Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-11-09
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THE INSTRUMENTAlS

item does more To CRATE u mind
pirtuv III what u composer In.
tended than can most tunes with
lyrics attached We would even
x" 81 far at 20 say that many OF
the lyrics we hear now do not
wholly jibc with the tune 90 which
they are mated
For example, take the recent
hot item by Johnny Hodges you
know II Castle Rock. The way
Ne see IT, the intrumcntal by Hod.
grs far surpasses the Frank sin.
aira vocal version for its stimuIa.
ton of the imagination The ~.
riCs in the latter version were oh.
Nously added ~ an afterthought
and a not 81 very good after
thought at that
In the current crop of tnstru-
mcntals. there are several discs
which bear out our contention
One such pairs originals written
and performed by Duke Filing.
ton and starring two Of his newer
key sidemen (for that matter. the
Ellington crew Is made up of
nothing but key men,.
ON one side 10 a Jungle" mood
item labelled A Gathering In n
CLEARING. featuring William Cat"
Anderson At trumpet and Al
Sears on tenor sax. with choice
bits 81 the Ellington piano show
ing brilliantly A very careful list.
cning viii Disclose RnRtchcS Of the
spiritual When the Saints Go
Marching In" Then there's that
underCurrcnt throbbing note ad.
ded in by Harry Carney ut bari
tone sax
The mate. Jumpln' Room Only.
w one Of the all too-rarc examples
81 the Ellington piano. An up
tcmpod tanning riff, Il spot
lights Duke with rhythm assist
only This side revcrEoH the usual
Ellington pattern Of aubOrdinatinE
his Improvisation with his driving
style. Although these two sides
were originally waKed some time
ago when Ellington and crew
were on the RIGA Victor band.
wagon, neither has been ISSUED BE-,
fore .tViCtorl
Expanding on the Ellington
conception az jazz are five other
discs. waxcd by assorted groups
Of musicians brom the Ellington
aggregation. only one OF which
sports a vocal
One such disc by the Coronets
pairs the Juan TiEol Caravan with
the Victor Herbert Indian sum |
mcr. featuring Willie Smith At
alto SAX On the former. Tizol, a
rcturnee 10 the Ellington outfit. |
has u most exciting tram solo yer.
sion Of his celebrated hot jazz
tune The mate In cool. dreamy
and excellcntly conceived (Mer.
CcrD.
Then there's Johnny Hodges orb
on a Hodges Ellington original
labelled searsy's Blues. The new.
est sound In jazz, or rather an off
shoot ~ the Ellington style, Il Ia
rcpletc with the Hodges disunc-
tive alto sax.lSmR Other crew
members include Harold Baker.
trumpet, Harry Carney. BARTON
sax, Al Sears tenor AAx, Blliy |
strs yhorn. piano and Oscar Pot.
tifurd. bAAA
The mate IL Gure-firr cool
Jump item let the ZOOmerS DTOoI
Mercer.
The CoronetH, directed by Bllly
Strnyhorn. get away nightly on
Paul GonRalvez The Happening.
with Paul working up q frantic
pitch on tenor RaN and Night
Walk. a mood trumpet opus writ
ten and Solo'd by William Cat"
Anderson (MerceTJ Co.. Chubby
Kemp erstwhile Ellington thrush.
hops about In her beat blues
booRie style on Ne and Ny Wig
and IuLs Boz Boo9ie The inHtrI-
msntRtlon 10 provided by Her All
stars" which include Hodges
Carney, Red Rodney. trumpet
Pettiford cello; Max Roach.
drums: Wendell Marshall. bass,
and Edward Duke. piano tMsr.
eerj
Gene Ammona, rising In gtstur"
~ q tenor aaxist. uses an instrI.
mcntAl-v vocal formula for HIS lat
est waxing The Instrumental side
sports the name Of siTocco. and II
n rather good example Of the Am
mons treatment Of . Jazz item.
Pip 10 Pine and FSEy, an Am
m0na-EaTIy cOmpo@iu1n, With
sally Early doing the chirping
prestiRsD.
Not 90 be forgotten In the in
strumsntal pictur" IL Benny
King u Swing" Goodman who
With current bandamsn, doss . rs-
yivaI of the classic Fletcher Hrn-
dsrSOn 1870 arrangement 81
Wrapping u Up. As 81 old ben
ry's reed shines brilliantly. with
great work being don" by Billy
Buttsrfisld ~ trumpet Mat" Is
the Nancy Reed vocal on e novelty
item. ToodIs Ie~-yo-dOo, with N"
Goodman seEtst knocking out the
pare (CommbiAi
TIE vOCAIS
"sOFnsthing Old B0nsthinR