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LOUIS ARMSTRONG (Orchestra)
YOCALION
3148
BIX BEIDERBECKE (Orchestra)
r
SORRY (FT)
, OCALION ~ S INCE MY BEST GAL TURNED
3149
I ME DOWN (FT)
In s trumental dance numb e rs.
Lots of mu sic on this record.
Fast a nd hilarious .
TRAM, BIX and LANG
YOCALION
f WHINGIN'
AN' TWISTIN'
3150
1 I N A MIST
In str um e ntal trio on the first ancJ piano solo by
Bix
Beiderbecke on the reverse s id e.
adapted for automatic usc.
Fair.
Not
particll~urly
ROY NEWMAN (Orchestra)
VOCALION
3151
r HO W MANY TIMES
1 SADIE GREEN
Roy
Newman and his boys in two novelty hot
J1.l Il CCS with ,"oca l choruses.
First, I rving Berlin hit
of yesteryear, is rattled off at a hundred mile clip.
S3dic Green , the vamp of New OrJeans , get s handled
the sa m e way. Pure novelty numbers a nd very good
too.
ALL ~lY HEART (FT)
~ A BEAUTIFUL LADY IN BLUE
I
(Waltz)
S DINAH (FT)
1 BUGLE CALL RAG (FT)
f IT'S GREAT TO BE IN LOVE (FT)
1 MY SWEET (FT)
VI~TOR
2 .. 209
VICTOR
25223
VICTOR
25232
Three prize platters. With all too many waltzes
availab le, 25209 is the answer to a n operator's prayer.
Nob le sets a pace and a style that nobody can fol-
low. Second pair are familiar ditties that n ever grow
old _ Played over and over again they're still prime
favorites and Nob le does a swell job in recording
th em. Starting out with some tricky ins t rumental
business, Noble gives Dinah a big ride on rhythms
that will invite, compel and charm every dancer who
likes the sw ingy kind of music. A raucous trumpet
gets the second number started. Sorta tough but
you'll like it. Last pair, r ecorded in Europe, show
th e full rhythm and peculiar quality of th e strings
and basses that give Noble's records a certain fill ip.
VICTOR f I BUILT A DREAM ONE DAY
25200 ) SOMEO NE OUGHT TO BE TOLD
Noble hits his stride again on these two numbers.
Both are from the musical success "May Wine."
A l Bowlly does a swell job.
25216
CHICK BULLOCK (Orchestra)
VICTOR
/, I ELOTONE
f
IT' S BEEN SO LONG (FT)
6-03-02
1 YOU LET ME DOWN (FT)
Good dance numb ers. Chick Bul10ck does the
choru ses. Second numher, a little old, is given ex·
c e llent arrangement b y Bullock.
JOHNNY JOHNSON (Orchestra)
~tELOTONE
f TOO MUCH IMAGINATION
1 LIGHTS OUT (FT)
(FT)
6 -0 3 -03
H eavy instrumentation_ Fair arrangemente:. Many
belter records of the same numb ers a r.e on the
ket this month.
EODIE PAUL (Orchestra) -
r THE DAY I LET YOU GET AWAY
~IELOTONE ~
6-03-04
(FT)
I SUNDOWN IN PEACEFUL VALLEY
I (FT)
H e re is an exceptiona ll y good record. Both Dum-
hers show plenty of time give n to arrangement, or-
('hestra t ion, e lc. Lyrics are well handl ed. Paul is a
rea l record e:howm a n and knows how to put his Dum·
hers over. You and your customers will like this
disc.
JOE HAYMES (Orchestra)
r
AIELOTONE I LOVE TO RIDE THE HORSES
,
j
(FT)
(; -03-05
ION THE ALAMO (FT)
Ver), good. Sounds like Eddie Paul's band. You
never can tell on th ese Melotones. The same band
records under half a dozen names. Never-the-Iess
here is a record every operator ca n use. First is the
hit tun e from "King of Burl esqu e" (1 ·3). Second is
a hit of a few years back. As modernized and re-
arranged it's worthy of being classed as a new num·
be r and good too .
JAY WILBUR (Orchestr;l)
r THE GENERAL'S FAST ASLEEP
MELOTONE ~
6-03-06
(FT)
YOUR LITTLE BOY
GROWS UP (FT)
I WHEN
l
An imported recording by Jay Wilbur and his band.
ro ur location owners might slip in a nickel (or
a slu g) once a day to lull th e ir kids to sleep with
thes e two numb ers. Still th ere is considerable merit
to the first number. The lyrics are good . . . the
arrangement is fair . . . and the tempo is okeh for
dancing. Second is blotto.
JACK PAYNE (Orchestra)
MELOTONE
S lUEDLEY OF IRISH AIRS, Part 1
6-03-07
~ MEDLEY OF IRISH AIRS. Part 2
Ja ck Payn e and hi s band group th e following on
two sides of an imported recording: St. Patrick's
Day, Th e Irish Wa sherwoman , The Minstrel Boy,
Londonderry Air, My Irish Molly, Peggy O'Neil,
Killarney , Little Town in Old County Down , When
They Ask YOIl What Your Name Is, Bedalia, and
Garry Owen. Could you find a better list of !rishel'S
on two sides anywhere else? We're askin' ya? You'd
almost need two of this number so you'd have both
s id es availab le if yo u have locations that like good
ole Iri sh tunes.
FREDDY ELLIS (Orchestra)
AIELOTONE
f MOONBURN (FT)
1 WEARY (FT)
6 -02-1 4
Excellent fox trots.
25217
C O
VI T R
Selections full of the repressed fury and pae:sion.
characteristi c of the rbumba but done with a smooth ·
ness and a "know·how" that lovers of really beauti·
ful dance music will go wild about.
VICTOR
PAUL WHITEMAN (Orch.)
(,
r CLING T O ME (FT)
A1 ELOTONE ~ J UST ONE OF THOSE THINGS
6-02-13
I (FT)
Fox trots that fairl y make you leap to the dance
floor. Th e work of Nat and his boys on the Cole
Porter tun e "Just On e of Those Things" is par
excellence. Very good.
FEBRUARY ,
1 936
f WEARY
Weary is from
VICTOR
AIN'T NECESSARILY SO
done
"FATS" WALLER (Orchestra)
r
I'VE GOT MY FINGERS CROSSED
VICTOR ~
(FT)
25211 I SPREADIN' RHYTH~t AROUND (FT)
ryO U STAYED AWAY TOO LONG
VICTOR ~
(FT)
25222 I WHEN SO~tE BODY THINKS YOU'RE
I
WONDERFUL (FT)
I (F'f)
A mesmerizing f ox trot by Vallee and a gorgeous
tune by Duc hin . . . all on one disc. Superb dance
numbers. Second pair of tunes is from th e new
British picture "First A Girl" (12.25), which is
having such a ph enomenal run tlaroughout th e
co untry. Banner numb ers and very well recorded
with Rud y singi ng in th e u sual Vallee nasnl style.
Voca l refrain and piano by "Fats" Waller, the
best " by -lin e" on hot platters. Winchell said, nation-
ally in hi s column, a few days back that "Fats"
wa s his fa vorite and th e rUih to buy his records has
been amazing. First pair are from "King of Bur-
lesque" (1.3), and are irresistible fox trots. Second
pair are sl ower in tempo but "Fats" figety fingers
fli cker flirtatiously from first phrase to finale .
EDDY DUCHIN (Orchestra)
f LIGHTS OUT
1 MOON OVER
BENNY GOODMAN (Orchestra)
(FT)
MIAMI (FT)
CAN HAPPEN (FT)
VICTOR ~ I'M BUILDING UP TO AN AWFUL
25218 I
LETDOWN (FT)
VICTOR f WORDS WITHOUT ~1US IC (FT)
25219 1 THAT ~10MENT OF MOMENTS (FT)
VICTOR
r ANYTHING
Tunes with royal blood. First pair look like a
dnuserous combination for unattached daughters for
they're regaJ ditties. Outstanding dance numbers.
"Anything Can Happen" is from the "Scandals of
1936" and is paired with Fred Astaire's first compo -
sition. Very good. Last set are from the "Ziegfield
Follies of 1936." Lew Sherwood does the vocals on
a ll six . Duchin a lso has another excellent · recording
this month paired with a Rudy Vallee numb er and
reviewed elsewh ere in this department.
NOEL COWARD (Vocal)
25230 1 WE WERE SO YOUNG
The ri c h baritone of Noel Coward with orchestral
acc. Recorded in Europe. First is Coward's original
numb er and second is from a Warn er fli cker "Sweet
Ad e line." l\hs. Worthington is a humorous number
that will click. Second is exceptiona ll y well done
and we wager automatic fans will e njoy the delicious
British manner of Coward.
COl N
f IT
25204 1 I GOT PLENTY OF NUTTIN'
Both tunes from the opera "Poq~y &: Bess,l"
in true Lombardo e:tyle.
f HYPNOTIZED (FT) Vallee
1 MOONBURN (FT) Duchln
S ~IIlS. WORTHINGTON
BROKEN RECORD (FT)
Bo th are swell tunes done by one of the smoothf'st
bands in th e bu siness. The latt er is destined to be
a hit.
WOOED HER (FT)
r EVERYTHING'S IN RHYTHM WITH
VICTOR ~
~lY H EART (FT)
25233 I SAY THE WORD AND IT'S YOURS
VICTOR
f THE
r QUICKER THAN YOU CAN SAY
VICTOR ~
JACK ROBINSON
25205 I WHEN A GREAT LOVE COMES
I
ALONG
Good vocalizing.
RUDY VALLEE (Orchestra)
25212
ROSE-MARIE
25210 1 ALONE AT A TABLE FOR TWO(FT)
Talk about tricky and clever records . . _ here is
on e that is breaking r ecords in more ways than one.
The male trio bellow the ch orus in ace fashion and
Lombanlo's army of saxophones give it a smooth
rendit ion. Carmen si ngt the second side. Both are
A-I for th e automatics. You'll need two of this disc
for each of your machines_
25234 1 I CAN WIGGLE MY EARS (FT)
Here's one to bu y bv the gross. It is a tri cky
novelty number that smacks a close rese mblan ce to
"The Drunkard Song." Vallee is tops. Th e lyri cs
are a genuine laugh. Hear it. Second side is a neat
number from the British picture "First A Girl"
VICTOR
f
GUY LOMBARDO (Orchestra)
VICTOR
f MUSIC GOES ROUND AND AROUND
1 RHYTH~t IN MY NURSERY RHYMES
M. G. R. A. R. needs no recommendat ion. Second
25231
DARDANELLA (FT)
4305 1 THE MOUNTIES
This is a R ed Seal record featuring Nelson Eddr.
sta r of MGA'! 's super-special picture "Rose Marie"
(l-3l) with Nathaniel Shilkret and his orchestra ac·
companying. Don't be afraid of this number because
it costs a trifl e more than your regular run of rec·
ords. It' s a genuine smash hit from the first groove
to the last. These tunes will be hummed by Ameri.
cl'.!s millions within the next few weeks.
25201
(12-251-
f
THE ECHO
NELSON EDDY (Vocal)
VICTOR
VICTOR
VICTOR
VICTOR
Burlesque" (1-3) . Edyth Wright warbles the first and
Good vocals. ftecommended.
.NAT BRANDWYNNE ( Orchestra)
SHOOTING HIGH (FT)
LADY (Waltz)
PICKED A FLOWER THE COLOR
~
OF YOUR EYES (FT)
I PLEASE BELIEVE ME (FT)
r ONE NIGHT IN MONTE CARLO(FT)
~ THE DAY I LET YOU GET AWAY
I (FT)
r I
S HE
f 1'~1
25238 1 AVALON (FT)
Two dan ce classics of a few years back. Whiteman
had th e honor of introducing Dardanella to New
York years ago. As rerecorded with Six Beiderbeck
doing a trumpet chorus it is positively tops. Avalon
is given a modern dress by the superlat ive Beiderbeck.
Buddy Gately the second.
Waltz has a liberal
sprinkli ng of the sentimental without being draggy.
Second dis c offers two average dance numbers. Third
one brings back the Clambake Seven which scored
so heavily on the RCA Magic Key radio program,
and with their Victor recording of Music Goes
'Round and Around. Burlesquing it to a fare thee
well its a bang up record. Hot, fast and tuneful ,
wi th no time for sentimen tal sighing but lots o[
rhythm for lively fox trotting. Can't think of any·
thing more tailor made for th e automatics.
VI CTOR
VICTOR
25198 1 I GOT LOVE
Whiteman does a superb job on both of these
discs with the King's Men coming in for their share
of the glory on th e first. Both are from Lily Pons
picture " I Dream Too Much." (12-27).
1 LOVELY
will do in a pinch.
ROSE OF THE RANCHO
"A N;ght at the Opera" (11-15),
J I'M
25206 1 PAGAN STAR
Every disc proves Dorsey's ability.
" Broadway H ostess" (12.7).
f LITTLE
2;'207 1 COSI COSA
Cugat leaves his traditional rhumba and tango style
to score h eavily in two excellent numbers. First is
from " Rose of the Rancho" (1-10). Cosi Cosa from
25220
First two are more numbers from th e "King of
VICTOR
A STREET IN OLD SEV ILLE(Tango)
r CIGARETTE ( RHUMBA)
VICTOR ~ J UST ONCE AROUND THE CLOCK
25213 I
(Rhumba)
TOMMY DORSEY (Orchestra)
MELOTONE
f
25237 1 PARA VIGO ME VOY(Conga Rhythm)
Cugat stand s alone when it comes to seductive anJ
bea utiful Spanish dance music. Both numbers are
romantic and co lorful. First is a slow tan go. Second
is a fast dan ce tune that is a c ro ss between a tango
and a rhumba.
r WITH
VICTOR
{
XAVIER CUGAT (Orchestra)
VICTOR
RAY NOBLE (Orchestra)
(FT)
A few lap steps intr o du ces the first and firewo rks
pop a ll over the second s id e . Armstrong gives the
chor u ses his usual gusty treatment and a ch orus o r
two of hot ' cornet is featured . Good.
_
VICTOR
r SUGAR FOOT STRUT (FT)
1 FIItEWORKS
f GOOD -BYE
(FT)
25215 1 SANDMAN (FT)
A littl e feeble for the automatic trade is Good-Bye.
Sort of bluesey if there is suc h a word_ Sandman
is not the familiar Japan ese variety but another no ne
the less c harmin g. Best of the two.
RICHARD HIMBER (Orchestra)
VICTOR
25235
VICTOR
r CLING
TO
~IE
(FT)
1 SO THIS IS HEAVEN (FT)
i LIFE
B EG INS WHEN YOU'RE
~
IN LOVE (FT)
25239 lSUZANNAH (FT)
.
Smooth fox trots embelli e:hed with interesting in-
strumental treatment and rhythm that is positively
heavenly. Last two are from the Columbia producti( '11
of " The Music Goes ' Round and Around" to be
released on F eb ruary 20.
ADRIAN
VICTOR
f
AND HIS TAP
GANG (Orch.)
ROOM
HO NEYSUCKLE ROSE -
25208 1 BOUNCIN' IN RHYTHM
Some good solos, but for the most part sounds
like a jam session. Good hot dances.
(See HITS ON DISCS, Page 90)
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