Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-07-06
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release OF the Benny Goodman
1888 Carnegie Hall Jam concert
has evoked during these past
seven months has led the clarinet
playing King OF Swing" TO Join
with Columbia In u vcrttRhlc wax
rcinCRrnAtion Of swing. one In
which Goodman makes usr Of
10 piece aggregation playing In
the famous style Of his bands Of
the sos and early IOA
This brief visitation into the
golden era Of jaEs uses a. vehicles
pair Of selections from the elias.
ste Goodman swing band library
81 that period, as arranged by the
Goodman ace composer arranger,
Fletcher Henderson (himAelf one
Of the tOp-notCh band leaders be-
forr taking n stand with Good
man.
The tunes selected are n couple
of standards which are among
those items that come up for re-
vivRl ever - often Titles are
Down south Camp MrctIn' and
south Of the BORDER. The first Ia
cracking, driving. and richly
mclndic arrangement as dreamed
up more than 10 years ago by
Henderson However II In a. new
~ II II were done yesterday. for
II has never been used before
The second IL also another unused
arrangement Of the old Goodman.
Henderson swing masterpiece
Here again. the crew shines with
u persuasive drive
An alumnuR Of the Goodman
crew OF ycatcryeAr Harry James
adds his bit Ia the current new
record crop In the form Of n re-.
make on when the sun Comes
out, which makes use ~ strings
and has the nostalgia air that
makes one think Of tho hot James
ork Of the mid.4OH, and Tango
blues, different -HOundcT which
opens richly and drops off 10 u
fine horn solo by Sir James
CCOlumbiAD
Another artist who appeared
with Benny Goodman at the
Carnegie Hall seEh. Count Basic
has now twOsUme 10 offer In
little Pony and Beaver junction.
The first waxing since his recent
return Ia tho big band formula.
Basic and the boys really rip out
some hot stuff The Pony" stands
out for It's brAASy passages and
CintillhtinR work by WardeII
Gray and Lucky Thompson This
side alone should put the Basic
name well up there with the front
runners The MP II another typl-
cal BAsielHn fRAclnR tinRiy nffed
columbia
Pop Items
Tony Martins latest pair ~ bal
lads. done In that big voiced style
are do You Really Love Ne. . new
one slated 10 BE- n top one; and
Tell Ne, an adaptation from an
Italian tune. Both are fine sides
Victor A typical Ravens
jump blues item. featuring Jimmy
Kicks In his rolling baESo vDics. IL
Honey Q Don't Want You. This
one really twirls away Mate - q
nice roller cAptionsd. You Foolish
Thing. columbia
Shades 81 BhearinR II 10 when
Woody Herman and crew knock
out = fine version Of the Shear.
ing theme. Bop. LDok and LIS
ten" under the title Of BY George.
It's relaxed swing Mate. done
equally IN great fashion, Ia the
ballad. u Isn't Easy. with Woody
on vocal CMGMJ 60. And speak.
ing u BhsaFinE. there IL = new
twoSoms 10 add ~ your collection,
both oIdies There's RrHS~mbsS
You, done up RppsAIinKiy In tho
fascinating shsarfnK manner. and
TIE BTe~Es And .. q hot version
Of Tutu CamArAtR's PIP adaptA-
ton 81 "AdAlucia (AGMJ ...
frankie Carrie and 0Tk have q
pair 0f novelties which are
pleasant listening Sides are
PEEL Like Spaghetti TonIEht, In
. simulated waltz tempo with
Roger Coleman and the BstiGfisrs
vocaliElnR. and Piano Polka, we
t0rJ.