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THREEPENCEUNION NEARS
CLOSED SHOP

WEST END IDEAL
Invitation

Join May Turn To

To

Compulsion-or

else !

"Band

ON THE ATTITUDE OF THOSE FEW METROPOLITANDANCE MUSICIANS WHO, EITHER THROUGH APATHY OR

spectacular

deals

between Jack Hylton and the";

B.B.C., on Monday week at the
Gaumont Cinema, Holloway, a-,;tape versiec -f
the, varietye riety-stage
laeirusradioprogea reree" Rand Waggon ''will be start-

its road career.

ing

In the company got together, several

e:..,f the original artists have been contracted,

benefits.

is still a No. 1 attraction in the oldhome land.

proved to all and sundry that he
FIT FOR THE FRAY

be withdrawn.

AS a result of another of
those

and since then he has barnstormed
Latin- America, re -appeared at the
Palladium, and altogether has

think, not without logic, that if the benefits aren't appreciated then they had better

BILL TERN ENT, M.D.

incleding
Art hiir Askey.

theinimitably'

Niturally Van Phillips and his Band
Waggoners will not be available, but
in their place, there is a highly promising nine -niece recruited for 1.he purpose under the baton of brilliant Bill
Teri-uit in person.

The band includes many up-

and-coming young stars, andshould be absolutely first-rate if

it fulfils the promise.

"Band Waggon" is, without doubt, themost poptilar radio programme of theday, and since Jack Hylton's production aims to capture it as faithfully as

possible as a live show, it should indeed

ereve a first-class attraction
where.

every-TO -NIGHT'S CONTEST
THE South Cheshire Dance Band
Championship takes place tonight at .Crewe (Friday, October 28)
in the Town Hall.
Reinforcing Edgar Jackson and P.
Mathison Brooks on the judging
bench is Joe Kirkham.
Nine bands have entered the lists
and, at half-a-crown admission, abumper attendance is confidently expected by organiser, Lew Buckley, forthis knife -edged event.

Stage Band Terms
A GREEMENTis nearing between the
D.B.D.A. and the M.U. on theestablishment of minimum terms fortouring bands, and for the removal ofanomalies in all -in contracts.

One of the thorniest problems to besettled between the two organisations,
it has already taken months of carefulthat no Union member in a dance band may work with a non -Union member.
In other words, the ideal of a closed shop will have been attained.

This will be just too bad fornon -unionists. Then, if they --,vish

to work at all in a tiro kmnd, they,
will hava to be to., Union to be:p?_-, to '.:,in -up..,Lt-:ereby turning ;what now is a privilege into a con-South America the Roy public
not unnaturally expected them

to be back on the air forth-with.
These fans are legion and radio without their idol is like cake without

sugar.

Two circumstances, however. com-bined to deny them what they soardently desired.
INFLUENCES AGAINSTOne was that Harry, prior to his

Brazilian tour, had said a few just, if

bitter, things in the Press about theway he was being neglected by the
B.B.C., and the other, of course, wasthat Mr. Black, a few months ago,
decided to forbid his acts from broad -have sounded to dance musicians
who hold aloof from the Union andblame it for not keeping the housein order.

At present the entrance fee and sub-PART-TIMERS BEWAREHOW IT WAS DONE
Fortunately, as far as London isconcerned, musicians have wakened
up to themselves. In the West -end,

be laid down.

scription to the Union are cheap
enough in all conscience. Not without
reason and neecesity they could easily
be trebled or quadrupled.

The significance of all this will not
be lost upon semipros either. They,
too, are in the game for money snore
often than not, and they should rally
to the Union.

membership is getting very near thehundred per cent. mark, and thisalone is the factor which has made it
possible for the London Branch toenforce respectableeverywhere.
copiedonly a London ideal but a national
ideal, meaning as it must that the pro-dying gasp.

fession as a whole will then be in aposition-and never otherwise- tocontrol the musicians' market on
square -and -fair -for -all principles.
.This is not the . first warning weminimum

rates

The example of London is not being

It the closed shop ever operates, no
pro will then play in the company of anon -Union semipro, and that will certainly make things awkward occasionally for the part-timers of jazz.
On this matter the ".M.M." is whollywith tht M.U. A closed shop is notby theProvinceswith thatavidity demanded by sheer commonsense if not esprit de corps. Until it
is, the half-baked undercutters andthe exploited will stew in their own
juice until they're fully baked. Then,perhaps, they will wake up to a last

"RHYTHM "PLANS A
SURPRISEAMBROSE!
.

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.

.

wild rumours,

coupling Ambrose's namewith West -end hotel jobs,
are fluttering the professional dovecotes.

there's no news
yet, but when there is it
.

.

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.

will be published first in
this sheet.

PACKET
NEXT TUESDAY IS "RHYTHM"I)AV. THEN, ONCE MORE, THISUNIQUE MONTHLY MAGAZINEWILL RE 01JT AGAIN DELIGHTING AS USUAL ITS THOUSANDSOF DISCERNING READERS.

Despite its present magnificent circulation. there are many thousands ofdance music lovers who- don't read
RHYTHM. That is as inevitable as itis regrettable, because non-readers arevery much the worse off for it.
If they make amends by getting thisNovember number they will enjoy adoubly unique experience.
The fact is that the November

Roy Mahe Peacecasting concurrently with their variety
appearances.

So Harry hasn't been broadcastingsince his return and a thousand
letters of protest from his fans havepoured in for manager -worker Syd toworry about.
Well, it's all being straightened out
at last.
DATES OF AIRINGSOn Saturday, November 26. between

5 and 6 p.m., the Roy music will beavailable to listeners again, andshortly after, on Wednesday, December 7, it is to get another airing
between 5.20 and 6.
This is all very right and proper,

but a thought tentative. After all, theevening's the right and proper time fora band of this calibre, and nothingelse will satisfy the Royites in thelong rimtu,ke3 i'mesc days," he says, " and theproafem fora

RHYTHM will be the last number in
its present conventional guise. Thereafter it has a great surprise for its
readers, because, as from the December issue, published on the first of themonth, it will in every respect strikean entirely new note.
READERSHIP DOUBLING ?

The opportunity of comparing theold and the new is one that should
not be missed. So confident is everyone about the appeal of the new"Rhythm " which is now being
planned that an immediate doublingof sales is fully expected.

At the moment the nature of thechanges, which are wholly comprehensive, is not being divulged. This is notwith a view to keeping everybody ontenterhooks, but because some of theideas may prove to be too ambitious tobe consummated. However, all in all.
it is safe to say that, good as the November RHYTHM, now at press, undoubtedly is, it can only serve to indicate to those who see it for the firsttime what super -excellent fare awaits
them soon after their initiation.

bend is to findizea) stiro.ts, method:. of presentation,
comedy, cad novelty. You can't re=

nip cok:k.--cycA togie of this load ofgrousing,ic'zr-taxing the patienceof every dear -thinking person connected with the business.
How can any organisation speak
for a betty of people whom it doesn't
represent and cannot control?

which can ;be granted orwithheld on whatever terms may
cession

BACK ON THE RADIO
fro:a their amazing visit to

The hardships he endured in Brazil
have toughened his fibre. Though theroad in England is by no means easy
going, he faces it with equanimity.
What disturbs him most, however, isthe necessity of having constantly tochange his act.
"People expect more than new

In short, the London Branch is very likely, at no distant date, to pass a law

consideration.

BB.C. and Harry`WHEN Harry Roy and hisband returned recently

ENTERTAINER
Evidence at the Holborn

during the past few months. Their weekly pay cheques have swollen con_siderably, their future is more secure and their prospects brighter, but they
haven't contributed one penny of money or an ounce of effort to secure theseThis being the case, those who have been in the van of the struggle are beginning to

Road

IS A " REALLY GREAT "It is some considerable time sincelast I person -ally saw Harry's show,

Many speakers pointed out that several of these wait -and -sees and don'twant-tos are none the less benefiting from the victories gained by the Union

For TheHARRY ROY

Harry Roy and his Band performed the miracle at the Holborn
Empire last Tuesday night, and I'm feeling pretty good myself about
having braved the elements to be there.

POSITIVE DISAGREEMENT, ARE STILL NON-MEMBERS.

Soon

LEW HARRISONRAY ELLINGTONANY TOP OF THE BILL WHICH CAN FILL A WEST -END
VARIETY 'HALL IN SPITE OF A HUNDRED PER CENT.
LONDON FOG IS A PHENOMENON.

LONDON BRANCH OF THE M.U., DISCUSSION TURNED

Waggon"BILL CURRIE

BY MATHISON BROOKSBY THEAT A RECENT OPEN MEETING CONVENEDHARRY ROY

Lew Stone
Conducting

HulbertCourtneidge
Musicalturn to the same place looking justlike you did the last time there."
I don't think this problem is so difficult for Harry as it would be for somebands; at least, judging from the current Holborn act and the versatiletalent it discloses.
Harry's band is often subjugated byhis ever -dominating personality andshowmanship. The good points of themusic are often overlooked because of

the all-pervading comedy and freedom
which override
aspects.

the more technical

I was nearly put off my stroke myself as I sat through the show, chuckling at the antics of Harry and his fellow fun -makers.
Determinedly,

however, I considered the band as a purely musical machine, and I have come tothe conclusion that any band.

which

can produce suchgoodarrangements as Night Ride andSome of These Days and play themso satisfyingly without becoming
too sanctimonious and out ofcharacter during the course of it, is
one of which any leader- might beproud.

SE:'ING HIS CHANCE
Harry Ls not eore for chopping andchanging his boYs about. and the factthat there are two alterations in the
personnel this week is not an indication of any switch in this outlook.

Arthur Calkin has departed of his

own volition and so a new bassist had
to be found. In stepped Len Harrison
to seize the opportrunity with two skil-

ful hands and to prove that the highpraise bestowed upon ham by the" M.M." in the pest has not been mis(Continued on Page 18, Column 4)_DATE seems to decree that
Lew Stone's music shallstill be denied to ballroom
dancers for some time -to come.
So successful in times past has Lew
been in the capacity of orchestra conductor to several West -end musicalcomedies that, when the new Jackshow
Courtneidge
Hulbert-Cecily"Under Your Hat" was planned, Lew
automatic choice for themusical direction.
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
becameHad it not been. for this it is likelythat he would have slipped in with hisband into some famous West -end
niterie. One or two jobs were in his
pocket when he was offered this further pit engagement.
Those in the know say that "Under

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Prince of Wales Theatre, Birmingham.

HAWAIIANYour Hat" is going to be a big hit.
At present it is in the provinces fos
a five weeks' try -out, currently at the
Therefore,

in a month's time, it

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will be in town, but not till then will
Lew have his permanent orchestra
together.

For the time being he is carrying
only a few cornermen, such as Don
Barrigo and Jock Jacobsen, whom heis augmenting locally, but he has plans
for some sensational signings -up when
he really settles down to his West -endrun.

ARE BANDPARTS TOCOST MORE?
WHETHER the smaller popular
music publishing houses should

abandon their orchestral subscription
clubs, and whether the larger houses
should increase their club outputs werematters being urgently discussed last
Wednesday by the Popular Music Publishers' Association.

A decision has not yet been announced touching on these matters,
which will, of course, affect the budgetsof bands throughout the length andbreadth of the land.
The Association has been weakenedof late by the resignations of thegroup comprising Chappell's, Victoria

and Sterling, and also by Lawrence

Wright, and upon those firms, one presumes, none of the ultimate decisions
will, in any case, be binding.

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THE MELODY MAKER

HOW MUSICIANS FACED

Peter Lindsay, Our Nut -at -Large,
Reflects on

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if

the

A.E.

hadn't rungup and instructed m e
to

cover

a

rumour that

Yehudi Menhad

huhin

disc overed

the deathwatch beetle
in his violin,then cancelled thea s signmentthat Isoshould be free to tell England how

since that eventful day when her musicians served her in her
my 'phone rang and our As- hour of need.
sociate Editor's voice, grave, but
The Horror
splendidly
controlled,
said:" Lindsay, prepare for a shock
Of Publicity-war is inevitable."

I reeled drunkenly.

For amoment I had thought he wasgoing to ask for the return ofAs an acknowledged associate of

criminals this task presented few
difficulties. I knew, of course, that

had to overcome the innate

the dress studs he lent me inI

Yes, it seems a long time ago,
and, believe me, it is a long time

But I felt that in the national interest he should be compelled todisclose how he had passed those1928.

to spend doubled up in an oldleather trunk, practically delirious

with fear and chain-smoking reefers through a hole
I had punched in the end of mygas mask.
I daresay I would be there still

modesty and reserve of the British
swingster, his horror of publicity.
awful days.
I started with Oscar Rabin, whom I
discovered conducting himself at theHammersmith Palais. "I know it's
unusual," said Oscar, pointing to theempty bandstand, "but I can't get theboys to stop their A.R.P. work." He

THE GUITAR WITH

A CENTURY'S

pointedto an enormous mound ofearth in the middle of the Palais floor,"The boys," he continued, "are now
down sixty feet and digging hard. To

date they have unearthed a piece ofthe old Roman road leading from theHammersmith Public Baths to the
Trocadero, Elephant and Castle, a bustof Henry Hall done in Thames clay
and the original band -parts of "A

Midsummer Night's Dream," with annotations by Shakespeare in his own
handwriting.
In the event of anational conflict," continued Oscar,"the boys propose to keep on digging
until they reach Australia."
Jack Payne told me of the hardfight he had had to get his new showon the road. "All my life," said Jack(an ex-R.A.F. officer), " I have beenSouth Wales coalmine. Billy said he
was as brave as the next man and that

he didn't in the least object to killinga man. " What I object to," he said,
stroking his chin reflectively, " is thepossibility of getting killed myself. Giveme the assurance that this will not

happen," he said simply, " and I willtake the King's Shilling to -morrow. In

fact," he continued, " I will take two
shillings if no one is looking."

Why Scheme

The

War

Council

instructed

listed I can't get into the flamin' placemyself."" Chain-smoking reefers through a holein my gas mask "At Great

Cotton and band were discovered eight hundred feet down aand now that I've shoved into it all
the damn things the A.R.P. booklet

Lou Preager's outfit volunteered to

boys.

Billy

"Lumber room, me foot,"roared Billy, " this is my Refuge -room,

the last man to serve their country.

He then threw himself madly at the
towering mass and instantly a piercing
scream came from somewhere within
the room, followed by a crash of glass
and a howl as something hit the pavement outside. It was one of Billy's

mitted suicide.

room.

How They
Were Split Up

Personal Expense" There you are," said Billy, tearing

his hair out in handfuls, " if I turnmy back for as much as an instantthey sneak in and hide in the corners.
It isn't that any of them arefrightened," he added, " but they all
say they owe it to their wives and totheir art to live on and on and on."And lastly I called on Carroll Gibbons. Mr. Gibbons was busily engaged
loading shells into a six -chambered

revolver. "For my boys," he explained,
and then called loudly: "Next please!"
He was very courageously shooting off

the fingers and toes of his band inorder to render them unfit for military
service. " At my own expense, too,"

he told me as I whipped behind thecouch in order to save my head frombeing blown off. Bang! Bang! "Nextplease."" What!

Going already? " said Mr.
Gibbons in a surprised tone. "Wouldn't

you like a toe or something shot off?
No!

I

Well, bye-bye."fled down the steps, and to myhorror saw Mr. Gibbons sighting mefrom the window. He fired.
Would that I had been sensible
enough to let him blow away a toe ora finger.
Now, I fear, I am unfit for any formof service.

CALL SHEETfor Oct. 31-Nov. 5
Les ALLEN and Pianists.
Broadcasting tram Hilversum
Freddy BAMBERGER.
Empire Theatre, Croydon.
Billy COTTON and Band.
Gaumont Palaces, Hammersmith
and Shepherds Bush.
Joe DANIELS and Hot Shots.
Scandinavia.
George ELRICK and Shirley LENNER.
Empire Theatre, Shepherds BushNat GONELLA and Georgians.
Empire Theatre. Chiswick.
Henry HALL and Orchestra.
Empire Theatre, Stratford

Jack HYLTON and Orchestra.
Holborn Empire.
Carroll LEVIS and his Discoveries.
Hippodrome Theatre, Birmingham.
LEVIS No. 2 Show, under Cyril Levis.
Grand Theatre, Bromley.
MANTOVANI and Orchestra.
Recording and broadcasting.
Jack PAYNE and Band.
Empire Theatre, Newcastle.
Harry ROY and Band.
Ilford Hippodrome.
Billy THORBURN and Music.
Empire Theatre, Hackney.

Mr.

YOU NEEDNOT BE AN
EXECUTOR
Legal Corner

FOR QUALITY
THE GUITARAOF TODAY

Preager to place his men in different
services in order to avoid the dangerof mass hysteria. These noble fellows
were absorbed into the balloon barrage, Public House Inspection, theMinistry of Feminine Supply and the
National Legion of Potato Growers.
As there were no more home services
left the remainder of the band com-either in or on the air, and naturally
enough my boys looked to me for guidance in this matter. As they have all
Went Astray`done a flit' so frequently during theirown lives, the Air Ministry had no" Tell them up above," he concluded
compunction in giving them their as I prepared to ascend the shaft,wings and an aeroplane each without "that if we live through these awful
any further training. My difficulty times I can promise my public a better
now is," continued Mr. Payne, "to get band in the future. Playing in thisthem back to England again, for, constricted space has given us a realalmost without exception, they imme- horror of our own music. The echoes
diately took their machines up and are such a complete give-away."
flew non-stop for the country farthest
My next call was at Billy Mason's
away from the centre of impending home. Mr. Mason, stripped to his
conflict."bags, was struggling furiously to get
into what I took to be the lumber

REPUTATIONFOR THE
PLAYERTHE CRISIS

the innate modesty and reserveof the British swingster . . . .

T seems a long time ago

October 29, 1933-

by A Lawyer

CORRESPONDENT(-How are things Bob ?

Luck witi eye you're pretty hotwith the sticks, 5012,
but your snare drum
kills your stylehas

me a delicate question.

askf-ns that he has beenHe

icutor by a fellow
vas in a fairly exten

appointee
musician

Permanent crisis

with me - haven*c.f a job

sive way u )usiiress. He rather
shirks the responsibility, and asks
if he can evade the duty.

In weeksr".,,rHe most certainly can, and if

there are likely to be difficulties I
strongly advise him to do so. While

Send theit is customary for a man to ask afriend to act as his executor, there

for fullof us only learn of our appointment after the testator is dead.

couponis no obligation to do so, and many

details

There are then three courses open.

An executor can immediately renounce his position, which is done bya particular form at Somerset
House, and stating therein that theindividual has taken no steps in theaffairs of the deceased and has no
filingintention of doing so. By this means
he is relieved entirely from till re--Your drum should
touch -RESPONSIVENESS-DANCE BANDBASSISTS
PLAY

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give al I you've got

sponsibility.

MOST

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Proving Will

SW MONTHS LATER
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A second course is to wait. Whereis appointed,
more than one executor will,
and theany one may prove theothers may reserve their power toprove the will at a later date if theyanso desire. This is useful where
executor does not like to give "offence
to the testator's relations. By adoptin
ing this ccurse he holds himself
readiness to prove the will at a later
date should his particular advice bedesired, or in case the other executor
dies before
administered.

theestateis

O.K.- wiy vote goesto PREMIER -andAnd what's tie
mcric wordI-o get-here's hoping

that?

fully

The third course is to accept theposition, to prove the will, and legallyto stand in the dead man's shoes. At
the same time it is not a responsibility
Which should be taken too hastily. In
the ordinary simple case there is little

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The executor must realise all theassets of the testator. pay the death
duties and debts, and distribute thenearest Premier Dealer - and roll the
sticks on the ' Dominion Ace.' You'll
understand why nine out of ten ' Aces'
play 'Premier.'
Here's the first step.

balance between the persons named in
the will. He can then obtain a release

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to me, the executor is asked to keep aband together, as well as to manage

an agency, all for the benefit of thetestator's widow, and without any

financial reward to himself. It is a
responsibility which I think he should
decline. He may find himself regarded

as the principal and not what he. infact, would be, namely, the testator's
agent.

Any onerous contracts might cause
him personal loss. In addition, if hefailed to run the business at a profit,
he might find that the widow would
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Page 3

DERBY THROWS DOWN THE GAUNTLETIs There Another Provincial Town Of Its Size
With Such A Fine Dance Band Record
A Tour With A Trombone
reads: Billy

THE news that Ike Hatch had
opened up as entertainer -in -chief at the Palm Beach, FrithStreet, W., was certainly sufficient
to justify a visit to that particu-"M.M." Dance Band Contest which
commenced his rise to stardom.

The line-up here
Houldswortth (piano and accordion);

IHAVE DISCOVERED WHAT I THINK MAY BE ONE OF THE(writes Harry Fellows, "M.M." Notts Correspondent). THE TOWN IS
DERBY, AND, AFTER A FLYING VISIT WHICH I PAID THERE LAST
SATURDAY NIGHT, I AM WONDERING WHETHER ANY OTHER
TOWN CAN TAKE UP THE GAUNTLET WHICH THIS ENTERPRISINGTOWN THROWS DOWN.

First and foremost, of course, it

shouldbehe has forgotten it, he can rest
assured it was a red-letter day which

understood that the

Derby bands are playing to a wonderful public. Derby's industries
have scarcely known the meaning

will

fans,

In my tour of last Saturday, I wasfortunate in having with me friend
Tommy Hoult, secretary and trombonist of the Mayfair Super Band,
who carried out the duties of guideand companion.
BAND PARTNERS

I repeat, I was fortunate, as Tommy
not only knows Derby inside out, but
he was equally discerning in his knowledge as to where the best bands, andthe best beer, were to be found.
The Mayfair Super Band are usually
located at the Assembly Rooms, but,owing to the fact that a private dinner
function was being held there, they
were enjoying a night off.
Tommy Hoult had many interesting
things to tell me concerning his band,
chief among these, to my mind, being
the system upon which it is run.
First called the Mayfair Super
Seven, the original seven members of
the band are all partners in the bustness. Each boy holds five £1 shares,
and a correctly drawn up Agreement-of Partnership, which details in fulleach individual member's obligations,carries the signatures of all the boys.
Whatever the fee received for abooking, the boys are all paid anagreed fixed rate per hour, and all sur-plus is placed in the band's accountat the bank. From this account all
overheads are met, and the partners
share the profits at the conclusion ofof buses which almost left me dizzy (itwas much too early in the evening toblame anything else!) we found ourselves at a brand new ballroom called
the Rialto, a wonderfully wellappointed place which, although only
opened two months ago, already seems

assured of a prosperous future.
afternoon

Regularandeveningsessions are the rule here, and themusical arrangements are in the handsof Reg Webster 's Aces, a seven.plece
which comprises, besides Reg on drums
and vocals, Billy Heenan (alto andclarinet), George Wilkinson (alto andclarinet); Sally Durward (piano, accordion and vocals); Bert Oakley (tenor
and fiddle); Harry Smith (bass); andGeorge Cauldwell (trumpet).
HOUSE FULL"
Alto Billy Keenan is the Billiards
Champion of Derby, whilst, from what
I heard of Reg Webster as a vocalist,
he must be in the running for the local
chami3ionship in this particular branchof the business.

abilities and popularity of this outfit.
One of the oldest bands in Derby,
this outfit is the one of which Denny
Dennis was a member when hecrashed into the Judges' notice at theBill Hutchings (drums);
Keen (bass and piano);

to

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LAST BUT NOT LEAST

Kay, besides being one of the most
unassuming of fellows, is also one of
the best altos in the area, and he has

got together a band which is surely
going to make somebody sit up andtake notice.

These are the boys:-Kay himself(all saxes and fiddle); Stan Parker(piano and accordion); Les Rispin(drutm); Fred Dewis (bass); Bill
Segratt (alto, clarinet, and fiddle);
Harry Hopkins (tenor, clarinet andfiddle); anti Allan Streets (trumpet).
Our last call was at the Plaza Ballroom, London Road, and, as Lionel
Millard's Band, which is enjoying its
second winter season here, is the only
fully professional band in the town, my
apologies are perhaps due to Lionel for

leaving mention of his band until the
AIR MYSTERY

I think he will forgive me if I offer
as my excuse the fact that it was theballroom's proximity to the station
which prompted me to take thiscourse.
Anyway, Lionel can congratulate

himself upon the fact that he has got
a good band, and is steadily filling theplace, despite the fact that recent
alterations to the bandstand have, besides greatly improving the atmosphereOf the ballroom, greatly enlarged thefloor space.

a solo turn last week at the Palace

stage, giving impersonationsofFats Waller andCharlie Kunz at

the piano, andplayingswing,

classical, and descriptive numberson the accordion.
He finished his

the Embassy Band's third year of duty.

The line-up reads, besides Wilf on
piano and accordion: Reg Magnall(drums) Maurice Freeman (bass andvocals); Harry Baker(trumpet);
Wally Mellor (alto and clarinet); andact with a mostunique and re-markable novelty
item, playing aceordion and pianoat the same time,andwas rewith tre.
mendousapt
plause.
which

BRETHERTON MEMORY

ceivedThe promoter here is Doug Barnes,
thePremier Dancing Club, where the bandplays on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
and Sunday evenings.
Should Freddy Bretherton readthese notes, he will, no doubt,
remember his visit to the Jubilee

Hall with his Spider's Web Band. If

Jose is down for a broadcast dateshortly, and will appear at the RoxyTheatre, Falkirk, week commencing
October 31.

Scottish variety, like the rest. of thebusiness, is certainly in need of new

blood, and this act should provewinner.

Clacton,for thetheMidlands,

lie

sion.

MENDELSSOHN
MOVES

OR years now, Felix Mendelssobn

has been pursuing his career assion in all its branches, and, until re-live -wire publicity man for the profes-

cently, he was with Lawrence Wright.
But ever-increastng demands forhis services have caused Felix _tolaunch out in a bigger way and hehas now taken offices at 61, Oxford
his TZUMETCYttly activities.

These, besides a much Wider pubviding and concert promotion, and, inthe band department, Stanley Barnett
is acting as his musical director,
George Mutter, a first-class ideasman, continues in his capacity oflicity connection, include band pro-P.

An interesting matter which Tommy
Hoult brought to my notice is the factthat there is in existence in Derby abrass quintette ti.la Frank Biffo.
This has been got together by Allan
Streets, who, besides taking one of thetrumpet parts, is responsible for all thearrangements. The quartet comprises:
Allan himself; Syd Arkell (piano);
Harry Baker (trumpet); anti E. Jepson
and Tommy Hoult (trombones).
The boys got their first big break lastSunday when they appeared at Sunday
Concerts at the Grand Theatre andthe Coliseum, being in the same programme company as such stars as
Ronald Frankau, Flotsam and Jetsam,
and Bertha Wilmott.
In conclusion, I would like to pay acompliment to the wonderful generalstandard of the dance music which isat the disposal of the Derby public. In
fact, after hearing all these bancts, oneisconstrained

to

ask :

" Is there

band enthusiasm?

Brixton, while heand, in the concert held, things areequally gratifying as he already has
under way two big Sunday charity con cons to be given at the prince ofWales' Theatre,

OMMY SHERIDAN (trumpet),Jimmy Campbell's Band,
Dublin, has been involved in a.
motor accident, resulting in acians held its first annual dance inMetropole, Dublin, last week. Over
500 attended at Is. 6d. each ticket.
In addition to Phil Murtagh's Resident Band, six other Federation
Bands performed.

A_MBROSE WELCOMEDLouis

Lee and his band played atPuck Fair Carnival and Listowell Races(co. Kerry) recently. Charlie Worral,
expert Dublin pianist, has replaced
Miss K. Mulhearne at Petals de Dense,
Bundoran, co. Donegal, Charlie Parkes

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Nate.-Thisisreceivedbyshort-wave radio from the Columbia Broad.
casting system, New York, by our technicalcontributor " Dabbler." set used this week:
O.E.C. Fidelity Super Ten with a Belling Lee
anti -static rod aerial.
(Figuresinbrackets

indicateprevious

Dublin born, got a particularlp car.
dial reception_

At the annual Dance Licensing Sessions at various Courts in Eire thismonth, in practically every case allapplications were opposed by the
Catholic priests on moral grounds.

or fixes you for a gig a couple ofweeks ahead?

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This essental part of every modernmusician's equipment is dated up to
September, 1939, and contains pagesof vital reference -matter in addition
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It is obtainable in three styleblackleatherette with wooden pencil (284:black moire silk with wooden pencil(23.); or black moire silk with gilt
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You can get it from any music store,
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Some distr, justices definitely refused
to grant licences, whilst others hunted
the hours to 11 p.m.
Billy McSweeny, multi instrumental is with the Pembroke Orphens,
Dublin.

Jack Murtagh (Irelands Joe

Venuti) includes in his Dublin Band:-Jack Traynor (sax and clan); Tommy(accordion);

Jack Taylor, ace

Donoghuedrummer,

Gowan (pianist).

plays

who

with Phil

Murtagh's

at theLATER DANCES

Band

Dublin Federation of Dance Mini
clans sending deputation to interview

Metropole

Ballroom

Senior Dublin Justice with a view tohaving dance hours, extended to 3 or
4 am.

Dublin.

Tom Bunt, sax, now in Jimmy Camp.
bell's Theatre Royal Band, Dublin, in
place of P. Flanagan. The Crac_ka.
jacks and Jack Thunder's Band playalt,ernate weeks at Lorraine Club,A new Radio Eireann item on Sunday nights is "Radio Rhythm," which
thousands of listeners appreciate. The
outfit comprises star professionals fromleading Dublin bands. Dancing in Cliff

from Pevilion, Ballybunion.

Sympathy of entire profession extended to Jimmy Bacon, of Atlantic
Beach Band, Dublin, on death of his
mother recently
Dance musicians from all over Lirevisited Dublin last week when Bert
Ambrose and his Band appeared at
Theatre Royal. Joe Jeanette, who isCastle, Dalkey, co. Dublin, is promoted
by Madame Morosini-Whelan, and is ahuge success.
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8. AT LONG LAST LOVE (8).
9. ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND
(Film: "Alexander's Ragtime

Colliers,

and Eric Bridger, on drums and bass,

respectively.

with Ike and Hefty in the old shun

general manager.
On the band side, Felix is continuing
his successful recordings for Decca,

and his recent personal appearances

The band he has put in is fully
worthy of him, as well it might be with
Betty Booth playing piano with more
swing than ever, very ably backed up
in her rhythm making by Rudy Evans
In front is George Mason, who wasStreet, W., from whence he will direct

broken collar bone.

another town of Derby's size In theprovinces which has a better record ofgood dance bands and public dance.DEARMAN- have createdthe new
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Max (right) and Harry Nesbitt in action at the Palm Beach. with Ike Hatch, inset
above.

isundergo the rigours of on audition,
is a matter beyond my comprehen-

He played for half an hour on, theDances are run here every Saturdaynight throughout the year, and this isCamp,

Regional," although why it should benecessary for Lionel Millard, with arecord of ove 450 broadcasts fromBel fast and NorPfl. Regional, toplayed last year with Roy Fox's

Ron Shipley has left the band to commence leadership on his own account.
Now for the tour...
Our first place of call was a little
spot called the Jubilee Hall, where wefound Wilf Holmes' Embassy Band.

solo act, he is the entertainer supreme.

listen is to

awaiting an audition for Midland

Theatre, Kilinarnock, where he topped
the bill.

the moment owing to the fact thatof which patrons cannot get enough,as well as his wonderful way of keep.
ing things going with a swing
throughout the evening.

realise that here is undoubtedly one of
the finest sax sections in the Midlands.

leaders in

The position of trumpet is vacant at

also the proprietor ofTurner's Band, andthat he has never been in better

summer season, informed me that,like several other professional band

Band, achieved a remarkable success as

who isIke has certainly got what it takesi
and whether joining Max and Harry
Nesbitt in their grand new number,
Georgia's Gotta Moan, or doing his

Holiday(altos); Len Spencer (tenor); andTommy Bolin (leader and trombone).

fiddle).

A short walk through the mainstreets and we were at the Albert Hall,
where, despite another House Pull "notice, we were soon listening to Kay

elOSE, the 15 -year -old blind boy, whoFrank Sharpe and Tommy Stubley

clarinet

form, and this goes for his singing,

Boy's Big Hit
On Stagethe line-up here will be:-Syd Arkell(tenor,Delaney (tenor, clarinet, and fiddle);
and Eric Higgins (trtimpet).
During the summer, the band works
in a residential capacity at the Plaza
Ballroom, of which place more anon.

Chambers (alto and clarinet); Jack

15 -Year -Old Blind

The band opens its winter season at

the King's Hall early in November, andJohn Waltoncounts,Of Ike, it is only necessary to say

Lionel, who has been at Butlin's

TOURING ROUND

which was well worth while on all(secretary and )oas); Jack Cowley(alto, clarinet, and. fiddle); Jack

last.

After leaving the Rialto, another bus
bore us into the City Centre, where ourfirst call was made upon the New Mayfair Band, who are enjoying theireighth year of Saturday nights at theCentral Hall.
The "Ballroom Full" notice whichgreeted us at the entrance (and it wasbarely nine o'clock) should relieve meof the necessity of enlarging upon theeach financial year.

(piano);Normannever be forgotten by Derby

Next, after an intricate interchangeof the words "trade depression,"and, when trade is good, hearts arelight, and that means-dancing.

larly agreeable night spot, a visit

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SONG NEWSTHE pantomimes this year will have two excellent tunes to play for thepoor little Cinderella and her Prince Charming.
The Popular Music Publishers Association has held a secret meeting thisweek. It seems that discussion has been concentrated on Orchestral Clubs.
Some publishers wish to discontinue clubs; others wish to make them larger,

because they feel that the dance band musician should have plenty of
numbers for his money.
This Association is not 'low fully representative of all publishers of

popular tunes because Messrs. Chappell, Sterling, Victoria and Lawrence
Wright have resigned their membership.
At the Annual General Meeting of the Music Publishers' Association,Ltd., held on the 11th instant, Mr. T. H. Watson, of Messrs. Ascherberg,
Hopwood and Crew, Ltd., was unanimously elected Chairman of the Association, in place of Mr. Charles Brooke, of Messrs. Novello and Co., Ltd., whoseterm of office had expired The following were elected Committee Members.
Leslie A. Boosey (Boosey and Hawkes. Ltd.); L. 0. Bosworth (Bosworth
and Co., Ltd.); Charles Brooke (Novello and Co., Ltd.); Robert S. Elkin (Elkin
and Co., Ltd.); Hubert Foss (Oxford University Press); E. Goodman (Chappelland Co., Ltd.); J. Lawrence (J. Curwen and Sons, Ltd.); F. Slevin (B. Feldman and Co.); Herbert Smith (Keith Prowse and Co., Ltd.); Frank Standfield(Augener, Ltd.); M. R. B. Steffens (Schott and Co., Ltd.); J. Thackeray(Francis, Day and Hunter, Ltd.); T. H. Watson (Ascherberg, Hopwood andCrew, Ltd.); Montagu N. Williams (Joseph Williams, Ltd.).
These two publishers' associations are, of course, separate organisations.

It is a remarkable tribute to Noel Gay, who has started his own Publishing Company at 33, Soho Square, that his smashing hit, Lambeth Walk, is on
the top in the U.S.A. We are looking forward to more British tunes, following
suit. Reg. Evans has joined up with Noel Gay.

Tunes to play include:Cinderella Stay In My Arms; Cinderella Sweetheart; Donkey Serenade;
Alexander's Ragtime Band; A-Tzsket A-Tasket; Cathedral In The Pines;

Down And Out Blues; Everyone Must Have A Sweetheart; Fleet's Lit Up;
Frog And The Waterlily; Goodluck And Goodbye; Goodbye To Summer;
Gotta Date In Lou'siana; Highland Swing; How Do You Do., Mister Right?;
How'dja Like To Love Me; Humming Waltz; I Hadn't Anyone Till You; I
Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart; If It Rains-Who Cares?; I'm Gonna LockMy Heart; I'm Sorry I Said I Loved You; In Sunny Napoli; It's D' Lovely;
It's The Old Folks' Golden Wedding Day; Joseph! Joseph!; Knees Up,
Mother Brown; Lambeth Walk; Let's Break The Good News; Life Is Like A
Lemon; Little Lady Make Believe; Love Walked In; Merrily We Roll Along;
Minuet For A Modern Miss; Moon Of Manakoora; Mr. Sweeney's Learned
To Swing; Music, Maestro, Please; My Heaven On Earth; Never Break A
Promise; Now It Can Be Told; On The Sentimental Side; Oh! Ma -Ma; ProudOf You; Red Maple Leaves; Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride; Says My Heart; Sunset
Valley; Sweet As. A Song; Sweetest Song In The World; The Meanest Thing
You Ever Did; There's Rain In My Eyes; Time And Time Again; Wait For
The Old Green Light; What A Fool I've Been; When The Mighty Organ
Play'd '0 Promise Me'; You'll Always Be My Sweetheart and You Couldn't
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But it is not of Eddie Carroll andhis band that I want to talk this week.
It is of the presentation of their show
I believe I said some months agothat " Syncopation Piece " was wellpresented. So it was compared withmost other dance band programmes,

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Neddy; Lullaby in. Rhythm; Irving
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comperes are treated as just side lines.
The B.B.C. will pay practically nothingfor either.
is one solution to the problem-aThereproper
production department
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regularly employed as part of its staff.
The Americans realise the importanceof presentation. So do even many of
those responsible for the sponsoredprogrammes from the Continent.

Leonard Hibbs presenting " Swing
Time "-Wednesday, October 19(11.30 p.m. to 12.00 midnight,

think.

Spike Hughes, yes. He was the only

Britisher of his time who really had
something individual to say on jazz,
and, even if he had to go to America
to get it said, it was none the lessworth hearing for that. His Arabesqueis a jazz classic.

But the Mezz Mezzrow session! Was
it so great? Personally I never could
see that it was. Some grand soloists
were on the date, but there have been
grand soloists on other sessions, andbyI have said all this before, but in
another desperate effort to wake up
Broadcasting House I repeat it.

of the selected combinations.
But I am not so certain that the" Two Great Recording Sessions " werequite as great as Mr. Hibbs seems to

Soloists Were
Carrying Top Weight

Recent Radio Reported

academically finished in exist- sheer infantility. Such presentation as
was took the form of a detective
ence, and the rest of the outfit is there
story. I realise only too well that it
not so far behind.
was not meant to be taken seriously,
But if you think over your that it was merely a thread on which
Lunceford records you will realise to hang the band. Well, it nearly
that practically all of them suffer hanged the band in the other sense.
It is all nonsense for the B.B.C. tofrom theatricalitis. The orchestrations are so overdrawn that'. say it can't find good script writers
and comperes. It can if it will pay
even if the band were not con- them,but it refuses to recognise thescious of the fact it could hardly value ofsuch features. Instead ofswing., them in the real sense of being looked
upon as at least fifty per
the word. Rhythm is almost en- cent. of the performance,
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their talent has been used to better

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As an ensemble the Mezzrow comthe most part
negligible. You may say that such aremark merely shows a disproportionate regard for what is purely amatter of technique. Possibly, butbination was forwhich makes so many but the truth of the matter is that the Sweet Sorrow (Decca F5101), Music at
simply doesn't know the mean- Midnight(DeccaAmerican swing bands B.B.C.
of the word, at any rate as it Hughes and His (Negro) F38361-Spike
Orchestra.
adopt one style for the wax and ing
should be applied to dance bands.
B.B.C.'s recent innovation of turning
another for the air?
over the weekly "Swing Time " broadPresentation
casts to outside authorities and enThat it exists is proved once
thusiasts is certainly proving a success.
again in this Lunceford relay.
Was At Fault
Previously Leslie Perowne's choice of
Don't get me wrong. In any
records had left little to be desired,never had before . . .
.

NEJames Young, Sy Oliver.
Programme: Charmaine; Margie;
Organ Grinder's Swing; Put On YourOld Grey Bonnet; Four or Five Times;
For Dancers Only; My Blue Heaven;
Avalon; Rhythm Is Our Business.
WHAT isthe complex'36 WOODWIND

October 29, 1938

but the added attraction of hearing

when you add to that the fact thatneither thecompositions nor thearrangements were particularly outstanding you may begin to see that thesoloists, however good they may havebeen, were carrying just about top
weight.

the varied opinions of those who are

now invited to compile and present the

programmes is giving the feature aninterest it could never have so long as
it remained in one pair of hands.

SWINGTHUSIASTS, NOTE !
Monday, October 31

BENNY GOODMAN presented by Leonard Feather

The New
Freedom Of The Air(gramophone) -9.30

Reg.

ADRIAN ROLLINI is subject
for" JazzCelebrities "(gramophone) -11.30 p.m.,

So far we have heard only those who

can be described as experts. I hope
this new freedom of the air will not
be confined to them exclusivelY. It
would be great fun to learn what someof those less closely acquainted withthe subject might choose in the wayof records and what they might haveNat.
Wednesday, November 2" NEW ISSUES "(gramo-phone records) presented

to say about them in particular and

swing

in

by Leonard
p.m., Nat.

general.

The suggestion
seems to open up ideas for some highly

It is merely amatter of picking out the most in-Nat.
Friday, November 4
ALEX COMBELLE, relayed

congruous personages you can think ot.

To return to this particular Wednesday, Leonard Hibbs hit on a good idea
when he decided to devote his programme to complete sessions by hischosen bands-a procedure made quite
easy by the simple expedient ofrecords

with

Hibbs -11.30

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Reviews the Latest Hot Records

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I never expected tosee the famous Mose on the
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two of the three choruses, thesoundsstrangely unlike what one asso-

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A mighty Mezz but not too strong
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you're a viper
I'm the queen of ev'rything;Gotta be high before I can swing
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When your throat gets dry you
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forty thousand copies to the nickel -in the -slot machines alone,

The other side is a blues, not pornographic but swell music. Get this record because it's unique, and it's down

to earth swing music. But take myadvice and stick to Gold Flake.

What's New In RadioThis week we come to the consideration of the Pye 806's performance as astraightforward radio receiver, apartfrom its attractions as press -button
fiend's paradise.
On it I am quite prepared to recommend the set as thoroughly good value
for its price of 16! gns.
Its tone is bright and clean, and wellforward, even with the volume cut
down to small -room strength. If it
lacks anything of the richness found in
the larger consoles and radiograms, it
is still very pleasant and free fromcabinet resonances and troughs or
peaks. Buttons are available for cutting the high and low notes response,but I have not found it desirable to use
either.
The signal-to-noise ratio is always
highly commendable. and on the longand medium -wavebands the set com-pares with the best in its class as astation -getter.
The A.V.C. is thoroughly efficient, andaccurate tuning is ensured on using
the cathode ray " magic eye," theoperation of which is at least discernon even the weaker short-wave
stations.
Coming to the short-wave side, I wasible

THE HIT SONG OF THE AUTUMN SEASONTHE GREAT CONTINENTAL SUCCESS " UN GIORNO TI DIRO"

P1,11"A NEOPOLITAN SERENADE FOX-TROT

veryleoninechorus that is really solid.

Curate's

The

Lion

plays

a

chorus in the first side, which Washboard Willie comes near to ruining
with his eternal offbeat. On thebacking you also have a bootless vocal
chorus followed by a repetitious piano
chorus and a final miniature ensemble
egg.

Woody Herman And His Orchestra"Carolina In The Morning "" Trouble In Mind"("*Vocalion S.201)

Spud Murphy And His Orchestra"Transcontinental""My Little Girl"(**Vocalion 5.203)
The Dixieland vogue is spreading.

Both these bands show symptoms of
the Bob Crosby infection, though in
Herman's case this is less apparent
than on previous records by the samegang.
Troubled In Mind, though not a
regular twelve -bar blues, is in thatmood, with lyrics all about laying one's
head on railroad tracks and thatrather wistful line : Trouble in mind
and blue, but I won't be blue always:
the sun's gonna shine in my back doorsome day.

Old-fashioned But
Charming Finale
Woody sings it well, though without
Teagarden's conviction and appeal;

besides, the low B fiat he has to reachfor in each verse bothers him, and hegenerally fails to get lower than B

natural. He also plays some rather
Bechet-like clarinet, strange to relate.
The record finishes with an old-

fashioned but rather charming blue
ninth.
The reverse, recorded a year later,
is a conventional arrangement withsome less satisfactory clarinet, itschief interest being the vocal. Techni-

cal Titbit: The first and third eight

TIMING INDICATOREXPANDER INDICATOR

bars of the vocal are taken in halved
time, while the second and fourth
quarters revert to normal; this isneatly done.

Spud Murphy proves how easy it is

to form a good band in the Statesthese days. An ex -Goodman arranger,
he has lined up a group including two
ex-Goodmanites; Nat Kazehier on
trumpet, and Bill Depew, who takes avery nice clarinet chorus in My Little
Girl.

The last chorus here sounds like oneof Dean Kincaid's arrangements for
Bob Crosby.

Transcontinental is supposed to be
I guess he wrote it about as much as
he wrote Mozart's Clarinet Quintet.
The work has passages that would be
intolerable played by ordinary commercial bands, but the solo bits makeBenny Goodman's composition, though

the combined effect tolerable.
REISSUES

Bix's eleven -year -old Royal Garden

and Jazz Me, with plenty of typical
Bix and Rollini, reappear on Parlo.
R2580. Rollini also burps his bass anddrips his fountain pen on the Venuti
Blue Four recoupling, Four String Joe
and A Mug Of Ale (alias LintehouseBlues) on R2581. Goodman's Rencember and Blue Skies are poked up to
cash in on the Berlin cycle, on H.M.V.
B8809. Yet another Vocalion Maxine
Sullivan is transferred to Columbia.

Folks Who Live On The Hill andDarling Nellie Gray on DB5046.

by "DABBLER
backgroundaverage.

mush

well

above

the

The weak point of the set is, as

usual, the short-wave tuning arrangement. On the long and medium -bands
tuning is easy enough, the scales being
marked in metres and with the names
most

of

stations.

ofBut

the more important
for the short-wave

stations the one scale, which has to

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quite surprised that a set in this classshould do so well. The stations comein well with a clarity and absence ofI imagine that these late night recitals of swing are mainly listened toby swing enthusiasts, and since there

Mr. Frank practically took awayfrom Wayman Carver any credit that

opportune.

musician to write swing.

French composers.

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cornet tone are rather disarming.

said. And I am sure that Spike
Hughes was as annoyed about his
designation as an " Englishman "as I was about the implication by
Frank that he was the only native

gentleman might ever have had forusing the flute in the dance orchestra
and presented it to Hughes, in muchthe same manner that many critics
ascribe the modern use of the instrument in dance orchestras to modern

COI

WINDMILL'S TURNING : IN A LITTLE DUTCH KINDERGARTEN I"CARRY ME BACK TO OLD VIRGINNY"

dards. The washboard and the roughPhilosophical.scribe his voice as " precious." He was so anxious to simu- Ramblings
late the B.B.C. vowels in his
recent broadcast that it was occa- by Stanley Nelson
sionally difficult to tell what he

N

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were a very experimental
quartet, you must adjust your stan-cubs

R. ALAN FRANK will, I
hope, excuse me when I de-"WHEN SWINE"11/1 SUNNY(**Brunswick 02659)
This being a relic of 1935, when the

cover from 13.5 to 51 metres, is little
over four inches long. This means thata space of less than 1 -8th inch. isavailable to a metre, in which there
may be anything up to six or more
main broadcasting stations. In suchcircumstances there can be no meansof identifying (and so logging) theexact position of any station.
However, that is perhaps the only
criticisable point, and on the plus side
this is a well-built, handsomely -designed receiver, incorporating, besides
the features previously mentioned,
special provision for dipole (as well as
ordinary) aerials, and output sockets
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shown in last week's photograph of theset.

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enough for you, turn to this bawdy
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Rosetta's Viper record is something
I've been waiting for on the English
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I don't even notice any more, but

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Exercises and Advanced Stepsin Tap Dancing.

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curiosity not to be missed (better
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But that won't stop it fromcolourThe Swing Waltz Trucking
Big Apple Rumba Suzi-Q
Also

naïve

designsanyInstruction in Ballroom andbackgroundciates with Duchin.

different

157 Posed Photographs.

for which she provides an unexpected rhyme, the record issurprising in that it marks acomplete right -about turn in theDuchin policy. The band is by no9

Illustrated by the World's

problems" set in Kay
Kyser's programmes ispretty Virginia Simms,
seen herewith.

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Despite his repeated assertion that it

wasbecauseofhis position as a"straight" musician that he was pri-marily interested in swing, I am afraid
Mr. Frank talked just like anotherfan. What he should have done (andNET

'Phone: Gerrard 9000.

I am assuming that as a " straight"

musician-whatever that is-he has theability) was to have devoted more timein his remarks to a strictly technicaldiscussion of the records he played.

has been altogether too much nonsense

talked about jazz (and I don't absolve
myself from this stricture) such
authentic remarks would have been

True, the recitalist did talk about
Barney Bigard's clarinet playing, andalso about Israel Crosby's bass, but

his remarks were the generalities which
one expected from musically half-baked
members of rhythm clubs who pontificate to audiences only slightly less
ignorant than themselves.

ClaimsOf Swing

What is really wanted now, I sub-mit, is a plain exposition of the technical qualities of jazz, swing or whatever
you call it, and an examination justwhere our music stands in technicalrelation to the main stem of music. I
am confident that despite the ridiculous claims which have been made on
behalf of swing it has many attributes

which must compel the admiration of
the unbiased musician, and many ofthem have actually confessed as muchto me.
What would Rachmaninoff, say, thinkof the piano playing of Art Tatum?

How much of Constant Lambert's confessed admiration for Duke Ellington's
music is really genuine, and how muchis due to a shrewd analysis of the

fashions of the day? There always
seems to me just a little opportunism
in many of the "legitimate " composers' interest in jazz matters.

Wouldn't Surprise Me
But perhaps I am hopelessly cynicalon this point. Perhaps I have been alittle too close to the jazz subject
during the past ten years really
to appreciate these kind remarks. Perhaps " Detector," in discussing thisbroadcast, will say the opposite to me
and praise Mr. Frank without stint.

I shouldn't be at all surprised that
if in this very issue " Detector" andmyself are diametrically opposed. We
generally are, you see, and " Detec-

tor's " position as the Peter Pan, forall his enthusiasm, is sometimes a little
trying.

And in spite of these recitalists I
still think swing, jazz, or whatever you

designate, is such a personal thing..

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Page 7The EXOTIC Mr. BROWN"Mike," Our Critic -at -Large, in the Twenty-ninth partof a Book That Will Never Be Published, continues his

debate on Lawrence Brown of Duke's BandIDIDN'T write the headingof my last week's article, so
don't throw any bricks at me.

But it has put an idea in myhead.

Why not Wilson, Goodman

and Brown?

For the same reason as I do
not care for Wilson and Goodman to be joined by Lionel
Hampton. Lawrence Brown isanother exotic who has spent
too much of his career with aband in which he is entirely outof place-with Duke Ellington.
And I am going to suggest thatthe musical decadence of Ellington
dates from the time Lawrence

Brown joined the band.
Let me insist at once that my objection is purely one of style. Considered purely as a trombone player
Lawrence Brown is a fine artist, andthere should be nobody who will
deny that.

Bigard,Duke
Ellington,
39 years old,

Washington.
First
recordedwith
WilburSweatman's
Band in

While this group of players wastogether Ellington never made one

In YOUR Interest,
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Ellington Exoticism

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Certainly the Ellington company had
its own exoticism. At times there wasinterest to you.

1920.

Has ledhis ownband

ism was more obvious and conventional.
But In Echoes of the Jungle wefound the real, unique Ellington
exoticism, Some of that remained inafter years, but it was diluted withwhat I call Brownerie.
The turning point came, I think,with Best Wishes.
This was never a masterpiece ofreachedworld
eminence.

at any time, but thepresence in the recording of Lawrence
Brown made it infinitely less distin-That he still has a sense of humour

was apparent by the way the bandplayed hell with the Lambeth Walk.
That he has not outgrown a desire tobe smart and clever and sophisticated
was equally apparent by the perform-

ance of a version of Rachmaninoff's C
Sharp Minor Prelude.
That Duke's better things wear extremely well was apparent by the

Duke'sfreshness of Merry Go Round, now
nearly six years old.
Apart from these I do not remember
much else of the broadcast.

Debroy Somers and his Band in a colour
operette," which is being made for the Co-operative Wholesale

Society at Merton Park Studios

Goodman's*Matt Malneck has taken the titleof Paramount's next swing opus forhis band, and it will therefore be
Matt Malneck and his St. Louis
Blues Orchestra."*Cinematograph Exhibitors' Association met the Performing Right Society
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Company," and it will be for Universal,

who made thesuccessful.......
.....

work the glissando and the grace -note.

Foreigner

Get a Good Band-See page 12.

In The Band
Duke is a classic at heart. That hetends towards the exotic makes him no

THE COMEDY SONG WITH A SHIPLOAD OF FUN ! ! !

less a classic than Mozart's Turkish

March made Mozart a Turk.
Lawrence Brown, however, is musically -speaking, a foreigner in Duke'sband.

"BLACKGANG CHINE"
Is a sailor's yarn with a cargo of humour about Pirates! An incom-

cessfully and convincingly for years.

parable number for Pantos, Dances and Parties. Breezy, nautical
melody with harmonized voice parts. The lyric is as amusing as

cides that instead of painting gold andcoloured picture of the Chine is an added delight and both are fine

Then on a sudden impulse he desilver he will use real gold and real
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Brown-the exotic, undisciplined luxUp to the arrival of Brown, Duke's
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his intonation not always above suspicion, his phrasing inclined to over-Duke is like a painter. He paints picture of a richly jewelled woman,and does the same sort of thing suc-uriance of his trombone playing.

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In its more

Brown, however, is not a clear -thinking artist In the same sense. His tone
is rich, his improvisations extravagant,which nobody has yet, bothered to findthe antidote. The germ was Lawrence

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was reflected in the performance ofthe band.

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completely foreign to the whole outlook of the Ellington band,

And I do not believe that Duke's
programme reflected his real convictions at all. I believe that hardly anything he has done since 1933 has been
an expression of the true Ellington.

Well, fifty million Egyptians must
be wrong!

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convictions.

AN Egyptian reader writes tome that " Hollywood Hotel "was only a moderate successthere, and that after the firstnight " Benny Goodman with
Orchestra and Quartet " were cut
out altogether."utIsS,

composition

I am told that owing to the relayofcontaining
of
vital

Blues and Japanese Dream the exotic-

coming from the Apollo Theatre weshould make some allowance for Duke
playing to the gallery. I don't see thelogic of this. If Duke is playing in
Carnegie Hall or a public swimmingbaths that is still no reason for him
to be anything but true to his artisticOutfoldernews

something very exotic about theorchestral colouring.
In Limehouseafraid that like everybody else in

BennyWilliams,

record which suggested anything but
perfect homogeneity of style.

as anything he did before 1933. I'm

I heard enough. though, to convince
me that Duke has not really changed.

Cooty

Ellington mood.

with itthis country, you and I will have totake Feather's opinion on trust. I
merely hope he's right.
On the other hand, without concentrating too hard on it, I happened tohear Duke's broadcast the other day.
I was drinking in a pub at the time.

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an unmistakable homogeneity of musical thought, of orchestral colour.
Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Barney

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arranged the background music in" Anything To Declare," a ButcherRembrandt spy drama.
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be introduced in the Hollywood Bowlsoon.

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COMPLETE PERSONNEL GUIDE TO NOVEMBER 1st 3s. RECORDS
Larry Adler (Mouth Organ) (Paris,
My Melancholy Baby;

Spring, 1938).

Body and Soul. With Stephane Grappelly (piano); Django and Joseph Reinhardt (gtlitars); Eugene Vees (guitar);
Roger Grasset (bass) Columbia DB5047.
Count Basie and his Orchestra (N.;New York, August, 1938). Stop Beating

Round The Mulberry Bush; London(Vocals:
Bridge Is Falling Down.
Rushing.)
See Guide for
October 1. Brunswick 02658.

James

Bix Beiderbecke and his Orchestra
N.Y. 1928). Royal Garden Blues; Jazz
Me Blues. Bix (cornet); Bill Rank
(trombone); Don Murray (clarinet);
Adrian Rollini (bass sax); Frank
SignoreIli (piano); Chauncey More(drums); Howdy Quicksell(banjo). Parlo. R2580.
Eddie Carroll and his Orchestra

house(London, Summer, 1938). One O'Clock

Jump (comp. Basie); Lullaby In
Rhythm (Vocal: Gwen Jones). Bert
Bullimore (1st trumpet); Arthur Mouncey(solo trumpet); Arthur Verrey(trumpet, trombone); Eric
Freddy Welsh (trombones);

Tann,
Benny

Greenwood (alto); Tommy Bradbury(solo alto) ; Jay Farley (clarinet); Alan
Yates (tenor); Bobby McGee (piano);
Sam Gelsley (guitar); Sid Hieger(drums); Doug Lees (bass). Parlo.
R2579.

Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake

Seven (N.Y., March, 1938). When The
Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves
forAlabam'; Everybody's Doing It (bothcomp. Berlin; vocals, Edythe Wright).

(trombone); Bud Freeman(tenor); Pee -Wee Erwin (trumpet);Johnny Mintz (clarinet); HowardSmith(piano); Carmen Mastren
Dorsey(guitar); G. Traxier (bass); M. Purtill

Tommy(drums).
H.M.V. B8809.
Dorsey and his Orchestra (N.Y., March,

1938). Same, plus Andy Ferretti, Lee
Castaldo (trumpets); Les Jenkins, Earl
Hagen (trombones); F. Stulce, Skeets
Herfurt (reeds). H.M.V. B8811.
Ella Fitzgerald and her Savoy Eight(N.; N.Y., May, 1938). You Can't Be
Mine; If You Only Knew. Taft
Jordan (trumpet); Sandy Williams(trombone); Louis Jordan (alto); Ted
McRae(tenor); Tommy Fulford(piano); Bobby Johnson (guitar);
Chick Webb (drums); Beverly Peer

Saxie

Mansfield,
Bruce Wilkins
Clarence Willard, Kermit
Simmons (trumpets); Neal Reed

5.203.

(trombone); Joe Bishop (fiuegelhorn);
Horace Diaz (piano); Chick Reeves(guitar); Walter Yoder (baSs); Prankle
Carlson (drums); Nic Hupfer (violin).
Carolina In The Morning (N.Y., June,
1938). See Guide for August. Vocalion

Cubs (N.; N.Y., 1935).

S.201.

and her
Orchestra (N.; N.Y., Summer, 1938).
Billie Holiday(Vocals)

Says My Heart; I'm Gonna Lock My
Heart. Personnel not stated. Parlo.
R2584.

(N.Y., 1935).

Rosetta Howard (Vocals) and theHarlem Hamfats (N.; N.Y., January,1938). If You're A Viper; Rosetta
Blues. Herb Morand (trumpet); Odell
Rand (clarinet); Horace Malcolm(piano); Joe and Charlie McCoy(guitars); Freddie Flyyn (drums); Joe

Coleman Hawkins and his All Star
Jam Band (Mixed; Paris, Summer,(camp. Ghappie Willett; Wire BrushSee Guide for September.
Stomp.

(bass).

Brunswick 02661.

Benny Goodman and his Orchestra

Blue Skies (1936). You
Forgot To Remember. Reissued from
H.M.V. B8398 and B8493, respectively,
recoupled on B8809.
1937).

Sweet Georgia Brown.; Out Of

Nowhere.

Combelle

Hawkins, Alix
Benny Carter(tenors);(trumpet,alto); Andre Ekyan (alto); Grappelly(piano); Django Reinhardt (guitar);d'Hellemmes (bass); Tommy Benford(drums). H.M.V. B8812.

Woody Herman and his Orchestra(N.Y., May, 1937).
Woody Herman

Lindsey (bass). Vocalion S.202.
Gene Krupa and his Orchestra
Rhythm Jam(N.Y., Summer, 1938).
Col. DB5048.

Spud Murphy and his Orchestra

vocal);

Murray Williams, Don Watt (altos);

Transcontinental(N.Y,. May, 1938).

(comp. Benny Goodman); My Little
Girl. Earl Boyle (alto); Bill Depew(clarinet);

Dick

Petit,

Bill

Covey

(tenors); Nate Kazebier, Joe Meyer,
Oliver Suderman (trumpets); Santo

Troubled In Mind. - Pecora,(clarinet,(drums); Al Costi (bass). Vocalion
Willie Smith (The Lion) and his(tenors);Al

Sherman (trombones);(piano); Woody
Mack Halladay

Chuck Edwards
Bushell (guitar);

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Swing Brother
Swing (Vocal: W. Smith); Streamline
Smith (piano); Cecil ScottGal.
(clarinet); Ed Allen (cornet); W. Williams (washboard). Brunswick 02659.
Spencer Trio (N.; N.Y., Spring, 1938).
Lorna Doone Short Bread; Baby Won't
You Please Come Home.
BusterBailey (clarinet); Billy Kyle (piano);
O'NeilSpencer
Brunswick 02657.

(drums,vocals).

Leith Stevens and his Saturday Night
Swing Club Orchestra (N.Y., Summer,
1938).
La De Doody Deo; Memphis
Blues. Incl. Toots Mondello (alto):
Paul Ricci (clarinet); Billy Gussak

BOOSEY:*Fairy Dream. Valse selection. I don't
like the title --think it'll spoil the saleamongst bands who don't know that thisis tho finest selection of famous old waltzes
I've seen for a long time. Contains Goldand Silver, false Septenibre, Sobre lasOlas. etc. Don't miss it.
CAMPBELL, CONNELLY:"On the Sentimental Side. S.F. (30). A
lovely tune -gentle, easy swing to it. Allin.
Backed by This Is My Night To
The tied quaver
Dream. S.F.- (28)-(30).
figure gets rather monotonous --repeatedthroughout 16 out of the 32 bars -otherwise a nice number. All in.
From film of same
Doctor Rhythm.
name. F. (48). All in. Backed by *My
Heart Is Taking Lessons. From same film.
M.F. (40). Two good swings.
CHAPPELL:*Magyar Melody.
From " Paprika."
F. (46). Gipsy tunes don't generally makegood foxtrots, but this one does. All in.
Backed by Mine Alone. From same play.
F. (48). Also all in.
Paprika.
From play of same name.
F. (48). All in. Backed by *it's d'Lovely.

From " The Fleet's Lit Up." M.F. ( 44).
This is the tune we were all forbidden toplay last year under severe penalties. Of
course we all played it as often as theAmericans asked for it (and when they
didn't). A Cole Porter hit that all shouldhave who haven't yet busked it. All in.
Now It Can Be Told. From " Alexander'sRagtime Band."
M.F. (38).
Ch.f.S.B.
'Beaked by My Walking Stick. From samefilm. F. (48). O.K. All in, but watch thisrhythm -it's good, but wants looking at.
When You Dream. About Hawaii. From
" These Foolish Things." M.F. (44). Like
all other " Hawaiian' tunes over the last
20 years. Ch.f.S.B. All in. Backed by*Music Maestro, Please! " S.F. (30). Fromsame Min. You'll forget all about the otherside when you start in on this one -finest
blues of the month. All in.
CINEPIIONIC:*Pin. Sorry I Didn't Say "I'm Sorry."F. (46). Sophisticated corn. O.K. All in.
Backed by Sweet Hawaiian Chimes. Thisis like all other tunes of its ilk, but I don't
like P.C. arrangement. What are thoseridiculous octave chimes for? Who's doing
piano rhythm in small bands? Ch.f.S.B.
There's Rain In. My Eyes. M.P. (42). All
in. Backed by *The Meanest Thing You
Ever Did. F. (48). This is good, boys. But
at this tempo the two bars before C are
unsuitable -those are S.F. rhythm. Also
the three -and -a -half bets before E wantlooking at, believe me. I haven't got 'em
right yet! Ch.f.S.B. unless rehearsed.
Look out for Wear .4 Straw Hat In The
Rain and London Love Song. Both from" St. Martin's Lane," if the piano songadvance copies are any criterion of theBaer andVasileseu; arr. Pattison.
A Little Kiss At Twilight: Robin and Rainger;
arr. Mason. Victoria.
A Song About Love: Craig and O'Connor; arr.

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PRICE

Fats Waller (Organ Solos) (London,
August, 1938). Deep River; Go Down
Moses. H.M.V. B8816.

(drums). Vocalion 5.184.

F.

*If You're
A lovely slow swing.
S.F. (32).
orchestration. All in. No backing.
M.F. (42).
Fine*Estrellita.

(Foxtrot); M.F. (Medium

arrangement by Art Strauss. Only thing
against it is no repeat chorus. All in (after
rehearsal). No backing.
'Mr. Sweeney's Learned To Swing. M.F.
(36). Another good ewing-but with same
Wants reobjection -no repeat chorus.

Foxtrot); S.F. (Slow Foxtrot);
Q. (Quickstep); T. (Tango); R.
(Rumba); and V. (Valse).
Numbers

O.K.
swing

in brackets denotehearsing -look at two bars before lastchorus, for instance. No backing. Three
topping numbers --but I contend semipros
mush be catered for by a commercial repeat
chorus every time.
Piano novelty by
M.F. (42).
Casino.
Peggy Desmond arranged by Art Strauss.
No backing. A Moment In the Dark. V.

bars to the minute.
Ch.f.S.B. (play choruses onlyin small bands).
An * means no library should
be without these numbers.
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Just another waltz.
LENNOX, CECIL:*I Was Ja4 A Fool. A piano part, onlyof this has been sent me. The band parts
should be rushed out in good time for thisseason, as this is the most distinctive
rhythmic melody this firm has brought out
for years. Congratulations.
My Favourite Dream Of Home. M.F. (42),No backing.
The Humming Waltz. A natural ismissed out before the A. in melody cue
second bar after ' A " in P.C. Nice catchy
tune. Backed by *Down Devonshire Way.
Two good waltzes no band should be
without.
Whatever you do -don't miss I Was Just
A Fool.
INTERNATIONAL (Brussels):*Lullaby For A Mexican Alligator. F.
Fine bounce
Wants rehearsing.
(46).
number. All in. No backing.
MAURICE, PETER:
An advance piano copy of Cinderella
looks as though this firm's going to run
a dead -heat with somebody else in two of
the biggest panto hits.
PAXTON:She Reminds Me Of Hawaii. M.F. (12) orslightly slower. An easy running tune. No
backing.
SUN:
When the Circus Came To Town. M.F.
(44). Most original foxtrot of the month.
Bassists note they've got a. bit of jam justbefore " G." All in. no backing.
Back to*A-Tisket, A-Tasket. F. (46).
nursery days-y'can get terrific awing outof this. All in. no backing.
*Give Me A Ride On Your Horse, Buddy.
I didn't think I should everS.F. (32).
again be starring a hill -billy, but here itis -such a fine tune that I'm now glad
All in, or
they were ever thought of.
optional finish as written. No backing.
WORLD WIDE:
They bare Him a Gun To Play With.
S.F. (30). The greatest propaganda song of
the century. Fortunately the music is quite
good. too -America ought to show 'em how
to cotton on to this -it's right up theirupstreet for sentiment (andout's too). All in. Backed by Life Is Like
A Leman. A Palais Glide.
WRIGHT, LAWRENCE:*Cinderella Sweetheart. V. Not only apretty tune, but has an haunting appeal
to every little girl who may feel it applies
to her. Such psychological appeal made thefilms and lies at the bottom of all great
Backed by Queen of
popular winners.
Loveliness. V. Just another waltz. But
the other side really needs no backing.
SOUTHERN:
S.F. (30)i*In A Garden in Granada,
Unique this -by a Rumanian composer.
Originally a tango -rearranged by Billy
foxtrot.
Boughton, makes captivating
Backed by Rolling Plains. S.F. (30). Hillbilly -still they come -but this is different-happens to be good. All in.

orchestrations, these will be tremendous
hits.

DASH, IRWIN:
Everyone Must Have A Sweetheart.
A close relation to anAll in.
M.F. (40).

cinema classic, Hearth. And Flowers.
Backed by There Goes My Affection. M.F.
(44). Also all in.
FELDMAN:
Alexander's Ragtime Band. F. (48). Get
this fine swing arrangement of Jack Mason's
and you'll not have to husk this tune again.
No backing.

.

FRANCIS, DAY AND HUNTER:
I'll Dream To -night. From " Romance
M.F. (34). A
and Rhythm." S.F. (32) orBacked
by Cowreally nice tune. All in.
From same film.
boy From Brooklyn.
M.F. (38). This is good because it is not ahill -billy, but a skit on that theme. Nicebounce to it.
The Daughter Of The Sheik Of Araby.
All in. Racked by *Lullaby In
Q. (50).
Rhythm. M.F. (42). A truly terrific swing
to this. All in.
*Bye, Bye, Blues. Q (50). This should
really be in the " Hit Revival Corner,"same as Alexander's, but I'm not running one this month. The only thing I've
got against this arrangement is that itshould have a. repeat chorus in C, the usual
key it's busked in. Anyway, all newcomers
Noshould get this famous old classic.

backing, doesn't need any.
*The Campbells Are Swinging. F. (46).
Guess Larry Clinton will never dare show
his face up " over the Border" after this!
Magnificent swing arrangement that all Sassenachs (and a few Scotties I bet) willdefinitely plank for. No backing.
When Twilight Comes. S.F. (30). A
lovely tune -the coda is very effective onlarge band, but S.B. can cut the four bars
before last two. All in. Backed by It's
the Dreamer In Me. S.F. (32). All in.
Two rattling good winners.
GILBERT:*Never Break A Promise. V. Nice flow mg melody. No backing.
*Have You Ever Heard This One?
F. (46). If not -you should hear it by getting it. Beet comedy number of the month.
No backing.

The Palals Stroll: Blake and Remy; arr.
Brownsmith. Feldman.
The Penguin: Raymond Scott; arr. Sid Phil-

lips. Cinephonic.
To -Night, Lover, To -Night: Harry Tobias; arr.
Hawley Ades. Chappell.
Tull Tulip Time: Lawrence and Dreyer; arr.
Mason. Sterling.

Mother Nature Sings Her Lullaby:
Voell and Brown; arr. Weirick. Campbell
Connelly.
When The Circus Came To Town: Eaton,
Shand and Kay; arr. Mason and Stanton.
sun.

When

Hart and Grunland; arr. Barnes. Irwin
Dash.

If

I WereKing Of Everything:
Lassalle.

Mason;

I'm Going Home: Towers and Shelley; arr.
Lally. Bevan.
I'm Happy When I'm Singing: Sarony andHolmes; arr. Phillips. Francis, Day andHunter.
It's )'Lovely: Cole Porter; arr. Mason.
Chappell.
I've Got A Date With A Dream: Gordon andRevel; arr. Bayford and Mason. Francis.
Day and Hunter.

Chappell.

RID

OCTOBER ISSUESParlo. R.2581.

Forty Million Smilers: Connor and Wallace;arr. Pattison. Southern.

Paprika: Bernard Grun; arr. Phillips. Chappell.
Proud Of You: Peter David; arr. Barnes.
Macmelodies,
Rhythm Mad: Art. Strauss; arr. Strauss.
Law. Wright.
Rollin' Plains: Samuels. Whitcup and Powell;arr. Mason. Southern.
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town: Gillespie
and Coots; arr. Bayford and Mason.
Francis, Day and Hunter.
Start Cheering: Drake and Oakland; arr.
Van Phillips. Feldman.
There Goes My Affection: Parker and Hart;

arr. Phillips. Irwin Dash.
Something About An Old Love:
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THE MELODY MAKER

Page 9SO YOU WANT TO "TAKEa cinch that already you are

longing for the day when you
playing clarinet for as long as
two years, it's another cinchthat you've been doing your best

to take off for the last year andBut before you go any farther
it's just possible that with all the

goodwill and practice in the world,
you may be one of the boys in the
jazz business who is better off read-ing the stuff on the music standthan making up notes as you goalong.

Indulge In A
Little Self -Analysis

never hope to take off. That is, unless

you are one of those naturals like
King Oliver or Louis who " feels " thechords beneath the melody, and has
never bothered to study them for theirown sake.

Impossible To
Teach This

notes will be in thecorresponding chord for any given bar.

doesn't do much syncopating. His
improvisation here and elsewhere con-melodic

Take the simple melody written on
the chords that appear in Ex. 1.

It is a plain hard fact that somepeople can take off and other people
can't. If you haven't got the propelleron the aeroplane, you can't get anywhere but on the landing -field.
So take a look at yourself and see
if you've got the necessary apparatus
naturally and easily, forget about theor even a D throughout the entirebar, but whatever is your improvisation, it must be constructed on thebasis of that F major chord.

delights

improvising and settleofdown to the life of a good reliable

musician who reads everything you
put in front of him, and blows a very
nice tone.
A musician like Alfie Noakes, thetrumpeter,

a

man

who

chords are basic to your improvisation.

In the first bar, any note in the chordof F major may be used.
Not that you would necessarily playthat chord by successive intervals.
You might hold a C or an A or an F,

They have let the other boys withdifferent gifts do the taking off while
they have played thousands of broadcasts, record sessions, and restaurantjobs, and have stayed right at the
top through sheer musicianship.
A leader who is working on an important job likes to have men in hisband who read whatever he gives
them, and who read it in good jazzstyle. He needs just two or threesoloists in the band, the rest of themen are called on to do the brunt of
the sectional work.

When To
Commence ImprovisingIf, however, you are not content tosettle down to such a restrained sortof life, if you are still convinced after
your self-analysis that you have a bitof creative talent, there are a few

andreader.

With these things, you are ready toFirst of all you must have what iscommonly known as a good ear. By
this I mean you must be able to play
improvise.

any tune in any stated key withoutmusic, simply by remembering the
melody. If this goal seems a little

high, perhaps you may content yourself with a compromise, z>nd enable
yourself to play most tunes in theseven simplest keys.
The main thingisto have an

instinctive knowledge of the changes
in key which may best be applied toany given tune. Then you are readyfor the application of your knowledgeof chords and their sequence.
This is the crucial point in improvi-

If you haven't spent a gooddeal of your time on scales and thecomponent parts of chords, you cansation.

(which is transposed into the key of
You can hardly call this solo an
improvisation. It is merely a decoration given to the original melody. But
it is the first step for the beginner on
the way to true improvisation on that
The underlying chords are
melody.
used, whether
consciously.

consciouslyorGoodman, on the quartette records,

sists largely of eighth notes built up
on the chord content of each particular bar. With the melody which I
have stated herein Jimmy Dorsey,
for instance, would do something likeEx. 3.

Nobody can tell what notes you
should play when you take off. They

fix. 3

Benny and Louis and athny Dorsey

i.forzewic

and Tommy. Bu
can managet
to develop_t_tat "good ear" we weretalking-';tnt5iit, half your troubles areover.
Those elusive notes will come flocking to your clarinet and blow themselves out without further trouble.

--....ablINIRCROsszaatmeeamotweeseasammaa

BARRY BEKKEKLAURIE ,300KI,?Stan Barnett)(Lew Stone)un-Once the beginner has acquired anof remembering various tunes,and has a working knowledge of theircomponent chords in proper sequence,
he is ready to begin honest -to -God
ease

extemporaneous solos.

But first he must spend plenty ofby himself, figuring out new andoriginal variations which are not only

but rhythmic.
Once thisground -work has been complete, hecan then indulge in a little taking
melodic

Using Records As
Practical Exercises
You can get an idea of what sortof thing you should be doing when

you are improvising, by listening torecords. But please do not copy solos
from those records. They may be usedas practical exercises perhaps, but noattempt should be made to copy themnote for note. That destroys the wholesoul of the improvisation. A solo mustbe spontaneous, otherwise it smells

BURTON GILIASLAURIE PAYNE(Henry Hall)(Carrol Gibbons)

E. 0. POGSON(Jack Jackson)

MICKIE LEWIS(Recording)very badly of the record from which
it was taken. Listen to Danny Poloevery chance you get, and try to discover what he does, what general
pattern of notes he plays, but neverattempt to copy him note for note.
The ease with which you take off
depends entirely on your familiarity
with the usual chord sequences to be.

VOICES IN- THE AIR

BILLY APPS
(Debroy Somers)

FREDDIE GARDNER(Bert Firman)came` a dancer, and with her

Shirley GayeThis attractive twenty -oneyear -old young lady with thedark hair and big brown eyes ishardly known in London, but has
broadcast from Midland Regionalwith The Palm Beach
guitar -and -vocal act.

All the advice in the world
won't help you there.
Neither can anyone tell you how tophrase those notes properly. TriAr;a thing you learn from 1:1;stening tochoosing.

G for clarinet).

off on the spur of the moment.

notesfrom and its up to you to do the

Rollini's bass saxophone solos. In thiscase, you might play it as in Ex. 2

practising increase and diminution of

volume in the tone. We will take it
for granted that you are a proficienttell the would-be poet what words hedefinitely, and any improvisation must
be quite simple and merely decorative,
for example, similar to Adrian

time working on the old familiar tunesof blowing long

immlowame

Perhaps you want to give this
melody to clarinet as a solo for the
first chorus of an arrangement. Herethe theme must be stated rather

things you can do to try to coax italong.
We will take for granted the factthat you have a good clear clarinet
tone. You have obtained that fromhours

as the words of a poem come to apoet. It is just as impossible to teachwhat those notes shall be as it is to"

CWPFirst Step
For Beginnerphrasesbeautifully and plays anything you
give him in fine style, doesn't need toplay hot to get along. Neither does
Harry Karr.

tr

come to you of their own accord, justl)There are plenty of notes to choose

in a bar which is not based on thechord of that bar. Passing notes may
be out of the chord, but the principal

F majof-Boys,

Crazy about syncopation, she

actually started to play the
piano before she could talkproperly, but in later years be -sister, whose feet also twinkled,went around winning dancing
coritestS wholesale.

IVY BENSON

Nevertheless, she retained- theurge to sing, and, at -seventeen
years of age, was doing Sunday(Harold Ramsay)

concerts in the North as a -vocalist.

She also started writing Songs.
and, coming to London recently
from Middlesbrough, where she
lives with her parentS;
a music publishers' shop to, make

SID MILLWARD(Own band. B.B.C.)

Ask for

WHITE
HORSE
as a matter of course
Screw -cap flasks

on saleeverywhere

B majorshould use.

You will never find Louis or theGoodman playing an important note

If you wish to improvise on this
melody, since it is new and you havenever seen it before, you should be
able to tell by the sound of it what

to take off. If you haven't, if melodic
and rhythmic ideas don't come to you

found in the tunes you play. Within
the limits of a given bar, and its component chord, you are free to enjoy
yourself, varying the emphasis and thesyncopation as your ear dictates.

F majorla minorasks HAROLD TAYLOR, andproceeds to show you how

If you've beena half.

F majorOFF" ON CLARINET?

IH' you have owned a clarinet
or a saxophone or a trumpet
for longer than six months, it's

can improvise.

Ex.1

a purchase and came out having

sold one of her own compositions!
But Shirley does not underestimate the diffidulties of songwriting, so is going all out toachieve recognition as a vocalist,
free-lancing
anywhere .from
Cornwall to the. Clyde.
She has -a deep rhythmic
voice, and specialises in swing
numbers, but can tackle a balladwith the best of them. :Her
father is an important public
figure in Middlesbrough, and herbrother is a, promising amateur
pianist.
Shirley herself has
stop -at -nothing enthusiasm, andwe are bound to hear more ofher.

JOE CROSSMAN(Ambrose)CYRIL GRANTHAII(Geraido)aware

AL KAUAI(Dorchester)

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E hear a lot of thesegraphic stories nowadays
So-and-so
about
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" smells," an Americanism which

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story.

They've been doing a drop of
decorating at the Cocoanut Grove

in Regent Street lately, and thescreen behind the tango- band has
been undergoing
the process
known as " Sizing."
And this

process, they tell me, leaves behind
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which

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not depart
The LAFLEUR doesfor quite a time.
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let's talk about
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LONDON

with Szigeti when he sent the news to
the " M.M." and the rewrite man had
to put it into publishable shape.
Surely, however, the thoughts expressed, whether from Hughes or not,were clear enough!
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Here are three examples: Bert

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fond of the foregoing?

M. COOK.

Liverpool.

Tango Rhythm
In Blues
Isn't New
LIFE LINES

rhythmaplayer of uniqueasattainments, andBartok tries
experimenttheaof providing
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also

of music, not in

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out

the music, but inthe mutual respect of all thoseconcerned in the

Mac Murray, ace -bandleaderoftheThe point madeby the rewrite

Palmer(you've 'eard of'er!) was all forhim doing with-member of the
ColCalifornia
legians. " During
Murray says,
and. simply won't
let him forget.

"played the saxophone

.

sang.

OccasionallyI

In my days
as a musician we used to call theleader 'Simon Legree,' regarding him
as a slave driver not at all averse to
cracking the whip. But it is a factthat no bandleader would ever ask me
to do the things I've been required to
doubled on the clarinet.

do in Hollywood.

" Not only do I still play the saxophone and the clarinet. I've had tolearn to play instruments I never had
to touch when I was a bandsman. In
one picture I played the trumpet andin another it was the trombone. The
next thing I know, they'll be asking me
to play a pipe organ."Why not? There must be plenty offigures of music,
matter innowhat school, set
an example tothose intellectual
snobs who are
ranting
alwaysthat swing Is

and
swing
straigh t isstraight,
never

and

the twain

shall meet.

Spike, himself,

had not troubled
to draw any suchconclusion.

He

supplied the barefacts of the story
and the "M. M."
staff man tried topoint out the obPerhaps
vious.
he would havetobeen wiser

have left the lily
ungilded.

-THE EDITOR.

pipe organists out of work in Hollywood. .. .

Further heart cry from the Press:"I think many will agree with methat Chopin, Liszt and Beethoven are
not for the dance floor. For lovers ofclassical music it is agony to hear theworks of those composers rendered as"swing" music. I have heard classicalgems and old Scottish and other folk songs ruined and passed off as 'My
own interpretation.' Even the B.B.C.
has been guilty of spreading the habit.
Mr. Ogilvie, can you do something

was made.

about it?"This would never have been allowed

in my days in Poona, Sir!

blues

W.

C.

latest broadcast was
ELLINGTON'S
truly a disappointment.
After such a pitiful display, algid
coming immediately after
Count
Basie's splendid broadcast, one isforced to the conclusion that Ellington
has really slipped.
His latest compositions,nately, confirm this.

unfortu-Is it too much to hope that Dukeof thewill eventually free himself

it is particularly
noticeable in certain arrangements.gt,

Amersham, Bucks.

And Yet Another
Voices Disapproval
THE worst swing programme I haveever heard. I thought there was

nobody like the Duke, but now I'vechanged my mind.

Handy

often used it, andFalkirk.

IAN H. ARMSTRONG.

THE

Louisthoseof Bluetshe(eS.

Louis

by

ARTIE ShawArm-

WHO doesn't
WANT toBE called

JohnnyDodds and theOriginal Dixieland
Jazz Band).
The introduc-

SWING "HE'S quite

rhythm into
Negro music does

strong,IS oneBANDLEADER

tion of the tango" KING ofsomewhatseem
curious.
It is,CONTENTTO play
THE kind
OF jazz

however, ex-abyplainedtheory I once read

THAT comes
FROM

that originally it

THE heart
NOT theEGO

IIISan AfricanandSpanish only by
adoption throughthe Moors, thoughwhether this isrhythm,definition

OF swing" SWING is
DESIGNED to

MAKE music
MORE listenable
MORE danceable "ARTsraeaylly. so I cannot

likes

JOHN C.
DAVIS, Jnr.

TO take

MIDNIGHT rides
IN hisROLLS-ROYCE

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HOW can "Mike" concentrate on
anything else, particularly writing, while listening to Chopin?
Conversely, how does he suppose hecan enjoy Chopin to the full if half
his mind is on the writing of a bookthat'll never be published anyhow?

I. HAMER.

WN
L OUT

was

PLAYINGWALTZES

Halifax.

oldtunes was prevalent several years
before this record

great

reallyforgetbandstand," Mac-bars of many ofofman was that themovies, says thatthey simply won't

my years on theof this rhythm inexperiment.

Fred

him

writingthe

BarbaraThis Reader Was
Disappointed Also0ing, but I feel itout that the use

the straightand swing modes

KENNETH TAYLOR.
Fallowfield, Manchester.

Blues is interest-

the accompanying

Dave,known asMrs.

Ellington, let me express my utter
disgust at his last broadcast.

clutches of commercialism?
G. GENIN.

should be pointed

there is a fusion

AS a lover of the music of Duke

"ROPRONE'S"
allusion to

the tango rhythm
passage in Ellington's Yellow Dog

show off the jazz
player's own particular virtuosity.
In this way

Ellington's Broadcast
Fails To "Send "lovelychords), or the magnificent arrangement of In the Still of the Night(solid and melodious).
Now, why don't you give us something to interest us people who arenothing whatever to do with swing.
but which is full of rhythm anyway.
Szigeti draws the composer's attention to Goodman

Queries

GREAT BAND ARRANGEMENTS
SONG OF INDIA A SwingESTRELLITA
arrangement by Art Straussvery small minority.
Most people get fed up with reading

of

and

that he was a
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT BY EDDIE CARROLL

music, when they are definitely in aradio before he could have a shave,

let

MR. SWEENEY'S LEANED SWING

correct but not very imaginative letter in last week's" M. m." cannot be ,allowed to involve Spike Hughes in any allegation of inconsistency or sensationalism.
Mr. Walker, an obvious devotee

volunteered by Spike.
Spike was in the South of Prance

vasty regions ofSouth London.
Ken has acquired oneofthose new-fangled
razors.
electric

NI.M.29/10/38

MR. W. WALKER'S all tooof Spike, should have known his
mentor better than not to haverealised that the story given was
an editorial rewrite of bare facts

Dave Toff in theI

EADE S
from the Editor

digestions have not been improved bythis smell of size,- are probably playing
better than ever now in order to refute

And while on the subject of theNOW!

A LETTER T

tango band.
The boys in the tango band, whoseveiled insinuations that their coSEND FOR YOUR the
operative effluvia is not all it might

FLUTESOBOES
CLARI NETSBASSOONS'

R. EMPSON.

#.dancing

Shame !

BLUESThe Outstanding Success-HAS WONIWOULD like to bring your attention

THRU' ON ITS

Coventry district are being treatedunfairly by certain people who run

OWN MERITS

to the fact that semipros in thedances with the aid of a gramophone.
These dances, I regretfully inform
you, are well patronised by dancers,

Dance Orchestration
By ROY MARTIN

who do not seem to care what theydance to.

A Matterof Opinion
T AM sorry to see the " M. M." is still

1 pandering to the people who seemto enjoy what is known as swing

By using a gramophone, these persons cut down admission prices andstill make a tremendous profit. Is thisfair to the semipro?
GEO. HEWITT.
Coventry.

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JACK FALLON

Page 11BENNY LOBAN PICKS HISBOYS FOR BIG"If it ranis - whocares ? " is the titleof the number which
Roy Richards and hisboys are studying,

and, judging by their
happy faces, they are

echoing the optimistic sentiments of thesong.

BOURNEMOUTH
DATE
ENNY LOBAN, well-known band leader and violinist, who,I) since coming from Canada, has done just about all that is worth
while musically speaking, is all set to open with his ten -piece Music
Weavers' Band at the Royal Bath Hotel, Bournemouth, on Sunday

next.

Always a believer in absolute
efficiency, Benny has spared nopains to get together and rehearsea really good band for the job, andhis rehearsals reveal that thepatrons of the Royal Bath Hotelwill have no cause for complaint as
to the musical quality of his outfit.
Jack Fallon (right) receives a handsome watch at the hands of Art Gregory(extreme left) when bandleaders got together at the Astoria to signalise their
gratitude for the work he did on their behalf while he was with M.C.A. FromNOVELTY PRESENTATIONS
Benny, of course, will direct the bandon violin as well as being featured asleft to right, the group shows Syd Dean, Mr. Bourne (manager of the Astoria), Joe
Loss, Cyril Stapleton, Benny Loban and Eric Burford (assistant -manager of theAstoria).

a soloist, and, apart from using thewhole band, he has planned somepleasing novelty presentations with aviolin, accordion and guitar trio.

American Project For

Dance Band Big-timers To

Star In " Jitterbug " Film
New York News from Dick C. Lander
AMERICA'S jam session mania isreaching a frenzied pitch.

This week sees the arrival in townof Sam Coslow to collect talent fora big jam session film sequence tobe shot in New York as part of a
Hollywood production called "TheJitterbug."If they can be persuaded towork for the minimum Union
scale, a fantastic gang of per-sonalities will be seen in this session: Tommy Dorsey, Bunny

Berigan, Red Norvo, Pee Wee
Russell, Artie Shaw, Casper Reardon, Gene Krupa, Joe Venuti,
Jack Teagarden, Jimmy Dorsey,
Toots Mondello, the Raymond
Scott Quintet, Carmen Mastrenand scores more.

the accounts of Harry Roy's difficulties in South America.

The new Cotton Club show opened
successfully, featuring Cab Calloway,
the Berry Brothers, the Nicholas

Brothers and Will Vodery's forty -piecechoir.

W. C. Handy, "daddy of theblues," also appears in the show.
The new Dick Powell -Anita Louisemusical, expected on Broadway soon,is said to contain a splendid scene between Louis Armstrong and Maxine
Sullivan. . . . Pee Wee Russell's newly -formed band opens at the Little Clubon the site of the old Onyx. . . Irving.

Mills has a new deal with the American
Record Corp. (Brunswick-Vocalion)

whereby he supplies the talent for atleast 35 per cent. of their output. John
Kirby, Sidney Bechet, Buster Bailey,

Bobby Hackett, Zutty and the Clarence
Profit Trio will be heard on forthcoming dates.
Baron Lee, ex -Blue Rhythm Band
leader, returning from his trip to Rio
de Janeiro, says South America is agood place for band leaders to stayaway from, according to his story,

which coincides in many respects with.

ment hustles the band outof thecountry immediately. The slow legal
procedures make it impossible to contest these conditions.

Clarinet At
Lex Club

OLDSinstruments are the choice of themost highly paid artistes all over
the world.

Lex Club in Lexington
Street, W., always wasTHE

114-116, Charing Cross

Sealer Road, London, W.C.2.

The two sweet titles are Wynken,
Bynken iLlid Nod and Chile:viler

among the nicest places of its

Robin; and the swing titles are Curly Headed Babby and Ma Ain Folk.
Jack Nathan was responsible for theentirelysession, and he also played piano in akind in London, and now it isbetter than ever, for it has been very fine arrangements used on theredecorated andre-lighted regardless of expense inmost agreeable fashion.

swell accompanying outfit, got together
and directed by Maurice Burman,

was mostly comprised of Mary
Pleasant surroundings only serve to whichone-timecolleagues in Roy Fox's
enhance the excellent service of first- Lee'sclass food and drink obtainable there,, Band.

and everything is in charge of Miss
Ethel Lloyd, whose great personal
charm makes her a prime favourite
with customers.
The Lex Club has at all times been
noted for the dancing facilities provided, as there is an excellent floor
and the necessary music is kept at acommendably high standard.
The present trio is well worth hearing, this being under the leadership of
Joe Childs, who, besides being a usefulpercussionist, is able to give a goodcabaret turn as he is a fine dancer.
Playing a good piano and with exceptional accordionistic ability is Sydney
Bonner, but it is the third member ofthe outfit who, perhaps, commands
most attention.

This is Sacco Lehman, who is a
first rate stylist on clarinet, with atechnical command of the instrument which enables him to burlesquethe great Boyd Senter, to say nothing of a little novelty blue blowing

In addition to Jack Nathan, theother boys were Maurice Burman(drums); Andy McDevitt (clarinet) ;George Panton (guitar); George
Gibbs (bass) ; and Les Lambert(trumpet).

AN ARRANGER'STONE -PERCUSSION- HEADACHE!
A RRANGERS become accustomed..ti to making the best of a bad job, andsometimes fashioning melodic bricks
with little instrumental straw, butthere was a surprise for Bill Trethowan
when he received orders for " inciden-

tal music " to a forthcoming B.B.C.
sketch.

His instructions were to give themusic an Eastern atmosphere, withthe following instrumentation:
A Verdi bass drum (nine feetacross)ment.

Five pedal timpani, andThree tuneable tom-toms.
That's all! Just toned percussion.
Bill, between spells of band leading,straight conducting and brass playing,is retiring with reinforced ice -packs, totackle his unusual commission.

the eyes.

skin -wallopers, should be interesting.

as he has been engaged to take hisband on the air again on November 22.

As this is anon -vocal broadcast,

Stanley is compelled to rely upon instrumental interest for its appeal, but
in this respect he is well placed, as,owing to the number of multi -instru-

mentalists in his band, he can ringthe changes on tone colour in a waylarger than it is.

Apart from his broadcasting andvery well with his band at the Café
Anglais, where he has been for someconsiderable time now.

LEADER FIT.-Harry Leader, who
collapsed at the British Home Industries Fair, in Walsall, a couple of weeks

WRITE FOR DETAILS TO :At a session last week, Mary put
on wax four solo titles, two of thesebeing sweet numbers well suited toher "little girl" personality; and theother two being swing versions of

ACCOMPANYING SWINGSTERS

recording activities, Stanley is doing
Angeles, California.

TT needs a very courageous andenterprising swing -star to record straight, sweet titles as a contrast to her usual style, but popular little Mary Lee-now featured

last year.

that makes his outfit sound very much

OLDSare hand -made throughout in Los

ARRANGER

For this important purpose, BillROY RICHARDS BACK IN
THE LIMELIGHT
band at the Carlton Hotel in AmsterTT is some time since anything

Scott has been engaged, Bill being avery able orchestrator, who, besides
arranging for big timers like Teddy
Joyce, has done a lot of work for films.
Best of all, from Benny's point ofview, is the fact that it has alreadybut he is back in the limelightagain as he is opening with hiswhich will be heard on the air with
the Royal Bath Hotel cabaret for the

Exeter in the second week ofbeen arranged to broadcast his band,
first time on November 16.

was heard of Roy Richards,
the well-known drummer -leader,band at the Rougemont Hotel in

November for the winter season.

Roy, of course, will be remembered
for his long run at the Hammersmith

Band.

Swing And Sweet BILLY
COTTON
Records

famous old songs, rendered in theinimitable style which put her at
the top of the " M.M." Refereadum

nett is to the liking of radio listeners,

ment in trombone design.

band.

WITH the exception of one
week, commencing November 7 at the Wolverhampton Hippodrome,

Billy Cottonand hisBand will be in London for thein South America, with Jack Payne and his Band- rest of the year, a fact which, seeLee, means nothing. has done this for Parlophone, and, ing that all the boys have their
Salary cuts or cancellations are given according to experts who have homes in and around London,
almost without notice, and if thethe tests, has got away with meets with their complete apterms are not accepted the Govern- heard
it extremely satisfactorily.
proval!
swing music!
A
contract
according toITof music provided by Stanley Bar-

Improve-

Benny has shown great wisdom byengaging an arranger to make thenecessary alterations to stock scores sothat he can get the utmost out of the.

dam, he took his own band for a season to the Casino at Le Touquet.
Normally, this would have been followed by a Parisian engagement, but
this fell through owing to the recent

crisis.

For the Rougemont Hotel, Roy has
built a very useful band, and for his
violin -leader he has been fortunate
in securing the services of Teddy
Westfield, a musician of wide experi-ence, who is also capable of putting

Mills (saxophones, clarinet and violin);
Freddy Mewse (piano and accordion);
Dick Cautouris (soxophones, bando-is quite evident that the brandevery

Dave Crook (violin).
As will be noticed, the outfit is somewhat unusual in combination, and here

When Roy left this famous dancing
resort, he had a spasm of wanderlust
and went over to the Continent, where,
after indulging in a sort of busman's
holiday on drums with an American

Stanley Barnett
Airing Again

pioneeredJack(percussion);

dates and doubling, and many otheractivities for publicity purposes; allof this without extra payment.
Worse, none of the arrangements
the band had taken to Rio could be
used, because the management of the
Casino de Urea, which originally engaged them, declared its dislike ofradio programme, film work, theatre

Even the matter of feininine charmis not neglected, as the boys have withthem Audrey Banfield, a deep -voiced
croonette who is astonishingly easy on

OLDShave

Duffy

over a good vocal.

there is no doubt that he spends muchtime in the serious study of the instru-

ERIC iANN

Bill

Gardner (bass); Jimmy Mason (altoand clarinet); Percy Carter (tenor andclarinet); Ken Murdie (trumpet); andsite Oscar Rabin and the Romany

that the clarinet is his real love and,o.

he is a modern style player who is at

The remainder of the band consists

tract inveigled him into a commercial Mary Lee Makes BUSY

with half a clarinet and a tumbler.
In addition, Sacco is a first-classtechnician on alto, but it is obvious

OLDS

Pete Rose, who is leading the reedofLee found on arrival that his con-reaching the bookstalls entitled Jam Wizard

hundred thousand copies of the first

Another important capture is that ofcellent bands, including Mrs. Jack
Hylton's.

Palais de Danse, where he played oppo-

This week also, a new publication isissue.

player.

section. Pete needs no introduction as

NEW JAZZ-MAG.

Session, and modelled on the lines of
the currently fashionable American
candid -camera magazines such as Lifeand Look.
The large publishing firm handling
this venture is printing no less than aThis he will be well able to do as hehas been lucky enough to secure theservices of Maurice Frolic, who, wellknown as a band leader in his own.
right, is a fine pianist and a wizard
accordionist, while Jack Robins, his
personality vocalist, is a good guitar

home on any reed instrument, and hehas rendered fine service in many ex-ago, attacked by gastric 'flu, is now
completely fit again and is busying
himself with the ceaseless amount ofengagements which are coming hisway.

Close harmony, arranged for nine

Alexander Signs
A Couple
NOWADAYS, Alec Alexander, who

has enjoyed a long and very suc-cessful run at the Haymarket Brasserie, is getting plenty of good-natured
leg -pulling owing to the showing in

London of that super musical, " Alexander's Ragtime Band," because Alec
uses the Irving Berlin classic of thatname for his signature tune.
In order that he shall be able to givethe patrons something fresh, Alec has
this week made a couple of changes in
his band.
On trumpet, he has signed up Leslie Hutchinson, a player who isrightly regarded as being in the very
front rank, and he has also got a new
bass player in Billy Corran, who, in

addition to his bull -fiddling, is a good
vocalist and dancer.

The full line-up of the band now is:
Michael Prout (leader and solo violin);
Harry White (piano and accordion);
Harry Vento (tenor, riddle, clarinet,and vocal); Leslie Hutchinson (trumpet); Billy Corran (bass); and Alec
Alexander (drums).

This week the band is at the Troca-

dero

Cinema, at the Elephant andCastle, with a show which, if anything,exceeds even the best Billy has done in
the past. Those who are aware of Bill'salways high standard will realise thatthe act is well worth seeing.
When the famous Film Ball takes
place at the Royal Albert Hall on Friday, November 18, Bill and his entire

stage outfit will be playing for thesixth year running, supported by
Marius B. Winter's Band, making its
first appearance in the annual event.
VARIETY BALL

Another date of equal significancefor Bill will be the yearly effort of the
Variety Artists' Benevolent Fund, thesociety - patronised Variety Ball, at
Grosvenor House, on November 24, at
which Bill appears for the first time.
Jack Payne and Bobby Howell com-plete the three prominent bands engaged this year, a list which ensures
something to suit everyone.
Although Bill and the boys havebroadcast from every part of the coun-try during their years of travels, they
were relayed from a studio they had
not visited before when, last week, they
were' heard from Nottingham, where
they used the B.B.C.'s Congregational

The rest of the line-up is Sammyneon and violin); and Joe Duggan(trumpet).

Two Bands Booked For Short
Season At Covent Garden
THE Royal Opera House, Covent

Garden, which has in the paststaged seasons of dancing with a
Couple of bands supplying music, isgoing to experiment with a shortseason this year, to see what theeffect will be.

Starting on November 4, there will
be a brief season, which may run any-

thing from seven days to six weeks,during which time Alan Green andhis Band and Al Tabor and hisBand will officiate at private functions. There will be no public dancing as there used to be.

ago that Al lost a library of music
when fire ravaged the buildings.
He had a band at the camp throughout the summer, and these boys were
lucky not to have lost their instruments, which were salvaged just intime.

At the Pavilion, Ramsgate, where hespent the sunnier months, Al cracked
the standing records tor the place. He
Is going back there next summer, start-

ing in June, which will make it hiseighth successive season there.
His band at the Opera House, likethat of Alan Green, will be a ten -piece.

This provides a useful fill-in for Alan,

who has not been too lucky since hefinished at Hastings, a great shame, as
his splendid little band is most capable, and is certainly worth a stage
tour by reason of its particular brandof wholehearted showmanship.
Al is more fortunate at the moment,

as he has many one-night stands rolling in all over the country, and among
other engagements is going to do aseries of reunion dances for Butlin's, ofHoliday Camp fame, starting thisSaturday evening at the Seymour Hall,
Marble Arch, W., when the holidaymakers who met during the summer at
Seaton will once more congregate to
renew acquaintance.
It was at Seaton only a few weeks

ALAN MARSH(or Alan Kane) WEDSSINCE vocalist Alan Kane left
Ambrose's Orchestra, where hemade a very good reputation for himself under the name of Alan Marsh,
he has been working very happily with

Arthur Rosebery's Band.
Now, he is happier still, for a sevenyears' romance culminated last week
in his wedding to Miss Dorothy
Kaplan..

The ceremony, held at Jubilee Street
Synagogue, London, E., was conductedby Alan's father, and a big reception

afterwards held at the Westminster Palace Rooms.
was

Church Hall studio.

They have four further airings in

the next four weeks, as follows:Saturday, October 29, 5 to 6 p.m.;
Thursday, November 3, 10.25 to 11.30
p.m.; Thursday, November 17, 7.45 to

8.30 p.m.; and Saturday, November
19, 5 to 6 p.m.

While appearing in Wolverhampton
the band is to appear at a donee in
Walsall on Thursday evening, November 10.

Elrick Airing
With His BandIT should not be supposed that now

he has decided upon a solo career invariety, George Elrick has completely
abandoned band -leading, for the cheery
singer is still using his boys as andwhen the occasion crops up.
Such an example will be a Regional

broadcast from 9.15 to 10 p.m. on
November 12, when listeners cansafely expect to hear another brightlittle show along the lines of his previous band sessions.

Hitting the high spots with his newvarietyact,

George,withShirley

Lenner ably helping him, will be at
the Shepherds Bush Empire next week
and the Paramount, Tottenham Court
Road, the week after.

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Monday, November 28,

1938.

Bradbury Hall, Chesterfield.
Organised by Frank Hartshorne, c/o Ackroyds, Leeds
Bridge, Leeds.

('Phone: 24114.)

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Monday, December 5, 1938,
York Hall, Bethnal Green.
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Monday, December

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Productions, Ltd., is making its markin the Medway dance world and has

far-reaching plans.
Its main activities are connectedwith the Co-op. Ballroom, Chatham,but, last Saturday, Tommy Hewson'e
six-piecer opened up a new series forthis firm at the Assembly Ballroom,
Gillingham.

Rumours

wereabroadrecently

ing Rochester Casino soon. Actually
they are as firmly ensconced as everin their seventh consecutive winterwith Lloyd Forsythe, and are contracted well into 1939.
Nowadays the boys form an effective
Hawaiian hand for novelty effects, theinstrumentation being : Sonny Stone(electric guitar); Fred King and Frank

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the foundation of the seven interestsof women. These have been established as being-the home, children.
food, fashion, heauty, careers and leisure. The exhibition seeks to portray
all these interests in an exciting,breath -taking way.
ADRIAN AND ALFREDO

There will be much to interest men
Keen gardeners will find hoursof happiness pottering round the finest
also.

(bass); George Stuart (accordion);and Sid Squires (vibraphone).
**
Pianist -leader Ken Windmill and his
vocalist Jack Stewart are organist
Fred Ralph's guests at the Palace
Cinema, Chatham, this Sunday (Octo-

ber 30).

Ken's band and the New Orleans

Orchestra are combined in the " KenWindmill Orchestral Service," a farsighted link -up between establishedbands that has yielded dividends toboth.
Both bands are D.B.D.A. members,
and New Orleans saxist, R. P. Bishop,
handles the business side,.
**
Two Medway pianist leaders were illlast week, Dennis (" Chippy ") Carpenter, of Sittingbourne's White Rock.
and Norman Williams. The latter was
unable to appear with his combo
at a return stage show at the 'Embassy
Cinema", Gillingham.
Manager Garratt announces bandshows at irregular intervals as part ofEmbassy's winter policy.

Jimmy Knight, sexist leader of the
Georgians for thirteen
years, has now retired, and is standtop-notch

ing in Gillingham Municipal elections next Tuesday, November -1.

The Central Hotel Ballroom, burnt

down last February,
restored.

John's Park

Mansions, London, N.19. (Archway 1400 and Advance 3916.)

the huge theatre specially erected forthe occasion, or the broadcasting andis now fully

BUSY

SQUEEZEBOXARRANGERIRST coming into prominence- as

12 leader of the band at the Spanish

Club in Cavendish Square, where,prior to the war in Spain, he did muchlucrative work, Eric Winstone has expanded his activities very considerably
during the past year or so.

A more than useful pianist and an
expert accordion player, he enjoys aconsiderable connection as a teacherof the latter instrument, on which hehas written many excellent technicalarticles.

Nowadays, Eric is finding plenty ofdemand for his services as an arranger
for the accordion and 'he has been re-for some first-rate solo
arrangements for such firms as Lafleurand Ricordi.
In addition he was commissioned by
Francis, Day and Hunter to produce

sponsible

a series of hot transcriptions of old
favourites on strictly modern lines,
Eric, however, is never content, andhe is also doing quite an amount of
arranging for bands.

A 'CELLO -BUILTGUITAR f'34
for MIWEEKLY

THAT'S THE r, REF

indoor gardens yet construoted. After
that, they can visit the beauty parades,

Friday, February
Grafton Rooms,

Street, Leeds,**
A comparatively new syndicate, Star

roof.

SOUTH WEST LANCSCHAMPIONSHIP

27-31,of the 14th.

that Sonny Stone's boys were leav-

WindsorHalls,
Bradford.
Organised by Frank Watson,
R. S. Kitchen, Ltd., 27-31,
Queen Victoria Street, Leeds.

27-31,

Norman Williams' Band and Albert

Soloists from other bands will bealong, and a great " gathering of thefans " can be expected on the night

Ltd.,

this
article.
It shows Mr. Emil Schmelkes, recording manager of the Esta Company, andalso general agent for Decca and Brunswick in Czechoslovakia.

SOMETHING new to the Medway

Card's Gravesend bunch.

Regents Park Road,

MAKER regularly every week.

us the picture at the head ofMedway News From Norman H FrankSouthampton,ley, 19,

Monday, February 27, 1939.
Middlesbrough. Organised by

He also tells us that the gramophonebusiness is bucking up again, and sends

PUBLIC JAM SESSION
AT GILLINGHAMRoyal Pier Pavilion, Southampton. Organised by H. A. Quix-

been put right, and he writes to tellus that he gets his copy of the MELODY

Joe Loss and some of his boys enjoy a few minutes between rehearsals with" Christmas Pie "-the 104 page annual, price 6d. Profits from the sale of"Christmas Pie' go to the King George's Jubilee Trust.

this summer, and Geoffrey Moon, wellknown local organiser.
Bands appearing include Ken Windmill's Music; New Orleans' Orchestra;Way, Hanwell, W.7.
Emil Schmelkes

PHONE HENDON

10, ARCHER STREET, LONDON, W.1.
BANDS WITH "EVERYTHING "ised by Frank Watson, R. S.

by W. Durrant, 25, Ehnbank

Phones: Holborn 5211, Barnet 3214

Featured Vocalists, Cabaret.

November 21, 1938.
Assembly Rooms, Hull. Organ-

Mealhouse Street, Bolton; 154,
Church Street, Blackpool.
MIDDLESEXCHAMPIONSHIP
Friday, February 17, 1939.
Town Hall, Ealing. Organised

Photograph on application

Ask to hear our records.
Manager : Hal Marcus, 35, Solon Road, Brixton, S.W.2

Monday,by Jack Heyworth, Ltd.,ROBBIE'SBON BAND
Appear in Russian Costume

LIONELHODES
AND HIS BAND

Tel : BER 3342

1938.

Friday, February 3, 1939, Bolton Palais de Danse. Organised

Make your special function a success-Regent 3380

18,

SOUTH EAST LANCSCHAMPIONSHIP

LIBerty 3659

10, KINGLY ST., W.I.

NovemberStreet, Leeds.

7, MOSSVILLE GDNS., MORDEN, S.W.19

OLIVER'S ORCHESTRA

Friday,Ltd.,

Distance and Size No Object.

Booking now for next Season.

Thursday,
November
10.Bromley's
Ballroom, Barnstaple. Organised by F. R..
Lane, "Belmont,"
OaklandFrank Watson, R. S. Kitchen,

AND HIS BAND

Own Transport.
Strict Tempo.
Bri. 1097
Write : 12, ASHMERE GROVE, 8.W.2.

NORTH DEVON
CHAMPIONSHIP

Street, Birmingham. Organised
by Kay Westworth, 8, Worcester Street, Birmingham.
SOUTH YORKSCHAMPIONSHIP
Monday, January 23, 1939. City
Hall, Sheffield. Organised byModern Style, Featured Vocalist, Transport, Mike.

SPECIAL ATTRACTION!

103 0/WENDISH AVE., HARROW.

Kirkham is coming along to assist
in the adjudication and present the

LES GORDON

Concluding Season at Casino Hotel and Restaurant,
Hampton Court. Available for Dances, Dinners,
Cabaret suppliedetc., during Winter Season.

31 Thornbury Ave., Oaterley, Middx.

to be held in this area, and nine bands
are appearing.
Dancing is from 8 to 2 a.m., tickets
can be obtained from the box-office at
2s. 6d., and there is an all-night buffet.
Famed trombonist -bandleader Joe

Elmbridge 1200

THE COMBINATION WITH IDEAS PLUS
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Distance no Object, Moderate Terms.

258 FORT ROAD, S.E.I.

the fray on Tuesday, January 17, 1939:

For keen quotations :F. THORP, 84, King's Drive, SURBITON, SURREY

With EDITH MILTON and PARTNER in EXHIBITION
OF BALLROOM DANCING

ised by Frank Hartshorne, c/o

Ackroyds, Leeds Bridge, Leeds.
('Phone: 24114.)

Floral Hall, Southport. Organised by Lew Buckley, 107,
Broadway, Royton, Oldham.
EAST YORKSCHAMPIONSHIPBIJOU DANCE BAND

TED MILTONFLASH!
presents THE HIGH HATTERS

1938.

Bands that enter come from a very
wide area, and competition is usually
very keen. Entries are rapidly coming
in, and it is hoped that the usual complement of ten bands will line up forband.

Well-known Surrey 6 piece combination, established
10 years.
Uniform. Own Transport.

AND

7,

Park, Barnstaple.
WEST LANCSCHAMPIONSHIP

Liberty 4913

70 Haydons Road, Wimbledon, S.W.19.

NovemberBaths Hall, Scunthorpe. Organ-

mirably coached by expert tuition.
Following the outstanding success oflast season's contest, the venue this season is again the West End Dance Hall,
Birmingham, where Wally Dewar's
Broadcasting Band will act as house

Own Transport and Mike, Uniform or Dress.
For PHOTOGRAPH and particulars, write -next affair, without obligation to

LEW LEWIS

School of Music boasts many pupils ad-

FOUR TO NINE MUSICIANSJACK SINGER AND HIS BAND
THE FAMOUS HARLEM BAND,Manager :is extremely interested in the furtherment -of musical knowledge, and his

has entered, and organiser J. Walshhas been instrumental in securing thepatronage of His Worship the Mayor

AT THE NEW DANCE PAVILION, ROTHESAY

etc.

Besides his :flourishing business, Kay

To -night (Friday) at the Town Hall,79, BARNHILL ROAD, WEMBLEY, MIDDLESEX.

FUL 2670

popular Midland instrument dealer,whose portly, personality is .very wellknown to all Birmingham musicians, isonce ,again organiser of the Warwickshire Dance Band Championship.

Crewe, Lew Buckley stages his SOUTH
CHESHIRE Championship.
This is the first " M.M." Contest everSeven Insertions-£1

Friday, November 4, 1938.
Town Hall, Chester. Organised
by J. Walsh, 7, City Road,
Chester,

Monday,South Cheshire

Presents the Celebrated

NORTH WALESCHAMPIONSHIP

LINCOLNSHIRECHAMPIONSHIPROTUND, genial Kay Westworth,

WELL-KNOWN BANDS FOR SUNDAY CONCERTS.
(TEMPLE BAR 7662/3).

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Royton, Oldham.

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October 29, 1938

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Music, of course, has not been for-have been signed for the Fair's dura-

At the end of the Grand Hall will
tower a statue of Venus 21 feet highand mounted on a 42 -ft. high pedestal.
This display has been christened thefittedLoud and re-

Palace of Colour and Light.
In this section will be found thetwelve " Queens of Loveliness," whogave Horatio Nicholls the idea for his
2,000th composition of the same name.

sonant Tone.

They were selected from thousands,
industry, both by her work and herComparable with

To sum up, it seems that there will
be enough for anybody, in a thousand
different ways, at the Woman's Fair,

Ov CI

and symbolise the part woman plays In

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MARGARET EAVES.-Miss Margaret

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£4.10.0 CashEaves asks us to correct an erroneous
impression which we gave by includ-man Darewski's Orchestra. Miss Eaves
is no longer with Herman, and is freeShe broadcasts
lancing in London.
fortnight in Doris Arnold's
every" Melody Is There " programme, andsings with Kenneth Baynes'
Orchestra on all its airings. She isappearing at the London Palladium on

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November 6.

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THE MELODY MAKER

October 29, 1938

Page 13South Yorkshire Is Not As BlackAs It Is Painted
20
M.M." " Dance Band Desert" Article Unearths News Of Rotherham Stalwarts
Who Hide Their Light Under A BushelSUN
HIT ORCHESTRATIONSTHESE SMASH HITS IN YOUR FIRST PARCEL:

AS was to be fully expected, our notes in last week's issue on thestate of affairs in the dance band business in South YorkshireEl

has brought forth an outcry from more than one direction, and it
would appear that the district is not so much a " Dance Band
Desert " as a district where the dance bands are too shy and retiring
to come forward and let the "Melody Maker" know of their
In particular, the remarks When the season opened on October
870 dancers turned up, and sinceconcerning the Baths at Rother- 15,
Brookes always plays for, andham have brought forth a strong Albert
his men at Union rates, it isdisclaimer from Albert Brookes, pays
much to be regretted that no recognileader of the band which is em- tion was given in the " M.M." to theployed there by the Corporation important place that he undoubtedly
each Saturday evening.
holds in Rotherham dance music
circles.

In an interview with a MELODY
Mr. F. A.
MAKER representative,
Stevens, Superintendent of the Baths,

said that, since the baths opened for
dancing three years ago, Albert Brooke
and his 'New Corona Band have been
consistently employed there, and so
successful have the dances become
that, commencing in the near future.

it is inter.ded to hold them on Wednesdays as well as Saturdays.
When the band

started, it was seven -piece and has since
been augmented toLen. Far from being ascratch outfit, it isa part of their contract that noin personcan be madechangesnel

without the consent)f the Superinten-lent

the

and

Jorporation.
The average

at-at theBobtendance
WalkerBaths is between 800

and 1,000, which goes to show that theband is popular with the local dancers.

Another fighting reply comes from
Bob Walker who puts forward a claim
on behalf of his Orchestra, which, hetells us, plays every Wednesday andsial programmeSouthon,No. 3.

devisedRegbyAll of which goes to show that it

does not pay to hide one's light undera bushel. If these band leaders would
only take the trouble to acquaint the"M.M." with their activities, we should
be only too happy to afford them thepublicity which they desire.
Ken Evans, the author of theblunder,' and THE MELODY MAKER,
tenderregrets

sincereto Albert

Brookes and any other South Yorks

bandleader who may have been inconvenienced by the article.

of the

MANCHESTER Rhythm Club, which
is now holding its meetings every Wednesday evening, at 8.30 p.m. overMessrs. Reno's shop, in Oxford Street,

was held recently amid great enthusiasm at the presence of Adelaide
Hall and friends from the "Sun Never
Sets " show and Django Reinhardt
and 'his brother, who were appearing
at the Hippodrome. Everyone islooking forward to the visit on Wednesday, November 2, of rhythm -clubpioneer, Bill Elliott, who, providing

meeting will
November 6.
No. 36.

beheld on

The WALTHAMSTOW

holding its first meeting to -night(Friday) at 8 p.m. at the old head-quarters, The Lord Brook, in Shernhall Street, Walthamstow. Seeing thatlack of membership caused the closureof this club for such a lengthy period,

it is hoped that there will be 100 per
cent. attendance at this General Meeting, when officers will be elected andthe future policy evolved.
**
No. 72. The GLASGOW Rhythm
Club re -opens on Sunday, October 30,

at 7.45 p.m., in the old premises, atproval," the latter being a selection of
unobtainable American discs. Cordial
welcome guaranteed to all who care
to come along.

buted by Mat Dale and Billy Neill,
whose respective subjects will be"General Jive" and "For Your Ap-

At the last meeting of the
SOUTH WEST LONDON Rhythm
No. 85.

Club, at 15, Streatham Hill, S.W., Mr.
Stevens provided a first-class recital of
hot records, after which, great excitement prevailed at the appearanceof George Shearing, blind pianist who
was with Claude Bampton's Orchestra,and Don Macaffer, ace trombonist who
is now with Hugo Rignold's Band at
the London Casino.

Said Mr. Clarke in effect: "Variety
does not pay us, and therefore we aregoing over to straight plays indefinitely. We have had all the leading
acts, especially the big bands, but still
they do not pull in the business."
According to Mr. Clarke (and also

To Welcome
Joe Loss

HUNDREDS of dance band en-

Joe Loss and his boys to Bradford
on November 4, when they pay oneof their rare visits to Yorkshire toplay again at the annual Bradford
Press- Ball.

Last year the organisers broke fromtradition and held the ball on a muchbigger scale than usual at the combined King's and Queen's Halls, andtried the experiment of engaging a
London dance band in addition to a
local combination.

Joe Loss and his Band were sup-ported by the Ambassadors, of Bradford, and the experiment was such ahuge success that both bands havebeen re-engaged
function.

for next

Friday's

The popularity of Joe Loss with West

Riding people was evidenced by thecrowds of dancers who clamoured roundthe bandstand while he and his boys
were playing, and he had one of thebusiest nights of his life in satisfying
the demands of autograph hunters.
He can look forward to similar enthusiastic scenes this time.

The Press Ball is one of the highlights of the Bradford social season,
and applications for the job of supporting Loss were received from far
and wide.
A popular choice is the re-engagingof George Prest and his Ambassadors, who this year have added theEast Yorkshire Dance Band Championship to their many successes.

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other of the entertainment
managers of the town) the trouble isdue almost entirely to the Working
Men's Clubs, which are very strong in
many

There are over thirty ofthese Clubs in the town, and they
Leicester.

have
ship.

a colossal aggregate member-

At week -ends, and odd nights during the week, concerts are held, which
are really miniature variety bills, thewhole thing being worked in theold music -hall manner, complete with
Chairman.
No admission is charged to theseconcerts; but even so, all artists havea box-office value which is calculatedon the basis of the amount of drink
sold, and, although the standard is, on
the whole, low, patrons of the Clubs

seem entirely satisfied.
3d. DANCES!
The position of the ballroom isvery much the same as that of thetheatre. Most of the Concert Roomsof the Clubs are very excellent ballrooms -one is described as " The
Palais de Dance of Clubland "-andable to dance many hundreds. Mostof the Clubs, therefore, run perhaps
one or two nights for dancing eachweek. The admission is rarely over
3d, per person!
For the hours played, the bands
used are more or less well pdid45. 6d. per hour in most cases -but,here again, the standard of playing

BAMBOOCOCELOSITA (Jealous Girl)LA NOCHE PASA
(Night is Gone)
NOCHE TRISTE(Sad Night)
TANGO NEGRO(Black Tango)

ORCH. Price 3- each

GER

(Figures in brackets indicate wavelengths In
All artists are dance orchestras unless otherwise stated.)

metres.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30.
12.00 a.m.-Richard Himber (W2XAF 31.48);(W2XE 25.36;
W3XAU 31.281. 12.30. -Dance Orch. (W2XAD
31.41). 12.4S. -Larry Clinton (W2XAF 31.481.
1.00. -Russ Morgan (W2XE 25.36; W3XAU
31.28); Al Donahue (W2XAD 31.41). 1.30. Ink Spots (vocal quartet) (W2XAF 31.481.
2.30.-" America Dances" (W2XAF 31.48);
Dance Orch. (W2XAD 31.41). 3.30. ---Johnny
Messner (W2XAF 31.48). 4.00. -Francis Craig(W2XAF 31.48).
4.30. -Kay Kyser (W2XE
49.02; W3XAU 31.28); Abe Lyman (W2XAF
31.48).
5.00. -Joaquin Gill (W2XE 49.02);
W3XAU 31.28). 5.00 to 6.00. -Dance Orchs.
from N.B.C. Networks (W3XAL 49.1; W8XK
48.86). 3.30. -Paul Pendarvis )W3XAU 31.28).
1.30 p.m. -Four Showmen (vocal quartet)(W2XAD 13.95). 4.30. -Major Bowes Capitol
Family (variety) (W2XE 19.94). 10.30. -Ben
Bernie I W2XE 19.64). 11.30.-" The LaughLiner " (variety) (W3XAU 49.5).

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(W2XAD 19.56:, W2XAF 31.48). 11.15. -Dance
Orch. (W2XAD 31.41).
11.30. -Ink Spots(vocal trio) (W2XAD 31.41).

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2.
1.00 a.m.-Russ Morgan (W2XAF 31.48).
1.30.-Lud Gluskin (W2XE 25.36; W3XAU

2.30. -Benny Goodman (W3XAU 49.5;
4.30. -Glen Miller(W2XAF 31.48).
(W2XE 49.02; W3XAU 49.5); Abe Lyman(W2XAF 31.48). 3.00. -Count Basie (W2XE
49.02; W3XAU 31.28). 3.0() to 6.00. -Dance
Orchs. from N.B.C. Networks (W3XAL 49.1;
W8XK 48.86). 5.30 -Sammy Kaye (W3XAU

and at 2.45 W2XE 25.36). 4.00. -Eddie Le

12.00 a.m.-Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone

DICK SADLEIR'S(W3XAU 31.28).

1.00 p.m. -Milt Berth Trio (W2XAD 13.94).
1.15. -Deep River Boys (vocal trio) (W2XE
13.941.
6.35.-" Dancing Moods " (W2XE
19.64). 10.00. -Dance " Hour " (W2XAD 19.56;
W2XAF 31.48). 10.30.-" Around The Town In
Rhythm" (W2XE 19.64); Short Wave Mailbag

49.51.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 31.

44 -well and others (W2XE 25.36; W3XAU 31.28),
2.00.-" America's Rhythm Masters " (W2XAD
31.41). 2.30. -Eddy Duchin (W2XAF 31.48).
3.00. -Guy Lombardo (W2XE 25.36; W3XAU
21.28). 4.00. -William Farmer (W2XAF 31.48);
Tom Dorsey (W3XAU 31.28). 4.30. -Cab Calloway (W2XE 49.02); W3XAU 31.28); Al Dona5.00. - Ran Wildehue (W2XAF 31.48).
(W2XE 49.02; W3XAU 31.28). 5.00 to 6.00. Dance Orch. from N.B.C. Networks (W3XAL
49.1; W8XK 49.86). 5.30. -Little Jack Little(comedians) (W2XAF 31.481.
2.00. -Dance
Orch. (W2XAD 31.41).
3.00. -Horace Heidi(W2XAF 31.48). 4.05. -Will Osborne (W2XAF

4.30. -Paul Pendarvis (W2XE 49.02;
49.5);Ray Kinney's Hawaiians(W2XAF 31.48).
3.00. -Henry King (W2XE
49.02).
5.00 to 6.00. -Dance Orchs. from
N.B.C. Networks (W3XAL 49.1; W8XK 48.86).
5.30. -Ted Weems (W3XAU 31.28).
1.00 p.m. -Milt Berth Trio (W2XAD 13.95).
1.30. -Eton Boys (quartet) (W2XE 13.94).
6.35.-" Dancing Moods " )W2XE 19.64). 7.15.
-Enoch Light (W2XE 19.64). X.45. -Captivators (W2XE 19.641.
9.00.-" Patterns In
Swing " (W2XE 19.64). 0.43.-- Dance Time "(W2XE
19.64).
10.00. -Dance" Hour "(.W2XAD 19.56;
W2XAF 31.48).
10.30.31.48).
W2XAD" Around The Town In Rhythm "19.64).

(W2XE

11.13. -Dance Orch. (W2XAD 31.41).
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1.

1.00 a.m.-Richard Himber with Connie BoB-

Baron

31.28).

1.00 p.m. -Milt Berth Trio )W2XAD 13.95).
6.35.-" Dancing Moods" (W2XE 13.94). 8.00.
-" Time Out For Dancing " (W2XE 19.64).
10.00. -Dance" Hour "(W2XAD
19.56;
W2XAF
31.48).
10.30. -Benny Goodman(W2XE 19.64). 11.15. -Dance Orch. (W2XAD
31.41).

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3.

1.30 a.m.-Paul Whiteman(W2XE 25.38;
49.5).
2.30.-" Dance Tempo "(W2XAD 31.411.
3.00. -Kay Kyser (W2XAF
31.48).
4.00. -Johnny Messner (W2XAF
31.48). 4.30. -Charles Baum (W2XE 49.02;
W3XAU 31.28). Abe Lyman (W2XAF 31.481.
3.00. -Dick Barrie (W2XE 49.02; W3XAU
31.28).
5.00 to 6.00. - Dance Orchs.
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1.00 p.m. -Milt Herth Trio (W2XAD 13.95).
Robinson's Harmonicas (WIRE
6.35.-" Dancing Moods " (W2XE
3.15. -Enoch Light (W2XE 19.64).
10.00. -Dance" Hour "(W2XAD
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In Rhythm " (W2XE 19.64). 11.30.-" Rhythm
School" (W2XAD 19.56); Tune Twisters
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(W2XAF 31.48).

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4.

12.30 a.m. - Ben Pollack )W3XAU 31.28).
1.00. -Jack Miller (in Kate Smith's variety)(W2XE 25.36: W3XAU 31.28); Rudy Vallee(W2XAF 31.48). :1.00. -Bing Crosby's Variety(W2XAF 31.48). 4.15. -Adrian Rollini (W2XAF
31.48).
4.30. -Leighton Noble (W2XE 49.02;
W3XAU 31.28); Richard Himber (W2XAF
31.481. 5.00. -Little Jack Little (W2XE 49.02;
W3XAU 31.28). 5.00 to 6.00. -Dance Orchs.
from N.B.C. Networks (W3XAL 49.1: MUCK
48.86).
5.30. -Frank Dailey (W2XE 49.02;
W3XAU 31.28).

1.00 p.m. -Milt Berth Trio (W2XAD 13.95).
1.30. -Paul Robinson's Harmonicas (W2XE
13.94).
6.35.-" Dancing Moods " (W2XE
19.64). 9.45.-" Dance Time " (W2XE 19.64).
10.00. - Advance programme information(W2XAD 19.56; W2XAF 31.48).
10.30. Around The Town In Rhythm (W2XE 19.64)
31.41).

1.30. -Ray Noble (W2XE 25.36; W3XAU 49.5).
2.011: -Victor Young (W3XAU 49.5); "Dance
Tempo" (W2XAD 31.41). 3.00. -Wayne King(W2XAF 31.481; Dance Orch. (W2XE 25.36).
4.041. - Al Donahue (W2XAF 31.481. 4.30. Frank Dailey (W2XE 49.02; W3XAU 49.5).

5.00. -Sammy Kaye (W2XE 49.02; W3XATJ
31.281.
5.04)
to 6.00. -Dance Orchs. from
N.B.C. Networks (W3XAL 49.1; W8XK 48.86).
5.30. -Dick Barrie (W3XAU 31.28).
1.00 p.m. -Milt Berth Trio (W2XAD 13.95).
1.15. -Eton Boys (vocal trio) (W2XE 13.94).
5.30. -Enoch Light I W2XE 13.94). 9.30.Dancepators (W2XE 19.64).
10.13. -Top
Hatters (W2XAD 19.56: W2XAF 31.481. 10.30.
-Eddie Duchin (W2XE 19.64); Kidoodlers(W2XAD 19.56; W2XAF 31.48). 11.30. -Larry
Clinton (W2XAD 31.41).

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Items For Swing Fans To Listen To During The Week

A MEDIA LUZArt McKay Orchestration
Spud Murphy Swing

why.

AMERICAN

ALTIVA
ARGENTINE MOON

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manager of the Royal Opera House,
Leicester, who proceeded to explain

thusiasts are waiting to welcome

No. 35. At the last meeting of the
SOUTHEND Rhythm Club, held at
the Bungalow Hall. Mr. Ebel gave arecital on "Fats " Waller; Len Levey
and Stuart Mortimer dealt with the" Club Notes and News," and to close
there was an excellent jam session by
Charlie Fox (tenor); George Reed(tenor); Ken Franks (baritone andclarinet),; Ken Blackshaw (trumpet);

ARGENTINE and
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Bradford Agog

other engagements do not interfere,
will be coming up to give one of his
usual fine recitals.

Val Tomblin (piano); F. Cass (guitar);

THERE is a great probability
that variety will cease toexist in Leicester -a town with aE

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and Gordon Brandon (drums). There
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Garon's Center House, with Len
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Rhythm Club is going to open again,

A special meeting

FOR LEICESTER ?

At the Gaiety, the band is twelve

strong and the boys' popularity can begauged from the fact that between
seven hundred and a thousand people
attend the dances regularly.

RHYTHM CLUBS

the No. 1 Rhythm Club, at their new
headquarters, the First Avenue Hotel,
Holborn, W.C.1, the chief recital will
be devoted to Johnny Hodges. The
new issues for November will also be
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Saturday at the Gaiety Dance Hallin Grimsby.
In 1934, these boys were the winnersof the All -Lincolnshire Contest whilst
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Eastern correspondent was both
surprised and interested to learn

Lionel Ray and his BandRay and his Band open up at the

Locarno Ballroom, Edinburgh.

For the past eighteen months or sothese boys have been engaged on the
Mecca circuit, and recently finished up
at Sherry's, Brighton.
During their stay at this establish-

ment, they had the rare pleasure ofaccompanying Fats Waller when heappeared there, and he afterwards
passedsomevery

complimentary

remarks about the band.

that the pianist, John Douglas,
is none other than the leader ofthe popular Premier Dance
Band, of Choppington, North-The outfit is seven strong, with
Lionel leading frompiano. With him

ON Monday next, October 31, Lionel

Charles McClusky (bass andvocals); Cyril Hulme (drums); Alf Kay
are(alto, clarinet and trumpet); Bill Kay(tenor and violin); Fred Horton (tenor
and violin); and Jimmie McDowell(trumpet).

The last time that Lionel was in
Scotland-at the Locarno, Glasgow-

the band broadcast over Scottish
Regional, and it hopes to continue
airing from Edinburgh.

umberland.
For several years now this snappy

five-piecer has enjoyed an excellent re-putation among dancers around Bedlington and North Northumberland,
while its director, John Douglas, is at
the same time almost part and parcelof the Whitley Bay Municipal Orchestra, directed by Percival Goffin.
Still a young man, John started his
tuition in music at an early age, andtook a four -years' course with Leslie
Bridgewater, at Blyth. Following this,he was accepted as a pupil by the celebrated Austrian pianist,
Oppenheim, of Newcastle.

Sigmund

At the age of 16, John received his
first engagement as pianist in theorchestra at the Prince of Wales
Theatre, Bedlington, and remained
there for five years. He was next M.D.
at the Palace Theatre, Bedlington, andit was while he was there that he had
three solo broadcasts at the old B.B.C.
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subsequent slump in business, led tohis forming the Premier Dance Bandin 1932. At the same time he took up

the piano accordion, alto sax andviolin, and, with his sound musicaleducation; had little difficulty inmastering them.

During the past three years he has
broadcast regularly with Whitley
Orchestra, and has also been heard
solo over the air.
His dance engagements take him allover Northumberland and into Scotland, but, recently, he still had time toorganise a fourteen -piece amateurorchestra at Bedlington, which, under
his direction, is steadily improving.

John is aided and abetted in his
dance band work by: Joe Douglas, hisbrother, who plays piano and sometimes deputises for John in the Whitley Orchestra; Percy Rochester, nativeof. Netherton Colliery, on tenor sax
and violin; Peter Christie, of Morpeth,
trumpet, who is also solo cornet in a
brass band at Pegswood; and Raymond
Kirtley, of Stakeford, a young and promising drummer.

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hasnobetter illustration than that presented
by the case of George Adams and hisBand at the Havana, Princes Street.
George has been at the Havana since

its opening seven years ago, and has
led the band for 61 years, succeeding
Symon Stung°, The combination is
generally acknowledged to be one of
the most stylish outfits in the counry.
Its reputation appears to mean
little to the powers -that -be at Queen
Street, however, for, along with otherfirst-class bands in the. Capital, it
has been consistently overlooked in
the matter of broadcasting dates.
What makes this even more incomprehensible is that George himself is
no stranger to the B.B.C., for he is a
Rhythm Classics
Octette which broadcasts regularly.
memberofthe

As leader and violin, George has
under him at the Havana a six -piece
outfit, which includes Buddy Misean(1st sax); Bert Boardman (tenor sax);Frank Taylor (bass); Tony Gristle(piano);

Al

Young

(drums);and.

Jimmy M'Quariie (trumpet).
The last-named is a newcomer, suc-ceeding Pat Barnett, who has joined
Billy Mason.
PORTOBELLO

Renewing old associations with theMarine Gardens, Portobello, Duncan
Brodie opened up successfully last
week -end (October 22) with his newband, and there is little doubt that the
combination will prove eminently tothe taste of the patrons of Edinburgh's

largest ballroom.
Under Duncan as leader, the line-up
is

as follows: Alex, Laughlan (1stsax);

Melville

Taylor(2nd

Old-timers in the business and alegion of former dancing patrons

thestandard of dancing reached a highrecall

those

days

when

level and when bands were hard
Put to keep pace with demand.
Of late years, however, the position
The Empire Hallhas deteriorated.
which around 1926-1929 housed a resident band years ahead in style, has become part of the premises of the Warrington Co-operative Society, and the
Fletcher Russell Hall has been given
over to roller-skating.
SUNDAY JAM

Of the bands which flourished in the" good old days," only Reg Hearns' re-mains-now sharing distinction with

Wilf Johnson's Band. A genuine swing
outfit operated under the leadership ofdrummer Ron Davenport, has, unfor-

tunately, disbanded-although a nucleus of the band still meets regularly
for Sunday morning " jam sessions."

Up to comparatively recently, the band
was resident at the Marbury Hall Country Club, near Northwich, Cheshire.

In Warrington, many people havelong felt the need for a permanent
dance hall, holding that the 120,000
population represented by the boroughand its adjacent suburbs would put
such a venture on a profit -making'

There is now every sign that at lastthis wish is to be gratified-for news

has just come to hand of a plan toestablish a dance hall and cafe rightalto);

Barney Lussman (tenor sax); Angus
Maitland (1st trumpet); Bill Murdoch(2nd trumpet); George Lunn (trombones); Cecil Colette (piano); Frank
Brett (drums); George Buchanan(bass); and Dorothy Wick (vocals)in the centre of the town's shoppingarea.
Behind the move is Norman Newman, Blackpool band leader, and ad-vance news of the project is containedin the following resolution just passedby the General Purposes Committee ofWarrington Town Council:-see the opening of Leeds'

newestup-to-dateballroom, the Mecca Locarno in
the County Arcade, Briggate, in
and

most

the vremises formerly used as

Lyons' Café.
The hall, which has been fitted out
In a pleasing style, is attractively decorated in gilt, red and cream, such atransformation having been made that
it is practically impossible to recognise
the old café, which was once the hauntof many Leeds musicians.
A band platform has been placed on
the lower left 'balcony and directly opposite on the lower right balcony
tables have been positioned at which

Stalwart For
DundeeT7IIEN Glasgow Empirex closes

its doors, Andy Lothian,violinist with Chalmers Wood's
Band at the Ballroom, will takeclass outfits.
Andy's band will include some of
Glasgow s most outstanding talent, andhe will have, on sax, Ralph Jaconelli,
who has been staff arranger with
Chalmers Wood since last season
Andy himself is a first-class violinist

with ability and personaiity, and has
been well known in Glasgow anddistrict for some years. He was originally brought out by Pete Low, whogave him full scope for his talents,
then he had a spell in variety, being
leader at P. and F.'s place in Rothesay
last year.

Subsequently,

Band At Grange Over -Sands
entering their third year at theover -Sands, Al Royston and his Band,after a hectic summer season, are look-

JUST
exclusive- Grand Hotel at GrangeforwardMg

topremises.

2-8,

Horsemarket Street,ton, to Mr. Norman Newman, of 37,
Shaftesbury Avenue, Blackpool, on a
yearly tenancy from November 1,boys occupied at

this time of therecently erected new premises in thecentre of the borough-and the building, which is very large, contains extensive upper -storey space fully adequate for the purposes of a first-classcafé and ballroom.
Management will be in the hands

with

his

support,backed by his initiative and experienceof the business, success would seemto be assured.

The establishment of a permanent
dance -café should give a big impetus
to interest in public dancing, and there
undoubtedly will be speculation as tothe type of band that will be put in -and, more important from the point ofview of local musicians, who is to sup: -ply the music.

We hope by next week to be in aposition to give further details of the
opening date, musical arrangements,
etc.

meals will be served.

year.

Playingalto,
clarinet and 'cello,

Al leads; Johnny
MasseyIvor

buted.

The November programme includes
cabaret every night, dancing demonstrations, a " Lambeth Walk" competition on the 10th, .." Jollity Night" on
the 18th, and "Lucky Farthing Night "on the 25th,
Opening at 9.30 every morning, whencoffee and light refreshments may beobtained until noon, the Locarno willserve lunches from noon until 3 p.m..
from 3 p.m. until 6.30 p.m, light meals
and teas, and from 7.30 p.m. the floor
will be ready for dancing.
Two bands, one under the directionof Tommy Smith, the other under
Cyril Boole, will be employed.

Pope (drums andxylo).

Although still ayoung man, Al, who is a native ofManchester, is somewhat of a veteranin the business. For four years hetoured the halls with a musical actThe Royston Trio-until, in 1915, hejoined the Army and was kept busy
until 1920.

The following year he opened theyear later transferred to the Rivoli inthe same town. In 1923, he was playing at Buxton, and after a year there
he joined forces with Henry Hall on
the L.M.S. hotels, .staying for a matterof five years, after which he returned
to band -leading and his native townthis time at the Levenshulme Palais
Casino Ballroom in Manchester, and ade Danse, Manchester.
It was in October, 1936, that he took
over his present job, and, as things

are at the moment, he appears set fora very long run.

BRUM PIANISTThe balconies

night will be a " Gift Night," whenhundreds of free gifts will be distri-(piano);Thomas(violin); and Stan
Al Royston

upstairs have been furnished for theuse of diners. During the day, thewhole of the hall will be used as a re-staurant, and the dance floor will thenbe covered and laid out with tables.
A room upstairs has been made into
a ballroom, in which learners will beable to take expert tuition in dancing.
Some attractive programmes are promised to dancers, and every Monday

band,

and it is mostly

hall and café, be agreed to."of K. L. Newman, Norman's brother,as, of course, the latter's obligations
at Blackpool will prevent him fromtaking any active part in the project.

which

private bookings
which keep theof a danceMontague Burton, Limited, have only

Nevertheless,winterwhich is a four piece, plays for
dancingevery
evening, plus alight concert on
Sunday evening,ana Butterniarket Street, Warring1938. for the purposeaThe"That the application of Montague
Burton, LiMited, for perMission to
sub -let the second floor of their

OPEN NEXT WEEKTHURSDAY, November 3, will

Royston Overpromises to be almost as busy.

RESOLUTIONLEEDS LOCARNO TO

up residence at the Palais deDanse, Tay Street, Dundee, whichin the past has seen some first-

THAT'SWHEN I'LL SAY GOOD BYE TO YOU Scots B.B.C.
WALTZ

to Lancashire "-was known as
one of the best -equipped dance
towns throughout South - West
Lancashire and North Cheshire.

Glasgow Empirex

MELODY MAKER"
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Way back in the golden years of
Jazz, Warrington-" the Gateway

basis.

The advent of " talkies" and the(IN LOU'SIANA) SWING NUMBER

BLACKPOOL'S WELL-KNOWN BAND LEADER, NORMAN NEW MAN, IS NAMED AS BEING BEHIND A PROJECT FOR ESTABLISHING A DANCE HALL AND CAFE IN PREMISES IN THE CENTRE
OF WARRINGTON'S SHOPPING AREA.

COLLAPSES

Sunday last, patrons at the

ONCasino, Birmingham, who werelistening toaselection

byHal

Deakon's Band, were astonished tosee the pianist, John Scott, collapse
to the floor doubled in agony.
He was immediately rushed off tothe hospital, and is at present awaiting

an operation for an acute stomach
malady.

In the meantime, Hal is managing
to carry on, and is hoping that John
will soon be well enough to continue
his job.

Hal Deakon, whose band numbers
seven, is a newcomer to Birmingham
on the Mecca halls, coming originallyfrom the Aberdeen Palais, where hehad been in residence for two years.
Other members of the band include:
Bob Eadle (alto, etc.); John Platten(alto, trumpet, etc.); Don Kelrnan
Jim Delgarno(bug(trumpet);vocals), with Hal leading on tenor andfiddle.

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he joined up with

Chalmers Wood and looked after theband at the Olympia Ballroom in Kirk-

caldy, going from there to the Empirex.
The Tay St. Palais at Dundeechanged hands some time ago, and thenew owners have certainly shown

GOOD LUCK & GOOD BYE .ono
BROADCAST BY JACK WHITE & HIS

enterprise in booking Andy and the

COLLEGIANS

ABERDEEN

S.O. 2/ -boys, who should have a good winter.

A little further North, at Aberdeen,
Harry Thorley area his Music Masters
have embarked on the winter season
at the Beach Pavilion, which, althoughinevitably Weise* in the summer withhosts of visitors, is the resort of local
dancers throughout the year.
Harry has just booked an air
date, and will appear with the bandin. a programme from Regional on
Tuesday, November 8, with variety
stars.

It is a long way off to next summer,
bet visitors to Ayr who go dancing willfind an old friend at the Pavilion Ball.
room, as Jack Chapman and his Band
have been booked up already for thethree months' season here.
It was probably the memory of thetwo successful seasons spent by Jack's
band a few years ago which prompted
Mr. Leslie Popplewell to make his
arrangements so far ahead.

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Albert are different from the old.
Drummer Jack McLeod of the AlbertBand had a slight spot of indisposition
recently, his place being filled by ElkyBarnett, who combines skin -wallopingwith managing for Louis Freeman.

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All corns.:

Gorseinon, Swansea.

Individualists' awards for tenorsax, trumpet, trombone, piano.

SecondTHE MODERNISTS
Third
LEN COLVIN

AFTER an absence of four
years, Wales returned todance band contesting on
Thursday last, October 20, when

Mr. P. R. Bevan, well-known local

insurance agent and dance andentertainment promoter, presented at Park Hall, Swansea,

the first South Wales Championship.
It was a conspicuously successful

Featuring a robust palais style, thisband is good enough all round to holddown nine out of ten palais jobs.
Individually, its musicians are unusually competent. The lead trumpet
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so easily achieved if the section will
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Ebony Shadows (Carroll)

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Forget to Remember
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good all round. The solo style, of the

pianist is not above suspicion, but hemade up for it by his solidity whenplaying rhythm with the ensemble.
THIRD.

Len Colvin and his Denza Players(three saxes, two trumpets, piano,
guitar, drums, bass). All corns.:

bands South Wales can to -clay holdits own against probably any otherpart of the country.

drums.

A neat little band with a very fairidea of modern style and an effective

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Though not such an enterprisingofswing music should be played.

how

JUDGES' OFFICIAL REPORT.

Adjudicators: Messrs. P. Mathison Brooks, Edgar Jackson.
WINNERS.

Roy Allen and His Band (threesaxes,

trombone,

two trumpets,

it should have until Embassy Stomp,
played as the band's last item.
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more so had it not been fairly wellbalanced.

Lead Trumpet
Lacked Command
The saxes, always loud, were continually above the brass when playing har-mony to the brass lead. This wasmade more obvious by the fact thatthe lead trumpet seemed to lack command and often gave the impressionthat he was having to feel his way.

occasion, and their smooth, full toned ensemble was undoubtedly
success with the patrons,
although the orchestra only managed to secure fourth place in theacontest.

JUDGES' OFFICIAL REPORT
Adjudicators: Messrs. P. Mathison
Brooks, Edgar Jackson.
WINNERS.

Embassy Band (twosaxes, trumpet, piano, bass, drums).
Len

Nash'scams.: " Swingdale,"Road, Burton -on -Trent.
All

Roslisten

The standard of this contest was
as is so often the case in such cir-judges were faced
once again with the problem of having to reconcile the respective claimsof some three or four bands, all ofwhich had their different good andweak points, but between which in
the end there was little to choose.
It is indicative of the poor standard
when the judges had to confess thatthey were forced to give first place to
a combination whose intonation left
much to be desired. Both the tenor
sax and trumpet were often justenough off pitch to sound a little distressing.
However, in addition to the fact thatthe tenor sax was, in spite of his in-cumstances, theaccurate intonation, the best of theevening, the band played neatly andeasily, and had more sense of stylethan any of its rivals, and on thesepoints it won.
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fine playing, both in the team and asa soloist, of the 1st trombone.
Although there were only three saxes
against four brass the former consistently overpowered the latter. The leadalto spoilt his tone by overblowing, but
as regards tone the tenor was an evenworse offender.

The rhythm section was the exact
opposite to the front line, to the extent that. it seemed to lack the imagination even to appear nervy. It justplowed along stolidly, showing little
delicacy or feeling.

Playing Too Loudly
Faults Band
Although the band showed more

freedom and precision in its last number, the Dorsey arrangement of Songof India, it never achieved any realcohesion or lift and the sections wereinvariably ill -balanced.

Placed fourth were Edgar Harrisonand his Band, who secured the individualist's award for alto sax. Smooth,in tune, well-balanced and generally
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trouble was that, in attempting toeradicate the fault previously pointed
out, that it played too loudly, it lost
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Individualist's award for piano went

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and guitar to the New Lyricals.

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attack of nerves, the fact remains that
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Individualists' awards for: tenor sax,
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Individualists' award for bass went
to the Embassy Players of Port Talbot.

SECOND.

EMBASSY BAND
Seconddancing to and loudly applauding
the efforts of their rivals, and thislaudable spirit did its share to-

AFTER

Hotel Dance Band of Mumbles.

was hardly incisive enough and his
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did not, however, produce the ense-able

Can Swing
SECOND.
An enterprising innovation was The Modernists (sax, trumpet,
the impromptu jam session by piano, guitar, bass, drums). All
members from some of the com- corns.: 58, Rhondda Street, Swanpeting bands, staged after the sea.
prizes had been awarded. The exIndividualists' awards for altocellence of the music came as sax, clarinet.
quite a surprise, and demonstrated
This band owes its placing to themost conclusively that South exceptional ability of its alto sax asastonishingly good idea

often taking solo passages.

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basis of its effectiveness.

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To ease its mind we should add thatthe doubles did not affect the band's
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car, A FAYERS, 5, Bravington Road, Paddington, W.9.
ALTO SAX, char, and Oboe, any business.

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good

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9 am, to 11 p.m.. Sun. Mc, - NORMAN'SREHEARSAL ROOMS,
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SAX TEAM, Alto, Clerinet, Tenor, Violin,
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months' resident, gigs or perm,
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Baritone, Clarinets, young,experienced, gigs or perm_ not library, JIM O'LOUGHLIN, 264, liolmeadale Road,
Livingstone 3796,
S.E.25"Asit.oyno,N'TwenJOr,

LADY Drummer require.; gigs or perm, any
distanee. own car.-CHRISTIE, 14, Kingston.
Road. Staines, 'Phone 875 or 364,
TRUMPET, doubling Violin experienced, B,
and D,. young, open for perm., or gigs. --34,
Raglan Road, Walthamstow, E.17,
TRUMPET, experienced, good reader, requires gigs or would deputitm,-JACK MORT'.

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BILL DAvr,RsTocfc, 2, Shorrolds Road, S.W,6.
TRUMPET-A.I, SEMI PRO. = OSBORNE,
Bowes Park 4456. Car, dance or straight.
DRUMMER, &mart kit, join hand or gigs,
read, = WALLY SCRIVENER, 89, Warwick
Road, New Southgate, N.11.
ALTO SAX, Clarinet and pianist, vacantSaturday, = REID, 156. Stroud Green Road,
N,4, Clissold 1892 (daytime.)

Drum incorporatefsea_

W.C,2.

RECORDING

any distance, own car. -DRUMMER, ten years, ear, library, mike._
LEN SHAW, 9, Welbeck close, New Malden.
'Phone Malden 2998.
DRUMMER, show kit, gigs or perm., lib.
rail, car, any distance, afternoons, evenings.
-I, Cypress Road, S.E.25. Livingstone 1333.

ALTO -CLARINET requires gigs or perm.:

has immediate vacancies for the following.
Flute, Oboe, B fiat Clarinet. and Trombene.
Other instrumentalists considered, - Apply,
BANDMASTER., K,D.G, Beaumont Barracks.
VACANCIES exist in famous Cavalry regiationed homement for all instrumen
for king period, extensive engagement list.
excellent prospects, bonus for the right man,=Apply, ANTHONY SWIFT, Tidworth, Hants,
VIOLINISTS required for Staff Band, other
instrumentalists considered, excellent prospects for musical career, = Appy BANDMASTER, Royer Artillery, Burford, Hants,

Saiddverhtl-rokrn, o2ffue7r,a,young, experienced, - Phone Fulham 4512,

of tire' 'irst King's Dragoon Guards

Aldershot,

KENSDALE, 86, Ambergate Street, Kenning,ton,o 1 .w173t4e,d,
TRUmPET, STYLIST, open for resident orgigs, library. -JIMMY EDWARDS, 1, Perm
shaw Road. U.W.10, Flagman 2068,
ALTO, Tenor, Clarinet and Fiddle, readand HAMMOND, Organist. = Amherst 1653.
DRUMMER, young, gigs, perm,. console kit,
experienced, any distance, own ear.- BENTLEY, 46, Lebanon park, Twickenham popes grove 2059.
EXPERIENCED PIANIST, library, Accord.
ion, requires gigs -Plitt-my 6111. - FRANK.
LIN, 100, Standen Road, BAV.18,

doubling

Tenor, S, and D., send particulars and terms

Clar. - G.

HUBERT MOXHAM, PIANISTbone,

IMMEDIATELY,

Alto, Tenor,

PAapiply27S6EXTON, 40, Derwent Avenue, N.18.-

2231, Mgropy Menem
WANTED, 14 i8 for SP, band, Tenor and

PROVINCIAL.

5850,

Tenor Sax and Violin wants gigs,
club or lounge work, 11 years in the business,-BURGESS, Hou. 2106.
DRUMMER and PIANIST, open for gigs,
would separate, good library, own transport.-" Melody Maker" strongly advises

WANTED. amateur Guitar, Trumpet, TromString Baas, to join large orchestra,rehearse Sunday night, West Ent1=Write. 9,
Englewood Road. S.W.12.
WANTED, rehearse Monday, Ross' Rooms,
6. Denmark Street, 3-5; Sax or Trumpet, dblg,
straight, must have good voice, for Summer,
1939.-VIC FILMER,GOOD Alto Sax. doubling, wanted for gigs,
by Welbknown leader forming new band, must
be reader, keen and lively disposition_
Write to LEADER, Drummers' Club, 4, Soho
Street, W,1.

TRUMPET, any business. - COSTLEY, 30,
Morden Gardens, Mitcham. 'Phone Streatham

ton Heath, Ring TI -10 3146_
DRUMMER, requires gigs, English or Irish.

1b4. per word. Minimum as.

Thelid, per word. Minimum Ia.
3 insertions charged as 2.

=deWn ,LeLnEeG, ONEwTTi, 3, Torbay Mansions, Willes.-sTyLisit

MUSICIANS WANTEDGENUINE photo repros.: 25 p.c. 2s. 3d., 50
100 75 cigarette -card size, 100 4s, 6d.,
postage extra,-ROBERTS, 45, The Headrow,4s.,

Leeds.

MER. 6. Ashwin Street., Dalston, E,8.
TRUMPET,STYLIST.

RELIABLE,

1st or 2nd,

good

INSURANCE
Whether pro semi -pro or amateur and valueof instrument.

read,busk, FREE SAT.-SPILLARDS, 54, HeauvalRoad. 8.5.22,

TRUMPET.

tone andreader. -BAILEY, 104, Nimrod Road, S.W.Is,
Vol. 400.1 8.30=5,30 p,m,

PETER SEAMAN, DRUMS, CAR.-FINCH-

and Drums (brothers.),
free Saturday, own car.-AGNEW, 12, ChlsleLEY'2102R4:
TENOR. Tru-nmet,

burst Avenue, N,12, Finchley 0802.

ALTO, wants gigs, anywhere, afternoons orevenings, reader, busker, car. -Daytime Liv,
3044. evening Liv. 2017,

BRILLIANT SAX, Alto. unareitsos
Baritone,

INSURE YOUR INSTRUMENT against "AllRisks," -Write, call or 'phone, FRANKBERRY AND CO,, 96, Balls Pond Road, DalClissold 2666-7. stateston Junction, N .1

9/6

SERVICE.

RON CROXEN. 'phone Poneagrove 2581.
TENOR SAX. Clarinet, experienced._ requires
gigs DON OLIVER, 35, Nutfield Wald, Thorn-

welbrehearsed,

14/ -1,001 OTHER BARGAINS. SEND FOR LIST.
PART EXCHANGES CONSIDERED. SPECIAL

Holland, Switzerland, now semipro, saloon car, wants good gigs,-DANIELS,CANonbury 1783
STRING BASS and Sousa, young, experienced, gigs or perm own car, any distance,-

LES-GODON and his Band have vacantdates,Cash £11

brown Conn pads, low pitch,

ENGAGEMENTS WANTEDGeArLmTkOny, TENOR, Baritone,

Address now: 99, Minclienden Crescent, Southgate. N,14,

Cost £30.

STRING BASS, special Gig model,
4 strings, shop soiled only.
Cash £7/10..
CONN "NEW WONDER" Bb
TENORSAXOPHONE,
fullwith case, as new. Cash £24 .. 30/4

PIANIST -Bowes Park 4671

amplifier, stage desks, mess jackets, music.
Bargain pricem-Box 2228, M. -mom- MAKER,
HOWARD SMITH, Alto and Clarinet.

artist's model, silver-

artist's model, extra high F key,

ALTO, BARITONE, CLARINET, young, experienced, requires engagements, - STAN
SHARMAN, Streatham 6348,
WANTED.

PHONE,=STAN SMITH, 62, Sandrnere Road, Clapham.

GERRARD sni$

AGENT WANTED

31/B

SAXO-

plated, low pitch, with case.

15 15

=

Cash £25

HAWKES E{,ALTO

27 10

Mother 0' pearl keyboard
Italian 4), 120 bass, push coupler,
FICOSSIO (Super
4 vonie, American type keyboard, modern
jet black or white only

1 7 MOOR ST., itf Card Isrici.e Circus, LONDON, W.1

band with Jobs. --Box 2227, MEEDDY MAKES.
PIANIST (LIBRARY), STREATHAM 5508.
VACANT SATURDAY.

MAKER.

ALF WOOSTER and his Band now booking
engagements for coming season, bands sup.
plied for concerts, parties, dances, etc,, 4=8
tirstmlass musicians, reasonable oilers in=vited,-Please write to ALF' WOOSTER, 56,

" NEW
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a.

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ANTONIO ROC CA coupler, pearlkeys
21
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PAOLO SOPRANI various colours

PARAMOUNT INSTRUMENTS Ltd.

iron 2s,Mi

Military Bandrnestership,-Box 2068. MELODY

BANDS VACANT

Iffley12/-

PERSONAL

ALTO SAX players, send 2.5, 9d for sample

dozen Multi reeds. Tenor 33, 6d., Clar Sriany strength.-BIRKBEAD, 52. Hyde Road,

equal to new. - Rare bargain.
Cash£17.. 33/4

CONN

GUARANTEED NEW

Magee.

LARGE Saleon, driver experienced tenor.
nridie, mike, library, anywhere.-1y1ICHAEL,
Liberty 1950,

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low pitch, with case. Condition

gain.

Alto Saxes, Pianist. -=Write Box 2230, IvIetoree

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key, extra high F key, silver-

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ins

12/-

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Song -writers are warned against offers of
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experienced, --5, Ottley Road, Brixton, S.W,9.
vocal,£9715-

bell, aux, F, B) extension, fork

MUSIC-

161-

been used
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octave, pearls, low pitch, aux. F, articulated
Buescher brown leather pads, etc., almost brand new ,HAWKES' XXIII CENTURY, very latest satM saver gold

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£12/15

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Cash Mthly.
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October 29, 1938

lariioir,Tenor,
car, library, any bs
Road, Proem, 'Phone Enfield 4078,

RENT BERRyMAN, Piano and Aceordion,
library, car, gigs or perm,-Rimbridge 2553,
DRUMMER, seeks engagements or perm...
band,-SAUNDERS,
home or abroad, join
113, Weston street Bermondsey, S,E.1. 'Phone
Hop. 1258.

B.W.4.

TRUMPET, exp., reader, free Sets., willingrehearse. = FILBy PARKER, 39, Kingsley!Gardens, Horrichurch. 'Phone Horn. 472_
DRUMMER, YOUNG, OLYMPIC KIT, RE48,
KINC1SLAND,QUIRES GIGS. -WILLCHALFONT AVENUE, WEMBLEY,

TRumpET, gigs wanted, vacant now, read.

busk. -F. SMITH, 65, Honeywell Road, BM,11.
ALTO TENOR SAX TEAM, doubling clarinet.

fiddle, flute. perfect team work, experienced.,reliable; mid -week engagements wanted, few
Seturdays vacant: would separato.=DICKARNOLD, 110, Claxton Grove. W.6, Ger, 5424,
ALTO, Tenor, Clarinet, experienced, sight

reader, has vacant dates good offers only, -Framers Green 5377.
PIANISTE wants engagements, evenings,
dancing or health classes, coaching, etc, GLADYS WINMILL. 26, Fitzroy Square, W,1.
DISENGAGED.

Alto or Tenor Sax, dour).

ling Violin and Clar,-H, 144, Priory Park
Road, London, N.W.6. Tel mgt. 3163,
DRUMMER, experienced, reliable, stylish,
gigs or perns can supply band. -2, Eade Road,
N.4, Sta. 1675.
GUITAR, Accordion, Piano, vacant on either
instrument, library and mike if required,afternoon or evening5.-Renown 3739.

FIRST-CLASS TENOR SAX
G16o8o2d reader, stylish,-mARTIN, WORdswortn

GOOD Guitarist wants gigs or join S.P.
band. - MAURICE BERG., Flat 6, Howard
House, Cleveland Street, W,I.
VIOLINIST (strong tone), open for engage.
ments, straight and dance, experienced.. --91i
Brayard's Road, Peckham, 8.5.15,
DRUMMER, experienced, reliable, smart
kit, library, car. - COOMBE, 119, Vincent

Gardens, Doll's Hill, FLW,I, Gla, 5217.
PIANIST and Accordionist, exp., stage.
dance, hotel, any business.---011ers ELLIOTT,
55, Millbrook Road, Edmonton, N,9. Tottenham 4249.
TENOR SAN. CLARE Exr STYLISH,
GIGS OR REGULAR, CAR -CAN.
11.40'1A114,1'S

GUITAR, experienced, wants gigs or join

hand: WHITE, 80, Gillespie Road, N.S. GANmlTteuruYm1r4L7T, doubling violin, gigs required,young, good reader. car, -KEN HARRIS, is
Marlborough Parade, Hillingdon, Uxbridge
1737 (evenings only),
GUITARIST, 7 years experience wishes
join semi pro band, would rehearse -JOHN
WEBBER, 191, Doverhouse Road. S.W.15,
TRUMPET. Pianist. Alto, experienced, re mince gigs, Saturdays, mid -weeks, ear, libESET--81:IEW. 23, Elspeth Road, S,W.ii
A RELIABLE DRUMMER! Modern Myths
mic style. desires gigs, or join semi -pro band.

Reader young, super smart kit, good tempo.
to years' exp., Din, Cab Pal., Private work.
-JIMMY WHITE, 2, Hamilton Road, 1-ligh.
bury. N.5. Tent, 7039 t day),GUITARIST, M,m, INDIVIDUALS, FIRSTCLASS STYLIST, -ALAN KEMP. FULHAM
15810.
SWING PIANIST, doubling Accordion, open
for bookings, bands supplied, own ear. CLIFF ROGERS. 48. Thorpe Road, Waltham stow, 5.17. LalitSWOOd 1519.
PIANIST, available any time, Accordion

dance or straight (library). town or country.
-LEN MURRAY, RiV, 2946.
experieneed: = FRANK
TENOR
SAX,

THROWER, 66, Great Cambridge Road, Down.
N.I7. 'Phone (daytime) Avenue 5826/7.

SAX TEAM, Alto and Tenor, experienced.
10,
ing Pollards
TENOR SAX, doubling Fiddle, young, experienced, stylist, ear, any offers. - Barnet
TENOR, Alto Vielin, experienced, straightand dance, = FRANK WADE,' 80, 'minters
Grove. Kenton. Wordsworth 2197.
PIANIST, VICTOR MASON, young- Olhtati
eneed, perfect reader, straight, busk, good
library, dates vacant. -'Phone Streatham 2400.
PIANIST, Accordionist, wants perm., reader,exper., go anywhere. -165, Wandsworth Bridge
Road. 1S.W.6, 'Phone Ful 3923,
GUITAR -VOCALIST open for any engage.
menu, with own American microphone equipment. or would hire mike separately,ROBBIE FrENDALL, 40, Anson Road, crickle.
require gigs, will separate --W._ RUCKS.

Kempshott Road, Streatha.

N,W.2.
'Phones, before 8 p.m.,
Evening, Glad, 4682,
STRING BASSIST and GUITARIST, experb
separate.
Sneed. want MO DE join hand;=GRAngewood 1307,
STRING BASS, S. and D_ perm gigs, any.
bus.-WILLS, 69, Richmond Park Road, Kings

wood,

4910.
Museum 4910,

REinitgLertocni,

Violin,semi-pro,wanted, -D. F. COOPER, 41, Sonning Street.
Barnabury, N.7.

DRUMS -CAR.

RRI,

1097

SWING DRUMMER, open for gigs: freeOct. 29 and Nov, 5: console kit: can supply
band and mike, -D. 11 210, Woodcote Road,
Wallington,_

Wallington 5366.

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4- WAY REDUCING HIRE - PUROHA$E PLAN - PART EXCHANGE

Personal Inspection Isalwaysbest. It you cannot
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1900 I I'6for
TEDDY FOSTERand for cuite 98°of thisCountry's leading Broadcasting, recording, stage anddance band artists. Thesecelebrities must have the

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CONSOLE BDoehmrinrjnet and case

INSTRUMENTS FOR SALE

13 10 0BUESCHER

1*d. per word.

15'4
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s.p.g.b., perfect condition *12 0 0ll trumpet,s.p.g.h.,

TYMPS, pair In sound condition, real bar-gain, £S. -.JOHNNY FROST

COME

practicaUy unused
13 10 0case,
TRUMPET Bin withgold lac-

DRUM OUTFIT, lncludps Leedy 28 x 15 bass
drum, 14 x 5 snare drum, all effects, £6. -LEN WQQD.

ÔySReflt3C0P1flQt-"A)(latest 193$ model), fourfold agtin ally,",....1250

quer finish

handsome e0$raving. gold bell, utgmat
octave, pearls. 1gw pItch, auxiliary F. I flat
extsnaigti, fgrlcsd S flat, srtivtslted 0, brow)leather pads, etc., almost brand new, withjllush-lined case. £10 15s. tl3e. montblYl.RO8E DANCE INSTRUMENTS. 47, Cranbourn Street (opposite Warner Cinema). W.C.
DELFINI de luxe piano-accordIon. 120/41/4,
perfect condition, cost £30; accept £15, or
113, Douglas
BEDWELL,
nearest offer.

BUESCHER
trombone, gold lacquer finish,used only very short time 114 0 0

MELLOPHONE Ein
ished brass, with case ..

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BANDON ION-

plete with case, great sacriIhe£900 11/6

Avenue, WalthamstoW.

CONN E flat Alto Saxophone, low pitch,

Purchasers of any of the above
saxophones will receive a freecourse of tuition from Mr.
Henry Nicholls

CLIFFORD ESSEX

silver-plated, gold bell, etc., perfect, £8 105.
loweat.-ELLIO'l'T. 34, Ash Grove, N.l3.
SOIJSAPItONE, Bueseher, sIlver-plated (cost£40). E flat, low pitch, perfect condition, In
cover, £10, or £1 per month.

IT'S A SCARTII BARGAIN.
CARETON Warwick. collapsible, in case,£11 115.; £3 allowed for your base dram. _______LEN WOOD.
BARITONE SAXOPJIONE genuine Super
frosted-silver,
fourfoldvery
Lyrist),latest,handsome engraving, gold bell, asitomatiC,
exflatF,
B
auxiliarylowpitch.
pearls,tension, articulated 0, brown leather pads,
etc., used only fdw times, with case, £15 l5s,
INTERNATIONAL BAND
(17s. monthly).

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90 Shaftesbury Avenue,

London, W.I

Phones GER 534$

ENGAGEMENTS WANTEDTRUMPET, young, smart, experienced alllines, requires engagemesit.=-ALEC LOCKE,
Neatheote, Dougla, Road, Laitidon, Essex,'Phone Laindon 65.
DRUMMER, young, experienced, requires
car -VON MACK.
engagements;
saloonStreatham 5942.
EXCEPTIONAL Alto, Tenor end Violin.
wants gigs wn car -FRANK QALE T1S
Perth." Movers Lane, Barking. Essex(Ripplewsy IDlE)
DRUMMER, modern atyie, smart kit read,-AL NORTh 120 Weatbury Aenue 'i'ottsti
harts, NIl. Bowsa Park 3018.

ALTO, doubling Clarinet, has vacant dates;
experienced, good reader. buak If necessary. Telephone Terminus 6003 lUsy).
TENOR SAX, Clar, Violin, requires gigs;
vaCant Nov. 8 and Nov. 1t,-BRADER, 125,cllenthorne Road. Nammersmith, W.6.
DEPUTY PIANIST Aeepmpnsst variety
and solid dancer rhythm, library. IIOU 4088.
DRUMMER experienced reliable gla or
join band.-LIMMRR Ilendon 8035 day);Mill Hill 288 ln'veriins week ends)
A VERY USEFUL MAN AT LIBERTY,VIOLIN VIOLA EAXES-DENBtN S'lREAl

11AM IO1E

SAXES AND ACCORDION

Clarinet and Piano,

Own ear -POWER. Putney 3785.
STRING- BASS. N.E. and Croydon dlsti'luta,
esr.-'Phone 9-5, RCV. 1508, BATES. 60, NIghtingale Lane. Bromley, Kent.
TRUMPET WANTS ENGAGEMENTS IVITIIGOOD BAND, ALSO OPEN FOR GIGS.

-'PHONE STAMFORD HH.L 2133.

doubling Accordion, requires gigs or would join established band,
car.=Bi-shopsgate 645g.
TROMBONE, YOVN(, EXP., MID -WEEK
6165. -WALKER, BAT. 800$,
STRING BASS. experienced, dance andstraight. requires engagements -TED 1(1DB?,STYLISH Piafliat,

WimblCdOp 1098

GEORGE EVANSRECOMMENDS ChARLIE PAINE. FOR 01175

OR REGULAR ON ALTO SAX AND CLARINET YOUNG AND FXPyRIFNCED -WRITECARDINAL
THAMES.
93.

AVENUE.

KINONTON-ON-

ALTO. TENOR. Clarinet. !CllSble, Wflt5
connection with eemipro band, dep. work or
gigs. West London, good ,teitt-resder. husk,
experienced. -'Phone Welbeek 9234-5.20-6.0.
Western 0781 ---. evenings.
Kingacote Rood. W.4.

LES DALE. 20,-

Pollards
DRUMMER, var, Sat.. Oct. 59
237i 8-5.30 pm. Sat. C-Il g.m., good experience. = PELTON, 100. Penrose Street, Wal-

worth. SEll.

TENOR SAXOPIIONIST, doubling Olarinøt
texpd.l, seeks gie free Wedne8tiey. etc.) or
MICI-IARLN. 12. Perry Road,
join band.

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Pense.

DRUMMER AND PIANIST

Trensport. library, free 5th and llth,-Llv.
1432.

DRUMMER and ALTO CLARI,, young, sty-lish, library, stands, would separat.='Phono
PLUNKETT, Enfield 1702.

£15

snare dritm. a realsnapper. 30s.-JO3tNNY FROST.
PREMIER Super Goiia,iIe outfit, iii crystalflash, £22, includes 'A Tom -Toms, H.P. deposit£3 -LEN WOOD.

185.

model.

handeome

INSTRUMENTS, 47, Cranboui'n Street (UP9Qgite Warner CinCmal. W.C.
SCANDALLI, Scott Wood, 120/41. pushcoupler, curved model, with case. £l9.LEN

WOOD INSTRUMENT DEPT., 12, Richmond
Buildings, W,l. Gerrard 1386.

XYLOPHONEi!! Premier, 2 octave. In case,a real snip for £4 -JOHNNY FROST.

S/H. BASS DRUMS-

25 x 18, black, UT,. £2 1St.; Leedy. 28 x IS.
£2 (Max Ahi'sms 0ld drum); Ajax. 26 x 12,
white as new £2 ts Suite white and chr
30 x 18. £3; Carlton cascade. 28 x IS, £4;several flash Carltone. £5 and £0; Leedy, blue
merge. £6; gold fiserge. £7. Fifty base drunse
lit stock.

S/H. SNARE DRUMSStorm pearl, 14 x 4. £1: Premier. 18 5 5.
de lose, Dc.; Premier Fop., 300.; CI". Ace,
£8; Dons., 14 x I, £4; 14 x 7. Premier de luxe,
LI St.; 1457 super de hiM, chrome and flash,£2 105.: Ajax super, 14 x 3, red, chr,, £8;
Canton, 14 x 7. all -metal, £3 So.: Carlton
Psitiec, dual. 14 x 7. CF.. £5; Leedy, 14 s 7.
latest, white. £7; Ludvlgs, six in stock Irons£2. 100 eltare drums In stock.

LEN WOODbSAX11ONEigeIiuineSjoma1

gigs

ALTO, BARITONE, CLARINET, OPEN FOR
GIGS OR LERM.. DANCE OR STRAIGHT,. -WOOD. VICTORIA 6720.
DICK DUNN, well-known

Pianist. now
vacant, library, return dates for good 4 -piece.
-Ilal'net 3084.

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new, with fitted velvet -lined case,£11 l5s, (14s. montlly).
INTERNATIONALBAND INSTRUMENTS,
15,
Moor Street,
Cambridge Circus. W.l.

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TROMBONE outfit, in brass, brand new, incase, £5 lOs.
LEN WOOD INSTRUMENTS,
12, Richmnd Y4iildlngs, Dean Street, Wi.
Gerrard 1386.
CARLi'j4 6, glitter -silver snare drum,as new, £3; bass drum, In silver butterfly
wing, perfect, £5.-JOHNNYP3tOST,PROVINCIAL

STRING BASS. double Steel Guitar, open forgige, owls car-OWEN FILMER. 18. Forster
Road. Southampton.

flulItIlIIIIIIIN!IUfflhIIIUUIll

SOLD,

OUT'

We receive thany comfrom Readers
who find the Melody
plaints

Maker" Sold Out.

*Why not give yournewsagent an orderreserve a copy

for you.

LIT'LE NEWPORT STREET,15,

CIIARING CROSS ROAD, W.1.

11.1, CHARING CROSS ROAD, LONDON, W.C.2.

-(NEXT TO LEICESTER SQ. STN.). IIIjIIIEST
PART-EXChANGE
ALLOWANCE.
LOWEST II,P. TERMS. OPEN ALL DAY

ALTO, Boosey and llawkes, nicicle-plated,
LEN WOOD
low pitch. in case, £3 lOs.
INSTRUMENT DEPT., 12, Richmond Build ings, Wi, Gerrard 1386.

SATURDAY.

SPECIAL OFFERS
Cash
PrHe

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No.

Specification

SE1SON ALTO SAX spg b intermed ate pitch44-

snd iepsdded like stew,-

TRUMPET, COlDS, trotted sllver.platd, low
pItch, valvas, perfect outfit. £9, or us, ad.
monthly;
1eo OIds, Chicago, latest goldlact1uerisd, low pitch, B fist model. slmoet
nsonthly..--FRANKor 22s.
unused. LIC.
PiccadIlly,
THOMAS. 24, Rupert Street,
London. W.l.
PREMIER Trap Table. complete with Block,and Holders. 35. -JOE WYNDHAM,
DRUM SETS in stoelc.-Prem(er whIte, fullsIne, £8; Canton water wave, £24; Cascade.
£8; Ludwig kit, £8; Leedy super kit, £15;
New York outfit, £12; full size kits Irons £5.

DON BOWLESCANTERBURY BRANCH, CoVere East Kent,
Including Maidetone. Large selection new andsegofldhafld instrmenta, easy terms. tU,ttlon,
repairs and mike hIre-Phone Canterbury
III, PALACE STREET.

CANTERBURYPRFMJF.R de luxe bass drool 20 x 18. fairronditiots. one head patched, £3 Sc.; Leedy.
25 x 10, lOs.; Foote, 30 x 1, white nd chrome,
3; 26 5 15, wltlie. £2 89. Fifty bass drums

in stock -LEN WOOD.

HESSY'S BARGAINS
plano-aecordlon. 41 piano, 139bass, four sets of reeds, five voices bass, push its coupler. improved treble key mechanism.
each key on eepai'atc springs, white neerolaque casing, inlaid mother-o'-pcarl, as stew,
wonderful tone, cost £54. special advertisingoffer, £34 lOs. Terms £2 dcposit, 7a, weekly.
CO-OPERATIVE super de luxe modal, 41
piano, 120 bass. foitr acts of reeds, tlVe voices
bass, pulls coupler, white neerolaque assing,beaulifully designed very powerful tout recently ovcrhutllsd. cost £47. gift. £26 108.
Terms £2 deposit, Is. 60. weekly.
BUESI'IIEIt E fiat alto saxophone, low pitch,
silver-plated, range from low B flut 19 top P.
pear) finger tips, six ebony r011ers, patent
trill keys, recondItIoned, brown waterproof
pads, excellent tone, easy action, snip at£15 ISa. ad. Terms £1 depealt, Sc. weekly.
CONN E flat alto saxophone, low pitch,-...

4________included.
8
Mniser's price. ..
SELMER TENOR SAX a p gI
low pitch 2033 muilcI wellI
i'uwn
lookedsfn
r
psddea4-4y"cIt-tierinditinu
still
like
steW'
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fitted su top ls.tc pearl nd s'rllers c0$e ineluded

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Terme lOs, ad. deposit, Ss. weekly.
MISCELLANEOUS.

FULL-SIZE bass violins, good tone, exoellent
condition, really c'xccptioisaI bargain, £6 105.
NILVEII-VLA'I'Efl Nelmer trumpet uUttit, Cast

£25, a gift at £11 lua. 60.
DRUMMERS lightweight console on wheels,with 0sts. ti'sl,.tsble and sIde drum Stand,to-dSya Valfie, Lb lIa,
Cl,AKIONETTE, B fiat, Tabart, In goodt 509.

HESSY'S, LTD.

18-20. MANChESTER STREET. LIVERPOOL.

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PIANO -ACCORDION teenulne Super Italian,
Antonio Clagllano) 1928 model lAth five sosee
buss, 41 thrce-vc'ice treble, steel mechanism,
j uah octave euupler
all White peail itnish
only used few times, witll shaped ease,£11 105 )14s itintittlilyl -INTERNATIONAL
BAts).)
Moor Stiect
tNb'litIJMENTt
IS

ymbaI etoni"s at Len Wood a-bl intanibiidge Clisea W

11 1st£1
ildjlsngenuinelIaper thin Turkish, lOs, Avedis. lbs.; Bilcu,
1,1gb note, £1 3s.; 8 -In. sting. Is. 8d.: 4 -In.
Korean2a
mng with hoidei
slight fault liv 51 in

Od

12 In

ASs

with

FULl. BOehnl flute by New Bruisawlt'k, closed
0 sharp, covered hole -v throughout, low pItch.
p' ti silty new with ease £5 15$ 12a sd
weekly) --ROSE DANCE INSTRUMENTS '17
rrsnbuulmi Street lJpuuIite Wailer Cinema)

rarer thin Avedis
Chinase and siecle ys-LE

lOs

HI -LB ltAT

pedalsWC

cynibalsCARLTON DRUMS De-srnian Trumpets andPhile5 ccsh r terms -JOE WYNOHAM
she Basidroum
12 Little Newport Street

second hand floor symbol pedals from 'Ia ed
Fist tree - LEt WOOD
SUI'Es' litter flash drum ositllt by Mastercraft esni1illOIfll, deuble tenslil' tslver ).11ttcr
lba 5 daunts hisislied clinimium size 28 x alasaIds drum to match. double teaiun, hl6hstandsticks
canvastovers
14 5 'it
speedpedal two psper thin genuIne Turkish
eymbala. act four Korean blocks and fillings.
de luxe trap -tray and parts and many extras,st £2551 £18 )4s 60
only used kw times
weeklyl-ROSE DANCE INSTRUMiNTS, 47,
rranbottrn Street (opposite Warrior Cinema)

1DM TOMS!'' Latest metal rim
headed, lull -size, £2 105. each, cheapest in
towii ..Wuite fur pieturq JOHNNY FRONTWALTU MLa cIt on

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Park, E.4.

Gerrai d 1186

In nice order. £8

8 sum _isce aI)Iiuoiiatratioiis daily,2
W isis ter Hoad Hlchsms

A BASS DRUM in aSIDE I

CASE!

MONEY
WE HAVE THE FINEST AND

MOST COMPREHENSIVESTOCK IN LONDON.

Write for our List
-IT'S FREE

pitch pearl tips

W. PVMFREY, LTD

rard 1396.

92/4 STOCKWELL ROAD,

12

S.W.9

BR! 2605

years' experience behind every

DRUM OUTFITS 4/. WEEKLY

38 x 15 bas drum, 14 x
anare drum, inblack White or flash flisisli trap tray Jr
console, Korean templc blocks, toot pedal,
dampen, stand, stickS, wIre bruahes, 2 paper thin cynibale. from 12 guineas or 4s, weekly.
SECOND.IIAND OUTFITS. Complete withtrap -tray and temple. blocks from £8.
BASS DRUMS, 28 x is. Premier, Canton.
and Hawkea. Second-hand and shop-soiled
from £3; others Irons lOs, each, all guaranteed
perfect.
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SNARE DRUMS, Leedy, Premier, Canton
super altars models, second-hand from £4,others from £1 all in perfect orttstr,
FOOT PEDALS. Several good models Irons

NEMORI3E
YOUR MUSICand play Oonfldantly from sIght.
If you can play at all from the music write for sit,
FRIfE book (postage 3d.), "The Msnter-Method ofMemory -Playing and SIght-Reading5" and learn
bow YOU can play from nncnsory ws(h confidence
end st sight with cue and certainty. No knowledge
sf Harmony required. State whether you play the
Piano, Violin, Ssx,, Banjo, 'Cello or Organ sst4j_.
iooder&te or advanced player, to: RUINALU FlIRT
1.0,0.0. (STUDIO 4), 14, LODE WORTH CRS.. LONDON. H. w.4

replying to advertisements
please mentlon the Melody Maker."When

55. cath; high-speed Li and 25e. each,lII(ill hATS. Lgtcst ssou-slip, American
type, quick folding, Li; flOor models front'Ic, 60.

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5(0-

CONSOLES. Second-hand and new always
tock Special 4 post gig model colds into

24 x I, easy to fit up.

CYMBALS, paper tisin. 45. Od., Os, 6d.; newImported, very hut, lOs, 00., almost equal to
Zildjien. Postage 60. extra,
TUNAISJ.E

TOM-TOMS,

doubleEARG

headed,iuetal'plstad hoop, new and aecond-hamid; silfinishcs. prices Iron... -t 255.

VIC O'BRIENOpen H a,m, to p.m. Sate,, N am. to 4 pus.
Temple Ussr 25151.
STRs%IGIITSAXOPhONE,
8010,
ALTO

plated, flun'schcr, B flat, low pitch, woisderfulshow in.stt'ucssent, finest toned Alto ever p.509,
c'nndiliou as new icose £50), complete lit case,£12 lAs.
IT'S A SCAETII HAItIIAIN.
AUTOCRAT and Bevenity, nes drum liata
now ready, post free from LEN WOOD.
H FLAT tru.mmpet by Hawkee Comt frosted
silver, gold bell. slrndc dance model, lowpitch. With ease, 705. -ROSE DANCE INNTRU
MkNTS.
Cranbourn Street )opposlte
47.
Warner Cumiema), W.O.

- PIANO 4(ORDION lgcnutne Super Dc
LuxC Cruicianelli), latest curved keyboard

SALE OF PIANO ACCORDIONSAll complete with cases,
BOSELU Rlsonsete, 41 Ireble, 120 bass,
4 voice mottled grey, one coupler ... £12/IC
SANTIANILLI, 41 treble, 121.) bass, 4
voice, black, one coupler
HOHNER 1055, 41 uret,Ie. 320 baa, 4£15noise., tilotticd blue, one coupler -DELFINI, 41 Ireble, 12th bali, 4 voice,.....£16.....

black, one coupler£18

FRANOHETTI Super de luse, 41 treble, 120£25lass, 4 vc'icc, nsotnln,d black, I couples's
SALAS, Special Ancist's Model, 41 treble,
I lOijans, 4voicc,silverfiniah,oatccOuliler £28
in-i' of f/sc ahot' esass be prorurni n our oscy-

t.s'hfleflt beistis, or NSf isiiytt'/trrs on 3 days'
approval (aA'aiflSf eaah.

model, 120 five-voIce bass, 4l tour-vofce treble.

PATERSON'S
152* ERECTED IN A JIFFY

20 timeS, With shaped and fitted case, £11 lIs,
175. illotlI,hlV).-1NTERNAT1ONAL BAND INSTRUMENTS, IS. Moor Street, Cambridge
Circus, W.

* HEADS GUARAN-

bell.

* AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY* TRAVEL IN COMFORT-* NO MORE HIP BRUISESTEED AGAINST I\:\

SAVE YOUmodel, Slmust new, low pitch, with case,OSs.-ROSEDANCE INSTRUMENTS,
47.

If, St. GIles' 111gb Street, London, W.G.2.
)Elrat left llelsinark Street.)(all or write,

WE CAN ALSO

drum. Take advantage of our 10 -year guarantee with every drum. Warwick models andsuper lightweighta always In stock.

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INSTRUMENTS FOR SALE

REST

Marble Arch, London, W.2..i FLAT truilnpet bytn)ernatlonal. frosted
silver and engraved, gold bell, Iender dance

drums.

GLITTER FLASa! and Chroilliutn dual snare
drum diuble tension size 14 x 71 by Ultia
Primatomse, only used few tImes. £3 15s. (2a.
weekly) -ROSE DANIE INNIRUMENTS 47
CratsboUfn Street ioppoalte Warner Csise)mus),medium... .-. . ... .. ... .-. .-. M.M,29/I0/39

BESSOP, Stanhope Place,

We are the inventors and makers of these-

INSTRUMENTS FOR SALEW

NAME.....
ADDRESSCOLLAPSIBLE BASS .DRUMS
3/6 WEEKLY...

Charing CrossRoad, W.C.2

114/I I6

CASCADE drum outfit,

cash -LEN WOOD.
- PIANO-AL'COltjjON
tgenuine
Soprani three), 120 five -voice bass, 41 three voice treble, fitted octave coupler, handsome
mottled pearl finish, steel niechausism, onlyused three or four times, with shaped andfitted case £5 l5s ) 12 monthly) -INTER
NATIONAL BAND iNSTRUMENTS, 15. Moor
Street, Cambridge Circus, W,

ALTO, Selmer, silver-plated, gold bell, lowartist s model complete inlacsiuered, late model, perfect condition,
built in high pitch, with low pitch slide and slide change so Al in-corporated, slender style, medium bore, 2 water keys, pesrl valve
taps. CSsrL)I/li..

London, W,l.
B FLAT clarinet by Jacques Albert. ebony,plated keyworlc, low pitch, Albert system,
almost new, with case, £2 15S. -ROSE DANCEINSTRUMENTS, 47, Oranbourn Street (opposite Warner Cinema)__W.C,

ease,£14 -LEN WOOD, INSTRUMENT
DEPT., 12. RIchmond Buildings, Wi, Ocr-

MANHATTAN TRUMPET

55-

condition, showing no sign of wear,
outfit£28,or30s.
monthly -FRANKTHOMAS, 24. Itupert Street, Piccadilly.

288, HIGH STREETS CROYDON

pro, model, 3 -set push coupler, 41 piano keys, and 120 bass, black
lost LI)l/l(L campl ne n ease with / tutur
pesrl neerda esing
LEWIN FRER(* BARITONE lAX., s,p.g.b., low pitch, late otottel,

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new

Send Art catalogse of Bests,, Trumpets.

hand instrtsnsenta, easy terms, tuition, repairs,
library and mike hire -Phone Croydon 3324,

shop -coiled only, fullcondition, top E model, pearls and rollers, entirely
5 -.3 splendid
repadeled, stand fitted, complete in ease--..
BUISSON BOEHM CLARINET intermediate pitch tdcal for gsa
work,
fine
seasond,d
wood.
full
range,
17
keys,
Ii
nngs,
etc.,
condition
5________like
4
new, case, etc.,_included-

CROYDON BRANCH. covers Surrey, Sussex,
West Kent, Large- selectIon new acid second-

Can be used with any amplifier, worthat least £10 ..
RIOKENIAOHER ELECTRIC GUITAR uutht ts'and new American
sample complete with valse aunplifl r A ( /1) (, Hawaiian andSpaniab style, single Mono unit case, original selling prscc Liti .
GERALDO-ITALIA PIANO ACCORDION,

phone, all l. Sd, per week, moufhpihces andall accessories at one-third usual price.
Approval, Lists free.
LONDON FINETONE
CO.,l8, Caledonian Road, Nb.
SUITABLE br ant artist, Piano-AccordIon,
Hohner Imperator £56 model, with 120 basses.
five sets hand -made reeo.a, 41 piano keys, joursets hand -made reeds, three push octave
couplers on treble producing seven different
tonal effects acid fitted bass coupler, handsome
pearl casing, keys and grill to snatch, brand

DON BOWLES

KAY ELECTRIC GUITAR, brand new American sample, new condition 1-lawaiisn style geared machine heads etc volume control

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SMASHING BARGAINS: Piano -Accordions,
Trumpets, Guitars, Italian Violin, Sousa-

DRUMMEItS ConaoiiremIer standard£2 be.; Glgster, £3; all chrome, 4 -post, £4and £3 lOs,; Lito Wate, chrome, with caseand Maxey arots, £4; I eonsole, £2; set ofbass drum wheels, ISa, Thirty consoles inat ek send for pletuiss-LEN WOOD

replatecl and rcpadd d [v "selmer condition now like new aux top
F fork 8/, and Lit trill CI pearl as d nolIsu's brown pads ase

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Warner Cinema), W.C.

W,C,

OONN TENOR SAX., s.p.g.h,, low pitch, perfect mc.del having just been
£40/Il)..

with other than a

UoREi1' by Super Cotin, 'frosted llTve'Fand

Cranbourn Street (opposite Warner CInema),

pearlsDALLAL'E

silver-pisted. five pearl rollers, patent top F,
O sharp and F aharp keys, pearl finger tips.
range low B flat tnt top F, brown waterproof
pads. reconditionad. excelletst tone, easy
action, CoSt £34, great sale ciffer, £18 105.

12/8

ALTOSAX.p.g.b,, low pitch, popular '2)1 model, re plated end repsdded by Seimcr like new, sop F, low llfr,
47 SELMER
androllers, brown pads, case, etc..,,,......

......,

Warner Cinema), W.C.
PREMIER glitter allser Ace hardly used
£0; DomInion. 14 x 1, Ace dual snares, £5:
JOHNNY
Premier a!l'ntetal Fop.. lOs.

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Then, seriously,
why should YOU be satisfied
BESSON.

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holiday at Bournemouth).
The bands there go on the fulltwelve months year after year,
and, although most seasideplaces are practically deserted
by now, Bournemouth, with its

beautiful parks and sweep ofsandy shore, continues to draw
the late holidaymakers.
Radio relays have, of course,
made the Royal Bath Hotel theprincipal object, of attraction, andspacious though the Royail Bathare buying instruments, so that theroods can be forwarded to them byadvertisers.
I i bye days after the receipt of goods thepurchaser fails to notify us we will remit
the cash held to the advertiser. If before

the expiry of five days the reader in-forms us that he does not want the
goods for any reason then we will return
this cash to him,directly we are informedby the vendor that the goods have beensafely returned carriage paid.

to house all who have wanted toget,in to dance to Billy Thornburn's
rhythmic brassless music, which
has been supplemented by firstclass cabaret.

Well, next week, Benny Loban
and his Music Weavers succeed
Bill, who is, at his own request,
leaving to go back to variety, anddetails of Benny's band are given
on page 11 of this issue.

Tenth YearFor Grossman
The management dearly wanted

Bill Thorburn to stay, but, when
he refused, they, at any rate, extracted from him a promise that
he would probably come back tothem next summer.

Royal Bath, stands the Pavilion,
which has concert and lecture
hall, restaurant, café, lounge andballroom, not to mention Sim
Grossman and _his_ Band._

Sim is now in his tenth successive year at the Pavilion, whence
he came from Covent Garden,
and has another late -night air

session from here on Novem-

ber 21.
Sim and his musicians are quite content to stayputin thetown of chines

Fay has beenwith Sim for

14 years; Jock

Wilson (trumpet) 10 years;
RonniePlay dell list alto)

in case of dispute the decision of theAdvertisement Manager shall be
construed to be final and binding
and it is on this, explicit understanding that deposits are accepted
Sim Grossman

Bankers' Drafts from Overseas .readers
will be held and will be paid over against
notification of shipment.

Advertisement Manager"MELODY MAKER,"
4, Arne Street, London, W.C.2.

years;

Alec

Haddon(piano) a n d

8payable to The " Melody Maker?'

The week before last, brother Charlie

fiddle, clarinet); Harold Lewis (tenor,
clarinet, fiddle); Norman Ward (second alto, clarinet, fiddle), and Charlie
Evans (drums).
He augments to twelve for broad-

Johnny Smith(ba-as) both 5 years; Cliff Pike (trombone) 2 years and Jimmy Auld (2ndalto) and Len Ferminger (3rd alto,
tenor), twelve months each. Sim adds
four more men when he broadcasts.

Sim plays every afternoon for tea

dancing, and, ir the crowd is ever lessthan 400, he reckons that business
isn't so good. His last National broadcast brought him letters from all

2 WORD-

Not more than three display lines, ofls. 6d. to 2s. 6d. per line type, can be_ Par

used in any single advertisement.

Box Nos. 6d. extra charge.

able to find among the crowd a mysidentifying him from a back -of -the head photo in the Pavilion proterious character called "Old Bill,"
gramme.

The general opinion was that it was

guests

Sim himself and he was constantly

Jack Leonardi,
leader of the bandat Bobby's
Restaurant, who
mustn't broadcast
from where
he works.

A B.B.C.
Grievance
Besides the tea dances, there are

public and private events-Old Time
Dance each Tuesday and Evening
Dress Dance each Saturday-every
evening at the Pavilion, while a small
light orchestra, the Slaney Trio, plays
daily in the restaurant and gives con-certs every Sunday night.
Jack Leonardi is still nursing his
grievance at the B.B.C.'s ban onrelays from Bobby's Restaurant, whichis perched, about six stories up, above
the departmental store.
He is still barred from being heard

from here owing to the Restaurant's
connection with the store, although hetells me that the restaurant is moreor less under separate direction andis rented from the store, which closes
at 6 p.m., while the restaurant remains open until 11 o'clock.

This rule means that Jack has torefuse broadcasts unless they comeoutside his hours at Bobby's. This
is why he could not participate in
the recent " Bournemouth Night "during the B.B.C.'s coastal tour.
Every other band in the district wasrepresented, but -unfortunate Jack lost
his chance just because he plays in a
restaurant associated by name with astore.

He and the management offered torefrain from announcing the fact thatthe relay came from Bobby's, but eventhis wouldn't do.
Jack and his boys used to do radio" Musicabaret "-a title invented byJack-at Bobby's, for they have a neat
little dance and show floor slap in thesunlounge, but now, when he does get anairing, it has to be done in the rather
frigid atmosphere of the Alexandra
Hall, which the B.B.C. uses for its
studio.

However, a ray of hope lies in thefact that John Watt has assured Jack
that he is working very hard to havethe ban lifted, since he is most anxious
to get this splendid little band back on
the air from its own home.
Jack's boy accordion star, Emilio,
has now left him to tour the halls.
and Jack has replaced him effectively with. none other than Portsmouth's Peter Valerto, who, it will
be remembered, won the open championship of England and Wales at
ith93e5.Central

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in future to talk more softly

during transmissions!

accosted with the accusation, but itturned out to be Charlie, who closely
resembles his jazzster brother.

All small adverbs' silents must be prepaid and sent to arrive not later than first post TUESDAY, to the Advertisement Manager,

A

A bunch of strapping Yorkshiremen
keep things going at the Royal Exeter
Hotel, where so many people congregate to be on the scene during broadcasts and chat so much the while that,after the last relay from there, I
understand, the B.B.C. politely asked
the management to appeal to the

There was a prize for the dancer

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the aforementioned boys and also
Leslie Leonard (first alto, baritone,

Grossman came to the Pavilion as
M.D., of Emile Littler's show, "Aloma
and Nutane," which stars Carl Brisson and Lucille Beristeaci, so Sim used
him to advantage during the annual

and pines. middle of the large and airy
Drummer Sid

NO FEE wkl.` CHANCED

Testa/ Orders end Cheques to be mode

half years ago, and now has with hint

ballroom is, it has been inadequate

About a hundred yards from theWe will hold cash sent by readers whoparts of the globe and you can bet hefeels right proud of them all.

A

case oftoo much atmosphere, but indicativeof the great popularity of the place
and the band.

Heavyweight
LeaderAt the Royal Exeter, the bandleader

is heavyweight pianist Eric Arden, who
for two years, is now 14 years old, andthis, I believe, is his first professionalsituation. He broadcasts for the firsttime as a professional when Leonardi
next airs from the Alexandra Hall, on
November 17.

Another capture Jack has made iscurly-haired Eric Shrimpton, from Mid-land Regional, one of the grandest
swing electric guitar players I have yetheard.
He will have me listening enthusias-

tically when he airs on Western Re-

gional and Empire on November 5, andon November 17 with the band.
Then there is twenty -four -year -old
pianist and composr Robert Keys,

whose fingers are dazzling on a piano
keyboard, and whose compositions in-

Triplets,
Temperamental
Frenzied Fingers, and Chopin In Manclude

chester,

Robert has toured and lectured allover the country and broadcast frequently on his way. He has anotherdate on Western Regional, for fifteenin December.

have every opportunity to exploit theirtalent there.

Jack Leonardi used to lead for
Alfredo, came to Bobby's four and a

programme, but knock -about comedianplaced. Harry already knows him to be
an acquisition.
Tommy Porter has also left, and his

makes in a balcony scene, from a box,

ported by a particularly good bill, sothat it can claim all the credit for thegood business being done, and anyway.
would have had an alibi if there had
been any occasion for box-office complaint.
HIGH SPOTS

in actuality!

laughter by his very appearance
Every now and then I was tremen-

the pianistic
ability of Stanley Black, and his half section, Norman White (Yarlett).
These boys are fundamentally stylists,
and yet they have to adapt themselves
to gallery playing, The way they dodouslyimpressed

byit, with the least possible sacrifice ofartistry, is not only admirable but inspired.

planned one.
Millions there are who have a weakness for his singing, Personally, I haveband very soon warmed up, and earned
rounds of admiring applause.
Although. it is too early as yet togive a definite judgment on the outfit,
the new boys certainly look like being
popular with the Bolton dancers. Outstanding are Dave Fullerton on drums,

Ted Aldridge on tenor, and Harvey
Evans on trumpet.

Five or six of the boys double on
and Bernard has taken advantage offiddle in addition to other instruments,

this by featuring a fiddle foursome intango and waltz numbers.
All in all, the boys are a smart outfit, and should prove very popular at
the Bolton hall.
The full line-up reads:-Bernard
Berger (leader, piano, accordion, and,arranger) ; Dave Fullerton (drums andvocals) ; Syd Noble (bass and fiddle);
Harvey Evans (1st trumpet andfiddle); Harry Connolly (trumpet andguitar); Bob Barker (trombone andfiddle); Vin Vaughan (1st alto, baritone, clarinet, piano, and vocals); Ray
Foulds (2nd alto, baritone, clarinet,

fiddle, and arranger); and Ted Ald-ridge (tenor,
piano).

clarinet,fiddleand

I couldn't manage to contact old-

timer Fred Bacon at the Norfolk Hotel,
on Richmond Hill, but they tell me hehas been there donkey's years and,isone of the pioneers of Bournemouth
jazz.

And to end up in Bournemouth, aunder Montague Birch plays in theglass bandstand every Monday, Tuesday
and Saturday morning from 11.15 to12.30 p.m.; and at Beale's, Bright's

and Plummer's stores, there is music
for morning coffee, lunch and tea, thebands here being Beale's Blue
Orpheiths; Bright's Salon Orchestra,
and

Kuper

violinist)tively,(late

DorchesterHoteland his Orchestra, respec-

So you see, there's plenty to do in

Bolton PalaisBand Getstimingof patrons were present when Bernard led his new bunch of boys on
the stand.
Swinging in to their signature tune,
Let's Face The Music And Dance, theThe boys do a lot of country club

dances until 3 and 4 a.m. after finishing at the Exeter at about 11 o'clock.
They play every week -day afternoon
and evening and every Sunday evening, but will be missing for a fortnightin November while they take theirsection of the Municipal Orchestra

Then, of course, there is Harry, awhole host in himself. With intense
seriousness he commences his announcements and then inevitably gags
the sentiment into sheer farce. He
takes nothing seriously-or rather ap-

Palais de Danse, Bolton, had not been
advertised locally as well as it might
have been, nevertheless a good crowd

the Pavilion Hotel, Scarborough, andbefore that at Harrogate and LeedS.

made up as to send up a howl ofin A-Tisket, A-Tasket, is so grotesquely

Ray Ellington, the drummer, whois coming on a parcel and is now ahost in himself. Ills drumming, his
singing, his gags and his appearance
are all unique and highly diverting.
Here, too, is a bouquet for hardworking Bill Currie, timpanist in thethe advent of Bernard Berger's new outfit at theIt has been at the Exeter intact for
four years and has a further twelve
months at least ahead of it. Prior
to going to Bournemouth, it was atwell -deserved summer vacation.

UNIQUE HARRY

A LTHOUGH

six times in the last ten months, andhas another engagement one evening

What a " foul" Spanish duenna hewhen Harry's Glamour Girl, Wendy
Claire, sings Oh Mamma, Oh Mamma.
He's terrific fun, too, in a nonsensicalscat vocal trio with Harry andEllington, and later, as one of four
hoboes a la Four Lancashire T434E,

These are the aspects Dr the show

which particularly appealed to me:

broadcasts on vibraphone and xylophone and has two more solo fixtures

brilliance of these three artists, who

ber 8.
Patrons of Bobby's go wild about the(Continued from page one)

Incidentally, the band is not sup-bass, xylo and vibra).
Kitson is noted for his West Regionalon November 5 and 9.
The band has aired from the Exeter

ROY'S HOLBORNSHOW REVIEWEDappreciative.

clarinet), and Arnie Kitson (drums,

minutes solo, at 7.30 p.m. on Novem-

HARRY

place in the brass section has not yet
been filled.
Altogether, Harry has a much moresubdued show than usual, and I find it
all the better for it-though whether
the audience does I can't say. Certainly
it is being hugely entertained at the
Holborn this week and seems greatly

has with him. Reg Godley (violin andsax); Bill Moroney (fiddle, SEE andclarinet); Oscar Sabey ('cello, sax and

Bournemouth apart from admiring
the scenery and watching the illuminated fountain in front of thePavilion!

pears to-for we know well enoughthat his formula is a carefully pre -IMPORTANT

the strength of mind to dislike it in-

NOTICE AND

tensely. The long vocal of Little Lady
Makebelieve positively worried me, but

I certainly appeared tobethe onemisanthropist of a delighted audience.
Yet, if I don't like his singing, I do
admire him for all else. He's a trouper
in the best sense of the word, a glutton for work, and, as an entertainer, isplainly entitled to the description"really great."
All in all, I found the show so amusing as to disarm all my critical faculties. Is the band as good as I think it
is, or could be? My mind's too full ofHarry Roy, Bill Currie and Ray
Ellington, as a trio, to be very sure
about anything, unless it is that
Wendy Claire really has glamour.

Attention is drawn to the following extractfrom a letter to BESSON & CO., LTD.:"I very much regret having acted in any way

LATE RHYTHM CLUB NEWS

contrary to your rights and hereby undertake not to sell or offer for sale or in any

No. 77. It is urged that all members
should attend the General Meeting,on Sunday, October 30, at Miller's

way deal in or advertise for sale any musicalinstruments bearing the name ' BESSON'

which are not of your manufacture."

future policy will be the subject to be
decided. There will also be recitals
and a jam session. Anyone wanting
information, please turn up or write to
Len Salmon, 46, Blinco Grove, Cam-

CAUTION(Sidney Street entrance), of the
CAMBRIDGE Rhythm Club, as thebridge.

is going to bea Greenford and District Rhythm
Club, which will meet every Sunday
evening (commencing November 6) at
7 p.m. at the White Hart Hotel, Green ford Road, Greenford. Will all those
GREENFORD. Thereinterested please look in during theevening, when the ,organiser, A.
William Taylor, of 103, Little Ealing
Lane, Ealing, W.5, will be glad to welcome them.

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U.8 and U.I6 AMPLIFIERS

GEO. EVANS

FOR ALL MUSICAL REQUIREMENTS

PLEASE CALL ZT7-7 -INSTRUMENTS FOR SALE ' I WILL MAKE YOU' A
BUESCHER alto saxophone, s.p.g.b., perfect
BRILLIANT PIANIST
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to old and new favourites at a ridiculously

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number one arranger to Grosvenor House
Orchestra, can teach you to score for any
orchestra in a few weeks. Learn to write foryour own section and your own outfit withthe help of his course of practical

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and arranging. No confusing textbook terms;
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from

Cash
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near equal

the Ridgmount U.S.

sossty. MINTAPERSONAL SAXOPHONE TUITION
5. Ludlow Way, N.2. TUDor 8025.
GROSVENOR COLLEGE OF MUSICTHE SPECIALISTS IN RHYTHMIC TUITION
Piano -syncopation, accordion, saxophone,clarinet, trumpet, trombone, violin, guitar,

MO

TINA POW

Piano,

Syncopation, Accordion,

Banjo,kV:

DIATE DELIVERY. INSURANCES EFFELTT&D.

-DALLAS BUILDINQ, RIDGMOUNT ST.,
OFF STORE STREET, LONDON, W.C.1

CLAUDE BAMPTON

M. M. 29,10/38

expenses.

PRIVATE TUITION

from 7s. 6d. to one guinea a lesson.

PHYLLIS FROST

Swing vocal tuition. Personal appearances.CLAUDE BAMPTON, 14, Hanover Street, W.I.
Clissold 2822.

(Continued from pass 17)
GUITAR (six string) by Gibson, dark brownshaded varnish, modern dance model, almost
new, with cue, £4 5s. (2s. weekly). -ROSE
DANCE INSTRUMENTS, 47, Cranbourn Street(opposite Warner Cinema), W.C.

CASES 9/ take 14 x 8, in black, cannot be re-peated; bass drum covers 15s.; 28 x 15 or 18,
console cases, 17s. 6d., £1; large holdall cases
17s. 6d., all post free -LEN WOOD.
GENE KRUPA'S Modern Method of Drumming, fis., from JOE WYNDHAM, " The(Gerrard 6153.)

CLIFFORD ESSEXSAXOPHONE CLASSES(Nat Gonella's Georgians)comprehensive and inexpensive
CORRESPONDENCE COURSE
for saxophonists. Are you eager to get on,
Don't waste money on inferior tuition. Invest
offersain this course and get results.

HOT FINGERS

by PAT SMUTS and DON BARRIGO.
A modern tutor for saxophonists from the
beginner to the discriminating professional,
Orders and particulars, 9, Aberdeen
5s.
Mansions, Kenton Street, W.C.1.
MUSICAL service for all players, arranging,harmony, sight-reading, technique, memoris-

ing, stamp particulars.-MERRICK, Goytrey,

BECOME A GOOD PLAYER
by learning at the Seymour Burns Accordion
Every instrument
and Orchestral Club.
taught by the finest West -End teachers under
the supervision of Seymour Burns, lateMusical Director to the Pafamount Film
Studios in Hollywood. Hosts of brilliant
features for beginners and advanced players.
-Write for novel brochure, 4, Meard Street,
Piccadilly, W.1.

Ali makes of Shop-soiled and used Saxophones

AMPLIFIERS FOR SALE
equipment available on the easiest hire-purchase plan. Fullest details now ready, send

INSTRUMENTS FOR SALE

prices, are now in stock.

COLLAPSIBLE bass drums, all kinds andYour bass drum
taken in part exchange, with good allowance. -LEN WOOD.
TRAP TRAY, complete with blocks, smash-

PREMIER drum outfit, 26in. bass, all -metal
S.T. snare, accessories, perfect, £5 10s. -ing bargain, £1 bs,-JOHNNY FROST.

GOLD WAVE kit, arranged U.S. style, withtunable, twu high cymbal holders, complete,£12, send for P.C.-LEN WOOD.

GENE KRUPA'S BOOKCARLTON DRUMS

Learn swing drumming with Gene Krupa.
Drums," with a special chapter on high -hatcymbal playing. This amazing work, written
by Drummer No. 1, costs you 6s., post free,
and is now in stock at

LEN WOOD

practicallybrand new, perfect condition, genuine bargain,£6 IN. -JAMES, Eastrop. Highwerth, Wilts.
ALTO SAXOPHONE by Boosey " Regent,"
latest, fourfold frosted silver, gold bell, automatic, pearls, low pitch, fitted top F, low
B fiat, rollers, brown leather pads, etc.. inPIANO -ACCORDION,

48

bass,

distinguishable from brand new, plush -lined
case, £9 15s. (3s. weekly). -ROSE DANCEINSTRUMENTS, 47, Cranbourn Street, (opposite Warner Cinema), W.C.
SET, includes 26 x 15 Carlton
bass, 14 x 4 all -metal snare drum, one temple
block, Turkish cymbal, all accessories, or El
WOOD.

and sevenpaymentsof£1. -LENB FLAT trumpet by Americano, latest,
frosted silver, gold bell, low pitch, withvelvet -lined case, almost new, £2 10s -ROSE
47,
Cranbourn
INSTRUMENTS,
DANCE
Street (opposite Warner Cinema), W.C.

JOHNNY FROST.

" I think no finer mouthpieces

finest service, £11 IN. -JOHNNY FROST, 6,
Meard Street. Wardour Street, W.I.

are made. I sure can hit 'am
mighty high with one. My lips
never tire."

A- MPLIFIER, special clearing line of moving

coil

FIRST IN THE FIELD AND STILL LON-

DON'S PRINCIPAL AGENT. New Catalogue
sent on request. - JOE DANIELS, 4, Soho
Street, London, W.1. Ger. 1526.
KOREAN temple blocks, set of four, 17s. 6d.
Second-hand from 125. 6d. Holders, Is. 6d. LEN WOOD.
TUNABLE Tom -Toms, all sizes and finishes.

Write JOE WYNDHAM,
Street, W.C.2.
FOUR -STRING

BASS,

12,

Little Newport

dark varnish, flatback, brass head, perfect tone, complete withcase, £7. -LEN WOOD INSTRUMENT DEPT.,
12, Richmond Buildings, W.I. Gerrard 1386.
PIANO -ACCORDION by Amico, latest,

60

bass, handsome pearl finish, with shaped case,almost brand new, £6 15s. (2s. 6d. weekly). ROSE DANCE INSTRUMENTS, 47, Cranbourn
Street (opposite Warner Cinema), W.C.

SERVICE FOR DRUMMERS

Open from 10 to 1 Sundays. Repairs, etc.,

on the spot. Snare drum heads from 5a.

LEN WOODPREMIER,

28

x

18

white bass

drum,

£3 10s.; another in gold and chrome, as new,
£6. --JOHNNY FROST.

20/-

25/ -

BASS STRINGS

Tonal
Brilliance

PER CENT. saving on Double Bass
Strings, 155. 6d. per set of 4 strings, CI, gut
2s. 6d., D gut 3s. 9d., A covered on gut 46.,
E covered on gut 5s. 3d., A 3rd gut uncovered

AssuredVandoren

Makes

Playinga Pleasure

Send me details of VANDOREN mouthpieces Immediately.

sician, Composer & Arranger

PRINTING
keen prices. -Write for specimens, ARTHURSPRESS LTD.. Woodchester, Stroud. Gioa.
100 Memos, Cards, Tickets, Postcards, Bill heads, Is. 9d.; 200 2s. Id.; Scentcards, Posters,
Handbills; samples. -"M," TICE'S, II, Oak lands Grove. Lonewn. W.13.
DANCE BAND Letter -Headings, Post -Cards,
Business Cards, Envelopes, etc., very smart
with dance band illustration; also Dance

Tickets, etc. Style at rock -bottom prices. For free samples, DAVIS AND PORTER (M.),
24, Church Street, Eastbourne, Sussex.
SUPER Dance Printing, 1939 creations now
ready, samples galore, free. -D. WHEELER. 7,
Linksview, Alexandra Road, London, N.10.

See the new
ELECTRICVEGA models
asplayedby

EDDIE
PEABODY
Models from15 DNS.

or

4/10
weeklySO DRUM SETS

.9/62E. aellspecial glitter finish
Prices on application

Desks made to yourown design. No extra

JOE WYNDHAM," THE BANDROOM."
12, LITTLE NEWPORTSTREET, W.C.2.

tri

Phone: GERrard 6162

YOUR BAND WILLLEN WOOD

LOOK SMARTER

finish in stock.

ALTO SAXOPHONE by Christie (Paris),
heavily nickel -plated, gold bell, automaticoctave, fitted top F, low B fiat, rollers, etc..
indistinguishable new, with velvet -lined case,£7 15s. (2s. weekly). -ROSE DANCE INSTRUCranbourn Street (opposite
MENTS, 47,
Warner Cinema), W.C.
(genuine John
SOPRANO SAXOPHONE
Grey), heavily nickel -plated with gold bell, ion
pitch, automatic, fitted low B flat, rollers, etc,
almost new, with fitted case, 705. - INTERNATIONAL BAND INSTRUMENTS, 15, Moor
Street, ,Cambridge Circus, W.
PIERRET alto saxophone, s.p.g.b., twq
mouthpieces, perfect condition, £9; Windso
tenor banjo, cost £10, as brand new; £4 1051-" GRANVILLE," Colnedale Road, Uxbridge

charge,-in stock at Len Wood's, the pick of thesecondhand market, complete with consoles.
trap trays, in good playing condition, from
£5 to £25. Send for lists, every make, every

Send for complete details & richly Illustrated folder.

DALLAS, Dallas Building, Ridgmount St., W.C.1

offers you best value in part -exchange. --Callor write " THE BANDROOM," 12, Little Nev
port Street, W.C.2.
CHOKE cymbals, complete with fitting. 554
few only. -JOHNNY FROST.
RIDGMOUNT consulette, as new, £2. --instruments, jaw bones,
247, Pinner, Road, Harrow. Harrow 2934.
BASS SAXOPHONE by Super Selmer, very.
latest, lacquered, fitted low' B flat extension:
automatic ,octave, pearl tips. low pitch, brownleather pads, articulated G sharp, etc., likebrand new, with case, £15 15s. (4s. Weekly). ROSE DANCE INSTRUMENTS, 47, Cranbourn
Street (opposite Warner Cinema), W.C.
CYMBALS!!! Few only of genuine Zildjians
22s. 6d.; genuine new paper -thin Zinjians
13s. 6d.JOHNNY FROST.

KIT with Krupa layout (send for picture).

gold wave, 512. -LEN WOOD.

when dressed by the

BtH UNIFORMSERVICE-

Mess Jackets(Coloured driU) from: I46.

thTss Trousers -p,214.
Silk Blouses - 15'6

It

GUITARISTS !

VEGA

regularguitars areavailable in
Hawaiian andSpanish styles
al I incorporating valuable exclusive features.

VEGA for verity& volume of tone

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BESSON, STANHOPE PLACE,
MARBLE ARCH, LONDON, W.I.

,

SUNDAYS II till 3 P.M.

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO VISITOUR SHOWROOMS AND INSPECT NEW
SEASON'S GOODS.

Open on Saturdays till 8 o'clock. Have you

JOE DANIELS

4, Soho Street, Oxford Street, London, W.1.
Gerrard fses.

PREMIER d--1;iin she -includer Rag gold
18, Doris. all -metal
14 x 7 snare drum, trap -tray and blocks, alleffects, £15. £2 deposit H.P.-LEN WOOD.
TOM TOMS!!! Pair 'of gold -flash, latest
metal rims. full-size, hardly used, £3 105. the

TRUMPETERSASK YOUR DEALER
FOR PARTICULARSOF THE NEW

foam bass drum, 28 x

TRIPLTONE

pain -JOHNNY FROST.

TRAP TRAY OUTFIT 30/ -includes tray, fittings, four temple blocks andholders, cowbell. etc.

MOUTHPIECES

LEN WOOD

DRUMMERS!!'For

genuine secondhand

drums and accessories, write for new list,
amazing bargains -JOHNNY FROST.
COLLAPSIBLE bass drum by ParamountMastercraft, this year's, in polished white
enamel and chromium -plated, automatic tension, size 28 x 15, fits in very small carrying
case, only used twice, with case, £9 10s. (35.
weekly). -ROSE DANCE INSTRUMENTS. 47,
Cranbourn Street (opposite Warner Cinema).

COLLAPSIBLE MUSIC DESKSIn Any two or

three colours, as

10/L

W.C.

those interested in the formation of

Tuition Classes. we intend to form the following classes, each under the supervision of thefollowing West End artists:
ACCORDION -Leslie Brown, late Charlie Kuns
and Eddie Carrol's Bands. GUITAR -Archie
SAXOSlavin, late Ambrose Orchestra.
PHONE and CLARINET -Ben Greenwood.
TRUMPET -Harry
Eddie Carrol's Band.
Latham, Joe Loss's Band. DRUMS -Jack
Greenwood. Joe Loss's Band. DOUBLE BASS
-Frank Davies, Michael Flome's and Charlie
Kunz Bands.

Cair. 9d. pr,' desk extra
Ait DESKS COMPLETE WITH MU810
DESK AND LOWERSHELF FOR LIBRARY
Complete range ofdekigns and prism
on apPlieatian.

BRON'S
Gerr 8095.

47,

GERRARD-sr., LONDON, W,1

TH* MODERN 'PRIMMER
ISSUE
JUST
OUT

Other Instrumental Classes to be formed on
general demand.

Those interested in the above scheme pleasecommunicate with

GREENWOOD BROS.

Name
Address

M M 29/10/38

DANCE POSTERS In all sires; best quality,

LEN WOOD.

MUSICIANS

To JOHN E. DALLAS & Sons, Dallas Bldg., Rldgmount St., London, W C,I

ISid PHILLIPS,well-known Mu_

from 5s. Premier Swingster, 30s. and yourold pedal. High -speeds from £1. Send for
picture. -LEN WOOD.
BARITONE SAXOPHONE by New Brunswick. latest. satin silver, gold bell, automaticoctave, pearls, low pitch, auxiliary F, articulated G, etc., hardly used, with good case,£15 15s. (4s. weekly). -ROSE DANCE INSTRUMENTS, 47, Cranbourn Street (opposite
Warner Cinema), W.C.
GLITTER gold set of drums, full size, tray
and blocks, as new, £14. H.P. deposit, £2. -and

SID PHILLIPS USES AND RECOMMENDS

40

cloth., .

Pries fromBAND INSTRUMENTS, 15, Moor Street, Cambridge Circus, W.

SAX & Clarinet MOUTHPIECES

stone Buildings, W.C.1. CHAncery 7010.

Of washable feathers

gold bell, automatic octave, brown pads, etc.,
fitted top F, low B fiat extension and all improvements, with the fitted velvet -lined case,£8 15s. i 10s. monthly). - INTERNATIONAL

r,TrampsTrombones

Send for full Details
1.1111111111111k DALLAS BLOC. RIDGMOUNT ST., LONDON, W.C.1 41111111111111111

HIGH FIDELITY AMPLIFIERS, hire (orsale) from 15s. -E. PAROUSSI, 10, Feather-

Ln any 2 sr 3 Coleurei

PREMIER trap -tray, complete with blocks,
really first-class. 25s. -JOHNNY FROST.
ALTO SAXOPHONE (genuine New Brunswick Imperial), heavily nickel -plated, with

DY 14111JC
CUSHION -RIM- MOUTH PI EC E SAMPLIFIERS FOR HIRECOLLAPSIBLE MUSIC DESKSBASS DRUM pedals, second-hand, all kinds

joined the Drummers' Club?

LOUIS ARMSTRONG SaysAMPLIFIERS!!! Truvoice, 8 -watt, universal,
mike, fully guaranteed. withmoving -coil

5s. 3d. These strings are most reliable andare used in all leading bands.-CAPLAN, 8,
Nathaniel Buildings, Flower and Dean Street,
Commercial Street, London. E.1.

32.

00St.

INSTRUMENTS FOR SALE

We have his 100 -page volume on "How to play

(5 lines).

cuban bass, bongoes, claves, also drum kit. -Corner), BIRMINGHAM, 5.

(NMeIDIwandat once to ALEX BURNS LTD., 114, Shaftesbury Avenue, London. W.1.

portable outfits, British -built with
American circuit, highly sensitive microphonewith chromium -plated stand, suitable for
A.C.-D.C. 200-250 volts, sufficient power tocover hall with 300 people, guaranteed for
two years, £7 10s. carriage paid. -FRANK
Rupert Street. Piccadilly.
24,
THOMAS,
London. W.I.

STREET

Telephone : EUSTON 4721

LEN WOOD.
CUBAN Rumba

KAY WESTWORTH'S
WORCESTER

from rk_s
Many new and anion*styles. Call or writefor patterns.

JOE WYNDHAM

and Clarinets at Clearance Prices. Special
offers for cash. All those instruments GUARANLIST FREE.
TEED.
Call, write or 'phone.
8,

Washable drills.
SUPERIOR BLOU8f8
Complete with ShsisH

Mddx.

SAXOPHONES CLARINETS

depositOUTSTANDING success of "Radiotone "Amplifiers, three super models of de luxe

AUTOCRAT snare drum in silver flash,
14 x 7, £2 155.; another in black pearl, £2 15s.
-LEN WOOD.

! ! SALE ! !

Pontypool.

IMPROVISING, harmony and orchestration,
three indispensable courses (personal orcorrespondence), for the progressive musician.
-GORDON REID, 110, Dawpool Road, N.W.2.

ACCESSORIESJOE DANIELS, 4, Soho Street, London, W.I.

GOWAR, 177, Nimrod Road, Streatham.

under the direction of

PAT SMUTS

COUNTRY ORDERS

All orders received by post posted back sameday. Send now for season's latest cataloguesof all instruments and80

bass, 5 -voice bass, fitted octave coupler, etc.,
pearl finish, almost new, shaped case, excellent bargain, £7 10s. (28. 6d. weekly). -ROSE
DANCE INSTRUMENTS, 47, Cranbourn Street(opposite Warner Cinema), W.C.
CARLTON Cascade drum outfit, cost £15,
hardly used, accept £8, or near offer.-

HENRY NICHOLLS

re -commence next Tuesday at eight o'clockat 90, Shaftesbury Avenue. Two hours' tuitionin every branch of Saxophone playing for2s. ed.-Ring up GERrard 5314 for further
details or just come along.
" WALTHAMSTOW BAND CENTRE." Modern Rhythm Style Drumming now beingtaught. Private and class tuition daily by
Al Stevens.
Hours, 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. Write 2, Winchester Road, E.4.

RupertPIANO -ACCORDION by Antora-Ludwig,

BASS PLAYERSshop). London, W.1.

CHINESE torn toms, in fine condition, 6s.,

each, few only. -JOHNNY FROST.
AUTOCRAT console kit, includes chrome
console, full size drums, in silver glitter,£17. £2 H.P. deposit. --LEN WOOD.

deep tonal quality, outfit £16 10s., or 19s.

The HAYDN-ALISTER school for String
Bass. Lessons in Dance, Orchestral, Soloplaying, also Postal Tuition. -Write for particulars, 4, Soho Street (above Joe Daniels'£1. 17s. 6d.
IT'S A SCARTH BARGAIN.

Bandroom."
CO-OPERATIVA piano -accordion, de luxe
model, 120/41/4, sets hand -made reeds, withpush coupler, excellent condition, terrificmonthly -FRANK THOMAS, 24,Street, Piccadilly, London, W.1.

Fast colours.

PAD. 7686.

these

COACHING. Contests, Stage, etc. One guinea
an hour. London, two hours minimum;
Provinces 3/4 hours minimum, plus nominalstyles in London.

Stanhope Place, Marble Arch, London, W.2.

THE SOUTHERN DISTRICTS COLLEGE OF

SOUTH WALES' finest Maestro of plectrum
guitar, banjos, Hawaiian guitar, tuition in
own home or studio, modern methods. BESAGNI, 36, Valley Road, Ebbw Vale.

The biggest range of

BESSONName

DRUMMERS' SNARE DRUM

ACRE LANE, BRIXTON, S.W.2.

JACKETSFROM 10/11

all -chrome

ETC. COMFORTABLE H.P. TERMS. IMME-

Please send me Details of the RIDE.
MOUNT U.8 & U.18 Amplifiers.

WHETHER you are a beginner or a player
who wishes to perfect his technique you will

MUSIC. Specialists teachers for Saxophone,
Trumpet,,Guitar, Piano, and all band instruments, moderate fees. -Apply for details 4a,

MESS

LARGE STOCKS ALL MAKES OF BASS AND
SNARE DRUMS, CONSOLETTES, CONSOLES,

ALTO SAXOPHONE(genuine Buffestt),silver-plated, gold bell, low pitch, fitted top F,
low B fiat, rollers, brown leather pads, etc..
almost a brand new Sax, with velvet -lined
fitted case; £8 15s. (10s. monthly). - INTERNATIONAL BAND INSTRUMENTS, 15, Moor
Street, Cambridge Circus, W.
A SNIP, silver-plated Trumpet, by Tenessee,
low pitch dance model, £3. -LEN WOOD INSTRUMENT DEPT., 12, Richmond Buildings.
XYLOPHONE, 2 octave, Lafleur. gig model,
fits on trap tray, volume equal to large instrument. perfectly in tune, low pitch,

not find a finer teaching organisation than

137-138 TOTTENHAM GT. no., LONDON, w.i

BESSON, silverflash and chrome, inc. dualsnare, pair tunables, complete, £25;
BEVERLEY, silverfiash, inc. foot snare control drum, pair tunables, £24 105.;

INSTRUMENTS FOR SALE

ing. Simplified methods.
MODERATE TERMS (INSTALMENTS).
Orchestral training. Instruments supplied.
Special discount. Easy terms. - MUSIC
184, Lansdowne
Road, London
STUDIO,
Fields, Hackney. Clissold 4894.

CHAS. BAKER & Co. ttd.

£25;

INSTRUMENTS FOR SALE

Guitar, Saxophone, Clarinet, Trumpet, Sing-(Dept. 165),

Prince dual snare, two tunables, complete,

DETAILS
SEND FOR FULL

Beginner,

H. BECKER

69, Fleet Street,
London, E.C.4.

glitter -silver Broadway

and chrome,ivory

CARLTON,RELIABLE MODERN TUITION
in

8,

MR.

ables, complete throughout. £28;

V.IMB

I CAN TEACE YON,

Moderate, Elementary or

if

PREMIER, ivory and chrome, inc. pair tun-

Iowa 11.105 .11100
WOO WOO

1741

x

14

Bay

PREMIER, ebony and chrome, inc. pair metal
hoop tunables, complete throughout, £27;

wilMtssIf

to -day you do not know a- pots, toread and pray at sight any,standard-mitudeal
composition. I
grade
Lessons Personallyto suit your individual 'needs, using ordinary.4USiCal DotatiOn, no freakish methods. SEND
postcard for. FREE Kook. "' Mind: Muscle,
and Keyboard," and form for FRXE advice.

SUPER CONSOLE OUTFITS

Blackburn.
honestly saypractically every
I can
P.A. equiphave triedI
make one that hasother known onlyisthement, itsatisfaction
given me completeway .
in every yours very truly
EDDIE lifloCIARRY(signed)piano Militantly.

even if

BESSON DRUM BARGAINS

01-10

Reidy ofdo not ear I may -I IVILL,

snare drum, as new, £7. -JOHNNY FROST.

stoned)Cash

17 -in., C.F., £3 10s.; pair Premier, glitter gold,
15 -in. and 17 -in., £5; Chinese, 10 -in., 75. 6d.;
15 -in., 15s. Send for metal hoop and U.S.
style tom-tom pictures. -LEN WOOD.
PREMIER ACE, ivory and ' chrome, £6;
Carlton Prince, gold -glitter and chrome, £7;secondhand side drums from 35s.; bass drums
from 50s.-" THE BANDROOM."GALANTE
piano -accordion,
Aristocial-model, list price £28, brand new, 120/41/4,
push coupler, de luxe outfit, only £15 10s., or
19s. monthly. -FRANK THOMAS, 24, Rupert
Street, Piccadilly, London, W.I.
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Feather Forecast and NewsWHEN
CHISHOLM

SAYS wy

TAKES A

'0EART

12 -BAR CHORUS
George Chishohn and Tommy MeQu ater, with Leonard Feather in the-THAT'S BLUES !

background

HEN a man bites a dog,

that's

news.

When

BritishDecCa'smade over here. The combina-

tion included two of George's

Swing

Series.

Owing to the immediate understanding that eStablishes itself between the musicians on the rightkind of jam session, it was possible

George Chisholm plays
welve-bar chorus, that's blues.
And news. And this week I
have good news galore.
To put it briefly: George Chisholm assembled a jam band fora recording session.

colleagues, Tommy McQuater on
cornet and Tiny Winters on bass,
plus George's old pal Bennyand tenor;
Eddie
Macauley still playing someRosetta, the others being all
originals.
Naturally one was the
traditional blues, disguised asprove to be the best George has

The discs are to be included ingarden where so much wonderfultrombone has been played.

Winestone playing some swellclarinetto get six titles done during themorning.

Only one was a published tune,

grand stuff at the ivories, andTo elaborate: the session was Dudley Barber, the drummer Archer Street Drag, and I defy youa " solid sender and should from the Danny Polo sessions.
to find a blues disc short of Tea-

Two other slow numbers were made,
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