Variety (Jul 1946)

84 OnCHKSTIlAS-MUSIC Wednesday, July 3, 1916 RECOMMENDED RECORDS (For Jocks and Jukes) • By BARRY GRAY WOR-Miituals AU-Night M.C.) Pddie Cantor (vocal with Rafael , "Cot A Date" is tlie old Hal Kemp Mendoz Orch) "Josephine Please disk re-done by the onetime Kemp 1 ■ u _. ,,„ . . , drummer who also brought it to No Lean On The Bell -Makin , fame originaUy . T hc first, side was Whoopee" (Pan-American). Cantor best, with the Kemp band and ar- on a new and good quality disk rangement, (or in this Ennis has "Josephine," already released by 'hePPcd the group too much, and lost H ' -.v . the mellowness and lush qualities others, is not surpassed by the vet lnat sold the wax heavily long ago. performer with this side. Delivery, ; Not recommended. "I Don't Know arrangement -and backing don't add i why" is much easier listening. Both for sales. "Whoopee" is a side that's - orchestrally and vocally. Soft and gonna get requests on thc airshots. . muted, it sells Ennis in a more fa- It's of the Donaldson-Kahn era re- miliar selling. Recommended for vitalized by the star who sold it over thi s s idc. Good tempo for dancing, the lights originally. Highly roc-j Count „ asle (voca i by jimmy ommended for the hearth, and will ; Rusnil , g) .. La , y La dy Blucs"-"High undoubtedly get counter action. It s . Ti<Jc ., lCoUlmbia) . Xnis is t0 p rack a better disk than the one originally | bUlcs . by the Comlt .. Lazy Lady „ made by Cantor. ] opens with some fine keyboard DeMarco Sisters (with Bud Free- noodling and segues to rhythm and man Orch) "Chiquita Banana"-"I \ trombone that call for low lights, j Don't Know Why" (Majestic). "Chi- 'just about the flme you expect a quita" is the best DeMarco quintet! smoothly delivered basso vocal, or a work to date on disk. Blended well, Iterrit torch job by a femme, Rushing the rhythm and lyrics give the comes on and shouts it but. It's nj>t youngsters a chance to demonstrate !desirable, and breaks up any first talent in delivery. Recommended. > impressions you have that are good. "I Don't Know Why" gets them back "High Tide" is a break-up that claps in a pseudo-Boswell Trio kick, and ! hands and beats, time. Musically it doesn't do them justice, for that's j speaking it's good, but will be un- nbt their style. Not recommended I appreciated by the disk buyers who for this side. ilack the proper education for it. Jane Froman (vocal with Jerry : Will peddle at the jukes for its Gray Orch) "You, So It's You!"-,dance tempo. Recommended for "Linger In My Arms A Little Long- j that. er Baby" (Majestic). Jerry Gray! Tex Benecke (vocal by Tex "and Orchestra gives Miss Froman a fine j The Crew Chiefs) "I Know-"Every- background for her vocal, but as in body Loves My Baby" (Victor). "I other sides made on this date-the Know" is played in the truest Mil- femme nitery star oversells for wax, ler tradition, and is the best bit of and emotes for sight audiences with i Benecke wax works yet. The im- the sight audience lacking. Tech- provement in the band since their nically, the disk doesn't give her a civilian reorganization is marked, break for it's poorly recorded, prob- j This side reminds of the Glenn Mil- ably due to Miss Froman working iler theme in handling and arrange- too far off mike and mugging from ! ment, and should do wonderfully at habit, instead of concentrating on , the jukes and counters. Fine listen- mike. "Linger" is poor, primarily i ing, and Crew Chiefs have improved because of Miss Froman's choice of I bass strongly as the group itself, this tune for a waxing. Both not ; Highly recommended "Everybody recommended. 'Loves" is a new jump tune written Sklnnay Ennis (vocal with Orch) iby the "3 Suns" group. Benecke is "Got A Date With An Angel"-"11 backed vocally by the Chiefs and Don't Know Why" (Signature). I they do well. Not too strongly con- Mood's Filmusicals Mood Music, new film song setup by Shapiro-Bernstein and Decca Records for Columbia Pictures Corp. filnuisical excerpts, has three scores coming up. First is "Thrill From Brazil.' then "Down Id K.irth" (Hay-worth) and an untitled. BogarL picture. Tunes by Doris Fisher and Alan Roberts. slructcd as a tune, but the Benecke handling helps a lot. Recommended. Zeke Manners (vocal by Curly, E-z. I and Gabc) "Make With The Music"- "Nobpdy's Love Is Like Mine" (Vic- tor).'' Manners, a longtime cowboy favc on both coasts via airshots. does a perky job on this Victor release. "Make With Thc Music" is a polka and will do biz with thc customers for that type of tempo. Musically its clean, and the boys blend well ybcally. Recommended "Nobody's Love" is a cowboy lament. And they always sell. Thc western-tune, lovers like their drayma. Good disk. Should do heavy sales in ' brown bottle surroundings. Recommended. Phil Brito (vocal with Walter Gross and Paul LaValle Orch) "Give My Heart A Break"-"Come Back To Sorrento" (Musicraft). "Give My Heart" keeps reminding you of something, but you can't, remember what. A ballad, its pure average in build, but Brito does it well, and the Gross group back professionally. Won't cause raves, but recommended. "Sorrento" on the flipped side gives Brito a chance to exercise his forte, tunes of Italian extraction. It's an effective delivery, and will sell heavily. Paul LaValle pits pizzi- catto fiddles against the vocal and it'll be bought for it. This is Brito at his best. Recommended highly for this side. Wesley Tultle (vocal by Tuttle) "When You Cry"-"Tho' I Tried" (Capitol). This is another Capitol bid for the Autry trade, and Tuttle's the voice for it. "When You Cry" is another good western cry, as a matter of fact so far west that oc- casionally thc guitars sound Haw- aiian. But they'll love it wherever they love outdoor scorings. Rec- ommended. "Tho' I Tried" still with those island-sounding guitars has folk dance rhythm-and will keep lots of square-dancers busy trodding 'the boards. Recommended. Bands at Hotel B. O.'s „ "teki Fimt Cover. Buna Hotel Timed IVnek Ou iJJJJ Nat Brandwynne' . Biltmore (600; a la carte) 3 2,750 8 GOO Carmen Cavallaro.Astor (850; $1-$1.50) 2 5,150 10475 Leighton Noble... Waldorf (550; $2) 3 2.975 8G2 r > George Paxton.. ..Pennsylvania (500: $1-$1.50) 6 1,725 10700 Johnny Pineapple" Lexington (300; 75c-$1.50)..... 22 1.325 45^50 Joe Reichman.....Roosevelt (400; $1-$1.50). 7.- 2,350 15 375 Jerry Wald* ...... New Yorker (400; $1-$1.50)......... 13 1.G25 24,025 • Asterisks Indicate a supporting floor show. New Yorker has Ice sliom; Lexington, an Hawaiian Jloor show; Biltmore, Dioitmioer. Chicago Henry Brandon (Marine Room, Edgcwater Beach hotel; 900; $3-?3.50 min.). SOcko 14,000 with outdoor Beach Walk open the entire week. Sherman Hayes (Walnut Room. Bismarck hotel; 465; $1.50-32.50 min.). Up a bit to a good 3,100. Ernie Heckscher (Mayfair Room, Blackstone hotel; 350; $1.50-$2.50 min.). Jump to a tall 3,000. Alvlno Rey (Panther Room. Sherman hotel; 950; $1.50-$2.50 min.). Taper- ing off at a steady 5,100. Ted Straeler (Empire Room, Palmer House; 590; $3-$3.50 min.). Following the week's trend with jump to 5,900. Orrln Tucker. (Boulevard Room, Stevens hotel; 650; $3-$3.50 min.). Keep- ing at a healthy 5,700 pace. Los Angeles Freddy Martin (Ambassador; 900; $1-$1.50). Feeling a drop-off for the first time in years, getting 3,800 covers. Rus9 Morgan (Biltmore; 900; $t-$1.50). Getting pure gold with 4,200 tabs. Location Jobs. Not in Hotels (Chicago) Gay Clarldge (Chez Paree: 650; $3-$3.50 min.). Joe E. Lewis still pack- ing them in to the tune of 6,000. Del Courtney (Blackhawk: 500; $2-$2.50 min.). Billy Bishop closed Tues- day (25), Courtney opened Wednesday (26) to finish hefty week of 4,000. Henry King (Aragon; 90c-$1.15>. Smash 17,000 for this north-side ball- room. Buddy Shaw (Latin Quarter: 700: $3-$3.50 min.). Merry Macs, Jack Carter and Harmonica Rascals doing socko 4,400. Benny Strong (Trianon; 90c-$l.15). Average 12,000. (Los Angeles) Frankle Carle (Palladium. B. Hollywood, 3d wk.). Dipped a bit but still nice returns with 22,000 admishes. Henry Busse (Avodon, B. Los Angeles, 1st wk.). Doing only so-so biz for opening frame at 11,000 ducats. Tiny Hill (Trianon, B, South Gate, 3d wk.). Business frankly is awful at 2,975 entrants. Eddy Oliver, Eddie Hey wood (Trocadero, N, Hollywood, 7th&4th wks.). Down in both rooms to show only mediocre 2,300 tabs. ^4 41 $4^ Music and Lyrics by Nacio Herb Brown and Earl K. Brent »• • ♦ .. •»•/