Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-01-13
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TeolaE OFF With Enroll Garner


Fame. and he may be assured Of
retaining that spot and even
ascending to greater heights In the
eyes OF jass lovers II the
calibre of his plRnistic artistry
keeps pushing ahead.
Garner has ideas and Is "still
trying" TO get them across. HIS
popularity IN personal appearances
VIA records and radio attest to the
fact that he Is doing a great job,
out he sLill not satisfied.
HIS newest sides on Atlantic re-
fleet this trying" Backed by has
usual rhythm accompaniment
drummer and baSslst ErrOl does
Ravers PAVAnnc, the Hoagy Car
michael-Johnny Mercer. SkylArk.
1 Can't Give YOu Anything Hut
Love, and blue and Sentimental.
What Garner does to the ReveI
opus Is a beauty 10 hear. A slow
DOuncey vehicle. It sports the left
nand treatment that Is 50 original
with Garner, accented beautifully
Dy the twisting and twlrling of the
right hand ON the melody Is q lag
ny, and seemingly effOrtless fash
ION, Mate Is Blue" the tune which
Count Basic shared in writing and
which the levee-blues impressario
pOpulariZed IN the late sos.
accepting the melody throughout,
Garner slows down the familiar
pace and blue-tones his piAnistic
meanderings to make crystal clear
ms ideas.
Gamin-like, Garner toys with
"SKylRrk" as a fragile and prec-
ious jewel, mixing IN adroltly an
"Out-Of-thls-world touch. That
lett hand heavily scores a Ia guitar
Throughout the refreshlngly cool
up-tempOd treatment of the
rats waller opus, Love"
stop. and Listen
Inc gals have a way Of their
own with JOY and bop. Take spin
with Betu Mays and Her Swing
tet on Regal doing SLOW Rock and
yOun get what mean. A fine
rock with good best, the item
bears faint traces OF the rugged
ness Of the Joe Liggins' honey
driPper" style. Bettl concocted a
novelty bop tour for the mate
which Is understandably labelled,
Mays Haze. The heavily bodied
rhythm Is Iere, plus q rather nice
bop vocal by Betti, vying with q
tenor sax Then, there's the Paul
Gayten DIRK, remember him. do
ing a hopping Instrumental on
Cooks Tour, Regal label. Paired In
the south-Of-the-border rhythm'd
You shouldn't. with Gayten on
vocal. Also stepping across the
bOarder Is Joe Morris crew on
Atlantic for the Johnny Griffin
opus, Tia Juana, with Griffin fea-
tured on the tenor. Flip Is the
Morris-Griffin JaX BOOgie, with a
torrtd sax leading the pack and a
wicked piano chording the high
lights. Nice rolling.
Love the latest Ruth Browns
waxing Of Love, Love, Love"
Love Me Baby on Atlantic. With
out question, it's the best thing
she has done. She drops ali traces
OF the Miss CoTnshucks' styling
and energies with q really good
and original performance. The
Budd Johnson DIRK plays just q
| brief intro before she comes In,
and then drops off to provide q
going away" accompaniment.
The mate Happiness 10 . Thing
Called Joe, Is q bit overdone, and
portions Of the lyrics are swallow
ed up in that "quaver" in her voice
Tommy Ridgley shouts two Of
his own compositions on Imperial
label. in good fashion. Ones q
hand-clapping boogie rock, Early
Dawn BOOGiei and the mate 10 the
Slow-tempo'd Shrewsbury Blues.
on Atlantic, Barrel House Sammy
the country boy" Plucks 30 much
guitar that he browns himself out
on the vocAls Of kIn II Md and
Broke Down FnRtne HlaaeA