St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-07-08
RATING THE
r z G O r D S
BY J. Henry Randall
Mostly Singles

There's only one album in the
hopper for review this week, that
concerning the erstwhile Joe
Mooney Quartet. Entitled You
Go To My Head" it's a collection
OF atmospheric items. mostly Of
the intimate. bistro type.
Easy-going fundamentally, and
stylish vocally, il make for quiet
unobtruslye music which serves
TO take up the lull in the chit-chat.
One thing strikes US being some
what unusual no. not unusual;
rather, significant.
During the past weeks Of album
reyiewsn we have noted that the
various instrumental groups have
showcased at least one Duke FL
lington opus. Mooney, also makes
his genuflection in the general
direction Of the Duke, by present
ing his yocal-instrumental YER
sion Of Prelude to a Kiss.
There is also a Peggy Lee-Dave
Barbour tune, What More Can A
Woman DO, strictly instrumental.
With the title tune, You Go To
My Head, are such others as Nan
cy, From Monday On, A Man
With A Million Dollars, Have An
other One Not on Me, and an in
strumentl-vocal discourse by Prof.
Gaetan Frega, bassist on Skay
Breaks the Ice. (Decca).
Headlining the singles Is Stan
Kenton's crew, with Ann Richards
doing the vocal on The Handwrit-
ing's on the Wall and Freddy. Ann
seems o be a cross between June
Christy, early Kenton chirper and
Ella Fitzgerald, with the balance
swinging in favor Of Ella (Capi-
toll.
The Four Knights and Pee Wee
Twelfth Street Rag Hunt, put
their talents together and come
up with a corking good pair. en-
titled, Gratefully Yours and Me
the latter in Hunts "Oh" tradi-
toni CapitoD.
For Easy-going instrumentals,
give listen to the Oscar Peterson
trio doing Soft Winds and Sweet
Lorrainet Cleft . Or you might
prefer the Capt. (Jackie) Glea-
sons Garden Band doing anthem
tic 1912 Styled In The Good Old
Summer Time and The Band
Played On (CaptioD.
Ivory Joe Hunter, in his second
release on one of the top indie
pendent labels. takes a great bal
lad. in grand stple, with harmon
izing from the Ivorytones.. Title
is Heaven. Flip Is I Want Some
body. a medium jumper. some
what akin to a gospel shout CAT
lantic).
Les Paul and Mary Ford have
another winner in their latest,
Humming Bird and Goodbye My
Love. Both ballads, it's the former
with a folkish flavor, which APP
peals most (CapitoD.
A new twosome, called the
TONE TWINS, romp through a
Latin-boogie opus labelled, Hey
Pretty Girl. somewhat on the or
der of Hey Little Girl" Flip is
tricldly-rhythm'd How Can
Win Your Love, with dash of the
Ravens harmonizing thrown in
king.
In the modern pool, Stan Getz'
quintet do Hymn To The Orient
and These Foolish Things Nor
gram.
Group singing best is heard in
the Platters' stylizcd ballad of
Only You, and its mate Bark Bat
tie and ball (lilte shake Rattle
and Roll") which rocks nightly
Mercury. /. Another hot pair
ing comes from the Cardinals,
who sing of Two Things I Love,
to romantic Latin beat; and
Come Back My Love, an uptempo
romp (Atlantie).
Annisteen Allen takes a T-Bone
Walker tune, I'm Stiil In Love
With You. and gives 1t com
handing performance. Flip is a
stomper, coyly sung, Mine. All
Mine (CapitoD . Speaking Of
T-Bone, he has his first discing
with another label in T-Bone
shuttle, a revamped item which Is
he known for, and Papa Amt
Salty, a salty novelty (Atlantic).
Wynonnie Harris, one of the top
blues singers around. barrelhouses
a tale of a juicefest in Drinkin'
sherry Wine, and shifts to break
ing the fast on GIT With The Grits
(King). The Griffins. have
Jumping novelty in Rad Little
Girl, backed by a balled. slow
paved and impressively sung.
S.,bemluY Mercury