Variety (Dec 1946)

38 W«"ilue»»lay, Dei'cnilier 4, 1946 Jocks^ Jukes and Disks ' By George Frazier By now it is scarcely, breaking a co.rifi.denoe to report that Spike Jones' City . Slickers are really kind : ,ot sweil., Eveyythirig considered, th.ey are .just about the :tnpst hilarious group aro.und today and their zani-^ ness is one oE the most pleasant land poSsibly' endurmg) cphtributions Oil records. However, it becomes pro- gressively more apparent that he ana his gang' are more than niereLy funny, In, their best momenls^the inspired , tomloolery of "GhlOe", or "Cocktails for Two" or the like— they achieve a unique and altogether incisive Icind of satire. It's a talent that transcends comedy. Jones' hilarity is edged with a,sharp slash, at Tin Pan Alley and those who play, its wares. That this is not alu-fiys inimediately evident is because it is done with such Consummate urban- it.v. Jones' latest Victor is a couplins; I 01 ■'The Jones Laughing Record" and I •■My Pretty, Girl,'' ^'The Laughiiig; Record" opens with a traditional- rendition ot "The Flight of the.Bum- ble Bee." The soloist doesn't got \'ery far., though. Suddenly someone begins to howl wiih laughter, and then,, sbmoone else, until the whole band is in slitche.s. We're not quile certain what, it .'itli rnearis,, but tlie .^implication -wOuId seem to be thai "Bee".' has degenerated iritb pretty, niuc'h of a joke, which, incidentaliy, l.s. all right with us. Aside from.this, file face is virtually ten inches of uncontrollable contrapuntal laughter ihat will probably have, you roa.i'ing too. AH in all, it's a highly eflective .tob, and ohei, it' seeras o,hly -re^ able to assume, that wiU get a big play, on. the'.jijkes and home spins. Reverse is a good deal more subtle. As a matter of tact, it is pertorrhed in such dead-pan fashion that a lot BMI Pc^ ^ SHEET Hit Tunes ior December (On ;ll*cordf) U» tr«wn-C*l. irOti • King C*U 1ri»-C«il. HM * itom* VtnciMrt-^M tXT99 Stinny SkyUr—M»r(wrv 5004 .'.dpi* Ca*«t-r«itf St«iT BEST MAN, THE U» tr«wn-C*l. i7Mi • King C*U Sunny Skylvr—Mvrcwry COFFEE SONG. THE Uuil Pfima-MMj- - King SiiUrt-Vic. • Franli Sinatra-Col. 3701* D«r*lhv Cla)»—EnlBrprii* 217 • Anilrawf Siittri—D«c.* . EV'RYBODY LOVES MY BABY, MY BABY t9''M (I lOVE YOUl FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS » • . U4y HaMr»r4-M«i. 1071 ■ Charlik Spivoh-Vic. 20.|fl1 • Ell« Filig*r«lil-D»c. »470 King C*U Tri»-C«fi. 304 • AM KaHal-Vagui 711 • Oinok $h*r»-C*l.* ttmn Warr>q-CMm« S14 .■ Da*k Wauan-Manar 1041 * Dav* Danny—Muiicraft* HOLD ME, HOLD ME, HOLD ME VaifghH Manrta-^Vic. tO-lOtS • Harry Ca«)-Slg. 1S03I • Rum Margan-Dac. t«*n Orrin Tudiar-Muiicrafi t90t» • Jimmi* Palmar-Arvid 70S0 1 GUESS I'LL GET THE PAPERS AND GO HOMi (c.Mpb«irra'«i«) MUli •falha(i,.p«c. UMI * Hal DarwIn-Cap. ni * Ui Irawn-i^Cal. 370M ttarUa fi«M*-Vi«. 10.1Wa • Hal Mclnlyr«.;^tina S(& • Kdy Harltadt-laaf Star 11» . S^p Ft«Mi-*V«gwa 7M • lammy Ryan-Fomatn 7004 I'll NEVER lOVE AGAIN Dinah lhara ■ Xavlar Cugal-Cal. S70«0 ■ Andy Ituitall Tita Ouiiar-^MMkari IT'S ALL OVER NOW - rattr tM-rCap. in • CharK* Spt«ali-Vi(. 30^l«l • Run Mafgan-Dac. Utn Tlitaa SunirMaf. 7.10S • Oriin Tvihar-Wwticrart 1S09I • Vara MaMay-Diamand SOlt franhia C«rla-Cal. 37l4i • Catinia Holnai-MaKury 3034 • Hmttf Caal-^Stg.'^ Artia Waync-lat-Upta* • Hark Kam-lampa* " Jack Mctaan^Caml iOm Jimmy falmar—Aivtrf* MANAGUA, NICARAGUA... RICKETY RICKSHAW MAN, THE - feMy Hawairf-M*|. 7ltl JOO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE - €kn MmMV-Cadat lOS • MiMi Oraihari-Dacta 33*31 • Tony Paiiar-CainM 4n Obifar S««|M-Vi<l. t&-lf*0 ■ Madlarnairat-Cai: 37147 VEM VEM Hn Mff * > all » ItOy -t. Oprt Jw-Oartiam 101 • inric Madrjguar«-V«flM 7^4 ' '.'. i^lltoralai Ma). lOil ■ Pan.c>ta-D»c.> - ISN'T TMS lEmX THAN WALKIN'IN THE RAIN fay AlUliWHf''14114** my \ M4r Xhtk-UI." (Ltt iftrrochiHil (few). fhnah lhara ■ Xavlaf Cugal-Cal. X70«0 ■ Andy Itunall-Cap. 1003S • Oaii Amai^^Vic, tOylOtO Tita Ottiiar-rMMkatf 500t WHAT MORE CAN I ASK FOR? - 0«v UinlHinl»-Oata«* • iach MtUaD—CaaM* WHICH WAY DID MY HEART GO? » tS^', m 'm AVnmS, NEW TOKK II, of listeners are going to miss the point. WJiat the Jones band does is to take "IWy Pretty Girl" and pro- vide it With all the painful embel- lishments of the swing-and-sway dance, band idiom. More incisively than anything wc have ever heard, it impnles the excesses—the revolt- ,ing little devices, the parodies of musicianship, that pass a.s the trade- Best Bets Hot"Humoresque" (Mary Lou Williams). , N,oveUy-^"The Jones Laugh- ing Record" (Spike Jones) and • "l Used to Work n> Chicago" (Samni.v Kaye). Ballad—"This Time" (Claude Thornhill),; ; Hillbilly—"One Little Tear- drop Too Late" (Boh Atcher), 10 Best SeDers on Coin-Machines marks of certain/bands. JOnes' boys are really kind of great and if you happen to be one of the individuate who have yet to sample their artistry, "My Pretty Girl" is good a iMace as any to remedy the situa- tion. : It requires something less than genius to predict a. staggering sale tor Sammy Kaye's "1 Used to Work 1. Old Lamplighter (3) (Shapiro-B)...,... 2. Rumors Are Flying (10) (O.Kford). 3. Ole Buttermilk (8) (Burke-VH) 4. Five Minutes More*(20) (Melrose). 4.,,. 5. Things Did Last Summer (5) (Morris).. 6. For Sentimental Rea.son.'? (2) (Leeds)... 7. ColTee Song (8) (Valiaiil).............. 8. To Each His Own (19) (Paramount).... . 9. South America Take Away (1(5) (Wit'k). 10. [ Guess I'll Get Papers (10) (C-P) . .. t Sammy Kaye Viclor } Kay Kysei',.......Columbia Frankle Carle Columbia (Andrews Sisters., , Decca { Kay Ky.ser Colmiibia \ Connee Boswell. Decca f Frank Sinatra... ..Columbia |Tex Beneke...., .. "V^ictor S Vaughn Monroe... . .Victor \ Frank Sinatra. ... .Columbia \ Ella Fitzgerald Decca I Charlie Spivak...... Victor Frank Sinatra Columbia ( Eddy Howard Maiestio I Ink Spots Decca ( Cro.'jby-Andrews Sis. .Decca ( Cugat-Clarke Columbia Mills Bros........,. .Decea Suggested Program All-Hot (.Each of the followivg disks cornains at least one viemorable hot solo.) "No One Else But You"— Louis Armstrong (Okeh). (Arm- strong on trumpet.) "Dinah"—Red Nichols (Bruns- wick) . (Jack Teagarden, trom- bdne.) "Moon Glow"-^Benny Good- man (Columbia). (B. G., ot course.) "Hyde Park"—Duke Ellington (Decca). Johnny Hodges, alto saxophone. "One O'clock Jump"'^Harfy James (Columbia). Herschel Evans, tenor saxophone. "Save It, Pretty Mama"-- Louis Armstrong (Okeh), ,Earl Hines, piano. "Sugar" —^ The Chicagoans (Okeh). Jimmy MacPartland, cornet, Bud Freeman, tenor sax, Frank Teschemacher, elarinet. in Chicago" (Victor). .This is a laundered version of one ot the dirtiest songs ever sung at a stag affair. It is to Kaye's credit that he manages to retain its point without making it ofJensive. There's nothing to be said about it musically, for it makes no pretentions in that direc- tion. Its simple aim is to amuse, and it accomplishes it with a lot to spare. You'll be hearing it on the coin machines. Its coupling, "It's For Dancing "Begin the Beguine"—Artie Shaw (Victor). "You're the Cream in My'Cot- tee"-^Sonny Kendis (Columbia). "Negra Leono"—Xavier Cugat (Columbia). . "Blue Danube"—^Henri Ren« (Victor). , ^ ,: "Tangerine"—Jimniy Dorsey (Decca). "Once in a While"-^Tommy Dorsey (Victor). "Alone Together'*^ Carmen Cavallaro (Decca). Coming Up Whole World Singing Song (Robbins). Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah (Santly-Joy) You Keep eoming Back (Berlin). Passe (Feist) This Is Always (BVC) ., It I'm Lucky (BVC) On the Boardwalk (BVC) Rickety Rickshaw Man (Peer),, Best Man (Vang^uard) .,.......; Huggin' and Chalkin' (Hudson). Gal In Calico (Witmark) Sooner or Later (Santly^sJoy) . 1 1 , Le.s Brown..- Columbia Jimmy Dorsey Decca I Sammy Kaye . ........ Victor I Johnny Mercer..... .Capitol Bing Crosby Decca Jo Staftor^ Capitol 1 Tex Beneke;.........Victor I Margaret Whiting. . .Cafiitol 1 Harry James Columbia ' Dick Haymes ........Decca I Perry Como.. Victor I Jimmy Dorsey, Decca Dick Haymes........ Decca Starlighters ...,... Mercury Eddy Howard., ,. . .Majestic King Cole Trio,. \.. . .Capitol Les Brown.. ,.... .Columbia Hoag.y Carmichael. .. .Decca \ Tex Beneke..Victor [ Bing Crosby Decca Sammy Kaye .Victor" JUNE RICHMOND Currently ZANZIBAR, NEW YORK Opening Dec. 13 PLANTATION, ST. LOUIS a Lie," is another comedy number. It, too, is pleasant enough, but hardly in a class with "I Used to Work in Chicago." "The Mission of the Rose" and (Continued on page 47) DJANGO REINHARDT WORLD-FAMOUS GUITARIST FralHrad byDiik* EllinqroN at CarncgU Hall in bit fint appMrdiie* i* th« U. S,, It alt* a compottr vt mat mwlt. Hit MiimbM'i, "NUAOES," "MILODII AU eRBPUSCULI," "SWIN* 42," mH.. ar« among th* blg- 9*t» Mh In rranc*. Ail Ml -Worki ara publlihad by PUBLICATIONS FRANCIS-PAY, 30 rM da I'ichtqiilw, Parity Who hav« Werid righti on .'Bli, bit: rtportory." nil ( .ili'l I inlii \ (,()()!) )\( , I InSMl : I li.ink- In Ml ( »iir I riniil- THE BEST MAN I5\ \\\vr,\ C\ I rrd W i-r !- I?iv;ikill- I nr ;i IK T W ,th I'M' l<>iilii> < omnicfii.il-. Hccocd- tX. \r!i.I> VANGUARD SONGS 1.1,1,1 ( llll ,,.,n \\|>-I1- IhlMlM I'.ld I'lII'' --l ■li.ir.i llolK u (10(1 '.llll, Mni>et HImI, lliih MotUi'i (,.•■1, Mi;r,