Modern Screen (Jul-Dec 1945)

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»."•.* »: * « »*»*»»•.».♦ i • s ■***»' i #% a* * * * * • e « a 0 * • » » * » * * BY LEONARD FEATHER Say, how do you like our new style? Now, all you do is flip your glance to the beginning of each paragraph, and there you have, in big, black letters, the object of your current musical affections, with much straightfrom-the-horse's mouth chit chat about sundry performances and people sandwiched in between. And by the by, we've whipped up a list at the end of the article that should make you the gladsome object Kitty Kallen and Leonard F. swap Armenian vittles at H'wood's Haromar Restaurant. of any music clerk's heart. 'Cause all you do now is tear it out, tote it to the nearest disc shoppe and say, "I'll take one o' dem and one o' dem and one o' dose." The gang will yell, "Super!" Okay? Okay. — The Editors. ■ Well, here's another month, and we're off again with some really great records— guaranteed to make your blood pressure leave your tired old body six miles back in the road. But who cares about a body, long as you've got a soul? In which prayerful mood, we give you, first off: YAH-TA-TA YAH-TA-TA (Talk, Talk, Talk) — This is a novelty that won't stay novel for too long. Bing's done it with Judy Garland for Decca, the King Sisters have waxed it with Freddy Martin for Victor, and Harry James has given it a going-over on Columbia. Harry's the boy who's married to Betty Grable, as you may have heard, and instead of retiring, as you'd expect, he goes on making money. He just bought a piece of a Sacramento ball team, and that'll probably complicate his income tax some more. Incidentally, there's a reissue of "Shoe Shiner's Drag" with Harry playing side man out now in the Victor Album called simply: LIONEL HAMPTON— And this is really a terrific thing. The Shoe Shine number was made when Lionel and Harry were both with Benny Goodman and if you listen real close, you can pick out Benny Carter on it. Dave Matthews, too. Dave used to be James' arranger {Continued on page 97) 80