Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16

usually DuSy During LfllS udHC-
ing season composing song hits
~ for the waiting public. Every
day one hears of a new piece
and later secures it as a record or a
piano roll. 1t takes approximately one
and a half days for a piece to go from
the composer TO orchestra leaders or
retail stores. Then the orchestras go
over the orchestration and the follow.
ing night play it at their respective en-
gagements. In this way pieces are
continually coming in. either to be
come popular and called hit or to
be played several times and go out of
existence.
Some jazz compositions linger for
years. while others last two or three
weeks and then are forgotten forever
1t is seldom now that jazz song lin
gers over three weeks. The reason
for that is the numerous songs that
are released together. Every day
number of songs are released, most
of them popular Years ago songs
were not so great in number: thus
they were we'll liked and most OF them
are still remembered. Take, for ex-
ample, the old songs Maggie,
Sweet Adeline" and The Little
Brown jug" All of the songs
were considered poppy and jazzy when
sung as memory songs at social gath
erings and stag parties, II is no won.
der that elderly folks are bored by the
iaZZ songs of today. Orchestras play
these old songs as jazz for the benefit
Of the younger generation. but In
reality they were much slower and
played with more precision.
The popular songs of todaN are:
Sunday "Jackass Blues" Black
Bottom. Baby Face Breeding
Along with Breeze" Good Morning,
in" Hello, Bluebird." Most of these
songs were released some time ago,
but are recognized as dance pieces.
A carload of new jazz hits have just
been released. Here are some of
them: "Leander," fox trot, by George
Olsen and his music; There Amt No
Maybe in My Baby's Eyes fox trot,
by Jan CARRIER and his orchestra
Some Day." fox trot, by Nat Shilkret
and the Victor Orchestra; Il Never
Knew What the Moonlight Could Do"
fox trot, by George Olsen and his or
Chestra: II Don't Mind Being All
Alone" fox trot, by Art Lander and
his orchestral Don't Sing Aloha
When | Co." fox trot, by Waring
Pennsylvanians; We'll Have King
DOM fox trot, by Roger Wolfe Kahn
and his orchestral You Will-Wont
YOU" fox tret, Nat Shilkret and his
orchestra; I'm Araby With You, fox
trot. by Nat Shilkret and his orches-
ira: Sidewalk Blues" fox trot, by
Jelly-Roll Mortens Red Hot Peppers;
"Deadman Blues" by Jelly-Roll Nor
tens Red Hot Peppers; Whose Dis
| Heah Stranger" Thomas Morris and
his orchestra; king of the Zulus-
Chitlin Rag" by New Orleans Blue
Five; Smoke House Blues" fox trot.
| by Jelly-Roll Morten's Red Hot Pep
| pers; Steamboat Stamp" by Jelly
Roll Mortens Red Hot Peppers; THE
Bear Cat Stamp by the Savoy Bear
Cats; How Could / Be Blue" by the
; Savoy Bear Cats; How Could Red
Riding Hood fox trot, by Jan Gar
Der and his gang; Give Me Ukulele
and Ukulele Baby"
Meyer Davis bands have been en-.
gagged for the season at three OF the
most exclusive Palm Beach resorts
La Touuuet, the Everglades Club and
Whitehall. the new hotel.
Thursday the Society Orchestra will
Journey to Charleston, s.. c., to play
for the ball of the St., Cecilia Society.
A specially arranged ensemble will
supply music for the dinner to be
given by Oscar A. Thorpe in the We
netian room at lie Paradis.
GAAzry's orchestras supplied dance
: MmnNat the bali given blythe Swedr