Kenton Grabs Early Poll Lead ♦ Chicago—Very early returns in the 1950 Down Beat band poll show several new faces rising to contending positions in the various classifications, and the 1947 band winner, Stan Kenton, coming back to take a slight lead over Woody Herman, winner Im* year in a walk- COMBO—VOCAL All these results are baaed on se scattered returns, however, and Mills Brothers 33 several changes may be expected StaHiahten VOL 17—No. 24 CHICAGO. DECEMBER I. 1950 in the final tabulations. (Copyright, I9S0, Dowa Boot, lac.I Bring* Sidemen Along 10 Kenton, who finished fourth last year, leads Herman by a scant 31 votes, but also has several of his Golden Gale Quartet .. Ralph Flanagan Tries His Hand At Nick's sidemen at or near the top. Surprise first on trumpet is Chor detien ...... Maynard Ferguson, Stan’s high Delta Rhythm Bey* note specialist, leading Miles Davis by a slight margin, followed by Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gilles pie (voters this year are allowed MALE SINGER—NOT BAND to name any favorite, whether or Billy Er he I Ine ms not he is a leader). S3 Kenton drummer Shelly Manne 36 Frankie Laine 36 and arranger Pete Rugolo, plus vo Frank Sinatra calists Jay Johnson ana June Bind Crosby Christy, also lead in their divisions. Bill Farrell 18 18
Harri. leads 12 Bill Harris jumped to a com manding lead on trombone, with Tommy Dorsey and Kai Winding Doi in the place and show spots. Buddy DeFranco, Count Basie clarinetist, leads Benny Goodman GIRL SINGER—NOT BAND and Woody Herman. Charlie Parker, not eligible last Ella Fltsgerald New York—Ralph Flanagan's versatility seems to recent Sunday afternoon. Others above are PeeWee year, leads the alto men by 50 38 astonish the boy* ut Nick’*, Greenwich village Dixie- Erwin, trumpet: Andy Russo, trombone; Cliff Lee votes, with Lee Konitz and peren Doria Day ... land tavern. Pianist Flanagan and hi* clarinetist, man, drum*, und Jack Fay, baa*. Flanagan and hand nial winner Johnny Hodges mak- Steve Benoric, sat in with the Dixie regulars one are currently deep in one-niter*. ing it close fight for the second HUH. Holiday spot. Flip Behind Gets Jo Stafford .. And Flip Phillips, who took the Dinah Shor« ... IO Edict Bans Peanuts Hucko Big Cog tenor sax plaque the last two years, finds it much rougher going this Off-The-Air time, with Stan Getz leading him In NewJoe Bushkin Unit by 60 votes. Coleman Hawkins, KING OF CORN Charlie Ventura, and Lester Young Recordings By JOHN S. WILSON 183 trail in that order. 96 New York — A recently-handed- New York—The latest step in the currently-booming career First two places in the ’50 bari down New York supreme court of Joe Bushkin was given to the world at Cafe Society in Oc tone slot are repeating thus far, ruling has opened the way for the tober. The new development is Bushkin with strings. More with Serge Chaloff and Harry Car prosecution of companies and indi ney ahead of the pack. Gerry Mul Eddy Howard viduals who make a practice of exactly, it ie Bushkin with strings und clarinet. The results ligan has climbed to third. selling off-the-air recordings and were happy—frequently extremely® ■ “ 1 Oscar Peterson, who received happy—but they leave the listener dubbings of major label dies. Another One? only 10 votes in the entire poll last ALL-STAR BAND In a suit brought by the Metro with a question in hi. mind, u year, trails George Shearing by question which has nothing to do politan Opera association and Co only one vote, with Erroll Garner FRUMPET lumbia records against the Wag with Joe’s personal talents. just slightly behind. Rest of the The new Bushkin repertoire ner-Nichols Recorder Corp., Judge rhythm section is headed by last Milee Davis ...... S3 Henry Clay Greenberg ruled that Comes in three sections, even as the Fiddles Back Diz year’s leaders: Billy Bauer, gui Louis Armstrong Wagner-Nichols’ merchandising of combo is in three sections. Section tar; Eddie Safranski, bass, and .39 one is nothing more nor less than 33 off-the-air recordings is illegal, and On New Releases Manne, drums. Closest battle is -33 that dubbings constitute “unlawful the Bushkin trio which built a between Bauer and Shearingite Howard MeGhoe 29 appropriation” of private rights. large following during its summer- Hollywood — Playing footsies Chuck Wayne. Shorty Rogers ... .14 long stand at the Park Sheraton with fiddles has become a popular Billy Butterfield . .12 Judge Greenberg’s ruling, the Ziggy Elmao ..... 12 first of its kind, is seen as an open hotel here. Currently it has Morey and lucrative pastime with jazz Bobby Hackett . .12 ing wedge in some of the major Feld on drums and Sid Weiss on musicians lately, since Norman The miscellaneous instrument 10 record companies’ fight to stop the bass giving Joe very able backing. Granz started it all with the Char category, added just this year, increasing amount of “bootleg” The trio, nf course, is primarily lie Parker with String» album. Joe finds four vibists in the top spots, Charlie Spivak .... records which have been appear Joe, his rippling fingers, nis voice, Bushkin followed, and now Dizzy with Terry Gibbs ahead, followed Bill Davison ...... ing on the market. and his personality. Gillespie has entered the picture. by Red Norvo, Lionel Hampton, Judge Greenberg stated, “Cast More Certainly Vocally Discovery is releasing eight sides and Marjorie Hyams. Diz recently cut on the west coast TROMBONE in its proper environment, we have The hands produce a high grade George Shearing again leads the Bill HarHa ______here a business venture purposed with a 23-piece band. combos, Sarah Vaughan and Billy .163 of piano music, occasionally a lit Featuring the usual string sec Tommy Dom, . to gather in the harvest, the seeds tle overdressed but almost always Eckstine the singers not with Kai WIndias ...... of which were planted and nur tion, the group included oboes, bands, the Pied Pipers top the vo 33 moving along at a swinging gait. flutes, and English horns as well. Milt Borwhart 30 tured by others at great expense The voice has taken on more cer cal combos, and Spike Jones is 26 and with consummate skill.” Conducted and arranged by John aiming for another King of Com tainty and is reaching a point ny Richards, the sides are mostly 13 where it is becoming an asset in title. standards, with a few workings Not Final the whispered croak school of sing over of themes by Tchaikovsky It must emphasized that these ing. The personality is pleasant and Rachmaninoff thrown in. KM Ory ...... results are not definitive, as sacks Eckstine Signs even if, at times, it is heaved at Discs are available on all three (None Under 5 Listed) you like a knuckleball. speeds. full of ballots were yet to be $1 Million Disc, Section two in the repertoire counted and tabulated at press- CLARINET brings in the strings. This is prac time, and many more were ex Buddy DeFranco ...... 163 tically the same as section one, ex pected. Benny Goodman ...... 129 Woody Herman ...... 33 Pics, TV Pact cept that Joe plays in front of the Ballots must be postmarked not Artlo Shaw ...... later than midnight Nov. 20 to be . 32 New York—MGM records signed lush, sustained harmonics of the New Barnet Ork Barney Bigard ...... fiddle section. For the most part, counted. Jimmy Hamilton ...... its biggest disc deal to date when Abe Moat -...... Joe’s arrangements confine them Edmund HaU ...... Billy Eckstine re-signed with the FAVORITE BAND company with a contract that will selves to the usual, elementary use To Sport Strings Peanut# Hucko...... _...... net the singer an estimated $1 mil of strings in groups of this sort. Hollywood — The new “mysteir Sua Kaatos ...... 167 ...... (None Under 5 Listed) lion over a 10-year period. Nego The bow boys are relegated to pro band” to be launched by Charlie .136 (Modulate to Page 19) ducing a hum in back of the piano. 60 tiated by Eckstine’s manager, Milt Barnet as soon as he can get the Duke EIHngloi Ebbins, the contract calls for a Occasionally they get a livelier and "right kind of recording deal” will 39 more engaging idea to toy with, contain strings. That was the only S3 yearly guarantee of $52,000 a year 32 over a 5-year period, to be paid but not often enough. information available at the Bar- Fran Warren within 10 years. Principal result is that Joe gets net camp. 13 In a separate deal with the la a different sound to play against Bob Dawes, sax man who handles On The Cover than he does with just the trio but, the managerial headaches for Bar- Charlie Barnet bel’s parent company, MGM pic Fran Warren, a recent bride at best, it is not a particularly in-ii net, said: “Charlie knows he has Lionel Hampton tures, Billy has been signed to do and the cover subject for thio a movie next summer which will teresting sound and currently it to remodel the band into a more has been so overdone, particularly commercial style, but he doesn’t Dissy Gillespie ...... _...... issue, ha. been making great mean another $75,000 in the Eck Charlie Ventura ...... on vocal records, that it has little want to come up with another im stride, as a singer this year, un stine coffers. Tes Beneke ...... « der the management of Bar Also in the works is a William to recommend it. itation of Glenn Miller, and he Elliot Lawrence ...... wants the music to be interesting (None Under S Listed) bara Belle and with a Victor Morris agency prepared TV and New Complexion promotional campaign expedit radio package for the singer. All enough so the fellows in the band This gets us down to the third, won’t go to sleep on the stand COMBO—INSTRUMENTAL ing her progress. Fran .pent of this activity is attributed to or clarinet, section of Bushkin’s while they’re playing it. the summer touring in Finian't Eckstine’s phenomenal business on repertoire. The clarinetist in ques George Shearing 168 now is playing dub. “We’re working on an idea with King Colo ...... 101 Rainbow, his concert tour with George tion is Peanuts Hucko, and when strings that will be completely ... 38 aa a «ingle again. She currently Shearing. Peanuts enters the scene the combo original, is commercial enough for Lennie Tristano ... 32 is at the Lookout House in Cov The picture deal was concluded takes on an entirely different com Red Norvo ...... 16 hotel spots, but is musically inter Benny Goodman ... 11 ington, Ky., jumps from there in the Loew’s State building in plexion. In addition to providing esting.” Art Van Damme ... 10 to the Latin Quarter in Boston. New York, MGM property, where real variety to Bushkin’s piano, Dave Brubeck .... Plan, are in the making for her Eckstine appeared five years ago which the strings don’t do, Huckr Count Basic ...... own network TV .how from and was given the air after one adds a genuine warmth which leaders. musician., students ! New York hia winter. performance. (Modulate to Page 19) See Publishers’ Corner on Page 7. NEWS
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take they nuti. Unknown Haynes Sparks Bird's Strings surp selec deali By PAT HARRIS 802 Now Classes When Charlie Parker’s stringed ensemble Judy Lynn Added To conti swings. or rather, when the underlying rhythm ia glimpsed 'Sing It Again' TVer like As Instrument and i through the veil of catgut, you might remember thut the man New York—The lowly ukulele (M most responsible is a comparatively-little-known drummer New York -Judy Lynn, ex-Jerry was finally elevated to the. status lull? Delmar and Louis Prima vocalist, of a union-recognized musical in like Sunday or Jumping with Sym has joined Alan Dale on CBS-TV’s strument in the New York. urea drummer- included, agree that Sing It Again program. The 21- Haynes. a 21-j ear-old Boston boy, phony Sid, and we’d all fall in and when Local 802 issued an edict to year-old singer replaces Eugenie the effect that from now on, all te one of the mo«l rh» thmically «wing. Pres always had pretty Baird as the show « girl vocalist. exact, musically meticulous men thing» to say, pretty things in his baritone uke players on tadio and working over a snare and cymbal mind There’s a story in everything TV shows must be accredited union Pres ¡nd Bird play. For instance, and stayed with him for two years. members. today. Other than one week working Two years with Lester Young once in Birdland w< were playing Since its recent «urge of popu chief! some number—I’ve forgotten what with Stan Getz’ big band at the larity, the uke has frequently been with and one with Charlie, plus record Apollo theatei this summer (dou dates with Stan Getz. Bud Powell it was -but Bird played a phrase used as musical aecompanimt ut late Wardell Gray, Herbie Steward, from The Last Time I Saw Parte bling from the Parker strings and on commercials. It’s usually "anti about four times. I asked him after which were on the same bill) this been played by non-union members. Benny Green Brew Moore, Ka was the only big band he ever Winding, and Pres, are testimony wards ’Just what did happen the to that fact. last time you saw Paris, Bird?’ worked with. in th He laughed and mid ‘Everything. Roy puts no drummers down, but his o “Pre? und Bird are the greatest then, has unqualified raves for Nightly TV Show nitioi Haynes, when interviewed at the to work with because they have very few. Hit, view is that “yon tance Blue Note here, was rather eager creative minds, which also helps me can learn a lot from everybody.” Spots Top Bands form. to talk Having been generally ig to be thinking at all times.” However, those drummers he lists nored by jazz publications—you as favorites are Art Blakey, Max New York —Eastern TV viewers won’t find him in Inside. Be-Bop, Roach, Kenny Clarke, Shadow Wil will be getting nightly views of on th either- we wondered why. So we Haynes, who was wfei Young Roy Hayne« son, and, of course, Jo Jones. location band? and acts at work to or asked him what he had to say longest of any musician during the In a period when fashion.- in as the DuMont TV network be style about working with Pres and Bird two years he had his own combo, working with the strings. I can cymbal- have spread to almost fan gins a series of remotes from night ities” toatic dimensions, Haynes' 17-inch clubs and danceries in the New m 1 'ng. “Gn at, just great,” he re- left when Pres bioke up the unit play most everything I want to, shout pued Slight amplification of this to go with J ATP. He worked, then, spread over a whole evening, of job may com* as a -surprise to some York area. Smith follows. with “the swinginest group”— course. The strings are variety and drummers. He’s had it ever since About 10 locations will be used Wh “Both are «asy to work with,” Miles Davis. Nelson Boyd, and Bud that’s alway- good, though I might a trip to California with Lester, for the show, which will run from Addle Roy reports. “Neither of them ever Powell—for two weeks at the Or- fee! different about it if it wa
Haynes, who wu born March 13, 1926, in Roxbury, Mass., played drum- when he was just a little tyke. “You know,” he «uys, “those parade drums kids have ” They were a*ways his interest, though he played violin while in school. He really started to play drums in 1941, had hi» first job in 1942, quit school as soon us he started making some money, and joined the union in 1943. Jo Jone*- md th« Basie rhythm section were his inspiration. He had, from the first, eye« to play with Pre« “He plays with so much feeling,” Roy says. In 1944 Haynes went to New York and started to work out his transfer. He was caught sitting in on 52nd St one night, which mein t that his waiting period would have to start al) over igain. So, for the summer, he decided to go back to Boston. H< worked with altoist Pete Brown’s band — “a swingin’ group”— and took a sum mer course in percussion at the Holl Boston const rvatory. This, inci the Be dentally, is the inly formal instruc ■nakini tion he has had ” the int He joined Luis Ruscell in 1945 Ch tengo. December 1, 1950 NEWS 1950
By CHARLES EMGE world as sidemen, and he paid thi highest salaries ever paid—$500 (Ed. Notes Joe Venuti is the eighth jassman to be profiled in Down and $600 a week, and even more for Tex Beneke Heat’s "Bouquets to the Living” series.) those who also were arrangers.” Hollywood—“Influenced? There’s no such thing as '‘ influ So, like many others of the pe Leaves RCA «■need by’ in music. When they say ‘influenced by* they mean riod, Joe Venuti came into the jazz New York—Tex Beneke, the man imitator. Most uf the so-caUed great jazz musicians are just story on records made with pick-up who inherited and helped perpetu groups while playing with Paul ate the Glenn Miller style, has imitator*. The only important ones are the creator. Whiteman. The discographer prob
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CHICAGO BAND BRIEFS I Wisconsin Pals Remember Bunny | Sidemen Switches Greco Adds Spark, Verve Wood» Kennan: Johnny Bello, trumpet, for Normie Fay (to Tex. a- to live) . . . Ted Weems; Larry O'Leary, drum., in . . . Charlie Barnet: Gene Roland, trumpet, To Hi-Note s House Band and Ix>u M«-Crary, trombone, add By JACK TRACY ed (both from Claude Thornhill). Chicago — It's sometimes amazing what one personnel Condon's: Wild Bill Davison, change in a group can do to the sound and morale of that trumpet, for Johnny Windhurst . . . Ned Harvey: Helen Ramsay, unit. Take the case at the Hi-Note. Before Buddy Greco vocals, added ... Bill DeHay: Zig. came in to sing and play piano with the regular group there, gy Schatz, trumpet, for Charlie the band was striving without® Panely. much success to overcome the oh- John Young trio: Young, piano; Joe Bushkin: Charlie Smith, •taele of a plodding piano man. LeRoy Jackson, bass, and Bruz drums, for Morey Feld . . . Charlie It was just another band. Freeman, drums. Ventura: Artie Friedman, alto, for But along came, Greco, an ex Charlie Kennedy (to army). cellent modern musician, and the Hackett, Wiley Due guys suddenly took life and be The Oscar Pettiford combo is avenues district swings a bit on gan playing up to their capabil calling the Blue Note bandstand Monday nights, as the Eddie Pur ities. home these days, with the Max cell group, including drummer Bill Members Miller combo dropping in for vis Kay, play off-night sessions at the its every half hour. The bill to Cy Touff, who after a year of follow (Nov. 24) brings a couple Silver Cloud. playing bass trumpet has gained of faces back to town that haven’t Big bill at the Chicago theater a familiarity with the instrument been seen in these parts for quite starting Dec. 8 will spot Duke El that allows him to give full vent awhile — Bobby Hackett and Lee Fox Lake, Win.—Eight years after Bunny Berigan’s death, at the lington and the a I ways-welcome to his fertile musical ideas; Ira Wiley. age of 33 in New York, ■ monument has been placed over his grave Sarah Vaughan. Dean Martin and Shulman, Getz-like tenor man who Hackett has a quintet, with near here. Speakers at the dedication were, from the left above, Tom Jerry Lewis are in for a week is showing much more confidence Charlie Queener, piano; Carl Cullen, who is writing a biography of Berigan; Merrill Owen, Bunny's starting today (17), along with and ability with several straight Kress, guitar; Bob Casey, bass, first leader; Ray Grosse and Doc DeHaven, early friends uf Berigan Marilyn Maxwell. weeks’ work under his belt; Red and Don Marino, drums. and fellow musicians, and Artie Beecher, drummer, whose interest in The highly-entertaining Stan Lionberg, a swinging drummer Lee, the Cherokee Chanteuse, is the monument campaign was primarily responsible for its success. Nelson trio will continue at the and graduate of the Jay Burkhart making one of her rare club ap Cairo until Nov. 26. Group is band, and excellent bassist Max pearances on this date. Georgie loaded with special material and Bennett all combine to make this Auld’s combo also scheduled to be I California as the end, comes in kins plays alto. talent, is highly listenable despite one of the best units in town. on the bill. Dec. 15 for a stay. Last product Burkhart Busy the fact it isn’t a jazz unit. Crew now has a definitive swing Dave Brubeck’s trio, hailed in । that state sent here, the Red Nor Jay Burkhart doing good busi From disc jockey Fred Reynolds’ and a firm foundation to operate vo trio, more than lived up to ad ness at his Monday night Nob Hill record review column in the on. Plus an aliveness and inter- vance billing. sessions, several of which found Tribune (review of new Sarah estai look in what’s going on, in- Gille«pie at Silhouette Tiny Kahn on drums, Max Ben Vaughan album): stead of a lifelessness bom of Modernist Dizzy Gillespie’s sextet opens nett on bass, and Lou Levy play “I’ve always had the feeling despair. tonight (17) at the Silhouette, the ing piano. Burkhart band also Messrs. Harold Arlen, Fats Waller, Greco also sings, like we said. spot at which he always puts on playing at the Regal this week on George Gershwin, etc. could write He has a fuH, resonant, well-con a good showing crowd-wise. Wingy the George Shearing bill. a better song than Sarah could trolled voice that is his own, not Manone, after several false alarms, Danny Alvin and his Dixie improvise, and (now) I’m sure of the attempted carbon of Eckstine’s came in for ■ 17-day stand pro landers open at Nob Hill Jan. 5, it. Miss Vaughan wanders all over that so many are trying to affect ceeding Diz, using local men. after a long, long run at the north- the scale like a lost lamb, and with these days. Didn’t exactly break it up. side Normandy restaurant. just about as little purpose. Not Needed Herbie Fields returns once more Also on the Dixie front, Johnny “It’s too bad the last number . .. 0nly annoying note that creeps to the Howard street bistro on Lane, Georg Brunis, and company couldn’t have been The Whiffen- in, but very infrequently, is his Dec. 22 for at least three weeks. continue at the 1111 club, while poof Song, because then the whole singing of a Sarah Vaughan chor Casual thought: Wonder where the Art Hodes combo continues its thing could have ended with ‘Baa, us on a tune. This isn’t at all nec he’d play most of the year if the sterling work at Rupneck’s. Miff Baa, Baa’.” essary, he has the individuality Silhouette weren’t in business? and his Molers look set for quite This from a man who plays and personality to break into the As mentioned in the last issue, a spell at the Bee Hive, and the nothing better than Hal kemp rec jazz returns to the Capitol and Lee Collins crew stays on at the ords and the worst of the old Bob top rank of vocalists with just one Victory club. C* rAakv cirloa nr» hia ahmtr break. (But if they keep shoving Brass Rail in two weeks, when Crosby band sides on his show. Buddy Rich opens at the Capitol Jazz at Silver Cloud Somebody should put a muzzle on material at him to record like his The Milwaukee and Belmont recent I Can't Give You Anything with his combo on Dec. 4, and him, he’s dangerous. But Love, the break may be a the Count Basie sextet stops off long time in coming. Novelty again at the Rail Dec. 5 for u singers are about a penny a dozen sojourn. on the present market.) But while that notation should Continuing at the Note as in be made in the ledger with black termission single is Jeri Southern. ink, one for the red side follows. Here’s addition number 1,000,000 Bill Russo’s modern, softly-swing in your book of talent that should ing quintet left the Airliner after be recorded and should work class more than three months and was spots like NYC’s Blue Angel, etc. replaced by George DeCarl and His Whispering Trumpet (don’t Localit«*» at Apex Chicago—Practically the main- laugh at me, he’s billed that way). Another local group, plus an For what it may mean, since other local singer that someone the wholesale cleanup of N. Clark should buy fast, is playing across certainly one of the moot re- street and the near north side, the the street from the Note at Lou markable singer« to have worked Sewer, by the simple expedient of Rossi’s Apex club. Singer is Lur- around thi« town in yean, ia Jeri changing two letters in the sign, leane Hunter, who’s been heard Southern, above. Jeri is the girl has become the Jewel. quite a bit on local disc shows The Bill Perkins trio playing through her two platters on the who mooru those -ud song- so nightly at the 125 club, on Clark Seymour label. feelingly, and backs it up with street. Has Bill Shavers, piano, She’s handsomely backed by the her own modern piano. and Bill Buchanan, guitar. Per- Successful Student Series! EACH ISSUE OF DOWN BEAT WILL MATURE SOME G.l. STUDENT WHO HAS RISEN TO STARDOM BECAUSE OF HIS EXCELLENT TRAINING AT THE KNAPP SCHOOL. PLUS HIS NATURAL ABILITY BUDDY WALTERS SCHOOL OF PERCUSSION Featured with Don "The Cradle of Celebrated Drummers" Strickland's Orchestra Mankato, Minn. ITS LATER THAN YOU THINK! Coartoi wad Trelalay Offered’ modern school of music In America today. 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With Bop City Kaput Birdland Ella, Louis Duet; Sy Aids
Belio, Only Broadway Bop Joint Left u Tex- ftO I® Charlie New York—With the folding of Bop City and the rumored um pet, reopening of the old Royal Roost as a hillbilly haunt, the e, add- ■nhill). Broadway musical scene narrows down to Birdland, which* aviso n, with disc jockey Symphony Sid pitching the »pot nightly on idhuret his broadcast», has been doing top'S'------amsay, business with its progressive jazz policy. Henry (Red) Allen 3rd enlisted Charlie On the Bop City site now stands Spanier Sets New in the marines. Like his father the Paradise, currently showing a and grandfather, both of whom Smith, jazz-oriented musical review called are playing trumpet, he has taken Charlie The Jazz Train and featuring Record In Frisco up the instrument and will be to. for dancing between sets. Gone are the San Francisco — Following come a hornman when he finishes bleachers, the $1 admission charge, Muggsy Spanier’s record breaking his term in service . . . Jimmy and the much-heralded ice cream three-month reign at Doc Dough New York—Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, and music director Dorsey’s Dixieland group within bit on sodas and malted milks. The end erty’s Hangover club, Jess Stacy the band at the Statler (NYC): e Pür of an era? Sy Oliver, photographed in Decca's New York studio during a recent Shorty Sherock, trumpet; Ray- ier Bill opened Nov. 13 for four weeks for date which featured vocal duets by Ella and Louis. Released already Birdland has an impressive ar his first appearance in the Bay Diehl, trombone; Art Lyons, tenor at the are Dream a Little Dream of Me backed by Con Anyone Explain. sax; Bob Carter, piano; Bill La- ray of bookings lined up to finish area since his Goodman days. This is the second time Ella and Louis have worked together on wax. out the year. Art Tatum just fin With Jess are Lou McGarity, lotte, bass; Karl Kiffe, bass, and theater Previous date, in 1946, saw the cutting of Frim-Fram Sauce and You Jimmy on clary. ished a stint, was followed on Nov. trombone; Albert Nicholas, clari Won't fíe Satitfied. ike El- 16 by Sarah Vaughan and the net; Smokey Stover, drums, and Ray Dieneman, former tubman •elconie Erroll Garner trio. with Vic Lombardo and Blue Bar- :in and Rico D’Alles, trumpet. Dec. 16 finds Ella Fitzgerald Nappy Lamare’s group is slated to double back to L.A. every Mon- day to Monday. Future Hangover ron, will sell life insurance from i week now on . . . Bud Freeman and Lee ? with coming in to play through the holi to follow Stacy at the Hangover, day for his TV show, thus chang- bookings will probably include Miff days. opening Dec. 12. Nappy will have ing the club’s off night from Sun- Mole and Art Hodes. Castle are cook- _ ing up a deal in Stan New York, with at the \ Ernie Anderson oup is ¿af master - minding al and despite thony, who used to sing with Glen ynolds’ Gray and Harry n the Janies, is front Sarah ing his own band feeling- rk Cange, guitarist Waller, WW\ in the original 1 write Nwo Ina Ray Hutton i could ork, ia associate sure of producer at radio station WHIO in ill over Dayton, Ohio . . . Cab < allow uy ia id with talking about opening a Broadway night club. ber . .. Dinah Shore will cut the Victor 'hiffen- album of the Call Me Madam s whole show, singing Ethel Merman’s h ‘Baa, part, natch . . . Seymour HeHer, INTRODUCING SONOMATICS one of Frankie Laine’s three man plays agers, will wed his secretary, Billie mp rec- Reynolds, in January and George >ld Rob Arus, trombonist, will make singer show, Judy Walsh his bride soon. Same zzle on plot hatching with Lynn Oliver, drummer, and Daria Winslow, russet-tressed model. Charlie Ventura twitched from Joe Glater to GAC, will drop hit Victor contract when it expiree in December, and take hit band to the Blue Orchid in Philadelphia for a run on Nov. 20 . . . Jerry Gray’t tour of New England after hit current Meadowbrook ttint in New Jertey, will take him back to hie home town of Botton . . . Peggy Lee opent Nov. 28 at the Cocoanut Grove in Loe Angdet, backed by Dave Barbour with Bud dy Neal, piano} Joe Shulman, batt, and Bill Exiner, drumt. Add to list of Those Who Care: Ed Shaughnessy, Ventura tub man, and pianist-singer, Blossom Dearie; Irwin Zucker, Decca pub licist, and Dotty Filomio, steno in the same office; Chic La Von, drummer, and Virginia McCarthy, muaic student. .. When the Royal Roost (NYC) reopens it will have a no jazz policy, just hillbillies and commercial stuff . . . Jack Egan, publicist, who bought a house across the street from client Gene Krupa, played neighborly by dropping over to borrow a cup— of money.
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ny Criss, alto; Hampton Hawes, piano, and Roy Porter, drums, to Dexter Gordon. Musician Warns Men of Dick Stabile popped up in town leading the theater ork for the Paramount during the Connie Paralyzed Embouchure Haines-Lewis ft Martin week . . . By TIPPY MORGAN Rabon Tarrant’s group doubling (The Second of Two ^rtirlri) between Slim Jenkins’ and Sunday afternoon sessions at the Paradise Holly wood—Since December, 1949, w hen 1 left the clarinet club It now looks like Ixiuis chair with Claude Thornhill's band because of a paralyzed Armstrong will be out in S.F. in embouchure I've done a lot of thinking about my problem. January and once again at the I talked with Rafael Mendez, Ted ' esely, and Billy Krechmer New Orleans Swing Club, but if —all three have had lip break*' he is, it will be because club op downs. But all three are playing only a former French horn player, Lou Landry has managed to pay today and playing fine. but also was once afflicted with fa off what he owes T-Bone Walker, Krechmer tells a tragic story of cial paralysis himself. He told me Tiny Davis, und other musicians being forced to give up his clarinet tliat any horn player with a nerve from his disasterous summer book for 18 months. Krechmer’s trouble collapse can overdo it by too much ings. Landry is appealing his nar began back in January ’38 He practice, too soon. Ted Vesely, »how trouble*» are described by Tippy Morgan in the cotics rap «nd is currently out on was playing five-a day in the pit Most musicians with lip trouble adjoining Mory, and hi* combo, which is no» playing at Beverly bail. at the Earle theater in Philly and will rush to the “woodshed,” prac Cavern, Hollywood. making club dates every night un tice even harder to get back in til 3 a.m. He was tired—exhausted shape. But, in the case of paraly Tootles Woody Herman from overwork. sis, the improvement must be made SWINGIN' THE GOLDEN GATE ■Short’ Rest step by step. One day he went onstage for Several Scheme* the first show at the theater. He Since my owr illness in Decem started to blow, but his jaw locked. ber when 1 left Claude’s band, I’ve Arranging He couldn’t make the reed vibrate. tried several different scheme« to Frisco's Fairmont Hotel Doctors told him to take a “short’’ work out my difficulties. But I Links Future rest- -a short rest that lasted I % found the best thing to do was years. "Occupational neurosis.” wait. One day in June, this year, they called it. I discovered I could whistle. The Goes Off Name Standard Meanwhile Billy opened his own following week I played a few By RALPH J. GLEASON To Success club, the Jam Session. Friends minutes on alto. San Francisco—Following Billy Eckstine's three-week en with visiting bands dropped in . . The tight clarinet embouchure gagement, which end* Dec. 3, the Fairmont hotel will close friends with Jimmy Dorsey, BG, was too much at that time. But Krupa, and others Everyone en- now I’m blowing a half-hour a the Venetian room except for occasional weekends. The cou'aged Billy—told him he’d play day on both horns. I’m ready to swank Nob Hill hostelry ha* discovered that none but the again. Billy wasn’t so sure, until go out and blow in the Hollywood lonely few top iiumr* draw well * one day:“...! knew I could play sessions. However, I lack confi enough for the house to lake il tober, San Francsco was fetlock again, tiecause I had to think that dence, afraid to play in public. thene days. Top name» are too few deep in girl singer;. Toni Arden way.” Uncertainty and hurt! to book consecutively. Re- was at the Mark, Ros<- Marie (re Then the struggle began in Ted Vesely told me of the uncer »nit Im* been u lot of in-between, member her?) at the Lido, Connie earnest. Billy was up against the tainty that hounded him when he no-drawing acts that lot money. Haines at the Paramount theater, same obstacles that had already first started to blow again. Every So, the manage and Mitzi Green at the Fairmont. been overcome by Mendez, that place he went with his trombone -merit feels they Betty Bennett, who sings more later came to Ted Vesely, and now he was “bugged”—afraid of the can make more than all of them lumped together, to myself. How to play a horn other musicians Then he adopted loot renting the and in tune, too, went back to L.A. that he knew so well—an instru an ^different attitude. room to conven to look for a job. ment that was like an old friend. ‘‘My friends understood my tion parties, etc. Familiar fingerings, same old me problem,” Vesely said. “And the They are still, chanics, technique nothing >thers that might have laughed, however, toying BAY AREA FOG: Miles Davis, changed but for one thing. No em well... what can you say?” with the idea of who quit the job hi* and Dexter bouchure. No power behind the What can you say? You want keeping it open Gordon had in Oakland at the to blow, you know you can; yet Wolf’s club, immediately caught horn to make it sound. weekends with on at the Black Hawk in S.F. Wonderful Feeling you’re afraid. It’s a strange feeling. either Ernie For months Krechmer dreamed Dr. Zarling gave another HecksherV group Miles, with a small group includ -ind thought inly of playing again. word of advice — advice for all mu or a whole flock ing Warren Thompson, drums- and Carl Perkins, a pianist with a He tells this story today. “. . . sicians. “In regard to musicians, Ralph of other bands on One night I felt a terrific urge to alcohol is the most harmful toxic a one-shot basis. most remarkable mannerism of play. So the next day, a closed substance to injure nerve tissue. playing with his left arm parallel If, after the first of the year, to the keyboard. Opposite Miles, f’ennsylvania Sunday, 1 sneaked Alcohol, lack of sl By KENNETH MacKILLOP JR. (Copyright, 1950, Schillinger House) Boston—In our first article, stress was laid on the impor- lance of a thorough knowledge of rhvthiuir possibilities to in b the composer-arranger who is working in any of the various fields of modern music. Simple examples were given -bowing a few of the myriad poenibilitie. in herent in the moct basic of number make a two-har pattern derived relationchips: 1 and 2. To carry from our original 2 112 idea, and our acquaintance a step farther yet quite different from the orig into the realm of rhythm, let’s inal in sound, like this: Ex. IIG. look into a second technique, a It must be apparent by this time in c process which Joseph Schillinger that this technique can be applied called displacement to any rhythmic pattern of any Displacement is the act of mov length. Following are a scant few ing a rhythmic value or a series of the thousands of applications of of rhythmic values from where it this single technique to various originally was to a new place in problems of the composer-arranger. the over-all rhythmic picture. As First, let’s try rearranging an a basic example, let’s consider a existing melody. Here is a four- whole note as our original mate bar tune: IIIA rial, thus: Ex. I A. A bit square, don’t you think? in d Now we may displace this note But, using our displacement tech trail from its original setting by any nique, we can make repairs quite batti value we choose. Displacing by a easily and still keep within our quarter-note to the right would four-bar frame. Firs* let’s extract Ken give us Ex. IB the rhythm pattern: IIIB. 5 1+31 Displacement by an eighth-note Now lot’s displace first by one to the right would pioduce: Ex. IC. eighth (IIIC) and then by three And we can displace in similar eighths (HID). Notice that the fashion any note ir senes of notes note values», the original durations, either to the right or to the left have not changed. They have mere by any quantity we happen to ly been displaced. choose. Better, but perhaps we can im Let’s see what might happen if prove things a little more. By we displaced a simple series of examining the previous material it notes As basic material this time occurs to us that the rhythmic wc will choose the numbers 2 112, quality that produces beat is antici using an eighth note as the unit pation, that is, the tying in of an of time value. Then, in 4/4 time, eighth note value before the reg in f 2 112 would be expressed: Ex. ular first beat and third beat of IIA. the ordinary 4/4 bar. In terms of Next, let’s put this four-note the theory of displacement, this pattern in a 2-bar phrase: Ex. IIB. means that we can displace to the Now we can proceed with the left wherever it suits our purposes: displacement technique, moving the Ex. HIE. notes to the right by one eighth, A simple harmonization of the three eighths, or seven eighths, above might be played by five saxo still maintaining our two-bar phones: Ex. IIIF. Or in the style of the late Glenn phrase but adding variety to the Miller, wl o was also a student of oi -ginal patte n. the Schillinger system, it could • IIC: Displaced by one eighth sound like this: Ex. IIIG. to thi- right. The technique of rhythmic dis • IID: Displaced by three placement is applicable to any spot eighths to the fight. in any style of arranging o, com • HE: Displaced by five eighths posing. It is particularly valuable to th- right to the dance-band arranger, how • IIF: Displaced by seven ever, when he is dealing with the eighths to the right. rhythmic problem« of introductions As an added factor, und aside and modulations. In our next ar from the mam point, it would be ticle, we’ll explore some of the ba quite possible to combine, say, dis- sic uses of this device in dealing placements (C) and (F) below to with these difficulties. Vaughan Signs 3-Year Contract Piano Convention Chicago - The midwestern con New York — Sarah Vaughan, vention of the International Piano 1 2 who .-igned a one-year deal with PickwickI room, Springfield, Mass. Teachers association will be held Columbia records in January. 1949, 1Unit will stay until after New Dec. 10 and 11 at the Hotel Sher II D has had hei contract picked up by 'Year ’s Day. With her are Ernie man here, it has been announced the label two months ahead of time ISt. Jacques, bass, and Sal Salva by president Robert Whitford of for a three-year period. 1tore, guitar. Erie, Pa. The singer, one of Columbia’s major wax attractions, is set for a west coast session this month Shavers, To Toronto with Paul Weston at the helm. New York—Charlie Shavers takes a group to the Colonial inn, Toronto, Nov. 20, for three weeks. Dardanelle In Mass. With Charlie John Kn by, New York—Dardanelle is back bass; Jackie Mills, drums; Ken playing piano and vibes with a Kersey, piano, and Canadian clar new trio at the Kimball hotel’s inetist Cliff McKay. UNBEATABLE VALUES FOR DRUMMERS YES-EASIEST TO BLOW! (Insuwrtothe THE FLAT SACK DOES ITI WORLD'S EASIEST.BLOWING REED! Iti VIBRATION fie makes a retd oooe And ,fi MOM VIBRATION tha» mokas FRENCH THINREEDS better Bassman’s «FRENCH THINREEDS’ Rat lack make a "vibration tunnel' under ‘hr NOW S47.S0 curved ligature Now more sound vi Praiftr " k brations can trave freely, easily ’ ght WFL tom with legs, 14« I* tap*- uncer Hie ligature to emerge as richer. rata tension, whit» pearl, used THE CANE REED with th. NOW S37.S0 YOU M FEEL »he difference—so much See your favorite dealer Slingerland tom 8 < 12, separate easier to blow! 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By CHARLES EMGE Unit wan organized nearly a year Hollywood—In September Affair (1 ago. and after graduation wa> taken over by Stutz Enterprise», under Joseph Cotton) Paramount will soon treat movie audiences to management of Andy Xndemen, super deluxe, family slice of musical soap opera that former New York muzician. will unquestionably register what the trade magazines like to They rocked San Diego’s Cuckoo headline ‘Boxoffice Sock-*»" club und New Carnival room, then eroo.” Joan is a pianist who, aa played the late Buggsy Siegel’s rhe storv open», is returning to the Flamingo hotel, Las Vegas, Nev. U.S. for her first major Concert There they blew bop—both polite lour after years of study in Italy. and weird—at thi Tallyhoo room, On the plane she meets Joseph alternately providing mickey for Cotton, who is taking himself a the people in the more sedate Fla vacation from marriage and the mingo room. boredom of just making a lot of Date ut Tommy’s Ranch club in money as ar engineering industri Great Falls, Mont., was next, fol alist. The plan;- is forced down at San Diego—From out of the west comes u San Diego State college- lowed by the Ranch Inn in Elko, Naples by engine trouble; they go trained unit which take» a middle »land on the bop versus commercial Nev., and Reno’s Golden hotel— for a bit of sight-seeing; the plane battle. Brunette Joni Ri< h ird-ou provides the locals. Re-t of I lie group all class spots. August was spent takes off without them with their is composed of johnny Hamlin, accordion; Woody William», clarinet: at the Naval air base cluh on Cor names still on the passenger list; Ken Farne»t. bass, und trunk Brennan, drums. onado playing for officers and pol later it crashes at sea with no ishing up material. They played the King Cole room in Denver Have a Ball in September, hope to head east “Officially dead,” they decide to continue their combination sight Cultivating clean, precise seeing and love-making sojourn in CHARLES TAMBURINO sound with big band tonality on old Italy (where much of the pic a small scale, unit’s keynote is ver ture was filmed). Problem: The AND HIS HOLTON satility. Clarinet often is voiced over pianist has to give up the career accordion for post-Glenn Miller for which she has spent years of sound which gasses the dancers. study the engineer isn’t quite Boys also tear out wicked bop that the long run he with Art Van Damme neatness. wouldn’t be happier at home with Thej want to plaj both foi hip his wife and son. musicians and freight-paying pub Can even attractive, talented, lie, and results so far indicate unencumbered individuals enjoy WITH JIMMY BALLANTINE'S they’ve hit a sound middle road to “stolen happiness?” The screen commercial and musical success. story says no—but indicates that L. Pennario. Joan Fontaine ORCHESTRA ON DON McNEILL'S Instrumentation: Hamlin, piano, there’s no harm in trying, and inality in this type of work, has POPULAR ABC accordion and vocals; Frank Bren that it can be a lot of fun for a provided, among other things, some nan, vibes, marimba, drums and while. pleasant re-creations of Italian BREAKFAST CLUB PROGRAM vocals; Woody Williams, tenor, The scoring job on September folk melodies. clarinet and. vocals, and Ken Ear Affair is one marked by surpris The incidental music in the Ital ingly good taste and even consider Charlie Tamburino, one of nest, bass, trombone, and vocals. ian village sequences is just syr Canary Joni Richardson, a bos able ingenuity. A unique and ef upy enough and hardly too much Chicago’s finest trumpet players, omy San Diego girl, rounds out the fective device is the reproduction so for this type of picture, all in has a double preference in Holton unit. Jom chirps with modern in a key sequence of the late Wal all a good movie and notable for Vaughan-Christy- Fitzgerald over ter Huston’s phonograph record the neatness with which dramatic trumpets. He uses his Stratodyne tones, but with her own distinctive ing of Kurt Weill’s September and musical elements have been for straight playing, but for style and personality dominant. Song. combined w-ith no loss to either. close microphone work favors Among enthusiast;- for the out Huston, himself, is not in the fit is Gene Norman, the Just Jazz picture; and the recording, inci Movie Music. Reviews the Holton Revelation "45”. jock, who is the Garroway of the dentally, wa» not dubbed from his original on Decca. He happened I’ll Get By (June Haver, Gloria Check the new HOLTON Trum coast. Gene has played the plat DeHaven, Dennis Day, Willian ters already cut on K-L label and to be working on the Paramount pets at your Holton dealer. Try lot when September Affair was in Lundigan, Harry James TUIo Part. ill. VUIb-Fx *327 DOWN BEAT EDITORIAL Chicago, December 1, 1950 Her Champ 203 NORTH WABASH. CHICAGO I. ILI-----ANdover 3-1612 TOM L HERRICK, Publisher NED E. WILLIAMS, Editor E BUSINESS DEPARTMENT ROY F. SCHUBERT. Circolotioa Maaagar MARY LOSSIN, Auditer GINNY GROSSKOPF, Advortising EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Naw York Staff Chicago Staff: Hollywood Staff: MICHAEL LEVIN JACK TRACY CHARLES EMGE 237 Wat* 15th Street FAT KARRIS 6110 Santa Monica Naw York II. N. Y 203 N, Wabash Hollywood 30, Calif. WAHries 4-1448 Chicago 1, III. HE. 6005—FL 1-4946 KAZ Cantribeters: J. Le« Anderson, Phillip D Broyles, Ralph J. Gleason. Georgs Hoefer, Sheree Fease, John S. Wilson I wouldn’t stand too close* if I were you. Easier« Advartixieg Represeetatlvet WniiCM R. Bread BRANO 8 BRANO Murrey Hill 7-2088 New York — fbirharn Belle, who counts Frun Warren’« per sonal management among her Stan Postpones •II parti other duties, is starting to sork Special library un baritone Champ Butler, above. AMP Barbara says she found Champ 51 Innovations working in a Beverly Hills park ing lot. He will be booked by a h u\v,■„ > k, ,t .i'i’s “In- new agency. B-Nu. Thut stund» novations in Modern MunMusic for for Belle und former Broadway 1951” concert tour will not take -how angel Lee Newman. off in February as was planned It will instead begin next September. Wrong Way To Carlos Chides Reasons for this decision, as given by Stan, were: Hollywood • The over-all success of his cur BBC Babe T<» the Editors: rent dance toui has led both Capi Upon reading Derek Boulton’s tol and Kenton’s management to report (Down Rent, Oct. 20) of urge him to continue the tour Make Money On the King Cole trio’s Palladium en • The threat of inclement weather gagement, I think your attention during ihe winter months Al should be called to the inaccurate though the 1950 tour was finan reporting of same. I don’t mind cially successful, says Kenton, it my artists being criticized if they could have had a much differ« nt do a bad performance or if busi finish had the coal strike, which Dance Band Biz ness is bad, because all of us can’t crippled the country, lasted an be perfect ut all times. However, other two weeks. V ith the perking up uf business in the dance band field, in this case Boulton has been en tirely misinformed. some of the evils that existed during the golden era of the The only trouble we had was *30» and early *10» are beginning to rear their ugly heads with the first show. What hap say they were fine. Not great, but pened was this: The tunes that as a dance band they left little ■gain. too. It is obvious that when the loot starts to roll in. wanting. Smooth, modern arrange there will be many characters on the sidelines with ready we picked out for Nat’s program were in some casts tunes which ments, modern soloists, good vo mitts. had not been heard hy the audi calists in Bill Black and Pat Tor It is reported that an executive of a trade publication ha* ence. For the second .show that rence, a good piano man in Bill evening we changed the program Macombe, and a very friendly at a sizable “piece” of one of the newer and more successful titude to the dancers all contrib bands. This is good for neither the publication nor the band. around and added what we thought were better-known tunes. One of uted to make this a really good Other instances in which bands are being cut up. with slices these was Portrait of Jenny. When dance band. going to persons outside the activity of the urks themselves, Nat landed in Ixmdon he had more Stan Kenton and company were than 200 fan letters requesting in nearby Charlotte recently, as 3 are coming to light. dance band, playing from the old A leader has enough difficulty these days winning the pul»- that song. I am able to give you thin accu book. Standouts were Shelly lie and making enough money to meet his payroll, support rate report because I was there Manne, Milt Bernhart, Shorty himself, and return a reasonable profit to legitimate backers, personally and honestly can say Rogers, ind Kenton’s vocal on Orang« Colored Sky. The man can if any, without giving bites to greedy outsiders, even though London—L newly-signed rec that every show after the first show foi the entire two-weel. pe sing! Another very friendly crew. they may promise to get him that booking, give him that pub ord contract with the Enquire Phil C. Davis Jr. label here, plus a fortnight at riod at the Palladium was a huge* licity, or grab him that record contract or radio break. success. There is also no truth in V e haven’t heard of any club operators or -pot owners in the swank “96” club in Picca dilly are the latent achievements the statement that Lew Grade this new era who insist on h share of probable future profits of Canadian singer Kathrun Old would not allow Nat to be photo before they will buy at unit ut scale for u “buildup*’ in their field. Kathran i» the girl whose graphed with anyone else. As a Give ‘Em Time photo in the Beat and subse matter of fact, Mr. Grade has al place. We pointed out years ago that a spot rarely builds an ready requested the services of Seattle attraction, it usually is the attraction that builds the spot. quent audition records, with the aid of correspondent Derek Cole for another toui next year. Tu the Editors: But they ’ll be cropping up ! Boulton, attracted the attention Carlos Gastel It was a real pleasure to open There is another situation that sounds unhealthy to us. of BBC conductor Robert Far the Oct. 20 issue of Down Ren t to although we have no evidence that it ha- affected the prog non and led to many appear find an article relating to Seattle ance« on the British network and and the Pacific northwest I was. rès» of any specific dance bands so far. The a. and r. heads however, a little disturbed by the of many recording companies are leaders who frequently her eurrent success. Identifies Trumpet general “dead-dog" tone of the ar make records with their own orks. Usually they have control Madison. Wis. ticle, as I feel that it emphasizes New York—The Havana Madrid unnecessarily the discouraging as over the a»»ignmi nt of songs on all record date* in their stu nitery, closed for several weeks, To the Editors: Following the dedication (of the pects of our cultural life dios. giving them first choice (if they choose to take it) of has reopened and now is featur I feel that our backwardness ing Jerry Cooper’- band. Personnel Bunny Berigan monument, see all new material as it becomes available, it hasn’t happened photo this issue) more than a doz should be dealt with somewhat dif includes Paul Kahane, trumpet; ferently than the way that one yet, but will it? Cooper, trombone and vocals; Stan en musicians from around the southern and eastern Wisconsin might treat a temporary lull in a We know of one record company exec who is on the level. Kosow, clarinet and tenor; Allen well-established bright center such The manager uf a new (and fairly successful) dance band Hague, pianf- (no »elation to Al areas took part in a jam session as San Francisco, Potentially we put a grand in eash on this gent’s desk and said: “We want a Haig); Phil Rosen, bass, and Gary at Casey’s Place in Fox Lake. do have a bright -pot here, but Chester, drums. Among them were Joe and Corky recording deal and there’s more where this rame from!” Weissapple from Oshkosh, Harvey the lights will not be turned on The chap behind the desk said promptly: “Even if 1 had Freeman of Beaver Dam, Lrt by any wealthy .ociety group a deal for you, you wouldn’t get it now. And if you did. it the Securities and Exchange commission, Beecher, Doc DeHaven, Dan Mc- which has money to blow around Oct. 23 in Washington, D. C. Manman, and Alan Peterson from in night clubs; they will have to wouldn’t cost you a stinking cent !” COHN—M. D. Cohn. 50, onetime pianist be kindled the hard way by large and leader, Oct. 8 in Kansas City. Madison. Best jazz came from a We need more of that type in thr business. FEID—Mra. Carolyn R. Dunlap, 85, pian rising trumpet sensation from numbers of persons of moderate ist known professionally as Carolyn Feid. Mayville, Wis., Dick Ruedebusch means who have a dollar here and New York. Dad plays piano for Charlie Oct. 22 in Elizabeth, N. J. a dollar there to invest in a good Ventura. GRAY—H. Willard Gray. 82, music pub Incidentally, he is the trumpeter time. SEEMAN—A daughter, Lisa, to Mr. and lisher, Oct. 23 in Old Lyme, Conn. referred to by reader Jerry Myrow Mrs. Bill Seeman. Oct. 25 in Perth Amboy, HILL Ralph Hill, 51. music critic and Further, we do, for sure, have a N. J. Dad. former trombonist with Krupa former editor of the BBC’s Munir Timet, in the Chords and Discords sec fine group >f local musicians who and Heidt. is now bead of a marine trans Oct. 19 in London. tion in the Oct. 20 issue of Down regularly blow their hearts out in portation company in New York. HUSTON—Elizabeth Herlocker, 51, radio Beat. ¿A«*»« YOUNGLING — A daughter to Mr. and singer known as Betty Huston, Oct. 7 in various basements and empty Mra. George Youngling. Oct. 16 in Pitts Chicago. Toni Cullen buildings around the city, und who burgh. Dad ia KDKA staff musician and JOLSON Al Jolson, 64, singer and en arranger; mom ia radio singer Faye tertainer, Oct. 23 in San Francisco. seem to like this part of the coun Parker. KERN—Herbert Kern, 51, chief organist try even though they have to make for Fox west roast theaters for 18 years, their livings as machinists, paint AMCHESty Oct. 14 in Long Beach, Calif. TIED NOTES KOUNTZ—Richard Kountz. 54. composer Two Friendly Bands ers, insurance salesmen, etc. DIEHUTOBIE—Ray Diehl* jazz trombonist and radio pioneer, Oct, 16 in New York. Such a group as Skeeter Evans with Jimmy Dorsey, and Joyce Tobie, July LEVENTON—Alexander Leven ton, 54, for Davidson, N. C. and his Bc-Boppers, which has NEW NUMBERS 27 in New York. mer violinist and concertmaster of the COVINGTON A -on, Danis <6 lbs.. II MARKS-DORFMAN Melvin Marks. Mills Rochester Philharmonic and Civic orches To the Editors: woiked at the Washington Socal m. >, to Mr. nd Mrs. Warren Covington, music advertising and publicity director, tras, Oct. 12 in Rochester, N. Y. This is a section uf the country .ind Educational club during the recently in New York. Dad is CBS «taff and Etta Dorfman, secretary to Mercury MOORE—James Thoma. Moore. 84, for where little live music worth hear last three months, is a good exam trombonist. records exec Leonard Feist, Oct. 7 in New mer bandmacter, Oct 8 in Philadelphia. ■AM—A son. Michael (7 lbs., 8 ox.), to York. SHMKARO—John R. Sherrard, 81, mu ing is neard. However, since this ple of the competent musicianship Mr. and Mrs. Ray Barr. Oct. 11 m New sician, Oct 25 in Los Angeles. is a college town, we occa-mnaliy ’vhich can be called forth when York. Dad plays piano for Vincent Lopex VALINOTE—Arthur Vali not. 4«. baa- get a name bund Charlie Spivak there is even the pretense of a and the Kay Kyser show. FINAL BAR violist with dane bands. Oct. I iu Phila- NAPOLEON son. Marty Phillip, to BONX—Nathan J. Bonx. W, pianist and aeiphia He formerly played With Leo Zol- und orchestra juid finished a two- steady opening made available. Mr. and Mrs. Mart» Napoiec-. Oct. It in aona writer who doubled as attorney with k> «nd Joe Frasetto'. nnita night dance date here, and I must Mrs. Marion I 1 l, 1950 Chicago, December 1, 1950 NEWS-FEATURES DOWN BEAT They rehearsed three mor ths and make the compromise to play com COLLECTOR’S CATALOG: Jo THE HOT BOX opened in Phoenix, Ariz., on New mercial. seph Madison, Wildwood, Boulder Year’s Eve. The personnel at that Most of the band’s career was Creek, Calif. Specializes in foreign time included: trumpets — Nate taken up with rehearsals that mu releases and has contacts in more Kazebier, Don Anderson, Benny sicians enjoyed participating in. than 30 countries. Would like to Strickler, and Hank McCarty; Such men as Fazola, Floyd make contact with China, Brazil, Hoefer Finds More Data trombones—King Jackson, Al O’Brien, Candy Candido, and oth Greece, Hungary, and Portugal. Thompson, Bob Logan, and John ers played with the group for Wayne Rohlf, 2221 Jefferson ny Stanley; reeds—Chauncey avenue, Davenport, Iowa. Used to Goodwin; rhythm—Al Mack, pi JAZZ MISCELLANY: Marshall write the Quad-City news column ano; Jim Lynch, bass, and drum Stearns, John Hammond, and for Down Beat and ha» done sev On Seger Ellis Waxings mer not decided upon; arrangers— George Avakian are the profes eral articles on Bix Has a jazz Spud Murphy, Frank Ryerson, and sorial staff of New York univer collection for sale for $60 complete. By GEORGE HOEFER Abe Maule. sity’s fall evening course on jazz. Gordon Goodman, 310 S. Michi Besides the Decca date, the band The series is called Giants in Jazz gan avenue Chicago. A collector Chicago — The Decca complete popular record catalog made radio transcriptions for Stan and features the careers of Jelly who is receiving bids on the Jelly dated 1939 lists three records by Seger Ellis and his orchestra dard. Jimmy Ilie, trumpeter with Roll Morton, Bessie Smith, Louis Roll Morton Circle series from the (all brass—no reeds) : No. 1275, Shivery Stomp/Three Little Art Hodes’ Rupneck band in Chi Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and library of congress recordings. cago, recalls the band well and Charlie Parker. The three living Gordon Tomlinson, 88, The Words; No. 1322, Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody/I Know Thal thinks Pancho Villa actually played “giants,” Louis, Duke and Bird Straits, Lower Goural, Worcester, You Know, und No. 1350, Bee’s» the clarinet on the records. In May, have agreed to appear in person at England. A young English collec Knees/Sometimes I’m Happy. sole reed in the group, that lends the lectures when they are in New tor desiring a pen friend to ex needed relief from too much brass. ’37, the Ellis group, including Villa There hu- always been consider and Strickler, had a featured spot York. change musical views. able mystery regarding these »idea, It was not the late Fazola, al Additions to the Red Norvo dis Dorothy Johnson, 1315 Laurel though he did rehearse with the at the Bing Crosby Rhythm con which were cut buck in 1937 on cert for Joe Sullivan. cography: Modern 20-681 How street, Palatka, Ala. Desirous of the west count. group after leaving Pollack’s unit High the Moon and How High the corresponding with someone in In spite of the “no reeds” iden in California. Disbanded Stars; Modern 20-682 How High terested in Billie Holiday, Charlie tification of the band, Down Beat’s Organized in ’36 The band apparently disbanded the Sun and How High the Sky. Parker, Dizzy, and bop. review of Bee’s Knees highly rec The Ellis band was organized in in June, 1937, after playing a sad Both cut in 1949 for Gene Nor Donald E. Varelle, 21 Broad ommended the record because of October, 1936, utilizing four trum week at the Pan Pacific auditori man’s Just Jazz album. bent street, Riccarton, Christ Irving Fazola’s clarinet work. pets, four trombones, one sax (clari um. It turned out to be one of Also in 1949, Red Norvo’s All church, New Zealand. Plays drums Further checking the record we net used mostly), and the conven those bands that couldn’t make it Stars made Baronet 48106, 1-2-3-1- and would like to write a drummer find that there is a clarinet, the tional rhythm section minus guitar. jazz-wise, and yet was unable to Jump. in New York who has an interest in record collecting, photo exchang ing, bop, and modern jazz in gener al.______isic for int take nned. It Books >t tempting offer from the Eleven Aces, n Dallas orchestra. During Fats Pichon A the next five months thi« group Dixie Stirs In Hamilton, Ohio | toured throughout the* southwest ern states and in Mexico. Pichon Video Star Now explains. “I gues- that rich Mexi can food agreed with me. My By Sharon A. Room weight jumped from 115 to 230 Chicago—Walter (Fats) Pichon . . . Then came the inevitable went into the Old Absinthe House, ‘Fats’.’’ landmark of the old French Quar Pichon returned to New York ter, New Orhans, for a four-week w’here he worked with Elmer engagement and stayed 7*4 years. Snowden, Fess Williams, and Hie work of this versatile pianist Lucky Millinder, and arranged for and talented vocalist is now being Chick Webb. “Like all the other brought to an enlarged audience pianists in New York during that via a new series of TV shows. The period, my playing was strongly program which is five times week influenced by that grand gentle ly, Monday through Friday, origi man, James P. Johnson,” Fats nate« in the Chicago outlet of ABC says He returned to New Orleans and will soon be made available to in 1931 to organize his own band Hamilton, Ohio—The only musical excitement this town has hud the network. for the Streckfus Steamship com since the silver cornet bund inel the fir« wagon going up Main street The TV setting for the show pany, operators of the famous ex has been caused by the Frunkey-Coyh Dixiehind band shown above. emulates a unique custom of the cursion steamers that ply the Mis Guys, ill solid citizens of this tidy Cincinnati satellite, have been Old Absinthe House, where visitors sissippi and Ohio Rivers. The next playing at the Anthony Bayne hotel Friday and Saturday nights since have completely covered the musty 10 years he played on the Cajntol, January. They are Fred Gary, piano; Al Sibcy, trombone; Fred walls with thousands of personal Fait Pichon Washington, J.S., St. Paul, and (Sheik) Coyle, drums; 11 Frankey, trumpet, und Sheeny Roberts, cards. Pichon’s versatility, vast New York where he landed a job dagship of the Streckfus fleet, the clarinet und »orals. Their probh m now is to fit more people into repertoire, and the informal jar with a four-piece combo for a sum President. the hotel. gon of his flowing commentary mer engagement at Strunsky'i At Fats began working as a single combine to produce a warm sincere lantic hotel, Belmar, N. J. The । in 1941 and after almost three introduction that establishes a chorus, section C, the melodic line friendliness. He has become an owner - manager, Mrs. Strunsky, years at the Absinthe House bar four-beat pulse in the first two is based on the traditional blues outstanding favorite* e here ver he wai an aunt of George and Ira (no connection with the Old Ab measures. The thematic material formula with pleasing rhythmic has appeared and TV is proting Gershwin, who were frequent vis sinthe House) he went to New of the second theme, in chorus B, and harmonic variants to be a fterfect outlet for this fab itors. George observed that Pichon York for an engagement at Cafe is used in the final two measures. Fats Pichon is a clever, well was extremely studious and con This procedure not only forms a schooled musician, a capable tech ulous entertainer. Society. Then came the previously- positive introduction but also in stantly striving to learn more mentioned run of 7(4 years at the nician with ui isual talent for im Started at 8 about music. H> was impressed by Old Absinthe House, interrupted dicates one of Pichon’s sterling at provisation. Hit* successful career, Pichon was born in New Orleans this ambition and did much to help by only one break of eight w’eeks tributes—he always establishes a is due to his ability to employ these in 1906. He began his formal mu Fats, especially in the field of for a return engagement at Cafe positive beat. qualities in the production of mu sical training when S and studied improvising. Society. The first chorus, section B, has sic for its primary purpose- - seriously throughout the next e 'ght When the season ended, Gersh an interesting continuity that .s entertainment. Pichon is an out years. “A. J. Piron, who with Clar win arranged for Pichon to enter Large Repertoire established by a naturally-unfold standing entertainer. four-v ence Williams .mite Wts/i I Could the New England Conservatory of Pichon’s location repertoire takes ing, progressively - developed me Nov. Shimmy Like My Sister Kate, had Music, in Boston, and assisted fi in everything from boogie to the lodic line using three distinctly Edd the top l and in town," Fats re nancially until he was established. classics, including generous por different four-measure phrases in Oasis calls. “I used to hang around “I was there nearly four years,” tions of Ellington and Gershwin. a logical sequence. In the second remai: where his group played and when Fats relates, “and lacked only a However, as a style example he R>1| the regular piano player didn’t few weeks of getting my degret has composed a »olo Blues for the new I show up, which was frequently, Some day I m going to go back and Back Room, that illustrates the Piron would let me sit in. It cer finish that last semester.” easy going blues style which has tainly was wonderful experience.” Tempting Offer such universal appeal. headir When he was 16, Fats went to He left school because of a Section A is the four-measure Wl £ Maynes Co, Music Mocar Lazy Bluett Tempo institi MAKERS OF HIGH GRADE BOEHM FLUTES Red indefìi rhythi on nt 108 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. BOSTON. MASS. Eat rei THE Tona Heard 'Round the World her o* TV o' Mill CHIRON on ne Old. year-« VIBRATOR and t (Sag U S. Pat Off » Song» turned REEDS years 12. w KTL/ for Saxophone Mondi relea» and Clarinet pec tec to DIFFERENT STRENGTHS . . . from Ho. I Soft to No. Vis Hard IMPORTED from Franco again . . . and batter than ever. For that di»- tinguithad brilliancy of tone, uia VIBRATORS, the reed* with ths groove» Fit ASK YOUR DEALERI Pet H. CHIRON CO., INC., USO Bread way, New York, N Y. The famos» DERU REEDS, Imported from France, now available. CAU f FM A N HYPERBOLI C Koyal Sardi* LEBERT LOMBARDO and WALTER SMITH At Ch GET YOURS TODAY! move levai Fran spot rema show with 5 Chicago, December 1, 1950 LOS ANGELES NEWS DOWN BEAT THE HOLLYWOOD BEAT Jerry Gray Goes East Ina Ray Ork Looks Good Hollywood — Personnel of the band Jerry Gray is taking east for his date this month at the Mead owbrook is virtually the same as On TV; Plays Well, Too that which he headed in his record breaking stand at the Palladium By HAL HOLLY last summer. Hollywood—When a reporter gets lazy, has a hangover, or On the few single dates Gray has played since then, he has been a little touch of both, he starts reading publicity releases. forced to use casual crews re This one said: “The Blonde Bombshell explodes a whole cruited from ranks of freelancers screenful of glamorous girls on the TV sets. Girls, and here. The majority of his musi girls only, are featured by Ina Ray^" cians, including those who work Hutton and her all-girl orchestra audience is going to see a lot more his radio show with him, are re in KTLV» hour-long musical va of Ina Ray Hutton, and her all stricted from all other work (ex riety show.. . girl orchestra, especially if Lands- cept phonograph record sessions) Sounded like something that berg will try that suggestion we by Local 47 work-spreading mear should not be ignored by a con made above. This is a band we’ll su res. scientious music newscribbier, so keep our eye on. The lineup of the band making we moved in on ■ relative who is DOTTED NOTES: Herb Jeffries, the tour, with one trumpet and one paying on a TV set and saw Ina now holding a captain’s commis trombone chair still in doubt, is as Ray’s show. sion in the reserve, booked to fol follows: low Hazel Scott (date depending Checked Again Saxes—Wilbur Schwartz, Jimmy Then, figuring there might be on whether Hazel held over) this Rudge, Ted Nash, Jules Jacob, and something wrong with the set, we month at Ciro’s, his first shot at a John Rotella; trumpets — Conrad saw the show the following week Sunset Strip swankspot. . . . Carl Gozzo, Johnny Best, Pete Condoli, at Hollywood’s Melvan theater, Brisson, a grandfather, singling ...... (?); trombones — Mur at the Mocambo in a two-weeker ray McEachern, Herbie Harper, former movie house now used ex that started Nov. 14. And isn’t Ina Ray Hutton clusively for the production of Jim Priddy, ...... (?>; KTLA video shows. Harry Owens’ Hilo Hattie (bigger rhythm—Jimmy Rowles, piano; Al The second one was much im than ever this year on TV here) Hendrickson, guitar; Joe Mondra proved. We’ve decided that Ina the only girl band singer who is a gon, bass; Alvin Stoller, drums, Los Angeles Soundtrack Kay and her gals can do a lot for grandmother? and Tony Gray, accordion. Tommy television—but television could do Phil Moore taking time out from Traynor, also of Gray’s Palladium Band Briefs Siftings a lot better by Ina Ray and her his duties as music director for unit, will handle vocals. Gil Rodin gals than it has so far. Snader Telescriptions to coach Ava goes along as orchestra manager. Muggsy Spoaief crew was announced for Iddl« Millar. whose tenor sax solos on Ina Ray and her bandmates Gardner for role of Julie in MGM’s four-week stand at Tiffany club starting Ellington melodies were featured in back remake of Showboat. Ghost singer discs in an album. For sale singly Nov. 11. ground scoring of No Way Out, is wax ins could be built into one of the big similar treatments of same music for re gest attractions in video. And we who will do the actual soundtrack and given the juke box buildup Eddie Heywood trio in two-weeker at lease on Decca records. ing still not determined at this they would be making a lot of that Oasis starting Nov. 17. Loo Young combo Dorothy Dondrldg«, singer who starred aren’t inferring that they aren’t remaining as house band. in Duke Ellington stage show Jump for well built right now. Every musi typing. lousy stuff called money. Ralph Muuillo took trumpet chair in Joy some years ago. is doing lead in The cian in this band could do the OFF THE RECORD: Kay BEHIND THE BANDSTAND: new Frank DeVol ork originally slated for Globe Trotter», film based on story of fa Brown, young singer (17) hailed Bing Crosby is scheduled for an Peto Candoli, who withrdew due to radio mous Negro basketball team of that name. show in a bathing suit—and why commitment«. Al Jolson's death left newly-formed hasn’t producer Klaus Landsberg in this department some months other “Road” picture, Road to Paris. Freddie Ki studio pianist, now Wald-Krasna RKO production unit, which thought of that sooner? ago as one of the hottest prospects When one of hia relative«, heading Monday night combo at Mocambo. had planned to star him in their first big for vocal’ stardom‘ to' bob up here who probably would prefer to re musical. Star» and Stripe» Forever, story Good Musicians Music “strictly society“ in contrast to of USO operations in World War II, in years, flopped on a couple of main unidentified, heard of it, he Actually, the girls were selected said: “If Bing doesn’t get better Mocambo*« Charleston contest nights pretty much at sea. Story as originally principally on their musicianship ballads. Now she has knocked out institution at the swankery. planned was virtually built around Jolson, another solid smash (we predict songs for his pictures he’s going will have to be revamped or shelved. Dinah and they want all the guys in Lo lied Norvo trio returning to Haig for Shore was only other top name actually cal 47 to know that they are will on one hearing) for Mercury in too be making one called the Road indefinite stand starting Dec. 20. signed. Baby Me, in that “real jazzy” style to Ruin. . . . AFM and AGVA Rod Nichol« band, and combo headed by ing to compete with them for jobs * HOLLYWOOD TELETOPICS at which she is unbeatable. And tops pleaded with city authorities Cob Calloway among those added to roster on that basis. If they seem a bit were we surprised to learn that no not to withdraw entertainment li G«ri Gallian, with Latin-American of music names turning out musical short« rough—musically—on that TV cense at a well-known North Hol rhythm crew from Ciro’«, ha« music spot for Snader television films. show, it’s for the usual reason: In one but Allan Reuss, guitarist with on new KLAC-TV series, En Butca de Paula Kelly and Modernaires (Hal Dick BG in the King of Swing days, is lywood hotspot, where cops claim EetreUa (“In Search of Stars“). Monday, inson, Fran Scott. Johnny Drake. Allan sufficient rehearsal time with acts the guy backing her up with that a girl singer-pianist sang songs 7-7:30 p.m. Copeland) did all-vocal scoring assignment that show up with music improp old-style banjo banging. that were “lewd and indecent.” Betty Mill«, singer-harpist featured on on one-reel TV filmusical produced as erly arranged, if arranged at all. Ina Ray Hutton KTI«A show, starring on commercial to advertise 1951 Oldsmobile Remember Lee Sapphire from Union officials (she’s a member of her own show, My Harp and I, announced models. We sat in on a rehearsal and our Things to Come department a both) promised to censor undesir to start Oct. 29« Sunday. 12:45-1 p.m. Roth Mills, wife of JMm (MIMS Rrotbon) can vouch for that. At the same Mills, featured in first of a proposed se while back? Her records with Kid able material from their members’ Red Callender, ace base man, heads ork time we discovered that Ina Ray, Glory of Love Go Baek on new ail-Negro variety show in re ries of 30-minute telefilms titled Voice» of Ory, and professional activities. That’s car the Southland. Music, all choral, consists whom we had always regarded as Where You Stayed Last Night, rying the function of a labor union hearsal for debut soon on NBC-affiliated of Negro spirituals. more decorative than useful as a TV outlets. Bob Crosby again assembling former were released on two separate into a new field. Milton Charlo«, organ, handling music Bob Cats in this territory for featured mu band leader, actually knows what on new KFI-TV series. You're Never Too sical sequence in Columbia’s follow-up to she's doing with that music in Old. Guest star on opening show waa 63- When You're Smiling, forthcoming Frankl« front of her. Not that it matters. year-oid Mr». Teagarden, who played piano Lalas picture. Sunny Side of the Street. We’re more curious as to just what and told how she taught her sons. Jack Russ Cheever, sop km no sax specialist and Charlie, to play trombone and trumpet. whose solos are heard frequently in 20th- manner of ingeniously designed Ray Ra«eh, piano, accompanying singer Fox pix (Pinky th« most recent), will be engineering device makes that AMRAWCO Beryl Davi«, doing new series on KNBH. featured in album of screen music 20th- gown she wears stay where it be Song» by Candlelight. Singer recently re Fox music director Alfred Newman 1« re- turned to professional work after two reoording for Mercury with studio staff ork longs while Ina seems to be test years in retirement. Wednesday, 10:80- augmented to symphony site. ing it to the utmost. Judy Gorioed in confab« with her agen Yep, we’re convinced the video DRUM HEADS cy. Wm. Morria. on projected return to Nappy Lamar« combo, net for six weeks Alma na lead in biotrrnfllm on Sophie at San Francisco’s Hangover starting Dec. 12, will fly to L.A. for weekly stint« on Tucker, Som, of The,, Do,», to be pro KT LA’S Dixie Showboat, released here duced aa independent Venture. Meyer Mouthpiece» Mondays, 7:30-8 p.m., and telescribed for release on affiliated telestations. Band ex Mooney On 'New' Kick Clarinet mid Saxophone c^o'cl ° °*10 f than lit drum hood«." Saa Mik« Lyman'» Playroom—Kid Ory ( Moaambo—Eddie Oliver (Ind.) Moe ambo Latinairo« (Ind.) Oasi^ Eddie Heywood tri« ( Mes/) "AMRAWCO"—your guarant«« of fin« quality I Roosevelt Cinegrill—Eddie Gomes (MCA) FREE CIRCULARS AVAILABLE AMERICAN RAWHIDE MANUFACTURING CO. Freshman Four (MeConkey) At your Dealers or TIB, •Muggiy Spanier (ABC) write direct to: IIOS N. North Branch St. Chicago 22, Illinois MEYER BROS. BOX 145 Queans Village. N. Y. Noble For Masters At Chicago's Stevens Chicago — Leighton Noble has moved into the Hotel Stevens Bou f» ON ^J^S/de., levard room, where he replaces Frankie Masters, who was at the Jl ittTfll smmx& °* the ooTs/of ; _ . spot for two years. Masters will remain in town to continue his TV (/^■femomow IMPOSSIBLE....? show and will do jobbing dates with the band. New [J Streamline Coses ßU T W E DID IT ! Y0UR DEALER W,LL PR0VE ,T T0 Y0U‘ Chk RECORD REVIEWS Chicago, December 1, 1950 still tar rhythm • by Carmen mutter* in the background. His Ziggy Fintan particular choice of stops simply close Mastren, noi te eight sides J J My Blue Heaven band includes more titan good, compe doesn’t blend with the pure over J I Pagan Love Song tent musicianship. (Decca 5262.) tonelesr quality of a flute. (Decca also i 27198.) Some adroit use of baritone ados interest to the Heaven score. Zig- sic h Louis Armstrong's All-Stars ¡III Top, gy’s soloing doesn’t help it Both I hat's for Me Artie Shaw and thr III Tasty sides an ordinary use of big band riods Fine and Dandy Gramercy Five 1J Tepid musically, with no great attention soft!; I Surrender. Dear I1 (.rumbum J Tedious given either listening or dancing. real Baby, (MGM 10815.) playi New York—For on«, I think 11 I Shekomeko Shuffle Home This may be billed Shaw and may Mitch Miller, Columbia records’ Russian Lullaby Count Basie but t a. and r. chief, has made a mis- his Gramercy five, but there are Album Rating—J J1 Every Tub naril take. still seven musicians: Shaw, ten nothi Columbia has been issuing from Five tunes by the Armstrong or, trumpet, and four rhythm. (Charlie Barnet Out the H tndow a bal Sent for ton Yesterday time to time a group of tunes sextet (Hines, piano: Bigard, clar- This may be some sort of non- J J J Claud* Reigns th roa Euclidean geometry Shaw is pro Shorty George played by a lone piano player. It net; Teagarden, trombone; Cole, HI Really lacked off a new serie- called Pi drums, and Arvell Shaw, bass) fessing this week, or again mebbe Red II agon ano Moods with five LPs played listed as Volume II of a jazz con he jest can’t count. His own solo Reign* is largely u solo for Fare Thee. Honey, Fare Thee U ell by Dardanelle, Erroll Garner, cert. Playing is crisp and imagi on Shuffle swings more, leans more Claude Williamson’s piano, with Roseland Shuffle Walter Gross. Ralph Sutton, and native, while Louis, even with less to jazz that, anything he has re the bund sections played crisply Pennies from Heaven Joe Bushkin. confidence and a smaller tone, is corded for Decca. It is excellent and to good purpose Really for Ubum Rating—«* J I I still something unique in Ameri- playing. (Dereu 27196.) some reason sounds like the Her is a All five of these pianists are re Right great sides re-rebased on tune, garded highly by musicians, some can >azz: Louis Armstrong, man band. The Four Brothers an LP. Here is the Basie band at ca 5280.) lA*nnir Triatun« reed sound occurs, pitched higher its swinging greatest, a band with a lig more so than others. But they do with altos included. It’s thorough chan« not register as sharply as the*y I J I I Yesterdays a powerhouse beat which has Muggsy Spun i ly good band jazz. (Capitol 7 never been eclipsed for loos«*, free Hawi should in these albums. IJ I I Intuition 1222.) tune, Mitch has requested of each that tr the Jass Band Ball The old Kern ballad starts out musical {tower. Here also is Les ferini each one of the individual tunes Big Butter and Egg Man ter Young’«- tenor, Benny Mor with a theme developed on ton’s trombone, Buck Clayton’s rally. get one chorus played straight. That Da Da Strain same lines as Gillespie’s old ’Long Sy Oliver This is certainly a legitimate re Dipper Mouth Blues trumpet, and Jo Jones’ supple About Midnight theme, goes on 11, Organ Grinder’s Swing drumming:, -- iall of it belongini quest, yet with musicians such as Mandy through thoughtful, carefully ex Jill Can’t Give > ou Anything this it can be hampering indeed Livery Stable Blues to a tradition dated, still pressed piano and guitar solos. Rut Love wonderful to hear. (Brunswick In the case of an earlier Colum Relaxin’ at the Touro Intuition is a series of parallel bia piano LP (Herman Chitti- Funny thing: Decca recently tv 58019.) Eccentric running lines, well integrated. leased a Lunceford LP with dedici aon).it was defeating, since Chit’s Album Rating—. .’ I1 Once again, this is cool, reflective, style of glittering variation de this exact score on it, save Ray Knthunj Eight wonderful sides from the limpidly-expressed jazz, backed by pends upon freedom for florid for a few touches such as the ,J Harlem Nocturne like j fine little 1939 Spanier band, with some extraordinary musicianship clarinet phrases back of the gui tune. invention. on the part of Tristano. (Capitol J1 My Heart is Out of Town In all these albums, the pianist Muggsy blowing a large, capable tar solo. This is a fine studio band horn. Bob Casey’s bass pacing u 7-1224.) Anthony’s trumpet and hand on is not quite playing his normally and Oliver is doing a wonderful Earle Hagan which good jazz style—nor is it the sim good rhythm section, and the boy? job of re-creating the old Lunce geneially playing with ideas ind Miles Davi» Randy Brooks used to feature with pie sort of bouncing nausea which ford feel If everybody cat. fight his own band constantly. It is makes Frankie Carle and Carmen enthusiasm. Makes much of the J 11 I enus De Milo over who is going to copy Miller clean band music, with the Miller- Cavallaro so salable current Dixie revival like J I J Darn Thal Dream the best, there’s no reason why ish tinges which Anthony has been Garner comes off better than cheui) trash. Why Sister Kate and Two more sides with Sy shouldn’t re-record his own featuring. Town has a few snatches most because his walking tempos At Sundown got left out is one of softly-blended sound of French scores. For my dough, it’s success of Anthony playing better horn Love are less affected by the demand those mysteries the little gnomes horn, tuba, trumpet, baritone eax, ful. starts as a two-beat with ideas than usual. (Capitol 1249.) for straight melodic exposition. who assemble these albums could and trombone which Miles has single finger piano, while the band Sutton is also much better off probably best used to great success before. I blasts the phrase intervals. Most Stan Kenton than you would normally imagine P301.) find this stuff extremely pretty, effective «tuff. Sy certainly is a two-beat pianist would be. Wal often movingly-stated music Ken turning out some of the most con- J I J Katy Go ter Gros»" ilbum is completely Jack Sheed* Sextrl ny Hagood sings Dream, takes it -«stently rocking big hand jazz in J J But Then You Kissed Me without his usua' sparkling grace, .* •* Man l l-ove too impressively and misses the the country. (Decca 27185.) Go is a most unusual record for and Joe Bushkin's is just plain .*. Down in Honkey Tonk 7 own neatness of phrasing the song de Kenton to have made. Though leaden .* J" Hou Long. Rahv. Hou l ong? mands. The scoring behind him Stan Kenton perhaps that (.Part 1) once again is well done. It would Mitch Miller has asked these men 11 (Part H) wonderful thiui J J I Line for Sale J I Be Easy, Be Tender to play in such a style that they Love played almost us young arranger the country are not acceptable on these sides straight ballad, with no real were forced to write for units Another Kenton “Pop» for the aa great performing >azz men-— terest harmonic development of this size sc that he actually Populace’’ record, with Pete Ru nor do they play badly enough to displayed. There is a restrainedly learned the individual instruments golo having fun building a massed 'EDITER be really popular commercial. bop alto bit and some acceptable and their sound possibilities in brass choir on the tune. The end Having declaimed this, I am vibes by Cuz Cousincau. but all in stead of the mere massed blotches ing will puzzle you a mite — it sure these albums will now go on of color the Kenton tradition de dies away on an Afro-note, then CETRLOG all the sides doesn’t add. Back in shifts baste beat and comes back to sell over 100,000 apiece. a two-beat groove on Town, the mands. (Capitol 7-1221.) bovs sound much more comfort- as though to an intro—and stops. abie. Drums are overbalanced in This, however, may be an inter Naw 1931 Modal« the recording and general enthu pretation of the neurotic confu sion of our times and must be supro guitrrs COMBO JAZZ siasm. Part I of Baby is slow BAND JAZZ & nnnonni given careful study at- such. Jay valgo mfg. chimes blues, played with greater Johnson Eckstines the ballad, i, co taste and more ideas than is gen Maynard Ferguson Sidney Bechet's Blue Note erally displayed these days on this Tender. (Capitol 1236.) Jazz Men sort of thing. Brother Sheedy's J 11 Lott Locked Out IJ Band Ain’t Draggin’ Fidgety Feet vocals are perhaps the most mun Sister Kate dane musical sections of the rec The Kenton tiumpet star front SiummeSha-K ahble ord. (Koronet 109-10.) ing a Thornhillish band, playing The Onions better trumpet than he has with 265 WEST 42nd STREET NEW YORK 18, N. Y. t openhagm Lionel Humpli Barnet and Kenton records, (8th AVENUE SUBWAT ARCADE) though his middle registei should Nobody Knows You I U here or H hen? be far less cloudy and mushy than WOODY HERMAN □ Long Island Sou nd/Marei« .79 China Boy J There’ll Never B» Another □ Starlight Souv.nlrt/Whcn It Raini $C n ! Spaedway/Craxy Chords . 79 Buddy Bolden's Story it shows here. Band Joe I OU Greene stomp, played in the best Sonny Spaakt/PannlM F am Heaven 7« DUKE ELLINGTON Album Rating—/ 11 n Early Autumn/Keepei O« Flame W □ Bo jangles/Portrait Bert Williams $0.79 Hampton playing with rhythm Lionel Hampton theater-scream □ Happinaii Thing Callad Joe/Cel- O What Am I Here for/l Don't Mind 79 Some pretty good sides with the section and Doug Duke’s organ fashion. (Capitol 1269.) donia ... 7V □ How High the Moon/Cow boy old nun. Sid Bechet, still blowing meanderings. You’ll find the play □ Music to Dance to/Want a Little Rhumba ...... Girl... n □ Stavadorr Stomp/Blua Foaling forcefully. Wild Bill Davison ing an interesting comparison to □ I Got It Bad/Chocolata Shako. makes his trumpet heard. Last what he did on the old Goodman Jack the Bear/Morning Glory sides on each side of the LP were small combo sessions. The playing □ Clamentina/S I'Clork Drag cut in France with Claude Luter’s here has many more ideas and IMPORTANT □ All Goo s Chillur Go« Rhythm« band, include Sid and Luter dis much more continuity than any JUNE CHRIST« Alabamy Homa . MFVIIQ about □ Everything Happen» to Me/Way □ Dear Old Southland'Day Break cussing the situation in French. thing Hampton has put down on Il E Vf V ARRANGING You Look Tonite...... I Eiprait ...... (Blue Noir BLP 7001.) wax in a -ong time. You has a □ I'll Remember Apri I/Get Happy □ Ebony Rhaptody/Shino (H. C flute playing lead while Doug Hora is your cnancc to order the □ He Can Come Back/Mile Down to Franco) ...... famous SY CUVEH-DICK JACOBS Highway ...... □ Swamp Fire/Just Squooia Me Raj McKinley JOHNNY HODGES Joe Marsala ARRANGERS DIME LIBRARY BENNY GOODMAN □ Jaap's Bl's/Rendeivous with Ten cents each; all 2S for $2.00 □ Handful of Keys/Vieni, Vieni. $0.79 When in DETROIT Rhythm Neu Orleans Parade Order by number: □ Don't Be That Way/One o'Clock □ Passion Flowa*/Going Out Sock Lore in the First Degree Bring Your Way .. Shack in the Bach (1) Ho.w To Harmonize Passing Tones □ Day Dream/Junioi Hop Instrument Troubles to ... (2) Progressive Jazz Voicings . . □ Shouldn't Happen to e Dream/ Fingerwate (3) Range 6 Transposition Chart . . Littla Tasta ...... Chimes Blues (4) How To Voice For Any 3 Instru Biuasz Wholly Cat» □ You'ra Driving Mo Craiy/Kay ments . . . (5) How To Voice For Any Sweet Mama 4 Instruments ... (6) Three Methods Largo Lazy Daddy IVAN C KAY of Voicing 5 Saxes ... (7) Five Ways TOMMY DORSEY talkin’ the Dog DETROIT HOME OF To Arrange Vocal Backgrounds . . . (8) How To Form The One Chord Album Rating—J / Modulation . . (9) How To Voice A SELMER and BACH Lead Tenor Band . . . (10) An Easy These sides are all moi than Osr Rapalr DeparfnigRt System Of Modulation . . . (11) The Toup/Li^ht Gray □ Swing High/Swingtlm. In Hadcm 10 years old, the group offour___ Coa’t l«at Secret Of Chord Substitution . . . (12) a* corraina/South made bj McKinley’s men dating Elementary Theory . . . (13) Chord □ Blu. Gray/1'nadlng with Trcadwal* □ Embracaabla U/SuniNna of Your back to 1936, done with J. Dorsey COMPLETE LINE OF REEDS Construction Simplified . . . (14) Sim- □ G-ayhound/Sinnar K Maa an Smila ...... glified Ensemble Voicing . . . (15) Angal ...... □ Yai Indaad/WIII U Still ■« Mine sidemen plui Joe Sullivan at the AND ACCESSORIES □ Blur ikias/Backrtaga at Ballot ow To Routine An Arrangement . . . REINHOLD SVENSSON piano. Outside of a few bits on (16) How To Construct And Use Color □ Ell Eli Nona lul lonely Heart □ Dlnah/Once in a Whil. ' At Sundown/To Ma drum? by McKinley, and good gui- Chords (17) How To Ger The Swa«« S lovaly/My Blua Haavan Modern Ensemble Sound . . . (18) How Ona I lova/lndian Summer . ___ To Get Seventh Chord Motion , . . □ On tha Alamo/Alwayt □ Or Ite Alemo/TMi Love of Mine (19) How To Get Different Combo HERBIE STEWARD Well Git lt/l'll Re Seeing U voicings (20) Sixteen Pith ent □ Fanport to Plmlico/Madicina □ Not So Quiet Moaie/Swmgin’ on Block Ensemble Voicings . . . (21) Nothin' ... How To Copyright Your Song . . 1'11 Never Smile Agoin/Merchote (22) How To Change The Diminished §Opus No. (/Chicago Seventh Chord . . . (23) Forty Ideas SYAN GEYZ Dipty Doodla/Who ...... For Better Arrangements . . . (24) How Gena with Wind/Hershey tar SOX Stardust/Swanaa River To Write A Good Bass Part , . . (25) Yaitardaye/Swaatia Ma n 8 Starlit Hour t Daap Night . How To Use Parallel Harmony. Lady In Rad/My Old Flame 7t Quiat Maaio/So What...... Eotinutaa for engraving topal Bath/Pinhaad 74 Music Maastro Fla asa/Sfrangari and printing gladly fanuthed • Any puhiuhar our Call, Write, or Phone for info on per Sten'i Mood/Stan Gell Along ,7f Goofut/Evaryona Want» to Go sonal ar mail arranging instructions. icfrrrocr • Highect rated in the United Staten DICK JACOBS—SY OLIVER MSI Vf» 4118 SHUT - CRICttl It. Illlltlt (llth Floor) MIE Broadway. N. T. It Cl T-29M ( hicago, December 1. 1950 RECORD REVIEWS still spaced by spurts of "progres so many bands of thia kind to rate piano solos und recorded for thernea from two symphonies, Ro ciplined. Dorsey-styled lance mu sive jazz” colorations, it m the keep an arrangement moving feel the Id Victor 36000 series by Paul meo and Juliet, the Nutcracker sic, nothing exceptional either way closest thing to conventional big constrained to keep changing to Whiteman, they were the acme of Suite, and Andante Cantabile It to report. The musicianship cov band rifling Kenton has put on higher keys in the final choruses. big city “whiney” jazz, done with will not satisfy anyone familiar ers tne situation but contributes wax in almost seven years. It is (Victor 20-39*9.) gliSAMi clarinets and cup muted with Tschaikovsky, and it is hard nothing that is outstanding. Mor trumpets. In this album, Gould to picture it selling anyone un row has a very commercial blend idda also some of the most relaxed mu sic heard out of the band in that handles the material a little too familiar with his writings (Capi of tubby clarinets in the Kemp slickly, so that it losws its essential tol P 255. ) style with his lead trombone on loth same period. There are even pe riods where the braa-s is playing CONCERT corniness, becomes iust more big Leaves, which could serve as a and Stan Kenton very suitable style tag for the tion softly! However, the band has no orchestra music. Nocturne and Park fare best, still retain some band. (Victor 20-3946-7.) ins. real unitary feel for this kind of Frank DeVol Art Pepper playing — Kansas City musicians of their original Gei^hwini «qu«* May mint Ferguson »nay not play augmented 15ths, Circus Days minored third flavor. Scene is of Halls of Brass Freddy Martin but they do feel a beat extraordi Street in Manhattan course the tune which Alfred New June Christy Southwest Territory J J J Sleigh Ride narily well — and the solos are man has been using in his picture Shelly Mannt J J Christmas Time nothing unusual. T’other side is Mississippi scores for years, and later con House of Strings I otta Pissicato In spite of some horribly plucked a ballad sung by Jay Johnson in a verted to a pop tune, Sentimental Album Ruting—» J . pizzicato violins, Mr. Martin man throaty baritone (Capitol 1191.) Intrumenl Factory Rhapsody. (Columbia ML 2144.) Inspiration Point This is certainly a pretentious ages to play this Leroy Anderson album. Starting with album notes Boston Pops potboiler in quite Eddie Miller Album Rating—« J 4 Andre KostrlanrU Fell which label Kenton'- music as creditable fashion, mostly because J J 4 The Hour of Parting DeVol having fun with seven J J J W hite Christmas “Modem, vigorous, challenging... of his choice of tempo. Middle / ; N bo, Me? tunes, even to the seals barking J J Give Me Your Tired, the iconoclastic use • f brass . . . section has some polite scored Parting was previously releas'd, as they await fish. By and large Poor has been a source of much con- Dixie (Victor 20-3935.) is u slow ballad treatment of the it is programutic writing without / J J God Bless America troversy . . . among critics,” it I on tunc Miller as always plays with too great attention to over-all I think most of us could prob- ranges through some interesting Artie Shaw d at form. Therefore as an album ably live very happily a year on a light, pretty tone which la a music and a good deal of honking J J i Love Walked In with change of pace from the heavier these comjiositions don’t have the the royalties this record will earn about nothing. 4 J J" Don’t Worry About Me has Hawkins imitations. Mi is a riff framework they should‘ ‘' to* stand Mr. Kostelanetz. It's a 12-incher. Pepper includes the one section free tune, competently played, but of alone. « upitol II 198.) loaded with all the tricks — and where the band swings as a unit, Shaw playing what is essenti Lee- fering nothing interesting musi between White Christmas und God old-fashioned as this may be. Fer ally his great talent: show music, Mor Morlon Gould cally. (Capitol 7-1223.) Bless America, how popular can guson’s solos, while demonstrating doing lead clarinet. His solo on ton’s Big City Blues a standard be? Funny thing—at again his phenomenal range, show H arry h very pretty, though Ms pple Ralph Flanagan Manhattan Moonlight three football games lately, the up equally well his thin, piercing doubling with the singer is a lot Street Scene crowd has stood and taken their tone, his complete lack of taste in more sloppy than it should be. ; J I he Billboard March Band» phrasing could be lighter, J i I’ve Never Been in Love Before Manhattan Serenade hats off when Bless was played. phrasing, the total lack of feeling wirk Nocturne Star Spangled Banner had better in everything he voices. and the recording better balanced Flanagan plays an old march look out—it’s expendable. Regard Clarinetists will be impressed by dedicated to the mag of the rame Park Avenue fantasy Or does the modern expression Album Rating—J J . less of how corny sections of this of neurotic tension demand that Shaw s noodlings at the end of th»- name. His version makes it sound record You may find them oaten- like just another Miller-style riff These six sides date from an disc may be, you have to admire solos be things of mechanical, glia Kostelanetz’s unerring ability to tatiuus. (Decca 27213.) tune. Interesting, too, to note that era of the ’20s. Written as elabo- tening wonder without any emo get his arranger to make scores tion relevance to the context in d on that will be slick, sell, and yet rca hich sonably palatabh musically. It’s As for the iconoclastic use of with 754 «Olii Ava. quite a stunt. (Columbia 7666.) brass, any good symphonic writer VOCAL 1 is of the last 30 years would grin a iller- JAZZ RECORD CORNER New Y»rk IS, N. Y. Macklin Marrow little thinly at this. Outside of the Frank Sinatra been J / Husenkmalier Dances use of matched vibratos, common tches You Do Something to Me . 4 Danse Espagnole to all good jazz units, and voicing Should I? horn I Didn't Know Whet Time It Wes STAN GETZ Routine playing ol lovely Rich over an extended range, there are The Continental !49.) Too Marvelous For Words September In Th« Rain...... ard Strauss music. This is waltz few devices here which have not tattle of tho Saxos East Of The Sun...... U hen lou’re Smiling Hershey Bar ...... Only Have Eyes For You.... music that deserves enthusiastic been employed before. I still main- Loter Stan's Mood Hearing Shearing Album... treatment, not the lackluster ren tain, a piping voice compared It's Only a Paper Moon Yesterdays . Discovery Album ... ditions given here. The DeFalla to the decibel output here, that Lady In Red My Blue Beaten ERROL GARNER Danse fares a little better, though any good music must have some Small Hotel I Mey Be Wrong I It All Depends on lou Long Island Sound This Can't Be Love.. not much. (MGM 30266.) form of linking formal context, 1 for Album Rating—J J J ough Five Brothers .. The Man I Love ... whether written as monads or ton Battleground ... Scatterbrain ...... Gin Linpaertu al rows. Throwing effects in a Sinatra doing light singing with Craxy Chords No Moon ...... verve and life. Actually, however, Diaper Fin . . . Deep Purple .... Frank DeVol score like blobs of paint on a pal Pennies From Heaven. . Margie ------lette, no matter how colorful, does his -tinging is nothing extraordi And tho Angels Swing.... J J" Symphonic Portrait of George Comessin' ... not add up to an effective painting. nary, but leans on the tunes and SONNY STITT Gershwin June Christy’s -mging continues accompaniments for total effect. Our Very Own...... J S J Symphonic Portrait of Jimmy It, in other words, is expert but Tollin' a Chance on Love. McHugh to improve from the -tandpoint of Count Every Star...... BUD POWELL intonation and control, but it is not distinguished singing. Unlik« Ain't Misbehavin' .. everything Happen Tri Me The Gershwin side of thi» LP still contrived too often, with no Sinatra’s previous albums, most of All God s Children I'll Remember April...... had previously been released on feeling of freedom of creative these are at the Amtrican Beauty Fino and Dandy Somebody Loves Me shellac It is a European record Tea Pot ...... Ornithology idea, the wonderful float you get rather than creamy ballad tempo. ing and while far better than Star Dust . . Weil ...... from a Fitzgerald, a Vaughan, a There’s a spot of good trumpet on GENE AMMONt 52nd St. Iheme many of them, is not overly in Lover, but the piano solo ends up Mercury Plena Album Bailey, a Holiday when they are Blu.« Up and Down. teresting in excution or scoring of in complete confusion. (Columbia Back in Your Own Backyard OSCAR PETERSON really on. the seven tunes played. LP CX 6183.) La Via En om Musically speaking, Bob Graet- R Dabut DeVol's arrangements of eight RRS I Wanna Ba lov.c Love» Como Back To Mo tinger’s House of Strings is the By. Bya...... Jimmy McHugh tunes are very Oscar's BIum most interesting section of the al Jo Stafford Can Anyon. Eiplain. 5 o'Clock In Tho Morning well done, in several cases show My Foolish Haart Robbin's Nest ...... superb use oi large orchestra. bum. There art voicing« you have Songs of Faith Goodby...... Little White Ues heard in Shostakovich and Proko- Tunes include: I Can’t Give You Album Rating—I J F.nnias From Haavan Mercury Album fieff, but also there is more conti Hot Springs ...... Anything But Love, I Feel a Song KIP PHILLIPS nuity and sustained musical inter The cold, pure austerity of Miss WARDELL GRAY Blue Room ...... Coming On, Don’t Blame Me, Let’s est than there is in any of the Stafford’s tone which was always * Sinnar Kissad An Ang«' Lover Coma Back To Ma Get Lost, Lost in a Fog, You’re a handicap in her pop singing Blua G>«y (Blu. Moon) Flip's Boogie ...... a Sweetheart, Cuban Love Song, other scores, save that of SwMt Lorrain. By Tho Loo River Pepper. (Capitol should give her voice u quality a Easy Living ...... Mercury Album and Pm tn the Mood for Love. great many people will find im Th. Ch.s...... Perdido ...... ((apitol 1*251.) Th. Great Lm...... pressive in the singing of hymns. LESTER YOUNG It is still to m> largely a boring JAMIS MOODY Up N' Adem...... Max Steiner I m In Th« Mood For Love 10-74 Just Cooling ... DANCE delivery musically—bur many peo Good Beit ...... n Too Marvelous For Words George Tzipine ple will find these sides quietly Leiter Leepl In...... Meicury 12" Album .. 151 charming. (Capitol II 9014.) Workshop ...... 0. B Blues ! J Music from Now Voyager Tommy Dorse* Jui» Moody ...... Jumpin' With Symphony Sid Since Yuu Went Away Craty Over JZ. J So Long, Sally Herb Jeffrie* ZOOT SIMS Pound Caka...... The Informer Dancing In The Derk.... Tail War Dance J. Familiar Themes from , IJ You’re Not in My Arms Tonight J J J Manon The Scene li Clean...... Miss Thing ...... Tschaikovsky Sally is nn extremely dull dance I J Wanderlust Leavin' Town Laster Leaps In...... side who *eldon> CHARLIE PARKER Shoe Shine Swing Max Steiner, one of Hollywood's Lush baritoning by Jeffriu and Strings Album .. Jumpin' At Woodside best known scoring names, is rep make» one. Tonight isn’t too much a good vocal record, too, even if (Decca 27210.) Savoy Album SARAH VAUGHN resented here with three of his better. he does sound a trifle nasal at Blue Bird ...... I Love The Guy prize-winning scores. As music de times- Wanderlust starts with Jef Charlie's Wlo . Just Friends Buddy Morrow Bird of Paradiso...... Perdido ...... void of film, they do not stand up. fries’ trademarked Basin Street Congo Blues ...... Don't Worry Bout Me This may or may not be a favor J J J Our Song of Love cries, goes on t? a straight ballad Little Willie leaps Tenderly ...... ■...... able commentary on their use as S J J I Can’t Give You Anything treatment of Borodin’s ' t eppe a in Halt Nelson . I Can's Get Started film music, but they certainly are Rut Love Ko Ko ...... bed'- eted To You Central A ria, the main theme. Billie's Bounce Our Very Own . not great composing credits for J i iutumn Leaves (Columbia 38987.) A Nite in Carnegie Hell (} rec The Man I Love...... Mr. Steiner. . J Strangers ords Pits > 2 3, 4, S I) ee. Columbia Album The Tschaikovsky include» Morrow’s band playing well-dis- Sarah Vaughan WOODY HERMAN MISC NEW SOUNDS Sonny Speeks ...... Al Cohn: Infinity...... j.....= $0.71 J J Perdido Music To Dame To Al Cohn: Groovin’...... 71 J J Whippa Whippa Woo Starlight Souvenirs Sonny Criu: Tornado...... 71 Early Autumn...... Milos Davis: Vonus Do Milo.. 1.05 WOULD YOU Two disappointing sides by a More Moon ...... TO BL ABLE TO WRITE ALL YOUB FOR A COMPLETI COURSE ON AN Arno Domnorus: Cool Boy...... 71 HANGING girl who u-.ually never disap Not Really The Blues Bonny Groen: Blues Is Groon.. .. .71 OWN ARRANGEMENT« WITHOUT points. Perdido doesn’t «wing, has Four Brothers ...... EVEN USING A PIANO TO HAVE A SOUND KNOWLEDGE Chubby Jackson: Flying The Coop .71 OF CHORD progression. little of Sarah’s usual freshness, STAN KENTON Krall-Caln: Afro-Disia ...... 71 TO KNOW THE 4-PART HARMONY TO BE ABLft ro transpose ant Loo Konitx: Palo Alto.,.. .71 OI' 1VERY CHORD OF MUSIC FOR indeed gets inC. banal rifling at Lao Konitx: Rebecca...... 71 ALL lb lib A C INSTRUMENTS AT points. (Columbia 394001.) Lav» Far Sala Howard McGhee: Lo-Flome...... 71 THE SAME TIME. QUESTION Of HARMONY _ taj, Ga Dodo Mar morose: Why Wes I Kay Starr Blues In E-H Born ...... 71 THE LIGHTNING ARRANGER linov.'ium Alburr T. Monk: Monk’s Mood ... .71 Is the only mueieal deviee fas tho world that will DO ALL THIS! J 4 J Nobody's Sweetheart Kenton Presents Album Brow Moore: Gold Rush...... 71 •SOO Worth of Musical Knowledge—end You Can Carry It la Your Vent Pocket Herbie Steward:* Medicine Man . .71 DON’T DELAY to got our Now Method . Honeymoon JAZZ AT PHILHARMONIC H. Steward: Tain’t No Use 71 Inquire at your local nsuale dealer or send only Bl.OO now to Thr strident-voiced Miss Starr, Vol I to 12, .... $3 « R. Svennson: On the Alamo..«...... 71 who with a little stage help eoula Jan $c.m Album ...... 25.00 Tristano: Intuition ...... 1.05 GEORGE SHEARING Tristano: Progression ...... 71 Lightning Arranger Co. murder Ethel Merman at her awn Jumpin' with Symphony Sid...... $0.77 Tommy Turk: Two By Four.. .71 IMS Alloa Street calling, does an ild two-beat fave When Your Lover Het Gone...... 77 Ventura: Tea For Two...... 71 Alloafowa. Fa. in loud and handy fashion. (Capi tol 1194.) SAVE SNIFFING CHARGES Order I5.M worth -t record! ana send cnect or money order end wa pay postage We alio »hip C.O D. If you tend paymanl with yo-r order end It it unde» $5.00 add J5c for poitaga Minimum order J record! No C.O.D. to lervicemen SEND FOR FRRR CATALOG A poitcord brmgi you • complete Urt d oil tht above record! phu many othori ■ PEDLER Wo hove everything In bop, bluet p>mp roluuei, LF'i end 45'«. b-g beedi, end vocali Jut ardor them and yeti'll get 'em—4ut. lefo. Inwrod. TECHNICAL FEATURES-NEWS Chicago, December 1, 1950 Record Mag Sets THE MUSICAL DRUMMER 2nd Band Contest Things To Come New York- second annual By LOUIE BELLSON jazz band contest has been an Thes«* arr recently-cut records and thrir personnel». nounced by the disc collectors’ Though not all jazz aides, many may hr of interest to Down Chicago—This m the last in our series of articles on the journal, Tht Record Changer. To finger system of drumming. I will let you know when my be judged by such notablet us Beat readers because of Mime of the »idemen in the groups. booklet on this system will be published, and * dl also be glad George Avakian, Bucklin Moon, Do not ask your dealer for them until you see by the Beal record review section that they arc to answer any questions you have, either through this column Charles Edward Smith, Marshall (Johnny Windhurst, trumpet solo); Croce Stearns, and Bill Grauer, the con available. and Beauty, and Baggin* the Scale (Ralph Sutton piano solos on last two). train starting out, reaching u glid test offers recording dates and na ANITA O'DAY with JACK PLEIS’ OR help build control and flexibility, ing speed, then slowing to a stop. tional distribution of the records CHESTRA (London, 10/26/50). Trumpets JERRY LESTER and BAND (Coral, —Doc Severinson. Jack Hansen, and Charlie 10/3/50). Steve Lipkins and Mickey Bloom, and al»«> some tip« on u^ing two by winning bands on the Record Playing Time Changer label. Shavers; trombones — Will Bradley and trumpets; Cutty Cutshall, trombone; Pete bora drum»- The entire playing time should Cutty Cutshall; saxes ■ Hymie Schertser and Pumiglio, alto and clarinet; Stanley Webb, If you’ve been p< act icing the be not less than thret minutes— Last year, 21 bands entered the tenor; Jack Leaberg, baas; Billy Rowland, finger system, you will no doubt contest and several members of the piano; Bunny Shawker, drums, and Milt 1*4 minutes to close the ihjthm, winning bands have found jobs DeLugg, conductor and accordion. have experienced a few difficulties, and the same to open it agair. As Orange Colored Sky and an untitled such as: the thumb pressing you flay, observe the hands. Make in leading two-beat outfits. Only against the first finger of the left sure the thumb is placed properly qualification for contestants is that hand; both the left and eight the units shall not have recorded HOLMES* ORCHESTRA (MGM, 10/13/50). and the fingers are moving. Then, before. LEROY HOLMES' ORCHESTRA (MGM, Trumpets Charlie Margulies, Jack Hansen, sticks sliding down toward the with both bands, play the single 10/25/50). Trumpets—Doc Severinson, Art and Johnny Owens; trombones 'Bill Rank butt end; fingers not working to tap roll (R-L-R-L. etc.). Now play Depew, and Charlie Shavers; trombones— and BiUy Rauch; saxes Hymie Schertser gether with the bounce of the Ex. I, II, and III And if you like to work on com Will Bradley, George Arus, and Phil Giardi and Eddie Powell, altos; Babe Freak and stick, and not enough relaxation na; saves Hymie Schertser and Al Klink, Nat Brown, tenors; rhythm In Ex. I play the rhythm softly plicated rhythms, spend the week Vaughan, piano; Sandy Block, and concentration. and use the fingers Try to see end on Ex. V. This particular tenors; Sol Schlinger, baritone; rhythm Johnny Blowers, drums. Teddy Wilson, piano; Bob Carter, bass; Widdlr o/ mddlet Waybat 4 Kollin’ Study Carefully how relaxed and softly you can rhythm may bi played in different Carman Mastren, guitar, and Bussy Drootin, Heart, and Funny Foolin’. play. tempos. The rhythm was written They may be overcome if you'll In Ex. II apply squeeze and re originally as a legitimate figure, SONNY STITT'S BAND (Prestige, 10/9- go over the first four articles again 30)< Billy Massey, trumpet; Matthew Gee, lease because of the accents. In but is adaptable to swing drum trombone; Sonny Stitt, tenor; Gene Am very carefully. Practice them very this case, use two wrist movements ming. It may be used as a fill-in mons, baritone; Junior Mann, piano; Gene slowly to be sure all the minor dif for the LL and RR accents. Nor beat (two measures only) or as a Wright, bass, and Wesley Wright, drums. ficulties are observed and that the mally, one wrist motion would be solo (four measures and repeated ORCHESTRA < Decca, 10/26/50). Red Solo Our Very Own; To Think You’ve Cho ten feeling of progressing in the right mon, trumpet । Hymie Sehertser, BUI Hol Mo; After You’ve Cone, and S’H'ondorful. correct, but both beats are accent if necessary). Add bass drum if comb, and Art Drellinger, woodwinds; Ev AL HIBBLER and the EXLINGTONIANS manner is evident. erett Barksdale, guitar। Billy Kyle, piano; ed here. desired. (Mercer, 9/21/50). Red Rodney, trumpet; Sandy Block, bass, and Johnny Blowers, Plas single taps with the left In Ex. Ill we use the attack and Johnny Hodges, alto; Harry Carney, hart- hand only. Start .»ut very slowly bounce. Make the first beat of the son, 1713 Sth Avenue, Moline, Ill. They and gradually increase the t» mpo will be forwarded. Enclose self-ad dressed, horn, piano i Wendell Marshall, bass, and double Rs and Ls. or triple Rs •tamped envelope for personal reply.) Max Roach, drums. to a comfortable technique, then and Ls, a good attack, then pounce IP hite Ch riat met and Nobody Know» tho slow up again, using the same the remainder. GORDON JENKINS' ORCHESTRA FEA amount of time to get back to the TURING EDDIE MILLER (Decca, 9/6/50 in TOMMY DORSEY'S ORCHESTRA (Deeea, Fill-In Rhythm< starting point Keep informed on the mu»ic Hollywood). Trumpet* -Conrad Cono, 10/19/50). Trumpets—Doc Severinson, Art Johnny Best, and Ray Linn; trombones— This is knewr as the open Now try out the four fill-in busineM* by reading Down Beat. It's Depew, Johnny Amorosa, and Charlie Sha Tommy Pederson, and vers; trombones — Nick Dimaio, George (slow), closed (fast), and open rhythm exercises in Ex. IV. You intereating, informative, and prof* Jim Priddy i i —Wilbur Sehwartx and Arus, and Tommy Dorsey; tsaxes - -Hymie Bai positions. It gives the effect of a may add bass drum if desired ¡table. Matty Matlock, Schertser and Manny Gershman, altos; Babe Jacob, tenors rhythm- -Stan Wrightsman, piano; Al Hen drickson, guitar; Phil Stevens, bass, and Fos Nick Fatool, drums. In a Sentimental Mood; Solitude; I Let Foti EX. I a Song Co Out of My Heart, and Sophisti- PLAY WITHOUT BASS DRUM FIRST rated Lady. Moderate Tempo Gari BAND (King, 10/28/50). Louis Muccia and Miekey Bloom, trumpets; Leo Ballan 1*11 Have to Dream the Beat; dyke, alto; Bunny Bardach, tenor; Milt Everything Happen» to Me ( vocals by Dick DeLugg, aeeordion; Bunny Shawker, drums; Haymes) ; I’ll Know (voeal by Johnny Gra] Amorosa and the Sadsfiers), and It*» a Al Casimenti, guitar; Stan Freeman, piano; Grie Arnold Fishkin, bass, and Terry Shand, Lovely Dey Today (vocal by Frances Irvin). (Deeca, 10/26/50). Same personnel as above, except Johnny Russin, piano, for Han Johnny Guarnieri. You and the Night and the Mu»ic; Danc ing in the Dark, and Lullaby of Broadway ER'S SEPTET (Columbia, 4/50). Alee Fila, (Frances Irvin vocal). trumpet; Herb Winfield Jr., trombone; Sal Moderate Tempo EX.n Pace, clarinet; Bob Chester, tenor; Nat Ray, drums. Gene DiNovi, piano; Johnny Hay< Chance, bass, and Una Mae Carlisle, vocals. Heel Herl 9 9» ■ ï3aÉ JACKS AND A JILL with JIMMY ALAN DALE with NORM LEYDEN’S OR BAND (Adam, 10/9/50). Trumpets CHESTRA (Columbia, 10/1/50). Trumpets Hern —Ziggy Sehata, John Wilson, and Joe —Chris Griffin, Red Solomon, and Jimmy DePaul i trombones “■ Al Lorraine, Danny Maxwell; trombones -Billy Rauch and Jack Hudl Repole, and Jimmy Nepper; French horn Satterfield; saxee—Hymie Schertser and John Shults; reeds—Aaron Sachs; rhythm —Dave Williams, drums; George Sirois, bass; Jimmy Raney, guitar, and Nick Ma baritone; rhythm—Joe Bushkin, piano; Fast Tempo ex.in rano, piano. Frank Carroll, base; Mundell Lowe, guitar, Oh, B'hat a Fooling; Love Mo Or Leeve and Terry Snyder, drums. Mo; Ploeae Be Kind, and Plea»e Be Mine. Rainbow Girl and LoP» Do It Again. Same date, same personnel, but with BUDDY MORROW'S ORCHESTRA (Vlr- Tony Bennett vocals: One Lio and Don’t Kern tor, 10/18/50). Trumpets—Billy Butter Cry Baby. King field, Andy Ferretti, and Shorty Solomson; trombone« ’Buddy Morrow, Phil Giardina, THE IUVEMS .ml R4ND (Columbia. Bob Alexander, and Johnny D'Agostino; (10/19/50). Peanut« Hucko, clarinet; Dan Krup ny Perri, guitar; Bob Carter, baa«; Terry man, altos; Al Klink and Hank Ross, ten Gibb% vibes, and Terry Snyder, drama. ors; Stanley Webb, baritone; rhythm- Don’t Look Now. Bernie Leighton, piano; Terry Snyder, Lane, drums; Bob Hafter, bass, and Tony Mot STUART FOSTER and BAND (PAB, 10/ LaSa tola, guitar. Arrangers Hugo Winterhalter 19/50). Violin»—Lou Stone, Toseha Sami- Lawn and Sid Cooper. roff, Leon Rudin, and Irving Becker; vio I Con’t Give You Anything But Love; la»—Ray Sabinsky and Moe Hel fand; cellos Autamn Leave»; Stronger», and Ich Liebe —Morrie Stansig and Nat Stuck; reeds— Vic Harri» and Walter Lewi»; French horn —Waldemar Bhoays; rhythm Bob Curt!«, EDDIE CONDON’S BAND (Dacca, piano; Eddie Safranski, bass; Janet Put 10/2/50). Yank Lawson, trumpet; Cutty nam, harp; Allen Hanlon, guitar, and Dick Cutshall, trombone; Edmond Hail, clarinet; Freitas, conductor and composer. Bussy Drootin, drums; Gene Schroeder, If it isn’t Forever and Querida (Darling). Clot piano, and Bill Goodall, bass. Same date, same per*onnelt but with Guai Everybody Love» My Baby (Cutty Cut Elise Rhode», vocal». shall, vocal) ; 100 Years From Today Tiny Cowboy and Pagliaeco. Unbri SO Why weH Uka a bursa? Got tha naw Danalacfro triplo-mlcro phono piano pickup (pot. ponding). Toko if with you wharavar you ploy. Slip It Into phna insida any piano In 10 seconds. Warks thru any FjA. system or musical Instru ment amplifier. For tho best results wo recommend a Danelectra amplifier with built In vibrato. Improves tone enormously, tscolient for homo use, os well « Ulf pride &9M Red Bonk. N. J. Chicago. December 1, 1950 BAND ROUTES —NEWS DOWN BEAT Sandler. Harold (Ritz-Carlton) NYC, h Angelo. Lee (On Tour) McC Shavers, Charlie (Colonial) Toronto, 11/20- Anthony, Ray (On Tour) GAC 12/10. nc Shaw. Milt (St. Regis) NYC, h Back. Will (Martinique) Chicago, 11/17- Shearing, George (Regal) Chicago, 11/17- 12/14, r 23, t; (Harlem) Philadelphia, 12/25-31» Bankley, Stan (Legion) ------Montreal nc Banks, Billy (Diamond Horseshoe) NYC. Singleton. Zutty (Club 47) L.A., nc nc Skylighters (New Palm Garden) Still Val Bardo, Bill (Mayo) Tulsa, Okla., h ley. N.J., nc Basil, Louis (Chicago) Chicago, t Spanier. Muggsy (Tiffany) L.A., Out 12/8, nc Bell, Curt (Sagamore) Lake George, Sparr, Paul (Drake) Chicago, h EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS: b—ballroom; h—hotel; nc—night club; cl—cocktail lounge; r—restaurant; t—theater; cc—country dub; rh— Beneke, Tex (Palladium) L.A., 12/19-1/21, roadhouse; pc—private club. NYC—New York City; Hwd.—Hollywood; L.A.—Los Angeles; ABC—Associated Booking Corp: (Joe Glaser), b 745 Fifth Avenue, NYC; AP—AI Is brook-Pumphrey, Richmond, Va.; BS—Billy Shaw. 1250 Stith Ave., NYC; GAC—General Artiste Corp., RKO Thal, Pierson «Biltmore! Dayton, O., Out Lalph Bishop, Billy (Cleveland) Cleveland, h Bldg., NYC; J KA—Jack Kurtxe Agency. 214 N. Canon Dr., Beverly Hills. Calif.: McC—McConkey Music Corp., 8S3 Seventh Ave., NYC; MCA 12/2, h Bothie, Russ (Lions-Milford) Chicago, b -Music Corp, of America. 74S Hfth Ave.. NYC; MG—Moe Gale. 46 West 48th St., NYC; RMA—Reg Marshall Agency. U7I Sunset Blvd.. Thomas, Joe (Harlem) Philadelphia, 11/20- Brandon, Henry (Blackhawk) Chicago, r Hwd.; SAC—Shaw Artists vorp., 1250 Sixth Ave., NYC; UA—Universal Attractions, 347 Madison Ave.. NYC; WA—Willard Alexander, 30 26, nc Burkhart. Jay (Regal) Chicago, t Rockefeller Plata. NYC; WMA—William Morris Agency, RKO Bldg., NYC. Three Sweets (Atto’s) Latham. N.Y., ne Busse, Henry (Royal Steak House) Jack- Tinker Trio (Levitt's) Anderson, Ind., cl son, Miss., 11/20-26, r Top Hats (Gussie’s Kentucky) Chicago, ne »ebb, Lester, Dave (Latin Quarter) Boston, nc Williams, Keith (Deauville Beach Club) Hawkins. Coleman (Harlem) Philadelphia, True, Bobby (Curtain Call) nc Levant, Phil (Paradise) Chicago, b 12/4-10, nc Tunemixers (Theatre) Oakland, Calif., ne Carlyle, Rush (Rice) Houston, Out 11/30, LeWinter, Dave (Ambassador) Chicago, h Williams, Ossie (Kingsway) Toronto, b Henderson, Horace (Grove Circle) Chica Lewis, Sabby (Wally’s Paradise) Boston, Young, Carlton (Desert Inn) Las Vegas, go. cl Carlyn, Tommy (Schroeder) Milwaukee, nc Henderson Trio. Ken (Glass Rail) Brad Venuti, Joe (Zebra) L.A., nc Out 11/19. h Lombardo, Guy (Roosevelt) NYC, h ley. III., Out 1/7, cl Vera, Joe (Bellerive) Kansas City, h Chester. Bob (Roseland) NYC, b Lombardo, Victor (Baker) Dallas, 11/17- Herman. Lenny (Warwick) NYC, h Verbout, Bill (South Shore Terrace) Mer- ROY Conn, Irving (Savoy-Plaza) NYC, h 12/14, h Herrington, Bob (Sheraton Bon Air) Au- /SO). Cugat, Xavier (Chase) St. Louis, 12/3-21, gusta, Ga.. Out 4/15. h Vesely, Ted (Beverly Cavern) L.A., nc Catalina Island, Masters, Vick (Green's Crystal Terrace) Combos Herth. Milt (Catalina) Duluth, Minn., nc Calif., nc Wagner, Matt (Casino Moderne) Chicago, Davidson. Trump (Palace Pier) Toronto, Heywood, Eddie (Oasis) Hwd., 11/17-30. Matthey, Nicolas (Plaza) NYC, h nc McCoy, Clyde (Muehlebach) Kansas City, Agnew, Charlie (LaSalle) Chicago, h Hodes, Art (Rupneck’s) Chicago, r Walters, Joan (Green(kirwn min/Mill) Chicago,vihibmu, cl De Vol, Frank (Palladium) Out Out 12/12, h Airlane Trio (Dixie) NYC. Out 6/23/51, h Waples, Buddy (Congress) Chicago, h 12/1^ b Hunt, Pee Wee ( Deshler-Wallick) Colum McGrane, Don (Schroeder) Milwaukee, Out Aladdin. Johnny, (Bismarck) Chicago, h bus, O., Out 12/3, h Warner Trio, Don (Village Barn) NYC, Donahue, Al (On Tour) MCA Alonso’s Tropicaires, Lisa (Blue Mirror) nc Drake, Charles (Oaks) Winona, Minn., McIntyre, Hal (On Tour) GAC Warren, Chet (Club 802) Brooklyn, N.Y., nc; (Claridge) Memphis, 12/15-1/4, h Baltimore, nc Mcjx>an, Jack (Hilton Manor) San Diego, Alvin, Danny (Normandy) Chicago, r James, Georgie (Diamond Horseshoe) nc 10/9- Dumont, Oscar (Sunset Beach) Almones- Ames Brothers (Casino) Toronto, 11/24- Warren, Ernie (Little Club) NYC, nc sen, N.J., b NYC. nc Melba, Stanley (Pierre) NYC, h 30. t Jasen Trio, Stan ( Eddie’s ) San Diego, West, Bob (Gertner’s) Elyria, O„ nc Millar, Bob (Flamingo) Las Vegas, h Arch.y, Jimmy (Jimmy Ryan’s) NYC, nc Out 11/23, nc; (Saddle & Sirloin) Bak White. Bob (Esquire) Dayton. O., cl Ellington, Duke (Chicago) Chicago, In Monroe, Vaughn (Click) Philadelphia, Armstrong, Louis (Standish Hall) Hull, ersfield. Calif.. 11/24-12/17, nc; (Allen’s) Wiggins, Eddie (Sky Club) Chicago, nc 12/8, t 11/30-12/6, nc Queltec. Out 11/26, h: (Flamingo) Las Spokane. Wash.. 12/21-1/17, nc Wildcats Trio (Mayfair) Cleveland, nc Ellyn, Jimmy (McCurdy) Evansville, Ind., Mooney, Art (Casa Loma) St. Louis, Out Vegas. 11/30-12/1.3, h; (Oasis) Hwd., Jennings Trio, Jack (Melody) Union City, Williams, Clarence (Village Vanguard) lorfui. Out 1/2, h 11/19, b NYC, nc N.J., nc Wink Trio, Bill (Nocturne) NYC, nc MIANS Englund. Ernie (26 Club) Atlanta, Ga., In Morgan, Russ (Biltmore) L.A., h Arnold, Arne (S‘«tler) C’eveland, h Johnson, Chick (Delmar) Sault Ste. Marie, mpeti 11/20, nc Morris, Skeets (John Marshall) Richmond, Averre. Dick (Sheraton-Gibson) Cincin Mich., cl Wood Trio, Mary (Music Box) Palm Va., Out 12/31, h nati, h Jordan, Louis (Riviera) St. Louis, 11/25- Beach, Fla., Out 5/31, nc Stray Featherstone, Jimmy (Oh Henry) Chicago, N 12/1, nc Out 11/26, b; (Casa Loma) St. Louis, Nagel, Harold (Biltmore) NYC, h Bal-Blue Three (Balboa) Empire, Ore., nc Yaged Trio, Sol (Three Deuces) NYC, nc 12/5-11, b Bane. John (Decatur) Decatur, III., cl Keeler, Ford (Melody Mill) Wichita Falls. York, Frank (Sherman) Chicago, h Niosi, Bert (Columbus) Toronto, b Texas, nc o ths Fergusorr Danny (St. Anthony) San An Noble, Leighton (Stevens) Chicago, h Barnhart Trio, Jackson (Star Wonder) Young Trio, Johnny (New Apex) Chi tonio, Texas, Out 12/17, h Cleveland, nc Kennedy, Ken (Sundown) Phoenix, nc cago, nc Fields, Shep (Peabody) Memphis, Out Basie, Count (Brass Rail) Chicago, In Young, Lee (Oasis) Hwd., nc 11/19, h; (Statler) Buffalo, 11/28-12/11, O’Neal, Eddie (Palmer House) Chicago, h 12/5, cl h: (Boulevard) Rego Park, N.Y., 12/12- Orchard, Frank I Village Nut) NYC. nc Basin St. 6 (Lenfant’s) New Orleans, nc Lane, Johnny <1111 Club) Chicago, cl b Sha- 18, nc Osborne, Will (Texas) Ft. Worth, h Bonano. Sharkey (Palmer House) Chicago, Lane, Ralph (Pierre) NYC, h Soo rue Fio Rito» Ted (Ambassador) L.A., h Overend, Al (Skyline) Billings, Mont., nc In 12/28, h Latinaires (Mocambo) Hwd., nc Hymi« Flanagan, Ralph (Circle) Indianapolis, Bos Trio. Les (Mural) Aurora, Ill., Out Laylan, Rollo (Poinciana) Miami, h Singles I Babe 12/5-11, t; (Click) Philadelphia, 1/1-7, 12/10, cl Liggins, Joe (Harlem) Philadelphia, 11/27- i| Sol nc; (Palladium) L.A., 1/23-2/26, b Palmer, Jimmy (Melody Mill) Chicago, Bradshaw. Tiny (Celebrity) Providence, 12/8, nc Foster, Chuck (Statler) Buffalo, Out 11/26, Out 11/23, b R.I., 11/19-25, nc M Armstrong, Lil (Nob Hill) Chicago, d I Sam h; (Oh Henry) Chicago, 11/29-2/14, b Pastor, Tony (Boulevard) Rego Park, Brant, Ira (Park Plaza) St» Louis, h August, Jan (Beverly Hills) Newport, *, and Malneck, Matty (Ciro’s) L.A., nc Ky.. 11/17-30, nc Fotine, Larry (Aragon) Chicago, 11/28- N.Y., 12/12-18, nc Brown, Abliey (Charley Foy’s) L.A.. nc Marsala, Joe (Somerset) NYC, h 12/24, b Pearl, Ray (Music Box) Omaha. Out Brown. Hillard (Hollywood) Rochester. Austin, Gene (Monteleone) New Orleans, (Schroeder) Milwaukee, 11/21- Mary Ellen Quartet (Town) Toronto, Out In 11/29, h 11/21, b; Minn., Out 12/2, cl 12/9, nc 12/17. h; (Melody Mill) Chicago, In Buckwaiter Quartet, Betty (President) Bailey. Pearl ( Latin Quarter) Boston. Garber. Jan (Melody Mill) Chicago, 11/22- 12/20, b McCarthy, Fran (Duncan’s) Ft. Walton, 11/19-25, nc 12/19. b Kansas City, h Fla., r Petti, Emil (Versailles) NYC, nc Bushkin, Joe (Cafe Society) NYC, nc Barton, Eileen (Capitol) NYC. In H/N, t Golly, Cecil (Nicollet) Minneapolis, h McCauley Trio, Pat (Carnival) Pittsburgh, Brown, Louise (Airliner) Chicago, nc Gonzales, Aaron (Olympic) Seattle, h Phillips, Teddy (Syracuse) Syracuse, N.Y., Byrn, Johnny ( Commando ) Henderson, nc y Dick Out 11/25, h; (Vogue Terrace) Mc Ky., nc Christy, «June (Casbah) Salt Lake City. lohnny Gray, Jerry (Meadowbrook) Cedar Grove, Keesport. Pa., 12/4-9, nc McCune. Bill (Neil House) Columbus, O., 11/28-12/11. nc N.J., Out 11/28. rh Pieper, Leo (Trocadero) Evansville, Ind., C Out 12/6. h Collins, Jack (Danny’s) Cincinnati, el Irvin). Grier, Jimmy (Paris Inn) L.A., nc Camden, Eddie (Radisson) Minneapolis, h Meadowlarks (Wisconsin) Milwaukee, h Contino, Dick (Paramount) NYC. t 12/1-21, nc; (Tulsa) Tulsa, Okla., Melis, Jose (Book-Cadiliar) Detroit, h H 1/25-31, cc Carlton, Jerry (Theater) Logansport, Ind., Cornel). Don (Ambassador) L.A.. In 11/28, Pringle, Gene (Mayflower) Akron, h cl Melo-Jesters (Triangle) Richmond Hill, h Hampton. Lionel (Paradise) Detroit, 11/17- Catizone Trio, Billy (Roosevelt) Pitts 23. t; (Click) Philadelphia, 11/27-12/10, Dennis, Clark (Statler) Washington, D.C., burgh, h Miles, Wilma (Green Frog) Lake Charles, Out 12/9, h nc Cavaliers (Recreation Center) Saginaw, I a.. r Harris, Ken (Peabody) Memphis, 11/20- Ragon, Don (Grove) Orange, Texas, In Duncan, Hank (Nick's) NYC, nc 11/17, nc Mich. Miller. Max (Blue Note) Chicago, Out Eckstine, Billy (Fairmont) San Francis 25. h; (Schroeder) Milwaukee, 12/5-24, Rank, George (Lake Club) Springfield, 111., Chittison Trio, Herman (Blue Angel) 11/23, nc co, 11/14-12/4, h; (Orpheum) L.A., NYC. nc Mills Brothers (Boulevard) Rego Park, 12/25-31, t Harrison, Cass (Willows) Wichita, cc N.Y.. In 11/17, nc Hayes, Sherman (Oriental) Chicago, t Reed, Tommy (Aragon) Chicago, Out Cole Trio, King (Leow’s Uptown) Toronto, Edwards, Harry (Bea’s Bowery) Rock eight- 11/26, b Out 11/19, t Mole. Miff (Bee Hive) Chicago, nc Island, III., cl Hecksher, Ernie (Fairmont) San Fran Morgan Trio, Loumel (Continental) Mon cisco, h Reid. Don (Balinese) Galveston, Out Coleman, Oliver (Jimmie’s Palm Garden) Fitzgerald, Ella (Birdland) NYC, 12/15- Herbeck, Ray (On Tour) McC 12/14, nc; (Peabody) Memphis, 12/18- Chicago, nc treal. nc 1/4, nc Herbert. Ted (King Philip) Wrentham, 31, h; (Rice) Houston, In 1/26, h Collins, Herbie (Blackstone) Chicago, h Morgan, Sonny (Lotus) Birmingham, Ala., Frye, Don (Jimmy Ryan’s) NYC, nc Reynolds. Howard (Palumbo's) Philadel- Conley Trio, Tommy (Stage) Chicago, cl Greco, Buddy (Hi-Note) Chicago, ne rs or- Mass., b Copycats Quartet (Court) Canton. O., nc Munro, Ha) (Isbell’s) Chicago, cl rumpot* Herman, Woody (Vogue Terrace) Pitts- phia, r Haines, Connie (Roosevelt) New Orleans, burgh, 11/20-26, nc Ribble, Ben (Statler) Detroit, h Cosmopolitans (Old Hickory) Chicago, cl Murphy, Turk (Golden Slipper) Las Ve hn (Palmer House) Chicago, In 12/28, h Jimmy ”Robbins. • • • ”Ray (New Yorker) NYC, Out gas, nc Handy, W. C. ( Diamond Horseshoe) NYC, Hudkins, Dave (Aragon) L.A., b D Musso, Vido (York) L.A.» nc 1/2, h Dally, Pete (Royal Room) Hwd., nc nc Ruhl, Warney (Jefferson) St. Louis.- In DeCar), George (Airliner) Chicago, nc N Hunter, Lurlean (New Apex) Chicago, nc James, Harry (On Tour) MCA 11/17, h Dee, Johnny (Union) Sherbrooke» Canada, Hutton, June (Copacabana) NYC, nc Jerome, Henry (Edison) NYC, h Ryan, Tommy (Arcadia) NYC, Out 12/5, Napoleon, Phil (Rendezvous) Philadelphia. Kay, Beatrice (Flamingo) Las Vegas, Out Out 11/25, b 11/20-26, nc; (Deshler-Wallick) Colum Jurgens, Dick (Claremont) Berkeley, Dell Trio (Piccadilly) NYC, h 11/21, h Calif., Out 12/3, h; (Aragon) Chicago, bus. O. 12/4-31. h Knight, Evelyn (Shamrock) Houston, Out S Deutsch, Emery (Ritz-Carlton) NYC, h Nichols, Red (Sardi’s) L.A., nc 12/25-8/4, b Sanders, Joe (On Tour) McC Diaz, Horace (St. Regis) NYC, h 11/27, h X Norvo Trio, Red (Ciro’s) San Francisco, Lee, Peggy (Waldorf-Astoria) NYC, Out with Saunders, Red (DeLisa) Chicago, nc DiPardo. Tony (Pere Marquette) Peoria, 12/27-2/6, nc ri Don't Kerns, Jack (Elmo) Billings, Mont., nc Shaffer, Freddie (Peabody) Memphis, III., Out 11/29. h 11/29, h King, Wayne (Edgewater Beach) Chicago, 12/11-16, h Dixon, George (Blue Heaven) Chicago, nc O Lutcher, Nellie (Harlem) Philadelphia, Out 11/21, h Sissle, Noble (Diamond Horseshoe) NYC, Dodd Four, Jimmie (Golden) Reno, h O’Brien & Evans (Warren) Ashtabula, O., 12/4-10, nc »lumbla. Krcik, Jerry (Casino) Endicott, N.Y., nc nc Downs Trio. Evelyn (Park Terrace) Manners, Jayne (Brown) Louisville, 12/1- Krupa, Gene (On Tour) MCA; (Blue Smith, Harle (President) Kansas City, h Brooklyn, Out 1/2, r Oliver, Eddie (Mocambo) Hwd., nc Note) Chicago, 2/2-15, no Stern, Hal (Beverly Hills) L.A., h Orioles (Harlem) Philadelphia, 11/27- Mercer, Mabel (Byline) NYC, nc Miles, Denny (Merryland) Washington. Stevens, Roy (Roseland) NYC, In 11/29, Eadie & Rack (Blue Angel) NYC, nc 12/3. nc b Ory, Kid (Lyman’s) L.A., r D.C., nc Lane. Buddy (Bill Green's) Pittsburgh, nc Ensign Quartet, Lenny (Skyway) Cleve Miranda, Carmen (Chicago) Chicago, Stier, Jimmy (Valencia Gardens) Ft. land, nc Osburn, Ozzie (Graemere) Chicago, h AB, 10/ LaSalle, Dick (Plaza) NYC, h Wayne, Ind., b Otis. Hal (Hickory House) NYC, 11/28- 11/24-30, t m Sami- Lawrence, Elliot (Blue Note) Chicago, Erwin, Pee Wee (Nick’s) NYC, nc Peabody, Eddie (Bismarck) Chicago, b Strong, Benny (Trianon) Chicago, Out Esposito, Nick (Fack’s) San Francisco, cl 12/11, r 12/22-1/4, nc 12/24, b Phelan, Margaret (Copley-Plaza) Boston, ll cello* Stuart. Nick (Last Frontier) Las Vegas, h In 11/29. h Palmer, Jack (Iceland) NYC, r Piaf, Edith (Versailles) NYC, nc Sullivan, John (Congo Jungle) Houston, Fay’s Krazy Kats, Rick (Stork) Bakers Paris Trio, Norman (Ruban Bleu) NYC, Exclailv» Phot Ml Texas, nc Raine, Lorry (Copa) Pittsburgh, Out field, Calif., nc » nc 11/26, nc BANDS IN ACTION Felice, Ernie (Sarnez) L.A., nc Parks Trio, Tommy (Riverside) Casper. Robinson, Sugar Chile (Casino) Toronto, ind Dick Terry. Dan (Chase) St, Louis, Out 11/80, Fields. Herbie (Apollo) NYC. 11/16-22, Wyo., Out 1/1. nc Action picture« of nil namo loadors» t; (Silhouette) Chicago. 12/22-1/11, nc Out 11/22, t musician», voealiata. 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Va., nc Powell Trio, Emil (New Empire) Yonkers, Sutton, Ralph (Condon’s) NYC, nc Gibson's Red Caps, Steve (Larry Potter's) N.Y., nc Thompson, Tommy (Carlton) Rochester. Weeks, Anson (Military Reservation) Los Minn., h • How About Alamos, N.M. Gillespie, Dizzy (Silhouette) Chicago, 11/ Ravens (Harlem) Philadelphia, 11/20-26, Tucker, Sophie (Latin Quarter) Boston, Weems, Ted (Auto Show) Sioux Falls, 17-12/7, nc; (Harlem) Philadelphia, 12/ nc Out 11/18, nc; (Charles) Baltimore, PRESS CLIPPINGS S.D., 11/22-26; (Trocädero) Henderson, 11-17, nc Re. Payson (Stork) NYC, nc Gomez, Eddie (Roosevelt) L.A., h 11/22-12/5, nc W. m.lM.1. a apadal Enfarfalnnwat and Ky., 12/8-14, nc Rich, Buddy (Capitol) Chicago, In 12/4, Vaughan. Sarah (Birdland) NYC. 11/16- Welk, Lawrence (Statler) Washington, Gonzalez, Leon (Crown Propeller) Chica- 12/6, nc; (Chicago) Chicago. In 12/8, t Radio Dapartmant go, cl . . . Inquiría, Solicitad . . . D. C., Out 11/28, h; (Statler) Buffalo, Rocco Trio, Buddy (DeWitt Clinton) Al Warren, Fran (Lookout House) Coving 12/12-23, (Trianon) Chicago, In Grimes, Tiny (Piccadilly) Newark, N.J., bany. N.Y., h ton. Ky., Out 11/19, nc; (Latin Quar DfìMEINE Hn* city 12/26, b nc KUMCIRC uo w. im STRUT Ronalds Brothers Trio (Grange) Hamil ter) Boston, 11/26-12/2, nc WUliams, Griff ( Ambasador) Out Grobe, Larry (Mint) LaCrosse, Wis., cl ton. Ontario, h White, Josh (Cafe Society) NYC, nc 11/27. h Grubbs Trio, Babe (Moose) Quincy, III., Rotgers. Ralph (Ambassador) Chicago, h Wiley, Lee (Blue Note) Chicago, in 11/24, nc Roth Trio, Don (Miami) Dayton, O., h nc Rushing. James (Celebrity) Providence, Wright, Martha (Palmer House) Chicago, • ARRANGEMENTS Hackett, Bobby (Rendezvous) Philadelphia, Out 11/19, nc; (Blue Noto) Chicago, In R.I., Out 11/18, nc 11/8-30, b • REVISIONS 11/24, nc • MELODIES —DANCE BANDS' SONGWRITERS • PRINTING We offer you Modem Printing and Publicity • PROMOTION TOP CASH service, obtainable at no other house. Sta Ynur Song Professionally tionery, Advertising Post Carda, Letter* and Write fo? Catalog ideas, when sent to Club*. Ballroom», etc., Cmbreokabln Record I “DB”—Full Detail* PAID FOR will keep your band busy. 100 Cut* to drea* America's Fi“»t up your advertising U no extra cost. Will add prestige to any band. SAMPLES FREE. SONGWRITERS SERVICE. N«w York 18, N.Y„ CH. 4-7971 ALTO-TENOR POPULAR DANCE ORCHESTRATIONS These are Back numbers, like new. 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It Fvc Got a Fooling seems- almost as if they sat in on Fm Falling Chubby Jackson’t interview with Bonaparte*» Retreat Jack Tracy in the October 20th Scandinavian Baby Down Beat. Chubby’s idea of how Aunt Huger'» Blunt a jazz aggregation can make it these days is proven by the suc Tkr YoUoa Do, cess of these boys from New Or Dtp Ta*. AmA I* Sw alum H. Baby SmUai leans. Down Beat cover* thr music new* front coa*t to coast and i* read around the world. Band Music • Supplies Method Boob Our FREE Catalogs list thousands Love, and even the pop crop, oi Orch* Bo Bops. Books. Baud and Bill Reinhardt last month. Goodnight, Irene and C’Est Si Bon. Music. Dixtelande und Supplies The Basin Street 6 played und Capsule The tiumpet player, George Gir EVERYTHING FOB THI MUSICIAN entertained with a spirit that ard, and the clarinetist (doubling hasn’t been seen on a Windy city tenor), Pete Fountain, are two of Need orchestrations in a hurry? bandstand foi years. Try our fastest service—Send $1.00 I Comments the most promising instrumental Musically, the group is quite deposit and we'U ship C.O.D. THE BASIN STREET h versatile, primarily featuring New’ ists these ears have heard in many Mints hour. Orleans tunes, but able to give out a year. Fountain, a protege of the VINCENT BACH CORPORATION Jou LM, Chicago in jazz interpretation! of many late Fazola, proudly carries on TERMINAL MUSICAL SUPPLY. Inc. Chicago—A blase Chicago Dixie htandard, like I Can’t Gtt Started, with inventive phrases ranging IHA W <8 Street. New York IS. NY land clientele waa treated to a I Can't Give You Anything But from high to low register in the hicago, December 1, 1950 CLASSIFIED ADS—INSTRUCTION DOWN BEAT MU Powell Early Results AI Hai« Hucko Sparks CLASSIFIED Count Basie ...... Duke Qlingtou ... Twenty-fiv« Cent» per Word Minimum 10 Word« In Band Poll Johnny Guarnieri Bushkin Crew Geoff Clarkson . Remittance must Accompany Copy Classified Deadline—one Month (Jumped from Page One) Prior to date of Publication Ralph Sutton ..... (Count. Name. Addreae. City and State) ALTO SAX Dave Brubeck ..... (Jumped from Page One) Joe Sullivan ...... (Charlie Parker ...... 127 Claude Thornhill Bushkin’s clipped and rather cool HELP WANTED L** Koni la ...... 77 style lacks. FOR SALE Johnny Hodge* ...... - • 76 INSTRUMENT REPAIRMAN, brass, wood WUHe Smith ...... 48 When Peanuts gets into the act (CHRSTRA COAT»—‘blue, white, beiBe— wind. Write experience, wage desired. Art Pepper ...... *Y9 GUITAR (and generally the strings are shawl oollara. double-breasted (used) Helwagen Music Co., 251 North Main Jimmy Dor«ey . 14 Billy Bauer ... taking a break when he does), this cleaned, pressed: »8.00. Tuxedo trousers, St, Dayton, Ohio. ______Woody Herman 9 Chuck Wayne becomes one of the superior jazz all sixes: *6.00. Tuxedo suits (formal) : DANCE MUSICIANS, all instruments, steady Charlie Barnet ...... —...... 5 *25.00. *80.00. Bargains. Lists. Wal work. Don Strickland. Mankato. Minn. (Nono Under 5 Listed) chamber groups of any period. It lace, 241« N. Halsted, Chicago.______has life, gaiety, heart, and shades INDRIDS OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, PHONOGRAPH RECORDS TENOR SAX Tal Farlo, of the Goodman small group« at their is something rebuilt and new. including vibraphones, PARE LISTS—Collectors J axx-Sweet records? Stan Gets 128 best. This to marimbas, celestes and aroeaeoriai. Ten- hear. day trial. Free bargain list. MEYER s, George W. Cleary. 91 Truman Street. Flip Phillip« ...... 65 Eddie Condon 454-R Michigan, Detroit 26, Michigan. New London, Connecticut______Coleman Hawkins . 54 Remo Palmieri But there’s a catch to it, a catch RECORDS WANTED. Highest prices paid Charlie Ventura . 32 which makes any present judgment lister Young ..... 27 ARRANGEMENTS for jaw. pop, blues, swing, personality of the Bushkin combo a question. coliections, or dealers stocks from before Vido Musso _____ .... 18 1940. Send list or phone. Grauer, 175 Tex Beneke...... • (Noa. Under S Usted) Earlier in the fall, Hucko unglued ( 2M*O ARRANGEMINTS *2.00. Fro« list Claremont Ave., NYC 27, R! 9-1250. Illinois Jarquet 8 himself from his chair at Eddie Warne Marsh ... 8 BASS R. Robinson. 51M Carthage Ave., Cin 75.000 JAZZ-SWEET -Collectors items. Send cinnati 12. Ohio. Eddie Miller 6 Eddie Safranski ------Condon’s and started plans to head wants. Will also buy collections. Jacob Herbie Steward 6 Ray Brown ...... his own group. These plans are 2MBO RHYTHM CLASSICS, sample 75c. S. Schneider. 128 W. 66th St, NYC. Lists. Louis DePaolis, 8 E. Fayette St, Bob Cooper ...... 5 Oscar Pettiford still going through, but meanwhile Bud Freeman . 5 Chubby Jackson ...... Uniontown, Pa. MISCELLANEOUS Ted Nash ...... 5 Bob Haggart ...... he joined Bushkin for the month XIELAND ARRANGEMENTS — Four to Ben Webster ...... 5 that Joe is playing at Cafe Society. eight men. 75c per arrangement Zep WRITE SONGS? Read "Songwriter’s Re Meissner. 5015 Biloxi, North Hollywood, view" Magaxine, 1650-DB Broadway, New (Non* Under 5 Listed) Bushkin plans to replace Hucko Calif. York 19. 20c copy: *2 year. with somebody when Peanuts BARITONE SAX Red Mitchell ICHISTRATIONS, ete. Free catalog. ■IG MONEY SPARE TIME building Tele Arvell Shaw . leaves, maybe another clarinet, Write Oliver-Jacobo. 161» Broadway, vision Sets with famous Transvision TV Sergo Chaloff ...... 159 Red Callender maybe a trumpet, maybe something New York 19.______Kit Easy; anybody can do it No tech Harry Carney ...... 92 Bob Carter ... else. ICIALSII Voiced full for alto, tenor, nical knowledge or instruments needed. Gerry Mulligan ...... 35 Arnold Fishkia trumpet plus rhythm. Also trombone, Free details. Interstate, 123 East 18th Ernie Caceres ...... 12 (Nona Under 5 Listed) Will Make Difference trumpet, tenor arrangements. Free lists. Street. N.Y.C. 8.______Bob Gloga ...... U Arranging Service, 8*4 Monroe Avenue, DISTINCTIVE PARODIES. Songs. Ed Han Charlie VentBr» 17 DRUMS Whoever the replacement is, and Rochester. New York,______ley. 862 Second Avenue. New York. Loo Perkor ...... 6 Shelly Manne regardless of his talents, the net ANO-VOCAL arranged from your melody, PARODIESI SONGSI Catalog free. Klein Marty Flax ..... 5 Buddy Rich ... result will be different. The result ent “on approval." *6.00 if satisfied. man. 6146-P Strohm, No. Hollywood. (Nono Under 5 Listed) Geno Krupa .. may still be good, but it will neces Malcolm Lee. >44 Primrose, Syracuse 5. California.______Mas Roach .... N. Y.______PI INO Don Lamond sarily be good in a different, way. Watch the nds. They keep you • tin FOR FARR LIST of Specials. Charlie Louie Bellson As things stand now, Hucko is the informed on what’« new in instru George Sheering S3 Densil Best spark and the guts of the combo. Price, Danville, Va. Oscar Peterson 52 tCIAL ARRANGEMINTS individually or ments, accessories, and music. Erroll Garner ...... 47 Cosy Cole 1. When he leaves, the Bushkinites chestrated. Original manuscript Pro Lennie Tristano ...... 20 Sid Catlett will be subject to re-examination fessional quality. Professional fees. Box Bud Powell ...... 21 for they will be, to all intents and 181. Down Beat Chicago 1. Lou Levy ...... 18 Habr Dodd. Stan Kenton...... 16 purposes, a different group. Teddy Wilson 14 Zutty Singleton . b It may bqan embarrassing thing Earl Hinos ..... 13 George Wettling 6 for a leader to be carried by a GEORGE Nat Coto . 13 Ray McKinley ...... 5 DRUMMERS (None Under 3 Mated) sideman, but it would appear that, ARE YOU BEAT CONSCIOUS? MONTE with his present setup, Bushkin featarod with MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUMENT can’t hope to bridge the gap from eam *• Play Frogrnahraly Wifh All ¡¡ARRANGEMENTS!! Terry Clbbe ...... 109 very pleasant to great without the Style. Of Bends Doaceobla ■ Usteaoble Red Norvo help of someone of Hucko’s stripe. JRUMS VICRAHARP TYMPANI Marjorie Hyams Private leuon. end eniemble work CHARLES COLIN MALE SINGER—WITH BAND Commercial — Modern Dirk Contino .... ¡end for "Street Beet, * Tom Riff." ALL STAR ARRANGEMENTS Sidnev Beehel 4M Harry Glanti 03 • Sborptvllle. Pa. Al Hibbler Maathpiec • CLARENCE CARLSON Csriw Vid.I ...... Co»»opolttaa School of Mode (Non. ladar * Ll.lad) Ronnie D^auvilh «. I. till Approved CHARLES COLIN STUDIOS REHARMONIZATION DIAL ARRANGER Bill Blaek 1628 Kimball Building, Chleago 4 11' WEST 48'1- ST NEW YORK 19 FOK ARRANGERS a«* HArmoe I-4RM COMPOSERS Ralph Burna ... (Non. Undo. S Listed) Sy Oliver ...... 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