DOWN RECORDS HIGH-FIDELITY INSTRUMENTS FILMLAND UP BEAT RADIO Pete Kelly's Blues See Pages 8, 35 HALLMARK will pay to LES BAXTER'S Song Moró&a * AN ALL-EXPENSE TRIP TO HOLLYWOOD and * CO-COMPOSER'S FUTURE ROYALTIES! CAN YOU tell the story of “Monika"—a bad girl — in |ust so many words, to fit LES BAXTER'S music? The music is already on a CAPITOL disc! It's already published by STARLIGHT SONGS! But — without words! HALLMARK wants lyrics — good lyrics, for “Monika". HALLMARK will pay an all-time record price for them! TEN THOU­ SAND in cash, plus co-composer'$ royalties which could reach $40,000 or $50,000 more, plus an all-expense trip to Hollywood and appearance on a national TV network show. Open to profession­ als and amateurs alike Lyrics must be postmarked by midnight, Nov. 1, 1956. Winner announced during December, 1956. Get busy, get rich! The PHONE YOUR LOCAL THEATRE MANAGERS TODAY! GET FULL particulars from your local theatre which shows “MON­ IKA". Telephone your leading theatres right now. Ask for THE MANAGER! Learn if and when he expects to show HALLMARK'S sensational Swedish story of a bad girl, “MONIKA". Keep calling them for the play-date. See the HALLMARK movie, “MONIKA". Hear Les Baxter's brilliant musical score and title song. Get a copy of the sheet music, to guide you. Get a CAPITOL record to aid you. Fit lyrics that describe this bad girl to Baxter's music. JUDGES — Let Baxter, Hollywood; Dr. Cleo Dawson, U. of Kentucky, Lexington; Steve Allen, New York City MAIL 4 YOUR LYRICS toi MONIKA Song Contest Dept., care — HALLMARK PRODUCTIONS, Inc. 9100 SUNSET BLVD., HOLLYWOOD 46, CALIF. « KROGER BABB, President Volum« 22. No. 16 August IO, 1955 A lot of bandleaders—veterans, rookies, or otherwise—could well spend an evening watching Lionel Hampton work This is a sian who has won a lot of N«ws and Fwatiiros honors, and has played in just about every RCA Has ’Secret' Jazz Plans spot where it's possible for a jazzman Institute of Jazz Studies Expands Scope to work, and he also has made a lot of Bo nah Minevitch Dead at 52 money, and I wouldn't be one whit ¡ur- Elliot Lawrence Cuts Mulligan Arrangements prised to hear that he has a good ;hare Dave Brubeck Answers His Critics of it socked away. Meet ‘Jazzman’ Jack Webb The Genius of Art Tatum—His Music Evaluated Yet, to see him onstand, with his Marguerite Piazza Just 'Doing What Comes Naturally' big band behind him, you'd think he was Chet Baker to Tour Europe a complete unknown who yet had his repu­ Eli Oberstcin’s 'Bargain Records* tation to make. He works and he swings Tempers Flare on Goodman Sound Stage and he drives and he sweats. Peggy Lee Grabs Honors in Pete Kelly’s Blues And people love him for it. He's Full Page Jan Photo: Charlie Parker clicked a couple of notches over 40 now, and those one-niters don't come as easy D«portm«nH once you've seen it all, but there is Band Routes such unbridled joy in this man's eyes The Blindfold Test (Bill Russo: Part II) once he gets a pair of mallets or drum­ Classical Record Reviews Country und Western sticks in his hands, you know he is get­ The Devil’s Advocate (Mason Sargent) ting as many kicks as he did when he was Feather’s Nest (Leonard Feather) a kid working in Los Angeles whom hardly Filmland Up Beat anyone had heard about until Goodman High Fidelity asked him to join. Jazz Record Reviews If a crowd is particularly recep­ Perspectives (Ralph J. Gleason) tive, Lionel thinks nothing of putting on Popular Record Reviews a show that will occupy the better part Radio and TV (Jack Mabley) of two hours. And no one works harder Strictly Ad Lib than he when it's going on. At the vibes Barry Ulanov one minute, at the drums the next, then On th« Cover two-flngering the piano keyboard, he is Jack Webb, Peggy Lee, and Ella Fitzgerald are three of like a child on Christmas morning eating the stars in the newest jazz film to come out of Hollywood, candy as if he is afraid there will never Pete Kelly’s Blues. For a story on Jack, see page 8. The be anymore. He is a man who loves to play film is reviewed on page 35. music. And he shows it unashamedly. It's refreshing to see a man with such an attitude. And it might behoove a EXECUTIVE AND PUBLICATION OFFICE 2MI Calumet Avenue, Chlcagr IB III., Victory 1-0(10 number of leaders I can think of to show PUBLISHER. Norman S Wolter just a little more interest in what's EDITOR: Jack Tracy happening unstand. It pays off. EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Los Brown, Jack Shar<dan len Newman EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT: Loo Zabelin DIRECTOR. ADVERTISING AND SALM: Otarie» Suber The next issue of Down Beat will J. C Edwards. Midwestern Advertising Manager contain our third annual Jazz Critics CIRCULATION MANAGER: William Sturt poll, in which critics from all over the world will select their all-star and Net Hentoft Auoclete Edito* Hennah Altbuü- Ec new-star choices. Eastern Advertising Ménager, (ob Pipar, Advertising Men like Nat Hentoff, Barry Ulanov. WEST COAST DIVISION: SIM Sani« Maelca Boulavard, Calli. iiOll»«oo<l MEES. Cbarlai Emga Managar. Stai Hellman. Advarthing Leonard Feather, Wilder Hobson, Joachim SOUTHERN DIVISION: Bill Margan, Manager, «raray WhKa Pika (reafrrood Berendt, Bill Coss, John S. Wilson, and Tenn., Irentwood 17 1074 many more are included. Subtcrlpfioo rate» p a year, SM two rear*. IK tSrae yeau In advance Add II a year to these price: fc ««bicrlptloa» ovtiida the United State» A number of ballots already were and Hi potteMloni Special ichool, library ratei N.M a year Change M tabulated at this writing, and I think addreM notice mull reach ui balere date effective. Send ole addrao with your neo Duplicate «aplat cannot bo »ant and poti office «ill not forward you'll find some surprises in store. Some copia*. Circulation Dept MOI Calumet Ave, Chicago K, IH. Printed In old favorites were not faring too well, U S. A. Joh» Maha< Frinting Company Chicago. Ill non Intarao a» •acond-claM matter Oct. * UM at the poet office In Chicago, III., under and some new names were moving in. tha act of March 1, B71. Ra-antarad a» mcond-cl»M matter Feb IS. IMS Copyright HM p, Down Beat Inc., all toraigr. right* ratarvad Trademark Especially interesting to see is the 'agitiarad U S Patent Office On »ale every ether Wadnatday We cannel voting in the alto saxophone division, ba ra*poa*lbla for antolicited manu»cri pt» where Charlie Parker was practically an automatic choice the last two years. You realize what a void his death caused when yqu see the mental head-scratching some A MAHER PUBLICATION of the critics had to go through to name OTHER MAHIR PUBLICATIONS: COUNTRY AND WESTEBN JAMBORU; someone for the chair. UF MAT: RECORD WHIRL: RADIO Y ARTICULOS: BUIDAS; LA FAR. It's in the next Beat, on sale Aug. 10. MACIA MODERNA. MVIRAGK; ILABORACIONIS V ENVASM; RADIO T ARTICULOS CATALOGO*. LA TIENDA —jack tracy AwguM 10. 1955 RCA Expands Institute Of Jazz Studies Jazz Program Continues Work, Growth New York— A major new project en­ titled “The RCA Victor Jazz Workshop” New York—Several important new steps have been taken in recent weeks by is now under way under the direction of the Institute of Jazz Studies, the non-profit association which, under the presi- that company’s jazz aAr Jack dency of Marshall Stearr i has been building its archives and expanding its plan! Lewis. during the past year. On June 28, at ■ press luncheon at by west coast sculptress Julie Mac Details of the plan are shrouded in the Ambassador hotel Louis L. Lord 1 *onald. secrecy, but it is known that the 'Work­ lard presented a check for $1,000 to Tin- Institute is still soliciting meni- shop" will afford an opportunity foi a the Instltut« on behalf of the Newport b ship. Inquiries may be addressed to number of young artists, some already Jazz Festival, which also is a nonprofit the ln..Jtu!e of Jazz. Studi , Inc., 108 RCA Victor contractées and others corporation. Waverly New York 11. N Y. newly signed, to indulge in experi­ The National Music Council, which mental woik. There will Ik* groups in­ represents vir.ually every music organ­ volving unusual instiumentation. One ization in the country, recently elected date already known to have been cut the Institute to membership. features Al Cohn with four trumpets Minevitch, 52 and rhythm. Bob Brookmeyer is also Several new names have been added contributing a number of ari angements to the Institute's Board of Advisors. and will be heard with at least two They include Dies In Paris different style combos. Garroway; Roy Lamsjn, an English professor at Williams college; Eric Lar­ Paris—Borrah Minevitch, America's Lewis says that the “Workshop” ef rabee, an editor of Hargers magazine; King of the Harmonica,’’ died on June forts will all be on 12" I Ps and will B 1- Skinner, chairman of the depart­ 26 of a cerebral hemorrhage. He was lie released at the late of one or two ment of psychology at Harvard, and • >2 years old. a month, in addition to the regular jazz releases. Minevitch, organizer and founder of the Harmonica Rascals was stricken in his automobile while driving.