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THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
SEPTEMBER 9,
1922
ber. It means profits for the publisher, manu-
facturer, distributor and dealer through the me-
Old-Time Jazz Craze Has Been Replaced by Music of a Much Higher Type Which Is Interpreted by dium of stronger support by the public.
The drift away from jazz to a better standard
Orchestras of Real Merit—Movement Marks a New Era in Dance Music
of dance music was never better illustrated than
We who have been standing on the side lines more than twenty-five years and controls more in the success of the number, "Song of India,"
adapted from Rimsky-Korsakoff's theme, and
have watched for a long time past the wails than sixty well-known Chicago orchestras.
and propaganda against what is termed "jazz."
The musical publishers and the talking machine which became popular in a number of arrange-
We saw that all of these vocal outbursts, record manufacturers probably look with pleas- ments. Other old standard numbers have also
campaigns and decisions to bury jazz were hav- ure upon the completion of this movement for been given modern arrangements, the purpose of
ing little or no effect and we came to the con- melody which has been under way for many which, more than anything else, is to make them
clusion that jazz, like any other novelty, must months and now predominates in the present-day adaptable for the present-day dance.
run its course and spend itself.
So, despite all the agitation against jazz, which
dance programs. The rendition of numbers
That it has done just that must be the con- to-day means that the melodies are to be carried rather aided in keeping it in the forefront, the
clusion of anyone who attends the dances at the out from start to finish in a manner that com- dance orchestras have, of their own volition, with
hotels, dance palaces and cabarets. The present- pels the patrons to remember the air. Carry- the aid of the composers, brought about a new
day orchestra is far from a jazz band; indeed, ing away the tune of a number that has met era in dance music. The present-day orchestra is
none of the popular orchestra leaders would popular fancy means the sale of sheet music, talk- improved, playing better music, and with pleas-
allow himself or his organization to be billed ing machine records and player rolls of the num- ure and profit for all concerned.
as such. They are now society serenaders, nov-
elty and symphonic syncopators. They no
TO PUBLISH PRIZE COMPOSITION
NEW FEIST F0X=TR0T
longer have the noisy effects that were part of the
jazz aggregation and only in a few instances do J. Fischer & Bro. Secure Publication Rights to Billy Baskette Writes New Fox-trot Which Is
Being Featured by Several Orchestras
Prize-winning Male Chorus
we see the eccentric leader who is given to
physical gyrations.
Leo Feist, Inc., is the publisher of a new fox-
Samuel Richards Gaines' "Waken, Lords and
Melody is the slogan of the present-day orches-
tra and carrying out the musical theme, pos- Ladies Gay," the successful part-song for male trot entitled "This Afternoon." The number was
sibly with syncopated effects, is the prominent voices in the Swift & Co., Chicago, competition, written by Billy Baskette, who will be remem-
has been awarded for publication to the house bered for his "Hawaiian Butterfly" and other
feature of every dance program.
song successes. It is now being featured by the
No one would dare call Paul Whiteman's Or- of J. Fischer & Bro., New York.
The same composer's "Russian Fantasy" for Paul Specht Orchestra on the Astor Hotel
chestra a jazz band, nor that of Isham Jones or
Eddie Elkins. These are the leaders in the dance women's voices (Schumann Club, of New York, roof, New York, and is being programmed by a
world and it is to them that every small orches- first prize) and "A Shepherd's Song" (Madri- large number of other prominent orchestras.
tra leader looks for his style. It is from them gal Club, of Chicago, first prize) also appear in "This Afternoon" has shown some indications
of coining into national prominence and it will,
that he takes his methods and by following such "Fischer Edition."
no doubt, be heard frequently throughout the
leaders enjoys success.
Fall season. Baskette, by the way, has several
Edgar Benson, who practically controls most of
A NEW MUSICAL COMEDY
numbers in the "Passing Show of 1922," orig-
the high-class orchestras playing in Chicago, re-
"Up She Goes," the musical comedy version inally produced at the Winter Garden, New
cently sent out a notice to his clients that his of-
fices will not furnish any jazz orchestra. Nov- of Frank Craven's success, "Too Many Cooks," York City, now en tour, and has a number en-
elty and symphonic syncopating combinations will open out of town on October 14. It will titled "Forget-Me-Not" with the firm of Je-
are to replace the organizations of the former be the first musical show William A. Rrady has rome H. Remick & Co. This latter is written
about the Metro picture of the same name.
ealiber. Mr. Benson has been in business for produced in a number of years.
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