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CHARLIE BARNET (Bluebird B- 11111) Harmony Haven (Ft-V) Blue Juice (Ft) The new Barnet Glee Club helps Bob Carroll vocalize on top. Charlie shows more soprano sax. JOAN MERRILL (Bluebird B-11125) I Went Out of My Way (V) Summertime (V) Miss Merrill back from a film career which started with her first record, shows what her dramatic sing ing does to listeners. The “B” side is RECORDS MDST LIKELY TO SUCCEED from Gershwin. Selected from current releases for their potential popularity in Automatic Phonographs; most DANNY KAYE (Columbia 36042) likely to be farored by patrons due to artists, music, lyrics, and rendition. My Ship (V) The Princess of Pure Delight (V) BEA WAIN (Victor 27373) TEDDY POWELL (Bluebird B- Both these numbers from “Lady in My Sister and I (V) 11092) the Dark” have the right touch. Afraid to Say Hello (V) Talking to the Wind (Ft-VR) Straight Eight Boogie (Ft) HORACE HEIDT (Columbia 36053) Sung the way a song on such a Pete the Piper (Ft) theme— two refugee children telling Adaptable Teddy modernizes a Ro A Knife, a Fork, and a Spoon (Ft) what they left behind— should be bert Schumann melody on top and sung. sends an eight-to-the-bar mixture un Cash in on the pot of gold tied up derneath. with these Pot O’Gold numbers, from Heidt’s movie by that name now showing. BARRY WOOD (Victor 27369) VAUGHN MONROE (Bluebird B- The Things I Love (V) 11103) Talking to the Wind (V) HORACE HEIDT (Columbia 36070) Thumbs Up (Ft-V) Hi Cy — What’s a Cookin’ ? (Ft) Top-flight singer, top-flight song. Clam Chowder (Ft) When Johnny Toots His Horn (Ft) The tune catches on and sticks. The Two swing numbers, the second fea Another Pot O’ Gold platter, last “B” number’s a good complement. turing wild work by trumpet, piano, in the series. and tenor sax. EDDY HOWARD (Columbia 36074) SAMMY KAYE (Victor 27381) My Sister and I (V) KING SISTERS (Bluebird B-11099) Friendly Tavern Polka (Ft-V) Do I Worry (V) Hawaiian Sunset (Ft-V) Where the Mountains Meet the Moon (V) A new arrangement with a trumpet The topper’s a coin-machine natur Perspicacity (The Lilac Tree) (V) solo opening. Throat-lumpingly plain al, complete with male chorus and tive throughout. The other side is all Two more old numbers brought German band effects. right. back to life and how! BENNY GOODMAN (Columbia 360 LEO REISMAN (Victor (27383) TONY PASTOR (Bluebird B-11106) 67) They Met in Rio (T-V) I Close My Eyes (Ft-V) Take It (Ft-V) Chica Chica Boom Chic (R-V) Confessin’ (Ft-V) Yours (Ft-V) Top side is fast; plays you to Rio Hurry-scurry Pastor slowed down Good kicking on top with special and back in record time. long enough to turn out these two clarinet, trumpet, trombone, and piano ballads. Dorsey Anderson sings the solos. Reverse is slow and smooth, first one, and Tony puts his mouth to Helen Forrest singing. Easy on JAN SAVITT (Victor (27382) the mike for the second. dancers. We Go Well Together (Ft-V) KAY KYSER (Columbia 36075) Horizon (Ft) BOB CHESTER (Bluebird B-11100) With a Twist of the Wrist (Ft-V) Shuffle rhythmic on top and moody What Has Happened (Ft-V) Play, Play Tina! (Ft-V) rhythmic underneath. Feed the Kitty (Ft-V) The kind of jive Kyser does best. Bob shows what happens when a Harry Babbitt shows how to handle writer plays his own music, and what the lyrics. “B” side has novel song LARRY CLINTON (Bluebird B- happens is worth hearing. arrangement. 11094) Sahara (Ft-V) WILL BRADLEY (Columbia 36082) VAUGHN MONROE (Bluebird B- Because of You (Ft-V) Shadows in the Night (Ft-V) 11114. Call Me a Taxi (Ft-V) Peggy Mann’s sultry voice harmon G’Bye Now (Ft-V) This one smooths the orchestra into izes with the desert moods described Music Makers (Ft-V) super work. Terry Allen sings. The on “A ” side; switches to a lighter Monroe’s band turns loose on this other side’s a head-whirler; heavy vein for the revived “B” number. catchy tune from Olsen and Johnson’s beat. latest. Songbird Marilyn Duke does her part to make the number healthy ORRIN TUCKER (Columbia 36093) TOMMY DORSEY (Victor 27392) for the dance floor. Calling All Hearts (Ft-V) I Love it So (Ft-V) You Can Depend on Me (Ft-V) You Betcha My Life (Ft-V) MART KENNEY (Bluebird B-11128) A comer that’ll really come— that s Versatile Tommy goes off on an Love at Last (Ft-V) the “A ” number. It’s fast and solid, other tack and tells the goofy §tory There’ll Come Another Day (Ft-V) and Orrin’s vocal is okay. Wee Bon of a corn-popper who bemoaned the Kenney’s strings, reeds, and brass nie Baker shows up as usual on the fact that he couldn’t send. were made for each other. reverse.

60 AUTOMATIC AGE May, 1941