Radio mirror (Jan-June 1948)

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oW Sr^Tj-*H >i.4-l<M (/> to o new RECORDS KECOMMENDED By KEN ALDEN WOODY HERMAN: Helped by his crack eight-man unit, sings a group of nostalgic blues songs in a new Columbia album. Best, "Under A Blanket of Blue." KAY KYSER: Rushes thru an album of familiar college grid songs for rah rah record results. Columbia. HARRY HORLICK: In a new MGM album conducts his orchestra in a lovely grouping of Strauss waltzes including the imperishable "Blue Danube." For % time addicts. BUDDY WEED TRIO: Good stuff with "Sugar" and "Fun and Fancy Free." Don't pass it up. MGM. FRANK SINATRA: Does two new Richard Rodgers songs from the musical hit, "Allegro"— "So Far" and "When A Fellow Needs A Girl." Columbia. LOUIS PRIMA: Gives his version of the wild and wacky "Civilization" and it's a good one. Backed up with "Forsaking All Others." Victor. DORIS DAY: Columbia's new thrush does a polka, "Poppa, Won't You Dance With Me?" and "Say Something Nice About Me." Answering the last statement we say Doris Day is okay. BUDDY CLARK: Right now this gent is doing the best disc vocalizing. Trv him on "Sincerely Yours" and "Freedom Train." Columbia. Another discing of the latter Berlin tune is made by Capitol with Johnny Mercer, Benny Goodman, Peggy Lee and Margaret Whiting all joining in. GORDON MACRAE: Another baritone biggie clicks with "I Understand." Capitol. ■'I Still Get Jealous" and ARTHUR GODFREY: Look who's on records, radio's puckish personality. He has fun with "For Me and My Gal" and "Too Fat Polka." Columbia. Radio's "Whistler" has his theme song recorded by Sam Donahue's band for Capitol. DIZZY GILLESPIE SEXTET: Good jazz turns up on both sides with "All The Things You Are" and "Dizzy Atmosphere." Musicraft. GEORGE PAXTON: Plays the nostalgic "Sweet and Lovely" and pairs it with, of all things. "Yale Blues." Musicraft. TEX BENEKE: Have their fling with the Italian hit, "I Have But One Heart" with the reverse devoted to "Too Late." Victor. TONY MARTIN: Has a new Victor version of the song you associate with him, "Begin the Beguine." He really sings it. On the back, "The Christmas Song." FREDDY MARTIN: Gives a dance tempo to the fiddler's delight, "Hora Staccato.' reverse, "Santa Claus Express," can be skipped. Victor. The