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VOL. 27.

No. 914,- RHYTHM'

MARCH 24, 1951

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AMBITIOUS TIE-UP WITH LEWIS AS
DIXIELAND ALL THE WAY-STOBART ORK FOLDS

Alan Carr MD Kathleen to return as tenor star in new
Lewis band -within -band ventureof South Bank
tenor -sax modernist and bandleader Kathleen Stobart is about
GIRL
to disband her group. After a year " on the road," during which
the outfit has become highly popular with the fans, she and threerestaurantsof her musicians are to join the Vic Lewis organisation in an ambi-

BANDLEADER Alan Carr tious " band within a band " venture.
is resigning from his
Thus. Kathleen will again become tenor sax soloist in the Lewis Orchesresidency
at the Cafe
Anglais, where he has played tra, whilst Bert Courtley (trumpet) moires into the Lewis brass team, Derek
Humble (alto sax and clarinet) joins the Lewis reeds, and Len Harrison-for 18 months, and finishes takes
over as the Lewis bassist.
there on Saturday week
Kathleen takes the place of Ronnie Scott; Bert Courtley replaces Dave
(31st).
Usden;
Derek Humble takes over from Peter Howe, who is leaving the band;
This is to enable him toand Len Harrison replaces Alan " Weed " Macdonald, who is also leaving.

*

accept a first-class offer to beDiscussing the reasons behind her disbandment, Kathleen told thecome Musical Adviser and Entertainments Director to the MELODY MAKER : " My band has
privately run group of restaur- been formed for just a year.
-AT THE JAll BAND BALL
ants on the main South Bank During this time we have neversite of the Festival of Britain. been offered a broadcast. We
have been given, altogether,
Stays Cafe MD
three BBC auditions. We passed
Alan Carr remains as MD of the first one, but were, for somethe Cafe Anglais, and will also reason, turned down on subse-

Another terrific success wasscored by the second NFJO
Haminersmith Palais Jazz
Band

continue to book the cabaret quent occasions.
attractions. At the time of writNo BBC. 'get -away'
ing, however, the future musicalplans there are not decided.
"Ifeel that it is almost imAlan Carr's group-consisting possible
for a newly formed
Of three tenors, trumpet, and bandto get away' altogether
rhythm-may remain, under without
atleast some support
another batoneer; or he may from the BBC.
From the enappoint a completely new outfit thusiastic reception
which weto take over until the end of met everywhere I feelcertainthe summer, when he will return
my band would have made thegrade in every way had we had
the benefit of broadcasting."
Lewis explained : " I shall
ROSE MURPHY beVic
delighted to have Kathleenback with my band. In addition
to her wonderful solos and her
COMES BACK
singing,' she will be joining me
Rose Murphy and her hus- in comedy duets. She will also.
band -manager, Ed Mathieu, on occasions, feature and lead a
arrived here aboard the s.s. group of her own from within" Queen Mary " on Monday for the main band.
the Chee-Chee " girl's second(Please turn to page 5)
British tour. She opens at Glasgow Empire on Monday (26th).
With them was bassist Major
Holley, who has been with Rose Jack Honeyborne now
fcir two years and is to accompany her on this tour.
with Paul Vaughan
Rose's bookings include weeks
at Edinburgh (commencing Jack Honeyborne, who reApril 2), Newcastle (9th), Birm- cently vacated the piano stool
ingham (16th), Liverpool (23rd), with Kenny Graham's Afro Sheffield (30th), Leeds (May 14), Cubists. is now playing with the
Bradford (28th) and Portsmouth Paul Vaughan group at the
Empress Club's Stork Room.
(June 4).
Pianist Hamish Menzies with
his American fiancee, Miss
Leonore Lemmon. They met
during his recent stay inParis and wed today (22nd).

last

Mondaygroup. Here ,is the " MM's

picture of Freddy in inspired
form during the show, Whichwas enjoyed by jam-packed
crowds while hundreds moreclamoured to get in.

Alfie Kahn leaves
Roy after 7 years

to the Café as leader.

HAMISH MENZIES' EASTER BRIDE

Ball(19th), of which one of thebiggest hits was the Randall

AVETERAN of Harry Roy's
band, tenor-saxist Alfie
Kahn is leaving' this Saturday(24th) after seven years in orderto freelance.
Harry does not propose to replace Alfie at the Crystal Roomof the Empress Club, where he
Leader. Joe Daniels, anothersmash hit, goes to town.

is now playing a resident engagement, but he will use an
extra tenor on concerts andbroadcasts.

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At 11 p.m. Harry Gold and his
Pieces of Eight took; the standfor their second session.
Despite the lateness of thehour the fans still rocked
enthusiasticallytothegroup's driving choruses andHarry's terrific work on thebass saxophone.

Squads decide on
Tommy Maxwell

RUSE, ROSE,I LOVE YOUENGLISH LYRICS BY WILFRID THOMASJIMMY LALLEY ARRANGEMENT IN THE PRESS
After hearing nine out ofsome 60 applicants for the job. This is the famous Chinese Song introduced and featured by
the Squadronaires have chosen
as their drummer 27 -year -old
Tommy Maxwell, whose try -outwith the orchestra proved out-

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toFridays will
Latin-American music, with two

the Festival of Britain period the BBC is putting on leading Latin-American outfits
grammes. This will feature the best orchestras in the country, the entire programme produced

DURINGan entirely new and unusual series of dance band pro- featured at each session, andand be heard every night (week -ends excepted) at the peak time of and compered by Edmundo Ros.
6.15-6.45 p.m. in the Light programme.

The series starts on Monday.
May 7, with a " Tuneful Twen- FRANK COOK DOUBLES" airing, and from then on
Bert Weedon pupil ties
for several weeks this proAT EMBASSY CLUBgramme will be given the MonPreviously on records with
joins Edmundo Ros day evening spot.
Chubby Jackson, Rudy Vallee
Reading in the MELODY MAKER
Tuesday -nighttheWithFrankie Masters as a guitarthat Edmundo Ros would shortly attractions still to be decided, andist, Variety artist Frank Cook is
be needing a guitarist, noted Wednesday evenings will bring now doubling his part in thefreelance plectrist and tutor Bert the high -spot of the week's Crazy Gang's Victoria Palace
Weedon applied for the job on dance band listening with " The show with cabaret appearances
behalf of a former pupil.
at the Embassy Club.
As a result, Len Argent-a Revolving Bandstand " in whichFrank, who plays a minute harWeedon pupil of three years- the country's finest dance bands monica
while beating out hot
started with Edmundo at the will feature in turn.
rhythmon guitar, has sat In on
Bagatelle on Monday. Len has Thursday's half-hour will be Eddie Condon'sradio show.
played with several Latin-AmeriHe is married to former Squadcan groups of late. lie replaces given over entirely to a sessionof novelty and comedy bands, ronaires' vocalist Susan Jeans.
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An Easter egg in

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ISEE that the Poll winners are to be
rewarded with trophies for theirCasablanca!

achievements in the dance music field: acomposite description of an
Easter egg.
noble idea, but not a new one.
At long last I found an
Hundreds of years ago, at the court of King
understanding merchant who
Arthur (no, not Arthur Golding), a most 'wongave me a nod and smile anda repetition of my gesture by
derful lumber took place (lumber being thestrange places after a way of acknowledgment. I had
musicians' slang for a prank).
HOUND about this time, pretty
arrived!
while,
andmydriverbegan
to
A consensus of opinion was held among thetwo years ago, I was lose patience with me and the I followed him through many
court musicians to decide who was the best
damn thing -and dis- dark recesses of a dark store full
living in Marrakesh with wholeamong them. Finally, a young Scots guitarist
all at. once that he knew of mystery, threatening eyes inOrson Welles, working on covered
no other language than French the dark, strange sounds andnamed Davey O'Goldberg was voted tops.
and
could
not
translateanything
stranger smells, till at last we
the script and talking about I wanted to know.
On stepping up to the rostrum
foundourselves
in
a
big
room
to receive his award he was
the music of a film we Left on my own, I was that held three layers of cargreetedby Merlin, the court
by
RALPH
SHARONwanted to make of thepets, carved benches around themagician, who announced with awalls, a big nargileh and, so help
sly
grin.
"
Good luck, son, you've
Odyssey.
me, an old-fashioned
smacked his lips in imita- won the poll" -and he handed
In the same hotel there was by ERNEST BORNEMAN phone of the type thatgramostill me,
tion
of
the
clickingsound,
andthe
dismayedgeezer a parrot in a
the trade -mark of the said, in English, " Well? "also staying a group of people restricted to gestures and odd graces
cage!
CompanyinHayes,
And
that,
friends,
is
how
I
This
from the cast and staff of " The sounds that gave me a perfect HMV
wasthe first -time -everacquired the sole surviving copy that a poll -winner got the bird!
Black Rose," which was in pro- feeling of speaking onomato- Middlesex.
Fromtheturntable
of
this
of
"
Lili
Marlene
"
sung
in
the
duction in the desert nearby. poeic Arabic, but didn't seem to machine he lifted an old bent Berber language.
THE BITER BIT
described its shape with
A day or so before I had to convince the Arabs of the same record,
When I presented
a yeara sweeping gesture that re- later to a distinguished it
A couple of years ago I had a
Americango back to Paris, I asked a thing.
But
being
a
great
one
with
my own, placed the musicologist, he asked me how I well-known guitarist working foryoung lady on the 20th Century - describing an oval in the air, I sembled
me.
recordbackontheturntable,
I used to bully him, call him
had
got
hold
of
it.
"
Oh,"
I
said,
Fox payroll what I might send smacked my lips to indicate the allowed it to click in a broken " very simple. I just asked for a poorsap, shout at him,
her back from Paris -and she fine taste of chocolate -a fine, crack for a few turns, turned to an Easter egg in Casablanca."
threaten to humiliate him when
said: " Well, if you feel like it,ever possibl. After all, wasn't I
the guy'nor?
you can send me an Easter
Eventually this guy leaves theegg."business,gets married, settles" But Easter is the day after
down,
and goes into the hotel
tomorrow," I said. " How inbusiness.

Maurice Burman's

the world, air age and all, can I
get it back to you in time? "" Well,send it

back

from

Casablanca with the car."But that was more easily said
than done. The car was a beautiful new Nash that beat everything on the road between
Marrakesh
and the coast -but it
still didn't get me into Casablanca before dusk, and by thenmost of the French shops were
Closed.

RADIO-COMMENTARYLAST week, I quoted a pro-gramme that Ambrose had
played in 1932 in order to show

16 Bars Rest, for DramaticeffectOn April 9 I commence a twoweek engagement with my groupat the West End Cafe, Edinburgh.
The manager there is a real soand-so, they tell me. They don't
have to tell me, Y know. He used
to play guitar for me. PeteAs they are predominantly slow personality that Jolson possessed Chilver's
the name. May heaven
numbers, they are squeezed out ever come through. Recordings have mercy
me in the dark andby the plug tunes, most of which of the great man would have gloomy dayson
ahead.
are slow also.
made all the difference.

what the public is missing on To let you see what you're*
WAS MY FACE YOU -KNOW -WHAT?
account of the BBC's 60 per missing, here are ten of them :"JAZZ CLUB."
DEPARTMENT
cent,
plug ruling. The quota- Fats Waller's "London Suite "I asked the driver if he knew
6p.m.
17/3/51.
East Of The Sun ' " Harleni.
It happened last week at aany place in the Arab quarter tion interested Ted Heath -for "Nocturne
";
"
I'm
In
The
Mood
MICK
MULLIGANIS
band
was
music
biz. function. A very wellwhere we might get Easter eggs, it so happens that he was on For";" Sophisticatedsaved, on this show, by his known canary (girl singer to you,and he just laughed at me -the that 1932 broadcast; but the Lady "; Loveown
promisingcornet"Blue
Prelude";"The
playing.
chum) turned up resplendent in
way only French Moroccans can real point of his interest lies in Touch Of Your Lips ", " Nearness The rest of
the players were what she thought was an exclulaugh, for their hearts are full of his agreement with the thesis Of You"; " Stratford
Water," plain bad. They played the way sive model hat.
Sorrow.
good jazzmen played when they Charmingly, as she alone can,But 'being a man of action as that the restrictions imposed by and "London Fog."
The reason for the 60 per cent. wanted to be funny 20 years ago shelong as someone else acts on my the 60 per cent. plug rule cripple
flitted from musician to pubis philanthropic.
The -especially the clarinet player.
behalf, I said : "Let's try, any- the bandleader in his endeavour rulingfrom publisher to bandIt is ironic that Billy Amstell lisher,way." And off we rolled into the to compile an all-round interest- music industry is huge -andleader,from bandleader to nonenmaze of the souks and bazaars.
must evidently have plugs to played mcne jazz in " Jolson tities -sheeven spoke to me.
stifleandprogramme,
ing
exist.
I
see
Sings
On
"
than
all
the
clarinet
Now North Africa, as everyone
that point quite
a look of horror cameknows who moved around with originality.*clearly, and I'll even go so far as
I have beard on " J. C." Suddenly,
her well painted chops (facethe 8th Army or anything else To illustrate his point, he has to sympathise with it. But we players
in the last six months put overtoyou,chum).
that saved him from temptation, sent me a list of no fewer than must ask ourselves what is the together.
you believe it, but there
is a wonderful place; one of the 40 special arrangements which he prime function of the BBC?
We have got to face up to the Wouldthat shocking vocalists fromfew places in this world that is is unable to use -not jazzit to give the public the best fact that " J. C." has become a was
that
awful
little palais band
the way you imagine it, and arrangements, but non -vocal inIspopular
music, or is its func- farce.
the self -same titfer,
more so -in every sense of the orchestrations of" Jazz for Moderns " Is spoiled wearing
evergreen tion to act as a clearing housefeathers
an'
all.
word.
for publishers' plugs? If it is for me nearly every week by Which only goes to show you
So we found ourselves in some ballads and originals.
the former, then bandleaders musician -announcers who insist that utility hats are sellingmust have the right to compile on trying to be comedians. If we awfully well these days.
their programmes free from the must have comics in this show, After reading this back, with
let's get professional ones.
restrictions of percentages.
PETER MAURICE
But I know quite positively The music, played by the my knowledge of canaries (trouble
what the answer is, and so do Malcolm Mitchell Trio with Keith to you, chum). I've juSt had my

Man of Action;

Harbour Lights

DaDim, Da -Dom
A RAINY DAY REFRAIN)

All My Love Autumn Leaves
LEEDS MUSICThe Roving Kind
So Long
C'n I Canoe You
Up The River
The Petite Waltz

the BBC and the publishers. The Bird, Mickey Binelli and Martin
public and the profession are not Aston, was good, but fussy.
getting a fair deal; something

must be done about it.

*" JOLSON SINGS ON."'phone disconnected.

CHARACTER OF THE YEAR

Johnny Dankworth has been
voted musician of the year, andvery
deservedly so.
goes to pianist Johnny Pearson
But what about the characterfor his brilliant and originalof the year? My vote goes to that
BURMAN'S BAUBLE

8 p.m. 16/3/51.
playing on " Jazz for Moderns."
cynical guy with the mad sense of
WEEK.
YOU'LL oblige me mightily if di -in the NEXTof the Evening." humour, Tenorist Billy Amstell,
you'll refer to last week's 6.20 p.m. Blue
Billy is always ready for a joke,
22/3/51.
" MM " for the cast of this enor" Let's Walk Together, Chillun," always in good spirits, playa
mous production. Maybe I'm - 8.45
p.m. 23/3/51,
Dixieland but loves the modernalazy, maybe I'm not -neverthe- a Geraldo and his Orchestra. stuff, pays his income tax andless I'll mention the people that - 11.15 p.m. 23/3/51.
national Insurance with a smile,interest us most.
never complains about anyP. Carpenter was good as the * Ted Heath writes a special article andnarrator, so was the music of S. on how to put British dance music thing.
Yes, definitely the character ofBlack's band and C. Adam's back on the map, on page 4 of this theyear -either that or the guy's
quartet, with appropriate arrange- issue.
plumb crazy!
ments by W. Stott. Producer P.
Dixon did a slick job.
But M. Bygraves, who sang as
A. J. merely gave a very good
imitation of someone imitating LEEDS. -Tuesday, April 3, at the ter -street,

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the great Al.
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The chap who took Al's speak- Locarno.-The
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ing voice made him sound like a trict
DONCASTER.
-Sunday,
Organiser: Mr. H. Wood, The
April 29
rather kindly gangster.
Locarno, County Arcade, Briggate, (7.30 p.m.), at the Ritz Cinema. At no time did the tremendous Leeds.
The
1951
South Yorkshire District('Phone: Leeds 28874.)

Supporting a ttracLEICESTER. -Sunday, April 8, at Championship.
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Organisers:
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Rules and entry forms for the above
Wa-IEN TV presented the LIVERPOOL. -Thursday, April 12 Contests are available from the reOrganisers.
Early applicaGeraldo Orchestra in (7 p.m. -11.30 p.m.), at the Locarno spective-The 1961 Merseyside Dis- tion in each case is advised.
"Geraldo Showcase," towards Ballroom,
trict
Championship,
Contests
are
also
fixed
Wimblethe end of January, it took the Organiser: Mr. W. Roberts, The don, Lincoln, Swindon, forTottenham,
first step to implement its Locarno Ballroom, West Derby -road, High Wycombe, Nottingham, Chatham,promise to give us more dance Liverpool, 6. ('Phone: Anfield 5397.) Colchester, Spalding, Weston -super band programmes.
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By Monday, April 9 -after an (7.30 p.m. -11.45 p.m.), at the Grand be given in later issues of " Melody
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Organiser: Mr. G. M. Andersen,
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Casino, Corporation -street, Birto have the Squadronaires, with GrandThe New 'Melody' Hit
vocalists Roy Edwards, Linda mingham, 4. ('Phone: Colmore 4384.)
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Caribbean instrumental quartet ('Phone: Wisbech 1147.)

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THE MELODY MAKER AND RHYTHM

March 24, 1951

irli...........06.11o,
Laurie Henshaw's,
Popular Reviews

O'DAY

with several jazz stars (among
them Charlie Shavers) acids nolustre to these dull sides, whichwere obviously made with an

These records don't
need 'progress'. .

eye on the cash registers.

Oh DEAR!

RALPH FLANAGAN AND HISORCHESTRA

Tennessee Waltz
Yea Boo

HILL -BILLY HAMPTF one may judge from the records recently received for review

Nevertheless
Oh, Babe!
(HMV 810024)

ANITA O'DAY

3

from Jazz Collector, it would appear that, although jazzaltered somewhat in what was to all intents and purposes thefirst ten years of its life, it progressed not at all.
The records under review were all made between 1917 and-1L-

ON the strength of sides so far(London L867)
released here. I could never
1926. Musically speaking, proREAD the label, spin the disc, fathom the furore over Flana- gress could do little to improve slight roar being left in the dubthen read the label again. gan in the States. if one must any of them, except from a bing proces.s. This is not too
Your eyes are not deceiving have secondhand Miller, okay - recording standpoint.
had. however, and does not dim
you. This is the same Anita but let it be well played.
the quality of the music to any
O'Day who recorded the groovy The Flanagan band's recordgreat extent.
" Hop, Skip and Jump " and ing of " Nevertheless " fails to ORIGINAL DIXIELAND JAZZ BAND When listening to this record.
" Boogie Blues "/" Opus No. 1 " fulfil even this elementary re- e Look At 'Em Doing It Now/Ostrich let it be remembered that thiswith Gene Krupa and his Or- quirement. The tone of theband was imported into New YorkWalk
chestra only a few years ago.
for dancing purposes. Shields'
brass section is excessively(Jazz Collector L72 -7s. 6d.)composition, " Look At 'Em Doing
When reviewing the last -two brassy, the entry of the undisNick
LaRocca(cornet); Eddie It Now," undoubtedly referred tosides in the MELODY MAKER tinguished vocalist inelegant,dated July 5, 1947, colleague and the ensemble trombone Edwards (tmb.); Larry Shields (cll.): one of those zoological dances.
Henry Ragas (pno.); Tony Sbarbaro the Bunny Hug or Turkey Trot.
Edgar Jackson wrote: " I rate passage ragged.
Hill -billy?
Yes, hot hammer
Anita as easily the greatest of This is no match for the re- (drs.). Recorded New York, 3/2,17. The band had obviously assimiman
LionelHamptonhaslated much from the Negro bands
all the American girl vocalists cording of " Nevertheless " bycomposedanewnumberNew Orleans, but it was priworking regularly with bands, Ray Anthony (r eviewed
AS you will see, the'first record of"
Hoedown"-underthepseumarily
a
dance
band,
and
was
white or coloured."
17/2/51)-a Miller -styled orwas recorded as long ago as
donym of " Tex Denison," a
Readers who might then have chestra more in the true tradi1917. It was one of the first re- hired on that score.
name derived from his wife'sagreed with this somewhat lyri- tion established by the late, and cords these harbingers of Dixie- Actually, the standard was high.
home town -Denison,
Texas.
a straightforward,
cal statement will be sadly great, leader.
land made when they arrived in LaRocca plays
lead;cornetpowerful
shattered at Anita's current Do I have to say it again?
New York from New Orleans to Edwards an authentic taileffort.
Even the accompani- The reverse, " Oh, Babe! " is 1 play at Reisenweber's Café.
trombone; and Ragas Sinclair Traill's Jazz Reviews
ment by a group besprinkled bunkum.
The sides were originally re- gateSbarbaro
were an ade
corded for the Aeolian-Vocalion andquate
section, evencompany by the then prevalent layingrhythm
down at times that four -Christian's banjo being as solid as" hill and dale " method (i.e.. thesound was produced from the bot- in -a -bar rhythm so foreign to a drum and Lii's piano playing asAnd, steady as a rock. This record will
tom of the groove instead of frof most Dixieland bands.
the sides as in present-day recoro above all, there soared the excel- he a welcome addition to manying), which has resulted in a lent, crystal-clear clarinet of Armstrong collections.
Larry Shields. undoubtedly one
STAN KENTON'S POLL CATSof the greatest of the white
LOVIE AUSTIN AND HER BLUES
clarinettists.
**Jumpirl' For Jane (Leonard
SERENADERS
In these recordings, LaRocca
Feather (Am. Atlantic A94).
**Turmoil (Pete Rugolo) (Amseems rather better placed thanHeebie Jeebies Moio Blues
on
most
of
the
other
early
record(Jazz Collector L64 --7s. ag.)Atlantic A93).'
ings. and the band really swings Tommy(cornet); Jimmy(Esquire 10-113-6s. 6d.)
RALPH SHARON SEXTET
tion-a Pete Rugolo
down on both these sides. If O'Bryant Ladnier
Harris (tenor);
Ostrich Walk " is the better Lovie Austin(clt.);
Art Pepper (alto); Bob Cooper which introduces such devices as *Stalkidg The Stork (Sharon)(pro.);unknown drums.
side,
it
is
merelybecauseitis(tir.); Ray Wetzel (tpt.); Eddie Bert movements with unorthodox(Melodisc 68)
Recorded
Chicago,May,
1924.
(tmb.); Pete Rugolo (pno.); Eddie numbers of bars; and bars in un- ***Two Sleepy People (Hoagy Car- the better tune.
Let us move forward seven NEITHER of these two 1924
Safranski bass); ." Shelly " Manne conventional measure, not tomichael, Loesser) (Melodisc 66)
mention changes of tempo.
(drs.). Recorded February, 1949.
years.
Chicago recordings is very
(Melodisc 1156-8s.)
Inspired, although there are good
all this sort of thing may
IN 1948 the Kenton orchestra beNow,
bits of Ladnier cornet to be heard.
very clever, especially when Sharon (pno.); with Jimmy SkidRED ONION JAZZ BABIES
on both sides.
achieved for the second done with the ingenuity with more (tenr.); Victor Feldman (val.):" M0j0 is a boring little riff
year in succession the distinc- which our Mr. Rugolo does it. Alan Metcalf (gtr.); Bert Howard Terrible Blues/Santa Claus Blues...and these don't

do much with it!

(Jazz Collector L62 -7s. 6c1.)
which becomes monotonous andthe more I hear of it, the (bass); Martin Aston (drs.). Retion of being voted in both the But
I am forced to the conclu- corded 9/1/1951.
Louis Armstrong (cornet); Aaron is not made any better by some
" Downbeat "" Metro- more
andthat far from helping to de(tmb.); Buster Bailey frightful flutter -tongued clarinet
nome " polls America's fore- sion
Stork " has no changes of Thompson
O'Bryant.
velop jazz it is fast getting it to
Armstrong (ono.); Buddy byThemost swing band, and this pre- the stage where it can no longer
But keeping track of WO;Lil
THEtempo.
"
reverse, another original by
Christian (1)jo.). Recorded New York,
what happens during the first 26/11;24.
Ladnier, is not much better. It
sentation of seven of its
degenerates
into untidy, until 46
bars
is
quite
a
problem.
luminaries seems to have
THIS is the, first coupling the teresting riffing. Very tedious.
is due to the insertion ofit
been
American Atlantic E cigar Jackson's Record Reviews"
Babies'recordedforGen
extraneous two bar piano nett at their New York studios.
Records' way of cashing in
into a conventional 32 be called jazz. It is tending to phrases
on the success of a band which destroy
JELLY ROLL MORTON
session was organised, bybarchorus opus. These phrases The
theone
featurewhich
wein its entirety was under ex- have always looked upon as the stick
Clarence Williams, but he didn't
Wolverine Blues 'My Gal
out
like
sore
thumbs
and
play
piano
on
these
recordings;
clusive contract to another very essence of jazz -rhythm.
are just about as awkward. And presumably Louis requested his(Jazz Collector L65 -7s,
tothecompany.
by
the
time
one
gets
first of these sides is a
Let me make this clear. In the middle eight one is so confused wife for the session.
The records are both bop pro- dictionary
sense of the word, that one hardly knows what part
" Santa Claus " is mainly aduet by Jelly Roll and clarpositions.
rhythmissomethingwhich
canvehiclefortheclarinetofBusterinettistVoliyDe Faut, and while
are meant to play in the Bailey, who at this time was very Morton's piano" Jumpin' For Jane," namedin a single bar. But in the theyplaying willproceedings.
after Leonard Feather's wife, was occur
jazz
sense
it
means
much
more
strongly
undertheinfluenceofalwaysholdafascination
for me,previously recorded by Coleman than that. It means also con- I can only suggest that these Sidney Bechet. It is a pity that I could have done without
the
"odd
"
piano
bars
were
added
at
Hawkins, and issued here in June, tinuity of urge. This continuity
this
on
side
Armstrongisverydrearydoodlings
of
Mr.
De
Faut.
1949. The Poll Cats' version of it is not merely a matter of regu- the last minute purely out of a under -recorded.
Thebacking
has
the
very
desiretodosomethingdifferent.
is for the most part the usual se- larity of pulse, it is dependent
On the reverse, he plays a won- doubtful advantage of having an
quence of improvised solos, and also on symmetry of form. But Anyway, they show how much derful
Sober and simple,
kazoo player added, but
no one produces anything we once one departs from the better it is to avoid tricks unless bears solo.
the Mark of the master; it doesn't matter very much as
haven't heard from him before, symmetry of the 32- or 16 -bar there is good reason for them.
and
who
else
but
Armstrongcouldtherecordingis so muffled that
However,
apart
from
this
misthough all play up to their usual movement, with its even balance
the slashing breaks he it is difficult to hear anything" cleverness," " Stalking contributeform.
plays during the last chorus?
very clearly.
2- or 4 -bar phrases, it is diffi- placedisanother
nice
exThe
Stork
"
Pete Rugolo, making one of his of
The two -man I?) rhythm secJelly must have disliked thisto sustain the urge. And ample of the music of Ralph tionrare record appearances as a cultmanages to sound very full, session -and so do I.
one introduces bars with Sharon and his Sextet. So, too,
pianist, does not solo in " Jane," when
unevennumbers
of
heats
and
inbut shows up as a first-rate in- dulges in changes of tempo. the is " Sleepy People "- and none thestrumentalist in the reverse, urge is interrupted if not entirely less so because, except for Ralph's
more personal and in every way"Turmoil."delightful piano solo, it Is about
And the point about this side destroyed.
says:
All this came to my mind yet as near a straight melody perthat is likely to give you most again
on hearing the first side of :could
anyoneasformance
imagine.
But don't let that mislead you
into thinking this is a dullcause for thought is the composi-record, for, despite its adherence
sound, and that's
body's money any time.

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THE MELODY MAKER AND RHYTHM

Round the clubs"

withMIKE NEVARD
and photographer]] George Harrison

AN, it was a great night,"

said Tony Hall, interrupting
me as I chuckled over a local newspaper advert referring to " Kenny
Graham and his Aero-Cubists."
The night was Saturday-the one
before last-and it is not surprisingthat compere Tony Hall's environment on that particular night was
his regular habitat, the Dank worth Club.
Reason for the enthusiasm was
the Rita Reys Sextet, making
the first-and last-London
r appearance of its recent tour.
And, of course, the resident Joe
Mudd el group.
These four pictureS show . .

.

.

.

. Muddel's Dave Wilkins .. . Rita's Brother, Karel . . Dutch Jeff Ayal.

and, of course, Rita
Heys herself, who will
be back in this country
with her Sextet later
this year.

How to get dance music outof the doldrums . . .

BANDS on the air" allsound the same." . . .
" The standard of musicianship is poor." . . " Why
aren't there more sparklingpresentation seems to be runsoloists? " . . " Why must wening parallel with the enforcehave the same tunes dishedment of the present plug system.,under which a leader is comup in the same old way? "the present deplorably low cannot build up great bands or pelled to play sixty per cent. of
These are just a few of the raise
standards of dance band broad- great players. This is one of the the tunes listed on the current.

by TED HEATH.

criticisms levelled at broadcasting dance bands today. I
think they are justified; theBeveridge Report proves thatcasts that has brought about this main reasons why dance bands plug list. How can a bandleader
apathy of the radio public to- have lost much of their compile a programme of his own" glamour."The solo person- free choice under such an unfair
wards dance music.
However, in fairness, I must alities that are an invaluable handicap?
a brickbat at the BBC. They asset when it comes to winning
However, even under existing
dance music is in the doldrums. toss
Britain's Top Tunes
establish far more rigorous the public's favour are no longer conditions, it is possible to disReviewing the Report in the should
THIS list of the 20 best-selling songs
audition
tests
than
those
now
in
in
evidence in today's pro- play some originality of presenfor the week ended March 17 MELODY MAKER dated January force. This would drastically grammes.
ie supplied by the Popular Publishers' 27, columnist Ernest Borneman thin out the present plethora of
In fact, with the exception of tation.all modesty, I feel justified
Committee of the Music Publishers' wrote :broadcasting bands, and auto- Johnny Dankworth, hardly any inIn
saying that I came nearest to
Association, Ltd.
result in a vast im- soloists of consequence have.. it is sad to note that the maticallyout my idea of good
1. THE TENNESSEE WALTZ (A)provement of existing standards. emerged in the past two or three carrying
immediateofanyprospects"Down
presentation
Cinephonicknow that the constant claim years. The various MELODY Beat " series inof the
programmes,
2. THE PETITE WALTZ (Bell Leeds improvement of dance music on that " the Golden Age of British MAKER Polls prove my point.
which
ran
for
about
20
weeks
in
3.
MY HEART CRIES FOR YOU
the air are negligible."dance music went out with the
1.949.
(A)
MorrisAnd he added: " The Report's 'thirties " evokes tolerant smiles
4. THE ROVING KIND (A) Leeds direct references to dance music in most " progressive " quarters. Decreasing
Admittedly, this series exceeded
6. SEPTEMBER SONG (Al Sterling
Nevertheless, bands were better Unless there is an increase in the financial quota generally
IF (B)
6.
Cecil Lennox can be numbered on the fingers then-better because they were instrumentalists of the calibre of allocated by the BBC to danceof one hand, and the general fewer.
7.
I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU (Althe Kenny Bakers, Jackie Arm- music programmes. But it was
Victoria references which are likely to
There are many more bands in strongs, Ralph Sharons, Ronnie money well spent: we can claim
8.
C'N I CANOE YOU UP THE influence
Ronnie that the band was presented inquantity
and
and
the
Britaintoday.
Andasthey
attainChamberlains
RIVER IA)
Leeds quality of
they consider a " satisfac- Scotts-all perennial " MM " Poll- a manner guaranteed to keep thedance music are what
8.
BELOVED BE FAITHFUL (A)Britishtory
toppers-thequalityofstandard."
theynaturally
Pickwick neither novel nor fraught with expect broadcasts, and feel justi- dance music can only continue to radio switched on.
10. GOOD LUCK, GOOD HEALTH, hope."
fiedincomplaining
if
they
don't
decrease.
GOD BLESS YOU 113) .... Unit
get them.
If. on the other hand, we can Highlights
11. FERRY BOAT INN (B)No desireObviously, the BBC wants to create conditions that will
Campbell Connelly
Our programmes incorporated
development of
pursuea"fairshares"policy;stimulate
But why exactly is it that the that is why many hands that the latent the
12.
NEVERTHELESS (A) .. Chappell
talent that is avail- what the Americans call " gim13.
PATRICIA (A)New World radio public apparently has no really fall far short of top-flight able in this country, then the micks." For instance. if we in14. ALL MY LOVE (F)burning desire to hear more standards are inflicted on the musical merit of the " Golden tended playing a tune published,Peter Maurice dante music broadcasts? What radio public.
Age " bands will say, in 1929, then the script
15.
BE MY LOVE (A) .. Francis Day has happened to the vast radio
At the risk ofrecaptured. would stimulate listeners' inbe
18.
I
LEAVE MY HEART IN AN audiences that eagerly tuned in evoking howls ofApart from in- terest by referring to news highENGLISH GARDEN (B) .. Sun to the Ambroses, Lew Stones, protest
fromstrumental
virtu- lights of that year-the Wall 17.
Roy Foxes and Harry Roys before many quarters. I A higher standard
TIPPERARY SAMBA (B)osity,
another street crash, the " Bremen's"
Michael Reine the war?
contendthat
factorhas
be record crossing of the Atlantic,
18.
Make no mistake-that public bands that are for radio auditions, considered to
A PENNY A KISS-A PENNY A
if we and so on.
HUG (Al
Leeds is still with us, The reason why not up to scratch
wish
to
put
All this added up to a type of
18. AUTUMN LEAVES (F)it does not make its demand for simply should not
Britishback
dance
dance band presentaPeter Maurice dance music more vocal can be beon first-classallowed to and more attention
music
tion
which I feel has been miss20.
TEASIN' (A)Pickwick laid at the door of the bandleader broadcast.
the
map.
It
is
the
ing
since
then.
A-American; B-British;
himself.
vital matter of
Those
who to presentation . . . presentation.
Bel-Belgian: F-French.
To those who think I havePrimarily, it is his failure to might
condemn
Billy Cotton's current
Few people will overlooked
this as a harsh these are two of thebroadcasts,
I must point out thatargue with me Bill is a lawr,.
itatement should
unto himself. I
when I say that, doubt whether
pause to reflect
there ever will,in most cases, the or could, be anotherthat, if adopted, ideas for improving
Cotton;art of presenta- but I think he wouldBillysuch a course
be the firsttion is sadly neg- to admit that, without
could only benefit British dance music
t.
his
This
the
conscientious
lected.
Two
Terrific
Radio
Hits
!
it.
series of Sunday lunch...
musicians
opinion has been regularandairings, he might have extend to eliminate suggested by the endorsed by some timeperienced difficulty in con0of my Dominion solidating
the inferior ones.
his music policy.
friends who are
Let me say leader of our Poll P
However, Bill hardly falls into
interested in comright away that I
4the dance music category, for in
mercial radio.
have no special
They have ex- the main he uses his musicians" insideknow- winning Swing band
14
pressed astonish- as a background for his vocal
ledge " of the..;ment to me at the artistes.
working of BBC
24
audition panels,lack of presentabut it is obvious from some bands tion by most bands heard over the
Essential
I have heard on the air that BBC.
the musicians were called upon Tune in to any dance hand pro - Nevertheless, Bill Cotton does
to fulfil only elementary require- gramme. What do you get? fulfil the essential requirement
Generally the sequence goes likeinents at their audition.
1 THE
It seems that so long as a band this: girl sings pop song of the of catering specifically Ice a
has a fair ensemble, two passable day; boy sings pop song of the radio audience.
The obvious fact that the radio
singers, and is working regularly clay; boy and girl sing a pop
is a race apart from theas a unit, it comes up to BBC song of the day; band plays a publicsamba that happens to be on general public was hammered
B. FELDMAN & CO. LTD., 125/7/9; Shaftesbury Ave., London, W.C.2
requirements.
the plug list; song by boy; song home to me in an interview I
TEMple Bar 5 532
by girl; medley of "Top Tune " had with BBC dance band chiefsolo
melodies.
Jim Davidson some time ago.
*:crzzwraxxxxorzzar==crawrzwc=crcorrozzumavaar' Mediocre
There have been no sparkling" The radio listener," he said,
However, in that ensemble
and the lack of presen- " is a person to be speciallythere may be only one man in soloists;
catered for. His tastes must beeach section capable of playing tation speaks for itself.
But, as long as bandleaders considered quite distinctly fromeven a mediocre 16 -bar solo. And
I don't mean jazz solo; I am and musicians can earn a fair those of the man in the street,referring strictly to solos that living and still obtain broadcasts who regards dance music only as
anything a means for recreation."call for a legitimate instrumental without producing
NEW TITLES
brilliant, they will be content tocommand.
That puts the whole - matter in
Obviously, It is reasonably easy go on in the same old way.
a nutshell. Broadcasting bandHence the complaint that leaders should
414 Sequence
for a bandleader to conceal suchbear this in mind
weaknesses when being audi- " hands all sound the same." if they want to halt the further
tioned. He merely gets arrange- They sound the same because decline of dance music airings.
NANETTE
DoubleNo.
ments scored down to the level they can't sound any other way
S.O.
(As broadcast byof his performers, and doesn't ex- under the present set-up.
Sydney Thompson)
P.O. 4/6
It must be conceded that thepose any of his soloists.
Clearly this state of affairs decline of dance music and6)8 Morels
MO RA
CAMPBELL CONNELLY'S
CUBAN
IT'S UP TO YOU
SAMBA
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Olde-Tyrne Dances

BOSWORTHS'
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17

Profession

gets above Union scale he's
lucky, and Union scale [remains] " MM " critics Borneman, Laurie
Maurice Burman andthe same as prewar with the Henshaw,
Brown respectively, write
pound now worth only 8s. 6d. TonyontheBritishscene, records,
No wonder managements have radio, and technicaldevelopno quarrel with the MU."
ments. Steve Race writes on
That's the kind of plain talking critics.
you get in this 112 -page pocketLou Preager sticks up for thesize booklet. Plenty of it, too. publishers. Gerald° contributes
One page earlier. Ted Heath a foreword and Hardie Ratcliffe
says:
writes about the MU. " MM "The convergence of jazz and Editor Pat Brand writes onserious music is logical. Bebop " Dance Bands And Show Busihas contributed nothing to this ness "; Alex Moore on " Dance
progression."
Or maybe you Music for Dancers."
would prefer his views on Kenton
The book's final 38 pages make-" a modern equivalent of Ray- it well
worth 2s. 6d. This refermond Scott "-and his music- ence section
lists 53 song pub" nearer to novelty music than to lishers, 26 record labels, 16 agenserious jazz."
cies, the year's top tunes, 119 inHumphrey Lyttelton says : strument dealers and repairers" Real jazz and the entertain- in London and the provinces,ment business parted company 30 correct tempos for 56 different
years ago," and Ernest Borneman dances, and other useful data.
states : " New Orleans jazz is an A last word. Humphrey Lyttel-"THOSE WERE
THE DAYS"
Medley inCh,chg
ANNIVERSARY WALTZ (Waltz)
ANNEN POLKA (Polka)
IRISH IMMIGRANT (TWO-STEP)NARCISSUS ;BARN DANCE)OVER TO YOU LANCERS)The GAY TWENTIESMEDLEY OF TWO-STEPS,EVA THREE -STEPS, ETC.

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facsimile of it."
Revival was not an effort to put
Crammed into the first 75 pages the clock back, but " an attemptof thLs John Dilworth publication to wind up a clock which had
are criticisms of progressives." stopped." Some revivalist leaders
traditionalists, the back -to -Glenn (Humph excepted) might have
Miller boys, the musical Press; put the clock right before they
bands, bandleadlers, publishers rewound it.
and recording companies. Fellow
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March 24, 1951

Josh White
makes 7 more
Decca sides(15th) Josh
ON WhiteThursdayrecorded seven more

titles for the London label at.

THE MELODY MAKER AND RHYTHM

5

Woolf Phillips cuts albumof Ellington
for the U.S.

WARLOCK LEAVESFOR CONTINENT

WITH NEW ACT
YOU just can't get in the

broadcasting field over
here," is the opinion of Sid
Millward " Nitwit Monty War-

Decca's studio.
He was accompanied by Jack
Fallon (bass) and Chick Laval(guitar). The numbers cut in- WOOLF PHILLIPS, conductor of the Skycluded " Barbara Allen," " Waltzrockets-long acclaimed by American
ing Matilda," " Lonesome Road,"" Call Me Darling " and " Cruci- stars appearing at the London Palladium-lock, who leaves Britain next
week to open a Continental
tour with acomedy act.

newly

formed" The BBC know my piano" But in thelast four years I've only had an
average of two solo broadcasts aear. I feel there is much morechance of getting work on theContinent, and that one's talents
work," said Monty.

fixion."Last Tuesday (20th) he followed has now been further honoured by being
up with another Decca session, selected by Coral Records to wax an album
this time accompanied by the of Duke Ellington standards specially for
Stargazers and orchestra.

American market.
Josh White was fully occupied the
The records have just been completed, withat Kingsway Hall on Saturday the Palladium batoneer conEllington andevening followed by cabaret ap- ducting a 45 -piece orchestra.
"Woolfie"pearances at the Colony ResEight
sides
in
all,
they
featuresnapped o ntaurant and Astor Club.
On Sunday he took part in a some of Britain's top -name in- the Palladium
were
restage during
big charity concert at the London strumentalists, andPalladium.
The bill included corded under the supervision of Duke's last
Garland Wilson and Mae Barnes, Salvador " Toots "-Camarata, who
visit here.
the Tanner Sisters, Jack Jackson, played a major part in Britain's
the Radio Revellers and Harry big post-war entry into the
Dawson,Saturday's recital, given to some American record field via London

much better appreciatedthere."
Monty will be musical director
arelast week -end, with his solo recitaland pianist for the new act-.

Stobart Orchestra records

The Three Black Diamonds "which includes fellow " Nitwit "Cyril Lagey. As announced last
week, Monty and Cyril leave Sid
Millward on Saturday.
Completing the " Diamonds "are Norris Smith, former conductor of the London Negro
Choir, and Bill Lincoln. Opening night is March 31, when theact makes its debut at the Palaceof Varieties. Brussels. Further" calls " include Paris. Blanken-

1,500 enthusiasts, was an out- Records.
Like London, Coral is a substanding success. Josh enter- sidiary
Decca. and Woolftained the crowd single-handed Phillips ofand his Orchestra join
for nearly two hours, and at the
Les Brown Orchestra andburg and Milan.
end was allowed to go only be- thecause the Hall had to be cleared. Herb Jeffries as recently netted
Promoter Alan Fletcher an- attractions for the label. The
also records former
nounces that Josh is to give a company
the eve of the group's disbandment, Kathleen Stobart and George Richards
similar two-hour concert at the Geraldo stalwart Denny Vaughan. ONher
Orchestra have recorded four sides for the Decibel label,
Kingsway Hall on April 7.
Titles recorded by the mam- headquartersof which are in Manchester. The two records aremoth Phillips aggregation are
to be issued immediately.
moves to Cavez" Caravan," " In A Sentimental
Decibel is the trade mark of Vocalist George Richards. who
Mood," " Mood Indigo," " SophisAll -Scots winners ticatedLady," -' Creole Love Call," New Dutch Quintet the Dixon -Roadhouse Record Co., has completed a year's contract
Ltd., which first came into being with bandleader Benny Baker at" I Got It Bad And That Ain't
in 1942 when two Manchester the " 21 " Room, W., makes a'' I Let The Sun Go Out
saxists, Frank Dixon and Johnny change of environment on Easter
Of My Heart " and " Solitude."
3 -star programme Good."
makes
Scots
debut
Roadhouse, started to make Monday (26th), when he joinsWith Henri Morrison and his
for private use.
Cavez at Ciro's Club.
In succession to the Pia Beck records
Swing Stars, winners last year of
In 1947 the limited company Francisco
Trio, the Flamingo Quintet and was
the MELODY MAKER All -Scottish
formed and in August, 1950, Francisco is strengthening his

for Manchester label

Linda joins Baker

the Rita Reys Sextet, yet another the first commercial disc came on outfit, due not only to his success
combination, the Aartat Ciro's but also to his new conmarket. This was a tract
to make a series of records
Zegveld Quintet, is now occupy- to the-sided
recording of " Streets for the
French Nixa label. For
ing the stand at the West End double
at Southsea
of
the
City
"
and
"
Saints
Blues
"
this,
Georgeis a useful acquisiRestaurant, Edinburgh.
Saints Jazz Band.
tion,
ashe sings in English,
The band's 29 -year -old leader. byItthe
was
on
the
strengthof
thisdoubles tenor sax and accordfaster Band Parade whothat John Hooper gave the Spanish and Portuguese.
ion, opened at the Hollywood record
its Jazz Club airing with A frequent broadcaster with
Club, Amsterdam, last December hand
Josh
White.
Stanley Black and his Orchestra
and is now making his firstunder the name of Martin
British tour.
Moreno, George now has a regular
Guitar sides
The Quintet's 20 -year -old vocalfeatured spot in Stanley's ,Saturist, Joukje Riemersma, made her Rath se's
evening " Top Score " profoursides
are day
professional debut two years ago " Idaho " / " Thatgramme, singing a Latin-American
Old
Black
with the Skymasters vocal group
number.
on Radio Hilversum. She toured Magic " and " Lover Come Back
Me "/" He Was A Good Man
England with this group and To
joined Aart on his opening at the As Good Men Go."
Already" in the can " to be
WARD TRIO x 8
Hollywood.
The other members of the out- issued shortly are four sides by
Inthecoming four weeks theguitarist
Jack
DuarteandTerry
fit are Charles Neiderpelt (pno.), Usher, who as
Ward Trio has eight broadNicolaas Prins (drs.) and Carel MELODY MAKER reported in the Hedley
casts;
fiveof these are within two
(
27/1
/51)
are
Alberts (bass).
of the Academy Section of weeks; two on the same day.
Nat Gonella and his Georgians editors
The
airings(including two rethe
Americanpublication,and the Ralph Sharon Septet are " Guitar Review." Four more sides peats) are in "West
Henri Morrison runs " Bradof Englandbooked to follow the Quintet at by the Saints will be issued next Music Hall " (today,
leys," a well-known Glasgow
22nd).
the West End Restaurant.
musical business, with Cyril" Workers' Playtime " (March 29
month.
and April 13), " Variety FanLivingston. He sells 80 " MMs "Londondistributors
for
Decia week and says " If only I could
records are Farley Radio Ser- fare" (April 2 and 4), a dance
CONTRACT FOR 'GUEST bel
session with Ted Heathget more."
vice, Ltd., with Owen Bryce at music
the helm. Johnny Roadhouse was (April 4) and "Variety Bandbox"(April15
and 21.)
for
long
the
lead
alto
with
Teddy
NIGHT' GATE-CRASHER Foster and is at present leading This Sunday(25th) the Trio,
Three men wanted
Two months ago a young singer the sax section in the Ray Martin with Hedley Ward and his Band,gate-crashed one of Henry Hall's Orchestra.
appearsattheCapitol,
Cardiff.
auditions. Henryfor Margate (S.A.)
let him sing, andDrummer Sandy Beverley, whoon
Wednesday
came to England seven months(21st) the young
Linda Ellington
ago, is returning on April 5 tosingerfrom BirSouth Africa, where he has aenteredJohnny Dankworth's vocalist mingham
year's contract to lead a quartet
Henry
Linda Ellington is leaving the Radio G uHall's
at a Margate (Natal) hotel.
es t
Boston Two Step (Original)Maxina (Original)
To complete his outfit, Sandy Seven to join Kenny Baker's new Night as resident
would like to take back with him all-star group. She makes her singer.
Carnival Square Dance
Poor John Barn Dancemusicians-a first appearance with Kenny this 'His name is
Britishthree(24th) at the South David
Choristers' Waltz
pianist, violinist doubling sax., Saturday
Prince Charming (Valse Cotillon)
Hughes.
and a trumpeter. Applicants Parade Pier, Southsea.
Already he has a
Dutch Foursome
Saunter Serenade
can contact the drummer at 181,
It was from Southsea that radio series of his
Gloucester -place, N.W.1.
Linda came six months ago to own in the offing,
Esperano Barn Dance
Skirl 0' The Pipes
Sandy's stay here included a join the Dankworth Seven andis also to appear in Henry
Eton Boating Song (Waltz)(Gay Gordons)
spell with Cyril Grantham at the thus to fulfil her first professional andHall'ssummershow
atBlackpool.
Dorchester, and he has just engagement as a singer.
Evergreen Quadrilles
Songe D'Automne (Waltz)
returned from a trip to Australia In all, three star guest bandson the s.s. " Stratheden."Festival of Britain Waltz
in one week will be the Easter
Sydney Thompson's
holiday attraction for dancers at
Branchingout
Florodora Lancers
Barn Dance Medley No. 1
the South Parade Pier, Southsea.
G.I.
ago,
young
Two
weeks
On Easter Monday, Cab Kaye singer Jimmy Branch branched Fylde Waltz
Barn Dance Medley No. 2
HEATH IN SCOTLAND and
his Cabinettes will be on the out from the London club world,
Immediately following their stand.
* GAINSBOROUGH GLIDE *March Medley
where
he
has
alreadymadeaat
appearance
MondayEastername for himself, to fulfil his
Galloping Major
Stroll Along Saunter
Wimbledon Town Hall, Ted Heath
first provincial dates.
and his Music travel to Scotland.
Harry Davidson's
Appearing at Hinckley on his
Take Your Partners
Opening at Leith on Tuesday
twenty-second birthday, he madeSelection of Waltzes(27th) they then appear at Aber(Waltz Cotillon)
a
big
hit;
the
followingdayhedeen (28th), Inverness (29th),
Truro Gavotteappeared in a concert that inHarry Davidson's Paul Jones
Dundee (30th), and Leith again
cluded George Formby and Alan
Underneath the Stars (Saunter)
Her Golden Hair Barn Dance(31st).
Tristano pupil Ronnie Ball Clive.
On Sunday the band is at Man- makes
As a result of these successes,
his
debut
in
London's
Veleta (Original)
Hop Scotch Schottischechester for a Hippodrome concert. clubland this week -end with a and with MU and Ministry of
Hurndilla
Victoria Cross (Mil. Two Step)
new group featuring a front-line Labour sanction, he has been
booked for other provincial dates.
of four tenors.
Valse Superbe
Imperial Waltz
commitments allowing, The next is this Saturday (24th)
TWO NEW MAMBOS theOther
tenormen will be Ronnie at the Drill Hall, Coventry.
Vision of Salome (Waltz)
Inspiration Veleta
Scott, Tommy Whittle, Aubrey
Latchford
Schottische
White Heather (Caledonians)
Frank
and
Gray
Allard.
by PEREZ PRADO
The group appears on SaturYearning Saunter
Lola
Tango
EASTERCLUBS
day at the Dankworth Club andTwo clubs opening on Goodon Easter Monday at the DownFriday
aretheStudioClub(GreatClub. Completing the outMORE MORE MAMBO beat
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with Ronnie Ball on the s.s. Bridge (Anne Boleyn Hotel).
Groups featured will be respecMary."
SAXOPHONE MAMBO " Queen
Ronnie has scored all the tively those of Joe Muddel and
Tommy
Pollard.
arrangements
for
the
new
group.
back-to-backdance band contest, versatility isan essential.
This summer, the boys play inthe pit each night for a first-class
Variety show. before transferring
their talents to please the dancers
at the Cragburn Pavilion,
Gourock, where they will be playing their third year. And on Sundays, the band plays for the Firthof Forth Rhythm Club atGreenock.
At dances, Henri features
vocalist Bessie Morrison and theStarlites, in addition to the regular pit group: Hugh Adair, Jack
Dunlop (altos); Jack Whitford,
Bill Canning ( tnrs.); Archie
McVey (tmb.); Jim White (pno.);Roy Whiteford (tpt.); Bob Houston (bass), and Henri himself on
drums.
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Frequently, Billy dropped his
STOBART-LEWIS mantleof studied solemnity to(Continued from page 1)
take part in the fun. The effectlike watching Winwas
rather"Kathleen and her threemusicians will strengthen the ston Churchill break into a canband in many ways, both instru- can.
(And while we're on that submentally and vocally, and also
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feel
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my orchestra."was of a high standard. KabaKathleen and the other musi- levsky's difficult " Galloping
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Jazz
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DRUMMER.-Lewis, Holborn 7184 Restaurant.
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DRUMMER (1951 ShowHAMMERSMITH
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rary, amplification, car, vacant dates,
Southern Stompers, Blues Singer Reg bo TEM 9579 GER. 40161178B 17
anywhere.-Tideway 2836.
DRUMMER/Top Line Vocalist, mod- Barnett, Ragtime Pianist Ian Mac-

Director of Music, R,A. Band, Woolwich. S.E.18.
SAXOPHONIST for known Act: demobbed or exempt, able to tour
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Donald.-" Prince of Wales," Dallingage, etc.-Box 2662, " M.M."
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DRUMMER, young, modernist, reli- Rd.,
BAND require: able,
T.A. MILITARYHUMPHREY LYTTELTON Club Congood
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Flute, Piccolo, Oboe and Clarinet desires engagement anywhere, Summer cert next Tuesday, March 27, 7.30, at
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1161.
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W.1,
or
at
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Doors
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6.45.
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playing
DRUMMER-TYMPS
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lib.
perm.
IAN CHRISTIE Trio makes its firstdesires change, perm., season, public" M.M."
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atConwayHall,
2645,
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young,
modernWESTMINSTER DRAGOONS (T.A.)
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Concert.
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JOHNNY DANKWORTH Club, 10/11,
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2656, " M.M."
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Professional Alto Sax/ Joe Muddel
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EDDIE MEADS Swingtette.-Edg. -Ray Feathers. Bow. 4868.
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32 10
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SHONE,

O'BrienCYMBALS, TILTS, 5s. -Vic O'Brien.
DRUM KIT, as new, High Hat, two
Zildjian Cymbals, £45. -'Phone: Colin dale 7106, Thurs.-sun.' after 6 p.m.
DRUMS REDUCED; prompt service;quality Vellums, dunks and hard -Heads. -Hunt for Heads. -Hunt theDrum Head King!
ORIGINAL S.D. Reducing, as new.
£4 Ids. Spraying, plating. etc., BEdiians thinned. -Bill Embury. 643.
Green Lanes, N.8. Mountview 3312.

HARRY HAYESLEN WOOD MUSICALS
69 Frith St., London, W.1
H.P. (Easy Terms) WITH PLEASURE

ALTO SAXOPHONES

..

- 170

Accordion "Martini," 98 Bass -.. £12Tenor, Conn, gold lac., F.A.M.

Tenor, Buescher "Aria," gold lac., as new 285
Alto, Martin H'cralt, S.P.G.B. ..
.. £30.. 120
Trumpet, New Super Dearman ..

Clarinet, Buisson, Boehm at,, o'hld.

.. 118DEARMAN SUPER MOUTHPIECES

3' 4' 6" 6' LAYS
Ebone: Dona
If the Lay you

1 a d.

Clar. 1 10 4
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1 s. d.
1 14 8
2 10 63 66

choosenotdoessuit we will gladlychange for theright one.

OLYMPIC DRUMS & ACCESSORIES
Send for New Illustrated Catalogue.

Conn, Conqueror, gold lacquer, £105.

Conn, New Sax., gold lac.. 320.000 series, £105,

Conn, late model, recently gold lac. and overhauled in our workshop, 180,
Conn, silver plate, gold bell, full artist's
model, /37 10s.
Buescher Aristocrat, recently o'hauled and gold
lacquered in our workshop, £75.
Harry Hayes "Brillant," new Saxophone,gold lacquer, DM
Selmer, balanced action, silver plate, geld bell,
choice of two, 160 and 165.
Selmer, Cigar Cutter, silver plate, clear lacqner,gold bell, splendid Saxophone, £50.
Buescher, Truetone, recently gold lac., 195.
Selmer 22, silver plate, 130.
Lewin Martin, eilver with gold keye, 135.

Hem, silver plated, full artist's model, £20.

Suitable for Hi -Hat or Crash, 12 i6 post free.

Elles, American Sax., 2.20.
Martin, Emperor model, eilver plate, £20.
Selmer, B.A., gold lacquered, 170.

BASS DRUMS CUT DOWN TO ANY SIZE.

Conn, Conqueror, gold lacquer, as new, 1135.

SPECIAL -CYMBALS, 11' med. or thin.
RE -SPRAYEDSERVICE.

AS

NEW.

10

TENOR SAXOPHONES

DAYS'

Selmer, balanced action. 1950 model, detachable£5 10s. Carriage fore.

bell, gold lacquer, 1125.

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Instruments, Drums
Accordions, Saxophones, Clarinets, etc
wanted Musical

Pennsylvania, Special, gold lac., pearl keys, 175
Pennsylvania, Special, silver plate, gold bell. 165

Martin, gold lac., recently overhauled, 215.

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HAYES
20, Romilly St. (Cambridge Circus).

Gerrard 1285
London, W.1.
Hours: 10 a.m.-5.30 p.m. Satz. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

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Alto, Conn u. isl, oct., g.l., in sky, case,bargain, £63.
Alto, Conn, g.l., F.A.M., aux F, ver. /tun.,comp. o'hld., as brand new, 245.
Tenor, King, g.l., F.A.M., aux. F, as
new, 660.
Tenor, Pennsylvania,z.l., Spec.,F.A.M.,
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as new, 660.

SAXOPHON ES

Alto, Pennsylvania Spec., gold lac.,late model, new, 445.
Bass Drums, all -white, 20", bd. new, £14.
B. & H. fit) Boehm Clar. Imperial, £30.

Melody Sax., Buescher, sib. ptd.... £25
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ALTO/TENOR required, state make.
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wantedCLARINETS
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urgently. -Send instrument and pricerequired to Len Daniels, Mastercraft
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Surrey.
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Parts, guaranteed shock -proof. Two 10^ speakers.
Although the initial Ten have been sold.
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* Stiting05 *Tuning and pitch alterations, tremolo
or straight; new bellows supplied, oldones repaired; every conceivable typeof repair undertaken by experienced
alian craftsmen in our own fully
equipped workshops. -Jennings. 119.
Dartford Rd., Dartford, Kent. 'Phone:
OF LEEDS
3907.
FOOTE DOES IT! Finest reconditioning. Saxes, Brass, Woodwind,Drums, etc. Loans to callers. -Chas,
E Foote, Ltd.. 40, Rupert St., W.1.
Ger. 1811.
Sax., Buescher, G.L., Truetone £50
HOHNER SERVICE for repairs Is Alto
Brass, Alto Sax., Buescher, S.P., Aristocrat £70
completely comprehensive.
/75
Woodwinds, Saxophones, Percussion, Alto Sax., Conn, underslung, S.P.
as well as Piano Accordions and Roh- Tenor Sax., Conn, silver plated ... £75
ner Chromatic Harmonicas. Expert Toner Sax., Paul Cavour, sil. ptd.... £52 1
craftsmen only,-Hohner, 9, Earring - Tenor Sax., Lamy, high pitch, sib- ptd. £14
don Rd., E.C.1. Hol. 8650.
Soprano Sax., York, silver plated ... 118
LEW DAVIS specialises in the over- C Melody Sax., Conn, silver plated ... £22 1

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BUESCHER TRUE -TONE Alto Sax,
G.L., as new, £30. -'Phone: Ter. 4054,
CONN ALTO, late model, new, underslungoctave,recompletely
lacquered/overhauled, not used since,
perfect instrument; Berg Larsen 85
Mouthpiece; beautiful Skyline Case;£60, worth £80. Any trial in London.
-Box 2646. "M.M."
CONN TENOR (251372), perfect condition, relacquered, completely overhauled, £70.-Alkin, 13, Bessemer
Court, Camden Road, N.W.1.
DOUBLE BASS, German, with cover,£40.-22, Meath Road, Ilford, Essex.
Eb
ALTO Saxophone, Buescher,offers, (Evenings) Havill, 22, Marlborough Road. St. Albans, Hefts.
FRONTALINI ACCORDION, 120 Bassand Coupler, 11 treble, bargain £70. Box 2650, " M.M."
GUITAR.-GRAFTON de luxe electric plectrum Guitar and case, used
on Broadcasts, recordings, £35. Can
be seen with George Evans Orchestra.
-'Phone: Frivale 8977, Ford.
NEW SELMER Tenor, GI., withcase, £100.-174, High Street, Swansea.
SELMER " Louis Armstrong " Trumpet, G.L., as new, with case, £22.9, Doris Rd., Ashford, Middlx. Hou.
0590 (day).
reasonable
SOLOVOX, available,
price. -Box 2626, " MM."SOLO VOX, perfect condition, oilers.
-Box 2041, " M.M."
TENOR, SELMER, gold, £67.-107,
Church Road, Bexleyheath.
TRUMPET, BESSON New Creation.
S.P.G.B., £20.-Bigmore, 86, Griot:etfield Rd., Clanton, E.S.
TRUMPET, SELMER Louis ArmOther
strong, S.P., in case, £30.
Trumpets stocked. -Inquiries: Philpot,
354. Beech Hill, Luton,
TRUMPET, TRIEBERT, S.P.,
case, two Mutes, Tutor, new condition,£12 158.--Cro 3019, after 6 p.m.
VIBRAPHONE: Premier, 3-oct. F to
F, Electric, absolute perfect condition, with case, £80, or offer. -Box2630, " M.M."
5 -STRING BASS for sale, £35. 4 Strings, £20, £45, £50.-33, Homelleld
Rd., ,Wembley.
£13. -TRUMPET, Brown, completely
overhauled, new case, can be seen
London. -22, Sutherland Boulevard,
Leigh. Essex

white. always in stock. -Vic O'Brien,
100, Gt. Russell St. (nr. Dominion),
W.C.1. Lan. 8316.
HUNT FOR HEADS. - Hunt for
ALDERSHOT and district musicians can obtain*

Bargain Budget No. 6.

Paris, Roberto Inglez Orch., Savoy
Hotel, W.1.
BAVARIAN BASS. perfect condition,
beautiful
tone,
2651,
£40. -Box
BOEHM CLARINET by Lamy, L.P.,
fine tone, £15. -Carmichael, Val. 6112.

DRUMS 6d. per word
Side Dram, 14' a 74', fire -clam condition
DOC HUNT for Premier Drums!
£8Side Dram, Beverley, deep coed., 14' x 10', chi. 112
DOC HUNT for Premier Drums!
Side Dram, Premier, De Luxe model, black
DOC HUNT for Premier Drums!
and nickel Snap
112
DOC HUNT for Premier Drums!
Drum Outfit, Leedy, American, in peacock pearl
DOC HUNT for Premier Drums!
dawn
132
DOC HUNT for Premier Drums!
Drum Outfit, latest style, romp.. all aeon., an new 127
BASS DRUMS and covers from 20 String Bass, German model, ideal for dance work 638
in., to clear. -Vic O'Brien.
BO Trumpet, Super Olde, gold lacquer ..
BONGOES, Tunable, £5 pr. -Vic
Bb Trumpet, dance model..
113

Tenor Sax., Manhattan, artist's, silver plated .. 137
C Melody Sax., York U.S.A., artist's, plated .. 123
BP Clarinet, Hawker, metal, Boehm system
218
Bp Clarinet, Selmer, Boehm, 17 key, wood .. 130 BO Trumpet, Bemon, Proteano, mdl., gi., as new 128
BO Clarinet, French, Ample system ..
110 Si' Trumpet, Buescher slender bore, g.1., a. new 125
111, Clarinet, Hawker, metal, simple eystem
t8 BO Trumpet /Cornet,Besson,New Creation,. new 132
EP Clarinet, Flawkes, metal, simple system .. 17 Bb Cornet, Dixieland model, se new ..
£14
By Soprano Sax., Boosey, artist'', silver plated.. 216 By Trombone, Dixieland model, no came.. 114
Baas Drum, latest size, 30' x 15', white finish,
5.1, Baas, ideal for Dixieland, braes, goodshop soiled..
215
playing condition..
110* Special K Stamp gourds for Rumbas and Sambas, 17,1 each. Limited stock.
Easy terms arranged.
All instruments except drums are complete with cases, unless otherwise stated.

PART EXCHANGE CONSIDERED.

BASS, " G1LKES," Old English. fullsize, fine tone, £65 -Write to Nat

7

ALL DAYM;;c1-;. 24: 1951'

THE MELODY MAKER AND RHYTHMDUBLINMPs support bandleaders in RUSH OF NAME
BANDS TO EIRERONNIE HANCOX
battle with BBC

EIRMING HAIM

dance promoters appear

to be cashing -in before the
IRISH
Irish Federation of Musicians
takes steps to control the influx
DRESSING ahead in its drive against the 'BBC's policy of no of British bands into Ireland.
FIXES SUMMER
Newest bookings of top name dance band broadcasts in the North of England Region, the bands
are Oscar Rabin for the
Northern
Bandleaders'
Joint
Committeeannouncesencouraging
Four
Provinces Ballroom, Dublin,
AT TORQUAY
reports from Parliamentary sources.
2; Felix Mendelssohn
on
April
BONNIE HANCOX and his
Recently, 150 MPs representing constituencies in the Region,
his Hawaiian Serenaders forBand have again been each received a letter signed by twenty-five Northern leaders andtheStellaBallroom,onbooked to play for a season at asking for their support in bringing about the reinstatement of May 12; and FreddyLimerick,Randall forthe 400 Ballroom, Torquay, com- Northern bands in the BBC programmes.
14.
Oscar
on
April
Limerickmencing on June 18 and conRabin also has a date in
F. J. Erroll, the member
tinuing for 12 weeks, On Satur- forMr.
Limerick at the Rink Ballroom
Altrincham and Sale, writes: GLASGOW
day, March 31, Ronnie begins a " Danceon April 8.
band leaders in the
Saturday -night season at the North have
In Donegal, the Abbey Ballmy full support
newly opened Chesford Ballroom I have written
room
Ballyshannon will featureto
Sir
William
at Chesford Grange, Kenilworth, Haley asking that the Region's Former All -Britain EddieinMendoza
and his Spivs on
in Warwickshire.
Graeme Bell, Freddy
April
25.
policyshouldbechangedso
asofcapableThis ballroom is
Randalland
Felix
Mendelssohn
to benefit bands in the Region
holding 1,000 people, and is one after
will also bring their outfits toChampionstoairthe end of this month."of the finest halls in the area.
Ballyshannon
inthenear future.
Mr. Leslie Lever (Ardwick,With its neighbour, the Chesford Manchester)
Peggy Dell and her Band are
EORGE SCOTT-HENDERSON,
has approached Mr.
Hotel (opening shortly), it is Donald Stephenson,
also
to
visit
this
hive
of musicalVlfbrilliant
Scottishswing
pianController,
under the management of Mr.
Region, who has replied to ist, will be heard with his Sextet industry.
Horace Janes, long associated North
lent
Irelandhas
temporarily
inthe
ScottishHome
Serviceatthe effect that he is awaiting 10 p.m. on Friday, March 30, Mick Delahunty and his Band
with Tony's Ballroom, Birming- approvalby the BBC Board of whilst Bert Tobias and his Band, to England, however. Mick isham, now re -titled the Ambassa- Managementof a draft statedors.
his appearances in Lonsubject, which will resident at the Locarno Ballroom, dividing
Ronnie is also booked to play ment on thebe
Glasgow, will be heard on the don between the Queen's andissued shortly.
at Burtonwood USAF camp on presumably
BuffaloClubs.
same
wavelength
at
10.15
p.m.
on
Mr.
RolandJennings(Hallam)
Easter Saturday, and will be and Mr. Hendrie D. Oakshott April 20.
playing his regular stint at the.

have both promised
Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, every (Bebington)
to bear the subject in mind when
Monday until June 11.
theBeveridge
Report comes up
He has recently made several
discussion in the House. Mrs.
changes in personnel. Ken for(Exchange,
BessieBraddock
Stuart (bass) is returning to thehas put a question
RAF to take up a commission Liverpool)
down
on
the
order
paper:
whilstas flight lieutenant. Sax players

Charlie Pelling, Bob Bugg and
Ken Higgett have been replacedby Charlie Bryan (tnr.). Joe
Cossland (tnr. yin.) and Brian

U.S.A. STARS

Wilson (alto).

ACCLAIM NEW

TORQTIAY

Ex -bandleader now

SELMER REEDEntertainments
Chief

Our regular advertisements prove

to you that most American stars
and poll winners play instruments
built by Selmer, Paris. Now comesan advice from Selmer, New York,

Following recommendation byEntertainments and Marine Spa
Committees, A. F. (Bob) Roberts
is to be Entertainments Manager(pro tern.) for Torquay in succession to Roy W. Pannell, whois to take up new duties asEntertainments Manager f o r
Scarborough at Easter.

the Finance Committee to thethat the boys are going for the
new "Soloist" reed in a big way.
ir Soloist" reeds are now available, in limited quantities, here
in Britain. The seasoned cane isprecision processed and comes
graded in five strengths for yourBob is still to have control over
the Marine Spa, where he willcontinue as house -manager.

convenience. A chart showing therecommended strength tor eachfacing is included o the pack.

His new position completes amarked crescendo in his career,first noticeable when he handed

The Scott -Henderson Sextet, CHESTER
whose individual style has earned
a country -wide reputation, arepast winners of the MELODY ERIC LA WE LEADS AT
MAKER All -Britain Championship,and have been finalists on RIVERPARKBALLROOM
several occasions.
several other MPs have taken it
Eric Lawe and his Orchestra,
The Tobias airing will be the fromup with the Postmaster -General band's
Northampton, are now resisecond
within three dent atand Lord Simon of Wythenshawe, months, its
the River Park Ballroom,
last
broadcast
being
Chester,
where they opened on
Chairman of the BBC.
on Christmas Eve.
February
26. Apart from playing
Beit's wife Lilian presented for dancing
at this venue, thewith a daUghter on Wedneswill be playing Sunday
CHANGES IN OSBORNE him
day of last week. Baby Linda orchestra
andlunchtime
concerts in thiscame as a birthday present for area.
their other daughter, Louise, who
ROYAL STAR ORK
With Eric fronting on trumpet
the line-up is Billy Smith,Bassist -pianist Frank Ashenden. was five years old on Monday.
Kenny Lack, Freddy Jago andwho hails from Hastings and
Ray Robinson (saxes), Eric Peace
whose last date was with Charles LINC(11.al(pno.), Bob Snowdon (bass), andWall at Aberdeen Pala is, has
Derek Beck (drs.).
joined Stanley Osborne's Orchestra at the Royal Star Hotel, Maid- MORE NAME BANDS fT
stone, taking the place of Lionel
Humphries.
THE DRILL HALLNew

policyinaugurated

Seimet preaent

by

Len Marshall is the prePROVINCIAL PARS Mrs,
sentation at the Drill Hall, Lin-

RUNNER-UP in last year's All the
BritainChampionship,isThomas Quintet
Georgescheduled to be auditioned by
the BBC at Midland Regional
headquarters with a view tofuture broadcasts, The Quintet
has recently had to turn down
an offer for a summer season
contract on the coast.

coln, of name bands for Saturdaynight dances. Previously, bands/1111" TDCK

have appeared there on Fridays
only.
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