The Omaha guide., 1939-08-12
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Benny Goodman does today. Many
ace blackstick men have learned
plenty from his heavy New Or
leans style. Bluebird has just e
issued four of his most represen-
tative platters. INDIGO STOMP,
1929 and BLUE PIANO STOMP
Q92S), trio; WEARY CITY
(1928) and BULL FIDDLE
BLUES 1929 and washboard
band: TOO TIGHT and GOOBER
DANCE, and MY LITTLE ISA-
BEL and HEAH ME- TALKIN' TO
VA, all in 1929 by the hot six.
OF this group, @TOO TIGHT
has never before been released.
Mott of these numbers are slow
blues. Playing with Johnny are
his brother, Baby Dodds,. ou'stand-
ing drummer; Lii Armstrong,
mist; Natty Dominique trump
eter, and several musicians whose
names are not known. They did
not bother with trick arrange
ments and exhibitionism, but con-
centrated on producing sincere
jazz of the original New Orleans
type, and these records will draw
enthusiastic applause from those
of us who have tired of the 1889
killer-diller performances.
Johnny Hodges, Barney Bigard
and the boss, Duke Ellington are
represented on three new releases.
Hodges, my favorite alto saxa-
phcnist, does a Wayne King on
that sweet and dreamy YOU CAN
COUNT ON Me and then gets
swingy as the devil on KITCHEN
MECHANICS DAY for Vocation.
A fine double with two types of
music. Clarinetist Bigard's group
supports the Quintones, a wonder
full new rhythm singing unit, on
the Vocation of CHEW CHEW
CHEW and UTT-DA-ZAY. A ma
tural for the j~itterbugs. Dukes
band revives his COTTON CLUB
STOMP in modern manner on
Brunswick coupled with IN A
MIZZ, the latter with Ivie An
derson warbling. Typical Filing
ton with some grand Rex Stewart
trumpet on the Mizz side.
The Three Peppers, making
their bow on Decca, are a natural
for swing fans. They are a vocal
trio with piano, bass, guitar and
drums. Bob Howard is spotted on
vocal and piano. Titles are LOVE
ON THE WHITE OAK
TREE and SWING OUT UNCLE
WILSON Art Shaw's new Blue
bird of OCTOROON is something
to rave about, with highly effec-
tive muted trumpet and Shaw
clarinet in indigo mood. The coup
ling is ALL l REMEMBER is
YOU. Vocation has also reissued
Art Shaw combine of JUST YOU,
JUST ME- and IF IT'S THE LAST
THING l DO. okay if you're a
confirmed Shaw fan,
Billie Holiday has a Class-A
performance on YESTERDAY and
l GOT A RIGHT TO SING THE
BLUES, both thoroughly inspired,
and with a great band backing
her. There's a particularly brilli-
ant alto sax solo. This platter is
published by Commodore Music
Shops. Gene Krupa, who hasn't
been lifting himself go of late,
has a fit on the ton-toms in JUN
GLE MADNESS. Swell swing,
with soft coupling of YOU
TAUGHT Me TO LOVE AGAIN.
A Brunswick. The rapidly rising
Toppers have a version of Lime
house BLUES that's a honey, with
Joe Gordiana playing his fiddle
to pieces. Don't care as much for
MISTER ARISToCRAT, the other
side of this Vocation.
After a long absence, the Ray
mond Scott Quintet, ace players
Of descriptive jabb, produce for
Brunswick the charming IN AN
18TH CENTURY DRAWING
ROOM coupled with BOY SCOUT
IN SWITZERLAND a mucn hot.
ter tune. AT the same time Bruins.
wick has released Mr.. REWARDS
NIGHTMARE and PLAIN JANE
by Sidney Phillips, called tn,
Raymond Scott of England This