INESIC.Alr• EXPRESS. ER/DAY; JANUARY 4, Il e

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PLEASURE IN ANNOUNCING

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 4,1952 No. 261 PRICE _SIXPENCE

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SULLIVAN BEATS RUSSELL OF LPO BY 2-1 All London Fellowship

Members Returned to Power V 1NAL RESULTS OF THE RECENT BALLOT FOR

ELECTION OF M USICIANS' UNION OFFICERS AND COM MITTEE M EN OF THE E.C. H AVE N O W

REACHED T HIS NE WSPAPER. IT IS WIT H GREAT

PLEASURE W E A NNOUNCE THAT EVERY CANDIDATE SPONSORED BY THE LONDON FELLO WSHIP OF 1111751-C O NS H AS BEEN RETURNED TO PO WER. M S M ANY FOLLO WERS WII0 REALISE W HAT G REAT W ORK VIC SULLIVAN H AS DONT AS PRESIDENT OF T HE E.C.

DURING 1951 WILL BE DELIGHTED TO H EAR T HAT HE OBTAINED A T WO-TO-ONE nmoarry OVER HIS OPPONENT. STANDING AGAINST HIM O N THIS

OCCASION HAS BEEN THO MAS RUSSELL OF THE

LP.O. HE W AS CONSIDERED BY M ANY TO BE A FORMIDABLE OPPONENT. SULLIVAN RECEIVED 893

VOTES A GAINST RUSSELL'S U S

Sulli van's in my friends will be glad to hear that he Is now recuperating at home after lila many weeks of serious illness In Litrepital.

It is anticipated that he will be back carrying out his many duties as President of the E.C. within the next few weeks. Bill Richardson has been elected as Vice.President and Eddie Blun-dell as referee.

TOMMY SAMPSON JOINS LEEDS 1-

T OMMY SAMPSON, the former bandleader, ato has for the

past year or more. been In ex-ploitation, lan now joined the arm of Leeds Music in both an exploitation and arranging capacity. The bandit of his vast experience in the err-sagas field of Popular music will be avail. able to all artists and orchestra,. Sampson is also a specialist in vocal arrangement...and he will be happy to see all his old friends at his new address: reeds Music, 21, Denmark Street, W.C.I.

Woolf Phillips Signs with U.S. Label

FOLLO WING T HE G REAT SUCCESS OF A RECENT L P. ALBU M HE RECORDED FOR CORAL RECORDS OF A MERICA, W ELL-KNO WN

ORCHESTRA LEADER W OOLF PHILLIPS H AS JUST

SIGNED A T WELVE M ONTHS' CONTRACT TO RECORD FOR TIIE LABEL.

Phillips will be using a Mir-

NINE BANDS TO APPEAR IN JAZZ CONCERTS'

ÇAMOUS IMPRESARIOS. MAURICE KENN AND ED. W. • JONES. ARE COMBINING TO PRESENT SOME OF THE MOST AMBITIOUS JAZZ CONCERTS 10 BE STAGED IN LONDON, AND NO FEWER THAN NINE BANDS WITH GUEST ARTISTS ARE TO PARTICIPATE FOR TWO PER-FORMANCES AT THE ODEON CINEMA, BARKING. ON SUNDAY. JANUARY (I; THE GAUMONT CINEMA, LEWIS-HA M ON SUNDAY. JANUARY 27 AND AT THE TROCADERO. FLEES, NT AND CAST- Qat SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 3. These "Jazz Festival of The Lane liad his 'Southern Stompers

Bands" presentations will tea- from the Hammersmith Jazz Club sure leading British Dixieland and also Norman Hill and the and New Orleans stylists. and at New Addington Jars Club Band. Barking next Sunday the all-star There will be a further treat for array Includes Mick Mulligan and maa enthusiasts at Lewisham on his New Magnolia Jan Band January 27, as the guest sins will with the George Melly Trio; Mike be Humphrey Lyttelton. who will Daniels and bis Delta Jazzmen be accompanied by ohms Barbers featuring June Mackie (who are hand. broadcasting in "Jazz Club" Heading the two concerts at the this Saturday); The Crane River dam hand wim momp sunshine , Trocadero on February 3, shortly Eris Silk and his heather , dais after their return from the Bind from me hem , daze Middle-EaQ will be Tito Burns

and his Radio Sextet with Terry Club. Leytonstone; Charlie Gal- Devon and the usual instrumen-braith and his Jam Band tw o are broadcasting in "Jam Club" I. ' ear, on January 19); 9 e Cy Laurie Maurice Kirin Entertainments. Group the Galleon Jazz Band; v.ho have been responsible for Cyril Scutt and his Boogie Woogie the presentation of over fifty jazz Trio; The St. Louis Ragtime concerts throughout Great Stompers directed by Brian Burn; Britain during the last six months guest singing star Beryl Bryden have several ambitious pro-and the compere is well-known grammes scheduled on similar NFJO chairman andwbroacaster. lines for many of the big provin-Sinclair Traill. 7l.tt concerts rial centres in the near future commence st 5.30 pm. and 8 pm. and several big shows are in pre-and a novel innovation will be paration for London venues at at the finale of each show when the Regal. Edmonton, and the alt the band leaders appearing at Gaumont State, Kilburn. which these concerts will combine as are being arranged in conjunc-one unit to play a special fare- lion with Ed. W. Jones. well arrangement which is being written by Mice Mulligan and will include vocal choruses for bot George Melly and Beryl Bryden. These same attractions will be

Underfaillng two concerts at the Trocadero. Elephant and Castle. IT has now been confirmed that on February 3, but owing to prior • Dr. Crock and his Crackpots commitments Mike Daniels. Eric will definitely be appearing at Silk and Cyril Scutt, with their the MBA's New Year Party and bands, will not be able to under- Gala Ball to be held at the Wim. take the two concerts at the bledon Petals on Monday. lent,. Gaumont Lewisham. on January strY 2. Ala appearing will be 27 and for these shows they will Harry Gold. who will have to be replaced by Chris Barber and rush over to Wimbledon after his his New Orleans Jazzmen; Steve broadcast the same evening.

Gold and Crock for !RDA Ball

Dee' ca Rush to Release Winnie's Newest Rag!

EADERS MAY REME MBER Japery eel...a. bat Immediate') READING THAT TRI M- Jack Jackson heard the tee. he

LAII PIANISTE WINIFRED M ated ea br aiding it In Ma Leal ATWELL WAS BUSY RECORD- two Saturday night Bead Pa-LNG AT DECCA THE NIGHT grammes. That rather brought BEFORE SHE LEFT ENGLAND O nn forward ea far a the re-ON HER CURRENT SI X- lease &Me was meseensed, and WEEKS' VACATION WE CAN Deets are now rabbit to Mae NOW REVEAL THAT ONE OF It right away —probably by the THE TITLES W AXED WAS A end ef this week. The a mber NEW RAO —IVINNIER OWN will be Fiat mad It Is heated CO MP OSITI ON " JUBILEE by the • Geld sad SI ON Watts" RAG," W HICH WAS WRITTEN str at a 'ether plane." ALMOST AS IT WAS BEING The "Jubilee Rag" is so RECORDED! AS WITH HER named for the (pimple reams that FAMOUS "BLACK & W HITE Whale was bo o in Jubilee RAG? WINNIE USED HER Street and although ofildally CM EQUALLY FAMOUS OTHER holiday at the moment the drat M OO » FOB TI M NUMB ER, thing the did on arrival in Triad, AND ALL W HO HAVE B LU M dad was to write ea a piano IT PREDICT THAT iT IFILL BE arr agement foe Um M alag a AS & O A H U Al TR, TUB. Oa the sword W ade is at a T WOS RAG. - Panted by ha baud rhythm see: Amm ar, II woe eirl elly As- Sao of bo a *In a and gttim m

diet thei e t rend Sued le Sales al tbe "Black and White Um. la the •••• fee ‘a nald- Ra e an DOI tootl e high, and

piece orchestra and the type of music he will portray will be in thre Kostelanetz, Stordahl idiom with, of course. the original Phillips scoring. Woolf Phillips has justifiably earned this very fine contract with his brilliant arrangements and great conduct-ing ability.'

A scene from Val Yarnell', spectacular pantomime "HumPtY otunpu."

ONDON Panto Season is in this year, "Archie Andre a' full swing once more with Christmas Party" (Prince of

three super shows in the West Wales Theatre), and "The Magic End, Humpty Damply" (Lon. Show^ (Mesh/Cuter Theatre). don Palladium). -Aladdin At the Palladiu m where London Casino) and "Cheer- liumpty Di mply" reigns, ...C-ella" (Princes Theatre), e round de an at the Variety Halls in the suburbs. two lee Spectacles Robinson Crusoe on . lee" Empire P al, Wernblen. "Pass in Boots on Ice" (Empress Hall), and a sprinkling of Christmas shows with old favourites such as Where the Rainbow Ends" Winter Garden Theatres, "Peter Pas' (Scala Theatre), and new

Tony Hancock, who plays the part of' the Doctor in "Archie Andrew.' Christmas Party" at the Prince of Wales theatre. He also has a starring part in "Peep Show" transferred to the same theatre for evenings only. taking his lob a twelve.hour day in

the same theatre.

Famous American jazz Names Booked

for 1952 OLLO WING H ARRY DA WSON'S A MERIBAN TRIP, HE INFOR MS US THAT T HE FOLLO WING FA M-OUS JAZZ, RADIO A ND FIL M ARTISTS ARE

BOOKE D TO CO ME TO BRITAIN IN 1952. (ONE OR

T WO OF T HESE ARE ma:yea TO CONFIR MATION). SARAH VAUG HAN, ART TATU M, M A XINE SULLIVAN,

ELLA FITZGERALD, M ARY LOU WILLIA MS, JAN A UGUST, mom. GARNER A ND MIC KIE ISATZ.

SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE H AVE BEEN BOOKED AND NEGOTIAT ED A MONG W HICH INCLUDE

THELMA CARPENTER W HO USED TO SING WITH

COUNT BASIE, A ND IS ONE OF NE W YORK'S LEAD-ING CABARET STARS. D USTY FLETCHER, FA MOUS

FOR HIS " OPEN THE DOOR RIC HARD" RECORDI NG AND W HO IS O NE OF A MERICA'S LEADING

COLOURED CO MEDIANS. RONALD R O G E R S,

A MERICA'S HANDSO ME NE W SINGING STAR FRO M THE GLORIA S WANSON SHO W, T HE TA RES FLAMES, TERRIFIC NE W INSTRU MENTAL CO MEDY TEANL

AND SEVERAL OTHERS.

Dame Norman Evans pours the tea for Betty Jumel who plays 'Harney • and King Terry Thomas

tacle takes first place with Walker. recently returned from gorgeous scenes and glittering America, plays the name part, costumes, with Norman Evans while Principal Girl is Sheila emerging triumphant as one of Hamilton. American Heinle the best dames ever. Hie best Brock, clowns his way through scene is where he does a routine the show as he has done in pre. with a toy Panda, although his tous lee shows in this country-" mothering" of that brilliant 'roe in gem, on ion oto little artist Betty Janet, who Empress amm also has jets es plays the name part. Q a joy to spectacle and an internatio vl watch all through the show. cast. Comedy is well supplied by Terry-Thornas as the Rag, play- American Eric Waite. and Em-ing his first Panto rote. seem, press Hall favourite Diana Graf-rather quiet for the "Pule. ton who plays the dame. Others burly" business of Pantomime. In the show include Principal but is learning fast- HiS gay Girl Alice Farrar. Prince James consumen are an example of what Carter. and Ili-year-old Joan the well-dreQed King should coma e makes her professional wear. Noele Gordon makes a bow skating as the Fairy Queen. flue - upstanding Principal Bey. Of the Christmas shoves. the while lovely Jean Bathe Is a novel perhaps is Archie real fairy Princess. In all. • Andrews' Christmas Party" at show worth seeing and well in the Prince of Wales. Here, well-keeping with the Palladium

More down to earth in the Pantomime tradition is • Cinder-ella" at the Princes, where the acts come into their own with a e ly ^perky" Buttons, played by Derek Roy. who has the youngsters shouting for more right up to the final curtain. Film-star Christine Norden lo a lively Prince Charming and Cherry Lind a sweat Cindera with lots of report from such welt-known acts ea the Barbour Bros. on their 10 ft. stilts. Vic Ford and Chris Sheen as the Ugly Sisters, clowns, Loyal. Max and Note, and a grand troupe of acrobatic youngsters — Pegg/ O'Farrells "Ilny Tappet who received a well deserved big hand.

Show with fun end spectacle Is • Aladdin at the Casino. where Nat JackleY scores as ene ad Jan Carson in the name part. and sixteen . year - old Julie Andrews. all pull together to keep the fun going. Specialities from De mand and Marks, knockabout foolery, and the tumbling of the Five Mender, combine to make • gad all-round show.

Drawing thousands to the bM arenas where they are staged. the Ice Pantomimes are now firmly established once-yearly attrac, Lima Empire Poole • Ilehlneu Cruse* an lee" has rent em us pu s •• • des battle, under-water -

and the Blue Lsg•oon With Nee') G ut. Ittecl ul Bey In "H uegdY I r." at Me Leaden lt• ;30 weteefall De ena P and.t m.

the reaction to the more recent record with Ted Heath and his Music is M a 'most satisfactory. An additional point of interest is that the "Black and White Rag" has recently been issued in Hol-land. where It is also proving a top favourite with Minnie's Dutch public. News from Trinidad is that Minnie was met by an enthusiastic crowd when she arrived at the Marco Airport-' five hours late owing to the plane developing engine trouble at Lisbon. She la now getting used to the intense heat of her native bland again. althou gh for the first few days she found It • little overpowering after the foggy cold atmorphe,re of the London she bed only recently left. Her one worry at the moment Is how to decline gracefully the many levitstion• she Is receiving to puttee and entertainments ass e her own people, at she ea. Intends to make this period the genuine rest she needs so badly. However, ilia adds that there will probably be cae or two contests that she will haven ea. Min obligation to take part In. Of after that—Mat rat and more n al •.•. . She would like te with all her

friends and gam In Intend— through • W aal. -JOIN more Hew Ifibri. 2"-re

The Stork Calls on the Stapletons

QN behalf of the protesalen we offer oar eincere congratula-tion. to Cyril Stapleton. who thin week became • proud lather. Cyril's attractive wife Sheila. rave birth to • baby girl. to be ailed Carols in the Lyndoe Wier of St. M ay'. H oard lea Mon. day morning. Both mother end child are doing well.

Burns and Mitchell at Manchester

T HIS Sunday 16th). Ted Heath 'a is presenting • concert at the bünehester iliPPodrome• with Tito Bu ms and his Sextet and the Malcolm Mit chell Trio. On the sane day the Ted Heath band will appear at the Landon Palla-dium intact:incest which also In. • chides u guest artists the Johnny Elankworth Seven and Wally Peters:a Johnny Dedrworth Is coated.

to be temporal, e. m aker as • speard finale to MR Mow which is ohd la te learlremely bate, *Sta re ' • .

There amble will be engaged for either concert tonne or variety and cabaret, and it k hoped o ne news will be available seen re-carding British artiste that will be supporting performers a these tours The first artists to arrive will

be MaGne Sullivan in February, followed by Mary Lou Williams. but more details of cabaret dates and tours will be mbilsbed as 'con as they are available from Harry Dawson. Maxine Sullivan and Ella Fitz-

gerald. of course, have been te England before and Art Tatum wee here prior to the war.

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known Radio stars Peter Bradt, Ronald Chesney. Hattie Jacques and Tony Hancock team up with Ossie Noble the M al.' Clown, Magician Harold Taylor, Shadow artist Edward Victor. Dave and Maureen. K ackabout D ar n and some of the prettiest child-ren wen on the London sage te make up a two-hour show that will delight kiddies of all ages and augers well to become another render Christmas visitor to the theatre world.

Peter Pan" Sas grown no oide- and Joan Greenwood who plays Peter this year, does so with competence. She has the advantage of experience, having played the part of Wendy pre. viously and will rank high in the list of .well-known artists who have played this coveted rate. George Curzon plays Mr. Hook for the eighth time. `where the Rainbow Ends' at the Winter Garden, benefits frein new scenery and a sparkling cast which includes such well-known arrms as Donald Houston, Wini-fred Shelter. Charles Heston and Joan Emney, and is a good example of a children's show which will never fade.

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PROGRESS T HE New Year augurs well for the affair. of miniclans n• where in the u m. Pages of this issue is the momentous announcement of the Musicians' Union elections and oar readers will notice that once again the Moderationist Influence has been returned to power-the men who were backed strongly by . Mud-sal E wen . In the last election. During the past year of office they have done much to gel down to the real lasts of putting musical affairs in oser. They have put a drastic brake Di m Squandermaida which had been prevalent and they Hotted courageously many anomalies which had been needing attention

fboeN telllis ti nsprueffel.le teEetz r,"..b eredwi rtroe t:rnitsida l beliefs of every one of thou personages. We have always believed that party politics, rue and religion have no place on the bandstand- A Union official may be what he is and he may believe what he lam. -His creeds are no business of ours - so long as he is honestly devoted to the progress of musk and the welfare of the people who make and play it. Our judgment was not wrong, as proved conclusively by subsequent events.

DIE STRIKE T HE Mecca dispute was successfully brought to a head last

year with the spectacular results we all know. This niecess means far more to musicians than just local victories. It means that other organisations using musical "labour" will have • healthy respect for the Union which represents musingus se strongly in this country and which fights their battles with a power only equalled by its fair mindedness. Gone is the vehemence of the quarrel, now replaced by logical debate and fair bargaining. H consequence the big circuits, the BBC and the madding Industry have developed a new and healthy resat.th for the Musicians" Union, They now sit in conclave with Union officials prepared to discuss claims without the ugly auspicios that used to exist between boss and employee groups. This newly-found prestige is perhaps the greaten asset the Musicians' Union ever had and the re-elected E.C. has had a great deal to do with It.

HOUSE IN ORDER TIUT above all one must respect these Moderalionists - as ▪ °Musical Express likes to call them-for starting so bravely to put the Union house in order. This writer wen talking per-sonaily one member of the E.C. about the possibility of an interesting • new scheme that would benefit the Union. Surprisingly enough he was told WM however good the prospects ef any scheme may be, the Union would not countenance any stunt that was problematical and would undertake nothing in the way of • gamble, however small or large, until the main tasks ahead In the interests of Union members had been satisfactorily concluded. That is wisdom. From such an outlook comes goad management. And good management is what the Union needed more than anything else. Until recently far too many schemes have been undertaken which must have considerably depleted the Union's financial resources without commensurate benefit. Let the wisdom prevail-the wise management that the ModeratIonists have brought to Union affairs.-and there will be a hopeful and Progressive New Year for all.

COMMERCIALS

T HE "Sunday Pictorial" headlines its front page with a Moll • that Britain would soon have commercial radio, probably starting with television. Wistful thEnlüng 7 No. The "Sunday Pictorial" knows very well. the same as we do, that there are people in Parliament interested in the benefits that sponsored programmes would bring to the BBC. The .Sunday Pictorial . anticipates a revolutionary swing-over to the American system-so doubt with Justifiable cause. It is, however, not yet a fait accompli. But when it happens, let there be no doubt that benefits will accrue lo members of the allied entertainment professions, especially musicians. Furthermore there will be better fees available for the more talented performers able to command higher emoluments now restricted by an austerity radio budget. There wIll be a higher standard of programmes - with exceptions, of course. Those exceptions, we are prepared to admit, are the first-class hit shows that the BBC itself has managed ta produce in spite of its limited show costing. But there will be opposition from the commercially sponsored shows and this will do the BBC no harm whatever. They themselves will be in search id talent to offset the opposition from programmes with generous budgets. and they will undoubtedly find it If they go looking for it This may well be a New Year of revolutionary change - and it's not a nooment too soon.

GREETINGS •

W E on 'Musical Express" send our greetings and good wishes Y.' to our readers throughout the world and hope they will enjoy a very happy and lucrative New Year.

't A HEALTIF-UNTO A --MUSICAL 1952

says "Musical Express" Disc-Jockey Frenchy Sartell

HAVE y011 EVER TRIED WRITING A COLUMN ON NEW. YEAR'S DAY T ITS

NOT THE BEST OF DAYS TO SIT DO W N AN D THINK, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'VE HAD A FEW HOURS' SLEEP AND THE CELEBRATION FEELING HASN'T QUITE WORN OFF. YOUR 0000 FRIENDS IN THE PROFESSION PERSONAL FRIENDS. HAVE WALKED HI AND OUT OF THE FLAT AND-YOU CAN STILL FIND TIME, EVEN IF YOU HAVE A HANG. OVER, TO THINK WHAT WON-DERFUL PEOPLE THERE ARE N THIS MUCH MALIGNED PROFESSION. THIS DOESNT ONLY GO POS THE MUSI. CIANS AND ARTISTS WHO PROVIDE ENJOYMENT, IT GOES FOR EVERYONE WHO HELPS TO MAKE THIS AN ENTERTAINMENT !PROFES-SION. IT BIDES FROM THE PUBLISHERS, THE PLUGGERS II BEG THEIR PARDON-CON. TACT PERSONNELS TO THOSE W O NDE RFUL FELLOWS WHO ARE THE TRADE COUNTER AND BACK ROOM BOYS. YOU GET A WARM FEELING LN YOUR HEART AND YOU REMEMBER THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN SAID TO YOU. AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN NICE TO YOU. You remember u mderful

musig made by British singers. orchestras and musicians, and you figure to yourself that you'd better keep the Party Mint going So you find yourself something that will keep that life riding into a New Year and e New Day.

Doris Day with Orchestra con-ducted by Frank Cometo You're Getting to he u Habit With Me.

Domino (accompanied by Paul Weston and his Or-chestral-Col. DB 2971.

Doris Day has Leen a habit with me sor a long time end I know that I don't have to enaste a New Year resolution about this gal. lean listen to her time and

Le' " "l'i My " T d brit= to er,erar ;tr., number that I predict will 'be really big in 1952. I play bath sides again and again and say itb a great Day.

Shin Renton and his Orchestra Fantasy / Ectiador-Capit01 CL 11627.

1 know that the "Fantasy " is reminiscent of other Kenton innovations but then. as I've said before, the id ms are in the man's mind. He's going one way and finding it throu gh a process of elimination. Out of the growing pains have corne some very Inc and brilliant work( so who am I to criticise a roan who is finding a musical soul ? When I listen to "Ecuador," I

srealise that Kenton is decidely veering to straight field. It you Ire very young you'll remember my words and you'll find in years to come that Kenton will be classed in the modern straight field as we musicians of today class the Stravinsky. Sibelius, Ravel and Debussy composers.

Annette Kleoger with aeCom-W ayne, directed by Teddy Foster

There's Always Room at our House/SM -Decca F. 9816,

Teddy Beeler has taken young, unknown rti.lcians and from them has built orchestras that are really musicianly. He has, with his great perspicacity, found

ginger. too. But with his newest discovery. Annette monger. he haa surpassed himself. Linen to this girl staging. as a trio In which the herliell has dubbed the other two voices "There's Always Room." and you'll think of Doris Day. Turn the disc over to "Sin" and you'll think it's Dorothy Squires. But, equally important, and I think Miss Klooger will agree, listen to the accompaniment Jhat Foster gives to his find. With understanding and backing like this she cannot fall to be a great artist. More Fosters and 'Pore Kleagera for the New Year, please Dec..

The Andre . Sisters accom-panied by Vic Sh un and Ma Orchestra Carioca / Daddy .-- Bruns. 04814.

It's always original when the Andrew. Sisters sing it, even if it's an old number like the "Carioca." I have an idea that the girls recorded this number some time ago. because on the other side they also do a number that was popular a few years ago, "Daddy." Bu! no matter when it was made it still gives me a New Year's Day lift. The Andrews Gals, those wonderful sisters, can always make your day, whether it he festive or otherwise.

Larry Cross with Orchestra conducted by Frank Ch . .-field Hangin' Around With You/ My Lave and Devotion-Park

A great singer, a great ord .-tri under a great conductor, and two great songs. What more mn anyone want ? Fellow Canadian Larry Cross I predict lo a big

LARRY CROSS

star for 1952. A rien voice with sincerity, an edge, and artistry that is reminiscent at times of the great Harry Richman. That's Larry Crest He's got a voice that will grow on you. He has an ease of delivery that Ls charm-ing and orchestral backing that is entant to the hest that America can offer.

. Dinah Shore and Tony Martin with Henri Rene and his Or-chestra The Old Soft Shoe.

Tony Martin Domino-101V B. 10167.

"The Old Soft Shoe' Is de-lightfully nun by shore and Martin, I wish I'd played this record seeing the New Year in

last night. I think everybody would have been doing a soft shoe dance. This team make you wish you were transported back to an old year instead of into a new one. Matte sings brilliantly the

number I have already starred for the beginning of the yea, The voice is definitely back, with a Martin punch and the accom-paniment is brilliant. Well. my New Year's Day party

has ended. The old year was good for British and I have already predicted the new one will be equally good-if not better. So here s a health unto future stars, old stars, whether they be British or American. and may 1952 give us music and entertainment as it has done in 1921.

COLUMBUS DISCOVERED AMERICA

ES SIR, Columbus certainly discovered a wonderful country. How did I Mid It?

Well people told before mahout- the

great VelYarsogre"a:1 about 2 de , friends who had been there told me about the way Americans worked. The way shops staved open until early morning. That you could catch a late show at midnight. t thought they were exaggerating. New I've been and wen it all. I believe what I read and was told. In fact. may be because r went there prior tO Xmas, I think them anything but exaggerated! As for business ? Well I had a

mceossatf tawl otrnidpe rfuItl wanads . mI af deeel. casier for me by introductions and

tereeLetei-aie Tni;:;;;hr" Teilvertee.rc Kahl of the famous Fosters Agency. bookers of many Ameri-can stars. The big agents. man-agements, impresarios, record-ing radio and television chiefs. certainly made me a welcome guest and made my two-week stay a comfortable one. They couldn't do enough for me. 1 only hope I will be able to re-turn with gratitude, their hot fitality when they come to Eng-

be maarina Pa r t' " %sr. visit

film wan :nisi; :as tee!' na famous

HOW I FOUND IT! By Impresario Agent Harry Dawson

jazz personalities for variety. chestra. Sarah, Vaughan, and the concert tours, cabaret, etc.. as Nut King Cole -Trio plus a strong well as exchanging_ artist, I supporting nash 'an for months also wanted to sati some films in many .major cities and played for television In the U.S.A., and to mlneitY buiness everywhere, have a look at m me of the lead. However. It only covered a small Ind television programmes in part of America I America with a view to doing I et a lot of old end new something,. with them in this friends at severe ' of big

vs, v...., wasted agencoyi d «fArcieends. These included and in all nelds I seemed to be on , jac k Duran ,. Successful. Xavier Cue«, Tyrone Power and Let me first however. tell you many others. They all speak

readers something el-out the en- highly of England and it makes tertainment business in America. one feel good. Those who have In comparison with salar m. the been here want to come back. A meric an bands end irtists re- Those who haven't been here ceive much more money than our want to come because they have bands and artists. Of course the cost of hiring is much higher, and u find nearly everyone in

America including the working

working man cannot afford. The big theatres that nus variety on Broadway have ma be four or

shows five stage a ay. Record sales of artists such as Tony Martin. Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Kay Starr. Mickey Kat. Jan August etc., run into millions of records. America is parses with talent, but at the same time you must realise they have so many theatres and cafes roast-to- coast where these artists can

Duke Ellington and his 'IUD

THE JAZZ SCENE BY JAMES ASMAN

DON'T SAY I DIDN'T WARN YOU! AS we tu our ey esto the an it meon p ts are otentially good. They promotions. Predict' ten that

New IY11 setl our' stom achs sod glean up the mert from the party last night. we find a new and rather ominous trend apimarine in the Jan Scene in 1952. Ian Festivals."

- "Histories of Ja n' "Cavalcades of Jazz" and mammoth jan con-certs are flooding London, all promoted by the big agents who. a year ago. wouldn't have touched a "Jan" band with a barge pole. At first sight, the tact Mai the MYi behind the mahogany desks in Tin Pan Alley are been . our jan out-fits would appear to be a bless-ing, yet I believe that, before we celebrate the advent of 1953, we shall all have realised it for the danger it brings to the whole jan over here. In the days long, long ago w hen

I had fun with my collection, and when making and listening to fiare was sh adventure, no one ever Breamed of the vast popu-larity it would gain for itself in a mere ten years is But we did know the reasons for the dump Jan suffered ha America between 1930 and 1040-and who

' vkaa resp onsible for It. Toth throughout the whole history of the m ule we fan fiad the cancer of onninerela rotting away Ildr. ve g loimél. owan . Noowr tashi

Mal» Halted over hero . The wimple rule of business

kt• nroutd IMPS« te be that « mg-, b. loping a n ot one should

gatliry O.< demand. The trouble IL Of COWIE that Uncontrolled Inninieli essays over-mtlrfin

demandth 'W A- h ag gh there via: tha e 7., :';:cee 51 arid prreoamsopnt ably • accept gorober,gZnif magazine. By the middle '40's a professional promotora to stage only beta ose of the fear that dozen such magazin« were vying even greater concerts, with even the will lote a step on the run g with each other for pride of greater bills, for even greater which leads to the top. Yet they place. George Webb organised a profits. That is. until the public all know in their hearts that this band about 1942. In the year grow weary of mammoth jazz might well be the beginning of just gone there are, as a matter shows and bills including 12 the end for a lot of things. them. of fact, more bands tissu clubs bands and artists. Then the age selves and their bands included. to employ them in England! My will fall-not only on the pro- And the should know, too, that own .Jazz" label was the first motors and agent, but on the nothing lives for very tons under Private Jan label to be put out bands. the singers, and finally the harsh limelight of cemmer-

dozens of them, all robbing Peter The NE W persistently refused ;nit h PaleaulbarrtenrY'reilishethea'r ealays.1. over here. Today there are Man Lin

to Pay Paul and fighting bitterly to flood London and the country So will jan. too. ' for each other's trade. In some with big jazz show. It recently So the choice is made, and It towns, and certainly is London. refused to take advantage of is their choice. With the fear clubs are brought into being in bookings for the Reyal orlOsing out in the growing fight direct rivalry to clubs already Festival Hall and other import. for money and fame in their existing-to the ultimate detrf- ant centres, mainly because it be- minds, they eagerly seek the big ment of both. licuad that the two Jan shows jobs with the big boys. They 1951 saw the revival of the Staged on the South Bank should hope for more major concerts,

NFJO, and 'several tremendous be highlights in British Ja n and more swollen hills. more "Jan Jan concerts packed to the doors. should be spotlighted without Festivals' . ete. They hope for That was beca use the Federation anti-climax. The NFJO knew these things now, because they /mew the jazz market repro. the danger of flooding e market appear all important, but when sented it and gave its own pub- and was able to be wise atout it, the concerts have ended in the Ile the musk It wanted. Buf the Rival agents end promoter/ do Wembley Stadium, and the hills Royal FeetIval Hall thaws added not and, if they do, cannot And have finally included every pin ai m to the NFJO fund. The their new interest In • virile group of every kind. good. Ind Hammersmith Palate Jan Band jazz field Is extremely dangerous and bey ond words. when every Ball gave us another £200, and because of this fact existing compere joins hands and other shows built up Ma funds Commercial Interests have a chanta the introductions - when even higher. That, my hearties, habit of killing the goose that the biggest, loudest and most wan money-cold, hard cash.- and lays the golden egg - not per. fantastic concert -has been held it attracted the budnes men - hapa because they want to, or be-- -- w hat then ? the bays who sneered heartily at muse they are stupid, but simply h Suborders fund and last big and declared It tinecumer. bemuse they have to keep up rd . « celebration ales lying etta-Mal and a nteur. Now we hoe with their rimals at all eon. And mally on my stomach (tor 195 = dotan. 1 make a prediction for 1952, write MS an the cold morning of or b boys. tea- They W111 ha n 10 their man. January L 1952/ 1 wonder in-tend crowded li ells yeltra 'dozen moth jato concerts no 100 11.1.. deed- But "PIT WE in. ' I &en% banda and sinew.. Yens ase, competitors du ng.° [ warn you t fees paid are a unt s. m e as they believe that OM& herd See You at Wembley to - profeadonal fee. the' sash can be Made OUtier audI Stadluni I

Phil Silvery. "Two on an Aisle" with Bert Lahr and Dolores Gray. Most of the plays are doing wonderfully. I saw Gloria Swanson and Pavia Ewen in "Nina" at 'the Royale Theatre. She is a wonderful artist. I saw many other shows and have negotiated one or two plays with famous film stars to come over here next winter. Audrey Fieti. burn is a great success as a Broadway Dar and I see Glynis

.itoahy:sslitreitnntIto: st?erwingare3.."ad-One thing that amazed me is

that when 1 mentioned many of the American stars that have

Harry Dawson with Maxine Sullivan (with short haircut), Thelma Carpenter (sung with Count Baste. now New York Cabaret) and George Treadwell (Sarah Vaughan's bandleader, trumpeter,

manager, husband). been told so much about it I been successful in this country, I The television shows are really was tole; that they meant very

wonderful and the entertainment titile in the USA, or that they offered is fantastic. I saw the had never been heard of. Mowing television shows. Jack The most popular television Benny. Grouch° Marx. Eddie chow in the 0L.A. is the Jerry Cantor, Olsen and Johnson. Lewis-Dean Martin show. which Danny . Thomas, "Stop the has a tremendous following. Music,' " Down You Go." I went to many night clubs, Personally I like the Danny cafes. etc- and here I ean Thomas Show with Kay Starr honestly say I prefer our Lon. best of all, Mind you, at the don clubs. I met Mae Barnes end of my stay I was getting who was in this country last year. just a little tired of Commercial she is starring at the soir Advertising, which in my opinion "It was grand to see her again, spoIls many of the good shows. She hopes to return to this cotm-Radio is not as big as it was, due, try soon. I abo heard there a of course, to televisi m. They have terrine trio who danced, mi n manw different television stations play ed and gagged. Their names of channels, as they call them, are the Three Flames and their The scoots porgrammes also are records are going terrific. excellent The cinema trade, too. Remember the name-they'll be is also mitering due to television coming over here and you'll like especially as they chow lots of thern alma OltallY of them British) on 1 saw Clevie: TYwe itai at television, another club, also terrifie ego The Broadway shows are all can group of gingers and dancers

doing well, The most Popular Caned the Fa giincln pubil Mi being "Call Me Madam" with heard Bob carrot a great Ethel Merman and Bane Lucas- loge,. When «ends with Gar-wonderful show with Ethel don Jenkins are going Places. So

Merman, a great artist. who has is Bob, I saw Pearl Bail, been Broadwars favourite star Thelma Carpenter, a great col, or years. The music of Irving cured artist who will also be Berlin and perfect stage setting coming b Britain in 1952. I made my evening at the Imperial heard and met Erroll Ga mer. Theatre an unforgettable one. I who t condoler one of the world's

England may get a chance neatest plant .. at the Cafe crthnU rderman one day. Other Society where incidentalW Josh

shown Include "Guys. White will he appearing in Janus-sad Dollar "South Pacific. (still err. Them are so many others going sti ng, -Top aaassi c with ri like SO tell you about but

Space does not permit. I met many old and new

friends. Mary Chase liven Whites manager) whom I spent some iime wan, aluriel Smith's mother. whom I told of her daughter's success in "South Pacific." hlusic publishers loony Vos, Eddie Kanner, Irwin Dash. so it Jiailmm y-- Kennedy. r ana, who want to

be remembered to their friends here. I Met tenor man. Keith

itt" /Mnholos isorli"atin" i;o1:. elg Iro ned and asked Be how to get to 9th Avenue! I tot him there! I met many of the radio and recordIng chiefs and in all Wad a wmderful time Boy but Cm tired! The mice there is ter-rific Oh. I nearly forgot whit e was asked to write about ... Ive been fortunate n booking

some of the world's biggest jazz attractions and radio stars for luit To date tand there are more to come) they include Sarah Vaughan, Art Tatum, Ella Fitzgerald, Maxine Sullivan the Loch Lomond Girl wr•nhoer wasitheerye

in 1941', ErmIt Ga ,Katz. Jan August, Mary Lou Wit-ham, Thelma Carpenter. Dusty "Open The Door Richard" Flet-cher la great coloured comedian). Ronald Rogers the singing find of the year. and girls wait till you see him). the Three Flames, and many others, Beside play-ing variety. I will he arranging 'smart tours for these artists, and the shows will also feature our own bands and artists.

hope youu inw iyllouhrave. w They i °hane e o t see e ail wonderful artists I've told • them an to much about England, the people. the theatres. and they are looooking tkhine gpitaocrets-arati peoplesee to compin g,

have told them about, and play-ing to enthusiastic audience. I will try to make their stay here as pleasant as they made mine and if I succeed they will have a wonderful time. , I've also sold several of our artists which includes my tame-sake Harry Dawson. Diana Coup-land. and Harold Smart, all of whose records were very well re-ceived. They will be going I hope roily in the New Year. and I am awaiting confirmation re these artista, and several other hiefilm names and stars, which I am negotiating for several manage-

Ti t up an office in New York with Tim Gale Agency who are tmhe. biggest Jazz Agents and pro.

tied umpo tors e we have the

famous artists I mentioned and you will be reading more about these peOple soon. Well You can see I've had a

busy, exciting, and wonderful

l et but I'd"Lotign.i: get xstAirtniarlmaya...... typing this

%%en lin ed lip Cgtht"har b"S time r L :Prre ribietY hbr !rig you found interesting h hr es Xmas is here agrOin so when

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playing uLÇanastapair Aftearriliatill'em

FfS7:1:re: e•P'tiOild happy New TX rars..i'anildha erees wishing readers, and fans every-where in Britain a happy 1952

cjerls.b...tlir ears-he rilidy pro-ducing some better shows which t feel sure will get your whole-biner edm ziep parwts will let you

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MUSICAL EXPRESS. FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 195S

74;

tin rLí Filin Pfrhanits

THE BEST OF 1951 / HAVE just spent a cos)/

evening by the fire in my log cabin at Wapping Old

Stairs, choosing the best of the filma that I raw in 1951. Although I saw a groat many films. I did not ace then, all: a number of Continental films. which have been excellently received else-

...Oneness of "The . Frog. .." and • large palm goes to Alfred G. Mllotte for his photography in Walt Disney's True Life Adven-ture. "Beaver Valley.. " An American in Pads" takes

first place as the best musical, with " Wedding Bells" following up for having the best song

There are still a number of Best Short Flin• filins I would like to mention for "Gerald MeBoing-Boing." bru' one reason or another—the sin-

lent short cartoon. and "Heaver eerily of "Decision Before Valley," excellent from every Dawn" and the dignity of "The point of view. Bullfighter and the Lady" for

instance —but the line - must be Best Performances drawn somewhere Now for 195.2; Judy Holliday — for bringing if the advance publicity is to be

Billie Dawn to life in "Born believed, it will be a staggering yesterday." year. I wonder!

ITALO TAJO--Voice of the year,

where, did not come my way. score of the year. The best back. 'Use odd illness. and even odder ground scores of the year ? S m holiday, made me miss a few Frankel, I feel, has written con' more, but it has been very sistently well, and at times bris' pleasant browsing through old 'lenity, particular« in "Appoint. synopses, and making my final rient With Venus" and "The choice. Man in the White Suit." I would On occasion I have found some also like to mention Pout Smith's

bright jewel in an otherwise background music for "Beaver « Mary film, like the almo. Valley." which blended Perfectly 'inhere at the beginning of "Die with the film, and thank him for Long Dark Hall," and the open- his playful theme for otters end Inc shots of "The People Against bullfrog symphony. The best film O'Hara." So I would like to hand songs this year: "Too Late Now" out a few bouquets for parts of a (Wedding Bellsl and " Young Me, where the film itself would Folk Should Get Married" not qualify in my Top Ten. (Texas Carnival). The finest voice I heard this I /lave not placed my "best

year was Halo Tajo, MephIsto- films" In order—) find that pheles in the Italian film "Faust almost impossible, two or three and the Devil." Although" Tales jestle forcefully for top place. of Hoffmann" died away after the From America we have:— interval. I feel I must mention "Born Yesterday." the M al. the Imaginative art direction est film of the year, for my and décor. The film proved that. T011ey. With William Holden another time, a British musical and Broderick Crawford per. could be better than an American feet foils for the brilliance cf one. Judy Holliday, Photography has been genet. "People WIII Talk," The

ally very good this year; in screenplay and direction of "Plus de Vacances pur le Ban Joseph L. Mankiewicz made Dieu" angle shots were used this an intelligent and adult effectively to bring humour and film, pathos to the film. Jack CardifTs " A Place in the Su et re, t«hnicolour work was excellent viewed here last week, es one i• "Pandora and the Flying one of the best contributions to Dutchman" — an otherwise bit- the cinema for acting. re med-ied, disappointing film. Norbert Mg, photography and direction. Brodine carried off a difficult bob "An Ametiean In Parts." ercellently in the underwater Best musical of the year.

The choice Dom the narrower field of Hellish alms is not easy. There have bee a number of very satinying films—" Mr. Drake% Duck" and "Pool of ¿ d œ"— whi ch just missed making the Top Ten. My choice, however, is a• follow+ :-

11 The Lavender B M Mob." Excellent acting and dialogue. and an hu mbug plot which progressed and resolved.

Na Highway." A triumph for the British Film Industry, unce it celled as heavily for he amens on Nevi' shute's story as on its imported American talent. "lady Godint'Eldes Arnie"

A comedy with almost radio technique, which delivered some neat kicks where they should — but se/dom are— aimed.

I have chosen three French films, which t have been able to put into the order of preference 6—

"La Roudee A delicately Indelicate satire, brilliantly directed. "Janke Est Palle." Chosen

for its story, acting and humanity. "Phis de Vacances poor le

Bon Dien." A filin where child-ren are children, and not ego-tistical automatons.

Kay W alb—Spilliter In the middle story of "Encore" (Win-ter Cruise). Reef Ferrer — for overtonfing

the disadvantage of Ida property nthse and hi. titter Male Powers, and giving u• a melting Cream de Bergman Lee J. Cobb—fot- bringing to a

good second feature a perform-ance which m eld not disgrace any top budget lien in "The Man Who Cheated Himself." Shelley Winters—got' a really

superb job of characterisation in "A Place in the Sun."

Best Supporting FertnInaac. Finlay Conic — Mr. Shunder-

son in "People Will Talk." George Cole—Johnny. the boy-

friend. in "Lady Oodl es Rides Again." — Kathleen Harrison — M re.

Dither in "Scrooge."

Word Films "Bedtime for Roam" and "I

was a Communist for the FBI."

Most Ado About Nothing "I Want You" and "Valentino."

Fined Assets of the British Film IndinarY Alastair Sim. Alec Guinness

and Glynis Johns

FINLAY CURRIE—Best supporting performance-

"According to M y\diagnosis our musicians must have been wishing y u a Merry Eczemorl

Dangerous Repartee Incident with Vie Oliver

HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THE PRODUCTION STAFF, PARTICULARLY THE PRO-

DUCERS THEMSELVES, UP AT we r e"' TELEVISION STUDIOS RE-GARD WITH CONSIDERABLE APPREHENSION ANY 6110W PUT ON WITHOUT A SCRIPT. THE CHRISTMAS PARTY, WITH ITS CAST OF STARS, STAFF AND TECHNICIANS, DESERVES THE HI GH EST PRAISE. FOR THERE IS NOTH-ING MORE DIFFICULT TO PR O D U C E THAN TIlE IMPROMPTU SHOW IN SPITE OF THE FREE AND EASY ATMOSPHERE CONVEYED TO By VIEWERS, LESLIE PUICIIELL TRIUMPHED IN WHAT IMUST LEE CONWAY HAVE BEEN THE MOST DI M. CULT ROLE OF ALL AS MASTER OF CEREMONIES, TRUE, HE MAY HAVE HAD A BLUE.PRINT OF THE PRO-CEEDINGS—BUT THAT WAS ALL ROVING CAMERAS DID THE REST, PICKING OUT CELEBRITIES WHILE THE MIKE CAUGHT SNATCHES OF THEIR DIALOGUE.

T HIS excellent " backsbage" . production certainty cal, lured the spirit of Christmas an nothing else could have done. Yet It was not without incident —. woe Unfortunate Incident indeed, which involved a famous comedian and a famous writer. There is no doubt that viewers instantly noticed the contretemps

and even if the protagonists claim camaraderie as the cause. there is no excuse for such a thing happening. This as the story as 1 mw and heard il myself.

\TIC OLIVER — a guest star— s was doing his act. in the

0 M -goong atmosphere already created, he gagged about cele' brilles and said Hid Colin was in the party and asked for the camera to pick up Colin who— Oliver said—wrote the first Be be Daniels, Ben Lyon "Hi-Gang" script (in which Vic Oliver was featured/. The camera panned to Sid Colin, dho said "I wrote more laughs than you're getting

TotuRsE mustt rettlotihnegsbenogenst-

ning of each year, look back over the old and M k forward hopefully to the new. A somewhat damping aspect of the latter is the flood of bills that inevitably accompany the new year, but let to not allow these to interfere with our optimistic ebs. gbe " We who take much interest in

musical events have good reason ta be hopeful. This was brought home to me forcibly last Friday when, at the ICA. a Quartet by without a break and is of sp. Robert Crawford was played proximately the same duration as twice by the Aeolian String Quar- Beethoven's C Sharp Minor Quar-tet. This was one of the Friday tel. everungs run jointly by the Lon- ONLY BEETHOVEN don Contemporary Music Centre MANAGED IT and the Institute of Contemporary Beethoven, in his last and Arts. greates t period, got away with a In its«f thio evening may not Quartet of seven movements

mein of any great significance, played without a break. No one

but its true value is much more else has done so and it is not sur' than the value of grawriOngs prising that Crawford fails to get Quartet. Crawford is a young away with six. His idea of con. Scottish composer, and this work nett ing the movements obviourly was written around his twenty- sprang Iron the fact that a four» fifth birthday. It was played at note motif is the basis of the lost year's Festival ., the 'MD- whole work. but his links be. national Society for Conte.- tween the movements are not porary Music at Frankfurt. always satisfactory, and the

work would be much improved if THE YOUNG COMPOSER only some of the movements were That a young composer has the joined. ,

•PPortunity to hear good music if we call this work a [allure in most important. 'That a corn. It is only in the sense that some poser of twenty•four should hove failures are infinitely preferable reached the standard of sufficient to some successes. This Quartet technical ability to make his work shows that Crawford has coned. interesting to others. Is even enable ability and that Ms Mete more important. are on a very high level. There We can, of course, go beck a are momenta when one can detect

hundred.and.fifty or two hua- the hand of a master. The final deed years and pick out corn, slow fugue in particular tears posers who had reached a much Witneli to this. By the time higher standard of technical Crawford is thirty he may well ability at an even earlier age; but be producing works of fire-rate that standard of technical ability significante. a comparative one only. Today Another a m« of musical life

mode is In such a state of flux today Is that young tera romm Met it is extremely unlikely that are not only getting their works e composer will form a definite played, they are also getting style of his own at an early age, them published: In fact the young Mozart was in an caste- posItka British corroo m to encouraged / [commented on Crawfoid's to compose In every way but fin.

work when writing atout the This one way la -admittedly Frankfurt Featirol, and last Fri. rather • serious one for •tte bat day's performances = tome& not got much hope of making most of what t wrote then. It even • bare living at his works, has obvious error» and is eer-tainly over-ambitious. The Quar- GAJCBA • let manna of ale movements ' Galas -from young eoMpestra

e

RING IN THE NE W AND CONTINUE THE OLD

By Malcolm Rayment to very piing conductors. I find a contra.bashoon which the score that there are still people who requires. If Gamba stays as he are dubious,. to say the least of is now he will still be regarded It, of the merits of the fourteen- when fully grown as a reat year-old Italian conductor, Beethoven conductor. Pierino Gamba. They reason that von .; conductors are non , no child can pobsoblY herevieso lnht., but surely coming to the fore in

11.:e C3Zicnsnftqllgt.Etre :[ore it is En t e r isis oe of foe zehesync elptresvtaeynt atveheapyr; actruiL Hoiefirommgswsoerathson tit the end

a waste of time going to hear c",rkmgli PlumusstrIobrave estupotrse

but this from giving their reasons why young conduct or whose career Gamba 3 performances are ., no and achievement, are well worth vane, or if they are or any value watching is John Pritchard. It is only because the orchestras can play these work, perfectly • OPERA well without a conductor. In other one in we new of now. a

we

words, Gamin follows h e are progress ing. men though we orchestra. may be years behind the times.

lc When I heard Gamba conduct irThaebn ejnen annffi nnes eçarternetin a' iiletaYea.

the LSO in Beethoven*. Fifth and ter for we _news, opera in - Sixth Symphonies at the Albert England. be 'l ,r,„. bet suppress

Hiel recently, there was 'IS 'Wes ' the spirit of adventure for long. lion of Gamba "following :he The mistake in oba case was, orchestra." The orchestra fob net, one of „ repine Ito for lowed Gamba, who had his own

colltutInetlynovmffod co,meponser been twhhei ahead. Ja meek still a very

eveeiwryphdoefieinelste tan% onbeh o wo

The Fifth Symphony. in Pores'. second stage for making hiss lar, was given one of the m ot opens knows hen, it wool& f virile and drantatie Perron..." am, have been mus h more sue -

ces that I have beard glare ..,eye tet at la of oberee eees to be Pasant/IL It was all very dif- eon aner the even, ftrent from the stemol ro ro pl odding that occurs under some The first stage ro mla of-course,

have been " erode "--or give EEnglish «inductors. / it Its eorreet tIlle—" Her Foster

SENSE OF BALANCE oltoeintghtiner" s.,otribatbe thiaproduo fasmous in

Giimbiro great merit Is big England, almost fifty year; after wonderful sense of Matinee and it wag « elm., Is unfortunately even the Albert Hall could riot not eurprising. Pettey* It is • blt obscure this, beard details In early to diseuse or togged pro-a wore that are normally tub- grammes for 1554, but if "Jenufit Merged. The bay line la the Fifth is- not staged before then it n u ,always clearly enunciated would In that year make a Mon This was the more surprising in fitting work to mart the ces. that I could endue bear not see tenary of Janacek% birth.

"WOZZECK"

On the bright, side." Woueckb is to be seen and heard at Covent Garden this month. It is only about twenty-five years overdue. but it Is doubtful whether "Wozzeckb could have been pro' duced before with much success. It in a very difficult opera and the reward we may have for having waited so long is a really first-rate performance — some-thing that Salzburg could not manage last year.

ERWARTUNG"

Berg's master. Sehenberg. Is another who looks like getting his long delayed recognition at last. The next three months on the Third Programme amount to a Schteberg Festival. It began last Sunday with a performance of The First Chamber Symphony, This Saturday and next Monde«.

the lato L'orear7i.mit act opero lasting only about half an hsur, and having only one character. Although a large orchestra in employed Schonberg took sixteen days over its corn. position 119091.

The soprano part. which Is of Immense difficulty, will be rung by Patricia New , Schonberg has suffered more from nonsense written about him than any com-poser of our time, probably of any time. At last we are going to get the opportunity of judging him by the only means that mat-ter, by bearing hie music. Again we will probably be rewarded for our patience in-waiting for such works ea "Erwartung." by hearing a really good Perfor-mance. Certainly I cannot

imagine anyone doing it better than Patricia Seamy,

AMERICAN SONGS

Patricia Neway sang songs by Norman Deno Jodo and Aaron Copland at the LCMC Concert in the ABA Galleries on December la. Her dramatic powers were much in evidence, and the Im-pression I 'got was that most of the songs were made to sound much better than they really were. Opinion was probably divided about Cop land's Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson, Per-sonally. I found them unequaL They certainly had their moments, but these were rather too far apart. Del/o Join's Songs were not a set and proved a curious mixture. "Lament" was very gri m and impressive. "Assassination" intriguing and original, but the other two. Ç New Born" and particularly "There is a Lady Sweet and Kind." seemed rather out of place.

HUMOUR

Wit. and humour, sometimes of the outrageous kind, was provi-ded by Malcolm Arnold's Sonatina for Clarinet and Plana played by Frederick Thurston and Ernest Lush. This was won-derful fun, but at the same time the two instruments were ex. plotted with the utmost brilliance. Malcolm Arnold is. as f have said before. • composer for filling a most important role In English music. If there was such a thing as an audience of depressed persons. Arnold would shatter at in twenty bars.

It h to people like Arnold. Fricker. Sesee and ethers known and unknown, w ho are at this moment producing 'a wealth of good musk that I wish first and forenion toe beetle the New Year. Then there are the performers and conductors, many of whom are showing great courage in going their own way and by so doing bringing greater varlet/ and quality to our music making. Finally, the publlaen who often with no hope of gala- print works by yaimg composers and w make them available to •IL Goad luck to you all in 111511.

now!" Was it a coincidence that there was a live mike to pick up C lin' tort" 0 this pre-arranged bit of repartee? Whether Ms was so or not, I con oiposnsslym:::yetadthnebey. w anholeug thly insigkiwanuina. misconception and in the worst

A PLEASANT show was now

If this was unrehearsed in, promptu. then Vie Oliver's retort to such a jibe (and believe me. Oliver is a master of repartee)

tmhieghltauhgah? ve th te but Ycouou dwryaouta write them now "" What would have happened ? Wellki Sid Colin have su ed Vic Oliver for slander ? Could Vic Oliver me Sid Colin for disparaging re-marks during his act ? This is all beside the point. The main

;uhnarkEte iincreent from the eEaid al' average s uaaar viewer's angle That's the only thing that matters.

T HE average viewer was wit,

necOmedinanin.E,oTI atctcombE edalanfamPaolifd a glorious compliment to a well-sti e;own bywraistidner pforersenthte cinamenthe

to pick him up That writer acknowledged the compliment with an insult — whether ineternded, unintended or re-ba sed—with a misguided eon-°nation of comedy. And that is ugly — very ugly for all con-cerned. It may have been good natured " ribbing " on Colins part which would have been in order among professional people—but always backstage and never before the public.

T AM wondering what the roper' chassions up at TV will be. If

this makes the EEC more sus-picious than they already are of the unmripted show it will be a

eaktaymHplePaortaathPse peta rafecatrecaraipttleett production is "Have a Go" which Wilfred Pickles handles with such consummate skill. It is not always without incident. but Pickles is invariably master of the situation. Nothing c-an be more devastating than asking a child in hospital to say hello to his mummy and daddy through ihe microphone—only to be told n,minwith chyil dainshd ridaaldv e.itye " IThako;es no.

gem situation if you like. But Pickles will always (Ind some-body for the child to say hello to

—sitau agtiroann. ny Anwdi ll thoef tenin criadvene t the

always rounded off smooth'', without embarasenent to Pickles, the child or the listener.

lY the way,, Wilfred Pickles' child horelnidsay bhnsp roailal dcwaasst. afsrarousum e

the greatest tearyerker in radio. I'll bet the entire nation listened to that.

A ND a delightful programme from Veto Lynn—the versa-

tile vera, singing as elmrmlnelY as ever all types of gongs. A nice programme in which she was aided and abetted by Alfred Marks and the splendid back-ground of Stanley Black and the Dance Orchestra. Here let nie do Justice fff. Sid Colin who. I be, lleve, had a hand in the saipt. The construction of the show wa• excellent and as good a cvneeP-lion for presenting Vera to any' one could have created. Vera, as my readers may already know, is soon off to America where she will appear in the "Big Show• with Tallulah Bankbead — the show that gave ber such praise and recognition when the M il featured in their breading over y here.

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Stars -Travel--Hundiedarcot Miles to Attend Television

Xmas Parte L4EATURE of MS yeark Television Chrbtmas• Party was the a• »Ma e travelled by some of the artiste wise gave lip their Ch a n . Day alk their families to attend at Lime Gret a Studios what was the Jolliest affair ever staged for the ne at Of Selearion su et »; e ta Jerry Mar e «M etal Egilreas . Ro am Camera Reporta. Vie Oliver travelled tip from Maw eises e. Norman Wisdom from Wolverhampton. Jewell tad War e from Liverpool, and stay others had equally long Semen fr et tee where they are starring in pantomimes to which they all bad to dash back after Me party ha be lo time for two Mows en

B al a Day. Thei all voted, however. that - 1

if was well worth the Nun n( Anne Zeigler and Webster Booth. For, besides a swell party with m ate oat duets are always drinks be n( the amd aloft (nct biasing. the usual stage »loured water). the studio oaten had laid on Norman Evans chose a spare dinner, with turkey followed by m eant to den ertrate to Christina pudding to make them Minette Mills Ws Panda, which feel at huons, ns th. Pentair hit in pantomime

.Humpty Damply" ((tam Pale-

n ' naTT dbanninnted m en- aka and with Interlude Of makers are DaVid Miller. wilaAsta „22 ,2 to mu e by Eric Robin-had (O at houri mi ne. * a son and Ms Orchestra and sane tea' of Square Dancers ndind- lively routines from Teks own log Charlie Chester. Pet Clan, firl troop ., she Twelve Toppers,

Ethel Rayne ' and Norm " it remained for Tear-T e e to Whacen and Memory Man nettle arrive on the finer In an ancient

We e ' whale ' turns- had to he Austin Seven which was to be cut out of the programme °moo part of a well-planned gag. to the programme wr-r naing Unfortunately for Terry and his the tone schedule. cronies, the gag misfired but fa The »b et e » of ea ch il e well did he explain the OCCure

was equally divided between ranee that ver y uni, .efew „ a

Leslie Mitch ell and Tern realised the mishap wasn't part Desmond keeping the fun going of the show. in between acts win party seines, so , as sous ,' 272,22, rEyeeripbriey.sta iffnuleuetsing000sProdossou-

Mobo hase race, the whiv ann: ..Z.; :arum. joined In 2 mass g ee and kilns a me, where th »Asco Lang same ,. in front or audience a, asked to lat a .ft, eras ens loop ape, pie

number of artic e diS e nd ba et:die lights had dimmed and the

one minute on a Var. TM. ni ta m e. at, the barn von by by Diana Dore with seven pop s, A ease peep in the

, right out of twelve, austere atmosphere of a BBC

Stars who got up to do their studio, but one which speaks well party piece -were Nor man for the success of the party. Wisdom, who wrecked the -watch trick " of Conjuror David Nixon am rushed with a lark» piece of 1.1111.E, danc e with an Imaginary parner. petula Clark. to whom this was a sort of good-bye party as she left for America a couple of days later, sang two none. V» Oliva greatly amused with his fiddle, Ethel Hemel lintrodueed as a Illissien VAD) put over a comedy number in her inimitable style. Rawer and Landauer Whee two grand pianos filled the mace left clear for dancing and games, went down well with a classical duet and were followed by Jimmy( Jewell and Ben Worries who rendered their crazy version of "Sabre Dance." al» In eduChug script water Ronnie lianbun. who suffered from their caustic wit. No Christmas Party would te complete without a Ghost nimik m 'ke n Aide' Jaya that M altz and Landauer entertain at the party with Erie Robinson as lits contribution, followed by and la Orchestra in the b egroand.

TOP TEN I. Longing For Y e. (Sterling). 2. I Love The Sunshine Of Your Smile. New W ald).

I. The Loveliest Night Of The Year. (Francis Day).

4. Because Of You. (Dash). 5, Rosanne. (Michael Reine). 6, Belle, Belle My Liberty Belle. (Dash/.

7. Allentown Jail. (Bourne). 8. If You Go. (Peter Maurice). 9, Tulips And Heather. (John Fields).

10, Too Young. (Sun).

RALPH SHARON RE-FORMS SEXTET D ALPII SHARON w e, five son why Ralph decided to return a months ago formed his big to his sextet was because of the orchestra, reverie to his sextet this week after a lung tour threaghall the d eny. D eng this tour Sharon fo nd Mat big bands win the limited dancing public at present, caused through the general economic sh e en, are aw longer Paying. He there-fore returns to the sextet which brought him considerable faine over a period of three years. The sextet did their first broad-

cast on Saturday last in di n e Grant's "Jam for Mode rns," and they are loon to resumo their recording sessions. Another rea-

sensation site of his recordings. of which over rive thousand have been »Id to data. The new sextet have engagements in various parts of the country during the next few months and fain will be able to hear the sextet with Its modem music to dancing tempo which catero for fans and dancers alike.

After three years with the Preager Agency Ralph Sharon is new under the personal manage. ment and direction of the Wilcox Organisation.

S-7 '77

Norman Wild e Zeta as stooge lo con eer D eed Nixon.

Watching one of the °turns" are (left to right) John Arlon, Norman Evan; Annette Mille and her associate While Leslie Mitehell looks up at one of the tele muneraa mew ed on a boom

for taking long shots.

Ellington Quartet and Saints at Leeds n PPOSITION fans will have

pl enty to »l est th e on Sunday, January 0. when at Leeds Town Hall there will be a concert featuring the Ray Elling-ton Quartet and The Saints Jan Ban d °The appeared before HRH Princess Elizabeth at the Royal Festival concer n The convert will commenee at

7.30 pm, and owing to the intense local interest in bot.ph etn and traditional "campa" Li date has aroused, a larg attendance is erected. as everyone is warned to book early. The Quartet will be fresh back

from their triumphs la Holland over the holiday pe ed, and have several new number with which to entertain their Lee» public on this ocCaSke. Pr e to this date. the Quartet

will he at the Majestic Ballroom, Swindon. on. January 5, and will then appear at the MDA Ball at London's Wimbledon Petals on January 7. They vein be at the Winter Hall. East Ham. on Jan» dry 11), and at the Drill Hall, Coventry, the next day.

STUDIO '51 A section of the Jack Parnell

band will be playing at Studio '51 next Saturday. January 5, and on Seeley, Ronnie Stott will be appearing the Club. The follow-ing Wednesday Jimmy D ach a Of Gerald:is band, will be leading a group.

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» MUSICAL IMPRESS. M OAT. JANUARY 4. 102

rimnethe'Clubs * :WITH JAMES AS MAN

O NE of the busiest young jan enthusiasts these days clen elegthelM ndarinetatt ee.; Ing with eArritg-InCnetil

of thMe pre: rfutenteb e= ,,troulted-zue grde ntercriabitde.tee,he;o Jams Band. modern art expert George Melly. Together with the band, w e have recently re-

orrxd Pfbrere ieIkthei crlaérniedtriAnal lawa n Sayan 'Jol t the r ap. thei have eelebra Chr tuum an the New Year with a constant series of dates, both In London and in She provinces. Before the holiday they Melted the Notting-ham Jan ChM and stirred up Tobaccq City with their music and eons. nay were also well u at the London Jan ChM, Worri er Part Jan nab and other leading local clubs. On New Year's Eve they were booked, with the Sab a Jazz Hi nd, at

= 1; .1:mn of • the Grosvenor Hotel. Man-chester. Melly. featured singer with the band and its main attraction, Is also a member of the Central Committee of the NFJO. His biggest grievance rio far has been that every meeting of the Federation so far has clashed with a band date and he has yet to make his debut at the

r"Mnl ikn.ieg eDardeniblIsarmcladeSe ; dyortimuat: arrival at his parents' home on Christina morning in an ambu-lance after crashing his ear late on Xmas Eve and sustaining a dislocated elbow and coneussMn. His injuries were not so bad a was first believed and after a

teeillneiypeMik ilegl phissbend

adta y, «December t9d1, ILI a 'Hera= sion shared with Charlie Gai, health's Jazzmen. Ile afterwards travelled to Bristol for a concert date the following day, playing with one arrn in a sling. Mean-while an old face replaces clari-

D endli teiralealeelimps îg,7, hacen'e. Connor recently broke up his band to rejoin his old leader.

et Johnny Lavender in plea of of sOnne of the finest jazz artiste Bill C a n in the Mulligan Band. of all time. Thnaugh her new se llitieleadesaRA stand the legvgeaggioonr g Manie Stith, ig U ani:

tien which a celebrating its Negro jan muaiclana, Mildred aced annlverrary on Thursday, achieved an ambition to aine January 10. at the Ch. AUELIMe. amot áthashrelaseiligwi ethaàvtiol re Frith Street, Soho. Commencing two years ago with six founder New York "Golden Era' and members, the Association is now speedily became a household nearly 20 ssttrroonngg,,including m „ word with jazz lovers of 10 and of the leading Jan shops. Its 15 years ago. She possessed a ogeggingal policy lijaggainc isf;i iirgywe:gb alilwlingi tgevrogice gw1;aleinh cri-

all andPin r on • w mprehensive over the world, She led popu. selection of Amen et and lardy polls around the middle foreign retards The present '30's and then slowly faded from widespread distribution of pre- general acclaim to a minor ob-viously rare jan item• by both seuritY. Her marriage 10 band commercial arid w all labels, leader Red None ended in

Graeme Bell for Germany

(MRAEME BELL leaves this -a country for Germany for a fortnight's toux on January 5. This tour carries him into March and he will also be appearing in Switzerland. Gnome was to have left for Australs, his native land, on the same day, but in view of the excellent offer made to him conce rning Ihe tour of Germany and Switzerland, he has decided to play there and that return la England, when be will appear at the Winter Garden Theatre, Dray Lane. with Hum. PhreY Lyttelton and his band. During that week Bell is also appearing on several dates in tendon and will finally leeve for Australia on March 14,

The four sides recorded by Bell and Lyttaten are shortly to be released. Two of these are originals by Bell and the other two by Lyttelton.

Burns Back n o B.arUrrRiviNnSg abnade eaus YNDevos. Z,

la Friday evening. were "nabbed" by the BBC and as result, spoke in "In T en To.

last Saturday »Mang. They were asked to tell listeners about their experiences in the

unfortunate Middle East where they have re d is ime and Maybe my ma ben "n"flafinnn the amere from hn., andres will be tra from me south ene off e

to Germ , with ha ememe httle II-Ronnie Holler (trumpet 7.15 m e a me nte or DAN DARE

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George Melley in • e king mood at the Nottl eham lasa (lab's Gh a na Party-Photo, Tom Parkes, "The Priory Studio."

and the wholesale importation of divorce when she was at the European lam issues has now height of her fare. but their changed that policy, to that to. musical partnership outlived

can-giel the ice:dramnric4e:::„Erres,diuendt Magazi ne but no longer makes job to be with her during t ee a rule of stocking USA discs, last hours at the St. Franca Secretary Owen Bryce has Hospital. New Yak. Proved a g ehead member of Recently mak e n holiday trip he organisation and under his around Landon and the rest of wing the Association loot for- the country has been seen yeng • ward lo a bright and profitable Sigel Carter with his trumpet. New Year. Guests of honour at Nigel, a mere 12 years sr age. la he Chet Auguste next Thursday now a celebrated "scene stealer" include Esquire chief Carlo at jazz clubs, with his youthful Kr amer. modernist Steve Rae, grin, short trousers and diminu-ram Max Jones, editor Tom rive figure. Recent successes Cundall and your e rne have included visits to the Wood Blues Sh er Beryl Bryc e grata Jazz Club for their New

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Weri-rotaerlg.%,Negroere.) lire,steirthl; Lnreon, who tee ny sustaineed uner the llalne ad the a couple Of bruised ribs after a Ronnie Haler Ure a from fail during Xmas ,veek at Liver- authamPt e. let to Put tha

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Bell Aunti es. Jam Bon d on and trombone). Mike Rigen Friday. January 5, American Ge er says. Ray Ember (p...), fe ar m, oi a apart , Ban iv, Ken Powell 'bass/ and Leo Pole will be visiting this country in lini le es). the New Year for several con-certs and broadcasts.

The death of Blues singer Mil-dred Bailey on Wednesday. December 12 In New York has robbed jan leers of yet anot ar great artist. At 48 years of age. Miss Bailey died at St Francis Hospital of diabetes and heart resale. after two years' illness_ This great singer, who has be-come familiar to Euro pean Jars lovers through her many Parlo' phone and Brunswick recordings. was scheduled to visit this co us, try this year as a solo act and her untimely death' has again robbed ta of the rare chance of heating a fine R e artist. When her brother. AI Rinker, was Sing-

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