The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-07-01
Rating The Records
BY J. Henry Randall For AMP
Indigo d Ellingtonia,

Indigo d Ellingtona
What without question "blues delight the masses
is packaged bit Of Eingt0na on the 45 SERIES sponng
the name Duke Elngtos Plays the Blues" AS we have
observed before the term blues means many things
to many peepeyet to our way of thinking the qual-
ty of the blues motif interpreted by the Ellington crew
is such satisfy the bulk of those both old and
young jazz addictS.
In the album are a Quintet of 'bues standards
pillars of the jazz diom ALI easily identfable, but
each tune is gftedly embeshed by the Ellington
arrangement repete with heavy OF pull
satng rhythm and abeted excitingy by the punctua-
tons Of the reeds and brasses-
In the album are the Clarence and Spencer Williams
opus "Roya Garden Bues;" the w. c. Handy St Louis
Blues, and "Beale Street Bues; the Ellington originals
Drawing Room Blnes" co-conceived by Billy Strayhorn
and pretty Woman and finally FRANKIE and Johnnie
These excellent examples of tunes orchestrated
into pieces of graf modern music Reams and reams could
be written about the Ellington manner with tune, for
there enough about him and those figuring might
lily with him fill dozen lifetmes Suffice to how
ever these of the stuff whcih would repose nice
y among jazz collectors cherished possessions Vlctor)
"Musts" To Hear
Billy Eckstnes latest-a pair of oldes, of which
dates way back-are 81 Wanna Be Loved and Stardust
Russ Case and Buddy Baker respectively handle the
compartment Stardust siding is slightly reminiscent OF
the Pha Terrell Tin the Earl HnesGrand Terrace hep
day. Interpretation (MGM) Paul Breckenridge sup
ported by choir does wonderful revival of the odie,
Sweet Slumber" with Lucky Mllinder and official
ing fundamentally FIJI puts Annsteen Allen sophist
Gated blues approach to Let 1t Be- Victor). Sarah
Vaughn as usual in her top FORM one better when
Pray for buedballad ride Ted Dale conducts the or
chesra for this side On the mate Teadwe gets into the
picture agan when he fronts the orchestra for Sarahs YER
sion of Walter Gross "Tenderly And composer Gross
sits at the piano for this waxing (MGM.)
Observation-Disclosures there is Earl Bostc soloing his
jump arrangement of Franz Schuberts "Serenade Bos-
tic also composer of note has for the flip Wrap Your
Troubles In Dreams" power-packed opener by the
brasses ensemble vocalzing and excellent fngs
make this side of his recent bests (Kng) More of
the cooleyconceived revvals by the George Shearng
Quintet is heard the new, Didn't Know What 1t Was
That polished ouofthe world somewhat
lied" sound is enhanced by Chuck Wayne and Margie
Hyams solo bits Shearng original the usual formula
is on the reverse Flows Trix? subtle bob PAGER the
inspired by Mrs Shearing, whose front handle
is Trixie (MGM).
Ralph Flanagan, though still retaining much of the
Glenn Miller tone rapidly working up original style
Evidence of this is his original instrumental item,
Down The Line tour of rhythm joy it has the accent
on reeds. Mate is the bouncey opus IF Had Magic
Carpet, Harry Prime vocal (Victor) The enlarged
Illinois Jacquet have brassreed blues original nice
y paced in "You Gotta Change" Flip is Sid Mckinney
vocazing on my Old Ga,' another original (Vctor).
Gene Kruppa and his Chicago Jazz fail to excite with
their ragte vehicles II Want Gold in My Pocket and
"At The Jazz Band Ball. Bobby Scots is on vocal for
both (Victor.)
Saxst Bill Gather has wonderfully gated item in
That's The Corkscrew'-the name of dance form
lana Woda doin no Hprv