St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-05-09
THE WEEK I'M
RECORDS
BY ALBERT ANDERSON

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Fans Of the modern, cool Jazz
school variety should get a bang
out Of "Jazzwlle Vol A." new LIP
by Dawn Records, featuring two
exponents OF the same school
Gene Roland, who is heard with his
Octet. and Hal Sierra and his
Trio.
This new waxing, combining
nine tunes Of the cool and pro-
gressive type variety, features
solos galore with background
music Of varied shadings. Both
sides. for example, features trum-
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 Creeper." The Creep
err" is the clincher, however, with
the entire group having a whale
of a time.
Sierra and company take off on
Everything I've Got Belongs to
You" and Suddenly It's Spring"
among others, on the flip side,
Both selections move along at a
lively pace, and are marked by a
lot of finger works by the horn
men.
Unlike too many of the modern
jazz small group works, this al
bum makes for dancing as well as
listening pleasure. Look for this
one to score in popularity and sales
appeal.
Ray Anthony Scores Again
Another LIP that merits APP
plause is Ray Anthony's THE
Dream Girl, grooved for Capitol
and featuring IL romantic tunes
projected against a background Of
haunting melody. More than half
Of the tunes, such as "Bewitched
Bothered and Bewildered)," Be
ward My Foolish Heart" and
It's the Talk of the Town" are
oldies projected into the overall
pattern to form a musical picture
Of The Dream Girl"
This platter suffers trifle
from too much concentration on
slow tempo songs, but what it
lacks in this respect it makes up
for in the bewitching spell the
deep-throated, golden-voiced An
thony trumpet casts over the audi
once Arrangements and orches-
tration are tops. No question about
1t, this record will sell.
X a. Ii Fare
In the Rhythm and Blues field,
four records chalk up high scores
in this column. They are Looking
Back" by Nat Cole on a Capitol
label; 'Lollipop", by the Chantels
End Records waxing; Twilight
Time, a delightful tune based on
the original works Of Roy Ed
ridge and recorded by the Plat
ters for Mercury, and Maybe
Baby" by the Crickets for Bruins
wick label
Whether or not you are an r
& b 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 merit
comment are Dawn labels Dig
gin nene" Clip, "Googa Mooga)
and High School Ring" (flip,
Stormy, and Capitors ALI
lThree)," featuring Latin maestro
Raul Shaw Moreno" and his
group. The latter is ideal for CHA
CHA. CHA fans. Dig?
Among the new popular singles
is a thing called Cool it Baby" by
Ernie Cast and his 'Honeycones'',
with a flip on Betty Merett"
grooved for Ember label that is
interesting, Betty Moretti" is
bouncy number with a rock'n roll
beat and Latin Flair Cool II
Baby" is fast-paced and better
suited for dancing. This patter
should score well on jukeboxes
ditto for Gene Ross Endless
Sleep" recorded for Herald. Both
sides follow the same pattern.
As of this writing, Nat King
Coles Looking Back" with a flip
on DO I Like It." is still the
iulxebox craze. The Dee Jays, toe
are sold on il and continue &c
give il the merry spin. Look fol-
this record 10 soar to RECORD
heights. Another Cole smash hit.