St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-12-01
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slime and Farrell-establish sep
arate beachheads in their latest
pairngs Of pop romantic tunes,
and drawing upon past exper-
fences. their respective sides win
cause no little excitement among
their followings.
Eckstine, as usual, with his
deity expressive and subtle shad-
ings gives his own idea Of how
the ballads hits from the Frank
Loesser score for the Guys and
Dolls" musical should be sung.
With Russ Case and ork weaving
a BETTING background. Billy
takes over In fine fashion on IN
Know and I've Never Been In
Love Before. II you have noticed,
and 1t Is very apparent on this
platter. the voice and the material
are perfectly suited to each other.
(MGM).
With the Farrell chap. the
same sort OF combination exists
in his versions of Love Locked
Out and Don't You Know or Don't
You Care. The latter In given
Of the same treatment
as was Farrells you've Chang
ed" a aforementioned topper
(MGMl
Sides
Another new vocal combo to
enter the pop field via records In
the Rhythm Kings. with 4 pair OF
Christmas tunes for their initial
sides. Like the Colemans, on
whom we reported last week, this
new group shows definite prom
Use of good things to some. Their
sides OF Merry Christmas One and
All end Christmas Ii Coming At
Last show them TO be masters Of
smooth harmony. with n touch Of
barbershop singing thrown in
(Apollo).
The treasured Christmas hymn,
Silent Night, Holy Night Is
movinglingly interpreted by Ma
halia jackson, accompanied by
plano and organ a great hymn
done In a great manner by a great
voice. Quite befittingly. she backs
II up with q traditional spiritual.
which exhorts Go Tell It On The
(Apollo).
Dennis Days fine tenor voice.
always a treat TO hear. paints a
song picture Of Christmas In Kill
arney, with the Mellowmen and
the Henri Rene ork building a
joyous background. Mate. In a
more serious vein 10 I'm Praying
To St Christopher, another Irish
tune (Victor).
There's Camille Howard, who
has enlarged her trio 70 seven
seven pieces. on a good one, I
Amt Got the Spirit with the boys
joining in on the vocal Especial
ty) -. Bull Moose Jackson, In
Of his II Love You Yes
l Do" manner. does an original
torch item My Beloved. Flip, In
vein Is the observa-
ton that Big Fat Mamas Arc
Back In style Again (King). :.
Blues exponent Eddie 'Cleanhead'
Vinson has a good one In II You
Don't Think I'm Sinking. Look
What A Hole I'm In (Ring).
The four Tunes and Jimmy
have new waxings
which should be given at atten-
tive ear. The Tunes have a de-
cool Interpretation Of
Cool Water, and do an equally inn
pressive Job on How Can You Say
That I Don't Care (VictorD
backed by a wonderfully
gated and rich reed choir, gives
a smooth performance on Song Of
the Wanderer. Flip Is the blued,
rhythm'd Birmingham
king.
poeeFS
The Lggins' brothers each pair
originals that will suit the taste
Of the joybugs. Joe. in his best
honey dripper" style has Little
Joe's Boogie, a hot one and Daddy
On My Mind, on which Joe and
Candy Rivers split vocal honors
Speciality. Brother Jimmy
takes a down home blues in rug
ged style on I Want My Baby For
Christmas and flips for a litter
bugs delight on Shuttle shuck
{ Speciality -.
Beulah Brayant. whose vocal
styling Is reminiscent Of some Of
the old-time greats in blues sing
ing, captivates with her husky
voice on the slow-pacer. Amt
You Kinda Lonesome. Mate in
mean and lowdown fashion Is, I'm
A Fool About You (MGM)
Then there's Chuck Merrill, re-
peating on his Birmingham
Bounce" style with q bouncey
Best Woman In Town Flip Is the
laxily paced (quite good. tool
Lonesome Blues (MGM).
There's something about the
and their music
which gets under ones skin. Lis
ten TO their latest, the Victor Her
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