Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-03-30
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ny J. Henry Randall
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Our vote for a singer who IL
heads and shoulders above al
others in her field for specialized
interpretations Of ballads. tor
chies, blues, etc. Is Billie Holiday
Lady Day, or better yet. Miss
Brown 20 You" For that reason
We have been jumping around
trying to dix up everything shC
has done and Is doing, In order
that all jazz lovers may know
what Is available.
In recent columns. we reported
on three Of her FIVE LIP ventures
which together offered ~ tunes
that are Bilhe's property by Hr.
turr Of her flair for making an
otherwise average tune gem oi
rarc distinction and thus a Collcc.
tors must.
While these gave an excellent
account of Billie's hits In song,
there was not included some Of
her greatest interpretations and
song stylinGs. To I'll this gap,
Commodore label, poSseSsors OF
some Of the great stuff In Jazz. Is.
sued two LIPS which not only do
Justice 10 the saga Of Billie. but
also round out q collection that
affords much listening pleasure,
The two are labelled "BIllie
Holiday" and are divided Into
her greatest interpretations"
and her celebrated song styI-
inEs" A. usual, an Rll-Htar
group OF musicians furnish the
baCkErOUnd--thIs time, not Ted
dy Wilson. but groups under
Eddie plano Man" Haywood
and Frankie Newton.
Both Of these discs are "mustA -
Haywood and orchestra which
Includes Doc CheAthAm, trumpet ::
Lem Davis, alto sax; Vic Dicken.
son. tram; John Simmons, bass
and Big Sid CRtIett, drums fur.
nish Just the right pace for
Bibles versions " Cover the
Waterfront I'm he Seeing You,
III Get by. How Am ! To Know.
Embraccablr You. My Old Flame.
As Ituw Goes by and I'm Yours.
Four others have Haywood.
Simmons and CRtlctt doing a
trio act, while Billie sings These
sides are she's Funny That Way,
Lover Come Back Ca Me, ! Love
My Man and On the Sunny side Of
the street.
The frankie Newton Cafe So.
ciety ork substitutes for the Hey
wood gang on strange Fruit, Fine
and Mellow. Yesterdays and
Gotta Right 20 Sing the Blues.
The two discs are unbeatable ~
composite picture OF the Billie
Holiday touch, for they range
from the bIuest Of blues. through
bnrrelhOlso with n Tcugelsh slant
20 ScntimentalH. Others may come
and 20, but La Holiday will stick
around tCOmmOdore).
The Singles
Another artist who. like Billie
Holiday has n way OF putting an
extra special flavor 10 his platter
side In Ivory Joe Hunter, com
poser. pianist and vocalist. Hunter
has a couple Of originals. full of
that booRie beat which viii evoke
many HpinninRs They are the
rugged blueH, shes Gone Blues,
and the rhythm novelty. stop
ROcICIn' that Train King e.
Wynonic Harris seems % like
the hillbilly twist 10 his blues. IA
Ia evidenced In HIS latest, Just
Like Two Drops Of Water. Flip.
In o return % his usual style, Ia
TrembIin' KING @. Then there
II Bull Moose Jackson. tOrChlnR
two ballads, Forget and Forgive
and Ny Little Baby King.
1nStrumentAls 90 pick up on are
Eddie Chamblee's sax tour de
f6aee on Blue SIN and Blues for
EDDIE tFedsraD e. Long Conc.
Part 1 and 2, by Sonny Thomp-
son. a re-iRsusis, item which has
caused no little -,- excitement
among disc fans King.
Vaughn Monroe. Gin tyPssal
fashion. lends his voice 20 n new
ballad entitled You Are the One
and Hips 20 an assist by the
MOOnmaids an A Strawberry
Moon (VIctor) . A sparkling
Frankie Carrie arrangement Ia
heard on Around The World. q
new rhythm novelty, with Donald
MAddux on vocal Mate IL the
Joan House satlsfierH vocal on
Where the RED Roses Grow (vic-
tori.
Flushed with the success Of
their fIrst Victor coupling,
Steve Gibson and the Original
Red Caps pair two mote novelty
originals, both Of which are en-
ceIIent material On the Ons side
10 THREE DOLLARS AND
NINETY EIGHT CENTS, or
the slight matter Of being shy
two CENTS 20 buy . ~ pair Of
shoes. PnVwise, the Red Gaps
trade questions and answers on
thu comic WA EAT YET JOE
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