Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-01-19
RATIN 9 THE
r Z c O r D s
BY J. Henry Randall


Modern" Music al La DIX ..
Followers OF cx-bop imprcsario.
Dizzy Gillespie he deserted the
new sound" for lcgit dance
group, will be more than persu-
AIDED that their idol is still king"
even If in another category.
Diz unfolds his wares under the
heading Of modern trends in Jazz,
something that might be aligned
with Stan Kcnton's powerfully APP
pcaling innovations in Modern
Music" but with "A difference The
difference lies in the styles and
the approaches To this idea OF
modernism "
Dcbutlng on Discovery labels
All Jazz Series with Johnny
Richards Ork, the trumpcterrtnR
maestro comes out on an LP 10
inchcr entitled DIZZY Gillespie
Plays, Johnny Richards Con-
ducts
II is "A rather hcfty undertak-
ing. one which VIII cause some
measure Of applause IN the Cal
lcspic corner. However, It is
much the more suitable for the
serious Jazz addict rather than
the average disc spinning fan
tn" latter Is apt to get lost in the
shuttle Of trying to fathom out
the ideas being projected, tested
and flung about by Sirs Diz and
Johnny
The volume consists OF six
standard items and two adapta-
tons Of the classics treated quite
well by DizZys lyric horn and
Richards 23-pieCc crew Compris-
ing violins, Cell, harp, French
horn flutes. bassoon. bOngus, bass
drums. and a rather captivating
Jazz-bop piano.
Titles in the collection are
Alone Together. Million Dollar
Baby, IntrrIude In G, Swing SLOW
Sweet Chariot. ON The Alamo,
What II There To say, Lullaby
Of The Leaves and These are the
Things Love. Especially great
Is the mood picture weaved by the
Die and the Richards group on
"interludc"
Featured along with Dtz are
Phil Shuken. alto flute: Haskell
Issenhuth. flute; Shirley ThOmp-
son, bassoon; Harry Steinfield,
oboe. John Grass. French horn;
Carlos Vidal. congo drums; and
Paul Smith. piano, who shows up
brilliantly on several Of the sides
Discovery
Roster Of Singles
Pages from ycsteryear Tommy
Dorsey and crew doing the Casa
blanca" click theme tune As
Time Goes BY, and Lullaby OF
Broadway. a recap Of the CLAM
orous "30's' as portrayed in one
Of the ''Follies Of 10" series
CDeccaD go. Vaughan Monroe
reviving in nice dance tempo The
Night II Young and You're 40
Beautiful Flip IL a late Cole POr.
ter. Prom This Moment On VIC
tor . The Three Suns. In their
popular Twilight" style on the
Turner Layton pop standard.
After You've Gone. Mate with
chorus in the cool ballad. Rrmem-
Der Ne In Your Dreams Victor
The FOntane Sisters duIcet-
toning What Did I DO. with Hugo
Winterhalter's ork weaving
sympathetic background Victor.
SpIrituals Polished. smooth
performance by the HarnOneers
Quartet on g pair Of originals
singing Through life, and Jams
az Victor Sister Rosetta
Tharpe. accompanied by her
guitar and Sam Pnee's Well
tempo'd tho. extolling the virtues
Of Family PEayrr. Reverse Ia
HeaSes is Not My Home (DeccaD.
The MiIIerAqus sounds Of Ralph
Flanagan's crew On I RemnmbeS
Ths CoFnfIeIds and BEAUTIFUL
Spike Jones and the City sHekers
romping through I HaVen't Bern
Home For Three whole Nights,
with Dick Morgan taking the
"sOuse" vocal. Pip 10 Tennessee
you Know what given the usual
mayhem treatment CvietOrb.