Petrillo And His Board Meet To MullBanRepeai New York As Down Orel went to trees, Junes C. Petrillo nnd iiuhii •era of the exec nth e eanunittee of the AFM were gathering in Chicago (OeU 8) to con»id< r action on a ]M*r*onal nqnr.1 lo thr union l>rf«r dent (run, President Roosevelt far a repeal of the bon on recording. The telegram from the nation's president, received by Petrillo the By Mike Levin previous urrh. ealleel attention to the fact that the WLB riding in the •Still Jim Crow** diac hearing contained a directive Has! eqlumn I got good and calling for a reatunption of rerord- ead about this deal, and I’m ing. fill going on it Being mad Roosevelt's win “requested” Pe­ pesoit usually make good copy; trillo to lift thw ban. because con- buallv only Peglerisms result tinurd refnvsl to comply with the hit this Is one topic where I WLB directive might inspire other kink musicians should get mad Ed stay mad. might impede the war effort Indi- [There certainly Is enough grief rertly, the tel» grain itated. haming around the world these Petrillo replied that he would eall toys without unnecessarily add- a meeting of the executive eommit- hg problems we have already tee immediately to mmider th« re­ ■oven can be solved. quest, but that it would requite a rA lot of people the world over few days for all members to reach lave spent the last six years Chicago from various parts nf the Ighting to get a chance to jolve ¡heir own deals, the Chinese tavr been at it for over 12 years. L' we come back, and allow the Raymond Scott find of thing we have going on TD Takes Initial Shore Is Party Draft Grabs Pair 1 the AFM to continue, we ull Ether ought to give up or go New York—Word eome* from Hits The Road hek as permanent KPs. Round In Court overseas that the AFN (Amer- From Basie Band New York—After more than [Th*1 AFM’» argument to that peo- Los Angeles — Attorneys for iean Force» Network) i» adopt­ two years of daily air-time, Ray­ ing the idea of the kinging «pot Los Angeles — Count Basie lost ■e are essentially Jim Crowers, and Tommy Dorsey, his wife, Pat heavily via the selective service mond Scott’s CBS band will leave Klang a» that to m>, the union mu»l Dane, and Allan Smiley, man- annoiinceniente that crowd the that network in December to go air-waves in this country. Singer route as Jo Jones, drums, und ■ Jim Crow. bout-Hollywood. who is on trial Lestei Young, tenor, reported for out on the road. One of the most [Th. union certainly doesn’t with them for felonious assault Dinah Shore made the fir»t expensive experiments ever made recorded sign off which lilts: duty to the armed forces. Milt have a leg to stand un. In the as result of the famed "Battle of Ebbins, Basie’s manager, was in radio, thi Scott orchestra al­ ■st place, a good union Is sup- the Balcony." won a point at the “This ia the AFN, American legedly has cost CBS more than Force* Network, on the road to hopeful that boys might yet draw feea to lead its membership P'eliminary hearing by securing 4-F ratings He said both had $400,000 in payroll and music ptrillo can argue for the record dismissal of one charge against Berlin.” costs, not Including production pike (which a great many entered pleas lor further exam­ the defendants ination of certain physical symp­ expenses In July, 1942. Scott was and say that Superior Judge Clem*-nt D. given the green light by CBS to knows what Is best for the toms which they believed had Nye upheld the contention of led to exemption., in other cases. create a large orchestra and de­ (Modulate to Page 12) Dorsey’s legal force« that there Bay City Local velop it into a top jazz outfit. Jesse Price took uver the rhy­ That Scott succeeded in this alm was insufficient evidence to sup­ thm spot following short period port the felonious assault charge is evident from the glowing re­ Extends Policy during which Buddy Rich sat In views his band has received from in connection with the asserted to ease the band aver a tough eaders Brothers beating of Actor Eddie Norris. Los Angeles — San Francisco’s the music trade press and from As the case stands now, it will spot. No permanent replacement the wide Jazz-listening audience musician^’ union, Local 6, has re­ for Young was set at this writ­ his daily hot programs have at ■ mainly concern the alleged slic­ laxed its restrictions of long ing. Dave Matthews was among ing of Acto^ Jon Hall’s classic tr acted. illed In Crashes standing against appearanc* the local saxmen who went in William Morris is working on a features with a knife or other there of travding bands Only for a night or so to help out. Los Angeles — Lieut. Jerry dangerous Instrument. All de­ spots which have been “open” to road schedule for the band which nodman, 19. youngest brother of fendants pleaded not guilty. will probably start off its “live” inny Goodman, and Lieut, members of othei AFM local - appearance work with a date ut Trial was set for Nov. 14 have been, with a few exception« the Roxy theater here. fees Ennis. 25. brother of Skin- Meantime the defendants are at from time to time, the Bay City’s Freddy Martin »y Ennis, were killed recently in liberty under $1,000 bail each. four hotel supper rooms st the tone accidents. Goodman, a Mark Hopkins the Palace, th» Escape* Draft »ember of the army air corps, St. Francis ind the Sir Fiancis Waring Really nd Ennis, a member of the Drake. Small clubs ?nd ballroom Los Angeles — Freddy Martin’s aval air corps, died during Baton Bug Bites have always been held as “closed draft worries are over until next faninH flights. territory.” It was reported here March, which means that they Isn't Warring Tubman Leeman that establishment of a more lib­ are just about over for all time New York—Fred Waring, sub­ New York—Drummer Cliff Lee­ eral policy toward out-of-town as the bandleader Is 38 years old ject of a recent Down Beat ar­ me Churchill Hurt man Is rehearsing a band here, by Local u was brought about in December. ticle describing his war with prior to offering it to a booking through efforts of Local 47 (Los Martin, who got a stay m Au­ juke-boxes and disc jockies, has Auto Collision Angeles) President Spike Wal­ gust, when he was first called up really buried the hatchet. Not agency. Modeled on a John Kirby for induction, came pretty close only is he recording again for *s Angeles — Jane Churchill instrumentation (clarinet, alto lace. ier band Singer (Bunny Beri- sax trumpet, plus three rhythm), to being in the Anny He was Decca but he made Ins first guest Charlle Barnet, Joachim the bandT will also feature two notified the second time to re­ appearance on a disi ¿pinner's violins, viola and cello Vocals port for induction Oct 5 and was show recently Dick Gilbert, who Pastor's Paradoie so convinced that “this was it” spins ’em for WHN here, had the t Norris to Tommy Dorsey’s will be handled by Nita Bradley, Pennsylvanian on one of his nous party Aug. 5 and got in Leeman's wife, who plans to come New York—Tony Pastor brings that he informed his bandsmen out of retirement for the job. his band into the Paramount that the group would dissolve as afternoon broadcasts fsw licks of her own during Theater here November 1. He’ll a band Oct. 2. He notified Jeiry « free-for-all, is recuperating bt* followed by the Casa Loma Stewartson, who handles his on an auto accident in which ork. band affairs U pack his library Buck Ram's Platters ■ suffered a broken knee-cap Frank Foster «loins tn a trunk for the duration. Next id other injuries Miss Church- day came notice of the defer­ Spot Red's Woodoile b dress caught fire from a cig- West Coast Agency vtte while she was driving her ment. New York—Fans who '.omplain r. While putting out the fire Los Angeles — Frank Foster, about the scarcity of Red No*vu M collided with a parked truck formerly active In the New York records will b< happy to know band field, has Joined the ork West Coast Favorite that Red rect utly cut tour sides department of the Reg. D Mar­ on the Savoy label. Discs will be shall agency. Marshall left here Gets Cotham Break released mder the name of Buck the latter part of September tu F-am mu ills irch« itra and be­ LUE NOTES -pen offices in San Francisco and New York—Johnny Richard’s sides Red’s vibes, ieaturc Teddy — By ROD REED = It s believed Foster will take over band found its first Gotham big­ Wilson, Shad Collins, Frankie S F. branch of firm later. time break two weeks ago when Newton, Tyree Glenn, Earl Bostic, Imi Hall to accused of «making it replaced Dean Hudson's oreh Don Byas, Ernie Caceres, Slam wrong kind of cigarette« But a*, the Hotel Lincoln. Richards Stewart, Remo Palmieri and Cozy b the shortage. how can anybody Fields' Ork Hinted will stay for two weeks when Cole. lb» right kind? Hudson returns from some one- For Kramer Hotel nighters. George Morphy proved that Ne% York—Herbie Fields re­ nft Muaic Holl con get along turned to the Paloma r Ballroom Connee Boswell fthoul Bing—Ukr Goodman can m Norfolk, Va. two weeks ago for Xavier Cugat Adds N along without hto clarinet! his second date there sine« form­ New Voroiovely On The Cover ing his new band. Booked One uf the greatest singers le for a biography of Ford through MCA, Fields Is rumored Luj Angekv—Xavicr Cugat In­ in our time and one of few who stepped up from slide set for one of Maria Kramer’s troduced u new singer with his who can handle ballads, blues, in the pit to a Mar part in hotels, probably the Roosevelt. band on his opening at Ciro’s. rhythm tunes nd hot num­ a The Girls: “From Trant To Washington, D. C. New stunner is Louise Barnette, bers with uqua facility is the who is also under contract to cover subject for this issue. RKO studios. Connee Boswell. Following her Vicki can't undenlanii Palmer to Newark current theater and club lour South Pacific—TM* Irutliri of the middle west and south, Newark—Jimmy Palmer’s band neck ik rhe envy of hi. buddk - Manager Quits Bard she will join the cast of a re­ • per advance anuaaneeni«Di will replace Lot Castle at the u he playa boompa-a-daiay with cently opened Broadway musi­ b Vallee han a program that’s Terrace Room here November 5 pretty Patti Thoma* of Bob Los Angeles—Lonn Esterdahl, cal snow. Now read the first and new id«ui in radio, featur. for a scheduled 10-week stay. Hope’s USO unit. Patti danced manager and guitarist with Joe of a neries of two articles on meh innovation» as an orehes- Castle Lr> rumored set to go Into with dosen» nf the hoy*. re­ Sanden, hai> left the band to re­ Connee by John Lucas which singers and gay repartee be­ the Hotel New Yorker In Man­ warded the bwl boofrr with a main here doing arranging for appears on page 3 of this Issue ts star and guests, hattan. studios and radio. DOWN BEAT NEWS Here's How Lena Horne Spent Her Brief Vacation In /Manhattan

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Imith,. pt the Iwork be ¡Hues. I (Worm Rothschild Photo) (»amn Rothtehud Photo) (Worrwt Rothwhild Photo) (Arthur G. Macaulay Photo) f Arthur Q. Macaulay fktu) , Ilion, ac Lfna Home bad a short holi­ Wilk her arranger, Phil Moore. Lena A twist tin thr title of her last pic­ An appearance at the Stage Time to alga up—axj I account day iu New York between theater visit» bandleader Eddie Heywood (right) ture, Two Girls ind A Sailor, the singer Door Canteen is a ‘‘must'’ for aign off. The utnn* ttw I Mild i id engagements recently. First she at the Three Deinees on 52nd Street. She poses here at Uptown Cafe Society with all eelebritie» who visit Man inscribe* her name in tha IIwhat w visited her old boss, Barney has just signed an autograph for a G. I. two sailors. Jimmy Dun (left) and hattan. So I^na sings several Canteen register, hriagi hitch nr Josephson, owner of Cafe Society. fan here, her attention distracted. James “Bud“ Eaton. throaty torch songs. her holiday to a elose. lloway e: Ition tn kidding ¡evolving Itirely o Take A Little Cash; Your Kiss Voice Vouches Vocal garden, many o Autograph tions th Crab Mexican Bash To Vanquish Dewey yet dim New York—Rex Stewart and Brick Fleagle got bo many New York—The battle of the crooners is on ugain— Conn«1 fine kick* during their rammer stay in Mexico that they it’» political thin time. With Bing Crosby an avowed Dev decided to perpetuate the trip in the tide* of new eonga, which For-President man. Down Beat sought out Frank Sinatra they dreamed up. Result ie found on the Keynote label for hit» stand on the routing election and got it in no uneerl mer terms. “Am I for Roosevelt!" cried corded /«m and Sariunp Mist, both locai jazz men eager to do some the swooner backstage during one inspired bv Mexican mcmoriea. “good neighboring.” of his Hit Parade broadcasts. Coleman Hawkins has already “Brother, you ran quote me aa say* Rex and Brick punched out the announced his forthcoming visit ing that not only am I an FDR man Zaza number to the memory of to the west coast, with an indefi­ an exotic French refugee who one hundred iM'tvent but if there’s nite vacation in Mexico. fur thr men in service, here and anything I can do to help the Presi­ danced at a hep Mexican nitery —Ines Catanaugh, Zaza got herself married so her abroad, Down Beat presents each dent get ;i eouple of extra vote«, I’m pers many musician-pah. piled into issue the kisa autograph of a popu­ gonna be right ia there pitching!” New York—AFM local MV cabs after work and serenaded lar dance band vocalist. This time At thr suggestion of Demo­ members here arc raising the 1 ously, the newlyweds. This early bright Mrs. Artie Shaw it’s langourou* Rom mart, Lom­ cratic national chairman, Robert sue of in increase in hotel sea) * Fitz bash so inspired the two Ameri­ bardo, »ho is singing with brother E. Hannigan, Sinatra, in com- again. The local sent in a reque r com cans that they collaborated on Granted Decree Guy’s liiuiou- band at the Hotel 5iany with Comedian Rags Rag- to the WLB over a year ago ad can o Roosevelt in Gotham. and and restaurateur Toots .ng that musician's wages in loc is is li this excellent tunc. Lui. Angeles—Betty Shaw, wifi Shor, flew to Washington recent­ ! depe After oi at the swank El of Bandleader Artie, was granted hotel? be, upped but Washingti ly for a chat with FDR. has failed tn hand down a jud| favor Patio in Mexico City, the Mexi­ a divorce here on Sept 28 before ‘ We didn’t talk about politics,” can jazzr'en crowded in ur.d Rex Judge Stanley Mosk. Couple sep­ Pic Mog Shows ment on the demand. said Sinatra, “but the President It’s common knowledge thi and Brick met the famed Chico, arated two months ago. kidded me about the art of mak­ ex-tubman for Miguelito Valdew. large band* lose money playinj Under terms of the decree Mrs. Django Is Okay ing girls swoon He’s u wonder­ hotel name band rooms < fin son Swamp Mist, a bit of mood music, Shaw is to receive not less than ful man and I’m urging all my applii resulted from a trip which thi New York — Page 89 of the instances, as much as $2,000 p* $1,000 per month for the support October 2 Life magazine settles friends to get to the polls and week) and the union has been Yank duo took with Chi, o which of herself and their child, Steven make a big Roowvelt vote. The induced a glimpse if th< mis1 one long-standine jazz query Is griping about this condition hr Kern Shaw. Should the band­ Django Reinhardt still alive? A way I see it, the Republicans are several years. Reason for this rising from the floating gardens leader s income become more counting on n small vote, always Thi B< of Xochimilco. photo on that page of Life shows peculiar irrangement is that than $70,000 per year she is to re­ a couple of GIs strolling by a an asset to their side, and it’s name bands have been coni In tibe ri Tall tales of the good life in ceive $2,000. Mrs Shaw will have Parisian night spot named La everyone’s duty to register and -at the Mexico the wonderful ease sole custody of their son until he plunk down a ballot lor FDR." before tl Roulotte, which the caption ex lessor wi and graceful working conditions is six years Jld. Shaw is to have plains, means "gypsy’ caravan” Sinatra has already offered his Should the WLB okay an I excellent food the rum visitation privileges. What the caption doesn’t notice service» to the Democratic party crease in pay, reaction from hoi > / HaU distillery « here one nas only to Following the separation, Mrs. or disregards are the words and will speak at several rallys owners here should be inter« Mar' ha pul' a coke out of a machine Shaw returned with the child to “Chez Django Reinhardt” which here soon. ing. The average hotel regas he violir :*nd look up to find a smiling the home of her lather, composer are perched over the doorway it., dine-and-dance room u Conner waiter placing a bottle of excel­ Jerome Kern. Shaw moved into And that, hot tans, roughly publicity investment and ran ert on t lent rum on the table (for free) the new home he had planned translat’d mean.’. “This is where Leader Ceti Latched makes money on the deal. Wl ... as well as the favorable to share with his wife latter part Django hangs his hat.” Lt» Angeles — Jack Statham, musician scales going higher, I lo mui monetary exchange has all the of September. Legendary in this country tor local ork leader, was married re­ a strong possibility that ti quentl his amazing guitar work on orig­ cently to Gloria Dea of the mov­ hotels will forget about th« ful a pia inal French Swing discs (re­ ies. Coupk were married on the size nu me orks and concent» issued here on other labels), set of studio ‘at which Miss Dea on small combos to provide >1ii Django earlier in the war was Is currently working. ner and dance music. Then’ reported dead Life’s pic definite­ iozart, 1 ly kills that rumor and makes a he Bu w< lot of hep listeners very happy •anal Sti indeed. In NYC, a report ia al­ er shop ready circulating that Leonard if the pa Jacoby, former Parisian night spot owner, now running clubs in Manhattan, is planning to bring ITTIl the great guitarist to thf States at the earliest opportunity. Mary Lou Rolls 'Em For FDR's Vanguard New York—Jazz on a political kick is the latest twist. Pianist Mary Lou Williams, in company with some other jazz stars is currently on tour throughout the country with the FDR Victory Bandwagon, -how got off to a start two weeks ago at Symphony Hall In Boston with a rally for THANK President Roosevelt at the jazz artists entertained between The froi political speeches. Tour will run Hen ja for 20 days, hitting key cities as far west as St. Louis. Mary Lou’s the quartet ir made up of Bill Cole­ Thanks man on trumpet, Al Hall on bass, Who i and Jack Parker on drums Blues singer Woody Guthrie Is also in the troupe. October 15. 1944 NEWS DOWN BEAT

spirituals on the blues. ever managed to achieve the It was from this superb back­ genuine jazz flavor that came so ground that the Boswell style simply to Connee and her sisters. took shape. None of the girls Even today, their records are in a ats Hepped By ever heard Louis or Mildred or class by themselves. the Rhythm Boys, either in per­ Connee claims that something son or via recordings, until after is definitely wrong with the story the trio had created an overnight of her close association with Em­ sensation in New York in 1931. mett Hardy, that although she They sang like nobody else. knew Emmett, she can hardly Connee still does, although she call his playing to mind. She is onnee s graphically explains how an un­ quite certain that, like Bix, he known boss of a riverboat gang played not too many notes. Mar­ ly JOHN LUCAS furnished her with the blues tha has seen a letter from Bix to melody she later interpolated in Emmett, or to his mother, how­ the trio’s waxing of Mood Indigo. ever, in which Beiderbecke ac­ knowledges his debt to Hardy's Walt Whitman was right. Most Americans can sing, and Wanted a Fourth inspiration and help. Connee ac- any do. Almost all of our native music waa intended pri- The Boswells had never heard ly knew Monk sl better at •My to be sung. Few singer^ have influenced the develop any sort of vocal trio, in fact, so the time, and the two are great at first they searched about for friends even now. Santo Pecora it of America's everyday songs more than Connee BosweH. someone to take the fourth part was her earliest idol. She once ¡Mil fewer have left so deep an Im- in a quartet. Fortunately, I bought a trombone in hopes of |&*Mion upon the interpretation of ored women, members of the think, they found no one who mastering Peck’s tailgate style. Base songs. No singing group, not household, who sang incessantly. satisfied their requirements. Imi­ Connee, Vet, and Martha were gca the Rhythm Boys, haa had auch Aunt Rhea jived the spirituals. tation on their part, then, was always exceedingly interested in । hand in shaping our popular ma­ Aunt Sadie crooned them, and simply out of the question They instruments and instrumenta­ ds a* the Boswell Slaters. Bertha rocked them to the Mamie Smith number. No won­ were absolutely new. Their tre­ tion. They have contributed Ma Rainey taught Bessie rhythm of her washboard. In der the three Boswell girls sang, mendous success, both here and much to that particular element Smith, and Bessie taught the rest the street passed the daily pa­ and sang the way they did! It abroad, precipitated whole of our popular music. if the blues singers, but theif rades. Across the street a phono­ was only natural for them to movement toward trios. The Boswell Sisters have never work began and ended with the graph ground out the latest sing blues on the pop tunes, and None of the Boswells’ successors (Modulate to Page 4) Hues Louis Armstrong’s inspira­ tion, according to Rudy Vallee, Accounts for Bing Crosby and Mildred Bailey. They popularized what was, in some degree only, Satchmo’s technique. Cab Cal- toway extended that same tradi­ tion in quite another direction, adding to it considerably and evolving finally something en­ tirely original. McKenzie, Tea­ garden, Herman, Mercer, and 1 many others, introduced varia­ tions that were distinctive and yet difficult to imitate success- Connee’s influence may be less eadily apparent than some, but ; has been more pervasive than Sinatra tost. Affecting more than bal- ids merely, or jump tunes alone, r just the blues, it has perme- ted every phase of our eontem- orary dance music. She has IVIIÌI ever been copied directly. In- tead her influence has been eneral. Most current singers ¡stify, in one way or another, to ease lie persuasion of Connee’s pio- local I eer work. Won over uncon- sing the :lously, not like the followers of hotel sea Ua Fitzgerald or Billie Holiday, in a requ er converts may never recog- ar ago a 1» an original source in Connee. iges in lo his is largely because her sing­ Washingl le depends on no pet tricks, on •wn a ju< o favorite licks, thus making it Imost impossible to identify any riedge ingle feature of her style taken ver by other vocalists. What- ns (in so rer applies to Connee as a solo- s $2,000 I t applies also, of course, to all a has bt iree girls as a trio. indition Crescent City Kids >n for t The Boswell Sisters were bom ; is that I i the right place. New Orleans *en conti it the time, some years the path efore the last Storyville pro- sis offer, essor was driven from Mahog- ikay an i ny Hall. i from he b< intere Martha took up the piano, Vet >tel regs he violin, and at the age of four room as bnnee was fast becoming ex­ and rar ert on the cello. She never al- deal. W sred the classic pattern of her ; higher, ello music, but she remembers ’ that I ut the fi )r a piano ride and she recalls concentr inging Martha in swingtime irovide d rom the beginning. There was longhair music— lozart, Beethoven, Debussy—in le Boswell home, 39 blocks from anal Street. There was a bar­ »ing! er shop quartet, too, composed t the parents and an aunt and ncle. There were also three col- TTIN' IN

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the Boswells were well ahead of The Dou sit own, followed October during a long absence from U their time! 27 by Milt Britton and Bonnie 52nd St. area. Cats Hepped By One of Connee s prize posses­ Baker . . . Chirper Donna Dae is Though this reviewer still fin( sions is u very critical letter in currently at the Oriental and her tempos exasperatingly do which some irate listener referred another former band voralist, on occasion, the warmth of Lit Connees Chirping la the girls as “savage chanters!” Joy Hodges, will be the vocal at­ da’ , voice and the unique qualit Today, after the revival of in­ traction at the Oriental for a of her phrasing more than maj (Jumped from Page 3) terest in the late Bubber Miley week beginning October 20 up foi this eccentricity. Goa been given proper credit for at long last, the - ich a re mark would be the high­ and cai with a rich ven appreciation due them for their est compliment conceivable. of the 1 (The accond and concluding ar­ F SINGLE part in the progress of American ticle on Connee Boawell by John And if Linda e singing is excel music from ragtime tc swing. lent, so is that of Pete Brown, the) Goodman has -iways been ac­ Lucaa will appear in thr November 1 issue of Down Beat.) rotund alto-umn, whose tarn Louis corded the praise he truly merits never know whether to call 1» box'»ft lor his share. Whiteman la still mother humorous vocal or a fin ,, heralded far more than he de­ choruses of Pete s fabulous alt* a«« wi serves, and Pollack far less. Con­ AfiY _ _ _ nee and the trio, however, are Despite the heavy pressure ex- Jordan too often completely overlooked urcised by these two artisis both naestro Charlie Shavers and Nat Ja»|UJaffa ing thes— Since they were kids, the Bos­ ANDY RUSSELL come through with examples d timore, wells have been singing licks in­ superb mi<-icianship Shaven ... The““ (Reviewed on the Old Gold with a slightly lush Star Dust four sic stead of lyric:, and riffs in place radio «how ) of rhymes. The most arresting th.it shows off the clean power« tion W( phrase in Mercer’s Bob White, so Bob Chester and his bund, who There’ve been so many flash- his lead horn, and Jaffe with i Gov 1 much used and abused today, can have beer, pleading the patrons Chieago — Benny Strong, iu in-the-pan crooners and swoon- number of intricate keyboart fa*lh r be found at the conclusion of in the Panther Room, with vocal­ hi* fir»1 local appearance with ers who were going to take Bing Bolos demonstrating both hb ex­ Connee’s version of September1 In ists Betty Bradley and Dave Al­ hi* own dance band, ha* been co Crosby or Frank Smatru by storm treme technical ability and hb The Rain. The intro to the trio’s lyn. will bt replaced October 20 popular with patron* of the Will that it’s hard to find new words considerable ideas. platter, When I Take My Sugar by Gene Krupa for six weeks. not Room at the Bismarck hotel to describe a good one when he All In all, this jazz show is th To Tea. bears a striking resem­ Thi Sherman Hotel, lining up top that hi* engagement ha* been ex­ comes along. best I’ve seen at the Stable Ir blance to such later jump num­ bands for the balance of this year tended until December 22. Ben­ However, a good one has come a long time and I recommeni , , . Ge* bers as Christopher Columbus. and the new year, have inked the ny 1* popular with hi* own men. along in the person of Andy Rus­ strongly that you take it in. ay Clusl Connee, reviving an old New Or­ following bauds: lummy Dorsey too. Mo*t tif hi* musician* were sell. so a few, new words will «at in tl leans memory, wanted to feature (12/1-14); Cab Calloway ‘12,31­ members of the band which he have to be found. After a judi­ to *et f" 2/1); Hal Mclntyr. i2/2-3/l); broke np to enter aervice. cious period of listening to Rus­ Heebie Jeebu^ She was laughed ist, is leading his quartet at the sell’s vocals on this show, as well out of the idea, told it would Herman (4/27-5/24 > Meade Lux Hollywood Club in Pittsburgh as on his excellent Capitol re­ never go. Connet was also ridi­ Lewis has been added to the cur­ Vito Mariani and the Rockaways cordings, it seems to me that the hh app culed for requesting a half-time rent Panther Room floor show. close at the Stage Lounge Oc­ ultimate has now been reached Anu.i chorus in several of the Boswell Skip Farrell, who annexed hi* tober 25 . . . Irv Jeslow is at the in the singing of sentimental bal­ discs, a feature which a decade third radio ahow. Melody Time, South side's Little Club. lads. Without having as pleasant afterward made Helen O’Connell (Sunday, 10:15 CWT) over NBC, tonal quality as cither tne Bing tour mid a sensation on Jimmy Dorsey’s may *oon be beard on Capitol Ree- Carl Ratassa. who haa been at drew- B the Blaekhawk ainec June, will play or Sinatra, Russell gets more re­ Green Eyes. Some nf the trio's strained passion and libidinous JIMMIE LUNCEFORD ihow, ’ unison breaks on Way Back the report* that hr replace* Dm in* his first Gotham date when he vocal stresses into his songs than Ranch s Home antedate the basic riffs of Day on the Jack Benny *how, waa opens at the La Martinigue next anyone I’ve ever heard. If Rud­ ud, who month (Reviewed at Loew’* State One O’Clock Jump. Others were screen-tested in Ne* York recently olph Valentino sang pop tunes, New York) TD voca instrumental in initiating the fad by MGM screen-tested while in New York, they should have sounded like creating for unison singing so prevalent eter-vocalisl with the Dalia* Bartley Chuck Foster returns to the Black- this. Warm reports from the v right now Connee. on Wha’d J a crew, I* being readied for hi* own Bill Bordo It will be interesting tc< watch "o.ist, hailing the re-birth Do To Me, rattled rice in shakers band a* a result of his rendition of fan reaction when Russell makes Jimmie Lunceford'.-- bai >nsa to obtain a rhumba effect. Again, Cherry Red on Decca record* ... until Dru miter 1, when Frankie his first NYC appearance soon at prompted this review of its lai the ultra-slow ballad tempos uf Chicago 88 er Floyd Bean ia with Masters begin» on indefinite en- the Paramount Theater where he N.Y. stage appearance As isi our day can be attributed almost the Eddie Stone band, currently at follows Frank Sinatra You solely to Connee s persistent in­ the Muehlebach in Kanna* City. with Benny Strong, who rontinues should plan to be there; it not to sistence upon their value. Yes, Darnell Howard, ex-Earl Hines at the Bi*; the trumpet "concerlfl a disjointed impossibly, dull ofl performed with almost rlasafl trumpet tone by Russell Green a v ocal medley sung by Tina Dial YÖRK. he fps to on, which included a Blues; uM Thy "QUICKIE' a flag-waver finish. I stood backstage during ihafl show and heard “nough jon music, played behind the acta fl exampl realize that Li SHORTEN mt WAR ford’s is an outstanding orcin tra. It’s just unfortunate lib the Lotw’b State theater hid I light ol that music under bushel of “smart presentation

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from th Mildred's Photo Sends 'Em Ginnie Powell to San Diego OK's - still find ingly alo Gene Krupa Ork th ol Lin New York—Ginnie Powell, out Jim Crow' Rule lue quaUi of Jerry WaldS bind, joined hai inai Gene Krupa’s ork at the end of San Diego — Efforts ot Negro the drummer’s Capitol theater groups to obtain admission for ne kind * run here. Her first vocal assign­ members of their race at Misuon w and In ment with tht band was a C jke Beach ballroom, which is owned ed up wit Spotlight band program, after )ld Folk Benny Carter’• chortling rorpa Membership cards will admit Crow” night and have continued n i’ommeM ,. . Gene Kmi«’« manager, John kowskl shortly. His dad la very music makers and radio and av Gluakin, i* reported branching Billie Records With their efforts toward enforcement e it in. ill with asthma . . . Barney Big­ stage folk. Boys will have to of their constitutional rights. mt in the booking bi«. The Drum ard plans to organize hU own bring their own, or rent a locker h act for a coke «hot a Week . . • band on the west coast.. Duke Holiday For Strings to hoard their bitters, with th» Mhnny Johnvton, crooner at the Ellington did V-disc date in Chi­ New York -Singer Billie Holi­ club serving only cracked ice and Popular Band Leader and Cep« and featured on tbe Batin cago .. . Ina Ray Hutton, resting day. currently at the Downbeat splits for diluting. Management Vocalists Photographs I Street airing, wat atrirkm suddenly on the west coast, ia preparing Club here, is set to wax a surprise ■«-ill expect the musicians and Bavew b—ttf al *na«M ef year favorite Sood villi appendicitis* to reorganize . . . Eddie Condon, date for Decca soon. Odd twist to show folk to provide their own Ammons and Johnson, the he of the smug emcee ability, the platter ¿en.ion *111 be the use entertainment, with jam sessions Andrews Bisters and a name shatters a New Yorker precedent of strings, oboes and French the order of the early yawning. band possibly Mitch Ayres, will with a five-part profile - . . Mo­ bom« tu provide Billie with a Club will be managed by Vincent tour midwest theaters. The An­ tion Picture magazine broke the new-for-her background Gillo, one-time maestro. drews Sisters begin their radio color line with a fine shot of Lena FORD show, The Eight-To-The-Bar Home on the cover. Marks the Ranch, soon . . . Sgt. Jack Leon- first time a fan mag used a Consens yau instrument trd. who preceded Sinatra in the sepia beauty for its pictorial TD vocal section, ia said to be lure Bookers get another creating a sensation with his outlet with the opening if the n the a ringing in France . . . Mildred new Metropolitan Theater in re-birth Bailey’s air ahow Is ready to sign Cleveland ... Pianist Eddie Hey­ i iponjor. wood is being sued by one of his accessories of ita h ¡j Marion und Betty Hutton are managers for breach of contract e. As w ddmning overtea. tripe for the . . . Bob Thiele, the Signature limited 3v$O. IF anda Merrill, once vocalore- record man, received a medical use “MICRO zing its with Herbie Field*, ia getting her discharge from the coast guard . . . Bobby Hackett joined the the case and hue dono far better butine u f im T urn.. band te Vaughn orM .ispee I the Hotel Lincoln than any of Monroes are preparing the lay­ d to box < to highly touted band* that pro- ette for this month. rikes me »dad it . . . Barry Wood recorded Grooviest groove« of tbe montb uslcally, I to official campaign umg for the •rr thoae nn Exclusive’« recording a busini ixth War Loan Drive. It’* called of Tiwo Cluo and f I nu My Sugar MICRO : custom) leu- We Go Jo Tokyo. 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tically all ol whom are now taken to see that they would not holding the »ack to the tune of man, coming in Oct. 17 with what signed up. The situation has be denied the services of com­ around $3,000. However, the is reported Lo be his greatea Smaller Movie alarmed independent producers, petent musicians. Observers be­ Brooks-Gray enterprise is under­ band to date. Stan Kenton ary who du not maintain musical or­ lieve contract musicians will be stood to be well backed. Gene Krupa in line to folios ganizations, but who do produce permitted to accept engagements Herman . . Earl Hines into th» Firms Stymied some of Hollywood’s most im­ from independents providing Tommy Dorsej. with the New Club Plantation following a portant pictures. (Example: sessions do not interfere with re- world’s greatest build-up, opened brisk week at the Orpheum thev Goldwyn's Danny Kaye starrer, quirements their “home’ with his own band at his CaMno ter . . . Harry Owens and Henry Up in Arms.) One independent studios. Gardens Sept. 29 for u series of King continue at the town’s tw» By AFM's Pact producer put it this way: “We four week-end dates, bu* if the hostelry supper rooms, the Am­ pay the same scale as the majors gate holds up Tommy will prob­ bassador's Grove and Biltmore’s but we’ll be stuck with second- ably hold down the stand for the Bowl. Los Angeles — The contract rate orchestras.” VKMcmS balance of the year, or longer k .. Noting» Today staff orchestra plan, which the The present musicians’ con­ Lionel Hampton off to a big start Reg. D. Marshall (“Write-Wir». AFM demanded and gut from tracts are only temporary bind­ The at the Trianon, with Hamp’s flpi­ Piume”) A set Jack Me­ extent the major studios last May, has ers pending final approval by anist Milt Buckner drawing Vea'3 jump at Jack’s Tav. back-fired in one respect The the WLB. During this period the treatu plenty of well deserved spotlight. era in San Francisco, the first and L musicians who advocated the contract musicians have been Red Donis quartet getting a pier deal of its kind under the new contract staff orks at the mini­ permitted by the union to work BRIEF “open door” policy of the S. p. fair I play al the Latin Quarter. Exporta­ polite mum yearly guarantee per man one free-lance date per week, tion is that Dorris, with un aug­ musicians union, for years hot­ uf $5,200 thought they would be but it was understood that this Eyes of the music bu»im•» «re tile to “outside bands”, especially uny । on the new Palisades (the old l.u mented band will be mated lo the opus, ulied by musicians of practice would be eliminated fol­ Swing Club, which is owned by same Muddy' ordinary ability (or reputation) lowing approval of the contracts, Monica Ballroom), which Band­ the new drummer with Spade klrlmi and that the recording stars which ii expected momentarily leader Lew Gray and partner. Mrs. Coolej s rhythm rustlers, now ai all, sc would continue t< free-lance. This worries the independents Gertrude Brook», were planning to run at the Suing Club ... Zutty the Zucca Brothers' Sunset tried However, the studios upped Gillette, studio eopen Oct. 12 with Jack Dab. RCA- Singleton holding forth with his Rancho. tellige Victor platter promotion man as bidet at the Swanee Inn, working aS Carolyn Grey, former Woody fortur the AFM's minimum to as high representative, said he was a solo feature ercompanicd al­ house manager. Sharing the band­ Herman chirp, r who ha« be in ving. luck ' as $12,000 to $15,000 in order to studying thi independents' prob­ ternately by Pianists Shelton Brook • there .«ecun the top-flight men, prac- lems and that steps would be stand with Gray’s ork, which fea­ ing with Jack Riley at the Aragon, Jr. and Cliff Ulen . . . W üh de­ about ture« Pee Wee Hunt and Frankie joined Sonny Dunham in St, Ixndi parture of Harlan Leonard Club ; wrote Carbon will be thi ‘Rii'lhni Oct. 1. Deni waa set by the Art Whit Round jp Boys” fronted by Ray Uebmii installed two smaBer com­ dance ing office, which also handles Kiley, Whitley. Universal's singing cowboy. bos under Roy Milton and Oliver i erally Gkiriu Wood, sister of Donna Wood, But c The spot is a tough one. The (“Big Six") Reeves. look over the vocal »pot with RBsy last attempt to reopen It ended Palladium 's Gus McCarthy set­ sock;. ting a build-up for Woody Her- ... Also from here to join Dunham Englis with Tommy Reynolds’ band went Tommy Randall, recently with think Lennie Conn’s Monday night «r«w enjoy at thr Palladium . . . Dorothy G* Lotcde nee, n-memberrd b) local rrrod Poll Winners Dig The Beat Ho« fan» aa Dorothy La Pointe, is back opinio on the job with a downtown mush firm. Her husband, Lt. Gunie«, Gewtdn shipped «nil for a military destins- other* tion. (mutin Cpl. Bob Weiss, onetime public- thr bai 1st to Horace Heidt, is now pubht pietun relation,, contact at the Redistri­ •bout, bution Center at Santa Me da ... Olivette Miller, singing harp- show < isf who came to the «.oast with an in« Noble Sissle, doing u single at thi •orbiti Tro ’adero ... That uttractivc re­ capped ceptionist at Columbia Studior entrance is sequeu ish, former band singer (she wu Benny with George Wald when his band SYMMETRICUT was burned out in the Casino Gardens fire ). Columbia exea But ought to look around home for of Sw REEDS talent. few te Jiva* Jottings Lym Eddie South, who sham tlu singer Streets of Paris stand with Sid Cat­ the ba lett. added Corneliu I Jordan tn in Orc brushes for a series of platters fw celimi Standard Radio. South's regular ist un boys are Pianist Billy Taylor ( Art perfor Ixvng Beach, Calif.—Thrrr Tommy Dorsey alumni, two of them Tatuiti protege) and La Grand Me record winners iu the 1943 Down Beat band poll, hold a reunion here nnd That ,kid trumpet The scan the latest ropy of their favorite newspaper. That".- Sgt. Ziggy plajer who makes the brass seetiss by Got Elman, now hr «ding the 18-piecc »wing band of the 6th Ferrying of Karl Kiffe’s Hollywood Contest Group; Jo Mulford, singing star of Johnny Mcreer’s Music Shop air your patience in awaiting new shipments when Kido sound like a big league osUft stomi show, and Pfc. Bullets Durgom, ex-TD manager. is Jerry Stcwartson Jr. whose pop u tpectac right-hand man to Freddy MarA installi' . . . George Brunis, trombau put in < player of jass fame, spotted in luw other h up of Ted Lewis band at Slopes nu the Maxie's. for nu Behind the Rnndstand At this writing a deal under whieh Bandleader Pete Pontrefll of the Figueroa ballroom, Bert Rovere, owner of the Paris Inn; SITI and Frank Longo. Insurance broker, will buy the Figuero* ballroom (property und all assets, not Just the lease) was ready te go Into escrow . .. Carlos Gastel is shopping for a ballroom or nit­ ery big enough to handle top names

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So Hard To Find eun. thea- Heard—but not seen—in the Frankie Carle A bund set for an Los Angeles—Local 47, AFM, ind Henry brief Mozart Quintet sequence, RKO »tint but no assignment al this local branch of the musicians’ Los Angele»—Freddie Good­ own’s tws are four prominent concert mu- date ... Cary Grant will enact the union, will celebrate its golden man. brother of Benny and ex­ , the Am- i sicians—Louis Kaufman, violin; role of Cole Porter in WB’s biofiini anniversary Oct. 30. The asso­ manager of the latter’s band, has John Pennington, violin; Paul on thr »ongwriter, titled Night and ciation was founded by a small been signed as personal manager Robyn, viola; Lauri Kennedy, Day. Producer will be Arthur §roup of local musicians on that by Artie Shaw. By Charles Emge cello. Schwarts, himself a songwriter (he ate in 1894 in the days when Dave (Ace) Hudkins, who was rite-Wire- The vocal quartet is the Pied wrote Dancing in the Dark and professional engagements were first to go on the pay roll of the The 20th Century-Fox studio Pipers minus Ju Stafford. others) . . . Rhapsody in Blue will limited mainly to theater jobs, Jack dc- extends such complimentary new Shaw organization, will con­ ack’s Tav- Best musical kick: the jam probably open in New York in No­ band concerts, and cafe work en­ tinue to handle personnel and treatment to our mag in Sweet Jsssion sequence with Benny, vember but general release will be tirely different from that of to­ the tint and Lowdown that it seems only other matters. Goodman will : the ne* ess Stacy, Sid Weiss and Morey at least three months later . .. Mu­ day. function as general business fair that we should refrain— Feld. sicians union haa been catching up the 8. F. politely, you understand—from The organization’s greatest manager. fears hoe- with musicians who have been as- growth has occurred since the Shaw held his first rehearsal any extensive criticism of this Lot 1ango aertedly earning more than per­ especially opus. It’s going to get quite a advent of sound pictures and the at the RCA-Victor studios here kicking around, anyway. After Spike Jones & crew, just back mitted under union lavra. Frankie establishment here of production Oct. 1. Occasion was really an itti Spa all, someone, for once, at least from the European battlefields, Zinser. ace studio trumpet player, plants by the major radio nets. audition rather than a rehearsal rs, now tried to use a dance band in­ have been signed for a featured had to forfeit his over-quota earn­ With return of those members as purpose was to hear musicians i* Sum telligently in a movie. It is un­ spot in Duffy’s Tavern at Para­ ings for one week to the union’s now in the armed forces mem­ in sections in order to secure fortunate that he had the bad mount . .. 20th-Fox has engaged treasury. The amount: $137.50. bership of Local 47 is expected to proper blend of tone quality. luck to fall for the idea that Bernard Herrmann, CBS com­ Ann Ronell signed as general reach close to 10,000. A grand Among those present were mu­ there is anything authentic poser-director, to write a piano music director for Lester Cowan ball and other commemoration sicians from bands of Tommy about a Richard English (he concerto for use in Hangover production, Tomorrow the World. ceremonies are planned in con­ Dorsey, Harry James, Freddy wrote the story) portrayal of Square ... In MGM’s Anchors She’s first woman to hold assign­ nection with the observance of Martin and other name com­ dance musicians. This thing lit­ Aweigh 18 child musicians will ment of this type in Hollywood. the 50th anniversary. bos. idles Riley. erally crawls with absurdities. But enough of that. The bobby with Rik; socks bunch, who like Richard in Dunkaai English’s stories of what he thinks of as jazz musicians, will night : rev enjoy every moment of Sweet and Lowdown—we fear. teal reeoid However, we do advance the ite, is back opinion that Sweet and Lowdown town tuusit might have been improved for all Goodman fans, bobby socked and iry destina- otherwise, by giving them more of Goodman and hi» band, even though ne publlc- the band, at the time they made this ww public picture, waa hardly anything to rave a Redistri- about. Even Benny ia permitted to ta Monies (how only flashes of hia ability aa jlng harp- an instrumentalist. But muaiciana :oast with igle at the working in movies are always handi- ractive re- a Studios’ vote most of their efforts to incon­ sequential new pop tunes. After all, Benny Goodman made musical his­ tory. Couldn’t they have given us YEARS n his band he Casino some of his history-making music T ibia exea But let us end the discussion home tot of Sweet and Lowdown with a few technical points: Lynn Bari, the designing gal shores Iks singer whose intrigues break up th Sid Cal. the band (she had a similar role to Orchestra Wives) gives an ex­ Jordan m cellent portrayal of a band vocal­ platters fot PRIDE IN h’s regular ist ana skillfully matches her faylor (An performance, in her songs, to the Grand Ma­ recorded voice of Lorraine Eliot. id trumpet The band numbers were recorded rass acetica by Goodman’s own band, but for od Cantosa camera work three Hollywood mu­ CRAFTSMANSHIP •ague outft sicians (and an actor for the be­ host pop h spectacled trombone player) were My Martis installed in the line-up. 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Earl Hines. Decca 337, Decca Hall, Dixieland Jazz by trombon­ 3517, English Brunswick 02286; ist Brunis. Chicago Jazz by trum­ Earl Hines, Columbia 35878; Art peter Davison and guitarist Con­ Tatum, Dcccu 8502; Teddy Wil- don and drummer Wettling, New JAMES F. JOHNSON .on, Columbia 36632. danni Schroeder Joy-Mentin’ Unavailable: and bassist Casey. Hall takes After tou’re Gone Red Allen Vocalion 2965, Co­ two choruses, appropriately lumbia 35954; Garnet Clark, e nough, on Marmalade Hl- first Blue Note 33 Gramophone K 7645 His Mas is simple and restrained, his sec­ Joy-Mentin credited the ens ter’s Voice X 4593. Benny Good­ ond more elaborate, including James P. himself, a number very frightfi Rosetta man, Victor 25510. Bluebird 10760; Columbia's album Bing even a break found in an en­ much in the blues tradition. It using a Of all the fine numbers that Earl Hines, Bluebird 10555, Fran­ Crosby Classics, M-555. tops the semble passage of the uld Tram- showcases successive solos by Frankie Earl Hines has written, ..his Is kie Newton, Bluebird 10176; Fats current reissue crop 4301 Six version. Wild Bill also gets guitarist Shirley, trumpeter De off. Edd easil> the best-known and prob­ W.Jler, Bluebird 10156; Teddy couples How Deep Is The Ocean off nicely as a soloist. On the re­ Paris, tenorman Webster, trom­ ers bio­ ably the best. It makes for great Wilson. Brunswick 7563, English and I’ve Got Tht World On A verse, Schroeder gel. magnificent bonist Dickenson, bassist Sim­ can fint jsim and superb orchestral jazz, Brunswick 2160. String, 4302 The Last Rounc Up backing from Wettling on his mons, and concludes with a brief this tin as well as for exciting piano solos. and Home On The Range, 4303. piano chorur. and Hall again nit of ensemble This marks the medioci No jazzma.i, however, can Inter­ Thank and Down Th> Old Ox comes through with a very fine first time Shirley has been al­ tiford 1 pret Rosetta quite so perfectly as LA Radio Station Sets Road, 4304, Please and My Hon­ solo. Brunis’ great tailgate domi­ lowed to take off for Blue Note, and all the Father! ey’s Lovin’ Arms, 4305, Shine and nates the splendid ensemble on despite the many discs he’s cut Available« Up Private Wax Firm Some Of These Days Columbia both numbers, an ensemble chat for Al Lyon, and his work is Woody Herman. Decca 2728; 3673’ spots Lena Horne singing plays with considerable abandon «rorth plenty of attention- After Los Angele- — Station KMTR, Out Of Nowhert and Helen Ward and yet achieves the desired cli­ You’ve Gone continues to thrill local independent airer, has es­ singing You’re My Favorite Mem­ nactic effects at all times. Won­ me more than anything else re­ tablished its own plant for re­ ory, both with Teddy Wilson. derful stuff! cently put on wax This is un­ cording and production of mas­ Harry James features Frank Si­ doubtedly one uf the i op-drawer ters from which phonograph natra on It’s Funny To Every JOE SULLIVAN jazz sides of all time! After a “«! RECORDS platters may be made on a com - One But Me and Lynz. Richards lengthy intro by Johnson, Sid De mere lai scale KMTR set-up also on Don’t Take Your Love From 24 Hour» At Booth’s Paris plays j solo that cuts the pi ovides pressings in large quan­ Me Columbia 36738. On Victor Thr Bass Romps Away famous Eldridge rendition to tity as part of service, giving 20-1595, I„ts Waller ¿mgs and Sunart 100 shreds. That man has what ao Lily i plays Oh Frenchy and It’s A Sin many ol hi^ confreres lack, taste! such work to local pressing plant. Phis platter demonstrates side Lo F irm has secured an AFM waxin? To Tell 4 Lie On Vieta- 20 159«, Jimmy follows Sid with a piano the seci Vaughn Monroe offers Tht La.t fully that the great Joe has lost chorus, proving once again the license and is now in position to none of his greatness! Both sides third, ai sender tuch service to dance Time I Saw Paris and After It’s close affinity that existed be­ I think are correctly designated as tween his pianistics and the band leaders who wish to put out Over. boogie woogie piano, a medium oa Doll their own records. playing oi his more popular dis­ seems ti not altogether unfamiliar io Sul­ ciple, the late Fats waller Ben livan although seldom directly the scoi comes on next, blowing perhaps terestini Sympot Cot Rhythm WILD BILL DAVISON ussociated hLs name. The the two most exciting choruses first side, taken at a rather mod­ he has ever recorded, complete New York—George Gershwin’s Clarinet Marmalade erate tempo, contains several with astonishing breaks. Then I Got Rhythm had its first Phil­ Original Dixieland One Step mood passages a s well as a lot of Vic’s trombone gives out with one Charli Joe’s very distinctive brand of harmonic Symphony perform­ f^Diiuixlon' 549 uf his characteristic, consistently Come t ance here a week ago under the boogie The second, played some­ Brilliant solos, again featuring from Si baton uf Arthur Rodzinski The Both sides concentrate, quite what faster, displays again the two wcll-conceived breaks. De Difieren version used was a short sym­ properly, on ensemble work of exceedingly original manner in Paris takes it out, backed by Kay Sts phonic arrangement written by the highest order New Orleans which Sullivan handles this par­ subtle ensemble, with a final lumbla ! Morton Gould. Jazz is represented by clarinetist ticular pianistic style. break inserted for a convince!. The Mo' This platter I love! by Cab c FATS WALLER MEMORIAL 36752 co Hone) suckle Rose ED HALL Del Mar PUBLIUS for HITS!*** My Fate Is In Your Hands Blues in Room 920 Zonk) Sweet Georgia Brown Black and Blur Delta 10-1, 1(12 How Can lou Face Me Ed’s clarinet is the only re­ Keepin’ Out Of Mischief Now deeming feature of Blues, which also contains solos by trumpeter Shavers, saxman Sokolow and RECORDS o^/ALBIJMST These three eouplings, from pianist Heywood. Sweet Georgia Signature's first album pay per­ is marred by the production intro Eddie fect tribute to a great jazzman of Shavers and his subsequent sides. now departed. Earl Hiner, plays meaningless- chorus Heywood, Chcatha the two numbers brilliantly, working at a jump tempo seems ind Lei as always, with exceptional sup­ to be tn much better form. So- band to port from guitarist Al Casey and kolow’i tenor doesn’t come up to mom is bassist Oscar Pettiford. Nat Paul Bascomb S on the Erskine drums Jaffe takes over the piano, Sid Hawkins version, but Frankie go on th □ Sagir Rhiet learebod* Stole M| Jacobs the bass on the ther sounds good at That. The others st Cat—“Fats" Waller—52c tunes. While I prefer the Father’s ensemble chorus is rather dull, u ever, r "C” )im kiuw Maaa Mist—Daka work, there is much that can be except for some catchy stuff from fems wi Ellingtaa—52c Heywood and bassist Pettiford. today. I n Oh! Freach» It's a Sin to Tell s Big Sid’s drumming steals the to her ri Welle»—Sir show. ar. far as I’m concerned, son yea' MUSICIANS' HANDBOOK taken a under this mad barrage! more e STANDARD thought DANCE MUSIC CUIDE SID CATLETT À ClwMiad uñé Alphabetical Liat of the Be«» and Blue Skies Mart PopUar Standard FaaWoH, Wabza» Show Tunes Bumba», ole. (36 Ha «dingt, over 2000 Thermo-D) nanties Colum Tède» with Origmel Keys A Starting NmoM Plu«. Delta 10-3, 10-4 8imm. . 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y Decca 18622 features the rry Macs on Up Up Up and Diggin' The SLet’s Sing A Song About Susie. Casa Loma Grads Reunion HLA Local Loses ON Decca 18623 offeio Dick Haymes, Discs — Jax backed by Victor Young, singing Janie from the picture of the First Member (Jumped from Page 8) same name and Our Waltz. Decca 18624, by Helen Forrest with Vic Ited to the ensemble suffering from that Young, couples Em ry Day Of My ber very frightful mute Charlie has been Life 'ind I Learned A Lesson I’ll AsWarCasualty Ition. It using all these years with Kirby. Never Forget Deccu 23356 Frankie get? off on tenor way matches Ella Fitzgerald up with olos by off Eddie’s piano is tricky Shav­ Los Angeles—According to in- leter De the Ink Spots, singing I’m Mak­ tormatioi, available at this time, r, trom- ers blows as many notes as he ing Believe and lnt> Each Life can find. Even Big Sid lets down Some Rain Must Fall. the first former member of Local st Sim this time, giving out with a very 47, AFM. to die in battle in World h a brief mediocre bit of drumming Pet­ War II is Sgt Bert Glickman, arks the tiford has it on the last bridge, Novelty young trumpet player and ar­ seen al­ and all is over. ranger who worked here with ue Note, BLUES Buddy Raye and other local he’s cut bandsmen prior to entering the work Is Dance Aadi 4 550 n. After air force? about two year. ago. to thrill LOUIS PRIMA Josh White sings the first two Sgt Glickman la the son of else re­ sides, Careless Love Blues and Mort Glickman, local pianist and s is un­ Oh Marie T B. Blues accompanying Iiun- arranger The family was noti­ > • drawer Angelina self on guitar Nora Lee King fied previously that Sgt. Glick­ After a sings the third, Until My Baby man was ‘ missing in action.” Beloved Comes Home accompanied by Later the war department re­ i. Sid De Danre With 4 Dotty cuts the Mary Lou Williams at the pianj. ported that he was killed in ac­ Ition to Hi» 7106 & 7107 Champion Jack Dupree sing , the tion over Germany July 21. what so fourth. Too Evil To Cry. Woody Full details of the death have Lily Ann Carol sings the first Bueklo Field, Colo»—When Sonnt Dunham appeared here te* :k. taste! side Louis and the Chorus sing Guthrie and Cisco Houston sing not yet been received Belief is a piano the second, Lily Ann sings the anil play guitar on the fifth, eentl) with hia bund, he ran acroM a former Cuta Loma teammate, that Sgt. Glickman, a gunner, gain the third und Louis sings the fourth. Ain’t Gonna Be Treated This Don Boyd, who la .finding directly in front of the mike. Left to died from enemy fire during a ited be- Way Blind Sonny Terry, his right! Roth McCullough. Dick Dyer (then vocalist* with Dunham), raid. Known battle casualties I think Prima cuts Tony Pastoi voice and his harmonica gets Boyd and Sonny (with bow tie). ind the on Dolly. That’s all. HU band suffered by local musicians are ular dis­ guitar backing from Woody light, according to present infoi- teems to be Improving. Some of Guthrie on the sixth side, Lone­ up here as well as elsewhere He ler Ben the scoring is actually quite in­ matior. Two former members of some Train. I prefer Joshua and Leonard Joy To said that while some might be Local 47 are reported prisoners perhaps teresting! Mary Lou to the rest. here to stay he believed most of c nor uses them would discontinue after of war. complete Others West For Decca war and dispose of their assets s. Then BOOGIE WOOGIE IN BLUE Los Angeles — Leonard Joy, to the majot companies. with one Charlie Barnet offers Come Out Munlcraft No. 64 long-time Victor recording di­ .sistently Come Out Wherever You Are rector and now with Decca, so­ RECORDS eaturing from Step Lit du and What A Harry Gibson, the Hipster, journed at his company'^ west Johnny Croon if Popo BY MAIL FROM aks De Difference A Day Made, sunj, by pluys and sings eight of his own coast plant during September Lo Angeles — Baby girl was eked by Kay Starr, on Decca 18620, Co tunc.- This stuff is more boogie and October to assist Joe Perry’s born to Mrs. Johnny (Buds and EMERALD a final lumbia 36751 pairs up Lordy and than blue! No. 290 pairs up The local staff in handling the unusu­ Soul) Green here at Good Sa­ jnvincer. The Moment I Laid Eyes On You Hipster’s Blues and Handsome Harry The Hipster, 291, Riot In ally large amount of recording maritan hospital. Mrs. Green is by Cab Calloway, while Columbia activity here. Joy expressed in­ known professionally is Bunny □ Thefe*tl Be A Hot Time In The Town 36752 couples Echo and Prisoner Roogte und Stop That Dancin’ Of Berlin, Is Yoe Is Or Ain’t My Up There; 292, Get Your Juices terest in large number of ■ mailer Waters. Baby will bo named Baby—Bing Crosby 0 The Andrew Del Mar by Xavier Cugat, recording companies springing Kathe Jennifer Green. Sisti .» 79c At The Deuces and Thi. Hipster s 7 Ii*» Dinka Dm * Umbriage—|lm- .0’ Blues (later model) 293 Barrel­ “V Durant*—79c □ Sw.ngmr On A Star & Going My Way Vocal house Boogie ind IF Ferdinand —Bing Crnsx—53c The Frantic Freak. If you can □ Too-Ra-Loo Ra-Loo Rai (An I nth BILLIE HOLIDAY find them you may have Lullab») 6 I'll Remember April- only re- them! BLUE NOTE — Bing Crosby —5 k is, which I'll Get B) THE SENSATIONAL TENOR SAX □ You’ll Always Hurl Th» On* You 'umpetei I’ll Be Seeing Yau lo»« b Til Then—Tb* Mills Broth- WITH HIS QUINTET on—53c low and Conimodoiv* 553 IKE QUEBEC □ Indian Los, Call b Ah Swoot Mys­ Georgia Diana Shore Waxes TINY GRIMES Guitar MILTON HINTON Bat* tery Of Life- Nelson Eddy b Joan- ion intro Eddie Heywood arranged both ROGER RAMIREZ Piatto J. C. HEARD Drums otto McDonald—79c sides, brought along Doc With Khaki Crew □ The Donkey Serenade b C-anma Mia bsequint No. 38 SHE’S FUNNY THAT WAY -Allan Jones—79t ley wood, Cheatham and Vic Dickenson □ How Many Hearts Have You Broken and Lem Davis from his own New York—Dinah Shore made 12 Inch INDIANA & Twilight Time—Three Sun»- 53c x>. seems some records during her recent □ Cherry Rid Blus, (• Things Ain’t uni. So­ band to cut the stuff. 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satisf. Palbade« Park, V J—Just Irangii befor, the ballnwiu bni ired here, currei Gl's Will Want To the-»< four member» of the Boyd Raebarn band went akylarkin*. presei Left to rightt Joe Magni, Johnnv eitles Bothwell, George Handy and Hal strate Recognize Bands McKusick. music mu U ■ light । Raymond Scott and his fine swing band recently Fat km**! played a show for wounded Gl's at Mitchell Field on t” th Long Island. moût Cresci The applause was lusty and the boys obviously en­ and i joyed it. Yet there was a certain amount of disappoint­ Johiu E ment noted in the comments of some of the audience many after the program. Comments like: rave, the S “It was fine, but I wanted to hear his quintet.” beton “It wasn't like that record I’ve got of Twilight in had g readii Turkey” In i “I wouldn't have known it was Raymond Scott if they ban ri hadn't announced him.” te thi Paul The consensus of plenty of critics is that Scott's new Oliver band is far better than the old quintet. Yet a huge body IHSCORIK la Net tell a« of the public obviously yearns for the old six-man five* dx y« some. Nod to the Networks he wo AJ».O„ New York city Snowr A »imitar reaction ha» followed radical change» by NEW NUMBERS Gentlemen, Unir other leader». Some persons who were wild about Shep Washington, D. C.—Petr Do­ Fl LA—A Mb. daughter, Tina, to Mr. Having just enjoyed my lint Sarai: nak of the Cal Gilford band and Mr*. Alee FMa, Sept. 11. In Phila­ Field»* bubbly-bubbly boys and their gurgling rhythm delphia. Father ia former Glenn Miller hearing of Eddie Condon s Town kiwe* hia charming hridr. Vita trumpeter and mother ia Dodie O'Neill, Hall jazz concert, I would like to (drun are unhappy about his new (and supposedly better) tarter, former !orali.l with Mal former Bob Cheater vocalist. thank the persons responsible for Stewa: Hallett. Jerome Lee Photo GREEN—A daughter, Kathe Jennifer, to Otti* I all-reed group. Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Green, Sept. 22, in its overseas re-broadcast Never­ Hollywood, Cal. Father is former orcheetra theless, I still can’t understand foni When Jan Garber «witched from «way to *.wing. he leader, now musical supervisor at MGM. how the i ommercially-mindfd (aho) SELVIN—A eon to Mr. and Mrs. Ben radio networks have alloted time ibi* < i had a hard time convincing the «olid clientele that he Selvin. Sept. 16, in New York. Father la took I recording manager of AMP and music di­ for such a program. When I left meant it. And he wa« a bitter disappointment to people rector of Muzak. the States, such programs wen Ike H TORANS—A eon to Mr. and Mr*. Sam­ on rhe air but were extreme!} ■pot ii who came in expecting the -ugary stuff. uel Torans, Aug. 80. at Wilmington, Del. Mother ia former Mildred Lawler, Paul hard to find. If this national Dui Old timers observe that the most conspicuous suc­ Whiteman and Freddy Martin vocalist. program is a sign that jazz it BELL—A son, Randolph John, to Mr. coming back, all I can say it It’s cesses in the orchestra field are those units that move and Mra. Herman Bell. Sept. 22, In Pitts­ burgh. Father la saxist with Chuck Fos­ «bout time More power to Con­ to Nf along year to year without making radical changes in ter's orchestra. don and the people responsible that! MARTIN—A son to Mr. and Mrs. Ken for his broadcasts for V style. THE example is Guy Lombardo. although men Martin, Sept. 8. in Pittsburgh. Father is birdf pianist with Piccolo Pete orchestra. J. R. Lusater. like Harry James, Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman and BENNETT—A daughter to Mr. and Mra. Thin, Les Brown have proved that you don't have to be gooey Nick Bennett, Sept. in Philadelphia. 1829 Father play» aceordion with Eric Wilkin sides to be consistent. ■on’* WIGB orchestra. The ( ZATT— A son to Mr. and Mr*. Sol Zatt. F.P.O., New York City The public, it is believed, get» to associating a lead­ Sapt. Zl, In New York. Father U a music on, p world pre** ayant. Dear Sirs, sax* er*» name with a type of music a» a sort of label. They If you’re looking for aeu talent TIED NOTES In the dance band field, don’t regent a “beans'* label on a can of spinach. overlook Johnny Richards Thiz O'BBIKN DUKE —Erne< Joaeph O’Brien In the case of Scott, it might be assumed that the to Marylin Duke, Vaughn Monroe vocaliat, maestro ha i had a fine band dur­ Phi general public should be familiar with bis new band, Sept. IS, in Rev< re Mam. ing all this drouth of sidemen. tUUSK CONTE-MaXWELL John Conte to Ma­ Together with good musician«, rilyn Maxwell, formerly Marve, Maxwell, bai cl thanks to his daily CBS broadcasts. But these airings -ncalirt with Ted Wacm-’ orcheetra, Sept Richards* ork ha some top ar­ split- have been in the afternoon when many civilians are at 17, in New York. rangements. This band never has ning SCHALkEN-KINCAID- CFO Bill Schal­ any trouble pleasing dancers and John work. And, as in the case of the wounded vets at Mitch­ len, former t-omboniat-vocaliit with Alvino listeners. Bey now leader of band al Coart Guard canj ell Field, others of his old quintet public have been out Training Station. Curtia Bay Md to Wan- Thi Richards crew Is outstand­ male daleen Kincaid. Sept. 14. in Baltimore. ing for its interpretation of the agent of the country for a year or more and have had no STRATHAM-DFA Jack Stratham, Hol­ standards, like Body and Soul HollvwinmI—StrcH, who lywood orcheatra leader, to Gloria Da* chance to keep up with Scott’s progress. Sept ZS. in Hollywood, Cal and Louise All his arrangements »in*» on the Joan Davi* radio THA \IL LA-DRAK1 -Billy Travilla to are plenty original—no copies. Other leaders who have made or are making appre­ •bow, ha* a glaniour girl for a Dona Drake, formerly known ua Ritu Bii Vocalists Chet Leroy and Faye manager. She's Jill Warren, for­ leader of all-rirl orcheatra Auy IS, in a ciable style changes will get similar reaction from re- Santa Monica. Cal. Rich really do something to mer band ranan het-«» if. *e*n COBURN-BYWATER—Sgt. Clair. L. song turning Gl’s, it in believed. They may not really expect with him her,. David once played Coburn, trombonist, formerly with Johr ny This band definitely is hen ba** with Irving Aaronaon. Davis to EUi« Bywater Sept 17, in Ta­ Modem music can prosper to find this country “just as they left it” but they do rama. Wash ACTON-GOODE—Lt. Joh- P Acton to through some band like .Winny want their favorite bands to be still recognizable. Patsy Good*, former Herb Miller vocalist Richards. May 2*. in Cleveland. O. Francis A. Cullinan. The problem facing leader» it how much to change WHERE IS? BPITALNY-RUBIN Jaek SpKalny. ran HUM K1N< AIDE, »axiM, hnurty of Leopold Spitalny orchertra leader, to »tyle. They realise (the good one») that they mu»t keep with Tummy Drew, Miriam Bubiu. Sapt. 3. in New Havan. LOUNT f LATO „■•■Iu. formerly «HA Conn. making improvement», or »tagnate. Yet the changes Mitehell Ayre» More of Satchmo' JOHNNY BOND, trampmi. formerly mustu t be so radical that old fans and friend» will feel with Mitchell Ayre. FINAL BAR Dear Beat, FRAN f 'in »mwlst, formerly with After reading the letter sent ia they're in »trange, unfamiliar nural surroundings. . . . the Medernaires LARNER—Jacques Larner, first violinist BENNY HYMAN, drwmmer, formerly of NBC Symphony Orchestra, Sept. 17* in by Pvt. Donald Qiem concerning Some leaders seem to have solved it by mixing the New York. the poor treatment of jazzmen '' PAUL KRONBACH. trumpator. for­ FORTUNE—Eulalia Fortuno. <2, mother the films, I’m glad tn know th*t old with the new and this is probably the most satisfa«*- merly with Terry Wald of Cab Calloway. Sept. 24. in Baltimore. LEE LAMBE. tramhonirt—tend leader CROW—Lt. Elisabeth Crow, 86, army people are starting to notice Uw tory solution. Charlie Barnet, for instance, is still using CURT PURNELL. GLENN GALYON. nurse and wife of George Crow, manager problem DICK WYLDER and BOB LENN. of Teen Archer's Sioux City ballrooms, be­ Add the old flag-waver.■waver, Pompton Turnpike, in theater ap­ LouV Armstrong, In the film. Kt members af the Btardnataia, farm«* lieved to have died from wounds received hita Charlie Spivak >aeal yraap while earring in France, Sept. 8. in Eng­ Jam Session, received fairif pearances. revised only a little from the recording. It land. good treatment, but still not GLICKMAN—Sgt. Bert Gliekman, Lra good enough for a Jazzman of bii invariably brings a squeal of recognition from movie Abixete trumpeter and kb of Mort GHek- man, pianist and arrancar, killed in wtien stature. hous<* bobby-soxers. July XI ovsr Germany. Bob Coe. m 15. 19441 Chicago, October 15, 1944 HOT BOX—NEWS DOWN BEAT 1207 A 42-1208. Featheringill of Session records now has ready for release four I Hoagy Spiels I LA Ordinance sides by the Ben Webster Quartet with Webster, tenor; Marlowe Morris, piano; John Simmons, bass ana Sidney Catlett, drums. May Hit Early GEORGE They were recorded in New York City last March. Session 10-009 Walter (Fats) Pichon sits 1-2-3 Blues A I Found A New Bright Cafes nightly at his piano in the cen­ Baby, Session 10-010 Perdido A I ter of a small dance floor located Surrender. These are fine records Los Angeles — Many breakfast in a back room of the historic in comparison to some others be­ clubs, the eastside after-hours Old Absinthe House down in New ing made by the same musicians spots which attract the hot mu­ in that these are very relaxed. sic fans (they feature small Orleans. The building, construct­ They are practically Webster ed about 1750, was once a hang­ jump combos and soloists who out of Jean Lafitte, the pirate solos and showcase his technique play strictly for entertainment from Barataria. Now natives of and style better than any records since there is usually no danc­ the French quarter and many I’ve heard. The support from ing) may soon be a thing of the tourists hang around in the room Catlett and Simmons as well as past due to legislation passed by to drink absinthe frappes and Morris is fine. Here you have a the city council which makes is­ listen to the piano and voca- sample of Ben’s less frantic play­ suance of operating permits for I stylings of Pichon. He works in ing. One side. Found A New Baby Hollywood—Hoagy Carmichael features an uninterrupted Big these spots an arbitrary matter an open-at-the-neck shirt and Walter Piehou of Starduel fame was one of the of police board discretion. brown sport coat with a micro­ Sid solo giving a clear chance to •peahen at the musician«’ eon- Immediately following passage phone suspended over the key- (an Hawaiian marathan swim­ appreciate his fine brush and grass held on the U. C. L. A. of the new legislation, applica­ . board. The pianist’s repertoire is mer). They made the following stick work. eampua last month. Hoagy told tions for police board permits quite selective and he is able to tunes composed by Pichon: Bour­ Session ulsn announce» the- re- ’em it ia too early yet to judge were denied operators of some of (satisfy a wide variety of requests, bon St. (tne street on which Ab­ carding on September 14 of J. C. the tonga of thio war, cited sev­ the mo st popular of the break­ ranging from the classics to the sinthe House is located), The Higginbotham’s Quintet made np of eral that may become a per­ fast clubs, including Club Out­ current popular tunes. He also Dime Song and with Clarence J. C-, trb.; General Morgan, piano; manent part of America’s song skirts, the Creole Palace, the Red presents many numbers and nov­ Williams, a tune entitled Down­ Jim Daddy Walker, guitar; Bennie language. Moten, bain, and Alvin Burrough» Front, the Apex Club, and the elties of his own, complete with town. Other tunes Included Har­ Club Zombie. lyrics. His jazz piano demon­ rison Smith’s Wiggle Yo Toes and drama. They made Sporty Joe & phies of Mezz Mezzrow, Sterling Acting in a body the uwners strates a feeling of the righteous I’ve Seen My Baby, and also J C Jump» on ten inch and Con- Bose and others. immediately engaged an attor­ music but most of his current Black Boy Blues and Dad Blame femin' and Door OU South Lend on ney and filed a brief with the playing is designed for commer­ Blues. twelve inch. JAZZ EDUCATION» Tho Abra­ city council charging the ordi­ cial appeal. He is an ace show­ Harrison Smith booked Pichon JAZZ IN PRINT: Ben Lincoln ham Lincoln School in Chicago an­ nance was unconstitutional. man and mugs lightly to the de­ as pianist with Fess Williams’ brought in a copy of The Etude nounce» a co«r«e fit the kitlory of light of his listeners. orchestra for a vaudeville tour in music magazine dated August, faaa muaic with Frank MarahtM —— Exclusive Photos! Fats Pichon la one of the lesser 1932, after which Fats returned 1924, a special issue devoted to Davit, poet and executive editor of known music men of Orleans due to New Orleans. At this time he The Jazz Problem, consisting of a the Associated Negro Prem, aa in- BANDS IN ACTION! Actiae pie*»«» ef all aama laadan, mni- to the fact that he has spent organized Pichon’s Famous Miss­ seminar of opinions of prominent •traetor. In addition to giving the ciaM, vacalists. Exclusiv« candids! Glossy, most of his time at home in the issippi Serenaders and started a public men and musicians. After African background and itt emer­ B x 10. Unobtamabl« «Isawktr«. Cuana- Crescent City. He was born there long run on the Streckfus Steam­ 20 years it makes Interesting gence in New Orleanc in the 1890'», cat 3 m ri and as a youngster knew Bunk er Capitol. Featured with Pichon leading. Jazz is disqualified as recording» which demonstrate the Johnson well and played with the was Lovinggood at the piano and ARSENE STUDIOS music in most of the articles and varioua atylea and period» of Jean 15B5-D Breadway, Ntw Yatfc. N. V. late Buddy Petit, about whom so calliope “playing the newest en­ championed by Paul Whiteman will be played. many New Orleans musician trancing melodies in the Pichon and Isham Jones. rave. Pichon’s first job was with manner.” Two new jazz booklets have the Sam Morgan Jazz Band, but Up until around 1940 Pichon had been received from England. Jazz before this band recorded Fats rdway» played in or led R band. He Folio from the Jazz Sociological FOR THE ARRANGING bad graduated to the tweet and decided to »lo »olo »cork and hat had Society, with pieces by Ross Rus­ leading band of A. J. Piron. contUerable tuccett at it and now sell and a record review from STUDENT AND TEACHER In 1927 Pichon organised bis own indicate» he will altmtyt continue at Jake Trussell. New Orleans and band at the Peliean Cafe and it was a »oloitt. He had a couple of good Chicago Jazz from Clifford Jones' lo this band that Red Allen and offer» in New York thi» year, but Discographical Society, contain­ Paul Barbarin returned after the ha» had to remain in New (Mean» ing an article on New Orleans by Oliver Dixie Syneopators broke up for family reatoni. Orin Blackstone, and dlscogra- in New York. Late in *27 Fats him­ JAZZ ON RECORDS: Sgt. Rob­ RDS • • . A Brand Now Method for self set out for Gotham and for his ert C. Lambert of Fort Dix sent in an interesting dub of a tran­ analyzing *BIO ‘TIMf* Arranging itworki scription he has that was taken WHEN IN DETROIT Thuia ura the only ORIGINAL »cere» of 7 York City Snowden’s band at the Nest Club, off of a jazz concert over WNEW Bring Your dub Harlem, and finally at the in 1939. The recording features Instrument Troubles to d my fint Saratoga Club. With this group Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, tot urttral »!*• or 14" * IS* WMmuaarlpt ion’s Town he played with Walter Johnson Jack Teagarden, Bud Freeman |t^» p^tr R^tB^t f^tr xoctda (drums), Ed Cuffee (trb.), Rex and Skin Young. This outfit plays raid like to Blues and On The Sunny Side of IVAN C. KAY lonsible for Stewart (trp.), Roy Eldridge (trp.), for “big Roota" boRda, oaoctiy ot they Otto Hardwieke (alto), Caster Mc- The Street. The Blues has chor­ DETROIT HOME OF ist. Never- hove beeR recorded ... or Involuoble inderstand Cord (tenor) and Garvin Bushnell uses both vocal and instrumental lly-minded (allo). When Snowden broke up by Fats, Louis and Jack including SELMER and BACH beala for itudykag the mathadt, trlcka. Uoted time this outfit in 1930 Otto Hardwieke some jiving between them. Our Repair Department Can’t Bn look the sax section and Fats into Ed Hartwell writes from over­ (Then I left seas that he found th«* following Beat • Complete Line of Reed» rams were tbe Hot Feet Club, a broadcasting Ellington record over there; Dis­ and Acccuoriet ÿ&»"»aMM AUTOGRAFI SCORES extremely spot in the Village. Ckarry 4288 • Detroit >112 John R s national During 1928 Pichon prevailed co Orammofono 8 10375 Rapsodia iat jazz it upon Art Satherley, a recording Creola Parts 18 2 masters 42- THE STORY OF A STARRY NIGHT say it: Iti director, to bring Red Allen back er to Con- to New York. It was with Red Arranged by BILL FINEGAN responsible that Plchon made his first record for Victor later issued on Blue­ IT MUST BE JELLY Lasater. bird 6329 Yo Yo and Doggin’ That WE RAB EM BEFORE l'C««M Jew O««'t Mak« Uka Tk«O Thing under Pichon’s name. In 1929 Fats recorded quite a few Arranged by GEORGS WILLIAMS »ten sides for QRS with a trio called The QRS Boys made up of Pich­ AMERICAN PATROL York City on, piano; Robert Cloud, tenor Arranged by JERRY GRAY sax; Bennie Nawahi, hot guitar new talent EARLY h the POST-WAR PERIOD ield, don’t CARIBBEAN CLIPPER arda. This Marriage Splits Trio Arranged by JERRY GRAY Yeit Illi IlltrmitS—Fomsd for tone since 1882 band dur- Philadelphia—The Dale Sisters, t sidemen. musicians, musical trio trailing the musical ILSX—Grand Rapid»—Baronet Imtrymentt Beethoven's MOONLIGHT SONATA bar circuit for some years, face a BlESSINI illtllMlb —hand fashioned, “tfs a Blauing" Arranged by BILL Fl NEG Al I ie top ar- split-up with Esther Dale run­ . never hai ning off to Connecticut to marry MaTIOMAL Bmi listriUMU—Moderately priced incera and John Melavenda. Ruth Dale will outxtand- carry on musically by fronting a K>J , ' Carl Fisch«, Or* Band Insfrumonts SB* âhotow'e AUTOGRAFI SCRIES male band, with william Morris Buffet —The Sweetest Clarinet ever made ion of tbe agency reported interested. MEXICAN HAT DANCE and Soul FveHe-Schaoffer Woodwinds angementi

that one of the reasons Negroes MEYER WOODMAN make such excellent musicians ta When Johnny Comes that they find out at a very eany age that there are very few fields Marching Home open to them—and when white bj>s ar< dreaming about brun? (Jamped from Page One) Babe Ruths one day senators the union, and in the next breath next, and movie stars the third, say that he can’t mess with the Negro kids say Negro situation, that that te well, at least I purely a problem which the musician— there I’ve got those stack o'mail union itself must thrash out. get somewhere. blues. Man, how the mail can Aft Musicians pride themselves on 1 don’t have to tell you what I pile up when you take a couple Aimy being characters, on being dif­ think of those hide having tn feel issues off, but here I am again has a ferent, on living just as unham- thia way. But at least, let’s make back on the job and I will try to pered lives as possible They V-D1S sure that that there stays there, and answer as many as poxdble. Pack« claim that only by living this way doesn’t become another hollow First of all from New Zealand, can they really teach themselves unbre mockery to augment the troubled Barney Murphy asks if two tune­ biuug their particular horn and learn relation» between the two raees. able tom-toms, one II by 12 the to sidemen. sane be good Small things like the Benny other 11 by 13—4 cymbals, wood­ phonl Fint and dandy, IExcellent. Good Goodman quartet have probably block, 2 cow bells and one choke servic •tuff. Terrific. But Negro muaician» done more good lor race rela­ cymbal is too much gear and if far-fl fed that way. too—and I won’t tions than any ther thing in too much what could be disposed forget tone of the »cufflee they used the last ten t. Let’s make of? Well, if drummer’s equip­ v-r to go through jutt to get a land­ sure that we on doing this ment te as hard to get in New know, wich and a bottle of milk. sort of thing, that the music shipn Zealand as it te in UBA. I would One I say that this sort of thing is business rids itself once and for not suggest disposing of any­ tht baloney and worse anywhere all uf the disgusting odor oi Jim thing, but you could d without re-re< I say it te a downright insult to Crow—and I’m talking about the the w ood block and cow bells and bj ct what we got into khaki for. espe­ AFM and its Jim Crow locals, not just use them in uovelty num­ for U cially if we’re musicians. three other guys. bers, etc. Barney also asks me to bia a People say that just because suggest a set up that would be Discs Negrons art jften good musicians, Los Angeles — Eddie MacHarg good to work with and not look recon that this doesn’t mean that they manager of west coast office of too “cramped up.” I would sug­ take Irving Berlin publishing house, cordii are capable of being treated as gest; tutting two of the cymbals radio equals that it just means “jigs has left the latter firm to take on floor stands and arranging Mond has naturally got rhythm.” Oh, over similar spot with Robbins the other three on the bass drum. yeah? Did you ever stop to think office here. (EW1 In answer to Eugene Grimes, lets 1 Washington, D. C„ there are any tion. . number of drummers in bands other who play by ear. For practicing certal you can not do any better than a and drum pad whether you play by Thesi ear oi not, as practice makes quant perfect as we all know I have never seen a drum part in an and t orchestration where tne sticking the s INSTRUMENTATION: 3 SAXES. TRUMPET. TROMBONE. PIANO, was figured out for you. such us recon BAS' WITH GUITAR CHORDS* AND DRUMS left-right, etc. instai Lynr Sallee, Columbus, Ohio, brane AFTER AWHILE BREAKFAST FEUD has a foot complex and says it is to you and try to get with the Don also writes that he haj been dally AIR MAIL SPECIAL GRAND SLAM bothering him no end. First of beat, if any Sc don’t worry so lucky enough to study with Roy able i A SMOOTH ONE . SEVEN COME ELEVEN all, the mam thing about the much about the level of the vol­ Knapp I was also lucky, as Roy home BENNY'S BUGLE SHIVERS bass drum it to keep a steady ume, but concentrate more on was my teacher, too. force: “Douglas,” so that the boys in the the steadiness of the beat. Sr a DOUGH RE Ml SOFT WINDS band who are not so good at Don Is another who is having WIGGLL WOOGIE Elis Busea of New London, trouble with his foot. Practicing in tt DOWN FOR DOUBLE keeping their own time can listen Conn, would like to know if an your bass drum with a metro­ readii FLYING HOME GONE WITH "WHAT" 11-inch Zildjian extra thin would nome will certainly help in devel­ Amer WIND be ok for use on his high hat as a oping a steady beat. man PRICE 50c EACH top cymbal. That is a personal Cpl Meyer Woodman has sent lanet: Drummers Attention opinion and one would have to me a fine marching beat that he just a ARRANGEMENTS BY: BUD ’OHNSON AND FDD LIVINGSTON Wire Brute«»—Coed Quality 1.25 Pr. h> ar them tc moke any com­ wrote ir. commemoration of the contr: ment. noys at Ft Bragg, so I am pass­ to he Used Ludwig Vibraphone Don Bollig, Joliet, Bl., is only ing it on to you. Here it is. See a hlg Portable- Perfect Coad 17500 one of a great many youngsters you next month. Utah Deagan Portable with Cate between the ages of 16 and 21 who are forever asking me if I Capta and Chrome Stand Parfact 225.00 think they are too old to start Zildjian, Zikv II” Paper thin 14.50 Ea. Warren And Morris ing . NAME__ learning drums when they are Disc* already between those ages This Form Music Firm th«' hi ADDKES.3 strikes me as a very silly ques­ tion and my only answer is that Los Angeles- -Songwriter Harry CITY____ “you are never too old to learn.” Warren has signed new pact with Buddy Morris under which latter liM M Guitarists Attention will publish all of Warren’s songs, ip Gt Cibun L7 Blonde & Plath Can 175.00 KISS ME, IN THE MORNING, follow exclusive of those written for Duke Cibun Jumbo Hill Bitty Model MGM productions. Deal is, in ef­ CAROLINA SUNSHINE Anion & Caw 95 00 fect, the formation of a new com­ * tsag tkit» aww df tee bait«« track pany to be known us Warren holds Cibun Mandola & cau 35 00 tend :5c for piano copy te Music Co. in which Morris and Franti DnLaie «5.00 HOBART CULLINAN 127 LORD ST the songwriter will b. assoi dated. Guitar atnng tot* with Wound C 45 ■uffale, Nt* Vote Warren’s brother, Charlie War­ ren, will represent new firm here. 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Dale Hope they don’t make poor Packed 20 to a box, the 12-inch Fvanr had .nadr some recordings Jackie sing again, huh, Emge? unbreakable plastic platters have in Spanish. . . . Mann Holiner, Cookie Fairchild just completed a brought sweet und swing, plus producer of the Vallee NBC’er is awing «eraion of Th» Little Brown some really hot jazz and sym­ 'ukina bows for tua f Am Love of Jug for Gloria Jean’» Tke Fairy phonic music to music-hungry Ours tune. . . Spikeroo Jones Trio Murder al U. ... The local servicemen stationed in all the and his Slickers replace José Sheriff'» ahow will take the ercam far-flung corners of the globe. Iturbl (wh<>’s too busy riding that motorcycle) on the CBS show. from all the atudios foe their talent V-Discs, in case you didn't . . Jack Swift divorced from parade. Connie Haines, Pinky Tom­ know, arc prepared lor overseas Unde, has turned down Jan Gar­ lin, Belle Baker the Cappy Barra shipment in four different ways. ber’s offer. Bob Davis rejoined Boys, Jack Benny, Virginia O’Brien One method is to dub (that is, and Dale Evans will be among ’em. re-record) waxings already madr Pueblo Army Air Base, Colo.—Laing AU of Me, Why Not Take Jan after a rush plea from San 4U of Me for their theme, the entire Pueblo baae band early thia Diego. Darryl Zanuck will not do that by commercial ¿use firm*, and, “Madmen” Netti ir negotiating all-Negro pic at 20th. Too many for thi.- purpose, Victor, Colum­ month (October) marched down to the Red Croas blood bank to headaches to aspirin and no bia and Capitol have given V- “offer their »mi" a» part of a local drive. Shown above, seven of for a building on tho Strip to haute DLsc.1 permission to use their the thirty handamru blow some a noth ing riff» as «me of the member» fan mag», publicity, trade paper» time. and other prert actiritie». at tteU at music head at U years ago, Is record files. A second way la •tretchea out for the “draw.** Sgt. Ray Krana (extreme right) for­ playing the role of a honky-tonk take air-checks (off-the-air re­ merly tootled with Tony Pastor. Army Air Force» pic. cordings) of the current V-Dlscs vider. Onr of tho »morteti venturer pianist in Susanna Foster’s Fris­ radio show For the Record, heard eludes Dick Showalter, vho led of thr Madman to dote. ... Ralph co Sal. . . . The gang thinks Col Poor*» Southern Mûrie hot reopened should call their Brenda Starr, the recording session band for Reporter pic Edith Gwynn, Re­ (EWT), then press these plat­ Jesse (Poe) Simpkins, ex-Louls Ella Mae Morse’s dates under the Ut Parir branch office. . . . BG*» ters for eventual GI consump­ Jordan bass, is training at Great name of Dick Walters. brother Freddie till manage the net» porter. tion. Also, air-checks are made of Lakes naval station . . Lonnie LOW LIGHTt Looks like Simmons and Lee Shore, former Rieh and hi» »kin» are tubbing for Lana Turn “i *1U Love, Honor certain commercial broadcasts Chicago leaders, are fronting Jo Janet of tho Count Brule drum and Turin - O'Bev . . . Ramsay and name band remote wires. crews in Hawaii . . . Rodney Cilmartin To Handle teetion. Ames and Xavier Cugat finally These records, too, are pressed in Kenyon, who owned the Fox Mary Lou Cook (of Ihe Merry got around to each other. . , . quantity and sent abroad on the Head, Cedar Rapids nitcry which Reopened Dancery Macs) now Mrs. Carl Bagge> Carol Bruce and the jeweler, Mickey Leffert, have been seeing V-Discs label. The final method, featured the btst in swing, is a Omaha, Neb.—Tom Archer, just had a baby boy. . . . Joe and the one most Interesting to Glaser here to lend morale sup­ each other . . Freddy Rich just storekeeper in the navy and has owner of the Chermot Ballroom returned from Reno. Yup, the the swing fan, Is in-the-person been cruising between England here, which was rebuilt recently port to Lionel Hampton’s Tria- recording of name artists, in this and France since D-day . . . after being razed by fire last De­ non chon Alex Hyde just usual thing. Instance, the material used la Capt. Bob Shimp, who has been cember, has hired F,d Gilmartin, brand new. not waxed commer­ receiving plenty of copy as a former manager of the Trianon has been cially and therefore not avail­ fighter pilot operating Against Ballroom, Chicago, to handle the with Roy able in any form to music fans at Jap installatii ms around the dancery. The Chermot will be re­ y, as Roy home but only to the armed Philippines, is the former pianist opened in late October. HARRY HARDIN forces. and accordionist with Tiny Dob­ The Orpheum Theater, local is having Scanning the roster of names bins* ork on the west coast . . . flesh house, is discarding its band 'racticing in the V-Discs library la like Alvino Rey’s navy band at the show policy. k metro­ reading a Who's Who of modern radio school in Chicago’s Loop in- POU* SERIES in devel- American music. Benny Good­ man, Bing Crosby, Andre Koste- has sent lunetz and Arturo Toscanini are I that he just a few of the artists who have Pieter* S«I«cHom For Your Colloctio* Of >n of the contributed their time and talent am pass- to help keep overseas morale at and It is. See a high pitch. BAND LEADERS VOCALISTS At the present time, V-Diae* per tonnei. under the «aperviaion of Captain Robert Vinrent, la prepar­ orri« ing a chart indicating whieh V- ARIANA POLKA Diae" artiata are moat popular with the boya in the front line«. 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(Palace) Youngstown. 10/20-28, pay for : Zucker Agency 501 Madison Av*., NYC; WMA—William Morris Agency RKO Bldg., NYC. t: (Loew's) Rochester. N. Y.. 10/20-11/1. Bele»—Henry King Indicate t BLACKHAWK RESTAURANT, ness are 10/19, nc Kenton. S. (Metropoliten) Providence, Agnew. C. (Troeadero) Evansville, Ind., Castle. L. (Terrace Room) Newark, N. J. 10/20-22. t; (Tune-Town) St. Louis, throws his biggest bash to date' ’Day. SI nc Cavallaro, C. (Palmer House) Chicago, h Opng. 10/31. b 18, Chuck Foster z Monday night (October 16) when the affli Allen R, (Garrick) Chi., nc Chester. B. (Sherman) Chi.. Clsng 10/19. King, H. (Biltmore) Los Angeles, h Arnheim, G. (Sherman's) San Diego, ne CASINO GARDENS, Ocean Park, he brings a company of more ployers■ King. Saunders (Cafe de Society) Chicago, Cal.—Tommy Dorsey B Coleman. E. (Mocambo) Hollywood. Cal., nc than 30 jazz stars into Carnegie 1band b< Bardo, B. (Latin Quarter), Chicago, ne nc Kinney. R. (Circle) Indianapolia 10/20-2«. COMMODORE HOTEL, New Hall here. Now the first time that play in Barnet, C. (Apollo) NYC. 10/20-2«. t Courtney. D. (Chase) St- Louis. Clsng. t; (Palaee) Ft. Wayne. 10/27-29, t: York—Vaughn Monroe Barron, B (Casa Loma) St. Louis, Clsng. 10/19, h; (Blue Moon) Wichita, Opng. the guitarist has invaded the (Palace) Columbus. O., 10/81-11/2, t EDGEWATER BEACH HOTEL, 10/2«. b 10/27. b Kirk. A. (Apollo) NYC. 10/27-11/2, t sacred precincts of the long-hair Basie, C. (Palaee) Akron. 10/20-23, t; Cugat, X. (Ciro's) Hollywood. CaL, ne Krupa, G. (Sherman) Chi., Opng. 10/20. h Chicago—Emil Vanda* auditorium, the appearance will I (Apollo) NYC. 10/27-11/2, t Kuhn, D. (Tavara On The Green) NYC, r LINCOLN HOTEL, New York- Beckner, D. (Caaa Loma) St. Louis, Opng. D be different in that eveiy effort | D’Arteg*. Al (New Kenmore) Albany. Dean Hudson 10/27, b N. Y.. h L will be made to present all ot the' Benson, R (Baker). Dallas, h Donahue. Al (Aragon) Ocean Park. CaL. Ii Leonard. A. (Adama) Newark. 10/28-11/1. MARK HOPKINS HOTEL, San amous musicians associated with Bishop, B. (Rainbow) Denver, b t Francisco—Joe Reichman Bondshu. N. (Rooeeveit) New Orleans, h Dorsey. J. (Palace) Cleveland. Clsng. Levant, P. (Cosmopollten) Denver, h Condon through the years. Oct. 17 Brandwynne, N. (Waldorf-Astoria) NYC, 10/19. t: (Sunley) Pltsbg.. 10/27-11/2. t Lewis, T. (Slapsie Maxie’s) Hollywood. NEW YORKER HOTEL, New Features of the show will in­ Oct. 18 h Dorsey, T. (Casino Gardens) Ocean Park. Cal., nc York—Johnny Long clude a Beiderbecke “set” with Brigode. A. (Pte-Mor) K.C.. Mo., Clsng. Cal., b Light. E. (Biltmore) NYC. h Dunham. S. (RKO) Boston. 10/19-25. t; PAI. ACE HOTLI . San Francisco Jess Stacy at the piano, a Fats Oet. 2« 10/29, b (Earle) Phil*., 10/27-11/2, t Lombardo. G. (Roosevelt) NYC. h Britton. M, (The Downtown) Chi., 10/27- Long, J. (New Yorker) NYC, h —Henry Busse Waller interlude presided over by Oct. 21 11/2. t Lopes. V. (Taft) NYC. h PALLADIUM, Hollywood, CaL— James P. Johnson and Gershwin Oet. 22 Brown, L. (Strand) NYC. t Eckstine. B. (Club Bali) Wash., D. C., Lucas. C. (RKO) Boston. 10/2S-11/1. t Woody Herman Busse, H (Palace) San Francisco, Opng. 10/20-11/2, nc Lunceford, J. (Plantetion) St. Louis, tunes sung by Lee Wiley. Another det. 23 10/19, h Ellington, D. (Orpheum) Minneapolis, Opng. 10/22, nc PALMER HOUSE, Chicago— specialty wifi be a Bobby Hag­ Oet. 24 C Clsng. 10/19 t; (Riverside) Milw., lo, Lyman, A. (Copacabana) NYC. nc Carmen Cavallaro gart arrangement of Gershwin's Oct. 25 20-25, t Carle, F. (Pennsylvania) NYC, h M PENNSYLVANIA HOTEL, New Concerto in F, starring Haggart, Oet. 26 Carter, B. (Plantation) St. Louia, Clsng. F Marsala. J. (Hickory House) NYC York—Frankie Carle Fields. E. (Metropolitan) Cleveland. Masters, F. (Trianon) Southgate. Cal., Pee Wee Russell, and Billy But­ Oct. 29 ROOSEVELT HOTEL, New Or. Lat***nt 10/20-2«, t Opng. 10/24, nc terfield, (Butterfield plans to use Oet. 31 FieHs. S. (Tune-Town) St. Louis. 10/17-80, McCune. B. (Edison) NYC. h leans—Neil Bondshu this version of the Concerto for d. BIO NIW McIntire, L. (Lexington) NYC. h ROOSEVELT HOTEL, New Foster, C. (Blackhawk) Chi., Opng. 10/18, McIntyre, H. (Palace) Columbus, O., his radio band theme.) 10/24-2«, t; (Palace) Cleveland. 10/27- York—Guy Lombardo The finale of this massive jazz Fuller. W. (Last Word) L.A., CaL. ne 11/2. t ROSELAND, New York—George jamboree will offer an ensemble Molina, C. (Schroeder) Milwaukee, Clsng. Paxton 10/29, h performance by the entire com­ Garber, J. (Southland) New Orleans. Monroe, V. (Commodore) NYC, b ST. FRANCIS HOTEL, San pany which will include the fol­ Clsng. 10/25 Morgan, R. (Claremont) Berkeley. Cal., h Francisco—Ted Weems Gray, G. (Stevens) Chi., h lowing artists: Jess Stacy, James Natui SHERMAN HOTEL, Chicago— P. Johnson, Willie (The Lion) GRUPP ! Norvo. R. (Downbeat) NYC, no Bob Chester; Oet. 20, Gene Hampton. L. (Trianon) Southgate, Cal., Smith, Gene Schroeder, Art Clsng. 10/28. nc Krupa Hodes, Dick Carey; Freddy John-i Hauck. C. (Last Frontier) La* Vega*. Owens, H. (Ambassador) L. A., Cal., h STEVENS HOTEL. Chieago— son and possibly Teddy Wilson On BOOK Nev., h P Glen Gray piano; Maxie Kaminsky, Muggsy 1001 Brand Heidt. H. (Capitol) NYC. Clsng. 10/25. t Henderson. F. (MetropoliUn) Cleveland. Pastor. T. (Riverside) Milwaukee. 10/18-19. TERRACE ROOM, Newark, N. J. Spanier, Bill Coleman, Jonah. New Ideas! 10/27-11/2, t t —Lee Castle Paxton. G. (Roseland) NYC. b Jones, Billy Butterfield, Joe Herbeck, R. (Aragon) Houston. Clsng. TRIANON, Chicago—Don Reid 10/2«. b Petti. E (Town House) San Francisco Thomas and “Lips” Page on Rm4y at La«t! Herman. W. (Palladium) Hollywood, Cal., Prima. L. (Adams) Newark, 10/19-25, t TRIANON, Southgate, Cal.— trumpets; Lou McGarrity, Benny ly Improv, Lionel Hampton; Oct. 24, Morton, Miff Mole, Wilbur De­ lag. eight Hines. E. (Plantation), L.A., Cal., ne Muscular p,oles',on He Ha* BMaWaH- Raffell. Rodd (Band Box) Chicago, nc Frankie Masters Paris, and Vic Dickenson; on tire effort ot Hom WALDORF-ASTORIA, New York trombones; Pee Wee Russell, Ed lata, tead Nat Brandwynne Hall, Joe Marsala, Rod Cless and Ernie Caceres on reeds; Bobby tboritteson Modern Jazz! Here, for tbe first Reichman, J. (Mark Hopkins) San Fran­ Haggart, Sid Weiss, and Jack time... a complete, practical, self-instruction IT’S MUSIC FOR THE EYES! cisco. Ji B«*which shows h^wgj-eajririajr Reid, D. (Trianon) Chi., b Lessberg on bass; Kansas Fields, any popular ioni A BRAND “t P kDUTIQNI Reisman, L. (Statler) Boston, h George Wettling, Specs Powell E**y

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Of Down Beat, published twice a month at Chicago, Ill., for October 1, 1344. •Ural State of Illinois! cialist i BAND County of Cook j iavalu* Before me, a Notary Public in and for the State and county aforesaid, personally ap­ who cs LOCKIE'S peared Glenn Burra, who, having been duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that persoat he is the Publisher of the Down Beat and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge No ms Headquarters for and belief, a true statement of the ownership, management (and if a daily paper, the circu­ thia un lation), etc., of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption, required and in NAME BANDS by the Act of August 24, 1912, as amended by the Act of March 3, 1933, embodied in section TOMI 537, Postal Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse of this form, to wit: Grupp 1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor, and business HARI 1521 North Vim Street managers are: Grupp Name of— Port office addrete— JIMN HI. 8944 Publisher: Glenn Burra, 203 N. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Ill. ogv Oi Editor: Ned E. Williams, 203 N. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Ill. the Finest Musical Instruments O Managing Editor: Ned E. Williams, 203 N. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Ill. UNIVERSAL Distributors of Business Managers: Roberta V. Peters, 203 N. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, HI. WANT 2. That the owner is: (If owned by a corporation, its name and address must be stated GRU and also immediately thereunder the names and addresses of stockholders owning or holding STROBOSCOPE one per cent or more of total amount of stock. If not owned by a corporation, the names I cwnphl» with"fcn'tnSlv» Í» iww available and addresses of the individual owners must be given. 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Glenn Bum, Publisher MICROPHONE CO. Sworn to and rubecribed before me this 15th day of September, 1944. NGIEWOOD CALIFORNIA Harold 8. Cowen [auL.] (My oommiMion expires August 31, 1348 ) Chicago. October 15, 1944 NEWS DOWN BEAT 15. 1944' FIRST COME FIRST SERVED. Selling WANTED—BY SERVICEMAN. DeArm­ 700 rare hot Jass items for collector. ond Spanish Guitar Mike, Tremolo Con­ Philly Local Pondo» Must be seen to be believed. Sutton Music trol. Foot Volume Control. State condition Shop. »70 First Ave. (58rd St) NYC. and price—S/Sgt. E. W. Turner, Stat. Probable V-Day Work CLASSIFIED Hoop.. LAMAAB, Maxton, N. C. FREE AUCTION U8T—Highly dlvsrsified Philadelphia—The local musi­ Tm Cdb*s per Werd MIrIhibiw 10 Words sslection of more than 600 recorda from WANTED: BASS TRUNK, immediately. cians’ union, because of the row my private collection. Minimum bide: Jaxx Write Paul Moreey. care Johnny Long. —60c per record; Popo—25c per record. 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Write Send to National Rubber Stamp Co.. 189 Condoni Cpl. Gates Myers, Marine Detachment, W. Madison St., Chicago, 2. to date Day. Should the answer be In NAMB BAND EXPERIENCE. Prefer the affirmative, most of the em­ large band. Have trained singing voles. WANT FIRST ALTO AND TRUMP II for U.S.S. North Carolina. Postmaster, San WANTED—NEW OR USED 12SA7 Radio 16) when Ssnd full particulars. Box A-141, Chicar location all others write, Hany Collin«. Frandaco. of more ployers will demand that the Grand Island. Nebraska. Tubs in working condition. Write, stat­ go. *• SUBSCRIBE TO BECORDIANA, the Mag­ ing price. Johnnie Adkins, Warwick. New band boys report for work and York. Carnegie DASS MAN—20—Union, honorably dis- WANTED REED-REP AIR MAN. Must be azine for Collectors. $1.00 per year— ime that gay in the empty clubs. ch-iped from an Army band. Five year* expert, for leading music store on Pacific Sample copy 10c—Recordiana. Dept. IM. Norwich, Conn. COMMENCING OCTOBER IB. 1944. 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