Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-05-09
The WEEK IN
RECORDS
BY ALBERT ANDERSON


Jazl Galore On Dawn Label
Fans Of the modern. cool lazz
school variety should get bang
Oat u "Jazzville Vol 4. new L.P
by Dawn Records, featuring two
ezponents Of the same school
Gene Roland, VINO IL heard with his
Octet ard Hal Sierra and hls
Trio.
This new waxing combining
ulne tunes OF the cool and pro-
gressiye type variety. features
solos galore with background
music of varied standings. Both
sides. for example. features trun
pet solos Of the Miles Davis var
iety
on Side the Octet with Ro-
land setting the tempo, deals with
suitcase Minor Scene. Gene
Roland sextet Colonel Hodge
and The crsepsr The Creep
err 10 the clincher however, With
the entire group having a whale
of a time.
Sierra and company take of on
Everything I've Got Belongs to
You and Suddenly IT'S Spring
among others, on the flip side
Both selections move along at
lively pace and are marked by
lot Of finger works BY the horn
men
Unlike too many Of the modern
Jazz amau group works this al
bum makes for dancing as well as
listening pleasure Look for this
one 70 score IN popularity and sales
appeal
Ray Anthony scores Again
Another Up that merits ap-
plauae - Ray Anthony's The
Dream Carl, grooved FOR Capitol
and featuring II romantic tunes
projected against a background Of
haunting melody More than half
of the tunes, such as "Bswttched
Bothered and BcwildoredI Be
ward My Foolish Heart" and
IT'S the Talk OF the Town are
0idiss projected into the overall
Ipattern TO form a musical picture
u ''The Dream Girl"
! This platter suffers tribe
from too much concentration on
slow tempo songs but what Il
hicks IN THIS respect II makes up
for IN the bewitehiug apen tho
deep-throatcd voiced An
ihony trumpet casts over the audi
ance Arrangements and orches
tration are tops 40 question about
Iit, this record viii sell
n a " Pare
/ IN The Rhythm and Blues field
four records chalk up nigh scores
/ in this column They are Looking
Back by Nat Cole on q Capitol
Label 'LoIlipop" by the Chantels
End Records waxing Twilight
Time delightful tune based on
The original works % Roy Eld-
ridge and recorded by the Plat
ters for Mercury and Maybe
Baby by tho Crickets for Bruins
wick label
/ Whether or not you are an r
= y fan, you can't help but admit
these records are interesting The
last one Is a bouncey number
From the standpoint Of sustained
interest, however Nat Coles re-
cord leads the pack
Other Singles Offerings
! other single offerings that mcrt;
lromment sre Dawn labels Dig
Igtn' ncne" Clip. "Googa Moogal
and 'Iugh school Ring" lnip.
Stormy and Cnpitors "Au
/ rrhrecl featuring Latin maestro
| Raul Shaw Moreno" and his
group The latter il deal Tor CHA
ICHRCHA fans Dig
/ Among the new popular singles
ls thing called Cool II Baby" By
I Ernie Cast and his "HoueyconsH''
with a MP on BETTY Mcretu"
/ Frnoycd for Embcr label that Is
interesting, Betty Morett" Is
homcy number with a rockn roll
beat and latin Flair Good Il
Baby u fast-paced and better
suited sor dancing This pattei
should score well on pikeboScs
ditto for Gene Ross Endless
sleep recorded for Herald Botf
sides follow the same pattern
a. ~ this writing, Nat King
Coles looking Back with a niy
an DO I Like H." Is stul ms
iukoboS craze The Dee Jays, to-
arv sold on IL and continue q
givv 70 the merry spin, Look for