St. Paul recorder., 1963-02-21
THE WEEK IN
RECORDS
BY ALBERT ANDERSON
Hendricks, DARN Discs Top Jazz

rare
Two very entertaining discs
featuring four Of the swingingest
singers in jazz hold the record
spotlight this week.
The complete fare, topped by the
entries Of the Lambert, Hendricks
and Bavan combine, and that Of
Bobby DARN, follows:
Lambert, Hendricks and Bavan
at Basin st. East: - RCA Victor
LIP (LPM 2635). Tunes: This
Could Be the Start Of Something"
Shiny Stockings" Slightly Out
Of Tune" "Doodin';" Cousin
Mary" April in Paris" Side 2:
Feed Me-" Zone Note Samba; :"
'Melba's Blues" Dis Hylnh;"
"Swingin' Till the Girls Come
Home. =" Accompaniment: Pony
Poindexter and the Gildo Mahones
Trio.
When illness recently forced
Annie Ross to the sideline, the
Lambert, Hendricks and Ross scat
singing group was forced to sub
sttute another singer, but so far
the change has not hurt the per-
formance Of the trio Filling In
indefinitely for Miss Ross is Cey-
lonese actress-singer Yolande Bav-
an, who cashed in on her ability to
ape the famous trio to the curving
Of the last note Jon and Dave
heard Of her singing skills and,
without actually hearing her sing,
gambled on signing her to sing
with them The gamble paid
off handsomely for both Miss Bav-
an and the trio.
On this disc, she Is heard with
Dave and Jon In a swinging live
performance at New Yorks fam
Gus Basin Street East night club
. The group, with Jon as the
mainstay, sings a fine selection of
songs that proves a good venicle
for their instrumental singing E.
The forte Of the LII & B trio is the
ability to assimilate the tone and
improvational pattern Of jazz in
struments This they accomp-
hsh outstandingly on these tracts,
especially on the opener, g.
Start of Something" which is the
top entry.
The fans at Basin Street East,
as can be discerned from the back
ground sounds, loved this session,
and believe record fans will, too
Another Potential Charter
For Jon & Co.
"Oh! Look At Me Now: -
Capitol LIP (WI79D featuring
Bobby DARN with the Billy May
orchestra. Tunes: There's A Rain
bow Round My Shoulder" Roses
of Picardy;" "All by Myself" "a
Nightingale Sang in Barkley
Square," Blue Skies;" "I'm Be
ginning to See the Light" "Al-
ways" THE Party's Over"
You'll Never Know" You Made
Me Love You;" my Buddy"
"Oh! Look at Me Now"
There was a time when popular
singer Bobby DARN was regarded
basically as the idol of the teen
set However, Bobby has long
aduated from that limited
sphere He remains the darling
Of the teenagers, but at the same
time he has won acceptance by
virtually all groups of jazz fans
This LIP Is fine example, of
his versatility, as he lends his
dynamic style to a dozen well
chosen standard tunes . He is
invigorating, sentimental and roll
licking, in turn The opening
tract, %. Rainbow is a real
curtain raiser and warns Bobby's
fans for the rest of the session
His 90. Nightingale -. en-
riched by Mays accompaniment,
is melodious and nostalgia, while
one title tune, a. Look at me
=" is a real sender Here Is a
fine example of a real artist TAX
ing stock material and fashioning
same to his own individual style
with remarkable results &.
Another top waxing for DARN.
Moonlight Memories: - Mer-
curry LIP (MG 20759) featuring the
Platters with unidentified musical
group. Tunes: Moonlight Memoir
ies;" "Shine on Harvest Noon"
Memories" I'm A Little Spanish
Town." Moon Over Miami" my
Reverie;" Sentimental Journey"