■ECORD REVIEWS Chicago, September 10, 1952
powerful last chorus. Between vocals the Cindy Walker ballad overleaf. It’s not there':, some tenor sax and trombone work a great song, but will get plenty of play, A well built record from beginning to end. both on the Pauls’ name and on its in Reverse has Louis bringing back an dividual merit. (Capitol 2193.) evergreen ballad pleasant fashion, though there’s nothing spectacular in the try. (Decca 2833S.) The Rockets-Hugo Winterhalter AA The Girls Are Marching GGG The All-Army Team Someone Else’s Arms A couple of patriotic ditties draw ip. Hold Me In Your Heart propi >ately rousing brass i«and treatment What Do You Mean By Losing from Winterhalter. Girle is the official song RECORD REVIEWS Somebody thr for the women of the Armed Forces; Team Down By The O-Hi-O has no known indorsement, is the better Reeorda in the popular and rh; thm-and-blue* sections are reviewed tune The Rockets represent the chorus and rated in terms at broad general appeal. Records in the jasa section Tlx debut records by Columbia’s first which handle their assignment with ap house band ihow it to be a Freddy Martin- are reviewed and rated in term« of their musical merit. propriate spirit and dash. Recording is ish piano hand which bears “midwestern" excellent. (Victor 20-4873.) Records in the popular and rhythm-and-blues sections of interest from band flavor at up tempo, has a pleasant the musical sumdpoint are marked with a sharp ( #), or, if exceptionally society-ish flavor on slower items. Lowry Frank Sinatra interesting, a dounh sharp (##). show* to be a diversified keyboardist with a forthright and heavy style, not unlike that of Carmen Cavallaro. What Do You Mean, an oldie, stacks up Bim Bam is Frank’s most potent effort as the strongest single entry from a com in ages. It’s an old-fashioned nonsense mercial point of view. The slicing has rhythm novelty founded on a senes of al spirit ana infectiouimess. Gang vocal helps literations. It’s an infectious bit, yelled build the spirit, as does Lowry's lacy fin rather than sung by Sinatra, driven home ♦*A They Didn’t Believe Me gering. Lowry turns in a strong bit of tan crisply in POPULAR GGG Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen go piano in running down Heart, a new ment. adaptation of Sorrento with lyrics, here Azure Te, the Bill Davis tune, is done A pair of workmanlike instrumentals sung by Peter Hanley. from TD, sound like Johnny Thompson with the Don Wolf lyric, a suitable set By all odds, this Ix»wrj crew is the most of versea Frank doe« well by them, and arrangements. Tommy opens both with deliberately commercial house band built his silken horn and they both build from again Stordahl’s backing is vigorous and by any record company. It has a rather energetic. Could be this coupling -will pull there. The Kern standard is particularly interesting sound built on three trumpet- well scored, introducing modern-ish en Sinatra out of the disc doldrums (Colum- two clarinet unison scoring. lowry’s piano bis 39819.) sembles en route to the rocking ending. work, heavily projected in the recording, Excellent for dancing, pleasant listening. has distinction. The leader’s a fine time- (Dereu 28328.) Pearl Bailey keepet. The whole project seems to be fool Santh Solo proof and figures to develop into a major AAA** To*»* Two To Tange AA* I'm Through W ith Loro dollars-and-c« nts proposition. (Columbia GG la Rosita GG let There Re Love AA* Espanhariem 39820, 39821.) Pearl should have he> first real seller Solo, the aimless vet turned singer, has GGG The Baiboa a decidedly distinctive quality as well as fur Coral with Tango It’s an ingenious Guy Mitchell Al Hoffman-Dick Manning opus with un Two effective instrumental sides. The warmth and intimacy in his delivery to usual, amusing lyric.-- that suit her to a first bar Flanagan’s piano predominant, make him an important new croon entry. T. Rev« rse, a revival, is more conventional, but also features some slightly Millerish He impresses most on Love, but does well orchestral passages. Reverse, co-authored with tne rarely heard lyric to La Rosita. by singer-pianist Nancy Reed, is in a mit-French horns provided by Bernie Landes supplie.« the small string more swinging vein, with Flanagan on a jutwit mmci. uuy ups uu tuiuuicr vi iijb backgrounds. Deejays should look into this Tony Bennett surprising Hines kick and some of the infectious efforts 01 a breezy folksy item discing. (Abbey 15072.) AAA Roses Of Yesterday fadi -out-and-repeat unison sax effects in about babies, Feet Up. Seems to be tar- GGGGG You Could Make Me Smile Again the Miller tradition. (Vietor 20-4861.) marked a hit. Jenny is a pretty new bal Bennett sings with an enormous amount lad. sounds like ar adaptation from an of warmth and feeling on Smile, a ballad Dolore» Hawkins English-type folk tune. (Columbia 39822.) JAZZ nf considerable commercial merit. Roses AAA Each Time # Buddy Morrow It« «ord* in thi* »ection are reviewed is a dusty Irving Berlin manuscript sung GGG Risin’ Sun and r«t«'