St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-12-08
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By J. Henry Randall
Recommended

Two million people I See A
Million People-back to back on
a single disc and done by pair
of giants in the jazz picture. One
version is that of Benny Goodman
Peggy Lee; the other, Cab CAL
loway and the Palmer Brothers.
The tune, a headliner in the sos
when Sir Goodman reigned undis-
putedly as king of Swing" is
still numbered among those we
like to hear. Peggy, ex-BG thrush
now teamed with hubby Dave
revives some fond men,
Dries of that swing-fested era with
her haunting torch-like play on
The lyrics. "Hi-de-ho" Cab, sans
the 'moocher" style for which he
was famous, gives the herman"
Interpretation. with the Palmer
boys drifting in and out easily to
fortify the mood" (Columbia).
Another Mr.. Piano" Garner. A
follow-up to his LIP piano Mood"
album, Garner plays the popular
The Petite Waltz, both as written
and as he would do it in his own
special way.
The legit Petite" demonstrates
Gamers ability to handle the
tune with all its old world charm,
as was originally intended by the
composer. This would please
those who do not care for
treatment. The flip,
with the word Bounce" added to
the title, is an excellent example
of a pixie-ish Garner variation on
the melody.
On both sides, Gamers left
hand, stin insistent that its func-
ton Is not to doodle around with
the bass chords, continues on its
merry way making that lower end
Of the SO give out with sounds
which closely approximates that
of guitar. Shadow Wilson, works
the skins while John Simmons
the bass (Colum-
bia).
The "Eckstinesation" process
applied to a pair of lushly roman
tic ballads-one old, one new.
That's the Billy Eckstine extra
special way with Guess III Have
To Dream The Rest, and the pos
sible and probably new hit, I'm
So Crazy For Love. With Russ
Cases crew and the Quartones
assisting admirably (MGM) -. =.
To the 1850 Christmas roundup
of discs, Eckstine also gives
matchless performance on Blue
Christmas and The Lonely Shep-
herd (MGM).
Benny Goodman again, this
time with six men, tried and true,
a romping good time on
Oh Babe and WaIkln' With The
Blues. On the former, the sextet
does a strictly Swing" version
with slightly boppish overtones,
in something of the Art Van
Damme Quintet" style 49, but it's
rugged. Flip is a groovey blues
hop. The vocal by hickey" on
both sides is incidental. Besides
Goodman, there are Teddy Will
son, piano; Terry Snyder, drums;
Terry Gibbs, vibes; Johnny Smith,
guitar, and Bah Carter, bass (Col-
The Billy Williams Quartet on
a pair of unusual tunes. Billy.
formerly king pin in the Chario-
teers group, demonstrates quite
clearly the current trend in
ballads and latter-day
spirituals. The first, The Room
I'm Sleeping In, is just right for
the intimate cocktail session. In
spots, an echo chamber effect is
noticed, blending later into a
chant. The mate, done
In the tight, polished style for
which the Characters are famous,
is Music BY The Angels, with a
Of a rhumba rhythm
thrown in tMGM).
Earl Bostic's swing treatment
Of Franz Lehar's Merry Widow
an instrumental. It's a
waltz with a hop, with Bostic
playing legit, then improvising,
and a nice piano chording in the
semi-rear. king.