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Friday, September 2, 1955

Singing stars with

ARE

we getting tired of the

many singers in show busi-

does Frank Sinatra's. Is this the

Hull, who writes:

Slim Whitman "bends" his voice reason why good British singers like

like a guitar on " Rose Marie," Lee Lawrence and Rose Brennan

Frankie LaMe pounds the lyric like rarely make hit records 7

Is the voice- becoming an instrua brass section on "Cool Water." Al

Hibbler appears to imitate a saxo- ment, and the lyric just an excuse

to

introduce a " new sound " 7

phone on "Unchained Melody."

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The McGuire Sisters are like a

themselves.

MY GUY?

Here is an extract front a poem

dedicated to Guy Mitchell front

JANET McVICAR, of Thornton

Street, Maryhill, Glasgow:

Dear Guy, a week or two ago,

You came to Glasgow town;

And hoping I would see you,

I hurriedly went down.

At your hotel each night

stood,

I'

For you to pass me by,

But you slipped in the back

way.

How could you be so sly

AAAWVAtIAAVAAIAN'AAOSIVVIA/AIMAIAMIA.A.A.

Dixie dancing

IN GORGEOUS

COLOUR

NEW 208 D -J

Such

is

rather pitiable in-

the

LYDIA MACFARLANE writes taste of things to come.

from Alma

Road,

Kingswood,

fluence of gramophone records: in Bristol:

I wonder if anyone besides myself

most of their broadcasts bandleaders

are playing their "latest sides" over has noticed the marked improvement

But when Sid Phillips came with his Richard Street, Stoke, Coventry:

wonderful band, it was "House

Surely the answer to Lewis fcasFull" soon after the start.

dale's query concerning the appeal

And just to show how popular of Sarah Vaughan (last week's Talkdixieland is, even the big swing bands ing Points) is simply that Sarah is an

have to oblige the requests for artist in the true sense of the 'word.

"When The Saints Go Marching

I am not a fan of Sarah's perIn," "At The Jazz Band Ball," etc. sonally, but I am a rabid advocate of

I wonder just how many people do Peggy Lee, who likewise sells few

prefer dixieland ?

records here. Few are gifted with

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both pop and artistic appeal. Frank

Sinatra is a notable exception ; here

NVO: no plugs

an artist who has the commercial

MIKE JOHNSON, of Strathbrook is

world at his feet.

Road, Streatham, S.W.16, writes:

Generally, however, true artistry

I feel I must hand the BBC a lies deep and, though it is more

satisfying when you find it, t h e

E

souso

CIINEINUSeonic

ITH PERSPECT

A ST EREOP

Conducted by

OF HE NATION

AIR-CONDITIONED

FOR YOUR

7 Music In The Air; 8.05 Gun -Smoke;

Sunday Circus; 10.05 Bym- 9.30 Tony Martin; 10 Box 13; 11.05

Henry Jerome and Orch.; 11.30 Jazz

P.M. 1.30 Matinee from Berchtes- International.

gaden; 3.05 Highway of Melody; 4.30 SATURDAY

Serenade in Blue; 5.0 Frank Sinatra;

A.M. 6.05 Hillbilly Hit Parade; 6.30

5.30 Request Parade; 6.05 Jack Benny; Morning Request Show; 8.05 Peter Lind

6.30 Our Miss Brooks; 7 Inheritance; Hayes; 10.05 Merely Music; 11.30 Noon

7.30 Treasury Bandstand; 8.05 People Request Show.

Are Funny; 8.30 Twenty Questions;

P.M. 1 Cobhall Concert; 2 Baseball

9 Rudy Vallee; 12.05 Melody Go Round. Game; 5 Requests; 7 Music In The Air;

phonette; 10.30 Negro College Choir.

8,05 Grand

MONDAY

A.M. 6.05

Arthur

Godfrey;

9.30

Singing

of Dilating Road, Brighton 6:

10 The Whistler; 10.45 Blues

I read your review of "Love Me Soldiers;

For Monday; 11.05 Migelito Valdez;

" Swing Session " (August 23).

It was well worth the row I

got into for creeping downstairs and switching on the

radio.

(Patricia Robertson,

tk

Eskdale Avenue, Carlisle).

To DICK HAYMES, who has

signed a contract with Capitol

(Nat Hentoff's column).

I

would like to welcome him

back to the pop recording field,

of which he was at the top

some years ago.

(Martyn

Lewis, Davies Street, Porth,

Glam.)

4

But does

Bill

the

same

rating

as

Charlie

Parker's " All The Things You

Are " ? (A. E. Knight, Choda

Farm, Crawley, Sussex).

ir

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America;

From

11.05

Tex

12.05 Late Request Show.

Beneke;

WEDNESDAY

A.M. As for Monday, except 9 Don

P.M. 1 Martin Block; 1.30 Strictly

From Dixie; 2 Operas of the World:

3.05 Stickbuddy Jamboree; 3.30 Rod's

Bandwaggon ; 4 Bavarian Holiday;

5 Requests; 6 Bob Crosby; 7 Music

In The Air; 8.05 Bob Hope; 8.30

Groucho

Marx; 10.45 Mood

for

Moderns; 11.30 Late Request Show;

McNeil.

12.05 Late Request Show.

THURSDAY

A.M. As for Monday except 9 Don

P.M. 1 Martin Block; 1.30 Little

Matinee; 2 Outpost Concert; 3.05 Stick.

buddy Jamboree; 3.30 Bud's Rand 4

Military Minstrel;

Re-

6

quests; 6 Perry Como; 7 Music In The

Air; 8.05 Two For The Money; 8.30

Dragnet; 10 The Chase; 11.05 Bobby

Swain & Orch.; 11.30 Late Request

Show; 12.05 Late Request Show.

FRIDAY

A.M. As for Monday, except 9 Don

McNeil.

P.M. 1 Martin Block; 1.30 Strictly

from Dixie; 3.05 Stickbuddy Jamboree;

3.30 Bud's Bandwaggon; 4 Bavarian

Holiday; 5 Requests; 6 Bob Crosby;

RADIO LUXEMBOURG

FULL PROGRAMMES

-

-

208 Metres

10 On The Brighter Side; 10.15 Erie

7 Empire Show; 7.30 Dick James; Jupp and his Players; 10.30 Spin With

Winifred Atwell Show; 8 Vera The Stars; 10.45 Lucky Dip; 11 Back

8.30 Michael Miles; 9 Melody To The Bible; 11.30 The Hour Of

ROYAL ALBERT HALL, SUNDAY, SEPT. 11, at 7. ONE PERK ONLY Lynn;

Caravan; 9.15 Curt Massey and Martha Decision. Midnight: Close down,

RUSS HARDY presents

Tilton; 9.30 Get Wise; 10 Time For A THURSDAY

SUNDAY

7.45

Song; 10.30 Bing Sings; 10.45 Charlie

Kunz; 11 Top Twenty.

Midnight:

Close down.

MONDAY

7 Spread Your Wings; 7.15 Dan Dare;

7.30 Musical Menu; 8 Strike It Rich;

8.30 Monday's Requests; 9.15 Dance

Professional Grand -Prix Winners of French National Popular Song, 1955

Date; 9.45 Scrapbook Of Song; 10

Jack Jackson; 10.30 Around The Old

Piano; 10.45 The Other Side Of The

ANGLO-FRENCH

CHALLENGE

MATCH

Record; 11 Talking Points; 11.05 The

GALA PROFESSIONAL SINGER'S BATTLE

Bible Christian Programme;

11.15

Frank and Ernest; 11.30 The World

Tomorrow.

Midnight;

Close

down,

SINGERS ! SONGWRITERS ! This IS your chance

to see how French System gives celebrities and unknowns equal "Chance for TUESDAY

7 Penguin Parade; 7.15 Dan Dare;

Fame." We, in co-operation with "French Festival of Popular Song" plan a 7.30

Bob & Dennis;

7.45 Steve

similar prospect for you. In your own interest see this show, then register with Larrabee;

8 Tuesday's Requests; 8.30

as same night for forthcoming series.

Frank

Chacksfleld;

9

Lita

Roza;

9.15

DANCING ATTRACTIONS

Your Song Parade; 9.31) Preview; 9.45

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Old Wine In New Bottles; 11 Revival

EVERYONE WHO LIKES MUSIC AND SONG IS AN INDIVIDUALIST Time;

11.30 Oral Roberts. Midnight:

?2,000 SINGING STARS

OF POPULAR SONG & JAZZ

STATE EXPRESS THREE THREES

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Close down.

for

WEDNESDAY

7

Billy's Banjo

Band;

7.15

Dan

Dare; 7.30 September Song; 7.45 Edmund¡ã Ros; 8 Smash Hits; 8.30 Tommy

Trinder; 9 Stargazers; 9.15 Your Song

Parade; 9.30 Looking Ahead; 9.45

Friends and Neighbours; 10 Tune in to

Teddy; 10.30 Evening Star; 10.45

Mario Lanza Sings; 11 Old -Fashioned

Revival Hour.

Midnight: Close down.

FRIDAY

7

Up With the Curtain; 7.15 Dan

8.30

also be taking over the Sunday

night "Top 20" record programme

when Pete Murray leaves Luxem-

Record

In

Carioca;

DICKIE VALENTINE, EVE BOSWELL & BENNY LEE

Orchestrations Now Ready, backed with

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SATURDAY

DON

PETERS

41. LEW a LESLIE GRADE

7 Penguin Parade; 7.15 Piano Playtime; 7.30 The Cheese Club; 7.45 In

The Mood; 8 Richard Attenborough;

8.30 Irish Requests; 9 Jimmy Shand;

early this month.

GREAT RECORDINGS BY

PENNY NICHOLLS

Midnight: Close down.

bourg for a commercial TV post

12.05

Dare; 7.30 Band Parade; 7.45 The Two

Of Us; 8 Shilling A Second; 8.30

Friday's Requests; 9.15 Old Acquaintance; 9.30 Frankie Vaughan; 9.46 Curt

Massey and Martha Tilton; 10 Dream time; 10.15 Smart Mood; 10.30 The

Best of the Best; 11 The Voice of

Prophecy; 11.30 Music at Bedtime.

7 Accordion Time; 7.15 Dan Dare; 9.15 Meet The Coronets; 9.30 Amateur

Sentimental Journey; 7.45 Home Football; 9.45 Musical Alphabet; 10.15

1/9a 7.30

CIGARETTES MADE :'OR THE INDIVIDUALIST

On The Range; 8 People Are Funny; Scottish Requests; 10.45 Portraits is

2.000 MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE will each receive a FREE GIFT 8.30 Wednesday', Requests; 9 Bill Music; 11 Bringing Christ to the

Trio; 9.16 Handful Of Stare; Nations; 11.30 Jack Jackson. 12.80

!Sample-By courteey of Makers of STATE EXPRESS THREE THREES MeGuftle

9.45 Curt Massey and Martha Tilton; a.m.: Close down.

FREE

Opry;

NO SUCH

LUCK

The Air ; 8.05 Dennis Day ; 9.30 Music

waggon;

his

know that Benny Green also

gave a Tony Crombie record

and 8.45.

A.M. As for Monday, except 9 Dos

P.M. 1 Martin Block; 1.30 Little

Matinee; 2 Outpost Concert; 3.05 Stick buddy Jamboree; 3.30 Bud's Band waggon; 4 Military Minstrel; 5 Requests ; 6 Perry Como ; 7 Muds Ia

McNeil,

To BILL McGUFFIE for

have written.

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TUESDAY

McNeil,

frank letter to the NME which

many musicians could never

Co-starring CAMERON MITCHELL

Hear DORIS DAY singing the 12

big Song Hits on Philips' Records I

Request Show.

To JANIE MARDEN on her success in the "Show Band Show."

(John Phillips, Lancaster Road,

Enfield, Middlesex).

Ole

Here is Dave Gell, 26 -year -old

Canadian -born radio announcer,

who replaces Dick Norton on

Radio Luxembourg. Dave will

Hillbilly Gasthaus; 7.15 Parade Of Hits; 9.15 Adventures

Research;

11.30 Casa

Today's The Day; 7.30 Tips and Tunes;

8.05 Forward March ; 8.15 Behind Late Request Show.

8.30

-DAILY SKETCH

4(

of

344, 271, 547 METRES

Here is a blast from JOHN BROAD, News World; 8.05 My Little Margie;

PERFECT COMFORT !

To FRANKIE VAUGHAN for

in

sizzling performance

a

Showing at

RICHARD SWAINSON,

SUNDAY

A.M. 8

11.30 Late Request Show; 12.05 Late

10.25, 12.55

3.30, 6.10

*

AFN HIGHLIGHTS

commercial singer with his more The Story; 9 Don McNeil; 9.25

obvious style and material will Woman's World; 9.30 Tennessee Ernie;

10.05 Merely Music; 11 My Son Jeep;

always attract the masses.

11.30 Noon Request Show.

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P.M. 12.55 Les Paul; 1 Martin

Block; 1.30 Strictly From Dixie; 2 OutGreat Doris

post Concert; 3.05 Stickbuddy JamCoals of fire continue to pour boree; 3.30 Bud's Bandwaggon; 4

down on my head for what 1 wrote Bavarian Holiday; 5 Requests; 6

about Doris Day's new film musical. Bob Crosby; 7 Music In The Air; 8

ANINgm'

Congratulations

Corner . . .

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Hard on Billie

and over again. This is natural lately of backings for British Westella, Yelverton, South Devon,

enough, but give me the NVO and vocalists.

writes:

When I buy a record, the orchesIndependence every time.

Would you please ask your disc

that makes you want to dance to

tration means just as much as the reviewer who it is that Billie Anthony

every number.

Sarah the artist

At a local dance hall here the

usual crowds come along every week.

PETE JARVIS writes from King

LEICESTER

SQUARE

V

he reviewed her record of "Tweecllee

Dee" coupled with "Shake The Hand

Of A Stranger," he hardly mentioned

the latter, which I consider to be one

of her best

Last week his review of "Ten

Or Leave Me" in the NME. Up till singer or the song. Invariably the Little

Kisses" coupled with "The

now 1 never really bothered much backings on American recordings are

Banjo's

Back In Town" was very

about Doris Day. I used to like Judy first rate. But I'm afraid I didn't

discouraging,

yet I consider these

Garland, but after seeing "Love Me think the same of the British -until

both to be Hit Parade stuff. What

Leave Me," I can say Doris Day recently.

CHARLES GOVEY Or

outshines her by miles.

First there was Dickie Valentine's doesn't he like about her 7

She's proved a wonderful actress "No Such Luck," faintly reminiscent

large bouquet for one fine radio

institution -namely, the Northern and singer, and from now on I re- of Sinatra's "Learnin' The Blues,"

main on ardent fan of Doris Day. perhaps, but slightly terrific none the

Variety Orchestra.

What's her next film, please 7

less. Then there were Alma Cogan's

What is its recipe for success

Simply that it is solely a broadDoris's next scheduled film is "I've Been Thinking" and Max

casting orchestra and as such does called " The Man Who Knew Too Bygraves's "Anyone Can Be A

not make records. Consequently, Much," part of which was shot in Millionaire."

To my mind, none of these are

they have no latest recordings to London on her last visit here.

striking numbers, but the band

plug, and so give us, every Friday

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arrangements give them just that

evening, a fine programme of tasteBright Backings

little extra. I sincerely hope this, is a

ful music with first-class arrange-

COLIN FISHER, of Bottesford ments.

Road, Scunthorpe, writes:

Some of the more popular singers

I should like to

support Brian

In Britain use their voices as instruments. Both Ruby Murray and David Taylor, who wrote about the

popularity of dixieland music. I

think dixieland has a special something -that little extra beat, coupled

with an easy flowing arrangement -

WHERE'S

TALKING POINTS=

keeps reminding him of ? I have

never known him give her a good

review as yet.

His review of "This 01' House"

was pretty awful, yet it turned out

to be her best seller to date. When

instrumental soun

Are instrumental records

becoming more popular ? And are

American vocal records superior Whitfield have a slight tremolo in

because the singers use their voices their voices. Ruby's is somewhere

like an instrument, while many between a saxophone and strings,

British artists just sing the lyric ? David's is between a saxophone and

These are some of the questions trumpet.

Dickie Valentine is lucky. His

asked this week by PETER HILL,

of Mappleton Grove, Preston Road, voice blends easily with a band, as

ness ?

lead section of a band. The Crew

Cuts are a complete orchestra in

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Friday, September 2, 1955

MUSIC

an

Life stories brighten the

MOVIE

IT had to happen sooner or later.

At last some of the subjects of

those screen biographies are kicking. Case in hand is that of Ruth

Etting and Joe Snyder, who are none too happy about the way they're

portrayed in " Love Me Or Leave Me."

Their complaints raise quite a

thing is quite certain about

question in the musical world. For Onemusical

biographies. A lot of

years Hollywood has been using these

in the artist,

new

interest

the life -line of musical personali- often among isa created

generation who had

ties as a ready-made background only heard of him by hearsay.

on which to hang a variety of People on the receiving end of the

haven't cash are the film-makers and, of

course, the record companies, who

been quite correct

"So what ?" say the companies have a fine chance to re -issue old

tales. Sure,

the

details

-if the public like the film that's

all that matters. Well, is it? Let's

take a look.

JILL DAY

When the craze for filmic life stories began is lost in the history

of the cinema. By the time "Rhapsody In Blue" had netted a fortune,

the movie boys realised they were on

to a good thing. The tale of Gershwin's life was quickly followed by

more.

Recently,

3

box-office-but many

top singers are wasted

Cos!ow. The film, incidentally, also

features Ken Mackintosh with his

Orchestra, and singer Don Cameron.

Norman Wisdom has already re" Dream For Sale," and

MICHAEL WINNER corded

" Beware," on Columbia.

music that counts.

Biggest among the coming life - Then there was Frankie Laine backBoth come from his new film

stories is undoubtedly Universal - ing "Strange Lady In Town," and "Man Of The Moment." The title

International's "The Benny Good- the oft repeated "Prize Of Gold." song was recorded for the soundman Story." The part of Goodman which kept on popping up in the track last week by the Beverley

will be played by American tele- Richard Widmark thriller.

Sisters. Will they make a record of

vision comedian Steve Allen. Donna

Even Britain has jumped on to the it ? No one knows yet.

Reed will be Mrs. G. Benny him- bandwagon

with Eddie Calvert's

self will re-record twenty-eight of his backing to "John

Singing lesson

and Julie," which

old numbers for the film.

should sell enough records and

But although British films are

cinema tickets to please anyone.

using more songs, they still seem a

Star musicians

Oddly enough, it is not Hollywood

shy of starring

established

The Goodman orchestra has been which provides filmdom's most in- bit

Intead, the vogue is to

faithfully re -assembled for the pic- teresting current musical news. For singers.

train their current top -liners to sing.

ture. Many of the musicians will years, since the failure of "London Diane

Cilento, for example, gives

have speaking parts. Featured are Town," England has fought shy of full-throated

to the new

Gene Krupa, Teddy Wilson, Lionel the musical approach to the screen. Jack Fishman treatment

number "A Fool And

Harry James, Ziggy

Hampton,

Now, at last, it appears that British His Heart," in "The Woman For

Elman, Babe Rusin, George Duvi- studios are thawing out. Slowly at Joe."

vier, Allan Reuss, Hymie Schertzer, first, but still thawing.

Anyway, most recent would-be

Stan Getz, Buck Cayton, Chris

vocalist is youngster David Knight

Griffen, Irving Goodman, Conrad

Spritely number

who

is busy taking lessons. He'd like

Murray

and

Urbie

Green

Gozzo,

" Doctor At Sea," the comedy to do a full-scale musical. "But not

McEachern.

In

The

House,"

sequel

to

"Doctor

until I'm really trained," he adds.

Martha Tilto n, ex -Goodman

graced with a spritely number,

vocalist, will also appear as herself. issung

by

French

star

Brigitte

Bardot.

film

'Guys and Dolls'

puts

the

line-up

The musical

is actor Hubert Gregg,

way to the front for music fans. The Composer

It therefore still remains to Hollywho

has

pennel

out

more

than

100

studio hope it will also have the songs including "Maybe It's Be- wood to present the undiluted

popular appeal of their " Glenn cause I'm A Londoner."

musicals with the top singing stars.

Miller Story."

He's also composed one of the Outstanding among coming offerings

In the meantime, Paramount plan numbers for the forthcoming comedy is Samuel Goldwyn's five and a half

to film the life of Red Nichols. "All For Mary," which stars ex- million dollar production of "Guys

Danny Kaye will star as the great Geraldo vocalist Jill Day. Bob And Dolls," marked for autumn

jazzman, and Pat Duggan will pro- Farnon is the musical director.

release. Frank Loesser's score will

duce. Title will be "Intermission."

Another example of Britain's new be sting by Frank Sinatra, Marlon

Among other artists who have been "bring -on -the -music" policy will soon Brando, Jean Simmons, Vivian

Kitty

mentioned in connection with film be at your local cinemas. Title is Blaine and Stubby Kaye.

biographies are Louis Amistrtmg, "Value For Money," a new Rank }Callen, recently seen at the London

Fred Astaire and our own Eddie comedy, starring John Gregson and Palladium, stars in "The Second

Calvert.

Diana Dors. Backing the hilarity is Greatest Sex."

Nat "King" Cole will sing "Never

harmonica player Ronald Chesney,

says

recordings. On the whole, no one

bothers too much about the biographical side of things; it's the

Attaching a tune

Current trend

is

also

and a special song and dance

for film- sequence

is

composed by the

you'll remember Jane makers to have a tune attached to a

Froman's story told in "With A film --even if the picture isn't

Song In My Heart," Sigmund Rom - basically a musical. The film then

berg's in "peep In My heart," helps the song, and vice -versa.

Remember "The River of No ReGlenn Miller, Eddie Cantor, Rodgers

turn," sung by Tennessee Ernie ?

and Hart, and so on.

"Intimacy At 8.30" team of John

Pritchett,

Peter

Myers

and

Alec

Graham.

Jean Carson's latest "An Alligator

Named Daisy" has her singing three

songs specially

composed

by Sam

Jane Russell and Rudy Vallee, who co-star in the new film musical,

" Gentlemen Marry Brunettes." " The producers have packed the film

with old song favourites," says Michael Winner in this article.

Livingston

and Evans have also

written three songs which Doris Day

will sing in Alfred Hitchcock's "The

Man Who Knew Too Much." The

film, a thriller, co-stars Doris with

James Stewart. Incidentally, it also

includes a portrayal of Palladium

boss Val Parnell by actor Alan

Mowbray.

And finally, among the pick of tho

musicals soon

is

"Gentlemen

The film,

to come your way,

Marry

a sequel

Brunettes."

to "Gentlemen

Prefer Blondes," stars Jane Russell

and Rudy Vallee. Following the

break-up

of

song -writing

team

Sammy Cahn and Jules Styne, who

produced such tip-top music for

Prefer Blondes," the

performance is strictly producers of the new film have

dramatic, will nevertheless, sing a packed the score with old favourites.

duet with Debbie Reynolds in Among the songs to be heard again

Frank Sinatra, still going for films "Gentlemen

where

his

MGM's comedy "The Tender Trap." are Rodgers and Hart's "My Funny

Peggy Lee sings two songs in her Valentine," "I've Got Five Dollars,"

new

film

with

Jack

Webb,

the

and "Have You Met Miss Jones."

famous "Sergeant Friday," of the Rudy Valee will play the bazooka in

"Dragnet" series. The film is "Pete addition to his starring acting role.

Kelly's Blues," the songs, "He

So the musicals stream out. And

Needs Me" and "Sing A Rainbow," my only complaint is that the film

were specially composed by Arthur boys still aren't making enough use

Hamilton.

of the top musical stars. Alter all,

why waste

Let Me Go" in Paramount's "Too

Late My Love." The song, specially

written for the film by Academy

Award winners Jay Livingston and

Ray Evans will be heard many times

during the film. Nat himself will sing

it in a night club scene. He will also

record the number.

someone

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Frankie

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Mario Lanza looks as if he will at like "Bring Your Smile Along " ?

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He deserves better, and so do all

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in

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4

And now for Noone

Jazz records

reviewed by

HUMPHREY LYTTELTON

LAST week I reviewed the Dodds fine jazz performances. But Lang's

was carefully qualifiedhalf of the Dodds-Noone judgment

not fully developed," " had not

" Battle of Jazz " issue on Vogue - "completely

emerged . . ." And the

Coral LRA.10018. The Noone evidence that Noone retained, until

contribution, as I pointed out, out- the end of his life, non -jazz affiliaweighs the Dodds by five to three, tions is mountainous.

with " Sweet Lorraine " encroach- There are those rapid -tongued

" clarinet speciality " runs, carefully

ing on Dodds's territory.

The other Noone titles are "Bump contrived, absolutely set and played

It" (otherwise " Apex Blues "), against stop chords. " I Know That

"Japansy," " Four Or Five Times " You Know " has one of these, and

it's not until the last chorus that the

and " I Know That You Know."

This version of " Bump It " is number ever really develops into a

not the same as the one we have

had before. I fancy it must be an

earlier master that someone has

dug

up.

Few Records

the 1947 editions

of

review of Mezzrow's " Really The

Blues ":

arguable that the Noonc

manner was not fully -developed jazz,

and had not completely emerged

is

S0 far as Britain

is concerned,

this looks like being Thelonious

from the concert style which Delta Monk's first year of fame.

He had almost no records issued

clarinettists inherited from the Creole

symphony orchestras and salon here until a few months ago. Then

bands. The first clarinettist who Vogue brought out an EP of his

did fully emerge into jazz was early work (EPV.1048)-and now we

are offered two further, newer Monk

Johnny Dodds . "

evi- releases by Esquire.

plenty

of

there's

But

They rank among his best efforts.

dence to refute lam Lang's contention-starting with the Oliver Creole But be prepared to find them incomBand sessions, the 011ie Powers prehensible at first, because Theloni" Play That Thing," some selected ous takes quite a bit of getting used

high -spots from the

records, this version

Apex

Club to

of " Four Or

CONTROVERSIAL BILL

RUSSO IN LONDON

TO meet

a well-known American musician is always

interesting, but sometimes unproductive.

Men who

Odd Trio

express their varied thoughts and emotions through a trumpet

For this reason, it is necessary to

tread carefully in any review of

Noone's work. For the newcomer

to Noone it must be stressed that

neither "Japansy " nor " Sweet Lorraine " have anything to do with his

reputation as a jazzman.

words and sentences of a spirited conversation.

Bill Russo, however, can do just that. To speak with

him is a challenge to one's own scholarship, clear-headedness

-and determination. For Bill's personality has an impact

markably

effective small -band jazz.

Teddy Bunn

is

always acceptable

(except in the tear -away "I Know

That You Know," which he should

have turned down) and the rhythm

swings in a pleasantly relaxed way.

or saxophone cannot always wax equally eloquent in the

which will crush the meek, the half-hearted, as a sledgehammer crushes a flea.

He dismisses many of one's musical idols in five seconds

" Horace Silver ? Oh, he's just am A minor seventh,

. . Art Tatum ?

Not really inventive.

There are only two guys in America teaching jazz,

Lennie Tristano and me. We both think the other's wrong !"

Yet Bill is not quite the egotist suggested by this last

quotation. He " repudiates " most of his own work, even

flat.

D seventh musician.

.

.

the

much -praised manuscripts

he

wrote for the Kenton

band. " You And The Night And The Music'? Trash !"

The facts of his career to date are fairly few and simple.

He led a band in Chicago some five years ago. And quite

proudly he'll admit that it held the record for low attendances

at some of the venues it visited !

Joining Stan Kenton in 1952 he played trombone in the

section and, occasionally. as soloist. But his writing for

Stan soon began to capture more

attention t h a n his instrumental with considerable skill and aptness,

not forgetting the sound and temprowess.

He fashioned feature numbers for perament of the men in question.

Lee Konitz (" My Lady ") and

His Capitol LP of original manuFrank Rosolino (" Frank Speaking ") scripts (played by the Kenton

orchestra) drew forth such conflicting comment as " Russo's compositions, though unequal, overflow with

ideas " (Steve Race) and " Empty

beneath their glossy exteriors " (your

N MODERN MOOD

" Jazz Music," lain Lang waved a

tentative red rag by saying, in a

" It

play anything and everything.

" Bump It " and " I Know That

You Know " have flashes of topquality Noone (although the earlier

' Bump It " was better) and " Four

Or Five Times " is by far the pick

of the bunch.

hot jazz performance.

There's a tendency nowadays for

And then, what about those sentimental tunes, played straighter and us to be wise after the event and

with more sickening gush than one sneer at these sort of pre -Revival

would expect from a strict -tempo recordings with their oddly -assorted

hack ? " Japansy " is just about the personnels. But in fact the odd trio

most unpleasant sound I have ever of Charlie Shavers, Pete Brown, and

heard in the name of music, with- Jimmy Noone produces some re-

Anyone attempting an assessment

of Jimmy Noone must approach the out bringing jazz into it at all.

task with trepidation. The difficulty

We know that the best jazzmen

is that we have not many Noone have their moments of aberration.

records available. and of those we But how a fully-fledged jazz musician

have, let's face it, a large number could fall back into this slough of

are quite awful.

banality is hard to imagine.

And

In one of

" Sweet Lorraine " is very little

better.

But, as Lang suggested. Noone

did belong partly to the pre -jazz

Creole school of clarinet -craftsmen

whose pride was that they could

Friday. September 2, 1955

!

His hard, harsh harmonies, percus-

Five Times," and, of course, the sive touch and angular themes proOrson Welles radio transcriptions ject a beauty all their own. To look

for conventional "prettiness" in them,

with the Kid Ory Band.

On all of these, Noone pulls out however, is to find nothing at all.

Monk as I've written before, must

be the most unpianistic pianist in the

world. Under his emphatic handling, by MIKE BUTCHER

the piano might be a new unexplored

instrument-not a soft, gentle Instru- joyable jazz of no particular denoment, certainly, but one of mordant, mination. Stuff like this should

dramatic and affecting power.

appeal to modernists and tradiYet one also finds a strangely

alike, for it just keeps

poignant lyricism in many of his tionalists

striving to reach no

solos .

. and humour, too, though swinging,

extreme

usually with a sinister undercurrent.

Partimilarly to my taste are the

three trumpeters (Buck, Joe Thomas,

THELONIOUS MONK TRIO (EP) Joe Newman), the trombonist on

"Little Rootie Tootle" / "Sweet And "Journey" and "Swing" (Urbie

Lovely" / "Bye-Ya" / "Monk's Green, Benny Powell), the pianists

Dream"

(Jimmy Jones, Sir Charles Thomp(Esquire EP.75)

son), tenorist Al Cohn (on "Hi" and

THELONIOUS MONK QUINTET "Moon") and a superlative ex-Basie

(LP)

rhythm section

comprising

menced

Europe.

Blakey trumpeter Ray Copeland (a first two Steward titles benefit from

vigorous, promising newcomer) and the themes themselves (by Al Cohn

tenorist Frank Foster complete this and Johnny Mandel respectively) and

group, the latter setting down his best the excellent support of Jimmy Raney

work on wax to date.

(guitar), Al Haig (piano), Curley

sleeve

notes

for (drums).

(bass)

and

Roy

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CLAYTON JAM SESSION (LP)

The Sims set features Zoot in,

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(Philips BBL.7040)

on bass) and Kenny Clarke (dtumBUCK'S jam sessions continue to ing tightly, brt effectively) behind

provide relaxed, informal, en - him.

"Sentimental

FRANKE

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during the next ten years, I'll go back

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" Ravel ?" he says, " If I don't

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1955

5

THIS TONY

HAS

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HIT

Popular Records reviewed by

been previously released.

First let's listen to the King Cole

TONY MARTIN

"Domani "

"What's The Time In Nicaragua "

Trio playing as they did when they

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first hit the jackpot way back in 1943

with " Straighten Up And Fly

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" The Love Nest " and " But All

GEOFFREY EVERITT

JUST like the master craftsman that

O he is, Tony Martin takes everything in his stride and sails through

I've Got Is Me."

these songs with the greatest of ease.

a somewhat limited appeal.

Tony still has a fine voice and his No, this is a very wonderful it having

The style, both vocally and

I

like

the

girl's

solo

voice,

for

her

Mantovani

arrangement,

in

which

he

are

as

Voice control and phrasing

tasteful phrasing and tuneful singing. musically, is far more uncommercial

manages to feature the various

good as ever.

" Domani " is an exciting song and sections of his orchestra very cleverly.

suits the style of the singer. The When the muted brass is playing in

Henri Rene orchestra supply the the distance it still comes through

tracking, and one cannot fault it in crystal clear.

Take My Love " is a romantic

any way.

" What's The Time In Nicaragua " melody with a really beautiful theme

the recording engineers have

and

toa fascinating song that one would

t normally expect Tony to sing,

ut I can assure you that he not only

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Nat's present day offerings, but

" I Must Be Dreaming " is another than

plays some fine piano and the

good side, and on this showing The he

bass and guitar arc beautifully

Cheers are right in the top flight of relaxed.

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The backings are modern and

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done a grand job of work. But, group have been extremely well

once again, great praise to the rehearsed. This is, indeed, a fine

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But it would be unfair not to the accordion, but Mantovani does,

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Eddie Calvert (Columbia)

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Catarina Valente (Polydor)

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Slim Whitman (London)

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LES ALDRICH

with Teddy

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BRIXTON ROAD (Nr% Oval)

8.W.9.

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a featured vocal-

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Prompt attention Mai,

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at Glasgow

Empire.

Dennis

left

Thanks

Lorrae Desmond (Decca), Mindy Carson (Philips), Bethe Douglas (HMV).

Pauline

as a

solo singing star

and

a

therefore, I will not attempt to with record buyers all over the

Buttons," but, please, don't imagine and although " Fancy Meeting You review it.

country.

that this sounds like a rousing march Here" is, in my opinion, an excellent

"Cornball No. I" is more interestLet's take the " Stein Song " first.

with the drummer bashing the drums side, it is just that shade uncom- ing and does at least have a theme

mercial. I think this will result in running through it, and the various As a critic, it is my duty to

to pieces.

endeavour

to describe the voice of

sections are heard to good advantage, this new vocal star. Well, at once

with the rhythm boys providing a started to compare Mr. Holliday with

rocking beat and the brass full of the great Danny Kaye, but only

bite and precision.

because at times he phrases and

I fancy any of our top six dance sounds very much like the fabulous

orchestras could have equalled this American

performance, and I can't say it is a

To make certain I was on the

disc of great entertainment value.

right track, I played this side to two

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of my colleagues, and they at once

NAT " KING " COLE

remarked " Sounds like Danny

" 10th Anniversary " Part 3

Kaye." Well, listen for yourself and

Sides 1 and 2

then see what you think. But what(Capitol EAP.3-514)

ever you do you must listen, for I

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am convinced that we shall hear a

IT is good to sit down and listen lot more of this artist, especially if

to this record if only for the he sings as well as he does on

reason that we hear two Nat "King" " Yellow Rose Of Texas."

He is certainly a terrific discovery

Coles and four titles that have not

Seventeen -)'ear -old

in variety

The backings are by Norrie Paramor tion, for as usual there is something

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MICHAEL HOLLIDAY has

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makes his debut

Brighton.

"Stein Song "

" Yellow Rose Of Texas"

somewhat unusual voice but,

claim to enjoy this sort of music, I, nevertheless, it is interesting and

(Capitol CL.14337)

(Decca F.10601)

as

a

layman,

cannot,

and

I

must

add

think

it will cause a good deal of

LIKE the rather lighthearted THE Cheers have a very modern that I do not understand it and, comment

both in Tin Pan Alley and

military approach to " Brass 1 approach to vocal group work,

"Fancy Meeting You Here "

day next (September 51 he

home town MICHAEL HOLLIDAY

sides of the highest possible standard. never work up an interest in anything that lacks a basic melody, and

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I am afraid that I find this just a lot

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of noise

"I Must Be Dreaming "

"Brass Buttons "

" Take My Love "

Cole

Lovelight " with the Nelson Riddle

Orchestra and "Where Were You"

tackles a song of this type, and how full of melody with few tricks and " THE MONSTER " could really

he sounds so wonderfully relaxed. gimmicks.

have stayed at home so far

Thank you, Mantovani, for two as musical

A real gem.

composition goes. I can

MANTOVANI AND HIS

the

style

with the times and yet still remain

a fine performer.

Good as it may be, I don't think

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great artist wonderful to hear an arrangement

Then you can compare this

Here is Dennis

Hale. On Mon-

ON DECCA F10597

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