St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-01-03
The WEEK IN
RECORDS
BY Albert Anderson
Featuring sammy Davis Jr.


this weeks Yuletide fare than I
present the multi-talented samm
Davis Jr's latest waxing: 1T
An over But the Swinging"
Decca LIP albu, which yours trul,
predicts viii enjoy increasing pop
ularity with jazz fans.
Sammy himself represents al
that is gay and festive, and sine,
this is a period Of gayety, spot
lighting his work fits neatly int
the scheme, even though tunes or
the album do not deal with the
Christmas theme, as such.
Songs OF Love, Longing
Love is the theme on this platter
which doesn't really swing. as its
title suggests. A good example OF
the mood and tempo of the songs
are noted in such selections as
Guess III Hang My Tears Out
to Dry" Il Can't Help Lovin' Dat
Gal" Someone to Watch Over
Me-" and II Cover the Water
front"
Sammy gives all the tunes the
usual Sammy ]. treatment, alter
antingly expressing mood and ex-
preston. For instance, he expresses
strong feeling in Water
front" and Loving Dat GAL"
Iut is pensive and moody in Some
one to Watch over Me-"
Other tunes on the platter are
the Tightly Spring Is Here" the
suggestive Better Luck Next
Time" TT Never Entered My
Mind" II Can't Get Started" I've
Grown Accustomed to Her Face"
Not For Me-" Where Is That
and Don't Blame Me-"
This album is solid. Another hit
Ior Sammy ].
Lunceford Band In Hi-FI
Another Decca disc takes music
overs on a delightful journey down
.azz' memory lane. II is an album
tiled Jimmy Lunceford In Hi-Fi,"
featuring Sy Oliver. one-time
member and arranger for the late.
yreat maestros band. This set is
ough. oliver takes dozen or
more of Lunceford items and ex-
'ertly reproduces them on the
Iisc, using some of the men who
ctually played with Jimmy (pian-
st Eddy Wilcox and bassist George |
)uvivier, among others).
school of JazZnOcrazy"
This waxing features the fine
hythmic quality of the old Lunce-
ord band which, during the 'tO's
,as referred 10 as the School of
You'll remember
immie and the old troupe in such
lnes as "Taint What You Do"
Rhythm Is Our Business" I'm
Valltin Through Heaven With
'ou," MY Blue Heaven" and some
Their favorites. If you're a lover
{ instrumental music, this is the
hing. But for all, it is the choicest
musical entertainment. A pre-
icted best seller, it says here.
Mercury Scores Again
Cercury has just released two
lteresting and well recorded LIP
buns in its classical or Olympian
'ries. They are Song Of Democ-
ICY" the Howard Hanson Elegy
memory OF Serge Koussevitzky
ext by Walt whitman). featur-
e the Eastman School Of Music
horus, and Schuman Symphony
o. in E Flat Major with Paul
arcy conducting the Detroit SYM
lony Orchestra.
Both are fine works, especially
Song Of Democracy" which, one
lagines, Whitman himself would
I'VE enjoyed. The reverse side
atures Richard Lan's four songs
ext by Mark Van Doren, with
ltricia Berlin singing. This cour-
r recommends both albums.
Suggested Christmas Music
The following items on Capitol
bells are suggested for relaxation
Christmas: Fred Warnings Now
the Carolina Season." Frank
natra's Jolly Christmas" and
he Music OF Christmas" featur-
3 the Hollywood Bowl Symphony
'chestra. You still have time TO
ock EN-.