1«. 1954 DOWN Very Young Man With NEW YORK ON STAGE—Ed Wynn may do a musical next season. He has three Horn—Frankie Avalon affers, one from J. J. Shubert. He hasn’t been on the local stage since 1942 . .. Another great comedian is due back next season. Jimmy Savo New York—When he was 9,^ will star in a musical based on hia short novel, Little World Hello. Age with the oldest about 15. They recording of Tho Hook and Trum­ Frankl« Avalon saw Harry Jimmy hasn’t been on Broadway since 1943 . Burl Ives is currently rehearse for kicks, but all the fledg­ pet Sorrento (written by Anthony). nt City Center as Captain Andy ia Showboat . Stage shows resumed Eames in the movie, Young ling musicians, Frankie affirms, As Ray himself pointed out in a Lm with a Horn. He stayed for at the Loews State April 17 for the first time since December, 1947. recent conversation, “It’s Frankie’s Heading the first bill were Julius LaRosa, Ell a Fitzgerald, und Archie thr second tiiuw and went back There’s a good possibility that tone that moot impressed me at Bleyer , , . Nat Cole will be on Toast of the Town May 16 . Tony Kror more times. Frankie had de- Frankie soon may have a steady first. It has a depth, warmth, and bded to learn the trumpet and lead «ngarement at a new teen-age quality that "nak>-< him sound uke Bennett is nt the Boulevard in Queens. A few yean ago, ns Joe Bari, Eland. Tony was singing a few blocks away for $15 for the weekend. His “night club” to be opened in Phila­ a much older musician thar. he take has gone up. I Three years have passed. At the delphia in about three months. Ac­ really ia. A lot of people who hare Lge of 12, the determined Frankie JAZZ—Milee Davis, blowing well, had a swinging group at Birdland cording to present plans, the room heard just the record laugh at me for two weeks with Kenny Clarke. Lucky Thompson Perry Heath, and M now not only a trumpet-playing will be open late afternoons, only when I tell them it was made by Horace Silver. Kenny has become a businessman on the side. He's Amer­ Bandleader, but has a hit record on soft drinls will be served, and a 12-year-old<” Babel “X”: has appeared on tele­ Frankie will lead his band in dance ican representative for Sonor, a new drum company out of We«tphalen Prartiee« All Day Germany . .. Drummer Art Mardigan has been playing Sundays at the Mrion with Jackie Gleason and Open Door in the Village with Brew Moore and Tony Fruscella . jhnky Lee; won a Paul Whitemun With all of hia practicing, re­ Frankie didn’t get the tunes that frV snow contest: has guested with Baby Lawrence 1« dancing weekends at Tony’s in Brooklyn. That's hearsing, and occasional tripe to made h.m a star on I abel “X” un­ where some major modern jam sessions have been held recently with the (Tommy Dorsey, Louis Prima, and New York and the coast to record til the morning of the date. He |Hsrr> James, and is a protege of and make guest appearances, likes of Thelonious Monk, Charlie Mingus, anti Miles Davis . Metro­ practiced all day and kept working pole jazz policy is so successful that the Seventh Ave. bar now has two |Ray Anthony, whose office has the Frankie is still a full-tune scholar through a record session that lasted [youngster under personal manage- full jazz bands. Red Allen went in April 27 opposite Jimmy McPart ­ at Vare Junior high school. He’s on three hours. land. With Red are Coxy Cole, Buster Bailey, Claude Honkin«, Herb the honor roll ana has the normal “Were yon scared?” asked Fred I Frankie’s father should be Fleming, and Lloyd Trotman. number of enthusiastic outside in­ Benson, Frankie’s and Ray’s man­ Norman Grans cut another date with Lionel Hnmpton, Oseur Peter (credited with having provided the terests. “I go bowling and play ager. krampet-strTick boy with the all­ baseball. I can’t play football be­ son, Ray Brown, and Buddy Rich. The next day he added Buddy important initial support for his cause of i he possibility of being “Yes,” admitted Frankie, “when DeFranco, and the results are said to be among Buddy’s most ex­ basical ambitions A Philadelphia hurt, but I’d sure like to.” we started, but it turned out to be citing performances on record. Buddy also cut an album of ballads with pretty easy. The only thing in I his regular unit (Bobby White, Sonny Clark, Eugene Wright) . .. The (steelworker who plays piano flu­ Selects Own Clothes ently for his own amusement, the thought you had to play it only Six have been held over at Ryan’s . Billie Holiday is being act for Uder Avalon arranged for Frank- The surprisingly mature, soft once and then the record was made. a tour of Alaska ... As of present plans, Louis Armstrong’s August­ spoken 12year-old also selects his It’s a lot more than that though.” September tour of Europe is off. He may go to The Sands in Las \\*gas m’s first trumpet lessons. I For a year Frankie studied with own clothes. And in a profession No matter how many hours re­ instead . Gene Krupa 1s at the Embers, and will be there until June [Danny Dee, a Philadelphia dance in which sartorial flamboyancy is cordings or daily practicing take, «7. bead musician. He now has trans­ not uncommon, the young star is a Frankie seems always ready for RADIO, RECORDS, TV—Victor has signed Jane Kean (of the Betty ferred to Seymour Roeenfeld of n od« I of 1astefu« consoi«attain with more Th* boy's ego has remained and Jane night club act) to do pops . Columbia has added Art the Philadelphia Symphony orches­ a leaning toward smartly tailored uninflated despite all his recent ac­ Carney of the Jackie Gleason show to its roster . Victor has cut an tra. From the beginning, Frankie blue suits. claim, but there is a deep, not-to- original cast album of Golden Apple. First time the company has gone taa practiced four to five hour* a In this matter of careful drees be-denied drive in him to build a off Broadway for a musical (the show has moved uptown now) . day. Sometimes,” he say a casually, as well as in his trumpet playing, career as a bandleader. This m Initial sales of the label “X” jazz reissues has been brisk. Bodes wel. ri practice six.” Frankie is much influenced by his one youngster who’ll never have to for the rest of the aeries . Victor sig «d Jaye P. Morgan . Sarah favorite trumpet player, Anthony. take a vocational guidance test; he Vaughan cut eight sides for Em Arcy with her pres« nt trio (Roy Begins When 10 “I like the way Ray plays, and 1 kn< ws what he wan'a. Haynes, Jos Benjamin, and John Malachi) . John Levy, George Frankie’s career as a bandleader like the sound of it," says Frankie, “He asked me quite seriously the Shearing's manager, has signed west coast singer Ernie Andrews. began at 10. The crew started with “because it’s a full sound.” other day,” said Benson, “if he It musicians, many of them be­ It wai this matter of foil sound could ever front the Billy May CHICAGO tween 18 and 20. Now the band in Frankie’s own work that sur­ band.” Art Tatum’s trio and Bill Russo’s quintet are current at the Blue ■embers are nearly all Frankie’s prised many initial listeners to his Note, with Stan Kenton alumnus Conte Candoli coming in on May 14 with his unit. Alternate attraction will be Rose Murphy (remember*). The Lecuona Cuban Boys revue hit the Edgewater Beach hotel on Prado Joins With May 11 for a month’s stand . Lurlean Hunter now singing her vel­ Fatha Plans To Start vety songs at the Cloister room of the Maryland hotel. Nat Cole’s Chez Pare»« date was moved up t > May 26. Sophie Tucker Rogers To Record and the Mary Kaye trio remain there until Nat arrives . The Blue A 'New Sound' Ork Angel dropped the Monday night I Come for to Sing sessions ... At Hollywood—Pianist Earl Hines is planning to start a "new the ballroom’s, George Rank’s ork comes to Melody Mil) May 12 and New Concert Suite Jimmy Featherstone inaugurated the new Regent terpery on the sound” band here during the early part of this month. The southwest side. Hollywood — Perer Prado, with Art Kassel’s ork was supplanted by Gay Claridge’s crew at the his regular band (the Local 47 official debut was scheduled tentatively for May 8 at the Los group organized for him here by Angeles Press club. ♦ —■ - - — - Martinique . Tiffany Records waxed four sides by Carl Ravazza, and num peter Bill Roeder) augmented Associated with Hines, a long­ Jan Garber cut four for Dot. Georgia Gibbs is headlining the Inter­ from 14 to 20, ended a series of time jazs figure, ar writers are Toscanini Going national Brotherhood of Electrical Workers shows, May 3-8 .. WNBQ RCA-Victor recording sessions by Pete Rugolo, Bill Millard, and is placing its -U roophonic sound broadcasts on a regular monthly waxing a 15-minute concert buite, a songwriter Joe Green. Emphasis Back To Milan basis.