Variety (March 1944)

Wetlncs<lay. March 29, 1911 ORCHESTRAS-MUSIC »7 Gilbert Quits SPA, Hits 'Conspiracy By Members in His ASCAP Defeat Keller's New Baton L WoUe Gilbert, who was cle-'f feftled ]ai.t weqk for leelection to the ASCAP bodid o£ cUiectois, lesignod ■as a '6oi3ncil: ahd Avriteiv meralSer ' of 'liid Songwriters protective As?n. as a i'e'.uit^.of His defeat:? :ift'!iis 'i«sii:ija-. lion, ■tenaered Wsdne??l9x, (aZ), .tfje ..flaV the ASCAP'eiecti ^- iiiicie--to Gilbert /fclaiftied' that, iiertain pi tlie. SPA n-.enibcrship haci conspiied dgainst him diid \\oie m- ugiurtveiitii^'W: bringiiig^abpuf lils:,der- f«ai. ■, /■(JilWrt. -alsq gave, as':a reason, tor mfmbeij. on the SPA Council oppoi- inj; him who aie albo officers in ASCAP Thcie are seveial membeis of ASCAP s duector boaid who aic - also SPA Co'.mcilmen,. an-.ong ■ theni ■'siiiili^y' Adani,«. who rcpVneed C;il- bfit on llie foimer bodv SPA iitates th.il it has leccived Gilbeifs resig' nation but that ,so far it has not been ■ iicted upon.-. ' ' 'ii-'v':'^,''\,Z SPA completed its own election ot -licw Council menibtis Jatt week <'24)/; S.eVeninew: iTiembers narhcd to the lotdtini, boaid foi thice -yedis each aie Oscai H.immcisteiii Petei DeRot.0 Chailes Tobias., Otto H.u- bach Edgai Leslie, Ii\ing Ctiesai and Jc5.se Gleer Two new men woie named .for; t\vb-year' teriiis^ and' .tw:b, fo,i;..qhe' year.. They,.are,:resp Ferde, <3 rof e-Pa u 1. C tin li i il|;hani, .• an d Sam Lew l^-Geoflley OILua Incum- bent .nvei'ri bej'S;-not elections av,e, foi two moie ycais, Ficd, Ahlert, Abel Baer, Milton Diakc, Wdltei Kent and Sam H Stept Same foi one moic ^enl Iia Gei^liwin, Geoige Mo\ci, Sigmund Bombeig Stanley Adams, and L Wolfe Gilbeit Army Musicians Get Into Active Service .. Mii.'iic.iaias: in . yariqus. Army- .iaost tenets^ai;e'}ihci'cas,ipgiy. being chan- nellfd into actne {.eiMce Recent 'qi'diirS; fpDftj., Wa^il^^ ' that a.l:l'.nuisicians;'fit.i'or.6ombat;-^d^^^ Who hSye ■been'' in:' uniform:'more than a year .be jeag.sigiied .anci, .'W.tjet saryii.undergQ::ti'ainiiigri^ ■„ T'r.esc orders have, already broken lip.', it' nMmbei'' b.f■ baiii'ti ■.icbm.biha'vions. Better-Biz Group Baits Phoney Pubs National Bcttei Bu'vine^s Buicau. Inc ietcntjy__sc_t ba_it foi song. Shaw Mapping New Orchestra ... .Artic! 'Sha\v will' definitely ■prgiVn- 5zc a i;e\v dance band in the r.oar futuie Cunently on the Coa'-I, Shav\, who was iccentlv dischaiecd from the Navy after a South Pacific tour with a Naval band, wiU do only ; radio, film and theatre work, no :qne-;. .iiightprs: He will, record when RCAf "Victor, to whifch he^s. under ,cotit'ract,i tet.ties,it,s dontrqversy with the AFM. Shaw- will- not begin formation of the band until he signs a conliact lor woik. He's under contract to the Wil- liam Moms atiency. Kirby s Southern CanceHations Perplex His Handlers in N. Y. ;, Johft' Itirby? began cancelling pno- night dales on 24 hours' notice last . V^eek ■while: working his: ..way: south,. an# he has advised, his manager, Joe Glasei, to cancel others luithei ahead. Kirby is headed back tow.iid :N. Y. without explaining the can- cellations. Neither C'ria.-cr . r.or Music Coip, of Ameiica which booked the dates, knows his rea- tons Fust MCA or Glascr knew o£ Kuby'i, moves was la.st week, when , eliehts !whq.h'ad.: him booked 'fldviseci that the leader had cancelled, m '-e\- eral'ins'tances' w'itli less than -a i'ull day's notice. lie was ..working :,tliiipugh:;."Georgia, ■' Alabanta ■ and riouda ■-hciks,' phoney publishers who ha\c pie->ed lOr .some. Ifine on amateui. ■-o.iqwliters by wutmg, in coopcia- tion with one of the music organiza- li.on.s ^ s.et .bt, lyrfcS. IhatiVseeiti.Ihglyi: ,0:hly;: a ;moi-bn. :.. could: ..devi.se; ■ This, lyric :\va.$ :ipailed, to .a handful- of known..S;harp; ''pUb.lishersi" ar.d a re- print of it. pl'tis glqwijig/',a;pprais,iils it elicited IS being used wheie\ei possible to warh' ol,the'iactivities.of. these' oir.fil.^. . y'-f^-'-:.-'n.u-::r:-'/, The^ lyrlcl?!:':;;:''.-/ v;':''.:' ■/■,/' ■'"' ,;;';'' "I'l'ii. ■Ip.hfily fl'jic! bl!t« . (lie -'.siflge (ioor canteen ' - v ■ ''■ ■;.;; '! . '::' • 'AiXd'iiuj liergeunt is'.foiS'fj^ J.'i'e''H: The hoile'-ses aie nice but you are ? ciy imte/i meet You «u' my httle de-ricer Some day we will sqiinsli tlie lieuiics .M^tfi;.'(lie 'Brtiis^^ siieii Viiui Ch'mexe ... ■■ . ,. .. .SbiiiC'(iai/:I'Jl come-bncfc soon mdybe And tt-e ■il.i.ll seft'Je. doii-'n diicl bitiid n Jioii.'C (liu! Iiiirc n linby." . ■ Some repllB.'J: :''li'ayin.g d.istin elfy aad.'vpriginality ;'.should: make, ,a beautilul and ifppealitig^S^^ .people. w'qUlci -iove. to singv ' whistle and \ remember";.'. ''have' exaitiined: material and .find cqhtetits excellent"; glad to 'cPiTiplete: vthi.s number jiiito a: .beautiful commeFtialsbn'gi"',.. .' .'. All of t;:e many other replies, in the same \ein. lequested an>wheie iiom $30 to SCO from the wutei puoi ,,tp publicatipn,.. to ha-ve , it publi.shed. Chicago, Maich 28, Leonaid Kollei is back in the band biifiness, hii'ving.' taken' over, the:Stan; Phillips Orchcsii'a as of last Friday !;24).': Keller was .inactive, for some time. .'■. ■■: :'"■■■',/,.■;■■':',,;;.:"■:': :',.'' Groi.(p:''\yill oontt'nBe at; the •Band- box, 'located, in ■ the'.bascmei'lt^ of the ■Woods'.' .teitl'dihi,. ''witfi'' Phillips' .' re-; ii.aining. »sj;pian'i#'.Bf.''the:^o tiqili,'':,-/'';'■',;: {. :\.';'' :'.'' ■ \p' ■'..'^'r lA Maestros Seek More Lucrative Dates, Nipping Location Job Schedules Berlin Reads No-Bonus Legal Letter to Staff Before Going Abroad ^ ■'liasj';^^cdKe^day'',li^.),'Athe Berl'in ■' feft ■ fpi" i North ;Af I'ipa: -to ,r,e-' join "Thi.s Is. the Army'! fo:- a tlirc-c- ir.onth tour,, Se read ,'a,,.let,t:ei:. to the ficrliw, Inc';: staff ^;frpm'.,T.' Newman L^rwior, of ;t)'Brieii;:;pi^iscoir &';,Raft:--, eiv to the cflect Saul H Bomstem's personal aftoincj ,-Chailcs Schwartz Vf^ifbhiich.f('had:'advisedagaih^t any bonus to the music .Staff. ■ This A, :-a.' bone', of .cqhten^ii'dn;.' betweeij' Berlin an'd Bornstein;' among: other, things; "Ih£^4-aiterTA:jna:s-.r:-eoitterided- that a Christmas, bonus, .similar to the., one in 1942, was not wan anted, unless 'hC. t-qb;: gbt. air .e-x- wa': willing to go along on that pio- yidihg he.al.sb got a similar :amount; as Born.stcin.. .whereupon ti^o entire bpnus .pr.'o.pqsi1io.n\:w:as:'Styhiied. ' Apart from, tlie fact that;, Beiiip ■h>,s .:seiA'e'd:..ijqtice . on: Berlin, ;Iiic-;, and Boinstein that his name must come down as a tas of the music film—this would haNL no effect on ABC Music Gorp , a companion busi- ness ot couisc—Beilin fcais that this,'bonus, situation'.Ti^i'ay;,-.#sr^^^^^^^ ■personjiel-i: i: *-■ . '";>'; /.'.•' '.;■ .;';:; ■': .-...; It s cubtomaiv in Tin Pan Alley to count on Xmas bonuses and the Rip- ley .'in: tfiiS:' situatiori: lies .i.n' the 'fact 'tlia't 'i i ) there is.ii'p WLB r.estriptiqn,. in . :y iqx<f of . past cu.stom ;:dnd^^ 1^ the; tact that' .bu'.sirtes,s 'waS; good .again' this: 'year., .,■ and.-..b.ence --warranted. Boinstein, however, has manifested .greater" ca'iifiert^ . and '.so. lihe. ;.rt:attei' rests'a^aiMr^Ml-fierlin'sTeiurn abi'pad.'":-;''-^-'^ ;...:.-.'-;^^ '- :'"'■ Les Brown Okayed On Service Physical :;;. '■■ J..-;';':^:' ;-'v'':S1i':Loiiis.,'K|iirefe,^^^ ; :L'es -Browi-i \va;S;i:d,ceptect--for'.«erv- ice fpltow'lrig- a,.'jjh.\'si.cal its St-.:'LQ.ui.'; i-i!.<t-',\<.:,C!ek..., .-When, ho goes llt'to ,.:,U'ni-- ',' ■fcirih is.: of ■coiu:s?,,prqb.lqmat-fc»i';-'.'-.:- ..j- Brown li.'i.s been booked frt.r.'the Peni'i.iy,lv'aiiia.:'-h6te.i,- N. Y.. lor |si.x';: .Sam''e-locali<)-n-::io1bs- ' thsit t)!!©-' tftp'; '''raiikin^ -'SprcheStfa# ;..._arib''~-..;-;Kay:inig'' :'.iti'Mfble':^-liiatefaiitiiig'■'fctj3j;«5; ".baric ■ . 1 incu'13'S; :ir-inc:e..thc '. ill crease in ^thie 'iitiir ■' j:riuc;tion 'pace, ' '.^^s .leaders' are. 'uiVex.-..; ■ (iectcdly ■:'-o-i'dc'i:ecl ■ up'. fd.r:::':phy.sicals-.. r.they ..seek ' td'.'\v'ithdr.a\v,'."if.: accepted-'- .- for:.; se..r>-.iee;- from'- ilpcatipn- epntraets;-. fthcy- ..(ihdigyfetsiinHabiif- \yant^ 4b;- play f ' theatre?';Hnri-'- 6tljeiS .ilui5r;iffye book- ings up until the day they give tip ci^'S'.ieis.;;'V■ > !.-■■'''■" :'- ,■": ',' "„^ ' S-och situatioris have roper.trcSiy ■ weeks. follo\Vihg-.;Glen Gray-s orches tra„>.-hiCh -opens thercApril fp^;!-, .;=u>>»:. :'^Huau«,,s .. ;t,,av^ ..repeajccii; a siit,iIar.perioik--Hi^.fiOTifeent of"'"''^^™ :eiistem :banci, bi,yfi^s,..se!ted thi.s date dopond«, or.cotti>e,;-.o,r';his I .=jwt:y 'w^iHi :comparat,veIy *hort cn-.rv into service. - ,' -.' -i- .H . ^he,lp sm.rc,.rcRlacementj^ Woody. ':''"■' ■. . ■.. -:: '; : ■:-,:,.-:' ;; ;i-Hfrman.: toriesalxiple,. was down -for Joui wcelii rt Fiank Dailcv's Ter- tp^«|v jv » |i..ce Room Newaik, opening Mnuh ilSI IXr llAniAC tx^ii^g Placc<l in 1-A he cut flUvill 1/ClllCtf , It to two and then one week to play the.,tio<; Dailev is so far without a BASIE CONTRACTED TO HOTEL LINCOLN 2 YRS. , ■ CoU.rit - Basie's:. . orchestra, opens' at .the Li:ncoln hotel. Rains Finally Arranging For His Own Orch Gray Rjins aiiangci foi -^aiious bands, has foi mod an oichestra which will dp lis fiust woik as a unit by iccoiduig today iWednes- «la\) tpi Hit RecPuls in N Y Com- Pbse'd .(^ .six brass, five sax and four rhythnii, the ^cpmbp,i;s^iiot. coiinccte<l- ■^vith any agency as yet. . Jimmy Fostei IS on \ocals Rains has beei> with Haiiy .Tames, Jan Garber and other name olches- tias the past couple jepis .is ai- ranger only. BILLY BISHOP'S 4-F Billj Bishop dievv a 4-F latmg last week after being called ujij foi -..' ft'?.' -second .'physical.-: Leader w as 8»ven an honoiable dischaii^e Horn the Aimy about a -seal ago :: .-PiihoR-s- . revised; . combo .: opens 31 ; at: the Ciaridgc hotel, Memphis. New Claims in Vogel, ;'' Shapiro Suit Over *'Baby' Jerry Vogel Music Co. attorneys .filed amended an.swcrs last week in N.' Y. federal cpurt to the suit brought' by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., charging ■ infringement of the song "iViclanchoiy Baby.'' Vogel alleges the compq.s.ers, Mayljeile Watson, and Erne-st Burnett, never scciirocl rer.ewal rights to the song- with-ad- difiolial..matter in November, 1942, Vogel,:.Jp his'.deferise and; counter- claim ag.aiii'st'. S-B, alleges the-; late Gebl'ge, E. -Norton. made -an, arranger merit, .w'ith ;t;he .:two :.coh'ipo.sers .'to. . write, -'pe*-.\l.yncs.; '-:tq,-- the,.' rhelpdy,;-; .w'hich:. entities: :.i>toi'toB:. ,to': partial pw-hership \hi,/the; ;Sort'g. , Voge-l "re- ceived assigniTient froni Gharle.S;':Ev Nprton, heii- of George .E., Norton.'.'. : :. Vogel 'al.Sp alieges .that; in ;spit,B. of, the fact ;that ho is co-oWnor Of the ■ "Mela nchpiy'■ ;.' copy r i gh t. : ■.S-B. , .has ,refu.sed lp' accptiilt.., : Vogel demahds. cli.smi.'i.^^al. pf. thev.cPlhplaiiif, .;a'a ';^o-: ,cpuntin|. of ail proceeds arid-, fiii''ili- 'junctiori stopping S^B frp'm .r'epre- ■To'm'my :.Povsey's .di.sputed -date at | sentiiig. it.«elf: as e.x'clusiye .owners , of, the ■ Capitol theatre, .Ni .Y^i - will ijot j the song and entitled : to : roWeiyai; ' ' rigii'.ts, Gilbert Vote Nix Both John Fame, gebei.il manpner ol ASCAP, and Deems Ta\loi its pitsidcnt, deny that L Wolte Gilbcit had: requested- j an d' was denied; th e privilege '■p£,.\vitriessihgth, cpuntihg .of';bisljo{s';lii ASPAP"s' eie.cti6ii. la.st week.. Both assert that had Gilbert ,n-)F.de. .such: la reques:t: it . would have bctn gianted Paine states he ofleied G'lbeit the opportunity to be on hand and the writer 4emuued Count of \otes in the ASCAP elec- , lions lan a.s follows" Deems Taylor,' 72 299 ii-aid to be highest count any nominee ever drew); Otto -Harbaeh. 51 904, Richaid Rodgeis 45 41b,- Stanlev Adams, 4.3,654; L Wolfe Gil-; belt ,35 009, Petei De Ros^e 18.622, Ned Washington, 15^99 Jesse Gieei," 11 540- Milton Diake 5575, and J C Johnson 5 425 V.uious wule-ins accounted fqr .^'Pthei-.4,2S4.:>'otes.,., . I,:irge number of votes is ac- counted for by 'the; fact that writer' ^nd . pi.1 blisher . m.eni.b,ers. have; voting powtr in relation to-the amount-3 Of mone\ each draws fiom the Society ! annually Wiileis get one \ote loi jevciy $i50 accruing to them and pubs jone foi e\ciy $20. Actually, only appipximately 1,350 ballots aie ca'it r)> Pd be'\ tdi Apiil 7 snd 14 when Totuihy; Dorsey,-opehji,'.-. :."''.''^' 'f Hariy Jnmts' possible ?ei\ice call on-the Coa.vt, ->.rrll has the''T\- Y Hotel .iistor opening up in the an He was due to lesume th« A-.tor Roof s iiimmei season late in ,.Ma.v,..-.bHt Ills draft, status , prevent*-^ hi'S .coining east.i- So far the hotel., has been un.,Dle to secuie a suitabl* opening band It has Sammy Kaj« set fcir^ later;,in.'flie .season,- but iEveh' he IS not « ccitainty Hes also jn l-A which n: y,.' ne.xt ■week (f)), is -under cqiiti-act to that Vsp'ot;:.for :the hext two years. Sand's; fPl'thcoming stay is fpr eight weeks and it li due to letuin aiound No\ 1 tor another eight Second cpmmiiment, covers, the.; same; period in 1945 Basie IS al th^! Rp\> the..tie N Y clWi-rig:iQaasVtWednes,d^ - T. Dorsey Disputed N. Y. Cap Date in September IRVING ROMM QUITS S B TO START MUSIC FIRM -,. l.fving Romm, "professional imaria-. gei at Sliapii o-Bernstein, le&igned Monday (27) i prepa^^ .a,'musie.firm foi' ■ Mustoraft; Records. Xev\ outfit will be called Cnelsea Music. Romm is to be president and a partner. . ..' . :■;':.■ ;"■■■''"■'•■:', : RqmiTi averts he. will .siart \vith' appioximalcly 500 cop.ynghts, all origira)s'.. that' Musicraft"' has ;: re- corded. - ;;•■'.; ''^'.v' ;;i.;■ ,,..,! .'■■*.:'■ U.S. Probing Mex Musician Ingress I 05 Angeles "Much 28 ■ "■: Infliix,. O'f■ McXican musieiahs ,.into■'. tile U.; S.-^iis :under: inv^cstigatiori by immigration, authprities: at the ih- sta,nc,e pf, the American; .Federatlprt of Musicians, which charges alieni fiom below the border are siftmg into Southern Cal'foinia, Aiuona and Texas and working m night spot* at w ages fai below existing scales. ■ Immigration . laws prescribe that ■ foieign musicians aie not peinntted to woik on contract jobs unless they a.e in proces.s of becoming American citji-ens, or they aie internationally lecognued artists whose woik it apr proved by critics «t home and abioad. Harry James' Army Status StiH Indefinite; Meanwhile He Disbands •Thcrek, a good , possibility :'Barry ' i James,may ;not,:go, into service; 'aft^ir. ■' ,.al'l.V. .If :''ndf;,,''h'e,:,will.,c6j*ie,least: and .':■ I iulfiU ■ eomiMjtnrient.s;' ■ stheduled ,:ior:;; : him but which were put in doubt ; by a^ recent pre-mduction ^physical, 'IniAtim Vvitnt H-xttie - James :has .a -back c6nd)tipn:,which ^UVnCJ: l;iAaill Ifdl.Cd ; appar^:rttIy. 'wa.S: .not given miich. 8t-- . Atlorheys foi- .'Fred Fisher Mu.iic i '■'^"^'P'^. 'h hi.s- reeeht' exahi. He i» Co and Jeiiy Vogel Music Co, m ,go fhiough anothei oo by special- dispute,- p\:eF reiie^'al'"rights to .the j-^?^ ' '^^'Wl . f^"0«'-:t^:^;---Week;. hig-; Song-, •'Someone Thinks of Someone," fu-tuie itatu.s. Attorneys on 'Someone' Suit Jockey Exam Dates Ni'Y; be fu'h'iiled' tm-til.,S;e'p|embcr..' He was: sebcduled: ;:to.r. the' house.: in: June* but Siimhiv- K'ayci' \vill tiikc .that spot.' ppeiiing either .the; a2d. ot .:29th.;.:.;' Dorsey will go to Hollywood for ;ino-.!u r Metro film iate in .June, arid since Metro aniV.thq. CSpitbl ;ia)* JSi;-'- filiated. the.'Switch .was;■■simple.. "'.;. ; Pai-ampunt ..theatre. :N. Y., whicli erjtims :-a .'prior ■ hold; pii . Dorsey: t'hrD.iigh''a coihrniimcnt calling for hi.s; Appearance at that h6u.se befpre play- ing.'the - Cap, .still has. not gotten a deciBiMV ffcbm;.iiie;AF¥/,to.* cqniplainedr! .:'■;;;■;;'.'.' 'V '■■;: -'-,;■ ■;,/ ' Burton Shifts to Coast Bill Buiton who leeoniTv paiied ;Ayrth'3inimy'Dors^yj.:-is'';tnq'yirig:lii«- ;manr(geiiien:t.olfic;e.to-Hpl:ly:.w^^ will he'adciuarter Ihe're^ in the iuliire. BurU)n's>S;-Y.;"' office . w;)ll. be shut-; lered ai'pund April ,8 and; hi.s secre-; larv, - Fav ; Dohmah;, :gpes-, \vest,- also, although, hci- stay :fea,y.-toe Sijrtori, >nd.; p'Orsey;, seyercd; con'-, nections .-c\eial weeks ago altti .) -lon^Acoh.fe'fence 'iir,:ChiiSigb.:;;;Biirf(in i.s..bfc'ing■.rotH'in.ed a'.s 'a' cohi!;ul,t:irit., ;'bU;t henceforth, Dick ^ Giibbe.; heretofore ;t)'ie.'bi!h(l''s r'o'Pd:..l^.uiiagei^-'•.^v■^ll.■ s(e the 1 , lid s bookings In the same action S-B. ' also chai:ges:''hift'ingemeht, of '.he .-or.g. "Yip-I-Aridy.-I-Ay." ?.; -..•;;,: : Stacy Defers Band ;;-.Jess •S{aey;,;.;piam,st:.,'fdrmetly:' with Beh'ny - Gxji;.)d,ipan;s prclitesti>a;..iem-p^^^^^ rawly deferred;-the '■fortiiation^ otl His' own .band..because he, carii^'ot ^s'octtre, the-itiuslcians; he .waiit's.;' Stacy , was due-'<tO' uhveil-:his inew Gpm,biii.atiqrl; at; the.! '•-Chahticlcer.:';-:Baltihio.r,c^^.^^.ri^^^^^^ spot, April 25.- Replacement for him ti.isn't yet been secuicd Stacy left Goodman last week wheii.-the;-ra:Uer:':bi^plce:''tJ-p',,hi toUqwi.h'g' the--,:c.pmplctipn; ■Of; a 'filnra at 20th-F(ix stuciio.-.'. Holiywooci. .pianist .i.'^.-;sig.iiGd' to. General; Amu,''; 'Covp..";:S\-hieh; [iiookcM ; h'im ;;at;:',the ;Ci^fintieic^6r.;;',;-■ - '':'';;-:'.::■'': ;-'-,'■'':'';.'';: ';■ filedr a stipulation for adjouinment of the examination of Anna Fishci ' and Ell Ooeistein, by Vogel until the j 14th arid ;21st of ; April, .respectively; 1 in;,N; ,"Y. federal court ,last' week, i. , ,At l,he sarae:t,iirlG' Fi.sher':S attorney •,;flie;d;-'h,ptiee fpr the ;cxamiiia.tiqn : pf -^er.ry;;'VpgeJ,:, .scheduled for' April 25,; 'and an">eis to Vogcl'si countei- ^ Cjaims;. .-coking. -t0!;'l5ff:'^'aSSiared'^"co-; owr.er of "Someone," thrtugh an a.-.- '..-signmcr.t from Leonor Dunn.' ijext James' da1e° m the eait should h« stay out ol unitoim ha\e been tenta- tively planned. He will open at Fi.nk Dailcy s Ten ace Room, Ncw- .uk, diound the end of Apul, then go into the .*istor hotel N. Y., for -IX weeks and follow with the Paia- mounl thealie on Broadway. J,imes will tempoianlj di'-band his oithestia tmtil hSs ktatiis is 'definite. He ga\e his mu.sicjdns notice last week oh :the:; Coa.st, effective April.ft.- of-ifin:-to Olio pf the: epmpo'sers. Ed, ej(.Bla.inip.g..'to the ineh- .that: his '.uh-. Gaiccei F.shtr also .seeks dis-|ceit.jm standjrtg m the diaft made mi-^sal of the counteiclann 'mpo.ssible to make future com- Piiher charges infringement ot the "fitments Someone" for which ne ob- ^"^ ''"on as jl became known in .N. :Y. .Monday.: 127) that Jame.s w:a».'', breaking up, other leaclers and their ; manager.s ib^gan ca.llihg; :the ..;COast ■ in: ah 'effort to griih off; some, cif Ihii.: trumpeter's musicians. . '■'.;,;,-;-. .-' ■ '-; Doroiln SteHAit, ^ecrelaM to Woody Heimaii, is nou road man- flgcj of that band. Palmer Set to Maestro ' 'teumy'- ^Pal-mei'V -:K)iiiiei---.. \yhn ./IT-' ccntly.-txiok over': the, ;i.ibrai;y o;£;'the di'shanyed'vGraCie .Barrie ,rtrch;estra and .hiii? 'iicWT ;i'(lle';w-,itfi;.'it ,siiieC;;.gocs tcivw'di'livai-'» : maestro Api'il.'B-at Pal- oiniii B. Micioir' Xoifolk, V.j He is ijot^iiighed;..t(),-B»y' ageijiCl^^i^-:.*''-.;^ Palmer is. using, 13 men . and a singei on hi' fii't booking. He does not phtj an ii.tliument. .song;: tain.ccl' the rcilGWal rights in 19.'33. .; , JazzloBenefiTNCAP \ J'azi;i'xieital;.;spohs6red. by C,ar^ Doren,:, Olin. Don'n;e.«,: Dee'iVis .Taylor,.! \ RQbcxX (3bfffn;.;Gil;bcrt; ^cldcs^ JUlien.;! ,-Leyy,: Sarriuel-'Sarlcrjv and- Mrfi.':Johh;l |;H,ammphci,.. Ji-;;. is : .skedded ^'ai ,;,th.e ' Peggy Gu«gct)heim galleiy, 57fh siieet. X Y, Monday ta) for the .'.benefit' (if ■;vh'o .-:Na-ti<ihal' A.sVoeiaii'on '{-■fOr ■' ■ ' " ' " Standard Radio Opening N.Y. Office April 1 .;..- &t3.naar;d B;aajo,. \vest;:coast' tran'--; •scription. outfit, JS cpening :a .N. Y.; the -^dv.mcfcn.cnt of Colored pflitc Apiil 1, prcpafmg for poitwar ■ People Slug IS ?2 '' xp.iii,sion into the Latin American '. Count Br^ie h.is iincd up Jamts P fieki Firm expctt-s a 'ooom demand • John.son rK'nkir \< w ton Bill Colt toi .A.me ican music by American man;.. .Sidney' Catlett, Eildie; Cohd.bn,, [ artists in Sbuth an;d ;c.entral..Xmer'ic:a: Pee Wee.,Jli;jsseil.:{|htl others prbmi;i:;,!; jtrjthiri the- riexf-^few;ycars.;' -^ nent in me ciicies. 1 In addition to the export 'oiz; ' Standard will make a ploy for east-. Chailev Wick, Cleveland attorney ,i,n connections with radio OutKltH. and coniposcr-aiiangei, hrt.s bffn /\](x fanciwood moves in from CW; ■■igntd bj Tommy Dorjsey to head the N. Y. branch.