Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-03-15
THE WEEK IN
RECORDS
Pop Goes The Albums;
And Sinatrn
BY Albert Anderson

And Sinatra
Frank Sinatra Ii seldom, IL
ever, guilty OF vocally goofing.
but in new Columbia LIP called
Adventures OF The Heart, the
thin man goofed. The album Is a
release OF some old killers cut by
the Voice few years back. when
his larynx was still bobbling and
hadn't settled down. This track
compares in no way with some of
Sinatras more current cuts. nd
ventures OF The Heart" lacks
drive, incentive, and lustre, but
10 you are a collector OF F'rankie's
stuff it's worthwhile II for no
other reason than to say your
library Is complete.
The King Is Back
Nat KING Cole. Mr.. America.
himself. Is back on the needle
lane for Capitol Records with
something that In nothing less
than pops-sational. II Is an LIP
christened Love Is The Thing"
and II finds the Cole man in mar
vclous voice, as music usually
does. This duo-sidc Of gems finds
Mr. America" in all sorts OF
moods behind the handiwork of
Gordon Jenkins and the boys. The
album brings up another question
/. Can Cole produce such y
thing rs a bad record7"
Singing The Blues
In the world Of singles, the
Moonglows climbed up the rhythm
and blues, rock and roll ladder
looking for something hot to put
their foot right in 1t. Chess Re-
cords realized II and put II under
wax. Consequently, we have by
the Moonglows a thing called,
Don't Say Goodbye. produced
behind strings in a sophisticated
mood, rs crazy piece that
could very well have forced the
boys 10 put on tux and tails.
until this corner heard a re-
cent number by Screamin' Jay
Hawkins and a more current slic-
ing called Man in the Phone
Booth" by Bob korengay, II was
understood that I couldn't sing.
but now I'm not so sure. Man in
The Phone Booth. should provide
a good laugh for the public, but
when classified in the music
world II should be stored in the
section called comedy"
=. y, ... Word has Just leaked
out that George Liberace. the
semi-Iong haired violin vir,uoso.
has turned. Reports are current
that Liberace will record rock
and roll under his newly signed
three-year pact with Imperial
Records. What next,
Jasring u Up
Meanwhile. back in the jazz
world More Swinging
Sounds" on a Contemporary label
Is the latest cut in the hfe Of
drummer Shelley Name and his
Men. The track IL actually more
OF a swinging thing than Jazz.
bu; II seems tina, nowadays any
one that blows q fast number on
an instrument Is called Jazz
great. 50 well leave II lay that
way Back TO Sheliey's number
i'm do. but It's nothing exception
al 20 write home about. Personnel
include Stu Williamson on trum-
pet. Charles Mariao on alto, Russ |
FREEMAN. piano and Leroy Winnie
gar on basa
In Memsrsam Of Charles Parker
March ~ marked the second |
Of the death Of
Charles Parker, undoubtedly the
greatest Of contemporary expon-
ents OF the alto saxophone. Par
ker's death two years ago came as |
= tremendous shock to the music |
world and was felt among jaxz
lovers everywhere, Bird" a. he
was affectionately called. left an
.ndenele impression In music for
generations vet unborn. Strains Of |
Rirds music and influence 10
'ound In many top flight horn men
u today,
Feefnste
This corner plans 20 negotiate
xtth various rvsord rrrns In an at