Bouquets To The Living' BG Gave Much To Dance Biz By JOHN S. WILSON
New York—Benny Goodman is the guy who has made it fa* almost every way in which it ran be made. He has covered the field of music from stem to stern and hit the top, or very close to it, in every phase into which he has chosen to poke his clarinet. The Chicago kid, whof* VOL It—No. I CHICAGO. JANUARY 12. 1951 could bold bis own with mature (Copyright, 1911. Bows Beu», la«.) jau masters when be was still in abort pants, went on to give the Duke's Concert dance band buainr«« its biggest jolt ainee Art Hickman and Paul Whiteman popularised the modern A Social Affair type of dance accompaniment. Beneke, Haynes Split: Tex And he also sold the genera) public on the merita of small com- New York — Duke Ellington’s boa, successfully pioneered the Metropolitan Opera houae concert use of mixed bands, and ia now on Jan. 21 is being built up as an accepted as a virtuoso in the long ultra-swank social occasion aa well Loses Miller Name, Book hair field despite his jazz and pop as a big musical event. music background. Mrs. Vincent Impellittieri has been designated as official hostess Hollywood— Earl Vollmer, manager of the Hollywood He Got Aero«« for the occasion. Joint chairmen Palladium, where Tex Beneke was slated to play hie first ( The ene thing which will al of a special committee formed for major location date (opening Dec. 19) since nie split with Changes In ways be most closely associated the concert are Marian Anderson Don Haynes, was unperturbed by the incident. His comment: 1 with Goodman is the word and Mrs. Ruth Bryan Rohde, “swing.' This is another way of former congresswoman and daugh “Strictly a «crap between Benelu 'Beat' Staff ami Haynea and no concern of „ .. saying that he got across to that ter of William Jennings Bryan. Chicago—L«">nnrd Feather, mu- va8| majority of the public which Mrs. Ruth Jame«, Duke’s sister, mine. We have contracted for 54,- sic critic and w riter, becomes ij8ten8 to music with only half an is executive chairman of the 000 worth of billboard advertising Kirby Sextet New York correspondent for. ear> gome suggestion of the jazz working committee. carrying tbe line ‘Music in the Down Beat with this issue. In ¡¿¡om and, in doing this, broad Miller Mood.’ No legal net ion ha» Although Duke has promised to addition to covering the Broad- ene(j the base for jazz acceptance pull some surprises in the pro been taken to stop u« from using Reunited For way beat for this paper, Leonard it. and we couldn’t change it now more than any other instrumental gram, his only indication of their will continue his activity with ist or leader before his time or if we wanted to.” nature is that he will play “music Split between Beneke and N.Y. Concert since. of the third and fourth dimension’’ Haynes, who functioned as man The mere fact that he pushed and that there will be some form New York—John Kirby’s origi something which had already of narration with music, along the ager of the Beneke band and as existed for some time to such “half owner” (there is no such nal sextet, or at least five-sixths lines of Peter and the Wolf, with of it, was reunited here for a Car faddist ic heights of popularity Duke as the narrator. thing as legal ownership of a that a new name had to be dance band), will be watched with negie hall concert on Dec. 22, The entire concert will be re angeled by Harlem businessman coined for it, is some indication corded for the Voice of America. interest because of the unusual as of the forceful impact of the band pects of the relationship. Situa- Norman McKnight. Charlie Shavers, former Kirby he led. No other term in jazz or tion was outlined for Down" Beat pop music is as closely linked with by Haynes, who flew back here trumpet who recently had been using his ex-boss as a sideman on a single individual. Teddy Walters from New York, where he con- Now in semi - retirement as a ferred with attorney David Mac i-ecent dates, was set for the con cert, along with clarinetist Buster band leader, Benny at 41 has be Kay, as follows: Working Again Bailey and alto Russell Procope, come an elder statesman among Philadelphia — Teddy Walters, Hayne«' Statement the latter taking advantage of the leaders. Like Bernard Baruch, he whose guitar work sind vocals “After Glenn Miller was pre- Ellington band’s short Christmas mixes faith with a brass tacks were spotted with both Dorseys sumed lost ion « vacation outlook Deapite the relatively low flight during the war), I was en With Billy Kyle filling the pi estate to which bands have fallen trusted with the original library ano spot, the only absent member in recent years, he feels sure that of the group that made swing his there will be a resurgence. It will by Mrs. Miller and empowered by is staging a comeback, playing her to carry on the Glenn Miller tory in the late 1930s was the late not be done by gimmicks or hulla O’Neil Spencer, replaced by Big balloo publicity, he thinks. The with his combo at Big Bill s nitery band. Mrs. Miller received a share here. of the earnings and a trust fund Sid Catlett. thing that will bring back bands, Also set for the concert were he says, will be bands which play And drummer Butch Ballard, was set up for the two children. who made the trip to Europe with We hired Tex at a salary to front Juanita Hall of South Pacific, good music intelligently. Wilbur de Paris with a Dixieland Duke Ellington last spring, front the band. Later he was taken in Don’t Love Playing and given a half-interest in the band, and the Orioles. ing his own four at tne Powelton The prime reason that this is cafe, where Ella Fitzgerald ia earnings, plus his salary. (Re leonard Feather portedly around $600 a week.) not being done right now, accord skedded for a late January week. “All I can say is that somebody Mercer records, his promotion ing to Benny, is that kids don’t Benny Goodman was guest solo has put some big ideas in his head. 802 Reelects work for Duke Ellington’s coming play for the love of it any more. ist with the Philadelphia orchestra He seems to think he can get Metropolitan opera house concert, “This new attitude started Dec. 11, playing the first perform along on his own with no help and his regular blindfold test fea during the war,” Benny says. ance anywhere of Paul Hinde from those who gave him his Blue Ticket ture in Metronome. “Bana leaders were doing so well mith’s Clarinet Concerto, written start. I wish him luck. I have no New York—The Local 802 elec Also beginning with the next is that parents gave their kids a especially for BG. hard feelings.” tion Dec. 7 resulted in a decisive sue, all popular record reviews will horn and said, ‘Never mind learn First Jazz Festival society con Haynes said he was taking legal victory for the Blue ticket. be written by a three-person panel ing how to play it Go be a lead cert of the season was staged at action to prevent Beneke from Practically all the familiar figures consisting of Jack Tracy, Pat er.’ Nowadays a kid doesn’t say the Academy of Music Dec. 9. with using the Glenn Miller name in were reelected to the major Harris, and George Hoefer, all of he wants to be the greatest in Wild Bill Davuaon and Ralph any publicity concerning the band offices, including president Sam the Chicago staff. Michael Levin strumentalist on whatever he Sutton in the spotlight. and that he had taken possession Suber as well as Charles lucci, will concentrate on classical and playa. He just wants to be a of 48 arrangements that com- Jack Stein, and Jack Downey. symphonic platters, will continue leader.” firise the original Glenn Miller The Unity ticket scored a couple The band that will really re to write columns and special fea- kindle the public interest in bands London To Issue ibrary. of victories, electing Kalman turea for the Boat. Fleisig to the trial board, where will happen, Benny feels, when Amicable, Say« Tex A new and complete television the right guy comes along—a guy Shearing Album Beneke told Down Beat that the Blue’* Louis Grupp was defeated, department has been added to who has nis feet on the ground split with Haynes was amicable and Max Aarons to the executive Down Beat this issue, with music and playa some music. New York—London records has and that he has no intentions of board. One of the few surprises ______news in ___the __TV . ___field ______collected and moved into the jazz LP field. using Miller’s name any longer in was the defeat of Herman (Tubby) written by Ria Antoinette Nicco- What 1« Needed Eight George Shearing sides, pre connection with the band. Tivin, of the executive board. Ii of New York. “He’ll have to be a good dis viously released as singles, are “It’s true we’re no longer using ciplinarian, which most leaders being packaged in an album to the Miller arrangements,” he used to be,” Benny says. “He’ll be released in all three speeds. A said, “but we are going to have Gillespie With Woodwinds, Etc. have to be a good musician with Ted Heath collection, consisting our arranging staff write scores good taste. His band will have to mostly of jazs instrumentals, will for the band on some of the tunes look neat and, when it starts, it follow soon. that were our biggest hits.” shouldn’t have a band boy. The Mrs. Miller, who lives in San Plays Symphony Sid Concert fact that a musician will let his Gabriel, a Los Angeles suburban instrument be tossed around by a band boy is a tipoff on how much community, was not available for New York — Dizzy Gilles- Benny Good man comment. he cares about what he’s doing. pie’s “new sound,’’ featuring take( out a similar unit on a con- cert tour within the next couple Too many musicians today don’t woodwinds, strings, trom- of months. know how to carry their instru On The Cover Rosemary Clooney bones, and rhythm, was set ments, let alone play them.” With thia issue Dow* Beet All of this, of course, is a re resumes its “Bouquets to the for its first public appearance here flection of Benny’s own experience. Living” series, suspended «hiring in Symphony Sid’s third annual OK After Operation DeVol Tops Gray's Although he was only 26 when December because of the space Christmas jam concert, scheduled New York — Rosemary Clooney his band hit the top, he had more for the night of Dec. 25. Palladium Record than a decade of experience as a has been released from Madison The Johnny Richards arrange Hollywood—Frank DeVol’s re hospital after a three - week lay sideman behind him. Starting out ments, recorded by Diz for Dis cently-organized dance band, which in the short pants which caused off following an operation, and is covery, were to be played by an Bix Beiderbecke to warn him to back on Song» for Sale and the made its debut at the Palladium, of Swing for 15 years. The cover orchestra under Ralph Burns, outdrew Jerry Giay, who held the Robert Q. Lewis show. She was stay away from the instruments photo is a recent st Richards himself being unable to previous record for this year, by also set for a guest shot on when he showed up for a river popular leader and come east for the occasion. A several hundred admissions during boat job, Benny gigged around Vaughn Monroe’s Christmas show Charlie Parker session with an example of the camera artie- over CBS. the band’s first week. Chicago in the days when it had strings was also expected to be In his first week DeVol rang up succeeded New Orleans as the During Rosemary’s absence both featured, with some of the same BG her 6-year-old sister Gale and her 16,661. Gray’s mark, also set dur center of jazz. He worked for musicians participating. ing his first week, and until now Bennie Krueger and Ben Pollack, »hutirr oa 19-year-old sister Bettie subbed Diz, highly enthused by the first the highest set in several years, gained a reputation as a top New York. for her on the Robert Q. show. reactions to the records, hopes to was 16,361. (Modulate to Page 2) NEWS MUSIC AND DRAMA
A Few Of Goodman's Stellar Sidemen As The Movies Captured Them
«itienten Gene Kruj i, Harry Jame«, and Ziggy Elman, Gootlman composition called HwW’a Dream. from left to right- Î iird picture. from the 20th Century- hi« little daughter. public interest. Chambei jazz, whetted a musical appetite that slack by expanding. His early Bouquets' To stemming from a meeting between Benny <^ahed in on. Just how far training had been in classical mu Richards Named Goodman ano Teddy Wilson at the Goodman band would have sic and now, recognized as u mas Mildred Bailey’s, became a highly gone had Fletcher Henderson not ter of his instrument, he ventured Discovery Director Benny Goodman acceptable
mo ata then unknown, to ting with hit band. Second shut rhowa two-third* of the Benny Goodman sextet at WNYC in March, 1941. Front the left are Goodman, Chariir Christian, Georgie Auld, and Cootie William«. Cootie’» •witch from Duke Ellington’s band to Goodman**, several month* before, had caused great con«ternation among jazz anti fans who admired the statu* quo, »nd in»pirrd troubadour il Chimrs January 12, 1951 NEWS DOWN BEAT 3
Remember The Jitterbug? Benny's Bands Knew Him Well, In '36 And '40
Chicago—Two of Benny Goodman’s hands. Al the left, Ballard; saxes—Dick Clark, Bill Depew, Hymie Schertzer, Ziggy Elman; trombones—Ted Vesely, Red Ballard, and shortly after Bunny Berigan had left the group, the unit and Arthur Rollini: rhythm — Jess Stacy, piano; Allan Vernon Brown; saxes—Clarence Bassey, Toots Mondello. looked like this. It was in Chicago in 1936, about the Reuss, guitar; Ham Goodman, base, and Gene Krupa, Les Robinson, and Jerry Jerome. Rhythm—Johnny Guar drum*. Winsome little vocalist was Helen Ward. Four time the band first recorded Christopher Columbus, which nieri, piano; Arnold Covey, guitar; Artie Bernstein, has», eventually grew up to Sing, Sing, Sing. From left to light. years later, in 1940, with a completely different personnel, and Nick Fatool, drums. Goodman is the ninth in the Benny’s boys were: trumpets—Harry Geller, Ralph Muril the band appeared as it doe« in the second photo. Members lo, and Nate Kazebier; trombones—Joe Harris and Red were: trumpets — Jimmy Maxwell, Irving Goodman. and Beat’s “Bouquets to the Living” series.
didn’t like him but they all re But Benny could always make his that the world knew who Benny spected him as a musician. He had clarinet do what he wanted it to Goodman was from the minute I Ex-BG Men Recall Thrill an unsual faculty for getting do, and whatever he may attempt first heard him play. I was so im what he wanted out of a band. in the way of musical experiments, pressed that I went around telling He never thought about anything to me Benny Goodman is still the everybody about him and he didn’t except the music and had no greatest living clarinet player. even have a band. Of Opener At Palomar thought about personal considera I joined his band 14 years later, tions. It has to be that way if the and it was a tremendous kick go Hollywood — Former members of the Benny Goodman music is going to be good.” Gen* Krupa ing to work every night, because band that made history on its opening night at the Palomar Red Ballard, trombone, is with Musically speaking, to state with it came ail that special clari here in 1935, many of whom are now active here in radio Charles Dant on the Judy Canova that the period I spent playing net playing and you were never and studio work, recall that night as the greatest experience show and works practically all of drums in Benny Goodman’s orches disappointed. I’m sure he never the Gordon Jenkins recording ses tra was about the happiest of my disappointed anyone who had a they ever had aa musicians. Prob S------sions here. He says: career, would be a gross under heart ably only those who were there, exciting; they joined the crowd that was forming in front of the “It’s something great to remem statement I doubt if mere words And that makes this the mo that night, and this reporter was ment to pass on to all you cats fortunate enough to have been stand. At the climax of a Berigan ber—the musical experience of can sum up or begin to express solo someone let out a shout, then playing with that band, especially the inward sense of enjoyment de struggling in this music game a among them, will fully understand word of advice Benny imparted to the feeling of the musicians and soon it was a jam-packed crowd that first engagement at the Palo rived from playing with the great the feeling of those who saw and of shouting, cheering youngsters mar, where night after night the organization that Benny built and me one night on the bus: heard what happened. completely carried away by their crowds seemed to get bigger and which he supervised in that quiet “Pops, don’t ever let anything bug you. The Benny Goodman band had uiscovery that music Could be all more enthusiastic. Those of us come all the way across the U S. exciting emotional experience. who were there know that no mat Had Benny thrown in the towel your piano and do something from New York to the west coast They called it "swing”; Benny ter what happens in music now, before his first great triumphs at about it” on a series of dates that ranged Goodman became The King of we’re down there for sure as part the Palomar in Los Angeles and from one-niters to short location Swing. A new era was born, the of the story.” the Congress in Chicago, there’s T*ddy Wrlso* stands and had flunked out at the impact of which was, within the little doubt but what many of us boxoffice on every one. next year, to turn the music busi who have enjoyed success, promi Benny was a very strict task ness inside out. nence, and considerable financial master and very demanding in the Discouraged reward since the late 1930s would section work, in the ensembles, Eight on Coast When they opened at the Palo- Friends Salute ever have attained these heights. and in the solos. Uncompromising mar it was the belief of every We found eight members of Benny built himself a band as far as musical values were member of the band that thisi that original Benny Goodman playing musicians’ music, but concerned, Benny demanded per would be the end—the end of the. Palomar band located more or King Of Swing didn’t shoot over the heads of the fection. band and the end of an idea. less permanently in this territory. public. It took the people time, He was so critical that some For some—successful New York Ralph Muzillo, trumpet, has but once they grasped the Good times there was trouble. When radio musicians like Bunny Beri made his home in Hollywood for Harry James man musical sermon, they easily things seemed wrong he would gan, Jack Lacy, Dick Clark, and about three years. He was with For many reasons I think Benny understood, accepted, and followed. center his criticism on one man. Hymie Shertzer, who had come. Frank DeVol’s Palladium band Goodman is a great guy. He gave Being a part of this band was the Then suddenly he might decide he along with Benny mainly because. at writing, says: me my first important job after fulfillment of a dream for any was wrong and switch to someone it made a nice vacation with pay “That opening night with Ben Ben Pollack found me playing young musician. It allowed us to else.' But the result was the fine (and kicks) during the summer ny at the Palomar was the big- with local bands in Texas and had play the way we honestly wanted band people came to expect from radio layoff — it wouldn’t have. gest thrill I ever expect to have taken me on. After my initial to play, with good pay and before BG. He always knew just exactly made much difference. in my life. I feel that I really got apprenticeship with Pollack’s or huge, appreciative audiences. In what he wanted, just as Toscanini To others, youngsters like Allan my start with Benny. Working in chestra, which was my real start the days before the Goodman era, does. Reuss and Nate Kazebier, for that band was an inspiration.” in the music business, Benny we played that way, too, but in Benny changed the public con- example, for whom it was just Allan Reuss, guitar, is with gave me an opportunity to develop smaller bands with no similar (Modulate to Page 19) about their first steady job and Jeff Alexander’s orchestra on the my own style in solo spots. success, or in sessions held in maybe the last for awhile, it was Amos ’n’ Andy program; with the After I had been with Goodman empty halls with no one to appre something else. To men like Gene new Roma wine TV show, and for quite a spell, I decided I ciate our efforts but the fellows I Breezing Along] Krupa and Jess Stacy it might Carmen Dragon on the Railroad wanted to start my own band. He playing the other instruments. have meant ending their musical Hour, says: not only helped me to achieve that For all that Benny did for mu careers in obscurity. “That was my first steady job. goal, both financially and with sic, for jazz, for musicians, and The place filled slowly but i can thank Benny for giving me considerable other valuable assist for me, I, for one, doff my cap in steadily that night. It might be wonderful start.” ance, but he helped me get my a salute of sincere appreciation. of interest to note that there were Clark, Too first dance jobs. a lot of unemployed dance mu- Benny Goodman was a great ■icians here in 1935. Practically ev Dick Clark, tenor, until recently guy to work for. G*orgi* Auld ary one who could dig up the admis with the Paramount studio staff orchestra, and currently free Working for Benny Goodman sion price wus there tor Benny’s was like being in a school of mu opening. lancing, says: B*n Pollack “We were all sort of scared and sic. His discipline, knowledge, and Plugged Him worried until that night at the The first time I heard Benny musical ability was a great de The “public,” as such, had Palomar, and never really got go Goodman was in Chicago when he termining factor on my musical heard Benny Goodman of the Let’s ing until that night. Then it hap was a kid of 8 or 9, and he was life. I learned more from Benny Dance radio shows but hadn’t pened, and it’s great to feel that doing an imitation of Ted Lewis, than anyone I’ve ever played paid much attention. Professional I was there and had a part in it. who, of course, was then the king. with. dance musicians here knew who Though now I’m glad to be settled Later, at 15 or 16, and just before And my being the first saxo Benny Goodman was, knew what down here in radio and recording I brought him to the coast to work phone player in a Goodman sextet he was trying to do, and they work, I can thank Benny for that, with me at the Venice ballroom, was an honor I’ll long remember. really turned out and plugged too.” he was playing a mixture of Jim Benny deserves the respect of for him at the Palomar. (Dick left Goodman here in my Noone, (?) King, Leon Rap all musicians as long as he lives Musicians formed small groups 1936 when his chair was taken polo, Buster Bailey, and other for the many great things he did on both sides of the stand as the over by a Goodman discovery— great clarinet players. for the music business. St. Louis—Ralph Flanagan’s band started to play. The groups Vido Musso.) He always had a terrific gift new vocal quartet, the Singing of listeners grew larger and for handling his instrument, that Winds, made ita debut at the Depew Freelancing Jo* Bushkia moved around in front of the combination of technique and tone Casa Loma ballroom here re stand. Benny’s boys, who had Bill Depew, alto, with Charles plus the one thing every musician When I first heard Benny Good cently. Winds are, from the left, been rather listless at the start, Dant on the Dennis Day program seeks—a style that can be identi man, I immediately knew he was John Ziegler, Jack Gutjahr, suddenly discovered that at last and a busy freelance recording fied before his name is announced. the boss on that instrument. I Wea Lay, and down front, Lynn they were playing for an audience man, says: That style is his own and he de particularly remember hearing Tilton, Martha’s cousin. Lynn, that had awakened to the feel of “I thoroughly enjoyed working veloped it himself. him play us a test pressing in who replaced Hope Zee, does their music. They came to life with Benny Goodman and am It’s too bad that he has de 1932 from a Columbia record date single singing as well as making •nd let go. And the dancers be- proud to have been with the band viated from his natural style by he had made. The tune was up a fourth in the group. Harry ttme aware of the fact that some that made history. A lot of mu trying to play bop. Bop doesn’t Ain’tcha Glad (with a Teagarden thing waa happening—something sicians who worked for Benny sound good on clarinet to my ears. vocal). I just took it for granted vocalist. TELEVISION NEWS Many Contribute To Success TV Musicasting New York—Following is a partial listing uf persons to see Of 'Cavalcade Of Bands TVer reference to New York TA spots for vocalists and instru* mentalists. In each ease, a letter. By RIA A. NICCOLf Herb Jeffries away from the descripti lUM New York — if you’re a mu-ician making your first video coast for u show of his own appearance, don't polish your horn; don’t wear a tie ela*p; Gail Meredith is one don’t wear a gold watch band if you’re doing a solo, and do nlway* insiata on fresh flower* channels. Has u show of her for his show. Says it’s good CBS, 483 «ii.ll—r Can wear a solid color tie. At least, that’s what Henri Gine says, own on WPIX, appears on the psychologically for bandsmen: Arthur God fray Productions t Larry Puck« Fro •nd he «Hight to know—being the Buddy Rogers Show five days a CBS, 483 Madison avenue. remove - ony trace of phoniness Got week, and is also featured on Gerry Mooro Shoot Mr. Shimai, CBS, . . . Elliot Lawrence say* mo«t Bar tin Art Ford Show. Manhattan Elliot Lawrence and company important tiling iiboul TV for One of the most smoothly-inte are working on a video show of musicians is that it always keeps grated programs on TV, Co al- their own, with a strong accent them eade of Bands doesn’t get that Teleview poi nt on youth . . . Jane Harvey, who’s CurelcMneM and boredom are Broadway You out, since you never know when Paul Whiteman Short Ward Byron, ABC» Mol By Rio A. Niccoli ii musical Bless 30 Rockefeller PI a. a (only youn* talent) phenomenal TELEVIGNETTES: The reason All, actually got the job through that camera is going to dolly in Moi for n closeup. Alan Dole Skowt Albert Black. 1370 Siatb Mo; tn< featured top bands—Henri Billy Eckstine’s manager, Milt being spotted on Broadway Open avenue (CBS), Ebbins, is nixing all thos< TV House . . . Jerry Jerome, music Frod Waring Shows Fred Wiring. 1697 Pop; Milton Douglas, producer; ioffers- for* 'his ' ’boy r is that___ the__ director of WPIX, has an all-star VESTPOCKET VIEWINGS: May Broadway (CBS). Net Sammy Spears, former Benny Eckstine fans insist on seeing him video band which features Nick nard Ferguson made a terrific Goodma. trumpet na’ and m>w in person . . . Versatile - voiced Perito, accordion; Don Costa, hit with his trumpet solo when Ora music director; Frank Bunetla, Patti Page is one of the first to guitar; Jack Zimmerman, base, the Stan Kenton crew made its Out director; Ted Steele one of the receive a color TV contract 'ffer, and Dick Carey, piano. first appeuranci on Toast of the Pati most sought-after video emcees, but manager Jack Rael is holding Town Pet and some of the ^ sU'st camera' out for a better deal Both BACKSTAGE: Sammy Spears, try-voiced Jean Bartel, caught on Rue tnen in the business. England’s BBC and our NBT are former trumpet player now music the John Conte Show Best Irn flu Final Effect Count» trying to ink George Shearing to director of Cavalcade of Bands rendition of Orange Colored Sky And they all work together and a TV pact. Three guesses who’s and Cavalcade of Stars, says hi was the one on the Kay Kyser Tmm o/ lk> rom. Mark Ladd». »H « Thi program, where members of the 48th street (name acta only). Thi like it. Ac far as the Cavalcod- going to get him. most memorable day was when he Bobbin» lion Theodora SUI», ABC-TV, crew is concerned, the finished Mynell Allen, former iocali»l recorded with Bemy Goodman cast popped up from behind trash 30 Rockefeller Piara (coed profeeaionar with Boyd Raeburn, is coming in the morning and played in con barrels park benches, etc., and talent only). production is the thing and noth Arthur Murray Show Wr Fick«, Dur» ing is allowed to mar the final back into her own with a fea- cert with Arturo Toscanini the shot off cap pistols, pop guns, and effect. Orchestras clamor for ap same night Ted Steele once so forth instead of the usual pearances, bwcust it has been played a show where the sound “Crash, bam, etc.” proven that the show has upped went dead and the result was a New York—Lenny Hambro, for WNBC, 30 Rockefeller Flaw. band tour attendance from 40 to pantomime. Then, to even things Broadway Opon Hotuat Ilei Friedman^ up one day, the video went on 10 years lead alto saxman with NBC, 30 Rockefeller Placa. 60 percent in many instances. Talent Paradot And application blank or Since the program is kinescoped the fritz so that what came out Gene Krupa, has formed his own was a radio show audition appointment will make voi* to networks in Atlanta, Minneap Rosalind combo, now in rehearsal. Hambro, eligible for thi. WOR-TV »how. olis, Columbus, and many other ception of the finale. Patton, Elliot Lawrence vocalist, playing clarinet, has Mickey Mohawk Showroom t Helen Koans, MCA» cities, people set the performers For television, a band must played her first TV show without Crane, piano; Sam Bruno, bass, have different arrange makeup Luckily she had a deep and Gene Thaler, drums. Group on video and flock to see them n totally tan. person when they play in the ments than for irdinary dance may be augmented with a vocalist. licinity. It is common for dance dates For one thing, there must patrons to request songs played be plenty of sections playing, on the show. since the cameras have to keep The .unount if work and pre changing pace to maintain au cision-planning that goes into the dience interest. No camera shots weekly hour-l.mg show is almost last longer than 10 to 12 seconds, incredible. Rehearsals run on a and great emphasis is placed on railroad schedule, with the four closeups. Musicians must keep acts gone over from 11 a.m. to 1 their eyes on the leader at all pan. and the band from 1:15 to times, and when a soloist goes up 8:15 p.m. on Monday. to de his stist-he must have Farther Rehear»ing memorized it, because if he looks Taesday the acts are rehearsed at the music he appears to the with a piano and music director viewers to be asleep. Spe.iFF from 11 a.in. to 1 p.m., The band’s seating is tricky. wh'le th< bard ecm>s Ji Ir m 1 to the sections have 4 pan. There’s a “dry” rehearsal slightly separated for easy photog for acts and contmt rcials from raphy, and yet appear together. 4:15 to 5:15 pan., dress rehearsals And, finally, the boys of the ag from 6:15 to 7:15 pan.; by 8 ev gregation must never, never look eryone i- making up, and by 8*55 bored or lackadaisical. The pro- the entire cast is assembled on hibitieu of shiny objects, mentioned stage. before, is due to the distracting It is generally at this time that reflections they cause. €reducer Gine breaks the tension Cavalcade of Bands was origi y requesting the whole group to nated Jan 17, 1950, and continued say “chetse” (for a ami le) and by right through the summer. Some making them all chant in amson, of the top bands featured have ‘How been Duke Ellington, Ralph this really break the tension* Well, Fla..agan, Elliot Lawrence, Char to date, the curtain has always lie Barnet, Stan Kenton, and a come up on a corps of genuinely host of others. Some have appeared relaxed musicians more than once, and when Xavier One of the rules entirely pe Cugat went on Dec. 5, it was for culiar to a TV music show is a the fourth time. The rhythm slow numbers. With director Bunetta, Gine, Lserytkng must have jump ana Spears, and Ted Steele, all of I mastery of verve, and if a ballad is allowed whoin understand players’ it has to be a rhythm ballad with problems thoroughly, it is no "Big SID," as which liberties wonder that Cavalcade is one of Novelty tunes are most successful, the most sought-after TV pro he is affection- and no nimbu must .ast 1rngvr grams—both by the audience and -nm than 2:45 minutes, with the ex- bv the musician' ately known to the drum and band World, places him as ■one of the all-time top (Inswertothe artists of the drum profession. (lassma h's PLEASE SEND ME YOUR NEW CATALOG ■
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Top Tunes McHugh Party Puts Cats To Work Listed alphabetically and not in the order of their popular ity are the 25 top tunes of the last two weeks, on the radio, and in record and sheet music sales. An asterisk after a title lW denotes a newcomer not previously listed: A Bushel and a Peek w------— - AU My Love Cen Anyone Explain? Frosty the Snow Man* Traitor! Goodnight, Irene New York — Ed Lawson, the Harbor Light» advance man with Ralph Dave (Ace) Hudkins, Artie Fil Always Love Tou Flanagan's orchestra, dolefully FU Never Be Free Shaw’s onetime band boy (and reports that his sister, who gave drummer), who now heads his IPs a Marshmallow V orld birth to a boy recently, has La Vie en Hose own crew at the west coast’» named the baby Elliot Law Aragon ballroom and is playing Molasses, Molasses rence! Mona Lita most of the original Shaw library, Mommy, Won’t You Buy a Baby has offered Artie $1,500 a week to Brother?* toot clary with the band on Fri Nevertheless Honey Dreamers Get day, Saturday, and Sunday nights. Oh, Babe Ballroom is bankrolling the pitch Orange Colored Sky Two New Members and KTLA execs are strong for Our Lady of Fatima New York — Keith and Sylvia the stunt, as the station stages a Patricia Textor, who recently left the Honey (Photo by Ralph Sumb) top TV show at the Aragon . . - Petite Walts Dreamers, have been replaced by Nellie Lutcher, back from her Rudolph, the Red-Noted Reindeer* Patty McGovern and Bob Mitchell. Hollywood—At a recent Jimmy McHugh party, guesu found two British tour, is vacationing over Tennessee Walts Miss McGovern is from Minne pianos sitting back to back on the lawn, and, as the guesu included the holidays in Hollywood. The Thing apolis, where she sang with the pianists Buddy Cole and les Baxter, they soon heard some jazz. June Christy and hubby Bol» Thinking of You Velvetones: Mitchell was formerly Dottie O'Brien is singing, while the quartet is the fast-rising Four Cooper took a two-week holiday in Thirsty for Your Kisses director of Tex Beneke’s Moon Chicago this month, while Al Cohn Freshmen, who recently signed a Capitol records contract. To Think You’ve Chosen Me light Serenaders. sat in for Bob with Kenton. Ret* Rodney is subbing with Stan for Shorty Rogers, who is doing some writing . . . Michael Levin, alumnus of the Beat staff, has joined the Ward Wheelock agency aa TV copy chief and assistant TV producer . . . They say that all is not serene on Helen Forrest’s domestic scene ... Or Mel Torme’s . . . Jimmy Dorsey just recorded By Hedi, • tune waxed by the Dorsey brother» ork back in the ’30s. Stan Kenton was called for • repeat at the Click in Philly, al though the new policy there 'dlt accordionists for floor shows and local band» . . . Joe Mooney and hit organ moved to Frank Dailey’» Sher brooke at Little Ferry, N. J., for an indefinite stay . . . Vna Mae Car lisle is playing piano and vocalising everywhere at the Sutton hotel on New York’» swanky east tide . . . Capitol record execs deny that the firm will »ink $20,000 or any other amount it» a filmutii al featuring Stan Kenton, Nat Cole, and other label lumi CHOOSE naries. Althea and Norman Conley, both of whom played trombone in Irving Mills’ Cavalcade of Music in the '30s, have settled in Miami, where Althea is a hotel cashier and her husband plays horn on club dates . . . Mary Ann McCall, appearing at Charlie Ventura’s Plantation in Lindenwald, N. J., is heard at 4:15 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday over sta tion WCAU in Philadelphia. Those Who Cere Dept.—^May nard Ferguson, poll winner, and Penny Caldwell Philadelphia sing er; Lee Carroll, TD’s looking agent, and model Beatrice Krans; Tony Scott, leader at Cafe Society, and showgirl Brik Tone; Buddy Lowell, Ray Anthony tubman, and Lorraine Christy; Les Elgart, lead er, and Lee Hazen; Dave Pell, Les Brown tenor, and Rickey Smith. Those Who Expect — Grace and Hank D’Amico, ABC clari net; Eve and Red Norvo (his sec ond, her third); the Moe Wechs ler’s second, he’s Stan Melba pi ano; the George Schwartz’s in February, Alvy West basaman, —Rogers— DRUM nt BANJO HEADS Used by more profs*«laauf* than all ether makes combined.
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CHICAGO BAND BRIEFS I Monica Moves | DeFranco Rehearsing 13-Piece Dance Crew Ops Stunned By Local 10 Chicago—Buddy DeFranco, winner of the Down Beat poll the last five yean on clarinet, ia stepping out on his own as a band leader. He’s in New York now, rehearsing a 13-piece Five-Day Week Order dance crew, having left the Count Basie combo before it com- pieted its Chicago Brass Rail run. ------By JACK TRACY The band already has an MGM writing some arrangements, also record contract calling for a his arranger, Sonny Turrell. And til Chicago—Jimmy Petrillo’* Local 10, AFM, tossed a block minimum of 12 sides a year, and I’m doing some writing myself.” b Band’s format will be the usual buster at Chicago buyers of musical talent Dec. 12 when it will probably make its bow at a Fi announced that, starting Dec. 24, all musicians working spots New York location spot. five brass, five' reeds, and three ^Sure, it’ll be a dance band,” rhythm. Lenny Lewis set as per in here, traveling men or local, would go on a five-day week. sonal manager. lie Buddy told Down Beat, “we Sal where the next customer is com realize that we’ve got to have a ing from—especially jazz spots. It salable commodity if we expect Milos Davis Freed puts severe clamps on the hiring to do any business. But the band Los Angeles—Miles Davis, ar That, coupled with the earlier will have a modern sound and rested here in September on a nar announcement that, starting Jan. 1, of anything resembling a big (t) band. feel. cotics count, was brought to trial hit scale is to be raised >3 a man for “I’ve got Nat Pierce, the Bos- in November and acquitted. Jury three-hour job, means this: One hotel man said it was going to mean an added >20,000 to their ton band leader and arranger,1 voted 10 to 2 in his favor. cat Added €x»t music budget for a year unless he A musician working six days a they cut down the size of the Ke week got a minimum of >96 at band. in class A spots. He now receives One booker feels this is an “ill- Wl >114 for working five days. If an timed, ill-advised step.’’ New York — Monica Lewis, IMPERITE, owner wants to stay open six days Others deplore the fact that the who used to record for former a week, he must pay an additional setup of the union is such that hubby Bob Thiele’s Signature Studio Microphones >19 a man to the local group which these moves can be made without label, haa just cut her first ROY fills in. consulting the rank and file of MGM diac. Coupling, Plaything at P.A. Prices This is a stunning blow, espe the local. cially to places hiring traveling lease. Monica dawdled a spell bands that have a set price for a Ideal for BROADCASTING booking. It makes no difference to Buddy Rich abruptly left the with Decca before switching to a leader who asks >3,000 a week Capitol after only two weeks, de MGM. • RECORDING if he works five days or six. He spite doing fine business. Ops • PUBLIC ADDRESS agreed to let him go; he wants to Art Hodes at Rupneck’s; Miff has his own payroll to meet. Mole at the Bee Hive, and Johnny "Ths ultimate in microphone quality," says Evan But a club owner who pays the get off the road and settle down in New York to do studio and rec Lane at the 1111 club. Rushing, sound engineer of tho Hotel Now Yorkei >3,000 is in definite need of that Danny Alvin leaves the Nor sixth day to cover the nut, espe ord work, plus studying tympani • Shout right into tho new Amperito and vibes. Cab Calloway and his mandy to open Jan. 5 at Nob Hill. cially with business being, as one The Velvetones trio (Art Cava Microphons—or stand 2 feet away— spokesman put it, “at the lowest combo replaced Buddy, are in for reproduction it an indefinite stay. lier, bass; Ernie Inucci, guitar, always perfect. ebb I’ve seen in the many years Mode I i Count Basie was scheduled to and Al Romba, accordion) play • The only type microphone that is not I’ve been around. Those places weekends at the Milwaukee ave R8LG—20Q ohmi (clubs) are starving!” continue at the Brass Rail at affected by any climatic conditions. presstime, but there was talk that nue Rocket club, with Chet Robie RBHG—Hiimp he was ready to try it with a big coming in on Saturday nights to • Guaranteed to withstand more "knock List $42 00 It is thought by many that two band again very soon. augment. ing around" than any other type mike. Red Skelton, with Kitty Kallen, reasons were predominate when Elliot at Nose the local made the changes. comes into the Chicago theater ipttiol Write for Special Introductory Offer • Petrillo is looking for a gov Elliot Lawrence is in the midst Jan. 5 for a week, followed by the Off BP! and 4-page illustrated folder ernment freeze on salaries This of a holiday run at the Blue Note, girl who’s selling all the records, would be insurance in case that to be followed in succeeding weeks Patti Page, while the Ames happens. by a string of top talent. Brothers currently head the • Employment among local mu Oscar Peterson and the Flip Oriental bill. 'AMPERITE (ompany /nr Konlak sicians, especially the not-too- Phillips quartet take over on Jan. Charlie Spivak plays the Ara Model SKh list SI2 0C talented ones, has fallen off tre 5 for two weeks, to be followed on gon from Jan. 23 to Feb. 4. 561 BBQ AO WAY • NEW YORK 12 N Y Model KKH $18 0O mendously. By restricting the the 19th by Sarah Vaughan. Georgie Auld’s combo may return, Top Vets Show L»d 560 Kmg St W , Toronto traveling bands to five days’ work, Daddie-0 Daylie, the hip deejay local men are more apt to pick up after just a few weeks' absence, to play opposite. who has the best jazz show in off-night jobs. But the union still town every a.m. on WAIT, came will not lose any income from the It’s pretty definite that the Stan Getz quintet will follow, with up with a great bill to take to Oi 10 percent tax that traveling Vaughn veterans hospital on Dec. bands must pay, because the tax young local singer Lurleane Hunt hl er also on the bill. Within a year 20. will be figured on a six-day scale. Lined up this way: Count Basie, in For the musicians already she should be very valuable mer chandise. Much wonderful talent. with Wardell Gray; Red Saunders settled in spots where the band and his DeLisa band; Lurleane works steadily for months at a They’ll be trailed by Ella Fitz gerald, then Louis Armstrong. Hunter and the Johnny Young tune (top hotels, the Chez Paree, trio; vocalist Joe Williams, from etc.), this is a bonanza. But some Stand Pat the Jay Burkhart crew; blues at the local men who work just Other spots are standing pretty singer Jo-Jo Adams, and some occasionally are griping. They pat: dancers. Benny Carter’s group and think this may force clubs to either Marty Marsala at Jazz Ltd.; the Dave Brubeck trio were also cut down on the number of men Herbie Fields at the Silhouette; scheduled to make the trip. hired or drop music entirely. Owner* Hurt Naturally the owners don’t like it. They’re hurt—and badly—at time when they’re wondering BOOSEY and HAWKES ARRANGERS^ ATTENTION! EDGWARE AIBANGEI'S DIME LIBBABY.
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anist and singer. MOVIE MUSIC He’s sung with a number of bands, including a twc-week turn Soundtrack with Jimmy Dorsey. He says the press agent’s account that he was Siftings working for Ida Lupino as a house AHrod N»ww, ZOth-Fox movie ehief. Musician Gets First Pic boy when she “discovered" him is added Sve Urommen to atadio ataff *rk for aeorina aeaaion on Bird of Paradim not exactly true. It was like thia, (Joui* Jourdan. Debra Paaet. and Jeff he says: Chandler). Call» went to Calvin tart, “I needed some money while go Preaiea Laffwick. Earl Heiah. Balpb Santtb. urre Break In Threefold Role ing to school. Collier Young (Miss and Na* LeaU*. Lupino’s husband) gave me some Ale* North, who did incidental •ont- By CHARLES EMGE for New York atace production* Daet h •/ work taking care of their yard. a SoUamoa and others. In Hollywood for also Hollywood—One of the most interesting musical personali Later I helped Miss Lupino paint flrat Aim aeorinc assignment. Warners' screen version of A Streetcar Named Do- And ties we’ve encountered in the picture business in a long time the house. We worked on it to str* (Marlon Brando, and Vivien Leigh). self.” is a young song writer, singer, and pianist named Johnny gether for about six weeks. I told Aaaetta Warrea aoundtracked Juot My usual her about my songs. She liked Bill and Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man for three Franco. Some of you may have noticed him in a minor role them and gave me a job on her use of Ava Gardner in Showboat at MGM in Never Fear, the Ida Lupino-Col- ê- after studio tops nixed Ava’s attempt at j »er- next picture. That’s all." recording her own vocals. Annette's moat lier Young production featuring Early on Guaymas) Johnny also No Acting Ambition* recent ghost singing assignment waa for Sally Forrest and Keefe Braaaelle had a song, Didn’t You Know!, Lucille Ball in Fancy Panto. in the atory about victim* of paral- which was used without a vocal in Johnny has no ambitions to be Km Derby, vocal coach at ZOth-Fox. la a dance sequence in the Lupino- come a movie actor. His chief in rehearsing Paul DouxIm for novelty vocal Johnny appeared as a guitarist Young picture, Outrage. Leith terest is in writing music. His actor will sing in The Guy Who Sank the nai- Navy (Linda Darnell and Joan Bennett). (the guitar music was dubbed for Stevens, who did the background training is on the “classical" side, Darby wrote the song, entitled Keep Yow tria) him), principally in the picnic music for both pictures, used the but his taste runs from that school Fyv on the Ball. Jury melody from Didn't You Know as to the modern progressive styles Gloria OeHavee recently added to east scene, in which he sang the Mexi of RKO big-budget musical Two Ticket* can novelty song Guaymas, and his main theme in the underscore whose exponents are gradually liv Ie Broadway (Tony Martin. Janet Leigh he supplied the vocal track for for Outrage and the melody from ing down the bop label. and Ann Miller I aoundtracked her Arm Keefe Brasselle for the sequence W/iy Pretend for the same purpose Ida Lupino and Franco He approves highly of Brubeck, number. Cole Porter'a Friendship. in which the latter sings the song in Never Fear. thinks Shearing is “a great musi Dereihy Skay aet for Arst major Alm role in Ul’» next Abbott A Costello «ter Why Pretend! How Franco got into the movies wood from Arizona, where he re cian, but an imitator, not a cre ror. The Kral MeGoy. Reports this month ator.” When his transfer period Songs in Pica as a song writer, composer, and ceived his musical training in for pre-reeording of songs. actor all at the same time is an school. He came by way of San in Local 47 expires (he transferred Herper Goff, banjo plucker with Flrv- In addition to writing those two interesting story. He got to Holly- Diego, where he worked as a pi- here from the San Diego AFM lo house Five Plus Two. drew role in Wil songs (in collaboration with Bill liam Wyler production (Paramount re cal) he hopes to work between film lease) of Carrie I Olivia DeHaviland) a* assignments as a pianist-singer in banjo-playing "flophouse proprietor.’’ a local nitery. Deris Day, on strength of strong show Meantime, while waiting for the ing in "straight” non-singing role ia Storm Warning. as yet unreleawed. ha» start of the next Lupino-Collier been tagged by Warner tops for most im picture (on which, in addition to portant role to date, title role in film DirecTone music assignments he’ll do some based on life of the late Helen Morgan work as a dialog writer) he was I Rentty working during the Christmas sea increases son in the toy department of de Broadway producer, is called in to partment store. Interesting place, show the cadets at West Point how carrying power Hollywood. to stage their annual song and dance revue. 4 lltii< l{ Attempts to peddle this picture 35% Movie Mu«it Review* to the public as another Yankee Doodle Dandy should be reported Cyrano de Bergerac (Joae Fer to the federal trade commission rer and Mala Power»). Dimitri Tiomkin, whose film scores usually as a violation of something, but are over-dramatic and too lushly the topflight cast will carry it at romantic for conventional pictures, the boxoffice. Singers Gordon Mae- was the ideal man for Stanley Rae and Doris Day make the most USED BY Kramer’s extraordinary screen re of a set of new songs by Jule creation of the Rostand stage clas Styne and Sammy Cahn that are far below marks set in their pre AMERICA'S sic. vious efforts. In fact, the music in this picture GREATEST I can be credited with being an im Best musical moments: Doris portant factor in audience accept Day in Ten Thousand Sheep, with ance and enjoyment of a type of soundtrack support of Buddy Cole, MUSICIANS entertainment that is pretty far piano; Artie Bernstein, baas, and from the average moviegoer’s ex Vince Terri, guitar, and excellent male vocal chorus treatments of • From tho Academy at $117.50 pectation. 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fan of Art Van Damme’s music. THE HOT BOX Can trade British, Australian, Barbara Carroll 3 and New Zealand discs for de- Sidemen sired American records. To St. Louis Hotel Likes Jan (Julie Switches Ln Brown: Abe Aeron, alto, foi New York—Pianist Barbara Jazz Fare Is Awfully Thin H. Godefroy, 11 Grove road, Carroll, now recording for Dis Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, Cheshire, Bob Drasnin, and Bob Pring, from, bone, for Ray Klien (to 20th Cen- covery, took her trio into the Town England. Interested in jazz clubs and Country room of the Congress and would like to correspond with tury-Fox) Bin, piano, for Herb Eidermuller, hotel, St. Louis, on Dec. 12 for an members of American jazz clubs. indefinite stay. These Days, Says Hoefer Ralph Desrasiers, Stevens and Ben Fussell. alto, for Johnny avenue, Nashua, N. H. A collector White Vincent lope,; Bill By GEORGE HOEFER Seigel and Wendell DeLory, trnm- army) ; Vince Forchetti, trombone, interested in drum records. Chicago — Happening? a bat*« happening? V hat conies bone«, out. for Ray Nowick: Bobby Martin, J. W. Langmead, 162 Peverell baritone, for Milt On-trow (to next? Wbal is there to sustain the jazz musician, the jazz Park road, Plymouth, England. Woody Herman : Nick Travis, trumpet, for Conte Candoli . . . school in fancy), und Jerry Mc listener? Since World War II we hate gone through a succes Desires above all else the Yancey Ray Lnthony : Bill Slapin, tenor. Dermott, trombone, for Nick Ca sion of musical frustration«: Bop for the People, reissues and Lofton sides on Session label va» . . . Jack Palmer: Phil Sillnuin. Will trade worthwhile items on for Eddie Martin (to Hal Meln- tyre), and Ray Brown, piano, for drums, for Gene Thaler (tu Irving mation, a new publication devoted English labels for the same. Bernie Lynch, 24 West College Ed Ryan . . . Sammy Kaye: Gloria Conn), and Vinnie LaRose, tenor. dad lire engine band, und right to pure New Orleans jazz. They Benson vocals, for Lois Ixrrraine. out (to Inmg < onn) Ralph are interested in obtaining an avenue, York, Pa. Wishes to obtain througl the Hall- of Kenton And, Oscar Peterson’s Canadian record Hal McIntyre: George D’Gerali Flanagan: Sid Bulkin returned on as if we've run out completely, the American correspondent to furnish mo. trumpet, for Bill Hodge» (to drum*. Sonny Mann out. jazz news for ■ column on the ings. Can trade many Woody Her era of swing i» now being relived in man and Stan Kenton records for army); Jimmy Henderson, trom Louis Prim.i: Dick Sherman, U. S. scene. The editor also is pre bone. for Paul O'Connor (to trumpet, for Nick ( upazuto. paring material on a long article the same. about the late Bunk Johnson. Don Leavitt, Brookridge drive, Greenwich, Conn. Collect.ng mate The “cool either Kenton Diwography rial on the late Glenn Miller. In frozen stiff or being compromised Jack Hartley Diamond terested in any clippings, anec in water pistol novelties. Some go Bridge, Hawthorne, N. J., is work dotes, or early records by Miller. willingly: Bird has his strings, ing or. a conip'ete discography of Pete Pepke, P.O Box 185, North Shearing his devastating humor, Stan Kenton. He is interested in Warren, Pa. Would like to trade and Club Condon is a home in obtaining information on unre many old Benny Goodman records New York for Amarillo jazz fans. leased Capitol masters and tran for discs made by the late Bunk Diz says, “Ain’t it a mess!” scriptions, V-Discs, and any other Johnson. Interested in contacting Something New Needed recording information pertaining any other Bunk Johnson fans. Something new in music is to Kenton, such as tapes, etc., of needed. Something akin to the ex concert and dance dates. citement aroused by discovering The Kid Griswold Dixieland PIANO TUNING PAYS an Armstrong, a Bix, the Elling band in Stratford, Conn., takes all Learn this Independent Profession prizes for unusual band titles. ton cohesion of sound, the electric ______Al HOME______shock of the rhythmic power of They are known Gully -Low Basie, the poetic phrasing of Pres, Griswold and his Rice Paddy Blue the first extensions of the boys Blowers or The Stevedore Stom from Minton’s, and tire onslaught pers formerly the Seven Lumps of tonal color when the Herd ran. of Mould. The Kid himself plays Everything that once seemed to pop piano, slide and valve trom be moving so fast has resolved to bone, cornet, soprano sax, banjo, a jaded musical scene. Armstrong slide whistle, and washboard. haa become a literary figure, Bix COLLECTORS’ CATALOG: ha>i been brought back as the in Warren L. Ross, 722 S. Seventh instrument that simplifies learning and spiration of a maudlin inovie, assures accuracy with or without knowl street, Ann Arbor, Mich. Chief edge of music. Action Model and tool« Duke has belatedly recordid How interest is Bix Beiderbecke. Would furnished. Diploma granted. Great High the Moon, and the Shearing be interested in dealing foi some shortage of tuners makes this a PROF- sound is wearing itself out. [TABLE UNCROWDED held of Bix’s harder-to-get sides. He PIONEER SCHOOL 52nd YEAR G.L would also welcome correspondence APPROVED. Write for free booklet. The only shining light we can about Bix. see in this whole picture is i> frus Barrie Grey, 47 Austin street, tration in itself—Tnstano. Is he Wellington, New Zealand. A great | a musical Einstein? We are in clined to believe that by giving Tristano a hearing and the neces are sary inspiration through support, «t will profit by the warm feeling of a new discovery in jazz music.
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• Used and endorsed by America's finest professionals Send for free catalog Carl Fischer MusicallOIlk Inst. Co., I 951 Chicago, January 12, 1951 NEWS-FEATURES Goodman Discography hara Dis Following is a select list of Benny Goodman record«, com- f wn tiled by George Hoefer. Due to the many sides which Benny appeared, only records with Goodman as leader were selected. HESTRATIONS MISG 1928 Benny Goodman (nolo) That'll « Plenty . Vo. 15705, Bill »«me. Clarinetitu more 1021 irtin. 1934 Benny Goodman Orch. Moonglow Col. 2927, 35839 Benny Goodman Orch. Bugle Gall Rag Col. 2958. 36109 1935 man. 4 column devoted to making known to musician*, students, and leader* some of the Orch. Vi. 25090, 20-2408 rving Benny Goodman Sometime* I'm Happy fine things available ut your music dealer’s in orchestration*, folios, methods, etc. Benny Goodman Trio Body and Soul Vi. 25115. 10-0106 Ialph 1936 d on Benny Goodman Orch. Stompin' at the Saroj Vi. 25217, 20-1549 DANCE ORCHESTRATIONS: £ FELL BAND—* SMALL BAND Benny Goodman Trio Nobody’» Sweetheart Vi. 25345 Benny Goodman Quarte* My Melancholy Baby VI. 25473 1937 Benny (»oodman Orch. Sing, Sing, Sing Vi. 36205. 25796 Jr Down Ky the Old Mill Stream Jimmy Dale {0.60 Forster Music (two parts) Benny Goodman Trio Where or When Vi. 25725 Dream t Little Dream of Me Jack Mason Words & Music Benn» (roodmun Quartet Avalon Vi. 25644 1938 Goofu» Johnny Warrington 1.00 Feist (Big 3) Benny Goodman Orch. Don’t Be That Way Vi. 25792, 20-1549 ■ii High Society—Dixieland Orch. Bill Howard 1.00 Melrose Music Benny Goodman Quartet Bluet in My Flat Vi. 26044 Benny Goodman Quinte* Pick-a-Rib Vi. 26166 1.00 Melrose Music ■ft Maple Leaf Rag—Dixieland Orch Bill Howard 1939 ft The Night It 1 ounu Jack Mason Words & Music Benny Goodman Orch. Let’» Dance Col. 35301, 37243 Benny Goodman Sextet Rote Room Col. 35254, 36720 ft Panama Le Roy Holmes Feist (Big 3) 1940 •ft Powder Blue Jack Mason 1.00 Forster Music Kenny Goodman Orch. Benny Ride» Again 12" Col. 55001. 55038 Benny Goodman Sextet Till Tom Sptcid Col 35401, 37512 Sugar Foot Stomp—Dixieland Orch. Bill Howard 1.00 Melrose Music 1941 Benny Goodman Orch. lazy River Col. 36012 Benny Goodman Orch. I'm Here Col. 36411 Benny l.«M>dman Oreh. Clarinet a la King Okeh 6544 Benny ÍHiodman Sextet I Found a New Baby Col. 36039 TITLE ARRANGER PRICE PUBLISHER Benny Goodman Sextet Air Mail Special Col. AftOOQ. 36720 Benny Goodman Sextet On the Sunnylido of R. G. CLARINET SOLOS W/PIANO ACC. the Street Col. 36617. 37246 Ciar. Benny Ride» Again Benny Goodman $0.60 Regent Music 1942 Clarinade Benny Goodman .60 Regent Music Benny Goodman Orch. Jeney Bounce Okeh 6590 Benny Goodman Oreh Minion to Motcow Col. 36680 Clarinet 41a King Benny Goodman .60 Regent Music Benny Goodman Quartet The World It Waiting Paganini Caprice XXII Benny Goodman .60 Regent Music for the Sunrite Col. 36684 Raihel’i Dream Benny Goodman .60 Regent Music 1945 Slipped Ditc Benny Goodman .60 Regent Music Benny Goodman Orch. Clarinade Col. 36823 7 attictale Benny Goodman .60 Regent Music Benny Goodman Sextet After You've Gone Col. 36781 Benny Goodman Trio Body and Soul Col. 36781 Concert Brazdliance Laurindo Almeida .60 Capitol Songs 1946 Guitar Edi Edi Laurindo Almeida .60 Capitol Songs Benny Goodman Orch. Blue Skiet Col. 37053 Myttified Laurindo Almeida .60 Capitol Songs 1947 Staniana Laurindo Almeida .60 Capitol Songs Kenny Goodman Orch. Moon-Faced, Starry- Gip. 376 Eyed Sueno Laurindo Almeida Capitol Songs .60 Kenny (Goodman Septei How High the Moon Cap. 20126 Piano Conflict (Kenton) Pete Rugolo .60 Capitol Songs 1948 Hambeth (Kenton) Pete Rugolo .60 Capitol Songs Henny Goodman Septet Stealin’ Applet Cap. 10173 Imprenioniim (Kenton) Pete Rugolo .60 Capitol Songs 1949 Cap. 57-60009 Lament (Kenton) Pete Rugolo .60 Capitol Songs Kenny Goodman Septet Blue Lou Theme To The Wett (Kenton) Pete Rugolo .60 Capitol Songs was released ab ut a year ago, I'll Piano Crazy Bone Rag Charles Johnson .50 Forster Music Remember April. First of all, Pete (Rugolo) did Piano Cuban Concerto Dorn. Savino 2.00 J. J. Robbin* My Best a tremendous job of arranging an*t directing. And the tune is one of IVfiTDI’AIWT A ■ VAH HAGS _ the greatest we have, both lyri A w On Wax cally and musically. It’s one of the By June Christy few great tunes I’ve ever recorded. TITLE ARRANGER PRICE PUBLISHER Of all the things I’ve dont« on And I defi>'tely think I sang records, I best like the .side that better on April than anything else Ciar. Benny Goodman Play» The Clattict Benny Goodman $1.00 Regent Music I’vi cut, despite the reviews of it Clar Benny Goodman Swingt The Clattic» Benny Goodman 1.00 Regent Music in Down Riat ind Metronome. Its ETUDES FOR TROMBONE! one thing I can listen to repeated Mise. The Bebop Style Van Alexander 1.00 Capitol Songs The Anthoatle Amarice* IdHia* ly and not cringe. You know, usually after you Piano Keyboard Harmon v C. Cavallaro 1.25 Cavallaro Pub. 26 SEQUENCES By Vladislav Blaxhavich make a record, the more you listen Piano Rhythm Clattict Frankie Carle .75 J. J. Robbins to it the more bad thingi* you hear on it that you wish you could have LEEDS MUSIC CORP. Piano Frroll Garner Piano Solot Erroll Garner 1.00 Capitol Songa RKO Bldg . Radio CHy, New Yorii 20 done differently. This one wears well with me. Sax. Jimmy Dortey Saxophone Method Jimmy Dorsey 2.50 Robbins (Big 3) S’vox Favorite Melodie» for Solovox Walter C. Simon 1.00 J. J. Robbins Uke Dreamy Song» For The Ukulele (Dream, Pretending, etc.) 75 Capitol Songs BENNY GOODMAN Uke. Novelty A Comedy Song» for Ukulele (Mamuta, G. I. Jive, etc.; .75 Capitol Songs Rhythm Hits wswnAns___ rvcTniTmov baaitk . .
TITLE UTHOR PUUT PUBUsHLU Contanti Arr. Fint Arrangement Van Alexander 31.00 Capitol Songs Tiger Rog O»« O'Clock Jump Arr. Xavier Cugat’» Latin-American Rhythm» Xavier Cugat 1.00 Robbins (Big 3) Don't Bo That Way Vibrophono Blue* Stompin' At The Savoy Sing, Sing, Sing Ciar. 18 Modern Etude» Paul Jeanjean 2.50 Alfred Music The Dorktow* Strutter, Bolt Whispering a Price $1J5 Clar. Benny Goodman'» Own Clarinet Method Benny Goodman 2.00 Regent Music ROBBINS MUSIC CORPORATION Clar. Benny Goodman Rhy thm Hitt For Clarinet Benny Goodman 1.25 Robbins (Big 3) Drums Studiet: Drum», Tympani, Cuban InMr. S. Sternburg 2.50 Alfred Music Mise. Sure Sytlern of Impiocidnt Sam Dailey 1.50 Alfred Music THEN THIS IS FOR YOU! Piano For the Older Beginner Raymond Burrows 1.00 J. J. Robbins BUM LIP? THOUSANDS OF BRASS MEN HAVING EVERY ADVANTAGE AND WHO USE THE ADVANTAGE WISELY. FAIL TO DEVELOP EMBOUCHURE STRENGTH— PUBLISHERS WHY? Having every opportunity to tucceed they fell— WHY? Are our fine teechert, method, end odvenfsgei all wrong— Alfred Hunte Co.. 145 W. 45th St., New York, N. Y. Forster Mmte Pub.. Ine., 216 S. Wabaah Ave., Chicago 4, III. WHAT IS IT? Thet'i exactly what I want to toll ysul ■ you Big 3 Music Corp. iRobbtnn-Ieint-MiUer), 799—7th Ave., Mtlroae Musiv Corp.. 1619 Brondwar. New York, N. Y. REALLY want a beHer embouchure, tend a postal card today asking lor Embouchura N Y„ N. Y. Information Capitol Sons*, Ine., 1491 N. Vine St, Hollywood 28, Calif Regent Multe Corp., 1619 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y. Cavallaro Pub.. Inc., 221 W. 47th St.. New York, N. Y. J. J. Robbins A Sons, Ine., 221 W. 47th St. New York 19 N. Y. HARRY L. JACOBS EDITORIAL Chicago, January 12, 1951
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TOM L. HERRICK. Pablisber NED E. WILLIAMS, Editor Hollywood BUSINESS DEPARTMENT To the Editors: On the record review page in the GINNY GROSSKOPF, Advortitia« Dec. 15 issue, I was given credit for having written I’m So >n the EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Mood, which was recorded by Now York Staff: Chice«» Staff: Hollywood Staff: Kenton. LEONARD 6. FEATHER JACK TRACY CHARLES EMGE Unfortunately this isn’t true 1776 Oraadway, Ra. 431 FAY HARRIS 6110 Sosta Monica and the credit should go to Gene New York N. Y. 203 N. Wabath Hollywood 30, Calif Roland who is a long-time ar Jedtaa 2-2130 CWca«o I. HL HE 6005—FL 1-6046 ranger for Stan, having written the arrangements of Tampico, Sittin’ and A-Rockin’, etc. Gene Howard Eastern AdverHalag Representatives Wllliasi R. Broad BRAND * BRAND Murray Hill 7-20BB 621 Fifth Aveooe New York 17, N Y. So Sorry Punxsutawney. Pa. To the Editors: . . . You have committed an un pardonable sin. You have mis spelled the name of my home town, Punxsutawney. J. Lee Anderson should have done a little inon re search for his Evolution of Jazz in the Dec. 15 issue. from the army, und have found found on these 42" discs. Bj the Beat Expands Jack Barilor way, Johnny Richards also did the the efforts of others, like Tippy Morgan, to overcome such facial scoring on the set. paralysis very inspirational. Lorin Andrews Thanks To Tippy Bob Behr For New Year Lima, Ohio Burley, Idah ■ To the Editors: To the Editors: Cole Did Disappoint Down Beat swings into 1951 with several changes and ad Thoroughly enjoyed Tippy Mor- The two pieces by Tippy Mor London ditions. staff-wise and material-wise, that are calculated to gan ’s story paralyzed gan you printed lately are cer To the Editors: bouchures in the recent issues of tainly encouraging. give our readers more news and information and a stronger On reading the Down Beat uf Bown Beat. The articles were very Fred Pattersun Dec. 1, I note that Carlos Gas-tel and greater variety of coverage of happenings und develop intelligently written and certainly did not approve of your reporter ments in the field of music from coast to coast. should be very helpful to anyone Derek Boultons review of the who would have the misfortune of Footnote On Strings King Cole Palladium show. I have Leonard Feather, whose work on the jazz scene for many a like experience. been for two years a Cole fan and Frankie Schenk San Mateo, Calif. year* as writer, critic, composer, and radio commentator ha*» To the Editors: I saw the Palladium show twice given him a wide and intimate familiarity with music and the during the second week. Louisville, Ky. You state (Down Beat, Dec. 1) that Gillespie is the third jazz mu I was extremely disappointed men who make it. ha« been engaged as New Y ork correspon To the Editors: with both performances, though dent for Down Beat. He began his duties with this issue. sician to record with strings. I have experienced some lip Three or four years ago. way be there were many changes of pro gram. The sings chosen were of Leonard is a good reporter, an excellent writer, bib taste trouble myself since my discharge fore Parker, Diz cut four sides for the Paramount label with a bad choice. A large number of the and opinions musically are not restricted to any one school, large string section and rhythm audience left daring the perform and he is in constant touch with activity in the popular music including Ray Brown and Al ance. Nat Cole should know better field. We believe that the Beat'» Manhattan coverage will be Haig. Ti ey recorded the famous than to play bongo solos at the greatly enhanced through his effort. Jerome Kern tunes Who Why De Palladium. I Love You?, The Way You Look I hope the next time he comes Down Beat’» record reviews, always accepted as authorita Tonight, and All the Thinge You here he’ll play the dance halls, «’here I’m -ture he’ll be better re tive and unbiased by discriminating buyers, are being pre- Arc Unfortunately the composer's ceived. If Carlos Gastel cannot widow had the set recalled. It is take fair criticism he does net de consisting of Jack Tracy, Pat Harris, and George Hoefer. indeed a shame as some of the serve to be manager of such a Some, but not all reviews will reflect the combined opinions prettiest Gillespie on wax is to be sensational musician. -at—” of these staffers, many will be written individual!« by mem Harold Barnes bers of ihe panel. JOHNSTON-POLSON — Joe Johnston, NEW NUMBERS baritone sax with Daryl Harpa, and Ilene Michael Levin, who ha- reviewed record- for us for years, Polson, Nov. 6 in Prescott, Iowa. ALEXANDER -A ara Robert Thom« Jr., Ml LSAK-DON—Frank Milsak and Mildred Boulton Accurate become- the head of our new longhair department, in which io Mr. and Mrg. Bol Alexander, recently Don. singer, Nov. 23 in Pittsburgh. in New York. Dad plaji trombone on CBS FUCCI-VEGLIO—Harry Pucci and Dor- London he will concentrate on classical, operatic, and symphonic items orthy Veglio, unger, To the Editors: issued by the various record companies. He also will continue port. Conn. Pittsburgh. Dad WEIDiER-RONIFACE Georg. Weidler. I hasten to defend your London to write columns and special features for this paper. correspondent, Drrek Boulton. His BROKAW—A son to Mr. and Mra. Sid Donna Boniface, ney Brokaw, Nov. 29 in Santa Monica. report
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played piano, Ivan Ditmar«, organ. Edgar (Cookie) Fairchild handling music on new KNBH vaudeo series. Club Roma. Los Angeles Has Gene Plummer, piano: Allan Reuss, guitar; Bud Sievert, accordion; Johnny Cyr, LA. Local Threatens Strike Vs. NBC drums, and Doe Whiting, baas. (Saturday, Hollywood—Phil Fischer, Local ? Band Briefs 10-10:50 p.m.) Red Norvo trio announced for date at Deedie Lane, piano; Norms Petemon, 47*s radio representative, has Encore room starting Dec. 27. tenor & baritone, and Branslda Hawkins, notified NBC that replacement of Eddie Heywood*« new unit, now featur bass, are new faces in Ing Ray Hutton qrj« live musicians on the network’s ing Barrett Deems drums, and Paul Maili- featured on KTLA show. Sandra Burkovs, »on. bass, debuted at Top's, San Diego violin, who works with band on videopua Halls of Ivy program with re spot, Dec. 12. but not on dance dates, signed five-year corded background music, an King Colo trio booked to follow Muggv contract with KTLA operating firm. Para Spanier at Tiffany club with four-week mount Television. Inc. nounced to take place with the stand starting Dec. 26. broadcast of Jan. 3, would mean Ginger Smoek (and Her Three Notes) L. A. KEYSPOTS the withdrawal of all musicians replaced Mike Riley combo at Lyman’s Aragon—Dave Hudkine (Ind.) Playroom. Beverly Cavern- Kid Ory (Ind.) from NBC shows originating in Ernie Felice quartet closed long run at Hollywood. Beverly Hill« hotel—Hal Stern (Ind.) Sarnez. Replaced by Gene Walsh (guitar Beverly Hills hotel ■ Phil Ohnui (Ind.) Fischer told Down Beat that he & vocals) unit. Includes Ed Caney, bass & Biltmore Bowl Ru«« Morgan (ABC) trumpet; Harry Gillingham, piano, and Charley Foy*»—Abbey Brown (Ind.) had made the move on his own Charlie Berg, sax. responsibility. At this deadline he Ciro*« Diek Stabile (Ind.) Abbey Brown combo, which has held Club Bauyou 'Ben Pollack (Ind.) had not received a reply from stand at Charlie Foy’s for almost 10 years, drew vacation during recent appearances Club 47—Zutly Singleton (Ind.) NBC. there of Red Ingle unit. Abbey’s pianist, Coeoantit Grove—Eddie Bergman (Ind.) Halit of Ivy is a straight dra Cocoanut Grove—■Geri Gailian (Ind.) Reg Montgomery, remained to handle Colonial ballroom—Arthur Van (lad.) matic show. Function of the or show. Encore Red Norvo (ABC) chestra, conducted by Henry Rua- Harry James currently doing local one- Mofambo—-Eddie Oliver (Ind.) sell, was to supply mood music and niters, set for two-week location stand at Moeambo—Latinairea (Ind.) Flamingo hotel, Las Vegas, opening Feb. Oasi«—*Gene Gilbcaux (GAC) bridges. It’s an NBC package (no 22. Orchid room—Vido Muneo 4 ABC) outside advertising agency). Diek Stabile, back in town with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, took band into Palladium... 'Don Toeti (Ind.) The sponsoring firm, a beer Palladium—Tos Beneke (MCA) Ciro’s, following De*i Arna«. Pari« Inn Jimmy Grier (Ind.) company, recently withdrew but Potter*»—Steve Gibson Red Cap« (Ind.) asserted! y re - optioned the series HOLLYWOOD TELETOPICS Riverside Rancho—Hank Penny (E. Biebop) Rooaevelt Cinegrill—Bill Panell (Ind.) after the cost was trimmed ap New York — Two of the country's top piano men and two jazz Bert Reinfeld set as music director for Richard Oswald TV Productions, latest Roosevelt Cinegrill—Eddie Gomes (MCA) proximately $1,500 a week by the promoters chai together backstage at Town hall here, after Erroll firm to sign up for use of AFMusicians Royal room »"Pete Daily (Ind.) announced plan to dispense with Garner's early December concert in that august auditorium. From for telefilm recordings on 5 percent royalty Sard!*»"—Red Nichola( Ind.) live music. left to right above are George Shearing. Garner, disc jockey Al (Jazz- plan. First film was half - hour dramatic Sarne»—Gene Walab (GAC) opus, Mayer ling, with soundtrack featuring Tiffany club "King Cole (GAC) bo) Collins, and concert promoter Teddy Reig. A Capsule Comment zither work of Frans Gottschalk. Reisfeld Zebra room—Joe Venuti quartet (MCA) on the concert appears below. the waterfall-effects ballads. For Ulcer Attack contrast, the second of his three sets was done without accompani Beds Parker Capsule ment. On the other two he was aided by the unobtrusive bass work New York—Charlie Parker was of John Simmons and the splen st released from Medical Arts Comments didly sensitive drumming of Cspital here after being sudden Erroll Garner Shadow Wilson. (Too bad he ly stricken with arecurrence of Town Hal! Recital didn’t bring in some strings to an ulcer condition less than 24 show off some of those arrange hours after his return from New York — Slightly less than ments Neal Hefti has been writing Kurope. 1,000 jazz fans~ , came---- — --to „Town ------hall for his upcoming Roost record Charlie reported his__ week____ _in Dec. 3 to hear Erroll garner, . Sweden as a great success, and some gloryorlnm.’ forfn»- himcnlfhimself with hishi« reports from Swedish impresario first solo concert recital. The program of course, included Nils Hellstrom indicate that both Commercially, the affair was a some of Erroll’s Columbia record his promoter and the Scandi disappointment, owing to a fac ings, and some of his Mercury, navian public agreed. tional dispute involving its Ameri Signature, Savoy, Atlantic, Mod A surprise element was the ap can Negro Theater sponsors. Mu ern, Black and White, Manor, pearance of Roy Eldridge on four sically, it was a pleasant surprise. Regent, Dial, Schmial, and Need- of the seven concerts. Roy has Erroll is best identified as the We-Continue recordings. It even since returned to Paris. Featured pianist who never lets his right provided a reminder that there in the small group with Bird on hand know what his left hand is are a couple of tunes left he hasn’t the tour was Rolf Ericson, bop doing until half a second later. De- recorded______for- anyone, __ notably trumpet ace who returned home a spite the highly personalized na- Honeysuckle Rose, which, taken at ture of this delayed-action rhythm a terrific clip, was one of the eve- few months ago after working in ,------■ T7 A • i * v n a j this country with Herman, Ven- a!yle, a ^hole evening of the stuff nmgs big hits Quick, Erroll, find tura, and other name bands did not become monotonous. another new label so you can wax Charlie says his accompaniment, Garner paced his material well, this one immediately! noUbly the drumming of Jade! alternating the jump items with —ten Norris and the bass of Thore ------Jederby, was excellent, and that the Swedish people are “the cool est and the nicest.” REGISTER NOW! 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Rhythm wiH be the favorite of many because of the tight staccato type of beat Krupa maintaing It certainly is Mix Reviews TheGoodman Carnegie LP nervous jazz, loaded with riffs and pre-set figures. Each time Wilson By MICHAEL LEVIN ♦------since. Once again Krupa manages sion musician, plays an excellent appears, his ease contrasts most favorably with what the others are New York—Current rage in jazz records is the LP version to be intrusive. alto solo. Goodman’s own solo gets putting down. Once again it may of the Goodman Carnegie hall concert of Jan. 16, 1938. Disc off on minor thirds and the 6/8 U hen My Baby Smiles at Me not be the best combo jazz ever jockeys have spun the record here with the remark that “it entanglements of the Bei Mir Bist BG playing his Lewis takeoff for Du Schoen school at one point. made, but it certainly is enthu io the greatest jazz ever put on records.” From this reporter, one chorus—strictly comedy relief. As one of the musicians there siastic. that night said, “He sure don’t terest in the powerhouse figures of Shine play many ideas, but you sure Blue Skies big bands, rather than their actual Harry James isn’t any Arm think you’re hearing a lot.’’ James’ One of the older Henderson ar effectiveness as swinging musical strong—certainly not at this race solo is largely figures he had used rangements, recorded in June, 1935 units. track tempo. on previous Goodman wax. The (not 1937 as Kolodin says), when As a historical index, this album boys make an effort to get into the Berigan was still with the band, is a valuable possession. There are Blue Reverie Tea for Two rideout Basie always and giving the Goodman reeds a a few moments in it of genuine Silken Ellington with Hodges good chance to keep a flowing beat jazz interest. But by and large its used on Rose, but the Goodmanites lot of excellent mueic. But playing so well it makes you real never quite get with it. moving, this one came off well de freneticisms have a valid part only ize with a sickening shock how spite Krupa’s lagging at the end. in the frame of reference in which much he has slipped personally in Body and Soul The factor that is currently ex they were created: the big-money the last 12 years. The fluidity of aping of the great middle-’3O8 Ne Wilson, Goodman, and Krupa Loch Lomond citing so many people about this Hodges, Carney, and Cootie Wil Sung by Martha Tilton, who was LP is that it has enthusiasm, large gro swing bands by Goodman, liams on this one tune makes all playing again. If you feel this re Shaw, Miller, and all the rest. The view is overly critical of Krupa’s labeled in Down Beat as “stink energetic chunks of it. In 1938, the more apparent the solo lack- ing” by George Frazier, this tune Carnegie hall concerts were a com program in detail: ings of too many of the Goodman playing, listen to his playing here and on Man I Love—leaden, heavy, was one of Goodman’s big commer parative novelty. The Goodman Don’t Be That V ay band. cial hits. Musically it has little to band itself, though not nearly as uninspired—and resolve all your Swings more than Goodman’s Life Goes to a Party doubts. recommend it, save for Stacy’s relaxed Bind as effective a musical band piano style. instrument as it was in the Beri Victor record of it primarily be Another version, better than the gan days of 1936, was still a cocky, cause the brass plays with more commercial recording because the Avalon driving organization. The audi- attack. Krupa’s famed roll is out brass section was in better shape. Man I Love Blue Room •neea were enthralled by what they of tempo, while his two-beat play 1 Got Rhythm Typical Goodman: straight first ing in the middle of the score is heard The result: music which Honeysuckle Rose Add Hampton on vibes for the chorus led by the brass, second has a conviction, an authoritative completely out of keeping with the quartet. Qn all the group sides, chorus Goodman backed by rolling arrangement. This is credited on the label to feel to it which most big band Jimmy Mundy because it was a Wilson plays impeccably and with reeds, and a “sock” (remember?) jazz today lacks. Sometimes I'm Happy “jam session,” the title of a score Practically everyone who has Too noisy to be transferred to which Mundy did for Goodman. In played these records has comment- LP. cluded were the Basie rhythm sec ad: “Why can’t we go back and du tion (save for the important differ plicate this glorious stuff?” It isn’t One O’Clock Jump ence of Krupa on drums instead of that easy. Even if you assembled Stacy kicks this one off with Jo Jones), Lester Young and Buck the same group of musicians and good Chicago playing. His work Clayton from the same band, arrangements and, by some magic, all the way through this album is Hodges and Carney from Elling put their lips and hands in the of a much higher level than he ton’s group, and Goodmanites BG, same condition, the music which usually put on records during any James, and Brown filling things came out wouldn’t be the same. A of the short solos given him on out. man playing 1938 jazz in 1950 just Goodman’s commercial releases in Pres’ tenor solo at the opening can’t do it convincingly—because the same period. Listen carefully strides, more than can be said for J* none t BARHU^ himself has heard and perhaps he to this one and you can see how the most of the horn solos during of OGLING BROS . prefers other thing« this concert. Basie gives him really the Goodman rhythm section and CIRCUS BAND 4« V» The Fletcher Henderson sax most bands of that time misinter stabbing rhythmic support on voicings which sounded wonderful preted swing as a four-four beat piano. Even Krupa’s mediocre in 1936 still hold melodic beauty played like a sluggish steam ham drumming can’t conceal the differ bow in manj instances—but the mer. ence between the swinging feeling voicings sound thin and empty There is absolutely no lightness here and the synthetic slamming eampared to some of the more ex or float to the rhythm at any point which goes on during much of the pert scoring being done now. The here. Indeed, practically the only rest of the LP. Clayton’s trumpet Goodman brass section, while loud relaxed phrasing is that of Hymie is likewise good. Hodges, always and overblown, can’t compare with Schertzer, the lead alto sax man. known as a mood rather than ses- those of such recent bands as Note at one point how Krupa starts Brown and Herman. to break into a two-beat, changes Time and time again Krupa’s his mind, and sticks to an uneven drumming is revealed as loud, wob- four. Hy, and too often completely out ★ GENE KRUPA * of sympathy with what the band Dixieland One-Step or soloist is doing. Bassist Harry AND Goodman was probably a good Part of the “Twenty Years of road manager; here once again his Jazz” which was Irving Kolodin’s bsMaing ehov. up as wtjrk and idea, the band plays this one with SCHOOL OF PERCUSSION its tongue in its cheek, and not too completely lacking in rhythmic "Tha Cradle of Celebrated Drummers'* LOUIE BELLSON ★ push. much effect. 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A whole generation tapped its foot Though not all jazz sides, many may be of interest to Down diUer dine at a faster tempo tbnn Dmy Spell, Savoy was one of th» first tunes through school to Krupu s cowbell- Beat readers because of some of the Hidemen in the group*. usual, with a few fluff in the ings just before the start of the trumpet section. Once again the to get the “pyramid author” treat Do noi usk your dealer for them until you ment. This little fad m the music final chorus. Once again the band sweep of the enthusiasm can hard sounds livelier here than it did on record review rtion that they are^" ly be gainsayed. business occurred after the boys available. , carted tabbing up what some of its commercial record release, though the drums drag badly be Rodney Rehearses Bei Mir But Du Schoen the instrumental scores were earn MARY MARTIN and SON (Columbia, ing in record royalties and de hind Goodman'* solo. Outstanding 12/1/50). Eddie Powell, Rubs Banaer, Jim Goodman’s big hit which he had my Carroll, and Lou Piermonte, woodwind*; cided they wanted in. Accordingly, difference five-chorus Jess Small Modern Unit to record with the quartet with Stacy piar-t solo, go»d primarily Stan Freeman, piano; Frank Carrol If. baae? Elman added because, if memory when arranger Kdgai Sampson Benny Martell, guitar, and Jimmy *CAw« New York — Red Rodney, who wrote the tune for Chick Webb, because of its *nel<>dic intensity, ford, drum«- serves me right, Guy Lombardo though technically it was not in left Tex Beneke’s band before it had already recorded it on Victor Chick nbligingly put his name on departed for the coast, opened eat as co-author before recording it. the same class with Wilson’i pol and wouldn't hold still for a re ished playing. here at Birdland with the Bud cording by Goodman’s band Audi When Goodman recorded it, his ORCHESTRI (Vietor, 12 S/SO). Trumpet Powell quintet, featuring Ceci) name went on, too—on Chick’s us —Red Solomon, Bernie Privin, and Jimmy Payne, baritone; Curley Russell, ences in 1938 clapped out of time Big John Special Milazzo; trombone* — Buddy Morrow and then just as they do more than a well as his own record. Thus the base. und Art Blakey, drums. pie was cut three ways and every You might be interested in play decade later. Bernie Kaufman, Stanley Webb, and Phil Vanig Howepian (Turk van body was happy. This quartet ver ing the new James record of this Zolkindi violin*—Amole Eidus, Sylvan same tune and the old 1935 Hen Lake) is building a book for Rod sion is graced by some interesting Shulman, Zeily Smirnoff, Mae Ceppo*, Felix ney which Red hopes to use in in vibe work by Hampton, looking derson record for some evaluation Orlewits, Fred Buldrini, Maurice Herahaft, of what Goodman was up to when and Harry Melnikoff ; viola* -Sol Deutach troducing a modern but commer forward to some of the double and Howard Kay; ©el lo*—Maurice Brown cial small unit for hotel jobs and time work that was to come later he played this encore Surprising and Abe Borodkin 1 rhythm Bill Rowland, piano; Danny Perri, guitar; Bob Haggart, other locations that are closed to as an encore tune, for it is far jazz units. closer to the straight swing tradi If I loom, Zoom, Doo, Doo, and Bloch The other horns for this group tion rather than the “killers” for Moonlight. who have been rehearsing witli which the King stood. GERTRUDE LAWRENCE with JAY B1ACK- Rodney are Billy Byers, trombone; TON’S ORCHESTRA (Deeea, 12/7/50). irst To be fair to Goodman, it must Trumpet* Charli* Margulie*, Red Solo Jimmy Ford, alto, and Buddy be remembered that to some extent mon, and Manny Weinstock; trombone»— Arnold, tenor. Red says »inger a 1938 concert is being judged by Jack Satterfield, Frank Saraceo, and Frank Marcy Lutes may also be in the Gotay; woodwind©—Jack Greenberg, Billy group.______MUSICAL PERSONALIZCD STATIONERY 1950 standard». As of its date, this Helman, Ernie White, Jem Berkman, and Unique, Modern, Different. Printed in 2 was good playing, some of it much Rum Banzer; rhythm Bob Curtis, piano; Doe Goldberg, ba**, and Jack Saunders, (Columbia, 12/11/50.) *amo pormaal colors with YOUR NAME and cut of any more than that. But the important with Vineent Abato, Jimmy Carroll, md Al Instrument, you get 100 Letterheads, 75 part to realize is that it was not Jonny and On gb* Swnnyaido of tho Stroot. 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Leyte’s band Musicians Will Benefit If came through with a bulhn in the band poll, even though it was a couple of weeks late. They explained mailing difficulties New Grove Policy Clicks crop up when you’re in the Far By HAL HOLLY Miscellaneous Instrument—Ed Hollv wood—Young chap named Tony Cabot came to town die < ondon (lute); King of recently and started something at the Ambassador hotel’s Coen—U.S.S. Leyte Band #170. Cocoanut Grove that will bear a deal of watching. Tony, a musician who used to play violin und saxophone, is now gen- on AIM’s “unfair list.” era! supervisor nf music and enter Where was Jimmy Petrillo when tainment for the Sehine hotel dance spot in u big Florida hotel), that Hollywood chatter man tape- chain, which operates the Ambassa Eddie also will set all acts for the recorded a singer, accompanied by dor and a flock of other noetelries. show, which means we’ll have in AFMusicians, at her opening here He has done a bit of everything tegrated productions under the Holl» wood—In a move to «■siablish a new entertainment and music and used it several days later on in the music business, from head supervision of a musician.” policy that may get along without booking agencies (see The Holly his network broadcast” ing a jazz combo »at Chicago’s wood Beat), Tony Cabot, right, picked Eddie Bergman, left, to Villa Moderne, he says) to con May Displace Agencie* head the house band at the Amba-.ador hotel here. Ashton Stanley. ducting for the San Carlo Opera manager of the Ambassador, and Mrs. Stanley are in the renter. company. In his present function If Operation Cabot spreads, as it well may if successful at the Cabot, who is setting up this new plan, is a musician himself, while he is a sort of trouble shooter for Bergman is the former Freddy Martin fiddler. de luxe supper rooms that have be Cocoanut Grove, agencies will hat e little place in the booking of bands AL PORCINO come more of a liability than an Ingle’s son, Don, holds down thi tis Mosby, bygone-years band lead asset to hotel managers. into hotel supper rooms. featurod with And more dance musicians, freed trumpet chair in his pop’s band. er and erstwhile nitery op, back Stan Kent«* Asks Little of the necessity to live out of suit Any other musicrews around in in the news here with filing of a I« a Trampet When he takes an assignment cases in apartment hotels and which leader’s offspring is a side $50,000 damage suit against Billy stadeot nt all he asks for (besides money) is tourist camps will have a chance Eexstine end others. Claims Billy, CHARLES COLIN eomp’ete authority over everything to settle down and get acquainted ADDED NOTES: Page while still a bandsman in 1946, Cava failed to fulfill the second week of Al Porcino play* a from kitchen policy to lighting ef with their neighbors—who will dis aaugh combo makes the Sunset a contracted two-week date at Mos 10SCR Harry Giants fects. For example, while we were cover that tome musicians are Strip with a date at the Sphinx K Mosthpioce. having a chat with hire at the very much like people. club this month, is now billed as by’s Club Alabam. Complicated Grow he suddenly noticed that the Page Cavanaugh Trio Plus Two. cause of complaint seems to be DOTTED NOTES: Hank Man that Mosby released Eckstine with Grove’s matchbooks still bore the the “Two” being Lynn Davis (wife CHARLES COLIN STUDIOS picture of a saxophone and were cini, arranger of band backgrounds of Cavanaugh guitarist Bol Mor mutual consent because the band holdovers from the day when Fred for Dinah Shore and other singers, gan) and Gale Allan (wife of failed to draw, and that later Eck 111 WEST 48th ST NEW YORK 19 dy Martin reigned supreme at the prepared a batch of new numbers Cavanaugh bass player Chick Par- stine caused Mosby to be placed famous old dine-dnnk-danci spot. for Toni Harper’s New York stage nell). They set for New “Excuse me,” he «aid, "I’ve got stand this month. Toni, now 13 ard York’s Blue Angel starting Jan. U> call the publicity department about to blossom from the kiddie 4 . . . Frank DeVol will not take and suggest new matchbooks with class, wanted some ‘songs like the his Local 47 ork back to New York the picture of a violin.” (Eddie big girls sing” . Junt Barton There s Always a when she was Cu- for that date at the Capitol theatei Bergman. ex-Martin man who (“Lita Loma' with Margaret Whiting and Jack head« the Cocoanut Grove a new’ly gat’s 1/16-2?. b Paisley’a Vo 'ETROIT PUBLIC NEWS-FEATURES Qtieana. January 12, 1951 SWINGIN' THE GOLDEN GATE Mary Mayo To Sing New Work At Concert New York —Mary Mayo, new Capitol records pop star, will pull Why Don't Sidemen Have a 'twitch Sunday afternoon, Jan. 17, when she appears as vocal aolo- ist in a concert at Carl Fischer hall. Pride In Bands Anymore? Mise Mayo ■elected by Hi nrj Brunt, compost > and con By RALPH J. GLEASON ductor, to introduce his unusual San Francisco—Mow that we’vr got the nice clean slate of work, Ballad of Consequence». 1951 ahead of us, there’s a couple of things that we ran into made to get the Reluctant Dragon recently that look like they might bear repeating. On a KRE of the Piano, Paul Lingle, to re broadcast of the full Columbia LP discs of the famous 1938 cord. Ling, who goes all the way iZEc BAY «K*roc. Billy Eduitin« back to the days before the “good old days,’’ says he’s “not ready between nambere. Aside from doing smash biz at the Fau- yet” . . . Don Barksdale, who brtngiug beck man« noatalg.« mont s X enetian room m Novem- doubles from his basketbaP j lay ■semen re and providing ■ very | ber when his stomach acted up ing to platter spinning on KROW, interesting couple of hours li-ten- and necessitated hospitalization. New York—Family and friends, and a lot of other«, too, showed just back from u jaunt to Manila mg, Jess said something we think Weekend of the Cai-Stanford big up al June Hutton's opening at the Copacabana here. Probably the full of praise for local cuts on the is very important. game was one of the biggest in lop date June has had thus far in her career as a single, it was im islands. Speaking of why the Goodman the room's history. B was in a portant enough Io bring sister Ina Ray Hutton and Ina's husband More Deejay e oand was such a terrific thing for San Francisco hospital for a Randy Brooks flying in fioni the west coast. In the photo above are, Couple of years back. the large the audience and the musicians, couple of days for observation, from the left, Axel Stordahl, June, Randy, and Ina Ray. colored population of the Bay Jem remarked that “all the men but got back in time tu appear for .■rea got almost no attention on were proud to be in the band.” the final weekend. All in all he self. Burt Anally caught up to Alley quartet the air. Then came John Sharpe Dig that proud. Whether it’s the only missed three nights. Hots, who had been on the road and a Bolt moved over to the Say Williams and George Oxford on fault of the music, the leaders, or Harr* Ha» Vlor, Dancin' with Anson for some When, replacing a comedy act. KWBR, Vernon Alley on KROW, the sideinen, it’s sure been a long, Harry James also had a rough time. And Bill Dart cut out from Connie Jordan and the 4 Knights and now there’s also Fatso Berry long time ?ince we’ve hut* a band time in the Bay area Not person Lu Watters again to take over of Rhythm stayed on. on KS\N, Joe Adam«. KWBR, that the sidemen were proud to ally, but his band did. Following the tub» for Burt. Just where this Al Simmons trio at the Harlem and a Valleio cat, Ollie Freeman, tee on, and not just working a job a successful set of one-niters on leaves something of Club in Port Chicago Under- al) pitchin' bluea or hoping sonebody would discov both sides of the Bay, the James mystery. stand there’s another effort being listeners. er i hew and back them in a band boys started for L. A. via bus but of their own. cracked up on the highway below The Jack Sheedy band ran into The Big One* Too Oakland. No serious injuries but owner trouble at the 316 club in a lot of shaken sidemen. Janies, Oakland- Another of those “come It’s not just the run of the mill who planed back, missed the crash in for a long time’’ deals with a bands, either. With the possible Looks like there may be a flush fast notice from club op Peluso, exception of the Kenton hands, to of new clubs in Frisco next spring. who then decided he wanted a give Stan Ma due, in what recint One potential operator is looking “name." The latter turned out to band have the men been proud? at two large layouts for a spring be Norvell Knight, onetime We unfortunately can emember vOcmng. Norman Granz and Flip Palu< t Hotel maestro . . . Alvino •idetnen in the best of the bands Phillips have seriously discussed Rey, now sit with a succulent of the last three years putting the opening a club next year here, and local TV show, is back at the band, leader, the audience, or all latest that Les Lake Merritt of them down, and acting like the Koenig, third man of the Fire Simpkiru really slayetl everybody world should be honored that he house Five Plui- Two, is consider at the Blue Angel, and imperse condescended tc blow a note ing a local North Beach spot. nator Arthur Blake hai* continued The band might be blowing a Jubt to confuse the scorekeeper to do well at Ciro’s. storm, but it was hip to play it even further, Vince Cattolica was Frances Lynn« at the Lido . . . eooL It looks like all the coolness replaced on clarinet in the Burt Anita O’Day did very good busi in the world can’t replace that old Bales combo at Vic & Roxie’s by ness at the Black Hawk in Decem debbil enthusiasm What’s the Hots O’Casey, Pancho Frisco him- ber, accompanied by the Vernon good of getting so hip your only kicks are talking to yourself? 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