Rutterfield W Ill Record for Capitol Capitol Records Has Signed Trumpet-Ace Billy Butterfield to an Exclusive Recording Contract

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V O L . 4 , M A Y , 1 9 4 6 Rutterfield W ill Record For Capitol Capitol Records has signed trumpet-ace Billy Butterfield to an exclusive recording contract. The star trumpet-man is currently en gaged in building a band back in NYC where he will cut his first sides under the new recording deal with C apitol. Contrary to earlier reports which had Butterfield preparing a library for a FREDDIE SLACK looks pretty “ studio” band, that is, a band of hand ELLA MAE MORSE was caught happy sitting at the Steinway and picked irregular musicians meeting for singing the blues at her latest Capi he has a right to the pleased expres occasional wax dates and air shows, the tol disc date, results of which are sion. The boogie-woogie expert has musician wants it made clear that his next crew will be a regular traveling ready for you on record shop coun just released two more Capitol plat outfit. Plans for it are not completely ters right now. With b.w. pianist ter sides co-starring his keyboard set yet (girl and boy singers, for ex Freddie Slack, Miss Morse sw u n g with Ella Mae Morse’s unbeatable ample, haven’t been chosen) but Billy through two new sides ( “ The House vocals. The duo of blues-specialists expects to be on the move with his new of Blue Lights” and “ Hey, Mr. Post who made “Cow Cow Boogie” a crew shortly. man” ) that look powerful enough to household phrase are out to make dim any of her earlier song suc more musical history with two new Duke Ellington cesses. The patter on the “ House,” tunes—for further details of which by the way, is done by Don Raye, I see pic caption opposite side of this who also wrote the tune’s lyric. page. — Mihn Photo. Set For Capitol — Mihn Photo. Transcriptions June Will Find Another top-ranking name band Bobby Sherwood star has been added to the growing Krupa Back Here list of Capitol Transcription artists Opens Avodon Gene Krupa, who left town with with the signing in NYC recently of Capitol’s Bobby Sherwood re Duke Ellington and his band. The his ork latter part of last m onth, turns to town May 8 to open a new Duke and his men cut their first Capitol will return to the west coast again transcription date in NYC, though, of ballroom, the Avodon, in Los An in June for a short stay. The drum course, the formal first delivery of the geles. Spot debuts with two bands, mer will shoot scenes at that time wax library is not scheduled to take Bobby’s, and that of Jan Garber and for a new film , as yet untitled, on the place until July of this year. intends to continue the double booking RKO lot. Duke, incidentally, will probably visit policy. the west coast sometime later this year. During his recent stay here, Krupa Sherwood, who has a new disc out for broke it up both at the Palladium (his There is a plan underway for him to Capitol, recently concluded a national original booking) and later at the Mead- appear at a Hollywood Bowl concert, tour. While here on the coast, he’ll cut owbrook. Drummer - man’s band also possibly in conjunction with Woody more platters to follow up his sensa waxed a flock of transcriptions for the Herman’s band. And there are rumors, new Capitol wax library while Holly- too, of the Duke setting up a new tio na l “ C o tto n ta il” and is also w orkin g wooding-it. flicker deal. out a flicker deal. PACE 2 THE CAPITO THE CAPITOL PACE 3 Frank Stacy’s Special Awards THE New Pressing Plants To Capitol Stars Published Monthly by Awards are in th e n e w s t h is Boost Capitol Expansion CAPITOL PUBLICATIONS, INC. sunset and vine month. The War and Navy Depart Sunset and Vine, Hollywood 28, Calif. ments have presented a special CONSOLIDATING sensational gains made during the past fo u r years • fURTHER details of the most interesting story this issue came in at plaque to those artists who have and paving the way for new far-reaching expansion in the entertainment Edited by Frank Stacy the last moment, as they so often do. Plans are defin ite ly underway industry, Capitol Records has announced purchase of two pressing plants Associate Editor, Eve Stanley made extra efforts in co ntributing fo r a f ilm biography of the late Major Glenn Miller. Producer Harry their time and talent to Arm ed with a reported combined capacity of 50,000,000 records annually. Romm is behind the flicker; he’ll release it independently through United Forces Radio Service shows em anating Capitol acquired the Scranton Artists. The first thought was to call the movie “ L ife of Glenn Miller” but (Penn.) Record Co. and the Scranton at the moment, the title has been changed to “ In the Mood.” Dick Powell from Hollywood. Capitol stars signaled out for the honor include Jerry Collona, Distributing Corp., at an announced has already been approved by Mrs. Helen Miller as a logical choice to play King Cole Trio, Stan K enton, Johnny purchase price of $2,000,000 for all the role of her husband and it only remains for Powell to okay the final fan fare Mercer, Pied Pipers, A ndy Russell, Jo outstanding stock, and the huge deal— script before he is inked for the lead. Acting as technical advisors for the Stafford and M argaret W h itin g , consummation of which electrified the movie will be Mrs. Miller and Don W. Haynes, close frie nd and associate of entire entertainment world— gives Capi the late bandleader. Both have the power (included in their contract) to Recipient o f another award was Capi Some Orchids tol direct control of the two big press nix out any scenes in the script which they deem inaccurate. tol’s Paul Weston who was chosen by Shinagawa, Japan ing plants, in Scranton and in Hollywood. Orchids to you and your super maga Dick English W ritin g Script Radio Life magazine as the outstanding The purchase was made to help meet zine which gives us overseas H’wood musical conductor (popular) of the RICHARD ENGLISH, whom you may remember as the fellow who' Capitol’s ever-growing need for in and Los Angeles fans the latest dope on year. wrote those swing band stories in Collier’s a few years back, has creased production facilities, a direct our favorite bands and vocalists and result of the continued rise of this where they’re playing. The western fans been handed the rather tough assignment of capturing the life of a Heywood Follows firm ’s popularity with the public. really appreciate the write-up you have name bandleader for a movie script. (It’s English, too, who is penning “The each month about the different cowboy Fabulous Dorseys” flicker.) According to reports, special emphasis will be Nat at Trocadero Capitol’s Four Years Old bands. placed on authenticity of detail in recounting the saga o f a young trom Founded in 1942, the astonishing ex Pvt. Harold Ferfer bonist who invaded the big time and became THE bandleader of our day. When Nat Cole’s trio cuts out of pansion of the company, while phenom Starred with Powell will be the Tex Beneke band, recently organized and the Trocadero on M ay 6, Eddie enally rapid, has been built upon solid practically a carbon copy of Miller’s ork, plus Marion H u tto n , the Modern- A Fan From Britain Heywood and his band will be on ground with each succeeding step for Capitol’s Johnny Mercer St. Albans, England aires, possibly Bob Eberly. Mrs. Miller may be played by Theresa W right; the ward preceded by considerable study hand to take over the bandstand. I wish to say how much I enjoy your former having okayed that actress for her role. It should be an interesting and careful preparation. venture and will, at least, serve to bring the new Beneke band west where publication which I received from a pal It’ll be Heywood’s second trip west; In analyzing Capitol’s meteoric rise, its coast fans can hear it for the first time. Tex plans to open at the Norman Granz in the States recently. As Secretary of he opened here last year at Billy Berg’s the unusual abilities of three of its di Palladium September 3 for five weeks and will follo w with a week at the the St. Albans Rhythm Club (which has and broke it up, winning h im self a big rectors stand out as the nucleus of the L.A. Orpheum and theater dates in San Francisco and Seattle. over 300 members), I welcome such a name. powerful organization. They are: Chair Jazz Tour On mag for its help in many ways in giving Jam Going Over in San Fran Nat takes his trio in to th e Orpheum man of the Board of Directors B. C. Local hot impresario Norman members up-to-date information on the NEW series of jam sessions on Sunday afternoons at the Cali theater for a week a fte r closing th e (Buddy) DeSylva, President Johnny Granz started off another series of Troc and then flies to NYC to sta rt music world. fornia Theater Club are taking San Francisco by storm. Curiously, Mercer, and Vice President Glenn E. jazz concerts here recently, bring Peter C. Clay appearances on the Kraft Music Hall Wallichs, each contributing specialized according to reports I get, these jazz dates are the firs t at which, ing a company of jazz stars into the show on NBC every Thursday night. talents to form a formidable business racial mixing has been allowed in the city. Shows a ttract extra-large crowds triumvirate. Embassy Auditorium for the initial Complete Disc File and recently such stars as Erroll Garner, Boyd Raeburn and Clyde Hurley 1 La Crosse, Wisconsin It is significant that Capitol artists date. Stars for the latest tour, which flew up for the fun. . . . Charlie “ Yardbird” Parker, modern master of the The one thing I particularly like about have been consistently prominent among will cover key cities in the U.S. during modern alto-sax, is working at the Finale Club in L.A. The Bird was sick “The Capitol” is the way it prints all winners of Esquire, Down Beat, Metro the coming weeks, include Lester for a while but is much better now. Incidentally, his ex-boss, trumpeter the news items of all celebrities in the nome, Look and other national maga Young, Coleman Hawkins, Helen Humes, Dizzy Gillespie, is back east building another big band. . . . T h a t arch-enemy Meade Lux Lewis, Buck Clayton and music world, and does not confine its zine awards. A glance over the results of re-bop music, Benny Goodman, steps over into the long-hair corner come many others. tidbits to its own artists. of any popularity poll, or listings of best June 3 when he plays with Howard Barlow’s ork on NBC. A nd is it really Concert dates line up like this tenta I own every single Capitol record that selling records has shown Capitol artists true what I hear? — that BG finds even those lovely Eddie Sauter arrange tiv e ly : you have put out and hope to own among the leaders almost from the in ments too much trouble to spend time on? . . . Songw riter H arry Ravel is May 1— Salt Lake City every one from now on. There’s only ception of the company. publishing a magazine called “At Ease” which is given away to disabled May 2— Denver one thing holding me back and that is Calaxy of Stars servicemen. It’s a fine little book, a heck of a lo t better, in fact, than most May 4— Kansas City, Mo. the fact that when I go down to the of the mags you pay money for at newsstands. Ravel donates plenty of time In Capitol’s galaxy of recording stars M ay 5— St. Louis record shop all “ The Capitol” magazines and money to the rag. . . . Boyd Raeburn is back fro m that one-nighter jaunt are such names as Jo Stafford,. King Cole M ay 6— D e tro it have been grabbed by other enthusiastic to the wilds of Texas. Jean Louise, gal who sang on th e to u r, is now working Trio, the Pied Pipers, Margaret W hit fans of Capitol records. at the “ It” Cafe at the Plaza Hotel here. Raeburn recently auditioned fora ing, Fibber McGee and Molly, Jerry B ill Joseph Mellowreeni Pub. Co. radio show. Colonna, Peggy Lee, Stan Kenton, Paul Slim Gaillard, Billy Berg’s ninth won Vocal A dditio n to Les Brown Band Weston, Carlos Molina, Tex Ritter, Andy der of the music world, is entering the Digs Our Democracy Russell, Wesley Tuttle, Dinning Sisters, LES BROWN, whose band has been playing at the Terrace Room publishing field with the edition of a Fort Lewis, Washington Freddie Slack, Ella Mae Morse, Jack “ voutionary.” The book, for which Slim back in New Jersey, has added a new singer, Jack Haskell, to his Just got acquainted with your maga Guthrie, Alvino Rey, Cootie Williams, is receiving fifty or more requests daily, zine a couple of months ago and I really organization. Butch Stone and Doris Day remain, of course. Inci Bobby Sherwood and many others. professes to supply definitions for those think it’s tops. One reason I like it so dentally, Doris is singing great music these days and g e ttin g wonderful Originally engaged only in record words that the vout-specialist and his well is because it’s so democratic, which support from the Brown ork which is also at the heigh t of its career. There DESI ARNAZ, since his recent manufacture, Capitol now makes and accomplices toss around while making is so typical o f th e music w orld. are still reports, though, that Doris will cut out from th e band soon for a discharge from service, has made an distributes phonograph needles, record mock of music nightly on Vine Street. Capitol records are really tops on my movie career. . . . George Handy’s girl, Flo Morse (she’s Ella Mae’s sister) amazingly fast step back into the albums, recording discs for home use, list as well. . . . Why wouldn’t they bo has written a wonderful hunk of big band jazz called “ Keef.” Handy scored big time. He opened with a new and will soon introduce a complete line Cugat to Meadowbrook with such great artists as Jo Stafford, it and the Boyd Raeburn band plays it. It’s wild. . . . Jim Lyons, clever young (and good) band at Ciro’s and im of phonographs which will contain sci Xavier Cugat (and what his publicity the King Cole Trio, Martha Tilton, Peggy producer who put on those fine “ Jubilee” shows for Armed Forces Radio mediately all o f H ollywood flocked entific advancements in tonal reproduc agent is now calling “Cuban Bebop ) Lee and others. Service, is out of uniform, working on some hip jazz radio shows. to watch him work. He’s an exciting tion made by Capitol’s Hollywood tech open at the Meadowbrook here June 13. Pfc. Johnny A. Franci performer: handsome, vivacious. nicians. Ork will stay for four weeks. PACE 4 THE CAPITOL THE CAPITOL

li olIf wood beat GetsCe7fBWm!a,J° B’way Okay Stafford _ Cu*s Jazz Disc Date For hobbles, Jo likes to watch basket “ St. Louis Woman,” f¡rst ;e„ Has 4 Hot Sides ball games, especially at Madison Square A L L the discussion on the Hollywood Beat this issue centers around the ture into Broadway musical Carden, and she’s m ovie mad. She’d see controversial performance of Stravinsky’s ‘ Ebony Concerto by Woody fie ld by songwriters Harold7 2 0 ^ C a p i t o l L d b d every movie that’s shown, if possible, Herman’s band during its recent Carnegie Hall concert. Anyone remotely and Johnny Mercer, has received but would never miss Ingrid Bergman or By EVE STANLEY Gregory Peck, her two favorites. "I concerned with the progress of jazz music feels that he has something excellent notices from NY don’t often go to night clubs,” said Jo. worth saying on the subject and w i l l ______and the show looks to be a long-S Perched °n 3 h'gh St° ° ' in th e “ I’m mainly Interested when there’s a argue the “Concerto’s” merits or de hit. An all-colored musical, "WonJ control r00m ° f Capitol’s H ol|yw ° ° d new act to catch. I do like to watch merits at the drop of a rest note. The tells the vicissitudes of a pretty colored recording studios, lovely Jo Stafford the new Randy Brooks band at the sum-up, to this reporter, seems to be gal back in the St. Louis of the 1890’s, was listening to a playback of one Pennsylvania Hotel. Randy’s trumpet is that, for most aware big band jazz fans, Stars include Pearl Bailev fwh™. , . , - , , formances of ’’Legalize My N a ^ of her ^ St, azZ records^ C o ffe e c u p super. He’ll go places because his out Woody’s performance of the Stravinsky f i t is jazz-so lid .” piece was interesting, sometimes con “ A W om an’s Prerogative’’ break up the in one hand’ S°ft flat boudoir sllP- Jo gets buckets o f m ail aski-ng w hat fusing but not jazz. A noted recording show every tim e ), Ruby Hill, Rcx |B. pers on her fe e t, she was the pic- her first name really is. She was actually director said: “ If, as they say, Stravin gram , and th e Nicholas Brothers among' ture of ease— but concentration plus christened Jo, but half her friends call sky has made a point of listening to others. was Sclent as she checked her phras- her Josephine (Johnny Mercer started ‘Apple Honey’ and ‘Wildroot’ and the Plans to record the score of the shw he and tone. Although Jo Is know n th a t), Jo-anne (th a t’s th e handle Paul other great Herman Herd numbers, it in a C apitol album have already bee-',or her placid’ easT-SoinS nature, she's W eston picked fo r h e r), or Josie, the certainly doesn’t show in the ‘Ebony’ com pleted and include an unusual dea' 8 perfectionist about her work— which name Frank Sinatra prefers for her. piece. That could have been written by w hich vvMI fin d Capitol’s Pied Pipe,,] is partly why her songs always sound She s decided that if a name is short any talented European who’d never m oving over to Columbia for some pli|. ¡ust ri8ht- lf takes hard work to achieve and easy to remember, everybody wants heard of jazz and it sounds as though te r sides w ith Frank Sinatra while p j that effect of no e ffo rt being expended, JO STAFFORD at the mike during to improve on it; but since her friends it really might have been written for a Bailey cuts her “Woman” show tune an^ ° 's caPa^ e spending hours of her latest Capitol recording session. can do no wrong, she answers cheerfully legit symphonic group.” Others felt that on Capitol’s label. Though rumon grueiing labor to achieve the results to any of the name variations. the entire spirit which underlines the abound In Hollywood about the possi- ske wan^s- especially his “ Day by Day.’ Paul always W ins A ll the Polls best jazz was utterly missing in Stra bilities of the show being rushed rigr Busy Schedule writes music that’s meat for singers, it’s ERROLL GARNER, there can be no California-born Jo is model-height, vinsky’s piece, however much it might in to m ovie form , word from Mercer f The time was late In March. Jo had so easy to do.” disputing, is the musical king of standing seven inches over five feet. have to offer in its unorthodox harmo NY indicates th a t film plans are still-¡ust flown out to Hollywood from New We predict that when you hear Jo’s Hollywood Boulevard at the moment She dresses with excellent taste, loves nies and rhythms. Indefinite. ¡York. She was going through a hectic first jazz records, the main reason for — at least as far as musicians are black and white color combinations in routine of long recording dates for this hurried Hollywood trip, you’ll be concerned. Garner came out here a tailored suits, but practically all styles No replacement yet at the Hangover H am p’s Book Sells Capitol, portrait photography sittings, delighted. Done up in Jo’s own style, few months back after a phenomenal and colors are becoming to her. When for Jim Simonin. Billy Early has been business appointments sundry and ga- that batch of songs really jump. They success on 52nd Street in NYC and recording, she always wears soft slippers filling in and very beautifully with his Lionel H am ptons Swing Book ’ lr»i |ore interspersed w ith visits w ith th e prove her amazing versatility in one has already made so strong an im without heels— but she has a collection excellent taste in tunes (for example, available on newsstands) is having such. Ca|ifornia port¡on o f her fa m ily. She quick swoop. And Paul Weston, under pression on west coast musicians of smart shoes numerous enough to he’s the only jazz pianist this depart widespread sale th a t he II follow it #p was f|y|ng back to New Y ork to resume whose direction Jo feels she does her that a tour of local night clubs will stock a dozen wardrobes. ment has ever heard play “ Snowfall” ) w ith tw o more books about popular:,her Chesterfield radio show schedule best warbling, has provided arrange find more Garner-influenced than and delicate style. m usic: “ The Cradle o f Swing,” a dim: afteron,y one week.s absencei which ments both novel and inspiring. Her generosity is evident in many Tatum-influenced pianists. Erroll ways. She is quick w ith praise o f others, sion o f New Orleans musicians, ait tcft few spare moments for ¡nterviews A natural for the movies is blue-eyed plays every night at the Susie Q, a “ River Route," telling how jazz mo« We s|ipped in our questions when she especially co-workers. She idolizes her A couple of new spots have opened Jo, with her red hair and peaches-and- night club that really books excel family, is always dreaming up ways to in town. One, out on the Strip, is called n orth w a rd and won international la*«. took time out t0 catch her breath. cream complexion. In fact, she made lent jazz attractions. please them. Last Christmas she bought the Cotton Club with great originality successful film tests recently for a Because Jo belongs in the Gallery of her parents a new home, at Long Beach, and features Helen Humes currently. Clamorous Cals, we quick-like demand- mai°r studio, but isn’t In any hurry to Ca|iforn “That made all my hard The other joint, with an equally inven make a short at Universal and a couple ed to know about her romances. Rumors accept the flattering offers already work worthwhile,” said Jo. ‘‘It was such tive name, The Tom-Tom, stars Wingy of soundies. made to her. “ It has to be a right pic of a wedding between her and Mike a joy to give my folks a house — and Manone or did the last time we walked tu re firs t,” said wise Jo. “ I’ve seen too Nidorf, her manager, have flourished now I spend my spare time shopping for by its dim doors. Before Charlie Barnet and band left lately. Said Jo: “ No, I’m not m arried many of my pals rush to accept their unusual things to furnish it with.” town for a date at the 400 in NYC, and don't expect to be soon. I’ve been first movie offer, and then suffer when Yes, th a t Jo S tafford is a lovable, Did you ever hear that Art Tatum they cut a score for one of those “ Jas too busy to think about it. I’ve finally the picture was wrong for them.” will move into Billy Berg’s sometime in per” short subjects put out by George charming girl — and if anybody needs found a very nice apartm ent in New Plays Paramount Date proof 'of her popularity he might check June? Well, he will if present plans ma- Pal. Peggy Lee vocalizes with Charlie York, on Central Park South, and m y Since her present Chesterfield radio on the numerous recent awards that terialize and may in turn be followed by on the sound track. Incidentally, an odd sister Christine is living there w ith me. contract lasts until the end of 1946, have been handed to her, through maga- Louis Jordan, or that’s what rumor is thing about those “Jasper” shorts is Che helps me in lots of ways, like and she has also promised to go into zine polls, C. I. votes and general public saying again anyway. that some liberal thinking people think taking care of my fan mail. I’m lucky New York’s Paramount Theater a little acclaim. For that matter, the way her they’re on the Jim Crow-ish side while to have her and the a p a rtm e n t.—- it's later this year, she isn’t exactly wasting Capitol records pile up sales from coast While the Modernaires are in town others find them merely naive and en second best to being back In California doing the Perry Como show, they’ll tertaining. for keeps." her time. to coast is a pretty fair indication, too. She Likes V ariety Smce jazz vocals on the Capitol label CAP. 254 B ILLY BERC’S Jumping joint » 8re 8 complete departure from prece- SKITCH V ine S treet seems to have a mo- ®nt for Jo, we asked her which she HENDERSON nopoly on the best talent In to»«- ™es to sing better, ballads or jazz. Her and Hi* Orchestra The latest addition to the impressive answer: "My m otto Is, gotta keep outa roster o f talent at Berg’s twhich e ruts. I love variety in everything, now includes Harry “ The Hipster a seriously, I believe I’m better with 1 flUG'1 rVl *« IS H of Cibson. Slim Caillard and Milton So- 8 My favorite song, Johnny Mer- Lugg’s band) is Frankie Lalne, above- «s You Crow Sweeter as the Years /•luci I Frankie sings songs as well 8S * . y' ls a saniple o f w hat I mean. And 50c From the Muucal "St. Louit Worn, 50c w rite s them and th a t’s saying a «■ * or all of Paul W eston’s music, the CAPITOL THE CAPITOL PACE 6 PACE 7 Donahue Off To a Capitol StartFudnote: Reconverted Mickey R e fo rm e d I c k y that Mr. Fudnote should say this. No other band leader has noted this amaz Tenorman to Wax ing trend except the last five or ten we Now a jazz Fan have interviewed in the past year. Fud For H’wood Firm By CEORCE H. PLACENS* note’s perception in this matter is noth |-| IS friends call him “ Sambo,” he’s ing less than.” [^EARNING of Gronsonby “ Valve” undoubtedly one of the best-liked Valve: “ Oh, we’ll add some theatrical Fudnote’s new in te re st in Jazz touches such as the public has come to guys in the music business, and he comes as a nasty shock. Not, you expect from great entertainers like my now records on the Capitol label. self. We’ll wear really comical hats understand, that Valve’s earlier I met him shortly before he enlisted made of real felt and rimmed with real band, the one which m a d e h im in the United States Navy back in feathers and the prettiest tangerine 1942. His band was just then reaching stinking rich, was an icky o u tfit or bolero jackets, all alike except mine o u t fo r a ta n ta liz in g success th a t came anything. which will have neon trimming or some so near ... but not quite near enough. On the contrary, it was a peachy thing simple like that to distinguish me “ Sam Donahue and his Orchestra” is band, if you liked that kind of music, from the ordinary musicians in the what it used to say on the billboards the kind Fudnote’s fans liked and paid band. I’ve been practicing on the pipe and the throw-away cards and on the good dough for. And if you think that organ in my modest rancho where I can menus at Glen Island Casino back in jingling sound isn’t music you’re no just plug in my electric Wurlitzer any New York. And this was at a time when where, Jack. . . . W here were we? A h, time. It’s all in fun of course. I’ll only Glen Island Casino was the only place— yes. The old Fudnote band was extrem e play a pipe-organ concerto or two be the only LOGICAL place — for an up- ly well rehearsed and shaved regularly. fore th e dancing starts. The masses de and-coming bandleader to be. That’s They kept their instruments shiny at beyond making It even more successful mand that sort of thing you know.” We: “ Do we?” where Sam was . . . fronting the most all times and blew them out at least than ever, of course, ha-ha?” THIS is th e powerful brass section frantic, yet well-organized jazz band of a gob. For one thing he wanted to have twice a week. Valve’s sidemen were Him (or Fudnote): “Ah ha-ha-ha. A c t 2, Scene 2 th a t w ill help make Sam Donahue’s young kids that you’ve ever heard in as many of his sailor-sidemen in his decent chaps, didn’t drink or run around We want to play ‘good’ music essen Him: “ Before you forget to ask me, civilian group as possible and it’s sur new C apitol-recording band a smash your life. Everybody liked the band. Not much and were kind to their mothers. tially. I say ‘good’ in quotes because I I want to tell about some changes in prising how many he succeeded in keep success — and in short order. only the hipsters (who were called hep- What more can one ask o f a musician mean a particular kind of ‘good.’ The the band: I’m getting rid of those awful ing. Because the band members were cats then) but the squares and even the -music? You’re just sore because you boys want to blow their horns. We’d trumpets and substituting violas for released from the Navy at different never made the kind of loot Valve did. like to cut Ken Stanton or Hermie softness. Then I’m going to fire my times, there was no chance of the boys Jo’s Jazz Date Cronsonby’s Return Woodwind or even Martie Freddin, that brother-in-law and do the singing my all jo i n in g Sam sim ultaneously and But essentially the old Fudnote band hot character. Or maybe I should say self. Two fine flautists are coming from getting his band properly together in Has Nat Cole was not a jazz type band. It was more we’d like to play the best music pos- the Azusa Sym phonette Society to play one piece presented something of a of a, well, you know w ha t w e mean. sible for the best people with the best for me .It will be lovely. Of course we problem. It was finally achieved, though, The new Fudnote is going to play a new money. I am not biased in such matters. will play hot Jazz at every opportunity.” and, combining the best of his Navy And Ace Jazzmen kind of "advanced modern” m usic! H ow I th in k one m an’s money is as good as We: “You have some records out crew with those members of his pre th e n e x t.” with your new band, don’t you, Valve?” The Capitol center-spread this ' f ' f " 8’ He have played It long war band he was able to find still avail ago, but he preferred to play what the Fudnote’s Folly H im : “ How did y o u e v e r guess? able, Sam started rehearsals back in illustrates a few aspects of pubiic wanted Us: “ Don’t you think— ?” You’ve been peeking! Yes, it’s what NYC. w hat goes on at a recording session. Today’s Fudnote band members point Him: “ No. I don’t think we’ll have to you might call a novelty record. I sing A t th e m om ent, Sam is w a itin g w ord As it happened, the date chosen for w'^ Pride to their current version of play corny stuff. We will be booked and play the organ on one side with on which of two NY hotel spots he’ll composer - arranger - conductor - m o to r- into ballrooms, theatres, hotels and some real h o t Jazz by the bass player open sometime this month. Both the the picture lay-out was a particu man-explorer Fudnote’s tone - poem, super markets where people come to for several bars. On the other side is my Commodore and the Pennsylvania want larly happy one. It marked Jo Stafford's Konzertmusik fur eine Volswagen m it hear good contemporary type American new composition, “ It’s Only Humid.” first jazz date for Capitol; it was prece him. His fast signature to a Capitol Schwefeldampf” or “ Serenade to a Saw music, comic opera, dance, jazz, rounds, This is pretty jivey for my great or dent-m aking for its combination of stars recording contract is another good indi horse.” or whatever you want to call it. I want chestra. It is a fast waltz featuring lots (Jo, N at Cole, Paul Weston, Ray Lina cation of how well the informed music to calf it ‘modern’ and that’s what I’m of zingy viola passages and the all-boy world knows Donahue’s capabilities and H erbie H a y m e r); and It produced W t“? ^ ° rSe” "?usic te ' ls th e storV | or a little,.baby sawhorse, o f all things, gonna call it and you can do as you choir I specially hired for the occasion great music potentialities. The band’s first records who is a sort of special sawhorse be please. It’s my band and I’m the guy from the Lushville School for Squares. w ill be available in the very near future. You’ll be able to buy some of that! cause he is really more of a sawDUST w ho — ” It’s rather modern for the man in the Sam Donahue Starring in Sam’s vocal department music later this month. When you do, horse, if you know what we mean. Any- Us (In alarm): “ Now, now, Mr. Fud street but it will sell like hotcakes any llsten fo r th e relaxed jazz beat, tl* way, he has a musical them e note, we didn’t mean— ” are Mynell Allen, lovely songstress from w hich w ays!” older folks because the Donahue ork p erfe ct finesse w ith which each soloist identifies him throughout th Dallas, Texas, and Bill Bassford, recently to n e Fudnote (taking another drag) : moves in to take over his notes, tl* p„em ¡„ had an infectious drive to it that was discharged Navy combat veteran, both case you aren’t paying atten- “ Lately I have noticed an increasing * Regular readers of The Capitol will positively irresistible. of whom are making their debuts with general warmth and good humor that ¡t goes dah-dah-dlh-dat-dlh-dah interest in ‘good’ music by just about recognize the above article as a parody Back on the Band Stand a name band. perm eate th e p la t t e r s , especially, and so on, everybody I meet.” on a bandleader-interview printed in N ow Sam is back in business again. — STACY bouncy side called “ Cindy.” Two More Bars, Beer-tender! We (to ourselves) : “ It is remarkable the April issue of The Capitol.— Ed. He spent a long stretch in the Navy ... We had an opportunity to talk about not all of it especially happy. When » with Fudnote the other day w hen Artie Shaw returned with the Rangers "' Passed through town on his way to band from the S. Pacific and received a 'short five week rest in Caliente. He discharge, it was Donahue who took u f a pretty beat boy. He was tire d. (GET YOUR KICKS over the band reins and embarked with , 3nd his marvelous band had been it on a tour of European waters that re earsing like anything in preparation ‘ROUTE 6 took the musicians away from home w their vacations. If you'd been there r VOCAL again for many long months. Three ™ kept your big m outh shut, you EVERYONE IS SAYIN Tw KIN G by COLE years of Navy discipline finally came to "»Sht have heard: end and, in February of this year, Dona HELLO AGAIN’ CAP 256 y/ hue started realizing the plans he’d olar^e /° r Usl: "What are your basic Pans for your little group, Valve, .. . (Why Must We Say Goodbye?) soc t». n r kept in the back of his head while still ' * .7 '

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They were Mose Rager arK) writer on hot music. day just why, but I was born one Ike Everly. ^HEN Major Glenn Miller’s AEF mornin’ just before sun-up in a ol’ I g ot to where I was playin’ for Orchestra and Sam Donahue’s Naval house the folks up aroun’ Rose square dances and baseball games, par- tie s and everywhere else there Crew were in this country, our wood, Kentucky, call the “01* was any gatherings. In them days, and In lots of dance band musicians learned a lot Frack Place.” places these days, coal miners don’t from the boys of these two great This happened on the mornin’ of No have money. But I got lots of expert- vember 29th, 1917. ence. bands. Since their r e tu r n home, Once I visited my brother, Taylor, at however, something startling has hap There was four of us younguns. Tay Evansville and we went to a Walk-a- pened to the English jazz scene — fo r lor, my oldest brother, and Vada, my show, one of them contests to see who ' believe it or not we have in this country only sister; John, the brother next to could stay awake and dance the longest, today three orks, which, it is no exag me, and I’m th e “ Baby,” as mom said. They was broadcasts’ there and I got geration to say, equal any one of your HAILED AS TODAY’S LOUIS ARMSTRONG, trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie goes Rosewood is in Muhlenburg County, o u t m y th u m b pick and played "Tiger top bands, except for Duke and Woody, over his notes for the benefit of bandleader Johnny Richards, another musician MERLE TRAVIS is a new a rtis t on ’bout five miles out from Greenville, Rag.” A hillbilly band boss on a radio who are b.oth years ahead o f their tim e. whose keen interest in advanced music forms is winnin g him the respect and that’s the county seat . .. the Capitol label. He wears a cow station heard me and I got hired. These three bands are composed of admiration of jazzmen everywhere. English jazz fans (whose tastes are de They raised lots of tobaccer up in boy hat but he’s more than just an I played w ith this bunch, “ The Knox some of our finest jazz stars, and I scribed in the adjoining columns) should soon be hearing plenty about the that end of the county and that’s what other routine cowboy singer because County Knockabouts.” We’d clear a think that many American jazz fans merits of U. S. jazzmen like Ciliespie and Richards. dad did for a livin’ till I was about five he has a folk music quality that the dollar or tw o when we played. Later I would be more than interested to know years old. Then he went down around average hillbilly or wide-open-spacer W e n t w ith th e “ Tennessee Tomcats" something about these English jazzmen. Browder and Drakesboro and got a job doesn’t have. Travis’ first release Bells.” His piano playing is indescribable modernistic arrangements as w ell as be and th e “ D riftin g Pioneers.” When I Most Popular Band in the mines. Dad afterwards said, “ I coincides with this issue of The in its sheer beauty of design and ar- ing a first class funny man and, I hear, was w ith the “ Georgia Wildcats” for a The rage of the country, at the mo wished I’d a stayed on the farm and Capitol. Take a listen to his version tistry. Remember the name'— Norman playing some swell piano. A versatile few months we played a series of fid Stenfalt. fellow, this one! never seen a dad-gum coal mine.” of his own tune, “ No Vacancy” and ment, and my bet for top honors in this dler contests all over the country. We lived on a road between Browder see w ha t you th in k . year’s polls is Ted Heath’s band. Ted The saxophone section is Incredibly Besides Chisholm, there Is a really and Beech Creek. It was a great big old I later joined up again with the will, I expect, be fam iliar to Am erican powerful, as can be witnessed on the fine trumpet stylist, Tommy McQuater house called the “ 01’ Littlepage Place.” the screen doors to get my strings, and “ Drifting Pioneers” and we were to readers for his hit song, “ I’mGonna band’s magnificent Decca recording of by name, and an equally fine drum m er, Some people by that name had willed you should have seen the beautiful gether four years. Then the war broke Love ThatGuy,” which Iunderstand has “ T w ilig h t Tim e,” and boasts three first Jock Cummings. In the reeds is a new - the place to their slaves, and died off, thing I created. I won’t mention how it us up and I stayed at Station WLW in climbed to fame on the Hit Parade. Ted rate soloists— Leslie Gilbert on altosax, comer who has rapidly climbed to fame so you see our landlord was an ol’ sounded. Cincinatti broadcasts’ two years as a also happens to be a fine trombonist, Owen on clarinet and alto sax, and — C liff Townsend, on baritone sax. and the four trombones of his ork form Johnny ‘Handlebars’ Cray on tenor. Finally, Cera|do and h|s 0rchestra colored man. My dad was a purty good banjer single act. the most perfect section I have ever Tbe band as a w hole Is not properly who hdped to keep up b|jc mora|a His name was Uncle Rufus Littlepage picker. He showed me how to pick a I joined th e M arine Corps in ’43, was heard In any band, American or English. se ttle d as qu lta a few of the men are right through the war from the 1940 and he and his wife, Aunt Roena, lived little ol’ easy tune called “ Hot Corn.” discharged fro m Parris Island in '44, and went back to WLW. All the fellers It consists of Lad Busby, Harry Roche, st'" |be Forcaa awaiting demob, but blitz d to the nt ti d ¡s in a little ol’ shack down under the hill. . . . Dad could play the fire out of n ___XI-. It* -*. . ____ i i i k n n 4-l*is% I - _____II.. - Z __I__ C I Jack Bentley, and Jimmy Coombes. The when the personnel is finally stabil When he’s come to collect the rent, those old ones like “ Jenny Weaver” and and girls I’d worked with were gone, still going strong. This band is fortunate rhythm section is very fo rtu n a te in ized . . . ! he’d go around to the back door and “ C oin’ ’Crost th e Sea.” Then one day Smiley Burnett came in possessing a leader with a profound knock. Mom would open the door, ol' along and he said, “ Why I’d rather be having on skins the amazing Jack Par Ex-Service Croup Clicks knowledge of all types of music, and An old colored feller named Les Sut nell, who could carve your Buddy Rich Uncle Rufe would take off his hat, grin, the poorest man in California than to The second orchestra I wish to bring w^° 's himself an accomplished musi ton, who used to come up to buy but any time, Charlie Short on bass, Dave an’ bow down and say, “Good mawnin’ be th e richest man in Cincinnati.” The to your attention is the Squadronaires, c'an> having studied at the Trinity School termilk from us, taught me too. Goldberg on guitar, and Norman Sten- Missus, could I please hav’ d’ rent?” n e xt day I was o ff to the Pacific Coast, who were until quite recently the No. 1 Music. Many of the band’s former Some of you city folks compare him Finally, my brother Taylor made a W hen I got to Los Angeles I knew' falt P'ano. Dance Orchestra of the Royal Air Force. s*ars Harry Hayes, Ted Heath, Leslie with your landlord. guitar out of plywood and when he tw o people, W esley T u ttle and Charley This last-named is th e backroom boy When they were demobbed the boys ‘J'ver’ Hutchinson, George Evans, etc., When I was about six years old, my went to Evansville, Indiana, he left the L in ville . L in ville d idn’t have a phone so of the band. He was with the Heath decided to stay together as a co-opera- *° f°rm their own bands and as a Uncle Johnny Travis’ boy traded for an old box at home. Later he wrote and I called Wes. He come down town and Gang a few months back when it was five unit and every jazz fan was over- resu,t Ceraldo was forced to discover ol’ five string banjer. I got a look at the told mom I could have the guitar. Then to o k me to his home in North Holly- first formed, left to continue with other joyed at this decision because for the fresh talent- He has an outstanding 19- instrument and right away decided that I sorta took up guitar pickin’ and for w ood and treated me like a long lost activities, and now once again is back past two years this group has been year-old trum peter Freddy Clayton, I must have me a banjer. I got me a got about the banjer. brother. at the piano stool. He supplies many of repeatedly voted our top band. Included racing neck and neck with Kenny Baker carbide can, cut the bottom off, and Fuzzy Cregory, a friend of mine, T h a t’s how I been treated by a lot of the band’s terrific arrangements, and in its personnel is one of the all-time of Ted Heath’s ork for this year’s tru m - took an ol’ board for a neck, unravelled taught me to make up the chords to people o u t here since. Like Tex Ritter, was responsible for that ‘powerhouse’ greats of the slip horn — George Chis- Pet crown: Wally Stott — our retort to Ray W h itle y , Charley Linville, Bobby arrangement of Ellington’s “ Ring Dem holm, who makes most of the Squads’ George Handy— and incidentally a styl Bennett, Tex Atchison, Larry C a s s id y _____ ish alto player; Duggie Robinson with and especially C liffie Stone. his ‘W illie Smithish’ alto; Jock Bain, a I’ve had good luck, appearin’ on net trombonist with a rich, fruity tone who w o rk shows o u t here and bein' in pic BOBBY SHERWOOD is at his best in small jam groups. In the tures, co-starrin’ In one with Carolina and Hi» Orchestra rhythm section is our greatest swing C otton. .. guitarist, Ivor Mairants, and another 'Seems Like Old Times' ‘smashing’ drum man, Maurice Burman. I don’t know yet Just how the public Vocal by Bobby Sherwood . w ill ta ke m y little recordin’ efforts, bu Most of these names will— to most of I’ve got my fingers crossed and m 'I Fall In Love with You you— remain just names but the more CAP. 258 gonna give ’er all I got. Mom usta say, Ev'ry Day' . -x- ■ enterprising ones among you, I hope, Vocal by / will endeavor to obtain a few waxings 5 0 C pi«. Chicago to sports events will be held there, pat pare her adult singing with her remem- popu|arity through the forthcoming Chez Paree in Chicago, after getting Trocadero here and creating a sensation appear on a few NBC Barn Dance shows. terned after New York’s Madison bered ‘‘Baby Take a Bow,” a 1934 .. ((r , ,, . . , They’ll probably play some theatre en out of Navy uniform a few months with their alternately zany and very picture Fandango than did Cho Square Carden policy. e\ ent. ago, Martin is expected in Hollywood good music, definitely leave on a South gagements while in the mid-west too. pin’s scores in the recent smash shortly and will start work at once on a American tour sometime this summer. Kids will return here in June. Random movie thought: how many film success, “ Song to Remember.” new flicker. Mickey Rooney film scores does pop tunesmith Jimmy The film “ Fandango” relates a w eek- Remember those Harry Zimmerman- The singer, whose career was inter M cH ugh tu rn o u t anyway? Correction: tag episode in the life of the Russian KHJ “Adventure in Music” shows that rupted at its height with the outbreak An article describing the “be Will Front Ork composer and will include sequences this column is always talking about? of war and his subsequent enlistment in bop” controversy in the last issue of service, has made a fast civilian come Platter Spinner featuring such Rimsky-Korsakov com The theme from the show, written by Mickey Rooney, MCM film star, The Capitol contained statements back on the strength of his part in B ILL LEYDEN presides over KMPC’s positions as “ Song of India,” “ Hymn to Zimmerman, has been published as will soon organize his own band, which Ted Steele, musical director MGM’s forthcoming “Till the Clouds “ Music Hall” (from Hollywood) from .‘the Sun,” “ Fandango,” and “ The Gypsy “ Prelude to Love” and it sure is pretty. for Hollywood radio station KMPC, Roll By,” film based in part on the life modeled after an outfit he headed 10:00 “to high vout,” He says, with Song.” Miklos Rozsa, Academy A w ard has asked to be corrected. Says Mr. of Jerome Kern. overseas when entertaining other candy bar in one Winner this year for his “ Spellbound” Crosby at Meadowbrook Steele: “ I have never been a mem hand and shav score, has arranged the numbers and th e G.I.’s. He’s chosen the clarinet out ber of musicians’ local 392 in Las Bob Crosby and his band followed ing equipment songs have been furnished w ith words of all the instruments he’s played for Gene Krupa into the Meadowbrook here. Durbin Does Musical Vegas, Nevada, much less a d elin in the other. Ad ty Jack Brooks. years, is taking lessons in earnest, and Band policy at the spot now finds main Deanna Durbin will star in the screen quent member, nor has it ever been libbing around expects to present himself as clarinet necessary for me to be ‘re-instated’ attraction (like Crosby) playing every version of “ Up in Central Park,” show playing leader with his new outfit on everything, Bill in the American Federation of Mu Sinatra Shooting Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday which has been wowing B’way for past tour, as soon as present picture com makes commer sicians.” Capitol extends apologies. Production has started over a t th e nights, while a relief ork takes over on two years. Universal will produce it in cials into gags. mitments are completed. technicolor. „ u • rife wo l0t °n the next Frank Sinatra Tuesday and Wednesday eves. i I f' be called “'t Happened in go, He ran the Brooklyn” and co-stars K athryn C ray- “ Make Belie v e Studio is describing this one as Ballroom, then no stnctly a musica| to o k over De- music,’’ tro it air and be-

'The House of Blue Lights ' favoriteof h ip musicians. Three years o t ^ g y and His BoyS 'Hey Mr. Postman' fly in g bombers in the Air Force 'nier' 0a^Hoagy Carmichael and his two young ru pte d his career but, says Leyden, gave s' Hoagy Bix and Hoagy Bob, w ill be n v ò ìT ò T him even more to talk about. Bill l'kes " °gether on the screen for the first « nCOBO o n 251■ 251 SALE! H ungarian pianists, jazz, anything ine‘ ,e a Columbia Screen Snapshot - - - - — 'led Fam°us Fathers and Sons.” PACE 14 CAPITOL

FREDDY MARTIN: Ambassador LAWRENCE W ELK: Aragon Ballroom BOBBY SHERWOOD: Avodon Ballroom JAN CA RBER: Avodon Ballroom CEELLE BURKE: Bal Tabarin MILTON DeLUCC: Billy Berg’s HARRY CIBSON: Billy Berg’s SLIM CAILLARD: Billy Berg’s JIMMY CRIER: Biltmore Hotel RUSS MORGAN: Biltmore Hotel Opening May 23 SONNY DUNHAM: Casino Cardens CARMEN CAVALLARO: Ciro’s JOHNNY OTIS: Club Alabam NAPPY LAMARE: Cay Inn JOE TU RN ER: Joe Turner’s Blue Room BOB CROSBY: Meadowbrook DEAN BEN ED ITTI, Morocco Club EM IL COLEM AN: Mocambo SAMMY K A Y E : Palladium FREDDIE FISHER: Radio Room Molina 5 incomparable orchestra MIKE RILEY: Mike Riley’s Madhouse brought to you on eight out- MARGARET O’BRIEN fans will RED CA LLEN D A R: Rite Spot fcfanding recordings of exciting TEXAS JIM LEWIS: Riverside Rancho J. Lunceford • want this new photo of the young MATTY MALNECK: Slapsie Maxie’s MGM star for their scrapbooks. It’s Ipumba rhythms . . . Studded ERROLL CARNER: Susie Q Heading West the very newest picture of the with vocals by Bobby Rivera, VIVIEN CARRY TRIO: Susie Q screen moppet, who has already re Jimmy Lunceford’s big band Mano Lopez, and vivacious R A Y BAUDUC: Susie Q leased one album of children’s stories CEE-PEE JOHNSON: Swing Club aggregation head east early this exclusively on the Capitol label and Lydia. A treasure for any record BENNY CARTER: Trianon month, opening the L.A. Orpheum who w ill have another one out in library, a positive 'must' for any the record shops in the near future. PEE WEE HUNT: Victory Inn Theater on May 21 and following rhumba fan. Lena Gets Rich Role up with possible dates at the Mead Tierra Va Tembló Chiqui-Cha Lena Horne may get a chance tc owbrook, or Trianon, or Plantation Ciub. Fitzgerald Chirps Volvere Rhumba Rhapsody break away from stereotyped “special Barry Fitzgerald will sing on tt Toda Una Vida Arrebatadora ty” parts in her MGM films shortly. th e screen fo r the first time in Parc Tilín Tilín Tilan Playera m ount’s forthcoming “Two Years Befor th e M ast.” He plays a sea dog and wi sing a chanty while playing concertini

Platter Spinner BARRY CRAY, who turns over thi platters on WOR-Mutual in NYC, hai one of the most unusual record show« on the air to '" T 'T 'P one thing th I M H y k I program is nigh ’<|l y critical an humorous, lei : tures top gues • M' W a rn from the ente l tainment worl and Cray reviev H Jp JR show s, ban I - J r J i l l openings andtl JB h lik e . He als writes a recor io t L ifflBHi review colum A l b u m B O . riety,” the trade Journal, and at» moment is finishing up a book tit« tentatively “ So You Wanta Be' Radio,” set for September release. W A new Capitol Album of is from Los Angeles originally and » eight selected rhumba return here soon for an MCM file1. ’SOc recordings varied, delight ful, super-rhythmic. * " • S M , P. L. 6 R*

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alb "I EACH OF THE FOUR men shown in this photo is w o rk wax and whose own band records are ready now; Axel am ing hard at music in Hollywood. Left to right, Paul Stordahl, the man responsible for Frank Sinatra’s thrilling wh Weston, musical conductor and superb arranger at Capitol music backgrounds; and Cene Norman, station KFWB coa Records, whose smooth full band voicings are a by-w ord platter-spinner, who brought all these arrangers together des among hip musicians; Skitch Henderson, a new Capitol on one of his shows recently for a free-for-all on how a this arranger-pianist, who debuted recently with Weston on score should be written. — Ray Whitten Photo.|^