St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-11-24
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BY J. Henry Randall
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The Colemans, an offshoot of
the spiritual singing group of the
same name, try their hand at pop
tunes, Their effort is so good that
we think they'll be the next
rave" in vocal CONDOS. On one
side, they sing You Know l Love
You Baby, breaking out with an
opener like the Big Three Trio on
Till the Day l Die" Flip is l
Don't Mind Being An Alone, with
the basso displaying fine voice
(RegaD Another newcomer,
whose debut on records we mis-
sed, also shows the type of stuff
needed to climb to the top. In her
second paid, Vanita Smythe Ia
beauty we hear), gives new color
and tone to two pop torch items
You Got Me Crying Again and
Until 1 Fell For You (RegaD.
The last of Good Night Irene
has yet to be heard. The Orioles
give it a twirl and the results are
quite interesting. For the mate,
there is the Ivory Joe Hunter
masterpiece, 1 Need You So. The
Birds" also have another pair of
pop items, Cross My Fingers
and Can't Seem 70 Laugh Any
more (Jubilee).
A new-sounding Ruth Brown
scores heavily with her latest
torches, Teardrops From My Eyes
and Am 1 Making the Same Mis-
take again (Atlantic) --Wynonie
Harris also recorded 'Teardrops,"
hardly the type of tune for his
voice. Flip is Lee Richardson, do
ing the ballad Please Open Your
Heart, Lucky Millinder and crew
officiate fundamentally (King).
Annie Laurie's torch treatment
of Now That You're Gone and
Just One More Chance is espec-
tally recommended. The gal puts
her heart and soul into the two
tunes. (RegaD.
Another popular item being
given wide play is Oh Babe, a
Louis Prima original. There are
many styalized versions of the
tune, notable among which are
those by Prima himself. Kay
Starr (CapitoD, Larry Darnell,
(RegaD, Wynonie Harris with
Lucky Millinder ork assisting,
(King), and Roy Milton, (Spec-
IaltyD.
Flip of the Darnell side is
Christmas Blues, a bluesy bit
which throws in snatches of four
or five well-known Christmas
songs Milton uses something of
the same idea in his rival Christ
mas Time Blues. Backing the
Harris side is Myra Johnson's tale
of an amorous chap of the silent
and strong type, known as Silent
George. (KingJ.
A youngster to whom the tag
of Larry Darnell Jr" has been
attached-he's known as Little
Mr.. Midnight-mixes the stylines
of Darnell and Roy Brown for his
shouting blues vocal of Four o.
Clock Blues and Got A Brand
New Baby. (RegaD
Selected Singles
Hear PerdidO, the rugged Juan
Tizel opus, as sung by La Vaughn
Sarah, that isl, with Norman
Leyden and crew officiating. Take
your pick of this and the Ella
Fitz LADY Gerald) version on
Decca Both are excellent that,
of course, would be expected (Col-
umbia) The lushly romantic
HarbOr Lights, swung and swayed
by Sammy Kaye and boys, with
the Kaydets and Tony Alamo
grooming softly on a Hawaiian
guitar paced arrangement. Flip is
the dulcet toned oldie Sugar
Sweet CColumbiaD.
Ralph Flanagan's ork doing
Halls OF Ivy, with Harry Primo
leading the vocal stint (Victor)
Mellow sounds coming from
the Charlie Ventura ork on Tea
For Two and Lotus Blue (Victor).
You can buy all these records
at MelOdee Record Shop, 7O6 Hen
nepin Ave. In Minneapolis.