Screenland (Feb-Oct 1949)

membered it 'cause the picture is years old — but they did and hip hip hooray for it! Two-sided cookie that'll gas you! But there's yet another Martin face — "No Orchids For My Lady" and "We're Not Getting Any Younger, Baby" — and don't you wish you were Cyd Charisse! I'd rather be Tony Martin! (Victor) Ray McKinley — All of Mac's fine showmanship and versatility comes out on this brace of goodies — "Little Jack Frost Get Lost" and "Sunflower" — the first, an ounce of nice bounce, and t'other, 'bout the state of the same nickname — with a western flavor all through the grooves. Jean Friley rides sidesaddle with Ray on this one — but we wish he'd cut more stuff like "Hangover Square" and "'Sandstorm." (Victor) Peggy Lee and Dean Martin — Capitol's answer to Doris Day and Buddy Clark gets off on "You Was," which Vic Damone and Patti Page did on Mercury, and they make a nice duo. But who couldn't sing next to Peg — a darling doll. Or is she an ice cream cone blum-blum! Dean lets her solo on the flip — "Someone Like You" and she does so well Capitol gave her her own big cookie to play with — result — "Blum Blum" — a nonsensical bit of fluff which will hydromatically drive you off your rocker. Flip of that is Mrs. Barbour at her most velvety — "If You Could See Me Now" — which Sarah Vaughan made famous and v. v. Peg sounds like a cumulu= cloud! (Capitol) Frank Sinatra — Ah, ma petite chou — voici un chanson tres tres charmant — "Comme Ci. Comme Ca" — une importation Francaise — and Christina's Daddy does it tres prettily. Has a lilt that gets under your you know what. Other cheek is "When The Angelus Was Ringing" — HYA Clyde! It's May outside! Put that scratch sheet aside And let's go for a ride! AND we mean at 78 RPM, which means — revolutions per minute, though your little head is probably revolving at 45 RPM, except in months without an R and then at LP speed, which is 33 1/3 RPM. Oh those record companies! You almost need a different player for every label. 'Smurder! Anyhoo it's all in the name of progress and those regular cookies are still with us and always will be — so here we go riding 'tween their pretty grooves, picking up new sound in every one! HEAVENLY! Perry Como — The kid from Canonsburg, Pa., is a neighbor of this kid, buys his meat from the same butcher, too. He sang a new song for us when we were over his pad one day — and predicted oodles and oodles for it. Was kicks to hear a hit before anyone else — even before he waxed it! You've been diggin' it as "I Can't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore" — and was Ronnie's Daddy right or was he right! Backside is "Forever And Ever," in waltz tempo and there's yet another slab— "With A Song In My Heart" and "Blue Room" — right from "Words And Music," P. C.'s flicker — in fact, right from the sound track. Jack! Great Rodgers and Hart! And Perry's like ice cream! (Victor) Mary Ann McCall — One of the most underrated canaries in the eagle's nest — Mary Ann sings up a mild storm on her ownsy on the Discovery label. She's still with Woody Herman but etched these solos and clap feet she did! "You're Mine You" and "I Hadn't Anyone Till You"— two great songs get caressing treatment under Miss Mac's livid larynx. And Phil Moore's small group behind her puts the frosting on the cake! (Discovery) Tony Martin — Well, rum diddle diddle! Which turntable has the Tony! It's a lucky one that does 'cause the marcelled moaner's soul stirring tonsils are always thrilling to dig — 'specially on "The Tenement Symphony." 'Sail about the "Concrete Jungle" — N. Y., that is — and captures the heartbeat of the city wrapped up in a beautiful theme. Comes from the Marx Bros, celluloid, "The Big Store" — and Tony decided to cut it when they screamed for it on his appearance in England. He didn't think anyone re Xavier Cugat makes himself right at home as guest of Freddy on WOV show. Screen land 51