W OM HOW*«000 iOL. 4, NO. 10 OCTOBER, 1946 c in his <z$ssue Peggy Lee Jack Smith Andy Russell Martha Tilton A Johnny Mercer L Billy Butterfield 1 Woody Herman P Lionel Hampton Benny Goodman ' ^ .1 Bobby Sherwood 5^ I Jazz Cavalcade” | | $nd Oflamj (Othe/is . ■ m m ■■ ■iinirMBep WÊÊtmmmÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊKÊU the CAPITOL THE Tenor T ita n s Form N ew Bands Published Monthly by CAPITOL PUBLICATIONS, INC Scramble Is On Sunset and Vine, Hollywood 28, Calif. EDITED BY DAVE DEXTER, JR. "|"HAT LEAD-OFF letter from Holland in the column a t th e le ft is no F o r Three S a x e r s phony. Actually, it reflects the feelings of a grea t m a n y Europeans; There’s a hot ratrace on right men who look toward America as a Promised Land and who are now in H’wood with Vido Musso, determined to live here even if they must hold their heads under water for Lucky Thompson and Babe Russin, 24 hours as the extraordinary Dutch gentleman so eagerly promises to do. all highly regarded tenor saxists Letters like that offer a moral for a lot of us who complain that a who have worked for various name buck is only worth 30 cents nowadays. orks, competing with each other as Stuff and Such From Here and There maestros. But- Can This Cat fRIENDS AND fans of Alan Courtney— and they number in the Musso q u it Stan Kenton and has been rehearsing a big band that will hundreds of thousands throughout the New York area— m ay write Make Records? ? ? emphasize “ sweet stuff as well as hot,” Amsterdam, Holland. him at Radio Station KMYR in Denver. His entertainin g new in Vldo’s words. Thompson, who came We thank your address to the Hot “ Campus Club” airshow was preemed as only Courtney can preem a pro­ up via his stellar blow ing w ith Basle, Club of France, Paris, where we stayed gram on Sept. 16 and it’s a cinch that he’ll build a vast audience while Raeburn and others, has been unshut­ for a few days on our tour with Minn simultaneously building back his health in that altitu d e . That flashy tering his 18-man crew at the local Dajo, the world famous Dutch fakir. new band that just opened at the Susie Q Club on Hollywood boulevard Elks Hall on weekends. Guys like Dodo We enclose some pictures. Can you do (headed by Jesse Price) is destined for big things. Price calls himself "the Marmarosa, Jackie M ills, Frankie Beach world’s loudest drummer,” which is rare understatem ent. He sings the something with him? We are interesting PERKY PAULINE Byrnes is th e and Ollie Wilson are Lucky’s best known blues, too, and well . Monte Proser of the New York Copacabana Club for your monthly and request you to "in tune” fem m e voice heard w ith sidemen. recently purchased the H’wood Trocadero and is spending a potful of loot send us an example. Reciprocately you the Starlighters vocal group on vari­ Russin, who spent three years in the redecorating it for a late fall opening. Monte, however, learned that there will receive a copy of our magazine ous airshows from H ’wood. She army after holding down the tenor already is a Copacabana here a few days AFTER he made the purchase. which is the best groomed in Holland. once sang w ith A rtie Shaw’s band, chairs with Tom and Jim Dorsey and And he no likee . Louis Jordan’s oft-postponed run a t Billy Berg's is Mirin Dajo can shoot with a revolver and is one of the favorite thrushes others, hasn’t worked a Job yet— nor skedded for next January, which is just about the tim e th a t Slim Gaillard's through his head, he can remain 24 on the west coast. O the r members have Vido and Lucky— but he has big hours or longer under the level of a contract with Mr. Bee expires. No nitery is big enough fo r Slim and Louie plans for a group which will feature of the Starlighters include Vince HAPPY, HANDSOME Jack Smith water basin, he can hang himself. He together, or is that too confusing to follow? strings. Babe intends to employ only a Degen, Howard Hudson, Tony Paris makes his debut as a Capitol star puts a knife into his brains and will do Herman: Two Movies Made, One to Co single trumpet and no trombones and and Andy Williams. this month, meanwhile carrying on things so as have never been shown be­ work hotel jobs a la Freddy Martin. LEO WATSON has bobbed up again, this time with a quartet in -Ray W h itte n Photo. in fly fashion with his CBS radio fore. He puts needles through his body None of the three tenor titans, how­ which Dexter Cordon, tenor, and two other mad indiv id u a ls perform show which emanates five nights in 16 places. He will reserve his best ever, has anything really solid set from weekly from New York. Charlie numbers for the U. S. A. You can make without inhibitions . Woody Herman leaves California Oct. 15 the booking standpoint. All hope to be Mihn made this candid shot on much money with him. Also do your with two new movies in the cans, but he’s still not set on th a t filmusical of Kenton, Cole riding high by November. best! Awaiting your answer, we remain, his own which may prove to be the first decent band pic ever made. Woody Jack’s first Capitol wax session last F. V. KLINCEREN, swears he will postpone its start until a “ sympathetic and hip” studio setup month in Hollywood. N. Z. Voorburgway, 72. is found . Milton Karle has quit the road. He stays in N. Y. permanently Count Basie now publicizing S. Kenton’s krew . Bobby Sherwood’s etching of “ Sher­ For Paramount 41 C. I. Readers wood’s Forest” is doing more for him than any face he’s needled since Capitol artists w ill dominate the Opeining in L.A. “ Elks’ Parade” in 1942. itage of the New York Paramount Henderson On Shemya (The Aleutians) Count Basie’s trip to Hollywood, Thank you for the copies of The New “ Hof- Discography*’ in Preparation Theater beginning Oct. 23 and postponed a couple of times in re­ QHARLES DELAUNAY, French artist, w riter and hot fan , has been Capitol News— they were waylaid for holding forth for at least six weeks. cent months, is now definitely Bing's Program a while somewhere on the Alaska main­ gathering material for his next “ Hot Discography” b o o k — th e record Stan Kenton’s “ artistry in rhythm ” scheduled for mid-October. Milton Skitch Henderson will be fea­ land but they are here now and it was collectors’ bible— and w ill sign contracts this month for its publica­ tombo featuring June Christy, Gene only a matter of minutes before the 41 (Iron Man) Ebbins, Basie’s ebulli­ tured as pianist on the new Philco tion by Criterion Books of N. Y. On his current visit to the States he’s Howard, Red Dorris, Shelly Manne, Ed members of our outfit had drawn lots ent mentor, has set the band for a Bing Crosby radio show when it is been huddling daily with M. H. Coldsen, Criterion’s top poobah . • Jo Safranski and Kai Winding will alter­ to determine who would follow whom week starting Oct. 15 a t the L. A. M il­ heard via transcriptions, nationally, Stafford’s 1947 plans regarding radio will surprise even her numerous fan nate under the spotlight w ith the King in reading the copies . Surely you lion Dollar Theater. starting Oct. 16. Skitch also is form ing clubbers; perhaps even her own family . Howcum the critics never Cole Trio. I t ’s the firs t tim e th a t Ken­ must know how we enjoy them. Basie has his old rhythm section back his own band for dance dates. For sev­ compliment Art Hodes and Dale Curran for the plucky way they’ve kept ton and Cole and their outfits have SCT. HERMEL P. DAIGLE intact, but Buck Clayton still is a hold­ eral months he has been under exclusive their “ Jazz Record” rag going all these years? It deserves a larger circula­ ever appeared together professionally Det. 120th AACS Squad., APO 729, out since his army discharge. contract to Capitol for recordings. tion . Peter Tanner of London may head for the U. S. shortly a la although they’re both personally man­ C/O Postmaster, Seattle, Wash. Delaunay. His tasty scribblings on music appear regularly in the famous aged by Carlos Castel, w ho is looking “ Melody Maker” weekly, the British equivalent of “ Down Beat.” • • • w a personal manager for himself. ‘No Discrimination’ California platter pilots are wary of Martin Block’s impending invasion St. Joseph, Mo. via KFWB. They wanta know what he’s got that rates a minimum annual New Gee Your mag deserves a Breneman orchid income in excess of $300,000. Well, soon they’ll kn ow . Longshot bet: echie Smith Ork because you carry articles on all bands Vido Musso will, sooner or later, be back in the Goodman reed section with Lands Randini’s Run and vocal artists, not limiting them his heavy tenor . Billie Holiday is in H’wood to sing two tunes in the Fresh out of the army after tw o years strictly to artists who record exclusively “ New Orleans” film in which Louis Armstrong and numerous lesser-knowns !V e South Pacific, Ceechie Smith took for Capitol as some “ big time” record­ also will participate.