AMM ers Will Probe Problems At Convention I (Ed. Note: Following in the annual pre-eonvention mcvMige lu the By Hal Webmen (alionul Ansoeiation of Munir Merchant» by the asnociation*« president New York—the music —thi« year Ray S. Erlandwm. president, San Antonio Munir Company, ¡an Antonio, Texan.) merchants uf America begin to converge on thia city to par As the year 1952 opened, I predicted that consumers and ticipate in the annual National government would give us a hard time; that we should be on (Trademark Registered V. 3. Patent Office) he offensive and place our best promotional foot forward; VOL. 19—No. 15 CHICAGO, JULY 30, 1952 convention, it >» quite apparent that the industry at (urge is begging for (Copyright, 1952, Down Boot, Inc.I md that the year would look more like 1951 than ’52. So far, a stimulant which will make the [this estimate has not been too in general public more seriously ron- Accurate. «rioun of the industry. J At this halfway mark, the con- The Association has taken a launier seem.« to have taken the number of steps designed to spread prize with his pocketbook strike Music Biz Healthier Abroad, But Europe the music industry’s gospel, most in a period when employment is encouraging of which is a music Hgli, uiapvoauiv iiivviiiv ai ivc education plan designed to func Ughest, and every conceivable rea tion from a local level. This is dis ion why business should be good. Isn't Musicians' Paradise: Paul Weston cussed in the pre-convention mes While the business was sage of NAMM president Ray S. ojdy faintly affected by Regula Erlandson. which begins on the tion-W, it is interesting that ter By Charles Emqo mination of credit control did not left side of this page. break the dam of consumer ex Hollywood — Paul Weston, He also brings to light an inter penditures for the large and mall onetime dance band arranger esting and optimistic tidbit, one Rem which Regulation-VV control (for Tommy Dorsey, Bob that involves an all-out music in led. The rash of consumer buying Crosby, Benny Goodman, et dustry being pi epared of the past few years has disap cooperation with NAMM by pro peared completely, and people seem al) who is now' West Coast ducer Jesse L. Lasky. to treasure their cash more great music chief for the Columbia ly than merchandise. record company, is back from his Souped-Up Stuff I The buying public .«teems to be recent tout of European countries The greatest failing of the in in a vacuum which is undoubtedly convinced that he has the answer dustry, as it has been for several isychological. There to many of the problems besetting years, is the failure of the mem gn uncanny lack of confidence in the music business in this coun- bers of the industry to develop new people about the immediate future, customers as the old ones pass out of the scope of active musical inter their government and economic I found the a little ’conditions. Much of this is attri band Jo (Jo Stafford, Mrs. Weston est. It boils dow'n to a single phrase butable to recent strikes and indus in private life) and 1 heard in —the merchants, generally speak trial unrest, the mishandling of a gambling casino in Switzerland. ing, have not been merchandising. '»conomic problems by government, We went in to lose a few bucks It’s the story of all industry—the and the complete absence of lead and as we were playing we heard music merchant has been trying to ership throughout the country. the strains of this little band do find the e asy buck at a time when Emotions always run high in elec ing a Shearing-like treatment of the easy buck is hard to find. tion year, and the content this fall / Only Have Eyes for You com Of course, a good deal of the re will intensify feelings on both ing from the adjoining room. Jo sponsibility for the music merchants sides. looked at me—I looked at Jo, and hard times can be pinned down to (Modulate to Page 21) we both said, simultaneously, the talent aspect of the industry. “Well! Here’s something to hear!” The music the public is buying is souped-up stuff, thanks to the ef No Substitute forts of the record business. The “It was a small band—all the songs are either old standards, but The We«ton- fellows doubled on \arious instru good ones, and new songs that are ments as I recall it—under a pi barely palatable by an average anist-leader named George Vou- person with good taste. Perhaps the mard. They played many things music dealer would do well to ac Reunite Aug. 1 Such Problems! in the bop idiom, but they didn’t tively study the record-music busi- New York —Mario lanza wa« try to make bop a substitute for ness and put his two cents New York—Benny Goodman has worth. It could probably help us all. decided to return to in-person jazz having trouble getting himself u all other forms of music. jobs on a limited scale, and will recording contract al presstime. “They made the proper use of organize a sextet to start out Aug. Luiza. who la«l year wa« the hot- hop elements in music for what le«l wax talent around with Re 1 for two weeks in Nova Scotia. New York—Billy Eckstine will they should be--an ‘influence’ in ¡The Blue Note in Chicago has My Lire and The loffheit Night music, not a separate type of mus make first European trek of the Year, has been asking for Cinderella In b«en parted for an Aug. 15 ojien- comes the spring of 1953. M B. ic. You might say they used bop itw, after which come a couple guarantee« of 82,000,000 spread as seasoning. has lieen booked into the Palladi over u lite year period and he’s it concerts, followed by more sex um Theater in London for next 7th Heaven tet locations. been finding no takers. ill Kindi- April or May and will work there His current contract with RCA New York—In a belated revela for four weeks. Victor i« just abuul expired, and “But the important thing above tion hailing from the Justice Of Billy also will work the Lido the Victor pioph have no eyes all about this band was that after The Peace’- office in North Canaan, club in Paris and will wind up for the two million deal. Turn- a set of bop-flavored numbers they Conn., it was disclosed here that his Continental touring with a two played other kinds of music—ev June 28 that Artie Shaw had been Columbia and MGM erything from Viennese w'altzes to week concert jaunt through the (for whose picture company he married nine days earlier to actress Scandinavian and Lowland coun thesp»), Luiza ba« found like polkas. And the crowd loved it! Doris Dowling, 30, best known for tries. wise that these companies aren’t ^nd. incidentally, I want to men her role in the Italian film Ritter tion that the all-around musician Rice. inclined to part with that kind ship of the members of this little •>f money. Aside from temporary alliances New York—Prexy Jimmy Petrillo (Turn to Page 23) with Jane Carns, Margaret Allen, unofficially has put the AFM’s foot Masters Voice Lana Turner Betty Kern, Ava down in the matter of AFMembers Gardner and Kathleen Winsor, recording abroad with foreign mu Shaw had never been married be sicians. Petrillo at presstime step Crosses Atlantic President Jimmy Presents fore. ped down on conductor Artur Rod New York — Effective July 1, zinski, who had recorded in Vienna RCA Victor begun its distribution in March It remain- to be seen if here of outstanding classical items the AFM will permit Rodzinski to from the catalog of the Gramo assume the directorship of the Se phone Co Ltd. New York—Norman Granz has attle Symphony. Records will be released here on signed Charlie Barnet’s new big Also prevented from recording Lps and in 45 albums, on the His band to a recording contract with abroad were pianist Leonard Pen Master’s Voice label. They will go the jazz wing of Mercury Records. nario, Andre Kostelanetz, Tutti through regular distributor and Camarata, and some months ago, dealers channels. Artie Sha«’. The initial release comprises 20 dbums, featuring such artists us New York—Decca has bought the rights to recordings of a Louis Kirsten Flagstad, Wilhelm Furt Armstrong concert presented by wangler, the Glyndboume Festival There's no missing I hut kisser Gene Norman in Pasadena, Cal. Orch. Arthur on the rover. The Old Groaner Discs will be released thi.- month Schnabel and the Vienna Philhar- indisputably stands as the "Mr. in two volumes. Music** of the popular music industry. He mon than ever established his right to the title with his recent conquest of the TV' medium via the much-pub 7 Au following recordt repreient the cream of the pati two weela' crop. See page licized Olympic Game« Telethon. 10 for complete record reviewt. POPULAR event «in Page 5 of thin innue of I he Beat. DON CHERRY Pretty Girl (Decca 28292). VIC DAMONE Take My Heart (Mercury 5877). Bing next will be heard from AL MARTINO Take My Heart Capitol 2122) FRAN WARREN What It Thii Thing Called Lore (MGM 11270). mount movie special, Jutt For Y ou, in which flicker he is again JAZZ featured with Jane Wyman. BERYL BOOKER A Handful CM Start (Mercury 8279). WOODY HERMAN Carnegie Hall 1946 (MGM E 158. 159). teaching -ome singing rudiment« to «un Lndnay, who is invisible RHYTHM AND BLUES in the picture as it finally emerged. THE CLOVERS NEWS-FEATURES Chi. Down Beat Predicts;
Decca Will Be Happy While Stoning Dorothy Collins Gets Lucky STEVE ALLEN
The cocktail party was having trouble getting itself off the groui J. out Too many strangers. Too many groups knotted in corners. I was glad M«»M Krrognized Girl** might to t to see the red-head crossing the room toward me. way Im* a good slogan for ■ certain “I ve been reading your column in Down Beat," she said. dimpled young blonde who’s “Thanks,” I said. I hope you’ve enjoyed it.” beeoiur a household face in the She skipped the compliment dan. “That’s not my problem,” she said. “What I’m having trouble en joying is music.” "You mean jazz?” ‘Lucky “No, just any kind of music. 1 listen to it, and I go through the this Strike!’’ If their memorie- are a motions of buying records and reading books, but it doesn’t help.” say little better they may even say “Take my advice. Forget it. You’ll have bigger problems from time I’ve “Dorothy Collins!” to time.” any Dorothy finds it exciting and “What do you mean?” she said. t hen flattering. It’s even more remark “You’re perfectly normal, although in a minority. Some people just able since it look a cigarette com can’t get interested in art, others don’t like oysters on the half-shell, mercial to bring he” out of the others don’t care for poetry. You don’t react to music. You have illus cocoon in which she’d been pro- trious company.” tected -the Raymond “Such as?” that Scott talent nursery, you might “To be honest,” I said. “I can’t remember one name.” call it. She drifted away. The of Dorothy Collins When I got home I looked it up. Here’s what I found out. has been associated with that of Mark Twain said, “Wagner’s music is better than it sounds.” Raymond Scott for so long (more Georg» Bernard Shaw said “Nothing soothes me more after a long didn than a decade) that we feel obli and maddening course of pianoforte recitals than to sit and have my gated to point out she was just teeth drilled»” 15 when mutual friends introduced Giocchino Rossini said “How wonderful opera would be if there were them in 1941. no singers.” From the moment Scott audi- Austin O’Malley said. “Music is another lady that talks charmingly alm tioned he, •ork, study, and says nothing.” bad work. “He put me on and took me Samuel Johnsor said, “Of all noises I think music ie perhaps the sitting in New York studying. the least disagreeable.” off shows so times I lost real breaks began when Scott, count,” Ikirothy reminisced re “Kin” Hubbard said, “'ClassicalI music is the kind that we keep hoping playing the Hit Parade in Febru- 3 Alto Kings will turn into a tune.” cently. “I finished my school stud an? 1950, among those com- p.m ies privately; he sketched out a G K. Chesterton said. ‘Once men «ang together round a table missioned jingles chorus one man sings alone for the absurd reason that he can dim whole schedule for me and devised fort his own vocal system. He must for Luckies. He wrote several, and In Granz Date sing better.” used Dorothy to cut demonstra Joseph Addison said, “Nothing is capable of being well set to music noti have had the patience of Job, I fon was so bad.” tions. New York—Norman Granz cut that is not nonsense.” Luckies decided to try out two a jazz session recently that stacks Gordon Jenkins said, “I think bop is ridiculous.” of the jingles, and on looking over up as the most provocative of the Guy Lombardo said. “Oh, if it weren’t for the money.” froi Dorothy’s penchant for remem the young lady who’d made the past several months. Granz man I said, “Too bad I never learned that red-head’s name.” bering how bad she was is in keep records they reckoned they might aged to get together within one ing with the general modesty of use her too. Dorothy made her unit the three sparkplugs of the demeanor (and of necklines) that first TV appearance ever, singing jazz alto sax field—Charlie Parker, Swingin' The Golden Gate Ber has earned her fan mail from the two jingles on a “Which one Johnny Hodges, and Benny Carter. priests as “a credit to American do you, the public, prefer?” basis. To round out the session, Granz womanhood.” Her fi»st records for Neither jingle was the “Be Happy, used tenorists Flip Phillips, and National, were * just terrible” Go Lucky” one that has since Ben Webster, trumpeter Charlie (Dorothy speaking). Her early TV brought her all the breaks. Shavers, pianist Oscar Peterson, Band Business Bad? Not Thi appearances revealed mannerisms That April. In July, guitarist Barney Kessel, bassist ing that awful' Luckies decided to promote Doro Ray Brown, and drummer J. C. movement of the thy to singing Real Songs, or Heard. stance, which horrified her when Abatever vou call songs that reach The slicings made at the session and a kinescope was run off for her. Hit Parade proportions and don’t were all cut for LP length, with With Harry James Around Raymond Scott made records, but plug cigarettes. four sides expected to come out of ban the bash. One of the unusual as By RALPH J. GLEASON stu Dorothy wasn’t any of them Blou*ey because “they didn’t want me.” pects of the session was Granz's •«aii Francisco—Has everybody in the band business hail In short, Dorothy takes a dim With all the other Lucky Strike handling of a ballad side. He got view of herself, contrasting strong show’s to handle, such as This Is each of the men gathered to blow his eyes clotted, singing the blue- about the lack of custom ly with the view this reporter has Show Business and Robert a chorus of their favorite ballad, ers and the lack of band drawing power, and overlooking the seen and heard. She’s prettier in Montgomery show, Dorothy rapid rather than down u single Harry Jame« band? person, and interesting whether ly earned recognition, in the liter tune. The disks will be put on the Could be. James hold- all the " talking about cigarettes or not. al sense of the word. This was market sometime in the early fall. of James 'average” business. (On this subject, she said the helped in no small measure when, Oakland, it and in mid the Flaming» Hotel in Las Vegas, American Tobacco Company didn’t after two or three months of “just June he packed Sweet’« ballroom the band kicked up quite a «torni seem to mind her being a non- wearing anything’ the show. with a crowd of approximately during smoker. they wanted she devised a blouse (“dressy but Woody Going 3.000 by 11 o'clock and they were swinging out during the pre-dmnei clean-cut, non-smoking-looking different,” she calls it), with a still coming. set with the room crowded with type girl for the job.) high neck, black tie and evening Hairy, completely unimpressed kids. Band business coming back? shirt effect, that was immediately by all this, merely said “You It never went away from Harry Went Lucky pounced on by her sponsors as the Into Disc Biz know we get out only three times James, it seems. After the years of touring w’ith perfect identification New York—Woody Herman will year and Scott’s quintet big band, She if now seen in the famous probably wind up in the record average business.” If that’s broadcasting with him. or just blouse so often that she’s afraid business! Woody cut a group of average business James, Personnel of the band was as some innocent viewers may won follows* Nick Buono, Phil Cook. sides u month or so ago as a pri seems to me the rest of the busi agi der what kind of a dirty girl would vate venture, the intent being that ness should declare him a work Everett McDonald; Ralph Osborne wear the same blouse day after Columbia Records would take them shop and study how he does it. trumpets; Dav« Robbins, Lu Me day. (She has eight of them.) and his band as a regular record The band itself, «parked by the Creary, Dave Wells, Glen Norton, And, needless to add, the blouse ing venture. booming bass of Joe Comfort, who trombones Corky Corcoran, Bob has been marketed in a big com Poland, Herbie Steward, Musky T. M »EG U.S. PATENT OFFICE Somehow Woody and Columbia had joined their a few nights ear mercial way and Dorothy gets didn’t quite see eye-to-eye on the lier, and featuring the vocals of Ruffo and Fiances Polifroni. royalties on every sale. details of the deal, so Woody and Gordie Polk and Patty O’Connor, saxes; Bruce McDonald, piano; Along with the television recog- manager Abe Turchen began to was swinging its collective seat Joe Comfort, bass and Jackie nition individual record make plan« for a discery of their off the night we heard them. And Mills, drums. breaks—first with MGM. and now own. They filed for clearance on that, according to Polk, was what with Decca, for whom her first several label titles. they had been doing all week. two sides, co-starred with Gordon The records made at the Herman “You should have heard them at Jenkins, were favorably received session included the Third Herd’s Pismo Beach. Everybody wanted Garner To Chi; last month. This was her first ma Stompin' At The Savoy Ralph to blow. They* were just swinging HAL WEBMAN, Editor jor experience without the god- Burns’ Terrisita. Jump In The and swinging.” fatherly guiding baton of Ray Line, and Blues In Advance. How New Album Out Editorial Office mond Scott watching over her, ie Richmond, whose music publish They Still Dance Chicago — Erroll Garner’s trio 122 East 42nd Straat and she’s happy to have come out ing firm owns the latter two copy Commenting on the remarkable opens at the Chicago theater for Naw York 17, N. Y. of it unscathed; thanks, she says, rights, has assisted Woody in ar percentage of kids dancing to the two weeks on July 18, marking Lexington 2 4562 to Gordon’s great cooperation. ranging the orkster’s record deal. band in an age when the kids are bis first loop appearance in more Rrrugnixabihty supposed to have forgotten how than two years. Subscription rotas 15 a year. M two years. to dance, James admitted he liked In addition, Columbia has re $11 three years «a advance. Add $1 per Dorothy’s recognizability, com Jackie Paris To RCA year to these prices for foreign subscrip to play good dance tempos. ’ They leased a new Garner album titled tions. Special school, library rates M a bined with the talent that extends New York--Jhckie Paris, young are the biggest kick," he said, Solo Flight. Interesting note is year Change of address notice must roach her potential, has made her a val singer who has been free-lancing "they’re good swinging tempos that Garner cut 12 sides in one us before date effective. Send old address uable * commercial property. But, around New York for some time, easy to fall in to and fun to- play .” with your new. Duplicate copies cannot be as Raymond Scott pointed out to 52-minute recording session, which sent end post office will not forward copies. returns to wax -hortly to. make The band obviously has fun must sort record. Circulation Dept., 2001 Calumet Ave.. Chi* us later, her attitude hasn’t some sides for RCA Victor. playing them and the audience Eight of them are in the album cago 16. Illinois. Printed in U.S.A. Entered changed and won’t change, and as second class matter October 6. 1939 at Paris’ last solo session- was cut has a ball too; It looks like their the post office in Chicago, Illinois, under she’ll continue to think and live for National in 1949. On the Vie- swing up through the Northwest DID YOU k\OW rhat ihr late the act of March 3. 1879. Re-entered as as normally as anyone can in show I tor date he will be backed by a —during which James plans a Al Jokon madr hi« firnt Klage ap second class matter February 25, 1941. business. With her mother, father ■ studio orchestra assembled by Joe number of concert-dances with a Copyright, 1952 by Down leaf, Inc. Trade and 19-year-old brother, she lives pearance in u niob «eene in t h-L mart registered U. S. Patent Office 1949 I Thomas, and will play guitar as show featuring accordionist Tony dren Of The Ghetto al the Hearld Oa safe every other Wednesday well as sing. Dumino—w’ould be the usual sort «quarr Thealre in 1899? 1932 Chicago» Juh 30. 1952 NEWS-FEATURES DOWN BEAT BennyStrongStrongerVia 'Liberian Suite To Be Heard In Films New York — Duke Ellington’s Liberian Suite will be used as New Palladium TV Show movie background music as a re By CHARLES EMGE sult of ■ deal set by Georgie Mos er. Hollywood—The handwriting on the wall became bigger Moser will use the Ellington and plainer than ever as the Benny Strong band, which concert work as background for played two engagements in this territory previously with two short subjects filmed in Afri round, out attracting a ripple of interest, appeared as of this w riting ca, where Moser and ■ cameraman s glad recently spent several months to b« breaking through in a big^ Shorts are part of a group of way from the Hollywood Palladium eight, to be known as Free World. via the new weekly KNBH video series originating at the de luxe Light Touch dan eery. le en- “They tell me I’m apt to set New York—British musician», Flip On Krupa the dance music business back 25 who are fr«*quenlly in and out of years with this hand,” Benny told town while playing in orche»lru» ;h the tnis reporter. “And all I have to on various ( nnard ship*, have a European Tour say is that that’s exactly what story, probably apoery plial, con i time I’ve been trying to do. Just ask cerning Geraldo, the English New York — Flip Phillips re any operator who was in business Meyer Davis, who for years has placed Charlie Ventura in the then about the kind of money they gradually been taking control of Gene Krupa Trio as Gene flew to e just were making in the dance busi the band-booking business. Sweden last week for a European -shell, ness 25 years ago. Seem* that Geraldo has Item tour of at least two months. illus- “Just recently someone stated griping about the name of the Jack Egan, e*.-Beat scribe now in Down Beat that the only thing Ambrose lightship in New York THE “ROBERTA” ALBUM (now known a* Lovely To Look At) personal manager of the unit, went that would save the dance business harbor. Sine«* Ambrose is a rival brought together repertoire man Fran» is Scoti, singer. Guidon MacRae along on the trip. Deal with Flip would be to start all over again British maestro and Geraldo con nnd Lucille Norman, and George Greeley, at Capitol's Hollywood »ludios. may not last beyond the European at the beginning with three brass, trols th«* band bookings on th« Greeley conducted the chorus and orchestra for the album: Scott was n jaunt, as he will rejoin JATP for three saxes and a banjo and tuba boats, Geraldo, they »ay, wants visiting fireman at the session. its annual fall tour. in the rhythm section. Well, I the nume changed to the Geraldo I long didn’t go back quite that far. But Light. /e m\ I may yet, if the general idea U.S. Governm«*nt had no com we’ve been working on continues , ment at pre»«lime. to pay off as it has.” Strictly Ad Lib Strongs libraryis comprised I prob]enis of the new medium (a lingly k T’ii: P°ngS th * g° half-hour rehearsal, «nd no more NEW YORK ment, pianist Wynton Kelly, does a sparkling job. mi the ' » a .ye°rw •« than half an hour for the bands- Diz’ great trumpet work and comedy antics push Mulketi Inlu TV Show men under union regulations) felt Noel Coward may make his America! night club it all along, with baritonist Bill Graham, bassist The tie-up with KNBH for the that strong and his boys turned bow in October at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel here; Bernie Briggs, drummer Al Jones, and jumping Joe oping TV pick-up (Wednesdays, 10-10:30 ■ ... he’s been approached. Band for the job may be the in a very successful show. new one currently being formed by composer-pianist Carrol) chipping in . . . Another reminder that ile in p.m. local time) from the Palla- Duke’s band opens at the Blue Note July 25 for
Nate, Greg And Fritz Win CLASSICS IN CAPSULE Current din and album release* nith ratings «nd once-over-lighth commentary by dauic specialist, ft D. Darrell, LP's only are luted. The ratjngs (separate for musicai performance mid technical record Brahms Concerto Contest ing quality) are: ♦♦♦♦♦ Excellent, «««• Very Good, Good, ** Fair, ♦ Poor. By ROB DARRELL STANDARD WARHORSES The A minor Double Concerto, Op. 102, Brahms’ last or chestral work, always has b«?en a tough nut to crack, either DISC DATA RATINGS ’ COMMENTS in concert or on discs. The “electrical” recording era was BACH: Suite* 2. B mln. A 3, W## • This review cop»
Counterpoint ialiti, •rind From Bird To Berg ______------By NAT HENTOFF------In the course of handling both jazz and classical radio programs over the past few years, I’ve received a number of letters which start either with a request from a classicist api ri led credited for suggestions on how to begin to appreciate jazz or a query jrky and from a jazz listener interested in digging the classics. Obviously readers of the Beat need no introductions to I bits of jazz on records, but it may be that some of you who have it*s mit been oriented almost exclusively in jazz and pop mu* c may have been wondering about the best way to start making it with clas ten here sical music. . tally in- I asked Teddy Wilson’s advice and he revealed that his first pleasur nd mo*, able contact with classical music was via the impressionists—Debussy, he», bat Ravel, etc. But, Teddy pointed out,* »urei y is 2 .a F. The experts would probably definite- nowadays young listeners woul 1 probably get more immediate kicks tell you the Stuttgart Orchestra’ll by starting with someone like version is the more correct, but for Stravinsky, and that’s where this tnis purpose, listen to Pablo Casals’ CRITICS AND MUSICIANS are ranged acrons the 1« Konitz, Lennie Tristano and Charlie Mingus. Prades Festival Orchistra (Colum «tage of the aniphith» utri at Brandeia Universit) In the story below, Hentoff terms the even “the most series of suggestions begin. Let me make clear that this in bia ML-4345). Casals swings the laps be in this picture taken during the four-day Festival exciting of is kind in recent New England history. end; as does Wanda Landov.sk», of the Creative Arts. Left tu right, at the sympo For further information on the Brandeia Festival, no way is meant to constitute a lt-weight basic classical library. That’s a whose Goldberg Variations inter is sequel sium table, arc I Conard Feather, George Wein, John see Feather'* Nest on page 22. pretation will especially reach the ►ally re- Hammond and Nat Hentoff; invading their ears are task Bob Darrell is far more quali fied to execute It is meant to pro keyboard devotees (Victor LM- 1 ide a bridge to the immense 1080). delights of classical music for lis From here I’d mov< somewhat teners whow cars sic attuned to farther back in time for a succes Bernstein, Blitzstein And Brecht Ad Absurdum jazz. All records listed are long sion of sonorities, the like of which playing. . . haven't been he .rd since. Try Gio New York—Latest “new- It might be fun to begin with vanni Gabrielli’s Canzonas for Blend Brilliantly At Brandeis sound” gag, passed along by the Ebony Concerto Stravinsky Bras.- Choir. (Esoteric 503 or Pe Jack Egun, concerns the King wrote for Woody Herman’s band, riod 526) and you'll hear a bran Sisters, singing group who have which car be found on Columbia section to cut all brass sections Boston—Young Brandeis University’s four-day Festival been in married retirement for ML-4393, and switch immediately By this time, incidentally, I would belated of the Creative Arts resulted in the most exciting event of some time. to the same composer’s Symphony guess that anyone who had started th Stra- Jack says they have a new out with an admiration for Stan tirh the its kind in recent New England history, and jazz received in Three Movements (Columbia tape* in gimmick for their planned re ML-4129). If that move* ycu, Kenton will have realized how nininhed some of the chief benefits. union on the coast this summer, you’ll be really struck with l.'His- vapid, sterile and imitative his mu The June 13 Jazz Symposium to counteract the Patti Page sical product actually is. but stimulating scries of examples toire du Soldat (Victor LM-1078) created a strong amount of inter brand of multi-voiccd singers. and Ernest Ansermet’s cool read 300 Years Later est among the thoui.mds attend in creative liberation was accom- They’ll blend their four voices plmhed at the Brandeis Festival ings of Lc Sacre du Printemps A jump of ovei three centuries ing the festival and garnered a to sound like one! (London LLP-130) and Petroueh- from Gabrielli to Hindemith’s Mu large amount of space in the Bo* of the Creative Arts. mended ka (LLP-130). sic for Brass and Strings (Period er, and ton press. A detailed account of 515) leveuls both the at length of the symposium will be found in Bartok to Bach tradition when it is allowed to Feather’-: Nest. Music In The Air That leads us, after your head grow and tin acrid inventiveness The climax of the entire cele clears, to Bartok’s Concerto for ot this .sometimes academic, but bration of the arts .iccurred Sat Orchestra (Columbia ML-412) and often moving composer. For pure urday- * veiling, June 14, in a bril the same composer’s Sonata for lucks, Hindemith’s Kleins Kam liant performance of the Kurt Bings Video Bow Keeps Two Piano, and Percussion (Dial mermusik (Stradivari) rivals in Weil-Bert Brecht Threepenny Op 1). By this time you might want terms of its own language a id era. Marc Blitzstein, who adapted a less shattering but equally stim intent the historic Miles Davis the text into English, also served ulating set of experiences, and a Capitol sides. as narrator and Leonard Bern Millions Awake All Night good way to start would be with If you’ve come this far, you’ll stein, director of the festival, con Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. probably be curious to sample the ducted the orchestra. Olympic Games Fund Telethon, CBS and NBC, composers who rebelled partially The two members of the cast June 21, 11:15 p.m or entirely against the concept of who scored must strikingly were a tonal center. For me, the rich Lotte Lenya, Weill’s widow, in her There must have been thou Lamour to keep things flowing Nat Sees La est pleasures so far are to be original role of Jenny, and Anita sands of sleepless Saturday nights smoothly, und showed an excellent found in the work of Alban Berg: Ellis a« Lucy Anita Ellis (Down around the country when Bing smooth control of ad-lib language, Concerto for Violin, Piano and Beat, June 18) projected an un Crosby made his TV dehut. The well-constructed sentences flowing Thirteen Wind Instruments (Dia. cannily precise vocal line with a occasion, a fund-raising drive co like scripts. Vie En Rose 9) and Woz:
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Listen to Roy's great trumpet artistry in his latest Capitol recordings: "Scatterbrain' and "As Time Goes By." Also hear him in "Arthur Murray Favorites/' "Dance Time/' and "Ray Anthony's House Party Hop'' (albums), and many other standard singles. GENERAL ARTISTS CORPORATION FRED BENSON, personal management JIM MCCARTHY, publicity, New fork. DOWN BEAT FEATURES Chicago, July 30, 1952 Chords And Discords Stan's Sad Show Waseca, Minn. To The Editors: 1 have always been an ardent More Power To Rob Darrell, Kenton fan, and no amount of criticism from either authorized or unauthorized sources could change my idea that Stan was Cries Gl Reader From France truly great — until 1 heard his current aggregation on TV Satur Cannes, France day. To use an adjective used To the Editors: Foreign Currency usually by Beat staffers to de Received my May 7 issue of the Sculthorpe RAF Station scribe Ferguson—it was mephitic! Beat just a lew Hours alter my Norfolk, England Of course tne band was hindered arrival here in Cannes. To the Editors: by poor mike pick-ups and the Right off, I wane io congratulate I am now stationed in England. commercial vein the snow has to you on the classical section. 1 I miss the musical kicks of the uphold, but it still can’t be denied have it nearly worn out now from States, but I’d be lost without my that the band just “ain’t got it.” passing it around to tne few peo copy of Down Beat. Solos on such wonderful Kenton ple here on the ship tnat do like Radio comes through pretty standards as Lover and Love For the kind of news that the Beat has good here on some stuff from Sale were pathetic. And some trum to offer. More power to R. D. Dar Switzerland, but we’re having peter was trying to do tne impos rell. trouble setting up a record player sible—imitate Ferguson—needless Also, I would like to say a few on this English current. Getz on to say he failed miserably. words in favor of Nat Hen toff. I a 33% LP with this variable cycle The only spark in the whole am all for his way of thinking. current sounds like Grand Ole group was Ralph Blaze’s Delicado, THE HOLLYWOOD BEAT And as 1 am a great fan of Dave Opry. That we just don’t dig. with the possible exception of Jerri Bruoeck, I am more inclined to Also like to tell you that I was Winters, who would be a great see things his way. surprised how the English people vocalist if she was told singing This weather is nice here on the dislike Shearing. should not necessarily sound like Riviera, and the great world re H J. Burns April Stevens’ breathy offerings. Unawed Clooney Tackles nowned Monte Carlo is within eye If Beat readers are gullible sight, but 1 would much rather be enough to vote the Kenton crew on tne West Coast, where the He's Learning as top band again this year, Les music is. 1 would like very much Brockton, Mass. Brown ought to fold up his band First Movie Assignment to pick up on this Mr. Krupa To the Editors: —the publie just doesn’t know Three. Most of all over here, I I would like to extend my sin good music when they hear it. By HAL HOLLY do miss the music. We have a cerest approbations to Mr. Leonard J. Smith Hollywood—Rosemary Clooney, an old friend of Down little record changer and a few Feather for his very enlightening lecords that we purchased before article on the subject of bebop, Beat readers whose Come On-4 My House record blew her we left Boston. Of course, most of which appeared June 4. Down With Ray! not only into her first movie contract but into the feminine our records are of Dave Brubeck, Brighton, Mass. For years, I have operated this To the Editors: llerman, Parker, and of course, record emporium, suffering through “lead** in her first picture, a Paramount opus titled The Your July 2 issue was very en Stan Are Singing, in which »he’ll Satchmo. That’s all for now, keep many types of music. Having been up the good work. joyable to read, surprisingly •hare top billing with Lauriu Mel Authentic Dialogue brought up in the old school, the enough. I’ll admit that it took a chior and Anna Maria Aiherghetti, The story of the Stars Are Sing Phillip N. Mundy, K. Div. “new" music was beyond my range USS Baltimore little courage on my part to open m taking the movie business right ing is t..a story of “Terry Bren- of comprehension. Not until I read to page one, after glancing at the in stride. .ian” (Rosie), a struggling young Mr. Feather’s article did I under moronic face of a so-called vocal Rosie is completely unawed, and singer trying to make the grade in stand the mechanics and musical ist. Fortunately your column did maybe inwardly just a little amus uie pop song business; “Katri Wal- Rochester Jumps thoughts of the musicians who not build Ray up to be a musician, ed by the fuss they are making over enska” (Anna Maria Alberghetti), Rochester, N. Y. play and write bebop. I am now but rather a showman who gained able to listen with a great her, and meantime is having a lot a young Polish refugee singer wl o To the Editors: popularity thru the musically sim of fun. Your Hollywood reportei comes to New York in search of deal of pleasure. (Thanks to Mr. How about a plug for a new Feather.) ple minds of teenagers. dropped in on her for a chat, found an old friend, “Poldi” (Melchior), eenter ol top-drawer musical en My only complaint about this her—on this occasion anyway—tak who, she thinks can advance her Lately, 1 find myself asking tertainment— Rochester, N. Y.? people why they either like or issue is that you even associated ing it easy in her private dressing operatic career. Poldi, once success Long renowned for its interest in Johnnie Ray’s name with the mu room while two stand-ins (or may ful and famous, is discovered by dislike bop. I find that those who tne classical department (e.g. the dislike it are largely those woo dis sic world. I look up to your maga be one should say “dance-ins”) one Katri to have become a drunken Eastman School; the Rochester zine, because I find factual in for Rosie and one for Anna Maria, wreck. All comes out as it should Philharmonic), the city has re like the word itself. Not the music. formation about music in it. But went through the innumerable re in a picture the Paramount pub cently played host to some of the Those people are not able to appre please let’s leave fakers and con- hearsals that preceded the shooting licity department refers to as ciate what the artist is trying to brightest lights in the music busi dor — * — Urtionista out of it. - •hort aong-and-daaoe routine, -bo^nd to be a definite contribution ness. Louis Martinello she will do with the little Italian to lighthearted entertainment.” We find, in our store, that the singer. In addition to the strictly com Rosie says she likes the dialogue mercial offerings of Don Cornell, purchasers of bop records—or any Roaie’a No Dancer because the references and termin other modern jazc record—consist Good Idea! “I spent three weeks learning Champ Butler, Joni James, Les ology associated with the music Paul, and the Four Aces, the largely of people with more than Camp Polk, La. this little dance thing,” she ex world she knows are “really au average intelligence. Their ap To the Editors: plained, “and inasmuch as I had names of Stan Getz, Mary Lou thentic.” Williams, and Sarah Vaughan proach to music is scientific and As much as I am glad to see never pretended or even tried to be “Look," she said, allowing us the intellectual. To like something is the big band business pick up, I a professional dancer, it was quite nave recently graced the enter script, “Here’s a line in which I tainment pages of local news □ne thing; to know why you like still think they are not helping it a work-out. I think I should be do say, 'I want you to know the word it is another. any by playing the cities and ing all these rehearsals just to keep papers. is no longer hep, but hip. But this is all by the way. The Thank you for opening up an towns, year in and year out, that in shape. (Rosie doesn’t look like other facet in my musical appre have had their fill of the music she needed anything to keep in Down Beat Cover real news is that the Times Square “But my big dramatic moment Club has adopted a straight jazz ciation. I have come to realize business. shape.) But Anna has to do her comes when I tell my boy friend— that a well-rounded musician can It seems to me, that with all school studies and can only work policy and has brought to the city see, it’s right here in ti
Chk-nge, July 30, 1952 MUSIC SCENE IN FOCUS
Anthony's TV Dance Party
TELEVISION’S LATEST ATTEMPT to present u program built around a dance hand, th«* NBC Saturday Night Dance Party. kicked off recently with the Ray Anthony session pictured on tin- page. Top shots show Ray at left and kidding with Jerry Lester, center; vocalist Marcie Miller, right. Below, left lo right, are Dean Hinkle, Jack I aubadi. Ray Anthony Dii k Reynold- Kenny Trimble. Nobby lee.
a conference between Anthony, tester and Garrison; bottom right, rehearsal shot with Buddy Savarise. piano; Kenny Trimble, Knobby Lee, Dick Reynolds. Jack Laubach's back, Earl Bergman, Ray Anthony, Eddie Bullerlield's shirt. Marei« Miller. Dean Hinkle (real view). Tommy Merc«*r. Pauline Dunne. Irene Miksys. (xmstnsus was that Ray did un excellent job within the limitations imposed upon him by ihe show's fornint. DOWN BEAT RECORD REVIEWS Chicago, July 30,1952
Richard *Haye are treated pleasantly. Smoke, another of those folk-type pops, features Laurie tive <♦* Never Leave Me Payne in the solo spot; he proves a rea ban GGG The Mask is Off sonably convincing singer. Raindrops is gim Coverage of a couple of promising pops treated a la Four Aces in a semi-shuffle, bad provides the keynote for this platter. Lush could pick up some juke box attention in the Jimmy Carroll backgrounds round out a rural regions where they buy hoked up isfa disk which follows the sing-out-loud Mar harmony. (London 1230.) trot
tive vocal personality from the first few feetion. The balance ia way off at times, bias In Your Old Kit Bag, used as tha ban—but tasteful, melodious and non- but section for section the band comes bread in an ad-lib-chorus sandwich. Wiz gimmicky. The Norman band, which through well, and the in-person impact ard, perhaps the best of the originals, backs her up very well, is on its own on it used to achieve will be obvious even to was Sonny Truitt’s work. the instrumental coupling. Latter is sat those who didn’t know the band during “I hope this album has shown you,” isfactory but won’t give Percy Faith any that era. Main technical fault is a lack says annotator Ira Gitler, “that good trouble. (Seger 78-135.) of lower frequencies. modern music is being produced in areas Most of all, the soloists who made the other than readily acknowledged places Lita Koga band great, or whom the band made great, such as New York and Chicago.” all come to life again; among them the It sure has. (Prestige PRLP 130.) .Allentown Jail late, great trumpeter Sonny Berman, who kkk I With I Knew was 21 when he died. Among them, too. Jail is one of the more successful of are Flip Phillips and Bill Harris, both of Al Sears the Tin Pan Alley-styled pseudo-folk whom reached the peak of their careers kkk Nall Don't Wear No Button-Up pieces; it’s done movingly by the poll at that stage, with Flip at his greatest Shoot winning British thrush. Knew makes a on Sweet and Lovely, and Bill blowing a kkk Steady Eddie more convincing showease for Lita. Ted brand of horn that was unique. Norvo is Heath’s crack band backs her up, but effectively featured on The Man I Love Under Sears’ name, the Johnny Hodges has little to do on its own. (London and the Woodchoppers’ items; Tony Aless band (including, this time, Hodges him 1176.) steps out occasionally as an effective solo self) plays two originals. Nell, despite ist, and, with Billy Bauer, Don Lamond its involved title, is just a choppy CattU- Anne Shelton and Chubby Jackson, leads the rhythm Rockish instrumental and is the more section through the amusing maze of ac- commercial side. Eddie has good solos by ★* Lilli Marlene’s Lullaby Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown kkk And The Angeli Sing celerandi and retards they used to call Four Men On a Horse. and Sears, and is the more musical side. Miss Shelton impresses best on Angels, As for the writing, it’s hard to tell (King 4540.) which is treated lushly and with musical where Ralph Burns’ genius ended and the effects by Stanley Black’s house band. band’s talent for head-arranging began. Anne tries to inject some jazz feeling, But between Ralph (Bijou et al), Neal Small Combos succeeds only moderately. Them There Eyre TWO-STAR SESSION that may get more Hefti (Wildroot), Pete Candoli (Super Lilli is aptly named; the temptation is man) and the guys who dreamed things You Cm Depend On Me for the side to put you to sleep, mainly than two-star ratings was held at MGM up on the bandstand, whether it came Just You Jut I Me because it’s that dull. (London 1224.) recently when Woody Herman, who re from brains, lips, pens or all three, it High Falutin’ cently left the label, joined forces with had a spirit that has not since been at If I Had You Billy Shepard Fran Warren, currently riding high with tained in any band, even the fine one BurTt Invention her potential hit disc of What Is This Mamma Don't Allow It kkk The Math It Off Woody has today. (MGM E158, 159.) Thing Called Love. Woody’s 1946 Car Undue A Blanket Of Blue kkk Auf Weidertehn Sweetheart negie Hall Concert LPs are due for re ★★★ Expert lush orchestra work, with chorus lease on MGM this week. Joe Holiday Album Rating: addea for Sweetheart' lends some promise Hello To You An oddly mixed bag from Capitol’s ne* Classics In Jazz series. Most of the items to Shepard on his Victor debut, a cover Teddy Charles Nice And Easy age coupling spotting two of the more This Is Happiness are reissues of sides cut in the mid-1940s. likely pops of the day. (Victor 20-4777.) O'Brien’s A Flyin’ Mambo Holiday No matter in which direction your tastes This Is New I Hadn’t Anyone Till You lie, you’ll find some pleasure and some pain in this package. Del Simmons Old Man River Like Someone In Love Tenderly Mighty Like 4 Rote Most pleasant to modern ears will be ** Strange the previously unissued Buddy De Franco Basin St. Blue» ★ k Parkept Bolero I’ll Remember April Album Rating: ** side, from the sextet date he made in 1949 Frankie Castro who sounds like Frank The Lady Is A Tramp This combo from Newark comprises with Teddy Cohen, Jimmy Raney, Harvey ie Laine under a mild sedative, sings Blue Moon Holiday’s tenor, Jordan Fordin’s piano, Leonard, Bob Carter and Max Roach. Most Strange, surrounded by a variety of ex Album Rating: ♦** Nick De Luca’s bongo and timbales, Mil painful will be Nichols’ If I Had You, as otic sounds including flute and Latin ton Hayes’ drums, Clarence Johnson’s feeble an example of 1944 Dixieland as Teddy’s vibes-guitar-bass trio inevita bass. Fordin doubles on organ here and could have been found. rhythm as he sings the attractive minor bly suffers from comparison with the simi melody. Piano has a Jenkins-like inter there. Benny Carter appears in four of the lar Norvo unit. Teddy, though no Norvo, The Jerseyites bounce breezily through eight combos. On Eyes he’s flanked by lude. The Bolero says nothing new. plays pleasingly and shows some techni (Citation 1167.) the fast sides and get a consistent mood Goodman, Shavers, Norvo et al; on De cal skill on River. Don Roberts’ guitar is on the slower ones. What they’re doing pend, by Hawkins, Nat Cole and Buster tasteful and promising. Kenny O’Brien’s is on the borderline between jazz and Bailey; on Mama by Julia Lee, Bobby Fran Warren bass is featured on the first side, which rhythm-and-blues. Except for the Latin Sherwood, Vic Dickenson and Norvo; on he wrote. It’s mild, agreeable modern ★★★★★ What It This Thing Called Love rhythmic influence it certainly isn’t mod Blanket by Norvo, Sherwood et at Red is music. (Prestige PRLP 132.) kkk With You Were Here ern, but what it sets out to do it does also heard on Falutin’, a previously unis well. (Prestige PRLP 131.) sued Goodman Sextet side. Fran turns shouter, or screamer to de Erroll Garner liver an odd interpretation of the Cole Also present, here and there: Jimmy Rowles, Horace Henderson, Mel Powell, Porter standard. Ralph Burns furnished Margie New Sound1» From Boston the background music for the recording, I'll Be Seeing You Arnold Ross; Irving Ashby, Osear Moore, which could be a noisy item at the very There Is No Greater Love Mariners Allan Reuss, Al Casey. Dave Barbour; least The Sheik Of Araby Aviary Red Callender, John Kirby, John Sim Wish is a fetching little ballad item I May Be Wrong Tzori» mons; Sid Catlett, Lee Young. Despite all from the show of the same name. Fran is Lullaby Of Tho Leaves Autumn In New York of them, there are a couple of pitifully a lot more reserved on this side, and a lot Sernadr In Blue Boston Uncommon lame rhythm sections. more musical. But the marbles will all be Trees The Wizard Too bad they couldn’t have put out rolling for Love. (MGM 11270.) Album rating: Album Rating: ***♦ Bud’s Invention, and its still unreleased Charlie Mariano, who plays a remark mate, on a single disc, to conserve collec Pre-Columbia Garner is presented in a tors’ resources. (Capitol H 322.) collection that was collated largely from ably Domnerus-like alto and wrote three a group of singles which were originally of the tunes, is the star of this LP, but JAZZ issued on 78. The eight sides add sub the rest of his octet—Sonny Truitt, trom Paul Smith in this section are reviewed stantially to Erroll’s bid to cover the bone; Joe Gordon, trumpet; Jim Clark, Records bulk of the class standard song repertoire tenor, and others—isn’t far behind. The ★★ El C umbmehero and rated in terms of their musical kkk Laurilou merit. in his own inimitable keyboard style. writing and reading reflect some fine This package shows off Garner in an workmanship. The last two titles appear kk The Jumper extremely good light. He played with a in duplicate—two masters of each—to kkk Pich Yourself Up Gene Ammons good deal more improvisatory spirit, and take up the second side. Hard to tell whether to classify the with a crisper, more swinging beat than Tzoris parallels Pack Up Your Trou- first two sides under pop or jazz. Cer kk Hot Stuff he has been showing on his recent re tainly El Cumbanehero sounds, most of kk When The Saints Go Marching In leases. This album is to be recommended the way, like a thousand other pianists Two tenor sides; the first, some fast highly to Garner followers. (Atlantic playing the same tune. Next side is an blues with Ammons blowing guttily. 112.) agreeable original pretty tune. The Backing won’t mean much to the Dixie Jumper, also an original, has Bach-like fans who recreated the number. Piano Woody Herman At touches a la Shearing and moves nicely; plays a Garnerish solo on this side. (New Pick has good cooperation between Paul’s Jan 754.) Carnegie Hall, 1946 piano and Irv Cottier’s drums. (Discovery Red Top 161, 162.) Sidney Bechet-Muggsy Spanier Sweet And Lovely Superman With a Horn That’s A’Plenty Bijou Trumpet Stylists If 1 Could Be With You Wildroot Squeeze Me kk I Can't Get Started (Butterfield) Four Men On a Hone kk Take the A Train (Ferguson) Sweat Sua, Just You Your Father’s Mustache ★★★ Sweet Lorraine Coast to Coast (Gillespie) The Good Earth kk House of Joy (Cootie) Mean To Me kkk 1 Surrender Dear (Carter) China Boy The Man I Love Four Or Five Timet k Can't Help Lovin' That Man (Nicb- Panacea ols) Album rating: kkkk Blowing Up a Storm ★★ T-Bone for Two (Sherwood) These are the rightfully famous Bechet- Everywhere *★★★ Move (Miles Davis) Spanier duets recorded in 1940 by Steve Hallelujah Heads Up This is a weird, random assortment of Smith for the defunct HRS label. Re trumpeters in an LP seemingly designed corded with only guitar (Carmen Mas- Album rating: kkkkk to suit no particular taste. Miles Davis tren) and bass (Wellman Braud) support, Here, after all those reports and de fans will wonder why Move wasn’t held these sides represent Bechet and Spanier lays, is a re-living of the glory that was for an all-Miles LP (he cut at least eight at their finest, are of historic interest to the First Herd. Recorded at Carnegie fine sides for Capitol), while Red Nichols two-beat jazzophiles, stand up as some of Hall March 25, 1946, it has been trans or Bobby Sherwood fans will resent Fergu the finest samples of Dixieland playing ferred onto four ten-inch LP sides. son and Gillespie. In other words, what on record despite their age. Some of the numbers were waxed by may have been designed to include a little Atlantic Records is to be commended Woody in studio versions, mostly shorter for everyone winds up being very little for for packaging these sides into a single than the concert format heard here; anyone. LP; we’re sure they will be rewarded for others were never recorded. As was the Worse yet, at least four of the numbers the effort. case with the Goodman concert LPs, you BASIE’S BIG BAND has been the sub devote more time to ensemble or to other Incidentally, those several moments can now hear things that are (a) more ject of much discussion since its Mercury soloists than to the trumpet player. For when Mastren’s unamplified guitar breaks exciting through the reversed opera-glass debut recently. The Count swings back example. Dizzy is subservient to two tenor through in solo provide refreshing relief of the years, (b) more personal ami in into action shortly for a Birdland reunion men and Cootie is drowned by almost ev from the AC-DC recorded plucks of the spirational with the audience and ap with Lester Young and other alumni, erybody. This is trumpet album? (Capitol day, both singly and in multi-dubbed en plause. who’ll play in the same show with him H 326.) semble. (Atlantic 1206.) Technically, they are far short of per- July 24. (Turn to Page 13) BLINDFOLD TIST-NEWS Chicago, July 30,1952 The Blindfold Test Movie Plum Goes To Herschel Gilbert Nat Hollywood — Herschel Gilbert, recently elected for the fourth time By LEONARD FEATHER to the position of president of the American Society of Music Ar The last time Nat took the blindfold test rangers, has been tugged for what he was still billed as leader of the King Cole is regarded as the prize pluin in Trio; still not exclusively an interpreter of motion picture scori assign- hit songs, und still not a million-record seller. ment:- here. Gilbert I been In the interim, Nat’s career has z »med signed to do the score for The upward, but his views, os you will see, Thief, a Pran Productions film haven’t undergone any fundamental change. starring Ray Millnnd which will Following are his tape-recorded comments. be entirely devoid of spoken logue and in which the music is The Records expected to carry much of the 1. Sounded like Benny G«»dman in spots story-telling factor. . . . it was well composed; g-
finding another horse has been locking Ivory Joe Hunter produced Kiss Me Baby, which again has in his stall, announces that he will marry loud, live recording, uninhibited singing Record Reviews him a woman deef and dumb and 88. kkk I Gat That L^onesome Feeling kk I Thought I Had Ixrved and excellent band work in which alto (Apollo 439. ,i and guitar stand out. (Decca 28233 ) Top side is a bluesy ballad which Joe 55 Arnetl Cobb sings as usual with good band-aid. Re Little Esther >ert, ♦* Open House verse starts with a recitatif vurse, then RHYTHM & BLUES AAA AA Aged Ind Mellow time A* Whispering goes into a routine ballad. (MGM 11263.) Record» in thia section are reviewed kkk Bring My Lorin' Beck To Me Bassist George Duvivier wrote House, Lighthouse All Stam After reading on the necially printed end rated in terms of broad general on which the band gets a good beat and rhat AAAA Big Boy (I & II) disc jockey label that Little Esther ie offers, in additi. n to Arnett’s work, some now sweet 16, we listened to her declaim inter« sting baritone sax. Whispering is Never though) we’d live to see the day, but here are a bunch of ex-Kenton and ing that she likes her men like she likes been handled in typical Cobb style, with Arnett her whiskey—aged und mellow—and knew leading thi • nsemhk as well as taking a The immediately that her teen-aged philoso film good solo. (Okeh 6887.) phy would sell a lot of records, Johnny will Debbie Andrews Otis co-wrote both numbers, the flip being AA* i Lott You a routine blues with a Pete Lewis AAA Hoppy’s Hop guitar. (Federal 12078.) irk I Ain't Got Nobody AAA Pretty Debbie is the gal Duke described so Lem, long one of Brooklyn’s best alto # Jay McShunn glowingly (“best since Ivie Anderson” men, show» his paces on a very live- etc.). The original ballad is handled feel sounding jump side, backed up with a slow AAA Duke And The Brute ingly, with echo chamber open and close tune that justifies its title. Teacho Wilt- ♦ Got Foil Begging The standard, taken slower than usual, shire is on piano, Leonard Gaskin on Duke is an exceptionally attractive min has good band and a wonderful 16-bar bass and Teddy Lee on drums. (New Jani or theme, at times like a minorized Castle alto solo that can hardly be anyone but 776.) Rock, featuring Ben Webster’s tenor. It’s Benny Carter. (Mercury 8282.) a side that grows on you; could have Lloyd Glenn commercial possibilities in addition to the John Bennings AAAA Angora musical value. Reverse is a trite blues, kkk a Timber *** Cuba dm not too well sung by । kk Third Degree Blues Piano, tenor and bongos contribute Mathews. (Mercury 8283.) ney John is a blues singer who writes his toward the successful medium-tempo blue* own material—good on the faster first mood on Angora, a nice juke-box item. Burnie Peacock side, fair on the second. Accompaniment, Backing is more blues. (Swing Time 296.) AAA Here In My Heart irch which eases in and out with train-like ’IX irkk El Chodo effects on Timber, is effective. (Prestige Les Harris Altoist Peacock follows the prevailing 926.) hich *A L’Amour Toujours L’Amour fashion of turning a recent vocal hit into » of # Earl Bostic *** 96 Lbs. an r & b instrumental. Heart ia a anel I efret Sunset Harris is backed by a biggish band, straight, slow sax solo, with an eignt-bar Linger Awhile which sets a unison .ax t iff as he launches vibes interlude; Choclo (Kiss Of Fire) ia ;>er- Two mon strong bids from Bostic. into the French-titled song. It’s an ill- RECORDING AT VICTOR, as seen in this given u medium-tempo straight-four Im at, Juke boxes will certainly go for the pretty suited piece for the market at which he 1 «-
Sonny h«s used SUNGERLAND Long Beach, Cal Radio King Drums for his entire Tn the Editors: I would like to »re pictures nt the Les Brown band like the ones you had of the Billy May band I with me", Sonny boosts; "I’’ really enjoy the pictures of the VLlNGMLAND DRUMS other makes, but they just different bands and singers. I kov» 30% nr» io*- think that you have really im f PLEASE SEND ME LATEST CATALOG Wants Company 26 Donnelly St Putney, Sydney, Ntw South Wales. Australia To the Editors: I would be most obliged if you could find a penfriend for me, I would like someone about my own age—19, and interested in Stan Mail to SLINGERLAND DRUM CO. Kenton, Nat Cole, Dizzy Gil)e«pie SLINGERLAND DRUM CO and Frankie Laine. 1323 Saldan Ava- Chicago. IS. (14) Thanks for a grand magazine. Kevin Casey DOWN BEAT MUSIC SCENE IN FOCUS Chicago, July 30, 1952 col ba SOI •UL ove •till Perry Has A Party Chi ■ou Music publishing and song plugger members of Ihe Cei trade, known commonly among themselves as “The B. Boys,” threw their annual Perry Como testimonial out nev ing a few weeks ago. Present at the golf course were I Ed Sullivan (left, with Como); above, music men »Iio ten organized the affair and gifted Perry—Mickey Addy, not Jack Spina, and Murray Luth; upper right, ex-maestro boy George Paxton, Spinner Martin Block, Sammy Kaye, ja* and Spina; right, disc jockey guests included Boston's rtc. Norm Prescott (second from left) and Washington's Eddie Gallaher (front right); lower left, including off- I duty Pfc. Vic Damone (center) and Larry Brough, Larry Stock, George Dalin, Jerry Johnson, Harry Santly, War ren Brown and Dave Kuperman; lower right, George Weiner, Lou Levy (center), George Pincus. Murray Wizell, and RCA's Bob McCluskey (right). (Photos by Popsie.) SIMPSON Harbert Agar Strop son. St ' RAYMOND-MRGUSON - John Raymond fTWADDELL-B ALL—Johnny Twaddell to former leading tenor with D'Oyly Carte I and June Ferguson, daughter of Robert Lois Ball, May 8, in Cincinnati, Ohio. OperaOnera Co.. June 5k in KeighleyKeiehiev.« EnglandEngland. Ferguson, veepee of Columbia Artists Mgt.. Johnny plays trpt. with Hai McIntyre. 1 June 24 in Ridgefield, Conn. MUSICIANS! THOMPSON-KARON—Gil Thompson and LOST HARMONY FOK AU INSTRUMNTS NEW NUMBERS Emalee Earon, Binging members of the UVITT—Ethel Merman, Broadway sing BIEVER—A son to Mr. and Mrs. Curtis 1951 Mabertville. N. J. Music Circus. June ing star, and Robert D. Levitt. Jane 10 in IMPROVISING o»d HOT PLAT. Biever. June 19 in New York. Mother b SI in Philadelphia. Juarez, Mexico. ING. Hundreds of improvise violinist Hinda Barnett; father is compoeer- tion pctt.rnt shown on .11 eonductor. chord) A chord ind.n lo- GREENMAN—A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Greenman, June 9 in White Plains, N. Y. am chord combination! I Dad is in promotion department of Times- HOW TO FLAY H4W. Full Columbia, distributors for Columbia Rec ■uitçusag ords. amples . I HANLON—Boy. Thomas Allen, Jr. (6 TRANSPOSING CHART, chang lbs. 12 ox.) to Harriett A Allen, April 19, ing music to all keys...... I in Hollis. L.I., N.Y. Allen plays guitar on CHART OP MODERN CHORDS. FINAL BAR staff of Station WPIX. 2M practical »th. I ith and iMk RCRNHARDY — Lawrence E Bernhardt. KENNEDY—A daughter, Victoria Lynn chords ...... 1 66. vice-president of Community Concerts, (6 lbs., 9 ozs.) to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph HARMONIZATION CHART. 172 divbion of Columbia Artists Mgt., June 14 Kennedy, June 2 in Pittsburgh. Pa. Dad ways to harmoaUe any melody is violinist-arranger and former leader of note ...... f MISCH—Adolph Busch. 66. violinist and The Four Strings. CHORD CHART. 112 popular founder of the Busch String Quartet, June LEVY—A son to Mr. and Mrs. Lou Levy, sheet music chords 1 • in Guilford. Vt. June IB In New York. Dad is Leeds Music MODERN CHORD SUBSTITU CARLSON—Ralph Carbon. 47. singer and exec. TIONS. chart of chords that REPKAY—Boy, Charles (B His. 7 ox.) may ba used in place of any CHKGWIDDEN—William J. Chegwidden, May 28 in Flushing, L.I., N.Y. to Doris A regular major, minor, aad 7th 71, musician. June 1 in Detroit. Ray Repkay. Ray plays alto with Tommy chord,...... 1 CLARK—Bobby Clark, former vaudeville Reynolds at the New Yorker Hotel. dancer and pianist. June II in Miami USED—A daughter, Kathryn Kaye (8 Beach. Fla., (Not to be confused with the lbs. 7 oss.) to Mr. and Mrs. Bill Riser, • MODERN PIANO INTRODUC musical comedy star of the same name). June 8 In Washington, D. C. Dad plays TIONS. In all popular keys »1.00 COOK—Maurice Cook. 52. organist, June tenor with Barnie Lowe orchestra at • MODERN PIANO RUNS, IM pre 18 in Warwick. R. I. Shoreham Hotel. COO«—Pat Cook. disc jockey at STUART—Girl, Leslie Mara (5 lbs. 13 MODULATIONS. 2 and 4 maawre KSTL. St Louts. June 8 in Pagedale, Mo. ox.) May 5, in N.Y.C. Dave plays drums bridge, leading from and to all EAMES—Emma Eames. 84. former Met with Bert Hirsch’s pit band at the Strand popular Un 11.00 Opera soprano. June 11 in New York. Theater. ACCORDION BASS GUIDE, " G AR I EPT Jos. Laurent Gariepy, 69. VOUGHT—Girl, Joanne May 3rd. to plains all bau buttons and notes trumpeter, composer and military band Mari* & Harry Vought, in Far Rockaway, contained in bass chords < .10.00 leader. June If in Montreal. L.I., N.Y. Harry plays clarinet and sells POPULAR PIANO COURSES — GILBERT—Ruth Gilbert former vaude household appliances at Rabson's. Advanced end Beginners let- performer and wife of Dick Gilbert, KTYL. sons in the chord system of Phoenix, disc jockey. June 20 in an auto TIED NOTES popular music improvising. Free details on request. GOODMAN—Bernard Goodman. 66. sing B9TTICK-AELAY—Jerry Bittick to Simone er and voice teacher. June 5 in Phiiadel- Relay, May 80, in N.Y.C. Jerry arranger ARRANGERS for Alex Abtone’s new ork. ORCHISTRATiON wHAMT. Tonal GRAUSO Joe Grauso, drummer, of com B*OWN°GIPSON—Jimmy Brown, WJJD, range of Instrument, and cor plications due to sclerosis of the liver and Chicago, disc jockey, and Rhoda Gipson, rect transposing instruction, SO (0 a heart condition June 11. in Corona. L.I.. former singer with Fred Waring’s orches Top CBS Guitarist Caiola, plays a heavy radio and TV schedule DANCE RAND ARRANGING— tra, June 14 in Chicago. vocal arranging and school 1 Deuces for the past S years. JOHNSON-OKGAN-Charbs (Jelly Bean) appearing with Archie Bleyer, Ray Bloch, Alfredo Antonini; records band arranging courses HALLER—Charles Hailer, 69, former trom Johnson, night club singer, and Georgette bonist with the Elizabeth Philharmonic and Organ, June 9 in Ely, Nev. steadily as well. Al says the “Miracle Neck” of his Gretsch Electromatie GUITARISTS (he WOR Symphony. June 9 in Elizabeth. LUFT-GARLAND—Judy Garland, singer, GUITAR CHORDS, over NO N. J. and Sid Luft, her manager, June 8 in Pai- Guitar (with twin Gretach- HARGREAVES—Harry Hargreaves, 51, chordi In diagram m well m cimes. Calif. DeArmond pickups) cuts musical notation. Also Include, vaude agent and former vocalist of Har NELSON-WELSH — Christopher La writs greaves and Moore, June 7 in Doncaster. correct fingering, gutter breaks Nelson and Katherine Laura Welsh, Phila down the tension of his heavy •nd tr.mowinn Instruction« SI. IS England. delphia concert singer, June 7 in Lime HERTZ Melvyn Hertz, 52, former organ- Rock, Conn. schedule, keeps his hands ORGANISTS POLERI-SEWELL-David Poleri, tenor with fresh for show-time: “Fast EFFECTIVE HAMMOND ORGAN Francisco. N. Y. City Center Opera Co., and Jan HUSTWICK—Charles Thomas Hustwick. COMBINATIONS, chart of spe Sewell, singer with chorus of State Fair est, easiest-playing, richest- cial sound effects and nevai 77. president of Local 890. American Fed Musicals, June 14 in Dallas. eration of Musicians. Edmonton. Alta., re tone combinerons . SB.SB cently in Edmonton. HAMMOND NOVELTY EFFRCTS, owned.” Write today for more a collection of amusing trick JOLIN—Ferdinand Jolin. 81. violinist, CAN YOU NAM YHIS CHORD? June 4 in Manchester. N. H. about this sensational Gretsch Imitation, for "entertaining" LAMAR-Laura M LaMar. 60, vocalist BEAT ON THE AIR Al Caiola's hand curves for a stretch that could organists M.Tk and musician. May 7 in Kansas City. Mo. neem a challenge after a day's workout on an innovation—plus the Gretsch COMPLETE DICTIONARY OP HAMMOND STOPS, correct In MILLER—Arthur Drising Miller, 79. come ordinary guitar. The slim, dim Greteek Miracle dian. pianist and singer for the old Dock- EVERY MONDAY Guitar Guide, yours FREE. terpretation of organ teund, SO Tl Neck literally gives his fingers extra length, Angles. WJZ, MIDNIGHT Address: The Fred. Gretsch makes playing easier-faster. Try this chord on FREE CATALOG MURRAY—Alan Murray. 61. songwriter. Co., 60 Broadway, your own guitar now—then visit your Gretsch Mfg. Featuring The Bliadfold Tas» WALTER STUART MUSIC STUDIO 62. actor and dealer and try it on the new Miracle Neck Brooklyn 11, N. Y., Dept. guitar. You'll be amazed at the difference' DB-762. >52 Chicago, July 30, 1952 N EWS —FI ATU R E S DOWN BEAT 15 Milton Gabler in a responsible ca has been Atlantic records. Herb promotion work for Travelers In The Hot Box pacity as an a A r executive. Abramson, collector, guides this surance Company in Hartford. Dave Dexter is a pop recording operation with tne help of Ahmet Authors exec at Capitol, while Steve Ertegun. Ahmet’s brotner, Nesuhi, Marshall Stearns is writing a Sholes has tne same status at recently joined forces with Les book on jazz origina and teach Yesterdays Collectors— RCA-Victor and Teddy Reig at Koenig's Good Time Jazz set-up. ing in New York City. Sidney Coral. George Avakian recently Moe Asch currently runs Folkways Finkelstein is writing and lectur took charge of popular LPs at records. Sam Meltzer, Dante Bol- ing around New York. Wilder Hob Where Are They Today? Columbia. Norman Grans is asso letino, and J. Robert Mantier have son’s writings still appear in tha ciated with Mercury. Coral has been operating reissue labels. Saturday Review and Winthrop By GEORGE HOEFER just completed negotiations to take The writing game includes quite Sargeant can still be read in ma “What has ever happened to the guys we used to call ‘the over Bob Thiele’s Signature cata a few jazz names. Some still jor publications. Russell Sanjek collectors’?” A friend of mine asked me that question awhile logue and added Bob as an assist write on jazz occasionally. Carlton lives on Long Island and does pro ant to recording supervisor Jimmy Brown ia an editor for Argosy, motional work for Broadcast Mu back. He wasn’t a collector but used to sit awe-stricken at Hilliard. Fred Ramsey freelances from his sic, Inc. Dixon Gayer ia a public some of the record sessions around 1936 at 2 East Banks Quite a few have their own com home in Pennsylvania, Charles Ed relations man in New York han in Chicago. ♦------panies. Alfred Lion and Francis ward Smith freelances and writes dling Phil Moore, Earl Hines and He wondered if BiU RuMeU was। fellows like John Hammond, the Wolfe are celebrating their 12th for the U. S. State Department, others. Ted Toll is a radio pro still chasing Greyhound buses al) Diaghilev of jazz, are and what anniversary operating Blue Note. George Frazier freelances to the ducer in California. John Wilson over the lountrj. Was Art Feher they are doing. Leonard Feather Rudi Blesh has Circle Records, better known top mags, Harry freelances. Jack Egan is manag still spending his sleep layover in is associate editor of the “new” Ross Russell is still releasing Dial Lim does translations for the U.N., ing the Gene Krupa Trio. Nat Chicago hunting records on the Beat. Barry Ulanov and George records, and William Russell u Ralph Gleason and Charles Emge Shapiro la doing publicity and south side while working the New Simon keep Metronome going. E. consistently putting out New Or cover the west coast for Down promotion. Central mail cars? Does Sully (E. Simms Campbell’s cartoons still leans jazz on his American Music Beat, Ralph de Toledano writes Out of music entirely are the B. Sullivan) still refuse to buy a appear in Esquire and the Hearst label and holding Saturday night politically-slanted books. following: Dann Priest is doing Jazz concerts in Chicago. John new record? papers. Bill Grauer and Orin Keep Paul Eduard Miller edits an art ?ublic relations work for the New It occurs to me it would be in news are writing and publishing Steiner of Chicago purchased the trade magazine in Chicago and ork Central, Ed Rubin and Wee teresting to have a rundown on The Record Changer. rights to the old Paramount label has taken up photography. Kay Neff are executives at Spiegel’s not only the collectors, but all the and is reissuing many sides on mail order house In Chicago, BiU Record Execs Thompson has articles regularly boys who have been connected with that label. in the British Jazz Journal. George Gottlieb is making educational jazz writing, recording, booking, The record industry has gath- More Record Men Malcolm-Smith has a new novel films for his own company in New etc. cred onto itself many of the older One of the most successful of ready, The Square Peg, to be pub York, Walter Schaap is associated It is generally known where collectors and writers. Decca has the small independent companies lished May 22nd and is still doing with Gottlieb, Phil Featheringill is doing freelance art work in Chi cago, Dave Bell (Session Records) is writing a book and planning to move from New York to Tucson, Aria., John Reid is an executive of a Television and Radio manu facturer in Little Rock, Ark. Chattanooga < hoo-t-hoo BiU Love is an engineer with a railroad in Chattanooga, Tenm, Art Feher ia still with the N. Y. Central in Cleveland, Norm Acker mann <>wns his own insurance agency in Rock Creek, Ohio, E. B. Sullivan is still with cartooning in Chicago and has his rare collec tion in his apartment, but is in active. Merrill Hammond is in the oil business in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Johnny and Jean Schacht live in Port Chester, N. Y., and Johnny is a commercial artist in New York. Mike Levin is with an ad vertising agency in New York. Squirrel Ashcraft is a busy lawyer in Washington and Chicago. No longer with us are Hoyt Kline, Otis Ferguson, and Gene Williams. Any word on the following would interest the Hot Box for future listing. Where are they and what are they doing? Campbell Holmes, Frank Kelly, Dave Stuart, Dan Qualey, Steve Smith, Ken neth Hulsizer, Harold Hersey, Can gile Williams, Gordon Gullickson, Roger Pryor Dodge, Ralph Ber ton, Ted Locke. Jeffrey Fuller, Bob Locke, Charles Payne Rogers, Bill Riddle, Eddie Ronan, Hey wood Broun, Jr., Dale Curran. SCANDALO . AGAIN Arnold Ross Cuts In London & Paris London—Arnold Ross has record ed sides in London with an all-star unit including two former Ted Heath stars, drummer Jack Parnell and tenorman Tommy Whittle. Jimmy Deuchar, British trumpet sensation at the recent Paris Jazz Fair, was in the line-up which was ■ Repeat successes. Scan- completed by Ross’s bassist com panion in the Lena Horne Trio, Joe dalh's smooth perform-1 Benjamin. _ D ance. consistent traditional^ The sides were eut for Melodise. While in Paris, former James I quality. Everyone who lie-'j pianist Ross embarked on quite a recording spree, waxing numerous F tens to, or plays a Scandalli | sides with Dizzy Gillespie for Blue Star and Vogue. demands an encore; more of < Six of the Blue Star sides saw Dizzy and Ross with a 30-piece en these distinguished piano i semble including strings from L'Opera orchestra. accordions. Long Island Sounds —Paris In July The Norman Paris Trio will CHICAGO MUSICAL INSTRUM open Theodore’s place at Port Washington, L. L, N. Y., July *» (Nino’s) thru the summer. Owner 30 lost Adams Street, ChkoMfed is also proprietor of Le Ruban Bleu, where the group is now play ing. Two men will be added to the trio, consisting of Norman on pi ano, Justin Arndt, bass and Frank Cerchia, guitar. Al Munroe, drums and Dick Friedman, reeds are the additions. DOWN BEAT BAND ROUTES—NEWS Chicago July 30, 1952 Morris Quintet. Charlie (Hurricane Gale) Wildwood. N.J, 6/28-8/7, ns Albert. Abbey (Stork) NYC. nr Anthony, Ray (Palladium) Hollywood, ta N 7/16, b New Yorker* (Palisade Park) Palisade Atchiaoit Tex (On Tow) JKA N.J. Nocturn« (Statler) NYC, h (On Toor) Dave Brummitt Oriol«« (On Tour) SAC (Peony Park) Omaha. Neb.. 8/26-3 L b Basie. Count (Savoy) NYC. 7/12-21. b; Parker, Charlie (Say When) San Fran (Birdland) NYC. 7/24-8/6. ne cisco, nc Beekner, Denny (Sheppard AFB) Wichita EMANATION Of SYMBOLS b—ballroom h hotel; «c-«IgM deb; cl—cockksll mung. r—rMt.urSKf, t theater; cc- ««fry dob; rh- Phillips. Flip (Say When) San Francisco, Falls. Tex.. 8/11-18; (Jung) New Or- roedhouse; pc—privile dub. NYC—New York City; Hwd.—Hollywood; LA.—Lo* Angelet ABC—Associated Booking Corp, (Joe Glnwr), ne leaas, 8/20-9/16. h MS fifth Avenue, NYC; Ah—Allibrook-himphrey, Richmond, V«.; JKA—J.ck Kuril. Agency, 214 N. Canon Or. Beverly HUI*. Calif.: RMA Powell, Austin (Hofbrau) Wildwood, NJ, —Rig Mirriteli Agency. 4471 Sunset Blvd, Hwd.; UA—Universel Aitrediom. 947 Madison Ave, NYC; WA—Willard Atosandar, 10 Rock Out 7/19, h- (Ebony) Cleveland. 7/21- efeller Hau, NYC; WMA—William Morri* Agency. 1746 Broadway, NYC 8/8. nr Beweka. Tex (Lakeside Park) Denver. Colo, 7/24-8/6: (Rio Nido) Rio Nido. Hill. Tiny (Indiana Beach) Monticello. Rico Serenade« (Elks Lodge) Duluth. Calif, 8/14-17. b: (St Francis) San Ind.. 7/28-8 Y Garner, ErroH (Embers) New York CÜy. Minn, In 7/9 Rocco Trio, Buddy (Glenn Schmidt's) Francisco, 9/9-10/6. h Hines, Earl (On Tour) ABC ne Borr. Mischa (Waldorf-Astoria) NYC. h Newport. Ky, cl Houston, Joe (On Tour) RMA Notice Gertrude-Neil Duo (Arniee) Winona, Bothie, Rum (Paradise) Chicago, b Rollin! Trio, Adrian Yorker) NYC, Hudson, Dean (Jung) New Orleans, Out Minn. (New Brandwynne, Nat (Shamrock) Houston. 7/22. h: (Sheppard Air Base) Wichita Any musical unit may be Gibbs Quartette. Ralph (Stables) Biloxi, Tex, h; (Waldorf-Astoria) NYC. In Falls. Tex.. 7/27-8/3 Miss., nc 9/1. h listed on this page, To have Hunt. Pee Wee (Syracuse) Syracuse, N.Y.. Gophers (Martinique) Wildwood, N.J.. ne Shearing, George (Birdland) NYC, 7/8- Brown. La (On Tour) ABC included. organization Gordon, Roscoe (On Tour) SAC 23: (Town & Country) Brooklyn, Bruce Johnny (Buckeye Lake Park) Ohio. send us notice of location jobs Greer, Big John (On Tour) MG 7/25-31 7/16-23. b: (Bledsoe Brother* Beach) James, Harry (On Tour) MCA (no one-nighters) at least three Griffin Brothers (On Tour) SAC Silhouette« (Congress) Chicago, h Lake James. Ind, 7/25-31. b; (Cen Simmons, Del (Grange) Hamilton. Ont. tennial Terrace) Toledo. Ohio. 8/15-17. b Jerome, Henry (Edison) NYC. h weeks in advance of the start Johnson. Buddy (Regal) Chicage. Out Harlan Trio, Lee (Arniee) Winona. Minn, In 7/7, nc 7/17. t: (On Tour) MG ing or closing date. Include the nc Singer, Hal (Weekes) Atlantic City, 7/25- 31 Cabot. Chuck (Balineae Room) Galveston. Jone«, Spike (Cai-Neva) Lake Tahoe, name and size of the unit, Herman, Lenny (Roosevelt) NYC. 7/7-8/S. Symphony Sid (On Tour) SAC Tex, 7/17-8/3 Nev., 7/23-8/5. h; (Flamingo) Las name, location and type of spot, h Cariyn. Tommy (Oh Henry) Chicago, b Vegas. Nev, 8/7-20. h and opening and closing date«. Herth, Milt (Picadilly) NYC. h Carpenter. Ike (Flamingo) Las Vegas, Jordan. Louis (Clayton) Sacramento. Heywood Trio. Eddy (Embers) NYC. nc Teagarden, Jack (Royal Room) Los An- Ib 7/19 h Calif, Out 7/15, nc; (Tiffany Room) If no closing date is given, the Hodges, Johnny (Say When) San Fran geles, nc Canon. Sal (Hoberg*) Lake County. Los Angeles. In 7/16 listing will be carried in two is cisco, Out 7/17, nc: (Roesonian) Den Thompson Trio, Bill (Colonial) Hagern ver 7/28-8/2; (Gleason's) Cleveland. Calif, b » sues only, unless further notice town, Md., h Cayler. Joy (Indiana Beach» Monticello. 8/8-24: (Trocaveria) Columbus. Ohio, Tunemixers (Dream Castle) Clearlake, Ind, 7/14-20. b Kaye. Sammy (Steel Pier) Atlantic City. is received. Send information 8/25-30. nc 8/22-28. b Calif- 7/2-8/31: (Buddy Baer's) Sacra Clifford, Bill (Riverside) Beno. Nev, 7/17- to Down Beat, 122 East 42nd Hope. Lynn (Farmdell) Dayton. Ohio. mento, Calif., 9/1-9/20 8/13. h Keene, Bob (Palladium) Hollywood, b 7/28-8/3, nc Courtney. Del (Young* Bijou) Lake Ta Kelly. Claude (Pine Lake Club) Jackson, Street, Suite 1720, New York hoe. Nev, 7/21-8/31 Miss. 17. N.Y. Jackson, Bull Moose (Savoy) NYC. 7/24- Williams, Paul (On Tour) SAC Crous, Bob (Jung) New Orleans 9/7- Kenton. Stan (Steel Pier) Atlantic City. 7/31. h; (Weekes) Atlantic City. 8/1- 1*/14. h 7/25-31. b 9/1 Cugat. Xavier (Fox) San Francisco. Out Kerns. Jack (McCurdy) Evanerille. Ind., Johnson. Bill (Surf Club) Wildwood. NJ, 7/15. t: (State Line Club) Lake Tahoe. 6/30-7/26. h Out 7/10 Kins. Henry (State Line Club) Lake Phillips, Teddy (Cavalier) Virginia Beach, Nev, 7/21-8/10: (Paramount) Los An- 8/1-7. h; (Jung) New Orleans. 11/26- t; (Statler) Los An- Tahoe. Nev., 7/11-8/1 Kaye. Georgie (Crasy House) Flushing. King, Wayne (State Line Club) Lake Ta 12/31. h Pieper. Leo (Trianon) Chicago, b Cummins, Bernie (New Yorker) NYC, In hoe. Nev., Out 7/20 A 8/11-9/1; (Sham Keys (Rendezvous Room) Philadelphia, In rock) Houston. Tex.. 11/11-2/2/58. h Powell, Teddy (On Tour) GAC 7/21, h Prima, Louis (Beachcomber) Wildwood. 7/16 NJ., 7/17-21, h; (Sutler) NYC. 12/16- La Salle, Dick (Statler) Washington. D.G, 1/11/51. h Lee, Vicky (Dune«) Atlantic Beach, N.C, Di Pardo, Tony (Eddy'*) Kann* City, nc Mo, r h; (Plan) NYC, In 9/11, h Prince, Tony (Bledsoe Brothen Beaeh) Lamb, Drexel (Blue Lantern) Brighton Lake James. Ind.. 7/13-24, b; (Centen M Donahue. Al (On Tour) MCA; (Bermudi- MeGuire, Betty (Riverside) Sauk City, ana) Bermuda. 7/2S-8/1. h Mieh.. b nial Terrace) Toledo. Ohio. 7/25-27, b: Lawrence, Elliott (Paramount) NYC, In Bledsoe Brothers Beach) Lake James, Wise., h Dorsey. Jimmy (Lakeside Park) Denver, Mann, Mickey (Kalamazoo) Kalamaxoo. Out 7/23 7/23. t Ind.. 7/28-8/1. b Lewis. Ted (Riverside) Reno. Nev, Out Mich., 6/16-8/16. cc 7/16. h Meade Foursome, Mitzi (Seven Seas) An osbo. h: (Sutler) NYC. In 8/19. b Ranch, Harry (Colony) MeLure. Hl., nc chorage, Alaska, Out 7/28, nc Dumo. Michael (Copacabana) NYC, nc Lombardo. Guy (Brant Inn) Burlington, Ravel. Arthur (Club Bolero) Wildwood, Ont., 7/28-26 Melis, Jose (Club 12) Toronto. 8/8-8/27 NJ., Out 8/81, nc Milburn. Amos (Ebony) Cleveland, Out Long, Johnny (Coney Island) Cincinnati, Tommy (Oh Henry) Willow Ellington Duka (Blue Note) Chicago, Reed 7/20. ne; (Celebrity) Providence. R.I., Out 7/17. b; (Cavalier) Virginia Beach. Springs. III., In 9/3, b 7/26-8/14, nc 7/28-8/3, nc 7/25-81. h Renay. George (Fernwood) Bushkill, Pa- Elman Ziggy (radio appearance*. Went Morrie, Joe (On Tour) SAC Coast) MCA Out 9/20. nc McCoy. Clyde (On Tour) GAC Reynold* Tommy (Roseland) NYC, b McIntyre. Hal (On Tour) GAC STILL GOING STRONG at the MeKinley. Ray (Manhattan Beach) Brook Omar room of Chicago's Preview Spivak, Charlie (Steel Pier) Atlantic City. Brooklyn. N.Y, 7/14-20 lyn. N.Y.. 7/21-27 and set until at least Labor Day is Fields. Herbie (Surf) Wildwood. NJ, Marterie. Ralph (Forest Park) St Louis, 8/16-21. b; (Statler) NYC. 1/12-53-2/8, 6/27-9/1, nc Out 7/17. b: (On Tour) GAC Latin leader Chamaco, who’s build Fields, Shep (Hiawatha Garden*) Manitou Martin, Freddy (Ambassador) Loe Stevens, Roy (Palisade Park) Palisade, ing a strong following in the Windy Springs, Colo, 7/17-20; (Peony Park) geles. 7/10-10/29, h NJ.. 7/12-18 City. The pianist, incidentally, is Omaha. Neb, 7/23-27, b; (Iroquois Masters, Frankie (Conrad Hilton) Chl- Still. Jack (Pleasure Beach Park) Bridge Gardens, Louisville, Ky, 8/4-10; (Coney eago. h port. Conn, Out 9/2. b also the composer of a couple of Island) Cincinnati. 8/15-21. b May. Billy (Steel Pier) Atlantic City, Out Straeter, Tad (Surf) Virginia Beach. 7/2- Carle Trio. Bette (Sylvania) Ottumwa. ings and television. Iowa, nc Carroll, Barbara (Park Sheraton) New York, h Clovers (Trocaveria) Columbu*. Ohio, 7/14- 20, ne Dante Trio (Neptune Room) Washington. D.C, Out 8/28 Davis Trio. Bill (Birdland) New York EXCELSIOR City. 7/10-23, nc; (Weekes Cafe) Atlan tic City, In 7/25 Dominoes (Surf) Wildwood. N.J., 7/28- II1IIIII888IEB*^ SYMPHONY 8/3, nc Franklin Quartet, Marty (Airport) Brook GRAND lyn. N.Y., nc Fulson. Lowell (On Tour) SAC NAME BAND # Accordionist*—Send for free, 48-pag« "Album of Star»". ONE GOOD TURN deserted another—so Ted Lewis, who had visited SCHOOL OF MUSIC Maggay Spanier in 1938 at the New Orleans Touro infirmary (from £n„fl now Excelsior Accordion*, Inc., 333 Sixth Avenue, New York 14. At The Toura) which came Maggay’* famous blue* Relturin* waa visited Address inquiries to by the eornet king at St. Lake’s Hospital in Cleveland fed, stricken NAME BAND SCHOOL OF MUSIC while working recently, had Muggsy in hia band for^Sore than eight year*. Chicago« July 30,1952 were as cohesive a group as you could find. Kirby Sextet Kode High John Kirby Achievements Are When the personnel began to fall apart, everything came crush ing down with it. By 1944 Shavers Still Unique In Music History was with Tommy Dorsey, and by 1945 the Kirby sextet, as we hud By LEONARD FEATHER known it, was dead. When Billy Kyle came back from the Army New York—The news of John Kirby’s death was not it looked as though Kirby might merely sad news, as any death of a friend might be. It had get on his feet again, but for the I 21 a pitiful quality in its finality; it made you feel that there remaining years it was a pathetic story—one band after another, was nothing left for Kirby to do but die. For one of the then a trio, then nothing. While luth, cruelest aspects of show business®" record reissued is that when you have scaled the 1on railroad jobs when things were dt a) slow. great old sides on LPs, the man heights, as Kirby did just one himself was a forgotten entity Pianisfics Art Hodes Provides Fine Specimen Of 'Pure Jazz By SHARON A. PEASE Chicago—For another in our series of repeat columns we have chosen the great blues pianist Art Hodes. When his initial column appeared in Down Beat, December 15, 1940, be was one of the outstanding performers in the field of York area, he acted as a self appointed missionary to increase fonnances via radio and made countless concert and lecture ap pearances in theaters, high schools, and colleges throughout the east ern states and in the province of Quebec, Canada. Hodes’ success story follows the Frank Merriwell theme of a man who knows what he wants to do and has super faith in his ability to do it well. Art believes in the true school of modern music. He avoids involved complexities, be cause as he says, “Good dance music should be simple and ex press a simple heart-felt emotion.” Here is a biographical sketch: Art Hodes Brief Bios Born Nikoliev, Russia, 1904 . . . In an effort to capture Hodes’ Father was a concert singer . . . refreshing pure jazz style this Family migrated to America when column submitted (as in several he was six months old and settled previous instances) a basic 16- in New York . . . When 12, the measure melody and harmony for family moved to Chicago . . . Edu his interpretation. His spontane cated by social workers at the ous improvisation was recorded famous Hull House . . . There he and later transcribed for the style became friendly with a youngster example illustration of this named Benny Goodman who was column. The original harmoni greatly interested in music . ... zation was as follows: (1) C; (2) Began hanging around bands in C; (3) F7; (4) F7; (5) C; (6) his ’teens and soon taught him- A7; (7) D7; (8) G7 and G aug.; -self to play piano . . . First job (9) C; (10) C; (11) F7; (12) was at Delavan Lake, a Wisconsin F7; (13) C; (14) A7; (15) D7 summer resort . • . Later worked and G7; (16) C. at the Rainbow Gardens in Chi Hodes’ arrangements includes cago . . . There he often encoun a fine four-measure introduction tered temperamental singers who which exploits the thematic ma insisted that he accompany them terial without resorting to the in unfamiliar keys ... He was so duplication of ideas from the well liked by the owner that such chorus. The melody’s need for a singers, without exception, were rhythmic accompaniment is pro fired. vided through an extended boogie In the late twenties and early AU left hand. Treble figurations avoid 532 thirties he played with many of the common letdowns at phrase Mie the Chicago gang including Bud endings and the transitory modu Freeman, Gene Krupa, Floyd lations are precise and definite. Towne, and George Wettling . . . The two-measure tag injects a Jess Stacy was a great help and standard device of the pure jazz inspiration during this period . . . With such control of power pre major part by not moving at all. combined energy into one direction era. Art performs the entire se pared to back up a forceful air It’s importance remains in main can tiie attack become free of ob Became friendly with Wi;-.gy Man- lection with a well marked natural none and worked with him for two column, the next step is to release, taining a staunch, fixed placement struction and at the same time accent. His overall treatment and or draw back, only the most cen in controlling the air column origi artistically controlled. years ... To New York in 1938 finesse exemplifies the artistic qual where he fulfilled various engage tered portion of the tip of the nating from a well-supported dia ities of the easy to-listen-to pure tongue. This is accomplished by phragm. ments as a soloist and with jazz jazz school—Art Hodes is a mas groups in night clubs and radio forcing a small portion of the The tongue placement, up and ter and leading exponent of this tongue out of the way with a pow above the top teeth, has a specific and recording studios . . . Re style. turned to Chicago in 1950 . . . erful, continuous, unobstructed col effect, namely, that it directs the DID YOU KNOW that in the Worked 11 weeks at the Blue umn of air. placement of the mouthpiece and Local 802 directory, which lists sets the lip muscles in, and around, musicians unaler the instruments Note . . . And had a one-year en nt. Fixed Placement gagement at Rupneck’s Cafe. the mouthpiece and embouchure. they play, there are four separate However, this doesn’t mean that By drawing together every pos categories for the mandm < llo. man- the entire structure of the tongue sible facial muscle and molding dola. mandolin and mandoline? takes on any action, since the tip them closer together, results in a of the tongue is making an unob keener sensitivity directed towards structed opening for the air pas a combined mental and physical NOW! For the first time Tips To Trumpeters sage. On the contrary, the center awareness. and rear of the tongue plays a Only by harnessing your every Electric Guitarists By CHARLES COLIN ploying archtd-top models There are probably as many theories about the attack—or can tune perfectly striking a tone—as applied to trumpet playing as there are • F about hitting a golf ball, the international situation, or even at every fret, regardless ef string gauge 1 Amazing new guitar bridge now makes pos • F as to who will win the 1952 national elections. Briefly, the sible split-hair tuning of each string by itself, • F attack in so far aa we’re concerned, tr from mil right through to bottom fret! Adjust el In a masterful work, Arban con with guitar pick! Melita “Synchro-Sonic” has invariably been a topic that has Universal Guitar Bridge fits any arched-top • F lent itself to plain confusion. tends, “The tongue doesn’t strike.” SCHOOL of PERCUSSION guitar. SAVE MONEY! Old strings easily He insists that the procedure is brought back to perfect pitch with Melita All Practically everybody has got into just the reverse, that the only pur "Tha Cradle of Celebrated Drummer«" the act. All have had a theory. ' High net»» corn* out dearer mode pose of the tongue is to act as a than you'vs dreamed pouiblol Teachers of all schools, it seems, valve. in order to resist the oncom SCHOOL STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS expel Melita is a big advantage registers range have advocated a wide scope of jing rush of air. This, he explains Rr»l chair in a high tchool band or orchestra, or a well salaried position in thought as to the method of strik- , Get belt-like clarity, under elec- at sr is accomplished by pressing one’s • top flight donee, radio, television, theatre or concert orchestra no matter trie amplification. home ing a tone. (column of air forward against the which you choose—tho Knapp School can help you attain your goal in the Order from Even though most of these theor- isealed “valve,” or tongue. shortest length of time. your dealer ies have brought about the desired The Tongue or use result, there is one that stands To attain such an effect, Arban The finest professional teaching staff in the country, coupled with over twenty this coupon in—TC years of instruction using the most modem, practical methods, assures you head and shoulders above them all. ।continues, the tongue should be SEND NO of the training necessary to roach your goal. The Knapp School specialises in That one, genuinely tried and placed against the teeth of the up MONEY! tested, was developed by Arban per jaw. Then, a definite breath all branches of percussion, piano, voice theory, end ell orchestral instruments. ’way back in 1850. You say “old pressure is summed up and pressed f *Or C- »MA** SCHOOL OF PERCUSSION **FLEASE Tbe FRED. GRETSCH Mtg Co | stuff.” Maybe so, but here’s an forward against this sealed ■ 60 Broadway. Brooklyn 11. N. Y. DB-7.r ■ even bet ’hat when the Heifetz “‘ valve.” B asend Melita Guitar Bild«« C.OJF. all FOR ! Kimball HeN, 30* S. Wobesb. Cbisege 4. UI. CHECK! SISjM Money-bask guarantee. bow arm feels a little “kinky,” he By simultaneously supporting the VETERAN'S I I cm interested la: I □Saadaaoretarteaa Marita NooMisadon. I goes for the old Kreutzer exercise airi with both the diaphragm and reasuiMr • □ Tr**«I"S □ Accordion Q Rets □ Goiter Nair TKAINiNw I □ Private Lessons n Piano H Roods □ Theory I Numa. book, a brain child of the great byI a resistance to the air column I □ Percuuioe □ Voice □ Kra“ R Arranging Add violinist set down for posterity in 'with the sealed tongue, the syn E Address______I the early 1800’s, antedating Ar- chronization। of the two develops ACT ! MAME ...... City NOW! • AWMle$$ I...... City------State______I ban’s work by about 30 years or power and pressure with breath । CITY...... STATE ...... 017-30 Espe more. iand body. a laMauMMMMMMmimiMa •52 Chicago, July 30, 1952 NAMM CONVENTION DOWN BEAT a NAMM Convention Exhibitors Following it a complete list of exhibitors who will partici- C. BKUN»’ A SON, INC. DAMPP-CHASER. INC. 5LLEN B, DU MONT LABS., INC. pate in the annual convention of the National issoeiation of »60 W .14th St P.O. Box 520 35 Market SL New York 1. N.Y. Hendersonville, N.C. East Paterson, N.J. Music Merchants, to he held at the Hotel New Yorker in New Room 538 Room 518 Fast Room York City July 27 through 31. Turn to Page 1 for the text BRUNSWICK DIVISION D ANDREA MIX,. CO. DUOTONE CO of the annual pre-convention message to the industry, by the Radio and Television. Inc. 432 W. 29th St. locust SL 119 W 57th SL New York 1. N.Y. Keyport, N.J association's president, Ray S. Erlandson, president of the New York 19, N.Y. Room 517 Room *18 San Antonio Music Co. Room 724 DANELECTRO CORP. DYNAVOX CORP BUEGELEISEN « JACOBSON. INC. 274 S Bridge Ave 40-05 21st St ACCORDION TEACHERS’ GUILD 6 Union Square Red Bank, N.J. ; INTERNATIONAL AUDIO-MASTER CO. long Island City, N.Y. New York S. N Y. Room «>39 Room 941 4408 Corliss St. 341 Madison Ave. Lm Angele» 41, Calif. New York 12, N.Y. BUESCHER BAND INSTRUMENT CO. Room 968 EDEN TOYS. INC. 225 E. Jackson Boulevard 153 W 23rd St VINCENT BACH CORP. Elkhart, Ind. New York 11, N Y. ACCORDION WORLD Room 643 12 E. Mai» St 621 E. 216th St Booth 21 Mt. Kisco, N.Y. New York 67, N.Y. I Room 516 CALDWELL-CLEMENTS, INC. EDU-CRAFT SALES CORP Room 964 480 Lexington Ave 160-45 12th Av - BALDWIN PIANO CO. New York 17, N.Y. AEOLIAN AMERICAN CORP Whitestone N.Y. 1801 Gilhei: Ave. 7th Floor Foyer Room 1063 Frut Rochester. N.Y. Cincinnati • Ohio Room. 847-849 Rooms 834, 835 CAPITOL RECORDS. INC- t LECTRO-MUSIC ACCESSORIES CO 1507 N. Vino 321 9. Fair Oaks Ave. ALLEN ORGAN CO. BARTH FEINBERG. INC. Hollywood, Calif. Pasadena 1. Calif. K' h «nd Pittston Sts. 17-19 Union Square W. 1 New Yora 8. N.Y. Booths è 7 Room 788 Allentown. Pa Room 7Si Room* 625, 626 CENTRAL COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIES. ELECTRONIC CREATIONS CO.. INC. BEACH INSTRUMENT CORP INC. 363 Greenwich SL ALUMINUM CO. OF AMERICA 163-161. Croton St. 332 S. Michigan Ave. New York >3. 801 Gulf Bide Newark 4, N.J. Chicago 4, III. Room 937 Pittsburgh 19 Pa. Room 710 Room- 718-720 Room 851 ELFCTROVOX CO. INC. E CHIASSARIN1 60 Franklin St AMERICAN MUSIC CONFERENCE 1595 Broadway East Orange, N.J 332 S Miehixm Ave. New York. N.Y »«•KO- Room 1043 Chicago 4, Ill. Rooms 509, 519 Room "47 J. C. DEAGAN, INC. L. A. ELKINGTON CHICAGO MUSICAL INST. CO. 1770 W Berteau 328 E. 34th SL AMERICAN RAWHIDE MFG. CO 30 E. Adama SL Chicago IS. Ill. New York 16, N.Y. 110 > N. Branch St. Chiengo 3. Ill. Roon» Ó51, 741 Room 603 Chicago 22, III. Root"« ill, 612, 614. 615 Room 546 DEAN ELECTRONIC A SALES CO. KLSO MFG. CO.. INC. LOUIS ORIONI £ SON 36 Fifth Ave 1218 W Gourd A e AMERICAN SOCIETY of PIANO 47 E. Lincoln Ave. Brooklyn 17, N.Y. Philadelphia 23. Pa. TECHNICIANS White Hains. NA Room 1027 Room 1064 22 •• N. 11th St. Room 967 Milwaukee 5, Wise. DECCA RECORDS- CORAL RECORDS EMPIRE ACCORDION CORP. 837 Sixth Ave. Room 958 CLINTON RADIO and PHONOGRAPH 50 M 57th St New York, N.Y CORP. New York 19, N.Y. Room 522 AMPKO CORP. 103 lafayette St Booth 4 2835 N. Western Ave. N.w York 13. NY. ESQUIRE RADIO CORP Chicago 18. Hl Room 1049 PIETRO DEIRO ACCORDION HDQTRS 0201 Ibth Ave Booth 23 46 Greenwich Ave. B-oklyn 1» N.Y, New York 11, N.Y. AMSCO and ASHLEY MUSIC PUB. CO CONN BANI» INSTRUMENT DIVISION Room 989 (C. G. Conn, Ltd. ) Rooms 504, 505 240 W. 55th St. ESTEY ORGAN CORP New Yoih 19. N.Y. Elkhart, Ind. DUMA ACCORDIONS 11 Birge SL . Room 617 Rooms 529, 580 BESSON. INC. 381 4th Ave. Brattleboro Vi ARTHUR ANSLEY MFG. CO. 1100 Bruadwa) CONNSONATA New’ York 10. N.Y. Rooms 736, 737 Doylestown. Pa. Snn Antonio, Texas Div. of C. G. Conn, Ltd, Room 965 (Turn to Page 20) Room 717 Room 623 1101 E. Beardsley Elkhart, Ind APEX ELECTRONIC SALES CORP BILLBOARD PUBLISHING CO. Rooms 742, 748 1926 Broadway 188 W. Randolph St. New Yoi' 23, N.Y. Chicago, Hl. CONOVER-CABLE PIANO CO. Room 1062 Booth 5 Oregon. Ill Room 819 Schedule Of Events W. T. ARMSTRONG CO. BOETSCH BROTHERS 200 E. Sycamore St. 221 E. 4 Uh St. CONTINENTAL MUSIC Elkhart, Ind New York 51, N.Y. Room 643 Room 942 (Div of C.G. Conn, Ltd.) 1952 NAMM Convention, Hotel New Yorker, N.Y. ( Epiphon«, Inc.) ATLAS ACCORDIONS, INC. BONVICINI ACCORDIONS Elkhart, Ind. 117 W 48t.h St. 617 15th St. Rioms 532-53.5 SUNDAY, JULY 27 New York, N.Y. Denver, Colo. 10:00 a.m. — Registration. Ballroom Foyer, Second Floor Room 545 Room 970 CONTINENTAL MUSIC Piano Supply Div (Div, of C.G. Cenn, 11:30 a.m AUDIO INDUSTRIES, INC. BOOSEY & HAWKES LTD Ltd.) — National Association of Musical Merchandise 532 W. 4th St. 1100 Broadwui 1810 Ridge Ave. Wholesalers Executive Committee—Parlor “B” Michigan City. Ind San Antonio 6, Texas Evanston, Ill Room- 922. 923 Hoorn 624 Room 817 2:00 p.m. — National Association of Music Merchants, Ine., BREMEN PIANO CORP Board of Directors Annual Meeting—Parlor “A” 9200 W. Belmont Ave. CRESCENT INDUSTRIES. INC. Franklin Park, IU S900 Wt Touhv Ave. 6:30 p.m — National Association of Musical Merchandise Rooms 809, 810 Chicago SI. Ill. •ction Room 1042 Wholesalers Annual Meeting—Terrace Room if ob- Modern BRILHART MUSICAL INSTRUMENT 6:30 p.m. — National Association of Musical Merchandise time CORP. CUNDY-BETTONEY CO.. INC Box 86 9b Bradlee St. Manufacturers Annual Meeting—Parlor “A” Convenient Huntington N.Y. Hyde Park 36, Mass. harte* Room 550 Room 973 MONDAY, JULY 28 HOME STUDY 9:00 am. — Exhibits Open , 10:00 a.m. — NAMM PresD Conference—Panel Room i ihi' 12:00 noon — Convention Opening Luncheon—Grand Ballroom list» ARRANGING The Top Drum Stars Use menu 3:00 p.m. — Industry Trade Practice Committee Meeting parate Parlor “B” . man- COURSE ! ! ! 3:30 p.m. — NAMM Advertising Committee—Parlor “A” AMRAWCO 4:00 p.m. — Ladies Convention Tea & Reception—Grand Ball room 1 • Duct, trio, and four-way writing ne thoroughly explained. The Greatest Name in Drumheads 6:00 p.m. — Exhibits Close sts C How to orchestrate passing tone*. • How to write for the ensemble. ★ thay’ra responsive to a feather touch TUESDAY, JULY 29 > How to organize, lay out, and 9:00 a.m. — Exhibits Open "routine” an arrangement. 9:30 a.m. — NAMM Annual Meeting of Members—Grund Ball :tly O How to write Shuffle, Rhumba. ft the tone is crisp and full from ppp to FF room (Members Only) gauge Tango, and many other rhythm«. • How to voice unusuul effects. Jr they're gauged a thickness for every style 2:00 p.m. — “More Profit Through Sheet Music”—Panel Room y it*elf. # How to determine chord* in 3:00 p.m. — NAMM AMC Industrial Music Clinic—Grand Ball Adjurt sheet music. room (Members Only) -Sonic" * How tn put your musical ideas hed-top 6:00 p.m. — Exhibits Close i easily on paper. leliu All this and many other tricks if WEDNESDAY, JULY 30 modern arranging which combine the 9:00 a.m. — Exhibits Open bivi experience of the biggest “name” ar Ask your egineta rangers in the country lire now yours 10:00 a.m. — NAMM Store-Studio Clinic— Grard Ballroom 1er elec- at nmall cost. And you ean study at (Members Only) home in ynur spare time. dealer about r from 12:00 noon — National Association of Music Merchants, Inc. dealer It*« quiek, «Mf and inexpensive. So if you want to start on the road lo becoming a high Board of Directors' Reorganization Meeting— ■ use paid arranger, fill out the coupon and mall it AMRAWCO Panel Room coupon. in—TODAY! 6:00 p.m. — Exhibits Close MD NO for all your JNÎÏ! Univarsity Extension THURSDAY, JULY 31 Conservatory drums 9:00 a.m. — Exhibits Open Depl EMS. 21 E. Jackson Blvd 10:0u aan. — NAMM Store-Studio Clinic—Grand Ballroom Chicago 4, III. (Members Only) Nema 2:00 p.m. — Tuner-Technician Forum—Pane) Room Addrsti 5:00 p.m. — Exhibits Close City and Sfate AMERICAN RAWHIDE MEG CO 7:00 p.m — Music Industry Banque: The Waldorf-Astoria—Grand Ballroom Experience IIOS N north BRANCH st CHICAGO 22 ILLINOIS NAMM CONVENTION Chicauu. July 30, 1952 E. 0 (I MARI INC. 38-01 23rd Ave Long Island City 5, N Y NAMM Convention Exhibitors Rosm 602 MASON A RISCH LTD 525 Adelaide Si W IVERS A POND CO Toronto. Ont. Canada EVERETT PIANO CO. Room 821 South Hav.n Mich. 530 Main St Cambridge. Maas, Roma '40 »41 C. F. MARTIN & CO.. INC. EXCELSIOR ACCORDIONS. INC 33« Sixth Ave. JACKSON INDUSTRIES New York 14. N.Y 500 E. 40th S' Chicago 15. IM Room 714 MARTIN BAND INST CO. Elkhart Ind. CARL FISCHER MUSICAL INST. CO Room 542 105 E. 16th St JANSSEN PIANO CO.. INC New York 3, N.Y. MASCO ELECTRONICS SALES CORP Rooms 114. 515 New York 14 N.Y. Rooms 842. 843 32-28 49th St Long Island City 8, N.Y FISHER RADIO CORP Booth 16 41 E. 47th St G. C. JENKINS CO New York 17. N Y MeSHAN BROTHERS Room 716 Decatur. 11) Room *44 4119 Erie FOLKWAYS RECORDS and SERVICE CORP. JENSEN INDUSTRIES. INC. 117 W. 46th St PAUL G. MEHUN & SONS New York 36. N.Y. Chicago 12. Ill. Booth 22 »H3 E. 141st St Booth 19 New York o. N.Y. FRENCH AMERICAN REEDS MFG. CO JEWEL RADIO CORT Room 821» 10-40 45th Ave. INC C MEISEL MUSIC CO 3040 Webster Ave. Long Island C^i 1. N Y New York 6" N.Y Room 707 Union. N.J. Boom 610 KAY MUSICAL INST CO. Room 503 JESSE FRENCH A SONS PIANO DIV. 1640 W Walnut St MELODIANA ACCORDION CO. H. * A. Selmer, Inc. Chicago 12. IU. Room 624 6501 Bergenline Ave. E.kha t Ind. Wet New York. N J. Rew 936. S3T V, W KIMBALL CO Room 072 “AWAY WE GO,” «a«« Jackie Glcanon, Mar of DuinontV (Àslvacade FRONTALINI DISIRHD TORS 81 E. J ar kaon Boulevard Chita«« 1, Ilf Ml LODY RECORD SUPPLY CO. of Sturo, as Bill Versaci demonstrates hi« new piccolo lo musical di Rooms 838. 833 rector Sammy Spear. Venaci, who playa many of the New York radio. ■ flute nnd piccolo now being manu* ALFRED KNIGHT LTD. Iwind«, New York. U GALANTI * BRO. INC LreUenhin Ro«-! 783 Broadway Upper Edmonton MERCHANDISING DISPLAYS. INC. London N 18. England 10 I'. Colorado Ave New York. N Y NATIONAI PIANO CORP RADIO CORI of AMERICA Room 648 Rv»n »50 Colorado Springt, Colo. Booths 18, 14 54 Canal St RCA Victor Div. New York 2. N.Y. Home Inst Dept. '.ENERAL ELECTRIC CO. KOHLER a CAMPBELL INC. Room 815 Camden 2, N.J. Elee' -Obi'S Park 401-425 E. 163rd St MERCURY RECORD CORP New York 56. N.Y. 839 S. Wabash Ave. Section A, N. Ballroom Syracuse. N.Y. NATIONAL SALES Parton K G Bmm 826, «27 Chicago. III. Booth 8 i U Hopkins Place RADIO A TELEVISION EQUIPMENT GIUUETTI ACCORDION CORP KRAFT BROTHERS Baltimore, Md Roon 181 207 Oak St 800 Fourth Ave. Santa Ans Calif. Mew York 3. N.Y. Room 551 RECORD CORP, of AMERICA OOLBRANSON MUSIC SHOP KRAKAUER BROTHERS 113 B. Post Road Newsweek Building LR'NICH « FACH Broadwa, and 42nd Hl RECORD GUILD of AMERICA. INC. GRAYLINE ENGINEERING CO. Niw York 18. N.Y 1407 Broadway Booth 1 New York 18. N.Y. i«t3» Amt» O Room 917 Chicago 33, III N EW YORK BAND INST. CO.. INC. Rm, *>21 RECOTUN CORP WM KRATT CO 270 Fourth Ave. New York 10, N.Y. 147 W 22nd St FREI' GREThCH MIU CO 988 Johnaou Plan New York 11, N.Y Union, N.J. Room D9- 50 Broadway Room 1044 Brooklyn 11. N Y Room 630 NOVA BAND INST. CO. Rooms »1. '02, 552. 568 REGAL ELECTRONICS CORI* U LEBLANC CO. 1310 E. 14th Pllire «03 W 180th Kt GROSSMAN MUSIC CORP Los Angeles 21. Calif 744 Bolivar Road Room 985 Cleveland 15, Ohm Booms 620 «21 .'AHU PUBLISHING CO. LEEDY « LUDWIG DRUMS 1701 Payne Ave. KEK-O-KUT CO. 38-01 Queen, Boulevan» GULBRANSEN CO (Div. of C.G. Conn. Ltd.) Cleveland 14. Ohio Elkhart Ind. Long Island City 1. N.Y 2050 N. Ruby S> Room 925 Melrose Park. Ill MER8ON MUSICAL PRODUCTS CORP 6 W. 20th St REMINGTON RECORDS. INC New York 11, N.Y ’>51 Fifth Ave. Philadelphia 2, Pa Rooms 632, 633 New York 17. N.Y. Rooms 811, 812. S14 Booth 12 A. MESSINA. PIANOS PAN-AMERICAN HAND INSTS. 144 W. 23rd St SORKIN MUSIC CO., INC. jeet by NAMM and the American 559 Avenue of the Americas Music Conference. The AMC is New York 11. NY Convention Room- 640. 641 currently developing industrial Music Merchants Meet workshops wherein it meets with SPARTAN RADIO-TELEVISION groups of industrial recreation di 2400 E. Ganson St. rectors and demonstrates how Exhibitors Jackson. Mich. Room. 721. 722 much music may be applied tn employe recitation programs. The STEELMAN PHONOGRAPH A RADIO The President's Message (Jumped from page 20) CORP. AMC will acquaint the member 12-30 Anderson Vve. (Jumped from Page 1) range of topics. This year we will audience with their ground-break RITE-WAY MUSIC SUPPLY CO. Mount Vernon. N Y. specialize and concentrate on meth ing activities, objectives and pur 1585 Broadway Room 708 As a result, consumers seem to ods of new market developments New York 36, N.Y. be coasting. Consumer minds are poses. NAMM's Education Direc Room 987 STORY & CLARK PIANO CO. and ways of making more money tor will follow’ with the methods 64 E. Jackson Boulevard alert to good buys, for where there ROWE INDUSTRIES in retail operations. Contrary to of introducing music recreation Chicago 4. Ill. are bargains, there is business. past practice, these particular ses 1702 Wayne St. Room? 805-808 programs into local industries. Toledo 9. Ohio While credit is always important, sions will be restricted to NAMM Room 646 it is good values that are leading SWIDERSKI MUSIC CO. members only, instead of being Greatest Growth 859 E. Allegheny Yve. credit instead of the reverse which RUSSI MUSICAL INSTS., INC. open to all comers. The MEMBER Philadelphia 34. Pa. has been most common in recent Hardly a lay passes that the 61 Fourth Ave. Room 549 convention badge will be the ad New York 8, N.Y. years. We have relied too much on Chicago headquarters of NAMM Room 606 mission ticket to the “Music In does not receive one or more mem SYMPHONIC RADIO & ELECTRONIC “credit” a-, a means of merchan Industry” clinic and the Store CORP. dising, rather than selling value, ber inquiries about how to operate SACKS & BARANDES 160 N. Washington St. Studio Clinic under the direction a studio to teach musical instru 308 Fourth Ave. Boston 14, Maa» utility, pleasure. of NAMM’& Education Division. New York 10. N.Y. Rom»» 709, 710 Booth 11 ments of every description. Com Room 519 bining sales with teaching is en SYNTHETIC PLASTIC SALES CO. By The Boot Straps SAVOY-REGENT RECORD CO.. INC. joying daily growth. Realizing the 461 8th Ave. Broad New Field 58 Market St. New York 1. N.Y We are in a mild retail recession importance of store-studio opera Newark 1. N.J. Room 986 which is more pronounced tn some American industry is a growing tions, the NAMM Education Divi Room 902 sections of the country than «»th opportunity for musical instiu- sion has been assigned the task TARG & DINNER, INC. ment sales. Industrial relations di SCHERL A ROTH. INC. 425 S. Wabash Ave. ers. Consumers feel that prices are of presenting two, two-hour ses Prospect Ave. 2845 Chicago 5, III. too high, along with taxes, and rectors are exploring new avenues sions on studio operations. Finish Cleveland 15. Ohio Rooms 636, 637 Room 540 the reaction has set in. for employe recreational programs, ing touches are currently being This price revolt can be partly and music is becoming one of the given a comprehensive manual ide SCHLOSS BROTHERS CORP. TELE KING CORP. 601 W. 26th St overcome or to a degree minimized most attractive. Where sports which w’ill be given to every mem di 801 E. 185th St. New York 54, N.Y. New York 1, N.Y by hard, hard, selling. Some have were once the main employee at ber attending these two sessions llo, Rooms 701, 702 Room 988 proved this. A west coast merchant traction, its weakness lay in the on Wednesday and Thursday iu- related that in one recent month limitations of the number who SCHULMERICH ELECTRONICS, INC. TONK MFG. CO. mornings of Convention Week, 1912 N. Magnolia Ave. Carillon Hill his business was 30 percent above could play on the “team.” Music and will be furnished to members Sellersville, Pa. Chicago 14. III. the same month last year, “but is not limited to teams. An entile requesting them who were unable Rooms 744. 745 Room 952 only because we worked like the plant can engage in class piano; to attend. SCOTT RADIO LABORATORIES TRAFICANTE devil for it,” he added. Certainly numerous drum and bugle corps These two sessions will cover the 1020 N. Rush St. 41 S. Sth St. easy, can be utilized; bands and orches Minneapolis, Minn. a 30 percent increase isn’t entire range of studio operations; Chicago 11. III. Room 548 but it can be done. tras may be developed for all so their physical layout; the require Room 728 inclined. Music is invading indus ments of a Registrar; the organi U.S. MUSICAL MDSE. CORP. H. & A. SELMER. INC. try, and industry is welcoming the 1658 Broadway Utilize All Helps zation such as forms, canvassers, Elkhart, Ind. invasion. courses, fees, teacher payments; Room» 652, 653 New York 19. N.Y. Rooms 627, 628 There will never be too many During convention week u two- studio promotion; methods mate JOSEPH SHALE selling aids, yet there is far too hour session will be devoted to UNIVERSAL CO. rial, and rental plans. At least one 140 East Ave. much indifference to helps which this interesting and growing sub- (Modulate lo Page 22) Rochester 4, N Y. 409 Reed St. are available. Merchants should Room 845 High Point. N.C. Rooms 929-931 give much more attention to the SHAW TELEVISION aids supplied them hy their manu 195 Front St. V-M CORP. Fourth and Park Sts. facturers. By and large, this«- aids Flute Family On LP Discs Brooklyn, N.Y Room ln47 Benton Harbor. Mich. are carefully prepared to help sell Room 704 and retailers should capitalize up SHURA-TONE PRODUCTS. INC. (Jumped from Page 4) AL 48 . . . Loeillet: Trio Sonata, VANITY FAIR CO. on them. Backing up manufactur 110 Adelphia St. Westminster WL 5076, and Sonata 50 S. Fourth St. ers advertising locally will help (Rampal), Vox PL 7150; Nos. 1, Brooklyn 17. N.Y. for flute and oboe (Kaplan and Room 1047 Brooklyn. N.Y. sell more goods. Use of display 4 & 5 (Renzi), Concert Hall CHC Room 927 material and circulars helps to 56; and No. 3 (Kaplan), Allegro Holmes), Allegro AL 69 . . . Moz SIMON A SCHUSTER INC. VEGA CO. ALG 3009 . . . art: three Quartets with flute 630 Fifth Av<- sell. 155 Columbus Ave. Flute Sonatas (Baker, etc.), Oxford 101, and Mew V.rk. N.Y. Boston 16, Mass. Quartet, K. 285 only (Reznicek. Room 928 Room 543 Aggressive Thinking Then a group of sonatas and etc.), Westminster 5022 . . . SLINGERLAND DRUM CO. WATERS CONLEY CO. In line with (he recommenda other chamber works starring the Quantz: Trio Sonata (Baker, etc.), 1325 Belden Ave. 501 First Ave. N.W. flute, including several for flute Chicago 14. Ill. Rochester, Minn. tion for more aggressive thinking, Oxford 104 . . . Rameau: Pieces Room 541 Rooms 727. 728 planning and employment of avail without accompaniment : Bach : en Concert (Kaplan, etc.), Allegro able aids, NAMM plans some radi Unacc Sonata in A minor (Kap AL 83 . . . Ravel: Introduction * H ROYER SMITH CO. W. F. L. DRUM CO. lan), Allegro AL 89; 7 Sonatas 10th A Walnut Sta 1728 N. Damen Ave. cal changes for this year’ - bus-ness and Allegro (Peloso, etc.), Mer Philadelphia 7. Pa. Chicago 47. III. session i at its Convention in New- with harpsichord (Fernat-1 Car- cury MG 15006, (Gleghorn, etc.), Room 524 York. atge). Vox PL 6160) ; 6 Sonatas Capitol L 8154, also Stradivari SCHMER & CO.. INC. WEAVER PIANO CO.. INC. Heretofore, constructive business with harpsichord (Baker), Decca SLP 1007 . . . Rieti: Partita (Bak 31 W. 57th St. E. Philadelphia & Broad Sts. DX 113; E flat Sonata (Kaplan) New York 19. N.Y. York, Pa. sessions have been of a general er, etc.). Mercury MG 10012 . . . Krom 831 Room 850 retail nature covering a broad and G major Sonata for 2 flutes Schubert: Quartet for flute, gui (Kaplan 4 Louis Schaefer) with tar & strings (Mess, etc.), Period SONIC INDUSTRIES. INC. WEBSTER-CHICAGO CORP. harpsichord, Allegro AL 44; B 221 W. 17th St. '•610 W. Bliximingdale Ave. DAVID WEXLER & CO. 518 . . Telemann: Trio Sonatas New York, N.Y. Chicago 39, III. 1234 S. Wabash Ave. minor Sonata with piano (Wum Room 941 (Middlesex Collegium Musicum), Room* 705, 706 Chicago », III. mer), Columbia ML 4354 . . . Renaissance X 12: E minor Trio SONOLA ACCORDION CO. WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. Rooms 521 526 Brunner: Sonatj (Andre Jaunet), Sonata (Baker, etc.), Oxford 104X, ' ;o Fourth Ave. 1354 SuMiuehanna Ave. N< w York 3, N Y H N. WHITE CO. London LL 498 . . . Burton: Son also Westminster WL 5076 . . . Room 605 5225 Superior Ave. atina, N. Y. Flute Club prize Vivaldi. G minor Sonata and Pas Cleveland 3. Ohio winning composition (Wummer), Room 647 torale (Kaplan, etc.), Allegro Classic CE 1006 . Handel: 7 3009 . . . WILCOX-GAY CORP. Sonatas with harpsichord (Baker), (I should note, of course, that 601 Seminary Si. Decca DX 116 (Beat-reviewed Charlotte. Mich. there are many other wind quar Booth 11 June 18); Sonatas Nos. 3 & 5 tet, quintet, etc., recordings in (Kaplan) and E minor Sonata for which the flute appears, although WINTER & CO. 2 unacc. flute« (Kaplan and Schae 963 F. 141st St. not in a starring role. Listings New York 54. N.Y. fer), Allegro AL 59 . . . Haydn: of these will be postponed to a Vibrator Room 820 Sonata in G (Baker), Oxford 106, later article devoted to wood wind and (René Le Roy), Concert Hall WOLFE S PLAY-BY-COLOR and brass ensemble works.) For Saxophone and Clarinet PIANO SALES CHS 1082 . . . Hindemith Sonata 986 Sanford Ave. (Baker) and Kanonische Sonatini Eluto Enmilu Irvington 11, N.J. for 2 fl-tes (Baker & Harold Ben- ! 1 n® ramily Room 844 nett), Oxford 103 . . Loeillet: Of the other members of the KUDOU H WURLITZER CO. Sonata in F minor (Kaplan) and flute family, the Alto Flute in G DeKalb Div. in G minor for 2 flutes (Kaplan & DeKalb. III. (or Bass Flute, as it’s called in Room 825 Schaefer), Allegro AL 89 . . . England) has ■ prominent solo Martinu: Sonata (René Le Roy), in the Pantomime section of Ra Reeds ZENITH RADIO CORP. EMS 2 (Beat-reviewed 16 July 6001 Dickens Ave. vel’s 2nd Daphnis et Chloe Suite Chicago 39. III. 1952) . . . Varese: Density 21.5 . . . The piccolo is featured in s Parlor G (René Le Roy, unacc.), EMS many works, especially those by 401 . . . Tlii. distinctive product is AVEDIS ZILDJIAN CO. Richard Strauss, Wagner, And Si made of GENUINE FRENCH 39 Fayette St. contemporary composers, but North Quincy 71. Mass. Flute Chamber Works among some notable examples is CANE, grown and aged in the Room 523 Next a group of chamber works the end of Beethoven’s Egmont . Ÿ. discriminating tradition of old in which the flute plays a prom Overture . . . Berlioz’s Menuet des inent part, often in combination Feux-Folets . . . Tchaikovsky’s world fine reed making. with other wind instruments: C. P. Nutcracker Suite and 1812 Over JDeCLvrwrtd. E. Bach: Trio Sonata (Sagul tures . . . And the beginning of Trio), Classic 501; Trio Sonata Ippolitov-Ivanov’s Procession of and Sonata in F (Schaefer, etc.), the Sardar, where the main turn Manufactured in France Allegro ALG 3037 . . Bax : Eleg appears in parallel on piccolo and iac Trio, Alco 1007 . . . Beethoven: bassoon, three octaves apart . . . THf Serenade in D (Baker, etc ), Dec The old “straight” or “Apple” for WITH A VIBRITI>R ca DL 9574 (Beat-reviewed May flute, best known as the Recorder, 7) and (Wummer, etc.), Columbia is beautifully demonstrated in two our YOU’RE SURE .. ML 2124 . . . Boccherini: Quintet recorder and harpsichord recitals |M. (Baroque Ensemble), Westminster by Carl Dolmetsch and Joseph WL 5080 . . . Debussy: Sonata for Saxby, London LPS 24 and LPS Ask yuur dealer flute, harp & viola (Wummer, 278 . . . also of course in the re IEE etc.), Columbia ML 4090 . . . Han corder version of Bachs 4th Bran del : Sonata for flute & oboe ( Kap denburg Concerto, played (togeth H. < .hiron ( o., Inc K150 Broadway, N.Y.C. numi lan and Holmes), Allegro AL er with the Cantata No. 152) by 59 . . . Havdn: “London” Trios the London Baroque Ensemble on 'Kaplan, Schaefer, etc.), Allegro Westminster WL 5067. Chicago, July 30, 1952 NEWS—FEATURES (hi .... J Message Of Feather's Nest By LEONARD FEATHER NAMM Prexy One sunny morning a few weeks ago—it was a Friday The Thirteenth —I boarded' a plane at La Guardia, along with Howard McGhee, Allen (Jumped Fruui Page fl) Eager, John Lewis, Charlie Mingus and Max Roach, to embark on what class demonstration will be pre turned out to be one of the pleasantest days we had ever dedicated to sented, and the session topped off jazz. with an open forum discussion The plane took us to Boston, where, met by two eager students, we participated in by recognized deal were drixen out to nearby Waltham to take part in the jazz symposium ers having «uecessful studio plans. 01X11 of Brandeis University, a project in Brandeis' four-day Festival Of The Creative Arts. Aggressive Planning “We cannot pretend to wisdom." Leonard Bernstein had written in CON a preface to the official program of the festival, “but through perform ance »i can provoke thought and free discussion; through discussion From thest «’arefully-thought-out we can learn; and through learning we can rediscover our culture and plans, it i- immediately obvious ourselves.” that NAMM is equipping its men CON We were soon to learn how his pionouncement applied to our part ber- for aggressive action on th« in the festival, which on the previous -lay had offered an “Inquiry into retail front. Every economic indi the present state of creative arts,” followed by the world premiere of cator points to the “hard wll,” TIN< Bernstein’s miniature opera Trouble In Tahiti. Today there had been and daily, the “easy sell” is be a presentation of art films, and this afternoon the jazz coffee-klatsch coming more and more a part of was to take place in the Adolph Ullman Amphitheai re. the “olden days.” The Amphitheatre was pretty well filled by the time we arrived The services of the NAMM Edu on stage; hundreds of students were sheltered from the sun by a huge cation Division belongs to Associ canopy that protected most of the seats, while others preferred to basl ation members who are paying for inform ally on hillocks f grass farther back und on the side, in the it, and we are seizing the Conven shade of overhanging trees. tion opportunity to serve and bene fit the greatest member group that DiscuBsion Table we can reach at one time, 'ind un On the broad stage, at one side, was the discussion table; in the New Instruments der one roof. Restricting these centre and at the far end were two pianos and chairs for the musicians. highly lucrative sessions to mem In addition to the bop group, these included Lennie Tristano and Lee btrs without an additional penny Konitz, who were to play some numbers with Mingus and Roach, a of cost to them, emphasizes the Dixieland band had been brought in from Boston by George Wein, who NAMM objective “that we aim to like Tristano, doubled between the piano and the forum Hamp-lified Fiddle May take care of our own.” Few of us had any but the vaguest idea what was going to be said or played. Over lunch it the cafeteria, Bernstein had made a few sug gestions. sided by John Mehegan, the Juilliard teacher and jazz pianist Hollywood Producer who had helped organize the symposium But from the moment when, Lighten Bassists' Burdens as moderator, Bernstein began the proceedings with an outline of what The Annual meeting of members wat about to happen, the words were as much ad lib as the music. on Tuesday of Convention Week By LEONARD FEATHER will be honored with the presence Down Beat was triply represented in the forum. In addition to this New York——Do you happen to be ■ ha»* player, or sympa reporter there were John Hammond, who had driven up early and was of the famed Hollywood producer, already deep in the conversational spirit of the day; and Nat Hentoff, thise with undone who is? Jesse L. Lasky, who turned out just arrived fiom Boston. Have jou ever lugged your instrument from the bus, up such smash film successes as The After we had tossed a few verbal comments on the nature and evo five flights of stairs, or aero crowded street Great Caruso and Rhapsody in Blue. Mr. Lasky is flying from lution of jazz, Wein's band offered a capsule history of the 1920s and *u miner day? *30s, with n front line comprising Ruby Braff, and exceptionally fine Hollywood to New York for the Have you ever had to submit to up a little above normal, cut express purpose of acquainting Dixieland trumpe< man; Al Drootin on tenor and clarinet; and Dick those eorny gags about the near through the whole bottom of the LeFave, the trombonist who now works in the daytime as a barber. NAMM members with his coming sighted landlady who »ays you band like a surging undertow. $2,000,000, technicolor film, The Braff ranged from Louis on Slttpy Time Down South to Roy in a cun't take that girl to your room? It wasn’t the first time an elec muted solo as the group completed its set with a swing-era reminder tric bass had been heard, of course. Big Brass Band. This film will of Undecided. will soon be over. Many years ago, in the 1930s, Mose document in entertaining fashion Johnny Mehegan gave an excellent impression of Teddy’ Wilson’s A bass-ic revolution has been Allen in the old Jimmie Lunceford the story of music education in piano style; the bop group appeared and did itself proud, all five mem going on quietly in music circles. band started toting around what America, its growth and develop bers showing their individual value, Mingus coming in for an especially It first became apparent some looked like a bodiless bass, a skele ment. big hand. months ago when Lionel Hamp ton instrument, but the regulation NAMM is providing the oppor ton’s band played a gig m town. length. At that time bass ampli tunity for Mr. Lasky to meet the Bernstein’s enjoyment of the music seemed genuine, especially when Suddenly we observed that there fication had not attained its pres industry’s leaders a this film will Lennie and Lee took over. The audience, clearly composed either of was something wrong with the ent degree of finesse, and the re- be the greatest bonanza that las people who already knew something about this kind of music or were band. It didn’t have a bass player. suits little, any, better ever hit our business. We are openmindedly anxious to find out about it, took in everything with And. yet—we heard a bass. than those produced by the tra laying plans to develop a promo apparently equal interest—the Dixieland and swing, the bop and Tris On a second glance we noticed ditional wooden bass violin. Chub tional pattern for all our membe tano. something even odder. There were by Jackson and others have added which will tie in with The Big It was strange, hearing jazz played at three o’clock in the afternoon, twc guitars- -but only heard an amp to the regular bass (or Brass Band when it reaches the m the open a’r and with brilliant sunshine as a backdrop; as Bernstein one. Ynd then the picture became to Chubby’s five-stringed innova nation's theaters. Again—the mem pointed out, it was a remarkable change from the nights when some of clearer. Sitting next to the guitar- tion). bers of NAMM will be ‘way out these same enthusiasts might have listened to some of the same music who held what ahead. while clinging to their one bourbon-and-soda at Birdland, trying to looked like a guitar at first glance, Wee Whale make it last through one more set. but on closer insjiection revealed But Johnson has himself a What may be more surprising to some is that the music was just as a long, fretted neck and a pecu whale a plaything—a whale well played, and of course more easily appreciated, in the absence of built like a sprat, to boot. He Practical fc build ing liarly shaped body, with electric embouchure, clinking glasses and other extraneous sound effects, and in the presence controls and a wire running to a and Lionel bave the only two mod- cleen tongulng, etc. Book contains «lo*t of an audience the musicians knew to be keenly receptive and appreci speaker. els available at this writing, but ed competition« $2.00. For further In- ative. “Sure, man,” said Hamp excited the inventor a Los Angeleno, formetlon without obligation write'. Afwi two and a half hours the session had to end. To many of us it ly when we asked him later, “that’s pects to put them on the market ARTHUR W MoCOY seemed as though we were just getting wanned up, musically and our electric has.. We’ve had it fur P. O. Boi ABA Chicago RR, Hllaoto verbally. months!” Not only that,’ Lionel, Nevertheless, much had been accomplished. Thanks to Bernstein’s He ntroduced us to Roy John going ■e him initiative, jazz had been brought to this youthful university, which was son, the Kansas City bassist who make some supersonic vibes that'll jus* about to graduate its first class. Thanks to a few differences of for all these months had been work like an accordion, so you can Coital« originel msurtal Uoeolofur«, Parodie«. Head opinion expressed from our table, the audience’s awareness of the jazz trudging around the country, un make chords without striking al! Novali!« Skiu. Dieloguee, tree’s various branches had been created or stimulated. heralded, playing this sensational the notes. It’ll have softer mallets Soofi, Petter, Cegt, loiu. instrumental innovation. because there’ll be all kinds of Sobteriptloe 11. Add 11 tone control. Wait’ll you see it!” Im 4 («packed kick lw« After the session broke up, I went into Boston with Hentoff and Wein Ea<*y Going , EMCEE - Desk 1 and dropped in at the latter’s club, Storyville, which had just dropped We’re on tenterhooks. And any ■ P.O. Boi Ml ‘It’s nu trouble at all,” he de- day now, we expect to see a blue Chicago 90. Ill. its name-talent policy for the summer. Having heard Wein play piano dared. ‘I learned to play it rignt that afternoon, and having now had a long pc-isonal talk with him print for an 88-key, supersonic away; n fact I used it on the portable piano. about music and examined the art work in his club, I was aware of job the same day I got it. Tunes TAILOR MADE SCORES the exceptions, character of this man. People who own night clubs just the same as a regular bass.” aren’t expected to know that much about modern music and the modern “But,” said Lionel, “it sounds Syiapiioaic lend. Co««♦ Orchestra» visual arts; aren’t supposed to love music and love to play piano as Date With Dickenson Dane. Bands, Combos Choirs two octaves deeper!” Choral Group'. Vocal Groups George Wein does. But when they do, musicians and the public benefit. And on »he next set, listening New York—Vic Dickenson, vet What a pleasant world this would be, I mused, if all jazz critics were WRITE FOB PARTICULARS carefully, listened ar..t eran trombonist now at Lou Terra- ADIRONDACK SERVICE aa articulate and affable as Hentoff and Hammond, if all night club were duly impressed by the deep, si’s in New York, returned to wax bosses knew as much as Wein—and if all University professors of booming quality, the ability to recently, cutting an unusual ses music were as broadminded as Bernstein. If more Bernsteins were scat make astonishing glissandi, and sion under his own name for Blue tered around the country, perhaps the sort of session we had enjoyed the way the bass, its volume turned Note. NEW! today could be repeated 01 every campus. Brought to the attention of KENTUCKY COLONEL young, acquisitive minds like those of Biandeis' students, divorced at least temporarily from the gloom of dark night clubs and the scream STRING BOW TIE evoking honks of “jazz concert” tenor saxes, the music we love could Already tied and reedy to wear literally, and figuratively, find its place in the sun. now as worn by th* Naw PAUL NERO ORCHESTRA person work a single. She’s In all solid shades Dorothy Collins breaking in at the Hollenden Hotel P M pressure plate and patterns $1.00 in Cleveland, and then heads for Pittsburgh She knows it will be FOX BROS. TAILORS in a house in Ridgefield, N.J. She 712 W. Roosevelt Road. Chicago. III. just awful, but her audiences will Sorry No C.O.D.'t We Fay Postage apparently has immediate know ^better. ligatures matrimonial eyes. “She had to make it,” says Ray Ae for her preferences, it’s the mund Scott. “Dorothy has remark ExciadvD Photos same >ld story—like every other able qualities. She’s an inexhaus FOR BETTER TONE-LONGER REED UFE TRY ONE ATA BANDS IN ACTION singer, she’s a Fitzgerald fan; tible scarce of exciting vocal en MUSIC STORE but she also reserves a rave for ergy.” clarinet and alto sax *1.25 REPAIR SHOP Billie Holiday—“there’ll never he Anil, we might add, she can sing anyone else like her.” too. We feel Dorothy is ready to »135 OR WRITE This week, for the first time, get lucky and in an awfully big ARSENE STUDIOS Dorothy faces the hazard of in- B BBOADWAY. N. Y^ N. H. Chicago. Juh 30. 1952 NEWS-FEATURES DOWN BEAT CLASSIFIED Twenty-five Ceuta per Word—Minimum 10 Words Strictly Ad Lib Remittance Miut Accompany Copy Classified Deadline—6 Weeks (Jumped from Page 3) Mike Gould in town during June plugging song» < Count, Name, Addreee, City and State) Prior to Data of Publication BOSTON . . . One of the surprises of the season was the pre business that Earl Hines brought to the Hang off The Savoy has followed Storyville’i« lead and over in June, Hie Hunt was load««l weeknights. shuttered June 22. It’ll reopen August 29 . . . The sion ARRANGEMENTS HELP WANTED ... “I sew heard any girl sing as good,” leal- Hi-Hat is using local musicians. Al Vega’s trio Harry Jame- said of Ro-cmnry Clooney's vocals worked the week of June 15 and was followed by ans. DIXIELAND ARRANGEMENTS 75c per ar ■AND INSTRUMINT RIPAIRMAN Mu-t be on a Columbia album he cut just before hia rangement. Zep Meissner, 5015 Biloxi. experienced and qualified to completely Phil Edmunds’ band . . Ivory Joe Hunter did current Coast swing of one-nighters. North Hollywood. Calif. overhaul all types of reed instruments. fairly well during his suddenly booked June 8 week Write at once giving age, experience, pre at the Hat . . . Storyville in New Haven in operat 9 COMBO SPECIALS!!! Written to ordei for vious employment, etc., enclosing recent LONDON any 2, 3. or 4-front line. Reasonable. Ar snapshot. BOHART MUSIC COMPANY. ing on a weekend talent policy. Coleman Hawkins Jack Parnell led an all-star unit of modernists to -out ranging Service, 334 Monroe Ave., Ro IW E. 13th Street, Kansas City, Mo. and Roy Eldudge swung the club June 12-15. . . . ious chester. N.Y. Cecil Young from Seattle played the following record soundtrack music for Between Two Worlds, lem MUSICIANS for territory band. Guaranteed the only amateur film to represent Britain at the COMPLETI HAMOSCOM arrenimi. Sr 11 salaries. Cliff Kye» Orchestra, Box 611, weekend . . . Ruby Braff has taken the trumpet Venice Festival of Docuinentaiy and Art Films in th« Malcolm Lee. 344 Primrone. SyrHCU»*. Mankato, Minnesota. chair at Storyville in Gloucester for most of the August . . . Three British modernists to watch are ndi- summer . . . Braff scored a large personal success ell,” altoist Geoff Taylor, clarinetist Vic Ash and pianist TINO! SANDS Pop! Arrangements. 723 AT LIBERTY at the Brandeis Jazz Symposium . . . Most of the Ralph Doilimore, chosen by Melody Maker critics us Ohio Street. Terre-Haute, Indiana. New York musicians involved in the session ad t of VERSATILE GIRL PIANIST single or combo. journed to Christie’s in Framingham afterwards the Stars of the Future . . . Churchills, one of Lon Midwest preferred. Address 24 Mohawk don’s most famous clubs, has been closed after a run PHONOGRAPH RECORDS Ave.. Clementon. New Jersey. and another fabulous Christie’s session evolved, Mu- of six-and-a-half years because of licensing irregu lasting long into the next morning. larities. Two hands—one led by ex-Heath tenorman loci- t.OM OUT-OF-PRINT RECORDS Jnz CLARINET MAN doubling sax. drums, vo One-nighlrn: Duke Ellington hit the »rea the for »wing, dance bands, transcription». SEND cals. M.C. Semi-name experience. Prefer Johnny Gray—lose their jobs . . . Stan Freeman ar YOUR WANT LIST Ray Avery’s Rec Dixieland or Commercial. Dirk Hurlburt. week of June 15 and played dale- al Tauntnn. rived in London and tried to buy u record of Percy ^en- ord Round-Up. I860 S. Igt Cie nega Blvd., Shelburne St.. Greenfield. Mass. Canobie I ake and Old Orchard, Maine . . . .No ene Lob Angeles 85, Calif. Faith’s Dtlicado, on which he is featured. He was report« that any one found either Duke or the unlucky. The record isn’t issued here yet. that MISCELLANEOUS hand tired . . . The huge (adet Armon in Boo un TREE CATALOG Hard-lo-aet JAZZ record*. J. R»«e. 211 E. IMh, NYC S. ton housed an Ella Fitzgerald Buddy Johnson NEW ORLEANS iese LYRIC WRITERS: Your lyric» net to muaic. package June 27 . . . Amo- Milburn was fea em- Complete with chord* 310.00. Wally, 114 Only Lizzie Miles at Sid Davilla’s Maiai Gras WANTED—OLD HILLE ILL Y RECORDS. F spe Buckley S.E., Grand Rapid», Michigan. tured at Revere’« Rollaway June 20 and Dinah Lounge and the Dukes Of Dixieland, a promising nny cially Carter Family. Freeman Kitchens. Washington should fill the place on July 3 . . . the Drake. Kentucky. young two-beat combo, next door at Hyp Guinle’s FOR SALE I Kenton-Ellington battle of bands is tentative Famou. Door, continue to hold their own through i to IF IT’S BEEN RECORDED, We Have It' ly in the works for the Rollaway. Lewin Record Paradise. 5600 Holly wood 20-BASS REGENT ACCORDION used 6 the poor summer business . . . Paul Barbarin wrote Blvd.. Los Angeles 23. Calif. We buy en months only. Wonderful buy. Edmund SAN FRANCISCO—OAKLAND from Boston that his option was picked up and that tire collections. Litz, 1368 Evergreen. Chicago 22. Danny Francis, Jimmy Dorsey manager, bedded he and his band may be away from home longer for a day in Oakland as a result of a slight hea>*t than anticipated Ray Anthony’s brother Leo IN NEW TORR ITS ------attack brought on by overwork. . . Harry James was in town during the band’s June vacation and tiers drew approximately 3000 cash customers to Sweet’s made the jockey rounds . . . The town is strongly Teek for a one-nighter in June. . . Jerry Gray drew s TV conscious now that the cable is about ready to ?nce ¡NRY ADLER MUSIC CO crowd of approx 1,100 (capacity) to Linn’s the reach it . . . The Johnnie Ray concerts scheduled for cer, 13« WIST 4Mb ST.. N. T. C. 1«. LU«. 2-1 «7-1 following week. . . Johnny Hodges followed F lip September 29 are already being looked ahead to by out FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS & ACCESSORIES the mobs; should be sure-fire sellouts. HEADQUARTERS FOR Phillips and Charlie Parker into the Say When July The mot ■ LUDWIG OLDS MARTIN A ZILDJIAN, AMRAWCO, I and was in turn followed by Louis Jordan. . . Ray Robbins band is holding forth at thr Roose in DRAGAN, IPIRUONI HOUR, PREMIER LEBLANC. Pony Poindexter has the band at Bop City, aftei velt's Rhu Room . . . Octogenarian Alphonse Pieou rom DRUM INSTRUCTION hours «pot. . . Tommy Marx, formerly bassist with at the Paddock . . . Sharkey Bonano, idle ot his awn the Joey ( astro’s group, now a producer with KRON- choice, is rehearsing a new group and will take to ting TV. •. Del Courtney’s TV show, “Search for Songs,” the road again in the fall . . . Armand Hug, who ung ia using names such as Earl Hines, Ella Mai Morse plays the most relaxed piano, esconced apparently The EHRY Adler Xitao fhiladilfhias and Jack Fina us judges. . . Sharon Pease through for life at the Rumpus Room of the Wohl . . . John will J JLU-r U-L DRUM SPECIALISTS town on a trip, stopped ->ff to do his regular “Pian- ny Wiggs, trumpeter, who has is good 12 inch LP lion istics” piece on Dave-Brubeck. . . out on Tempo, takes time out from teaching high in Rusty Draper expected to fl, to New York school to sit in around town strictly for kicks . . . lop- Individual Instruction by Well Known lute in June for another Mercury retarding The Basin Street Six had n tussle among them Name Band Drummers date. When In* leaves the Rumpus Room later selves which wound up in a fist fight between two por- ... a completi mum sennet... this month, his younger brother, Ronnie, i« ex members of the front line. They're at Perez on the the TOLLIN ■ WILCH DRUM STUDIO pected 1" lake over for him. . . Del (ourtnty’s Airline Highway; they work co-op, thus have no will Illi CHESTNUT ST., PHILADELPHIA. PA PHONE WPlNUT 2-2331 band doing a two week dull at Santa Cruz . . . leader. 1 ns are be happier because there is a mo- showing that TV men have been Benny Strong learning more about the proper greater appreciation for jazz, or Biy way to handle “remote” telecasts. that they can make a lot of money there playing only the music they the Five L.A. Damerie- Have TV em (Jumped from Page 3) like to play, are going to be dis Start of the new Palladium appointed. It’s true that there is out Tailulah lunkhead for thi« combinati on, and thi- com KNBH series gives this territory much more interest in ‘live music’ thinks about Lauta bination is just right with video a total of five dancery-baaed TV Armstrong? viewers, or the general run of there—almost every little cafe has show« The others are Lawrence ‘live music’ of some kind, but them. Welk’s f om the Aragor (KTLA), earnings of tich musicians are Guitarirt-Minuc Stars Spade Cooley’s from the Santa not high. 'bat Infla- Monicu Ballroom (KTLA), Frank it». But the real star of Strong’s TV Healthier Europe Kt debut wa» his guitarist, Lenny De Vol’s from the Lido in Long who Carson, a young vet not long back Beach (KTTV) and Cliffie Stour’s “Nevertheless, I’d say that in plays from Korea, who did a turn as a “Hometown Jamboree” from the general the state of the music mimic that established him as con El Monte Ballroom (KLAC-TV) business in England and on the siderably more than a parlor per General belief is that by fall the Continent is healthier than here. former. Night club agents who Cocoanut Grove, Biltmore Bowl A publisher over there can pick Who wa» if that rushed in to sign him up discov (both hotel spots) and the new out a good song and make it a said ered that he is under a tw'o-year Statler hotel’s supper room (open hit on the strength of live per rUl. discouraged me es ing in September) will be on the formances alone. But the gimmick- land personal management contract to bandleader Strong. air with TV shows. ed-up record hit that has become All bandsmen hen are con the main stock in trade here has <1 piano?' Only weak »pot in the first . how them worried. They’re afraid the was the closing number, in which vinced that the dance band of the future, even of the present, will thing will creep «n over there, the entire band essayed a novelty too.” Where did Les Brown routine on McNamara’s Bana, have to be designed as u video All these and many more ques attraction. But Weston, after comparing earn $40 a week back which only proved that there is a music matters here and in Europe, in 1926 at the ripe tions answered in Bouquets to limit to how far mu-icians should is optimistic on the outlook foi old age of 16? the Living: interesting and in go in trying to become entertain better music in this country. He formative biographies of 14 of ers in TV. The Lawrence Welk days that the Billy May band, hand, video'« most successful, it the outstanding names in the Paul Weston heard there frequently on radio 0 can be noted, never appears to be stations via records (they have music business. Originally ap trying to “put on a show.” (Jumped from Page 1) Woody's Hard — th* disc jockeys there, too, but they pearing in Down Beat these tell band—and the same holds true corporation of which Promotion do not take themselves quite so you the hopes, thr trials and the through most of Euro]>e—was far seriously) has Aroused much in The Chuck Miller trio, Palla superior to that of the general terest. success of such personalities as dium’s current intermissioi combo, run of dance musician- in this also did a spot on the TV show, Maybe May Whose recordings Woody Herman, Gene Krupa, country. Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, with Miller, who play, piano and “The success of Voumard’s band “The Billy May band is definite marked the appear sings, carrying most of the load. ance of the marimba Red Norvo, Harry James and proves what others have said be ly a step in the right direction,” The trio served to vary the pat he feels. “American muiiician« are others. fore. That many young U.S musi modern mesic ensem tern of the program, but little cians failed—and did the music a going to have to develop a prac ble? more. lot of harm—because they let tical approach to the music busi Promotional value of the ven themselves be carried away by the ness. I think that might be the ture, all-iinportant since the Pal bop, or progressive jazz, movement secret of Billy's success. He has ladium is putting up the money produced a ‘style band’ that 7-30 before they had learned to play DOWN BEAT, INC. for the bund’s end of the deal (a their horns. 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