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VOL. 3, NO. 4 A PRIL, 1945 SIXTEEN PACES

Universal to Margaret O'Brien Will Record

Roll New Pic Children's Albums for Capitol On Contracts were being signed as The Capitol went to press which will QELAYED by the strike within the find little Margaret O’Brien recording exclusively for the Capitol label motion picture industry in March, shortly. The diminutive actress, who was awarded a miniature Oscar Henry Blankfort’s production of a statuette at the Academy Awards presentation March 1 5 for being the full-length musical film which em­ “ best child actress of 1944,” has phasizes jazz and several outstand­ never before made records. ing jazz musicians is expected to It was Margaret who walked off with get the green light this month at the picture “ Meet Me in St. Louis,” and Universal with , M il­ again in “ Music for Millions” (both pro­ dred Bailey and Josh W h ite slated for duced by MCM) she won raves for her important spots. masterful acting. Critics describe her as Blankfort, who wrote the screenplay the most gifted juvenile ever to be with Peggy Phillips, revealed that the film ed. picture’s title is “ Hear That Capitol will feature Margaret in a Talk." The story concerns five young series of dramatic skits aimed at chil­ Navy men, all musicians who love jazz. dren. Special material is being written John Hoffman w ill be the directo r. for her phenomenal talent, and an or­ chestra will accompany her on the disc- Blankfort, who helped produce the ings, Capitol officials declared. "Spirituals to Swing” concert March 18 at the Hollywood High School under auspices of the Musicians Congress, told , Holman The Capitol that the film also would carry sequences featuring certain New At Ciro’s on Strip Orleans musicians playing the blues. And SENSATIONAL child actress Mar­ Blues-shouter Josh White and Libby as with all cinematic ja z z productions, garet O’Brien, recent winner of an Holman are the current attractions in a "jam session” likewise is planned. Academy Award, soon will be fea­ Ciro’s floor show. The spot ordinarily tured on . Here she’s books “ society” acts and orks. Miss Hol­ Depending upon the effects of the man and White are touring the nation strike, the picture will roll in early April shown receiving her prized statuette and recently won raves for their concert and is scheduled for a Universal release at Crauman’s C h in e se T h ea tre in at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre here. ln the fall. Featured players have not H’wood March 15. made yet been announced. the presentation. Casino Gardens Has Eddie Heywood Into Bumps Myers Back Shaw Ork Next Month Billy Berg’s Club W ith takes his band into the After undergoing treatment for ailing Casino Cardens in nearby Ocean Park Eddie Hey wood’s band moves from tonsils, Bumps Myers just rejoined Benny Shepp's Playhouse in downtown Los A n ­ on May 11. Carter’s band on tenor sax at the Troc- geles to Billy Berg’s Club on Holly­ Additional details regarding Shaw and adero. George Washington also is a new wood’s Vine street starting April 16. his musicians will be found on Page 4. addition, on , replacing J. J. omplete dope on Heywood is on Page Johnson, who went with . 7 of this issue. Ozzie a Funnyman Now It’s Stanton In the Pine-Thomas picture “ People Ziggy Comes Back Bob Haymes last month changed his Are Funny” now in production, Ozzie Z¡ggy Talent, saxist and comic vocal- name to Bob Stanton. He’s making films Nelson is playing the role of a come­ |s . rejoined Vaughn Monroe’s band here and singing on the Columbia lot while dian. and Frances Langford In 'ate March. his brother Dick Haymes is at 20th-Fox. also are spotted in the film. i PACE 2 THE CAPITOL the CAPITOL PACE 3 THE Troc Jumps Peggy Lee

Published Monthly by With Cole, Flies High CAPITOL PUBLICATIONS, Inc. 1491 No. Vine St., Hollywood 28, Calif. • Benny Carter In Comeback Edited by Dave Dexter, Jr. JHE ordinarily sedate Sunset strip Peggy Lee is off the dime and Assoc. Editor: Lou Schurrer has been jumping since March 22. back in action for sure. This Was Another April On that night the double-barreled Her first records as a Capitol , playing the Cafe Rouge of Hotel Pennsylvania, combination of the King Cole Trio soloist with accompaniment by Dave was broadcasting a Toots Camarata arrangement of “ This Changing and Benny Carter’s orchestra opened Barbour’s band are slated for re­ f w / i - W orld’’ and Bob Eberly had waded into the last eight bars of a virile at the Trocadero as the highlights lease soon. She played a week at vocal. Suddenly NBC’s news room yanked the band off the air, of an all-sepia show, the first of its the L. A. Orpheum Theatre March 1 kind ever offered by George Goldie, the The announcement came through twice in three minutes— Adolf Hitler and 20-27, marking her first stage ap­ Somewhere in France. ' Troc’s owner. the German army were invading Denmark! pearance in three years. And she re­ I am on my way to Berlin as I write Flushed with success, both Cole and That was five years ago this month— a sunny April in 1940 when Amer­ placed Connie Haines as featured song­ this. Please have send Carter attracted a capacity house w ith ica was at peace and Europe was seething. stress on the Andy Russell show which me a cardboard record of “G. I. Jive” a score of Hollywood celebs attending. , the incompar­ Artie Shaw was in Hollywood after a long sojourn in M exico. He was is broadcast over the Blue network and I’ll sign it for the boys as they Los Angeles disc jockeys had heated the able, surprised Californians in March fiddling ’round with a 31-piece orchestra which included a string section, every Saturday at 7 p. m. (PW T). march into town. May I also request airlanes for a week preceding the event by suddenly arriving in L. A. to vaca­ Bobby Sherwood on guitar, Stan Wrightsman at the and Mannie Klein The blonde and dimpled former Benny more copies of The Capitol— the ones with a barrage of records featuring Cole tion and play a theatre. She expects on horn. Also in Filmtown was , suffering a sciatic condition Goodman canary has also been making we have aren’t enough to fill all the and Carter and their respective m usi­ to return east momentarily after but playing his magnificent clarinet nightly on the job at the Ambassador, transcriptions and is being tested for foxholes my outfit is occupying. Sincere cians. guesting with Joe and Sally Venuti The King Cole Trio was here, too, finishing a run at the Radio room and pictures. On top of all these activities and best regards to you all back there Marie Bryant replaced Savannah C h u r­ in the Valley. It is her first visit to preparing to go east. No one outside of knew about Nat and few her daughter Nickie keeps her jumping. in the States. chill as the singer, Miss C hurchill re­ the coast in three years. cared about his intriguing vocal and piano manners. The four Pied Pipers also are heard SGT. RUSSELL M. SEFINC maining in the east. A dance team and A.P.O. 447, America was singing, as always. The top tunes included “Tuxedo Junc­ on the Russell show. They, too, have the comedian Timmie Rogers round out tion,” “ Indian Summer,” “Darn That Dream,” “ In an Old Dutch Garden," recorded for Capitol as have Russell and C/O Postmaster. NYC. the bill. “Careless,” “When You Wish Upon a Star” and “With the W ind and Rain Heidt Awaits Miss Lee. in Your Hair.” ’s new band was riding the crest. Goldie told The Capitol that the bill Somewhere in Italy. would stay a minimum of four w eeks was headed toward bankruptcy— his record of “You Made Me Love You" I ran across The Capitol the other day with a possibility of the engagement The Decision Four Mills Due and inasmuch as I work in a hospital, was still a year away, and his debts had mounted to more than $30,000. He had just lost to . lasting 12 weeks. Nightly broadcasts W ith his orchestra disbanded and there are plenty of guys who are anxi­ over KHJ-Mutual are heard. ous to read it when I’ve finished. Can In Chicago the talk of the town centered around the Bob Crosby band with time on his hands as he awaits At Florentine The four singing Mills brothers re­ you send more? at the Blackhawk. Larry Clinton was at the Sherman. , play­ the musicians’ union decision as to turn to the Florentine Gardens in Holly­ Pfc. FRAN KLIN J. M ILLER ing the Meadowbrook in Jersey, replaced Carol Kay with an Oklahoma co-ed Dorsey Brothers whether his long contract with MCA wood on May 1 after a long trek in A.P.O. 367, 45th Gen. Hosp. named Dillagene Plumb. It was a great band that Woodrow led, a band the east. They’ll appear nightly In the C/O Postmaster, NYC. which exuded originality and spirit and the will to succeed like no other. remains in force, Horace Heidt will Some of the guys, like James, were in trouble. had to junk Pic Producers? concentrate on “outside activities” Zanzibar barroom at a price reported his big combo which featured men like Webster, Heard, Karl George and Plans for a film, to cost more to be three times what they garnered 9 Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. for the next two months. If the de­ Harold Baker. Bob Zurke was failing, too, and so were Jack Jenney, Lennie year ago. I’ve just received a couple issues of than $1,000,000, which would cision favors Heidt and allows him to Hayton and Bobby Byrne. quit Paul W hiteman, the The Capitol from a friend of mine in find Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey break the agency contract, he will re­ the States and hope I can obtain more. Smoothies left Hal Kemp. Alvino Rey arrived in N. Y. to organize a band of his own. working as producers with Charles organize and accept engagements again I can assure you it will be appreciated. with the aid of a different booking I am secretary of the 121 Rhythm Club There were dark days ahead, days of sorrow and tragedy to many mil­ Rogers are being made by the two lions of persons throughout the world. Soon London would be blitzed. Later agency. which has over 100 members and am maestros in the east. Tentatively Carber at Trianon, Now would come Pearl Harbor. There was some talk of America drafting its president of the Gutbucket Club, a pri­ titled “My Brother Leads a Band,” the Heidt, who lives in nearby Van Nuys, young men, "just in case" the U. S. should become involved. But no one vate club which goes in solely for the film would feature the music of two closed at the Trianon Ballroom March hottest swing. thought we would. Fascism was Europe’s worry. Oppression, race persecu­ Dorsey orks and would be released via 18. followed him. tion and all the other vile evils of Nazism didn’t concern us. United Artists. It’s a pity we can’t get Capitol discs Heidt isn’t exactly loafing, however. April of 1940. . . . Out here there was talk of building a super-ballroom over here, but after the war you can The Dorseys are said to be looking He operates the Horace Heidt Steak to be called the Palladium. In Natchez, a horrible fire destroyed more than put me down as one of your regular for a story written around their spec­ House in Beverly Hills, the huge and 200 persons, including Walter Barnes and 10 of his musicians who were custom ers. tacular careers in the music business. luxurious Lone Palm resort hotel in Palm RON BOYLE trapped in the flames. . . . Igor Stravinsky married V era de Bosset Sudeikine ey mtend to put up none of their Springs and the Heidt School for Stam­ 37, Hope Street. in Massachusetts, Eddie Peabody was wed to a United Airlines hostess and own money, retaining, instead, 50 per­ mering in L. A. The latter venture is Jan Savitt tied the knot with his secretary, Barbara Stillwell. Martha Raye cent of the stock. Rogers would finance strictly a non-profit organization. Clinton, Iowa. sued Dave Rose for a divorce after 1 8 months of marriage and Meade Lux and assist with production. Lewis cut out from Johnson and Ammons to become a boogie-woogie single. Files 26-Page Protest I am greatly enjoying your “New * Tom and Jim just formed the Embassy Heidt’s musicians and vocal corps American Jazz” album and would like ’s black-haired canary, Kitty Kallen, revealed she was secretly corporation and are working on the idea scattered after the breakup. Some joined to obtain more of such high class jazz married to a player, Clint Garvin. Joe Sullivan led a wonderful ■>0 that the pic can go into production Shorty Cherock, others turned to radio recordings. I have recently returned from band of white and Negro musicians at Cafe Society in N. Y . next fall ¡n H’wood. and film studios, a few returned east. two and one-half years in the South­ The world was rosy, on this side of the Atlantic, and Franklin Roose­ Heidt claims that he has been mis­ BENNY CARTER calls this a “Boyer west Pacific and was quickly sickened velt’s alarm over European events brought derisive com m ents from certain Cugat Eyes Coast handled by MCA and that his contract attitude,” one of many the amazing at the modern ballads recorded by the congressmen who saw no danger to our way of life. The music profession- with that organization is void. In a man of music adopts on his current “commercialized” name bands.True jazz read that as racket— was unconcerned, too, in the frantic stampede to Nitery with Proser Xavier Cugat, now in N. Y „ is nego- 26-page plea to the musicians’ union he stand at the ornate Hollywood Troc­ fans will welcome more of your record­ garner all the gold outside of Fort Knox. 'aiing for a nitery in L. A. w hich he pointed out his side of the story and adero. Carter’s band is co-featured ing of small combos. Sincerely, That was five years ago this month. That was another A p ril. Sometimes a™ his friend, Monte Proser, would asked that the contract be ruled invalid. along with the King Cole Trio. Their Lt.-Col. STANLEY HOLLENBECK it’s worth taking the time to think about those days. Perhaps the past will opening on March 22 was attended U. S. Marine Corps point to a better future. More than ever, it’s a “changing world.” s,p-rf together as a sort of western- If the union agrees he will once again Ve Copacabana. Nothing has been form a band. Otherwise, said Heidt, he by a throng of Cinematown’s big­ Shick General Hospital. Signed yet, however. will keep active in his other enterprises. wigs. Photo by Ted Allan. u m m tÊÊÊÊÊÊÊBm m m m m • ' — - THE C A PITO L PACE 5 PACE 4 TH E CAPITO, 7 New Men Top SPots Film Tests 0. K.; Pop Up in For Kenton Andy Russell Set For ‘Stork Club’ y^ROUSED from his bed to make a personal appearance on Al Jarvis Shaw’s Band Coming Up KFW B “ Make Believe Ballroom” program last month, Andy Russell passed his film tests JJA C K on the west coast after: With signed contracts in his sleepily defended the music of Cuy Lombardo with the cautious assertion in a walk and has been signed by that “ Lombardo always seems to achieve what he sets out to do.” The long tour which found him, and hi< D°c^et’t0 p'ay Pararnoun^ B. C. DeSylva for an important spot , . , • . , Theatre, the swank Cafe Rouge of Duke declared there was a place for Lombardo and all schmaltz bands’ orchestra, playmg theatres through ^ p; nnsylvania and the Panther in “The Stork Club,” first feature musical product in this country, but out the east, Artie Shaw appear room 0f Hotel Sherman in Chicago, to be produced independently by refused to say where the place is. DeSylva since he quit as Paramount’s unperturbed over the controvert Stan Kenton will this month make executive producer last fa ll. Invited by Jarvis to review seven he launched a month ago when It a monstrous swing of Texas with his new record sides, Ellington generously Betty Hutton is the star of the pic­ charged that “jazz is dying duck1,6®“* playins before thousands of C. I. rated all but one as “perfect” and took ture, with Barry Fitzgerald, Don De Fore extreme care to have a good word for and accused certain bandleadersof' K enton band, which came out of and Robert Benchley supporting. The every band that was discussed. Duke’s owermg the standard of mus.c in or* nowhere # few seasons back and quick|y King Cole Trio, now playing the H’wood pals and a legion of jazz fans were to b enefit th eir own bank accounts. ¡tse|f among the nation.s Trocadero, also will be seen in the film. gravely upset by his statements; some Th e controversy aroused speculate m0st popular orchestras, just concluded Russell has been gaining momentum say he was talking in his sleep. Regard­ and arguments through the nation, i a theatre tour and w ill open at the consistently the past few months, and less, he really started a controversy. Shaw’s observations invariably do. Artie Sherman in the Windy City on April 27. his Saturday night Blue network pro­ did not refute his ideas, but declare: Stan’s Paramount booking is set for HOAGY CARMICHAEL’S most gram has picked up a nice rating in the Ceorgie Bassman landed musical di­ that some o f them had been overem either June 13 or 21 and marks the first treasured possesison is the mouth­ few weeks it has been on the air. “The rector chores of “Abbott & Costello in phasized by Russell Birdwell, his Holly time his jumping “ artistry in rh yth m ” piece of the trumpet played by the Stork Club” will be his first fling in pictures. Hollywood.” wood press agent. A majority of bcrew has played the big Times Square late Bix Beiderbecke, with whom Angeles musicians agreed with fthouse. Hoagy worked back in the 1920’s. Ceorgie Stoll is sweating out the scor­ Shavian outbursts, in fact. Adding still more prestige to the Ken- He’s shown with it at the Car­ It’s Kay for ‘Casa’ ing of “Anchors Aweigh” at Metro. W ith Roy Eldridge on trumpet arc ton name is the N.Y. Hotel Pennsylvania michael residence. Hoagy’s new air­ Edward Kay was just appointed musi­ Film has 20 different musical sequences. EVERYBODY’S happy! At least Imogene Lynn holding down the voca booking, where Glenn Miller, Jimmy show on NBC coast web is clicking cal director of the film “Casa Manana” that’s the reaction Ted Lewis got spot, Shaw’s stringless aggregatior Dorsey and Charlie Spivak have long nicely; he’s also busy making films. by Monogram studio officials. writes pals in Holly­ last month at the Aragon Ballroom played a weekend at the Pacific Squar*been featured. The Pennsy opening is wood that he expects to return here when his band shared the stand with Ballroom in San Diego last w eek are Pencilled for Sept. 11. Kenton’s band about June 1. Al Donahue’s crew. Lewis, left, dis­ w ill headquarter in L. A . for the nex*also will play the Frolics in Miami start- few months, leaving town only for oc- inS May 15 for three weeks, , bassist with Coleman plays his incidental singing style to Curlew Not Fatal to Uoeal Donahue, whose band has proved an casional one-nighters and theatre stands In short, the Kenton band has ar- Hawkins, out of action because of blood along the coast. rived. Already it is being acclaim ed the poisoning in arm. Improper use of a Aragon click for six solid months. Lewis and crew are now in the east. Rehearsals o f the band here reveal/band of the year’” Stan's records’ on Spots; Pastor Bate Awaited sulfa drug added to Oscar’s discomfort. f.Capitol, are steady best-sellers with his that a gigantic shakeup had taken plac “ Pastorized” music by Tony Pas­ probably the most popular ofay group W ill Rose handling publicity here for on the road. Two saxophonists, thre;m°s recen* ^re ^ou Livin Old M an?” Benny Heller, former Goodman and tor is next at the Palladium follow­ in the nation today and one of the best Mills Music. trombonists and two trumpeters hav Slde provme especially Potent in jukes m usically. James guitarist, returning to his home ing th e current engagement of in Atlantic City after a long illness. been replaced by Artie, who wasn’t satCOas 0 coas*‘ , The midnight curfew has not slowed Benny plans to open a record shop in Eddie Heywood’s broadcasts from isfied with his original hirelings and whc Frankie Carle, whose comparatively business appreciably at the Pally. Its the resort city. Shepp’s Playhouse on KPAS are now still is trying to improve the quality K l n r K/f | \ new band is playing its first Los management circumvented a loss in gate aired nightly at 1 1 p. m. his music. At least two more change 1 IU i IV iU lllld Angeles engagement at the Sunset receipts by throwing open its doors an are expected. But Roy Eldridge still $■ Louie Zito, former drummer with Dick hour earlier. The musicians have to go Hunter Hancock now has 90 minutes Number One sideman and the rhythr boulevard terp palace. Stabile, managed ’s combo Carlos Molina To be Featured to work an hour earlier but they’re off on Sundays for his socko “ Harlem Holi­ Pastor will open in early May. A New section is unchanged. the stand sooner, too. Most of the other during its long stay in the L. A. area. Haven musician, Tony first attracted day” show. It’s on KFVD at 5 p. m. and clubs around town are following the On Capitol Label attention as tenor saxist and singer with emphasizes superb sepia recordings. same pattern. Since Pearl Harbor there They’re getting the Hollywood Bowl Artie Shaw’s early orchestras. Since 15 Men and Cal has been a midnight limit on the sale of ready for annual summer concert sea­ The orchestra of Carlos Molina 1940 he has conducted his own group. Pianist Stan Wrightsman purchased a liquor in niteries and the Byrnes ruling, son. Spring is here in California. new home in the Valley. Tommy Tucker is pencilled in for a In Sully Mason’s last m°nth was pacted to a Capitol while unpopular, nevertheless failed to binder. June opening at the Palladium, his first change the habits of those who seek Ira Cook moved his nightly “Lucky Coleman Hawkins dedicated original at the spot. Woody Herman or Jimmy New Orchestra Marking the first acquisition of a after-dark entertainment in the City of Lager Dance Time” recorded program to stomp tune, “Stuffy,” to Gene (Stuffy) Dorsey, however, is promised L.A. music Music City from KFAC studios. Hugh Norman of KFWB’s Eastside show. The Sully Mason’s orchestra, afte!^at'n'American aggregation to its followers for July. The Herman herd is the Angels. Claudin engineers the series. Hawk also recorded it for Capitol. breaking in at San Diego, head:r of .ar’.lsts' the move cam3 as ,, . , . , na ar,d his combination were con- north this month with the formjciuding a four-week run at the Ho||y_ K a y K y s e r s in g e r an d s a x is t leadinswood Trocadero, where the King Cole a young, new crew which features Jewel Trio and Benny Carter’s band are cur- Hopkins as vocalist. ren^y holding forth. Mason lists among his personnel Fred Molina’s group has long been one of Stulce, M ario Babadillo, Herman Ballen The topmost favorites in the rhumba Dick Yates and Tom Palumer, reeds field. Ralph Clark, Don Davies, Irv in g Lewis Capitol will present Molina on records Hank Ceis, ; Frank Llewelyn the band has never been presented Norm Barker and Bob Deming, trom-,Previously, using a new “twist” in mer- bones; Bob Boyer, drum s; Larry Breen /chandising and packaging the discs, (J a / a c to i bass, and Bob Jacobs, piano. PACE 6 TH E CAPITO th£ CAPITOL PACE 7 Leads Hot Combo New Bands o The Hawk Flies High on Capitol Cherock and Great W a xin g s On Date With Duke's Men Another 4 Before returning east in mid-March to continue their concert tour Matthews Sel Cut by the K in g after two months on the coast, four members of Duke Ellington’s orches­ The month of March found mors CLIMAXING his first appearance For Redwood tra formed the nucleus for a band which recorded four jazz sides for new bands being organized in the Eddie Heywood and his “ whisper Capitol. on the west coast with his band, Hollywood area than in any pre­ music” have been held over at Led by the veteran Sonny Greer Coleman Hawkins knocked off 1 2 ceding month in the town’s history. Shepp’s Playhouse in downtown on drums, the group comprised Taft sides In a series of recent sessions In addition to Art Farar and Sully L. A. Jordan, trumpet; O t t o (Toby) which also marked the famous tenor Originally scheduled to close Hardwick, alto; Freddie Guy, gui­ Mason, Clarence (Shorty) Cherod saxophonist’s initial work for the tar; , clarinet; Duke and Dave M atthew s have organized ne. March 20, Heywood bagged an ad­ Brooks, piano, and , bass. combos. Cherock, who will change hi Capitol label. ditional four-week extension and is not due to leave until April 15. Although he hasn’t been a member of name to Sherock, opened at the TrianoJ The Bean, as he is known to m usi­ the Ellington organization in nearly just joined the band Ballroom in San Diego and will folio« cians, recorded five new original “ jum p” three years, Bigard — just back from gems and seven standards to be released on bass, replacing Al Lucas. Simmons is Jan Garber into Horace Heidt’s Triano*: — fitted in with the others in the near future. Blowing his big, tar­ a veteran bull-fiddler, having played wonderfully. All four sides recorded were in Southgate soon. Matthews, noted: nished Selmer horn No. 27666 w hich he with Benny Goodman, the instrumentals, including two jump orig­ e tenor saxist, is breaking in his bar.: obtained in Paris only a few months Quartet and other popular units. inals, “ Kandylamb” and “ Bug in a Rug.” less spectacularly than Cherock but h before France fell to the N azis in 1940, Also featured along with Heywood’s Other members of Ellington’s band had NEWEST maestro in the Southern Hawkins used for accompaniment the piano are , trombone; Lem lineup includes a more imposing list c previously recorded for Capitol under California area is Shorty Cherock, band which he’s been fro nting since Davis, alto sax and clarinet; Emmett m usicians. | ’s leadership. Junior Raglin, pictured above with Cheryl Walker early February at Billy Berg’s n itery on Berry, trumpet, and Keg Purnell, drums. | , Lawrence Brown, of films. Shorty is breaking in his Included in the Matthews personr: Hollywood’s Vine street. , and waxed four sides in band on one - nighters. He’s well are such men as Herbie Haymer, Les Allan Reuss Is the Guitarist February with Keg Purnell, Ulysses Liv­ known for his trumpet work with Robinson, Thurm an Teague, Heinie Bea- "Sir Charlie” Thompson, pianist and W A X IN G HOT for Capitol on one Barnet Loses i ingston and “ Eddie Wood” rounding out Jimmy Dorsey, Horace Heidt and Steady Nelson, Neal H efti and Tommy, arranger; Oscar Pettiford, probably the of his recent record sessions in Hol­ | the Stewart lineup. others. CAC is booking. Todd. Dave H udklns is managing the most-publicized bass player in history lywood, Coleman Hawkins relaxes Kay Starr The Down Beat concert in Chicago group and playing drums. Kay Star and winner of numerous polls as the between masters. The Bean and his Kay Starr last month quit Charlie ^ was Duke’s first important date away w orks an occasional job as vocalist. Tbs best man on his instrum ent; Allan famous tenor recorded a raft of jazz Barnet’s band as featured vocalist : from the coast. His recent engagement Cavallaro Combo Matthews organization is only working Reuss, guitarist noted for his recording classics with such prominent musi­ at Ciro’s was a tremendous success. weekends at present, but he has amfci work with Benny G o odm an, L io n e l cians as Allan Reuss, Oscar Petti­ and is mapping out a program of Capitol’s Dave Dexter supervised the In New WB Pic tious plans. Most all the arrangemen: Hampton, Teddy Wilson and other jazz ford, Charlie Thompson, Denzil Best her own in which she’ll work as a used are his own. single. Creer and Stewart sessions. None has Carmen Cavallaro, his band and giants; Denzil Best, youthful drum m er, John Simmons and Howard McGhee. yet been scheduled for release. Cherock has several of Horace Heidt and Howard McGhee, former Andy Kirk Hawkins’ band still is playing at Billy The brunet singer, for several years a troupe will appear in “ The Time, sidem en. The leader plays trumpet ar trumpet star, formed the band which Berg's nitery here. Photo by Charlie star with Joe Venuti and Barnet, will the Place and the Girl” for Warner was featured with Heidt’s orchestrj accompanied the Hawk on a majority of M ihn. concentrate on radio in H ’wood and is ‘Desert Song’ to Brothers while on the west coast until it disbanded two weeks ago. Hj the sides cut. slated for a buildup on the Blue start­ for an engagement at Ciro’s on the once had his own group in Chicago bu: John Simmons replaced Pettiford on Illinois Jacquet at the Swing Club. Jac­ ing momentarily. She’s also undergoing Open New Season Sunset strip. it w as a sm all combo and unlike thj four faces. Pettiford was stricken with quet, a former Hampton and Calloway screen tests. blood poisoning and was unable to play. reedman, has amassed, like Hawkins, a "Desert Song” will be the first offer­ Cavallaro, who plays piano, appeared large-sized outfit he now is fronting. Another star, heard on two of the sizeable and fanatical following chiefly ing to be heard at the Los Angeles Civic in “Hollywood Canteen” last year at Cherock’s personnel includes Rc of England’s Jack Hylton. Returning to dozen sides cut, was Vic Dickenson. because of a freak “screech” style of Light Opera festival starting here April the same studio. Davis, Ralph Santangelo, Bob Jensen New York just before the war was de­ The amiable trombonist, famed for his playing in the upper register. 30. Walter Cassell of the Metropolitan Charles Fite, W ally Wells, J. C. Plum clared, he has since fronted his own ‘burr’’ tone and unorthodox phrasing, Opera will have the featured role oppo­ Vernon Duke Here stead and Ernie Kolstad, brass; Tony Born in Missouri orchestras in the east. is regularly featured with Eddie Hey- site Dorothy Sarnoff. Victor Herbert’s Johnson, A llen Eager, Len Layson, Jack Born in St. Joseph, Mo., Hawkins first Capitol’s emphasis on jazz in recent Working on Play wood’s orchestra and appeared as a sort “The Red Mill” as well as the New Vernon Duke, composer of numerous Baker, Johnny Klyn, reeds; Don Beams attracted attention with the blues­ weeks has found all-star groups led by °f guest soloist” at one session. Sim ­ York company of “Carmen Jones” and hit show tunes, has been in H’wood ley, piano; Art Yows, drums; Gus Van singer Mamie Smith and her Jazz Rex Stewart, Sonny Greer, Big Sid Cat­ mons also is a Heywood sidem an. a roadshow of “ Rose Marie” will round several weeks working with Cotfried Camp, bass, and Gene Walsh and Doro Hounds. Later, with Fletcher Henderson lett, Al Casey, Eddie Miller, Nappy La- Jacquet Has Competition out the season, according to the festi­ Rinehart and Samuel Hoffenstein on thy Rae, vocalists. No guitar is used. and other topflight encembles, he be­ Mare, Benny Carter, Nat (King) Cole, It appeared more than likely that val’s producer, Edwin Lester. their play, “ Nantucket.” Duke returns came universally acknowledged as the Joe Sullivan, , Jay McShann, Hawkins, rated for 20 years as the to N. Y. about April 15 to prepare for most talented tenor saxist In the busi­ Leadbelly and numerous others being greatest tenor saxophonist in the world, The Merry Macs got back after east­ a Carnegie Hall performance of his sec­ Plantation Club ness. For five years, in the 1930’s, he added to the list of stars whose talents ern tour March 26. ond symphony. would be signed exclusively w ith C ap­ toured Europe under the management will appear on the Capitol label shortly. itol before April 1. He has recorded To Reopen Soon? many hundreds of sides during his co l­ Joe Morris intends to reopen h orful career for several dozen com ­ panies. A contract which was to be Plantation Club in “ late April c -igned as The Capitol went to press will May,” he said last week. The spo- reserve his services, on records, only for which featured the best colore Capitol In the future. jump bands, was forced to close ' Hawkins arrived on the west coast March because of the curfew law. too late for the Jan. 17 Esquire concert Morris said he could and would re Ut immediately created an uproar when ‘I Dreamed^-- open “when I sign the right attrac * opened at Berg’s club. He is the first R I X O R D S tion.” He’s trying to get Jim m ie Lunce enor man to hit Los Angeles in a year o c ^ No. 194 ford, who arrives in L. A. in May. 0 offer any real competition to young I

pAUSINC between masters on one of the recent Coleman Hawkins sessions, Denzil Best, “Sir Charlie” Thompson and Vic Dickenson, above, map out the chords to “Hollywood Stampede.” Dickenson is regularly featured with Eddie Heywood but appeared as a guest trom­ bone soloist on the Capitol date. Thompson was the original pianist with ’s band.

j\NDY RUSSELL, in the large photo at upper right, relaxes com­ | T ’S all in the day’s work for John-John ^ W A IT IN G the green warning signal. )oe pletely when he makes records. This shot was made on his last New glLLY BUTTERFIELD goes for a high one as Paul ston, whose smash vocal version feura” Stafford prepares to croon “Out of This York session, the session that produced his hit waxing of “ Negra Weston checks a Weston arrangement recorded by the will be released soon by Capitol is young trumpeter and his band at Cap’s New York stu­ World” with Paul Weston’s accompaniment Consentida.” Easily the outstanding vocal star to come up within the heard on the Chesterfield program' CBS; dios. A sensational group of musicians performed with on this date, also in New York, where Jo past year, Andy now is in Hollywood heading his own Blue network he once sang and played guitar in rSSel s knocked ’em dead at La Martinique. Her rec­ airshow and making a movie. Butterfield on the date. It was Billy who revived “ My orchestra. Ideal” a few seasons back. ord has just been released. m - PA C V l I PACE 10 t h e CAPITO! THE C A P ITO L Wes Tuttle's First Platter 14 A ir Shows Original Whiteman Band in Reunion FeaturesOwnComposition For GI Gaits Wang W ang'Cut By LEE G ILLETTE From IF wood By Combo Gossip and stuff with the home folk — that’s the gist of the items Total of special transcribed radio 1921 carried under this heading. And bounding into the limelight after 12 ’S original or­ series using Hollywood personalities long years as a featured entertainer on Stuart Hamblen’s KFWB airshow chestra, at least what’s left of it, for entertainment of armed forces in Hollywood is Wesley Tuttle, who with his Coonhunters this month got together in Hollywood last join the roster of Capitol hillbilly ______overseas was boosted to 14 |3S| month for a reunion without prece­ stars. month with announcement by the Tuttle’s first release p a irs an dent within the music profession. Hollywood Victory Committee oi original song, “ I Dreamed That My With Ferde Grofe banging the piano Daddy Come Home” and ‘‘Rainin’ on approval of talent assignment for. and Mike Pingitore strumming his the Mountain.” Wesley and his boys new weekly half-hour show title« banjo, the Whiteman bang record­ keep busy in picture work, too. “ Remember.” W ith addition of thene« ed a 1921 arrangement of “ Wang Wang Pvt. Jack Guthrie, who recently cut platter, HVC talent is now providing Blues” exactly as they played it more eight sides for Capitol before donning than 20 years ago at the A lexandria 11 Vi hours of air time weekly for the khaki, is keeping up his good work by Hotel in Los Angeles. AFRS. conducting a six-piece cowboy band at PW Swings the Baton Fort Lewis, Wash. Guthrie spends a lot The new show features favorite songs With Whiteman himself conducting— THREE members of Paul W hite­ of time entertaining his buddies. of past seasons, with commentator peg­ he has since returned to N ew Y o rk man’s 1921 orchestra are shown on Toscy Date Now Leadbelly just returned from a p. a. ging the period of each number. Fred —the group comprised, in addition to the recent Capitol record date at in San Francisco. MacMurray is set as commentator, sign the veterans Grofe and Pingitore, such which “Wang Wang Blues” was re­ Set for April 19 The Riverside Rancho here began Sun­ ROY ROGERS congratulates Wes­ ing up for an indefinite stint. stalwarts as Gussie Mueller, clarinet; corded. Left to right are Buster John­ day sessions last week with Spade ley Tuttle on Tuttle’s debut as a There w ill be no change in the “ Remember” joins a list of fame; Buster (More Dough) Johnson, tro m ­ son, trombone; Tommy Gott, trum­ Cooley, ‘‘King of Western Swing,” offi­ Capitol artist. Rogers expected to program to be conducted by Arturo shows— headed by the weekly half-houi bone; Hank Stern, tuba; Tom m y G ott, pet; Whiteman and Gussie Mueller, ciating. So far the lineup of western enter the army last month but was “ Command Perform ance” — which are trumpet, who played the part originally clarinet. Also heard on the record Toscanini at the L. A. Shrine Audi­ stars looks like a cowboy convention! given a deferment so he could com­ transmitted over the world’s greatest handled by Henry Busse, and Harold are Ferde Crofe, piano; Hank Stern, torium April 19. The concert, origi­ PRC studios called Tex Ritter back plete a long tour. Probably in June, ether net, by short w ave, by Army ex­ McDonald, drums. tuba; Mike Pingitore, banjo, and for more film shooting, Tex just having unless Germany surrenders, Rogers nally scheduled for March 2, was peditionary stations, Navy stations, for­ Several of the group as no longer Harold McDonald, drums. Photo by finished a tour of the Pacific Northwest will be wearing khaki. Tuttle has postponed because of the maestro’s eign commercial and government sta­ active musically. Mueller is retired and Charlie Mihn. which took him into Utah, Montana, been featured 12 years on KFW B in tions and military field and hospital lives in the San Fernando V alley, w here illness in the east. Washington and British Columbia. At Hollywood with Stuart Hamblen. wire systems. Approximately 50 stars of he raises chickens. He was one of the Twenty musicians will augment the Salt Lake City Tex’s troupe broke all Malneck on Hot Fiddle screen and radio give tim e through the first jazz clarinetists, hailing from New Los Angeles Philharmonic for the occa­ records at the Lyric Theatre. With his HVC each week for the AFRS platters Orleans at a time when Larry Shields Matty Malneck on solo violin, Perry sion, which marks Toscy’s first personal all-western show were the Milo Twins, Ethel Smith’s Organ M usic rem ains the top favorite of was his only competitor in the ofay jazz Botkin, guitar; Paul Ceil, Tommy Gott appearance west of Chicago. The emi­ Bonnie Dodd and Laura Lee, ex-Bob In ‘Scandals’ Pic transcribed programs, with name bands field. Johnson, who used to demand a and Nate Kazebier, trumpets; Herbie nent conductor will hold five rehearsals W ills yodeler. Ethel Smith and her rapid-fire organ and. vocalists dragging down the heavies’ raise from Whiteman every Monday, Haymer, sax and clarinet; Artie Shapiro, before the actual event. He is donating Bonnie Blue Eyes, who has been car­ artistry will be seen and heard in the mail requests from G .l. listeners in the also is retired. Spike W allace, president string bass, and others took part on his services inasmuch as the income de­ rying on the family tradition while RKO film version of ‘‘George White’s various war theatres. of Musicians’ Local 47 and former “San.” It is one of several oldies which rived from the event will be used to hubby Bob Atcher is in the Pacific en­ Scandals.” Gene Krupa’s band also is in Whiteman bass player, w as present for Whiteman has been featuring on his establish a pension fund for Philhar­ tertaining troops, leaves WJJD, Chicago, it. Miss Smith’s previous celluloid work the session but declined to perform. Sunday “Then and Now” series of the monic musicians. Beethoven’s seventh for a trek to the west coast soon. Pop Concerts for has been for Metro. "It was a great session,” said W hite­ Philco “ Hall of Fame” radio program on symphony is one of numerous offerings Shug Fisher on his western trip waxed The Hollywood Bowl man. ‘‘You can’t forget guys like these. the Blue. programmed. eight ever - popular cowboy songs for June 27 has been set as the date fc ‘Wang Wang Blues’ was the first rec­ Both Whiteman sides are to be used Capitol last month. Long Illness Fatal the first o f m any pop music concerts ir ord my band ever made. But we made by Capitol for a Whiteman souvenir Five Strings for Joe To Buddy Reed the H’wood Bowl. A group of loca' it better this time. It was a session I’ll record to be released later this year. Joe Reichman, at Hotel Biltmore here, ‘New Faces’ New Title Buddy Reed, former bandleader and businessmen, w o rking with Herman never forget.” Johnny Mercer and Dave Dexter assisted has added five strings to his ork. All The new title for Republic’s musical, brother of Martha Raye, succumbed to Hover of C iro ’s, form only one clique Larger Band Also Records Whiteman in rounding up the original the gut-scrapers are ex-G. I. boys. They “New Faces of 1945,” has been de­ a two-year illness March 16 at General intending to present ja zz and dance Grofe has been w riting serious music musicians and supervising the session. include Ray Carroll, Joe Moshay, Max cided and in the future the film will Hospital in L. A. He was only 26, and music regularly throughout the summer ever since his “Grand Canyon Suite” Both “Wang Wang Blues” and “San” Kelner, Kennie Mild and Max Vaughn. be known as “An Angel Comes to was prominent several years ago as a proved so successful a decade ago. The have always been closely identified with The Reichman band has been featured B rooklyn.” guitarist and comedian. Wallis Bags Young Capitol date marked his first appear­ the Whiteman name. at the Biltmore several months. Hal Wallis, producer, last month ac­ ance as a jazz pianist in more years quired Victor Young to score “You Came than he could recall, he said. Along” at Paramount. Young’s music ir A second side also was made at the “ For Whom the Bell Tolls” was one same session. W ith a larger instrum en­ « BUSSELL of 1943’s outstanding cinema achieve­ tation, Whiteman dusted off his orig- ments. inaj Bill Challis arrangement o f “ San” which the late B ix Beiderbecke orig­ inally recorded for W hitem an in 1926. Ballet for Musical With Joe Rushton playing the bass saxo­ Aon Marjorie Reynolds and a troupe of ^ phone part first played by the late Min dancers have been facing Columbia; Leibrook, a gang of crack Hollywood c 9 r c l cameras for scenes in “ Song of Broad­ sidemen romped through the tune a l­ RECORDS No. 189 way. ” A modernistic ballet highlights most exactly as the Whiteman band of No. 188 the musical. '926 first transcribed it. PACE 12 THE CAPITO! PACE IB the CAPITOL

Krupa East as Meet the Jockey! Duke, Mali A ln a V ib AL MORRIS is one of the most /m ns'/áhm f' Film Chore Ends; youthful members of the staff of And Dorsey powerful KNX, key station of fhe Concerts Next C o lu m b ia B u t Ballroom Cene Krupa, his battery of vocal­ Broadcasting pLA N S for a ballroom in the heart ists and his band trained east from System with­ in the L. A. of Hollywood which w ill accommo­ Hollywood in late March prepared area. As em- C O LEM A N H A W KIN S will remain date 2200 dancers and tee off with to embark on a strenuous schedule see and chat­ in Los Angeles even though his music by ’s band have of concerts to be played in the IMMEDIATELY after receiving an­ ter chief on group is replaced in mid-April at been completed and a syndicate Middlewest. The first, this week, other 4-F classification, Frank Sina­ the all-night “ M o o n lig h t Berg’ s Club by Eddie Heywood. made up of four prominent persons has will be at the Municipal Auditorium tra was set by MGM to play the Matinee” ses- There’s talk that Hawk’s trumpeter, deposited $60,000 cash to get the room in Kansas City. in operation. role of “ Honey Boy” Evans in the sion starting Howard McGhee, is planning a small Krupa revealed that his nine-piece at 1:15 a.m., musical “ As the Clouds Roll By.' The room is the old Sunset Casino, on string section had been augmented to he d e p e n d s band of his own. About his only Sunset boulevard just two blocks from 18 for the soundtrack of “George qualification is that he once made a T H E N O R T O N S , singing sister The part originally was skedded for upon records the Palladium. Tommy Dorsey, Duke White’s Scandals” which the Krupa disc entitled “McGhee Special” with team with Vaughn Monroe, pose M ic k e y Rooney, and is based on the to build and entertain an audience. Ellington, Joe Glaser and Barnet are the krew just completed making at the RKO Andy Kirk’s band. Hawk is booked by with Patty Andrews of another sis­ activities of a famous American min­ Morris rates the King Cole Trio as new owners. They obtained a seven-year studios. Wm. Morris and he intends to remain in ter combo at the Palladium shortly strel o f the 1890’s. A rth u r Freed will his favorite wax attraction but he lease from Joe and Frank Zucca, former Plans for the band to go over to California at least until June. before Monroe’s band ended its en­ produce. The Voice may have to make also works in the discs of name operators of the spot, who also run the 20th-Fox to appear in “Kitten on the gagement last month. The Monroe a film at RKO before tackling the Metro bands and vocal soloists. His show is Casa Manana in Culver City. Keys” were abandoned. The film, a mu­ group places heavy em p h asis on assignment, however, inasmuch as he is one of the most popular in Southern Barney McDevitt setting up new pub­ With Glenn Billingsley set as man­ sical, will be released under the name vocals; in addition to the Nortons under contract to RKO for two a year California. licity deal with Larry Finley in San ager of the new ballroom, to operate of “ Do You Love M e?” and Monroe himself, Vaughn fea­ with the privilege of making one other Diego which may require Barney’s stay­ Fridays through Tuesdays, the opening Gene’s film will be released this sum­ tures a canary by the name of Rose­ feature annually at another studio. ing in Diego for next few months. date is skedded for May 4 with Barnet’s mer, RKO officials said. mary Calvin. Photo by Gary Gray. New L. A. Bureau band on the stand. A Glaser-managed I Martha Tilton’s picture "Crime, Inc." Curt Massey getting big air buildup band (either Hampton or Kirk) may fol- I Dolly Mitchell Weds Giant Drummer Joins w ill be released nationally on April 3 by Given $5,000 here on KHJ-Mutual with King Guion’s low the Mad Mab. A parking lot adja- I Red Dorris, Saxist Harry James Combo PRC. Leon Fromkess produced. Others combo backing his vocals. cent to the room has been acquired, and in it are Leo Carrillo and Tom Neal. Harry Schooler is already busy as pub­ The marriage of Dolly Mitchell, Kay Harry James just hired Ray Toland, To Promote Music Andy Russell’s getting requests from licist. Kyser’s songstress, to Red Dorris was world’s tallest drummer, to replace Dave Subject to approval by the Mayor, fans to make records as a drummer. The ballroom will be known as the announced last month. Dorris, now a Coleman as percissionist with the James M iguelito Valdes, Cuban chirper, is Hollywood Terrace, according to Barnet, private in the army, was featured vocal­ band. Toland stands 6 feet, 6 inches set for a two-weeker at the L. A. Or­ the City Council has granted the Sidney Kornheiser tackling his new and it appears likely that a national ist and saxist with Stan Kenton’s band and is one of the most hefty musicians pheum starting April 17. Valdes just request of the Municipal A rt Com­ job with Buddy Morris after quitting as network wire will be installed for the for three years. in the business. closed at the Trocadero. mission for an appropriation of professional manager of Famous Music opening. $5000 for its new bureau of music Corp. The room is so close to the Palladium authorized several months ago by the that Barnet could toss an orange from Council. cancelled plans to come the bandstand into the Palladium’s From the sum appropriated, the com ­ to California. He returns to the N. Y. men’s room. What’s more, he probably mission explained, $1500 is for a music Paramount Theatre instead. w ill. coordinator until the end of the fiscal year, plus office facilities for him as the Hollywood Tropics became Tom Brene- work increases; salary for a p art-tim e man’s Club a few days back. He will ‘Music Week’ Is * o R HO**e RECORDING director of community singing; fees for continue his airshow along his famous capable accompanists, whose nightly “ Breakfast at Sardi’s” lines. Due Next Month minimum usually is $5; salary for a pub­ Have you tried Capitol's new flexible Recording Blank? licity man, expenses of printing, charges Zutty Singleton added his drums to National Music Week will be tor cartage of , expenses for heat­ Slim Gaillard’s trio (now a quartet) at highlighted this year on May 6 with It's designed not to peel, crack or soften yet give s y o u hs and lighting school auditoriums Billy Berg’s, where they play intermis­ the theme, “ Use music to foster sions to Bean Hawkins. The joint jumps. finer reproduction in the play­ which may be used for rehearsals, and unity for the war and the peace to incidental expenses. follow.” back! This better disc is used by There is only one major drawback to Al Donahue has drawn so many hold­ the plan. The music and musicians con­ overs at the Aragon Ballroom in nearby The National and International Music the Armed Forces in every cerned with the motion picture industry Ocean Park that he’s lost track. Band Week Committee announces that cam­ have been snubbed by the new bureau. kicks plenty, and is made up chiefly of paigns will be launched to provide mu­ climate and can be mailed without So have jazz and jazz musicians. Critic youngsters. sical entertainment, instruments, and other facilities for the armed forces in breakage. Obtain it today at Lawrence Morton, w riting in the m aga­ zine Script” published in Beverly H ills, Ray Eberle was reclassified 4-F. this country and overseas. Schools, clubs, your Capitol Record Dealer. made note of this omission and appealed churches and other groups will demon­ to the bureau to consider the two forms Ray McKinley, whose band recorded strate the year’s progress of their mu­ 0 music which enjoy greater popular­ for Capitol before Ray entered the serv­ sical work. Emphasis on music by native ly than all others combined. ice, is leading the AAF band in England and naturalized Americans has been a formerly directed by Maj. Glenn Miller. prominent objective of Music Week The Gene Krupa trio recorded for first Miller still is reported lost and little since its inception on a national basis lme last month. “ Body and Soul” was hope is now held for his safety. in 1924. Music as an aid in therapy is ^ne of the sides made w ith Gene on the subject of a special study now being japs, Napoleon, piano, and Charlie Joel Murcott, ex-Variety mugg, now made by the National Music Week venturo, tenor. a free lance press agent here. 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p0 YOUR wAcih wAefae Still Another New Band; records BENNY CARTER: Trocadero. Art Farar is the Leader KINC COLE TRIO: Trocadero. EDDIE HEYWOOD: Shepp’s Playhouse. Rehearsing a new band at the SOUND COLEMAN HAW KINS: Billy Berg’s. same time Shorty Cherock was FRANKIE CARLE: Palladium. JOE REICHMAN: Biltmore. working his first job last month, Art LIKE THIS? FREDDY M ARTIN: Ambassador. Farar, fresh out of Pittsburgh, was JAN CARBER: Trianon. JOHNNY OTIS: Club Alabam. likewise making plans to lead his BARNEY BICARD: Club Rendezvous. own combo in Big Time circles. I SLIM CAILLARD with Zutty Singleton: Farar, who sings and plays alto saxo­ Billy Berg's. phone, said his lineup was definitely set.; JOE SULLIVAN: Cafe America. the With Leonora Hopkins tagged as the CAPITOL BILL EARLY: Hangover Club. ork’s oriole, the Farar combo shaped up MIKE RILEY: Riley’s Madhouse. with Farar, Frank Campo, Clint Neag- JERRY TEUBER: Skylark. SAPPHIRE NEEDLE ley, Don Brassfield, Duane Tatro and SAMMY LaMARR: Club Royale. Bob Dawes on ; Lionel Roach, DINCK W INSLOW : Bar of Music. Bobby Jones, Irving Lewis and jerry MANNY STRAND: Earl Carroll’s. MAKES THEM Rosen, trum pets;Si Zentner, Skip Moore, j W EIDLER BROS.: Cricket Club. Bill Hallar, ; Ted Hammond,! VERNE GREENLAW : Happy Hacker’s. bass; Paul Leu, piano; Lawrence Bunker,! JUNIOR FRIM L: Beverly Hills Tropics. SOUND drum s. AL DONAHUE: Aragon. DUKE SHAFFER: Aragon. PERT CHIRP with the new Art Arrangements are being written by LEW SALTER: Pirate’s Den. Farar orchestra in L. A. is Leonora Farar him self, Hal Lubin and Dawes andj LIKE THIS: JUD CONLON: Casablanca. Hopkins, who has never before sung Roach out of the band. PETE PONTRELLI: Figueroa Ballroom. with a band. A brunet, Leonora is a No booking agency has been signed MANNY PRACER: Hayward Hotel. California native. She’s “breaking yet, Farar said. He plans to free-lance HARLAN LEONARD: Shepp’s Playhouse. in” with the band on Farar’s one- on one-nighters until all his men re­ LEIGHTON NOBLE: Slapsy Maxie’s. n ig h te rs. Photo by Bruno. ceive Local 47 cards. ILLINOIS JACQUET: Swing Club. EMIL COLEMAN: Mocambo. SAMPSON PRATT: Bamboo Club. Leinsdorf Warns of ‘Guest BECAUSE SAMMY YATES: The Linda Lee. FOUR Vs: Cafe Society. Conductor9 Evil to Longhairs CARMEN CAVALLARO: Ciro’s. IT RIDES THE Here in Los Angeles on a personal appearance tour during which time DOUC SAW TELLE: “ It” Cafe. FESS W HITE: “Jerry’s Joint.” he is conducting the nation’s foremost symphony orchestras, Erich Leins­ ABBEY BROWNE: Charlie Foy’s. dorf, regular conductor of the Cleveland orchestra, protested that guesr MODULATION ZONE CEELLE BURKE: Bal Tabarin. conductors can do damage to an organization. HARRY ROSENTHAL: The Players. Only recently released from the JACK DUNN: Zenda Ballroom. is coming out in the Atlantic Monthly LIKE THIS: DINNY FISHER: Zamboanga. army, the youthful maestro came in April. Every conductor in this cour JOE HELQUIN: The Village. here to direct the L. A. Philhar­ try concentrates on first performance; FLENNOY TRIO: Casablanca. monic. and the publishers won't print a score if it is to have but one premiere and THREE FLAMES: Samba Cafe. “Too many guest conductors are bad then be forgotten. BOB W ILLS: Casino Gardens. for an orchestra,” the young European- SPADE COOLEY: Riverside Rancho. American remarked. “ If an orchestra is “ If 12 conductors would agree it's better Guaranteed for continuously used to put forward the present a work approved by all of themj best foot of conductors, the repertoire the publishers would take a chance * Genuine sapphire At Yot/f « finer tone Dick Haymes’ announcement, via so would the recording companies, becomes too much Beethoven and Cepifo l K&tord Hedda Hopper, that he and Mrs. Haymes there is one necessary preliminary to a * Mirror polished Tschaikowsky and so on and not enough D&oiçr • Higher fidelity (the former Joanne Marshall) would contemporary music. conductors’ conference. All would have * Scientifically to agree ot stop raiding each other’s seek a divorce came as surprise to Film- “ I’ve written several articles on pro­ shaped $2.50 town. Couple has two children. gramming and conductors recently One orchestras. In the east, at least, that • less record wear procedure is wrecking conductors’ lives. * Goes not scrape Born in Vienna, Leinsdorf escaped in I bottom of record « less needle noise 1937 and was promptly engaged for the | groove but rides Metropolitan because of the recommeiv I dation of Bruno Walter and T o scanini | the modulation He stayed there six seasons. ¡tone.

h o « M Mrs. Max Steiner sued for divorce I Her husband, ace composer and con-1 OfVES UP TO ductor at Warners’, was charged v/itj I '0,000 PLAYS ICORD “extreme cruelty” after nine years o I No. 190 marriage. SUHSST ANO ■ »rnánuLt Rating the W ax... On the Air

IT'S EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF on Al Jarvis' Saturday Dave Dexter of Capitol, Vaughn Monroe, Announcer John KFWB airshow in Hollywood as guest artists review new Yocum, Jarvis and (standing) Dr. Walter Rubsamen, pro- records for a full hour. No holds are barred, and often a fessor of music at UCLA, who surprised listeners by show noted maestro squirms at the mike as the others lambaste ing a remarkable familiarity with hot jazz. The progra» his latest discing. Shown at a recent session are Gene Krupa, airs at 1 p. m. every week with Jarvis at emsee. Photo by Otto Rothschild,