Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-07-09
RATING THE
z Z G Q R D S
BY J. HENRY RANDALL


away 10 some nice, uncrowded
spot in the shade, with a cool
beverage, Joy box and a trunk
load Of cool platters-and boy.
that's 1t.
The current releases are full of
that cool music which aids
materially in keeping one in the
cool frame of mind, even though
it be 80 in the shade.
Album wise, we've had a chance
to listen to the complete musical
score from BY The Beautiful
Sea" by the original cast OF the
Broadway musical. Shirley Booth,
Wilbur Evans and a host OF others
in the cast run through their num-
bers just as on the stage, and the
listening is great. Many Of the
tunes have been recorded by some
of the top popular singers and
bands in the business-such as
Nat King Cole and Stan Kenton
on Alone Too Long, Les Baxter.
The Sea Song and others. This Is
your chance 10 hear the original,
Mae Barnes twosome. for your in
70, are Happy Habit and Hang Up.
Others in the show are I'd Ra-
ther Wake Up BY Myself, Hooray
For George The Third, More Love
Than Your Love, Lottie Gibson
Speciality. Throw the Anchor A.
way, Old Enough To Love, Coney
Island Boat, Good Time Charlie,
the Overture and Finale tCapi-
toll.
The Starnotors, four-man, H.
instrument group, come up with
an appealing album offering in
their "SeranAta, the Music Of Ie-
roy Anderson" The group, exccp-
tionally versatile, offers be-
guiding arrangements Of Ander-
sons classic compositions, which
include Screnata, Relic of the Ball.
The Phantom Regiment, Promen-
AIDE and Saraband. There's lot
of musical entertainment in this
one CMGM.
Song -stylist. and a rather uni
que one, is Frances Faye, as is evil
denced by her album, mo Reser-
vatiOns with Frances Faye. Util-
izing the works Of the cream OF
the modern popular composers,
Faye gives them her own special
touch. even ad-libbing IN fascin-
ating way. Listen 10 her on Drunk
with Love. Summertime. Mad A
bout the Bay, Miss Otis Regrets.
The Man I Love, You're Heavenly
cher own compositionD Can't
Give You Anything But Love and
A Hundred Years From Today
Capitol
A Manhattan Screnade" al
bum, creating musical portrait
of New York City and environs
is the work OF Joe Lipman and
crew In this set are Street Scene,
Park Avenue Fantasy, Central
Park Romance, Manhattan Sere-
made. Penthouse Sercnade.
Autumn In New York, Nanhat-
tan And Harlem Nocturne (MG-
NJ.
In the midget albums, the ~
rpm extended play discs, are a
quintet OF fascinators. Ones
Dance Craze" featuring the
music Of four popular dances with
a description Of how three Of them
are done on the back OF the JAG
ket. The dances. and the orks
playing the tunes are Bunny Hop
and Hockey Pokey. Ran Anthony
ork: The Creep, stan KentOn DIRK:
and Charleston, by Pee Wee Hunt
The step descriptions Of the
Charleston" are omitted, but a
note suggests that either you dig
back into your memory for them,
or consult your parents for dem
onstration Capitol.
A torrid paced Is Let's Work b.
the Big Jay McNeely crew, an orr
Kinal composition with the ensem-
bic on the brief vocal Flip Is a
tricky bongod item. Hard Tack
also an original FEDERAL.
A swingy organ version ~
Sweet Lorraine IL Bill Doggetts
latest contribution. with sax and
drums fling in the spots. Mate is
Tailor Made with sax and cymbals
dominating King
Sometimes Roy Eldrdge's horn
technique sounds Ike that Of
Louis Armstrong and this Is a
fact on Roys newest, Whsn It's
SI~epy Time Down South-that IL
In the early part II the side. The
remainder IL definitely Eldridge
For the mate. the quintet group
selects a vintage Ellington opus,
Echoes % HarIem lC1eD.
Pee Wee Hunt hops about in
good Dixiclani fashion on his
latest pair. Tho yamp and 30 Blue
Capitol TIE Cat Mar, featuring
Sam The Man Taylor on tenor,
debut m Ls-p With pair ~
ronpers that may mean big
things for them. Sides are This
Can't RI Love and PIease r.
Kind. the latter with vfbes 20 se'
II or lNGI.
Another This Can't Pc Low" ia