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THE WEEK
IN RECORDS

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Der Of LIPS and a classical center
ing on the increasingly popular
'GMedea" opera.
/ Singlewise, an item by rock n
rollar Fats Domino titled "Cogu
cite" flip Whole Lolita Loving,
I tops the list. On il, Fats does a
merry take off, adding zip to the
set with his vibrant piano playing.
The flip is Of the intimate, rolliek-
ing variety at which Fats excels.
An Imperial Records waxing, this
one should go big with the teen
group.
Cha Cha and BOOgie
Moving along in the same vein
but with a slightly different beat
are two Acto offerings by Steve
Layne and Sylvester Bradford.
"stevie" sings a thing called ct.
DIS Boogie Woogie," which has a
fine rhythmic flip in ia Da Cha
Cha" a slight variation Of the
"Cha Cha Cha" Bradford sings
Live Just to Love You" and 81
Like Girls, accompanied by an
orchestra and chorus directed by
Billy Mure Both are good entries
and should score with platter
fans.
Capitol also has a number Of
entries in the singles class. They
are II Was Hoping You'd Ask
Me" (1ip I'm Making Love TO
Your, by Janice Harper; Don't
Cry My Love" Flip Belong to
Me-, featuring Mark Murphy;
Latin At Me" (flip Deeply De-
voted''), by Jack Jones; I'm Take
A Chanche On Loving You" Zip
Walk the Floor), with Buck
Owens, and Come Prima Clip
MY Hearts In PortugarO, by the
ever-popular Les Baxter and his
orchestra. Jones sings well on
Latin, while the heavy-voiced
Miss Harper does a bang up job
on the love theme. The other art
lists and waxings are solid.
The Mills Brothers are back in
top form on a Dot label titled
yellow Bird" that packs tremend-
Gus appeal A sentimental offering,
II flips to another mood tune tit
led Baby Clementine". This record
proves that the Mills Brothers are
still one Of the finest singing
groups in the biz. yellow Bird"
an Atlantic label, should click.
Billie Wakes Great
In the album class, Billie Holt
days Lover Man" on tine Decca
label is tops. II far surpasses any
recent work by the famed Lady
Day." and features her at her
solicitous best. The II tunes she
sings with varied accompaniment
are Lover Man." the title song,
That Ole Devil Called Love" My
Man" you're My Thrill" Crazy
He Calls Me-" Weep No More"
There Is No Greater Love" This
Is Heaven to Me-" Solitude"
"Porgy," Girls Were Made to
Take Care of Boys" and please
Tell Me Now" I especially like
the soulfulness she puts into SOL
itude" but she is simply unmatch-
ed on Greater Love" This
is undoubtedly Billie's best album.
The Latin Beat
Lovers Of Latin music should
delight in a new LIP titled Dance
to the Latin Beat (of) Al Stefano
land his orchestraD." The toast
Of Latin America, Stefano who
started out as a bongo drummer
and wound up with an orchestra
Of his own, plays - tunes on the
record that are not only enchant-
ing (as most Latin music isl, but
also pleasingly danceabie. He is
especially good on 'Mambo Inn"
Cuban Mambo," ''Mambo No. IS"
Anna Morena," and Amor. It's
another Decca treat.
Jones Revamps Flick Tunes
Swing At the Cinema" featur-
ing ace trumpeter, Jonah Jones,
is Capitors big entry in the album
class. This set, on which the artful
Jones plays several Of movieland's
favorite tunes is proof that scores
taken from flicks can be made
exciting II given the proper treat
ment. "Tammy," for instance, is
transformed from a slow, entreat-
ing ballad, into an engaging swing
I er by the enterpriSing Jones, other
top tunes are Lullaby OF Broad
way" Fascination" Secret
Love" and Love Is a Many
Splendered Thing" The set is
fine follow-up to Jones' "Swingin'
on Broadway"
Classic wise, Columbia offers the
recorded version Of Cheruhini's re-
lvived opera, "Medea," featuring
dramatic soprano Eileen Farrell
singing the title role. In the opera.
Miss Tarrell's first recording in
a series OF mssterSorks for Col
umbia. her voice is agile and re-
sourcefSIl. and her phrasing. ex-