James, Grable Marterie Refuses To Do Theater Team Chicago- -Harry James and Bet­ CHICAGO. SEPTEMBER 23, 1953 Telecast From Palladium ty Grable will become a team pro­ fessionally for the first time when Hollywood—“You can’t play dance music for dancers and they play the Thanksgiving week put on a television show at the same time,” says Ralph Mar­ here at tht Chicago theater. Bitty will sing and dance with terie. “Especially a l^-hour show at midnight when the the James band in what will prob­ guys are tired and don’t feel like ably be their only appeamnce to- sitting under those lights, let alon> gethei. She has film commitments, jumping up and trying to he TV and James is scheduled for a string actors.” Shaw Revives of one-niters to follow. This was Marterie’s reason for declining—so he said—to do the Palladium's weekly bandstand tele­ casts KNXT. Gramercy Five Another View New York—Artie Shaw will re­ Staff Sources close to the Palladium's vive his “Gramercy Five” combo management, however, denied that for a booking at the Embers. the decision to cancel the broad­ He ha« been set to open there Changes casts had been Marterie’s. The Oct comment : York location since the fall of 1951, Chicago—Due to the press of his “Marterie’s contract included a fronted Billy Taylor’s .lany other activities, Leonard clause covering the television quartet and called it Shaw’s Gra­ i'cather has relinquished his post shows, and if we had wanted him mercy Five for a stint at Iceland, is Down Beat’s associate editor in to do them we could have forced on the site of the present Band New York. He will, however, con­ him. However, surveys we had been Box. tinue to write regularly for this making among Personnel for the new quintet is magazine on a contributing basis. cated that they preferred to dance not yet set, but Don Elliott, Tai Nat Hentoff, oui Boston corres­ and didn’t really enjoy the thing Farlow, and Denzil Best have beer pondent for thi last three years, enough anymore. That time of mentioned as possibilities. moves into the New York office on night they wanted soft lights and Billy Taylor will not be involved a fulltime basis beginning Sept 10, KITTY KALLEN cut her first side« for Decca last month under the sweet music for the romance this time, since he has been set by where he will associate new pact she signed with them. With her above. und directing the angle.” Watkins to open with his trio at editor duties. dale, are Milt Gabler, Decca VIP, and conductor Jack Plein. Business Great the new Basin Street when it opens In addition, Danny Richman, its doors Oct. 1. former Variety and Billboard staff­ Despite whatevei friction there er and current show business col­ not umnist foi the New York Morn­ self-asserted refusal to do the tele­ ing Telegraph, will assist editorial­ Drummer Tiny Kahn, 29 casts, everybody was happy with Costanza Out ly in the New York office, write the business he was doing at the reviews, etc. boxoffice at this writing. During his first week he did Of Cole Unit Dies Of Heart Attack close to 15,000 paid admissions for the best si San Francisco — Nat (King) New York — Norma» (Tiny) Kahn, one of the finest ar­ ladium has Cole is dropping bongo player Jack rangers and drummers in modern jazz, died suddenly Aug. 19, launched his dance band there in 1950. And there was no question Costanza, longtime member of his while vacationing at Martha’s Vineyard from his job on the that the business was the solid group, and backing him in a small Jack Sterling show at CBS. „_ type, consisting of older customers group of his own. Kahn, who had suffered an at- |j L . who Cole will replace Costanza with tack a few months ago, complained 13* _ K k spending money at tables and hai' of fetling ill, and died of .1 heart ■51” I * * guitarist John Collins and bassist Called Off Welk Success Charlie Harris. Reason for the New York—Count Basie’s Euro­ attack on his way to a hospital. 4 JI 1 He was 29, a native New Yorker, I Asked, incidentally, to explain the change is the building popularity pean trip will definitely not take of Cole as u vocal attraction; his place. and had played with the bands of M I ‘ * jafl if ’ 1 phenomenal Milt Britton, Georgie Auld, Boyd I I " f jA ■tv . Welk, now in his third year at the continuing to work top spots such The tour had been announced in Raeburn, and Buddy Rich (subbing . , T Aragon, Marterie didn’t fumble for as the Fairmont where he has to great detail in recent months by while Buddy fronted) and was ||.jt,77T'—- , work with house bands gives him European music magazines. Col­ words: working mainly on vibes with the Welk different, that’s all more need for a drummer. lapse of the project was attributed Elliot I.awrenc« quartet on ’h< 1 « a vW ■ gi Also he’s u real television person­ by the Willard Alexander office, Sterling show. ality. Anyway, I think Welk could Basie’s bookers, to the European have done the same thing at the promoters’ failure to live up to “I can’t believe Tiny’s gone,” Aragon without television He has terms of the contract, which called sain Terry Gibbs. “We were to­ a great dance hand—(days the kind Egan Readying for a substantial advance cash gether every single evening from of music people like. deposit. the age of 6 to 18. They used to “Lawrence and I both feel the Instead of a foreign jaunt, Count call us ‘Fat and Skinny, Kahn same way about dance music- - Book About TD und the band will go on a joint and Gubenko,’ like a team We don’t play for musicians. If I find tour with Sugai Rav Robinson and started drumming together in the that the guys in my band are be­ New York—Jack Egan, press the Dominoes early in October. corner candy store, playing on ginning to like an arrangement too Beat This venture is now being lined agent and formei Down tables with nickels. much, I get rid of it. scribe, is completing the manu up by Joe Glaser, the ex-fighter’s “We were the same age; went Tiny Kahn “The other night, while I was script of Slide, Dorsey, Slide, A manager. to Winthrop Junior High and Til­ then one day we auditioned for u off the stand, they played two num­ book-length series of reminiscences den High together, and Tiny wrote bers ‘by request.’ When I dis­ about his experiences as a close as­ his first arrangement for oui Til­ real swinging Basie-type band, and of course he ran away with the covered that the only requests had sociate of Tommy Dorsey. den band when he was 14. come from guys in the band I He expects to have it ready for ’Greatest Ear’ told ’em to tear up the parts right New Man \luaye Playing publication within the next couple “He had the greatest ear, the now—and they did!” of months. New York—Tony Bennett in­ greatest memory I’ve ever known. Tiny wa. always playing, always stituted an unusual accompani­ Once he picked up a trombone and writing and thinking of music, re­ ment policy when he reopened started fooling around with it just called Terry. “I took him to my Ben Maksik’s Town und Country for kicks; after two week.-, he teacher once, and he studied drums club in Brooklyn Aug. 21 after sounded like a professional trom­ for six months. That was all the teaching he ever had on any in­ JazztimeU.S.A.’T roupe its summer closing. bonist. Inst< ad of a pianist lie has “Tiny could always cutswing ’em strument; everything else, includ­ Chuck Wayne on guitar as his all. I remember at one time, when ing the arranging, he picked up by regular accompanist. Chuck gute we were both trying to get jobs himself. “Just think if some of the great To Tour Concert Route up his irio lo join Tony. on drums, he would lose out be­ I ast Bennett accompanist was cause he couldn’t play flashy, rocking things he did for the big Chubby Jackson band in 1949 — New York—Jazztime U.S.A., the concert package started pianist Gene DiNovi. ul«o a noted couldn’t make the Sing Sing Sing last January by Brunswick Records in the form of free­ modern jazzman. routine. So I got the jobs because things like Father Knickerbopper I could play Sing Sing Sing. But and of Bourse Tiny’s Blues. And admission performances at the Pythian Temple recording that wonderful arrangement he studio, is coming out into the open. made for Charlie Barnet on Over Starting mid-September, Down Beal’s’ Five Star Discs tht Rainbow. unit bearing the will Kenton Wanted Hint be booked on some concerts in key “Ynu know who was crazy about cities by Associated Booking Corp. Tiny? Stan Kenton. Stan tried for Among those already set are the JAZZ months to get him to go out of combos of Mat Mathews, Terry HELEN MERRILL The More I See You (Rood 575) town and join the band. But Tiny Gibbs, Tony Scott; singer Jackie KENNY DREW TRIO Album (Blu* Noh 5023) was finally beginning to settle Pai is, plus possibly Georgie A ild. Jazz al the Philharmonic troupe PEGGY LEE Album (Decca DL 5482) down and feel a little security. He The Gibbs unit now includes Ter­ that played Donn Beat’* Star POPULAR had a happy marriage, a nice ry Pollard, a feminine piano and Night in luguM look on intereM- apartment, and was making vibes newcomer, discovered by EYDIE GORME Id forgotten (Corel 61036) edh as Norman describe* either JULIUS Ln ROSA Eh, Cumpart (Cadence 1232) good steady loot foi the first time. Gibbs recently in Detroit and de­ "I hope Bob Thiele will let me scribed by him as the new find of CLASSICAL make a memorial album of some the year. The two Terrys will be DEUTSCHMEISTER BAND IVu/hei for Band (Wetfmintter WL3OO5) of Tiny’s things for Brunswick. featured in vibraphone duets. LADELPHIA ORCHESTRA You know, he was one of the most Phillip*. (Hear Peterwon. Gene EUGENE ORMAND* Shout* Orertums Polltax and Marches (Columbi« influential of all the modern ar­ ML 4M 6) rangers—people like Al Cohn and ANTAL KOCZE, BAND Gypty Music (Westminster WL3OO2) Johnny Mandel got .o much in­ Beneke To Coral fall mark* the fifth anniversary 3ACH GUILD, VIENNA STATE spiration from him. They’ll nevei of I P records, and for Granz* OPERA ORCHESTRA Bach Cantato Na 146 (Vanquod BG525) forget him. Hollywood - Tex Beneke, after STOCKHOLM RADIO “No,” said Terry, “Tiny Kahn recording for MGM the last three account of how I.P has aided in SYMPHONY .. won’t be forgotten.” years, signed with Coral and cut his first sides for them on Sept 1. DOWN BEAT News—Features Chicago. September 23, 1953 How LP Changed Methods SONGS FOR SALE Of Waxing Jazz Sessions ♦ ♦ Stoning * * ms By NORMAN GRANZ & STEVE ALLEN advantages that the increased time fn As the originator of the recorded concert in jazz, with all can give us. Already I have re­ jw the crowd noises, applause, and so forth, I have a special af­ corded the Oscar Peterson Quartet Snow White and the Seven Dwarft pre on a long play with one selection fection for the innovation of the long playing record. Apart Once upon a time in the land of Oolyaooo there lived a veiy vam que< cor from classics, which normally are long works that are writ- to a side, so that each tunc runs about 14 minutes. I have done the with a beautiful stepchild named Snow White. The Queen was in the ten out by the original composers, habit of looking into hei magic mirror and saying: the built had they but had enough time, same with the Jam Session dates, mu I know of no other musical form wherein each side ran close to 18 “Mirror, Mirror, on the wall . , . that has benefited as much as jazz and so on and on. Who is the fairest one of all?” C New Pattern minutes on a 12-inch LP, and I out has, and will, from the use of the think that al) this makes sense, be­ And the mirror would always answer: long playing record. It has also altered the pattern “You are the fairest one of all. of studio dates for jazz. The major cause isn’t it better to get a tre­ You see. in jazz—particularly mendous instrumental by a band And in New Jersey the Number to Call original, improvised jazz—the ques­ labels have taken the long playing Is Bigelow 9-Six Four Oh, Two . . . record and concentrated four indi­ on one number instead of four tion of time is all mpurtant, be­ average performances? And there never was a doll like you.” cause the spirit and excitement of vidual pop selections on each side, jazz is a cumulative one, and the thus making it an economic bar­ Speaking of jam session dates, iazz man must have time to pace gain, but certainly no improvement wouldn’t it have been wonderful to Well, sir, all went well until one day when Snow White reached himself and to build. Nowhere on musically over four individual 78 hear the great sides that Lionel maturity, and then the mirror said to the Queen: records, until the LP record came records. I think this has been a Hampton cut years ago for Victor “Your beauty does deserve my praise. into existence, was that possible mistake by the majors. when he used all the great musi­ But Snow White cuts you sixteen ways.” We recorded the first JATP con­ I know if I were recording Les cians of his day, and have heard At this the Queen became furious and calling a servant, she told cert almost 10 years ago, when Brown doing dance music, I would them play a* long as they felt like him to take Snow White out into the forest and abandon her. This the there were no such th.ngs as LPs, certainly avail myself of the fact for periods ranging from 12 tv 20 servant did. and I remember how dishearter ing that in u ballroom Les is often in­ minutes, instead of the short three- Snow White was, naturally, very much afraid but at last she came it was to me to have to break off clined to play a dance selection minute sides that Hampton was to a strange little house and finding no one home . . . she entered. In­ solos by artists in the various much longer than the 2’4 to 3 forced to do? Why, on many of side there were seven little beds. JATP albums. There was always minutes of music normally con­ them, they barely got started when The Bed and the Beautiful the problem as to what music to tained in a single phonograph they had to end, and it is a tribute “Wow,” said Snow White, “a flop house.” And so saying, she lay edit out because of the exigencies record. And so why not do the to Hampton and his tremendous down upon one of the beds and fell asleep. of time. same in the recording studio with drive that these sides came off as The mysterious house, of course, was the home of the Seven Little Big Change the availability of the long play? wonderfully as they did, but with Dwarfs, a small progressive combo who made SP records on the The long playing disc has Thus a dance LP could become that on long play, the excitement Midget label. changed all this, and now it is not more closely a substitute of the and good jazz that could have been I ate that night they all came home for session and opened the door. only a wonderful thing to be able real thing to the home listener than created would have been infinite. “Hey,” said the first little dwaif, “looks like the Morris Office sent to record the music in toto, but also the old style 78 rpm dance record. 1 really cannot state this too us a canary.” to capture so much of the life and I know that on my jazz dates I am strongly about the use that the Hearing voices, Snow White woke up and apologized for having im- spirit, because the long playing letting my musicians play exactly mg playing record ean be put to posed on the dwarfs’ hospitality. as they feel, much the same as on by the various record companies record can stand much more tech­ The Cal* n nd the Canary nical “life” that the sound engineer concert, with no thought as to time, that d > jazz. Here is the oppor­ can instill into it. There are other and if a musician feels like play­ tunity for the first time of really “Mama,“ said the first little Dwarf, “this is Thelonious, and here's ing more, or if . the band ar­ getting at the core of jazz in much Louis, Woody, Benny, Cootie, and The Duke.” obvious improvements, such as sur-1 “Skin, man,” said Snow White, “My name is Snow White Clyde, and face, wearing qualities, and, above ranger feels like writing more, the same fashion as with a per­ they can now go ahead and do so, sonal appearance, and I certainly 1 m cui rently being put down by my stepmother, who is a real drag, all, the elimination of breakage. if you dig what 1 mean.” It is unfortunate that in the past and not worry about whether or hope that companies turning out “I’m hip," said Dizzy. “Baby, you can make it here as long ua you the great musical orgar.izat ions not it will fit on a 78 rpm record. jazz will take this opportunity, be­ Take Advantage cause aS a collector as well as a like.” like the Duke Ellington band of Meanwhile the Queen, thinking Snow White had the late ’30s and early ’40s; the I know that all of my recording jazz producer, I certainly would periahed said to the dates in the future will be done like to hear my favorites without mirror: w’onderful Benny Goodman trios “Mirror, Mirror on the wall, and quartets; the Count Basie band with long play in n.ind, and I cer­ their worrying about time tainly intend to avail myself of the restrictions. Who is the fairest one of all?” of the Lester Young and Herschel The mirror answered: Evans era; and some of the New “Queenie . . . you’re a doll from .coast to coast, Orleans records with Louis and But Snow White’s face is still the most.” Jelly Roll could not have been re­ corded on LP. Just imagine how a M itch Hum five to six minute Cottontail by Furious, the Queen disguised herself as a witch and went out in the Ellington would have sounded woods to look for Snow White. At last she came to the house of the when he had Jimmy Blanton, Cootie Dwarfs and knocked upon the door. Williams, Ben Webster, and Barney “Who calls?” said Snow White. Bigard in the band, and _ust “It’s only an old lady selling apples,” said the Queen. imagine how the great Goodman “Sorry,” said Snow White, “It’s after-hours,” but after a moment trie could have built and built and she relented, opened th< door, and bought an apple from what she thought was a poor old lady. The apple, of course, was poisoned, and as soon as she had taken a bite of it, she fell into ■ deep sleep. When the dwarfs came home and found Snow White on the floor, Cootie said: “Man, the chick has passed out. What’s she on?” T. M. REG. UX RATENT OFFICE “Don’t come on so square,” said Thelonious, VOL. 2C NO I« SEPTEMBER 23. 1953 “This crazy, mixed-up kid looks like she’s not long for this bit.” Published bi-weekly by Down tee* Inc How Coma? And sure enough, Snow White’s pulse had dropped from 78 to 45 to Executive and Publication Office 3334, and it looked as if she were planning to be very cool, permanently. 2001 Calumet Avenue She lay in a coma for many months but then one day a handsome Chicago 16, IN. Victory 2-03’0 Prince visited the Dwarfs and demanded to see her. He bent low over Norman Weiser Publisher her, took her by the hand, and the strength of his love made her eye­ Jack Tracy, Edita» lids flutter happily. Clare Powers Anocrafe Edita» At that very moment the evil queen was looking into her mirror say­ Leo Zabelin, Executive Asst. ing confidently: Cheries Suber Advertising Mgr. Rusty Draper and Jim Lowe look all-fired angry at each other, but “Mirror, mirror, on the wall. Welter Nohstadt, Jr., it’s just for the camera. Each has already made n right tidy sum from Who is the fairest of us all?” Circulation Mgr. Gambler's Guitar, the tune Chicago disc jockey Lowe wrote ansi both Imagine her surprise when the mirror said: artists recorded on Mercury. “Queenie, I really hate to do it, NEW YORK OFFICE But the Snow White bit, I think you blew it. 122 East 42nd Street You’ve flipped your lid, you’ve swung, you’ve bopped, Now York 17. N. Y. Drapers Mercurial Rise But still that Snow White has you topped." Oxford 7-2160 Nat Hentoff Associate Editor years, until picked up by Mercury. show of his own. As for the future, Mel Mendel, Advertising Mercury at that time was inter­ he wants to ojien a cattle ranch Hannah AHbush, Editorial Came As Art Stood Pat ested in replacing Frankie Laine, near Carmel, Calif., where he can its top disc seller who slipped away etch his own records in his own WEST COAST OFFICE It’s the usual pattern for large record companies to pick to Columbia, and signed Draper, studio, a la Les Paul and Mary 6124 Santa Monica Blvd. up artists because they have made a hit on a smaller label, who cut several sides in the boister­ Ford. —tube Loi Angelat. Calif. HO 3 6005 or because they have achieved success on network radio or ous Laine style. However, the in­ Charlai Emg«. Managet itial discs didn’t make much furor. television, or perhaps in the films or night clubs. He lid a duet with Patti Page Subscription rntM H • root, St ’•o yurt, Rusty Draper, who is a success^1------which was a mid-hit, hut nothing RCA Waxes Vallee I thron run in odvnnco Add Si por now, had been on records for tw<> when 12 years old <>n radio station nr tc Hint» prtcni for foreign subscrip­ happened until he cut No Help years with Mercury before becom- KTUL in Tulsa, playing guitar New York — Rudy Vallee, who tion. Spoci«l school, library rains M • Wanted, which was released this has hardly been active in the re­ pi' Charge of address notice must reach ing a star. With any other com- and singing hillbilly and pop tunes. January and still is getting a big us before Pete effective. Send old address pany he probably would have been From there, billed as Freckles cording field lately, cut two sides with you' new. Duplicate copies cannot be play. last month for Victor. •ent end post office will not forward copies dropped after his first release, defi­ Draper, he ranged from one radi» Hit Follow* Hit Circulation "Zept "Oil Calumet Ave Chi­ nitely after his second, for a simple station to another. cago 14. Illinois. Mnted in U. S. A Entered reason—they didn’t sell. Drapei followed with Big Ma as iocoiio Jan matter October 4, W at Outgrew Hi* Billing mou, a flamboyant tale of the •he post office In Chicago, Illinois, under TalmadgE Had Faith the act o< Marc* 3. 117« U-entered as He finally outgrew the tag when Louisiana swamp country. Then he second class matter February 25 I Mt Copy But Art Talmadge, Mercury he joined the Rhythm Rangers, an cut Gambler’s Guitar, which also Neat Trick right, 1753 by Down teat Inc., all Fo-eign was done by its author, Jim Lowe. rights reserved. Trade mart registered U $ vice-president in charge of artists instrumental and singing group in Reviewing Irudv Richard»’ Fatent Office. Oa sale every other Wednes­ and repertoire who has fathered films, which led him into The Barn So successful has the record been new hit Derby disc of / Believe day. the career of Draper, still felt that in San Francisc • in 1942, starting that Rusty has brought out an­ K hat I Feel

Les Paul, Mary Ford Discuss S&ticliy Md &&

Life, Loves, Sundry Matters NEW YORK Pearl Bailey and Oscar Peterson were recent guests on the Eddie Boston—In the course of a recent date at Bhnstrub’s, and^rtening audience simultaneously Albert show, Nothing But the Best, which switched to Sundays at 10 many conversations with Boston disc jockeys, the amiably that way." p.m. EDT . . . Sammy Kaye’s nightly radi • show on ABC at 8:15 to frank Les Paul and Mary Ford discussed a variety of sub­ On special effects: “A lot has 8:30 p.m. is now sponsored four out of five night a week . Joe Gliner jects from the autobiographical (their first meeting) to the been written about our multiple­ planning to bring over British singer Dinah Kaye for an American tape technique but we occasionally tour . . . Arnold Stang signed with Coral for children’s records . . . problem of selecting songs fur re-^ Alec Wilder writing an origina“ musical for Excursion, the Ford Foun­ cordings. bang, a month later, Eduie Fisher borrow from nature as well as the Hen* is a capsule anthology uf came out with Lady Of Spain. hi-fi workshop. dation’s teenage version of Omnibus, which debuts on NBC-TV Sundays their thoughts on life, love and the “Anothet matter is choosing a “There’s a part in Meet Mr. Cal­ at 3:30 p.m EDT. Alan Lerner and Arthur Schwartz also writing a music business: coupling. We kept Johnny, which laghan that sound.-» like a rattle­ musical comedy for the show. On traveling. “We like to get we picked up in England, by the snake. Well, it’s supposed to. We Steve Allen signed a two-year contract with Brunswick after his out on the road for a number of way, for eight months waiting for got the idea from a real rattler first hep fair) tale narrations, accompanying himself at the piano, got reasons. There’s no definite sched­ the right coupling. crossing the road near our home in a good reaction . . New talk of rhythm and blues circles is Faye ule, but we generally spend six New Jersey.” Adams from Newark, whose Shake a Hand on Herald Records sold months at home in New Jersey Unexpected ilil- How Thev Met 40,000 in its first week. \ Phil Moore protege, she is being booked by with occasional TV’ shots and re­ “Finding a song you want to Mary Ford on the courje of true Billy Shaw . . . Dolores Hawkins has been signed for 10 appearances on cording, and the other six travel­ record can be very unexpected. We love and first meeting. “I was with Your Show of Shows over NBC-TV during the next six months. were in a hotel room in St. Paul Ed Sullivan’s TV show on Sept. 20 will pay tribute to the king of ing. Gene Autry singing western tunes. the saddle with an hour-long “Gene Autry Story” . . . Neal Hefti takes ?hed The Ruud Help» and heard Anita O’Day’s Vaya Con I had idolized Les when he was Ihos on the radio. We thought it a band into the Paramount Sept 23 . . Benny Goodman reported fully “The road helps us decide what with Fred Waring but had never recovered and ready for occasional action (mostly classical) starting to record and how to record t. was a wonderful song, called Cap­ met him. I was in love with the itol and asked if they’d ever heard this week . . . Bing Crosby still resisting offers from General Electric We’re continually asking disc way he played guitar. Then he to do TV shows . . . Arturo Toscanini will do two telecasts this season, told jockeys, people all through the Cap­ it. There was a deep silence at the moved to Hollywood.” other end of the line until a low Les Paul continues: “I was work­ including a full length opera. the itol organization, and fans to get Billie Holiday struggled through a week at the Apollo with an ab­ a broad cross-section of what voice said, ‘We published it.’ And ing with Bing Crosby and couldn’t yet somehow' it had never been sub­ play anywhere else according to scessed jaw . . . Duke Ellington working on some incidental music for ame people want. And then, of course, Norman Rosten’s play, Mardi Gras, Cab Calloway and Snooky Lanson. the Timing of Reieuw» Mary: ‘I thought it was a joke older people and the kids seem to CHICAGO “That’s why timing of releases like us. And that’s why we can do because I’d never expected to be i oor. so many standards like Sitting on able to work with Les, but I went Chicago theater, after the current show with the Ames Brothers, can be such a gamble. We had Lady Monica Lewis, and Florian Zabach, is bringing in the Gaylords to head sent Of Spain ready to go for a year, Top Of The World. The older over. He wasn’t anything like I’d and Just as we were going to re­ people enjoy their memories of the had him pictured. His hair wasn’t the bill on Sept. 18. Rusty Draper is set to follow . . . Ray Anthony im- lease it, Meet Mr. Callaghan cairn song, and since the 15-year-olders combed, he wa- wearing a faded, one-niter at the Aragon Sept. 9 . . . Felicia Sanders, Hamish Menzies, on the scene in n sudden trend to weren’t born when the song came torn plaid shirt. 1 was kind of and Albert Dekker held over at the Black Orchid until Sept. 28, when Third-Man-type themes. So we is­ out, they react to it as a new tune. shocked, I guess, but when I found Arthur Blake conies in . . Woody Herman is back with the GAC sued our version of Callaghan and So we reach both ends of the lis- out what a great sense of humor booking office, while Don McGranc has switched from McConky to ■re’s he had—oh, and everything—I fell MCA . . . Les Brown got a welcome telegram while playing the Aragun in love with him, as well as his one night in mid-August. It informed him that the Bob Hope show found and guitar." itself ■ new sponsor for the fall and the band will again work it regu­ rag, And so Les and Mary left larly, in addition to accompanying the comic on his TV shots. Boston, their popularity, if pos­ Beryl Booker’s girl trio is currently at the Blue Note, along with you sible, even greater. There wa. only the Singleton Palmer Dixieland Six. On Sept. 25, singer Anni« Ross, one minor clinker. An audacious the Four Freshmen, and the Mil-Con-Bo trio move in . . . Jimmie Ilie’s the disc jockey asked them if it were Dixie crew, which has been at the Brass Rail for the last year-and-a- true they had forced Capitol to in­ half, has been replaced by the Ozzie Osburn group Former Jay form Kay Starr that no further Burkhart and Ralph Marterie tenor ^axist, Kenny Mann, was married multiple tape recordings by her to Joan Stephen last month Rex Maupin, music conductor for were to be allowed ABC network for 25 years, resigned . . . Vince Fiorino, former WBBM “Of course not,” they said, “Kay tuba player and composer, had his contract picked up for another two is a good friend uf ours.” years by Okeh Records after his Blue Canary hit. Kathryn Grayson expected in for her first midwest concert in Or­ the chestra Hall Oct. 3 . . Henry Brandon cut sexeral sides for new disc- the ery, Nationwide Records, with soloists Jackie Van and Paul Chapman ... Al Morgan back in Chicago with a week’s stand at the Preview Lawsuit Filed Sept. 7 . . . Bill Reinhardt, returned from a Bermuda vacation, took up his clarinet at Jazz Ltd. wnere Booker T. Washington has replaced lent Paul Barbarin at drums . Weela Gallez at the south-side Caribbean she Rouge room . . Arnett Cobb is at the Capitol, with Dizzy Gillespie coming in and Vs. Sept. 30 . . . Joe Holiday took over from Sonny Stitt at the BeeHive New York—Scratch a hit song . . . T-Bone Walker jumping at the Toast of the Town. oor, and you find a lawsuit. The old HOLLYWOOD adage proved true again as a woman named Frances Lampert BAND BRIEFS: Palladium has set its lineup for balance of 1953, sued BMI and all the major record wit) Le- Brown (9/4-9/20) Ray Anthony (9/22-10/11), Billy Ma) (10/13-11/1), Dick Jurgens 11,3-11/15), Benny Strong (11/17-12/24), Alejando Ruan«». Pep« I ara, Jose Mila. Sebastian Murerà (bass). unit companies in mid-August for a to­ tal of $1,100,000 for infringement and Harrj James (12/25-1/24/54) . . . Circus Gardens, dark for a spell Luis Huiin, uf ihe Lu» Chnvales group. following the nickel dance debacle, reopened as Friday-Saturday night 5 to and mental anguish because Where /s Your Heart (The Song from spot with Gloria Wood, backed by Shorty Rogers RCA-Victor recording itly. crew, holding stand this deadline . . . Elliott Brothers (Bill Ulyate, sax, ome Band Review Moulin Rouge) is allegedly an echo of her own 1951 copyright, 1 Want and Lloyd Ulyate, trombone) who record for MGM with band of studio >ver aces, doing series of Saturday night dunces at Santa Monica’s Chase eye- You to Know. Arranger Johnny Warrington Hotel. Promoter is Ted Yerxa, wartime operator of the briefly success­ Kids From Spain Good, But ful Lamplighter label. say saw her song, she says, and showed it to Georges Auric. The latter SUPPER SPOTTINGS: Jack Benny and Mar) Livingston bought out wrote Moulin Rouge with lyricist every reservatior at Mocambo for Vic Damone’s opening night at Mo­ Rill Engvick of While We’re Young cambo and turned it into a private party for themselves and friends. How Colorful Can You Get? fame. Doroth) Dandridge was set to follow Vic at the “Mo” Sept x Frances is suing Romulus Pio- Xavier Cugat with his band and show hit Ciro’s starting Oct. 6, the Los Chovalcs Do Espana ductions, too. They produced the Senor’s first stand on the Strip in years . . Harold Stern, with his Waldorf-Astoria, NYC movie; now she wants them to big string ork including some 20 fiddles into Hotel Statler’s Terrace produce some moola. Room, sharing stand with Charlie Fisk, trumpet-player bandfront new New York—Until some enterprising band does an entire to these parts. show in a swimming pool, or jumps off the roof for a finale, ure, L. A. Daily Mirror had recent series by staffer Wayne Lockwood inch there is not much likelihood of a more unusual orchestral per­ Tony Pastors Son hailing Los Angeles as now “jazz capita1 of world.” Didn’t mention can formance than that offered by the self-styled Kids from Spain. Rumsey at Lighthouse, Mulligan at Haig, Brubeck it Zardi’s—or launch­ own ing hen in 1944 of Jazz at the Philharmonic by Norman Granz. This extiaordinary 11-piect unit, or a bunch of singers or any num­ THE JAZZ BEAT: Buddy Rich and Norman Granz ain’t too mad at [ary largely a product of the Barcelona Joins McCoy Ork taire ber of other unpredictable develop­ each other Buddy headlined several platter sessions here for Norman’s Conservatory, is presented at the ments. New York—Latest example of new Clef label (while Harry James was taking his usual layoff to take Waldorf as an act. The manage­ The front man, most the time, two-generation talent in the pop in the season at California’s Delmar track) Benny Carter handled the ment doubtless feels it would be at show caught, wa. Pepe Lara, music field is Guy Pastor, 21-year- arranger-conductor assignment for Buddy’s discs. Louie Bellson, making sacrilegio is to dance to the music who plays guitar and accordion old son of tenor saxman-bandleader a quick drop in via plane, also headed up a crack crew for some Clef who of men wh>* have donned white and sings. Luis Tamayo, one of Tony Pastor. cuttings. Don Redman, the original no less, handling the a.-c. assign­ satin shirts, bright red leather the trumpeters, is also an impres­ Youth auditioned, along with ment . . Dave Brubeck quartet announced for a Hollywood stand ides boots, red weskits and other mani­ sive vocalist. many others, and wa- singled out (opening Sept. 9) at Zardi’s, converted from Dixie to modem by Stan festations of sartorial splendor to for the vocal spot with Clyde Mc­ Getz’ good draw there . . . Rolf Ericson, one of Sweden’s ranking trum­ entertain them. 1-utin Repertoire Coy’s band. McCoy is now on the pet stars, in this country now for some months, has joined Howard Hurd To Describt The band’s repertoire consists last lap of u tour of southern one- Rumsey’s Lighthouse jazzmen at Hermosa Beach, taking Shorty Rogers’ largely of Spanish and Latin niters, with Pastor in tow. chair. The music and instrumentation American material, but is leavened of the group are equally hard to with light classics and other items SAN FRANCISCO—Budd) De­ Down Beat for four weeks Sept describe. Basically, you might saj from miscellaneous sources. Inci­ road from coast to eoast and put Franco did so well in his July fort­ 10, alternating with the Gerry Mul­ <1- there are three trumpets, a bom­ dentally these Catalonian cats were them on TV. Whether you get to night at the Down Beat club that ligan quartet . Erroll Garner ’re bone three saxophones, and four first with April in Portugal, but see them or not, their recordings he returned for another two weeks opened at the Black Hawk for four k- rhythm, plus a talented girl dancer their RCA Victor record of it (in should he worth your attention. in August but without drummer weeks Sept 7, followed by the rm named Trini Reyes, who cavorts <»n LP) didn’t come out until every­ Even without the fancy uniforms Art Blakey and pianist Kenny Stan Getz quartet Vernon Alley nal with the castanets. At any given body else had jumped the gun on and the showmanship, the music Drew, who returned to New York. remains as the relief band. moment, though, you are apt to them. During the next yeai MCA sounds good. Sidney Bechet, in his first San Don Ewell replaced Ralph Sutton find six violins or three accordions again will send the Chavales on the Francisco appearance, opens at the (Turn to Pace 10-S) Chicagu, September 23. 1953 Why Jack Smith Smiles: Furt ^orth, Tex.—Musician» in the east who wonder what be­ came of Joe lohen. piunist-ur- Fan Letter Started It All ranger with the Savitt, Garber, Krupa, and lopes band* in the San Diego—Jack Smith, the singer, and his wife were in 1940*. will be slightly stunned to Banff, which is in western Canada, when their car started hear the answer. sputtering. They went to a mechanic, who looked hesitantly Jot* just got his BM degree at at the singer. Texas Christian U., majoring in bit--a happy, smiling-type song. after «coring straight A'* “We listen to your radio show “One day, someone wrote in and aero*» ihe board during all the time,” said the mechanic. said 'Smith sounds as though he’s each of the four year* he had “But you know something? To smiling w’hen he sings.' been studying there. was tell the truth, I’m not sure which “Well, it was kind of silly, but The TCU President cited hi* coule one you are — the smiling Jack the announcer picked it up und I brilliant scholastic record at the Lani Smith or the whispering Jack became ‘Smiling’ Jack Smith.” graduation ceremonies. Smith!” I Wl tppropriate Tag At that moment—which was sev­ nont eral years ago—Smith realized he Actually, t)ie desciiption is ap tiot of II hat's My Linet and This hadn’t erred in prefixing his name propriate. Smith does smile fie- Is Your Life, Jack doing the mod­ with “Smiling.” The public had ac­ quently. He is apparently quite erating. cepted the nickname just as, a good amiable by nature, and his good “I don’t sing on this one,” he deal earlier, they knew “Whisper­ cheer (over a Tom Collins pointed out. “But Ralph has an hot afternoon) is infectious. idea for another show for me—Emi ing” Jack Smith, the old vaude­ I wa ville and radio star. Currently, after nearly of the Rainbow. A quiz show with years on the air, Jack is working songs. So, rerything to 01 Huw It Started on a new CBS-TV show. It's called looks good band “You know how that smiling' Place the Face. The idea belongs There is you might say And thing started?" asked Smith, here, to his friend, Ralph Edwards, and thing to smile about. be vi recently for an appearance at the program is a kind of combina- freeman Top’s. “Back in 1941, I was on the Family Hour on ladin. We had Gladys Swarthout and Deems Tay­ lor. And there I was, with all those classical people. (Photo by Ted Williams) "But they’ had a reason. We were You'll play 'BETTER GUITAR' sponsored by insurance firm, and our announcer was Frank Gal­ lup—you know, a real from-the- Harmonica Man Tilmans grave kind of voice He’d talk very seriously* about insurance for a few minutes on the commercial, and afterward we needed something to Started Way Back At 3 perk up the show. So I’d do my

phrasing, because notes are alter­ By NAT HENTOFF nately blown and inhaled. The new popular-priced The cynosure of the current George Shearing quintet is an “That’s why if you really want intense Belgian with a swinging sense of humor, harmonica­ to improvise on the harmonica, you plastic guitar with the guitarist Jean (Toots) Tilmans. know your instrument thoroughly, know everything it can SUPERLATIVE TONE! Born in Brussels, the 31-year old revolutionist of the har- do. As for tone, 1 can get a big monica, began at 3 with a toy ac-> tone by blowing softly into the cordior. bought by his cafe-owning Lawrence Welk with pseudo-Ca’ypso (Televeeshun) until I got a guitar in 1942 and (when he was winning his huge were not as effective as her offer- began t pick him up by ear. I California following via his tele­ ings her school-girlish Modern technical skill has created the never did nave any instrumental casts), what butter is to corn. She idiom. IDEAL INSTRUMENT for the cuitarist! teaching except for a couple of was “drafted” into taking over the Vocally, and visually, she has all The Maccaferri Plastic Guitar has the lessons on Spanish guitar. that it takes to make this circuit, beautiful, penetrating tone and ease of “By this time 1 had to do no notice when Constance Moore’s but she reeds coaching and experi­ months’ compulsory labor for the booking was suddenly canceled for ence to develop the delivery neces­ playing, formerly found only in Jha Germans, fell ill, couldn’t take my unrevealed reasons. sary in catching and holding this costliest guitars! It withstands exposure exams, and by 1944 was it semi- Minus the material that she type of audience. Guitarist Joe to moisture, wide temperature changes professional I played might have prepared for this, her Carioca, who assisted her, was an and humidity, better than any other around American GI clubs, mostly first nitery stand, Roberta natural­ asset. With better arrangements guitar, began to hear Gooaman ly fell back on the repertoire of (and more rehearsal) the band, guitar. Each instrument carries a records. Bechet’s Really the Blues. homespun songs and routines that under the baton of Joe Stabile, REGISTERED GUARANTEE) and Pres. have endeared her to the Welk could have supplied better backing. Jmprereed Wilh Diz audience, but not to the extent she featuring “Then I heard Dizzy’s One Baes Hit. I wore out five acetates. By 'finger-flow* neck 1947 I came to the States as a string-height regulator visitor, had a couple of sessions There was a melange of music Fontaine has a style somewhat with McGhee and Tristano. After in this show, with the highlight reminiscent of Sophie Tucker, hut heavy-gage metal frets 1950 I toured Sweden as a single, Miss Fontaine, a newcomer from didn’t depend like matérial. warp-proof, armored neck doing jazz concerts. My papers for Lush blonde scored with several the west coast. Though lacking sealed machine head the States came, and I made some a big name headliner, a necessity upbeat numbers and did equally so-called commercial attempts with «ell in the torch song delivery. pitch compensating bridge a trio (organ, guitar and ampli­ here, most of the bill was received Eddie Collins, who has been a fied harmonica I and played hotel well. Sonny Howard has made banjoist in bands, unfortunately professional cutaway lounges and the like. Then I met great strides in the last few years has not learned to moderate his George Shearing. Someone told him and his impressions of singers were offerings. ARCHED-TOP MODEL I played guitar, too, and when sharp and unstereotyped. Miss 2995 »3995

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With my experience as an en­ By Keefe Brasselle tertainer, I decided to make a try for some work in pictures to tide us over until the band business DOW? ian& picked up. With my background as a musician, there just wasn’t much Bt^T j How I Drummed Up' else for me to try. ber, thi Land« Bit Part d to My first job was just a bit part Film Acting Career — only a few days’ work — in a ■ al Warner Brothers picture, Janie. I Movie Music My ambition, almost as far back as I can remember, was attracted the attention of a writer to have my own band and play drums in it, like Gene Krupa, for Movieland. The story in Movie­ ■ ing who was an idol of mine when I was a kid. My home town land caught the attention of Ida bud was Elyria, Ohio, which was close enough to Cleveland that I Lupino. could go there to study with Billyh Miss Lupino, who produces pic­ Cinemascope To Give his the boys at our base. tures independently, gave me the Lang, an excellent teacher. the The best part was that my wife, lead in Not Wanted, opposite Sal­ By the time I was 14 years old . ly Forrest. Things picked up after I was able to do enough profes­ Norma, whom I had married about Orchestra A Break the time I went into the service, that, and I landed a contract at sional work to earn much-needed was able to live near the base and MGM. By CHARLES EMGE This money for our family. I was just appear with the band as our girl But by this time I was feeling getting well under way when mod- singer. Our plan was to goout__ more confident than ever, and when If you have been wondering just where music would figure World War 11 changed my course. together with a band after the a string of minor roles at MGM in Hollywood’s current scramble with 3-D, Cinerama, Cinr- he Organized Band war. seemed to lead to nothing better emascope, stereophonic sound, and the various large-screen as an But I was lucky because while Young Man Goes West than things like singing one song processes, we have what may be the answer for you. We Et in the Esther Williams picture, ■ with I was in the air force I was able We decided to start in California. think we found it after seeing—«nd hearing—Alfred Newman and an . thii L to organize and play in a dance We arrived in Hollywood just as Skirts Ahoy, I asked for release 80-piece 20th Century-Fox staff orchestra playing his Street Scene mu­ band at our post in West Virginia. the postwar slump was hitting the from my contract. sic for use as a prologue with How to Marry a Millionaire, a comedy­ some- And I got experience that was to music business. And by that time, drama in Cinemascope. be valuable later, staging and tak­ Norma and I had little Mickey, our Cinemascope is the large-size, curved-screen process developed by 20th Everyone thought I was crazy, p. nun ing part in shows presented for baby daughter. Century-Fox, and as of now seemingly in the lead as the one likely to and I don’t blame them. But I had become standard. When it was in the introductory stage, Newman made heard about the plan to make the a test reel, with the 20th-Fox orchestra, for showings to exhibitors. Eddie Cantor picture at Warner Unlike most orchestral sequences, the orchestra, itself, was actually Brothers with an actor portraying photographed (though the music, as usual, was pre-recorded). From Cantor on the screen to songs re­ that test reel and its enthusiastic reception came the idea to make the corded by Cantor, himself, in the musical prelude. manner of the Jolson pictures. Of the music, itself, Newman is inclined to be casual and makes no Eddie Cantor, with his tremen­ great claims, even though it is one of the few things written for the dous bounce, energy and enthusi­ screen that has survived. He says, asm has been one of my favorite “I suppose you can say it was good entertainers all my life. I honestly film music for its time.” believed that I could do a better More important, Newman feels, job in the role than anyone else, is that in musical prologues such and I gambled everything on my as this, film composers, conductors try for the role. and musicians, long invisible and remote from screen audiences, will Friends Helped be able to establish a new and A lot of my friends in Holly­ closer relationship with the average wood, some very influential, also moviegoer. His viewpoint: thought so. So many of them “Some of the finest musicians in helped me that 1 can mention none the world are in our ordinarily- without hurting the others. The unseen studio orchestras. I think important thing is that my im­ screen audiences will be more in­ personation won the approval if terested in them and their music Eddie Cantor, himself; Sidney Skol- when it is known that the musician sky, the producer; and Ray Hein- in the picture is the same one who dorf, the Warner music head, who is being heard. was also one of my principal sup­ “Chances are that very few peo­ porters. ple ever noted the extraordinary So now I’m waiting, with my solo work of our Russ Cheever Alfred Newman fingers crossed, for the release of (soprano sax) or John Clyman (trumpet), though I have featured them ‘he picture. One thing I’m sure of quite a bit in underscores. When audiences actually see them it will is that my training and experience be different. as a musician was a big factor in “And then—particularly in this Street Scene prologue because several getting the role. are featured—a lot of people will renew their visual acquaintance with Larry Parks did a great job of musicians like Eddie Miller, and the boys from Les Brown’s band; matching his action to Jolson’s Frank Beach, trumpet; Ray Kline, trombone; and Abe Most, clarinet.** voice in those pictures, but Larry Although he, himself, is one of Hollywood’s most respected com­ was an established performer at posers, Newman believes that if symphonic orchestral prologues be­ that time and had months of prep­ come part of the standard pattern with Cinemascope, the emphasis aration and coaching. I just had should be on standard music, rather than original composition by film to jump into the role and do it composers. to win the part. “There is still plenty of great music,” he points out, “relatively un­ familiar to the vast audience we can reach with this medium. And think No Click Track« of the possibilities in ballet! In shooting the song numbers I I don t like to make predictions, but it seems highly possible that was able to work without benefit of Cinemascope, with its large screen for realism, three-dimensional effect, click tracks or any other synchro­ and the amazing fidelity of our stereophonic sound, can be one of the nization guide. My biggest asset biggest things that ever happened for music in motion pictures and the was that sense of rhythm and tim­ musicians who play it.” ing I developed as a drummer. I think every youngster should Soundtrack Siftings study drumming, if only to play in „ Danny Kaye, now completing Is u pe r-m u s ica 1 of 195£ White his high school or college band.' Knock on— Wooden at Paramount, Christmas (songs by Irving Bet- The sense of ryhthm and timing stays on to join the cast of Pai^sUin)» which means the leads will b¿ (Turn to Page 6) tDanny, Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-ELen. George Antheil, one of few top­ rank composers who works regu­ larly in Hollywood, shares com­ poser honors with Shorty Rogers, who was called in to do jazz se- quences, on scoring of Dementia, off-beat picture with no dialogue, featuring Adrian Barrett (songs |«oundtracked by Marni Nixon), Story deals with mentally-ill sing- | er. Johnny Grass’ French horn fea­ tured prominently in solo passages. . Picture set for fall release. 1 Dolores Gray, who recently ; starred in L.A. stage show Carni- I val in Flanders, and is also coming up via records, signed by MGM, where her screen career will be guided by Arthur Freed, MGM’s , top producer of filmusicals. Skippy Martin borrowed from MGM by Warner Brothers to han­ dle voeal arrangements on Judy , Garland’s rhythm numbers in A. Star Is Bom (songs by Harold Ar­ len and Ira Gershwin). Picture, mu- , sical remake of Janet Gaynor- Fredric March starrer of late ’30s,. starts this month. Hank Mancini doing underscore- Keefe BraaaeUe (Turn to Page 6) DOWN BEAT News — Features Chicago, September 23, 1953 Keefe Soundtrack Readers (Jumped from Page 5) for The Glenn Miller Story, now in ways Write cutting stage. Will use melodies as­ Brasselle sociated with Miller band as prin­ By NAT HENTOFF (Jumped from Page 5) Down Beat—Hollywood: cipal themes. Sociologist David Riesman calls our society “the lonely In the Hope - Crosby picture, j will be valuable to him, no matter Manny Klein’s trumpet solos Road to Utopia, was a little dance what he does for a living. dubbed for Montgomery Clift’s crowd.” The term, in itself, helps explain many of our popu- number by some island “natives. Personally, I am also mighty bugling in From Here to Eternity, lar record hits. In addition, many younger members of the Island “natives” my clef sign! ! . proud of that card I hold as a subject of some discussion. Some lonely crowd dream of actually being a star whose identity I’d swear they were dancing to a member of Local 47, American Fed­ hold no bugler could play that well. needs no proving. A few make ------number Stan Kenton put on wax, eration of Musicians, and regard­ . . . Max Steiner left Warner start, and a very few come close One is Faith Winthrop. At 21, though I doubt if it was Lie Stan less of what happens, music and Brothers Sept. 1 after 13-year ten­ enough to live in the mirage. she has sung professionally for Kenton recording . . . This is my the enjoyment of it will always be ure. Will freelance and take active This is the story of two girls who only three months. After three chance to pick up a $5 bet . . • a big thing in my life. part in forming publishing com­ are starting. They represent two weeks’ apprenticeship in small Sgt. Bing F. Bircher I’m a big band fan myself. I like pany. basic approaches to popular sing­ towns in Maine and Massachusetts, 750th AC & W Sqdn. bands such as those of Harry ing— two ways of communicating she’s at the Saxony in Boston Boron, Calif. James (especially since he acquired tour I have coming up.)—bands their own personalities through the where—so fresh is the impact of Sgt. Bircher—You must mean Buddy Rich), Ray Anthony, and that have the drive of the swing interpretation of a song. And two her vocal personality—she can now to Bali, not Road to Utopia. Les Brown (Les’ former arranger, : era,__ but______a modern flavor. different ways of reaching for suc­ stay as long as she likes. the first of the “Road” pictures, Frank Comstock, is preparing the I guess I’ll always be a drummer cess and the self-fulfillment they For seven years she had studied ■nd made over 10 years ago. If you music for a personal-appearance ( at heart, hope goes with it. (Turn lo Page 21) mean Bali you're the winner, and this was in fact the Kenton band you heard in that little sequence, Sying Pele Rugolo's Artistry in ■euuion. Congratulations! Down Beat—Hollywood: I would like to know the title, the composer, and how I might find a piano arrangement, of the back­ ground music to the Alfred Hitch­ cock picture, / Confess. I think that it is the most beautiful music I ever heard in a motion picture. Artic Shaw, most eminent of modern Helen Ray Hutchinson Ocean Springs, Miss. clarinet artists, says—"The first Mis« Hutchinson—The music was American clarinet that I can heartily by Dimitri Tiomkin. who won both the 1952 Academy Awards (“best endorse. Its tone, intonation and •eng” and "best scoring of a response are wonderful.” drama") with High Noon. The principal theme from I < onfest was published as a song. Lore, Look WEmt You're Done to Me, with lyrics by Ned Washington. If you cant get il from a local music shop, order from M. ilmark, 6425 Hollywood Blvd.. Hollywood 28.

Down Beat—Hollywood : Vitally interested in your col­ umn. One of my night shows is himed on such facts. Can I set voice tracks of artists for plugging their pictures on the Jax W ax rax show? Jack Guarrett WQBC, Vicksburg, Miss. Jack—You have a great idea, but H’» unlikely you can get dubbings of tracks with instrumental music, Af canne of AFM restrictions. M hen such tracks are transferred to phonograph records, the film studio musicians are always paid full phonograph recording scale (they tell me). Meantime, phonograph records of songs from picture» are your best bet. Down Beat—Hollywood: One question has been bothering me for six months. Did Jo Stafford get the lead in The Helen Morgan Story? Carol Kunkel Buffalo, N.Y. Beautiful Resonant Tone Carol—Rights to The Helen Mor­ gan Story are owned by Warner Brothers, where the project has and Ease of Response in all Registers been on and off the schedule for at least three years. If and when A fine clarinet is usually measured by its sonority, ease of response they do it, and they probably will, the role is almost certain to go lo and tone diffusion ... qualities which heretofore have been almost Doris Day. impossible to blend together properly in one clarinet. Now, for the Down Beat—Hollywood: first time, here is a clarinet with instant, easy response, beautiful . . . Any and all information concerning the background music "non-spreading” tone AND fine intonation in all registers! to the French-made full length car­ toon Johnny, The Giant Killer. Try it at your earliest convenience . . . give it every conceivable test This score fascinated me . . . James Anderson and you’ll understand why today’s foremost clarinetists are switching Palo Alto, Calif. to the new Co^n Connstellation. CONN BAND INSTRUMENT James—Sorry, but we can't help you here on foreign-made pictures, DIVISION, C. G. Conn Ltd., Elkhart, Indiana. but thanks for calling attention lo it. We'll catch it if and when shown here in Hollywood. (Queries to this department FROM BARREL JOINT TO BELL should be addressed to Mary Eng­ lish, Down Beat—Hollywood, 6124 FOR FOLDER Designed to give the maximum Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood 28, carrying power and the right resistance in all registers Calif. Letters from service per­ ON NEW sonnel stationed overseas will be (U.S. Patent). Typical of comments by answered individually by airmail.) 280N those who are playing the 280N-. "It will take clarinet all you can give it. The tone will not shatter and the intonation is wonderful... Get the complete Tommy Reed Pacted story about this amazing all- ;. all with minimum effort.” Chicago—Tommy Reed, current­ new instrument, the features and ad­ ly at the Oh Henry ballroom here, vantages that make it the "world’s pacted with MGM Records last finest." Address department 971. tuonth and cut four sides at Uni- «ersal Studios W ORLD’S LARGEST MANUFACTURER BAND., INS TRUMEN T S 3, 1953 Chicago. September 23, 1953

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WHY' SO GLUM, FELLAS? Trio shown above al The Ember«. New BIRTHDAY BOY is Lucky Millinder, whose natal day was also second anniversay of his Lucky’» York, had Lounge show on New Y'ork’s WNEW. Celebrating double event are Ion Terrasi of Terrasi’s Jam Club, ju«l broken ihe Iiou-m record; and owner Ralph Catkins (renter) bandleader Neal Hefti, publicist Milton Karie, Millinder, pianist Billy Taylor, veteran jazzman Sidney Gramer« » Bechet, publicist larry Douglas, and Ebony editor Alan Morrison. Lucky and his new band have just been signed by Decca.

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Perspectives Lawrence ’Ho/iday' Opera, Unsung, Makes Filled By 1-Niters New York -Elliot Lawrence '.ook Ralph Mulls Mulligan, a two-week hiatus from his radio­ Big Noise In Chicago TV music director chores Aug 20 to do several one-niters and a » eek at the Atlantic City Steel Pier, Finds Overrated Child Chicago—Grand opera, long suspected of being dead, is starting Aug. 28. By RALPH J. GLEASON the liveliest item on the musical scene in Chicago. Not that there are any performances being staged, but there are pany in nearly a decade, and haunt The Boston Strongboy, Nat Hentoff, had a few things to even seen the Met on tour in wv. promises, threats, brawls, sneers, and hints of deep secrets. eral years. say in the last issue of Down Beat which if you haven’t read, Nicola Roasi-Lemeni, I tali a n> Thi- New York City Opera com­ I humbly suggest you do so immediately. bauo, is the center of a hair-pull- two1 weeks later on the aame stage. pany is tentatively act for a No- At the moment I cannot find the source and the quotation ing contest over his services be­ Miss Wickerham declared she vembei engagement at the Civie tween two lady promoters. 1had excluaive rights to Rosai- Opera House, the Fujiwara Open Mary Wicker han,, veteran Chi- Lemeni1 in the Chicago area, and company of Tokyo will present first ancients once said that it was just cago roncert manager whose Mid- that1 she thought she might sue. as silly to dislike something just Mulhgai with, or without a pi­ Madame Butterfly at the Black­ lates ano and with or without his pre­ west Music Foundation scheduled, Miss1 Fox said ’t wasn’t so. Rossi- stone theater th» last week of Sep­ because it was new as to dislike then canceled, four opera perform- Lemeni.1 like any smart man be­ conci something just because it was old. tentious explanations of what ne’s tember, with Japanese characton The doing, is still a child when racked ancts last spring, announced he tween1 two fighting ladies, didn’t singing tn Japanese and Americans And the old iconoclast, George Ber­ would sing a concert for her Jan. say< a word. in th nard Shaw in his fabulous career up against men like Duke. Twenty- in Italian. Harry Zelzer, Chicagt 16 at the Civic Opera House concert muragi r, anys he has a br'Ug as a critic almost 50 years ago, five years from now, 1 suggest we Some Opera, Anyway with i said “anybody, almost, can make a will still be playing Duke and Conflicting Claim Whether or not Lyric Theater secret opera project not yet ready ing re beginning; the difficulty is to make Woody and the wonderful Count Carol Fox, Chicago socialite and getai its Don Giovanni onto a stage, for unveiling. And rumors of For bined an end ... to do what cannot be Basie -yes, and Dizzy Gillespie and amateur vocalist, who ia president ithere will be some opera this sea­ tuno Gallo staging a few perform­ Sound bettered.” Charlie Parker to< Mulligan, I of Lyric Theat«- of Chicago, an- soni in Chicago, which once was ances in the huge International ph a* think, will not last as long as nounced he would sing the title role nationali capital of opera in Amer­ Amphitheatre are recurrent. A Precise Application Muggsy Spanier. in a production of Don Giovanni ica,i but hasn’t had a resident com- Both of these apply precisely to what Nat vaa talking about—the Gerry Mulligan Quartet and the current idolatry of it. After wondering whether the Quartet was ao startlingly original and suggesting that aome of their => records sound /" { dull on replaying, 5 J Nat asks “Any- Inboard of the Artists / tJA 11' one for reflec- 'Im tion?” Yes, broth- / | r er! Amenl ! ♦ / L ' A i Sometime last < J stant readers * . may remember, I broke out into a nervous sweat over the Mulligan group which then had started its first fulltime job he>e in San Fran­ cisco at the Black Hawk. The Mul­ ligan Quartet was like a shot in BELL the arm. The shoe» of first hearing them was terrific. Them first kicks, as Mezz Mezzrow (you should ex­ cuse the expression) said, are a killer But, unfortunately, them first kicks can wear kind of thin after a while. Grew Bering By the end of the Mulligan tour of duty at the Hawk, they were Mr Accordion/’ Tony Lavelli, choose* BELL as boring me silly. I thought it might be because of certain difference’ of opinion within the group, and the perfect complement to his talent tried to ignore it Their first discs on Pacific Jazz and Fantasy were a kick when first heard, but by the On a recent'world tour, tn»* mudi heralded duo time Don Fr-i -man was in town to hear them later in the summer, the tinsel Was already considerably gave consistent top performances dulled By now, the Mulligan moments are few and far between. Looking •rywhere BELL, tl accordion," was backward over a whole year of ac­ tivity, arrangements for Kenton, ■nail band sides, and now the immune to a«v the advei Capitol Ten-tette album, there is a definite limit to the pleasure I, at least, can gel from this music. conditions encountered in the far flui Ecstasy fa England Our British cousins are current­ truly a tribute to America ly in a state of ecstasy over Ger­ ry’s records It will be interesting to see how they fee) in six months. custom-made For the Mulligan technique, the structure and the w*»ole approach, is so stylized whether for four, 10 or 17 musicians, that it palls quickly. The original records have little depth in the sense that Summer Sequence and many Ellington coir positions have depth. They are all on the aame level. I keep waiting for aomething to happen. They Bound like preludes to something that never comes off. Kenitm Mote IntrrrMing The Kenton aides are more in­ teresting because of the different instrumental in but are basically the same. The recent Thornhill aider are similar. And when you get tbe Ten-tette LF in the name mail aa the new Capitol Duke El­ lington Premiere» album, the whole thing falls into focus. 1 frankly think that the Mulli­ gan Quartet is, with one « zception, the most overrated small band in RDION jazz. To compate their work on records with even the Contrapuntal New Yori Swing of Rex Stewart to say noth­ ing of the ageless Ellington art, 1s just ailly. Play tne two LPs one 1953 Chicago, September 23, 1953 Acords—High Fidelity Section DOWN BEAT ay rs LP, Boon To Music World ice took i radio- Lug. 20 As Seen After 5 Years a week Chicago—Perhaps no other‘S 1 Pier, single factor in the record releases' now represent about 60 right off dealers’ shelves, and with percent of the market. the advent of RCA-Victor’s 45 rpm, Audio Fair Attendance business has been so import­ which came only a few months I hasn’t Merchandising Change« in aev- ant as the introduction of the later, the tug-of-war really started. long-playing disc by Columbia Rec­ Since the debut of the 3314 rpm Other record companies took sides which shocked the record industry, ■a com- ords. Since its introduction five and for several years, chaos took Up 3 Times Over 1952 years ago, the LP has created a the entire matter of selling ana over. a No- merchandising has gone through > Civic new and vast market of music However, in 1949 a pattern Opera Chicago—Crowds triple the number which attended the lovers. They spent more than $200,- rapid changea evolved, with most of the classical present first Audio Fair here last year turned out to see and hear the 000,000 for platters in the last When Columbia Broadcasting etchings being done on LP and Black- latest developments in the high-fidelity field in the Sept 1-3 year, and are expected to spend Co. brought out the old Columbia the pop singles on 78 and 45 rpm. ot Sep more than $300,000,000 within the Record Co. in 1938, the firm had Since then the sale of classical and conclave at the Palmer House? next year. little to recommend it other than standard works has soared to more racten The tremendous growing interest in price from $100 to elaborate in­ ericant stallations as part of music "deni” And it’s significant to note that a small but valuable classical col­ than five times what it was before in the fidelity reproduction field the sale of long and extended play lection, made up chiefly of foreign the war. Chicago brought a new high in exhibitors, that eost from $4,000 to $6,000. has a Binaural tape manufacturers in­ records. However, mostly because More Disc« Enter with more than 100 companies be­ of World War II, nothing was done ; ready ing represented. The Fair was com­ dulged in blindfold tests, playing a With this has been the entrance ot For- record for a visitor and then a tape line, also demonstrated Phone­ to merchandise this asset and it bined with the first Sight and vision, or subscription television. was not until after the war that into the market of other discs, ■rfornr Sound Exposition to encompass all and defying the hearer to tell which was which. Several FM radio Columbih made plans to convert many from this country and others ational phases of the hi-fi field. While New York will have its from Europe, which has created stations originated their programs fourth radio exposition later this its classics to the LP label. Then Recorders Stir Intereat from the exhibition hall in the the bomb. additional interests and has also fall, interest has become so great kept platter prices in the classical Chief interest seemed to be along Palmer House, demonstrating hi-fi that the west coast will also have What it did was to sweep all the lines of tape recorders, ranging discs. Zenith, in addition to its hi-fi line at amazingly low levels. one this fall in San Francisco. the old 78 rpm classical records It’s likely that much of tho in­ terest in the LP field has been due to the fact that for $5.95 and less the customer haa been able to get the same recordings that would have cost him $12 or more on 78 rpm and minus the interruption of changing records. With many of the smaller inde­ pendents, prices have even fallen lower than that, with the result that Columbia and Victor are in­ troducing new labels for their LP and EP divisions. Columbia has brought out the Entre line, which consists mostly of reissues of top sellers which have been replaced SOUNDCRAFT by new cuttings, and Victor has issued a Concert Cameo line, based Magnetic Recording Tape mostly on semi-classics. Far-Reaching Effect« Columbia’s LP has meant more The Tape to the music field than just the sale of records. Naturally with the of The three speeds there has been a tre­ mendous increase in the sale of phonographs and changers which, Stars" of course, helps in the sale of rec­ ords. It’s also been an aid in the sale of tape recorders, as many indi­ vidual buyers record their best LP and EP discs on tape. It’s also cre­ ated new interest on the instru­ mental side, because of the fine fidelity on the new records. All in all, the whole music world has benefited by the five years of LP and its cousin, EP.

U.S. Music Coming Of Age: Schuman Chicago—“America is coming of age musically," according to Wil­ liam Schuman, composer and head of the Juilliard School of Music. New York, “but we haven’t told the rest of the world.” He reported that the New York Philharmonic will feature 23 American performers next season, in contrast with one American artist 30 years ago and two, 20 years ago. He also pointed out that three U. S. singers had leading roles in the Wagnerian festival at Bay­ reuth, Germany, this summer. However, he claimed that native composers are still being over­ looked, with only 3 to 9 percent of American music in the repertoire of the symphony orchestras in this country. He gave a nod, though, to the nation’s disc jockeys, praising them for playing much of the new native music.

Who Two-Timed Tommy? New Yorker — The luianonaer of the month appeared

are now searching for effective competition, with El Rmcho pag­ Th Strictly Ad Lib ing Steve Gibson, Redcaps, and The First Damns Jo back from Lake Tahoe to its newly-decoratcd late-lounge Bo-iuii — Boalon disc jockeys . . . Double threat is addition of —a highly competitive crew— Matt Dennis quartet, with Virginia especially prise u chance Io play in the band at the Hangover Club Maxey alternating with Redcaps. The nation’s radio stations, business firms, schools, and a record for the first time in the in mid-August for his first appear­ Ralph Marterie’» one-niter in Sil­ religious organizations—as well as the record industry, itself area. Mo>t waggish rxampk of ance here Bob McCracken came in ver Slipper ballroom suffered from —got a new look at the potential of tape recordings recently a delayed “exclusive” cam« to on clarinet, replacing Pud Brown. attendance because of short notice. light only recently. Joe Sullivan was relieved of his in- when engineers from the Audio-Video Recording company, WO RI clai med to be first on Deejays Henry Lewy (KENO), Bob New York, set up shop at an eight-' tenmision chores by New York gal Baker (KORK), Martin Black th«* air with Patti Page’s Dougie pianist Ginger Laird. Kid Ory re­ (KR AM), ano Red Gilson (KLAS) day international convention of in the It induu Unbeknown ta turns to the spot Oct. 2 k be fol­ plugged the Marterie date but plen­ Jehovah’s Witness« s at Yankee the triumphant WORLcrs, there lowed by the George Lewis band ty with only a few days to bar­ Stadium. The Audio had been an unissued first mas* 11 from New Orleans on its second- rage . Ray Sinatra gives signals They tape-recorded all conven­ ter on which Jack Ruel, clown­ waa go-round. George and Les Vieux to Sands crew while stumping tion highlights, then mass-dupli­ ing, had barked. The bark filled Carres open Nov 2 and remain un­ cated the tapes, turning out 10,000 in and wa* retained on the m.ia the around in plaster cast from busted Workshop mu.- til Dec Dougherty takes hi annual ankle injury’ . . . Lads in Carlton copies in u week’s time for distri­ ter linn was released. two-weeks’ hiatus Jan. 2. Hayes ork took needed vacations bution among the churcl members — By Mo» Müler — Somehow a copy of the orig. "in i The Vagabonds return to their whih- led Lewis tootled for a in attendance, who will use the inal filtered into Boston. The had native haunts for the first time in month at the Desert Inn . . . And recordings in evangelistic and mis­ A letter of Lorne Tooley Tup­ day after WORL’» victory claim, pneu ages by playing the Golden Gate the Ray—Johnnie, that is—began sionary' work in the U.S. and some per Lake, N.Y,, reads as follows: the d«an of Boston disc jockeys, He 1 theater for a week opening Sept. his fortnight bawl at the Desert 90 other countries. Dear Mr. Miller: I am inter­ WHDH’s Bob Clayton trumpeted of a • ... Oscar Pettiford took a seven­ Inn Sept. 1. From 100 to 2,000 copies of each ested in hi-fi but have a limited | a denial. “We,” exulted Clayton, Geor piece group into the Down Beat Seymour Felix prepping special of the master tapes, many of them knowledge of it. I have a number “had the first dog.” Que« Aug. 20 Group consisted of Allen productions at the Flamingo for in foreign languages, were re­ of questions, the answers to which Mt Smith, trumpet; Monte Budwig, Andrews Sisters’ opening Sept 10 corded. Masters were taped at 3% I would appreciate. quit« bass; Johnny Berger, drums; War­ . . . House court was good for inches per second, as were the Before asking the question» I Carr dell Gray, tenor; Sonny Clark, pi­ copy tapes. However, the dupli­ should describe my phono­ would be no difference in repro­ Trur Count Basie’s mid-August stopover briefly duction? ano, and Frank Morgan, alto. Pet­ cates were made at eight times graph It was purchased from Sam on t tiford played cello. Russ Bennett's at War Memorial auditorium, spon­ Any recommendations that ya. sored by Westside Addven club. normal playing speed (30 inches Goody, built by the Electronic livin new band at the Claremont Hotel per second), and, since the tapes Workshop of New York and is might make would be greatly ap­ if t . . . Pianist Johnnv Wittwer after Pearl Bailey and Lou Bellson preciated. sneaked into town for QT two- were all dual-track, the copies were known as the Series “500.” It has wasr doubling between the Hungr- i and made in one-sixteenth their actual a Jensen 12" speaker; a 10-12 just the Carousel in the Carmel Valley, week vacation with the Don Red­ The description of the above mans last month . . . The Harry playing time. watt, push-pull amplifier, and a opens Sept. 17 at the former for The duplicating unit, using ten General Electric RPX-150, dual equipment would indicate reason­ Jameses w 11 be around thi*. month ably high quality sound. Regard­ TE six months. as Las Vegas Park opens, and specially-modified Ampex record­ stylus, variable reluctance pickup ers, was able to turn out the copy ing the addition of a “tweeter,” I art i several bangtails iron the HJ cartridge. I am using a diamond to ai PITTSBURGH—The sensational tapes 160 times faster than nor­ needle for 33’s and 45’s and a am all for it. The one I would stables will make n dash for the recommend is the Jensen RP-302 of f< success of Christine Jorgensen at neat purs« - . . It looks like Frank mal. Some 12,000,000 feet of sapphire for 78’a. The speaker en­ Scotch magnetic tape were used in ultro-high-frequency unit and th« Bix the Copa, both as an attraction and Sinatra for Ziegfeld Follies at the closure seems to be of good size. A-402 crossover network. Tliii nate as ar act, resulted in »1/ im»r«d«- Sands in October. Frankie is trying the project. “What makes the event signifi­ Trouble With High Note» Jensen unit produces amazing re­ yean ate booking at the Twin Coaches to buy a 2 percent interest in. the •«coi for three days from Aug. 27 . . . cant is that it indicates the tre­ On th«* whole, my machine seems sults when added to conventional Sands, and if it’s approved by state «peaker set-ups. imm< Sparks really flew at the Midway tax commission, it will make him mendous progress that has been to have good fidelity. However, I L unge recently during the Benny Hie first boss ever to work in Vegas made in mass-productior of record­ feel that I am not getting the How To InMall ings on magnetic tape,” Charles E. higher notes perfectly, especially was Green engag« ment, as Benny and for the “stinkin’ bosses.” and former JATP slideman Tommy R> nd, Audio-Video pres dent, said. when I play records of jazz with Installation difficulties are prac­ “What’s more, it’s proof that mass­ a loud brass section. The brass tically nil. You can probably see of n Turk locked horns to produce some MI AMI — Dolores Hawkins fol- thrilling trombone jazz. Business production of recordings on tape appears to sound a little tinny, this unit at your local hi-fi supply •jwd Pst Morrissey into Jack for use in the church, school, radio house or write to the Jensen Manu­ picked up considerably oxer recent while the Baxes and rhythm instru­ Kras Goldman’s Clover club. This bistro, station, busine«» firm,, ail home ments seem exceedingly true. facturing company, 6601 S. Lara­ months ... The Vagabonds to play since the closing of Martha Raye’s last is definitely feasible — both tech­ Would the answer be an item mie, Chicago 38 Ill., and they will the Vogue Terrace for three weeks spot, is the only night club in the nically and economically.” known as a tweeter, or would I send you complete descriptive liter­ from October 18 . . . The Pitts­ area hiring name or semi-name also need a smaller speakei ? Would ature on this unit. burgh Civic Light Opera Associa­ talent... The lounges of the ocean Ml something like that be difficult to In your letter you mentioned tion wound up the season with the front h"te!s continue, at Don McGohan, Inc., Chicago, has Bix however, install? noise-depressors. I think they are perennial favorite. The Great full tilt . . . After more than two announced u new 12-watt hi-fi am­ all 1 I have also heard of noise de­ commonly called noisc-suppresson. Waltz. This number was chosen years on the bandstand of the Ron­ plifier in the moderate-price field. The * by • vote among th« customers last Frequency response of the ampli­ pressors, for use on old records or How effective they are is a sub­ ment ey Plaza hotel, the George Hines ject that has been kicked back and season. band was replaced by that of Don fier, known as the WA-310, is listed records with pooi surfaces. How awak The Collector»’ Corner program at from 20 +o 20,00” c.p.s., plus- effective are these? Do they inter­ forth. I know they are of value in ing b Baker . . . The Mary Peck trio, certain special cases, such as re­ on WWSW will maugu-ate a after a month’s stay at Lake Ta­ or-minus 1 D R. ; harmonic distor­ fere with the tone or volume of the from monthly senes of Blindfold Tests tion as less than 1 percent at 12 record? Are they expensive? Do cording, etc. I suggest you see a make hoe, returned to the lounge of the demonstratior and see if its value on the show in the near future, Casablanca hotel. watts, less than .5 percent at 10 you have any recommendations not s through the cooperation of Down watts. along this line? to you is worth the price. u fl Pi mist Herbie Brock at Galla­ Concerning a longer arm than Beat, *nd using ocai musical per­ gher’s in Fort Lauderdale . . . The unit hai* seven inputs: 1 New Changer Needed? sonalities < s the subjects . . . Bar­ high radio. 1 low radio, 1 high the Webster you now may have, it Marge Hilton 88ing at the Drift­ I understand, too, that the longer may be possible to obtain one but ry Kaye, the Baltimore, Chicago, wood club between Hollywood and auxiliary, 1 low auxiliary, and Atlantic City, etc., etc., atejay wh< three phono inputs—G.E., Picker­ the n«edle arm, the better the repro­ not enough 'onger to make much Fort Lauderdale. . . . Bassist Hal duction. My changer, I believe, is difference, if aay. If your needle recently started on WJAS here, Edwards’ trio (Tommy Miles’ gui­ ing, and Audax. Full information has been attracting hordes of kids may be obtained by addressing the a Webster Chicago #114 and has arm is tilted and riding at an tar, Bob Bradley’s piano) in the a comparatively short arm Ain I angle, it should be adjusted prop­ to the studios, tc the extent that bar at the Empress hotel in Miami firm at 3700 W Roosevelt Rd. the gendarmerie ha* been called correct in thinking that I would erly. A port or starboard list Beach . . . Former New York have to get a new «• anger in order will definitely produce improper out on several occasions . . . Ice sports announcer Steve Ellis now Capades of 1954 a precocious ar­ to have a longer arm? tracking. conducting a disc-less jockey show I have one other problem. My All in all, 1 would »ay some ad­ rival at the Gardens, Sept. 21. from the Vanderbilt hotel’s Pago —rharies c. sards ne«‘dle arm seems to tilt slightly justments and the addition of the Pago room . . . The jump crews of closer to the record on the inner super-tweeter to your equipment CINCINNATI—Queei City musie Johnny Burdine vid Danny C. sid«- Mould this make any appre­ should pioduce some very fine re­ makers are d>ang landoffice busi­ Small are curing for 60 post-mid­ ciable difference in correct track­ sults. Chank you for your letter ness after brief inter-season dol­ night minutes or WINZ. ing? Does it mean that the needle and if anyone else has any ques­ drums A renovated Castle Farm —bob marshall is fitting improperly into the tions send them to Max ‘ Miller, opened Sept. 5 with Ray Anthony. MONTREAL—Ann Summer», groove, or are the needle point an? Enterprise Recording Studios, 222 Joni James featured on the vocals formerly with husband Frank Coa­ the grooves so small that there W.1 North Ave., Chicago 10, Ill. Sepi 12, with Burt Farber orches­ ti’s band is now with Ray McKm- trating. Rur* Morgan has been ley • revitalized crew . Duke El­ booked for the Sept. 2C spot . . . lington at the Show Mart for a The eecond name band concert of < ne-niter Aug. 26. Guy Lombardo the season at Eder Park, held Aug. ,s the next ram« attraction, also Tip for saving 30, featured Ray Anthony and hi* for one night, late in September .. . TupeMn»1rr HF-500 orch. The fret, < «pen-air concert Dolly Dawn at the Chez Pare« . was as vaccessful as the season’s Sara McLawler, organist, and her A new -ingle-speed tape recorder TOP TUNES! first, June 28, which spotlighted tro at the Seville in August along in the model ate- price field has been Ralph Flanagan . . . Merv Griffin with the Four Knights, followed by introduced by TapeMaster, Inc., polished off several personal ap­ Polly Bergen and tlic Harmon icat». Chicago. The unit, designed for pearances the week of Aug 17, The Gloria Wood-Pete Candoli portable or fixed operation, is com plugging his current hits, and the disc, Anybody Hurt, being given a pletely self-contained, ha- internal J movie So Thi- Is Love. big push here chiefly as a result amplifier and 6" extended range won The Topper Club selected Ralph of repeated playings on Jazz At Its speaker, yet can be switched to Marterie to open the fall season Best on CBM heard at 11:30 a.m. external amplifier und speaker. Sept 19. Following Sat night Saturdays Bob Hopkins «rd Al The recorder is known a > th« stand» will featun Hal McIntyre, McGowan at the Legion hall on Fri­ TapeMaster Model HF-500. Full THE ORIGINAI LONG PLAYING Sept 26, and Claude Thornhill Oct. da y and Sat urday evenings . . . information is contained in Bul­ 3 .. Dixieland taking Ohiolar.d by Jill Terry, née Heather M ood- with letin No. 112, available through PHONOGRAPH NEEDLE storm. The Gin Bottle 5 plus 2 TapeMaster, Inc., 13 W. Hubbard the Chuck Slater trio . . . There is Your treasured record collection artists pulling strong every Fri­ a distinct ity Blake Sewell’s St., Chicago 10, Ill. TH can be ruined with a worn needle. day night at the Netherland Plaza Town of Royal crew may OC Their program billed as “Charles­ get a sii^u>ining radio series for A new technical bulletin on the No needle is “permanent”—even ton Darring to hot Dixielmid music the CBC this season. Turner ADA 95D Dynamic micro a diamond tip wears out. If your in air-cooled comfort.” Five plus 2 Modern jazz violinist Willy Gi­ phone is now available foi distri­ records don’t sound up to par, get «Jiui uppo.” Sunday pjn.’s from rard «.urrently unemployed musical­ bution, representatives foi the firm 2 to r weekly, at the recently estab­ ly and working as an assistant in report. The t wo-color bulletin may a new Fidelitone lished Bill the Beachcomber bistro­ an optical shop . . . Charlie Kitt­ be obtained from electronic parts Available in choice of Precious raunt son, piano playing Mapli Leaf re­ jobbers or by addressing the firm Metal, Jewel or Diamond Tip... cording artist. n< * at the Moon­ at 916 17th st., N.E., Cedar Rapids LAS VEGAS — Upswing of 60 glow roont . . . Yvonne. ex-Duke Iowa. with everything you need for in­ parcent in casino traffic at the Ellington has left for Toronto to The Turner ADA 95D is a gen­ stallation in the package Last Frontier has been tabulated work with Calvin Jackson. She eral-purpose dynamic mike featur­ sines Mary Kaye Trio began lay­ made a successful TV guest shot ing Aln.co V magnets and moving AT YOUR FAVORITI ing down the fine Harmonies in Gay with Jackson recently. coils. The design is modern, with CHICAGO 26 90’s Bar . . . Other Strip hotel a special satin-chrome finish. PERMO, INC. ____MUSIC STORE — DOWN BEAT 1rs ï* 1953 < hicago, September 23, 1953 Record Features The Hot Box Songwriter Starts Turning the Tables jockey» New Disc Label crew— Lyons Is Music Prof New York — Neil Lawrence, to play Bix Beiderbecke Legend ASCAP songwriter who has also e in the nph- nf been active on and «-fF as an actor and music publisher, has gone into To Late-Dialing 'Class' amt to the record business. first oa Just Grows And Grows He is introducing two labels: By RALPH J. GLEASON Blue Circle, which will feature Doggie jazz, pop, and rhythm aad blues; San Francisco—For the last five years high schools, junior town to By GEORGE HOEFER and Amphora, which will concen­ », there colleges, colleges, and universities from Canada to Mexico It was on August 6, 1931, that a stunned jazz music world trate on -spirituals and semi-classi­ and Hawaii to the Mississippi have had an unofficial jazz cal material. , clown- was told by the grapevine, “BIX is gone.” No longer would First rel< ase features a date course in their curriculum. •k fitted the golden cornet sound bo heard here and there where jazz, by Willie (The Lion) Smith, old­ The faculties may not know it, he mat. musicians might gather to play. Leon Bismarck Beiderbecke’s time jazz pianist, with Henry but in practically every institution Goodwin, Jimmy Archey, Cecil West of the Mississippi, Jimmy hi* orig. “in person” tour of the jazz scene Lyons’ Discapades show has had a had been cut abort by terminal manded, and moreover they were Scott, Pops Foster, and Keg hi. The moved by the music and didn’t Purnell. regular following larger than pneumonia und edema of the brain many n class in economics. A whole He had collapsed in the apartment want it to stop. jockeys, Every year *ome commemora­ generation of students has grown impeted of an obscure bass player named up taking their music in late-night George Kraslow out in Sunnyside, tion of Beiderbecke takes place. Clayton, Several years ago there was the Tops Marketing doses from the Lyons show. Queens, on Long Island. His theme, Billy Butterfield’s Maybe it wouldn’t have seemed dubious (as a Bix memorial) movie, Young Man With A Hom. Capitol disc of Flip Flop is as quite *u sad to guy» like Hoagy Cheap LPs, EPs familiar to many of them as their Carmichael, Eddie Condon, Frankie Memorial Dine» in repro* New York—Latest entry in the college song. He gets letters by the Trumbauer, Red McKenzie, etc., Last year George Avnkian* bale, has made personal appear­ on that day whin they stopped LP and EP fields, Tops, is really that you three 12'’ LP’s entitled The Bix ances at most of the schools in living and looked out into space, came out on Co­ going after the mass nnirket, with eatly ap- Beiderbeel- Story the company marketing its records Northern California and even made if they had realized that Bix lumbia. This year two events of a 500-mile trip last year to Eugen** wa« for 69 cents. Previously the firm »asn’t dead at all, his name note have taken place. First there for a talk at the University of juat beginning to live. entered the disc market with a he above waa th* Bix Beiderbecke Memorial 49-cent seller. Oregon. program held in Davenport, Iowa, i- reason­ Th** Circle Widen* In addition to several classical Tops in Field The appreciation of “their boy’s” on the fiftieth anniversary of his Regard- selections, pressings by Lena Horne Although there are other great veeter,” 1 art wa-; destined to manifest itself birth, which was carried across the and Larry Clinton are being re­ to nn increasingly widening circle nation by radio and television. deejay shows on the Pacific coast I would leased. This is material which was (Gene Norman in Los Angeles and i RP-302 of followers. At first it was the The other activity relating lo cut for the old Black and White Bix legend that seemed to fasci­ Bix is the scheduled release this Norman Bobrow in Seattle, for in­ : and the label and lias been acquired by stance), Lyons has become the out­ rk. nate people, but now through the month uf the Bix Beiderbecke Me­ Thi» morial album by Brunswick rec­ T°f* standing jazz disc jockey in the lazing re­ yean of re-issuing Beiderbecke ords. This new set, covering tunes Wee Russell, George Avakian, and area by virtue of the fact that hr ti entional records, the listeners talk of the Jimmy Lyons immortal Bix. Bix helped to make famous, was others. has always been on a 50,000-watt A quarter of a century ago Bix recorded by Jimmy McPartland A local television rhow featur­ station late nt night when the sig­ Bobrow, the Seattle disc jockey, was known to all jazz musicians with a group of all-stars. ing members of the committee over nal could be heard plainly over had a flood of calls asking about half the continent. Lyons, and when Jimmy went back aie prac- and a very small fan contingent Davenport Fete Dave Palmer’s WOC-TV was held. Dave Garroway on the NBC fea­ Sailors in the Pacific, kids in on KGO this spring, Bobrow did a bably see nt non musicians. His future ap The Davenport doings last Mai ch peal to a popular audience was ture, Today, devoted 10 minutes Hawaii, soldiers in Japan, and telephone interview and played it -fi supply consisted of a graveside service, even a group in Liverpool, Eng­ on his own show urging listeners ten Marlu- heralded by incidents recalled by to interviews, pictures, and Bix including the laying of a floral land where an atmospheric freak to tune in to Lyons later. S. Lara- Kraslow with whom Bix lived the recordings for early morning tele­ piece on the grave of the great viewer!. brought his show in like Gangbue- they will last few months of his life. He’s Well-Traveled cornet player, who lied at the Md*nrtland Dato ters for months, are regular lis­ dive liter- Bix' Nocturnal Solo* age of 28. On the radio and televi­ Born in Peiping, China, son of • The McPartland date was teners. sion portions of the celebration, held missionary. Lyns went to Colum­ Many times through that period under the supervision of Bob Once in a survey of mail, Lyons mentioned Frankie Trumbauer presided in bia and the University of Cali­ Bix would pick up his cornet at Thiele. Jimmy* band included: found hi* had listeners in 37 states, they are all hours and play for himself. person, while messages on tape six Canadian provinces, Mexico, fornia and has had shows in San ppressont were broadcast from Paul White­ Ernie Caceres, baritone sax; Lou The tenants in the building would McGarrity, trombone; Peanuts Alaska, and even China I Students Diego, Los Angeles, and Mexico. is a sub­ mention to Kra -flow that they were man, Hoagy Carmichael, Bing from 102 colleges and universities He wrote and produced the great back and Crosby, Jimmy McPartland, Pee Hucko, clarinet; Dick Cary, piano; awakened at 2 or 3 in the msrn- Carl Kress, guitar; Jack Insberg, in 22 states wrote regularly, and Jubilee programs for the Armed f value in ing by the pretty music emanating he even got a letter once from Fore«* > network and was the jockey ch as re- bas-; and George Wettling, drum* from his apartment. They would Eight tunes were made, includ­ Eniwetok’s atom bomb crew. on the first remotes of the Stan vou see a make a point to George to plea*e Kenton broadcasts from Balboa its value jazz record corner ing sides Bix recorded with his A Garroway Fan not ray anything to Bix about it, own Gang and the Frankie Trum “I’ll never forget opening night. at they didn’t want him repri- bauer studio band tor the old Okeh Styled after Daw Garroway, We were frantic," he recalls. In arm than whom he frankly admits he ad­ 1947 he went on the road in front j have, it Hampton-Victo. LP Bobop •». company around 1927-28. The Just Jan 3 84 Moonqlow titles were Ostrich Walk, River­ mires more than anyone on the air, of the Herman Herd as publicity ti one but Konten prêtant» 3.S0 Milaatanai 3.00 Lyons program- plenty of modern man nnd then came to San Fran­ ake much Frologue I.so boat Shuffle, Since My Best Gal LF Cimici 3.00 Encore» ----- Turned Me Down. Louisiana, Sing­ jazz in big band, email band and cisco. ur needle Artiitry Rhythm 3.00 City nt Glatt 3.00 vocal sides. “Naturally, modern music ia my ig at an Brog Jan 3.00 Innov. Mod Music 4.50 in’ The Blues, I’m Coming Vir­ ginia, Clarinet Marmalade ind He was the spearhead of the biggest kick,” Jimmy says. “Favor­ ited prop- New :onc»ph 3.00 Skatchai Ì 00 Dave Brubeck movement in Cali­ loard lilt Ch»» Baker IF 3.00 Eaplay . . . 1-50 finally Six’s own composition ites? Well, Nat, Billy. Sarah, Duke, Brubeck LB I, 2, J 4 5, 8 •• 3.00 Davenport Blues. fornia, helped Dave get his first Erroll, Brubeck, Mulligan, Gets, improper CkarHa Chrlttlan Memorial LB 3,50 record contract, plugged him night­ JIMMY RANEY IF 3.35 AL VEGA 3.35 The above album is scheduled and of course my old boss. Woody N»w MARIANO lF V>1- I.. 3.35 for release in the near future. ly on the air and did a Friday Herman. But it’s all music.” aorne ad­ New Svennon Vol. 1-2, ee. 3.35 night show, The Lyon:- Busy with on of the Currently heard Friday and Sat­ Gelt--Erudition 8V Ti< Autumn 8® the Brubeck group. An audition urday nights on KGO from mid­ ?qu ipment Brei. LP*! Vol. 1-2 3.35 Rooit 1-2-3 3.00 tape of the Brubeck octet, which y fine re- VENTURA Caln Kral 4.V5 night to 2 a.ni. and on Saturday Ex pl*t —Milt Jnckion I SO »am Mott 1 54 KNOCKY PARKER TRIO Lyon.* nrnduced for un ABC show, nights from the Hangover Club, our letter Anni» koie—1.5* Konitz Trlit»no 1 54 ON is scheduled to be issued ou Fan­ any , i« G.- V Mullig»—I 1 5* Br»t Vol.—2 ' 5» Lyons can probably claim to com­ teddy Ch«rT»i L.A I N 0 Gru«* 1.5» 10" LP Limited Edition tasy ihortly He waa an early fan mute further to his job than any ix Miller, Zoot Organ 1.5* Mulligan-FAC 1.54 of Shearing, Garner, Sarah- and udios, — jockey in the country. He lives »II Kantom (45) 2 «4 Duka Bordido 1.50 KNOCKY PARKER, Nano Mulligan (The latter named a tune ■IRD—with dringt Vol. 1-2 »4. 3.50 down at Big Sur, 170 miles below 0, 111. for him. Line for Lyons). South of the Bordar 3.50 OMER SIMEON. Clarins« San Francisco on the Pacific (’nasi Jam Saiiton I, 2 ...... 4.75 His fallowing is so faithful that where he programs his show from MILES—Blu» I'tiod 3 35 Blucnot» Lt* 3.50 flay* Al Cohn J 35 ARTHUR HERBERT, Drum* when he left KNBC last fall, Norm an Eagle’s ’air 1,000 feet above the MULLIGAN with Kan n 3.35 ocean. He drives up every week I .in THE NAKED DANCE—WOLVERINE BLUES for the shows. 1 35 ORIGINAL RAGS—SIDEWALK BLUES 3.00 MEMPHIS BLUES—BARRELHOUSE BLUES Duk»-Vaughan, •« .3.00 SMOKEY MOKES—LIMEHOUSE BLUES We bave a quantity et Presile» LP' JAZZ and CLASSICS $3 25 Mitpeld • Check or Monty O-der Mock--at S3 35 while they lost 1 Campiate Una of IP Records Sathfocflen Guaranteed WN»« far CaMw « Hou* Smfcil complete etock. Order any dhrt. 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Dennis returns to wax with this My Home (Columbia 4-40042). new rhythm is introduced via a new label, could have a seller in Run the titles together for an im­ Varela original... Sarah Vaughan Love despite its repetitious melody. partial opinion of Peters’ sub­ —WWW Timekkt Linger Awhile dowh Granada is sung with the throttle Vaughan Monroe tonsils. Love is (Columbia 4-40041). The gb .sing wide open . . . Johnny Desmond— the oldie; Home is western stuff; grotesqueries are all but absent in beat WWW both are saved from total oblivion Sarah’s try on Time, a tune that I ft’s So Nice To Be Nice to Your NeighborWWW I’m-A Love by the infectious Lads, who are too offers little for a vocalist to sink far in the background, unfor­ her teeth into, however. Overleaf cat You (Coral 61031). Two frothy ina items from friendly-voiced Desmo. tunately, most of the time . . . she lingers more than just awhile, Five star record* and other* of special inteeest to Down Beat readers Best commercial try is Love . . . Johnnie Ray—WW All I Do Is dueling to the death with some are reviewed at length. Others are given shorter reviews. Ratings: A* A* A Jerry Duane—WWW Will You Still Dream of You/kW Tell the Lady I mighty frisky string-pluckers, then Excellent, «««« Very Good, aaa Good, ♦♦ Fair, ♦ Poor. Be Mine/Wk London in July (Trend Said Goodbye (Columbia 4-40046). warms to the fray via the ultra­ 59). A light, beatful voice and a The catchie oldie, Dream, has pace stylized route that should have her John Arcesi dancer-styled vocal delivery are but little else in this mercilessly- fans solidly in the cheering section will put money in the coin slots mannered belting; Niagara lets . . . Del Wood—♦ Margie/k Listn AAA A Roekin' the Ark Duane’s and they blend effectively to hear the follow-up on Juke Box, on the Matt Dennis-Tom Adair loose on cornball rendition of a to the Mocking Bird (Deeea Wk Spooks Played a Tune on a Saturday Night. Thii >ne takes off good tune, overleaf. 28795). Del is now using three Tombstone Mine, a show-type tune that de­ on Nat Cole and Jimmy Boyd. serves to be heard more often. The Johnny Standley—♦** Proud different bass chords. Bully! Ark is the story of Noah, done Boogie gets a brisk workover that reverse is just three months and a New Father/WW Clap Your Hands in an insistent revivalist style that should also get it a lot of plays. channel away from April in Paris. (Capitol 11638). Monologist’s sa­ has a compelling beat, due to Nel- (Coral 61037.) Helen Humes—WWW I Cried for tirical humor wears a bit thin in •on Riddle’s backing as well as Ar- Jo Stafford You/Wk Mean Way of Lovin’ Father, a workover of Rock-a-bye cesi’s shouting. Well-done side, (Decca 28802). Taken off a tape Baby, but there are enough laughs Dance Bands eould also catch on saleswise with kbirtt Living for Only You to delight his fans. Flip is an audi­ exposure. (Kern 2728) *★ Cup of Joy of a concert promoted by Frank Bull and Gene Norman, Cried is a ence participation stunt distin­ Jo isn’t listening as hard to the Tony Bennett potent piece of merchandise. Lovin’ guished chiefly by monotony . . . Danny Belloc — WWW Shortn'n lyrics as she should on Living, a is nearer the rhythm and blues April Stevens—k C’Est St Bon/ Bread/kk I’ll Dream Tonight (Doi AAA A Rags to Riches splendid torcher that rates more mark . . . Gordon Jenkins—AW * Soft Warm Lips (King 1266). 15097). Bread is baked instrument- Wirt Here Comes That Heartache concentration, but thrush is in fine Afternoon Dream/kk Fury (Decca Discery has pointed out that Bon ally, with a good muted trumpeter voice nonetheless, and backing is 28806). Dream, based on Debussy’s isn’t an imitation of anyone else’s peeking in. Interesting to note that Some interesting tempo changes topnotch. Overall, it’s a tasteful Afternoon of a Faun, and other version; this is helpful to knew, Belloc is now the composer of thi» and a solid singing job by Tony on listening side. Cup is filled with side suffer from poor orchestra­ and Eartha Kitt, in particular, tune. There have been many othen Rage make it both a top commercial country-style corn. (Columbia tions, strain for unusual sounds, should be glad to find it out. Lower . . . Billy May—★★W Gone wifi bet and an interesting musical re­ 4-40059.) and get poor recording . . . Andre deck should go big with the Sen- the Wind/Wk Romance (Capitol lease. The melody will remind you Richard Tucker Kostelantz—WWW Time on My Sen people, as it features April 2575). A pretty tenor blows some of Serenade of the Bells. Bennett Hands/WWW Playing Around (Co­ and a bunch of boys breathing all life into Wind, but those sliding WW** Carissima ia back to his impassioned self on lumbia 4-40044). There isn’t much over you. saxes are getting downright weari­ the flip. (Columbia 40048) k+Sr The Loveliness of You added to the standard Time, but it’s Dante Varela—Blue Moon/ some . . . Claude Thornhill—WH A splendid voice accepts two pleasant listening. Playing is a *★ Tangolonga (Kem 2719). The Pussy-Footin’/kkkk Summer h Eydie Gorme sweet tunes for just what they are, field day for the string section. bongo brotherhood gives the stand­ Gone (Trend 60). Good band work ♦W AW* Td Forgotten takes them to heart and doesn’t Roberta L e e—AWA Caribbean/ ard an interesting, though repeti­ on O. B Massingill’s Footin’, a cute Arkk I Danced with My Darling make a federal case out of it. AWW Let’s Go Home (Decca tious, treatment, enhanced by some riff item that gets repeated a little That’s good, because neither would 28812). Miss Lee gives a nice lilt fair vocal group work on second too often. Summer is lush and A splendid singer is Miss Gorme, stand up too well in court: Caris- lovely, was issued on Thornhill LP •nd if you happened to miss her to Caribbean; Home is a neat chorus. A passable dance side is sima is pretty but derivitive; change of pace ... Sy Oliver— found on the reverse, wherein a that came out last month. •artier Frenesi, be sure to catch Loveliness (not the familiar one) this one. She’s best on the warm Rumania - Rumania/kk On the is felicitous but undistinguished. Trail (Decca 28793). Addition of ballad. Forgotten, which has an Tenor sounds swell accentuating appealing melody and could click weak lyrics to this hora, or folk the positive on both. (Columbia dance, and leader’s singing on in these days when good tunes seem 4-40040.) to have a chance again. Danced has Trail, part of Grofe’s Grand Can­ Spotlight on AL CAIOLA • country flavor, again carries ten­ Lee Wiley yon Suite, offset Oliver’s excellent orchestral arrangements. der Eydie. (Coral 61036) H hen a Lady Meet» a Buddy Greco Gentleman Down South Broc Peters and the Four Lad? Paradise —★ / Love You/k 900 Miles from A AAA How Do You Think I Feel WW Don’t Say Goodbye The wonderful Wiley needs only Buddy sustains a pleasantly to breathe to be in the vocal front ranks—jazz or pops—so even an in­ swinging mood throughout Feel, ferior effort like Paradise, here AL’S RECORD MART punching effectively and musically Latined-up meaninglessly, sounds Dept. MO Backer has him saddled with a good from her. Overleaf, singer 1544 Broadway vocal group again, the factor which Detroit 26, Michigos finds an oldie more to her tasto, has reduced the effectiveness of too and with a charmingly 1930-ish Gerry Mulligan Ten-tette LP many of his releases. Greco assisted Garry Mulligan T«n.t«tt« EP. 2.V3 feel—both in vocal and ork ar­ Premiered by Ellington LP 3.00 in the writing of this one, a latin rangement—it’s a worthy excur­ legend which gives him an oppor­ ALLEGRO LP’» tunity to break into Italian lyrics. sion, indeed. (Coral 61039.) Dizzy Gillespie ...... Duka Ellington ...... (Coral 61038) Billy Williams Quartet Sarah Vaughan ...... Julius LaRosa WWWW A Smile for Suxette TREND Label WWW Cattle Call Dav» Pell Octet LP...... 6 AAA A Eh, Cumpari Dav» Pell Octet EPs. ... • each WWWW TUI They’ve All Suzette seems to come from Thornhill Orch., Mulligan arr. EP. Gone Home France by way of South America, Thornhill Orch., Aldrich arr. EP.. but small matter; this is a catchy LP on Thornhill items above...... LaRosa demonstrates that his rhumba, infectiously treated by the Jerry Holding Orch. Erst click was not a freak, coming (Sam Donahue) LP...... boys, who see to it that it rocks, Jimmy Rainey Prestige LP...... 3.85 ■p with another top seller, an too. Overleaf a westerner is done Brubeck-Desmond at Storyvill« LP.. adaptation of an Italian round. It’ll straight, then in swinging style, BRUBECK—»5 and 78 rpm be a standard on the jukes for a and Billy gets in a yodel or two Can’t Be Love/Silver Lining.... plays a heavy radio and TV schedule long time to come, with its Top CBS Guitarist Caiola, for good measure. Two entertain­ One of Those Things/My Romane« appearing with Archie Bleyer, Ray Bloch, Alfredo Antonini; records Schnitzelbank verve plus a touch ing sides. (Mercury 70210.) St«rdust/Lulu’i Back In Town.... Alic« in Wond«rl«nd/AII Things of lasagna. Julie is a little late You Ar« ...... steadily as well. Al says the "Miracle Neck” of his Gretsch Electromatic with the other side but sells it Qessa Williams Eight selections above on Guitar (with twin Gretsch- simply and effectively. (Cadence WW*W Enrico 3.35 1232.) DeArmond pickups) cuts WWWW Blue Moments JATF—Vol. IS—LE 15.08 The Mariners down the tension of his heavy Songstress turns in two satisfy­ JAZZTIME, USA—Vol. I-LP ...... schedule, keeps hii hands 6 A A A I See the Moon ing, if mannered, performances Vol. 2—LP ...... 4.85 here, aided in no small way by Lester Young Collates LP—Vol. 2. 3.85 fresh for show-time: “Fast­ Billy Taylor at Storyville—Roost LP We’ll all have just another last good material (particularly on En­ 3.00 est, easiest-playing, richeit- drink and sing one more chorus of rico) and provocative arrange­ COMPLETE STOCK ON: toned guitar I’ve ever owned.” ments. Enrico is a humorous Latin Prestige LP t 101—156 .•ach Moon. A fine bit of summer re­ Savoy LP’: ...... Write today for more about freshment. You doesn’t have the job, with shades of Kenton in the 3.00 Jump Records CAN YOU NAME THIS CHORD? this sensational Gretsch in­ zing of the other side. (Columbia ork approach; Moments is a .•ach moody ballad in dance tempo. each 1.05 Al Caiola's hand curve« for a stretch that rould novation— plus the Gretsch serm a challenge after n day's workout on an Pleasant listening. (Allied ARS- RARE 78 ITEM Guitar Guide, yours FREE. Modernairee 5006.) Marionstte/Saz of a Kind— ordinary guitar. The slim, slim GnUdt Mineis Neck literally give« hi» fingers extra length, Address: The Fred. Gretsch WWWW Put Some Money in the makes slaying easier-faster. Try this chord on Mfg. Co., 60 Broadway, Juke Box Other Releases S2.50 minimelo arder. Add 50c postage ♦WWW Rock-A-Bye Boogie ta prepaid arder» seder $5.00. Deposit your own guitar now- -then visit your Gretsch Brooklyn 11, N. Y. Dept. 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.'ed via a 1 Vaughan w Awhilt « g.oing Down Beat' Best Bets absent You've Got tune Out st to .«ink Overleaf st awhile, nth some kers, then Sept. 9—Pinky Tomlin, songwriter (Tha Object of My Affections, Love Bug, etc.), the ultra- entertainer, born Eureka Spring*. Ark., । have her 1. Dragnet, by Kay Anthony. Capitol 2562. Off and running, for on«* of the big instrumental hits in recent ng section Sap«. 10- Raymond Scott, bandleader Li»tn mposcr. born Brooklyn, N.Y. 1909, Scoreboard ( Decea 2. Ebb Tide, by Frank Chacksfield. London 1358. Emery Deutsch, Pretty and feelingful ti raiment by a lush ork. Hniat, born Budapest, Hungary. 1907. ing Three Sept 11—Gue Arnheim, songwriter ally! 3. Re-Enlistment Blues, by Merle Travis. Capitol 11544. -omp >eer (Cuban Song), born Milwaukee Wi* Harry Tobias, lyricist (Siaoat ani bov^y, Miti You, ate i, born New York, 1. No Other Love Perry Como, Victor 47-5317. 1. Let’s Dance, by Les Brown. Coral LP 56094. N Y., 1895. Sept. 11—'Eddy Howard, singer-band­ Les’ marksmen take Flying Homs, Perdido, and six other famil­ leader-songwriter (Careless, My Last Good­ iar items over the jumps neatly. bye), born Woodland. Calif., 1914: Shep 2. Faya Con Dios 1 Shorfn'h Fields, bandleader, born 1912; Maurice Les Paul-Mary Ford, Capitol 2486. 2. Benny Goodman Plays Eddie Sauter Arrangements. Co Chevalier, singer-comedian, born Paris, ight (Dot lumbia LP GL 523. France, 1888. strument- Issued some weeks ago, but here’s a leminder to check these Sept. IS—Melvin (Mel) Torme, singer, 3. Crying in the Chapel 5 trumpett.* older but interesting perform .inccs of Benny’s. songwriter (Lament to Love, Stranger in June Valli, Victor 47-5368; Ella Fitzgerald, Decca not« thi Town, etc.), born Chicago, IU.; Leonard 3. Battle of Joss #7; Roy Eldridge. Brunswick LP 58045. Feather, jazx critic, Down Beat staff 28762. er of thu writer, songwriter (Salty Papa Blues, Man iny other: A »winging, crackling Roy, circa 1943, is still topflight jazz. Wanted, etc.), born London, England, '»nt mil 1914; Arnold Schoenberg, composer, born 1. Vou. You, You 4 Vienna. Austria, 1874; Leon (Chu) Berry, Ames Brothers. Victor 47-5225. (Capitol Classical jazx tenor saxophonist, born Wheeling, lows W. Va.. 1910. se sliding Handel: The Faithful Shepherd. Soloists, Columbia Cham­ Sept. IS—Bruno Walter, conductor, born 5. I'm Walking Behind You 3 ?ht w«*ar ber orchestra, Lehman Engel. (Columbia ML4685. Berlin, Germany, 1876; Albert (Al) Casey, Frank Sinatra, Capitol 2450; Eddie Fisher, Victor hill—*** jazx guitarist, born Louisville, Ky., 1915; First recording of a much discussed, seldom heard, pastoral opera Roy Acuff, western singer, born Maynard­ 47-5293. miner ¡1 ville, Tenn. >and work 2. Ravel: Bolero/ Rimsky -Korsakoff: Capriccio Espagnol. De­ Sept. 16—John McCormack, tenor, died in’, a cute 1045 at 61. 6. P.S. 1 Love You 6 troit Symphony, Paul Paray. Mercury MG50020. The Hilltoppers, Dot 15085. ed a little Interesting introduction to a brand new orchestra in old stand­ Sept. 17 — Hank William*, western lush and ards. singer, born on farm near Georgia-Ala­ irnhill LP bama state line. 7. With These Hands 9 Sept IO—William Kapell, pianist, born 3. Weber: Piano sonata No. 1. Helmet Koloff. Deer a DL7543. New York. N. Y., 1922; Roy Turk, lyricist Eddie Fisher, Victor 47-5365. Not a big name pianist or a big name opus, but a fine perform- (Walkin’ My Baby Back Home, PU Get By, etc.), born New York. N.Y. 1892; Ferdinand (Jelly Roll) Morton, jazx pian­ 8. Oh 8 ist, songwriter (King Porter Stomp, The Pee Wee Hunt, Capitol 2442. Pearls, etc.), born New Orleans. La., 1885. Sept, 2 1—Leroy (Slam) Stewart, jazx The Amazing Buddy Rich Alex. 9. Song from Moulin Rouge 7 ander Steinert, composer-conductor-pianist, born Boston, Mass., 1900. Percy Faith, Columbia 39944. Sept. IS—Grace LeBoy Kahn, songwriter Likes the New Sound of (I Ivwh / Had a Girl), born Brooklyn, IO. Gambler s Guitar Jim Lowe, Mercury 70162; Rusty Draper, Mer­ cury 70167. Tunes Moving Up

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Smith and others, have held up. Dave Barbour—kkk EP (Decca ED 2065). Dave's guitar is sur­ rounded by a swinging band in palatable performances of Nigra Consentida and I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire, plus two Barbour-Heinie Beau originals . . . The Feminine Touch—k LP (Dec­ ca DL 5486). The fair sex should picket Dccc;» for this, and Mary Lou Williams should head the picket line. The LP includes one atypical old item by Mary Lou, Kenny Drew Trio two fair bits by Hazel Scott, a If you’ve wondered why we've letterdays dated Cleo Brown, and four nun low-rated Pres on his recent work, bers by two other ladies who shall Stella By Starlight dig these sides, cut almost eight Gloria remain nameless.’ With so many years ago, when only two of his good modern girf pianists around Be My Love fingers were thumbs. Lover Come Back lo He there’s nc excuse for it . . . Law- Teddy Wilson Eterything Happen* lo He Nat Cole, son-Haggoit Jazz Band- kkk It Might At Weil Be Spring mood, and Buddy Rich feed him Ragtime Jamboree (Decca DL Drew'* Bluet perfectly as his phrases proceed in 5456). Tiger, 12th St., Bugle Call. an orderly manner that blends in­ Rating: kkkkk Down Home, und four other rags spiration with equipment. Nothing by seven able two-beaters, includ­ Often praised on this page for amazing here, nothing new, either ing Lou McGarity, Peanuts Hucko, his many excellent solos with De­ in tunes or performances; just very Freddie Kohlman, George Lewis Franco, 25-year-old Kenny wins good jazz. (Clef 135.) —★ New Orleans Jazz (Decca DL his solo colors here with a set of 5483). Drummer Kohlman’s -ide six standards, a blues, and a pretty displays a Red Allenish sextet, an original. atrocious vocal on I Saw Mommy On occasion he can be simple as Chico O’Farrill-i—★★★ Afro- Kissin’ Santa Claus (why9); the all get out (Everything); then he Cuban (Clef 131). 1Chico takes a reverse is worse, Lewis’ venerable can turn around ard be as complex conclave studio and men battling inadequate musical as you like, in the overlong but Machito’s rhythm section, on a con­ equipment. Cut at Artisan Hall in never dull Yesterdays. At the up- ducted tour of his original manu­ New Orleans, complete with com- tempos, when he swingingly scripts. There are moments that menta ry Jazztime USA delarzafies Be My Love, he’s in the «mack >f NBC and even the Copa. Vol. 2 (Brunswick 54001). Sarah Bud Powell class but on the whole the sounds are McLawler’s organ, Moondog’s Art Blakey and Curly Russell, BIRD! INI I HELD a party for Billy Eckntine when lie appeared authentic, certainly well played, mechanics and Stuff Smith’s exe­ there recently in hi- tir*l strictly ja« -put locution dale in many a as you’d expect, are responsible for and much more Cuban than Afro crable Honeysuckle have no place at least two-thirds of the success . . . Anita O’Day—** Collates in a jazz LP; but Terry Gibbs' ind moon. A lot of folk- showed up lu pay homage, including screen star« of the trio, with Art soloing, not (Clef 130). Best thing about this Tony Scott’s combos have one good und a large segment of the music business. I aught here by a wander- too long or too flashily, in a couple is Norman Gran?" superbly ellipti­ number each and Georgie Auld’s ing pholog Mr. B and Lester Young, of spots. (Blue Note 5023.) cal liner notes. Speak and Straw­ all-stars have some first-class Peggy Lee berry (a waltz) are new to us; rest moments, despite audience and an uns winging drum­ Black Coffee were reviewed as singles We have tenor, aided by Shep Shepard’s nothing to add . . . Charlie Parker mer. Fine solos, too, by Shavers. 15001). Wingy’s 18-year-old idea Fee Got You Under My Skin of switching the lyrics on pop drums. A cool change of air from Easy Living —Rig Band (Clef 609). Two Winding, Dor. Elliott, Mundell songs and jazzing them up is no the shouting-type ».rgan-tenor trios My Heart Belong* tn Daddy unissued items on this 12-inch LP: Lowe. Safranski, et al., and an in­ W’Aut Is This Thing Called Love teresting new pianist, Claude Noel. longer funny nor, we suspect, com­ . . Terry Gibbs- *♦** Swinging A Woman Alone with the Blue* the Robert A.G./kkkk I May Be I Didn’t Know What Time It Wat and Almost Like Being in Lot e. mercial; just azzy. Moreover, our Why doesn’t Norman credit the Wrong • Brunswick 80224). Two When the World Wat loung Jazz Singles copy has Vaya pressed off center. Johnny Mandel arrangements for Love Me or Leave Me . ther soloists on these interesting Bill Doggett—★ Percy sides? They include Peterson, Bill Dizzy Gillespie—** Stardue t! nine pieces (label calls it a sextet) Rating: kkkkk Speaks/kkk Ready Mix (King set off Terry’s vibes expertly; he’s Harris, et al. Arrangements are kk Umbrella Man (Dee Gee 3607). You may wonder wnat Peggy- by Joe Lipman. Diz blowv well on Stardust, but the 1650). On< walks, the other romps, the sole sadist. First title is named Lee is loing an.ong the jazz re­ Stuff Smith violin obbligato fits him but both sides »wing, via Doggett’s for Bob Garrity (ex-WABC dee­ views, tut this LP (entitled Black Lou D n aid son-New about as well as Pee Wee Mar­ organ and Percy France’s tasteful jay)- Coffee) belongs here just as surely Faces, New Sounds (Blue Note quette’s glove. Umbrella, sung by as one by Billie Holiday. 5021). The soaring alto man in Diz and Joe Carroll, is a hilarious Here, we suspect, the true Cheek to Cheek, five-starred here novelty person. only mildly Peggy. Warm, personal, Holi- earlier, with some handsome co- ar using as a disc . Thelonious dayish, sexy, and as unLorerlike '■peration from pianist Horace M ink—kkkk L< t’s Cool One/kkk as you could wish. Or, when the Silver on this and seven others. Skippy (Blue Note 1602). Tasty CRLIFORRIR JAZZ SHOP occasion demands it, fiery, swing­ Four are by a quintet, with Blue dishes of cucumber and peanut ing, with a beat few can beat. Mitchell’s trumpet . . . Count Basie butter, served by a svelte sextet P. O. Box #549 — Beverly Hills, California — kkkk 12-in- LP (Decca 8049). The accompaniment didn’t hurt, with Kir ny Dorh<»m, Lou Donald­ IAZZ AT THE PHILHARMONIC VOLUME 15! either. It consists simply of Pete The Baste band from January, ’37, son, and Lucky Thompson miking Candoli (wearing the disguise of thru February, ’39, in a pretty an expressive front line . . Wingy the year—the notes refer to him definitive history. Wish we had M (none—★* Where I Your as “Cootie Chesterfield!”), Jimmy »pace to list the fabulous solo Heart/k Vaya Con Dios (Atlantic 3-12" Lang Playing Records in special album box with Rowles, Max Wayne, and Ed credits which the useless album souvenir concert program—$15 ind. excise tax. Shaughnessy Onlj on Easy Liv­ notes ignore; suffice it that they ing where they become tor busy include Lester, Herschel Evans, LONG BLAY and detract from Peggy, are they Buck Clayton, Harry Edison, C Danca with Charli« Barna<— Dickie Wells, et al. , at their peak. Shorty Rogers MG C-I3». less than a perfect setting. □ Count Batia—MG C-120 ...... And the songs! Woman is one of Included the original 1 Ö’Clock Jump (7/7/’37). □ Sonny Criu end Tommy Turk— those Willard Robison pieces made MG C-122 ...... 3.85 EXTENDED FLAT 45» to order for Peg; World is a Bill Harris—Collates (Clef Unit To Haig □ Stan Get» Plays—MG C-137 1.85 □ Charli« Barn«»—EM 38. 13V «a 51 58 French song with beautiful Eng 125). Some transfers from 78, and □ Bill Harris Collates—MG C-I2S 3.85 □ Count Bati«—EM32 and 14? aa 1.58 lish lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Cof­ a couple of new thir gs, the best of Hollywood— Shorty Rogers, long □ Slim Gaillard Cavort»— □ Benny Carter—EP ISO fee is as perfectly »uited to a Lee which is Ralph Burns’ rumba one of the headliners with Howard MG C-138 ...... □ The Stan Goti Quintet— mood as it was to Ella and Sarah. d’Anjou, an obvious but effective Rumsey’s Lighthouse (Hermosa r Johnny Hodge» Collates No. 2— EP-I4» end 155 < Another cup right away, please, duplication of the Bijou mood . . . Beach, Calif.) band, will be heal­ MGC-128 ...... □ Bill Herrit—EP-135 Mrs. Dexter—with just the same Oscar 1 ’etersnn— Collates ing his own unit at the Haig start­ □ Billie Holidey Singt—MG C l IB n Al Hibbler and Johnny Hodget amount of cream and sugar. No. 2 (Clef 127). Ah. what is so □ Illinois Jecquet Collates— F P-141 ...... ing Sept. 10. And his unit will MGC-II2 ...... □ Johnn) Hodget—EF-128 (Decca DI 5482.) unrare as a record bv Peterson? contain most of the key men from □ lllinoi. Jacquet Cooatei No 2 Helen Merrill But we haven’t reached the satura- Rumsey’s band. Planning to join MG C-I2» □ lllinoh Jacquaf—EP-I24, 143 •«. 1.58 tior point yet. especially since this Shorty at the Haig were Shelly □ Jem Session No. I MG C-401, □ Th« G«n« Krupa Tilo—EF-140 aa 1.58 kkkkk The Hore I See You set includes What’s New, Squatty Manne, drums; Jimmy Giuffre. N< 2 MC> C-402 (12’ ) ..ea. □ Ch.co O FanUI-EP I33 141 aa 1.58 kkkk My Funny Valentine Roo, Rough Ridin’, «.rd the terrific tenor, and Russ Freeman, piano. □ JATP All Start—Ho» High the □ Anita O Duy—EP-134 and 152 •» 1.58 A new zinging star is born! Nomelet s . . Jimmie Luneeford— A bass player had not been set at Moon (17") MG C-408 4.85 □ Charli« Parkar—EP-505, 506 Helen Merrill, the wife of tenor kkk 12 in. LP (Decc. 8050). A deadline. □ JATP Volume! 2 through <4 ea. 3.85 and 507 ...... aa. man Aaron Sachs (she worked □ The Gene Krupa Trio—MG C-I2I 1 85 □ Oicar Patanon—EP III, 121, rather too heterogenous sampling Rumsey said the wholesale de­ □ The Gene Krupe Trio et JATP 123, 144 and 147 aa 1.B8 briefly urith him in the Earl Hines of what was, in its day, one of the partures were not due to any dis­ (12“)—MG C 400 □ Flip Phillip»-EP-112, 113, II* ■extet and cut one inadequate tide giants of the band biz. Some of sent ion at the Lighthouse. His com­ □ Anita O Day Collates -MG C-130 and 120 . . aa 1.58 with them for d’Oro) emerges in the arrangements (such as Lunce- ment: □ Chico O'Ferrill AfroXuben □ Lattar Young-EB-122 and 124 aa 1.58 MGC-I3I .. full bloom on her first solo disc ford’s own Stratosphere) have “Most of the fellows live out in SINGLIS Ae heard here it’s a melancholy H Chico O Ferrill Jen-MGC-132 dated pitiably, as has the rhythm North Hollywood and it’s a long □ Chai lie Perker with Strings— Whem/Come Sunday­ voice, etched in somber tones, often section, but in histone perspective drive (an hour is good time) for MG C-501 ...... Johnny Hodget ...... with little or no vibrato, and with a couple of the six Sy Oliver them to Hermosa They just wanted □ Charlie Barke- with Strings 11044 Tenderly/Stormy Weather— a fascinatingly husky tone quality. scores, and some solos by Willie to work closer to home.” No. 2—MG C-5OT...... Billie Holiday...... The simplicity nf the accom­ r) Machito with Flip and Bird— 84073 Sunny Side of the Street/ MG C-511 ...... Boor em Up— paniment — just Jimmy Raney’s C Bird «nd Dll Album—MG C-512 lllinolt Jecquet pensive, gentle guitar chording—is □ Charlie Barker Play» South of 89047 Coronetion Hop/Paradise half the siccest of the record. Val­ BLUE NOTE LONGPLAYING 33Vx RECORDS th« Border-MG C-513 .. The Gene Krupa Seite entine will get more jockey playt, “I Charl!« Parker Big Band (12 ) Spring it Here/Cen't Give Th« Finest in Dixieland and Modern Jau MG C-408 ...... Anything But Love— but to us it'« the lesser side. The Lou Denaldson Quintet Otcar Pet«rion ...... 7002/1 n Santo Pecora Dixieland Jau tune is rapidly becoming one of Kenny Drew Trio Band—MG C-123 .. □ 8TO54 Dale't Wail/Love for 7001/1 Gil Melle Sextet Sale—Roy Eldridge .... the most < versung standards, and Swinging Swedes Cool Britons □ Otcar Petarton Play» BreHy— MGC-IH ...... □ MOTO ■lea Slop Bluai/Small Helen reaches too far for a couple Horace Silver Trio Hot«I—Count B»»» Diuy Gillespie n Otcar Patanon Collatai Nc 2— of Vaughanish effects But on MG C-127 ...... □ 8405» Erudition/Hava You Mat More she’s unmistakably herself, Milos Davit Mi» Jonat?—Stan Gah Howard McGhee D Otcar Paterton plays Porter Ber ir.d we dug every delicate moment. 7023 nn, wtrinwin, Eiiinqion— In th« Still of th« Night/ Man Manruw-Laa Colliri Old Foli»—Charli« Barker (Roost 575.) 7014 d"«» da Bari»' Jan Man 5003 Bud Powell, Trio and Bend MG C-403, 404, 405, 4M 'JO* Art HodaI Chicagoani 4004 Fats Navarro □ Flip PK.tllp, Collatai Ne. 2­ 81054 Haa’ W«.«/E«w ol Lester Young Trio Vot 2 7014 D i alanti Jubilaa 5002/1 Theloniout Monk, Vol I, II MG C-133 . . •h« Sun—Barney Konel I Want To lie Happy 78'5 Dixieland Ciambella 5011 Milt Jackton C Bud i «wall» Moodt (12")- B’3t>3 Cottontall/Danny Bey— Ut» $3.12 Ban W«bit«r...... 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away and the leaves are being burned, they blossom out with a buoyant bunch of lilting light­ weight*. StrauMian Accent Classical Clatter These happy discs hail from Vi­ enna, two of them directly, two only in spirit, and the accent ia heavily on Johann Strauss. There There may be a crack in the Iron Curtain just wide enough are several dozen LP collections for 250 ballet dancers to slip through. The Soviet embassy of Strauss waltzes, overtures, polkas and marches on the market, in London reported negotiations which would bring the but there always seems to be room Bolshoi troupe, headed by Galina Ulanova, to London for a for one or two more. brief engagement... Sol Hurok signed a contract with Roland Petit’s Funny thing sbout this batch of Ballet de Paris for a 1953 tour of the U.S. and Canada, opening in Ne* Viennese viands. All four platters York in January ... He also signed Nora Novach and Istvan Rabovsky have a ring of authenticity, but young Hungarians who formerly danced with the Bolshoi and eacapea three of the maestri came from from East Germany to the American zone this summer farther down the Danube, in Hun­ Ethel Merman made her debut with the Denver Symphony orchestra, gary, and the fourth is leading a Saul Caston conducting, during its summer concerts at Red Rock . .. military band, which isn't the kind Attendance for the Chicago Symphony orchestra’s season of 24 concert! of outfit we traditionally associate at Ravinia Park was 84,370, about 9,000 less than in 1952, and 17,000 with the three-quarter-time of Alt below the record set in 1950 . . . The Berlin Philharmonic, whose hall Wien. wa* destroyed in 1944 by bomb*, since which time it ha* been home Dorati Directs le*«, plan* to build a new concert hall. Wilhelm Furtwaengler heads Dorati directs four of the most a fund-raising organization. worn Straussian waltzes—Wiener Friedrich Schorr, a Wagnerian baritone with the Metropolitan Open Bint, The Emperor, Tales from the from 1923 until 1943, died Aug. 14 at his home in Farmington, Conn. Vienna Woods, and Wine, Women . . . Rudolf Bing ha* signed two British stage directors, Peter Brook Eugene Ormandy and Song—and gives them some and Cyril Ritchard. Brook will stage Faust, the season’* opener. freshness by playing them in their STRAUSS: entirety. The introductions snd Strauss’ Kaiser Walts and Schatz Rarmue. WESTMINSTER WL30M, codas, omitted or abbreviated when Waltz, Karl Komzak’s Bodner Anna Alberghetti the waltzes are played for dancing, Madln’, and Carl Ziehrer’s Wiener Signed By Mercury give them better balance when in­ Madln'. GYPSY MUSIC: Aotal koeao «ad band. WESTMINSTER WLSOO2. 10*. ParfaroMM cluded, but Dorati’s tempo is too Ormandy, Too Hollywood—Ann* Mari* Alber- I fast for my taste. Ormandy is one of the best mas­ ghetti, 17-year-old Italian colora- | The Deutschmeister Kapelle was ters in the symphonic field of the tura who registered as a night dub I j By WILL LEONARD the house band of the emperor in delayed beat that gives this land attraction in her recent appearance It is standard practice in the book publishing business to the days of the Austrian empire, of music its flavor, and uses it in Las Vegaa. has been signed by shuttle the lightweight stuff into the summertime release and survived the collapse of the tellingly in the bundle of compara­ Mercury. monarchy and the disbandment of tively rare overtures, polkas, and lists, with the notion that it won’t be too much for a reader its regiment after World War I. marches turned out by the Phila­ ing in its beer, and playa with a lolling in a hammock with a tall cool one at hand. The movie There’s no question about its know­ delphia Pops. degree of improvisation that Amer­ makers issue their fluffiest com-4—------ing its business, but the three-four Antal Kocze hails from Hungary ican jazzmen would admire. Than edies in the dog days on the theory to subscribe to that notion. Their oompah of Strauss sounds a little but has been fiddling gypsy music aren’t even names for the five nobody wants to fret about world summer lists bulged with Schoen- strange to American ears without in Vienna most of his life. His bands on this disc, which is the affairs when the weather’s too hot. berg and Bartok, Reger and Bloch. the lush strings to which we’ve be­ Zigeuner is spirited without going third Kocze serving of gypsy fan The recordings people don’t seem Now that the hammocks are put come accustomed. Included are berserk, sentimental without cry­ issued by Westminster.

"! have never played so well— with such CLASSICS IN CAPSULE Current diac album releaaea with ratings and once-over-lightly commentary by classic specialist, Il ill Leonard. LP^s only ora listed. The ratings (separate for musical parformanca and technical racord- effortless ease—as with the DeArmond pick-up" ing quality) are kWWWit Excellent, kWirtr Very Good, kirk Good, kk Fair, k Poor.

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BACH: Cantata No. J 46, Wir • This apu» baa a change uf mood, from gloom to joy, that gives it cease* Wiumm Durch Viol Trubeul. So« thing akin to theatricality. The Buch Guild, using a special edition, stages the loiets, choir of the Bach Guild, cantata authentically, and the performance it rewarding. Vienna State Opera orehoctra. Felix Prohaska. VANGUARD BG52S, 12*. à BACH tCunteta Ne. 76, Die • Same orchestra aa above, but different conductor and stagers, and not gulls met ErauMen Die Ehre Cotto*. so much fervor. Schorshen's pacing 1« excel lent, building slowly and ateedily Soloist*, Akademiechor, Vienna to a strong finale. Some of the soloists era a little weak. Statu Opera orchestra, Htrninn Scherchen. WESTMINSTER WXS2O1, 12*.

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1 ’51 Chicago, September 23, 1953 Blindfold Tost-Nows DOWN BEAT ^The Blindfold Test By Leonard Feather Liberace Sets (Trademark TU« U.8. Pat. OC.) Concert Tour Hollywood — Liberace, the west Fatha Digs Tatum, Nixes Brubeck coast’s gift to television, takes off this month on a nationwide concert Earl Hines is one of the greats—— Th« Records idea, that they practically run tour of key cities. Plans were being perennials of jazz. At 49, he has through the same passages. They’re completed at this deadline for the almost three decades of distin­ I. Bud Powell. Halleluiah (Mer- all modern and have some great pianist - singer - entertainer for a guished activity in the music world curyj. ideas, but the punch isn’t there date in New York’s Carnegie Hall to his credit; today he can look I couldn’t very well classify the from my viewpoint. I’d rate it two on the night of Sept. 25. back on a career that produced record, because there’s very little many imitators of his original pi­ 7. Erroll Garner. September Song left hand. The rhythm section ac­ 2. TeddyWilson. Hallelujah ano style. tually carried the left hand for (Savoy). Earl’s Blindfold Test was a little the guy. He or she has a wonder­ (MGM). There’s not much 1 can say about different from the normal. The ful right hand, and the execution I liked that one. There are both that one. If it’s someone that’s try­ eight records played were paired is wonderful, but when it comes to hands going in that particular rec­ ing to imitate Erroll Garner, I off into two versions of each of four piano playing it just goes back to ord, and I don't know who the art­ don’t think that they did a very different tunes, usually in strongly- the old story, if you haven’t got ist happens to be, bul you can fol­ good job of it, but if it’s Erroll contrasted style. With the excep­ a left hand it just isn’t piano . . . low the execution that he's doing Garner, himself, I think he can do tion of the Stan Freeman harpsi­ you’ve got to have two hands! with his right hand, and his left a better record than that. Possibly chord side, all were performances Of course, playing a number up hand shows you the chords that he’s the piano wasn’t very good. principally featuring the piano. in that tempo, I don’t know what making. You can follow right along Whoever it was, though . . . he’s Earl was given no information could be done. If this particular with him. There's a little drive to it, trying to establish a melody, which whatever, either before or during artist were playing something slow­ too. that kind of makes you feel he has, all the way through, but the test, about the records played er, maybe he does have il-. . . but good over il. it seems as though he is a little for him. The following were his it’s getting to a place where on all It did sound familiar. I don't bit afraid to lean away from the comments as transcribed via a tape the numbers in that tempo all the know whether il was Johnny Guar- melody and get some execution in recorder. pianists seem to have the same nieri or Teddy Wilson, because there. I don’t know what the idea Johnny is a guy that can play so is for using that style, but if it’s many different styles ihat he crosses someone imitating they’re doing a you up. Easily I'd give it four. Earl Hines very bad job of Erroll Garner. I’d 3. Mary Lou Williams. Sf. Louis section has the boogie heat and rate that one fair—two stars. Blues (Circle). plays nice little things.___ __ I'd__ „ give it 8. Dave Brubeck. September Song Well, as a piano record the pi­ two stars because there's a rhythm (Fantasy). to it . . . that’s one thing 1 can say, ano isn’t outstanding enough. The There’s not much 1 can say about record, itself, I think has got a 5. Art Tatum. Yesterdays (Colum­ that record, either. Il looks like a Ws Mew'. bia). wonderful idea . . . with the bongos challenge there. In the lint place. . . . and the rhythm section in there That’s wonderful. In the first I know it’s not giving justice to with the effect that he’s trying to place, I like the idea that with all the particular tune, because if you get. But it’s almost what we might the execution going on in there, wrote a number, and the fellow was say looking for a sound than any­ you still can follow a bit of melody. to give his conception of it like Ready- thing else. I’d rate that one as my record . . . that, I think you would go and ask Of course, if we’re going to just Five stars! for your tune back again. pick out the piano, well, I don’t 6. Lennie Tristano. Yesterdays I don’t know whether he wants think that the piano is doing all (Capitol). to place that as a record seller or that much. As for the sound and whether he wants to place that in the record itself, it’s a nice thing. I’ve got two sides on that. As to ihe general public . . . it’s too far­ the Carnegie Hall category. I just I’d give it three. can't seem to get his or her idea, fetched. Speaking from the public’s St. Louis Blues 4. Stan Freeman. viewpoint, 1 don’t like the record. because it seems as though some (Columbia). Harpsichord solo of the pianists are not playing from As u musician, I think he’s got the soul, but more from a challeng­ with rhythm. some wonderful ideas, and he's try­ ing standpoint, to see if somebody Was that a piano record? What ing lo portray some of the things could compete with the chords thal was thal? That didn’t strike me at that he’s been studying, or possibly they're making. all! To be very frank with you, I heard or learned, as far as modern 1 really don’t like that record al don't know what to say about that music is concerned. That’s my con­ all. One star. one! In the first place, I can’t dis­ ception of that particular record. tinguish what’s being played. I It’s not actually from the soul, Afterthoughts by Earl know they’re playing the Si. Louis but more from the mechanical side I think that they’ve turned the Blues, but what is it that is playing of it. It’s trying to knock the mu­ piano all around. They’ve got all the St. Louit Blues? That’s what's sicians out. That’s what it appears different versions. got me! to me. I think for the modern mu­ They did as much boogie as they I’ve heard the tune so many dif­ sician, the average guy will prob­ possibly could on it. Swing piano ferent ways, and I’ve heard it in ably rave over it, but my viewpoint has practically gone out. This mod­ all different types of tempos, and is—as a piano solo and musically ern piano seems to be prevalent at the melody is there, and there’s speaking—I really don’t care too the present time; but the modern a bit of punch in il, but there’s no much for it. I’d put two on that piani has just about changed the execution, so to speak. The rhythm one. whole system as far as the public is concerned. They’re getting to the place where they’re disinterested — it’s getting so far fetched that the gen­ eral public actually doesn’t know COMBO-ORKS O what’s happening, when it comes to playing a tune that they’re used FOR SMALL DANCE BANDS to listening to for some time, such as Body And Soul. The way some Eb-ROOK of the fellows are playing it now, Cundy- FOR MIO JAM, IARITONF SAX, TROMIONF < 9« > after the first four bars you don’t Bb—ROOK know what it is. BEWY FOR TRUMFIT, CLARINET, TENOR SAX. So the average pianist nowadays C — ROOK I think is just getting too far out, FOR PIANO. GUITAR, IASS, ACCORDION, ORGAN. and is not actually playing from VIOLIN, C MflOOY SAX, FlUTE, MOE the heart. Looks like it’s a chal­ lenge now . . . every new guy is EVERY NUMBER COMPLETE WITH MELOOY. HARMONY AND (HORD NAMES trying to find a new sound and is just getting completely away from ARRANGED AS SOLO. DUET AND J WAY (TRIO) CHORUS IN EACH ROOK the good feeling. I do think Peter­ PLAYABLE IY ANY COMBINATION OF LEAD INSTRUMENTS son is an exception to that, though.

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Name TODAY! ADDRESS. Marini Band Instrument Addren ' oinpany, I Ikhart. Indiana CITY. STATE Gw DOWN BEAT News—Features (Chicago, September 23, 1953 L'hicag Piano Playhouse Accordion To Scholl Sets First Tour ------By CLIFF SCHOLL ------By HINTON BRADBURY------New York — When Maggi Fish­ er’s Piano Playhouee takes off on Undoubtedly one of the most looked-for events of the year Cindy Walker, who penned Blue Canadian Rockies, and its first U. S. tour she will be tak­ Has more than 300 other published c&w songs, has moved with ing no chances on local keyboard is the annual NAMM music trade convention. Most recent was The her mother to their new home in Texas, their home state. conditions. Three grand pianos will held in July for four days at the Palmer House, Chicago. Here, her pi< Roy Rogers enjoyed great crowds in Hawaii, and a high- follow the unit’s entire route in a occupying’five floors, were exhibited the wares of manufac­ about light came when he picked up his^ truck. turers of musical instruments whof- trusty guitar and did a palm-sway­ Helen O’Connell sing Hi Diddle Latest word on the personnel for came from the four corners of the nish accordionist whose name I am ing number while Dale and the two Dee and Worried Mind on new rec- the tour, which begins Oct. 12 in globe to show dealers the latest sorry to say I don’t remember, daughters did the hula. ord ... Jack Shuler, one of the top Biloxi, Miss, and continues through developments. but he, too, was a marvel. Roy Acuff and his Smokey Moun­ evangelists, who like Billy Graham Nov. 20, has Ken Clark handling Needless to say, our favorite in­ Well known Mat Mathews repre­ tain Boys will arrive in Korea dur­ uses folksy talent, has written the jazz end, Ferrante and Teicher. strument was very much in evi­ sented the Galanti exhibit. Too bad ing September for an extended Cherokee Jail . . . Pat Barrett, the pop duo numbers, and Grace dence, and the strains of accordion that the general public is not per­ tour of military installations. featured as “Uncle Ezra" on the Castagnetta, the classical portions music filled the corridors. Every­ mitted to enjoy these unusual hap­ One of the most popular men in WLS National Barn Dance for IS of the show. Columbia lecture bu­ body was busy listening, playing, penings. Hawaii is a sailor by the name of years, has been confined to St. reau is booking the package. talking, comparing, taking notes, European Record* Lonnie Bell who has a three-hour Luke’s hospital, Chicago, recently. and exchanging ideas. John Gerstner, the one man who pass every day to spin folksy mu­ He has been operating his own Some of the larger firms gave in my opinion does the most to sup­ sic platters on Station KAHU. dairy farm near Hebron, III., for accordion concerts evenings, so I port and promote the accordion A Little Western Town Called several years Berlin Raided was busy along with the others with his Accordion World maga­ Beverly Hille is title of a number Redd Harper, the gospel singer, New York——According to one day and night. Charles Magnante zine (devoted to accordionists ex­ by Park Avenue Hillbillie Dorothy at Iowa State Fair . . . Keep an Brill Building wag, a special was the key man at the Excelsior clusively), had along with his Shay in Capitol album in Fall re­ eye on the platter Friends and booby prise for the moot original concert, along with many other teacher helps a collection of ac­ lease. Neighbors by Mary Rose Bruce, lyric of the year should be well-known artists. cordion records from Europe that Jimmy Wakely has signed a two- the Tennessee vocalist on Victor, awarded to the vocal adaptation Though I have known Charlie would make one’s mouth water. The year deal with TV Station KLAC now operating from Hollywood . .. of Terry’s Theme from Lime­ since the beginning of time, this record collector would do well to in Hollywood and will emcee and Joe Maphis and Rose Lee (Okeh) light, which starts “I’ll be loving was the first time I ever had the investigate. introduce 20 of his Monogram pic­ setting dates for October in east you, eternally, with a love that’s pleasure of hearing a discourse on Two days preceding the Con­ and south. Rudy Graysell of San the “Technique of Playing the Ac­ you’ll 1 tures made in 1949 and 1950 and true, eternally." vention the A.A.A. had its annual person- not previously seen on TV. Antonio, signed by Fabor Robison In 1926, Irving Berlin wrote a cordion,” from the maestro him­ amateur accordion contest, which for Abbott label . . . Decca has self—delivered like a college pro­ heard ( Armand Schaefer, president of song that began “I’ll be loving revealed the tremendous progress a perfe Annie Oakley Productions, Inc., has signed Gene Stewart, Redd’s broth­ you, always, with a love that’s fessor. Andy...Arcari, as usual, made by our progressive teachers er, and released The Tag Walts and addedH gay note with his clown­ The 1 announced Annie Oakley goes on in the midwest. I was particularly those si TV in January with 52-week con­ Someday You’ll Know. Or, aa I urtha Kitt might say. ing, but Art Van Damme just said impressed with their accordion hello to a disappointed audience. Gras w tract signed by Canada Dry. Star Cliff Rodgers “Melody Roundup” Plut Co Change. Plut C'est La bands, and their growth, further about 1 is Gail Davis, Gene Autry leading is sold out solid from 2 to 5:30 Meme Chose. Classical Convert proving my contention that more In a lady. daily on WHKK, Akron, and now in John Molinari from California accordion band arrangements with a NUBBIN S—Flemish Cowboy its 7th year... c&w deejays named outdid himself in a solo, classical should be published. She soi Singer Bobbejaan St huepan visiting more than 50 artists as their choice has recorded the gospel number, He Was There . . . Eddie Kirk do­ concert, sponsored by Jules Giuli- The A.T.G. and A.A.A. met looking artists and songwriters in Tennes­ for the vacated Red Foley spot on again on the merger question, and ing Caribbean on CBS radio . . . ette, whose accordion won the see . . . Skeets McDonald and Grand Ole Opry Ken Curtis things are looking up. Space limits Minnie Pearl, pride of Grinder’s Fashion Academy Award for 1953. Then Switch, Tenn., trying to finish her Mr. Molinari couldn’t have elected further comments. Let me hear from you. Just write: Cliff Scholl, been bi book for fall release . . . Leon to play a finer instrument. quit th In the Grand ballroom at the 2 Oak St., No. White Plains, N.Y. Musical Kismet’ Hurt Payne’s For Now And Always out I rai on Victor by Hank Snow and on Palmer House, in the grandest of a local Decca with pop version by Don style, the Traficantes again pre­ sought, Cherry . . . Hank Thompson’s Rub- sented Galia-Rini in a never-to-be- star, d By Operatic Approach A-Dub-Dub going great. forgotten concert. I have yet to AU. METAL DRUM STICK Now Available Marilyi SHORTS—Juke boxes now said see an artist bring forth such Last to be nearing 500,000 mark in U.S. power and rapid-fire technique, fol­ Designed by SAM ULANO and to take alone . . . Ferlin Huskey and Jean lowed by dolce delicate passages recommended for better prectice: come t< that require the touch of an artist. Shepard to do Grand Ole Opry • Non-Breakable and I « His ever-changing shifts enable Sept 19 with their hit, Dear John • All Alaminam by Bill This musical version of Kismet, an old standby for stage . effects Letter . . Wild Red Barry, the him to produce difficult to • Excellent Balance intonat and films, undoubtedly stemmed from the success some years wrestler, is considering a tour with emulate. Meed at S3.50 por pr. But ago of another presentation which received its initial produc­ c&w band and variety of artists Before going to his standard 120 taken < . . . Record sales indicate folksy bass, Galla-Rini played on his 160 tion under the auspices of the L.A. Civic Light Opera Associa- following in Michigan greater than bass Titano. Both accordions were, SAN ULANO SCHOOL FOR DRUMMERS has bet tion — Song of Norway. With a"^ 173* Gesten Hoad Brau M, N. V. The of projecting a successful Hajj many states of south and south­ of course, the revolutionary Ti- such v source that, for this type of pro­ west . . . Tommy Sands, promising tanos that permit playing in four Saad C*ack or Maaay Ordar . . . duction, could be rated even richer (the beggar) wasn’t made any eas- Dealer» Ingslre will be ier with the transformation to a 16-year-old from Houston, signed octaves on the bass, a bit of pi­ And th in material, Wright and Forrest by Victor. Singer was discovered by oneering on Galla-Ri ni’s part, and seem to have missed their previ­ musical. Glen Burris is a hand­ whose some but run-of-the-mill singer­ Tom Diskin of Jamboree Attrac­ supported by the foreward-minded or Ros ous mark by a wide margin. tions, Chicago . . . Gospel singer Traficantes. The Galla-Rini octet The weaknesses in this show actor in the role of the young Caliph. Bev Shea goes to Detroit for solo included, among others, Bob Deich grow mainly from an attempt to work at Billy Graham Crusade .. . ert and the Kent Accordionaires keep too close to a mildly operatic Only Doretta Morrow succeeds, Cowboy comedian Slim Andrews who did a masterful bit of work. Modern — JACK approach. Kiemet, the story of the despite the handicaps, in register­ has a One-Man-Band instrument on Sano Amplifiers—Louis Iorio and witty beggar who found himself in ing. She makes more out of her a washboard you may see mass Joe Zon-Frilli are the owners—had Convenient DIV the course of one exciting day role, as the beggar’s daughter, than Vot«< produced soon. as their guest artist a famed Fin- polls elevated to the position of a high anyone else ever found in it, in , HOME STUDY official in old Bagdad and his either stage or screen versions. daughter happily married to the Kiemet, following its four-week Caliph, is still a pretty good show, run here, moves to San Francisco. and it’s doubtful if it was improved With some working over, tighten­ ARRANGING in any way by this musical treat­ ing up, and brightening up, it can ment, though it could have been. be turned into better entertain­ what Alfred Drake came close, but not ment. 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Counterpoint “OFF-BALL ANCE" Feather’s Nest (Jumped fron» Paar 6) By LEONARD FEATHER------to be a coloratura and had devel­ oped an almost three-octave range ! year Has anybody seen this girl? from F below middle C to E flat 1 was The reason for this question, and for the reproduction of over high C. This is her first year By of singing in English. Here, her picture, is a conversation I just had with a singer friend “I’ve been listening a long time Bill Ballance lufac- about the transitory nature of fame and the capricious man­ —to Sarah, Billie, Anita O’Day, ner in which it is sometimes Peggy* Lee, Sylvia Syms. Finally I I am achieved, sometimes missed by a had to sing jazz. You juat can’t ember, hairsbreadth. swing singing opera.” Busier than a man with one tooth eating corn-on-the-cob, It is quite possible that if Dous repre- Day had not happened to meet Les Still Studying 32-year-old Nelson Riddle has just signed to handle all ar­ oo bad Brown, her career would have She’s still studying — now at ranging for the Martin and Lewis NBC telecasts, now get­ it per- trailed off into married retirement; ting under wav. He has also just contracted to score the re­ .1 hap* Sehillinger House—and does most or if Norman Granz had not taken of her own arranging. Faith rarely make of Emperor Jones, starring Nat (King) Cole, Burgess Meredith, Oscar Peterson in hand he could sings current pops. “I don’t feel and Gordon Parks, the latter 3 Life photographer who is also an ac very well be a local Canadian pi­ anything in them,” she explains. complished musician. Most scenes will be shot in Harlem and Haiti, n who anist to this day. Her large book contains standards work to begin April, ’54. o sup- Talent Won't Out and a growing body of original Riddle is currently busy scoring the Shipstads and Johnson fee Follies tirdion material. . opening this month at Pan-Pacific Auditorium. Lnd he's in charge of all maga­ I have never been a believer in Her sound is O’Dayish but with musical matters for Frank Sinatra and Betty Hutton at Capitol, where te ex­ the “talent will out” theory. I have surer intonation, phrasing of he operates under an exclusive triangular recording contract as con­ h his seen too many cases of inferior warmly-relaxed inventiveness and ductor-arranger-pi rformer. Riddle scored two 3-D pictures scheduled for >f ae talent reaching the top through a one of the swingingest beats in October release, the 20th-Century Fox Hour to Marry a Millionaire e that series of lucky chances, and su jazz. She is an individual talent (Grable-Bacall-Monroe) and RKO's The French Line, with Jane Russell. r. The perior ability sidetracked by a within the jazz tradition. For relaxation at his Santa Monica home, he reads civil wai biog­ 'ell to chain of bad breaks. raphies and swims with his wife, Doreen, and three fledglings, Skippy, Dell Scolt The blonde in this picture—and Parodies \ Pup Christopher, and Rosemary. But when he’s working, he isolates him­ Con- you’ll have to take my word for ..it that ------she’s —10 times------.prettier in In Faith Winthrop’s repertoire self in a padded room and immediately becomes The Lone Arranger. innual person—is a Minneapolis girl named Dell Scott, louve probably never is a parody of a song called Dear Jaye P. Morgan of the lustrous red hair, green which heard of h< r, and. I’m afraid, possibly never will again, so she makes John. eyes, and aiabaMer complexion, is guesting on dozens ogress a perfect illustration of my point. Dear John—in its original form of radio and TV show* around and about, promoting ichei a The first time J saw Dell Scott, she was leading a quartet in one o —is a tale of a soldier who receives her choice new Derby recording wilh Frank DeVol, ularly those small bars that dot Bourbon Street in New Orleans, during Manu a lettei from his affianced. She has U anted Tears and Just a Gigolo. Her live brothers >rdion Gias week of 1949. I reported on her in print, told a couple of agents married another—his brother. The and two sisters are all vocalists, too, creating an intra­ jrther about her. . , , , .. - unkindest kind of fratricide. In mural community -ing. Jaye P. (née Mary) is con­ more In a long conversation with her 1 gathered that she was a divorcee stantly approached by puckish performers suffering ments with a child to support and was determined to find financial security. from fiscal dowdiness, who ask for advice on the She sounded tough and brittle. She was superbly gowned and coiffed, oscillating market. She -ays she's worked up so many met looking like a million dollar jewel in a five cent setting. Mock gags, she's thinking about doing a Wall Street 1, and Out ( II Tom li routine. limits Freddie Slack, the waggish pianist, is now being hear Then 1 lost touch with her for years. The Glaser office, which had been booking her combo, heard vaguely that she had remarried and managed by his wife (tiiis is new?), the former June scholl, Teacher, who is also u practicing attorney. In their Jaye P. Morgan N.Y. quit the business. ... I ran into her again in Minneapolis last summer, doing a single at Windham Road (Freddie calls it “the workingman’s Wuthering a local club. She had a wealthy boy friend and the security she had Heights”) hilltop house June and Freddie are organizing a large hand sought, and was extremely diffident about her chances of becoming a for him to lead. W hat with June’s legal background, it seems only log­ star, despite assurances from other sources that she has everything ical to assume that they’ll call the group Moot Point and his orchestra Marilyn Monroe ever had, plus u voice. and hire a blonde torts singer. Last New Year’s we met again, in Chicago. She had at last decided After some corruguled »leddmg—caused partly by his being pegged a* strictly boogi« -woogie—Freddie is off and running. Agent is Joe Glaser, to take my advice, had made some demonstration records and would Faye Pat come to New York within a month. We ran ovei some tunes together, who also handle* Louis Armstrong. Freddie's pals will be stunned to know that hi* sole recreations these days are gardening and »hooting coyotes and 1 was again convinced: This was a promising voice, distinguished New England, a recording of Dear from the front porch. by Billie Holiday overtones, garnished with Lena Horne touches, fine John sold 23,000 copies the first intonation and phrasing. week it was on the air. It was A dainty elf of French descent, with the nom de film of Alberta But fear or lethargy, or perhaps just plain laissez-faire, must have made by Pat O’Day. Dugan, performed as a child actress in eight Shirley Temple pictures. taken over, for Dell Scott vanished again, and none of my bloodhounds Pat isn’t quite 21. A year and a She’s now a dark, smouldering chanteuse named Roberta Linn, of has been able yet to track down this potential stick of vocal dynamite. KTLA’s Cafe Continental and Frosty Frolics, and the KNX Ralph HERS half ago she walked into a general Story Show. ». V. The years of optimum opportunity pass very fast for a girl with recording studio to make some rec­ such visual qualifications. Maybe bj next year or the year after she ords for her mother. Aside from •She overcame the rheumatic fever that settled in her legs and is now will be just a trifle less beautiful and will have missed the bus forever. grammar school shows, she had une of the town’s most attractive and best-liked personalities. Lives in And the public willjnever know that there was a girl named Dell Scott never sung before. Shrewd, ener­ Hollywood with her mother, pins n singing chihuahua named Chiquita whose name could easily have been as familiar as that of Jane Russell getic Milton Yakus, who owns the and a toy French poodle, Toodles. Her upcoming recording plans will or Rosemary Clooney. studio, told her he could make her be announced in this column, next edition a star, and so he did. Facchine Exits GAC scored this spring during a week JACK LOYD WITH NOEL BOGGS Siudie* Haul at the Latin Quarter. Mills Sells Sides Chicago-—Russ Facchine, vice­ She has since been intensively New York—Mills Music has sold DIVORCE GRANTED president of GAC Chicago office, studying solfeggio, other aspects of She's A Showman Voted •rcollont by over half D J.'s has resigned. He was a former 16 masters to four record com­ polled. 99% of balance vote good. voice training, dancing and piano. Though a quiet, remarkably in­ panies. Publishing house made Eastman Reeord 778 partner of the Mus-Art Corp., Her models are Doris Day, Mar­ genuous girl, Pat onstage projects which was absorbed by GAC, and deals with MGM, Coral, Bruns­ garet Whiting, ana Nat Cole. She an outgoing, exultant performer’s wick, and Rama firms to issue sides EASTMAN RECORDS before World War II was an execu­ personality. She has showmanship. 11700 Olympic, L.A 6« has taste in styles. of original material pressed mainly tive of MCA He is entering the Under Yakus’ ceaseless tutelage About Dear John, Pat says, “I for demonstration purposes. G personal management field. she’s won the Chance Of A Life­ liked recording it very much. Any time national TV show, appeared song that has a basic appeal is a on local TV, garnered u daily disc good song. And this story happened Faith prefers the subtle acumen of ■i jockey show on Boston’s leading to many people, and it gives people a Lorenz Hart or Duke Ellington. independent station with former a chance to cry. If a song’c too She, too, is very much a part of Goodman vocalist Ray Dorey, and complex, people will shy away fre: i the audience to which she appeals. W. 5. Maynes Co. it.” Of Dear John, Faith says, “I 'iting Pat isn’t echoing the usual so­ just couldn’t do it straight. It phisticated rationalizations of pub­ would come out like Mickey Katz if mien, MAKERS OF HIGH GRADE BOEHM FLUTES no. 1 mute with lishers or recording directors. She I tried. It’s corn. I can’t feel it.” nblr means it, for Pat is very much a Where do they go from here? and the no. 1 bands part of the audience she appeals to. Pat. guided by her astute manager, is aiming at the top popular brack­ mba. Faith I- Concerned. Too ets. Faith, looking for an under­ hmn. 108 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. BOSTON, MASS. Faith, too, is concerned with standing manager, would rather «t». communicating basic emotions. But stop halfway up and sing as she » in HARMON for her the valid way is through wants to. THE Tone Heard ‘Round the World the jazz idiom and through mel­ That’s the cast. 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