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,1. 21—No. 7 Chicago, April 7, 1954 Boxoffice Top Hollywood—There may be a "re­ cession” in northern California, aa This Corner reported by Dow Beat’s Ralph Gleason recently, but there were no signs of one here, as Stan Ken­ ton’s Festival of Modem Jazz, arcotics And Music presented here at L-A.’a Shrine auditorium, filled the 6,700-seat By JACK TRACY house and turned away 2,000. The I' Narcotics addiction is a festering sore on this country that gross was over 816,000. It was Stan’s last appearance before tak­ lean cripple and demoralize if it is not checked. Healing ing his vacation. I ggnnot be effected by looking the other way and hoping the Following breakup here of the Infection will disappear. package, which contained June I And it is unfortunately true that the music business contains its Christy, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie | share of these people who are sick physically and usually in need of Parker, Erroll Garner, and Lee I asychiatric aid. If music wishes to maintain the dignity of the pro- Konitz, Parker stayed over for a I rsBion, it must immediately begin to do whatever it can to cut down week to appear at the Tiffany club Ue rate of incidence. with Joe Rotondi’s trio, which was I It must not only cooperate with the governmental agencies that are EUROPE-BOUND Woody Herman (see story on this page) preceded then backing singer Al Hibbler. I set up to quell the flow of narcotics into this country and to rehabili- his current eastern stand with a string of one-niters at colleges and ball- The others headed for other com­ I late addicts but it must also begin on its own to whip the problem.* room». Here Woodrow takes a minute to autograph the program of the mitments. Ivfo do so will require the active participation of all persons connected U. of Wisconsin 1954 Prom Queen in the midst of a recent date there. | with the business—bandleaders, the American Federation of Musicians, | dub owners, bookers, the trade papers—everybody. IT There are two objectives—to do all we can to aid and rehabilitate * persons already addicted and to prevent further incidence, v Marterie Ork To Record Garner Tour Set | If the AFM is Interested, it can provide invaluable assistance. If it fwls it shares the responsibility of upholding the respectability of | music as a profession, it will do all it can to reduce the number of By Lecture Bureau | addicth within its ranks. Asauming that AFM does care and doe* want lo oTer aid, we res­ Winning Song In Contest New York—Errol] Garner is the pectfully suggest lo the federation that it pul on a retainer basis in latest jazzman to embark on a con­ I Ar three major centers of music—New York, Chicago, und Los Angeles Chicago — Now in its sec-9 cert tour booked by an office new ond month and with the to jazz. The Columbia Lecture I —« competent psychiatrist who has had experience in dealing with bureau has signed Garner for a addiction. entries beginning to pour in, No Hit Needed series of dates tentatively set for I These men certainly could not be expected to give each patient com­ Dow Beat’s huge songwriting con­ October through November. plete medical and psychiatric treatment. But they could serve to test is moving into high gear. The New York—One singer who direct persons who want help to the proper sources and aid them truthfully can express disinter­ Erroll will cover schools, col­ first major record firm to announce est in record sales is Alfred leges, and concert halls reaching as to realize the effects and causes for their addiction. that it will wax the winning song Drake, star of Kismet. Come far west as Kansas and south to I The evt to the union would be slight in comparison to the inestima­ is Mercury Records, which will as­ Missouri. ble amount of prestige it would build up and the constructive good June 1, Drake will become the sign the tune to the Ralph Mar­ highest paid musical comedy Also recently signed by the it could do. Such a move would be a significant precedent for other terie orchestra. Berformer in Broadway history. bureau are Burl Ives and Rafael groups who face the same problem to follow. And, as stated in the last issue, Ie gets a raise to 83,500 a Mendez. Ives will four in Febru­ I How much better such action would be than the negative attitude the winning song will be published week, plus 15 per cent of the ary and March, 1955. Mendez’ «pressed by some that the AFM should expel all members who are by Broadcast Music, Inc., which gross. dates are also for the beginning eonvicted of narcotics offenses! Depriving a man of his means of will print regular sheet music Drake has been struggling on of 1955. making a livelihood — blackballing him— is not the answer. He is copies and orchestrations for dance a »alary of 82,500 a week, plus tben just being pushed on the rest of society with a “Here, you take bands and combos. only 10 per cent of the groat Uim” attitude. The Kelton high fidelity firm al­ up to now. What bothers the I If the union were to provide such assistance for any man who so has announced that it will award tenants of the Brill Building Prado Back In U. S.; I needed it. ii then would be up lo bandleader« and club owner« to pul to each of the first three winners the most is that the man hasn’t a firm foot down and refuse to hire any known addict«. its de luxe Cambridge console mod­ been on the charts in months— Cleared For Awhile [ Too often have we seen leaders knowingly employ users, then exclaim el high fidelity set, which retails if ever. piously that they had a “clean” band and didn’t have to be concerned at |229. A picture of the unit may Hollywood — Peres Prado, now with the problem. This must stop immediately if music is to maintain be seen on page 9 of this issue. - signed with MCA and under the respect. It is ridiculous for leaders to suppose that addiction has The full contest rules and entry personal management of the He- reached anywhere near the proportions that would make it impossible blank also appear on this page. U.S, Music Week man A Preston Agency of Beverly io find healthy and talented musicians. Those who offer that weak Another judge has been added to Hills, was returning here March excuse are either liars or fools. the panel that will pick the win­ Set For May 2-9 1 for another and more extensive Club owners, too, hire and even exploit addicts. Some have been ning entries. He is Alan Living­ tour of the U.S. He opened with known to deliberately cater to the coterie of leeches that will fasten ston, vice president in charge of New York—National Music week a run at San Francisco’s Downbeat itself to a club if allowed—the pushers, the beggars, and the trash. artists and repertoire at Capitol will be observed by more than club starting March 9. If they want to continue to make a buck from the employment, of records. He joins Hugo Winter­ 3,000 communities the week of Prado, who appeared here and musicians, they would do well to see what they can do about making halter (RCA Victor), Paul Weston May 2-9. Joining in will be in other coast cities recently with their clubs look less like skid row joints. (Columbia), Milt Gabler (Decca), churches, schools, music clubs, a Local 47 band organized for him If an unyielding policy not to hire addicts were adopted by leaders, and Julie Stearns (Broadcast Mu­ women’s clubs, civic, recreation, by Bill Roeder (trumpet), returned it also would be a strong deterrent to the youngster who might be sic, Inc.). and youth organizations. to Cuba to secure a special immi­ tempted to try junk just for curiosity’s sake: If he knew he’d lose It must be stressed that it is Keynote of this year’s National gration permit that will enable him his job, he’d think twice before experimenting. not just the winning song which Music week is “Join in Music-Mak­ to remain in the U.S. longer this The adoption and administration of the above measures would do may be published. Although the ing.” time. much to clean up narcotism in the music profession. Providing psychiat­ top tune in guaranteed publication ric help would give aid to those already hooked; a tightening up by and recordings, any of the judges all leaders and club operators would both deter prospective users is free to pick as many of the and push addicts into taking advantage of the medical help that’s others as he wishes for his own Im Out To Form Greatest available. firm. Of course, the reasons for the prevalence of narcotism in America The first-place song will receive go right to the roots of our present-day society. To believe that it is full-scale promotion on radio and just the music business, rather than all of the nation, that faces the television and on live airshots by Band In Country--James aarcolics problem is to be the most stupidly unseeing sort of ostrich. various dance bands and artists. If you think that the many millions of dollars worth of dope sold in The contest ends July 1, 1954. Hollywood—Harry James, who made headlines last year (Turn to Page 12) by signing drummer Buddy Rich at a reported $40,000 a year, has revealed that it was part of a long-range program to build “the greatest band in the country.” Recently he Herman Adds signed two former stars who9 ------sparked his band a few years back. ‘Down Bent’s’ Five Stnr Discs They are alto man Willie Smith, The lolloping record, represent the cream of the part two weeks' crop. See page, For Europe who left James to go with Duke Jimmy McPartland 10 through 14 for complete review*. 2 Ellington two years ago, and tenor New York — Two more recent star Corky Corcoran. additions will accompany the Band At Metropole POPULAR Willie joined the band at a one- Woody Herman Third Herd on its New York—Jimmy McPartland’s month-long tour of Europe which niter here at the Zenda ballroom. THE COMMANDERS ...... Kentucky Boogie (Deece 29048) Corky was slated to join March 18 new band brought jazz back to the begins early in April. Metropole in March after many FRANK DAVIS ...... Lonesome Rood (Decce 29026) for James’ opening at San Fran­ Chuck Flores, young drums pro­ months of a thoroughly nonjazz SAM DONAHUE-BILLY MAY ...... Bill and Sam (Capitol 2759) tege of Shelly Manne, caught up cisco’s Diamond Knee, after which the unit was set for a tour through policy at the huge Seventh avenue TOMMY-JIMMY DORSEY ...... Marie (Bell IO28) with und joined the band in Chi­ bar. If the McPartland unit clicks cago three weeks ago, replacing the northwest. BILLY ECKSTINE ...... Lost in Lovelhm (MGM 11694) at this oasis next to Broadway, Joe MacDonald. “You can’t have a great band New York jazzmen will have an­ And back into a trumpet chair without

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NEW YORK ON STAGE: Leland Hayward intends to star Mary Martin in a fall musical . . . Monte Pro-er, director of La Vie En Rose, is setting For Kids With Quick Hits up a Broadway review for next season. He's eyeing the Kean Sitter* By Nat Hentoff for starring ■ oles. rung of th« ladder. So J do not act with their hit record are mak ENTERTAINMENT-IN-THE-ROUND: Margaret Truman may tour New York—Without bene­ agree with the* .lingers who have ing a mistake. I’m sorry, but that’s the summer theaters The William Morris office is choosing a suitable fit of a single smash hit rec­ been telling Down Beat that a hit good for one trip around the cir­ script . . . Martha Wright (who flayed in South Pacific mor« than ord, Mindy Carson has .risen record is of no importance to them. cuit, period. And unless the »>er- 1,000 times on Broadway) is at the Empire Room of the Waldorf- You don’t have to live or die by a former gets another hit record, he Astoria. Part of a national tour of the top rooms . . . Reports are steadily in the last five years hit record; in show business, you won’t make those clubs the second that both the Paramount and Roxy will bring back live -tage shows to the point where hu expert act live or die by a performance But time. . . . Eurth i Kitt goes inti La Vie May 25 for two weeks. She’ll be (Down Beat, March 24) now com­ a hit record can certainly bring “Tn a lot of kids, show business seen on Show of Shows May 29 . . . Betty Clooney goes into the mands top billing and top prices at your name to millions of people seems to be just a short-time prop­ Golden hotel in Reno for twa weeks April 21 . . . Jerry Vnle is at Cafe the leading night clubs and hotel who never have a chance io see you osition. But it isn’t. It’s a career. Society . . . (Georgie Shaw plays the Casino Royal in Washington for rooms around the country. in th« aters or clubs. It’s the biggest I can’t see going into show business a fortnight starting April 5. Th«* 26-year-old i-pecialist in form of exploitation there is foi to hit it for a lot of money in two _ JAZZ: Joe Roland and Tai Farlow have left the Artie Shaw April-like charm has magnetized an artist except a role in a good or three years and then fading Giamercy 5. Replacement for Tai was not set at presstime, and Joe audiences at the Persian Room, the hit picture. away. With me, it’s a lifetime af­ will not be replaced. Roland is forming a group of his own and Chase hotel, the Cocanut Grove, "But an artist is not necessarily fair, and each yeai you try to get meanwhile recorded for Progressive with Farlow und Tito Puente’s the Copacabana, and other velvet any greater or any worse just b< better w that you’ll have more to rhythm section . . First three-piano jazz session since the boogie- roped showrooms. And they all cause he has or because he doesn't offer. woogie revival i while back was arranged by Prestige. The pianists keep asking for her return. A' have a hit record. The ones 1 feel “Getting up an act isn’t a ques­ were George Wallington, Duke Jordan, and Henri Renaud . . . UI usually deadpan Time magazine ex­ sorry for are the kids that have tion of just quickly whipping some­ Armstrong will record a reminiscences-with-piano set for Riverside claimed in an unguarded moment, to depend only on a hit. Record thing together. It lakes iinagite<- . . . Miles Davi» and Teddy Charles are to share a Prestig« session . . . "There’s nothing quite like Mindy artists we call them. Those of us tion and a lo' of planning and a Pee Wee Russell has recorded an album of Dick Cary arrangements for in the upper regions of U.S. enter­ who have had years of professional lot of time. Like when we decided torjville records, with Vic Dickenson, Doc Cheatham, Buzzy Drootin, tainment.” to do the impression of Bert AV il- John Field, and George Wein. One reason for Mindy’-, contin­ experience know what to do when the hit record does come. It isn't a liamt as part of my act, I looked RECORDS, RADIO AND TV: Felicia Sanders has recorded a Colum­ ually growing success—aside from question of being thrown to the up all the background material on bia album on which she reproduces th«* kind of a show the does at her obvious physical and vocal as­ Williams I could find. I went over the Blue Angel. She was accompanied by the expert Norman Paris sets—may be traced to her mature wolves.____ „ ,______to Columbia to listen to his old rec­ “ "Some of the just record artists trio (they’re from the Rubnn Bleu) ... Al Collins is preparing a attitude toward singing and toward ords. I tried as hard as I could to nightlj \BC-TV show It’ll probably go into the time slot opposite show business in general. And to seem to think that a hit record im­ imagine what it must have been mediately entitles them to play the Steve Allen and will feature quietly lunar j'azz . . . Mercury has her sense of proportion like to have been a minstrel man resigned Dinah Washington for three years. This time Dinali also “I don’t underestimate the im­ best clubs. Yet if they haven’t a in 1910. portance of records by any means,” real, well-thought-out act, they re “Sherman Edwards (my accom­ gets a separate contract for pop records . . . Atlantic has signed she said firmly one recent morning. not being fair to the people who panist) and Eddie Joy (who is both Arnett Cobb - Decca will record the For Listener- Only Town Hall "I know I could work even if I pay $20 or $30 for an evening’s en­ my husband and my manager) and concert featuring Ralph Sutton April 17. An all-star band will assist. never had a hit record, but there tertainment in those club.- The I will often talk over ar idea for CHICAGO is no doubt that if you di. have a kids who think they can do five six months before anything gets The Blue Note will reopen in April just about half a block from its hit, it throws you on to the next or six songs and then close the put down <nd Sugar Ray Robinson squaring off at the Regal . . . The same day, again take a half year of talking Dolores Gray comes into the Palmer House, replacing Kay Thompson, and planning before we even write the lurrent star. Was Long Time Coming a note. Basically, show business is The Silver Palms ha* begun a jazz policy. Alternating groups at a matter of long range planning. T resent are the Art Hodes band (Muggsy Dawson, trumpet; Jimmy New York—Lou Monte is a “Everything 1 do in the act has Granuto, clarinet; Eddie Schaefer, trombone; Hode*, piano, and Happy most unusual new recording to have a motive—the choice of Gormley, drums) and the Phil Dooley trio . . . Singer-comic Bob Mc­ songs, the gest ires, the staging. artist. The man whose Dark­ Fadden has been added tow thewic BlackuiacA Orchidvi emu show,oiiuw, onun which josepnineJosephine It all has to make sense. town Strutters’ Ball (Italian “I love to do cafe work of this Premie« is starred . . . The ABC s taff orchestra adds ► rtyle) has sold nearly a half-mil­ sort. And I feel I’m learning while a new bassist on April 12—Chubby Jackson . . . lion Victor records, refuses to ’it I do it, because eventually, I’d Novel gimmick has been added by pianist CJaude into the standard formula of the like to do a Broadway show. I Jone*, now at the Archway, Has an Organo and foot overnight vocal success. wouldn’t want to be just a record pedal attached to the pian-> aid plays it in such a Lou, for one thing, is no wind talent. It's nice having records that manner that you’d swear he had a bassist onstand swept youngster. He’.' 37, married, sell—it’s like tht gravy over the with him. Two men for the price of one . . . Singer and has three small sons. And Loa meat. And like I said before, I Peggy Taylor is back from her long Europe jaunt. • differs from the rags-to-riches mold don’t ever underestimate the an She recorded in England for British Columbia. in another highly important re­ pctance of records, but in the field Tommy Reed’* ork took over from Don Glusaer’s spect. He wasn’t discovered in a of show business I’m working in, at the Trianon . . . Linda Romanao replaced Tany car lot or behind a hot dog stand a Broadway show is the tops.” Roman in the calypso revue at the Blue Angel . . . or in a disc jockey’s anteroom. The Crew 4’ut», Canadian vocal group who were in Lou’s been in show business for Claad« Cordai the same church choir as the Four Lads, cut their 14 years, playing cocktail lounges first sides for Mercury this month . . . Music Corp in the east and Canada with sub­ I .ou Monte Libby HolmanOpens of America added two jazz combos to their roster—Oscar Pettiford and stantially the same act he wows curiosity. And if you don’t come Tour Of Sin Songs Tony Scott. them with now in floor shows within range of satisfying them, WBKB auditioned for ad agency execs an all-Negro TV show that “It’s amazing what a record can you’re dead. And you can only New York—Libby Holman has spotted the Red Saunder- band, smger Lurlean Hunter, and disc jockey do,” muses Lou. “I come in now satisfy ti live audience through begun a short tour on which she Daddie-O Daylie . . . Lowell Folsom plays the Crown lounge on March with the identical thing I’v« been expei tence. And experience I’d had. presents a program titled, Blues 24 for a brace of weeks . . . ABC trumpeter Don Jacoby cut some sides doing for so long, and the differ­ Ballads and Sin Songs. The num­ with strings for Coral. Like songs. I must know at least, bers comprise English folk songs, ence in reaction is like night and 400 by now. HOLLYWOOD day. All because they know my rec­ “I think of our business as some­ American blues, and the show tunes ord." Libby has introduced on Broad­ HOTSPOTTING: Royal Room, for years Hollywood Blvd, hapgout thing like that of a doctor. Most way foi two-beaters on new tack with departure of Jack Teagarden (March Almost Done For doctors hope to becom« specialist* 16) and opening of Roy Eldridge-Coleman Hawkins combo . . . But loyal Well, a young kid with a brand Libby is scheduled to perform Lou’s whirlwind fuccet after in Boston April 8-10.______Dixiccats art flocking to Ben Pollack’s “Sunset Strip” eatery with re­ new hit record today is like a sumption of his Sunday sessions. Regulars aro Charlie Teagarden, cor­ thousands of nights of battling the medical -tudent If he goe s into a brother who wants to sing? I'tell smoke and conversation of levee net: Moe Schneider, trombone; Ray Sherman, piano; Bob McCracken, club und doesn’t know how to them to quit. clarinet. Ben on drunis, and not letting anyone forgi t he is one of the loungers came just after the dark­ handle himself, it’s like a student “Because this is a very difficult est period of hia life. A year ago, «tars of The Glenn Miller Story. (But says nixing all film ffers until at a major operation who doesn’t business. You wait so many years someone signs him for the lead in The Ben Pollack Story.) o rat crash sent him to the hospital know how to end the operation suc­ before anything happens. And all for four months, «nd there was Notable trend here: ace sidemen long buried in studio-i ndio-recording cessfully. the time you’re taking a chance. niches getting out to “meet the people.” Examples Barney Kessel doubt for a time if he’d ever sing “So the only udvice I ever have After all, 1 have a wife and three again (Quartet (of those groat Conti inporary lecords) into the Haig, Murray ibr people who are breaking into kids to feed. But if you’ve got faith McEachern, rarely seen in public since days when he starred (trombone, Monte recovero soon after- the business ia to keep at it and and talent, something will happen. ward,___ , __the ______chain Jghtning began. sax, etc.) with Casa Loma. Goodman, et al, has San Fernando Valley work at getting all the experience “Of course,” Monte smiled bleakly, jumping to his Friday-Saturday-Sunday sessions at the Spur. Ziggy Monte’s manager, George Brown, Fou car. Actually, you know what "you may be 50 or 60 before it had a ¿ong that Hill A Range Elman a nd Sammy Weis* with Mickey Katz at Band Box, where Mickey, usually tell people who say they does happen.” who will be doing dance dates soon, is telling people, “My bund isn’t all agreed to publish. Brown asked have a daughter or a sister or a Lou to cut a demonstration record borachted up; we’re gonna show we can blow.” And Artie Schutt and of it for a new label. The record Bob Laine (the great Swedish keyboarder) are now a piano 4uo at was heard by Gene Al**rbach, one Salem House. Even those forced to the moics by cuts in studio and of the chiefs of Hill A Range. radio urks think the music business will benefit. Aberbach phoned Joe Carlton at BAND BRIEFS: Dave Pell octet, featuring Lucy Ann Polk and Butch Victor, told Carlton a new star Is Crosby Ready To Quit? Stone, doing combination concert-show dates at coast college». Next one was available, and Monte had a ai L.A, City College March 30 . . . Tex Beneke, riding high or Glenn record contract. Hollywood—Indications are that one of the longest and Miller Story exploitation d' epite fact his part in the story was skipped, “Something I was looking for most successful careers in show business is approaching the fallows Jerri <»ray into Palladium April 16. On« of spec ul "vents will and trying to get for years this end. The reports here, unconfirmed at writing, are that Bing be a Glenn Miller reunion night . . . Jack Sperling, longtime Lea Brown man did with one telephone call.” Crosby probnbly will make this his lust season in radio, And it has diunim« r, cut out to take the Bob Cncby TV show. Rep need by Bill Monte shook his head in wonder. been hinted that he will do no more television shows ufter releart of Richmond . . . Peewee Monte, Harry James manager, taking rest on “Well, how do you feel making his next, which has been filmed and is now in the editing stage. No doctor’ । ord« rs, with brother Sal Monte taking over ... Cocoanut Grove, it after all these years?" asked a reí« use date had been set at this writing. with Henry Kina ork on «tand for long run, in play for younger trade well-wisher. At Paramount Studio» he is completing The County Girl, in which by reviving “College Nights” (Friday and Saturday), us in the '20s, with fiat rate dinner-dance show tab of $5.50 per person. Good deal... An Advantage he does u “straight” role as an alcoholic, on which the word is that it might win him another Academy award. White Christmas, his last Joyce Taylor, young singer in recent Coast debut n* Band Box, was a “Damn good," Monte answered. big musical, is “in the can” with no date set for release. solid hit on bill with Lev Diamond and Pete Candoli combo. Joye.- will "What I also feel good about is Crosby has steadily denied the recurring rumors ’hat he is suffering be back. that all the time I’ve spent work­ from a serious illness. A Paramount spokesman said: “We don’t think CODA: Backstage copa at recent Kenton concert here, after repeated in* and 'ievoloping an aet gives there’s anything wrong with Bing. He looks fine His contract here warnings on no smoking law, collared a Kentonitn and jailed him. Gene me an advantage now. When you has years to go. Of course that doesn’t mean he can’t retire anytime he Norman bailed him out and had him bark, for last half, commenting make a hit record, people com© to wants. And if he wants to, it’s our guess that he just wants to get with a shrug: “I’m just glad he was only smoking tobacco.’‘ a night dub to see you with great out there on one of his ranches, or spend more time on the golf course.” (Turn to Page 16) nOM n beai April 7, 1954 April 7. /ne /ret Leslie Caron Learned Rhythm In U. S Yul

Howard Kool; Hofei Last Frontier. Las Vegas New York — “Do you $ Saint Louis woman - pause - Howard Keel, a big hunk of bass His choice for opener rings a know,” grinned Leslie Caron, one - two - three - four - oh, it voice encased in a six-foot-four solid bell, with Oh, What a Beauti­ “that before I came to Amer­ was funny! But that was the way Ov frame, will have the femmes in a ful Morning, selling his first big ica, 1 used to have bad rhythm as I had to do it. I suppose my feel­ tizzy if he continues his nitery fling role on Broadway, in Oklahoma! a dancer? My mother was always ing that I can’t sing well may begur at the Last Frontier. From Saluting Berlin, Rodgers & Ham having to correct me. It was after hare to do with fright, you know, Holl. the musica’ comedy stage to pic­ merstein, Keel wraps up a neat I began to dance to jazz here that When I was little, people used to Story, tures to intimate saloons is quite medley for good remembrance angle. my rhythm improved tremen­ laugh at my voice. But I’m be­ Murra, a round robin, and many perform­ Current choice- include Stranger dously. Thu is something about ginning now to be able to sing at oddi ers hare mail all jump» coni pc - in Paradise and Secret Love. Americans. Almost any American jazz a little bit. In the shower has a good sense of rhythm. I every night, I sing before I go the sou tently excepting the last Jne With the entrance of tiny that Jii named. Keel looks and sounds like (alongside of Keel) Angel Morrow, suppose it’s because they’ve heard on stage. Will I make any jazz ever since they were born. records’ Do you think I should?’’ of actu a could-be success for the supper enactments of musicomedy scenes *ne of clubs and smart hote' rooms. His give the turn a great life. Duet Even the ones with no voice for she asked incredulously. singing can at least talk in this kir rich resonance is good in lower and Make Believe is properly matched, Soundtrack«. Maybe of the c medium registers, but gets pinched but scenes from Kis Me, Kate rhythm.” This lecture on national attri- “Possibly then will be sound­ who co in delivery of upper octave noteg. grab the lion’s share of attention. track records,” Leslie continued Stewart Yet, Ik cun zoom over this lack of George Wyle gives able assist us butes was being given in Miss Caron’s dressing room in the “As on Lili. They usually make The i projection upstair; with knowledge­ conductor-accompanist. those when the film is any good. the fai able use of the mike. —bill tcillard Broadway theater. The impish MGM star was applying make-up How did I conceive of the way nounced Marian McPartland Trio, Hickory House, NYC foi her guest star role with the to play Lili? It sounds pretentious. Stewar . . . I have a dramatic teacher the so Marian continues to sound her Ballets Dt Paris, headed by R iland Petit. who is very good, and we tried to Interna own way in an era of echoers. She combine a character that was at I for th has absorbed much of the contem­ Leslie had received a leave of absence from MGM to return to the -same time pathetic and funny. history porary harmonic idiom but proves her first love — dancmg — and to If she were only pathetic, she this ph that it’s not necessary to abandon the company with which sh- be­ would have beer a bore. Once the left hand in laconic chords to gan her professional career at the “As for how I would Lave de­ campai be modern. Not only does Marian age of 16. scribed Lili before ‘he picture be­ a publi swing more by using both hands, gan, I would say she was slightly hut also much of the individual Like An American late mentally. Oh, I shouldn’t say flavor of her playing comes from A man was singing in the corri­ Lr-lie Caron that, should Because some the flowing counterlines she con­ dor, and Leslie lifted her head. pianists, nnd I’ll tell you which one people seem to have identified me structs with her left hand “Roland sings all the time, and he he is.” with the part.” Strength could b< called the key­ is a man who loves nothing but Donn Listed Leslie was off again, lost in note if the McPartland style. As jazz. He has in his mind, I think, A dozen pianists were listed in identifying laughter. —mat charming as her conception is, the to do ballets with jazz. Roland vain until a sudden inspiration girl builds with the heart of a has a wonderful rhythm--like a struck. “Erroll Garner?” stamper. native American, really. “Yes. that’s the one. I love his She seemed about to bring down “In Paris, I had listened to jazz piano. I like Nat Cole, toe And the bar, for example, with her as­ but had not really taken interest. what’s his name—the old Satch- ColumbiaDance tonishing version of How High the I heard jazz or records because mo’ Louis Armstrong. like Moon. She began it with a bright my brother is a jazz fan. But now Dixieland, and I lo\e Negro spiri­ One of the difficult challenges for fugal play of lines and kept ac­ that I’ve been able to hear it here, tuals.” a trio is the upraised stand right celerating the chase until she broke I really enjoy it and I can sit and Leslie began drawing heavy Releases Roll in the middle of an oval bar. If into a scaring straightaway cho­ listen to jazz all evening. I’m easy lines under her eyes until she sud­ the music is to cut through the rus. The latter kept building in to please, too, probably because I denly remembered an incident New York—Columbia'* new trio talk and the clanking beer bottles, controlled furor until one felt for don’t know so much about it. with Armstrong and Teagarden of dance band:- has its first re­ the trio must be able really to the safety of the piano. As soon is “I do like jazz to be very free that broke her up. She turned, leases on singles this month, Les communicate musically And that’s the climactic final chord was hit, and spontaneous I love jam ses laughing, and said, “I can now Elgart led the parade on March just what Marian McPartland and the room responded with concert­ sions—I just adore them. I used dance to jazz, but I still ean’t sing. 1 with four sides. The Varsity her men do. type cheers. to go to jam sessions in Los I even had the guts—the cour­ Drag was coupled with Rocky’s With the English-born jazz pi­ At quieter moments — and there Angeles and "»nee went to hear age—to sing St. Louis Blues in a Prelude (Rocky was better knywn anist are bassist Vinnie Burke and are many subtly shaded ones — Jack Teagarden whom I like tery Eicture with Jack Teagarden and as Rachmaninoff). Second brace drummer Joe Morello. Burke plays Marian plays from an imaginative much Who else do I like? Well, ouis. I don’t know why they was Bandstand Boogie and When dependably, and both he and repertoire including such infre­ I don’t know the names to> well. chose me because at that time I Uba Plays the Rumba on the Tu­ Marian are w.*ndrously comple­ quently heard sketches as Eiling- There’i* a piano player. You’re was really not hip. ba. mented by Morello. The light, tasty ton’s The Clothed Woman and from Down Beat — name eoihi “They had to count for me. Pete Rugolo's initial sides hit lift of his beat feels like May air Strayhorn's Lush Life as well as They would count to seven and around March 8. with Dan Terry’s after some of the thunderbolts the complement of evergreen bal­ point, and then I would sing. Some new crew following on March 22 many other drummeis throw down lads. It is hard to imagine someone people know naturally when to The schedule henceforth calls for in place of imagination. not liking this trio. —not < nter. I don’t. Can you imagine...” two dance band singles every tw Leslie had difficulty controlling weeks. Tht* bands will rotate in the Les Brown Orchestra; Diamond Knee, San Francisco 1 M REG. U.S. PATENT OFFICE her merriment. She rose and be­ above order — Elgart, Rugolo, and Working under rather difficult bits byr Stumpy Brown and Butch Greet Britain Registered Trademark No. 719,407 gan to mimic a vocalist. Terry. conditi ms for what is primarily a Stone went over well with the au­ dance band, Les Brown >ut on a dience. VOL. 21. NO. 7 APRIL 7, 1954 go *d show and built an increasing Dave Pell’s tenor also scored Published bi-weekly by Down Beet. Inc. Gretsch Spotlight clientele during a 10-day stand nt heavily with the patrons. Lucy Ann this club. Polk displayed a good voice and a Eiecattiva and Publication Office The band itself was impressive rather charming, all-American girl 2001 Calumet Avenue in ita cleanness, its depth of sound manner. Ray Simms sang very Chicago 16, III. Victory 2-0310 Top CBS guitarist Al Caiola and the commercial, ye: tasteful, pleasingly. Nerman Weiter hibUtkei arrangements. Don Fagerquist Whatever this baud may lack Jack Tracy. Editor emerges as a soloist who can reach of the firi of a genuine jazz group, Clare Power» Anaciate Editar marvels at "Miracle Neck", the public with his mjsic and, es­ it more than makes up for in va­ Leo Zabelin Executive Aut. pecially oi' Love Is Here To Stay, riety and contrast in performance Cheries Suber Advertising Mgr combines jazz ideas and straight and arrangements. It’s a pity J C. Edwards Advertising lyricism in an engaging fashion. there was no dancing. Welter Nohstedt Jr., calls it fastest, easiest-playing The usual Brown sidemen-vocalist —redph j. gUaton Circulation Mgr. Jimmy Komack; One Fifth Avenue, New York One Fifth Avenue is a comfort­ coach, Harold Fonville, who also NEW YORK OFFICE able, no-cover, no-minimum treak- shares the duo-piano interludes 122 East 42nd Street in room for new acts. It was the with Bob Downey. Downey, who New York 17. N. Y, incubator for Dorothy Lamour as ha> been at One Fifth Avenue since Orford 7-2160 a single and, in more recent years, 1940, is general cultural director Net HentoH Auociate Editor Martha Wright, Hope Emerson, of the room. —not Mel Mendel, Advertiting and Jack Cassidy of TFis/i You Hannah AHbush, Editorial Were Here. Next in line among the successful alumni should be WEST COAST OFFICE Jimmy Komack. The House 6124 Sente Monica Blvd. Komack ws, Ronny Graham’s Lo» Angela» Calif. HO 3-6005 understudy in New Faces and Charle, Esiga Manager already has played most the East Lights Dim .. . Side clubs. But this is his debut on the floor without having to pro­ St. John. New Brunswick— NASHVILLE OFFICE vide his own piano accompaniment. France* Ye end, Met soprano, was Bill Morgan, Manager The resultant freedom sharpens a game sport when »he arrived Granny Who» Peat his act­ here for a concert and found Brentwood 97-1076 After a clever opener about how the hall in darkness. 1 storm had hani it is to find an opener, Ko­ caused a power failure, and »«DKription t«»» V- a year, H —c ,Mn. usher« were using candles and $11 Ihr»» yean In advance Add $1 pa' mack goes through a “chauvinis­ year to there pricai fo- lubicripfiom out­ tic Western” (thi Indians win) a flashlighta to escort ticketholders side of the United Stefes and it» pouaw parody on the Gabor sisters and a to their seats. Her accompanist. sions. Special schoo, library rates W a Janies Benner, said he could year. Change if «ddreu notice must reach remarkably Inventive bit during us before dete effective. Sere old address which he sets the New York Daily play the program from memory, w th your new Duplicate cop es News to music. (It could be atonal, and Miss Yeend said she’d an­ sen) end post cfCce will not foraard copier Al Caiola and Gretwh Guitar nounce the numbers because no Circularise Dept- 2001 Calumet Ave., Ch but isn’t.) The whole act is lightly eego 14, Illinois. Printed In U $ A Enteree sardonic, and whik there are few one- could read his printed pro­ «■ second dess matter October 4, W af AL CAIOLA playr a heavy radio and TV schedule, appearing with moment« of peak hilarity, the rou­ gram. Th» fire department con­ hie port office in Chicago, Illinois, undo tributed un eniergenrv genera­ the act of March 3 l$7f. Ra-entered as Archie Bleyer, Ray Block, Alfredo Antuuini; records steadily a* well. tine is well paced and intelligently second class matter February 8, IMO. Coo* humo-,u-> tor to power a single spot focused right, ISM by Down Beat Ine all Foralgn Al aay* the “Miracle Neck” of his GreUch Elertromatic Guitar (with Komack himseif is irreverently on Miss Yeend. It was very dra­ ’ghh aseriod 'rademart registered U $ twin Gretsch-DeArmond pickups I ruts down on the tension of his heavy matic—but just as Benner struck Paten* Office ©• »1» every -th« Wadne, engaging and although he sings del -rtiedule, keeps his hand*- fresh for show-time:. “Fastest, easiest-playing with happy disregard for intona­ the first note, the power waa tion, his voice is raucously effec­ restored and all the lights biased Mambar guitar I’ve ever handled.” Write today for more nbout this sensational tive. Advarfftiag Fad Ciicvehcai Of Aaiarica Gretsch innovation—plus the Gretsch Guitar Album, yours FREE. Accompanying Komack is his Address: Fain. Gbetsck, Dept.DB-4754,60 Broadway, Brooklyn, 11, N.Y. April 7, 1954 Page_5 one solo in the picture—in the Connie’s Inn sequence—and I did everything else. He laughed in my Yuklz McEachern Feuding face. DOW* “I had to contact the columnists myself, Winchell and most of thi others have run corrections. And beat Over Miller' Solo Credit now, even the Overture, Local 47’s By CHARLES EMGE official publication has come out with a big spread on Joe and most Hollywood—An interesting aftermath to The Glenn Miller • if the other musicians who re­ Story, is the feud that has broken out between Joe Yuki and corded foi the picture—without a Murraj McEachern, the two excellent trombonists. They are mention of me. Someone said this is a ‘phony feud’—part of the pub­ at odds over division of the credit for the trombone solos on licity campaign. Well, there’s noth­ the soundtrack. One lure thing is>- a syndicated column, he can’t call ing either phony, or funny, about that Jimmy Stewart'- simulation 1 it from nij viewpoint.” of actual I rombone ing was up a few days later ind say, “Sorry, old man; seems I made a Though friends and families of one of the great performances of Yuki and McEachern were lining thii kind in films -und that much little error there. Wonder if you’d mind running a correction.” up to take tides, musicians here of the credit for this goes to Yuki, w< re quietly enjoying it iron« the who coached the actor (he was McEachern boiled when Win­ chell, Parsons and such, thinking sidelines, noting that a couple of Stewart’s own choice). top-rank instrumentalists in the The situation is complicated by they were imparting some real in­ side stuff, used paragraphs cred­ spotlight for a change is good for the fact that when it was an­ the profession. nounced that Yuk] was coaching iting Yuki with the entire <*olo Stewart, und would be heard on trombone soundtrack. The New STUDIO NOTES: Duse Gilbert, soundtrack, Universal- Yorker's reviewer even went to the ace British guitarist who joined Internationul publicity department, some length to point out that the Katherine Dunhum t coupe here, for the first time in filmdom’s “Yuki’s imitation of the Miller is in Italy working with tne dan­ history, went all out to publicize style is excellent.” cer in her first featured film role, this phase of the production. Says Murraj, "I asked Joe, as a top part in Mambo (Silvuno Once started, this part of the a friend and fellow musician, to Mangano, Vittorio Gussman, Shelley campaign couldn’t be halted. When come forward and ask that the Jerome Court- a publicity man plants an item in matter be straightened out. He did hind, the young singer who didn’t quite make it on his last try at JULIUS LaROSA, just after he arrived in Hollywood, «potted this old films and returned to the night Model A Ford on the street and stopped to take a look at it, exclaiming club circuit, has been “rediscov­ that it was just like the one he was driving not long ago. But now he ered” and bj’ the same studio, Co­ has a Caddy. lumbia. He’s coming back for a featured role with Rob Francis and Dianne Foster a Bryan Foy production. Columbia Producer Jonie Taps LaRosa Properly Humble will bring Frankie Laine back for another film shot, his fifth for Taps. An as yet untitled musical to go after Taps completes his big - budget (CinemaScope and In Hollywood Ciro Debut Technicolor) Three for the Show with Betty Grable and the Chain- By MARY ENGLISH pions Unseen Tennessee Er- Hollywood Julius LaRosa, the singer Arthur Godfrey doing the title song, fired because he lacked humility,” opened his first West will bi1 heard forthcoming Marilyn Monroe - Bob Mitehum Coast engagement at Ciro’s so filled with humility that he starrer, River nf No Return in was, in his own words, “scared stiff.” But after his first High few numbers and the discovery f Noon that movieland uudiences are no­ out to Hollywood with all that toriously friendly — Julius reacted hullabaloo and fanfare.” like the friendly guy he is, and “Not that I wouldn’t want to the warmth became mutual. live in Hollywood,” LaRrsa 'laid. H’w'd Pops “Gosh, these houses with the funny After his first show, when we roofs und these swimming talked in his celebritj-cluttered poolsI Stars Manne dressing room, he said, “I’ve been “And right next to the CBS stu­ nervous on all my openings. After dios modest little houses, where I Alberghetti all, I’m still new to this personal see an old jalopy just like the one appearance thing. I was driving not so long ago. I Hollywood—David Forester, the Somehow different from spend all my time here sight- seeing onetime jazzman (trumpet) who television. I look out there, and I ind shooting pictures to send to now head* the newly formed Holly­ see all these famous people I’ve the folks back home. Yesterdaj’ I wood Pops Orchestra, was sched­ seen in the movies—Jeanne Crain, sent 200 post cards to my friends, uled for his first local concert with Mitzi Gaynor, Teiry Moore, Barry’ just like a tourist.” the group in a concert at the Sullivan, Corrine Calvet—and they His dressing room table was Moulin Rouge (formerly the Earl start to applaud even before I start stacked with telegrams from well­ Carroll theater) on March 15. The tn sing. It just threw me. That’s wishers. Asked if he had received combination night club ind theater one from Arthur Godfrey, he re­ would ordinarily have been dark “I was pretty lousy on my first plied sadly: on that night, Monday. couple uf numbers, and they give “No. I don’t hear from Mr. G. On the program were singer An­ me this great big hand like they at all. I guess he just doesn’t like nu Mana Alberghetti, a 50-voice knew just how scared I was and me anymore.” choir, und Shelly Manne, who, wanted to help ine. And all along Asked about the $1,250,000 suit working on a platform rising from I’d been warned that these Holly­ filed here against him, Archie Bley­ the orchestra pit, did the solo part wood first-night audiences were er and their publishing company, in his own composition. Primitive cold and tough. Somebody got it claiming that their Eh, Cumpari is in Percussion. wrong, that’s all.” an infringement on Hey, Goomba, The concert was presented dur­ Concerning a rumored big pic said to have been written in 1948, For finest tone ing a series of April dates in other ture deal, I a Rosa said, “It’s all Julius said: California citiea.______“We never heard of this ¿ong. I just rumor. I was supposed to get hope people won’t read about this a screen test at Paramount, but suit and think I’ve done something it’s been postponed—indefinitely us wrong.” far as 1 know. The same for that THIS CAT ISN’T LAZY report that I was in line for a part in Show Business at 20th Century. Am 1 interested in a screen career? Well, it’s like this. If it happens to me—all right. But I’m not going to push for it.” reader* to identify the saxist in Harry Sobel, < ne of LaRosa's a photo of Len Nash’s r&w band that popular chief helpers, added, “Julius is Angele- during the late ’20* and booked up solid into next Septem­ earlj '30s, with the first correct ber and getting as high as $7,500 reply lo win a year’s subscrip­ a week for night club dates, nut tion to Down Beat. First right counting his CBS radio show, TV answer cam« from Joan Harman He’s just naturally relaxed guest shots, records, and such. «if Los Angeles, who was sharp since he discovered the easy, “How many big Hollywood stars enough to spot the man as are getting that kind of money Charles Emge, Down Beat's west free blowing playing qualities nowadays? And look what hap­ coast manager and a former of Cundy-Bettoney clarinets. pened to these singers who were professional musician. signed for pictures and brought Compare C-B with any other make (regardless of price) Stan Kenton records srrangementa by and see for yourself. Westlake College of Music graduate Bill Hol­ man. Fill out coupon to get school catalog. AMERICAN MADE...FINEST MADE Approved for vets, too. WESTLAKE COLLEGE OF MUSIC Itept. 6*7 Writ» tor catalog today.’ SU* Yasm St., Haltywead M. CelM., HO 2-2367 CUNDY-BETTONEY Nem* ...... - Hyde Park, Boston 36, Mase. AiMrux ...... City ...... I»«te...... I wish ♦* I* Clsu ( ) te mall ( > DOWN BEAT Aprii 7, 1M4 fect that implacable musician. It more young jazzmen who have seen is true that Turk Murphy and Bob the frightening deterioration of Burton Signs Scobey are active west coasters, once promising talents because of COUNTERPOINT but I would think it unfair to the dope, and these younger men will region to blame for those have nothing to do with it. All of Helen Forrest scratchy records. which brings me to a group of such Hollywood—Bill Burton, the one­ 11 1 1 1 " By Nat Hentoff Come to think of it, the one men who have not been written up time dance band manager (Jimmy Dorsey, et al) who now operates I’m skeptical when geographical labels are given to ways of thing I do associate with the west in Time magazine, who are not be­ coast lately is the amount of per­ ing glamorized as members of any a personal management office here, playing jazz. The latest example of this thinking-by-pigeon- nicious publicity a few of the mu­ “school,” but who are increasingly has added two more musical at- holes is the attempt to convince the populace that there is a sicians working there have brought well known and respected in Eu­ tractions to his stable. growing west coast school of jazz. This is nonsense. There on jazz. It is none of my business rope though still almost unknown One is a former client, Helen reti re­ does happen to be & laige amounts what these narcissists do to them­ in this country. Forrest, who came out of of current activity in the Los An­ conceivable that a series of gigs selves, but two of the more famous The easy way out would be to ment recently to resume hei ca reer could move all the Rogersmen to of them have done more harm to call them members of a new east­ and who will make her head- geles and San Francisco areas, and quarters here (she has been work­ oat of it aome good jazz is being New York (where several came jazz and their fellow musicians ern school of jazz, since they often produced. But there is nothing from originally) and the New than any pair of sick adolescents work in the east together and ing in New York). The other ia about the Los Angeles car lots er York innovators to the west coast. in many years. So if there is a have discussed seriously among Murray Arnold, pianist formerly the excellent eating places in San Do we just switch the geographical pride of geographical accomplish­ themselves the future of jazz and featured by Freddy Martin, and Francisco that makes the music labels in that case or do the Rog­ ment among west coast musicians, their place in it. Not being a label­ who is now playing night club any different there from that in ersmen stop creating? they would do well to get rid of er, however, I can best tell you the dates as a single. Chicago or New York. A Pleasant Lead the junkies among them or run the individual names of some: Quincy the art increase, there is less and The Shorty Rogers entourage As for the Baker-Mulligan stroll­ risk of having their collective work Jones, Clifford Brown, Gigi Gryce, less room in it for spoiled and haa been outlining some provoca­ ing players, now ambling their wasted in the face of public dis- Art Farmer, and the perhaps spoiling children. tive new directions, but so have separate ways, I’m not yet con­ dain. somewhat more familiar Lou Don­ The musicians I’ve just named Charlie Mingus, Teddy Charles, vinced, to begin with, that they’re Applies Everywhere aldson, Horace Silver, and Percy are men — men uwan of th< eco­ Hall Overton, and John Lewis in particularly important except as a This, of course, applies to mu- Heath. nomic and social problems of the the east. And one of the major pleasant lead for other more re­ sicians______all over the. country., The Less Room For Spoiled jazzman, but they are not quick young men with ideas is Bill Russo sponsible musicians to build on. In bandroom cleaning isn’t up to the There are others, but the point to run into their minds in self- in Chicago. any case, I fail to find a specifi­ west coast only. Junkies are sick; is that this is the most encourag­ pity. These musicians are building In view of the economic deter­ cally California flavor to their they need psychiatric care. So long ing group of brilliant, well- their own way, and in the process, minism of the music business, it’s counterpoint or tone. as they are sick, they have no place grounded jazzmen to have devel­ are helping build a better prospect Brubeck fortunately is Brubeck, in the music business. Get them to a oped in several years. It couldn’t for jazz. In the next issue I’ll tell and I’m sure nothing as accidental doctor, but don’t get them gigs. have happened at a better time for the views of one of them, Quincy N. Y. Basin Street as a place of residence could af- Fortunately, there are more and jazz, because as the demands of Jones. Spot Settles Down To Strictly Music New York—Ralph Watkins’ Ba- sin Street finally has hit on a defi­ nite strictly music policy after vacillating for some time between exotic dancers and bankruptcy. Louis Armstrong opened March 12 for four weeks, and the club is emphasizing good jazz of all kinds and attempting to prove that Broadway is bright enough for two The Besting capacity of the room was increased when the former LES PAUL, MARY FORD small dining room was added to the main hall. The room, therefore, potentially can handle the turnover that high-budget shows require. and their GIBSONS There will be a small music charge for all comers, but once past tho ticket window the custom­ ers can enter either the minimum section or the no-minimum section. Your favorite stars, and their favorite The no-minimum section is equiva­ lent to the right-field pavilion at guitars, are featured headliners in Birdland. There will be no cover charge at any time. the leading magazines, as well as in In terms of post-Louis talent, negotiations are under way with record shops, theatres and on the Ted Heath if the thorny English musicians’ union hassel can be solved. Gerry Mulligan is booked airlanes. Tho famed Les Paul Model April 9 for two weeks, and Chet Baker may also make his Broad­ guitar is following in tho wake of its way debut there this season. Woody Herman will play a week May 18. designer ... its exciting Les Paul tone,

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Aprii 1, 1954 ms—und more so with the jazz field? “I just don’t know. It’s not really PERSPECTIVES Addiction? It Can Happen the musiciar s und bandleaders. It’s the leeches who like to hang around — By Ralph J. Gleason the edges of the night-life world, and you want to watch for them Don’t look now, but the hottest act in the country might in the class spots as well as the turn out to be our old friend Dizzy Gillespie. On the recent To Anyone, Warns Anita dives. I’ve worked in both. Tell the By HAL HOLLY kids to be careful about digging Fattival of Modern American Jazz, the show-stopping, scene­ Hollywood—A girl singer who is determined to make a these characters who are not pro­ stealing, and crowd-pleasing sleeper of the whole show was A tap fessionals themselves, but who like Dizzy. Audience reaction Sau y comeback that will be truly dramatic—if she can make it— Rut of all the great musicians may bt' to hang around with musicians, Francisco und Oakland (where the record) r seemed to be off to a promising start here as Anita O’Day, singers, and entertainers after show did almost capacity business his race has produced, Dizzy today teamed with a small combo headed by Vido Musso, opened hours, ‘just for kicks.’ in three perfoimances) was un­ is one of the f«w who have retained fidelity “Of «nurse, a buointis like ours usually strong. Whether leading the link to his own race while more tap forging ahead musically. of several weeks at the Starlight can make us easy marks. Look at the band, dancing to Candido’s to try o me. I was a kid still in my teens drumming, playing, or singing, l*ot«fiti*l Big Draw loop prov Room, a relatively out-of-the-way number o spot in southwest Los Angeles when I was singing around those Dizzy seuns to have the right ap­ This folk link, plus the fact that On the opening night the Star­ Chicago spots. Then, next thing proach. The audience loved it. there are very few musicians in­ his .ngen light was packed. Seme were «yal I knew I’m up there in front of kt one point in thi proceedings, a piece o Diz worked You’re Ntithin' But a deed who can combine artistry on together fans to whom she is still “the a band, with a trumpet rocking the their horn with dancing, humor greatest”; athers were then- for joint— remember things like Let Haun’ Dog into the song and ..nd the rest of Dizzy’s zany per­ Care n a look and a listen attracted by Me Off Uptown?— und kids -cream­ brought down the house. This is a sonality, have made Gillespie into dling larj the fact that the singer is one of ing. All that wartime excitement. pretty important point tiecause it potentially the biggest attraction getting ti the best known members if her Then the postwar slump, with its explains hu strength and, by cor­ in the jazz field and an artist who maKe up profession to become involved in big letdown. relation, the weakness of some of can be built into the stature and so that 1 the currently all-too-prevalent nar­ “Well, I’m older now--33—and his contemporaries. earning power during the next continuou cotics mess. wiser. And I know I was lucky not Dizzy’s strength is r-’mple. Like decade that Louio Armstrong has around t to get in any deeper.” the great Negro artists of the past, enjoyed in this. only to t Anita, despite loss of weight, is he has retained his ties with his If somebody doesn’t get busy to the mi Anita was making her first ap­ looking well. She wasn’t at het best race and its culture. He expresses soon and help Dizzy capitalize on 11 utter v pearance since her release iron a when we caught her at the Star­ himself frequently enough in the greatest natural assets any Therefor« Los Angeles county institution light, but the principal reason was term1 familiar to the common man musician has today, why we’ll just confined 1 where she served several months lack of preparation —she had lost fir them to love him. This also following her conviction here last ias been the strength of, say, Louis have to start a popular uprising Anothe her library (since recovered) and among us Gillespie fans and do it is merely fall on a heroin charge She was Vido and his boys were handi­ Jordan. And in the past, Duke El­ released recently for good behavior ourselves. into a b capped. But when the unit shapes lington. the tape and because she had a good job up as a package, and that is the Eckrtinc (ase Cited waiting for her. The authorities culty. Do plan, it can be a fine little jazz Lack of it is one of the reasons it is in t apparently felt—and rightly—that attraction in any club that has a Billy Eckstine no longer is the draw Chuck Foster Ork a singer or musician has a better market for jazz attractions. he was and a surplus of it in its chanct of getting straightened out NOT COMING BACK" And I simplest form is what make"’, the Marks 15 th Year when actively and successfully pur­ meant it. Of course, we all do But rhythm A- blues artists the best The lot suing hie profession—and this en­ I think I can do it” buy in the business. Chicago — Chuck Foster, the tho playl gagement could be Anita’s last What would help? sh« was asked. Look back a few years and you’ll leader whose band this year marks tion, or, i chance She feels this very strong­ “Mostly just to be left alone to recall how the top musicians the its 15th anniversary, currently is to switch ly, saying: go about our business — mine is top bands, the top performers from in the midst of a long stand at the and back “I’ve had a rough time. Out of singing—in - normal way. Prople 'Platterbrains Show Buck and Bubbles to Ellington Peabody hotel in Memphis before to allow the liospitai after that operation, who have had trouble of this kind were race heroes, with a terrific heading north for another ex­ voice and then feeling that things were com­ know they have brought it । i them­ New York—European fans can race following. Our times and our tended date at the Aragon here. it. Both ing my way again when I was out selves without being reminded. But now join the weekly contest for culture have changed, naturally— Foster already has 32 solid lent as s* there cm the Sunset Strip and they don’t want to be treated as fret Down Beat subscriptions on today don’t try to promote Duke at weeks of bookings locked up for Using hopeful of probation. Then, bang! freaks — or trailed as criminals. ABC’s network radio show, Plat­ a dance opposite the Drifters. this year. the réeoi Fin in the women’s wing of the That kind of treatment makes them terbrains. echo chai county jaiL It was an education— think they are being rusecuted. I The program, music panel signal ( in crime! felt that way.” quiz for which questions are sent “But they do the best they can Did she have any suggestion us in by listeners, features Leonard rem dire 1 guees — not enough money and to what could be done about the Feather as emcee, Virginia Wicks BLUEPRINT the moni facilities. So they liave to keep us narcotics problem? und Bob Thiele as regular experts, through < there—I was in the ‘tank,’ as they “I do, and you can pass it on! and name bandleaders and singers less loop. call it, for a month and a half— Get this across to the people who as guests. It is now being tran­ LA COZA” Nowad: until they can transfer us to some think it can’t happe n to them. It scribed and shortwaved via Armed ord* nee« other place where conditions are can happen to ANYBODY! Or Forces Radio Service and can be $7 50 "MARACA wants it. better. their kids. It can happen so easy heard all over Europe at 10 p.m. of these that no me believes it—until it Sundays, Greenwich time. BONGO Normally "There were girls in the county happens.” Domestically, the show is still plished b; jail who were ‘kicking it off.’ I Why is the narcotics evil as­ aired at 11 a.m. EST Saturdays SHAKER AVAILABLE STICKS’ which ta sau them suffer. Oh, they get med­ sociated with the dance band busi- (delayed on western stations). AT YOUR space. I I ical attention. There just isn’t SCRAPER DEALER $3.00 one maj" much that can be done for the bad cases. Even the short time-- WEN TIBRO IND 1654 W 69 th it only seemed like a lifetime—I some of these YOU girls, young and old, go out ind come back again within days. I Are (nitri te atteri said to myself, ‘Anita, when you LIONEL HAMPTON go out nf here this time, you’re PERCUSSION FAIR plays a Stolti Ite hr»Mt dismay »M IiHMHw

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It even Tape Measure may be considered essential for family entertainment, for The amount of echo is controlled by the “echo channel” (input) m recording important events, and for the retention of high the mixer. Some caution must be fidelity musical selections. This column will describe two exercised to make sure the level moie tape recorder effects fol youS- of the echo does not exceed that of Some Of Best Done By to try out. The continuous tape walls of the washroom to provide the original. Otherwise a “feed­ loop provides the enthusiast with a echo in a minimum of space. back” will result, and the record­ number of handy effects icquiring Ar<-ompli-li Effect ing will be ruined The delay time his ingenuity. One trick relies upon of the reverberation is also control­ Amateurs, Not For Sale Today a good space-saving tape »------n piece of tape with ends spliced i ecorder may be used to accomplish lable. For greater delay in the re­ By Robert Oakes Jordan together to form a loop. verberation, operate your recorder men, for the most part are works this effect. Here is a setup allow­ When you called a man an of art. Care must be exercised in han­ at the slower »peed if possible. ing the recordist to introduce any amateur in years past, you Cunningham, an engineer with dling large loops to keep them from required amount of echo onto the Many startling effects may bi NBC is the unusual combination getting tangled up. Many persons tape while recording: accomplished through the use of ducked. Label his work pro­ of technician and musician, thor­ make up boards with guide pins A signal is fed to the recorder echo and re veil** ration systems fessional, and you had a friend. oughly trained and practice.! in so that the tape follows an easy through a separate mixer. The out­ Doubtless, you will think of many Now it’s different. We all strive both fields. His talents are evident continuous path from the recorder, put of the Kcnrdi । u f«.d bacx into variations yourself. to have our avocational work ap­ in every tape he records. We have around the various guides (used pear as little like the dollar-hungry all heard the second-rate record­ only to take up slack), and back professional as possible. Here in ings of first-rate orchestras and to the machine again. A degree of America the name tools knowledge, conductors, and it is likely that thi flutter will be introduced here. and materials .ire available to am­ cause is not so much technological Therefore, this device should be ateur and professional alike. Being deficiency as it is a lack of under­ confined to voice tracks only. an amateur artist, poet, musician, Electro-Voice, Buchanan, Mich., has issued a 16-page bro­ standing of the music itself. Another way of achieving thi or tapeologist means simply that’ I know r.othing of Cunningham’s is merely to let the slack tape fall chure called Tools for Building Temples of Tone, which tells you do not want money in recog­ studio work, and I have heaid his into a basket. If done properly, about the three basic types of equipment needed for high nition. fine collection of monaural ind the tape should present no diffi­ fidelity reproduction. Besides dis-^ The best on tapes is not for sale binaural recordings, which surpass culty. Do not handle the tape while cussing how to choose part* for a comprehensive, comparative chart but can be heard by the interested. commercial tapes and discs in qual­ it is in the basket. hi-fi set, it take* up sound und re­ listing ull specifications for each During the last several years, I; ity, subject matter, technique, ind production. The booklet inaj be ob­ type of recording mechanism and have had the opportunity to hear editing, Many are his own compo­ loop Uw Described tained from the company by send­ each available amplifier. For the many exceptionally fine amateur sition- recorded from the piano by ing it 10 cents in coins or stamps. first time there is, tor each type of tapes. In listening to them again himself The loop may be used to repeat for my own pleasuie I found sev the playback of a recorded selec­ component, a direct comparison of His outstar ding binaural record­ specification*. This is part of two eral exciting ones, all of which ing deals with a lay in the city tion, or, with a suitable timer, used Any home phonograph now can catalogs issued, one foi the profes­ captured the divergent interests of to.. switch ____ from record to .playback . I be equipped to play binaural 3-D and its environs It is not simply sional market and one for the hi-fi their talented makers the noise , of a train or the rush and back. The loop may be used records, according to Cook Lab- enthusiasts. They are the work of James Cun­ to allow u person to record his oratories. An inexpensive clip-on, of traffic but a co-ordinated se- ningham, engineer, musician; Hugh■ quence of stimulating sounds tell- voice and then hear a playback of which attaches to the arm, provides Kelton of Boston has come out Downs, announcer, musician, phil­ it- Both of these tricks are excel­ a side-car type of irrangement ing the powerful story of a city. with a new’ -.peaker-enclosure syr osopher, and Studs Terkel, enter­ Easy-Doea-It Type lent as selling and teaching aidj. with a half-inch mounting hole and tem reported to reproduce the full tainer, musicologist, human being. Using the shortest loop possible, two standard cartridges. Regular Downs is an ut little anxiety last month about find­ sic discs of the season (Columbia I vies the remote opera singer. that the role itself is studied by hear a woodwind quintet in ing a jews-harpist for a CBS Ml 4834, 12”). backing Mozart’s K The theory is that tht operatic the singer in advance of the re­ person. Imagine, therefore, how broadcast, hi was looking for one 152 with Beethoven’s Op'i 116. Only vocalist sings a couple of times a hearsal It must be known by the rare is an opportunity to hear “The of the very few musical gadgets four-fifths of the Philadelphia The 1«' week during the seasor, and during time the rehearsal starts. And in Tallest Quintet in the World”— that isn’t featured on some LP Woodwind Quintet, comprising tone of E the -est >f the time, aside from a addition to rehearsals and perform­ its members averaging six feet in label or another. members of the Philadelphia Or ing comp recital or a festival or two, takes ances, we have to find time for re­ height despite the presence of a The lute and the flute, the viola chestra, is blowing in these ideally pleasure it easy. This theory, as Richard cording sessions, TV shows, work horn player who’s only 5’ 8%". d’amore and the viola da gamba, matched exercises in E flat. Rudolf linger t Tucker of the Metropolitan Opera n concert repertoire and recitals Such an exotic musical experi­ the virginal and the clavicord, even Serkin’s piano replaces William opus sou company demonstrates, is wrildly themselves. The opera singer is ence is at the fingertips of citizens, the glass harmonica—they all have Kincaid’s flute with the oboe of that. Boi untrue. row every bit as much a part of in the most remote .t histle stops in been recorded in the last lew years John de Lancie, the clarinet of An­ but the v A few weeks ago to cite one the commercialized entertainment the land today, easily available to A Chicago cafe operator conducted thony Gigliotti, the bassoon of Sol some Rut seven-day example, Tucker sang in picture as the pop singer. record buyers whose fathers never a long earnest 'iearch for a profes Schoenbach, and the horn of Mason (Decca 2 a Met performance of Cosi fan “It comes to the point where one dreamed of hearing any kind of sional mandolinist last year and (Shorty) Jones. Tutte on a Saturday night, played has to be concerned about how woodwind quartet at all- -even one finally gave up—but one appeared Phrasing is graceful, attack ia Don Jose in Carmen the following iruch the brain and the voice can averaging inly a humdrum 5' 6” in on LP a few months back, just spirited, the many contrasts of Monday, iwjrdtd Lucia di Lam- absorb, because we have to be in height. It’s part < f thi miracle of- about the time there came forth a tone are made effectively. It’s too mermoor with Lily Pons on Wednes­ top condition for every perform­ LP! concerto for tap dancer and orches­ bad there aren’t more woodwind day, sang Cosi again on Thursday tra. fivesomes afoot in the land to play ance. As a result, I simply have to The nucrogi-oovi* release list each The newest releases include a Anotl < and on Saturday left for Dayton, stop singing and rest for three month is loaded with items played this kind of musical literature in Seemed ! Ohio, to make a Sunday concert. harp duo, a couple of pieces for months now every year or I couldn’t ; saxophone and symphony irches- person. But there aren’t, there ment at ■ “Don’t forget, too,” said Tucker, keep it up. won’t be, and that’s that. girls, wh “the rehearsals that must precede tra, and a program of hymns sung “There is so much work in the work available than for most. He is1 by a serious chorale and played on The future of the harp duo is is ti nevei each performance. Rehearsals for States, let alone at all the festivals not only one of the world’s most re­ even dimmer, although Carlos Sal their ber a new production begin three weeks ' antique music boxes. Alongside that in Eur ope <>nd South America, that spected operatic tenors, but he is sort of thing, a woodwind quintet zedo and Lucile Lawrence strum a than enoi before it opens. They start at I could be working all the time. But also widely admired for his can­ beguiling program (Mercury MG- 10:30 in the morning and last un­ finally, this year I hope to have torial singing. Then there are his liness of You. 10144, 12") of Salzedo transcrip­ til 5, and sometimes we come back my first real vacation in nine years operetta and semiclassic.il record­ “Years ago opera singers didn’t tions of evergreens. In a Granados at night for more. For familiar I startec on one last summer, but ings. And recently he’s become a have all these things to contend adaptation there’s a hint • f Sego­ ♦ I operas, we rehearse every day for then my father died.” Co umbia pop artist with sides like with,” Tucker recalls “When they via’s guitar and a reminder that a week before the performance. And for Tucker there is more Tell Me, Carissima and The Love- came to New York from Europe, the git-box can do things the harp they knew they bad 20 to 30 weeks never will handle. The featured B. hai of ipera und only opera tx prepare side, and the more rewarding one, other hij for, and opera gave them their only is a Salzedo solo of eight nicely at­ ai.d app< CLASSICS IN CAPSULE income. But this has all changed tuned dances of his own composi­ of times “Actually even our regular operu tion. But if t season itself will eventually be in­ Marcel Mulé, French -axophon- there air creased to 35 to 40 weeks. Interest ist, is treading ground not entire­ a heauti in pera throughout the country ly unexplored when he records with rea continues to grow so rapidly that Off the Beaten Track Jacques Ibert’s Const rtino da Cam­ from Th as of now we could do 15 to 20 era nnd Debussy’.* Rhapsodic for This is t weeks on the road. Our schedule Sarophont and Orchestra with the The E Disc Data Ratings (omments now is 22 weeks in New York and Paris Philhiiimonic under Manuel could tai seven on the road.” Rosenthal (Capitol L8231. 10"). to Billy1 HINDEMITHt Du» Muriumlubcm. • Tourel, who «aag tho premiere of this «ong eyele «1« year* ago, will have Another major change in opera, must t¿1 Jonni« Tourei, Bmi, and Erieh Performaaea few challenger« for the vocal rale. It 1« difficult ematiaaaily and technically, one that has helped bring about Written many years ago by com­ Iter Kahm, piano. ★★★★ but it U faveinatiag, taa. Nat exciting, bat maving aad aubtly rewarding, in posers recognized as musters, each at«», fw COLUMBIA SL196, 2-12*. Re..raks witb

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VANGUARD VRS4411. 12*. THE Tone Heard Round the World April 7, 1954 DOWN BEAT Page 11 29036). Bad intonation, bad voic- People/kk You’re Bad For Me band fairly crackles all the way. ings, shouting, and all, these guys (Coral 61132). New gal sounds Most interesting is the section fol­ somehow manage to sell a lot of okay, but there’s not too much on lowing the vocal, originally taken records. It’s amazing . . . the tunes. by Bunny Berigan’s trumpet solo. JONI JAME S—kkk Maybe SAMMY SPEAR—AA* Water­ His solo is played in unison by the Rp At Roils Next Time/kkk Am I in Love melon/kk All the Boys Love Mary entire trumpet section here, and (MGM 11696). Joni has two more (Mercury 70318). That Billy Rose gets a wonderful feel. If we re­ songs that fit right into the pat­ Oldie, Watermelon gets amusing call correctly, this is just the sec­ tern she has been establishing, treatment here, especially on the ond time on records that a section Five-star records and others of special interest to Down Beat readers and there is no reason at all for vocal, but Mary doesn’t fare as has played in unison an improvised are reviewed at length. Other» are given ahorter reviews. Ratings: AAAA* them not to ring up big sales. Un­ well . . . BILLY WILLIAMS jazz solo (Woody Herman’s MGM Excellent, *AA* Very Good, AA* Good, AA Fair, ★ Poor. less it be that too much of one QUARTET—*** I’U Close My disc if 99 Guys Have Eyes was thing can get wearing . . . KITTY Eyes/kk I've Got an Invitation to the other). Frank Davis KALLEN — A** Little Things Dance. Eyes is a springy piece, but Green Eyes is sung by Johnny AA AAA Lonesome Road Jo Stafford—Liberace Mean a Lot/kkk I Don’t Think Dance is a slow foxtrot for these Amoroso and Lynn Roberts, Jim­ kkkk Somebody Bigger Than **** Indiscretion You Love Me Anymore (Decca lads . .. EARL PAUL—kkkWhen- my gets a solo shot, and it’s all Foil and 1 kk* April and You 29037). Love Me, on which Kitty ever I’m Near You/DENISE LOR very pleasant. (Bell 1028) The powerful, yet sensitive bari­ There’s a three-way parlay here sings her best since she resumed —kkkThat’s What a Girl Appre­ Sam Donahue-Billy May tone of Davis (from the Fred War­ that should pay off handsomely. Jo recording a few months ago, has ciates (Pavis PD 101). Label has AAAAA Bill and Sam ing company) makes Road a real has a wonderful ballad in Indiscre­ a chance to move out. It’s a rather paired two group here and both kkkk Rose Marie pleasure to hear. It takes a fine tion; Liberace sticks to his 88ing pretty tune, and the backing (by come off well, instrumentally and Band, now under new ownership ginger to make this overworked and does n rather tasteful job, and Jack Pleis’ band) is excellent . . . vocally. Miss Lor has a bright (Ray Anthony) and with an ex­ opus sound fresh, and he is just Paul Weston does one of his best ANITA KERR SINGERS—*** novelty in Appreciates... VICTOR perienced iron ter, Sam Donahue, that. Both of these are splendid, backing jobs in months. April isn’t After You/kkk Not Mine (Decca YOUNG—*** Jubilee Trail/kk makes its initial release under the but the verve and vitality in Lone­ as great a tune, but still comes off 28996). Another in the succession Theme for Cynthia (Decca 29027). new regime a potent one, display­ some Road gives it the fifth star. very well. (Columbia 4-40170) of singing-group-plus-solo-trumpet Jubilee has a western lope that ing the old flare which made the (Decca 29026) Other Releases we’ve heard lately, and this is one should get quite a few rides, but May aggregation one of the finest more competent job. Karl Garvin’s Cynthia isn’t too original. in the country. The A side will DeMarco Sisters ACQUAVIVA—*** Am I in Elman-like horn is featured. make a lot of headway with the kkkk Oh! What It Seemed To Be Love?/kkk New York in a Nut­ JOHNNY MADDOX—A* Jose- youngsters who helped build this kkk The Little Man in the Big shell (Decca 29049). Large orch­ phine/kk Johnny’s Boogie Blues Dance Bands band into a national favorite, while Sombrero estra directed by Acquaviva is (Dot 15142). Well, thank Wayne the flip is one of the top plug The Commanders Another revival of a wartime hit, blandly impressive here, getting King for this arrangement on songs from the new flicker of the Seemed To Be gets elegant treat­ the best feel and sound on the Josie. Boogie gets a thorough whip­ ***** Kentucky Boogie same name, hence should also ret ment at the hands of the DeMarco capsule summary of the big city ping . . . TONY MARTIN—*** kkkk Make Love to Me a lot of play. (Capitol 2759) girls, whose intonation and surety . . . AMES BROTHERS—kkDon’t Here/kkk Philosophy (Victor 47- Decca’s house band, directed by is a never-ending treat. They are at Lie to Me/kDon’t Believe a Word 5665). Here is a belter that should Tutti Camarata, bites strongly into their best here. And that’s more They Say (Coral 61145). Coral get many answers; Philosophy is Boogie (My Old Kentucky Home), C&W than enough for us. (MGM 11689) must be scraping the bottom of the an offbeat novelty that might click with the trombone section playing barrel for unreleased Ames Bros, . . . HAMISH MENZIES—*** stridinglv on the first chorus. An Eddy Arnold sides that were cut before the boys There’s Always a First Time/kk unlabeled pianist (Lou Stein?) AAAAA My Everything Billy Eckstine shoved off for Victor. These are If You Let a Man Roam (Decca contributes a good solo, biting en­ kkkk Second Fling ***kk Lost in Loveliness two atrocious ones—both the vocals 29040). Scotsman gets a good semble passages follow it, then a When Eddy sings ’em slow and kkkk Don't Get Around Much and the songs are distinctly second- break with a ballad on First, which trumpet solo that could be from sweet, he proves why he’s one of Anymore rate . . . KAREN CHANDLER— he helped compose, but Roam wan­ the horn of Billy Butterfield. This the top recording artists in the B. has been searching for anr kkPositively No Dancing/kkk Hit ders a bit too much. is top fare. country today, and the A side here other big record for a long time, the Target, Baby (Coral 61137). ROBERT MERRILL—*** A Love (which borrows copiously is just about as good a waxing as and appeared to have it a couple Both of these are in the rusticana Red, Red Rose /kk Matador’s from Tin Roof Blues) is crisply he’s ever turned out. Flip should of times recently without success. department, with Karen’s excellent Prayer (Victor 47-5656). Merrill | listenable and commercial. (Decca also get a lot of play from custom­ But if this one doesn’t make it, voice and bite pushing the mildly plucked a goodie in the song based 29048) ers. (Victor 20-5634) there ain’t no justice. Loveliness is risque Target into what should on the Robert Bums ode, but Car- a beautiful melody that is sung be decent sales. menish Prayer is bit mawkish . . . Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey Jim Reeves with real meaning and skill (it’s LARRY ELGART — *** More PAT MORRISEY—kkkLover Man kkkk* Marie AAAAA Echo Bonita from The Girl in Pink Tights). Than You Know/kkk You’re Driv­ /kkk Toys (Decca 29041). Gal *k* Green Eyes kkkk Then I'll Stop Loving You This is the Eckstine of yore. ing Me Crazy (Decca 29043). sexes up LM to a fare-thee-well: Marie and Green Eyes, the tunes Jim seems a cinch to make it The Ellington wartime hit, too, Pretty versions of the old standards in fact, too much so for some. Toys, most associated with Tommy and three top sellers in a row with this could take off all over again, due that are played by alto saxist El­ which got its initial play last Jimmy, are put back to back here new release. Bonita is a fast Mex­ to Billy’s choice version, but it gart and a big bank of strings. summer, has a new interpretation as cut by their present band. ican tune which has just the right must take a back seat to Loveli­ It’s lush stuff . . . FOUR ACES here that might extend its life . . . Gordon Polk takes over the Jack treatment from Reeves. (Abbott ness. fMCM 11694) —** So Long/kk Amor (Decca PONY SHERRILL — kk Little Leonard role on Marie, and the 160)

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coming soon EVENING IN PARIS a 12" long play record containing selections of Popular French Melodics AwRECORDS LL 997 Page 12 DOWN BEAT April 7. 1954 ÀPTJ 7, 198 * They re No Squares Out Times Bows Low Front, Says Jackie Paris To Albert, Claims “There’s no such thing as a square. The people out front Jazzbo Should Go know what they’re talking about. They may use different New York—In a rare tribute to words, but they have souls like anyone else.” a popular music disc jockey, the Dr jack Tn So says Jackie Paris, the man who many musicians and New York Times headlined a re­ *# Fair, ★ critics regard as the hippest of all*------cent article: the younger singers. Jackie has “Albert Collins, A Jazz Jockey. Loi worked both as guitarist ana sing­ Provid** Public Service: Relief CUmes Bit er with met like Charlie Parker, from Video.” trosfir Mi Oscar Pettiford and Max Roach The accolade to WNEW’s “Jazz- just (whip since he was 17. bo” was by Jack Gould and in­ Canal Strei He worked some of Bird’s first cluded the following low bowa: Dipper Mo concerts, and last year he won the “Mr. Collins is always a guy with Tcolhtrbu Down Beat Critics' Poll as the new a point of view toward popular < ‘ Randy Lee star in the male vocal division. music, which is perhaps what Snake Rag “Some singers and many musi­ makes the difference. He has little f cian® think you’ve got to throw or no truck with selections men­ Top bill away your integrity and become tioned on hit parade t, or in trade Oliver, foi very unmusical to get to the whole magazine polls; h< thinks that a I 1923 Olive: public," Paris suid, “but it’s not tune should be good, not just pop­ with Louis true. Some of the greatest have ular. . . . were made reached both. Take Nat Cole, Ella, “. . His preferences cover jazz a month a Frank Sinatra. Perry Como, too. from hot to cool but are never itrong-Olii And musicians like Duke Elling­ raucous or harsh. He believes, mer­ was 38, I KLAUS LANDBERG, general manager of Hollywood TV station ton, Benny Goodman, Les Brown, cifully, that you can swing without them wei KTLA, • ongratuiates Lawrence Welk a« h< receives citation 11« winner and George Shearing come across recourse to blatant noise. . . . He I Dodds, Ho in the "Be-1 Band With Show" category in Down Beat’* recent National to both. carries his knowledge lightly. . . . Armstrons Ballroom Operator* poll. Perhaps iadii< has overlooked its son. Chimt ‘Ella Great Example* most appealing slogan: ‘A night off notes, is I. “A great example in my field is from television? ” In the Cr Ella. She conies across to every­ The only thorn in the Times’ work was 1 Music In The Air body . She does the most commercial Jackie Paris bouquet was the following: “Mr. ensemble ] records—in tempo—but they’re mu­ to keep the melody in the public’s Collins is best known as 'thr Jazz­ esse in Ne sical, and when she works a the­ ear. bo,’ a nickname that could hardly And it 'Excursion,' NBC-TV, Fob. 28, 4 p.m., EST. ater, she sings another way. And Il l<-n*t Easy be more misleading. If there is markable "ne disc jockey who does not merit This Ford Foundation hydro- cool jazz, a pardonable telescoping in a club that digs jazz, she works “I’m not saying it’s easy to be drive thaf matic-dnve jam session, the first in a 28-minute production. ' still differently. She’s flexible. And such a trite, long-underwear appel­ musically, both commercial and musical. lation, he doesn’t. ...” all-jazz show ever presented on Count Basie’s nonchalance in the that’s the kind of musician and You’ve got to gauge each 100m . . . one of tne color TV, offered a pleasingly poly- closing jam session contrasted de- singer I want to be. to know how to play it. I’ve still documents ekromatic picture, optically and lightfully with Meredith’s ill-at- “Some musicians never grasp got n lot to learn, but I’m sure tion has I aurally, of the Shade of Things to ease, Linauthoritative manner, es­ certain things in life and cry year glad I’m finally coming across to JAZZ RECORD CORNER possible a Come. । pecially when Meredith asked him in and year out, ‘Why can’t I make the public as a whole.” following Though officially a kid’s show, to plaj Stomping at the Savoy. it?’ But a lot of them are selfish. At 25, Jackie’s growing success 44F W S0H> 5« , New Vwb 19. N. T ing voices. this particular Excursion, undei Basie cocked an eyebrow, said “On, They’re more interested in knock­ pleases him in another way, too the guidance t John Hammond, yeah?” and promptly went into ing out the people in the band than OVERSTOCKED ON DISCS—ALL BRAND It justifies the faith in him through NEW—NO CODi ON THESE SPECIALS provided an authentic and absorb- the blues. those in front. Another thing—a lot the scuffling years that came from Miss Thin ing picture >f jazz for all ages. One could quibble with Arnold of good singers and tunes have been such boosters as Peggy Lee, Harry —ADD 50« POSTAGE. The W ork Becaus« NBC’s color system is Shulman’s script, which claimed lost liecause some vocalists forget Mills of th< Mills Brothers, Nat CLEF-ALL 10“: $3.40: ALL 12": $ 4 40 Reissue: “compatible, ’ it »’as also seen on that “strolling” is synonymous with that records are one thing and Cole, Les Brown and publisher Jam Stuion I, 2, 3. 4, aach 4 40 aets not equipped for or. playing without a piano, and that clubs are another. . Paul Case. JATP. 2 thru 14. aach $3.40— IS:.. 14 30 pre-war I It may not have added much to “swing” is essentially fast. It could “On records, you have to «ing in “Lionel Hampton helped, too,” FANTAST—All LP«—$3.40—EP« 1.47 1939 and the opening ’S Wonderful to ob- also’ ’be complained’ ...... that the chore- tempo. You can lay back and Paris said, “in the year I was with PACIFIC—All LP«—$3.40—EP«...... 1.47 The repr serve that Louis Bellson wore a graphy running through several phrase a bit if you want to, but so his band in 1949. He had me billed BLUE NOTE—All LP«—$3.40—EP«...... 1.47 clearer, a sharp brown suede jacket, that Vic scenes was irrelevant. But the posi­ long as the tempo keeps going, you on all the theaters we played. Cole­ PRESTIGE—All I Pi—$3.40—EP» 1.47 engineers Dickenson’s was blue, narrator tive accomplishment of this show don’t lose the melody, and you have man Hawkins was another who "DEBUT—TREND—DISCOVERY" 3 40 vantage Burgess Meredith’s green, or that was more ______important. was important at the beginning.” "ROOST—SAVOY—VICTOR nnonthir the other cats (including Buck It provided something for every infrequently tapped for jazz. —nat CONTEMPORARY ...... 1 SB made for Clayton, Ed Hall, Mel Powell) azz taste, it was done without vul- In fact—and perhaps this is even CAPITOL-COLUMBIA—DECCA 2.M ease, if y rounded out the rainbow. But it garity or condescension, and it more to the credit of Hammond and New York—Mary Martin will it’s a fin« eertairly added grea‘ visual ay aimtd successfully, via a major his associates— it was even colorful star in a west coast presentation of FULL LINS CLASSICS portant g peal, and enhanced the value . if network, at an enormous audience in black and white. —ten Peter Pan this summer. Edwin 10—ASST.—7$ SPESD DISCS EF EG-71 the show as entertainment for the ------Lester will produce the show for Choice of Ail.»♦« j non-j azz-minded viewer, when the — • A BAA • the Los Angeles and San Francisco Batla, Ellington, Goodman, Zoot Slim, Light Opera a»s"ciations, and Jer­ Dexter Gordon Werdell Gray, George C Jam Bit ome Robbins will stage the produc­ Wellington Gene Ammon«, Sonny Rol­ Crasy Rh And Music lini Sonny Berman Sunny Stitt, Bonny style garb, Mundell Lowe with ban- ., ...... tion. Joss Me I jo, Osie Johnson and dashboard, . (Jumped 1 roin luge 1) Green, Swodith Alliiert. Joe Carrol Iady Be < Walter Page with primitive one- **tiu«“• country every year is purchased juM by musicians, you have an Heller Martin, 12, will play the part of Wendy. Heller previously $4 91—Pottage Included stnng-and-washtub bass, silhouet- aianning misconception a« to both the number and earning power of Boston' appeared with her mother in the Send Check or Money Order ted against a vivid orange-colored addicted AFMcr*. touring company of Annie, Get new rccc If as a nation we continue to condone and wink at unmorality and Your Gun. No CODi on thlt taped at The succinct story took in Bessie hypocrisy in politics, in education, in religion, in our way of life, then October, Smith__ ___(using______a dim _____outline__ weof cannot expect ethical and moral behavior from the individual. Parcel« ere Intwed. Time «peduli good is a spii Inez Washington while Bessie her- We are creating fears and situations in these times from which only with Mie return of Hih adv erthe- ney (in a self, via her old record of Back-' many persons stick escape—some through narcotics. 0 AL'S RECORD MART meet Include eny ricordi advertlied anywhere Holdt good foi APO addraliel and the water Blues, did the actual sing- But rather than acting resigned about the situation and assuming Dept MO Dickenso, ing); a ragtime scene, and a *t’s just too bad, everyone directly concerned with music must work 1544 Broadway alto- the most comparison of three treatments of to alleviate the present situation within its ranks. They must be made Detroit 26. Michigan mer Buz Lady Be Good to differentiate be- to realize that the daily press will continue to overplay the arrests A four tween straight melody, suing, and of musicians and entertainers simply because they make better copy, •LUI HOTI LFs______.WC* $3.9$ Buzzy ha bop. This last, using Coleman It is not enough to talk about it. It is time to take determined, NEW PRESTIGE JAZZ # M2S - * J Johnson, Clifford Brown, the last Hawkirg’ Riff tide version, featured logical action. Who wants to help? Lewis — Get Heppy/Lover Men/ LP $3.9$ U$T all jazz 1 Joe N> * man. Paul Quir chette, and (Ed. Note: Be *ure Io read pari Ilir*« of Narmtics and Music in Cepri/Sketch/lt Could Heppen to in ART FARMER with Sonny Rollini, Mundell Lowe. The script equated the next issue of Down Beat. Il will offer to the music business con­ You/Tumpik« Horace Silver ously re #5023- <«nny Dr Cuny Ruu< II, 174 BENGT HALBERG Swedhh All Stero ability t bop w‘h progressive music and crete assistance in its fight to eliminate narcotism in the profession.) in PIANO MODERNS Al He# Mon dividual); light / Gloria / B« My Love / Lover Lou William« Como Back/Everything Happens 174 PIANO MODERNS Bengt Heiberg - intensity To Me/Might As Well Be Spring Reinhold Svontion Triot Also im] /Drew's Blues 173 AKE PERSSON Swediih AH Sten i?2 QUINCY JONES Swedith-US Sten Woode, 1 #5012-Howerd McGhee. JJ. Brow 171 MAMBO JAZZ J. H Jidoy-B. Taylor ern, but Moore, D ew — Meciendo/Lo-Flame IH ART FARMER-CLIFFORD BROWN he can /Fluid ?rive/Boperation/Remembe> 144 THELONIOUS MONK JUINTP April/Fuguetta/Donnellon Square/ 14« BILLY TAYLOR TRIO Vol. 1 Wein is Skunk 144 TEDDY CHARLES ND #3 owners i #5024—Howero McGhee, Tol Farlow, 143 CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ENSEMBLE mg piant Horace Silver — JarmlG»odby/Fu- 142 ART FARMER Woa Of Ari turity/Shabon/Tranquillity/lttapnna 140 MODERN JAZZ QUARTET His solo H5025- Wynton Kelly, Oscar Fettiford— IS* TADD DAMERHN CLIFF BROWN table, bu Cherolee/C aiy He Calls M«/Blu« 154 GEORGE WALLINGTON TRIO #2 band. Moon/Born to Bo Blue/Moonlight EP Sl.M LIST Engin: in Vermont/Never Be Another You 1302 JOE HOLIDAY Latin Moodi /Goodby/Found 0 New Baby 1324 JAMES MOODY #2 1340 #1 be mud #5010- Moi Mooch, Kinn. Dorhom, Jernes 1344 OILLY TAYLOR 1RIC #5 often ov Moody — Prince Albert/Ma.imum/ 1345 WARDELi GRAYART FARMER sounds 1 Thin Mon/Tomorrow/Just Moody/ 1333, 34. 35. 34. 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Wail Bai Losmsoim Huas/Safurday Night THIS« RECORDS ARI AT YOUR DIAL­ Bluai/Sfoady Rldar/MighN Bluss' ER IP NOT Wl SHIP MAIL ORDERS Minor M lochtf'i Fantasy AROUND THE WORLD PREPAID—WE Hymn oj PAY POSTAM C.O.D.—$1 MPOSIT. Brownie PRESTIGE RECORDS ■!• COP' 444 W. 50th St, N.T.C. The fl April 7, 1954 DOWN BEAT ______Page 12 Peanuts Hucko Barney Kessel passed by any other contemporary You’ra Mine, You Just Squeeze Me guitarist. He also learned convine- Ain’t We Got Fun Tenderly ingly from Charlie Christian’s ex­ Swing That Music Bernardo ample how to play his instrument Steelin’ Apples Vicky’s Dream like a horn. Barney is occasionally Rating: A-AA-A Salute to Charlie Christian cut by Raney and Farlow only in Swingingly tasty chamber music What Is Thera To Say? by Peanuts and an unlisted rhythm LuUaby of Birdland their more shaded subtlety of con­ section. First two were made I Let a Song Go out of My Heart ception, and thia may explain tha in 1947 with Morey Feld, Jack Rating: *AA-A rather undistinguished nature of All )■“ record* ere reviewed by Nat Hentoff, except those initialed two of his three originals here. The ★ ★ Lesberg, Billy Bauer, and Charlie A brilliantly recorded demonstra­ ’ Jack Tracy. Rating*: AAAAA Excellent, A-AA-A Very Good, * Good, Queener. The second side was cut tion of the artistry of Barney Kes­ Salute to Charlie Christian is a in 1950 with Gene Schroeder, Feld, sel. Barney is firmly supported by forcefully memorable one, but the Louis Armstrong 4> 1 — ■ and Lesberg. Hucko has long been Shelly Manne, Arnold Ross, Harry other two get better interpretation Chimes Blues gets star billing, and the 23-year- one of the most musicianly reedmen Babasin, and Bud Shank on alto than they intrinsically deserve. Froggie Moore old proves he merits the marquee on the jazz acene, and he plays here and flute. From the little evidenced The set, however, has a cornu­ Just Gone lights. His imagination, tone, and with such ability that I wonder here, Shank should play the flute why he isn’t heard on records more often. copia of kicks, most of them due Canal Street Blues beat are equally full and fluid at to the kinetically skillful Mr. Kea- Dipper Mouth Blues quicksilver tempos (Cherokee), more often. Why doesn’t Epic re­ As for Barney, he has fluent , Weatherbird Rag ballads (Easy Living), and intro­ cord him as of 1954? Accompani­ technique, excellent tone, and a 8e^ (Contemporary LP C25"8) Mandy Lee Blues spective originals (Minor Mood, ment is fresh. (Epic EP EG 7026). strength of swinging beat unsur- I (Turn to Page 14) Snake Rag Brownie Eyes). John Lewis, Art Rating: AAAAA Blakey, and Percy Heath are a Top billing should go to King• superlative rhythm section and Oliver, for these are the classic; Gigi Gryce’s flute is quite effective 1923 Oliver Creole Jazz Band sides। in the background scorings. with Louis on second cornet. They Rating would have hit the top were made in April of that year, except for the fact that Gigi’s alto * month after the very first Arm-. and Charlie Rouse’s tenor solos «trong-Oliver recordings. The King aren’t up to Brown’s exciting con­ was 38, Louis was 23, and with sistency. Quincy Jones wrote Bait them were Johnny and Baby and the lyrical Eyes; the daedal Dodds, Honore Dutray, Lil Hardin Orient is by Gryce; and Minor Armstrong, and banjoist Bill John­ Mood is by Mr. Brown. Good, son. Chimes Blues, according to the clean recording. Brownie has really notes, is Louis’ first recorded solo. arrived; now let’s hope he can get In the Creole band, however, solo, some steady gigs. (Blue Note BLP work was generally subordinated to 5032) ensemble playing as had been the .George Brunis case in New Orleans. Tiger Rag And it is especially the re­ Bugle CM Blues markable ensemble rapport and Panama drive that make these still fresh Farewell Blues musically. They are also, of course,( That’s a Plenty one of the most valuable historical Tin Roof Blues documents in jazz. The reproduc­ Discontented Blues tion has been effected as well as Maple Leaf Rag possible and you’ll have no trouble Rating: AAAA following the buoyantly intersing­ The original New Orleans I Interesting ing voices. (Riverride RLP 1029) Rhythm Kings in a collection re­ corded in 1922 and 1923. These are Count Basic the sides that helped influence the new releases Miss Thing Austin High Gang and Bix. The The World h Mad NORK itself, of course, had been Rating: AAA* basically influenced by Oliver, Lou­ Reissues of two richly relaxed is, Dodds, and the other top troub­ from the pre-war Basies. Thing was cut in adour of Storyville. The caliber of 1939 and World the following year. NORK jazz was a long way from The repressing could have been that of their contemporaries, the rca Victor clearer, and on both tunes, Epic’si Oliver Creole Jazz Band, but they engineers goofed by not taking ad­ did cut the Original Dixieland Jazz vantage of the EP to segue: Band and were a lot more relaxed smoothly between cuts originally than most white New Orleans units bandstand made for two-sided 78s. In any then or since. ease, if you haven't the originals, Outstanding member by far was it’s a fine chance to fill in an im- clarinetist Leon Rappolo. Paul portant gap in your library. (Epic Mares was interesting though EP EG-7017) mute-happy, and Brunis was and an i* a powerful ensemble tailgater. Sidney Bechet Jack Pettis on tenor was a lia­ C Jam Blues bility. The rhythm section was O\d Master Crazy Rhythm Schoebel. Black, Brown and Sny­ Jazz Me Blues der with just Snyder and Mel Lady Be Good Stitzel on the 1923 dates. (River- Recorded in the late ’30’s when Rating: AAAA ride RLP 1024) Boston’s Storyville introduces itsI “Hamp” had sidemen Johnny new record label with a session U ild Bill Davidson Hodges, Cootie Williams, Mezz taped at the club during Bechet’s Thinking of You October, 1953, visit. The front line• Goody Goody Mezzrow, Buster Bailey, Coleman is a spirited combination of Sid­ Wolverine Blues ney (in an unusually happy mood) When the Saints Go Marching In Hawkins, Chu Berry, Jess Stacy and the humorously inventive Vic Rating: A-AA and Cozy Cole. You’ll hear Ring Dickenson. The man who deserves This is the band with which Wild the most hosannas though is drum­ Bill toured the country in 1952. Dem Bells, Confessin', I Surrender mer Buzzy Drootin. Saints was on the previous Pax A former lon-termer at Condon’s, LP (6004) of the unit, but Goody Dear, I Can't Get Started and others. Buzzy has been with Dickenson for and Wolverine are second masters, the last couple of years. Adept at and Thinking had never been re­ all jazz styles, Buzzy is a marvel­ leased. Helen Ward sings pleas­ ously reliable drummer with an antly if rather tremulously on ability to spark each soloist in­ Thinking and Goody. Elsewhere, dividually, plus a communicative Wild Bill is crisply explosive as intensity that lifts the whole band. usual, trombonist Ephy Resnick and Also impressive is bassist Jimmy Joe Barafuldi complement him in­ Woode, who prefers to blow mod­ telligently and the rhythm section a rising ern, but is so thorough a musician has Charlie Traeger, Eddie Phyfe, he can make any scene. George and Dean Dewberry. It’s all com­ Star Wein is unique among extant club petent but not especially memo­ owners in that he can play swing­ rable. (Pax EP 4003) ing piano while counting the house. Barbara Carroll is showing a fresh, His solos aren’t particularly no­ Coleman Hawkin» table, but he’s valuable behind the The Way You Look Tonight modem style to New York jazz band. Phantomesque Engineering and balance could Isn't it Romantic? circles. Miss Carroll leads her be much better. The drums are Rean-a-re-bop gifted trio (Joe Shulman and Herb often overbalanced, Vic sometimes Rating: AAA sounds like he’s playing from the Reissues of sides Hawk made Wasserman) through From This ceiling, and the hand that held some years ago—no personnel or the gain was a shaky one. Peggy dates listed. Hawk is always worth Moment On, What’s the Use of Ryan’s interesting cover makes a hearing even when, as here, he’s stylish Mandarin of Sidney. Every­ just strolling through familiar bal­ Wond’rin’, Goodbye, Let’s Fall in body swung but the engineer. lads and a reminiscent original of Love, 1 Want a Little Girl and (Storyville STLP 301) his own (Phantomesque). On the foppish bit, Hawk is less casual others. Gifford Brown as he demonstrates to the younger Cherokee generation that he’s aware of the Easy living ever-changing scene. Hawk, like Deluxe Edition Albums Wail Bait Eldridge ana Carter, will always Hinor Mood fo a musician we can all learn On “45 EP” $3.85 Hymn of tho Orient from. These aren’t Bean at his On Long Play $4.85 RCA V’CTOR Brownie Eyes most inspired, and the accompani­ Rating! AAAA ment is disinterested, but they’re % *!CQ«oro music. The first LP on which Brownie still solid solos (Al*ddin EP SU) Price* *ugge*t*d list, including Federal Excise Taz. Add local tax. DOWN BEAT April 7, 1954 April_7, 195 emphasis on ensemble across which Ewell piano on the last four; and ing so naturally and fittingly into Sir Charles Thompson Lewis plays a leaping obbligato. most of the set soundly swings. a composition. Written in three Jazz Reviews The notes contain a gratuitous, ad- (Good Time Jazz GTJ LP L-21) movements, it is a work to be lis­ Bop This olescent, and untrue reference to tened to many times. Memories of You modern jazz. (Pax EP 4001) Knocky Parker — It might be a rewarding experi­ Oh Joe Teddi King For Ears Dick Wellstood ence to hear him work with some Rating: A A A A A ’Round Midnight Howard McGhee Grandpa’s Spells of the younger jazz composer-musi­ Stardust Wolverine Bluet cians like the Modern Jazz Quar­ Personnel: Joe Newman, trum­ Ami It Never Entered My Mind Lifestream Grace and Beauty Rag tet, Shorty Rogers, Charles Mingus, pet; Benny Powell, trombone; Pete Little Girl Blue Mop Mop Pretty Baby et al. (J.T.) (Vanguard VRS 8004) Brown, alto; Sir Charles Thomp­ Intersection Storyville Joys son, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Osie Disi Prelude to e Kiss Rating: Crazy Kid Blues Ragtime Piano Roll Johnson, drums. This band walks, man! Each Rating; #AAA A Reissues of an old Norman Granz Wildflower Rag Maple Leaf Rag date on which Howard was backed musician plays with an inherently Teddi King sings so magnifi­ Don’t Forget to Mess Around Evergreen Rag by Teddy Edwards, J. D. King Rating: *AA Grizzly Bear Rag swinging beat, and together they The T cently on her first solo recital that (tenors), Ray Porter (drums), R. achieve a compulsive total drive she transcends the obstacle course The rating is for the authorita­ The Cascades unique in Kesterson (bass), and Vernon Bid­ tiveness of Knocky Parker’s inter­ States Rag Medley #8 that carries y<>u forward like a Storyville Records amateurishly set dle, piano. McGhee blows well Hemingway description of a bull­ The quiet in front of her vocal path. The pretation of New Orleans stomps St. Louit Tickle trombonist though he’s often sounded better on and the earlier classic rags. Knocky Jungle Time fight. hurdles were: noisy surfaces; bad records, and the rating is for him Newman and Powell, both from entire care balance with the accompanying is also known as Professor Parker, ’Possums and Tatars when he w only. Rest of the men sound most head of the department of English Rating: AAA A the Basie band, are real delights piano; largely unimaginative and of the time as if they were playing and Powell must surely gain some hand-picket sometimes surprisingly plodding at Kentucky Wesleyan College. Un­ More piano roll rags made avail­ BBC series in their sleep. My copy is pressed fortunately Knocky’s been bela­ able for the first time on records of the recognition that is his due background by Beryl Booker; and off-center. (Aladdin EP 514) after this session. Newman a Ted left' the “mood” idea of producer John bored by a very poor job of record­ by Riverside in cooperation with ing, and two numbers are largely piano roll expert, J. Lawrence worthy successor to Harry Edison band in IS McClellan that leads to a sameness Jelly Roll Morton in the Basie crew, has seldom dividual su of tempo and unnecessary constric­ wasted on ridiculous revival Cook. Scott Joplin himself plays Muddy Water Blues attempts by young New Yorkers. Maple Leaf; the other pianists are played this well on wax. a phenome tion of Teddi’s talents on a solo High Society You’ll be surprised, too, at the niter he pl debut. The exceptions to the generally anonymously heard in works by Fish Tail Blues low level of accompaniment on the James Scott. Botsford, Joplin, Bar­ rejuvenated Pete Brown, who, when land, is a j But Teddi’s sound, intonation, Mr. Jetty Lord last heard from recordwise, was out in advi and creatively sensitive phrasing record are pianist Dick Wellstood ney and Seymour, Severin and King Porter Stomp and trombonist Ephy Resnick, who Hunter. Aside from the historical a honker. Sir Charles also will When in are too much for even these hassels Tom Cat Blues gain enormously in respect after a few day to smother. This is thrilling musi- have long since been graduated interest, there are some florid kicks My Gal from the amateurishness of their to be had from the cascading syn­ this date. His playing is deft, Ted for a cianship. Storyville deserves much happy, and sure. armed with credit for finally giving Teddi an Wolverine Blues contemporaries on the date. Well- copations. (Riverside RLP 1025) Rating: A-A-A-A stood’s one solo band demonstrates Could we give a sixth star, it records—si LP, but they also owe her an apol­ An assemblage of interestingly would go to the recording engineers (Dankwort ogy. Next time give the chick a an impressive ability to communi­ Sal Salvador rare early Jelly Rolls. The dates cate m New Orleans musical terms. for their invaluable contribution. one Germa chance to show how powerfully she range from 1923 to 1926, and Mud­ Gone Kith the Wind (J. T.) (Vanguard VRS 8003) poll winnin swings with a decent rhythm sec­ Knocky still deserves a decent re­ Get Happy tion, a variety of tempos and a dy Water may have been Morton’s cording, one for which he should My Old Flamt' Ted was first recording. Natty Dominique, write the notes since he knows the Jimmy Yancey whatever, i relatively hip engineer. On this one This Can’t Be Lote La Salle Street Breakdown Teddi would have been better off a Lee Collins, Roy Palmer, and Balls early jazz piano field in practice Too Marvelous for Words the test, al Ball are among the alternating as well as theory. (Progressive PLP Two O’Clock Bluet for him. 1 cappella with one hand on the sidemen on the first four; five and After You’ve Gone Janie’s Joys engineering controls. (Storyville 1) Rating: A-AA- pull any pi six are duets between Jelly Roll and Mel Powell Lean Bacon IP 302) The former Kenton guitarist in Big Bear Train King Oliver; and the last two ’S Wonderful his first records under his own The Reco Gene Krupa combine Morton and New Orleans It’s Been So Long Lucile’s Lament clarinetist Volly de Faut (one of name, Johnny Williams is on piano; Beezum Blues A- Harmonica Boogie I Must Have That Man Kenny O’Brien, bass; Jimmy Camp­ the first mixed dates on record). You're Lucky to Me bell, drums; and tenor Frank Yancey Limited (Capita These are among the oldest Rating: Ata-A Rating: A-AA-A The sax Boogie should sell a lot of rec­ Socolow is added on four. Sal plays sounding records I’ve ever heard pleasantly and is backed by a Eight previously unissued sides sound very ords. I wonder why Gene didn’t add short of Edison cylinders, but Sonatina for Piano by the late master of blues piano. Rating: A AA A A highly competent rhythm section. that’s not the Radio City corps de ballet they’re valuably worth preserving. Socolow is professional but is styl­ Recorded in 1939 for Dan Qualey’s . . . tight, and a few score steel guitars. A Especially illuminating is Oliver in Two ratings within the same col­ late Solo Art label, they were never The brass 16-gun salute would have made a lection here, but the first section of istically pallid. And so, frankly, is a duet role. The King was a Salvador. Sal does nothing wrong, released and disappeared until re­ But the en highly appropriate co^a. Septem­ driving stylist and it’s easy to hear this Vanguard LP is devoted to cently. They’ve been well found. thing that ber Scmg is bearable but schmaltzy. Mel and a jazz group, the second but on records he lacks the individ­ how he influenced so many New uating temperament of a Kessel, Jimmy was limited to the blues trying to । Teddy Napoleon la on piano and Orleans youngsters so deeply—one to Melvyn (Melvyn?) playing un­ and to its boogie-woogie and train moving, ai Eddie Shu (who plays other instru­ accompanied his own classical com­ Farlow, Wayne, or Raney. Louis Armstrong in particular. Most interesting soloist is former song tributaries, but those he knew the rhythi ments better) is on harmonica. (Riverside RLP 1027) position. probingly. And he could communi­ that old I Eddie knows the instrument, but His playmates on the jazz sides Getz sideman, Johnny Williams, Kid Ory who has refreshingly unpredictable cate his knowledge with perennial idea who i from these examples, his ideas of are Buck Clayton, Edmond Hall, impact, (Riverside RLP 1028) how jazz should be played on the South Rampart Street Parade Henderson Chambers, Steve Jor­ imagination and a good beat De­ harmonica would be more in place The Girls Go Crazy dan, Walter Page, and Jimmy spite the siren song of the notes, 2. Duke E in a gypsy tea room in Dallas. So St. James Infirmary Crawford. But it’s Powell who I found this set pretty dull, except toll. Ji far Toots Thielemans hasn’t a thing Bill Bailey shines, making his return to the for Johnny. And why, pray tell, is CRUFORRIA JAZZ SHOP to worry about. (Clef) Milneberg Joys recording studios a most welcome “warmth coupled with drive” an Nance, Creole Love Call one. His playing is dextrous, warm, “unusual combination”? That’s P. O. Bei £549 Billy Si Tommi Ladnier Bucket’s Got a Hole in It inventive, and, I’m afraid, quite what the best of jazz always com­ This is bines; trouble with this collection Beverly Hills, Calif. Mojo Blues Aunt Hager’s Blues a cut above anything anyone else NEW MUAStS CLEF LFi arrangeme Heebie Jewries Rating: A-A-A-A in the group can match. Clayton is that it’s amblingly lukewarm. weren’t fo (Blue Note BLP 5035) Lionel Hampton Quartet Charleston Mad A fine recording technically (why comes closest with a pretty solo •MG C-6II. . .(12") ... said it mi Steppin on the Blues no engineer credit?). First four on Man and a rousing one on Count Basie Big Band It impro were cut in July, 1953, with Ory, George Shearing •MG C-144 ...... though; I Traveling Blues Lucky, but neither Hall nor Cham­ Rc^Eld^dgc Quintet Teddy Buckner (cornet), Pud bers can keep up with the tempos AA A Sinner Kissed An Angel Trumpet Charleston, South Carolina Brown (clarinet), Lloyd Glenn on Wonderful and Lucky. Perhaps **A Mood for Milt and the 1 Play That Thing #4 (piano), Julian Davidson (guitar), musicians a bit more facile could Sinner was done by the usual HI — Fl were very Rating; ★★★ Ed Garland (bass), and Minor Hall Shearing slide rule, but Cal Tja- The Gena Krupa Saztof #1 have been employed in their stead. MG C-147 ...... One of the best of the bluesmen (drums). Last four were made in Mel, however, is worth the price der’s Milt is a relatively relaxed Tha Gana Krupa Saztaf #2 3. Billy M from New Orleans in some of his December of the same year with of admission. swinger on which Cal blows well, MG C-152 ...... 3.»5 ex-Armstrongite Bob McCracken in Al McKibbon and Bill Clark play Now th earliest recordings. All but the Sonatina is a fascinating work. JAZZ FAVORITES quality an last were made in 1925 with Lovie on clarinet, Don Ewell on piano, Powell is indeed a highly skilled brilliantly, Toots Thielemans con­ Benny Carter: Cosmopolite Austin's Blues Serenaders. Play and Morty Corb substituting on musician, and the first classical tributes it too brief guitar chorus, •MG C-I4I That Thing dates back to 1923. bass. composer to insinuate a jazz feel­ and George remembers to wail Artittry of Stan Getz «MG C-143 3.85 I’ve never been an Ory fan even briefly. Unfortunately my copy of Oscar Paterson Smgs *MG C-145 3.85 Ladnier was limited as to 'echni- Count Ba«ia Saztet *MG C-144 3.85 FIRS cnl facility and imagination, but unto the Hot Five records (to me that side is slightly distorted. The Dizzy Gillespie With Strings he sounds like an older Conrad other side sounds as clear as if it •MG C-136 ...... within the narrow compass of the Uster Young Trio #2 ’MG C-I3S more uncomplicated blues and Janis), but there’s no denying the MAIL ORDER JAZZ had been made in a bank vault. An Evening With Billie Holiday stomps, his was a deeply unique enthusiasm he generates in a band. 25 SPRUCE STREET (MGM 11677) •MG C-144 These are alive-sounding sides Django Reinhardt *MG C-516 ... and moving voice. Good compre­ JERSEY CITY 4. NEW JERSEY Johnny Hodgas Collates #2 hensive notes by Orrin Keepnews. (those sandpaper trombone smears •MG C-128 ...... (Kvenide RLP 1026) are all too alive). Pud Brown plays □ Gillespie—Gets Soxtet ...... 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Marito MAMAM BPIOe—Billie Holiday—If The Moon COMPUTE CATALOG ON REQUEST Turn« Grean/Autumn in New York 1.85 ATT Th -d High RdoIHy Recording »104—Banny Corti SO' ■V I al On The Rnest Vinylito Friand «/Flamingo A Write Fer Fran Catalog Hcllyweed 31. Calif April 7, 1954 DOWN BEAT Page The Blindfold Test Clifford Brown—The New Dizzy (Tndeninrk Rev U.S. Pat. Off.) New York — The word among musicians both here American Music, 1954 and in Europe is that a new Dizzy Gillespie has arrived. No hvrnman in several years has so stirred the interest and enthu­ Disappointing To Heath siasm of his fellow jazzmen as Clif­ ford Brown. And as a result of his By Leonard Feather recent records on Blue Note and The Ted Heath story ’ is Prestige, the jazz listening public also is becoming aware of a fresh, unique in dance band history. authoritative tiumpet voice. Clif­ The quiet-spoken, 54-ycar-old ford, 23, was born in Wilmington, trombonist was a sideman for his Del. entire career until the age of 45 when he was called in to front a “My father played trumpet and hand-picked group of men for a violin and piano for his own BBC series. amusement,’’ Brown recalls, “and from the earliest time I can re­ Ted left Geraldo to take over th:. member it was the trumpet that band in 1944. Since then, his in­ fascinated me. When I was too dividual success has reached such little to reach it, I’d climb up to g phenomenal peak that any one- where it was, and 1 kept on knock­ niter he plays, anywhere in Eng­ ing it down. So when I was 13, land, is a positive, guaranteed sell­ my father finally bought me ne— out in advance. and onlj because of tiat fascina­ When in England recently for tion for the horn itself. Otherwise a few days, I managed to corral I had no noticeable interest in mu­ Ted for a blindfold test. 1 wa» sic as »uch at that time. armed with an assortment of band “That developed later through records—six American, one British Ted Heath (Dankworth’s new big band) and experience with the junior high school band and a jazz group that one German (Edelhagen’s German keen about the slurping saxo­ Clifford Brown poll winning outfit). phones, but this is the sort of mu­ Robert Lowery, who used to be with of his trumpet players, Benny Har-^ , , Ted was given no information sic the men enjoy playing—at least several big bands, organized to it can be played with feeling, in­ stimulate interest in jazz among ris,• was ’late. • Clifford■ got a chance• adelphia a couple >f times a month whatever, either before or during to sit in for 45 minutes, and Dizzy with innovators like J J. Johnson, the test, about the records played stead of tongue-in-cheek as those the younger musicians in town. previous two sounded. It hao a good Lowery taught me a lot and gave encouraged the youngster to go on Max Roach, Ernie Henry, ana for him. As you’ll see, he didn’t with jazz. Fats Navarro. pull any punches. sound; may have been Billy May, me big band experience in his own though so many bands have slurp­ group during summer vacation.” After high school graduation, After recovering from a 1950 ing saxes now, and this doesn’t Clifford studied mathematics at auto crash, Clifford picked up Th« Records sound up to his standard. But I’d Benny Wu- Late Delaware State college and then trumpet gigs, one with Charlie give it four stars anyway. switched next year to Mai yland Parker. I. Ray Anthony Tree Blue Lou. Oue night in 1949, Dizzy played State college on a music scholar­ (Capitol). a date in Wilmington, and one 4. Johnny Dankworth. The Slider ship. There they had a good 15- Igiun. It’s Benn* The saxes and rhythm siction (Parlaphone). piece band with which he gained “Benny Harns was the cause of sound very English to me — and alto player. It’s well played, but Is this Johnny Dankworth? I experience. that one, too,” Brown said. “He that’» not meant as a compliment the way they make jazz out of a While at Maryland State, Clif­ . tight, square and rigid . . . think I know this record . . . Fun­ pretty song is bad foi- the cause. left Bird shortly after the engage­ ny thing, this sounds much more ford played as a member of the ment began so I worked in his The brass is much more modern. Is it Kenton? On principle, because house band at jazz concerts in Phil- But the entire conception is some­ modern than the three American I’m against the whole idea, I’ll give place for a week. Bird helped my thing that we, as a band, have been records. The recording is a bit top- it one star. well played; good tiumpet section morale a great deal. One night he trying to get away from. It’s not py, not enough bass, but otherwise Thi first chorus is dreary though. took me into a corner and said, ‘I moving, as an arrangement, and it’s really first class; good arrange­ 4. Woody Herman. Woof tie (Mars). And the whole conception is wrong. don’t believe it. I hear what you're the rhythm :-ection at times has ment and performance. It’s an ex­ Carl Fontana, trombone. saying, but I don’t believe it.’ ” that old Ellington sound. I’ve no traordinary thing; one doesn’t sit 8 Dizzy Gillespie with Johnny Rich­ After Bird, Clifford worked with down to listen to English and The rhythm section sounds anx­ ards Ork. Interlude In C (Oiicov- idea who it is. Two stars. ious. Is this a colored band? Trom­ Chris Powell foi a year and a half. American records for comparisons, A stay with Tadd Dameron in At­ but thi.-, is quite surprising. Per­ bone is very good—best of the solo­ 1 Duke Ellington Roe-Dab (Capi­ This is a nice, sincere trumpet lantic City, N. J., followed. Lionel haps we’ve moved forward while ists— and the record has a good player. I like the idea of the cold, tol). Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet! atmosphere and spirit, even though Hampton heard him there and America lias been standing still— detached trumpet against the con­ added him -.o his band along with or moving back. Four stars. the rhythm didn’t quite settle down trasting warm background of Nance. Cat Anderton, trimpat*; . . . It’s music for 'in occa ion— altoist Gigi Gryce who was also Billy Strayhorn, arranger. strings. I like this whole perform­ with Dameron. S. Kerf Edelhages Tenderly {Ger­ preferably for late at night. It’s ance very much. It has a nice mod­ This is an old-fashioned type of mai Brunswick). not my kind of music, but it’s well Clifford stayed with Lionel from von em feeling and good musicianship July until November, 1953, and arrangement; sounds tight. If it Klank, alto. done, and for what it is, I’d rate and intonation. This wouldn’t be weren’t for the drummer, I’d have it three stars. during the European tour, recorded This is a misfit. Its got the trom­ to everybody’s taste, but it’s the several sides with both Swedish said it must be an old recording. bones playing in the wrong register only record I’d buy out of all It improved toward the end, 7. Jerry Gray. St. Lents Binet I Dec« and French musicians. Brown had for the tune, but more important, you’ve played me. On performance made his first modern jazz sides though; the clarinet was good. it’s a jazz arrangement of a stand­ and t xecutnin, I'd give it five j^aia. Trumpet sounded >ld - fashioned, earlier on * Lou Donaldson date ard tune that people love. Does Now here is the opposite of what for Blue Note while he was still and the theme and arrangement anybody really want to hear Ten­ happened on Tenderly. They’re try­ were very dull. Two stars. tZf.í¿fUÍfa with Powell. Hr also had recorded derly this way? This kind of per­ ing to make a commercial perform­ for Prestige with Dameron. formance has hurt the band busi­ ance uut < f St. Louin Blues, which 3. Billy May. Easy Street (Capitol). ness. We used to do that sort of is essentially a jazz tune and Clifford now is based in New Now this has a more modern thing but we gave it up two years should be done the way Louis and York, working with Art Blakey quality and sound. I’m not terribly ago. This could be Kenton. Nice Teagarden do it . . . but it’s very and hoping to resume studying soon. “But I don’t know when- CURRENT there's always the financial angle,” CLASSICAL he said. “The financial angle is a RELEASES tough one. There are always h lot embodying BAR of guys who sound very promising, Vnnguard Quality Control: but what happens to them depends SMASH SUCCESSI RESPIGHI: Ancient Airs For Top Records Try u great deal on econ<'inics. A mu­ 4 Dances, Suite #1. AMERICA'S FINEST sician gets marntd, han s couple PETRASSI: Den Quia- of kids, and then h> has to get an­ JAZZ RECORD BAR MANGUM® 1 ate, lallet Suite. From other job because he has to look Litschauer rand. Vienna for that money. HERE ARE THE RECORDS... Stato Opera Orch. We «pecialiM in all Jeu-Dizra- VRS-447 1-12" $5.15 /and-B/ee* on all record label*— “But there certainly ure many JAZZ J FEATURING THE GREATEST NAMES IN JAZZ! talented guys around. 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GTJ LF 21-HI R—Kid Oryh Creole harmonic orchestra is on its first That« performance* were recorded with the VANGUARD QUALITY CONTROl tour in five years, playing m 14 technique that ha* made VANGUARD datiical -eleaie» th* most exciting Moil any place tn the world concerts that end in Washington, sound an discs. Pressings are on pure vinylite, noise-free surfaces. Free Catalogs $1.00 Deposit with order D. C. VRS-441. 1-1R“ $5.« 10c packing charges oe ail orders Currently planned is a spring, under 1$ 00 1955, trip tu California and the ri $3.00 Minimum Order Pacific Northwrit for five «neks. skilfully executed, No COO's to AF® oddressos Dmitri Mitropoulos and Guido Can­ end brilliantly i«pro- 412 $oirth Michigan Street telli will divide cross-country con­ RECORDINGS FOR THE CONNOISSEUR dured.“—I. Kolooin, South Bend Indiana Saturday Review ducting duties. April 7, 19 DOWN BEAT April 7, 1954 wound up with Entratter’.» K.O. lounge . . . Bassist Parks Johnson of Miller ar i comic» going a May organized a trio that is livening 5 round at the Sands . . . Miller up the Jacksonville scene in a stint tried to book Eddie Cantor for com­ at Lou Flint’s new club in the Discovery Discovers Discs petition down-Strip at the Sahara, Lake Forest section. SAN FRANCISCO —Seems to take a lot to get this town jump­ *-ut Mr, C can’t make it, says his Joe Mooney held ove» at Bird­ Webb ing but when it does look out! doc. So Miller is trying to move land. Outstanding local pianist No­ all over, Sarai Vaughan broke all records Dennis Day from June 6 to the el Crux, who worked two week» Of Jazz Sell Anywhere consecut early May slot ... El Rancho with Terry Gibbs’ group at Bird­ at the Downbeat while George Vegas poobah, Beldon Katie man. New York—Even with the major labels intensifying their presents Shearing a as breaking all records land, formed a trio to stay in that at tiie Black Hawk and the Festi­ moves into the heavy sugar dept, spot, and Miles Davis was tenta­ jazz recording activity, the substructure of jazz on records by Jimmx val of Jazz was f-tiling out at the by tossir* Harry Jame« - greeters guide—“Voice of Bebop.” on 13th, and Sammy Kaye on the “We’ve sold more nf the old “We'n also, of course, constantly Whaaaaaat? . . . Gerald Wilson’s Kirby Stone 4 winning accolades 20th Lionel Hampton slated for ey; Short in the Last Frontier’s Gay 90’s catalog,” Bergman points out, “in building our catalog. We plan to pie«; Curl big band shifted its Sunday ses­ April 3; Ray Anthony booked for the short time we’ve had the label feature the best; names we can get, sions to the Downbeat. Bar after midnight from l^nny April 17 . . . Russ Romero was at Jack Coir Kent A Rooe Maric, Robert Merrill, thin our predecej-sors did in five and we’re willing to listen. We’ll Records; i Jerri .Adam spent several days the Topper on March 20: Ralph years. The success of our sales take u good new group anytime and in San Francisco er route to a Carmen Miranda & pouse Bert Sr- Marterie hits on the 27; Billie promote) baxtian, Billy Vine, Four Ace«’ Al policy is due to the fact that we promote them. In addition, our in­ town wdtl Vancouver gig . . . Miguelito Val­ May on April 3: Ralph Flanagan work closely with the jazz disc ternational series will be aug­ des inked a contract for the Say Alberts. Dave Mahoney, Lou Sihe- on April 17, and Tony Pastor on singing di tri A Sod Vaccaro, Billy Gray, and jockeys all around the country, and mented. We’ll release shortly an Ray Pr When as a single . . . Jack Fine the 23rd . . . Ted Lewis makes his we’re beginning to make contact Arnold Ros» LP cut in Europe, working weekends at the Clare­ Sammy Lewis . . . Fbim”igo’f cir­ usual welcome return cn the 26th ing car re cular I ar -wings with M ingy Ma with all the college jazz clubs and more Swedish LPs with a Roll tour. He mont hotel. . . . The Glenn Miller Story a box college radio programs. Ericson band featuring Lars Gui­ Charlie Stern’« band into the none'*- 5, also Bobby Page’s combo office hit at the Keith. played ci and Three Dons A Ginny . . . Add Nucleus In College lin, and more records by Hans Kol­ horna und Avalon for Saturday afternoon —al thulman ler with Jutta Hipp.” dance« . . . Dorsey Brothers book­ Sahara ^faris: Ames Brothers A “The nucleus of jazz buyers to­ and Slim ed for one-nighters in the area Muggsy Spanier in March, fol­ disc jockeys who play jazz whom to appear and that he had urged eran Eileen Barton followed Dottie Tympan. Five will take over on lowed by Bull Moose Jackson, Cole­ we service directly. And on one club operator Herman Pirchener Lamour into Lat.r Quarter as sub the 23rd. man Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, and release, we’re likely to get from not to cancel the matinee because for Sugai Ray Robinson, who can­ Ex-Glenn Miller swouner Kay Page Cavanaugh . . . Four Lads them 100 letters of comment.” Shaw felt the teenagers would be celed st last minute . . . The jazz slated for another local appearance disappointed. Shaw says his con­ Eberle did nifty two-week stand at Bergman told how he took a trip tract for the engagement did not scene featured Lady Day. as Billie the Crossroads club in nearby shortly. from city to city and “asked who Holiday played the Hi Hat on her Maryland March 1 through 14. the boys wen who played jazz. If include any matinees, but that he return from Europe. Dizzy Gilles­ Management dickering for Frank 1 had to travel 40 or 60 miles out agreed to do this one because it pie swung in with Candido, both Sinatra to hypo spring volume on of town to meet them, I went . Musi­ had been advertised, and that he in fresh from the Festival tour with 29th Sauter-Finegan dates TORONTO—Will Alger and the cians on the road sent in the no sense was involved when the Stan Kenton R&b policy returned switched from one-niter at Club Salt City Five (which is now six names of jazz disc jockeys. So mntinee was canceled. this week with Billy Wird and his I Kavakos to a full week at the Ca­ but prefers the old name) worked after a year of adding and weed Shaw further insists that he Dominoes. Woody Herman set for sino Roy al which started March 22 a week at the Colonial and then ing out, we have the finest list of made every other commitment he next week, with bandstand being . . . Jazz Forum— Vol. I was aired happily took jff for a moi th, with jazz disc jockeys anywhere. had agreed to and, in addition, ful­ enlarged to handle the Herd. an WOOK Saturday, March 13. options, at the Princess Hotel in filled several extra ones that had George Wein absent from his Hour-lorg show featured local mu­ Bermuda . . . Woody Herman’s It Sells Everywhere been made for him before he ar­ Storyville wher Gerrj Mulligan sicians discussing “Jajz Influences band went into the Colonial the “And to prove that jazz sells all rived. opened with Bob Brookmeyer on —Present and Past”. . . The Hi-Fi next week and scheduled to follow over, even in so-called nonjazz trombone. Wein had his Mahogony Fair—first such venture attempted were the Four Freshmen, Muggsy areas in the hinterlands, we sent Hall All-Stars at Basin Street in here — attracted many enthusiasts Spanier (for two weeks), Gerry- down jazz records to disc jockeys New York. Chet Baker followed to the Hotel Harrington, March 5- Mulligan (in his debut here), Dave Jack Garrett in Vicksburg, Miss., $20,000 DOLLARS! Brubeck, Pee Wee Hunt, Johnny his former boss (he had Russ 7. —tex pathingt and joe quinn Royalties from just one hit song! Freeman) on piano for a two-week Hodges, and Oscar Peterson. Le.irn low to write words and music -•ay, with Dave Brubeck set for The entertainment part of the TOMORROW'S HITS that sell. How to put your ideas on March 27 . . . Tommi Edwards MIAMI—’Ion» Marlin bowed out huge annual Motor Show all but paper. How to get to legitimate pub­ of the Clover club to make way by lishers . . . Our course, the "TECH- did good wrek at Holiday in Leo­ collaps**! when the featured act, NIQLE OF POPULAR SONG WRIT­ minster, Mass. on March 22 for the annual Billy the DeMarco Sister«, canceled out Fred & Re Circo ING”, tells you how . , 12.98. Cash, Jazz enthusiast Henry Pratte Gray-Patti Moore-Ben Lessy inva due to the illness of one of the rheek. money order, or C.O.D. Satis­ “FROM DAWN 'TIL DUSK* faction guaranteed planning big scalt jazz concert in sion from the west coast . . . Into sisters. Several acta ugge^ted by III PUBLICATIONS Manchester, N. H. for April 8th the Beachcomber came Sammy the agency failed to satisfy the "COM-FORT-A-BLF 1124 V, West Balboa IM with Herb Pomeroy’s former big Davis Jr., and the Will Mastin trio, sponsors, and 24 hours before the Balboa. CnlKcrub band as nucleus . . . Faith Winth­ ..nd ho dover Sophie Tucker to show there was still no act booked. rop, tabbed by Stan Kenton as fu­ follow Nat Cole’s rur . . Dorothy Then the Dorothy Bromby singers, ture great, singing up a storm at Dandridge did a week at the Sans an obscure local quintet, auditioned ¿t Fensgate with Nick Jerrett Trio Souci. The Barry Sisters opened and were accepted. They went over . . Creative Concerts Guild ba».* there March 23 and were to be n agnificently . . . The Town for second year with presentations followed by Byron Palmer. Criers, a local group featuring ex­ ACOUSTIVEX'SAX PADS of new young composers for pro­ Steve Gibson aided a girl violin­ Tommy Dorsey inger Jack Duffy, IWf DOW KWM41» SNMP MUMUiS.. fessional level of performance, a ist named Ginger to his Red Caps was again doing well at its old American commendable and necessary pur­ roster . . . The rhumba l»eat lives home, the Town Tavern . . . The pose. —boh martin on, lent impetus by Eddie Chavez’ Royal Alexandra, local legit housi group at the Sherry Frontenac, announced Toronto would probably LAS VEGAS—Battle fir Martin Jose Cortex at the Latin Quarter, get a look at Porgy and Bess in & Lewis between producer titans Freddy Calo at the Di Lido, and April. 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Production took OOV^ several months in Hollywood . . . By BILL MORGAN beat Springfield’s Earl Barton Music, Câw&| ( Webb Pierce, whose recording of Slowly is breaking big Inc., is going full speed ahead on ballyhooing Fabor Robinson’s new all over, again has been voted top folk artist for the second Abbott release, Chug gin’ on Down consecutive year, by Farm and Ranch magazine. Webb was Route 66 by Smiley Burnette. Bur­ presented an engraved plaque on Grand Ole Opry Feb. 27 nette is also the composer, and the S by Jimmie Rule, music editor for»------;------~ ; — tune is published by Rancho Music, SMALL TALK the. Z magazine.• A onrnnoAsurprise mioafguest flinovrsinger on thpthe an adjunct of Earl Barton . . . En­ t Opry recently was Lanny Ross. In d Recent visitors at the Opry* in­ joying his first leave since joining By Bill Bailey cluded Mohamad Abdul Rahman, town to do an auto show, Ross was the army, youthful composer Gary governor of the Province of Amad- asked by Ernest Tubb to do a song Walker spent a day visiting friends The fine line separating country music from pop is getting ya at Mosul Liwa, Iraq. Other . . . Dub Dickerson, through his at Radiozark and KWTO. Gary, manager, Charles W’right, has thinner. Across the desk today came two more indications guests were Bob McCluskey, sales currently stationed at Fort Leon­ of this—Gisele Mackenzie with Dog Gone It, Baby, Fm in a promotion chief at RCA Victor; signed an exclusive writing pact ard Wood, Mo., is best known for Nat Tannen; Sam Wallace, RCA with Acuff-Rose. his collaboration with Porter Wag­ Love and Molly Bee with Pine Tree, Pine Over Me. If distributor in Atlanta; Skeets Yan- Eddy Arnold’s show with Lew oner on such tunes as Look What tomorrow I get a Roy Acuff and$- y ey; Shorty Long and Dolly Dim- Childre, Davis Sisters, Louie In­ Followed Me Home Tonight and Young at Heart, I’ll not bat an eye. record, for instance. He’s c&w. The 0 Jles; Curtis Gordon; Tex Justice; nis, and others broke all existing Trademark. The public is less concerned than song is definitely r&b. That is, by ack Comer, president of Valley attendance records in Miami. Red Martha Carson, scheduled to anyone. But pity the poor music li­ style. Except it’s pop because vt ï Records; and Jim Ballard, hillbilly Foley, Eddy Arnold, and Smiley tour eastern Canada March 21-26, brarian! Let’s take a Red Foley sales and disc jockey play. Here, 1 promoter from Charlotte, N. C., in Burnette have been the most re­ then went to Akron, Ohio, with singing composer, has been in­ file this. Where, man, where? town with the Horn Sisters, new cent guest stars appearing on the Norm Riley on the 28th . . . Ne­ formed more than 1,000,000 rec­ A little more thought should be singing duet. Ozark Jubilee over television sta­ gotiations are being made with ords have been sold on Too Young given to clearance and clearing tl Ray Price wrecked his new tour­ tion KYTV, Springfield, Mo. Regu­ Western Canada Arena association To Tango, one of his top numbers channels. Too many songs are hit­ ing car returning from recent p. a. lar emcee of the full-hour Saturday for a tour in June of western in 1953. Wooley, one of the bad- ting the snag. Here are a few ex­ tour. He was not injured. Ray night show is Bill Ring, star of his Canada in a package show with men in High Noon, recently com­ amples. played capacity houses in Okla­ own daily radio program over the Little Jimmy Dickens, Johnny and pleted similar roles in Boy from Gets Burnette Disc homa and Texas with Hank Snow ABC network, which also origin­ Jack, and Kitty Wells. Oklahoma and Texas Bad Man. ates from Springfield . . . The I received for my radio show a and Slim Whitman . . . Tommy Jim Reeves, who enjoyed two hit promotion disc of Route 66 by Sosebee recently cut a new Coral Ozarks’ fabulous KWTO, which still believes in live musicians to records, Mexican Joe and Bimbo, smiley Burnette. But New York session ... Moon Mullican ditto for last year, has completed a new turned it down—wasn’t listed came King. the tune of having 20 nf them on full-time staff work, is doing heavy session and releases are due out the reply for either ASCAP or Colling’ Tune regional promotion on Sosebee and Folksy Music this month . . . Carolina Cotton BMI. Satisfaction Guaranteed by The Carlisles’ new recording of the Oklahoma Wranglers. ------By Hinton Bradbury ------has geen picked as queen of the Carl Smith didn’t pass the blue I Need a Little Help was written rodeo for the sixth consecutive year line. (But Rosemary Clooney could by Tommy Collins, Capitol record­ Tennessee Ernie Show and will reign during the event “come-on-a my house—I’ll give you Decca’s Rex Allen recovering at everything.” I scheduled stubby I ing artist, who also wrote and re­ Radiozark unveiled its new Ten­ his San Fernando Valley home which is a highlight of Helldorado corded You Better Not Do That nessee Ernie show for the trade. from a broken leg suffered in a each j ear in Las Vegas . . . Jenny and the Buccaneers’ Fair Fat and 11 and You Gotta Have a License . . . It’s a series of open-end, quarter- Lou Carson, one of the great writ­ Forty. The network turned thumbs skiing accident at Big Bear, Calif. ers of c&w songs, has changed her down. Makes fun of fat persons. Rex and his family were on a Drinking Tequila by Billy Dee short vacation at the resort and official address from Dallas, Texas, the accident happened when Rex to Malibu, Calif. . . . Wade Ray’s never left the post. The title did it in. There Stands the Glass never was teaching his boys, Rex Jr., got that first play. t f ! and Curtis, to ski. He was removed Artists concerned should look at to Good Samaratan hospital in Los this list: That New Vitamins, Angeles. Cool Ghoul (lyrics unacceptable); Where Have Eddy Arnold did guest appear­ Ims Vegas — Bela (Dracula) You Been? (BMI and ASCAP ance on Spike Jones Show from Lugosi, appearing with comedian have no record); Whole Hog or NBC-TV in Hollywood, then flew Hank Henry in the Last Frontier None, (lyrics); Marriage of Mexi­ to Chicago for conferences on his hotel revue, breaks it up every can Joe, (no record) ; Don’t Throw new TV show now in planning show with some line» of hip Your Life Away, (lyrics); You stage. The Plowboy then went to verse. All Come, (no record two weeks Miami for week at Olympia the­ As the menacing vampire but­ after issue); Ohh La La, (no rec­ ater. Eddy has completed two re­ ler in the rib of Dragnet, Lugosi ord); Wild Strings, (no record); cording sessions for Victor in the drops his character and lays this Hopeless Love, (no record); Honey, last 60 days. chorus on Henry: >11 Honey, Honey, (no record); Like Tennessee Ernie, for several “You must be flipping your My Lovin’ Overtime, (no record), months a daily feature on ABC ever-loving wig. and / Was a Fool, (no record). e with his deejay show, has just I’m the real gone ghoul the Rejection Predicted signed a contract with CBS calling cats all dig. i irw Minw MW«- for his services 15 minutes daily, The chicks dig me most like I have received Ferlin Huskey’s coast to coast. Featured with Ernie Errol Flynn, Eli the Camel. I’ll give 100 to 1 will be songstress Helen O’Con­ So don’t beat your chops, that there will be a New York re­ nell, frequently his singing part­ man; just give me some jection—commercial for cigarets. ner. skin!” An artist should spot a lyric Sheb Wooley, MGM Records that may result in rejection before he makes the recording. But if it’s a BMI or ASCAP rejection, there Gretsch Spotlight ought to be a reckoning. Waste of good stuff is an outright shame. The Chicago c&w place, Hillbilly ted one o^ tác Hayloft, which was to use big Gipsy Markoff Likes the Looks-Plus names, hit a snag after one week. It’s still operating but minus *7ofz Potéa. names. of Her New La Tosca Hear Hill Bailey n WHAQ-NBC, Chleaga. id t&e nation WRITE SONG POEMS ? ? If so, you’ll want "Write Your Own Music.” Complete, simple method of i Skipper Berg and the writing music to your lyrics. 91.08. » NEWMOUNT PUBLISHING CO. I Dept. K, P.O. 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