Variety (November 1950)

48 ORCnESTRAS-MVSIC P'^iET^r Weclnegiiay» November 8, 1950 In^ Orchestras-How Death this and last week tooh two of the leading exponents of pop- ular Latin American danco music. Only two days after the death of Esy Morales last week, EUsco Grenet died Saturday (4) in Havana. j Morales, brother of bandleader Noro Morales, had a couple of ter- ’ rific record sellers a few years back on Afro-Cuban rhythms featuring ‘ his flute playing. Grenet, a composer and bandleader who toured j Europe and America, is generally credited with introducing the conga into the U. S, Only recently he introduced and popularized a new dWce in Guba,; the sucu. Generally credited with introducing the rhumba into this country Was Moises Simpn, who also died recently. Sinion wrote “The Peanut Vendor:-’ Fo.ster Parents Plan Por War Children has tied in with Spike Jones' RCA- Victor, disk of “Mommy, Won’t You Buy Me a Baby Brother?” to win public support for the agency’s work of supporting child war vic- tims in Europe, The Victor disk is being shipped to all disk jockeys by the Foster Parents Plan together with a waxed interview between jrbnes and a European child whom he “adopted.’’ Jones and his wife (Helen Grayco) left for the Coast Monday night (6) after a short vacation in New York. Formerly vocalist with Jones’ band, the missus waxed a couple of sides, “Diga Diga Doo” and “No Dice’’ for London Records while in N. Y. Best British Sheet Sellers ('Week ending Oct 28) London, Nov. 1. Goddnight Irene .. <,.. .Leed3 Have 1 Told You....... Leeds Silver Dollar. .Pic. Sam’s 3ong, Sterling Mona Lisa....... .New World Blackbird .Box & Cox Bewitched .....,.... Sterling Sentimental Me,., Cinephonic If I Loved You •.; w-illiamspn Daddy’s Little Girl.. ... . Yale Once in a While..... . .Magna Tzona Tzena Tzena...; .Leeds . Second 12 Rudolph Reindeer . . Chappell Ashes of Roses.. .., .Connelly Count Every Star .. . Imperia Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo. Di.sney Feldman ; Victoria .Disney , . Latin .Dash . Sun Chicago seems to be one of the strong spots in the growing trend toward popular acceptance of religious music. First Stewart Ham- blen's Columbia disking of “It’s No Secret” caught fire there. Now. ^‘Stranger in the City,’’ vriiich was launched by a Gordon Jenkins-Bill (Ink Spots) Kenny Decca disking, has caught on quickly in the Windy City. Tune was disked by Mercury last week, with localite Tony Fon- taine featured, arid disk jockeys had samples three days after it was cut. It was in the record shops the following day. “Stranger,” written by Lou Alter, is pubbed by Edwin H. Morris. Tune has also been cut by Victor With Fran Allison and Hugo Wmterhalter. Have Eyes for You Home Cookin’ . Dream is Wish.. Mambo Jambo .. Candy and Cake. My Foolish Heart .. Only Saw Him Once Your Heart, My Heart . Wright Neiyman’s Background On ‘Eve’ Pic for Merc Mercui*j’ Records Is bringing out JoekSf Jvkes and Disks HERM SCHOENFELD. a single disk featuring Alfred Newman playing the original back- ground music to 20th-Fdx’s “All ; About Eve,” which Newman wTote. i Music is also on a series of LPs ! by Newman being released by Mercury. Disk, which will be jacketed, is backed by “A Banjo and a Fiddle" ■ Newunan is also slicirig his ver- sion of George Gershwin's“An x'Xmerican in Paris,” which will be the ticle of a forthcoming Metro Gene Kelly starrer. Release of the disk, occupying one-half of an , LP side, will be timed with release of the pic. Mercury, incidentally, wee)', having the waxery’s m-G-M which is turning out ini nf; Jn a ■ rr i'"®,*" seven-year histoi^ that original-cast album of the film one performer has SO dominated the top of the sales list. Label’s top platter is “I’ll Never Be Free.” on which Miss Star duets with Tennesee ' .. • ■ ■ Ernie. Next is chirp’s “Bonaparte’s Retreat,” with her “Oh. Babe” close behind. First tw^o have sold around 650,000 each with “Babe” Finljurfifh L6RVCS accounting for another 110.000 copies. I ® __ I Bourne Music Co. Lee Finburgh, professional man- Edmundo Ros, leading British exponent of Latino muric, has been . iiiked by the Ether Smith Music Corp. for a series of three dance band orchestrations. Negotiations for the deal between the London Records maestro and Miss Smith started when she recently appeared at tlie London Palladium. At that time, Ros also made arrangements to w'ax the three tunes involved. Numbers are “Samba Polka,” an original by the organist, “Ma Mambo’- and “I Love to Mambo.” While in Europe Miss Smith also took several works of Belgian organist Flor Peelers for publication. Initial publication, “The Little Organ Book,” will be brought out this month. i Phil Harris Orcli; “The Thing”- “Goofus” (Victor). “The Thing,” a novelty number cleffed by Vic- tor’s a&r chief Charles Grean> has a smash hit potential. This item should ride to the top via its un- usually clever lyric which is bound to stir plenty of jock comment. Phil Harris works it over neatly, his vocal backed by a snappy in- strumental arrangement. Flip is an okay version of another novelty entry. Teresa Brewer: “The Thing”-“I Guess ril Have To Dream The Rest” (London). London w^orked fast to get its version of “The Thing”' to the counters and this cut by Mi.ss Brew'er is her likeliest entry since “Music, Music, Music.” Songstress’ swinging juye-type pipes blends perfectly with the tune’s idea. Miss Brewer neatly changes her pace on the reverse wdth a- w'arm treatment of “Dream,” now being revived. Henry Jcroifle orch supplies good backgrounds. Benny Goodman Sextet: “Oh Babe”-“Walklrt’ With llie Blues” (Columbia). Initiail disk by the new Goodman sextet is solid although tlie Impact won’t equal Goodman’s original foray into small combo jazz some 12, years ago., “On Babe” side has big coih- inercial possibilities wdth vocals by Rickey and unbilled, femme bouncing on top of the subtly colored chamber jazz sounds. This cut contrasts favorably w-ith the harder, driving version by Lionel Hampton for Decca. Sonny Parker ! vocalling. On the Cpl flipoyer, I Rickey’s deep-toned vocal con- I trasts interestingly with the sex- tet’s light instrumentation, Teddy Wilson’s piano getting off a fine solo passage. BiU Farrell: “Love Locked Out”- “Don’t You Know'’Or Don^t You Porter’s new musical, is a large- scaled, standout number on a beguine tempo. M^cHae projects it with a dramatic vocal that sells “Imagination” also gets an effec- tive treatment. Frank De Vol’* orch supplies excellent framework, Evelyn Knight: “Nobody’s Chas- ing Me”-“I Am Loved" (Decca). Miss Knight neatly socks acro.sg this pair of tunes from the Porter show. "Chasing,” a brightly styled number with a clever lyric, gets a fine production of this side, Miss Knight’s vocal getting a lift from the unbilled orch and choral ac- companiment. Miss Knight also delivers “Loved” in an appropria- tely sw'eeping style. Percy Faith Orch: “Ghristmas In Killarney”-“Norah” (Columbiat. ; Topside is one of the better Christ- ; mas items, A bouncing Gaelic- : flavored item, Faith give it a bright i treatment w'ith the Shillelagh ’ Singers projecting a colorful vocal. ? “Nbfah” is dressed in a florodbra : musical arrangement. Gene Krupa: “Walking With The j Blues” - “I'm Poreyer Blowing Bubbles” (Victor). Tw’o more fine I sides by Krupa’s crew which has J been W'orking in a more authentic jazz style recently. “Blues’- is j w'orked over with a snappy beat i behind Bobby Soots’ fine vocal. , Flipover is a solid instrumenlai with Krupa’s skinbeating adding lots of steam to the small ensemble playing; Platter Pointers Duet’ by Gordon MacRae and Jo Stafford, in latter’s last chores for Capitol, on “To Think You’ve Chosen Me” rates plenty of jock and juke spins . . . Columbia has packaged one of the outstanding jazz albums featuring Kid Ory and his latest band on a group of standards. Lee Sapphire’s vocalling . another torch song; Russ Case orch accomps. Jo Stafford: “U.se Your Tmagina- tion”-"lVhere, Oh Where” (Colum- bia i, Miss Stafford gets a strong sendofi under the Columbia label The new' Andrews Sisters’ cut of “The Parade of the Wooden Sol-‘ t • j i diers” for Decca mafk.s the 200th recorded version of the tune. ‘Num- : of Bourne, Inc , resigned last ber w'as originally a German march and was introduced in the U. S. ' . Finburgh said reason tor via Morris Gest’s Broadway legit production of “Chauve Souris” (1922), resignation was several attrac- In w'hich the song w'as used by Emile Boreo, First platter of “Parade” i offers ho s receued and is Was made by Paul W^hiteman in the same year, ; currentls' mulling. ______ " At the same time, Larry Spier, Hugo Winterhalter, RCA Victor, musical director, has composed a Bourne^s^ABc’M*us^'°a couDle*of' PortcrV musical, “Out Of special overture for the disker,v’s album of “Call Me Madam,” Etclung mouthra"o will becomrsenerat^'World.” Her lucid ballad chores on the legit musical began Monday (61 and Will be completed orMessionaT manager of Bourne ‘Imagination^ to fllkrbrnmKnrf re?t and ABC No definltlreplacement reiotd^ng sessions ' ^ Broadway cast is being used m the , has been set for Finburgh. but Bud Wlicre” fs iar more odg^ai . * Galelv may move over as Bourne It took ■ —- - • • • •• - - professional Care” (M-G-M). Ftlrrell gets a , on “Go Back Where You Stayed good chance on “Love_ Locked Last Night” and “The Glory of Out,” a slow-tempoed ballad. Far-1 Love” is in the best blues tradl- rell’s roller-coaster pipes caress j tion ... Helen Grayco has a cute the lyrics W'arnily and effectively, side in “Diga Diga Doo” for Lon- Farrel’s stylistic attack is more ! don . , . Page Cavanaugh Trio e.xaggerated on the bottom deck, | sock across “Dontcha Go Away Allen Mad” for Discovery, Gale and Lynn Davis vocalling . . . Columbia has released a two-sided version of “I See A Million People” wdth Benny Goodman on one side and Cab Calloway on the Other. manager from the it^took a Metro filmusical to pOvS.thumously .(for Bert Kalmar) pul two same post at ABC, Finburgh also Oi the Kcilii^r & (Harry) Ruby songs on the Hiti Parade. Both made handled productioTi for both firms, it uiIS past Saturday, “Thinking of You” and “Nevertheless.” and both and no replacement has been yet sparked by the K&R biopie, “Three Little Words.” w'ith this coupling of tunes from i Calloway’s is one of his best jobs in some time. Hedda Brooks’ cut for London also merits lots of at- tention . . . Erroll Garner’s lush piano is featured on “The Petite Waltz” on one Columbia side W'ith a more striking bounce version of the same number on the flipover . . . Florenca Farrell, New Jubilee blues vocalist, shows promise on and Miss Stafford’s workout sells it big.' Paul Weston furnishes rich backgrounds. Gordon MacRae: “I Am Loved”-1.“If I Could Stop Loving You” set for that post either. ‘Use Your Imagination” (Capitol) ‘I Am Loved,” another tune from Show Albums Continued from page 47 ■ I So even if the sale is small, the in-! dependent must profit. Another risk involved in '“the original-cast album setup in the question of the artists involved. If a show is, a hit and the public does go after the album, it wants the original-cast version and w'on’t be satisfied—with few exceptions— with a substitute. If a diskery has all but one or two stars of the orig- j inal cast, it still may face trouble. ! This may w'ell prove to be the case ! with RCA Victor’s ; “Call Me..| Madam,” with Dinah Shore sub- bing for Ethel Merman* whom Decca won’t release to Victor for the album. This is borne but in the, public’s Initial reaction to M-G-M’s sale of its LP of “Madam” tpries on one side and “Guys and DoTls” on the Other, featuring M-G-l\rs own artists. Diskery officials report that the disk is selling moderately, but that many customers are de- manding the original-cast album of “Madam,” By original cast, they mean Ethel Merman, and it is an Open question right now which W'ill sell more, Victor’s “all origi- nal-cast ininiis Miss Merman” dr Decca’s “Miss Merman minus origi- nal cast.” While the Victor-Decca conflict is, an unusual case, in which one artist is the drawing power, it sim- ply points up the problem other, diskerics may face in original-cast I bidding. Meanwhile, the non-bid- ' der can .sit backwith hi.s modest version and make his small profit without any worries and with little . nsk. j ^ ^ ^ ^ni ETY Week of Nov. 4 1 . 2 . 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. ALL MY LOVE (9) (Mills) GOODNIGHT IRENE (14) (Spencer) • | Fraa/c Sinain. HARBOR. LIGIhTS (3) (Chappell) Sammy Kaye. . Ames Bros. . ( Kinc; C'^Ip Trio CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN (10) (Valando) MONA LISA (18) (Paramount) ORANGE COLORED SKY (:>) (Frank) NEVERTHELESS (1) (Chappell) . LA VIF. EN ROSE (11) (Harms) i’LL NEVER BE FREE (6) (Valaiidd) ., . MUSIC MAESTRO PLEASE (6) (Bourne) ^Patti Page . MeYcu/y ( Gordon Jcnkins-Weaners. Decca .Columbia .Columbia ... Coral .... Capitol ,.. . Decca • * 0 4^ « » * • SIMPLE MELODY (12) (Berlin) ; . . I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU (Famous) Second.Croup iVictor Younij King Cole-Stan Kenton. .Capitol \ Ralph Flanagan Victor I Paul Weston .Columbia Tony Miittiv ** ..... Victor Kay Starr Tenn. Ernie . . Capitol ( Frankie Laine Mercury (Tony Martin.. ., .Victor • 44 * 4 0 4 » ’• » « « 4 • • « • V I • 8 • « 0 • « t • « THIRSTY FOR YOUR KISSES (Mutual) PATRICIA (BVG> ' V V .- THINKING OF YOU (Remick) ... BONAPARTE'S RETREAT (10) (Acuff R) SAM’S SONG (14) (Weiss) BELOVED BE FAITHFUL (Piekwick) DREAM A LITTLE DREAM (Words & iMusic) Our lady of FATIMA (Robbins) . I’M FOREVEli BLOWING BUBBLES (Remick) MOLASSES, MOLASSES (Essex) . • . • * • • 4 » » Bing & Gar?/ Crosby Dean. Martin [Ames Bros. . I Mills Bros . Perry Como [ Don Cherri, f Eddie Fisher Kay Starr • •••••• » 4 • • • e ft 4 » • • « » » . • 4 4 4 4 » 4 CINCINNATI DANCING PIG (Hickory) A BUSHEL AND A PECK (Morris) OH BABE (Alamo) ... ... » • » t • * • * • ft Decca Capitol .. Coral. . Decca .Victor .Decca .Victor .... Capitol Bing-& Gary Crosby .... . Decca i Russ Morgan . , Dacca ( Vic ■ Damone ., i. ,.... Mercury . Frankie to bn-.Mercury [Kilty KallPibR, Hayes, Mercury I R(‘d Foley . .Dcccd Gord. Jenkins Artie Shaw Decca ( Len CarsiOn \V}ue, Kids Discovery I Jan Au(jnsi-R, Quinlan . . Mercury \ lied Foley ... ^ Dccca I \ ie DainOTiQ,.., .......Mercury \ Mag Whiiing-.Hm Wakely Capitol I Kitty Kallen-R, Hayes,. .]\jercury • • ft • <« * ft * • « , . . Bros..:.,... ..Coral Wtgures in parentheses tndicare number of tr^eks song ha.s been in the Top io.J ♦♦■»♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦ » ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ » ♦ ft On same label, Owen Tynes de- livers strongly on “Whippa Whippa Woo” . . , Jan Garber has another good side in “Humpty Dumpty Heart” for Capitol , . . Vera Lynn has two listenabie sides in “And You’ll Be Home” and “Ac- cidents Will, Happen” for London . Ernest Tubb and Red Foley duet neatly on “Texas vs. ♦ i Kentucky” for Decca .,. . Charlie Ventura orch delivers finely oii “Tea For Two” (Victor) . . . An- other good cut of “The Place Wliere I Worship” by Dennis Day for Victor . . . Johnny Long has a likely entry in “Once You Find Your Guy,” Kathy Kearns vocalling (King) . . . Spike Jones comes up with “Molasses Molasses” but fails to rib this number sufficiently (Victor) , . . Russ Case has an okay version of “You’re Just In Love,” Cece Blake vocalling (M-G-M) . . . Phil Spitalny has two listenabie sides in “I’ll See You After Church on Sunday Mprnin”' and “It May Be On Sunday” (Victor) . . . Victor Young has a rich instrumental on “The Dream of Olwen” (Decca' ... On same label, Artie Shaw orch makes excellent sounds on “Serenade In: Blue” and “AuUinm Leaves” (Decca) . . , Jerry Lester has a bright cut of “Onmge Colored Sky” for Coral. Standout western, folk, blues, jazz, polka, religious, etc.: Mervln Shiner, “The Lightning Express'^ (Decca) . . . Carl §tory, “I Watched You Walk Away” (Mercuiy) . • • The Drifters, "I Had To Find Out For Myself” (Coral) . v , Erskine Hawkins,. “So. Long, Goodbye Blues” (Coral) ^ . . Ernie Lee, ‘‘If You’ve Got The Money* I’ve Got The Time” (Mercury). Rosalie Alleii-Elton Britt,“Mock- in’ Bird Hill” (Victor) . . . Red River Dave, “Searching For Your Buddy” (M-G-M) ... Big John Greer, “Red Juice” (Victor) Piano Red, “Rockin’ With' (Victor) . . . Dusty Brooks, “Shoo Boogie Mama” (Columbia) . - • Dude Martin, “If You Want Souie Lovin’” (Mercury). If