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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 for anyone to absorb properly On the Cover 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. from his estate in New Jersey takes Us band fatto the Chase Loui» Bluet. each Monday to announce the hotel fat St. Louis ou October 25. program. DOWN BEAT NEWS Claude Thornhill Band Of Year? Musically Loaded, Dinah s Violets' Starts Off A Mad Campaign
Claude Only Needs Musi New Yo
Erickson, ad ageney for Colombo Hied • Records and Revlon, the nail be«, Calloway Keener Handling Chubby «loins tifiee supreme. eame up with , wonderful promotion eampa^n Reviewed at the Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City Cronz Jazz Unit Dinah Shore to record Wbe’U Ru» Tr»ai|*»u i I—Ii Mneel. Kuity Dedrick, laair Km ia, Clarence Willard Hollywood — Chubby Jackson. My Violets with a counlry-wida 4 Tnuu»nii»i Jerry IU»» IMS Jenny, Tak Takvorian campaign to back it up. Boeda: Jack lerriei aun Ted «.»udai J—«Iio». Hit Walters, Jack RaLano, and who tu.- hit loo much rev-staner Joe A slur» -teiw n; Chet Poidoo baritone in efforts to put over his own Given such fearful food te Bkythnii In Cottier -»ram» Barry GaUbraith colter; Iggy nibivab—base small rombo in New York, joined thoughtlessness, tht* genii ba3 Vocaliat»: Buddy Hnghoi and Jeanne Shirley Arranzem: Gil Evani and BHI Borden Norman Granz jazz concert unit . f this little TVA (Through Vto- Piano and arransor: Claud) Thornhill He will appear with the group at let, Admiration) tame up wii a a Chicago’-1 Civic Opera Hoiue Oct hat designed for Dinah, by Sad This is not a review no much an it in a memo to the William Victor, famed milliner, ortificJ Morris Agency: Tersely, get on the ball and do ttometbing Jackson, who has grown a new Ultra Violets by Dulken & Der b“ard, has turned over his combo rick, who should certainly be about the Thornhill band. It ie understood that Nat Kaleheim, t< I ennic Tristano, whom Chub ashamed of themselves, violet band department head, sent out a memo instructing everyone calls the “greatest pianist I’ve bags by Josef (which we would to > i incentrai i on Thornhill. Alio ever heard.” Unit is Jobbing like to see), sparkling getns in that unc-nigbl booker Phil Brown capable und deserves every bit around New York City, might go Ultra Violet by Coro and the of initiative there is in the Morris entire Revlon nail line, simpn says be nrver hai seen anything in Chicago—Here*s ■ switch on Mrlrri- like the office. opens shimmering in irridescent, allur Thornhill himself has improved Ih» “pick »omebody your own riupnnni* from whook for Ihoru- sine” line, being as it’s James Lester Young was also due to ing, nauseatic violet. enormously ¿s a showman, work Join Granz for the Chicago date The only thing out of line la hill one-nightera. Agency publicist ing the crowd making cracks at Putman, lead altoi»t in Frankie Lee Zimmerman, with limited time Masters’ band, and a mere 285 Tour will end in NYC around this simply, simply devastatint the mike, and m general being Nov. 23. campaign is that as Claude Thornhill Replies I've never had any dhtet per sonal difficulties with Len Vanner- son. He simply had a prior com mitment with Carlos Castel on the eoast that made it necessary for him to leave. On the nights that you heard the band. the drummer was sitting in a dead spot, making hit beat sound loggy. Since then, we've put him on a platform with much better acoustic results. As for the arrangements, part of the gripe is probably true—but you heard two dinner sessions. Maybe the food rested heavily too, , Miami Beach—Paul Wimbish, former manager for Jack Teagar* den and other band», ha» abandoned the musie biz to become a Ii- White on Tour eenwil real estate broker here. The above photo waa made during a New York—Josh White, folk recent month’s tour of Mexico which he made with Mra. Wimbish. song artist and ballad chanter, They are posed with a tree trunk mask that Paul picked up in Taxeo. opened a cross-country tour in Hollywood—Taking time nut from her own violet sdllug He writes that they visited one ballroom about the size of the Ar- Toronto, Canada Oct. 17, after paign. Dinah Shore joined Xavier Cugat in waxing a platter far ** mdia in New York in whieh four band» were playing simultaneously a concert at the West Point mili Inmbia. Here’s Cugie with beret, and Dinah looking finab than «■* in aa many parts af the room, rarh with a different style and tune. tary academy one with a midriff. Jy ,^1 wolret at every Jo HERHH Manywhittle band ring»top. er» are married; but their married life i» far from normal. I’ll want children and a houto in the country. I feel I’ve laid the groundwork for a normal family life by getting out of the band butineit.” QUeoqo. October 21. 1946 NEWS DOWN BEAT Sonny Dunham And Band Wax For Vogue 'Neil query on un-married Indi vidual, Jo Stafford. Ay Bill Gottlieb THE POSER Afl^H bumf to know Can awing band musicians that you can fall bad normal family lives? in love an a h Greyhound But. THE POSERS but -ou can't live there, lt't Musicians and singers in etpeeially tough j on girl singers, New York. M *v*al " named Nettie at I"*' 1 । < >.i>. >< i..., I . su»re>.'' > i B HE poundid tabri "once found mu P V ticiant made thr want hutbattdr y-A among all ■ a with , I pational group». ZA^M Guett that'» to. t ia< But, man tht r. . “If only dance more to life t baa band- didn't nil I» AmB »lipper» and a travel! A hut violet Cab firetide. For band und wife ’ would HJa, thb life It IT." must be together ems in to .oh r rollec- nd the tively the many Sroblemt that during a recent recording session for the Vogue ■imply Metered tu Signature studios allur- eep coming up. vbere waxed Johnny Bothwell and it ean't do done label here is Sonny Dunham, trumpet-tram play Be 1 n g e r - wife ’on the road* ing leader. Three of Sonny's vocal group, the Une ia Clairs- Hogan. N Jons Sunnysiders (right), Lynn McClain, Ebie Mae “It’» tough ou there’s nothing o guy who hat a Cooper and June Hielt, congratulate bim at the art hu finer than play- Sid wife in Mini»- ing with a donee band. Perhap» eloae of the Session. itoem’l tippi and it >us and I’ll find one that can operate tut- working one cettfully without leaving New York.” os that nighten in On tario. Bul with night pitch at the Click. many seasons at the Hotel Wal ut it work» out New Musical ton Roof, gets the call for the fine. We work new Macomba cabaret which is together, even Much activity among the home skedded to light up Oct. 29. do guett »hot» Bar In Philly, town lootlers Willie Smith, the together. We pianist-composer arranger, Ls re ■r. ana .ura. manage a day In hearsing a new band Ben Jule Flacco almost a fixture at lb park every week, i/uict hour» to- with Franklin Hotel wound up with Weber’s Hof Brau, changed his band nnd load Click, Is One two bunch for the new reason. moniker to Jon Lake in becoming pdwr and »o forth. Of courte, be» leader man at the Carman thea 'll normal Philadelphia— Only after-dark Due lo a booking mix-up, hotel married life now has continuous music for ter. Billy Douglas, last with Earl i, wuuse spot bringing in the big name? Hines, brings his trumpeting and doetn’t jell. My is the new Click giant musical the first time with bands of Earl a (two Coast Ballroom wife, Rotelie, bar operated by Frank Palumbo, Denny and Bob Simone on tap. arranging to Jimmy Tisdale’s wo gui- traveled with me who also has a string of cabaret Unable to decide which band It crew here. of talk Ops Organize In the Ted and cocktail rooms Teeing off had ordered after both wand Frank Sinatra, the Philadel ». Still- Weem» day», but with Louis Prima, and holding wavers deposited contracts, local phia Orchestra mnphvny drum who has Los Angeles—Newly formed that war too hec the bands for week stands and union ruled that the hotel had mer and not the swoon kid, took tenture. Western Association of Ballroom tic. Heating the less. Click has been clicking with to hire both. • his skins to the National Sym 1 dance Operators, modeled after similar baby’» bottle on Roger Kort land, former maes phony in Washington. D C The inection such names as Vaughn Monroe, group of mid-west ops- held first a hu» radiator i» not my idea of Gene Krupa and Glen Gray. tro back from the wars, turned Four Klalss Brothers—Billy, Har meeting here recently, elected normal married life. I teat on the Monroe grabbed off top dough, percenter In taking over ;he ry, Bob and Eddie—back from temporary officers nnd went on verge of becoming n barber, again, drawing down $7,500 for a three- management of Howard Lanin’s the wars, have formed their own record as wanting “bands that when I wa» lucky enough to land booking office here. Socialite unit, bow at Lou’s Germantown play dance music Instead of work that maker it partible for me Thomas McKean Allen, Jr., was Bar Freres are the offspring of swing bands." to be a rtay-at-home.” brought into the Lanin office to local mac-tro William Klalsi handle the tllted-pinky booking? Charlie Gaine3, Jr, has left these Lon Chassy, who had the oand parts, going to the Log Cabin in Minneapolis Canary Clicks I at the Warwick Hotel last sea Albany, N. T. Los Angeles—Art Lund, tempt son left these parts for the Ar ed by radio and screen offers, lington Hotel at Hot Springs, will remain here when Benny Ark For this season, Warwick Down Beat covers the music Goodman returns to New York orought in Bob Grant’s gang news from coast to coast—and Is for his Nov. 1 opening ut the 400 from Gotham. Eddie DeLuci, for I read around the world. Club — providing something cun be done about his contract with Goodman. Interesting angle Is that Art Is Through The Looking Class under a separate, personal man agement ■ contract to Benny’s brother, Freddy. Said Freddy: “I’m sure Benny won’t stand in Art’s way when he has such wonderful opportunities here." Said Benny flatly: “Art is not leaving.” There has been less turn-over than usual in the Goodman line up during his current sojourn in Hollywood Guitarist Mike Bry an pulled out; no permanent re plat ement at writing. Dale Pearce replaced Tommy DeCarlo, trum pet; Harry Babison replaced Bar ney Spieler, bass. Jack Sims, one nf coast’s outstanding tenor men, expected to join band soon. Handy Tosses Bird To Critics Los Angeles — George Handy, one of contributors to an album of “serious jazz’’ music aow In preparation here by Norman Granz, has Included an effect which is expected tu urouse a storm of controversy. It’s a new “note” in music, if not In the ball park, a vulgar noise performed on a certain type of whistle. When queried on 1 meaning," If any, of strange solo. Handy merely stroked his beard and said: “It is really a profound expression af feeling." Reporter’s Chicago— This particular mirror «hot waa not reflected by «taffman guess is that it’s George’s ad got, hut it ia none the less attractive. The pharming subject ia Judy vance salute to the critics. I ynn, vocalist with the Louh Prima bund, which opens a stage en gagement Thursday (Oct- 24) at the RKO Palace theater here- DOWN BEAT NEWS-FEATURES Gaillard: “(Hia work la like) the coal that breaks our camel's The Benzedrine In Mrs Mt cry of the rlurjutl baboon.*' “Thi» back. Phy's Ovattine sold “a million balmy blaikhird” (ia understood) Full of Mk>talrmenU «n rM*nrds 99 orlnH ha “poaaibl» by the inmates of an We don’t feel it necessai the cautious “or so” becauiietta Fouls on Every Line African booby-hateh.” correct figures are, by the c«U elaborate on Shane's bandana Shane, admitting that Slim it a words about a Negro performer. mation of several key retail», talented musician and college grad We won’t discuss his literary closer to 20.000—off about PM uate, gets very “big” when he de style or the corniness of his 01«) records cides that “Mr. G. it no untutored much overworked theme. We mind a little uverentburiastte ape.” (!) will, however, point out the out- hyperbole; but when we asku In Collier's Article thi sales manage) of Musicraft In addition to its cruei slurs and-out errors he persists in writing. about the million figure, he am and facetious compliments, the that while he could > elease sab article, titled Song Of The Near the end of the surticle, data 'not even .. publicity mu Cuckoo, contains a record break Shane states that “It remained would dare build bubbles Uh ing number of erroneous, state for a courageous bandleader that. >> On Slim Gaillard ments of fact in a story that named Hai McIntyre lo record Lou.cr TimmieV Song purports to tell in “humorous” Chiquita Banana." Well, a flock fashion all about our silly songs. of bands have recorded Chiquita Over at the bottom of the next By BILL GOTTLIEB column. Shane geta very witty This reportorial abortion Banana, with the notable ex and says that 'A Mr. ‘Tirnim would ordinarily have caused us ception of . . . yov guessed it . . . Rogers. self-dubbed The Hot s New York—In the most slovenly piece of “fucinar* report merely to drag ourselves to the Hal McIntyre. (The closest he nearest gutter, up-chuck lightly came was Banana Boat, Cosmo phisticate has concocted u. dg. ing ever done on the much maligned music business, writer 502.) turbance called Fla-ti-ga-w and continue our Interrupted which is best rendered on a £ Ted Shane added insult to injury in the Oct. 5 issue of Collier a business. But the racial insults, On page 94. Shane states that of false teeth and wits.” added to the unbelievably sloppy Hany (The Hipster) Gibson’s Shane better put his teeth ut by making these worst-than-Uncle-Tom references to Slim treatment of facts. 13 the ton of Musicraft version of Who Put wits back in his head and get the facts from us (He could si* visit Cafe Society Downtown, not too far from Collier’s, and get the facts straight from Rogen.) First, the song is spelled Fla-ga- la-pa [And. for that matter Timmy’» name is spelled Tin, PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR mle.) This word is not sheer mr by J nonsense Its very logic Is tbe ■abliratio crux of the humor of thit bn.- Bess N GUITARISTS PREFER THE liant musical novelty. It’s a stay America of a guy who met a ¿al in Flonm ing an If (abbreviation Fla) kissed her it ’.he Nola Georgia (abbreviation Ga) ar. so on through Louisiana iLa) and Pennsylvania (Pa) Hence, Gaill< he calls her Fla-ga-la-pa See how important the spelling ia on All F this lune, Mr Shane And how (Juw unnecessary any special manipu years of lations of false teeth. words “ While on this matter of spell Songs.” ' ing song titles, might we point that “con out that in place of Be Bop Siu aNe;” ar Ban Kluegel Mop (page 94), the iaedrine composers would prefer Dap Bog Ovaltine. Sh’ Bam And the rival of Bn Ba Ba Re Bop Is not O Bob 0 Lee Bob (same page« but Be Baba-Leba. After all, for a thou More c< sand bucks an article, nr what Dead In 1 Converts any regular guitar into an ELECTRIC without changing ever price near that which C noniense * • *4«« aMC*r»m«n* in inw wav Iter's paid Shane, he ought at mlistic u least to liave checked the pub ivorthle. lishers. Oh. yes! Vaugn Monroe dor A more volume, likes to see it spelled Vaughn. He at the Id more brilliant tone, more fully controlled tone doesn’t care that tune Sham IDon’t Y slipped near the end of the laat Dòme brc page But the time Vaugn wm i rehears’ 3 Truly reproduces and amplifies the strong tones without any sug used bold face on the Dictum • nneGann «4 ni^ir nmcnc nr anw intarfoptnB nnicnc caption . . . Horrors! Re-Bob Geta It, Too | Shane traces the origins of xu A May be used with practically all types of amplifiers. Comes com. bop music to Dizzy GillupM * • M«*« wiHi vnariw *n ntim sea “humming ‘re-bop a re-bop” (Page 94). We thought all writ ers about popular music wouM Strings may be changed without removing the mike know about the characteristic 4 5 that is this music’s trade mark. Not Shane. He addi a 5th bi Made for both round-hole and F-hole guitars. (re-bop a re-bop). If Dizzy sneaked in that “a”, the rhyt micaJ chaos that would em 7 Sturdily constructed for long life. Guaranteed for a full year, but would have 52nd street m • * ekneiM la«* m sicians plunging from the M floor of the RKO building In* dentally, Dizzy doesn’t say “ £ The De Armond actually enhances the appearance of the mstru bop” in the first place. He si • mnn* In a* iw Ua«u,I. la »mm « La»rL|> “be-bop.” This is not bop-spi ting. It’s a piece of intelligei polished, FINGER TIP as well known by writers in 1 field ...nd by fans as is the pi nunciation of Spokane as Spot O Each De Armond comes complete with dearly illustrated instruc- VOLUME CONTROL ann by those who live in Wai * kiftne waa *law* aaauAua ***»*>!•> I* ington state. to bore holes or change the guitar in any way. Shane, the music critic wa The De Armond Volume Control also happens to edit a joke book finds four categories of non«ng IQ The De Armond is sold strickly on its merit, not on the use of is placed almoat at the player's songs in his research. First! * big names” m the musical world, yet the list of those who use finger lipa. Changes in volume “The Oruoney, or Re Bop Sone and -ecommend the DeArmond would sound like the “Who’s (page 21) By Orooney, he meat I can be made instantly, without what every ant else ru’nediaU|l Who" of world-famed guitarists. identifies as a Skat song—thatll interruption to playing. The new a vocal numbei utilizing no* I sense syllables Only Mr. HbaaJ improved control ia very senai- knows how this can be In« changed with Re Bop muMI tive. works smoothly. and main Orooney—granting him the i*l tains just thr volume desired. of the word- -refers to the trefl ment of lyrics while Re BopjM fers tu the treatment of noO Dealers everywhere have the De Armond in stock or can get it for you Thia better volume control ia but Two different things. -I on short notice. Don’t accept something “just as good” that may be As category 2, Shane lias “W one oj the many advantages that Socially Significant Song.” ¿m offered you. Once you see and try the De Armond you’ll never be phrast happens to have a W| makes the De Armond outstand definite meaning in popular q|| satisfied with anything else. ing among guitar pick-ups. sic circles. It refers to tbe lysfl ballad- of Billie Holliday ut W| racial themes of Josh Whitty even to such big-band juwi tunes as one once made by Co^H Basu called It's The Same 91 South which told how “tbe NooJI Electronics Division hounds that once • based BW CHORD' p 3120 MONROE ST. now chase CIO organizers .«Ml 1 TOLEDO 6.OHIO the same old south.” Ji Mr Shane doesn’t care ft* W| NAMI meanings that semanticist* O admis (Modulate to Pace 5) | cinr Oicago. October 21. 1946 Nt AD LIB-NEWS • WN BEAT S with three violins, viola, cello, Cafe Society Uptown . . . The ceres (a native Motor City mu- Uon, three reeds, five brass, four Metropolitan opera settled some Detroit Bashes sicker), Bobby Hackett. Wild Bill rhythm and a vocalist . . ■ Fol labor difficulties and will open Davidson and CM® Jackson. lowing his southwest tour Tom an 18 week season on November lie th Are Plentiful Hot jazz air shot by Bill Randle e req. my Dorsey probably will disband 11 . . . Paul Whiteman—Junior, because of his dispute with MCA, that is—is thumping the tubs in Detroit—Following up last fall’s (WJLB) now heard from 3:00 to devoting his time to movies and Pop’s band. He is 21, has been successful jazz concerts, the Ma 3:30 pm Monday through Friday. the operation of his Casino Gar studying drums since he was 13, sonic Temple opens this year’s . . . Woody Herman scheduled dens ballroom until his contract series with the Eddie Condon into the Music Hall for Dec. 9 Le* Brown, with hi* new voeoHet, crowd Oct. 18. Bill will include concert . . . Pianists Bobble expires a year hence. Pat Flaherty, opened October 17 at Stevenson and Willie Anderson Willard Alexander blames John Lee Wiley and her husband Jess the Capitol theater in NYC . . . Jaek Stacy, Bud Freeman, Ernie Ca- will give double recital Oct. 31 Hammond, his longtime informal Philbin, manager of the Le* Elgart at Lecture Hall of the Art Insti THE SQUARE associate in the building of the band, may spot hi* wife, Marion Jimmy Ryan’s, expects an early tute. Goodman and Basie bands, for Hutton, in the ork’a vocal alot ... release from the hospital, where Sunday afternoon record ses the switch of Count Basie from Ray McKinley and Miguelito Valdes he has been confined for six sions, featuring half hour his stable back to the William open at the Strand on Broadway on weeks with a stomach ailment... Morris Agency . . . Linda Keene, sequences of a band or artist, Mesic publishers have rejected November 1 . . . Claude ThornhilL Don’t say we didn’t tell you, but drawing capacity crowds to Civic ie next J proposals of the Songwriters now black tressed, planned to now at the Penn, goe* into Frank Duke Ellington will cop the gold Center. Several score disappoint ’ witty Protective Ano- replace her wardrobe, bought for Dailey’a Meadowbrook from October award this year in the Esquire ed citizens turned away from last Tinuay blonde hair, before she opened 20 until November 17. critics’ poll and Boyd Raeburn elation for a new at the Club Charles in Baltimore session as SRO signs were hung Int8¿ contract, but fur Dick Kennedy, bartender at will be tabbed as the new band! Out. —Loss Cramton a du. on October 15 . . . Cork O’Keefe ther meeting* are may start a publishing firm. ■aa-^ • chedulcd . . • Ï AM Sounder* King, Joe Newman, former Basie weet eoaet band th uq trumpet, replaced George Tread leader, had hia ap well with J. C. Heard at Cafe Society get the pendix elipped by Id ala: Downtown ... Charlie Spivak, after a bullet during an a long run at the NYC Paramount, THEFRfHlW! _ ..IITFS vn not argument with hia goes into the Hotel Pennsylvania nd get landlord ... Ted ogeraj for four weeks on October 28 . . . Musicians in New York theaters get a 20 percent raise, retroactive to matter. Island, turned stone uned mut Labor Day . . . Roberta Lee, former - « I Tim- (Wr by Jack Robbins lo Leeds for Les Brown chirp, has her own radio sheer paHication. already is a hit. is the show daily at noon from station Bess Myerson, who was Miss WNEW its Manhattan. is bru- America of 1945, started rehears a story ing an 18 piece all-girl band at Eddie South succeeds the Ed Florida the Nola studios on October 16, Hall, band tonight (Oct. 21) at her to a) and get things right” (page 96). 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They are endorsed by Bob Crosby, Tommy Dorsey, e point that “contain more than one syl masterpiece with remarks that :op SM Slim Gaillard’s “687 flying hours lable;” and he cites Who Put The in the Pacific” stifled the artist Harry James, Charlie Spivak, and many other great bandleaders! *4), the Baedrine In Mrs. Murphy’s in him. Gaillard couldn't be OMlttne, a number that has ob- reached for corroboration; but a ttously fascinated Mr Shane check of associations and air Bob 0 And More Error* ut Be corps officials revealed that no CUP-MUTE STRAIGHT-MUTE a thou- More corrections: Stone Cold one knew of a Negro flying unit ' what- Osad In The Market is not a located any place but in the Teps rhem all tei porteci tunlng end h Coi- nonsense song but a brutally Mediterranean theater. And as rich cup Ione ... does noi muffle on broad, brilliant toso. 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This scribbler has just Los Angeles—Despite a "tak* Hollywood —The AFM’s cam stand Monday nights, when most heard a voice, which, if the Neat Reid, onr of the original opening and almoit empty dai* paign to force independent pic establishments here are either owner gets the breaks, can be Herdtmea, dipped back into the floor next two nights (Wedn*. ture producers to support perma dark or subbing a local band. the “voice of the future.” The Herman »lip horn faction while day and Thursday) Barney le nent staff orchestras in manner Name attraction (currently owner is a young fellow named your reporter wo» looking the other Devitt expressed himself as wry of major lots has achieved Eddie Howard) will be off on Nick Cea, whom you should be way. . , . Vivien Garry Trio adding marked success. Thursday nights and Frank hearing of one of these days as •eH to mutieal menu at Slapty Independent producers (Selz Woolley, who has been heading Nick Delano. Nick has it—a Maxie’ at the ailing Avodon. nick, Goldwyn, etc ) have agreed intermission eombo, will play pleasing, musical quality plus nounced /or Cricket dub Harting The Herman opening drew * to pool resources to engage a 40- th. quality When thousands it’s not military eago an Thousands of darinef and sax players have two mu Mutt C cans reeds six'months, nine months and more son!!!), Cane reeds with an impregnating, tissu- thin c big ban coating, tire Rico Plasticover. touring who ha The Rico Plasticover is a select, hand. with Nii CANE reed that gives you CANE REED Been _ —-t-A— In Ei lining, < That performance is yours for months to cotni ■o" tel cause it’s sealed in with a plastic coating, a i Nick’* d Rico Ptasticoven, the Pilr in . wtgirtal long life cane process used only by RICO h whit1 read, are available at waited n •fl leading mucic ♦he Plasticover a ’’ich, full cane reed tone. itou s in « variety of •Mined •»nd, Ai carefully graded strengths1. ■ , • «tropi Clarinet 60c Alto Sa» 7$c Tenor Sax ÇOe Excus credited ; ocal ti Haywon that of tãsy ent MGM p composi and eni stogi' d Charisse Dance. Prod RICO PRODUCTS, 6638 Santo Boulevard, Hollywood 38. C b IH Chicago. October 21. IMS HOLLYWOOD NKWS DOWN BEAT [ On The Set In Hollywood During Filming Of Jazz Picture, 'New Orleans' | hia two- Henaaa irewlR on ink >und Ik ie ne» of SM st watt id IM >n brote eek (h the fi» r open- Hollywood—With a east «tudded with Jan «tars, characters and Armstrong- trumpet; Bud Scott, guitar; Kid Ory, tremboM, and bands, the production of Jules Levey’s New Orleans te proceeding art Baraev Bigard, elarinet. At the right, in an laiformal pose are Lamia the Hai Roaeh studio here. At the left above are Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday and Barney Bigard (note that the calendar reada June, Armstrong, with prop cornet; Arthur I. abbs, director; Charlie Ensge, 1917). The band for the early scenes is shown in the eenter: Zutty Beet coast representative, amd Kid Ory. For full details oa tbe pic Singleton, drums; Red Callender, bassi Charlie Beal, piano; Lamia ture, see Emge’s On Tho Beat echinus on this page. Coro oh™*“* Dwn By Charl«« Emg* If I kept a note book, which I , tran* he Bar- don’t on the theory that anything i combo I can’t remember isn’t worth re dt with porting, it would be filled with A. He i jottings on the picture, New Or- en and Immu, which I have written about itand it from time in its preliminary It want itages. The picture is now well in li White production and it seems like a good idea to fill out the some what sketchy descriptions given previously. The storyi A young singer (Dor. athy Patrick) is launched on her ■aural career by a wealthy moth er (Irene Rich) in New Orleans te 1917. Somehow the girl breaks awsy from her society -concert back- grsand and meets Nick Duquesne (Arturo de Cordova), operator of ktoses (“gambling” it says in the ■ript) in Storyville and an appre- dstive admirer of a group of muai- eisas be bas assembled for one of hit establishments (Louis Arm* atreng. Kid Ory, Zutty Singleton, Barney Bigard, Bud Scott, Red Cal* lender, Charlie Beal). The young concert singer, Vi- wlee by name, learns through Nick Is Uke jam as well as “classical” Basie. a process in which she is assisted by hearing songs sung by her maid (Billie Holiday). Moves To Chicago When Storyville is shuttered by military order Nick moves to Chi cago and takes the band. There two musicians are added (Papa Mutt Carey and Lucky Thomp- •on!!!). Soon Nick is operating a big band agency and Miralee is touring Europe with her mother, who had scuttled her romance with Nick by framing him with a bad” woman. la Europe Miralee meets Arm- •tning, who Is also touring. “Satch- eso" tells her the real story of Kick’s departure and all ends hap. pUy in a concert in Carnegie Hall hi whieh Miralee and Nick are re» ■tilted and Jaan come» into its own •rtbtad by Woody Herman and his "•nd, Armstrong and his band and ■ tymphony orchestra. So watch far this one, kids. One way or Mothrr, it will be something! Sound Stage Siftings Excuse it please. Recently I credited Martha Mears with the Jpcal tracks attached to Rita Hayworth in Gilda. The voice Is ®*t of Anita Ellis, who is also posting vocally for Rita in her forthcoming opus, a musical fan- M’ entitled Down to Earth. . .. MGM purchased the Dave Rose composition Holiday for Strings and engaged David Lichlne to riU*'i a °‘lUet to it for Cyd Dam«“** *n The Vnflnished Fwl Bailey, the St. Louis Wont- « t Georgie Barnes, the guitar flash, Davis leaves Burton, for a month Miller cancelled his Oct. 26 data on eight sides late last month. anyway, tu take a new trio into the at Kimball hall, will definitely He used Frank Rullo, vibes; Mike Tailspin. Benny Weeks, guitar, and hflVA Hie navi hack ihawA TY«.— . Rubin, bass, Earl Backus rhythm Bill Holyoke, bass. ex-Burton side . . . Drummer Mickey Scrim« guitar, and Dick Balridge on men, are with June, along with pi- former James mainstay, is taking drums. out his Chicago local card . Waxes Jordan A Miller Fonda haa ex-Wiggin- boy» Frank Yolando Lewis’ 10-piece all gin The Greer, units waxed to date Gasai and Gene Rnasell in his new ork is currently at the Rag Dofl were with the Paul Jordan Octet . . . The Rhythm Chicks, fiv» (Barnes guitar, Boyd Rolando, 1 oungr. Pam DuPraye sing» with gals, are at the Zebra Lounge Two big J az? concerts set tor tenor, Bill Dohler, alto; Bob the group. Chet Robie’s trio nose at tht successive nights this month— Durfee, clarinet; George Allen, The Dorn Peters band has been Delta, Norman Granz Oct. 24 and Eddie guitar; Mike Rubin, bass Frank rehearsing here several Lauro Rucker moved into ths iww Chit Condr», Oct. 25 With Paul Rullo, drums, and Jordan s piano weeks, as tht*- went to press au Tin Pan Alley on Oak street. . , Sanda Eduard Miller’s bash Oct 13 (too on three Jordan originals, backed ditions for various agencies were Ido James sparking n fine show w late for deadline) it is a full by Ma> Miller - Andy Nelson, under way Dom ha* some fine the El Grotto, with Johnny Otis' pianisi month And don’t forget the guitar; Buddy Nichols, bass and local men in the band also sev hand held over. . . . Sandy Rifí Duke Ellington concert at Max’s piano) on Miller originals. eral from his outstanding Pacific lams, a fine entertaining pianiq, (Dow Civic Opera House Nov. 10 Later Max cut sides with celeste. theater service outfit. eontinMPt on and nn at The Jimmy Dorsey and -Ray Other Jordan sidemen used on Jimmy McPartland takes a quar Bernie Cummins’ 15-piere ork si McKinley dates at the Hotel other dates include d Charlie Spero, tet into the Rose Bowl, tray out the new Martinique lounge bt, Sherman next month have been Harinet, Leon Ruby und Jack Ca Michigan bird at 115th st. He’s south side way. cancelled, and Ray Anthony tan, trumpets. One number, La blowing beautiful stuff. . . . Rudy Jay Burkhart’s new band able to i movei up four weeks into the ment For A Water Buffalo, is an Kerpays. tasty pianist working tolo which has been jobbing around Thi i Nov. 8 spot. Anthony, who has u moving original by Jordan for two Chicago — The name’s Louise nt the Hollywood on Randolph it. town for several months, con thr b«»l been on one-nighters since leav string basses, Rubin and dbe Lub- King, and she sings on Colum . . . Jesse Miller intermission outfit tinues week-ends at the Riptide JOO-rut ing the Roseland ballroom in off. Jordan also cut four sides bia’s local »utlet. WBBM. on practically cutting Lester Young's and has snared thr El Grotto off-' NYC, stays for a four-week with tenor saxist Bud Freeman. «everal local music programs. at the Hurricane. . . . Session record nights. Some excellent local men period. shop, local landmark for cats, has Johnny Scat Davis moves into One of the «•b we will see as (Ed Badgeley. O’Neill an<’ Lew Miller’« Recording activity 1» on the up had their lease taken from under Dell Guidice, Lou Levy and Ken the Band Box Nov. 3 following weU trite». I them, will soon Hose, swing in lowx. Jack Green’s new Ina Ray Hutton, and there is the ny Mann included) are in the uputatii outfit. Green Records, is busy re possibility tha1 Benny Carter will Slam Stewart goes into the band. Bob Dunnt handles the quartet at pre«« time, meanwhile cording Paul Jordan and Max follow. Lionel Hampton will defi Regal theater week of November vocals, and there has been con thing« Miller on some excellent jaxz sides. nitely return, according to man continuing at the 5100 Club. New first. Lester Young, who has siderable comment around town Green backed the Paul Miller con ager Art Belasco. Ronnie Stevens comers in the group are guitarist been working at the Hurricane about the lad. —dnn Then, cert, and intends to record several set for 'iff-night stint (now Ronnie Singer, bassist Warren Pa with dis own unit, was set tu the Bu of the stars un the bill. changed to Tuesdays) Oct. 29. tek, drummer George Roti (who ioin the Noiman Granz jazz unit Xonnan Harry Lim recorded ABC’s Joe Burton war rebearaing a new lerc on the 24th.... Paul Eduard mislead Dale Band Chi might into the to hope Jump Fave 13.60 tii vtiiuogu —ti i aim j a/atc, WUQ leads a band lor kicks and sells That drapes tu musicians for a living to rise under his real name of Hal Fox only bei seems likely tu establish himself Some ol as a south side favorite this fail Dale, or Fox, has signed hb too act mixed jump crew for a series of forked south side dances. In which hb ind the band will be co-featured with music k such outstanding sepia names u msional Dizzy Gillespie, Slam Stewart ideas. and Slim Gaillard. First of the bashes, promoted by Delmore nc Eugene Adams, drew 4,000 to heu The g the Three Blazer, and Dale crew Canfield with a near riot the result of the CB8-WI over- crowded Pershing ballroom. «ompose Dale, who has seen his band pet, anc become something of an institu the stu tion for young musicians, will SchaeCe again have an excellent lineup •aft me of youthful sidemen, though planu. 1 Classic modern in styling, the Excelsior Symphony Grand many of the boys with his crew •uitn, last year have landed elsewhere Max’« gi keynotes a new trend in accordion design. A design that by now. List of Dale alumni il Mel Hen combines the dignity and splendor of traditional with the impressive, considering the fact number! the band is mainly a jobbing out in the trim, flowing lines of modern fit. Johnny Griffin. Hampton’s noon. tenor sax star; Leon “Skylark” See this new Excelsior—play it, at your first opportunity. Ketchum, Lucky Millinder voca list, and June Davis, who debute! Experience the thrill of direct action fingertip tone control her own quartet here this month, both in bass and treble And a powerful, organ-like tone are Just a few—others have beca Eddie Badgeley, town's best lea! for which Excelsior has always been famous. trumpet man; Count Levy, pia nist forming his own crew; Let Konltz, fine Jazz altoist; Dick Fern now first trumpet with J« Saunders, and Jack Severson Saunders’ lead sax bad not •nd Ernie McDonald, »•Iph Porky I' underra try anc Joe C Holly» «ith Ra haa join ■all} sl Graves Write l«celtio« Accordion«, Inc, man de 333 Six* Avenue New York »4, New York, for laun far descriptive folder end for me non« of yv mane dvahsr. . Bob Clifton's new Tu- guitar» and other in>tr rick sf PnJt'i 'HsId icr . . . while the ampul aturdier end^^^Mor i ’them all” for Chicago, October 21. 1946 NEWS—FEATURES DOWN BEAT 28 date Rumero, Nichols and Smith— plex ideas used and a full, round »finitely was no less than amazing Pian tone and de ARA Takes Count Dec 1 ist Max is a tremendous rhyth lightful sense Ford Canfield Hot Seven mic stimulant in this kind of a of dynamics Scrima »taking group, he is always goosing the Not a jazzist in Creditors Move in soloists on, yet never letting the the full sense àlì girl group run away with itself. some of his Los Angeles—First of new plit- Bash Best Starved Chi Rumero’s guitar was surprising, teries born of war-boom da,yr in ag Doll stuff has more ks, fly» much better chan remembered meaning than record biulnea. to give up the mge with the Eddie Wiggins unit a Tatum, and ghost ia ARA, formed here by i« 'kr year ago. Both his rhythmic and much of it Is Boris Morrc.* anG recently taken Has Had in Long While solo work were exciting. played with no over by Mark Leff. Chicago—The Paul Eduard Miller concert at Kimball Hall All In all, there was a refresh less nn under Although company seemed to be moving a lot of record; during Sanday Sept. 29, featured Ford Canfield's Hot Seven and ing minimum of needless tiffing standing of •how « The group worked together as if chords or his past few months it was known »y Olii pianist Mel Henke, wue a complete, unqualified musical auc- there had been several rehears piano. Habit of that financial set-up was getting iy r« als, actually there had been Mel involved end shaky from failure to pay off (Dmrn Beat, forced to print far after a few months with a good none. The entire session was ings and sometimes too dramatic promptly on several small ac mi many word* on poorly man name band. carried through in excellent ideas detracted more than added counts. ned, poorly played and poorly re- Canfield was a little less than taste, no striving for the impos to what he wav doing. Creditor s moved in during last adequate, though his work on the sible at any time. The concert was aided consid weeks of Septembet and forced *eek>, i* extremely happy to be slo*. standards. Mean To Me .«nd erably by iome active produc firm into receivership. dilr to print the above statement.) Body And Soul, was nice. His tion, good lighting and a mini Bad pressings (ARA owned Ito band, best jazz stuff was played with around Thr inly thing unhappy about mum of Interference. Not only own plant) was one reason for valve tram. Dean Schaeffer had Henke played everything from that, but thi program was ad firm's failure, 100,000 albums s, con the bash wat the attendance. The trouble getting going at times, Riptide jOdaeat hall wait far from filled, his own originals to De Falla’s hered to with only two or containing incidental music from >tto off but played with a good technique Fire Dance (which did not quite three exceptions, and each case picture Spellbound were sold but mil, according to Miller, money and tone. cal mer *m lout on the affair. Perhaps Mr. come off), most of the time with an announcement set things half were dumped back because nd Leg Miller’s future concert* will fare The rhythm section—Miller, a complete mastery of the com- straight -dou of poor quality. id Ken- tailer. By then he should have the in the reputation he deserves as present- Ues the bg tbe best possible in this sort of ph con thing. id town Then, perhaps, the memory of the Bunk Johnson fiasco the Morman Granz mistakes ind the _jslead Chicago Hot Club bashes night have faded sufficiently into the past for the average (an to hope for as good jazz with a 1360 ticket at with a 50 cent le, who nd selb That the Canfield group failed c^ON’S Popular Drummer/ a living w rise to inspired heights was laJ Fox, inly because* of a single factor. himself Some of the men, excluding the " Star pupil of "Billy" Gladstone, foatumd snare drummer, and ' his fall rhythm section, have not been ted hit too active in jazz. They have son of Max Manne, famous Tympanist, both with the * Iio City cries of worked mainly in radio studios, ùch his ind the disassociation with hot Music Hali Symphony Orchestra, has used GRETSCH >LAD- »d with ausic left them winded and oc ames u casionally at a loss for the right STONE Drums exclusively since he started his musical tweet Stewart ideas. Shelly is now on his way lo the very top with STAN KENTON’S of the Several Studio Meo SENSATIONAL ORCHESTRA, which Look Magazine pre cted .ore and », led by trombonist to hear Canfieli io is director of the will be the band of the year He has also appeared with Bobby le crew, CB8-WBBM studio band, was t of the composed of Porky Panico, trum Byrne, Joe Marsala, Raymond Scott, Will Bradley and other solid allroom. pet, and Joe Rumero, guitar, of bands. Shelly says any young drummer, needing new equipment iS MliO th« studio group, and Dean insti tu Schaeffer, tenor saxist, a former will be well advised to get right down to the nearest GRETSCH ns will itaff member Max Miller was on piano Buddy Nichols and Ken Dealer and see , h nigh Smith, both associated with ils crew se where Max’s groups, on bass and drum! Mel Henke was featured on eight umr t to THE GRETSCH-GLADSTONE he fact .lumbers to exceptional response ingoat- in the middle set of the after AND nipton’s noon. Skylark" Porky Panico, ir voca- I nephew of GRETSCH-BROADKASTE debuted 1 : 1 month I 1 •' ■' ive been of Bov.' ! > est lead burn’soldBand vy, pis- K^r Box band, rw: Let I* played some t; Dick very tasteful nth J* I irumpet. He oversea . "d me. i his stuff in ibi i» Uma ua,M . with a beauti ■my uid Sal«. ful tone, and Lyant, Et Porky didn't play a at Be** tad note all during the .session Porky is easily one ot the most underrated hornmen in the coun try and would be sensational Hollywood—Joe Graves, last with Ray Bauduc at the Susie-Q. tas joined Jimmy Dorse) Origi nally slated for Tommv Dorsey, Graves switched when Ziggy Ei nar, decided to postpone plans for launching ids own band Gretsch Dealers are getting good deliveries now on Ine new Gretsch post-war equipment If you don t know the Gretsch Dealer in your town write us today far his name. I ALLI Pick far ittada «We FRED. GRETSCH Mfg. Co Musical Instrument Makers Since 1883 SELMERIZE 218 So Wabash Avenue, Chicago 4 III 60 Broadway, Brooklyn 11 NY DOWN BEAT EDITORIAL Chicago. October 21. Jammin' In The Cay 90'$ CLENN BURRS, Publisher NED E. WILLIAMS. Managing Ed. 203 NORTH WABASH. CHICAGO (1), ILL.—ANDOVER 1612 DISCORM BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Theory that It Fact ED. W. PARO. Advertising Manager ROBERTA V. PETERS. Auditer Toronto, Ontario FRANK W MILES, Circalstian Manager To the Editors: Of course after reading Dave EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Tough’s authoritative article on Chicago Staff} DON C. HAYNES SHARON REASE. GEORGE HOEFER dixieland jazz I destroyed all my Naic York Staff-. MICHAEL LEVIN, BILL GOTTLIEB, EDDIE RONAN, DOROTHY Commodore and Spanier record BROWN. 241S RKO Bldg., Rockefeller Center New York 20 N. Y -Circle 7-4131 ings. Isn’t it just possible that Diz Lot Angdef Staff: CHARLIE EMCE—644 North Rampart Bldg., Lot Angeles 26. zy’t music ana Condon’s music California could both be good, and ’he pref erence for one style or the i'ther Sabicriptiaa Kates: $5 per year in adveece. Same price te all parts at the wnld Special Military Rate. $4 per year. just a matter of personal taste? Edward W. Green It isn't only possible—it's an obvi> bus a» ' compl. ir ,udi Or -so think» MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS Down Bait Solution for V-Discs P. M-, % N.Y.C. To the Editors* Congratulations to George New York—This ancient picture of three gone rhurartcr» of tha Hoefei and his splendid column gone gay *90’» ia one that Stuff Smith, a gone guv himself, haa beait'; TheMightiestMark, In the July 29 Issue. I am still carrving arouud for many year-. The chap on the left, with the Huto overseas and kn>w what those in C. T. Smith, whom Stuff calls l'appy. Bob Foater, with derby aa* records mean. Some of the V- mandolin, and Bob Matthew» and guitar -erm all set for a day in tbe discs mentimed I would give my park. All three. Stuff tells iis, were barbers, who doubled in made right arm for I only wish I could on the side. Location was Charlotte, N. C. The Poor Arranger help you find a solution. Pfe. David Barlin With th. army’s practice of de- Pic of a Closed Mind The word mark is often used by uneducated gentry lo in siroying all masters, it doesn't seem likely a solution will be found. It’s Chevy Chase, Md. dicate u meaningless alteration, a target, or a symbol. actuaUy criminal, though, to destroy Tc< the Editors: The more scholarly folk who inhabit Chicago’s Croydon wm» of the frri’rit ) ir- ever nut on This letter is going to be partly wax. praise, but mostly criticism. The bar or 52 street's White Rose Tavern could give you a far praise is for the gt neral policy more accurate definition being all the way back to the Chau Humes Comes Up of good news reporting that you cer: u fellow who can be easily had; succinctly, a sucker. follow Camp Campbel). Ky. Moi e and more in recent issues Music's mightiest marks are the arrangers, for verily they To the Editors. your different writer? have been TIED NOTES are look-alikes for the well-walked-on sap in full bloom. om H . about Helen Humes: Six lurmng towards a viewpoint of SHAFTFR-KEMPE -Lloyd Shatter, HBr Leaders, soloists, vocalists all get their billing, particularly months ago she was known, but jazz that I find not quite ac Supper Club musical di-tet«» v ■ «rotte on phonograph records, but how often does the general public relatively unpopular From a re ceptable. With the exception of K«*mp», NBC program dlraclnr. Sent. M George Hoefer, the idea seems In New York. know the name of the hollow-cheeked apple who lork* him cent transcribed Jubilee Show, I QUICK-KNIGHT —Chérira Las ma M.i ittdrarvfc u>a Mn k Dodlo Mn. In GLENN MILLER BAND Dm) mao- and Mn. itul-urrl irator. Vebor, » Sept. It BU nieto ■laud, * t. 11, b • Yes, after visiting every new ■w Tori leading European woodwind maker location of trill holes an embou en- Mi* onth lb during their war tours, the Glenn chure of greater responsiveness — Miller Band bought new Leblanc these, too. contribute to Leblanc’s uU 44, ** P- id» r, noth' Why? What is the reason top Leading dealers are now receiv- il»r, 4«* tollni, B flight musicians like these choose ing new post-war Leblanc wood* raavuf. Leblancs? winds from Paris. And in spite of Part of the answer lies in their outstanding quality these Lablanc's unsurpassed stock of superb instruments list at prices grenadilla wood—the foundation of comparable to those asked for ordinary woodwinds. See a Leblanc tone ii a woodwind. There at your dealer's today! reason too the bores of these hne instruments—time-tested bores which no other maker has been able to duplicate. Patented design ikIib« features which incorporate a sepa- FEATURES—NEWS 4Bt- I Spivak's Wardrobe Extensive | Radio Neglects Music Srnrt about keeping its three nighu MieAai weekly spot, may soon drop Cugat Good Programs Listed und James for Guy Lu-nborclo alone Seems like a Cokt bou prefers Lombardo—so radio Uj. (Jumped From Page One) Stairway to the Start on ABC teners may soon get Lom.'iror music airers that reach coast-to- (7pm i jpots Eugenie Baird and Currently it’s a Mon-Wed-rw Inte coast — the Chesterfield Supper Johnny Thompson, vocalists. Al (MBS, 8:30pm» de a’. Sing« Crosbj Club, Fred Waring’s half huur. ______Duffy’s Swing Buddy Clark (Contented Hour his ui" Jack Smith and Kenny Baker’s ing Strings and follows Goodman un NBC. with In sue Glamour Manor among them. Ji'.:-'.*'" -diiia 1 ‘‘,nu 1,1 Percy Faith’s music and a par. like It, The Supper Club (NBC, 10pm) ticularly excellent «election of ing m (all times girt n unless expressly Tommy Dorsey, music guest names, Peggy Mann. tern nr stated otherwise are Central Stand who had three Duke Ellington, etc. The Deltj l.ne ui ard Time) with 1Joyd ShafferV shows this Rhythm Boys are heard on th* week, i hand, hai Perry Como and Jo Staf summer, is cur Joan Davis show (CBS, 7:30pm, ford un alternate evening!. Helen rently taking and follow on Tuesday <»n the when 1 things easy Ama« & Andy show with Ud eral si Gluskin. Crosby xroup assist, with gur-t Mar* uwd. with but two. for yei Fred Waring’s show- (NBC, lOnin) The Sunday There’s little doing musically show, rely heavily on vocal routines, but show (NBC, on Tuesday, though Desi Arnat other manage to be pleasingly done de 7.30pm» a few enlivens the Bob Hope show, and Thui spite terrific pressure of daily weeks back iea- David Forester’s ork and singer fur got ■hows coupled with a ero*«-country Lues Ami tured Benny Anita Ellis (whu is currently Hita concert tour. Joe Sodja, electric Goodman,____ and___ the resulting Hayworth’s movie singing voice) guitarist, is featured instrumental New York—Hearing a rumor that Charlie Spivak has more suits dialogue would have done Justice dittos for Red Skelton Appear ist. Jack Smith (CBS, 10:15pm) than Ellington, «taff Itmiman Bill Gottlieb huitied to Crosby and Hope A band ances are but brief, however also uses guests, often hip while leader’s ability to talk a good Things pick up runiidtnUj script seems to do as much for U ednetday s, what with Dinah (ABC) has Harry Lubin’s ork as his band as the music, it would Shore. Sinatra, Kar Kyser Ilina* sisting Kenny Baker. seem. TD’s band is more in ii usually fag. pacted to a seven-year binder Other headliners taken from clined to pull out old Dorsey Hired on teverd faves than new stuff, but as such CAC Pacts Mooney with GAC, according to a deal Sunday through the week, with ||y Who it’s good listening His jther New York—Bandleader Art engineered by the agency’s Bill music the main course, are: al fl '•,l * wh Du Mooney early this month was Feinberg. Art recordsforVogue. Paul Whiteman’s hour shot show Endorsed By Dorsey (Fri |fl i“"'’ n'* fcbs. day. MBS. 8pm ' is rather a weird EhrnJE I 8:30pm) She routine in that Tommy is seldom »round. Sy Oliver conducts and atra (CBS, the parade of music names is 8pm j still fan continuous Sammy Kaye's •he Pied Tiprri Serenade (ABC, 3pm I features and tcrl Stork hai doing hit the Di the band and singers Carmen ihow, i Cavallaro is heard "n the Shaef arranging ani directing, o ■ < day, wi fer Pen World Parade (NBC, ductor 2pm). of thr smoother fobs on radis. be take Benny Goodman (Monday, NBC, the nu 8:30pm) keep» hi» summer re Axel Freddy Martin leaders placement »pot, though the new is on the Jack Curson show (CBS, formal include» Victor Borge us 7pm) and there’» Cugat (Spotlight well at Bnnr. The band and sex Bands). Frank Parker (NBC, Kid I BAND INSTRUMENTS OF tet, along with tn Lund are prom 10:30pm) comet on Mon-Wed-Bri. inent. There’» even a string »ection dud Bing Crosby's new trniiMrifad Sign« thrown in, and occasionally Benny’» thou will occupy thr 9pm dot M Holly teen-af page be signed ters wil Blues Blues. panics I’D JUST LIKE TO KNOW WHO GAVE HARRY THAT GOLDENTONE PLASTIC REED FOR A WEDDING PRESENTI Goldentone I he sweetest, the smoothest, the finest PLASTIC REED instrument you will ever play. You’ll be "wedded” to a GoHenMM Plastic Reed, too, the first time you UJ Its a Reynolds ... it's a MASTERPIECE! one! You’ll like the instant iciponsi— no wetting, no waiting! The »mooth Up ii easy on the lip. Every GoldentoM A gtunuitrrd for a full year. VrailiHt in 6 carefully graded strengths Try • Goldentone al your dealer*! luda?. For Clarinet, Alta and Tenor Sax ...... 1946 Ottenga. October 21. 1948 NEWS—FEATURES DOWN BEAT ABC. Ht'U once again have John as stooges. vocalist Suzanne Ellen. Meridith Don Ameehe show (NBC, fpm) Scott Trottar at nutricai heed. Ky- Another smooth half-hour of Willson has his own program, Pattv Bolton, Unger, and Opie Catee ork on Parkgakarknt show (NBC, S:30) doubt »ar, back after a utmmer rert, hat music is the By Popular Demand from Hollywood, with vocalist noon Urlening Both the Chicago Wayna Kino show (MBS, t.-JOpm) Michael Dougiae, the Campiti Kith show (MBS, U:30pm), with Hany Ben Gage and featuring talented Philharmonic and Chicago Sym night» Babbitt and Mary Small and with newcomers (CBS, 6:30pm and Mondays Cugat and Lucy Ann Polk, now on a hedf- phony, Detire Defmr, conductor, Donald Voorhees, conducting, guests on abardo honr. Carl Hoff directe the Kyter Ray Bloch’s ork. Babbitt, the ex 10:30pm). broadcast (Tuetdayt and Wednee- The Telephone Hour (NBC, 8pm) e boa Kyser lad, is one of the most under Saturday afternoon listening is dayr) and the Cleveland Symphony Breakfast Club (dailg—ABC, 8am) rated male vocalists on radio. He shot to the devil with football in ork, George Saeli, conductor, to Janette Davit, the Jubalairet. Hank Sv<- Lio Li», New Crosby Show full blast. Matinee at Meadow vern’s ork on the Arthur Godfrey show ibardo. has everything that the guys who heard over Mutual 5 pm Saturday!. (daUv from NYC—CBS. Ham) red-Frt Interesting sidelight of the are supposed to have haven’t. brook, Duke’s Treasury Band The Borton Symphony, Serge Kotte- Crosby transcribed series, and Band leaders still request numbers stand and several good dance Tuesday i Singer revitreky, etarted a new eerier Oct. Bennu Krueger ork on the Kudv Vallee Hour) bis manner of recording several heard on the show. remotes have succumbed to the 8 (ABC, 8:30pm). Howard Barlow show (NBC, 7pm) with in succession whenever he feels Friday Good Dialing season. The evening finds Andy eonduete the Jamee Melton thow King's Men and Billy Mille ork on the a par- like it, is the headache concern Friday comes up with the Gin Russell ruling over The Hit Pa 60. Fibber McGee and Molly show (NBC, ing musicians. Established sys rade, with Mark Warnow and (NBC, 1:30pm) Sunday with a 1:30pm) ion of tem under which radio musicians ny Simms show (CBS, 7:30pm), piece orchettra und the Fireetone Mann with Frank De Vol’s musical di Peggy Mann and Joan Edwards program Monday (NBC, 7:30pm) Wednesday: Une up three or four shows each sharing fem honors (CBS, 8pm). Vocalist Mary Mead and Matty Malnack Delta rection, the Endorsed By Dorsey for Irith tenor Chrietopher Lynch. on Duffy’s Tavern (NBC, tpm) on the week, all which will dovetail into show, and Harry James Spotlight Vaughn Monroe has a new fall 30pn) a schedule, doesn’t work out shot. Premieres last Friday (Oct show (CBS, 6:30pm) on the Listing of more music names— Thursday: phen Bing starts running off sev 18) found Burl strength of his popularity as a singers and conductors—and the Meridith Willson ork on Bums and Al m the ere! shows at once. Several old summer replacement. Doris Day len show (NBC, 7:30pm) b laid Ives bringing network programs they are as Skinnay Znnis ork, vocalist Marilyn Crosby musicians, on the show hl- folk songs is on a new program from the sociated with follows: Maxwell on Abbott and Costello thow for years, have had to drop the ■ > Mutual IA coast, with Lud Gluskin’s ork a Sunday; (NBC, 9pm) ricalar show, in order to make their half hour earlier over the same Sammy Kage'» Lead A Band (ABC, 9vm) Arnai other commitments. on a Frank Black ork, Bob Merrill, baritone, Margaret Whiting and Cookia Fairchild net. Occasionally the Columbia 2" * Music America Loves ork on the Bddie Cantor show (NBC. w, and Thursday is a top dialing night Workshop airs interesting music, Best (NBC, 1pm) »:30pm) singer for good music. The Kraft Music 1 ■ has featured Woody Herman and . EM, Spitalny all-girl ork, (CBS, ly Rita Ball (NBC, 8pm) continues as Stravinksy and Artie Shaw. A 3: Wpm, Friday: Stradivari orchaetra, Alfredo Antonini, George Wyle ork, Smart Set vocal group voicel musically 1 n - siunc Rms new morning show, using a col conductor (CBS, 1:30pm) (Patricia and Mike Corrigan, Gerry Sal- ppear- MFSFNEI teresting as Boi with busy . lege background, features John Pat Munsel, Jack Smith, Al Goodman thiel, Gloria Wood, Leo Dukehom) on ver. ork, others, on The Family Hour (CBS, the Alan Young show (NBC, T:30pm) when Crosby Ray Bloch and ny Desmond (MBS, 11am) and 4pm) ■ F> wa-s in charge 1 various name bands (Glen Gray, Kate Smith show, Jack Miller ork (re Saturday: Dinah 49^Nou the King Les Brown). placing Jack Kirkwood Show with Doris Teen Timers show, with weeHy guest ■2 Cole Tri (MBS, 7:15- Dau), (CBS, 5:30pm) bands (NBC, 10am) Dinah pm). The „ Seriout matte, abvayr in demand, Shirlev Bott, linger; Ray Sinatra erfc Bud Dant ork on the Judy Canoes show Mw - Duchib. Durante-Moore «any hat good reprewntation thir tea- on Bob Burns show (NBC, 5:30pm) (NBC, 9pm) stress ton. The New York Philharmonic Dennis Day, Phil Harrie, Mahlon Mer Gue Haenschen orchestra, with Hollace |H||M ' ■ • show, with Roy Bargy again di lh Rok recting, spots one of the better Artur Rodtintki. conductor, NBC rick conducting ork on Jack Bennv show Shaw and BUI Perry, featured singers, on I'lse x (NBC, dpm) the Saturday Niaht Serenade (CBS, «tl Do. newcomers to network radio, Symphony and several excellent Joanell Jamet, Carmen Dragon ork on 9:45pm) t (CBS. studio band & I make up the ». Sto. menu CBS, tition is strong Pipm at that time, Milena however, from the Dick Haymes-Helen Forrest ng kir ihow, a move-over from Satur day, with Gordon Jenkins as con ductor and stooge. A poll should be taken some tune to determine the number of intelligent band If arti, leaders written into radio scripts t (CBS. |M>tligkt (NK. Kid Blues Singer 'd-Fn neribei Signed by Exclusive Hollywood—Ricky Jordan, teen-age blues singer and former page boy at CBS studios, bas been signed by Exclusive. First plat ters will be his own compositions, Blues in the Storm and ABC Blues. Buddy Baker ork accom- panies.______ NEW YORK MUSICIANS For Your Convenience We Have Re-Opened Our MUMS fiCONN RETAIL STORE 144 WEST 46th St. Tel. LAckawanna 4-9124 Ralph Winfrey, Mgr. Postwar Models on Display SmmÌ fer W WerW fernem Draw- men à Astica—BaaslL Mr>IO*GfeayMuo •rfy 10c —k paslpaM. We point with great pnde Io tho fact that Gene Krupa, "the greatest nemo The music world has conferred many titles on Geno Krupa—“The KM In the drum world," he* ployed Slingerland Radie King* axclusivaly ahMe With the Hoot Root,** “The World's Greatest Drummer," “King of Cym 1929 (seventeen yer»). Gene 1» as exacting ebeut hi» Instrument» e» bals, ” “Doctor ef Tympani,” “That Ace Drummer Men” end many others. about hi» ploying. He demands perfection in every detail of both his drums Rut the one he tikes best is the one the drummers coll Mm, “Just a Regular Guy " Thore Is nothing “upstage'' about Gone Ho wes bora in Chicago and himself. Every nut and boh must be as perfect as his every single io 1909, graduated from St. Joseph College, Ronsseleer, Ind. Formed Ms stroke and solo. That’s why so many thousands of professionals end own bend. Into» Joined Joe Keyser. Thon with Red Nichols, Irving Aaron ..bbls beginners cheese the seme kind of drums es this greet artist. Fallow Ms . Try* son, Mel Hallel and Benny Goodman. Formed the Krupa Band in 1940, example—choose Slingeriand and you’ll enjoy tho utmost In mechanical which is now one of the country’s Boost. Gene's hobbies ere stomp col dependability, true drumistic leno and unexcelled beauty in your snare, lecting, golf, swimming, tennis, football and basketball. He is 5'6* tell, toms and bass drum. Consult your nearest Slingerland doctor today—ho weighs 145 pounds, has brown eyas and black hair. Never chows gum $1 will bo glad to a»tl»t you regarding models, sleet, etc, except when ploying. SLINGERLIXND DRUM CO DOWN BEAT HOT BOX-NEWS Chicago, October 21, I94| Chica» Onie Nelson's Victor recording of recordings on the Columbia label A COLUMN RM MCORO I’U Never Say Never Again. Number 35311 Irish Eyes, 3543g Aa a young musician, Johnson Collectors Meet In Geneva Moon Over Madison Square, 3570g was of a serious nature and de From Oakland to Burbank and veloped a fine technique along Harlem Nocturne, 35755 Handful with a very pleasing tone. He of Stars, 35850 Sioux Sue. There was a personal friend of Vincent were also some radio transcrip, HOEfEU GEORGE Bach’s and played a Bach trum tions made by the Noble band pet with a legitimate cup. In ad featuring Johnson’s trumpet such dition he studied with ihe horn as Wilshire Wobble and Dinner Harry Johnson, a trumpet manufacturer and after leaving Music Suite, both included in the player, died on Labor Day, 1943, Nelson for the west coast radio Harry Johnson collection of Dr. in an automobile accident out studios he became a “in-demand” Jack Owen in Milwaukee. Prob, side San Francisco. He was a trumpeter. He spent several years ably his most sought after diac member of the Air Forces at the free-lancing on the coast with is the Noble waxing of Handful time, but will be remembered for Mannie Klein. of Stars. Ben his Bixian trumpet playing while Around 1941 Chicago collectors Jau In Switaerland in Nev with the orchestras of Ozzie Nel began to ask rath other who was Peter Tanner, the English eritie, and R playing the hot horn with the Ray writes that jau activity around ths son and Ray Noble. Now that he Bob ( is gone collectors are seeking his Noble band at the Palmer House. Swiss Alps is picking np. The heat records as they did those of Il turnnl out that Harry Johnson band in the environs is the Original and a Tesch and Bix. was playing both lead and hot horn Teddies at the Corso Cabaret, Ed. Benny In 1934, Ossie Nelson discovered on the radio broadcasts from the die Brunner, tenor and clarinet, Johnson playing in a radio studio Empire Room. In fact Johnson was leads the band and the star aoloiat The band down in Atlanta, Georgia, trying to quit the band dur to the is Belgian trumpeter Philippe sound where Harry was born. The Nelson unusual pressure on his Up but Geneva, Switzerland—In thb group of international platter col- Brun. Brunner ia known for hh been band also included Abe Lincoln, Bo Noble raised the "loot” fifty extra lectors are, left to rights Peter Tanner, Kurt Mohr, Armand Borel recordinga on the French Swim» Ashford and Sid Brokaw, a group per week and Harry stayed. and Ernest Zwonicek. George Hoefer diseusaen them in hh adjoining label. that stayed together until 1939. Solo work by Johnson can be Swiss reeord collectors offer im- and th Hot Box column. Johnson's work ean be heard on heard on the following Ray Noble mediate hospitality to Cl's on lease swung from Germany. Jonny Simmen is other the leading authority on ¡ut and about possesses over two thousand imeri can and British Joss records, Rs time 1 is responsible for the re-issuing a/ Vineer many Morton, Dodds, Armstrong, repree and Bessie Smith jass elassies m man a ^>ciii laMi. In Geneva. Ernest Zwonicek is the leading light and This has set up an organisation for im with t porting American discs and litera ture. The Swiss jass publication is Hot Bevue and is published in Lae. sanne featuring articles by Panes- sic, Kurt Mohr, A. Gurwitseh end Albert McCarthy, the English Jam writer and authority. Jau in Highland Park, Illinois Pete Stem. Bill Stein and the Dean of Highland Park High r have THE LONG- presented a Bud Freeman Jan concert on October 11 In the BLASTING, INBUILT QUALITIES school auditorium. With Bud were Bill Dohler (alto), Jim Lannlgan (bass), Jack Cavan (trumpet). Jack Green (trom Po k MY WORK REQUIRES... I bone), Jim Barnes (drums), Ing col Charlie Spiro (clarinet), Paul writers Jordan And Don Davis (pianos). of “Pol ■ Mafs wfy /swMcAet/ Ben STUDY ARRANGING son of with like to mother OTTO CESANA him fr< cause 1 EFERY Musician Should Be when Able to Arrange eouldn' He had New Oi CORRESPONDENCE fore sts tlnued New Y AT STUDIO manage They 9twlitd with Otto Cbmtml* (Arr. nr) Van Alexandar...... Van Alexindsr Leonard Lore...... Dean Hudson Herb Quigley...... Andre Kostelanets Alvino Rey...... Alvino Rey Turk Van Lake...... 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LEEDY Leedy "Hidden Quality1 OMirn o dtilinguishcH by côgrr IXACTNtSS IN DETAIL Leedy’s sparkling, long-wearing hardware full rich colorful tone is finished with a special alloy plating of cobalt and nickel, which are combined for mote resistance to abrasion and corrosion. This alloy is harder than the regular nickel plating used on mo« finishes of this type and, therefore, resists scratching to a greater degree. Then too, tbe properties of cobalt add whiteness for a more brilliant flash. Each Item is guaranteed to be of the highest qualttv, always. THE H. N. WHITE THE WORLD'S FINEST DRUMMERS* INSTRUMENTS SINCE IMS Chicago, October tl. 1948 CARNATION KID-NEWS DOWN BEAT label go with you nett?” 35831 Jack fitted the band like a Lawrence Band 3570g glove. But he couldn’t make Zu-Bop Now? a ng those rehearsal times, a matter ndful about which Pollack always was Philadelphia—Peanuts Baker, rher» strict. On 13 State Binge who is trying to make the jay- «rip- “Why can’t you make the time bugs “Rang Dang Doo“ con band like the rest of the fellows. New York—Getting Its first scious in teaching one and ail such Jack?” Ben asked him. taste of the road, the highly- the new danee step of hie own inner “Man, I’m from Texas,“ waa touted Elliot Lawrence mob has design at the drop of a baas n the Big Gate's reply. “We don't sleep swung through five states since beat, ie staging “Rang Dang •f Dr. aa fast down there aa yon people do it closed Frank Dailey’s Meadow Doo“ sessions at Elate ballroom Prob- up north, so it takes me longer!“ brook, Oct. 8, and has eight more here. Danee step sterna from an ■ disc The band was a hit at the Park states across the country to stag original ditty. The Rang Dang ndfsl Central, played more than a year ger through before the band Doo and the Whole Thing Too. Ben Pollack brought a great band to tbe Park Central hotel to bigger crowds than the hotel comes back into New York for The musie, according to Pea m New York in 1928. In It were such men aa Gil Rodin, sax, had seen before—or since. A a February opening. nuts, to to be played in “Zu- r Title, and Ray Bauduc. drama, both later atan of the celebrated Victor recording contract mate Fresh from the Meadowbrook Bop“ style, which others prefer rialized, and eventually a spot in Bob Crosby Dixieland outfit; run, Lawrence hit one-nighters to eall Be-Bop, Re-Bop or Ski- Jimmy McPartland, trampet, a Broadway musical show. Pol Bop musie. and a clarinet player named lack prospered. He acquired a and theaters in Massachusetts, iginal New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, t. Ed. Benny Goodman. should stand In front, like other car and a chauffeur. leaders. Maryland and Virginia before irinet, The band had a different Tried To Trick Boys east coast for his final stop, »uloist Always sensitive about his touching Morgantown, W. Va., Hartford, Conn. Hipps sound than anything that had height, Pollack was wearing ele Afraid that his men, many of where the band plays tonight vator shoes long before Adler whom had learned to spell (Oct. 21). And, following the Trek marks Lawrence’s first >r hi, been heard around Manhat- became a standing gag among tour and band observers feel the Swing tan. Despite the two fiddles “panic” in their letters home for Morgantown date, Elliot will herd Kunt will bring the band back comedians. He constantly smoked dough, would think that he was his crew through Ohio, Michigan, at to the Interwoven« but and the cello in the line-up it big, black cigars for the same becoming hincty, Ben had the Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, musically more sound or com twung. Music publishers and reason, it made him feel more chauffeur drop him a block from Nebraska and South Dakota be pletely cracked in the back of its other musicians were nuts mature and definitely masculine. the theater each night, and pick fore doubling back toward the sacroiliac. Developed Many Men him up in the same spot. shout it. Name bands at the It didn’t take the boys long to Imeri time were Ben Bernie and As a discoverer and developer •- Ht dig him, however, and he walked Vincent Lopes, with “jazx” of Individual musicians, Ben Pol- into a reception in the pit one of lack doesn’t inmg, represented by Paul White* night he will never forget. He even have to fired the chauffeur. les « man ami Ted Lewis. take a back S’mnx Pollack had a personal man This really was different, and seat to the 1m- mortal Pops, ager named Bernie Foyer. Like with the talk going around the leader, he was Napoleon through the Paul White- liters, man. Many of sized and smoked big cigars, but tion ia trade about the no elevator shoes. The following new outfit (It the men who anecdote is not meant to be a had only ap rose to fame reflection on Bernie’s managerial peared at a ho with Pops, like ability, since he pulled the band tel on Chica Jack Teagar den, had played out of many a tight spot. But it go’s south side, is so typically band business that and at a ball previously with it belongs here for its humor. ¡note room in Venice, Pollack. id the California) 11 Jack didn’t Manager Goes To Bat High was a kick to join the band Teagarden Ben was known and liked by i jazs take over the until after the Park Central the “boys” who operated the Sil n the publicity for opening. He had brought his ver Slipper supper club, one of Bud the band. The tram up from Texas and was the brighter Gotham spots in , Jim only tough an- having a ball, jamming all night prohibition days. After the musi Cavan Pollaek gle was educat in the Harlem joints. Ben found cal show closed, they worked out trom- ing columnists and trade press him in a cheap hotel room one a favorable deal for him and his •ums), writers to spell It Pollack instead morning, wrestling with a rea band in the club. He set all the Paul of “Pollock" sonable facsimile of a hangover. anoe). details with them personally, Cradled In Fur Big Cate Indifferent then called his manager. “All you have to do Is to drop Ben was a Chicago boy, the Big Gate didn’t even open his around and pick up the contract, ion of a furrier, ana he used to eyes as he told Pollack he didn’t Bernie,” he told him “I’ve ar like to tell the story that his believe he wanted a steady job. ranged the entire deal.” mother fashioned a cradle for He didn’t even ask Ben what him from genuine sealskin, be band he was talking about. As So Foyer dropped in on the cause family finances were low the latter turned to leave the club operators, had a little dis room, he remarked casually, cussion with them, and took the when he was born and they contract to Pollack. It called for couldn’t afford to buy a -real one. “Get in touch with me at the He had played drums with the Park Central if you change your one hour more per night, and 150 New Orleans Rhythm Kings be mind. The name Is Pollack.” less per week! fore starting his own band, con “Not Ben Pollack?” thouted tinued to beat the tubs until his Teagarden, at he hit the floor Down Beat covers the music New York premiere, when his etanding up. “Why didn’t you news from coast to coast—and is manager convinced him that he toy to, man. I'll get dretted and read around the world. 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New York—The Stan Kenton- Only Mellowness To two-beat rhythm, its attention to However, shifting mouthpieces, King Cole trio Paramount thea waltz and rhumba arrangements, trying to play lead with the ter opening, originally marked has made it a favorite with dan trumpet section. Jazz solos, high- for Oct. 23. at press time wa« cers at this ballroom, and should reaching showcase passages, and Jockeyed up a week to Oct H certainly m.ike it a mu'xey-maker low register melodic solos has Kenton and Cole replaced the Make It Topnotch Bet where ever it goes. If Anthony simply leP him with a style so Charlie Spivak crew and Peggy will only lay back a little, his confuted that it doesn’t register Reviewed at the Ro*eland Ballroom, New York City band has every chance to be A-l in any category Spivak hits the one-nlghter Trumpets: John Jelinek (•), Clyde Hare, Jim Schoun, and Marty White come a topnotch commercial This wri ter suggests that he try trail (Hartford, Conn., Oct. 18 Trombones: Tom Oblak(*-> Ray Paulsont*), Paul Selden, and Bill Lan* 19 and 20) before coming into Reeds: Rock Evans (*-), alto and flute; Erie Christiansen(*), tenor and Wm dance band. sticking constantly to a low regis clarinet; Leo Anthony (•), alto; Lou Sadar, tenor and flute; Eddie 81ejko(*-)f Trumpets specialize in tight, ter hot melodic style of the sort the Pennsylvania hotel, Oct 28. baritone and English horn portato phra.-.i igs in mutes. < ‘nly Berigan made both famous and Kenton reportedly cancelled fault is a slightly noticeable dif commercial No name band lead out a week of one-nlghter? for For] ference in vibratos. .Anthony er is doing it now, and we are all the moved-up opening. been j ften steps back to play lead with due for a change from the way New face in the Kenton tram openin the section. James too often weeps his solos. section when the band comet :auran Trombone* Reel This olus some clever Boli writ into the Para will be Chicago’« »hc m» Trombones have excellent ing from his arrangers against Milt Burnhart, who replaces Mil! *nd th blend and the warmest intona lead work played by other instru Sines. Sines had beer, with the wondei Here ie a good band, with fine commercial possibilities, tion in the band. French hornist ments could give Anthony the band since Kenton left the east was a tripping over its own eagerness to make good. Connovino who just joined the style niche he is seeking last February Tram section now ning’s Ray Anthony, trumpet-playing front man for the group, band, show* a; good a grasp if The band has recorded for So reads: Burnhart. Kai Winding, the tonal blend st necessar« to nora Records, Just finished a Harry Forbes and Bart Varsg. wan aa well-known in the trade before the war aa a aideman Columbia short, and will open Iona. fur the Jimmy Dor-r» und Glenn section work yet heard on the November 8 at the Hotel Sher from really swinging, but inter instrument. Miller bands, as for his resem Reeds at oresent concentrate man in Chicago for (our weeks. blance to Cary Grant- feres with 'hat too seldom-heard Of course, if MCA had done »<*e. »I two-beat dance rhythm. on the clarinet-lead Miller reed staff oi Then a rather brash young man voicing. However the entire ar what it should, they would have TD Adds Fem who amused hi* cohorts by his It’s an unusual criticism, but had a record contract and better Whet this band reads too well. It con ranging staff is working on a new front t eoekinesn, Anthony has quieted setup using two flutes and clari build-up dates long ago. An down to become an excellent »bow centrate; so hard or. playing thony is lucky to have one of the String Section cleanly that there is too little net« with a counter-moving man in front of a band. He works French horn. hardest working personal man Hollywood—Tommy Dorsey left every second he is on the stand, energy left for warmth color, agers 1 have ever met: smart, and that so-necessary mellow re In addition to the band’s major personable Fred Benson. If Ray here on hit concert tour of playing solos, sectionwork, cheer laxation. difficulty of tension, there Is some southern and mid-west iltte* ing the bund on. or lending it in tendency in the book’s older ar will only concentrate a little more Musically Impeccable Crew on making his playing and his with Ills organization boosted bj attention-getting arm swoops. rangements to using alternate the addition of a 20-piece all-gal The very intensity of his effort Most oi this can be traced to band a little easier on the draw, sections one after another rather he should have no more career string section and a harp. is perhaps the main thing wrong Ray's determination to have a than treating the band as one The concert tour opened Oct with this band. The sections play -nusically Impeccable band In unit at all times. worries. very cleanly and in tune; but the four times the band was 4 ;n Dallas. TD will take a lay Vocals by Dee Keating, who DOWN BEATS DECISION: off of more than a month prior even the most casual listener is heard, not one simple, relaxed has had plenty of experience to his Xma> week opening at the aware of an uncomfortable feel figure arrangement to loosen up with top bands and Bill Johnson, A good, soft danceable bund with Capitol in New York Reported ing of tension throughout the the various sections was heard. help. Both look well on the *howinan«hip to »pare needing only that he is thinking of disbanding band that prevents it not only Result of the tension is that no stand. more mellow n««» to make it n top present unit and playing theatr: Ray Trie« Too Hard notch commercial bet.—mix(*) date with men recruited from Anthony himself In his anxiety local 802. played to please the crowd (which he years s Ray Anthony Replies power New Men With TD mg drr TIMBALES Neither f nor the band are lense. ton ba Real Cuban type, tuneable timbales Hollywood—Personnel switches Hodges’ What Mike think» sound» like tnimpe <10Vi"x5'—rx5">, mounted on ad tenseness is merely the fact that the in Tommy Dorsey crew prior to justable floor stand Silvi' Minted leaving here on tour included hand execute» well—and it's been Brown shells and counter hoops, with stream a long, long while since band» Lou Prisby (alto) for Sid Cooper, lined chrome plated tension casings, Red Benson (Trombone) for Ta the wh bothered about that sort of thing. on any! tension screws and collar hooks Perhaps he a» well a» the public arc Satterwhite, Marty Bermaa Broth A “must” in any band that plays Latin a little unused to it. 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Box 693, Hondo, California Buffalu 14. N. Y. (Slightly * ordert NOTES-MEWS DOWN BEAT M informative tn readers. Humin playing in theaters too Cugats Arrange other acts, and when they play solo Alimony Payoff spots, must humor the whims of Los Angeles—That two can live iton- the theater’s production chief. Classic example of this was the cheaper than one, especially if hea- (JasaLoma stint at the Paramout one is a bandleader in the top irked theater when the band played earning bracket, was proven t. 16. two solo numbers, didn’t get a again as Mrs. Carmen Castillo the chance to use its girl vocalist, Cugat was (warded a divorce and *«W and ace instrumentalist Bobby a promise in writing that she Is Hackett played to nothing but to receive 17% per cent of the his dressing room mirror. [hier Rhumba King’s net earnings. It A review of the Gray group was stipulated that weekly take Into would have had to say “A bor for the ex-Mrs Cugat Is not to t. 2« ing, insipid band, with no reper be less than $250 pi r week They toire and a complete dearth of were married In 1929 jelled jazz ability ” Whatever the Casa 's for For pure sentimentality, there's Lorna faults, this would have been nothing like the Ellington obviously been a tremendously tram opening at NYC’s Aquarium res- unfair review. Vaut Man Gaillard :omes ourant for years. Everybody In :ago’s the music business was present, Add the acouttic problem» in al- On Eastern Tour s Mil! ,>nd the comment “Just like those moM every theater, and triek »eat h the wonderful old Cotton club days’’ ing which make» it hard for the Hollywood—Slim Gaillard ' cast pas a well-worn cliche by eve band to balance it» playing or have closed his long stand at Billy i now ning’s end. any cohetion, and you will tee why, Berg’s Oct. 15 to head east on a iding, On displav were the umnzmg tave in rare inttaneet. we think personal appearance tour. Tiny theater retiewt are a great watte of New York—Art Hode* new band at the “Ole South" line« up with 'arsa- personality of Edward Kennedy, (left to right) George I ugg on trombone. Pop» Fooler on ba*?. Henry Brown, Slim’s regular partner «ad the band's astonishing awing, time for nil concerned. from Slim h Bam’’ days, will Goodwin on trumpet, Hode* on piano nnd Cecil Seotl on clarinet. accompany him but Zutty Sin norr like thr Kanxa* City band- of Drummer, currently Baby Dodd», it hidden behind the tram man. wre, than the aophistieatedly slick gleton elected to remain in bunny guff of recent EUingtonia. Rhythm Records, n cnast firm appearances with Hampton The California. Probable 'hat Sher Whether he’s being suave in which previously has turned out Anita O'Day To singer, winner af the Down Beat man Carruthers would take Zut- front of a mike, or weaving in waxings by rhythni sections for vocal award for 1945, says she ty’s place. rhythm on a tyro m-trumenlali»*», now has 'em expects to go out as a single in Trio will play first New York t :. .. (or «hower Sinatra*. These are with Cut For Hamp late fall. date at Apollo week of Nov. 1. full .erhetira. a four hur intro, eyleft i .R Jr’- r '' ' Las Angeles—A deal all but ur 'J plus key and range marked on the signed as this was written will cities core, a tre label. bring Anita O’Day out of retire OVER COAST TO COAST AIR UNES led by mendous sales Next step obviously is to make ment to cut two sides for Decca ill-gal man, and some •ecords designed to accompany with Lionel Hampton’s ork and thing truly im oandi either too small or too bad two sides for Hamptone, Hamp n Oct pressive to to please the clientele. ton’s own flattery, with a band a lay- watch. He com Moot point for the AFM to de- recruited from the parent crew. I prior pletely domi clde wil Are such records Carl Hoff, Anita’s husband, at the nates the scene competition (therefore to be re who manages her business af ported without any stricted )or merely extra side fairs, said “all but minor details” i-ding conscious effort men (necessitating extra money had been settled with Hampton heater Mix to do so. for added scale)! Anita will not make any personal pfcftMaino from The band olayed like teen-agers. It’s been years since I’ve heard so much power, enthusiasm, and smash BUILT-TO-FIF MOUTHPIECES ing drive come from the Elling ton band. The super-slippery Hodges' alto, the six frenetic Trumpet9 Trombone vitchei trumpets, and the always-in- ¡th BENNY GOODMAN’S rlor tc i'mvd Carney baritone and Trying to find a suitable mouthpiece by methods commonly .eluded Brown tram took second seat to employed is like searching for a needle-in-a-haystack— hooper, the whole outfit's savage assault ORCHESTRA* or Tex on anything it played. HARDLY ONE CHANCE IN A MILLION OF FINDING IT! termu Now it is possible, necessary, and EASY to have the right Brother, the Jungle Band wat really hack in town that night I mouthpiece. But to keep on trying the old way, the guessing way, the “needle-in-a-haystack ' way, one will never find it. There have been quite a few letters to both the Chicago and The new way, the BETTER way, is the BUILT-TO-FIT way, torn. Ii NY offices of the Beat, wanting which is simple, accurate, and eliminates the “guessing way ” but Tn to know why we don’t review You don't want to still be looking for that suitable mouthpiece negieet more bands in theaters. TWENTY YEARS from now, do you? Then send me a postal i in the Answer is simple i Down Beat re card asking for information on “BUILT-TO-FIT” mouthpieces nd, ani views ure intended to be complete ind helpful to the orchestra as well —IT IS FREE! 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In the final photo, Georgia and Danny Kaj* disc star, crown* Georgia Gibbs a» “Her Nibs”. a title lie. next ia seen rehearsing at the Majestic diac atudioa. a cup discuss their current theater tour, which opened on Octal* «towed during her rngagement on thr Durante-Moore radio of some refreshment,probably coffee, in her hand. During 18 the Chlc„o theater. ahow and givea her a kiss on the cheek to aeal the cere- the playback, Hee Nibs concentrates atop a stool, while the they h NBC band to enter business for C liar lie Spivak for eight months, in the original Les Brown bawl Ing Sh Lloyd Shaffer Pirates himself, leaving a gap to be filled. said he id enjoy ni hU stints and had spent four and a half nan a; Shaffer, who wouldn’t be satis with the name leaders but pre years with Les before skippinj Owen.« fied with an average tootler, be ferred along with the security to Raymond Scott for more tian Charli« gan scanning the name-band “the accuracy and precision of a year “One of the things I ap Goodn- Name Band Sidemen horizon Operatives had told him radio Radio demands top per preciate most in a studio job* Tron that le Privin of the BG formance and I like that pres he said, 'is the good piano. No Rayano By EDDIE RONAN crew had been eyeing a tethered sure.” more of those beat-up boxes that Paul V New York chair from which he “Sometimes it’s not as much are scattered throughout 90 par and Tc New York-—Urbane, fair-haired Lloyd Shaffer, musical di wouldn’t have tu stray. Shaffer kicks playing with a studio band,” cent of the ballrooms and thea ters across the country.” Rhyt rector of the NBC Supper Club, is a ruthless pirate. Although whispered into Privin’s ear and pianist Billy Rowland added, Snyder he spares the cutin«- und eye-patch trappings, nevertheless the trumpetman gave notice to “but we get to play n wider Trombonist George Anu, «bo Goodman who, although plenty variety of material which re spent three years each with Shav Carroll he preys on the unwary, often returning to his plushy lair and Tommy Dorsey, prefers ra .tn Hi piqued, walked Shaffer’s plank. quires more study. And ‘hat’s a Rowlar with eoveted booty. Haa Plenty To Offer challenge.” Rowland had been dio, add-, that 'sections ar beVti Switch 1» buccaneer Shaffer loots organized in .studio bands. Ari name bands. Church choir-trained Shu Her I don't miss the name-band gup has no qualms about stealing Shal’ Los Angeles—Jack Egan, who On a recent soiree, tbe musical so much for every so often ,t'i marauder slashed his way into th* from name bands He feels he like old home week here. WeYt test wi has been press-agenting for can offer more to a musician iay 11 Tommy Dorsey and his Casino Benny Goodman bailiwick and had both Tommy and Sinatra u escaped with a precious piece of than can the Shaws, Goodmans guests and wr get our kicks talk by lea Gardens here, has severed that booty—trumpeter Bernie Privin. and Hermans. A studio job nas ing over old times.” loured affiliation to handle Spike Jones’s The rustling of Privin is not stability and security Shaffer’s The Supper Club’s two voca iu chi publicity. Casino and Dorsey Shaffer’s first forage into name Supper Club band works two MARCELLA TROSKY lists, Perry Como and Jo Staffoid, naders, press work was taken jver by and a half hours a day, 15 hours ork in ( band waters. a week, including rehearsals. Thi« little Chicago vocalist at f'ive the boys in the bund an out. Jean Sutherlin, who has been Hi )Ur. ' fl ' J tended Marshall High «chool, and et for variety in playing. Coma, donati And the band never ?oes on the they explain, like-' his back ceived associated with Embassy music road. This is something no name was a dancer before she Marled company. singing with the ground» light and smooth, «bile Later band can offer, he explains Jo prefers the band to jump like Privin justified his switch say ■ Carlos Molina rose t s e j 4’ and ing he had had “about all I can band. She was mad behind her vocals. ame t rhythm men stand uf one-nighters. I also was lining the name Name Experience Needed Loma . MILTOH G. WOLF from Thornhill, with Benny before I went into of Terry Tracv The noys in the band, after i for Coi Brown and service a total of a year and a when she joined short time in radio, look upon Darli FLAT WIRE WOUND Savitt, lo men half. Before that, I was with George Olsen, their name-band days as sopho directo: tion a few But and he gave her moric training for their gradu tasting DUR-A-GLO and Shaw for two years t think it is ation to radio. Yet, they never the shanghai about time I settled down.” the cognomen been c LEKTRO - MAGNETIC ing of Privin understrcss the importance ot Club. wasn’t us diff' More Security, Le»« Kick* which she ha« this prep training. 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BARD 680 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tenn. ricorrimi producir it ici num 414 South Franklin, Chicago, III. M B. KRUPP DISTRIBUTORS M S. DISTRIBUTING CO. 506 North Kentos, El Pato, Tex. 1429 North Clark Street, Chicago, Ilk LION DISTRIBUTING CO. STANDARD MUSIC DISTRIBUTORS 726 South 4th Street, Louisville, Ky. 1913 leelond, Houston, Tex. MUSIC SALES CO. C I C DISTRIBUTING CO 303 North Fetor Street. New Orleans, la. 714 4th Avenue, Seattle. Wash RECORD REVIEWS Parker, they are both extraordk nary musicians—no question « it. They both can be very, ven inconsistent, though. I have ucard Aree b Diz play things at a Town Hai tide lac date below high school standard and I also heard him play tunc ot against his big band at the Sor , 1001-6) WITH lite dub (NYC) which wert Liste breathtakingly inventive. mo A and B, Mime tunc rut at a* different times, sails along aim Lucky Thompson on tenor. R* Got a real nice note from Roe? RusselL owner of the Tempo Brou n s vibe solo highlights oat bat «i* Music Shop. Haying: kick with Dingy followers; he bn IPtore. “J excellent ideas, but very bad taw (B) < think your honesty and frankness are great, and. as you dur to his wrist attack. The Lu Iwuiiin know. Fm with you all the way on social arid political issues, lespie solo itself on t is e.veeUmt but I do Minr there’s u danger no question of it. Sarne for B. boys or fell into my lap but that I you are not moving with the young On Night In Tunisia, Parlm generation of working aiuasrians dindrd 90 per eent of the hip mu sicians who bur records at Tempo plays some of the tight, snappbq who think Parker and Di* are as ideas for whieh he has deservadh important as the same working mu can’t be that wrong and went out and eontracted for the musie. I’m won fame, while reverse Ornithd. licians thought Armstrong was im ogy, is «i Bird-like How High TV By Cou portant in the Twenties I don’t quite sure new ideas are being re 13 lim« leased in fax* now and that Dig and Moon. Round About Midnight fa share the fanaticism of this group, the same tune which Cootie Wig (4) T but they’re liable to be half right espee tally Parker are releasing a iblew» big shale of them. And I suspect fams has played, ami shows one A iinu the «mason I rreorded Dis ami paetment in whieh Diggy rould fan. Bird was not that they were my batiilt that made hitoor- like Basie and Hamp, Lunceford. Benny. Ken prove: his tone at times ain’t fa ton and even Duke hate said most enough for whof he wants to A of what they have to say. Talk to a Loa Angeles—Serious moments as Ldonel Hampton anti Johnny with it. Yard-bird Suite is a mg Griffin and Curley Hamner of the Hampton erew catch a play um trmpoed riff lane, while Whm hundred serious young sidemm (S) A back of their newest record. Johnny, with the dark glasses, is the I Grow Too Old To und Moose TV and see how many agree.” luo anc tecn-agr Chicago tenor sax star, and Curley is Hamp’s drummer. Mooch were reviewed several issmi Two Issue« ago, they tell me I sr ihan CHECK THESE FAST don’t understand New Orleans Hamp recorded several sides for Deeea while on the eoast. ago. Three issues ago somebody walks Trumpel at Tempo Is a trip either 1 SELLING ALBUMS not getting with Hampton, and now I a tn an ti believe that there are »uch things back tn the home in Indiana, terr or rebop. This Is not amoozing, not as scientific rriteriu for music; ticket punching by trumpetmaa In (iti to speak of being confoozing. that playing in tune isn't just a Howard McGhee, whose style k >068 R Once und tor all, let’s get this matter of belief, that it is some a very interesting cross of Dim Ptrker, straight. This columr calls mu thing that can be checked by an Roy, .ind a few others. Typical ierents, RECORDS sic, any music, as it sounds, oscillograph pattern. Attack ^nd frantic tempo for this group. have air Ie the Middle; Jump Cu tie Jump: Blue blend can all be standardized in Too Much Unison Riffs Moon. 5-10’ records—$4.74 BY MAIL FROM rather than by what school It deal to j the same fashion. But I ca □ VARIATIONS IN JAZZ ALBUM—Fletcher may profess to bf Four note rat Dtggiir for Diz showcases an- Henderson, lea Stacy, Pete Johnson, EMERALD ings have been handed re-bop- Granted that there are sections iither light beef of mine: the too- importar Pockt Bad Boys MILENBERCS JOYS, □ T« Em* Hu Own I N«w Had s Diniu pers, New Orleanites, two, three of music which will always be constant use uf unison playing in Armstroi 12th ST. RAG; I NEVER KNEW. SNOW C»»>• Tru«—Ink Svoti—79c and five beatsters Handed out not yet. MORNING BLUE* ; STAY BLUES, NONl. □ Stum Cold Diad in th« Markit, P«tautia subject to final riffs. This whole style of the re 3-10* recerdi—$3.15 r.» -£ll« Flig*rald-Louii Jordan—79c not because of any personal dividual taste—but at least in bop musicians Is a reaction to the I । Cho» Chao CMtoogr* That Chick • Too predilection, but because as mu these choices you can be con n BOB MOSELY BOOGIE WOOGIE ALBUM Young to tn—Leu.i jordan—79c over-heavy, turgid harmonies —B Flat Boogie. This Thing Called goo- As for c Sibouay. Haiti Mwm Bing Craaby- sic they rate it. sistent and try to show some used in too many dance bandt g>e Riff Raff Boogie. Poor Blown Boe- *«•>• Cugat—79c This column, as must all criti empirical reasons. I would {ie; (»11« the Blues. Babble's Beegie □ Night and Day; r»it Ono ol Thow Thing» But there is, or should be, mod -10* records $3-15 cal column1., < >perates on a series that Diz --Bing Cmby—53c Rhythmir Pattern Choppy eration in everything. CRETE JOHNSON’S HOUSEWARMIN’ AL- of musical axioms. These »re: I little n c- Brooklyn *oog>»; You Won't Ba SatuNad Dizzy's solo is fine- uses rnanj umpu a RUM—Vttr J. C Heard, Jimmy —Lwu Prima—79c 1. With rarr exceptions, there Shirley, Al tai dwv • Nichols, Oraa c Buzi M« Dou t Worry Bout That Mala Thus, Goodman’s Life Goes to less of the cliches and trite Lordi, -^««nw Lover Man. lovely Ram which hr made tor Gold Seai 8 scheduled for releuw this week. Jenkins Divorce on of bamirez tune, hu a ragged open- TOCK IN U.B.A. with Charlie Parker hitting . . Lionel Prouting, formerly Las Angele»—Gordon Jenkins, bars -oo late The whole with Red Norvo, Bob Chester, radio music director und com mu w sir i H» dde lacks the easy lilt which a Charlie Spivak, etc. is working poser 'Bc’ny Gnodmai)'% signa dum Tmp of this sort deserves. (Dial out his card in Chicago. . . . Frankie Carle, now doing thea ture, Goodbye), was divorced by RECORDS total W01-«) ters In the middle west, is one wife, Nancy, here recently Cost Spot, to Jenkins: $900 per month wert of the few pianists who can tune and you will notice aererai the Instrument. He usually alimony and child-support; Major knilrarlm "smooths up” thr piano before (three); $1500 for Mrs. Jenkins’ (1) a constant search for har- each show. . . . Freddie Slack, attorney plus his own. Muaic variation which with these also doing midwest theaters, is □ Saroadertul Nehme» knew« Iba Men results in startling ideas, A. PEASE headed for New York where he Trouble I've Sete—Charlie Ventare— bat often with their imi- will play an engagement at the [• on» l*t Stone, Eddie (Belmont Plasa) NYC, h Clsng. 10/31, h NEED NEW Strong, Benny (Peabody) Memphis, Tenn.. GAGS’ Key Spot Bands Strong. Bob (Claridge) Memphis. Tenn., h Where the Bands Are Playing Stuart, Nick (New Casino) Ft. 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