32 in a Row for Woody Herman's New Herd
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THE CAPITOL NEWS THE CAPITOL NEWS ? A C E 10 PACE 11| 32 In A Row For Woody Kenton Whams 'Em Herm an’s New Herd Nov. 1— Marysville, Calif. After less than two weeks of re At Norman's Bash Nov. 2— Sacramento hearsing, the new Woody Herman Nov. 3— Modesto Los Angeles Kenton fanatics got their first taste of the driving, in band hit the road on Oct. 17 and Nov. 4— Eureka, Calif. genious music of Stan Kenton’s newly-formed aggregation on Oct. 21 I will complete 32 consecutive one- Nov. 5— Grants Pass, Ore. when Gene Norman presented the tall pianist, his sidemen and June hight stands before returning to Nov. 6— Portland, Ore. Christy as the feature of the fifth of Norman’s “ Just Jazz” concerts in Hollywood about Dec. 1. the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Nov 7— Seattle hotter at the box-office than before his Herman, fronting his crew with Nov. 8 — Eugene, Ore. Cooper Has Vido Musso’s Chair illness. pis clary and alto, also has signed Nov. 9— Albany, Ore. Grinning and waving his long, The trumpet section now shapes up jvith George Pal for a featured role Nov. 10— Portland, Ore. JERI N E Y is the piano-playing j with Buddy Childers, Ray Wetzel, Chico n a forthcoming “Tom Thumb” pro lean arms with joy, Kenton dis Nov. 11— Tacoma, Wash. chanteuse whom Woody Herman is | Alvarez, Ken Hanna and Porcina. Trom duction in Technicolor. Woody and his played a vast amount of new ma bones include the new Betts and Burt Nov. 12— Victoria, B.C. now featuring with his reorganized 'l :hief arranger, Ralph Burns, are com herd. M iss Ney, who also plays > terial including both instrumental and veterans. Harry Forbes, Bart Var- Nov. 1 3— Vancouver, B.C. posing and scoring six tunes for the vibes, is featured neither at the 88 i and vocal arrangements, most of salona and Milton Bernhardt. licker, in which Herman will have an Nov. 14— Spokane, Wash. or on vibes w ith the band, however. ' them conceived by Kenton himself and Bob Gioga again holds down the bari I icting role. The Herman herd, like Nov. 1 5— Boise, Idaho W ood y believes she can pull money his chief scorer, Pete Rugolo. Handling tone sax chair. He and’ Alvarez are the wise, will be heard on the film ’s sound- into the box-office just chirping. Nov. 17-22— Salt Lake City all of Vido Musso’s tenor solos was only members of Kenton’s band— the g rack. young, spectacled Bob Cooper. Musso is one that played its first job at Balboa W oody’s new band comprises five CLEAR OUT of this atmosphere out struggling with his own band and Beach in June of 1941— still with the with enthusiasm over his revamped rumpets, three trombones, five saxes will not return to the Kenton fold. band. j and four rhythm, as reported in last Brahms Cycle To Feature band, Stanley Newcombe Kenton There were several new faces in the nonth’s Cap News. Outstanding among June Christy, wearing her hair “ au looked like this when he presented band, including the W eidler brothers in he personnel are Shorty Rogers and natural” again, revealed that her sum his crew at Gene Norman’s “Just I Ernie Royal, trumpets; Sam Marowitz Coming Philharmonic Sked the reed section, Al Porcina, trumpeter; mer stint as a single in niteries had Jazz” concert in Pasadena last 3nd Herbie Steward, altos; Zoot Simms Eddie Burt and Harry Betts, trombones; given her more poise and confidence. month. Details at left. Another busy season faces A lf concerts scheduled, Wallenstein will be __3nd Stan Getz, tenors; Walt Yoder, cn the podium for 15. Two guest con Laurindo Almeida, Brazil-born guitarist; She was strictly boffo at the Norman oass; Serge Chaloff, baritone; Freddy Wallenstein and the Los Angeles Joe Constanza, bongo drummer, and bash. ductors — French podiumaster Charles Nov. 1 8— Appleton, Wise. "~Dtis, piano; Don Lamond, drums, and Stan Full of Vinegar Philharmonic, with an all-Brahms Muench, and resident composer Igor Art Pepper, third alto. Pepper replaced Nov. 19— Eau Claire, Wise. jjeri Ney, brunet vocalist. Lamond, cycle scheduled to highlight the Stravinsky— will each direct one pair. Boots Mussulli. Warner W eidler is play Kenton himself behaved as if some Nov. 20— Milwaukee —Chaloff, Yoder, Marowitz and Rogers forthcoming 1947-48 season. Muench will conduct in January, Stra ing tenor sax and George W eidler is one had shot him in the derrierre with Nov. 21— Ann Arbor, Mich. 3vere all featured in previous Herman vinsky in March. holding down Eddie Meyers’ first alto The ensemble’s 29th year will open a fistful of vitamins. Now heading east, And on and on, as only Tom Rock ?ands. Trummie Young is on trombone. chair. Thursday evening, Nov. 13, and Friday Soloists for the season include Zino he is in splendid physical condition and \ well’s CAC can get ’em up. Miss Ney is considered a real “ find” afternoon, Nov. 14, and will close April Francescatti, who will play the Brahms Hotter Than Ever at Box-O ffice determined to turn out even more hit oy Woody. She plays piano and vibes, Violin Concerto as part of the Brahms 22-23. Of the 17 pairs of symphony The house was a sell-out. The cus discs, with his new crew, than with the jut will not be featured on either in- cycle; Leon Fleisher, the 18-year-old tomers screamed. Apparently Kenton is band of 1946 which shot him to the top. trument, W oody said, at least for the keyboard virtuoso, who will perform James Preparing ¡me being. Hollywood Susie-Q the second piano concerto; duo-pianists The Kenton schedule: Herman has his band within a band, Offering Johnny W hite Guy and Lois Maier, who will play the Nov. 1-—Kansas City, Mo. New Tour in East Brahms Waltzes; Artur Schnabel, who |-he Woodchoppers, in action again. His Johnny (Vibes) W hite and his combo Nov. 3— Sioux City, la. Harry James and his Music will perform the first piano concerto; hew aggregation is booked by Con opened at the Susie-Q Club, Hollywood, Nov. 4— Austin, Minn. and Metropolitan Opera stars Robert Makers are planning another east tinental Artists, a new agency recently on Oct. 3 and may be held over through Nov. 5— St. Paul, Minn. W eede and Anna Turkel, who will ap ern tour immediately following the bounded by Jack Archer, Abe Turchen most of November. Chuck Miller is fea Nov. 7— Lincoln, Neb. pear in the Brahms Requiem— the last conclusion of their current engagement and M ilt Deutsch. tured as vocalist. W h ite , before he Nov. 8 — Ames, la. slated for a gala performance at Shrine at the Hollywood Palladium. | The Herman herd’s November itin formed his own unit last year, was a Nov. 9— Topeka, Kan. Auditorium. Nov. 1 1 Sioux Falls. S.D. James said he would play one-nighters erary includes: star of the Benny Goodman sextet. The roster of artists signed by Nov. 1 2- •Mankato, Minn. for about six weeks, then return to Wallenstein also includes Los Angeles’ Nov. 13— Cedar Rapids, la. California for the coming Christmas own pianist, Lester Donahue, who will Nov. 14— Davenport, la. holidays. In January, it is likely that appear Nov. 2 0 -2 1 ; Rose Bampton, Nov. 1 5— Peoria, III. Sir Harry and his men will again troupe dramatic soprano of the Met; Max Nov. 1 6 — Chicago Civic Aud. cross-country to New York. REC O R D OF Lichtegg, celebrated European tenor, MONTH pianists Alexander Brailowsky, Claudio 'THE Arrau, and W illiam Kapell; violinists Yehudi Menuhin and Sascha Jacobsen, GORDON STANLEY STEAMER the orchestra’s newly appointed con- From M GM movie "Summer Holiday" certmaster. MacRAE ★ With THE STARLIGHTERS and PAUL WESTON And His Orchestra Three first desk men are also sched BRAZILIAN GUITARIST featured With Paul Weston A "Trolley Song” with steam! uled for solo spots; first bassoonist with Stan Kenton’s leaping new ag And His Orchestra °mTh B o u s 1! CAPITOL RECORD NO. 454 Frederick Moritz, on Nov. 20-21 pro gregation, Laurindo Almeida, is the gram; first trombonist Robert Mars man responsible for the “different” teller, in the premiere of Paul Crestons sound emanating from Stan’s rhythm Fantasy for Trombone and Orchestra, '\ UNDERSTAND7 section. He solos, too. and Robert La Marchina, the ensembles A "pop" that's popping again! CAPITOL RECORD NO. 1500? young first cellist. — Photo by Gene Howard..