Melo,/ Maker`RHYTHM'INCORPORATING.

Vol. 27. No. 951

DECEMBER 8, 1951

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BBC 6 BANDS A WEEK, NO VOCALSHINT ALARMS PROFESSIONJOSH & BEVERLYIN AIRPORT DUET

Philips disc co. Bandleaders, music publishers

to take overhold emergency meetings

A" STATE of emergency " has been declared in every

branch of the business following unsubstantiatedlay Press announcements which, if true, will constituteAS exclusively announced the severest blow the profession has ever received.
It has been stated that the BBC, as part of its economy
in last week's MELODY
MAKER,
severance of the measures early in 1952, would be cutting down broadcasts
long-standing
association of dance music from 28 to six per week. It has also been
betweenthe
American said that any evening dance band performances that do

U.S. Columbia

Columbia record company take place will be devoid of all special announcements andall vocals.
and British Columbia isimminent.
A completely new arrange- JIMMY McHUGH IN
ment, which is being finalised
ROYAL SHOWas we close for press, means thatthe entire American Columbia
catalogue will be taken over atthe end of 1952 by Messrs.
Ph'lips Phonographic Company(a branch of the famous Philips
Electrical concern), of Baarn,
Holland.
On Wednesday this week anofficial of the PMhos Company
made the following statement totold the " MM " this week :' Not so black'" As an official of the Corporation I cannot possibly
make any statement. I can,however, tell you that the posi-tion is not so black as was atfirst supposed, and I have thestrongest hopes that the disturbance of normal procedure
will be considerably less thanthe MELODY MAKER :(Continued on page 7, col. 5)

Ellington 4 firstquarters have anticiThe whole profession is profoundly uneasy as we close forsomepated."

jazz on Dutch TV
The Ray Ellington Quartet is
to climax its Christmas visit toHolland with a television appearance, becoming the first jazz or
dance outfit to relay on Dutch(Continued on page 7, col. 3)

In addition to their other bookings, the Ellington boys willon December 30.

The first date of the tour-

December 22 at Kurhaus, Scheveningen-will see the Quartet
playing opposite the Dutch
Swing College Orchestra and
Negro pianist Don Gais.

Josh White and his daughtersang a duet for friends
shortly before 12 -year -oldgoes on to Italy. where hegives a series of concertsfrom December 10 to 21. He
returns to the U.S. for Christmas. Before leaving London
all three completed recordings for Charles Chilton's
next " Glory Road" series.

all-star 14 -piece

FamousU.S.

songsmithjimmy McHugh hit Townlast Wednesday to appear
with Frank Sinatra and otherstars before Royalty at the" midColiseumnight matinee" on Monday in
aid of the National Playing
Fields Association.
LondonBURNS 6 LEAVE FOR MEDITERRANEAN(Continued on page 6, col. 4)

the end of next week.

Joe Ferrie leaves partly inorder to concentrate on hismusic -publishing interests. He
runs the Ideal Music Co. in
Denmark -street.

OSCAR RABIN hind BAND
KEN MACKINTOSHORCHESTRATREVOR BROOKES7,1 ORCHESTRADON SMITH 7,7:' MUSIC
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Three changes inParry's Albany 6

CORONATION BALLROOM

Three changes are imminent
in Harry Parry's Sextet at the
Albany Club.
To replace drummer Danny
Craig-who has gone to Nairobi
with Bob Navarro-Harry has
engaged Cyril Sherman, whostarts next Monday. On the

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THE results of the 1951 " Down jumped from third place in the dropped second places in theBeat " Poll, announced this guitar section to displace Billy instrumental sections - Louis
week, show only two changes in Bauer, and June Christy has left and Konitz to fourth; Dorsey tofirst placings. Les Paul has the premier spot for band vocal- fifth.
Art Tatum has risen fromists to Lucy Ann Polk, being
voted fourth as a solo singer.
twelfth to fifth among theStan Kenton again wins the pianists and drummer Buddy
band division by a substantial ich has dropped from second to
The fourth. (Full results next week.)
lead over Les Brown.
George Shearing Quintet, once
small -combo winners, are
Joe Loss will look back over againplaced
among the first ten GRAHAM LOSES BALL
his 21 years as a bandleader alsointheKing of Corn category.
Cliff Ball is leaving Kennywhen he broadcasts with his
Graham's Afro -Cubists, withband next Monday (10.20-11 p.m.,
Tatum'srisewhom he has played since theL.). He did a similar reviewwithout the band-when he was Billy Williams' video quartet, band's inception. He plays his
final dates with the group this
in
the
vocal
group
thirteenth
in
TV's
"
Pictureinterviewed
section last year, climb into week.
Page " last Wednesday.
To complete a trio of tele-radio second place after the Mills Cliff wants to stay in Town
and freelance. " The recent addates, Joe relays with his band Brothers.
for a half-hour show on TV next Louis Armstrong, Tommy dition to my family is the main
Dorsey and Lee Konitz have reason," he says.
Wednesday (12th).

SAMSON AND HERCULESBALLROOM. NORWICHPALAIS DE DANSEAll communications

health, which makes it imperative for him to take a position
with shorter hours. Alan will be

SHEARING, KENTON STILL

His place will be taken by Don

Lusher, who leaves Jack Parnell's Orchestra when the runof " Fancy Free " terminates at

RABIN AGENCY

MELODY MAKER : " It was myband's reception at the Jamboree which decided me to takethis course. I think that by

Tito Burns with his sextet and supporting artists were photowhen they flew to Malta for their Mediterranean CSE tour.

LEAVE GERALDOTROMBONIST and singer Joe
Ferrie leaves Gerald() on
December 15 after being withthe band for 11 years.

It can now also be revealed
JACK PARNELL has turned down a big London club offer that
Joe partners Wally Fryer into take an all-star 14 -piece on the road early next the strict-tempo records waxed
month: His policy will be " rhythm for dancing, with a new under Fryer's name for Decca.
sound and an exciting beat."
Personnel will be much thesame as Jack's present line-upTHEin the Prince of Wales show.
" Fancy Free," which closes on
December 15. The sound will
not be dissimilar to thatcreated by the Parnell band at
Wish to announce the exclusive representation
this year's Jazz Jamboree.
First appearance of the newof the following artistes and ballrooms
band will be at Wimbledon
Palais on January 15.
Interviewed backstage at the
PoW on Tuesday, Jack told thegraphed by the " MM " at Southend Airport on November 29,

JOE FERRIE TO

Beverly left London Airport
last Friday to return to theStates. On Monday Josh flew
to Paris with Sam Gary. Josh

Jack Parnell to tourTV.

double the Avifauna on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. They
will not now, however, appear
at the Rotterdam Jazz Festival

The MELODY MAKER is able tostate that for the moment thisdevastating news is not official.
So far, the BBC Press Department has maintained a complete silence. Mr. Jim Davidson, BBC Dance Music Chief,

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December 8, 1951

THE MELODY MAKER AND RHYTHM

2

If a certain lay Press newspaper report last week was true...,Dance music is facing its
biggest disaster

RADIO by
MAURICE

THE

story, printed last
week in the national

BURMAN

that the BBC intended to cut down dancePress,,

n:themusic broadcasts from 28 that the celestial figures who possible-and one immediate re- We heard how these men were BILL BADLEY, representing
was that dance music swept swindled outrageously wnen they Average Listener, writes:weekly to six would, if true, direct the higher policy of the sult
are not only unsympathetic magnificently back as a prime worked with a levee gang, and , LIKED the whole of "..1, 722
be the greatest disaster ever BBC
raiser -of -spirits, with a tremen- how the degeneration of the I Club" this week.
tothemodernmanifestationsof
risto threaten the industry
popular dance music, but are, if dous amount of air -time allocated whites infected the Negroes. A Barber's New Orleans Ch
good Negro worker could kill an- turned out to be a lively, be nd
Not only would it deal a anything, very much antipathetic to it.
nof hos- other worker and get away with thusiastic outfit playing 9( odmay be proved by their atti- But since the endinghandmortal blow to dance bands, -asof it, provided the victim was not a jazz.
the repressive
towards it over the last tilities
but also, in its turn, to the tude
officialdom
has
once
again
had
its
good
worker-it
wouldn'taffectdecade or more.

I was equally pleased with 1 hepublishers, instrument
and it has been known that the profits then.
In the early and middle 'thirties way,
-Seymour Group. They r ismakers and dealers, recording dance
powerful forces in the nierarcny Sitting with Alan, sometimes Kevin
music
held
great
sway
on
pensedgood, melodic and in companies, dance halls, radio our broadcast programmes. Dance of the BBC have not only imposed singing, sometimes playing, the teresting
modern jazz. 1 r ate
great
restrictionsontheamountmen
explainedhowtheblues them the best
manufacturers and the multi- band leaders had complete free- of air -time allowed to dance affected them, andmodern group on
as they
which, dom in their choice of material bands, but have even consciously spoke, with theirinterests
tudinousforweeks.
"JFM"
wonderfully
directly or indirectly, derive and the presentation of it.
tried to wean the puolic away modulated voices, I admired
During the few years imme- froman income from popular music. diately
them.
them for their obvious decency
preceding the war, howThe excuse of economy would ever, officialdom
BURMAN'S BAUBLE
in spite of all the crime aroundstarted
to
take
the
them.
cut very little ice withis awarded with sincere admi rahand, and we saw the begin- Absurd
They
explained
that
"
You'd
tion
and
thanks to Alan Lon lax
masses of people who derive aningsof restrictive rules and a
got to be sad to sing the blues, for the wonderfulwork he hasgenuine enjoyment and relaxa- tightening -up of air -time availto
have
been
let
down
in
love,
to
done
towards
the emancipat on
One proof of this statement lies work all year and find yoution from listening to dance ability.
oftheSouthern
Negroes.
and fortheuninabsurd
and
quite
With
the
advent
of
the
war,
It
bands.
had not enough to live on at the giving us the opportunityoftimes that they have end
imperative to raise the natural
It has unfortunately been becameof it, to feel pretty hopeless." hearing their music - unad ulIndevious
allocatedtothem.
moraleofthepublicin
every
way
proved on numerous occasions
There
were
no
blues
lyricsterated.
ways, and with a plenitude of which called on them to unite
rules and restrictions, they have and fight their oppressors.
tried to make a civil servant out Can it then be wondered thatTV CRITIC ' SCANNER' WRITESof dance music, which is like the modern Negro musician turns
WHO'S WHERE
wrenching the heart out of it.
back on the blues and calls
Facing the possibility of this ithis" Uncle Tom " music?
(Week commencing December 16

music

An answer to Nat Allen
NAT ALLEN'S article, " At The
End of Round 1," last week,
must have greatly gratified theTV executives and producers.
But whether everyone else islikely to be equally gratified isanother question.

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I would be the last to deny any is
Tuesday: Wimbledon
turn, gives the white man
have
their
organisation,
own
the
about
of Nat's remarks
Wednesday: Folkestonesomethingmeasure up to.
however, is not yet fully With badtoconditions
desires of the TV staff, from the which,Thursday: Derbythehighest to the lowest, to be help- mobilised. Now is the time for blues (there is never badcame
Friday: Loughboroughwithout
ful. I know from personal ex- every dance band and orchestra some good); who knows what
Saturday: Brize-Norton
perience that they do their best. leader to join the Music Directors' great form of music will comeSunday: Feldman Club, Londot
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with the Musicians' Union, it can social equality with the white.
is limited to their understanding. face
Wednesday: Birmingham
up to the menace.
And when it comes to the dance
Thursday:Oldhammusic publishers, who in And this day will surely come.
band business, it has yet to be theThe
Friday: Lowestoft
have aligned themselves
proved that this understanding is morepast
Saturday: Tunbridge Wells
with the BBC than with theparticularly profound.
Johnny DANKWORTH Seven
bandleaders, might well reBut Nat Allen conveniently consider"JAZZ CLUB"Friday: Cambridge
their position in theskips over this and attempts to light of present
Saturday: Wisbech
6p.m.
1/12'51.
events.
lay the blame anywhere but on In these austereSunday: Warleydays our people
ONCE again we were subjected Teddy FOSTER and OrchestraTV.
need not only dance musicThursday: Nuneaton
to the dismal strains of an
but the best of it. And although amateur
band-Chris Barber's. It
Friday: Leicester
NONSENSE
it seems incredible that such a did, however,
Saturday: Hinckley
containa verythreat could ever take effect, all promising trumpet player-but
Sunday: Luton
Frankly, such an attitude is precautions
must
be
taken
by
the
so
many
times
did
the
brass
and
Roy
FOX and Bandnonsense.
music industry to stop it piano sound like the band at a
Friday: Spalding
Whatever, on the grounds of wholenow.
rathersmall
suburban
HarryGOLD and Pieces of Eighitheatretact, bandleaders may have
If anything has to be cut, let that, with all the goodwill in
Monday: Boscombe
refrained from saying to the TV it betheunpopular
programmes
Wednesday:
Peterboroughtheworld,
I
cannot,tobefrankboys, certain of them have not -not the bread-and-butter of and honest, say that this group
Thursday: Arborfield, Berkebeen slow to tell me that, in their radio.
plays
good
jazz.
Friday:Burslem
opinion, their programmes have
Rushden
The Kevin - Seymour Groupbeen ruined by the way they have
Sunday: Cardiff
from Ken Mackintosh's band
been presented and the so-calledgave
usmoderndance
FreddyRANDALL
and Bandmusic,
"
THE
ART
OF
THE
NEGRO
"
" supporting " artists the bandthan jazz. There was aThursday: Bermondsey
leaders have had foisted on them. 3-Blues In The Mississippi Night rather
Saturday:Bostonlittle
too
much
of
the
ensemble
In fact, many of our name 7 p.m. Third Programme 30.11;51. first chorus of a pretty tune for
Sunday: Cook's Ferry Inn
bandleaders now take such a poor
to be a real jazz show.
TANNER SISTERS
THIS turned out to be the finest it But
view of TV that they have little
Week: Palace, Blackpool
excellent
solos
were
taken
desire to appear on it, despite theblues programme ever put out
Sunday: Warley.
fact that the publicity would more on the BBC, as well as being an all round.
than compensate for the low fees indictment and exposure of theand tha many inconveniences utterly dreadful treatment of the
Negroes by America's Southern
involved.
whites.
IT'S TERRIFIC
Nnt only did Alan T.nmav svhn
AN INDICTMENT
presented the show. give us some
IT'S COLOSSAL
records ( a list of which
Nat Allen says " there is no wonderful
will
be
found
on
page
91,
but
he
great public demand on TV for also let us hear some tape recorddance band shows-yet."he had made of the blues,
A more damning indictment of ings
sung while the men worked on a
TV I have yet to hear.
plantation,
the macabre singing
Dance bands are still a big of convicts engaged
in chopping
attraction on sound radio. The wood (with the axe falling on thereason they are not an even first beat of the bar) and, mostbigger attraction on TV can, illuminating of all, a conversation
therefore, only be that TV does with some Negro musicians late
not know how to present them.
at night in a dance place.

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1951

3

Glenn would have played advanced music

if he had been alive today
to the Miller style. And,
you ask has the style of our band changed much in the backlast couple of years. Well, I suppose that it has- believe me, it was high!
though it has changed gradually and I haven't been too You have no plans, then, forAn exclusive
questionand answer
interview
betweengoing back to strings?
aware of it.
WELL,
I don't believe so.
A lot of people think that we're getting away from Miller,
There are no plans,but, of course, we try to keep abreast of the times. We
that is, right now-but
some day I would like to have a
try to play some jazz numbers and different types of things. string
again, because I
All the other bands do them; why shouldn't we? We do try, do likesection
violins very much.
however, to keep our slow numbers in strictly the Millervein. with the lead clarinet and so forth which was his trade- A lot of your sidemen look very
young. Have they been with youlong? Are they the same men
A lot of people don't like thewho were with you the last timeidea of us playing things more
you played in Montreal, twoin the modern vein. They thinkyears ago?
we should stick more to the old%TO, we've had a one hundred
Miller stuff as it was done backper cent. turnover. A lot of
before the war.
the boys have been drafted andThey always say :" Well,it's
hard to get replacement
Miller wouldn't have done that."musicians.
None of the boys
How do they know?
How doscant
to travel.
they know what Miller would more or less as a proving outfit
have done?
to try out a lot of ideas-writing
for the strings in conjunction Experiencewithhis own lead clarinet and It used to be that all theUnderstandable
sax section, and so on. For three
fellows wanted to go on
Frankly, I think he would have years we carried on just like I younger
road for a bit of experience,
been very, very advanced with think he would have wanted it thebut, nowadays, it seems that
his music today-without going carried on.
would just as soon stay inso far as to be over the heads of But we had letters from people theyhome town, or wherever
the public. I think he would all over the country saying " Why their
theybe, and work a radio
have given them very advanced don't you drop those fiddles and showmay
two, and make ten ormusic, but they would have been get back to the Miller style of twentyordollars
a week-and let itmusic?
able to understand it.
go at that, and be happy to stay
We haven't tried to give them
in
one
place
really wild things by any means, No chance
I don't know what changed
but we have tried to play things
their minds, but it's awfully hardwith a beat.
Since Glenn never had a to get the boys to go out on the
We've got Sy Oliver doing quite chancewith strings, road. It's nice to sit at homea bit of writing for us now, and except ontoarecord
few V -Discs, ery- I'd like to do it myself-someBilly May, who used to write for one thought
that
I was doing times.
Glenn.
something that Glenn neverBut we are mainly a touring
There's a boy, too, named would have done.
we are on the road doing
Hank Mancini, who played piano So, as times weren't the band;and the odd week
for us for a while after the war greatest in the music business, one-nightersfortenmonths out of the year.
and a boy down in Houston, we dropped the violins after that All I can
see ahead of us isso our three-year period and killed two just knocking
Texas, Eddie Gerlach
around the counarrangements come in from all birds with one stone.
try for the next few years. I
over the country.
We killed the strings and cut don't mind it, however. I'm
down a terrific payroll-and got used to it now.
What do you think of the socalled trend back to more popu.

mark.

.

Canadiansays TEXBENEKE.

.

.

.

H. F. Whistonand the

.

.

.

.

.

larity for dance bands above
vocalists' recordings?
is coming back . . . theIT hands
are coming into theirown. For a few years they moreor less took a back seat to the.

own.

Of the band itself, Whiston says:
TWO THOUSAND happy Beneke-Miller fans jammed Montreal's
Ideal Beach Pavilion to hear the band on its last visit
there. Most of them went away exceptionally contented-but afew, myself included, were a little disappointed.
Of c..n.u-se, the personnel is constantly changing, so that only

the simplest arrangements can be done well all the time. And
Tex provided what he was paid for: good dance music, andjlots of it.
If dance music is all that is wanted, however, dozens of good
local men can be hired. When a name band visits, you expect
to get just a little more showmanship.

Still, Tex had played over one hundred consecutive onenighters prior to his arrival-so he had a legitimate excuse tobe just a little weary.
And it was nice to renew friendships with the great Miller
familiars-" Kalamazoo," " In The Mood," " Star Dust," and thewonderful " Serenade In Blue."

A TRAGEDY OF DIVIDEDLOYALTIES.

dance bands come back into theirex -Miller
bandleader

ERNEST BORNEMAN writes about

singers that were on top.
there'll ONE of the saddest stories,
It runs in cycles
be singers on top for a few years
and one of the most sigand all the public will go for nificant
ones in a year thatthem.
But I certainly want to see the hasn't been exactly produc.

correspondent. .

in this week's.ONE NIGHT STAND

tive of cheerful news from This kind of rationalisation after whether it's humanly possible.
the dance music front, was the fact is always a painful busi- Hemingway says somewhere that go to the other extreme and rant

and sometimes it is nearly if a writer faxes for any reason and rave about how terrible it is
How about strings? Are you George Simon's article on ness,
painful for the beholder as for whatever, and for however tem- that Eddie Sauter is writing comusing them at all?
Eddie Sauter in the Novem- as
tile
victim.
But it is rare for the porary a period, he can never re- mercially and wnat a low person
Right after the war we ber " Metronome."
spectator to come out so much cover from it.
he is for selling his art down theNO.
violins for
on
one
side
of the argument as
It
is
a
joint
effortbyoneof
He may tell himself that he is river.
had twelve
33 people the most talented arrangers and George Simon does when he com- doing
this
or
that
only
in
order
But that sort of writing isthree years. We had
altogether for a three-year one of the most reputable musi- ments : " Such an admission, to make enough money so that he reserved for two kinds of people,suchanew-foundabilitytolookmay
settledown
thereafter
and
for
those
who live in ivory towers
period.
caljournalists
in
the
USA
to
Miller had planned a large make out a case for something at the entire situation realistic- write " the Great American Novel. and tor ostriches. I'd rather live
stringsection after the war and
ally,
set
Sauterstraight,
so
far
as
in
realitywith the rest of you.
But
that
man
will
never
write
he had used his overseas band which both of them, in their earning a living was concerned.
any kind of novel, and what he Sauter included.. .
Count meheart of hearts, know to beout of any group that will condoes write will not be great."wrong.
demnaman
because
he's
more
I
would
be
doing
GeorgeSimon
an injustice if I did not say that interested in making sure that his
Eddie's arrangements have Arrangements
kids
eat
than
in
givingusmusicalhimself seems to have apprehad the musical stature " He started writing stocks for hehensions about the wisdom of his kicks.
which " Metronome " has some- music publishers; he wrote simple counsel.
by neverfeel pretty cheated,"arrangements for Ray Bloch, for he says, "" Wetimes claimed for them.
because we realise that
Monroe. .
Word got there is very
But-being among the best Vaughn
littlechance for us The dilemma
aroundthat
Sauter
had
finallythings of their kind-they cer- seen the light; that he no longer to hear much of what
Eddie really" Too many of us are still maintainly showed sufficient promise was writing stuff that was in the can do."such a super -righteous
And
he
goes
on
to
say
: " Per- taining
to make us believe that he next generation and which reattitude.
think we haveyou are distressed by the the right toI don't
might well have had a chance quired a longer time than com- hapsthat selfish! "tone of the article and this edi- On Eddie beof developing into a first-rate mercial restrictions allowed for a torial.
Sauter's
behalf, andyou're saying to on behalf of every otherto master. He was in busi- yourself,Perhaps
legitimate composer, if he had bandartist
'
this
guy
Simon
has
ness."
who
has
gone
or
is
going
through
not got himself into an insoluble
strictly commercial.' I've a similar dilemma, there arein his leading article on gone
three
problem by swallowing the theAnd
tail page, Simon goes on to been accused of that many times things to be said in reply to this:Metronome myth of a pro: " We're glad that Eddie has before. All I can say is that I'm
(1)
It
would
be
as
foolishtomised land in which you can say
distressed,
too.
finallymadetheadjustment...
make a living as good as Irving He's going to be busy earning a " I'm distressed because, unless condemn Eddie for trying to earn
Berlin's by writing music as good living for his wife and kids. ful- I want to live in a dream world, a living as it would be to condemn
as Schonberg's.
must face and accept reality and Gauguin for running away to thefilling his greatest practical re- II must
(Continued on page EU
write accordingly. I could
sponsibility."
But is it? Are there no other
One has only to examine the sub- No such place
responsibilities,
and
are
they
less
ject of dreams, particularly of artistic
There's no such place-hut practical? Even if earning a living
or creative people, to realise that these Eddie,
LATINduring his most critical for one's family were truly an
are often a key to certain hidden and formative
years, believed in artist's major concern, how long AMERICAN
fears.
is
what
he
has
to
it-and
this
can
he
do
it
if
he
reallyhasan
NEW 0Tints IDtrymETINTLE(From a psychology handbook )say about that period of his life artist's creative intelligence? Let
MAMBO
4.4
Ai4SCOrTE
in
retrospect:speak for himself again :Les Paul:" I'd been out of work for a Eddie
NEGRO" This definite splitting of busi(4s featured
When dreams disturb his long time.
Everywhere I went ness
and art makes it awtully
by SYDNEY
slumber,they kept telling me that my stuff
GAVpTT N E TTE
rilomPsoN)
for those who still want
CUBAN
The most repeated one by far was too hard to play, that the tough
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it
makes
it
Is when he has to play a musicians had trouble with it and almost intolerable for me. Some
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I lie there in bed and.N40
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A Semi -pro. Bandleader:
Still searching for the pro- feeling.tearing
myself down for
JAZZ FOR'WON s.o.
om :SiIt's Bell-Vue; everything's as mised land. he left Ray McKinley keep
denying
whatI
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the right to compose.
They're set to play their best job didn't materialise, and he had birthright,
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SLOPPY JOE
now, 'writing commercially,
Regent ste""". Then someone gives them arrangements as a free-lancer- doing
Londo
I
find
it
just
about
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totill he wound up in a breakdown compose anything artistically JUMPING FOR JANE
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b
k
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I began to see least,
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work each day, I noobjective finishedeverything in
dreamlongerhave any energy left forthrough secret light. I began to realise that my composing.
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Again our No. 1 Song
I've tried, and somewas
to
my
first
responsibility
channels)
I think I've hit it. but then.
Is playing at a high-class date family and not to my artistic times
after I analyse my stuff, I finddesires. ."In tweedy coat and flannels!
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THE MELODY MAKER AND RHYTHM

December 8, 1951'v.

MUSIC in the MAKING presents

CHARLTu PARKER

ONLY with a chronological record of a
man's achievements can you truly
assess his greatness at a particular time

A DISCOGRAPHY

and follow the form of his development.
Such a record is Eric Wiedemann's discograpny of Charlie Parker, which starts alongside. Wiedemann, one of the soundest disco-by Eric Wiedemanngraphers in the jazz world, lists over 190 masters
on which Parker plays.
Before submitting his final compilation to us,
he secured the collaboration of Derek Coller,
editor of " The Discophile," " Jazz At The Philharmonic " impresario Norman Granz, Swiss

Parker All Stars," 925 as by"Charlie Parker with Tiny Grimes
Quintet."son, Orville Minor (tpts.), Joe Baird(1mb.), Charlie Parker, John Jackson(altos), Bob Mabane, Harry Ferguson DIZZY GILLESPIE AND HIS ALL(tnrs.), Jay McShann (pno.), Gene STAR QUINTET: Dizzy Gillespie
Ramey (bass), Gus Johnson (drs.), (tpt.), Parker (alto), Hart (pno.),Walter Brown (voc.) New York City, Remo Palmieri (gtr.), Slam Stewart

JAY McSHANN AND HIS ORCHES-

TRA: Harold Bruce, Bernard Ander-

researcher Kurt Mohr, Belgian critic Carlos deRadzitzky, American writer and Dial record chief
Ross Russell. and, above all, Jerry Blume andCharles Delaunay.

April 30, 1941.

(bass). Cozy Cole (drs.). New York93730 Swingmatism-De 8570
City, February 29, 1945.
93731 Hootie Tootle (V. Brown)
G554 Groovin'High -Guild 1001,-De 8559
Mu 485, Sw 299
93732 Dexter Blues -De 8585, BrE/
G556 Dizzy Atmosphere -Mu 488,

" Music In The Making " subjected the document to further scrutiny with the valuable helpof British Parker authority Alun Morgan, keeping in constant touch with Wiedemann during
the process.
Johnny Dankworth takes us a step further
with his introduction to " Bird " below; and Alun
Morgan will write on Parker's better-known
transcriptions next week.

DeE 03401

93734

Confessin'

The

Blues

(V.

Brown( -De 8559
Note: Masters 93733, 93735 aresolos by McShann.

Sw 299All The Things You Are-Mn
488, Sw 317
Note: Master 554 is a remake of atune cut at the earlier (555)G557

session,*

JAY McSHANN AND HIS ORCHES-

TRA: Bob Merrill, Anderson, Minor CLYDE HART'S ALL STARS: Gillespie(tpts.), Baird, Lawrence "Frog " (tut.), Trummy Young arrib., voc),

Parker, Jackson Parker (alto), Don Byas ttnr.), Hart
Freddy Gulliver (pno.), Mike Bryan (gtr.), Al Hall(tnrs.), James Coe (bar(.), McShann (bass), Specs Powell (di's.). Rubberlegs
New York City,"Micky " Enois Williams (roc.).
(pno.). Leonard(gtr.), Ramey (bass), Johnson (drs.), March -April, 1945.

Anderson (tmb.),(altos). Mabane,

THE MAN IN THE FADED SUIT

Brown (voc.). New York City, Novem-

by Johnny Dankworth

ber 18, 1941.

force in the most is an essential part of ourdeny that him a major
and all -embracing up- musical diet to be able to sit
Charlie Parker is already suddenheaval in jazz since the advent of back, listen to something which
Armstrong.
affects our emotions, not oura legendary figure in jazz. Louis
Unison themes became the brain, and say : " This is music
But what makes such a per- orderof the day. Accomplished that I love."musicians discarded their com- Parker is sometimes accused ofsonality? What secured the plete
musical vocabulary and be- being too verbose, and sometimes
respect, even the hero-wor- gan stutteringin a new lan- unnecessarily repetitive in his
ship, of so many musicians guage.
Even
theinstruments(except playing. But these are faultsand fans alike?
those which were unfortunate which have dogged many of the

FEW would

What's The Matter Now (V.
Williams/ -Con 6013, RJ 715
I Want Every Bit Of It (V.
Williams) -Con 6020, RJ 746

W3301

93809

One Woman's Man(V. Brown)

W3302

93812

New Confessin' The Blues (V.

W3303

93813

Red River Blues (V. Brown)

93814

Baby Heart Blues (V. Brown)

W3304 4-F Blues (V. Williams) Con 6020. RJ 746
W3305 Dream Of You (V. Young)-'An--De 8607

Brown) -De 8595

-De 8595-De 8623
Cryin' Won't Make Me Stay
(V. Brown) -De 8623
Note: Masters 93810. 93811, 93816
are solos by McShann.

93815

That's

Blues

The

(V.

Williams) -Con 6013, RJ 715

Con 6060

W3306 -Seventh Avenue (V. Young)-Con 6005, RJ 716
W3307 Sorta Kinda (V. Young) Con 6005, RJ 716
W3308 Ooh! Ooh! My! My! Ohl Ohl(V. Young) -Con 6060
Note: 6005 as by "Trummy Young's
All Stars."

greatest figures in all spheres ofart.
JAY McSHANN AND HIS ORCHESsame personnel, plus Al Hibbler
Most have gone through this TRA:
and left it behind, and there (toe.). New York City, July 2, 1942.
AN INTRODUCTION stage
is no reason to suppose that Par- 70993 Lonely Boy Blues (V. Brown)-De 4387
ker will not. The temptation toregard him -or any other artist, 70994 Get Me On Your Mind (V.
of the publicity spotlights atHibbler)-De
4418,
Coral
that matter -as a set phenotached to " name " bands. Small enough to become unfashionable for60034
unsusceptible to change
their basic duties. The menon
wonder, then, that he was changed
70995
The
Jumpin'Blues(V
Brown)
improvement -an idea whichbass became custodian of the or-De 4418, Coral 60034
treated not as an Up-and-coming metricunfortunately
prominent
while drums sup- isamong
enthusiasts and musicians 70996 Sepian Bounce (V. Brown) but as an Already -there by all plied thebeat,embellishments.
De
4387-shouldbeavoided.
who heard him.
Charlie himself must have been*amazed by theHis personal appearance and considerablyof the whole process. Adulation
TINY GRIMES QUINTET: Parker
general personality were unpre- rapidity
On
How
about
his
own
style?
Hart (pno.), Tiny Grimes
possessing, to say the least.
Such a thought shows little (alto), Clyde
a diversity of inJimmy Butts (bass),
On first encountering him in study wetofind
for Parker as a man or Harold voc.),
have made their mark regard"Doc " West (drs.). New YorkNew York in 1947, I was amazed fluencesasamusician.
Critical admira- City, September 15, 1944.
onhisplaying.
The
influenceof
to see a shortish, rather podgy Lester Young and Johnny Hodges tion is a healthy thing; adulation 85710 Tiny's Tempo -say 526, 541,
person in a faded fawn 3 -piece is evident even now, but traces a dangerous one.
915
suit, the waistcoat adorned by a of Benny Carter and Coleman Fashions in jazz come and go S5711 I'll
Always Love You Justlarge chain and formidable -look- Hawkins are often betrayed in quickly. But my allegiance to
The Same IV. Grimes)-Sav
ing " turnip " pocket -watch which Parker's work.
Charlie Parker will stay, and526, 613, 925
he would frequently take pride in
Incidentally, Parker has consis- when he is eventually relegated 55712 Romance Without Finance Parker, at the 1949 Paris Jazz
consulting.
Festival, talks with Charles
tently shown respect for his pre- to that " no -man's land " between(V. Grimes)-Sav 532, 613,
Delaunay, who assisted Wiededecessors. (Indeed, to reject the modern and traditional schools,
925mann with this Discography.
progressachievedbyaprevious
it
will
take
no
more
than
a
hearMajor force
S5713 Red Cross --Say 532. 541, 915,
generationissurelyarefutation
ing
of
"
Cool
Blues
"
for
me
to
MG 9000, Say Fr 915
The whole array was garnished of human self -development --and say, once again, " Here is an Note: 541 as by " Charlie Parker, DIZZY GILLESPIE AND HIS ALLwith an enormous, grubby -red a certain road to mediocrity.)STAR QUINTET: Gillespie itpt., voc.),
Alto Sax," 915 as by "Charlie
cravat which hid all of his shirt Parker's style itself has varied artist."
Parker (alto), Al Haig (pno.), Curley
and most of his neck from the through the years. The early
Russell (bass), Sidney Catlett (drs.),
public gaze.
SarahVaughan (voc.).
New York
restrained and highly disciplined
City, May 11, 1945.
He rose to eminence at a time style was superseded by a more
G565
Salt Peanuts (V. Gillespie) when most of the old idols on bitter, uncompromising approach
Guild 1003, Mu 518. Sw 304
the jazz scene were waning as with an increase of fluency and
G566 Shaw 'Nuff-Guild 1002, Mu
innovators, and were being sur- spontaneity often accompanied
354. Sw 305, PaE R3077
rounded by a " new guard," by a depreciation in the selection
STRAVINSKY? That's music
Man (V. Vaughan) anxious to find a colourful of ideas.
at its best. I like all of G567 Lover
Guild 1002, Mu 354, Sw 317,
figure -head.
Stravinsky
andProkofiev,
PaE
R3077
However, these circumstances
Hindemith, Ravel,
Debussy G568 Hot House -Guild 1003, Mu
only enhanced a power which 'Music I love'. and, of course, Wagner and486, Sw 304
Parker. with his great musical Happily, we are occasionallyBach.
*attributes. would have wielded in allowed to take our Parker without
SARAH VAUGHAN (voc.) ace. by
any event. He was to be more the angostura (by courtesy of the
Benny Goodman's always superb. Gillespie ((pt.), Parker (alto), Flip
than a totem pole for new genera- " Parker with Strings " sides, forThat's natural. He's one of the few Phillips (tnr.), Nat Jaffe (1) and Tadtions with ready-made ideas.
instance) and our faith in thethat never retards.
don't agree Dameron (2) (ono.): Bill De Arango
His considerable instrumental inherent human feeling behindwith people who think Benny's old- (gtr.1, Russell (bass). Max Roachfacility, his highly personal. this amazing musician is once
fashioned.
(di's.). New York City, May 25, 1945.
often eccentric - but never again restored.
W3325 What More Can A Woman
For these sides, we must be
pseudo -intellectual - style, his
Do? ill -Con 6008, Len 500,
I
was
born
August29,
1920,
adventurous and f orceful truly grateful. After hearing so
Rem RLP '1024
in
Kansas
City.
I
spent
three
approach and, above all, his much which prompts us to CRY
W3326
I'd Rather Have A Memory
years in high school and woundflair for composition of tunes and " How on earth does he think ofThan A Dream (2) -Con
up a freshman.
themes -all these qualities made it? " and " It's unbelievable," it
6008, Rem RLP 1024

Parker seemed to arrive overnight. His experimenting andmaturing period had been passed
largely away from the scrutinising gaze of 52nd Street, and out

From the 'Bird's' mouth ..
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Dizzy Gillespie . . . the other half into the ground. I made themthe day before I went to theof my heartbeat.
hospital. I had to drink a quartofwhisky to make the date.
GJ.P-SPIE'S playing haschanged from being stuck They teach you there's ain front of a big band. Any- boundary line to music, but,body's does. He's a fine musi- man, there's no boundary line tocian. The leopard coats and art.
the wild hats are just anotherpart of the managers' routines
to make him box-office. The
fromsame thing happened a couple
Parkerof years ago when they stuck
his name on some tunes of mine
to give him a better commercial
reputation.
Any musician who says he isplaying better either on tea, theor when he is juiced, is
The beat in a bop band is needle,
plain, straight liar. When I getwith the music, against it, be- atoomuch to drink, 2 can't evenhind it. It pushes. it helps it. finger
well, let alone play decent
ideas. And in the days when I
3kMusic is your own experience, was on the stuff, I may haveyour thoughts, your wisdom. If thought I was playing better, but
you don't live it, it won't come listening to some of the records
now, I know I wasn't. Some ofout of your horn.
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have to be completely knocked
never cared for vibrato because out to be a good hornman are
they used to get a chin vibrato in just plain crazy. It isn't true. I
Kansas City -opposed to the hand

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vibrato popular with white bands
andI

didn't like it.

I'll ever use vibrato.

I- For a number of these quotes we are

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1951

5

Notebook of a Modernist

LEONARD FEATHER has
been setting Blindfold
Tests (in " Metronome "and " Down Beat ") for agood many years now.
Viewed in bulk, the results

There was also the occasion

when Kenton failed to recogniseBill Harris's playing (" . trombone is very unsure . . "), andby ST//',V/HI RACE.

then ended the same interview
with " Bill Harris is still most
exciting. There's nothing to complimentary - came fromcompare with him. His sounds Tristano. " If Charlie Parker
into my fantasies com- wanted to invoke plagiarism
reflect how little the lead- fit
laws," he said, " he could sue
pletely."
Sometimes an English record almost everybody who's made aing American jazzmen
crept
in.
record in the last 10 years."
HarrissaidofVicknow about the work of" Everywhere ":Lewis'sWho

understands
language,therather than whether he, too,
could write a play.
That, Bill, would be the legitimate parallel.
Thougn the musician -critic

not exhibitionistic jazz? It's no cannot claim omniscience, heless expressive than the others." has one strong point in his
Whatabout bad jazz, favour. While lay critics are

expected to prove it, the musician can at least claim knowledge of the " language," since
he himself has " spoken " it in

Freddie?

Literary mews

their colleagues.
would want to repeat every- Maynardent fan
ICAN'T help feeling that Bill public.
so closely? " and his
It's worth remembering, howThere were some memorable thing shockedis slightly off thefollow-up-" Is CONTRARY to rumour, I have beamHadleythat laymen -critics canwhen he writes: "How ever,moments in those interviews. rather
itforeign?
"-summarises
the
learn
speak the language
been panting to give May- many literary critics can boast just astofluently
I'd like to have been there general attitude to British -madewithout proof
authorship?
"Asamatternard
Ferguson
a
break
in
this
when Lester Young grudg- records.
I would
fessional
experience.
fact, all the best literary value Max Jones's opinion
I have simply been of
Charlie Parker discs raised a column.
ingly admitted that there wereof acritics-from
Sir
Desmond
waiting
for
one
of
the
letters
varietyofemotions,
rangingforinstance,
Hawkins
record,such things as white jazzmen, from the Konitz: "I have the defending him to be signed.
MacCarthy downwards-are, or infinitely more than Illinois
In any Jacquet's.
saying : " If you're talking greatest admiration for the
At last one has arrived. have been, authors.
Goodyear (of Wargrave, case, literary criticism is ofabout the grey boys
to Mezzrow's " If that's Freddie
So far as I'm concerned,
Reading) writes: " I like May- itself a function of authorship. neither(Will you grant us the right Bird."
music I'll eat it."lay- nor musician -critics
Of course, I know what Bill is
the trumpeternard
Ferguson;to resent that expression,
can afford to jeer at each other,getting
at:
it's
the
old
answer
One
has
to
and
the
record.
since
jazz
criticism as a literary
Josh?).
admire his technique.
Of to the equally old proposition form can scarcely
and Mud
be said tothat jazz critics should be musi- exist at all.
I'd also like to have heard Jewels
course,
one
must
make
allowAccording to Krupa, the ances for possible immaturity of cians. (And I don't agree with
Allen Eager, listening " blind- Parker
With
Strings
Album
theproposition,either.)commercial
andfold " to Kenton's " Opus In " was great "; Kenton neatly expression
Unfortunately, the parallel Red-hot Rocket
but all things conPastels," say : " It's all saxes qualified Charlie's contribution Pressure;sidered, I don't see why a chap between jazz critics being musi. Could it be Shep Fields? " as " .
Rocket, speciallylike a jewel in a lot of shouldn't blow C above top C cians and theatre critics being RACE'S
larged for one week only, is
There were surprises, too, as, mud." Sy Oliver said: " I if he wants to.
playwrights isn't quite precise.
(a trifle belatedly, admit)
for example, when Jack Tea- detest it."" I don't understand why so From the critical point of awarded
R. M. McColl, writer of thegarden remarked: " I never did
The most penetrating comregard forced trumpet view, the old and the new jazz tolike anything Ellington did." ment-and perhaps the most many
Express " American Column,
playing as ' meaningless'; it's are languages which must be "forDaily
following: " Jazz-real, redas hot theno more so than the devices understood by the criticbyjustthe
Dixieland stuff-is back, and
.

.

.

.

.

.

J-11,en-.

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used by other instrumentalists. they are understoodthe customers are loving it .. The
Fergy may he an exhibitionist; player.
000h and ah to the music
An English dramatic critic crowd
if he is, then all I can say is. reviewingof such stalwarts as Miff Mole,
a
play
in
Serbo-Croat
So what? You have bluesy jazz,
cheeky jazz, sexy jazz, funny might justifiably be asked first Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Ventura.

Effective Kenton

jazz, intellectual jazz, so why

by

his

readers

whetherhe and Stuff Smith."but the 'effects' outweigh the jazz .
STAN KENTON AND HISORCHESTRA"Cuban Carnival (Pete Rugolo, arr.
(Am. Capitol 2667)
Hanna) (Am. Capitol 2945)
Rugolo)have been in the performof which is probably fair wiseances is almost entirely killed byenough.
therecording.
equal
is
But
whetherthere
says EDGAR JACKSON justification for the statement Due, it seems, to a badly shapedAlland unfortunate characthat " clever arrangements allow cutter
the band to display its undoubted teristics of the recording amplifier (there are heavy peaks all over'
Shalom'proversatility,andin(Capitol CL13813-6s.)
place) Stan's tone sounds
vide for some startling solos, duets thehorrible, and even the filters inand trios for Hamp's vibes and my**Night Watch (Stan Kenton, arr.
RecordReviews
new
Acoustical " QUAD "the reed section," is another amplifier (ofKenton) (Am. Capitol 7823)
which more in the.
matter.
*Francesca (Sherman, Fel:er, arr,
I
hope,
not
distant future)
Lionel plays these numbers in fail to reducetootradition and, although the com- much
Feller) (Am. Capitol 7324)
to tolerable listenthesameboisterous
wayasposition may not be much more he does most others, so I don't ing the excessive(Capitol CL13608-8s.)
surface noise.
than a conglomeration of effects,
2667,
2945-Kenton (pno.),Art the atmosphere is always effective. quite see that it indicates any
Pepper, George Weidler (altos), Bob And with Art Pepper's alto. Al unusual versatility on the part of
WOODY HERMAN AND HIS
Cooper, Warner Weidler Gnrs.), Bob Porcino's trumpet and Milt Bern- his band.
ORCHESTRAAs regards the rest, I would be
Cioga (bar.), Chico Alvarez, Buddy hardt's trombone helping to spice*Pass The Basket (Johnny Lange,
Childers. Ken Hanna, Al Porcino, Ray the proceedings, I found it all a prepared to say no more thanHy.
Heath)(V by Woody Herthat, while the records will doubtWetzel (tots.), Milt Bernhardt. Eddie fascinating three minutes.
man and Ensemble: (Am. M -G -M
go well with the Jewish pubBert, Harry Betts, Harry Forbes, Bart
" Somnambulism "-not issued less
4,6,1951. USA.
51-S-3089-7).
Varsalona Itms.), Laurindo Almeida in America until well over a year lic at large, there is nothing in**The Glory Of Love (Hill) (V by(gtr.). Eddie Safranski I bass), Shelly after it had been made in Decem- the arrangements or the perform(Am. M -G -M
Woody
Herman,Menne (drs.). Jack Costanzo (bon- ber, 1947-also has little relation- ances that is likely to startle
51 -S -3086-6i (Same session)goes). Rene Touzet (maracas). Decem- ship to jazz in the generally swing fans.
(M -G -M 453-5s. 41d.)ber, 1947. New York.
accepted meaning of the word.
It is Kenton trumpet player
7823,
7824-Pepper, Bud ShankACCORDING to our Mr. Her(altos). Bart Calderall, Cooper (tnrs.), Ken Hanna in a Rachmaninoff Polish and pep
man-orat any rate accordJack Costanzo
Gioga (bar.); Alvarez, Maynard Fer- " Prelude In C Sharp Minor"
Lionel has his usual vibes spots. ing to the words put into hisguson, John Howell, Porcino, Shorty frame of mind, providing the Ken- but the performances as a whole mouth by Mr. Billy Hill-the siastic trumpet, and something
Rogers (tots.). Bernhardt, Betts, Bob ton band with a vehicle for creat- are conspicuous for little more glory of love is just a matter of of the old Herman kick.
Fitzpatrick, Dick Kenny, Varsalona ing a mood by means of orchestral than their pep, though the hand giving a little, taking a little, andThe band also has a chorus on(tmbs.), Ralph Blaze (gtr,), Elan Bag- tones and effects.
plays with more polish than some letting your poor heart break a the other side, but in this pseudo ley ibass), Manne (drs.). June, 1951.
Few, if any, in the jazz world of Mr. H's earlier outfits could little, and even the hearthiPa spiritual, hand -clapping effusion
Hollywood.
do this sort of thing more adven- claim to have.
leaves him as frivolous as all the it unfortunately means nothing.
than Mr. Kenton and And, on second thoughts. I rest of it.
The rest of the side is taken up
THE firsttwo of the above four turously
his satellites, and if you like wonder whether these songs are However, inconsequent as this by Woody amusing himself bysides are early (1947) Ken - being made mournful you will quite as " authentic " as the waggish philosophising may be. at telling us to pass up the basket.
ton's.
" an in- M -G -M notes writer would have least it has given the band a
No one will miss much by
While many may feel that we find " Somnambulism
way of satisfying your us believe I must see if I can chance for a chorus which fea- accepting his invitation and passmight well have been given them triguingdesire. Art Pepper's fervent alto get a word with the Chazan.
tures
a
good
tenor
solo,
an
enthuing
up the record.
before this, their advent is wel- and Milt Bernhardt's sombre
come because, except for some trombone help to provide somemore or less " commercial " June
the more gripping moments of
STAN GETZ QUARTET
Christy and other vocals, they of***Prelude To A Kiss (Ellington,just about complete the release the side.
'Somnambulism (Ken Hanna. arr.

in this week's

Gordon, Mills) (Swedish Metrohere of all the Kenton Capitols
nome MR -230-A)
issued in America.
Current Kenton*Night And Day (Cole Porter)
Both numbers are what I sup(Swedish Metronome MR -231-A)
and" Nightpose one would call descriptive " Francesca "(Esquire 10-168-6s. 5)d.)pieces, aptly titled, presented in Watch " bring us to current Kena typically Kentonesque Manner. ton.
**I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You
The former is a tango-ish sort
" Cuban Carnival," coloured(Bassman. Washington) (Swedearly on by Brazilian Laurindo of tune by American disc -jockey ish Metronome MR, -2281
Almeida's semi -classical guitar, composer Sherman Feller.
***I Only Have Eyes For You (Duband throughout by the Afro- As a composition it does notbin, Warren) (Swedish MetroCuban rhythm of Jack Costanzo's mean very much. Like so many
nome MR -2291
bongoes and Rene Touzet's modern items written-or should(Esquire 10.178-8s. 51(1.)
maracas. commences before the I say for purposes of this record*As I Live Bop (Unstated) (Am.
carnival gets going-at the dawn arranged-in the guise of soIn With Records SIWC
of Carnival Day, it would seem. called Progressive Jazz, it neverSit2tlin.
12
But the celebrations soon get quite knows where it is going, so*Interlude In Be -Bop (Unstated)I

going and end up with true festi- never gets anywhere much.
(Am. SIWR SIWC123)
But it has been made into a
val clamour.
(Vogue V2003 -6s. 514:1.)
Like many other Kenton's, the medium for some feeling. Bernrecord goes little way towards re- hardt trombone and a more lively 229-Getz (tnr.), Bengt Hallberg
flecting the jazz content of the and equally personable contribu- (pno.i, Gunnar Johnson (bass), KenKenton Progressive Jazz Album in tion from Pepper's alto, and the neth Fagerlund (drs.). 23/3/1951.
which it was first released in climaxes achieved by the band, Sweden.
help to make it stick.
America.
228,
231-As above, except Jack
" Night Watch " is the " Eager
But both the arrangement andreplaces Fagerlund.
(drs.)
the performance are in the Kenton Beaver " out of his hole again in Noren
24 3 1951. Sweden.
a new coat.
24/3/1951. Sweden.
for229.
230-AsIn its quieter moments the hand123.-Getz (tnr.), Al Haig
122,
swings this riff easily, and gener- (pno.),
Clyde
Jimmy
Raney
ally provides most of what Ken- Lombardi (bass), Charlie (gtr.),
ton fans will be expecting. It is Probably 1946. New York,Perry (drs.).
quite so nice when the bras,
NIXA RECORDS not
loose out with those Kenton
THE first four of these sides
blares,were made by Stan Getz in
BILL HURLEY
Sweden.
"Prelude " is a slow number.
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lib.
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THE MELODY MAKER AND RHYTHM

MU promise support for ' MM ' campaign

to rid jazz clubs of drug menace`Boyptt dope -taking musicians'in NFJO 6 -Point Plan

'Drug -taking ruined mymusical perception

MU STATEMENT
Whilstdeploring
stigma placed upon
many properly run

the
the
jazz

clubs, due to the publicity
given to those rare instanceswhere drug peddlers havebeen found in less desirable
clubs, there appears to be no
SWIFT reactions have followed last week's "MM" demand for
immediate action that cantaken by the Musicians'
action to rid British jazz from the drug menace that has be
Union in an,ef fort to combat
begun to threaten its existence. The Musicians' Union, whose
this menace to a section offull statement is published in the adjoining column, has assured
popular entertainment.
the MELODY MAKER that it will give the " fullest possible consideraAny constructive proposals
tion " to any constructive proposals that will help stamp out thisput to tire Union will, ofstate of affairs.
course receive the fullest
The NFJO has drawn up a six -point plan, largely following thepossible consideration, andthe notes on the piano became MELODY MAKER'S suggestions in last week's issue, designed to close
AS a result of an illness which All
we will be only too glad toconfused
until
finally
any
note
I
the
pseudo
jazz
clubs
and
rid
othersofthegrowingchug
menace.
help in every way possible innecessitated many opersounded like A. It was It as.sures the MELODY MAKER and our readers that the Federathe task of cleaning up theations over a period of three played
this
that
decided
me
to
give
the
unsavoury business before ation is behind us to the utmost.
years, I was given a large drugs up.
similar state of affairs to
From
all
over
Britain,telegrams
andlettersofsupporthave
been
number of injections for pain.
that which apparently exists
They
prove
that
there
is
a
growing
pouring
into
these
offices.
Six months
Because of this I becamein the USA has been reachednational awareness of the danger to our music should this evil be
addicted to drugs, so that when In spite of the fact that theallowed to spreau unchecked.
in this country.
Chief among NFJO's proposals due for discussion by the Central
I was well on the way to recovery application of drugs now mademy pain worse as well as ruining Committee yesterday (Thursday)
I could not do without them.
for music, I found it is that the Federation intends to
Accordingly I was given my own my abilityhard
to cut them down, call upon all NFJO clubs to ban
syringe and was allowed to inject extremely
but
with
the
help of a nurse I employment to musicians known
myself whenever necessary.
took one drop less every other day as dope takers or peddlers, andand added sterilised water, until to cancel membership of such THE following statement has been received from NFJO
Fixed habit
clubs as ignore this order.
I was only taking water.
Secretary James Asman as a result of last week's MELODY
The habit became so fixed that,
Immediate action is essential
This took six months, after
for two years after that, I found which I was completely cured by all concerned with the produc- MAKER demand that the NFJO should take immediate steps to
It impossible to do without drugs, from the drugs. My health im- tion and enjoyment of jazz in combat the drug menace in jazz clubs :even though I realised my health proved very rapidly and my Britain The MELODY MAKER asks
assure your readers that no such suspect club will be
was deteriorating.
musical functions became normal. its readers to give earnest con- theI canFederation is behind. you to admitted to membership of theto the NFJO proposals
Worst shock of all was the fact Drugs taken were morphine, sideration
Federation now or in the future.
theutmost.
_andassures
its
readersthat
itthat my musical ear was suffering. pethadine, and dolousal.
We have one or two important
I would, however, stress thatwill wholeheartedly support every
constructive proposal that will none of the clubs even suspect suggestions to make. The firstthat all jazz enthusiasts makefree our music from the taint of such practices is in the NFJO, isand that to my certain know- certain that their own club is 'athat is being placed upon it.
Diana Couplandledge no member club is likely member of the NFJO, in order
to be subject to such disciplinary that they, and maybe theiraction as your Editorial demands. parents, are assured that it is asings on Randall
I would also point out that bona fide jazz club.

Sensational revelation by `MM'
Radio Critic Maurice Burman

The NFJOILLNESSSENDSHELEN DAVIS HOME FROM U.S

c ommercial ' spot

Ban employment

GLASGOW.vocalist Helen Davis,
who left Britain last September
to appear with Rose Murphy
sing
DIANA COUPLAND willin the States, has been forced to

Where necessary, the Federation is prepared to contact
parents or enthusiasts and standas the overall body responsiblefor its member clubs. Every oneof our clubs is open to theparents and the guardians ofyoung enthusiasts. Our extensive files are at the disposal ofboth parents and police,
We shall call upon all NFJO
clubs to ban employment tomusicians known as dope takers
or dope peddlers, and where suchmember clubs do engage suchsuspected persons, we shallcancel their membership.
We also intend to instruct all
member clubs to maintain a very
strict control over their own
members and visitors, and torefuse without a stated reason
all suspect persons demanding
entry. We will support all suchactions on their part.
We intend to publish an
NFJO " Jazz Club Blue Book "early in the New Year, detailing
all NFJO clubs and organisa-

with Freddy Randall and hishome to undergo an urgent
Band on Saturday next week return
operation just as she was making

when they undertake another a very favourable impression on" commercial " airing in the Light bookers in the U.S.
Programme 112.25-12.55 p.m.).
At the same time, collectors
Successful start
shculd by then be hearing this Following
several months of inmonth's Parlophone releases bystudy. Helen was beginthe Randall Band-" Wont You tensive
Come Home, Bill Bailey "/" Sensa- ning to work cabaret dates withno little success. She was, intion Rag."
midst of an engageFreddy asks us to point out fact, ininthe
Washington when shethat Dennis Andrews, who ment
wasforcedtoup on doctor's
appeared with him at the Gau- orders to take agive
rest prior to cornmont State (Kilburn) concerts on
ing
home
and
entering
hospital
November 25, is not a member ofhere.
the band. Freddy was accom- overWith several dates open to herpanying him on that date.

as soon as she can make theone time with George Scott Wood.
He replaces Don Cooper. who left
the band to go on a round -the world tour.

All the stars-but

acts

The band's vocals are taken. in
Helen is determined tothe main, by clarinettist Bruce journey,
Turner, trombonist Norman Cave return to the States the moment
she
is
well,
and anticipates thatand Freddy.
will, in any case, be back with
A newcomer to the Randall she
Rose
Murphyby next spring.
Band is guitarist Lew Green. attions. and no mention or pubwill be given to clubs
suspect of condoning the entry
of dope into their premises.
(Continued from page 1)
Reg Wale 7 spending Either Phil Harris or film stargoing on the road I can have a
Richard Conte is expected to take
Addicts barredbetter-and bigger-band. And
part of Ben Pollack in a film Downtown when this picture
I can get to the public that
Xmas in South Seas thebased on the veteran drummer's
Further, we call upon all
was taken. It shows her with
knows
me.
clubs carefully to vet
Rose Murphy's manager -husBandleader Reg Wale resumes life.
" My band will not be a strict - modern
The film, which goes before theband Ed Matthieu, andtheir membership, and to bar
his highly successful association cameras
tempo outfit; neither will it be a dopeat Hollywood's Monogram
peddlers
and dope takers
"
Gone
Gal"
NellieLutcher.
with the s.s. " Caronia " on Studio, will
jazz band. But it will play for of any kind in allfeature Benny Goodcircumstances.
December 11, when the ship, withdancing, and as for the fans- No musician known
Muggsy Spanier, Harryto be anReg's seven -piece band aboard, man,they can trust me.
addictshouldbeadmitted or
sails for a Christmas cruise to the James, Jack Teagarden and other DENNY DENNIS DEBUT well," I shall feature the very best engaged at any session.
West Indies. Reg remains with jazz stars.
Officers
musicians available. At con- of the club should see thatthe vessel as bandmaster for the
ON PHILLIPS AIRING certs they willplay a lot of rounding stairs and premisessurbig African and Indian cruises
areBut whatever is played, kept clear all the time.
which will be undertaken early in THE HAWK COMES BACK
Sid Phillips and his Orchestra jazz.
the
band
will
play
a
good,
interthe New Year.
The
NFJO
CentralCommittee
have a late -night airing tonight esting style-all the time."
The orchestra, which is supplied
be discussing this grave110.20-11 p.m.) and on each of
ON DECCA RECORD
Though the complete line-up will
under the fegis of Geraldo,
the next two Fridays.
at their next meeting, tonot yet known, the band will matterfeatures Reg Wale, on vibes andColeman Hawkins, absent fromgetherwith Maurice Burman of
Tonight gives Denny Dennis his isaccordion, leading Eric Turtle, records for almost a year, made a broadcasting debut with the definitely carry five brass, four the Feldman Club (who aresaxes and three rhythm.
Peter Goddard and Keith Barr surprise reappearance in the Phillips band.
Inwith the NFJO immeaddition, Jack will play drums affiliating(reeds), John Begley (trumpet), States recently on Decca.
From the results offor speciality numbers, and there diately).
Andy Dennitts (piano), Ronnie
He recorded two current plug
thismeeting
it is hoped to takewill be a girl vocalist.
Black (bass and vocals) and Paul tunes. " And So To Sleep Again "adecisive
attitude in future to
Brodie (drums).
Lewis -from Nairobi Harold
The band will be managed by the dope menace
and Sin." with a small combo.
and, in full coDavison, and booked inwith the MELODY
conjunction with Lew and Leslie operation'
MAKER and the rest of theto Bournemouth Grade.
Press, together with the
The vocalist has not yet been musicalUnion. we are certain
Drummer -vocalist Harry Lewis, selected.
Applicants for the Musicians'
that
we
shall
be able to close thewho recently returned to England position should contact Davison
Sensational Hit !

no Ben Pollack

Young
Glasgow
vocalist
Helen Davis (left), whose U.S.
debut in Washington wasvery successful , had justgiven a promising audition at
New York's Cafe Society

PARNELL

licityIFIEILIDIWANf8rdor NrAir,A1/

DOWN YONDER
The Rage of U.S.A.

IN THE PRESSLULLABY OF BROADWAYA SHANTY IN

OLD SHANTY TOWN

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ASK ME NO QUESTIONSEVENING STAR OF HOME

clubs now known to haveattracted the attention of thesensation -seeking Press and toand clarinet).

picks Boyce again

completed.
jewellery worth £500.
Harry Lewis leads George Bolley
Jack and his wife discovered the(pno.) and Stan Dowler (tenor theft when they returned home

Current Successes :IN

after working for several months at 116, Shaftesbury -avenue, W.1.
in Nairobi, has taken his own trio
to the Cumberland Hotel, BourneFlat burgled
mouth.
They opened last week -end andThieves drilled through a
begin playing each night from " burglar-proof " lock at Jack Partomorrow (Saturday), when re - nell's flat in St. John's Wood on
decorations at the hotel will be Sunday night and got away within the early hours of Monday.

' FANCY FREE'LESSON IN
DRUMNASTICSB FELDMAN & CO. LTD., 125/719, Shaftesbury Ave.,
4 406.4411..
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rid bona fide clubs, modern andtraditional, of the stigma which
has been Cast upon them.

' Pic' Film Party
Denny Boyce. who has appearedwith his band at the " Sunday
Pictorial ' Film Garden Party, atMorden Hall. for the past three
years, has been booked again fornext year.
Denny plays one-night stands

in all areas of London and theHome Counties, with an eight-

p,iece, comprising four saxes. threerhythm and one trumpet.
Denny also books the Hawaiian
group, the Paradise Islanders,
whose vocalist, June Scott, is

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December 8, 195 f

THE MELODY MAKER AND RHYTHMLORNA ARMS FOR INDIA

WEST INDIAN TRUMPET LEADERCYRIL BLAKE DIES
6 Bands for MDA
New Year Party

After long illness
THE MELODY MAKER announces with deep regret
the death of noted trumpet -leader andcalypso exponent Cyril Blake. Cyril, who was 52,

AT least six bands will appear died in St. Pancras Hospital on December 3.
at Wimbledon Palais on Taken ill several months ago, he was operated on
January 7 for a New. Year Party for an internal complaint, but never recovered his
and Gala Ball organised by the strength after the operation.
Music Directors' Association.
A native of Trinidad,
came over to
In addition, numerous top -line England immediately after Cyril
the 1914/18 war (inbandleaders will be present.
which
he
had
servedintheMerchantNavy) and
Bands so far booked include
the Southern Syncopators. He played
those of Cyril Stapleton, Harry joined
Gold, Johnny Dankworth and guitar in those days and his brother Happy Blake
Ken Mackintosh. Sidney Davey's (now a club proprietor in London) played drums.

Time Players and Phil
Cardew's Cornhuskers will be preJig's Club band
sented by Wynford Reynolds andAfter spending many years in Paris, Cyril Blake
David Miller. respectively.
returned to London. Having taken up trumpet on
Teddy Johnson and Benny Lee the Continent, it was on this instrument that hewill act as singing comperes for played with Ken Johnson for a spell. Cyril andthe Ball. which is in the hands of Happy Blake later played at the Café de Paris andthe MDA's Bill Sensier. and Les many London niteries.
Perrin.
Just before the last war, Cyril came to receive
OldeAccoraion Star 1.01 ?La Martell is Moe ilLateCL LIV
her doctor before leaving last Monday (3rd) for
India. where she will appear in Variety with" The Great Lyl " magic show.

Belts to play farewell

Jazz Club and concert

was when he led his own
JACQUE JENNINGS Thisband at Jig's Club in Wardour FOUR STAR BANDS
Street.
This band was thegroup which recorded four
JOINS THE SQUADS notablesides on Regal-Zonophone with FOR BIRMINGHAM

Harry Parry as compere.
Before that, collector Rex
Harris. deeply impressed by the TRADES FAIR
Cyril Blake trumpet, had recorded
him privately. These records B IR MINGHA M'S National
were later played in Rex Harris's 1P Trades Exhibition which beBBC " Swing Showcase " series in ginson March 18 at Bingley Hall,
1942.

GRAEME BELL and his Band will not return to Australia directfrom their German tour as originally planned. They will first
fly back to London for a " Jazz Club" broadcast and a farewellconcert with the Humphrey Lyttelton Band.
The " Jazz Club " airing is on
March 8: the concert, at theGarden Theatre, Drury
Exhaustion forces WinterLane, the following day.
The band will return to

Steve Conway
to abandon tour

Australia on March 14. sailing on
the s.s. " Orontes," which broughtthem here in November, 1950.
The current phase of the Bells'

detained in Hull Royal Infirmary
suffering from exhaustion. He
had been unwell for several weeks.
but had continued his music -halltour, resting throughout the day
to enable him to perform atnight.

The band will be here until thestart of the German tour on
January 5.

hospital.

Wells 116th). They record moresides for Parlophone on December
Road show offer
This is particularly disappoint- 17 and 18.

ing in view of the fact that anoffer had recently been made forhim to take out his own road RUSSELL FOR RAMAR

show early in the New Year.
Steve Conway began broadcasting in 1944 with organist Sandy
McPherson. He was singing for
Ambrose in 1945 and Peter YorkeIN PRE-LEWIS DATE

will feature four bands during its
five -week run.
These include a return visit of

Tribute from Harris

Vocalist Steve Conway has been tour will not end with this Sunday's concert at Dudley as indicated by last week's page 12 story.

Swiss dates
On November 24, he was unable
Between the end of the German
to appear at the two final per- dates and the band's return toformances of the week at the England, a number of engagePalace Theatre, Hull. Twenty- ments will be undertaken infour hours later --after doctors Switzerland.
had warned him of the serious Next week. the Bells are atconsequences if he did not give Edgbaston (12th), Oldham (13th),
up working at once-he entered Lowestoft (15th) and Tunbridge

Cyril Blake

some of the connoisseur's attenLion which he so well deserved.

Putting a new touch of
glamour into the Squadronaires is attractive young
singer JacqueJennings,
whose latest picture appears
above. Ex -Windmill Theatre
starlet Jacque sang with Vic
Lewis; is married to ace
drummer Peter Coleman.

Stars rush in as

Speaking of Cyril's work, Rex Ted Heath and his Music frompaid the following tribute to the March 18 to 22 and a fourthWest Indian trumpeter : " I shall appearance of Dr. Crock and hisalways think of Cyril as a great Crackpots who will be featured
jazzman who did not always get for two weeks, from March 31 toApril 12.
the breaks he deserved."
Other resorts at which Cyril
The remaining bands are those
had led included the Havana of Sid Phillips and Harry Roy,
(where he was filmed), the Shim - playing at the exhibition for theSham, the Bag o' Nails and the first time. Sid Phillips will play
Bar barina.
from March 24 to 29 and Harry
Cyril had recently featured on Roy completes the final week ofseveral calypso recordings, and he the exhibition from April 14 to 19.
was in the group which accompanied Lord Kitchener and Lord
Beginner on Parlophone's Overseas recordings. He also recorded Helen Ward leaves
calypsos under his own name forthe same label.
He recently toured Germany,
Octet for Pantoand was in the course of a week's
Variety at Slough with Slim
When the Ambrose Octet comHarris when the fatal illness pletes its current Variety tour at
Shepherd's Bush Empire this week
struck him down.
(8th), personality singer Helen
Ward will leave for a pantomime
seasonin Dublin.
Butlin's staff toThis will be Helen's first venture into panto. She will be playprincipal boy in " Motherdance to Alan Kane ing
Goose " at the Olympic Theatre.
Alan Kane
This engagement follows Helen's
will play for the Butlin's staff appearance there in Variety
dance at Grosvenor House on earlier in the near.
December 18. Alan will be fronting a hand-picked group of 10
musicians. His booking comes as
U.S. COLUMBIA
the result of his having success(Continued front page 1)

Vocalist Maxine Russell took
Ramar's place in the Starlite
in 1948, but it was his recording June
Room guest spot this week to encontract with Columbia which able
June
undertake a month's Derek cannot tread fully featured several times as
eventuallyconsolidated
his tour of the to" Philips Electrical, Ltd., anbandleader and vocalist at Butlins.
U.S. Zone of Germany.
popularity.
Derek Franklyn, bassist -vocalist
The December 18 function will nounce that Philips Phonographic
He began touring in Variety inMaxine, who has lately been with
the
Hedley
Ward
Trio,
had
Industriesof Baarn, Holland, has
in no way affect Alan's position at1948. Apart from his own book- freelancing, joins the Vic Lewis
ill -fortune to sustain a the Café Anglais, where he has reached agreement with Columbia
ings, he had lately been appear- Orchestra next Friday-the same theRecords,
foot at the end of last been leading for nine months. He
Inc., of USA, to coing both on the air and on the day that Lita Roza's sister. Alma poisoned
week, on the eve of one of the fronts an all-star group with operate on a world-wide basis forstage with the Vic Oliver show.
Ross, joins the organisation.
Trio's busiest periods.
George Chisholm (tmb.). Bruce the exploitation of their Record
His indisposition has meant Bain (tpt.), Ted James (trm). Art Libraries with effect from Januseveral celebrities have been Day ( pno.), Alf Hughes (bass) ary 1. 1953."
DECCA WAX THE COLVILLE TEMPO that
The Philips company is also
rushed in, often at short notice, and Maurice Placquet drs.).
Alan is also compere and pro- rumoured to be concerned in a
to take his place instrumentallyand vocally on the broadcasts ducer of the nightly floor show. big deal with Polydor records.
and one-night dates being currently played.
Ted Rowley, bassist from themain Hedley Ward Band, motored
MERIDIAN MUSIC PUBLISHING CO. LTD.
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ARE HOCKING THE TOWN WITH
Sunday's " Educating Archie "A breakdown enprogramme.
route delayed his reaching Town
till evening. 'He dashed into theshow without a rehearsal. to findthat Keynotes vocalist Miff King
had been hurriedly conscripted
for Derek Franklyn's usual vocal
Parts.
Single -sided
F.O. 3,/6
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CASTLE ROCK

Eric Whitley-bass

Miff

will

appear again

thisSunday to sing with the remaining Hedley Ward Trio boys andthe Tanner Sisters in the next
" Educating Archie " programme.

Bill Gregson takes
band into Variety
Taking advantage of a week's
New Brighton, Bill Gregson andhis band top the bill next weekat the Shakespeare(10th)

Norton Colville and his
Orchestra are now contracted
to Decca, and have justwaxed four sides for January
release. This " MM " photoshows Norton (right) with

Decca's Frank Lee (left) andarranger Leonard Morris.

holiday from the Tower Ballroom,

Meanwhile, among those whohave played bass with the Triofor a series of one-night stands
in London this week have been

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" Educating Archie " date.
Derek Franklyn hopes to bewell enough to appear with thesions),\ THE LOVELIEST

Trio for their Variety date at

NIGHT
OF THE

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ESQUIRE SIGN BALL TannerClub this week, and star at Ted
Esquire have signed Ronnie Ball Heath's London Palladium Swing-and the Ronnie Ball Trio-to Session this Sunday. They arein

Theatre, Liverpool.
This is Bill's first week
recording contracts.
at the Palace. Blackpool, next
Variety, although for the past few exclusive
The company's future plans in- week,with a Sunday concert atyears he has regularly presented clude recordings of the trio as an Warley Odeon to follow.
his band in Sunday concerts at independent unit, and as accomthe Scala, Southport, and the panying group to guest soloists.
Alhambra, Morecambe.
During his absence from theTower the stand will be taken overby Len Gibson and his band fromSouthport.

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After four months on the sick

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The Music Publishers'
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holding an emergency meeting todiscuss all aspects of the situation, and also to consider variouspress.

accident, Len Munsie, exploitation
manager of Bosworth's, the music - matters arising from a meeting
publishers. returned to work last which they held with the Corporation on November 20.
week.

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From theM -G -M Film

As musical -director of the CasaPeter Gray, blind pianist -vocal- nova Club, W., vocalist and- instrumentalist Martin
ist, who in the past has starred rhythmwith Lew Stone, Phillip Green and Moreno has replaced the gipsy
Jack Jackson, finds himself disen- orchestra with a special attraction
gaged, after an exceptionally long featuring violinist Romeo andsinger George Sergio.
run, as from December 14.
Peter has been at the Palm Both are frequently on the air.
Court Hotel, Richmond, since Romeo leading his gipsy band andorOctober, 1948, leading a trio com- Sergio singing with various
They opened at thepleted by Ronnie Scott -Dow chestras.
Casanova
on
Monday(3rd).
(guitars) and Andy Isaac (bass).

A change in musical plans at
the resort means that his threeyear stint ends just prior to what BBC BAND SCARE

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December 8,

THE MELODY MAKER AND RHYTHM

1951

Britain's `Musician Of The Year,' writing the first of an exclusive series of articles on arranging, asks:

What is wrong with
our Arrangers?

responsibility of an people get up and dance; those This is another subject tohold the undivided atten- which great importance must be
arranger is, indeed, a large whichtion of an audience, as at a con- attached-what not to write, andone, and out of all proportion to cert;thosehold interest for when not to write it. We will
the recognition he receives for those who whichwish to listen without deal with this later.
his work.
annoying those who don't, as for Arrangers often shrug their
It is he who can formulate or a broadcast.
shoulders resignedly when they
destroy an individual style; bring There are, of course, other jobs hear what they consider a
new attraction to an indifferent that an arranger may be required " corny " band playing arrangemelody; or disfigure a beautiful
ments which do not impress
one. He can enhance the reputathem, and are mystified why thetion of an undistinguished vocalband concerned is so popular.
Thetendencyto" over ist or reduce a good one to a..." score 't
is an occupational
The answer is simple. The
bundle of nerves through unsuitTHE

Johnny Dankworth makes adjustments to one of his original scores

Sydney Lipton terrorist JACK DAWKES writes onable or impossible vocal scoring.
He can send dancers whirling
happily around the floor, or drive
them bewildered into the refreshment buffet by his " clever " cross rhythms.
The arranger has, in fact. thewell-being of the musical profession on his heavily burdened
shoulders. for he can, by injudi-disease wi .h some arrangers.

.

.

.

In gaining greater technique
we have lost sight of the mostimportant principles of arranging.

-

.

.

,

finding a means to an
end. the end itself has been
In

lost.

. . .

says JOHNNY

arranger in most cases has
accepted his most importantfunctional responsibility. He haspreserved the identity of the
melody. This is, after all, the very
least one can do for the composer.

Brahms, Beethoven and Bizet allstated their themes clearly andbefore proceeding withsimplytheir variations.

The next priority is the moodand spirit of the tune.

use of his talents, keep
dancers away from dance halls,
send concert audiences and picPrejudiced
turegoers away dissatisfied, andcause radio listeners and teleThis is a subject on which mostviewers to switch off hurriedly.
seem prejudiced. BalA leader can be brilliant with to do, but these are the main ones arrangers
lads are too often treated as
his ideas on presentation, pro- confronting"
tear-jerkers,"
dirges-or opporthe dance - bandgramme planning, and indeed arranger.
tunities to transplant some highly
possess every other desirable attripassionate
sequencefrom Ravel.
An arrangement which is suitbute; yet he will he hopelessly
for all of these three func- Delius or their contemporaries.
handicapped
inadequate able
by
force
it
away
at
the
next
playingInshort,
thescoresaretoo often
tions is of inestimable value to
ALTHOUGH the experienced session you are inviting trouble. arrangements.
orchestra's library (one such dolorous.
player can tell almost imNow, much has been said and an
Areallystickypad
canbethat springs to mind is Quick numbers are too fremediately when his instiumenton the subject of arrang- scorewith Thawpit or some written
Jerry Gray's famous arrangement quently stripped of their carefree,
ing.
The
vast
majorityof
thissprings a leak, the man in his treatedsimilar cleaning fluid. Soak a" American Patrol "). But the buoyant character and reset in a
first, months of playing may small piece of rag in the fluid, has dealt with the technical ofis always difficult, and often Ponderous medium. -jump- tempoof the subject; use of job
struggle on for weeks knowing place it under the pad and then, aspects
to tackle.
It is treatment, overcrowded with longchordal variations, tonal impossible,that something is wrong but at a holding the key down, withdraw voicings.
obviously
better to make a good modulations and thick, cloying
ensemble and section
rag. If you thoroughly clean blends,
job of a score to suit one of these figures. In consequence, thecomplete loss as to the origin of thewriting,andsoon.
both the pad and rim of the holedepartments than to produce happy spirit which first characthe trouble.
in this fashion the trouble will beswamped.
something that would be merely terised the number isan
Having had this kind of experi- completely cured.
arrangerNo
references
mediocre in all three.
I contend thatence myself, I feel that something The top pads get a larger sharelearn to present a
first
In
any
case,
a
"
generalpurmustought to be done to help. Experi- of moisture so it is advisable toThis series of articles is not in- pose " arrangement is often not melody and convey its originalence has also taught me that dry them with a blotter.
tended to cover this field of the
Certain numbers mood before he attempts to do
preventative measures ensure theWhen I was playing in a Palais subject. Musical examples and even desirable.
a " concert " flavour would anything more, and thisof isoura
minimum of first aid. Care and de Danse. I noticed that French technical references will be rare with
lose
much
of
appeal if quality which many
maintenance, then, is the first chalk used on the floor coated if, indeed, they crop up at all. I treated strictly astheirdance material. arrangers never seem to show!
thing to he learned.
my sax very quickly and accumu- shall do my utmost to avoid them. Conversely, featurematerialis
In my own sax case I carry the lated heavily on points where I
No, it is my firm conviction
required all the time in a ball- Not destructive
following :applied oil.
that, in the same way that some notroom.
Dancersappreciate
numA bottle of oil; two pieces of This is where the paint brush instrumentalists possess an ade- bers to which they can dance and But the purpose of theserag, one attached to a four -foot comes in handy.
The long quate command of their instruwithout having to craneis not merely destructive.
length of weighted string for use bristles slip easily between the ments, yet are wholly unable to listen
necks towards the stand for articles
This first instalment is merely
as a pull -through; a half -inch rods and springs, beneath the play a melody with any degree theirfearofmissing something.
meant to elucidate what must be
paint brush with fairly soft pads and in all the nooks and of finesse or musical beauty, aconsidered wrong with our prebristles; some blotting paper; a crannies which are inaccessible to great number of arrangers know Satisfying
sent approach to arranging; thisfew elastic bands; a screwdriver. a cleaning rag. A weekly whip the mechanics of arranging but
After a dance or practice period, round with the brush takes can't use the knowledge properly. So we will discuss in this series I have tried to do.
To put it in a nutshell. I think
I think it a good policy to use the seconds but is, nevertheless, a
What is more amazing is that what is required of the arranger thatin the process of gaining
pull -through a couple of times. worthwhile operation.
many arrangers seem unable to, in each of these three spheres, greater
we hare lostNot only is it hygienic to clean
use their talents to their own and how to go about satisfying sight oftechniquethe most importantout the dust and water; the prac- A spot of oil
satisfaction
and
to
that
of
their
these
requirements.
In findprinciples
ofarranging.
tice also prevents the formation
A serious occupational disease
employers.
of water channels which eacha means to an end, the endof some present-day arrangers is ing
It is important to do this before
cause a troublesome cascade
itself
has
been
lost.
the tendency to " over -score." Itoil, for it is useless toAnd, having diagnosed the Illthrough the same hole after the applying
is a great temptation to look backthe moving parts on a Stressed.
first few numbers have been feed
try to prescribe aover the score and fill in any bare ness. I will andI
have
stressed
the
word
"
and
"
mixtureofoilandgrittydust.
in theplayed.
Incidentally, the rag
treatment
lookingbars,
but
succumbing
toconsider that a spot of light in this last statement because it it can ruin a good arrangement. articles which willcure
should not be too fluffy, otherwise oilI appliedfollow.
five or six weeks is often supposed that a good It is for this reason that arrangers
Remember,though,thatthesmall pieces will catch in tone is plenty. every
holes or any projections inside: machine oilTypewriter or sewing - arrangement will not " sell," often find to their surprise that subject throughout will be notis suitable, but re- While. on the other hand, an their most hurried efforts fre- " How to arrange," but " Whatmember to treat the springs as arrangement calculated to appeal quently achieve the most desir- to arrange, and why to arrange
well as the rods.
to lay listeners is necessarily
Sticky pads
it."This is essential. A rusty spring devoid of musical worth. The able results.
The blotting paper can be used on the side D key, for instance, invalidity of this belief has been
if you have sticky pads. G sharp, can cause a very elusive leak. In proved often enough by many
CONTINUED
E flat and C sharp at the bottom this case, the pad will close per- great composers and orchestrators
FROM PAGE 3of the sax seem to be the chief haps four times out of five. The in the past. They have done thisoffenders. Slip some paper under fifth time, it seems to function musically; I will try to prove it South Seas. We are simply deal- and which he must accomplish if
the pad before putting the in- but, in reality, friction of the verbally in the arguments which ing with two kinds of human he is to preserve his self-respect.
strument away. If you allow the rusty spring prevents it from follow.
I have for many years felt
pad to become stuck and then closing properly.
It is not the primary object of beings, and it is neither Simon's
apprehensive about theAfter oiling, I use the second an arranger to create a work of business nor mine to say who is deeply
schoolof criticism which encourmorally to be praised or blamed.
piece of rag to wipe off any excess. art.
ages
dance
musicians to strive forBut
speaking
after
the
fact
and
The first objective is that theideals that hav-e noback into the life stories musicalarrangement shall fulfil a func- looking
economic
realityin the world ofLeaks
the men whose art has proved dance music; I havetion. For dance -band arrangers ofgone so far
through history, we find as to say that I think drug
may be one of many things. itself
Now assume that the instru- thisaddicthose who had to face Eddie's tion among musicians is largely
IFonderfulment is not blowing as well as it However, all come under one of that
dilemmagenerallysolveditattheshould, despite all your loving three types: those which make expense of their economic security due to the fact that so many ofcare.
have been sent by irresponand that of their wife and them
Although there are several
REEDS
sible critics in search of a musicalchildren.
methods of detecting leaks, I
Jata morgana; and today I feel
think that the quickest and mosturged again to say that musicalat the keenest prices
effective for the inexperienced
Defining
criticism seems to me to entail
The ever-growing demand for Calteau reeds player is by using an electric
which go beyond
is proof of their popularity. Only selected light.
It appears to be one of the de- responsibilities
those that I see practised in much
French cane is used in their making, chosen
All that is needed is a pad seats unevenly, it may be fining marks of an artist that in of the American trade Press.
by experts, skilfully cut and graded in the four -footlength of flex, a hardened with age, torn, or per- the long run he finds it impossible
usual strengths from soft to hard.
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NEWCASTLEI

CONCERTS FOR DECEMBER 9

ERIC SILK and his

SOUTHERN JAZZ BAND

The CYRIL SCUTT TRIO
Guest Vocalist: BERYL BRYDEN

Alignment
evenly.
_ seating
However minute the leak mightofproviding a living for his

the peace of mind
If the pad is hardened or worn, family withhe. the light will shine through,to a decent family life.
can be moistened and thereby essential
indicating the exact portion of the itTosuggestthat this sort ofrendered softer. One of thepad not making contact.
provides even a temporIf the light can he seen all elastic bands can be used to add existencearysolutionofhismay
to the key to " close the well turn out toproblems
the way round the pad, the fault tension
be as shortis possibly a dry rod or spring, or gap."
sightedfromtheeconomic
bent keywork. If, however, the If a key is bent, its perform- from the artistic point of view.as
ance may be improved by placing(3) The crux of the matter lies
an old reed or stiff piece of card- in the
muddled modern materialboard under the pad and gently ism that
identifies the balance ofpressing the part not making mind which
an artist can only
contact into alignment.
find
while
he is at the job he is
I must emphasise that all thesesuited to do, with " living in
Measures are only suggested to best
dream world " or " living in ansave the situation until the in- aivory": and which identistrument can be serviced by an fies thetower
race for the buck, regardexpert.
of the mental havoc it may
Make sure that the octave lesscreate, as " realism " or " being
mechanism is perfectly synchro- objective
or even, John Stuart
nised.
One key should close Mill save "us,as " fulfilling one's
immediately the other opens.
If all pads are seating properly, greatest practical responsibility.
turn to the crook. Is there any
play where the crook fits into the A solution ?
collar? This is a common fault,
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THE MELODY MAKER AND RHYTHM

9

A great jazzman and he only finds
fame after 50!
THE first time I heard Lee

Collectors' Corneredited by Max Jonesand Sinclair Trail!

Collins in person was at therehearsal for the Mezzrow
concert.

Backstage at the Salle Pleyel,
he warmed up with a few scalar The tone was hot and pretty more like him than anyone else
runs, then stood silently at one big, with a kind of crackling does.
on the long notes that I Lee's blues choruses recall
end of the stage while Mezz, vibrato
had noticed with Armstrong and " Muggles " and also " Please Stop
Panassie and the French musi- Bechethearing them in Playing Those Blues " ; in addicians discussed routines, lighting person. when
The feeling was right, tion is some of the blues quality
and so on, in alternate Frenchof the last Ladnier performancesand English.
-and here and there a run in theThroughout the rehearsal, I
Henry Allen tradition. Collins
thought, Collins seemed remotehimself swears allegiance to Bunk
from the fuss and talk. Nobody
Johnson.
asked his advice and he offered" Bunk was my idol when I wasnone.
a boy." he says. "And when I
beginsthestory
But when the music started hewas coming up, he was my instraightened up, blew air throughspiration. Louis and I grew up
the trumpet, wiped his mouth onalways played in thatof LEE COLLINS together,the back of his hand and shot anway.
I guess it came fromanxious look at Mezz, who was
Bolden; through Bunk to Buddy
having trouble with his second
Petit. Louis and me."clarinettist (Guy Lafitte) and the too, and there was the dragged From four hours of conversaharmony of " Really The Blues." timing and off -the -beat swing of tion with him I got the impresTime for the trumpet solo came Armstrong's blues playing.
sion he spent little time listenand Collins was waved up to theLater numbers showed that Lee ing to records-Armstrong's ormike by Mezz. It needed only Collins was like Louis, not in a any others-and it was certain he
Mezzrow, Zutty Singleton and Lee Collins pictured
three or four bars to tell that piecemeal fashion, but in an or- had not often been able to hear Left to right: duringa recent Vogue recording session.
here was the real thing in New ganic musical way. Armstrong. Louis in person since the early
Orleans trumpet.
I'm told, confirms that Lee plays days.
towards
Europe's"discovery" ofIt was hard to believe this jazz as
art before thewhen he started playing, even Americansan
honoured it at home- .Lomax played these:though the style was so obviously is helping to bring recognition
his "Blues in the Mississippi
personal and deeply felt, for we to another neglected jazzman.
are conditioned to discern Arm- In October , Lee Collins cele- ON Night " (Nov. 23), third and laststrong influences in so much brated his 50th birthday.
Art of the Negro" proof
"
Tile
The
trumpet work.
half -century should see him gain grammes on the Third (reviewed ontwo), Alan Lomax used these
The truth may be that Louis a belated place in the European pagerecords:was influenced in part by Collins, sun.
Mezz-Ladnier Quintet, "If You Seeand that both stemmed from theMeComin' " (HMV); Bessie Smith,same school of jazz trumpet.
Lee's own story"St. Louis Blues " (Parlo..); Paul
One
thing
I
know:
CollinsisaWELL, here's a bit of an innovation-a" Rhapsody In Blue "fine jazz player still; a man who IWAS born on October 17, 1901, Whiteman.
(HMV); Dorsey Brothers, "Am I

MAX JONESAn alto is a welcome
innovation .

New Orleans (sic) combination, withan alto saxophone stuck in its middle. And let

it be said here and now that I like it a lot,and only wish there were more of this kindof thing going on in our local jazz cliques.

in a house on Delachaise- Blue?" (Parlo.); Mania Yancey,
fame by someand Robertson, in the
chance that kept him from the street
uptownneighbourhood.
My "How Long Blues " (Session); Lonnie
recording studios except on three" Rocks In My Bed (Meloor four occasions.
mother was born in the same Johnson,
house, which was my grand- disc); Sleepy John Estes, " Milk Cow
Blues" (Bluebird': Sonny Terry andmissed earlier

Never lost touch

mother's.

Oh Red, " Harmonica Stomp " (Am.

We had musicians in the Col.); Jimmie Rodgers.
" Blue Yodel
As Denis Preston said in his family,
namely, my father-who
1" (R-Zono): Carlisle Brothers,
broadcast report: " Unlike Bunk, played trumpet out on road shows No.
Bill Mama " (King); Chub
Lee Collins never stopped playing -and my uncle, Oscar Collins, "Dollar" The Train " (Lib. of Con-never lost touch with his tech- who travelled with Lorenzo Tio, Parham,nique He has, in fact, been in Sr. (the clarinettist) in a brass gress'; Blind Sammie, "Travelin'Blues"(Am.
Col.); Jimmy Yancey,
constant work since he first came band.
"Midnight Stomp" (Session); Henry
into the music business over 30 I began on cornet at 11, picked Townsend,"MistreatedBlues " (Am.
years ago."
it up pretty fast, and came out
Jim Henry, "I Don't Mind The
Unfortunately, his work has professional in 1916. My first Col.);
Weather"
(L.
of
C.);
RobertJohnbeen largely unheard outside the job was at the Zulus Club; that son. "Hell Hound On My Trail"
their relatives, friends and followers.
Chicago area all these years.
I know that quite a number of you frown upon
was a very proud day, I (Perfect); Muddy Waters, " I Be's
Rudi Blesh recorded him with remember.
the saxophone almost as strongly as did the lay" L. of C.); Jimmy Yancey," Chippie " Hill in 1946, and his
Press of ten to twelve years ago. I can't think
After that, I played dances and Troubled
Eternal Blues " (Session.); T. Brown
blues playing is adequately cap- parades with many of the bands "andwhy. The saxophone can emit just as much jazz
Three
Dynamites, "Dynamite
tured on those Circle sides.
as a cornet: it's the person at the blowing endof the day-with Papa Celestin(Am. Col.'.
Robert Stendahl also cut good and the Tuxedo: with Manuel Boogie"
who matters.
Lomax
sang
and Brady,"
Collins (on Century), with Little Manetta (piano, saxophones and " Mr. Charlie ""Duncan
Lazy Ade Monsbourgh blows in a manner which
and other songs. The
Brother's Quintet.
most other instruments; he was a rest of the talking,reminds me very strongly of that old Chicagoan,singingand playOtherwise there were only the real musician); with Tig ChamBoyce Brown, Ade is obviously not very interested
was recorded in the field by
Spivey and Morton records, and bers and the Columbia Band; and ing
in tonal quality (if he even ever gave it a thought);
Lomax on tapes.
the four excellent Jones -Collins with Jack Carey, the " Tiger Rag " On Friday's repeat. John Lee
what he is after is swing and attack; and let the
Astoria Hot Eight titles, as ex- man who was uncle of Mutt Hooker. " Hoogie Boogie " (Jazzmusic be hot.
of his trumpet-until he Carey.
He is imbued with a fine jazz sense and his Ade Monsbourgh amples
Selection);
Big
Maceo," Texascame to Europe.
Right up until 1924 I worked Blues" (Bluebird);
results are therefore good,
and
Muddy
Now.
it looks as though in New Orleans.
genuine hot music.
Waters. " Walkin' Blues " (J.S.). were
(To be continued)
heard.
The general band noise, as HUMPHREY LYTTELTON AND HIS Panassie-who did a great deal
RAND with ADE MONSBOURGH
generated by this introduction ofa saxophone into the front line,
Hoppin' Mad

Most of our young bands stick too much tothe pattern as laid down by " them -what -has gone -before." The result is a sameness of soundthat is inclined to become somewhat tedious to
the average listener.
They play the same old New Orleans (more sic)standbys, and it all becomes rather boring toeveryone, except to the musicians themselves,

somewhere between the
White Chicagoans of the latelies

'thirties and a Jimmy O'Bryant
Washboard Band. Good clean fun
with no holds barred.

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Humphrey Lyttelton (tpt.), Wally
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The Paul Mares 1935 sides forColumbia are rather in the same Legon (bjo), George Hopkinson (washvein, although it is probably the board), Micky Ashman (bass). Represence of Boyce Brown that corded London, 26;9 51.
brings them to mind.
**
It is, however, unnecessary to
draw parallels with other people's containing excellent breaks bymusic, for these sides are strong most of the band.
enough to stand on their own. It Humph's horn fairly bustles01)r.

is indeed a dangerous practice, the band into the last chorus,
goes with a fine, free
for I notice that one eminent whichswing.

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critic has likened this record to The reverse is an original by
the playing of the Luis Russell Ade
Monsbourgh. The atmoBand, and, for some reason which
is not very clear to me. advises sphere is roughly the same, but
his readers to play it in company the tempo is much slower and theboys do not quite attain the freewith Russell's " Swing Out."I can only say that whereas one blowing, hot sound of theswallow is reputed not to make a backing.
There is an authentic sounding
summer, it would appear that one chorus
washboard, and Monssaxophone can cause quite a bourgh,forat this tempo, manages
rustle.
to sound even more Chicagoan
than ever. To continue the simili-tudes, Humph here manages toa tone and style which
As a matter of fact, "Hoppin' produce
like a cross between Max
Mad " does bear a certain musical soundKaminsky
Natty Dominique.
resemblance to Russell's "Jersey It all fits andthe picture perLightning "; but from there, the fectly-andinto
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Resemblance" Hoppin' Mad " is perhaps the One jazz band.
better side. It is played at a fast,
section, with Hopkinson on wash- SY OLIVER AND HIS ORCHESTRA
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Castle RockThe band has been betterswingy tempo. and the rhythm

Siesta At The Fiesta
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Faracco,Henderson Chambers, Harry
tuneness is in keeping with the Singer (tmbs.),
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Blowers (drs.).
cuted, decreases the tension to " S. At The F," recorded
24/1,50.
some extent. but the band picks " G.R." recorded 13/7;51.
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reader.DRUMMER, experienced,
HARRY LETHAM, Trumpet Tuition.
48A18L.TO/CLAR./Acc.,

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doubling, required for resident engagement. South Coast. -Box 300, " M.M."
VACANCIES EXIST for Instrumentalists in the Band of the East
Surrey Regiment, particularly Bb Cornet and Bb Clarinet players; also forkeen boys of 15 to 17 years of age.
Application should be made to: Officer
Commanding, The Depot. The Barracks. Kingston -on -Thames, Surrey.
VACANCIES EXIST for Bandsmen Hol 7247.
ELECTRIC GUITAR. -Bat. 2627.
and Boys: Brass. Reed or String. GUITARIST. - Seven
Apply Staff Band, Royal Engineers.
ELECTRIC
Malta Blrracks. Aldershot, Hants.
Kings 9944.
Guitarist,
SPANISHYOUNG TRUMPET, required for
ELECTRIC
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ALTO, fair condition. F.A.M.. L.P.,£25 or reasonable offer -Box 287,

ALTO, BOOSEY Imperial, Larsen
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ALTO, 1951 Selmer, Balance Action.
new condition, £75.-R. Pryce, 7, Kirk ley Park Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk.
'Phone:a

ALTO, PENNSYLVANIA, excellent
condition, accessories, £40. - wor.
6946 (evenings only,.
ALTO SAX and Clarinet, perfect,£30. Sell separate. -61, St. Patrick's
Rd., Grangetown, Middlesbrough.
ALTO, SELMER B.A., G.L., new.
Offers: Byrne, 27, Palermo Road:
N.W.10. Elg, 5486.
Bb TENOR TROMBONE, Vincent
Bach, G.L., new condition, case;valued £75, accept £60. -Walker, Seacraig Cottages, King Street, Newport,
Fife.
BELL-ORFE0 Piano Accordion, nine
keyboard couplers, one bass coupler,used one year, £65. -Box 301, " M.M."
BESSONXYLOPHONE, 4 -octave.
£45.-305. Byron Road, Harrow Weald.
BUESCHER C Melody Sax, good condition, L.P., £28. -Barry, Lakeside,
Nine Mile Ride, Finchampstead, Berks.
CLAVIOLINE, with stand, as new:offers over £140. -Mack, The Firs,
2B3i5nostead, Isle of Wight,
Tel.: Ryde

-25, Percy Street, W.1. Mus. 1866.
IF YOU CAN SING AT ALL,
Maurice Burman will do the rest.
CONN ALTO, S.P.G.B., Conn MouthMicrophone and wire recording. - piece,
case, stand, slings, new reeds,
Euston 1200.-S.A.E., 293, The White bargain,£33. -Box 294, " MM."
House, Albany Street, N.W.1.
GUITAR(Italian). Cello model,
weekly; well above unian rates. An West End engagement, requires gigs.
YOU WANT! roundIT'S
TECHNIQUEt hole, as new. case, £12.-Leyopportunity for player who can read -Art Kent, 52, St. Joseph's Drive, Dance Band Pianists are beginning to tonstone
6311.
well and play a little jazz. -Box 297. Southall, Him. 7251 (day).
realisethatabettertechniqueisthe
GUITAR,
COLUMBIAN,
U.S.A..
GUITAR, Elec./Plec.-R. Bird, 14, passport to a better job. Many dancewith case, fine condition. £15
Nuneaton Road, Dagenham.
Pianists are benefiting by the Toner Cello,
near offers, to: -L. Badis, 22. SandGUITAR. Electric/Rhythm.-Brixton Hand Development System. Exercises orper
word
Road, Bromley, Kent.
SITUATIONS WANTED 6d3508
at. and away from keyboard. includ- ford
HAGSTROM Accordion, 120 bass, 6
MALE, STUDYING Singing (Tenor), ing Toner Hand Exerciser for stretch.
ARRANGER / COPYIST available.
excellent condition, £65. permanency or freelance. -Rawlings. like experience singing in dance Special exercises for accuracy. -Tel.: couplers,West Drayton 3463.
bands, concerts, etc., any offers. -Box Hampstead 0998.
39. St. Michael's Crescent, Pinner.
KING
TRUMPET -Cornet,
gold
293, " M.M."
JOHNNIE GRAY has vacancies for
PIANIST. -Shepherd's Bush 2521.
finest Saxophone tuition. Beginners' lacquer, perfect, recent, £32.-229.
BANDS bd. per word
PIANIST, D,Str., all functions: Advanced. -13. Cleveland Square, W 2. Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness.
KOHLERT nearly new Alto. case,
A BAND of Taste and Tempo (3-10 Band supplied.-Amb. 3842.
Paddington 2837.
-16. Bolam Street, Easington
piece). - Victor Stratford, Met. 8223
PIANIST, Stan Susman, library. JOHNNY SHAKESPEARE. Trumpet offers.
Colliery.
Ric. 1703. 6.30-8 p.m,(evening, For. 44831.
Tuition, advanced or beginner. -51.
MARTIN TENOR. G.L., perfect.
ALL BANDS -all functions -always
PIANIST, experienced. M.U., avail- West Kensington Mansions. W.14. sacrifice£65.-12, Beighton Street,
WILCOX Organisation. - 4, Earlham able aftievng.; free Christmas week. Fulham 9639.
Sheffield 9.
-Chi. 0369, 2-8 p.m.
Street. W.C.2. Temple Bar 17623,'4.
.IILLES RUBEN (Hermanos Deniz
MUSICAL SAWS, full -range profesA VERSATILE Quartet. - James.
PIANIST. -Tot. 4050.
Band). B.B.C. and sional
Cuban
Rhythmmodels. 63'-. with Mallet and
PIANIST, car.-Colindale 4918.
Archway 1912.
Decca Artiste, can teach you to play Tutor. -T.
Lewis. 5, Kingsway, AshPIANIST.-Elt. 7967.
Al TOMMY SHAWE Orchestra. your favourite piano style with ease
Middlesex.
Willesden 5020.
PIANIST. library.-Rippleway 1997. and confidence -by his own systematic ford.
PENNSYLVANIA
ALTO, L.P., G.L.,
PIANIST.-Palmers Green 3295,
BILLY WALLER'S Band. -Col. 4918.
personal
method:infallible
perfect condition. £43.-74, Windsor
PIANIST. -Shepherd's Bush 6820, andBLUE DOMINOES. - Anywhere. tuition. Interview without obligation. Cres.,
South Harrow. Byron 0233.
Kingston 2592.
-5a.
Woodchurch
Rd.,
West
HampPENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL Alto, as
P IANIST, library. -Tot. 6554.
CALVIN GRAY Quartet/Melfi Trio. 3605
Maida Vale new,stead, London, N.W.6.
G.L.. L.P., case. accessories, £45.
PI AN I ST. -Harrow 1599.
-Bri. 4326, Add. 6076.
Southend,London.-Box 260,PIANIST. -Vic Munday, Maida Vale 3164.
CHARLIE MACK'S Band.-Syd. 6498.
TROMBONE TUITION. all types by Seen
CRAMER'S HOTEL Bands, December 2726.
Don
Lusher.
-32,
Christchurch
House.
PIANO,BROADWOOD Grand, per31st,-Bri. 4745.
PIANIST.-Eal, 6867.
Streatham Hill. Tulse Hill 4210.
fect condition. £30 or offer. -256,
FRANCISCO'S RHUMBA Band, PIANIST, mod./straight. young.South St.. Romford. Tel.: 8747.
Wim. 2420.
Euston 2497
SCANDALLI Piano Accordion, top
INSTRUMENTS WANTED 51. oe,"'d
FULLY REHEARSED semi -pro Band.
PIANIST. S/D.-Tudor 3716.
Diamante. 120 basses, comunder the direction of Bert Collier.
PIANIST / ELECTRIC Accordion.
ACCORDION, 120 bass. 3 coupler. covered
plete
case, £40 or near offer. stylist,
library.
-Stan
Simpson.
Tudor
engagefs now ready to accept all
and condition. -Box 295, 'Phone:with
State
Wimbledon 4488,
ments. For further details: 'Phone 4899.
M.M,"
SETTIMIO SOPRANI Accordion, 48
PIANIST. -Hayes 0992.
Ilford 2592.
details.
wanted:
full
DRUM
KIT
PIANIST, library. -Holmes. Mount - sizes, condition and price. -Box 298, bass. as new, £20. -North 4527.
Band.
GEORGE BRIGHTWELL'SSPANISH GUITAR and case, £10 orMany years' experience of first-class view 9045.
-74, Ryebank Rd., Firswood,
PI ANIST.-Wal. 5663.
functions; a polished and dependable
PLECTRUM GUITARS (14 frets). offer.
Manchester
16.
PIANISTE/VOCALISTE.-Arn.
2467.
Band. - 140, Waterfall Rd., 5.14.
prices offered. -H. Myers, 4.
STRING BASSES: Thirteen, £30 todesires fair
TRUMPET,SEMI -PRO.
Pal. 0438, Byfleet 3158.
Holmfleld
Road.
Blackpool.
£125;
five
stringer,£35. Xylophone,
BAKER
Bands and change. London/Essex area; own
HOWARD
267.
price.
-Box
SOLOVOX, state£15.
Chinese blocks, 20/, Oboe,
Cabaret. One-night stands or resi- transport -Box 288. " M.M."
saxophone fingering, £55. New B. anddent. -69. Glenwood Gardens. Ilford
TENOR/CLAR.-Pol. 1360.
H. Imperial
Trombone, 235.-33,
TENOR, experienced. -Tot. 1695. beValentine 4043. or Temple Bar 7662.
DRUMS fid. are wora
Hon-(cfl.`d Road. Wembley.
JACK AMLOT'S Band (3 -12 -piece). fore 5 30 p.m.
TRUMPET, John Grey, S.P.G.B.,
POST-WAR 22 x 17 Bass: 14 x 5Dances. Masonic& Weddings, etc. -1.
TENOR, car, Itbrary.-Wax. 2742
483\ENOR/GLARINET. - Hampstead S.D.: 12 x 10, 14 x 20 Tunables: 11/1., '210 or best offer. -15, Station
Tudor Close. S.W.2. Tul. 2786,
matched white D.T., inside dampers: Road. Hest Bank, Lancaster.
Orchestras:
JACK
LAWRENCE
fully accessories; hardly used, £24. Sell
VIBRAPHONE, Premier, 3 -octave,
Modern, Old -Time, Classical. -Brixton
TENOR/CLARINET/VIOLIN, reliable:
reader,good
separately, S.A.E.-Brown, 53, Poplar C -C, £60 or offer. --6. Rook Street,experienced,
7233: Mayfair 6883.
Deepdale, Preston.
Som,
JOE KUNZ Dance Orchestra. all terminating contract, desires perm. - Estate, Highbridge. DrumKit for sal...
PROFESSIONAL
occasions.
Inquiries: 480a, Neasden Box 270, " M.M."
M.M." INSTRUMENT REPAIRS ". per wrd
Lane, N.W.10. Gla. 1456.
TENOR/CLAR./Ace., read/busk. car. S.A.E. for details. -Box 302,
VIC O'BRIEN, Bongoes, Tunable,
PREAGER'S
Ambassadors -Colindale 3071.
LOU
ACCORDION REPAIR Service. TENOR, CLAR.. 'Cello, car. -Ent. £5.
Band, specially chosen combination.
Drum
reducing Tuning and pitch alterations, tremVIC
O'BRIEN
one-night stands anywhere. - Lou
anywhere B.D. and S.D., plastic finishes. ex- olo or straight; new bellows supplied.
gigs,
Preager's Presentations. 69. Glenwood
pert work. -100, Gt. Russell St., Lon- old ones repaired; every conceivable-Ruislip46T19E.
Gardens. Ilford. Val. 4043.
TENOR/FIDDLE. - Ray Feathers. don, W.C.1 (nr. Dominion), Lan. type of repair undertaken by experiMELFI TRIO 'Calvin Gray Quartet.
enced Italian craftsmen in our own
8316. Sets.. 2 p.m.
Bowes Park 4868.
-Add. 6076. Bri. 4326.
Folding fully equipped workshops. -Jennings
URGENTLY:WANTEDTENOR/VIOLIN.-Euston 7900. also
PHIL WESTBURY'S Band. - The(M.M.1), 100. Charing Cross Road,
best music at reasonable prices. TENOR/VIOLIN, experienced: Eve, Bass Drum. -G. Foulds, 14, South London,
W C.2. Temple Bar 2857.
Road. West Bridgford, Nottingham.
Mac. 5944; Ger. 3326.
small band, open Christmas
FOOTE DOES IT! Finest reconBellwood square dance/old time/modern.-Bri
SWEET SWING Trio.
ditioning. Saxes, Brass, Woodwind,
4037.
9060.
dd, per word
RECORDS
FOR
SALE
Drums. etc. Loans to callers. -Chas.
TROMBONE.--Gla. 7480,
CLEARANCE SALE: Race. Blues E. Foote, Ltd., 40, Rupert St., W.I.
TROMBONE, good reader, vocals. Jazz.
VOCALISTS ad our word
Swing.' Foreign, deleted. Call Ger. 1811.
car. -Sharman. Edgware 0196.
Sunday after 3.-Aldam, 27, Clarence
GEORGE BEAUMONT for expert reGIRL VOCALIST, available for
TRUMPET.-Hou. 4856.
Wood Green.
pairs all instruments. finest workmandance band. London; hot or sweet,
TRUMPET, reliable, library. ampli- Road.
LONDON JAZZ CLUB Record Shop. ship and service. Note new address:
good appearance.
Also sings in fication. -Ste. 3665.
Thousands of British, American, Con- 4, Denmark Street, London, W.C.2.
French. -Box 290, " M.M."
TRUMPET, car.-Rel. 3235.
5024. tinental Discs, new and secondhand, Temple Bar 4287,
TALENTED MALE Vocalist. wood
TRUMPET, variety.
reasonable prices. Call and browse. range, desires engagement. -BOX 244.
HARRY HAYES Repair Service is
TRUMPET, -Cup. 3441.
82. High Street. St. John's Wood. universally accepted as the best and
TRUMPET, D./S.-Tot. 9100
N.W.8.
Primrose 6725,
most economical in Great Britain:
read/busk;
gigs.
-PrimTRUMPET,KENTON'S
andHerlacquering
UNISSUED
a speciality. -20, Romillyrose 4210.
PUBLICATIONS 6d. per word
man's. -Box 277. " M.M."
Street, W.I.
VIOLIN/ALTO Sax open for offers:
AMERICAN MAGAZINES: "Down hotel/restaurant/ice
HOHNER SERVICE for repairs Is
rink/ palais.
Beat," " Metronome." etc.. by postal Audition
completely comprehensive.
Brass.
willingly. -Jack Barnett. 73
RECORDS WANTED 6a. per word
subscription.
Send
for details.
Woodwinds. Saxophones, Percussion,-Thomas and Co. (MMK). 111, West Street, Brighton.
ALL KINDS of records wanted. Any as well as Piano Accordions and RohBuchanan Street Blackpool.
quantities.
State price. - Eddy's ner Chromatic Harmonicas.
ExpertAMERICAN MAGAZINES. -1 year's(Nott'mi, Ltd., 135, Alfreton Rd., craftsmen only.-Hohner, 9, FarringClassified Advertisement Rates
surply " Metronome," 32,'-. with 1951
Nottingham.
don Road, E.C.1. Hol. 8650.
Jazz Book. 40/-; "Down Beat." 43/-;
are indicated against each heading,
JAZZ RECORDS bought.-Moxsom.
LEW DAVIS specialises in the overI years, 71,6.
Free booklet listing all
206, Forest Road, E.17.
haul and repair of Saxophones and
1 raders' Announcements under any
others sent on request. - Willen,
LONDON JAZZ CLUB Record Shop. Clarinets.
Gold lacquering, S.P.heading, 9d. per word.
Ltd. (Dept. Di, 101. Fleet Street.
will buy your collection. -Details. - G.B.. guaranteed seven days' service.
Please allow for z extra words if Box No. is
London. E.C.4
Stan Wilcox, Primrose 6725.
-134, Charing Cross Road, W.C.2,
required
and
add
Idfoe
our
fee
herein.
GUITARISTS! -Ivor Mairants. Bert
SPOT CASH any quantity Dixie- Temple Bar 6562.
Weedon, Jack Duarte, etc.. contribute All words (after first two) in BLACK
land, Swing, Vocals, - Morris. 89.
to the December (Christmas) issue of CAPITALS. double rate.
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" B,M.G." 48 pages (including 8 pages
Whilst insertion cannot be guaranteed
DINNER SUIT, as new. 36 w., 32 1
music.)
Full instructions on " How for
issue, delays are
SOUND
EQUIPMENT
6a.
per
word
specifiedany
25.-61, Chaplin Road, Wembley.
To Read From Symbols." 2/8. post
frequently caused by advertisements in
QUALTAPE Recorder Deck, twofree. -Clifford Essex, 8, New Compton
some cases being written indistinctly.
motors, new, £12 (amplifier circuitSt., London, W.C.2.
available); tape, reel, 25/ -.-Box 292
Readers are therefore advised to use

1car,
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FOR SALE 6d. per word
NEW: 7 desks. low type (special forBass), 27 in. by 18 in., bargain, £6:
100 -piece library. modern, including
special arrangements for 5 Saxes andTrumpet, cost over £40, £19 or nearest
offer. -Barker, 98, Claude Road.
Plaistow, London. E.13.

WARDROBE TRUNK, £5.-Pol. 31813.

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TWIN TURNTABLE Record Player.
portable, strung cabinet, suitable
Jazz Club. £8 (1 pick-up missing) Box 291, " M.M."
ACCESSORIES 6d. per ward
DOUBLE BASS Strings: "G," 8/4:
" D. 12/8; " A " plain or covered.
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6-7.

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BRILHARTS: Alto. Tenor, Clarinet.

5 -Star, new; offers.-Rodway, 23, Toppings Rd.. Eagley. Bolton.

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CHOOSE YOURFREDDY RANDALL and his Band,
FREE 40 -PAGE
appearing at Central Baths, Grange
FROM THIS LIST SEND FOR
CATALOGUE.
Road, Bermondsey, Thursday, 13th

Anything Goes
Birth of Blues
Blue 01 The Night (WIBlue Room
Button Up Overcoat
Cream In My Coffee
Crazy Rhythm
Can 1 Forget You
Dancing Time

Dec.. 7.30. Price: 4/-, 3;-, 2,6, 2/-, 1/-.

DIXIELAND ORCHS. 3/. each.

ENCORE SERIES 3!6 each.

Lover Come Back

Mari I Love
Rosalie
Room With View
She's My Lovely
Small Hotel
Something Rem. By
Sometimes I'm Happy
Somebody Loves Me
Dancing In Dark
Smile Darn Ya Smile
Do Do DoStare In My Eyes (liV)
Embraceable Yon
Student Prince ,W)Fascinating Rhythm
FindYou(W)Someday
Fine Romance
Three Little Words
Hallelujah
Top HatI'llFollowSecretHeart (Vti Vilia

Darktown Strutters Ball
At Jazz Band Ball
South Rampart St.
Clarinet Marmalade
Russian Rag
Stumblin'
Wabash BluesLong John Stomp
Johnson Rag
After You've Gone
Canal St. Blues
Tin Roof Blues
Livery Stable Blues
Jazz Me Blues
Tiger RagAt Georgia Camp Meet

I Ain't Got Nobody
Lazy Piano Man
Mocking Bird Rag
Featherbrain
Dixie Flyer
Bluesle yErighlySweetie
Wolverine Blues
Sugarfoot Stomp
Weary Blues
Alagazam
Boogie Man
DamaskJust One Those Things
Just Oae More Chance
Let's Do It
Lisa
Love In Bloom

High Society
Hors D'Oeevre
Y ankyana
Hide and Seek
A La Mode

Society Swing
Sugar Beet

With a Song In Heart
What Is This Thing
Way You Look Tonight
Why Do I Love You
You're The Top

The Saints, Lord Donegall.

4 only, By Clarinets, Boehm system, 17 keys, 6 rings, wood, complete with case, 6 reeds, and cleaning mop ...
... Each
£20
£5 0
19/2
1 only, Drum Outfits, including 10" x 15" Bass Drum, x4" Side
Drum, and all usual accessories ...
... Each
£27
£6 16
26/7
9d'
per
word
I Alto Saxophone, artiste's model, gold lac. finish, reconditioned
DANCES
throughout, low pitch, complete with case
NEW ORLEANS BARBECUE.-Crane
£28
£7 0
26/10
River Jazzband. Mick Mulligan's Band, I only, Alto Saxophone, artiste's model, high pitch, in case, goodcondition
George Melly, Brent Valley Stompers.
£13
£3 5
12/1
-British Legion Hall, Tolworth, Dec.
By Clarinet, Saxophone fingering, covered holes, wood, low
20. Bar.
£16
£4 0
15;/6
SATURDAY, DEC. 15, Clapham
By Cornet, Dixieland model, first class condition, in case
...
£13
£3 5
12 /1
Baths, Clapham Manor St., Dance. / By
Trumpet, Dance model, gold lac., finish as new, in case ...
£15
£3
15
14 /7
Sid Phillips and his Band, Dennis By Tenor Sax., Buffet, simple system, plated, high pitch, in caseDennis, Johnnie Eager. Tickets 3/6, By Soprano Saxophone, Albert, artiste's model, plated, I.p., in case £13 £3 5 12/1
£13
£3
0
12 /1
from Vincent, 257, Goldhurst Terrace, Piano Accordion,
Soprani, 34 -Piano Keys, 36 Bass, with case ...
£14
N.W.6; at door, 4/6.
£3 10
13/9
rosa, Swing World Diaries, limited stocks available, 5/9 each.
Reed
Cuttersfor
Clarinet,completewithleather
wallet,cannotrepeat,perwarn
3 /- each.
CLUBS 9dReed Cutters for Alto Sax., complete with leather wallet, cannot repeat, 3 /- each.
AAAAAH!
FABULOUS
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Club, 100, Oxford St., Sunday 7.30, The
brilliant Ronnie Scott's Sextet, also Nippy. American style Rhythm Brushes with rubber handles, 7 /8 per pair.
the new Eric Conroy Band. Guest of BOOSEY & HAWKES LTD., 8-10, Denman St., London, W.1.
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Maurice Burman. The greatest place /4141;WW*14.4.14M410C414WICAM61CICOVCCWMCMCWWWWWICICWWW141

Licensed bars.

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Jin For Joan
Mr. Charles

Stratton St. Strut
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Treadin' Light
Memphis Blues
Free Lange Louise

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12

1951

CHAMPIONS
BBC
makes
drastic
cuts
in
PLAY FIRST
leads at new
CONCERT DATE
Irish ballroom Northern Variety Orchestra

Saxist Coughlan

DUBLIN ballroom operator Bill
Fuller added still anotherjewel to his crown on Saturday,
November 24, when he opened

the new Ballerina Ballroom in

Dublin.
Leading the newly formed
eight -piece Ballerina orchestra is
Joe Coughlan, Dublin saxist withover sixty Radio Eireann broadcasts to his credit, and lateleader of the sax section ofJohnny Devlin's Band at the
Crystal Ballroom.
Between them on Saturdaynight manager Eddie Downey
and bandleader Coughlan received over fifty well-wishingtelegrams from musicians all

CHANGE in programme commitments " is the reason givenby the BBC for drastic cuts in the personnel of theNorthern Variety Orchestra.
These come into effect on January 22. when the orchestra willlose not only its present conduc-"A

ARTHUR ROWBERRY'S first
concert appearance since hisband assumed professional status
was on Sunday last (2nd) at
the City Hall, Sheffield, which

BEAUTY QUEST

housed over 2,000 fans for theoccasion.
The " All -Britain " champions

are again in Yorkshire this Sunday (9th), when they appear for
Helana Productions at Leeds
Town Hall, with Petula Clark as
guest artist.

tor, Vilem Tausky (who succeeded
Ray Martin only a few monthsago), but also its complete woodwind and string sections with the
exception of violin -leader Norman George.
The future of the remainder ofthe orchestra, comprising fivesaxes, three trumpets, trombone
and rhythm section. is problematical. The boys are all dance

Under the same cegis, Roy Fox

and his Band and the Norman
Burns Quinte; appear tonight(Friday) at Arinley Baths, Leeds,and Harry Gold and his Pieces ofEight at Darlington Baths (7th),
Doncaster (8th) and Rotherham(9th),The Burns group is at thegaiety Ballroom. Batley, tomorrow, and on Sunday is at theRoyal Hall, Harrogate, where
Petula Clark will appear in addition to her Leeds date.
Cyril Stapleton and his Orchestra will appear at the Unity Hall,
Wakefield, on December 12, theSquadronaires at Goole Baths on
the 14th, Humphrey Lyttelton atmusicians, but the BBC statesover the country.
Teddy Foster and Band were definitely that the unit will not
the first cross -channel visitors, be used for dance band sessions.
and scored a great success on

Less Variety

Tuesday, November 27.

The BBC told the " MM " thatthe quarter commencing in
DON RICO ENDS in
January there will be less Variety
than before in Northern programmes-hence there will not be
IRISH TOUR
work to justify spending
Don Rico and his Orchestra enoughmoney on retaining a large
returned to England on Novem- publicorchestra.
ber 29 after playing only one
It is felt that it is preferable
week of their projected three
retain the dance section andmonths' Irish tour. He had to
addstrings and woodwind whenfound the tour to be financially the occasion
demands, on a sesimpracticable.
sion
rather than retain a
IFM Secretary Paddy Malone light basis,orchestral combination andtold the MELODY MAKER: " The add scratch
sax and brass sections.
projected tour was too long andIt will also be possible to use
too ambitious-no one has ever small
groupsfrom the orchestra
before attempted a 12 weeks' as accompanying
units where
tour over here."required.
Opening on November 18 at
Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Don Ricoappeared at New Ross (20th),
Graigue Na Managh (21st),
Courtown (23rd), and the Crystal
Ballroom, Dublin (28th). After
this date Don decided to call it
a day.

SONNY'S OFFICE

Sonny Rose is the latest Birmingham bandleader to open his
own office. He can now be foundat Suite 19. 38, John Bright -street,
Birmingham. in addition to theWest End Ballroom, where he has

just been signed until the end of
1952.

STOP
PRESS
Jack Speed, violinist -leader
at the Queen's Hydro, Blackpool, died suddenly at home
Thursday evening last

on

week.

f

Harry Roy opens
new Cheshire Hall31-

Traditional Jazz

Four Edinburgh bands

hit by music thefts

to be on record
It has now been decided thatfor the Scottish " Jazz-Hot andCool " programme to be aired on
December 12, the George Scott.

Many of the stolen parts are *IteMMOVCCMCCE-MieM
Irreplaceable," said Tony Fusco,E" and it is no exaggeration to saythat the library I had built up is uksyg SQUIRE N

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the 16th.
Film star Joan Rice (left) and her producer, Harold Huth (right),
chat with Sonny Rose and his wife at the West End Ballroom,
Birmingham. Occasion was a Midlands Beauty Queen Carnival.

Henderson group will handle only
the modern -style numbers, whilst
the traditional music will beon records.
A T large in Edinburgh is a thief who has been making a rich playedDavid Mylne, of Edinburgh,
On Friday last. Harry Roy and
haul
of
the
strangestbooty.
Not
money,
notgoods,
butband
representative of theScottishhis Band played for the gala parts! He has already raided four ballrooms and decamped with NFJO, who
was originally called
opening of the new Civic Hall atinbyproducer
Donald McLean invaluablemusicalscores.
Nantwich, Cheshire, to a picked
an advisory capacity, will now
One of the hardest hit of his
assembly of local notabilities.
write
the
script,introduce theis bandleader Tony Fusco,
AMER LOSES ALTO
Arthur Kimbrell has secured victims
programme, and play records
whose ballroom in Picardy the rights for Saturday dancing fromfromhis
traditional
collection.
he made his getaway withat the new hall, and tomorrow place
The reed -man with the Scottthan 300 parts.
(Saturday) he will present Smil- noInfewer
TO
ROWBERRY
Ronnieisgroup
Hendersonhis 20 years in the businessing Johnny Smith and his Band,
Brown-not Tony Brown as
had built up a library comfollowed by Eric Winstone and Tony
Charles
Amer,
at
the
Coathamstatedlastweek.
prising 6,000 parts of commercial Hotel, Redcar, urgently needs an
his Orchestra on December 22.
and special arrangeand tenor saxist to start
Johnny Smith has just com- numbers
Three thousand of those alto
CHARLES HENESEY, who has
pleted a two-year stint at St. ments.
parts-1,000each for alto sax, almost immediately, Applicants been playing piano and acting as
George's Ballroom, Hinckley, and trumpet and piano-have now should 'phone Charles direct at deputy leader for Gordon Homer
Redcar 83.
opens up in a regular Saturday been stolen.
at the Capitol Ballroom, Leeds,
berth at the Empire Ballroom,
his entry into the hall
The matter is urgent, since for the past year, is leaving
Loughborough. on the 15th. His byMaking
Liverpool, and after December 3
way
of
the
front
door,
the
Charles'
altoistisjoining
Arthursuccessor at Hinckley is Maurice thief broke open the door leading Rowberry. and his tenor man is will be permanently domiciled at
Britton and his Orchestra.
210, Cardigan -lane. Leeds 6.
to the balcony, dropped 20 feet retiring from the profession.
from the balcony to the floor andmade his way to the stand where
taT-CMFARINVC- trIMCCEtg 1
the parts were lying.

HARTLEY'SCHRISTMAS NUMBERS
Christmas Crackers Medley ..

the Jubilee Hall, Leeds, on the
15th, and at Hull City Hall on.

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now ruined."
Other dance halls In the cityfrom which band parts have beenstolen are the Leith Assembly
Rooms, the New Dunedin and theAbbeymount Ballroom. Police inquiries are proceeding.

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