Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-09-28
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has q couple Of items for hts latest
waxing that viii suit YOU 10 u IT.,
They are The Shiek of ATRhy,
lone up in smooth and frUc-
wheeling manner. and orr and TN.
a punChy Jump instrumental.
Arahy" stands out we'll with Joe
fuckers vocal. intcrspcrscd with
the band chnrIsing n gag line
quite different from the one popu-
lar In the sos. The line used this
time is In my bathing suit "
,Nictor).
Harry James. another alumnua
" Benny Goodman's swing band,
steps out with powcrhouse
treatment Of You BLEW the Flame
In My Heart, the Johnny Hodges
opus The James horn holds forth
while the SkylRrks do the vocal
Mate IL yet another recent version
II the Larry Clinton item. Dreamy
Melody tColumbia),
The Big Three Trio get their
mttts on n good one sometimes
and this Is one of the times II Is
thing called Violent Love. an
original by trio member Willie
Dixon. A rhythm item, Il L. given
fine treatment, Flip Is low down
blues item, Lonesome tOkchl
A new addition to RIGA Virturs
rhythm and blues roster, Terry
nmmons, dobuts on the label
with four sides. Evidently In
fucnced by the Dinah Washing
ton style, Miss Tlmmons does a
crcditablc job on You Foolish
Thing, AIn't supposed Ca he Like
That, Worried Woman Blues, and
Eating My Heart Out For You.
The y w wall Is especially no
tiCoAblc on the latter CVictorD
Gene Parrish. another blues
singer recently added to Victor'a
roster, plays around with n pair
u originals on DRAM Blues and
lIaby's On My Mind. The former
Is an up-tcmpo'd item. while the
latter Ii slower paced (Victorl.
Flushed with their succcsscs on
such classical Americana AS Cool
Water" and Garry Nc Back 10
the Lone Prairie" the -Four Tunes
do repeat by cloaking an oldie,
The Prisoners Song. In hillbilly
swing. The group IN quite easily
"VerhaulinR other popular and
long time rciEninR favorites In the
small vocal COmbO field Mate to
this "Pnsuner'E" side IL another
oldlc. ! Married An Angel. from
the Rodgcrs-IIart hit musical Of
the same name Tho piano accom-
pAnimcnt heard burrows richly
from the Shcaring style (victorD
Rack up another popular ar
ranEemcnt of wcll-known and
time -honOrod COnCertna for Fred
die Martin and his orchestra Lat
est concerto" 10 give the Martin
touch In the Mediterranean Con
ccrto. with Murray Arnold fea
turcd at the piano Pairing iE
some nostalgia harmonizing by
Merv Griffin and the Martin Men
on The Gang That sang Heart 0i
My Heart CVictorD.
Sixteen years ago. the George
G"rShwIn folk opera "PorRy and
Bess," made It's first appearance
on Broadway Since that time. all
or portions Of the opera have be-
come an integral part nf tho
American heritage Excerpts from
the opera were originally made In
1888 by DcCcR, using Todd Dun
can. Anne Brown and members 81
the original cast Since the tech,
nlqurs Of sound recording were
not then what they are now. this
issue has for all practical pur-
poses become obsolete
Recently, however Columbia IL.
sued a new, complete and excel.
lentIy made "PorRy and Boss"
collection on three LP discs This
version has ms principals Law
renee Winters. Camilla Williams.
InsZ Matthews. Avon Long and
Warren Coleman. who. with n
supporting cast, ar" under IN"
cOnductorship Of Lehman EnRcI
Such songs ~ Woman 10 "A Some
time Thing. Ny Mans GORr Nov
Hess You Is Ny Woman Now and
THERE'S Boat That's ITaVIn
Noon For New York are eEc"p
ti0nalIy well handled by the cast
this. therefore, makes the album
a must 20 have.