Whats The Word' Names Barnet Ork s VOL. 16—NO. 14 CHICAGO, JULY 29, 1949 As Second Prize (Copyright. I»4», Daws lout, lac.) Chicago—Charlie Barnet will be the second prize in Down Old Name, New Band, Ensconced In Nick s Hmt'z gigantic “What’s the Word” contest! Through arrange­ ments with the Mail Mah himself, and hi» manager, Eddie Green, Barnet and his 21-piece dance hand will be delivered In the -rvond prize winner in his9------■------wr her home town anywhere with- in continental United Staten, and TD, Mrs. Shaken will pla» gratis for nne evening. Barnet’s group, one of the hot- test dance units in the country to Up In Bus Crash day, completed a lun it the Steel New York—Tommy Dorsey and Pier in AHantic City late in June, his wife were shaken up but un­ and is on its way now to the Pa­ injured last month when his but cific coast to play at the Ren­ was hit by a car near Wahoo, dezvous in Balhoa. Calif., until Iowa. Bus is a combination office late in August. md home which Tommy uses when Can't Commercialise he’s on the road. Mrs. Dorsey, S’ who is pregnant, was ordered to Ah previously stated in the rules, bed by a doctor. Tommy had to the w inner of this band w ill not be fly to make his next date. New lurk—New bund at Nick’s in the Village Signorelli were with the Original Memphis five, permitted to commercialize on the Car which hit the bus was re- here i» Phil Napoleon’s revived Memphis five, wilh Jimmy Lyteli, clarinet; Jack Roth, drum«, and Miff free engagemi nt, may charge ad poitedly being driven by a 15-year- Phil Olivella, clarineti Frank Signorelli, piano; Na- Mole or Vincent Grande, , made up the mission only if the entire proceed» old boy. He and a man with him poleon, '. Andy Russo, trombone Tony Spar' old unit. Since this shot was taken, Signorelli was are donated to some rt cognized were badly injured. go, drums, and Jack Fay, bass. Only Napoleon and replaced by Joe Rann. charity. The winner may hire >r promote u hall and invite all his friends and neighbors to u free dancing party, nr may hold a block party in front of his own home by making arrangements with the Square' Produces Condon TV Shot city authorities. ------g “What’s the Word" contest is a By JOHN S. WILSON $------— competition set up for readers of Down Rent to select u new word I. New York—One of the earliest television shows to be Ford Leary Dies; to replace the term , which Barnet Drops hulled for its imaginative production was Eddie Cundon'z Joss musicians und writers regal <1 as Concert, which bowed on WPIX last fall« moved to NBC dur­ Ex-Clinton Tram outmoded. The new word will be ing the winter. Since imaginative production still is a pretty used to designate all of our music Afro Influence New York — Ford Leary, 41, New York—First setback for th<- i from Dixieland to be-bop. The first rare quality in TV. general im-6------trombonist and vocalist with a pression after the fir«l few »hows prize will be $500 in cash, but, if Afro-Cuban influence since several number of top bands during the was that an old jazz hand mutt be the winner is a subsci iber to Dou n leaders suffered a rush of bongos Continental Club In last 15 years, died here in June directing the Condon bashes. Beat, the amount will be doubled to the brain last winter came His body lay in Bellevue hospital last month, when Charlie Barnet Milwaukee Is Sold - and he will receive $1,000. The man at the helm was Clark for ti week before it war identified dropped his conga player, Carlos Jones. And, Lucely speaking, no Milwaukee — The Continental; by his son Leary buried by The same is true of five other Vyaal. At press time, Barnet was jazzist he He had never heard club here has been purchased from। Local 802. Bellevue withheld cause cash prizes m amounts < say the club willI Leary reached his greatest fame other conga man. Probability is assignment. open after remodeling Aug 1, are with Larry Clinton’s band in the the respectne winners are Down that he’ll bring in a guitarist late '30s, whin that band was rid­ Beat subscribers at the time they “I’d never heard any music like Nick Williams, Jimmy Metrie, instead. it before,” he says; now “All I’d Tony Surgis, and Tony Reno. ing a crest of popularity. He had submit their entries. A subscrip­ Other changes in the Mab’s heard wen big commercial bands, Club will continue to spot big’ been sick for the last year He is tion blank will be found on page crew brought Manny Albani, who and I couldn’t make head or tail names, though not necessarily jazzi survived by his wife and four 15 of thia issue, for the conveni­ has done many of Charlie’s ar­ of what Eddie was playing.” units. children. ence of those readers who wish to rangements, in on baritone in plac<- subscribe at the time they enter of Danny Banks. Drummer Cliff Bull Session« the contest. Leeman is out, with Tiny Kahn At first, it was all he could do Everyone Eligible (from Chubby Jackson) filling in to get the camera on the right in­ You do NOT have to be a sub­ .■nd possibly staying on. Trombon­ strument at the right time. But Slump In Biz Due To scriber to enter and win in this ist Bob Burges? has left to join after long bull sessions with Eddie contest, however. Any reader any­ Herbie Fields because his recently and Ernie Anderson, Clark began to find out what was going on and where in the world is eligible, and acquired wife, Connie Gonzales, began to develop the technique the only persons barred are em­ went with Herbie as vocalist. which has become the best video Skirt Length-Woody ployes, contributors, und corre­ presentation of jazz musicians at spondents of Down Beat and their Like Io win $1,000? Iteutl the work turned up thus far. families and the employes of the contest detail» on page 5! Chicago—Wood) Herman haa an idea. And it might cause John Maher Printing Co. and their Clark found that the show was built around eight to 10 star mu­ »ociidogiats to go scurrying around for material to write families. paper» on it. He thinks the main cause for the retrogression All that’s required in that you sicians from the 100 who, Eddie clip the official entry blank from ! In Pastor Flock | says, can play the stuff “Thi and slump, not only in the music business hut in the whole page 5 of this issue, fill in your ituff,” according to Eddie, is not country, cun be laid to the length $------' choice of the word, your name and Dixie and it’s not swing: it might of women’s skirts. Sues Holiday For sddress, then write a letter of not be Chicago, but not positively. “You know, when thoee design­ less than 20 words nor more than Having learned this much, Clark ers in Paris decided to make skirts Missing Some Dates 200 worde telling what you believe decided the thing to do wae to real long a few years ago-called the term jazz means today, und to study the men at work, to show it “the new look ’—they were the Hollywood— Billie Holiday, who what section of our music it should what they do, how they do it, .ind cause of what’s happening now,” started her comeback with a rocko be applied, if it is to be retained what they feel while they do it. says Woodrow. stand at L.A.’s Million Dollar the­ in our vocabulary. To get across what the musi­ “They made styles look like ater last month, ran into some Then mail the entry blank and cians feel, he uses a big closeup of styles of 30 or 40 years ago.' he more legal difficulties during her letter to What’s the Word, c/o a man’s face when he .seems to tie says, “and jieople now are thinking stay here. A damage suit was filed Down Beat, 203 North Wabash, hitting a high spot. He studied the and acting the same way they did against her for allegedly failing to Chicago, Ill., before midnight, Aug. various men during rehearsals to appear on some dates in small discover surface clues to their ex­ then. 31, 1949, which is when the contest Just ii Slip northern California cities in officially closes. You may submit pression. March. “One thing about this ‘slump’ as many different words as you Difference« The action was filed by Van please, but each must be written “Each one has a different way gives me a laugh. Government Tonkin J. promoter mi a separate entry blank, and a of expressing himself,” he ways. heads keep saying ‘it’s rld-faniou» Symphonies under Q------seem to have come tip with any Hail Columbia They're Tuugli Gold < definite style of hi own yet, Hy­ Recovering from his shattered RCA Gleeful Over “All of which goes to prove that rhumb man is a pianist who certainly is aplomb, Bob next tried Columbia you couldn’t kill a jazz musician result! going to create a stir either aa a records, home of Beiderbecke’s re­ with an assegai.” did lo< jazzruin oz on commercial stuff. issues. (Assegai: A idender hardwood while. New Tie-In Deal Drui Given a little time, he could .tep “Let’s see,” mulled Columbia. “Is This is not a gag. Dr. Karl spear, usually tipped with iron, he one of our foreign artists?” used by tribes in South Africa.— into the company of Shearing and Wecker, head man of the Holly­ New York--RCA-Victor is rub­ followi In case a Warner or Columbia N. Webster.) —wit Tristano wood bowl a-sociation, said: bing its hands gleefully over one Sundii1 is a very executive should read the first Scott himself one of “As the phrase Symphonies un­ of the juiciest tie-ins turned up by Satan sentence of this piece, leave him limited supply of genuine and tal­ der the Stars suggests, we empha­ a platter company. Deal will nave piano, ented bop clarinetist» His rough, be advised t hat Gloria Beiderbecke size symphony munie, but that RCA phonographs installed as Two Songs Out excited tone fires the up-tempo ia a very hot thrush who can be must not be our exclusive type of standard equipment in each of the the Mi numbers, which he varies with im­ signi-d for movies or records by presentation. Westen1 music is in- 310 apnrtments of a garden village Hailing Dodgers gressiv aginative lower register work on sending a certified check for $1 development at Roselle, N. J. mainly the slower pieces The exception million and the cover of Delau­ han become very popular (you’re Each tenant will get a gift al­ New York — If the Brooklyn studyir taker to his Dixieland a couple of nay’s Hot Discography to Down telling us, Doc?) throughout the bum of seven representative Victor Dodgers do nothing else this year, Rollo I paragraphs above is based on his Beat. —wil nation I consider it our duty to records, and plans are in the works they will at least nave inspired a ring I rather weird approach to the style. bring this music to the public.” for an Record Wai rash of songs. No less than a brace Gene patrol 'he streets of the develop­ Tuadr It appear* that Tex, who has of tunes hailing the Bums col­ mgs, a In one Dixie number, he'll play a Rochester Club Sets been battling it out with his rival ment like a Good Humor man, lectively and individually have ap­ ister, ii fairly legitimate chorus,« hoked-up Spade (King of Western Swing) »elling the latest wax. peared in recent weeks. idea i chorus, and one chorua that sounds Gillespie For Stay Cooley, for the position of top hoe­ Victor thinks the deal is “a shot One opus, The Brooklyn Dodgers enough b'ke a tossh1 between Pee Wee Rochester, N. Y.—Geneva’s Club down hipster, has tossed u rope ir the erm rarely, if ever, equal­ Jump, has been waxed for Leslie Russell and the Bird. It’s omoozin’, 86, owned by Jimmj Liggott, still over his competitor and left him ed" in the history of the business. records by a sharp new vocal trio “Whatever phonograph system Also confoozin', and interesting, so the brightest »pot in the vicinity. kicking It will be interesting to consisting of Dodgei outfielder his stil see what Spade, who is hardly one is selected,” said Joseph R Elliott, Carl Furillo and pitchers Ralph then an no complaints from this --pens there Aug. for ubc to retire from the field of battle, vice-president for RCA Victor’s Branca and Erv Palica. Tune is corner, but it isn't legitimate 20, following on the heels of stars buiidin will cook up in answer to the bow consume! products division, “if the work of George Simon and Joe Dixie Could be it’s the Great New like Lionel Hampton and the Louis produci Hybrid. Armstrong All-Stars. concert other builders follow through on Ricardel. , Rest of the quarter is Leonard Long Point ballroom »potting thiF innovation, the phonograph Another Dodger-hailer is Did Conte»!», Ye! again Gaskina on ba/_ and Irv Kluger band of Bill Fleig . . Harry and record industries may well be You See Jackie Robinson Hit that Meanwhile, the William» promo­ heading for an era of activity such bonist- on drums (Jaskini lends a good, James played dance in towr to tion department is working the Ball?” penned by Buddy Johnson steads hand, but Kluger‘e work, largest crowd in years . . . Man­ m they never dreamed possible and cut by his band for Decca iceing stunt for all it’s worth. A series tram a the night the zombo was caught, cosv theater running big names even in the lush years of 1946 and of square dance contests have been 1947.” six moi seemed a little uncertain, with a for one-duy-oniy engagements. set up in this terrirory, with the tendency to drag. —Jack Sheperd finals to be held in the bowl on the Maggie With Jack night of the concert. Western Life Jurgens Gets Air New York- Margaret Whiting Like magazine (published by Williams) will join the Jack Smith show on conte»! will utilize the occasion to present New York—Dick Jurgens has CBS when it. returns to the air awards to winners in various fields snagged a half hour «how on CBS Aug. 22. Maggie replaces Martha of rustic rhythm. Saturdays at 7 p.m., EDT, spon­ Tilton on the Monday and Friday The bowl’s shell will be removed sored by the treasury department. night spots. Dinah Shore will con­ from the stage and replaced with Show is broadcast fiom various tinue to hold dowi- the Tuesday, a set resembling a corral. The points throughout the country, Wednesday, and Thursday seg­ bowl s 80-piecc sympho will be i n wherever Jurgens happen« to be. ments hand to play the overture—under the baton of Williams! Then the regular unit will take over. Who stud Wingy was nuts?

Musician Booked On Bigamy Count New fork —Scott Bond, ringing guitarist who heads the Three Brothers trio, was dragged into court last month a bigarr ; charge. Complaint against Bond, whose real name is Arthur Pomp- osello, was made by Mrs. Concetta Pomposello She said they were married in 1935 and have three children. Nine months ago, she charged, he left her and married Elsie Grosjean, 21-year-old blonde. Short­ ly after that, she said, the guitar­ ist stopped supporting her and the Will! three children. Poinposello was picked up by oanbo cops at the Melody club, Laurel­ Banconi ton, where the trio was playing. Bill De M9 Chicago. July 29. 1949 NEWS DOWN BEAT 3 1949 Top Band Dizzy Hits Another Hi-Note Symphony Sid Moves Already Named Ed- Discs T New Outlet Beat o New York—The and other rital am operators of annual music polls New York—Symphony Sid Torin. ubiquitous diac jockey won’t have to go to all their poll­ 1 tu taking troubles thia year. The No. proponent of bop and modern jazz, has moved his alLnigbt th* I name band for 1949 has ulnady platter sessions from WMCA to WJZ, local ABC outlet. Thia who been selected. The winner is none sory enables him, fur the first lime, to blanket the entire east other than that nationwide favor­ coast from Florida to Maine with*———------— ——------— tar* ite, Buddy Johnson. the cool »tuff. WJZ claims coverage WHOM, where he started his all- This interesting information is in 21 «tote». night show. On his early shows, he the featuied mostly big band jnxr In contained in an exuberant piece of Sid, earliest and most consistent h os- 1944 he picked up on bop and prose issued by u press agent of the bop jocks, figures he is con­ cute started plugging it. He has stayed named Jim McCarthy. Writes the tinuing his pioneering with this liaat Chicago—Constant attraction for .(siting, as well ns local, jarrmen, with it ever since. authoritative McCarthy: move. For one thing, he has broken is the Anita O'Day-Max Miller combination at the Hi-Note here. Diary It was with Monte Kay that he “Buddy’s selection to play the through the big network antipathy rch, Gillespie dropped in the night this photo was taken, and was wHcomed put in his first concert at Town June German festival in Rocky to bop. But, more than that, he ■eia by Hi-Not* owner Mart. Drm nbrrg. left, Anita, and Max, right. Diary Hall m 1945, with a roster which Mount, N. C. automatically stamps sees an opportunity for opening up ?. C. was appearing at the Blue Note at the time. included Dizzy, the Bird, Al Haig. per him the No. 1 name band leader < f new territory for the fifth-flatters. 1949, for the assignment goes each Max Roach, Curley Russell, ana yeai to the band that is consid­ Die in South Erroll Garner. With Kay, he sold ered the greatest dance attraction "Bop is a big thing in New York, the Royal Roost on a bop policy, throughout the nation The youth­ Chicago, Detroit, and on the coast," and his constant plugging of the Cats Don't Cooperate, Are spot on his air show is generally ful maestro won out this year over he says. “But when Diz or the his such bands as Lionel Hampton, Bird go south, they die. All they conceded to have had much to do ■sey, , Count Bane, want down there is blues and with putting the Roost over. say- , Erskine Hawkins, risque stuff. With the coverage I When bop moved to Bop City, ana and Charlie Barnet.” Too Cocky, Say KC Ops have on WJZ, I’ll be making an Sid went with it to emcee the He Brother McCarthy modest ly neg­ opening down then* for the talent shows then* and give BC the bene only lected to mention that Buddy also Kansas City—Kaycee musicians^ I’ve been pushing. I’ll provide an fit" of* his plugs. Currently, he has in the works to do his disc won out over Pinetop Smith. John are on one of the biggest panics his eyes and has organized a great outlet for records and talent. I plans ause Philip Sousa, and Arturo Tosca­ in many months, and it’s their own band. He says his new men are all want to make the record industry show from the lobby of Bop City loyal and sincere as they can until ISSO nini. fault according to club and tavern jump so far aa modern jazz is con­ 4 a.m. every night. —mil aitai operators. Sol Steilble, for ex- 1come. cerned." —Joe Zanunar n to .imple, owner of the Sterling club, On his new frequency, Sid is beefs, “Musicians aren’t like they playing aw much bop as he did in MilwaukeeOps I ill- Sunday Gigs used to be. They’re all too cocky the past, but he has added more been now ... no team work ... no co­ Peggy ¡Xu*, Sinatra (“the good urica operation. They fluff me off, even Jug Me, Man New York—Sani Arnold, uil records"), Frankie Laine, Mel s on Flop In Miami fluff the customer» off if they ask Torme - “anybody with modern Standing Firm vunrr man for Elliot I

æ >1 Hampton Does Series Of Coast One-Niters San Francisco—Al Forbes set up Lionel Hampton for a series of one-niters in northern Califor­ nia in early July that started with a Stockton date on July 1, brought the band througl Sacramento, 2; Oakland, 3; Vallejo, 4; Watson­ ville, 5; Fresno, 6, ond San Fran­ cisco, July 7, at the Edgewater. Forbes and the Seppenaites took over from John Bur-Ton for the Oakland date. The Edgewater Wilmington, N. C.—A big night lor this North Carolina town was dance is the first time they’ve pro­ Chicago—krom Florence, S. C., comes this photo taken at Pearl Har­ the appearance of Wynonie (Mr. Blues) Harri- and Dud Bascomb’» moted at that spot. bor jnsl before band leader Dick Jurgens left to entertain marines on combo at a one-niter at The Barn. That’- cx-Erskine Hawkins trumpeter ▼arione coral rocks. Our Hooray For Hollywood cartoonist. Fred Rhoads, Bascomb on thr left und blues shouter Wynonie nt the mike. Photo by Down Beat covers the mutrie is on the left, and his comic-»trip marines. Gixmo and Eightball, are Rill Deppr. •tews from coast to eoast on Dick’s drama. This is not exactly a recent photo. DOWN BEAT CHICAGO NEWS Chicago. July 29. 1949 Udeag

$ CHICAGO BAND BRIEFS I Lee, Despite Best Laid Plans, Still Clark St. King D i xi e I a nd Aga i n Becom i ng A Big Windy City Power By PAT HARRIS Chicago—Dixieland. which may nol interest the cats, but •till is a powerful draw for numbers of young college students and their nostalgic elders, ha- been having something of n renaissance lately. Not really a rebirth, because it’s generally the same old stuff, but there are «------more Dixie-styled band» than bop ing Dixie. When he was a little outfits working. With the excep­ younger, he wandered into a job tion of the standard cocktail trio on Detroit’s Michigan avenue, (bam, arcordion, guitar) they are comparable to N. Clark street, die predominant voice in Chicago and got insistent demand from today. father to leave that place imme­ Oi perhaps it’s just that most diately. With the war and a couple of the otherwise musical combos of years knocking around between . are veering more and more toward that time and this, Hays will prob­ comedy to keep working. The ably continue as Lee’s pride and masses of watchers of, rather that* joy as long as GI aid remains listeners to, musicians, ire spread­ what it is, Marietta morality not­ Chicago—No p)u-h rope», no cover, no minimum, week. An occasional two-minute break serves to ing like a pale, damp fungus over withstanding. and the stiffest working «chedule any musician» plow separate one set from another. Photo- above, of the whole town—stifling most mu­ Trumpeter Collins, it’s onr pre­ through anywhere. That's the Victory club on N. Collins and drummer Buzz Hays, were taken by sic before it gets started. diction, will stay at the Victory ('lark street, where Armstrong-styled trumpeter Lee Ralph Jungheim. Trio is completed by piano man Bruni* at Sky Club forever, despite his perennially Collins has played for yean. A full eight hours is Charlie Davis. More on group in the Chicago Band propon'd juants to everywhere their stint, recently cut from seven to six nights a Brie/t. But about the Dixie: Georg from Siam to Alaska—none of Brunis at the Sky club open«- which ever seems to work out. with Harry Green, clarinet; Char­ Second Edition lie Traeger, bass; Eddie Fyfe, 'Salute' Shows Do Belafonte Signs drums; Bob Pavese, pian. and Booker T. Washington playing Noisy Johnny Windhurst, trumpet. Wind­ drums with Miff Mole’s Bee Hive Big Sherman Biz Kansas City—A bop session Capitol Contract hunt was filling in tor ailing unit (Don Ewell, piano; Darnell here ended in a hurry recently Johnny Glasel. When Windhurst Howard, clarinet; Mole, trombone) Chicago — Attendance statistics when cops raided a dance hall Chicago -Harry Belafonte has went back to New York after the despite word in your history books on the Sherman hotel’s College and arrested 29 persons. Some signed with , though first few days, Don Slattery took that he died a number of years Inn Salute shows, of which the 75 poured out the buck door, it is doubtful whether he will be » over. Glasel uune in three weeks ago. That Booker T. was another current Salute to Rodgers and however, before police

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terms have lost much of their original significance, to the distress of musicians and writers alike! We need a new term to describe our music—ALL of our music regardless of the school to which it belongs! What word do you suggest?

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Think of a word which you believe Each entry MUST be accompanied You may submit as many word O could catch on as a substitute for ©by a letter of from 20 to 200 ©suggestions as you please, but ¡an. It need not be newly coined (as be- words, stating what you believe the term each must be written on a separate official blank and accompanied by a separate let­ ight already be icabulary jazz means today and to what section of ter. In case of ties duplicate prizes will be (as swing was). Write it in the official entry our music it should be applied, if it is to awarded. This contest closes at midnight blank below and mail it to: What's The be retained at all. Our judges will base on August 31, 1949. Employes of Down Word?, c/o Down Beat, 203 North Wabash, their decisions upon the excellence of these Beat, Inc., and John Maher Printing Co. Chicago I, III. letters, as well as on the words. and their families are ineligible.

You need not be a subscriber to enter this contest. But if you ARE a subscriber and win the first prize of $500, it will be doubled and you receive $1,000. Same is true of five other cash prizes of $100, $75. $50, $25 and $10 to be awarded. Use the blank on page 15 to send in your subscription with your entry. Charlie Barnet and his 21 piece dance band will play one evening FREE for the second prize winner. Third prize will be services of a name combo for one nignt. Dinner and danct dates with name vocalists in New York, Chicago and Hollywood will be included in the prize lists, with 15 valuable gifts of merchandise, such as television seis. Norman Grant' $25 The Jmi Scene albums, sets of 10 JATP albums worth $50, portable radios, record players and tickets to JATP jazz concerts. Read pages I and 16 of Down Beat for further details on rules and prizes.

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(Letter must accompany this entry, as stated in the rules.) 7-29-49 Chica# CAMPUS FEATURES-NEWS Chicago, July 29, 1949 Chei Still Detroit Jazz Despite AtN Dalia» — Hui Howard, th* New MCi booker, and Jack Egan, band mi band publicist, were listening to late in the very Kentonesque jam band arrange Strike-Induced Biz Slump from the Stephen F. Austin Band Detroit—Although the results of the QO-Ford compact* college. ris, and •trike created one of the sharpest slumps in business since “Amazing how they’ve cap­ Harry tured Kenton's style,” mused Scalzi . the war, there has been considerable activity, local and out Howard, himself a former Buddy of town, on the jazz scene. The Tropical Show bur, for exam­ bandsman. “How do you »up- tenors ; ple, has definitely made the switch* ■ - ■ ■ ------posr they did it?” Harry “Simple,” remarked Egan. ki jiu, a* the* booked in Im >lh shina, t “They’re probably all pre-med Eddie Heywood and Una Mae Cai- Columbia Shifts Stars and Al! students.” liale for two weeks each last month. To Harmony Label Despite the spot's limited capac­ New York--Columbia records is Cliff ity, owner Lou Jacobs hopes to hypoing its rew 49-cents-including- The Lion, Compatriot build up a steady clientele of jazz tav Ha tmony label by moving some Bank follow era. of its Columbia talent to the new- Write Book On Jazz New Meade Lux Lewis was booked in platters. Those involved m the New York — Willie (The Lion) eran sir for a month at George Agree’» re­ shift so far include Pearl Bailey, Bloomington, Ill.— The Smith and author-musician Duane has tile« cently acquired State Show bar. finsemary Clooney, Janett' Davis, shown above probably don't think of their dance bund laborator* Decker are readying a book on the bankrup Biz the first two weeks was very Julie Wilson, and Jerry Wayne. experiment, but that's whs I it has turned out to be. All member» of music business as it affects jazz »45,705 slim, us the regular customers of Phil Brito has been signed as an former Ray Anthony navy band arranger Syl Ilgner’» classes at Illinois sidemen and «oloists. Tome, Can itor is . addition to the Harmcny stable. Wesleyan, the; take their arrangements to clam for correction, criticism, the novelty type routine ignored You Hear Me?, will have photos a judgn First sides cut for Harmony and, incidentally, school credit. Don Zimmerman is on trombone: contract this fine pianist's w’ork. This is the by Charlie Peterson were by and Dave Brown, drum»: Owen West, trumpet; Warren Johnson, bu«»; Ray As a gimmick with which to lure Other spot the Four Dukes called home Janette Davis. and leader, and Bob Gorman, piano. willing publishers, if any, Willie Robert for so many years, and anyone has written a tune of the same Arline . coming in battles that reputation. name and recorded it with Decker, clarinet; Peterson, guitar; Frank Down Orchard, valve trombone; Herb news fre Louis Armstrong and his All­ Ward, ban*; and Willie, piano. Stars packed the Falcon Theater lounge every night for the week they were inked in—made the own­ Philadelphi -Top musical aggregation at Tempi« ers wish they had taken up the sity here the 16-piece crew of Bill Par »on. Thia vernatile second week option. The presence group has been highlighting Temple social events for the last of Cozy Cole on drums gave the two years. Adept at producing band a fine lift and Hines' p.am highly effective instrumentals, seemed much more rhythmic than they recently played the annual usual. Whole band played consist­ ■pring dance, the Blue Room ball. ently good the entire engagement. Parson assembled his first group Spot brought back the Kirby Stone in 1942. And while in the army bop outfit t<> follow Louis, and Red headed the Ninth AAF Glider Sky­ Allen due in when they close. liners, making a tour of Germany’s major cities. His present group is The combined bands of Tommy laying ’em low with its well-tem­ Dorsey, Sammy Kaye, und Elliot pered Thornhill and Dorsey ar­ unbelievable rangements. number of persons at the spring frilic of th Briggs Maiagement club lost month. Some 30,000 per­ A 10-to-12-week tour of the mid­ lon* were admitted to the com­ west is on deck for the group this bined fairgrounds buildings, while summer, before school resumes in 48,000 tickets wen sold. K:.ye’s So the fall. You Want to Lead a Band report­ The personnel: edly outdrew the other two names Saxes-—Al Schnitzler, lead alto, Bobby Stevenson, wonder boy at formerly with Larry Fotine; Hal the piano will soon be appearing Schiff, ace tenor ana clarinet man, in a weekly TV show over WXYZ. whe styles- like Charlie Ventura; He will us< Bob Mitchell on guitar Earl Ward, John Draper, and and Bob Foster, bass, and will Walt Schumann. present much the same type of — Ed Thomas, lead material that hat made him such horn, Herb Schwab, former Bob a name at the Wyoming Show. Crosbyite, and big Bill Ervin. Format of the show has not bee1 —Gordon Gibson and completed but there probably will Al Gillespie. be a guest artist jpmtrick. The Rhythm — Howard Stringer, manner in which this trio works drums; Jim Huffert, piano, and together approaches the closeness Guy Albanese, bass. of the Joe Mooney outfit -making Femme Chirp a wonderful blend of standard jazz Loretta Downes, ex-Conover with modern. New Orleans—Cute little addi­ model and former chantress for tion to the Prima clan is Trace- Two of the most well-informed Buddy Di Vito, does the vocals. It ne Jr., just two week» old when disc jockeys in town, Bill Randle Her warbling is reminiscent of thi» photo was taken. She is -hown and Todd Purs«, of WJLB, are June Christy's. with her mother, the former Trace» expected to < hunge station affilia­ Male songster is Al Alberts, for­ lene Barrett, and leader-father tions soon. New policy of the sta­ merly with Elliot Lawrence and latuis Prima. deme photo. tion eliminated both of their top­ Jan Savitt, who also head« a :four- notch afternoon record shows, re­ piece combo which plays inI and placing them with variety and nov­ about Philly. elty shows . . . Fairly new to jazz on the air is Johnny Slagle, whose Dixieland record shows on Wednes­ day» and Sundays over WXYZ are New York—Pianist Denny Miles, New York— has ithering momentum. Young who worked in Chicago clubs and been signed by Lucky Strike ciga- Hank Trevisan booked in as solo radio for three year-, before start­ rets to take over the five-nights- pianist at the Burgundy 'oom aft­ ing east last spring, opened re­ a-week 7 to 7:15 p.m. slot on NBC er his «nort and s icci-~sful subbing cently at Be^u Ruage resort, formerly held by the Chesterfield out at the Wyoming Show bar. Spring Lake, N. J., for the sum- Supper Club. Deal runs for three Ruth Gillis years, with the Voice getting $10,­ 000 a week, u $2,500 boost over his earlier deal with Lucky Strike on the Hit Parade. Sinatra will work with guests, with Dorothy Kirsten set for the first weeks. Music director might be Johnny Green, who cut the audition platter, but his music director duties at MGM are likely to interfere. Eventually, Luckies plan- to use Sinatra on television, but this will have to be postponed until his current commitments MGM tun out. They still have two years to go.

New Blues Label New York—A new label special­ izing in blues and rhythm sides, Derby, bowed in last month Plat­ ter firm is headed by Lary New­ ton, former sales manager for Black and White. First talent signed for the ne« firm included tenor sax Freddy Mitchell and his orchestra, and blues singer* Doc Pomus, Frank Humphries, and Teddy Humphries Chicago. July 29, 1949 NEWS-FEATURES 949 Chester Crew Bows At NYC's Arcadia D.C. Spot Back In Groove New York—Bob Chester’s new pin, band made its bow at thi Arcudia 4 to late in June featuring Dixieland and arrangements. With Sunday Dixie Dates •tin Band ha> Alec Fila, Riley Nor- and Gilbert trumpet* Washington, D. C.—Uncle Billie'- at North beach la haek ry DiVito, in the swing of things again ... on Sundays at least. Bill Scalzi and Jimmie Sands, altos; Buddy Arnold und Boh Chester, Whelen's Dixie crew steamn up the customers und the sue* tenors; Eddie Shomer, baritone; rounding atmosphere from 2 to 10 p.m. every Sunday as Harry Jaeger, drums; Ted Pra­ they try to blown down the hill- shina. base, Gene DiNovi, piano, hilly band aero«« the street. Group Moose club in town, with Wally ned and Allen Foster, vocals. line« this way: Garner, clarinet, and Ed Case, Whelen, cornet; Walt Coomba, drums, playing weekends only. piano; Country Thomas, clarinet, Lineup tor the Howard theater Cliff Edwards Files and Walt Gifford, drums. Pianist goe- i nly to July 8, when Sarah Coombs also leads a trio at the Vaughan and the Jimmie Lunce- Bankruptcy Petition ford All-Stars, led by Joi* Thomas, New York -Cliff Edwards, vet­ Stars Cancel Dates head the bill. Lion) eran singer billed as Ukulele Ike, Bill Thompson's tri>> seems to inane has filed a voluntary petition of At London Palladium have token up permanent residence r the bankruptcy, listing liabilities of at the Neptune room, as has jazz 145,705 and no assets. Chief cred­ New York—Frances Langford Johnny Robb up the itreet and Can itor is Joe Venuti, for $5,000 on BIAS!« und her husband, Joi> Hall, go around the corner at the Madril- hotos a judgment for alleged breach of into the Palladium, London, on lon. Lazala’s Rhumbu band alter­ contract. Aug. 15 in place of Dick Haymes, nates with Robb. > Jure Other creditors include uctor who bowed out of the booking be­ There is a hot rumor in town Villie Robert Young, $1,000, and actress You were right, Abe. This new mouthpiece really gets the cause of nlm commitments. Frank that the Club Kavokas, top name Arline Judge, $300. Sinatra, Jimmy Durante, and Ab­ band spot in the city, is planning high ones.” ■cker, bot and Costello have also can­ to bring in a local Dixieland Lina ‘rank Down Beat covers the music celled summer engagements at the for the summer. Although no Herb news from coast to coast. Palladium. names have been mentioned, the general opinion is that the Capi­ tal City Jazzmen may get the nod. Murphy for Summer The Starlight roof of the Roger Smith hotel opened late last month with the Larry Murphy quartet in FOR YOUR for the summer. e piano man, Harry Orns, doubles in the hotel’s Cafe Caprice. . . . Johnny Shaw at the Mayflower Lunge. MONEY . . . Ruth White now singing with MOST Bob Knight', group m the Lounge Rivera of the Hotel 2400. Kippe at Wardman Sonny Kippe at the Metronome room of the Park hoteL . . . Lovely Jody Miller still knock­ ing 'em dead at the King Cole room. . . . Ralph Hawkins still go­ ing strong at the Cross Roads. The Congo room of the Carlton features Basil Fomeeu Glen Echo, local amusement park, at­ tempted to make a go of using name band* in the ballroom, but was forced to quit when the ex­ pected crowd« just didn’t show up. . . . Dick Thompson (ex-Tommy Tucker) leading a combo at the Woodland Beach restaurant at Woodland beach. Group includes Frank Renolds (ex-Tommy Do»- sey, Art Mooney), piano, and Butt VanDeusen, trumpet. —Thomas E. Lodge, Jr.

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Striking For band, opening July 28 Tommy Dorsey Casino Gardens, will be making first loos than appearance in almost two years. sold Phil Ohman, currently at Ciro's, handed showi big testimonial there by operator Hermae King Of Squares' Crown Hover, marking 15 years on Hollywood*! bia ci Sunset Strip for the bandsman. Ohman.'« June By HAL HOLLY first date on the Strip was at the one* famous Trocadero In 1934. rharg Mel Irwin (drums), who heads Embassy South Hollywood—'THE RED BARN ROUND UP—THE four at Red Feather, was misnamed "Nell" WORLD’S GREATEST SQUARE DANCE!” Brightly colored Irwin In recent item. With Mel are Char* 'ÒO,O( lie Murchison, piano; Bod Homllion, trum­ have placards bearing that modest announcement had been jump­ pet and vocals; Horry Hshboch, basa dunn¡ ing at un from telephone poles, windows, and other conspicu­ Boy Robbies. a newcomer to thia terri­ millio ous places for two or three weeks. tory, takes over stand at Aragon July 19, 3------replacing Billy McDomM. of 17. Well, we decided, inasmuch as we King of the Squares. Emil Celemmi stays on at Cocoanut shall have lo cover the first rustic Grove through Peter LM Hayes* engage­ rhythm concert lo take place in Grabbed Geetar ment, starting Aug. 2. Dorothy Shay and Hollywood bowl soon, this thing With that the Ace .umped up Hollywood -Reciprocity with a irngeancr’ Thnt'a Donn Reynold», Roy Hackett ork «t for Sept 6 open- ins at Grove. should be good advance prepara­ on the bar j- and, grabbed him a the British Empire's champion cowboy yodeler, who gueat-atarred with Gar Deti Areet l«ck in t*>nd Inuines, and tion. geetar, and - arted plunking it in Dusty Ellison’s Saddle Busters at lhe Avodon ballroom’s fir-1 Red Harn fronting 10-pieoe outfit at Moeambo. New So, ready for anything — we I >usty Ellison] B Saddle Busters Hound Up. And who ia tli.it cat with the gretar hiding (fur oner) at Latluairo routini* aa rhumba-tango da- thought—we made nur way of a band tiehind hu i "Star of the Eve- the far right? Read Hal Holly’a column and faint. Hol Friday night to L.A.’« Avodon ning,” Donn R< rynolds, “Champion Progrocsivo Jan Stars Featuring Bob ha u b< June Christy) Jerry Fielding Cooper waa the tag finally »elected for ballroom, a beautiful downtown es­ cowboy yodeler ¡of the British Em­ for trying when the rest seem to Murrt (Feldman), former Kay Ky»cr have given up. unit backing Joao Christy at the Casbah. under tablishment. pire,” hen to meet Hollyood’s best Albert Nicholas doing Monday night eee> in the field. / note juggler who scored and ba­ Impresario Gene Norman, who siona at Beverly Cavern with six-pieco Fearleaa Hal We’re all right, so Tommy Dor­ toned the Groucho Marx show had engaged the Pasadena Civic, unit featuring James P. Johnses Kid Ory Chie Thinking—in fact, hoping -we sey must be nuts. A* we were last season, takes over the same ordered the tickets, und hired his band still going strong on other night* is tha would find our name added to typing this, the Ace called to say spot on the Life of Riley series ■staff foi it Lionel Hampton con­ Bobby Romos now heading Latin hythm first d cert on July 11, called it off “Con­ combo at Ciro's, sharing stand with Phil uioue oi r rain oinairu, x.ena he had just signed with Tommy’s this fall. Ohm«© Jootric© Key was slated for solo Home, Danny Kaye, ana other local reps to stage his Red Bam New Band lo Try flicts with Hampton’i outdoor ses­ spot at Sunset Strip swankery starting Two I distinguished p* ople on Sen. sion at Wrigley field July 10,” July 8. Husband Sylvan Groen guest ©on- Round Up at the band leader’s Barbara Nelson, rated by nwy ducting Ohman ork for singer’s numbers ^ite) Jack B Tenney’s latest war. given as the reason (we don't beach dancery, the Casino Gar­ JI mm I a Grier, onetime coast music top­ of alleged Communist inner­ as the No. 1 gal sax player of the think that’s the whole story, dens, on Sunday afternoons start­ day, has had u “mystery band” in per. was signed to head show and dance liners by getting caught at a RED ing July 3. either). ... At least one L.A. band (eight men) at Florentine Gardens, Bam Round Up, we attempted to rehearsal for many weeks. The daily has an ironbound rule that which re-opened July 1. He was also dickering with Hor­ book is by one of the most widely crash the Avodon gate by flashing ace Heidt for a night at Heidt’s Artic Shaw will have to get ar­ Eorfe Speoeer, contender for niche va­ known arrangers in the business rested to get his name mentioned cated by Sto© Koetoa. back in L.A. and re­ our Down Beat card (sometimes Trianon, and was «earchwg for a She has just tied up with an organising his 17-piece ork for mid-July it works). spot or the Sunset Strip. Don’t be in it. Music and movie columnists debut at Avodon ballroom. agency man who handles only ■>n this sheet say it is the only “That thar card don't mean -arpneed if the Red Bam Round banner-line attraction* (and who nothin’ here, pardner, and we all “censorship” rule they have to Up is in the Moeambo or Ciro’s by hasn’t touched a band in years). follow. don’t cotton to them thar store thr time you read this Barbara thinks she can bust into clothri yer flashin’,” said a voice headline*, with her new band in as a hand dropped on our shoulder. DOTTED NOTES- Milt and Mn. Bernhart celebrated their first the way it was done by Miller, the Your tirsi ropy of Down Beat We turned, saw a pair of feet in Dorseys. James, and others who cowboy boots, then >ur eyes rose wedding anniversary here as the will be the iasur of AuguM 12 over the riding britcher (dude ex-Kenton man readied his new came after Goodman. Let’s hope imi ihr nrwMiande July 29. she’s right. And give her a hand ranch type), took in a guy in unit for his Casbah date (with ranch jacket, topped off with a Roy Rogers hat. FlorMlln* Card«,—Jlmada Cria. Now Voedown* Budkina Gag Ouk—Jobaay FraMO Haagavar alufc Sad Nl.hol. Who Jo you think it was? Will Les Is The Greatest—Rich Rogers? We’d have beer less as toniahed if it had been, for it was none other than the old Ace of Jenkins To Stay Hudkins, onetimt drummer with Chicago—Duke Jenkins’ combo, Riverside Raaeho—Tex William« , right hand man to which can be heard clearly two Roaemont cafe—Johnny White tH« Artze ir. fact, in the Bigin the Royal room Wingy Manone blocks away, even in the noisy Zueea*»—Lefty Johnson Begwne band days, and recently Might Regroup loop, went into the Randolph street promoter-manager of tho “Artic However, the drummer boy ad­ Brais Rail late last month nnd had Shaw Orchestra under the direc­ their four-week ■‘Dtion picked up signed to a year’s contract to sing tion of Bob Keene.” mitted, he might re-form hie band with the band but was released Buddy’s current deal with Les is in the fall, after his stint with during the first tnne lays, with “Yep,” said Ace, “I’m the buss a 13-week arrangement. “I like it an indefinite option still available. after four weeks. The $16,000 rep­ af thia here now shindig. I’m Brown is over resented the dough Foster claimed fine,” said Rich, who broke up his Rich, relaxed and obviously hap­ Chet Robie’s trio opened opposite lamin’ how to talk hillbilly and I the Canton, Ohio, jump group July he would have gotten for the full can play four chords on th» own band several months ago. “It’s py, sounded great too. By the time year. more money and less worries than they get back here he may not be, 11. Robie is scheduled to return to geetar which is all you eve* need the northside Cairo lounge in No­ in thiF business. I'm gonna be the when I had my own bunch.” though, if enough kids keep com­ ing up to him and telling him he vember. theer ¿ame things 12 years ago, Drops Cavallaro Suit he >iaid.) New York—Vocalist Jimmy Fos­ Fat and Happy ter’s suit against Carmen Caval­ The Brown crew, fat and happy laro fell apart last month when from those Hollywood months, an American Arbitration associa­ Hounded great on their date here. ti >n panel decided he had no case. Crowd was light, due in part to Foster wan suing the pianist for the $1.75 tag (“That’s too much,” $16,000. Claimed he had been Les said.), ard the fact that there was practically no advertising. contino Band goes in heavily for dance­ able tunes plentifully sprinkled with Brown standards. Butch Stone is featured or several vocals, including the blues, nnd so is Stubby Br iwn. Local musicians got their biggeM bang out of the MOUTHPIECES cool tenoi of , though. He sounded fine. Sa* and Clarinet

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The chief arranger (in this case LP Sales Exceed MOVIE MUSK Inks Tram Concerto Hayton, who was also general 3.5 Million In Year New York— Dave Matthews has music director! makes a fairly New York — Columbia records provided Charlie Barnet with a complete musical setting for each celebrated the first anniversary of concerto for six trombones, The production number From this, a Sextet from Lower Tromburna. piano pari is fixed up for the re- the introduction of its LP micro­ Maynard Ferguson and Ray Wet­ groove with a report that more Barkleys' Good Boxoffice nearsal pianist. From that, the than 3.5 million LPs have been zel, on valve trombone, augment dancers work out their dance. sold so far The platter wae first the regular pump crew Piece runs Then, after the usual changes. the nine minutes and is divided into landed •.h.iwn to distributor* at a Colum­ complete score is recorded and the bia convention in Atlantic City on But Can't Figure Out Why Introduction and Opening, Chorale, Hance number photographed on Bop Fugue, Cubanna Ray, Jazz «June 21, 1948. the set to the playback. Pot-Pourri, and Work Song. Columbia’s president By CHARLES EMGE Fix It Up, Huh? charge of merchandising, Paul E. Hollywood—The Barkleys of Broadway is a good example Southard, reported that between her to pick up Astaire and carry What makes the job interesting 750,000 and one million families of the futility of spending much time trying to point out him off the stage or her shoulder. is that dancers frequently are in­ have gotten LP playing equipment what’s wrong with the movie* in general und filmusicals in Don’t get mad. Ginger. We love spired with some terrific new idee during the shooting. Then they during the initial year. The 3.5 you. But your dancing partner particular. We would have passed it up an not requiring any say: “Hey, just add a bar or two million sale «f records—equivalent lommenl had it not been for the^ ~ ------should be Lauritz Melchior. of 17.5 million conventional record» We Salute You here and take out u couple al an­ headlines in the trade pre»» (some* will do when it hits neighborhood other place so the music will fit —^exceeded our most optimistic time we wonder ju*t whnl the We never see a picture like this houses and a this new thing we’ve just hit.” expectations,” he said. movie trade pre»» trade» in) about one without wanting to extend a flock of kids see That prematurely gray hair the groans it has been piling up sympathetic salute tn th-me who have to fabricate und fit the mu­ Lonnie has acquired after a few in key theaters. , I B years in the studios gives him a Garner Signs With Nevertheless, we wonder how it ■ sical setting to it. In Barkley», it 1 1 was I^nnie Hayton (remember the very distinguished look He looks New Booking Agency . - ■ arrangements he did for Artie mighty fine as the symphony con­ Hollywood—A new booking firm MGM Tries Case a» they «.»ti ) • Shaw when Artie went string ductor in the concert sequence— lui been set up here by Al Posner, New York — Impressed with or more years crazy?) und his assistants — ar­ and he also know» what he’s doing. d for Murray Albert, and Mack Lewis Decca’s success in building up ago. Actually, Barkleys has little to intrigue uhd rangers Conrad Salinger. Robert under the name of Variety Artists, Gordon Jenkins’ house orchestra, Astaire apptars Tucker (vocals), nnd others. inyone trying to spot fresh ideas ht uh c-pie«« Ltd. MGM records are trying the name to be limber The »coring of pictures built in filmusicals. Oscar Levant, as Id Or, Chief music name on their roster kick with a crew led by Russ Case, as ever; Ginger ground dancer« presents problems usual, plays Oscar Levant, and is that of Erroll Garner, whose former Victor musical director. still looks fine, fo in PHI an engagement at New York’s with vocals by Stuart Foster, for­ husky we con- general, the job goes something with Peter T.’s inevitable Concerto >r »oto Charlie i.rtlns Two Deuces, starting July 21. mer Tommy Dorsey singer. •tantly expected like this: in B-fiat Minor and Khatchatu- it eon- rian’a Sabre Dance. •nher« Some Spark « top-

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HAWK A son to Mr. and Mrs. Marshall that the ANdover 3-1012 H Em it«ad SOOS Hawk, recently in Washington, D. C. Dad Minn, jpi played trombone with Red Norvo, Ina Ray erd albu Co etr i be to n : J. La« Aadenoe, Phillip D Broyias, Ralph J. Gleaioa, Hutton, Sam Donahue, , Billy Butterfield and Tommy Dorsey. He’s now The p George Hoofer, Michael Lovie, Sharon Fease selling musical instrument« in Allentown, John Lu Pa. SuboeriptloB Rate»; S5 ■ year ia advaace. Same price ta all parla of the world. Art-Flor LANE — A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lane, May 16 in Reading, Pa. Mom field, Mil is electrical steel guitarist Helen Lane; dered fn dad is dancer and emcee. nation—< MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS LaVERE—A son to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Yerba E LaVere, June 6 in Glendale, Calif. Dad is Seymour singer. MARCELLINO A son to Mr. and Mrs. madore i: Muzzy Marcellino. June 6 in Los Angeles. Dad Is band leader. PROCTOR—A son, Ralph Jr., to Mr. and The i< Mrs. Ralph Proetor, June 1 in New York. cleverly YAGELLO—A son to Mr. and Mrs. Art Yagello, May 23 in Pittsburgh. Dad is with Music Slump Isn't Frank Natale’s band. TIED NOTES BAKER-RASE — Buddy Baker, arranger and leader, and Betty Jane Rase. June 11 in Hollywood. All Patrons' Fault HANDL EMAN-GAR IT ANO Eddie Handle­ man. manager of the Copa night club, and (Ed. Note: The question, “What’s happening to the music business, Hilda Garitano, June 4 in Pittsburgh. fan in particular?” has been causing much scratching of heads and MILLER-O* BRIEN Max Miller, pianist, vibist, and leader, and Jean O’Brien, sec­ lamenting the last several months. But few solution, have come up as retary to booker Frank Hogan. June 16 to what cm be done. In answer to, and adding to, Down Beat’s recent in Chicago. “Picking a vocalist is tough. They all look good.*’ editorial on the problem, Phil Barnard, of Madison, Wis., submitted the following. We think it makes some good points.) FINAL BAR CEBOTARI—Maria Cebotari. 38, leading Tbe general opinion seems to be that bad business is due Austrian soprano, June 9 in Vienna. ten by Louis M. Gottschalk before spiritual the Civil war. Significantly, it was to a national trend in buyer resistance, which is affecting COLLINS—Mrs. Anna L. Collins, 81, for. cakEwal mer concert singer and widow of Arthur inspired by dances Gottschalk had every business. Sound logic is no doubt used in coming to Collins, recently in Fort Myers, Fla. observed as a boy in New Orleans’ The f conclusions of this kind, but I think it goes a little deeper CONKEY — Leroy Conkey, 69, calliope historic Congo square. Both Tom Thompsc player and organist, June 5 in Los An­ John) M than that with the music makers. geles. Turpin and William Kreil are Donald, The general public will grasp at any musical fad which DeROODE — Louis deRoode, 57, former credited with having published owner of the Riverside Rancho, June 4 in ragtime compositions as early as Doc Cen comes along if the fad offers escape from the routine exist­ Los Angeles. 1897, but their efforts lacked the Doc is tl ence most of the public leads, and ns long as people have FENTON—Martin Fenton, 59, music bust- has neve Ñew York. maturity of Scott Joplin’s first plenty of money. But when the cash rune out, or a new fad ness auditor, June 3 in compositions, published in 1899. The rest) HUGHES—Iliana May Hughes, 82, one- Joplin Still First ideal cor comes along, the old one fades away like smoke. Unfortu­ time vaudeville singer, June 14 in San These early compositions were, Francisco. strictly speaking, transcriptions or what he nately, jazz is still a fad to too many people, and the only New York land idi< ILES—Evelyn Iles, 61, singer, June 9 in To the Editors: collaborations, Joplin functioning ones who maintain an interest in, and support the develop­ Hollywood. largely as an arranger. However, these ret ment of it, are those who understand it and know what they LACEY — Albert Lacey, 39. musician, Referring to J. Lee Anderson’s within a year or two, Joplin came driving. June 6 in Los Angeles. Evolution of Jazz in the June 17 into his own as a writer of genu­ As sti are listening to. Yet it seems that neither night club operators LEARY—Ford Leary, 41, trombonist and Down Beat, I noted his statement singer, June 4 In New York. ine force and originality. of the a nor musicians do anything to educate or retain the type of that the first published rag dated Kay C. Thompson siderable SCHMIDT—Alexander Schmidt, 59, vio- back to 1884. customer who would keep them in business. linist with the Philadelphia orchestra from resents i Night club ops are, almost without exception, cutting their 1908 to 1912, June IN in Philadelphia. Believing myself to have been stance, t SCHWEINFEST—George F. Schweinfest, the source for that bit of informa­ Cakewal own throats, and they are doing it consistently in the follow­ 87, musical director of the Columbia re­ tion, since I raised the matter in Daytime Jazz of the 1 cording company from 1905 to 1925, June ing ways: 8 in Newark. the April issue of the Record Aurora, Ill. jazz pit • Prices. A customer can’t relax and listen to music. He is SWERDLOW—Jack Swerdlow, 52, trum­ Changer, it is perhaps unfortunate To the Editors: When th hustled around by a waitress who forces him to order liquor pet player, June 2 in Philadelphia. that I did not make it plainer that Regarding Ruth McClendon’s is preser ZENKER—Herbert Zenker, 54, manager I regard compositions published letter (Chords, June 17) I guess der by i he doesn’t want for which he pays fantastic prices. More clubs of thè Magnavox corporation on thè west before 1899 as distinctly pre-rag­ if your ears call for even a sample rag, Tfu coast. June 3 in Pasadena. Calif. should use the Bop City idea of using theater seats for listen­ time in character. of progressive music at 4 p.m. Basin 5 ers who don’t want to get lushed up, and charge a flat rate for LOST HARMONY The 1884, mentioned for what I you’ll have to either buy your own use of the seats. believe was the first time, referred records, get a wire recorder and CALLOWAY-—, leader, and record from the radio at night to • Acoustics. Music just can’t be heard with any semblance of Wenonah Calloway, recently in New York. to Gunnar’s New Coon In Town, WEIDLER — George W. Weidler, former published by S. Brainard in that play back anytime at will, or, if balance in the typical night spot. A potentially steady cus­ it’s Sunday afternoon and you live Ei Kenton saxist, and Doris Day, singer and year. The composition was a syn­ tomer who knows what he is missing won’t come back. He actress. May 31 in Los Angeles. copated dance arrangement, along within a 40-mile radius of Chi­ would rather listen to records, which are cheaper and sound one-step lines, of an earlier song of cago, get an FM set and listen to little intrinsic merit. Paul Eduard Miller’s Classics of much better than the live talent. The ops should consult Your next copy of Down Beat A more interesting number, as Jazz on WXRT. acoustics experts and get straightened out. will be the issue of August 12 Although Miller has his own on the newsstands July 29. R. J. Carew has pointed out, was Musicians have a great deal of the public apathy to blame Bamboula, Danse des Negres, writ- preferences in jazz, he does no on themselves. They don’t seem to realize or care that the name calling, . . . slips a Dizzy to thr business because of their instability and their inability side on the turntable as he re­ audience is aware of the musical snobbishness and the patron­ moves the Satchmo record just izing attitudes so many of them harbor. Jazz musicians have to know when they are being misled. They cause fluctuation completed. tbe idea that if the public doesn’t catch on it’s just their which hurts everyone. William S. Reising tough luck. There is no absolute answer, of course, but musicians could What musicians forget is that the public is raised on tripe improve in a number of ways, perhaps in the following: June Through Wringer and isn’t aware there is anything wrong with it. They have to • Musicians should develop the art of rubbing elbows with Seattle be educated. The only band leaders who spend any time or the public and develop a sympathetic attitude toward the un­ To the Editors: effort in developing a following seem to be the Kommercial initiated who may never have been exposed to jazz previously. In the June 17 issue of Down Beat, June Christy was quoted as Kids, who ooze personality all over the place and are about as • Band leaders should spend more time in selling their wares, saying: “Most of the musicians in sincere as politicians before election day. possibly by giving away publicity pamphlets explaining the night club house bands ought to be The natural result is that they are steady winners regard­ development and structure of jazz and by putting on free con­ selling washing machines,” which certs in high schools, etc., but only with a well-organized talk is a rather cruel, yet typical atti­ less of their lack of sincerity. Their personalities are as me­ tude of some of the young people chanical as their music, but even a mechanical smile is better to go with it. There must always be the explanation, regard­ in show business today. If any­ than none. If the customers can’t feel they are pals with Joe less of what Louis says. No doubt a musician who has to ask thing goes wrong, or they fail to Bop, they will take a substitute in Joe Corn, because they what jazz is won’t be able to play it, but that doesn’t mean sell, it’s always the band’s fault, the public can’t learn to understand it via verbalization. in their opinion. aren’t capable of judging the music. However, it doesn’t mean It is, of course, impossible for • In ut they can’t learn. A logical explanation differentiating between the commer- any orchestra to grasp the true cornet a How many jazz musicians can evaluate contemporary art cial junk and jazz has got to be made, and by people who are feel of a singer’s style in one re­ and Lou capable of expressing themselves verbally and not justju musi- hearsal. From past experience I ■ng num without being called square by artists? The standards are listing o cally. If the leaders and musicians are incapable of doing it, feel Miss Christy’s trouble prob­ practically identical, but could a jazz musician look at an ably was in her inability to explain pard, I abstract painting and not ask blankly, “where in hell’s the then it would serve them well to find someone who can do exactly what she wanted from the Oliver, melody?” He is the same guy who has nothing but contempt the explaining for them. Jazz must be listened to, but it is band. Wooden Shots M for anyone who asks the same question about improvised necessary to know how to listen. One sure thing is that commercial musicians are more flexible than Sharkey jazz, an abstract music. It’s about time a positive program was adopted and a job amen. They usually play a LeRocca Steady followers are developed slowly and are the only ones of instructive and sincere selling undertaken. Until enough jazz, some legit, and are town.. 1 who ran keep the business on an even keel. The cultists and people get the idea that jazz is something worth spending strong on their ability to adapt from in musiraU the faddists are not only undesirable, but actually dangerous their last dime for, they’ll get along without it. (Modulate to Page 11) Chicago* July 29,1949 NEWS-FEATURES DOWN BEAT

reader* have enough »enac to tell THE HOT BOX when an article is a lot of bunk I Cadet Johnston Snags Hoble Prize | and trash? Or does Mike Levin take it upon himself to “explain the facts to one and all Personally, I don't think Levin has the right to cast any stone*. Doc Evans Mystery Trip Lenny Kay Results In New Waxings Sure, But Flint, Mich. By GEORGE HOEFER To the Editors: Carroll Lee und I just figured Duc Evans’ Dixieland five mysteriously left < bieagu for n out that something was wrong — week in February. Upon their return, Doc anti trombonist when you print stuff by M. Levin. Did he ever compliment anybody? Don Thompson met qui*«tions with a «mile and mumbled Do you guy- really like jazz? something uhoul a “surprise.” Last month the curtain was Allan Bloch r«i-ed and the revelation made^------that the missing week was spent in Ballin’ the Jack, a shimmy, Shim- Minm-upolis recording a four-rec- mt sha-wabble, and, finally, a strut, srd album entitled Jass Heritage. Strut Miss Lizzie. Doffs Cap The project was supervised by Thompson Controlled Redwood City, Calif. John Luca» and iponsored by the To the Editors: Art-Floral-Record shop of North­ Thompson’s gutty tone is well Hats off to Down Beat for the field, Minn. The album can be or­ controlled on the sides, and he new department, Things to Come. does an especially fine job on dered from jazz shops across the Ed Castro nation- Jazz Man in Los Angeles; Saints, where his horn comes Lexington, Mo.—Wentworth Military academy cadet Bruce Johnston ferba Bueno in San Francisco; through well-phrased and relaxed. of St. Paul, Minn., talked faster than the other dancer* at the school's Seymour’.» in Chicago, and Com­ Joyci McDonald’s ragtime piano is 13th annual military ball und snared an autographed photo from band modore in New York. rhe highlight of Ballin’ thu Jack. leader Leighton Noble. Le** persuasive fans usually were content with Bouquet For Miles Johnny McDonald does a credit­ autographed program*. Noble ia here shown in the act, while Johnston Idea Carried Out able job on clarinet and sax. How­ New York and hia date, Carol Sutherland, look on. To the Editors; The idea of Jazz Heritage is ever, the purists will find the tenor solos out of place. The strangeness This is a bouquet to Miles cleverly carried through bj the Davis for his marvetous work on selection of the of hearing a tenor on these par­ WHERE IS? Jeru, Godchild, Budo, und Move, tunes and Lu­ ticular tunes will account for it, Chords And which prove that melody and har­ cas’ very in­ for Johnny plays good tenor, CHICO ALVAREZ, trumpet, lest with Kenton. mony it sufficient amounts will formative and Outside of several solo breaks, MARTY BERMAN, baritone, formerly with win out in the end. interesting cov­ Doc Cenardo, is felt rather than Discords Tommy Dorsey Herbie Nichol* er notes. There heard, us the only criticism of the NIKKIE DE LA BIANCO, singer working New York clubs lost fall. is even form in mechanical phase of the recording (Jumped from Page 10) JOE GERACI, drummer, who loft Ted the title Herit­ is the fact the rhythm didn’t come Weems lost September. age, aa you can through as well aa it could have. themselves musically to at least a FRANK HOLLER, trombone, lost with reasonable facsimile of the artist’s Billy Bishop. Play For Vets sec by the fol­ Doc shines as an ensemble leader MARJORIE MAURICE, singer with bonds I lowing sentence. as well as on solo. The surfaces wishes. What more can he asked? oround Schenectady end Albany. Each side rep­ are fine. For every jazz singer in dabs JOHN SPRINGHEART, drummer, former­ ly with Don Podro. resents a deriv JAZZ ON THE 11ADIO- Roland or »upper rooms there are doz­ ative utyle of Schwartz presents American Jazz ens screeching Because nr Stout WE FOUND Hearted Men. Beside* singers, the George lazz; '-Himrny, Classics over WFJL-FM on Fri­ b'luEs, stRut, club orchestra is confronted every JSK HAWKINS, managing Iha Cryrtal ore days, 8:15 to 9 p.m. and George ballroom, Buckeye Leko. Ohio. spiritual, two-sTep, mArch, raG, two weeks with an array of co­ JACK POWERS, singer with Louis Primo vas Hoefer gives Traditional New Or- In 1944, doing a single. Ho lust closed rakEwalk. Itani Music over the same station medians, magicians, jugglers, bad dancers of all types, ending with ot Slopsy Moxie's In Hollywood end re­ ms’ The five is made up of Don Saturdays from 7 to 7:30 p.m. cording for the Moonlight lo bol. thomphun, trombone; Joyce (Mrs. an endurance contest between the 'om COIXECTORS’ CATALOGUE — line of girls and the band. So let’s an John) McDonald, piano; John Mc­ Ben Lincoln, former Chicago col­ Donald, clarinet and tenor sax; face it. the be-bop boys wouldn't hed lector, now spends most of his please any of them. written properly to begin with, as Doc Cenardo, drum», und Evans time at Hambone Kelly's near San would scream to the boss “the Doc is the star of the session and Several times I’ve seen good ho­ band stinks.’ the Francisco, where the Lu Watters tel bands lose their jobs because Hal Prüden irst has never before recorded bo well. band is playing. (Ed. Note i Prude«, plani«! with Chuck The results show he has found the performers, whose music wasn’t ideal combination to help him i.ay W. Webber, 1 Waverley road, ere, Exmouth, Devon., England. De­ i or *hat he has to say in the Dixie­ land idiom. His performances on sires a pen pal who has an interest land sides on Esquire and Tempo. ing m Dixieland and the Goodman, ver, these records are crisp, clean, and John Ellis, Flat 3, 14 Military driving. Dorsey, and Rob Crosby orches­ road, North Bandi, Sydney, Aus­ une tras. nu- As slated above, the setting-up tralia. Desire* to trade Australian Stop Squabbling! of the album was done with con­ H Hacking, 5 Duchess street, releases for records. Kansas City Lr. Darwen, near Blackburn, Lan­ son siderable thought. Each side rep­ P. R. Boulton, 3 Milehouse lane, To the Editors: New York—“Greet thr Girls” is cashire, England. Particularly in­ resents a link in a chain. For in­ Newcastle, Staffordshire, England. I’ve been reading Down Beat for the unit of veterans hospital camp terested in Kenton, Gillespie, Her­ stance, the set opens with Georgia Is anxious to obtain a pen pal who six years now, an i that adds up to ■how* that the Debutone« are tot»» Cakewalk, to depict the influence man, and small bop combos Wishes lives in or around Chicago. Pri­ a lot of Beats. Every few months ing with for almost eight month*. of the 1840 minstrel show in the to trade records. marily interested in the jazz of I have to throw half my sheet Gals accompany the acts in the show Ill. jazz picture. Next a spiritual, J. D. W impress, 24, Borden the ’20s. away when you go iff on one of nnd play two specialties, Oyo Negro the Saints Go Marching In, Ave., Enfield, Middex, England. Oswald F. Merz, Buderstr., your Hatfield and McCoy kicks. und Hamp t Boogie Woogia. From on’s ¡3 presented, and is followed in or Ha» many English releases on Nuernberg, Bayern/US Zone, Ger­ All this criticism of critics by left to right they are Lois Cope*, iew BEAT NEWS-FEATURES » hirag««, July 29, 1949 Mix Hits Hysterical High—Wolff PR( By D. LEON WOLFF 4------Chicago—I never thought I would sink to a counter-re­ My musical tastes? They’ll stand Re or fall on iny collection of some buttal. but Mike Levin’s article (Down Beat, July 1) goes too fiOO carefully selected discs from Wullkottes Four Whipoorwillys far. He has hit a new high in hysteria; his venomous, slanted. the Hot five to bop, inclusive. Peglerian countcwriticihm makes no sense whatsoever, and The fact I have always dis­ Fo only eurreed* in throwing light $------agreed with Levin’s major jazz premises is of little importance, upon hie own prejudices, which, get, Levin), “stupidly inept,” “ill- (He since they are open to the usual from the nound of hie deathlea* inf- rmed,” “Hearstian,” "vomit­ forced prooe, are aumewhal more violent tiresome controversy. But there ive,” arguments of one who differs cannot be much controversy about thratet than most with him. 1 can really conceive of an ex- his literary aptitudes. I doubt if But did I say Louis “has always it can be denied that the Master eellent. mature reply to my article been a bad trumpet player?” Quite BO being written by one who listens has earned the dubious honor of to jiux with different emotions the contrary. Try reading my ar­ hasing written the most irrational arrant ticle, Ix'vin. than I do. The violent Mr. Levin, article ever to appear in the Beat. Chicai however, is clearly incapable of Shall I produce musician* to sears admit their disinterest in Louis? such writing. I can get quite a few. How many Chiea Guy Inks $$$ Deal Boyd 1 Written Sincerely ean you get? Let'* choose up sides, New York—Guy Lombardo ha« dore h Let’s dispos»1 of one thing first. Master. How old nre you, by the way? set a. new’ transcription dea» with "niorr J don’t expect Levin to believe tb's, remem No Ivory Tower Frederic W. Ziv s'hich will run but my stuff has never been writ­ through 1952 and earn the sweet radio a ten to “cause comment,” to “get a The Master, a logician, has a i.iusic man more than $500,000. date* i rise out of (Levin) or any other cretinish device for refuting flat His present transcribed series is New Yi Beat reader,” to “clamor for at­ contentions. He simply makes a being used l>y 273 stations with Cincinnati—Four U hipoorwilly» i* the handle for Bernie U ullkotle’a Still tention,” etc I’ve neve- given a flat counter statement of his own more than 135 sponsors. Ziv also quartet—and don't n*k how they rho«c u name like that! Guy«, Roy top ni damn what anybody thought of In effect, his entire argument fol­ has a deal cooking to package n lainhan, electric guitar; Doug Dalton, electric mandolin; Gene Monbeck, most o my article« They have been writ­ lows this ineffably childish pat­ Lombardo TV show. guitar, and Wullkotte, ba*« and violin, all sing «olo a* well ue with the hand tern. Yet, the Master talks to me ten in absolute sincerity. group. Carefully'-planned arrangement« include classic*, pop, jam, and person. I’m desolated that Levin dis­ of “emotional, logically fallacious, bop. Very pleasing, and a* you can tell from their instrumentation. Snniedi approves of my ctyle, v nich seems esthetically unjustifiable criticism,” Burns at Auld Bar Mimewhat out of the ordinary. (Bud EM Photo) radio ■ to have giver him false impres­ of “fair, decent .nformed criti­ followi sion. Each thing has been written cism.” Surely I will be excused my New York — Georgie Auldhas _ Boyd with one thought in mind: to doubts that this hysteric belongs bought into the Markwell bar and and So inake a point which I honi-tly be­ in such an ivory tower will turn it into a .pot known as days, lieved needed making, regardless I claimed the tone of most bop the Tin Pai. Alley room Pianist­ Funny Routines Plus Bop AUmg. arranger Ralph Burnt* will provide of majority or unanimous opinion musicians is bad, their Taste du­ GEO to the contrary bious, their ideas repetitive, and the entertainment, with selections With nne exception (Dizzy ften deliberately gauche, and so like Summer Sequence, Early Au­ tumn, and -thers of his own works dugle, wasn't with Lunetford; so sorry) on. Levin counter's inanely “There 10 yea tn ry thing I said in that last ar­ are lots of bud musicians.” But, featured with Woody Herman. Mean Steady Boston Job in 1944 ticle still goes. • Master, I didn’t mean that bop- Boston—The Bill Turner rombo. noted ehiefly for hilari* diddle Using gutter invective that must pists were alone in their faults. Then b stir the envy of every high-school ou» comedy routines, has been held over at the Red Roof This is terribly elementary, Levin, ' Film Clambake | Boyd, J sophomore planning to write but I implied . And what are then must absolutely concede that my the mechanically superior in­ The co article was ethically justifiable. You m scores ... to three decimal places? strument that keeps him moving regulei I leave proofs to Levin who, as ahead in the big time. He's When you'r* ready (or an in- one eai plainly see, has a steel «ab- been featured trumpet soloist ifrumcnt e< really brilliant inetful of proofs to demolish the for Ted 'fio dito, Baymond tone, powe* and la« action, ONLY “emotional, “fallacious,” “unjust­ remember thal Jimmy Zito'* ifiable,’ ‘tawdry,” “insulting.” Scoll, Sam Donohue. Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman and choice i< a recommendation for "misinformed.’' "uncorroborated” HOLTON It evplaim why . . . “buck hungry” (this one killed me “SONG KEYS ■Or c —check up on the terrific ruTes I music on best-selling record­ ■Imbuì “The perfect answer to your old and troublesome problem”. 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to become___ sehmdleaeher, hsu PROHUNG THE PLAYERS been playing four years, doubles SWINGIN' THE GOLDEH GATE on English horn and tenor Has been with the National symphony orchestra. GENE KUTCH, piano t Age 24 Raeburn Band Great But Also does some arranging and Frisco Flips Over News composing, wants to write serious music. Was with Runny Berigan in 1942, later with Yido Musso, Joe Marsala, others. Has been playing Cole, HermanTo HitTown Forced To Call It A Day piano for 11 years. Is a New Jer­ seyite who likes Tatum and Tris­ By RALPH J. GLEASON ♦ tano. , (Here is the personnel of thr lata, lamented Boyd Raeburn band, San Francisco—Biggest news in thi» area in Nome time ie forced to break up after dates at Chicago's Blue Note anti NYC’s Apollo LLOYD TROTMAN, bass: A^e theater. A fine crew, with a great book, the band impressed most listen­ 25. Still another who now lives in the announcement by Jimmy Lyons, KNBC disc jockey, that ers with its cleanness and spirit.) Long Island, learned music from he has signed contract» for a two-nite -land of the Woody his d»

ting off the vowels with alacrity. Johnny Hartman Bop singing, which originally was J J J Close Your Eyes CONCERT a vocal projection of instrumental J J J Sposin' Devils And ideas, has become just as commer­ Two sides by the young man era cial as the Calloway scat singing, who has been heard occasionally •us which was a perversion of the with Dizzy Gillespie. The inevitable Lily Pons Armstrong vocal jazz efforts. The Descants comparison with Billy Eckstine J J J Ah, I Will Tell You, Mother By Michael Levla band’s playing still is generally will be made, but Hartman’s voice —P ariatiun • ved messy, though the intonation does New York — According to the is lighter. In addition, it doesn’t This is the same tune to which seem to be improving. Gillespie suffer from the fearsome vibrato chronicles of the time, Vienna, in del (Jumped from Page 14) and his manager, Willard Alex­ you. learned your ABCs and Doh- the 19th century, was a gay place that Mr. B. has only lately learned nanyi used for his wonderful Va­ K ander, are evidently looking for a of whipped cream and tnree-nour Harvey Stone to control. In a sense, Hartman riations on a Nursery Theme. This music which will purvey bop com­ sounds like a young man in search lunches, good music, dancing, and ind GI Lament particular set was written by Mo­ mercially. My own meager opinion of a style, since his phrasing a sense of well-being almost ex­ to J J (Part. I zart, and is sung with most metallic is that records such as these ap­ shifts continuously. Also, ne occa­ clusively the city’« own. be­ J J and 11) peal neither to the limited audience and unsympathetic tone by Lily Granting the exaggeration of sionally murders consonantal Pons, with hubby Andre Kostela- to Once again, the proof of the old that likes bop nor the general rec­ passing time, how is it that Eugene sounds such as the first “plays” on netz batoning. The second side is by point that a comedian’s material ord buying public. It’s the old Eyes. However, with more experi­ Ormandy, a former student of the íes, a bit better, though her vibrato is put into canned form very seldom story of sitting astride a picket ence, he should make a fine ballad Budapest Conservatory and now iff» seems funny. (MGM 10470.) fence and writing endorsements out of hand occasionally. Being a conductor of the Philadelphia or­ singer. (Mercury 8141.) coloratura is a demanding art. res, for banana companies. (Victor chestra, never learned these things? When you are good, it’s exquisite, led Le* Brown 20-3481.) May I offer as a sample Orman- Patti Page and when you’re bad, the listener hey J J Be-Bop Spoken Here dy’s LP release of Strauss Over­ Tony Martin J J I’ll Keep the Lovelight Burning suffers as from a clumsily wielded ous J J Put Something in the Pot, Boy tures and Waltzes (Columbia ML by J J Circus J J I Love You surgical knife. Her technical for- Here isn’t in the same class with 2041). J J No, No, and No Miss Page is supported on Burn­ ensics at the conclusion, save for Unlike the deathlike threnodies the Barnet record. Lacks lift and last note being flatted, are well Bob Russell can’t forget Bal­ ing by the song’s authors, Benja­ purveyed by such sturdy American sny imitation of the bop element, done. (Columbia 72754.)' lerina. After Gigalette comes an­ min and Weiss. She sings well, chuggers as Wayne King, the Vien­ even as scored for big band. Boy other one-word-title beguine having though a mite coyly. However, on is another Butch Stone lament nese waltz is supposed to be light, little to do with the performing fe­ this epic, who wouldn’t? You is a Artur Rodzinski— airy, to have an impish infectioua- about the beating life gives him. male. Certainly is indicative of the Miss Liberty (Irving Berlin) tune, itly The band sounds trumpet-heavy, NY Philharmonic ness all its own. In most dancing way a professional tunesmith will and despite a good Jimmy Carroll in this country, a steady tempo is uns or at least, it was balanced ride with what he feels to be a com­ arrangement, well-directed by J J Gould—Spirituals for Orchestra rest sound like 75 trumpets and 13 maintained, while the dancer va­ mercial trend. Circus is not as Mitch Miller, and given Reeves The wunderkind, Morton Gould, ries his steps to the music, double t a other guys. (Columbia 38499.) good musically or lyrically as Bal­ studios’ usual fine recording, it is deh and his Spirituals For Orchestra, timing, three against two, or half lerina, though Tony Martin is in­ still a dull, leaden waltz. (Mercury given an excellent performance by timing, aa his fancy may please ad- Lawrence Welk finitely preferable to Long Yawn 5310.) iion Kodzinski. Once again, this is him. In Viennese waltzing, the JJ Hollywood Square Dance Vawn. The reverse is a tango. Gould’s old story: some clever or- dancers are at the mercy of ths for J ? Lorabelle Lee Martin should listen to some of the i an ■ Sy Oliver chestrational tricks, with no real orchestra and the composition. That Dance title fascinates me. old Carlos Gardel records for the JJJ Caravan underlying creative thematic mate­ They simply follow the phras­ end fashion propre in which to tear off ah” The music won’t fascinate you, J J That’s the Girl for Me rial, and too frequent use of al­ ing, tempos, and accent changes these ditties. (Victor 20-3488.) ) it but I’ll betcha u buck it sells on Joe Bailey sings the Ellington most “jazzy” cliches. The first side indicated by the music. Thus, ths rec- the juke boxes. (Mercury 5295) Perry < omo tune with a choir, echo-chambered is loaded with string effects com­ composition of good waltzes was over full band. The sound is some­ mon to the Shostakovich Fifth and as important to a 19th century J J 1 Love You thing like that Universal got sev­ Sixth Symphonies plus too many Austrian for dancing as it was for J J Let’s Take an Old-Fashioned flatted thirds. On it, like the other whistling. Walk eral years ago, using the Honey VOCAL Dreamers with Mel Henke’s piano. sides, there is no feeling of con­ The playing of this music is an Two big tunes from the new Me, credited to Mrs. Ivory Joe vincing sincerity, but merely glib­ art all its own. The spectacle of an Irving Berlin show, Miss Liberty. Hunter, is another of the two-beat ness and slick use of mechanistics. American brass band imperiously This score, like Kiss Me Kate by tlay rock, novelty sides Louis Jordan These are, of course, unfair state­ crashing its way through all thia Dizzy Gillespie Cole Porter, seems undistinguished ing, J J That Old Black Magic made his rep on. (Decca 24653.) ments without citing specific pas­ delicacy is one to make the citizens i. A to me. Immediately after my print­ J J Jump Did-Le Ba sages, but your casual perusal will of a good coffeehouse indeed groan fen- ing such a review about Kate, the confirm them and save space here. in horror. in- Magic’s opening sounds like___ _a cast album became Columbia’s all- Mildred Bailey JJJ Lover Come Back to Me The section marked A Little Bit Perhaps the past master of waltz pite Cuban Riders in the Sky. However, time best seller. However, last of Sin, done a la Golliwog’s Cake JJJ It’s So Peaceful in the Country delineation is Bruno Walter, con­ and by means of a bolero segue a little laugh may come yet; how many Walk, will show you how complete­ ductor of the Vienna philharmonic iess, sloppily played, it comes back to tunes from the show do you re­ Reissues from 1941, these are ly Gould has missed the spirit of until 1938, and now, fortunately, r so the tune and a Johnny Hartman member? I Love You is a plaintive­ two sides Mildred did for Decca tne revival meeting and its Freu­ resident in this country. ? in vocal. The score is most undis­ ly simple tune which Como moons with the Delta Rhythm Boys, dian release. Shortin’ Bread could Walter has made several record­ loor tinguished. Even with commercial over suitably. It may be a success, backed by Herman Chittison and hardly be called an apt soli line ings of the Overture to the Bat by veci limitations, Gillespie, and a tune but not because it is an outstand­ Dave Barbour. Listen to this, and for this. The Protest is obvious Strauss (included in the present you aa good as this, you would expect ing tune. Lines like “Much more then the Lover she did two years and almost banal. The Jubilee is, Ormandy album), an old one with more. Le Ba is no relation to the could be said if I thought with my ago for Majestic, and you have again, a tasteless mess, using a the Berlin philharmonic in the old New Orleans tune, but a duu head” are unusual certainly. (Vic­ the sad story of a voice getting boogie ground bass carried out early ’30s (Columbia), and one of vocal affair, with Joe Carroll get- tor 20-3469.) older. (Brunswick 80219.) and extended into the treble by later vintagr with the Paris Con­ trumpets. Throughout, you keep servatory orchestra (RCA Victor). saying to yourself, “Where have I In all honesty, if you listen to uf heard this stuff before,” but either Ormandy’s playing of the Overture in your memory is bad or Gould’s and then Walters, you will not cur- sense of law too good. (Columbia believe it is the same selection. ncle $5 MAY GET YOU $500! MM 832.) This applies whether or not you But can read a note of music. ncle Sabicas Ormandy clumps his way through irly, the score, maintaining a steady •Are you planning to enter Down Beat’s gigantic Dansa Mora tempo, barely concerning himself ppy-, Aires del Norte of with dynamics and paying almost Guajira Par- What’s The Word contest and compete for one of no attention to phrasing. He shows Pandaeros En Sol no signs whatsoever of knowing Aires de Linares how to use the “Viennese hesita­ the 26 cash and merchandise prizes? Tremolo En Mi Mayor tion.” Album Rating—JJJ This little trick, which Walter Wonderful flamencan guitar accomplishes masterfully, is some­ • According to the rules, winners of the six cash playing by Sabicas. His taste, thing of second-nature to Austrian tone, and technique are almost musicians and students of the Vi­ flawless, and certainly rank him ennese waltz. To accomplish it prizes, ranging from $10 to $500, will receive DOU­ among the best in the school. These gives the music a special lilt and are vinylite records, well recorded. charm all of its own. To neglect it BLE the stated amounts if they are subscribers. (Decca DU 709.) is like serving good steak un­ seasoned. It consists of taking any indi­ vidual phrase, splitting it into its • If you are submitting a word or words, you can component elements, using a slight DANCE accelerando for the beginning and protect your entry by filling out the blank below middle sections, and, between the second and third beats of the see, and becoming a subscriber. Do it now! Georges Tzipine ond measure before the end of the Derecho I iejo phrase (sinee moat Viennese phras­ Por Que? ing ends on the first beat of a The Moon Was Yellow measure), inserting a slight but •You will receive 26 issues of Down Beat at a sav­ Tango of the Roses decided ritardando. A Media Lu* This melodic rubato points up El ChoHo the entire phrase, gives it rhyth­ ing of a $1.50 over newsstand price. And if you are mic variation and piquancy and Album Rating—JJ enables an entire orchestra to in­ a contest winner, you may double your prize money! This album should annoy you if sert a sense of personal musician­ you have ever heard good tango ship which keeps the waltz from music or even danced to a fair tan­ being something ground out by an go orchestra. Just as Cugat has unsatisfied hurdy-gurdy. slaughtered the idea of good rhum­ This same treatment applies to DOWN MAT PUBLISHING CO. ba music, so does this insipid, lack­ the end of the Overture where, MAIL lustre type of playing take away while Ormandy slogs his way on the quality which makes tango to a finish, Walter applies an ac­ Chicago I, III. music unique. Properly executed, a celerando which leaves the hearer THIS tango is the most vicious and ex­ Plea»« Eater my DOWN BEAT tabtcrlpHoo wondering how the entire orches­ citing dance music known to the tra managed to arrive in one piece. □ I year (26 Issues) $5 □ 2 years (52 Issues) $8 western ballroom. Its unexpected This, then, is one more demon­ ORDER accents, its smooth but powerful stration of the difference between □ 3 years (78 Issues) $11 sensuality, combine to make danc­ a man who just reads a score and ing it both difficult and enjoyable. a conductor who tries to reinfuse TODAY! N»m» All of this is possible only if the in the music some of the life it had band playing it observes the mu- when it was originally conceived. Sir»»» L No. sical rules involved. Tzipine’s Succinctly, the difference between European band does not. This a pedestrian craftsman and an City a Zone ______State sounds like a studio band artist. off six quiek ones before tl ¡5 Yet. Ormandy is conductor of □ BowIHaoco Isclotud i-n-A* of the day, with no weight given the Philadelphia symphony. Listen phrasing, accents, or rhythm. for yourself and see if you can (Capitol CC 147.) understand why. DOUft BEAT TECHNICAL FE ATURES—NEWS Lhicmto. July 29,194* Chicugu.

Zarian. M« Josés Last Day At China Doll Square Runs O.. 7/15­ 7/18-22. b ARRANGERS CORNER O.. In 7/2 Alton. Harel kA., Ou Condon Video Vesax, 8 " By SY OLIVER and DICK JACOBS Andirxon, . Anthony, Ri New York—Let’s see if we ean finish up our ensemble Austin Jo (Jumped from Page 1) N. J . ■> voicing» this issue. We left off with five brass and five saxes, to show who the pianist is by mov so here goes with six brass and five saxes. ing in on him: finally, to show his Banks. Billy ♦ — ..... ------technique with a closeup of the M Bardo. Bill 1 Ex-1 keyboard. Colo., h Televising musicians, he feels, Barnet Ch A « Trpts Altos0<,TTpts. Alto present*: special problems not Calif.. 7/2 Barron. Blui Go.' found in other type* of programs. (Paramoui Vancouver. II. C.—Stun Ken Basil. Louis Stands Still Beneke. Tt x ton seem« to have a lot of loyal “In a dramatic show, people are 7/17-23. b fans in Vancouver. A new yacht moving around.” he says. “In a 7/25-30 ni Trbs. Tenor registered at this seaport city t A Bart. comedy show, there is brood bus« Berkey Bob Trb». Tenor bears the title of what eould New York—Th«1 Chine Doll here. which specialises in I .a Un-Amer lean ness. But a musician depends on Out 7/20. very well be a new Kenton orig­ O, 7/23-S, music, rrienlh salii odio» to rhumba maestro Jose Curbelo who ended a his musical performance. He’s Wis.. 8/12 inal—Artistry In Speed' sear at the club June 28. Curbelo moved on to the West End Casino in standing still. All his vitality cen­ 9/12-10/2, Deal, N. J., opening July 1. ters around his face or hands." 11/3. b Bishop. Billy Because of this, and because of Out 7/21. 1 the limitation;« of current small Bobick Bar Clear The Decks— Phoenix' El Rancho TV screens, the Condon show hah N J., Sate Seven brasa and five saxe* Bothie. Russ featured innumerable enormous Bothwell. J Orchestration Spots Sunday Jams closeups of fingers at work. As Ocean City screens become larger. Jones fig­ Brnndwynne. Sinatra Called Red Phoenix—Jam sessions are being Ex. 2 ures this technique will automat­ Out 7/27. Reviews held Sunday afternoons at the El In 9/22. n< A « Trpta. Altoii^Trpts. Alto* ically change, since, for living Hollywood—Frank Sinatra and Rancho. Robbie Dean and her Brennan, Mo room consumption a hand shouldn’t loxi. Miss., By Phil Broyles Lena Home joined a truly distin­ combo are nucleus of the sessions be shown mon* than life-aizt. Brown. Les guished company as they found which are proving to be a huge (Edgewate Larger screens will simply mean Busse. Henry BLUE RHYTHM JAM their names (along with such as success in a town usually dead in that you’ll see more of the mu­ Byrne. Bobb; Published by Milla John Garfield, Katherine Hep summer. Ont 7/16, Tenor bum. Danny Kaye, Gregory Peck, Frank Brandt and his combo sician. 7/20-26, b Arr. by Van Alexander So far. Clark thinks he has just Trbs. *Bari Dr. Thomas Mann) on list re currently at the Silver Spur . . . Trbs. Tenor a scratched the surface of what can Jam is another on« of the pro- leased by California state senator The Bal Blue trio, at the West­ (arh Frnnl - A Bari. be done in televising musicians. Lake City, gressives from the Blue Rhythm Jack B. Tenney. He charged them ward Ho hotel, providing funny series, written The hand and face closeup has 7/26-8/29, , with various kinds of alleged hat routine . . . Sandy Sandifer at been repeat« d so often now that it Cavallaro, Ca by Alexander fellow-traveling and Communist the Sundown club has good dance­ 8/12-18. nc has practically become h cliche 8/21-27 »• and Mills. For leanings. able band, but with three shows an intro, brass “About all there is left to du Clarke, Budd Inasmuch as the general feeling a night to back, has little chunce Que., h with Sidney Bechet," says Jones, do shakes on a here (especially among those who to prove his prowess Clinton. Larr Eight brass and five saxes “is to look up his left nostril.” Out 7/16, 1 know onetime pianist Tenney of —Jackie 1619 Broadway, Arr. by Johnny Warrington will be his or her companion for who have been buying funny hats LORA-BELLE LEE the evening, dined at one of the Fexthintone, Brass, playing thematic material and working up skits to make In 8/28, b Published by Sandy-Joy best cafe* in town, spend the eve­ themselves video-worthy are wast­ Fields Shep from the main theme, and an alto ning as guests of one of the hot­ 8/15, ne Arr. by Jack Mason ing their time. solo, leading into the repeated test music spots. Fmn. Jack (1 choruses, furnish a nice introduc­ This is a standard-form instru­ b; (Highlai In New York, Ralph Watkins of Ha» lloubts tion. Brass take the lend, with mental arrangement, and, in addi­ (Cavalier) 1 Bop City, ha-, extended an invita­ He doubts if any half hour seg­ hi (Waldorf Skirts Cause Biz saxet adequately filling in. Saxes tion, contain; an optional male tion to the eusterr winner to b»* ment would be turned over to a his, Charlie I soli through the bridge and relin­ vocal background chorus Lora is Out 7/17, h Slump-Herman quish the lead to bia^s for the last a catchy little tune, and the ar­ his guest at that fabulous Broad­ band alone. ComicE and dancers Foster, Chuck way hot spot. Other places und the will be tossed in with tiiem, he h (Jumped from Page 1) eight. The second chorus is in re­ rangement is well suited to it. Fotine, Larry Brass take off the first 16 «.nd are names of the vocalists who will thinks, and all the band will have his present baud. “The addition of verse >rder. Trombones scli on the special chorus and a muted trum­ supported by tasty sax figure*. become dinner partners will be an­ to do will be play music. Shellv Manne has made the band Saxes take the release and are fol­ nounced in subsequent issues of “A show with a big band will be Cui ber, Jan (< sound better than it lias .n a long pet plays the counter melody. First Gillespie Dixx lowed by a tutti. Saxes soli on the Down Beat. pretty much like a variety show,” .7/27, nr time He swings And this Buddy «rumpet solos for eight, is then in­ terrupted by trombones. Full band repeat, or play eued-in vocal back- More Merchandise- he says. Otherwise, you’d just be Graham, Hal I Savitt I’ve got on tenor really giound. Hatted figure- from bras? looking at musicians?’ N. Y„ rh moves into the last 16, which Norman Granz, who, at one time Gn.i, Glen ( blows Watch him!” also furnish good background ma­ Heaven forfendl flows nicely. or another, lias employed nearly Va., 7/16-11, One other random thought terial for the vocal, or saxes. First Gregg. Wayru Woody zov-eo in wa» that Stan every name musician and singer 7/22-28, b JUST ONE WAY TO SAY I trumpet plays a written-in solo, Ker.ton definitely will be back in voiced with a clarinet above und in his Jazz at the Philharmonic music soon. “He’ll have to get back LOVE YOU units for their n anual tour, and NEW LAWRENCE HOTEL Bampton, Lio two saxf: below. Glissando^ from 7/26, t to work soon or flip,” grins Woody Published by Berlin the trombones t.ipply lower regis­ who has utilized them on some of 1020 Lawrence Avenue finest recordings that have been Harrison, Cur Fine for Awhile Air. by Johnnv Warrington ter support. This moves into a Ga., h cut in recent years, has donated Chicago, III. Hart, Johnny tutti for the last of the special. "When I broke uj the band in This is from Irving Berlin’s new a big armful of valuable merchan­ (Near Sharldaw Ruad I Maas., Out 9/ *46, J went home to the coast and Miss lAberty. After the intro, the Hayes, Carlton dise prizes to be included as some Overlooking Laks Michigan Out 10/4, h lived like a gentleman," h<> says. usual instrumental grouping takes DREAMY OLD NEW ENGLAND of the 26 awards to be made in Hayes, Sherm “Went to baseball games, to the place. Brasi take the melody for MOON -What’s the Word.” I Springs, III., 16, saxee take the bridge, and a Muticiant headquarteri is I Henderson, SI beach, got tc all the clubs and saw Published by I

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Calif., nc the Philadelphit Byrne. Bobby (Pleasure Pier) Galveeton. Mooney. Art (Trianon) Chicago. 8/5-7. b Bliss, Nicky (Ye Oide Cellar) Chicago, nc Simms. Jimmy (Puffy’s) Akron, ne Out 7/16, b; (Air Base) San Antonio. Moreno. Buddy (Trocadero) Evansville, Borr, Mischa (Waldorf-Astoria) NYC, h Singleton. Zutty (Club 47) Hwd., ne 7/20-2«. b Ind.. Out 7/21. (Highlands) St. Brewer, Johnny (Bismarck) Chicago, h Siry, Lary (Larue) NYC, ne there billing in C Louis. 7/24-8/6. b: (Elitch's) Denver, Broome, Drex (Kansas City) Kansas City. Stone. Kirby (Chase) St. Louis, h a Robin Hood 8/8-16, b P« Sykes. Roosevelt (Hollywood) Chicago, el Carle. Frankie (Rainbo Randevu) Salt Morgan. Russ (Palladium) L.A., Out 7/2«. Dell concert in Brunis, George (Sky Gub) Chicago, ne Synco-ettes (Harlem) Atlantic City, nc Lake City, 7/19-24, b; (Palladium) L.A.. b: (Mark Hopkins) San Francisco. 8/6- Philadelphia 7/26-8/29, b 9/16, h C Cavallaro. Carmen (Surf) Virginia Beach. July 25. 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Phil (Ciro’s) Hwd., nc sack. N.J.. nc nc newed with MCA for Ave years. Courtney. Del (Claridge) Memphis, 7/15-28, Oliver. Eddie (Mocambo) L.A.. ne Coble, Vic (Sho Bar) Evansville, Ind., ne Traymon. Dolph (Caro’s) Manhasset, L. I., Tempo records has declared a $5 b Olsen. George (Balinese) Galveston. Out Collins, Lee (Victory) Chicago N. Y„ nc Cromwell, Chauncey (Chamberlin) Old 7/18. nc ; (Cavalier) Virginia Beach, Cogan. Norman (Club 43) Sunnyside. L.I.. per share dividend for its third Point Comfort, Va., Out 7/23, h Va„ 7/22-8/4, h Vedal Quintet (Dominique) Chicago, el quarter, giving its stockholders a Crom. Chris (Ocean Forest) Myrtle Beach, O’Neal. Eddie (Palmer House) Chicago, h Cole Trio. King (Million 3, L.A.. Ou( 7/18. t: (Casbah) L.A., 7/19-8/1. ne Ventura. Charlie (Red Roof) Revere $20 per share return for the first S. C„ 7/15-28. h „ Owens. 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Roger (Slapsy Maxie’s) Hwd.. nr DiMaggio, Vinee (Sherman) Chicago, h Drake. Charlea (Skyline) Billings, Mont., Reiehman. Joe (Roosevelt) New Orleans. and Montgomery were the other D’Varga (Larry Potter’s) L.A.. ne three spot* . . . Harry James, they Out 7/26, h Downs. Evelyn (Rustic Cabin) Englewood. Reid. Don (Riverview) Des Moines, 7/22- NJ., rh say, will dub in the trumpeting in 8/8, b; (Peony Park) Omaha. 8/9-14, b Singles Everette. Jack (Riviera) Lake Geneva. the film Young Man with a Horn, Wi«„ 7/26-8/1L ne Reid. Tommy (Rio Nido) Russian River, Calif., b Electronicates (Frolics) Omaha which isn’t based on Bix Beider­ Reynolds, Tommy (Brighton Beach) Brook­ Bailey, Pearl (Diamond Horseshoe) NYC, becke's life, no matter who tell* fatherstone, Jimmy (Trianon) Chicago, lyn, N, Y„ 7/18-24, b; (Carnival) Out 7/23, ne you . . . Vincent Lopez ha* signed In 8/28. b Trenton, N.J., 7/25-80 Fields, Gene (Village Vanguard) NYC, nc Baron, Leigh (Sheraton) Chicago, h with King record* for a year. Fields. Shep (Balinese) Galveston, 7/19- Ribble. Ben (Tutwiler) Birmingham, Ala., Fields, Herbie (Blue Note) Chicago, Out Bold, Davey (Mickey's) Chicago, el 8/15. nc h 7/24, nc; (Silhouette) Chicago, 7/26- Chapel, Betty (Gold Coast) Chicago, el Don Thompson will play for Fina. Jack (Lakeside) Denver, Out 7/81, Robbins, Ray (Peabody) Memphis. Out 8/8, nc; (Continental) Milwaukee, 8/22- Chody, Dave (Willard) Toledo, O„ h Munn Ware, trombonist, when the b: (Highlands) St, Louis, 8/7-13, b; 7/16. h 9/18. nc Christy, June (Casbah) L.A., Out 7/8, nc (Cavalier) Virginia Beach, Va„ 8/19-25, Rogers. Eddy (Thunderbird) Las Vera», Fields. Rusty (Vanity Fair) Chicago, cl Colonna, Jerry (Steel Pier) Atlantic City, latter takes his vacation from Jazz h; (Waldorf-Astoria) NYC, In 9/1, h Out 9/1, h Four Shades of Rhythm (Bar O’Music) 7/24-30, b Ltd. in Chicago . . . National So­ Fisk. Charlie (Lake Lawn) Delavan. Wig., Ryan. Tommy (Brighton Beach) Brooklyn, Chicago, el Contino, Diek (Fox) Detroit, 7/15-21, t ciety for Crippled Children and Out 7/17, b N.Y., Out 7/17, b; (Kennywood) Pitts­ Four Steps of Jive (Capitol) Chicago, cl Crosley. Les (Drake) NYC. h Foster, Chuck (Biltmore) L.A., Out 7/20. burgh. 7/25-8/6. b Crum, Robert (Bar O'Music) Chicago, cl Adults gave a citation to Paul K. Damone, Vie (Chicago) Chicago, Out 7/21, Damai, once a Down Beat staffer, Fotine, Larry (Melody MUI) Chicago, b Gaillard, Slim (Blue Note) Chicago, ne t; (Convention Hall) Asbury Park, Sanders, Joe (On Tour) McC Gilbert Trio. Jerry (Elms) Excelsior N. J„ 7/24-30; (Paramount) NYC, for overcoming physical handicap. Sands, Carl (Oriental) Chicago, t Springs, Mo„ h 8/8-16. t Paul has been confined to a wheel Garber, Jan (Casino) Catalina, Calif., b Selby, Chuck (Deshler-Wallick) Columbus, Glidden. Jerry (Congress) Chicago, h Day, Dennis (Earle) Philadelphia. 7/16- chair all his life, has been success­ Gillespie, Dizzy (Bop City) NYC, Out O„ 7/18-8/13, h Gonzalez, Leon (Crown Propeller) Chi­ 21, t; (Great Lakes) Buffalo, 7/22-24, ful as a writer for newspapers and 7/27, nc Snyder, Bill (Sherman) Chicago, h cago, el t; (Palace) Columbus, O., 7/26-27, t; Graham, Hal (Roadside) Greenside, L. I„ Staulcup, Jack (400 Club) Dodge City, Graham, Hal (St. George) Brooklyn, N.Y., (Palace) Cleveland. In 7/27, t; (Chi­ national mags. N. Y„ rh Kans., 7/16-21, ne; (Pla-Mor) Kansas cago) Chicago, In 8/5, t Warren Downie, guitarist with Gray. Glen (Cavstlier) Virginia Beach, City. 7/22-8/4, b; (Casino) Quincy, Ill.. H Dygon, Norm (Leo's) Chicago, el Va., 7/15-21, h 8/16-18, b Eckstine, Billy (Chez Paree) Chicago, nc; Hal Otis for more than three Herman. Lenny (Traymore) Atlantic City. Gregg. Wayne (Peony Park) Omaha. Stevens, Roy (Million 8 Pier) Atlantic (Bowery) Detroit, 8/1-7, ne years, left the unit to become a Out 9/10, h 7/22-28. b City. Out 9/9, b Edwards, Joan (Cedar Pt.) Sandusky. O., Stier. limmy (Tippecanoe) Leesburgh, Hughes, Percy (Bar Harbor) Brainerd, partner with Nick Williams in e H In 7/16. b Ind.. Out 9/4, b Minn., nc Gentry, Leroy (Silver Cloud) Chicago, el Milwaukee booking agency . . . Hampton, Lionel (Million 3) Still, Jack (Pleasure Beach) Bridgeport, Gerken. Joe (Lakos) Muskegon, Mich., Kitty Kallen wot named queen of 7/26, t Conn., Out 9/6, b Ingle. Red (Sky Way) Cleveland, 7/16-9/8, Out 9/10, el the third armored division . . . Harrison, Cass (Henry Grady) Atlanta, Stokes, Hal (Westwood) Richmond, Va., nc Gibson, Harry (Top's) San Diego, 7/27- Ga., h ne Ink Spots (State) Rochester, N.Y., Out 8/9, nc Connie Gonsales, bride of Barnet Hart, Johnny (Ten Pin Inn) Walpole, Strong, Benny (Peony Park) Omaha, 7/29- 7/20, t; (State) Providence, R.I., 7/22-7/28. Haines, Connie (Loew’s) Buffalo, 7/28-8/8, trombonist Bob Burgess, has joined Maas., Out 9/6 8/7. b Hayes, Carlton (El Runeho) Las Vegas, 8/3, t Herbie Fields as vocalist, and Strong. Bob (Trocadero) Evansville, Ind., Ivett, Jack (Zebra) Chicago, el Hill, Chippie (Jimmy Ryan's) NYC. ne Out 10/4, h 7/22-8/4, b Horne, Lena (Flafningo) Las Vegaa. 7/26- hubby made the switch along with Hayes, Sherman (Oh Henry) Willow Stuart, Nick (Chase) St Louis, h 8/1. h her . . . George Olsen is due for a Springs, Ill., b Sykes. Curt (Trianon) Seattle, b J.J.J.'s Trio (Ten Pin Inn) Walpole. Hutton, Marlon (Steel Pier) Atlantic City, New York location in the fall. Henderson, Skitch (Lakeside) Denver, Mass., Out 9/5, nc 8/21-27. b 8/2-14, b Johnson, Bill (Marlin) Leansburg, N.J., h Kay. Beatrice (Ciro’s) L.A.. Out 7/21, nc Shep Field* goes into the Bali­ Herbeck, Ray (Last Frontier) Las Vegas, Thornhill, Claude (Edgewater Beaeh) K Kerpays. Rudy (Fireplace) Chicago, r nese room, Galveston, on July Keyes, Gladys (Tradewinds) Chicago, el Herman, Woody (Rendezvous) Balboa Chicago, h Kennedy, Ken (Twin Oaks) Des Moines, el for four weeks Columbia rec- Towne, G Moon) Wichita. 7/16- Williams. Griff (Peabody) Memphis, 7/18- 28, h (Lake lawn) Delavan. Wis., Monte. Mark (Plaza) NYC. h Savage. Bob (Dyckman) Minneapolis, h Martin insisted that Blaise Tun, te/k«nc: (Trocadero) Henderson. Ky., 8/2-7, b; (Trianon) Chicago, In 8/9, b Morgan, Loumel (Grace’s Little Belmont) Stewart, Charles (Wells’) NYC. nc 7/29-9/5, ne trombone, be added to Walter Wilson, Gay (Valencia) Cheyenne. Wyo.. Atlantic City, nc Sutton, Ralph (Condon's) NYC. ne Nye’s band at the Riviera, New »aye, Sammy (King Philip) Wrentham, Out 9/10. nc Munroe, Al (Nestle Inn) Astoria, L.I., Torme. Mel (Pleasure Pier) Galveston, Mass., 7/17-28, b; (Steel Pier) Atlantic Wilson. Marty (Furst) Fallsburg, N. Y., N.Y,, ne Out 7/19, h; (Air Base) San Antonio. Jersey, before he opened . . . While City. 7/24-30, b; (Convention Hall) Out 9/4, b N 7/20-26, b Gene Krupa was playing 1,500 Asbury Park, N. J., 7/81-8/6 Vaughan, Sarah (Bop City) NYC, Out Kerns. Jack (Windmill) Natchez, Mis»., Winslow, George (Riverside) Des Moines. Napoleon. Phil (Nick's) NYC, ne miles away on tour, his pet wire­ Out 7/21, b: (Dutch Mill) Delavan, Wis., 7/27, nc Out 7/20, ne; (Stockmen’.) Elko, Nev., Nelson, Stan (Manor) Wildwood, N.J.. Walter, Cy (Drake) NYC. h hair back home in Yonkers bit the 8/14-11/12, h 7/22-28, b Out 7/287 h Nov-Elites (Kentucky) Chicago, cl Wellington. Kokomo (Beritz) Chicago, el postman, Charles Porcello, ,31. The O8' Henry (Cavalier) Virginia Beach. _ Wharton, Step (Stage Show Bar) De­ pooch, a female, probably grew Va., 7/26-8/1, b Zarnow, Ralph (KIOA) Des Moines ® troit, ne Pier) Atlantic City, ZaBach. Florian (Muehlebaeh) Kansas Ory, Kid (Beverly) Hwd., nc Worth, Elton (Jack Mintz’) Ashtabula, O„ impatient because the mailman 8/14.20, b; (Capitol) NYC. In 8/26. t City. In 7/20, h Otis. Hal (Sherman) Chicago, h didn’t bring her kny mail. 18 DOWN BEAT NEWS-FEATURES Chicago* July 29* 1949 hicago,

I Ebel, Our Cincinnati Ear, Listens I Open Up Midwest New Curricula Covers 'Borscht Circuit Chicago — Start of a mid west “hurscht circuit” fell into the lam Biz, But Not The Vital of two Chicago bookers recently when one of several north central bummer resort»; started negotia­ tions with band leader Monchito. who just closed ut the Ambassador School Of Hard Knocks West's Buttery. Jack Salenger, owner of Breezy By JACK EGAN Point lodge, Brainerd, Minn., New York—The news that Bradley university, in Peoria, found he couldn’t get the rhumba maestro in time for his spot’s JU., has inaugurated a four-year course to train students for opening, so Monchito x office, Bill­ By careers in the music business, either as musicians or in any board Attractions, sold him Kiki New Y« Garcia for the summer. Monchito one of several nonplaying fields, focuses attention on the tre- heeds new went to Nippersink resort, near mendohs sue to which this profe:- • abilities, . Burlington, Wis., and Brown’s moo ha* grown, and the new unpor- the. leader, cater to his temperament— dits But tance it has realized. True, college makei sure he keeps all appointments Lake, also in Wisconsin, also after Monchito, settled for Anita De­ find out gradua >e> are to be found sprinkled and■ is on the stand at the proper Cincinnati—Ranking man on the Beat's staff of < urrespondents, uldtimer new writi throughout the music world today, time.I If the leader likes to indulge a Bud Ebel is here shown talking to singer Dick Haynies during Haymes' Castro’: rhumba band. either as band leaders sidemen, man- 1little the manager might find his job recent visit to Cincinnati Being an experienced dressing room habitue Billboatders Milo Stelt and Sid ager* booken, or what have you, even« tougher than it's supposed tu be. himself, Ebel knows just how to slump comfortably on the couch in this Morse followed it up by arranging but in very few cases did these gents In addition to this, he has to herd one at the Albee theater. for various acts tn hit the three have their eye on a definite spot in f the must Equally as tough to crack unless loading Club Combo Mik< roU. He also has a few idd« and ends the aspirant has good inside contarts background in a school room. Most i career department Nvt that all band Havana, Ill.—Former show sing­ Rereudi of the men who are “up there” now 1like arranging for transportation, mak­ and knows an unusually large number publicists are qualified press agents, er Louise Raymond is fronting a wonder ing hotel reservations, deciding when of top ranking band leaders and singers attained their position through prac- i but from the outside it must look five-piece combo at the Evergreens faces in deal experience Even with a college 1the band should make its jump (either is the music publishing field This is a awfuUy ea.-y. club here, and putting on a 35- the muai degree, the Bradley g/adutte may find iafter the job or the next Dimming), and very large division of the music world, Paradox mmute show twice a night with­ that meha it tough matching the kid with four 1listening to the trials and tribulations Ag«un, it’s your contacts that count but one of the mo«t irregular. Best out any additional acts. year« of hard knock- under his belt. «of married couples and lovers among entry is through the stock toom with ing on the The best way to make good contact: Group, when they’re working as difficulty Hu schooling will help him though Ithose under his care All in all, it’s hopes of eventually b< coming t* con­ in this field is to have a top notch musicians, lines up with Bob Vic­ without b and, if he's willing to start from ia thankless job, but almost a necessary tact man, usually referred tu as a name attraction as your main client. tor, trumpet; Hank Stanley, alto Fifteen scratch on the outside, using that book ।experience if you «xpect to know what song plugger. Th« plugger's job is to How to get the client? More contacts and clarinet, Jose Chavez, piano, Stearns, J larnia at the proper opportunities, he’ll thei business is all about. spend all his waking hours contacting Just to point ■ ut how easy handling and Billy Walker, drums. Together Hobsons, stand a fair chance of making the The Underdog press relations is, it might be well to lead«- and singers, selling them reasons four months, their first job was why they should play or sing the tune Tolls, Pau Tbe band boy, already mentioned, mention a few necessary qualifications at the Evergreen elub in Collins­ Avakiuns Career Choice Unlimited serves under the road manager and for a good thoroughbred publicist in he is currently pushing. This poor guy ville, Ill., which was followed by Choice of ureers in the music busi- gets it from all sides—brushed off by hol at i just about everybody else. He’s the the „ck field First comes a background a stmt at the Continental, Kansa. other«’ im nue is almost unlimited Excluding the underdog of the organization hut, as in newspaper work with some exper­ the leaders, bawled out by his boss, City, before opening here. job nt actually playing an instrument happens only in the band business, if ience in spurts and theatrical reporting. foresaken by his left-at-home wife, aad knocking oneself out on one- he’s smart, can make himself as much Then a knowledge of al) general and given up as a bad risk by his surance company, denounced by his Down Beat covers the music Biter's, or in ballroom! and -heater as the sidemen, since those same hnm specialized media in the U.S. and a news from coast to coast. this profession offers the wide eyed tooten, tip very well if 'the kid" gives few in Canada won’t hurt - -both news doctor wh> is trying to preserve the youngster some of the great«st oppor­ them good service. The band boy pack: papers and magazines A little experi­ poor soul’s health tunities he can hope to find anywhere. the instruments sets up tbe bandstand ence in an ad agency wouldn’t hurt May Even Succeed! local ballroom operator, or perhapr Tu But he’s going to have to work for runs errands, helps the road manager here Of course, the publicist should If you’ve sacrificed a'l your blood— with the territorial booker, or is per whatever he gets—at least in the begin- and, if he can find a nice secluded know all about printing production or the equivalent—as a song plugger, tonal manager of a local or territorial spot where nobody can possibly find processes typesetting, the making of eventually you might get to be pro­ band He'll take all these with an eye Remitter (Count There's the personal management him, sleep: Not many band boys have line and halftone cuts, etc. Ad agency, fessional manage of your firm, where­ peeled toward hitting the bigger spot for instance. An edu- ition in law been college graduates, but a few have newspaper, radio station, ballroom, upon you’ll make much more money, brackets before too long, of course. will help here, though it’s far from climbed the heights to reach much hotel, and theater operation procedure be able to go home occasionally, bawl l.earn by Doing essential In some cases even an edu better jobs in this business than some is a must unless the p.a. aims to talk out the i nd« clings, and get even bigger Be it small town or big time, how­ cation isn’t necessary', rather a good lad with degree-. like a dunce when discussing his client ulcers. AU this leads to only one thing ever, there’s one way to get there and All a solid supply of common sense and Most bands have secretaries, some in conjunction with working fcr any —your own music publishing firm. stay there- making the best of the causi keen appreciation of the value uf a male, some female. They take some of the above Then comes the inevi­ Then you either lose all your money practical experience you gain, and cul­ «iollar Persona] manager- come from of the burden off the shoulders of the table—contacts A good publicist must pushing songs you picked to be hits tivating »very possible contact in any all corners A fiv were band boys in road manager and are in equally as know magazine writers, newspapermen, (but aren't) or die of old age phase of the business Of course, hard their earlier days, l.ept their eyes, ears good spots to graduate to personal radio station program directors and Of course, the ambitious newcomer work might help If Bradley U has and a few other things open and event­ management deals or jobs in booking disc jockeys throughout thr country. doesn’t necessarily have to try to all this crammed into four years, by all ORCHfSTM ually acquired the necesmry oolish and Rnughb it will take about five years crack the big time right a fl the hat. Tuxedo t offices means sign up. You’ll save yourself a Bargains. importanmn operators, hotel managers, «ravel agents, more money. Again a college education Union, p printers, et al—the better spot he’s in is not a “must,” though it does help Few Writing Jobs Skip Tenn to get places And contacts are made more here, perhaps than in any othei Then there’s the journalistic side of ACHIEVEMENT through in-petsbn endeavor. phase of the profession except the the whirl. There aren’t many periodicals IN MUSIC EDUCATION Al Unless ypu’re something of a genius, personal minagrtrcn- post chances are you won’t start your career Jobs in booking offices are tougher V LEARN TO ARRANGE** SMCIALS: in music as a personal manager, least­ to get than those with an independent by • lying th: SY OLIVER-DICK JACOBS Free list. •y.lri- rf MODERN APPLIED ARRANGING. ways not for a top name attraction dance band. Contacts mean more in a Monroe A Step by step, you learn all the devices ua«d We are indeed proud that 90% of the Conserva­ Tho Aspirin Aspect booker's setup than anyplace else— by leading arrangers. Instruction available ARRANaiMI tory's student body has already reenrolled for thr Another phase of management which, contacts and a foundation of experience through personal lessons or by mail. Mao.' to < Call* writ« or phono for full informa­ coming yea» lo continue to receive the type of music education offered Land 31 if you are on vour toes at all will tion and boo chord chart. only st die New York Conservatory of Modem Music. W. 79th lead to a pan dea) is the job of band DICK JACOBS —SY OLIVER manager, often called road manager (11th Floor) Ihese young musicians < ome from all part« of the country, many of SONGWRITC 1619 Broadway N. Y. 19—Circle 7-2900 them having attended other music -chools. Thev all have one desire in Your tui Young men have been known to MOUTHPIECES Write for step from college directly into this spot, common . . to make a career of music. The Conservatory faculty of HATTAN provided they’ve had a background of "■ITI.T-TO-FIT" outstanding instrumentalists and musicians is helping them achieve this 1472 B-..n (Tiade-Mcnk Registered) goal. «ome band work, booking, promoting FETES A. SPECIALS: attractions, and keeping up on thing« in Fer TRUMPET, TROMBONE LUISETTI The Conservatory offer« a complete curriculum . . . comprehensive rhythm. F Fitted with utmost precision—Reasonably ICE, 834 tbe music world in general during Strand Theater a< ademic studies, and thorough instrumental Darning. Courses include Price«! — HONESTLY ADVERTISED! 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flaming adjective» over the question of a bra»» Miction's phrasing, or Slovaks Dig Styles Ex-Waringite Leads whether the jar.* tradition wa* real­ Honey Savannah, Ga.—Glen Moore, a ly dying. Fred Waring trumpet man for Down Beat's columns were Via Three Combos seven years, brought his own hand loaded with rome of the craziest, into the De Soto hotel here in /es» most juvenile, and yet most sin­ Prague, Czechoslovakia—There June. Band has the old Casa Lo­ cerely felt critical writing on the is no great war here between man, Clarence Hutchenrider, on scene. Each cult had its spokes­ clarinet; Mel PauL piano; Joe trai Dixie lovers and bop fanciers. man, each was ready to bury the Everyone neems to enjoy hearing Manzi, accordion. Fred Harnach, tia- other under an avalanche of con­ bass, and Mike Victor, guitar 'ita all types of music. tumely and shrewish spite And they get a chance to do so, dor Yet, for all of the bomhastics, with three bands here representa­ IMPROVE YOUR TECHNIQUE most of these men genuinely loved tive of the three main styles in «zy jazz, traveled many hundreds of Guitar, String Ba«» and jazz today. They are the Czecho­ Flaao nn,, miles, and spent money out of their slovak Dixieland band, which nba own pockets to encourage the $2.50 each plays traditional New Orleans ot’i things in which they believed. Fr.» sampl* mlafatar* icbra and IM By Michael Lavin music; Kar) Vlach’s hand—the hll- They knew little of the rules of biggest band in Czechoslavakia— Liki New York—The music business reporting or criticism (with excep­ THE HOUSE OF MODERN MUSIC which play, modern swing; and hito peeds new names new faces, new tion-:, to be sure), often displayed 157*6 Snowdsn • Datrult 27, Mlek Rhythm 49, a bop combo. tear abilities, scream the writing pun­ gross ignorance of the basic de­ m’s dits. But no one has stopped to menti .f music. But they loved All three bands are playing fter find out whether or not we need jazz, fought for it, helped give it a regularly, giving the people of MUSICIANS! Dr new writing pundits. small niche in the U.S. intellectual Prague a chance to hear much good jazz. Hair It la Style A couple of is­ cubbyholes of culture. Sid -Emanile! Ugge Keep A Head Of It sues ago, I yam When they went their separate ;mg ways, to the Luce magazines, free­ Th* oldest approved K*lp ipocislitf tree mered somewhat mawkishly ut lance writing, the record industry, in New York can help you keep your ige- the writings of and the radio business, they were hair, lute dandruff, «top abnormal ded one D. Leon followed by a younger generation hair fall. Free analytit. Sav* your ap. an- D.C. Collectors Wolff in the of Dave Dexters, George Simons, Terre Haute, Ind.—Sweet Muff pearance. Drop in today. Sea jre- Barry Ulanovs. Leonard Feathers, lent June 17 Down Eart of the Three Bees. and a Form Jazz Club Florsncs M. Doyle, Director Beat. During the Bob Bachs, Bill Gottliebs, Eddie of loncy unit is singer Inrili lobb, course of this Ronans, and Rudi Bleshcs. This above. Bee. arr guitariM johnny Washington, D. C.—The Wash­ Leon Taub & Son tirade, certain group, again with exceptions, was Green, bas-i.t Jack Hyde, and piano ington Hot Jazz society was (sat. 1913) prerequisites to musically slightly more informed, man Mull Mudgett. Unit, which re­ formed here last month by 22 of 1474 B’way, 2nd Boor, Ca S-I7SS the right of ex­ but was also more “trade sophis­ cently had n long run in («ilumbun, the city’s most impoitant jazz col­ Ops* anti) B p.m. ercising the cri­ ticated” and seemed more con­ Ohio, recently opened ut the Manor lectors und fans. The original 22 are listed as charter members but tical function cerned with the subsidiary ele­ House here. o Mike were listed. ments accruing to the music busi­ some 200 more are requesting -DRUMMERS— ing­ Reloading thin piece, I began to ness rather than the sheer love of membership. tag is not justified. You mutt rood "S' h wonder if the only stale, jaded the music itself. The organization is maintaining e The criticism for trade papers The Drammen Own MogasiM, M pace book tem face» in the music business were There were selfie«« and tragic strict membership policies and let full of International news, photos A 35- the musicians and the bookers; exception* such as Gene William*, other than Down Beat, such as only those who expect to take an technicalities about DRUMS, DRUMMING A DRUMMERS. Annual sub. 82.60 postpaid. ith- that mehaps the gentlemen report­ but, by and large, these men re­ Variety and Billboard, is too often active part in promoting jazz ac­ garded themselves as being more tired and inaccurate. The elder tivities in this urea will be ad­ "STYX”. 42. Lm4m Rd. ing on their activities were having Twickenham. Eaglaad difficulty seeing their shoe laces identified with the music business baitsmen, .such as Frazier, Ham­ mitted. The first open meeting is vic- without bending over. proper limn the pure, pristine pur- mond, Avakian, and the rest write expected to feature three group» alto Fifteen year« ago, the Mur-Lail auit of the jazz itrclf. very infrequently. And when they of local Dixieland musicians. do, their writing is largely con­ Exclusive Photo* ino, Stearns, John Hamihonds, Wilder Today there ha0 been no new BANDS IN ACTION cerned with the gloried of the past num, that group ha* no ;her Hob.un«, Winthrop Sergeants, Ted third group. Ross Russell ha™ been elan male Action pictures of all name Ie was Toll*. Paul Eduard Miller*, George proclaimed as the high priest of and dire forebodings for the fu­ in it* riff*.’’ musicians, vocalists. Exclusive candida I ins- Avakian« and George Frazier* were bop, but .io informed a musician a» ture This may very well be, but hot nt it, briskly carving each Bob Bach very aptly summed up mranteod to please or money refund­ bj Charlie Parker, who has recorded nether do the writers. Almost all . 25« eaeht 5 for 81. * isas other«’ innardn to shred* with hot. for Russell’s Dial label, feels this the attitude of the latter group of the men now et iticizing jazz are when, remarking about a new El­ ARSENE STUDIOS hangovers from the days of the 1S8S-U BROADWAY, N. ï, N. Y. lington album, he said, “You know, 30.- in jazz and before. Unlike usic I can remember the day when I Coleman Hawkins, they don't seem would have been down at a record to have adapted too well to the Keep drums in top condition. CLASSIFIED store every day for a week before changes. When drums get soggy, RAY- an Ellington album came out. Now In almost all the copy you will hapt Twenty-five Cents per Word—Minimum 10 Words I just can’t get with it anymore. see references to the good old days RAK drum conditioner will take per­ 50c Extra for Box Service Duke’s had this batch out far three when, or, this isn’t as good as the the plop-plop out. For full in­ orili weeks and I haven’t even listened old Lunceford band, or, Benny did Remittance musi Accompany Copi Clarified Deadline ■ Oni Month formation, write ... eye to it yet." it better than this, or, the old Chi­ igger (Count Name. Address. City and State) Prior to date of Publication George Simon, who continues to cago mob really cume on, didn’t it? write in his gentle, sentimental Revery in a most useful adjunct 3641 last S3 Strmt, CI*v*lmM S. Okla , fashion, remembers the glorious to criticism, as is a chonnlogical 1OW- CENSORSHIP '30s, admits the skill of present knowledge of the development of a ORCHESTRATIONS and All advertising copy must pa»» the rigid ceMorship which has young jazz musician.™, worries field But only when these things the conitantty protected Dow* Beat readers from the unworthy. USED STOCKS more about his publishing house ar« used as references, not as spec­ Fes for $1 00 Postpaid cul- and his new business of writing tacle lenses. any In Good Condition SMALL ORCHESTRA SPECIALS. Free list«. ringing commercials than he doe» It t* significant that, with the re­ NO LISTS hard FOR SALE Oakes, 1665 Bacon, San Diego, Calif. , tracking down a now trumpet find. turn to nro-cla**ical but complex Sead Tour Dollar to has Barry Ulanov, who, .b, the exer- harmonic jazz, which ha* im cured STOCK EXCHANGE iy all ORCHESTRA COATS, white, blue, 14.00. SONGWRITERS — Piano scores arranged. cise of a quite remarkable bruud Tuxedo trousers, 86.00. Suits, 880.00. Glenn Tomlinson. HAMMITT MUSIC. since 1944, no new writer» of note 1430 Fairview e Manhattan, Rea elf ■ Bargains. Free lists. WALLACE, 2416 914 12th St, Sacramento, Calif. of per«onai logic, has locked him. have uri«en to battle over the field. une N. Halsted, Chicago. self up in a small ivory tower with Bop has brought forth no new íes«’ BIG SAND SPECIALS, 5 suxen 7 bras«, thoec young musician* he feel* to ‘ rhythm, ffi *10 00 from list: to order. champions of fresh And enthusias­ PIANO-BREAKS! Then be the orunl garde, ha* lost a great Adaptable to Violin, Clarlbot* Sas, etc. AT LIBERTY MUSICIANS' SERVICE, 10» Midi i»d tic vision to battle its cause, fight Our Monthly Break Bulletin is full of hot Ave., Rochester, New York. deal of hi* effectivene** in that iu* for new and unknown musicians, breaks, figures and boogie effects ao you TROMBONE: 5 years' experience, read, public i* a little bewildered by hi* can improvise extra choruses of Hit-parade BOP YOUR STANDARDSI Greatest! 3 parts and to disregard such as Real fake, transpose. Single, union. Wants shifting bout, of mysticiant and icy tunes. Send 20c for a copy or 82 for 12 steady work. Box A-597, Down Beat, 75e. Includes piano and any two instru­ Gone Vaughn with the splendid months. Mention if teacher« ments. ALL STAR ARRANGER, Box dogmatism. Ulanov seldom i* seen Chicago 1. indifference of the embattled gladi- “TEE AXEL CNIISTENSEM METNM” 608, Sharpsville, Penna. in the rather hackneyed club* ai»r. FIRST CLASS DRUMMER, read. fake, com­ Studio D, P.O. Bos 185» Wheaton* III. bo, commercial. 4 years' experience. which the New York iiiu»ic acene One trouble is, of course, that Union, prefer travel. Write or wire PHONOGRAPH RECORDS offers, ha« been quoted as saying people such aa Simon, Ulanov, NOW! Hi« naw Skip Tenney, 815 S. Marshfield, Chicago. he feels there i* little to see nr Dexter, and this writer won’t move EMCEE magazin« AND SWING RECORDS Send for hear. over. The sources open to a young Contains original material. FREE mail-order catalog listing Gilles­ Monologues, Parodies, Band ARRANGEMENTS pie, Prec, Ellington. Billie Kenton. Ven­ Dave Dexter has said over and musician who has had newspaper Novelties, Skits. Dialogues, ni'«, Stitt, Jacquet, Goodman etc over again that bop is a useless training, and wants to report on Songs, Pater, Gaga, Jokes. SPECIALS: Trumpet, tenor, alto, rhythm. SPECIAL: I). Gillespie Album. Reg. movement musically, has no future, the things he sees around him are Subscription, 12. Add 81 Free list. ARRANGING SERVICE. 334 I l.»4, >ui price *2.94. WHIRLING for 4 gagpacked back issues. Monroe Avenue, Rochester, New York. IHSC, INC.. 76« 7th Ave., New York 1« and that he would like to see a re­ very limited. By and large they EMCEE - Desk 2 N. Y. turn to the old days of good musi­ are dominated by a group which 1508 So. Homan Ave. ARRANGEMENTS -bebop or commercial. cianship. In so doing, he too has seems reasonably tired in its view­ Chicago 23. III. Made tn order for any size combo or FREE LIST - sale, auction records, jazz, band. 11.50 per part. W Baylor, 807 pops. Bob Andrews, 111 E. Wilson St., cut himself off from the body of points, no mattei how correct their W. 79th St Chicago 20. Madison, Wise. young musicians wh>. make up the views may oi may not be. enthusiastic core of jazz follower* Accordingly, thi* writer auggest* SONGWRITERS. SINGERS. Ork leaders. FALKENER BROS- RECORDS. 383 Columbus Your tunes professionally arranged. Ave., Boston» Mass. in this country. Rightly or wrong­ to the Down Beat editor that he 8x10fhotos25U Write for price and service list. MAN­ ly, many musicians feel Dexter’; lurn over n page an issue to musi­ Genutn. BilO" .glouy photo* of your fa HATTAN MUSIC SERVICE, Room 612, WILL BUY USED RECORDS or collections. views reflect a complete lack of cians nr uficianado* who feel they vorit* band l,adart one .ocallila. Ne» w- Jacob S. Schneider, 128 W. 66th St., 1472 Broadway, New York City. interest in today’s jazz, say that, have constructive and interesting larged illuih.t.d catalog *■*• —th first NYC. ord. —OR—Ssnd dollar tor » choto* and SPECIALS: Trombone, trumpet, tenor, after all, they can’t eat old Beri­ critiques to relay tn their fellow catalog now * rhythm. Free list. ARRANGING SERV­ gan records, men That in >o doing, these tyro ICE, 334 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, HELP WANTED BAND PHOTOStK?«. New York. Bill Gottlieb is happily ambling critics be made to understand the GOOD MUSICIANS for organizing band along taking pictures, Bob Bach responsibility and the discipline DIXIELAND ARRANGEMENTS — Four to at U. of Illinois, Urbana. Dixieland and producing radio programs, and which mu«l motivate a critic’« writ­ MODERN MUSIC SLIDERULE—i eight men. 75c per arrangement. Zep sweet. Give full information and experi­ Rudi Blesh creating polemics to ing a« well us the enthusiasm which A maxing guide for all Instruments; piano, Meissner. 5015 Biloxi, No. Hollywood, ence. Box A-595, Down Beat, Chicago 1. guitar, trumpet, sax, etc. Illustrates numer­ California. prove that no music han been de­ «bnuld spark it. ous basic and modern chord progressions, vised since the Congo square I am sure that such a column, colorful intros, and improvising studies in all MUSIC PRINTED 200 Professional copies, MISCELLANEOUS dances were abandoned. while contentious and perhaps keys. How to construct and use basic, al­ $20.00; 1,000 Autographed copies in col­ tered, passing and substitution chords which or, 170.00; Recordings. URAB DB, 245 Of the whole group, only Leon­ even occas ionally a little too oolya- "SO YOU WANT TO LEAD A RAND?"— modernise your playing. West 84th St., New York (Stamp Book­ ard Feather has maar a conscien­ cooled, will on the whole make Sliderule mod Instructions only 81.00 let). New song by Al Perry, 5333 11th Ave., Rosemount, Montreal, Quebec. Looking tious effort to stay up with the mere cognitive leading than some VALE CHORD CHART PIANO-VOCAL in ranged from your mel­ for a publisher, free copies to artists. changes in jazz and jazz musi­ of the dribble turned out by the «15 HKTCHl'l ST. CH1UCO 41, ILL ody. Sent on "Approval.” 16.00, if satis­ cians Some may question nome >f gentry who now dominate the field. fied. Malcolm Lee, 844 Primrose, Syra­ MUSICIANS: The most understandable cuse 5, N. 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