Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-11-08
THE WEEK IN
RECORDS


Lena Horne Scores On HTA
Wasing
When y0u think OK RIGA Victor
you picture au that Ii finest ln
recorded music and when yog
thlnE of Lena Horne you perceive
the finest The entertainment world
has 70 offer
Drawing such ar analogy - 40
ezagReratlan, either the two
RIGA and Lady Horne Just seem
- 10 naturally together
An example Of this Is the sue
eeea Lena and RCA are enjoying
az a result Of her recent waxing
Tor thr company u an album 1sisd
stormy Weather" a New or
tbopnonie high fidelity recording
the album Comprised II e0llec
ton ~ aome ~ Miss Homes
choice musical selections. hit the
record mart with bang and Is
threatening 10 soar 90 uuprees-
isntsf heights Tor package Of
tts type So popular IL the disc
with record fans in fact that This
courier hustled 10 get this review
before readers Of the entertain.
mrnt pages And all this popular
ity tn the FIRST two weeks Of It's
release
Lena, warm, Expressive
You hear q Lena Horne that is
warm and tender expressive and
charming when You listen 10 ssch
eaugs as Tomorrow Mountain
out ~ This Worh." Sumner
tune Mad About The Boy"
Fidln on the Moon and
stormy Weather, I'm side No I
aud Baby Wont You Please
Come Home Any PLACE I HING
Ny Hat is Home. "Iu ne A.
round II Wonder What Re.
came Of Me and Just one OF
Those ThinEs on the Zip side
stormy Weather win especially
bring back nostalgia memories Of
the nof.tao distant past when
Miss Home starred Ia the movie
~ that name.
Music for tho disc Is provided
by an orchestra conducted by
hubby Leume Hayton and forms
a fine baFkdrop for Miss lorue'
interpretations Another big hlt
for Mlss Horne u says hero
Huhinstsin plays Beethoven
Two other selections by RIGA
are Beethoven Concerto No 8 and
4 featuring The great Arthur
hubipsteiu at the keyboard These
two fine Coneertps featuring also
the symphony Of the Air with
l0aef krpps conducting repre-
senta varying periods N the Hfe
life Of the past great musical wiz.
ard Beethoven They cover the
periods from 1908 90 1904 and
1908 to 1905 and reveal In tiuo
musical texture the moods aud
ciimes of those eras. This column
considers the albums the finest Ia
classical music,
Weik. Scott on Coral Labels
Two recent Coral Records re-
Leases are Lawrence Weeks The
Worlds F1nrRt Music and Ray.
mund Rcotts This Time with
strings Produced IN album form,
these releases are slauted part.
eularIy 10 those who like the
Welk ard Scott brand II music
That Is not to say that these
ua@Htroa are not popular gen.
orally It's Just that music on the I
disc are so jtStinctivejy theirs
Scott Ia "a musical story teller I
and an fmprrAstauist who likes 90 /
refiett ia bis muaic the nature o. .
experiences slide No { OF his al (
bonn ruHs through Power House. ,
Pretty Little pstucoat Night .
fati Venice @roy Trumpet" ans f.
Mountain tugh Valley Low /
while stdr 2 features Twilight F.
Zoo Turkey" "kueRleberry Duck (
aeronaAg Boy Scout ln swift I
zrgIani and a CAFE tn sar. /
e0tu
WeIk, tho universally kuawn /
gentleman ot champagne music
features aa side OF his album Z
Clair pv iWus 'F14l Ngon anA /.
Emptt Arms stranger In /
Paradise walk with Me
TN Fhv Sind or Time and To I
night We Love The other aide
runs through cur love NV /
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