult tu decide ou the name for it. Studying her small Hotel Dates By Worst Summer Panic stature and big voice you’re tempted tu call her the Palestine Hollywood—-Radio musicians here have been hit by the Pons. Listening to the stories about her research work digging Set For JD heaviest summer layoffs since Hollywood became a major San Francisco — Jimmy Dors« y up forgotten folk melodies yon I F [ broadcasting center, but th»' predicted wholesale cancelation ■night decide »he’s the Yemenite seems, to be making a big pitch for Josh White. hotel business these days. Follow- by sponsor«! of established air shows is not seen in the Shoshana ha- u • ■ ing four-week stint at the result« of a «urvey conducted beauty that combines oddly « *h M Fairmont here, he announced he Down Beat. Though there are few lit i nhupw.tti I p< «-ii.l I was »'gned to play the Roosevelt “summer replacements,” moot of the top-ranking shows are return­ be« fin tri. i ' t - ii. *1 . in New Orleans and the Statler in Capsule «he has i ip .i • mm r-jq . ing in the fall, according to the i ■ '. > l Dorsey does a week at Catalina sponsors' present plans. "p r...... 1 ■ starting July 9, goes to Tops in Many, however, are still sub­ Comments San Diego for two weeks, then in­ ject to picking up of options for to the Palladium. The band is the fall series, which means that slated to open Sept. 20 at the what will happen at the end of Roosevelt in New Orleans, und in the -ummer season is still a ques­ imbiic. October November will tion mark. New York- Frank Sinatra is down for a 10-week hibernation at no Billy Eckstine, but he can sing. ' 1 '1 ‘ . -1 Here’s situation Sho=n ina hu- ' .. ... the Statler. from a rundown on the principal Reported to be a former Tommy ph nit-mg orthodox, k. I kill ja The current JD crew line- up shows, by network: Dorsey vocalist, the allegedly 33- ing method:- 4 cours« I at the I fmk as follows: trumpets—Riley Nor­ year-old Sinatra was given a try­ Habibi, th« Western World's first ris, Shorty Sherock, Guy Key, and CBS out week here recently at Lou Israeli night club. All her songs Bitsy Mullins; trombones—Frank Walters’ tourists’ paradise, The Rehak. Dick Bellerose, and Rossie a) - off for summer, replaced by audience Latin Quarter, in a revue entitled seem to be in minor keys, many irticipation show from New York. of them composed by Moshe Wilen­ Nicholas Doc Clifford, Paris After Dark. The revue was Ldgur Bergen Show I Ray Noble orchestra. very spectacular, and as French sky, who was her pianist in Israel. Shuxhana Damari Nino Pallotti, Mimi LaRocca, Phil From broadcasts for the Pales­ Cenicola, and Art Lyons, rhythm— placed by Mario Lanza show, with 36 as apple pie. Bob Carter, piano; Bill Lolatte, piece orchestra under Ray Sinatra. Sinatra gave a good account of tine Broadcasting Service, record­ tales about Shoshana’s background Jack Benny Show (Mahlon Merrick or­ ings with the Palestine Symphony you may have another slogan for bass, and Karl Kiffe, drums. Vo­ chestra) off for summer replaced by Guy himself, stowing a voice with orchestra, and a starring role with her: she could be the Sephardic calists are Pat O’Connor and San­ power and good quality, a very easy person Jity, and fairly good the Tel Aviv theater group, she Sumac. dy Evans. (Jerry Gray orchestra)—off has graduated stardom Gray playins eastern dates intonation. Though it is too early America, aided more than some­ to say whether he can be built what by her new RCA Victor al­ Jack Smith Show ( Frank DeVol orches- into an attraction of Alan Dale bum entitled The Magic Carpet. Let Me Criticize Beat' n)—off for summer, replaced by record or Eddie Fisher caliber, he should The title recalls the magic car­ My Beat ( Alex Courage have a reasonably safe future pet that brought her, ai a child, for summer, replaced by working as a single. from old Yemen into the land of Mert the Boye, no music. Sinatra’s performance, at the For Change, Asks Fran Our Nin Brook» (Wilbur Hatch orches* Israel. To be strictly factual about t ra ) off for replaced by Desi show caught, included When it, it wasn’t a carpet but a donkey, Arnaz show. You’re Smiling, Too Young, Black New York—UI should like’” Contented Hone (Victor Young orches­ Magic, Hello Young Lovers, Solilo­ which she rode across miles of tra) continues through summer. desert, with her father and mother to say u few words against Bing Crotby Shew (John Scott Trotter quy from Carousel, My Blur on foot. Down Beat." said Fran War­ Ginny Simms To orchestra)—replaced by How To ------, Heaven, She’s Funny That Way, Come to think of it, by the 1've Got a Crush You, ren. “That’« just the stuff Hal Peary Show (Jack Meakin orchestra) time you’ve read some of tho weird off for summer, no music on replacement. I'm a Fool to Love You. Some Down Brat like« I»« print,” we Replace Whiting ( Lyn Murray or- ’pectators felt he wore out his said. “Go ahead.” imer. replacement welcome, despite a very enthusi­ “Well, you take the Town Ca­ Hollywood—Ginny Simms, seem­ astic hand on the first seven or sino in Buffalo, where I worked ingly on the comeback trail via eight numbers. Joe Mooney recently while was her TV series, has been signed to As soon as he has ironed out there with hi i strings. Now, that’s replace Margaret Whiting >

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First heard by a U. S. promoter in Bologna, Italy, in 1945 (she debuted at Milan’s La Scala dur­ ing the war), Claudia is managed by Alan Corelli and agent Jerry- Rosen. She’s surefire for at least the duration of “Mr. Imperium’s” popularity, after which, like Mar­ garet in 1952, she may quietly fade away. -Ted Hallock

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Beat Down Beat’s Charlie Emge, hauled up for jury duty in Low Angeles, says you run into musi- ciana everywhere. his first trial, a manslaughter-drunk driv­ ing-hit & run case, only defense witness was a nitery pianist. On the second, defendant was J for­ mer Hollywood radio musician charged with theft involving $450 in a rental dispute. He was ac- quitted Jack Hoto]p, guitarist, added to the ar by Stone quintet on recent Broadway Open House broadcasts.

öe o' <*tti ager, complain* became Boat staffers insist on milking a »larinet .. i «a player out of him. He admit» he "ne* * . uad'V°ni was (last with Tex Beneke), but says: “Can't a guy live it down?” . . . Ann Lorain replaced Bonnie (ot V’ Richard* with the Buddy DeFran-

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ging in a single musician by his tired heels! Saralou Han is, young Al Siegel protege, opening at La Vie en Rose, was hailed by Broadway columnists as “the new Lena Horne”—like every new Negro girl singer since Lena clicked . . . Bob Chester’s band plays at Old Orchard beach, Maine, from today (29) through July 7, goes into the •rh. N. Y. Paramount from there . . . cted Sol Yaged is holding Sunday ses­ few sion* at the Chantilly in Green­ wich Village. tod* tads. And

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Hamo ...... WFL DRUM CO. Addraw ...... 1728-34 North Damen Avenue, Chicago 47 III. City...... Sfato 13, 1951 Chicago, July 13,1951 NEWS-FEATURES axes Things To Come Roy Wasn't On Soap Box, Says Club Op Oy Frank Holzfeind imer These are recently-cut records mid their personnels. z <»** UlkUIUYC OCIICKi UL UIUOILCU ( •lunagpr, tne Blue vote, Chicago) taste, but because he has an emo- L -Spot Op­ Though not all juzz sides, many may be of interest to Down Chicago——In earlier is- tional capacity that few can equal e sumn er Beat readers because of some of the sidemen the groups, ft Foxall’« »ue of Down Beat, Leonard and he has been an important in­ Du not a-k your dealer for them until you by the Beal fluence on practically every mod 1 for the Feather reported an interview >by Lewis record review action that they are»* em musician. So, he’s old enough with . In a more and ha« enough past experience to i expected available. Fla*, and Reuben Phillip»* rhythm Jimmy recent issue, oue of Roy’s best be entitled to speak up whether ney would KAI WINDING’S QUINTET (Roost, 5/31/ Peterson, piano* Bill Jennings, guitar* Bob Bushnell, bass, and Chris Columbus, drums. friends came out with an apology he’s hurting or not. the spot 51). Kai Winding, trombone* Brew Moore, with th. JIMMY < 4RROLL ENSEMBLI tenor* Lou Stein, piano * Jack Lesberg, bass, Birthday Boogie; How Blue Can You (Mercury, 3/31/51). Niek F.g, organ for Koy. Both interested me very Because he is the great musician i, but all and , drums. Get?; LouiiiaM Lodge Meeting, and Trust Billy Howland, piano* Bob Haggart, bas» much that he is, he is asked to play with ing unit« Honey f Cheek to Cheek; Someone to , guitar, and Terry Snydei I believe that I’m closei to the Butch Over Me, and Pereien Harem. with JIMMY CAR­ the best—not because the best is MILES DAVIS’ COMBO (Prestige, 1/17/ ROLL'S COMBO (Columbia, 6/5/51). Stan problem involved than the indi­ getting big-hearted about the fact ixie spot, Freeman, harpsichord; Mundell Lowe, gui- r for the 51). Miles Davis, trumpet* , vidual artists, and because of that that a Negro should be given equal tenor* Benny Green, trombone* John Lewis, i snould like to state my opinion. opportunities. These leaders would piano* Percy Heath, bass, and Roy Haynes, Wein will believe that sy at the the entire take a musician like Roy if he ie Johnny CHARLIE «PIVAK’S ORCHESTRA (Lon­ should be divided into two phases were any color. don, 5/28/51). Trumpet»—Fleet Campbell, to be properly understood. ed. In the JOE MOONEY'S TRIO (Carouwl, 5/26/ The Hard Vi ! 51). Joe Mooney, organ* , Buddy Yann on, Russ Montclam, and Char- nee again guitar, and Bob Carter, base. Vocals by Al Oui ut Lxmtext He had to learn that fact the Storyville Jelane and Joe Mooney. First, Roy’s statement that he hard way—when he couldn’t get Craey She Calle Met Long Ago Last Night} Margie, and Cielito Linde. Tommy Lozier, and Sal Col I urn; rhythi “was tnrough with white bands” in the front door of a hotel in the :s has or­ Doug Talbert, piano* Kenny O'Brien, k was a sentence lifted out of the west when he played with a big a Woody ILLINOIS JACQUET’S BAND (Mercury, and Bob Riekey, drums. Tommy Lynn 5/24/51). Illinois Jacquet, tenor* Hank Patti Collins, vocals. context of a pleasant conversation band; when sidemen in the band s been do Jones, piano* John Collins, guitar* Gone with a friend. Roy wasn’t on any who couldn’t put a patch on Roy’s the band, Ramey, bees, and , drum« soap box nor trying to prove a pants slept in the best rooms of crew will Just • Sittin* end a Roekin*; Cotten» tail; Mean to Me, and three entitled bluet. point. He answered Leonard’s ques­ the hotel and he had to go some ballroom Feldman, reed»* Milton Kay *nd Marty tions with the same emotion that place across the tracks with his LOUIS JORDAN'S ORCHESTRA (Deeca, JONES, VOCALS (Coral, 3/25/31). Frank Grub, piano»* Alan Hanlon, guitar* Frank he would had Leonard asked him luggage, and many other such in­ 6/5/51). Trumpets—Aaron Izenhall, Ermet Galbreath, trumpet* Tyree Glenn, trombone* Carroll, ba»», and Martin Grupp, drum». Vega trio Perry, and Bob Mitchell* trombonee» Leon Perry Johnson, tenor* Numa Moore, bari­ B hile Be*re Young* Cold, Cold Heart; whether he lost on the cidents. Comegys and Bob Burgess* »axes—Louis tone* Billy Taylor, piano* Ham Jackson, 4 for the Since My Love Has Gone and Please, My Roy knows that when leaders rn to the The fact that this sentence made want him it’s because he plays. start hi« a good headline doesn’t put Roy in These experiences don’t make him . . J. C. the position of a crusader. He bitter. He’s much too solid now ew combo merely made a statement that he and he can forget times when he adise for wasn’t too happy with his past cried and then hated himself for s Bob Robinson, and Joe °aul Rob jobs and felt that he could do bet­ doing so. He can overlook the time it—Wynton Kelley, piano: he wanted to buy a friend u drink b Harlem guitar* Joe O'Rear, bass, and ter with a new setup. And that alist Ted- leads to the second phase: Has he at the bar where he worked only a York for any right to express that opinion? month before and the bartender, ihn Conte Well, let’s see: his “friend,” didn’t sell him a appear at Roy is about 40 years old; he is drink; when the magazine dedi­ annis for •»ne of the greatest trumpet men cated to the Advancement, Etc., re­ this country has produced. He is fused to publish pictures of such great because he not only has skill, incidents because splendid progress being made.” Or when the director of a movie COX in which Roy’s'tune, Ball of Fire, was featured asked Roy to move cords has to the back because he was too f band to tall—Roy is five feet, five inches ■t. Pianist the late There are many things which his unit Roy has been able to swallow— I unceford even digest. But, one thing he wouldn’t dream of doing is NOT to express himself on that or any kindred subject in a quiet and gen tlemanly manner. And he doesn’t forget that, at least on his recent­ ly-issued passport, he is a citizen of the . Wouldn't Get Thrill Roy would never get a thrill out of being the first Negro to play a plush spot, even at six or seven thousand a week, if only they per­ mitted a “sprinkling” of Negroes are among the patrons. I have gone through that “sprinkling” period too often when I have tried to take some of my dear friends out for a bite to eat not to know the double hurt—to my friends and *o me. To summarize, I would like to MRAWCO say that Roy made the “no more white bands for me” statement in a friendly conversation and not DRUM HEADS from a soap box. Secondly, I feel that he’s doing more for a proper Chicago— Blue ^iote manager Frank Holzfeind «hare, a table and evaluation of the Negro than those a drink with Roy Eldridge, whose outfit played the loop cellar spot who accept the sprinkling of 6 RESPONSIVE... to your lightest touch, to not long ago. Frank ma» h» giving Roy wmr of that dutch unde talk crumbb that fall to the meek if tho suggestion of a roll or a thundering he effectively dishes out in the accompanying open letter to Little Jass. rim shot. not the humble. 6 GOOD TONE... crisp and sharp from a i condensed biography of Glenn more whisper all through tho dynamic Miller, many photos never printed range to triple forte. before, and comments of the trad­ SUBSCRIBE TO er’s friends and former a.sociatea O GAUGED . . ■ only tough, even fibred will be featured the July 27 Amrawco heads can be bought to Down Beat. a specific gouge thickness that matches your stylo. • You don’t miss issues NEW EDITION O You won’t run all over the town looking NOW AVAILABLE for a dealer who hasn’t sold out • You save $1.50 over the regular sin­ MUSICIANS’ HANDBOOK •Uvan gle copy price (greater savings on 2 STANDARD igagt- & 3 year orders) DANCE MUSIC CUIDE att on AMERICAN it A classified and alphabetical list of the Voedy DOWN BEAT INC. best and most popular standard Foitrots, RAWHIDE Waltzes. 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As Stickwaver On fc Vido s New Band Haunted m Jeffries Reissues (J Hollywood—Buddy Baker, for- ly By Ghost Of Stan Kenton merly music director for the now­ defunct Exclusive recording com­ By HAL HOLLY pany, whose masters passed into Ir Hollywood—The band business is a tough business these the hands of Mercury, is preparing to file suit against the latter firm «< days, particularly in this area (known as the “Dance Bands' to collect a royalty of one cent a Death Valley”), and especially for the guys who are trying platter he claims he has coining to to launch new ventures. The guy with the toughest problem him on several Herb Jeffries rec­ 5« in this admittedly tough business—« ords. and a problem that is unique—is The Jeffries records, which in­ clude Basin Street and Flamingo, . Los Angeles so Vido, whose new band, with ar­ are from dates on which Baker rangements by Skippy Martin that did the arrangements and conduct­ ing. He says he had a written con­ are as commercial as anyone would Band Briefs id Erroll Goroor trio, sharing date with tract with Exclusive calling for expect good musicians to play and local band, booked for concerUdance series not go to sleep in their chairs, is at. Oro... ballroom______June 28—July 8. Oro is the royalty and that he feels this haunted by the ghost of Stan Ken- Centra) «venue dancery now featuring liability was passed on to Mer­ W . namfKnames frnmfrom time tnto time (Sarah Vatigha». cury with the purchase of the ton. et al) on short stands. masters. Biggest Trouble Woody Hermae. following stand at HoU Baker told Down Beat that the ViHn Lvwood Palladium and week at Catalina “Don’t print this,” said Island June 23—June 28, beads east via money involved didn’t bother him R. dropping in our Hollywood Omce, one*week stand at Denver’s Lakeside Park so much as the fact that, though th which is adjacent to the studio in opening July s. he received billing under Jeffries* which he rehearses between his . *■* Leed««, couple of Decca name, on the original Exclusive one-niters, “But, you know what spot with TD band, replacing Bob Craig, records, Mercury left him out en­ my biggest trouble is? Everybody when unit opened at Casino Gardens. TD tirely on the reissues, which carry thinks that because I used to play the music credit as “Herb Jeffries with Stan, I’m trying to have a and Ocarga Sherb trombone* Mick Db Portland, Ore.—Vido Mumo*. new big band had a two-night dale and His Orchestra.” band like his. Operators, I mean. here at the Palais Royale ballroom recently, and these photos were As soon as Don (Haynes, Vido’s Ussat*oa, and Foal Mesoo; rhythm—Fred taken at that time. In the top photo are vocalist Francine Palmer, L. A. KEYSPOTS manager) mentions my name, they DeLoad, piano; Nona Siegel, bass, and bassist Tommy Sandi, and saxist Don Davidson, baritone; Jack Rob- scream, “Oh! From Kenton! No! Tommy Gwin, drums. Froaces Irvia sharing erds, tenor; Herb Steed, lead alto, Charley Cox, second alto, and No!” vocals with London. Bill Haaegoa back with TD as arranger. (see bottom photo) Bob Buschow, baritone. Left to right in the “I hate to say that,” continued Be.arly HUI. Hotel---- Phil Ok»a (lad.) ,., j, ..t* * 'c.. Orris Tackae was announced to follow trombone section (in case you can see any of them) are Fred Lewis, V ido sadly, Because Sten is one «mt«. c«*m ork at Aragon with thr«- Jerry Finch, and Dave Bohannon. Trumpets, in the same order, lire of my best friends. It was U great I week stand starting July s. Don Dennis, lead, Rubin McFall, Phil Cook, and Bob McKenzie. Gil honor to work with him—but 11 Bob Keawe. Artie. . —Shaw disciple heading Barrios is on piano, and Bobby White, drums. Cox ha« «ince been re­ band styled after Shaw's Begin the Beguine wish people would remember me placed by Boots Mussulli, and Cook has been replaced by Johnny from my days with Benny Good­ crew, announced for two-weeks’ stand at Balboa's Rendezvous ballroom starting July Anderson. Quite an ambitious outfit, Vido has. You can read more Call— (Opea) man. W’e’re trying to recreate the about it in The Hollywood Beal column. excitement and drive of Benny’s Horry Jeati ork back home latter part l>and when it was the greatest of June for some one-niters in local terri­ He told Down Beat: tory. Was due to hit the road again June Eckstine In Movie thing in music—and still a great 30 for three-week tour of northwest coastal “I’ll always be interested in mu­ dance band.” sic and the welfare of musicians, Hollywood — Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer has announced that Billy O.K., for the benefit of the rec­ Ike Carpenter ork, originally slated to but first and foremost I want to be share Billy Eckstine stand at Oasis July 2 a good public servant.” Eckstine’s film debut will be in Pslladium---- Jimmy Dono, (CAC) ord we’ll remind readers who —July 15, was canceled out as ops decided the technicolor musical, Skirts Parte Inn—Jimmy Grier (lad.J might have forgotten that Vido extra outlay for band, plus Eckstine’s take, ADDED NOTES: Lena Horne Ahoy, set for production starting Rlvaralde Raaeh, I ilhanw (lad.) was indeed at his greatest, not might be too much for spot to carry. broke every house record (for RMM

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Chicago — Nope, look again the European continental—in the more convinced that no efforts are horn Thia is NOT a baby picture of manner presented by you—is be­ to be spared when the goal is to blow is it Dizzy yond conception. The one is a feel- make life tougher for the to IP Gillespie's mi Subject is ng of outright contempt and inuscian The looseleaf ring-bound Brin Jones, youngest son of brutality to the point of barba­ ‘fake” book has been a godsend nightlife and music columnist rism, the other a feeling of truly for many musicians, und now it’s civilized libe ralism and receptivi­ to be pulled off the market. Tribune. ty. I am a Negro, I have lived in A fake book on this order has fuses to listen to Charlie Parkei both areas. I am voicing expe- been sorely needed by musicians, Music Could Be with Strings, Stan Kenton, und but I guess that the old theory even Summer Sequence unles» With all kindness and regard that all good things must come to he’s dre.-rd as above. The for my many non-Negro friends an end always applies to musi­ goatee come- later. and associates, I hold that the cians. Too bad the publishers white American public has a long can’t take time out from drooling The Equalizer way to go in matching the con­ over the fat profits they’ve been tinental European outlook toward making from some of the miser­ We've said it before und we're saving it again! Music is, this unnecessarily overworked idea able tripe they’ve been publishing and always has item, the greatest common denominator in of race. Heretofore, I have felt lately und put out a fake hook resolving the fractions that result from the difference in that Down Beat was an exception thatV anywhere near as practical ‘AND to my holding, but with more edi­ as the bootleg edition which was The importance of thi- fact in torials of the tenor of “Crow Jim,” formerly available. of todav’s world conditions is self evident. I shall have to wonder about Down Jerry Heermans intended to enlarge this theme at this time, any- DISCORDS Beat also! way, inspired by the extended activity music-wise un the part Sgt. Jasper M. Haynes of the army, with such swinging units as the 4-Mth annj band Haymes Fan at Fort Bragg, N. C., to it- credit; on the part of ihe air force, New York which was covered in a recent feature article in Down Beat c/o P.M., San Francisco To the Editors: (June 15) ; and the part of the navy, which conducting To the Editors: I would like to thank Jack Has­ a school of music that will be the subject of irh feature I truly hope that your edi­ hi* own worth; each musician primarily kel) (Down Beat, June 15) for the for hi* own musie. This, It wa* pointed kind words he had to say about in the Beal. torial “Crow Jim as Bad as Jim out in our editorial, many European* were Crow’ the March 9 edition not doing They were excessively aolur- one of the most unappreciated Further encouragement has resulted from the reports of is not an unrealized undercurrent conscious, though in a different way.) singers in the country today. I’m "eminent authorities” (and we don't mean medical), who of true jim wowism. talking about my favorite singer, have had opportunity to visit Europe recently and to observe For teveral years 1 have felt and the favorite of a great many Down Beat an impartial trooper, people in the music business, Dick condition- there at first hand. and now this editorial which to me Haymes. John Crosby, one of the more widely syndicated columnists smells of con sciousness—if Portland, Ore I imagine Jack is one of Dick's To the Editors: torn in the radio-television field, made an extensive tour abroad not more. favorites, too, because Dick likes How any comparison can be After reading ‘FBI Taking Ac­ and reported to his readers: "The most successful export we the r made between the attitude of the tion Vs. Tune-Dex Bootleggers,’ voice lasts foi an indefinitely long pletc have made to Europe and one of our best ambassadors in southern vulgarian and that of in the June 15 time, and Haskell has a naturally La*h every country is our dance music.” fine baritone, too. drum BERRILL-FAUST Larry B-rrill, WIND diar from 1928 to 1937, June 2 in New Harriet Wasser John rate* OP Man River, Begin the Beguine, Night and jockey, and Marion Faust. Ma 26 in Chi- Day, and Smoke Gets in Your Eyet as conceivably the four —Anne M". Gannett, 68, wife of Gret- DAYTON-LEWIS—Danny Dayton, actor, newspaper publisher Guy P. Gannett and druii most international songs in the world. He writes about hear- and Jennie (Dagmar) Lewis, TV and active in many music organizations, May •yn ( ing Bye Bye Bluet at the Grosvenor House London and record personality. May 21 in Las Vegas. 22 in Cape Elizabeth, Me. ERWIN-PURVIS—Ward Erwin, former HAMPTON—Clark Hampton. 78, onetime Kenmore, N. Y. the Grande hotel in Stockholm, After You’re Gone in Helsinki bassist now with the Three vaudeville bandleader and father of band­ Sharp* trio, and Joan Purvis, June 2 In leader Duke Hampton, May 29 in Indian­ To the Editors: and Copenhagen, Avalon Berlin, and Take the A Train Council Bluffs, Iowa. apolis. The Beat really came out with FELBIN-BURK—Edward Felbin, who does HUPFELD Herman Hupfeld, 57, pianist in Paris. his WPEN disc jockey chores under the and songwriter (Aa Time Goea By, others), two fine articles in the June 1 Comes now Les Brown, not an excitable youth, but a pretty name of Frank Ford, and Dorothy Burk, June 8 in Montclair, N. J. issue The ones ( am speaking of June 10 in Philadelphia. ILES—John Henry Iles, 79, British band­ are those about Chuck Mingus and clear thinker and a successful bandleader, whose report on GLEITSMAN-FAITH—Alan Gleitsman and master and band festival organizer. May 29 Marilyn Faith, daughter of Columbia re­ in Birchington, England. Joe Roland. Their idea about hav­ page 1 of this issue states thai jazz is regarded abroad as cording director Percy Faith, June 17 in KOUSSEVITZKY—Serge Koussevitzy, 76, ing a string section to back the just as much of an American product a- hot dogs or baseball, conductor of the Boston symphony from jazz tempo is really great. These GREEN-PERDUE—Benny Green, trombon­ 1924 to 1949, building that organization to and that it is an even greater force for democracy in other ist now heading his own band, and Jane its present eminence, and organizer of the two men should get together on Perdue, San Francisco artist, June 15 in Berkshire festival at Tangiewood, June 4 the subject. They certainly could areas of the world than gratis distribution of food and/or New York. in Boston. figure out some way to work the clothing! HAU SBURG-K EE LAN — Edward Hausburg KlETH—Ford Kieth, 27, of the Stamps and Eleanor Frances Keelan, soprano solo­ Ozark quartet. May 29 in San Antonio. strings in. The strings would real­ Lr* wants the state department to wake up. True, it has ist on Schenectady TV programs, May 26 ly put a cool, gone side on jazz. in Albany, N. Y. harpsichordist. May 18 in Westfield, N. J. done some constructive things, such as beaming some record HORWIN-PARKER—Jerry Horwin. CBS- MARAFIOTI Dr. P. Mario Marafioti, 78, Dan Masterson TV script editor, and Eris Parker, singer, Enrico Caruso's physician who later be­ broadcasts of the Beat's Leonard Feather abroad. Personal recently in New York. came a vocal coach, June 1 in Santa Mon­ appearances of our great dance bands would be much more LOWENSTERN-PARO — Hugo Lowenstern ica, Calif. Jr., lead sax with Tommy Dorsey, and MsCONNELL—John A. McConnell, 62, convincing, not quite so remote. Let’s get with it! Mary Lou Paro, Amarillo model, April 27 music director at the Steel Pier in Atlantic in Clovis. N. M. City, June 3 in Philadelphia. LOWRY-SCHUDDE—Charles (Chuck) Low­ MclNTIU McIntire, 46, Fayetteville, Ark. Paterson, N. J. Dad is trumpeter currently ry, of the Pied Pipers vocal group, and guitar player heard on many Bing Crosby To the Editors: working out his Local 802 transfer. Regina Schudde, actress who uses the last recently Huntington Beach, LEE—A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Parker name of Daye, March 1 in New York. We have recently had the pleas­ Lee, May 31 in New York. Dad ia ar- McCALL-LEONARD—George McCall, pro­ PASARICK—Pierre Pasarick, songwriter, ure of hearing a concert by Joo ducer of the Search for G:rla TV show, and recently in Chicago. Liggins and his “Honey Drip­ LEFKOWITZ A daughter, Helene Andrea, Ada Leonard, bandleader who appears on ROSAND2R—Arthur A. Rosander, 76, for­ to Mr. and Mrs. Nat Lefkowitz, May 24 that show. May 18 in Hollywood. mer bandmaster and saxophone teacher, pers.” Alt hough they are compara­ in New York. Dad is general manager of MILLER-SPINDLER—Howard Miller, Chi­ Mav 23 in Audubon, N. J. tively unknown in our part of the the William Morris agency office there. cago disc jockey, and Barbara Spindler, SCHWAB—Laurence Schwab, 57, pro­ country, they play one of the finest MASINGILL—A daughter, Deborah (9 Mav 19 in Crown Point. Ind. ducer and co-author of many Broadway (Jeff* WESTBROOK-PURNELL — Al Westbrook, hit musical shows. May 29 at Southampton, styles of jazz we have ever heard Masingill. May 29 in Minneapolis. Dad ■ Not only are they an excellent al to ist with . with AGVA. and Paula Purnell, singer, «4KHU«* Mav 26 in New York. STARK Glenn M. Stark, 56, onetime Chi­ group of musicians, they are also MURE— A son (5 lbs., 11 os.) to Mr. and WINSBERG-HARRIS — Joseph Winsberg caro Opera company baritone, later a vo­ Mrs. Billy Mure, May 34 in New York, Dad and Joan Harris, daughter of longtime cal teacher in New York, May 19 in Ches- excellent showmen. Their vocalist. is guitarist with Roy Ross’ band. Oriental theater stage show producer Will Candy Rivers, doe s a great job, al­ NEWBURY and Mrs. NEW NUMBERS Waldo Newbury, May 22 in Boston. Dad is Harris, May 4 in Chicago. STARR F’orence Starr, 42, radio actress though this is the* first band she organist with Polack Bros, circus. and lyric writer. May 23 in New York. has ever sung with. BASSMAN—A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. OTIS*“A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Don THOMPSON -Amos Thompson, 63, drum­ George Bassman, June 4 in New York. Otis, May 28 in Hollywood. Dad is disc FINAL BAR mer, recently in San Diego. Calif. We were w ondering why thi •trun Dad at music director of radio's Philip jockey. BAUMANN—Maximillian Baumann, 65, TILLOTSON Queena Tillotson. 54, known group is not better known to the years, Morria Playhouae. STONE A daughter, Diane Melody (9 pianist and leader. May 18 in Elizabeth, as Queena Mario, onetime Metropolitan public, since they put on a better DVORIN—A son, Howard Ian (7 lbs., lbs.), to Mr. and Mrs. Dick Stone, May 20 opera soprano and later teacher at the makii 7 oz.). to Mr. and Mrs. Al Dvorin, May 23 Curtis institute and Juilliard, May 28 in show than any other band that Bechi in New York. Dad is professional manager BRICE—Fanny Brice. 59, comedienne and in Chicago. Dad is booking agent and at Famous music. singer. May 29 in Hollywood. New York. we have had, and we have had night ZEBINS—A son. Oliver, to Mr. and Mrs. some* of the top ones. GALLOWAY—A son to Mr. and Mrs. Len Pete Zebins. May 21 in Philadelphia. Mom CHILDS—Willard H. Childs, 71. member LOST HARMONY with 1 Galloway. May 29 in Vineland, N. J. Dad h a former member of the singing Merril) of the Sinclair minstrels on NBC from Tames Clark (and others) plays accordion at the Shubert musical bar 1932 to '37, May 22 in West Palm Beach, BARBOUR—Dave Barbour, guitarist, and »P to in Philadelphia. Peggy Lee Barbour, singer, May 15 in University of Arkansas HILDEBRAND-A son to Mr. and Mrs. DIXON -R. L. (Fats) Dixon, circus and Santa Monica, Calif. Kith Rudy Hildebrand, May 23 in Philadelphia. TIED NOTES carnival band trombone player. May 26 in BILKIS—Red Bilkis, trumpeter, and h.nir Dad aids his father. Paul, in operating the Gainesville. Texas. Gretchen Bilkis, May 24 in Pell City, Ala. The next issue of Down Heat view New Look and Holiday Manor clubs there. MH BONJOUR Arthur E. bete Jr and ERSKINE—John Erskine. 71, best known NAGY—Frank J. Nagy Jr., violinist with LoSAUA—A son. Randy (6 lbs., 11 ox.), Toddy Bonjour, a-cordionirt. March I in as a novelist but also a pianist, composer, the Connecticut symphony, ar Helen (July 27) will be devoted to a Some to Mr. and Mrs. Ricci LaSalle, recently in and president of the Juilliard school of mu- Nagy. May 4 in Bridgeport, Conn. salute to Glenn Miller. Noon Chicago, July 13,1951 NEWS-FEATURES DOWN BEAT

who goes ii bout his business in a New Label? THE HOT BOX more intelligent manner. He knows what'M happening in every section Who's Pvt. Vito? Chicago — A new record label, of Americas bread basket This Topper, may soon be appearing in mean» he keeps in touch with the the shops. Bill Reid, who works crop situation, weather reports, for a steel forging company, and Tiny Hill Band Also Has and local problems. Tiny daily re­ his wife Barbara, both jazz fans, ports these conditions to Ins book­ plan to cut Dixie sessions and ing office und consequently he is issue them on a label named for scheduled according to the most their young present, Dixieland Tunes In Book favorable conditions, The promo­ they’re just getting the outfit set ters, bonkers, or Tiny himself can’t By GEORGE HOEFER make money if the lads are driving the tractors late instead of danc­ I Chicago—If you are u Dixieland jazz fan and live in a rural Munkedal, Bohustan, Sweden. He section of Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, or ing to Angry. The band has recently worked would like to correspond and trade Minnesota, far away from the jazz «cene, watch for an an- up a new Dixieland but k, includ­ with an American pen pal inter­ nouncement that Tiny Hill ia coming within your driving ing tunes like Royal Garden, Jazz ested in jazz. Can trade Swedish range. Then ask Tiny to play «ome^ Me Blues, and T^ger Rag. If you bop s-des for Armstrong, Woody Dixie for you. Dixieland fellow countrymen swamp Tiny indicate you’d like to hear some He man, Kenton, and Shearing jazz man from way back, and dur­ with please to play Hot Rod or Dixie, he’ll be tickled to oblige, be­ sides. Coleman Collector ing the course of his long career Friendship. cause how many years can one hu- had many well-known jazz mu­ human sing Angry foui limes a Thevin Aston, Beattie sicians working in his bund. When Tiny relaxes, you’ll either night every night, without it street, Maroubra, Sydney, N.S.W. Sterling Bos>* tnd Bob Anderson getting a bit stale? The stars in Australia. Collects Coleman Hawk find him m one of the Chicago jazz ins, Duke Ellington, Benny Good­ are examples of the type of trum­ ■ pote digging Louis Armstrong, oi the band are the above-mentioned man, and Fats Waller. pet players he likes to have on the whoever else is in town, preferably Alexander, trombonist Dave Ras stand. He's featured them both in Dixie groups, or he will be out on berry, and a fine girl pianist Russell G Mills, 582 Dufferin the past, und now has i young his Colorado ranch riding range named Gena Fee Raeburn. avenue, London, Ont., < anuda Col­ horn man named Jack Alexander on a good strong horse. lects . Alec Wilder, JAZZ MISCELLANY: Al Car- Fort Dix, N. J.—Here you see s to blowing the jazz. But you’ve got When Hill is touring oi. one- and Lionel Hampton. to get your requests in before your niters, there isn’t a bandleader sello, who played the hot button­ Pvt. Vito Fnrinola learning to Bruce Harkness, J 32 A Stadium the keyboard accordion solo on Ray Mil­ make his bunk, with expert help hi nd Terrace, Champaign, Ill. Wishes send ler's That’s a Plenty, is now living from 1st Sgt. Willard Tillman, to sell ti collection of current jazz in Chicago. This «ide also featured left. Why should this little scene records. one of Muggsy Spanier’s finest interest Down Beat readers? Be­ Wants Okeh« and earliest hot solos on wax. fore P't. Farinola was inducted has Finest Drums I Ever Owned Joseph H. Radder, 181 Bodine into crooned Mrs. Irene Werre, Went road, Clarence, N. Y., has compiled around under the name of Vic street, Woreeater, Mass. Has re­ •ory a Jazz Record Collector’s Pocket Damone. cently started to collect some -if e to Pseudonym Decoder that he is the older discs In the market for selling for a quarter. It includes old Okehs. hers an alphabetical listing of the vari- label -n which the band recorded. Alar. Bates, 61 Ox lane, Harpen- ling 'uh blind band titles, such as den, Herta.. England. Wishes a seen Hayes Pillars, once leader of contact for trading records. Can Wabash dance orchestra, giving the famed St. Louis band the name of the prominent jazz furnish current English, ring known the Jeetei -Pillars, French, und Swedish records. Main man o> orchestra leader involved, now representing the Cavanaugh- look as in this case Red Nichols. Also interest New Orleans Jazz, ’ical Booth Sales, Inc., beer distributors blues, and rags. listed is the abbreviation for the in St. Louis. He is also doing some disc jockey work. His home ad­ Peter Goss, 89 Longley road, TO END ALL REED TROUBLES dress is 4295 Olive, St. Louis, Mo. Tooting, London, SW 17, England. Wants to write to someone who is COLLECTOR’S* CATALOG: interested in jazz of the New Or­ George King, 9804 University ave­ leans and Dixie variety, and t an nue, Chicago 28, Ill. Interested in trade record« nnd English jazz English Shearing i ccordings not publications. Also interested in ork affairs, welfare, .porta. available the United States. world and Can trade all current American I a s- jazz releases with English col­ Watch for Glenn Miller the lectors. Tout the July 27 a ted I-ennart Peterson, Box 3480, Down Beat! I’m ger,

"Gretsch Broadkaster*. Finest Drum- I Ever Owned,” says Don l umond. AMERICA'S I 9 FAVORITE! ek's Formerly with Woody Herman, Boyd B ■■ burn and , Don ikes i« now setting the beat on television und radio show* in N.Y.C. Don plays ural the new 1951 Broudkaster drums, u «ensutional outfit that ha- been com­ long pletely streamlined. Here are just a few features of the new Broad­ control *Full-flunged hoop« ravm zntrue ctHtHISKCf drum« and tom tom« ♦ Die-Cant Caning« * Guaranteed “Strip-Proof" Ten- accordiana «ioning * Disappearing Drum Spur*. See the 1951 Btuadkasters at your kMtt mu un iateft sold only ay authorized Ixcelsior dealers Gretsch Dealer. And write today for youi free catalogue (drum« and r»ur D««l«r—or writ« direct to drummer iicce*»orie«). The Fred. Gret«ch Mfg. Co.. 60 Broadway, Brook­ ROY J. MAIER PRODUCTS lyn (11). New York. Ciándola Calli vith e I ; of Evolution Oí Jazz and the

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Joe rip- nest lent also Noone joined Doc Cook you could hear ¿0 good band» in one night •ome mythological creature

• limmy Noone wa« born on a small I arm outside of the after the mon* respectable clubs were shuttered for the* the going than it little rough. Noone survived the city of New Orlcan- on April 23, 1895. He took up clari­ night. It was this unit that produced the much reissued this net when he was 15, although this waa not his first in­ master« of Play That Thing ind Jassbo Jenkins, a coup­ >ind making a few recording«, but his fortunes showed strument', since he had been playing guitar for several ling that originally appeared on the Paramount label. In •mall improvement until he hit California in '43. Here years. With the help of a young clarinetist who was already 1927 Jimmy moved into the Apex club with hi« own com­ Jimmy formed a quartet that held forth at the Streets nf tter making his murk in New Orleans jazz circles. Sidney that bination and during I he next three years this band, w hich Pari.«, worked with the Kid Ory bund on the Orson Welles from time to lime included such men us F.irl Hine«, Junie jazz broadcasts, und hud recorded for Capitol. His sudden had nightly «round the city, One of Jimmy’« earliest jobs was Cobb, George Mitchell, Bud Scott, Alex Hill, and Zinky death, April 19, 1944, came as a distinct shock to the jazz willi the band of King Freddie Keppard and he later played Cohen, waxed extensively for Vocalion. In this period world. Jimmy Noone never attained the following of a for many months with the Young Olympia bund. He came Noone produced slightly more than half of his total re­ Dodds or a Bechet but Ids passing did create another size- up to Chicago in 1918, working first with Keppard and then corded output as well as making some of hie best known *:th King Oliver at the Royal Gardens on 31st street. After sides. Noone left Chicago in '31 for n brief engagement in able void in the "giving this band, Noone joined Doc look at the River­ New York but soon returned to the familiar terrain of the city greats. Hi- singing, sensuous clarinet, “flying above Beat view > lull and stayed with this group for several years. Windy city where he remained until 1943. The days when the orchestra like some mythological creature," continues Sometime after Cook’s crew moved over to Dreamland, “you could hear 20 good bands in one night" were at an to be well remembered, perhaps the most fitting tribute Noone organized his own small group that went to work end and the jnzzmen who stuck to their horns often found that could be accorded a lifetime of inspired music. BLINDFOLD TEST-NEWS Chicago, July 13, 1951

THE BLINDFOLD TEST

I, LEONARD FEATHER Records Reviewed by Roy When Roy Eldridge returned from a year Roy was given no information whatever about the records in France, it seemed to me that some of the played for him, either before or during the blindfold French Crow Jim attitude had rubbed off en him. Just as the French jazz fan or critic 1. George Shearing. To Be or Not to Bop (London). arbitrarily invents such non-existent types of Shearing, piano* white English bass and drummer. music as “Black jazz,” “ American white jazz,” 2. Chubby Jackson. Flying the Coop (New Jau). Mixed band. , tenor* Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson etc., Roy claimed he could distinguish a white (alternating), trombone. Tony Ales«, piano. Arr. Tiny musician from a Negro simply by listening 3. Eddie Condos. Rose Room (Commodore). Maxie Ka* to his style. mineky (white), trumpet; Peepee Russell, clarinet* Benny “You wanna bet?” I said Morton (colored), trombone* Joe Bushkin, piano* Sid The result was a unique blindfold test. Catlett (colored), drums* Bob Casey, baas. of simply iden 4. Miles Davis. Venu* De Milo (Capitol). Davis (col* Instead being concerned with ­ ored, trumpet* Gerry Mulligan (white), baritone and arr. tifying the men and criticizing the music, it 5. Woody Herman. More Moon (Capitol). Bill Harris, was « challenge to Roy’s ability to separate trombone* Torry Gibbs, vibes* (colored), musicians along racial lines, as opposed to tenor sax* no other tenor* (white), drums. 6. Flip Phillips. Bright Bluet (Mercury) Flip, tenor* my theory that, in the words of an old blues, Bill Harrie, trombone* (colored), trumpet. “you can’t tell the difference when the sun 7. Billy Taylor quartet (colored) AU Eert (Coral). goes dowr Even the law of chance should have made him 50 percent correct; yet, as I expected, Roy proved to be wrong or noncommittal more often than he was right. Here’s how it went:

1. This could be three or four people 1 the first chorus. I liked the pianist. Couldn’t know. ... On this kind of playing it’s hard teli who was colored and who was white. to tell white iron1 colored. The piano player They could be Eskimos for nil I know. Two stars. Havana—Helen ForreM recent­ might be white; the bass player, I think— Roy Eldridge ly combined a night club en­ yes, I think he’s colored. The drummer’s col­ white band. Tenor l as a cer- ored, too. It’s very well executed, doesr't kill capture than one with a distinctive vibrato gagement here with Mime time tain sound I recognize; yes. it’s Eddie Miller. under the Cuban -un. This view me too much, hut gets going nicely when he One minute I thought it might be Miles Two stars. goes into the block-chords stuff. Two stars. Davis, but it’s not quite like his sound. The un the Hotel Nacional patio may baritone I didn’t care for. Arrangement very not Im- exactly a glamor shot, 9 This is a nice little ditty. Let’s see now, 2. That’s Woody’s band. . . Zoot or tenor... nice. Three stars. but with a voice like Helen's. Mill what two-piano teams are there? White or one ol the top in the pop field, Trombone soloist is the best thing about this colored? It’s impossible to tell. Two stars. side; pianist is nothing spec.al and the ar­ 5. Without a doubt that’s the Woody Her­ it shouldn't matter. rangement proves nothing; it’s just a lot of man band. The trumbonc sounded white. Vibes could be either or Terry Gibbs. 10. The saxophone is colored. Trumpet, I notes. Sounds to mt like the guy»- weren’t too don’t know. Trombone, colored. They all play well acquainted with the arrangement. One Were there two different tenors? I know 15 Decca's Excited guys that sound like that; one of them sound­ pretty much the same riffs; I’ve heard every- star thing on here before and nothing outstanding ed like he might be colored—at one point he happens. Two stars. Over New Chick 3. Isn’t that PeeWee? Seems to be quite sounded like Dexter Gordon. It’s not Gene New York—Decca moguls here an old man playing, whoever it is. . . 1 think Ammons. Performance und arrangement are Afterthoughts by Roy are cooing contentedly about Ta­ the trombone’s colored; I know the clarinet good. Might be Shadow Wilson playing drums. mara Hayes, a new vocal discov­ isn’t. The tmmpet could be. Couldn’t hear Three stars. I guess I’ll have to go along with you, ery. enough of the rhythm section to tell, but I^eonard—you can’t tell just from listening Tamara, a doctor’s daughter the drummer might have been . 6. Is this a real record'' I mean did they to records But I still say that I could spo* from Berkeley, Cal., made her Dil they have a bass? I couldn’t distinguish release it? What happened on the end? . . . a white imitator of a colored musician im­ wax debut here recently, accom­ . . . Joe Sullivan on picuo? It’s just a fair I liked the trombone player—it s Bill Harris. mediately. A white musician trying to copy panied by Real Gone Organist Dixieland record; give it a fast two. Don’t know who the trumpet is; can’t tell Hawkins, for instance. And in the same way Bill Davis and pianist Ellis Lar­ whether he’s white or colored—nor the tenor. I suppose I could recognize a tolored eat try­ kins. The Decca people are so 4. Haven’t the .'(lightest idea who this is; Could be anybody. Nothing happens. Just for ing to copy I can only talk enthused that they assigned plug it’s a nice-oounding thing . . I couldn’t tell Bill Harris, though, give it one star. about individual sounds that have made it, songs to her. whether this is white or colored. Most of these highly individual sounds. But you take a sound guys play with hardly any vibrato, und a 7. This is a fair side, combining bop in­ like Tommy Dorsey gets—any good musician sound without vibrato ia an easier thing to fluences with boogie-woogie. Sounded nice on could get that. Okay, you win the argument! Gene Williams Returns To Glen Island Casino Hawk due in no small measure to for Dtcca here in June, one of the SWINGIN' THE GOLDEN GATE the on-the-spot plugging of Mar­ few times San Francisco has been New York —Gene Williams’ or­ tha Glaser, the Beaver of Flack­ used for top drawer recording chestra has begun its second sum­ dom. mer at the Glen Island Casino. work. Sonny Burke conducted. .. - Personnel: trumpets—Jack Moots, Dave Not Back Blinky Allen set to take a band Sam Scavone, and Fern Caron; Dave Brubeck still not back from into the Say When Tommy trombones—Miki Piazza and Vern HamptonOutToTopOwn Honolulu, but still expected to go Dorsey drew about 1,100 to Sweet’s Friley Sam Marowiti into the Black Hawk June 27. ballroom for a one-niter in June Charlie O’Kane, Mickey Folus, and Drummer Cal Tjader, however, and I bet not one of them could Joe Reisman; rhythm—Irv Joseph, •pened with Nick Esposito’s group tell you if Frances Irvin can sing. pianc; Bob Carter, has««, and Dave at Fack’s. Circle records, Everyone was too interested in Mark In Oakland Concert viewing the amazing architectural Williams, drums. Williams and who«;? Fantasy' label consist« sole­ Adele Castle are the vocalists. By RALPH J. GLEASON ly of Dave Brubeck, ir ay add Ver­ triumpi and optical illusion of non Alley to their catalog. Nego­ her strapless gown. San Francisco—Lionel Hampton i» going to play the Oaks tiations are underway to get rights Ray Noble, with a good, clean ball park Sunday afternoon July 1 because ‘‘he has blown to the four smacking good sides commercial band and a sensation­ he cut earlier this year for a local al gal singer named Eve Marlee, 7.,. MARK QUALITY the top off every other joint around,” Herb Caen, The cat and issue them. . . . Bill Smith, opened at the Mark Hopkins for Winchell of the West, says. Whether or not THAT’S true, clarinetist with the Bhibeck large two months starting Juno 5. The Hamp'» outdoor appearance, billed«' group, won a two-year scholarship joint was (Racked opening night aa a “Cavalcade of Jazz,” is going somethingl of an edge on the other to Paris for his composing work and two nights later, usually the to be an interesting operation three,1 having already cut a record and has already left. deadest, they had to put out “xtra He holds all the records in the singing1 the blues. Trombonist Bob Mielke rehears­ tables. Maybe Ray ha^ something East Bay fur attendance, having ing a band with clarinetist Bill there Or possibly Miss Marlee has once jammed 7,100 persons into BkY AREA IOC: J.mmy Rhodes, Napier and pianist -Terry Stanton. something there. The Alvino the Oakland auditorium. the No. 1 mm ic fan of the Bay . . . Josephine Baker due for a Rey band off to Honolulu while area, «ays “Old agents never die; two-week -tand in July at the Harry Owens plays the St. Fran­ they just steal away. Billy Golden Gate theater, and Patti This time, " «th co-promoters Eckstine, at presstime, was ru Page for one week at the Para- ruored set for a week at Oakland’s Jimmy Lyon» and Don Barksdale n«>ant Aug. 8. . . . Sarah Vaughan Down Heat will salute Glenn MUSIC WRITING PAPER beating the drums months in ad­ T&D theater starting June 19. was the first attraction in a local vance, it is going to be interesting . . . Jimmy Lyons and Don Barks­ spot to do i concert while work­ Miller in its July 27 issue, in SUPPLIES to see if Hamp can do better. dale looked like they might have ing here. She doubled from her appreciation of his contribution to Weather here st that time is usu­ a jackpot in the - Ciro’s date over to Berkeley for modem dance musie. ally good, and the ball park seats Sarah Vaughan concert June 17. the concert with Garner. some 12,000. Lyons -ind Barksdale Advance ticket sale was heavy. are hopeful he will do as well Garner got a powerful press here Crosby Cute as he has ut Wrigley field on oc­ during his four weeks at the Black Bing Crosby cut some platten- casion, and are doing everything they can to pep it up. TEACH YOU HOW They’ve even advertised a “Disc jockey blues singing contest" fea­ □ □ turing Jimmy, Don, Bert Soli­ (Reg. U.S. Pat. Oil For SAXOPHONE and CLARINET Hass SaiopAone □ taire, and Jumpin’ George Oxford. 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Connie, Mid Tears And Anxiety, Gets A Haircut For South Pacific IMHA ¿»»IB fin I ;

Chicago—Making no more of a fuss and production of had to have her tresses snipped. As you may remember, the new Connie, and, in the last picture. Dave introduce« it than any other woman. Connie Russell, singing star of the show require* the heroine to wash that man right out the short-haired kid to the television audience. However, the Dave Garroway TV show, recently cut her hair. She's of her hair in frothy suds on -tage every night. In the thi* is only the beginning. Standard South Pacific coiffure taking over Janet Blair's lead in the national company of first photo we see the lamb ready for shearing. But what length is at least an inch shorter than that, so Connie wiU South Pacific when Janet vacations during July, so she a face she makes, as Shirlee Collins gets to work! Then go through all this again during the next few weeks! recent- last February, when Jimmy de­ ub en- cided to settle in New York long e tint« GIRLS IN JAZZ enough to sweat out his 802 card. is view But No Parades! io may Varied Listening r shot, If you were to visit Jimmy and i’s, still Marian are at their Long Beach p field. East Saw West; Twain Met home you might just as easily find them listening to some Stravinsky By Leonard Feather ------or Holst’s The Planets as to Peter­ you’re likely to meet in this busi- Guildhall School of Music while son or Tristano. Jimmy can’t get New York—From the stand­. ness. They have a remarkable un- listening to Tatum records on the with some things in bop, such as point of a French fan, Marian, derstanding of and respect for each side; programs for the BBC and the sound of Miles Davis, but a lick other’s work. vaudeville tours in an act that also recent visit to Birdland found him McPartland might very easily ul* here It was because he felt she was included singer Dorothy Carliss; happily and appreciatively drink­ »out Ta- be voted “the musician we’dI limited by working in his combo then, when war came, a long stint ing in the merits of both Eldridge I discov- least like hi accept a« u jazz artist.” that Jimmy encouraged Marian re- with ENSA, the British equivalent and Gillespie. She is English, white, and a girl—• centlv to go out on her own. “Jim- of USO. Marian’» individual career seems laughter three hopeless strikes against her• my doesn’t want to play nothing Then in late 1943 the unique to be well under way. After cut­ ade her from the Gallic angle. but Dixie, but he’s stuck with it,” things began to happen: trans­ ting four unusual sides for Fed­ , accom- Yet if you ask Coleman Haw­■ says Marian. “If he starts playing ferred to USO, Marian became the eral, she went into the Embers, Organist kins, Roy Eldridge, Ed Safranski,, some tune he likes, one of these first English girl to go to France where, as she modestly puts it, “I Ilia Lar- or any of the other cats who। fans will come up and say ‘Why with a USO unit after the inva­ would sometimes say to myself ‘Is are so worked with her at the Embers don’t you play like you did 25 sion. “Very rough and tough,” she this me?’ I just couldn’t believe ted plug recently, you’ll know from their• years ago?’ and then ask him for says, “but I had the biggest ball that there I was on the same band­ enthusiasm that Marian has noth­ South Rampart Street Parade.” of my life.” Dinah Shore, Edward stand with and ing to worry about. She’s a fine, G. Robinson, and Fred Astaire Made Speeches all these musicians that were my swinging pianist and one of the were with her unit at various idols.” iturns most talented girls in jazz. It got to the point where Jimmy times; and in France she got to It was a surprise to find every­ had to make tolerance speeches know Mel Powell and all the Glenn body so nice to her, she says. asi no Dixie Vs. Bop on the stand; then after he got Miller men. Though they must have been skep­ ants’ or- through playing a Dixie number Hollywood—ice guitarist Per­ In addition to a most unusual Met in Belgium tical at first at being confronted >nd sum- family background, Marian is; Marian would go into something Marian met Jimmy at St. Vith, with a white English girl to wort Casino, ry Botkin, musir supervisor for unique in her matrimonial status: modern. with, they never put her down, and k Moots, Bing Crosby Enterprises, Inc., she’s half of what might be called “Not too many people can dis­ Belgium, in 1944. They had trans­ wound up “stringing along with ferred him nut of an Army outfit Caron; and on the Curt Massey airshow a “Dixieland vs. bop” connubial tinguish between styles,” says Ma- my imperfections.” md Vern team. This description is a little• rian. “Sometimes, playing for a into a USO show, so “it was more larowitz, with Country Washburne, is his unfair, however, since Jimmy Mc­ Dixieland audience, rd stick to or less a case of propinquity," Advice from Lennie olus, ana own string band. Perry's the lat- Partland is much more than just simple figures and simple harmony Marian recalls, “although I’d only Thrilled at having men like v Joseph, est to come up with a multiple a Dixieland trumpet player and his so that nobody could point a finger heard of him vaguely. When the Lamond and Safranski for her unit staged a I thought ind Dave recording platter, a la . wife is much more than just a bop> and say ‘You’re playing bop!’— rhythm support, Marian recalls uns and pianist. and I got by unnoticed. he was a conceited so-and-so, and some advice Lennie Tristano gave »lists. He plays all of the instruments The McPartlands are an amaz­ “I think it’s great to be versa- he didn’t think much of me either.” her. seen with him above on Decca's ing couple, and, incidentally, one। tile enough to fit into any kind of Dislike ripened into hatred and “Lennie helped me more than he Old IF orld Walts and Ay Ay Ay. of the nicest and happiest couplesi band, but it did hold me down; I Marian and Jimmy were married knows. I was worried about not should have spent more time away Feb. 3, 1945, in Aachen, Germany. having a good steady beat; thought from Dixieland circles, listening to The army gave them some time off it was my weak point. He just told LITY more music.” and they spent a week in Brussels, me to be sure I always played with where they dug and sat in with someone who has good time. Well, Dirtinguished Relatives * local bands. ’s army I have, and I feel I’ve improved.” Where Marian came from they discharge in September he joined That’s about as much self-praise didn’t know Bunk from Monk. A a USO unit (headed by Celeste as you’ll ever hear from this tall, native of Windsor, England (effec­ Holm) as emcee and bandleader, laughing chick with the happy dis­ tive March 20, 1918), born a few and he and Marian were part of position and the happy husband. miles from W’indsor Castle, she a big show at Eisenhower’s Paris And by the way, if you want to has had several distinguished un­ headquarters. dig the McPartland pair on wax, cles. One is jeweler to the King, Through a miracle of red-tape­ there are those dates they made another was Mayor of Windsor, a cutting the McPartlands were able together on Prestige. With the ex­ third was a singer in St. George’s to come directly from Le Havre to ception of the sides Diz cut a few Chapel where the King and Queen New York on the same ship, in years back with and PER go to church. March, 1946. After six months of Cliff Jackson, they’re about the Her career followed a fairly con­ loafing and visiting Jimmy’s fam­ only examples extant of east meet­ ventional pattern at first. Three ily, they started a combo. They ing west on wax. years of classical study at the kept it together on and off until Material and rare photo« from Leonard Feather’« coming biogra­ phy of Glenn Miller will be printed in the July 27 Down Beat, on «ale July 13.

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WHAT’S ON WAX Lawrence Welk, The Modernaires Cut For Coral

JACK TRACT • PAT HARRIS • SERREE HOEFER

Louis Armstrong Satchnu. at Symphony Hall Rating System Royai Garden Blues Records are reviewed by Jack Lover Tracy, George Hoefer, and Pat Start Fell on Alabama Harris. Rating from 1 to 10 arr "C" Jam Blues Baby, Won'I I ou Please Come reserving that number for ex­ Home? traordinary performances only. How High the Moon Reviews are listed alphabetically Boff Boff by the artists for easy reference. I Cried for You Since I fell for You Tea for Two Body and Soul Teresa Brewer Muskrat Rambl. 4 R ang II ang Blues Steak Face 3 The Oceana Roll On the Sunny Side of the Street George: Another revival in the High Society long line of bringing back Ameri­ That’s My Desire ca’s popular music of days gone by. Hollywood—Baring their teeth lor a dazzling di»- George Cates. Roberta i» Welk’s »oralist, while Cates Brewer is accompanied by ragtime ■y. Lawrence Welk and the Modemaire. colla- is music director of Coral. The Modernaires arr cur­ George: This on-the-spot concert pianist Jack Pleis and his Dixie- borate un a Corul recording session. From left to rently touring with the «how, while recording is Decca’s answer to Co­ styled all-stars. The trumpeter and right: Welk, Fran Scott, Paula Kelly, Hal Dickinson, Welk's playing a date at Omuha's Peony Park ball- lumbia’s Goodman Carnegie hall trombonist sound good. Brew-er Ralph Brewster, Roberta Linn. Johnny Drake, and ruom. Cates ha* been leading hi» own band here. set. Sides were taken from the sounds like a young Beatrice Kay Louis Armstrong All-Stars concert on Oceana. Both sides lack neces­ pr<.sented in Symphony hall, Bos­ sary spirit. (London 1083.) Milton DeLugg joyment of the listener —as opposed LeKov Holme* ton, on Nov. 30, 1947. At that time to his amazement. They’re imag­ Dick Cary was playing piano and 2 The 8 ang R ang Blues inative, too, and the tunes get a re- 4 Pretty Polly Polka the late Sid Catlett was on drums 5 l ou Better Stop Tellin furbi*hing at their hands which is 5 R ay Down South Most everyone interested in jazz Lonely Little Robin About Me welcome. Especially glad thev in­ Jack: Holmes leads a crack stu­ has heard Ihe Armstrong All-Stars > ou Only 8 ant Me N heu Pat: In some circles, Wang cluded the lovely Vernon Duke dio swing band on these two, as in person by this time and conse­ You’re Lonesome Wang may be considered corn no What Is There to Say. Johnny Corvo does the singing. quently has a pretty good idea of Pat. Robin may be lonely, but matter how its treated, but there Eadie, incidentally, is Eadi« Grif­ Both tunes are highly mediocre, how- this sounds. he’s also a ludicrous little fellow. have been some pretty good rec­ fith, once a member of Babe Eagan and except for a fair Boomii Rich­ It’s u collection of numbers that Both sides bring forth the mul­ ords issued of the tune. This, how­ and her Hollywood Redheads, while man tenor solo on South, there’s feature each star individually. For tiple Mindy, like some Mercury re­ ever, is not one of them. Rack is Howard Godwin, anil Rack little worth hearing. (MGM 10993.) those who have been looking for a cording star we could name. Singly, To a sincere Dixielander, it’s sac short Rachmaninoff- good example of Big Sid’s drum Mindy is wonderful—our nomina­ rilege; to most others, just bad. don’t let that frighten you uuaj virtuosity, both in ensemble and (Columbia CL 6176.) tion for the successor to Dinah Sugar Blues trumpet, mooney vo­ I Rose, Rose. I Lote You in solo, there is a long Catlett stint Shore. But Robin is a Lad song, cals (by the Double Daters), and I 4u lutumn Melody on Steak Face. Voeals by Louis, with awkward lyrics, ar d the mul­ a painfully slow tempo louse it Billy Eckstine , and Velma Mid- tiple idea is nowheie. Mindy, espe­ up. There’s about six or eight bars 5 Pandora Jack: This Chinese version of dleton, highlighted by the cially on You, sounds like a couple of accordion, piano, and guitar 5 Wonder R hy Rose has its bright and dark as­ Louis-Velma duet That of shadows of hr rself, rather than just fooling around in the middle. pects. It’s undoubtedly the best Pat: Russ Case conducts on Pan­ version around from one stand­ Dcsire. Chapman of Chicago Decca a real person. Very blurry. (Vic­ This, expanded, would have made a dora, which happily has no flutes has suggested to his company that tor 47-4151.) good record. Lies, compared to the flitting around B’s ears. Nothing point—you can’t understand the they put out the latter as i single Marterie version reviewed farther bad about this, but that’s about all words. But Miss Lee, who soundn 78. The audible reaction of the Nat Cole on, isn’t bad at all. It is lively, you can say for it. Everyone shows like Imogene Coca imitating Bon­ crowd on this would help make, it bright, and generally enjoyable. nie Baker, is hard to take. (Colum­ 4 Early American good taste; somehow, that’s not bia 39120.) a top selling novelty. (MGM 11004.) enough. Wondt r is equally dull and The recording, supervised by 5 My Brother unconvincing. Pete Rugolo conducts Peter Frutchey, is in good balance George. The new method of pre­ Lindy Doherty this one. (MGM 10996.) and indicates the progress in on- senting the vocal talent of King the-spot recording since the 1938 forgetful I Get ideas Cole is proving a commercial suc­ Tonight You Belong to Me Goodman pickup (Decca DX 108.) cess and a musical loss. Both of The Chesapeake unit Ohio these tunes are banal musically Pat: Lindy’s voice is hu'd, nasal, Polka George: Two slow ballads ren­ and lyrically. The first is the epic tuneless, and darn cute. That last 6 Lonesome mid Sorry dered by Lee in her most relaxed mead. Musical Accompaniment by 7 Little Pony sort of thing from a movie called Adjective is not meant deprecating- Georg« : First side in polka time 4 Besnier Junction You Can’t Change the World, with ly, however. He’s got something, all features banjo ano tub