Coin Machine Journal

THE COIN MACHINE JOURNAL
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time, supplies splendid support. Lenox
L-500-A.
We told you about Billy Eckstine
last month and then he comes along
with "Say It Isn't So" and "Without
A Song." These are strictly classics
and wonderful music box fare. Na-
tional 9061. Yet, even roses have
thorns. We were frankly disappointed
in Eckstine's "Blue Moon" and "Fools
Rush In." MGM 10311.
Buddy Clark, the young fellow who
was being groomed for the "B{g Build-
up" before the war, is making an ex-
the heights. His "For You," a revival
from many seasons back, is top drawer
and "By The Way" is only slightly less
pleasing. No matter what the song,
if Como is on the vocal, he makes the
music boxes sound sweet and often.
Victor 20-3099.
Sarah Vaughn has joined Diz Gilles-
pie to revive "Mean To Me" and she
pairs it with "What More Can A
Woman Do?" to produce one of t h2 -
finest things on wax. The woman has
the voice, plirasing, delivery and style
and Diz, one of the greatest in our
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cellent comeback. His "Brush Those
Tears From Your Eyes" is surefire
stuff for music boxes. It's backed with
"One Sunday Afternoon" which is
good, but not good enough. Columbia
38364. While we're about it, we may
as well suggest that you acquire "The
Money Song" by Clark. This one is
novelty but definitely of the first
water. "Gloria," the plattermate, is
simply another name-of-a-girl tune.
Columbia 38352.
The same Jack Smith we mentioned
earlier has something good in "Corn-
belt Symphony" and we know it will
sell. His "Cuanto Le Gusta" is truly
fine. If there is another vocalist who
puts as much into a song as Smith,
we'd like to kn°ow who it is. Capitol
15280.
"If I Steal A Kiss" is Sinatra at his
best. Frankie Boy is relaxed, phrasing
is well done and the musical back-
ground is made to order for Sinatra's
style. Johnny Johnson comes close to
Frankie's effort. You can't go wrong
on either. Columbia 38334 or MGM
10290.
The King Cole Trio has done an up
to snuff job on "Straighten Up And
Fly Right" to bring to life an old one.
Their arrangement is tricky, rhythmic
and outstanding. It just depends on
whether people have had too many of
these revivals crammed down their
ears. "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To
You" is the plattermate. Capitol
15270.
Benny Goodman has enlisted the aid
of Red N orvo, et al, to do a master-
ful job on "The Varsity Drag." We
sat in with Goodman back in 1933
when he was emerging as one of the
g·reatest popular musicians of our
generation. That was when he had
everyone singing "Goody, Goody" with
Helen Ward on the vocal. Today Ben-
ny is just as great and his "Varsity
Drag" is perfection. "The Maidens of
Cadiz' 'is on the other side and it, too,
is easy on the ears. There's no vocal
here for there isn't anyone who could
do it justice with Goodman. Capitol
15286.
"Tuscaloosa Bus" is the latest re-
lease credited to Johnny Mercer. Mer-
cer has that appeal which always
taxes one's vocabulary. If you think
about the tunes he's turned out, con-
sider that he's almost Dixieland per-
sonified and then listen, you'll know
what we mean. "Tailgate Ramble"
isn't up to what we always expect of
Mercer but it's still good. Capitol
15285.
Margaret Whiting, whose dad, the
late Dick Whiting, turned out so many
hits, has done very well with "Far
Away Places," Her "My Own True
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