The record changer (Jan-Dec 1944)

Carl and Ken Pensoneault up in Wethersfield, Conn., have Just sent us the first installment in a series of card indexes of all hot records ever mentioned in print exclusive of Hot Discography, listing label, serial number, recording group, tunes, master numbers, personnels, and name and date of publication in which the information appeared. 500 references were taken from issues of Jazz Information alone. It's a swell Job and very much appreciated. We have received from Harrison Smith some interesting material including race record catalogs of Vocafion (1931), Electrobeam Gennett (1930), and a complete list of Q.R.S. records from 7000 to 7092. Maybe we'll turn up something here . CORRESPONDENCE ■Although I do not have much opportunity to buy Jazz records over here, I did manage to locate a find as far as I am concerned. In a sfirftll Italian town I found a ftood copy of Duke E.llington's Slni You Sinners on the Hit of the Week label, #1043. Being an Ellington collector, finding the record gave me a real thrill. The. price? A few packs of American cigarettes!" Cpl. R • H. PflugFelder,Jr., 523rd Fighter-Bomber Squad. On page two of the Record Changer why not designate opposite each name whether that advertiser has records listed in both the "Wanted" and "For Disposition • s ec t i ons ? Frequently I see records in the "Wanted" section which I would be willing to trade, but. after searching painstakingly throueh the "For Disposition" section I rind that the same advertiser has nothing listed." George W. Naulty. (Good idea. See page 2.) *ie have several super-fine radio shows in this vicinity which all jazz fans should dig. The Evolution of Jazz comes over »BAP , Ft. lorth, every Monday night from 10:30 to 11:00 P.M. our ■time. This station is 800 kws. on the dial. It takes up one personality or phase of jazz per show and is quite I g ood . I ' Ano t he r and still better show--is Jim Crocker ' s Wax Museum over krld, Dallas, on Saturday nights from 11:30 to 11:55 P.M. This show, run by Jim Crocker, just features a group of good jazz discs each t ime by di f f eren t bands. •A representative show might include an jOliver Creole Jazz Band, an Armstrong 'Hot Five a Beiderbecke, a Teschmacher end then come a little more to the present with a Hodes, Commodore, or any of the recent re-issues. KRLD is 1080 j<ws. on the dial, and is a 50,000 watt station.' Bruce Baker, Jr., Dallas. "There are no hot records in North Ifrica, despite all the exotic foreign Issues of rare masters that one might Imagine. In Oran I found some Pathe ixercise records "avec le Jazz accom pagnement par Willy Lewis et son orchestra." This might have had Bill Colffman, Benny Carter and George Johnson, but I didn't buy it. The colonials here have wild notions of values when it comes to records that have the slightest suggestion of Jazz about them. For an Armstrong Okeh second master on Polydor I'd be wil.ling to bargain." Bud Arnold, Y2C . "Recently I found the following record: THE WASHINGTON IANS Rainy N i ghts( T-2006-2 )/Choo-choo(T -2005-2 )BLU-0 I sc 1002 On page 77 of Hot Discography there is listed under E"llington's Washingtonians 'Rainy Day (2006), Bd 11437*. Only one side is listed .. .Have I found a second master of the above disc, with the title changed from flamy Day to Rainy Mints?* George W. Naulty. "How long are Henderson collectors going to continue under the Impression that the early Dixie Stompers are Henderson when they are obviously Nichols? I believe the first Henderson Dixie Stompers was Jackass Blues." James J. Martin. JACK PETTIS AND HIS PETS 8R0ADWAY STOMP (?) Vo 15761 "This is a fine Whoopee Makers side. First solo is by Pettis on tenor, followed by Goodman backed by guitar, and what sounds like Pollack on drums . This is a must for all Goodman collectors." Carl Kendziora, Jr. (Ed. note: The Record Changer solicits and will print any hot tips and information of interest to jazz collectors. Corrections and differences of opinion are also invited.) The Post Office Department advises that mail which does not carry the required zone number is frequently delayed. If you have been receiving your copy of the Record Changer late this may be the answer. The deadline for advertising is the 15th of each month. Time does not permit us to open any mail received between the 16th of the month and the day the Record Changer is sent to the printer. Due to the pressure of business at the Turkish Embassy, Nesuhi Ertegun was not able to furnish us a piece for this issue. He promises a story on Bunk Johnson for the February issue which I am sure will be tops. Advertisers may design the heading for their own ads. If not familiar with requirements of offset printing, write us for particulars. See page 14 for possibilities. HO HUM DEPARTMENT The December issue of Metronome (Chicago swing music magazine) carries an interesting account of the Record Changer and record collectors in general 31