Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-07-04
THE WEEK IN
RECORDS
ny Albert Anderson
The sig sound


During the post World War II
days when the big bands were Ia
vogue. Ue heard great deal
about THE Blg Sound" that aus
tanning rhythmic force which din-
tiugtaahes the dance ork from
the combos and quinteta SO pop
ular was "the Sound then that
the erks were not only built
around IL. but records were out
10 feature Il In c0pious quaint
tlsa.
Since THAT time, however, the
sound has virtually vanished from
the jar scene, and until recently.
only lionel Hampton and Stan
Kenton. with their big brass sec.
tiona. featured Il First the Cool
School" type and now Modern
Jazz succeeded in pushing the
standard brand 81 the Aos com
pletsly out Of focus
Coming Back
Recently. though. the big bands
seem 10 be coming back, bringing
back with them the tunes and
sounds Of the past.
One record which portraya this
trend we'll IL Battle Of the Big
Bands" new LIP BY Capitol The
disc features several ot the jazz
giants who have wsathsred the
storm with their big bands. Duke
Ellington, Benny Goodman, Stan
Kenton. Dizzy Gillespie. Woody
Herman. Charlie Barnet, Ray An
thony. Bobby Sherwood. Maynard
Ferguson, Biiiy May. and Sam
/ ponahue and their orches,ras are
all heard ConApicuousiy missing.
however Ia the great Count Basic !,
but then he was never with Capt.
[ tol
II there ever was a jazz session
this is Il From the rapidly NOV
/ ing plying Home" and Air Ex
I press played by the Ellington and
7 Anthony orehestraa. 10 satari
! into Afro.Cuban rocking on a
thiug called "Caramhola" with
the euterprising Mr. Dix, and
thence 10 the ubtlety ~ Gypsy
love Song" played by Donahne,
you get the message and it's Inn
pact. a Jazz message that spells
delightful entertainment This re-
cord win sell But more than that.
Z L win DO much 10 help re.popul-
atize the big bands
Another Blg Feature
Another package deal that's
hard 10 beat u Full Dimenaonal
Sound From the Capitol Tower
I tin Hollywood The third Ia a
series Of studies In high fidelity
recording, this Capitol III treats
wide variety ~ music Jaxzwisr
swing organist Jackie Davis IL
heard with his trio. while at the
other end of the spectrum. the
Hollywood symphony Bowl orchos,
ira plays Track Of penzas Fun
jctiii FuHiegla Carmen Dragon
directs
Music From spain
I stu another experiment IN
sound. from the standpoint of the
American listening audience IL a
new Dceca recording entitled "vi-
va Flamingo Depicting the life
ard gayety % festive Spain, this
IN features ~ spanish songs
played TO the throbhlng accom-
pauimcnt Of twin guitars Al
though aianted 70 the Latin Amer.
team market, this record has un.
iyersal appeal. cultnrniB
Hilly's Rack
Billy Eeksttne IL back with a
bang on new album for Mercury
utisd Imagination on this disc
Hiny Is his old self. as he Sings
I'm cholre ballads fio does not
sing The blues because he doean {
| like tor but that hardly matters
a. yeu hear him on sueh numbers
a. = Don't Stand a Chest nf a
Chance With You and what a
Little Moonlight Can Do4 on the
initial cut ard Imagination and
l'T cover the Waterfront on the
Zip aide A fine SGT.
niily sing. With strings
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