The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-01

DANCE EMOTIONS

The jitterbug has gone senl!.
mental
The younsste- and his girl. who
once cut a rug in the most IN.
romantic and energetic fashion, are
now dancing cheek 10 cheek 10 the
tune NJ a sweet song.
It's the war. says orchestra leader
Tommy Dorsey, and sammy Kaye
Noodle Herman and Guy Lombardo
agree with him. Even the swing
king Benny Goodman says there
is definitely large market for
ballads"
The younger generation seems TO
be living 10 tomorrow as much as
they're living today. They realize
it won't be long before they'll be in
the armed services; that many OF
them will have TO forget jitterbug-
ging for the duration, and that
made them mellower and more SEN
timentsl than usual at their age.
The young folk used 10 ask for
.he latest swing tunes OF the day.
Now a lot OF those youngsters are
requesting the old sentimental bal
lads like "StaIdust,' Smoke Gets
In Your Eyes and The Man |
Love" They like the lights turned
down low with the music sweet and
mellow so they can dance with thei:
eyes closed. says Sammy Kaye.
Guy Lombsrdo. who has done all
right with sweet music all during
the craze for swing. comments:
The younger generation Is putting
more OF It's heart into It's singing
these days by giving out with what
Is really in the heart. They want
something that has a real sincere
thought to it-they're more con
cerned with marching feet than
jitterbug feet"
Don't be misled into believing,
however. that the jitte,bug is a
dead bug. There are still plenty OF
dancers who'll execute a mean Lin
dy Hop" 10 a downbeat live.
The germ Of swing Is still firm.
" imbedded in America Benny
Goodman says. But people are be-
ginning to find that swing can bring
relaxation as we'll as stimulation.
The easy medium tempo swing OF
number Ike Jersey Bounce has as
appreciative an audience now as
the strictly sensational numbers
like Sing, Sing. Sing All band
leaders now are finding 1t good TO
mix their swing with their sweet.
Woody Herman, once one OF the
hottest OF the hot, has now installed
a choral group and two girl vocal
lists.
"Today's dancers are paying more
attention 20 the lyrics be says.
Previously We played lot Of jump
tunes without any lyrics. Today
very few OF our arrangements a.
purely instrumental and the dancers
want ballads and more ballads.
Tommy Dorsey, like most Of the
other orchestra leaders. Is playins
a combination, but adding more
end more sentimental tunes.
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went into a waltz or any sweet num-
Der. the youngsters melted from the
floor. As soon as we'd start blsrins
forth again with a hot swing tune,
they'd commence their gyrations all
over again. with all the abandon OF
a dish Of jello," he says This
spring I anticipated the transition
and added 10 strings to my regular
brass band Now find the same
high school and college lads and
their ladies love the swing stuff
as much as ever. But instead OF ST.
ting them out when We swing into
sweet numbers, they actually enjoy
dancing as ssnely as their mothers
and dads
Even the hit parade reflects the
swing TO sentiment, tAe biz ten in
GLIDING only two strictly swing
tunes. War makes strange changes