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Ood Music Secondary in Radio Hooper Happy Nets All Neglect Music, Though CHICAGO ood Music Secondary In Radio Hooper Happy Nets All Neglect Music, Though CHICAGO. OCTOBER 21. 19« neke Denies I Welcome Musso Back To Fold Good Stuff Still on Dial ory He Wants Leave Band ent vietimi of euper-Hoopere. First L A. Bash ■Bollywood—'There’s not a relaxed listening, away from the fcod of truth in it. It’s a frame yaekity-clack of whodunits and V was Tex Beneke’s stormy madhouse quia give-aways, network ■pial to reports that he was due Of Season Too bigwigs appear to have again failed K split with Don W. Haynes, in their opportunity to improve up­ ■pager and co-owner with on the plight of popular musie in ■mn Miller’s widow of the Tex ■■eke-Glenn Miller band. HeavyonTalent plight of the average listener. The story was widely circulated But key summer replacement ■st Tex had threatened to pull figures such as Benny Goodman, K of the band because he was By Charles Emge Vaughn Monroe, King Cole, Tom­ Satisfied with his share in the Loo Angeles—Norman Granr. my r Tsey remain secure in fea­ profits Tex draws a straight sal- tossed his first “Jazz at the Phil­ tured spots on the dial. Others— »ry of $400 weekly as front man, harmonic” concert here at the Dinah Shore, Frank Sinatra, Kay though he will also share in a Shrine Auditorium on Oct. 7, Kyser, Ginny Simms, Dick Nius end of the year that is drawing a crowd that filled ap­ Haymes and Helen Forrest—are 'potable to run into five figures. proximately half of the Shrine’s back in familiar routines. New­ 6700 seats. comers are almost scarce enough Drop Miller Tag? to be non-existent Tex also denied that he was Granz had his usual array of ¡agitating for the elimination of outstanding talent. The regular Totalled up, there Is an abun­ the Glenn Miller name from the touring unit, which made its first dance of music on the new sea­ Unit so that he would get the full appearance the previous night son’s agenda, more than in previ­ Kanefit of the heavy publicity in San Francisco, now consists ous winter seasons, in fact. Con­ Knered by the band’s phenome- of Helen Humes, Roy Eldridge, sidering the musical talent not Buck Clayton, Coleman Hawkins, to be heard on the airways, how­ K1 success. Previously Haynes New York—Vido Musso, star tenor man who ent out from Stan Illinois Jacquet, Trummie Young, ever, it is far from sufficient. Kgelf had stated that the Mll- Kenton to build hia own band, gave up hia plans and returned to the Ken Kersey, Charlie Drayton. hi tag would be slowly dropped, fold. Here leader Stan welcomes back the sax player, who ia Added for the Los Angeles con­ ■I billing has changed from featured with the ork at the Paramount theater here. Ke Glenn Miller orchestra with cert were Billie Holiday, Erroll Too few programs are devoted ■ta Beneke” to the current “Tex Gamer, Barney Kessel, Jackie to music alone, without inter­ ^taeke and the Glenn Miller or- AvAXX4öj Tt ULlv UUllvXl, Liv«* Il MV" ruptions from guest stars who West Coast for Basie Ghee, Flip Phillips, Sonny Ber­ don’t belong, or tired comedians n not crazy enough to think man. with last year’s jokes. There is Too Much Talent but a mere handful of dally Id have done alone what we As usual there was too much done under the name of Crew Until Early '47 talent, more performers than (Modulate to Page 12) r,” Beneke was quoted as Granz could squeeze into a com­ pact presentation. In general, Los Angele«—Count Basie, currently on the boards of the the sets, and the program itself, Spike's Musical Lincoln theater here, is on the first leg of his annual Cali­ were over-long, but there was Cole Has fornia tour that will keep him on the coast until early 1947. evidence of more organization than in previous concerts pre­ Band’s next stop is the Golden Gate theater in San Francisco, sented here by Granz whose ex­ Circus Hits Road opening Oct. 23 for a week. perience with last year’s touring iwn Air Show BaSy Rutherford. Jack Washington, Baddy Hollywood—Spike Jones breaks Despite other reports, there has Tate and Paal Goneoive*. saxes; Jo Jones, unit evidently enabled him to in­ New York—The sizzling-hot been only one change in the drams; Walter Page, baas; Freddie Greene, ject a little more cohesion into out this month with a rhythm tag Cole trio was scheduled to Basie personnel. That was tenor guitar and Basie, piano. Ann Moore, Bob the affair. But it was still mainly rodeo which tagged trin its own commercial for saxist Paul Oonsolves, a Provi- Bailey and Jimmy Bashing ana featured a series of extemporaneous jam “Spike Jones Musical Circus”, nklroot Oct. 19. Program will dence, boy, into Illinois sessions, with the exception of The outfit is comprised of some B each Saturday, 5:45 EST, on Jacquet’s chair, the latter going a prepared routine featured by 14 acts of vaudeville, a full size BC Program is the first spon- on tour with the Norman Granz Eldridge and Hawkins; but this ork of conventional type and, red shot in many years to star concert unit. Gonsolves will share BauducWalks little flash was enough to prove within the latter, the familiar taro talent. Wildroot previous- hot tenor spots with Buddy Tate. that there is a place, if not a de­ “City Slickers” comedy unit. ’ featured the Woody Herman The Basie band personnel is as cided necessity, in this type of Troupe was slated for debut at tod follows: Out on TD music for some structure and Long Beach municipal auditori­ ■He, currently at the Para­ um Oct. 24 in a two-and-a-half Emmett Berry, Harry Edison, Ed Lewie form. Bent with Stan Kenton, will be and Snookie Young, trumpets s Ted Don­ Hollywood—Ray Bauduc quit Stacking It Up hour presentation (no dancing). itained on the Kraft Music Hall nelly, Bill Johnson, George Matthews and the Tommy Dorsey band after Here are a few comments on Between that date and his second Eli Robinson, trombones; Preston Love, sitting in a couple of nights at the affair. show stand (Pasadena, Oct. 29), the Casino Gardens and playing Soloists, working right into the Spike will play a three-night one radio show. mike, drowned out the rhythm dance date at the Aragon ball­ Eve Distributes Carfare Neither Ray nor Tommy had section as far as the audience room Moving eastward, he plays much to say about sudden end­ was concerned, which may or the Chicago Civic Opera House ing of the much publicized asso­ may not account for the feeling Nov. 24. ciation. Tommy’s comment: “It that the rhythm section was not iust didn’t work out as expected. always in perfect accord. Io hard feelings.” Guitarist Barney Kessel could­ Bauduc was a little more ex­ n’t play anything but wonderful Barnet* Weds plicit. “We just neglected to set­ music, even if he tried. tle a lot of details until after I Trummie Young can be the Film Actress had joined the band. When we best and worst trombone player finally got together we discov­ in the world at the same time. Hollywood—Charlie Barnet, ered that we weren’t in agree­ Coleman Hawkins in person now working in the film The ment on a lot of matters. So we simply can’t compete with Cole­ Fabulous Dorseys, eloped to Tia just called off the whole deal.” man Hawkins on wax. Juana October 5, marrying Rita Merritt, actress. Miss Merritt Alvin Stoller, whose place Bau­ Errol Gamer should never play anything except Laura. was formerly under contract to duc was to fill, agreed to go with RKO Radio Studios. Tommy on his concert tour. Dor­ To have Billie Holiday and sey will take a lay-off following Helen Humes on the same pro­ the tour and prior to his opening gram is not fair to either of at New York’s Capitol theater the them. week before Christmas. Four trumpet men like Young, Pops, Jimmy Eldridge, McGhee and Berman means too much trumpet music On the Cover for anyone to absorb properly in one evening. Paul Whiteman and Jimmy Tricked! Perfect program balancing Dorsey gag it up for the cover New York—Harry James made was the presence of Hawkins, of this issue by the simple ex­ a quick switch in his program­ Jacquet and Phillips on tenor. pedient of draping JD in Popa’ ming on the Spotlight Randi oversize jacket, giving him that show after the Brooklyn Dodgers sooty effect. The shot was made dropped their final playoff game Pops To Announce in the west eoast studio where for the National league flag to New York—Starting tonight The Fabulout Dortey» was be­ the Cards. (Oct. 21) the music of the Joe ing filmed. Whiteman plays Harry was set to salute Lippy Mooney quartet will be broadcast himself in the picture, since has Leo Durocher’s boys by playing each Monday over ABC network returned to New York, where he Dodger»’ Fan Dance but the from 10:15 to 10:30 p.m. (EST) is conducting his Sunday night Burna lost and James had to sub from Dixon’s on 52nd street. Stairway to tho Sten radio show with a medley of Stone Cold Paul Whiteman will drive in on the ABC network. Jimmy Deed in the Market and St.
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