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ttiI oil ,, III cz:e to" IN THE GROOVE THE ,‘ Published monthly by RCA VICTOR DIVISION Camden, N. J. Copyright 1947. All rights reserved. RCA VICTOR Printed in U. S. A. Form IK 2075 Vol. I, No. II BERYL Editor—FRANK J. O'DONNELL sTO RICHARD WEDDELI.—Director of RCA Victor Record Publications BOOKER E a series of articles ON THE COVER on new stars in by This month's cover of IN THE GROOVE shows Tex Beneke and stars in jazz are so numerous thing about her except that she that tenor sax from which he gets nowadays that it's hard to single had just breezed in from Philadel- all those wonderful sounds. out any one person for the spot- phia. Later it turned out that she It has been a little over a year light. Once in a while, though, was no newcomer to music. Al- since Tex took over the Miller or- you run across an artist who pro- though she looks about 19, Beryl chestra. By now the facts are his- duces an instinctive reaction, a is 26 years old and had been play- tory. He has led this group to feeling that here is something ing local jobs in Philly for several almost phenomenal success. Even destined to become recognized as years. Slam Stewart had heard during the slump of a short while a major talent. her there one night and suggested ago when more experienced lead- A perfect example is the case of that she come to New York. Not ers were having trouble landing Beryl Booker. One night about long afterwards, she became a good dates, Tex was walking away six months ago I walked into the regular member of his group. from his engagements with record Three Deuces on West Girl musicians have to endure takes. and noticed that the regular pianist the stigma of being rated as "not For someone who has been in with Slam Stewares Quartet was had for a girl" and "very good for front of agroup for as short atime not on the stand. In his place was a girl." There is no need for any as Beneke, he has really done a young girl, with a soft, serene such reservation in the case of amazingly well. Even when he smile and a style to match. The Beryl Booker. The only justifiable first took over the leadership of the lights were very low and the tune comparison you can make is with Miller organization, when the pres- was something slow and pensive. , for she has some of sure must have been terrific, he did Beryl took just one chorus, and my his harmonically and rhythmically an admirable job of taking the curiosity was insatiably aroused. subtle approach to jazz piano, and, reins and, in his typically relaxed Nobody seemed to know any- (Continued on page 8) and self-assured manner, giving the customers all that they had ex- pected from a group bearing the Miller name. And that is saying a lot. As for his musical ability, his individual, tasteful and powerful style of blowing his horn, little can be said that hasn't been uttered by just about everybody in the music business. And his singing is as nat- ural and as typical of his friendly personality as his sax playing.

MISS AMERICA '45 TO FORM BAND Bess Myeison. Aineiica of nineteen forty-five, is planning to debut an all-girl ork sometime in the near future. The ork will sport astring section. At press time the twenty-two girls had already been assembled and had gone through LEONARD FEATHER AND BERYL BOOKER five rehearsals. No reservations were necessary

2 IN THE GROOVE WALLER'S LAST DIZZY-HAWK IN NEW 52nd STREET JAll WAXING RELEASED , King of re-bop, and , "Fats" Waller's last waxing be- who has proved on more than one occasion that he is fore his death has just the top tenor sax man in the business, have been joined been released in a single album that significantly represents the latest Issued on RCA VICTOR'S Swing Classic label, the twelve-inch disc movements in Fifty-Second Street jazz. And since Man- was specially processed and dubbed hattan's Fifty-Second Street has lately been the Mecca of from the sound track of the pic- modern, small combo jazz, this album brings with it a ture "Stormy Weather." It will be clear picture of jazz, circa 1947. remembered that this picture was In Dizzy's orchestra, on the four one of Waller's last ventures. Gillespie sides, there are such out- The "A" side of this record is standing sidemen as , Ain't Misbehavin'; it is backed by tenor sax; J. C. Heard, drums; Moppin' and Boppin'. Both these and Milt Jackson, vibraharp. With numbers were originally cut for Hawkins, there are men like Charlie use in "Stormy Weather," but the Shavers, trumpet; Allen Eager, latter never reached the nation's tenor sax; Pete Brown, alto sax, screens. and Mary Osborne, guitar. These As an example of the wonderful great jazz names, some well known artistry that Waller possessed this and others comparatively new, record is excellent. Listening to have come together to produce a it immediately brings to the mind's jazz package that is at times ex- eye a picture of the inimitable hilarating, at others moody and ability and energy that was Waller. plaintive and always exciting. The easy-going, light touch of his playing, the meaningful and infec- Dizzy's Sides fious quality of his singing are The four Gillespie sides in this here reflected. Often this truly album are alI excellent examples great artist has been imitated, but DIZZY GILLESPIE of Dizzy's wonderful and revolu- never equaled. Re-bops a-plenty tionary technique. Night in Tunisia The Record is aperformance of changing mood With "Fats" in "Stormy Weather" BENEKE-MILLER ORK and excellently executed solos. This were Benny Carter, trumpet; Slim IN ANOTHER side is one of the best indications Moore, trombone; Gene Porter, of why J. C. Heard is rapidly ris- sax and clarinet; Irving Ashby, WAX SHOW ing as an up-and-coming drummer. guitar; Slam Stewart, bass, and The Tex Beneke-Miller ork was Anthropology is the side that Zutty Singleton, drums. All these recently signed to transcribe a gives vibes man Milt Jackson his names likewise recorded with series of fifty-two half-hour pro- chance to shine, and he really takes Waller. grams under the sponsorship of the break. Jackson is perhaps the The "A" side, Ain't Misbehavin', Deb magazine. At press time there only outstanding vibes man around was no indication of the time this who has been able to catch the (Continued on page 9) program would debut but all in- re-bop technique and translate it dications point to apremiere about into terms of his own instrument. the time this reaches you. This is amply demonstrated on With the signing of this con- these two records, particularly on tract the Tex Beneke-Miller ork Anthropology and 52nd Street established itself as the band with Theme. the most air time in the country. 01' Man Re-bop has atricky uni- Besides this new show the group son theme vaguely based, harmon- has the Mutual wax program for ically, on the "Old Man River" Army Recruiting and the Johnny chord pattern. There are solos by Desmond "Judy 'n Jill 'n Johnny" Dizzy, Byas, Jackson, on airers. piano and Bill de Arango on guitar. DOUGLAS EXITS KYSER Michael Douglas, vocalist with the The Hawk's Sides Kay Kyser ork. will leave the The inspired tenor of Coleman group to do asingle the first of Jan- Hawkins can always be depended "FATS" WALLER uary. Reports have it that Douglas upon for exceptional passages, but That wonderful artistry has a network show lined up. (Continued on page 8)

JANUARY, 1947 3 PHIL HARRIS ON RCA VICTOR DISCS Phil Harris, popular singing band- leader and radio comedian, has been signed to an exclusive RCA VICTOR recording contract, it was recently announced by J. W. Mur- ray, Vice-President in charge of RCA VICTOR record activities. Harris, whose unique song styl- ing has always been his trademark, has already recorded two numbers that will probably be on the mar- ket by the time this reaches you. Typical of Phil's fast-talking, high- ly personalized style, these two numbers are At the Darktown Poker Club and Woodman Spare that Tree. It seems likely that the near future will see a release of probably his most famous number, That's What I Like about the VAUGHN MONROE AND TRAM SECTION South. Phil's manner of presenting his Vaughn 's popularity has never been greater. His two great albums, "Dream- songs has gained large scale recog- land Special" and "On the Moonbeam." are two excellent reasons for this. nition chiefly because of his years on the Jack Benny show. His MONROE WU MAKE PIC "FIN IAN'S ability to project his personality on the radio has won for him Following his indefinite run at RAINBOW" MUSIC legions of faithful fans who will the Strand theater in New York, RELEASED soon discover that he is equally Vaughn Monroe will take his ork RCA VICTOR has just released the able to put across his charm on to , there to work on music from the musical production records as he is on the radio. a new picture. The film, which that is bound to score a smash Harris recently premiered his will be produced by Borris Morris success, "Finian's Rainbow." own show on NBC with the aid and William Le Baron, has not as This latest RCA VICTOR Smart of his lovely actress wife, Alice yet been titled. Morris and Le Set album contains the artistry of Faye. The program is heard im- Baron, who made "Carnegie Hall" Russ Case and his orchestra, Au- mediately following the Jack Benny liked Monroe's work so much they drey Marsh, Jimmy Carroll, Jimmy show, in most localities. are preparing another vehicle for Blair, the Guild Choristers and the the singing band-leader. Deep River Boys. Chocked full of selections that have excellent Hit Parade poten- tialities, this album brings with it all the charm and grace of the fanciful play. The story of "Fin- ian's Rainbow" deals with an old man in Ireland who has a charm- ing theory about America. He be- lieves that it's the gold in Fort Knox that magically makes the oranges grow in California and the skyscrapers to bloom in New York. "Finian's Rainbow" (Album P-167) contains the following se- lections: How Are Things in Glocca Morra?. The Great Come THE JOE MOONEY QUARTET and Get It Day, If This Isn't Love, Here's the group that's causing so RAY ANTHONY Look to the Rainbow, Old Devil much comment in musicircles. Jack Ray was recently voted the most hand- Moon, Necessity, Something Sort Hotop, guitar; Gale Free,. bass; some bandleader by the above shown of Grandish and When I'm Not Andy Fitzgerald, tenor sax, and Joe Corover models. Near the Girl I Love. Mooney, accordion.

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The Imperial Music Company, which was recently established in New York is the first known mixed publishing firm in the music busi- ness. The Negro member of the company is Waverly Ivey who is also personal manager for the J. C. Heard band. * 's The new vocalist with the Charlie Spivak band is Tommy Mercer. He recently replaced Jimmy Saun- ders who has gone out on his own. Mercer formerly sang with Joe Reichman. s * * Duke Ellington's concert at Carnegie Hall included music by W. C. Handy. The Duke also pre- Records mean a great deal to the members of a band. sented the tidied French guitarist Much more so than radio, the spinning platters per- Django Rheinhardt. •* * * sonalize aband and bring it closer to the public. • Remember several years back when the Glenn Miller Desi Arnaz and his orchestra will do a series of one nighters Orchestra waxed Chattanooga Choo Choo? It was a while on the West Coast. Arnaz spectacular hit all over the country but Chattanooga, in is at work on a new picture for particular, went wild over it. The disc became the hottest U.A. and recently hired Jane juke-box and livingroom favorite in the city's. history. Harvey as regular girl vocalist Due to afull schedule of previous with the band. bookings (and then the advent of to dinner and meet all the eligible * * * war), Glenn never had the chance daughters. When we passed Chat- Anyone interested in forming a to bring the band to Chattanooga tanoogans on the street, they hailed Charlie Spivak fan club can get after the record came out. We us by our first names and called full particulars from Margie Smith, received a personal invitation from out friendly greetings. In every 191 Brayton Street, Englewood, the Governor of Tennessee him- possible way, they tried to show N. J. self, but it just couldn't be worked us how glad they were we'd finally out. come to Chattanooga. They wanted It wasn't until late in November us to know they hadn't forgotten of last year that the band finally our record. And when we finished got to visit the city, on a one- our engagement, it seemed the nighter. After all the years that whole town turned out to see us had elapsed since the recording off. came out, you'd think the folks in Chattanooga would have forgotten There wasn't one of us in the all about it, wouldn't you? Well, band who wasn't sincerely sorry to you just don't know Chattanoogans. leave the town. For once, purely The first thing the Mayor did commercial success seemed of sec- when we hit town was to declare ondary importance. It meant more a holiday. There was a big recep- to us that we'd made a cityful of tion committee waiting for us and, new friends, who liked us for our- right in front of the city hall, the selves. Mayor and the Chamber of Com- And all because of one record! merce presented each guy in the band with akey to the city. They even elected me Honorary Mayor. SCOTT AT SHERMAN EARLE (FATHER) HINES The folks in town treated us Raymond Scott and ork are due Still wearing dark glasses because of like conquering heroes. We were to play the Sherman hotel, Chi- recent eye injuries. Hines is doing well deluged with invitations to come cago, the fourteenth of February. with his sweet style band.

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bona, sot ‘n vilth Gffiespie (ea pto- vided some sohd moments PAGE CAVANAUGH TRIO SIGNED The Page Cavanaugh Trio, pop- ular jazz group which recently completed an engagement with Frank Sinatra at New York's Wal- dorf-Astoria, was recently signed to an exclusive RCA VICTOR re- cording contract. Page, a twenty -three -year -old wizard of the piano, has been playing this instrument since he was four. The two other members of the trio, Lloyd Pratt, bass, and Al Viola, guitar, are equally adept at their respective instruments, even though Viola is self-taught and has been playing for only four years. Before the war Cavanaugh had two different bands and had played piano with Bobby Sherwood. On entering the Army he met Pratt and Viola and formed the now- TEXAS JIM ROBERTSON famous trio. Their work at vari- Texas Jim was only recently discharged from the service. His RCA Victor records are going great and prove that his fans stuck by him during his absence. ous Army posts and on V-discs assured them of success when they were discharged from the service NEW FIFTY-SECOND with Hawkins, Allen Eager and in November nineteen forty-five. STREET JAZZ Pete Brown playing the on-the- Their first RCA VICTOR record, beat theme until the Hawk drops (Continued from page .31 The Three Bears and All of Me out leaving Allen and Pete to seldom has he done such fine play- shows the reason for the popularity fight it out. ing as on Say It Isn't So. On this of the Page Cavanaugh Trio. These four records go to make side, the Hawk produces a work up New 52nd Street Jazz (Hi-9), which may easily rank with his MILLS BROTHERS classic Body and Soul. The whole an album that embodies the latest trends in modem jazz. TO TOUR ENGLAND thing is in a relaxed setting with The Mills brothers will do asix or a suitable piano backing by Jimmy seven month tour of England be- Jones and the hand. BERYL BOOKER ginning in early March. Charlie Shavers takes the lead- (Continued from page 2) off honors on Low Flame, anumber which Leonard Feather wrote with like him, has never learned to read Charlie in mind. It is slow, mov- music, acquiring her amazing com- ing and tender with Shavers play- bination of gentle touch, inspired ing touching muted horn. There's improvising style and superb tech- some beautiful Pete Brown alto nique entirely by ear. sax here and Mary Osborne shows Beryl assembled a trio for an her wonderful jazz ability on this RCA VICTOR record date not long side by playing that is reminiscent ago, using two other great feminine of the late . jazz stars, guitarist Mary Osborne Spotlite is a fast moving tune and bassist June Rotenberg (the with a good Shavers solo imme- latter is now with the St. Louis diately following the opening Symphony). The three girls, who theme statement. Mary Osborne had never met before, took only once again shows her good taste an hour to whip this recording and excellent ability with a well unit into King-Cole-like shape. executed spot. The Hawk has his Watch out for the release of turn, there's a Jimmy Jones' solo these records, and meanwhile, try GIL PHELAN AND LARRY GREEN and then Shavers returns with to find out when Beryl (with Larry and his vocalist get the situa- staccato, and the record ends. Slam) will be in your neighbor- tion in hand at a record session. Allen's Alley is mostly asax side hood. You'll be amply rewarded.

8 IN THE CR001 E Eddie's emcee ability dates back to his days at Baltimore University where he appeared in many cam- RCAVICTOR pus shows along with the then un- known Garry Moore . . . after graduation he went to work as a 7«.ted ‘itom bank clerk but showbusiness lured him to Madame Bolotkin's drama THE MOVIES school in Baltimore where the sea- soned dramatist advised him to Duel in The Sun (Selznic't) enter radio. DUEL IN THE SUN (Album DM-I083) Eddie Hubbard emcees the "ABC" At twenty-eight Hubbard is one by the "Pops" Orchestra, Club nightly from 10:05 to 11:00 of Chicago's most prominent disc Arthur Fiedler conducting over WIND, Chicago . . .it's a jockeys . . . he is married and GOTTA GET ME SOMEBODY TO LOVE by and his Orchestra session of jazz and ballad disc has a three-year old son, Bobby. DUEL IN THE SUN playing interspersed with Hub- (Parts I and II) by Al Goodman and his Orchestra bard's glib homespun type of VARSOVIANA chatter . . . divided into fifteen by Sammy Kaye and his Orchestra minute segments, the show gathers The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (20th bag after bag of fan mail .. . one Century-Fox) AREN'T YOU KIND OF GLAD WE DID of Eddie's innovations is his CHANGING MY TUNE "Memory Tunes" . . . listeners by Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra write in and request their favorite Blue Skies (Paramount) memory numbers .. . the two best "IRVING BERLIN MELODIES" (Album P-I59) letter writers are wined and dined by Wayne King and his Orchestra at one of Chicago's finest niteries. BLUE SKIES by Hubbard's first platter show from Canyon Passage (Wolfer Wenger) Chicago was called "Eddie Hub- OLE BUTTERMILK SKY bard's Nonsense Cupboard" . . . by Helen Carroll and the Satisfiers it was aired in the morning at Song of the South (Disney) UNCLE REMUS SAID 8:00 . . . before coming to the by Tex Beneke and the Miller Orchestra windy city Eddie gained recogni- ZIP-A-DEE DOO-DAH SOONER OR LATER tion at Baltimore's WCAO where Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye EDDIE HUBBARD he piloted a morning disc show. The Time, the Place and the Girl (Warner Bros.) OH, BUT I DO and Boppin' it is sufficient to say A GAL IN CALICO WALLER'S LAST WAXING that here is "Fats" Waller at his by Tex Beneke and the Miller Orchestra (Continued from page 3) instrumental best. is played through more or less straight once, then "Fats" takes the vocal. Following this the EVERYBODY ADDING tempo is upped and each player VOCAL GROUPS takes a solo. Then Waller sings The craving for fern vocal groups once more, and the record ends. by the public has led many name Moppin' and Boppin' is an all- instrumental side with notable bandleaders to add this kind of solos by each player. The most attraction to their bands. Frankie interesting piece of work is, of Carle recently hired the Sunrise course, by Waller himself. Slam Serenaders; Sonny Dunham hired Stewart's "singing bass" is very the Sonneysiders; much in evidence here as are took on the Bluemoods; the Tune- Zutty Singleton's drums and Benny tellers were picked up by Les Carter's always excellent trumpet. Elghart; Tony Pastor annexed the Besides being a great Waller Clooney Sisters; the Gallie Sisters record (which is actually recom- found a place with Art Mooney, mendation enough) this disc, on and Johnny Long recently hired the "A" side, is a note for note a so far untagged group consisting recreation of "Misbehavin'" as it of three boys and a girl. SUZANNE ELLERS appeared in the film. Those who Some of the bands are even Suzanne's voice has often been heard saw the pic will have reason enough while movie stars "sang." She's now in for wanting this platter by virtue dropping their instrumentalists credited for her vocalizing on the of this fact alone. For Moppin' order to take on vocal groups. Durante -Moore program, Fridays, CBS.

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LOUIS ARMSTRONG On Tour The Tex Beneke-Miller ork will do DESI ARNAZ Ciro's, Hollywood (Cal.) a series of theater engagements THE DARDANELLE TRIO On Tour following their stay at the "400" PAT FLOWERS Club Condon (N. Y.) Club in New York. Bookers are ERSKINE HAWKINS Tune Town Ballroom,S t.L ouis (Mo.) very happy about the group and One niters state that promoters "love that SAMMY KAYE One niters (South) band" since it's one of the few FREDDY MARTIN HotelA m bassador,L. A. (Cal.) able to sky-rocket their books back BENEKE-MILLER ORK 400 Club (N. Y.) to the black .. .Jimmy Palmer VAUGHN MONROE Strand Th eater (N. Y.) ork changing from jazz to sweet CHARLIE SPIVAK Palladium,H ollywood (Cal.) style ... Ray McKinley and ork will COUNT BASIE Avadon Ballroom L. A. (Cal.) remain at the Commodore until CAB CALLOWAY Sh erman Hotel, Chicago (Ill.) the twenty-ninth of January .. . FRANKIE CARL Chase Hotel, St. Louis (Mo. ) Joe Mooney Quartet getting lots HARRY COOL ColonialI nn,Mi ami(Fl a. ) of air time. Besides their usual ABC Monday night shot, they aver- SONNY DUNHAM Prom Ballroom, St. Paul (Minn.) age one guest appearance a week CHUCK FOSTER Hotel New Yorker (N. Y.) on other network shows. There's Aquarium (N. Y.) a rumor going around that this W OODY HERMAN Click, Phila. (Pa.) group will replace the King Cole LOUIS JORDAN Billy Berg's, Hollywood (Cal.) Trio on the Kraft Music Hall .. . STAN KENTON Capito l Th eater, Washington (D. C.) Duke Ellington's Twilight Alley, Paramount Theater (N. Y.) which was originally called The JOHNNY LONG Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans (La.) Beggar's Opera was written in the RAY MCKINLEY Commodore Hotel (N. Y.) eighteenth century by John Gay -CLAUDE THORNHILL. Sherman Hotel (opens I/ 17), Chicago .. . Frank Sinatra hurried home to Hollywood after his engagement at the Wedgewood Room of the Waldorf so he could be there for Christmas . .. Sammy Kaye re- cently added another male singer to his ork. The lad's name is Johnny Ryan, and he's a tenor .. . Rumors are circulating that there will soon be a major talent change in the "Hit Parade" pro- gram .. . Billy Eckstein and ork will go out on an extensive concert tour shortly .. . In three nights, at various cities in the South, Louis Jordan walked off with an average take of over two thousand dollars .. . It's things like this that are causing many bandleaders to break up big bands in favor of smaller combinations. In small groups the overhead is considerably lower and their chances for a good slice of loot seem to be good. But they all aren't Louis Jordans . .. The University of Illinois cancelled its PETER POTTER AND FREDDY MARTIN regular prom when they found they Disc jockey Peter Potter looks on while Freddy Martin rehearses his orchestra. could get Woody Herman. Instead Potter's platter show is broadcast over KFWB, Hollywood. they had a Herman concert.

10 IN THE GROOVE Phil Harris and His Orchestra 20-2075 THE DARKTOWN POKER CLUB WOODMAN SPARE THAT TREE 20-2089 THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE SOUTH IF YOU'RE EVER DOWN IN TEXAS, LOOK ME UP

Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra 20-2047 SO THEY TELL ME LINDA 20-2065 OLD DEVIL MOON IF THIS ISN'T LOVE

Larry Green and His Orchestra LLOYD SHAFFER AND PERRY COMO 20-2049 WHEN YOU LEFT ME Perry is shown os he recently made one of his "Chesterfield Supper Club" A GAY LITTLE MELODY broadcasts. Como has been renewed on the show for another twenty-six Desi Arms: and His Orchestra weeks, as has been Jo Stafford who broadcasts from Hollywood. Shaffer 20-2052 MI VIDA conducts for Como. ANOTHER NIGHT LIKE THIS 20-2094 A RAINY NIGHT IN RIO THROUGH A THOUSAND COMO-LAWRENCE O'Connor and the Mello-Larks. DREAMS Stevens sang with Charlie Spivak AT PARAMOUNT Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra before entering the service. 20-2053 YOU CAN'T SEE THE SUN Perry Como and Elliot Lawrence WHEN YOU'RE CRYING and his orchestra will appear at HAWKINS BOOKED TO HAVANA AND SO TO BED New York's Paramount theater be- Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra ginning January 15 for an indefi- Erskine Hawkins and his orchestra 20-2064 AT SUNDOWN nite engagement. were recently booked to play atwo TO ME week engagement at the Campe. This will mark Perry's first The Aristo-Kats amor theater in Havana, Cuba. public appearance since his date 20-2066 IT MAKES ME BLUE The date, which will begin the OH, LADY BE GOOD at New Haven's Arena last Sep- first week of this month (Jan.), tember. At the time Como walked Page Cavanaugh Trio was arranged by Buddy Allen, 20-2085 THE THREE BEARS off with arecord take for one day's Miami promoter. Hawkins' appear- ALL OF ME work. He received over ten thou- ance is inaugurating a name band sand dollars. Freddy Martin and His Orchestra appearance at the Cuban theater 20-2042 THERE'S NO HOLDING ME As far Lawrence, his band is where, up till now, the only. U. S. SAVE ME A DREAM doing extremely well for a new talent to play at the Havana spot "Fats" Waller and His Rhythm group. His ork recently played a were vaudeville. acts like Son and 28-0410 AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' return engagement at the Pennsyl- Sonny. MOPPIN' AND BOPPIN' vania Hotel which was the quickest In order to make the engage- Russ Case and His Orchestra encore date in the hotel's history. ment more successful Erskine has 20-2074 I GET A KICK Our OF YOU IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT Besides this Elliot played more added several rumbas to his books. prom dates than any other group Whittemore and Lowe, Duo-Pianists during the past year. He per- 28-0410 LI EBESTRAUM formed at sixteen college functions. LOMBARDO WILL RACE AGAIN VARIATIONS ON PAGANINI CAPRICE #.24 Guy Lombardo, who broke Gar BENEKE-MILLER ORK Wood's record to take the Gold Al Goodman and His Orchestra Cup last Labor Day will endeavor 28-0412 HYMN TO THE SUN GYPSY DANCE HAS NEW SINGERS to break another record this month The Tex Beneke-Miller ork re- when he tackles the mile straight- cently experienced a complete away with his "Tempo VI," which change of vocalists when Artie now has a P-38, 1700 horsepower BC TO RUSSIA Malvin, Lillian Lane and the Crew engine. Lombardo will attempt to recently revealed Chiefs left the group to go out on hreak the old mile record of 124.86 that he seriously is considering their own. Tex replaced the sing- M.P.H., when he takes his speed- taking his band to Russia for an ers by hiring Garry Stevens, Ginny boat to Miami this month. extended tour sometime this spring.

JANUARY, 1947 11 NEW FIFTY-SECOND STREET JAll with DIZZY GILLESPIE COLEMAN HAWKINS' and his orchestra 52nd Street All-Stars

52nd Street Theme • Night in Tunisia •

Say It Isn't So •Spotlite •01' Man Rebop

•Anthropology •Low Flame •Allen's Alley

DON BYAS BILL DE ARANGO • ALLEN EAGER •

PETE BROWN • CHARLIE SHAVERS • JIMMY JONES • SHELLY MANNE • AND OTHERS

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