Swing (Jan-Dec 1950)

SWING SESSION 93 lighly Recommended . . . ECCA 24800 — Bing Crosby with Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians. 'Way Bac\ Home plus The Iowa Indian Song. Bing and Fred combine talents for the second time to bid for more new fame. They give 'Way Bac\ Home, which was first published in 191?, superb treatment, and it should be ripe for revival. The flip is a brand new song penned by Meredith Wilson. It's a song dedicated to the Corn state, but not at all the usual stuff. Count on a surprise! ECCA 24785— Billie Holliday and Louis Armstrong with Sy Oliver directing the orchestra. You Can't Lose a Bro\en Heart and My Sweet Hun\ o' Trash. Billie and Louis team up together for the first time on wax. On the top side they dish out some clever advice to the lovelorn, and trade turns on the lyrics. The reverse is on the humorous side with Billie and Louis throwing in side remarks as the other takes the solo spot. Both tunes are from the new musi' cal, Sugar Hill. An added feature is the musical arranging done by Sy Oliver. 4 It's good jazz. ' ICTOR 20-3586 Perry Como with the j Fontaine Sisters and Mitchell Ayres and I his orchestra. Hush Little Darlin plus I I Wanna Go Home. Here's the smooth i voice of Perry Como, the first with a " lullaby, a dreamy Western ballad which should prove handy to baby sitters; and second with a novel tune in which Perry is outnumbered by the Fontaine Sisters, each desiring to go home with him. , The final result is amoosin' and Perry's i easy style makes this a delightful three | minutes. |0RAL 60128— Jon and Sondra Steele m with orchestra directed by Roy Ross. » My World Is Tou plus The Bells of ■\ Avalon. The My Happiness twins are ^ back with what looks like a sure-fire *f winner. My World Is Tou is a new 1{t ballad written by Mitchell Parish and 14 the male half of this singing combinaiij.tion, Jon "Steele. Its nostalgic melody, plus better than average lyrics, make this a top waxing. The flip is a veteran melody touched up in modern style by Mr. and Mrs. Harmony. An enchanting mixture of old and new. MERCURY 5326 — Vic Damone with Glenn Osser's orchestra. Why Was I Born? and Lonely Night. The youthful crooner has a couple of ballads here that should v/in your favor. Vic seems better than ever with this pair ideally suited to his tenor pipes. Why Was I Born? is that Kern-Hammerstein oldie that should revive quite well. Lonely Night is an adaptation from Berceuse by Jarnefel with modern lyrics by Alec Wilder. Damone fans, you'll like this disc! CAPITOL 57-755— Gordon MacRae with Paul Weston's orchestra. The Sunshine of Your Smile with The Prairie Is Still. Gordon is magnificent with this coupling. The Sunshine side features some powerful singing by MacRae, and the backside is a Western-flavored melody sung smoothly by our crooner. Paul Weston's background music adds the final touch to make this a must. The Album Corner . . . COLUMBIA C189— Doris Day in You're My Thrill. It's well named, because the honey voice of Miss Day makes a thrilling album. Many old standards may be found between the covers, including Bewitched, That Old Feeling, You Go To My Head and I'm Confessin'. Here is vocal artistry applied by Doris Day to popular songs of the first rank. COLUMBIA MJV-55— Gene Autry and supporting cast, with orchestra conducted by Carl Cotner. Stampede. Here's the first of the special children's albums with story and music released by Autry. It's the • next best thing to taking the kiddies to an Autry movie. The story, which follows Gene and an Indian boy, is a rip-snortin', jam-packed-with-excitement tale on records. Just the kind of things the kids will love! * Jenkins Music Company, 1217 Walnut, Kansas City, Missouri. VI. 9430.