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MA Wain York’i Hell to Pop Next Week at AFM Meet ‘British Bookers’ Jazz in The Musicians' Bible Knees Are 15 CENTS VOL. 6, NO. 6 CHICAGO. JUNE, 1939 Knocking Sod State’ Cuh'nel Dorsey Fair Makes Jobs for Over 500 To You. Suh! BY DICK C. LAND New York—British jazz is in “a BY BOB LANCE Chicago—Hot horns will horrible state of affairs,” says Musicians, But No Nome Bunds Atlanta—See that gentleman, give way to heated words and Leonard Feather, the isle’s fore­ suh, third from the left in that the groove will take on a ver­ most champion of the cause. group of lieutenant-colonels on Here making the round» of ni- World’s Fair, New York—‘ Beauties; Teddy Hill. Stanley William, both bal gender when Joseph Web­ at Savoy Ballroom, the staff of Governor E. D Riv­ teries and bistros, and at the same With 25 bands contracted for ers of Georgia? Yes. that one er calls for order next week at time supervising n batch of special the duration of the fair and Sex Overshadows Swing wearing glasses and with the the annual convention of tha jam records for Decca, Feather with scores of combinations Sex, not swing, is the best box­ slip-horn dangling in his hand. American Federation of Musi­ admits there isn’t much doing in working special dates, the fair office bet, according to most ex­ That, suh, ia Tommy Dorsey, hibitors. And as a result, you’ll see Colonel Dorsey, if you please, cians in Kansas City, Mo. here appears to be the largest more and more girl shows in the who waa awarded the commis­ It will mark the 89th consecu­ employer of musical talent in amusement zone as time goes by. sion on the steps of the state tive year for Weber as the top Joe history. The low attendance marks of the capitol by the Guv’nor on Tom­ Union man, and * when he round* But Plenty ia Canned! fair’s opening two weeks ago also my’s recent one-nighter in At­ may call for additional attempts of lanta. The band was lauded for j JP* V UP union From the Conga band of Oscar fair officials to inject some real tal­ ita contribution to the peace and leaders for th* de la Rosa to the New York Phil­ ent and surefire b-o attractions on happiness of the United State*. conclave, ths harmonic-Symphony of John Bar­ the grounds. The Governor remarked that he Ml U - d g r s • birolli, the fair is putting musi­ Meanwhile, the phonographs waa already sentimental (not dlKftrv"v| weather await- cians to work. Every conceivable keep pouring out music. Most of ’gettin’) over Tommy. 3 ' ing delegatee type of music for every kind of the speakers, where the music em­ promises to be music lover is here. anates, are concealed from sight. mild compared Trouble is, however, that wher­ to Lite stormy ever you walk along the grounds, weather and Walter Powell’s zany crew you’ll hear transcribed and record­ BoHini Included Joseph Weber speechen stated ed music booming at you from opened at the Show Bar, Long Is­ to take place on loudspeakers. Because of the ter­ land, adjacent to the fair, last the convention floor. If the presi­ rific cost of buying space on the month, replacing Sleepy Hall, who In Goodman's dential address, resolutions pro­ grounds, many exhibitors can’t in­ mov<>Benny Goodman wielded the big in trying to line up dates nn the stick in May, changing his band significance. Only T» <» f >ohd Kick* grounds for the big dance bands. Me Home. Pops around like Connie Mack used to In former years, the convention keynote was that same ole debbil— “I can say but one pleasant Over 509 Men Working change the lineup of the old Phila­ (Modulate lo page 14) the impending threat of mechaniza­ More than 500 members of Local delphia A’s. . Mondello, Fatool Join Him tion and “canned” musie to the em­ 802 are employed by the 18 bands ployment opportunitiee of the mn at the fair, according bo 'Harry Arthur Rollini, who with Red Ballard waa about the last of the sicians nt large. Bu th»tim*,it Gilbert, fair delegate of the New Is expected that aerioua atunuoa York AFM Local Contract» vary original BG band, went out Toots G-Men Grab Mondello came in. Noni Bernardi will be directed to «mmm that are from two weeks to the entire run also wae slated to leave at press alive today and confroot dance men of the event. But to the visitor, time, nnd Benny wasn’t quite sure who represent the newer end mere Andy Kirk; arriving on the expansive grounds who would succeed him. Hymie active blood of the Federation and looking at the dozens of “world Shertzer and Jerry Jerome will whose want* and needs have too of tomorrow” streamlined build­ long been neglected. ings, there simply isn’t enough stay. Then Apologize dacing Buddy Schutz on drums Rooker* to br Checked music to go around. Too much of was Nick Fatool, ex-Bob-Hackett ANDY KIRK and June Rich­ it is canned. The virtual monopoly held by ace. And Martha Tilton, whose a few band booking agencies in the mond, traveling by motor car on a Here’s the lineup of orks at the health has not been good in recent control of dance remote facilitie* ia une-nighter, arrested by Newark, fair now: wacks, gave way to Louise Tobin, N. J. police and turned over to the Fruit» Navel. Cadna of Nation*; How­ wife of Harry James. Martha will (Modulate to page 11) FBI. Investigation revealed govern­ ard Osburn. Three Rin* Inn; Vin* Marlin, rest a while and then perhaps go ment agents had received an anony­ Merrit Knvland Villa*»; Mania Stanick, into radio on her own. mous letter informing them that A Leader's Loss; Railroad» un Parada; Oita Zundel, Mel in­ Most Radical Revamp Yet Kirk "imported reefers” and other politan eehlbit; Virginia Peter win, Metro­ narcotic*. Kirk and Miss Richmond politan exhibit: Brooke Steele. Three Ring Other Goodman innovation« in­ Another's Gain freed the next day with apologies of the FBI, who now axe looking Ina; Rar nenaen. Heineken on the Zuider clude Artie Bernstein’s work on Zee; Dick Kuhn, Mme; Oeear dr la Rum bass, Hany Goodman withdrawing for the writer of the letter. and Oacar Calvert, Cuban Village: Joaeph New York—"A French jitterbug to be business manager of Good­ Littan. ronductlng the N. Y. Fair*« band; is as bad os an American one,” said man’s and Harry James’ bands. MARION DUGAN replaced Bea Ferde Grofe, Ford Building; D’Artega, Sun Duke Ellington, arriving here after Corky Cornelius of the old Buddy Wain with Larry Clinton at New Valley; S. Kramer, Tiukiak Pavilion: Vin­ a long tour of Europe with hi* band. Rogers unit is playing trumpet York’s Park Central, Miss Wain cent Travcre, Billy R»k’» Aquacade; Meyer “In fact, those French bugs had un with Griffin and Elman, Irving going into, radio en her own. Davie, Nile Tho: Cranlund’a Congree* of beal.” The Duke’s shown being Goodman dropping out. George earted away by Joe Ix>uin of pu- Rose, a Detroit lad, replaced Benny (ilistic fame. The band profited by Heller on guitar, Heller returning 31,000 nn its tour, it was said. to New York. And Goodman now is using a quartet, quintet and sex­ tet, Stacy and Hampton featured. Changes are the most radical in Crosby Band the band’s history Takes Over Form New Music Union in Cuba Camel Program BY ALEXANDER DE LA VEGA Havana, Cuba -Musician* who Chicago—The Bob Crosby band were disgusted with the politics of has been chosen to succeed Benny the Union Sindical dc Musicos’ Goodman June 27 as the main at­ executive board decided to organize traction of the Camel Caravan, a new union this month—the result broadcast every Tuesday evening New York — over CBS. The program, which has being a new musicians’ union Cuba. Charlie Barnet, Group will be known as the Cuban featured Goodman's band for the of sax-clarinet Association ut Musical Ensembles. fame, will mar­ east two years, will give the Crosby Purpose will be to secure work for •ixielanders their first crack at a ry Dorothy La­ unemployed musicians and also, to big time commercial. mour of varong act as a barrier against fascism. In the hands of the William Es- and movie fame There has been much discontent early in June, ty agency, the Camel show has with the old union here for many been a consistent listener favorite, probably in a years. “surprise" cere­ ranking in the ton of bracket every mony in Mexico Crosley rating for the past few year» At least that’s Kirk’s Singer Fined the word that’s Bl.I ar. .. - ... . - —GUltmeXat rnoto Thr Crosby band was chosen af­ Louisville—Pha Terrell, featured out on Broad­ with n? M u u 1 r*acndii jerked. Kelliher seized the fiddle to give hi* down the list of prospective Good­ Charlie Barnet W.a«* • which gave Kavelin a headache. I city court last week. Terrell alleg­ last month by man successors to where the deci­ edly forcibly tossed a cab driver Herbie (Kaumeyer) Kay in Chica­ spectaclea are g»ve up on the spot. The mustache and sion lay between the bands of Gene ar* prc”- Ih*nk goodnera, Mid Kelliher from Terrell’s hotel room when go, thun paving the way for the Krupa and Crosby. trouble arose over a card game. DOWN BEAT NEWS Chicago, Jun^ Chic STOP PRESS! MERCER ELLINGTON son of the Duke, took out Local 802 curd to head his own band in N. Y. He’s AFM Lifts Ban only 18. JOE VENUTI walked into the Atalon Club, Austin, Tex., the other night to hear Mitt Evans’ ork. It On Novachord impressed Venuti so much that he fired all but two members of his to ap band; hired Evans* ork on the spot. will j New Venuti bandsmen got a raise teeth from 820 a week to 875, it was said. forsal And Organ Venuti’s on the road with his new alien only New York—The AFM edict*: ’em ii outlawing the use of the new I Send Protests Novachord and Hammond or- I Succeeds Zurke gan in dance bands was modi­ To CBS Execs fied here last month by Joseph I Chicago — Complaint? registered by musicians and jazz lovers Weber, AFM prexy, after against the junking of the “Satur­ thousands protested the ac­ day Night Swing Session” program tion. of the Columbia Broadcasting Sys­ tem will be forwarded to the New Lists New Rules York studios of CBS this month. New ruling, for the organ as The response totaled more than well as the Novachurd (see May 100 letters and postcards. Many Down Beat) stipulates that when were from officials of clubs, prisons, the instruments are used with an hospitals and schools who repre­ Ulna, ork, they are not allowed to reduce covpled sented large groups. All expressed Ave Me the number of men in the orches­ the hope that the program would tra; that the instruments cannot be be restored. used to replace another instrumen­ CBS leaders meanwhile are spot­ talist in an orchestra; that the in­ ting a 1-hour program every Sun­ struments cannot be used in spots day night, the time being shared by that previously employed musicians schmalz and swing bands and guest without the consent of the local vocalists. It’s known as the “Dance musicians’ union, nnd that neither Hour” and Dan Seymour emsees. It the Novachord nor electric >rgan is not sponsored. can be used in radio or motion Pete Viera, Chicago pianist, who has spent most of his 32 years flirty. i Eictures where musicians are or PnW.i ave been employed without the banging around the Middle West troni b« consent of the musicians’ union with various bands, is Gil Rodin’s Goodna choice as successor to Bob Zurke New York—Horace Heidt’s ork Ing I« Grofe Use* Four Holly wood — Bark on his feet clarinet onlj opening night, Thr Et with the Bob Crosby band, begins a new NBC red network TUlit’i Most notable example of the now playing theaters. Rumors that again after a near-fatal illness uf when an all-time record of 8,753 radio show for “Turns” October 7. persons was hung up. But even that'« « Novachord’s use is at the Ford Joe Sullivan would rejoin are “ab­ Total of 106 stations will carry the six weeks, Artie Shaw has rejoined you net exhibit at the World’s Fair, where solutely w rong,” said Gil last week. his band at the Palomar here. lati «n show Deal was set with MCA ne- Ironically enough, while Artie Ferde Grofe is using four of them gotiating with Stack-Goble Artie's Movie Set With a small organ. The instru­ was undergoing his third blood agency. transfusion last month, his record- After Artie Shaw leaves the ment duplicates the tones of virtu­ Palomar, where he has been To th« ally every instrument, in six vibra­ Off-Beat Dark. mg ONE FOOT THE "Th« tos, through the use of vacuum GROOVE was released. held over until late this month, (far th Six Orks Now Under he’ll begin work in the picture •n th« tubes wired in an electrical circuit. During Summer; Lawjer Saves Him Broadway Melodj. «rrhcati •f loca Wing of Sid Mills The recovery was termed “mirac­ Shaw’s salary for the pie work ■taflyini Big Success ulous” by four physicians, who will be 825,00(1. i.aairit New York—Already handling diagnosed his illness as malignant ‘inf«' 9 Chicago—After four months Bobby Hackett’s new “big” band, leucopenia,, or a deficiency in white we and of presenting jazz in its boat took sick, thousands Scaadin in Boston, Sid Mills last month flocked nightly to hear the band, form, the Off-Beat Club closed branched out as band manager by whit« corpuscles additional led by Tony Pastor, genial tenor in May. Carl Cons, manager, taking Tito and his Swingtet, transfusions, since (he addition of man ind vocalist, nnd by Jerry said it would reopen in Sep­ Sleepy Hall, Vic Hunter and Wal­ more red blood would be fatal. The Gray, arranger, who conducted the ter Powell bands under his wing. doctors threw up their hands, but on its Sunday CBS ciggie tember. radio show. Shaw’s clary pas« That the club was a success finan­ Mills, a son of Irving Mills, also Artie’s lawyer suggested a logical has Billy Moore’s trio, sepia unit solution, lie opined that with­ sages were taken by Pastoi and Tn the cially as well as from the music young George Auld, tenor. “Coin standpoint is vouched for by the at the Yeah Man club in Harlem. drawing 250 cc’s of Artie’s prepon­ •n jau large crowds the intimate little derantly red blood would permit u Movie Come» Next «pillion “house of jive” attracted. Salaries transfusion from a donor whose Marrin On the Cover blood preponderantly white. One vt the unique angles of Alley I of more than 812,000 were paid to Artie’* illness and the band’s car­ Can't I AFM musicians in the four months Paul White» an’i "Goldie/' who def­ After agreeing to this unprecedent­ Um Ore initely did not place ft rat in DOWN ed move, Artie perked up immedi­ rying on without him was the fact Not m. the club operated. Included as importa stars were Jimmy McPartland, Joe BEATS poll for hot trumpetera» la ately. The next day he was on tbe that George Anderson, Palomar shown doing what he likes to do most. road to recovery. manager, insisted nn paying the Masek, Wingy Mannone, Jay Mc­ Bat Charlie Teagarden» who doesn’t go Shaw gang full salaries although Shann, Anita O’Day, the Calloway in for such crudities and who usually is Palomar Record*« Shattered Tramp band, Max Miller’s Quintet •flend« il the leader was absent. Nine times brasqaeneM and concentrates on the The Palomar date is slated to out of 10, it was pointed out, ex­ and George Barnes and his young music in front of him. end May 30, but the band mat be jazz group, which was “discovered” Silly, isn’t it? hibitors demand a rebate when a by Cons and which now is on the held over. Artie appeared with his “big name” doesn't perform road to national fame. Sax Jerry Baker handles the Three Deuces Club, upstairs, re­ mains open with Julia Lee, Babe Bal musical wordagc with Rex Koons* Dodds and Lonnie Johnson. band down on the Ohio University Kaycee Hei Up as Convention Nears campus at Athens, and does a right creditable job. rating a Benny Goldkette Debuts BY ROH LOCKE • Goodman audition recently in antic­ room. . . . More talk about the con­ New Kansas City—This town is preparing to be painted red June 12 when a vention—and warnings for visitors band, ipation of Martha Tilton’s retiring Ork in Carnegie record number of AFM members and officers convene here for the annual to the wedded state. to leave topcoats ut home and be Alex New York—Jean Goldkette’s convention of the American Federation of Musicians, first to be held since prepared for lOO-degrce weather Skinm “American Symphony” ork will de­ 1897. every day without a break. late it Kayser Leaves RGA but June 8 in Carnegie Hall with Old timers recall that the first convention wa« a dogfight, because at Kemp the famous leader of early jazz that time there were two unions—and each met at the same time, bicker­ Program For Negro Delegates 13 yet days swinging the baton. Program Chicago—Joe Kayser, one of the ing and squabbling like cats and dogs. AFM Convention writer fint bookers to set bands on the will include a “symphony in swing,” But it will all*------——— Kerr one-nighter trail two decades ago, which will be played for the first be different arrangements. June 12-17 The Muehlebach Hotel and the changi has left Rockwell-General Amuse­ time, and numbers written by El­ now. Headed by Bloom ment offices here because of a sal­ lington, Gershwin, Grofe, Bennett, the veteran city’s 6-million-dollar auditorium SUNDAY will be the scene of all meetings. mainsl ary disagreement. Understanding Scott, Still, Suesse, Herbert and Joseph Weber, —bein here is that Kayser will toss his hat others. Idea of the event is to pre­ delegates here Hotels report that reservations are in with another major agency in sent and insure national recognition will consider coming in by the thousands. News­ Meetin I of Negro delegate«. of Rui papers here already are plugging Elks Hall ...... by is June for American native music. new laws which, Dance. Street*« Blue Room. .. Milligi according to the event and before lon$, the Harlan Leonard'« Band trains, planes, cars and bicycles Bloom usually reliable MONDAY sources along will be hauling the advance guard Vallee Down Beat's Special Convention Coverage the AFM front, into the Heart of America city. Meeting of Negro Driegntei, date. Elk« Hall...... Oth< will see musi- Aside from the convention, the Muaic nnd entertainment... Whai will take place at the fourty-fourth annual con­ getting news centers around these events: includi Kay Kyser’s Musical College TUESDAY ceeded vention of the American Federation of Musicians in Kansas better breaks Hall, i City, June 11 to 17? next year, broadcast, with sugar fans gang­ Fairyland Park piente.... Booking ____agen- ing in for seats. . . . Red Black­ Entertainment» Elka Hall. Next month’s issue of Down Beat—the big special fifth cies, too, may be burn’s Fairyland Park opening, do­ Shirra WEDNESDAY Williai anniversary number—will offer readers detailed reports FRANK LOTT investigated. In ing good biz for Mgr John Tu- and sidelights of the sessions attended by AFM officers and all, there’ll be mino...... Paul Pendarvis’ and -axes; plenty of activity for everyone af­ Frank Dailey’s at Hotel Clayto delegates at Kansas City’s Hotel Muehlebach and Municipal filiated in any way with the music Muehlebach, Barney Joffe’s top THURSDAY trump, Auditorium. On the spot, “covering” the activities in per­ spot here.... Jesse Price, drummer, Sightaeeing trip. - Allen son, will be Carl Cons, managing editor, and Dave Dexter, In charge of plans at this end arc being fined 8100 by AFM prexy Banquet, Elks Hall, President Weber Jr^ associate editor. Frank K. Lott, president, and Wm. Shaw. . Joe Venuti’s nop at with Frank Joste, secretary, of Local 34, the Pla-Mor. Jud; r Conrad’r 4- FRIDAY Enoc Get the news, as told by Cons and Dexter, in the July and William Shaw, prexy of Negro week tour with the itroud twins. New own eat b«!«, Roeeland Ballroom, Enoch D B ! Out on the stands everywhere July 1 with its Local 627. It will be the biggest af­ ... Julia Lee’s leaving for Chicago. with Jimmie Lanceford. concise, accurate and pictorially illustrated reports of the fair in the AFM’s history. Plans for . . . Rozell Claxton’s arrangements nient of Local Hotel the entertainment of visitors have for Bill Martin, an up and coming William Shaw, biggest music conclave of the year! ! been announced by Shaw, but Lo­ colored band at Continental. . . . 627, is in charge « ’ Gnll i cal 34 leaders have not completed Local 627’s plans for a new ball- menta for Negro delegate». Georgi band Chicago, June, 1939 NEWS—FEATUBES DOWN BEAT Shaw Band Set hsUTBUCKET DRIPPINGsJ For Concert Honor New York—Preparations were being completed at press time for Wherein We Get Tangled Up In a mammoth swing concert at the Some Foreign Correspondence Hippodrome here May 29th, at which time Artie Shaw’s band was You local cats expecting letters^' to have been awarded a trophy de­ ins Jan ar* in a poor state at tha moment. signating it as the “greatest white to appear in this month’s bucket jI noticed your mention about Ambrose’s will just have to hold your back recent, broadcasts, but these in my opinion band in America.” teeth for a while. You’re being were. merely for the plugging of a few Paul Whiteman was to be honor­ pop tunes. Although ouch men aa George ary chairman and guest artists forsaken for a lot of letters from Chisholm,j trombone. Tommy HcQuater and alien gates. There just wasn’t Archia Craig, trumpets, and Dave Shand were to have included Jack Jenney, room for them in our files, so the and Harry Lewis. sales, were used, there Charlie Barnet, Teddy Wilson and was little or no solo work of great intereat. others. National Swing Club of only thing we could do was dump In fact the whole band sounded big and ’em in the bucket. Here: unwieldy compared with hia previous ef- America sponsoring. Jude! Jude! Jude! forts. Five Addles and a viola were added for eome unknown reason. We hove one Medcel.org. Germany swell new bnnd here, the Heralds of Swing Put Up That Left . . . Ta tha Editor: (personnel eppeared in March Down Bett), Buckley Wields Wand "Since about March, IMS, records playsd at the Paradise Club, London These boys John Garfield, who in movies has Olga Hayden takes a cho­ by Jewish bandleaders or of titles eom- are really great. khown some ability to handle his Pittsburgh—Neal Buckley, 10 nsasd er arranged by Jewa are net pub­ Peter G. MUei" years a singer with Don Bestor’s rus at a session at the Dryden Ho­ lished any more. Records that had been left, needs the help of Tony Travers pablishsd before had to be returned to the ork, has taken over the old Vai tel in Cortland, N. Y., where eats distributers. So you can’t get any Good- (There you are. Next month to handle it on an accordion. He has Garvin crew for a band of his own. gather for impromptu jazz sessions ■an. Lombardo* or Reitman record». we’ll return to our own back yard.) to learn how to play it for his role Buckley has been added to the staff each Sunday afternoon. The joint Tommy Dorsey’s Gettin’ Sentiment,! woo T. T. of KDKA also. jumps. hocked with Merit (Fleet rolai. For the in “Family Reunion.” take ef Merit, which had a Jewish com­ poser, you cannot got Tommy's fins sis year contributor (Feb. Down Beat) ■»in- tains. It le not true that Goodman was coupled with Stokewiki er Armstrong with Ave Morie.... Joke Koldell Don’t Blush, Doctor Ameterdam. Bolland “To Dr. Arnold Greene (a Feb. contribu tor) In tho Feb. Down Brel you invito com­ ment on yonr idea*. Here is mine: Try te get rid of them. They're no good. Any­ one «he says Freeman'* tenor stinks shows a moat astonishing lack of understanding at what jess ia about. Freeman’s tone is dirty, sure, but so is Armstrong’s voice. FoeWee Russell's clarinet, Higginbotham • trombone, and sometime* even your ’King Goodman likse to play dirty. Bud’s phras­ ing Is purely hot. Listen to his records The Bel, Home Cooking, The Butterd, and Tillie’i Downtown Now, and tell me if that's what you call “erasy playing.’’ But you need not blush, my good Doctor. Yon re Just one of the many . . . J. ven Gelder“ Finlandia Helsinki. Finland Te tho Editor: The municipal govt, here plane to erect (for tho Olympic gamee) a huge night-club on the shores of the Gulf ef Finland. My archeeira will play there. I am a member ef local i, Detroit. AFM, and am hen stadying at Sibelius Academy. Finnish masicians are hungry for any sort of ‘info’ on dance music. At prseent writing we understand here thet Dnke Ellington’s Scandinavian tour wiU include Finland. May the fates grant that it be co good less mask H so sorely needed here- . . . I played *rst sax In Will Hudson’s original band, and in Detroit with Gene Goldkette. WiU advised my etadying here. . . Bruno Luiie Not From n Bushman Victoria, Australia Te the Editors ‘Congratulation» on the beet magazine on Jau in circulation. Reason* for thi» opinion are furnished in such articles as Marrin Freedman’s criticism of Tin Pen Alley rubbish. Ted Locket ‘Critic Who Can’t Lay Eggs * . .»* and ‘You Gotta Get the Orchestra Drank* by Leslie Lieber. . . . Not many good disc* are released here. Importations running out at about S1.5B. . . . Gordon BmmI” Jazz in Poor Stale London. England To tho Editor: "Things In th* Old Country hero regard. CHARÌL'IIEIBWHB Saxie Dowell Takes Baton; Kemp Cleans Bouse Within Band New York—Saxie Dowell’s new band, under the management of Alex Holden of Hal Kemp and TO FAM m Skinnay Ennis renown, will debut late in June. Dowell recently left Kemp after playing sax with him Climaxing a growing popularity in swing circles that 13 years. He’s also known as the few artists can equal, Charlie Barnet, booked by Consoli­ writer of Three Little Fiehies. Kemp has made a batch of dated Artists, Inc., as "The New King of the Saxophone,” changes recently, with Mickey is now featured with his dynamic swing band at Play­ Bloom on trumpet—for many years land Casino, Rye, N.Y., for an all summer engagement. mainstay of the Kemp brass section —being replaced by Randy Brooks Formerly at Paramount Theatre, Famous Door and of Ruby Newman’s ork. Eddie Kus- Park Central Hotel. Acclaimed for his Victor Bluebird by is back, on trombone. Bruce Records, NBC transcriptions and outstanding radio Milligan rejoined when Dowell left. broadcasts. Critics hail him as "one of the major swing Bloom will probably join Rudy sensations of 1939.” They say: "Barnet, on tenor sax, Vallee for the Hotel Astor summer CHARUE BARNET«*« date. has no equal.” "Also solos on alto sax in an entirely Others in Kemp’s present lineup different and distinctive vein.” include Johnny Cyr, who has suc­ For many years Charlie Barnet has been an outstand­ ceeded Eke Kenyon on drums; Ross ing artist on the saxophone and more than 10 years Hall, replacing Van Nordstrand on for piano; Jack LeMaire, guitar; Jack he hasplayed Conns exclusively. He is now using a 10M Shirra, bass; Porky Dankers, Ben Conn Tenor and a 26M Connqueror Alto in all his work. Williams and Kenneth LaBahn, Ask your Conn dealer to show you the same models saxes; Leo Moran, trombone, and that Barnet is using. Or write us for free literature. Clayton Cash and Harry Wiliford, . BOB BURNS „ trumpets. Maxine Gray and Bob C. G. CONN, Ltd., 671 Conn Bldg., ELKHART, IND. Allen are the vocalists. J I'M FROM MISSOURI Enoch Light Celebrates New York—First anniversary of Enoch Light and his band at the . 8CONN . Hotel Taft was celebrated with a huge party May 22 in the hotel’s Gnll room. The date also marked the end of Peggy Mann’s and George Hines’ first year with the band. They are singers. CONN TESTIMONIALS GUARANTEED TO Bt VOLUNTARY ANO GENUINE EXPRESSIONS OF OPINION FOR WHICH NO PAYMENT OF ANY KIND HAS BEEN OR Wit DOWN BEAT FEATUBE Chicago, June, 1939 Chiesi

brass bands in the uptown section out to the artist who sold his (of new Orleans), Louis would trumpet and went to work in the steal off from home and follow me. fields at |1.75 a day to keep his This Isn't During that time Louis started af­ body clothed and his soul on this ter me to show him how to blow my earth. / YOU “We have work only when rice cornet. When the band would not Jana, il be playing, I would let him carry it harvest is in, and, that over, things to please him. How ho wanted me go real dead until cane harvest,” Bunk; Bunk Bunk wrote in a letter. “I drive a to teach him how to play the blues and Ball the Jack ana Animal Ball, truck and trailer and that pays me Circua Day, Take It Away and $1.75 a day, and that does not last Salty Dog and Didn’t He Ramble?, very long. I’m down and in real Taught Louis and out of all those pieces he liked deep need. the blues the best. “I made up my mind to work Blues Came First hard until I die as I have no one to By PARK BRECK < “I took a job playing in a tonk tell my troubles to, and my children for Dago Tony on Perdido and cannot help me out in this case. I’ve So many articles have been Franklin street and Louis used to been trying to get me $160 for written by phonies who claim slip in there and get on the music three years, and I cannot make that they started jazz that I hes­ stand behind the piano. He would kind of money here. Now I haven’t itate to reveal the truth. fool around with my cornet every got any other way but to put my chance he got. I showed him just shoulder to the wheel and my nose Through an investigation how to hold it and place it to his to the grinding stone and put my which has been made with mouth, and he did so, and it wasn’t music down for good, and work. I great care and thoroughness long before he began getting a cannot blow any more.” good tone out of my horn. Then I But with the help of modern Mar by eight “critics” and record dentistry Bunk can play again. began showing him just how to Danny collectors during the last six start the blues, and little by little Many persons who have heard of his plight have volunteered to sub­ TON’S months, startling facts have he began to understand. Morris “Now here is the year Louis scribe to a fund to get him back been uncovered. The facts on his feet. about i started. It was in the latter part of return have been checked and re­ 1911 as close as I can think. Louis “I want to become able to play checked and are as close to trumpet once more. I know I can was about 11 years old. Now I’ve Florida Belle . . .Yvonne said a lot about my boy Louis and really play stomp trumpet yet,” he the truth as will ever be Marie was the toast of winter tour­ STI just how he started playing cornet. says. known. ists in Miami this season, for rea­ ord S< He started playing it by head.” Louis Armstrong is giving his sons apparent above. ative The writer can only disclose the Old-time musicians say that old teacher a trumpet, and prom­ most important at this time. ises of jobs for Bunk have come subjet Louis’ early records with King decide Oliver, Fletcher Henderson and from many sources. Perhaps soon Letter Tells All! wc will all have the opportunity Rollini at Circus Bar recorc blues singers were almost repeti­ never In a letter to William Russell, tions of the many licks he learned to hear the man to whom we owe New York—Adrian Rollini and owner of the world’s most com­ trio returned to the scene of their Label from Bunk. Bunk himself never an unpayable debt of gratitude— assem plete record collection, Willie the man who taught Louis Arm­ first triumph, the Piccadilly Hotel recorded, and now I come to the the f Bunk” Johnson, the cornetist who strong and thereby indirectly in­ Circus bar, May 19. Rollini has -Bunk sad part of his story: choru taught Louis Armstrong his first He Taught Louis fluenced the whole scope of modern four NBC shots weekly and the Bunk played his cornet in bands disc, music, tells the story: Johnson, pictured with a shiny bor­ throughout the deep South until swing music—Bunk Johnson. room has been enlarged. rowed horn, taught Louis Arm­ until “Now here is the list about that 1933. Then the merciless tragedy jazz r jazz playing: King Buddy Bolden strong more about blowing a trum­ which every musician dreads struclf pet than any other person, says HOT "RIDE" TRUMPET AND SAX CHORUSES ed to was the first man that began play­ him—a physical handicap, put an piece, ing jazs in the city of New Or­ Park Breck, whose true story end to that glorious music which NOW—For your “SWINGING” pleasure, of Louis’ formative days is printed that leans, and his band had the whole was his life and soul. A great variety of new Jack of New Orleans real crazy and run­ herewith. Bunk has no money now; I am sorry that Louis doesn’t • HOT TRUMPET SOLOS »HOT “RIDE” ALTO SOLOS he is badly in need of physical at­ • HOT “RIDE” TENOR SOLOS »3 WAY SAX CHORUSES long ning wild behind it. Now that was tention and many jazz lovers of play those old blues any more, and hot fi all you could hear in New Orleans, Write TODAY for FREE circular of information New York are ig up a collec- I’m sorry that King Bolden is ing a that King Bolden’s Band, and I tion to help Bank get a new start. stomping trumpet in the Angel Boz 263 5. J. SLOTKIN Lancaster, Pa. licity was with him. That was between Gabriel’s band. But my heart goes point 1895 and 1896, and we did not have tics c any “Dixieland Jazz band” in those years before he joined Oliver’s GUY days. Now here is the thing that band. singe made King Bolden’s band the first Satchmo Agrees It’s True Rosei band to play jazz. It was because call. they could not read at all. I could Sidney Bechet, Luis Russell, Pops MICRO PRODUCTS® fake like 500 myself, so you tell Foster, Clarence Williams, Lil A them that Bunk and King Bolden’s Armstrong and Louis himself all IZ band were the first ones that start­ recognize Bunk as the greatest pio­ Pay priva ed jazz in that city or any place neer in hot jazz in the early part day else. And now you are able to go of the century. CRO head with your book.” Said Louis: “Bunk, he’s the man he’ll they ought to talk about. What a BIG DIVIDENDS BEN Bunk Taught Louis! man! Just to hear him talk sends MAE Bunk has been acclaimed by me, I used to hear him in Frankie BUD late many of the old time jazz musi­ Dusen’s Eagle band in 1911. Did with cians as the greatest cornetist of that band swing! How I used to Chie hu day. There were three great follow him around. He could play cornetists, they say—Buddy, Bunk, funeral marches that made me cry.” and Louis. Their music was passed the i from one to the other. 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ational program,” concludes War­ Warden Lewis Lawes Finds Music den Lawes. “Men are placed in the band by the assignment board and put their full working time in re­ Invaluable For Sing Sing Inmates hearsals and practice This activ­ / YOU CAN expect a Martha Tilton-Leonard Vannerson wedding in This le tho foarlh of a Mrha ut artielea by Dava Brut'* aaaaciata editar ea marie ia ity is an integral part of the edu­ June, if Martha recovers from her recent illness. Vannerson is manager priaoni. The Texas Stato Penitentiary will hi featuml in next month’a iaaae—Sfth in thè cational program and haa proved of the Benny Goodman band ... ELI OBERSTEIN’S ramni aerici.—FDS. nn important factor in rehabilita­ new rccoru piaiu, tu nr Known na me umicu oiates By DAVE DEXTER, JR. tion.” Record Corp., will be located in Scranton, Pa., and its first output will be on the market in mid-June . . . Ixiwia E. Lawes, as warden of Sing Sing prison at Ossining, Bailey to Europe AYERS LAMARR’S ork has been pacted with Joe N. Y., ranks probably as America’s best known criminologist. Glaser for representation; marks the first ofay unit Here are his ideas of music—and how music is used at Sing New York—Plans for a tour of Glaser has handled . . . BOB CROSBY’S band plays Sing: Europe by Mildred Bailey are being the Fox Tower Theater, Kansas City, the week of the made here by Mildred and MCA, it “The Sing Sing band numbers about 45 men in addition to a bugle has been revealed. She’s virtually AFM convention, und JIMMIE LUNCEFORD will be and drum corps of 20,” says Warden Lawes. “The band is used daily on hand for a one-nighter to be attended by Negro .et to go this summer, taking with AFM delegates at Roseland Ballroom . . . BILLIE for the noon march to mess; the orchestra is a flexible organization her Billy Kyle, sensational young HOLIDAY’S latest Commodore disc, called Strange expanding from 12 to 25 pieces to fit the particular occasion when it colored pianist of John Kirby's Fruit, is an anti-lynching campaign in wax; commer­ is used. Orchestra players are selected from the best men in the band. band, who has made dozens of rec­ cial waxworks refused to record it because of the Plenty ol Concerts, Too • ords behind the Bailey vocals. Only “Many of our musicians have had a war will change plans, Miss Bai­ bloody wordage. “The orchestra plays at all ath­ professional experience. But the ley declares. Ellington in Fair Concert letic contests and for nearly all en­ majority, I should say, have been tertainments at the prison,” the JOHNNY MORRIS, cx-Lopez drummer, is out trained here. The band was organ­ touring New England with his new band, handled by warden continues, “while the band gives n concert every week in the ized by the director of recreation, Unusual Arrangements Martha Tilton CRA ... CAB CALLOWAY has added a jazz quartet Gerald F. Curtin, and is trained comprised of Chu Berry, tenor; Cozy Cole, drums; yard during the -ummer. In the GOODMAN AND OTHER STYLES Danny Barker, guitar, and Milton Hinton, bass . . . DÜKE ELLING­ winter, both the band and orches­ under his direction by Angelo Ba­ cari, a civilian instructor in music. $3.00 UP — FREE LIST TON’S concert at the hall of music at the World’s Fair for William tra give concerts over the institu­ Record Arrgs.—Orig. “Swing” Novelties Morris, Jr., takes place Sunday night, June 11 . . . Nothing’s been done tional radio system. Rehearsals “Music an Important Factor” '•RED" FOX about the new BOB ZURKE outfit, Zurke awaiting FUD LIVINGSTON’S are held every day throughout the “Music is considered i most im­ lox IM, WALNUT, ILLINOIS return from California before he selects the men and starts a library. year. portant part of the prison’s recre- The HRS Faux Pus STEVE SMITH and the Hot Rec­ ord Society nabobs aren’t very talk­ ative these days on the Red Allen subject. Seems that the “bourd’ • - " decided to issue a rare old Allen recorded performance which had been issued America. Labels were printed nnd publicity assembled, all of which pointed out the fact that Allen’s greatest HRILLS RADIO MILLI chorus of all time was on this rare disc. It was all fine and dandy until Leonard Feather, the British jazz expert, happened along, listen­ WITH HIS VERSATILE ed to the masterful “Allen” master­ piece, and promptly told Smith et al that the trumpet was played by Jack Purvis and that the side had ARTISTS MODEL long been u fave in England with hot fans. Now the HRS is scurry­ ing around, junking labels and pub­ licity; and rather shamefacedly pointing out that even the best cri­ tics can go wrong occasionally. . . SOPRANI AMPLIPHONIC GUY LOMBARDO in using a girl singer for the first time, his sister Rivaling in magnificent tonal beauty Ihe great cc**>edral Rosemarie Lombardo getting the organ, Charles Nunzio thrills milliom with his Soprani Ampli­ Ship» Hi- Greetings phonic Artist's Model which he plays exclu rely on K* LOUIS ARMSTRONG made a nationally heard broadcasts of NBC, Columbia, WOR. private rccordini of Happy Birth­ Write for a free booklet showing thi 15 streamlined day to You and tent it to BING CROSIH in May; Satchmo <» models of this wonder instrument from Italy. $175 to $1QQ^. he’ll do the same thing when JACK SOPRANI, INC., Dipt.546, 630 S. Wabash Ave., ClUcagajf BENNY, DICK POWELL and MAE WEST have birthdays. . . BUDDY TATE, who replaced the late HERSCHEL EVANS on tenor with COUNT BASIE, is amazing Chicago fans with his Evans-like style at the Sherman. . . MUGGSY SPANIER’S “Ragtime Band” at the same place spots ROD CLESS on clarinet; he’s BUD FREE­ MAN’S brother-in-law. FBMC Moves Kaycee Offices To Chicago

Chicago—Kansas City offices of the Frederick Brothers’ Music Corn, were moved here May 22 with L. A. Frederick taking charge, as­ sisted by W. Carl Snyder and Bill Wilson, Jr The move marked another step in the corporation’s fast rise to an enviable spot among America’s booking agencies, for only six months ago the brothers Frederick unshuttered office* in the RKO building in New York City. In ad­ dition, FBMC has a Cleveland of­ fice headed by Roy P. Johnson B. W. Frederick and Fred Wil­ liamson of the New York office will work on a shuttle arrangement be­ tween their home office and those in Chicago and Cleveland. According to tha Fredericks, a careful survey of the Kansas City setup in com­ parison with Chicago's convinced them that the new location would place FBMC in a better position to service middle west and far west­ ern accounts. First date to be set by the new office here was Law- rence Welk’s June 10 oi ming at the Edgewater Beach, fol Herbeck’s “Music of Runiiincf' which proved a smash hit at the swank north shore spot. Heller Ork Goes Co-Op Chicago—Led by Stephen I Con­ ard, the old Jackie Heller ork went into the Melody Mill May 30. Heller now is on Broadway. Leon­ ard heada the band’a aetuff; it’s now a cooperative unit. DOWN BEAT rUTUBE Chicago, June, 1939

“Stratosphere,” although modern is to be played, but flute, piccolo, greater effect on the modern or­ in structure and rhythm, utilize oboe or English horn as well. Thus, chestrator than merely the use of Classics Play Big Part reed effects and counter melodies every man in our 4-piece sax sec­ symphony combinations. It’s en­ that ring of the classics. tion, in addition to doubles on ten­ couraged the dance arranger to ex­ Of course, we aren’t the first to or, baritone and bass sax, B-flat periment with new combinations rely upon the classics for definite clarinet and bass clarinet, also play and to try to achieve symphony ef­ la Present Day Dance education in modern dance orches­ flute and clarinet. Two of them fects with smaller working units. tration. As far back as 1919 when also play the English horn, and Thus, it was while experiment­ Paul Whiteman was first taking one the piccolo. ing with clarinet tones that we hit jazz from its crude natal state and PW’i Background Helps on the idea of playing clarinets Music, Snys Hal Kemp through megaphones in order to shaping it into a scientific and or­ Whiteman was a major factor in ganized technique, the King of achieve a deeper, richer sub-tone. BY HAL KEMP encouraging musicians to perfect In the same light, we get the ef­ Jazz fell back on the old masters. themselves on several instruments. It was he who first presented fect of a 10 or 12-man reed section A leader of a dance band writing about symphony and the Because of his own training with merely by having one B-flat clar­ Rimsky-Korsakow’s “Song of In­ the San Francisco symphony, he classics is somewhat akin to n glass-jawed second-rater go­ dia" and Cui’s “Orientale.” Tommy inet, two flutes and an English ing up against Joe Louis, but it’s because of my keen interest was anxious to have his band horn play certain passages in uni­ Dorsey’s sparkling and compara­ sound like an aggregation twice in the classics and their influence on modern music, that I am tively recent recording of the form­ son. Casa Loma’s brilliant reed ef­ its size. He. therefore, insisted on fects and combination of reed and taking up a challenge to give forth with my observations er is even more up-to-date evi­ his men doubling on several instru­ dence of the influence of the old trombone tones is another illustra­ concerning the same. ments, and by that device coupled tion. masters. with varied instrumental combin­ The average dial-twister listening to our brand of dansapa- “Let The Critics Rave” Frank Black re-adapted an entire ations for different effects he was Benny Goodman proved the apti­ tion would hardly suspect that behind our staccato rhythms series of classics to dance tempo able to get the effect of u 38-piece is a solid base of serious music and the classics. for transcription some years ago, band from 18 men. tude of modern popular musicians three of which I recall being Of course, it would be pretty dif­ when he recorded an album with Chaminade’s “Scarf Dance,” Ru­ ficult to improve on the old mas­ the Mozart string quartet. You’ll benstein’s “Melody in F,” and ters. The original score of Tschai- find great technique demonstrated Rachmaninoff’s “Kamenai Ostrow.” kowsky’s “Romeo & Juliet” is far by Harry James in reaching those Casa Lorna Uses Debussy more beautiful than any of our ceiling notes for which he’s so fa­ present dance arrangements of the mous. A great many of your top But the old masters’ influence swing men are fine enough musi­ has been felt to a greater extent theme we know as “Our Love.” But the modern composer and ar­ cians to hold down a chair in any than just the adaptation of a few symphony. of their beautiful themes to dance ranger, because of a continued study of the classics and the new So, next limi1 you hear ene uf tempo. You’ll find touches of Ravel your pHeudo-critics lambaet the effects now open to him, is able to and Debussy interwoven in various “long-hairs” and the symphony, achieve a new richness and color orchestrations of “pop” tunes. let him rave. Long after he’s gone, in the symphonic presentation of Ravel’s “Daphne and Chloe,” for Wagner, Debussy and Ravel will popular music. The modern com­ instance, can be heard in Mooney’s be teaching arrangers and popular poser in the popular field can add arrangement of “Speak Your musicians—and of both sweet and dozens of rich tonal effects which Heart," which we recorded for swing variety! Victor a year and a half ago. musicians a few decades ago never You’ll find a Debussy strain in the dreamed of. introduction of Casa Loma’s great How Hal Uses Megaphones . VIOLINISTS Decca recording of “Sunrise Ser­ The suggestion of reed instru­ Writs for Detail* enade.” mental combinations by the sym­ Amazing Naw Bridge Felton Co., York, Everyone Doubles Nowadays » phony, for instance, has had a The symphony has had a great influence on modern dance bands particularly in regard to saxophone sections. Fifteen years ago, a sax­ ophonist merely played that in­ strument. A few rare geniuses doubled on clarinet. Then came along a great reed master in the person of Ross Gorman whose bas­ ic schooling had been in the class­ ics. To B. A. Rolfe’s band and other ace radio bands of the day he brought the bass clarinet, alto clarinet, bassoon, English horn, oboe and a multitude of other reed, instruments that comprised his col­ lection of twenty-seven. Today, it’s hard to find a major dance orchestra where the men in the saxophone section don’t only play every clarinet and sax there

• How About Hal gets ideas from Debussy records between shows. PRESS CLIPPINGS We maintain a special entertain­ But it’s a fact. Several of the instrumental novelties in particu­ ment and radio department—in­ key men in our band, saxophonists lar-evidence his interest in the old quiries solicited. nmalLo 230 W. INh STREET Porky Bankers and Kenneth La masters. H i s “Hoi Polloi,” ameiKU new york city Bahn, for instance, along with our “Swampfire,” “Rigamarole” and R arranger, Harold Mooney, and I are intensely interested in the symphony, and it’s to that inter­ est that we owe many of our pres­ ent instrumental effects. Phono Records Help The little spare time afforded us by the mad whirl of band life is usually spent at rehearsals and Meet concerts of great symphony or­ chestras. Between shows at the­ aters while on the road we can usually be found grouped around a phonograph which grinds out our RUDY SCHMALTZ collection of Debussy, Ravel, Hon­ egger, Sibelius and Shostakovich, among others. When we set down in one city He Plays Violin for any length of time, Porky and myself take lessons in composi­ tion, orchestration and conducting. Kenny continues his studies of the woodwinds, while Mooney contin­ ues to delve deeper and deeper into . and he ran play it sweet or hot! The second fiddle man told the manifold problems of composi­ H.CHIRON him about Armour's Strings one day during rehearsal and Rudy tion and orchestration. And Harold’s compositions—his got a complete set the next day. He’s used Armour's Strings ever since. Why? Because he can get more out of Armour's Strings in MADE IN the way of Tone, Moisture-Resistance, and Long Life than any s NOW AVAILABLE IN TEN other string he’s ever used. EBONITE OR METAL aSENSATION DIFFERENT Violinists everywhere have discovered this same fact. That's AMONG THE STRI NGTH5 why so many of them are switching to ARMOUR every day. Enjoy K - I SOU WORLDS LEADING the extra-advantages of Armour’s Strings on your violin!...Get a SAXOPHONE set from your dealer today! You'll see why Armour’s Music AND CLARINET PLAYERS Strings are growing faster in popularity than any other brand.

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Chicago, June, 1939 NEWS DOWN BEAT World’s fair under the guidance of enough. . . . New York World’s fair and Lonnie Johnson. The Har- Middleman a Booker Ellington Lands in William Morris, Jr. Duke needed a has a replica of Harlem’s Savoy lem Play Gi-ls have been voted shave badly—the band looked pret­ Ballroom with Teddy Hill’s band most popular band in Southern Pittsburgh—Herman Middleman, former band leader, has opened a ty well poohed— but they were all playing for lindy hoppers and the Negro colleges. New York; Savoy Is happy und shouting and ready for like. Spot right now is about band contracting office here A n at f’Vi inn cm’c the fair’s biggest attraction, as far month ago ha was slated to have Big Draw at Fair Grand Terrace in June. At the a» dance bands go. . . John True- Sharon Pease’s monthly article gone with Jackie Heller, his broth­ spot the band will have the best ra­ hart, Chick Webb’s guitarist, is on pianists in the Down Beat is er-in-law, but Heller abandoned BY ON AH SPENCER dio setup in its history—nightly back in the groove after a 2-year the only one available which not plans for a band and took a spot in Duke Ellington’s successful Eu­ shots over NBC seven times week- illness. Harvard went for the only explains famous pianists’ in­ the Broadway musical Yokef Boy. ropean lour was climaxed in New boogie-woogie last month when Al­ dividual styles, but which also is bert Ammons and others performed York May 10 when the Ellington Cab Calloway soon may blossom accompanied by samples of the gang, along with Ivie Anderson, out in the role of Nanki Poo in the at “Sander’s Theater. Talk of Jimmy Dorsey attracted atten­ docked at the harbor. Thousands “Hot Mikado” on Broadway, ru­ Chicagoland right i s Julia artists’ ability on special choruses tion in his home town when he milled about, and Duke learned ha mors having it that Bill Robinson's Lee’s piano-vocal work at the Three written exclusively for Mr. Pease’s was a boy by playing a “peckhom” goon will play a concert at the version of the role isn’t torrid Deuces, working with Babe Dodds page. for adult audiences.

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JOHNNY MORELL Leads his own band and teaches in Niagara Falls, N. Y. Features his "Epi" and Elector Guitars. DOWN BEAT FEATUBE—NEWS Chicago, June, 1939 Chic on her health. Andy, meanwhile, »as making more and more records Tough Ailing Again for Decca. Several of them, Until New York—Dave Tough, druta- the Real Thing Comee Along, Fil mer with Tommy Dorsey, left the Get By, What Will I Tell My Heart band last month Ill health was said and Froggy Bottom all clicked with to be responsible. Dorsey made th« the public. Jack Kapp found he tour of the south with substitutes, had a valuable asset on his hands. among them Bunny Shawker of A few “critics," in fact, mentioned Baltimore. Tough will be out of th« Thi Kirk’s records in tiny agate type band indefinitely. make occasionally. But that’s about all popal that happened. Kirk still had never the st played a top spot for any length Heave Hol Lunceford “but of time; his radio wires had been Jazz. few and far between. Andy con­ Sei For Europe Trek fesses today that he was sad, bad­ New York—Jimmie Lunceford’s ly beat guy a year or so ago. long-planned trip to Europe be­ comes a reality in August when Changes Help Some he and his band sail for Zurich, Then things picked up. Andy Switzerland, for a Sept. 1 opening hired Henry Wells on trombone. at the Swiss Exposition. Wells had a commercial vocal style After a week in Zurich, band that sounded fair enough when he plays Brussels, Paris, Prague, Am­ alternated with Pha Terrell’s sug­ 'Damned Clever, wot?* sterdam, Copenhagen and a 4-weck ary, pash vocals. Andy got so he comment Glenn Miller and ehirpie swing through Scandinavia, skip­ played more in the sax section and Marion Hutton on novelty World’s ping England entirely because of allowed Terrell, a real “personal­ Fair Kazoo. They’re playing Glen ity” boy, to stand out front and Island Casino now. British Labor Ministry rulings. Other dates are to be set before smile at the customers. The one- Lunceford returns to the States nighters continued, but they were SWFA Wins Bights better ones. December 10, Harold Oxley, per­ New York—Negotiations be­ sonal rep. told a Down Beat rep­ Came February, 1939. John Wil­ tween songwriters and song pub­ resentative. liams left the band. Musically, it lishers will come to an end June 1 was a good thing, for Mary Lou’s when the Song Writers Protective Lgohi husband didn’t even claim to be Assn., representing 600 pop song- 'HOT PkiylNq The Brains Behind Andy Kirk's baud »ork out an arrange­ great shakes as a saxophonist. smiths, takes over all mechanical Now, since John left the band, rights to ita tunes. The move gives ment while Floyd Smith, young St. Louis guitarist whose appearances Andy had added this young Smith songwriters complete control over with the Kirk crew are responsible for a new deal in rhythm, grins from phenomenon; Don By as, replacing the wall at upper right above. Andy is at left, Pha Terrell is in center and all recordings, transcriptions and Williams, and June Richmond, synchronizations of their composi­ Mary Lon Williams is seated. Danny Baxter, in the accompanying article, singer, who scored pretty well on tions, amounting to an income of points out how the addition of Smith to Kirk’s rhythm section may be the her own when she sang with Jim­ more than *1,000,000 annually. spark which will land the Clouds in the top brackets within 90 days. my Dorsey and Cab Calloway. Big Sid Catlett also is a recent addi­ tion, or soon will be, according to Glaser. You d neuer belieue Cuitar Is Burr in Goodman Can’t Buy Him! Kirk is still playing one-night­ ers. Apparently he hasn’t come out 5o much^^/Could Be of the rut yet. His boys call them Kirk Bund’s Pants “turkey tours” because they’re tough as hell to work. But give this By DANNY BAXTER band 90 more days—three months Bought forsoltttße monev —'and mark it on the calendar. By New York—Rumor has it that Andy Kirk and his Clouds the end of August you’re going to are slated to be the 1940 sensation among colored bands. be watching this gang on top. They said the same thing in 1937, and 1936. But now I Floyd Smith is the reason. Lis­ ten to Andy’s latest record of “Gui­ wonder ii what they say isn’t a fact. tar Blues” which was issued two I say this for one reason—Floyd Smith. weeks ago. That’s Floyd picking it it’s I Floyd, a St Louis boy, plays out, faster-than-Lang fashion. call guitar. And when most New York ings were the band’s best chance to Floyd’s style impressed Benny become known. Andy's crew finally *• it musicians describe his ability M Goodman so much that Benny of­ W equal to that of the late Eddie got set with Decca, which paid him fered Glaser *3,000. then *4,000 to n Lang’s, as many are doing, they are tha minimum allowed, and about and finally, *5,000 cash for Floyd’s protab’:' not exaggerating too that time Duncan stepped out of our contract, which Joe refused. play much. He’s that good. the picture to sell his part of the Joe wants Kirk to go to town. I J°“I The Long, Long Road outfit to Joe Glaser, who has had repeat my prophecy, after catching Andy ever since. izing Andy’s band has always been the Clouds on three successive one- Who good, but apparently not good Mary Lou Leaves nighters in May—the Kirk band mon enough to hit the top brackets as Andy thought he was pretty well will be America’s next colored band is tl has his good friend and fellow fixed by 1937. Glaser set the band sensation not in 1940—but in just how Kansas Citian Count Basie. Since into the Apollo in Harlem and the three months from this date! ing he took over T. Holder’s outfit in Grand Terrace in Chicago. But the tripli Dallas in 1928, Andy has had it dates were short and the first thing • Beauty for sale ... at an thinf tough. I doubt that few others, he knew, Kirk was out traipsing unbelievably low price. Breath­ tura' rated on the same par with Kirk’s about the country on one-nighters taking beauty of appearance .. . sez ; —dates which in the days to come irresistible beauty of tone. Four AWA Clouds today, have had it any whal tougher. amounted to month after month of octaves . . completely portable teeni % Cant limM «IM * «2» . . . with all the time-tested fea­ moRimsn Mary Lou Williams joined the solos without a break. Mary Lou, % Cant OitovM tl«, 1 tripl band and gave it its first real just a year ago, became ill and had Cant ClaaaM »ia, 1 tures that make Deagan supreme you, % Carat Caa»M lia« '■ in its field. Glorify your spot in boost. Improvement was noticeable to leave the band. But Andy got % Cant D.««» *>«« : Fate from the first, and Mary Lou, ever another talented young girl from taa Cant SlamM Ciat : the orchestra—at incredibly low Som since, has been just about the big­ Kaycee, Countess Johnson, to car­ cost. See the DEAGAN DIANA. eigh gest cog in the Kirk machine. Yet ry on. Only a few dancers at each othe: there are others who are outstand­ stop knew Mary Lou wasn’t at the J. C. DEAGAN, INC in pl ing too. There isn’t a Negro band piano! Dept. D, 1770 Berteau Ave., Chicago amp in the world today which wouldn’t After Mary Lou recovered, she •195 what be benefited with Dick Wilson’s stayed home awhile. The one-night­ rend tenor, but how often do you read ers had her pretty well beat, and fere’ Dick’s name when the writers list she didn’t care to take any chances may the greats of that instrument? actu Youngster Gave Him Boost exar Andy was first managed by the eigh Southwest Amusement Co., oper­ ators of ballrooms in Tulsa and inay Oklahoma City. The arrangement is, t was not satisfactory. Harold Dun­ who can, a young man in Kansas City ten- who, with his father W. H. Duncan, gave the Clouds many seasons of work at Kansas City’s Fairyland N Park, was Andy’s next manager. you« Harold proved a good man for on t Andy to have as a guide, but the it V chances for national fame were less out than slim back in the sticks of take western Missouri. ordì So young Duncan took the band whe to New York. He figured record­ look

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Jazz Should Be Written One Mon Concert Chicago—Earle II. Roberta In Six-Eight Time! will give Chicagoans something to talk about in Recital HaU By HOKE ROBERTS June 11 when he takes the stand, This article is, among other things, a defense for the longhairs who accompanied by Karl Boratadt, make such a miserable mesa when they try to labor through a current pianist, to give a concert. popular hit. It seems to be a sort of axiom in the musical world that Roberts plans to demonstrate the string group playing during luncheon hour will produce a sort of his ability as a solo hanjoist, “bastard type” of music when they try to step over into the world of vibraharpist, cellist, guitarist, jazz. The “legit jerk” is the curse of many a symphony man who tries steel guitarist, tuba player and string bass virtuoso. It’s his , HONEYSUCKLE awe . first concert. A» (maijbe written either h, « Accordion Contest to id Be Sponsored by AAA New York—First national accor­ dion championship contest of the AS actuaUi| AV inVôHu time American Accordionists Associa­ tion will be held here August 2. More than 500 will take part. De­ tails may be had from the AAA, 46 Greenwich Avenue, New York.

AHaniina sweet »rrennon orchestrasi • A NEW NUMBER • A NEW COMPOSER • A NEW ARRANGER • A NEW PUBLISHER Jive, Hollywood Style. . . Jackie l ooper awing« into a Mizzling routine on hia trapa aa Bonita Granville, Univeraal starlet, and MELODY OF LOVE Shep Field«, of “rippling rhythm” renown, shout the floy-floya. Jackie may break out with hia own mmd any day now.______Orchestration ty, Pro Copies Gratis 83 as intyßlks time thermore, in one of the few mu­ it and see if it won’t make a dif­ sic courses I ever took, I was told ference in the playing. Anyhow, WOOD INDUSTRIES Annapolis. Md. that a measure line marked the it’s an idea end of one beat cycle and the be­ ginning of another. Now, swing rhythm runs in a 2-beat cycle, writ­ ten in four-quarters time as in ex­ Ci ample C-l. But in uncle Hoke’s C\ six-eighths time it comes out as in C-2, which has a measure bar be­ tween each cycle. No Revolution. Please to swing, but it isn’t because these boys can’t read the music right Well, I could go on and on about it’s because they read it too well since swing (or jass or whatever you this, but I hope youse guys see call that stuff we short-hairs kick out) is not being written exactly what I mean about being able to at it h lo be played. write jazz exactly as it is played Well, that may be a fact knownv by using a six-eighths measure. But, now I come to my main, big. to many musicians, but why isn’t Of course, to insist that hence­ super, colossaT, feature ¿bint: if forth you pencil-pushers do your our music written as it should be this here awing muaic were written Jilayed? Because (here’s where I fly-specking accordingly would on­ in eix-ei^htha instead of four- ly cause a major revolution because ump off into some nice, airy theor­ quarter time, it would make the ac­ izing) of the division of the beat. lots of us guys would have to learn curate Bearing of our jaza idiom a to read all over again. 1 suggest When we divide up a beat to stick simple thing. In six-eighths time, more notes in, the natural division that the mugs who dish out the “Honeysuckle Rose” looks (and spots for the longhairs might try is thirds. (Did you ever notice sounds) like example A-4 and that how sixteenths add a kick by seem­ other tiling boils down to example ing to double the time, whereas B-3. triplpts fit right into the scheme of In fact, the more T think about things because they follow the na­ 12 SWING CHORUSES it, the more positive I become that Swing out in atylaa of GOODMAN SHAW J. tural division of the beat?) Well, the six-eighths measure is the na­ DORSET. JAMES. ARMSTRONG. Ete. Faeh ses you, triplets may be okeh, but Folio conalita of II Swing Chorus«; Chord nam« tural measure for jazzy stuff You abovo meaaurra 1st Ending«. what about dotted eighths and six­ all know that the addition of extra CLARINET—TENOR SAX. «nplote...... U.K teenths? They aren’t divided on a beats to the rhythm, such as the TRUMPET. «tinplate ...... I •• triplet pattern. Well, just to show Henry Busse-George Olsen shuffle Eh ALTO SAX Goat ralaa^). template.... I.M you, ses I, let’s have n gander at FREE I I Chord Chart With Baah Ordar C.O D.‘a rhythm, or even a roll or boogie- ISa Extra. Fats Waller’s “Honeysuckle Rose.” woogie rhythm, gets us nothing ioM Exetaalvaly bf Some guys write it in dotted more than a modification of the old BROADWAY SWING PUBLICATIONS eighths and sixteenths, whereas marching six-eighths rhythm. Fur- other mugs save time and write it in plain eighth notes. Look at ex­ amples A-l and 2 and you’ll see what I .mean. But us guys who I read the stuff won’t play one dif­ ferently from the other (except as may regards smoothness) because actually we play them both as in example A-3. We don’t play an eighth as an eighth or a sixteenth HOLTON as a sixteenth, though the score may be written that way. (That is, all of us except the longhairs who read the spots exactly as writ­ ten—consequently the "legit jerk”). Model 65 Here’s the Big Point! Now I can’t very well advise youse pippies to write your score on the principle of thirds, because it would make one helluva mess out of your paper. For instance, take a simple syncopated phrase Challenges ordinarily written ns in B-l, but when written exactly as played, it looks like B-2. Comparison!

Regardless of price, we’ll stack this new Holton against any trombone I Test it for tone, tuning, action, balance, eaie ol blowing— everything by which fine instruments can be judged and compared. Then read the price tag—you'll know why Holton first quarter sales are up 82%. Ask your dealer for a denionstralion or, if hr cannot supply you, write directly to FRANK HOLTON & CO 6927 N, Church St Elkhorn, Wis. Ilithett Uuahi> Lowest Price EDITORIU Chicago, June, 1939 Chica)

RAG-TIME MARCHES ON Cha mo TIED NOTES York recently. Dad a band director: moth­ frontini The Musicians9 Bible MARION MANN (vocalist with Bob er e vocalist and trombone player. Crosby band) to JACK MACY, Chicago LOST HARMONY ignores tennis professional, in South Bend. Ind., PAUL REESE, singing teacher, Irani wind t< May 1. FRANCES MADDUX, singer, in Omaha. JEAN ELIZABETH YOUNG to RICH­ PHYLLIS BUCKLEY, linger, from officials Advertising Editorial ARD O. HUTCHINS, trumpet player, in RICHARD BUCKLEY, niteri« o»-rstor, in mg wii Indianapolis recently. CARL CONS...... Managing Editor Chicago. manced GLENN BURRS...... Editor NORMA HOFFMAN to LES ZIMMER­ HERBIE KAY (KAUMEYER), ork lead­ C FF BOWMAN Sole« Mgr. DAVE DEXTER JR Asociale Editor MAN. Artie Shaw publicist, in New York. er. from DOROTHY LAMOUR, movie and set thia May 21. works. TOM HERRICK Adv. Mgr. TED TOLL ...... Fosfuro Editor PAULETTE FELIX to CARL LaMAG­ radio actress and singer, in Chicago. R. V. PETERS...... Auditing GEORGE OVESON Busins» Ed. NA of Russ Morgan ork. in Chicago re­ FINAL BAK It is cently. DU BRUCO—Joseph, business manager cess th JEAN DELBRIDGE to DUANE WHIT­ of Roy Lear ork. in Chicago. necessit NEY. musician, recently. Bride daughter Opiitfom expressed by writers In this publica**on are not necessarily those of the Down Beat s LEMISCH—Louis. Philadelphia musi­ And it •alto's. To insure return of malarial submitted for publication, contributors must enclose of ork leader Del Delbridge. cian, there May 10. self -addressed. stamped envelopes with material. The Down Beat is not responsible, however, MARY STUART to BASIL FOMEEN. ROSSI—Mrs. Clara, pianist wife of oper­ finds Jo for unsolicited manuscripts. ork leader, in New York recently. atic tenor Carmen Rosai ; in New York. a Skwe ESTHER ADRIENNE LEE, vocalist ABBOTT—Harry L.. violinist and ork cause 1 formerly with Artie Shaw, to HARRY leader, recently in Worcester. Mass. NEIG HER, Bridgeport (Conn.) Herald HERMANN—Paul tho rigl Pittsburgh recently. convent ELNORA POPPENS to CARL UND- ARMSTRONG-—Fats, trumpet player, in it their BOM. arranger with Howard Kraemer ork. Kannapolis. N. C. in Marinette. Wia. recently. Elmer ' Ad drass All Communie«tions to FREDDY SLACK, who is now REBOCK—Mrs. Rebecca, mother of IRVING LEWIS, trumpeter with Stan I violinist-leader Jack Rebock, In Bridgeport, and str DOWN BEAT 60S South Dearborn Street Chicago, lllinoii pianist with Jimmy Dorsey’s or­ Kavanagh’s ork. May 8 to SUE LE NOIR I Conn. chestra. of Dallas, in Detroit. SZCZSNY—Leo A., organist. In Dstmil FINCK—Herman, composer and musical NEW NUMBERS director, in Ixmdon. DOLAN—A son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert LOVENBERG—Mrs. Lena, believed Ui Emmett Dolan, in New York recently. Dad have been the first woman cornetiat In h ork leader. America, died in Bridgeport, Conn. VICTOR—A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. NtVAS• -Rafael, retired concert pianist, Sal Victor, in Atlantic City recently. Dad died in Le Roy Sanatorium, New York. » gente, is with the Buddy Russell Trio. SHAW- «en ta th WILHELM- and former operatic tenor, in New York a band Mrs. Roy Wilhelm in Buffalo recently. Dad recently. will he Know Whois Going On U staff pianist with WGR and WKBW. HORNEY—Rol.'t musie supervisor suiti, Buffalo. of Atlanta, Ga. public schools and former what I HO WATT—A daughter. 9% lbs., to Mr. violinist with the Chicago Symphony, died proaslaa Within Their Union? and Mrs. Edward Howatt in Hudson, New in Atlanta recently. What’s going on in Kansas City? And what will happen this month to problems that have -ill un hindered you the past 12 months? Are you getting together, Wtell and instructing your delegates on how they should vote? Do you know what kind of new’ laws are going to be passed? Will those laws solve your problems? How Many Have you studied your own needs ? Do you know in your parks t heart which laws will solve your problems? Are your dele­ and friends rend Down Beat for a < gates aggressive in your interests, or DO THEY TELL YOU last month, because each copy is usually the mir WHAT’S GOOD FOR YOU? to one Are they democratic minded men whom you are proud to read by so many different people. mediate tion" ai have represent you, in whom you have confidence, or are oda a ' they men who BROW BEAT their members in order to stay LANNY ROSS, back in 1921 nnd ambitious to be a real singer. works. in power? These things, musicians, you should know—and Pre« CHECK REGULARLY. Mr. 1 For if ever fascism comes to this country, and dictator- ihal over 55,000 bought copies of their own, made . study u minded men rule, or get power in the union, IT WILL BE breaking all records. Yes, over BECAUSE MEN SUCH AS YOU HAVE LET THEM! will un< Check, man, and double check Doiy on, what’s going on in gestioni YOUR CONVENTION. of that 55,000 He is c< A few of the problems facing musicians, and why: commii MANAGERS—The union wants Down Beat buyers, and still going up! The against Bookers And to weed out personal managers. It Greatest Professional Music Magazine Cir­ and hai profit i Personal Managers feels there is no room for “middle culation in History! gives tl m p ♦ u ii men.” The reason? Many personal ager al 1O Laei riell .... managers sign up a band for long musicia term contracts and then sell the contracts to a big office, If you want to mv Down Beat in your mail box every month, fill sees nc nut thr coupon on page 30. ami mail it in. continuing to cash in on the earnings of the leaders long niual f after they have outlived their usefulness. Effect? No per­ sonal managers in the field would obviously eliminate a lot of headaches for the big offices and make their going easier. But for every selfish manager who has tried to hitch his given a CHORDS and DISCORDS scala oi contract to a bandleader’s pocketbook, there is one who has It Ì8 helped his leader get better prices for the band, better deals vention from the big offices, and generally steered him “right” Razaf's "Swing Cat to Joe Blow in Person a great bands i through many difficulties. A Highbrow" Efforts Bridgeport, Conn. BOOKERS—A fairer contract for bands is desired from To the Editor: Chicago, III Your lowdown on Joe Blow and the booker. A standard contract for all, limiting the length In spite of your Liszts and Beetho- houses VIDO MUSSO, coast band lead­ Mates the May issue reali' of som to three years, and changing option caught my eye. The more I read, er, at age of 10. Vido is holding the opinion Your Schuberts, your Wagners nnd the more it compared with my hus­ Contracts clauses from years to months. Reason ? clarinet, and that’s little brother tions d< Bachs, band, who is 26, owns n (not new) Joe at left. resu] Without a Lee The executive board, after examining You’d rather “goose rtep” than fox car, is 11 camera and record en­ a trot or two-step, thusiast, likes to travel (about 15,­ scales t To Stand On alike, observed the “rights” are all And throw the whole world on the 000 miles annually), drinks a little, resoluti rocks. lielicvw reserved by the band manager and the booking offices, and is acquainted with prominent per­ sons, smokes Camels, likes beer playing only promise the leaders their “best efforts.” Also, the union Dancing is finer than marching best, enjoys Readers Digest next to can see no reason why 100 or 200 bands should be tied by For a dictator as well as a King, Down Beat, and has a watch, elec­ by thi « A bugle sounds pretty, but give me jurisdic long term contracts to one office when it is impossible to do tric shaver and combination phono­ a ditty. graph and radio from, a good job on more than a score of bands at one time. Effect? That calls men and women to Making it all the more unbeliev­ charges Major offices wouldn’t care to take unknown bands and “build” swing. able is the fact that, just as your fuU 5-d them into big box-office attractions. Only the big names survey pointed out, my husband is the pre We without Gershwins and Berlins. interested in sports, hobby is pho­ they have now would continue to rate the top spots. But And Porters are doing okay, tography, and ne has two good suits band lei scores of others would profit because there would be more Not and “gusto,1 and one band uniform. He always to the actual competition with the best band—not the biggest office “humor” and “tempo" liked the Ford car but right now the fan Is our good American way! —landing the jobs. There’d be a lot more booking offices, too. he drives a Plymouth. His salary is that's ______Andy Razaf just below J40 n week and he lives should There are lots of other things to come up in Kansas City. in a permanent home with his wife music f What about the Novachord and the electric organ? Will He Buys His Bonds and baby. write si there be legislation to restrain their From Down Beat Ads Mrs. Lazy Martin What About use in bands ? Or will the manufacturers Kansas City, Mo. P. S.—He is co-writer of You, To the Editor: You Especially You on Vocalion Happ Phonographs, convince the AFM that the instruments Congratulation? on your last 4142, plays guitar, nnd teaches. actually put more musicians to work? three issues! I have found them To Re And the Like? How about the coin operated phono­ most interesting, as a ballroom Artie Shaw Isn't Snooty, graphs? What’s to be done about them? manager, and must confess that I To tho BETTY BE I TEI. left, »liu now was influenced enough to select Says Buffalo Trumpeter Robe Yes, there’ll be a lot of fireworks this month when the plays sax with Rita Rio’s girls, nnd more than one band for the com- Buffalo, N. Y appear« AFM meets. But whether the action taken helps YOU is UP Bonnie Bergstrom, pianist and ar­ ing at Fairyland Park To the Editor: world’s TO YOU. Only by taking an active part in your local, by ranger with Count Bernnvici’a ork, from Down Beat’s pages. I am writing this letter to defend sine, th every r selecting and working under honest, trustworthy officials went through u Chicago high Let's have more information on the rights of Artie Shaw, whom «chool together and »lurtcd work­ the bands that are available for Milton Karie, your Pittsburgh cor­ this jui and delegates, can you hope to better yourself. If the dele­ ing profrv.ionnlly at th« same bookings, the featured artists and respondent, reported “snooty” in u gates pass laws, or fail to pass laws, which would help you time. Pic lien* wa« ahol in 1925 in pictures. They all add up to in­ recent issue. in your work, blame yourself. two girls formative, interesting reading! Artie, when he visited Buffalo, facta a “swinging“ bull bate instead of ar­ John B. Tumino showed great spirit toward the peo­ entitle« You sent those delegates there. rangement«. Manager. Fairyland Park ple and his well band. Anyway, Dead?* Chicago, June, 1939 NEWS DOWN BEAT

tory where they are touring. And if it ia neutral territory, the na­ (Continued from page 1) tional scale shall prevail. tha most pressing problem con­ Weber Takes Offensive fronting the musician and band Other problems to be ironed out leader. And if the convention in Kansas City include the final ignores this isssue, it will only add realization of a plan that will re­ wind to the buzzings that union turn more musicians to the empty officials in New York City are be­ pits of movie houses. Conferences ing wined and dined and even ro­ during the past year between the manced by the big bookers to off­ AFM and the movieland moguls set this strangle-hold on the net­ have all been farces and it seems works. that Mr. Weber will have to take It is no longer a secret to sift- the offensive, as he did in dealing cess that air time is an absolute with the radio industry. necessity in the building of a band. While all the proposed resolu­ And it is no feat of magic that tions of the member locals of the finds Joe Blow getting a wire from AFM have not been turned in as a Skweedunk beer barrel just be­ yet, it is a surety that discussion cause he happens to “belong” to will be directed to the use of scab the right band booking office. The musicians at the small college convention delegates should make dances and fraternity house par­ it their business to find out why ties, plan being to prohibit the big Elmer Twitch is a ham-and-egger name bands from playing the big and strictly from hunger when he proms unless union musicians are used for all social campus func­ tions; also, the use of high school BOOKERS BEWARE! and police and firemen bands at A aneaawe ef prima importance that civic affairs, cutting in on jobs that will got oarloaa attention at the AFM convention eencerna tho adoption ef a ordinarily should go to the profes­ ataadard eentract form for all band sional union musician; stricter reg­ ageata, manager« and peraonal repro- ulation of electrical musicial in­ aantativoa. Boohing office« tiaing down struments (Novachord, electric or­ a band for Svo, 1« and oven It yearn wiB bo a thing of the pa«t While many gan, etc.) which tend to displace jobs; wider application of the So­ oreanlaoo* tha AFM will want to reatrict cial Security Laws for the musi­ tha life of a contract te a twe er (-year cian: and safe-guarding the WPA employment for the less fortunate members. pay caaiaiisaiona on any Joba that ha beaba hinaaelf, rayardlaaa of whathar bo Record Scale Increased? One other major move will be joetiona frota band bochara, hot it'a no the relationship with the recording aecrot that th« AFM haa atili ta Ind a companies. Because of the wider contrae* boM by an oBco en a band­ use of recordings and transcrip­ loader that can be eonaidered esaitable tions, especially the wide-spread use of automatic phonograph ma- , chines in spots that could ordinari­ parks at the radio network doors ly employ musicians, it was learned for a chance to get air time, but that Mr. Weber is seriously enter­ the minute he signs his life away taining a proposal to jack up the to one of the big agencies, he im­ wage scale for recordings and at mediately becomes “the new sensa­ the same time endeavor to work tion" and is given 88 remote peri­ out a plan whereby the recording ods a week on n half dozen net­ companies will limit their platters works. to home use under penalty of pay­ Prexy Make« Study Himself ing higher wage scales for the use AL AVOLA Mr. Weber, it was learned, has of musicians. Guitarist with made a private and exhaustive That Kansas City has long been study of the entire booking indus­ considered the cradle of swing, it try and his presidential address is indeed significant that this birth­ will undoubtedly carry many sug­ place promises to help the swing ARTIE SHAW gestions for a stricter regulation musician, and every other .musi- I of that phase of the industry. cian, grow up. And while New ' He is concerned with the amount of York City is snowing the World of ORCHESTRA commissions being chalked up Tomorrow at a World’s Fair, Kan­ sas City will mark a new era for against the musician by the booker • Another New England musician and has designs on correcting the this day at a national convention profit sharing arrangements that of the AFM. makes good—very, very good I gives the booker or personal man­ • . with Artie Shaw's Orches­ ager all the peanuts and leaves the musician with empty shells. He It Can't Happen Here tra" tell* you how good Al Avola is sees no reason why thr musician Minneapolis — Informed that and when Al »ay* "Only a Gibton it must pay the employer for the George Gould and Glenn Nicolin, privilege of working or why the University of Minnesota stu­ Good Enough" it gives you tome booker should arrange for em­ dents who sponsored a Goodman idea of how good a Gibton mutt be. ployers to share in the future prof­ dance, had realized only $45 its of the musician because he is profit on the venture, Benny • Your playing, too, will get a given a job—and lucky if he gets Goodman last week mailed a per* lift when you tay, "Mine it a seals on the job. nonal check for $250 to them It is also expected that the con­ here. Gibton". vention proceedings will clean up Benny got a substantial guar­ a great many problems that effect antee, but his uncalled for gen­ bands playing one-nighters, especi­ erosity left a swell taste in the ally as to the wage scale. Many mouths of students who learned ballroom operators and even road­ what he did for Gould and Ni- houses not within the jurisdiction eolin. of some AFM local are of the opinion that AFM rules and regula­ tions do not apply to them and as a result, create their own wage Siravo, Shutz Join scales and working conditions. A Jan Savitt’s Crew resolution will be introduced, it is believed, calling for musicians New York—George Siravo, form­ playing less than five one-nighters er arranger and saxist with Red within n given week to be guided Norvo, Gene Krupa and Jack Tea­ by the wage scale prevailing in the garden, has joined Jan Savitt’s jurisdiction the musician comes Tophatters to make arrangements from, plus, of course, mileage and work in the reed section. Bud­ charges. If the musician gets the dy Shutz, former drummer with full 5-day week, wage scale can be Gene Kardos and Benny Goodman, the prevailing scale in the terri­ also is a recent addition.

band leaden are supposed to attend My reason for getting a little to the band and not to GAB with away from my style of Chicago the fans. Artie attends to this and playing was to experiment with the that’s what every other leader other styles and their fundamental should do ... I appreciate Artie’s principles. But you can rest assured music and if you did, you wouldn’t that I will preserve the Chicago write such mularkey. style and keep it intact, and to Robert (Trumpeter) Keyser prove it, I am trying to make the necessary contacts for a recording Happy Caldwell Replies date of my own with the right tunes to express this never to be To Robert White's Pen forgotten tenor sax style which is New York City the real essence of swinging. I ap­ To the Editor: preciate your kindness and sincere Robert G. White’s article which thoughtfulness in remembering me appeared in the May issue of the in the article and I hope that I can world’s greatest musicians’ maga- contact the right parties here to se­ zine, the Down Beat, is very true in cure a record date that will meet every respect, and I am not saying with everyone’s approval. this just because I am one of the Happy Caldwell exponents of the Chicago style. Mr. How aboat It, roeerS «xeraT Her*'« a White absolutely knows the true ehanea to afro Jan fan« a taste of real facts and states them in his article honest-to-God CUcaco lass aa played by a man who ia generally neegnteed to bo one entitled “Is the Chicago Style ef Jan* bee* exponents- Da we get CaM- IGAN Dead?" w«lT« recorder—ED». DOWN BEAT Chicago, June, 1939 Chic:

er whose name I did not catch. ment. Woody Herman impressed me the Now 1 return lo Amsterdam, Parson Acidmonth Screeches Gossipel... most of all white bands in New and to a sad jazz, situation. You York. Frankie Carlson’s drumming Americans don’t know how fortu­ is a great asset, and the brass is nate you are. BY BILL ROSEE the best of all. I was disappointed the orchestra on NBC’s first broad­ in Kay Kyser’s orchestra, but I Bad kicks? Benny Goodman New Hammond INA cast from Chicago in 1927, and in think his girl singer, Ginny Sims, the st really had some the other night in 1930 became musical director of is the best I saw in America. The Find Under the Chicago recording studios of view the NBC Central Division. In 1936 most sociable boys in the business Hyde RCA-Victor. he became assistant production here were Hal Kemp’s; Eddie Kus­ Alexander's Guidance The band had jumped 350 miles tennis manager, then production man­ by on trombone appears to be the New York—“Found” by John mothe that morning after a hard night’s ager, and on Jan. 1, 1939, Herbu­ best soloist. Hammond last month on one of work. Arriving sional veaux was appointed program Teddy Wilson, whose band is Hammond’s semi-annual swings lie’s “ in Chicago, manager. still new, told me he is adding a through the Southwest via motor, most of the way, I No Specs for Vallee new trombonist shortly, which Ernie Fields’ colored band promptly ody/’ afternoon was should help. Teddy’s band, I think, was signed by Willard Alexander of spent rehears­ CUFF NOTES ... Alice Cornett work i is not in its right environment at the Morris agency, bringing the Contri ing that night’s is introduced on her NBC pro­ the Famous Door. Morris colored band holdings to Camel broad­ grams with a fanfare of cornets. an all Crosby Tops ’Em All three along with Ellington and Sis­ currie cast. After the . . . Members of Gus Haenschen’s sle. Fields’crew, a Tulsa outfit, will My first port of call in Chicago . .. W broadcast, the “Saturday Night Serenade” orches­ be given a buildup similar to that band began tra stroll out to the theater alley was the Blackhawk, where through which Alexander gave Count Basie 11 tn recording with about the time chorus girls from the able guidance of Dave Dexter three years ago. Basie still is MCA ploys Quinn Wilson the musical comedy next door come and Ted Toll of Down Beat, I property. leur f on bass instead out for a breath of air. . . . Rudy heard what almost all musicians throuf of Harry Good­ Vallee discovered dark glasses were and fans in Europe consider the jur man. The tunes no disguise against Hollywood greatest white band in the world— fessioi were Pick-a-Rib fans who hove learned by experi­ the Bob Crosby band. The whole ALL SMART DRUMMERS Sings, and You and ence not to be fooled by specs be­ outfit was a sensation to me, and Are not MAGEE nor CORNY!!! home fore the eyes. Emerging from the Eddie Miller, who is, next to Cole­ Th.y'™ «II «Hing our MODERN RHYTHM vorite Beany Your Love, and Jules Herbuveaux, CHART (27 Rhythm,). after working NBC studios, Vallee had to yank cently appointed second in charge man Hawkins, known to Europe as Worth Easily $1.—NOW ONLY Me brunet nearly two hours, until after mid­ off the colored goggles so that he of NBC’s central division. He had the greatest tenor player in the (Send Cath) MA could see to write autographs for world, turned out the loveliest play­ "Spacial offer fo Dealer,. Teacher, • Schoell" “Don’1 night, the boys packed their horns his own band on NBC in Chicago in EFFICIENT MUSIC SERVICE and prepared to go get some shut- the crowd that waylaid him. . . . 1927.______ing I heard in all my life. 140 W. 42d St., N. Y. C. been i Orchestra Leader Lou Breese Earl Hines was a disappoint- Home eye- .. . “I’m so sorry," said one of the claims the ping pong championship son. . . . The Bernie Cummins’ are Sept recording engineers to Benny, as among Chicago musicians. While readying the nursery. . . . Reports ing . . the gang prepared to leave. “Some­ his orchestra was alternating at the are that Skinnay Ennis of the Bob dined thing was wrong with our appara­ Chez Paree, Lou took time out to Hope show eats two bags of pop­ ALI tus and we don’t have anything on win a Chicago newspaper tourney. corn before eve^y broadcast to total wax. This new equipment is sorts . . . Les Brown, whose dance band achieve his “breathless” vocal style. is heard over NBC, is making a . . . Jason, Ben Bernie’s son work­ trieky." Think The band blew up, rightfully, but hit with his new composition, “The ing on the 20th Century-Fox Lot, Basie returned two days later to do the Plumber’s Revenge.” He wrote it is said to be holding hands with bition job again. Everything went off after a sleepless night of clanging Kay Griffith. . . . Harry Salter The “Hit Parade of Swing’’— radiators at a small hotel. . . . who gives music on NBC’s Hobby okay the second time...... Maestro Marek Weber helped Says Phil Spitalny, “Women mem­ Lobby program, has been in radio Three priceless books for the select the beauty queen at the re­ orize quicker than men I have di­ 10 years,'' but has neveT addressed cent cherry blossom festival at St. rected and they seem to have an a word to a microphone on a broad­ Joseph and Benton Harbor, Mich. innate sense of what I am attempt­ cast. . . . Raymond Paige won 10 Library of Every Musician ing to do.” . . . Ferdinand, Paul . . . Pipes found around the NBC bucks from Announcer Dan Sey­ Chicago studios generally belong Whiteman’s steer, will be on view mour by rattling off names of the to Glenn Welty, ork director of the at the New York World’s Fair 99 men in his orchestra in 15 Ina ide Story show. He loses about Children’s Village during the sea- minutes. a pipe a week. . . . The Merry YEARBOOK OF SWING Macs, known for their swell han­ Crosby Band is Europe's Favorite, dling of harmony, can’t read a Written by Paul Miller. Down Beat'» note of music! They do it all by ear. . . . When Morton Downey Says Zeverijn, Dutch Authority record columnist, thin is the first book ever accidentally dropped his song script BY ROBERT ZEVERIJN written to cover swing music in all Its on the show with Eddy Duchin. Datck Jau AaUuntr “Woody Herman Best” he got ft banded right back with- New York — My visit to New Oh, Yes, I heard Jae Marsala ah phases. It gives dates, names ... puts prices ha-rirg worry about missing eot York can be classed as a big sur­ the Hickory House. Best of the a note. The agile Mr. Duchin slid outfit is the colored trumpet play- on rare records. It's practically a necessity off the end of the piano bench and, prise, in spite of the fact that so very few big name bands are here. while slapping a few bass chords for the record collector and swing fan. My first call was on Jack Tea­ with his right hand, fished the Duke Ellington says, “Miller’s thorough script off the floor with his left and garden at the Roseland. He has SIMPLY BUY ANY MACCA­ a fine band, but the brass section is stretched it up to Downey. . . . knowledge of the subject makes his book not impressive, except for Charlie WGN Musical Director Henry FERRI ISO-VIBRANT REED Spivak’s work. I shouldn’t want to doubly interesting.'* $2.00 per copy. Weber recently returned from a FROM YOUR REGULAR Florida vacation. . . . NBC Musi­ go into detail about Jack’s trom­ bone. It’s too well known. cal Director Roy Shield has a set DEALER “No Great Kicks” of shotgun slugs all ready for the Has wag who substituted a rubber Next, I went to the Savoy in Babe baton for Roy’s usual wand. On Harlem and caught my old friend the C the first up-beat, the maestro Benny Carter. I knew Benny well Likes nearly took an ear off. . . . Horti­ in Holland when he had a band of A l»ook of eight colorful sketches suitable for framing by tro mb culturist Frankie Masters says his own in 1936 at the Palais de the well-known artist, George Von Physter. “Destiny’* contains carnations don’t like swing. He Danse in Scheveningen. He still JU1 says he made tests, placing the uses the same arrangements. His studies from the life of the professional musician executed Hobbi and s flowers near a loudspeaker during finest man, to me, is Eddie Hey­ with a feeling that could be portrayed only by one who has a jam session—and the carnations wood on piano. Also Tyree Glenn. home leaned as far from the speaker as Carter’s band was neighbored by lived the life of Ihe professional musician. $1.00 per copy. White they could. . . . CBS conductor the Casa Loma band, which gave of T. Lyn Murray can’t get away from me no great kicks. One of the most radio even while on vacation. His remarkable men, I must say, is ■he w wife brought along a new portable Murray McEachern, who plays fine sisteri set which was kept going continu­ alto as well as trombone. Sonny Think ally during their two weeks in Ber­ Dunham played one of the highest ABOUT THE PIANO range: muda. ... trumpets I’ve ever heard from a of the UP ON TOP—You don’t see the white musician. 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DI City and State FLU bone. 39 Chicago, June, 1939 DOWN BEAT 13 collegiate shorts, doubled for Reg­ inald Denny, and took small parts un, whos who nr music in several feature>> fou DeLange’s Wacky, tu- “Solitude” First Job Presenting Ina Ray Hutton's Band But song writing began to fas­ But Cumin’ Up Fast cinate him, and he returned to New INA RAY HUTTON—Debuted on* York, spent time in several music Hobbie" are fishing and sewing. the stage with a Gus Edwards’ re­ Wacky or not, and he claims that^—rTT 7------j 7-77—Z—7— publishing offices to learn the view after attending Chicago’s Worked with the Coquettes and . 3 could have turned out the tender, ropes, finally became n professional Hyde Park high, where she was a Major Bowes’ bands before joining he is, Eddie DeLange haa made a come-back in the orchestra field sentimental lyrics of “Deep in u lyricist. His first good assignment tennis and dance champ. Her Ina Ray May 20, 1938. . . . Ad­ Dream” and "Heaven Can Wait.” was to fashion a lyric for a melody ihn mother. Marvel Ray, was a profes­ mires Tommy Dorsey’s technique. that rates with the progress made by any of the newcomers who have What Eddie really wants is to by Duke Ellington, called In My of sional pianist. Worked in I.ew Le«' One of America’s few girls who Solitude. It wasn’t too bad a start can sit in with male bands and jumped into the ranks or name at- attract attention by contrast in be­ ngs lie’s “Clowns in Clover" on BrSad- havior, just us the same trick is for a newcomer. tor, way. then in George White’s “Mel­ really get off on her horn. . . . Got •tly start in 1932 in Texas with Mitzi employed so successfully in music. Later, after collaborating with ody," ending her musical comedy He dashes around in the day time •of Shelton’s ork. . . . Enjoys studying Will Hudson on “Moonglow” and work in one of the Ziegfeld Follies. in polo .shirts and sport coats, nev­ other tunes, Eddie decided he would the Contracted by Irving Mills to lead Wagner’s longhaired works. to er an overcoat even in zero weath­ like to have his own band, and on all-girl band in 1934 . . . Likes MARNEY ELZEA — Trumpet. er, and either hatless or with a Hudson agreed to become his part­ Hs- curried chicken ... Is 25 years old vill Born April 7,1917, in Mora, Minn. dizzy looking ski cap tn further ner in this venture. The orchestra . . . Weighs 109 pounds ... Carries hat Likes to sew and ride horses.... confuse observers. struggled along for four years, be­ isie 11 trunks full of gowns . . . Em­ Wants to get married. . . . Joined coming n favorite with New Eng­ CA ploys a personal masseuse, chauf­ Hutton May, 1938. . . . Goes for Jumps Into Tails! land audiences, making some good feur and chef . . . Band Is booked Debussy, Wagner and Tschaikow­ At dinner time comes the meta­ phonograph records, but apparent­ through William Morris agency , sky. . . . Thinks Billy Butterfield JUNIE HUTTON—Known pro­ morphosis, and our hero makes a ly lacking that spark which cre­ of Crosby’s band to be tops as quick change into top hat, white fessionally as Elaine Merritt ates a name attraction. Finally trumpeter. . . . Father is a music tie and tails, then dashes off on a they split in friendly fashion, fol­ s Sings. Like Ina Ray, calls Chicago instructor. . . . Got start with M. home ... 21 years old ... A fa­ round of night clubs, bistros and lowing disagreement over policies M Couch’s band in Minneapolis in and plans. vorite with gate in the baud . . . swing joints. Eddie is genial, has 1932. . . . Has been studying music a saving sense of humor and is brunet since she was 9 years old. Eddie’s On His Way! MARION GANGE -Guitar. Wrote generally popular. His idiosyn­ oh” “Don’t Jx'ave Me Now" and haa BETTIE ROUDEBUSH —Piano. crasies, intentionally developed or Eddie organized his current band been in the band since 1935 . . . Born Jan. 6, 1914, at Minerva, O. not, are tolerated. just one year ago, and began to Home town is New Haven; born Likes to cook and ride horses.... Eddie no sooner had heen gradu­ whip it into shape the hard way at Sept 10, 1916 . . . Hobby is read­ Worked with Pappy Fair and Jack ated from tho university than he the Show Bar, in Forest Hills, ing . . Has brothers musically in­ Paul in Ohio, joining Ina Ray in was bitten by the Hollywood bug Long Island. They played there for clined ... Brunet the fall of 1937... Likes a little jam and started for the Pacific coast by twenty-eight weeks. With a new ALYSE WILLS—Trombone. Plays band better than a big outfit and motor alone. It was this trip which collaborator, Jimmy Van Heusen, total of 25 instruments. Married for that reason gave Ina Ray her really determined his career, for he turned out “So Help Me,” “Deep . . . Chicago is her home . . . notice last week so she could return in whiling away the lonely hours in n Dream,” “This is Madness, Thinks T. Dorsey, Goodman and to Ohio und jam with little units. on the highway, he began to com­ “Good for Nothin’ But Love” and Basie have the best bands ... Am­ . . Admires Teddy Wilson, Louis pose rhymes and short lyrics for other hits. bition is to study bacteriology . . . Armstrong and the T. Dorsey and his own amusement. In the movie Goodman bands. . . . Ambition is to colony, he worked in a series of (Modulate to page It) travel in Europe. ie ^0* HELKY IIELKEMA - Bass. Start­ ed on piano when she was 5 in m Indianapolis. Likes to write music; has worked with the Helen Comp­ ton, Lee Elliott and Bon Johns bands. . . . Ambitions include ar­ ranging like Eddie Durham and playing character parts on the legitimate stage. . . . Joined Ina Ray in March, 1939. . . . Thinks if* Casa Loma tops; also Jimmy Dor­ sey. ... Got start with Ruth Noller WINNfR Ol THE rev in Indianapolis in 1931. . . . Birth­ day is October 13. Ba RUTHku in Aiiiiuurd/ANTISDEL“—- TenorAcnor sax,hu*i EDDIE DELANGE OLD DRUM AWARD darinet and baritone aax. Bom tractions Within the last few AND HIS month«. ity July 10, 1916, began studying mu­ sic in 1930. . . ■ Started with Hie Eddie definitely ia a “character” SLINGERLAND in. Golden Gate Girls in Philly in in the best tradition, hut in the 1931; later worked with the Holly­ opinion of this writer, it’s s pose. RADIO KINGS B*» wood Debs. . . . Also wants to get He talks with the slant oi a Tenth ok married. . . . Made the first step Avenue mug that lielie*« his degree March 21 by becoming engaged to from the University of Pennsyl­ Qi Phil Cameron, WYN radio an­ vania. And no one would suspect nouncer, three weeks after meet­ that the six-footer who stands with Drawing By I«ou Schützer ing him.... Enjoys Beethoven and bare feet in a recording studio Wagner. . . . Crundcn is her home; Has worked with the Ingenues, has dark brown hair. Babe Egan, the Navigators and the Chi Women’s Symphony . . . JEAN SKINNER—Drums. Gran­ Likes the classics . . Father is ite City, Ill., is home . . . Born by trombonist; brother plays trumpet. Feb. 3,1916.... Hobbies are arch­ itecture and drafting. . . . Started M JUEL DONAHOE — Trumpet. in 193) with Velma Wunsch’s band ed Hobbies include golf, hearing bands in St Louis. . . . Doesn’t like the enae and seeing shows. Chicago is her classics. . . . Joined Ina Ray as home . . - Likes Casa Loma and Nov. 1, 1938. . . . Mother and fath­ Whiteman bands and the solo work er are musically inclined. . . . Likes nn mpi i of T Dorsey and Bunny Berigan the Goodman, Basic and Webb . . . Started studying music when bands. she waa 14; she’s now 23 . . . Two Built by flden Benge. Io» sisters are musically inclined . . BETTY SATTLEY — Tenor sax. merly first trumpet "ifh Thinks Bill Esch is the best ar­ Acclaimed the best soloist in the j the Detroit and Chicago ranger in captivity ... An alumna band. Started when she was 11, \ Symphony orchestras of the Ingenues . . . Ambition ia to later joining Babe Egan’s band.... break 100 in golf. Springfield, Ill., iu her home. . . . Ambition is to play like Coleman JESSIE BAILEY — Trombone. Hawkins; admires his style as well Born July 23, 1915 . . . Another aa Georgie Auld’s and the Tommy Chicago native . . . Worked with Dorsey band. . . . Has been with • Tho Old Maestro Bon Bernie, admits he isn't any the "Platinum Blondes" and got Ina Ray since 1936.... Father and Jascha Heifetz when it conies to fiddle playing—but he start with Sara Battles in 1934 ... hree sisters are musicians. . . . knows musicians and ho knows rhythm like few in the Likes Bob Crosby’s band and the Dislikes the classics. . . . Thinks business. There's no "lace-curtain" drummer or drums for solo styles of Teagarden and T. Eddie Durham best arranger there Dorsey ... A sucker for Stravin­ his band. That's why he picked ihe ideal combination io back up his solid rhythm section—Johnny Blowers and his sky’s works . . . Thinks one-night- ZACKIE AI.EXANDER— Alto sax. fm are the worst . . . Has “abso­ SLINGERLAND 'Radio Kings.' I lute pitch” and has taken lessons A native of Kansas City, Mo., from Dorsey . . . Attended Engle­ where she was born Aug. 3, 1915. Johnny was the recent recipient oi ihe famous "Old Drum" wood High in Chi and her best pal . . Married. . . . Likes to listen to records and write stories. . . . award, currently one of the most coveted honors in porous- is Olga Garner, trombonist with siondom. We'ro mighty glad for Johnny and were proud Rita Rio’s girls . . . Listens to rec­ Started in 1933 in Springfield, Mo., with Glenna Thompson. . . . Am­ ords regularly and is looking for a Hand tempered bell, an exdusi»e proc that SLINGERLAND drums are his choice. bition is to sing with Jimmy Dor husband. ess of the Benge manufacture Bey’s hand “so I can hear Jimmy’s SLINGERLAND 'Radio King* Drums and Tunabio tom-toms RENE PARST—Tnim]>et Born sax all the time.” . . . Also likes are used and endorsed by "the mosia of ihe besta" (as Ben Illiopolis, III. Psychology is her Connie Boswell. . . Her parents Vdüly improved intonation Ihe first hobby . . . Worked with Glenna are musicians. . . . Home now in real improvement in 30 years would say)—Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton with Benny Thompson before joining Hutton San Diego. . , . Has been with Ina Goodman, Ray McKinley with Jimmy Dorsey, Buddy Rich in February, 1939 .. . Thinks Louis Ray only two months. Completely equalized resistance in all with Artie Shaw, Davie Tough with Tommy Dorsey, Davie Armstrong the nuts; also Sergei registers Rachmaninoff .. . Birthday 1* Feb­ EDDIE DURHAM! — Arranger. Gray with Clyde McCoy, Bob Spangler with Vincent Lopez, Negro. Hails from Kansas City. ruary 20. Light and precise >al«e action etc. The cream of ihe crop, no less, and there are others too Started with Bennie Moten, and BETTY STICHT—Alto sax, dar later, Count Basie and Jimmie numerous to mention. inet and baritone sax. Born March Luneeford as trombonist and gui­ Seo your dealer today—and by ihe way, a FREE copy of 17, 1916. in Buffalo. . . . "Having tarist. . . . Noted especially for his fun” is her hobby. . . . Has jobbed socko arrangements. It is Eddie, tho new SLINGERLAND 98-page catalog is yours for the with Alex Hyde’s Musical Darl­ along with Bill Esch, who is re­ i:. i:. lima: 1:11 asking. ings. . . . Been with Ina Ray since sponsible for the Hutton band’s 1935 ... Like Crosby’« band and solid style. . . . His records with the solo work of Eddie Miller. the 'Kansas City Five” on Com­ . ELYONS (FY) BESSER—Trom­ modore, with several Basie stars, SLINGERLAND DRUM CO. bone. Born July 19, 1914, Detroit. are collectors’ items. 1327 Belden Avenue, Chicago, Ill. DOWN BEAT FEATURES Chicago, June, 1939 Chica

which were always the same—and “But I am fearful that none are which, in spite of being composed British to be released in the States,” he of riffs, had a beautiful and never moans, “unless jazz fans in Ameri­ annoying melodic line. Jazz Sad’ ca raise a cry and demand them.” Feather, a writer, musician and Returning to America (Continued from page 1) record collector as well as a critic, For the blues Hawkins also had says that until England lets down one fixed chorus built up in the thing about the situation,” says he, the ridiculous barriers against vis­ pentatonic scale which was capable twisting his Coldstream Guard’s iting American bands, hot jazz in of exceptional beauty. One day, mustache the wrong way. “We are the British Isles always will be however, when Hawkins felt badly not plagued by jitterbugs. As a “years behind the times.” and incapable of playing in the matter of fact, we simply won’t upper register, he played one of have anything to do with the bound­ the most fantastic blues choruses ers.” Wacky DeLange I’ve ever heard, full of strange Feather believes the two best Conin’ Fast . . . glissandos and awfully sad. It was bands in England today are the Kan altogether different. Heralds of Swing, an all-star jam (Continued from page 13) room । In my opinion, it must be hard group recently organized and star­ The songs began to attract at­ ommei for any tenor saxophone player to ring George Chisholm’s Teagarden­ tention to the leader and to the class” equal him. There can hardly be like trombone, and Ken Johnson’s band, which explains why every­ the ret anyone who can have such a beau­ band, comprised of Negroes from body but Eddie was surprised when For tiful tone, especially in the upper the Caribbean islands under the he landed, through his manage­ Pla-M< register, and such mighty volume British flag. ment, the William Morris agency, class” and such imagination. Perhaps Any good sweet bands? a top-flight commercial radio pro­ growir Hawkins, now touring England, “Bah, indeed not,” sneers Feath­ gram just nine months after or­ a num will be back in the States when er. “Sweet music is just like fall­ ganizing his unit. en—af these words are printed. ing through space. I want none of Eddie is on his way! He’s on viousk Johnson Well Rounded it." a theater nnd ballroom tour now type cl Hackett on Guitar which will take him across the cial n Also a word must be said about continent. You’ll be seeing him, are av Freddy Johnson and Maurice van Feather has averaged four hours and he’ll probably be just as wacky young Kleeff. Freddy is a pianist who can sleep a night since he arrived in as ever. Sometimes that helps! ners, c get the best out of his men. As a New York. Most of the time he N. E. W. alone, soloist he resembles most to Buck, hangs around musicians and ni- tunes, as far as I can judge from his teries. In the solid little group he Emery Deutsch keeps in shape ity, un records. His playing shows influ­ chose to make the special platters, by boxing regularly. the rei ences of Earl Hines, Fats Waller Leonard featured Bobby Hackett, great and others, but his playing is rath­ on guitar as well as cornet; Joe ner. V er personal. As a conductor and Marsala, Cozy Cole, Billy Kyle, with a member of a rhythm section he is Hayes Alvis, Pete Brown and Join the Parade of Stars cents. at his best. He also sings rather Benny Carter, one of Feather’s featuring our swingsational hit well and with much expression and prime idols, who plays both trum­ "It * >> I mi I him in' Frid action. pet and also sax on the records. If (hi Hnrul Don't *11 ifm" For European standards van The four titles waxed, Feather ty GO» PELKONfN and KING Kleeff is a really good drummer was glad to recall, included Men of the ni| Special »w ng prchoit.of aw 50c the ro with swing, rather steady tempo Harlem, Concentration Camp La­ JOE McDaniel MUSIC CO • I its 0 way. New York and variation. From an American ment, Refugee Stampede and Ocean point of view his playing must be Motion. rather monotonous and limited. Anyhow, his playing means some­ thing for us. it’« HOW A PRIZE FIGHT Owned A Record? His Span MADE A NAME BAND the coi Covers 24 Keys traded Teddy had personality ... unique —Earl Ford Photo the Band didn't Night of •dditio At Philly Funfest Member* of Jimmie Lunceford’* house* and Count Basie'* band* a* well a* those of AFM Local 274, threw a the Fight, Teddy's sponsor bowlin bash recently in Philly. It was one of the last *es*ion* that the late was off the air. So T. sat in on that Herschel Evans, Basie tenor man, look part in before hi* sudden death hour in the Big Studio, and made a discovery. of a heart ailment in New York. In ihi- skot are (from the left corner and soi to right) James CarthernO, tenor; Joe Thoma*, tenor; Evan*; George He saw what a Lafayette co-ordinated Sound cult foi Fambroogh, alto; Jimmy Johnson; Jame* Beckwith, of Pete Diggs’ System could do for a dance band. He pictured ary w< Baltimore band; Willie Smith, alto; Johnny Acea and Robert Jones, with a trumpet*, and Hayward Simpson, Irnor, whose face is only partly those 5 controlled mikes in his orchestra—one bership •bown at extreme lower right. high s< for each section. Teddy takes over the ciggy student show in the Fall. a danc the 40- now tc A Negro Pianist Kicks LAFAYETTE 30 to 40 WATT 5 Channel Sound System success hopes. We t Hawkins Out of a Rut four t upon t By J. B. VAN PRAAG * Chicopee, Mass—Take a look at For two winter seasons Hawkins those mitts on that keyboard in Mor bo Amsterdam, Holland — When played at the “Negro Palace” with the photo! Band leaders on the up and Music i Coleman Hawkins left America for Consoli Johnson and van Kleeff. They are the hands of Lou UP are swinging to Lafayette Europe there Hawkins seemed to have an un­ Musician's Model 765-T — a well-0’ seemed to be Bobineau, pianist of Local 171, Joe G limited imagination, a mighty vol­ Springfield. Bobineau rates in thia DeLuxe Portable, and as I some degener- ume and a beautiful tone. Among Names I ation in his section as the man with the widest sweet to work with as a Ber­ include the most interesting items there stretch on a keyboard, each hand Fields, I playing, as far were Some of These Days with a lin ballad. Provides for 5 I as I can judge covering 12 keys at the same time. Krupa, splendid coda, a blues, After He will meet all competitors who mikes and two phonos. A Herbie I from his rec- You’ve Gone, Baby Won’t You I ords. His tone think they can “cover more bandleader can "spotlight" Herbie I was sensual, a Please Come Home and others. ground” than he when it comes to string sections, brasses, reed Dixon, When Bei Mir Bist du Schoen was playing piano. Bobineau’s home is ster, C I little too much popular he had some choruses— in Chicopee. choir, vocalists . . . develop I vibrato, and he band individuality and pop­ showed ten­ Satu dencies toward ularity. Powerful 30 to 40 watt day fc sentimentality amplifier and twin speakers nights and meaning- Ideal for Hotel, Radio, Record housed in smartly styled eling I I e s s exhibi- carrying case for easy trans­ same tionism. I portation. Whether you play found HAWKINS think that his and Stage Work* s o I u records sweet, hot or symphony, you with Buck Washington, such as LlES McMANIS, First Trumpet need this Lafayette. Priced On the Sunny Side of the Street Washable were nut so successful. with Gray Gordon’s Orchestra, one for the purse of average units. of New York’s best liked Orchestras, Send coupon for FREE cat­ In Europe he played with all is now playing the Hotel Edison, kinds of uninteresting rhythm sec­ alog NOW! »" 11J” popular night spot in the heart of It” rsKil tions and bands, among them Jack New York’s Theatrical District. All Lafayette amplifier* are 100% Hylton. Finally he met his old Mr. McManis bought — and paid Union Made. Lafayette Sound Sys­ friend and Negro pianist, Freddy tem* come la you complete, ready for a York Trumpet, which has been Illustration shows Model TM-T M22Co Johnson, with whom he played one his business partner for more than night at a small bar in Amsterdam open (A) ond closed (I). where there Is no dancing. In the two years, because it answers more completely than any other the exact­ summer he resumed his collabora­ LAFAYETTE RADIO CORP. Adva tion with Freddy and improved ing demands of his work. rapidly. The features that won Mr. Mc- 100 SIXTH AVE.. NEW YORK Manis will win you also. If you want 4 gw mu Works in Trio The ad to accomplish better result* with less H ^IS HE» Course' Three years ago they started effort, just try a York. Attractively ■LAFAYETTE RADIO CORP. five yet again together with the Dutch priced. Write for catalogue and ■ Dept. 44F9.100 Sixth Ave., N.Y. tion*. 1 drummer Maurice van Kleeff at the literature, and name of nearest than ai same bar, called “Negro Palace.” dealer. I Rush FREE 1939 Catalog No. 76 on reco Its owner is a jazz fan who has al­ Compia ways done his best to engage the YORK BAND INSTRUMENT CO. thou u g Nome. Neou best jazz musicians available. The LES McMANIS, l.t Trumpet Ma Mt al GOOD BAND INSTIUMENTS ■^S^irt place was small, and he could use Cray Gordon Orchestra say*: •inc« ItU EDDI GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN only a 3-piece or 4-piece band, Addrots.. SALES ROOMS IN: which was allowed to play as much "Artist ■ ■ NEV TOW • CHICAGO. ATLANTA P. 8. V and whatever it liked. From the ■ City. ______Stat*.______IBOSTON* JAMABA, LL*MtMX arrangi moment Hawkins was playing with average Freddy, he played better than ever. Chicago, June, 1939 DOWN BEAT

ntMVi of the malady, with a sugges­ tion for n remedy. Songwriters, if ‘Too Many Indian Clubs on Tin they would save their profession, Oil ‘Classes’ inutt abondon these complicated Pan Alley,’ Says Emery Deutsch null artificial standards and return to the so-called “hoke” which they By Emery Deutsch profess to despise. After all, music lAJant Boom Biz Once upon a time a vaudeville juggler earned a good living is not a plaything with which io by manipulating three Indian clubs in a dexterous manner. •how off one’s cleverness—it is the After a few months he became ambitious and by dint of much melodious expression of n people’s Splendid Tone practice, learned to handle four Indian clubs. In another few emotions. The public’s feet may tap At Pla-Mor months he was juggling six. He kept improving until finally in unison with wild rhythms, but he was flashing 12 clubs around in the air. Unfortunately, its heart will pulse and throb only Exact Tuning By Will 11. Wittig to mcludit-. like “Girl of My Kansas City—A feature of ball­ the strain began to effect his nerves, and in a very short Dreams.” “Side by Side.” and room operation which I can’t rec­ time he became so shaky he couldn’t even handle the original others of like calibre. Of all great Swiff, Sturdy ommend too highly is a “dance three skillfully. art the keynote is and always will e class” one night n week preceding Key Action the regular dance session. have been new, but their story was be—simplicity. ¡J/* n For several seasons now. the always the same. The general note Pla-Mor has been using the “dance was optimistic with a slight simple class” idea successfully. It’s still undercurrent of poetic melancholy. Fine Response growing in popularity. We admit And then something happened. a number of young men and wom­ The .sweet simple melodies were en—after interviewing them pre­ barbarously stretched and distort­ n viously and selecting the highest ed. The pleasantly dreamy rhythms Moderate type characters—early on this spe­ were accelerated and transformed. cial night. The youngsters then The natural easy-rhyming lyrics Price arc available as partners for other were replaced by forced and arti­ y young patrons who have no part­ ficial conceits. Optimism and poetic ners, or who come to the ballroom melancholy gave way to salacious­ alone. The band plays simple ness, suggestiveness, insanity, and tunes, with emphasis on danceabil­ an unhealthy morbidity. And final­ ity, until about 9:30 o’clock. Then ly, the soothing orchestrations were the regular dance goe- on. It’s n sent into the ash heap by the THEN TRY THE great idea, and is proving a win­ strained agonized arrangements. ner. We use it on Thursday nights with an admission fee of only 40 Some flick Even Today cents. Of course, radio ha.‘i greatly de­ creased music sales, but strangely BUNDY “Dance Club” Idea enough an occasional song, even I Parlt I Friday night is our problem, as today, succeeds in escaping the Lighting the Stirs it is with most ballroom men. It’s clutches of radio and coins a for­ Wherever entertaining artists appear CLARINET the night that jitterbugs flock to tune for its composer and publish­ there is a place for the new Astatic the room, cutting in on the floor Emery Deutsch MIKE-LITE. This is true because the ers. “Little Old Lady,” “September MIKE-LITE assembly includes not only in the Rain,” “When My Dream Model T-3 Crystal Microphone, but In cn»c you haven't guessed it, Boat Comes Home” and songs of also two adjustable spotlights that throw a flattering halo of soft, warm this is ii parable applying to our this type make comparatively big $90 The Pla-Mor light upon the features of artists or so-called populai music. The rise money because they are unsophisti­ speakers. Astatic MIKE-LITE, as de­ With Cm» II'« « mUllon-dollar balltuom in Kan­ and fall of the over-ambitious jug­ cated and not so easily “disar­ scribed, complete with stand, trans­ ao» City, managed by Will H. Wittia, former and cable, Is listed at $62.50. who la nationally known for hia work. gler is homologiiM with the condi­ ranged” by today’s dance bands. See your jobber or write for literature. Boehm Syttam Owned by Pla-Mor Amoaementa. Ine., tions now prevalent in the Tin Pan The musicians by u form of ar­ 17 Keyi 6 Ringt the corporation ia headed by Paul Fogel Alley music world of 1939. Mr. Witti* apenda more than H0.0O- a tistic inbreeding, have drifted away year for muaic at Pla-Mor, and haa at­ Songwriter* Made Big Dough! from the public and have set up tracted wide attention with hie many So recently that anyone who their own standards. This has al­ unique methoda of building hueincen SPONSORED BY aome of which are told in hia article. In reads these pages will remember, ways been an unwholesome process, addition to the ballroom, the Pla-Mor American popular music was in its and the music business is beginning Helmer houaea a large lee rink, awimmlng pool, to spffer from its effects. ASTATIC MICROPHONE bowling alley, billiard room, roller rink hey-day. Songwriters, with their and kaaeball Sold. ears turned to the public’s heart, Simplicity Still Vital! were turning out sensational hits In ihi« brief article there lias like I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles, been no attempt to single out in­ Regulated, and sometimes making things diffi­ Let Me Call You Sweetheart, I’ll dividual» w the ringleader« of the cult for older dancers. Since Janu­ See You In My Dreams and My movement away from humiiu nn- W ; Adjusted, ary we have been experimenting Blue Heaven. They were terrific ture. This ia just a general ding- with a “dance club” in which mem­ commercials and sold hundreds of and Tested bership cards are distributed to thousands of copies. A golden flood high school, college and university of dollars poured into the writers’ by students. Showing the card admits and publishers’ pockets as n result. a dancer for 25 cents. Others pay These were bonanza days for the Viiaiii Selmer the 40-cent fee. It’s too early right music business. People from Maine now to say whether the idea is a to California gathered in the Experts success or failure—but we have gloaming to harmonize the hits hopes. which made so ready an appeal to PHIL DOOLEY We use big name bunds three or sentimental nature. Swains courted thrills Chicago with a four times a month, depending their ladies fair with the newest upon their availability. The Pla- lyrics on their lips—the lyrics may SWING CONCERT Mor books through Frederick Bros. Featuring hit own composition Lott Motion we Music Corp., MCA, William Morris, than a steady house band. A big and introducing a now uno, Going North. Consolidated Radio Artists, Rock­ name is good for only one night Going South. Booked indefinitely. Now eom> well-O’Keefe General Amusement, here—more than one night will find plating 18th month at th» Joe Glaser and a few others. your receipts virtually halved. 'our Names we have had this season I am convinced the ballroom, to PALMER HOUSE-CHICAGO include Frankie Trumbauer, Shep be successful, must be kept im­ Fields, Jimmie Lunceford, Gene maculate. Also the rest rooms, Krupa, Casa Ixima, Blue Barron, check stands, etc. I insist on cour­ MODERN SECRETS REVEALED- ~ ~ ~ Herbie Holmes, Louis Armstrong, tesy to all patrons, and instruct KELLAR’S MODERN TRUMPET Herbie______Kay, Howard Becker, Lee Pla-Mor employes to always be Dixon, Little Joe Hart, Ralph Web- ready to be of help to dancers no METHOD ster, Cecil Golly and others. matter what the request. Opera­ —Sololot with Wnrlng'n PrnnAylvnnlan*» “Cleanlineas Essential” tors of our concession stands also An up-lo*data course of instructions with «II the features necessary for toachinf OR Nothing like h^ubliahed. Price 11.00. Saturday, we find, is the best must see that the “patron is always OTHER MODERN METHODS: Art Horn’s Saxophone Method and Losano's Slide Trom­ MAIL day for a big name. On week right,” and if we get many requests bone Method. Price, (each) SI.00. nights we use good, danceable trav­ for a certain band. I go out of my THE eling bands, booked through the way to book it. Pub. by NICOMEDE MUSIC COMPANY, Altoona, Pa same agencies, which we have It’s a great business. found attract belter patronage

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BY GEORGE OVESON < Ail rim. Hell, no! It’s not impossible Next Month Centri to become a big-name leader! “Jan in Egypt” will be one tarM But practically none of the of the feature article« of the big thousand« o f little * known special fifth anniversary issue of bandleaders of today will ever Daam Batt. And in addition, coub there’ll be a new column by the 12 I get there. Why? Well, there Four Modernaires of Paul mid. are several reasons. Let ’« look Whiteman’s orchestra; a bril­ Nit« WM at a few of them. liant critical review of Henry 12 I (Red) Allen* recorded trumpet tel, In tha first place, most of these Oreste Giacchino’s orchestra holds forth on the monstrous S S Ret MARI work; more helpful advice on of the Italian Line, shown approaching New York harbor after ita 4,000* leaders underrate the public’s mu­ bass playing by Bob Haggart of root sical intelligence. Public apprecia­ mile jaunt from Naples snd Genoa. The band makes the trip every Hnr Bob Croaby’s band; the latest P, ■ tion of good musie has been «wadily records reviewed by Barrelhouse three weeks. CAB i on the increase ever since the ad­ Dau. nnd complete reports and •IMU vent of radio. Th* days when nine ton sidelights on the AFM conven­ BENb nr ten danky footers could ail to­ tion in Kansas City, written by Salt Water Maestro Says Swing's for Alto A Teno» Sax. Clatinel, Trumpet 12 :l gether and clean up a small for­ Dam Beat editors Carl Com The ink has scarcely hod time to dry on root tune an fast becoming historical EDDI and Dave Dewier Jr. these new books arranged by Jay Arnold Radio has made it possible for WA Reserve your copy early! The Thing; Classics Also Popular Lopez Novak. WOP an : CB Sun Joe Public to hear what music More Down Beats will be sold artist, and author of the famous Swing LARE sounds like when it’s good. Inferior next month than in any month New York—Every three weeks, its movement timed to the Style and Swing Rhythm senes Each grader or anything arv never com­ in Dowa Beal’s history! volume contains swing choruses and pletely ifeUsfgctory iiftei y>>u've hour, a huge black liner creeps out of New York harbor. piano accompaniment on the following once had some of the best. That Slowly it is pulled through a maze of tiny ships—its first leg important classics « holds true for music, too. And the of a 4,000-mile journey to Genoa, Italy. Dance of the Hours Humotesque more good music you near, the more Melody from Martha Song of India Inside, on an ornate bandstand,* ’ i . : ■ ■ r ' ? M i n i Orchestra the boys in Oreste Giacchino’s 1ribean and made a jaunt to Rio de Liebostraum di inferior grades. Janeiro. ivleiody m F orchestra set up V • H ■ : ■ ' ■ ' ' • Leaders Now Play! their stands, ar­ “Music is about the same no mat­ A striking commentary is the Personnels ter where we are,” declares Giac­ range their in­ chino. “And we like our job.” fact that almost every one of the struments and TIMES SQUARE MUSIC PUBLICATIONS name leaden whi hae come to the Oreste has been a salt-water prepare for musician since 1926. But in all 112 West 48th Sheet, New Yoik Citv front in the last three or four yean Johnny Oropello work, They’ve haa heen an exception al instrumen­ been doing the those years, he swears he’s never Junrny liailai, plaalit aad arraager: been seasick! kalist in his own right. Phil HnUI hnar' Barl WhlU and Uai same thing for Order Your Perhaps the day of the freak, D. E. D. 'Cltulct" Today I White ,’Im- Bar BmioI. Uemboo.। liad nearly seven Send book* checked, at |i each. musical) । illiterate- bandleader is Mauth, «altar; Ed Guber, draau; Diek years now, for over—at least as far as the really Cuarai* aad Jahaay Orepelle, traawato. Jay AruUd'a I when the mon­ "CUauta i> Swim" ' UntaH Q big time is concerned Spud Murphy strous S. S. Rex Wynn Is New Kemp Another big reason for the statue Nu» 0’4.1 LmI«m4 D SMp C. O. U Cl qua, is laziness—the bandleaders of the Italian Thrush won t promote themselves and their bate: Nat Palea. «remai taeaarr« Bohn. Ted line made its Name Daaae Pete Braadai aad Charlry Brama, maiden voyage GIACCHINO New York—Nan Wynn replaced bands. They won’t get up good ad­ Mira. Stanley Wilaa. Sid Fáltatela end Maxine Gray as singer with Hal vertising and publicity materials in September, 1932, Giacchino’s Addrern men played for dancing all the way Kemp’s band May 19 after being for their promoten U w«»rk with. featured with Kemp on his “Time They won't bother getting special, from Genoa to New York. City ... The “Rex” sails every three to Shine” commercial several interesting, photo* inat editors car Woody Herman weeks publish. They don’t try to work out weeks after a 2-day stop in New Baste MaaaAaM. Jm Etna. Bar B»»L York. Then it sails for Naples and special tie-ups to increase their n,c u>t P»i. Jrtni, mxm; jm Aim*». gates. Iw * ’B. Seal R»iJ. troMban»; Siili) Genoa, stopping from three to These little-known bandleaders N Jm » Ilin WiUaia aad Mac McC«i«aa- eight days. The trip then is re­ Sala. li»Mp»te; Fraakl» Carla», draaa; peated again. should be moving heaven and earth Totem« I tBahaa, pian»; Hr White, saltar; to make every on* of their e»gage- Ten in Ilia Band 1rs ments eenaationallj successful — sven if they haw to go out and Giacchino’s men—10 of ’em—all are Italians and graduates of music personally contact clubs and groups Harlas Leonard MeÌzuJMane.1 Sam of various kinds and talk them into conservatories in Italy, rhe band CRA an evening at the ?pots the bands Edward JehoMii, William Smith and includes piano, trumpet, trombone, Jimmy Bana, trompât»; Baria» Leonard, base fiddle, drums, sax doubling are playing. lamia Keita llir.il Jenu anil Freddi« Thin CnUiver, mimi Willi« Smith. piano Eddie flute, sax doubling cello, sax dou­ H I Could Advance Faster! Phillipe, drum»; Winetea Williaau, taut bling fiddle and Oreste, who fronts York With real records oi really suc- Pirkmend Beatane«« trombine; EEtigo JIMM1 Were- |«llir and plays fiddle and accordion. ceBsf'jl engagements, these leaders What kind of music do pas­ acatt could accomplish «omethlng They sengers like? TOMM Jack Jill 8:80 could be continually moving them­ “We feature two types,” says selves up to better and better en­ Loon '.i. ir.n’.,'” rann» nram ii*m Oreste, “dance music and concert gagements and the? could be con­ Willuuai Uva. Baltaehui, mxu; NM music. We played five hours daily stantly calling the attention of the Akuuiei. bau; Dick Brnb, dram«: Hafu DANC and split the types about equally. Gum big booking offices to their records. Btevanaa«, planet Mary Lee Spraall, to. cala; Bank Mill»' arraagar. nnd Jack JIU, We play the latest popular stuff Ulf' As the importapco of their en- JIMMY »ria and the classics. The older per­ gagem» nt» increase«, they aze eeedi sons prefer the latter; the younger (Hoc bound to step on the toes of one or Buddy Rogers crowd likes its swing.” another t ana you will be Swin leaa; >200 a nils, on one niters •en* a no» cheaaa • «M ,a—a aty.a a, LOUIS Which means that they won’t fool played by iwlnq rtan lilted below. Write day, today. • Flute areici» 10c for each roue, with a date that won’t pay them at ehoi.i »o w*r coi’ of kindling «NOCI least |40. The joker is that for CLAMI NET...... GOODMAN 8:48 every one 3200 date they book, they Joo Sherer's Aristocrats TROMBONE .... T. DORSEY York could be booking five or six $100 Barnard Nrrlmaa, drunu; Kana* Rauh, beaa; TRUMPET ...... JAMES VINCI jobs. Twenty per cent of 500 or 600 John IxAui piano and vocali; Freak Strontia SAXOPHONE . . . FREEMAN Mon. end Bryant Meehan, trumpeti; Fred Deib-e I SPANISH GUITAR . . . KRESS (8701 will certainly come out to more than trombone: Art Stein, Dici Sdnalor, Herold Selmer m. (i |40 even with the additional sales Hartmaa and Fat Lorha. um; Dau Malena BROKEL STUDIOS äÄ« CARL eost And 18:11 figured in that’s giving Gl ENI no comideration to the potential Hm* value of a minor-name nreuiT that Cari: could be utilized in building bands, MAX • nd ‘ nor to the possibilities of develop­ m. A ing a few, really ealuable propt r- 10:M ties out of the “dogmeat” they’d RED I •ud need to keep auch a circuit in oper­ Wed. ation. WM. S. HAYNES FLUTES! PICCOLOS! CLARINETS! EDDIE Nltel Sterling Silver! Milt Sam Herb Shorty Ionia XYLOPHONISTS Sterling Value’ RHYT1 Y A NER RUBINWITCH H A Y M E R CHEROCK Sund Sterling Craftsmanship ! Sahnet affo Sr ciar. Selmer affo S dar. Stimar lanar Selmer trampal la a ward. BOCK! HAVE YOU TRIEO A HEW '39 SELMER ? Tim PERFECTION! ADRIA on xyvofwomi a mum studio Better than everl Ask your dealer for free trial or write for free copy *:M 4M Fia» i i l*na t Mask Mg, CMaaga WM. 5. 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uxcept west eoast- -Wed. IS mid­ NBC blue—Sunday, 10 p. m. Tua. KAY KYSER -NBC red—Wednesday. 10 p. 12 midnita Thur*. 11 p. (Hotel Lin- m.; CBS—Mon. 12:30 a. m. Sat. 1 a. m. Chet Lincoln Band Where to Tune coin. New York) ANDRE KOSTELANETZ — CBS—Thur*- Z* CO«A«g THK >a«T AN» PCA4AMT day, 10 p. m. I AKAAMOMgMT M OS. A »WIM« SI GUY LOMBARDO - CBS—Monday. 10 p SUTH«« nuewwfttt 1b Mom. n/ In Swing Concert In on the m.; NBC red—Friday. 10 p m. ARTIE SHAW—NBC blue—Tue-day. 9 p. FREDDIE MARTIN—MBS und WGN — m. Thursday, 12:30 a. m.; NBC red— Heavy nitely schedule (Bon Air. Chi­ BY DICK GEHMAN Hot Air Saturday, 12:80 a. m.; KNX (1050k) and cago) the CBS west coast network, KEHE RAYMOND PAIGE—CBS—Wednesday, 10 Lancaster, Pa.—The first in a se­ By liandd Jovien (780k)—Heavy nitely schedule. (Palomar ries of Sunday Swing Concerts, de­ All lia** Indir»!«! I* Katern DayllU Ballroom, Los Angeles) SH<)W OF THE WEEK—MBS—Sunday signed to promote a better under­ M UGG SY SPANIER NBC red, Chicago to 6:30 p. ni i.ueet band*. Tim*. BaMract Mw Iwar far EST and WMAQ standing of good jazz in the mind • mtrai Daylite Tim» twa haar* 1er CST: NOBLE SISSLE—NBC blue except we-t of the general public, was presented Ihr** h*ar» far mountain tima and font (670k) Sat. 5:45 und 11 p. m . WENK coast—Sunday, 11 p. m.: NBC red — haar» far Paris, <•*■» tima. (870k)—Friday, 10:45 p. m. (Sherman Tuesday. 11 p. m. just a few days ago in the Maple Hotel, Chicago) GRIFF WILLIAMS AND BILL CARL­ SUNDAY SWING SESSION — KEHE SEN—MBS—Tue». Wed. 11:30 p. m Grove Field House which has just (780k)—Los Angele*—Sunday, 10 a. m. Thurs. Sat. 11:15 p. m.: WGN (720k> — been converted into a ballroom by SWING to 1 p. m. This station also puts on an­ COUNT BASIE—National, red—Tueeday. Sun. Friday. 11:15 p. m. also Sunday 7 its owner, Ralph W. Coho. other outstanding “hot music” show on (Aragon and Trianon Ballrooms, Chi­ Chet Lincoln’s band drew a ca­ 12 midnite National, blue—Saturday, 12 Saturday, 6:30 p. m. All time indicated is cago). midnite: NBC. Chicago tn weat coast— pacity crowd to the spot, now one Nitely except Monday, 1:30 a. m.: JACK TEAGARDEN-MBS Sunday. Mon­ of the most beautiful ballrooms in WMAQ (670k)Sun. Wed. Thur». Friday, day, Thurs. 12:30 a. m., Saturday. 6 and central Pa. The same band also 12 midnite. (Panther Room, Sherman Ho­ 11 p. m. WGN (720)—Monday. 10 p. m. tel, Chicago.) Wed. Thurs. 9 p. m. also Wed. 2 a. m. holds forth every Thursday. Across MARTIN BLOCK’S "Make Believe Ball- Friday, 10:30 p. m. and 2 a. m. Sat., New Edition of ‘Hot Dy lou Schurrer town Wally Darrah is also holding room"—WNEW (1250k)—New York- 9:15 p. m. (Blackhawk Restaurant, Chi­ Thursday dances in Rocky Springs Monday thru Saturday, 10 a. m. and 5:80 cago) Discography' Even ballroom, open-air spot. Jon Segro p m ■ IU cordinirs > PAUL WHITEMAN Wednesday, Cesano Succeeds Ravel CAB CALLOWAY—Columbia, except west Better Than the First took his 7-piece outfit into the coasi •Tuoehiy I’rids, 11 :80 p. m. (Col As Favorite at Concert Green Shay a while back. Band in­ ton Club. New York). ANDREW SISTERS—CBS—Saturday. 9 HOT DISCOGRAPHY. 408 pages, BENNY CARTER—NBC. blue—Monday. p. ni. vocal trio. Indianapolis—At u recent con­ cludes Bob Smith, Bob Lestz, Russ by Charles Delaunay. Published in Rheinhart, Harry Levy, Alvin Mey­ 12:80 a. m. Sat. 5:30 p. m. (Savoy Ball­ MARTY DALE CBS except west coast- cert by the Indianapolis Symphony, room, New York). Saturday. 9 :15 a. m. CBS. south and west Paris, 1938, by Hot Jazz. ers, and Harold Patchable. EDDIE CHASE’ Mythical Ballroom - only -Monday, Friday, 12 noon, piano This Delaunay fellow i* an the audience at the end of concert WAAF (920k)—Chicago—Nitely except ramblings. applauded for an encore. Sunday, 7:30 p. m. (Recordings). BOB HOWARD—WEAF («60k) — New amazing young person. He lives LARRY CLINTON Mutual—Tuesday, 9:30 York—Thursday, 11 p. m. pianist—vocal- in Paris; his knowledge of English Fabien Sevitzky, conductor, 12 mid- tapped his baton. “Which would with a volume he calls “Hot Dis­ you prefer to hear?” he asked the cography” which incorporate» just audience, “Ravel’s Bolero or Otto about everything the student of hot Cessna’s Negro Heaven?” jazz wants to know, the payoff be­ 'Negro shouted the ing that at least 90 per cent of crowd. WOODSTOCK the content matter concerns Amer­ The Ravel number for years had ican jazz artists and recordings. been an unrivaled fave among the TYPEWRITERS symphony’s patrons. Everything I* Coinplrlr “Hot Discography” is an amaz­ ing book, too. It lists thousands of discs, and gives personnels of each. In only a few cases is the author stumped. Apparently by interview­ ing hundreds of musicians, writing let GENE KRUPA thousands of letters across the ocean, and by diligently studying the records und urtistn themwlven on wax has Delaunay assembled HARRY JAMES an the material offered here. All the great bands and tjnloists are there, along with their best sides, the lidiels, the matrix numbers, date of recording and »ther pertinent de­ ART TATUM show YOU the way tails Truly, it’s a magnificent piece of work. It’s doubtful that an American, with the wealth of tal­ ent around him, could produce GENE KRUPA such. Ural E ilit■ tin Yet DRUM METHOD It's Quaker Cit Typographically, the book needs Rim shots, cymbal breaks, bass ______last month at New______York’s Intel Lincoln. The saxes include Gabe''GelinaA improvement. Neither the binding drum beats, hi-hat cymbals, nor the stock is good. But not so who since has gone with Glenn Miller; Ed Klausen, Frank Langone and wire brush rhythms — all ex­ Sam Sacheile. Savitt is at the right. Band is recording for Decca and with the contents—each page is a CRA is handling rare possession, and one which will plained for Ihe first time in this to often. MERRY M 1CS with Peter Van Steepen '• modern drum method. Now, ork—NBC red—Tua. 8:80 p. m Wed. U ■ has issued uu earlier (Park Central Hotel Naw p. m. rhythmic vocal trio. edition of “Hot Discography.” This also for the first time. Gene York). SIX HITS AND A MISS with Skinny En one is better. No student of jazz Krupa has written out the tom­ JIMMY DORSEY—MBS and NBC—Heavy nit* ork—NBC red—Tuesday, 10 p. m. •cattered acheduto Meadowbrook, N. J. vocal. can very well be without it. tom solo from “Sing, Sing, TOMMY DOR 1EY-NBC rad-Wednreda. STORY OF SWING—WMAC (570k)—New D. E. D. 8:80 P- m. Wat eoaat rebroadca»t. 11/- York—Sunday, 2 p. m. Dramatized high Sing" exactly as he recorded it. p. m.; MBS—Monday, 12 midnite: CBS ■pot* from th* live* of awing*» “great” —Friday and Saturday. 12 midnite. (Ho­ with gueat soloist» and band*. The livee tel Penn.. New York). of Bix Biederbeeke, Meu Mairow. Frank DANCE HOUR—CBS—Sunday, 8 p. m. Tachmaker and Gene Krupa have al­ ready been rove —d v.ith Banny Uoodmar. GiimI band*. i W ■cbeduled a* aubject on tha airing of UHJ ESCO BED A W WL JMuk) -New June 18. THREE PEPPERS—WMCA (570k)—Fri­ HARRY JAMES day. 11 p. m. Sat. 9:45 p m. instru­ JJ Ji ?/J D mental and vocal. (Park Central Hotel, STUDIES A New York) VAGABONDS—NBC blue—Friday. 8 P m. We IV- Wcnv IMPROVISATIONS Wed. 10 p. m. On Club Matinee, Mon thru Sat. 4 p. m. vocal quartet. FOR TRUMPET VINE STREET VARIETIES—WHB (860k) —Saturday, 4:80 p. m. Vanaty show Modern studies in phrasing from stage of thr Vine Street Thtatr*. Kansas City. and technique, besides sec­ NAN WYNN—CBS—Tuesday. 10 p. m.. tions devoted to Legato Monday, 5:80 p. m. Thur*. 8:45 p. m., eon gitrw Tonguing, Passing Tones, Syn­ ARU ILUV JCM3—Av e» V aw, — —-- - - - —Sunday, Monday. 12:80 a. m. : WENR BANDWAGON-NBC rad—Sunday. 7 10 copation and Treatment of (870k)—Nitely axrnpt Saturday. 11.80 p. Guest name bands. m.: WMAQ (670k)—Tue*.. Thur»., DAVID BROEK MAN-C'Bb Wsdnseds,. 9 tried: certain tu Standard Choruses—clearly ¡1- m.g Bat., a. m. *waa-v-, become one of the lustrated 6 hol trumpet Chicago). Duka Ellington replace* Hina* JOSEPH CnERNIAVSKY—MNS—Sunday, moil widely .„rd here in mid-Juns, giving ths Duke ths mute* for broad­ choruses showing James' most air-shots his band hu ever had in PERCY FAITH—MBS and Canadian net- casting. Give it a one location work—Wednesday, 9:30 p. m. trial. Style F cup “Swing” style, tool PHIL HARRIS—KEHE (780a>-Loe Ange- type, aluminum, Ms—Sunday. 11 p m. Tua.. thru Sat.. 83JO. 7:45 p. m. (waat noa«t time) (Wilshire CARl" HOHENUARTEN’S "Pattern» In Swing"—CBS—Thursday, 5:80 p. m. LOUIS JORDAN W NEW (L?'0k> HAL KEMP—CBS—Tuesday, 10 p. m.; ART TATUM day. Friday. 11:80 p. m. (Elka Rsndes- MBS—Monday, 11:15 p. m. Thurs. 11:80 BVOCH^TlGHT- CBS—Montto, p. m. (Waldorf Astoria, New York) IMPROVISATIONS HERBIE HOLMES—WTMJ (620k)—Nitely 8:45 p. m., Sat. 1pm. (Hotel Taft. New except Sunday, 12:15 a. m. also Sat. 9 lia® York) Art Tatum gives you 14 of his tXIPEZ—NBC blue—Sun. p. m.. Sunday, 8:80 p. m. (Schroeder Ho­ «dneaW VINCE tel, Milwaukee) original piano interpretations Mon., K.K HARD HIMBER- NBC Hue — T^s 11:80 p. m.; NBC red—Thur». Friday, of America’s outstanding song m. (Cha Para, Chicago) 11:30 p. m. (Paradiae Restaurant, New CARL MANO MBS—Monitor. trida» York) hits, including “If I Had You”, “Stompin' At The Savoy”, • Lou Breeze, recently »tarred “Blue Moon", etc. An entirely with hia own band at the Chez SWING FACTS Paree in Chicago, enthuiiaitically new twist has been given each endoraeo and recommend» both tune by this brilliant musician 10:30 p. m.. Saturday, 9:45 p. m. RED NORVO—MBS—Sunday. 5:30 p. m. of there new atyle Hannon mute*. who was recently selected by and I a. m. Tu»i 4:45 and 5:30 p. m malREL- Persistently, for 12 yean, profes­ W«d , 4:45 p. m. Thun. 5:80 p. m. Bat sional muriciana have almo»r Paul Whiteman as the No. 1 5 p. m * Iso a scuttsrad »v»nlng srimduls (Murray’s. Tuckshos. New York) unaniniou.lv uied and acclaimed pianist on his All-American EDDIE PROVOST WNLW (1250k) — “Fint” for all type« of work, only All-Star Swing Band. 504 Nitely, 10:80 p. m. and 1:80 a. m. (Co- ''ProfenlOMi Groove“ — esc Genuine Harmon "Wow-Wow” lonlal Inn, New York) lacreute yew eersiaq power. RHYTHM MASTERB-^WDSU Motos. There to only one genuine Sunday, 1 » ABSOLUTELY FREE Harmon’ ‘Wo w-Wo*’’. Each mute 12 iM a. m. (Hotel Monte- —• post card wlH brieu »hem 1« »tamped with the Hannon name ■e isr, iperify Imtrumeal aruldateofparent. Demand the gen • you play. uinel Look for the Hannon name DAVID GORNSTON indpatmtdareonyour mule*. M ROBBINS MUSIC CORPORATION 117 W 48th ST NEW YORK CITY CONTINENTAL MUSIC CO., INC. 799 SEVENTH AVENUE NEW YORK DOWN BEAT FASSIONS IN MUSIC Chicago, June, 1939 Chicag Jerry Kruger, Swing Chanteuse, Demonstrates Makeup Steps c OZ2 “My Ozzie I purpose tiiuaie termed it’s i well ph for our always ourselvi After placing towel around her Just a thin layer is necessary, but ted wherever there ia grease paint. the lips, upper one first. Before Al Braekmnn Photo* fact th* minutes; should prove as aatisfac- head and removing all makeup with it’s necessary everywhere except on Eye shadow is next, avoiding con­ combing hair, a (horough brushing the a* cold cream, Jerry Kruger, 52nd eyelids. She uses cream or lip rouge trast, and a curl lasher follows. Eye tory to other girl singers as it does range tn is necessary, then set it with comb street awing singer, applies grease on cheeks and works them in with pencil is next, on brows, then pow­ in thia case—see final photo at the riti paint on face, neck and forehead. circular motion. Powder then is pat­ der is removed. Cyclamen goes on and fingers. Process in all takes 35 right. Hugo rant th ‘legit’ with the opening of the “Folies Bergere.” Show uses a pit at the L. A. Troc Uses band of 23 men with Max Dolin as cl usi rooms Clothing Tips—For Bands contractor and a special guest con­ BY CY LEEDS < Three Bands; ductor from the East . . . Phil the co Moore, pianist and arranger with That’s New York—Although musi­ Les Hite, is trying out his own band our Grove Reopens at the Club Alabam on Central Ave. ments e cians spend countless hours so that developing a style, and ork BY DAVID HYLTONE every Sunday night.. Pinky Tom­ lin opened at tne Biltmore Bowl be used leaders often require months Los Angeles —Artie Shaw’s re­ with a band he got together out for pie to build a band, too often one covery just about headlines the here. It includes Joe Myers, trum­ places.” news of the L. A. front this month, pet and Bill Covey, tenor; both fine Aske of the most important aspects but Felix Young’s opening of the not men. presses in showmanship is overlooked. Trocadero with three orks on deck believe I’m talking about clothes. adds up about as strongly. be built Young is using Emil Coleman’s Almost as important as the mu­ the leai society combo, Eddie South’s little ate a S' sic itself is the appearance of the jazz group and Tito’s Swingtet. YOUR RAND WILL LOOK ork and quite frequently it is this a table South’s band includes Everret thing r impression that will win over i< Barksdale,, guitar; Victoria Dent, SLICK AS A WHISTLE IN tough audience. piano; Bill Oldham, bass; Jewel don’t Ik Fashions in Music ... Leading the June style parade for bandsmen are should Wearing the proper clothes for Graves, drums, and Eddie’s violin. (left to right) the shawl collar jacket, the 3-button sport jacket and the THESE NEW COATS oped g certain jobs also is important, for The last time Eddie played here double-breasted tuxedo jacket, as «ported by the Goodman, Casa Loma somethi it is apparent the formal serge was in 1934 ut Club Ballyhoo. He’s and Glenn Miller bands. doesn’t tuxedo would be ut of place in a set at the Troc for three months. ballroom during a summer engage­ white. . . . This year’s single Economy Note: Twc full sports Phil Harris has hypoed attend­ istics c ment. There is a psychological ef­ breasted sports jackets are made in suits will give a leader four dif­ ance at the Wilshire Bowl since he built I duets b fect upon an audience that should the 3-button style so that it is un­ ferent changes in uniforms started singing the Three Little myself, be respected. The band should ap­ necessary to wear a vest . . . Dou­ Fishier. Phil gets 40 phone calls Address inquiries regarding clothes to Cy tact wi pear informal on hot nights; youth ble breasted tuxedos also are pre­ every night requesting it. Leeds in care of Down Beat, 608 S. Dear­ out thi ful, and in keeping with the ball­ ferred for the same reason. . . . born Street, Chicago.—EDS. The “Night of Bands” held re­ cently at the Shrine Ballroom drew own id room’s clientele. If playing in a the dm sedate supper club, its attire should a crowd of about 3,500. Entire pro­ ality’ o be more reserved and conservative. ceeds went to the relief of refugees. Who Wrote Three Little Fishies?' trated In discussing fashions for sum­ Bands donating services included BY BILL SANDERS Phil Harris, Vido Musso, Ken but the mer engagements, the following is Knoxville, Tenn.—The -heet music says “Three Little Fishies,” with has no suggested for the particular type Baker, Buddy Rogers, Chuck Fos­ words and music by Saxie Dowell, but three University of Tennessee ter and Art Whiting. Despite the of job: HISTO girls, Jo Carringer, Teddy Bomar and Berenice Iddens, have a different j-bugs, the whole affair wai a suc­ Ozzit BALLROOMS claim to that caption. cess. Sports attire would be the proper It seems that a fishy situation arose after the girls nang their num­ The Will Morrissey show, which suiting for an ork playing a sum­ ber for Kemp and Dowell, who were playing a series of dances at the has been threatening to open at a mer job at a ballroom. I’d suggest University not long ago. Several days later, the gals claim, Saxie wired local theater for tn»- last month, a colorful sport jacket -if tweed or them for the complete set of words and music and wanted to know if nasi met with financial difficulties shetland to be worn with gabardine the song had been copyrighted. Obligingly the gals came through inly all along. The Chanters Post 534, pants. Two-tone effects are prefer­ to find that several weeks later the whole nation was dancing to one of American Legion, invested some ANGELICA'S Silver Gray Gabardlna San­ forized Shrunk Orchestra Coat. Inserted ' able and a combination such as the catchiest novelty tunes on the air. money in the venture but soon But no matter how piqued the<- Pocket* *4.95 each worn by Will Osborne’s band is a found out that Morrissey owed an Same model in Sanforized Shrunk White girls might have been, they all feel 1the new song on their broadcasts good example: a blue-gray tweed arranging bill of $515. To top that, Galatea with Patch Pockets ....*2.95 each better now after Larry Clinton cal that nf Purchase Price with «trder. not tne Casa Loma band consist of tan here claim Three Little Fishies is When Clinton came in the girls ( Morrissey owes them over $700 in Beat p' shetland (with brown plaid) jacket a direct steal from the old tune signed a contract with the Larry 1 back salaries on which they are raph) i and brown gabardine pants. Who Stole the Lock Off the Hen Miller, Clinton Publishing Company to Housej Door, Bulk Hollingsworth, holding a promissory note Phily A white shirt is worn with these has agreed to let the note be paid portion publish a new song called “Hat Di own Beat rep, has found suits, or an oxford shirt that blends With Cherries.” Mr. Clinton must off at $100 per week. Th< snow in color with the jacket. Solid or have been impressed because he Salt Lake City — George Ard­ actually opened for one night but regimental ties may be worn. At b paid $100.00 in advance and pre- ■more, sax man, claims he wrote the the musicians were pulled off the ■T. LOUIS...... I48S or». . Sfra*» These should be colorful, but not dieted the song to be a bigger uc- isong Three Little Fishies in 1932. job as were members of other 4EW YORK ... 107 W. 4krh St. Dap» 8. comple gaudy. cess than “Three Little Fishies.” But1 he admits he doesn’t know unions. :HICAGO . . 177 N. Michigan A»a., Dept DR played, Benny Goodman’s band has a rhe Clinton band is currently using ’where the fish talk came from. Grauman’s Chinese Theatre went .OS ANGELES . . . HOI S. Main St . Dept. OR task ri| unique attire which consists of a New S novel blue shawl-collar coat of un­ and fo AMERICA'S FOREMOST MUSICIANS aad Special finished worsted and blue-gray ENTERTAINERS are OUTFITTED by ■ striped pants. It is semiformal, with II "SUPREME" Th* Symbol Dependable Quality but gives an appearance of smart­ raphy. ness. Quality at Armsti a Bechet SUMMER LOCATIONS Lowest Cost For a steady summer location spot at a casino or country club, / '[rasure to it is smart to consider a formal dress which might consist of a Wear Jit em powder blue coat and blue gabar­ «SIMPSON CLOTHES dine pants, taxed- style. A soft pleated tuxedo shirt can be worn with this combination and a navy blue bow tie is proper. Glenn Mil­ ler’s band, at the Glen Island VX7E proudly present for Casino, is adhering to this pattern. VV the selection of the ONE-NIGHTERS most discriminating profes­ A tour of one-nighters offers a big problem in dress. Because of sional men a superb fabric ARM the extra wear on clothes when variety attuned to the smart tions traveling, a strong material obvi­ order. ously is preferred. Larry Clinton style tastes of Hollywood and the c< has obtained for his musicians a Orchestra Esquire. Simpson values win numbe gray tweed suit, single breasted, friends and K E E P them. diately which is serviceable. And to lend Jackets A Good Fitting Coat Full* »Ae And o variety, the boys also have an ex­ This Nett Outstanding Hoover Style and m tra pair of gray flannel pants Drape Model of FINE 9 5"$ Will Make Your Band a Style a ■ r b v r e ■ nt u * possibl which can be worn with jacket tc “Standout” Write for biochuie D listing some of the cordinj afford a 2-tone effect. Oxford Id gray ar white, thia newest Heaver Orchestra nation's most prominent orchestras at­ KING € shirts and regimental ties are the Fine Gabardine W a e A Jacket features smart style—combined with MESS JACKETS 9^50 tired by Simpson Joa OU proper complements for this com­ coolness and comfort. Gives your orchestra that Honor« : bination. distinctive well-tail ared leak. Maroon-Scarlet-Blue* White clarinet PRESS SHIRTS FASHION HINTS No. 167 No. 170 TUXEDO PANTS White Collar Attached 100% Pore Wool Eton jackets are preferred by Gabardis* Gabardis* High Rio« Dickey Bosom Pleated many bandleudrrs bt raust they $495 $5 95 know the musicians will not wear $1.95 $5.95 /j. —Mmpòon, ^Jnc. them outside a theater or ballroom. Dept. DB6 ... White or brown buckskin shoes Mail Order* Sent C. O. D. Simpson Building—Chicago are selected for summer wear, al­ HOOVER Display rooms insti ttfrttnlnlivft /rom coast lo coast though brown are best because the ’sot 19ih St. New 1 SUPREME MEN'S SHOP color won’t show dirt so rapidly as 1693 Broadway New York, N. Y 19 Chicago, June, 1939 DOWN BEAT Leaders destined to go places, aa does Muggin Lightly Green’s new Baby, You’re News, Interview whose lyrics were ¡provided by Ira Critics in the Doghouse [leaders In Tin Pan Alley Gershwim and E. Y. Harburg. Jazz enthusiasts who go for the A folio of Deanna Durbin songs Ozzie Nelson's Ork ° is one of the recent accomplish­ "My idea of it good band,” savs jCity, N. J. He attended high school “blues” style of improvising should receive, with open arms, the new ments of Leo Feist, Inc. Numbers in that city. In 1927 he was grad­ include My Own, I Love to Whistle, Ozzie Nelson, “is a flexible, all- uated। from Rutgers, and in 1930 series of solo chorus booklets just purpose band. And I don’t think , published by King Brand Publica­ Chapel Bells, Someone to Care for from the New Jersey Law school. Me and others. music can be But after all this education, he tions Only about 4 by 6 inches, termed corny if finally decided on music as a pro­ each contains blues in several keys Feist’s piano folio of Bob Zurke it’« musically fession and organized his first pro­ by Wingy Mannone, trumpet; Jack solos includes these titles: Night­ well played. As fessional band in 1930. Teagarden, trombone; Carmen cap, Sugared Candy, Lace Em­ for our band, ve Ozzie has been tinkering with Mastren, guitar; Conrad Lanoue, broidery, Here and There, Hang­ always pride music since his high school days. piano; Joe Marsala, clarinet, and over Square, Milk and Honey, ourselves on tho He had his own band in high Dean Kincaide, tenor. Southern Exposure, Ode to an Alli­ and fact that we use school, nt college and nt law school. Murphy Defies All gator, Eye Opener. the same ar- He had studied violin with a pri­ rangement» at Chick Webb and Ella Fitzger­ vate teacher. And so, when he or­ ald’s introduction of Chew, Chew, the ritzy Victor ganized his first big band in 1930, Hugo restau­ Chew Tour Bubble Gum in Boston he had considerable experience. brought a first order of 750 copies rant that wo do The band opened at the then new and phono-platters from beantown. at the less ex Glen Island Casino and played * JIMMY elusive ball­ Exclusive Publications ground it there three nummers. From that out, attaching slices of bubble gum rooms around time on a series of successful runs the country. to each copy. EMERT brought the band into national You Briny Me Down, Roy That’s because prominence. Five full years on a Jacobs and Gene DePaul’s newest, 1st Trombone with our arrange­ radio show sponsored by Standard is being put on wax by Mildred ments are keyed OZZIE Brands helped bring this about. Bailey. It’ll be Vocalion, too. BOB CROSBY so that they can Long runs at the Hotel New Spud Murphy has defied the laws be used for all types of place *, and Yorker, two at the Lexington Hotel of meter and put out a tune with a for pleasing the patrons of such and one at the Park Central Hotel, nine bar phrase, called places." Just a all in NYC, made the reputation Phrase. Asked about "style,” Ozzie ex­ firmer. Theater tours and dates at HARRIET HILLIARD Kay and Sue Werner, twin 20- presses himself at some length. “I various other hotels and ballrooms Stone, tenors; Jerry Neary, Holly year-old tune creators responsible believe the style of a band should the country over complete the ac­ Humphreys and Bo Ashford, trum­ for Rock It For Me, I Got the be built around the personality of tivities of Ozzie’s versatile group. pets; Jim Curry, trombone; Irving Spring Fever Blues, and others, the leader. Most bands try to cre­ THE BAND: Gellers, piano; Bob Domas, bass; have a couple of newies, A-Coochi ate a style. The leader sits around "I take pride,” remarked Ozzie, Sandy Wolf, guitar, and Joe Bohen, Coochi Coo and I Want the Waiter h table and tries to work out some­ “in the fact that my musicians drum (With the Water}. Tommy Dorsey thing novel with his arrangers. I adapt themselves to all types of cli­ VOCAL DEPT: is introducing the girls’ first ballad, don’t believe in that. I think a style entele, because I believe that bands Harriet Hilliard, who is Mrs. My Precious Dream, this month. should evolve. It should be devel­ should be willing to sacrifice n little Ozzie Nelson, is featured both solo Robbins Signa Duke oped gradually and be built on style to please the customers.” and in duets with Ozzie. She was The White brothers, Mel with something firm, on something that That statement pretty well sums born in 1914 in Des Moines, la., Mills, and Hal with Harms, have doesn’t conflict with the character­ up the abilities of the Nelson mu­ and was educated at St. Agnes formed the Tuesday Afternoon istics of the leader. Our band is sicians. The entire organization is Academy, attended high school in Luncheon Club, whose pur (lose, as built around the intimate vocal competent, well rehearsed and ver­ Kansas City, Mo., and later, a fin­ duets tietween Harriet Hilliard and satile Each section of the band president Mel puts it, “is to create ishing school. At 16 she was a better relations between artists and ANOTHER OF THE COUNTRY’S myself. I try to keep in close con­ likewise performs well above aver­ ballet dancer, and was featured in music publishing firms.” Charter tact with my arrangers and work age, with special citations for the vaude with Bert Lahr and Ken TOP ARTISTS WHO HAS out things that conform with my members include Kay Lorraine, trumpet and trombone sections, Murray. In 1932 she joined Nelson, Enoch Light, Lucille Linwood, ■•wn ideas, especially ns regards SWITCHED TO THE NEW and for soloists Charles Bubeck, marrying him in 1935. A baby, Peggy Mann, Brick Holten, Dor­ tho duets. Naturally, the ‘person­ baritone sax; Bo Ashford, trumpet; David Ozzie Nelson, was born to ality’ of the leader is not concen­ othy Dreslin, Audrey Marsh, and COAMI/TTEE MODEL MARTIN Will Brady, tenor, and Irving Gel­ the couple in October, 1936. Jack and Loretta Clemens. trated on recorded performances, lers, piano. Nelson’s theme is Loyal Sons of but that doesn’t mean that a band Vernon Duke, just signed with PERSONNEL: Ozzie Nelson, lead­ Rutgers, the same tune as Let the Robbins Music Corp., has already has no style.” er; Harriet Hilliard, vocals; Charles Lower Lights Be Burning which ground out, with Johnny Mercer, ★ HISTORY OF LEADER & BAND: Bubeck, alto and baritone; Bill you find in church hymnals. Yours For Keeps. Lolita i another See your dealer or send to­ Ozzie was born in 1907 at Jersey Nelson, alto; Will Brady nnd Bill P. E. M. of Duke’s, just finished for Gene day for new descriptive literature Krupa. Ferde Grofe has been re­ telling all about this marvelous SHEET MUSIC BEST SELLERS signed for an additional 12 months, and Thomas Grisello, Victor 5'0, new horn—with pictures and story Little Sir Echo (BVC) 000 prize winner, is also contracted The Alligator's Hole Three Little Fishies (Santly-Joy- with Jack Robbins. of the Committee of nine outstand­ Select) Deep Purple ( Robbins) Durbin Folio Bows ing New York trombonists who Our Love (Harms) Edward B. Marks has published designed it, etc. No modern player Complete Louis Armstrong Discography Little Skipper (Feist) Gentry Warden’s swing arrange­ BY PAUL EDUARD MILLER Heaven Can Wait (Remick) ments of “The Swing Mikado’s” can afford to overlook the greater And The Angels Sing (BVC) Three Little Maids from School, Of the many hundreds of records made by Louis Armstrong, perhaps Beer Barrel Polka (Shapiro, Bern­ The Flowers That Bloom in the ease, prestige and many advan­ not more than half of them have been listed before. Herewith, Down stein) Spring the Mikado song (My Ob­ tages of playing this instrument. Brat present a what it believes to be the most nearly accurate discog­ Penny Serenade (Shapiro, Bern­ ject AU Sublime), A Wandering raphy of Armstrong recorded performances ever compiled. Paul Eduard stein) Minstrel, and Tit Willow. In addi­ Miller, the author, has spent many years assembling the lists. The first God Bless America (Berlin) tion to the sheet music, orchestral portion appears below. Il will be continued next month.—EDS. medleys and octavo arrangements MARTIN Pari One SONGS MOST PLAYED for trio and quartet are also be­ At long last I am able to print what I believe to be an accurate and ing issued. BAND INSTRUMENT CO. ON THE AIR You and Your Love, by Johnny complete account of all tho records on which Louis Armstrong has (BVC) Green and Johnny Mercer, seems Depl. «79 ELKHART, INDIANA played. The credit for the compilation and completion of this prodigious And The Angels Sing Our Love (Harms) task rightfully belongs to William Russell of the Hot Record Exchange, Heaven Can Wait (Remick) New York City, and to him I uni deeply grateful for his cooperation Don’t Worry About Me (Mills) and for his permission to pass it on to the readers of Down Beat. Special mention must also be made of the musicians who cooperated Little Skipper (Feist) I’m Building A Sailboat of Dreams with Bill Russell, and who added much to the accuracy of the discog­ (Shapiro, Bernstein) raphy. Thanks, then, must go to Louis Armstrong himself, Lillian Tears From My Inkwell (Wit­ Armstrong, Clarence Williams, Richard M. Jones, Johnny Dodds, Sidney mark) Bechet, and to Erskine Tate. Little Sir Echo (BVC) The A r m - ❖ Masquerade Is Over (Crawford) strong discogra- jBill Johnaon, ban; Johnny SI. Cyr, banjo; Charlo* Johnson, baritone aax. on aome of Lady’s In Love With You (Para­ phy is divided the. following only. mount) into two sec­ GENNETT record*. recorded in Rich­ SWEETEST mond, Ind., about April, 1923. tions The first 5182' Dippermouth Blue* (Ollver-Arm- 5135 Froggie Moore (Splits Bros.-Mor­ 3 CLARINET contains orches­ ■tronar) 11389b ton) 11390b Weather Bird lt«e (Armitrong) Chinese Blues (Oliver) 11387a ‘.EVER MADE/ tral records in 5184___ Snake Rag (Oliver) 11391 which Arm­ 5188 Juat Gone (OHvei-Johnaon) 11383b GENNETT record*, released Novembei strong played. Canal St. Blue* (Oliver-Ann*trong) 1923 with Stompy Evans on aax, and Ge«”1*1”' The i o c o n d 11384b possibly other changes. 6134 Mandy Lae Bluea (Bloom) 11385c 5274 Krooked Blues (Spikes Bros.-Jchn- uul' 1 gives an account I'm Going to Wear You OS My ■on) 11638 ehoit* of the vocalista Mind (Smith) 11386c Alligator Hop (Oliver - Pieou) GENNETT records, released about June, 11683b 1923, but probably recorded at same time as 1’ARAMOLNl record*. m-orded in Chl- strong (and oth­ above. (Modulate to page 22) ^7- ’°" ARMSTRONG ers) accompan­ b. ” ied. Both sec­ THE REED THAT'S DIFFERENT—AMERICA'S FINEST wit v**’ liona are listed in chronological »rder. In each ease the names of the composers and the master numbers are included; these imme­ diately follow the title to the tune. And of course, all record labels MFG.BY and numbers are listed. Wherever possible the place in which the re­ cording was made is given. <*ÍhICRGO,UW^ KING OLIVER’S CREOLE JAZZ BAND l Jos Oliver, Louis Armstrong, trumpets: Honors Deutray, trombone i Johnny Dodds, clarinet: Lillian Hardin Armstrong, piano; 1441 Betmoat, Chicago, III.

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Cu^rrrduLit WOODWINDS OBOES PICCOLOS CARL FISCHER MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CO Inc. DOWN BEAT TBE NEW BECOBDS Chicago, June, 1939 Chic Nei Eureka! Stacy Gets Best Solos ( Of the Month troml espaci Break on BG Discs Trumpet Louis Armstrong in Save It Pretty Mama, ONE BY BARRELHOUSE DAN one of Young’s typically unortho­ Rockin’ Chair, Swing You Cate. ONE dox tenor choruses right after Red Nichols in Ballin’ the Jack. But Sidney DeParis in Miee Hanah At last it Basie’s piano intro; a robust style Benny Carter in Once Upon a Time. spoil 1 that grows on one. Joe Jones’ Cootie Williams in Boudoir Benny. Art has happened. tasty, but simple, drumming also Max Kaminsky in Kraxy Kapere. tallic Ziggy Elman in Show Your Linen. Jess Stacy is excellent, so good, in fact, that I Harry James in Jesse, Home James. monol confess I have grown to prefer his Sweet Georgia Brown. becau: finally is get­ work to that of the more publicized Grady Watts in Laeybonee. Kitsis ting a break, percussionists. Basie’s piano is up Sonny Dunham in Georgia On My Mind. defini: on records, to par; Helen Humes gets the best Trombone Auld, vocal in her career with the Count Claude Jones in The Way I Feel Today. tenor with the on If I Could; the same tune, slips Jack Teagarden in Never Had a Reaeon. to Jer Goodman off to almost a carbon copy of Chick Jay Higginbotham in Hear Me Talkin’ of cou —Seymour Rudolph Photo to Ya. band. For Webb’s stuff on the last chorus. Charlie Ervis in Minor Drag. a lot 1 Benny Morton in Cherokee. and a four years an Chocolate Dandies Behind the Scenes at RCA-Victor’s Chicago studios, Tom-1 Murray McEachern in Bone Yard Shuf­ my Dorsey and Edythe Wright learn what make the wheels go around. fle. Moon Country. first t occasional lit­ KRAZY KAPERS and ONCE UP­ With them are (left) Fred Elaasser, RCA engineer, and Eddie Chase, Miff Mole in Hindu City Stomp, Ballin' ent oi Jeu Stacy tle 2-bar pas- ON A TIME, reissue by Hot Re­ creator of “Mythical Ballroom,” who last month moved from station the Jaek. ending sage, at the most, was about cord Society. WCFL to WAAF, Chicago. Eddie, one day a week, interviews big names Tenor Sax beit It all Stacy contributed to the Benny Carter steals the show— of the band world on his broadcast. Coleman Hawkins in The Hoy / Feel tasty, on trumpet! Today. Shaw many Goodman sides that The band has no drive; nothing dis­ bur Schwartz, clarinet, and the de­ Dick Wilson in Julius Caeear. these The band, as of 1933, includes Sam Donahue in Madam Swinge It make their way out of the Carter, Kaminsky, Chu Berry, tinctive to offer. The boys seem to pendable Tex Beneke, a highly tal­ Lester Young in Cherokee, If I Could Be passaf RCA-Victor studios regularly. O’Brien, Hill, Mesirow, Lucie and wade listlessly through each of ented tenor saxophonist. But both With You. these titles. Disappointing, no? swing lightly. The scoring is Charlie Barnet in S’Posin. But dig the latest Goodman Wilson. Mesirow, playing clarinet, Chu Berry in Once Upon a Time, Sweet- switches to drums on Kapers and Miff Mole unique. Both tunes are above aver­ heart» on Parade, Witting the Wire. WAS1 offerings—Jess gets his due. fortunately, cannot be heard. Big age; Miller fans will recognize Tex beneke in Sunrise Serenade. OLD 1 as the Miller theme. In George Auld in One Night Stand and ELE, There are a batch of Goodmans Sid Catlett plays drums on the “B” Louisiana Rhythm Kings Moonlight One Foot. this month. Among them are The side. Teddy’s piano is great, Chu WINDY CITY STOMP, BALLIN’ addition, the band has a half-dozen Jerry Jerome in Show Your Linen. rive: pop sides issued this month, all of I Siren's Song, Rose of Washington plays exceptional tenor, but Car­ THE JACK, reissues by the Hot of which are performed well. Clarinet Square, Show Your Linen, Mus ters trumpet solo on Once is a Record Society. ONE Frank Teschmaker in Windy City Stomp. IN’ Cl Richardson, The Lady’s in Love once-in-a-hfetime recorded thrill. Here, on Windy City, is one of Skinnay Enni« Benny Goodman in Ballin’ the Jack, (all by the bund) und Opus Three- Show Your Linen, Rose of Wash Square. COUh Benny also arranged these, if the best examples of Frank Tesch- WISHING and HOORAY FOR Fourth and Sugar, by the quartet. Artie Shaw, One Night Stand and One (Decci memory serves, and both sides maker ever put on wax. SPINACH, (Victor). Foot. All are on Victor. And almost all swing. Reissues like these are a re­ Arville Harris in Minor Drag. Mix Tesch plays Who’s the solo alto saxophonist ? mercit sport a bit of fancy Stacystyungs nef to the strained, brassy per- good spirited Barney Bigard in Boudoir Benny. Both sides are foul; Skinnay Bengie Madison in Hear Me Talkin'. Cast on piano, perhaps his best on Linen, i formances of all too many bands of clarinet—out of sings as tho he were awaiting ance i Roes and The Lady. today. tune perhaps, Alto Sax the arrival of a pulmotor. But the Benny Carter in Miee Hannah, Krasy the Mi Changes Should Help Fats Waller but vinle and alto man has swell ideas, good tone, Kaper». gutty — with a chael 1 The band itself is good. Each and sounds as if he wandered into Arville Harris in Minor Drag. Hoagj HARLEM FUSS and MINOR band behind him Murray McEachern in Georgia On My soloist does well, despite the the studio and got in with the Mind, Roekin’ Chair. vocal । DRAG, reissue on Bluebird. composed of Ni­ wrong band. trouble the band has been experi­ Virtual masterpieces. Charles Holmes in Save It, Pretty Mama. light, i encing of late with peraonnel chols, Sullivan, Johnny Hodges in Boudoir Benny. Fats plays elegant piano Krupa, Condon Red McKenxie Charlie Barnet in Echoes of Harlem, al sol< changes, etc. Benny, each time 1 throughout Charlie Ervis dis­ and led by Miff TAILSPIN BLUES and NEVER Scotch A Soda. Dunha You ti hear his clarinet, looms more ana plays rare feeling, a round tone; Mole. Miff’s HAD A REASON, Bluebird reissue. Piano its inf more as a genius of his instrument. Arville Harris’ clarinet is straight­ trombone is ex­ Jack Teagarden’s on both sides. Jess Stacy In Show Your Linen, Opus %. Come to think of it, I’ve never forward, sincere. All add up to cellent; it has a This is the old Mound City Blue Rose, Sugar. kick o heard Benny play badly- Ahn?^ Fate Waller in The Way 1 Feel Today, alto w good jazz. Recorded March 1,1929, drive that Blowers group which included Mc­ Miee Hannah, Minor Drag, Harlem Fuse. always his tone is faultless; his and better today than then. moves one. The Kenzie, blue blowing and singing; Mary Lou Williams In Close to Five, Chair; MIFF MOLE sliphoi technique uncanny. And these cur­ side, lost for Condon, Billings, Bland, Morgan Julius Caesar. Louis Armstrong Count Basie in Cherokee, Taxi War Sargei rent sides bear it out years in the files of the American and Teagarden. Waxed Sept 25, Dance, Boogie-Woogie, If I Could Be. The change m bast and drums SAVE IT, PRETTY BABY and Record Co., was made at the same 1929, the results are not epoch mak­ Edwin Wilcox in Shoemaker’s Holiday. ence j may help things. HEAR ME TALKIN’ TO YA, (Dec­ time of Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble ing, but interesting. Jackson’s Milton Raskin in The Madam Swinge It. tured Bob Kiteia in One Night Stand and One Louis Harry Jamas ca); SNOWBALL and SWING (1928) but was never issued. Re­ playing highlights both sides; his Foot. YOU CATS, Bluebird reissue of verse, by the Louisiana Rhythm (Modulate to page 21) Teddy Wilson in Onoe Upon a Time. Hoagy HOME JAMES, JESSIE SWEET but I 1933. Kings, spots more (and equally GEORGIA BROWN and CIRIBIRI- Louis, although the record is re­ good) Mole trombone, Nichols cord, v BIN, (Brunswick). cent, is the “old Louis” on Baby. trumpet and Goodman clarinet. Neveri ings, C Of a dozen new James sides, There are a few good solos worth Both sides are excellent examples COMMODORE SCORES AGAIN! these are preferred. study, Higginbotham’s among of the early so-called “Chicago” produc Jess Stacy and Beiderbecke Frank Teschmaker Discovery adding The first two are by the James them. Louis’ solos become more style, but you’ll have to play the Just what you have been praying for, a piano Never issued befere—haar th« immortal day ja trio, which on the first title includes captivating all the time; his tone is “A” side several times, as did I, be­ solo composed by BIX and played by the Tesch on alto sax as well as his all-inspiring clarinet. Our thanks le Panassié. allow Pete Johnson, Eddie Dougherty, about unsurpassable, and he feels fore Teschmaker’s genius smacks Johnny Williams and James. On the music. On both labels the en­ you in the face. UHCA 61-62—JAZZ ME BLUES disc, I C-51 7—CANDLELIGHTS By TESCHMAKER’S CHICAGOANS Chair, the second, the same except Albert semble is sloppy. AIN'T GOIN' NOWHERE Si Ammons takes Johnson’s place at But Louis is there. And that in Glenn Miller BARKEL HOUSE STOMP *1 Why solos by JESS STACY By THE CELLAR BOYS I to mak the piano. Both are blues; both in­ itself is good enough for me. MOONLIGHT SERENADE and corporate much of the James trum­ SUNRISE SERENADE, (Blue­ Catalogue sent on request pet technique. I like these above Andy Kirk bird). the others by the full band, al­ CLOSE TO FIVE, I’LL NEVER SWEE Miller, at long last, comes into COMMODORE MUSIC SHOP DENIS though Georgia and Harry’s theme FAIL YOU, JULIUS CAESAR and his own. 46 Wot 52 Street—Lil Eatt 42 Street serve as good samples of the new YOU SET ME ON FIRE, (Decca). CIET1 band. Harry’s trumpeting is bril­ Both sides are strictly ensemble, New York City New York City (Victoi A vastly underrated band. aside from brief choruses by Wil- liant, but inclined to become a tnfle Andy proves it here, and Mary Not screechy and flashy. It is best on Lou Williams helps. Five is strict­ On Billie Holiday Andy Kirk H. Busse Swingin' Down The Lane I'll See You In My Dreams Hoosier Hot Shots Dorsey Brothen Slim * Slam HenryV Allea Cab Calloway monotono Bob Crosby Ted Lewis C. McCoy WILLI AJ Red McKenxie Bine Crosby Ambrose What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry Gravy Go The ------turnover —on ------these records is so— fast------that —it is obviously impossible to does, that catalog and sell them by title or artist at that price. However, we can sell these with a na fine records throuah the mails in lota of ten or more for ten cents each and If you For Sale. win indicate the artists you prefer, we can assure you of a selection that will Price 75C each —at your dealer or direct BOB CR< If I Didn' We Also Hat e Rare Records from gw end Up. Miniminn Order Is M JB Hus Fostaga. Saad SULLTvJ 50% Cash with Order, Remainder C.O.D. »peal aoka LEO FEIST, INC. • 1629 Broadway, New York TON PIC RECORD RENDEZVOUS kin». DeP 4M SOUTH WABASH AVENUE CHICAGO. ILLINOIS las in tl Chicago, June, 1939 record reviews DOWN BEAT 21

end, where he has backed up muted Percy Faith to N. Y. New Records— brass on the melody with a swingy (Continued from page 20) sax figure. Later on the melody Toronto—Percy Faith, composer, goes to clarinet and tenor with conductor, arranger and instru­ trombone in Never Had a Reason is brass figures. You’ll be needing this mentalist, has signed with Dr. especially significant of the era. one. Frank Black of NBC to appear six Artie Shaw times as guest conductor of the WHAT IS THIS THING NBC ork in New York City. Faith ONE FOOT IN THE GROOVE and CALLED LOVE—Harms, Arr. by will retain his summer position ONE NIGHT STAND, (Bluebird). Jerry Gray. This is Artie Shaw to with the CBC here. Buddy Rich’s annoying rim shots a “T.” It is u kick to hear the spoil this issue. rhythm section stick through be­ Artie’s band still has a tinny, me­ hind a simple first chorus of muted Three Bonds Open Pier tallic sound which tends to become brass with no involved background Atlantic City—Tommy Dorsey, monotonous. One Foot is noteworthy figures to clutter up the effect. This Horace Heidt and George Hall, because of solos by the young Bob orchestration is almost identical with their bands, were on deck Kitsis, whose pianologics have a with Shaw’s record arrangement of Memorial Day when the Steel Pier definite Earl Hines flavor; George the same tune, though the clarinet opened for its forty-second season. Auld, whose “honk” mannerisms on is not as promiscuously featured. tenor add a certain amount of guts The second ensemble chorus is to Jerry Gray’s arrangements, and, really fine and a lot can be made of course, Artie. One Night sounds out of it by building up a terrific a lot like Basie’s One O'clock Jump, crescendo on the descending chords. and again it’s Kitsis who, for the Hard to explain, but you’ll get the first time on wax, displays real tal­ idea. The clarinet and second trum­ ent on piano. Catch the surprise pet have hot solos. Don’t take this ending on One Foot; its novel, al­ one too fast—a medium rock ia just beit loud. Richs drumming can be about right. tasty, but you’ll have to check other JUST STROLLIN’—Feist, Arr. Shaw releases for a sample. I like by Bob Haggart. This is one of these solely for Shaw’s and Kitsis’ those fine boogie-woogie romp tunes passages. Time Out for grub. John Trotter taken a big helping of vittlee by Joe Sullivan. Having heard the Carmichael Album while Skinnay Ennis, left, and Claude Thornhill, with bell, await their record, you know that the piano is turn. Skinnay *s band is currently at the Victor Hugo in L. A.; Trotter featured a good deal with other in­ WASHBOARD BLUES, LITTLE strumental solos merely filling in OLD LADY, BONE YARD SHUF­ keeps busy with Bing Crosby’s commercial, and Thornhill knocks out eight bars apiece here and there. FLE, GEORGIA ON MY MIND, arrangements daily. RIVERBOAT SHUFFLE, STILL Bob Haggart has no peer in this type of arranging and he does his OF THE NIGHT, STAR DUST, Ha nah and The Way I Feel Todag; a Blue­ harp, ban, viola; results are discouraging bird reissue and one of the best Victor has to further attempts along thi* line; Glenn usual swell job. ONE MORNING IN MAY, ROCK­ yet released on its 85-cent label. What puz­ Miller elicks solidly with Wishing, Three IN’ CHAIR, LAZYBONES, MOON zles me is the fact that Waller’s name isn't Little Fishies, The Chestnut Tree. And the UNDECIDED — Leeds Music, COUNTRY, LAZY RIVER, all even mentioned on the label with the others, Angels Sing, and My Last Goodbye, all on Arr. by Vic Schoen. Benny Good­ and neither It Lonnie Johnson's on banjo. Bluebird. The last tune, written by Eddie man, in his new autobiographical (Decca). Hawkins’ solos are average for Hawk, yet Howard of Diek Jurgen*’ band, is top tune Mixture of good jazz with com­ there are kicks in those and the vocal* by of the month in Chicago and probably will book, tells of having picked up this mercial dance music. Redman, a* well aa Sidney DePans’ trum­ take hold elsewhere thi* rammer. tune from the John Kirby band petin*. This practice of reissuing gems like Another record company, the U. S. group while it was playing at the Famous Casa Loma is the band; assist­ these two sides is most encouraging, in fact, headed by Eli Obentein, will be in the field ance is lent by Louis Armstrong, the nuts. Let’s have more from Brunswick next month. Door. It was written by Charles the Merry Macs and Hoagy Carmi­ and Decca, as well as Bluebird. R. P. C. Shavers, the trumpet player in chael himself. All the tunes are by BARRELHOUSE DAN. Kirby’s band. Vic Schoen, who is Hoagy. Louis’ and Pee-Wee Hunt’s Blu* Note Specials looming as another Larry Clinton, vocal duet on Lazybones is a high­ Mighty Blues and Rocking the has done a nice job on this stock light, and Louis plays an exception­ Blues, by the Port of Harlem Jazz ORCBESTRATION arrangement. Even the first two al solo in Rockin’ Chair. Sonny Men; Weary Land Blues, by Hig- REVIEW double bar choruses are well written Dunham repeats his Memories of Sinbotham’s Quintet, and Daybreak The first features unison clarinets RECOMMENDS THE You trumpet style on Georgia, but lues, by Newton’s Quintet, all on on the melody with a muted brass its inferior to Memories. The big Blue Note Records. riff background. The verse at C COMMITTEE II kick of all is Murray McEachern’s Another successful session. By Tom Herrick is for full ensemble and is followed by a second trumpet solo at D. The alto work on Georgia and Rockin’ Granting that too many per­ SAXOPHONE Chair; he also gets several good BACH GOES TO TOWN — last two choruses aro unison sax MARTIN formances of the blues have been Sprague-Coleman, Arr. by Gene sliphorn demonstrations in. Kenny issued in recent weeks, and that with brass figures. Sargent, Grady Watts and Clar­ and Richard Von Hallberg. This is PENTHOUSE SERENADE — the market is pretty well glutted the most unusual stock arrange­ ence Hutchenrider also are fea­ Famous Music, Arr. by Vic Schoen. He says, ”ln teaching and playing I with same, I can’t help but recom­ ment to come to my attention to tured thruout, but I am afraid It is nicely adaptable to a swing have found that my new Martin has mend these. The first two titles oc­ date. Alec Templeton’u Bach-like Louis is most satisfactory of all. arrangement. The first two are reg­ everything.. . superior intonation, tone cupy 12 inches: the latter two are fugue in swing tempo is one of the Hoagy sings Lady and Washboard, ordinary size. Neither disc is ordi­ ular melody repeat choruses fol­ most delightful bits of novelty quality, and a remarkable flexibility but I prefer his earlier Victor re­ lowed by a brief interlude at D and nary from a performance stand­ dance music ever released. It will which 1 have not been able to find in cord, with Whiteman, on the latter. point, however, for the groups a second trumpet solo, ad lib, with never be a swing classic—it’s not any other horn,” Nevertheless, despite the shortcom­ (each comprised of the same art­ sax background. E and F are en­ intended to be, but it’s so refresh­ ings, Casa Loma and company have semble choruses with brass and ists) include Frankie Newton’s ing that it will appeal to any fl Now is rhe time to trade in your produced a dozen sides well worth saxes changing off on the melody. trumpet, J. C. Higginbotham’s musician. Templeton has given his old sax and give yourself the inspira­ adding to any collection of present­ trombone, Albert Ammons, piano; Very solid. day jazz. And if the budget will conception of the way in which tion and prestige of playing this new Big Sid Catlett, drums; Teddy Martin. Designed by musicians ... for allow an expenditure for only one Bunn’s guitar, and John Williams’ Bach might have fitted into the Also Recommended swing picture were he alive today, disc, buy Lazybones and Rockin’ bass. The solos are 18-karat, the GARDENIAS — Lincoln Music, musicians, it is recognized as the and the arrangement is excellent. Chair, paired together. tempos are fight, and the atmos­ Arr. by Spud Murphy. world's finest, most modern saxo­ Why doesn’t Decca allow Hoagy It is amazing that the arranger phere proper. Best of the four is A NEW MOON AND AN OLD phone. See your local dealer or drop to make more sides on his own T Rockin’, with Ammons pounding was able to make his orchestration us a card today and arrange to try on?. flexible enough to be played by SERENADE—Irving Berlin, Arr. Lionel Hampton out his soul gloriously. If only a by Helmy Kresa. Hawkins or Berry or a Young could either a large or small group with SWEETHEARTS ON PARADE, have set in on these with a tenor! corresponding effectiveness. LITTLE GENIUS—A.B.C., Arr. MARTIN DENISON SWING, HIGH SO­ Without one, they lack that spark AND THE ANGELS SING— by Helmy Kresa. CIETY and WIZZING THE WIZZ, which would make them impec­ Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Arr. by VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF BAND INSTRUMENT CO. (Victor). cable. Just the same, both records Charlie Hathaway. Ziggie Elman, LIFE—Robbins, Arr. by Larry Not Hampton’s best. are standouts. I hope Blue Note first trumpet man with Benny Clinton. Dept. 689 ELKHART, INDIANA On Sweethearts Lionel attempts leaders continue to issue sides as Goodman, and Johnny Mercer have to sing—disastrously. But his vibe righteous and uncommercial as collaborated in writing this. It work and Chu Berry’s tenor are their first eight (two Ammons and doesn’t sound like anything we ever noteworthy. On Wizz and Denison two Lux Lewis solos were issued heard Ziggie play, but it’s a nice Lionel plays more 2-fingered piano, last month) have proved to be. lilting melody and is cleverly lightning .fast but purely exhibi­ (Thea. wer* received too late for Inelu- orchestrated by Charlie Hathaway, tionist, and therefore not good jazs. •ion in “beat aoloa of the month.” But for especially at C and through to the th* record*, Newton, Hig, Ammon* and High Society is the best of the four. Bunn contribute Individual work which Each side has a different personnel, •hould be included in the list.)—B. D. but Victor obligingly prints each on the labels. Hampton has made many sides preferable to these. Commercial Discs T/LT1NG\Ï Recommended OZZIE NELSON, whole band has a punch too many commercial combinations RIM lack, play* and M MILDRED BAILEY’S vocal« on Lowfo • Wavoas-Stick Blues Ever So Necmoarg Thing, Tain’t What Ye Do, Qutet on Bluebird; Tommy Dorsey’s May Amulng result«, improved tone, Shmbortime Along tho Swanoo and 1 Can output i* of the non-jass type; titles include 'added rente. No more ion Upe, Read Between tho lAnn. with JOHN KIR­ Asleep or Awake, If You Ever Change Your muscle strain, Why struggle BY'S band. Billy Kyla’s piano talent equals Mind, To You and Thio la No Dream, all kith a riti mouthpiece ! la Bailey’s sinking Victor; Casa Loma clicks well, too, with I FITZAU* style . . . CHARLIE Won’t Believe It, Could Bo, Sunrue Sere­ . BARNET’S Scotch nade and Heaven Can Wait, all Decca; Nan A Soda and Echoes Wynn, soon to join Hal Kemp, is pleasing ommended of Harlem, both with her vocals to Can’t Help Loma’ That by profea frtturing Charlie's Man and Ja-Da, Vocalion; Kemp revives talar, details slto nre performed SPomn and pair* it with Boom, which re­ of liberal students — start right well bat Return i, veals Maxine Gray’s affected singing to bad Trial Otter. with FitxalL For Cor­ HERBIE kn «ho of FHin>> advantage; Victor ... An unusual group Dealers or net, Trumpet. Bart- ton’« origin*) ver calling itself "New Friends of Music" offers Direct, “When Johnny Comes Marching Homs and OK »ion , Scotch is bet- FITTALI* MOUTHPIECE MFO. CO. ter . RED NOR The Droschky Drag on Victor. Instrumen­ tation includes two violins, guitar, cello. 221 Ball Park Blvd.. Grand Rapida, Mich. KAT VO'S new Vil CONGRATULATES <’ ...... a Pease’s and Mary Lon William’s Ray Winegar ______Toadie Toddle; also MILDRED BAILEY TherYU Never Be. 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Swing Piano Styles Here's the Way Jay McShann Plays His Own Jay McShann, Young Kansas Composition, "Hootie's Blues, on Piano City Aitisi, Has His Own MODERATOhudbkatu — ( Unique Style on the Blaes By Sharon A. Pease Peopl I’ve go Chicago — Since the Off- in any key. But he still couldn’t net, an Beat Club here was opened in read. it was January, many musical thrills Faked His Way Until— cons tar D have been offered swing en­ “When a new number was set up thusiasts and musicians. at rehearsal,” McShann recalls, “I Aftei Not the least exciting of stalled and tinkled through the first enough these were the talents and chorus. That was enough. By the brass second time I had it. I fooled the father techniques of Jay McShann, whole band for two months before hand t< 22-year-old swing pianist Al trotted out an arrangement of ister k from Kansas City, who was Rain one afternoon. It opened was im booked into the Off-Beat for with only rhythm and piano intro­ have ai duction—not a horn tootin’. That’s He hac two nights and who stayed six where I decided right on the spot could p solid weeks. I’d better learn to read—and read a valve Jay plays a wide variety of fast.” to be a rapidly styles, including “down yonder” After four more months with blues and boogie-woogie. He en­ the sax Dennie, during which time the boys ly new joys playing—really puts his heart in the band helped him to become I hot into it—and when in the groove, a “paper” man. Jay organized a puffs, grunts and groans in the small band of his own and worked I start didn’t I Hampton manner. four months in a nitery in Arkan­ it seem Sister Started Him! sas City, Kas. Jay had saved his I net money and decided he should in­ McShann was born in Muskogee, it desei vest it in more education, so he at­ it longi tended Southwestern College at Winfield, Kas., for a year. His ent da; studies included a music apprecia­ Dorsey tion and sight singing course, but Crosby mar e no piano work. Cash ran short the final week of school and Jay post­ than tv poned a few meals. On the last day net on of school, he received an offer from records Eddie Hill and immediately wired Never . back “Send Ticket." that la For the next two years, Jay Dorsey grouped around in Arizona and New Mexico. When the band broke up I’ve in 1934, Jay decided to try his luck and in in Kansas City, where he had heard have la there were plenty of real swing I don’t stars. His first job was with vou rei Elmer Hopkins, a drummer, at Never . Monroe Inn out on the Northeast po, and side of the city. It was here that it shou Kansas City jazz lovers “discover­ ed” his ability. Booming business We v at the Inn as it had never been Casino boomed before, Jay next took an kicked offer from Dee (Prince) Stewart, on com trumpeter of the old Bennie Moten po!—ai band, to join Stewart’s band at nom ai King ef the ivories in the Greater Club Continental. Then followed That Kansas City area ia Jay McShann, nine months playing at Wolfe’s leader! 22-year-old pianist, whose work at Buffet on 18th Street, Kansas For Chicago’s Off-Beat Club put him in City’s “swing alley.” About 18 student the national limelight. Sharon months ago, Jay formed his own that m Pease tells about Jay’s unique tal­ little band and was given a 2-week structic ents in the accompanying article. trial at Martin’s on the Plaza in ercise 1 Kaycee. The job lasted 18 straight no mat Okla. His first interest in the weeks and he left for another Con­ piano came at the age of 12 when That’s tinental job—with his own band ners fa an older sister started taking les­ this time—at a much better salary. son*. Jay asked if he might also into so study, but his mother explained Back in Kaycee Now and go that the family B. R. wouldn’t stand McShann’s leaving left Martin’s they t the pressure. The sister practiced in a slump. Frantically Clair Mar­ That’s of thoi diligently and soon Jay was whistl­ tin asked for Jay to return. So McShann one of these days. RED ONION JAZZ BABIES: Louis Arm­ 7(027—Beehet A Irvis ati tn*. trumpet; Lillian Hardin Arm­ 40(21 Cake Walking Babiee (Williams) proper! ing and humming the melodies she after four months, McShann and Next month, Sharon Pease cheeses to elaborate on the style of Milton Raskin, strong, piano; Buddy Christian, banjo; 73088— Bechet A Irvis 8215 ones, t played. Experimenting with them his little band of men—Eugene pianist with Gene Krupa’s band. Samples Buster Bailey, clarinet ; Sidney Bechet, Papa-de-da-da (Williams-Todd) 7(206—Beehet, Bailey A Irvis stick w on the piano, McShann found he Ramey, Gus Johnson, Ed Jackson, of Raskin’s technique also will accompany clarinet; (on last title only), Aaron Thom­ son, trombone; Charles I tris, trombone ; 8271 Wait TIU You See My Baby (WU- soon could play them exactly as she Bob Mabane, William Scott and Bil­ Pease’s criticism. Mail to Pease goes to the masteri Lion * Healy Building. Chicago,—EDS. on last title only. liams) 73686—Bailey A Irvis did. ly Smith—-e turned. They’ve been GENNETT records, recorded in New Livin’ High (Pinkard) 7(M7 — fortant Jay’s sister became organist at there ever since, and currently are York, November, 1924. Bailey A Irvis m sp 5607 Terrible Blues (Williams) 9200 8245 Coal Cart Blues (Armstrong-Har­ Absolut the Muskogee church where the doing by far the biggest business Santa Claus Blues (Straight) 9207 din) 73694—Bailey A Green McShanns went every Sunday. She of any band in Kaycee. Jay’s Off- Of All the Wrongs (Payton -Smith- Santa Claus Blues (Straight) 78698 dous ir Alligator's Hole— Dowell) 9177 —Bailey A Green inet, ar played many hymn' as a result. Beat engagement was just a few Cake Walking Babies (Williams) 8254 Squeeze Me ( Williams-Waller ) When Jay had memorized all these, weeks ago. Right now he is back (Continued front page 19) ruined 9248 (recorded Dee. 1924) 7(7(8—Redman, Hawkins A Green low th he often relieved her as organist. at Martin's, jamming the cata and cago In March. 19». and released In Feb­ Santa Claus Blues (Straight) 78721 CLARENCE WILLIAMS’ BLUE FIVE. —by Williams' vocal trio aee by with yc Recalling these incidents, Jay says musicians nightly. ruary, 1924. Armstrong. Christian A Daniel Wlf- 120» Southern Stomps (Jones) 1628-1 Louis Armstrong, trumpet; Buster Bailey religion “I was always careful about open­ The accompanying example of er Sidney Bechet, clarinet and soprano sax; son. piano. and 1623-2 FLETCHER HENDERSON’S ORCHES­ ing the hymn book to the correct Jay's fine blues style is demon­ 20292 Riverside Blues (Jones) 1624-t Charlie Green er Charles Irvis, from bon*: Mabel's Dream (Smith) 1622-2 Baddy Christian, banjo; Clarence Williams, TRA, with Louis Armstrong, trumpet; page—I couldn’t read a note and strated on his own Hoottfs Blue». Charlie Groen, trombone; Buster Bailey, I woi PURITAN record, same recording as piano—possibly UI Armstrong on 8181. clarinet: Coleman Hawkins, tenor; Kaiser had to pretend I was using paper The Kansas City influence is evi­ above, issued on Puritan label. Don Bedman and Coleman Hawkins, saxo­ era one phones, on only Sarrasophotte, Marshall, drums, and others. AB labels every minute.” dent For example, the bass in 11292 Riverside Blues (Jones) 1624-2 Sqetfst Mr sustain where heard, played by Berhft Mabel’s Dream (Smith) 1622-2 recorded in Ne* York daring winter Maae* measure two, Mary Lou Williams; OKEH records, recorded in New York You ci Love ia a Tonic OKEH records. First title given waa re­ of 1924-25. between October 1924 and April 1925. COLUMBIA records. _ Not satisfied with his sister’s both clefs of measure 10, Count corded June 22. 1928; others probably on “mecha Basie, and in the treble of measure same date, or later in same year. ....8171 Texas Moaner Blues (Barnes Wil- 228 Manda (Sissle-Blake) 14009t ment, 1 library, McShann began working Hams) 72914—Bechet Go Long Mule (Creamer - King) two, in the second chorus, which 400« Sobbin' Blum (Kassel-Burton) "don’t out melodies from phonograph rec­ 8394b 8181 Everybody Loves My Baby (Wil­ 140098 smacks of Pete Johnson. Sweet Lovin' Man (Hardin) 8892b liams-Palmer) 72959—Bailey 249 Meanest Kind o Blum (Kntiman) We’ll ords. He didn’t take music seri­ Of All tbe Wrongs (Payton-Smith- 140189 The addition of the sixth to a 4918 Dippermouth Blues (Oliver-Arm­ next co ously, however, until his senior strong) 8402 Dowell) 72958—Bailey Naughty Man (Redman - Dixon) seventh chord, thereby forming a 40260 Mandy (Clark-Turk) 78026—Bechet 140189 year of high school. About this Where Did You Stay Last Night A Irvis time Clarence Love’s orchestra was thirteenth, is not unusual, but Jay (Armstrong-Hardin) 8401a Burt 4988 Snake Rag (Ollver-Piron) 8891a I’m Little Blackbird (Clark-Turk) (To Be Continued) Paying • one-nighter in Muskogee. uses the idea in a novel way in High Society Rag (The Band) Hollj This acted as a tonic to young Me- measure five of the second chorus. 8393b recentl; Shann, who went home from the Using an F-Major chord in the 4978 Janin' Babies Blues ( Jonee) 8408a mount, 40000 Tears (Armstrong-Hardin) 8476b one-nighter determined to listen to bass, he -has built the treble lick on Buddy’s Habits (Nelson) 8475b Livings more records and play jazz. He combinations of the seventh and 40084 Working Man Blum (Oliver) 8486b arrang< fifth. (E-Flat-C) and the sixth and Riverside Blum (Jones-Dorsey) which f worked a few social dates before 8484a leaving for Nashville to enroll as third (D-A). In the following OKEH records. First title given released vocalist a student at Fisk University. He measure, the same idea is used with about November, 1924. Other« probably rhythm the A “flatted” in both clefs. same period. rhumba picked up a few jobs playing nights 8148 Boom Bent Blue« (Newton) 8478a and everything went well for about When you are in Kansas City and I Ain’t Gonna Tell Nobody (Jones) two months—then suddenly Jay in the mood for kicks, go out and 8477b ------82»Mabel's Dream (Smith) 8487a Saxe waa stricken with homesickness. see Jay. I’m sure you will like Sweet Baby Doll (Thomas) 8486a Two weeks at home was enough— COLUMBIA renard», ralsaasd February. his unique work. If you do, just foiosa he was off for Tulsa this time. tell him about it and I will guaran­ 1924. There he landed a job with Al 18008 New Orleans Stomp (Ollver-Ploou) instruí tee a “thank you, sir” that comes 81804 f ocina Dennie’s band. from the bottom of his heart and Chattanooga Stomp (OUver-Pieou) By this time, Jay had developed rings with sincerity. 81^0© 14668 London Cafe Blusa (Morton) 81(08 218 S a fine ear and the ability to play You’ll be hearing mors of Jay Camp Meeting Blues (OUved) 81808 Chicago, June, 1939 TECHNIQUE DOWN BEAT 23 unpleasant balance, especially when written in the lower registers, I J and the low tones of the tenor sax Jimmy Dorsey Says; will tend to produce a harsh, un­ • Arranging • pleasant sound. The illustration ‘Tone, Not Fancy Fingering, will sound much better if the saxes Britisher Airs His Troubles; are written in close harmony. The brass, however, can be left as is. Is Important in Practicing4 fiets Answers Illustrated Koff‘s New Combo By Jimmy Dorsey New York—Charlie Koff, chief By Will Hudson arranger for Muzak, ia organizing a band comprised of five saxes, People ask me why ,junked-trumpet . for sax when I was n kid. four brass and four rhythm. Style I’ve got ’em there, because I never have played trumpet. It was a cor­ of the band will be based on voices net, and the only reason 1 started on it n the first place was because F. Naylor, Newcastle on Thyne, England, says he would be pleased if blending with instruments to form it was the only instrument around the house that wasn't in almost I’d answer these questions: new tone colors. Koff’s long been constant use. “The following example is two bars of a score I have been studying. known for his scoring ability. Could you tell me the reason for the first alto and second trumpet phras­ Dud Bought Him a Sax ' ing differently from the rest of the front line?” After 1 had the cornet down well enough to use it in parade with Haggart Gives brass bands in my home town, father started me out on a second Tips on String *TOBY band tenor sax with a double reg­ ister key because he felt that it Bass Technique was important to any musician to BY BOB HAGGART TYLER have a; many doubles as possible NBC STUDIOS * WASHINGTON, D C. He had already seen to it that I Of Koh Crosby’s Hand could play u slide cornet as well as There has been a lol of water a valve cornet and he wanted me under the bridge since I last wrote to be able to take advantage of the a column for DOWN BEAT. A lol rapidly increasing popularity of of you guys who were nice enough the sax, which was a comparative­ to write in in response to the re­ ly new thing then. quest in my last column, telling me I honestly don’t remember when what you thought should be incor­ “And here is something else I came up against while writing an I started clarinet. I remember I porated into a comprehensive book orchestration:” didn’t have any lesson* on it, and on bass have probably thought the it seems I’ve always played it. least I could have done would be J never did desert the cornet — to answer your letters. Don’t think it deserted me. I think I stuck to your uggestionx haven't been ap­ & it longer than anyone in the pres­ preciated—they have really helped ent day band, right through the —but so darn many ram# in that Dorsey Brothers band, the Bing between practically living at the Crosby -how and through our Palo­ Blackhawk plus record dates, ar­ mar engagement, a little more ranging and trying to get the book 4 than two years ago. I played cor­ in shape, there simply hasn’t been net on two of the Dorsey Brothers time to write personal letters. PLAYS AND PRAISES records, Eccentric and Never Say However, I’m starting a series of ■‘Will the bottom saxes cause a clash by playing as close or B-Natural Never Again Again. In fact, it was columns with this issue nnd will try ur C? I come across this often. Should I have doubled the first alto with THE NEW COMMITTEE that last tune that broke up the to answer as many of your ques­ baritone instead of using 4-part harmony in ensemble? The four saxes Dorsey Brothers’ ork tions ss possible. are two altos, tenor and baritone. MARTIN TROMBONE Played a Raspberry! Don’t Neglect Bowing “Also, 1 have been experimenting with the voicing of parts and would I’ve never told the story before, Henry Bessler of Everett, Mass., like your opinion of the following voicing. You will notice bow I have and inasmuch as Tommy and I writes in and wants to know how interlocked the parts. This makes the second alto double lead, but I Until recently, 1st trombonist with Gene Krupa— have laughed over it together since, important it is to learn bowing for would like your opinion on the matter. Thank you.” and previously 1st chair for seven years in Loews I don’t think Tommy will mind. If dance work. A lol of bass players tn 3 Capitol Theatre Orchestra, Washington, Toby is you remember our arrangement of have advanced this question since one of the ablest and most popular men in the Never Again, it was a tricky tem­ they have noticed that the bass is profession. His choice of the new Committee po, and it was very important that used primarily as a rhythm instru­ Model Martin speaks for itself. it shouldn’t be kicked off too fast ment. However, the bass player is I —or Jimmy was lost on his cornet. often required to play sustained W Proof again that Martin “rings the We were playing the Glen Island tones for n tuba effect. It also is bell” with musicians who appreciate Casino and one night Tommy sometimes necessary to use the the idvantagcs of playing a really kicked it off too fast. All I played bow in playing a walking bass part on cornet war a raspberry—in tem­ in very slow tempo. This is found modern horn. po!—and Tommy picked up his especially in the “blues,” and many Better try one today. Sec how far horn and walked off the stand. times when the bass part moves behind the times it makes your other That’s how I became a band right along with the general en­ leader! semble in nff-the-beat figures. horn look ... and how much easier For beginning saxophonists, or You will find this particularly Well, Mr. Naylor, in your example I the only reanon for the first alto and more satisfactory it is to play. students of nny instrument for true in playing intros, modulations nnd second trumpet phrasing differently is for the purpose of giving the Send today for new FREE folder show­ that matter, T say get a good in­ and endings. As a general rule, melody a rhythmic lift. This trick is used very often by arrangers in struction book. Master every ex­ of course, bowing is secondary to ing pictures of many top artists who ensemble choruses when they want to produce n pronounced rhythmic ercise before going on to the next, plucking, but the bowing phase ha«e switched to the new Martin. effect. You’ll note that even though the first alto and second trumpet no matter how difficult they seem. should not be neglected. are phrased differently, their phrasing does not conflict in any way with That’s the most common pit begin­ A good many of you have writ­ the ensemble phrasing of the melody. ners fall into; as soon as they run ten in asking how I got the (2)—In your example 2, the bot-fr MARTIN into something hard, they skip it “double-time slap” in the last tom saxes will not conflict even saxes in open harmony. However, BAND INSTRUMENT CO. and go on to something easier— strain of the record Big Noise when playing ax closely as B-Nu­ you’ll find that thin method of en­ they think—or more interesting. Fron* Winnetka. Bauduc and I tural and C. In ensemble grouping, semble grouping will produce an Dept. 699 ELKHART, INDIANA That’s fatal. You need every one cooked this up one night when he it is perfectly okay to write four of those exercises or lessons to turned around and extemporane­ saxes this way, using t-parl har­ properly prepare you for the next ously started beating out some riffs mony and giving the melody to the cnes, and the only answer is to on my G-string. (Don’t take me dd) bottom sax, even though the melody stick with it until you’ve absolutely literally). So I decided to play a note occurs only a half tow from Wil- mastered each one. Another im- tune on the G-string in the key of the next harmony above. It will fortant item is your instrument, G-Minor It would be almost im­ produce no clash. However, in the 'm speaking of reed horns now. possible to pick nny such intricate third bar of your example, 1 observe Absolute cleanliness is of tremen­ rhythm- as these. Bauduc has a that the harmony given to the saxes big tom-tom nn his right which is MI» dous importance in a sax or clar­ is bad. Below I have rewritten this inet, nnd a good instrument can be tuned to G so that he can alternate third bar for saxes, giving a much 1«) ruined if you are not careful. Fol­ beats between the bass and the -en better illustration of voicing: 1721 low the instructions that come tom-tom. Some of you guys who have been trying to get this effect W1T with your instrument carefully and religiously. by picking will probably be relieved Watch Your Tone! to know this. I would like to give young play­ By the way, if any of you would like to seo how the bass solo to ers one tip. Practice whole notes, davi Winnetka looks on paper, drop me Mi sustained notes, for tone quality. (3)—Fundamentally, there is You can be the most dextrous a line in care of Down Beat and maybe we can arrange to run it nothing wrong with your idea of “mechanic” possible on an instru­ this summer. voicing as described in Example 3 ment. but if you haven’t tone, it Bob Ha«nrt’« baaa column will be ron- almve. What you have done here is In«) "don’t mean a thing.” tinead in the July Inna.—EDS. to write both the brass and the ran) We’ll go on from here in my next column. Thanks. Electric Illuminated MOUTHPIECES Burton Lone Batons Hollywood—Burton Lane, until BATON recently under contract to Para­ Entire Shnfl (»Iowa with Eight GIVE THAT FAMOUS mount, took to a baton in May. Fud Livingston has written a number of OsHlusdlsg arrangements for the new crew, ORRIN TUCKER tone quality which also stars Elaine Howard as JDanceri, rale crowdi, won't let vocalist. Lane plans to stress sweet Complete All them go. They're conintently A GENUINE A. LELANDAIS rhythm, among American fox trot Ready to Ute ''held over"; Edgewater Beach, Chicago Will Defiiitely Improv« Your Pliyim rhumbas. Theater and now, in a prolonged en­ Turn of rotary light along tha astir« shaft. M l«lando.i, mo«t notad mouthpiece gagement in Ihe Empire Room, Palmer darigmr in Iha world, for th« Sri I time Chromium plated brau handln with black decorative «triping. Shaft it of Houia. The meteoric rito of Orrin give! th« endonement of hi« panonol Satophonittt • ClarlnetMt flexible ci vital clear material, 21 inch«» long. Tucker and hit orcheitra reboundi from noma, and Continental addi Iha Seal Fer free, aocarsto and truthful in- day Ordinary Feocll-Ugbt tottery or Selb Con te Uted the lonoroui lone quality of hi« laxo- of Approval! Get the enlightening book- fennatiea concerning the make ot Each encloiad in a laew-cnp leatherette coviteli lube phone taction, completely equipped with let on Lelandaii mouthpiece* and reed«. loitnioiKl, make of mouthpiece, or 56 00 «neh Lilt Lelandai« S 4 and S-5 mouthpiece». In the lacing med by yew favorite artist. A world ni mr.irmalion and iti free. A. ELKINGTON orliti«, telando.! moufhpiacei,—th« Ion« 218 S. Wabtub Ave^ Chicago, Ill. iiucliiy they produce,— doMiv« c uracil CONTINENTAL MUSIC CO., INC. darti of credit for loa «ucean of the bond. uo r wmm tn CMaoM DOWN BEAT Chicago, June, 1939 Chicag

j George j- DICK'S Come In Off the Farm If Big Weitling on Drams BANDBOX You Want to Write Songs Boo; By DICK JACOBS BY JOHNNY GREEN b The mere appearance of my name at the head of this article euggeels That Glenn Miller man crops Boato: back into the column once again. my first tip to ambitious songwriters. It gives me an opportunity to It seems that everyone wants to give myself a build-up, and I have found in the songwriting game that know just how Glenn gets that a fellow has to be able to give himself a build-up, because the business can certainly give you a good breakdown. But whether or not you’re Wyner, By George Weitling beautiful effect with his saxes. He lined up uses five sexes, the first site msn able to give yourself the build-up, here are two pointe I want to make bands ic ki plsying lead on clarinet. Then clear to all of you : ly, Duke there are two other altos snd a 1.—That real genuine talent, ex-^ ability don’t stay “down on the Hal Ke you have any ideas on handling tenor voiced below it just as in a pressed either in a single great • others. Fellow Countrymen: tune or in a farm.1 ” Somehow, some way, they What with two world’s fairs on, unruly fillies, pass them on to me. straight sax quartet. On the bot­ We whole career of get1 to the places where they can baseball, spring racing, the Presi­ Advice io the Lovelorn tom, another tenor sax doubles the mingle in the right atmosphere The c dent’s speeches. Mussolini’s speech­ And here’s a letter that’s so good melody one octave below the clar­ appear i cannot be kept for the writing of what is, let mo es, British conscription and the I am going to print as is: inet. assure you, a very special kind of and thei out of the spot­ waa the Eddie Wilson, Sacramento, wants light. music. info as to who played the clarinet wecoulc 2,—That me­ This doesn’t mean that you have and guitar solos on Adrian Rollini’s Chick the latest rumor mi diocre talent, to be actually in New York or Chi­ is that Whiteman is booked for an Somebody Loves Me record. George cago, but it does mean that yon oompan; African tour. As you know, Arabic MISS SUE WINGATE, cated bi BUhmonA Va.“ Van Eps, now with Ray Noble, pressed in one have to be in a position to be in­ is aossewhat difficult to pick up, but The Wei Dear Gate: played guitar and Benny Goodman mediocre tune spired (if you’ll pardon a much being a racing man I shall make was on clarinet. . . . Should a band up busii If you won the beauty prize last or in slews and overused word) by an environ­ myself dear lo the desert tribes drawing fall and it fell under the same orbit pick a new set before leaving the slews of medi­ ment that you find only around m this one point—over a distance stand for their rest or should the bands, dancers, singers, theatrical that was in force when Seabiscuit ocre tunes, will As wi tile will race any Camel selection be made after returning T, people, and the “crowd.” was carrying on in great style, never catch an issue, th for a Chesterfield—until the sphinx asks Bert Cummings, New Salem, you’re home free. Is there a important place Fifty Songs Published definite! laughs Mt loud. Pa. Most of the name bands use chance? Ina Ray Hutton really in anybody's I think I have had at least fifty . . . and both systems, Bert, but I prefer to A Tough Drummer comes on like Buster’s gang! Johnny Green spotlight. songs published, including Co- ways a Vincent Benjamin, Endicott, have the set called before leaving M. M. of Santa Monica: The use Can’t Compose “on the Farm” auette, Body and Soul, I’m Yours, younger of facial expressions and downing N. Y.: The changing of one man in the stand as the dancers like to see Out of Nowhere; Rain, Rain, Go now enj Take it from me, you can’t have antics unfortunately is the vogue. a band may be u band’s downfall a band sit right down and play Away; You’re Mine, You; Easy years. I a songwriting career “down on It will help your performance about and vice versa. Many a gutless without hesitation once the boys Come, Easy Go; I Cover the Water­ tact ma as much as a bucket of water, the band has come to life, like Johns­ return to the stand for action. the farm.” Popular music, to my front, and I Wanna Be Loved. And comment of jitterbugs not with­ town at Jamaica, by the addition of Carl Thompson, Long Island, is way of thinking, is a product of I have two new songs which will standing. There was a drummer at one man who brings drive with his puzzled as to who did Gene Krupa’s the environment in which it is be out soon: Baby, You’re Newe, the Paramount Theater recently playing. You keep the beat in time arrangements of Grandfather’s played—radio stations, Broadway, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and E. who was the whole show, and he and let the ride men fall where they Clock and I Know That You Know. night clubs, theaters, phonograph Y. Harburg, and another called did no clowning or fancy facial con­ may; as to what “ride men” want Also, who plays clarinet with Gene shops and dance halls. You and Your Love, with lyrics by tortions. I don’t like to mention from a drummer, I’ve never been and Red Norvo’s guitarist. Chappie From the time I was able to Johnny Mercer, with whom I hope walk, I was a perfect pest around names, but he was with Tommy told. Numerous members of the Willet did both arrangements, Sam to do a great deal of writing from Dorsey. To M. M„ I say you might ride gentry seem to be bent on play­ Musicker plays clarinet with Kru­ bandstands. I made all kinds of now on (and who will write next ing high, loud and out of key, which pa, and Allen Hanlon is Norvo’s sacrifices of time and energy not month’s column on songwriting.— take up tap dancing. only to hear great bands, hut to Ralph D. Henry, Port Henry, is very hard on the ear. That is guitarist. Ed,) get to know the fellows playing in N. Y., is troubled with hia bass called being “out of thia world.” One final point: If one really Medleys Break Monotony them, and to hang around them. If drum slipping. The nail method is You’re welcome. In n band consisting of a rhythm wants to be a song writer and has the hours I spent years ago just fine, as a bass drum, like women section and three saxes, Joe Otter­ some latent talent in addition to Address inquiries to Geerce ia care ef sitting around listening to the and 2-year-olds, often geta out of the urge, a shortage of musical Dan Heet W8 Sealh Dearborn Street. man of Dallas would like to know Lombardos were laid end-to-end, hand. So nail “her” down and if Chicago, I1L—EDS. how to avoid monotony ... I would training should not be a deterrent. I’m sure that they would total up The only formal training I had was suggest using medleys. Let the to a solid six months. And Paul piano take most of the intros, and a mere two-and-a-half years piano Whiteman himself can tell you instruction. The rest of my tech­ use unison clarinets. Let the saxes how I hung around his band. chop the melody. If you will list nical musical knowledge I had to • Doubling in Brass Today I still make it my business ferret out myself and it neither all the possible color changes you to get around at night where all can possibly use, you will find that broke my morale nor made me a the best cats and alligators collect tired old man with glasses. Four "Alibi Brothers" there’ll be no monotony. in order to keep completely con­ Give John Material Sol Schumann, brass man of versant not only with the actual Can« New Haven, Conn., wants to know notes that are being played, but Inal masic er lyrics to Johnny Groea -Te the setup of the Jimmy Dorsey, Don Beet. Neither can accept rrcseasi For His Monthly Column with the feeling, the impulse and bility for their return.) Beach, Mitchell Ayres, Dick Stabile and the atmosphere in which the music Ray Noble brass sections. Dorsey of the day is performed. and Coi uses three trumpets and three What Will 1939Jan Be lured fr By John O'Donnell Don’t Send Music and Lyrics trombones; Ayres, two trumpets, Since I have been on music and Like in 6,000 Years? “Band V one trombone; Stabile and Noble radio, I have been kept busy re­ Atlanta, Ga.—Oglethorpe Uni­ letters I received^—------both have two trumpets and two From the many letters I received'1 turning—always with a polite note versity has announced the placing thia month, I nave picked- - - four* ■ old as the hills. sliphorns. I might add that Dor­ of classical, swing and “sweet” re­ “My tone seems to be getting —numberless manuscripts from “alibi brothers,” suffering brass­ sey sometimes doubles trumpet in persons living in out-of-the-way cordings in a vault designed to pre­ All men who are consoling themselves smaller. I feel choked. Sometimes his band. my tone even shuts off. I have al­ places and small towns who got serve the discs until curious col­ with alibis. The first: For the last item, Gene Rowan, the idea suddenly one day, “Writ­ legians open it in the year 7937. Moi “I have read where health is a ways played a medium bore instru­ ment. I am planning on changing NYC, would like the personnel of ing a tune must be a cinch; I think Arturo Toscanini records were very important factor in perfect the Benny Goodman band when he chosen to represent the longhairs, playing. I am feeling fine, but my to a smaller bore. Is that advis­ I’ll write one,” and, Gates, believe Monti first played the NBC Let’s Dance me, those tunes are really in the Richard Himber’s "rhythmic pyra­ ter nite playing sounds sick. What’s the able?” That would be adding insult to program. It was Toots Mondello, corn. And that’s why they go back mids” the sweet, and Artie Shaw’s Suiet ar answer?” Hymie Shertzer, Dick Clark and Bluebird offerings to portray the Well, I know sickly-looking fel­ injury. It would be your last act. whence they came without a per­ ne mail Learn to play with open lips. That Art Rollini, saxes; Ralph Muzzillo, formance. swing. Platters will not be touched extra v, lows with not so much health but Bunny Berigan and Jerry Neary, for 6,000 years—for posterity’s who have a perfect embouchure and will broaden your tone and take the That’s why music publishers Tic Toe trumpets; Jack Lacey and Red Bal­ have finally resorted to sending sake. Smilii really can play that old barking choked feeling away. Perfect bal­ lard, trombones; Frank Froeba. pi­ songs that come through the mail original iron, and fellows who have more ance come« from playing correctly back to their senders unopened. Huntley health than they know what to do with chops. With this idea tones ano; George Van Eps, guitar; Har­ Somehow or other, the people who Royal with but because of a bad embou­ can’t possibly shut off. By all ry Goodman, bass, and Gene Kru­ BASS Room. 1 chure they sound sick. So what? meanu keep playing your medium pa, drums. have the real urge and the real than-av< Just this, don’t expect grape nuts bore. And that shuts the lid on the G good vol to cure your weak sick embouchure. Huffing and Puffing band box. Address your inquiries O'DONNELL'S Health is important and a blessing, about the big name bands to me in Baker, “I have been told that breathing care of Down Beat, 608 S. Dear­ Mail Order Course is also i but to a brass man a healthy em- is 90 per cent of brass playing, yet bouchure ia what counts. Also re­ born, Chicago, DI. Thanks! to his bi I feel like I have so much air that numben member that good health and play­ it chokes me instead of my choking ing exercises by the hundreds can’t his weakening embouchure. Stop orable n for the lack of air. Should I study this habit, then learn to breathe cure a sick embouchure, but a breathing?” healthy embouchure can improve correctly with lungs and dia­ Jack exercises and health. Learn to Seventy-five per cent of brass phragm, and oblique muscles will Maurice play from your chops. You will men are distressed not from the take care of themselves automati­ Tic Toe find that a good doctor for all ilia. lack of air but because of too much cally. When your instructor says, Ottawa air. This condition is brought on “Take a breath and play,” that’s all This Has Whiskers by taking too many breaths. A there ia to it. But when you take a "I don’t know, but the acoustics suffering brass man does this, not big breath and nothing comes out- girl frit seem to play an important part because ne needs air, he does it hop­ well—there’s your answer. No em­ cided tc with my good and bad nights. Could ing that each breath will improve bouchure, no soap. STRINGS there . . that be?” For are pla; That’s another good alibi to cover Albert up a bad embouchure. Taking the Hty CATS III ¿uhtvUUu PrtlA) VIOLIN * VIOLA * CELLO • BASS has join valve out and spitting on it ia also ‘ " THE GRIGIORI In these world foaous brands since 1600 oir ..., s dandy in case you miss a note. THE STÜFf IS HtRL NU-TONE • LABELLA * SWEETONI through You must learn to place the mouth­ new oRLERns Ani> ITS LAPREFERITA • CRITERION nicely a piece on the same way each time. John O’Donnell REGINA Forget those silly illusions. A man Conelstlnc of S Iowoba SO pictures ia Strings of reputation, fully guaranteed. with a good embouchure could play all. 4 pictures, lesson extra drawiaca. in a telephone booth. If he should and a personal letter each week answer Convince yourself of their complete happen to miss a note he just sets •with chorum ligie J hf. mg all your questions. dependability under any conditions. Following are just a few of the many GET THEM TODAY! his chops and makes up for it. Don’t pointe covered In courae: succumb to these alibis; they’re as JACK TERGA RDER-TROITI BODE Teachee you to play from chopa. Insist on your dealer getting these How to place mouthpiece on name way famous strings for you. If he rennet wincY’ mRnonE -truhpet each time. The secret of blow cheeks »upply you, write us direct. Free cata­ TASK A Let V • • Imwaharat*a DERR KinCRIDE-TEOOR SR* Correct poeltion of toncue, llpe. teeth log and circulars on request. «nr^ PIANO-FLAIX show mueclee. mouthpiece, etc. i you how! 72 pacco of JOE m FIRS RLR~ CLAN RET Drawings ebowlnc how to measure CHORUS invaluable piano stylo- chops aad lipa for mouthpiece. aide fully explained and CRRfTÌEn mRSTRER-GUITAR Ton must aot change your natural way Illustrated. plus special of pinyins. My course keepe that aad IN ANY arramremonts In Ballad. 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Big Names in Boston Helping to Eight Sides tor Boost Business in Local Bistros Bluebird & Victor BY DON McKIM BY BOB DOUCETTE * firm’s new tune, the Tinkle Song. Vancouver, B. C.—Mart Kenney Boston—The Ritz Carlton Roof . . . The original title of the song finished a money-making tour of opened May 11 with the musie of was ... Do You Think a Drink’ll Do cities and towns between here and the old maestro, Ben Bernie, Ed Ue Any Harm? . . . It’s been kick­ Toronto May 18 and opened at the Wyner, manager of the Ritz, has ing around for seven or eight years Royal York Hotel in Toronto. The lined up a fine array of top-flight and Harry Link finally succeeded in band pressed eight sides in Mon­ bands for the coming season, namo- getting Harry Woods to sign over treal May 16 and they’ll appear in ly, Duke Ellington, Woody Herman, publication rights to his firm. the States on Bluebird and in Can­ Ready for a jam neMtun in Hal Kemp, Benny Goodman and ada on the Victor labet bed, Laurence Duchow’s baud wm others. Georgia Dey, cute songstress shot at Chicago’s Hotel Morrison. Woody Fave in Deantown Union Tightens Up with Kenney, is definitely a comer Duchow is standing on the bed in The choice of Woody Herman to and destined for big things. She’s background. appear at the Roof for four weeks, In Omaha Spots got everything. of and then two weeks at a later date, Sten Patten’s crew Is barnstorm­ was the most gratifying news that BY ED KOTERBA ing, and Len Hopkins' Lombardo we could have received. styler outfit opened in the new Ho­ Chick Webb, Ella Fitzgerald and Omaha—Optimistic is the out­ li­ look for union musicians following tel Vancouver May 25. *LUCH ou company moved into the spot va­ Ragtime dispenser deluxe, There’s a queer situation here. In cated by "Pops” at the Southland. continuation of Local 70’s “tight­ in­ ening up” campaign. Union orks Muggsy Spanier, pushes the plung­ the downtown area, only three bull- ch Tho Webbs have been doing a bang- rooms are operating—and only one HIATT up business chiefly because of the have been added in several bistros er in the Old Town room of Chi’s recently and every hotel is using Hotel Sherman, where he is work­ stages modern dances at any time. Chicago Theatre Orchestra nd drawing power of Ella and Chick. But there are almost a dozen night Machado Enthused union men. ing with a little jam group which Local leaders nixed attempts to also features George Brunis’ trom­ clubs, each open every night in the Plays the New As we predicted in last month’s week except Sunday, and evidently issue, the Totem Pole Ballroom has pipe Vincent Lopez’ music from bone. Muggsy's recovered from a Committee Model Ak-Sar-Ben coliseum to street long illness which saw him taking making it pay. Liquor of any type definitely gone back to name bands or power is not allowed in the MARTIN Trombone . . . and with thankful results. Al­ dancers during the recent Gold things easy for many months. Spike days. Three large agencies niteries, so the attractions are ways a popular rendezvous for the merely dining, dancing and enter­ younger dancing set, the Pole is here, Howard White, NOS and Go VSA, are booking 20 territorial tainment. Or are they? now enjoying the best business in Cincy Musicians Slightly underfed musicians are yean. Frank Machado, Fiest con­ bands; report all of ’em are tied interested in the ups and downs of tr- tact man, is all enthused over his up with one-nighters and locations nd for the entire summer. . . . Jack Happy; Most of Vancouver’s latest cabaret, the rill Robertson is new trumpet man Palomar Theatre Restaurant. The VS. with Skippy Anderson. . . . Peony ’Em Are Working Palomar has a heavy overhead, E. Park opens its summer season in uses a full floor-show revue and has BY BUD EBEL 10 on the bandstand. It must make led June with Rudy Bundy, the man all its profits on Wednesdays, Fri­ by with the sizzling clarinet. ... Ernie Cincinnati—Musicians of Rhine­ days and Saturdays, because Van­ >pe Preisman at the Paxton; Bob Bow­ land are just a bunch of happiness couver doesn’t step out on any im man at the new Cinema Club. Fred boys this summer, with practically other nights. So far, the place has at Beckett, colored lad from Kansas every job of note filled by members been doing well enough, with ca­ City, has joined Nat Towles’ band of Local 1. pacity crowds of close to 1,000 on here. Saturdays. Uy Barney Rapp’s new local band is ias creating a sensation and doing great biz at Rapp’s nitery, “The to Iowa Bug Ban Booms Sign of the Drum/' Rapp has much cal Rejuvenated Lip to offer with little Joe Klaus doing nt. Biz 11.6 Per Cent a great job of selling out, espe­ Helps Hayden Band ras By Boh Frazier cially with The Sheik. And the ml» z*nn»m«R—whwM brood «xporl- ino BY EMMET HERRINGTON •*r«l claying petition. — wit perfnnsane» wlttl »31 West 41th Street Vsnrtoren. If year drsi Goodbye to «hin and ankle paint tn r rs-nM manW yen write "killer” tempoil New Yer* City THE WOODWIND CO. TOMI MOS. CO. 131 Wad 45th Straal NEW YORK CITY, N. T 421 So. Wabeth Aveau» CMcago DOWN BEAT Chicago, June, 1939 Chicas

Hampton Dispels Bum Kicks in Just Before the S| Race Prejudice Portland; AFM Short on Guts In Nashville BY BOB MITCHELL BY BILL SANDERS Portland, Ore.—The music busi­ Nashville — Spring brought the ness here is suffering because of the jive to Tennessee’s capital this band lenders who haven’t the guts month in the form of Benny Good­ to iidk for scale and because of the man and Tommy Dorsey. And de­ local union officials who haven’t the spite the fact the band was deep in ambition to enforce the rules. the south, Lionel Hampton played Non-union bands are allowed to drums throughout the session. The play almost anywhere in town sim­ natives came through to dispense ply because a spineless organiza­ tion won’t contact the spots and de­ all racial differences by “eating up” mand a curb. As a result, most of Hampton’s fine showmanship and the dance men are forced to hold technique. down jobs in other lines, making it Together Again ... Louis Owen Bradley is playing about impossible for them to attend Armstrong and Tiny Parham, in the hottest piano in these parts. union meetings, which are held in whose band Ixiuis played first chair Currently doing studio work on the the middle of the day. Consequent­ trumpet in the old Vendome The* staff of WLAC, Bradley has a ly the union is run by a small part Bhenom memory for chords and a ater (Chicago) Symphony in the of the membership, principally 1920 days when Mae Alix and lues improvising ability ranking Nashville—Francis Craig, most popular of all Southern band leaders, symphony men. Top ranking of­ George Dewey Washington were with Templeton’s. . . . Francis took part in the last radio skit of John and Elaine Barrymore’s last ficials don’t know the scale and Craig, despite his appearance with month, two days before the famed acting couple announced they were working conditions of adjoining lo­ stars, gel together at Chi’s Savoy the Barrymores on the air, is at separating Craig, at left, appeared with John and Elaine on a WSM cals. Ballroom. Reunion took place the Hotel Hermitage and getting tre­ broadcast. The next day, in St. Louis, John’s wife, the former Elaine It’s about that time ox year when othei night when Louis' gang mendous results. For the first time, Barrie, met her mother and announced that she and her husband of the dance business dries up, too, played n solo. Parham still plays the Craig band is using arrange­ “great lover” fame were calling it quits. _____ and local bands have started scram­ piano and organ in the Windy City. ments strictly on the swing side. bling for resort jobs. Johnny Cal­ Billy Schaeffer- trombone stands over the aud.... The union doesn’t lahan has taken his band to Wal­ out. the j-bug show. Who said unem­ like it. lowa Lake and after a month or so NOTES TO YOU Fletcher Hen­ will settle for the summer at Pay­ ployment? derson and Claude Hopkins stop­ Otstot Ork 1 SAW IN TOWN Wally Way, with band from Minnesota, in their ette Lake. MGM is making a pic­ Short Breaks. ping over for short spots at the ture there this year, so things Cotton Club Ballroom. . .. The fid­ big bus. Bob Wybrow, The Juzenth ork promised for leader, on visit from Vancouver. should boom. Ralph Rosenlund has Dallas is the one under the baton of dle playing of Red Haun sends us Sets Record replaced Ray Spurgeon in the band, every time. He’s with WSM, and . . Roy Brown’s ork from Bran­ Mildred Massey, platinum canary, BY J. H. LANG. JR. don: they’ll play at Clear Lake. and Julian Dreyer took Don Proc­ who with sister Mary has written his Venuti style speaks for itself. tor’s place. Spurgeon is starting in Overtoil ... Malcome Crane is back in town Indianapolis — Ames Otstot’s . . . Joe DeCourcy here gathering Sing a Song of Love, as tuneful as gang did 17 weeks at the Indiana his old band to play Jaspar Park in at Mac’s and Proctor will fill the all getout.... Chez Maurice folded after blowing trumpet for Joe San­ Clover Club job. den the past few months. Ballroom, setting a new record for the Rockies. . . . Jack Cameron, on —for summer only, says Mgr. NEW a lengthy stay. The Sunday after­ visit from Chi’s NBC studios. Maurice Caranas—and orkman Er­ noon swing sessions were a treat. nie Palmquist went to Ft. Worth’s Tiny Bradshaw followed with some Cats Are Prowling Ringside Club as manager and solid stuff. compere for summer season...... Rumor afoot that a new dance Less Music Per In Gutbadcet Town Count Bulowski, who once fronted Room* floor will be in use this summer on a the band at El Tivoli, now fronts a BY BART ZABIN boat which is to float up and down Musician Than BY BILL COVEY neighborhood drug store he bought Albany—While the ground floor the White River, gangplank to be and ART COLEMAN from Bill Covey’s papa. . . . Both of Jack's Restaurant herr was be­ in Broad Ripple. . . . Jimmy Dor­ Dallas — Warm nights are here hotel rooms announced discontinu­ ing gutted by a fire the other night, sey’s men getting kicks from the and the cats are prowling down in ance of Sunday eve dancing during firemen and spectators alike were boys at the Southern Cocktail Inn. Gutbucket Town. Stuff hit a new amazed to hear musii' issuing from ... Loyal Anderson, drums, and Ju­ By Sid Repplier high here this month with 10 orks lian Sparks, tenor, joined the band the heavens. Upon investigation it Harrisburg, Pa. — Funny busi- regularly working 9 to 16 men, not wm discovered that Bud Bedell, lo at the Den-Zell. . . . Dick Hutchins counting the busn leagues. Clar­ returned from his honeymoon to cal sax man, was trying to “send” This capital city, with a popu­ ence Love cavorts at Cafe Drug, Drummers!! himself to safety by playing a hot find he is out of a job. Park Don Purcell nlternates with Ernie School’s going ga-ga over Harry lation of 80,000 or more, boasting chorus out the window of the top Fields’ fine 14-piece band at North Do you have trouble in One the McCrady ork frotn Purdue ... Ruth more than 600 union members, and ing disi floor, as the flames roared below Dallas Club, John White and 13 ■electing a drumhead that is Hutchins Thrasher if playing some having the greatest numbers of him. It worked, for Bud is still men swing out at 66 Club, Harry superb swing harp . . . Tom Devine musicians per capita of any city completely adaptable to your 'playing hot sax around town. in the States, still does not have Jennings holds down 25 Klub, Don has been shopping in Chicago for Ramon handles the Nite Spot, style of playing? Albany cats gave Whiteman a some names to use at his new hotel anything that approaches being a great laugh when he was inter­ first rate band. But then we do young Ben Ribble’s outfit continues When you finally do gel on Lake Manitou Louis Lowe at Club Ferdinand, and Chic Scog­ viewed recently over station WOKO have a sym-phoney concert ork— the correct thickness do you Large opened the Westlake to a large gins still draws ’em to El Tivoli. Par and said that h« thought Rhapsody crowd . . . Charlie Carroll is dis­ aren’t we lucky, though? have difficulty in duplicating In Blue was the better kind of Ken Shaffer, who plays “feel- That’s eight. Plus two hotels John R playing fine showmanship with his (Leighton Noble’» in the Baker’s swing. . . . John Philip Sousa III thy” Dixieland piano, has organ- drumming nnd singing in the Al Mural Room, and Bill Bardo re­ has taken over Del Courtney’s spot Red Me- Can you tell whether or not Donahue ork . . . Keith Wilderson ized a 4-piece combo placed Everett Hoagland in the in the New Kenmore. It’s nice to Carthy, who once had his own takes off neatly with Jimmy James Adolphus’ Century Room) and in your head is of even thick­ hear altos again after a steady diet furnishing background. band, is now fronting and manag­ ness throughout? of three tenors in Courtney’s band addition, Perry Dixon’s crew alter­ ing the Diplomats, n sweet little nates week-ends with Percell’s and all winter. Jack Drummond get-together which is coming right Do you think your drum­ has returned to the Half-Way Fields’ at Log Cabin, and Murray along...... Lynn Terry and her Es­ Lambert’s gang raised the roof at heads last long enough? House for the summer.... Clayton Winnipeg Skin Men corts playing one-nighters around, Albright has turned out a beautiful likewise Dan Gregory. . . . Tommy tune in Piiiui Maki My Dreams Launch New Bands, Dorsey opened the season at Her­ ./Çaufal ■Come True. ... If things get much shey Pavilion May 6. . . . About FLASHY POSTER worse in this town, your reporter Totten Junks His nine years ago, Kay Kyser was is going to book a few one-night­ one of the bands to play the Val­ WILL PUT ers with the local Salvation Army BY GEORGE B. BEATTIE encia ballroom, York, Pa. He drew I land Winnipeg, Canada—With the ap­ 143 persons, the records show. The BAND proach of summer, bands broke up other night the professor returned, OUT FRONT like the ice in our rivers. Two set a record for the spot by pull­ Lockage Gets Fat drummers picked up batons, Al ing 3,800 dancers. Looks like he HRBS POSTERS Doe opening at Grand Beach, where has something sure enough. Muskegon Spot his former leader, Claude Turner, held and Doug Ferguson BY JIM MUDGE slated to lead the Cave band. Bus shw -for Mich—Frank Lock- Totten probably will join Al’s crew age's ork, first on bands-we-like- on trumpet. beat lists of the dancing public of The King and Queen have come ■«•Ila Western Michigan, open the sum­ and gone. Vic Manning's two These questions am almost ••ted - mer season at ravilion-on-the Lake bands with accents on trombones i old as the history of drum- Ori. early in June. played for street dancing. mi ng' got the Coll Many ram» banda will -meupy Baek in the union again. Marsh answers at last I—end they the stand at the Pavilion with Don Phimister «>i off our largest Redman opening the feature at­ resort, Winnipeg Beach. A choice are yours lor the asking. CHI traction pr,Lcy Lockage ia getting •pot, the Auditorium, started off Ths mshM* •! AMMAWCO OvsUlT out hlu leads for top band« of the with Harold Green’s 11 pieces. . . . Dtumh««4> site« manlhi «I psinMal season encl from nil indicati ria Im drummer, Joey Jampole, had ■•Mw«h Hava amatad Iha in4«u they will be on the swing side. a neat 5-msn Dixieland eombo for hf with Iha luti «aal Impinvamavl ia Artie Shaw, Goodman, both Dor­ awhile. . . . Ac. Saxman Jerry Mai piaditeHaa in Iha lati M yaai« ern, and woody Herman lead tho Unkleman also with Gre-n There'll field In thia section and indicate hr hell te pay if Jack Warringrr's tho trend. tang comes from the east to take Gauged AURAWCO Hub”!

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100 Musicians Chi. Groveling in Best WHY New Liva At Jazz Since Early 20's LET BY TED TOLL < NORMAN “ CHELSEA Chicago—The town right now is with George Hamilton, and Joe HOTEL in the throes of more good jazz Sanders is slated to follow. Will KLING than it has run in competish to Freddy Martin • Ft«« Practice Rooms heard since the at Bon Air. • Ideal Uptown Location • IS Minutes to Loop middle 20’s, in The Vincent Lopez band brought • Near Theatres, Shops « -pite of the heat to the Chez Paree podium some Help You to Improve and Big Night Clubs « stuff that is best described as swing • All Transportation the gendarmerie music. It’ll be there an indefinite or Develop Your Voice • 350 Rooms and Suites, IB to enforce the 1 while. Russ Morgan bowed out to all with bath ME Oufstaadlag lastrsciar te . I- U.in. cl°61r,K or" make way for Lopez. From $550 A Waal ^^MMBMpgR dinance. His eminence, the Duke of El­ Ster« of Radio—Stage—Scroao Jackson Tea- lington, Maharajah of Scandinavia These Artist Students Say: ’ garden’s debut and Lord High Defender of the dr ’ _ v lust week found Jive of all Europe (they really "He is Tops!" JMbà the Blackhawk think so over there, you know, as Ethel Shutt« (No. 1 Vocal Star) Ker St. Germaine (With JOHN T. BRENNAN, Manager of the month . . . Eddie Center) jammed to the Chirper Gene Conklin (Carnal CaraaaaJ U.S. 12-41 TO WILSON AND SHERIDAN ML rafters and in­ Hines’ band into the Grand Terrace Glenna Lou Bum, daughter of Hei Darwin (Shop Fielda) CHICAGO dications .are June 12 for a 4-week stay. Glenn Bum of the Down Beat, al­ Jack Swift (Columbia Puturee) Jack Teagarden that the joint Phil Spitalny’s women are the Sten Norris (Orch. Leader) ready is doing some fancy vocaliz­ Dick Gordon (WGN) won’t want for Drake Hotel’s Gold Coast room at­ ing around Chicago town. Born Tenner Sisters (George Olton) patronage as long as "T” stays on. traction, and Buddy Fisher’s band Billy Scott (Vincent Lopes) Those WGN shots nightly should and showmanship took over Stuff March 13, Glenna Lou looks at her Monty Kelly (Grig Willumt) Welter Cummins (Benia Cummins do wonderful things for the band, Smith’s job at the La Salle’s Blue pappy a bit skeptically as the elder Orch.) too. Linda Keene is the new gal Fountain room. Burrs snaps the shutter. Jerry Lang (Bernie Cummins Orch.) mg All of which should provide us Ralph Niehaus (Chicago Opera Co.) Hal Hoffer is playing with the Mary Jane Welsh (Famous Radio Star) »ys The Bob Crosby band is taking a with hot jazz enough to Keep us all Jay Mills orchestra now at the Lorraine Sisters (Orrin Tucker) couple of weeks’ vacation before busy night-clubbing for another Hank Senne (Orch. Loader) month. Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago. Evelyn Nation» (N. Y. Musical Cotnodi) they begin the ardors of the Camel Star) Caravan the 27th. Slatz Emanuel is playing tenor sax and clarinet in Clyde McWhir­ Marvin Long (Fred Waring) Basie and Spanier Together Leo French (WBBM) ter’s Aces orchestra in and around Avh Kent (RKO Pictures) Count Basie’s Kansas City jump­ Greenville, S. C. GII Marthon (Orrin Tucker) ers, although given a tough assign­ Emil Flindt, Jr. (Gution's ParaMee) Jack Staulcup and his orchestra Lyle Fetter (Henry Gendron) ment in maintaining the fine pa­ are playing in and around St. Eunice Clerk (Station WAAF) tronage that Gene Krupa built for Louis, Mo. 903 Kimball Hall >ry, the Sherman’s Panther room, is do­ Harvey (Dutchman) Nolte, sax Forest Crawford was leading a ten ing the maintenance work well. and clarinet man of Kansas City? BE. Jackion Blvd., Chicago, III. Web.TIBB Overlooking tho Lake band at the Showboat Ballroom, Tol, Longbeach »100 With one of the most relaxed and Hazel Bruce, vocalist, formerly Taylor and Delmar Blvds., St solid bounces in the business, the with Barney Rapp? Louis, Mo. For more information, NEW LAWRENCE HOTEL Count’s boys are the first Negro Max or Murray Goldenberg,.. .AMPLIFIERS write the Showboat We have on hand a limited amount of 1020 LAWRENCE AVENUE band to work the Sherman since alias Golden, formerly salesman Alonzo Johnson, bass player, 12 watt P.A. systems complete with a (Near Sheridan Road) Noble Sissle. for American Conservatory of may be reached c/o H. Graham speakers, microphone, and carrying case Musicians headquarters in Muggsy Spanier’s bunch alter­ music. at the amazingly low price of only Gardiner, 18 W. 108th St, New $39-5°—• t>oo value! Write for details. Chicago nates dance sets with Basie and also Miss Byllie Jones, pianist, for­ York, N.Y. Roon» • Suites • Kitchen Apts. plays the Wednesday and Saturday merly of Miami, Fla.? Lefty Farr, drummer, lives at $100,000 Swimming Pool afternoon sessions. Muggsy’s stuff Doo Peyton, who lead the band LUNDGREN'S Sound Systems WRITE FOR BOOKLET 997 Bloor St. Toronto, Ont. ¡944 North Leavitt Strut Peter M. Carto, Manager. is a delight to disciples of the old at the Kenmore Hotel, Albany, Canada. Lakeview 0099 • Chicago, 111 "pure” school, thanks to George N.Y. several years ago? Brunis’ trombone, Rod Cless’ clari­ Red Broder, drummer, formerly 5/.ST.CLA1H ing net, George Zack’s piano, Pat Pat­ with Happy Felton? in CHICAGO tison’s bass, Eddie Pripps’ tenor, Jack Ktlner, drummer? Ohia Street Katt of CAMERA BARGAINS and Russ Winslow’s drums. Knox Pugh, singer and drum­ Michigang V/.ttV. MUN». Sts Cwaaur EROYDON HOTEL Empire Room Red Hot mer who played with Henry Offers: huilt-la npMura «Htvr. CvwaaSy Busse around 1929-30? mumtu tax. Mt S94 KA •1« N. RUSH at Ontario St. The staid and stiff old Palmer • • Spacial rates rat«, »Mlal - * 1 House Empire room broke down, to Mildred Fenton, vocalist, form- fo musicians . . Stu- Mett Complete Une et CHICAGO a degree, and brought in the Casa eriy with Happy Felton? 4 I o I, Kitchenette», Camera VeMet kt CNcego One short block from Michigan. Walk­ Bill DePew, alto sax, formerly Room, Grill, Tap­ ing distance to loop and theatrical dis­ Loma band to follow Eddy Duchin’s room, and Cafe . . . trict, yet far enough away for quiet red hot jazz band. But Glen and with Benny Goodman? Roof Lounga over­ comfort. the boys are a suave enough outfit Patricia Duvall, saxophonist, looking the Lake . . . member of San Francisco local S minutes' walk to Special Rates to the Profession to take anything in stride, and they Loop...... 100 KITCHENETTE APARTMENTS can play such damned sweet music No. 6, played in and around New .TRUMPET SCHOOL— 200 HOTEL ROOMS that the boss should be kept very York and Chicago? Played with Lip Training for Brass Player« a Large practice room free to guests. happy. Bon-John girls. Specialty. Parking space adjacent to hotel. Horace Henderson, one of the Gilbert Gertz, orchestra leader, Improvising-Sight Reading-Harmony John R. Digman. Mgr. e hardest working guys in town, and last heard of at the Bank Club, Beginner« er Professionals. e Tel. Delaware 6700 one of the most underrated musi­ Reno, Nevada. cians in the racket, is plugging and George Carey, formerly with FRED C. REDWOOD rehearsing away with his band at Sousa’s band. Web. BS7I the 5100 Club, and before you know 411 S. WABASH CHICAGO. ILL it he’ll have something there that will break your ears down. Julia Lee of Kansas City blew in­ ———————— Double at------— to the Three Deuces the other night WE FOUND! to team up with Baby Dodds on WARMELIN WOODWIND SCHOOL drums and Lonnie Johnson, guitar­ Oscar Eugene Weston, music Clarinet, flute, oboe, bassoon, saxophone. School for professionals. ist and blues singer. They’re set for six weeks, and the gal’s piano teacher, formerly of Huron, S.D. (FACULTY FORMER SYMPHONY PLAYERS) Ted Mack may be reached at and singing—especially the blues— SUITE 912. KIMBALL HUI UHM has listeners jumping. 1770 Kearney Street, Denver, or c/o Lou Goldberg, 1697 Broadway, Lopez Suing« at Cher New York City. Woody Herman’s fine jazz or­ Paul Tremaine played a one night chestra will bring all its great stand recently at the New Haven BETTER EMBOUCHURES blues, the Indian Boogie Woogie, Arena, New Haven, Conn. He is and Joe Bishop’s fiugelhorn and booking in the east. Blue Evening into the Trianon Ball­ SHERIDAN PLAZA room June 17 for four weeks. SHIRIDAN ROAD st WILSON The Bel Shore, a new summer la Uptown Chicana . . . Moathlf Sales club near Evanston, just opened —$M.N up . . . AHracflvo Weekly tele». Ucelleef TroMportatloe: Suues—ile- an voted — Street Cars . . . Near Outer Privo. Otele« Seem end Top Seem WElL’LliNCTON

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Best Sotos Eureka! Stacy Gets « Break on BG Discs Of Hie Month tremi« Loui* Arwut ONI 1 BY BARRELHOUSE DAN one of Young’s typically unortho­ CfaMr. dox tenor ebon»««« right aftor ONE 1 At last ’ it Basie’s piano intro; a robust stylo BwA that grows on one. Joe Jonee’ Benny Carter ia «poll t has happened. Art! testy, but simple, drumming also ImB I m excellent, so good, in fact, that I Jesa Stacy eonfeea 1 have grown to prefer his mo note b*C*U* Anally is get­ work to that of the more publicized percussionists. Basie’s piano ia up Kitais, ting a break, definiti on records, to per; Helen Humes gets the best voeal in her career with the Count Auld, i with the on If I Could; tho same tune. Blips tenor i off to almost a carbon copy of Chick to Jen Goodman of coui Webb’s stuff on the last chorus. ■ Bermour Rudolph band. For Charite Brvl» In Minor Dreg • lot 111 at RCA -Victor’s Chicago Btadtoe, Tom­ Henny Morton in Ch«ro*»a four years an Cbocolote Dandl«« Behind the Scenes Murray McEachern ia Bong Yard Shut and aa my Doroey aad Edythe Wright learn what make the wheels go around. flu Moon Countm. first tii occasional lit­ KRAZY KAPERS and ONCE UP­ With them are (left) Fred Elaaaser, RCA eagineer, and Eddie Chase, Miff Mote in %ndv CUp Stamp. Boilin' the Jack, ent on tle 2-bar pas­ ON A TIME, reiasue by Hot Re­ creator of "Mythical Ballroom” who last month moved from atation ending sage, at the most, was about cord Society. WCFL to WAAF, Chicago. Eddie, one day a week, interviews big names beit lot all Stacy contributed to the Benny Carter steals tho show— of the bead wor Id on his hrosdeast. Coleman Hawkina in Dte Wa» I F»d tasty, 1 on trumpet! Today. Shaw i many Goodman sides that The band has no drive; nothing dis-1 bur Schwartz, clarinet, and the de- Dick Wibon in «Fwitoe Caayar. The band, as of 1983, includes Sam Donahue in Wadam Swing» It. these a make their way out of the Carter, Kaminsky, Chu Berry. tinctivo to offer. The boys seem to .pendable------Tex ------Beneke,, _ highly tal­ Letter Young in Chenh»». If I Codd B» passag RCA-Victor studios regularly. O’Brien, Hill, Mesirow. Lucie ana wade listlessly through each Of* ented' * tenor* saxophonist. But both Wit* loa. these titles. Disappointing, no? swing lightly. The scoring is Charlie Barnet In XPaoin. But dig the latest Goodman Wilson. Mesirow, playing clarinet, Chu Barry in Owe Upon a Tim«, SlW switches to drums on Kapert ana Miff Mole unique. Both tunes are above aver- heart« on Parada Wining th« Win. WASH offerings—Jess gets his due! fortunately, cannot be heard. Big age; Miller fans will recognize Tex Beneke In Sunn« Serenade. OLD L There «re a batch of Goodmans Louisiana Rhythm Kings Moonlight as the Miller theme. In George Auld in Ow Night Stand and Sid Catlett plays drums on the “B” On» Foot. thin month. Among them sre The side. Teddy's piano ia great, Chu WINDY CITY STOMP, BALLIN’ addition, the band has a half-dozen plays exceptional tenor, but Car­ THE JACK, reissues by the Hot pop sides issued this month, all of Clarinet of n ters trumpet solo on Once is a Record Society. which are performed well. ONE i BiriUnison, Tho Lady’o tn Lovo Frank Tmehmakar in Windg dtp Stomp. once-in-a-lifetime recorded thrill. Here, on Windy City, is one of Shiunay Ennit Benny Goodman in BalUn’ th» Jan, IN’ CH (all by the band) and Owo Thrte- Benny also arranged these, if the best examples of Frank Tesch- WISHING and HOORAY FOR Show Your Linon. Ro»» of Wa»h. Sonore COUN' Fourth and Sugar, by the quartet memory serves, and both aides maker ever put on wax. Arti« Shi», On, NigU Stood and On« (Decca All are on Victor. And almost all SPINACH, (Victor). Foot. owing. Reissues like these are a re­ Tesch plays Who’s the solo alto saxophonist? Arvilte Harri« In Minor Drug. Mixt sport a bit of fancy StacystrUngs lief to the strained, brassy per­ good spirited Barney Biftard in Boudoir Btnng. mereiai Both sides are foul; Skinnay Benxie Madiaon in Ura. M» Talkin'. on piano, perhaps his best on Lmm, formances of ell too msny bonds of clarinet—out of sings as tho he were awaiting anee is Jtooo ana Tho Lady. today. tune perhaps, the arrival of a pulmotor. But the Alto Sax Changea Should Help Fats Waller but vinle and alto man has swell ideas, good tone, Benny Carter in Mia» Hannah. Kmg the Me Kapw*. chael h The band itself is good. Each gutty — with a snd sounds as if he wandered into Arvilte Harri» In Minor Drug HARLEM FUSS and MINOR ilSR. soloist does well, despite the band behind him the studio and got in with the Murray MeFacbarn In Govrgm On Mg DRAG, reissue on Bluebird. composed of Ni­ wrong band. Mind. Rodan' Chair. trouble the band haa been experi­ Virtual masterpieces. Charte« Holme« in San It. Prrttg Mama encing of late with personnel chols, Sullivan, Johnny Hodgaa in Boudoir Benna. IKS Fate playa elegant piano Rud McKenzie change«, etc. Benny, each time I Krupa, Condon Charlie Barnet in Kehota of Harlem throughout. Charlie Ervis dis­ and led by Miff TAILSPIN BLUES and NEVER Seotah A Soda. Dunhai hear his darinet, looms more and plays rare feeling, a round tone; HAD A REASON, Bluebird reissue. You tn more as a genius of his instrument Mole. Miff’s Piano Arville Harris’ clarinet is straight­ trombone is ex­ Jack Teagarden’s on both sides. its infe Come to think of it, I’ve nevar forward, sincere. All add up to cellent; it haa a This is the old Mound City Blue kick of heard Benny play good jaxs. Recorded March 1,1929, Blowers group which included Mc­ alto wo always his tone is faultless, his drive that Hui Hannah, Minor Drag, Harlem Fun and better today than then. Kenzie, blue blowing and singing; Mary Lou William« ia Cloaa te Fio», Chair; technique uncanny. And these cur­ MIFF MOLE moves one. The side, lost for Condon, Billings, Bland, Morgan Jtdiœ Caeaat. sliphon Count Baal« In Chenhor, Tam War rent tides bear it out Louis Armstrong years in the files of the American and Teagarden. Waxed Sept 26, Sargent The change in baas and drums Done*. Boogie-Woogie, If I Could Ba. SAVE IT, PRETTY BABY and Record Co., was made at the same 1929, the results are not epoch mak­ Edwin Wiloox in Shoemaker’» Holidag. enco B may help thing» HEAR ME TALKIN’ TO YA, (Dec­ time of Shim-Mo-Sha-Wabbh ing, . but interesting. Jackson’s Milton Raskin in Th» Madam Swing, ft tured I plsying highlights both sides; his Bob Kitais in On« Mod Stand ami Ow Louis i Harry Jam«» ca): SNOWBALL and SWING (1928) but was never issued. Re­ Foot. YOU CATS, Bluebird reissue of verse, by the Louisiana Rhythm (Modulate to page 21) Teddy Wilson in Oe« Upon a Timo. Hoagy 1983. TCing», spots more (find equally but I p Louis, although the record is re­ good) Mole trombone, Nichols tord, wi BIN, (Brunswick). cent, ia the "ola Louis” on Baby. trumpet and Goodman clarinet. Neverti Of a dozen new Jame.* sides, There ere n few good solos worth Both sides arc excellent examples COMMODORE SCORES AGAIN! ings, Ca these are preferred study, Higginbotham’s among of the early so-called "Chicago” Jees Stary and Beiderbecke Frank Tearhmaker Discovery produce The first tw< sre by the James them. Louis’ solos become more style, but you'll have to play the adding 1 trio, which on the first title includes captivating all the time; hia tone is "A” side several times, as aid L be­ day jas Peto Johnson, Eddie Dougherty, about unsurpassable, and he feele fore Teschmaker’s genius smacks allow ai Johnny Williams and James. On the music. On both labels the en­ you in the face. UHCA 41-0—JAZZ ME BLUES disc, bu C-517—CANDLELIGHTS By TESCHMAKEB'S CHICAGOANS the second, the came except Albert semble is sloppy. AIN'T DOIN' NOWHERE Chair, p Ammons take* Johnson’* place at Glonn Miller BARREL HOUSE STOMP * 1 Why But Louis ie there. And that in Pino «1« by JESS STACY Hr THE CELIA« BOYS I the pieno. Both ere blues; noth in­ itself is good enough for me. MOONLIGHT SERENADE and to make corporate much of the James trum­ SUNRISE SERENADE, (Blue­ Catalogue seni on requatl pet technique. I like these above Andy Kirk bird). tho others by the full bend, al­ CLOSE TO FIVE, I’LL NEVER COMMODORE MUSIC SHOP SWEET Miller, at long last, comes into DENISC though Georgia and Harry « theme FAIL YOU, JULIUS CAESAR and his own. 46 West 52 Street—144 Earl 42 Street serve as good samples of the new YOU SET ME ON FIRE, (Decca). New York City New York City CIETY i band. Harry’s trumpeting is bril­ Both sides are strictly ensemble, (Victor) A vastly underrated band. aside from brief choruses by Wil- liant, but inclined to become a tnfle Andy proves it here, and Mary Not B screechy and flashy. It is best on Lou Williams helps. Five is strict­ On St J»»»» with Ammons providing a ly her solo on piano, and superb. to sing- rich rhythmic background. And Pha Terrell’s alleged vocals feature work ar tho the coxes appear »addy at FaU and Fire, but we have other notewort timea, I can’t help but delight in camples of Mary Lou, plus Dick Lionel pl tho verve and enthusiasm reflected Wilson's too-long-overlooked tenor, lightning by the band’s playing; a quality, on to pull tiie discs into the above NEW SPUD MURPHY ARRANGEMENTS tionist, a records at least, which is so defi­ average class. The band’s intona­ High Sot nitely absent in the Krupa and tion has improved immensely. Each sid other comparatively new bands’ but Viet recordings. Other solos to catch are G««« Krupa* on the Is those by Dave Matthews. alto; THE MADAME SWINGS IT, many sic Claude Lakey’s tennor and Jack QUIET&ROLL ’EM, SOME LIKE Gardner’s piano. Jo Da China Boy Linger Awhile IT HOT and THE LADY’S IN MILDR1 Count Basie LOVE, (Brunswick). Maaatearw Sad stuff. Honey Sweetheart My Blue Heaven fltom frj rum TAXI WAR DANCE, IF I COULD Band Betw There are several good single ex­ BY’S hand. BE WITH YOU, HOW LONG hibitions, however, by Sammy Don­ Chong June Night Doodle Doo Doo BLUES, BOOGIE-WOOGIE, CHE­ ahue, tenor; Milt Raskin, piano, ROKEE (two sides) on Vocalion, and Sam Mosicker, clarinet. But A* Sundown My Baby s Arms Decca. for all his drumming ability, the A groat group of records. rhythm section of Gene’s band is Rur Wil Wang Wang Blues Basie is more convincing with weak. So are the arrangements. every one he makes. Studio balance coquette Wabash Blue Sleepy Time Gal on the Vocation aides which I’ve heard so far haa been, most unfor­ B. J. CESANA Knew The King s Horses tunately, discouraging. But the Instruction in Modern Harmony, Dance Decca aides show the bend better, Arrangine. Counterpoint, Form. Sym­ St Nc Nor Clarinet Marmalade especially the saxes. Lester Young phonic Orchestration. TeL SKYLINE helped write Taxi and you’ll hear 8764, ti2t Fulton St., Saa Fran., Cat Toot, Tootsi In A Little Spanish Town When You Wore A Tulip Made You Cry mildrxd aad W«*U I'm A Ding Dong Daddy Dar ktown »•ah Tarry HOT & POP BECOBDS-10C Strutters Ball ITT« And I Líate Sir J Loaia Ainwtmag Andrew» Suter» Billie Holiday Andy Kirk H Bene Swingin’ Down The Lañe See You In My D’eams Hooater Hot Shot» Doraey Brother» Slim * Slam Henry Allen Cbb Calloway ’ * * ’" *------‘— Bob Croaby Ted Lewi» C. McCoy WILLIAMS Red MeKenite Bina Cro»by Ambrose What Can ! Say After I Say I'm Sorry Th« turnover __an —______ao fam that it i» obvioaslv impoeeible to cataloe and »dl them by title or artict at that price. However, we can aell throe with a nal I

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T<— '.- r Tty Faith, eeaapooer, tvmiuel •.ranger aad instra mentaliet, aae Burned with Dr. Frank Black of NBC to appear Bix times as guest conductor of the WHAT THIS THING ONE FOOT IN TH« GROOVE and CALLED LOVE—Harm*, Arr. by NBC ork in New York City. Faith ONE NIGHT STAND, (Bluebird). will retain his summer position Jerry Gray. This to Artie Shaw to with tho CBC bora. Buddy Rich's annoyin« rim ahoto a “T.” ft to a kick to bear the spoil this issue. rhythm section stick through bo- Artie’* band still has a Unny, nw- hind a simple first chorus of muted Three Beads Opea Pier allie sound which tends to become brass with no involved background Atlantic City—Ton-my Dorsey, ntouotonoue. One Foot is noteworthy figuree to clutter up the effect. This uecauce of aoloo by tho young Bob orchestration to almost identical Horace Heidt and George Hall Kitais, whose pianologies have a with their bands, were on dock with Shaw’s record arrangement ot Memorial Day when the Stool Pier lefiiute Ear) Hine* flavor; George the same tune, though the clarinet Auld, whose “honk” mannerismo on to not aa promiscuously featured. opened for its forty-ooeond season. tenor add a certain amount of guts Tbe second ensemble chorus to to Jerry Gray’s arrangementa, and, really fine and a lot can be made of course. Artie. One Night sounds out of it by building up a terrific a lot like Basie’s One O’Clock Jump, crescendo on tho descending chorda and again it’s Kitais who, for the Hard to explain, but you’ll get the first time on wax, displays real tal­ idea. The clarinet and second trum­ *DICK ent on piano. Catch the surprise pet have hot solos. Don’t take thia ending on One Foot; ita novel, al­ one too fast—a medium rock to just JACOBS beit loud. Richs drumming oan be about right. tasty, but you’ll have to check other JUST STROLLIN’—Feist, Arr. Successful New York Shaw releases for a sample. I like by Bob Haggart. Thia to one of Teacher, Columnist these solely for Shaw’s and Kitais’ those fine boogie-woogie romp tunes passages. Time Out for grub. John Trotter takes a big helping of Tittle« by Joe Sullivan. Having heard the and Arranger Carmichael Album while Skinnay Ennis, left, and Claude Thornhill, with bell, await their record, you know that the piano to featured a good deal with other in­ WASHBOARD BLUES, LITTLE turn. Skinnay’s band is currently at the Vietor Hugo in L. A.; Trotter OLD LADY, BONE YARD SHUF­ keeps busy with Bing Crosby’s commercial, and Thornhill knocks out strumental solos merely filling in FLE, GEORGIA ON MY MIND, arrangements daily. eight bars apiece here and there. RIVERBOAT SHUFFLE, STILL Bob Haggart has no peer in this OF THE NIGHT, STAR DUST, Heaah and The Wag I Feet Today; a Blue­ barp. ba»», viola; raanlta are dlaeooraslnx type of arranging and ho does hie ONE MORNING IN MAY, ROCK­ bird reiacue and one of the beet Victor ha» to further attempt» »Ion* thi* Un»; Glenn usual swell job. Stomi >il < I,anti on Ite Solent label. What pux- Milter click» aoUdt* with Wiahino. Thrw IN’ CHAIR, LAZYBONES, MOON alea me la the fact that Walter’» name ¡»n’t Little Fiahiea. ne Chaetnut Tree. And the UNDECIDED — Leeds Music, COUNTRY, LAZY RIVER, all even mentioned on the label with the other», Angela Sing, and Mg Lett Goodbga. all on Arr. by Vic Schoen. Benny Good­ and neither it Lonnie Johneon's on banjo. Bluebird Tne tea* tune, written by Eddie man, in his new autobiographical (Decca). Hawkina' aoloa are average for Hawk, yet Howard of Dick Jurscna* band. 1» top tune Mixture of good jazz with com­ there are kick* In those and the vocal» by of the month In Chicago and probahi* will book, tells of having picked up this mercial dance music. Redman, aa well a» Sidney DeParia' trum­ take hold cteewhere thia cummer tune from the John Kirby band peting. Thia practice of reiaauing game like Another record oompan*, the V. S. group while it was playing at the Famous Casa Loma is the bond; assist­ thoae two aidea ia moat encouraging, in fact, beaded by EU Oberatein? will bo in tbe Seld ance to lent by Louis Armstrong, the nuta. Let'a have more from Brunawick next month Door. It was written by Charles the Merry Macs and Hoagy Carmi­ and Decca, aa well aa Bluebird. R. P. C. Shavers, the trumpet player in chael himself. All the tunes are by BARRELHOUSE DAN Kirby’s band. Vic Schoen, who to Hoagy Louis’ and Pee-Wee Hunt’s BIhb Note Specials looming aa another Larry Clinton, vocal duet on Lasyboneo to a high­ Mighty Blues and Rocking the haa done a nice job on thia stock light, and Louis playa an exception­ Blues, by tbe Port of Harlem Jazz arrangement. Even the firat two al solo in Rockin’ Chair. Sonny Men; Weary Land Blues, by Hig­ double bar choruses are well written Dunham repeats his Memoriae of ginbotham's Quintet, and Daybreak The firat features unison clarinets RECOMMENDS You trumpet style on Georgia, but Blues, by Newton’s Quintet, all on on the melody with a muted brass *■**. ita inferior to Memories. The big Blue Note Records. riff background. The verse at C kick of all to Murray McEachern’s Another successful session. By Tom Herrick to for full ensemble and to followed Tad**, alto work on Georgia and Rockin’ Granting that too many per­ by a second trumpet solo at D. The i Fan. Chair: he also geta several good BACH GOES TO TOWN — last two choruses are unison sax MARTIN SAXO > Fite formances of the blues have been Sprague-Coleman, Arr. by Gene sliphorn demonstrations in. Kenny issued in recent weeks, and that with brass figures. Sargent, Grady Watts and Clar­ and Richard Von Hallberg. This is the market to pretty well glutted the most unusual stock arrange­ PENTHOUSE SERENADE — ence Hutchenrider also are fea­ Famous Music, Arr. by Vic Schoen. He says, "In teaching and playing I Itoav* with same, I cant help but recom­ ment to come to iny attention to ÌM It. tured thruout, but I am afraid mend these. The firat Iwo titlee oc­ It to nicely adaptable to a swing baitl*nnl that my new Martin bat ndOM date. Alec Templeton’s Bach-like louis ia moat satisfactory of all. cupy 12 inches; the latter two are arrangement The firat two are reg- everything. . . mperier tnfvnaiion, tone Hoagy sings Lady and Washboard, fugue in swing tempo is one of tho im» ordinary size Neither disc to ordi­ most delightful bits of novelty Iular melody repeat choruaea fol­ quality, ami at remarkable JhMbiieSy but I prefer his earlier Victor .re- nary from a performaaoe stand­ lowed by a brief interlude at D and which I have not been able la Jimi in wrd, wtOPWintaman, on the latter. dance music ever released. It will point, however, for the groupe never bo a swing classic—it’s not a second trumpet solo, ed lib, with any other horn." Neverthelees, deepite the shortcom­ (each comprised of the eame art- sax background. E and F are en­ ings, Casa Loma and company have intended to be, but it’s so refresh­ tots) include Frankie Newton’s ing that it will appeal to any semble choruses with brass and Jr Now is the time to trade io your produced a dozen sidee well worth trumpet, J. C. Higginbotham’s saxes changing off on the melody. adding to any collection of present- musician. Templeton has given his old sax and give yourself the inspira­ trombone, Albert Ammons, piano; Very solid. tion and prestige of playing this new day jazz. And if the budget will Big Sid Catlett, drums; Teddy conception of the way in which allow an expenditure for only one Bunn’eguitar, and John Williams’ Bach might have fitted into the Also Recommended Martin. Designed by musician*... for swing picture were ho alive today, disc, buy Lasybones and Rockin’ bass. The solo* are 18-karat, the GARDENIAS — Lincoln Music, musicians, it is recognized a* the Chair, paired together. tempo* are right, and tho atmos­ and the arrangement ia excellent. Arr. by Spud Murphy. world’s finest, most modern saxo­ Why doeen’t Decca allow Hoagy It is amazing that the arranger phere proper. Best of the four to A NEW MOON AND AN OLD phone. See your local dealer or drop to make more aides on his own T Rockin’, with Ammons pounding was able to make his orchestration u* a card today and arrange to try one. flexible enough to be played by SERENADE—Irving Berlin, Arr. Lion«l Hampton out his soul gloriously. If only a by Helmy Kresa. Hawkins or Berry or a Young could either a large or small group with SWEETHEARTS ON PARADE, have set in on these with a tenor! corresponding effectiveness. LITTLE GENIUS—A.B.C., Arr. MARTIN DENISON SWING, HIGH SO­ Without one, they leek that spark AND THE ANGELS SING— by Helmy Kresa. CIETY and WIZZING THE WIZZ, which would make them impec­ Bregman, Vocco A Conn, Arr. by VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF BAND INSTRUMENT CO. cable. Just the eame, both records LIFE—Robbins, Arr. by Larry Not Hampton b best. are standouta. I hope Blue Note first trumpet man with Benny Clinton. Dopi. «89 ELKHABT, INDIANA On Sweethearts Lionel attempts leaders continue to issue sides as Goodman, and Johnny Mercer have to sing—disastrously. But his vibe righteous and uncommercial as collaborated in writing thia. It work and Chu Berry’s tenor are their first eight (two Ammons and doesn’t sound like anything we ever noteworthy. On Wist and Denison two Lux Lewie soloe were issued heard Ziggie play, but hi a nice Lionel plays more 2-fingered piano, last month) have proved to be. lilting melody and is cleverly lightning fast but purely exhibi­ (Them w»r» received too late for inch- orchestrated by Charlie Hathaway, tionist, and therefore not good jaxz. Non ia “belt aoloo at the month." But for especially at C and through to the th« racorda, Newton. Hl<» Ammoni and High Society is the best of the four. Bunn contribute individual work which Each side has a different personnel, »houM h. neluded ia the Hat.)—B. I> but Victor obligingly prints each on the labels. Hampton has made many sides preferable to these. Commercial Discs Recommended OZZIE NELSON, whom band MILDRED BAILEY'S voeate on Loef a a Naceemrg nino, Toin't What Ya De, SlamherUme Along the Swanee «ad / Con Raad Between the Linea. with JOHN KIR. SY’S band. Bill* K*te’a plane talent equal, la Bail**’« (Ingins atyle . . . CHARUS . .. , ___ — BARNETS Scotch r . _____ a Sod* and Kehorn of Harlem, both teuurin* Charlie'» ■W «Ito are performs! well, bill Kekom la HERBIE an «oho of EUln«- luu • originai UO» Scotch » tel- llnll.1. MOCTBPIECE MFO. CO. tor RID NOI r KAY VO' new har- SSI Ball Park Blvd.. Grand Rapida, Mich. ■ mill f. ... CONGRATULATES ——Ji Lon William’» Ray Wlnegar _ Taadia TadaBa; also MlLDnD BAU BY Thare'B Neear Be. Musicians On His New Trumpet By . ~ _ Cuckoa fa the Ciu> t aad We’ll Noter Know, marred onte by BLESSING y«ak Terry Allea vocala . . . JAH SAV­ SLIDE RULE ITT a Aad tha Angela Sina, Snug aa ■ Bug, Tha "ANSWER MAN" tc all ymr mmlcal Better insiruineata make bet­ Little Bit Kaho aad I Want Mg Shure a} probteml ter music. That’s why that Lone abowiaa Wtlng braaa. Rae aax«a, aad GAIN «nd RETAIN your aanlcol know!- ¡nonotonoaâ^abaflte1* rhrthin» . . . COOTIE odga thi* now, m*y aad faKlnaHng wayl popular maestro Herbie Kay, WILLIAMS' Boudoir Bana« aad Ain’t the is always interested iu tbe Grogg Good, which prove, Uka John Kirby CHORDS, SCALES, KEYS. SIGNATURES. instruments used by his men. transposition *ad Instrumenta­ tion That's why RAY WINEGAR Solid lumndlh-Slie I«' I «%' so proudly displays his new If I Didn’t Cere and Het Doe Stood, ah the ONLY UM POSTPAID (Complete wilh lastrecHee* aad LeailMrsHs Can) BLESSING to Herbie Truly, GUARANTEED AS ADVERTISED it’s a ‘BLESSING’ IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE. Said EKlwIvah by THE P. L POPER CO. (Dapt. 8), ♦ THAYER STREET. NEW YORK CITY Maa. IleParia, Carter aad Rodmen all play­ lag la the same bead together an Miao CARL FISCHER MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CO DOWN BEAT Chicago, June, 1939 Chiesi

Joy Y—wj Bansai Composition Hootie's Blues on Piano Qty Aitisi, las His Own ■ODKRAtO Unique Style en the lines

Peopl Chicago Since the Off-^ - King) two, in the second chorus, which Sobbin' Blum 8181 Everybody Loves My Baby (Wil- 140008 “don’t i out me! lies 8394b liam»-Palmar) 72959—Bailey Meanaat Kind o Blue* (Katsman) smacks of Pete Johnson. Swaat Lovin’ Man (Hardin) 8392b Well ords. He didn’t take music sen- Of All the Wrong« (Psyton-Smitb- 140189 The addition of the sixth to a Dippermouth Bhxs (Olivar-Arm- Dowell) 72958—Bailey Naughty Man (Redman - Dixon) next co ously, however, until hia senior strong) 8402 40200 Mandy (Clark-Turk) 73024 Beehet 140189 year of high school. About thia seventh chord, thereby forming a When Did Yon Stay Last Night a Irvie thirteenth, is not unusual, but Jay (Armstrong-Hardin) 8401a I’m Little Blackbird (Clark-Turk) (To Be Continued) Burti time Clarence Love’s orchestra was Snake Rag (Oli ver-Piron) 8391a playing a one-nighter in Muskogee. High Socieir Rag (Tb« Band) Holly This acted as a tonie to young Mc­ measure five of the second chorus. 8393b recentfj Using an F-Major chord in the Janin' Babies Bless ( Jon«*) 8403a mount, Shann. who went home from the Tear* (Armstrong-Hardin) 8470b BVC one-nighter determined to listen to bass, he has built the treble lick on Buddy’s Habits (Nsison) 8475b Livings more records and play jazi He combinations of the seventh and Working Man Bluea (Oliver) 8454b arrange fifth, (E-Flat-C) and the sixth and Riverside Blum (Jones-Dorsey) which a worked a few social dates before 8484a leaving for Nashville to enroll as third (D-A). In the following vocalist a student at Fisk University. He measure, we vamn luea ia meu wuu rhythm, rhumba picked up a few jobs playing nights the A “flatted” in both clefs. Room Rent Bluss (Newton) 8475a and everything went well tar about When yon are in Kansas City and I Ain’t Gonna Toil Nobody (Jone*) 8477b two months then suddenly Jay in the mood for kicks, go out and Mabel a Dcaaun (Smith) ttr« $41X0 was stricken with homesickness. see Jay. I’m sure you will like Sweet Baby Doll (Thomas) 848m For fr Two weeks at home was enough— his unique work. If you do, just 1284. fetSMl he was off for Tulsa thia tune. tell him about it and I will guaran­ 18001 There he landed a job with Al tee a “thank you, sir" that comes faring Dennie’« bund. from the bottom of his heart and WRI By this time, Jay had developed rings with sincerity. 218 S. • fine oar and the ability to play You’D be hearing more of Jay BREGMAN \OCCO x CONN Inc 1619 Bioadway NEW YORE 1939 Chicago, June, 1939 DOWN BEAT

unpleasant balance, especially when written in the lower registers, and the tow tones of the lector sax will tend to produce a harsh, un­ • Arranging • pleasant sound. The illnatration • ill sniuul much hotter if the utm are written in close harmony. The brass, however, can be left as is. Koff s New Coadbo By Jimmy Dorsey New York—Charlie Koff, chief By Will Hudson arranger for Muzak, ia organizing a band comprised of five saxes, People ask mo why I junked trumpet for sax when I was a kid. four brass and four rhythm. Style I’vo got ’em there, becauir I never have played trumpet. It wad a cor­ of the band will be baaed on voices net, and the only reason I started on it in the first place was because F. Naylor Newcastle on Thyne, England, says he would be pleased if blending with instruments to form it was the only instrument around the house that wasn’t in almost I’d answer these questions: new tone colors. K off ’a long been constant use. “The following example is two bars of a score I have been studying. known for hia acoring ability. Could you tell me the reason for the first alto and second trumpet phras­ hud Roughl Him a Sax ing differently from the rest of the front lino?’’ After 1 had the cornet down well enough to use it in parades with Haggart Gives brass bunds in my homo town, father started me out on u second Tips on String ‘TOBY hand tenor sax with a double reg­ ister key because he felt that it Bass Technique was important to any musician to BY BOR HAGGART TYLER have as many doubles as possible. NBC STUDIOS • WASHINGTON, D C He had already seen , to it that I Of Hob Crosby’s Band could play a slide cornet as well as There has been a lot of water a valve cornet and he wanted me under the bridge since I last wrote to be able to take advantage of the a column for DOWN BEAT. A lot rapidly increasing popularity of of you guys who were nice enough the sax, which was a comparative­ to write in in response to the re­ ly new thing then. quest in mi last column, telling me I honestly don’t remember when what you thought should be incor­ “And here ie aoinething else I came up against while writing an J started clarinet. I remember I porated into ■ comprehensive book orchestration:” didn’t have any lessons on it, and on bass have probably thought the 8*2 it seems I’ve always played it. least I could have done would be I never did desert the cornet— to answer your letters. Don’t think it deserted me. I think 1 stuck to your suggestion«« haven’t been ap­ it longer than anyone in the pres­ preciated—they have really helped ent day band, right through tho —but so darn many came in that Dorsey Brothers band, the Bing between practically living at the Crosby show and through our Palo­ Blackhawk plus record dates, ar­ mar engagement, a little more ranging and trying to get the book than two years ago. I played cor­ in shape, there simply hasn’t been net on two of the Dorsey Brothers time to write personal letters. PLAYS AND PRAISES record*, Eccentric and Never Say However, I’m starting a series of “Will the bottom saxes cause a clash by playing as close as B-Natural Never Again Again. In fact, it was columns with this issue and will try or C? I come across this often. Should I nave doubled the first alto with THE NEW COMMITTEE that last tune that broke up the to answer as many of your ques­ baritone instead of using 4-part harmony in ensemble? The four saxes Dorsey Brothers’ ork. tions as possible. are two altos, tenor and baritone. MARTIN TROMBONE Played a Raspberry! Don’t Neglect Bowing “Also, I have been experimenting with thv voicing of parts and would I’ve never told the story before, Henry Bessler of Everett, Mass., like your opinion of the following voicing. You will notice how I have and inasmuch es Tommy and I writes in nnd wants to know how interlocked the parts. This makes the second alto double lead, but I Vatil recently, la trombonist t/M Geste Krap^— have laughed over it together since, important it is to learn bowing for would like your opinion on the matter. Thank you.” astri prtrien sly 1st chair for streu years fa Leona I don’t think Tommy will mind. If dance work. A lot of bass players 8x3 Cripriel Theatre Orchestra, ETathfaetoa, Toby it Sou remember our arrangement of have advanced this question since eat tf the ablest astri most papular men fa the I— Again, it was a tricky tem­ they have noticed that the boss is prefosriou. His choice of the nor Committee po, and it was very important that used primarily as a rhythm instru­ Meriti Martin speaks for itself. it shouldn’t be kicked off too fast ment. However, the base player is —or Jimmy wm lost on his cornet. often required to play sustained ★ Proof again that Martin "rings the We were playing the Glen Island tones for a taba effect. It also is hell'' with giugiciafM who epprertBtt ’ night Tommy aometimes necessary to use the the advantage* of playing a really kicked it off too fast. All I played bow in playing a walking bau part on cornet was a raspberry—in tem­ in very slow tempo. This ia found modern horn. po!—and Tommy picked up his especially in the “blues,” and many Better try one today. See how far horn and walked off the stand. times when the bass part moves behind the time* it makes your other That’s how I became a band right along with the general en­ leader! semble in off-the-beat figures. horn look ... and how much ea*ier For beginning saxophonists, or You will find this particularly i nd more latisfactory it ia to play. Well, Mr. Naylor, In yonr example I the only reason for the first alto students of any instrument for true in playing intros, modulations and sivond trumpet phrasing differently is for the purpose of giving the Send today for new FREE folder show­ that matter, I say get n good in­ and endings. As a general rule, melody a rhythmic lift. This trick is used very often by arrangers in struction book. Master every ex­ of couree, bowing is secondary to ing picture* of many top artist* who ercise before going on to the next, ensemble choruses when they went to produce a pronounced rhythmic plucking, but the bowing phase effect. You’ll note that even though thv first alto and second trumpet hate switched to the new Martin. no matter how difficult they seem. should not be neglected. That’s the most common pit begin­ A good many of you have writ­ ners fall into; a* soon as they run ten in asking how I got the MARTIN into something hard, they skip it “double-time slap” In the last saxes hi open harmony. However, BAND INSTRUMENT CO. and go on to something easier— strain of the record Big Noise when playing as closely as B-Na­ you’ll And that this method of en­ they think—or more interesting. From Winnetka. Baudue and I tural and C. In ensemble grouping, semble grouping will produce an Dapt. 899 ELKHABT, INDIANA That’s fatal. You need every one cooked this up one night when he it is perfectly okay to write four of those exercises nr lessons to turned «round and extemporane­ Willie uixl saxes this way, using 4-part har­ properly prepare you for the next ously started boating out some riff mony and giving the melody to the nw-Todd) ones, and the only answer is to on my G-string. (Don’t take me bottom sax, even though the melody il» (tick with it until you’ve absolutely literally). So I decided to play a note occurs only a half tone from by (Wil­ mastered each one. Another im­ tune on the G-string in thv key of li* the next harmony above. It will 7IMT — portant item is your instrument, G-Minor. It would be utmost im­ produce no clash. However, In the rm speaking of reed horns now. possible to pick any such intricate ona-Har­ third bar of your example, I observe rn Absolute cleanliness is of tremen­ rhythms as these. Baudue has a that the harmony given to the saxes lit) TIM* dous importance in a sax or clar­ big tom-tom on his right which Is is bad. Below I have rewritten this inet, and a good instrument can be tuned to G eo that he can alternate aWalhri third bar for saxes, giving a much a Orcen ruined if you are not careful. Fol­ beats between the baa* and the better illustration of voicing: ht) Ulti low the instructions that come tom-tom. Some of you guy* who aea. by have been trying to get this effect Miel Wlf with your instrument carefully and religiously, by picking will probably be relieved 3BCHES- Watch Your Tone! to know this. Irampet. By the wav, if any of you would I would like to give young play­ r BaUrr. like to seu how the bass solo to r! Baiavi ers one tip. Practice whole notes, ill label! Winnetka looks on paper, drop me sustained notes, for tono quality. (3)—Fundamentally, there is You can be the most dextrous maybe we can arrange to run it nothing wrong with your idea of “mechanic” possible on an instru­ this summer. voicing aa described in Example 3 ir-King) ment, but if you haven’t tone, it Beb HanMV* baa* celnia will b* e*»- above. What you have done here ia "don’t mean ¿ thing.” Hum4 la th* Joly Imo*—KDH to write both the brass end the (atienen I We’ll go un from here in my next column. Thanks. Electric Illuminated MOUTHPIECES Burton Lane Batons BATON Holl; -Burton Lane, until GIVE THAT FAMOUS recently under contract to Para­ mount, look to a baton in May. Fud Livingston has written a number of arrangements for ths new crew, ORRIN TUCKER tone quality ■aaaly Dancon, cato crowd*; won't lot which also stare Elaine Howard ar A GENUINE A. LELANDAIS * icalist I dine plans to strens e wee t impioto All Hiam go. TFay to conaiatantly rhythm, among American fox trot edy to U— "hoW evar" Edgowotar Beach, Chicago Wil Dafailalr laim« Yon Plagio* Thaolar and now, in a prolonged on- rhumbas. M lelondoi*, mml nored mouHipioce His aalire theft. ;agoma»> In tho Empire toe-« Folmar allignar ia Ih« wortd far Hia Ani lima Chromium plated broil handle with black decorelivo «trlplng. Shaft I« of Homo. The meteoric rite at Orrin girai Hia andana** il et hi* perienei flexible cryital dear malarial, 21 indie* long. Tvrker and hi* orchetiro rabovndt tram noma, and ConHnental addi Ih* Seal the MMMiruui tone quality of hi* saxo­ Any Ordlaary Po—U-LIgbt lottery or toll Css to Vied of Approvali Gel Ih* onlighlening hook- phone tertian. i omptetely equipped with Each ancloaad In ■ iot»<*p laalhmvlte ooverad tuba 1*1 on (alandoti movHipiocai ond rendi lelandai* $-4 and 55 mouthpiacea. In the 54.00 euch U»t A worid of Information and Ut freo. faring wed by year inerite artist. « «perlen red judgment of thaw four «wing «I Yo— Marie itero or WrMe tiro— WRITS to LIO COOMI L. A. ELKINGTON artitli, lelandai* mouthpiece*,—the tono 218 S Wabub Ara. Chicago, Ill. Menfaaeturert fa AoeeteoHm mfa Trimadaft for «U Madoai laotraments quolity they produce,—dworvo a great CONTINENTAL MUSIC CO, INC deal of credit for Ihe mkcom of the band. Soit. AMA BN S. WnAmIi Avo CMcsou Chicago, June, 1939 Chica;

------1 George I------DICK’S Come In Off the Farm If Wettling on Drums | BANDBOX You Want to Write Songs Bj DICK JACOBS BY JOHNNY GREEN That Glenn Miller man crops The mere sppeBianre of my name at the head of this article suggests Beau lact-- Staffi»» uUMT » ■lM1»*r ■IH back into the column once again. my first tip to ambitious nunaa at the ■ 2r Thal me* This doesn’t mean that you have Chid ths Istoet rumor making the Miunde •to New e HI Uli) llwit 1« u; and guitar solos on Adrian Rollini’s to be actually in New Yon or Chi­ romper to that Whiteman to booked for an ek»«» far bmT Somebody Loves Me record. George wk g^M^M ihocrr i a I e it I, MIKA BVB WINGATK, • hother ex­ cago, but it does mean that you catea h African tour. As you know, Arabic Rirbman«, Va." Van Eps, now with Ray Noble, have to bn in a position to be in­ rhe w< i» «omowhat difficult to pick up, but played guitar and Benny Goodman pressed in one Dear Gate: mediocre tune spired (if you’ll pardon a much up busi being • racing man I ehall make wm on clarinet .. . Should a band ML If you won the beauty prize last 'i ■ or in slews and overused word) by an environ­ drawin; myself dear to the deoert tribes fall and it fell under the same orbit pick a new set before leaving the ment that you find only around •• this on» point—over a diatanee -jf H slews of medi that vm in force «hen Si nbiacuil stand for their rest or should the ■ ocre tunc» will bands, dancers, Bingers, theatrical As n at one mile I will race any Camel wm carrying on in great style, selection be made after returning?, people, and the “crowd.” issue, t fer a Chesterfield—«util th» sphinx - ■ never catch an you’re home free, u there a asks Bert Cummings, New Salem, bupcataat pl«»e Fifty Songs Published definite Isugbe out loud. Pa Most of the name bands use chance? Ina Ray Hutton really . . in anybody’s 1 think. _...... have had at least fifty A Tough Drummer cornea on like Buster’s gang! both systems, Bert, but I prefer to Johnny Groen spotlight. song* lublished, including Co- ways a Vincent Benjamin, Endicott, have the set called before leaving younge M. M of Santa Monica: The use Can’t Compoac “os the Farm” quette, Body and SouL I’m Yourt, of fac ial «xpre»»ii"i» and downing N. Y.: The changing ot one man in the stand m the dancers like to see Out of Nowhere; Rain, Rain, Go row en »ntic unfortunately ia th» vugne a hand may be * band'» downfall a band sit right down and play Take it from me, you can’t have Away; You’re Mine, You; Sony years, It will help your performer* e abr - it and vice versa. Many a gutless without hesitation once the boys u i nngwriting career “down nn Come, Easy Go; I Cover the Water tact mi m much ii a hucket of water, the band has come to life, like Johns­ return to the stand for action. the farm.” Popular music, to my front, and I Wanna Be Loved, And comment >1 jitterbug» not with­ town nt Jamaica, by the addition of Carl Thompson, Long Island, is way of thinking, is a product of I have two new song» which will standing. There wm a drummer at one man who brings drive with his puzzled m to who did Gene Krupa’s the environment in which it is be out soon: Baby, You’re Now». thr Psramount Theater recently plsying. You keep the best in time arrangements of Grandfather’» played—radio stations, Broadway, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and h night dubs, theaters, phonograph who wm the whole show, and he and let the ride men fall where they Clock and I Know That You Know. Y. Harburg, and another called did no clowning or fancy facial eon- Also, who plays clarinet with Gene tthous and dancu halls. You and Your Love, with lyrics by tortiotu. 1 dtn'l like to irention from a drummer, I’ve never been and Red Norvo’s guitarist. Chappie From the lime 1 wa* »bls tu Johnny Mercer, with whom I hop« wm names, but he wm with Tommy told, Numerous members nf the Willet did both arrangements, Sam walk, I a perfect pc to do a great deal of writing from Dorsey. To M M., I say you might ride gentry seem to be bent on play­ Musicker plays clarinet with Kru­ band» land», 1 made *11 now on (and who will write next take up tap dancing. ing high, loud and out of lev which pa, and Allen Hanlon is Norvo’s sacrifices of time and « month’s column on «ongwriting.— Ralph D. Henry, Port Henry, ii very hard on the ear. That is guitarist only to heai great bant N. Y., is troubled with his bass called being "out of this world." Medleys Break Monotony get to know the fellows One final point: If one really drum slipping- The nail method is You’re welcome. i hem, and to hang aroum wants to be a song writer and hae In a band consisting of a rhythm the hours I spent years ago just fine as a baas drum, like women section and three saxes, Joe Otter­ some latent talent in addition to and 2-year-olds, often gets out of ; sitting around listening to the the urge, a shortage of musical man of Dallas would like to know lombardo* were laid nnd-ta-«nd, hand So nail “her" down and if how to avoid monotony ... I would training should not be a deterrent I’m sure that they would total up The only formal training I had wm suggest using medleys. Let the: to a solid six months. And Paul piano take most of the intros, and a mere two-and-a-half years piano 1 Whiteman himself can tell you inntructiun, The rent uf my tech­ use uni »on clarinet« Let the axes' how I hung around his band. chop the melody. If you will list nical inubical knowledge I had to ’ Today I still make it my business ferret out myaelf ana It neither all the possible color changes you1 tn get around nt night where all can possibly use, you will find that broke my morale nor made me a ’ the best cats and alligators collect tired old man with glasaea. Four "Alibi Brothers" there’ll be no monotony. , in order to keep completely con- Sol Schumann, brass man of Cam Give John Material • versant not only with the actual ia ar» <«iiimM a»l to »ai «rie- ’ noies that are being played, bit >n»f •» In«■ »« Inhwf Ura» « M the setup of the Jimmy Dorsey,' Dewa Seal. Naltku- »a» arijmf naeaeJi For His Monthly Column > with tho feeling, the Impulse and MUtv far tkHi- ntara.) Mitel. 11 Ayres, Diek Stabile and1 the atmosphere in which tho music and Co Ray Noble brass sections. Dorsey’ of the day is performed. What WHT1939 Jan B* uses three irumpete nnd thr<« lured fi By John O'Donnell 1 Don’t Send Music and Lyrics "Band 1 trombones; Ayres, two trumpets,’ Since 1 have been on music and Like In 6,000 Years? one trombone; Stabile and Noble radio, I have been kept busy re- Atlanta, Ga.—Oglethorpe Uni­ From the many left er 11 rro .ved1 >- lioth have two trumpet« and two turning—always with a polite note versity has announced the placing this month, I »>•ve picked four i to cover has join up a bad embouchure. Taking the YIOLIH • VIOLA • C&LO * BASS •ir... J mey cats ill ] Is tkesc »eiM famui triads iIki 1HI valve out and epiIting on it is also THE SHIFT IS HERt^ THE ORKJintli through a dandy in case you min a note new ORLERN NU-TONE • LABELLA * SWEETONt nicely a< You must earn to place the mouth 4N0 IT^ MnWWL LAFREHRTTA • CRITERION piece 'an the sami1 way each time. John O'DonneU RE6INA Forget those silly illusions. A man ConMMinr ot 0 loooono SO plctnroo i» Strings of reputation, fully guaranteed. with a good embouchure could play • IL 4 pielni•• IMHIII oam Arowlkg» and a poraonal lottar eack wook »aaw«r- Convince yourself of their complete tn a telephone booth. If he should i» all your quartiuna dependability under any condition». happen to miss a note he just sets awdhJwruut Foüowins ara |Uai a tar of tha man» GET THEM TODAY! his chops and makes up for it. 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STYLE Manafactartr te-sf-sMh Avaanm Ion» IriaaB City, N. » DOWN BEAT 1939 Chicago, June, 1939 Big Nomes in Boston Helping to Boost Bosiness in Locol Bistros BT DON McKIM BY BOB DOUCETTE • firm's new tune, the Tinkle Song. Boston—Ths Rita Carlton Roof . . . The original title of the aong finished a money-making tour of was ... Do You Think a DrinEll Do citine and towns between hero and • that U» Any Harm!... It's been kick­ Wyner, manager of tho Ritz, has ing around for seven or eight years lined up a fine array of top-flight and Harry Link finally succeeded in band preesed eight sides in Mon­ bands for tho coming season, name­ getting Harry Woods to sign over treal May 16 and they'll appear in ly, Duke Ellington, Woody Herman, publication rights to his firm. tho States on Bluebird ana in Can­ ada on the Victor label. bed, Laurence Duehow’e band wan id the others. Georgia Dey, cute songstress shot at Chicago’s Hotel Morrison. ', they Weedy Fave in Beantown ly can Union Tightens Up with Kenney, u definitely a comer Duchow Is standing on tho bed in The choice of Woody Herman to and destined for big things. She’s sphere up pear at the Roof for four weeks, background let me got oveirthing. snd then Iwo weeks at a later date, Stan Patten’s crew is barnstorm­ and of waa the most gratifying news that BY ED KOTERBA ing, and Len Hopkins' Lombardo we could have received. styier outfit opened in the new Ho­ a have Chick Webb, Ella Fitzgerald and Omaha—Optimistic ia the out­ look for union musicians following tel Vancouver May 25. *LUCH >r Chi- company moved into the spot va­ Ragtime dispenser deluxe, There’s a queer situation here. In it you cated by “Pops” at the Southland. continuation of Local 70’s “tight­ ening up” campaign. Union orks Muggsy Spanier, puahee tho plans - the downtown area, only three ball­ Tho Webbs have been doing a bang- rooms are operating—and only one HIATT much up business chiefly because of the have been added in several bistroa er tn the Old Town room of Chi’s recently and every hotel is using Hotel Sherman, where he is work­ stages modern dances at any time. Chicago Theatre Orchestra i virón- drawing power of Ella and Chick. But there are almost a dozen night around Machado Enthused union men. ing with a little jam group which Local leaders nixed attempts to alio features George Brunis’ trom­ clubs, each open every night in the Plavs the New ratri eal As we predicted in last month’s week except Sunday, and evidently issue, the Totem Pole Ballroom has pipe Vincent Lopes’ music from bone. Muggsy’o recovered from a Committee Model Ak-Sar-Beu coliseum to street long Illness which saw him taking making it pay. Liquor of any type definitely gone back to name bands or power is not allowed in the MARTIN Trombone . . . and with thankful results. Al­ dancers during the recent Gold things easy for many months. st fifty Spike days. Three large agencies niteriea, so the attractions are ng Co- ways a popular rendezvous for the here, Howard White, NOS and merely dining, dancing and enter­ Your», younger dancing set, the Pole is tainment. Or are they? now enjoying the best business in VSA, are booking 20 territorial Cincy Musicians bands; report all of ’em are tied Slightly underfed musicians are years. Frank Machado, Fieat con­ interested in the uno and downs of tact man, is all enthused over his up with one-nighters and locations Wator- for the entire summer. . . . Jack Happy; Most of Vancouver’s latest cabaret, the fd. And Palomar Theatre Restaurant. Tho ch will Robertson is new trumpet man 'Em Are Working Palomar has a heavy overhead, with Skippy Anderson. . . . Peony uses a full floor-show revue and haa Newt, Park opens its summer season in and E. BY BUD EBEL 10 on tho bandstand. It must make June with Rudy Bundy, the man all its profits on Wednesdays, Fri­ called with the sizzling clarinet ... Ernie Cincinnati—Musicians of Rhine­ rice by days and Saturdays, because Van­ Preisman at the Paxton; Bob Bow­ land are just a bunch of happiness couver doesn't step out on any I hope man at the new Cinema Club. Fred g from boys this summer, with practically other nights, So far, tho place has Beckett, colored lad from Kansas every job of note filled by members been doing well enough, with ca­ City, has joined Nat Towles’ band of Local 1. pacity crowds of dose to 1,000 on ¡ting. here. Barney Rapp’s new local band is Saturdays. really creating a sensation and doing ind has great bis at Rapp’s nitery, “The ition to Iowa Bug Ban Booms Sign of the Drum. Rapp has muchi Rejuvenated Lip musical Biz 11.6 Per Cent to offer with little Joe Klaus doing terrent. a great job of selling out, espe­ Helps Hayden Band By Bob Frazier cially with The Sheik And the; BY EMMETT HERRINGTON v piano Ames, Iowa — Here’s good news word “neat” describes the new enee and ovfrtwmrtng ability. I otb for lovers of schmalz. The Iowa band of Roger Bruce, which movedI Battle Creek, Mich.—Ernie Hay- a player and arranger, ara acciaiai Ballroom Operators’ Assoc, has an­ from Castle Farm to Joyland Ca­. den is back in town and reorgan- from Coart to Coast. Hore, tn reali neither nounced that after six months of sino in Lexington, Ky., for thet izing his band. Louis Coyner, trum­ Ie an Inttrument designed by mortelo pet, and Bob Keifer, guitar, both —Minoa Karte Photo experimentation in banning whacky summer. . for martelons . .. «ngaosHonol bugs and slaphappy belly-rubbers from Fort Wayne, have joined. Canaries With Bernie Cum- Moe Franklin is doing a grand1 Sleepy Sandine, former Leonard —also known as jitterbugs—ball­ lab at the Aletherland-Plau with room business bps Ineroaaad ex­ 1 Keller slide man, also ia with Hay- nis all-girl ork. . . . Purely sweet,1 den. His lip became paralysed while actly 11.6 per cent. with three fiddles, cello, viola, three * Why not enjoy the thrill snd The Frederick Bros. Music Corp, 1 with Keller, but ho seems to be and Connie Barlin, recently fea­ saxes and rhythm. ... Lee Shelley clicking o.k. now. Band has three prestige of playing this new Com­ is importing plenty of bands here made the mistake of having one tured from Pittaburgh on the Fitch and there, namely Herbie Holmes, arrangers and two vocalists. mittee Martin. It’s the one and "Band Wagon” NBC show. extra man above what his contract Jack Rucker haa a fine 11-piece ? Howard Becker, Lee Dixon, Bob called for on his recent Gibson date. only trombone for modern players Pope and Ray Herbeck. combo at Club Rendezvous Bind snd it will be a long time, if ever— * Uni- The union tagged him for $200. was slated for a short stay but has placing WLW swung the axe again,, been there since September. Old before any other horn can begin eet” re- All Quiet On Shuffle Music Opens trombonist Al Jordan getting it. Gramps Lew Caskey continues to to catch up with it. Try The Com­ 1 to pre­ along with Grace Clauve Raine, in draw at the Club 76 in spite of the mittee Martin and be convinced! ñas col- Enna Jettick Season Montreal Front charge of vocal groups many years. stuff he shells off the cob. Harmony See your dealer or drop us a card. sr 7987. BY RAY TREAT . . . Jimmy James is snagging all tavern has a solid little jive outfit a were BY BILL TRENT Generous trade-in, easy payments. Montreal—With most of the bet­ Auburn, N. Y.—Lee Shelley’s the commercials, proving that if nightly. Local cats gather here nghairs, you have something worthwhile tc Tuesday nights for weekly ses­ ic pyra- ter nite spots closed, things are shuffle music opened Enna Jettick Sist around town. Chez Maurice, park May 12. CRA will book the sell, it is easy to dispose of. . . . sions. Gay Potter, formerly on I Shaw’s Noticeable has been the decrease in vibes with Keller, and Zonottie, MARTIN Tay the o main stem’s top spot, ia doing spot this summer. Tommy Reo, extra well—probably because the trombonist, is back home since both steady and single engage­ trumpet and arranger, both are BAND INSTRUMENT CO; touched Tic Toe has turned its lights out. Buddy Rogers scrapped his swing ments for traveling bands. Thisi now with Jack Howard in the Blue «terity’a Smiling Don Turner, one of the band. Probably won’t be here long. has been made possible, to the glee। Room of Hotel Label!«. Dopt. 4W ELKHART, INDIANA originals to come up with Lloyd The “Three Guys” have been held of local musicians, by Proxy Oscar Huntley, is featured at the Mount over for the summer at Lakeside Hild’s work of the Local. To cap Royal Hotel’s Jacques Cartier Inn. They’re Max Davis, Red Bar­ it all, 39 hill billy musicians were Room. Don’s band boasts a better- tow and Bill Doherty, and they are taken in the union on special mem­ than-average sax section, and a plenty clever. . . In the Finger bership and are now, definitely, rood voice in the person of Muriel Lakes region, Pete Renzi’s crew is well under control of the local. FIRST AGAIN! Baker. Pat O’Keefe at the drums a fave of dancers. Renzi has strong Frank Wolf Revolutionises is also worth noticing. In addition support in Swampy Marsh and Bin to his batonning, Don sings variety Halloway. Drum Pedal Design with numbers, and rates more than hon­ this New Push-Power Pedal orable mention. Marries The Gal! Emilio Caceres Recoops ALONE Jack Bain is still at Chez In San Antonio IN Maurice . . . Lenn Howard, of the Tie Toe ork, has found a spot in BY JOHNNY DRAKE Ottawa . . . Jack Brestowe, the San Antonio, Tex.—Emilio Ca­ »12 piano-player with Don Turner’s ceres, whose Mexican swing trio band, went to Winnipeg to see the was a sensation at Nick’s in New Complete et illustrated girl friend who was sick, and de­ York last year, is here recuperating cided to marry her while he was from a recent illness and at the there . . . Nick Dalia and his boys same time, working as staff violin­ Check the» sensationally are playing at Chez Eddie’s . . . ist with Station WOAL Albert Dulude of the same outfit A brother, Ernie Caceres, is different feature! built into playing sax with Jack Teagarden the new Frank Wolf Ruth BASS has joined Jack Wyatt at the Man- Of oil the mouthpieces oir ... Joe Nito has the boys going at Chicago’s Blackhawk. 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Wabeeh Avenue CMeego DOWN BEAT LOCAI NEWS Chicago, June, 1939 Chicago, Hampton Dispels Bum Kicks in Just Before the Split....In Action Race Prejudice Portland; AFM Short on Guts In Nashville BY BOB MITCHELL BT BILL SANDERS . Portland, Ore.—The music busi- Nashville— Spring brought the neu here is suffering because of the jive to Tennessee’« capital this band leaders who haven’t the guts month in the form of Benny Good­ to ask for scale and because of the man and Tommy Dorsey. And de­ local union officials who haven’t the spite the fact the baud was deep in ambition to enforce the rules. tho south, Lionel Hampton played Non-union bands are allowed to drums throughout the session. The play almost anywhere in town sim­ natives came through to dispense ply because u spineless organiza­ all racial differences by "eating up” tion won’t contact the spots and de­ Hampton’s fine showmanship and mand a curb. As a result, most of the dance men are forced to hold technique. Louis Owen Bradley is playing about down jobs in other lines, making it Together Again ... the hottest piano in these parts. impossible for them to attend Armstrong and Tiny Parham, in JOH Currently doing studio work on th» union meetings, which are held in whiue band Ix»ui« played first chair U.S. 12-41 staff of WLAC, Bradley has a the middle of the day. Consequent­ trumpel in the old Vendome The­ ly the union is run by a small part phenom memory for chords and a ater (Chicago) Symphony in the bluea improvising ability ranking of the membership, principally 1920 days when Mae Alix and Nashville—Francis Craig, meet popular of all Southern band leaders, rymphony men. Top ranking of­ with Templeton’s. . . . Francis took part in the last radio skit of John and Elaine Barrymore’» last George Dewey Washington were Craig, despite his appearance with ficials don’t know the scale and month, two day» before the famed acting couple announced they were working conditions of adjoining lo­ stars, gel together at Chi’» Savoy th» Barrymores on the air, is at separating. Craig, at left, appeared with John and Elaine un a WSM Ballroom Reunion took place the Hotel Hermitage and getting tre­ cals. broadcast. The next day, in St. Louis, John’s wife, the former Elaine It’s about that time of year when other night when Louie’ gang mendous results. For the first time, Barrie, met her mother and announced that she anti her husband of the dance business dries up, too, th» Craig band is using arrange­ played a solo. Parham «till plays "great lover" fame were calling it quite and local bands have started scram­ piano and organ in the Windy City. ments strictly on the swing side. bling for resort jobs. Johnny Cal­ Billy Schaeffer’s trombone stands over the aud.... The union doesn’t lahan has taken his band to Wal­ out lowa Lake and after a month or so the j-bug show. Who »aid unem­ NOTES TO YOU: Fletcher Hen­ like it. ployment ? Otstot Ork I SAW IN TOWN Wally Way, will settle for the summer nt Pay­ derson and Claude Hopkins stop ette Lake. MGM is making a pic­ ping over for short spots st the with band from Minnesota, in their Short Breaks: Cotton Club Ballroom. . .. The fid­ big bus. . . . Bob Wybrow, ex­ ture there this year, so things The dozenth ork promised for leader, on visit from Vancouver. should boom. Ralph Rosenlund has Dallas is the one under the baton of dle playing of Red Haun senda us Sets Record replaced Ray Spurgeon in the band, . . . Roy Brown’s ork from Bran­ Mildred Massey, platinum canary, every time. He’s with WSM, and and Julian Dreyer took Don Proc­ BY J. H. LANG, JR- don; they’ll play at Clear Lake. who with sister Mary han written hia Venuti style speaks for itself. tor’s place. Spurgeon is starting in Indianapolis — Amos Otstot’s . . . Joe DeCourcy here gathering as tuneful as Ovrrlooln ... Molcome Crane is back in town at Mac’s and Proctor will fill the Sing a Song of Love, gang did 17 weeks at the Indiana his old band to play Jaspar Park in all getout.. .. Chez Maurice folded after blowing trumpet for lot San Clover Club job. due the pas’ few months. Ballroom, setting a new record for the Rockies. . . . Jack Cameron, on —for summer only, says Mgr. NEW a lengthy stay. The Sunday after­ visit from Chi’s NBC studios. Maurice Caranas —and orkman Er­ loao noon swing sessions were a treat nie Palmquist went to Ft. Worth’s Bol Choras Saves Tiny Bradshaw followed with some Cats Are Prowling Ringside Club as manager and solid stuff. compere for summer season. . . . Rumor afoot that u new dance Less Music Per In Gutbuckei Town Count Bulowski, who once fronted Room« floor will be in use this summer on a the band at El Tivoli, now fronts a BY BART ZABIN boat which is to float up and down BY BILL COVEY neighborhood drug store he bought Albany—While the ground floor the White River, gangplank to be Musician Than and ART COLEMAN from Bill Covey’s papa. . . . Both of Jack« llcstnuranl hen was be­ in Broad Ripple. . . . Jimmy Dor­ Dallas — Warm nights are here hotel rooms announced discontinu­ ing gutted by a fire the other night, sey’» men getting kicks from the Any Other Town and the cats are prowling down in ance of Sunday eve dancing during finuiei anti spectator« alia« were boys at the Southern Cocktail Inn. Gutbucket Town. Stuff hit a new summer. ■mixed to hear music issuing from ... Loyal Anderson, drums, and Ju­ By Sid Rcpplier high here this month with 10 orks the heavens. Upon investigation it lian Sparks, tenor, joined the band regularly working 9 to 16 men. not at the Den-ZeU. . . . Dick Hutchins Harrisburg, Pa. — Funny busi­ CHU was discovered that Bud Bedell, lo- ness ? counting the bush leagues. Clar­ eal aax man, wu 4tying to “aend” returned from his honeymoon to ence Love cavorts at Cafe Drug, find he is out of a job. . . . Park This capital city, with a popu­ Drummers!! himself to safety by playing a hot lation of 80,000 or more, boasting Don Purcell alternates with Ernie School’s going ga-ga over Harry Fields’ fine 14-piece band at North Do you have trouble in thorua out the window of the top McCrady ork from Purdue... Ruth more than 600 union members, and One shot -Aeoi a« the flamea roared beino Dallas Club, John White and 13 lalecling a drumhuad limi is àng dista Hutchins Thrasher Is 'playing some having the greatest numbers at nim. It worked, for Bud is still musicians per capita of any city men string out st 66 Club, Harry cumplntely minptablfi to your superb swing harp . . . Tom Devine Jennings holds down 25 Klub, Don playing hot sax around town. has been shopping in Chicago for in the States, still does not have style of playing? Speck Albany cats gave Whiteman a anything that approaches being a Ramon handles the Nite Spot, some names to use at his new hotel young Ben Ribble’s outfit continues When you finally do get IM I great laugh when he wu inter­ >n Lake Manitou . . . Ijouis Lowe first rate band. But then we do viewed recently over station WOKO have a sym-phoney concert ork— at Club Ferdinand, and Chic Scog­ Ihe correct thickness do you opened the Westlake to a large gins still draws ’em to El Tivoli. and said that he thought Rhaptody aren't we lucky, though? Park crowd . . . Charlie Carroll is dis­ That’s eight. Plus two hotels have difficulty in duplicating In Blue was the better kind of Ken Shaffer, who plays “feel- John R. playing fine showmanship with his (Leighton Noble’s in the Baker’s it? swing. . . . John Philip Sousa III drumming and ringing in the Al thy” Dixieland piano, has organ­ hu taken over Del Courtney*» spot Mural Room, and Bill Bardo re­ Can you toll whether or not Donahue ork . . . Keith Wilderson ized a 4-piece combo. . . . Red Mc­ placed Everett Hoagland in the in the New Kenmore. It’s nice to takes off neatly with Jimmy James Carthy, who once had his own your head is oi oven thick­ he* i aitiK« again after a «taady diet Adolphus’ Century Room) and in furnishing background. band, is non fronting and manag­ addition, Perry Dixon’s crew alter­ ness throughout? of throe tenon in Courtney’s band ing the Diplomats, a sweet little all winter. . . . Jack Drummond nates week-ends with Percell’s and Do you think your drum­ get-together which is coming right Fields’ at Log Cabin, and Murray returned to the Half-Way haa along. . . . Lynn Terry and her Es­ Lambert’s gang raised the roof at heads last long enough? House for the summer.... Clayton Winnipeg Skin Men corts playing one-nighters around, Albright hu turned out a beautiful likewise Dan Gregory. . . . Tommy tune In Pirate Make My Dreame Launch New Bands; Dorsey opened the season at Her­ (ft •Come True. ... If things get much shey Pavilion May 6. . . . About FLASHY POSTER wore, in tin. t 'wn, yjut reporter Totten Junks His nine years ago, Kay Kyser was 1» going to book a few one-night- one of the bands to play the Val­ WILL PUT A- en with the local Salvation Army BY GEORGE B. BEATTIE encia ballroom, York, Pa. He drew Hotei RAND band Winnipeg, Canada—With the ap­ 143 persons, the records show. The proach of summer, bands broke up other night the professor returned, FRONT like the ice in our rivers. Two set a record for the spot by pull­ Lockage Gets Fat drummers picked up batons. Al ing 3,800 dancers. Ilooks like he HRftS POSTERS Doe opening at Grand Beach, where has something sure enough. ■QBaHHEHBnna Muskegon Spot his former leader, Claude Turner, held sway, and Doug Ferguson SHE RY JIM MUDGE slated to lead the Cave band. Bus SHE*) Muskegon Mich—Frank Lock­ Totten probably will join Al’s crew age’• ork. itrst on bandr-wr like on trumpet. I« Uplo ■ best lists of the dancing public of The King and Queen have come Them questions are almost licei I«- Western Michigan, open the sum­ and gone. . . . Vic Manning’s two mer season at Pavilion-on-the Lake bands with accents on trombones as old as ihe history of drum­ Drira early in June. played for street dancing. ming—but we've got ihe Many name bands will occupy Back in the union again, Marsh answers ai last!—nnd they the stand at the Pavilion with Don Phimister copped off our largest are yours for tho asking. Redman opening the feature at­ resort, Winnipeg Beach. A choice CHR traction policy. Lockage is getting spot, the Auditorium, started off Th« ««k«u i.l AMRAWCO QuaHly out his leads for top bands of the with Harold Green’s 11 pieces. . . . Drumhead! «IHt months oi painstak­ season and from all indications The drummer, Joey Jampole, had ing laiasrch hava aiuaiad th« indui- they will be on the swing side. a neat 5-man Dixieland combo for try with th« first real improvement ia ft Artie Shaw Goodman, both Dor- awhile. . . . 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100 Musician« Chi. Groveling in Best WHY Now Uva Al Jazz Since Early 20's BY TED TOLL , NOBMM — CHELSEA Chicago—The town right now is with George Hamilton, and Joe in the throee of more good jazs Sanders is slated to follow. Will than it has run in competish to Freddy Martin KLING Free Prectico Room) - ..rtr- heard since the at Bon Air. Idaal Uptown Location It Minutes to Loop . ^aMOfa middle 20’s, in The Vincent Lopez band brought Near Theatres, Shops to the Ches Paree podium aome » Yom fo Improve and Ii« Night Clubs being applied by stuff that is best described as swing All Transportation develop Your Volco 150 Rooms and Suites, the gendarmerie music. It’ll be there an indefinite all with bath to enforce the 1 while. Russ Morgan bowed out to a.m. closing or­ make way for Lopez. dinance. His eminence, the Duke of El­ Jackson Tea- lington, Maharajah of Scandinavia (garden’s debut and Lord High Defender of the Theie ArHzt Shtdeeto Say: ..Louis ast week found Jive of all Europe (they really "Ha Is Tops!" the Blackhawk think so over there, you know, as Libel Unit ta (No. 1 Vocal Star) ham. in JOHN T. IRENNAN, Manager jammed to the Chirper of the month . . . Kay $1. Germaine (With KddU Cantor) ■at chair U.S. 12-41 TO WILSON AND SHERIDAN Gana Conklin (Cornel Cornean) rafters and in­ Hines' band into the Grand Terrace Glenna lx>u Burra, daughter of ne The CHICAGO dications are June 12 for a 4-week stay. Glenn Burrs of the Down Bm, al­ Jock Swift (Columbia Pieta,». tn the Phil Spitalny’s women are the Sten Norris (Orch. Lender) eat.» ------,---- » ready is doing some fancy vocaliz­ Dick Gordon (WON) lix and won’t want for Drake Hotel’s Gold Coast room at­ ing around Chicago town. Born Tenner Sisters (George Olean) •n were tatronage as long as “T” stays on. traction, and Buddy Fisher’s band (Illy Scott (VfneeM Lopec) Chose WGN shots nightly should and showmanship took over Stuff March 13, Glenna Lon looks at her Monty Kelly (Grig WfUtems) ■ Savoy Welter Cummins (Bomia ie band. Smith’s job at tho La Salle’s Blue pappy a bit skeptically aa the elder laee the do wonderful things too. Linda Keene it Fountain room. Burrs snaps the ehutter. Jerry Leng (BomU Cwmudne Orch.) i’ gang singer. All of which should provide us Ralph Niehaus (Chicago Opera Co.) 11 plays with hot jazs enough to keep us all Hal Hoffer is playing with the Mery Jene Welsh (Famoua Redie Star) Jay Milla orchestra now at the Lorraine Sliters (Orrin Tucker) dy City. couple of weeks1* vacation before busy night-clubbing for another Henk Sonne (Orm. Loader) they begin the ardors of the Camel month. Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago. Evelyn Nations (N. T. MueUel Comedo Star) Caravan the 27th. Slats Emanuel ia playing tenor I unem- sax and clarinet in Clyde McWhir­ Mervin Long (Fred Waring) Basie and Spanier Together Loo Fronds (WBBM) ter’s Aces orchestra in and around Avis Kent (RKO Picturee) Count Basie’s Kansas City jump­ Greenville, S. C. GII Mershon (Orrin Tucker) ers, although given a tough assign­ Jack Staulcup and his orchestra Emil Fllndt, Jr. fOeyow’s Paradlee) sed for Lyle Fetter (Henry Gendron) ment in maintaining the fine pa­ are playing in and around St Eunice Ckrk baton of (Station WAAF) tronage that Gene Krupa built for Louis, Mo. canary, 903 Kimball Hall the Sherman’s Panther room, is do­ Harvey (Dutchman) Nolte, sax Forest Crawford was leading a written KLJadunnllvd., CMcego.lll. Web.7IN ing the maintenance work well. and clarinet man of Kansas City? band at the Showboat Ballroom, neful as Overlooking the Lake With one of tho most relaxed and Hazel Bruce, vocalist formerly e folded Tel. Longbeech ¡100 Taylor and Delmar Blvds., St solid bounces in the business, the with Barney Rapp? Louis, Mo. For more information, NEW LAWBENCE HOTEL Count’s boys are the first Negro Afa* or Murray Goldenberg,.. write the Showboat ■AMPLIFIERS ■ oso LAWRENCE AVENUE band to work the Sherman since alias Golden, formerly salesman Alonzo Johnson, bass player, Worth’« (Neer Skrridea Road) Noble Sissle. for American Conservatory of «r and may be reached c/o H. Graham Musicians headquarters in Muggsy Spanier’s bunch alter­ music. Gardiner, 18 W. 108th St, New Chicago nates dance sets with Basie and also Mise Byllie Jones, pianist for­ fronted Rooms o Suites e Kitchen Apts. plays the Wednesday and Saturday merly of Miami, Fla.? Lefty Farr, drummer, lives at Fronts a 1100,000 Swimming Pool afternoon sessions. Muggsy’s stuff Doo Peyton, who lead the band LUNDGRIN’S Soand Systems bought WRITE FOR BOOKLET 997 Bloor St., W., Toronto, Ont, ¡944 North Leavitt Street Peter M Curto, Manager. is a delight to disciples of the old at the Kenmore Hotel, Albany, Canada.______Lakeview 0099 • Chicago. 1U. . . Both “pure” school, thanks to George N.Y. eeveral years ago? jontinu- Brunis’ trombone, Rod Cless’ clari­ Red Broder, drummer, formerly 5L ST.CLAIR • during net, George Zack’s piano, Pat Pat­ with Happy Felton? I. CHICAGO tison’s bass, Eddie Fripps’ tenor, Jack KUner, drummer? OMu Street tml of CAMERA BARGAINS Knox Pugh, singer and drum- Mieklftm, Empire Room Red Hot mer who played with Henry «»inai, fix caau , Offen: ballt-la uaMura natar. Cmiw CROYDON HOTEL Busse around 1929-30? GIG N. RUSH al Ontario St. The staid and stiff old Palmer i • • Spodel retes House Empire room broke down, to Mildred Fenton, vocalist, form- to musicians . , Stu- CHICAGO a degree, and brought in the Casa erly with Happy Felton? diet, Kitchenettes, One short Mock from Michigan. Walk« Loma band to follow Eddy Dubin’s Bill DePew, alto sax, formerly Room», Grill, T«p- at is ling distance, to loop and theatrical dis* yas Ayr enough away for quiet red hot jazz hand. But Glen and with Demy Goodman? Roof Lounge over­ four » comfort. the boys are a suave enough outfit 1 Patricia Duvall, saxophonist, looking the Leko . . . to take anything in stride, and they member of San Francisco local I minutes' welk to Special Rotes to the Prefettloa Loop...... IN KITCHENETTE APARTMENTS can play such damned sweet music No. 6, played in and around New .TRUMPET SCHOOLm. 200 HOTEL ROOMS York and Chicago? Played with that the boss should be kept very Lip Training for Braaa Players ■ you Lar«e practice room free to guests. happy. Bon-John girls. Parking space adjacent In hotel. Horace Henderson, one of the ling Gilbert Gerts, orchestra leader, Improvising-Sight Reading-Harmony John R. Digman, Mgr. o hardest working guys in town, and last heard of nt the Bank Club, • Tel. Delaware 6700 one of the most underrated musi­ Reno, Nevada. Beginners or Professionals. r not cians in the racket, is plugging and George Carey, formerly with FRED C. REDWOOD lick- rehearsing away with his band at Sousa’s band. Wab. «571 the 5100 Club, and before you know 4SI S. WABASH CHICAGO, ILL. it he’ll have something there that will break your ears down. Julia Lee of Kansas City blew in­ Double at to the Three Deuces the other night WE FOUND! to team up with Baby Dodds on WARMELIN WOODWIND SCHOOL drums and Lonnie Johnson, guitar­ Oscar Eugene Weston, music ist and blues singer. 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cal boys, are homo and have their Rose Replaces own band now. Personnel ineludee Moppet Gets Promoter's Stan Peul, leading and trombone; Mor­ Heller; BG ria, fiddle; Rudy Martin and Sy By GENE__ At E Kurland, fiddles Jack Keeney, Seattle Wash—Scott Fields, 19- Goes Big tenor aax; Sy Quito, piano; Dave In Fri Ing dough and lining up name bands BY C. LKK KELLIHER vocale Band ia at th« Bond Hôtel to pnmiote dance«. He was bot la»t San Fr 3L Lotti» ■-Tolerant and goud ns ■ Clyde Lucas Tho jitterbug craie bas «lied ■ month when he aponaored Chuck and the fared, the great Goodman Ta dev el­ nalur^ death aniund hère. Swift Foster’• banu profitably. Golden Gi oping a nonchalant ahowmanahip but awingy stuff ia what dancera The Cavaliers, with Kenny Cloud tion just that wears well Playing a week at Band Cleans Up want at the moment. on trombone up front, have joined band situi the Fox Theater here, he occaaion- the union... Charlie Ruffo, former the middli ally encouraged the kida—moat of At La State Lionel Hampton guitarist. ia jam­ So far, i them playing hookey—to clap BY CLEVE CURRIER Leo McConville ming with Palmer Johnson’« combo ularly fea banda in accompaniment. The jitter and expects to rejoin Lionel when and Iha ii Baton Rouge, La. — Louisiana the new band take* form next fall, termi toe obediently ceased when State university le all set for their ure Islam Bt» sign»11 nd silence for Stacv's Soothes His Nerves . . Ted Sternoff hired Carl Nelson, from one thiec big dan««« to wind up the ace alto man. .. Put Anderson and getoffa on piano I school year, by hiring the aervicea ing agenc Haa New Quartet On Chicken Form George Parka have combined their “G” or F. #f Clyde Lucs» and nis California orka and are playing at Parkers' A reo re, ng to Leonard Vanner- Dona BY MERRILL L. CARROLL readied fc Jack Jill and his band, who were Baltimore—Leo McConville, who Muaic new» while It’rNEWS—in in ten da; ia pulling himself out of a nervous The Sa or two” comments were received given their start by Down Beat's the Down Bi ut. from mint julep lappera about Li­ own Dave Dexter a couple of years breakdown nicely on his chicken remains t onel Hampton’s working with a ago in K.C., opened at the Cedar farm outside Reiatertown, Md., has tion of O: white oik on Goodman’« swing Lane club at Opelouaas May 16 for signed to fill the first trumpet chair , Joe Reicl through the South last month. a 3-week stay following a 5--week with Bob Craig, although by doc­ kins. While here, George Rom joined the stand at the Grove in Baton Rouge. tor’s orders he must stick to the Dick Mnd on guitar, replacing Benny Jill’s outfit ia composed of 10 leisurely life. McConville began hia hia Palao Heller whi. returned to New York pieces and an arranger and got career with the Louiaiana Five in chcatra y And it waa here that the new Good their start under the name of Jack 1920, und later w with thv great to the Rc man quartet of Hampton on auit- Russell, but changed the Russell to Jean Goldkette band and with the WOR studio ork along with Rad eaaea, playing wire brushea; Bern- chooeee the Jill when Jack ran across three or In the I •tein on baa» Rose on gu.tar and Kid Chocolate four other bande whose leader’s Nichols and Miff Mole. oppoeite extreme in eelecting a plaudita i Benny on clarinet was born. mdi' was Ruas'” .. k nice combi­ Baltimore is about to fall into Bal Taba baM. which he usee with his nation that has lots of promise ani its summer lethargy and trying to Watch Picard Go’ “Chocolate Drope” trio at tho Play tingham. a swell canary in Mary Lou Sproull, find an outstanding crew around best floo Al Kavelin’s "Cascading Chords” Houae on Chicago's North aide. who was auditioned by George Ol­ town is nigh onto impossible. Dur­ Ie causing ths money crowd to pour tempo set Trie ineludee the Kid on bull fid­ sen during his stay at the Hawaiian ing May the leading bands of the er« has 1 in at Hotel Chase. Andy Picard dle, Sidney Barley, piano, and Blue Room at the Roosevelt hotel country made one night stands, but while gif drummer, ia a boy to watch. Emanuel Saylee, guitar. in New Orleans local crews will come to the fore Duaty Roadea ia doing okay at the local Layton Bailey, at the Aragon for the next few months, with the al gifts I Hotel Jefferson Hie new manager ny Robertson...... The Orchid ha* ballroom in Houston, Tex. for a opening of Carlin’s Park and the RECORD ALBUM is Bert Knighton hefty cagau'- director, laid off ita band in favor of a Wur- month, recently acquired Prank new Bay Shore Park. smoking Kanaas Gitian who for­ litxer. . . . Spring Park with a re­ Monaco, gu>tar, who h us completely merly waa asaistant to the manager juvenated Lloyd LaBrie gang Is revolutionised the Bailey Band. chorua i of Kaycee’s eix-million-dollar audi­ drawing a heavy nightiy turnout. Johnny Hartaou and hie band torium, where the AFM conclave ia .... Bands of Willie Hagen, Hal their rec« followed Jack Jill into the Grove Meanwl being held this me th. McIntyre, Bob Owens playing some here and are doing right welt The of thi local summer country clubs ■nd Chord Rale»" to ivory f Grove introduced a touch of Holly­ left the 1 wood to ite patr* nage recently by Every Heyer need« ms hia own Waged Joint» importing a movh < umeraman to te pía« papelee hill. HoMs 11 Federation's Brawl snap all the patrons once a week. 10’ Record« opened T Tear« tkttlaltly Irte. Spacial The on The following week the pictures sical brei On tho Spot are run off for those who attend. A ppelcard will knag it. The idea has clicked and a usually 59c months a In Twin Citi«»« Oriis Sal Paca Thr tuest «nUienll« Meld» It by Artie dull Thursday night has been turn a ark an thi. .uh|r«t. BY LOU SCHURRER ed into one of the beat nights of 11' Racardi the Paloi BT DON LANG Detroit—The Detroit Federa- the week Latest wrinkle isfilming Send for it today! Minmapoiis—Illegal nite spot« tion'a fir» brawl in lour years took in technicolor which is really drag­ e being crowed off the local 73 place at the Statler the other p. m., ging them in HAWAIIAN TEACHERS. LM. 69c 214 W. »ad SI. N.Y.C. (AM Me foe b Bate here for th« first lime in with 15 banda supplying jive for pegMof ami story. Stan Ballard. George Murk, 2,500 blows who irank and »bagged nirfWfTg eesA tit midnite Swing w*a swung by Hartford'» State —Œ.r ¿ ia having s bill passed that ehangaa Xavier Cugat, the Sophisto-Cate, nitari«a' dosing from midnight to arl Sfaetnk Sonny Burke, Jack Slips; Compounce Marvel Music Simplifier 1 » m This will fores the illagal Campbell, Walter Schuster, Bill Nao Inodora pnMlbUl *i'm low null “we never close” joints out of bus Ritter Lowry Clark, Lee Morrel Is Swing Mecca •urprinng Advoacomoat. Sava lima, elimi­ RECORD RACK inee» it is hoped, «rhile the union’s ant) others Six patrolmen, along BY THEO ZEMBRUSKI nala much tedio» shxty and memary Richmc kMping ita conctituenta ual of about 5 a. m., reminded the cate work, la a lev hour» >au Cea become on Holds 50 Records looking ' taeM apota ahould help in war d I b at Hartfoid—State Theater let its •imri ol are open: that it wm time to dose. Otherwise patrons down last month by offer­ TRANS COSING and. the jerks might have »till been Now Irofboard or any ether Imlnewnl in June i LeRoy Ellickaon e band proved a »torn ping! ing >nly two name«—DeLaogc and Nano Chorde actwlly at ilgM. Alec in tho vic Heidt. But Horace’s Knights put givo, doto«« of other eaorl cuts that In­ real find, playing the Marigold ball Opening of the Walled Lake New create your knowledge, thill end perform­ Krupa lx room; crowds yelled for more, as Casino aaw Ihe spot breaking all on a swell show. . .. Bristol’s Lake leg ability, »r w other meant can you they did for Jimmie Pidgeon at Ex- recorda. Johnny Kamp, Lang Compounce is fast becoming the make tuen repld edvencomont In auch a putting mecca for swing fans, bringing in diort time. eeleior Park ballroom .... The Thompson ana Larry Welk are thr Vnce In- jmpla'a tyt'em—1< 00 this seat sweet and stieky atill domlnatea band* . . . iix-foot Sonnj Burke one big name after another. . . . Write Ray Shaenoe Studiai, H20 Mala, Hicks or Twin Cltiea hotel rapper clubs, with oki'.T hia Duke U gang into Moon­ Thv Hartl School Auditorium re­ Kamei City. Mo. Mention your Dealert the local mains Hartford’s fave Satidy nite wmo. Beu Cutler cutting s «wath with all light Gardena, Saginaw, for June. MUSIC DtAUkS write ui «boot itocUeg hia fiddle, oboee, end tenors at the Attractive Dorothy Mason is doin’ ■pot with Bill Tatro’e band on deck. thii ww «ait lolllw article. MooJlet bo«J. and Frank Daiiey him allright .. . Eddie Bratton di­ Paul and Morris Landerman, lo- have had iniuteruig stop" and go” at the videa hia time with the WWJ ork copyright St, Paul notel’e Caaino.... Among and the Corktown tavern ... Eddie band wa musikero already deserting us for Farley atill at Club Sais ... Al Count Bi the oool and mosquitoes of Nisiwa, Hutchinson ia at Gratiot Inn. He ere Coll Brainard, and the north country are ahould have cute Betty Purdin do WHITEMAN SELECTS make Jo Cee Hurat’a Marigold bunch, Nate hia vocals ... Jack Harrison ia out f/,n 'HI >11 mi/ . . • Wexler, Dean Nelson, and luoren of the hospital... Hartfields on the Conaet. . . . Mike Jennings’ tavern «Mt aide foaturv« Freddie Tressler, . . Hie trassier at «ar to the br bee more then its «bare of steady a grand guy with a grand band, who Kaeea* City »Hee ta MO tini Earl bis thia «ummrr partly due to thi have to wait until Mondays when it to ear fine combo worked up by drummer the patrons can’t request to give M MIcblfaa Ave., Chic«««. The S Bev Robey, with Bunny Peterson, out the way they pleaae . . . Jack at the T Roger G^e, Cliff Brenna, and John- Nelson supports his bant! at the • . . Loci to Tex h Bill Aik« . . ear ’>er«eeefised I cigars ac e-cup MOUTHPIECE girl band service’1 policy will ces­ it doean’i used by . . . IL*RR Y tisse Ihreeqheal Ike »«tir» • How would you like to play ■ICwiil from ese Chica«« James, uThe Trumpet 1 identically the ume outfit as Welk I King of Swing,’* in- Ray Baudue. the Bob Cat King Mk eluding the entire brasa —prunounce an authority than Paul White­ Benny Goodman Orcitls- Am«», man? Here it is in all its bril­ FREDERICK BROS month t tra . Made for all brass ■ . liant compleeenea» —- ready to “i ham pa instruments highei MUSIC CORP. lift you into the national «pot- dumping tones .. . double endurance to find bi light ... Modern, colorful and . . . for complete particu­ ÍW «KO »LOG . RADIO CITY ing at th yet amazingly low in price . . . NEW vote band—wi lars write... Another of the history-making 11111 H O N I CIRCLE n* waa juat creations described in the new to hire f Paul V WFL catalog ... Write today ne NORTH MICHIGAN AVE. Iowa Sta ini vour copy. CHICAGO thv Man TELEPHONE WHITEHALl 4410 21 found Joe Sane SIZZLE CYMBAL ing down Originally mad« Sy us tor atte L«—«. Mollo Lar­ WRITS FOR I ■ I a KEITH BUILDING I laa. Davo Tooek Jimmy Crawlat4L Caay Calo ata son, who Cleveland 1«' Cjmbal .... 35.00 WEI eight y« NEW TELEPHONE CHUirWI hereabou I ’ •.♦mb.. 15 *.n well-O’K CATALOG handled DRUM CD timber im a uira m. mcm »a ^oe’e el« 1989 Chicago, June, 1939 DOWN BEAT Still No Orks Ex-Hylton Ace At Exposition Clicks With Ork Ids, 19- »arrow* In Frisco In Toronto ebands tot last San Francisco — With summer BY DUKE DELORY Chuck and the “cream months” of the Toronto, Canada—Bert Yarlett, Golden Gato International Exposi­ late of Jack Hylton’s band in Lon­ r Cloud tion just around the corner, the don, is back in Toronto with a band । joined band situation here finds itself in and is set at tho Hollywood Hotel. former the middle of the lull department. Yarlett followed Bill Thompson’s is jam- reg­ band, Thompson moving to Sunny­ i combo ularly featured at the Exposition, side Beach. il when and the immediate hope for Treas­ at fall. ure Island jive will probably come Hines Rejoins Nioei Nelson, from one of the enterprising book­ With summer hen, Cuthbert and ing agencies taking either Building d their “G” or Festival Hall. Both ean be now open six nights a week. Bert ‘arken’ readied for dance enthusiasts with­ Niosi, who each month becomes in ten days. more and more entitled to the term WS—in The San Francisco hotel lineup “Canada’s Swing King,” is on tap remains the same, with the excep­ and keeps the spot jumping with tion of Orrin Tucker, who replaced the fly jive. Fran Hines is back Joe Reichman at the Mark Hop­ singing with Niosi snd Bert has kins. two CFRB wires weekly. 1 Dick Aurandt recently finished Horace Lapp at the Banff Springs his Palace Hotel stint, with no or­ Hotel in Banff, Alberta, with Doro­ chestra yet named to follow him thy Deane and Billy McLintock to th« Rose Room Bowl. singing the vocals righteously. .. . Caesar Nottingham Scores Mart Kenney opened the Royal Rhythm Rippier.. Muuioli, with Shep Fields, has a In the floor show division, public York Roof Garden for the third plaudits are being handed to the Sear. . . . Windsor guitarist Red lot to do with Shep’s “rippling Bal Tabarin maestro, Gary Not­ lcGarviet ex-Norvo man, is in De­ rhythm” effects. Muasioli ia an tingham. Currently backing the troit jobbing.... Arcadian Cabaret closed for the summer. . . . Bert alumnua of the Frank Dailey, Leo best floor show in town, Gary’s Reiarnan, Ruby Newman, Jack tempo setting for the Abbott danc­ Simmons and his boys are back at ers has brought him two worth­ Hunt’s Savarin after six weeks Marshard and Lee Shelley orka. He while gifts aboard the French liner Normandie. ia a atudent of Pietro and Frank the local columnist clan and sever­ Mel Hamill Augments Gaviani. al gifts from the Abbott dancers’ You can expect Mel Hamill, at director, who haa Crystal Beach, Ont., to add three stating that Gary’s band plays the The Stuffs Here And Ray llaudur finds it yellow men to his 10-piece combo in July, difficult music better than any the Johnny Burke one of them, on Meaning that Dorothy Clair, posed inside Ray’s drum, is handing him a chorus line has encountered on piano. . . . Casa Loma’s return to gold award as choice of a liquor company for the “drummer of the their recent tour. its starting place (old Hotel Casa Double Chamber month.” Marion Mann sits stop the drum; the sly gentleman at the left Meanwhile, San Francisco’s claim Loma) really was terrific; every­ to ivory fame, Harold Zollman, has geta his kicks. Crosby’s band is vacationing this month. one got kicks from the band. . . . left the Nottingham wing to head Canada’s band that plays the blues is 11 his own organization at recently- — and good Dixieland — Frank scordi opened Topsy’s Roost. Pittsburgh Longhairs Sore About Crowley, will open for the summer KAY-O'BRIEN mW The only chance for a real mu­ June 10 at Musselman’s Lake. And sical break within the next three Reiner's Importations for Symph Morris Zeno will do the singing. months seems to be one-nighters by Artie Shaw, currently playing BY MILTON KARLE < the Palomar in Los Angeles. Pittsburgh—Of far greater im­ Scenes Shift as J. B. portance than the ban on remote Berigan Gives Cats broadcasting is an issue facing Lo­ Bands Switch in cal 60, its president Clair Maeder and the board In Cleveland Kicks members. It’s a Hamilton. Ont. BY EUNICE KAY I u.tion (hat s BY I JIN e. SMITH k Cleveland—Swing eat» had lots of fun last month with Bunny Beri­ mnong inn Hamilton, Ont.—Warm Weather gan and his boys as house band at m *»• brings nite spot openings and also the Trianon. Though the band is BY BULK HOLLINGSWORTH F r i Hein«'t means various changes in band en­ comparatively new, it sounds fine. gagements here. Len Allen moves Richmond, Va.—Work is really The drummer, Eddie Jenkins, Pittsburgh from the Rainbow Room to the plays solid. looking up now; all the beaches Symphony, Wonderland Ballroom at London. sro opening up and the first week wants to imwrt Len has a new getoff man, Scotty May 10, Glen Gray played a sor­ in June sees some 10 name bands to I additional out- Paris, on trumpet. He’s really ority dance at the Trianon and was in the vicinity: Clinton, Kemp, and m siders for the solid. William Andrews of the terrific I The band sounds finer than ever before and though bands Krupa being just a few. . . . The fat jobs avail- Royal Connaught hotel just moves are constantly rising and flopping, Surf Club at Virginia Beach is Peggy Neenan able to members his bsnd up the elevator to the new putting <30,000 into their bands of the group. roof top summer gardens which Casa Loma remains popular. Mur­ this season. . . . When the Roy Local musicians won’t even ap­ will be opened for the summer. ray McEachern astounded the Hicks ork does a one-nighter all pear for auditions because, as one Richard Avonde and his Royal crowd with his amazing versatility. THE CHOICE OF ARTISTS the local boys drop in to hear ’em said, “Reiner will make a nervous Windsors move into the Brant Inn, Jimmy Dorsey at the Palace for swing, and they really do. wreck out of me by harassing and Burlington, for the month of June, a week with a fine show. Helen Tubby Oliver and Larry Mann plaguing my ability.” Meanwhile then will bo followed by Ferde O’Connell, Dorsey’s canary, went nave had their tune Coffee Nerve» the city is driving for <350,000 to Mowry for the balance of the sum­ over in a big way. copyrighted. . . . Little Jo Hart’s keep the Symph going. The Local mer season. The Brant Inn opens Following Jimmy, came Red band was picked in preference to is faced with a problem of how to its Sky Club on June 6, the eve of Norvo with a band that outdoes his IVAN C. KAY Count Basie’s by the State Teach­ the arrival of Their Majesties. keep local musicians—fully as able former one. Mildred Bailey did a 112 JOHN-R ST.. DETROIT. MICH. ers College co-eds. This should and talented as others—in good Either Hal Kemp or Duke Elling­ single with the show and really make Jo feel mighty proud when graces with Mr. Reiner. ton is expected to be the band in knocked out the cats. be plays there for their final dance. Bernie Cummins finally left the the spot for the gala night when - . . The addition of Freddie Shea Penn for a Virginia assignment. this corner celebrates the arrival of to the brass section of the commer­ His engagement was extraordi­ the King and Queen. 5!O cial Earl Mellen outfit ia causing narily successful... Joe Reichman, it to swing. an old fave here in Smoketown, re­ TO A BETTER PERFORMANCE The Sunday night jam sessions placed him ... Peggy Neenan, a lo­ Junks Religion for st tho Tavern are really all right. cal canary, is attracting attention Robinson . . . Local tenor men are listening with Brad Hunt’s “mega-muted” Jazz; Rejoins Kuhn to Tex Melvin for inspiration. . . . music . . . The Willows, with Will ODORLESS Bill Aiken will be passing out the Osborne, finally got going under Lawrence, Kas. — Dale Shroff, icigsra soon. . . . There is an all­ the management of Sam Blandi; hailed as tho most outstanding OIL girl band being rehearsed here and bands will change often . . . Buddy trumpeter ever to attend the Uni­ The oil is blended but the it doesn’t sound so awfully bad. Biller rejoined the popular Kenny versity of Kansas, who suddenly Martin band after being away a left Louie Kuhn’s band a year ago Susel-O-Dy now is gone. year . . . Kennywood and West to enter the ministry, has returned View parks opened with local out­ to front Kuhn’s band. Perfect Lubrication Welk in Demand On fits getting the call ... Al Marsico Religion couldn’t replace jazx, l^sls Longer ' Trip to Old Haunts has the “most solid” band in town, said Shroff. Band is booked solid­ Now doing ly on one-nighters throughout this 25c BY BOB FRAZIER swell. section. Other new members are Ames, Iowa—A 20-

Lake) 'MsGUI. Bl Pour Maalaea of Rhythm i (Cuban Boom) Melatyre. (Cavalier) Virginia K.C, Mo, nc Franklin. Moe: (Notherlaad Plata) Cinti. I McKinna; Curbelo. Garcia ; (French Casino) Havana, Pier) J EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS: Cuba, ne Fremont. Al ; (New Pean) Pitto, ne McLean. Cutler. Boa ; (Ntoellet) Minneapolis, h Pitta, s il chiamar If : (ROK)

Jacobson. Stan; (Chateau Chib) Mllwa-t- Braddock. Vanes; (Biscayne Kennel Cl.) kee. Wis, ne Miami, ne James, Donnelly: (Club Cinderella) Den­ Bradford, Ray; (Pinecrest Inn) SsR Lake ver. Colo, nc Gale, Frankie; (Pelham Heath) NYC. ne Beach. I City. Utah, ne Gandley, Jimmy: (Nightingale) Wash, James, Harry; (On Tour) Jsmas, Jimmy; (Station WLW) Cincinnati ladriguei Bradahaw, Tiny: (Paramount Orch. Bu­ D.C, ne klneck. reau) NYC Garber. Jan ; (New Yorker) NYC. h Cat. nc Bratton. Eddie; (Corktown Tavern) De­ Gardner. Diek; (Frederick Broe.) NYC Milton Ainsworth troit. nc Gargano. Jimmy; (Cbene Trombly) De­ Breed. Dick; (Pony Chib) Ft. Lauderdale troit. nc BOY GBENFEU Fla, ne Garrity, Bob; (Sahara) Milwaukee, Wla, Brigode, Ace; (Merry Gardens) Chicago, b and hit Lacera« Cosatry Clnhmsa 15 ORCHESTRA 15 Brito, Alfredo; (Eden Concert Cuberot) Plsying s style of dance music Ibat is Hawing, Cuba York Fair different . . . combinine sweetaem and BN? r : (GUdvB Davis, Milt; (Rainbow Rm.-Hamilton) Wash, D.C, h 1er. Dai: Brown. Lm: (Enna Jettiek Pk.) Auburn. Davis. Phil; (Station WLW) Cincinnati la reatina N.Y.. S/lt-ti Dean, Peter; (Nick's Tavern) NYC, ne kina. W Brown. Ray (Clear Lake) Winnipeg, DeCarl, Georgs; (Oriental Gardena) Chgo, Man, Can, ne »«'lange. Eddis (ElUteh'a Gardens) Dsn­ ver. Colo, nc York Fair Gilboe, Roes; (Southern) Miami. Fla, r ANC Ahnerioo. Tosw: (Club Piaatation) N.O, Dall. Lou: ( Gill, Emerson ; on tour N.Y., ne Gillen, Frank; (Club Frontenac) Detroit, Debuta ; (Cedar Lane Club) Opelousas, Ahmrodo. Don: (Venies Cafe) Vlekahnrg, Charlie (Delta Club) Crowley, Jill. Jack Gluakin, Lud: (CBS) Hollywood La.. ne Mim, r Oble; (Chib Irving) Syracuse, Amlung. Jack; (Crazy Water) Mineral Glutsman. Erwin; (Station WBEN) Buf­ Johnson, Wells. Tex, b falo. N.Y. N. Y.. n Ammons. Albert; (Cafe Society) NTC, ne Golden. Bob: (Station WCAU) Phils, Pa. Johnson, Sid Anacaona orchertra ■ (Paaaje Open Air Gonyea, Leonard; (Silhouette) Eau Claire. Cafe) Havana. Cuba, r Wis, ne Marlowe. ‘ Andrews. BUI: (Royal Connaught) Hamil­ Roeheeti ton. Ont, Can, h Angelina. Don: (Cafe Marguery) Phila. DiFranco. jUrshard. CASA MANA ORCHESTRA GEORGE FRIES ■arata». i -NT -k Featuring Regents et Rhythm Orch. Airienda. Anthony; (Flrtcberv) Miami. Frank “Curlytop" DeRosa and Kshnan, George : (Pieadllly) Miami, h Fla., r Smilin’ Joe Donahue. Al: (Rainbow Room) NYC. ne ■ available far Bailee»»«, Callage Daeeea Karson. Maria, Musicales ; ( Onesto) Can- * N*1?’ PKD ' Fallsburgh. Doraey. Jimmy; (Meadowbrook) Cedar —Nishi clubs Available after June 1$ Grove. N.J.. ne l'erseeel Maasgemeal Kmd. Art ■ (Muehlebach) K. C„ Mo, h, Ash.' Paul ; (Roxy) NYC Writ« Joa GaUuoci Markham O'Toole Orch. Service Astor. Johnny : (Oasis) Ceneraio. N.Y, ac ST. LOUIS, MO. Atkins. Auby ; (Winthrop) Taooma. Wssh,

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and his orchestra Hall, George; (Kennywood Park) Pitta., n Hall. Sleepy ; (Boaton by'«) Flushing. N.Y. "Now Available for summer Cartel. Al (S.S. Florida) Miami bookings Catisons, Halliday. Gene; (Station KSL) Salt Lake Causton. Clarence ; (Shea's Hippodrome) City HEN Permanent Addir« Toronto. Can, t Hamill. Mel: (Crystal) Crystal Beaeh. Technicolored Music Charlee, Len ; (Lenox) Duluth. Minn, h Ont, Can, b available for all engagements after June Mojica, Le Calvin C. Burke Cherniavsky. Joeef : (Station WLW) Cinti Hamilton. Dave : ' Mongomerl Chicco. Louis ; (Station KHJ) L.A, Cal. sing. Mich, ne PHONE WIRE WRITE Moon«). A Childs, Reggie. (CRA) Hamilton. Johnny ; (Trianon Cl.) Moore. Cs Claridge. Gar (Chanticleer Cl.) Madieon, Fe, N.M, nc PAUL DRUM Cinti, n< Wis . ne Hamner. Jimmy (Station WRVA) Rieh- Clark, Lowry ; (Casino-Book Cadillac) De­ mond. Va. 101 High Sf, Ohl?. troit, h Hamp. Johnny : N. J., h Hannon, Bob: (Stevens) Chicago. h Clinton, terry; tears uninui nit n Harper, Nick (Peabody) Memphis. Tenn. Codellmn. Cornelius; (Caaino Rusee) NYC, Harrie. Hai (Continental Oreh. Corp.) DONAHUE Utica. N. Coffee. Tod; (Imperial) Auburn, N.Y, r KrisUd. Cocil; (Cave Tousi) PontehatouK Cohn, Zinky : (Annex Cafe) Chicago, ne Harris. Ken: (Stork Chib) Providence. Nagsl Fra Cole, Arnold; (Whitfield Ectateo) Seraoote. and his Orchestra „ York Fai Harris.' Phil: (NBC) Hollywood Krug,' Bill : (Station WIOD) Miami, Fla. Nance. Bll Fla., ne Harrison. Buddy: (On Tour) Cole. Nat; (Jim Ottoe) Hlwd, Cal, ne Krupa, uene : ivu »vur» „ Beach. Ci Harrison. Will: (Rieh's) Riverside, Conn, Kurtze. Jack. Rollickers; (Deshler-WslUek) Natal, In Coleman, Emil; (Trocadero) L.A, Cal, ne Vocation Records Collina. Harry; (Eequire Club) Miami, ne Columbus. O, h „Grill) PH Hart. Little Joe : (Frederick Bros.) NYC Kyser, Kay; (Catalina Island, Cal.) Navis, Mai Conners, Hughie; (Lido) Worcester, Mass, Hauser. Will : (Castle Farms) Cinti, nc Kyta, Benny; (Station WXYZ) Detroit He Rockwall-O'Kaafa Hawkins. Erskine (Hi-Ho Casino) Brook - Naylor, Oli General Amusement Corp. ham, Ala. QÌÌB. IMS Neibaur, ) l»ke Sol. (MO Club) Chicago, ne eago, b Lamb. Drexel; (Udo) Jackson. Mieh, M feison Osr LaMonaea. Cassar: (Bayfront Park) Mi­ Doraey. Tommy: (Pennsylvania) NYC. h »ewman. 1 Beecher. Keith ; (Ivanhoe) Chgo, nc ami. Fla. fewman It Bonarie. Samuel : tbtabor W JR Detroit Douglas. Tommy; (Antlers) K.C, Mo., nc Mega-Muted-Music MANUEL CONTBEBAS Drummond, Jack: (Half Way Hse.) Lake Lang, Syd: (HI Hat) Chicago, no Newton, Fr Benson. Ray; (Heinepan on the Zuyder Lanin. Lester: (6»0 Madison Ave.) NYC New Yorke George, N.Y, ne DuBrow, Art: (Church Corners Inn) E. Lanphere, Don: (On Tour) »an. «b^ Hartford, Conn, h featuring CONCHITA Duchin, Eddy: (Waldorf-Astoria) NYC, h BRAD HUNT Lrash. Paul; (Station WWJ) Detroit Noble, !

Hopkins. Lett ; ADDRESS B. C, Can., h Palmer *81 Horton Girls ; DON LAMPREDE New BELMONT Hotel Horton. Stubby: (Arcadia) Detroit, b ‘’Sophisticated Rhythmairea’' MUSICIANS' HEADQUARTERS Houck. Curt: (Park Central) NYC. b , Worth. Ta Hudson. Dean; (Gus Edwards) Chicago featuring the Singing Saxes Hughes, Ray; (Jockey Club) K. C.. Mo., nc Panico, toni DOWN BEAT Huso. Victor; (Little Rathskeller) Phila. Nou available for tht summer Hunt. (Stations WWSW-KQV) 2917 Greenleaf Pitt. b 1989 June, 1939 DOWN BEAT

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I Buckeye ne U.» no Moten. Bus; (White Horse Inn) K. C- Roth, Eddie; (Alabam) Chicago, ne Wardlaw, Jack; (Southeastern Oreh. Ser­ N6W AVAIMIt Tú All Mo., nc Roth. Frankie: (Spanieh Castle) Seattle, b vice) Columbia. 8. C. . ra- » . Mownr. Ferde; (Kmbassy) Toronto. Can., b Naw York Roth. Lee; (Riverside) Milwaukee. Wis., t Waring, Fred; (Billy Roco's Amtuaeade) Morphy. Dick; (Reid's) Miami, Fla., nc Rous. Hal; (Fam) Miami Beach, Fla., r Teeter Ivan; (Venice) Auburn, N. Y- r Teter. Jack; (Terris) Milwaukee, ne New York Fair Rubini, Jan : (CRA) Hollywood Watkins. Sammy; (Hollandes) Cleveland. vtchatooto. Nagsl. Frants; (Casino of Notions) Now Russell, Jack; (Pershing) Chicago, h Thomas. Morgan: (Alexander Academy) Hamilton. OnL. Can- nc O- h York Fair Rydell. Gordon: (Prlneoee Pat) Milwaukee Wataon. Gilbert; (Old MU!) Toronto. Can. lami, Fla. Nanee. Bill; (Pacific Coast Club) Long nc Thompson, Bill; (Sea Breese, Sunnyside Webb, ¿hick; (Park Central) NYC. h. 6/21 Beach) Toronto. Can- ne fl»-n, CaL. nc Rykee, Chet: (Cabin Club) Cleveland, O- Weeks, Anson; (Coe. Grove-Ambassador) r-Walllek) Natale. Frank, Cosmopolitan Trio; (Union Thompson. Lang; (Frederick Brothers) L. A- Cal- h Grill) Pitts., r Weeks, Ranny: (Mayfair) Boston, ne Navis. Mary; (Benny The Bums) Phila., Sandero. Joe: (On Tour) Those Three Guys; (Lakeside) Auburn. Detroit Weems. Ted; (On Tour) nc Sanda. Carl; (Chateau) Chicago, h N. Y- nc Weise. Maurice; ¡Legion Club) Miami. Fla. Naylor, Oliver; (Pickwick Chib) Birming­ Sastre, Eddy; (Montmarte) Havana, Cuba, Three Ambemedoro; (Plains) Cheyenne. Welch. "Gov”: (Van Dyck ¿tab) Detroit Wyo-h ham, Ala., nc nc Wolk. Lowrenco; (Edgewater Beach) Chi- Neibeur Eddie; (Casino Moderns) Chl- Saunders, Bill; (Milton’s) K. C., Mo- ne Three Peppers: (Park Central) NYC, h Thorn. Otto; (Alpine Village) Cleveland, r eogo, h Savltt, Jan; (Lincoln) NYC, h Welter. Robert; (Richord Peck) Bridge­ Mich.. M elson, Oasie; (On Tour) Thurston, Jack; (American Legion Patio) Sax, Harry; (Subway) Chicago, ne port. Conn- so Park) Mi- Bewman, Ab; (Riviera) Ironton, 0.. ne Scala, Lou: (Chateau) Auburn. N. Y„ r Miami, b Tinsley, Bob: (Casino) Chicago, ne We Two; (Park Plaza) BL Louis. Mo- b Newman. Ruby; (ROK) Seheidts, Ray ; (On Tour) White. John; (M Club) Dallas, Tex- ne Newton, Frank; (Cafe Society) NYC, nc Schmidt, Pel; (Geta Supper Chib) Balto., risen. Paul; (Commodore) NYC. h ve.) NYC Tito Swingtat: (Trocadero) L. A., Col- Whiteman. Paul; (Artiste Management, New Yorkers; (Harry's N. Y. Bu) Chl- Md., r ne Todd, Oliver; (Martin's Brookside) K. C- Ine.) NYC Sehniekelf ritzen; (Baker Puk) Rapid Whitley. Jimmy; (Chea Ami) Buffalo. lanff Alb, nE^’h:’ ; (Palais Royale) Toronto, Ont, Mo- ne City, S. D„ nc N. Y„ nc Schnyder, Tony; (Toys) Milwaukee. Wh.. Tomlin, Pinky; (Biltmore Bowl) L. A- Wilde. Ran ; (Hofbrau) San Diego, CaL, ne troll L^lthton: (Baker) D*»“ Tex- h r Baltimore Noble. Ray; (NBC) Hollywood. CaL Scoggins, Chic; (El Tivoli) Dallas, Tax., r Seott. Raymond ; (CBS) NYC Segro. Jon; (Green Shay) Laneaster, Pa., K» Rm.) ne MUSIC FOR THE MODERNS RAY SCHEIDTS Al Marsicos Orchestra Sharron. Sally; (Swing (Tub) NYC, ne by PETE RENZI Aad Hll Shaw. Art; (Palomar) 1. A., Cal., b 11 Piece Orchestra uro, h will1 Bob Carter Sherman, Hilly; (BiU Green’s Casino) Hit Trump»! aad Hit Orchestro FC nc Pitta., nc On Tour AvaUmbl» t»r Smmtmt»r currency playing Sidney. Frank: (Mareo’s Chop House) De­ Uteiltt Hee.) Lea­ troit, r Management: Continental Orch. Corp. Siegel. Irv; (Post Tavern) Westbury, L. I.. WRITE Him Cafe KMA-NBC Plthtajh. P«. N. Y„ ne Utica, N. Y. Box 3X3 Parean», Kais. ^9< C, h Silvers, Buddy; (Penthouse) Sioux City, la., bc mi BcocK Ik*0, Ton>nv ' ICv"»' Island) Cincinnati, Silvers. Johnny; (Belmont Chib) Miami Toetaeon. Tommy- (Grand Cafe) Phoenix, Williams Duke; (Southern Dinner CL) Beach. Fla., ne Aris., r Jacleso», Miss., r I Thieago. to Norvo, Rod; (Murray's) Tuckahoe, N. Y„ Simmonds. Arlie: (Southern Mansions) Touset, Rene; (Casino National; Havana, Williams, Ernie; (Paradise) K. C- Mo., nc apolie, h BC K. C.. Mo., nc Cuba, nc Williams, Osile; (Club Esquire) Toronto, HARRY CLAOTZ wuiw hfwsptfwWh aline. Tex- Nottingham, Gary; (Bal Tabuin) S. F„ Simmons, Bert; (Hunt’s Savarin) Toronto. Trace, Al; (Sherman) Chicago, h OnL, ne Cal- nc Ont, Can., h Trask, Clyde; (Ault Park) Cincinnati, b Williams. Ray; (Ches Maurice) Dallaa, Hu AmatfamphMMi MHm oqi of < Seattle. ■ovak, Elmer; (Jimmie’s) Miami, Fla., ne Sims, Papy; (Station WQAM) Miami, Fla. Travers, Vincent ; (Billy Rose's Acquacads) Tex., nc ¡1 0 Singer, Harry; (Yacht Club) Chicago, ne Now York Fair Williama. Sonny; (Gibby'a) Chicago, no inapolls. b ‘ Ihrouqltat Bw lonq ano vuriid a- Masis Chib Orch.; (Oasis Club) Austin. Singing Strings Trio; (Old Vienna) In­ Tropical Rhythm Boys; (Half Way Cafe) Williame, Stanley; (Savoy) New York h.. D. C- b ■ Minn., nc dianapolis. Ind., r Roeindale. Mass- ne Fair, b Mfitn« wìHiHm fmt Detroit, to ■bon. Hem (Country Club) Coral Gables, Slade, Ralph; (Station WMT) Cedar Rap­ Trumbauer, Frankie : (Canonia Pk.) Raml- Willaon. Meredith ; (NBC) Hlwd. mt world»rid ht tabíindtaotiJMi^ neinnati ■ Fla. ids. Ia ing, Pm., b Wilmer, George; (Rex GriU) Syracuse. ■sborne. Will; (On Tour) Smith, Doyle: (Gene’s) Miami, Fla., r Troxell. Earl : < dtatlon WCAE) Pittsburgh N. Y., r b»«M fold of n««m arnfBpint Rbburn. Howard; (Ballantine Throe Ring Snider, Billy; (Lookout House! C-wlnynn Tucker, Orrin ; (Mark Hopkins) S. F.. Cal. Wilson. Teddy ; (On Tour) meuUtpiw Ù iHuif.. Inn) New York Fair Ky., ne Turk. Al: (Royale Frohn») ihiiw" ne Wolfe. Rube: (Paramount) L. A., Cal- t Otstot, Amoe; (Indiana) Indianapolis, b Soenick. Hamr; (CBS) NYC U Woodbun. By ; (Station DKYL) Salt Lake ihi ytaniton Dk lAniZ ta rod rf k St lamia. Owen. Tom; (Station WMT) Cedar Rapids, Southland Rhythm Giris; (Blue Mirror UneU, Dave; (Alabam) Chicago, ne Woodyard. Bart; (Uptown) Portland. la. Rm.) Balto., Md- ne Unger, Bort: (Palace) Clevclarul, t Ore., b Owsns, Harry; (St Francis) 8. F- CaL. b Spanier, Muggsy; (Sherman) Chicago, h Worland. Gene; (Al Smith’s) Indianapolis, San Diego, Spltalny, Maurice; (Station KDKA) Pitts­ Valenti, Joe; (Monteleone) N. O- La., h Y Pahlo, Don; (Palm Beach Cafe) Detroit, burgh Vallee, Rudy; (Astor) NYC, h Yaristt, Bert; (Hollywood) Toronto. Can., Spitalny, Phil; (Drake) Chicago, h Valles, Alberto; (Court of 1 Sisters) N. 0„ Yates. Billy; (Show Boat) Pittsburgh. Pa., ^^e. Trevor; (Gatineau Chib) Hull, Que., Springer, Bill; (Chib Monterey) Pitta- Young. Ben; (Grande) Detroit, b burgh Van Osdell. Jimmy; (J h Young. Roland : (Lombard’s) Bridgeport. T^ner, Skeeter; (Seneca) Rochester, Stabile, Dick; (Famous Door) NYC, ne Vanos. Eddie; («85 Cl Conn., to Staver. Sam; (Norwood) Waverly. N. Y- h Venuti, Joo; (St Clair) iphis. Teas., h Young. Victor; (MCA) Hollywood FataiquísL Ernie: (Ringside Club) Ft. Steed. Hy ; (Station WMBC) Detroit Vera. Joe; (Congreso) Worth. Tex- ne Steele. Brooke; (Ballantines 3 Ring Inn) Versatllliana ; (Wonder Zarin. Michael : (Roney Placa) Miami »chlto; (Versailles) NYC. r NY Fair Vibraban» Trio; (White) NYC, h Beach, h »loo, Louis; (White City) Chicago, b Stephens. Poul; (Braes Rall) Salt Lake Vinn. Al ; (Top Austin, Ttau. ne ZelL Don: (Brass Rail) Detroit. Mich., ne r*sr, Johnny; (Chib Miami) Chicago, nc City. U- nc Zundel. Olga: (Metropolitan Exhibit) New ■L Toasty: (Graemere) Chicago, h Stevens. Lanky; (Cameo) Chicago, b Wadkme. Jimmy ; (Cedar Garden,! Clevo- York Fair »go, ni. idarvie. Paul; (Muehlebaeh) K. C., Mo. Steven». Leith: (CBS) NYC ZnUy ■ (Cafe Society) NYC. ae At Swords Points here are Bon­ Sons Skates, Sonja Henle visits Giving Vent to her nie Baker and Orrin Tueker. But don’t be Maestro Ruby Newman in the Rainbow feelings via tho chirped fooled by the foils, ’cause it’s sll in jest. Bon­ Hixim word, Dorothy Allen sings nie Ie featured with the Tucker band, now on tour. How about those fencing outfits, Or­ a pretty song with Paul rin??? Down Beat’s Martin’s Band in Frisco. Candid Camera Capers

Sweet Potato Bugs • • • This quintet 'Ploy it Dulcet, Ben, uke This is th« Cats' ef ocarina experts blows out with the Gene Beecher this,* and Johnny Mercer ruts out a says Smoky Joe by way of band now at the Commodore Perry in Toledo Left few bars to show Benny Goodman comment on Down Beat. te right, they are Carl Agee, trumpet; Willis Neu­ what be means. Johnny will write an Smoky is Paul Eduard wirth, fiddle; Nordy Knenaei, bass; John Kasper, article Miller’s Beaglebound; he tenor mx, and "Skinny” Budd, alto sax. month’s DOWN BEAT. sightreads anything.

Here's to Us..• The Bob Crosby band celebrate« Southpaw SOX Section ... But don’t let It its signing for the Camel Caravan with a toast of champagne, fool you 'cause it’s s fake. When the phot ographer printed The boys enjoy two weeks vacation until June 16. then head this shot of Hal McIntyre’s sax section he unwittingly re­ fute New York to start the Camel shows June 27. taking versed the business and made all the guys lefties. They’re st over Goodman’s rostrum. Ihe Radisoon. Minneapolis LAWYER SAVES ARTIE SHAWS LIFE

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