Evening star., 1942-09-06
Popular Music
By J. ". Sfebp.

From every indication, BY
Jupiter and This Is the Army"
appear the two current musical
shows most likely to succeed in the
memories OF theatergoers and as
sorted hummers and whistlers COM
prising the public at large. This
significant claim is based on three
points: Cd Critical acclaim along
Broadway, CD galvanization of
record manufacturers who usually
may be counted on to recognize a
good thing when they hear it, and
(3) the fact that that Western
Union boy who just passed by was
croaking to himself for all he was
worth few stray bars of Every
thing I've Got"
OF the two shows and the 10-or-
so-odd ditties this Everything I've
Got" csBy Jupiter" of course) is
the most captivating of the lot, the
kind Of tune that pops up about
once every season. Being that sort
of tune it comes as no surprise to
find the inscription Rodgers and
Hart" on the title page, although
by the sound of it's wry and catchy
lyrics one would almost have ex-
pected Cole Porter to have been
responsible. AS gay lark of song,
Everything I've Cot may unblush-
ingly take a top place among the
hits of the past five years. Brightest
recording is Dick Jurgens' on Co
lumbia, with Hildegarde's in two
disc Decca album, but shade less
so (though she gives the full lyrics).
Freddy Martin missed the band
wagon again with his. The remain
ing four sides of Hildegarde's set,
incidentally, are devoted to Care
less Rhapsody" Jupiter Forbid"
and "Nobody's Heart" which are
better than passable ditties.
Victor has gone overheard on
Irving Berlin's Army show by pack
aging Berlin's eight new songs and
two old ones in one album. Some
thing of an all-star cast is engaged
for the musical honors-Brad Rey-
nolds, FATS Waller, Harvey Harding
and the Victor First Nighter"
Orchestra and Male Chorus. Much
of the contents are Berlin at his
best and all of it is presented with
flourish and gusto. Items: IT Left
My Heart at the Stage Door Cam
teen" THAT Russian Winter" This
Is the Army, Mr.. Jones'" I'm Get
ting Tired So I Can Sleep" How
About Cheer for the Navy" etc.
Single discs at random. Hal McIn-
tyres I'm Getting Tired" This Is
the Army" Charlie Spivak's II Left
My Heart"
The prodigious Mr.. Berlin's "Holi-
day Inn" receives gala recording on
Decca discs, six of them in an album.
The cast includes Fred Astaire, Bing
Crosby, the Music Maids, John Scott
Trotter's band and the Ken Darby
Singers. 1t has enough musical
variety in it to satisfy the greediest
of music-lovers. AS a display of the
writing talents of Mr.. Berlin it is
spotty, just as the music itself is
only good in spots. Thus you get
such nice tunes as BE Careful, It's
My Heart" and white Christmas"
some mediocre ones like Lazy" and
Happy Holiday" and one that Is in
rotten taste, Abraham"
Among other album sets there are
those of the Radio City Music Hall
Glee Club (Victor), eight selections
OF variegated nature cor Man
River" Russian Soldiers Song"
"All the Things You Are" Joshua
Fit de Battle of Jericho" etc.. piano
solos by Teddy Wilson on four
Columbia discs ("Them There Eyes"
II Can't Get Started" IT Know
That You Know" Gina Boy" etc.;
Victor's THE Music of Victor Her
bert" as sung by Emile Cote's Mixed
Chorus with Margaret Daum and
Frank Parker, which includes such
standbys as Thine Alone" When
You're Away" Gypsy Love Song"
"Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life" I'm
Falling in Love With Someone" etc.