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PLATTERS HELD IN
SONG OF 'CUPID'
V was it a 'frame-up'?
But

From REN GREVATT

YORK, Wednesday.-The four male members ofNEW
the top rock vocal group, The Platters, were thisweek arrested on vice charges.

Early on Monday morning police swooped on a Cincinnati hotel where,

they allege, they found the men with four 19-year -old girls-threewhite and

'COSSACK STEELE

one

Negro.

The four Platters,

charged with aiding andabetting prostitution, areDave Lynch,TonyWilliams,
Herb Reed and Paul Robi.

Robi is the brother of thegroup's girl singer, Zola
"The Dish" Taylor.
The four girls werecharged with engaging inprostitution.
JURY TRIAL
At the Cincinnati police
court hearing, Counsel for
the Platters asked for a jury
trial which will open on
August 28.
After being freed on bailof 1,000 dollars each, the43 Back Page, Col. 5

Actress -singer Pauline Shepherd has just completed filming" Operation Cupid" for Alliance Films The film, also starring
Wallas Eaton and Charles Farrell, is due for release thisautumn. In it, Pauline sings "Take Your Time," a number,
written by herself and adapted for the film by Stanley Black.

U.S ITARLIFT' FOR
A TRANS -ATLANTIC
starlift for "Sunday

Night At The Palladium"

will be run this autumn

SUNDAY TV

by ATV.
Johnny Mathis,For their peak -hour show Brothers,
Starr, Lena Horne, Pat
the ATV planners will be Kay" King " Cole,
Boone,
Nat
bringing over the Crosby and Billy Eckstine.
ATV has also named theBut inEverly Brothers.
Chris Barber back New York on Wednesday
The Chris Barber Band returns the duo's manager, Wesley
to work after its annual holiday Rose, told the MM: " Theat the Dome, Brighton, next deal is now off because we
Tommy Steele gave his own version of a Cossack dance when
he returned from Moscow on Saturday. "I had to amuse thePress somehow," cracked Tommy afterwards. " I certainly dug
Russia and would like to go back there if the chance arose."

Friday (21st).
On August 28, the band starts
Malvern.

THE WEAVERS TO TOUR
THE WEAVERS, the
WITH DUNCAN
American folk group,
are set for their first full-scale British tour.
The opening concert will val Hall-where the " Jazzbe at Birmingham Town From Newport " package
Hall on September 18, and opens in the evening.
the following day the group
Tour dates
will give an afternoon performance at the Royal FestiOther dates are: Free Trade

could not get together on

a fortnight of provincial one- price."night -stands with a session at

City Hall. Sheffield (26th), andEmpire, Liverpool (27th).
On all but the first two dates,
the Weavers will share the billwith Johnny Duncan and theBlue Grass Boys.
The Weavers last visited

Entertainment BBC -TV, told
the MM: " Apart from our
American bookings, we plan tohave a strong British elementin our autumn Sunday nightshows.

'Overpowering'"These ATV bookings soundoverpowering to Show Businesspeople but I do not think they
carry the same appeal to ordinary TV viewers. These Ameri-cans are very expensive andvery few of them are of real
BBC competition
This autumn ATV will be international status."

facing competition from BBC TV. The BBC has signed Harry
Belafonte. Eddie Fisher, Alan
King, Alfred Drake and Victor
Sorge for Sunday -night programmes.
Borge stars in his own show

RED ALLEN WITHKID ORY BAND
on August 31. Fisher on Sep- RED ALLEN, veteran
trumpet star and resident
tember 6 and 20 Dates are

at New York's famed
being set for Belafonte, King leader
Metropole, will fill the trumpet
and Drake.
Eric Maschwitz, Head of Light chair for the first British tour

by the Kid Ory Creole JazzSTARS FOR THE'59 RADIO SHOW

Band.
Ory,
the 73 -year -old New
Orleans trombonist, opens his

tour-Part Two of the Newport
Jazz Stars package shows-at the
Gaumont

State,

Kilburn,on

October 17.
Hall, Manchester (20th), Vic- Britain for TV appearances in
ALso definitely set for the
BRITAIN'S top stars and disc grouptoria Hall, Leeds (22nd), Usher May.
is 54 -year -old clarinettist
jockeys will be featured dur- Bob McCracken,
who was withHall,
Edinburgh(23rd),
St.
JANE MORGAN MD Andrews Hall, Glasgow (25th),
ing the BBC's Radio Show at the Louis Armstrong
All -Stars in
Earls Court from August 26 to 1952.
September 5.
Vaughan'sell-out'
The band starts its European
Among
the
stars
who
will
be
ILL IN LONDONin Germany on September
introduced at the show will be tour
GLOBE-TROTTING D -J
and will also tour Austria,
Anne Shelton, Russ Conway, 19
Ernie Bragg, MD -pianist for
in
Monte
Carlo
FranceScandinavia before
Dick Francis, Mike and Bernie arrivingand
Michael Jackson, who last year
U.S. song star Jane Morgan, wasin Britain.
Winters, the Bachelors vocal
MONTE CARLO.

admitted to the Pannia Ralli
Ward, King's College Hospital,
East Dulwich, on Friday. He hasfor some time been suffering
pain In his back.
Currently on holiday here.
British -born Ernie Is due to re-turn to the States next month.

did 52 weeks on Luxembourg as
disc -jockey for EMI, and was forseven years well known on South
African radio, is currently carrying out duties on Station WHYN,

Wednesday.Shock. Terry
Joyce
disc star group,
is billed to Wayne, Barry Kent, Tony Brent
appear in a Red Cross charity and Max Jaffa.

Britishfilm

andFrankie Vaughan

nouncer-deej ay -commentator onradio and TV.

WITH BETTY' SMITH

Guitarist Laurie Wise has
Alan joined the Betty Smith Quintet,(app. £14 10s.) were all sold out Dixon, George Elrick and Sam currently at Southsea's South
Parade Pier.
Costa.
on Monday.

The deejays include
show at the Sporting Club on Murray,
David Jacobs,
Tickets at Fr.20,000
Springfield, Mass., USA, as an- Friday.

PetePage 2 -MELODY MAKER. August 15, 1959

Melody Maker charts service

1.

(1)

(Week ended August 8.)
LIVING DOLL
Cliff Richard. Columbia

Bobby Darin. London(2) DREAM LOVER(3) BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS .. Lonnie Donegan. Pye.
(6) LIPSTICK ON YOUR COLLAR Connie Francis. MGM
Elvis Presley. RCA
5. (4) A BIG HUNK 0' LOVE6. (5) A TEENAGER IN LOVEMarty Wilde. Philips
Paul Anka. Columbia
7. (10) LONELY BOY
8. (7) ROULETTE
Russ Conway. Columbia
David Seville. London
9. (14) RAGTIME COWBOY JOE
10. (11) THE HEART OF A MAN .. Frankie Vaughan. Philips
11. (8) PETER GUNN/YEP:
Duane Eddy. London
12. (9) PERSONALITY
Anthony Newley. Decca
2.
3.
4.

SINATI111-1.;.

<

SOMEONE
Johnny Mathis. Fontana
14. (-) ONLY SIXTEEN
Craig Douglas. Top Rank
15. (-) SORRY (I RAN ALL THE WAY HOME)
Impalas. MGM
16. (16) I KNOW
Perry Como. RCA
17. (19) IT'S LATE/THERE'LL NEVER BE ANYONE ELSEBUT YOU
Ricky Nelson. London
18. (-) ONLY SIXTEENSam Cooke. HMV

13. (12)around who is the greatest single talent in show business

ASKand one name will be monotonously repeate'-Frank Sinatra.

People are even beginning to talk in hushed awe of genius. That's ridiculous.
I believe Sinatra has pulled off the biggest confidence trick of the century.

Sinatra has not only

captured the imagination

the common man.
singersbow
Famous19. (18) TWIXT TWELVE AND TWENTY Pat Boone. London humbly to him. Celebrated
20. (-) I'VE WAITED SO LONG
Anthony Newley. Decca film producers lose theirsense of proportion.
ofPreminger

Otto

asserts

that Sinatra is the greatest

natural actor he has ever
SONGS FOR SWINGERS (LP)
Buck Clayton. Philips
CHRIS BARBER BANDBOX -Vol. 1 (LP)Columbia
THE NOBLE ART OF MR. ACKER BILK (LP) Acker Bilk. Columbia
MUSIC OF NEW ORLEANS -Vol. III (LP) Music of the Dance Halls
Topic
CHRIS BARBER JAZZ PARADE (EP)PyeBLUE SAXOPHONES (LP) .... Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster
Golumbla-Clef

THE KING OF NEW ORLEANS JAZZ (LP) Jelly Roll Morton. RCA
JAZZ IMPRESSIONS OF EURASIA (LP) Dave Brubeck. Fontana
PORGY AND BESS (LP)Miles Davis. Fontana
KING OLIVER (LP)Philips

1.
2.

(1)
(4)

3.
4.

(2)
(3)
(5)

b.

SOUTH PACIFIC

Soundtrack, RCA
Original Cast. Philips
Soundtrack. MGM
Sinatra. Capital

MY FAIR LADY

GIGICOME DANCE WITH MEA DATE WITH ELVISRCA(7) CLIFF
Cliff Richard. Columbia
7. (-) THE BEST OF SELLERSPeter Sellers. Parlophone
IL (10) SONGS TO SING IN YOUR BATH .... Russ Conway. Columbia
S.

9.
10.

(8)
(9)

1.

(8)
(1)
(2)

2.
3.
4.

5.
6.

(3)
(7)

(5)

7.

(4)

8.

(6)

9.

(15)

10.

(9)

11. (11)12. (10)

13. (-)

14. (12)15.

(-)

18. (17)

SONGS BY TOM LEHRER
THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY

Decca
Vogue -Coral

LIVING DOLL

Cliff Richard. Columbia
Bobby Darin. London
Lonnie Donegan. Pye
Marty Wilde. Philips
Connie Francis. MGM.
Anthony Newley. Decca
Ruby Wright. Parlophone
Russ Conway. Columbia
Elvis Presley. RCADREAM LOVER

BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANSA TEENAGER IN LOVELIPSTICK ON YOUR COLLARPERSONALITY
THREE STARSROULETTE

A BIG HUNK 0' LOVEPETER GUNN/YEP!
GOODBYE, JIMMY, GOODBYEI GO APE

Duane Eddy. London

Ruby Murray. Columbia
Neil Sedaka. RCAWATERLOO
Mudlarks. Columbia
POOR JENNY, TAKE A MESSAGE TO MARY .... Everly Brothers
LondonLONELY BOY

Paul Anka. Columbia
Ritchie Valens. London
Perry Como. RCA

THAT'S MY LITTLE SUZY

17. (-) I KNOW
18- (13)
I'VE WAITED SO LONG
19. (-) KANSAS CITY
20. (-) BONAPARTE'S RETREAT

Anthony Newley.

Decca

Little Richard. London
Billy Grammer. London

Compiled from the returns from 2,000 MUSIC MAKER jukeboxes
throughout Britain.

This copyright list of the 20 best-selling songs for the week ended
August 8, 1959, is supplied by the Popular Publishers' Committee of theMusic Publishers' Association, Ltd. (Last week's plaoings in parentheses.)
1. (1) ROULETTE (B) (2s.)Mills2.
(2) SIDE SADDLE (B) (2s.)
Mills
3. (5) LIVING DOLL (B) (2s.)
World Wide
4.
A TEENAGER IN LOVE (A) (2s.)
West One5. (4) DREAM LOVER (A) (2s.)Alden(8) GOODBYE, JIMMY, GOODBYE (A) (2s.)
6.
Bron
MAY YOU ALWAYS (A) (2s.)
Essex
7. (6)
8.
(7) BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS (A) (2s.)
Acuff -Rose
0. (12)
LIPSTICK ON YOUR COLLAR (A) (2s.)
Joy Music
10. (10)
TRUDIE (B) (2s.)
Henderson
11. (13)
THE WONDER OF YOU (A) (20.)
Leeds(9) PERSONALITY (A) (2s.)
12.
Leeds
13. (11) TRAMPOLINA (B) (2s.)
Harvard14. (19)I KNOW (A) (2s.)
Feldman
15. (18) THE HEART OF A MAN (B) (2s.)
David Toff
18. (15)
Southern
WATERLOO (A) (2s.)
17. (14) THERE'LL NEVER BE ANYONE ELSE BUT YOU (A) (2s.)( 3)Commodore -ImperialBron

18. (-) LONELY BOY (A) (2s.)
IS. (17)
GIGI (A) (2s. 6c1.)
20. (-) PETITE FLEUR (F) (2s.)°happenEssex

A -American; B -British; F -Others.
(All rights reserved.)

As listed by " Variety "-issue dated August 12,
1.

(1)

LONELY BOY

1959.

Paul Anka (ABC -Paramount)

MY HEART IS AN OPEN BOOK .... Oarl Dobkins, Jnr. (Decca)
3.
(3) BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS
Johnny Horton (Columbia)
4.
(6) A BIG HUNK 0' LOVEElvis Presley (ROA Victor)
5. (10)LAVENDER BLUE
Sammy Turner (Big Top)
6. ( - ) SEA OF LOVE
Phil Phillips (Mercury)
7. (4) WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES
Dinah Washington (Mercury)II.
(5) LIPSTICK ON YOUR COLLAR
Connie Francis (MGM)
0. (-) WHAT I'D SAY
Ray Charles (Atlantic)
(2)

10.

(9)

TIGER

Fabian (Chancellor)

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met. Stanley Kramer, after
observing Sinatra closely in' The Pride and the Pas HOLLYWOOD HEADLINES$40,000

Frank with Ave -start of new career ?
sion."ALBUMSHOLLYWOOD, Wednes-

day. -Louis Armstrong
guaranteed 40,000
dollars for playing with the" Dukes on Dixieland " ontwo Audio -Fidelity stereo
LPs. . . . Singer Mamie
Van Doren spent lastThursday filming scenes
for " Adam and Eve "completely without clothes
for European showings....
California's Governor
Brown
has appointed
Darius Milhaud, Davewas

has something to donotched him even adulation
with mass hypnosis. I've noticed

higher.
that when a performer reaches" If Sinatra really wanted tocertain stage in a career,
work, prepare for a role, re- acriticalfaculties of the audisearch it, he'd be the greatest ence are thrown into suspenactor in the world. He's darn sion. It is as if the personality
near that right now."
mesmerises and holds the
Indeed, so many worthy folk crowd in unthinking subjection.
insist on Sinatra's greatness
I would be the first to allowthat the idea is difficult to that
Sinatra has talent -but
resist.
greatness is another quality
I believe Frank Sinatra altogether.

TOMMY

Brubeck and Nat " King "Cole on a " committee toencourage Western U.S
composers."
THE cover of Sinatra's
latest LP " No One
Cares " was photographed at
his own Puccini's restaurant
in Beverly Hills. . When
Dodie (" Pink Shoe Laces ")Stevens, aged 13, was asked
if she dated her co-star, 16 year -old singer Fabian, she
replied: " Are you kiddin'he's too young for me."HERMANSTEELE

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RUBY,

wrote " Cecelia," " I'll
You ' and other famous pop
tunes, died last week inBeverly Hills, at the age of67.... Composer Lionel Bart
IA reportedly, working on
turning Dickens " Oliver
Twist " into a Broadway
musical. ... The four Crosby
Brothers are booked into
Hollywood's Moulin Rougenext month.
BOB FARNON'S brotherDennis is the A&R
director of the new ViscountRecord Company in Hollywood.. . . Gary Crosby received critical acclaim forhis acting in the just re-

Always Be In Love Withleased " Holiday for Lovers "film.

NAT " KING " COLE andGloria Wooddidaspecial duet last week for awine company commercial.

Johnny Mandel followed
his " I Want to Live "success with a jazz score for
The Last Re -Union.' . .
Louis Prima is now with Dot
Records but he still supervises recordings at Capitol by
his group --Sam Butura andthe Witnesses. . . . Frank
Sinatra, Dean Martin,
Sammy Davis, inn, andPeter Lawford, who all starin " Oceans II," will play theSands Hotel during the Las
Vegas filming and the finale
will be " a gasser of a vocal
quartet."BYGRAVESLAST NIGHT...... :IDREAMED(from the film `Bobbikins')

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FRANK WERBER, 30 -year old manager of theKingston Trio, now manages
Stan Kenton's vocalist wife
Ann Richards, . . . British
singer -actress June Wilkin-son (bust 43 inches) is withPaul Anka, Mel Torme andMamie Van Doren in " The
Private Lives of Adam and
Eve."
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Happy Days Lonely N'ts Lots From Manhattan
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How About You
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Loves Roundabout
I Can't Get Started
Lullaby Of Broadway
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Cocktails For Two
Time It Was
My Heart Sings
I'll Get By
Continental (The)My Kind Of Iklusla
I'll Never Say Never
Deming With Tears
Night And Day
I'll String Along
Dearly Beloved
Once In A While
I Love You For
Dime Lee
Over My Shoulder
Sentimental Reasons
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Ev'bdy Loves My Baby In A Dancing Mood
Pagan Love Song ( QS)
I Surrender Dear
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For You (We)Riding On A Rainbow
It's Alright With Me
Ghost 01 A Chance

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the equivalent of 3s. 6d.
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the Great
Pretender?
Where does the greatness lie?
In assessing Sinatra's acting,I submit that both Preminger
and Kramer erred on the side

asks TONY BROWN

of generosity. Frank Sinatra as
poet, peasant or playwrightremains obstinately and un- comment to the Frank Sinatra That kind of stubbornness justmistakenly Frank Sinatra.
Appreciation Society's maga- can't be defeated.
Thus far, at least, he has not zine:Those around him have toshown the ability to sink his
To listen to the beautiful be wrong so that Sinatra can
own identity in characterisa- lyrics of Day In, Day Out,' deceive himself that he is right.
tion in, say, the manner of sung with such obvious in- The tough, flamboyant exterior
Marlon Brando.
sincerity, is heart -breaking -- is the pathetic defence that theHis singing has changed over particularly when one recalls abnormally -sensitive man often
the years. Some say that his his earlier recording of the erects against a hostile world.
voice has matured. I prefer a same song."
It has been frequently noted
more uncompromising term.
There isn't much doubt in my that Sinatra has been surCoarsened. To balance that, mind that the rot set in around rounded by some yes-men and
Sinatra has acquired a flashy, the time of his pursuit of Ava toughies since his ride to famebrash assurance that bam- Gardner.
began. They nourish the synboozles.
Why drag that up. you ask? thetic personality that Sinatra
Because I believe it to be of the prefers to the real inner man.
utmost significance. It is an odd
Sinatra was a nobody untilthought that we probably have he started singing. He was a
I never hear the latter-day Miss Gardner to thank for the puny kid living in a society that
Sinatra without remarking on rise of Frank Sinatra as an glorifies male toughness.
the victory of mind over matter. actor.
There is so much brutal deter- Sinatra was almost broken on
grandmother and a Jewish lady
mination in his work. The the wheel of his emotional diffiDuring his lifetime, George who treated him like a son.
swinging tempos he prefers culties. When his first wife. Evans
But his Ma did spend out- Sinatra's able Press
nowadays cover up vocal de- Nancy, and Frank finally called agent inmake him one of the snapthe build-up days- toficiencies-but not the fact it a day, they had three child- claimed that
piest
in the neighbourhe had " made " hood. dressersthat he sometimes has to force ren. He was far too sensitive a the singer. We
The kids called him
shall
probablythat unto -operative larynx.
man to bring down the axe never know how much of the "Slats " in tribute to his fancy
Sinatra on a slow ballad is a without inflicting wounds on legend was concocted by him. pants. Derision was possibly
Sinatra exposed to the harsh himself.
But Sinatra must accept re- mingled with their envy.
realities of the days that aresponsibility for some of it. He All this is neither here nor
done. The sigh is now a moan.
continues the pretence that he there, since Sinatra has proved
Once he projected sincerity.
a tough, tenement upbring- his capabilities. His achieveHis acute lyrical instinct en- The sense of guilt he suffered had
One can to four fami- ments are such that he should
abled him to wring feeling from certainly did something to ing-"
be able to suffer a little delies."
the most banal line. It has been undermine
hisshort-lived
And he has said, in support bunking with good humour.
replaced by smarty -pants tricks partnership with Ava.
of
this,
that
he
might
have
of phrasing.
If ever her attitude towards turned to a life of crime, were
Prejudice?
him seemed superficial, there it not for his interest in music.
Hark to a Sinatra enthusiast. was the bitter reflection thatFrankie didn't live in a tene- But the Sinatra reaction at
Sheila Orkin, of Tottenham, the sacrifice had been in an un- ment,
and his deprivations were any attempt to chop him down
recently addressed this sad worthy cause.
mental rather than physical. to life size has always been
Sinatra's career almost caved His mother was active in local one of rage. The story of his
in under the weight of emo- politics and his father was a life is one of a small man destional stresses. His enemies mild,
easy-goingman - perately trying to prove that
howled when they thought he "Frankie says I talk too he is bigger than that.
was on the skids.
Even his attacks on racial
much."
They reckoned without his
Ma was so busy that Frank intolerance have been spoiled
resilience. Hurt pride, in fact. spentby self-pity. Dramatically he
a
lot
of
time
with
his
helped to provide the steam forhis climb back to eminence.
The chip on his shoulders provided ideal fuel for the re stoking of his artistic boiler.
He'd show the bums whether
he was finished or not. He'dprove to Ava and the worldthat skinny Frankie was big.
Nevertheless, the sensitive
core of the man became heavily
overlain with cynicism. But it
couldn't hide the scars.

I Determined

I Pretence

I Short-lived`A wop

Off -balance
have been apparent
ever since. Sinatra had occasional tussles with the Press before he became obsessed with
Ava, but the open warfare
really began when the newspapers tried to probe a humiliation he preferred to keep private. So many of the questions

points out that he knows what
it feels like to be " a wop."
And how seriously can thosepleas be taken from a man soaggressively intolerant? He has
declared his hatred for cops
and journalists. It may not be
racial-but it's prejudice sureenough.
In a sense. Sinatra was probably right in saying that theinterpretation of his characterin the Press was one big lie.
Who knows better than hehow much of the personalitythat is endlessly discussed is asham? Who better appreciatesthat the shouting and aggression are of a not -so -tough guy
who bruises too easily?
And deep down, the insecureand fearfully sensitive little

man behind the cocky mask
must despise the world thatover -evaluates his talents.
The trouble is. the one man
who really knows Sinatra fromthe inside isn't talking.

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THERE'S always something for someone to tunes:
director Otto Preminger, freshfromcompleting"
Anatomyofworry about in this business. Which (pro-a Murder" and on his way tolocations in Tel -Aviv for
vided that someone isn't you) is what makes seek
"Exodus."it such fun. And at the moment it's the record Noted for his off -beat PicPreminger's long list ofcompanies
which are starting to tense their tures,hits includes " The Moon is
WITH the reopening of the Songwriters' Advice Bureau,
Blue," "Carmen Jones," " Manit would be as well to restate the rules that govern jaws.
Over the rumoured importhe free services offered.
tation of a new kind of juke
Songwriters may submit

their works for full review
and criticism, but only one
lyric or manuscript must be
sent in at one time. EachWith the Golden Arm " andsoon to be seen here-" Porgy
and Bess."
I asked him why he chose
E 11 ing ton to write forby HUBERT box.Into which you put
2s. 6d., press the button,
listen-and, if you like theW.
record, press another button

lyric or MS must be accompanied by a Songwriterand receive a single -sided
Coupon-see below-and a
Copy!
self-addressed stamped enArtists who visualise neware
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Those living abroad, who ensure that the words scan cor- tions (£15,000 for British manufacturing rights and a royalty
cannot get British stamps. rectly.
A separate lyric can also be on sales, I'm told).
should enclose International" Anatomy "-Duke's first picture assignment.
"Because I think it's good togo outside the accepted screen writers.
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Legibility

Queries, too

In style
he played me 'Laura.'
HOLIDAYING on the when
Riviera, Harry Lewis and But I knew at once that thiswas just the sort of music I
Record companies, naturally, Vera Lynn popped over tofor that picture. And
are far from happy at the pros- Cannes one afternoon, bumped needed
remember, I used Elmer Bernpect. Most of them don't like into Jack Hylton.
to write The Golden
cut-price competition anyway. " Where are you staying ?" he stein
Still less do they welcome 24 - asked them. They told him: Arm.'hour salesmanship (in all-night " Juan les Pins "-a few kiloOn the spot
cafés) as against shop -hours metres along the coast.
"IL"UK
E ? Well, first, I
"
Well,
don't
worry
about
getservice.
admire his work. Then,back. I'll give you a lift."
Maybe they should band to- tingmain
character inthedid.
gether, buy the rights-and kill He' Anatomy ' is a jazz -loving
In his yacht.
the scheme.
lawyer. So I got Ellington toread the script and then comePioneer
Simple!
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yes! What happens if you PEOPLE write musicals for filming.
OH'don't like the disc?
stage, screen, radio and TV.
The whole picture was
Answer: Press Button B and Why not-in these days of ever- made on location there, andgrowing LP sales-for records? Duke wrote much of the music
get back two bob!
Because (say composers I've while we were shooting. That
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sweat and tears are involved as
How has it turned out?
you, lots of people say for a stage show or film.
Preminger beamed. " You're
MIND
that anything that will But America. in the persons kindenough to thank me forwake up our disc companies is of Gordon Jenkins and the boys ' creating "Laura.' I think
to be applauded.
up in the Capitol Tower, you'll like this music, too."
Ellington, who also appears
Like an artist I was speak- doesn't agree.
ing to last week. His first disc Gordon has produced what I in the film, has done lyrics forbelievetobe the first LP one of the " mood" pieces, andhad just been issued. But
owing to the Printing Dispute, musical. Entitled "The Letter," Peggy Lee's written lyrics for
publicity plans had had to be it " stars" Judy Garland, with another.
narration by John Ireland, andabandoned.
New nameby the Gordon
Now the company tells him: accompaniment
Orchestra.
" You can depend upon our Jenkins''HENapianist recommends
It'sjust been issued in
putting our full weight behinda pianist, it's worth noting.

In such circumstances. out- takes that extra little bit of it-if it achieves a quick sale Britain.
So I'm impatient to hear theof-date coupons cannot be ac- care.
of 10,000.
."
guy whom Dave Lee caught
There comes a time ... playing
cepted.
at New York's Hickory
Many readers submit a comA PERFORMER who cut his House during the recent Dank plete song. but only show the
PI last disc in 1957 was heard worth American tour.
melody on the manuscript
to remark the other day:" He's just - tremendous!"" I'm thinking of changing says Dave.
record labels."
The name: Bernie Nierow.
.

.

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NEW YORK, Wednesday.Two young disc artists,
Bobby Darin and Frankie
Avalon, this week signed
contracts with Hollywood

From REN

film companies.
GREVATT
And what contracts! Darin
nets a six -year non-exclusive
deals as he chooses.
deal with Paramount which is outside
Frankie Avalon also has a niceexpected to bring him in close deal
withUnited Artists to apto $1,000,000.
And he will bewith John Wayne andfree to negotiate as many pear
Richard Widmark in "TheAlamo," an $8,000,000 outdoor
epic. Avalon last appeared In"Guns Of The Timberland."Darin's latest single is " Mack
The Knife " from " The Threepenny Opera," which was at firstcontained in one of his albums.
Darin is also set for upcoming
shots on the Ed Sullivan Show.
a Jimmy Durante Spectacular, aGeorge Burns show and a Dick
Clark Bandstand.

Safe waters
been called a
WHAT
pirate hascommercial radio
station operating in international waters between Den-mark and Sweden has caused

Cjhe first shipmentof ,43-rtuupets,
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Conn's you may have difficulty in getting,yours, tut further consignmentson the way,so [jeep in touch with your ealer.

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He left his desk," But I sing pops. Anything walked round and ripped thethey call out."feathers apart.
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Like father
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August 15, 1959. MELODY MAKER-Page 5

STEVE RACETHE
OOBLIES
American Journal.
presents Chapter Two of his

AMONG the official tourist attractions of New York,
listed alongside the Empire State Building, the Rockefeller Center and the Staten Island Ferry (which, incidentally, I would be inclined to put in reverse order) are theTV audience shows.

You can see the queues

any weekday, mostly womenand almost all " out-of-

THREE cheers for Humph

towners," lining the streetsof midtown Manhattan, justin his anti-Ooblie cam-paign. They make me sickoff Broadway.
Muscular, self-important

young men in white gloves
guard the doors, while thewaiting viewers tell eachother that they " watch theshow every day back home."
Tickets are not difficult tocome by. The hotel desks are
littered with them, and onenight I saw a couple of thewhite -glove

boys

stopping

WHO NEEDS THEM?
-I'm certain they started
the current vogue of on --the best needs them ?-Kenbeat hand -clapping. Who
Palmersway,
Surrey.

Richmond,

and the Bad for trad
worst

Welcome back!
LESTER FERGUSON writes:

ELCOME BACK! How good it will be once again tm
be able to read the latest about everything that ishappening in the world of music. For there is no doubtthat the MM is the paper to keep everyone in touch withwhat is going on.
I have been amazed at the number of people who havesaid to me just how much they are looking forward to its
reappearance.
Some of them have been people whom I have heard criticise the paper on occasion-but they are all agreed that
there is nothing like the MM for keeping abreast of current
events.-Lester Ferguson, Arcadia Theatre, Skegness.

pedestrians on a street corner,
almost begging them to accept
HUMPH is quite right intickets for "Music Bingo."
drawing attention to Poland, too
There is no television enter- 1 -deal quality of the camera
tainment in the world to equal work, lighting and sets is so imbecilic behaviour of
FOR three years now we have been receiving your fine
America's best, when a network tremendous that one wonders those cretinous half-wits
paper, but since the end of June we have not seen adecides to pull out the stops if such crews can possibly be who do their best to wreck
copy.
Please do not deprive us of this wonderful mediumand mount a really major recruited from the dreary
without
it we are without our right hand.-Jozej Balcerak,
show.
world of daytime TV. Yet I things for true jazz fans.
Chief -editor," Jazz," Poland.
suppose they are.
It
will
be
unfortunate
if
Local TV, in the interior of
Fobbed -offAmerica, is as parochial as the traditional jazz becomes
official notices to steal and a Ted
local
radio. " They're having a associatedwiththese Ravers?
The worst-and, let's face It.
Heath session to ruin with cries
down at Charlie's Record gormlessof " We want Acker." Can wethat means 90 per cent. of the sale
idiots
who
Shop
next
door
to
Bert
Hew
blame the papers for reporting
HAVE
just
returnedfromviewing day-is so bad that it son's Garage." says the com- turned up and howled at
IL Beaulieu, where the music " rock-'n'-roll" riots there?-J.
almost beggars description.
Stokes, Chigwell, Essex
wipingperecheerfully,
theBeaulieu.
great,
theweathersunnywasTechnically, as well as enterand the bars licensed till midtainment -wise, the American sweat off his face with a large
Tobarrack
Ted
Heath,
night.
What
more
could
a
man
public is fobbed off with stuff blue handkerchief.
one of the greatest bands want?
so unimaginative that no Engbecause of the stupidity Long, long trail
Refreshingin Europe, is a sure sign andYetselfishness
lish viewer would accept it,of a few soAugust 2, I went
" ravers." many had this (IN Sunday,
even over lunch.
of a moron.-K. Hen- called
to the Beaulieu Festival.
Utopiansounding
weekend On arriving
Lack of preparation is at theat the station I
riques,Ewell,
Surrey.
"They
have
some
great
barspoiled.
root of the trouble.
I was faced with a six Still, they must have had a foundthere at 98 cents. but you
While the best American TV gains
mile
walk,
and
when I finally
LP
WINNER.
wonderfui time. with plenty of reached Beaulieu-having
get Sinatra's 'Swinging
manaentertainers read, from huge won't
pickedup
I
Lovers'because
ged
to
get
a
lift-had
to wait six
prompt cards, highly concen- the last copy on my way tohours for the music to start.
trated material prepared by work this morning."
Then I found that, to catchbrilliant gag writers, the rest There's something refreshing
the last train, I had to leave thechatter away endlessly in the about local TV, spoilt only-for
concerthope of a lucky verbal strike.
I EXPECT Max Jones never wrote from closer to the heart hours. at 10 p.m., missing two
British traveller-by those
In 1957 I watched Ed Sulli- thethan in his eloquent farewell to Billie Holiday last I don't mind spending £2 3s.
quiz
shows
from
New
York.
van bumble on about his holi- I suppose the Americanweek.
on a day's outing, but I object
day until even the studio audi- viewer's strangest characterisWe know from her autobiography that Billie Holiday liked to being caught like this. It is aence became restless.
pitywhen jazz becomes so comEngland, and liked Max, and it's some consolation to recall,tic is his (or perhaps her) capathat people milk theas we think of this truly wonderful woman, that she had, in mercial
city
for
being
taken
in
by
mock
audience
for all they can get.Dave KingMax and Betty Jones. kind English friends who could tell J. Dixie, N.8.
sincerity.
her with certainty and affection how deeply we all admired
One morning I went to one
But before setting out for, say,her.-Colin Maclnnes, E.1.
This time I watched an in- of the off-Broadway studios toa Festival Hall concert, wouldn't
Mr. Maclnnes is the author of "To the Victor
ternationally famous interview watch the Jimmy Dean Show.
you
the starting time?
Spoils," "June in Her Spring " and " City of Spades." His Andcheckshow (not unlike our "Late Mr. Dean is a young Texan of
the time of the last train
latest book, " Absolute Beginners," will be reviewed shortly. home?
Extra" or "Tonight ") in about 24. with a well -cut
which two comperes, a famous lounge suit. riding boots, andfilm star and a rising young an indifferent singing voice.

Billie Holiday

comedian, strove for 40 minutes

Son -figure

to bring an ad lib. conversa-

tion to life.
This " Cult of the ad lib." isnot allowed to jeopardise themajor entertainment shows.
Hungry for some really professional TV, I went along to the
NBC colour studios to watch"Hi, you -all! " he calls to thestudio audience, as he straddles
on to the stage, leaving his
horse (one presumes) at thestage door. "Hi, Jimmy! " rerehearsals for the Dave King join the out-of-town visitors.
Show.
Before the show goes on the
Here I found Dave, matey air he ribs them about theirand unspoiled as ever, working home towns. " Anyone herewith the Vic Schoen Orchestra from Plainsville, Mizoura? " heand a gorgeous team of girls, demands, amid laughter.
giving coast -to -coast America
On the air, he assumes asome of its best current TV slightly different personality.
fare.
Gauche and lovable, every inch
In shows like this. the tech- the spinster Son -figure, hepraises home cooking, recalls
his darlin inarm, and delivers a
set -piece about good neighbourliness. ("I reckon a goodneighbour is worth moran awhole heapa gold.")

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STARS WITH
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IVI-OODY/Oom Pah Polka (HMV45 -POP 644).
The Girls

when the Dave recorded his version for between the discs. It's just up switch from tuneful cooing toInternational in the States to YOU-the disc buyer!
stars are of the calibre Pyerumbustious oom-pah without
featured it in his weekly
turning a hair. The secondof Frank Sinatra and andRuss Conway
New York TV show. The tapes
cunningly offers D -Js an ideal
were
flown
to
Britainandtheprogramme opening rouser.
CHINA
TEA/TheWee
BoyofDave King.
DB(Columbia
disc
will
be
out
next
week.
Brussels
This week, both enter That the number will reach 4337). The jangle piano maestro
Max Bygraves
the Hit Parade stakes the Top Ten is a certainty, but looks all set to complete his Hit
hat -trick. After Side 111011B1KINS LULLABY / Last
with their version of whether the Dave King charm Parade
and Roulette comes China -1- Night I Dreamed (Decca 45-F
" High Hopes," the num- can challenge the invincible Saddle
and this I found the best of 11148). Max presents two fromber from Sinatra's latest Sinatra on Capitol remains to Tea,them all.
his latest film-and from his own
film, " A Hole In The be seen.
The somnambulant mood
There is nothing to choose
The Playmates pen.
doesn't sit too easily on the ebulHead."
EspeciallyHe's in a tangle with . . .

LOVE? / I Am lient Cockney personality of our(Columbia DB.4338). This Max.
American vocal group manages to

WHAT ISDISC JOCKEYS' CHOICE

Leading disc jockeys give MM readers their tips forthe top and also their personal preferences from the newreleases:

KENT WALTON - Wilbert Harrison, " Kansas City,"
Top Rank. (Personal choice: Perry Como, "Birthof the Blues " from LP " Dear Perry," RCA.)TREVOR PEACOCK-Dave King, " High Hopes," PyeInternational. (Jan and Kjeld, " It's Buona Sera,"
Pye International.)
DAVID JACOBS - Frank Sinatra, " High Hopes,"
Capitol. (Jerry Keller, " Here Comes Summer,"
London.)
SAM COSTA-Chris Barber, " Lonesome," Columbia.
(Tommy Edwards, " I Look At Heaven," MGM.)RAY ORCHARD - Frank Sinatra, " High Hopes."(Donna Hightower, " Lover, Come Back To Me,"
Capitol.)
PATRICK CAMPBELL - Jerry Keller, " Here Comes
Summer." (Ray Peterson, " The Wonder Of You,"
RCA.)

ifitc,f#4

Sam Cooke
put itself above the current vocal
group stampede with a cute query
SIXTEEN / Let's Go
ONLY
bound to appeal to teenagers.
Steady Again (HMV 45 -POP
642). Promising debut 'by asinger with an attractive folksy

Edmundo Ros

THE BRAVE/ quality. Though Cooke hammers
hackneyed " too young "Conlin' Thru the Rye (Decca thehe injects it with a
F11150).-A kilted Edmundo- theme,
lilting approach. And
musicwise, of course. " Juke Box freshtheaccompaniments
avoid that
Jury " picked Scotland as a hit. monotonous machine
Dave King- made
The gimmick interest of bagpipe sound.
effects wedded to L -A rhythm
could make both titles click.
ride the Boston subways. Or at
Joni James
least until the fares go down.
Al SaxonpERHAP:, I Still (let A Thrill Could produce a rush-hour.
(MGM
45
MGM
1022).
(INLY SIXTEEN/I'm All Right. Appealingly forlorn style of Joni
`f Jack (Fontana 45-H205). A on appropriate vehicles. Adds up
Conway Twitty
romantic teenage -angled ballad to a top class disc. The ballads AyONA LISA/ Heavenly ( MGM
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is no Ancient Briton at putting should recommend them to the Lisa in fashionable rock-'n'-roll
this material across.
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more discriminating.
juke box styling.
Carl SmithTEN THOUSAND DRUMS/The Marvin Rainwater
Peggy Lee
Tall, Tall Gentleman (Philips HALF BREED/A Song of New T LOST MY SUGAR IN SALT
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LONESOME LO% I. It BLUES/I
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Word of Youth (Capitol CL.
A nice partnership of a
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revivals.
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Sheila Buxton

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T.A./All My Sorrows (Capltol CL.15040). This interChubby Jackson -"-1national three-man group follows
THE CLASS / Schooldays, Oh, the sad story of Tom Dooley with
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.From the film " Ferry to Hong Kong," star Curt Jurgensong backed by " Live For Love "(JAR 151), and from the film " Blind Date" Hardy Kruger
bows in with the title song (TR 5005).
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August 15, 1959. MELODY MAKER-Page 7

David Jacobs

got the sackfor laughing!
nAVID JACOBS is"' appropriately initialled
D .1, for he is one of the

The good disc jockey must have the ability
himself, says David Jacobs.

to keep the artist on the record bigger thanHis

By MAURICE BURMA

radio

work

includes prove of. but if you have a shop

"Pick of the Pops," "Round you don't have to approve of
About,"" RK Records on the goods you sell, provided
Luxembourg " and an overseas they are what your customers

country's most popular
record show.
want."
disc jockeys. Yet he once was on the air, another an- casting I nearly burst out with On TV he has done " Tell " Are you comparing the arts
Truth," "Make Up Your to commercial commodities? "nouncer poured water over a guffaw when a sub -editor the
got the sack from the hishead. David thought passed me a pin-up picture in- Mind," " Top Town " and He gave a cheerful grin.
B BC!
"
Juke
Box Jury.""Well, I'm naturally congag was funny and stead of a news -sheet."" What makes a good disc cerned with a commercial proIt happened back in the theDavid is 33, looks a hand- jockey?
laughed.
He
wasfired.
"
I
asked.
grammewith records
days when he was an an- " I laugh very easily," says some 25, and is happily mar- " The ability to make up a that willdealing
sell, or are sellingnouncer. One day when he Jacobs. "Once when broad- ried with four children.
balanced programme aimed at commercially.
a particular audience and theability to keep the artist on
record bigger than yourself.
"Naturally one must have a " My own favourites are Ellapleasing personality, but one andFrank, Sarah and the rest,
must not talk too much.
Anne Shelton and Dennis"And on TV you should be plus
Lotis.
I am also a Presley fan,as natural with your audience

Presley fan

LOUIS AND KEELYSWING ALL THE WAY
T OUISLAPRIMA and KEELY
SMITH: " Hey Boy! Hey

Girl " (Cap. T1160). " Mr. andMrs. Las Vegas " in a song selection from their Columbia picture.
Right from the title song, this one
swings all the way. A salutary
lesson in how to generate a beat

Christy and RugOlo. The " Cool

T4IRANK SINATRA: " Look To-12Your Heart " (Cap. LCT6181).
-Frank is in reflective, romantic

smokeyhehaspreviously recorded. Tracks include " Not As A Stranger,"" You, My Love," "The Impatient
Years " and " When I Stop Loving

You." Ray Anthony backs one
title; rest are by Nelson Riddle.
VERDICT: a worthwhile collec-

tion.

Keely

TACK MARSHALL SEXTETTE:" 18th Century Jazz " (Cap.
71108).-Arranger-MD Marshall iswell-known for his vocal backings.
Here,

he

offers chamber -music -" jazz."Cute arrangements, with Marshall's own guitar
providing the standout solo work.
Certainly something different.
styledCOMING

Calm look"I knowfrom a small group.

mood on some ballads

JUNE CHRISTY: " The Song Is
June:" (Cap. T1114). Again
that unbeatable combination of

Queen " really registers with herinterpretations of " I
Remember You," " I Wished On

The Moon " and " The Song Is
JULIUS LA ROSA: " Love Songsa La Rosa " (Col. 33SX1164).

-La Rosa's singing puts him in
the Sinatra class on this showing.
Sample songs-" You Are Too
Beautiful," " I Remember You,"" When I Fall In Love," "Try A
Little Tenderness " and " My

Melancholy "-which
by

some

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JANE MORGAN, "With Open Arms" (London HLR8925).

Jane makes a reappearance with a ballad that has
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JOHNNY RESTIVO, " The Shape I'm In"
Only 15 years old, Johnny(RCA1143).
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"Lavender Blue"BESSON HOUSE, BURNT OAK BROADWAY SAMMY TURNER,(London HLX8918). A new treatment of
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Just fortho record!

(Cap. T1094). Light-fingered
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Page 8-MELODY MAKER. August 15, 1959

CLYDE STOMPERS TOTRAVEL SOUTH
SCOTLAND'S No. 1 jazzband, the Clyde Valley
Stompers, will spend September in England for TV,
radio, disc and jazz clubdates.

or radio
TV & discs

booked for the rest of Ory's first
British tour.

Torquay,

Scots

REUNION ullinnum

Tour dates-LEADER Eric Delaney is through with pops.
The tour opens at the Kings DRUMMER" They ruined my other band," said Eric, when he madeHall, Stoke, on August 29. Other an introductory
appearance with his new seven -piece atdates fixed so far are at Aylesbury (September 1), Catford Brighton's Regent Ballroom.
Jazz Club (2nd), Manor House" We shall specialise in jazz,
Jazz Club (4th). Woolwich Jazz plenty of ad lib. stuff. There's
EVE SIGNS FORClub (6th), the Dancing Slipper

On September 10 and 11 thewill record an LP for
Pye which will be released on
the Nixa label.

with Mervyn
Saunders' Orchestra.

TAICKIE VALENTINE wasbest man at the recent
E
E wedding at Esholt (Yorks.)
El Parish Church of dancer

Twenty - year - old redhead
Kathy Kirby made her
debut as a solo singer on

Monday when she started a
week's cabaret at London'sAstor Club. Kathy recently
finished a six-month spellwith the Denny Boyce Band

Julie Porter and actor Tom
E Layton who was formerly

Dickle's road manager. Roy

Castle, Joan Savage andJimmy Clitheroe were amongat the Strand Lyceum.

= the guests.

Ballroom, Nottingham (12th),
St. Albans Jazz Club (16th),
Wood Green Jazz Club (19th).
Bournemouth
Pavilion,the

MICK MULLIGAN

In Germany

ANOTHER '8.5'
EVE BOSWELL has signed foranother Dick Hurran production of " Five Past Eight " atthe Glasgow Alhambra next
summer. She is currently appearing in the show with comedians Jimmy Logan and Jack
Radcliffe, who have also signed
for next year.

All Stars dep for The line-up is Conn Bradfield
Band is to appear at theDome, Brighton, next Friday(alto), Tony Fisher (tpt.), Kenny(Aug. 21).... Tonight's (Friday)
HAS THE 'FLU Wally Fawkes Band Salmon(organ), Tony White
guest star at the Top Hat Ball(gtr.), Peter Houchin (bass) androom, in Portstewart, Northern TRUMPETER - BANDLEADER An all-star group will be Gene
Williams(yd.).
Ireland, is Eddie Calvert.
.
Mick Mulligan was laid up featured at the Trogs Club,
Singer Sheila Southern has
Eve told the MM on Wednesday
Jackie Dennis, Russ Conway and with 'flu
this
week.
gone
to
Germany
with Eric as thatshe decided to accept the
Kings
Road,
Chelsea,on
AugustCraig Douglas are lined -up for Despite a high temperature, 24, while the resident Wally featured soloist, but
the Howard
and Wyndham offer inappearances at Bradford Alham- Mick led his band at Peter- Fawkes band takes its annual band returns, Marion when
Williams
faceof others from Blackpool,bra. This week's star is Tony borough on Saturday, but fellow
spellswithafter
rejoin,will
Torquay
and the Continent. " I
Brent.... Guitarist Bert Weedon bandleader Kenny Ball "depped " holiday.
think this is one of the best proThe line-up will be: Al Fair- Oscar Rabin and Don Smith.
stars in a music -hall programme for him at Reading on Tuesday.
duced
shows
in Britain today,"(tpt.), Bruce Turnerpresented by bandleader Ken Mick was hoping to resume weather clt.),
she said, " and that is one of theJohn Mumford
Lyon at Brighton Dome tonight work at Luton yesterday (Thurs- (alto.
reasonsI
wouldlike to be asso(tmb.), Collin Bates (pno.), Tony
. The Jazz CouriersSTAR SHORTAGE,(Friday).
ciated with it again."
Salisbury (bass) and John ArmiWill guest; at Chichester Jazz day).
When
thepresent
season ends,
Theatrehas
Empire
Leeds
Tomorrow (Saturday) the band tage (drs.).
Club on Tuesday (18th).
and her husband Trevor inAlso on the session will be the closed down for August because Eveplays the Winter Gardens, Mal- club's
tend
to
spend
a
fortnight
holiofalackofartistsowing
toseasecond
residentgroup,
theand follows with the Windaying in the Canary Isles.
BACK AGAIN. - Bandleader - vern,side productions.
Gardens, Bournemouth, on Dick Laurie Band.
turned -impresario Maurice ter
and the Empress BallWinnick presented a revival of Sunday,
Skegness, on Monday.
" Chu Chin Chow " at Man- room.
On Tuesday the band airs In
chester Palace on Monday. .
Light Programme's " BandSexist -violinist Percy Pearce, asso- thewhich is compered every
ciated with Bournemouth Ice box,"
Week
the group's singer,
Rink for 30 years, is leading an George by
Melly.
11 -piece band for the summer ice
a 10 -day season at Ronnie 1Pdoidteas bTrlidd The
Show.
IMPRESARIO Harold Field- Almastarts
the Ostend
Casino onofsomesignedhas
ing
21. While in Hilton Three Bears " at Leeds
August,IN SOCIETY
CONCER TS. - Mick Mulligan
Britain's top stars for his Sun- Cogan Belgium she
Grand this Christmas.
will
televise(Aug. 23), Denis Lotis (30),Singer Maxine Daniels started
He is currently playing at theconcerts at Blackpool over from Brussels.
and Ken Colyer (Sept. 6) are a three-week cabaret season at day
Queens, Blackpool.
next three week -ends.
scheduled for concerts at the London's Society Restaurant on theThis
is booked for a "holdSunday (16) at theEsplanade, Bognor.
Monday.
starts a three-week
Palace Theatre, Jimmy Young Janie over" pantomime
tour of British Serat Coventry Harry
tops a bill which includes Joe Marlon
seasonSecombevice
bases in Cyprus
uun
HippodromeatChristDudley,
Henderson, Cuddly
and East Africa on
mas.
Janie
appearedatCoventry
Margot Henderson and the with Harry Secombe in " Puss In September 27. Touring with him
Viscounts vocal group.
in 1957 and was re-signed will be Harry Worth, Hattie
At the Opera House on the Boots"
to play principal boy last Jacques, Patricia Lambert andsame day, Shirley Bassey and Christmas, but was released be- Norman Vaughan..
Petula Clark head the two -con- cause of her contract in the
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Let Me Go " and " My*
and David Whitfield and Yana
Summer Diary " forthe Ward Singers Brennan Top(30th).
Rank.
Clara andtheir
postponemay**
Wardsecond
Britishtour
beABC's " HoliJoetelevises
in
cause
of
an
offer
to
visit
day Town Parade " from the Middle East. The Gospel David 1.egtrensm b tei° BBC-TVw i71°1" Make Mine
Loss day) =won (M's group has been offered a lengthy Hughes anotherMusic " series. The 30 tour in Israel and Greece, withand Skegness (29th).
dates in Italy and Germany to minute programmes will be seen
Jack Higgins, of the every Tuesday for six weeks. Hiss follow. Says
Davison Office: " This guests for the first show are
Lite Tlis:lehappfiyveGoapTiectryavae Harold
would
mean
the Wards will Dickie Valentine and GlyndeKings Theatreeo not be backthat
opera singer Jacqueline
in Britain until bourne
Roza last week
Delman.
1960."
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instrumental
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starts a 10 -day tour ofca..;
wom U.S. bases today (Friday). It is part of a package
show presented by Tito Burns.
With Dave (acc.) are Ian
Burnett (bass) and Geoff Swift(bass).

ittentwo ofiass yzngs
Malcolm thefor theMitchellLonnie
neganfilm
Hugie Green" The Hellion" which goes into
production nxt month. On is
the title tunee and the other Is anumber which will be sung by

Laurie London.
recorde d a guest spot
Craig
for BBC -TV in Great
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Douglasn"
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RCA -1130

No.4 in the charts

ELVIS
PRESLEY
A big hunk o' love
RCA -1136

engaged in drag racing-a
teenage practice of racing
motor vehicles in public

streets.
Everly's
counselexplained that the youth had
spotted the prominent
young singer in his car andhad tried to follow in his
own vehicle to get a goodlook at him.
The
judge
absolved
Everly on this explanationand his bail money was returned.

comedy, good dance music
He opens with a 13 -piece outfit
Bandleader Vic Lewis has withentertainment."
at the Streatham Locarnotaken over the personal manage- andAfter its Hastings opening the September 8, making his bandonment of singers Elaine Delmar bandplays Rushton (September leading debut with Mecca.
and Shelley Moore.
Redruth (23rd), Barnstaple
Elaine plays the lead in 19),
(24th),
Malvern .(25th) and
Granada TV's " The Blood Stoke (26th).
Fight," which was tele-recordedon Wednesday for transmission
Itineraryin September.
Other towns to be visited inShe appeared at the Blue clude
Maidstone, Southsea, ScarLagoon last Sunday, returns on borough,Nantwich, HuddersAugust 30, and will appear at theSociety Restaurant and the field, Buxton, Folkestone, ReadDarlington,
Worthing,
ing,
Stork Room in September.
Leeds, Leigh, Bradford, Crewe,
Shelley plays the Blue Lagoon Pontypool,
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" Jazz Club " on August 27 and
THE National Youth Orchestra project (first announced in the" Cool For Cats " on August 28. Dates will be fixed later.
MELODY MAKER, June 13) is taking shape. Auditions held
The band airs in " Saturday
Club ' this week -end and on under the supervision of Canadian arranger Doug Randell,pianist Johnny Baker, ateacher at the Central School
ACKER BILK MAY of Dance Music, and the KIM TRACY WILLYOUTH ORCHESTRAs

TAKING SHAPE,

Variety stars Shirley Bassey and Tommy Cooper

topped the bill in Bernard Delfont's " Sunday Show"
from the Prince of Wales Theatre last week -end.
Shirley and mad magician Tommy are pictured(above) after the show. They are appearing in "Blue
Magic" at the Prince of Wales,...THE SPICE OF (TV) LIFE

School's principal, Ivor Mairants, have resulted in 11 of theplaces being filled.
GO TO GERMANY 17These
are Tony Sions, Pete RETURN AS STAR
King (altos), Michael Vickers
BACK in London on Monday(dblg. alto) and Clement Adela nine -day tour of Ire& SCANDINAVIA man(tnrs.), G. Hughes (bari.), land,after
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Scandinavia

early

next

in October.

year. Philip Lee (gtr.).

While overseas the band would
make a return visit to Germany.
Meanwhile, the band does its
fifth Scottish tour from August
20 to 29. It broadcast in the
BBC's " Bandbox " on the Light

Tomorrow(Saturday)

the

Sisters return to ABC -TV's
WantedHoliday Town Parade" which
A final choice is still to be "willfrom Butlin's Holiday
made for the fourth trumpet. Camp,comeFiley, Yorkshire, where

Meanwhile, vacancies exist forthree trombones, piano and bass.
Programme on Tuesday.
must not be over the
Acker Bilk is featured on an EP Applicantsof 21 and should write to themade by the band for October age
CentralSchoolof Dance Music,
release"Mr.
Wardour Street, W.1.
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Objectofthewhichcomprises " Over The Waves," will be regularlyorchestra,rehearsed by the" Lastic," " East Coast Trot " and well-known
arrangerU.S.
" Blues For Jimmy."
tenorist David Owens, is to
give worthwhile players the opportunity and experience of

Kim Tracy once worked as a redcoat.
On August 24, the Sisters open

for a week's cabaret at ManClub.

Following a recent TV appearare considering offers for anance in Amsterdam, the Sisters

autumn tour of the Continent
which would include two weeks
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The Bruce Turner Band visits
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Versatility

People in the News.

(tmb.),

12 -month run" We will be playing one -night LEWIS TO COOST standdances and concerts andSaxist-leader Bill Collins is
the accent will be on versatility.
aim is to give the fans a leaving Brighton's Regent BallGIRL SINGERS OurShow Band sort of programme room after a twelve-month run.

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leads George
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Eric Delaney issticking to jazz

so much freedom in it."
Eric opened with his re-formedgroup at Ramstein USAF Baselast week for two months. Whilein Germany the group willappear on radio and television.

(bari.)Gene

NEW YORK, Wednesday.
Everly, younger

White (drs.), Eddie Tripp
Pier, Hastings, on September tried some experimental dates Andy(bass), Gerry Butler (pno.),they have been a wonder- Mike
14-two weeks after finish- andMortonful
success.
In
fact,
we
broke
ing a 35 -week run on Chris Barber's attendance re- Jay (vcls.). (gtr.) and Barbara"Drumbeat."at the Britannia. Pier,
Bob Miller told the MM on cord
Great Yarmouth, two weeks
Wednesday: "I have already ago.
Bill Collins ends

No comparison

featured singer at the Torbay

borough.... Sherlie Terry is theBob

Hunter,who acted as agent for the Glasgow concert's promoters, insisted
that a Scottish band appear in
the show.

Brighton Aquarium. . . . Harry
Gold and his New Beat Band are
In their second season at Wallis's
Cayton Bay Holiday Camp, Scar-

GREVATT-Phil
BBC -TV's "Drumbeat" Successful
the two Everly Brothers,
show-are set for a five Golding and Bill Su'ett (saxes), of
wasarrested
Nashville,
Dougie Arthur Bobby Haughey, Tennessee onin
month nationwide tour.
try-outSpooner and Frank Webb a police chase Sunday after
They start the trek at the(tpts.), Brian Kershaw
Police allege that Everly

Davison office, Clifford Stanton.

During the tour, the Stompers
be featured on the BBC
Light Programme's 3," Jazz
andClub" on September
Jack Parnell's ATV show,"Disc Break " on September 9.
will

From REN

August 22 and has 45 -minute

Light Programme broadcasts on
August 26 and on September 16.

Millermen-stars ofDuring negotiations for the
Ory package with the Harold

Lightfoot Jazzmen have been been turned down.

'Jazz Club' airing

Ternent vocalist Dennis Peters
Is leading an 11 -piece band at.

BOB MILLER and theLondon's Humphrey Lyttel- and on
26 will share the" I offered to organise a dance
ton Club on September 5, 11 bill at St. Andrew's
Halls with at which the English band could
and 18.
Kid Ory-although the Terry play but this suggestion has

SEASON.-Billy Ternent withhis Orchestra starts a five -VISITORS.-The Chris Barber

FOR EVERLY

clude appearances at gow
The group will return to Glas- not one traditional jazz bandat Octoberd of September to compare with our own.

week season at Blackpool WinterGardens on Monday, succeeding
Ken Mackintosh who tomorrow
ASat.) completes his highly successful six -week stint. . . . Ex-..vill111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111rF

WHAT A 'DRAG

The group's first English (20th), Town Hall, Cheltenham(22nd), Palm Court Jazz Club,
Stanton explained to the MM :tour is being handled by the Purley(23rd) and the Floral " With the exception of Barber.
Dutton Agency and will in- Hall, Morecambe(26th).
Oolyer and Welsh, England has

September.

F--a-

Bob Miller (& his Men)
to tour Britain

SOLO REDHEAD

ALEX WELSH and his Band
will be the first jazz groupever to play at the Edinburgh
Festival.
They invade the world-famous
highbrow event with an appearance at the Princes Street Gardens on Friday, August 28.
Clarinettist Archie Semple hasrejoined the band after his mysterious seven -month illness. He
made his come -back at the Humphrey Lyttelton Club in July 27.
During his absence, Bruce
Turner deputised.
The band televises this weekend in ATV's " Sunday Break "and is due to record two LPs in

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CLYDE STOMPERS TOTRAVEL SOUTH
SCOTLAND'S No. 1 jazzband, the Clyde Valley
Stompers, will spend September in England for TV,
radio, disc and jazz clubdates.

or radio
TV & discs

booked for the rest of Ory's first
British tour.

Torquay,

Scots

REUNION ullinnum

Tour dates-LEADER Eric Delaney is through with pops.
The tour opens at the Kings DRUMMER" They ruined my other band," said Eric, when he madeHall, Stoke, on August 29. Other an introductory
appearance with his new seven -piece atdates fixed so far are at Aylesbury (September 1), Catford Brighton's Regent Ballroom.
Jazz Club (2nd), Manor House" We shall specialise in jazz,
Jazz Club (4th). Woolwich Jazz plenty of ad lib. stuff. There's
EVE SIGNS FORClub (6th), the Dancing Slipper

On September 10 and 11 thewill record an LP for
Pye which will be released on
the Nixa label.

with Mervyn
Saunders' Orchestra.

TAICKIE VALENTINE wasbest man at the recent
E
E wedding at Esholt (Yorks.)
El Parish Church of dancer

Twenty - year - old redhead
Kathy Kirby made her
debut as a solo singer on

Monday when she started a
week's cabaret at London'sAstor Club. Kathy recently
finished a six-month spellwith the Denny Boyce Band

Julie Porter and actor Tom
E Layton who was formerly

Dickle's road manager. Roy

Castle, Joan Savage andJimmy Clitheroe were amongat the Strand Lyceum.

= the guests.

Ballroom, Nottingham (12th),
St. Albans Jazz Club (16th),
Wood Green Jazz Club (19th).
Bournemouth
Pavilion,the

MICK MULLIGAN

In Germany

ANOTHER '8.5'
EVE BOSWELL has signed foranother Dick Hurran production of " Five Past Eight " atthe Glasgow Alhambra next
summer. She is currently appearing in the show with comedians Jimmy Logan and Jack
Radcliffe, who have also signed
for next year.

All Stars dep for The line-up is Conn Bradfield
Band is to appear at theDome, Brighton, next Friday(alto), Tony Fisher (tpt.), Kenny(Aug. 21).... Tonight's (Friday)
HAS THE 'FLU Wally Fawkes Band Salmon(organ), Tony White
guest star at the Top Hat Ball(gtr.), Peter Houchin (bass) androom, in Portstewart, Northern TRUMPETER - BANDLEADER An all-star group will be Gene
Williams(yd.).
Ireland, is Eddie Calvert.
.
Mick Mulligan was laid up featured at the Trogs Club,
Singer Sheila Southern has
Eve told the MM on Wednesday
Jackie Dennis, Russ Conway and with 'flu
this
week.
gone
to
Germany
with Eric as thatshe decided to accept the
Kings
Road,
Chelsea,on
AugustCraig Douglas are lined -up for Despite a high temperature, 24, while the resident Wally featured soloist, but
the Howard
and Wyndham offer inappearances at Bradford Alham- Mick led his band at Peter- Fawkes band takes its annual band returns, Marion when
Williams
faceof others from Blackpool,bra. This week's star is Tony borough on Saturday, but fellow
spellswithafter
rejoin,will
Torquay
and the Continent. " I
Brent.... Guitarist Bert Weedon bandleader Kenny Ball "depped " holiday.
think this is one of the best proThe line-up will be: Al Fair- Oscar Rabin and Don Smith.
stars in a music -hall programme for him at Reading on Tuesday.
duced
shows
in Britain today,"(tpt.), Bruce Turnerpresented by bandleader Ken Mick was hoping to resume weather clt.),
she said, " and that is one of theJohn Mumford
Lyon at Brighton Dome tonight work at Luton yesterday (Thurs- (alto.
reasonsI
wouldlike to be asso(tmb.), Collin Bates (pno.), Tony
. The Jazz CouriersSTAR SHORTAGE,(Friday).
ciated with it again."
Salisbury (bass) and John ArmiWill guest; at Chichester Jazz day).
When
thepresent
season ends,
Theatrehas
Empire
Leeds
Tomorrow (Saturday) the band tage (drs.).
Club on Tuesday (18th).
and her husband Trevor inAlso on the session will be the closed down for August because Eveplays the Winter Gardens, Mal- club's
tend
to
spend
a
fortnight
holiofalackofartistsowing
toseasecond
residentgroup,
theand follows with the Windaying in the Canary Isles.
BACK AGAIN. - Bandleader - vern,side productions.
Gardens, Bournemouth, on Dick Laurie Band.
turned -impresario Maurice ter
and the Empress BallWinnick presented a revival of Sunday,
Skegness, on Monday.
" Chu Chin Chow " at Man- room.
On Tuesday the band airs In
chester Palace on Monday. .
Light Programme's " BandSexist -violinist Percy Pearce, asso- thewhich is compered every
ciated with Bournemouth Ice box,"
Week
the group's singer,
Rink for 30 years, is leading an George by
Melly.
11 -piece band for the summer ice
a 10 -day season at Ronnie 1Pdoidteas bTrlidd The
Show.
IMPRESARIO Harold Field- Almastarts
the Ostend
Casino onofsomesignedhas
ing
21. While in Hilton Three Bears " at Leeds
August,IN SOCIETY
CONCER TS. - Mick Mulligan
Britain's top stars for his Sun- Cogan Belgium she
Grand this Christmas.
will
televise(Aug. 23), Denis Lotis (30),Singer Maxine Daniels started
He is currently playing at theconcerts at Blackpool over from Brussels.
and Ken Colyer (Sept. 6) are a three-week cabaret season at day
Queens, Blackpool.
next three week -ends.
scheduled for concerts at the London's Society Restaurant on theThis
is booked for a "holdSunday (16) at theEsplanade, Bognor.
Monday.
starts a three-week
Palace Theatre, Jimmy Young Janie over" pantomime
tour of British Serat Coventry Harry
tops a bill which includes Joe Marlon
seasonSecombevice
bases in Cyprus
uun
HippodromeatChristDudley,
Henderson, Cuddly
and East Africa on
mas.
Janie
appearedatCoventry
Margot Henderson and the with Harry Secombe in " Puss In September 27. Touring with him
Viscounts vocal group.
in 1957 and was re-signed will be Harry Worth, Hattie
At the Opera House on the Boots"
to play principal boy last Jacques, Patricia Lambert andsame day, Shirley Bassey and Christmas, but was released be- Norman Vaughan..
Petula Clark head the two -con- cause of her contract in the
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has recorded "Johnny
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Let Me Go " and " My*
and David Whitfield and Yana
Summer Diary " forthe Ward Singers Brennan Top(30th).
Rank.
Clara andtheir
postponemay**
Wardsecond
Britishtour
beABC's " HoliJoetelevises
in
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of
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dates in Italy and Germany to minute programmes will be seen
Jack Higgins, of the every Tuesday for six weeks. Hiss follow. Says
Davison Office: " This guests for the first show are
Lite Tlis:lehappfiyveGoapTiectryavae Harold
would
mean
the Wards will Dickie Valentine and GlyndeKings Theatreeo not be backthat
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in Britain until bourne
Roza last week
Delman.
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engaged in drag racing-a
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streets.
Everly's
counselexplained that the youth had
spotted the prominent
young singer in his car andhad tried to follow in his
own vehicle to get a goodlook at him.
The
judge
absolved
Everly on this explanationand his bail money was returned.

comedy, good dance music
He opens with a 13 -piece outfit
Bandleader Vic Lewis has withentertainment."
at the Streatham Locarnotaken over the personal manage- andAfter its Hastings opening the September 8, making his bandonment of singers Elaine Delmar bandplays Rushton (September leading debut with Mecca.
and Shelley Moore.
Redruth (23rd), Barnstaple
Elaine plays the lead in 19),
(24th),
Malvern .(25th) and
Granada TV's " The Blood Stoke (26th).
Fight," which was tele-recordedon Wednesday for transmission
Itineraryin September.
Other towns to be visited inShe appeared at the Blue clude
Maidstone, Southsea, ScarLagoon last Sunday, returns on borough,Nantwich, HuddersAugust 30, and will appear at theSociety Restaurant and the field, Buxton, Folkestone, ReadDarlington,
Worthing,
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Leeds, Leigh, Bradford, Crewe,
Shelley plays the Blue Lagoon Pontypool,
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" Jazz Club " on August 27 and
THE National Youth Orchestra project (first announced in the" Cool For Cats " on August 28. Dates will be fixed later.
MELODY MAKER, June 13) is taking shape. Auditions held
The band airs in " Saturday
Club ' this week -end and on under the supervision of Canadian arranger Doug Randell,pianist Johnny Baker, ateacher at the Central School
ACKER BILK MAY of Dance Music, and the KIM TRACY WILLYOUTH ORCHESTRAs

TAKING SHAPE,

Variety stars Shirley Bassey and Tommy Cooper

topped the bill in Bernard Delfont's " Sunday Show"
from the Prince of Wales Theatre last week -end.
Shirley and mad magician Tommy are pictured(above) after the show. They are appearing in "Blue
Magic" at the Prince of Wales,...THE SPICE OF (TV) LIFE

School's principal, Ivor Mairants, have resulted in 11 of theplaces being filled.
GO TO GERMANY 17These
are Tony Sions, Pete RETURN AS STAR
King (altos), Michael Vickers
BACK in London on Monday(dblg. alto) and Clement Adela nine -day tour of Ire& SCANDINAVIA man(tnrs.), G. Hughes (bari.), land,after
the trombone playing Tracy
Buddy
Bounds,David
Haynes,A CKER BILK expects to take Tony Dowling (tpts.), Vladimir Sisters have already been booked
L3 his band on its first visit to Toth (tmb.), J. Butts (drs.), for nine more Irish one-nighters

Scandinavia

early

next

in October.

year. Philip Lee (gtr.).

While overseas the band would
make a return visit to Germany.
Meanwhile, the band does its
fifth Scottish tour from August
20 to 29. It broadcast in the
BBC's " Bandbox " on the Light

Tomorrow(Saturday)

the

Sisters return to ABC -TV's
WantedHoliday Town Parade" which
A final choice is still to be "willfrom Butlin's Holiday
made for the fourth trumpet. Camp,comeFiley, Yorkshire, where

Meanwhile, vacancies exist forthree trombones, piano and bass.
Programme on Tuesday.
must not be over the
Acker Bilk is featured on an EP Applicantsof 21 and should write to themade by the band for October age
CentralSchoolof Dance Music,
release"Mr.
Wardour Street, W.1.
Acker Bilk Plays Clarinet," it 195,
Objectofthewhichcomprises " Over The Waves," will be regularlyorchestra,rehearsed by the" Lastic," " East Coast Trot " and well-known
arrangerU.S.
" Blues For Jimmy."
tenorist David Owens, is to
give worthwhile players the opportunity and experience of

Kim Tracy once worked as a redcoat.
On August 24, the Sisters open

for a week's cabaret at ManClub.

Following a recent TV appearare considering offers for anance in Amsterdam, the Sisters

autumn tour of the Continent
which would include two weeks
in Hamburg.

ERIC GALLOWAYSIGNS HIS MEN

a1
II
ft
Olia

training in big -band and group
work under expert tuition.
GOING WEST
A second band of seven or eight
will give scope to the better jazz
The Bruce Turner Band visits
the West Country next week forplayers in the big band.
Already the BBC and several dates at Bristol Jazz ClubERIC Galloway has set the per- agents21) d).and the Civic Hall,
have expressed interest, in (August(22nsonnel of his 12 -piece band the orchestra.
Exeterwhich opens at Rank's new
Finsbury
Ballroom,
Majestic
Park, on Thursday (20th).
Eric will lead Gordon Keates,
Babe Wadsworth, Ken Lack andJohnny Francis (saxes), George
Boocock, Ron Fenner and Norman Goddard (tpts.), Stuart

A New note in Music !

Parker (tmb.), Des Champ(pno.), Bill Wayne (drs.) andRay Daddington (bass).

they are Jim Dale,

Malcolm Mitchell, Janie Marden, Russ Shepherd, Russ Stable ford and Joyce Clark. They
are pictured at Southern TV's Southampton Studios rehearsing for their " Take It
Easy" lunch-time show. Last week, the show was extended until September 30.

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Versatility

People in the News.

(tmb.),

12 -month run" We will be playing one -night LEWIS TO COOST standdances and concerts andSaxist-leader Bill Collins is
the accent will be on versatility.
aim is to give the fans a leaving Brighton's Regent BallGIRL SINGERS OurShow Band sort of programme room after a twelve-month run.

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leads George
Cotterell, BillAl

Eric Delaney issticking to jazz

so much freedom in it."
Eric opened with his re-formedgroup at Ramstein USAF Baselast week for two months. Whilein Germany the group willappear on radio and television.

(bari.)Gene

NEW YORK, Wednesday.
Everly, younger

White (drs.), Eddie Tripp
Pier, Hastings, on September tried some experimental dates Andy(bass), Gerry Butler (pno.),they have been a wonder- Mike
14-two weeks after finish- andMortonful
success.
In
fact,
we
broke
ing a 35 -week run on Chris Barber's attendance re- Jay (vcls.). (gtr.) and Barbara"Drumbeat."at the Britannia. Pier,
Bob Miller told the MM on cord
Great Yarmouth, two weeks
Wednesday: "I have already ago.
Bill Collins ends

No comparison

featured singer at the Torbay

borough.... Sherlie Terry is theBob

Hunter,who acted as agent for the Glasgow concert's promoters, insisted
that a Scottish band appear in
the show.

Brighton Aquarium. . . . Harry
Gold and his New Beat Band are
In their second season at Wallis's
Cayton Bay Holiday Camp, Scar-

GREVATT-Phil
BBC -TV's "Drumbeat" Successful
the two Everly Brothers,
show-are set for a five Golding and Bill Su'ett (saxes), of
wasarrested
Nashville,
Dougie Arthur Bobby Haughey, Tennessee onin
month nationwide tour.
try-outSpooner and Frank Webb a police chase Sunday after
They start the trek at the(tpts.), Brian Kershaw
Police allege that Everly

Davison office, Clifford Stanton.

During the tour, the Stompers
be featured on the BBC
Light Programme's 3," Jazz
andClub" on September
Jack Parnell's ATV show,"Disc Break " on September 9.
will

From REN

August 22 and has 45 -minute

Light Programme broadcasts on
August 26 and on September 16.

Millermen-stars ofDuring negotiations for the
Ory package with the Harold

Lightfoot Jazzmen have been been turned down.

'Jazz Club' airing

Ternent vocalist Dennis Peters
Is leading an 11 -piece band at.

BOB MILLER and theLondon's Humphrey Lyttel- and on
26 will share the" I offered to organise a dance
ton Club on September 5, 11 bill at St. Andrew's
Halls with at which the English band could
and 18.
Kid Ory-although the Terry play but this suggestion has

SEASON.-Billy Ternent withhis Orchestra starts a five -VISITORS.-The Chris Barber

FOR EVERLY

clude appearances at gow
The group will return to Glas- not one traditional jazz bandat Octoberd of September to compare with our own.

week season at Blackpool WinterGardens on Monday, succeeding
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WHAT A 'DRAG

The group's first English (20th), Town Hall, Cheltenham(22nd), Palm Court Jazz Club,
Stanton explained to the MM :tour is being handled by the Purley(23rd) and the Floral " With the exception of Barber.
Dutton Agency and will in- Hall, Morecambe(26th).
Oolyer and Welsh, England has

September.

F--a-

Bob Miller (& his Men)
to tour Britain

SOLO REDHEAD

ALEX WELSH and his Band
will be the first jazz groupever to play at the Edinburgh
Festival.
They invade the world-famous
highbrow event with an appearance at the Princes Street Gardens on Friday, August 28.
Clarinettist Archie Semple hasrejoined the band after his mysterious seven -month illness. He
made his come -back at the Humphrey Lyttelton Club in July 27.
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The band televises this weekend in ATV's " Sunday Break "and is due to record two LPs in

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Portrait of a
KENNY BAKER (LP)

" Blowin' Up A Storm."
Blowin' Up A Storm; More Than
You Know; Call Of The Flute; Cam-

Blue; Influential Character;
Jazzman; Threesome; Sunrise Seren-bridgeade.

French fan

are jazz fans like ? There have been few attempts toinvestigate this 20th Century phenomenon, and most of thoseI know about were made in France.
WHAT

In 1948, the magazine "Le Jazz Hot " printed the results of a gramophonecompany enquiry. Francis
Newton reproduces theb y MAX JONZS

salient facts in his book," The Jazz Scene," adding

some interesting findings
attracted by New Orleans jazz, Basie, also with Emmett Berry,of his own.
8 per cent. by modern. Red Callender, Lester Young," Jazz only
Now France's
Bechet helped to convert 20 per Stan Getz, Georgie Auld, Una
Magazine " has carried out cent., Reinhardt six per cent. Mae Carlisle, Harry Edison,
Ellington five.
Hampton,Jacquet, Jordan,
a survey, by means of andFifty-five per cent. now enjoy Mundy and others.
questionnaires, and the both modern and traditional, When he died in New York,
Asked if they consider on July 11, he had been ill for
2,435 answers (H e n r y however.
bop to be jazz, 92 per cent. say some time. Funeral services

Kahn tells me) build a that they do.

were held at the Elizabeth M.

It is agreed by 61 per cent. Smith Chapel on Amsterdam
portrait of the average thatLouis Armstrong is the Avenue and 131st Street.

French jazz lover.

greatest

jazz

musician(ina direct question
First of all, " les ama- answer tohim),
Orleans banjo
and by 97 perteurs " are young-mostly naming
GEORGE
cent.
that
Elvis
Presley
andbetween 15 and 20. Only 20 Paul Anka are not jazzmen.
of the sample are over 40 On a more touchy side of the banjoLEWIS'S
player, who
years old; 145 are in the 30 subject, 78 per cent. feel sure was too ill to maketo 40 group, 260 between 20 that coloured musicians are the trip to Britain,
been in poorand 25, 1,290 between 15 and superior to white ones. 82 per had
20. Some are younger than cent. believe that while French health for years.
Lewis never re-musicians

15.

are the(Columbia 10 in. 33S1140 -26s. CA.)
Baker, Albert Hall, Stan Reynolds,
Ronnie Simmons (tpts.); Eddie Harvey, Ken Wray (tmbs.); Ray Premru
limb., bass, tpt.); Mike Senn (alto);
Derwent Ridemaster, Art Ellefson he often tends to sound(tors_); Johnny Scott (flute) tnr.); rather too much like other
Redvers Reedworker (bari.); Norman
SeymourStenfalt(pub.);
Jack(bass); Jackie Duggan (dos.); Bill Le
Sage (vibes). 24/2.159. London.

Reedworker, Scott
was by an American band-and well, withand Ellefson outstanding.a good one at that.
The Dozen-all 16 of it-gets a Bob Daw barn.
rich ensemble sound on these
Baker arrangements, and there isalmost an embarrassment ofis admirably tight and relaxed.
Will (a); Hollerin'
The general sound owes much Know She(b); Leavin' Day (c);to the Basie Band, except on Blues
You
(c);
Train
Kenny's tribute to Ellington, Southbound(c); Tomorrow (c).
" Character," where Ducal voic- Changed(Mercury 12 in. MMB12003-ings are employed and onlid.)
Johnny Scott's sombre beguine, (a)-Broonzy34s.
(voc., gtr.); Ran" Call Of The Flute."
som Knowling (bass). 8t11e91.
Named on the sleeve's person- Chicago. (Am. Mercury.)nel details are Messrs. Derwent (b)-Broonzy,
Knowling; Robert
Ridemaster (tnra and Redvers Call (pno.). Do. Do. (Do.)
Reedworker (bari.), whose real (c)-Broonzy,Call;names are easily identifiable by Oett " Sax " Knowling,
Mallard (alto);
their solos and initials.
William Casimir (tor.); Judge
Kenny has rarely played betteron record, although, as always, Riley (drs.). 9; 11/51. Do. (Do.)
THE appearance of any unfamiliar Broonzy material, even when he is not heard
at his best, is bound to beapplauded by blues collectors.
This set was recorded in '51

when Bill returned from his
first European tour, but notreleased until last year.
The sleeve note, written in
the present tense, shouldhave been altered; and had I
been in charge of artistic matters, I would have changed
the face of the album, too.
Several of the songs here
had just previously been re-corded by Bill in Europe.
Although "Willie Mae," " Hey,
"Moppe r's" andHey,"" Stump " should impress

Shadow, born Rossiere Wilson

In answer to the question and a good one, when Jo Jones Johnson (he went to New York Britain. He would like to bring" How did you become a fan? " was missing in the 'Forties.
with the band)
George trumpeter Johnny Lettman, and20 per cent. said they wereHe recorded quite largely with Lewis, and was alsoand
heard with I think they would go over well."
Personally I have always enWooden Joe and, on bass drum,
joyed " Honey Bear " Sedric's
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DALLAS BUILDING, CLIFTON STREET, LONDON, E.C.2" The place opens at three

and closes at three next morning," he writes, " and once
inside it is difficult to leave.
" Tony Parenti works someafternoon dates, with Dick Well stood on piano and Eddie Costa,
drums. This young Jo Jones
protégé is a fast, sharp drummer

with excellent wrist control.
" It saddens me to see Parenti,
who turned in a fine interpretation of his own ' City Of The
Blues,' playing in jam sessions
with young modern musicians.
doing requests like Perfido
and ' Woodside' with two drum-

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" Sedric, who does afternoonsat the Metropole, too, still plays
a lot of clarinet. Pianist Jimmy
Green and drummer Herbie
Kat ' Cowens fit in with Geneto make an exciting trio.
" Gene, from St. Louis, Missouri, played on the Mississippiboats with Fate Marable, andlater joined Sam Wooding,anyone coming new to them,
they cannot stand alongside
the Vogue and Melodisc versions. "Stump," in particular, lacks the poetic feeling of
the solo rendering.
The first side, the more successful, also holds " Get
Back "-an alternative title
Brown
and
for " Black,
White," Bill's own slyly humorous dig at Southern cus-

toms-and a straightforward" Walkin'," tricked up withboot rather penetratingbeats.
Side Two contains vigorous
shouting and piano on " Hollerin'," a barrelhouse variantof Bill's long and touching"Hollerin' And Cryin'," a fair
" I Know " (with Knowling'sbass), and four tracks withband.
The band performances areheavy-handed, obvious andsometimes inept. Solos haveroutine sound, and " Youenjoyable
blues-speeds up suddenlyaChanged" - anand alarmingly.

In any event, any accompaniment tended to tie Big
Bill down; he didn't have theideal style for the kind ofrock -solid music attempted
here, and he drove better on
his own.
Despite which, his proudvoice triumphs on " Leavin'Day."
And this version of" Southbound Train " justscores over the British -madeone for beat.-Max Jones.

4114411144114411411

HAROLD DAVISON presents the"NEWPORT JAll FESTIVAL" (PART 1)
featuring

DAVEDBRUBECK QUARTET
withGILLESPIE QUINTETmers.

BUT it is a regular job, and"-I want to stress thisthere are plenty of talented
men finding it tough to getjobs here.
" I have talked a lot toParenti and Gene Sedric acrossthe street at the Copper Rail.
Parenti says he and Sam
Charters are doing a book about"The Blues."

The Lonesome Road
Both the brass and sax sec- Walkin'
Mopper's Blues (a); Get
tions play with great punch and (a);Back (a); Hey, Hey (a); Willie
virility and the rhythm section Mae (a); Stump Blues (a); I

John
New York 39 years ago, Kelly,
THE average fan has a col- in
anddrums with Lucky Mil- RobichauxGene Sedric - trio for
Woodenlection of 100 records or played
Jimmy Mundy, Benny Nicholas, andJoe
Britain ?
had
less, LPs and El's predominat- linder,
Carter,Tiny
Bradshaw,
Lionelhis
own Younging, I imagine.
Hampton, Earl Hines, Louis Tuxedo
Orchestra.
Fletcher Henderson, Don RedHe spends about £3 a month Jordan, Illinois Jacquet, Woody Lawrence
Marrero was re- man and Fats Waller. He ison discs. but the most extrava- Herman and the Garner Trio. garded
as one of the strongest full of praise for Waller.
gant of his kind (.95 per cent.)of all, he was known toOrleans banjoists. He" Naturally, Gene wishes tofork out £5 a week and more. meMost
as Count Basie's drummer, Newrecorded many titles with Bunk bring a trio or quartet to

TREMENDOUS SELECTION SENDFOR ILLUS. LISTS.

BIG BILL BR OONZY (LP)soloists.

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occasions when the bandleader features himself too

had been played this re- little.
IF Icord
in a Blindfold Test I
would probably have thought it All the other soloists play

Americans, they are not placed him on
It follows that students form white
good as America's coloured tour, and Mara large part of this public. Ap- sorero played homeparently 40 per cent. of these players.
To conclude, 64 per cent. dates when fit
fans go to school or university. attend
to do so.
concerts regularly; 66 enoughHe was born in
Shop assistants and clerks per cent. say they like classicalNew
Orleans,
one
come next (15 per cent.), then music as well as jazz; and 82
engineers (12), school teachers per cent. expect to be jazz fans of a family of
famous string(9), doctors (7) and businessplayers, and died
men in general a mere 5 per all their lives.
in that city at thecent.
age of 58.
Shadow
dies
Only 101 of those questioned
Before joining
had enjoyed jazz for more than WHILE I was without a Lewis,or
10 years; 350 were first orcolumn, news reached me earlier, in 1935
Marrerosecond year listeners,of the death of two more Ameri- had worked
thecan jazzmen-Shadow Wilson area with inPete
and Lawrence Marrero.
Locage, Chr is

Tastes and beliefs

trumpeters-Joe Newman on" Blowin'," for example. In
fact, this is one of those rare

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I can't believe that you're in love with me/
Broadway/Almost like being in love/Sextet/

LAE 12168
Rosetta/Once

JAZZ

THE GREATEST

V0GUE

An Anthology of California Music1 1 1 1 ,L,1_1._kj,.

.

SIDNEY BECHET AND TEDDY
Jimmy; At A Georgia Camp

Ambassador Satch

Time will show whether hecan ever return to the arduous
full-time routine of Ambassador like Armstrong, Dodds, Bechet,
Satch. Meanwhile, many mil- Noone and Morton literally exlions of jazz enthusiasts have ploded out of New Orleans jazz
spent several days face to face and established a new tradition
with the possibility of jazz of virtuosity and highly personwithout Louis Armstrong.
alised expression.
My guess is that quite a few From that time right up to
who imagined that they had the present, the era has pro" outgrown " Louis and moved duced countless players whose
on to other things were brought recorded work can be recogup with a sharp jolt.
nised as surely and as quickly
as their faces in a photograph.
Mention the name and you
End of an era
immediately think of a distincThe fact is-and it has been tive sound-Coleman Hawkins,
pointed out on many occasions Johnny Hodges, Bubber Miley,
before-that an era in jazz is J. C. Higginbotham, Jack Teacoming to a close.
garden, Pee Wee Russell, Red
Earl Hines
This has nothing to do with Allen, Roy Eldridge, Bechet,such arbitrary divisions as tra- Dodds, Goodman, Hines, Wal- the assiduous efforts of generaditional, modern or main- ler, Hampton.
tions of imitators.
stream.
As we now realise to our in- Can we point to a comparThe Giant Age, the age of finite cost, Lester, Bechet, Billie able
list of outstanding indivigreat individualists. started in Holiday. Charlie Parker and dualists today? Well, canthe early Twenties when men their kind are unique, despite we .
?

KNOKKE AND CANNES 1958

KID ORY (EP)My Bucket's Cot A Hole In
It; Savoy Blues; Blues For

Armstrong'sof this.

(re-Night Stand " album) remind usof the indestructible qualities ofhis playing.
" Nice Work " and " Hallelujah " give Earl the chance toshout on the keyboard; " I Got "rambles pleasantly for nearly fiveminutes; and " If I " swings exceptionally well at slow tempo.
Bass and drums give just sufficient support.-M. J.

1941

Schiff,personal physician, is reported
as saying that Louis had justblown himself out." It seems
that Louis has a different view

THERE are finer examples ofHines's solo and trio work
available to us, but these 1957

THESE

severeabout Louis Armstrong's
illness.
At the time. the reports
which radiated fromthe
Spoleto Civic Hospital wereabout as concise and informative as a Colonial Office communique on Central Africa.
One moment, Louis was " ina coma "-the next, he was
hopping about in the corridors
and mugging uproariously at

EARL HINES (EP)Paris -madeperformances
issued from the " Parisa

I suppose we shall one
day learn the whole truth

CAPSULEREVIEWSyele"Wse,W%/Weerkeikei

sufferedearth tremor.

Soul/People will say we're in love/Bloosey/

JAZZ GIANT

Blues lou/Ain't she sweet/How can you lose/
Blues my naughty sweetie gives to me

SHELLY MANNE AND HIS MEN
PLAY PETER GUNNLAC 12193
Gunn/The floater/Sorta blue/The
Brothers go to Mother/Soft sounds
Fallout/Slow & Easy/Brief & Breezy/Dreamsville/A profound gass
Peter

GOOD TIME JAZZTHE FAMOUS

CASTLE JAZZ BAND IN HI Fl
LAG 12176
Sweet Georgia Brown/Royal Garden blues/

I've been floating down the old green river/AtaGeorgia Camp Meeting/Careless

Tiger

Rag/Dippermouth

love/
blues/Smokey

Mokes/Kansas City Stomp/The torch/Ory's

Creole trombone/Farewell blues

FOR FULL DETAILS OF ALL NEW RELEASES ON LP, EP AND SINGLES SEE THE CURRENTISSUE OF RECORD PRESS, AVAILABLE FROM YOUR DEALER NOW'fmTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTIT VOGUE RECORDS LTD., 113 FULHAM ROAD, LONDON, S.W.3. Telephone : KNIghtsbridge 4256-7-8

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328, Oxford Road. Manchester 3.
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Edgware. Middx. Edgware 5581.
HAMMOND ORGAN for sale, would
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HAMMOND ORGANS, new instruments. now available. Price and details from Swan's Organs, 328.
Oxford Road, Manchester, 14
HAMMOND SPINET Organ, twomanuals, one octave pedal board, six

gns.; CONN " Minuet " model,
manuals. 27 stops percussion,2

13
note pedal board. mahogany finish.

with stool. 535 Ens. Now on demonstration in our Organ Salon atting there! It just goes to show how
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DOLNET
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Notices."
MID -SUMMER JAZZ MADNESS AT
THE L.J.R.C. LPs. EPs, 78's, at giveaway prices. Send 6d. for latest catalogue. -32, Shaftesbury Avenue, W.1.
Reg. 3030.
POST FREE orders over £1 andTAX FREE anywhere ABROAD. Ennuiries welcomed H.M. FORCES. Free
lists/catalogues on request. All discs

tone at £99 105. - Obtainable only
134,

cellent condition. -Mr. Burden. Tud.
7771.
VIBES, 1959 show model, as new,£125. -Box 6972, " MM."
electric.
VIBRAPHONE,
21-oct.,CY LAURIE Club: Brian Taylor £35.
- Euston 2184, ext. 15.
Band. 7.30-11.
WINDSOR WHIRL Major " G "DAGENHAM JAZZ CLUB, Royal Banjo,
with case. resonated. excellent
Oak Hotel: HUMPHREY LYTTEL- condition.
Offers.-Tul. 8314,
TON BAND.
YORK BARITONE, newly G.L. and
GRAHAM STEWART Seven, White overhauled. £30: Pierrett Alto, G.L.,
Hart," Southall.
£20; " 77 " Clarinet, £10.-ElgarJAZZBAND.

ST.

GEOFF BULL.
BE SURE to cone and hear the
LENNIE BEST QUARTET at Rich-withthe DOLNET Tenor - " it packs areal punch." said Johnnie. " andTROMBONE. " KING " Rimless, ex-

WEDNESDAY
CATFORD

BOB WALLIS'S STORYVILLE BAND
Colyer Jazzmen.
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THURSDAYWHETHER POP or classic your next
BRIAN WOOLLEY next Saturday atrecord will be at the Record
A SWINGING SWAN opens Mill
Chislehurst Caves!!
Browserie, James Howell and Co.,
Street.
Kingston.
August 27. featurBAR -BASQUE. Ealing Broadway:Ltd., Cardiff.
the LENNIE BEST QUARTET.
Rhythm 'n Blues, JIMMY MILLER ingCY
LAURIECLUB:
Sonny Morrisfeaturing blues singer Jazzmen. 7.30-11.
GROUP* DARLINGTON *ments, delivery in OctoberMUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,
what a price. it's fantastic value "- SELMER
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so he played it, and played it. and 114.
Tem.
0444.
it, with that Johnnie Gray
GEOFF FOSTER JAZZBAND, Com- played
Monster Sound, and although the 142
modore, 8 p.m.
Club is only a few yards away, heRECORDS FOR SALE 95, per word
HARROW JAZZ
CLUB, British was 1 hour and 55 minutes late getA BETTER DEAL! Record Postal

CY LAURIE Club, Sonny Morris
Jazzmen, 7.30-11.

PURLEY.-DAVE CAREY.

A GREAT BIG RAVE!

as featured by Don Laruso on B.B.C.
Seen at Swan's Organs, 328, Oxford
Road, Manchester, 13.
FOR SALE: Model B Hammond
Organs, fully reconditioned in ourworks, amplification to suit require-

years old, one private owner, perfectcondition, suit small hall or church,£490.-39, Mayfair Gardens, Woodford Green. Essex. Buckhurst 2068.
JENNINGS ELECTRONIC Organ,
single manual, cost 385 gns.. accept
275 gns. This instrument is almostasnew. Terms can be arranged. Swan's of Manchester. 328. Oxford
Road, Manchester 13 (opp. Manchester Royal Infirmary),
SELMER
ELECTRONIC Concert
Organ, 2 -manual, only £400, Th1S
has hardly been used NEW GRIMSHAW Acoustic, electric, instrument
it is a wonderful bargain and cannot
offers over £30. -Box 6954, " MM."berepeated.
Terms arranged. OLDS SPECIAL Trumpet. newly Swan'sof Manchester,
OxfordG.L., case. £55 o.n.o.-Stephen, 13, Road, Manchester 13 328,
(opp. ManLinden Gardens. W.2. Bay. 4508.
chesterRoyal
Infirmary).
as
PREMIER " 700 " VIBRAPHONE.
SELMER ELECTRONIC Organ for
new, £95. H.P. terms. -Allan BiLling- sale,£250.-125, Watling Street. GillBroadway, Bexleyheath, ingham,
30,
ton,
Kent.
Kent. 'Phone: B.H. 1429.
SELMER NEWSFLASH - FIRSTRONNIE ROULLIER selling Bech- TIME IN THISCOUNTRY -NEWstein Upright Overstrung Piano, AMERICAN ELECTRONIC
before going to States. Beautiful in- WURLITZER, 2 manuals. ORGANS:
13 stops,
strument, dark mahogany. £110. keyboard sustain. 12 notepedal
Ent. 5709.
board
plus
specialmelodic
bass andSELMER CONSOLE, as brand new,buttons. with stool. 435 ans.:
plus reeds. £17 o.n.o,-'Phone: Edg. chord
CONN " Caprice " model, 2 manuals.
1164.
(con- 18 stops, 13 note pedal board, mahoTHE DOLNET Story .
tinued). Big Johnnie Gray looked gany finish. complete with stool, 435

5971.

NORMAN DAY'S JAZZMEN. "Foxand Hounds," Sydenham.

SATURDAY(Cardiff), Ltd., 2,
Churchill Way, Cardiff. Phone 28169.
RADIO

plush case; B. and H. Regent Boehm
Clarinet, fitted case; £95 oheo.
Would consider high offer with Altoexchange.-Kinghorn, 16, Birds Lane,
Lowestoft.
CASE WORRIES to Paxman Bros.,36, Gerrard Street, W.I. Ger, 4892.
CLARINET, BUISSON, Bb, recent£5 overhaul, perfect. £15. -Box 6953," MM."DOUBLE BASS, as new, £35 o.n.o.
-Bal. 7859.
FOR SALE: Univox Electronic Keyboard, J.5, £12. -Uplands 5891.
GIBSON GUITAR, F.D.H. Special,£50.-Riv. 2933, after 9.30 p.m.
KAY (U.S.A.) Bass, as new, great
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Street: Acker Bilk Paramount Jazz - into the shop the other day on his
band.
way to keep an appointment at the
BROMLEY, KENT, " White Hart," 142 Club. He took time out to try

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The art of golf

`COOL FOR CATS'PACKAGE TOUR

THE stage version of
AR-TV's popular "Coolbe Harry Dawson and record

Round thecinemas based on the show is currently
Compered, as on TV, by
Kent Walton, the package
reviewer

Ker

Robertson,

who

selects the discs for the TV programme and owns the stage
rights of the show.
' Cool For Cats " may also go
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December shooting of a film

For Cats" is set to open atour of Granada Cinemas
on September 22.

after his return fromwill star Petula Clark, Tony -shortly
an American tour.
Brent and Don Lang in ad- The show will open at Dartdition to the regular "Cool ford on September 22 and willthen play at Kingston (23rd),
For Cats " dance team.

being considered.

Eckstine arriving
Billy

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arrivesIn

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In addition, the Sid Phillips Rugby (27th), Aylesbury (28th), Britain
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two show's and Humphrey (30th),
He then plays weeks at BirLyttelton will make the last ofMonth's
break
mingham (24th), Manchester
the six dates on September 30(31st) and Liverpool (SeptemThere will then be a month's ber
7). On August 30 he tops

JOE HENDERSON`SPOTTED' BY
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where they have just played forthree months.
the big names of American Dave Brubeck Quartet and an
They expect to go back for traditional jazz for the opening Kenton Orchestra.
two months next year, probably concert of California's three- NEW YORK.-Altoist Cannontune and " I Wanna Jive To- February and March.
Monterey Jazz Festival onball Adderley will be leavnight," of which there are six The band has made an LP for day
2.
ing the Miles Davis group in the
different versions on the sound- Doug Dobell's " 77 " label, due October
AlsobilledaretheGeorgeLewis
form a new band
autumnout within the next few weeks, Band, Earl Hines. Jimmy Rush- with his to
track.
" Steamboat ing and blues singer Lizzie Miles. Adderley. brother, cornettist Nat
includingandStomp," " Big Bad Bully,"
Jazzboat ' hits
The October 3 concert will feaCreole Song " and " China ture
Woody Herman's Monterey JOHANNESBURG.-Lita RozaOther numbers and the singers "Boy."
Workshop
Orchestra with J. J.
are "Someone To Love" (Anis considering two offers to
Johnson, Sonny Rollins, Ben visit South
thony Newley), "Don't Talk To
Africa. One is for
WebsterandColeman Hawkins. cabaret at Ciro's
Me About Love" (Newley andClub in JohanOn October 4, the final show nesburg. The other
Joyce Blair) and " Take It Easy "
Park
Lane
Hotel
involves twotheModernJazz
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weekseasonsat
Cape
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Joe collaborated with AnthonyNo
dates haveJohnsonandasymphonic
brass
Newley on " Don't Talk To Me "
been
set
but
Lita
may
go
after
for the TPA
ensemble which will be con- her current summer season
and with Ken Hughes, director
atducted by Herman and composerof the film, on " Take It Easy."
He appears in " Cool For Cats "on August 21 and starts anotherRadio Luxembourg series in theautumn.
Discussions are also going onwith BBC producer Johnny
Stewart regarding a six -weekrrirlio series with Petula Clark,
starting in October.

The Sid Phillips and Al Leslie
bands have been booked for thisyear's Tin Pan Alley Ball.
The Ball has been brought forward this year and will be held
on September 24. And instead of
the Dorchester, it will be staged
at the Park Lane Hotel.

Her 'Disc Break'
Top Rank singer Lorie Mann.
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on TV when she mimes herlatest disc " Just Keep It UP "in Jack Parnell's " Disc Break "on Wednesday.
Lorie was one of the British
representatives at the Knokke
Festival of Song, as a result of
which she has been offered
Dutch TV and Belgian cabaret

The best
from U.S.A. dates.

Southsea and a holiday in Spain.

Gunther Schuller.

Distel, one'STEW YORK.-A play titled 119ARIS.-Sascha
time friend of Brigitte

11 " The Connection," withis topping the Hit Parade
drug -addiction as its theme, is Bardot,
France with his guitar numenjoying a successful New York in" Scooby Doo." The disc hasrun. The cast includes pianist ber
the 150,000 mark andFreddie Redd. who wrote the passed
is a record for a Frenchmusic, and altoist Jackie Mc- thisjazz
guitarist.
Lean. The musicians double asactors and play on-stage atvarious times in the show.
According to Chet
Baker's manager, Joe Napoli,
is a possibility of the jazz
TORONTO,-Despite poor at- theremaking a British TV
tendance at some of the trumpeter
appearance during his current
concerts, the First Canadian Jazz European
Chet will not be
visit.
Festival at Toronto proved the returning to America
until next
most ambitious jazz undertaking year.
yet seen in Canada.
The Festival was spread overthree afternoons, three mornings XTEW YORK.-Sarah Vaughan
and four evenings-the biggest 11 is leaving Mercury Records
crowd, about 10,000, showing up and will start recording forfor a concert by the Ahmad Roulette In April, 1960.

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Dates with

the Stars(Week commencing August 16.)
Billie ANTHONY

Season: Regal, Great Yarmouth

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Week:
Winter

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Season: Prince of Wales, W.

BEVERLEY Sisters

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Season: Alhambra, Glasgow

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Season: London Palladium
Petula CLARK
Sunday:Opera
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Max BYGRAVES

Jill DAY
Season: Opera House, Blackpool
Lonnie DONEGAN

Great

Season: Aquarium,
Yarmouth

Billy ECKSTINE
Week: Empire, Glasgow
Max GELDRAY
Week: Empire, Liverpool
Russ HAMILTON
Week: Empire, Liverpool
Ronnie HILTON

Season: Queen's. Blackpool.
Season: Floral Hall, Scar-

Michael HOLLIDAY

borough
KAYE Sisters

Season: Hippodrome, Brigh-"MARTIN

ton
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8.15-9.0 p.m. T: Popular.
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9.0-9.30 W: Jazz Time.
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The Big Bands--B.G., Duke and
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KEY TO STATIONS AND
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WAVELENGTHS IN METRES
A: RTF France 1: 1-1829, 48.39. 2- Z: SBC GenevaiLausanne: 393, 31
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16:
band.
193.
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B: RTF France 2: 280, 218, 318, 359.
Hollywood.
8.15-9.0 T: Popular.
9.15-10.0 T: Jazz.

10.10 S: For Jazz Fans (news break
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B: Big Bill Brconzy.
11.0-11.55 F I: Kid Ory Band.
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stand.

MONDAY. AUGUST 17:
8.15-9.0 p.m. T: Popular.
9.15-10.0 T: Jazz.
10.10-11.0 S: As Sunday.

10.39-11.30 app. K: Jazz Hour.
10.50-11.12 Z: Jazz Actualities.

11.0-11.30 V: The Jazz Corner.
11.5-1.0 a.m. J: D -J Shows (nightly).

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8.15-9.0 T: Popular.
9.15-10.0 T: Jazz.

10.30-11.0 J: Jazz Workshop.
10.30-11.15 I: Bechet, MJQ, Parker,
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11.0-11.15 A I 2: Ward Singers,
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19:
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9.30-10.30 F 3: Jazz for Everyone.
10.0-10.30 U: Jazz Studio.
:0 20-11.0 Q: Jazz Panorama.
10.50-11.0 A I 2: Annie Ross.
11.15 W -1293m: Charles Delaunay.
la.15-12.0 0: Jazz Journal.

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PIANISTS seeking permanent orCC
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Tenor, "New King," de lose, G.L. .. MOD
temporary week -end lounge work Adv. 2071 (messages).
ZM£1e; Third prize £5,Tenor, Conn "Big Bore," 0.1.
.. £05DRUMMER, transport. -Lac. 5094,
should contact Clayman's. Immediate
Baritone. Selmer, G.L.
..
.. 870
DRUMMER. -J. Amott, She. 1771.
vacancies.-Bishopsgate 5531 (day).
Baritone, Conn "Cavalier," G.L.
.. 1135
ce
MUSICIANS WANTED 8d. per word
DRUMMER (23), excellent referSTREETGERRARDROYAL ARTILLERY Staff Band,
Soprano, Martin "U.S.A.," G.L.
.. 527
Bass Clari, Buisson "Paris," case .. £85
Hall Camp, Oswestry; Training ences, versatile, read/busk, freeI SOS I" OFFICEI
31
A BAND, better still -A FUSILIER Park
vacancies
August16,
requiresgoodperm.,
Lonfor15 -year -oldboys,
BAND, better still -make your hobby Strings, Woodwind,
Percus- don area, or season. -Tot. 6115.
SPECIAL OFFER
your profession and come for a tour sion. -Details from Brass,
DRUMMER/VOCALIST, club. -Can.
Directorof 3440.
AVAILABLE FROM STOCK 1
of Germany with the famous Band of Music.
MACCAFARRISTYLENEW CONN (U.S.A.)
the Lancashire Fusiliers. Vacancies
DRUMS, car, accept lounge work.CUT -AWAY GUITAR 10 GNS.
ROYAL ARTILLERY Staff Band,BRASS & SAXES
exist for all instrumentalists and Park
Mountview 3312,
Hall
Camp,
Oswestry:
National
also for keen beginners who are deSAXOPHONES - CLARINETSDRUMS, car, now free, pro. -Reand Regular vacancies on..
Alto, CONN 651, Special ..
termined to get to the top of the Service
Overhauls - Repairs - Gold Lacquering
180
Clarinet. Bassoon, Oboe, nown 5218.
- -.. 885
Alto, SELMER S.A., Elegant
profession. -Write to Mr. A. J. Strings,
Cornet,ELECTRICGUITARIST/
Soloist,Bass-Tuba.
Details
Alto, BUESCHER ARISTOCRAT, Splendid £85
fromRichards.
L.R.A.M.,
A.R.C.M., Director of Music.
competent. -Lab. 6231.
Alto, SELMER OIGAR-CUTTER, As new £60
L.G.S.M.,
The
Lancashire
Fusiliers,nAlto, MARTIN (U.S.A.), Bargaiculate
FIRST-CLASS Bass available, ell
ROYAL SIGNALS BAND has vacanBRAND
28
NEW
12Dep.
mnthlyBritish Forces Post Office 53.
$95
Tenor, SELMER S.A., Imma
Vocalist, French Horn, lines. -Box 6966, " MM."
ALTO/CLAR., young, good reader, cies forDrummer,
Tenor, BUESCHER ARISTOCRAT, Late. £95
GUITAR. solo/rhythm.-Tul. 7391.
String Bass and53.1.4
Tenor, CONN LARGE BORE, Great horn.. £75
start at once. -Tex Whitford, M.D.. Pianist,
FULL
SIZE
£40
GUITARIST/Guitar-bass, all styles,
Transfer or re -enlist,- 860
Tenor, KARL MEYER, Unused ..
Robert Bros. Circus, Eastbourne till Bassoon.
National Servicemen considered. - read/busk, German, for abroad, -Bob..8120Bari.. SELMER S.A. model, Superb
Aug. 19," DE LUXE " MODEL
Apply, Director of Music, Royal Sig- Stockwell, Rheine Westf Krummestr,
AMATEUR
TRAD.
Clarinet.
Banjo
H.Q. Training Brigade, Cat- 19, Germany.
-and always, of courseand Bass (enthusiastic), audition nals,
and
DRUMMODERNBASSIST
terickCamp,
Yorks.
REINFORCED EDGESNEW SELMER MK. VI MODELS
Princes Head, Falcon Road, BatterSTAFF BAND has vacancies for 6I3 MER, transport. -Slough 24334.
Soprano to Baritone -in stock
EBONY FINGER BOARD
sea, S.W.11, Tuesday, 7.30 p.m. or Cornet
PIANIST, able. -Pro. 4542.
(solo stand) and Piano (small
TYROL MACHINE HEADS
phone Bal. 9646, Friday evening orch. 2nd
Dep. £9dance).
Accordion.
re-enlistPIANIST,
doubling..
496
Enlist,Flute, BARRIO, Wood, metal head
after
6.
SWELL ilACK
12 mnthiy at £3.9.0.. 865 1
transfer. Permanent station. - transport. - Brixton 7233.
..
Flute, LEBLANC, Metal ..
ASSISTANT MUSICAL DIRECTOR. or.. £40
ALWAYS IN STOCK
excellent.
Primrose
Flute, MERCIER, Metal, open holes
Apply,
DirectorofMusic,
R.A.O.C.,PIANIST,First-class musician required,. Prefer- North Frith Barracks, Mead -own, 2956.
.. 1124 1
SELMER MARK VI SAXOPHONES..
Flute, HANS HAGER, Metal
ably multi -instrumentalist.
Duties.. 894..
BUFFET& CLARINETS..
Flute, DUVAL, Metal
PIANIST, experienced. -Can, 1874.
'Phone: Deepcut 240, ext. 39.
include Ballrooms, Pit Orchestra, Hants.
B. & H..77" Clarinet outfit in case ..$20-0140..
Alto Flute, CABART, Metal
PIANIST.
-Euston
8139.
THE
BAND
OF
THE
COLDSTREAM
Console Clarinets ..
Dinner Dances, Parties, etc. Details GUARDS HAS VACANCIES FOR: A..
-81.2516 gns. to 25 gm.
Alto Flute, MOENNIG, Metal
PIANIST.
-Hendon9128.
Buisson " Paris," Clarinets.. 17 ans.
and applications to Musical Director, first-class Orchestral and Danceverygr:professional,
PIANIST,
Flutes, Boehm, outfit in case..
-222
Belle Vue Gardens, Manchester 12.
Finest Repair and Overhaul Service available.
Also Alto and Tenor Saxo- modern, with or without
Amplitlers, Westminster 14 ens. to £35
GORDON BEESON Pads Fitted as Standard.
BAND, let Bn. The Loyal Regiment Pianist.
mainly
busk.
Hit.
9250.
phone
Drums
&
Vibes,
players.
Only
fully
Ajax,
Carlton,
Autocrat
experiLOAN INSTRUMENTS SUPPLIED FREE
(NL), has vacancies for Flute, Cor- enced musicians need apply to:
Guitars, Holner, Framus, Zenith, LevinThePIANIST, versatile lounge or club.
net, Clarinet and Eb Bass Players. Director of
Cymbals, Hi-Fi 16" 54/, 18" 70/-, 20' 90/ Music,
Coldstream evenings/week-ends, London area. .. £86
Tpt., OLDS RECORDING, Superb
Also vacancies for Junior Bandsmen Guards, Duke of York's
Shaftesbury Tromb. £15, Valve Tromb. £35
Headquarters, Hainault 4336.
..
.. 885
Tpt., KING 2B, Verylate ..
with
some
musical
Sax & Clan mouthpieces all makes
knowledge,
age
Kings
Road,
London,S.W.3.
TeleSECOND
ALTO.
S/p.-Spe.
8442.
Tpt., MARTIN COMMITTEE, Perfect - 875*Reeds, Vandoren. Dern, Brilhart, Var.
16-17.
Band now completed Far phone: SLOane 1720.
Tram., KING LIBERTY 2B, Reconditioned £65
SMART
LADY
Violinist/Viola/Alto
CATALOGUES,FREE ON REQUEST.
East tour and returning U.K. in July.
.. IN..
Tram., BESSON 403, As new
THE
BAND
of
the
1st
Bn.
The
experienced all lines. - Kin-Apply now to Major D. Crawley, Duke of Wellington's Regt. have Sax,
Bass Tpt., ALEXANDER, Rotary By & C £82
M£., Fulwood Barracks, Preston, vacancies for all instrumentalists. 8643.
Flugel Ho., BESSON, Embassy model ,. £30
TENOR.
-Can.
3427,
Lanes.
French Ha , ALEXANDER. F & E Rotary £35
anyone interested please write
TENOR. -Lib. 2958.
Cita, BUFFET, By & A Boehms, fkd. By 4115
BAND, 2nd Bn. Parachute Regi- WillBand-master B. Bowyer, LRAM,TENOR (CLARINET. -Duncan 0/79.
Clts., WURLITZER, Full Boehm° By & A £110
ment, now serving in Cyprus, has toDuke of Wellington's Regiment,
TENOR/CLARINET.-Mac. 2060.
.. 885
CIL, SANDLER. By Boehm, fkd. Byvacancies for experienced Clarinet- The
PalaceBarracks, Holywood, Co.
TENOR/VIOLIN, experienced; gigs. New Range of.. il39 3
am, KREUL, By Boehm, new ..
tists and Dance Pianist.
Re -enlistN. Ireland.
-Brixton 1447.
.. £24..
CR., LEWIN, By Boehm, c/hments and transfers especially con- Down,
read/busk,
SID.,
TROMBONE,THE FAMOUS BAND OF THE DURsidered. Extra pay for parachuting HAM
LIGHT INFANTRY HAS A FEW library and transport. -Fla. 0665.
The fabulous
which is purely voluntary. -Apply, VACANCIESTROMBONE/Trumpet.-Bec
4632.
RUSS GARCIA ARRANGING BOOR
FOR
BRASS
AND
Bandmaster, 2 Para, B.F.P.O. 53.
Price 37s. 6d. (postage 1s. 011.)
Apply to
TROMBONE. read/buSk.-Tul. 7391.
PLAYERS.
BANDSMEN and BOYS. Vacancies: WOODWIND
Mr. L. Bently, L.R.A.M., L.T.C.L.,
TROMBONIST, permanency or tern- for TRUMPET 33/-, CORNET 30/9
Oboe,
Clarinet, Bassoon, Cornet, L.C.S.M.,
Easier H.P., Part Exchange. 9-6.80 All day Sat
A.R.C.M.,
Bandmaster,
The
Burgess, c/o Alanporary.-Harry
French Horn, Euphonium, Strings. Durham Light Infantry, Regimental Lowe Orch., Locarno
Ballroom, Leeds,& TROMBONE 39/ Boys from 15, Bandsmen from 178. Depot, Brancepeth Castle, Co, Dur- 1.
Permanent station.
Re -enlistments ham.
Supplied complete wilt.
experienced.
- Wax.
TRUMPET,
accepted. Apply: RAMC Staff Band,
leather wallet and cleone,
tradiexperienced
3520.
TROMBONE,
Crookham, Hants.
in presentation box.
willing to rehearse, North
experienced.
TRUMPET/VOCALS,BANJO AND PIANO wanted for tional,
London.
-Box
6974,
"
MM."
reliable.
S
D.
gigs;
perm.
-New
3174.
trad. group. - Box 6968, "MM."
Send for FREE 8pp
URGENTLY REQUIRED for the
BASS PLAYER required to start Bandof the Welsh Guards. ClarinetBooklet
describing
SITUATIONS VACANT Sd. per word
August 22. - Reply to M.D., Coro- tists, Strings
Experiand
Pianist.
Holiday Camp. Hayling Island.
"SS "-a guarantee of th nation
the range, with adBALLROOM MANAGER with proplayers only. - Apply to the" CAMBRAI " STAFF BAND has enced
overhaul supreme with GB Pad
ourmagnificentof Music, Welsh Guards, gressive ideas forvice OR choice andvacancies for Brass and Reed Instru- Director
and long life lacquer.
new Ballroom opening shortly. HousWalk, London, S.W.1.
mentalists. Vacancies for Boys, 15-17 Birdcage
Selection Guide.
£120
Conn, 10M, Tenor, CC., padded
VACANCIES EXIST in the Band of ing available. Apply: General Manyears,
wishing
to
take
up
a
first-class
Worcestershire Regiment for all ager, Belle Vue Gardens, Man- B ESSON & CO. LTD., Beason
Buescher Aristocrat Tenor, late,musical career. - Apply to Band theHouse,
chester
12.
.£120
instruments.
Excellentpromotion
perfect ...
President, Royal Tank Regiment, prospects;
musicaldutiesonly.
DRUMMER with advertising experi- B urnt Oak Broadway, Edgware, Middx.
,... £85
Selmer Super Tenor, perfect
Catterick Camp, Yorkshire.
National
Servicemenofhighstandard
ence
for
Promotion
Departmentof... £82
Conn Tenor, Big BoreCANNONBALL JAZZBAND requires
Transfers and re -enlist- leading manufacturers. Permanency£75
Buescher B, Tenor, G.L....
confident Banjoist, own club, com- considered.
welcomed. -Apply, giving full and really sound opportunity forConn Alto, late, U.SL, CC, as new £80
mencing
September, - Box 6967, ments
particulars, to Bandmaster J. L. right man. Write fully, age, experi- .L.1,1.1, 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ,L1
Buescher Alto, Aris., CC, as new £80" MM."The Worcestershire Regiment, ence and present salary. -Box 6977,
Conn Alto, special, CC, as new... £75
CELEBRATED BAND of The Buffs Long.
Up Park Camp. Kingston, Jamaica, 'MM'
now have vacancies for Clarinets. The. £65
Buescher Aris. Alto, G.L.
West
Indies.
Alto-TenorSaxes,
Cometsand£55
Selmer, Cig. Cutter, Alto, G.L.
WANTED: Girl Drummer, Piano. VOCALISTS WANTED 8d. per word
Pianist. - For further particulars, Bass.
... £52
Selmer Alto, 36, CC, as new
Sax,
for work in France. -Box
apply
BrigadeBandmaster(3),
Write tor up-to-date lists with terms.
6964, " MM."VOCALIST. - Box 6975.
ROCK
Barracks. Canterbury.
Wanted -Saxes and all Woodwind Insts. Wemyss
WANTED for Trad Group Clarinet- " MM."COLOUREDMUSICIANS
and
tist
and
Bassist.
Must be connected
20 ROMILLY ST., SHAFTESBURY AVE., Artists, every kind, contact Coloured
YOUNG LADY Vocalists to singor employed in advertising. Re- with Wilf Ray. Resident Orchestra. Gerrard 4511 Artists Association, 3a. Ruddigore with
LONDON, W.I.
hearsals end of month.
Contact Details, experience tapes, photos,
Road, New Cross, S.E.14.
Maureen Johnson, Gerrard 7722 or etc., to Manager. Majestic Ballroom,
EXPERIENCEDPIANIST,
per- Trevor
Hailing, Derwent 3877.
Newcastle -on -Tyne,
TT-TTYTTITITT 7 TTITTTTY
manentengagement
to suitableplayer. -Freddy Coupe Orchestra,
BANDS 8d. per word
Skindle's Hotel, Ivlaidenhead, Berks.
Maidenhead 268.
A BAND. able, available. -Pro. 4542,
EXPERIENCED TROMBONE and
DOC. HUNT say
ABLE BAND. Saturdays. -For. 6512.
Euphonium
players
wantedfor.. £23
Flute, Hans Hager, metal boebm, new
ALAN ASHLEY Trio,Quartet.-Woo,
AVEDIS
solo
positions
in
the
Band
of
the
£13
Clarinet, B.H. '77', as new, snip
7919.
Royal Scots, String players also reClarinets, pair Selmer Centred Tones, mint.. £95
ALAN JENKINS' JAZZMEN. tradiZILDJIAN£135
Clarinet, Buffet, boehm, new ..
quired. -Apply, Bandmaster, Royal tional
jazz.-Har. 6562.
Soprano, Lyrist re -gold lacd., o'bld. no new.. £32
Scots, B.F.P.O. 46.
CYMBALS
A.1 BAND WANTED? -RING FOR.
.. £45
Soprano, Conn, g.1., silver keys, as new
FRED H.EDLEY requires Lead Alto, 9760.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE When we couldn't get them.. £23
Alto, Perfected Artiste Model, repadded
PianistandDrummer,semi-prose
CLIFF ROGERS Bands, all funcyou wanted them, now£23Alto, Regent, g.l., perfect condition..
London
area;
must
be
modernand1519.
Alto, Buescher Trutone, g.l., good condition £35
they're here no one caressight readers. - Particulars to Fred tions.-Larkswood
Alto, Selmer ' 22 ', g.l., silver keys, o'hld. .. £40
DENNIS H. MATTHEWS Agency for
BUT it you do want themMedley,
24.
West
House
Close,
Alto, Selmer Cigar Cutter, excellent condtn. £57
the finest DANCE bands in all.. I've Got 'Em. f(fl Price
S.W.19.
Alto, Conn U/slung, perfect condtn., bargain £57
areas. We have just the band
but that's the way it goes.
GREAT OPPORTUNITY for Guitar- London
Alto, King (U.S.A.), Zephyr, almost brand nw. £75
foryourfunction.
MOUNTVIEW
Alto, Selmer B/A., o'hld., nil. keys, as new .. £85
ist and Bass Player. Dave Burns, 6861.
Matched for H.H. 14" Pair
Tenor, Hawkes XXth Century, g.1., perfect.. £55
Guitarist/Vocalist, is forming a group£26 . . 0
GEOFF
WILK INS'JAZZMEN,fam, very reasonable.. £50
Tenor. Buescher,for professional work. For further de- based
Matched for H.H. 15" Pairon tradition. - Kn. 0526.
Tenor, Selmer Adolphe, g.l., f am., as new .. £55
tails 'phone agents: Burman, Seven
HOWARD
BAKER
Bands
and
Caba£29. 15 . 0.. £67
Tenor. King (U.S.A.), g.l., silver keys
Kings 4195.
-one-night stands or resident. Tenor, Conn Big Bore model, g.l., gd. condtn. £85
Metalled for H.H. 16" Pair
MILITARY BAND, ORCHESTRAL ret
69. Glenwood Gardens, Ilford, ValenTenor, Selmer Super Action, g.1., perfect .. £90
£34
.2.0
and
DANCE
BAND,
recently
returned
Tenor, Conn Mk. 10, g.l., latest model, mint.£150
tine 4043.
Each18" for TOP
from Berlin, requires musicians.
Baritone, Selmer, g.l., faro:, excellent condtn. £60
JOHNNYGRAHAM Band.-Uxb.
£21 . 0 . 0
Limited number of vacancies for 6931.
Baritone, Conn, g.l., very good condition, new
Each
20"
for
TOP
String and Wind players, also VocalUSA Brilhart mp. shaped case and stand £90
LOU
PREA GER'S
Ambassadors* The World's Supreme Drums£24 . 18 . 9
Trumpet, g.l.,arr., Selmer etc. as mv. £10
ist. Excellent opportunities for con- Band, especiallycombination,
Trumpet, B.H. Imperial 23 Mk. VI, g.l., ne nw. £22
tinued study. -All details from Band- one-night standschosen
NO
APPROVAL
You
anywhere. - Lou
FULL RANGE IN STOCK - ALL ACCESSORIES
Trumpet, King (U.S.A.) Silvertone, as new.. £45
master, The Border Regiment, Bar- Preager Presentations,
LISTENS -You takes your69, Glenwood.. £45
Trumpet, Conn, as new, m.l.b. re-g.l...
nard Castle. Co. Durham.
REPAIRS - HEADS - SPARES
Gardens. Ilford. Val. 4043.
PICK and you PAYS!
Trumpet, Olds Special, m.l.b., perfect condtn. £57
ORGANIST.
TENOR
SAX
also
LEAD
RAMON ROMERO LATIN-AMERITrumpet, Conn 14B, brand new, lustre finish £67
Immediate
serviceonallcountryand
Post
Orders.
TRUMPET, required immedately for CAN BANDS for hotels, theatre Trumpet, Conn 38B Constellation, Electro-D
NO WAITING I
touring Season. Must be experienced restaurants, ballrooms. - 45, Gloubell Crysteel valves, Lustre -Conn finish ..5156
See! Try!! Buy!!!
modern -style players. -Apply, Bert- cester Road. Newbury.
Trombone, 14E Director, Cry -steel elides, new 867
ram Mills Circus, Inverness (August
Trombone, Conn 48H Constellation, Electra -D
HEADS REPAIRS
3/8 THE
LEW
GREEN
BAND,
8' bell, Crysteel airfloat slides, mint cond.2130
17-22). piece, all functions.-Emla. 2028.
12-15),
Dundee(August
L.
HUNT
DRUM
CO.
LTD,
REDUCING
EXCHANGES
Tram., BP/F, Gronito, G.L., snip..
£65
Glasgow (Aug. 24 -Sept. 5).
THE ROY KEY Band, 4/8 -piece THE
DOC'S OWN H.P.
THE
DRUMMERS'HEADQUARTERS
Repairs, Overhauls, P./Ex., H.P., etc.
PHIL MOSS requires first-class 38, Crossfield Road, Southend. Phone
10111 Archer Street. Shaftesbury Avenue. London. W.1
for Ritz Ballroom, Man- 68538.
26 WARDOUR STREET, W.1 Trumpet(Behind Apollo Theatre)
GER 8911 JET BMA SERVICE
chester. Other instruments can write
WESTBURY QUARTET free SaturOpen all day Sat. 9-6.30. GER 4442
for reference.-Collyhurst 3820,
days. -Mac. 5944; Ger. 3995.

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Amplifier, Westminster Clubman, new.. £14 14
Amplifier, Selmer T.V.18, got4 cond. .. 227 10
Amplifier, Vox 16 watt, Teem. and Vibe.. 59 gns.
Guitar, Levin Concert Fingerstyle.. £27 11
Guitar, Hofoer President Electric, new.. 44 gns.
Guitar, Burns Solid Electric, fine qual... £52 10
Bass Goiter, Burns Fenton solid elect. .. 245 0
Bass Amplifier. .pedal for the job.. £59 10
Bass, Hefner Baasette, blond, and cover 137 10
Bass, Hollywood, blond laminated swell 1154 0

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Trumpet, Rudy Muck, nly. G.L. and Nick. £11 10
Trumpet, Comte's, new large bore.. £70 0
Trumpet/Cornet, Olds, ell. bell, good.. £49 10

Trombone, Rudy Mock, G.L., brand new £18

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Trombone, Beeson 10-10, G.L., brand r.ew £58

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Valve Trombone, Hollywood, brans new.. £28 10
Alto, Albert, G.L., full artistee£29 10Alto, Coon, full artlate'e, G.L., pert,.. 145 0
Alto. Goan Underelung, newly G.L.
289 10Tenor, Karl Meyer, Nly. G.L., recent .. £59 10

Bass, fireman swell back, fine cond.
.. 079 10 Tenor, Selmer Super Action, as new.. £90 0
Bass, Fulton de luxe carved violin shape ..2112 0 Flute, Cabart, reconditioned£17 10Drum Kit, Reveries' white plastic..
.. £25 15 Clarinet, B. & R. Emperor Bb Boehm. Rd. £22 10
Drum Kit, Premier, black and Chrome .. 447 10 Alto Clarinet, 011aart Ep Boehm, good .. £35 0
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four men left for Chicago for a
The singers are due to open a

10 -day engagement at the Three

Eddie Fisher is pictured at

but Cincinnati police were reing until after my holiday at the ported
to have been seeking a
end of September."to trap the four teenage
During his illness, Jack's ATV chance
girls
involved
for some time.
commitments have been takenover by Alex Finnan, leader of
In some quarters there were
the Jack Parnell Orchestra.
mumblings of a " frame-up."

Made two " top secret " sides
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theOrchestra.

JUST ARRIVED AT BELL'S
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first disc in Britain. He

British musicians in the past few
years but will now refuse to do sountil the MU permits Germanmusicians to air in Britain.
The station has also asked theGerman Jazz Federation not touse British bands on any
further concerts unless Germangroups appear in England.

MELODY
MAKER.
Vol. 34

No. 1 339
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August 14.
At presstime, neither the
Disc Break ' show next week. Platters nor their manager, Buck
- I shall not do any conduct- Ram, were available to -comment,

Ernest Borneman is presenting
a programme entitled "The Rootsof Jazz " at the National Film
Theatre, Waterloo, on Sunday.
Extracts from the films "Satchmo " and " Jammin' The Blues "will be featured.

Conversion of Bedford C.A.S. Van
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2 -berth £735.
Also conversion of Bedford C.A.L.

FEATHER'S

Hard-hitting profile

Jack was rushed to hospital Mercury recording session.

the previous week after a relapse
following an internal operation
early in July.
He told the MM on Wednesday: " I am feeling much betterand hope to be fit enough to do`ROOTS OF JAll

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GERMANY'S South-West Radio station has put a ban on
British musicians. The move is a reprisal against theMusicians' Union who recently barred German tenor star Hans
Koller, who works for South-West Radio, from broadcasting
during his English visit for the Bath Festival.
South-West Radio claims thatit has used between 60 and 70

TOURING AD LIB!

Seebarrow boys, prostitutes, pimps
and gangsters. Millicent Martin
almost steals the show.

German radio bans

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LOUIS
ARMSTRONG

Story " and is much lighter intreatment despite its galaxy ofmagazines in aid of the National
Playing Fields Association.
The full bill is: Marty Wilde,
Billy Fury, Dickie Pride, Duffy
Power,
Terry White,
Craig
Douglas, Bill Forbes, the Mud larks, Cherry Wainer, Don Storer,
Bert Weedon, the Vernons Girlsand Neville Taylor and the
Cutters. All the acts will beaccompanied by Lord Rocking ham's 1st and 2nd XIs, directedby Harry Robinson.
Tickets priced from 3s. 8d. to
15s. 6d, can be obtained from theAlbert Hall and ticket agencies.

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stars Elizabeth Welch, Jack MacGowran and Millicent Martin.
The show, which opens at
London's Cambridge Theatre on
September 10, is set in Soho andthe theme is gang warfare.
Writes Jerry Dawson: "Crooked
Mile " does not attempt theemotional impact of " West Side

" tAH BOY 1" producer JackGood is to direct a strongrock-'n'-roll flavoured bill at acharity concert at the Royal
Albert Hall on September 24(2.15 p.m.),
Titled " Pop Prom," the concert is sponsored by the " Valentine," "Marilyn" and " Roxy "No. I. THE BEVELLED EDGE.
No. 2. THE CONCAVE SURFACE.
and leather.

music by Peter Greenwell, it

OH BOY! STARSHELP CHARITY

shows.

Arranger - composer
Kenny
Graham leaves today (Friday) on
a 10 -day visit to Poland where,
together with jazz writer Colin
McInnes, he will study the jazzscene on behalf of the magazine,

far booked for the

opening are Cliff Richard, Marty
Wilde, Cherry Wainer, Red Priceand the Vernons Girls.
Missing will be Lord Rockingham XI leader Harry Robinson.
He is concentrating on recording
work.
Show MDs will be Bill
Shepherd and Tony Sheridan.

As before, he will compere,
introduce guest stars and sing request numbers. Pearl Carr will
be guesting on some of the

JAll 'ENCOUNTERSo

Famous visitors

Many famous jazz stars havevisited the Lyttelton Club, including its president, the lateBechet, Louis Armstrong,
Lionel Hampton. Buck Clayton,`CROOKED r.7.3LE' SidneyRex Stewart, Josh White, Jimmy
Bill
Big
and
McPartland
Broonzy.
TO LONDON
Before Lyttelton and Dutton
took over in 1951, the premises
ANEW British musical, " The had
been the home of the
Crooked Mlle," had its
Feldman Club and later
world premiere on Tuesday at famous
theLondonClub, which also
Manchester's Opera House. Writ- featured theJazz
Lyttelton Band.
ten by Peter Wildeblood, withanything to do with a drop in

There will be a similar line-upof resident stars to last season'sshow.

'No drop'

Denying that the closure had

OINGING star Teddy Johnson Good's production methods.

has been signed for series onboth BBC -TV and ATV thisautumn.
On October 13, Teddy and his
singer -wife Pearl Carr start a 13 week series for the BBC entitled" Crackerjack." With them on
the fortnightly show will be
Eamonn Andrews, Ronnie Corbett
and the Bert Hayes Group.
Teddy returns to the ATV
channel on October 25 with another series of " Music Shop "programmes on Sunday at

drreasons'

its £100 -a -week Oxford
Street premises will be on
Saturday, September 19. formation eight years ago andOwing to his American tour, has been open seven nights a
Lyttelton's last date at the week for the past three years.
will be on August 29.
Humph's agent, Lyn Dutton,
LATE on Wednesday night the MELODY MAKER learned club
club has been operating told the MM that his lease ofthat ABC -TV's " Oh Boy! " is definitely returning. at The
100, Oxford Street, since its the premises was due for
The first show will go out at 6.30 p.m. on Saturday, Seprenewal in September and it
tember 12. But this time the show will be televised fromhad been decided to close down
ABC's Manchester studios instead of the.Hackney Empire.
"for a variety of reasons."
Lyttelton Club banner.

for Sept. 12

Orbusiness, Dutton said the club
was originally formed primarily
for people to hear the Lyttelton
Band.
" Owing to the constant increase in outside commitments
for the band a position has
arisen where other bands haveplayed there more regularly than
Humph and the boys," said
Dutton.
" Looking to the future it iscertain the band will not be able
to undertake enough nights per
week to warrant the retention of
the Lyttelton Club ' title."
The National Jazz Federation
has offered its Marquee Club. alsoin Oxford Street, for a weekly
session to be run under theTHEworld-famou.;
Humphrey Lyttelton

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