Phonograph Monthly Review, Vol. 2, No. 1 (1927-10)

36 The Phonograph Monthly Review October, 1927 Hebrew. Cantor Josef Shlisky and his choir sing Berosh hashono and Uv yom hashabos on Victor 68847 and the great comedian Ludwig Satz offers Victor 80036. Others from Vic- tor are 79469 (Rothstein), 79467 (Goldstein), and 79468 (Hoffman and Goldstein); Solomon Rothstein’s record is the most interesting. Columbia takes honor, however, in the Jewish lists this month with 8145-F, another lively coupling by the Boibriker Kapelle, and 8143-F, two folk songs with very good accompaniments (Mischa Appelbaum is the solo- ist). Moskowitz, tenor, is heard on 8144-F, and the Yiddish Natzional Arbeiter Farband Chor on 8141 and 8142-F. Hungarian. The leading record is Victor 20789, by Szi- geti’s Orchestra, followed by Columbia 10137, by the Colum- bia Zenekar. Victor offers csardas selections by the Kolom- par Peti ciganybandaja (79456) and Columbia by Berchi Bela (10135-F). Other Columbias are 10136-F (Erno, tenor), and 12059, the Columbia Instrumental Quintet in a waltz and polka. Italian Columbia: Nos. 14305 to 14311-F, respectively, by the Sestetto Tafarella, Balsamo (tenor), Romani and Romito (violin and tenor), Romito, Dones (baritone, in Sicilian songs), Cavadore (tenor, in Piedmontese songs), and de Laurentis (baritone). Okeh: 9330, ' Crivel (tenor) in Marcherita and Creola; 9331, O Sole Mio for Hawaiian guitar duet; 9328 and 9329, a four-part Canzoniero Napoli- tano by the Mandoline Orchestra. Victor: 35837, the Rossi Band in a good coupling; 80035, Banda Italiana Lombardi; 79457, Partipilos Mandolin Orchestra; 79454, Orchestra Ital- iana Tafarella; 79452-3, vocals by de Laurentis and Di Maio, and 79473-4, vocals by Gandolfi and Reschiglian. The Or- chestra Italiana Tafarella’s record leads the instrumentals, and the songs of Di Maio and Rescgihlian, the vocals. Lithuanian. The best Lithuanian of the month is easily Okeh 26048, Linda Sipavicute, an excellent soprano, heard in Kad Galecian and Varguolis—the latter selection is to be specially commended. Okeh 26049 is sung by Buksnaitis and Gelezunias; Columbia 16073-5-F, respectively by: Vana- gaitis (comedian), Kudirka (tenor), and Menkelumiuta (soprano) The Victors are: 79481, Reksnis and His Orches- tra; 79482, Venckevicz and Zuka; and 80037, a waltz and polka by Labucki’s Orchestra. Polish., Okeh: 11323, accordion solos by Subota; 11324, rather good tenor solos by Golanski; 11325, a comic duet; and 11326, by Ed. Krotochwila’s Orchestra. Columbia Nos. 18208 to 182i3-F are by, respectively: Fr. Przybybskiego in the first two records, the Orkiestra Braci Kipkowskicn, Stefan Jarosz in mountain songs, Janina Stanska (soprano), and Ulatowski, comedian. The best of the Victors is 79477, two very gay polkas by Kapalka i Jego Orchestra. Others are: 68844, two marches by the Polska Kapela Wojskowa; 79478. clarinet solos by Lebucki; 79479 and 79480, comic sketches by Zelinski i Trupa; and 80033, polkas by Wesola Czworka. Portuguese. These are all Victors and by the same artist, Lomelino Silva. Silva’s voice is pleasing, but the most re- markable feature of these eight records (79487 to 79494) are the quiet, restrained piano accompaniments, beautifully played by an unnamed artist. The same mood seems to pervade all the selections sung, but to hear the accompani- ments alone is a real pleasure. Slovenian-Krainer. Okeh: 18064 and 24059, by Gellert and the Strukelz Trio respectively. Columbia: 24054 and 24055 are sketches by Gellert and Co.; 25069 and 25070, are by the Hoyer Trio; 24056, csardas selections by the Ciganska Hudba; and 25068, two rather disappo ; nting waltzes by the Columbia Orchestra. Victor: 79483 and 4 are by Racic and Godba, well known Slovenian artists in Chicago. Bohemian. Okeh 17323 couples sturdily played polka and waltzes by the Brouskova Vojenska Kapella; Columbia 99. 100, and 101-F are respectively by the Fisherova Sokolska Kapella. the Ceska Venkovska Kapella, and the Ceskoslo- venska Narodni Kapella. French-Canadian. Columbia 34079-F and 34105-F are re- spectively by Debelleval, baritone, and Paul Vladem, tenor; the latter is heard in the Bach-Gounod Ave Maria. Ukrainian. There are four Columbias, Nos. 27102-5-F; respectively: folk songs by Kirstuik, baritone; comic songs by Poltawci; dances by the Ukrainska Orchestra; and comic duets by Zukowsky and Krasnowska. Scandinavian. Okeh 19218 and 19219 are songs by Ernst Rolf and waltzes by the Svenska Kapellet, respectively. Columbia 22058-9-F are by the E. Jahrl instrumentalists; 26056-7-F are by Oscar Green, and the Svenska national Koren de Svenska, respectively; the last named disk is an excellent example of the abilities of modern talents in re- cording a large male chorus. Finnish. Columbia 3053-5-F: accordion solos by Herranan. popular songs by Simila (baritone), and comic sketches by Kirsti Suomo. Serbo-Croatian. Columbia 1060-1-F; by the Tamburaski zbor “Jorgovan” orchestra and chorus; 1062-F couples folk songs by Jovanovic, baritone. RuAfian. Columbia 20111 and 20112-F are by Medoff (tenor) and the Columbia Russian Orchestra respectively; the latter is rather disappointing this month. 31042-F is by Cantat de Musicsi eni Joan Harlegas; 31043-4-F, by Julian, comedian. Mexican. The best of the long Victor list are: 79485, Julia Waltz song by Margarita Cueto; 79414, songs by Filipe de Hoyo; 79241, Mariposas tango by the Orquesta Internacional; 79839, tangos by the Orquesta Tipica Victor. A Ferrazzano y 3 U Orquesta Tipica has two excellent records (79832 and *79338); and the Elio Rietti Jazz Band does extremely well with Elina, fox trot. Also worthy of special mention are 79830. 79836 and 79840, not so much for the songs as for the remarkable accompaniments for two guitars. The Orquesta Internacionai is heard on 79460 and 79470, Moriche and Utrera on 79384, Mejia on 79422 and 79440, Quiroga on 79847, and Magaldi on 79826. Miscellaneous. Fishers Dance Orchestra does well with the Kavalier Waltz on Columbia 59041-F; Kosatkas Con- certina Trio not so well on Columbia 12060-F; and the Par- tipilos Mandolin Orchestra only fairly well with In a Little Spanish Town and Russian Lullaby on Victor 20818. S. F. Victor 300-1—Gene Tunney’s Health Exercises. (2 DIOs Alb. with chart, $3.00.) The Victor Company takes advantage of Tunney’s pres- ent hold on the boxing crown to issue the “literary prize fighter’s” recorded health exercises and talks. The accom- panying diagrams and pictures of Tunney add to the efficacy of the records. While the writer is not familiar with other health records, he dares to hazard the opinion that these can hold their own with anything less than an extensive course in many records. Certainly Tunney’s exercises are simple and practical and may well result in the building up of the weakened constitutions of phonograph enthusiasts, who, now that electric motors are so rapidly supplanting hand-wound machines, are feeling the effects of the lack of adequate exercise! At any rate this little album is both interesting and valuable. “Exceedingly uneven” is the proper characterization of this month’s dance releases, which are as varied and as dif- fering in merits as possibly can be imagined. The most- interesting one is Columbia 14235-D (The Bluq Ribbon Blues and Whale Dip) played by the Blue Ribbon Syneopators,