Screenland (July–Dec 1947)

Fred Robbins Right Off the Record Continued from page 49 with a little groovey jump blues on her fresh pizza, "It Takes a Long Long Train with a Red Caboose to Carry My Blues Away," (and a whole mouthful of breath to say it, too) . Only takes a wee bit of Peg to dispose of my blues, tho. I don't need any train. Turn Peg around and she gets intime as melted butter on '"Just an Old Love of Mine," another tune by herself and chain Dave Barbour. M-m-m. (Capitol) • PERRY COMO: The ex-barber from Canonburg, Pa., doesn't cut the ears at all, even leaves the sideburns just right on a brace of beauties from "Allegro," Rodgers' and Hammerstein's new musical. How these guys can write 'em! All that great stuff from "Oklahoma!" and "Carousel," and still it comes! And with Perry's pipes around 'em, how can they miss! (Victor) DORIS DAY: You'll be glimmin' this scented man-killer in "Romance in High C" ere long now and she's already started her second pix. They've been blowing their tops over Doris in Hollywood and her director, Mike Curtiz says she's the greatest thing to come along since kissing. They've got tremendous plans for her. You dig her every week with Nancy's Daddy on the "Hit Parade" and here's the deal on her new acetate, Kate. You can almost taste the ice cream on "A Chocolate Sundae on a Saturday Night," sweet nostalgia 'bout the corner apothecary, Mary. You can have my whipped cream any time, Doris. Flipover is lump in the throat stuff, "Just an Old Love of Mine." What nice bronchial tubes! (Columbia) DICK HAYMES: Richard ouvres that golden mouth and out gushes twenty inches about, chime time. There's Mel Torme and Bob Wells' wonderful "Christmas Song," which you've heard thousands of times by now, and "Christmas Dreaming a Little Early This Year," which makes it timely about Sept. or Oct. or even any other month, 'cause who stops dreaming about Dec. 25 any time? Joanne Dru's hubby's baked a whole Xmas album, too, with the Song Spinners Choir. There's "Ave Maria," "Cradle Song of the Virgin," "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear," "Joy to the World," "O Little Town of Bethlehem," "The First Noel." All you need is the snow. (Decca album A 581) LOUIS PRIMA: The guy who plays pretty for the people cooks his first waffle and a half for Victor, "Civilization," and "Forsaking All Others." First is tres cacchetori, morning glory, all about an African savage who's happy right where he is. "Bongo, bongo, bongo, I don't want to leave the Congo" is his theme. Maybe he's got the right idea, but then where would he dig all these nice cookies and find all these groovy presents? Louis puts his arm around Cathy Allen on the back. You don't find her in the Congo, either. Senor Prima is on the beama on another slab whic\ he splits with Phil Harris, coupla tunes from Walt Disney's Xmas gift, "Fun and Fancy Free," "Say It With a Slap," and the title song. The slap opus is about the grizzly rascals and how they show their affection. The whippoorwills whipper but the fuzzy ones — they really lay some skin on you — whack! Alice's boy takes over on the other side, pulling all stops on that personality. (Victor) TEX BENEKE WITH THE GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA: Touchdown! Here's your prom date, gate! And it makes no never mind what colors you're lapeling to those football games these nippy Sat. P.M.s. The kid from Texas has wrapped up a load of campus cadenzas in one shiny album waving his tonsils with those of Garry Stevens and the Moonlight Serenaders to "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi," "Washington and Lee Swing," "Alma Mater, Cornell," "The Eyes of Texas." "Rambling Wreck from Georgia Tech." "Anchors Aweigh," "On Wisconsin," and "Victory March of Notre Dame." Hold that line! (Victor P 183) BING CROSBY: Hank Greenberg's boss right in the season's spirit with 4 hunks of mistletoe, "The Christmas Song," "0 Fir Tree Dark," "Emperor Waltz" and "I Kiss Your Hand Madame." First time the lovely waltz has words, and they're welcome. So is Harry Lillis, even on the 4th of July. (Decca) CLAUDE THORNHILL: "Early Autumn," "Oh You Beautiful Doll." The most beautiful sounding band today is the one of the Snowfall kid, and that airy canary. Fran Warren, gets better all the time. What infinite silkiness! What delicious decibels! "Early Autumn" is a scrumptious beguine loaded with Fran's appealing squealing, and the flip spots Gene Williams in the tune he does in the Columbia short with F. R., "Thrills of Music," which you'll be feasting your retina on one of these days. (Columbia) HARRY JAMES: "My Future Just Passed," "Too Marvelous for Words." Jessie James' daddy horns in with a deuce of oldies that're positively wizard. Marion Morgan curls her adenoids around the first, a gorgeous thing by Margaret Whiting's late Dad, Dick, and Buddy Di Vito sings oh, so very-very on the flip, which is from "Dark Passage," and which covers Lauren like red covers a fire engine. You can also absorb the warbling of the Morgan babe on "Strange What a Song Can Do" and "My Friend Irma." (Columbia) FRANK SINATRA: "The Stars Will Remember," "Christmas Dreaming." Nancy's Daddy splashes some au gratin epiglottis on your audio tab. Both are dreamy, creamy ballads, like Paris in the spring, or even New York at chime time. And that Axel Stordahl arranging! Yummv! (Columbia) BILLY ECKSTINE: At last a fine waffle by the Vibrato, Otto, with both cheeks like money from home. There's the saga of "The Wildest Gal in Town" and "On the Boulevard of Memories." Billy's in full throat all the way home and the big cat on the MGM label at last has something to roar about. 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