St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-05-11
THE WEEK IN
RECORDS

Old And Popular

| Old And Popular
The music business. like M
other business, Is one in which tht
passage Of time does not necessar'
lly diminish an individuals abili'
ties. In most cases, guile and 9
sense Of phrasing usually count
for more than special vocal devel.
opment. Such singers as Ella Fitz-
gerald, Frank sinatra, Nat (King)
Cole, Dinah Washington, Maxine
Sullivan, Margaret Whiting. Billy
Eckstine, Anita ODay, Bing
Crosby and Sarah Vaughan have
beeen going strong for years and
their popularity Is much the same
today AZ II was 10, IS or 20 years
ago. II seems that the added ex-
perence, the widened perspective
make them more effective artists.
Frank slnatra's latest Capitol
album, Songs for swingin'
Lovers' Ia one OF the most com
pletely satisfactory sets he has
made. The same Is true for Anita
ODay whose well-timed phrasing
and sensuous jazz personality are
evident on the Verve album, AN
tia"
Dinah Washington is another
singer who is aging well. Her new
est Mercury releases, Let's Go
Around Together" and Let's Get
Busy" are beautiful and refresh
ing top drawer tunes that could
blossom into big hits.
Maxine Sullivan, who was one
Of the nations top jazz stylists in
the late 1930's gives an intriguing
and relaxed quality to Maxine
Sullivan 1856" on Period label.
Margaret Whiting also has two
current sides that could be real
hot sellers. Second Time in
Love" and "Ol Enough" bring out
Margarets creamiest vocal styl-
ing, The Capitol platter could
come through for big plays.
InstrumentaIists Too
Needless to say, there are
scores Of jazz instrumentallsts as
well as singer who are mellowing
with age.
Decca has just released Moon
glow" by Lionel Hampton and his
seXtette The LIP Is a collection Of
Hampton favorites which will win
him new admirers as well as de-
light his old followers. Gone" Is
the usual strident bravura which
Lionel used TO beat out his rhy-
thin. This group Is quiet, almost
bordering on the sweet side, but
still keeps THE Hamp" in touch.
Decca dips back into the past
again with another Up entitled,
Louis b's and rs" The Album re-
wives the numbers so popular back
In l927-2s when Jazz greats like
Johnny Dodds, Earl Hines and
kid" Dry were with Louis. A
mong the numbers are "Potatoe
Head Blues" by Armstrong. wild
Man Blues" by Armstrong and
Jelly Roll Morton. Lillian II. Arm
strong is represented by three
songs. I'm Not Rough" "Sldt-
Dat-De-Dat and King OF the
Zulus."
Two other long time jazz greats,
Duke Ellington and Count Basic,
also have new platters that are
selling fast. "Ellingtonia %"
Norgran release, features such
formidable Ellington colleagues as
Johnny Hodges, Billy strayhorn
and Cat Anderson. Count Basic"
a Brunswick disk, features Les
ter Young on tenor sax, Buck
Clayton ON trumpet and Herschel
Evans on clarinet
Startling Newcomer
A startling newcomer 10 disks is
Elvis Presley a country singer
under the RCA Victor banner, who
has the most torrentially betting
style since Johnny Rays early
days. Elvis. like Johnny before
him. has thousands Of bchby-sox
followers.
Tavern Baker and Clyde Nc
Platter, Atlantic recording stars,
recently waNed several solid sides,
Lavrrn's Fee Fee ~ Fo Fun"
and I'm Do The Same For You"
are sweet and hot. McPhatter
gives a pretty, pleasing pertor-
nance on Treasure Of Love" and
when You're Sincere"
Three other rhythm and blues
artists with potential hit releases
are; Jimmy Griffin. I'm Getting
Right" and Little Mary" on At
90; Bill Doggett "Squashy'' and
we Found Love" on King. and
Jimmy Nolen. Wipe Your Tears"
and Don't Leave Me No More"
IN Federal.