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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES po TE, bw Woody Herman Wins Praise For First Disc as Vocalist
Sings in Lively, ‘Scat’ Style, - Leaves Hearers Humming
+. By DONNA MIKELS °* : 3 the first record is any indication, bandleader-turned-vocalist Woody Herman has a singing career cinched. His first strictly vocal! 4 record is now released. The novelty. “Across the Alley From the Alamo” is perfect for|p Woody's scat style. It's a lively tune, one likely to run around in your mind long after you've heard it. And, incidentally, for a guy from Milwaukee, Woody has a nice Texas drawl. dohl The reverse is an old tune “No Ne 3 he Yous mis 52. Mis Gréater Love,” where Woody turns| Dick Jurgems band waxes two sentimental. Good, but for our|pgilads designed for smooth dancmoney, he does better with the|ing Rey Blanco sings “It's Dream-
| light, humorous touch. time,” and Jimm h y Castle vocalizes The Four Chips provide a mellow on the popular “That's Where I background and Woody plays a few|came In.” short clarinet passages. All in all| “gat Drink and Be Merry” and WEEMS HEARTACHES OF the record's a good start on a new |«gneaking Woman Blues” are both |= already S Faye mI is SL chapter in the life of the versatile yocals with instrumental accompani- 3 : ex-band lsadel: . ment, by Bill Crosby and his band. Another new novelty which has a Aone rk am 3 nes o> double lot of possibilities is “You Talk Do Girls Wear Breeches” is backed Holes in My Clothes,” by Phil Moore. by “There's Nothing in the World Half-talking, half-singing Phil re-l5 nan Won't Do,” both vocal duets lates the sad ‘tales of a guy whose ih string band accompaniment.
double-crossing ‘gal fast-talked him.| (Black & White.) MERCURY~—Harry Babbit, forTony Martin, one of the few mer vocalist with Kay Kyser, puts vocalists ever to climb out of the/on his best ballad voice for “Far “has been” status back to top popu- |AWay Island,” and “To Me,” both larity, has'a new record for Mercury. | With Jimmy Hilliard's orchestra. He It's the sweet ballad “All The teams up with Connie Haines and Things You Are” backed by the|the Dick Kane trio for a vocal duet ever popular “Make Believe.” on the lively “When Am I Gonna Vogue record waxes a wild piece|Kiss You Good Morning.” The sectitled “Musicomia,” featuring Char-|ond side is “The Egg and I” with Harry taking 8 slow chorus and|-
lie Shavers’ own brand of trumpet. It's one for the Shavers collectors. Genie vocalizing to a double-time at.
Other new releases include: COLUMBIA—The few Frank S8i-| Frankie Lane sings a tune that’s on its way up, “A Sunday Kind of
natra release features The Voice on Love.” The second side is a mellow
she has established such high popu-|i sn records) There are twelve VIOLIN RECITAL ‘bv ‘Zitb two tunes from his latest picture : y “It, Happened in Brooklyn.” Side swingy version of “Who Cares What People Say?” The Four Bluejackets
larity, likes them. miniture tone poems in this album SONGS BY CHARLES TRENET,|and they range from delicate fairy Francescatt!, with Max Lanner at|; js g ballad “It’s The Same Old sung in French, with orchestra con- dances and rustlings of dead leaves the piano, (Columbia, M-660, three Dream)” and the flip is a lively tri-|{record two traditional spirituals, glittering flashes of fireworks.) o in oh records) It is enough from bute to the oft-maligned structure,|"Weep No More My Children,” and “Jezabel.”
ducted by Wal-Berg. (Columbia,|to glitu : four 10-inch records, M-$47.) Théy They comprise Debussy’s complete the standpoints of technique and “The Brooklyn Bridge.” Alex Stormuscianship merely to mention the Our Newest Arrivals! CONCERTO TO END ALL CONCERTOS
say that Trenet (pronounced some- Second Book of Preludes. thing like Tren-nay’) has had 'em| No one could do his fellow French name Francescatti because he is one of our top concert performers on ~Stan Kenton AFTER HOURS _ : Ol —Erskine Hawkins
in the aisles in Paris for some years, | composer more justice than the the violin. PAPA DON'T PREACH TO
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AL JOLSON ALBUM contains LOL including SWANEE. [ey I COME, J I!
ROCK A BYE ¥ DY. You MADE ME LOVE YOU, ¥ ROSIE, SONNY BOY. Sung by the JOLSON. ;
New Records Feature Music Neither High Nor Low-Brow||
Irish Songs by Eileen Farrell Score Hit; Trenet's French Style Pleases
For those who like their music neither too high-brow nor too low-|™% brow, neither too classical nor too modern—just nice and sweet and melodious and pleasing, with a dash of novelty here and there—a numper of 10-inch green seal albums released in Tecent months should prove to be just the thing. A few of them may not seem quite up to Ry perhaps they do: but we have listened to most of them with considerable enjoyment.|!in France which matches Sinatra's
IRISH SONGS, sung: by Eileen in this country. Farrell, soprano, with the Columbia But his singing style is a lov gif-
ferent than Frankie's believe us. Concert Orchestra conducted by We like him beaucoup. Fis songs, Charles Lichter. (Columbia, M-
most of which he writes himself, 662, four 10-inch records.) Yes, and|have bounce and verve and tricky begorrah, this album came out welll giction effiects, and the tunes are in advance of March 17, and must infectious. He's well described as a have received a hearty welcome|sne.man orchestra. from the followers of St. Patrick. Charlie sings in French, but it But you dont have to be Irish to makes little difference in your inenjoy such favorites a§ ‘“Belleve joyment whether you can catch any Me, If All Those Endearing Youngiot the ‘words or not. Most likely Charms,” “The Last Rose of Summer,” “The Minstrel Boy,” “The Kerry Dance,” “Come Back To Erin” and “The Rose of Tralee” Miss Parrell (9 3s these songs as her large radio audience, with whom
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CARMEN CAVALLARO plays SmAGHL, eae, super numbers. Great rhythm inthe any “Heartache” style. :
BING CROSBY sings GOTTA GET ME soMTRODY L WHAT AM I GONNA DO ABOUT YOU. ™ : His newest. ; § CARMEN CAVALLARO plays MIDNIGHT A IASQUEE IT'S DREAMTIME. His newest recording. : : MILLS BROTHERS sing YOU BROKE $x ONLY B AT EVER LOVED YOU and YM AFRAID LOVE GUY LOMBARDO plays ANNIVERSARY = ‘and REMUS SAID. One of the best Lombardo’s x ELLA FITZGERALD sings GUILTY and SE JOURNEY. Ella's singing with EDDIE HEYWOO! GUY LOMBARDO plays APRIL SHOWERS WAY, His latest recording.
— EASTERFRED WARING with his GLEE CLUB and ORC SONGS OF DEVOTION containing AVE MARIA, 18 OVER, HOLY HOLY HOLY, THs ; Se. : oe iS SOLDIERS, BATTLE OF THE
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THE NEW WOODY—Woody Herman, popular band leader who broke up his band several months ago, is pictured here as he starts his new career as a vocalist, His first disc is "Across the Alley from the Alamo," and "No Greater Love" (Columbia).
(on stage this week at the Circle Theatre) will make a
PERSONAL APPEARANCE
nique, producing, as one writer puts you'll find his singing a welcome re-|it «a veritable spectrum of tonal lief from the . current standard color in response to the changing American style. moods of the music.” It is an album DEBUSSY: PRELUDES (Book |which connoisseurs of fine plano
11), played by Robert Casadesus,| recordings will undoubtedly welcome pianist. (Columbia, M-644, six 10-|5n4 treasure.
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and made a big hit with a lot of our |great Casadesus, and he plays these G. 1's who heard him. They also|deceptively simple compositions with say that he has a feminine following crystal clarity and amazing tech-| In this album he has recorded recent a group of favorite concert pleces from his repertoire of encore ma-
terial. Among them are Tartini’s “Variations on a Theme of Corelli,” HIT oF Debussy’s “La Fille aux Cheveux THE WEEK de Lin” and his “Minstrels,” Schu- | ' [Central Avenue mann’s “The Prophet Bird,” Wieni- | vine: Fomimon awski’s “Caprice in A Minor,” and as a piece de resistance, Shostakovitch’s “Golden Age Polka.”
STRING TIME, by Morton Gould and his orchestra. (Columbia, four 10-inch records, M-663.) Mr. Gould is an orchestra leader who has
FELIX KNIGHT sings BECAUSE and sweel tenor vocals with RUSS MORGAN'S
ORCHESTRA. JASCHA HEIFETZ plays CLAIRE 8 De LUN CAKEWALK. Two swell violin ni
and MINE. A swell singing team. HARRY HORLICK plays EV HEARTS and HER WOODEN SHOES. Two swell light: opera JY LUNCERORD plays MARGIE sad FM Wa THRU HEAVEN WITH YOU. Nothing like his mo CLYDE McCOY plays SUGAR BLUES and PV PotD 4 BA Ea. cee and only Ful %
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