«Benny Rolls Up Terrific Lead! Miller Now *100 Millions Second in Spent For 60S S Daarbern, Chicago, lllinoii The Musicians’ Bible Sweet Vote EntoroA aa tarond daw mattw October «, IM. at tha naat »Aw at Chicago. BUnaia, mutar tha Act of March t. in». Copyright I9M. -With the 1939 poll Dance Music B, Dowa Boat PuMiahinu Co.. Ine. nearing rousing finish. Glenn BY DICK C. LAND SubicrlpHon pricw, «.W a you I" »ha United St*«»»: « SO In Canada and MaO «Iwwliar». Down B*«t h publlibad «wlca-monHil». Printed In U.S.A. R»gt»t»rad U.S. Pal. Offic». Miller’» New York—American* in 1938 its sensational advance into the top paid 90 million dollar* for the brackets, pushing aside Tommy privilege of listening to dance VOL. 6, No. 15 CHICAGO. DECEMBER 15, 1939 15 CENTS band*. it leu»t 98 per cent of that Dorsey to take second place in the staggering figure w» negotiated by “sweet band'* division and digging four booking agencies — Music in to hold iu second place spot Corp, of America, Consolidated Satchmo Sued behind Benny (niodman on the ladio Artist-, (Ancrai Amusement Can This Be True? Corp., and Willium Morris. For 'Heart Balm' “swing” side of the books. In another two weeks another Goodman, mowing aside all com­ year will have slipped away. Offi- It Seems Unbelievable petition, now has 3,290 votes and ciais of the bij agencies, never Tbe following editorial aecuaing tbe New York musician«* union of all kind» of um- is going away. In addition, Benny’s «Éager to r money figures, Amariean and un-Democratic practice» wa» written by tha famous Dorothy Thompson, sextet is leading as the favorite wife af Sinclair Lewi«, under the title »«Trade Inion» and Their Racket».” Down Boot, in nevertheless estimate 1939 fire»anting her remarks, want« musician« to be aware of what the outside world 1« think­ retai will hit 100 million bucks. ing. It believe* further that tha N. Y. union should refute the remark». Leonard Feather, and Benny him­ Down Beal correspondent, ha« been instructed to act and preeant the truth from Local Side Mi ii Pull Out self is set for a berth on the The years 1938 and 1939 were BY DOROTHY THOMPSON All-Ameriean similar in many ways. Each found as clarinetist. many a side man moving out on In his prosecution of monopolies the Assistant Attorney Casa Loma his own to take up a baton. And continued its unlike the “sack era” of 1927 to General, Thurman Arnold, has gotten around to trade unions, advance in the 1930, when crooning, romantic­ and it was high time somebody did. “sweet” list­ looking, sloe-eyed guys without any Mr. Arnold’s letter, addressed on Nov. 19 to the Central knowledge of music led the big ings by rolling Labor Union of Indianapolis, is an attempt to define what are up 2,162 votes name bands, 1938 and 1939 were to lead Miller, featured by bands fronted by top­ and are not legitimate rights of labor Goodman with 2,065, and flight musicians—guys like Good­ Just What Are unions. Among others, he defines as man, the Dorseys, Duchin, Basie, Tommy Dorsey, with 2,026. Ellington and others. . illegitimate the following practice: Count Basie leads all Negro The public this year has placed Legitimate “Unreasonable restraints designed bands with Ellington close behind. so much emphasis on musicianship Union Riohtfi?’ to the hiring of useless and But the biggest surprise of the that today it is impossible to start union rugnib. unnecessary labor.” poll to date has been the phenome­ out with a band unless you are an nal showing of Miller. The be­ accomplished instrumentalist Now, this unreasonable restraint is constantly practiced by spectacled trombonist’s 1,796 swing your own hook. And in addition, trade unions, and this, rather than their attempts to establish votes and 2,065 sweet votes, when ^you’ll have to possess good looks, decent working standards, is what is getting the American totaled, place Miller’s as the all- a winning personality and most public thoroughly fed up. (Modulate to Page 12) important, a fat bankroll to get wu and your band started along The musicians’ union is a notorious h < Modulate to Page 28) Do Musicians case in point. Producers of plays are itiy held up by the musicians’ Mystery Moa’ Shoe Whitemans Both -“held up” are words carefully To Use Hot Striigs? lain Angele*-Alleging that Ixiuis Producers? chosen. The musicians’ union has III; Recover Armstrong promised to murr? her (Modulate to Page 10) New York— llthough he hid in 1938 when hin divorce from Lil out in New York many days after hr was reported to be BY CHARLES M. HILLMAN Hardin Armstrong became final, “heading for Mexico,” Artie ' Denver—Wilberforce J. White- Polly Jone* U*l month filed a $35,- Shaw i* known to have had man, father of Paul Whiteman, 000 suit against Satchmo for heart Behind the Scenes: Auld’s many a conference around the was stricken with a serious illness balm. Ixrnis wa* here for picture tables with his managers and , at his home here recently. Paul booker«. work in 1937. Mi** Jone« in a - was summoned to the bedside of Ijitesl word out is that Artie, his dad, but on the plane trip from nitery entertainer. Satchmo Inter Men Cany On Despite Blow after taking a hefty rest, will New York, the King of Jazz took married Alfa ^mith. return here, organize a small 11 and had to be taken from the New York—Artie Shaw’s spectacular abdication attracted much mmbn featuring hot strings, olane at Chicago. After receiving attention and many expressions of sympathy for Artie, but not much and work under the banner of treatment there Paul continued Art Ralston to u different booking office. But the Crip by train, arriving her« tn the whole thing is still a mystery. find his dad much improved. After Leave Casa Loma Many of them had given up good's^ assurance from the physicians that jobs with other big bands to join: । I there was no immediate cause for San Francisco—Arthur Ralston, Artie; others went through those board, will demand a 50 per made in answer to the suit. “My cent increase in the amount of answer,” said Shaw, “was inspired money now spent by the radio in­ New York — Meet Ruth Salo, Attracting a hit of attention with by an impulse which I now regret.” dustry employing musicians. If known aa America’s “moat beaut 'Bek Stabile'» fine band these ew eader eorge uld Shaw said he publicly acknowl­ N L : G A such an increase could be negoti­ ful” Eurasian, whose dance» a ♦^«ht» i» Alice O’Connell, blonde edges “my gratefulness to Mr. ated, it would mean an increase of and big sister of Helen Oberstein and I am happy to state fide offers to the boys. Such offers from $70,000 to $115,000 a year in Leon A Eddie's on swing alley an '-•mell with Jimmy Dorsey. I have come to a settlement with as were genuine weren’t inspiring. The last a» refreshing as lite ownen’ gaga. Alice «»d Helen, incidentally, are him.” Auld Win» the Vote contract effected took over a year Ruth is one of America’s most hep ’ feuding. Alice claims It was recalled that Artie, when The Hotel Pennsylvania was to be accepted. chirks, knowing all the member» of » better than the suit was announced, charged genuinely cooperative, and gener­ The AFM, it was reported, won’t *» * hile Helen, loyal to her Oberstein with coercion and ously offered to keep the band until pet the 50 per cent increase, but the Basie, Ellington, Goodman and W*^* "Oes that Jimmy plays the threats. Shaw’s turn-about now, the boys could find another job or it will use that figure to bargain Lunceford band» well, and boasting however, brings the case to a close. jobs. So the boys held council and from. a niajor record collection. NEWS Dwenilier 15, 1£ I Wasn’t Kidding Myself!—Benny Goodman Toiiy Pastor Ihtun each im My Band Was in a Slump; I Was five uni' Lining Up How w< Worried More Than Id Admit’ Why Musicians Turn Firemen—And How! up with BY BENNY GOODMAN His Outfit (WritIM I ,p««lall, t.r 1>«»R Sm<> in IFOMRD FEATHER A great many thing» have happened m my band during ihe pa«l twelve month» Three out of four -axo were changed (Jerry Jerome alone re­ New York—Ton« Pastor i« worl maining). A third trombone waa added. Two out of three trumpet- were mu mi hi« new bund. changed and the entire rhythm »ection wa» overhauled. Directly after he left the incow Richar In our »mailer groups, the trio for* - porated George luld band. Paxta example, first Jess Stacy replaced “My bigj ensemble work with Buff Estes, whu««- tenor «ax nml nual wo. k 1 openei Teddy Wilson anil now Fletcher haa Bus Bussey and Jerry Jerome has mill Yrtie Shaw wu one of it my band replaced lew Meanwhile the quar­ been fine. I think even our severest Hotel Pi tet ha« bloaaomed into a »extet with critic will grant that. Toots’ solo band*» -trong pointe, began hnii g New bass and electric guitar added. work as always is solid and sure. up men with the help ut Chari About 1 The changes were dictated by Our trombones are also a well in­ Trot ter, trumpeter and childhoo years necessity. I wasn’t kidding myself tegrated unit. Red and Brownie buddy of Pastor. Hie» worked I little red last year at this time. The band have been with me for some time. gclher in Irving laronwn'e ork a kid nam was going through a period of Red has been with me for five few year« back when Shaw was Himber slump that had me worried more years. I know that I can depend member ut the same lime. Paul W than I cared to admit. In addition, on both of them. “I’ve had this idea in my min for a competition began to be noticed. At Ted Vesely, who replaced Bruce j for six months,” Pastor told « violin! one time last year new tandi were Squires on third trombone, has Down Beat man. “I’m just going kindly springing up so rapidly it was hard turned out to be a real find for the ahead with it according to m shook h to keep track of them. The combi­ band. 1 like his solo work par­ original scheme.” sadly 11 nation of events indicated that if ticularly. Vesely handles most of The Sh ribman office is workim me to cc we were to maintain our position our trombone solos these days and with Tony, as is Joseph Tauro. when I j as top band of the country, we if you’ve heard some of our recent Tony’s brother-in-law and attor Soon ill would have to do some fast work. programs, you know what I mean. ney. A few of Shaw’g tunes like Indian Love Call and El Ranch I met I decided then to begin the process ‘Ziggy Powerful Yuet* your ba of overhauling and revitalizing the Grande, in which Pastor is fea I could Goodman hand. Coming to trumpets—there’s al­ tured, are being taken by Tony interest ways Ziggy. Ziggy in my estima­ Red Bone and Toots Camarata an During the past 12 months, I tion is one of the finest musicians helping with new arrangements. interest think it is fair to say that the playing today. He has the double Tweet Peterson and Stewie band ha» improved immc«_"Urably. Ralpl facility of being able to play lead Pletcher, trumpeters, and Danny Auld’s Can Depend nn Trombone* trumpet and in addition take over Polo and Andy Foster on saxes For one thing, with Toots Mon­ the duties of solo man. Ziggy as are slated to work in Tony’s outfit key man in the trumpet section is Meanwhile, with Auld fronting^ dello leading the sax section today, a powerful asset to the band. Arties’ band is continuing rehear­ there is a continued feeling of con­ In the rhythm section, the addi­ Chicago—Abe I vman. genial anil veteran bnnd leader who onee drove sals and arranging a new library fidence in that department. The sax tion of Artie Bernstein has meant a taxi cab for n living, cocks his eyes toward Rose Blanc, hi« dynamic with the help of Jerry Gray. Al a great deal. I have maintained little fem singer, a« they lake n spin in a W indy City fire truck between but three of the men signed the from the beginning that the back­ «how« at the Ches Paree. the und Kom- got their kick« here, but the corporation agreement. Ralph Haw ground of a good musician is the firemen who hung on lo the side ladder- with Ho-r .«wear thee fared kins, Harry Geller and Sid Weissi ; source of his talent. There are better than liman! quit the band Helen Forrest wat' many fair bass players who have also excluded from the corporation been jobbing around for three or four years and play pretty good Buck Assails the Longhairs, bass. Artie on the other hand has LaGuardia ‘Joins’ been working ever since he was Lauds Swing-Loving Kids twelve. He has h solid musicianly New York Local band v background, playing with chamber New Y'ork—Rising in defense of swing music and declaring that th< l>o music groups as well as swing “22 million kids love swing and are learning to love the classical music New York—Mayor Fiorello Ln units, Th.it background comes through awing music, although the melody is carried in a drum pot,” Guardia was made a member n* through in l.is playing. 1 am nww CMM Back, pganMtewi I AACAP. tew* month sharply denounced Ameri­ l-ocal 802 last month at a hug there is no other white musician can synipfionTc orchestras and prominent conductors who do not play benefit given nt Madison Sauar who can touch Artie’s technique American works. Garden Martin Block emseed th U. 1: (Modulate lo Page 19) Buck assailed the boards of direc tors of these units, describing them show, which starred the bands o;' pb >ty as “new born rich in the hands of Frank Black of NBC, Jan SaviK subtle people who tell them what Glenn Miller, Andy Kirk, Benr ’ ga Blondell Honks a Mean Tenor to play.” He cited Arturo Tosca­ Goodman, Paul Whiteman, B. u nini, who toured America with a Crosby, Ted Wilson, Jack Jenr v symphony ork and “did not play and others. Each band played <5 one American work.” minutes. Wild Bill Davison Hunts With

Loe Angele» — Jack B. Tenney, Horn; Bags a Big Gobbler my sei: president of YIM Local 47, fare» Hi SIG HELLER That the lougheat battle of hi- career in the annual election Dec. 18. J. K. Milwaukee — The sun was just the f climbing up over the horizon when worke (Spike) Wallace, prominent sym­ Brune phony and »tudio musician, run­ trumpeter Bill Davison started wondi ning on an “Elect Musician»—Re­ home from a jam session which ject Politician«” platform, will pro­ had been held ten miles out in the Tide Tenny’s chief opposition. Thr Leon« election will be the hardest fought country. in the Loral’s history, member« say. Bug* a Lubbli i His thoughts were on the turkey dinner which the day was to bring him. It was a pleasant thought. Bivins Angels Suddenly he espied a whole flock of the luscious birds gamboling in a field. “Hmph,” thought our hero, Jump for Joy “what the Pilgrim fathers did with piece of iron tuned to B flat.” Pulling his chariot into the long grass, Davison unlimbered his Rill Davison In Harlem trusty Conn and flushed the bird» That out of a field of uncut corn. (Bill bowled him over, for which lac) work Up in Father Divine’s 126th plays hot trumpet.) After u wild of consideration the winged anima, foxy street “Kingdom” the Angels are chase, several Louie cadenzas and paid with its life that night or sending themselves ihew days a couple of jump licks, Bill’s cornet Davison’s dinner table. And it’s all because of a phono­ blasts subdued one of the turks, graph. Seems that Frankie (Half­ but they also brought out the Pint) Jaxon’s late disc of Fan It farmer on the run. Davison beat Brainin Takes with Boogie Woogit was placed in the a hasty retreat, horn under one Fathers juke box. That was ull arm and dinner under the other. they needed. You don’t sing wings, Anderson Ork that 11 turn »uir rale Turk now but you walk by and heai those New York—Jerry Brainin, pian ‘Chit Oa. Is shouting Several hours later Bill got out ist, hu taken over the late Andy and Mbernard Addison, me of the best of bed and pulled the shower cur­ Anderson’s band at the Show Bar peri gitbox men for years starred tain back to rinse the cobwebs in Forest Hills, L. I. Anderson my Mth Stuff Smith, is rounding up away. His gobbling friend of the ii years uiu, uiw v* w v- Eis band. So far he has n cornfield jumped out and nearly tack last month shortly after hu ■BC'rdionist, two guitars and a band followed Bobby Day’s int •rob Bush Group Waxes the spot. 1 I King Kalai leaves Chicago's Los Angeles—The Eddie Bush Anderson played Hammond W- tint) 65 after 18 months. Those group is recording with Mannie gan. He is survived by two chi“*«*' Chic South side cats will miss his hot Klein for Victor. With Eddie are and two brothers. In 1938 “ trumpet ... In the same town, Al McIntire, bass; Mel Peterson, son was musical direct^ Mirths Davis, from Kaycee, is guitar, and Danny Kuaana, uke Educational films playing * terrific brand of piano They have been at the Seven Seas previous to that he w“ •®* after a 8-month illness. . . . Nina kt on the R.K.O. circuit. Buri*, and was in Woodlawn Cemetery thril Mae McKinney is planning t take nionth.%. a band out shortly. Who’s ' * 5, 191 /ago, December 15. 1939 EEATVBES-NEfetf Crosby What’s the Beat? Replaces Ooko Beat's inquiring reporter each month ask« a que*tioo of Goodman five musician* taken ul random. Hua Mould your answer slack New York — Bob lip with llwse? Crosby's band lakea over the Saturday THE QUESTION night CBS Camel Ululi ia the beat kick you ever smoke show January IER uperienced on Ihc •lumi or on job» 6, replacing Benny i* Will Goodman. Mildred THE UNSMERS Bailey will ->ing with p inc< Richuid Himber bandleader: the Dixielanders, ac­ fasti “My biggest thrill came soon after cording to the Wil­ d wo I opened with __ _ liam Esty agency. of II my band at the Crosby’s crew is set ■ linii Hotel Pivrri ui______K The Laugh's On Joe Sudy, Toasting His fatherhood, Glen for at least six New York. Charl* c the bandleader who had lilt of Trxu«, who was swept inn* ihc Gray of the Casa I oma hund rifl's hi* months on the spot, About a dozen California to make gomi. ildhood limelight u year ago singing My Henri ulto in Eunice Fike's rur- as he re­ the agency an­ Led I years ago a I I migli trie red he,idvd RW J Belong» to Daddy on Broiulway. Now ceives news that hi» wife ha» given nounced. Meanwhile ork a she's a star of l lie movie screen—her birth m a boy. Behind them is Denny kid named I hek (Cadillac Hole! Detroit. Sudy, Goodman, it was re­ Himber aakeil * former Eurdluini student, wugerrd 100 lir*l picture- I ictor Herbert, having Dennis on hull fiddle. Glen and the ported, has several Paul Whiteman been released and proving u box-office Casa Ionia gang u*e ihc air often to offers for another f min fuulbiill game* for a job as a AL / uatiiriil. get places fast. commercial. told « violinist, rhe a goin» kindly Mean to my '■ "" I- I'rl IpIHjK'afc' idly ibu lohl orkin; Taurq. me to come back J nttor when I grew up. » lik< Soon after I opened at the Pierre tanche I met Paul and he *aid: ‘Heard s fea Four band last night. Kind of think Tony could use a violinist like you. ta an interested, but I sure was thrilled/’ Stewie Hidph Iluwkins, drummer, George Danny Auld’s band: “The greatest thrill I ever got was outfit while playing with Harry ehear- I .. I . ibrarj a one ’ .1 d thi gKw u mi..Im. i i Haw- L"i' oO'iG Weise, seemed to fall 1 wui into a wonder­ ation ful groove. The clima x i ^k^Bw *

Margie. T h e baid was as loose us u goose and th< boys will swear that was the gre-test number they ever played. hug. jui* (Pee Wee) Sturchio, clari- j and comedian, Lawrence Welk bs.-1: “I’ve had pb tty of good lenr gai "• and it’s pr- ty hard to tel ‘‘ust which on tands out as J best. But I gine a lot w; agree with mi hen I nay • tl uiggest boot I .. r had was when I first heard iny self come through on a test wax. ThatGene was Krupa, just lastbandleader March, - duringdrum­ mer:the first“What record with sessionthe old I thrillsever ofworked banging on, with Larry______Welk on a Brunswickaround Chicago date- It sure sounded wonderfulwli .di to"______me.” . "••■■i i'i fi.. dr, h BijggC thatJew ’I.i Price,rrmcM drummer,R®v Harlan Leonardnow call’s bandthe: “Kicks don’t come । 6irup" x-ri-i: ' very often? out and& all my ia- here in the I I...... - '.'I'll sticks except my own >»and, when the big b a n d a come O'* through town. But tangling with Gene Kru- pu one morning in a solid bash that lasted for six hours prob­ fo”*0' ably ranks as my biggest kick. That man stabs me with his tub A Perfect Combination work- and trying to cut him is a ma foxy kick even if it ia impossible.” For The Discriminating Musician MARTIN FRERES Reeds and Mnuthpieces

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ver got was robably playing that world’s first ■wing concert with Benny Good man nt thi Congress Hotel in Chicago in 1935. After all, that am*, really the first popular rec­ ognition ever given to our kind of ASK FOR THEM AT YOUR music, and to sit there playing it for people who camo just to sit B U F G FI F I S f \ & I Arniism LOCAL MUSIC STORE! and listen to it waa a wonderful 9 IIMIIN SU. MH nun thrill that I’ll never forget " NEWS Chica

At Left British Jazz McKinley'« I •wing rombo within Ilir M ill Bradley hand comei on. In Comeback Jimmy I.meri. Iram, bone; Joe U irdman trumpet. Ju-Jo Huff­ Nev man. clarinet: Mik« trump Despite War liurko, sax. and Ray Centei on drum« are shown. Rea BY D. STALLARD ENEFEB Right. Ironaril Joy of RCA - Victor rec- with iondon--Dance hull* ami thea­ Mugg»y Eric ter» rioard immediately when war Spanier I ■ doren show broke out: iniieician« were hit right Itlurbird i« a vet of thr “Ghi- Fau between ihr ryer iu- the« cage" jazz »ehool. job c joba iani«h overnight, . Ilrudley'» hand it better with ihr whole country i ■laying ’em al Baker of “blackout," Gloomy Sunday had Hotel, Dallas, ImnH •even day« weekly duration. territory of drunimrr “Live" jazx scarcely existed at McKinley. Muggsv u all during the first weeks of the nt Nick’s, New York. war. This dearth of popular music made British Broadcasting Per Corporation more swing-conscious result that radio and theater audi­ the a than at any time in the history of ences are surfeited with cornfed Eric i jazz or peace. Countless phono­ musical monstrosities. And the Musicians Ponder a ‘Boidless The Wrong Jump? irony is that probably the tune graph record broadcasts featured New lark — Ralph Haw kin«, tarnet Teagarden, Armstrong, Goodman, which finally does make a war hit times will be some sentimental ballad Raid’ at Los Angeles Nitery •rnaational young drummer who the Dorseys, and all the rest. quil Harry liinie« band lu join Bard; which has been hummed unconcern­ m DAVE HYITONF climat Jazz Situation looking lip edly by everybody for years but Artie Shaw'«, think« lie ha« a xooil rlaim again«! tin clarinet- which Temporarily Jazz was in the without anyone's making any fuss Los Angeles—Sonny is a very charming colored man who has a place Shake hands of the BBC variety orches­ about it. down near the Avenue. His wife, Sibyl, is a very fine dancer. Both are ing h«d«r who »«louniled every­ one by junking In- bund la«l leans tra, until they called in Jack Hyl­ With the exception of one num­ well known and well liked by both white and colored musicians. As a story ton to help liven up dance music ber that has the earmarks of popu­ rule the musicians gather at Sonny’s after hours to listen to impromptu month. programs. Jack provided a first lar appeal (There’ll Always Be an jam sessions in which Art Tatum and others take part. Ilawkin- claim» Mia* guaran­ press« class aggregation of musicians and England) the rest of the wartime No Reason for Raul teed him 17 week»’ work, liter turne« the group has been in active resi­ tunes are junk. Just recently Sonny’s was raided, ing was found. There was nothing giving up hi« |idi with Jame», and b Ilawkin- went Io New York und dence at the BBC’s wartime “re­ turn Having a Dai Out supposedly by the forces of law but a few cans of beer in the front exper treat” for some weeks at this writ- worked fur Irtie ju«l two night* In Manchester recently 1 saw and order. A number of the peo­ room. Musicians this reporter talked to said they don’t think it lie fore Shaw piilh'd nut. flaw Ambrose and his band make their ple present were beaten. Sonny said, will Now, with the re-opening of both was beaten and taken to jail. was a legitimate raid, but just a kin«, dance spots and theaters, things wartime dehut at th« city’s Palace watch Theater. This would have been ter­ Sibyls’ clothes were dumped into plundering party of the forces of are looking up. Most of the bigger the bathtub and the water turned law and order. band outfits are touring or playing in rific news in peace-time, because of Si< Ambrose, after months of self­ on them. One girl’s purse was London’s West End niteries which stolen and another’s violin taken Leeman With Barnet side ■ have got back into the routine of imposed inactivity, had assembled Nobo a group which definitely would from a locked The raiders How strange that there were no New York—Charlie Barnet has nightly operation. actually used axes and ruined a lot charges made against Sonny; that gettir But if you think this indicates have gone places. The ability of replaced Ray Michaels, his drum­ you the outfit stuck out a mile. of Sonny’s furniture. No word of no incriminating evidence was mer, with Cliff l-eeman, who last that music here ia back in the the raid got into the daily papers. found; that the newspapers printed playe groove (such as it ever was), this But by and large there is hardly month left Tommy Dorsey. Judy stand No reason for the raid has been not a word of the disgusting story. Ellington, Barnet chirper, left the is where 1 come in to give the real given as yet. Nothing incriminat- Something smells! theat answer to the question of the effect country’s front rank bands. Corn band to join Tommy Reynolds. of the corniest is having a helluva oppoa which war has on jazz. day out. And even our jazz weekly, Songwriter» Ire Prolific the Melody Maker, has become a but With very few exception« jazz monthly (curiously enough, coinci­ One in this country never has reached dent with Down Beat’s decision to with much of a standard, but since the issue semi-monthly). noisy present war began there just isn’t Well, I can always get my kicks any standard at all. from my stack of rerord» of Lang­ hees, Songwriters seem to be tumbling Venuti, Teagarden, the Charleston th rot over themselves to write a 1939 Chasers, the Pennies, the Duke, Armi million-sale martial hit, with the and recently my wife tuned in Mr. al sn T direct on short wave. ing t show Plenty el Nunes much Christman Wins less ' For Carnegie Date the i fl rem New York—Slated for Dec. 24, Omaha Election calls same date as the history-making BY ED KOTERBA final one last year, another “Spirituals Omaha—Pete Christman, by a Pyra to Swing" concert will be held with vote of 6 to 1, won reelection to the is th Benny Goodman’s sextet. Count presidency of Local 70 here, as did Sulli Basie’s band, Joe Turner, the all the rest of the incumbent offi­ tram Boogie-Woogies, Ida Cox, Big Bill cers. They are Ernie Nordin Sr., preti and others starred. A fancy mixed vice-president; Mike Chaloupka, jam session will climax the pro­ treasurer, and Harold Pace, re­ gram. cording secretary. excel quitc actoi Elea IM)®.«» Polk Bill prov title« it U] ii ba Lawrence Welk, b r 111 i a n' who creatot ol Champagne Music Shal woul and bis Wurlitier Accprdion nigh

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THE RUDOLPH WURLITZER C O M PA N Y • D E K ALB. ILL Chicago, December 15, 1939 NEWS Mixed Deactions to Swingin’ When Good Cots Get Together Thiel Spoils Phil ■ 5 • piece nlei within Spitulny’i Record I Bradley The Dream; Armstrong Stars Omaha—For Ihe Brel time in hi* 20 yean a* a ahowinan, Phil liierI. Innu ■ U iedmnn. BY LEONARD FEATHER Spitalny of “all-girl ImhiiI re­ nown tould nut go on with the Jo-Jn llufl New York—Shakespeare is trucking, and Louis Armstrong hat- his •inet; Mike •how thr other night at a theater trumpet poised as if ready to shoot him, un the program covers at the here. x, and Ray Center Theater. And that’s just about what happens in the show. arr «hown. From Spitulny’* dreuing room ill thr theater wu« taken $1.200 iniarii Lu Reactions in New York to the Swingin' The Dream show were mixed, Victor rrr. with most of the pressmen returning a verdiet of “guilty” against in ea*h. two checks for 84,000 i* Muggay Eric Charell A Co. on a charge of mayhem. Nevertheless, to this cuch and n bank draft for nr * doirn reviewer, and probably to more spectators than cared to admit it, the 83,900. The thief, Spitalny »aid, öde». Mur« show provided a worthwhile evening's entertainment. either picked a lock or entered f the “Chi. Fault • are and the4- hi» quarter» through an open 't *ihool. job could have been done much window. Phil mined the show • band ii letter. The relationship to Shake­ after hr discovered I he loss, he 'n at Baker speare is far more distant than McPartland was so upset. illa*. Iwmie that borne by the hot, swing, it f drummer any other Mikado to Gilbert A Muggay ii Sullivan. New York Scenery i* Impressive Gets ‘Break’ Perhaps the main fault is that the adaptors, Gilbert Seldes and Eric Charell, sat on the fence. At RY SIG HELLER one moment you hear genuine pen­ Milwaukee — Plans now in tho tameters in the style and some­ RY TED TOLL Haw kin*, formative stage for a Milwaukee liner who times the original wording of the Bard; at another you hear anti- Chicago — Jimmy McPitrllund Symphony Orchestra of 65 pieces <1 lo join tuimpnl into the i>p|M>rliinity of a climactic lines like “go fly a kite” New York—louia Armstrong, clicking with hi* band at the Cotton call for the selling of 150,000 sea­ le han a lifetime to jump into real promi­ clarinet. which are appropriate neither to son tickets at n dollar per ticket, Shakespeare nor to the New nence when he wa* chu*cn lo do the • lob, hud a hull the other night when Wingy Manon*, ire-h out of ed every- alternate work in the Panther room I hicago, dropped in und chewed the ful. Wingy i» mil on a theater lour the season to consist of 20 concerts. land la*t leans 1890 setting into which the *tory has been dumped. with Fat* W idler. Il wa* originally in llir Ea»l now with a “big” Itami on thr Brandt circuit. Salchum plan* A group of influential Milwau planned Ii, bring bark tut* mid Most critics were mainly lo May ut thr ( niton Club awhile longer. As Louis said when this «hot wu* kee citizens is behind the idea. It • ounrun- pressed by the scenery and cos­ Muggsy Spanier, a* Iwo >imill bund- is planned to import a nationally rk. tflrr tumes. The dancing, jitterbugging wouldn't give the management a known conductor and feature stars Ii Jame», and big-scale Broadway stuff is all very big nut. But Muag** i* doing of stage, radio and concert. The lurk and expertly handled. pretty well in Nick'* in New York, guitar; Leon Rose, first alto, fiddle, musicians for the orchestra would vo night» ♦o McPartland wu* given the bid Monici Adds flute; Anthony Alongi, tenor sax, De lUKtrn* «v icaai m pcBKvp Aavaaa ni. Haw- Freeman • Bund in Box and should du a good job ot il. fiddle; Charles Blackman, third the Federal Symphony, and that rill «eek Musically, there’s plenty worth Bud Phillips enthusiasts are glad Guts’ to All sax, fiddle; Irving Raymond, first project discontinued. irnt. watching. Bud Freeman's little to see him and his clarinet back at violin; James Migliore, trumpet; band with Zutty on drums instead the Blackhawk with Joe Sanders. * Milling VOUUUIC, Viuilipvi, dUCK of Sid Catlett plays in a box at the Bud plays a lot of clarinet for a Electric Unit O’Rourke, trombone, and Raymond great many of the guys here. T I D C n of Gu* Attìngi? omet side of the stage before each act. New York—After experimenting G. Brown, drums, vibes, tympani. Nobody could complain about not J I D C U °* ShingtT omet has Biaiker* LU Move several months, Andre Monici de­ David Sternberg now is managing getting value for money, because the outfit. —Then start using the new his drum- you can hear everything they Mark Fisher’s band (and Al cided the Novachord, electric organ who last played twice—once from the band­ Turk’s, too) wa« thrown out of and electronic piano couldn’t sup- umasing invention: sey. Judy stand and once from the echo. Big job when Dennis Cooney closed his ply the “guts and timbre” of a r, left the ” * " ...... hrass section for the Tom Adrian STEELGUT STRINGS theaters fit Chicago jam music like Royale Frolics coincidentally just Bea Wain Wins (Ratant Sanding) lolds. a sack. Benny Goodman, in the after the Eddie O’Hare gang kill­ Cracraft all-electric orchestra. So ing stirred up not only the local augmenting the unit with more ‘Football* Letter For: Violin, Viola, Gut-Strung opposite box, plays some of his conventional instruments, Monici, unusual numbers pleasantly enough but the federal forces of law and New York—The only girl to win Guitar, and Ukeleie. but also somewhat irrelevantly. order. who directs the crew, now has three bands in -an ail-electric ork, a “letter” in football at New York Ask your dealer or send for One number feature the quintet, The guys will all have to traipse University is Bea Wain, the singer, very over to the Boul. Mich, now to get a mixed band of electrical and price list to: with Lionel playing “regular” horns, and a band com­ who was awarded a letter sweater noisy drums. into the Monday afternoon job­ the other night when she appeared Pavak Patent Products The pit band, under Don Voor­ seekers queues, since both Consoli­ prised of strictly conventional in­ struments. at the school as queen of the frolic MI3 Aldrleh Ai, So. . Mpl«.. Mln*. hees, battles its way creditably dated and General offices are mov­ at NYU’, annual bail. through a motley score. Louis ing from Randolph street over to Latest personnel of the band in­ Armstrong, playing only occasion­ the boul to be closer to the radio cludes Cliff Burwell, Novachord; al snatches of trumpet and betray­ studios and ad agencies. MCA has Al Traversi, electric piano; Charles Hot Licks for Longhair TO PIANO TEACHERS Cimorelli, bass; George Menen, — AdrMMd Sladaal* ing that the doubling between the been on North Michigan for some New York — Dinah Shore, pert time, Fredericks Brothers since Lee Jimi Scheel at Modem Fisso show and the Cotton Club is too of this month to play a west side singer, sent Lotte Lehman of grand much for his weary lip, neverthe last spring, William Morris is just offen un approved Keyboard Har- Infant Welfare affair. John Kirby, opera fame a record of one of her less walks away with honors. From a couple of short blocks away, and itiony Syttem for popular muaie. Billy Kyle, Charlie Shavers, Buster recent tunes. Lotte wrote Shore the moment he enters in the red when CRA and GAC move, the asking Dinah to “drop in some­ Chord Charts—SOc. firemen’s suit us “Bottom” and biggest part of the business will be Bailey, Russ Procope and O’Neil Spencer really their kicks time and give me a lesson in hot Hall, Olio ano, Web. 3689, Eat. 1938 calls "Peace, Brother” until the concentrated within a radius of licks.” just a couple of blocks. when the Duke played the Savoy final scene in which you learn late last month. Pyramus kicked the bucket, Louis Horace Henderson sounding good is the same brilliant actor. Maxine The Duke of Ellington come* —i the___ air from the 5100 Club Sullivan makei a graceful en­ back into town again on the 22nd I these nights. trance, looks fine, und sounds THIS FREE Rudqinück pretty much a* usual. Undistinguished Songs CATALOG MAY DECIDE Butterfly McQueen as “Puck” ... Inspecting Sun is u distinct hit. Juan Hernandez’ UR FUTURE in MUSIC excellent "Oberon” is so orthodox­ Cured Cane for ly Shakespearian that he seems Open your eyes to a new world of trumpet­ quite out of place. The few white VIBRATOR REEDS ing tone end technique .. to a new high in actors do well enough, notably range . . a flexibility that readies you for Eleanor Lynn. Nicodemus, Oscar Choice cane undergoing a final the call tn swing or sweet, radio or record­ Polk, the sweet Dandridge sisters, ing work. Learn what the Rudy Muck Bill Bailey and Troy Brown all teatening in Ihe warm lunthin* Trumpet and Cornet can do for you . how provide good interludes. The songs Thia proeevi brmgi out Iha you are undistinguished, except for one it can boost to the big-money brackets titled Darn That Dream. Summing raiiliency of the fibres—giving because it is built for big-money playing. it up, Swingin’ The Dream is not long life and Ionel qualify fo Know the Rudy Muck Trumpet and u bad vaude show, but to anyone Comet. 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Ask Your D««l«r JOE VERA Chicago’s Great Young Pianisi H. Chiron Co Mate INCOKPORATKD 233 Wet* 42sd St, PEACOCK ROOM New Turk City CONGRESS HOTEL, CHIC «GO RUDY MÜCK COMPANY: 127 WEST «th STREET, NEW YORK FEATURES Chicago, December J 5, 1939 Chica; like Barney Bigard, Buster Bailey, Albert Nicholas. Tesch used far less notes than Goodman does, and Tesch ’s Clarinet is in addition, unlike Benny, always played in strict Chicago style. It’s true that Tesch played out of tune occasionally records; all the Still Chicago American musicians told me he did of ¿n not pay enough attention to his _ -BY DAVE DEXTER, JR. intonation. But Tesch was by far the grandest of all the hot clari­ (Part Three -Conclusion) netists as far as inspiration and ideas are concerned, and this also Frank Teschemacher’s clarinet is still in use. In Chicago, where Tesch and his talents is admitted by all American musi­ became internationally known, a young musician named Larry Lamkin plays the black cians I know. To write, like a boehme-model Bouffe stick on weekends. It is the property of E. M. (Squirrel) Ashcraft, Britisher did once, ‘What has either III, who purchased it shortly after Tesch was killid from Frank’s former wife, and who Pee-Wee Russell Tesch Him allows Lamkin, a professional, to use it regularly. cerity of jimmy Dorsey’s Praying Munk Mrs. Charlotte Teschemacher,e ------the Blues' is nonsense. Tesch was Tesch a rok mother of the now-idolized jazz a hundred times better than Jimmy Himoh master, says she was playing with Husk O’Hare’s Dorsey, and all the clarinet players Wolverines fronted by Jimmy Mc­ ptay n gave her son’s I know (Bigard, Milt Mesirow, instruments (an etc.) agree entirely with this.” Partland. A violinist originally, un ent alto, tenor and That is Panassie’s opinion of renly Pee-Wee’s effects as has probably no other musician since his time. Tesch al­ Stacy, Wettling, Pat Pattison, rock, playing did he condom Tesch, ac­ Danny Altier, and Floyd Town of hi cording to his mother and many of ways gave the impression that he was searching for new notes, new (the leader — played tenor — still the i his old buddies, marveled at Good­ does), in 1928. Stacy and Tesch land man’s flashy technique and impro­ chord structures, musical phrases which might suddenly pop did the arranging. There’s never body vising genius, but often expusstd been a band that good since.” yeopl himself as not being “in sympathy” out of his instrument and hang suspended in air for all to view. Hugues Panassie once summed fault with Benny’s many-note, flash style up Teschs’ style by saying “Tesch ed p Russell, on the other hand, played Time and again on his records it is possible to find him playing notes used more notes than the other the way Tesch liked. The similarity Chicago clarinetists, but he used he p' of their styles is apparent today. which, like Muggsy Spaniel- says, “just weren’t there for anybody far less than a lot of Negro ones, dive else.” His phrasing, too, was as to st Musicians who didn’t know distinctive as his choice of notes. Tesch well, nnd many younger This was brought out when one of brea ones who i recent rs have his choruses was copied for re­ A Torrid Trumpet played Tesch’s discs and have been production along with this story. left “cold" complained of Tesch’s It is impossible to reproduce, in Wailing lo the is st unusual tone, which often bordered musical symbols, the greatness of Four Winds Brings him upon, simply enough, poor intona- Frank Teschemacher. How would lie h tried one go about charting the heart- the ) tion. But to Whe to F it w 'raion J (treefiih spar who Red Nichols than The Orchestra and part the Five Pennies and shot f3th to 26th

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WDAF BLUEBIRD RECORDS Flash JOE SANDERS The Five Pennies AND HIS ORCHESTRA Vincent Lopez record» again In Our 12th Appearance at And His Suave Swing Robins and Roms THE BLACKHAWK PALACE HOTEL San Francisco Lot Mo Dioam Sho Shall Have Music And itili doing hrrUc My Melancholy Baby »Mtfcnima *GM NigMIf 15, 1939 Chicago. December 15, 1939 NEWS DOWN BEAT Pianist First Pic of Artio Shaw in Mexico ! Stull Smith Thrills Off-Beat Cats in World’s 1st Jive Concert Chicago — Out world, Jumps in that's it. Stuff Smith und his gang swung, all 63, in one of the moat o’ cats has got sompin! out-of-this-world afternoons Chi­ cago swing lovers have ever wit­ They’s got nine musical lives, nessed. Stuff called it the “world’s Hawaii and they’s livin’ every one of ’em. first jive concert.” Yep, nine lives times seven musi­ But it was a melting pot of some BY M. W. STEARNS cians is 63 swingin’ cats. And they of the best swing, the most origi­ nal jive and sonu of the cleverest Hunululu, Hawaii—Back in 1935 showmanship this town has had. Monk Mela» anil Ina Five iCloud«, with the four King gals have u When Stuff and his cats gave out juicy offer which inay bring them when hr a I'oloml jump band. lamie«! in on Joshua Fought the Battle of bnohrd to East after January 1st . . .Wayne Jericho Jonah Jones stopped the O'Hare’s llunuluhi. They King closed at the Drake in Chi­ crowd with his boasting (a la nmy Me- play at the liwal taxi-dance hall b» cago just to take a little vacation David & Goliath) that “I cut that riginally, an enterprising promoter, who paid before opening in Florida for the cat down to my size.” In Big Wig h* play their pu«*age amt viiblriielrd 05 down-south Elisse in the Wigwam Stuff’s men, with from their pay every week for the Mexico City — irtir Shaw finally gut here, and he’s having a great Cooper, the songbird, and Nelson Jonah Jones, trumpetin’ fool, fea­ Case, the announcer, like to hold tured, all of Stun’s boys played tune in nevi vear in rrlnrn. It was the lint time “resting” with Julio'- hand hoy« ul ill«* LI Put io 4 luh. Shaw «uys hands. the roles of Indian chiefs—Stuff of fancy, time llmi ilie *o-«'ulleil land of Ilir h«- “feels lb«' nul«” and i- shown with Julio’s gang above. Picture, I he Jack Leonard’s return to the was “Big Chief Running Water" hula had heard lit«* real thing and T. Dorsey company was delayed u who covered the waterfront. A brilliant first lukrn of Krtie south of the border, wu» inude by Felix II. Alarcon. persons «inali few* weeks, which means he’ll be capacity crowd jammed the Off­ /er made returning about the time this goes Beat Club to watch the Smith y played lliul ik. from thr first, thr place to press. . . Ken Dolan, who split showmanship, and at the same time tly were swarmed with gobs und Irathrr- He can’t read a note but when he with Rudy Vallee years ago and to hear them dish mt the righteous y would ueek» mi »hore-leave, who gladlv hits that keyboard, you can feel it went on nis own, taking Frances jazz for which Stuff and company i Tesch sag. His style is a combination of BorseyHom Langford with him, is handling are noted. paid I hr two hil« adiniuion lo Hines and Tatum, with the punch itlandish dance with tin* exotic Oriental girl«. Rudy again for radio. ... I sup­ i natural of a pneumatic drill and the speed pose you know by this time that ?et huge Hut »« far as ihr tourist hurenu and rang«* of u Hinkel fighting Ace & Krupa Composer Dave Franklin has for­ »«• concerned, und Ilie resident« plane. As for ideas. I have heard feited his bachelor rights to be­ )«ca*pereM»l him go for an hour without re­ come the groom of Dorothy Day­ ami visitors in general who ale peating himself on any one tune, Stela« what thr Hnughlv Bureau dished ton, Paramount dancer on the from boogie-woogie stuff to the Chirp to Wed coast. . . . Quite a bit of excite­ up. Hawaii was still thr land of the fastest fingered fill-ins not on rec­ ment down Pittsburgh way about ARTIE hula and Met ay and hi« Clouds ords. That was a week ago, when BY JACK EGAN that midnight closing law on Sat­ played solidly in »oli«l obscurity, he had lieen training for fights and urday. However, one chap met the SHAW hadn’t touched a piano in five Eddie De Lange, x-maestro now situation by starting at 5:30 in fur peanuts. months. No wonder the boys carp authoring and composing, and the afternoon and playing right on Milwaukee PiamH Terrific! a little, and are jealous of him. Ruth Sato, the Eurasian singer through—that’s Dick Barrie, and You get tired of expressing won­ It war a great band, composed and dancer at Leon & Eddie’s on so successful was it that it’s being CONRAD REEDS of musicians who had been around. der, admiration, and respect seven continued by Bill Green now, Monk himself was from Oklahoma days out of every week. 52nd Street, are an item, but that’s though Dick has since taken to Artie tad Hit foatf al tka tsar City, und the I rumpeter named So Teddy is all right, they say, all. . . . Jimmy Blake, Tommy the road. Blakeney had played with I^es but don’t lose him. And he hasn’t Dorsey trumpeter, and Irene Day, The Mildred ‘ Leave It To Me” Hite. They all knew the big-timers got a job anymore. The fight game Gene Krupa’s vivacious chirper, Fenton-Jack (Crawford Music) CONRAD'S Musi ta Good!! t the out of Kansas City and elsewhere, ran dry and the swing game isn’t are planning a late January wed­ Perrin which almost “Tka (rang W Ik« Ilf Na«r *«■8" and followed their music on wax. worth the effort to polish apples wound up at the altar when she .The original pianist way Teddy with the local leaders. Not that ding, going to Florida on their was singing at the Drake a coupla Abrams, a tall and good looking Teddy would stoop to pretending honeymoon “Yank” Lawson, who years ago, almost revived colored tn»y from Milwaukee, Hono­ that he wasn’t so good He knows turned his chair over to Lee Cos- when the musical played Chicago lulu called, in the form of a so-so he’s fine, says so, and the set-up taldo in Chi, has promised to take a few weeks ago, but no dice! . . . CONRAD job and a free trip, and Teddy remains deadlocked. Maybe some Tommy Dorsey has written a piece KIDQÍFIÍLD FAM. H. J, Jimmy’s place during Tommy’ Send for FREE copy "Reed Fitting'* jumped abroad the hoat. The boys recordings will give him the break (Mmlulute to Page 27) ure still here, known now as the on the mainland. They have a Paramount Theatre run. . . . “Brown Cats of Rhythm,” pretty good studio in Honolulu and Jimmy Ryan, of the Ben Yost As the land of promise, Hawaii plans have been made. Even if he didn’t pay too many dividends. is never heard of again, the col­ warblers, and Bunny Moser of the Teddy n Fight«*r, Too' lectors will fight for those re­ "I-eave It To Me" caravan, are No gieat musician (and a few cordings. carrying on via Western Union. who aren’t so great) is ever satis­ . . . Yvonne King, youngest of the fied with the town in which he is Marshall Stearns, with this dispatch, re King Sisters, and Bud Cole, pianist urns to Down Beat as a correspondent. His playing. And when you get the 'History of Swing Musis** series in thio in Alvino Ray’s band, are keeping urge in Honolulu to get off the rock, you look around for a couple the Hollywood temperature up of hundred dollars for passage to high. Incidentally, the Ray band the mainland and even then you land broke- On the other hand, no­ DRUMMERS ATTENTION! body ever starves here because the I on able tem-toma, 9x19—19x14— people are generous and lazy to a Ludwig Leaves Wood 99.50, 16x16—910.50, 16x16 (chrome de fault, and colored people ure treat­ lux« model)—913.50. Speelal, non-tunabla ed pretty well. So Teddy stayed, New York — Francis Ludwig, 9x19—93.75. Waahabi« leatherette finish, even after the band broke up. And formerly with Barry Wood, has all eolors. Satisfaction guaranteed. joined Jan Savitt’s band at the TYMPANI TOM-TOM CO. he played great piano at dive after Mil I. SOIk «♦.. Ck.cafo. III. dive where the customers wanted Hotel Lincoln. Ludwig plays fine Sent C.O.D. an receipt of deposit. PulAje to see the hula and talked loudly hot tenor sax. the rest of the time. Then the break came. I said litfore that Teddy was tall. 1 should have added that he is strong as an ox. A promoter saw ELES him one night and within a year ristmaò he had knocked out all comers for the heavyweight title of the Islands. When Maxie Baer fooled his way to Honolulu on a “training” trip, ROY it was Teddy who was hired to spar with him nnd it was Teddy who gave him u lot more exercise ELDRIDGE than he wanted or expected. But the people of the Islands aren’t particularly interested in pugilism and fights don’t draw the way they ALL-AMERICAN should? Watching Teddy polish off TRUMPETER" some local contender was a pretty one-sided exhibition, and Teddy was lucky if he brought back $50 a fight. After a short time there HIS Orchestra weren’t any contenders anyway. Sidekick« An* Jcahiur Now Playing a Varsity Records Well, Teddy Abrams is good, to Theaters ' Ficluklvely put it mildly, and he knows it. Thanks to W H T ï FOI HUGH CORRIGAN flíE BOOKLET Arcadi a Ballroom N.Y. DisniauToas: , 168 MODULATIONS MEW TOVE BAUD hr Hl« for 43 Consecutive Weeks IMSTIBMEBT CO. MODERN DANCE ID LMSTJ tWÍ ORCHESTRA Personal Management All Style«—All Different JOE GLASER ty J. A. MOWNE Complete SI.00 GLASER - CONSOLIDATED ATTRACTIONS nett test Lists ot Newest Hits 30 Rockefeller Plaza • New York City BOB HENDERSON (BIS r K IM P E T) Orcbaitretlea Salila* Servita CHICAGO • HOLLYWOOD • SAN FRANCISCO 1474 Broadway Nao York City CLEVELAND • DALLAS AND HIS ORCHESTRA DOWN BEAT EDITORIAL PAGE Chicago, December 15, 1939 hicai

Immortals of Jazz BAG-TIME MABCBES ON Son «if a turpentine worker who left ihe family when Ilia The Musicians Bible Dad is tenor mjc star with Italian laonud TIED NOTES band. PUBLISHED TWICE MONTHLY Louis trm- IAYE-JOHNSON- -Geonte Faye. trombone JOHNSON -Joan Renee Johnson. 7% lb*., »trong w a ■ w.ih Johnny "Seat Heu, I»n4 to Mar. to Mr*. Ed Johnson in Kansas City re­ Allee Johnaon, recently in Newport, Ken- burn July 4, cently. Dad is first trumpet with Harlan Leonard band. HAYMER • ATCHInON--Herbert Haymer Advarflilog Editorial 1900. in New MATTHEWS—Daughter, 7U Ibs^ to Mr*. Orleana. Thir­ tenor rax with Jimmy Dorsey band, to GLENN IURRS...... Editor CARL CONS______Managing Editor Betty Jane Atchison of Enn Orange. N. J., J. E. Matthews, recently in St. Francis teen year* la- there within the next two weeks, for sure. hospital, Salamanca. N. Y. Dad ia pianist DAVE DEXTER, JR. Auociato Editor Bl IIGE-LFF—Jimmy Rudge, with Bobby At Dudley hotel there, TOM HERRICK __™Adv. Mgr. TED TOLL_____ Failuia Editor ing nn »Id Peters band, to Dottie Lee, vocalist, in CABOT—Saralynn, in Chicago recently R. V. FETERS .______Auditing SCOn FAYNE . ___ Traffic Mgr. Pittsburgh recently. . to Mrs. June Cabot, wife of Tony Cabot, “38 gun" LLOYD-CLINE — Eddie Lloyd, trumpeter bandleader at the Chicago Tower* Chib. GEO. OVESOH- Circulation Mgr. during ■ New of Erie, Pa., to Maybelli- Cline of Win­ FEIST—Daughter, Nov. 15 in New York nebago. Minn., in Rochester Minn., Noe. to Mrs. Leonard Feist. Dad is vice-presi­ 18. dent of Century Music Publishing Co. CHICAGO STAFF WRITERS ITKINbON.RI.ILLY—Hal Atkinson, gui­ FAUL EDUARD MILLER SHARON A. KASE MAROLD JOVIEN tar with Bill McCune band, to Dorothy TAPS—Daughter, Nov. 28 in N. Y. to ONAH L. SFENCE* GEORGE HOEFER, JR. DANNY BAXTER Reilly. Gae Foster girl at the N. Y. Roxy, Mrs. Jonie Taps, who is Doris Rhodes. placed in the WaiC» Home for Dec. 3. CBS staff vocalist. Dad is general manager of Shapiro. Bernstein A Co. Boy*, where he wa« laught to ILARDI-BKHOP - Art llardl, musician NEW YORK OFFICE with Lang Thompson band, to Wendy MAGEE—Son, to Mrs. Johnny Magee in CD FLYNN W»lilsatea Hotel, Yte Ara., Ute St., Cirri* ■ JUO Adr»nl»l«g **pr«MM«H>o play a bugle, and later, a trump­ BiHhop sins, r wtb the raine I land several Philadelphia Nov. 25. Dad Is trumpeter­ MICKEY LIVINGSTON, l«7 Wo«t «2nd Strrat, Esdlcott 2-«». ClrcuteHra Dhtribvtor et. After that hi« progrr»» was weeks ago in Pittsburgh, just announced. bandleader. rapid, moving f rom a Mdenuin'» HANLON-JENNINGS—Allen Hanlon, gui­ tarist with Red Norvo. to Marian Jennings FINAL BAR Oglnloiu ««pranod by ratter, 1« IM, pabouliv, are *ct mron*rlly u«mo of Dowa Baat'i odl- »eat in Joe (King) Oliver’« great of Cedarhurst. N. J., last week. *ort Ts mi«« ratur» ot i»*i«ri*i tubmltt«« lo* paoiicatira corar many years, I have seen it happen Nobody Is often and I only want to take care­ Albany, N.Y. “Shoemaker’s Holiday,” so he first refused, To the Editors: at last consented, turned on the light, and ful precaution that it won’t ever Allowed to sent a bill for |21 the same afternoon. happen in my band. Your editorials arc usually to Of course, nobody else could turn on the Muggsy Spanier the ;>oint, but here is an idea I Jerks? That's the way W «cren believe you have missed. Kindly Turn on Lights light, because that is the territory of the knohlr, Chicago urrunger, de­ electricians. ask the music publishers to leave scribe» these flitting guys. W ith Hey, Herbs, You're at least one square inch blank And while Mr Arnold is on the subject he might take up the ques­ arm» aga|w, Billy Kullcrlield Now a Father! space at the top left hand corner tion___ _of ______whether ______a tradeunion has the right to expel a member for of all parts of the printed stocks. strike* a |m»h* while Bill Stegmeyer, Tulsa, Okla. political activities—as the American Federation of Musicians attempted For those of us who don’t use to do with Mr. Walter Damrosch in the spring of 1938. The musicians’ alto man. creep, up. They're ImiiIi To the Editors: I am writing in regard to Carl specials this would be nn immense union have a closed shop, and if they had really expelled Mr. Damrosch with Bob Crosby'« hand, but the boon. he could no longer have conducted an orchestra in the United States. (Herbs) Gregory, bass man. He guys in the bands—seeing thi— It will leave us room to print s Mr. Damrosch’s crime was to have testified adversely before United was playing with Arlie (Doc) probabb won't admit it. Vanderbilt’s band lost January in legible number for our library in­ States Senate on the Pepper-Coffee bill, providing for a reorganization stead of a small number that takes of the Federal Arts Projects, which would have put them into the hands New Mexico. I have lost all con­ tact with him since that time. I time to see—or one that has to be of the Unions. Mr. Damrosch thought this would be bad for art and squeezed in at the edge of a huge aaid ao. ON THE COVER would appreciate your assistance in helping me find him. Tell him of {irinted title that is unnecessarily So he was hauled up on the carpet and threatened with expulsion. King Crosby, trading mule the birth of his son, Herbie Karl arge. Also, print a title (as some This same musicians’ union exercises a veritable terror over any singer of 1939 in Down Beat’s Gregory, August 6, 1939. Thanking already do) on the first page of organizations that are dependent on musicians. ]m>U, is shown in a weird make­ you for your assistance, tiie piano part to be seen when In the field of art—acting and music—the unions act uu though up on the RKO lo* in Hollywood Mrs. Helen Gregory folded. Also, whj not ask for a the artists were workers on a moving belt. The restrictions regarding visiting Kay Kyser while Kay's complete score to the orchestration rehearsal hours are such that it is absolutely im- picture That's Right, You're to be included for the leaders’ ’Bg if Artists possible to achieve that perfection of performance IF rung neared its final stages, Will Petrillo Try To benefit during rehearsals? ___ that is the essence of the artistic spirit. Kyser is shown at left with Unionize Kid Bonds? Scotty Lawrence guitar. At right i« David Kuller, Were on a Acton* Equity legislates regarding the rights Chicago, HI. director of Kay’s pic. which in a» « rv _i*i of aliens. A for tgn actor—which inenns anybody To the Editors: moving Dell who has not gotten his final citizenship papers— the laM two weeks ha* broken Am just wondering when the so- may not act in two plays within six monthu with­ theater records throughout the called James C. Petrillo is going to out special permininn from the muon. If Un foreign actor goess through land. unionise kindergarten bands. 7 ehear sal* opens, plays two nigiita and the show shuts down, he is As u non-union musician I wish forcibly unemployed for the next naif year. Thia ia in the nature of a tariff impu*< ires and it is a question, I should think, w In the theater the net effect of union it to deliver the theater “Shaw and Goodman over to the most speculative commercial spirit. It makes the theater •own dependent, to tin unnecessary iegwr, upon money it cnsti' *> much to Aren't THAT Good" put on plays that no one can afford to experiment, to try co-operative Detroit, Mich. ventures, to build up a public for a bettor or more serious nr more To the Editors: original theater Wishes Its Loyal Readers That is one joker in the whole business. The unions fulminate against Although wo like most of the exploitation; against the overweening power of money. But they are Rad Rlany Friends A articles in your magazine, we, as | rgely responsible for this overweening power. It takes a speculative Catholic girls, think your blasphe­ capitalist, willing to undertake huge risks, in the hope of a gain totally mous statement* referring to Shaw disproportionate to his investment if the play succeeds, to finance any MERRY CHRISTMAS and a and Goodman as “Jesua Christ and theatrical undertaking in the city of New York. his clarinet” and “God Goodman” There can be neither an experimental theater nor opera or theater show your lack of knowledge of for the people unless the trade unions revise their monopolistic, para­ PROSPEROUS 1940 Catholic facts. After all, these men sitic and destructive policies may be good, but not that good. lOonrrltelrd hy Ih» New Twl Tribune Iu «nd reprinted with mm*i*1 |.«r*r.iulan.' —W. A. G, Club 5, 193»

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In Sweet and Swing TROMBONES I—Tammy Uor.ce ...... 2—Jack Teagard«« ...... Nonexistent a Year ------Gl» Miller ...... Jigo, Barnet, James Find Results in Units Among Leaders Next Issue! (Jumped from Page 1) 1939 Down Beet musician«’ poll will around favorite band of 1939. be listed in the next issue, out everywhere January 1. Already A year ago Harry James’ and UHire ballots have Iwrn received Charlie Barnet’s bands had not than been organized. Today both rank < nntrst's history. No votes will within the first 10 in the swing be accepted after December 16 division. In the sweet tabulations al midnight Orrin Tucker’s crew has provided the greatest kick for fast rising. night Dec. 16. Final results are to Tucker now rates eleventh, and be announced in tbe next Down MALE VOCALISTS wasn’t even voted a place in the I "Blag € rack y .. Beat, out everywhere January 1. 2—Jack Leoeard Brat 45 positions when the poll Complete tabulations to date are as .1 — Bab Eberly .. ended a year ago. follows: Ballots poured into Down Beat’s Eddy Duchin, who for years has offices here in huge sacks Even been kidded about his “romy" SWING SANDS 7—James Ruahiag piano. .urprised guy the postmen complained of their 8—Jack Teagarden extra work. All of which indicated 9 lieway Sargent ... hen he found that the 1939 contest is attracting IO- Leale Armatrong himself among the first 10 leaders more attention than any in Down in Down Beat'* poll. Although his Boat's 5-year history. 5—Bob Croaby (3) bund failed to show. Eddy himself 6—Duke Eliington (8) finished high on the list of "swing” Fight for Positions 7—Jinny Doraey (5) • ■Geno Krupa (IO) pianists. I.a>t year he didn't even Becauae of the many new bands place at all.' in organised this year—suchexcel-___ 18 Da««y Richards lent organizations as James’, Bar- 19—Woody Herma« , Teddy Powell's, Jack Tea- 20 Ford Leary ..... en’s, Jack Jenney’s, Muggsy 14—Jimmie Loooeferd (9) tier’s. Bob Zurke’s and others, IS—Teddy Powell (0)...... 16—Larry Otalo« (11)...... 17—Eraktaa Hawkias (28) to lower positions than they held in Igni Jaak Teagarden (O)...... 1938. Most of the new combos en­ Clyde McCoy, of lite wah-wah joyed steady air time through most trumpet, who is leading the pack BASSES of the year, and many made long 22---- Baa ay Carter (O) aa "king of corn" of 1939 in the DRUMS theate’ toura. As was true in 23—Cab Callaway (21» opinion of Down Beat'* musician 24—Aady Kirk (19)...... reader*. One of the most likeable previous polls, voting for the swing 23— Bu««y Berigaa (IS). bands was the most spirited. 26—Croato Arawtroag (•) guys in the business, Clyde says he The All-American vied 27—Teddy Wilco« (•)_. hoot > Buddr Rich . 28—Bob Zarke (O)...... 5—Ray McKinlay with the two major divisions in 29—Bob Cheater (O) .... 6 Cosy Calo — interest, however. Harry James’ 36—Harla« Leoeard (0)... 7—Da*o Hoagh . indicates he will my name right." Musicians admire and kid McC-oy for his style. >»—Lionel Hamplet win by a landslide, on trumpet, but IO -Baddy Schut« it’s the same old story in the trom­ 11—George W ettliai bone section. Teagarden and T. S3-----Eerl Hine. (26)------12^—Sldaay Catlett . Dorsey are fighting it out as usual 36—Don Redman (0) 37—Raymond Scott (13). with Tommy getting the call. 34---- Bay Noble (211 Toots Mondello’s showing in the 33-----Blue Borrow (39)...... sax division, as well as Coleman IS—m.bard Himber (141 37 G.o Krupa (OI...... Hawkins’ on tenor, is still another 2S-----Andy Kirk (22»...... feature which differs from the poll 29-----Jaek J.uct (O>. • year ago. SWEET BANDS 30 Gray Gordo« (O)...... Deadline for ballots will be mid-

iMusk Lessons 6—Cay Lembaed. (3) 37—Weedy Herma« (O)... 7---- Sammy Kaye (131 38—Jaek Teagarde« (O) S—Jimmy Dermy ( 16) 39—Will (Ubarne (12) *—la*— Kia« <6» 40—Uwrmrs Welk (43) IO—Horae. Heidi (9).. 41-Gaonre OIm« (26) II—(Irria Tuekee (O)......

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6—Gtom y Mm . » Leutoe Taki* Paul Barbarin IO—No* Wyuu ... Junks His Ork; Celestin Active UY ORIN BLACKSTONE New Orleans — Joe Robichaux’s ARRANGERS New Orleans Rhythm boys can be I—>l««har ll««4tftm heard most Sunday nights at the 2—«lema Millo? ______Rhythm Club here. Joe, who made J—Larry CII*tea ...... 4—Dak* EUlagt•* ___ 10 records for Vocalion back in 1932 with ii fi-piece outfit, now has a band of 14 men. Drummer Paul Barbarin gave up the band he or­ ganized after leaving Louis Arm­ strong and is making himself felt 11—WU1 HuHtaa 11 -Cy Oliver_ in the Robichaux rhythm section. 13 Freddy Nena 14—Ceaal Hada Well ltehe*r»e«l Outfit Joe himself plays piano while Joan Lunceford, a niece of Jimmie, directs and sings. Joe, incidentally, is u nephew of Johnny and Baby Duka’s New Bass . .. Dodds und is a nephew, not son, of 31—Jimmy Bom Jimmie Blanton, 20-yeor-old basa, 22—Edgar Samp««* the Intr John Robicfiaox, who was iel, has been signed by Duke El 23—Toddy Wihm .. one of the original New Orleans lington and ie attracting wide aV 24 Charlie Beraet jazzmen. The band is a pretty well- tention with hia eolid mnariansHn- 26—S*** y Ihuham ... rehearsed outfit and does a lot of Blanton ia n former f air Morohin years ha« 27—Addie Saater ...... travelini Papa Celestin’s •tar and a former student nf Tern, 26—John Yatwa ...... Original Tuxedo Orchestra playa neeaee State < «liege. He aleo la aa “corny” 29—Mary Lea VitUai ri»e Dirk Statoli* ..... collaboration with George Mc­ FRANK PRINCE ar FRED LAWRENCS» IO» -Boto Sayda? ...... Queen and ia giving out with a 6- Januar atefar with Bao Banta? 11—Be y «o Brew* .. Jimmy Derat piece Dixie combo that’s drawing Al MllMI aniu>.»> -Ilk «11» Parteo*» 12— Pete B?*tra .... Kay Ky«er...... Orahaatra ta 193«? 13—Harla* Leeward Duke Elliagtea well. The spot is called the Moulin BAY SNOW aad Iba tilaa Idaail Caataa 14—Gigi Boh* ...... Guy Lo «ah ardi Rouge. Abbie Brunies ia still hold­ ing forth at the Vanity Club, and JACK MELVIN? at the Last Round Up and the Dog an«US UO114NCIU «..««.«mi .tev«M. Hous«- there uro ¡urn bunds that G REESE, farm* —lib Ite HabaauT KING OF CORN Best Recordings of 1939 turn into jam sessions nearly every morning. PLAYBOYS aad BETTY BORDEN? 1—Clyde MM uv ...... ( As Selected by America’s Musicians) STEINY BOTTLE BOYS? 2—Guy Lombardo ...... WESLEY CRAIG, (HUarix »Ilk M 1—And fk? Angola Sing by Bonny Godman (Victor)...... Narva? 2—Moonli^t Saranada W Glenn Miller (Bluebird)...... 8—In tha Mood Glenn Miller (Bluebird)...... Fiorito Reopens 4—Woodchappa^a Boll, Woody Herman (Decca)...... MS 7—Kay Kyser ... 5—StmriM Saranada, Casa Loma Band (Decca)...... 8—Aba Lyma* . 6—Jumping at tha Woodaida, Benny Goodman (Columbia)...... Chi s Congress WE FOUND! M 'Rau Morgan 7—LittU Brown Jug, Glenn Miller (Bluebird)...... 8—Begin the Beguine, Artie Shaw* (Bluebird)...... Chicago—Dark for two yean 9—I Surrender, Dear, Artie Shaw ( Bluebird) ...... 10—Ciribirin, Harry James (Brunswick)...... the Casino of the Congress hot« UNDER-RATED BANDS 11—Blue Orehida, Tommy Dorsey (Victor)...... here will be opened on 21 on -Jimmy Dorary ...... 12—Scatterbrain, Benny Goodman (Columbia)...... a large scale, bringing in a show, -Waady Herma* ...... IS—Jumping Jive, Cab Calloway (Vocalion)...... I Uin«l. 14—Cherokee, Charlie Barnet (Bluebird)...... the band of Ted Fiorito, and Joe 15—Bolero at the Savoy, Gene Krupa (Brunswick)...... Vera’s piano. 16—Traffic Jam Artic Shaw (Bluebird)...... It was in 1935 that the present Learn ARRANGING by Mail 17—Summertime, Sidney Bechet (Blue Note)...... - Casino, then the Joseph Urban 1»—Eighteenth Century Drawing Room, Raymond Scott (Brunswick) thru a modern, practical court* of portoooNv 19—One Foot in the Groove, Artie Shaw (Bluebird)...... room, first brought the Benny supervised initrucflon. For full details wltbew Goodman band to the attention of obligation, writ* to the middlewestern public. In that ‘Hi« mude ichoal' year the Chicago Rhythm Club P.O. tel IM Hatte« O sponsored the first Swing Concert N«w Yort Oty. N.Y. ever conducted, played by the MaraaS by Pool Work». Jlaaoy Mangy Goodman band. TRUMPETS 'Gentlemen of Rhythm' Set in New Orleans REED MEN— Attention! New Orleans—Tho Gentlemen of Rhythm are set at the St. Charles Hotel here. Joe Brown, manager WICK REEDS of the group, plays electric Hawaii­ (ramr «uv«) an guitar; Bud Sivert, accordion­ UNDER-RATED ist, doubles vibes; guitar and vo­ Are PERMANENT Reed« SOLOISTS calist is Bob Mulkey, and Howard Benedict is on bass, doubling drums. At a FAIR PRICE 4—Waady Herma* 3—Irv lag -Fascia*« Mod« from a Specially 6—toon* y Hun ham 7—He*ry “Red** A SWING FACTS D«v«lap«d Plastic Already wa ka.a had lattar« cl «p- precietion and cnnwnendation hom mFREL.. ouhl.nding reed pleyeri ell over the Wick reed« produce • rich, dear, U.S. end Canada Why don’t you powerful teno. They ere onooth end find out for yourself what a pleaiure highly tentitivo over tho entire regie* "Prof.tita.ol Qraaaa" — end ter. They will «tend extraordinary 17 - Ba**y Carter - Iscrea«« year rerri», pawar 18—Je«« Stacy ...... abate And ore completely mold we IU—Bua a y Berlaaa ABSOLUTELY FREE proof. —-a peat «ord will brine Ibae FAIR PRICE te «are fa «pacify lattrasMsi y»u pie,. 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BY GEORGE HOEFER. JR IV«. t l«al Baila ¡Kraal, Cklaagol ReNNIE MOTEN’S famed Kaycee band, noted for its old Okeh records and its Victor waxings of Moten’» Swing, Lafayette, Prince of Wail» and Toby, was composed in 1930 of a host of nationally prominent stars of today. The trumpets included Oran (Lips) Page, Ed Lewis, Booker Washington; Thamon Hayes and Ed Durham, trom­ bones; Harlan Leonard, Woodie Walder, Jack Washington, saxes; dm«; um -cubic ana innniu raukrri, piuuw, dinuny nuaning, vocals, and Ira (Bus) Moten, front and accordion. For many years there has been a question as to whom was the third sax on the Victor series which included Moten’» Swing. According to Bus Moten, Leonard,

Baivfleld and Ben Webste’ were on Mixes on the date« BofiniO S great band of 1930, dr- —Courtesy Bus Moten'« Mothri JiHungv On lliv Cuff Played Chicago Savoy recently with "New ercordion. Seated left In right arr Jack Washington, Bill Love, Nashville, has located Creole” Jan Band. •rribrd in (.curge llurirr'a “Hol Box" rolunin. in­ trailing on couch, sax; BiU (<«»unt) Basie, piano; CNFOMCFTABIA SOLO--Sterling Bose's Booker Washington. trumpet; Thamon Haye«, trom­ an unlisted Rodin with Jack Tea Spanier-like cornet on Irving Mill«’ Hotsy- cluded (standing left lo right) Vernon Page, ban*; garden titled If I Could Be With Totev Gangs High aad Dry, Brune. 4920, Oran (Lips) Page. Ed Lew» trumpet«; Harlan léon­ bone. and the lair Willie Mae Washington, drum*. followed by a great Hoagy Carmichael weal. Baaie now haa Rushing, lewis and J. Washington in You on Crown 3016. . . . Les ard, alto; Ed Durham. fnonbunr. Woodie Walder, Ins band. Bus Molen leads his own little Irin in Kan Zacheis, Cedar Rapids, report« *n •ax; leroi Berry, guitar; Jimmy Rushing, vocal*. interesting item regarding the sas City, aa doc* Walder, leonard ha* a fast-coming Hennir Moten. piano, and Bu* Moien (with halon I, bund in lite «amr lown. Claxtonola company, which also issued the National label. The lat­ ter covered records for rent. De­ murdered Mrs. Jones in a chicken posit of 75 cents was required and Toots Mondello Dos Fay Jones is shack on Vine street. Shellner, who had courted the pianist, waa said good shape a rebate of 65 cents New Recording Unit to have confessed the murder. Mrs was made. . . . Bob Zurke ap­ Fatally Shot Jones, the former Fay Argon, had peared on records ’way back. He Danny Polo on New York—Toots Mondello, star Kansas City—Five shots from lived in Kansas City since 1911. recorded with Thelma Terry and alto with Goodman, has taken an­ an old nickel-plated revolver proved her Playboys Dusky Stevedore and other stab at wax-bandleading. He Records Again fatal last month here tv Fay When Susie Goes Stepping By on cut Louisiana, Sweet Lorraine, St. Jones, 29-year-old pianist promi­ Season's Greeting» Col. 1588D, but none of Zurk’s New York—Under the direction Louis Gal and Beyond the Moon nent for her work in George E. flashy pianologics are discernible. of Leonard Feather, three British last week with a band composed Lee's Negro band. She was sepa­ . . . John Steiner, Chicago, has musicians and three from British of Ziggy Elman, trumpet; Buff turned Chubb-Stein beri West Indian families teamed with Estes ulto; Noni Bernardi and rated from her husband, Hugh bus moTEn Jones, a trumpet player Okehs 40106 & 40107 on which Hazel Scott, Pete Brown and Ar­ Art Rollini, tenors; Claude Thorn­ AND HIS BOYS Wild Bill Davison, trumpeter, thur Herbert last week to record hill, piano; Carl Kress, guitar; Held by police was Elmo (Hap­ wnnr moue inn ?lays. The tunes are Horsey Keep four sides for Victor under the Nick Fatool, drums; Art Bernstein, py) Shellner, whom police said 'our Tail Up Blue Evening Blue», name of “Sextet of the Rhythm bass, and himself on alto. They From One Till Two and Walking, Club of London.” are for the Varsity label of U.S. Talking Dolly. Still missing is The ex-Ambrose Record Corp. Mandy Make Up Your Mind. bert Harris, guitar; Peter Barry, Holiday Wishes from (olleetor's Catalog bass and vocals, and Danny Polo, American clarinetist who spent so Hoyte D. Kline. 3454 Ingleside many years abroad and who has EABL HELLEN .Road, Shaker Heights, Ohio, has a been working with Joe Sullivan practically complete Armstrong and his orchestra since his return to the States. Go Up Next Month collection and is now filling in an Titles are Calling All liar», You Ellington and Henderson library. I-os Angeles—Rebuilding of the "WXL.Z, WL- Gave Me the Go-By, Why Didn’t famed Palomar Ballroom, de­ meanwhile keeping eye and William Tell? Mighty Like the stroyed by fire Oct. 2, will get currently at open for all rarities. Kline is a Blues. They’ll come out on Bluebird. partner in his father’s grocery under way in January. Owners of Oh Henry Ballroom, Chicago brokerage business. ... Ari Cutlip. the huge dansant received an in­ Managrmtm 733 East 96th street, Cleveland, surance check for nearly $400,000 goes for piano solos exclusively, Delaunay Takes Dot last week. The new Palomar will FREDERICK RROTHERS MUSIC CORP. CHICAGO NEW YORK CLEVELAND emphasizing the blues. He’s a be “more finer” than the old one, graduate student of English ut Jazz to Anny Camp the owners declare. Western Reserve University and Paris—Charles Delaunay, author filays piano professionally with a of Hot Discography and one of the ittle “boogie’’ when the clientele world’s foremost hot collectors, re­ permits. . . . William C. Love, 930 turned home here last Broadway, Nashville, specializes month and picked up a stack of Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Ma jazz platters to take back to his Rainey and Muggsy. Love fills in army headquarters “somewhere in with Chicago style, boogie-woogie France.” Delaunay is with an anti­ and Ellington. Bill is a grad of aircraft battery The remainder of Mass. Institute of Technology in his collection is buried under­ Civil Engineering and now is ground, safe from Russo-Nazi working for the Nashville, Chatta­ bombs. nooga & St. Louis railroad. . . . John Mack, 3047 South Drake ave­ nue, Chicago, plays piano and ac­ cordion professionally. Collects records to copy and adapt to ar- rangements his instruments from and the combinations he plays with. SONNY Where They Are L« Collin* tnimnetfr on th* Jove*- Collin» Astoria Eight’s Astoria Strut vod UNDIS Duet Stomp, now Isads a combo at 4Srd * and his orchestra

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On lour playing colleges, ballrooms and theatres including THE PARAMOUNT THEATRE, N. Y. C. beginning January 24th . . . returning to HOTEL PENNSYLVANIA. N. Y. C. March 28th .. . recording exclusively for Victor. FEATUBES Chicago December 15, 19391 How Eddie Chase Airs His Air Show (Fur Photos al left) (Fix V- Seymaar RuilU^M I Chicago- Eddie Chase, originator '‘Make Uelitii Hallroom” in hi* nil«»« for I burn Heat's photographer. I—In Station WAAPs record numi I'ddir (with cigar) pick* hi» lune* a»

contrasts mid change* of parr in lii« rrcurded program and keep* liMriiem interested in their feel as well aa iheir uflrrniHin Chase goes on Ihr air with a record of cheering |H*nplc creating an illusion of a real ball­ room. After each number, hr runs in 10 seconds of applause. 3—- Emmen Perry, engineer, losses a Louie krmstrong platter lo Eddie. Eddie ha* broken many records, bill lie's yet lo break a record, (a waa one). I—Perry mixes the “highs" and “low*" and the basses and ihr bras*e*. llir same a» if an broadcaMing. !lul-

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give many deverving boi>»t» to de­ serving stars. Here he is shown with lovely Imln lloyet of Tummy Dorsey's bund. 6—Eddie han re­ ceived a* high as 6,000 in response to one 15-minute broadcuat and average* over 15,000 letter» a week from jarz fans wanting him lu “book" certain h.md» for appear­ ance* un hi* «how. 7—Arthur Harre, manager of Wk kF. Inui un answer for Eddie'* request fur a ruise Iasi month. He |Miinled to one section of Chicago (ou map) where Eddie doesn't have u listener—the 5 square miles uf slockyurd* where Chi's famuus rattle are kepi. prt (grimi •eriously and is learning arranging. Herr he's -hown with Iwo fem municiam who are giving him tips. 9—Eddie'* great«**! kick* are ihr requests he receive* for “personal appearance*“ in Chicago ncighbor- IkhmI ballroom* and public places. Ball

in the sax section. Characteristic jitterbugs?”, his answer will make Graallafi of Auld, that act is another indi­ them sure that if Georgie Auld SEASON’S GREETINGS (From Page 1) cation of why the boys elected makes headlines it will be with his Georgie their leader. JAN SAVITT Georgit Auld, tenor sax star, lead­ saxophone and his band, not his OU er. To date only one man has left, Play ihr Roseland psychology. "‘"J AND THE TOP-HATTERS the bass player, who has been suc­ And about leaving the Pennsyl­ Kay Foster, blonde singer with ANO Hit OOCHISTRA Manigamanl playing at Swingland Cafe, Chicago CONSOLIDATED RADIO ARTISTS ceeded by George Horvath from vania—they got that job. They Goodman, has joined Aula’s band. 10 Rocltafallar Plaza. N.Y.C. Vido Musso’s band. When Will Os­ open at Roseland Friday night, the Helen Forrest, a vet chirper with borne followed them into the Penn­ 15th, starting out all over again. Shaw’s group, went over to Good­ sylvania last week, Tony Pastor And when interviewers usk, man. Pastor, it was said, is at­ was replaced by Ronnie Perry, “Georgie, what do YOU think of tempting to sign Billie Holiday. whom Artie Shaw fired when Auld ‘W.'tl I. «f joined the band. Auld’s first act as leader was to hunt up Perry in Uou throughout tha Woody Herman’s band imd |>er- suade him to take back his old job wniny

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•II Smith reed*t Joo Kirkham, Maa M<«®tt, count Carl yule Baker, braut Diek Gardner, fiddle i had < Ed Stoker, piano । Geergo Kirk, drum« 4 Paul Bradley, barn, and By Woodbury, front 2-Man Bash Bud Cal- Tommy Reynold* Ham A clarinet. Tommy Reynold* « (Zain mar) Knox, band > jam «n *tomp lempo. Thrv who alto«) Ha re Id Raymond, Tino l**ro, both featured with tin- Hrd «I George KoUcr piano| Wilfrod Da­ Blaekbiim-Kimx Boy* combination ably e, ba«« i Parker Lee, paitar t Penar Per­ poop orai, i Hill tluable* Freneh hora out Miiiaouri way.

have Four Bands Working dina' of o In Little Rock prou turn Hl HIU, GII BERT Little Rock. Ark.—The winter season opened up wide with four und bands nt steady spots here. Herbie friend* in 1930 a» Goodman bar records of My Ball and Chain, Maul is having a good run with his Chai 11 men at the Westwood Club. Bands today don’t play the way today. But he died May 5, 1932, Sluefoot, and the others? They and hi: passing brought an end to were he»» sellers- -more of them Shelton Stubbint Blue Steele has 10 men in his own most Coon-Sanders used to a decade ago. a band that was just 10 club, the Casino. There’s a new hear And that’s no compliment to 1939 ahead of the times. band of youngsters playing the elect outfits. Bob Pope, on trumpet back band, and talking about it is swell, Scott, 41 Putnam, trompetai Romaine Potts, Hilltop Club; they’n- the Toppers. trombone i Hubert Carter, bam ; Diek Bo y lea, Hy Manning has 7 men at the Take this gang above. Elmer there, has his own band today and once in a while a picture like drum* t Will 1*1 ord, piano ; Paul Bell, nr- Krel«, ut left on bass, was a solid and .; do-ng gh* well. e I ich- this one brings back memories to Hollywood as they come Now he is musical olson is playing Chicago Theaters. the guys who now are considered director of WLSN in Milwaukee. Russ Stout has a Milwaukee mu­ old vets in the game. Rex Downing on trombone, still is sic shop. Harold Thiel) is playing But get this straight—the Coon­ Jimmy Noone with Sanders at Chicago’s with Sanders, too, and John Thiell Sanders band meant as much to Blackhawk. That’s Joe at the pi­ has settled down the Wind; jazz as the name Whiteman. But ano—a helluva fine baseball player City. Floyd Estep is playing with mavbe the jitbugs don’t know that. whose knowh of showman: Verne Buck’s pit band at Chicago’s Kids are funny that way and have is unsurpassed today. Carleton Oriental Theater. a habit of not understanding those Coon, on drums, had as many Remember those old Victor C-S things. Earl Mellen

Too many musicians feel that where above-named CAUGHT BY TED TOLL schools is the only real thing, the 1*0 others are all wrong. It's the cri­ grou Critics in Doghouse Again tic’s job to understand the good Johnny Long Pimi in all of them. Well grant that Jack Eddie Immar, in our Oct. 15 issue, said, “When John Critic can Robert Nh* finer, John Calmar, Johnny play trumpet or whatever instrument perfectly, has worked with his a great many of the critics them­ Lon*, trumpet«; Boyd Atkins, Scoop* Carey, Haq horn night ia and night out and has taken his horn to bed with him, selves are narrow in their appre- then and only then let him write his head off all he wants about some ciation, and prejudiced far other man playing the same instrument.” too much for one style of jazz to EDDY BRANDT To which we received this rejoinder from Frank II. Clarke, Jr., jn z make them good critics. writer and critic of Dedham, Mass.: Every art, to keep up its own Featuring Hie Rhythm Boys Drar Mr. Imaaai aaa Other SerewbaUa: ■ standards, must have critics, cri- “I retrain ftwaa telling veil tbe story ef tics who must be intelligent the awimwmg caaeh wb caaidn’t »aim a cause he hasn't got it inside him Per tonal Management ANDY WISWELL etrek«, ret tainrd eat winning .wimming to let out.” than to lie limited to a narrow ap­ taaaia heeaaae I am afraid yea waaMn't The trouble with a remark like preciation. that is that the fellow who makes The mustn’t it assumes that there is only one- that the critic “hasn't got it in his very specialized kind of music heart.” After all, is there any rea­ which is good jazz. That is a nar­ son why the critic shouldn’t “have Holiday Greetings Mateaiag >nr can’t learn tn tell a roeS row-minded premise and an evi­ :t?” A man can have good jazz in tram pet ante tian a bad ane. then all the his heart witho-t being able to from trampet player, alwald go aS by thenaclvea dence of the fellow’s limited con­ aad play far each other, ee that they’ll be ception. He is none the less sin­ express it through an instrument. cere and courageous. Kinds of Gomi Jazx But consider the various kinds Criticizing a music whose stand­ of jazz which various guys say is ards and form are so nebulous as the real thing. Boiled down to those of jazz, has put the jazz cri­ simple generalities, there are fel­ tic in the worst possible spot. There lows who like what we call the are dozens of sincere musicians two-beat kick — Dixieland stuff — Just Closed who agree thoroughly with Eddie and there are tho»- who ure “on the Immar, and who pass off the whole Ellington kick” and feel that the Chez Paree, Chicago question with a smirk and a “What only good jazz is the Duke’s. Or do those guys know about this kind there are those who can see nothing of music? They don’t seem to rea­ I but the Goodman-Shaw outgrowth lise that the only way a guy can of the McKinney-Oliver-Henderson play good jazz is for it to be in influence. There are advocates of his heart. “If it’s there, that guy Chicago style and fellows who are Currently on Tour plays good jazz; if it’s not there, just as sincere in their idolatry to­ why, he doesn’t play good jazz lie ward the Raymond Scott style Until December 21st

Opening December 22nd For Three Weeks (. 9 IOpS ) iron? Strand Theatre New York Wishes GEORGE HALL EARL "FATHER" HINES and his NBC orchestra HAROLD VINCENT Note Playing GRAND TERRACE CAFE. Chicago, lliinoit Management, ED. FOX 15. 1939 Chicago, December 15, 1939 FEATURES DOWN BEAT 4M • • • • ■ M 1 Brum GmidnMm

1 Critics in the Doghouse** llrum Ituntliuun, Milwaukee — Mel Henke, young (From Page 2) But Christians is different. With —“hasn’t Goodman gone too far’” and perhaps only one or two col­ the possible exception of Floyd The answer is—we knew what Chicago pianist, was the star of'*- swing concert held at Club 26 ined musicians who can be stacked Smith, Charley is head and shoul­ we were doing and the critics could ders above competition in the gui­ only guess. here Dec. 3 under auspices of the up beside him. tar field. 'Hand Better 1 han Ever’ Nick Fatool on drums has been Milwaukee Swing Club. Several I lenders in on '«poll Speaking objectively as possible another solid addition to the band. local cats helped out to round out There has been a deal of talk then, I’m willing to be judged on the program. H. N. Rartclt was in Nick is not a flashy drummer but about Fletcher at the keyboards. the basis of the changes made. a good consistent, dependable Swing critics and well meaning I think the band sounds better chatge of the program. drummer who can always be fellows have told us day in und than it. ever has in the past. I day out that Fletcher is the great­ think we’ve ntude progress. We’ve counted upon. An for flash—we've est arranger in the world — but passed the killer-diller stages of had enough of that in the past. Fletcher at the keyboard with the swing for one thing. We could play Hampton <1 Mamvlay Goodman sextet? — impossible! numbers like “One O’Clock Jump, . Umi Cal­ First of all let’s get this straight. 'Roll ’Em, “Jumping at the Wood- . und Ju» All of which brings us to Lionel There are very few pianists who «ide, 'Sugarfoot Stomp,” “Sing, Hampton (the Barrymore of the can play with the sextet. I mean Sing, Sing” from now until the Hine«. Imhii in lliilfuhi. i» featured rn, «trike band—if you’ve listened to some of pianists who are available and cows come home. But we passed l|H>. They our recent commercial programs) good enough to do so. It’s 11 tough that stage some time ago. Swing ttH'idh with Herl Msmi'e bund in who in my opinion is unquestion­ ihr Hrd assignment and muybe Fletcher doesn’t have to be loud and furious. Toronto. Tlir bund hu- jammed oo mbiiiHtioit ably a great musician. Very few isn't the best pianist going but at A simple unpretentious little num­ people, it seems to me, realize how least he knows what we want. He ber can be just as exciting once many dancers into C uthbert’s nnd good a musician Lionel really is. is the first one to admit that he is you get it jumping. We like to play Deller'» Pillai* Royale Ballroom that Ever since he joined my band I an arranger first and a pianist the killers, too, but to dish out a m N Dü",TS CA« have been convinced of his extraor­ second. 11» would prefer to devote steady diet of the stuff is bad for Maekaalc », Jacktea dinary ability. Lionel is a mainstay his time solely to arranging for the the audience und bud for swing too. of our new sextet and I am very band—and maybe we’ll work that Swing must move along like every­ proud of that little unit. It has out soon But that is one of the thing else. Continued experiments turned out some fine swing—“Fly- things we’ll have to give over to are necessary to maintain interest ing Home, 'Opus Local 802, the future. I don’t think the mat and excitement in the music. ie winter ÀC-DC Current, The Shivers’ ter is too important but you can Fletcher’s and Eddie Sauter’s with four nnd “The Shiek” for example. take my word for it that if any­ arrangements are big and interest­ •e. Herbie Our most recent discovery is thing sounds 11 little doubtful, we ing. I find myself getting new n with his Charley Christians. Charley’s cho­ know about it even before the kicks from the band these days GRECTinGS GATES! mxI Club, rus on “ Star Dust’’ is one of the critics. Proof of which is that when especially when we play back a n his own most imaginative solos I’ve ever we started to overhaul the band record taken from the air and I heard. Frankly I never liked the last year and liefore we were even find myself surprised and delighted tying the electric guitar. It didn’t make much a quarter of the way through with that the band sounded as good as Toppers, sense to me in a band like ours. the job, the critics were wondering it did. There may be one or two n at the spots that may not lie perfect but we’ll take care of that, too. All through the year, scare head­ lines and .var bulletins appeared in the music press about Goodman letting this man go, adding that, doing this, that, and the other thing Well, it’s almost over now. With Mildred doing the vocals on our records and commercial spots, I think we’re set to turn out some ***4 fine stuff. Holiday LOUIS AROISTRORG Hi noring lien Gilbert, extreme Greetings 14*o briM. Inc.. ’’OLD SATCHMO" uroup. rcudina clockwise, un* Herb Keis, with napkin: Murray Baker, iq—Junng Paul Vrablic, Lal McCauley, la*o Talent, tbe Olman, Lon Mooney, — featuring — Jack Robbin*. Steve Levitz, Berni» Prager, Chuck Rinker. Eddie Mac- COREINNE PELLETIER VILLA PARK, ILLINOIS fiarg mill Gilbert. 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_xRANKIÊ QUARTELL knows what if» all •bout. Behind him is • string of wccossful cn- GLRSER-CORSOLIDRTED RnRRcnons gagamenlt dating bod to th® day» when h® playtd with tha original Isham Jones Orchestra. More recently, heading h« own orchestra, lie has played such daw spots as Bouche*» Villa Venice Th® Ais Notion«' Theotre Club ot The VEGA COMPANY Havana, and currently at Chicago's famed Colosirno'G • - Sentleme* WHhouf obligation #• my part citata tall me how I cat try Hia VEGA POWER MONI DICK BAKEB Holiday Greetings Pianist-Vocalist Name. Via the Airwaves Address. Singin' and Swingin' Daily Broadcasts Over WJJD-Chicago BECOBD BEVIEWS Chicago, December 15, 1939 chica

Solos field, 1 WaxworksShootTheirWads able. Barrvlhouw Dan. snooping around, ha* learned lh«l Deere recently made ■ «criou« error in With Special Xmas Records Idling perwMtnrl* on four Bub Fan i.'rnaby Bobcat ■ «ide*. Tarto, BY BARRELHOUSE DAN In«lrad of Boh Zurkr und Thr year 1939 approaches thr last bar, and with il, 52 week* of ing. S trumpet, respectively, Floyd exciting activity in the record field. appeal Bean anil BiUy Butterfield combo It’s no «eerel ibat ihr major waxwork« »hoot llirir reapective wad* played on It W nt a Lorer and «luring the week» preceding <.hri«lnia«. This year ibiHuand* of musician« Oh Mistress Mine (2662) and and “hot” fan* will give record« a* present*. Uorili convidering among also on Blow Blow Thou M inter Ihr current lialing* lire: 0 B ind» and Sigh No More I mhet (2663), four Y ming-Shakea- PW didn’t know a good thing when he saw one, although he takes pride style. II«'>in I« a y tiling Chicago Croi today in constantly referring to ■ire now with Jimmy MrPnrl pop si land'« band, Inch label li«led anythi the presence of Bix in his band. wrong prrwmn«*k. shows With a different band, Mugs Bing Crosby sings n miserable continues to dish out the most jives i vocal. and V sparkling and all 'round thrilling Ammons-Pete Johnson, and Don jau of any of the small combina­ binati« Lodice’s gutty tenor stand out on hearin tions. Mugs’ muted comet on the Boogie and the band backs them up “A” side is equalled only by his well. Raskin’s work ia exceptional. chorus on “Someday Sweetheart” Reverse is a poor imitation of which he recorded a few weeks Columbia is slowest of all re­ Basie with only Lodice shining. hack oi the lamr 'abel. Rod 'leas cording firms to send reviewers clarinet, effective in ensemble as recurdi Readers who have assailed Bob Crosby's Bobcats Piai well a» soloing, is autouudingly this scribe for ignoring both the certainly sad. Home little Neat** aad ’*1111 Ba Aaala,” groun« stronger, grooved in the Tom Dor­ reminiscent of Tesch’s work—it’s Columbia and Vocalion releases Fazola’s clarineting hogs all the that good. And young Joey Bush­ should realize that unless the discs sey “polished” manner, but lacking in guts, startling solos and all the honors here. Easily the most dis­ kin’s pianologics incorporate feel­ are received immediately upon Presenting the longest piano solo tinctive of all stick handlers, Faz ing and technique masterfully on pressing, they’ll be too stale to ever recorded—48 inches of blues other attributes which apparently only a few bands like Ellington, would play fine blues even if the both sides. “Kate” is almost as review in current Down Beat is­ played by a man who really knows Bobcats waxed the Star Spangled good, and Georg Brunis’ vocal is sues. Thus it’s a pleasure to report now. Simple and straightforward, Basie, and a nutshell full of others possess. Banner. Joe Sullivan is at the piano a great kick. Bob Casey on bass that Goodman’s theme, Let’s Dance, without flowery embellishments and here; his “B” side work is better. and Don Carter, drums, strengthen was received in time to make a artificial sentiments, Meade Lux’ Where there is Clinton, there is the rhythm section, Bob’s steady review of it not appear bearded. blues sides are among the most sen­ tautology. (Modulate in Next Page) slapping providing a solid base. The Fans have been clamoring for his sitive and sincere ever recorded. Woody Horman two sides are 18-karat. Muggsy's theme for years; it’s the first Lewis hasn’t the imagination, or Twc horn drives hard enough to almost Benny has made. Nothing sensa­ the rhythmic drive, of his col­ the ia serve as a ihythin instr unit nt. tional. The tune sounds exactly as leagues Ammons and Pete Johnson. Steady Nelson (who doesn’t like NICK PANI to be called Horace) takes the first band, Jimmy McPartland’» you’ve heard him play it on the But here, in slow tempo, it’s in his tenor air hundreds of times. Chris Grif­ favor. Seldom does one hear more side, n good old tunc hurt not in Violinist it’s a Squirreh fin’s trumpet shines on Boy but earthy, emotional music. Nor does the least by Nelson’s singing, his treate Irin** aad MOrl^aai DlaJalaad it’s no improvement on Rex Stew­ he revert to boogie-woogie style; trumpeting, and Tom Linehan’s su­ doesn’ M Hot ■«werd Nocioty 1004, art’s, who cut it for the Duke perb pianostylings on the intro. Re­ no kic earlier in the year. Latter two verse, a Joe Bishop compo, isn’t as th» Ml— IHa«« 11«, H«' IUO I strong but it has a Saxie Mansfield Leader able i In a session supervised by E. M. sides are by the sextet, with Buddy Charlie Christian on electric guitar tenor chorus in its favor. Latter is ly use (Squirrel) Ashcraft. Ill, prominent spotted. Note that Art Bernstein’s played in an Artie Shaw style, in­ Chicago pianist and fan in 1936, bass is as strong as Smack Hen­ cluding Herman’s clary work. McPartland and a gang including on eit derson’s piano is weak. Note also Toddy Powell George Wettling, drums; Country that the BG sextet has none of Washbume, bass; Rosy McHargue, the sparkle nor any of the exciting **r»ddy*a Baogia*W«aglaH aad Wm. Morris Agency, Inc. clarinet; Dick Clark, tenor; Joe Jam/ Domi 2800 solo work which characterized the Milton Raskin’s pianistica, u la Harris, trombone; Jack Gardner, earlier trio and quartet discs. Per­ Don piano, and Richard McPartland, haps it is too large; perhaps the Mann; guitar, rapped out in 2-beat jam instrumentation is not the most ef- right, style these four sides for Decca fective for ■rb renditions of guts e Decca never issued them, because jaza as the trio and quartet withoi they not c->mm< rciai were capable, but at any rate the Strict! HRS recently purchased the mas­ sextet is an anemic substitute. Bush ters and now issues them under the Sorta like having to eat soda fcatui HRS “Originals” label. crackers after becoming accus­ tomed to apple pie a la mode for Not terrific, or hardly sensation­ your evening’s dessert. al, the gang here nevertheless is wrote refreshing in its treatment of the which evergreens it worked on. Clark, at Rosy Me Morgue. Charli the time tenor with Goodman, One man—maybe two—in this put i plays excellent horn all the way. band plays with enough inspira­ one o: So do Harris and McHargue. Rosy tion and originality to catch the when today is with Ted Weems and is ear and hold it He’s Sam Donahue, Chicago. Indiai 3t(dom heard a> he «Rs«nes to be. on tenor. The doubtful one is Sam Rovy's be«4 recorded liol example« with I McPartland's cornet the top Musicker, whose solo clarinet at are with Jimmy McPartland'« Squir­ shoulc kick. If one must make a choice times is played with intense feel­ rel*. which are released thia nmnth vation as to Bix’ • closest successor, Jim­ ing and in a manner which wears by the Hol Record Society and re­ know my probably comes closest, even well on his audience. The remain­ i ¡owed by Barrelhouse Dan. well. though he hasn’t been heard on der of the band, piece by piece or Picca« wax for years. Rosy’s clarinet ensemble, strictly of the Lewis here displays an entirely dif­ «nackt of lemacher’s style. mill on these sides. Podge is a la ferent style heretofore unassoci­ The rhythm is adequate, Wettling Basie, but suffering in comparison ated with his name. bursting forth on occasions to pro­ In album form, the two big discs ShuSk, with the Count; Beam is worse, Doli vide a solid base. Ensembles are with a mess of meaningless stuff sell at |3. sloppy, but good anyway. What Larry Clinton every scrambled together. And figure this first good would u session like this be out: Krupa, for all his drumming if everything went off perfectly? artistry, sports a weak rhythm sec- It’s the spontaneity, and “un­ tion. Too much drums? Larry makes a nice try here, and rehearsed” atmosphere, that makes Donahue — and Musicker when an alto gets off surprisingly for a these well worth the ante asked he’s right—can’t do it all. real kick. But somehow Larry by HRS. misses the boat on these just as he Count Basie missed the boat on his Boogie- Woogie and other pseudo-jazz wax­ Nev ings. Johnson in spots sports a stars Basie plays a heavy organ on trumpet chorus of Horace Heidt last v Two foul sides paired together Knows which spoils an excellent triplets, which is pretty disheart­ direct here, the first a bit better than blues side and a vocal by Jimmy ening, definitely disappointing, and The ti Mary. Reissues, neither is repre­ Rushing. The arrangement would You’n sentative of Beiderbecke’s genius. have been marvelous had the Count 1 Got The “A” side sports his cornet for been at the Steinway. Reverse is Clarir, a brief turn, but the number is so a well-played standard with Basie Fazoli bad it’s not worth wading through back where he belongs and aided Stacy, to Bix’s opening. “Mary” is by by superb Jo Jones drums, Les Butte Whiteman’s band but Henry Young tenor and highly-perfected Weisi’ Busse’s horn is featured more than ensemble. Excellent jazz, although kins, B’s, which again proves that Mr. Basie’s band has turned out better. label.

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AND HIS MUSIC FOK YOUR MOODS" Lawrence Duchow

l¿dRar" ORCHESTRA EIDILIO CRCERES HILBERT WISCONSIN Middle Now featured on Decca Records. orcheitra director Hear Red Raven Polka—£2543 WOAI, San Antonio, Teas» 15. 1939 Chicago, December 15, 1939 RECORDS-NEWS DOWN BÈ^t

Solos by Ed Miller, Billy Butter­ field, and the ensembles are accept­ Four New Sides able. Host of Harlem Hot " snooping Al Duffy Four By Condon Bond at Deere 'laal.uli FmUeola” «ad “la error in our Bub Fancy fiddlin’ by Duffy with Joe For Commodore Have a Ball for W. C. Banfi. Tnrto, bass; Frank Victor, guitar, rkr and New York—Authentic hot iazz New i ork—An all-star band to end all-star bands is promised by IV r aEddie Condon, leading u star te the highlight of a show sponsored for the evening by the Now York over and Bing Crosby group, knocked out four tunes Age, proceeds to provide Christmas baskets for the Harlem needy. 62) and titled Ain’t Gonna Give Nobody _ Handy himself will conduct the*------■— ------u U inter Androws Sisters Non. of Mu Jelly-Roll, Strut Miss band in a special arrangement of re I odies Jo« Vonuti Lizzie, Right Here For You and St. Louis Blues written by Don (-Stinke«. Ballin’ the Jaek. Redman. The combination playing Xmas Brings Baft i> 2-beai Max Kaminsky, cornet; Brad it will include most or all of the Chicago Crosby still is America’s best Gowans, valve trombone; Artie the following: Redman, Benny Of Bands to South Mi-Pari- pop singer. He can »ing jazz or Shapiro, bass; George Wettling, Carter, Coleman Hawkins, Teddy in HULK HOLLINGSWORTH cl li*lnl anything you call for. Here he drums, und Pee-Wee Russell, clari­ Hill, Andy Kirk, Jimmie Lunce- shows irresistible humor as he net, worked with Condon and his ford (saxes); Louis \imst rung, Richmond, Comes Christ jives along with the Andrew- gals guitar on the sides. Russell, at the Eddie Mallory, Roy Eldridge, Lips mas time and comes lots of bands und Venuti’s fiddling. Quite a com­ to these parts, Jelly Leftwich, Bill and Don end of the date, said “we didn’t Page (trumpets); Teddy Wilson bination of stars, and well worth have to duck—nobody got in the ana Claude Hopkins (pianos); Loren, Bubbles Becker, Dan Greg­ nd out on hearing as 11 novelty. other fellow’s way.” The discs will ory, Cliff Strickland, Skeets Met­ a them up Fats Waller (electric organ); Time Out for Will Bradley, be issued late this month, said Floyd Smith (guitar); Lionel ros, and Dee Peterson, to mention Mary Lou Williams whn ii* W ilbur Schwirtenburg gave just a few. The last named opened itation of Gabler. Hampton (drums), and Charlie "Hw aad “Th. Ro.k^~ A “Mr. up an ace »tudio job in New York Turner (bass). the Marshall room. . . . Bubbles shining. lu go mil on hi- own with a new Becker (or Bruce Baker) had a Coincident with this comes the ¡cat« huuil ii few months back. W ill is jammed Westwood Supper club his Piano solos, with rhythm back­ shown coking one during <■ rehear­ Phono Sales report that Columbia Record ground, nnd strictly top drawer. Corp, is planning a W. C. Handy opening night. . . . Frances Stone, 'dy Kirk’s talented little fem 88 sal. Ray McKinley and Freddy Slack local singer, has signed with Wally gs all the are also stars of the Imnibiine man's record album, the first wax com­ ‘ clicks again, displaying her Reach a New memoration of its kind to the 65- Stoeffier, who closes at Tantilla most 4is- ility ana keyboard prowess band, bundled by the Wm. Morri* Gardens this week to make roam ilers, Fas agency. year-old blues writer. I.eonard for Leftwich. The Lan Mann 'en if the ificently. Perfect aamples of High in 1939 Feather and John Hammond are y Lou’s ability here, and take working on the album, which will Quintet is the hottest loci outfit Spangled ever penned. It’s okay, but shy of New York—Citing the phenom­ in town. . . . Woody Caligar» is the piano sr choice as to which is best of incorporate all the best known turning out arrangements for four

By Sharon A. Pease

During the lail year the boogie-woogie »tyle of piano playing ha» made rapid strides in publie favor. Many dance band* are featuring Hai boogie arrangement» and dozen» of pliono record* have been ¡»sued rork- featuring boogie artist». Many a clamical inuaiciaii i* taking to ihr style, vhole claiming it b excellent practice in the division of thought and Wh in developing the left hand. $ ------eart An important fartoe in bringing lecor< this all about wa* the now famous Boogie-Woogie Trio of Meade Lux set Lewis. Albert tmmon. and Pete iow Johnson. Thu unit came into ex­ aces istence alnH*l s year ago, on Dc- Mtin eember 24, 19’8 in New York's staid Carnegie Hall in a program *ors sponsored by the New Masses u ' dn magazine and arranged by John 188 C Hammond. Lewis, Ammon* and jnfui Johnson played, in turn, their vari­ .well ation* of boogie and then as s h climax, played collectively. Their appearance wa» a smash sueceM and the boy» have worked together since that time. In the Carnegie audience that night were many persons familiar with Lewis’ and Ammons’ work. Tl But few had heard of Johnson. Today his following equals that of his partners and Pete now is £ S Uh squarely in the limelight in inter­ Boogie-Woogie artist Pete T^- Up u national jazz circles. Johnson, who got his start playing after Started on Drum* drums and developed into one of the great pianist* in jazz. Sharon Chicaj Pete wm born 34 years ago in Kansas City, Mo. Asked about his A. Pease tells all about it—and nary first interest in music, he said Pete's style---- in the accompanying mile - article. Rec •‘When I wm kid I wm crazy about drums. I would follow a lishin parade for miles to watch the and pray as his strong voice public drummer. Around home I used a boomed the blues. Joe is still with ting < tin pie pan for a drum and two Pete and sings with the Boogie the S knives for sticks and ’jammed’ Trio in New York. Moun along with the phonograph. Boll 'Em Pele’ Bom turin Days In ward school Pete played u At the Sunset Pete attracted the real drum for the first time. But hand! attention of white musicians, who of Mi when he wm 13 he had to leave came to hear him “roll ’em” and Autrj school, get a job and support his eat ribs. They drank beer from I mother. He shined shoes, worked huge jugs and stomped while Pete in a print shop and in a packing played tne blues. With both hands Mil plant. Pete’s first interest in piano pumping the keys and his right the V came through his uncle, Charles foot beating a pace on the floor, it ists Johnson. was not unusual for Pete to play Bay “I especially like the way Uncle 50 consecutive choruses of the Raft) Charles played a fast rag called boogie, each chorus becoming more (Pat Nickels and Dimes,” said Pete. “I involved with complex ideM. Any­ Ruth watched him play it many times time from the tenth chorus on are 1 apd eventually learned to play it enthusiastic followers might jump Siege just as he did.” up and scream “roll ’em Pete, Styn« Pete picked up other ideM from and let ’em jump for joy.” That’s 4 Clare piano-playing friends of his uncle how Johnson found a name for one Now like Stacey LaGuardia, Slamfoot of his numerous compositions. Irvini Brown, Nello Elgar and Lewis Pete and Joe became famous Rei (Good Booty) Johnson. They throughout the Kaycee area and is part of the quiet, humble, and in treble. Johnson not only plays turning Let ’Em Jump over and gracious nature that makes him boogie with a seemingly inexhaust­ listening to Pete’s Blues, a real stock' worked at various times following visiting big names got so they Thru the war in a disreputable spot dropped in to dig their doings. so likeable. ible wealth of ideas, but he does an masterpiece. Minor Third* in Treble lem . called the Backbiters’ Club in Among them were John Hammond, equally remarkable job on swing Parat Kaycee. It wm hero that Pete got Willard Alexander, Benny Good­ The visits of out-of-towners lead tunes and slow blues. You can much of his early training. man, Mildred Bailey, Red Norvo, to Pete’s and Joe’s going to New York. And now Pete is up there, hear some of his fine slow blues by EDS. Pick* Up Joe Turner Duke Ellington, Chick Webb, So Jimmy Dorsey, Cab Calloway and among the big boys, and rated piani When Pete's mother died in 1925 others. Pete recalls Duke’s first universally as one of the best of M. V he decided to give up the security visit and his words of encourage­ the boogie aces. plifiei of a steady job and try the music ment. Pete would remember—that The example of Pete’s stvle re­ First business. He started playing house produced is his second ana third from parties, then came short stands in choruses of his famous Let 'Em arrai joints, and between these he would Jump as recorded on Solo Art in t go back to shining shoes or any Lorry Clinton Helps 12005. In boogie-woogie the use of Tran other work obtainable. His first the minor third is predominant. Coi job m pianist wm at the Hole in Kids of Boy’s Town It is interesting to note that in ment the Wall Club on Independence this figure Pete does not use it in J publi avenue where he played accompani­ New York — Larry Clinton has the bass, but does use it frequently rang ments for the late Edna Taylor. joined the music committee of Man After six months she moved to the Father Flanagan’s famed Boy’s Tea Jazzland, put in a plug for Pete Town institution for the purpose Battasi Wiskes, Hen i ■and he joined her at a higher of obtaining free instruments for Down Boot first salary. Then came jobs at the old the boys. from your ’Girl Friend' from publi El Trocadore, down in the West His consent came after Jimmy nnd J Bottoms near the train tracks, at Skiles, his trombonist, made a plea the Yellow Front, the Peacock, in behalf of the NebrMka institu­ Julia Lee Grey Goose and Sunset on Wood­ tion. Skiles wm reared in Boys MILTOM'I TAP ROOM . K.C., MO. Th land. He wm at the Sunset three Town and hM never forgotten it. that years and ended up with an 8- CIRCLE MUSIC PUBLICATIONS the piece band and a singer—a good prein looking young Negro named Joe Rock Turner who made dancers shout Exclusive Publishers requi for the Music of Greafiags fo All Oa Oar Happiest Xmas Currently RAYMONU SCOn jav mcSHAnn ott and HIS PIANO AND BAND Ambassador Hotel. N. Y. C. Vocalion Records offe ON DECCA RECORDS i NBC Networks

Direction—William Morris Offici MARTIN'S . . KANSAS CITY G 15, 1939 'hicago, December 15, 1939 FEATURES DOWN BEAT

( 4riribin ------1 George |------Orchestration P*bl»b.4 b, arr. by VU slwi used to write. •tuff h* The business is getting lousy Early Morning Bh>«« with “Ciriribin” arrangements! it Wettling on Drums Review looks like James’ arrangement pub­ P-blteM by Milk. »r. by U4 Philip lished not long ago was a little too Phillips doesn’t exactly write in BY TOM HERRICK complicated for the average first the best traditions of American trumpet man — hence, the new jazz but you certainly have to hand Pre-Christmas Activity Don’t Be Surprised stock, and it’s a good one. Some of it to him. His stuff is aa refresh­ Pablldwd by arr. by Schoen’s newer stocks are exactly ing and original as a Boyce Brown Sven voa HaUberg like fine specials and this is no In According Studios riff. "Early Morning” has every­ Alec Templeton has another of exception. Ine intro, several in- his airy jazz compositions pub­ strumental choruses, and a nice thing in it but the kitchen sink, By George Wettling lished. Sven, who did the job change of pace in the last chorus yet it isn’t overarranged. A lot of of orchestrating Bach Goes to are the highlights. clarinet work as usual and a little wild on the last few choruses. Hazen Hunter of Brooklyn suggested I write something about studio Town, does an equally good job 1.u*i Night with this. You might call this a FASCINATING RHYTHM, P*bllU>Ml by rork—that is radio and recording work, and he suggests I devote my P.bUU.rU by F<4.U arr. by WU1 m “sequence” tune something like Ed­ II U** Harms, arr. by Spud Marphy yhole column to it. $—------gar Sampson’s stuff—yet it is any- The old master turns in a neat HELLO, MR. KRINGLE, PablUhod by BVC,

What with Christmas in my ishing on the beat. Some studios, think but trite, und it possesses job on this better than average arr. by Chariea Hathaway eart it sounds like a good idea. to add to this, are so thoughtless some good original phrases. Play tune. It’s time our arranging col­ Recording work isn’t as difficult as I JUST GOT A LETTER, PabHshod by they bar refreshments. this lightly, with a sharp attack. Fzaou, arr. by Jaak Maim ou may think—just bring along umnist blossomed out with another set of drums and set them up. An 411-Star Lineup tow you may run into strange I am going to relate n record aces in the studio, be it broad- date I made last month for the asting or recording, and merely to Liberty Music Co. We made all te agreeable to some of these vis- Gershwin tunes accompanying Lee tors I have found myself trying Wiley. The band included Fats drum with a mattress over the Waller, Bud Freeman, Pee-Wee iss drum, and starting no end of Russell, Max Kaminsky, Eddie jnfusion in the control room with Condon, Artie Shapiro and myself. ¡well meant rim shot. Filly chirp- Here’s the schedule: k-s have thrown their meanest town on me for starting and fin- around with a Hammond electric organ. Fata la worried about his boy Buster whom ho seat out for gin. 8:56 ■■Buster shows up with the tllbrya— Rambling Along everything mellow now. 11 :2O Finish making “Going On** aad Pee and I go into tho washroom for a TIN PAN ALLEY smoko. Ernie Anderson comes in looking for us. ISBY MICHAEl MELODY = 11:32—Start running over “Not for Me*’ and have trouble figuring out an ending. U liul about lliul Hit Parade? Fais soon takes aaro of thia. Anderson somas out of eontrol room, meations fast Lp until pre** lime, two week*we must be out of the studio by high noon. after Fred Forster's Oh Johnny Oh 11:56—All finished with “Not for Me“ was third in music counter sales inand everybody starts packing up. Fais has Chicago and fourth in New York,to be at tho Apollo Theater aad I rush over to Mr Whitemsn*s rehearsal. I Recentlynar, a notehaving of obtainedit got within pub- a Imilelishing of rightsIhe Hi! to Paradeall music broadcast. of Re­ And that’s the way records are public Pictures, Exclusive is put­ made—in spurts. Merry Christmas ting out Saddle Your Dreams, I’m to you all and may 1940 come on the Son of a Cowboy, and Echo like Buster’s gang! Mountain, written by Peter Tin- turin and featured in Republic’s Leiters to George M ettling should Days of Jesse James. They’re also be addressed in care of Down Beat. handling Sunny Clapp’s tune, Girl 608 S. Dearborn, Chicago.—EDS. of My Dreams, being used in Gene Autry’s South of the Border. Mill*' Pic Tunes Philly Hot Club Mills has secured the score from the Walter Wanger—United Art­ ists pictures, House Across the Hears Had ett Bay (Joan Bennett and George Featuring KAY FOSTER Raft) and Send Another Coffin Philadelphia — The Philly Hot (Pat O’Brien, Edward Arnold and Club, with Larry Mallery, Jr., and Ruth Terry). Tunes from the first Frank Polin playing a prominent Should Auld acquaintance be forgot? It won’t be! Get an earful of are I’ll Be a Fool Again, by Al part, is attracting wide attention the band that says “pSHAW” to the past and “Auld for one and Siegel, Chula Chihuahua, by Jule with its recorded jazz shows over Styne, Nick Castle and Sidney WHAT at 10:30 p.m. Wednesdays. one for Auld” to the future — the band that Begins the Beguine on Clare, and A Hundred Kisses From Bobby Hackett was a recent guest, Now On, by George R. Brown and and after the show Harold Mason NBC from Roseland Ballroom on Broadway beginning December Irving Actman. played host to Bobby and the club at the Mason estate in Chestnut Nth! There’s more drive, more jump, more kicks than ever before Remick is publishing Belle Fen­ Hill. Program is unsponsored and stock’s piano solos, Glamour Girl, uncommercial. in this great AULD band! Thru A Christmas Window, Har- over and lem Blue Room, and Puppies on t, a real Parade. Little Red Fox." Seems to us that repeated requests from 10,000 peo­ Gershwin Tune* Out ple is a hell of a lot of requests. So that tiie most elementary Robbins should sell a batch of Sianist can enjoy Victor Herbert, copies. I. Witmark is putting out a sim­ Paul Whiteman has taken up plified piano series of his songs. the pen and collabed with Leo First to be released is Toyland, Edwards and Jack Meskill on a from Herbert’s Babes In Toyland, tune called My Fantasy, based on arranged by Henry C. Levine. Next a theme from Prince Igor, by in the series will be Trampl Borodin. Robbins is publishing. Tramp! Tramp! Comes a simultaneous announce­ Hoagy'* Big Bool ment by Harms that they are Kay and Sue Werner (I Want publishing simplified piano ar­ the Waiter, Wubba Dolly, etc.) are rangements of Gershwin’s The reported to be refusing to join Man I Love and Vincent Youman’s the newly-formed song pluggers Tea For Two, both arranged by union unless it’s given a more BYRNE Henry C. Levine. They fire the dignified name than “song plug­ first in a series begun with the gers.” publishing of Rhapsody in Blue Hoagy Carmichael, ready to HIS TROMBONE and his ORCHESTRA nnd Indian Love Call. start wallowing in the glory of Kjmt (retting Foxy the new musical, Three After Featuring DOROTHY CLAIRE Three, for which he and Johnny The publicity release tells us Mercer did the score, should get a that 10,000 people who attended boot out of learning that Stardust the barn dance following the ranked third among the all-time and JIMMY DI PALMA premiere of Kay Kyser’s movie in favorite songs of 48,000 listeners Rocky Mount, N.C., “repeatedly who sent in their choices to Phil The band that has everything — youth, verve, romance, rhythm, requested Kyser’s version of The Spitalny after his radio request. style — topped by musical excellence in every department! Led by First two choices were Ave Maria and In the Gloaming. 21-year old Bobby Byrne, tops on trombone and a gentlemanly per­ sonality who scores solidly; ballads by 20-year old Jimmy di Palma, JOHN Now at whose name you’ll be hearing more and more; rhythm roundelays AMBASSADOR by 19-year old Dorothy Claire, a swingy singy thingy. On WOR- KIRBY EAST HOTEL MBS from Brooklyn Roseland! and his Chicago orchestra Broadcasts NBC Represented Exclusively by offer the Si* Tinies Weekly Season's Management MUSIC CORP. Thomas G. Rockwell, President Greetings OF AMERICA NEW YORK CHICAGO HOLLYWOOD LONDON TECHNIQUE Chicago, December 15, 1939

pianos, one harp, guitar and drums. And just ii tip to all thoae writ­ ing in concerning rehearsals. By all mean» have section rehearsals What About Out-of­ for your band. The help you get Tone Consciousness is invaluable, but be sure und have at least one rhythm instrument Can Be a Calamity Town Bunds in NYC? present for every rehearsal. Well, that’s all the ink left in my pen. By Dick Jacobs so so-long until next year—ana may it be a fat one for all Down By John O’Donnell Beat readers! A Milwaukee correspondent, Al Christian, would like to know if an Net out of town band, coming to New York, has to hire a certain number disco; of NY men to play in the band. Well, an tut of town bund is permitted to play a certain length of time in New York, then has to take NY men or pay a standby band. Write the secretary of Local 802, 1265 Sixth the S avenue, NYC, for complete information. 495 Florence Miller of Philly won-*®* “Emb ders why Martha Tilton left Good- Use u Ka*«. Bov ! Noi man. As I understand it, Martha Has a new band got a chance follow Behind I hr ».Bali was in ill health and needed a rest. solo She took it and is back now sing­ today? Howie Sands, Boston, asks Tone doesn’t disturb the lucky bars of beauty and the rest of the that question. Frankly, unless compì chorus just a nice cry for help! ing in theaters and niteries on the ones, and by the way they come one Below are a few examples of Pacific coast. Robert Taylor, it has a really outstanding instru- in a thousand, but the poor dime a how these tone hounds work on Wilberforce, wants know mental ist. You see, Bid« tl dozen —it puts them behind the about Jimmy Young. He did not band is immediately compared to you, how the tone Benny Goodman and the Dorseys (Jack 8-baIl right from scratch. musician twists, squeezes, or rolls join Basie, as was slated, and he’s Tone is beauty. It is the eyes and still on trombone with Lunceford. and it must be able to stand the himself out of perfect endurance: test. heart of music, but alone without 1—A auRgrtag krtMMM ia told to prw Bon Bon’s real is George the proper base or background Um without ■ mute. What happeaaf Be lag Tunnell and I a Negro. Bill Sylvern, Davenport, la., has Song i: Im« «oaociou* he is disturbed by the terrible Maurice Purtill is drumming with to be content with a 3-piece rhythm 6070 (which gives superendurance) aeUe ceadag eat af the bell. Se iaateed ot and Ki what have you got? Eight or 16 pattiag a mute ia, which weald ba correct Glenn Miller. section and wants to know which is preferable for the third instru­ i Know ment, guitar or bass. By all means, EDDIE SOUTH aad Suu day, 10:30 p.m. The **Swiag Jack) Spot** aired every Moaday at 10:45 a bass. It will add considerably The Dark Inari feature, «poetai hot record relea»oa more lift to your band than a of thr Violin" guitar. As for example* of sax tones, just listen to Lombardo, Back New York after it Goodman, Jimmy Dorsey and any Successful Engagement at Unti Hl HAROLD JOVIEN good studio band and you will hear All linn aimw■■ i, Eaatem >lan«l- the many types of sax tones and The Trocadero, Hollywood. wrd Subtract one hour for Central THE SWEET SIDE inflections it is possible to play- time. Iwo hour* fur Mountain time, »• ■•s-RfSMSrs hoping that is tho »«erst, Yes, Marion Hutton and Betty and llirri hour* fur Pacific time. ^■d tho job that night, beaauoo nf thia Hutton are sisters. Engl CBS indicatea (kilumbia Broad­ lon-preasuro practice, he is forced to play rith eneh terrific prnaeuro be feels Uba the Koriy’a Instrumentation carting Syrtem’g network of «la- •How who said to mo before his first lesson GLASER. CONSOLIDATED liun,; MBS, Mutual Broadcasting A large order ia served up by ATTRACTIONS Nichol System; NBC red or blue. National an anonymous correspondent Here 30 Rockefeller Plus Hotel Fiorre, New York New York City Broadcarting (ximpany. (k) stand* iW KAYE—MBS—Thursday, Saturday, is the instrumentation of Andre for kilocycle, and the number pre­ Kostelanetz’ ork: 16 violins, three Ckteago • Hellvwead • Cleveland Fellows, to be tone conscious is a 12 aHdaitei CBS—Moaday, Friday, 11:30 PrawciHca * Dallai ceding “k” indicate* the number of curse to a suffering brassman. p.m.i Saturday, 5 p.m. Hotel Commodore, violas, three cellos, two basses, six alation un your dial, Strive first to pick up more and saxes, three oboes, one flute, three trumpets, three trombones, two ORCHESTRAS more endurance and accurate (biue-i LOUIS ARMSTRONG—CBS" Saaday, Maa­ mouthpiece parking, then with a day. 11 aaidalw. C*n*a Ua*. Naw Y«rk. little adjustment here and there GEORGE AULD—NBC—Moaday, 11 aUdaltr. tone will come in automatically. SO a.tu.i Tuesday, 12 eaida THEATRICAL mendo’ Friday aad Salarday, 11:30 * m. Ilolal Francia, San FraaaiMO. WHAT SHALL I Ferna, New Yerk. Oh, I’ll catch hell from some of SANDERS — MBS — Sunday, Reproduction* BANDWAGON — NBC red — Swede y, 7:SO the longhairs and our tone con- lay, 12:30 a.m.i Saturday, 100—$0 Siu 0x10 Single weight g Ion GIVE HIM ? play» i g.m. Gueol bead« weekly. scious boys will but this is MBS, ChUage half oi LARRY CLINTON—NBC red, M«l—Maaday, Thursday, 2 i your column so you come first. ably b< Fkotn Servie» Ca exceed 127 N. D««rborn St., CEN. MM, Chicago (Reise no-call< partici A Big Wish (C me ford a From a Big Guy Victor JOE Henry the du ing gti TINY HILL to “Gi you al RECORDED BROADCASTS before. Und FATS WALLER— NBC Hue — Swadav aad Madura’s Danceland Friday, 11 addaltai WMAQ 670 k—Nltrtr Jimmj »»••pl Maaday, 11 audaiaWENR STOk— WbHhg. lad row C NUoly .tr.pl Maaday, 1 SO a*. -kui wa WIND Gene 1 Hwlri QUcagw. KRSIUNl HAWKINS—NIK Llw.—Maaday, 13-30 am.i Saturday, S:30 a.aui WNEW .«SO*—«.dr—la, I a a, Savay Hall riaw. Naw I ork 1IORAU _*nilM 7 70k—Waa GrawHafs each r With a watch coining from quite < IN THE GROOVE—KYW lO2Oh—Suaday, JAN SAVITT “Saxy,” a bag from “Tubs,” The 11 :O5 a.m. BILL LAYDON*S -Make BeHov* Dearolaad Adrion Rollini AND THE TOP-HATTERS riding boots from “Pops,” —WCFL 970k — Chicago — Dally except M.n. gênant Samday, 4 p.m. 5 aitely axoopt Saturday Trio CONSOLIDATED RADIO ARTISTE and I.ord-knows-what from M Rockefeller Weis. N.Y.C. all the rest of the gang, a LEARN SWING gal’s gotta do right by ’em all. This clever lassie is put­ ting them all down for the ultra-personal “me-to-you,” Also Tueeday aud Saturday, 1C Cabia Im, Cbleaga. o Down Beat subscription! REYNOLDS— CBS — Twoeday,

O’DONXELL’S' MAIL ORDER COURSE Joha O’Don*.U mb twig y*w 100%. , Maxene Moro «d more rndaroac* .ad ««rate mouthpiece parka« cornea firat. Why doo t you DOWN BEAT * learn to play from .our Sa which tire, you a perfect haae or kotkgro-r- All good area play that way. they do not worry about lipa or mouthpiece. You muat not cluage your Enclosed find my list of the natural way of playing. My couroa keepe that and odd. the miming link, to it Laverne 110 for 5 lessons people 1 want to send Down FnvnMe ollhrt SS in ndanaoa. S3 after lad iaaaow, or S3 ia •<«’«• •< Beat Subscriptions to. Suite 705-«. Lyon • Healy Bldg.. Chicago, III. Also renew my own subscrip­ 12-00 Orebettra Coati or Matt Jacket* $2.00 tion at the special Christmas Orch. Coata double or single Breasted. Bieck- Blue Maroon, Etc., $2 ea. Men Jacket» seat, colors. Some with colored la­ GREETINGS JAN SAVITT pels. Latest Styles, neat, snappy. Ea. $2. Stylish Make the gift cards read from tuxedo or Full dress Suits Comp. 010. Tuxedo AND THE TOP-HATTERS trousers $4. $3. Sashes—esst. eel. styles ea. $1. DOH REDHIHH Every Sise. Above slightly need, cleaned, pressed, The Little Giant of Rhythm Managatr,"' excellent condition. Genuine BargaLaa. Free List. CONSOLIDATED RADIO ARTISTS and His Orchestra « Rodmiallar Ma», N.Y.C. Order early. _ Ai Wellace, 2416 H. Halsted. Chicago BQOTSIE GARRISON city It itate. MERRY CHRISTMAS r—PRESS CLIPPINGS? Or Th«al«r Toir V i - ». rd, En jf.e y) JACK WARDLAW Personal Direction AND HIS ROLLING RHYTHM JOE GLASER ’ • , HL* Glaser Consolidated Attractions Bill me after Christmas LUCE'S BUREAU 30 Rcctefelle* Mesa Ne* York COLUMBIA, SO. CAR. Chicago • HoHysrood - San Francisco ■ Cleveland - Dallas 1939 1939 ■cago, December 15, NEWS—FEATURES

1 drums. >se writ- Woodie Walder Has lals. By The Alligator's Hole hea reals Kaycee Jump Band you get ind have Kansas City — Woodie Walder, itrument Jack Teagarden Discography tenor sax-clarinet star and brother il. Well, of Herman Walder, has rounded my pen, up his own little jump group and is set at Joe Jacobs’ Kentucky 11 Down BÌ WARREN W. SCHOLL Barbecue on Vine street. Personnel includes Sam (Baby) Lovett, New York—Continuing with the1® drums; Coot Dyes, piano; Jack discography of Jack Teagarden: this same year, when he made two numbers Johnson, bass, and Bill Terry, with a group under the inimitable Louis vocalist who shouts the blues like llrim-wirk Armstrong’s direction. Besides Jack and Joe Turner. Louis there were Joe Sullivan, Eddie Lang, “Sweet Georgia Brown’ Happy Cauldwell and Kaiser Marshall to Jacobs has made his spot u the Shalimar” on 4944. complete the line-up. Only the first title has hangout for musicians, many a 4957 Got Rhythm’ and been released in this country, but thanks to bash resulting after midnight. the research of collector George Hoefer, a “Embraceable You.” master for the second number (“I’m Gonna Walder has long been prominent Note: Beginning with 4957 the Stomp Mr. Henry Lee”) has been located in here in jazz circles. following are inferior from the hot the Parlophone (English) files. Steps are now being taken to make possible the re­ solo standpoint, especially when lease of this number here shortly. OKeh compared to previously listed tunes. 8703 “Knockin’ a Jug”—(backed by another Jack Hackethorne Photo. Courtesy Lou Schurrer 4982—“Linda” A “Yours and h Armstrong group doing “Muggles”), (re­ 6014—‘Blue Again” A ’’When Kentucky issued UHCA 35). All-Time High Bids the World Goodnight.” Outside of some pretty stodgy drumming 6026 “On Revival Day’’ (part« by Marshall, a free and easy atmosphere when Boy Eldridge (far right) unloosened his trumpet and sat in with (Jack vocalizes and introduces may be detected in the individual solos taken (left to right) Ted Sturgi»« alto; Freddie Radcliff, drums; Bill Johnson, and Benny by name). respectively by Jackson (two opening trumpet, and Lanny Scott, piano, a (.levelund boy. Sturgis plays fine alto 6035 “Sweet Rosita” & ‘Peanut choruses). I^ang, Cauldwell. Sullivan, and finally Louis. hull fiddle. The popular rut 6068 “Things 1 Never Knew Twice in his career Jack has played with Song in Your Soul.” the irrepressible Fats Waller on record •Teardrops dates. First time occurred in 1929 when and kisses. Waller did a Victor date with his Buddies. closing chorus of “Freshman Hop.” sung by Jack. Anyone who troubles himself There are in existence only three numbers to make a study of Teagarden’s style will Know What You*re Doin’.” Hardwick (alto in which Jack Teagarden may be heard invariably arme at the conclusion that Mr. 20091 “Some of These Days” (vocal by sax), Eddie Condon, Gene Krupa, playing on the same record with the now Tea. excels when he is playing the blues. Jack) & “I’ll See You in My Dreams.” gan and Waller (rhythm). legendary Bix Beiderbecke. When Hoagy This coupling affords an excellent example Victor 38086 “Lookin’ Good but Carmichael assembled an all-star aggrega­ of Jack singing and playing blues in his You Please Come Back” (2nd Vocal by Bad” & “I Need Someone Like tion for a Victor date in September, 1930. best style. Jackson), (the four above titles are 12* he included both Jackson and Bix in his garden fan. elaborate concert arrangements along the Marshall replaces Krupa here). line-up. Complete personnel for the occasion lines made popular by Whiteman). Performance of the band as a unit is consisted of: Jackson and Boyce Cullen rather rough, but the spirited drumming of (trombones). Bix Beiderbecke and Ray Lud­ Mpiiee prohibit» our eontlnuini Under the title of Loiusiana Rhythm oil'» di»co*raph* of Jack Tea Kings (a Red Nichols contingent) Jack Krupa, plus occasional solos by Jackson and wig (cornets) ; Bud Freeman. Jimmy Dor- recorded the following six sides about this Charlie Gains make the discs well worth »k for the next chapter In th« same period: having. (clar. Bruns. 4938 "Tell Me” & “Pretty Baby.” By way of reciprocating this guest ap­ die Lang. Irving Brodsky. Chauncey More­ 4953 “Sweet Sue” A “Squeeze Me.” pearance. Jackson invited W’aller to join house and Min Leibrook (rhythm). English Bruns. E-02506 (still available) him at a date that took place two years Couldn’t Help It” & “Basin St. Blues” (vocal by Jack) & “Last later. The boys still get a laugh out of Bix Memorial album Season's Greetings Cent.” recalling this session because everyone was Feige and Bortner So much for Jack’s affiliation with Red in high spirit (all right, they were drunk) •Georgia On My Mind” (reissued from Boston's Swank Nichols. Now let’s take a look at some of at the time of recording. Complete person­ Cocktail Lounge those miscellaneous groups with which Jack nel consisted of Jackson (trombone & vo- Leave Bill Carlsen worked in the 1929-30 seasons. One very it» Waller (piano and vocal) Chicago — Harry Bortner, memorable such outfit was the Mound City Teagarden and Sterling Bos< opening chorus, probably the high spot of Cafe de Paris Blue Blowers. Personnel for this session (trumpets). Tommy Dorsey (2nd trom­ the record. The reissued version, by the way, with Bill Carlsen, has quit included ; Eddie Condon (banjo), bone), Fud Livingston, Artie Shaw and Bud is pressed from a previously unused master. the band to go into the brewery ÁI Morgan (bass). Jack Bland Freeman (clar. A sax), Stan King, Dick Jackson also plays wonderfully for 8 bars featuring Frank Billings (drums), and Red McDonough, and Art Bernstein (rhythm). in the final chorus of “Georgia.” “One business. Harry Iversen has taken The Distinctive Music of (blue-blower) (Recorded February 1929) (1931). Columbia 2558 “You Rascal You” & Night in Havanna” does not feature hot his chair. Dick Feige, trumpeter, Victor 88087 “That's What I Like About You.” solos by anyone, consisting mostly of en- Heve in You* ‘Tailspin Blues If there is one feature of Jack’s playing whose health s not good, left two wonderful solos on first side give tre­ that aggravates me it’s those senseless Carlsen last week to take a rest mendous lift tn the performance, and Mc­ flashy introductions and codas he insists Kenzie’s comb can still be heard without too upon sticking in willy-nilly on so many of “Beale St. Blues.” and two performances and was followed by Vance Rice. much grimacing. On the reverse side Jack his records. “Rascal” opens with such an that history will remember are those that introduction. These displays of technical took place back in 1931, when our subject proficiency are unpardonable whether at the guest-starred at a record session directed by instrument reminds one of a trumpet, prob­ hands of a Teagarden or a Del Staigers, Benny Goodman. Under the alias Charles­ ably because he uses a mute and plays in an and as such could easily be dispensed with. ton Chasers, the following remarkable per­ exceedingly high register much of the time Aside from this, though. “Rascal” fea­ sonnel participated: Benny Goodman. Sid (Reissued currently on Bluebird 10209). tures some of Waller's sparkling piano, a Stoneberg and Larry Binyon (clar. A Another noteworthy performance with a good trumpet Mio by Sterling Bom and*a saxes) ; Teagarden and Glenn Miller (trom­ so-called “Chicago” session in which he vocal by Jackson (with interpolations from bones) ; Ruby Weinstein and Charlie Tea­ participated, a Victor date directed by Fats). Reverse features • memorable vocal garden (trumpets) ; Harry Goodman. Gene Eddie Condon. Personnel was Jackson (vo­ duet between Jack and Fats, plus an early Krupa. Dick McDonough and Arthur Schutt cals A trombone). Happy Cauldwell (tenor example of Charlie Teagarden’s trumpet (rhythm). mx). Len Davis (trumpet). Mezz Mezzrow playing (just a bit weak here). Col. 2415 “Basin St. Blues” A “Beale St. (C melody sax), Joe Sullivan, George Staf­ Concluding the list of recordings Jack Blues*' (reissued Bruns. 7645). - Both ar­ ford and Eddie Condon (rhythm section). made in 1929. we have a single date where rangements are Miller’s, and both vocals are Victor 38016 (Rec. Feb. 8. 1929) “That’s a he did three tunes for Jack Pettis and his Serious Thing’ Tm Gonna Stomp Mr. Pets. Included in the personnel were: Jack- Both sides feature Jackson in son. Benny Goodman. Dick McDonough. the dual role of vocalist-trombonist. Open­ Jack Pettis (tenor sax). Al Goering (pi­ ing strains of “Serious Thing” are identical ano) and Bill Moore (trumpet). to “Gin Mill Blues” introduction, in case OKeh 41410 “Bag O Blues’’ (backed by Ed you should wonder where you heard this Lang’s orch. in “Bugle Call Rag’*). before. (Reissued on Bluebird 10168, from 41411 “Freshman Hop” A “Sweetest previously unused masters.) Melody.” Under the title of Eddie Condon and his Both Jack and Benny are featured co­ Footwarmers, Jack may also be heard play­ piously on all three sides. Benny makes a ing with a “Chicago” gang comprising: rare appearance on alto mx for • bars in Jimmy McPartland (cornet). Mezz Mezz­ row (clarinet), Joe Sullivan, Artie Miller, HERBIE Gene Krupa (rhythm), and of course Eddie Condon and Jackson Tea. MERRY XMAS OK eh 41142 (Reissued UHCA 27 and 28) mouL “I’m Sorry I Made You Cry” (vocal by Buddy Bryant Condon) and “Makin* Friends.” These were recorded in 1929. Jack takes good solos in each number, and in “Makin* Friends” he from does some early scat singing that doesn't quite come off. The first recorded appearance Jack ever made in a black and white band took place BAHDofUiEDLEYS from ng, a r ’em Season's Greetings you," ttion! HAL KEMP and the gang of the Down THE SMOOTHIES tscrip- Babs, Charlie and Little stmas from Rob Allen Harold Mooney Eddie Kusbv Jack LeMaire Clayton Cash Porky Dankers Kenneth LaBahn Ben ¡f'illiams Bruce Milligan Leo Moran Randy Brooks James Fitzpatrick Jack Shirra Louis Bush Johnny Cy C. A. Van Nordstrand a after NEWS Chicago, December 15, 1939 Chic

lenlionai (and expensive) tuxedo whirl«. After finishing the la-t nighl of an engagement, each member of These Stunts the Spratt band yanks off his paper front, autograph» it, and gives il Build Business fur a souvenir tn a waiting fan. Clever, mu costly, and hound In win friend* For Other Orks Not original, but always effec­ tive, is Art Liebert’s plan of check­ Bob Zurkr. whiw Della Rhythm ing on school songs before playing band i« fu«l elimbuig to a promi­ dates at schools with his band. Thus when the Liebert band sets nent -pot among the nation’» best, up for a party the dancers get a hit* the jack |w»l for promotion thi* big bang hearing their school alma month. He bought up a me«» of mater played in the first set Idea miniature baby grand piano«—with usually insures a success of the remainder of the dance. Same twist real key* mill munie on u »mall can be used for lodge parties, «land above the keyboard — and fraternities, and other organiza­ shipped them out to new »papers tions. Playing their peculiar song and friend». U ith Zurke'« “Tomcat flatters them and members respond of the Keys” trademark printed on liming pholo-latic copie» made the tiny sheet» of music, it attracted of telegram» or letters written you grab* Bob Sander», gen’l manager of (hi’« CR) office, wide attention ami served to keep from buyer» of band*, commenting Bookers Move office« Chicago. Troni inn Richardson, necrelary to Charle» Green, look* on. ihc name ''Zurke” in the eyes of on Imw well barn! did on it* Randolph «Irrrt lo Michigan boulevard U«l week \t right Art Weemn, head of General*« Chi office, lii’Il* him la»l date, i« 11 mine and doe« a CRA ami General Ámuwmeiil Corp, migrated north. and (Gertrude He»», publicity head, appear well set tier! most. Kay Han»en anil Ned 1**1 towusd »elling your outfit un At left, Glenn Burr» of Donn Beat («landing) eon- in their new quarter*. liam» cooperated lo make the future job«. 100 per cent effective. What does your band do to promote work, and call attention to itself? Leaders are V incent Lopez, through invited to let Dave Dexter of Down Beat Boogie Bund Being Glaston, i using a “Court know by mail ; he selects the best each Courters” at Frisco’s Palace Hotel. hi* h Jazz Basts Another Field; Lopez, attired in the robes of a with Groomed in Sentile judge, calls youthful dancers to the Have You subscribed BY CENE RICKEY stand, asks them questions about Down Beat? Eastman Longhairs Bow each other,i their first date to- Seattle — We might get some­ gether, and presents each thing up here pretty soon, as Graafiagt RY CHARLES PEN MCA couple with a recording of the Palmer Johnson, Negro boogie- conversation. Smart promotion, Rochester, N.Y.—The Eastman ter’s degrees. They Earl woogie pianist, is contemplating re­ this, and inexpensive. Same idea JAN SAVITT School of Music here will present Schuster, Jack End, Ted Staple­ cruiting a bunch of Los Angeles can be used by others, and there’s ton, Nelson Roe, saxes; Lester men and forming a 12-piece band, 100 variations ready to be used. AND THE TOP-HATTERS as one of its regular pop concerts Management Remsen, Sid Mear, James Beck­ with Herman Grimes, former Jack *>pcull und hi« boy* make next month the Rochester Civic Hampton and Waller man, on CONSOLIDATI 0 RADIO ARTISTS with, trumpets; Harry Parker, fciend» by soaring linen paper M Rockefeller Hau, N.Y.C. Orchestra along with selected Bob Marsteller, Ted Peterson, trumpet as nucleus. Pinky Austin, dickey« inntead of the more con- group i under trombones; Charles Pennica, guitar of Shanghai, China, drums. Where such a band could be booked, Fred Woolston, pianist. and fiddle; Al Astle, drums; Carl Mannie, bass, and Woolston on with such a color line as exists in Berni To Dinoeci Tschaikowsky piano. Seattle, is more than many of us Blake Guy Harrison Fraser of East­ When Ira Thomas proposed to man will conduct the symphony in down open a Negro ballroom in the just classics from which popular tunes Four Bunds to a Broadway district here, residents the c have been written. After each ren­ filed a petition of protest, claiming Thacl dition, the swing combo will give Job in Vancouver it was u residential district and fill t "other reasons.” However, Chuck its interpretation of the associated stein, Reisdorf’s band is getting away the i pop tune. Fraser will act as master Vancouver, B.C.—Conservatively with playing local frat dances with mie band. of ceremonies and explain just speaking, there are four bands for a Negro drummer. Students haven’t Bensc what’s going on to the audience. every job right although objected. AMERICAS SW EETEST SW ING BAND for a Tschaikowsky’s Fifth Symphony, business is roaring in many spots. his overture to Romeo and Juliet, Surveying the union outfits, ner should hold down one trombone Exclusive V ocation Recording Artists Halle and his Maid of the Moon will Earle Hill is playing to big crowds chair, and Tony Bastien and Vern Now on Record Breaking Midwest Bostc for dissection, will at The Cave; Mart Kenney draw­ Elliot, tenor saxes, and Cari Kates, with Ravel’s Pavane, which came out of ing overflow crowds at Hotel Van- clarinet and alto, expected to form and Southern Tour ing o tin pan alley under the title, The couver’s Cafe Stan Patton the basis of the reed section. The Lamp Is Low. grabbing off most of the club dates Swing Band Lineup and packing the Alma Academy Men selected to comprise the for public dances; Leo Smuntan, Yaw Writes a Blues who leaves them wanting more, stunt swing band are all graduates of Los Angeles—Ralph Yaw, local Eastman. Five of them have mas- does four nights a week at the HORACE HERDERSOn Alexandra ballroom, and Bill Sin­ boy now recenti’ HOLIDAY GREETINGS bring clair’s 4-piece outfit jams nightly rote Muddy River Blues,r, whicl and his orchestra WLV at Chinatown’s Mandarin Gardens. Jack Teagarden has recorded for from Columbia. Yaw wrote the tune and ACE BBIGOBE offer time the lyrics and did the arrangement AND HIS VIRGINIANS Jame 'eaSon J Ci reel in WLV New Spivak Ork Featuring Buddy Curran mode in JACK GIRVIN above NOW ON TOUR Swinging out al the Dayton—The going goes from Is Coming On Don Mulford ugh to tougher in this town, and hit mutlc Returning Mary Garden, BI DON LANG ith most of the joints, up until featuring Chicago, New Year’s Eve. 5100 CLUB, CHICAGO Minneapolis — Charlie Spivak, Mary Anna Warren Rreedceris tit night, weekly via Run two bucks a night, paying even who left the lead trumpet chair of ATHENS (Third Repeat Engagement less than that, anything they can Jack Teagarden's band late last ATHLETIC CLUB During 1939 Season * WUM-CBS get away with. Because nitery month and rolled into the twin triou managers can get them cheaper, cities for a visit with his wife and ist w they’ve been hiring hillbillies and little Joel, his son, is all set to roll Colu old time fiddlers. Things are really back east again with his own band for Tom Rockwell’s agency. Armand Guarini and his 7-piece After his initial audition, Char­ crew have been providing plenty lie’s rhythm section was about set, of good music at the RKO Colonial with Willy Sutton, bass; Bob Bass, theater. Harry Mac Gee is on drums, and Tommy McGovern, traps; Kermit Simmons on trump­ piano, expected to be included. At et, and Morris Wiley on trombone. this writing Charlie is still holding mas . . . Lantz’s Merry-Go-Round is tryouts, but I ton Ross, powerhouse attracting moderate crowds with trumpet man, will probably lead Budd Shilling’s local band. the brass; Gene Bird or Babe Wag-

feranaM*« tireftina»! COLEMAN HAWKINS flHDV KIRK “World s Greatest Saxophonist" and His Orchestra AND HIS CLOUDS OF JOV Now Playing WITH ARCADIA HALL N.Y.C. MARY LOU WILLIAMS FLOYD SMITH Victor Records Exclusively Al «Ss Pino Caller Wbord Personal Direction JOE GLASER JUNE RICHMOND and PHA TERRELL WOR NETWORK GLASER-CONSOLIDATED ATTRACTIONS 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York Piayed to 600.000 people at the Golden Gate Ballroom, Chicago - Hollywood - Son Francisco - Cleveland • Dallas DECCA RECORDS New Yorl. and still there. Going stronger than ever,

Personal Mgmt. 'eaSon S (ineliii JOE GLOSER JAN SAVITT GLASER-COnSOLIDRTED RTTRACTIOnS AND THE TOR-HATTERS BRRD HURT 30 OOCKEFfLLII FLAZA. NEW YORK CONSOLIDATED*0»»^ ARTISTS Chicago • Hollywood • San Francisco ■ Cleveland • Dallas

M RocboMllor Rasa. N.Y.C. 15, 1939 Chicago, December 15, 1939 NEWS ve) tuxedo e la-1 night people don’t know that Pat Har­ direction, still expee. member of Balto Ballroom rington, the comic heckler at the Sherman in Chicago forhe hepcata, If his paper I- Club, had his own band four from February 9. mbo, but nd give* it Blazes, Bums years ago. Played a fast four ailing fan. weeks at Post Lodge in West­ iKiimd In BY KOBERT MARTIN chester. . . . Headline in N.Y. 6rwfM> nd Baltimore—The Gwynn Oak- Journal: "Lucky Egan! He Gets ways effec- ballroom here, one of the lari Chance to Greet Joan.” . . . Huh? .n of check- in the State, was laid in ruins Tate Billie Holiday opened at Kelly’s JAN SAVITT ire playing last month by a fire that was said Stable, where the Savoy Sultans AND THE TOP-HATTERS to have started with an explosion. and the Harlem Highlanders took band seta over late in November . . . the CONSOLIDAT» RADIO ARTISTI Ixiss was estimated at |30,000. M Roctefellw Masa, N.T.C. icers get • Artie Shaw boys, under Auld’s ichool alma it set Idea the Gwynn Oak recently had been ess of the made into a modern ballroom build­ Same twist ing, and a heating plant had Just re parties, been installed. Five Baltimore organiza- county fire companies fought the mliar song blaze, which started only a short ■rs respond time after a large crowd had left after the evening dance. »pie* made «ritten you itinmenling New York News did on ite nnd doc* a (From Page 9) outfit on defending the jitterbugs which will be featured by Look Magazine very shortly. . . . Jonah Jones, the dark cherub of the trumpet, is diet- ing—blood pressure. Melba Boudreaux, former yodeler with Jack Denny and Felix Ferdinando bands, has been getting the rush act from Gager Wasey of the Ir­ win Wasey tribe. . . . Bill Tread­ well. who exploits Bill McCune’s I Cummins' Tenor Leader’s Kid happy again after a three- Latest item to reach Scares Niosi our ears, too late for checkup, has kTTERS Star Quits to Herb Sanford, the radio director, BY DUKE DELORY and Deak Magaziner, insurance I Greetings | Fly Airplanes Toronto—Patsy Ann Niosi, band­ mogul, starting a band manage­ BY BID EBEL leader Bert’s tiny daughter, had ment office of their own. . . . Most Cincinnati—After 1 her mother and dad in quite a Bernie Cummins, tenor saxist dither during the recent Christmas Blakely is giving up the jazz busi­ parade when she became separated HOLIDAY ness and is going to teach flying from them. Frantically they GREETINGS BILLIE HOLIDAY down in Texas. After trying out searched department stores, called just about every tenor man in police, and looked and looked. from the city, Cummins selected Paul Then when they returned to their Personal Management JOE GLASER Thacher, Clyde Trask’s man, to parked car, there, seated patiently fill the vacancy. Rocky Rocken- JimmiE ODORE GLASER-CONSOLIDATED ATTRACTIONS the running board little And His Orchestra stein, drummer with Cummins for Pat Ann, not much the worse for the past 15 years, also left the Currently band. His place was taken by Fred waiting and waiting. Bert and the Benson. Rocky is going to Florida still wondering how she Featured at BAND for a rest. ever found the car. tho Cabin Inn The new drummer with Mal Bert Yarlett’s danceable bunch Chicago lists Hallett is Ernie Heidenreicht of will stay at the Hollywood Hotel Boston. Doc Spears, trombonist throughout the winter season. . . . Season s Greetings with the same band, will be wring­ The Palais Royale ballroom is be­ ing out diapers after Feb. 1. . . . ing renovated completely. . . . The new Freddie Fischer band is Ferde Mowry airing via CKCL ARNOLD COLE a riot at Old Vienna. Seems to be five times weekly from Hotel Em­ Phil” MacDonald a much better combo than the old bassy. . . . Horace Lapp has a lone one, and they have many new CBC shot from the York, stunts that the natives are eating while Luigi Romanelli has twc Dixieland Rebels' Rson up. ... It looks like 1940 will from the King Edward. . . . bring a new musical director to They’re raving about Bill An­ WLW. The new Phil Davis show drew’s crew at the Royal Con­ from that station really is big naught up in Hamilton. time stuff. Thanks to Davis, Jimmy now playing Casa Madrid James and Bill Stoess for keeping Sarasota. Florida WLW Americanized musically, and modernized. Either one of the above three would make a good The Three Bruce musical director, so why look for Graahag« an unknown? Bits of Solomon CHGO Rhythm Theodore JAN SAVITT •Hy via Runs in Family AND THE TOP-HATTERS CHHISTMAS GRlETINGS Dino Martini, cousin of the illus­ In their I Oth month Managamant trious operatic tenor, Nino, is vocal­ CONSOLIDAT» RADIO ARTISTS ist with the band of Walt Sears in Fourth engagement 30 Roctefallar Hata. N.Y.C. Columbus, Ohio’s, Palm Gardens. EIJDY UUCHIN

99,n STUFF' SMITH and his orchestra Uooilv Herman Jonah Jones the ‘Gabriel' The band that plays the blues' Holiday of the Wish all their friends a Trumpet MERRY CHRISTMAS Tho«. G. Lineman Raymond Hofner Packin' 'em at the OFF BEAT, Chicago Walter E. Yoder Ronnie Perry Frank L. Carlson Joe Denton Bob Price Maynard L. Mansfield H. S. Nelson Hyman White Cappy Lewis Toby Tyler Joe Bishop Neal Reid •• . Carol Kaye, Vocalist

DIRECTION GENERAL AMUSEMENT CORPORATION Perianal HrpreicntnliM • Charle» Sehribman’t Office, Little Bldg., Botto», Mat». NEWS Chicago, December 15, 1939

of them provided him by chiselers Look Woody—It's No Trick at All behind the scenes, of which there Clises 100 Millions are many hundreds on Broadway alone. General Amusement had its aces in Glenn Miller, whose band has Band risen phenomenally in 1939 to the top <>f the heap; Artie Shaw, who (From Page I) started his late 1938 At Hugo Woody Herman, Larry Clinton, the rocky road which more than und Jimmy Dorsey. CRA’s biggest BY DAVID HYLTONE often does not lead to success. tiets in 1939 have been Charlie Barnet, Jan Savitt, Blue Barron, Loe Angeles—Harry James' band and the bands which Joe Glaser didn’t do so well at the Victor In 1939 Harry James, Jack Tea­ has which combined with Hugo and his stay was cut short. garden, Jack Jenney, Bobby Byrne, CRA. Pitt Rudv Vallee was pressed into serv- tan Alexander, Johnny Davis, ... .fronting Garwood Van’s band. Inion Mill I.lamp Down other ice Tony Pastor, Bob Zurke, Teddy Long They’re doing well. James went Wilson, Teddy Powell, Jimmy William Morris, newest of the return into the Paramount theater for a Mundy, George Auld, Wilbur agencies (although widely known Wm week, and was followed by Jimmie Schwictenburg and Ray McKinley, for its nets for a half-century) still Grier. Bob Chester, Coleman Hawkins, is building its roster, with Vincent swing Sing« Like lluhdav Benny Carter, Nick Pisani, Dick Lopez, Del Courtney, Duke Elling­ the n Before going to work for Co­ Lotter, and two or three dozen ton, Will Bradley, Bob Zurke and and lumbia Pictures, Andre Kostela- other less-known instrumentalists Fats Waller its strong suits. Music Youiq netz inserted a stipulation into his all pulled out and started their Corp, continued its dominance of mondi contract insuring that all his musi­ own bands. Some have abolished the field with at least 75 front hard cal sequences to be no shorter than the idea by now and are back as ranking organizations active. three minutes each and that for side men. Most of the above men­ Next year should be an interest­ maest the duration of each number the tioned still are out front. ing one in the industry. As for cians camera will not be taken off the With so many new bands on the predictions, it’s safe to say that the now I orchestra. Wise boy! market, the fight for jobs became end will come to side men pulling A youni girl by the name of even more cut-throat. Bookers’ out to have their own bands, and land. Marilyn 1 who sings like competition became more intense. it’s safe to say the AFM will enact Fieldi Billie Holiday, has been doing Many of the old veteran leaders, laws with eye toward grossi some guesting with the King Cole who refused modernize their checking musicians’ salaries, per­ inargi trio at Kelley’s. She corresponds styles, slipped by the wayside. Abe using bookers’ commissions, con- lookei with Billie regularly. Lyman, Vincent Lopez and several troling the radio wires and work­ Altoo Eddie Beal Really U ork» others, famed their ing out ii “distribution of wealth" Wynr Don Roland, who has his fine crews, revamped their bands, hired plan which will benefit the unem­ Kemp little smart arrangers, and are in the ployed but at the same time, handi­ guita at the It Cafe, has thick of the battle as much today ghosted more than 200 songs and cap the leaders who for years have is starting to get screen credit for as they were a decade ago. worked to get up into the big night dough. to B his work. Some of his tunes can Timi Much ( Ium-Iihk Anita be heard short labeled And thus situation sey i Sessions in Rhythm. which remains unsolved today. Nor SEASON’S GREETINGS for tl Eddie Beal, one of the better will it be solved as long as side from colored pianists out here, is play­ men start out as leaders. Artie enter ing at the Latin Quarter. Eddie’s Shaw, although handlers Danny Cassello on C is a really tough grind, from 9 claimed he was in ill health, was The Hons« Rins Eddii p.m. to 2 a.m. with practically no said by intimates to have junked untl hi- tirrheHlru Jacki time off, and he has to accompany his band because of the many head­ CHEZ PAREE Chicago singi two of those 'girl singers' and a Kansu* City—Disgusted with tlw ignorance displaycd by M oody Her­ aches he had to contend with, many so-called emsee besides playing his man und Malt Yoder in fitting a eonel on Yoder’s bull fiddle on llu own soles. November 1 cover of Duan Heat, Herbie Kaye und hi* ultra lovely chan­ teuse, Jeun M ebb, |Mi*ed for this "educatiouul” shot. “Simplest thing in the world,” said Jeanie, who has never worn one of the things in her life. Ace Rhythm Men Are Herbie and Jean proved their point ill the request of Bob larcke, doubt ing Kaycee Down Heat representative. 'eaóon J With Vincent’s Ork A colored combo, The Swingsters, chests, sample a weed occasionally, alternate with Art Manse at stay out all nights in joints, ditch Bl RAY TRE IT Dinty’s. . . . Drummer Jimmy De­ school, and raise hell in general. Auburn, N.Y.—Two of the finest Angelo has a real band at Mur­ Some of us got over it; maybe one Thytnm men ever heard around ray’s. It includes Benny Pannitti or two of us haven’t come out of OL DOnflHUE here are with Harold Vincent at Club and George Phoenix, saxes; Ed it yet. But I’ll bet no gang of kids AND HIS ORCHESTRA tions Deauville. They are Ken Purtrell, Terrarosa, trumpet, and Don Work in America ever had a better time drums and vibes, and Joe Pettite, on piano. . . . Freddy Engel, with than we did.” clubl guitar. Rumors are that Vincent’s Ruddy DeLeonardis on trumpet, are ] And it might be added that no Satu band will be through at Deauville has been doing swell business at gang of kids, attending the same when this column reaches printer’s band the Circle Inn. school together, ever put out the spot ink If this is true a local band music the Austin gang did. Jimmy and Richard McPartland, Bud and Now, Strand Theatre, January 1, Frank Dailey’s moni Joe Manzone’s Sabbath swing Arny Freeman, Jim Lanigan, Dave sessions are so popular at the North and Frank Teschemacher vocauoN ticosos on tl Belvidere that reservations must Tesch Story pioneered a new style Tesch, es­ ed ir be made a week in advance if one pecially, would be in his glory now wants to be sure of a seat. Part if he could return and see the Boys Pete Renzi, whose grand 11-piece dozens little American jazz Outfit played to a large Thanks­ Concluded- CR¿ bands playing the right stuff the Merry Christmar- Play giving day crowd in Geneva's ar­ (From Peer 8) right way. Because once, playing mory, is set for a Christmas dance kicks out of giving kicks to others. in Jan Garber’s band, Tesch asked Charlie Cartwright Grac there. Pete has a large following Tesch liked to play ensemble as a question which has lived through und his orchestra Rud; with his trumpet, Jim Gentile’s sax well as solo; some believe he liked the years and is still quoted by Second Season at Inglaterra Another Great Night off s and Bud Dones’ trombone. . . . it better. his buddies: Ballroom, Peoria, Illinois liera Johnny Ty is all through at Og­ Tesch’s the Chicago style “I wonder if we will ever be able Gon< densburg until next spring. . . . to play hot jazz for a living?” incarnate. play That tenor sax with Jack Jenney’s The Austin High gang was a tirev band belongs to no other than wild Like Arthur (Arny) “Peanuts” Hucko of Syracuse. Freeman says, ‘we thought it was Scat smart to get drunk, u ide- Deutsch On the striped pants that came up to our Spot Following ^eaáon J Bradley Bond BY BART ZARIN STEPHEN SWEDISH Albany—Emery Deutsch, brought and hie orchestra into the Kenmore, will have to be a li< mighty solid to out-shine the Will Empire Room Schroeder Hotel Pori Bradley crew which just left the (WTMJ) toug spot, Dallas bound. When Marjorie Ross brought her Featuring: TEDDY pern all-girl band into the University grill, Dana Lockhart’s Dixieland Maureen Rosa y bunch moved over into the Frolics, Len Eschy tion right next door. Freddy Johnson Bob Buoch POWELL that really lifts the gang with his tenor. liter

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Management CONSOLIDATED DECCA RECORDS RADIO ARTISTS 15, 1939 December 15, 1939 NEWS ’ chtselers iich there Nu-40 Inn really h tBr Broadway and it’s a great ms hut dhnny Long the lads have left ./„d d its aces bund has Todd le smart he’ll know ' '39 to the rates n better spot—and haw, who iits Pitt’s Julia le« most consisten^RU« in 1938; Clinton, Kaycee acts, goes into ’• biggest >ear at Milton’s shortly. And nM t Charlie door. Bus Moten with a fine littR| * Barron, trio carries on terrifically at the * Glaser White Horse. ned with in MILTON KUU.I Pittsburgh—Setting a record for other bands to shoot at, Johnny Loader Gives Away Long and his likeable “Duke men ’ it of the returned to Pitts No. 1 .-pot, the Five-Dollar Bills! y known Wm. Penn Hotel, for an indefinite BY BIIJ. SANDERS ury) still run. Not leaning too much on the i Vincent swing side. IjOng’s crew dishes out Memphis — The Peabody Hotel :e Elling­ the musical doses in good taste, Skyway room mecca for local debu­ urke and and pleasing vocals Helen tantes, has been feeding them Ted its. Music Young, Paul Harmon, Jack Ed­ Fiorito, who leaves and will open nanc«* of mondson und Swede Nielson aren’t Chicago’s Congress Hotel Casino 75 front hard to take either. next week. ive. Max Adkins, Stanley Theater At the Claridge Nick Stuart is interest­ maestro, picked the finest musi­ giving away five dollar bills, a sure . As for cians in town for his pit ork and way to grab customers, whether or that the now the band, without question, is South American Way... Edd» Brandt*., trumpet mil vocals; HermanI Stanchfield, tenor not the music does. On Saturday n pulling one of the best pit groups in the bandboys do things the South American way in th«* Frank Tiffany, trum|M*l Hank Sailman, Hal nights they release balloon? con­ land. Hal Kemp and Shep Chatterbox of the William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh. Kuhn trombone; George McDonald, tenor nnd ar­ taining the bills. vili enact Fields ped Glenn Miller’s The shot shows Idd. in front of the mike and Pern ranger, inni Juimn* Peloker. piano. Phot«« < »nrleay toward grosses at the Stanley by a wide Dring, bas»; Skeet» Polen, drums; Red Borland. Millon Karli*. •ies, per- margin Kemp grabbed himself a looker in pretty Janet Lafferty of nd work­ Altoona, who taking wealth’ Wynn’s place as singer with the Detroit Local Adds Headaches Kaycee Comes Oat Kempian** . Harry Galbraith, le, handi- guitar, filled in for the ailing Og­ Of it; Pla-Mor *ars have gie Davies of Long’s band a few To Musicians Giving Presents the big nights. . . . Dick Barr f> returned Does Big Biz GrRRtings from to Bill Green’s for u run. Wife LOU SCHURRER BY BOB l (MIKE Anita Boyer, now with Tom Dor­ Detroit—Leaders Notice' Don’t give platters for Christmas. The sey as -inger, flew in from Chi Local stipulations demand six bucks per side for audition platters, Kansas City—Bill Wittig, genial PINGS for th«“ opening. even to keep as souvenirs. New regulations also insist on verbal an- manager of the Pla-Mor Ballroom, Al Marsico, stronger than ever, nouncements during each chorus, stating the records for audition pur- is going around with a Christmas enters his tenth month ut the Nix poses. wreath of happy smiles on his olio on Cafe. Tommy Carlvn gave face The reason for his joy is the Eddie Fields a raw deal. . . . Tommy Marvin I iomin* (hi drums and accordion. Max Krise- fact that his terp temple is taking Jackie Heller’s kid ds Janet now Roy Eldridge and entourage man, tenor, left Ken Stone to go Iru with Sonny Burke. 'Lochin- in the best biz in years, with the hicago singing with Herman Middleman. jammed with Bill Johnson and big name bands reaping plenty of staff in a recent cocktail hour at Coates leaves the back way heavy sugar and the smallies also the Cozy Corner. It was a hottie. when a doll in a grey coupe putting their share of black ink and his boys Tomnij Marvin and his ‘Nine front. . . That body on the on the ledger. Buddy Rogers Young Men” will tie going places floor in the back room at the R. 10 Weeks at Club is Bob Thomas. Little Joe Hart, abed with chest in time too short to mention. Mari­ ailment for a few nights, is okay Lays Eggs, But on Stanfield, chirpie who joined now. His band did good business Mel Curry aftet being runner up at Pla-Mor even when Joe was too CAFE SOCIETY for the Miss Michigan title this Mel Marvin Gets ill to be on the stand. Orrin Tuck­ They're Golden summer, has left Mel’s band. er, Russ Morgan, Arlie Simmonds Peggy McCall, chirpie who faded and Ralph Webster are other Pla- in OSC IK HIPSTER out with Jan Savitt, was the ’38 His Music—Anyway Mor bands who went big. Atlanta—The Piedmont Driving Miss Detroit who refused the At­ in LODIS CRAMTON Lani McIntire’s Hawaiians are lantic City contest and sang with Club is resorting to name attrac­ Saginaw, Mich. — Mel Marvin, at Barney Joffee’s Terrace Grill Couilaty of WJKard Aioi« ndar tions in order to buck the 800 nite her sister’s name Mary Marguer- Hotel Muehlebach, Red clubbers of the upper register who recently booked into Moonlight Nichols will shortly take over. William Merril Agency are packing the Ansley Roof every M ailer- al Bernhardt’ Gardens, upset the orderly routine Band gets six airshots a week Saturday night. Buddy Rogers’ Buck Bassey and his men are of a local music counter by de­ here. . . . Oliver Todd’s band at band laid the golden egg at the jivin’ in a new spot near the heart manding a copy of It’s Too Late. spot last month, doing terrific busi­ of town. The sunny side shakes ness in two stands in the one when his 4-piece combo blasts. Mel insisted the piece was a popu month. Rogers was made a Colonel Bruce Gilmore, Bassey’s drummer, lar hit that everyone was playing on the Governor’s staff. is entering class A outboard motor and surely the shop should have it The Chicago school is represent­ racing when the ’40 season opens. in stock By the time the clerk 'eaAon A ed in Floyd Town and Richard Mc­ Joe Daley is on sax; Al Ross, began to have a wild gleam in her eye, Mel decided the song’s name Partland, who have their Embassy piano, won the 182 lb. weight lift­ Now third Boys’ combo at the Biltmore. . . ing champ of Mich. Buck and was I Didn't Know What Time It Thanks lo M. C. A., CRA’s “Best Music bj Far as Bernice Noble, his sparrow, recent­ Was. While on Marvin, more than month at John B. Played by Glenn Garr” mickey ly won u jitterbug cup. once someone has gone out of his Down Beat and All moused to (air biz at the Henry Lee “Slick” Walters, at Bern­ way to tell us what swell band Grady hotel and was followed by hardt’s Blue Lantern, has the finest his is. Room in U Our Friends for Our estra Art Noey headlined his sixth Rudy Bundy. December 14 started show band in the city. It includes Kansas City. Greatest Year Yet. \'ight off a riotous three days’ festivities Curly Baldwin, drums; Rheinhart anniversary party out at the heralding release of the inovie, Zunker, trombone; Hank Van Stee­ Moonlight with Doc Sausage and Gone With the Wind. Kay Kyser den, piano organ. George Baggott, his Pork Chops, tramp band ex­ played i huge ball to start the bass, and Bruce Roy, trumpet. traordinary. The six boys go over fireworks and the show premiered The Jolly Friars swing the big wherever they play in this HARLAN LEONARD the next day with Rhett Gable and strings at Gruber’s London Chop section. Scarlett Leigh on hand. House, with Tweedy Schwartz, bass; Larry Meloche, piano; Sam- my Duka, Paul Keller, ac cordion, iand > Ann Mayland Vic Meyers Gets singing. WORLD Detroit Diddling» Ballroom License Herb Fisher replaced Hill Hut in GENE RICKEY chins in A) Alexander’s San Diego Seattle — Lieutenant Governor band. . . Gordon Leland, back from Johnny Hamp, takes hi band into Vic Meyers, who doubles fronting Verne’s with Cecil Adair, sax; a crew of local cats, was granted a license to operate a ballroom in Chet Jans, bass, and Wood Miller, Portland, Oregon, though he had a JIMMY tough tim«» getting it because the councilman refused to grant the permit, charging the dapper Mey­ ers was playing the role of a white-winged angel.“ This accusa­ tion was u result of Meyers’ claim that he was not even going to sell DORSEY beer in his new rendezvous.

Merry Xmas • Happy New Year from The FIDDLERS THREE U’dAOH A Now Playing 'ree tin* An Extended Engagement HOTEL ROBIDOUX (HAVRE mclRTVRE ST JOSEPH. MO. AND HIS STATESMEN 'Indiana's Outstanding College ^rrhM” maw aImwIma UavflAwar Room, Terre Haut« Houm, Torre Haute« Indiana. BAND BOUTES Chicago, December 15, 1939

Dolen. Bernie (Sherry's) NYC, ne Hamner, Jimmy (Station WRVA) Rich­ Donahue. Al (Strand) NYC, t King, Ted (DeSoto) Savnnnah, Ga., H mond, Va. King, Tommy (Reverie) Eureka, I'al , h Dooley. Phil (Palmer House) Chgo.. h Hamp, Johnny (Gibson) Cincinnati, h King Wayne (MCA) NYC here The Bands Are Playing Doolittle» Jesse, A His Kings of Rhythm Hannon, Russ (Cedar Inn) Wilmington. (On tour) Kinney, Ray (Lexington) NYC. h I Kirby, Johu (Pump Room- ,\ml*a»a,d,>c) Dorsey. Jimmy (Panther Rm.—Sherman) Harding. Cook (Sam Pick’s) Milwaukee, nc Chicago, h i bieago. h ' Harkness. Dale (Nut House) Pittsburgh, nc Kirk. Andy (Golden Got« ) NYC, b \ Dorsey. Tommy (Palmer House) Chgo. h Harper. Nick (Wisconsin Roof) Milwaukee, Downer. Bill (Nightingale) Wash., D.C..nc b Kirah, Bob (Station WRNL1 Richmond. Drew, Charlie (Taft) NYC. h Harris, Harry (Cont. Orch. Corp.) Utica, Kish, Joe (Vine Gardens) r%go., nc Drigo (La Conga) NYC. r NY Kit Kat Four (Ivanhoe) Chgo.. no DuBrow. Art (Church Corners Inn) E. Harris, Ken (Pere Marquette) Peoria, Ill., h Knick, Walter (WBNS) Columbus, o. Hartford. Conn., nc Harris. Oliver (Club Silhouette) Chgo.. nc Kokomo Trio (Polo Club) Miami Bead). * Band Route« mu-t Im* received by Down Heat by the Duchin. Eddy (Plaza) NYC, b Hart. Everett (Little America) K.C., Mo., Duchow. Lawrence (Red Raven Inn) Hil­ Koons. Dick (Mayflower) Wash., D.C. 1st and 15th of the month to intmre listing in the next bert. Wis.. nc Korn Kobbier* (Darling) Wilmington, Del Dudley, Jimmy (Moongtow) Milwaukee, nc Hartman, ( Middletown ) Middletown. issue. -EDS. Duffy,^George (Commodore Perry) Toledo, NY. h Kranda 11, Kay (Cl. Milwaukee) Milwaukee, Hartzell. Willie (Station KFEL) Denver Canay. Fernando (Coloay Cl.) Chgo., nc Duke. Jules (Tutwiler) Birmingham. Ala..h Hawkins, Coleman (Golden Gate) NYC, b Cecil (Fay's Southern Grill) Ma« Adkins, Max (Stanley) Pittsburgh, t Cannavaro, Ray (Seven Gables) Milford. Dunne, Art (Grove) Orange, Texas, nc Hawkins, Erskine (Savoy) NYC, b Alberto, Don (Royal Palm Club) Miami, Krug. Bill (Station WIOD) Miami Carlos. Don (Marlborough Grill) Van­ Krupa. Gene (Southland) Boston, r & Alfonso, Don (Park Central) NYC. h couver. B.C., Can., r Eastman. Bob (Jimmie’s) Miami, nc (Shea's) Buffalo, t, 12/24 Alpert, Mickey (Cocoanut Grove) Boston. Carter, Benny (MCA) NYC Farrar. Art (W.I.O.D.) Miami. Fla. Kuhn, Dick (Cocktail Lounge—Astor) NYC Mass., nc Cartwright, Charlie (Inglaterra) Peoria. Ebener. Freddie (Station WOW) Omaha Alston. Ovie (Century) NYC, t, 12 '26 Eichler, Fran (Sky Vue Club) Pitts., nc Kuhn. Lee (Philadelphian) Phila. Ambassadors of Note (Book Cadillac) De­ Carlsen, Bill (Claridge) Memphis, Tenn., h Eldridge, Roy (On tour) Kula, Paul (Pig & Sax ) Miami, r troit. h Carlson, Henry (Villa Park. Ill.) Ellington, Duke (On tour- Morris) Kyte, Benny (WXYZ) Detroit Anderson. George (Winona Gardens) Chgo.. Caruso, Marty (Kit Kat Club) Miami Beach, Grk Elliott. Baron (WJAS) phg.. Pa. Anderson. Skippy (VSA) Omaha. Neb. Casa Loma (Paramount) NYC, t Elson. Jack (Blue Moon) Bunkie, La., nc Laakko, Bruno (Helsinki. Finland) Andrews Sisters (Buffalo) Buffalo, NY, t Cassello. Danny (Chez Paree) Chicago, nc Embassy Boys (Biltmore) Atlanta, Ga., h Ladd. Lew (Cylvanites) Bronx. NY, b Aristocrats, Causton, Clarence (Shea's Hippodrome) Emerson. Mel (Carter) Cleveland, h Laing, Irving (Auditorium) Montreal, nc stone) Chgo., h Toronto, t Engel. Freddy (Circle Inn) Albany, NY, t Lake. Sol (60ß Club) Chicago, nc Armfield, Emsley (Rendezvous) Monroe, Cavalier, Ross (Crystal Lodge) Council Ennis, Skinny (On tour) Lamb, Drexel (Club Lido) Jackson, Mich. N.C., nc Bluffs, la., nc Ernie. Vai (The Patio) Palm Beach. Fla..nc Armour, Wally (Station CFRB) Toronto Cebuhar, Steve (A.I.B.) Des Moines, La. Evans, Jack (Columbus Hall) Toronto, nc LaMonaca, Caesar (Bayfront Park) Miami Armstrong, Louis (Cotton Cl.) NYC. nc Celestin’s Original Tuxedo Orch. (Pelican) Evans. Trev (Oriental Gardens) Toronto. Lang. Lou (White) NYC, h Arnez, Desi (La Conga) NYC, r Lang. Sid (Hi Hat) Chgo., nc Arnheim, Gus (Winter Plantation) Dallas, Ewig, Wally (Riverside Cl.) Lanin, Lester (590 Madison Ave.) NYC Lapp, Horace (Royal York) Toronto, h Arquette, Les (Verne's Cafe) Detroit, nc Chester, Bob (Nicollet) Minneapolis, h LaRue, Eddie (Anglesey Cafe) Minneap« Arthur, Zinn (Gross Inger's) Fallsburgh, Chico, Louis (KHJ) L.A., Cal. NY, h Childs. Reggie (Rustic Cabin) Englewood. Faith, Percy (CBC Studios) Toronto Laxtonettes (Laxton’s) Auburn, NY, r Ash. Paul (Roxy) NYC. t Farrar, Art (W.I.O.D.) Miami, Fla. Leash. Paul (Station WWJ) Detroit Atkins. Auby (Winthrop) Tacoma, W., h Clarke, Buddy (Pegasus Polo Cl.) Rock­ Feldkamp. Walter Club) LeBaron, Eddie (Rainbow Rm.) NYC.nc Augustine. Johnny (New Yorker) NYC, h leigh, N.J.. nc Lederer. Jack (Station WCAO) Baltimore Austin. Gene (Sardi’s) Hlwd.. Cal., nc Clements, Dee (Fat Boy) Wash.. D.C., r Feldstein, Joey (Tic Toe Tap) Milwaukee, •THE NORTH STAR” of the Lee. Elmer (St. Regis) NYC. h Avonde. Dick (Udo Deck-Brant Inn) Bur­ Clinton. Larry (Meadowbrook) Cedar Lee. Julia (Milton’s) K.C., Mo., nc lington. Ont., Can., nc Felton, Happy (Ansley) Atlanta. Ga., h Lefman. Roy, & College Club Orch. (Club Ayres, Mitchell (St. George) Brooklyn, NY, Coffee. Ted (Imperial) Auburn. NY. r Feminine Notes (Edison) NYC. h PAUL PAGE Royale) Warrensburg, Mo., nc Cole. Arnold (Casa Madrid) Sarasota, Fla. Ferron, Charhe (Lyric) R ri dice port. Conn.,t AND HIS PARADISE MUSIC Leland, Gordon (Verne’s) Detroit, nc Fiddlers Three (Robidoux) St. Jos., Mo., h Leonard. Harlan (Century Room) K. C., Fields, Ernie (Wm. Morris) NYC A new trend in Hawaiian Music Backus, Earl (Nameless Cafe) Chgo., nc Fields, Shep (Paramount) Springfield. Leonard. (Martin's Terraco Gar- Badger, Rollie (Sherbrooke) Sherbrooke, Mass., t. 12/15; (Adams) Newark, NJ. dens) Rochester. NY, nc Que.. Can., h The Little Vun with t. 12/22 Levant. Phi) (Trianon) Chgo., h Baer, Morgan (NBC) Wash.. D.C. Finch, Freddie (Casa Nova) K.C., Mo., nc Lewis, Billy (Johnnv Eagan’s Club) Sche­ Bailey, Bert (Oasis) Milwaukee, nc The Great Big Band Fisher. Art (Club Minuet) Chgo., nc Hayton. Lennie (Leon & Eddies) NYC, r nectady, NY, nc Bain, Jack (Chez Maurice) Montreal, nc Fisher, Buddy (Trocadero) Evansville. Ind. Headley. Art (Swanee) Miami, nc Lewis, Marie (Don Lannings) Miami, Fla. Baker, Dick (WJJD) Chicago Heidt. Horace (Coc. Grove-Ambassador) Lewis, Sid (Metropolitan) Miami, nc Baker, Hai (Cl. Dickman) Auburn, NY., nc Fisher. Freddie (Old Vienna) Cinti. r Lewis. Ted (MCA) NYC Ballou. Dick (Station WHN) NYC Fitzgerald. Elia (Savoy) NYC. b Henderson, Bob (On tour) Lewis, Willie (Dancing Tabaris) LaHaye, Barker-Heller (College dates) Fodor. Ernest (Green Lite Inn) Toledo. O. Henderson. Horace (5100 Cl.) Chicago, nc Barnes, Mas (Regent Roof) Gr. Rapids, Fodor, Jerry (Frankie's) Toledo. O., nc Herbeck, Ray (Edge. Beach) Chgo., h Little, Little Jack (LaSalle) Chicago, h Fomeen. Basil (Belmont Plaza) NYC, h Herbert, Arthur (DuPont) Wilmington, Little, Moe (Sunnyside) LaSalle. Ont.. Can., Barnet. Charlie (State) Hartford. Conn., Foster. Chuck (Biltmore Bowl) L.A., Cal. Livingston, Jimmy (Pla-Mor) K.C., Mo., b t, 12/29 Four Notes (Vandenbergs) K.C.. Mo., nc Herman Woody (Famous Door) NYC, nc Lockhart. Dana (Frolics) Albany, nc Barnett. Jimmy (VSA) Omaha, Neb. Four Rancheros (Onandaga) Syracuse, h Herth, Milt (Earle) Wash., D.C., t., 12/15 Locksley, Roy (Station CFRB) Toronto Barons, The (Durite Cafe) Jackson. Mich. Four Rhythmettes (Adolph's) Chicago, r Hicks. Roy (Country Club) Norfolk, Va., Lombardi. Joe (Earle) Wrash., D.C., t Four Rhythm Maniacs (19th A Vine) K.C. 12/21 Lombardo, Guy (Roosevelt) NYC, h Barrett. Lee (New Penn Cl.) Pitts., nc Hill, Earl (The Cave) Vancouver, nc Long. Johnny (Wm. Penn) Pitts., h Barrie. Dick (Bill Green's Casino) Pitts., nc Four Senators (Pelican Club) Palm Beach. Hill, Ray (Flamingo) Boston, r Lopez, Tony (Paddock) Miami Beach, nc Barton, Blue (Edison) NYC. h Hill. Tiny (Madura's Danceland) Ham­ Lopez, Vincent (Palace) S.F., Cal., h Bartel, Jeno (Piccadilly) NYC. I> mond, Ind., b Lorch, Carl (Biltmore) Dayton, O., h Bartha. Alex (Steel Pier) Atl. City, N.J., b Syd (Marta's) Village. Himber, Richard (Pierre) NYC. h Lotter, Dick (Sweet’s) Oakland, Cal., b Basie, Count (On tour—Kreuger's Audito­ Hines. Earl (Grand Terrace) Chgo., nc Loveland. Archie (Olympic) Seattle, b rium) Newark. NJ. 12/22 Fox, Tommy (Club Congo) Milwaukee, nc Hite. Les (On tour) Lowe, Bert (Blue Train-Lenox) Boston, h Bauer. Tony (Scaler's) Milwaukee, Wis.. nc Francis. Hal (Crystal Caverns) Wash. Hoffman. Earl (Blatz) Milwaukee, h Lowe. Louie (I.A.C.) Indianapolis, ne Baum. Howard (Schenley) Pittsburgh, h Holiday. Billie (NYC) Lower, Fred (Art & Ruby’s) Miami, nc Becker, Howard (CL Edgewood) Albany. Freeman. Bud (Center) NYC, t Holmes. Herbie (Brown Palace) Denver, h Lucas. Clyde (Aragon) Chicago, b. 11/28 N.Y., nc Friml, Rudolf, Jr. (Lafayette) Wash.» D.C. Honnert. Johnny (885 Club) Chgo., nc Lucas, Sasha (Troika) Wash., D.C., ne Beecher. Gene (Texas) Ft. Worth, b Hope, Hal (Park Lane) NYC, h Lugar, Joseph (WLW) Cincinnati Beelby, Malcolm (Royal Hawaiian) Hono­ HRl mOORE Frisco, Sammy (Thompson's 16 Cl.) Chgo., Horton Girls (Cl. Mayfair) Wilkesbarre. Lunceford. Jimmy (Harold Oxley) NYC lulu. h MAPLE CLUE UdcdIr. Illinois Lyman. Abe (Strand) NYC. t. 12/22 Beil & His Four Gongs (Dinty’s) Albany. Fulcher. Charles (Richmond) Augusta. Ga. Hughes. Ray (Jockey Club) K.C.. Mo., n Lyons, Ruth (WKRC) Cincinnati NY. nc Favaonal Mgr. Hugo, Victor (Little Rathskeller) Phila. Benavie. Sam (Station WJR) Detroit Funk. Larry (Ye Old Tavern) W. Brook­ Hunt. Brad (Lantz’* Merry-Go*Round) Berge re. Maximillian (Biltmore) Coral field, Mass., nc MacDonald. Philip (On tour) Gabies. Fla., h. 12/23 Hutton, Ina Ray (Roseland) NYC, b McCoy. Clyde(Adams) Newark, NJ, 12/15, t Bester. Don (CRA) NYC (Paramount) Springfield, Mass., t, 12/22 Betton. Matt (Kansas State U) Manhattan, Coleman. Emil (Waldorf-Astoria) NYC, h Gaillard, Slim (Rendezvous Rm.—Senator) McCune. Bill (Carlton) Washington, DC, h Kan. Collins. Harry (Esquire Cl.) Miami, Fla., nc Inkspots (Famous Door) NYC, nc McDonald, Billy (Florentine Gardens) Loa Bibbs. Oliver (KooKoo Club) Chgo., nc Commodores, The (On tour) Seattle Gale, Frankie (Pelham Health) NYC, nc Intimates. The (Community Coffee Shop) Angeles, Cal., nc Biekler. Chase (White Rock Showboat) Conrad. Judy (Mary’s Place )K.C., Mo., nc Gandler. Jimmy (Orchards) Pitts., nc Binghamton, N.Y.. r McDonald. Jack (WADC) Akron, O. Dallas, nc Continental Four (City Cl.) Erie, Pa., nc Garber. Jan (Topsy’s) Southgate. Cal., nc McDowell. Adrian (Andrew Jackson) Blaine. Jerry (Century) NYC, t Contreras, Manuel (Henry) Pittsburgh, h Garr. Glenn (Henry Grady) Atlanta. Ga., h Nashville, Tenn., h Blake, Charley (Republic Cafe) Wash., Coquettes, The (Merry-goRound) Dayton. Garrity. Bob (Eagles) Milwaukee, b Jackson. Curley (Chinatown Bowery) McGee. Jimmy (Gay 90’s) K.C.. Mr*., nc D.C., nc Gasparre. Dick (La Martinique) NYC, r Chicago, nc McGill. Billy (Hi-de-hy Club) Detroit. Blake. Edward (On tour) Corday (Chatterbox Supper Club) Moun- Gates. Mannie (Royal Palm Cl.) Miami, nc Jackson. Jimmy (Paradise) Chicago, b mien., nc Blake. Jimmy (Edgewater Beach) Chgo., h Gay, Leonard (Cotton Cl.) Cincinnati, nc Jacobson, Stan (Chateau) Milwaukee, cc McGrew, Bob (Jefferson) St. Louis, Mo., u Blanton, Tommy (Cont. Orch. Corp.) Utica. Cork, Ray & Harold (Indiana) Indpls.Jnd. Gelbert, Dave (Log Cabin) Ft. Lauderdale, Jagger, Kenny (Loraine) Madison, Wis., h McHale, Jimmy (Westminster) Boston, h NY James, Donnelly (Club Cinderella) Denver, McInnis, Vern (Palomar) Vancouver, B.C.» Bleyer, Archie (Earl Carroll’s )Hlwd., Gal.. Costello. Diosa (La Conga) NYC, r Gensch, Gordon (Terris Ci.) Milwaukee, nc James, Harry (On Tour) Can., b Coughlin, Frank (Trocadero) Sydney, Au­ Gentlemen of Note (Monteleone) N.O., La McIntyre, Hal (Athletic Club) St. PauL Block. Ray (CBS) NYC stralia, b James, Jimmy (WLW) Cincinnati Blue, Jimmy (Orlando) Decatur. IU.. h Courtney, Del (Ambassador) NYC, h Gentlemen of Rhythm (St. Charles) N.O. James, Sonny (Nu Elms) Youngstown, O., McIntyre, tani (Muehlebach) K.C., Mo., h Blue. Tommy (Village Barn) NYC. nc Covato, Etzi (Old Shay Gardens) Phg., Pa.. Jarrett, Art (Drake) Chicago, h McIntyre, Wayne (Terre Haute Hse) T.H., Botognini, Ennio (L'Aigion) Chicago, r George, Marvin (Lighthouse) Omaha, nc Jelesnick, Eugene (Melody Club) Union Ind., h Georgia Trio (Hse. of Murphy) L.A.,Cal.,nc City. NJ. nc McKay, Ernie (State) Columbus, O., r Bon Aires, The (Roosevelt) Pitt*., h Cozzie, Mickey (Harry's New Yorker) Jenny, Jack (Fiesta) NYC, r Bonano, Sharkey (Moulin Rouge) N.O.. La. Chgo., nc Giggy. Bob (Hack Wilson's Home Run) McKeon, Ray (WLLH) Lowell. Mass. Jerome, Henry (Child's Paramount) NYC, r McKinney's Cotton Pickers (Plantation Boogie-Woogie Boys (Cafe Society) NYC.nc Craig. Carvel (Rainbow Ronda vu) Salt Chicago, nc Jill, Jack (400 Club) Wichita. Kansas, nc Bostic, Ear) (Small’s Paradise) NYC. r Lake City, Utah, nc Gilbert. Irwin (Lanin) NYC Club) Detroit, nc Bostonians, Chet Jones* (Crooked Lake) Crawford. Jack (Schroeder) Milwaukee, h Gilbert, Jerry (Cawthon) Mobile. Ala.» h Johnson. Bill (Cozy Corner) Detroit, nc McLean, Jack (Trianon) Chgo.. b, 12/28 Troy, NY. b Crocker, Md (Metzger) Salem, O., h Goff Bros. Serenaders (Anacontes. Wash.) Johnson, Harris (Village) Miami, b McPartland. Jimmy (Off Beat Club) Chgo.. Boyer, Jimmy (Wharf House) Indianapolis, Cromwell, Chauncey (Royal Anns) Buffalo, Golly. Cecil (Schroeder) Milwaukee, h Johnson, Palmer (Dutchman) Seattle, t Johnston, Sid (Chinese Gardens) Seattle, r McPherson, Jimmy (Torch Club) Good. Charlie (On tour) Jolly Friers ( Londpn Chop Hse. ) Detroit, r Bradley, Wilt A Ray McKinley (Baker) Crosby, Bob (Windsor) Bronx. NY, t, 12/14 Goodman. Al (Wm. Morris) NYC Jones. Gay (Showbox) Seattle, Wash., nc Dallas, Tex. Crowley, Frank (On tour) Goodman. Benny (MCA) NYC Jones, Jon Paul (Eden) Westchester, IU.,nc Brag*Ie. Vincent < Dcmrmr V indr bilt 1 Cugat, Xavier (Statler) Detroit, b Gordon, Gray (Beverly Hills) Newport, Ky., Miami, 12/25 Cummins. Bernie (Van Cleve) Dayton, O.,h Jordon, Louie (New Capitol) NYC, ne McWilliams, Dave (Elk's) Wash., D.C., b Brainin, Jerry (Show Bar) Forest Hill» Curraccio, Anthony (Genova's) K.C., Mo., Gow. Art (Station KFEL) Denver Joy, Jimmy (Jefferson) St. Louis, Mo., h Madden, Sammy (Paris) Milwaukee, b NY, nc , Green. Johnny (Paramount) NYC, t Jurgens, Dick (Aragon) Chgo., b Madriguera, Enric (Baker) Ballas. Tex., Brandt. Eddie (Wm. Penn) Pitta, h Greene. Ken (Andy's Inn) Syracuse. NY.nc Justin, Larry (Piccadilly) Miami Beach, Magaun's. Paradise Islanders Brandwy-nne. Nat (Waldorf-Astoria) NYC. Gorrell, Ray (Detroit. Mich.) b Gravel. Lou (Cambria) Quebec. Can., t Brasham. Abe (Chib Bagdad) Seattle, ne Griffin, Edith (Lucille's Paradise) K.C., Kalis. Henry (Blue Train, Lenox) Boston h Bratton. Eddie (Corktown) Detroit, ne Mo., nc Breese. Lou (Ches Paree) Chicago, ne Guarini, Armand (Colonial) Dayton. O., t Kansas City Rockets (Century Rm.) K.C. HELLO JOE! Brehley, Gus (Mamie’s Grotto) Milwaukee, Daley, Bob (Roekaire) Janesville, Wis., h Guest, Al (Bear Creek Grange) Oleander nc Daly, Duke (Canary Cottage) Florham Drive, Merced, Cal., b Whadda Ya Know?1 Brigode. Aee (On tour) Park, NJ., nc Gumin, Joe (Paris) Milwaukee, b Karsen, Maria (Onesto) Canton, O., h Brito. Alfredo (Eden Cabaret) Havana, nc Damerei» George (Trocadero) NYC, nc Kassel. Art (Bismarck) Chicago, h Brown. Les (CRA) NYC D'Amico, Nicholas (Plaza) NYC, h Kavanaugh, George (Grand Terrace) De­ Brown. Pete (Onyx) NYC, nc Danders. Bobby (Gay Nineties) Chgo., nc Haase. Donald (Fletcher's) Miami, ne troit, b Brownagie, Chet (Hlwd. Beach) Hlwd., Davis, Coolidge (Gayety) Wash., D.C., nc Haenschen. Gus (CBS) NYC Kavelin, Al (Commodore Perry) Toledo, h Fla., b Davis, Eddie (LaRue) NYC, r Hagenor. Herb (Warwick) Phila., h 12/23 Bruce R «er (Club Glor 1 C^umbo O Davis, Johnny (Miami Club) Milwaukee. Hagstead. Art (Northview) Chgo., b Kay. Herbie (Ansley) Atlanta. Ga., b NEW YORK Brunies. Abbie (Vanity Club) N.O., La., uc Wis., nc Hall, George (On tour) Kaye, Sammy (Commodore) NYC, h Brusiloff. Nat (Park Central) NYC. h Davis, Paul (Martin's Tavern) Lima. O.. nc Hallett, Mal (On tour) Keck. Ken (Last Roundup) Milwaukee, nc Bryan I‘odd' < Miteh.il> lu i Indfl., Ind . Davis. Phil (WLW) Cincinnati Hallett, Mal (Essex County) W. Orange, Kemp, Hal (On tour—MCA) NYC nc Davison, Bill (East Side Spa) Milwaukee, Kendis. Sonny (Athletic Club)Detroit, Mich. Buffano. Jules (Raneb’ Seattle, ne Halliday. Gene (Station KSL) SLC. Utah Kenny. Mart (Vancouver) Vancouver, h Burkarth. Johnny (Bluegrass) Lexington. Day, Bobby (Pool Club) Jamaica. NY. nc Halstead. Henry (Mayfair) K.C., Mo., ne King, George (Bill Green’s Casino) Pitts., nc Va.. ee DeAngelo. Jimmy (Murray's) Albans'. NY. Hamilton. Bob (Majestic) L.B., Cal., b King. Henry (Peabody) Memphis, Tenn., h HOTEL UlELLIOGTOn Burke. Sonny (Ocean View) Revere Beach, Hammond. George (St. Anthony) San An­ King’s Jesters (Wardman Park) Wash.. Mass., b de la Rosa. Oscar (La Martinque) NYC. r tonio, Tex., h Burns. Cliff (Mariemont Inn) Cinti , ne Dengler. Cari (On tour) Gates, look in there the next Burt, Jay (Cardinal Chib) Milwaukee, ne Denny, Jack (Rice) Houston. Tex., h time you go to town. Not Busse. Henry (Netheriand Pla: Cinti. h Deutsch. Emery (Kenmore) Albany. NY h Byrne. Bobtqr (Roseland) Brooklyn. NY. b De Vera. Antonio (Fiesta) NYC, r only are the prices right and Deweerdt. Gus (Continental) K.C., Mo., h Diamond. Lew (Palmer House) Chgo., h E. B. SLIGH everything is solid, but Ed. Cabot, Tony (Villa Modeme) Chicago, ne Dias. Cari (Cafe de Paris) Boston. Mass., r Flynn of Down Beat has his Caceres» Emilio (WOAI) San Antonio. Tex. Dixon. Lee (Tantilla Gardens) Richmond, and Associates Calloway, Cab (Theaters—Paramount) Om­ headquarters there, so you'll aha. Neb.. 12/10; (Adams) Newark. N.J.. Dixon, Tommy (Manning's) Miami, Fla..nc t. 12/29 Dolan, Tommy (Sky - Vue) Pittsburgh, Pa.. know everything will bo in Campbells, Tbe (Ko-Ko-Mo) Dothan. Ala..nc Music and BOSTOD’S tho groove. Entertainment COPLEV SQUARE HOTEL Service PRESS CLIPPINGS in Boston* HOTEL UlELLinCTOH JAN SAVITT We maintain n special entertain­ 540 N. Michigan Ava., Chicago, III AND THE TOP-HATTERS ment and radio department—in­ New York Chy Superior 7921 Maaagomoet quiries solicited. __ A ÜMU Haft CONSOLIDATED DAOIO ARTISTS 120 W IVHi STRÊ1 PHiL YOUNG. Mgr, M Rockefeller Harn. N.Y.C. Romeike NEW YORK CH - 15, 1939 Chicago, December 15, 1939

Pollack, Ben (Sherman’s) San Diego, Cal., nc Junior (Cont. Orch. Cor- UMt Powell, Pug (Sweepstakes Club) Miami, ne Jaek t Powell, Teddy (Fiesta) NYC, r YC, b \ Powell, Walter (Knickerbocker Inn) NYC L) Richmond, Prats, Albert (CBC Studios) Toronto heard of, in hope*, that perhaps, in Price, Jesse (Century Rm.) K.C.. Mo., nc the middle of Cohen’s conversation Gbx Mirkov -Ailgi’s) Syracuse, NY, r Prima, Louis (Hickory House) NYC, nc «o., nc (Gayety) Wash.. D.C.. t Prindl. Mickey (White City) Chgo., b with the carpenter, Bix, Tesch, mbus, p. SiSr »T (Dinty’s) Albany, NY, nc Pryor, Roger (CBS) Hollywood Miami Joe (Belvidere) Auburn NY, r Pyle, Howard (River Bend) Wash, D.C., or someone will con» tearing in LjfapVs, Nelson (Henry) Pitts., h with the best chorus of their career kMarAni. Hugo (Rainbow Rm.) NYC. nc Well, with a few exceptions, Bill Imington, Del. । Don (New Russian Art) NYC, r has met with great disappointment TROMBONIST-VIOLINIST. All essentials. All ‘.ianaht. Joe (fiesta) NYC, r offers considered. Aaron Bramer, Water­ L«H. Bill (Trianon) Cleveland. O.. I Quartel. Frankie (Colosimo») Chicago, nc and worn out a fortune in needles. FOR SALE -Deagan M IMarshard, Jaek (Plaza) NYC. b Quintana, Don (El Chico) Miami Beach, However, one day, after listening town. Wisconsin. .'farsico, Al (Nixon) Pittsburgh, r Fla., nc cases. 2M octaves. • 'fartln. Bill (Martin’s On The Plaza) K.C. Quixote, Don (L’Aiglon) Chgo., r to an old Harmony record hearing Original cost $365.00. 1 the innocuous title of “I Miss My ARRANGEMENTS Everett Boyd, 903 Sal in^Don (Coq Rouge) NYC, r Swiss” by the Southern Serenaders (n^ Freddy CMC AO) NYC Raeburn, Boyd (Melody Mill) Chgo., b ORCHESTRATIONS, ETC. -Astor) NYC H|nva|i uut vnainuow) utnvcr, wio., n Raginsky, Mischa (Astor) NYC, h (Harm. 4-H), he called me on the GUITARISTS!!! Will BlM f ta^vin. Mel (Moonlight Gardens) Sagi­ Ramirez, Luis (Blackhawk) Chgo., ne phone and excitedly announced a best immediate cash off« naw. Mich., ne Ramon, Don (London Chop Hse.) Detroit, r Green, Box 60, Milford, Masa. tarvin, Mickey (Civic Center) Miami, h Ramona (Ritz Carlton) Phila.. Pa., h Louis discovery. Later I picked up SPECIAL AI KAN GEM ENTS — Any number, I tarvin. Tommy (Graystone) Detroit, b Randall. Art (Fontenelle) Omaha, h the record myself and was able 50c part, Swing-Sweet; Swing Choruses I $37 CHEVROLET BUS, fine coi [Mastern. Frankie (Essex House) NYC, h Randall, Gordie (Station WGY) Schenec­ to serify it. 15c, 3-way 40c. Piano-Vocals $2.50. Stocks mileage. Roger Graham, 124 [Maul. Herbie (Westwood Cl.) Little Rock, tady, NY v $12, Revision» Free. MacMillan 8829-58rd E. Cedar Rapids, la. dand) Randolph, Johnny (Lookout House) Cov­ How Louis ever got on this rec­ Avenue, Elmhurat, N.Y.C. ix, NY. b tana. Stewart (Capitula) Capitola, Cal., b ington. Ky., nc ord will probably always remain Montreal, nc elleu. Earl (Ob Henry) Willow Springe, Rapp, Barney (Sign of the Drum) Cincy. HAWAIIAN GUITAR ORCHESTRATIONS (8) INDIAN RELICS. Beadwork, Col«* 7 III. Ra veil, Arthur (Roosevelt) N.O., La., h a mystery. It is most likely n for $1.00. Ideal for Teacher». List sent on Dolls, Miniatures, Photos, Books, lackson, Mich. Melody Masters (Glass Hat — Congress) Raymond. Harry (Raymond Attraction») white band, most foul, and carries request. WRITE! Golden Gate Publications, al». Stamps. Catalogue, 5c. Indian M * .Chgx, h Newberry, S.C. a Billy Murray vocal. Neverthe­ 1534 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, Calif. Northbranch. Kansas. Park) Miami ^fen sf Note (Ten feyck) Albany, NY, h Raymond, Nicki (Coq Rouge) NYC, ne err> Macs (Paramount) NYC. t Read, Kemp (Stone Bridge Inn) Tiverton. less towards the end in comes God ORCHESTRATIONS, Popular backnumbers. MAGNA VOX concerto model phonograph for . assaer, Johnny (McAlpin) NYC, b R.L, nc with a short solo, ending up with Complete 8-$l. Silverman Musicmart, 3308 sale. Only 7 months old -will sacrifice. Lve.) NYC . '»avow. Milt (Util Attractions) NYC Reaper, Lyle (Jolly Roger) Seattle, nc a figure also found in Louis’ “Heah Lawrence, Chicago. Phone Sheldrake 0045, Chicago, III. Toronto, h p>eyers, Vic (PorUMd, Ore.) Reardon, Casper (I»e Ruban Bleu) NYC, nc if e) Minneap- L* ddieman, Herman JTacht Club) Phg., Reinert, Bob (Club Keller) Ft. Lauderdale, Me Talkin’’ in Maggie Jones’ “Any­ PIANO-VOCALS from melody, $2.00 “Stock” body Want To Try My Cabbage,” orchs. $5-$30, Lee. 109 Judson. Syracuse, rn, NY, r form, Russ (Oik tour) Reiser, Betty (Jerry’s Old Mill) Brinton and in some of his Okeh accompa­ N.Y. ddleton, Jack (Ball A Chain) Miami, Lake, Pa., nc MISCELLANEOUS n.) NYC, nc Reisman, Leo (Merry-Go-Round) Newark, niments. D) Baltimore liar. Bob (Hottenden) Cleveland, h N.J. Iler, Glenn (On tour—Meyer’s 1.ake Pk.) Snider, Billy (Lookout Hse.) Covington, INSTRUCTION Canton, O., 19/30 WANTED. Armstrong Okeh Records. Writ« ib dreh. (Club inkier. HaroP (Mur*», what you offer. Box 1216, Down Beat, Arwk. .is - « ■ —' ———- --mill nmiKlDl «ng s nearbom, Chicago. ____ jp (Jantzen Beach) Portland, ing complete details, combination, e loffòt.^eke (puberi) Cincinnati, t JAN SAVITT Sosnick, Harry (CBS) Hollywood Send 25c. Noerson, Box 442, Chicago, III. Room) K. South, Eddie (New York) FOR PUBLICATION — We write music to iojica, Leon (Trianon) Seattle, b Spanier, Muggsy (Nick’s) NYC, nc Lyrics — Lyrics to music. Arrangements Terrace Gar- folina. Carlos (La Conga) NYC, r AND THE TOP-HATTERS Spitalny, Maurice (KDKA) Phg., Pa. and recordings. Al Rosen. Consolidated toore, Carl “ÍJeacon” (On tour—CRA) Management Spitalny, Phil (On tour) HELP WANTED Music Co.. Room 307—160 Broad St., Provi— de nee, R.I. r nyc CONSOLIDATED RADIO ARTISTS Spratt, Jack (Joyland Club) Lexington, » Club) Sche­ uore, Hal (White City) Chgo.. b 30 Rockefeller Plaza, N.Y.C. Mjorehead, Papi (VSA) Omaha St. Marrie’s. Nick, Filipino Orch ORCHESTRA PRINTING. Free «ampies. Cuta. ) Miami, Fla. Of >rran, Russ (Int’l Casino) NYC, nc BAND LEADERS capable of organizing and dome) Minneapolis, h instructing small town bands have won­ Acme Printing Company, Dyersburg, »prison, Jay AOu tour) Renard, George (Greenwich Village Casino) Stabile, Dick (Raymor) Boston, b •it rton Hughie (Anchorage) Pitta., f derful opening in cooperation with large laris) LaHaye, NYC. nc Stark. Artie (Coliseum Walkathon) Chgo. ?loten, Bus (white Horse) K.C., Mo., nc Steed, Hy (WMBC) Detroit music dealer, middle west. Write giving full * owry, Ferde «Embassy) Toronto, b. Renzi, Pete (On tour) information, references, etc. to Box No. 122, CLARKE. PRYOR. ROGERS, KRYL Recordings, Chicago, h Repine. Bert (WRVA) Richmond, Va. Steele, Blue (The Casino) Little Rock, Down Beat Publishing Co. Correspondence 1895-1935. Thousands; private collection. die, Ont., Can., IMuady Jim (O>yx Club) NYC, nc Resnick, Marty (5:00 Club) Miami Beach, Josephine Mayer. Santa Barbara. Calif. .sic Master» Nince, Skippet (Beverly Gardens) Little nc mond, Va., nc in, O., h ) Hoek, Ark., ne Ricardel, Joe (Royal Box) NYC. nc Stoenner, Royce (N.O.S.) Omaha AND MRMU _ WHILE nd. Cal., b 1 tale, Frank (Union Grill) Phg., Pa. Rice, Johnny (Brinckley’») Wash., D.C., Stoess, William (WLW) Cincinnati Seattle, b Ne son. Happy (Molitor’s) Milwaukee, ne Straeter. Ted (Monte Carlo) NYC, nc Escorts (Ritz-Carlton) Atl. I’M DOWN THERE I nox) Boston, b WeLSon, Qzzie (Roosevelt) N.O., La., h. Richards, Barney (LaSalle) Chgo., h , Strickland, Bill (Lotus) Wash., D.C.. r spoils, ne Richmond. Bob (Cent. Orch. Corp.) Utica Stropes, Jimmy (New Castle) Albany. NY.b (On tour) MUSN'T FORGtT TO PUT Miami, nc Rudy (M Chico) Miami Beach. Fla. Ringo, Clarence (Alicia) Detroit, nc Stroud, Eddie (Arcadian Cabaret) Toronto, Wargo, Eddie (State Garden) Milwaukee, go, b, 11/28 Ritoff, Stan (El Dumpo) Chgo., nc nc IN MV SUBSCRIPTION ., D.C., ne il,bach) K.C.. Mo., h Roades, Dusty (Paxton) Omaha, U Stuart, Miron (Cornie*» Ship) Milwaukee, Waring, Fred (NYC) àidie taino Moderne) Cheo., h Roberts, Bill (Cosmopolitan) Denver, h Watkins, Santeny (Gibson) Cinti, h FOR ANOTUER VEOC'S innati Stuart. Ntek (Claridge) Memphis, h ixley) NYC , ««-ii.ML Terrace) Louis- Roberts, Keith (Cl. Chanticleer) ^Madison. Watson, Gil(Old Mill) Toronto, SUPPLY OF DOWN t, 12/22 Stubbin», Shelton (Greensboro, N.C.) Way, Wally (Mary’s Place) K.C., Mo., i is Royale) Toronto, b Roberts, Red (Eagles) Milwaukee, Wis.. b Sudy, Joseph (Belmont-Plaza) NYC, b Weeks, Ranny (International Casino) BEATS, [Statler) Boston, h Robillard. Herbert (The Rock) Brusse Sullivan. Joe (Cafe Society) NYC. nc NYC, nc Sullivan, Maxine (Famous Door) NYC, ne Ted (Edg. Beach) Chicago, h Ko Die,’ V net (Ye Oide Cellar) Chgo., n« Swanson. Jack (Toy Hatter«) Omaha, ne Welk. Lawrence < a 4olnhys) ballas, h Rogers, Buddy (Drake) Chicago. 1» Swedish. Steven (Eagles) Milwaukee.Wi»..b Wendell, Connie (Ace or Clubs; •k, NJ, 12/15, t Rogers. Eddy (Belvidere) Baltimore, h cgtrinjajrs (Bardwell) Rutland. Vt., h Mass., t. 12/22 Rollickera. Jack (Tress Club) Swingsters, The (Dmty’s) Albany, NY nc Henry (B & F. Orch. Mgmt) ihington, DC, b bryo, Red (Berijamin .Franklin) Phila. Erie, Pa. Gardens) Loa l\Àk, Elmar (Sillier Moon) Miami, ne Rollini, Adrian (Piccadilly) NYC, b Whiteman. Paul (New Yorker) NYC, h Romanelli, Luigi (King Edward) Toronto, h Talley. Frank (La Paloma Club) Miami. Wilde, Ran (Cosmopolitan) Denver, h .kron, O. Rose, Ray Ira, Strollers (Andrews) Mpl»., h nc Wiley. Earl (McGovern’s Liberty Inn) Chi­ rew lackson) Rosen, Tommy (Wisteria Gardens) Atlanta, Tatum. Art (Swanee) Los Angeles, Cal. cago, nc Williams. Ernie (Lucille’s Paradise) K.C.. I ’s ÉvffnCÍ Youngstown, O. Ross, Marjorie (University Grill) Albany, Taylor, Art (Bath Club) Miami Beach, Mo., nc Club) Detroit, . Tubby- (, \1_ Amusements) Rich- NY, r. William. 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Mass, Thompson, Lang (Top Hat) Union City, Wittich, Doris (Yar) Chgo., r rs (Plantation BILL LEYDEN CONDUCTOR OF N.J.. ne Woodbury. By (Station KDYL) S.L.C., WCFL Those Three Guys (Lakeside Inn) Auburn, go., b, 12/28 NY, ne Utah i r.M- ’ p m Woods, Howard (Village Bam) NYC. nc at Club) Chgo.» CHICAGO Make Believe Danceland Three Bits of Rhythm (Bartels) Chicago, r Worland, Gene (Cat A Fiddle) Indpls., ne Three Captivators (Embassy Club) Denver, Wray. Ernie (Fleischer Studios) Miami, ne h Club) UA.t nc Wright, Charlie (Essex House) NYC, h Three Sons (De-Witt Clinton) Albany,NY,h Wubbold. Joe (Crescent) Wash., D.C., ne ital) K.C., Mo.. m. Hdto (Couutsy Club) Coral Gables, Royal Rhumbeliers (Cl. Continental) K.C.. Thurston, Jack (Station WIOD) Miami Wylie, Wilf (White Rose) Vancouver, B.C., Mo., nc Tinsley, Bob (Frankie’s Casino) Chgo., nc Cash.» D.C., b on, Ole (Commodore) Vancouver. B.C., Rudy-Lake Orch (Mayfair Club) Lansing. Tito’s Swingtette (Lincoln) NYC, h ilwaukee, b Mich., nc Todd. Oliver (Nu 40 Inn) K.C., Mo., nc •alias. Tex., h ieili. George (Manhattan Grill), Sara­ Russell, Jack (Blvd. Rm.-Stevens) Chgo., h Todro, Louie (Park) Williamsport, Pa., b Yarlett, Bert (Hollywood) Toronto, h He knows that even though lise Isländer» sota. Fla., 1 .. Tomlin, Pinky (Jung) N.O., La., h Young, Sterling (San Clements) L.A.. Cal. ■ ando, Don (Colony Club) Chicago, nc Tom son. Ray (Sahara) Milwaukee, b he’s as far away from jumpin’ soorne. Will (Theater tour) Sachs, Coleman (Pickwick Yacht Cl.) Toppers (Chanticleer) Balto.. h Young, Victor (MCA) Hollywood jive as the North Pole, he ^en, Tom (Station WMT) Cedar Rapids, mingham. Ala., b Torres, Dick (Continental) K.C., Mo., h Younge, Ruth (Continental) K.C., Mo.» h Saix, Harry (Subway) Chicago, nc Towne Tunesters (Pantlind) Grand Rap- can still keep dose tabs on f ens Marry’ (Roosevelt) Hlwd., Cal., h Sanders. Joe (Blackhawk) Chgo, nc Zarin. 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