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No. 11 HALLSNEGOTIATIONS are under way for Jack Parnell andhis full Orchestra, with vocalists Marion Davisand Dennis Hale, to appear as a top -of -the -bill attrac-

tion with a special show package at all the No. 1
Variety halls.

Details are not yet finalised. but it is almost certain that
Jack's tour will commence on February 22.

Jack is no newcomer to
Variety, but this date will markband's first solo venture in
ELIZABETH BATEY his
this specialised field.
In 1951, Jack led the pit
orchestra for the West End
UNCONSCIOUS
show, " Fancy Free," at the
Prince of Wales Theatre. Last
year. his band accompanied
IN CAR CRASH
Lena Home on her ScanBates'
VOCALIST Elizabeth
dinavian tour.
was knocked unconscious The Parnell Orchestra is thewhen Harry Bence's car crashed second name band to makeheadlines in the Variety field inlast Saturday night.
Also in the car were Harry recent weeks. Last month, theBence and his brother Jimmy, MM announced that Ken Macwho escaped with cuts and kintosh and his band andbruises, and Elizabeth's step- singers would commence afather, Mr. Hobbs. who sus- Variety tour on March 22.
tained two fractured ribs.
The crash occurred on the
Nantwich-Manchester road near
Holmes Chapel.
Elizabeth has now recovered
sufficiently to resume working
with the Bence band.

Joe Loss for resident BBC

21 YEARS AT THE GROSVENOR' mystery visit'
NormanGranz arrived

inEurope this week to fix dates
for the 1954 tour of his Jazz At
The Phil unit, which played
London last March.
He visited Milan and arranged

in MU election

The dance band musicians

directors of Grosvenor House
gave a party to celebrate
Sydney Lipton's 21st year ofmusical residence. About to

cut the cake are IL to r.)
H.
Managing

Director

A.

Jones. Mrs. Lipton and Sydney. and Chairman Charles

Italian dates, called on a Paris
agent to schedule French concerts, and stopped in Holland tocontract Dutch appearances.
He visited London. but when
asked the purpose, he told the
MELODY MAKER : " There is nostory yet. But I hope you'll haveone before the group comes over.

Met MU" As you know. Ted Heath
who swept into office as "The
Taylor. MP.
backed out of the exchange deal
See also page 8.
New Dealers " at last year's MU
wearranged. But, as I said, I
London Branch election havethink there'll be a story later."been virtually ousted by 'theFire at home ofDuring his two days in LonLondon Federation of Musicians'
don. Norman Granz had conbloc this year.
sultations with the MU. and disDennis HaleAmong those rejected by theelectorate in the recent election The home of Dennis Hale. cussed plans with other figures
are Jock Bain, Cliff Haines, vocalist with Jack Parnell. was in the musical world.
Arthur Mouncey, George Taylor partially destroyed by fire lastHe also cemented arrangeand Charles Kahn-all of whom week. An electric fire had ignited ments for the issue of Clef (née
a
rug.
the
"New
under
officeheld
records in Britain.
The Dennis Hales are now Mercury)First releases are expected early
Deal" banner.
living
in
one
room
of
the
house,
Final results announced this which is near Brighton.
in the New Year.
week are: President. Eddie
Blundell: Vice -President, Len
Pearce: Referee. George Orrell;
Trustees. Eddie Blundell, George
Orrell. Bill O'Reilly;
Committee: Bill Batten, Len
Pearce. Ronnie Hunt. Jack A. B.

band, Dolores Ven-tura's Latin-American Trio, andthe Tanner Sisters. It is strongly

rumoured that Ted Heath andhis Music are lined up for ain "BBC Swing Club,"
TOE LOSS and his Orchestra stood that bands mooted for air- series
include Geraldo. Eric Win - commencing in April.
" have captured a resident ings
As already announced, Januthe Squadronaires, Teddy
spot each Friday night in the stone,ary 28 will see the returre of
Ken Mackintosh, and Kenny
New Year dance music pro- Foster,Baker's bozen in thegrammes scheduled by the BBC. Ted Heath.
The " Golden Slipper Club " " Let's Settle For Mttsic 7
Commencing on January 29,
Night series.
Joe will be heard in " Club Pic- will spotlight a Ladies'
The Tuesday late -night sescadilly," which may also feature every fifth week. The first of sions
by the Show Band willthese attractions (to be aired ona guest band each week.
From Saturday (30th). the Friday, January 15) stars Ivy continue as at present.

Norman Granz on

On Thursday lost week the

Benson's

Friday -night spot

weekly " Golden Slipper Club."
will present a series of name band attractions. It is under -New Dealers ousted

The Deep River Boys, now playing their farewell week at the
London Palladium and doubling at the Coconut Grove. are seen
with Edmundo Ros at a party given by Edmund° at the Coconut
Grove last Sunday. This Sunday the Deeps fly to New York.

KEN MOULE BAND FOR '51

Both Ken Motile and Jackie
A NEW band breaks into West-3,- End clubland in the New Davenport were with Johnnyin MM Contests
DankworthE)earlove. Alf Edwards. Laurie Year when Frank Weir's pianist - during the war.
Clark. Bill O'Reilly. W. E. Ross - arranger Ken Moule opens withKen Motile will be resident at
Gower, Joe Nussbaum, Bill a 7 -piece at London's Studio '51 theStudio on Wednesdays andParish, Frank White, Syd on January 3.
A co -resident attracKen, who is quoted as saying Sundays.
Woods, Harry Vardon, Jack
will be tenorist Jimmy Skidthat the band has been inspired tion
Wakeley, Jack Dacombe.
Fridaysand Saturdays
more.
by Lars Guilin. will lead a line- will be guest nights.
of baritone, tenor, altoup
MARY LOU LEAVES(doubling bad.), trumpet andthree rhythm.
THE RINGSIDE
Men so far fixed are Les Con- Monica and Marie
Wednesday.-MaryLou
don apt.). Arthur Watts (bass),
PARIS.
Williams. who has been playing Lennie Dawes (alto, bari.), Stan
record for Decca
at the Ringside, left last week(tnr.), Don Cooper
Singers Monica Boyar andend because of ill -health. She Baldwin
and Jackie Davenport Marie Bryant cut their first side
has Continental tours lined -up for (bad.) Jackie
will " double " his for Decca this week.
January, and it is not known at (des.).
Organist Jackie Brown handledpresent whether she will return present job with Paul Adam.
accompaniments for bothto Britain before then.
The band is being presented the
Thelma Carpenter, the Ameri- by publicist Les Perrin, who told sessions.
Monicaflew back to the States
can singer who was also working
MM : "The Studio '51 is last Wednesday evening. Mariela Parts. finished suddenly last thebeing
redecorated
at
a
cost
of
recorded here forpreviously
week -end and returned home to
Parloplione and Lyragon,nearly £1,000.".New York.

News about the December Release

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NEW ORLEANS JAll CONCERTAt a Georgia camp meeting ; Chimes blues ; Bergundy Street blues
GEORGE LEWIS AND HIS RAGTIME BAND

Salty serenade ; I saw Mommy kissin' Santa Claus ;333 Bourbon Street ; When the parades go passing by
FREDDIE KOHLMAN AND HIS BAND

Actually recorded at a concert presented by
Joe Delaney at Artisan Hall, New Orleans, 14th December, 1952
LA 8627DANCE TIME WITH JERRY GRAY AND HIS ORCHESTRAOne stop boogie ; Begin the beguine ; Tompkins Cove ;Valse tristc, Op. 44 ; A pair of trumpets ; Holiday for strings;
Oh ! So good ; Solid as a stone wall Jackson
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BLACK COFFEE WITH PEGGY LEEBlack coffee ; I've got you under my skin ; Easy living ;My heart belongs to daddy ; A woman alone with the blues;
I didn't know what time it was ; When the world was young ;Love me or leave me
LA 8629JIMMIE LUNCEFORD AND HIS ORCHESTRA

Impromptu ; By the River Sainte Marie ; Stratosphere;
Annie Laurie ; Swanee River ; Yard dog mazurka ;Hell's bells ; Hi spook ; Margie ; Pigeon walk ; My blue heaven ;Siesta at the fiesta
LAT 8027
COUNT BASIE AND HIS ORCHESTRAOne o'clock jump ; Do you wanna jump, children ?;Blue and sentimental ;Swinging at the daisy chain ; Evil blues ; John's idea ;Panassie stomp ; Swinging the blues ; Blues in the dark;'Texas shuffle; Jive at five ; Honeysuckle rose
LAT 8028
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December 19, 1953

MELODY MAKER

2

One picture, two columnists, head this American pageTwo MM

KENTONI SUPPOSE some people
think of me as haying always been a bandleader, because the firstwriters Sank thisgroup.
On lett Stan Kenton.
onright - Leonard Feather.
Leonard was emceeing a" Platter Brains " broadcast on
a U.S, network. His star panel
is completed by (I to r.) 'anger
Sunny
Gale,
actor jazz Ian

Ralph Meeker and critic George
Frazier.

talkinLeonard Feather's

New York
Diary

SundayVAT COLE opened at La Vie
En Rose, a swanky andrather expensive club on the schedule and Jim Crow Southern
East Side. I missed the open- conditions. it's no wonder Nat
his men are saying "Nevering but caught the show tonight, andtime they ever heard ofand business was terrific. Nat again."me I was already leading
could have stayed on for ever, Monday
my own outfit.
home I started studying. and I answering requests.
MORE travel trouble! Billie
really hard. I wouldn't He seems to play less piano
However, there was a STAN KENTON'S studied
Holiday and her husband,take any jobs that involved every time I hear him, and it's aperiod in my life when I
lengthy rehearsals. I had some great shame. Surely nobody Louis McKay. dropped In to say
would
be
upset
if
he
devotedawonderfulteachers
andI
wantedgoodbyethis evening. They are
worked as a sideman in REGULAR COLUMN to spend as much time with them small segment of his act-just leaving, alongwith Billie'a pianist
other orchestras.
two two -minute numbers, say-to Carl Drinkard. to open in San
as possible.
None of them obtained
About that time Vido Musso piano solos?
Francisco. 3.000 miles away, on
Both Nat and his guitarist, Friday night.
starting an orchestra, and I
national recognition with FOR MM READERS was
And quite some Johnny Collins, agree that their This may not sound difficult,helped him.
the exception of Gus Arntime after that I started getting recent Southern tour was pretty but wait a minute- -they'reby car!
helm's. I was with him for that, as I've said, he became rest- into the studios and the radio rough. Johnny told me : "When making the whole tripSaid
Louis :
How'll they do it?
and doing work that I'd we arrived in Town, last Sunday,
about a year and a half.
less and discontented and went stations
wanted to do.
I hadn't been in a bed since " I'll drive twenty hours a day
He was making a come -back home.
Nothingbut
travel,The
mostimportantteacherP
Thursday.
and
sleep
four
hours
a
night.
It was about six months later ever had In music from an in- work, eat. travel-often two dif- hope to make a thousand miles aI
at the time, and I remember he that
Dorsey started spirational standpoint, and some- ferent towns in the same day for day."got me to rehearse his orches- makingTommy
hit records.
Alan, that kind of life's not for
who really guided me won- two concerts."
tra and put things together. I I wentbig
back to California. and one(The tour, set by the same me. Sure glad the McKays andwell, was a guy named
wrote a few of the arrangements that's when I decided I was derfully
booking
office
that
now
has
Ken
I
won't
to drive when weCharlesDelmores.
He
was
about
going to try to make a musician 72 years old, and was one of the ton's all-star show on the road, head for have-not many.
Stockholm next month I
out of myself.
featured
Nat
along
with
Sarah
old
Frenchmasters-a
virtuoso
Up to that time I had never
the french horn and the 'cello, Vaughan, Jacquet and Ralph
Tuesday
Fazola, Auld
really studied music too seri- ofwonderful piano, spoke 11 Marterte's band.)I had had a little classi- played
DUKE ELLINGTON and hisback-breakingthislanguages,
and
had
a
repertoire
Between
The band achieved a great deal ously.
background. but mostly I'dwife dropped in tonight;
for about a year and a half- calbeen obsessed with jazz and how of something like 67 operas.
Duke has a few days off in town.

then Gus got restless and home- to play it.
sick. and he junked the band in You see, those of us who were
New York. That was in 1937.
on the West Coast were at a Mechanics
Irving Fazola was in that band out
I studied solfeggio with him.
because thereal
and Joe Dixon, another fine guys disadvantage.
conducting.
I will neverin the Eastern States were andclarinettist, was there around with theforgetwhat he did for me,
men
who
were
buildthat time, too.
spirituallyandinspirationally.
and out there we could
We tried to hire Georgie Auld ing jazz,
I used to go over and study
get records-so, of course. with-just a kid about 18 years old only
and when I'd leave the
It
was
much
more difficult for studiohim,
then, and playing with Bunny us to keep abreast
was as if I was inof the de- another itworld.
Berigan's band at the Pennsyl- velopments.
I was drunk withvania Hotel.
excitement
and could hardly wait
We didn't succeed In getting
to
get
home
to
start
practising
Georgie in the band. but there Nichols, Whiteman
I studied for a while withwas still some effort being madeJosephRiccardi
andseveral other
Just like the musicians and teachers. It was very
to make something of a jazz fansrewarding
In Europe. we were 3.000 to find out so much thatband out of the Arnheim organiI hadn't
sation. Actually, Benny Good- miles away from the main scene. known about the mechanics ofthe only orchestras of music.
man was the big name In the I thinkjazz nature in California I'd been arranging since I wasawing band field. and Tommy any
those of Red Nichols. who'd 15 years old-nly first sale was a
Dorsey hadn't yet hit in a really werebeen
out there for three or four waltz arrangement of Drigo's
big way.
and Paul Whiteman.
There was plenty of room at weeks.
for which P got -Si
that time for the Arnheim outfit who'd done some tours on the "Serenade."from an eight -piece band in Long
to become one of the really big Coast.
Beach,
California.
Anyhow, as I say, when I went But my experience as a student
jazz groups, but the tragedy was
gave me a renewed confidence inthe possibilities that the future
held out for me.

We sat around listening to other
People's records of Duke's compositions, most of which Duke
had never heard before.

He registered unqualified enjoyment.

Duke has many reasons to be
glum. in the past month three ofthe most important locations

like his havethe Band Box and theParamount in New York (latter isstaying open, but cutting out
stage shows), and the Blue Note

open to bands
closed :in Chicago.

Sometimes I wonder how hehas the heart, and the physicalstamina, to keep going: yet at 54
he's as eager and full of ideas asever, though far less productive.

FridayDORSEY BROTHERS (or, togive it the official billing,
Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra.
featuring Jimmy Dorsey. theWorld's Greatest Saxophonist)
opened this evening at the Statler Hotel. Got there at. 7. fordinner: found World's Greatest
Saxophonist playing clarinet. lie
conducted for one set: thenBest U.S.
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THE Down Beat Poll, which
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Tommy led for a set, and not
until the third set did Tommyannounce the merger I" We got
together last May and haven't
had a single fight." he said. They
also haven't had a single drink!)

the brothers played a-thencouple of special arrangements,
Frank Chackslield. His recordof " Ebb Tide" was wellfeatured in the " Best Records
of.the Year " category of the
Down Beat poll. (Story on
left.)

with Tommy blowing melody andJimmy noodling alto obbligatos.
A pleasant commercial band,
predominantly a showcase forsingers Lynn Roberts. Johnny
Amoroso and Gordon Polk. Lee
Castle had a few nice moments.

in which Frank
Chacksfield's " Ebb Tide " madeIt was beaten only by Ray
Anthony's - Dragnet."

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MELODY MAKER

December 19. 1953

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WHY OUR BEST LEAD TRUMPETQUIT THE DANCE BAND BUSINESS
Tony Brown catches
Jimmy Watson on the way out

Jimmy still writes.

He has no trum

W

pat.

He picked it

Up one nitrit andAt the age of sixteen Ile joinedsmashed it on the
Between characteristic peaks of a Glasgow hand, which paid him
ground.
vehemence and ice-cold apathy, ten pounds a week.
Watson will tell you about It.
When the war came the musiThat is, he will give you the cians were Invited to become fire facts as he secs them. If his ex- watchers. Jimmy refused.
planation is unsatisfactory, that His refusal became the ecomay be because he is himself un- nomtc necessity which drove
able to see them all.
him Into our world. He could
Simply, he states that the more sight-read anything, so he joined
arranging he did, the less inter- the Herman Darewski band.
est he took in playing; that his
feverish impatience to express
himself harmonically left nothing Learning fastover.
" At that time jazz was, to me,
This could he the entire truth.
Hall
playing 'Teddy
On the other hand, it may be Henry
Picnic.' 1.iterally." he inonly a clue to underlying reasons. Bear's
aLsts.
Certainly, there are many sigBut he learned fast. He can't
nificant blanks between the lines. quite
remember when he started
There is plenty in Jimmy Wat- improvising,He thinks It was
son's career to give amateur almost Immediately.
Mostly, it
psychologists a field -day.
was
in
the
form
of triple -tongued
He learned to play the cornet variations.
the age of eleven with the However, the war machine was
Ambrose Orchestra at
Salvation Armymaking its inexorable gear shifts
Cowdenbeath.
THEhad just finished the inFifeshire.
and complicating the lives of
He Wasmost of us.
keen.
final concert in its Irish desperately
He was horrified at the idea oflefthe
Beforefighting.
tour. The musicians rose school at the age
As an Inglorious draftee, I
fifteen, he wasstiffly to put their instru- of
salute the lonely, hopeless courstudying h a rageof a man who, hating fightments away.
mony and coun-*ing, braved the self-righteous
terpoint at the
They did this carelessly or Dunfermline
scorn of people who thought thatpacifism could only be justified
reverently, according to tem- Carnegie I n s t 1by piety.
perament. Except for one tute of Music.
Jimmy Watson suffered for his
Throughout hisman.
convictions. He was given timetimes
He stood up with tense childhood.
tothink things over. His case
tough. His
was reviewed. Again he made his
deliberation and lifted his werea Cigarettes
fatherwasstubborndeclaration. There wastrumpet high above his head. miner. He felt
more time to think. They did
Then ferociously he smashed it the pinch of poverty. In school not
up the struggle easily,or out, he was not a good mixer. but given
down on the stand.
Watson was recalcitrant towas too good a scholar to be the end.
The playing career of Jimmy He
popular.
Jimmy
puts
It
stronger
Watson was over.
Finally, in 1944. he found himthan that.
free to play again.
" I was excellent." And with self
He was Invited to work with In between times he'd played lead trumpet for the one-night
Against reason
almost aggressive candour he George
at Green's, Glas- with Harry Hayes and other stand grind ahead.
top boy was always gow. It Elrick
Of course. nobolp but Jimmy adds: " The
was not difficult to get bands.
He found himself drinking a
I was always top."
believes that he will never play hated.
Good musia
job
at
that
time.
Reflectively he says: " I was little more than he liked, to keep
The brass -band world was the cians were hard to comeagain. It Ls against all reason. onlyby.
Outbursts directed at his
cleaningup."going.
element in which he felt
A musician enjoys playing. The natural.
Watson's ta4es had been very friends became frequent. He waspractised " at least
better he plays, the more he loves two hoursHe
commercial.
He
liked
Glenn
taut
with
remorse and hatinga night, mostly moreit.
Miller's band style for Its musi- himself and the diabolical InAt the age of twelve, he suf- A good player
At his peak Jimmy was about
cianship.
Thatwasprobablydue
strumentinhis shaking hands
his first bouts of claustro- " And I was a very good trum- to his brass band background.
the best lead trumpet in the feredthat made him an unIticeablephobia. Today, he refuses to pet player," observes Jimmy.
country.
" The important things to me necessity to the band.
If you take these things seri- travel by Underground train.
It is interesting that he will thenWatson was bound to lose. thewere intonation, tone andlook you right In the eye as he precision."
Jack Parnell was hissays these things It is, perhaps. His long spell with the Squads struggle.
friend. They talked it _over,a challenge for the easy accusa- from 1945 onwards was unhappy decided to part company. andtton of vanity, backed by rebel- in one respect. There were em- Jimmy took his anxiety neurosis
lious determination not to wallow bouchure troubles. In compen- to hospital.
in_ the conceit of false modesty.
" I am still sorry about crack there was fan -worship at
He had also worked " Intermit- sation,
lug up on Jack." he says. " but
Butlin's Camps.
tently " with Lou Preager and the"For
I'm grateful thata while I luxuriated in
He had met in the applause
Lew Stone.
our social rela- swallowed theMcQuater, a fellow thing whole. fans. applause,Tommytionship was n't
trumpet -player and a compatriot. everything."
involved. He's aously. it isakin to a tragedy.

'

Tommy asked hiM to come to Jimmy's early days with theLondon.
Parnell band were the best
Jimmy played with the new Jackhe's ever had. He was playing

fellow anddeeper than isusual between
bandleader a n dmusician."RonnieSim fine

our friendship isand scintillating Ted Heath hand well and he knew it. The bandfor its " Top Ten" broadcasts. He jumped.
joined the Squadronaires whenthat service outfit Was demobbed.

Working late

And he was doing a

In meditation. Jimmy
Watsonaponders" I shallquestion,never play again," he
Says.

moods
was
brought into the

lot ofband on one con arranging. It didn't matter to him
and tea dition. Ambrosemuch at first that he was working
needed a replaceinto the small hours nearly every
ment for him! Wearily. lAratam
night. He had always found it agreed
to play for an eight -weekdifficult to sleep anyway. It waspart of his nature. too. to leave spell.
Stubbornly he kept the bargain
such Jobs until the very last andrepressed all fury until thatmoment, then blast his waynight.
through with an all-out assault. lastHis beautiful Conn Conqueror
Somehow, the situation got out bore
the brunt. He flung it intoof hand.
toSleeping tablets helped more his suitcase and travelled backGlasgowwith his father. They
and more. When the effect wore
off he would explode with irrita- stopped off at McCormick's Music
After tearing his way Store to sell the battered wrecktion.
through an arrangement with all for £25-" in view of its condith# pressure of his nervous tion."
Somewhere, someone is proudly
energy he would be utterly spentplaying that trumpet today.
and dispirited.
After that. he had to screw Jimmy Watson wouldn't take ithimself up to being a dynamic as a gift.
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MELODY MAKER'4which isO LL
ITYWOOD,
spending millions to

get people to look at theMike Nevard goes .

screen, seems to be work- AnthonyBarbara
an old oil
Quinn
Stanwyck is his
ing against itself in buddy.
about
crazy
still
She's
wife.
Ls

Cooper. but Cooper goes for Ruth
Roman.

" Blowing Wild."

every now and then
Fed up with making you And Laine's
voice comes inlook at the screen-with ?rankle
with
a
brief
snatch of "Blowing
glasses, without glasses- Wild."they now have a means of This is a ballad by Dimitri

It's not so good asmaking you jump round and Tiomkin.
"High Noon." but the tune has
look away from it.
a dramatic ring. The lyrics wouldThis new technique is called probably have sounded better had
they not been chopped up andWarnerphonic Sound.
They might not have the vaults- thrown in piecemeal between thement to reproduce this at your dialogue.
local cinema But this is what
happened at the Press show.
Gary Cooper gets held up by Psycho cop
tNOTHER non-musical film
Then. sudMexican bandits.
with vocal interest isdenly, a chorused whoo-whoo
hits you in the back of the neck. Vicki." showing this week at
Frankie Lame sings at you from North-East London Gaumonts.
behind the screen; the chorus This is an unconventional whocomes from the back of the circle. dunnit in which the cop hunting
A Melly
This is Warnerphonic Sound. the murderer is an obvious(See (acing page)
A switch in technique. The psycho.
Jean Peters, a murdered model.
chorus joins Frank le behind
I Wake Up Screaming " Is
the screen. The bandit lifts sings in flashback scenes. She entirely
coincidental. They botha relaxed
his gun. This time the bullets sings pleasantly withaccordion -clarinet ensemble be- came from the same novel.
come from behind you.
her.
To and fro It goes. Chorus. hindSongs, in night-club sequences. Rosy Hover
Leine. Guns. Explosions. Voices.
Until you don't know where you are " I Know Why " and " Why "(TAKING the rounds withDo I Have To Tell You? "are.
AV.L " V lc kl " la a brighter -than Any similarity between this usual
Out of it all comes the plot : filmthat doesn't set
and the Laird Cregar-Betty out tomusicalGary Cooper and Ward Bond are
the town red. but
Millionaire Grable-Victor Mature scenario leaves paintdrilling for oiL
it with a nice rosy tint.
This is " The Girl Next Door."
starring June Haver, Dan Dailey
and Dennis Day.
June Haver is a singing anddancing star. Dailey. the fellow
who lives next door. is a cartoonist who wants to dance. The

13u ri heard their records. Their lint film is showing in
London. Meet-the Bell Sisters. This still is from "Those Redheads From Seattle," now showing in London. The film wasboosted as "the first 3D musical "; is now showing as a Hattie.

Scott Band debuts infinest BBC airing yet
jazz

THE RONNIE SCOTT ORCHESTRA

THE RAY ELLINGTON QUARTET

MAURICE BURMAN'S

10.20 p.m. 6.12.53

RADIO

BBC SHOW BAND

feel "

oftheobvious romance develops.

In a night club where June issinging a torch song. " Nowhere
Guy," Dailey imagines himself as
her leading man. The succeeding
dance routine. through gamblingdens and crazily tilted streets, isa peach for the contemporary
school.
There's a slick song routine(Continued on facing page)

Ellington

Quartet, plus the added delight
01 the Scott group was popularbroadcasting at Its best
If there were weak spots, they

could have been found in the
THE day after this broadcast.
material of the Stargazers and inheads were at work in the
Baxter's vocal.
BBC, shaking their dissent. ProCongratulations to all conducers and similar bods were at
COMMENTARY
cerned-and especially to proodds with the Scott band.
ducer Donald MacLean.
"Wrong time." cried some: shouldn't the listener hear the
forJAZZ CLUB"Too jazzy," cried others,
thing?
getting that history had been real
5 p.m. 12/1263
Not
that
Ronnie's
programme
made. For the combination of Was all Jazz. There was a sweetthese three skilled specialist mellophone solo by Deuchar incomrades, willbands produced the finest and a pretty arrangement of "Don't TOMORROW,
see the end of "Jazz Club."
most musically balanced broad- Take Your Love" and a vocal On theeve of execution we, whocast I have ever heard from the by Art Baxter in a quite com- have fought
for its reprieve.
BBC.
stand
by,
bloody but unbowed.
Need
"
I
of
mercialrendering
The disssenting forget, too, that
We do not share the opinions
Love."
some who say, as does Ernest
dance music just can't stand Your
Fortunately there were also of
Borneman.
that " we have lost
still: It must have transfusions. "Stomping
I
At
The
Savoy."
from time to time, of brave new Get A Kick " and a thrilling duet the BBC." On the contrary, readideas. Ten years ago, the music by Whittle and Scott in " All The what a member of the Corporaof the Show Band would have Things." To hear Europe's two tion has to say, in the shape ofreceived the same refined rasp- greatest tenors featured in an producer Jimmy Grant, who has
berry as the Scott band appears ambitious arrangement by Crorn- prepared the following stateto have received from the above - ble gave one to think that. in ment for our readers:mentioned bods.
spite of the "Battle of ' Jaza
Club.'" the BBC is by no means "The most important function
as retrogressive as it sometimes of ' Jazz Club ' has been to proappears.
for the fans,the
Looking into the Burman vide entertainment
time,
years'
But in ten
those throughout themusic of Scott will be considered Crystal Bali, 1' can confidently especially
British
Isles
who
get
little chance
predict
that
the
Scott
band
will
by the same bods, or their rehearing theirofplacements, as eminently suitable be on the air again-in the very otherwise
favourite
brandofmusic,
eitherfor broadcasting. Dance music near future.
or recorded.
is, after all, only a very commer- The Show Band playing its fine, live
"But
I
think
that
the
importcialised form of jazz --and why dance -y music, the humour and ance of the programme goes beThe band which made the BBC
yond this. It has provided a us, and, above all, fans are think twice goes on the air. A
btiMtlill8 to the Jazz movement always eager to hear more Jazz Jew minutes before the start oftIOCCIOCICOCCULWCICCICKSIVEIVIEWCADCMCKICC4 I CZ
its own sake."generally, a movement which, a forWe
broadcast, leader Ronnie
have, you see, allies In the thefew years ago, encouraged young
Scott checks points with proa Very crtappy eliristmas andBBC
who are far from being de- ducer
Instrumentalists like Jack ParDonald MacLean. Benell, Ronnie Scott, Johnny Dank - featist. We are greatly encour- tween them are Ii. to r.) band
worth, Freddie Randall. George aged by Grant's statement. per- members Pete King. Dereka prosperous new Year

Chisholm, Steve Race and Kenny mission for which, comrades, had
to be granted by the executioners.
Baker.
they gave it readily is a
It is such musicians as these ThatK
sign, not of weakness, comrades,go all Our a -I -tends
who
are
the
leading
lightsoftheA
British popular music and dance but of the justice of our cause.
band world of today, not forgetting George Shearing in America.
c:vcccc.cc.ccuii2
or4a3riz,a42.40:: Peter Maurice
have been cheered, too, by" I hope it will not be too long theWethousands of you who have
before specialised
Jazz pro- written
and have sent
grammes return. We need the petitions letters
the BBC. There. ininstrumental virtuosity and the deed, l:esto
our
great
strength, andnew styles which jazz can givet; IF YOU ILOVIE 41E'4

Leeds Music

144

RADIO
talking pointIF YOU'VE NEVER
BEEN IN LOVE***************************************

MIRE WAS A TUNE
rte*..10.-.)2,m7r,r,afs!

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if
Le

SHOW BAND SQUEALTO think that the BBC and theShow Band should descend
to such low, offensive material as
they did on December 12, makes
me sick.
mentions of him in
we are confident that if all of theThroughMM, I have always regarded
you write to the BBC. the voice Cyril
Stapleton as one of " our "wON'T
of Jazz shall be heard once more musicalBut not aftero'er Britain's green and Jazz -- hearing legions.
A
CARE)
orchestrated
highlyhungry land.
choralversionsof" That's Why
On this penultimate show. Darkies Were Born
" and anDavid Jacobs introduced current equally distasteful sequel.
vccxxxxxxl
record releases and Vic Lewis
The
hypocrisyofthosetrainedthrilling snippets from voices singing ao melodramaticTHE Monday evening and playedin ally those sickening words....
recentKentonconcertthebroadSaturday afternoonugh!
casts by the BBC Show Band are Paris.
Good-bye, Show Band. I wonTWO BARS TO THE BAUBLE
a bad thing for dance music
generally, In my humble opinion. are awarded, this week-to Scott der how many other listeners youthat Saturday?-P. L. HamThe type of material used on and Whittle for their great lostmond, Sheerness -on -Sea.
these programmes hears no com- talents.
parison to the very excellent fareprovided each Tuesday night by
the same band. The Monday andSaturday shows are, in the main. it*
comedy shows with the band *tc:cxxxxxxxl playing
10 *only a supporting rale.
To top It all, the show is com- 4(
Unit
g peredby an announcer with a .4
microphone 4(
moat
a manner, unsuitabler itfrar *whose main function
seems to be to act as " feed " to 0
the visiting comedian.
The ideal way of using a hand ix*
in a comedy show is instanced *by the "Bedtime With Braden "series. But the "Show Band*Show " is supposed to star the*band: why not let It do so? By*
IS all means keep the comedy spot-

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but scrap the string section andchoir and let us have the same
type of material as featured on
Tuesdays. That would be agreat Sonic for dance music.Bill Badley.

*MELODY MAKER

De-cei-nhei 19, 1953

5'

JIMMY LEACH and his

ORGANOLIANS

The Dance Band with a difference
featuring

JIMMY LEACH and his

HAMMOND ORGAN
A Star Attraction for
One-Nightors-Functions
Sunday Concerts

climaxes the Don -Ray -me episodes

that share celluloid with murder.
. . . . . to the pictures hunting, drinking and some nice

NOT SOLELY REPRESENTED

JIMMY LEACH

scenic snow,(Continued from preceding page) come out to the Kiondyke to joinMiss Melly
between widower Dailey and his him. not knowing he is dead.
The owner of the saloon has "THEN American actress Dianabon while wa.snlng dishes.
fired his manager, butThis gives proof of flying alreadyLynn lost her voice duringwhen he falls in love with red- thev Isst
week of " The Moon TS
SaUcers, but don't try it yourself. head
Etiaondo Plenatras the family Blue; herunderstudy at the
There are also cartoon sequences won't believe in his non -partici- Dukeof
York's Theatre took
In the Wm, and an effective duet pation in the murder.
over.
between Dailey (playing) andRhonda's sisters. who also Ret
She was Andree Melly -sister
Haver (leaning) on an imaginary involvedin the situation, are of the blues -roaring George. She
piano.
Teresa Brewer and the Bell got six curtain calls and played
At lea.st a couple of the eight Sisters.
three more shows before the starsongs are pluggabie. My advice:
The Bell Sisters are an AmeriCatch the film while they're fresh. can version of the Tannera. recovered.
Twenty -year -old Andree went
YOU'D enjoy the relaxing romping Danes, you might say.
into " rep.- some three years ago.
Of its male star.
They get one point number When she first came to Town
during a steamer trip. But for from Liverpool, she didn't think
the most part they are playing much of being known as " George
Flat redheads
ivory. This entails a romance Melly's sister."
From theRedheads" THOSEbetween half of them -and Guy
says George, "it looks
Seattle " has been blurbed Mitchell, song and dunce man at as" ifNow,"
ane will get her own back,"
as " Hollywood's first 3D musical." the saloon.
It is neither.
Guy puts a lot of zip into
When we first saw the film in " Chic k -A -Boom," which would Another Duke
the suburbs this week it was have been the musical peak inshown as a fiattie. And it's hardly the him had it not been for THE Humphrey Lyttelton band
acceded to a request fora musical. It would best be de- Teresa Brewer.
scribed as a Elondyke melodrama
Teresa. the girl who crashed the "Chicago Buzz" at its Club lastinterspersed with musical acts.
pop field with " Music. Music. Saturday. The 18 -year -old fan
The film starts with the Music." is the star of the film. who made it was the Duke ofmurder of a newspaper editor by She 15 cute, pretty, and bright. Kent, who stayed two hours.
the manager of a burlesque -joint - Her tilmcraft has something ofsaloon. The redheads are the the old Dinah Shore touch.
Her" Baby. Baby.
Baby " Singer mimes
editor's wife and daughters, who

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Seasonal greetings to membersof the profession and Otherit friend, -JOHNNY;HAWKINS AH'IT,'*;
I
*

MUSIC

and many thank: to the,1111:eanPeters

'it

sings

*

JACK BONTEMPTS

confidence in booking _..
a fortheirpresent
Continental tour *.
released aim, "
*
*
*
*
*
* * * *
in our scene to give out With* * * * * ** * *opinions, too'Still the greatest artist, andthe greatest influence, on thebusiness is Louis Armstrong."
Season's
He rates Ray Burns as theduring a night clubsequence in her newly

IP'

41

British vocalist with the most tohimself and other artists. The
mimed to his own records. Later band will be on-stage instead ofhe conducted the massed choir hidden away in the pit,
through "Hey, Joe" and otherfor shut

Greetings*

FROM

D AV EDAVANIAND HIS

Trumpet rescue

Stolen show(.1100 Utattf:a TO nritrONL:* * * sir * * * * *and says that Perry ComoIN spite of the laryngitis that offer,is 'way ahead in the States.
made him voiceless lastLeoplans to tour the halls inweek -end, Frankie Vaughan in- the New Year with a show on 4r
sisted on keeping his date with American lines. He hopes toa Nottingham youth club. The have a name band supporting
excited members cheered as henumbers.

Tel.' 790
ll WRY CHRISTMAS 4,..n srvcrar.0:-1D.DDIE CALVERT will certainly.124 remember the last week of
INFREQUENTLY an actor or an his Variety tour which ended at {Xactress steals all the bouquets Bradford.
on a first performance before the
A car accident made him misspublic. Miss Jill Adams makes his early spot on the first night.
a visually appealing case in point And without his car he had toat the current late -night revue. get to London to record his part .
" On With The New; at Lon- of the BBC "Forces Show."
don's Irving Theatre.
Car hire firms were apparently
Statuesque in stance, Miss unwilling to do business with a *Adams sings in a small, June Variety artist, until he found one
Christy -1st' voice a witty torch - which was covered by the same -ff
song -contriving with the abso- firm which insures Eddie.
lute minimum of facial play to
On his way back from Town.
gan the maximum range of between Martthester and Brad- 4:
subtle effect. Very nice indeed. ford, he came across a car thatcrashed on a lonely moorland
With the rest of this revue I had
remained
unimpressed.
Mr scene. Eddie was already short

SEXTET

400 STAINES ROAD.

TWICKENHAM. MIDDLESEX* * * tr * * * * ** * ** * * * * *appg Oriotutao *and an even*
14aopirr

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from

BOB

Anthony Newley makes an engag- of time, but felt bound to help.

He extricated the victims, saw
ing comedian; he will be very themoff to hospital, and dashed
I II it 1-1, when his delivery is crisperand his clarity of diction matches on.
He made the theatre withthe expressiveness of his grim- minutes
to spare, but discovered
aces. Of the tunes, "Come Tothat
had a cut lip. " Right
Tri.falgar Square " is pleasing on theheembouchure,and darned
and could be popular with the uncomfortable."
public (although I seemed todetect a certain affinity* with thatmid -thirties hit waltz, "Sympathy").
But the whole offering seemed
too much like a pot-pourrri of all
the acts we have already seen
before in other revues. Before
embarking on "On With The
New," I suggest the writers
should have heeded that othercategorical imperative: Off WithThe Old. -Peter Leslie.

4i

New Warif;HARVEY,* * * *

Greetings /ram

Leo on Louis
FEW people realise that singing

star Leo Fuld has his rootsin the dance band profession.
But recently he reminded MM
correspondent Ron Drake that
he paid his first visit to Leeds asa member of the Jack Hylton

Dan Dailey and June Haver starIn the bright musical. " The Girl
Next Door." This, and its partner
release. " Vicki," are reviewed on

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Christmas Greetings #.

JAZZ ON THE AIR GEORGE MITCHELLWEEK COMMENCING SUNDAY.

Compiled by
F. W. Street

DECEMBER 20. 1953 (TIMES GMT)
SUNDAY. DECEMBER 20:
6 2-7.0 a.m

J. 1)-.1 Shows.

10.30-1:30 J: Sunday Syncopation.

2.3.3.0 p.m. DL: British Band Box.
4.33-5.15 A 1 2 3 4 Part Two of theAlbert Nicholas Salle Pleyel Concert,11.2-12 0 .1: Midnight In Manhattan.

9.45-10.0 J: Blues For Monday.
10.15-11.0 Q: Blues And Spirituals.
10.15-10.45 S: The Jazz Corner.
10.30-12.0

J:

1:44

except on 24th).

MONDAY, DECEMBER 21:

Shows

in:glItly

5.30-6.0 am J. 1),1 Shows (daily).

WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 23:
1.2-1.15 p m J. Strictly Dixie.

6.30-7 0 DO: Rhythm Is Their Bull.
wins, by Denis Preston.
10.30-11.0 Q: Mulligan Tentet, etc.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24:
11.1-11.15 a.m. B --218m: Jazz Horizons.

1.2-3.0 p.m. J: Dial AFN For Xmas.
Spirituals. concrete-* **(6rrrtitsgo to All (Our
Nrirubofromtional singing and jazz.

9.15-9.30

NAN SHAW AND ALL THE BOYS

Mahalia Jackson sings

Negro carols -FOREIGN Jazz radio programmes

MAKER -on sale Tuesday. Decem-*

WAVELENGTHS
2A: RTP Paris -Inter: 1-1829m.
:93m. 3-31.4:m. 4-48.39m.
Relays!
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SUNDAY, 20th DECEMBER -445m, 498m.

C: VARA Hilversum 298m.

D: BBC: E -European 224m. 48.5m,
41.6m. 30.7m L -Light 1500m.

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E: NWDR: 309m, 189m. 50.1m.
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8.30 p.m.

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0: HR Frankfurt: 506m. 48.47m.
R: RAI Rome: 355m. 269m. 47.9m.
5: Radio Baarbrikken: 311m
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1.2-1.15 p.m

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TUESDAY. DECEMBER 22:
11.3-11.20 a.m. 11-379m: Hot Club.
1.17-1.27 p.m. N: Bedsit.
2.30-3.0 J: D -J Shows (daily to Wed3.45-4.0 R: Jazz Panorama.
nesday).
5.30-9.0 .1: Music's No Mystery.
4.0 J: D'J Shows (daily; 4 5 Satur930-10.0 E: Doctor Jazz.
day).
9.35.10.0 N: Harlem Jazz.
9.15-9.45 B: Panassie-Earl Bostic.
9.45-10.0 J: Hot House.
9-30-10.0 F4: Dizzy Gillespie.
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December 19, 1951

MELODY MAKER

c.

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Star leaders celebrate Sydney Lipton's `21st'

Teleclub to
Flamingo ;COACH CRASH CAUSES BREAK-UP

OF `GREATEST EVER'

From Howard Letraft

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WInilred Atwell in -Pardon My French at the PrInce of Wales
Theatre Oat Monday and TUradaY

Cent. haute of the hBra. dance nef. rhue.v7Leze.,..gr.

Lie sorden

V.1.11.1% W.:71.!°,=';.'at-.T.,:zs=

wart a snowballothm
et the long

Ian le osturstly upset

A irs. -.mbar,- no. rm./id tenprelarlo IrettitnGte ewe.

i,.i2eired"""1::rh 7.4Z; 7.= 14reTriOroint:Igefr'ire,51 Ire'PIO Mate

will mart up Otto JM haler. la

MAC.-

PhIUDWGIS

01_01. 5.000.11..=.1

aMoblVg110iti
nitTre.Mtn WPM=

GUEST SESSION AT BAGATELLE
sme

Gar.unn

vet114t
ap0onnfl
Ordoch. ="Dellont
toI. T1

CCOM.an.

ASO permosion
aodba help out.

lOr OaPoorbond

Ma Won.wn.
then
Malmo/ ofprimb lab fer art
r",m11the Prince of We. Theatre

uro'errgn'errgroZe'dr Lon.. 51 Cult.
11.,1

for Tessie tour
Hunter.

toe NI,11;'Um

60FF LOSES REISMANAFTER 3' YEARS

Hunter augments
Don

Memel,' tour

M11171

thrgr. AZ1" "rSwng-erastar
ii'7Ftirr 4:E$!.'141:\
Meta .Is
esti me.ude
0.i...et&tr,tr:;117.1..tro,".1-c.r; in new discery

hos.

teaar

drummeolowler
pianist, Georget

end:::zrzt"

GEOFF TAYLOR LEADS

6 ON FIRST DISCS

Ca niwen

lot APIC' ''JAMES VISIT 'UNLIKEL Y'

41bri7 ''Ornrn,ano. en and 1111
W.IO.Ttm,.. they

IIOr
Nr''

UNTIL AFTER SEPTEMBER

tT

ttoren.

g'S
nIhoti Fra/%1tres:.:.
Wribur

anjcI'"431rj-1;btIrTIZIolr'L;

Changes in Daniels'
Fountainbridge 11

It was stated mat on 0,4tO McCombe nao enter. nsi
aria
idtnhurgh. Benny
ilirtZas'er'n'Te. Ilory
1.1.0.11n,f,redid On Krung DuifT. formerly 0101 mewed thoort
Neville Houghton at the Locarno Casio.
Vocalut Norman:VI[P'114"..76,
Currie. who has been with Benny for Pifer andhalf years u
'the
enrco

s

aus, .1,1

cObs

de

1r.d

1

cvnrr WaLmel Arum, aVgrrikIlt'LneletaUPnd

Waal. Mortly.

litart.'t

No replacement I, loci: Amu, M the 'op ofll11.-tiarr=

re.
I.I

Dreamt.
ho war iw fort.re Intut.repIacoll MIttemet
bld band',rd. In
IT now 'et nte Unlikely that Harry James and Betty Orable ndeco. allown
Larry Meaer. for., Os. Vetcr mtln.
grd'i
In
also to be 'le..0'
the New War On previously forecast- Harry, manager. Pm Wee Monte.Oya' Pegg17-1nrwe'"71:Zgrer
Po. rote,.
Mutt. pie.
tenor has yet. noon..
I know nothIng about Harry Rome to England or Europe Ulla yea:. II lie does It
B.
1busi. Itsm. VoP"mrortgArgr l'Irgrareof
sould be a miracle Harry la booked fella In the Steles for moat of In.".
Bub IM the hand atter
Jsinwss seen.. the Mink Corporation of America endorse
Of came, aye havemanager Monte, comment but they add'

REFLECTOGRAPH ?
and why does it satisfy the MUSICIAN ?

Lothian plays for6 hours' revelry
alt DUu-gr.1.141:n

TIREE NEW MEN AT
TIE EMBASSY,..1111i =s i.esident leaner at
hare

TM Pe^scicmcch is a new hub be:lc:mance i,ce,,cr.
TAPE RECORDER
Above all ti u demoned lc cog M.
utmost mebletetiea le the oesiMea who appreciates
lideley of repo:du:monr--,,:n14tur.:":.;'.;1T'1th rid7!
:3n,4';':-'
another ann.: Gate ta he.
rattK hex, bt.O.rode

Before buying a Tape Recorder weadvise you to hear a BEFLELTOCIAPI atmatte

g'4:13744'57iCUt,'°°1k.'n;iChrlatives Da p.

had very maay offers'IT.l. current plutage of NAM
andItettr together withK P AND LUNN'S IN PARTY MOOD

Stony when theformed al Stockton.

n,the, own show at the ChIcago

Themes. la 1.tmilc stoma

ar.Mgra'binPOOrgcleire bacITI7

Pannut rat m Martine ...aeterrn.to=f, appal
u Day Betty aeons vrorlf on

Wry L Mr!:

to.

",""

= w"

ment has ,et been Az

A TOAST TO DES WILLIAMS

day
perleri r tt'e haoffersnu :ppro
101qalv

Swerve, no... Is set for

Nita INtshrm In Everipmt
I or

Me istweece a no from'al :on= 'Tie Ir nthZ1.%*
Jug

from a car
Wham. N.B. group.
to,..,..
on rupet. r:CfMrs,"301015

tram

Lunn LtdanP.'7-Le7,12f*I7"'
E.nan

epettoned

pars

avad of

Miguelita, Slavid
open at Grand

WHITE BEAR TRIO
BECOMES A DUONEW NAME -BAND VENUE

totlb, tan ether members of Pre
In Tovra conlos to Mc ortom
tr10. alatleteesear, em, ano
Conte Seralo «tr your plan to741:' rftegTaned wellscheduled.
lo a MO ant mOy laterand Moven.
.10
add an moordlonlet.
to appear Core n dnrcio end neg.:Min. ere pro - w hen her fa.er Oln recover.
01.11. Ica other toode la the Unnerved. oelta.
T -Bone arrested
LI. Club Is UN WIlf Rupay Orche.tra.
IteeleteGt
wit° leled by 0011141171e.teartet IliaCtilettetee
Sear.
haa Agn. rot
FetrttalPial anotherGeer. C4asen moo I.
Mar
Lerlevatev
p vrair MOW up Po S. LIntrtrIt'a irslOnentrIetwoo m the'fare,,I
Mt Mom. h. Mote mu of rro
wipeal tide en. Mmetwarrne
cam.. TO .Y.. tor pMemaloo 01
Ntrl! Leval Idle I. Johnnydm'Seam
Onad la R.
oner or.
nmc01..
and trine 71'21.1.."
1"4.=.f.,09bnel
writ
raFte
rrer
1I'It'
115IfoA0
Mttaael and
Itaeltater 15011. ott
11. Omit Motel wIll Moo fan
was amid. m.41.1 Main mae. s
UM ..Mt Y. Naha
relitarea to VOA bang
1..eit OM an alto Inann

KEITH PROWSE

Z* rfliarrarittreard! hue Leicester years

LTD.

REG EVANS

Wttrilpriers]

eneemt.

4:744ll'o r*eal*':nt:24:Zit= .

ernmenns.ha Carta, C... AM... Car...

and us. MOW. J. Mae and Ala Pawl lam- ewer

-A DIME AND A"

ile 0.5717,51/2& 0

areS-e-iry

who la meowed
accutent.

THAN I Nouskr'VAQUERO' ' MEET A NAPPyAS,

TRUMPETMAN ACTS AS

Oltrrtaintas anb the New 'far

'ITS GREATERROBIN RANDALSONG

cOUld

Ben

MAN.' LADY KILLEp
IRRENTion.....

GARTERS.
BRAVE ktqN74.BAD
NEWSGOOD

joins Chappell 's

BALLROOM MANAGER

JACKSON POTTERALBERT SIMNER

6AlrEIN=oterroe;erhe'"an't'gg
toMancotatr as ignite%*****.*-o.*.***oi

PARAMOUr"

Bassist Les Farrell

the moment

TOMMY HUDSON

art/vital°
Aff gersationa14,

111'47,e. weirs fee 0.11...x. so:-

. SONO sr oar°. sr. LONDON. eelot

MAN vry

Sepmber. th. coon.*
Mth their homes at te Del Mar
11SZte wreOfie:ernelhlI7/0"lot=-.Mgsc.,/ RA YEVANg gfbee.

&antLater In the year ...NI, tefollowed

the Nalk

at ch

II

With the horses;.. 'age glbeenrly. r.rei..N'eFal;CoffIa. the .nd takt tht standthe Palate for latonlert doul

AND CO,

151

I

What is a...

THREATENED WITH

011.5C.4..1%;;::"^7lD,.,,.,LiliV.%.,,x2:g::::..,tz;man

Guy MITCHELL

kos-efrfARY C4004/4),

BEGORRAH
IT'S A HIT !
7111011.

tWZ
ggg.74
MEAL AROIN

It fd, DI MI I. Liathilg, 1,1 to-

1,15.11 O.0

STAG..

5.0.5 IAL/011/01

11.0.1.. VOWS Tald ST.

SIM 05.

CM, AAAAA ETON

*Ws 001 Ovehe,,,,,..

LIBER-SOUTIVIN LTD,NAV OAST.

SLAW. P.

Pena-

Deem.* St., Lemke, W.C.2

MELODY MAKIN

December 19, 1951

MELODY MAKER

c.

7

Star leaders celebrate Sydney Lipton's `21st'

Teleclub to
Flamingo ;COACH CRASH CAUSES BREAK-UP

OF `GREATEST EVER'

From Howard Letraft

KENTONliqteiWg°Zavr"1<drtYMn
band
band to datc-lho
heard by three I housand

MM readers In Dublin-IS -Nell der does poor Stan. I
ecem to be almost the only 1117
virtually fIntshedThis Ls the new, that trine It stetms that thine who have
Pet man Buddy Chatters Pte either
len or allt bo Inv.{ Inme on a muddy Sling
the next two weeks are lee
hut wife here
don't know what the heck Kenna Toot Slum Bill Honnan.
Bob Atu-m,
Buddy. Conte Condon
happening." said
Kr. Moon. Bill
Dosi
Dennu and Don Smith
The altuatton loth the other[U.S millions will
listen to Vera
Me.mr
at

."Fayt. .
lanA
Ille

guse

re.

over most. of

IOUS!

e

thrIncs on such

.,,

.r

nand

AFTER 9 YEARS

writing.

Snowball octiee&MO rua.t for the Mot UntOto

tr:.: .!" W.=1;.=
Maikarreernen.,t at all Mth Stan
ear

Yun

hOMIC

a

tOUP

of . tor dead. toamoralhand in tom not be and weed

New Tett .11 Oct het the Christmas at home linnwon Me

th. re0e1.0 at COmpar
satIon. their In,. In the
Ottalrg=" %nor''s. Mann

Wilson and 'Hutch 'Ms
grit93Z
dep. for Atwell MTV.' c tl

sin'anatV

IS not known at the time or

The recent bard -cue. seetamt

tr

Itoneevv,,znoulerlty'Vs..inted
rroth:v
171;:aroW
VAllt ern on.kintual. Incldent. 1.1100
gra, .

"""i'dbe'tast Frt. to tine..e.
th,natmushon Priam snit nalur.
N.

tn. te sc., berg with...

al ion,al otv-- e
Lomeli tZens.

hotvite,.lirrw Xeres. none.

New York,
Hollywood

Ms to

B9a319.1°
a half wrIt. Iall

join Nat Allen=OM art= v='"''David Hughes to visit.21.0 Other Stitlillidenea
Der
Ross McManus to
TO. wenn II0111rena By Ther
INA...ND WILSON. the Amer.can plants! at preventforM. mg in cabaret at at. Loriaratona. London dep.
Agritt...r:4-"Vith re. age':
WInilred Atwell in -Pardon My French at the PrInce of Wales
Theatre Oat Monday and TUradaY

Cent. haute of the hBra. dance nef. rhue.v7Leze.,..gr.

Lie sorden

V.1.11.1% W.:71.!°,=';.'at-.T.,:zs=

wart a snowballothm
et the long

Ian le osturstly upset

A irs. -.mbar,- no. rm./id tenprelarlo IrettitnGte ewe.

i,.i2eired"""1::rh 7.4Z; 7.= 14reTriOroint:Igefr'ire,51 Ire'PIO Mate

will mart up Otto JM haler. la

MAC.-

PhIUDWGIS

01_01. 5.000.11..=.1

aMoblVg110iti
nitTre.Mtn WPM=

GUEST SESSION AT BAGATELLE
sme

Gar.unn

vet114t
ap0onnfl
Ordoch. ="Dellont
toI. T1

CCOM.an.

ASO permosion
aodba help out.

lOr OaPoorbond

Ma Won.wn.
then
Malmo/ ofprimb lab fer art
r",m11the Prince of We. Theatre

uro'errgn'errgroZe'dr Lon.. 51 Cult.
11.,1

for Tessie tour
Hunter.

toe NI,11;'Um

60FF LOSES REISMANAFTER 3' YEARS

Hunter augments
Don

Memel,' tour

M11171

thrgr. AZ1" "rSwng-erastar
ii'7Ftirr 4:E$!.'141:\
Meta .Is
esti me.ude
0.i...et&tr,tr:;117.1..tro,".1-c.r; in new discery

hos.

teaar

drummeolowler
pianist, Georget

end:::zrzt"

GEOFF TAYLOR LEADS

6 ON FIRST DISCS

Ca niwen

lot APIC' ''JAMES VISIT 'UNLIKEL Y'

41bri7 ''Ornrn,ano. en and 1111
W.IO.Ttm,.. they

IIOr
Nr''

UNTIL AFTER SEPTEMBER

tT

ttoren.

g'S
nIhoti Fra/%1tres:.:.
Wribur

anjcI'"431rj-1;btIrTIZIolr'L;

Changes in Daniels'
Fountainbridge 11

It was stated mat on 0,4tO McCombe nao enter. nsi
aria
idtnhurgh. Benny
ilirtZas'er'n'Te. Ilory
1.1.0.11n,f,redid On Krung DuifT. formerly 0101 mewed thoort
Neville Houghton at the Locarno Casio.
Vocalut Norman:VI[P'114"..76,
Currie. who has been with Benny for Pifer andhalf years u
'the
enrco

s

aus, .1,1

cObs

de

1r.d

1

cvnrr WaLmel Arum, aVgrrikIlt'LneletaUPnd

Waal. Mortly.

litart.'t

No replacement I, loci: Amu, M the 'op ofll11.-tiarr=

re.
I.I

Dreamt.
ho war iw fort.re Intut.repIacoll MIttemet
bld band',rd. In
IT now 'et nte Unlikely that Harry James and Betty Orable ndeco. allown
Larry Meaer. for., Os. Vetcr mtln.
grd'i
In
also to be 'le..0'
the New War On previously forecast- Harry, manager. Pm Wee Monte.Oya' Pegg17-1nrwe'"71:Zgrer
Po. rote,.
Mutt. pie.
tenor has yet. noon..
I know nothIng about Harry Rome to England or Europe Ulla yea:. II lie does It
B.
1busi. Itsm. VoP"mrortgArgr l'Irgrareof
sould be a miracle Harry la booked fella In the Steles for moat of In.".
Bub IM the hand atter
Jsinwss seen.. the Mink Corporation of America endorse
Of came, aye havemanager Monte, comment but they add'

REFLECTOGRAPH ?
and why does it satisfy the MUSICIAN ?

Lothian plays for6 hours' revelry
alt DUu-gr.1.141:n

TIREE NEW MEN AT
TIE EMBASSY,..1111i =s i.esident leaner at
hare

TM Pe^scicmcch is a new hub be:lc:mance i,ce,,cr.
TAPE RECORDER
Above all ti u demoned lc cog M.
utmost mebletetiea le the oesiMea who appreciates
lideley of repo:du:monr--,,:n14tur.:":.;'.;1T'1th rid7!
:3n,4';':-'
another ann.: Gate ta he.
rattK hex, bt.O.rode

Before buying a Tape Recorder weadvise you to hear a BEFLELTOCIAPI atmatte

g'4:13744'57iCUt,'°°1k.'n;iChrlatives Da p.

had very maay offers'IT.l. current plutage of NAM
andItettr together withK P AND LUNN'S IN PARTY MOOD

Stony when theformed al Stockton.

n,the, own show at the ChIcago

Themes. la 1.tmilc stoma

ar.Mgra'binPOOrgcleire bacITI7

Pannut rat m Martine ...aeterrn.to=f, appal
u Day Betty aeons vrorlf on

Wry L Mr!:

to.

",""

= w"

ment has ,et been Az

A TOAST TO DES WILLIAMS

day
perleri r tt'e haoffersnu :ppro
101qalv

Swerve, no... Is set for

Nita INtshrm In Everipmt
I or

Me istweece a no from'al :on= 'Tie Ir nthZ1.%*
Jug

from a car
Wham. N.B. group.
to,..,..
on rupet. r:CfMrs,"301015

tram

Lunn LtdanP.'7-Le7,12f*I7"'
E.nan

epettoned

pars

avad of

Miguelita, Slavid
open at Grand

WHITE BEAR TRIO
BECOMES A DUONEW NAME -BAND VENUE

totlb, tan ether members of Pre
In Tovra conlos to Mc ortom
tr10. alatleteesear, em, ano
Conte Seralo «tr your plan to741:' rftegTaned wellscheduled.
lo a MO ant mOy laterand Moven.
.10
add an moordlonlet.
to appear Core n dnrcio end neg.:Min. ere pro - w hen her fa.er Oln recover.
01.11. Ica other toode la the Unnerved. oelta.
T -Bone arrested
LI. Club Is UN WIlf Rupay Orche.tra.
IteeleteGt
wit° leled by 0011141171e.teartet IliaCtilettetee
Sear.
haa Agn. rot
FetrttalPial anotherGeer. C4asen moo I.
Mar
Lerlevatev
p vrair MOW up Po S. LIntrtrIt'a irslOnentrIetwoo m the'fare,,I
Mt Mom. h. Mote mu of rro
wipeal tide en. Mmetwarrne
cam.. TO .Y.. tor pMemaloo 01
Ntrl! Leval Idle I. Johnnydm'Seam
Onad la R.
oner or.
nmc01..
and trine 71'21.1.."
1"4.=.f.,09bnel
writ
raFte
rrer
1I'It'
115IfoA0
Mttaael and
Itaeltater 15011. ott
11. Omit Motel wIll Moo fan
was amid. m.41.1 Main mae. s
UM ..Mt Y. Naha
relitarea to VOA bang
1..eit OM an alto Inann

KEITH PROWSE

Z* rfliarrarittreard! hue Leicester years

LTD.

REG EVANS

Wttrilpriers]

eneemt.

4:744ll'o r*eal*':nt:24:Zit= .

ernmenns.ha Carta, C... AM... Car...

and us. MOW. J. Mae and Ala Pawl lam- ewer

-A DIME AND A"

ile 0.5717,51/2& 0

areS-e-iry

who la meowed
accutent.

THAN I Nouskr'VAQUERO' ' MEET A NAPPyAS,

TRUMPETMAN ACTS AS

Oltrrtaintas anb the New 'far

'ITS GREATERROBIN RANDALSONG

cOUld

Ben

MAN.' LADY KILLEp
IRRENTion.....

GARTERS.
BRAVE ktqN74.BAD
NEWSGOOD

joins Chappell 's

BALLROOM MANAGER

JACKSON POTTERALBERT SIMNER

6AlrEIN=oterroe;erhe'"an't'gg
toMancotatr as ignite%*****.*-o.*.***oi

PARAMOUr"

Bassist Les Farrell

the moment

TOMMY HUDSON

art/vital°
Aff gersationa14,

111'47,e. weirs fee 0.11...x. so:-

. SONO sr oar°. sr. LONDON. eelot

MAN vry

Sepmber. th. coon.*
Mth their homes at te Del Mar
11SZte wreOfie:ernelhlI7/0"lot=-.Mgsc.,/ RA YEVANg gfbee.

&antLater In the year ...NI, tefollowed

the Nalk

at ch

II

With the horses;.. 'age glbeenrly. r.rei..N'eFal;CoffIa. the .nd takt tht standthe Palate for latonlert doul

AND CO,

151

I

What is a...

THREATENED WITH

011.5C.4..1%;;::"^7lD,.,,.,LiliV.%.,,x2:g::::..,tz;man

Guy MITCHELL

kos-efrfARY C4004/4),

BEGORRAH
IT'S A HIT !
7111011.

tWZ
ggg.74
MEAL AROIN

It fd, DI MI I. Liathilg, 1,1 to-

1,15.11 O.0

STAG..

5.0.5 IAL/011/01

11.0.1.. VOWS Tald ST.

SIM 05.

CM, AAAAA ETON

*Ws 001 Ovehe,,,,,..

LIBER-SOUTIVIN LTD,NAV OAST.

SLAW. P.

Pena-

Deem.* St., Lemke, W.C.2

December 19, 1955

MELODY MAKES

8

IN
PARIS
Mere THECHRISTMAS
French Ministry
FROM RESIDENT REPORTER(Week commencing December 20)

Education,

which

of
is

could rest better In France; healso preferred to consult the
French doctor who had been

HENRY KAHN

treating him.
continually concerned with
But rest or no rest. he willmusic, jazz included, is proprobably open with Andre Rewelmoting, through the People's
Tito BURNS and Bandat the old Metro Jazz. Beshow that from now on he ilotty
Both will probably be on the to
Sunday: NCOs" Club. Warrington. National Theatre, a modern
cause of the financial risks inwould
only
smoke
tobacco.
Metro
-Jazz
at
the
stand
at
Monday: NCOs' Club, Warrington
concert for Christmas
He told the court he smoked volved, he has given up the idea
Thursday: Locarno. Swindon
Djazz
ay. I have been told that Christmas.
the drug because of his stomach of running his own club.
Saturday: Paget Hall. Dillingham

Tony BRENT

Week: l'heatre Royal, Portsmouth

Mary Lou Williams will star.

Alma COGAN
Week: Empire. Hackney
DARGIE QUINTET
Week:

Empire. Hackney

Boggle 00P,' and Sextet
Thursday-hierss

Club.

RrIxe

Saturday:

NCO,'

Club.

West

NortonDeAyionMILTON

Mary Lou. Just back from suc-

(MEZZ) MEZZROW trouble.

don't smoke the stuff cessful concerts in Belgium, had
was fined £6 by a Paris " Well,
said the Judge. " This to take a couple of days off withTOMASSO, who used court last week for being In pos- again."
time
we
will
forget it."a cold and fatigue.
I2A to play clarinet with Harry session of marihuana.
She hopes to resume at the
The drug was found In his BOTH Sidney Bechet and Mary Ringside,
Gold, replaced Peanuts Holland hotel
but she Is not particuroom after the police had
larly
there. She refusedat the old Metro -Jazz last week. received
Lou Williams are under the abouthappy
a letter from an Infive times to play because
This week the Metro -Jazz attracweather.

Dechet returned from America of the position of the piano.
tion is Sidney Bechet and Pea- former.
The court Wyk a lenient view.
She has now finished at theMezz waved a packet of cigarettes Unexpeetedly. He thought he Perdidp.
nuts Holland.

t LL the stars gathered at the

Harry GOLD and Pieces of Eight
Sunday: Pavilion. BathMonday: Empire Hall, Taunton

Ringside one night last week
to sing and play for coloured U.S.
singer Viola Jefferson, who isdangerously ill In the American
Hospital.

Wednesday: Majestic Ballroom.
Wellington
Thursday: Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh
Saturday: Assembly Hall, Tun-

The Ringside's Dick Edwards
said all the profits would go to
Viola.
Just a few of the star names
who appeared were Don Byas.

bridge Wells
Vic LEWIS and Orchestra
Sunday: Palace Theatre, Reading
Thursday: Royal Forest Hotel.
Chingford
Saturday: Free Trade Hall. Manchester

MarionGainesas if it is going to be first
Billy Holliday gives her first
Paris concert on February 4. andCount Basle, who arrives in
Europe in March. will play con-

Tuesday: C: ib lilt Faubourg, W.
Thursday: UdAP Station. West
DraytonSaturday: Bodega Restaurant.
Manchester
81d PHILLIPS and Band
Sunday: Empire. Kingston
Ronnie SCOTT and Orchestra
Sunday: HIppodronte, DudleyThursday: Mapleton Club. W.
Saturday: Town Hall. Reading
NortonMurielclass.

Mick MULLIGAN and Band

Geoff SOW DEN and Band
Club.
Saturday:
NCOs'

Bruce,

Nelson Williams. Babe Wallace.
Martin Seely and Taps Miller.
THE 1954 concert season looks

certs on April 3 and 4.
I understand that Hot Lips
Page wishes to come to Europe
around February. If he does comehe will play at the Ringside andthere will also be a Hot Lips concert.

Braze

Nat TEMPLE and Orchestra

Tuesday: Dewsbury
Wednesday: Keightey
Thursday: Manchester

This is a, picture of memoriam. For it was

taken at one of the last sessions of the now deceased Band Box club in New York. The
familiar figures are of course. Count Basic andDuke Ellington. In his New York Diary. on
page 2. Leonard Feather describes a recent
meeting he had with Duke. who opened at
Birdland last week for a short season.
CHARLIE BARNET. long absent
from the New York jazz

COLLECTORS' CORNER

THERE
are sundry points picture does show what recording
arising from recent was like in the early days.

scene. has returned to town witha small hand at Cafe Society.
Speakers at the MU recruiting
letter from Paris she says : " My campaign meeting at Dunfermline
this Sunday will be Scottish
argument is that a good musician plays or at least appreciates. district organiser John Young.
and executive committee member
every styli.

Edited by Max JonesFirst. Peter Reynolds,
UGUES PANASSIEand aboutLin
People who say bop is no good Sam Lee.
and Sinclair Traill
Hampton both writeof Leeds. says that the cap- articles
are denying the talent of greatin the issues oftion to an ODJB photograph October printed
Alma Raye, who formerly sanglike Monk, Dizzy,and 17, and November Hampton is against us on this musicians
Tommy O'Brien at the Cryin the Larry Shields appre- 21. Says3Hugues
point. But Hampton told me he Parker. J. J.. Bud Powell. Milt with:
Kenny Clarke, Charlie stal Ballroom. Dublin, joins Don
say the things that Berton Jackson,
ciation (28/11/53) was mis- " The Hampton recordings didn't
Christian.
Smith
at Wimbledon Valais thismade in Paris were for the Hot printed. and to prove its he wrote
leading.
" It takes years of experience to Sunday in place of Susan Miller.
de France and not for Mr. it down for you."" The picture of the band Club
Hampton's letter Is short and play Jazz well-even modern!club.
Contrary torecording has a caption imply- Delaunay's
Billy Taylor, best known as aRalph Berton's statement. I direct. It says " I have been and most of the modernists I
ing that the photograph was supervised the session, not Mr. reading Ralph Berton's MM know have always dug Dixieland pianist, was In the news as a comarticle, Hemp. Slezz And Hugues and everything.
poser
this week when he wasactually taken in the band's Delaunay.
" So long as the critics continue
MMs.

" It is entirely false to write Did The Talking.' and I must say
commissioned to write special(as Ralph Berton did) : ' The line I've been misquoted by him in arguing about who's great and bop music for a new play,whostinks,
we
won't
get
anyI
never
said,
for
Inmanyspots.
of
the
Hot
Club
de
Pranceholds
photographidentical" An
These arguments cause " Madam Will You Walk? " which
general that New Orleans jazz stance, that bop was Jazz- where.
appears in Rudi Blesh's Shining intights among musicians and bad opened Decemberr 1.
the only true jazz.' The HCF because it is not."Trumpets, where the date of the is
We know well enough from feeling. I think if we were left Harry Oates (bass) and Lenconcerts and recordings
session is given as 1937. I think organises
we'd be able to produce
men like Buck Clayton. Panassie's writing that he is no alone
it refers to the Victor session of with(pno.) have replaced George
Bras,
sort
of New Orleans diehard. One some good things-Dlxielanders Allen
Thompson.
Don
Lucky
September. 1936. as Henry Ragas Lionel Hampton and many others of his
Davies and Harry Smith in themost powerful pieces. " It's and modernists."
is not in the photograph. Had whom nobody has ever thought of The Man,
Not The Style That Mary adds that she recorded Norman Burns Quintet.
the picture not been of the comeCounts," was directed against the six sides with Don Byas for Vogue
Orleans musicians.
back group. Ragas would have as"NewBlack Standard Vanguard HTR
N.O.
cult.
on December 2. " I did a waltz
The
truth
is
that
bop
is
the
been included."music that the HCF has never Various attacks on hop have with Don which I wrote in 672. belonging to BBC "JazzWe remember the scene, a re- calledClub" host David Jacobs. wasjazz. Berton must know also been troubling Mary Lou America." she writes. " It soundedcreation of the early recording this perfectly
well, so he tries to Williams. who is a persuasive pretty good. Doti is terrific on stolen from Hinde Street, W., last
set-up. from a "March Of Time - makeSaturday evening.
his readers think that advocate of modern music. In a tenor."film about Jazz. In fact, the picture is a still from that film, andIt
is so credited in Blesh's book.
TOP TUNES
was definitely not taken at the HUBERT W. DAVID'S
copyright list of the twenty
1936 Victor date, or at any of the
THIS
week
I
think
we
might
A.
best-selling songs for the weekoriginal sessions-for one thing,vexatiousthatverytackleended
December
12 is supplied by
the men all look much too old question-title similarity. There
the Popular Publishers' Committee
The caption writer is sorry if is. of course, no copyright in aof the Music Publishers' Association.
he misled, but insists that the title Itself ( more's the pity!).
Ltd.
and, because that is the case.
1 ANSWER ME (2/-) (Ftheyday." he writes.

incorrect.

" This is

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titles get used over and overagain.
As I have previously explained.
It is possible to register your Your Wagon.'' then that can betitle, together with a copy of the considered original.
To me, it always seems that If
song, at Stationers' Hall in
London, and this gives an indica- a publisher, seeing a song fortion as to the date you claimed the first time. immediately recoga title that has been prethe title as your own particular nises
viously used, then he will get thebrain -child.
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DeTernbe-T 19, 1953

Record reviews(do. 2A.018051 -As for le)
MAX JONES DISCUSSES THE 29 (d)1: 36. New York.
(e) (do. 2A.07755 a -Waller (pno.),tnr.), Autry (tpLI, Casey
Sectriesill*. I. C. Turner (bass). Slick MOSSMASTER AND THE PUPIL (drs.l.
24 3 37. New York.

(f)(do 2A 010651) -As for (e).
New York.
(g) (do. 0A.043350) -Waller ipso.),Lnr.., John Hamilton(clt.,
Serbiaitpt.l. John Smith urtr.). Osdrts
Wallace (bass). Jones (dos.). 3/11,3e.

FATS WALLER (LP)" Fats Waller Plays and Sings "Darktown
Raseis
Honeysuckle
Strutters' Ball .L') lg.; I'm Gonna
Sit Right Down (And Write Myself
A Letter) (VI (DI; Suakin' The Dice
(Li) (h); SurInaln. Thom Jingle Bells(V) (dl; Blue Turning Grey OverVote (t); You're Not The Only
Oyster in The Stew (Vi la); It's
A Sin To Tell A Lle (V) (e). (Am.

24 4.37.

(HMV DLP1017-241. Sd.)(a) (Am Victor OA 84421 -Waller(pno.), Milton " Mess " Meurow ic1t..
alto'. Herman Autry (Wt.); Floyd
O'Brien at.mb.). Al Casey (Or 1. Bill
Taylor (bass): Harry Dial (drs.).
16 5 34. New York.
(b) (do. 0A.897641 -Waller nano.).
Rudy Powell (ea., alto). Autry (tpt),
Casey (gtr.i, B. Taylor (bass), Dial(dry.). 8/S.M. New York.

do.

Victor OXAV144-1N, 03CAV145-1N)

New York.
(h) (do. 0A.053796) -waiter Inno.).
Wile telt., tnr.), Hamilton tipt ),Casey (Or.). Wallace )bass). Jones(drs.i. 2,1/41. Chicago.
Previous standard 78 releases (f -no* deleted): (a) HMV BD2911T;

Pb)

59935, with - Everybody Loves
My Baby " and EID50311; (c) J0.205,

with "Come Down To Earth," andJames P.

-the masterBD50871; (di do. 13D1229. with "Send
Me, Mr. Jackson." and 8135087f; teland (fl do. C2937t; tel do. J0.116.

with "Fat And Greasy."(Details compiled by Edgar Jackson)

TAZZ tastes differ, even fromt/
purist to purist, and it isneversafe to say of any artist(c) tdo. 0A.101667) -Waller (pno I.

The Master was James P. Johnson. But here his pupil becomesa master. too. Fats Waller's pupil in the picture above is his son
Maurice. The latest releases by James P. and the late Fats arereviewed by Max Jones alongside.

SWINGtnr.), Autry ((pt.), that he pleases all shades of jazz
(gtr.), Charlie Turner (bassi, opinion.
The three who have comeNew
5,6.16.
(Qrs.).
Yank Porter
Gene Sethi.
Casey

York.

BY EDGAR JACKSON

nearest to doing it I suppose, are
Louts Armstrong, Duke Ellington
and Fats Waller: three men who
followed their own bent rather
than prevailing fashions.
Waller's style was as distinctive

and influential as any in pianotracing out the musicians In jazz, yet it was a direct descendmentioned -though for different of
SAUTER-FINEGAN ORCHESTRA
ant of James P. Johnson's
the
band
on
the
variousdates.
"How That I'm In Love (Rogan) reasons.
It was a formidable research method -proof (for those who
oco Bongo," a slow mambo,(V by Anita Boyer) (Am. Victor Ls by no means an unattractive task -and, on your behalf and need it) that " traditional " andare not mutually
E3VB-0579).
tune, and Messrs. Ed. Sauter and mine. I thank them for having, " original "terms.
`Coco Bongo (Lazy Mambo) (Ward, Bill Finegan have used their un- at my request, taken the trouble exclusive
Waller's
music
will not servetocompleteit.
Singleton IV by The Band) (do. doubted talents as arrangers toevery mood. There are times
for the records, each album
give it an unpretentious treat- is As
E3VB-1203).
rewhenwecannotrespond toa well -varied selection es ofment that goes a long way to- gards(HMV 810587-54.)
his casual music, but there
tunes, tempo and modes
wards
gettingit
across.
Lhe
Millerareotherswhen
his sunny
0570 -Eddie Sauter 1:caderl, Charles
treatment, played inmanner with which we have for or (satirical disposition, his
Albertine, Danny Bank, Russ Banfabulous confidence and gigantic
ter, Sid Cooper, Al Klink ircedsi. Joe
long
been
familiar.
GLENN MILLER AND HIS
Ferrante, Bob Nichols, Hick Travis
Despite anything the Miller swing provide (in the words of
ORCHESTRA (LP)fans would have us believe. Glenn Bovril) the proper tonic. Undertpts.i. Eddie Bert, Bart Varsalona,"
Glenn
MillerConcert
-Vol.
1."
Burns
Ralph
(
tfflbd.).
created anything really standably, he is still popular -I
Kal Winding
Aweigh (Mlles, 2:mmer. neverthat his first LP is HMV's
new. apart from the reed tone hearOno.). Verily Mills (harp.. Mundell Anchors
man).
My
Buddy
(Donaldson);I
resulting mainly from clarinet best-selling LP -and HMV react
Lowe (gtr.i, Herman Alpert (bass),
10ershwtni,:
RhythmGot

Here Johnson gets away fromrags and stomps to play popular
music by Waller iall the tunes
are Waller's except " Sit Right
Down," which was much associated with him). and thus theFate feeling is more marked thanusual. And it is likely thatwithaconsistentflowofreleases.
Lamond,
Don
lead,
and
his
ideas
on
swing
were
(tuba'.
Barber
Sill
With
The
his
01
Jeannie
Dream
This second LP set, though less James P.'s admiration for
Walter Rosenberger, Bunny Shawker
for the most part compromisingly well
Hair
(Foster);
Brown
Light
" pupil " was reflected in thechosenthanthefirst,
should
USA.
18,2
53.
(percussion).
"commercial."
iLehar.;LimehouseBluesplaying
as
well
as
the
choiceofVillamany who don't have theBut he brought to jazztastea satisfy
12LS-tauter (leader', reeds as
Alamo
The
On
Brahma ;material
78 versions.
unassailable
andpol),11
above, Al Derisi, Ferrante, Travis(Kahn, Jones); On Army Team that many of his contemporary"Buckin' The Dice," the only Owners of this and the two
Chauncy
Russo,
Sonny((pis.),(Egner a
exponents of the more enterpris- newcomer. is no world-beater, and Waller LPs could fairly complain
flubs ), Burns
Winding
Welsch,(HMV
OLP1012-241.
6d.)
It
is hard to see why more and of an overdose of " Honeysuckle
jazz
could
not
brandsofing(pnu i, Mllb
:1;rp'. Lowe .gtr...
better unissued things were not Rose" ion all three). "Ain't Mis" Glenn Miller Concert -Vol. II."
always boast.
Alpert (bass). Joe Novotny tAba
included.
4
W:(behavin' " and " I'm Gonna Sit
Loves My Baby
These features are well proved
Lamond, Rosenberger. Bob Rosen - "'Everybody
Of the rest, " Oyster " Ls a Right Down . ion two). " Blue!.4!41,. Palmer). Georgia On My inthese performances, which winner,
garden (percus,...4).. Candid° Pcnoue
andWaller'sown"
BlueTurning Grey " is a:so dupliJersey have the added advantage of the(Carmichael);Mind(bongos). 27/4,53 USA.
My inspiration
provided by the Turning Grey " admirable save cated, but is rare and agreeable
Bounce (Wright, Peters);
Blue Heaven (Donaldson): Fan. radio studio audiences -and. of for the drum solo. Elsewhere, en- enough to cause no concern on
ON playing over the first side.
hat Stomp Barefiell ) ; By The course, the improved reproduc- joyable (even delicate) passages this score.
jostle with ensemble bloodshed.
I decided this record would
Sleepy Lagoon (Coates); Intro- tion we invariably get on LPs.
James P. finds a slower andhave to go into this columnthat
forAlso. Miller himself announces
duction To A Waltz IM:iler,
more telling tempo than Fatsone reason -to warn you
My Baby " asdoes
for this tune, and in mbst
Dr.(y. Dickenson); Intermezzo " Everybody
JAMES P. JOHNSON (LP)another respected classical comcases where they play the same
" one for them as likes their(Provost" Fats Waller Favourites "poser has been sacrificed on thetempo is .the
(HMV CILP1013-24s. id.)
music
on
the
bouncyside,"
andRose ia,: I've Got A tune, Johnson's
altar of Tin Pan Alley. This " Glenn Miller Concert -Vol. Ill." -in shorter and more gramma- Honeysuckle
slower.
Feeling
I'm
Falling
Ain't
MisO'Clocktime it's Rossini.
terms-" One
Jump (Basic); Amer,. tical" Feeling I'm Falling." "behavin. .al: Keenan' OutOf" Now That I'm In Love" is One O'Clock
St. Jump " and " St. Louis Blues."
can Patrol i Arr Ora y
Mischief Now id,. I'm Gonna Sit behavin'." " Keepin' Out Of Misthe gallop theme -the one theybringing additional andthus
chief."" Fate Is en Your Hands "
Louis
Blues
)Handy':Tiger
Rag
Right Down And Write Myself A
used to play in the days of theII., Rocca); Dipper Mouth even more intimate memories ofLetter (.): My Fate Is In Your and "Squeeze Me "-all are versilent movies for the chase seArmstrong.; a man who was at once a tine
)Oliver,
sions
which
treat the melody withBlues
Hands (h(. &metre Me .r); Blue.
quences -from the "Overture "April In Paris Marburg, Duke); musician and a great guy.
Turning Grey Over You (b) (Am. care. Introducing skilful little
to his opera, " William Tell."
Are You Rusty) Date (Grays:
variations full of characteristic
Decca M01602. MCI :603
Never what one could call a
Moonlight Serenade (Miller).
and sparkling right-hand figures,(Brunswick LA11622-231. Id.)
great tune, this has been by no(HMV OLP1021 -24s. ed.)
These titles were made ninemeans improved by a Mr. K. C.
Johnson (pno.l. Eddie Dougherty Years ago, when J.P.J. was still
APOLOGIES for delay in dealRogan. who -since Rossini has(drs.)(a) (Am. Deere 7198:). (b) musically active. They display
been dead more than 60 years
Id°. 71982)-.-12 4,44: (a) (do. 72007), less lire than his Okeh and Brunswith these Glenning
and no longer has his music pro- Miller LPs. the first of which has(d) .do. 72008). (e) (do. 72009)- wick solos of '29 and '30 did, but
20 4 44, (I) (do. 72233). (g) (do. there is a lot of pretty, swinging
been available for quite a few
tected by copyright -has been
to weeks now: I have been waiting72234). (h) (do. 72236)-8 6 44
All and well -played music here.
able to put some words theUSA.
Rossini's tune and claim
to get hold of the personnels andgross result as his own.
recording dates.
(Details supplied by Edgar Jackson)
But on hearing the second 141deAt last they have arrived -but
I came to the conclusion that to no avail as far as this column
NOT unnaturally, this performfor it. too, the record should be Ls concerned, because to list
ance reminds us very muchthem would require space which.
ofWaller.
with so many records to tell you
There
are basic similarities In
about each month, just isn't
the work of Johnson and Waller:
available.
the full-bodied sound, with
But I'll be pleased to send
strong left hand and brilliant
them to anyone who cares totreble: the square -cut rhythm
forward me a stamped and adand ragtimey syncopation: thedressed business -size envelope.
" stride technique on fast numAs a matter of fact, we are forbers: the prominence of thetunate to get them at all.
melody at all times.
For of the 24 titles in the
In their way of developing a
albums, only twot are Victor
tune, and of digressing from thestudio recordings.
steady beat, the two men were
The other 22 are recordings
often alike. though Johnson's
from Miller radio programmes
harmonies are thinner thanand .
(during 1940, '41 and '42). andWaller's and. In fact, his whole
Victor had to go to the lengthstyle is a trifle more spare.
James P. doesn't have quite theA
American Patrol " and " Moontouch or personality of Fats: helight Serenade " )previously released
is
in
no
sense
a
funny
man
but
a
and still available on standard 78 li.VV
VERY
consistent and serious player and!WSW's, substituted for recordings
composer, and an undoubted
from broadcasts of " Gain' Home"
creator
of
what
has
been
calledBUSY
and a version o/ Tchaikovsky's " Piano
New York or Harlem piano style.
Concerto," both of which are included
He
is,I
think,
more
at
home
with
an the Victor albums, but could 801 beblues and barrelhouse music than1954
rrleased in Britain on account of:appB

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THE POPS...
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VIC DAMONE:

Waller ever was.

by Laurie

Could Make You Mine (Oriole('8I226). -The first side is apoetic song -dressing of the inby U.S. harpist Bobby
Browns OF BRISTOL strumental
charm against a good toy -box
Vic Damone. echoing
Thetype of accompaniment.
Lto. Maxwell. in
uncanny
almostSinatraaccordion player sounds like
35 St. Stephens Street, Bristol,
fashion,delivers
the
piece
with
Ernie Felice.
Tel. 13646
commendable expression.
The reverse is an engaging
The echo -mike stops have been likely to ask Santa to cram the waltz
about a mythical playstocking
withMulliganalbumspulled out on the reverse. The
groundthat should bring joy totin soldiers.
outcome is that Damone is less thanany
boy-but not the sort that
Kay and MD -arranger Frank indulged inlike Sinatra and -purely in lung orgiastic revelpower capacity -more like Lanza. DeVol deliver this package with a ries in thesuch
pleasuredens ofreal Jazz punch.
Disney's " P:nocchio."
FOLLOW HIS
ofsentiments
treaclyThe
FRAN WARREN: 'Wish You "Christopher Robin " can sound*
LEAD
Here/ Shake A Hand
Were
RAY M.tRTIN: **White ChristN161116831. -Fran Warren wrings banal -but not when rendered
WITH
calibre.
artistof
Kay'smas/**Rudolph
The Red Nosedbyanout the lyric of " Wish " in her Generally, I shy away from songs Reindeer (('olumbia
THE
0113376). somewhat tortured fashion. The of thLs nature' but here is one One of these days Ray
Martin4'04,
gimmick -conscious reverse would interpretation I shall keep.
He is
will
receivedue
acclaim.
bar
-room
an
adequate
make
AUTOGRAPHED
producingof*capablecertainly
TRUMPET
interlude.
orchestra than
more
from
an
CLOONEY:
The
accompanimentsareordiROSEMARY
MOUTHPIECE
nary for a man of Ralph Burns's *Little Red Riding Hood's many more -publicised conductors
3615 iglus 40.postaga)
the interpretation of waltzes
Christmas Tree/*The Land Of I(inaccomplishments.
(Columbia would go so far as to say he Is
H a t v h y Milatchy*
unequalled in thisvirtually
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The Rag/ *Christopher Robin Is Hood's" (the
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Saying Mg Prayers
Reason..
and "Rudolph "01.14001).-kay'a "Man With The incorporates the familiar nursery
15 WEST ST..
Bag " is obviously one for the rhyme characters and is sung is played with the light touch
LONDON, W .0 .2. Tsm. 90 :8.youngster who would be more with Rosemary's usual effortless that this piece demands.
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B AND of the 9th Queens' RoyalSpecial opportunity forLancers.
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BASSIST WANTED. Windsor district. Saturdays. regular. -Box 1868.
B ENNY DANIELS requires firstclass Trumpet isplit leadi.-FOunta inbridge Petals. Edinburgh.
CALLING ALL BOYS ',between 15
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DENNY BOYCE and his Orchestra
Name Bands and Cabaret Artists supplied. - 6, Denmark Street, W.C.3.
Temple Bar 3979, Seven Kings 0237.
GALLEON JAZZBAND, Dixieland'
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S.W.20.

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LEN SHAW. -Malden 4109.
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NORMANROBIN RICHMOND(ORGAN AND DRUMS:;, Immediately Available fur
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Val 4043.
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PAT MOORE Quartet, all functions-Amb 7547.
QUARTET AVAILABLE. - (hems -dyke 1190.

THE DOUG. CARTER Quartet Yes, we're still around. with vacant
No olddates Monday to Friday.
time. -Ring Eus. 3758 after 6 p.m.
TRIO, experienced.-Fitsroy 0622
UNEXPECTEDLY VACANT Christmas Eve 'Boxing Day stylish Quintet
Arc. 1334.

musicians. Hammersmith,Richmond area. -Box 1870.

ALTO vacant Christmas'
Y F.. anywhere -Box 1069. " M M MUSICIANS' MOTOR INSURANCE.
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INSTRUMENTS FOR SALE "P" cord
ALTO, Peal Cayour. L.P., fullartiste model. £19. Chingford.-811.
blond,

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4240. -

Livingstone 1525 after 6 p.m.
- InternaTRUMPET,O LSSONtional." recent overhaul, S.P., bargain,£14. London. -Box 1862. " M.M."
CLARINET, Bb. L.P., Boehm. andcase, £10. -Tudor 3961 (evenings).
CLAVIOLINE, virtually brand new,unmarked. cost £131, for sale. £80. Write. 105. Stephen Court. Talbot
Square, London, W.2.

Bow

3887.

SELMER SUPER Alto, triple sliver

9251;

PIANIST AND DRUMMER, library.
now evailable.-Tele Ilford 1308.
doubling
AVAILABLE,PIANIST
Accordion. -Jack Gurney. Put. 6946.
PIANO. CLAVIOLINL-Llb. 5770.
RHYTHM PIANIST available now
and Christmas season. --Arc. 5098.
SECOND ALTO. 8.P. -Parry. Wit.
136 4

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Coon 1534. Mark VIII, as bawd new .. 164

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SOUND EQUIPMENT " Pee we'd
FOLLOW THE LEADER'S example.
Tito Burns uses ENSA Portable Sound

Equipment. - Details from YourREPROGRAMPIAN
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Crabs! Ara with 12' Bret Spiesal.
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INSTRUMENTS WANTED ki

ACCORDION S. SAXOPHONES,
Trumpets, Guitars. Drums. Clarinets.
Basses. -Stiles. 233. Lewisham HighStreet. 8.E 13'CELLO WANTED, also small 'Cello,

Viola. Bass, Small Violin, Oboe. rote,
Bassoon. -33. Hoineneed Rd.. Wembley.
Alto. -Box 1864.
CONN
GOOD
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ALFRED

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74TENOR 'CELLO. -Acorn 4930

Modern Bass and Snare. Tom -Toms,Free
Cvmbals, and all accessoriesbargain list 'Easiest terms. -Chas.
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PAIR BASKETS, fitted for Machine
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69 GLENWOOD GARDENS.

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TROMBONE free Boxing(evenings onlyi.
Tho
TROMBONE.-Liv. 4742
TROMBONE, read , busk.
Horneteirch 6295.

car. A BAND AND CABARET AGENCY.
- MARGARET KLARE, KEN. 3004.
ALL BANDS -all functions -always
TROMBONE, 8/1). ex-R.M. Band. WILCOX Organisation. -4. Earlham IL Eaton Close. Stanmore, Middx.
Street. W.C.2. Temple Bar 1762:3/4.
TROMBONIST, young, keen. semiB ANDS AND TRIOS available De- pro desires Etas or resident: London
cember 26 and 31. -Irving Agency. area. Box 1863. " SIM 119. Oxford St . W I Gerrard 9691.
TRUMPET. DS.. also variety B ANDS AVAILABLE, reasonable. - Chiswick 5024.
Acorn 1025.
TRUMPET. read'buak, car, free
B ANDS AVAILABLE -Add. 5285.
Chri,tma- N Y. Eye.--Popesgrove 1830.
Town'
B ILL TAYLOR'S Band.
TRUMPET.-Rel 3235.
country_ Stamford Hill 0911.
TRUMPET. read'busk: gigs -PrimB ILLY WALLER'S Band. -Col. 4913. rose 42:e
TRUMPET. readibusk; Rigs or perm.
CLIFF ROGERS Band, featuring
Accordion.

Ealing.

plated. gold bell, P.A.M.. perfect, fittedcase. £60' also Biome Bb Boehm
Fa:rlands 5847 (evenings).
B ASS. experienced, vacant Dec. 24 Clarinet. £16 - -Pat. 2105.
SINGLE NECK Hawaiian Guitar
to 31. --Mai. 3407.
and amplifier. J220.-- 33, Sycamore
BASS. gigs 'Xmas.-Tul. 4175.
Avenue.
beinsbridge, Huddersfield.
B ASS. gigs. ear.-Hou. 0450.
STEINWAY 6 ft. Grand. C190. -Call
BASS. transport.--Peitham 3557.
23,
MonneryRoad. Archway. N.19.
S ASS N.C., ampliner.-Stan CallaTRUMPETS. Olds. Holton. £29,
ghan, lestriands 5608.
value -Pritchard. 20, Orasmere Court.
BASSIST.-Byr. 45811
N.22
B ASSIST. cur. -Heir. 6814.
VIBRAPHONE, PREMIER Sterling,'CELLO BASS. -53. Warwick Rd..
21-oct.. electric and clockwork. trunk.
Thornton Heath,
CLARINET, swing specialist, -Eau. £40. --Len Boote. Baths Ballroom.
Doncaster.
37Se.
WIGGS of SOUTH SHIELDS andlounge/gigs CLARINET, swing;
Harrogate for Selmer, Dallas, and
Riv 1253
Exchanges
DRUMMER. experienced.-Ful. 5306. other good Instruments
D RUMMER, experienced -Pro. 5549. welcomed. T,rms

B ASS. - EL/INGHAM. Tem

instrumentalists. --Apply. Direc- doPIANIST. SIX -Fin. 4376.
PIANIST. S'D.-Lib 1958
tor of Music. Grenadier Guards.
PIANIST, S D.. llbrary.-Riv 2946.
Birdcage Walk.8.W.I.
PIANIST. - Sidney Brawn, ShepVACANCIES EXIST for experienced
Musicians on Regular Engagement In herd', Bush 2521.
PIANIST. -Tot 4050.
16'5 Lancers Band. First-class BandPIANIST.-Titl. 8484.
and Dance Orchestra. -Apply, BandPIANIST, fully experienced: dances.
master Noble. 16,5 Lancers, BAOR 16.
VACANCIES EXIST in the Band of receptions. -Ronald Lansdown. Arn.
the Queen's Bays: Drummer. Basses. 3642.
PIANIST. -Hendon 9128.
others considered. - Apply. Band-BANDS 6d. per cord

ALTO wishes contact amateur orsemi -pro.

£35.

Wimbledon 2832
BASS. -Kit. 5418.

VACANCIES EXIST for brass andmaster W. Jackson. A.R.C.M.. The
VACANCIES EXIST In the Band of
the East Surrey Regiment, for keenboys of 15 to 17 years. -Application
should be made to Officer Commanding, The Depot, The Barracks. Kingston -on -Thames, Surrey.
WANTED FOR EIRE. experienced
Lead AltoClar.. preferably single
man; wages £15 to £18 per week.Apply, Mick Delahunty. Clonmel, Etre.
WIND INSTRUMENTALISTS (allPercussiontst
instrumentsi
andurgently required for Band of the Life
Guards. -Apply, Director of Music.
Tel.:
Hyde Park Barracks, &WI.
Kensington 7254.
1st BR. THE BLACK WATCH Mili-

W.C.2.

ECHO CORNET, good condition.
1025.
ACCORDIONIST / PIANIST, ent./ with case. £15 -'Phone: Hil. 3349.
ELECTRACOUSTICGRID/SHAW
cabaret. car Gerrard 1:61.
Guitars produce 100 per cent. tone
ALTO, free N.Y.E -Rodney 2570.
and volume, with or without ampliftALTO, reader. -01a. 5045.
cation.
Twenty different models.
ALTO£LAR.-Sterne. Pad. 4933.
Part
ALTO. CLAR. doubling VIOLIN, ex- Send for lists. Hire-purchase.
exchange.-Orimshaw. 54. Piccadilly.
perienced SD. -Val, 6357.
W.I.
ALTO ! CLAR. Violin. reeclibusk.LESLIE SHEPPARD of BURGESS
Ou:ilyer 5442.
instruments of the
HILL for
ALTO SA X. -Acorn 3691
Free
ALTO SAX VIOLIN. experienced. dance band and orchestra.
lists. H.P. anywhere. Part exchange.
8 D.; go anywhere --Box 1830. "intendingfrom
hear
ALTO / TENOR BaritoneeClarinet. Pleased toreader. -373. London Road, Ieleworth. sellers. -Musical Instruments. Burgess
Hill. Sussex. 'Phone: 3041.
ALTO/TENOR/CI:tr.-Cll. 4611.
SELMER A CLARINET, double case.
ALTO /B ARITONE

reed

Queen's Bays. BAOR 30.

SPECIAL NOTICES 9.1. Pee IP"practical
EXHAUSTIVE
tests. the Ivor Mairants Postal Coupefor Plectrum Guitar 4 now available.
-For particulars, write to C.B.D.M..
IS, West Street. Cambridge Circus,
AFTER

2585.

ENGAGEMENTS WANTED ed. per

Brigade, Queen Elizabeth Barracks.
Strensall Camp, York.
CELEBRATED MILITARY BAND ofwell-known Engineering Works havevacancies for TROMBONE. CORNET.
CLARINET, FLUTE AND PICCOLO.
and BASSOON: also String Instrumentalists doubling Military Band instrument.
Employment found andbonus
to suitable musicians. -Box
1170. " M M "DRUMMER. - LEWIS. Hop 4656
EXPERIENCED SarVarinet and-days. 9-5i
Trombone players wanted for Band f week
DRUMMER.
Ilbrary.-She 1771
8th (K.R.1.1 Hussars. Vacancies exist
0 RUM M E R. -Riverside 7901.
for ambitious boys. 15 to 17 years.
D
RUMMER.-Ruialip
6727.
keen on music and willing to undergo
DRUMMER, reader, transport. serious musical training. Some know- Kingston
3024.
ledge of music desirable, but not
DRUMMER. -She 7695.
essential. -Apply to Bandmaster. 8th
DRUMMER. S13 experienced: gigs
(K.R.I.t Hussars. BAOR 6.
FIRST-CLASS Pianist (coloured or or perm . free Christmas. -Halifax
white,. nom knowledge Latin-American
DRUMS, exnerienced.-Tud. 6309.
music, for resident Job East Coast: 6418R
DRUMS. experienced, read. free start December 24. -Contact Fre- Bennie
Brackley, Ora. 1879.
mantle 8811.
D RUMS VACANT. -Hounslow 5041.
FIRST-CLASS MILITARY BAND has
DRUMS, VOCALS, modern. available
vacancy for
Flute and Piccolo
Player: full rank vacancy exists; Xmas; also 3 -piece. -Morrell. Northtransfer or re -enlistment if acceptable. 4073.
ELECTRIC GUITAR.-Olp. 1761.
-Apply. Bandmaster. 1st K.DR.C..
FREE CHRISTMAS Eve and Boxing
BAOR 16.
Night.
etc.. Drummer ear. --Pro. 2663
would
you
LEN ALLEN. Pianist.
GUITAR (ELECTRIC) Vocals, also
please contact Box 1866, " M.SC.**
2463.
PIANIST WANTED, South Coast: Female Vocalist.-Clisiold
GUITARIST (ELECTRIC). - Adv.
commence a, soon as possible: sixnights: permanent --Box 1865. "MM." 2445.
GUITARIST (ELECTRIC). -BatterSOLO FLAUTIST urgently required
for a famous Scottish Military Band. sea 2855 19 a.m.-6 m
GUITARIST 'VOCALIST.-Clould. 64.
Promising boy musicians, 15-17, also
Road, N.16.
needed.
Must sign a Regular Army Cranwich
LOOKING for a Barton> Clarinet^
Bandmaster.
engagement.- Apply.
-Ring Eus.
Streatlam Camp. Barnard Castle.
PIANIST (a3c1e581..-Acorrt 1025
THE BAND of The Royal Irish
PPIIAANNIISST.-Eal. 6167.T
Fusiliers requires young musicians.-Hapstead 2556.
PIANIST.-Hampstead
between the ages of 15 and 25. -ForPIANIST. -Harrow 1599.
further details. apply Band President.
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chester Office?
4 for a two-day broadcasting spellfrom Radio Hilversum, the three singer Betty George on her tour
boys - George Taylor. Derek of the U.S. Zone, and have a Bill Owen and hie Band, whoFranklin and Jack McKechnie- featured spot in the show. May at Cowdenbeath Palais. willrecord in " You're Only Young Bassist Johnny Cairns has joined be making their radio debut on
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Larry Cassidy. drummer -leader
Phillips in a mid -day dance Capitol Ballroom.
Leeds, replacing
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Phil Langton. who is now at the atwith an 81b. boy by his wife,
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has two boys and a girl.
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Singer from

HAMPTON ANGRY OVER FRENCH Down Under
RECORDINGS:FIRES 8 MEN
EW YORK. Tuesday.-Musical pyrotechnics were
replaced by verbal fireworks in the Lionel Hampton
band this week.

When Lionel and his wife stepped off the Liberte on December 10 (the bandsmen had returned two weeks earlier by 'plane).
he told this reporter 'Leonard

that he would filecharges with the AFM against
altoist Gigl Gryce and sevenother Hamptonians for recording
in Paris, and using arrangementsfrom the Hampton library, without his permission.
Lionel Is furious, he says, since
it was expressly understood thatnone of the sidemen would do
any outside work during the
VEGOTIATIONS for Francis, European tour without his conDay and Hunter, Ltd.. to sent.
He Is even angrier because, hebuy up B. Feldman and Co.. dahlia.
the men received onlyLtd., in conjunction with the 112.50, where
he normally pays
Music Corporation.
Feather'

F& D, Robbins
complete
Feldman's deal

In happier mood here. Lionel Hampton congratulates British
singer Georgia Brown on her forthcoming tour with the Bernard
Hilda Band. This shot was taken during flamp's Paris visit.

Robbins

George Webb clearedon club summons

frir tunes that amount for
Ltd.. of New York. were satis- thema record session.
Ali the offenders are being
factorily concluded on Tuesday.
The figure reputed to have dropped from the band. which
been paid by fe n. slid II. au- mean., a wholesale personnel

The deal in- shift before Ramp reorganises
cludes the purchase of Dix, Ltd.. next week. He is seeking modern
British and Continental Music jazzmen and hopes to get Horaceand Herman Silver and Art Blakey. among
Agencies. Ltd.,
Durewski Music Publishing Co.
others.
proaches £100.000.

JAZZ pianist George Webb answered a summons at Woolwich

Separate existence
Court last Tuesday alleging that he used the premises at
Feldman's will continue toth- Shakespeare Hotel, Woolwich, for public dancing without havea separate existence. but noobtaining a licence from the London County Council to do so.
The Act under which the case news is yet available about staff.

21 -year -old

ShirleyRyanloins Tito tomorrow.

Aussie girl singer
joining Tito Burns

the directors of Feld was brought Is dated 1915 and althoughincorporates the bulk of another man's are now announced to be
those of the Babbitts Music Cotdating 1751.
Mr. poration, Ltd.
inspector.
LCC
An
Their names are: S. Eckman.
Stephane Cu!lane, told of going
KupperGoetz. W.
4B.
to the hotel. He was asked by Jnr..
(American).
and F. E. M. Day,a woman at the door if he wa, a
1H1RLEY RYAN, 21 -year -old Australian singer who came toR.
Thackeray
E.
C.
Day
and
J.
the
Hot
Club.
and
memberof
SOUTHEND bandleader Bob when he said not. was asked to (British).
isMr. Thackeray
Britain two months ago, joins the Tito Burns band at the
Bean sustained two fraca book and pay an entrance director and general manager of USAF Camp at Burtonwood tomorrow (Saturday). She replaces
tured ribs when the car in which sign
F. D. and H., a post to which hefee.
Irene Miller.
he was travelling crashed on rewith the
I was not asked at any time has risen after 25 years
Shirley sang with pianist turning from a Police Ball at to"become
firm, starting as a chartered
said
Mr.
a
member."leader Eddie Taylor at Bdoonee
Canvey Island last Friday.
accountant.
"
There
were
about
120
CuIlane.
Ponds.
a suburb of Melbourne.
Drummer Ken Fulton, who was
Mr. Thackeray told the MM
present In the hall, but "Theand broadcast as a soloist. A
al -so in the car, was apparently peoplechange will not mean mots.
only
a
few
were
dancing."close friend of Teddy Faster's
unharmed, but he collapsed on
George Webb said that he had American songs coming over to
Aussie vocalist Annette Klooger.
the stand at the Pier Pavillon. beenMusic
Robbins
The
Britain.
running the club for aboutpromised to join Annette in
Tito has specially released his she
Ssuthend, the following night.
year. He had done his best to Corp. will have no control over tenorist
when a chance occurred.
Fred Perry to join Britain
The Bean combination is now acomply
with
the
rules
and
had
Since
her arrival she has beenleader Bernard Hilda's
being led by Vin Sanders.
The actual process of taking French
formed a committee to run thewith alto -leader Tom
outfit on alto at featured
over under the new agreement international
club.
Hunt'sband
Seapoint BallSporting Club, Monte Carlo, room, Galway. at
He was given an absolute dis- will begin shortly, but no date theEire.
ou
Dectitnber
24.
charge upon payment of two for the commencement can be
Until Tito finds a permanent
given at present.
guineas costs.
replacement he will be helpedout by Tubby Hayes. of Vic HERMAN APRIL TOUR
Lewis's Orchestra, and Brian
The Woody Herman Orchestra's(brother of Johnnie) Gray, of 35 days' tour of Europe comAmbro.se's Orchestra.
mences In Oslo on April 3.

Southend leader
i n car crash

Tito loses Perryto Bernard Hilda

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Mike Daniels's band playing dates in Holland on November 28
Bert COURTLEY SEXTET ofand 29. Their visit was handled by the Wilcox Organisation.
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Eric DELANEY GROUP
Bert Wilcox told the MM: "TheArt ELLEF$EN
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News ItemPaul Vaughan inrush to Germany

Tommy JONESAGENCYJACK FALLONNEW YEAR'S EVE CARNIVAL - December 31st, 1953

Tunny FOSTER 0114111. u ill! timeile )(longer

first I knew of the MU ban waswhen the MM told me. If it istrue, I shall immediately bringan action through the law courts
Mecca Dancing with its rapidly
to have the ban removed.
policy require new bands"Meanwhile, the MU are de- expandingboth
7 piece and 9, 10, 11 piece,
hundreds of musicians
Vocalist Paul Vaughan flew out priving
led
by
alto
clarinet. Quartets
festive
employfront
the
usual
to Germany on Monday to take ment that I provide at this time connoting of-sax,
piano, bass, drums andover a solo spot In a touring show of year."
guitar, preferably led by pianist, but not
at three days' notice.
essentially so, are, or will be required.
Paul managed to rearrange orBand leaders who perhaps want thecancel other commitmenta, and Action against NOMAa resident position orsay: greater security ofontoWilcoxwent
by Monday night had Joined theanare seeking
instrumentalists
Wouter Van Gool 'the Dutch opportunity to whoshow, called "This Is TV," at "promoter
band leaders
becomeof the Daniels trip) is should write with full details
Munich.
oftheir
He will be accompanied by the bringing an action against NOMA instrumentation and career together with aresident band led by clarinettist (Dutch MUI for depriving him of current photograph of themselves to Mecca
Since leaving the services of the Daniels band Agency. 76, Southwark Street, S.E.1.
Bernie Stanton.
preceding the two
Tito Burns. Paul has deputised for the Friday
ADVT.
This reaulted in thefor Art Baxter with Ronnie concerts.
week -end project being a finanScott's Orchestra.

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