ance Biz Needs Younger Leaders: De Franco By LEONARD MATHER New York—“Do vou know what the trouble is? The band« leader* are too old!” Diseuasing the musical state of the na« don, Buddy DeFranco made this statement aa he arrived in New York to in. “Back in
names,” continued Buddy, “they Ventura Junks CHICAGO. MARCH 9. 1951 were still in their 20s. “They were all young enough to have with the Ork For Combo younger set, and they were the ones who influenced the school and college kids toward better musical To Go On Tour uke Flays NAACP For ideas. What Iboul Kids? Philadelphia- -Charlie Ventura, who has bee> putting in time as s “But what about the kids who roadhouse nitery owner nearby as are 19 or 20 toda< They were well nu providing • h me base for alting Richmond Concert four or five year* olc when Good- his hand, ha* junked the big band man and Basie hit. They don’t in favor of a five-pier« combo. ► rniiauripnia— i ne nirnmono, v u., niuunsi »Muciauuny remember the hysteria of those Ventura several months ago days, the wild excitement about for the Advancement of Colored People chapter, which bought tiie inetime Overbrook Vil swing. la at nearby Lindenwold, NJ., and ruined Marian indemon’s concert there on Jan. 16 and “We’d like to bring back that has been operating it as the Open canned Duke Ellington to cancel hie concert there the follow« feeling,” added the poll-winning House cafe. clarinetist, who celebiated his 28th With th« five-piece combo, for birthday Feb. 17 “I don’t want to which trumpeter Conte Candoll re boast that we can bring the music joined the «axist, Venturu offers Source Of Bird, business back, but we’d like to a fivetet of vocalists in the re Although the backer* of the swing business, create turned Betty Bennett and the boycott said the move was against same kind of fervor that was there mixed hai monies of the Overtones th« segregation policy at the Dizzy Bootleg before. quartet. In spite of the rural set Mosque there, and not agum.l the “We want to give the kids some ting in the Jersey pines, the jazz Negro artists caught ii the web, thing they can nang their hats on set has found little trouble in find- Duke, wb.i was hit by the boycott Discs A Mystery —bring young music to young peo threat while in town for u date New York—Latest development pie and start a modern idioir that ing ’em from inilea around for at the Click nitery, complained in the bootleg record situation is they can grow up with, instead of some of the greatest jazz heard "Why do they have to wait until the appearance of six sides labeled trying to recreate a 1935 or 1940 in this territory. we sign a contract to start such “The Black Deuce” with the
“a 100 percent musician” may have its di-advantage», in Steinke, johnny MeDomi Id, Harvey Bushwuy, and Art a business way, were «orry tu sec Teagarden give up hi» Lyons. Tea ia trundling that tricycle down front. TYtird clarinetist Peanut« Hucko. trumpeter Max own bund because uf financial diffirultie» «everal year» photo, lakt it in San Francisco, «hows Jack with the Arm Kaminsky, bassist Jack l^sbcrg. pianist Ralph Sutton, and ago. The aerond shot in the strip «hows Jack and some of strong All-Stars. louia is, of courte, in thr center, and Jack Teagarden. 12th in the Beat'* -eriew of Bouquets to hi» bandsmen snapped in Detroit, which waa the home Barney Bigard at the right. Teagarden has been with the the Living. Jack, whose friends acknowledge that being of several of the men above. From left to right arc Mickev All-Slam since its formation in 1947. Teagarden Continues To Progress As Jazzman By GEORGE HOEFER nice that polished -ff Tea s style. of 1922, and Jack spent a short Miller's chair. Chicago—one, whether he be musician or listener, can Ono of his early gigs in the big time in Kansas City with Willard Mister T was hanging, but good, rightfully claim to understand and appreciate jazz unless he town »as with Billy L Stig’s pick Robison’s orchestra and didn’t have eyes to walk to up band at Roseland. Opposite the door, much less to go to Atlan also knows and likes Jack Teagarden, ill factors that go into them was playing the powerful To New York tic City. gone into the physical being Fktcher Henderson band M '27, Jack went to New York in the ■Tack told his visitoi to get lost, and spirit of Mister T. with the late Jimmy Harrison on late summer of 1927, and the ses but is Pollack walked out the door he blows hi. horn and -mg* and he began to apply the blues slip horn. The two trombonists sions at the Marie Antoniette ho he said “Call Pollack at the Park «unp hi« emotional frustration* phrases to his trombone playing. amazed each other as they realized tel at Broadway & 66th must have Central if you change your mind,” and ahamionmi nt to living, and his Jazz influences that affected the the similarity in their styles. At been something to hear. Jack lived and Jackson came to with a jolt progressive musical ambitions are early Teagarden include Peck this point Jack had a te ndency to there, and all the musicians in when he realized what band was true exemplifications of thr music Kelly, the fabulous Texas pianist, assimilate Harrison’s own would drop around. Among involved. we tall jau. when Jack played with his band technique them was Gil Rodin of the Ben Teagarden’s trombone style de in Houston Galveston during Tea had always used a vibrato Pollack band, who says, “Teagar fies classification as tailgate, 1921-22. with plaintive inflections, a la den’s playing that first time I The Pollack band was one of the sweet, or any other mode of play While still with Peck’s Bad Armstrong. He began to use the heard him was a musical experi best jazz bands of dance band size Boys, Jack made a trip to New of all time, and Teagarden was ing except “Teagarden style.” His instrument as a major jazz voice ence I’ll never forget.” comparatively happy for five musical training began at 5 years Orkans to find a clarinet player and more in a solo role after hear Jack kept going at nest by job for the band. He heard young bing and making records. His first years At fit at he thought the boys piano, under the ing Harrison. On slow tempo num didn’t like him because they »at tutelage of his mother. His father Louis Armstrong blowing cornet bet's and the blues he molds and wax date was with the fabulous from the uppei deck of a Roger Wolf«- Kahn orchestra, still and silent while he took a blew trumpet and baritone horn, colors the melodic line with rough choru«. He was judging wrong, but with so manj clinkers that boat as it docked off Canal street and sweet contrasts similar to when Jack replaced Miff Mole, The two young musicians shook who was sick. He also recorded and it took a little time to get him two months after 7-year-oid Jack I ouis, but un fast perf 'finances straightened out, especially when* got his Christmas trombone he re hands, and Teagarden felt he creates a melodic style all his with Willard Robisor., Saw Lanin, drive to play alongside the and madi a mess of sides for Red Benny Goodman was concerned fused tc play duets with the old Benny being a quiet kind of fel man, but instead ran into the next young New Orleans trumpeter The latter style is made up of Nichols. The first Teagarden local that wasn’t satisfied until 1947 was a result of Scrappy Lambert’^ low and a great instrumentalist room coveriiig his ears with his technically agile passages full if kind of perturbed Jack, and he hands and shouting, “first valve, Next came the early Louis Hot lip slurs or short trills with quick being sick on a Nichols date when fives — Muskrat Ramble, C omet After You’ve Gone was cut. Be was sure the clarinetist was silent first valve!” alternations of successive tones. ly making fun uf him until they Chop Suey, und Oriental Strut— An unusual trick effect familiar tween jobs Teagarden spent a lot that he carried in his trombone of time in Harlem listening to got to know each other. After to Teagarden listeners is his many of the oldei Pollack mem Jack has perfect pitch, and case to play whenever his eye “water-glass and half trombone” Bessie Smith and jamming with when Le joined the high school or spied a windup job He and Wingy Louis and others bers quit, the band style began routine used frequently when jam to be built around Teagarden, und chestra., even before he was old Manone revered Oriental to sucn ming on the blues. He takes his Around March, 1928, when the enough to attend high school an extent they took it out on the Pollack band had closed the Little Jack brought most of the New horn apart and uses an ordinary Orleans boys into the organization classes he discovered his horn was Texas desert and buried it. Wingy water glass as a mute on the un Club, they got a short engagement heard it would become petrified at the Million Dollar Pier in At like Ray Bauduc, Eddie Miller, pitched too high, and he had to attached end of the mouth piece Matlock, etc The hand opened the practically start over. The only and forever preserved. half of his horn. A weird tone is lantic City, but trombonist Glenn formal teacher he ever had gave Jack’s style was developing all Miller refused to leave town. It Park Central the day after Christ attained in this manner. mas, 1928, and rtayed until Janu up after three months saying, “I through these years of constant Vocally Jack performs with a was at this point that the fre can’t teach that lad anything ” playing with wild southwest barn quently-published interview be ary, 1930, when they transferred sound and phrasing identical io to the Silver Slipper. There were no models for yeung storming bands, so that when he the way he plays trombone. He iween Pollack and Tea took place arrived in New York in 1927 he in a cheap hotel roon. Gil and the The disintegration of thi Pol Jack tx pattern his playing after. has a rich, deep baritone voice lack group gradually reached a He used to sit on a fence listening was an accomplished jazz trom pleasing to the ear His easy non boys had told Ben about Jack, so to the music of the Negroes at bonist with an emphasis on the chalant way of singing is spon he looked him up to offer him Holy Roller meetings. Then spir blues. taneous and the intonation is al ituals and blues fascinated him. to another influ- ways hot. Told Often His biography has been related so frequently in the trade press that we will skim it rapidly here to indicate some of the situations this jazz artist has had to contend with up until he finally reached a goal of playing with Aimstrong. Weldon John Teagarden was born Aug. 20, 1905, and was the eldest child in the family. He was followed by Norma, Charlie, and Clois, all of whom have played with Jack’s band at one time or another. When he - eached 15, Jack was sitting in with local musicians and soon became a member of a four- piece unit that went from road house to roadhouse. Next he went to work at San Antonio’s Horn Palace with Terry Shand It lasted a year, until three toughs walked in shooting und blew the job up, along with the boss, who got seven slugs. They were to stay in town as witness, but a flood fortunately inundated the court house and all New York—11»« cool Charlie Parker. bundled up in a coat cum legal papem were lost, so the boys liiMtd. »treteh«d out aa umnittened hind to accept a Down Beal plaque took off Then came Peck’s Bad uuod, N. J. Htundiiu:, in the same order, are CpL Ivicnaru wiirituan. from «taffer Leonard Feather on the latter’« own WOR airshow, The Boys in Houston. Peck Kelly has Willoughby. Ohio; Sgt. Gerald W. Steed, Brush, Colo.: M/Sgt. Ralph Bird was first. of course, in the all«» saxophone section of the 1950 been a Teagarden idol ever since. Smith, Lawton, Okla.: Cpl. Inthony Carrina. New York City, and Be» poll. This group broke up in the fall Pfc.'George W. Witmer. Cleveland. Ohio. 1951 Chicago, March 9, 1951 NEWS
The Famous Turned Out To Greet Duke, Aid NAACP At The Met
d Ari Third New York—A sparkling social occasion, a* well a* a ill the Met (see Down Brut review, Feb. 23), were such ing room before th« concert, in the eenter picture. Third ■ Arm memorable musical one. was Duke Ellington's benefit for < -elebrated person* a* the state department’s Dr. Ralph photo »hows, fom left Io right. New York city commis r, and the National Association for tin Advancement of (olorcd Bundle, on the left in the first photo, and Mr. and Mrs. sioner Fred Weaver; Mauro ( ontraxtano, aide to the th the People, held last month at the Metropolitan Opera house M alter White, chatting with Bundle. While is head of the mayor; linger i-ena Horne, and Mayor Vincent Impeliitteri in New York. Attending the second jazz concert ever held NAACP. Duke reads congratulatory telegram* in his dress- of New York. Red Rodney Plays Philly land interlude that would have t good, made Scott Fitzgerald wince. Philadelphia—Red Rodney, alk to San Diego — Ralph Flana- This Flanagan defends in curi young trumpeter who returned to Atlan- n still doesn't know what ously heated vein. Boston Suddenly Loaded town with Charlie Parker’s com lit him bo, has remained here with a unit ?t lost, of his own. He’s spotted at Bill te door The that The "The greatest men in the music and Lou’s club, operated by his s Park smashed bexoffiec records. business today are Guy Ixmbardo With Top Names In Jazz cousin, Lou Bresnick. mind,” The kill* milling around the and Sammy Kaye and Wayne By RAY BARRON Nat Cole will first-time it at a jolt bandstand. clapping their King. They’re playing what the Chubby's, Collingswood, N. J., spot id was people want. Do you think Stan Bobton——Coldawept Beantown ha» been hot lately, due Io in March, with Steve Gibson and hands to the music und clam Kenton is a great man? Why, Ken the numerous names which have been appearing at such the Red Caps to follow for two oring for his autograph as ton says he helped wreck the »puts as the Hi-HuL Savoy, Jazz at 76, Storyville, Latin C weeks they did in hie recent date at dance band business. Is that good? Lennie Tnstano’s quintet recent >it the “We play good music and we ter, and Rolloway cafe. The Hi-Hal ha* thus far featured nd size Pacific Square ballroom here. ------—;------~^dy Rich, Oscar Peterson, und the ly played the 421 club. With Billy look good. We have haircuts, clean the dancers for the key to the Bauer now doing studio work in “I can't explain it,” admits shirts, shaves, neat ties, clean prevent Dizzy Gillespie. New York, group was made np t five Flanagan, whose orchestra was band’s popularity. The Savoy cafe has been a wild m* boys clothes—not like so many young One girl was asked why she Tristano, Lee Konitz, Warne launched March 15, 1950. modern musicians who are »loppy scene with Muggsy Spanier and ,ey sat liked the Flanagan music. She re his combo Jazz at 76 has held Marsh, drummer Roy Haynes, and know this. We don’t antagonize .tnd don’t care who likes their bassist Buddy Jones. took a the people like some bunds do We plied, “It’s smooth. It’s not over cornetist Bobby Hackett for wrong, jerky.” another three weeks. Vocalist Other recent attractions in town play what they want to hear and “Sure, we’re playing for money. included Lester Young and Billie pel him dance to. It’s as simple as that.” Flanagan looked pleased Billie Holiday stole the show at where Isn’t that what counts? If wv fill the elite Latin Quarter. Holiday. med. Not That Easy up a ballroom, everybody benefits. Andy”—indicating Promoter Andy At the Rollaway, Hal Singer of fel Except, of course, that it isn’t, and his combo played a one-niter, Wally’s Paradise mtalist Andersen—“doesn’t care what we Flanagan Show Other hands have had lavish- play as long as Pacific Square followed by Gene Ammons and his Foxall luintet, while the Louis tnd he spending promotion as Ralph’s band. George Wein’s Storyville cafe on Washington street has also silent- makes money. How much money band has enjoyed by Victor. The does Stan Kenton have in the opened with the Bob Wilber hand. joined the jazz scene with Sam il they Bostonians not only had a host Rivers as featured attraction. After Glenn Miller sound? Name a band bank? I he a genius? Horace Format To Stay without it. Showmanship? Flana Heidt is my idea of a genius. He of jazz names to hear, but also Still another spot continues to gan makee a blushing violet look own:» apartment buildings.” danc»* bands such as Ray Anthony make a grab for jazz lovers—the began like Mickey Rooney. And there are Hollywood—Despite the chorus at the Totem Pole and Larry Bostonian. This new jazz haven is en, and no standout sidemen in the unit. Suggest* Question of boos and catcalls from the G.I Green and Tomm; Dorsey at the featuring clarinetist Nick Jerrett e New Complete commerciality’ Now Flanagan, 31 -year-old audience on the first of Ralph Boston Gardens. For the theater and altoist Charlie Mariano, who lization we’re getting close. The band is ranger who has worked for Perry Flanagan's governmc nt-sponsored patrons, the RKO featured vocal played with the Nat Pierce band Miller, commercial from the sweet reed Como, Tony Pastor, and Tommy radio series on the ABC network, ist Don Cherry fov one week and AROUND TOWN Saxophonist ned the voicing to the heavy-footed Dixie- Tucker, suggested querying one of Flanagan’s agency denies any at the State theater the King Cole Marty Lichenstein has joined Christ change is contemplated in the trio was the headliner. Tony Pastor Trumpeter Nick l Janu- show. Popular local names also con Capezuto, formerly featured with sferred Boos arose from the audience at tributed to the sudden jazz boom. Nat Pierce, has moved into the a training camp »vhen the an The Dick LeFave bund was fea Tex Beneke brass section Bob nouncer went into his spiel oi the tured at Ada Bullock’s while di Laine, radio and video packager, ched a happiness and glory to be gdined rectly across the street the Paul has contracted the services of pi from enlisting in the armed forces. Robinson band had the Knicker anist Al Vega and vocalist Mickey Since the first show, however, bocker cafe jumping nightly. At Long for a possible radio show. the pitch has been made from be hind a curtain, has been trimmed in length, and the live audience doesn’t hear it—gets only silence during the talk. Sol Shines On 52nd Street The band itself has beer re ceived enthusiastically by the kids in uniform The fact that Glenn Miller- styled hands haven’t lost their pull with the dancing public was illustrated again 1 inagan s crew, in its first week at the Hol lywood Palladium, drew 16,803 ticket buyers, and set a new Sat urday night boxoffice record of 5,030. Auld Waxes Roost Sides
’I been New York—Georgie Auld, back ulltinu from a stint at the Colonial inn in lhe X Um Angele*—Let’s Go, uitA Ralph Flanagan, ABC’s new Monday Toronto, recorded eight sides here jazz in radio serie* originating from a different army camp each week, for the Roost label. Session wa- c. Carl seems tsi instill listener* with great enthusiasm for the Flanagan the first f >llow ing a two- year lull New York—Sol Yaged, sometimes called “the Benny Goodman of Wild- band, und absolutely none for the commercials. Latter, extolling the since Auld’s Discovery ides. The wonders of army life, -irourexl such a storm of booing at the first new date had Georgie’s current the clarinet,'* i* going into his seventh month with his trio at the >rtmen. Three Deuces on W. 32nd St. Sherman Edwards is on piano, and . Ralph show that there was talk of scuttling the series, or moving the air sidemen: Frank Rosolino, trom Jimmy Dee on drums. Leader Sol is also a frequent participant along ty, and shows sway —far away—from training centers. Indications were that bone; Lou Levy, piav >; Max Ben the series would continue as planned, with more accent on entertain nett, bass, and Tiny Kahn, drums. with such jazzmen as Willie (The Lion) Smith, Big Chief Russell ment and less on glory. That’s Flanagan above, with singer Jean Sides will be issued on an LP Moore, Benny Morton. Gene Sedric, and other's in the musical melees McManus of the Singing Winds quartet, featured with the band. in addition to single 78s held regularly at Central Plaza on Friday nights. TELEVISION NEWS Chicago. March 9, 1951 Tired Monroe Has Sub NBC Ready To Launch A New Sing During Rehearsals Drama Series With Jazz Slant By RIA A. NICCOLt H oily wood — Following an” New York— V stranger, walking for the first time into a apparently oatinfactury audi rehearsal of CBS-TVs I aughn Monroe Show, w ill be some tion, NBC's long - planned, Hollywood what mystified to hear Vaughn’s ringing baritone doing things jazz-slanted dramatic aeries, to the rafters while a glance at the man mav very well reveal Pete Kelley'» Blues, vecmed fairly certain tn be on the net'» regularly Teletopics scheduled program listing within a owner of this proxy voice is to work. It’s a grueling routine, Laid Cloak in heads ork assembled here but the results are worth it, be ff» week* by ork manager Earl Toner for Burns A Stuart Foster, who is probably the Scene of most of the action is Allen TV show, which moved here from only TV singer who never sing« a cause to this day no one has been New York. Personnel lineup: trumpets— note over an open circuit. able to point out a single fluff on laid in a Kansas City speakeasy Jamoa Haeton, Zeke Zarchy, and Mas Hei during prohibition period. One of man 4 trombones—Joe Yuki and Pete Beil» He is Vaughn's vocal stand-in, any of the telecasts. mana । reeds—Jack Dumont, Jeaa Carwool, and does all the rehearsal numbers Special bouquets go to Hal the characters is a fictional recre Dave Harri«, and Jark Stacy | rhythm— so that the strain on the singing Block, chief writer; Leia Swift, ation of the late Bessie Smith. Jean Plummer, piano; Fred Whiting bass, Chief mak character is a trumpet and Crahan* Steven: on, drums. bandleader’s throat will be brought camera director; Lyn Duddy, who Dusty Valk ar, guitar, now assisting Ed to a minimum. This is necessary contributed special material; Jack player, who is to be enacted by because Vaughn still does several Venza. designer; Peter Jack (Dragnet) Webb, with the one-niters a week besides starring Birch, gifted choregrapher, and trumpet music for the role sup on the weekly CBS radio Camel topnotch cameraman Pat McBride. Chicago—Our office expert plied by Jack Cathcart, who also ment on KFI-TV’s new series. Bob Shan- All of these people are uncanny in on fresh personalities aaya is to head the six-piece Dixie com non’i Variety Revue, on which policy has Caravan. bo which has been “written in” to been switched from amateur to profes Years of one-niters and expe their ability to mold und coordi Estelle Loring, above, is the most sional talent. (Tuesdays. 9:15-9:45 p.m.) rimenting, plus dose contact with nate their own individual talents Mindy the story. Scripter ia James Mos- Saott Seely, piano, heading Dixie combo audiences ,n thousands of small so that the music is accented nnd Carson. And the word ha* been on KTTV’s newly-launched series, Tin» Local NBC man said that in Stowe'e All-Star Minetreie. Seely a col towns, big cities, and universities featured instead of being com Inn eling fast over the town that leagues are Drew Pago, clarinet; Cartar throughout the country, have been pletely submerged by a mass if she'« quite a singer, All this event the series was not sold im Pieree, trumpet, and Cart Mau, drums« a valuable aid ir determining what «xcellent—but extraneous—matter. tumult is liecauM1 : mediately, it was very probable (Saturdays, 7-7:80 p.m.) that the opus would be put on as Su», Shoemaker piloting KECA-TV'« goes on during Monroe’s television minutes-a-night «pot Marty newly- i.Kugurated Sunday morning opera show. When he goes out on a band Hogan's TV show. Estelle work* a ustainer as soon as a good time tion th re» -hour dis, show representing before her job with the ahow slot was available. new attempt to find TV formula for plat date, he doesn’t just play the ter programming. This one, tagged Kt cord latest danceable tunes; he and his Manhattan South Pacific, in which she un Room, is aimed to give televiewer th, feel talented singers and dancers al derstudies Janet Biair. The hair New York—Jimmy Dorsey, ing he has just added a music room with ways put on a complete and uni do is in Pacific tradition, of couraged by the of his record library to hi* own home (Sunday, Televiewpoint Dixieland album, is embarking on 9-12 noon.) fied show. Lou Snader Telescription Corp, haa set The cast of the show is beauti a series of LPs for Columbia on new deal in this territory which moves fully integrated and works to various other types of music. First Snader’s three minute filmusicals from will be Polkas by Dorsey, combin KTLA to KNBH. NBC outlet reportedly gether with incredible ease. It TELFVIGNETTES: Please keep Bill Burton New Boss outbid the Paramount-owned station, which includes Ziggy Talent, saxophonist an eye and ear on songstress Joyce ing legit polka treatment with a introduced the Snader telepix to this ter- and novelty singer; the band it Indig, who is skyrocketing to suc At Phoenix KPHO-TV Dorsey touch. self, which has been with him for cess. The owner of a completely Hollyw ood- -Bill Burton, a big years; Shaye Cogan, who was the unique style and personality, you jperator in the band management production singer at NYC’s Copa will see her on a string of video field when it was big business (he cabana; the Moon Men and Moon appearances, starting with Du piloted Jimmy Dorsey’s climb to Maids; and a company of eight Mont’s Cavalcade of Band-.... Sid fame as a band front) and recent dancers kd by Olga Suarez and Caesar, star of WNBT’s Show of ly personal representative for Kenny Davis. Shou-s, played sax well enough to Margaret Whiting and other name Conductor for the production is have been with Shep Fields, Char singers, has been appointed pro Gene Hammett, Vaughn’s ar lie Spivak, and Claude Thornhill gram director and executive pro ranger. Gene does all of the before he went to the coast guard ducer for radio station KPHO in arrangiments for Monroe's band and came out a comedian . . . Don Phoenix. Burton will be in charge dates, record dates, and most of ald Richards, singing heartbeat of of KPHO’s TV affiliate in the same the TV show, with an assist from WNBT’S Saturday Night Revue, is city. Don Costa for the latter. a graduate-with-honm s of Broad Don Appell, who directs and pro-1 way, with Finian’s Rainbow and ceremonies . . . The Three Riffs, duces the whole thing, is actually Along Fifth Avenue to his credit vocal trio who have been steadily not long out of the control room, . . Singer-pianist Nancy Reed captivating pat ions of New York’s though he has been a successful and composer Joe Ricardel now swank Ruban Bleu, are going to video actor and writer, movie with the regular cast of WOR-TV’s have their own weekly televariety writer, and drama director. Ap Meet Buddy Rogers. show; first one will star exotic pell faces the unusual problem of Hindu dancer Lakshimi Wana having to rehearse much of the INCIDENTAL IN-TELE-GENCE : Singhe Songs for Sale, time without Vaughn, who would In addition to making beautiful velou» outlet for new composers, be away on a band date. music for WCBS-TV’s Earl back to CBS-TV Saturday eve He gets around this by working Wrightson Show, the Norman Par nings. with Shaye Cogan and the dance is trio—Frank Cerchia, guitar; VESTPOCKET VIEWINGS: group while the band is still out Justin Arndt, bass, and Norman, Tricky duetting of What’ve You of town, and he has an exact plan piano---are preparing an album for Got? by Don Brown and Karen for every musical sequence in the Columbia entitled A a Evening with Rich on Cavalcade of Bands . . . production which he adheres to Paris Plans arc almost com- Spike Jones and his City Slickers, rigidly. When th« band gets back leted for WNEW’s jazz authority appearing on the Comedy Hour, Sunday, rehearsals from Marshall Stearns’ televised mark the first time a band is ac p.m. to 7 p m. officially, but may jazz lectures which will be done tually considered as a “comedian” go on till 10 or 11 p.m. in >rder as a production, with dancers and . . . Irene Bordoni thrilling in her to get a sequence perfect. a band illustr ^ting the talks . . . original Louisiana Purchase role on Monday rehearsals go on from Ris ing Star Revue, a new and ex WNBT’s Musical Comedy Time . . . about 10:30 a.m. to 6 pan., and the citing manner of showcasing fresh WPIX’s new Fun with Music, u Tuesday rehearsals start about professional talent—with even or highly entertaining musical quiz, 10:30 a.m. straight on until show iginal music— is a half-hour show emceed oy Hal Tunis, and featur time. produced ana directed by Vernon ing both longhair and pop tunes. 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Top Tunes JohnnyHodges, Lisletl alphabetically and not in the order of their popular Brown, Greer ity are the 25 lop tunes of the last two week», on thr radio and in record and sheet music sales. An asterisk after a title denotes a newcomer not previously lifted. Leave Ellington 4 Bushel and a Peek 4U My Loro New York—Johnny Hodges is 4 Peni». a Kitt* forming his own band. The news, Be My Love Smack Very III; reported in these pages »ome weeks hen Get Out Those Ohl Records ago without details, is now official: ns A Harbor Lights the alto wizard’s association with from Hoi Rod Rare* the Duke Ellington orchestra Benefit Planned which began 23 years ago this I Still feel the Same About You' month, will end next week. New York—Fletcher Henderson Hodges’ septet, which wiH be I Taul I Fair n Puddr-Tat* probably nevei will work again, It Is No Secret* organized for a March 9 opening uccording to his doctors He is at Chicago’s Blue Note, will in Little Rock Getaway* bedridden, almost completely para My Heart Cries for You elude Emmett Berry, trumpet: BH s Nevertheless lyzed on one side, and in need of Lawrence Brown trambone; Al Nobody's Chasing Me* funds. Sears, tenor; Hodges, alto; Leroy Oh. Babe John Hammond and Hal Davis, Lovett, pia-io and arrant er (for- One Finger Melodr* with collaboration of press agent merly with Mercer lington’s So Long* Marvin Drager, are planning a Milwaukee—In a »pot called Kodric’s, on South Fifth street here, group) Sonny Greer, drum«, and Tennessee It
road manager) Bob Chester Al Waslohn, piano, for Kme Crain. Ralph Flanagan: Jimmy Pratt, Today, some trumpet players avoid drums, for Sid Bulkin ... Harry irritation that could affect their range Janies: Herbie Harper, trombone. and playing by not shaving the lower lip. Others with especially Freddy Martin’ Earl Mar for Andy Róstelas. sensitive skin do not »have either the la-nnie Hambro Bulkin, lower or upper lip. But whether my Dorsey) you shave your lips or not, you'll Danny Bank. baritone, for Johnny get the utmost in free and easy Haluko (to Xavier Cugat) . . . Martin trumpet (ionrad Janis: Elmer Schoebel, pi blowing with ano, for Bob Greene. louis Prima: Jerry Greco, trumpet. for Chuck Genduso; Jim my Dell, trombone, foe Mort Troutman, and Buddy Karboski, trumpet, Vaughn Monroe: On the advice of their teacher». Ed Shedosky; Ruby Weinstein, trumpet, for Richard LaSala: Mur some students carry their mouthpiece ray W illiams, baritone, for Johnny with them at all times, and practice West, and Jimmy Messina, trum pet, for Sam Hystet (to Tomim whenever the opportunity presents itself. Dorsey) . . . Pepe Morales: Joe Once they got the feel of a Martin, Caiani, trombone, added. they'd want to take along the trumpet, too! Ted Lewis: Ollie Hanteck, drums, for Roy Duke . . Migue- lito Valdes: Jimmy LaVaca, drums.
Fischer- Bill Lange, drums (from Morrey Brennan), for Bill Smith. I^s Elgart: Mickey 1-Jus tenor, for Yano Salto (to Bobby Byrne), and Charlie O'Kane, alto, for Bill Shine (to Bobby Byrne) . . . Dean Hudson: Leo Harrison, trombone, QUICKEST, SUREST WAY for Rossie Nichols, anti Mickey Battala, tenor, for Jay Solar . . . Ben Kibble: Frank Lamark, tenor, for Mort lewis (to army) . . . Cedar Walton: Raymond Hill.
Sherwin Lichtenfeld, lead alto and flute (from Teddy Phillips), added.
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Seattle Symphony Art Barduhn finally broke into Chi Deejay Readies Huge Seattle Norm Bobrow and Hal the recording field with a release Davis of KRSC put on u marathon on the Linden label. Art and his 24-hour broadcast from a depart trio, with a sound sometime! remi ment store window recently to col niscent of Page Cavanaugh, are Civic Opera Jazz Concert lect funds to save the Seattle sym featured once weekly KING phony from extinction. They went TV and hold forth three nights a over the top, and great credit is week at the Inglewood Country club. One more record is being < Chicago A fabulous collection uf jazz name- is being held for later release and features lined up for two Easter Sunday (March 25) concerts at the Art on vibes. Civic Opera house by 41 Benson, local disc jockey. Set so far Ralph Flanagan makes his long- Result Of Scale Boost awaited appearance here Feb. 24 are Miles Davis. Max Roach. Bud Powell. J Johnson. Oscar at the New Armory and Feb. 27 Pettiford, Benny Green. Slam Stew Hollywood — Aragon ballroom, J. which held to a six-nights-a-week at the Trianon ballroom Bumps art, and Hot Lip- Page. Plus the ork backs the show and plays for operation during the depth of the Blackwell now at the Club New Orioles. *dancing. slump that hit dance business, cut Orleans each Friday night. Rainy There wen mun to come at Coni Band to Friday-Saturday-Sunday policy City Jazz band well into their presstime, with the possibility that Brass Rail: Willie Fischer and third year of Saturday night« Chailie Parker, Kay Stan, Cole- . as Local 47’s 20 percent scale his Dixie-corn combo continue. Ira boost went into effect (Jan. 23). there. man Hawkins, and Lionel Hamp- Shulman< ’s trio (Shulman, tenor; Dave Hudkins and his bands Jackie Souders’ band follows ton’s band would be included. Irv' Craig, piano, and Hindu Hen- men, now’ in 17th week as house Hildegarde at the Olympic Hotel dereon, drums) ha' been working ork, aren’t crying over the cut, Feb. 26 . . Nat Cole closed a well- Mondays and Tuesdays, the off- It promises to be a big day, espe which actually affects weekly take received week Palomar nights. Chicago—On the Beat’s cover cially so when you consider how home pay of sidemen only around Jan. Mills Brothers finished Chicago theater: Louis Pnma’s for the Dec. 29, 1950, issue ap dead the towr has been recently. $9 a man. Under the old six- Feb. Louis Armstrong’s no- band wound up a week here on peared a photo of singer Diane nigh ts-a-week scale, they were doubt-triumphant return will oc Matinee and evening sessions Feb. 15, but following booking was scN'du’ed Payne. Her name war miupelied quotaed by Local 47’s work-limit cur week if Feb. 26. Billy Eckstine not set at writing. a* Diana. But now, from Table ing rules; now they are eligible is penciled in for a return week in Congress hotel: The Don Roth Johnny Hodges' septet comes to for outside calls from studios and March. trio still at the Glass Hat. They’re there's another singer named radio, etc. -Phyllis Richards the Blue Note on March 0 (see scheduled to close March 18. story on page 5), though Duke Diana Payne. She’s the pretty denied when he was here for his little 17-year-old above, who says concert that Hodges was leaving. she's “not famous yet. but work Edgewater Beach hotel: Jimmy ing hard ul it.” She’s been sing Muggsy Spanier’s kicking Dixie Dorsey held over for an additional group will share the billing. ing with bands since she was week, which keeps him on stand three, and has made guest ap- Ella Fitzgerald is at the club until March 1. Shep Fields opens now, plus the Ken Henderson trio. pe.iranre* with Dirk Jurgens, the next day for three weeks. Jack Chico Marx, und Sammy Kaye. Stan Getz’ two weeks were a Cavan plays Tuesdays and Thurs resounding success He came in days. the regular band’s nights off. etta, drums. Shelby Davis sing». with Howard McGhee and a boot 1111 club: Johnny Lane’s group Jazz Ltd.: Miff Mole and Sid ing rhythm section, made a lot "f (Georg Brunis on trombone) is in Catlett remain at the head of five- friends. its 63rd week, promises to continue piece group that also sjiot’; owner until well into 2000 A.D. Bill Reinhardt on clary’; Bill Tink- Rest of the town lines up this Fields Return« trumpet, and Ralph Blank, way: piano. Apex club: Clarinetist Bud Hi-Note: Herbie Fields combo, LaSalle hotel : Charlie Agnew Jacobson heads the group here, playing in the loop for the first still in the Lotus room, though which now has a window sign pro time ir. a long while, set for a few replacement expected t e first claiming it The House of Dixie more days, at least. Guy Viveros, week in March. land Jazz.” Mel Grart is on piano; drums, has replaced Kenny John, Nob Hill: Bob McCracken, clar Mugge Dawson, trumpet; Jess and Joe Gatto is back with Fields inet, and Eddie Shaefer, trombone, Vance, trombone, and Jim Barnes, m piano, coming in for draftee are now with Danny Alvin. He’s drums. Swinging Dixie Bill Evans Off-nights (Mondays in until March 25. Lil Armstrong Aragon Teddy Phillips and Tuesdays) feature Bill Rus plays Mondays and Tuesdays. opens Feb. 25 for four weeks, with o's coolly swinging quintet, with Eddy Howard following on March Kenny Mann, tenor; Lloyd Lifton, 24. He remains until May 6. piano; Russo, trombone; Al Pos- Oriental theater: Disc jockey Blackhawk: Henry Brandon’s konka, bass, and Mickey Simon- Eddie Hubbard’s show includes the Art Van Damme quintet and singers Guy Mitchell and Teresa Brewer. Closes Feb. 28. Palmer House : Kay Thompson Balinese Shared Balladiers opened Feb. 22, backing band con tinues to be Eddie O’Neal. Rupneck’s: Art Hodes still pro ducing grand Dixieland with his combo, which ha« be«n months. Boyce Leads 3 are Sports Row Veteran alto man Boyce Brown leading a trio, with Ken White on bass, Bernie Camp bell, piano. Thursday’ and Sunday nights off at the W. Grace street dub. AMRAWCO Trianon ballroom: Billy Bishop finishes up four weeks on March 4, when he'll be replaced by Orrin Tucker. DRUM HEADS Zebra: Accordionist Leon Shash and his two longtime companions, Eddie Vana, violin, and Sully • RESPONSIVE... to your lightest touch. Io Picerno, bass, brighten things up tho suggestion of a roll or a thundering at this southside spot. rim shot.
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CHICAGO 22, ILLINOIS Chicago, March 9, 1951 NEWS—FEATURES eho signing of Red Norvo’s new group ink SWINGIN THE GOLDEN GATE for a March 13 opening at the Al McKibben Kenton Lectures club. This brings back to Frisco Charlie Mingus, whom no less than nto J. 1 Gillespie once classed as one To Shearing On Jazz At Minn. of the two geniuses of the baas New York—Al MeKibbon, fully Minneapolis—Stan Kenton, in Red Norvo Set For Date (Pettiford being the .ther). recovered from the illness that town for ii recent one-niter nt the Mingus, who spent a consider hospitalized him recently, joined Prom ballroom in St. Paul, took able amount of time here a year the Georg« Shearing quintet here, time out to give un informal talk or so ago, couldn't get enough work replacing John Levy. Latter re on progressive and modern jazz At Frisco's Black Hawk to make it worthwhile to stay. mains with the unit, however, as to students at the University of iy RALPH GLEASON Hence it’s doubly gratifying to see road manager, iiaving decided to ing Minnesota. Program was put on him coming back as a star with give up bass playing in favor of by the University Jazz society, an the hottest thing in music at the a business career. outfit promoting modern musir on is beii made more and more exclusively by the Black Hawk moment. the campus. these Following Norvo, Johnny Noga singing. And she did excellent Illinois Jacquet honked his way none opened there Feb. 2 with says he’s planning on Erroll Gar business. Noga kept her on an ex through Minneapolis via a one- ner, which would be good news on an entertainment kick recently', tra two weeks. After her Black nps niter at the Labor Temple, spon- to other duba. again. Garner did very, very well Hawk date, Mary Ann went to the sored by local Rufus and signed the Four Freshmen. last time here under not the best Kenton’s protege*, for four weeks During the end of January» the Tiffany in L.A., and thence on to Webster • Vic Turitte, drummer, club offered a very pleasant eve of conditions, and now in a good Top 3 in San Diego. starting Feb. 7 with, George Andro« ' imi leads the combo at Curly’s. Per ning’s entertainment, with Mary -.pot where he can bring in a Donn Trenner, a Local 6 lad sonnel includes Mel Wells, piano; says, a pair of four-week option«. Ann McCall, the Dave Brubeck broader trade, he should really go. originally from New Haven, Conn., Ray Johnson, bass, Bernie Bern However, the Black Hawk stand trio, and Donn Trenner. So should the Norvo group. and recently the 88er with Barnet stein, trumpet; and Woody Oslund, alone with a modern ¡azz policy tn Benny Carter and the Eastmen Mary inn Tops accompanied her during her Blaek tenor. the downtown area, and has taken tno1 took over in mid-February, Mary knn really knocked out Hawk stint. There was a possibil •Nate Shapiro a lot of play that formerly went and. the best news of all was the the localités. The gal is really ity that Donn would go on the road with her. He\ a fine, swing ing pianist nnd deserves i lot more recognition than he’s had. Brubeck Sound« Good The Brubeck trio, with Jack Weeks (son of Anson [Dancin’ with Anson] Weeks) on hass and Cal Tjader on drums, sounds much better to these allergic ears than ever before. Cal seems to be a much more confident drummer, ard his vibes playing is veil good. The trio is more relaxed than formerly The King Super-20 is the —Dave says their midwest swing did them good and he was right On some of their new things such last word in saxophone perfection as Squeeze Me, they sound partic ularly relaxed. Dave, incidentally, is slated for a February date at the Hickory House in New York, but mav not take it. He. sensibly, wants to stay away from those cold and snowy shores. B\Y 4BEA FOG. Joe Reid, the Frisco promoter .vho cleaned up on the Eckstine-Shearing concerts here last fall, snagged Duke El lington for dates in February at Sacramento (Feb. Oakland I Feb. 11) and a concert in the S.F War Memorial Opera House on Feb. 12. He expected to clean up a dime or two with this deal and also with the one he ha i set to follow. date* by Illinois Jacquet Feb. 24 in San Francisco at the Civic auditorium and Feb. 25 in Oakland at the Oakland audito rium . . Smokey Stover, after completing his assignment in the movie. The Strip, came back to the Hangover’- drum chair. For awhile Smokey war- a regular commuter to Hollywood. Is George Shearing coming back »ton and to Rafael’s 150 club? That's the $64 Question here at presstime. Also, who remem- bers the phonograph record on the John and Marsha kick that was made 10 sr 12 year.« ago? Same sort of thing. . Ralph Flanagan playing a couple >f one-niters in the Bay area. Feb. 19 at Sweet’s and Feb. 20 at the Edgewater. Muggsy Louis Duel When Muggsy Spanier ind Lou>« Armstrong both open in clubs here on the same night in April—the 24th with Pip-- at the 150 and Muggs at the Hangover—it will be the second time they’ve done a twin act in this town. Same thing happened last year and they bout scored. . . . Ciro’s still on the block and the Blue Angel without music, only a deejay snow. . . . Herbie Gayle, whose only records were made for the defunct Fentone la bel «nd ure as jearce os 100-penny dollars, has been doing a single up around Sacramento. is Artistry Vernon Alley cutting some «idea for Cavalier .. . Dick Oxtot’s Pole cats have a steady thing in their Friday night Bay Side Jazz soci ety hashes at the Jenny Lind hall in Oakland and the group is alee playing Moi day nights at the Landing Strip in Layfayette . . . Paul Lingle new at the Jug in Oakland and Johnny Wittwer, fre quently rumored as joining Bob Scobey'<• group, was still at the Dave Brubeck lost thr trumpet For Complote Information Contact Your Nearest RING Dealer Or Write Direct Te player from his Sunday afternoon sessions with the octet. Dick Col lins joined the Charlie Barnet time-track in L.A. . . . Rumors keep flying 'hat Stan Kenton ia due for ai April date in the Bay urea, which is being eagerly await ed by his fan« His Edgewater dare last fall Adth the danre crew was a rousing success . . . Larry Darnell opened March 2 at the 5225 SUPERIOR AVE. CLEVELAND 3, OHIO Iongbar for a month. HOLLYWOOD STUDIO NEWS Chicago, March 9, 1951
they cut loose on a couple of pub MOVIE MUSIC lie domainers during the course of the action, with Wingy, Matty Matlock, and Joe Yuki getting the best solo spots. Drummer Barrett Deems puts Music Is Important In Film on his act (and it’s a good one) in a sequence which was effectively filmed and recorded simultaneous ly. All in all, Rhythm Inn does Career: Gloria DeHaven have Ann Miller relax during the film more interested than ever in her very much in touch with the music are good. ing of RKO Radio's Two Tickets to Broadway, which features one career as a singer. And she puts world and maintains a modern- The s with Anson time band singer Gloria and dancer Inn. Charlie Emge probes some is much store by her contract with flavored record library. When you Weeks band were made for, but of Gloria's idea* on music in his column on this page. Gloria sang Decca as she does her reoently- ask her what she likes, she replies not used in, another picture; were with the bands of Bob Crosby und the late Jan Savitt before she signe 1 pact (two pictures a year) promptly, without worrying over started her movie career, but music is »till one «if her main interests. with 20th Century-Fox. whether she’s giving a ' smart” answer —“Stan Kenton, Leonard pulled off the shelf for this one. gle-stnng electric guitar solo-, re Bert stein, and Les Brown.” Guitarist-actor Ralph Peters, a quested for the occasion and the We renewed our acquaintance We asked her to name her Soundtrack Dixieland purist (he’s seen fre recording assignment went to with Gloria recently while she was favorite singer and she shot back quently sitting in with Kid Ory Ramez (Woody Woodpecker) Td- working at RKO on Two Tickets in a could-there-be-anybndy-else Siftings here) backed away from the sin- to Broadway, in which she will manner: “Ella Fitzgerald!” share feature billing with, among Ru» flock, Dorothy Shi; • accompanist, others, her onetime boss. Bob Movie Music Review rounded up group of rustic rhythm men who were added to Uni versa!-Inter national Crosby. She was very polite .ind Rhythm Inn (Jane Frazee, Kir staff ork for singer's specialties in The pretended remembered by Grant, Charlr* Smith, Lois Col Real McCoy. Among those added to re from the days when we were writ lier. und band comprised of Pete cording ork were Andruw (Cactus) Soldi, ing about her as a “very prom violin; Rod Roundtree, banjo: Johnny Daily, Wingy Manone, Walter Kiodo accordion, and Del Porter’s Gadget ising” singer with the Crosby Gross, Ralph Peters. Matty Mat band. band during its last days as a lock, Joe Yuki. Budd Hatch, mid Roberta Peters, 19-year-old soprano who made headlines in New York when she permanently-organized dance crew. Barrett Deems.) stepped into her first role at the Met on ‘You drifted from The first band picture to come three-hour notice and took critics by storm, field when you got into this movie out of Hollywood in some time is has been signed by RKO producers Jerry Wald and Norman Krasna. Makes her business, or at least we thought one that critics of the cinema as screen bow as star of Debut, from an orig you observed. “Now an art form had best skip. It was inal story by Krasna. you’re coining back into the music turned out under an econ miy bud Andros Segovia, concert guitarist, in Hol news again. What’s happening?” lywood for movie work. To be featured in get (probably about $60,000) in short, one of series produced by World “Music is coming back,” said exactly seven days, and shows it. Artists. Polk-Luber firm which has been Gloria. “Not that it ever went Story: Kirby Grant and his hun making a group of pix featuring top con away, but there was a period dur cert names. gry “Dixieland Seven” (see above) Dinah Shore, her film commitment with ing which its importance in the en route via bus for an engage Wald-Krasna postponed by death of Al entertainment world was reg'ected. ment .it the Rhythm inn. are ar Jolson (she was to share top billing in USED BY Personally, I’ve always beer, just The U.S.O. Story), has been signed by rested and fined for violating Paramount to team with Met star Robert as anxious to succeed as a singer traffic ordinances. Merrill in Aaron Slick from Pvnkin Crick, as an actress. That’s why I’m so To pay the fine they put their comedy featuring TV’s up-and-coming fun AMERICA’S about my contract with nyman. Alan Young. Songs will be by happy instruments in hock at a local mu Livingston & Evans. Dece« sic store and arrange with Charles Jacqueline Fontaine, singer who came up GREATEST Smith, would-be song writer who fast via the Nappy Lamare-KTLA videopus Hand in Hand Dixie Showboat, set for nitery singer spot “For me, the two fields—motion works at the store, to sneak their in MGM's The Strip (Down Beat, Jan. stuff out of the store for them at 26). Headliners in film now include Mickey MUSICIANS picture work and singing—will al night until they get their first Rooney ways, I hope, go hand in hand. I From the Academy at $ 117.50 feel 1 reach the same people with week’s pay. The pay is promptly grabbed by a hotel operator who in* hnu>. in his next MGMovie. Strictly records that I do in pictures, but has been tracking them. bithonorabb. will vary his .peratic offer- to the marvelous Citation at $250.00 the cornets, trumpets, in a different, more intimate way. inr* by doing a couple of familiar pop hits of some vea nark— Everything I Have and trombones of Rudy Muck are perfection themselves. “I like person«, appearances for Usual Style h Your» and I’U See You m My Dream». the same reason; in picture work It all ends in the usual manner Pinza's first pic. Mr. Imperium, was ready There comparable instrument made. Send for free it’s too easy fcr those who do noth and meantime there are some fair for previews at writing. ing else to forget about those peo Torry Gilkysoo, writer of Cm of the catalog and list of musicians and bands that use Muck ple out there in the theaters. Music ly good laughs and some mildly Wild Goose draws vocal assignment in authentic slants on the band busi forthcoming Irving production. clusively. it one of the best ways of keeping Slaughter Trail. He’ll sing Hoof Beat Sere in direct contact, and motion pic- ness that will amuse musicians, nade. one of the two new numbers turned one way or another. out for the flick by Lynn Murrey, who is beginning to The bandsmen engaged for the also doing the underscore. reaiiir its imperiane e that picture and featured (they even CARL FISCHER MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CO Gloria has had little opportunity get individual screen credit) do Down Bout covers the music new* ro do film roles in other than mu- more acting (?) than playing, but from coast tn coast. aieals, but she says she won’t feel bad if she never gets a chance at a heavy dramatic role. 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Bay Mlltaa ork back In town for stand at The Last World. Central Avenue nook. Rugolo Rejoins Bobby Troup trio held over «¡rain at THE HOLLYWOOD BEAT Los Angeles Cafe Gala, a. entertainment bill aug mented with addition of Doroihv Hund ridge with Phil Moore. Singer Koben Capitol Records Band Briefs Clary alao on bill. Troup hns 41 Viola, Hollywood—Pete Rugolo, after Joes Staey, now doing solo stint at guitar, and Uoyd Pratt, bass. Hangover club (he followed Marvin Ash), freelancing for about three Jan Stewart TV Starlet months, has rejoined Capitol rec also heads all-star jam combo at spot on Friday and Saturday nights. Regulars L. A. KEYSPOTS ords, where he assumes the impos have included Reuel Lyneh, clarinet, and Warren Smith, trombone. Arison—Dave Hudkina (Ind.) ing title of Musical Consultant and Ambassador Casino——Lou Math trio (In Adviser to Capitol Record’s Reper Ar matrons AU-Stars set for two-weeks Beverly Cavern "—Kid Ory (Ind.) at the Tiffany club starting April 4. Beverly Hills hotel—Ha) Stern (Ind.) Makes Grade Hard Way toire Department. George Shearing unit same spot April 23 Beverly Hill« hotel Phil Ohman (Ind.) He’ll continue to arrange and for four week«. Billy Eekstine, backed by Biltmore Bowl—Desi Arnas (GAC) By HAL HOLLY conduct for several of Capitol’s Bobby Tucker, holding spot as single Feb. Ciro»—Dick Stabile (Ind.) 21 for three weeks. Ciro’s Cert Galion (Ind.) Hollywood — You kids who want to get to Hollywood in artists, as in the past, and also Benny Carter took crew of local men Charley Foy’s—Abbey Brown (Ind.) will script arrangements for Stan to San Francisco for date at Black Hawk order to get a break with a band, in radio, television, or the Kenton. starting Feb. 8. Had Bump« Myers, tenor; Charlie Drayton, bassI Al Bartee, drums, (Ind.) movies, could profit by a heart-to-heart talk with Jan Stewart, and Sheldon Smith, piano. Club 47—Zutty Singleton (Ind.) who arrived here a while back to take over the girl singer’s singing! Cocoenut Grove—Eddie Bergman (Ind.) Bernie Billing« took five-piece combo to Colonial ball room—Arthur Van (Ind.) -pot with Harry Janice. ♦—■ ■ —------“To get along in this business Las Vegas for stand at the Last Frontier. Encore Red Norvo (ABC) Jan hasn’t made any really big you just have to want to sing so Had Brad Gowans, trombone; Jack Coon, Figueroa ballroom Pete Pontrelli (Ind.) much you’ll do anything—well, al trumpet; Charlie Lodice, drums, and Don Larry Potter’s—Jimmy Ford Four (Whiting) headlines yet, but since she became Owens, piano. Replaced Turk Murphy, who Mike Lyman’s—Joe Venuti quartet (MCA) a regular feature on Bill Anson’s No Pix most anything—to get the chance.” recently completed five-month run at Ve Jan’s advice to singers who gas spot. Moeimbo—Eddie Oliver (Ind.) Monday-through-Friday (11 p.m. Mocimbo*—Latinaire« (Ind.) want to get a break in Hollywood Dav* Hudkina and band, now on week Oasis—Lee Young (Ind.) to midnight) KTTV series, we hear end policy at Aragon, are doubling at Palladium ' "Stan Kenton (GAC) a lot of hardboiled talent touters is to go somewhere else. She says: 20th Fox studio« as sideline (visual) band Paris Inn—Jimmy Grier (Ind.) saying something like: “Have you “Get to some lively city—Kansas 'S in Betty Grable pic, Meet Me After the Riverside Rancho—Tex William« (Ind.) he caught this Jan Stewart on An City, for example—and get a job Show. Roosevelt Cinegrill—Al Gayle (MCA) in some place where you have a Jimmy Ford quartet holding stand at Roosevelt Cinegrlll^—Victor Zolo (MCA) son’s show? Good, huh?” larry Potter’s. Followed Stove Gibson’s Royal Room—Pete Daily (Ind.) chance to be ‘discovered’ by some Red Capa Sardi’s—Red Nichols (Ind.) TV for Her one passing through.” Sarnes— Geno Welsh (GAC) the Vivien Garry holding forth with her Zebra room—Cal Gooden trio (Ind.) Looks like Jan, who passed up Jan was spotted by agent Bul to trio at Music Box. Had Patty Alien, pi a chance to stay with Harry when lets Durgom, who just happened Id- ano. and Milt Norman, guitar. he embarked on his most recent to drop in at a nitery in Houston George Crawford’s Four Blazers now sharing stand with Bea Pollack two-beat road tour in favor of the video while she was singing there. He troupe at Club Bayou. Has Ulysses Living There are 25 io 30 interesting opening, is on her way. She says, told her that if she could get to ston, guitar; Legrand Mason, bass, and separate departments in every issue with determination — not brag Hollywood he might be able to get Rudy Ferguson, drums. of Down Beat. gadocio—“Television is for me. her a job with a band—possibly I’m going to be a television star!” Harry James. Sound easy? Well, for the bene “Bullets didn’t promise any * fit of you w'ho want to try it, we’ll thing,” says Jan, “He just said give you the gist of Jan’s heart- there was a chance. A chance! to-heart talk as she gave it to us: That’s all I wanted—and I was on “Yes, it looks like I’m finally my way!” here to stay. The first time I came Plans to Stay to Hollywood I was 16 years old Jan lives here now in a modest (in 1943) and all I knew was that little apartment with Harry I wanted to be a singer. I stayed James’ secretary, Viola. She hopes with a brother while I looked for to have her youngster (she mar a job. But I had to go to work as ried at 15; it didn’t work out) a waitress to make money enough here with her when the present to get home. school term is over. She’s pretty I got here again in 1949 with sure she’s here to stay this time, Tommy Reed’s band, for four Hollywood — Looks like a but whatever happens we’re sure weekend dates at the Casino Gar frameup, or some other tired gag from our brief chat with Jan that dens. Made the rounds again. by a publicity man, but it's the she’ll find a way to jneet it. Same old story. ‘Sure, kid, you got best photo available of Jan She has what it takes—a real talent. We’ll call you—don’t call Stewart, a little gal from Texas. natural talent as a singer, plenty us—when something turns up? Jan has been singing with Harry of what projects over television, “Auditions! Auditions! But you James, has a solo recording pact, and the self-assurance that comes can’t eat on auditions, so it was a movie offer, and a Monday- only with experience. And—mors back home again to Texas. through-Friday television spot important—the toughness of spirit with Bill Anson's Glancin' at An- First a Dancer that comes with the* knowledge «on show on L. A.’» KTTV. that the road to success can be “On my first professional _ . ----- r------job That's Anson and Jan above. rough. (in San Antonio) I was hired as See the Hal Holly column for a dancer. The man said he didn’t more about Jan. DOTTED NOTES: Hal Derwin, want a singer but could use me who recalls a headline in Down in the chorus if I could dance. I’d waitress I’ll take it.’ The wait Beat stating: “Derwin Tosses In never tried it before, but I said, resses in that place wore uniforms Sponge” (when a lot of other band ‘Sure, I can dance,’ and went to made of imitation leopard skin— leaders were doing the same thing) work in the chorus. strapless outfits that were really wants it known that he has picked “Then I was offered a job sing something! up that sponge again. Has a new ing in a club at $40 a week. I “Maybe it was the outfit. Any crew playing Saturday nights at knew I couldn’t buy the kind of way, all of a sudden, as a singing the Trianon in Southgate that ia clothes I would need, support my waitress, I was making, with my about to be put on a Friday-Satur self and my son (now 8 years old) tips, around $125 a week. It was day-Sunday basis. on $40 a week, so I said, ‘Look, if a lot of money for me, but the TELENOTINGS: Alec Davis, you’ll let me also work as a main thing was that was singer who came in strong as a feature on KTTV’s Hollywood House Party, has been signed for the lead in the stage musical, My L. A. (from Matt Weinstock’s book), ready for the boards at a local theater after almost two years of buildup . . . Vivian Page, who screens nicely on KFI-TV’s Musical Hide and Seek, is a com petitor (vocally and otherwise) of SCHOOL OF PERCUSSION Yma Sumac. Claims a four-octave "Th* Cradle of Celebrated Drummen" vocal range. Which reminds that rumorists still have it that Yma Sumac is just “Amy Camus” in It’s Later Than You Think reverse—but no one has come up Veterans! Our May 7t!> tametfer i< with any dope on a singer named the lati that you may ragilfar for, io “Amy Camus.” enroll now in the country’« leading Pro- BEHIND THE BANDSTAND: Wingy Manone, hired by Abbey fauional School of Mutic tpacialiiing Brown to do a sideman’s stint in in Parcuttion, Piano, Voice, Theory and his combo at Charley Foy’s, and a All Orchestral Imtrumantt. spot in the floor show, walked off the job after two hours on the first night. Comment: From Abbey— none. From Wingy—unprintable. ROT C. KNAPP Fret. «nd Director Teacher of America's Finest Drummers MARJORIE HYAMS PIANO TUNING PAYS Recently featured with Dave Garroway Learn this Independent Profession on N.B.C. and formerly with the George AT HOME Shearing Quintet and now instructing Vibraharp and Piano Privately and Combo work in class. APPROVED FOR VETERANS TRAINING
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BUSINESS DEPARTMENT NEW NUMBERS Mrs. Bill Cronk, recently in Los Angele* GINNT «ROSSKOPF. Adv»r*i»i»q Dad plays bass with Ralph Flanagan. ¡PUBLICITY DUNN EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT merchandising director of Capitol records. New Yorii Staff Chicago Staff Hollywood Staff: GIFFORD—A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Dave Gifford. Jan. 21 in Pittsburgh. Dad LEONARD «. FEATHER JACK TRACY CHARLES EM«E is leader. I77S Broaffwey. Rn. 431 PAY HARRIS SI IO Sesta Manica HAMILTON—A daughter to Mr. and New Yers N. Y. 203 N. Wabacb Hollywood 30. Calif. Mrs. Frank Hamilton, Jan. 28 in Forest HE. 4005—PL 1-4*44 Hills, L. I. Dad is theater manager; mom JUffMa 2-213» Chicage I. III. is singer Vicki Sunday. FAMOUS JOHNSON—A daughter, Hollis, to Mr singes! and Mrs. Jerry Johnson. Jan. TE in Los Angele*. 1 HIT BY! firm TRUCK I USHON to Mr. and Mrs. Maurie Lisbon, Jan. 23 in Chicago Dad is drummer
TIED NOTES BELLER-BRODSKY-Al Beller, who lead, the band in his own Willamantie, Conn., ’borne people will do anything for a line of cop*. As Jim Crow dub, and Doris Brodsky, Jan. 21 in West Springfield. Mass. BENNETT-TOBIN - Mu Bennati. bassist Hie result» of the 1951 poll conducted by Jam Hot have and Marge Tobin, just been published in Paris. BROCCOLI-CLARK Albert (Cubby) itself not seem noteworthy: it’» the results Broccoli, producer. Orlando, Fla Clark, widow of singer Buddy Clark. Feb. To the Editors: themselves that make the new» remarkable. 3 in Las Vegas. Your issue on BG wa» sensa ELLIOTT-LAWRENCE - George Elliott, Thr whole thing smell» to high heaven of “Crow Jim,” and with Ernie Heckscher'® ork, and Polly tional, one of the best issues of the we would like to draw attention to a situation that may seem Lawrence, singer on KFRC. Jan. 11 in But how about one devoted to Tommy Dor incredible to many jazz fans in this country. JOHNSON-WYNN—Buddy Johnson. lead er and Decca artist, and Jeanette Wynn. sey's 1940 ork, the most cohesive DISCORDS Crow Jim is just as evil and ju-t as misguided as Jim Crow. Jan. S in Washington. D.C. awing unit of th« ni all? Also, don’t But before going into the cau of this reverse racial MILLAR-HOPKEY—Ed Millar, lead alto forget Jimmie Lunceford, Glenn with Daryl Harps, and Dorothy Hopkey, Miller, and Artie Shaw. Their prejudice, let’s look ut its effects. Jan. 2 in Hampton. Iowa. MONTELL-ALLEMAN Tony Montell, bands were also great. Philadelphia Among the 11 leading trumpet ers, thr eight top tenor singer in the Lot Angeles company of James Hackworth To the Editor* Kins Me, Kate, and Beverly Alleman, with sax men listed, and the six miscellaneous-instrument men in the same show. Jan. 16 in Los Angeles. So I signed a eontiuct for Billie MULLIGAN-MADDEN Gerry Mulligan. Holiday and called for my ulcer the jazz Hot results, there i» not a solitary white musician. Ex specialist, urging him to delay his cept for Benny Goodman and June Christy, who ran fourth trip te Florida, for I would need ThomhiM. and others, and Gale Madden, him badly that week. fifth recently in New York PEARL Harrv Pearl. 59. sone plugger (DeFranco, Konitz, Kenton), there were no white musicians NEWMAN-BELLE Lee Newman and Bar and onetime booker, Jan. 38 in New York. Slightly wan and duodenal by bara Belle, personal manager of Fran War PHILLIPS Elias (Bud) Phillips, dar- opening night, I have been sp< na- in the top five places in any category. ren. Champ Butler, and others, Feb. 1 in New York. ing the entire week completely listed in the tabu WCINBERG-ABUHOFF Eli Weinberg, son bewildered by the fact that Billie of band promoter Ralph Weinberg, and lations Bill Harris. Jack Teagarden. Tommy Dorsey PRESTON -Oscar N. Preston. 59. musical is .m extraordinary performer and Sylvia Abuhoff, in the band department of director and onetime conductor for the a wonderful person. Red Rodney, Shorty Rogers, Bobby Hackett. Stan Getz, Flip the Gale agency, Jan. 21 in New York. Orpheum theater in San Francisco. Jan. She is singing wonderfully and Phillips, Charlie Ventura, Zoot Sims, Billy Bauer, Chuck doing a fine btu-.ness here despite FINAL BAR the handicap of constant snow, Wayne. Shelly Manne, Buddy Rich, Don I umond. Red Norvo. Brainina, Terry Gibbs. Serge Chaloff. mid Gerry Mulligan. All these pianist. Jan. 28 in New York. member of the ruin, and slush. Billie has not CAPTO -Joe Cappo, 44, leader, Jan < Rangers quartet, Jan. in Douglasville, missed a performance, she has men have had numerous records released in France, so there in Mason. Mich. Texas. treated the patrons with warm DeCARLO Salvatore DeCarlo. 28, gui STRUM Julius Stn ran be no question of their having been heard by those who tarist with Tony Rea's Skyliner«, Jan. 20 consideration. She has continually voted. in Bridgeport. Conn. SZOPfNSKI—Richard Ssoplnski. 24, trum held the audience in the palm of DICKERSON Arque Dickerson, 49. lead peter who worked with Buddy Moreno and her hand with her magnetic On the other hand, Sidney Bechet was a second place win- er, Jan. 21 in Saranac Lake, N. Y. Lawrence Welk, Jan. 28 in Woods, Wis. personality. DIETZ—Osmar H. Dietz. symphony musi WAVERLY—Jack Waverly, 54, music pub r on both clarinet and miscellaneous: Pops Foster, Kid cian. Jan. 14 in Loe Angele*. lisher, Jan. 80 in New York. I’m happy about the entire en live divisions. HARTMAN—Eddie Hartman, of the WILLIS Charle, Willi*, gagement, nnd s>i is my ulcer man. Stump and Stumpy dance team, recently founded the Willis publishing company, Remember, these results are supposed to reflect “the current in Philadelphia Jan. 27 in Cincinnati. LAHR — Eastwood Lane. Tl. eomponer, ZSIGA—Bela Zsiga. GO, eymbalon player. »aking up a delayed tan. favorite* of jazz fans” and the poll is held every year. The Jan. 22 in Central Square, N. Y. Jan. 80 in New York. - læe Guber order, Earl Hines. Erroll Garner. MENNINGCR Mrs. Bertha Menninger, former singer and actress and mother of LOST HARMONY Art Tatum. King Cole, Bud Powell, Count Basie, Duke Elling Cincinnati musician BiUy Huber. Jan. 80 in Ft. Mitehell, Ky. SCALZI Ed Scald. wad alto with Bob ton, Teddy Wilson, and James P. Johnson. No Shearing, no MORRIS—James C. M '4>e-t,r and Edna Stalal. recently in Ne* Tristano, no Dodo, no Lou Levy, no Mel Powell, not even any recently in Loe Angeles. York. MORRISON Helen K. STOCKS -Harold Jess Stars or Joe SuUivan! ter pianist, Jan. IB in Providence. R. I. OLIVER—Ted Oliver. 42, leader, recently Even more amazing, Jobs Hot encourage« this attitude by in Los Angeles. WHERE IS? printing articles referring to such imaginary groups as “les AL ANTHONY, onetime Man K»r)m el- to msa. hoppers Hanes” (the white hoppers), refusing to acknow dancing, has a “natural sense of rhythm” and so forth—an MILTON BALL, formerly with Twitchoil'« ledge the fact that American jazzmen no longer segregate attitude that ha» been debunked by every competent ethnolog ARNOLD BARNETT, teiopboaift. themselves, either stylistically socially, or that J. J. John- ist in favor of the belief that such charueteristics are environ GENE GIFTORD, former arrester ter Gies Gray, Ads Leonard, etc. mental. not racial. GENE HAMERS. leedet who pfeyed •! ♦he Stardust dub is Heidelberg, Ger Nor was there any allusion in Jass Hot to the complete ob many, in IMS, end before that was an soloists it w'ould be impossible to jectivity with which Negro bandleaders select their sidemen, arranger In New York. ROBERT LANE, singet and entertainer identify which men are white and which colored. as a result of which Red Rodney has worked with Charlie also known as Irving Schiff. last la Roxbury. Mass In trying to explain this weird situation, Charles Delaunay, Parker, Teagarden with Armstrong, and innumerable white BOB MATHEWS, singer, «rhow real nemo perhaps the most rational of all the Continental critics, pointed musicians with Hampton, Basic. Gillespie. Miles Davis. Benny is Richard Walker. LEONARD (RED) SPENCER, leader of a out that perhaps the fans over there feel that aa American Carter, and countless others. combo called the Red Remes lest heard of ia New Jersey. musician carries a certain air of authenticity if he b a Negro. In a way there is poetic justice in Crow Jim. The Negro LARRY ROBBINS, tenor sexist who oece hed his own group In the Oeklend-Sea He pointed out that moel of the great pioneers, the style musician, who even today is denied many impurtunl radio and Francisco erea. Betters in jazz history, have been Negroes, which of course u location jobs in this country finds on going abroad that he is GUY SHACKELFORD, guitarist last teen with Larry Robbins* group true. He failed to point out the enormous respect both white much more welcome there than a white musician of about the EDWARD VANDEWATER, bass player who hed his own trio on the west coast and Negro kmerican jazz fans and musicians have for many same ability. GEORGE (PAP9Y) YOKUM, onetime Tom* white musician». There was no mention of the hundreds of Hie fact remains, however, that in the interest of justice my Dorsey Ottoman, brother of Clerk Yokum ef the Pied Pipers Negro musicians who have been influenced by, say, ■ Tris for all, we must still hope for the day when both Jim Crow tano or a Shearing. There was no explanation of the fact that WE FOUND Chicago, March 9, 1951 NEWS—FEATURES THE HOT BOX Barnet Ork Starts Tour Jack Laine Honored By But Sans String Section Hollywood—‘•This is just to pick up a few bucks. My main New Orleans Jazz Club interest from now on will be in developing a new-sounding band for both dance and concert work By GEORGE HOEFER
Chicago — The grand old man of New Orleans jazz, Jack which he made hia name «unit* Howard (week of March 2). (Papa) Laine. was honored late last month by the New Or year, back look off in two plan«** Charlie asked Capitol to hold leans Jazz club. A committee of cluh officers visited his home from here for a lour of army up on release at his recently-re and pn-xented the 77-year-old jazz veteran with a scroll pro camp*, one-niter hop«, and theater corded string-augmented ork until claiming him the '“Father of White £ date*. he returned here from the tour, and their playing of this tune Army is supplying the transpor but the firm did not accede. The changed white New Orleans music tation in return for appearances bandleader felt the release of hia from the traditional round dances at military bases Theater dates new Capitol records while he was into white imitations of Negro include New York’s Apollo (week appearing with his present band Laine was born in September, would “cause a lot of runfusion.** 1873, in New Orleans, and began shags, trotyl, and stomps. Laine’s of Feb. 22) and Washington’s men got all the jobs around 1900 Format and personnel of troupe to play music as early aa 1880. Louisiana five was Papa Laine’s Barnet took on tour was as fol- He took up bat,*1, drums, and th«* because they were the unly white band that knew the jazz style. As lows: alto horn. In 1888, when only 15, Alcide (Yellow) Nunez played Trumpets — Johnnie Capola, he organized his own ragtime did Paul Whiteman and Meyer Davis later, 1 aine organized a clarinet with this group, along JAZZ MISCELLANY Brun Carleton MeBeath, Al Del Simone, band, with himself on drums; with Johnny Lala on cornet and Campbell recently made another (fourth position not definitely set Achille Baquet, clarinet; Lawrence string of bands under his leader ship so he could take care of as Jules Casoff, trombone. They re record. His version of Itth Street at writing); trombones — Zigp many as five jobs at a time. In hearsed in the afternoon for the Rag is coupled with his own com Elmer, Dave Wells, and Lou Mr bone; Willy Guitar, bass, and Mor night’s job. Each tune wa, worked position, Weeping Willow Rag. The Creery; saxes - Bob Dawes, Bil’ ton Abraham, guitai. The outfit cluded in the personnel of his band Holman, Eddie Wasserman/ Dick roster were other well-known jazz out and played over and over latter was written in memory of played parades, picnics, prize Laine himself had no f«-mal mu his old teacher, Scott Joplin. The Meldonian, and Rens Bloch; fightr and could cut a smooth pioneers such as Nick LaRocca and Tom Brown, both of whom were sical training; neither did most of sides ore an the Echo label. rhythm — Claude Williamson, pi quadrille for dances. ano; Ed Minelich, ba.«, and John destined to spread New Orleans the other boys. Robert J. Neu, 2233 W. Roosevelt Changed Music In 1905 there was a minstrel drive, Milwaukee 9, Wis., is still Markham, drums. Vocals—Adele jazz to the outside world. show A favorite of the Laine band The first Reliance Brass band conjunction with in need of information on unn- Francis and Bill Derry. war- Scott Joplin’s Shadow Rag, was a Papa Laine organization. band, and they also played circus leased Columbia, Capitol, and To Return music. Laine’s ragtime band was V-Disc, by Woody Herman for his Band was to be back here in a feature of the St. Louis Fair for Bill Harris discography. Also mid-March. Reports going round weeks 1904. Among the foreign catalog numbers on Co were that Barnet is cooking up a early day white Crescent city mu lumbia, Parlophone, Decca, and new unit utilizing a "-ring section sicians, the years from 1890 to Capitol labels. idea contrived by Johnny Rich 1910 are known as the Jack Laine Looks for “Joys’ ards. II anyone knows where a copy In it the strings would be elec The Teacher of Jimmy Joy’s Milenberg Joys un trically amplified to achieve the The last Laine band that in Okeh can be obtained, please write full-size sound so notably missing cluded LaRocca was the immediate Ray York, Hessian road. Char in the attempts t combine strings forerunner of the Original Dixie lottesville. Va. with the powerful, and over bal land Jazz band, and most of th«* Carlos L. Tealdo Alizien has ancing, brass sections featured in For All Bond Instruments other white jazz pioneers served again started publishing Jazz modern arrangements. their apprenticeshi] Jack Magazine, Avalox 2107, Buenos Used by th«* internationally famous Lame band. The Alfred Laine who Aires, Argentina, after a pause of Coral Inks Doc Porous । Citie«- Service band of America! played New York with the four years. Cost is fl 50 a year. I D«iv Born in New Orleans. May It. 1897. Sidney Beehet’• Cook for a tour of the European continent. When look debut as a full-fledged sideman came early in life. Al the returned to the V. S. in 1922 Bechet cut out on his own age of 8 he waa allowed to play with the band of i umeliM and spent the next • ouplr of rear* jobbing around New Freddie Keppard, quite a memorable accomplishment for York, where be made several sides with Clarence Williams’ Ml young a recruit. Although Bechet was largely wif-in Blue five. In 192S he left on another European trip, this «triietcd. for a lime he did study with the veteran Creacenl time with the Black Rerue, but left this troupe in favor city clarinetist, George Bsequel, who endeavored to enrich of the New Orleans organization* Io reach the Windy city. of Russell Shows Improvement PeeWee I Jazz Off The Record Improving By BILL RUSSO aad LLOYD LIFTON San Francisco—PeeWee Russell (¥1« Davis’ oolo on Israel is tbe 13th in Down Beat’* Jau off the was operated on by doctors at Record tenet ) Franklin hospital on Jan. 29 and Chicago—Many readers hate asked for back copies of Jam at presstunc was reported “much improved.” off the Record. Previous tMue> of Down Beat containing The ailing clarinetist was moved these columns may be obtained through the main offices of from the S.F. County hospital aa this magazine. Send in 25 cents for each copy to Circulation a result of the fund raising efforts Depu, Down Beat, 203 N. Wabaah^—;------;------~ of local musicians and the big avenue, Chicago 1. III. Following is this solo however, are rather benefit at the Hangover club. a complete list of Jan off the Rec- short- Mlles achieves considerable Suffering from a multiple-cypt •rW columns. Be sure to include continuity despite this fact, on the abdomen and other possible the date oL the issue when ratuest« The longest phrsse jn the solo troubles, PeeWee is still very weak ing barb copie«. begins at the end of bar 12 and and not out of the critical phase Lester Young—Just You. Just extends to the beginning of bar yet. The operation apparently dis Jan. 13, 1950; Charlie Chris 15. Here Miles plays the highest closed his suspected cirrhosis of tian—Pre Found a New Baby— note of the entire 24 bars: the Bb the liver was not present, but testa Feb. 10, 1950; Charlie Parker— in bar 14 which is the flatted 6th were still being conducted to acer- Groovin' High — March 10, 1950; against the Dmi chord. This tain the extent of his illness und Charlie Parker—Relaxin’ at Cam phrase is a good example of Miles’ possible complications. arillo—April 7, 1950. simple and lyrical approach. It is Meanwhile Doc Dougherty Roy Eldridge—Body and Soul— interesting to note how the lyrical seemed headed for a little hassel June 2, 1950; Lester Young— quality of these bars is enhanced with the department of internal Dickie’s Dream—July 28, 1950; by the introduction of a moving revenue, which has taken a cold Charlie Christian—Rose Room— background. view of the benefit. A department Aug. 25, 1950; Stan Getz—Early Similar linage spokesman has told Doc that he’ll Autumn—Sept. 22, 1950. have to pay the tax on the night’s In two corresponding places in take exactly as if he was in busi Miles Davis—Godchild—Oct. 20, this solo—bars 9 and 21—Miles 1950; Zoot Sims—Four Brothers— ness, regardless of the benefit. This plays a lowered ninth to a raised rather narrow view may cost Doe Nov. 17, 1950; Herbie Steward— ninth. We noted the similar use of Four Brothers—Dec. 15, 1950; (rkoto rourtavv at th« Saw Fraaelraa Ckraaiela) a bit of cash for his generosity. these alterations in his solo on San Francisco—Charles (Pee Wee) Russell, famed jazz clarinetist, Naturally he’s seeing his lawyer. Stan Getz—Four Brothers—Feb. Godchild (Jazz off the Record, Oct. 9, 1951. is shown above as he lay in County hospital here a month go. Seri Incidentally, it looks at this 20, 1950). ously ill of an abdominal ailment, Russell has been given a fighting point as though PeeWee, if he re Our next Jazz off the Record In reply to many requests for chance to recover. Since this photo was taken, he has been removed covers, will need another benefit soloist will be Kai Winding, the to get some gold together. Since more of Miles Davis’ work, we are first trombonist to appear in these to the Franklin hospital, though still on the critical list. presenting his solo on Israel. This he’s acquired a trust fund and columns. We will transcribe and benefactors, the good old medicine solo, which is printed below, ap analyze his solo on Waterworks. pears on a Capitol record of Miles’ men have taken a good bite out of now-famous nine-piece group. It the loot the benefit raised. was recorded on April 21, 1949. Israel, composed by Johnny Car- Things To Come Wini* Nelaoe. Calvi« Sirfeklaud, and Irwi Ravalli troaabonaa—Slava Pulliam, Dneald isi, is essentially a minor to major Key To Solo Cole, and Jullua Wataoni aaaea Harald adaptation of the blues. Miles’ These are recently-cut records and their personnels. Minerva, Alphoara Roktaraa, David Van ■olo consists of two 12-bar chorus- To play with record: Down D.ka. Purvl« Henaoa, and Ted Caayerei Trumpet play as is. Though not all jazz sides, many may be of interest to rhylbia—Buddy Johnaau. plane I Clarinet and tenor saxophone Beat readers because of some of the sidemen in the groups. Spann, base, and Emanual Slmma^ drum Great Improvement Vocal« by Ella Jahaaoa aad Arthur Pry- play as is. Do not ask your dealer for them until you see by the Beat A great improvement may be Alto und baritone saxophone« record review section that they arr^------r*a< WiU I TM Haart ft Stomp noted in comparing this record transpose up a perfect fifth. available. MeGarityi reeds Wealher. end At Utt. with some of Miles’ earlier work. Trombone Irnnspose down a STAN CETZ* QUARTET (Roast, Gershmaa, Drelliogar, Eddi« METRONOME ALL-STARS (Capitol, 1/ This improvement is best illus major ninth. IZ/ia/SOJ. Su« Gau, tenor, Horace Siver, “row"' • 34/S1I. Mlle. Davla, trampet l Kel Windln«, trated by the bigger sound, better Concert pitch instruments trombone) John LePorta, alariaotl Lea Ko- articulation, and general definition nlt«, allot Slaa Cota, tenor| Sorgo Chelod. transpose down a major second baritone i Eddie SefransU, bamt CeeiRa he demonstrates. or down a major ninth. Sheartag. pieaai Billy Bauer, gnller, nod One of the most important in M.M J = 184 Moa Roark, drama. tegrative factors in today’s non-1 rRURJNWFRANE. SINATRAanimivi wi«n AXELviviw STÖR- LLL 0 T LAWRENCE'S ORCHESTRA TV’VLT (by Ralph Burna! and an un- Records available: Capitol 57- DAHL'S ORCHESTRA (Colombia, 1/16/51 >. (Dmm, 1/ZZ/S1I. Trampel. — Johnny titled Hum by Conran Shaartag. repetitive jazz is the use of long 60011 Trompeto- Mickey MeMiekle, Johoy Owen«, Dee, J phrases. Most of the phrases in > GEORCIE AULD'S COMBO (Rooel, 1/S6/ Ollie WilsoB, Eerl Swope, and Rob Swop«; SI J. Georgia Auld, rnedat Frank RoaoUne, •«>«»■ -Herbi« Steward, Stan Weiea, Buddy taombonot Lou Lovy, plane, Mal Bennett, Savitt, Mike Goldberg and Merle Brodwelli bam, and Tiny Kahn, druam. rhythm*^Elliot Lawrenee, piano । Mert Air Mall Spoeiall So*, So*l The Thiago Ra Did tail Suavaar/ Ka My laaat Oat af Botakarai Tagt HiUari dutama In Bata Miles Davis' Solo On Israel lark, nd Whafa Barat RALPH FLANAGAN’S ORCHESTRA (Vie JACK LEONARD with TOMMY DOR. ler, 1/1S/S1, la Hollywood). Trampele— ORCHESTRA 1/S4/51). Herold Folat, Rady Saagldi, aad Knobby Loot tromboau. Phil Ciarobbe, Dove Pit Tony Picelo tt«( Johnny Amarono. and man. Ralph Joaopb. nd BUI Lagan | um Charlie Sbaverei trombo nee—-Nicky DiMaio. —Bill Hita, Moe Koffman, Stove Benovio, Eddie Dicke, nd lav Hafter i rhythm -Pete Hyml« Scher tear, Hal imma, Bab« (7), piaaot Bill Cronk, bum. and Sid Sol Schlinger $ Bulkin, drama. V orale by Harry Priam. I Sam Herman, Oa Ika KaaA ta Maatalay and Snndlol. id Jacki« MiUn. 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LA VELLE 441 SIXTH AVENUE FITTSBURGH If, FA • ARRANGEMENTS • REVISIONS (TOK Fnn7 (bo) SONGWRITERS • MELODIES • PRINTING F ^7 • PROMOTION 10* l'n break «ble Record« R ••DB"—Full Details i 119 W. 42nd Street SONGWRITERS SERVICE.>9 New York 18, N.Y., CH. 4-7971 D ZIMMERMAN music CnSRAUinG and UTHOGRRPHinS ESTIMATES OLADLY FUBMISHED THE OTTO ZIMMERMAN A SON CO., CINCINNATI Estubllabad 1876 OHIO Copyright Booehtoood Music Corp.. Hollywood, Cdij. Used by germittion Compasad by Johnny Carisi. Chicago. March 9, 1951 To Musical Heritage, Teagarden Added Much Glory, Many Gimmicks Helen Teagarden, nhown with «on Jack in the third picture. In addition to the IruinboniM. Mra. T, progeny include trum peter Charlie, now with Jimmy Dorsey, bassist Cubby, and night and asked the boys to make in four months His health broke astounded, time he Jordan To Tour S. A. room, and was again playing jazz on him several times, his man hadn’t been playing tegularly, and Chicago—Louis Jordan und his Teagarden 12th for $60 a week plu . gin. agers got his income tax messed not for a decaide in a big band. seven-man Tympany five will tour Back to Apple and domestic life got “Jack you haven’t heard me in 10 British Guiana, Trinidad, and Ja After the short-lived fair epi tangled up a bit. years, now do you know I’ll sound maica for three weeks starting in To Get Bouquet sode, Teagarden returned to New Teagarden’s first band included right playing your arrange mid-March. York and replaced the late Jack such men as Charlie Spivak, Al ments?” Teagarden merely shrug Jenney in Mal Hallett’s orchestra. lan Reuss, Ernie Caceres, Red ged his shoulders and replied, This group also included Gene Bone, Clint Garvin, Clois Tea “Hell, man, you wouldn’t have to point in early 1933 where every Krupa, Toots Mondello, and garden, Hub Lytle, and later Dave hear me before hiring me for your body was leaving. While the group Frankie Carle. They played in Tough, Danny Polo, Jimmy Mc band, would you?” FREE/ was at the Chez Paree in Chica- Boston for awhile, but Jack event Partland, Sterling Bose, Paul Col go trumj st player Sterling Bose ually found himself back in Man lins, Lee Castaldo, Ernie Hughes, Many musicians and writers had baci mg deal at the hattan scuffling for gigs and rec Johnny Wittwer, Alec Fila, Stan have a tendency to rate Jack as EUITRR Chicago Century if Progress and ord dates. Benny Goodman began Getz, and many others. being of the past It’s perfectly talked Jack into then' both leaving organizing first band and During his leading days Tea true that Teagarden is not of (RTIILOE Ben to play at the fair. So Jack wanted Jack to be in it, but Paul garden was in a constant hassel. World War II environment and found himself playing schmaltz Whiteman had been trying since One time the band had a date in a musician developed with the for $90 a week inside the teeming 1925 to get Jack and Peck Kelly Greenville, N.C., and got there modern idiom. It is an impossibil New 19 JI Model» fair grounds. Right outside the to join him. On almost the same all right, but leader Jack drove ity for him to fit in with the ba- 23rd street entrance at a beer day Benny approached Jack, Big to Greenville, S.C. He played a bop school any more than does supro & nniionm guitars joint, Wingy Manone, Charlie La- T signed a contract to go with charity party in South Bend in Duke Ellington. This fact does not /«VALGO MFG. CO. Vere, Joe Marsala, and Jim Whiteman at a very salary. street clothes when everyone else detract one iota from his greats Barnes were playing on a roof From mid-1934 until the end of was formal and the next night in ness as a jazz master. We musi garden. Teagarden walked in one 1938, Teagarden lost Bloomington rented a tux to play remember that if there hadn’t Whiteman Forest This writer saw another party and everyone was been Louis, The Hawk, Jack. Duke. him i-itting in an all-night restau informal. Not to count the many Fletcher Henderson, and Benny rant at breakfast time while play auto mishaps, hotel fires, and band Goodman there ing Chicago’s Drake hotel. Asked ailments that befall leaders con wouldn’t be any bop musicians or if he ever slept, Jack replied, stantly. any modern day jazz. “Yeah, like other people, except Finally, in 1947, all he had left In Jack’s case, there isn’t a my bedroom is the bandstand.” was the band bus on which many musically forward thinking defense Whiteman, payments had been made. His in jazz. Within his limita. should be said that it wasn’t as manager took off with the bus and tions, environment, and his own bad as it sounds, for the maestro Jack reached the bottom of the creative Teagarden style, he is did give Jack 10I0 and vocal i pots well. He opened at the Club Susie- constantly dreaming of progress on air shows and recording» from Q with a -«mail combo and the gov in jazz music. This writer heard time to time. He also allowed and ernment attached hi salary for him rehearse a French horn play helped the formation of The Three back taxes. Bing Crosby, with er, a trumpet, and a couple of saxes, Ts, a group made up of the two whom Jack appeared in the movie all arouna a table in the kitchen Teagarden brothers and Frankie Birth of the Blues in May, 1941, back 4 the old Panthei room ot Trumbauer that played 52nd St.’s suggested he build up his name Chi’s Sherman hotel for three IACH OP THESE SOOKS WLLS A LOMG-FELT NEI0 FOR A CONCISE Hickory House for a short -pell as n single. hours after the job to get a pas during the height of the ,wing AND AUTHINTIC PRESENTATION OP THE CHORDS OF SD STANDARD sage of the Teagarden arrange craze in December, 1936. The ex Only Poeoeaaion FAVORITES IN THIIR ORIGINAL KITS AND FO RM ment of Debussy’s Clair di I une tra work gave Jack a case 4 X disgusted Jackson flew into to sound the way Jack wanted it. pneumonia. Later Paul made Jack Chicago with his only poaarssion, This in spit» of the fact the young the leader of the Whiteman Swing new trombone old case horamen all had dates waiting for SIB IN IMPROVISING Wing. with a rope tied around it, moan them. CHORD STRUCTURES HELPFUL WHIN MAKING ARRANGEMENTS OF Own Band ing, “1 wouldn’t like California On Jan. 1939, Teagarden even if the weather was good.” Wanted Tatum THIS! COMPOSITIONS stepped out of the frying pan into After going out to Jump Town to Back in 1942, Big Gate blew his the fire. He left the Whiteman en sit in on a bop jam session, Tea top on the greatness of Art Ta BOOK 1 confiini At Last; Dirktown Straften' terprise and embarked on seven garden winged to New York to tum, and planned to have Art in years of had luck with his own begin over again. his band for specialty numbers. * Everything I H*v« It Youn, I Cried For You, orchestra. There wasn’t a single It was only a couple of months plan that never materialized due I'm Alweyi Cheiing Reinbow.; I'm In The Mood happenstance that could make life to the fact the fortunes of the For Love; My Blue Hoeven Once In A White; My later that Jack finally was playing miserable for a bandleader that nightly alongside his idol, Louis band lagged to an extent it wasn’t Little Grew Shock Whet Can I Soy After I Soy practical. Even back as far as the I'm Sorry?; Pag O' My Haart; Hunnin' Wild; didn’t hit Jack in double shots. Armstrong The fortunes of the The first band put him in bank group to date early ’30s Teagarden was consci Somebody Stole My Gel; That Lucky Old Sun; ous of modern effects in jazz mu Josephine; Wabash Blues and 31 other favorites. ruptcy by the end of the first enough knowledge so that we can year. He owed $46,000. His second, skip over them here. sic. Contemporary jazz musicians less expensive orchestra got gone The genial trombonist never told him he couldn’t use u harp in Il Drnim Ol You; Btwild«r«d; ChaHonoogt Choo with the draft, losing 17 sidemen forgets a friend, and many people a jazz band. He went ahead any Choo; Do Nothin' Till You H«sr From Mo, Don't who have met him casually are way and made a classic recording B* That Way; For All W« Know China Boy; I'll surprised when the next time Jack of Stars Fell on Alabama, using $•• You In My Dreamt, Linger Awhile I'm Ne- them greets them the late harpist Caspar Reardon body'i Baby; Lullaby In Rhythm Ov«r The Rain MUSICIANS’ HANDBOOK though he’d known them al' his m his accompaniment. bow; Rom Room Sleepy Tim« Gal Sweat and STANDARD life. When Jack approached Jim Several years ago Teagarden told Davis Shuman, the classical Lovely Tiger Rag; Whan You Wore A Tulip; On DANCE MUSIC CUIDE my McPartland in regards to tak Th* Beech At Waikiki and 31 other favorites ing over the feature trumpet chair trombone virtuoso, he had written in Tea’s big band, Jimmy was a piece for 12 trombones. This is waive«», snewivnvt, asm»«», wv«,., witr rather dubious and little (Turn to Page 18) Original Keys * Starting Notes • Over 5,000 Titles, 100 Classifications, 300 Shows, M Taget * A Hst of over 300 Top Shows with their SECT CHORDS POR STANDARD FAVORITES m charkad PIT lune», b ears, wv« v » , awyi any Ihr Unsuter Slatting Nur», including — ' Th« Song Hiitortei of Favorit« Compowii". It ' 'Song Hit» through th« Years' . . Th« to (hp Bassman's Pnaupr NAME outstanding songs ol nach ynar, from the Gay-Ninettes to the present day ADDRESS SEND FOR YOUR <1 MA COPY TODAY ♦ CITY STATE The Um ppg Hussamp A 214 WIST 42 ST., NIW YOM IS, TILIPHONI: LONOACRI 4„ RECORD REVIEWS Chi Lawrence Brown trombone, and on Srarsy’p Bluet some Al Sears ten or. (Mercer LP 1000.) WHAT’S ON WAX Buddy Johnson Coìr MM TRACT > MT MARRIS • GEORCE NOEFER Pat: Buddy sets his band ns All-Star Stosnpero tasks it can’t accomplish with Stai aplomb, and though this may Big Butter end Egg Man rect promise nothing startling, they put pres Tishomingo Bluet Rating System out a workmanlike job. Ella John Shim MeShe-Wubbie son doer- the wry vocal on the pose Sensation Records are reviewed by Jack shoulder shaking chai Hotter Thun That Tracy, George Hoefer, and Pat thur Prysock carbons the blues Tun St. Lows Blues Harris. Ratings from 1 to 10 singing period of Mr. B on Jot, twit Baby, Won’t Fob Ptease Coms are assigned, with 10 top,, but which is very effective despite • Home? reserving that number for ex grotesquely out-of-tune trombone. Thsl Eccentric Rag traordinary performances only. (Decca 27416.) Reviews are listed alphabetically by the artists for easy reference. Illinois Jacquet 5 II Lester Young 3 A Frankie Carte Flying Home ords the last couple of years that Blow, Illinois. Blow the real thing sounds 'to fine, or 4 Sentimental Music Goofin' Off ter. possibly the technique of recording 4 J Lore the Bay You Say Good Illinois Blows the Blues a musical performance where th, night D.B. Bluet | □e r ameer trat n is not or. making a Pat: Goodnight is a bedtime duet Lester Blows I gain best record is the formula for a stimu by Rogisr Coleman .ind Joan Chicago—Nipper, the plaster pup, pays no mind—but your atten Sunnyside of the Street Pet« lating result. At any rate, this House, with Carle’s piano almost tion ia requested to the activity of the Three Suns, above. Photo was Jumpin' with Symphony Sid side group of pcrformarces from the more raggy than tinkly on this. taken at the RCA Victor exhibit at the furniture convention, while Jack: Titled Battle of the Saxes. Rudi Blesh This Is Jazz radio pro Coleman has a pretty haid time. the triu waa appearing at the Oriental theater. Boys are, from the this LP spots four reissues each ami gram of 1947 stand out in bold re- Sentimental sounds a lot like It’s left, Artie Dunn. Al Nevins, and Morty Nevins. Gala are Taffy Allen by Illinois and Pres. Guess who Uef from the avalanche of Dixie Been a Long, Long Time, and and Angel Casey, both models. sounds better. wax of the last 18 months. Miss House, who has this to her Though the Lester efforts don’t In the group are Wild Bill Dav self, has trouble with her breath using too-pronounced attack, lecord. It will the Dick catch him in his most productive ison, Jimmy Archey, Albert Nich ing. (Victor 47-4057.) then vibrato, many words. Haymes fan club members and mood, they still are good listening. olas, Ralph Sutton Dinny Barker There no feeling of relaxation. service the segment of the public Dodo Marmarosa is also on a cou Baby Dodd?, and Pop F ister. Col Dick Contino The piano solo on Johnny’s is whose musical appreciation doesn’t ple. Sunnyside is pressed from a lectively the ensembles are smooth Sabre Dante surprisingly modern. (Mercury go beyond the human voice and a practically vornout master. and musically coherent, with each El Relicario 5574. 1 simple melody (Decca 27392.) Horrible balance on Jacquet’s participant interpolating well-im- Pegg? O’Neill Flying Home, with the master Tea for Two Coleman Hawkin >- Johnny Hodge«* also off center. Jacquet’s solo is of Davison’s drive and Nicholas Roman Guitar Sophistu ated Lady How Could Lt Happen to « Dream? the same as on his Lionel Hamp counterpoint on Butter and Egg Beer Barrel Polka Who Struck John? ton disc, then graduates to rifling, It’s Only a Paper Moon Man. Sutton’s piano intro to Tisho Album Rating: 2 June's Jumpin' screaming, etc. mingo takei in slow tempo and Jack: Thesi sides were cut in Charlotte Russe Not much of an LP value unless Albert Nicholas’ low register, Jim Jack: What can one say about France when Hawk was there last Fiolel Blue this album except that it will you don’t have the Pres sides and mv Archey’s trombone solo on year. He’s backed by Nat Peek, Searsy’s Blues want to have everything he’s ever Hotter Than That, and James P. probably bring in more royalties trombone; Hubert Fol, alto; J. P. to Contino than the average jazz A Little Taste cut. Or unless you’re u Jacquet Johnsen’s guest appearance with Mengeon, piano; Pierre Michelot, Let the Zoomers Drool fan. ( Aladdin LP 701.) a mighty solo on St. Louis Blues. man gets in a lifetime? And to bass, and Kenny Clarke, drums. say that there are countless ac- Album rating; 7 Baby Won’t You features another Mastt rs were purchased bj Mercer. George: This is wonderful music Keyboard King* of Jazz Stamper gues' when the ’ate co>dionists that could cut him at The first is Coleman in his fa his own game, except they don’t to have on while you are perform Swingin’ the Blues (Count Basie) Chippie Hill take? one of her last miliar, rambling ballad style. He ing little tasks. It doesn’t require Solitude (Duke Ellington) vocals to be pres« rved on records have dash.ng smiles and bobby maintains a double-time feeling al- sox appeal? (Victor MP 303.) deep concentrati« •’!, does it Hanky Tank Train (Meade Lux Weakest parte of the album to most throughout, coolly have any disturbing characteris Lewis) this reviewer are too fast tempo Pete Daily’« Chicagoans strained. tics. It is piobably going to be one B alkin’ the Boogie (Pete Johnson on Sensation, iack of color in Chip Paper Moon is at medium tempo, of the last Johnny Hodges produc and Albert Ammon«) pie't> singing of Baby, and a rather 3 Johnson Rag has less impressive Hawk and tions in Ellmgtonix now that John Boogie-Woogie the St. Louis 3 wobbly version of Eccentric. (Gr Louis-i-an-ia good Clarke work. Peck’s solo is ny has finally flown out of the Blues (Earl Hine») ew LP L 402.) George: This is the commercial eight ba s long, all one phrase, nest on his own. Honeysuckle Rose (Fats Waller) sounds like Bill Harris. Altoist ized type of Dixie via Chicago via All the tunes are Hodges-Elling George A very worthwhile ad Andrews Sisler* Los Angeles that fares so poorly opens with u phrase from Moose ton compositions with the one ex the Mooche, achieves Charlie dition to RCA’s "Treasury of Im contrasted with the All-Star ception of Billy Strayhorn’s lovely mortal Performances,” in spite of 3 imp Zing—Zoom Zoom Stampers. Johnson Rag is slow Parker’s sound very well, but has Violet Blue. Who Struck John?, 4 A Penny a Kin A Penny a Hug little time to show if he can blow the fact Victor finds it necessary and has no sparkle whatsoever. June’s Jumpin’, Searsy’s Blues, to apologize for releasing the sides Pat: Zivg, both vocally and on The flip is an original monotonous or not. Interesting record (Mer- and Let the Zoomerà Drool are err 1962.) because they’re ‘technically not the part or Vic Schoen and ork is tune written by clarinetist Joe Hodges in jumpy flight, while representative of Victor’s present wnoeeessarily heavy and thumpy, Darensbourg Half the record is Dick Haymes Charlotte Russe and Violet Blue day high quality.” Bouquets should without the lightness most other occupied with Joe’s minstrel bal are mood pieces. be directed to the record t»>otieg- versions have been able to impart. lad ly-ics. No solos of consequence 5 The Night Is Young and You’re Too economically interspersed gers for forcing a ma jot label to Band and the sisters much better on either side. (Capitol F-1370.) So Beautiful throughout the set are short bits make available some of the better which sporta 5 I Don’t B ant to Lote You by others on the date A flash here The Ellingtonian* music they unknowingly possess. George: A voice with an even and there of Strayhorn piano. This set presents definitive work I he New Piano Roll Blues tone, two pretty ballads now stand Down Beat covers the music new» by sever, great Negro jazz pianists, Ray Anthony The Man I Love ards. and a Victor Young accom from coast Io coast and is read each of distinct individual impor Pat: Nothing like having j™your“ paniment make this an innocuous around the world. tance. Neither here nor there, but own recon) company! Duke plays indicative corporation's the mandolin piano and Max Roach knowledge of their artiste, ths Jack: Looks like Miller bands booklet has Pete Johnson’s picture are here to stay—at least until the dnims on the first of these, with Red Rodney, Johnny Hodges. labeled Ammons and vice versa. ■omett.ing original comes along (Victor M PT 4.) Columbia is another American Ha»ty Carnej, and Wendell Mar shall coming in at the 'ag end. Patrol but with less >f a thumping Match the ads. They keep you beat than Miller’s band had. Re Ellington, partly because of the doctored piano. sound« slightly like informed on what’s new in instru member has little distinction. ment*. accessories, and music. This stuff just continues to be a timid Max Miller, but the side turned out month after month, is chiefly remarkable for Max with never a letup or an attempt Roach, who has the whole stage. at freshness. (Capitol F 1367.) Other side should not have been released. Gal, Sarah Forde, sings STICKY VALVES? and is accompanied by Billy Stray Lea Brown horn’s piano Having heard Miss Champ Butler Forde in person, I remember her as a more than adequate jump ring 5 Be My Lene er with a lovely appearance and 6 In the Land of Make Beltete endearing personality. Here she Jack: A capable singer, Mr. sings at ‘east half an octave above • 100% Pur« oil, Butler, but one without a distinc what should be her range, strain tive style- muc- >f his phrasing ing for an effect which might be specially developed is first like Bill Farrell’s then commercial in limited circles if Herb Jeffriei ’. Make Believe, has she made it. Someth-ng like this • Non-gumming a good-sound* >>g tenor on Four Chickb and Chuck help out an- in the Old MacDonald Farm in 7 Climb Up the Mountain Sales Rise On terpolation. Al Ham’s orchestra 26' Spills Forth Wisconsin Dixie | 2 Thr MUI on the Flo»» handle:, accompaniment on both George: Mountain is u lively sides. The Capitol accompanying Banned Discs Cole Porter tune from the new groups are musically better than Hollywooo ■ Retailers here re musical, Out t>f This World. It ha« those of any other major. (Capitol port that sales on three Capitol a “billy” flax or that lee sings with ns F-1350.) lecordb -ccently placed on the ith a verve and feeling that make*. banned list by several local radio Stafford’s efforts in the same di Paul Nero stations ,ind three networks have lay rection sound puerile. The reverse Hot Gavotte been stimulated, if affected at all. presents Peggy in her candlelight Loter't Walt: by th« airers’ blackout imposed on pose, but this tim< in a rocking Plaridiu the discs. The records on which thr chair, Hounding like grandma. Beverly Hillbilly the lyrics or titles were held to Ar Hot ies Tune is even duller than Eliot’s Canary be “suggestive” were John and novel of th«* same name.. Curious Vine St, Gypsy Marsha, a satin’ on soap opera; r«L twist is use of echo chamber at Ubuns rutinH: 3 Four or Five Times, a 1927 song ma. the end. (Capitol F-1366.) Pat: One of the most attractive hit revived by Dottie O’Brien, and things about this album is the rov Wham, Bam, Thank You Ma’am, Mary Mayo er, a really wild picture of violinist waxed for the label by Dean Mar tin. 5 Bring Back the Thrill Neio with u tipsy laurel wreath Heavy juke box play seems to 5 4 Penns a Kitt, u Penny a Hug sliding down his brow Inside are Hellomoa» > six sides of Paul having fun with Ft. Ltkinson, Wie. — Monday night is clambake lime fur south be carrying the platters to the George- Mary Mayo is one of his violin, which can get .-omewhat public. Platter promotion men are the latest additions to l ap’s rot Wiaeonem Dixie fans who trek by sleigh and -nowshoe Io the Club lieginning to wonder if they could repetitive and wearying. Never- 26 here. Things ore io informal that we cuuldn't get the name of ter. Her voice has a mellow tonal thelehs, each of these ha-« charac b< wrong m the assumption that quality but her phrasing should the bass man, but others in the photo above are Gcwdon Kenuneter. life 01 death of a phonograph rec ter of its own, and all display tenor; Don Mundth. trombone. Dick Ruedebusch, trumpet; Pete be more defined. She performs the Nero ' , technical ease and pixy-like ord in the sales stalls is a disc best version so far of the new Galiano, clarinet; I-ou Rimmele. piano, and Don Wingert, drums. humor. (Capitol 236.) jockey decision. Pete Rugolo tune, Thrill. Other side is another of the cute, childish novelty tunes that constantly Helen O'Connell $ Gypsy Heart amuse and please the public. The 3 Would I Love You? Jack: Helen’s voice has lost Grofe Cuts Latest ho much of the nagging whine it had Notice ii. her Jimmy Dorsey days, but it’s Suite For Capitol n't still nothing to charge across the Oscar Pettiford'* Perdido/ ive street to listen to. Love You gets Oscalypso (Mercer 1952), re Hollywood -Iirde Grofe, the ng. the same treatment her tunes did viewed in the Jan. 26 Down onetime Paul Whiteman arranger Beat may have appean*d puzzling ÎU- 754 I0TH AVE., N. Y. C. 19 with J.D. First chorus slow, and pianist who has established JAZZ RECORD CORNER doubled on the second. (Capitol to those who purchased the rec himself as a popular American F 1368.) ord. The review copy we received composer, has recorded his most HERE’S THI LATEST BY THI GREATEST AND THEIR OLD FAVORITES had. instead of Oscaly pso (as recent symphonic work, Death titled), a reject master of an ter □ Hampton—Ju$f Jan LP . 3.85 Johnny Parker Valley Suite, for Capitol. ZOOT SIMS other tun«* cut bv the name Memorial O< You (45) $0 8» □ Hampton—Just Jan 45 4.15 3 Chimney Corner Dream Piece was completed two years ...... 8» I I Hampton—Pardido (45) . 89 group. »P* Th« Scan« U Cl««n 4 Jackie, My Dartin' □ Which Wo, ...... 89 □ Hampton—Munion St. Breakdown 89 ago but had never been recorded. ng. 0 My Silant Love ...... 89 □ Hampton—Hot Mallah .. 89 Pat: Jackie has many of the It runs around 16 minutes in the । , Leavin' Town ...... 89 □ Hampton—Rock Hill Spacial. 89 signs of liecoming a hit, chiefly be recorded version. Grofe himself .89 f« SONNY STITT □ E Hawkin»—After Hours (45) . cause of Parker's very pleasant handled tho baton. .nd ri Imagination (alto) (45) $0 80 □ Hodges—Truly Wonderful 89 Joe Roland □ Hodges—Hodge Podge ...... 89 and unassuming vocal quality. ter , 1 Aftar You'va Gona .89 7 Half-Nelson fakin' A Chance On Lore (Bud). . .89 □ Hodges—Jitterbug's Lullaby .89 This is good, because he has very jet □ Count Evary Star...... , .89 □ Holiday—St. Louis Blues.. . . » Sally Is Gone pretty big seller if issued on a □ J. Lunceford—Uptown Blues . little to be assuming about as far □ Ain't Misbehavin' as original vocal endowment is con Pat:Vibist Joe Roland has put single It has commercial possi □ All God < Children (Bud) .89 □ Rex Stewart—Love In My Heart.. 89 89 bilities. □ Fin« and Dandy (Bud) .89 □ Rex Stewart—Rexatious ...... cerned. Chimney is pretty incoher together, at least for records, a □ Taa Pot .89 □ Cootie Williams—Delta Mood.... ent. (Capitol Fl 369.) group composed of violinists Gus From the album notes: □ Elore .89 □ C. Williams—Downtown Uproar... SY “As proof of Artie’s popularity □ Teddy Wilson—Piano Moods LP. 3.00 OKerstein and Jules Modlin, violist Blues Up and Down .89 Mike Barten, cellist Sid Kassimir, with the armed forces, he wan Stitt-Powell Naw Jari LP 3.35 Sy Oliver—Decca LP...... ICC Party After Hours □ Stitt Ammon,—Battle Ol Saxe« LP 3.35 Hackett-Columbia LP 3.00 .-uitarist Joe Puma, bassist Ish voted the most popular band in □ Wilson-Norvo Mercury LP... . 3.00 Operation Blues (Amos Milburn) the Esquire poll."' B STAN GETZ Ugarte, and drummer Harold aB Guarnieri Mercury LP. toe truund the Clock (Wynoni«* Har Kin ri On Tha Alamo $0.89 Granowsky. The blend they get is The writer had bad sources. In Trombone Time Mercury LP..... ï.oo ris) i~| Too Marvalout For Wordi (45) .89 □ Hot Trumpets Mercury LP...... 100 much like that Jackie Cain and 1944, Artie was voted by arities ui» , | Strila Up Tha Band...... 89 □ Willie Smith Mercury LP...... i.on Merry Go Round Blues (Crown Roy Kral were striving for in their contributing to the poll as their □ Battle Of Tha Sases .89 □ Jess Stacy Columbia LP...... ton Prince Waterford) fl Hanhay Bar .8» use of a cello in a jazz group, but favorite musician in the armed □ McPartland—Manhattan ...... Walking Blues (\mo> Milburn j □ Stan i Mood □ McPartland—Use Your Imagination this, unlike the earlier effort, forces. .89 Itty Bitty Girl (Velma 'Nelson l iJ- □ Yesterdays ...... - .... leaves nothing wanting. There are Also: □ Lady In Rad 89 NEW NEW SOUNDS After Midnite (Amo« Milburn) m- □ Small Hotel ...... 89 no awkward moments, no holes, “Some of the most sought-after Long Island Sound (45) .89 □ Ammons—I Can't Giv» You George: Aladdin has gathered nothing which rounds as if it wa» jazz record» in existence are those of Anything But Lov« (45) $0 8’ □ Fiva Brothers...... 89 try □ Ammons—Jug (45) 9» together some of their more lusty not part of a careful plan. Never made by Artie and his Gramercy . Battlaground ...... [~| Ammons S«v«n-El«v«n .89 blues bides, originally issued on 78, five.” les □ Craiy Chord« theless, it still had a fresh appeal, F Barn«t—Calud« Raigns (45) ... 1.05 rot □ Root« LP 3.00 to make up this Party LP The and soloists Roland and Puma Oh? (Decca DL 5286.) □ Nn» Jan LP Vol. I, 1 ...... aach □ G Auld—Out Of Nowhare .. 89 set will have to come under the ;nt □ Auld—That * Auld IP 3.85 have t iste and imagination as well ild CHARLIE PARKER □ Al Cohn—Infinity ... 89 category of party records on the as skill. The whole unit should take Mel Torme rI Drifting On A Read ...... $1.05 □ Al Cohn—Groovin' With Gui 89 general market, as each side is a deep bow for their work on 3 Ground the World Ml- □ Bloomdido ...... 1.15 Milas Davis—Morph«us (45)...... 89 to □ Laure ...... 1.15 loaded with double-entendre. Parts Miles Davis' Nelson and the Rol 2 The Sidewalk Shuffler» BMilai Davis—Vanus Da Milo (45) I 05 I and II >>f Clock and Itty Bitty ter f~, Bird Of Parodila (new mattar) 1.05 Domnarus-D«ap Purpla .. I 05 and original Sally, as theii suc- Pat: Around sounds like Old □ Ornithology 1-05 I ] Farguson — Lov« I ockad Out (45) 89 Girl are included, making eight cess is definitely the result Of Gray Bonnet and the band give« n Cool Blue*...... 1.05 □ Garnar—Poor Butterfly...... bandn in all. The accompaniments (Mercer 1964.) nk □ Don't Blama M« I 05 89 group effort. it a Dixie treatment. Shufflers ib □ Garner—Lover (Col.) ...... arc the usual blues piano and its, □ Embracaabla You ...... I 05 □ Gerner—Trees ...... 89 reminiscent of both Chattanoogie or- □ Congo Blue* ...... 1-05 □ Gerner—Thi* Cen't Be Love 89 wailing sax. Playing the three Artie Shaw Shoe Shine Boy and Cow Cow »ut □ Klactovadaitaana 1-06 C Be-me Green—Lowland Bounce 89 male blues moaners in succession □ Parker and Stringi «Ibum 4.25 □ Bennie Green—Bluet s Green I’ll Remembv Ipril Boogie and is an ugly thing. makes their similarity stand out. (Capitol F1383.) DAVE BRUBECK | Woody Hennen—Jet (45)..... (Aladdin LP 703.) 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Les Paul’s multiplying guitars and Jack: Wonder;, is a pretty ballad with Lov« Walked In 89 | McGhee-Brevr—Lo Flame 8» Shaw for dancing, -•ayu September In Th« Rain McGhee-Brew—Fluid Drire 99 Mary Ford’s ditto vocally have this LP’s label. But sorely disap the omnipresent vocal group - □ Pre luda ...... 89 □ Claud McClin—Tennesset« Welti been milked for all they’re worth; pointing it is if you check the hard to find any records now with- 89 □ Monk—April In Paris... .8» now is the time for both to use □ James Moody—Body .«nd Soul (45) 0» lineup of brilliant musician.« who >ut a chorus—singing half a DIZZY GILLESPIE their considerable talents in a mu were on the band, then note how line, Foster finishing it, and so on. $0.89 □ Moody—Moo« For Love . □ Thinking Of Yon 145) □ Moody—Good Bait . 89 (Capitol □ Strings album ...... sical way again. F1373.) little they were allowed to play. This can get monotonous. Mis □ Brow Moore—Gold Rush .89 Guitarist Jimmy Raney gets a souri includes a harpsichord, very E □ Strings album on 45 .. Norvo—Discovery LP 12" Trio 4.85 □ Stringi album on LP ...... 3.85 C Norvo-Trio—Discovery on 46 4,35 few cho i use.- (Love Walked In, effectively, and also a soprano □ Interlude In C ...... 1.05 H Norvo Trio—Discovery on 78 Down Beat covers the music new* Get a Kick, Gone Away, and Dew) trilling in the background. (Victor M LATEST SWING RECORDS n Paul Smith—Discovery LP from coast to a-oant and is read and a tenor man plays on a couple 17-1017.) $0.89 Flip Phillips—Bo 8« «round the world. □ Bosie—Rockobye Bosie . .89 1.15 The trumpet heard on Dew .s the I. □ Bud Powell— Holloluioh only other solo except for Shaw. J I llingtor—Harmony In Harlem . .89 □ Bud Powell—I Should Care 09 New York — Drummer Buddy sed □ Duke-Stroyhorn—Flamingo . .89 □ Bud Powell—Indiane ...... 89 Yet m 1 THE MUSICAL DRUMMER Orchestration ARRANGERS' CORNER By LOUIE BELLSON Reviews By SY OLIVER and DICK JACOBS Loa Angeles—The idea of two bass drums is still in its in By Phil Broyles New York—It’s question box time again. P. R., of Harris fancy. However, many drummers who use this setup will PLAYTIME IN BRAZIL burg, wants to know about the low register in writing soli agree with me that two base drums are an asset to their play Published by Antobal passages for trombones. Well, we strongly advise against ing. When executing rhythm or solo passages, the two drums Arr. by Chico O’Farrell writing bones low in soli harmony passages. They tend to allow for more creative idea», ------Playtime is in a moderate samba sound very muddy. Try to keep the lead bone on Bb (top apace) and UmitleM technique, and, above all, And of course there is no limit to tempo, and it has been scored with higher. Of course, you ahould always be very careful about the key create more of a desire and interest the effects that can be obtained in adequate taste by the arranger. Al selection. If you’re going to write n trombone passage, make certain in playing. solo playing. though there is nothing exceptional that you’re in a key which will put them in a good register. Here’s an idea of how the two Examples I and II are only a in this arrangement, it does fur bass drums are used. couple of the many combinations nish, by virtue of its melodic lines H S., of Middletown, Pa., wants to find out the bop chord change First of all, the hi-hat is con that you can get with two bass and rhythmic variety, pleasant used in the seventh and eighth bars of tunes. These chords are used trolled with the left hand when drums. Example III shows some dancing and listening results. An as substitutes for the original chords. Here is it. the left bass drum is to be used. ofiginal rhythms that you’ll enjoy interchange between brass and The left foot plays the off-beats hearing and playing. saxes opens the arrangement, and EX. I (second and fourth of each meas brass take the lead on the first ORIGINAL CHORDS ure) that are usually played with Same Routine eight. Saxes, furnishing fluent sup F6 Dm 7 Gm7 C7 the hi-hat. When practicing, use the same port, relieve the brass from the Cloned, Open Effect» routine you would use when prac melody for the next 16. Brass ticing with your hands. Learn to again take the lead for four meas The top cymbal of the hi-hat play single beats in all tempos ures, and the rest of the first is placed permanently about one- with the right foot first, then the chorus is scored for a tutti. Dur eighth of an inch from the bottom left. Combine them and play rudi ing the rest of the arrangement Abm7 Gm 7 Gbm 7 eymbal. In this way, a closed ef ments in one tempo, or in the closer attention is given to the fect may be produced by pinching closed and open positions (slow, breaking up of the instrumental the two cymbals together with the fast, slow). Play rhythm figures units, giving a variety of timbre fingers of the left hand. The open to the melody. effect tnay be achieved by letting from a snare drum book or any in strumental book. If you have two G. G., of Poughkeepsie, would the cymbals ring out. foot pedals on two bass drums to TONDA W ANDA HOY If you want a slightly muffled like■ mv to see a good voicingrvivmg xvxfor vigitveight A.- G.,—» of— ------San - —Pedro,------r ------Calif.,7 would ------use when practicing, great. If not, Published by Paramount brass in tight cups in a high reg- like to learn how to voice tenor off-beat (two and four) effect, use Arr. by Perry Burgett the fingers of the left hand to just use your two feet on the floor, ister. This is the voicing we like *n R regular two, alto, two muffle the second and fourth beats. or two pedals against the wall or Hoy would probably be more to use best. tenor sax section. Here’s the ex- This sound is typical of the cymbal any solid object. adaptable to band, instead of a fox ample. Remember, though, that the beat Jo Jones uses. Example IV is a little something trot arrangement for dancing. EX. II key here also is important. You In other words, for all these that will keep you busy for Nevertheless it does have some 4 TRPTS must select a key that gets the rhythms substitute the left hand awhile. Strive for relaxation. Feel value in this form. Burgett em tenor in a good register and also for the left foot. Now, if the left the swing of the rhythm you are ploys an abundance of dotted not bring the altos too low. baas drum is not to be used, then playing. Always remember to play eighth figures throughout the en easily. tire arrangement, and if played as the left foot may be placed on such, might make it a bit dull. EX. IV the hi-hat pedal. When using (Ed. Note: However the tonal span may be of BeUrao. 171S____Fifth ______aveaue, ______Moline, _____111. LEAD TENOR the left foot on the left bass drum, They wiU be forwarded. Eoelow aelf-ad- sufficient width so as to furnish many syncopated figures may be enough balance between the two 4 BASSES played with and against the band. elements. The split choruses are set up along the usual lines em ployed in stock arrangements. The special is scored with favorable re ■* ----- ALTO sults mostly for clarinets and P. S., of Brooklyn, is seeking '-'-■'-TENOR brass. information on voicing a major chord in five parts, with both the H. L., of Freiburg, Maine, is DON'T ROCK THE BOAT, DEAR major seventh and sixth present. curious as to whether an arrange Published by Morris This is the way it looks. ment of a public domain tune can Arr. by Jack Mathias be copied. By all means, yes. As This tune is featured in the 20th Ex.ni long as you’ve added some new Century-Fox film, My Blue Heaven. material to the song, you cen get It has a quality of lightness which a new copyright. has been used with interest, and We’ll see you next time out when has no point of weakness in or we resume our discussion of the chestration. After a vigorous in routine. Our parting thought: A troduction the split choruses are trumpet or trombone will blend arranged with the usual alterna well with a sax section if he uses tions between the two main sec a felt hat. tions. The special flows along with more complexity in rhythmic vari (Ed. Note: Send qneatioa« to Sy Oliver Dirk Jaeobs, 1619 Broadway, New York 19, ety than the repeat choruses, mani N.Y^ En elose aelf»addreaaed, »tamped on* festing careful thought on the part relope for personal reply.) of the arranger. Very good swing arrangement. THE HOUSE OF SINCING ^fT “IT Vf BAMBOO Published by Robbins professional guitar Arr. by Johnny Warrington A xylophone effect produced by staccato clarinets introduces a IN EVERY WAY EXCEPT PRICE muted trumpet solo for the first half of the repeat choruses. Clar inets change to saxes for the re lease and brass take the lead dur ing the last eight. Saxes pick up the repeat and play to the bridge, Take a close look at the K-42. You’ll agree— where they fall below an open brass soli and return for the re it’s as big and beautiful as guitars costing maining eight measures. Clarinets over $100.00. LARGE MASTER SIZE, natural monopolize most of the special while hatted brass furnish sup blond hand-rubbed finish, spruce top, curly port. The finale is scored for a tutti. A nice moderately scored maple back, sides and neck—these are a dance arrangement. few of the deluxe features of the K 42. But the wonderful surprise comes when you TBUMKT K0N-MESSURE SYSTEM play it. Here’s where it’s a truly fine Progressively reduced physical and tech professional guitar—in response, nical obstacles. Excellent for building tone, range, flexibility, etc.: $2 00 volume and smoothness of ARTHUR W. McCOY tone. Try a K-42 soon. Your P. O. Box 48t Chicago 90, III. favorite music store can supply you. IV Moderate owing tempo ■J- R L R L ? L FL R 1 R 1 R Model A New KLIP-LITE Music stand light of sturdy cast alloy is light, compact. Standard bulb. 8 ft. cord, switch. Model A for rolled edge MODU K-41 stand. $3.45; Model B for vertical edge. $3.75; Model C for angular edge, $3.85 Ask your dealer—send tor folder today. $625° WIESE MFG. CO. KAY, 1*40 WALNUT ST.. CHICAGO 11. ILLINOIS Cbkrçu. 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Y. 3, I NEWS—FEATURES Chicago, March 9, 1951 ticago, MHr Moto Bouquets To They Say For my money, the best trom Heywood Is Back bone player around today is Tea garden—there’s no doubt about Bid Bomo Teagarden practically all record companies As Leader Again Jack Teagarden has always im The first time I heard him play are issuing most releases on 45 pressed me as a prototype of an was right after he came to New rpm and albums on three New York—Eddie Heywood is (Count earlier era of jazz. Both his per York. I was working with Don back in the bandleading business not quite as ambitious a work Voorhees at WOR, and one night he intended originally. When in sonality and his playing seem to neceaaary or practical to carry for the first time in almost four reflect a wonderfully relaxed and we went to someone’s hotel room the Jae* on 45, LP listing. years. Chicago in early ’47, Mister T was for a session. Jack was there, Back in New York for a Feb. 1 thinking in terms of composing buoyant attitude toward life. There's a vast chasm separating playing someone else's horn and opening at Cafe Society, where he CMESTR something for a 75-man trombone sounding great. scored his first big hit as a band filie, i cnoir, something like the Beider Big T and most of the other older Lardai ns jazzmen. The distinguishing char He’D fool around for days mak leader, the pianist assembled a aita, ful becke opus, In the Dark. acteristic is Teagarden’s excellent ing mouthpieces to exact specifi Deejay Starts NYC new sextet with the original in This brings up to date the car cations, then walk in and pick up strumentation but using new mu command of his horn. MILITI eer of an American boy whose Here is a jazzman with the fa a strange horn and play wonder sicians except for one holdover, Al onditior mother of Pennsylvania Dutch ex cility, range, and flexibility of any fully. In fact, the best 1 ever heard Bop Sessions Again Lusca on bass. icture i traction was a Texas belle schooled trombonist of any idiom or any him was one night at Nick’s, New York—For the first time The other sidemen are Jesse W on piano, violin, guitar, trumpet, ■ time. where he walked in, picked up my since Royal Roost days, New York Drakes, former Lester Young trum 4 THC and flute, and whose father lost His influence was essentially re horn (with a mouthpiece about has a regular Sunday afternoon peter; Ephraim Resnick, young umber* when Jack picked music over me sponsible for a mature approach eight times as big as his), and bop session. Series was launched white trombonist who worked with at. no chanics. to trombone jazz. played. Jan. 21 by WOV jockey Ralph Buddy Rich; Burnie Peacock on He’s a great musician. Cooper in cooperation with Roost alto, and ex-Arnett Cobb drummer MORID! Al Walker. ebuilt i Records’ Jaek Hook, at Club 845 uarimbi Stan Getz in the Bronx. First bash featured Heywood, who is revising and ay tria Stan Getz, Kai Winding, Benny expanding his old sextet library, 54-R 1 Jack is a wonderful musician. Green, Red Rodney, Jo Jones, and has no booking affiliation yet but Gets the biggest sound on his horn Billy Taylor. On the Jan. 28 date is under the management of Mort J Teagarden Discography I’ve ever heard. were Ralph Burns, Bill Harris, Lewis, who managed Benny Carter One time we were playing a «ALL 0 Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, and a decade ago when Heywood was Mention The following select list of recordings featuring Jack Tea theater date (I joined Jack’s big Terry Gibbs. I Carter’s pianist. tacón, band when I was 15) and the garden was compiled by George Hoefer. «ULANI movie was a Tommy Dorsey film iaht n 1928 —one of those MGM things. Zeiaane As the movie ended Dorsey kdif. Vi. 21326 She’» a Great, Great would be playing, and Jack would «ITI FC Girl blow right along with him. And Walkout Averted 1929 he’d drown TD out, sound system OSUSI and all. To Come urte-for Knockin' a Jug OK 8703. Co. 35663 In Canada Hotels 50, Aa We had a Coca Cola show to (Jumped from Page 12) Kentucky Grasshopper* Makin Friend» Banner 6360, play and Jack didn’t even show up i AÑO-VC Co. 36010 Montreal—A musicians walkout •ly. sen until just before the broadcast. from the Mount Royal hotel, which Zed. 1 1930 He’d been out for three weeks. He had been set for Jan. 20, was lyracus Red Nichola Five Pennies 4/ter You’ve Gone Br. 4839. 6833 came on stand with a cut lip—thing SOW! -TITTS UOD lt«.U| averted by a last-hour settlement IC I ALS Hoagy Carmichael ork Georgia on My Mind Vi. 23013. 25494 even had a bandage on it. I don 1 51). Sonny Stitt, alto Anriss I between the Sheraton hotel chain trumpet know how he got it to vibrate. i rum pet 1931 and the American Federation of \ prang’ But on the last tune we played, Musicians. 'tocbeM Reale St. Bluet: Co. 2415, Br. 7645 e. rumar he had a high Eb to hit and made The dispute first flared last May »MÌO Batin St. Bine» it perfectly. DON CBERRT Vieh ARTIE SHAW'S COM- when the King Edward hotel in Usu. Loveleit lore Crown 3051, HRS 5 He’s a remarkable guy. Toronto and the musicians union Street, ICIAL 1932 there failed to reach an agree ment on the number of musicians ■hestral Venirti-Lang All-Star» Someday Sweetheart Vo. 15858, Br. 80077 Sid Catlett ■ional to be hired in the hotel. 181, De 1933 Jack is about tops as a musi «’ne hutton with artie shaws The dispute reached the point ICIAL1 cian. He not only plays feelingful COMBO Inn, daw and atrttanal aa where the Sheraton hotels were ind rl Benny Goodman ork I Gotta Right to Sing Co. 2835, 3168 solos but is a great technician as put on the unfair list by the AFM Brookl, the Bluet My Kind of Law and Dina, aa Ika well. Until I heard him, I didn’t CoUin». —Henry F. Whiston Benns Goodman ork Texet Tee Party Co. 2845. 3167 think a man could play a trom Jack Teagarden (solo) 4 Hundred Yeart Br. 6716 DON CHERRY with SY OLIVER’S OR. bone like that. CHESTRA (Dais, 1/M/S1). Ante Shaw, From Today I worked with him for the first ciarlasi, Charlis Shavers, I 1934 time in 1946, when we each had groups at the Spotlite on 52nd St. Capitol Stars In Adrian Rollini ork Riverboat Shuffle De. 265 and would sit in with each other. 1935 Then, of course, we played in Full-Length Film Louis’ All-Stars together. Raby H on t 1 ou Dr CP 5280 City * Zona Stata ligi 40 -..r- Plraw Come Home My Bucket t Gol De. LP 5279 □ RMumauce Eacleted □ Sead BIN -jr. Hole in It lieagiK March 9, 1951 CLASSIFIED ADS—INSTRUCTION CLASSIFIED Remittance inuut Wompan) Copy CIssniAed Deadline one Month (Count. Nam. Address, City and State) Prior to date of Publication FOR SALE AT LIBERTY TWO OIRU. and saxophone, ex pressed. perienced ocation with girls’ Tuxedo aita, full dress: $25.00. 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Broadway Show Xlif. 1940. Send list or phone. expenses) of around $1,500. Claremont Ava., NYC 27. Comments The affair was well-staged. Nor- New York— Willie Lewis, prom MISCELLANEOUS man introduced the members of inent bandleader of the 1930s, Armstrong All-Stars Armstrong's rroup (Jack Teagar- emerged from obscurity here to C OR USES COPI CD from records exactly iote-for-note. Free list. Front-Man, Box MOW SOUTH) Wi<> And employment fo Pasadena Concert den, Barney Bigard, Earl Hines, take the role of a clarinet player muMiciitna who cun play in amateur Cozy Cole, Arvpll Shaw, and Vel in the Broadway show, Angel in symphony in textHe manufacturing city Hollywood- - Gene Nurman pre I ENO-VOCAL arranged from your melo- of 30.000. Write Roy Martin. Jr.. Box ma Middleton); Armstrong him the Pawnshop. • ly. sent “on approval," $5.00 if satin* 80*t. 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