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INCORPORATING

Vol. 27. No. 945`RHYTHM'OCTOBER 27, 1951

EVERY FRIDAY - 6d.

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I
as a Newspaper

HOLD-UP ON SHAW RECORDINGS AS
Ellington
PETRILLO 'INVESTIGATES' Ray
Quartet sign
British musicians: Are theya money -saving device?

ANNETTE KLOOGER RINGS THE BELL

PREPARATIONS to record Artie Shaw in London
with a British orchestra came to a sudden halt

this week with the news that the American Federationof Musicians is conducting an investigation into theexact intentions behind this project.
First recordings, sanctioned by the Musicians' Union and
the Ministry of Labour, were to have been made on
Tuesday (23rd). But on Wednesday no move at all had
been made to wax any of the 25 sides scheduled. On
Wednesday night, as Artie Shaw enjoyed an extended

make way for Bob Duffy, an
experienced player who has
been with several namebands. Bob, who is a former
Liverpool semi -pro, started
his career as a milkman.
The change -over takes placeon November 26.
Ray
Ellington

holiday in Scotland, " MM " New York Correspondent" THE History of Jazz and

PETRILLO OFFICE IN-

the
told
in no way

MUSICIANS FOR ARTIS-

quite produce the sound wewant.
" Quite frankly, we didn't

MONEY -SAVING DEVICE

were

SHAW USING BRITISH

TIC REASONS OR AS

know what kind of sound we

STOP THEY WILL NOT

London. on Sunday, November to photograph the session, were
25. There will be two perform- told : " No recordings today."Executives

responsibleforlookingforourselves

until we heard Bob Duffy play-ing on a Teddy Foster broad-

BAN SESSIONS OR COMMUNICATE WITH SHAWDIRECT UNTIL INVESTIGATION COMPLETED.

due to take place at the Gau- vious day, however, MELODY
mont State Theatre, Kilburn, MAKER cameramen, preparingcast.

" Dick Katz and Laurie Deniz

Annette not only rings thebell with Teddy Foster, who
signed her to a year's contract as his vocalist last
week, but has thoughts about

calling out the Fire Brigade

in case his prediction that

she'll " set the Thames on
the recordings (which are being
fire" conies true! Here they
made for American Decca)
are caught by the MM "Artists and bands booked to refused to comment.
in Shaftesbury -avenue.
appear include American folk singer Josh White, Freddy Randall and his Band. Eddie Calvert
THIS HAPPENS EVERY SESSION!
and his Trumpet, Harold Smartand his Organ. Steve Race andhis All -Star Quartet, the Tanner
Sisters, Diana Coupland, West
Indian pianist -vocalist Mike

Star billisderogatory to Len Harrison to
say that his bass work does not

VESTIGATING WHETHER

Rhythm " is the impresThe cable was the first intisive title being given to an ambi- mation that the AF of M was attiously conceived concert of all concerned with the Shawname bands and rhythm stars recording project. The pre-ances, at 5.15 and 7.45 p.m"It" MM " :Leonard Feather cabled:

Rhythm stars
to depict
Jazz History

new bassist

BASSIST Len Harrison isleaving the Ray Ellington Quartet next month to

MacKenzie and singer Dennis
Andrews.
Comperes will be the BBC's
John Hooper and comedianHarold Berens.
The show is being written by
Freddy Randall, John Hooperand Harry Dawson. Arrangers
being used include Freddy Ran-

were with me at the time. We
agreed Duffy was the sound.'" Len has put in a lot of hard
work during his stay with us,
including two air series, and wewould like to thank him for all

done."
London -Paris dash he has(Continued
on page 6)

by Benny Lee

MITCHELL TRIO ADD

SINGER and radio star Benny
Lee dashes to Paris to make DRUMS AT WASHINGTON
a further appearance for the For the duration of their conEconomic Co-operation Adminis- tract at the Washington Hotel,
tration on November 7, when hethey commenced lastsings and represents Britain at where(22nd), the Malcolm
an international broadcast - Monday
Mitchell Trio have added aconcert.

drummer for the first time inThis will be in every way a their history.

scrambled
appearancefor
He is Ray Kaye, who is
Benny, who must leave again for settling down well in his new

England the same evening for post. Ray is not appearing withhis " Sing It Again Broadcast " the boys on any of their otherthe following day.

engagements.

dall, Steve Race and Harold
Smart.

Ronnie Odell Ork

opens at Ciro's
Pianist -leader

RonnieOdell

opened at Ciro's Club, W., on
Monday (22nd) with a seven piece band, as predicted in the(c.

MELODY MAKER a fortnight ago(see picture on page 7).
Ronnie is no stranger to
Ciro's, where he acted as deputy leader for Maurice Winnick fromMarch to December, 1950, andled the orchestra while Maurice
was ill.

Ronnie was associated with
Maurice Winnick for 20 years

frpopp,e4
1It's hard work being anorganist. Each time Robin
Richmond has a Decca session

his organ has to be manhandled off the roof of his
specially constructed car andinto the studios.

,

;4, A
iy

Winstone Band infilm for U.S. TV

and also played for Lew Stone.
Henry Hall and Sydney Lipton.
Eric Winstone and his OrchesHe has led his own band at the CY ELLIS: A DAUGHTER tra,with singers, appear in a
Garter Club and at the Spider'snew 45 -minute film short, " HighWeb, where he has just con- Congratulations to Sid Phillips lights of Radio," which is excluded another season.
trumpet star Cy Ellis, and his pected to be in the cinemas beHis personnel at Ciro's is Jack wife, former vocalist Jane Lee, fore Christmas, and will later
Miranda and Cyril Glover on the birth of a daughter last be shown on American TV.
( altos). George Knight (tnr.), Sunday. The newcomer will be
The ballroom of the Clay Tich Charlton (tpt.), Sammy christened Heather. This is Cy's pigeon
Hotel at Eastcote, nearBass (bass), Jimmy Jack (drs.) second daughter, his first-born, London, was the backgroundwith Jill Allen (vcl.).
Mandy, being now two years old. against which this Norman
Redhead production was shot
this week. Eric Winstone comperes throughout, and there are
vocal contributions from Marion
Davis, Franklyn Boyd and theStagecoachers quartet.

BURL IVES, FRANKIE MINEFOR BRITAIN NEXT YEAR comedianSinger Mollie Gibson andWalter Jackson are

in hand to bring two top -line American the guest artists.
NEGOTIATIONS
are andsingers, Burl Ives
Frankie Lathe, to Britain next year.
Ives, known as " The Wayfaring Stranger and recognised as oneof the world's finest folk singers,(hustles lose (olyer

will definitely be here next April.
CALVERT TRUMPET
He is being brought over by Trumpet player Ken Colyer is
Harold Holt.
leaving the Christie Brothers
WORKS OVERTIME
Ives paid a brief visit to Lon- Stompers this week. He plays
don
last
year,
when
he
sang
for
Trumpet star Eddie Calvert the English Folk Dance and his final date with themtomorrow (Saturday).
faces a busy week with an ap- SongSociety at Cecil Sharp
His place is being taken by
pearance in London's East End House,but this will be his first former Yorkshire Jazz Band andtomorrow (Saturday) to open a professional
appearance
here.
Chris Barber trumpeter Dickie
new record shop, plus a solo
Hawdon, who joins the band ondate on Sunday at the London
Leine for Variety?

Monday next.
Casino NATSOPA concert.
Eddie also " solos " in the
Laine, who has lately become
BBC's " Music Hall " tomorrow. a best-seller on Columbia records,

On November 4 he is a guest is reported to be coming here
artist at Ted Heath's Palladium later in the year for a big London Variety date.
Swing Session.
General Artists Corporation
Two Columbia sides by Calvert-" Some Enchanted Evening " are offering Laine along with hisand " Mambo In F "-will be well-known pianist, Carl Fischer,issued on November 1.
and several other musicians.

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THE MELODY MAKER AND RHYTHM

2

Why must we rely on jazzfrom foreign stations?
BADLEY,representingthat the music business going to make for a very dull BILL
THIS week you will find realise
Average Listener, writes:
would otherwise be in difficulties) broadcast.

appended below a list of and gat away with it, one might

Somebody must obviously havethat the BBC would make advised Ralph to feature himself
some of the foreign stations imagine
strongly on piano, as I'm sure
up
for
it
in
some
other
way.
which broadcast recorded Unfortunately, it has shut its that, had he been left to himself,
would never have indulged inears and eyes to everything but hejazz programmes.
routine commercial dance such an orgy of playing, to,. theMany readers have written theneglect of the band.
band shows.
Unfortunate as this broadcast
To be fair. t am afraid that was,in, some asking for this inI am quite certain that, if

1951

MAURICE

BURMAN'S

Radio Review

thethis session consisted
almost entirety of piano andvocals-both of which were inexcellent hands-so little wasASheard of the new orchestra thatitwould be unfair to pass an

opinion on it.
I liked the manner in whicheven some of our more progresand the orchestra (mainly
formation, others supplying sive
bandleaders are content to attention is paid to the faults I Ralph
the commercial
Ralph),
mentioned and we hear more "pops," played
it-all of which shows the letthings go on as they are, havesome of the Sharon
the band and less of the piano. brand ofbut
the illusion that it is all ofgreat demand that exists in underjazz from thethe public wants. " because Ralph will succeed with this new orchestra modern
have beenwould
this country for the best jazz. that
almost everybody in the profes- venture.
The idea of Ralph being fea- welcome.
I considered the matter care- sion says so."the ever -waning popularity tured with a biggish band is exfully before deciding to print of But
music proves this theory cellent. but it needs more modera"JAZZ CLUB"the programmes; there was. to dance
sophistry. Before tion and taste. These things,
be"JAZZ FOR MODERNS"
after all, the question of thingsmere
with time and perseverthat dance coupled
get
so
bad
loyalty to one's own radio.
music falls into the category of ance, could achieve the objective
6 p.m. 20,10 61
Was it right, I asked myself, light music (that is, background in future broadcasts.
if CANNOT see how producer
to chatter, reading, sewing,
for a British critic writing in a music
1
John Hooper can ever again
and not music which people
British paper to encourage his etc..
bring himself to use some of thoseto hear and know all about). TV CRITIC 'SCANNER'
compatriots to listen in to the wantvery bad amateur bands after thisIsuggesttwo
things.
programmes of other countries? First, a programme should beshow, put on by Freddy Clayton'sgroup.
And in no time I came to the devoted to non -plug, non -vocal DISCUSSES
For once, " Jazz Club " equalled
modern instrumental music byconclusion that I was indeed ourFreddy Clayton (left). who earns" Jazz For Moderns " in all
Secondly,
wetopbands.
doing the right thing; the should have a programme of thea " Bar to the Bauble" this week,
respects. For once, we heard firstpublic should have the right to very best and latest Americanclass players, a real rhythm sec- with clarinettist Bill Povey, whohear the best jazz music.
tion with a beat, and a freshness gets " a special pat on the back"jazz records.
from Maurice Burman.
that is so badly needed in the
Until the BBC takes the initiaDixieland world.
tive, it is going to find more andFor once, there was no need to I made George Chisholm, Johnny
more British people tuning in tolook apologetic in case someone Gray and Freddy himself the outAnd in this case, if the question foreign stations-and this column
what was going on.
of disloyalty did arise, then the Printing informationsuch WHATEVER faults TV's asked
soloist.g.
This band will be Britain's best standingW.,about
help them
Excellent, too, was the Tommy
culprit
was
the
BBC
and
not
me.
stations
inordermusicalDixieland
accompanigroup when Freddy Whittle
When the Corporation made an hear the music forbidden by theGroup. Perhaps it isabout Harry James, whenments to light entertain- forgets
agreement with the publishers to BBC.
to single out any one
Gerry Moore is more certain about unfair
the effect that dance bands mustsoloist-they
all brilliantment
programmes
may which kind of piano style he but Henry wereoverInclude 60 per cent. of plug
to play. when George shadowed themMackenzie
have, one of the worst is wants
RALPH SHARON AND HIS
material in their programmes, it
all,in
my view.
Chisholmre-familiarises
himself
ORCHESTRA
did not do it for the good of thethe usually shocking bal- with this type of playing (which
listener; on the contrary, its
2.15 p.m. 20/10,51
ance of the orchestra.
he always did so brilliantly),
origin was economic, it was done
commercial playing (such
STOCKHOLM
purely for the benefit of thePIANIST, even if he is as Instead of improving with time whenas " Eyes For You ") is cut outEDMUNDO ROS AND HIS
publishers.
talented as Ralph, cannot
andexperience,it
has
steadily
and
when
more
of
the free
ORCHESTRA
Technically, the BBC probably be expected to make a band. And
been going from bad to worse, ensemble is heard.
has no right whatsoever to prop when the arrangements, although
7.50 p.m. 19/10/51
and in last Saturday's " Top You may ask why, if the bandup the publishing industry in original in concept. are too much
Hat Rendezvous" reached has all these faults, I am praising EDMUNDO'S band Is very popusuch a manner, especially when it alike, the tempos are too slow,
it so much? The answer is thatwhat cannot have been far thewould mean that the standard of the saxes suffer from intonation
lar in Sweden through thefaults are easily rectifiable, medium
music would inevitably go down. trouble and a general raggedness
his records-so thefrom an all-time low.
that the band's assets greatly Svaedish of
But having done it (and I pervades the ensemble-it is What is the cause of it? Seldom andBroadcasting Company
outweigh them.
they'd give their people
can the bands be blamed for The playing was of a very high thought
it. It is usually due to factors standard, and the ease with a treat and get Eddie to comeand broadcast.
entirely beyond their control. which the jazz ideas were overThis not being possible, ourout was most impressive. BBC
One is that. even when the band brought
in and offered aSincerecongratulations to studiosteppedis accurately balanced on its
in London and a direct
own microphones, this balance Freddy Clayton and John Hooper. closed line to Sweden for transI liked the way in which Ted mission.
is upset by the travelling boom Heath,THE following tables, supplied by reader W. H. M. Hoyle, ofannouncing for the
microphone which picks up in
So those of you who heard
London, give details of two " Voice of America " programmesturn different sections and in- Tommy Whittle group, closed the Eddie
Sweden on Friday,
Leonard Feather's " Jazz Club " and " Jam Session." The former,
struments of the orchestra as show by praising the boys for and in from" Golden Slipper Club "introduced by the " MM " New York Correspondent, usually features
giving such a fine show when, as on Saturday,
it tracks around to follow the hewill know that insaid, " they seldom get a
specially recorded sessions by America's top modernists; the lattermain artists.
of crossing the seas, theconsists of records and recordings for traditional fans.
chance to let their hair down " in stead
bandmerelycrossedstudios.
his- twenty -piece band, of which
By a coincidence. Edmundo's
LEONARD FEATHER'S "JAZZ CLUB" -21.45-22.15 GMT, Mondays
Out of range
they
are
a
part.
wife,
Britt,
is
Swedish.
and it was
From America
Now who. I wonder, can it be she who did the announcing.
Kcis..
15.35015 27011.83011,7709.700 Various attempts have been made that
doesn't
give
them
this
And,
in
passing.
it
wasalso their
Metres ..
..
19.54
19.65
25.36
30.93
25.49
to keep the boom raise out of chance?
wedding anniversary.
range of the orchestra.
Relays from Munich and Tangier
Is it me? Or is it you? Why first
So
we
had
a
Londonbroadcast
flc,s
..
6,040
6.160
7.220
But this necessitates having the no. it's dear old Ted himself.
9,615
in Sweden, compered by a
Metres..
49 67
orchestra so far from the
And if you were to ask anyone aired
49.62
41.55
31.19
Swedish lady in London, withartists-sometimes
evenin
a who pays to see Ted's band if music from Latin-America-and"JAM SESSION "-16.45.17.00 GMT, Fridays
different studio-that, even they'd like the boys to let their an anniversary thrown in.
From America
though the conductor can hear hair down, the answer would be a
17,76015,230lEc,s ..
.. 21,730
the artists through head- most emphatic YES!
13.81
16.89
19.70
Metres ..
..
phones, and the artists can Then why doesn't Ted do it?
BURMAN'S BAUBLE
hear the orchestra through a On the showing that these boys
Relays from Munich and Tangier
loudspeaker. the intimate con- put up they are worth anybody's goes to the Tommy Whittle
,..
1.196
7,250
lie/a
..
9,540
11.870tact between them that is money in any part of the world, Group for its all-round excellence.
Metres ..
..
251.0
41.38
25.27
31.45
essential for a good perform- with their hair up or down.
In future, the " MM" will print, from time to time, details of foreign*
ance is lost.
radio jazz obtainable on normal British receivers.- EDITOR.
BAR TO THE BAUBLE
A second reason is said to be the BILL BADLEY says:studio acoustics.
EXCELLENT,robust jazz from goes to Freddy Clayton for the
the Clayton Group; and all-round excellence of his group,
As I pointed out recently, the how nicehear some different with a special pat on the back forLime Grove studios are still tunes forto oncein a while! the clarinet playing of Bill Povey.
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THE MELODY MAKER AND RHYTHM

October 2 7, 1951

HENRY KAHN'S PARIS NEWSLETTERBOUND THE

Yes, the man eating the duck

I STEPPED in on Tommy Nevertheless, he brought his
trombone mouthpiece with him
Dorsey as he was step- -justin case. And it is a goodping out.

he did. On his last two
He had arrived in Paris thingnights he stepped out, visited
five days before without the Vieux Colombier club, where

was Mr. Dorsey!

pressed duck, thebreathing a word to a soul. he sat in with Mezz, and the States eating
improved."
He had looked up only Ray following night turned into the service
left
Tommy unimThe
Lido
Germain, where he sat in pressed. " Too much
like New
Ventura. Tommy, like the St.
with Bill Coleman.
York's
Latin
Quarter,"said,divine Garbo, wanted to be Reports from both clubs were " but we enjoyed the twoheunderalone.

with Mike Nevard-VILTHO was the columnist whoseV
coverage of London clubs
was knocked haywire last weekend by his. . finding a woman unconscious in the road
.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

being nailed in his roomby over -zealous builders . . .
. .
being questioned by police.

who did not appreciate the vocal
efforts (non -jazz) of himself andmusician colleagues at a party?
Leaving the answer to yourimagination, I will sort throughdoubly enthusiastic.

clubs-although a little
I managed to catch up with groundair would not do either of themhim at his hotel on the follow- any harm. Are they hot! "ing day-the only journalist

the post for this week's column" copy." Ah, yes . . .

who did, by the way.
" I had the time between Enthusiasm
engagements and I expected - towas particularly struck
spend it in a dentist's chair," he byTommy
French enthusiasm. " I've
told me. " Well, the way things neverseen
anything like it." heworked out there was a week to said. " In theStates we get an

KENNY GRAHAM, appearing
regularly at Studio '51(Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday). has added a fourth string
to his Afro-Cuban bow by agreeing to take his group out toSouthall every Tuesday.
There, he will play for theSouthall Modern Jazz Club at thenever having been to
nod if the audience
Paris, I thought my wife might intellectual
thinks the music is good.
like to go.
the temperature
here
"
But
" I bought the tickets andboiling point in no time.
White Hart, Uxbridge -road.
brought them home-and within reachesItisterrific."
72 hours we were in that 'plane Tommy liked the Luter play- "Bop? Those kid; killed it."on our way. This is a holiday, so ing and he liked Bill Coleman.
FROM Club to clubroom go the
we told no one."
too. He enjoyed playing with think it has something. The
Gallion Jazz Band. For theMezz.
whole trouble with it is that it Gallions have their own hide-out,
Discussing jazz in the States, must be played by a master-so fully equipped with piano, tape Not too happy
Tommy said times had changed.
I have a grouse against bebop recorders and running waiter.
Their first contact with Paris " We had a great boom in Dixie- if
it is that it has helped kill many, (It's under a café).
was not happy. " We were told land," he said, " but interest many up and coming youngsters."
After Monday night sessions at
to go to a restaurant, where it fell off and today business is I raised an eyebrow.
the Studio Club i Great Newport turned out that duck cost one slack. Another reason for the " I mean just this," he said. street, W.)-or Sunday
lunchdollar a mouthful, and we were doldrums is Television; it is kill- " When bebop first started, all time serve -ups at Richmond
not particularly well treated.
ing everything."
the young musicians thought, Rhythm Club (Station Hotel)-or" Then someone recognised me
Bebop did not receive a drub- This is the greatest thing that Thursday night offerings at the-and when word got round that bing from Tommy. " I do not has ever come out of music.' So Castle Jazz Club (Castle Hotel,
there was a bandleader from the play it myself," he said. " but I they stopped playing scales and Tooting Broadway). pause forbreath .. . the band retires to its
they started playing bop.
Tooting taproom for prattle" Bop, of course, can only be own
played by masters. An unfinished and practice.
musician playing bop is an ear killer.
Till EV TERRY takes a double
kill, so,Tommy Dorsey didn't disappoint the fans: he hadbrought
hismouthpiece" just in case." Picture by
Herve Derrien.

CLUBS

.

One Ni lit Standbut particularly Blue Note
LAST June I found myself briefly involved in the unhappy sions,151. and, of course, Pinetop's own.

The result was simply that IA, run through the alphabet

these boys killed bop and spoiled this week -end when his A -Z Clubthemselves."

starts Sunday evening sessions.
These will be from 7-11 p.m. at
39, Gerrard -street, W., where theClub holds its Saturday (mid-The stars shone night -4 a.m.) sessions.
at Feldman's November
EXCLUSIVE" MM ": From
11. Ronnie Scott willtask of having to argue a point with one of the men " Boogie Woogie."tofrom whom I have learnt most about the history of early
filHAT a modernist club still has anpear every Sunday at Studio '51
jazz piano in America-Roy Carew, Jelly's faithful stalwart Varieties
catholic tastes was proved
the Ronnie Ball Trio, making(3) Any of the variety of pat- last Sunday when stars among withand foremost historian of the ragtime kings.
a personal edition of the fourterns which contain quarters,

the audience at London's Feld- some's Esouire Records tie-up
The point at issue was the age of boogie-which is something
triplets, and sixteenths man
Club gave an impromptu (see " Music in the Making,"
other than the square decade, or even the octagonal one. Mr. eighths,
in different combinations: for cabaret lasting nearly an hour.
4). Ronnie's Sunday night
Carew caught me. and rightly censured me, for failing to check example,
DeryckSampson's
The fans cheered equally a pagefrom this date, we
two or three statements on the early history of boogie which I " Chinese Boogie " and " Kansas point number in French from appearances
are
told,
will be EXCLUSIVE
Boogie," which use patterns cabaret star Irene Hilda, some TO '51,
had taken over lock, stock and barrel from correspondents in the Cityofaquarternote,
twoeighths,acoloratura singing by" Questions and Answers " column I used to edit in the " Record quarter, and two eighths: or a beautiful
Karen Greer, modern jazz by the
Changer."
DOWN BEAT Club (39. Gerrarddottedeighthandasixteenth Kenny Baker hand. and an alto
On the other hand, with all
played as in group pattern (2) " battle " between Joe Harriet and st., W.) : For " Saturday night
meetings" substitute
Fridaydue respect to one of the grandabove, followed by three eighths Johnny Rogers with his quartet.
in triplets, another dotted eighth, Ealing
Studios'
old men of jazz, I had to point
Casting night sessions, midnight -4 a.m."a sixteenth, and three more trip- Director, Margaret Harper -Nelson,
out that Mr. Carew's reference
let eighths.
must have been astonished, too, THE NORMAN BURNS QUINto Jelly Roll was not really
These measure patterns are by the versatility of three of herback from a successful tour
pertinent.
always played in four-four time. own stars-for Joan Dowling sang TET,North (the results surprised"If boogie woogie had been
never in eight -eight, and are with Kenny Baker and jived up
Norman), makes anothereven
therefore quite closely akin to knowledgeably with husband London
an early style in New Orleans,"
appearance this Sunday
Pattern (2).
Harry Fowler, and discovery Law- at the Feldman
said Mr. Carew, " Fin sure Ferd
Club.
(4) A measure pattern of four rence Harvey popped up with a
Morton would have done more
bass
notes
per
measure,usuallyfineburlesqueofaSinatra-type
with it than he did."in two measure patterns, as C, crooner.
LIVERPOOL JAZZ CLUB has
This, I said, was a non E. G. A, B flat, A, G. E, etc., played
Bandleaders Roy Fox, Jack re -opened at the St. George Ressequitur. But at that time I
inquarternotes.
This
patternNathanandRonnieBallwere taurant, Lime -street, and meets
had not heard the disc which
was used by various pianists of among the applauders. - Peter Mondays with the Merseysippi
Alan Lomax played on his Jelly

A weeklycommentary

'

by

NEST

last month-

Roll programme

ORN 1F MAN the " swing " era, especially Leslie.

Buddy Bertrand's " Crazy Chord
Rag."

Basle and those who copied him.
It comes closest to boogie in Art
Hodes' " Ross Tavern Boogie."

Totally different

Readers' comments

This, though totally different

ology in analysing these patterns
so that there can be no misunderstanding between Mr. Carew andmyself on definition at least, andI hope that our other misunderstandings will be resolved throughcomments from our readers.
I have learnt more from Mr.
Carew's writing
than fromI am using American phrase-from any other Jelly Roll music I
have

ever

heard,

provestwothings-(1) that Jelly had heard
boogie in the early days when he
was listening to strolling piano
players like Buddy; (2) that Jelly
could play boogie when he felt
like it.

almost any other on the early

Perhaps one of the reasons why

so much argument has arisen

history of jazz piano in generaland ragtime piano in particular,
and I hope as sincerely as Mr.
Carew that our respective tastes

about boogie is the uncertainty
Meade Lux Lewis
as to what it is.
Two recent examples of thiswere in the October 20 " MM "- quality of notes per measure) of will not lead us into rationalising
Derrick Stewart -Baxter's protest eight notes and/or chords, played matters of preference or aversion
against having Jim Yancey classi- in strict or even time, with each into theories or, so help us, " histories " of jazz.
fied as a boogie pianist, and note accented.
Steve Race's reference to Pia
This rhythmic pattern gives
kind ground for the statement thatof boogie which (apart from Pete boogie is " a music in eight -eight
WHO'S WHERE
Johnson and other authentics) is time," and this type truly is,(Week commencing October 29)
the right hand sometimes
just about all the boogie I can though
plays in four-four time while the AMBROSE Octet
take these days."
Week: Chiswick Empire
Now Yancey obviously doesn't left hand plays eight -eight. Ex- Kenny
BAKER and Band
Nelson's " Headplay the way Pete, Albert and amples are Romeo
Tuesday: Leicester
Perryman's
Meade play-except when Meade Rag Hop," RufusStomp
Wednesday:
Goole
and
"
does a deliberate Yancey imita- Wilkins Street
Thursday: Hulltion-but Yancey's bass is suffi- Meade Lux's " Tell Your Story
Friday:Coningsby
1."
ciently far removed from all No.(2)Saturday: Newark
A measure pattern of four Graeme
other pianists' to put him in a consecutive
BELL'S Australian Band
groups of notes and/special category.
Monday: Dumfriesorchords,eachconsistingofaAnd that category has more in quarter note and an eighth note,
Tuesday:
Stocktoncommon with Pinetop than with in triplet time.
Thursday: Warrington
the three or four other clearly
Friday: Manchester
defined styles of early jazz piano.
Saturday: Oxford
As for Steve, I remember how
Sunday: Penge
often he used to tell me that he Longer notes
NormanBURNS Quintet
Only the longer notes arereally couldn't stand any kind accented,
Chez Auguste, London
with four, not eight, Tito Sunday:of boogie-till I played him some
BURNS Sextet
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Monday: Hullis written as though
the(Pete and Meade), and found him
Tuesday: Darlington
consisted of a dotted
Wednesday: Huddersfield.
confirming the choice with a groups
sixteenth
note,
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Melodisc chief goes
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EDITED

director Jack Chilkes is out to get
IM ELODISC
the Raeburn Jewels for British fans. And

if present negotiations go through, those almost
legendary Boyd Raeburn sides-recorded for
Jewel in 1945-will be released here.
As stated by John G. Grainger on this page two

THIS, says Mike Butcher :Tin Pan Alley themes,
FIRST, he's 30 years old. He's superior
probably made with an eye
a composer, arranger and mosttothemarketthat George Shearpianist from the West Coast, ing had previously
whose trio and octet have only This impressioncornered.
heightened
been heard outside that area by Roy Crotty's sure is-fingeredbass
through the media of radio and playing, Levy -like in sound andline, and clinched by Cal Tjader'srecords.
Dave planned to make his swishing snares and occasional

they are not-at the moment.
The fact that Melodisc-who put out the Savoylabel here-are at liberty to release anything from
American Savoy is a misconception.
In the original agreement between Melodist andSavoy (USA). only 20 sides were made available
for release in Britain This supply has now been
exha usted.

" But we are at the moment

releasesfrom

quota."

ourcareer in veterinary surgery, but vibes. But Dave's imaginative,the experience he gained as musi- well-rounded piano style brings
cal director of the Radio City new freshness to the tired
Music Hall show's European tour formula. When such high-grade
when in the Army caused him to material as Richard Rodgers'" Spring Is Here " (Fantasy 508)
change his plans.
or Harold Arlen's " Let's Fall In
Love " (issued twice, on Fantasy
Mathematical
503 and 512) is under treatment,
After demobilisation, he studied the results are highly gratifying.
composition with Darius Milhaud,and Dave's writing now reflects
the sometimes mathematical Controversial
linear construction of the French Equally delightful are the crispmaster.
ness, wit and harmonic richness
brought to bear on such jazzExperimental
standards as Edgar Sampson's
Brubeck has been credited with " Lullaby In Rhythm " (501) andRonnienewBall

ANEW Raeburn band-the firstfor three years-went into
the Savoy Ballroom, New York,
recently with British export Ron me Selby on the piano stool.
Former Ventura trombonist
Benny Green was in the 14 -piece

which augmented this month tojoin the Frankie Laine show at

TUBA, BASSES IN KENTON 41 -PIECEESQUIRE put some interesting

wide trip with a 41 -piece, including ten brass, French horns,
tuba and two basses.
Most of the programme for this tour comprises numbers
played as 1950 " Innovations." Among the new works is
Bob Graettinger's " City of Glass " suite.
" Down Beat " quotes Stan as saying : " This time we want
to give many of our listeners the opportunity for that second
hearing that is so important where new music of real value
is concerned. And I want to take full advantage of the factthat by now many of our listeners have become familiar via
our records with the things we originally introduced for the
first time on our ' Innovations' concerts."
Actual instrumentation for this tour is five trumpets, fivetrombones. three French horns, one tuba, five reeds, drums,
guitar, bongoes 10 violins, four violas, three 'cellos and two
string basses.

the New York Paramount.

the December supplement.
Titles were " Close Your Eyes,"" I Didn't Know What Time It
Was," " All Of Me " and " The

Nearness Of You."lUILT JACKSON, who played
ITIL
vibraphone on many of theearly Gillespie records, switches

to piano for the latest sides cut
by Dizzy for his own Dee Geelabel.
Baritone-saxist

Shavers' " Undecided "introducing bi-tonality to jazz Charlie(that is, music played simultane- (506).
ously in two keys), but, actually, " Prelude " and " Fugue On
his experiments in this direction Bop Themes " (back-to-back on
were anticipated by Duke Elling- 511) are more controversial.
ton, initially more than 20 years Dave's thorough musical schoolago, and most effectively in " Ko ing stands him in good stead here,of course. and both pieces are
Ko " (1940),
Brubeck's first records were expertly constructed according tomade for the Coronet label- the musical forms named.
" Laura "/" Indiana " (103) and" Blue Moon "/" Tea For Two "(104). But it is his series of Fan - ' European'tasty recordings (soon to be re- You may agree with me. howleased here on Vogue) that has ever, that the formal conventions
brought him widespread attenEuropean music cannot suction. largely engendered by disc - ofcessfully be transferred to jazz,
jockey Jimmy Lyons.
except as an occasional novelty(earlier example, " Bach Goes To
Imaginative
Town." by Alec Templeton). The
structuralconfines of jazz must
For the most part Dave has devoted his studio sessions to certainly be expanded before the4,;;TAN KENTON, whose second " Innovations " tour
Should now be well under way, set out on his States -material on wax last week
when they united Ronnie Scottwith the Ronnie Ball Trio.
The foursome, completed by
Tony Kinsey and Pete Blannin,cut four sides. Two will be in

Graham,bassist Percy Heath and drummer
Al Jones completed the line-up.
Scat singer Joe Carroll andHarriett Tillman took the vocals.
Tit:es cut were " I'm In A
Mess," " The Bluest Blues,"" School Days " and "What's The
Bill

NEVARDDAUE BRUBECH?

weeks ago, the Jewel label was taken over by American Savoy, who subsequently reissued the Raeburnson three speeds.
" These would therefore seem to be available to
English Savoy," wrote Grainger. Unfortunately,

negotiating to renew our agreement," Jack Chilkes told us thisweek. " And I have high hopesof the negotiations coming to asatisfactory conclusion.
" Believe me, if they do, theRaeburn sides will be among the

MIKE

BY

What do we know about the man who
won Metronome's small combo award-

Raeburn Jewels

firsta,; 27, 195

THE MELODY- MAKER AND RHYTHM

4

music can reach maturity, but

this must come through organic

otebook of a Modernist

growth, not a grafting process.
Reassuring

It is reassuring to note that
Brubeck agrees with this theory,
IT is hard to overestimate the
ONE day last week I went to on
paper at least. In his two-I importance of one of thethe trade show of " Thethesis, " Jazz Evolvement as
Strip," starring an ever -young partnew Esquire recordings-AlananArt
he wrote: " Serious
Louis Armstrong and a slightly jazz . ..Form,"
Clare's Lover," the first, sucstill has the whole probMatter With Joe? "ageing Mickey Rooney.
(The lem of form to conquer. Apparcessful attempt to play jazz inpart of a night-club owner was ently most of the traditional
3, 4 time. Alan's " cool waltz "originally written for Hoagy forms of classic music are notis no sales -catching gimmick,Carmichael, but later given to adaptable to jazz. It must develop
WHAT'S the matter with Joe but a bid to take jazz out of its
William Demarest.)
forms of its own."
Carroll? We gather from a half -century rut of common and important to popular music.
The Armstrong parts of the new
Let us hope that in future heMetronome reviewer at Birdland time.
film I leave to fellow contribu- willWith
one
recordhehas
madepractice his precepts.
that " Joesuffers from thetime a part of jazz.
tors, but modernists should not
There have been several near tripledelusion that he's a saxophone."
Who'll be the next?
miss the background music, part -by
STEVE RACE.

misses, notably those by Bennyarranged by Pete Rugolo, and Enjoyable
Carter and George Shearing (theplayed mainly by the interesting
latter unissued here).
The
combination of novachord and
The two Brubeck Octet sides
ACCORDING to " Down Beat," honour for the very first attempt Jazz in Icelandvibes.
have heard-" Love Walked In "believe-to way -back
Stan Getz may be making belongs-I
In passing. don't miss the Iand
Way You Look ToLAST
week
I
undertook
totell
bandleader
Paul
Specht.
another trip to Europe. Getz,
work of Kay Brown, who night"" The(Fantasy 509)-are thoryou a little about broad- vocal
making a two-week appearance,came
toHollywoodvia
Mercury
enjoyable,
oughlybut hardly
casting
inIceland.
I
stipulatewith his quintet, at the Chicago
and of whom I'd like to more momentous than the Miles" a little " because I only know Records.
Blue Note, was described as " play- Strange sound
hear
(and
see)
a
lot
more.
Davis
Capitols,
whichstill reprea
little.
ing at his highest level."sent the zenith of chamber -jazzSoon after the war ended,
Alan Clare's record, however,Writes " DB's " Jack Tracy :RACE'SROCKET
goes
this
week
to
to
my
ears.
Buddy
Featherstonhaugh(who" Jimmy Raney. Curley Russell, really succeeds-and in quick must dread the sight of a packthe person who favoured me with
Nevertheless," Metronome's "Al Haig and Tiny Kahn make up waltz time, too. The result may of autograph hunters) took to an anonymous
letter.
don't insist
as good a rhythm section as sound as strange to our ears as
upon the enclosing of a stamped editors are probably justified ina sextet, comprising addressed envelope (that little courtesy calling the Octet " The best of
it must have done to Alan at the Reykjavik
you'll find in jazz today.
" With Jimmy's guitar being first attempt, but the perse- himself on tenor, Cecil Moss only occurs to one correspondent in working small bands." More thanused like a horn, usually playing verance which the listener owes (tpt.), Don Fraser (gtr.), Geoff 18), but do like letters to be signed. that, I would rather not say at
men they can be read present: certainly not on the basis
unison a third away from Getz's to any genuinely progressive Lofts (drs ). Jack Seymour (bass) please.
instead of burnt.
of two performances!
tenor. the group gets a big, artist leads to the realisation and Yours Truly on piano.
Wearrived in that jazz cohesive sound and also is in a that a European musician-and a conscious
but chilly township toposition to do some experiment - British one at that-has at lastmg."
contributed something quite new find that a performance of a
Tchaikowsky symphony had beencancelled in order that we could
give a 50 -minute broadcast. IN last week's MELODY MAKER,
FrTnthisilcilbe
assumed(BBC please copy.)that
did not
ay on
PETER MAURICE
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session
or
that
he
was
tryingultra -modern in design, so we Sid Fuller's " Mean To Me "/ further to preserve anonymity.
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were rather surprised to find that
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as " Haleen latter theory.
round one solitary mike. The Rasheed,"labelled
Also, it is somewhat remarkableannouncer seemed to be doing Datneron. might actually be Tadd thatsaxist Edmund Gregory isservice as balance engineer andIn a " Down Beat " Blindfold listed correctly in view of the fact
producer, as well as script writer Test earlier this year, the record that he appeared on Tadd's
and compere.
question was played to Tadd, " Casbah " / ' Sid's
Delight "Still, we did what we could in in
who failed to recognise or (Capitol) as " Sahib Shihab."the ten minutes allotted to re- identify the groupor any of the Alun Morgan. Corporation -road,hearsal and balance. It was not musicians in it.
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" What about my vocal? " heasked the balancer.
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THE MELODY MAKER AND RHYTHM

5LAURIE HENSHA W'S PAGE OF 'POPULAR' DISC REVIEWS

5 girls

Uncle Sam Crosby helps Jane singing
to wave that flag ... on 10

RING CROSBY AND JANE WYMAN

In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The
Evening

Misto Cristofo Columbo(Brunswick 04760)

THE informal sentiments of" Cool " are ready-made for
Staunchly assisted by"Here Comes The Groom " co-Bing.

Riot In Rio

Lead With Your Leftpressiveness heard in the film.
The Dixie -styled accompaniment by Matty Matlock's All Stars
enhances the breezy atmosphereof this side.
" Misto Cristofo Columbo," also

recording" Christopher Columbus."

JO STAFFORD
Hawaiian War Chant(Decca F9754)

Kissin' Bug Boogie" D IOT," a swing speciality,(Columbia 13/329s3)
11 features some of the most
HIGH
time this nui.ti-dubbing
forceful playing I have heard intechnique was laid to rest.
months from a British band. Vocally,no particularandThe tone and attack of the brass advantage, it is toresurrectedagain
team is exceptional. Full marks
Elman-ishin"War
Chant."
for this effort.
" Lead," made at least five trumpeter Marty Joseph andyears ago. showcases pianist an over -exuberant drummer join
fray.
*mune Aldrich, who does his in "theBug " is jitterbug, jukebox
best with the limited boogie
stuff-but it goes! Jo sounds
form.

from the film, is one of thoseflag -wagging efforts that are sucha feature of American song products these days.
Bing and Jane deliver thisspeciality like true patriots.
Matlock's accompaniment contains eight worthwhile bars oftenor sax by Bob Crosby sideman
Eddie Miller, and the arrangement incorporates a snatch of thefamiliar lick heard on the 1935
Benny
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star Jane Wyman, he puts thissong over with the casual ex-

like a female Frankie Laine here.

WINIFRED ATWELL
March Of The Cards
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Evening

Bonne Nuit
(Capitol CL13575)

IT is no fault of Dean Martin'sthat this recording fails tomatch most of his previous
efforts,
The orchestral accompanimentsfrom Dick Stabile, onetime sideman with " Golden Age " bandleader Jack Pettis, are as
demode as his early musical associations might indicate. Moreover, the tempo of " Cool " is too
slow for the Dean to get into his
customary relaxed, rhythmical
stride.

Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman
in " Here Comes The Groom."

DINAH SHORE
If You Turn Me Down
Stay Awhile(Decca F9744)

recording technician
Arthur Lilley deserves credit

DECCA

her due ration of corn -beltthese days. Her vocal
for the idea of introducing the material
capabilities
little room forjockey poll mystifies me; there is novel electronic echo effects into expression infind
these country -stylelittle here to justify its placing. " March," but the device adds sides.
First side is an undistinguished little lustre to Winifred's someslow bounce arrangement of a what negative piano rendering of" jazz -era " novelty; and The
ELLA FITZGERALDSinging Winds vocal group huff
Come On -A My Houseand puff to nobody's good.
The Chesapeake And Ohio
" Mandalay " (with due label(Brunswick 04766)
acknowledgment to Rudyard Kip BY employing an organ in thefinger -cymbal
ling)
featuresbacking to " Come On -A My
House," Brunswick MD Sy Oliver
has presumably tried to pull off
a sales " gimmick " rivalling that
introduced so successfully on the
Rosemary Clooney recording (reviewed 4/8/51), which, of course,

jingling by the Winds, and isnotable for little more than atight ensemble, good beat and afair muted trumpet solo.

REGGIE GOFF

Oh, Marry Marry Me(HMV B10148)

DINAH is getting more than

Lily White Boy

DON CHERRY
featured a harpsichord.
VanityThe attempt fails to register.
ME," a quick waltz,
Powder BlueThe organ merely succeeds in
1 has the corny but catchy
clogging
the rhythmical support(Brunswick 04793)
BUDDY MORROW AND HIS
qualities of a potential hit. The
Ella gets on this somewhat mediORCHESTRA
EX-ARTIE SHAW vocalist Don
nauseating sentiments of theocreversionof the William Sarocoupling-a song about a
Cherry, a comparative newShanghai
yan hit.
" mother's darling " who laid comer to the U.S. song ranks, hasGood Morning, Mr. Echo"
Chesapeake."a train -rhythm
down his life in the war-are too an expressive voice and pleasantnovelty cluttered up with inevit(HMV B10132)
much for me to stomach. How ly relaxed style. His " Vanity "able"whoo-whoos" from a vocal
Reggie sang this with a straight is worth repeat spinnings.
THIS band, which debuts on facegroup, is poor stuff for Ella. This
beats me.
HMV, is a poor pattern of The
typeof Tin Pan Alley song
Goff voice cries
material is definitely shunting
the pre-war Tommy Dorsey out forresonant
EDDIE CALVERT
orchestral backing,her on the wrong tracks.
Orchestra. In this respect it is rather full
Summertime
than
attenuated
4/0
Stag
oral
interesting to note that trom- accompaniments the
Song
Of
The
GoldenTrumpet
he
gets
here.
bone -leader Buddy Morrow at one
ADELAIDE HALL
(Columbia DB2936)
time played with TD. (Morrow,
this " Alice In Wonderland "Vanityincidentally, first came to the RALPH FLANAGAN and ORCHESTRATRUMPETER Eddie Calvert, speciality.
How Many Times
attention of jazz record collectors
who here debuts on Colum- Winifred and The Keynotes(Columbia DB2929)
The
Wang
Wang
Blues
under his real name, Moe Zudebia with a 15 -piece backing, has
the vocal of the peculiar
ADELAIDE sings with the exOn The Road To Mandalay
coff, on one of the 1936 Sharkey
a commendable tone and tech- share" Coffee Pot Song." The outcome
aggerated emotionalism of(HMV 810142)
Bonano sessions.)nique, but his improvisation is a tasteless brew.
one who has a handkerchief close
Sides
THAT Flanagan's band came could be more imaginative.
athand.
Ray Martin's Orchestra
second in the swing section should suit admirers of the
FRANK SINATRA and HARRY JAMES of " Billboard's "TANNER SISTERS with the MEDLEY is suitably sympathetic.
latest disc - flowery James idiom.
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WARD TRIO
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WARD TRIO

The appeal of these discs is(Columbia DB2934)

MAINLY NOVELTYBon Bon Chocolate And Chewing Gum

DORIS DAY

Lullaby Of Broadway
I'll Be Around(Columbia DB2933)(HMV 1110140)

THE Norman Luboff Choir anda Quartet led by Buddy Cole(pianist heard on several Hoagy
Carmichael titles) accompany
Doris on "Lullaby." Not greatDay, but the side rides. Buddy's
brief break proves his capabilities.
chance to show off his flashy and(Capitol 01.13601)
How D'Ye Do And Shake Hands
pationof-Europe,
is
given
toe
but he gets little opportunity totasteless trumpeteering.
(HMV 810137)
tapping treatment by the Trio. demonstrate them.
HAVING regard to the Ameri- Guitarist" Love Me " is more Frankie's
Jack
McKechnieputs
The backing is barren. Axel
meat. He sings with all the pas- FOUR eggs in one basket-andcans' brilliant incursions
Stordahl accompanies.
sionate fervour of old. Stordahl
the outcome a couple of into the realms of musical fan- the heat in here.
tasia (" Pied Piper of Hamelin.'accompanies.
" ducks."
The Musicians " respectively " Sparky's Magic Piano " andmake noises resembling trumpet, "Destination Moon " are repreMALCOLM MITCHELL TRIO
tuba, trombone, and piccolo, then sentative efforts), this recorded
all join voices for a German band adaptation of the Oscar -winning
Shanghaicartoon film " Gerald McBoingeffect.
Riley's Daughter
I find this record singularly Boing " is disappointing.
(Parlophone R3439)
adolescent and excruciatingly un- The little boy who can only
" speak " sound effects would
THE rooty-tooty treatment of funny.
Star Trumpet Player" How D'Ye Do," from Disney's seem to afford Harold Peary and" Shanghai " does the Trio AliceMay
In Wonderland," was deBilly
Orchestra-leaderless than justice. Instrumentally "livered
with the Louis Levy
far more effectively by unique opportunities for novelty
and vocally, this is as palatable as Tweedledum
and Tweedledee in vocal -instrumental presentation;
plain boiled rice. " Riley's Daugh- the film.
Orchestra, and one
they fail to make the most ofter "-like " Sweet Violets "-is Both performances call for a butthem.
another edited version of a popuhasty good-bye.
However, while lacking theof the busies: players
lar army song.
general appeal of the titles mentioned above, these sides should
in townmake a suitable Christmas or

SINATRA started with James.
The partnership is here resumed. but to fruitless effect.

near -seasonal " Jing-ALing " is as refreshing as asleigh-ride-the
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GREAT
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BETTY
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tedious
DINAH SHORE," Rock," aof the song.
(HAROLD PEARY)
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THE MELODY MAKER AND RHYTHM

6Roy Fox's Scottish tour will
also be talent hunt Pronk re-forms

STAR OF THE EMPIRE

Holland's 'best
MONDAY next, October 29, sees the return of Roy Fox and his Orchestra bop combo'
to Glasgow. This city was a scene of early Fox triumphs before the
One -night -stands to follow Green's

war when Roy was making dance band history by blazing a trail across ALTHOUGH the Rob Fronk
Boptet is not what it used
England with a new kind of dance music, and a new kind of presentationbe, it is no doubt Holland'splus the many new discoveries which, even in those days, were making his tobest bop combo at the moment
outfit a band of embryonic stars.
(writes " MM " Dutch CorreThese included vocalist Primrose, now withSydney Lipton, and trombone star Jock Bain.
Roy is playing a fortnight at Green's Playhouse Ballroom, followed by a week of Scottish
one-night stands, and Roy, as ever, will have his
eye open for any outstanding talent.
Meanwhile he is presenting a number of outstanding young stars in his orchestra, which has

Birthday and good -luck telegrams adorn Georgia Brown's
dressing -table at the Empire.
Leicester Square, where she
made her West End debut on

Monday (the day after herbirthday) as featured singer
in the new Nat Karson production, " Film Cavalcade."
She has been booked alreadyfor the next Empire show.

spondent, Anton Kop, Jnr.).
I heard the newly formed group
last Saturday 120th) at its own" Club East " in The Hague, andwas treated to a good many solo
spots of outstanding quality, andscored repertoire.
SIX sides were cut by Josh a cleverly
Rob Pronk, who led his former
White and his daughter, Boptet
onpiano, is now proving
now been augmented to 17, and includes a special Beverly, in a nine -hour session at to be a first-rate
trumpeter. He
with Victor Feldman (vibes), the Columbia recording studios is
bop contingent Martinalsoavery capable modern
Aston (drums). Lennie last week.
Accompaniment wasBush (bass) and Jo Hunter in the hands of Norrie Paramor, arranger, and occasionally writes
the Skymasters.
(trumpet).
who, for some of the sides, led a forRob
had difficulties in forming
Victor Feldman plays a double 14 -piece with strings and woodGeoff Watts ends 6 role,
this
new Boptet, being handireverting to drums for one wind.
by the fact that his twoof his inimitable solos for the On one side, the folk blues en- cappedtrumpet players, Gerardof the band's presentation. titled " How Long? ", Josh sang formerandAck
Rooyen, had joined
years' V2 silence finale
Vocalists are Tony Mercer, withhis own guitar accompani- the Boydvan
Bachman Orchestra.
Janet Webster and Judy Joy.
and then dubbed on a The Boptet
GEOFF WATTS, the 52 -inch
now lines up Rob
Roy and his Orchestra play a ment
guitar part.
Pronk (tpt.), Andre Blok (tnr.),
radio star whose career wasat the Rialto Theatre, York, further
Beverly recorded two solo sides, Wim Baumgarten (hart.), Max
temporarily ended by a German date
Their
Scotthis
Sunday(28th).
His tish one-night dates will start at " Molly Malone " and "I Ain't Lim (ace.) Robby Madna
rocket, is singing again.
Got Nothing But The Blues," and Hans Tan (bass) and Han defirst job in six years was with Joe

JOSH CUTS SIXFOR COLUMBIA

Kirkcaldy on November 11, with
Daniels, a former boss of his, who Perth, Leith, Aberdeen, Inverness joined her father for " Bluebird."
Put him on at Wood Green Jazz and Falkirk to follow.
" Sunshine Kisses " and " TheClub recently.
They have a Sunday concert at Butterfly Song," sung by Josh,
Geoff started his career with Harrogate on November 18.
completed the session.
Teddy Joyce in the stage show.
Schooldays," and, to quote EricJOE DANIELS' Irish visit com- "Winstone," that Crosby voice of NORRIE LEADS ON 'JIVER' SESSION
mences on Monday (29th)

DANIELS BANDSET FOR EIRE

when Joe and his group open at his soon attracted attention."
Dublin's Olympia Theatre for a Joe Daniels signed him to his
week's Variety. This will be fol- Hot Shots, and soon the young
lowed by a week of one-night vocalist was making headlines
with a big Scandinavian tour. He
stands in Ireland.
Returning to England, Joe re- returned to England with numerous broadcasts awaiting him.
sumes in Variety at Slough.
Today (26th), Joe and his out- With considerable name -band
fit are recording four new sides experience,
Geoff-also a trumfor Parlophone.
The titles are
and drummer-was making"Doctor Jazz "/" Corrin-Corinna," peter
great headway when a V2 exand "Five Point Blues "/" Wang - ploded near him. For the past
Wang Blues."
six years he has been unable towalk.
Now. intent on getting backthe business, Geoff is singing
4 years in hospital, intofrequently at the Wood Green

Billy Mills dies

24
ORCHESTRATIONS

FOR 3 0/ -LULLABY OF

BROADWAY

IN A SHANTY IN

rejoined the famous Dutch outfit.
Annie returned to Holland recently, and has already undertaken several broadcasts with theSkymasters, under new leader
Bep Rowold From next Tuesday(30th) she will be featured on all
the band's air dates.

rejoins Birch
Returning from her successful

tay in Germany. vocalist Joan

Anderson has rejoined sax -leader
George Birch, with whom she
worked for 18 months before goingoverseas.
She started with George on
Monday last (22nd) at SeaburnHall, Sunderland, where his nine -The death has taken place in

FELDMAN'S ORCHESTRAL CLUBAnnie comes home
Vocalist Annie de Reuver, wholeft the Skymasters some years
ago to go to South America. has

Joan Anderson

Sunday meetings.

Colindale Hospital of Billy Mills, THERE'S STILL HOPE
described by baritone-saxist Derek
Neville as " one of the best drum- FOR ' ALLEY ' TICKETS
mers I ever heard." He was onlyThis year's Tin Pan Alley Ball28.
held at the Dorchester Hotel
Billy, who had been in hospital to beNovember
1-is now comonsince 1947 died after an operation. He was the brother of pletely sold out. The promoters
point
out,
however,that several
former Joe Loss tenorman Ernie applications have only
penMills, now leading at the Carlton cilled in, and that therebeen
may still
Ballroom, Rochdale.
one or two last-minute tickets
During RAF service he played beleft.
With Derek Neville's band.
" Billy knew Krupa backwards,"
Immediate application Is adDerek told the " MM," " and was vised to Freddy Goulbert, ofa phenomenal drummer. His ill- Messrs. Feldmans. 125, Shaftesness was a terrible tragedy."burv-avenue, W.C.2.

Jonge (drs.).

piece band is to play until January 5. He was previously at theSamson and Hercules Ballroom,
Norwich.

Joan has been appearing at a

Leslie "Jiver" Hutchinson, trumpet -vocal star with Geraldo
recorded two samba calypsos for Columbia on Monday" Nobody's Business" and "Sweetie Charlie." Here, he discusses points with Norrie Paramor, who supplies orchestralbacking for many of the Columbia stars.

club at Heidelberg in the U.S.
Zone of Germany, and has beenbroadcasting every Tuesday on
AFN.

George Birch had two personnel
changes to report when he opened
at Sunderland. Des Lumsden,from Ronnie Pleydell, has replaced
Lionel Black on alto, and Johnny
Gunn. from Art Gregory, hastaken over on bass from Ray Taylor, who has joined trumpet -leader
Freddy Coupe at Skindle's Hotel.
Maidenhead.
The revised line-up is George
Birch, Stan Page, Clammy Sampson
and Des Lumsden (saxes, etc.).
Vic Mustard (tpt.), Ken Moule(pno.), Jack Davenport (drs.).
Johnny Gunn (bass) and Joan
Anderson(vet.).
PIANIST -COMPOSER Monty Warlock, who crossed to theContinent last February, has been called back to EnglandMonty Warlock puts off
the gypsy costume

owing to the serious illness of his father.
Monty and fellow -"Nitwit " Dimery to lead four
Cyril Lagey left Sid Millward tojoin the Three Black Diamonds,
a newly formed dance and comedy at Tottenham RoyalIMPORTANT MU meetings are act with bookings in Belgium.
being held in the next week
But the Belgian bookers had Bassist Arthur Dimery is toat Gravesend and Slough. All expected a vocal group, and after take a quartet into the Royal,musicians in Gravesend, which a week the act folded. Monty Tottenham, on November 3, to
has no MU branch, are invited to stayed in Belgium until the play opposite Ivor Kirchin.
a meeting this Sunday (28th) at authorities found he was playing Arthur Dimery led his own
the Clarendon Hotel (11.15 am.). without a working permit, and band while serving in the Royal
Artillery and has since worked
Speakers will be Ken Bennett then went on to Germany.
for Melfi for seven years. He has(S.E. District Organiser) and Mr.
There he played with a genuine also played for Ivor Kirchin, at
T. Francis (secretary. Medway
Hungarian gypsy band and broad- the Royal.
branch).
cast for Frankfurt radio and
His quartet will consist of
The Slough branch of the MU BFN.
accordion, doubling piano andis holding an open meeting nextMonty intends to stay In Solovox, with bass, guitar andweek at the Golden Eagle Hotel England if he can fix a suitable drums. The accordionist is Jackie(7.30 p.m.), when speakers will be job.
Emblow, a youngster who lett the
MU Assistant Secretary HarryRAF 18 months ago and has sinceFrancis, Ronnie Jay (W. London
with Mannie Berg at thebranch secretary), and Ken Kathleen Stobart wed played
Birmingham Casino and with
Bennett.
Arthur
Dimeryin the Melfi Trio.
The congratulations of the proArthur wishes to hear from an
Dr. Crock and his Crackpots are fession
will be extended to Vic 'lectric-guitarist,
doubling vocals,
to play five one-night stands for Lewis trumpet
Bert Courtley, whc
a drummer, who would be inMecca next week.
They will
Lewis tenor star Kath- andterestedinjoining
him at theappear at the Locarno. Leeds married(29th); Ritz. Manchester (30th); leen Stobart last Wednesday at Royal. His address is 58, Credon-.

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OUTHAMPTON semi -pro. tenor -leader Jimmy Kerr made nis firstchest trouble. Tommy is now re- 4.0
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Kelling Sanatorium, Holt, Norlolk he played with his leg in plaster at the Guildhall, Soutnampton, on

Southampton leader back after.
motor -cycle crash
October 18.

ELLINGTONFREDDIE PHILLIPSSLIPS 800 YEARS(Continued from page 1,
Bob Duffy's first musical instrument was the banjo. He On completion of his work inswitched to guitar, and then, the film, " The Tall Headlines," inin 1939, became a bass player which he appeared as a nightwhen the bassist in his current club guitarist. Freddie Phillips
band was called up. He later has slipped back eight centuries
played with George Elrick. Lew to play special solo work in
Stone and Gerry Moore (at the " Heloise." a play set in the 12th
400 Club). During a spell with century. which opened at theBilly Ternent he married the King's Theatre Southsea, thisband's vocalist, Frances Dee. and week.
the pair subsequently joinedMusic for this Michael Powell
Harry Parry.
production has been written by
They left Parry in 1945 to settle Brian Easdale. and is provided byin Liverpool, and Bob joined Bill guitar, viola, 'cello and harp.
Gregson, with whom he played conducted by Lawrence Leonard.
for four years.
The play is at Golders Green.Last year. Bob returned to Hippodrome next week
Town as a guitarist for BillyIn contrast. Freddie, as a preTernent's " Variety Bandbox " sent-day musician will be seen
broadcasts; has since been with with pianist Don Phillips andPaul Adam at the Colony. and is clarinettist Jimmy Easton whencurrently on the road with Teddy " The Tall Headlines " picture is
Foster.
released later this year

The band was playing opposite_
the Squadronairee
attheLicensed Victuallers' Ball, one ofmany engagements at which they
are acting as house -band tovisiting name bands.

Jimmy Kerr, whose band wasthird in the MELODY MAKER 1951
South Britain Area Final at

Streatham Locarno, was injured
a month ago when his motorcycle crashed as he attempted
to avoid a cyclist.
He was returning home, withhis wife riding pillion, from theSunday club which he promotes
at the Empress Ballroom. Southampton.
The footrest of his
motor -cycle severed the ligaments and an artery in his rightankle and he was rushed to hospital for an immediate operation. His wife escaped unhurt

During Jimmy Kerr's convalescence, his band has been

led by second tenor Ken Clarke

Oclober 27, 1951

THE MELODY MAKER AND RHYTHM

FIVE STAR BANDS TO PLAY BENEFITNIGHT FOR BILL PAXTON
Well-wishers

ODELL 7 OPENSAT CIRO'S

Dance music personalities rally
for mammoth Wimbledon dance

impressive Benefit Ball is being organised as a tributeswamp Stanley AN
to the late Bill Paxton, the well-known trombone
stylist, whose untimely death on October 14 was announced

CRW.aft')Blackin our last issue. Bill left a widow and month -old child,
who will be the beneficiaries of this spontaneous tribute tohis memory from a number of stars.

STANLEY BLACK and the November 12 will be the date of the ball, and Wimbledon Palais
members of his BBC the venue. Several friends of Bill Paxton's have gladly underDance Orchestra have been in- taken the ,organising of the event, and already a number of theundated with congratulatory bandleaders with whom Bill was associated have hurried forward
letters and telegrams following to offer not only their own personal services, but also those of
their selection to appear in thetheir complete orchestras.
Only a few hours after theRoyal Command Variety Showannouncement
on October 29.
of the project,
So extensive have been these `Unknown' vocalist Johnny Dankworth, Cyril Stapleton, Ted Heath, Vic Lewis, Joecongratulations that Stanley finds
it impossible to reply to them all

Daniels, Jack Parnell and Steve
Race had volunteered. JohnnyGrouped around pianist -leader Ronnie Odell at Ciro's Club, where

they succeeded Ambrose's Orchestra on Monday (22nd) are(/. to r.) Jack Miranda. Sammy Bass, Tich Charlton, George
Knight, Cyril Glover and Jimmy Jack. Jill Allen remains as

individually.
and has asked thejoins Sharon
vocalist at the Orange -street resort.
MELODY MAKER to convey his
and his complete outunknown singer Dankworth
warmest thanks to the band's AVIRTUALLY
will play, as will the full Cyril
from Fulham has replaced fit
innumerable fans.
Stapletoncomplement,
Vic
Lewis
Shortly after receiving the June Ramar with Ralph Sharon and his Orchestra, and Joe
his New Orchestra.
Royal Command invitation. Stan- andand his Band,
June left to freelance in Town; Daniels
After agreeing to bring his
ley himself was the recipient of
succeeded by Peggy Dyer, ful- band
another honour-he was elected isalong,Ted Heath foundamember of the famous filling her first professional job that, as he is playing Wimbledon
a vocalist.
theatrical organisation, the Grand asPeggy
Town
Hall
later this year, thecan be heard with theOrder of Water Rats.
clause in the contract
Band this week -end at the barring
A new and important literary Sharon
will
prevent
him appearing anyPlaza,
Derby(tonight.
Friday),activity has lately been occupying
else in Wimbledon.
Hull whereandStanley's attention. He has been Salford, Buxton
Jack
Parnellis coming along " PEEP SHOW," the new Palladium production featuring(Monday).
asked to write an entirely new
directly his Prince of Wales
Edmundo Ros and his Rumba Band, opens on Tuesday
chapter on dance music for the
Theatre show ends. To Steve (30th) for a seven -week run. Other dance band personalities in
New Musical Educator (published
Race
is
being
designatedthejob
show, apart from Woolf Phillips with the resident Skyrockets,by The Caxton Press).
BAKER PIANIST of compere, which duties he will theThis special chapter includes NEW
include Jack Jackson and Bryan Johnson.
Pianist and accordionist Stan share with Tony Hail.
sections on dance music. Latin- Tracy
Bryan
Johnson, brother of radio
joins the Kenny Baker
American music, newer trends in
Teddy. has feature spots in'Magnificent response' star
modern music-in short, all Band today (Friday) in place ofwhich
hewill sing three producangles likely to interest the keen Dave Milne.
tion numbers. They are " Raggle- DEREK IS ' NEW'As the event is taking place at Taggle
and progressive musician ofStan has recently been " on the" (which he has already`Peep Show' spotlights

four dance band stars

today.

boats."

THREE CLOSE -HARMONY COUSINS

Wimbledon Valais, dancers will
" Forbidden Love " (realso enjoy the services of the Ken recorded),
Mackintosh
Orchestra.
The corded by brother Teddy) and the
COLUMBIA STAR
Palais is being loaned at a celebrated old favourite, " SongThe Dawn."
specially low rate by the Rabin OfOriginally
DEREK
NEW, pianist withadistinguished
Organisation.
Wally Rockett at the Celeactor, Bryan's last
Cyril Stapleton, one of the first Shakespearean
engagement was with brite Restaurant, Mayfair, hasbandleaaers to volunteer, told the London
Wolfit's company when, at recorded his first solo sides for" MM ": " I think the response Donaldapresentationin the Middle the Columbia label.
from all the musicians concerned Temple, he appeared
before Their
hat been magnificent, and I Majesties the King and
Due for release in the NovemQueen.
believe that a handsome sum wilt
ber supplement,
result, as a tribute to a young
the titles aremusician for whom I had thebothboogie-warmest regard."
woogie specialiTickets, costing 4s. each, mayties composed
be obtained from Suite 8, 116,
andarranged
Shaftesbury -avenue, or direct
by Derek, whofrom the Palais. Applications
isfeaturedshould beaccompanied by
Early last Sunday morning against a star
stamped, addressed envelope. (21st), thieves
comstole a Morris 8 car line-up
Acting treasurers for the project belonging to Jack
Bonsor, lead prising Freddy
are Mrs. Don Rendell and Mrs. alto with Paul Adam.
Clayton, Jimmy
Pat Bateson, the wives of two of Jack found his car had dis- Watson, Jimmy
the late Bill Paxton's greatest appeared when he finished work Harrison andfriends.
at the Milroy at 4 a.m.
Jepson
Two Teddy
The Ball is from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. hours later the crew of a police( trumpets),
Derek Aew
squad car spotted it.
GeorgeChisThey chased it and the occu- holm, George Arthur and Alf
pants eventually stopped the car, Edwards (trombones). Benny
jumped out and ran away. The Wood (bass) and Bobby Midgley
car was found to be loaded with (drums).
stolen batteries.
An exponent of the boogie
idiom Derek started his careerwith Bournemouth bandleader
The new series of " Ray's a
Sim Grossman,
Laugh," returning to the air on Dill Jones with Weir
Subsequently playing with
Piano sty list Dill Jones is now Don
November 1, will give vocalist playing
Dick Denny and theJohn Hanson his first big radio Churchills.with Frank Weir at Blue Enrico,Rockets, ne took up hisbreak. He is to he featured solopresent
berth
in January.
ist in this programme, first recording of which is on next
ThursdayThursday also sees the issue ofTwo
his first HMV recording.
British titles comprise this discGeorge Posford's " The World Is
Mine Tonight" and Tolchard

A case of theft-with battery

John Hanson stars

in new 'Laugh'This picture of Les Trois Cousines-Simone. Lucette andRosette-was taken when they appeared in Nice earlier thisyear with famous French film star Fernandel (centre). On Monday they brought their Gallic close -harmony act to the Crystal
Room of the Empress Club in French and English songs.

Autograph hunters turnon the heat for Hazel

CIRIIBER1113IN

Evans's " I'll Sing To You," thelatter getting its nrst waxing.

Danny Levan series
rehearsals at Glasgow Empire Theatre last week a waiter

SHORTLY before pianist Hazel Scott set off for Monday morning

came to her suite in the Central Hotel to say there was a number
extended-againof autograph hunters at the foyer door.
Hazel smiled and said she would
Violinist -leader Danny Levanbe downstairs in a few minutes.
has
had yet another extension to
She knew her visit to Scotland PEOPLE'S COMPERE his BBC " Midday Date " series
Originally
before her Scandinavian concert Humphrey Lyttelton will com- (12-12.25 p.m.. L.).
tour had aroused tremendous in- pere and play solo trumpet at the scheduled for four weeks, theterest.
first of a series of jazz concerts series, which started on August
held at the People's Palace, 22. has twice been extended, andBut she stopped dead in her to beEnd
now runs until November 28.
-road. E.
tracks when she passed through Mile
The
concert, on Thursday (1st); Danny leads an all-star quartet,the swing doors and saw not a will feature
the Chris Barber Jazz and features also singer Jimmy
handful of teenagers but a crowd Band, augmented
to eight -piece. Young and organist Harold Smart.
of more than 1,500 packed on bothsides of the street.
The hotel was on fire I'Adam's up there,

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She turned to the " MM " Glasgow correspondent, Eric Sewell,
who was with her, and said : " My
!N SCOTLAND AND THE NORTH
goodness-Adam's still up there."and ran back upstairs to the third
UNDER the title of " Jazz Festival of the Bands," three London
floor, where her husband, Conjazz groups are touring Scotland and the North of England
gressman Adam Powell, was sit- beginning today
ting reading, unaware that smoke
Thebands are Mick Mulligan Festival accordionsand flames were pouring from the and his
Magnolia Jazz Band,
Clock Tower and threatening to blues singer
George Melly with
provide Glasgow with the most his Trio, anda newly formed
for London
damaging blaze of the century.
combo(directed
pianist Brian
Prompt action by the city's fire Burn), the St. by
London will see two big accorLouis Ragtime
service and the hotel staff, how- Stompers.
dion festivals next month. The
on November 10, is at theever, confined the flames to thetour starts with dances at first,
Royal Festival Hall. The otner, atower, and within half an hour theThe
Ice
Rink.
Falkirk.
tonight,
andHazel was again setting off for the Ice Rink, Kirkcaldy, tomorrow week later, is at Central Hall.
Westminster.
theatre rehearsals.
Each will feature international
But the autograph hunters had (Saturday).
concert at the Essoldo
A
Stars at the Festival Hall
disappeared.
Theatre, Newcastle, follows on artists.
will
include Francisco Cavez andSunday. when the London groups his Latin-American
Band, while
will be supported by the local a number of dance bandsessionRivermouth Jazz Band.
will be featured at the Cen'FATS' WALLER'S
On October 29 the " Jazz Festi- eers
Hall
with
Primo
Scala'stralval " appears at the Grafton Accordion Band.
GREATEST,
Rooms, Liverpool; on the 30th, at
The
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men
IncludeWarwick
the Eldorado Ballroom, Leith; 31st, Bidgood, Syd Hellier, Reg Hogarth
at the Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen; (from David Java's Orchestra)
November 1, Town Hall, Dingwall; and Emilio " Griff " Lewis (of the
2nd and 3rd, the Eldorado Ball- Carroll Gibbons' gig office).
room, Leith.
While Mulligan is away hisl_place at the West End Jazz Club.
.i
Gerrard -street, London, will be WOODFORD BOUND?
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THE MELODY MAKER AND RHYTHM

The second part of an article mainly concerned with reed players

Pitch, vibrato --and the tenor player
with no black shoes

I HAVE a great deal of sympathy for the beginner who,
bubbling

over

with

enthusiasm for his newly -acquired instrument, is confronted one by one with thehard and depressing facts of musical life.

The formula for success in our world is the same as elsewherehard work. This means scales and exercises-the uninspiring
but absolutely essential musical drudgery which can (and often
does) kill enthusiasm.
The answer to the beginner'squestion: "How can I improvemy tone? ' is " By spending a
lot of your practice time playing
long notes." This may be dullcounsel, but it is correct.
hundreds) and in all too
Yet there is an intelligent way literallypro. bands the intonationof cal Tying out even this simple manyhas been unfortunate. This is apiece of advice.
pet shop -talk topic of mine.
A few " unorganised " attempts
I must hasten to add that to
at ion; -note practice are largely all but about one in a thousana
a waste of time, but by having a human ears all pitch is relative.
definite and constant time To split hairs is asking forschedule the benefits become trouble. Tempered tuning wasapparent very quickly.
introduced in the 18th century
The next tip is one my father mainly by the composers of Bach's
has given for years. Again, it is day. who insisted on being able
simple - buy a second-hand to modulate and extend their
hymnal. It will contain about compositions. Hitherto, they had
600 different hymns, in many had been confined to the " homekeys and in many time signa- tonic " by perfect tuning.
tures-but all excellent music forThis tempered tuning makesa oeginner's sight-reading prac- possible all combinations and keys
tice and containing plenty of at a slight loss of pure pitch andlong notes.
is almost imperceptible to themost pitch -sensitive ears today.

I'm in now, and all the other good some years ago. I was on a normal
ones I've ever been in, are unani- one-night stand, waiting in thenous about the following. If one wings for the relief band to finish.
needs a deputy it is surprisingly
difficult to find someone who can
ome in on time, read a part, playn tune, and use his " loaf " in This semi -pro. band was quite
general-who isn't already work- goodand its young tenor playering.
was of great promise. Co -inciden-Great promise

By JOCKFAULDS

tally, we were shortly to lose atenor and I tentatively remarked
to our bandleader that this boy
On the few occasions we have was a very fair player. His reply
had need of deputies in the was, " He's got dirty fingernails
Stapleton Orchestra, good friends and isn't it a pity he can't afford
have come along to help us out a pair of black shoes."and put deputies in their own I'm afraid that nowadays apjob. Moral?. Good musicians are pearance even in pro. bands isn't
seldom out of work, even in the as important as it was pre-war.
Nevertheless, this alone can somehardest times.
As a little coda, I'd like to tell times let down an otherwise good
'Ion of an incident I witnessed player.

Deputies.

BERT WEEDON OFFERSJOCK FAULDS was born in 1920,

in Lanarkshire, and trained
as commercial artist.
Started on clarinet 1935, joined

The benefits

Guitar solos for YOU

BIOME readers of this page may
1.73
be aware that I have in thepast few weeks been featured ina series of unaccompanied guitar
solos in the BBC programme,
Rise And Shine."*Though I have for a long time
been aware of the keenness ofguitarists in this country, the response to my efforts has surprised

fairest to send them to the people
who were likely to make the bestuse of them-people, in fact, who
had already got around to trying
to write solos for themselves.
What better than to invite
them to send one of their solos
to me to obtain one of mine? I

mainly. I suppose, through use.
RAF Central Band 1939, and coinmenced study of saxophone.
To check the truth of the beneHas played extensively at London
fits ask any brass -player who hasnight snots, including Albany,
been " brought -up " in brass But, to get back, I really think Murray's, Coconut Grove, Milroy;
could then give my opinion ofbands about the Salvation Army that
before anyone contemplates spent four years with Eric Win their efforts on this page and,bands. He'll probably say that learningstone before joining the Stapleton
an instrument hemaybe, help the fellows who were
they have good collective tone. should undergome.
some sort of pitch .orchestra.
making mistakes in the actual
As they play more hymns than test. Music teachers,
I've
had
dozensoflettersexHas had considerable legitimate
for example,
other combinations, the connec- would be only too eager
pressing
interest
in
the
solo
to help. experience and spent holiday this guitar. many of them asking if writing.
That's the idea, then. Totion should be obvious.
the result shows little capacity year playing oboe and cor Anglais
readers who are sufficiently interCommon sense dictates that If
the solos were published.
withBBC
ScottishSymphony
(a
not
-too
-duff
ear
can,
by
conto submit a solo to me forNo. 1 to. say. No. 20 should be
At first, I felt inclined to reply ested
Orchestra at Edinburgh Festival.
effort, be improved)comments or advice, I underplayed the first day, No. 20 to scientiousthat they weren't and leave it at my
the tyro should decide, albeit retaketosend a copy of one of myNo. 40 the next, and so on. If luctantly,
that.
But
on
secondthoughtsIsolos.
the family happens to be irre- for him. that music just isn't
Playing in time is unlikely to felt that here was a chance to original
Manuscripts should he adligious and apt to poke fun, it ishappenbyaccident,
and
is
only
help
brotherguitaristsbymakingJimmy Noone plays out -of -tune achieved by great care, knowledge them available somehow ... some dressed to me, c/o the Technicalat least a consolation that one's deliberately,
and it is a constant and a genuine control of the of them, anyway.
Page, and must enclose a stamped.
immediate neighbours will object taking -care all
the way through. whole instrument, none of whichless to hymns than disconnected Is this too obvious
Obviously, I would have to addressed envelope.
to include? I are remotely possible without con- makebop doodling.
some
sort
of
conditions.
I
think so, judging by ordin- stant hard work at the points am in no position to open my own Bert Weedon airs in " Rise And
Hymn playing should also be don'tlistening.
every Sunday, 8.20 a.m.
already made.
publishing house as a philan- Shine"
extended to section practice-in aryBut(Light). except this Sunday (28th).
the learner finds I've
If proof of all this were needed. thropic concern!
fact it is even more advantage- readingI suppose
when he duets with Andy Wolkowskv.
the
notes
and
translating
ous than solo playing.
After a lot of thought, it seemed 8.15 a.m. (Home).
sound too busy a it isn't hard to find. The section
In more advanced sections the script into
to notice his pitching.
"(two copies of the same hymnal procedureis undoubtedly due to theare needed). it is wonderful prac- Thisrun before you walk " attitude,
tice ler the quartet to trans- "coupled
the failure to cultipose from concert at sight. For vate thatwith
essential attribute of
tenor players, to be able to play any musician-the
ability tobass -clef at sight is an accom- listen.
This brings us to internallishment all too rare, and of in- Again too obvious? Anyone not LAST year, while playing
balance, which only amounts tofinite use when the inevitable afflicted with deafness can heararound various Palais, I
listeningto the lead and all the
cabaret comes along later.
yes. But hearing is largely uncon- couldn't help noticing occasional
others in the section-in particuscious, while listening is definitely rather sloppy performances from
lar,
the
man
next to you.
Embellishment
a conscious effort.
If this is done all the time, good
trombonists who were the solebalanceshouldbe a foregone conSo far I have not mentioned
representatives of their instruclusion.
Vibrato. This is, indeed, a highly ROY PLUMMER REVIEWS ment in the brass section.
Personally,I
believe that it Is
controversial subject, so I canThis, to me, was a pity,
better for the trombonist to use
Only give my own opinion.
because when it came to solos so many of them showed very slightly less volume than thethink that vibrato should begreat promise.
trumpets. A few minutes spent
an embellishment on an already
To be the only trombonist in together playing sustained chords
good tone, and that, if theasectionisverydifficult.
But
for the benefit of some criticalstudent achieves all the otheralthough he has to spend most and responsible person can workthings I have already mentionedof his time trying to sound like wonders in the matter of balance.
before tackling vibrato, there isanother trumpet, a little thoughtnothing whatever to stop him
can lead to a colossal improvebecoming a top -rank player.
ment.
A " no-vib " tone is usually conAFTER studying the Ivor
The first and most obvious
demned, all too Justifiably alas inIf you can't already read fromthinking point is the absolute trumpat
Mairants revised Guitar
Most cases, as a dead noise. Often,part, learn to do so.
necessity for listening to the lead athe 'critic shows lack of know- Tutor closely, my first reactionThis
can be very handy when an
trumpet. The trombonist has to arrangement
ledge or taste, but it must be was that diligent study of it
get the sound of the lead into his parts crops up.with only trumpet
acknowledged that far too many would lead the student to allhead and then try to copy it.
players do produce a dead sound. round
It will also enable you to readcompetence,
even
if
not
I am excluding, of course, occaa sweet solo from the first trumsions when this tone is asked for to the artistic ability of thepet part as a welcome change tomaestro himself.
as an effect in an arrangement.
the sound of the band.
But, if a full resonant tone canOn reflection, however, this is
It is quite possible that he has If yours is a one -trumpet, one be achieved without the use (or possibly an over -optimistic assesstrombone and reeds front line, it
spent
hours
of
practiceonachievmis-use) of vibrato, the student ment. No book of 72 pages can
ing a fast vibrato. Yet, if the lead might be a good idea to treat
is doubly well armed for the really teach anyone to play thesomenumbers in the Dixieland
is
using
a
slower
one,
it
is
sheer
struggle to earn a livelihood later. guitar. The instrument needs
stupidity for the trombonist to style. Here, the trombonist can
I therefore advocate no vibrato more than a nodding acquaintreallycome into his own withcline
obstinately
to
his
own.
The
whatever in the earlier stages, and ance with other players and more
result can only be a most un- well-chosen fill-ins.
the most important reason fol- than a few of the hard knocks ofAnother
important point is tomusicalclash.
lows-intonation.
experience.
Shifting from position to posi- get a good blend with your mutes.
This one aspect of music is But the tutor certainly succeeds
Hereagain,
a lot can be accomtion should be very fast, for thisprobably the most difficult in the in what it sets out to do. In thewill make the notes " click," thus plished by experimenting. Trumwhole subject. In almost all semi- course of its all -too -few pages itpets and trombones in hats giveensuring neatness.
pro. hands (and I have heard covers harmony, fingering, chordal
Be careful not to use uncalled- an effective sound and could be
exercises and extemporisation. It
for " whips -up " and slurs. They used more extensively, particuincludes seven worthwhile guitar
larly in unison passages.
will certainly stand out.
solos and some very sound instruction on the amplified guitar.

Pitch test

The lonely
slide
man
DON LUSHER
writes about

the trombone

A Juddguitar tutor

Trumpet parts

Fast vibrato

TECHNICAL
PAGE

Into the bell

When playing those quasi -horn
Max Abrams answers a query passages,
bear in mind that it is
It does, in fact, expertly guideConscientious

the conscientious reader through
QJOCK FAULDS' first article,
practically every aspect of modern
Saxophones-and Versaguitar playing without, I am tility "On
Reeds" (Technicalhappy to report, resorting to Page, 22/9/51),
advises beginners
those diagramatic chord shapes

which has often bothered me:
does this apply to drummers?
I seas taught by three professionals-all connected . withdancemusic-and I feel moretake lessons from a straight relaxedwhich have in the past ensured toin my playing than athat students were able to finger plaTyletirs. brings to mind a q2tery colleague who had his tuition
the instrument without reading
from
a
drum
sergeant with 30
a note of music.
years' military experience.
Compared with all the other
Just
one
more
query. What is
Britain's Top Tunes
plectrum methods availiable In
the position of the arms when
this country, Ivor's tutor is he- THIS is the list of the 20 best-selling standing
playing straight music?
yond criticism.
songs for the week ended OctoThe point I am about to make,
20, as supplied by the Popular
however, applies to all guitar ber
Committee of the Music
tutors-Ivor's' included. It is Publishers'
Publishers' Association, Ltd.
this.

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Suntaught by a good dance band

jump to difficult chordal and syn- 2 TULIPS AND HEATHER (S)player with a sound knowledge of
copated exercises before many
John Fields rudiments is bound to be morepages of closely printed scale and 3 BECAUSE OF YOU (A) .... Dash relaxed.
arpeggio studies had been tackled. 4 SWEET VIOLETSThe old-style military band(A) .. Morris
So how are we guitarists expected
adheres to methods
to span the gap on an instrument 5 LOVELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR drummer
taughtbefore Waterloo. Militaryof comparable difficulty which(A)
Francis Day drumming was meant forhas, in addition, two extra strings 6 MY TRULY TRULY FAIR (A) Dash open air where greater volumetheiswhich are not even tuned to equal
UNLESS (131Francis Day required, and many Army drumIntervals?
mers
grip
the
sticksgrimlyandHowever, this book is undoubt- 8 TOO LATE NOW (A) .. New World
little or nothing of theedly a standard work. It weaves 9 CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS (A) know
finger control
practised by
its way lucidly from point toCampbell Connelly modern drummers.
point and Ivor has wisely indi- 10 A BEGGAR IN LOVE(A)
cated that a week should be spent
In straight playing, in the
Cinephonic standing position there is greateron each lesson. I might add thisis not a maximum time limit. 11 SHANGHAI (A)Harms -Connelly arm freedom and movement ofSome of the later lessons will take 12 BELLE, BELLE, MY LIBERTY the elbows is normal. The arms
considerably longer than a week
not held stiffly against the
BELLE (A)Dash areto master.
sides.

But I can say without hesita- 13 BE MY LOVE (A) .. Francis Day

tion that a thorough study of 14
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LONGING FOR YOU (A) Sterling
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knowledge of the instrument.
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Better still, a companion work 18 WITH THESE HANDS (A) Kassnerby the author would be most 19 VANITY (A)welcome.
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9COLLECTORS' CORNER-edited by MAX JONES and SINCLAIR TRAILL

One man went to blow and blew with taste
Had it been possible to remove clarinet part is clear and intellithe whispering washboard from gent. It is reassuring to think
the mixture, and substitute a that If the worst happened-and
HUMPHREY LYTTELTON AND HIS fresh part properly recorded at Fawkes withdrew into the world
the last knocking, the record of Flook - Humphrey could
BAND
would doubtless have benefited. change himself into a two-piece
Apex Blues
As it is, the music swings in front line, for recording purposes, rendering of Jimmy Noone's well(Parlophone R3436)
the main, but not consistently. until the breach was filled.
known blues.
Lyttelton plays tot., clt., pno. and Happily, the weaknesses do not
Fawkes delivers a deeply nasal
washboard on the first title. " Apex destroy the general air of lively The full bandsolo, followed by a Lyttelton
Blues " is by the full band (Lyttelton, period jazz. Trumpet and clarichorus
which is Noone-like but
By
the
full
band,
but
with
Fawkes, K. Christie, Webb, Vallis, net are featured in biting solos
quite original.
Ashman and Hopkinson). Recorded and weaving duets that ride Fawkes on bass clarinet andChrigtie's
muted solo, one of
Lyttelton on clarinet, 'ApexLondon, June 11 and. May 23, 1951, nicely towards the end.
best on record, nearly cuts
Lyttelton's conception of the Blues is a smooth, inoffensive his
respectively.
them both. And the rest of thetrombone playing is excellent
AS a rule I dislike the multiple
and in a pleasant Teagarden
recording trick. I am notvein.
desperate to hear six guitars or
Although the 'beat is far frompianos played by one man (or, for:tupendous. Hopkinson's drumthat matter, by six).
ming sounds more flexible than
One-man bands are better :asual.
partly because they are fewer, andalso because-if successful-theystand a chance of sounding
KID ORY AND HIS CREOLE JAZZ
almost as good as a real band.
BAND
This one-man disc of LyttelHUMPHREY LYTTELTONOne Man Went To Blow

and talent . .

ton's is successful. Because
Lyttelton has taste as well as
talent, the session produced more

the Girls Go Crazy About The Way
Walkthan an amusing stunt.

Quartet jazzOry

Blanche Tououatoux(Vocation V1001)(tmh. and vo.), CecileIOry(so.), Mutt Carey (Wt.), Joe DarensbJurg (clt.). Buster Wilson (pno.)
Bud Scott (gtr.), Ed Garland (bass)

He has given us brisk quarterjazz somewhat in the style of a
Blythe -Bertrand or Junie Cobt.
group. In addition, there is theundeniable novelty appeal:With the aid of this gimmick.

Minor Hall (drs.).
RecordedAngeles, March 21, 1945.

Lonhuniphrey Lyttelton

REVIEWING the Ory Band's" Savoy Blues "j" 12th Street " Tubby " Hall, furnishes a sureRag" (October 6), I commented foundation; Scott and Garlandon the deterioration of the band's play bed -rock stuff; and Bustermusic since the departure of Wilson moves around a little inMorton fashion.
Mutt Carey.
The tone of the band changes
This Vocalion release, madewhen the band was near its almost from chorus to chorus.
and the soft, mellow soundzenith, has Carey on trumpet. This,
And it has the easy lift and surg- of the ensembles that follow:s muted solo, provide a
ing group feeling so noticeably Carey
missing from the recent Ory model which any New Orleansstyle group could profit from.
issues.
studio, he recorded on tape the
A rare p,ocia e of George Lewis and raiser Talbert, taken in New
Gene Williams, who handled
piano, washboard, trumpet andOrleans
duringastreetparade.
thisband-as
well
as
Bunk
Johnclarinet parts, in that order, thenson's-at one time. wrote the Sustained
a vocal to round off the work.
notes for Decca's " New Orleans Ory plays particularly well,This scat chorus got voted out
Revival " album (from which this supplying sustained harmony orwhen the finished version was HARALD GRUT WRITES ABOUT
record came).
rhythmic figures accordrecorded on shellac.
" The Ory band," he wrote, rapid.
to the need. Sometimes he"consistingof
first-class musi- ing
statesthetheme, and in one of
Speed upcians, became one of the most the final choruses
out withpolished of all New Orleans bands a repeated gliss jumps
phrase that
There isn't much wrong withas the men's mutual understand- thrusts the music forward.
the music except for a drastic
ing was deepened by playing toOnly a band playing regularly
speed-up in the last ensembles
gether again.
produce jazz of this comand symptoms of anaemia in the" Unlike Bunk's band, which could
ILLIAM RUSSELL has re- Good To Me ") by the six -piece
It is one of theplex
rhythm department. The piano
had been restricted by the musi- mostnature.
cently issued three magni- band.
pleasant
New Orleans reis strong enough but the wash'Inmyopinionthemusic
coninexperience of some of the leases of the year.
board sounds as though it were ficent long-playing records on tained in the total 27 minutes' calmen, Ory's was able to play all " Blanche Touquatoux " is abeing tickled-whereas eye wit- h.s American Music label.
playing time of this one LP record kinds of music superbly.
. This-song of the kind that Ory
nesses have written of HumphAs
alwayswhen
Russellhasis the quintessence of New was no one-man band, and its folk
Like " Creole
specialises in.
sitting before a mike, thrashing his hands in the recording and Orleans jazz.
best
efforts
came
from
the
close
and
La -Bas "" Eh.
Song,"
away at the board.
Music No. 639.
co-operation of all seven men."issuing of New Orleans music Americanitis a simple,"
CreoleBo-Bo,"
This is centred around George
Both these titles exemplify the tuneful piece that translates
the result is sheer perfection. Lewis.
into
Here, for once, the cover melodic and very loose -knit enUnfortunately, Russell follows
with a West Indian flavour.
give full details of the semble playing which attracted jazz
his rather annoying practice of notes
Carey deals out the rather
titles.
The first side contains us to the band when the clipped
giving only very scant iniorma- four numbers
treatment he always gives
recorded by George Crescent records carne out.
tion on the record covers-their
Creole songs, and his straightLawrence Marrero and" The Girls Go Crazy," a tradi- tonice photos notwithstanding- Lewis,ish
lead
is contrasted by DarensPavageau only, in Lewis's tional jazz tune which had bourg's sinuous
and in some of the cases the titles Aicide(Williams reminds us) a less Both take solospart.
of the tunes found on these home:against counter " Over The Waves" (beginning polite -title originally, is the better melodies by otherfront -liners,
can only be guessed at;
awkwardly in 3/4 time, side for band work.
2.) The Invention records
this
music
is
marked by abut that, of course, does not de- ratherAllbut luckily thinking better of it
senseofcontinuity;the" solos "tract from their musical value.
the music proceeds). " New
American Music No. 638 : Blues as
are lead variations springing
TNLIKELY as it seems that so andOrleans Hula,- " Burgundy Street Barrelhouse
logicallyfrom
theband'sopening,
Spirituals
playedbyBunk
prosaic an article as the hair _Blues " (this is identical with
Ory's men get the feel of this ensembles.
comb should be responsible for Johnson.
previousAMissuesof
thisnumOry
and
his
wife
sing
in turn
Four titles recorded in New ber! and anotherbarrelhouse traditional (a 16 -bar
the development of a new musicaltheir native French patois, andinstrument, the facts in the case Orleans in 1944 by the band that Philip Street Blues." blues, " St. blues) right away, and they hold inthesinging
has
charm
and a
of the Kazoo permit of no other was responsible for the many
This last side gives plenty of our attention with constantunprofessional soundinterpretation.
wonderful previous AM issues opportunity to admire the sing- changes of instrumental balance, completelytoit.
the lead irom one horn I know that 7s. 6d. is a stiff
The " Comb -and -Paper " has for (Bunk, Jim Robinson, George
sound of Lewis's clarinet passing
years been used as means of Lewis, Lawrence Marrero, Alcide ing
another, and creating arrest- priceand the inclusion of the tofor a record. But it is not,ing polyphonic effects.
emotionally relieving the music- Pavagean and Baby Dodds). and playing,hauntingly
beautiful"
Burgundy
The rhythm team, too, does the T believe, too much for this one.
a funeral march played by Bunk's Street Blues " makes this record
ally untutored, and vice versa.
Minor
job we expect.
Its deficiencies are many: hand- Brass Band.
a must for those who have not fine
MAX JONES
ling difficulty, labial irritation,
managed to acquire a copy of pre- Hall, brother of the late Fredsocialembar- 1"4
vious
issuesofthistitle.
rassment,tois more variety in the
The blues side contains only Theremention but aside. It opens with " Hightwo numbers, a slow unnamed reverse
few. Small wonby Kid Shots
Society,"
12 -bar blues and the old stand-by. Madison'splayed
der that certain
band that recalls two" See See Rider."persons set out
previous
andvery
successful
While the latter has appeared
to build an inby the same group on AM.
previously on AM 251, the un- issues
strument with
Thereisplentyofspirithere.
been
named blues has neverIts virtues but
if the sound of the recordissued before, for the very good evenminus its failsomewhat
muffled,anding
isreason that it runs for nearly 10 Lewis plays the traditional solo
ings.
minutes.
After man y
with
great
gusto,
after
being
first
This is indeed an important
years, successrather surprisingly byaddition to the all -too -short and overruledcrowned these
BOUGHT"THAT'S WHY
Shots's vigorous horn.
all -too -uneven list of recorded Kid
efforts.
and
THADDEUS" San Jacinto Blues " is played
THE LATEST PREMIERS"N.O.
music.
The
musicians
play
tolegend credits
VON CLEGG
by
Lewis,
Jim
Robinson,Margether in perfect understanding; rero, Pavageau and Baby Dodds.
the invention ofsays
solos by Bunk (snatches of
the Kazoo to Alabama Vest, an theis a slow-paced beautifulFranklin Street Blues "I, Robin- This
American Negro, circa 1840. Built
RAY ELLINGTON
blues
with
a
theme
slightly
reson
and
Lewis
are
simplyconto his specifications by Thaddeusof " Burgundy Street."Europe's favouriteand beautifully played; the miniscent
von Clegg, a German clockwinder ceived
The side closes with the previhave the true ously
drummer.
of many attainments, the Kazoo ensemble passages
issued
"
Ice
Cream
"
playedwas submitted to public exhibi- N.O. flavour, and the rhythm by the same bunch. Bill Russell
although not displaying describes this as " a miracle oftion in 1850 at their workshop section,
premises in Shanty Town, Macon, much imagination, provides an uninhibited joy," and I can only
Ideal background.
Georgia.
Dodds's drumming, especially, concur.
This epoch-making event passed
a thing to marvel at. As the American Music No. 640: A Nite
unnoticed and the Kazoo might ishave rusted in obscurity to this music proceeds the tension in- at Artesian Hall with Wooden
Parlophone should be able to sel,therecordhandsomelyinAmerica.
It was Hector Stewart who conceived the idea of Humph's oneman band. Lyttelton devised
his own jazz theme from the"One Man Went To Mow" song
(why didn't he get full compose)
credit, I wonder?), and worked
out a neat arrangement.
During some four hours in the

N. . on LP

W

.

.

Two numbers

I

day.

New Orleans Band.
creases; and yet the playing is Joe's
There is a pronounced hall echo
wonderfully

relaxedandcon-trolled. Recorded under happy on most of these recordings that
distorts the music, but
circumstances in New Orleans's somewhat
Luckily Vest. still imbued with San Jacinto Hall. this is by' far the true N.O. spirit is very tangvisionary fervour. showed it at the the best recording ever issued ible in there.
The band is made up of
Georgia State Fair in Atlanta. under Bunk's name.
Wooden Joe Nicholas (a very
The three spirituals that go forceful1852. where Mr. Edward Bear, thetrumpet player and uncle
intothereverse
side
are
"
When
eminent toy manufacturer, wasclarinettist Albert). Albert Burso enthusiastic that he contracted The Saints Go Marchin' In" (a to
bank
(who
plays a fine clarinet),
to mass-produce it under licence different - arid better - version
old friends Jim Robinson andfrom Vest and von Clegg-his only from the one previously issued ourLawrence
Marrero.
bassist Austin
on
AM
252):
"
Just
A
CloserWalk
stipulation being that its nameshould be changed to " The Down - With Thee " by Bunk's Brass Young and drummer Josiah
Frazier.
Band"(recorded
in
the
open
air
South Submarine." with subtle
in 1945-a truly authentic exreference to its shape.
The world knows the result of ample of N.O. funeral music) and Previous sessionthat momentous amalgamation. an unnamed title a suspect it toThat, according to the cover-Parp Green.
be " Lord, Lord, You're Surely notes,
is the personnel respon-

Visionary fervour

sible, but I am convinced that
one of the seven titles that go

this record is from a previous
session, and has Baby Dodds on
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The title in question is " Up
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The rest of the titles are (on" Shake It And Breakside 1)
It " (alias " Weary Blues "). a
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only; " Careless Love," " Lead Me
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THE MELODY MAKER AND RHYTHM

11'

MELODY

Shouldn't All -Britain finalists he given

MAKER
MAILBAG,playing the more intelligent jazz had hastily withdrawn at thecompositions.
last minute, necessitating the inAfter all, the Jamboree only clusion of somebody else.
happens once each year and so May I be permitted to state theshould he devoted to pure jazz true facts of the case?
IWONDER what the audience matter of importance.-R. F.
(as the title of the event implies)
Due to a contractual disagreeof the better -than -average type.- ment between Mr. Maurice
at the " All -Britain " would Langrick, Grimsby, Lincs.
Alan
Jackson, Fawley, Hants.
Winnick and myself, it had been
have heard from the competing
All -Britain judge Leslie Evansmutually agreed, on the Tuesday
bands if those same bands had
THE PIANIST
previous to the broadcast that
WHO WASN'T THERE
been given a sight-reading test? writes on this subject next week.
you mention, that I should withI suggest that at all future KNOB -TWIDDLING ON
THIS particular record fan draw from the series.
contests band parts should be THE EUROPEAN SERVICE
thanks Laurie Henshaw for This was five days before thegiven by the judges to the bands FAR be it from me to say a goodjoining him in his lone puzzle- airing, so I hardly think that Les
while they are actually on thement over label -credits on the Howard's inclusion in the proword about anything constage, and marks awarded for nected
Frankie Laine recordings (" MM," gramme could be called a " lastwith
the
BBC
(I
am
an
sight-reading ability.
minute substitution," for myself.
6/10/51).
AFN fan myself), but if Mr.
The " Piano by Carl Fischer " - Teddy Johnson. Suroiton,
The rehearsed numbers could Nichols (MELODY MAKER Mailbag,
Surrey.
line
hasappearedoneverything
be the slow fox-trot and waltz, 22/ 9 / 51 ) -and for that matterfrom " Jezebel " to the recent HOW MR. RACE
Burman - liketoand the quick -step for the un- Maurice
in
"
Girl
the
Wood
"-and
has
" twiddle their knobs " a little
rehearsed number.
been the cause of much replaying MISSED A TRAIN
they will find that a halfAfter all, these bands had moreof
in order to find even a solitary 3FAY I beg a little space in yourjazz, featuring either reprobably been playing the same hourpiano note on the wax. The fact
1 correspondence columns forby the great American
number right through the Area cordingsthat one has never been found an apology? Last Sunday I wasor else a programme fromContests, and so to the Final.- players
has
only
increasedthecondueto appear at the Manchester
Cook's
Ferry
Inn,
can
be
heard
J. C. Mulligan, Worcester.
fusion.
Modern Music Club, but, througheach Sunday at 8.30 p.m. on the
Why
the
label
-credit?
The
anunfortunate circumstance,
EuropeanServiceoftheBBC.
CERALDO ANDSERIOUS
Law theory is that Mr. Fischer was unable to get there in time.
Jazz records are also broadcast MORE
THE ALL -BRITAIN
JAZZ WORKS WANTED
is either (a) Frankie's agent, (b) On my way to the station inatvarious
times
on
the
shortPARTS of Geraldo's statement wave over the General Overseas I MUST criticise the choice of Frankie's lawyer, or (c) Frankie's London, I became involved in an
at the " All - Britain " and the African Services. Althoughargument on traffic signals withnumbers by the big outfits at mother-in-law.
(" MM," 20/10/51) are puzzling,
attending the Festival Jazz the Jazz Jamboree, especially after Anybody else any thoughts on a representative of the Law.
to say the least. I refer to his not
the matter?-John Law, 56, I told hina I had a train to catch,Concert,
I
was
able
to
hear
the
reading
that
Ted
Heath
playedremarks about musicians' atten- recordings made there by tuning the Les Brown version of Petershill Road, Glasgow, N.
and offered to leave my nametion to style.
in to these services.
" Slaughter On Tenth Avenue."
and address, but to no avail-it
LAST-MINUTE
Now, of course, the question
was impossible to stem his ponIt has always puzzled me why NO
Now I think it is generally.
derous lecture on the subject of
why people overseas, with bands of the calibre of Heath, SUBSTITUTION
accepted that style is one of the arises
more important features on their own radio stations to listen Geraldo and Lewis never perform INCLUDED in your issue of London traffic regulations.
October 20 was a notice of By the time he had finished,which a band or instrumentalist to, are given greater opportuni- such really important works inties for listening to jazz via the the big -band jazz field as Ralph Les Howard being signed for the the only available train had
is judged at your contests, and BBC
Burns's " Summer Sequence," or new Maurice Winnick programmes gone.
than the people at home.
indeed, in many cases has been Well,that's the BBC for you! " Lady McGowan's Dream ": heard every Sunday at 6.30 p.m. I Immediately rang Tonythe deciding factor.
" Black, Brown And Beige," or (Light). You stated that the Stuart in Manchester to offer myAnswerthatquestionandyou
In these circumstances, it isprobably get an insight into " Black And Tan Fantasy " by surprise of the broadcast on apologies, and would like tonot surprising that young musi- willthepeculiar
workingsofthat
Ellington; and Raeburn's " New October 14 was the " last-minute repeat them here for the benefit
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October 27, 1951

THE MELODY MAKER AND RHYTHM

12Manchester drummer joining Two changes
in CharlieGold's Pieces of Eightout for 9 hours
Short Four

Bandleader has
narrow escape

APROMISING young Manchester drummer gets a magnificent
TONY STUART, proprietor opportunity as a result of Tony Lytton leaving Hairy Gold tobandleader of the Astoria
takeover the drum chair with Jackie Gordon at the Café de Paris.
Ballroom, Manchester, and his
Newcomer to the Gold percus
trumpet -arranger Ken Ratcliffe
department is Merton Kaye,
had a narrow escape last week sionwho
has played with several of
REG RELAXES
when they were victims of a gas the leading
bands around Manleak.

chester, and was for a time at

They were in a room off the the Ritz there. He joins the Pieces
ballroom, writing bandparts, and of Eight next Monday (29th).
had lit a gas fire. Apart from a
Telling the MM " about hisslight smell of gas they did not discovery, Harry Gold said : " I
notice anything until Ken col- have watched Merton for a longlapsed on the floor. Tony rose to time. He is a great student ofassist him, felt himself going Dixieland music, and I think hefaint. and remembers no more will blossom into a very fine jazz
until he regained consciousness drummer."nine hours later.
Other members of the staff
heard the sound of falling bodies,
LOSS CLUB GAINS
dragged them from the room, Over
500 applications haveand secured medical assistance. already been
received as a result
Through falling on his face, Tony
our announcement last week
suffered a badly lacerated nose ofof the resumption of the Joe Lossand a black eye.
Ken came round after an hour Fan Club. Secretary Miss Dorothyor so, little worse for his experi- Kershaw is dealing with applications as fast as possible.
ence.

RENO DRUMS AGAIN!
"MELODY MAKER"

Watsonpreviously at the Ritz with Les

Bayliss, and Ron Moore (gtr.) willtake over from accordionist Edgar
Klaka. Ron recently completed
the summer season in Devon with
the Don McIntosh Quartet.
Pianist Eddie Farrow andstrike for higher wages 13 days

previously.
Billy told the MELODY MAKER:" It was a matter of general tradeunion principles only. We wereadvised by the Irish Federationof Musicians not to pass the

pickets and we took that advice."

Freddy Gordon at
Le Gourmet, Sydney
Northampton -born Freddy Gor-

But while waiters and wait- don. after a long run at theresses trudge up and down out- famous Raffles Hotel in Singaside the O'Connell -street building, pore, has for some time been resibandleader Watson has not been dent at Le Gourmet Restaurantidle.
He has played one-night at Manly Beach. Sydney, where hestands at the Embassy, ,at Sker- leads a quintet on drums.
In addition to the resident
ries, and last week -end wasbooked for the Clyda in Grey - berth, Freddy records on an Australian label with a five -sax, four stones, Co. Wicklow.
Remarked Billy: " We have re- brass, four rhythm line-up.
He tells us that one-time Westceived several offers of bookings.
but we can't accept them-just End sax -leader Paul Lombard has
in case the strike is called off." finished at the Celebrity and is
Roughly, 1,000 workers in 16 concentrating on radio work, andhotels and eight restaurants are that pianist Gaby Rogers is stillat Romanos.

involved.

ABBOTT ENDS BOURNEMOUTH RUN

bands at the Heads of Ayr Hotel, Kilmarnock, on October 17.

tenants Glasgow's Hillpark Tennis musical rather than a political

Billy

BANDLEADER

Glasgow pianist Billy Wyner
the Dennistoun Palais and the will
be guest cabaret artist at theBerkeley Ballroom,

week whenclub on November 3.
Jimmy Reid took an eight -piece
Sylvia Dalt, the young Hudders- orchestra there for the annual
field vocalist who joined the Felt and Tarrant dinner and ball.
Leslie Douglas Orchestra a few Pianist Nicky Kidd, who had justweeks ago for its appearance at finished a summer season atGreen's
Playhouse
Ballroom, Aberdeen, gave a 15 -minute cabs Glasgow, was again featured with ret spot.

At the same time. two changes

to take place in the personnel.
Drummer Ray Jackson will be
COMES OUT IN are
replaced by Sid Levin, who waslast week withdrew his bandfrom Clery's Ballroom, Dublin, in
sympathy with the restaurant's Charles complete the quartet.
catering workers, who went on

BASSIST Alex Bailly, who has left Bill Neil's band at the St.
Andrew's Hall Ballroom, Glasgow, has been replaced by
Sam McKay, who played with the Neil Group throughout the
1950-51 season. last few months the band when it played a one Duringhas
thebeen playing with night -stand at the Grand Hall,
McKay

Club-for a guest spot at the atmosphere lastmonth with his quartet at
DUBLIN BAND first
the Ritz Ballroom, Manchester.

SYMPATHYSCOTTISH NEWS: BILL NEIL
SIGNS SAM McKA Y ON BASS

Saxist Derek Hawkins and city's Piccadilly Club next week.
pianist George Scott -Henderson The St. Andrew's Hall Ballroom,
have accepted an invitation by usually used for the counting ofGordon Smillie-whoseband votes during elections, had abassist -leader
POLL- WINNINGCharlie
Short completes hisFrank
A LTOIST - LEADER
Abbott is to leave the Norfolk Hotel, Bournemouth. on
November 1, after a run of two
years.

With the close of Blackpool's
summer season last week -end,
Reginald Dixon completed his
twenty-first year at the organof the Tower Ballroom, where

Rawson remainsat Hull E. Park

Frank told the " MM " that his
departure is due to the expiration
He has two Veteran local leader Fred Rawof his contract.
interesting offers pending and is son
will continue to lead his own
to
form
an
entirelynewband.
at the East Park Ballroom,
holiday in the Lake District.
The remainder of his sextet will outfit
Hull,this coming winter. Fredremain at the Norfolk, led by has beenplaying at this venue
accordionist Ivor Raymonde, with for the past
two years.
newcomer, Hal Smith, onThepresent
line-up of the band
WINTER SEASON one
trumpet.
is
Tommy
Glenton(tpt.), Eric
The full line-up will be Ivor Smith (pno.), Ted Sawyer(bass),
Raymonde (acc., pno., vet.), Bob Bob Moffatt (drs.), Fred Robson
AT TORQUAY
Jenkins (tnr., clt., flute), Fred (voc.) and Fred Rawson on alto,(pno., arr.), Sammy Prager baritone and clarinet.
Since the beginning of October Erica(drs.). Teddy Wadmore (bass)
The Hull vocal group, thethe two main venues for dancing andHal
Smith (tpt.).
Crackajacks, recently lost its
at Torquay (the Spa Ballroom
founder,
Joan Richardson, who
and the 400 Ballroom) have
has been replaced by Wyn Harmerchanged over to their normal
from
theAlan Bond outfit at
winter -time programmes on aJackson's Ballroom.
three -nights -per -week basis.
At the Spa, saxist Art Jennings

he plays for daily dancing.
Reggie can be seen making
tea in the caravan he purchased this year to spend a

Rowberry Ork still
open to offers

ALL -BRITAIN FINAL
Belle Vue, Manchester leads his sextet on Mondays (Old Time), Wednesdays and SaturOct. 14, 1951
days. Supporting Art are Jeff
The Arthur Rowberry OrchesHead (pno.), Roy Adams (drs.), tra's
engagements following
Weed Isax, cit., voc.), Bob their first-time win at the
WINNING BAND Les
Lewcock. (tpt.. voc., yin.) and MELODYsecond
MAKER " All Britain "Wotton (bass). Art also Championshipon October 14 have
Arthur Rowberry Maurice
leads the Spa Quartet for daily set them off intheir fully prosessions of light music at the fessional capacity
in impressive
DRUMMER
Marine Spa.
style.
At the 400 Ballroom. Henry
they
On
Saturdaylast
Pearce has taken over the resi- played to 1,800 at the(20th)berth on Wednesdays, Fri- Ballroom, Burnley. NextEmpress
Winners also of National Dance dentday
theyand Saturdays. leaving his shared the bill with the JohnnyBand Championship Finals. days
venue at Paignton for the Dankworth Seven at Dudley HipWinter Gardens. Blackpool. Dellers
first time in 15 years. Henry podrome in front of a capacity
Sept. 30. 1951
fronts a five -piece comprising audience.
Ralph Ellis (pno., alto., clt.), Ron
Supplied by(Friday) they appear
Clayton (tnr., cit.), Bill Jackson at Tonight
the Astoria Ballroom, Notting( tot.). Joe Peggs (bass) and ham:tomorrow at Smethwick.
Jimmy Hockey (drs.).
He also provides music every Next week's dates include Sheffield
Snow Hill, Birmingham
Sunday evening at the 400 ( with (31st), Walsall (November 2) and(3rd).
guest artists) and is MD at the Birmingham* REPEAT OF LAST YEAR'S TRIUMPH *Although the band's date -book
Trecarn Hotel (Babbacombe) andthe Abbey Lawn Hotel (Torquay). entries are gratifyingly numerous,
they are not fully booked, as sugThese wonderful drums-years ahead of any other makegested in a previous news story.
in the world-will improve YOUR drumming and band.
Arthur Rowberry informs the
MELODY MAKER that he is still
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attractions include the appear- the New York Hotel. Hull, areance of Eric Winstone and his shortly to undergo reorganisation.
Orchestra (4th), Cyril Stapleton Although the nature of the(11th) and the Vic Lewis changes are uncertain at the
moment, it is known that they
Orchestra (18th),are being made in order to make a
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lead trumpet Ted Lowe (from Leigh,Lanes) recently became the father ofa baby girl.
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LAURIE MITCHELL and his Bandare currently playing regular Saturdays at Armley Satins Ballroom.
Leeds. where they are contracted forthe winter season.
ERIC SPENCER, trumpet with the
New Blue Ramblers, resident groupat Loughborough Town Hall, emigrated to Canada last week.
TED ASTLEY this month celebrates
the completion of his third year as
bandleader at Sale Lido, nr. Manchester.

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