Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22
TOPS IN POPS
Great Moments Offers
Collectors Items

Blame Me" Autumn Leaves" you
You're te I, Driving Me Crazy" tRcA
Johnny Parker Tony MottoIa-Here' s
q terrific LIP featuring the vocals Of
Johnny Parker and the guitar Of Tony
Mottola. Tony's sympathetic guitar
work backs Johnny on all his vocals.
but to add further interest to the set,
INSTRUMENTAL: You Are Too Beautis
full" Let's Fall in Love" you Do
something to Me-" and Always and
Always" Johnny shows his rich, SEN
sitive voice in both ballads and up
Wke W 1Spss Yoans he S%af M a ias:
Been a Beautiful Baby Love Let
tiers, ITS Been So Long" 1T Can't
Be Wrong" Nevertheless" Sooner
Or o., Later sdeG and IF I Had You" Knapp
Bob Scobey-The scobey band with
Clancy Hayes vocals continues to be
one OF the greatest Dixieland outfits
around, Their new LIP, "Scobey and
f1sdisyyona, is "a, real c6 mssterDisCs Of
punctuates the PROCEEDINGS, along with
Bill Napier's clarinet, Jack Bucks
trombone. and Ernie Lewis piano.
Add to this the incompatible jazz
that's tops. The. band does instru-
mental versions Of Home" "St. Louis
Blues" Love Me or LeavesMe," and
You Can Depend on Me" Clancy
Leaves for Alabam'" st. James In
give Nobody None Of This Jelly Roll "
Lights Out Blues; 7 Want to Go
AT the Devils Ball" Good time
"FOreign Intrigue"-An excellent
single disc Of the two. major melodies
Intrigue" Selections are entitled IN n
trigue" and "Foreign Intrigue Con-
ceTto:" MON Kl22s1; }
Lew DouGlas-"Bo mbolero" Is .
p Fnl tin Latin instrumental featur-
vaninni. Coupling Of High Society
the old Dtxieland standard. is neither
ilsh nor fowl. as Lew adds strings to
me arrangement and takes away any
Buddy MOrrow-Morrow's bright
dancaole band plays for dancing feet
in their new LIP Of standards and
oriEinals The maestro's smooth from
Soss s Tts Is Rot .dns on The tunes
spots are Music for the uP FestS . 9ffe
Man With the Golden Arm" Musk
RAJ Ra,mole, SO AL Alone" Bone
R Ranse. !, oo and The carioca." Wing
Enroll Garner-Garner's new LIP is
Who. "Oh Lady Be Good" "Sleep. .
Yesterdays" Sweet and Lovely"
"salud sesovia." and When a Gypsy
Makes His Violin Cry" EmArcy
Dean Martin-"street Of Love" is
pretty tune. which Dean COCOON
posed. IT'S mated with the rhythmic
I'm Gonna Steal You Away" tCapl-
Les Brcwn-JO Ann oreer's fne
vocsls add to the smartness OF the
Brown band on two good numbers
from Paramount's THAT Certain
Feeling" Selections are the title
tune and "Hit the Road to Dream
land" capitol F3463,)
Cyril StaDleton-Lush sounding or
chestra presents two tantalizins in
f KnTdaa; = Wish You Love" MdM
Ralph Marterie-A scintillating LIP
Of dance music by Marterie's band.
with the. leaders James-like trumpet
paving the way in both sweet and
swing. There's also some nice work
| by the brass. rhythm, and the sax
section-especially the baritone sax
man, Set contains "Carla," Where
the Wind Blows" Dream serenade, !"
Night Cap Alt. Vein" ''Twi-
Light" What What's New" ,E Move Oyer"
Tito Puente - The pulsating Latin
rhythms Of Puente's band are intrigu-
ing. but the entire set tends toward
monotony. for there seems to be a
sameness about each tune. Eleven
numbers are included in the album.
(RCA Victor LPM-l251.l