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"Gone With the Wind' | Rocouding Has Uncanny Quality .
Como Version of ‘Lili Marlene’ Coming Into
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MIKELS © There's t uncanny about Mel Torme's “Gone With the Wind,” his latest Musicraft
The “Velvet Fog” is just off at a good start on the old standard
ballad when suddenly realize
the background isn’t playing “Gone With the Wind.” 80 help me, the ture background music is the old Glenn Miller arrangement of “Adios.”
# |ban, Now, Sarah Vaughan, with ithe a_cappella choir to replace
The arrangement, however, smooth as honey and twice as
sweet, On the second side the = husky-voiced vocalist offers a.
four-star — recording. of “Little|
‘White Lies.” The disc is one of} the best vocal offerings in months, |
even though ‘Torme’s local following is still a small but fervent group. ‘a ® oo»
ANOTHER GOOD recording 1s | is just getting on juke boxes after almost five years on the shelf.’
It's Perry Como’s wax of the German war favorite, “Li Marlene,” *,Como’s recording, probably the
" [interplay for Plane and Orchestra — Morton Gould with
that Hal Mooney's orchestra in
THE VELVET FOG — Mel Torme lives up to that nickname ‘on his Musicraft recording of two oldies, "Gone With the Wind" and "Little White Lies."
swas unable to
-(old Jan Garber
{Griffin made a juke box craze. “| “Toolle Oolie Doolle.” -4
patter. werk by the Williams Brothers. There's a funny twist to The Charioteers’ latest, “The Last Thing T Want Is Your Pity.” It was cut as instrumental backing for Thelma Carpets when she appess at scheduled date. Later, The. Charioteers Ro:
companiement. It was and presto, another pleasant Charioteers’ number, version of the oldie, Grow Too OM to Dream,” is offered on the lip. :
Columbia blew the dust oft two recor “Which
feature the pleasant foghorn voice of Lee Bennett. You'll probably remember his “Hindustan,” one of his most popular. It's backed by “Bedelia” Garber style of that era. What I'm waiting for is a revival of his “Beautiful Lady in Blue.”
offers “Jumping On Sugar Hill" and “Today I Sing the Blues.”
‘ [the “Sabre Dance” and “Lezg- en. ducted by Niolas s Golovanov.
Stokowski Directs Brilliant Release
By CHARLES WEDDLE
cert music releases this month is a six-record album of music from the ballet, “The Sleeping Beauty,” by Tchaikovsky,
- pleasing i sky’s compositions. . Excellently recorded, this is an album that cah be recommended for all music lovers, Hear it.
IN ITS BALLET form, “The| Biceps | Beauty” comprises three|
A special Mercury release is
Headlining RCA Victor's con-|
Leopold Stokowski directs nis|
|classic. . |concert here and it's even better
j [recéht Murat concert. | |Can’t Be True, Dear,” this time
is companied by organ. ~ {the Asking” is the flip.
AALOBS.. monologue, this one in a semi- | With a Mule.”
: y Eldridge, héard the Dacking and asked Toto) Mid Eddie pacing. WT ee ot Ls 1 Case Batons
in typical|
MUSIORAFT — So far, King Cole has had a a on _“Na-| Boy,” because he was wise enough to record it before the
Mr, Petrillo’s men, makes another terrific’ recording of the neo She introduced it at her
on wax. Second side is “I'm Glad There Is You,” another .of the numbers which Sarah did on her Here it is again. Yep, “You
by Baritone Russ Brooks,” ac“Yours for
And, another current craze, “Deck of Cards,” is offefed by |g The Roaming Philosopher, Rex «8. hacked. by another
Will Rogers vein, “Conversation
Jazz pianist Teddy Wilson sets the background for a Kay ton vocal of Last Night.” The other side, “Sheik of Araby,” is an instrumertal with some Buck Clayton trumpet. . . .
VOX — If you don’t like jazz don't bother from here on. But if you are a jazz collector, get out pencil and paper to jot notes on some of the best instrumental offerings in recent months. Two of the albums are recorded at the old WNEW Saturday Night Swing Sessions, featuring, the nation's leading jazz men. " Volume I boasts the talents of trumpet; Flip Phil-
bass; Al Casey, guitar; Specs Powell at drums, and Mike Colicchio, piano. L Flip carries on through a three sides of his favorite patterns on “Flip and Jazz.” There's some solo work by Eldridge and Coliechio, - Flip is again featured on “Lover” and the standard, “How High the Moon.” “Honeysuckle Rose” features Casey, Safranski and Powell in a spirited session. . » . THERE ARE just two tuness in Volume II of Saturday Night Swing Sessions but each runs through three sides of solo and
Tired of hearing “You Can't Be True Dear”? Too bad, because here's version. The Marlin Sisters with Eddie Fisher sing the old German waltz that Ken
Second side is the Swiss novelty,
There are a couple of comedy numbers in the new releases. Tony Pastor, who just keeps plugging away at novelties, offers a bill collector dirge “There's a Man at the Door” and a tired tune, “I Wanna Sleep.” Dick Jurgens’ contribution is a cowboy novelty, “Pécos BIL” It's
Jack Eaton. . o.8
backed by a ballad, “Pretty Eyes,” sung by
MERCURY — Vic Damone is
bo work by such stars as Charlie Ventura and Allen Eager, tenor sax; Bill Harris, trombone; Chubby Jackson, bass; ‘ Buddy Ken|Rich, drums; Fats Navarro, trumpet; Ralph Burns, piano, and Al Valente, guitar, “High On An Open Mike,” is an old standard. In spots it sounds almost like the old Herman Herd. Top spots taken by Burns and Harris on one side; Harris, Ventura and Navarro on the second side, and Eager, Jackson and Rich on the final side. “Sweet
runs three sides. There's another series of solos by the jazz stars
trombone work ‘by Harris.
Brown” also|
with.. some especially terrific
equires Sin almost four thours to perform, This album is published in the form of a-Reec-ofdrama. It contains the highlights of the score. Mr. Stokowski has written a foreword to four pages of text and pictures fllustrating and narrating the plot. Twelve 12-inch sides, Red Seal album, DM-12085. » yy 8 Other new concert releases include: STRAVINSKY: A three-record album, “Divertimento” from the the ballet, #“The Fairy’s Kiss,” Is the first release by Victor with Igor Stravinsky in the dual role of conductor-composer. The music is played by the RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra. The music in this album contains about one-third of the c¢omplete score of the ballet, which was composed in 1028. Stravinsky. labelled. the music as “in.
its fascinating tration.
times before you make up your mind. It grows on you. Six 12-inch Red Seal sides, Victor DH-1207.
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You may. like it. If you aren't {familiar with this music, however, better hear it two or three
directs the po) £ Philharmonic
Orchestra in &s performance of sings three Brahms songs, “Brigg Fair: An Engish Rhap-| Kranz,” “Der . Schmied” Seimei os HF ” All are. favor-
This is another in the long list of the musical works of Delius that have been recorded by Sir (© Thomas. The composition is a symphonic love song based on an
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John Laurenz, the guy who!of tsounds- a lot like the late Russ
Columbo, keeps on. digging up ay Sou “Latest are his “Ok, How I . fas Miss You Tonight,” with “I Wish
My Dreams.”
rific trumpet ever put on wax by Louis Armstrong. Recorded in - Paris back in 1934, the album has a terrific two-sided version | “Sunny Side of the Street,” with some vocal work by Louis. Equally terrific is the instrument- i ‘ale Cole Vipers Tiger | «rms Rag) with his old Dixieland group, “St. ‘Louls Blues,” with vocal and “Will You, Won't You! Be My Baby?"
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“Raggedy But RIGHT” DY “2 terrific jitthe combo; | The. Bobby True Trio. On the, other side is a voco-instrumental| of “Mary Lou.” Art Kassel climbs on the bandwagon with “Frankie and Johnny” teamed with “Ill Never Say I Love You.” Incidentally, that Maestro Kassel is coming back up.in the music world, some | of his fans of 'way back are wondering when some enterprising record firm will get around to re[issuing his “Hells Bells,” one of [the best waxes of his heyday.
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Orchestra to Feature
Disc Favorites Singing maestro Vaughn Monroe and his orchestra will present a program of melodies May 16 at the Murat. The program will include a medley of disc favorites by the Monroe group. ‘Meanwhile, Associated Distributors today announced that extra supplies of Leader Monroe's latest RCA-Victor recordings have been ordered to supply Indianapolis record stores.
His latest disc is “Blue Shadows on the Trail” Other Monroe discs in current demand are “Ballerina,” “Matinee,” “There I've Said It Again,” “It's the Sent! mental Thing to Do,” “How
Ptrauss Jr.. It's one of Strauss’ liveliest, and a welcome addition to the “Pops’’ record. repertoire of “popular. classics.” (Victor 12-inch record, 12-0188.)
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ites of Mme. Lehmann's concert audiences. (Victor 19-inch record 10-1405.) : JOEL _BERGLUNG, baritone, sings three memorable numbers from the opera “Tannhauser. They are Wolfram's “Eulogy of Love” (Blick’ Ich Uhmer”), the recitative. “Wie Todesahnung,” and the beautiful (“0 Du Mein Holder Abenstern.”)
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the "colorful Oriental dance of Veithe little Arabian girl whom Peer Gynt loved for a time. The final movement is the grotesque dance music for the march of the little Trolls who live in the underworld kingdom that Peer visits. This music is known to most everyone as school “assembly
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