TV Radio Mirror (Jul - Dec 1961)

80H ON THE RECORD A Garland of Roses for Judy at Carnegie Hall (Continued from page 80A) somehow, somewhere along the way, Judy, the star, lost some of her luster. But after listening to "Judy at Carnegie Hall," I'm ready to admit that the new Judy now shines brighter than ever. Without a doubt, this LP is the definitive Judy Garland, a triumphant tour de force that should be on the record shelf of every follower of show business. Her dynamism, coupled with the contagion of the audience, makes this album a vibrant, never-to-be-forgotten experience. And speaking of nostalgia: If, after playing Side Four, you don't have a lump in your throat, then you've never heard of Judy Garland. As she does a reprise of the songs identified with her — "You Made Me Love You," "For Me and My Gal," "The Trolley Song," "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby," and the big one, "Over the Rainbow" — and then is pulled back by an overwhelming ovation for three encores— you can't help sharing in the excitement of the moment. Next March 11, Judy can be seen as well as heard in an hour-long TV spectacular on CBS-TV. I don't know about you, but I'll be front row center. Jazz Poll Winners (Continued from page 80B) Carmen McRae, Nancy Wilson, Nancy Harrow, Anita O'Day, Etta Jones, Aretha Franklin, Dinah Washington, Ida Cox and Chris Connor. It's no wonder that the critics, who found no agreement on a female jazz singer, were not unanimous in their choices in other categories. With this in mind, the runners-up in the poll can in no way be considered "second best." The rest of the jazz LP's mentioned: Best Band: "Suite Thursday," Duke Ellington (Columbia 1597), and "Out of the Cool," Gil Evans (Impulse 4). Best Small Combo : "Blues Aplenty," Johnny Hodges Combo (Verve 8358). Best Featured Instrumentalist: "My Favorite Things," John Coltrane (Atlantic 1361), "Art," Art Farmer (Argo 678), and "Gillespiana," Dizzy Gillespie (Verve 8394). Best Piano: "Dreamstreet," Erroll Earner (ABC-Paramount 365). Best Male Jazz Singer: "The Bill Broonzy Story" (Verve 3000-5), and "Muddy Waters at Newport" (Chess 1449). Best Vocal Group: "The Double Six of Paris" (Capitol 10259). Introducing Don Mills TV RADIO MIRROR Record Editor Don Mills works in idyllic surroundings — aboard his houseboat. Right: Don with wife Peggy, daughter Robin, 12, and son David, 18 months. • Don Mills, our new record editor, listens to the records he reviews in idyllic seclusion — on a houseboat in Sausalito on the San Francisco Bay. A former Navy electronics technician, Don has rigged up an intricate hi-fi system that uses a tape recorder as amplifier, with all component parts powered by a clock radio so he can wake up — or fall asleep — to the music of his choice. The commanding view of the Bay from his deck gives music an added dimension, he says, "even though high tide changes the acoustic's a bit." Don started listening to and collecting records in high school at Laguna Beach, California — in fact, he was voted entertainment director, a job that involved taking care of the record player at school dances. "I was elected because I had the largest record collection," he says. In the years since, he has been active in many phases of publishing and show business. After graduation, in 1952, from the University of California at Berkeley, where he was an editor of the campus daily, Don worked for several Bay Area metropolitan newspapers, then became publicity and public relations director of KPIX-TV. After two years he moved on to the staff of TV Guide Magazine. He returned to his first love, music, three years later, handling public relations for a large group of record distributors. With this experience, he is now well qualified to offer objective evaluations of the continuous stream of new records released, combining an insider's knowledge of how the business really works with a journalist's practiced eye — and ear. Now thirty-three years old, Don shares his rustic two-bedroom houseboat with his wife Peggy, twelve-year-old Robin — a willowy sub-teen who sometimes offers expert judgment on the newest rock V roll — and eighteenmonth-old David Mercury (named after the U.S. astronauts) , who loves to turn up the volume-control knobs on the hi-fi system. Don is enthusiastic about TV Radio Mirror's new "On the Record" section. "My aim," he says, "is to cover the most significant of the new records, both LPs and singles in the popular field, and news of recording artists who have won popular approval or are most apt to. I'll be trying to keep our readers informed about the new directions the record business takes, and I'm confident that, among readers of general magazines, they'll be the first to know the latest about the fascinating world of music on record."