St. Paul recorder., 1963-04-25
THE WEEK IN
RECORDS
BY ALBERT ANDERSON
Varied Jazz Fare

varied Jazz Fare
Chicago (ANP) - Records by
teenage idols Bobby DARN and
Paul Anka and a folk disc by YER
satile singer Jerry Butler hold the
record spotlight this week.
Darin's disc itself features tunes
of various types, while Butler, by
switching from Pop" to Folk
tune - for this particular record
ing - proves that his talent is not
limited to one style of expression.
Details of the recordings fol-
low:
"OH, LOOK AT ME NOW: -
Capitol LIP (Wi791 featuring the
dynamic singing of DARN and the
music of Billy Mays orchestra.
Tunes: There's A Rainbow"
Round My Shoulder; "Roses of
Picardy"; Always; "All By Ny
self; "a Nightingale Sang in
Berkeley Square; Blue Skies;
I'm Beginning to See the Light;
THE Party's Over; my Buddy;
You'll Know; You Made Me
Love You;" "Oh! Look at Me
Now"
The teen set as well as adults
will get a bang out of this disc,
which combines some of the best
swing and sentimental tunes .
The fare sparkles throughout be-
cause of another combination of
talents - that of dynamic DARN
and Mays musicianship Dar-
ms sentimental entries include
q. Rainbow, "You Made Me
Love You, Roses of Picarday"
and the immortal evergreen, g. q.
Nightingale" which represents his
top effort here The swingers
include "Blue Skies" There's a
Rainbow" and 1" . See the Light" /"
which Bobby artfully turns into
a PAGER . Despite the other feat
ures, however, the biggest treat of
this album is DARN himself &.
His singing is vibrant, his style
distinctive and his approach easy
and engaging A big entry for
Bobby.
FOLK SONGS-JERRY BUT
LER": - Wee Jay LIP (1057) feat
uring Butler singing songs ar
ranged by composer Phil Moore
(who also wrote the liner notes.
Tunes: Strawberries; "Frisco's
Foggy Dew; when I Lost My
Baby" Little Ole Lite" Alberta
Let Your Hair Hang Low, Such
A Feelin'". Side 2. John b.,
Eighteen Hammers" Mother
less Child, Red Dress" Who's
Gonna Be Your Man
Folk music has been gaining
steadily in popularity and this has
made people conscious for the first
time of its real meaning and of its
tremendous potential . At the
same time, some popular" artists
have experimental with folk mu-
sic with varying success Vir-
tually everyone knows Of the great
success scored by Ray Charles with
his Country and Western Music"
albums . Now Butler has joined
Charles and a few others in samp-
ling folk songs . The results are
both pleasant and successful . . q.
His contribution is most interpret
ative, as he sings Of many real life
experiesces of the past and present
I think jazz fans as well as
lovers of folk music will enjoy
this record.
PAUL ANKA (Our Man Around
The World: - RCA Victor LIP
(2614) featuring singer Paul Anka,
with music arranged by Don Cos
Ia. Tunes: Around the World"
Canadian Sunset; "Paree"; "Auf
Wiederseh n Sweetheart; 'Misir-
lou" Lady Of Spain" Side q:
BRAZIL; Sorrento; "Skokiaan"; !;
"sayonara"; "A Foggy Day;
Fly Me to the Noon"
Anka, like DARN, Is another Of
those vibrant young singers who
became popular first with teenag-
ers before maturing into the gen
eral field with almost equal sue
cess His album here Is one in
RCA's continuing "Our Man lin
different places)" series Be-
cause Of his particular type Of
singing, which usually ends on a
loud, high note, songs such a.