Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-07-08
RATING TIE
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BY J. Henry Randall

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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, 1t make for quiet
unobtr,Isive music which serves
TO take up the lull in the chit-chat.
One thing strikes us a being some
what unusual no, not unusual;
rather. significant.
During the past weeks Of album
reviewSn we have noted that the
various instrumental groups have
showcased at least one Duke Ell
lington opus. Mooney, also makes
his genuflection In the general
direction Of the Duke, by present
ing his vocal-instrumentai YER
sion OF Prelude 10 . Kiss.
There Is also Peggy Lee-Dave
Barbour tune, What Moro 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 In Stan
Kenton's crew. with Ann Richards
doing the vocal on Tho Handwrit-
ing's on the Wall and Freddy. Ann
seems be a cross between June
Christy, early Kenton chirper and
Ella Fitzgerald. with the balance
swinging in favor Of Ella Capt
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 a listen to the Oscar Peterson
tho doing Soft Winds and Sweet
Lorraine( Cleft Or you might
prefer the Capt. (Jsckie) Glea-
sons Garden Band doing anthem
tic 1912 Styled In Tho Good Old
Summer Time and Tho Band
Played On (CaptioD.
Ivory Joe Hunter. in his second
release on one Of the top indie
pendent labels, takes u great bal
lad. In grand stple. with harmon
izing from the Ivorytones.. Title
Is Heaven. Flip IL I Want Some
body. 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 folkish flavor, which APP
pcals most (CapltoD.
A new twosome. called the
TONE TWINS, romp through a
-boogie opus labelled, Hey
Pretty Girl. somewhat on the or
der OF Hey Little Girl" Flip Is
a trickily-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' styled ballad OF
Only You. and It's mate Bark Rat
tie and Rail (liks Shake Rattle
and Roll"l which rocks nightly
tMercuryl. =. Another hot pair
ing comes from the Cardinals,
who sing OF Two Things Love,
10 a romantic Latin beat; and
Come Back Wy Love, an uptempo
rump tAtlantic).
Annlstcen Allen takes T-Bone
Walker tune. I'm Stin In Love
with You. and gives II COM
handing performance. Flip Is
stomper. coyly sung, Mine. All
Mine (CapitoD . . Speaking Of
T.Bone. he has his FIRST discinG
with another label in r-Bonc
shuttle. a revamped item which Is
he known for. and Papa Amt
salty. a salty novelty (Atlantic).
wynonnic Harris, one OF the top
blues singers around. barrelhouses
a tale of a tIicefest in Drinkin'
sherry Wine. and shifts 10 break
ing the fast on CIT With The Grits
(Kingl. The Gufcns. have
jumping novelty in Had uttse
Girl, backed by a balied. slow
paved and imprcssively sung
scheming Mercury.
Last. but not least, Is Bill Dog
gctt with Billy Butler on guitar.
showcaSing a blued-toned True
Rh,e, with echoing tenor. and
Quaker City a foSy-paced semi
shuttle romp (King).