Variety (April 1964)

By) DAVE ‘SJAMPEL ~~ ’Pokyo, “Novi Ve #gome. jazz. i is ‘more: far. out: than “"elassical music,” said Benny Good-|-: : “Tt's ‘a, fact, “not. a. matter of} - “man. “criticism.” Goodnian : | “was : unique merging:of jazz. and clas-} . Sical for his sellout eight-city: Japan swing. ‘In. the first half of his ‘con-|:"° “certs, he. soloed. with ?a -35-piece| °: ‘ chamber . group -from. the Biippen 46 on-| ' .Philharmonic.’ on: Mozart’s a _ certo for Clarinet.” For the balance }-. of his: program, ‘Goodman ‘assumed | -a more: familiar. stance with a-new]™ jaz. -quartet, -featuring. Richard “Shreve on piano, Monty. Budwig on|: : . Dass. and Colin. Bailey: on drums.. “It’s a-very interesting experi-. -Mment,”: ‘the ‘clarinet maestro ob served, “But-I. did this last:year in|” “New: ¥ rk. and Pye: wa Ss Mone ‘a Ree ec in eae avs ae wm Foe “; don't: go,” id che: said. . “There’s no: ‘joubt. in my. ‘mind ws “that some: people-don’t like it,” he|an ‘continued. : “I think there are some} . jazz ‘diehards. who. don’t like. the]: . ‘@lassical part: ‘But you. ‘can't. lease] Spee “J think the tinie: will come when | © this. ‘willbe :common_ procedure,” he. ‘reflected. “Tm nét really trying |: “to: convert. atiybody. -Butit’s .a funny thing, when people. see some‘body < friendly . playing classical | -music. they accept it better. It’s: stil] my clarinet,’ _ but. using. a different vocabulary,” -. Although he-i is ‘not .as actively in-} “volved: in. the. jazz. wars .as in ‘the. days: when: he pioneeréd.the. -wide spread -acceptance of. that: music. ., with. his: brilliant’ big. bands’ and| 7 combos;:Goodman’ demonstrated in|: -his performiances. that ‘he. is not yet "ready" to take a back seat.. -& Changing. Business a Te: always had trouble: ® eplaining this, but you take a fellow like}. Isaac Stern. He doesn’t: tour . 50: “weeks. a year.’ That’s. the nature: of : Ur ‘business now,” Goodman. said.. . “Being thatthis ‘business ‘has be eomea concert: ‘business; -we use. “-the’ ‘same ~ procedures,” che: ‘added. “At the time: when we ‘used to _ _ work 50 weeks a year, ‘people. -asked |. now. we could stand the: pace. Now they askwhy. we. don’t: work more.’ Goodman has little: sympathy for| . those | ‘jazzmen who. complain. about | limited job. opportunities. “T think. one of :the things’ about: “: Jazz musicians. who squawk—and: I _ . Suppose. I'll -hhave-to. speak generally: ” a —is.that they.:have a holier-than .. thou. attitude,’ | Goodman. opined. “They: should” keep -in’ mind that ‘there is :an ‘audience and. that}: ‘ “people. don’t have: to like what they _ do... ‘I. think |-a little. self-criticism, isn’t bad. either,” he said.: Goodman. does not. concur. that |’ Things are © ‘especially: difficult ~ in} 2 (Continued, on page: 72)" Oe. SHOLES COMPLETES ~ VICTOR: A&R. SHAKEUP * Joe: Rene, Andie arranger-pro. @ucer,;: has : joined RCA. Victor’s . New: York pop artists: -&. repertoire staff, With this. “appointment, -pop a&r. chief Steve Sholes. completes. _, the. reorganization ° of the. depart-: “ment.” ‘In: the: wake ‘of ‘Hugo . & Luigi’s: exit. from. the: label, ‘Sholes : said: he’ll review all ‘independent: ‘production deals: ' Sholes plans* to: “unify” theNew: “York, Nashville and Hollywood a&r’. operations. and: ‘the = radio-tv’ ‘pro| ‘motion. force. He ‘added. that _pub_lishers will be told: which: a&r‘pro-" ' ducer: ‘is responsible. ‘for® the. re-! _fordings of a Particular’ artist. Masical Heist _ ” Honolulu,. April. 7, ‘Thieves ‘raided the Musicians. As| = »..:sociation’.of . Honolulu office™ ‘and a ie walked : off. with. ‘$1, 800. worth . of! equipment... , Loss. “was. itemized. as a: $1. 200-1 “eaiem ator, .a $400. + *~awriterand. ee: $200 adding 3 machine, « me : discussing his oy (RCO). SAL eT sold eo men = ome: ‘ cs nan Ser >a Norman 6 rai ‘i J ttalian Disk Best Sellers. Rome, April: ‘fe -, The Mimporta Mondo. Payone | Chieago;: April. a: tions. between the all-Negro Local 208 and: the ‘larger’ ‘Local 10. haye ‘what: the negotiators: have: failed to months. -here, many of the disagreements that had’ been’ resolved through: bargaining, better compromise. British Musicians Union Explains. Units Exchange. “London, ‘April Th. ‘local beat groups with ambitions of going to the 'U:S.. that the -MU’s: one-for-one. exchange. agreement with: the American: Federation. -Of Musicians: ‘stands’ for ‘STOUPS. as . for ‘other’ tooters. ‘who pioneered the: initialexchange agreement, © the.” Anglo-U.S.: a _group-for-group basis. “Francis. said. it: would. be per-| | feetly. ‘acceptableto. the. union_ if, ’ oe ‘say, -an American® jazz band: was |” vt ‘imported. into :Britain in exchange | ! for a: local beat. group. ' " Clarification ‘of -thissituation—_|. , “bwhich in.-fact thas been. operating | ‘since the days: when: American: lrockers. like’ Bill. Haley came .over Concert, and. iv-radio “engagements, | |s0-vearhistory,’ : : ‘Society ‘of Composers, . Authors © & | ; | Publishers. is: now. finding. itself. in|..""~ ‘Tthe most preCarious: situation: since |~ * Lacrinia: sui Viso. wie ae Le Sold | . _ /4{Riccordi) _ | ‘Non. Ho. ‘PEia. Leeann .Cinquettl a (CGD) | ; ‘Quands: Nedrai Baca (UA) ae " Pitney cm Ognt. Vola. 7 .. Aka a (RCA). 3°. : Please, Please. Mee, . Beatles be, ‘(Paflophon) . an Un Bacio Plecolissime mo _. (Carosello)’ Robertino a Sabato. Sera ceases --Filippint Citta ‘Vuota. ae wes o» zo --Mina ‘. * (Ri-Fi):: fe ‘Stasera Ne Ne: ‘No. Germant au (Jolly). -x. The. are ‘merger. negotia-. been: taken’ out.of the hands of: the’| Chicago . disputantsby. : American: Federation’ of Musicians’ national: “prexy Herman Kenin. The. two Chi Jocals.. have ‘gone. “past: two. ‘dead| lines. for. the: ‘completion . of: the: negotiations set by. the national ‘of: fice | and. ‘the ‘case will go. from: “i local mediation ‘to national office . arbitration, *. a Kenin: has. in ‘his handsdetailed |‘proposals for. ‘the: ‘merger: as. seen. by: both. Windy City. ‘locals. ‘and: it. will .be. up to him. to: do ‘py . fiat’ do-at the bargaining tables in, six” “While . the..two ‘locals. have: ine’ voked a veil of secrecy about’ the |>| proposals, it has ‘been learned: that there ‘|..are large’. differences of opinions: in’ the ‘two ‘presentations. ‘One Local 10-negotiator:said that |. the. proposals. -actually : incorporate | “Barney Young,. that ASCAP. ‘writers conduct.a ‘freedom march” against |' contingent -of local -waxers.. has: still found :time: ‘to .-record. Richard: Anthony; Bobby Vee. ‘arid |: ‘but that: the two Jocals: had revived . ‘them .inorder to: end Pp. with. a. | Deal Continues With ‘AFM | vision’: and . operators, with | which ASCAP:: is|~ ‘now: _attempting to open’ negotia-|. “| tions. ASCAP criginally . -pranted. a “In other words; ‘for every ‘British: ‘outfit: that -plays. the’ States,. an: American. . “counterpart” must.’ be'| booked in ‘the U: K. “within a-‘rea-sonably., short. space ‘of: time.”. Ac-. ‘cording to Harry Francis,: MU exec | . ‘eX-: ‘changesneed ‘not, however, be on oO there on “Aug. 20. : to.:the U.K: in: the. ‘early ‘days of: the: Yank rock: ‘’n’ roll -boom—comes |‘ Jat. a_ time “when. several . British | Tenne combos: are dickering. for U. Ss. “I RCH , ur By. HERMAN: SCHOENFELD “At ‘the. ‘financial ‘pimacle. ‘of. its|" . the. American a ‘its 25th birthday in 1939when. its| janes. was blacked. out: on the. air-} -~ | Janes: 2 ‘The ‘new: critical juncture. ‘again ““l finds .ASCAP’ at “loggerheads with} . | the broadcasters over new. licensing |. agreements. About. 85%. is:.now -hanging in the balance. of current . “Htigation and, negotiation. . oe _ ASCAP ‘is ‘facing é ap. ‘to ‘one. proposition—the~ ‘-broad-1" maas | casters want :to :payJess:money for| = ~ P Rausie perforinante rights. The in are ‘ ..:| dependent. .radio ° stations:. want. |: .:{reduction: in the “ASCAP . blanket | ~-+' >.1} license fee; the. independent tv) #7555 e . ._ | stations. want.'a new form of per;| .., eae |:Program ‘license. in which. syndi-]. { ‘cated shows would. -be.. excluded]. « fromthe deal; and the radio net-| . }works, led by CBS Radio, also want| <= ~, | a: per-program license that will not| . | involve’ any flat fee or. ‘guarantee of}. “| any minimum payment to-ASCAP.:} i . ‘All of these. hassles, are now. in the}”: | courts, ‘chiefly. in ‘Court which has : jurisdiction : ‘over |: | rates ‘under the antitrust decree. . | ‘ASCAP's frustration in attempting ‘to come to terms: with ‘its big-: gest user of music was. reflected at} ‘last: week's: meeting’. of” the New} York membership ‘at a N.. -Y. -Federal | cana :Hotel:. satisfaction with the turn of events was also. distinctly’ heard in’ the } noe against, ‘Broadeast ‘Music lisher on the board, but stated: that ‘this was not ‘the: opportune time to Jaunch such. a fight. ASCAP. ‘ prexy ° “Stanley ° : Adariis: also. applauded a: proposal; ‘made by| ‘the broadcasters. -. For . the. past decade,. Young has: been a doggedly: litigating anti-BMI zealot’ but... his. onetime affiliation: with.. BMI ‘was thrown. coldly. in his face by. Pinky. Herman. Herman” : Hopeful: notes were. struck: in. Te‘ports ‘that: ASCAP was now in ‘the process... of . developing : ‘new customers. “Among them -are’ toll-telecommunity | antenna cuffo license .to: the Hartford ‘toll ‘tv operation because of. its. experi‘mental .naturé, but. now: “feels the ‘time ° has come to set. a Feasonable. rate. "ASGAP will: be making ‘a special}. foreign: distribution of. $1,067,999 in| 7 'NARAS Making Titi = | ‘Grammy’ Awards May 12'. {-Tessler joins’ Colum’ on National Academy. of Recording |: 4d Arts” & Sciences: will . make. “Grammy”: ‘awards . on. ‘May 12. vat’ " |-eeremonies.in :Los_ Angeles, New May from “ coin. received : from England, Sweden, and Italy. _ Stravinsky’ Ss. ‘New Work | . J érusalem, ‘April. 7: . 1964 Music Festival. in. Israel: : “is Igor» Stravinsky’s newest . “work, “Abraham and. Isaac.” Robert | Craft: will ‘conduct ‘it. 7 Composer oe ‘Prince. ‘Igor? “aS, che -is sSometimes.-called) ‘got. : the: inspiration when: he’ vis-". ited Israel!’ in. 1962 as : a Buest, : . of the. “Festival.” oe : variety: ‘of } resistances from its. ‘various ‘broad-. -' [east ‘customers; but all: of :it adds}. at the : -Ameri’ While. ‘much of. the griping -about: ASCAP’s ‘leadership |‘eame fromthe circle of perennial ‘dissidents, ‘a Teal undertone. of dis A demand’ was: made by veteran ‘songwriter Johnny . Redmond’ that}: -ASCAP publishers with BMI affiliates step off the-Societv’s board : ASCAP’s: general: counsel. Herman Finkelstein said he too. was ‘Opposed to ‘the. dual ‘allegiance. of. any--pub-.|: Stones. ‘composition, Belongs To Yesterday, out: another.| | “Pm : Going. To Find Myself A. Girl” by The. Avons |} ‘and Joe Meek’s “‘Lips Are Redder’| ‘1 On: You,”. whic! were flown to the.| ‘US: immediately after. the session. : we is ~ another -perenhial: A ASCAP critic whose -customary | | lengthy: broadsides now ‘have. ‘to. be “1 trimmed to: a fiye-minute. floor dis-. | cussion. limit: Herman was ‘unable -|to formulate any. specific: critique ‘within his meager allotment _ of | ‘time: and was‘graré:d a five-minute {extension ‘Which’ also. ‘Proved insuf-). 7 ficient. ° Britain’ S Musicians Union: in: the | ‘last few. days has ‘made ‘it plain. to: World” premiere during : the. as British Disk Best: Sellers. cs ‘London, “April. 1: Can't Buy ‘Me Love . . Beatles * (Parlophone) «= ; . Little Children: ; :. ... . Dakotas (Parlophone) :. = Just One Look .... soa Holle’ :. (Parlophone) oe “ Not: ‘Fade Away... re ‘Rolling. 7 (Decea) “Stones 7 Lt Bits ‘and Pieces. ca “Clark: Five. (Columbia). a (RCA-Victor). Whe Had a Heart™ ‘' (Parlephone) : © . "Black 7 Girl: Belongs. Yesterday’ (United. Artists). Seeks "Pitney. ; I Believe. ..... «: Bachelors: ‘Wecca) : ~Boys-Cry ce i sete K wee = (Fontana) Ce ae, ‘as: sparked a “search. ‘for ‘British. platters ‘and! -songs, . a. ‘further de-. “velopment ‘of : the.:success British | + record. Producers. haye at the :mo ment .is. the increasing numbers Of Yank’ artists. who are ‘waxing, while‘ on: Visits to theU.K. © Following Bobby’ Rydell's. ‘hit a! ‘while. back: with his British-made: “disk, “Forget Him,” . ‘the.Pye label:|’. has ‘reéordedother. -American.} . -vocalists like Sammy.. ‘Davis Jr., Chubby. ‘Checker. and ‘Big ‘Dee Ir-. .-| win, “Frank: Sinatra. also: recorded. for. Pye on. his. last: visit ,here. Decca, -Roy Orbison. . “was committed: to. wax and Gene Pit| -on the ‘Norwegian Hsts with “De ” At ‘ney, who. hit. here witha Rolling two. British: titles, ' EMI. like’ most. other diskeries, some Continental: artists such as ploy three jnusical .directors on composer-arranger. As ‘one Decca. Spokesman: said: in. “Tt: seems Britain’ s': success * America ‘is. attracting .a lot of Americans to our. recording. studios. Equally, it, seems our record pro-. ducers: aré ‘more determined ‘than: ever to. prove ‘theif: worth as. ‘hit = director for. CRSC:. makers: of world: lass.” 9. “| sound”. prominently. displayed -Enighters in thiscountry, the expo : Kgne™ : ah | kind by country artists, most of. >. | whom have limited their overseas “| appeatances to: U. S. Armed Serv-: [teeCamps... “That. Girl. Murphy’s British: album, There are” “Johnny” Gregory, . ‘a top’ maestro with: ‘string. arrangements; Johnny | Dankworth, leading ‘British jazz ar| Tanger, and Tubby Hayes, ‘another acknowledged jazz ‘musician. cand}. . “+. “The international disk: business’ is now witnessing: its heaviest, two-. ‘way. traffic in talent. While the | practitioners “of the “Liverpool | ‘have been and. will be in one nents of. ‘the “Nashville Sound” s°:.| will’ be--maintaining the balance -/)-of trade ‘by: touring through Eu-| rope. It's {plan to merchandise disks with + : {the vazzle-dazzle of in-person | ‘apensing Fieve Yeu.Because «.. "Reeves an Pearance ‘by the artists. 0 el... we Society’s revenues of nearly’ $38,-| . Anyone. all part of a deliberate Sparked by climbing sales of its .-:'Leountry artists abroad, RCA Victor laid the groundwork for a. tour by four of its top Nashville names, y {Chet Atkins, Kim Reeves, Anita Kerr and Bobby Bare, through. .Germany,. Austria, Denmark, Swe den, Norway, Hollang. and Bel-. pai, which opened Saturday (4). Haniburg, is the largest ‘of its: “The Nashville artists. will be a paid ‘minimums. against percentage. > wy for their concert appearances, but. .. | the chief consideration isthe mers *| sbrosd. ‘boost to ‘disk sales. -' 71 abroa "European. impresario Karl Buch | man is promoting the concert tour, | but” the idea for it stemmed. from Dario Soria, RCA Victor's v.p.. over © the international-disk division who is now in the-Far East studying the. potential for. similar. promotional : -activity inJapan. Dick Broderick, | merchandising manager of Victor's.» international disk -department, ‘helped lay the groundwork for the Atkins, . et. al., tour, Impact. of ‘the country genre Overseas is indicated in -the. fact: that. Jim ‘Reeves has racked up ‘combined sales of .riearly .800,000° | on two disks in England, “Welconie {to ‘My World” and-“I Love You: Because. ”*:. Bobby. Bare has: heen troit City” ‘and “500.Miles From: Home.” :Atkins has been. a steady: : seller throughout Europe: “Tour. of.'the Nashville artists is “part: of a calculated . worldwide promotion. for all of its artists: via live appearances... In the past year ks coping with an increasingly large |". so,.tours have. heen made by But it. Paul Anka;” ‘Neil. Sedaka, ‘Della. “Reese; Al Hirt: and Peggy March, Miriam Makeba. goes over in’ May, opening at. the Olympia: in Paris, ;Germany’s Rex. Gildo. If Connie | May 13-14." Francis. comes ‘in: ‘in May, she..foo. |. iS. -expected . to. press, “a. “couple: of Sides here for. ‘EMI. Philips -is according. US; jazz ‘singer. Mark Murphy unprecedented: treatment. In an: effort to. -estab-lish. him ‘here .as:.a. leading ~ jazz vocalist, the’ label ‘plans “to: em:. The” “Atkins troupe | “will play concerts: ‘every night through: ‘April | 23,. covering 12 cities and. some. “Army bases.. Werner Muller’s orch: will. accompany the American art ists, There. were plaris to’ record’ the. troupe on tour, but local union aestrictions have caused RCA: Vie‘bor. to Shelve this project. COL STAFF SHUFATE UPS WEISS & ATHERS ‘Eugene Weiss, former: regional | Sales ‘Manager for. the northea astern’ area, | has been: promo‘~d to gen eral manager: of Columbia. Records: . Sales. Corp, ‘Maurice. Hoffman moves into Weiss” former slot while. William’ Farr. mercandisjng’ hos heen as--. | Signed ‘additional resoon* bilities. of : ‘training field |. York. and. “Chicago. ° “Awards will a cover. 42° categories ‘in: all . phases. . cof. disk: ‘making. ~ ae * Final nominations, on “which “the |: |. NARAS * ‘members . will! ballot. ‘to! select: The: “Grammy”: ‘wilners, are | fy due. to. ‘be disclosed this: week. its ‘tion. and: ‘nierchandis: on i ; foreign . publicity. sales nersonnel... | Weiss will-report to, Bill. Gallagher, ° 4 Columbia's. v.p. ‘of mr ting. . Jack Rcords: as" manager: of intern: tinal, promio-. srvices,. Schein, v.p.. In’ other Staff assiinieenis reporting . to Harvey : and. Beneral ‘Manaver of Columbia © ‘Records ‘moved: over from. United ‘Artists, ‘Internation: ‘J. ‘Tessler where he. was. assistznt dir: ‘ctor: of Richard: Killough b's moted: -to associate: 1... "Ete. “in a /Columbia Masterwi rks vartsts “8. jrepertoire: divishsn dren his forme. er slot as. music 2diter.. ao