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DECCA
VERDI LEE and CHARLEY JORDON
(Vocal)
DECCA J GET IT IF YOU CAN
7142 1 SIGNIFYING AT YOU
Blues numb ers. Purel y ra ce selec tion s.
TED FlO RITO ( Orchestra )
AMBROSE AND HIS ORCHESTRA
D ECCA (CLING TO ME (FT)
679 1 ALONE AT A TABLE FOR TWO (FT)
D ECCA ( TH E B 1 0KEN RECORD (FT)
677 1 HYPNOTIZED (FT)
It can't be Jen ied th at Ted isn't a master show.
IIlltn .
The ent ire Fio Rito warb l ing co mpan y has
so me part in eac h of these four numb ers
. . and
. . . in addition, T ed offers an orga n interlude that
is the nuts. Solid favorites will be a ll of these
numbers.
r YOU
DECCA
HIT THE SPOT
DECCA J THE KIDNAPPER'S STORY
5172 1 THE TRAIL'S END
Vocal with violin, guita r and steel gu itar. Natioll
has an excell ent vo ice . First tun e is th e sad con ·
fession of a kidnapper. Second th e path e ti c picture
of a dying cowboy. Good for spots huving a pref.
e rence for sad vocal numb ers.
NO OTHER ONE
D ECCA ~ YANKEE DOODLE NEVER WENT TO
635
I TOWN
An orchid to the arranger. Good work on both.
Good.
DIXIE DEMONS (Orchestra)
yo u eventua lly.
JAN GARBER (Orchestra)
DECCA ( A BEAUTIFUL LADY I N BLUE (FT)
651
I MOON OVER MIAMI (FT)
I WHEN A GREAT LOVE COMES
DECCA ~
ALONG (FT)
646 I QUICKER THAN YOU CAN SAY
l JACK ROBINSON (FT)
First is a slow ditty with not much appeal. MOOI!
Ove r M iami is wen handled as are the the two
numbers on 646.
Th e I dol of the Airways and hi s
we ll p ic ked vocal is t s ca n be counted on t o come
through with tuneful hits that will score on the
average loca tion.
GLEN GRAY (Orchestra)
DECCA
f WITH
BABS AND HER BROTHERS ( Vocal )
r
although latter must be given edge.
DECCA J OLD FASHIONED LOVE (FT)
5171 1 SHINE (FT)
Fine. Vocals are excellent. Slide whistle will get
ALL MY HEART (FT)
652 1 LOVELY LADY (FT)
The Casa Lorna crew offer two picture tunes. First
fr om " H e r Master's Vo ice" (1.17) and seco nd from
"King of Burlesque (1·3). Done in the accepted
Glen Gray sty l e . . . smooth. melod ic, da nceab Ie.
DECCA (A LITTLE BIT INDEPENDENT
634
) WHEN A GREAT LOVE CAME ALONG
I got it from authority that Ray Nob le was the
arra n ger of these t wo. My predict ion is that these
two will be hit s:
JIMMIE LUNCEFORD ( Orch. )
Two old tim e favorites in modern tempo.
a dandy band.
628
1 OH BOY
Lunceford takes the first tune which is an oldy
fr om " What Price Gl ory" (1926) and does it up in
Al s t yle . Don't miss this for it is one of th e best
for a long time. Oh Boy j'S also done with grand
finesse.
H ines
ha ~
JIMMY DORSEY (Orchestra)
{
(Instrumental)
I WASHINGTON
Rousing
sno rte r .
numb ers.
GRAYS (In s trumental)
Washington
Grays
is
a
rip·
OF PARADISE
t;39
1 RHAPSODY JUN IOR
Both numbers composed by Duke Ellington.
Mar·
ve lous composition and orch estration work by Jimmy
Lunceford and his boys. Rhapsody i s somewhat of
a take·off o f Paul Whiteman's orch estration of Rhap·
sody in BIlle whi ch h e made so famous.
JOSE RAMOS (Tango Orch. )
DECCA
r THE MUSIC GOES ' ROUND AND
DECCA ~
AROUND
671 I I'~I GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND
I WRITE MYSELF A LETTER
Boswe ll style from s t art to fin ish. This disc offers
a version that has a swing that is different from any
o f the other Music Go es 'Ro und and A round records.
Conn ie does a special chorus. Second side is a good
running mate.
CONNIE BOSWELL (Vocal)
Connie has, by far , th e b es t so lo vo ice of the 3
ga ls. S h e does a swell job with both of these ditties.
REILLY-FARLEY (Orchestra)
DECCA r THE MUSIC GOES ' ROUN D AND
578 ~
AROUND (FT)
I LOOKIN' FOR LOV E (FT)
DECCA J BLUE CLARINET STOMP
641
1 WABASH BLUES
Good
solo
and
instrumental
work.
(Orch .)
DECCA (OLD MAN MOSE
622
1 FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU
The first was writt en b y Louis him se lf in collabora·
tion with Zilne & Randolph. Both numbers featur e
Louis Armstrong's trumpet a nd hi s own inimitable
vocal work. Old man Mose has a vocal en semble
acco mpany in g Louis that is tops .
'
DECCA (I'M SHOOTING HIGH
623
1 I GOT MY FI NGER S C RO SSED
Both from " King of Burlesque" (J·3) and done up
in - top s tyle by the Arm strong crew. They shou ld
both take.
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D ECCA J RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET
648
1 TREASURE ISLAND
Hot trumpet , and Arms trong vocalizing.
GEORGE WHITE ( Vocal )
DECCA JEASY RIDER BLUES
7135 1 GRAVEYARD BLUES
A wailing blu es yoice that is okeh.
90
•
COl N
when
it
co m es
Tangos.
to
MACHINE
BOB CROSBY ( Orch. )
DECCA J EENY, MEENY, M INEY, MO
63:$
lONE NIG HT I N MONTE CAR LO
First from "To Be:!t the Band" (11 .8). Bing
can loo k t o his laure ls.
Orchestra work good.
AL DONAHUE ( Orch .)
D ECCA J YOU TOOK MY BREATH AWAY
630
1 HOW DO I RATE WITH YOU
From "Coronado" (11.29). A littl e known band
takes two numbers and records them excellent ly.
BING CROSBY ( Vocal )
GEORGE STOLL'S ORCH .
DECCA J SA ILOR BEWARE
631
1 MY HEART AND I
The king of c ro o n e rs scores as usual in two exce l ·
l ent discs . First is fast dance.
RAY K I NNEY ( Vocal )
DECCA J ~IY HULA LADY
643
1 KA MEA UI
Another disc fox trot with hula comb in at ion.
Kinney aga in scores with his voca l work.
CHICK WEBB ( Orch. )
DECCA J I MAYBE WRONG
640
1 I'LL CHASE THE BLUES AWAY
Taft J ordan scores agai n on the vocals. The sec·
ond is good orchestration with M iss Ella Fitzgerald
uoi n g the voca l work.
SHELTON BROTHERS (V ocal Duet )
DECCA
J NOTHIN'
5161 1 JOHNSON'S OLD GREY lUULE
Nove lt y numbers that will go in many spots.
CHEROKEE RAMBLERS
DECCA (~fAGNOLIA WALTZ
5162 1 S HO RTEN IN' BREAD
How that Bill Gatin goes on his jug. Both done
we ll with Shorten in' Bread gett in g the edge.
S ONS OF THE
PIONEERS
( Vocal )
D ECCA (ECHOS FRO~I THE HILLS
5168 1 SONGS OF THE PIONEERS
Real top work in voca li zing.
o ught t o take in any spot.
Sons of th e Pioneers
BUMBLEBEE SLIM ( Vocal )
DECCA (PAAHONA
644 - 1 PALOLO
DECCA
r NEW
WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN
"lvle.
DECCA (MA ILE LAU LIILII
642
1 AN OLD HAWAIIAN CUSTOM
7138 1 HAPPY LIFE BLUES
B. B. Slim has : styl e that cli cks. Piano, bass,
a nd guitar accompaniment on both sid es. Really hit
th e spot.
Th e first is a hula and a good one. The reverse
sid e is a fox trot whi ch proves that Mc Inti re has
no slouch band. Ray Kinney does good work on
the vocals.
DECCA (MISSOURI WALTZ
5167 1 JUST AN EVENING AT HOME
A r ea l top trio . These boys are sen sa tional.
Another
arrangement don e
up in
tru e
Hawaiian
VICTOR YOUNG ( Orch. )
GINGER ROGERS
DECCA (EENY MEENY MINEY MO
638
1 DON'T l\IENTION LOVE TO
~IE
(Voc.)
GOES
BLACK
Both good. Cleo has the vocal and piano tech·
niqu e that clicks. Good guitar, ba ss, and drum s in
first.
DECCA (MONDAY MORNING BLUES
7133 1 YOU SHOULDN' T A DONE IT
This is a better number than 71 39 by a long shot.
Both the songs get the okeh.
D ECCA (BUSY BOOTIN'
7139 l SOUTHERN RAILROAD BLUES
Somebody might like his stuff.
Thumbs down.
MILTON BROWN AND HIS BROWN·
IES (String orch. )
DECCA {CHEERY BREEZE
5166
ClIINATOWN, MY ClIINATOWN
This is a s tring band that is tops.
hot.
ROY SMECK &
Vocals not so
HIS SERENADERS
DECCA J RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET
650
1 BOOTS AND SADDLE
Two of the best known popular numb ers done in
a sty le that shou ld take. Th e second ft-atures ClarlS '
Ross on the vocal. Good work.
DECCA (MOON OVER MIAMI
649
1 TREASURE ISLAND
When it comes t o recording fox t rots in an Hawai·
ian sty le this band is tops. Moon over Miami is
recorded the better of th e two.
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JAN GARBER ( Orch. )
CC
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FEEL LIKE A FEATHER IN THE
A ~
BREEZE
647
I I'M S HOOTING HIGH
After h earing these, L ombardo watch o ut. L ee
Bennett's vocal work has always been tops. From
DE
"Coll egiate"
(12.27).
REVIEW
DRCCA (GIVE ME A BREAK BABY
627
1 FUNNY WHAT A KIS S CAN DO
A small band co m es through with two excell ent
discs.
Johnny Mercer t eams with Miss Rogers on the
flTst platte r, but doesn't live up to par. Better
vocalists have been heard.
rWHEN
DECCA ~ WHEN HOLLWOOD
632
I And TAN
THE RANCH BOYS ( Vocal )
BOB HOWARD & HIS ORCHESTRA
If your s pot s go for hula numb ers you've got some·
thing h ere.
KOKOMO ARNOLD' (Vocal)
Gentlemen: the composers of Music Goes 'Rou nd
and Around b el! you to li sten to their rend ition as
played by their On yx Club Boys. (As if you didn't
know.) Anyway if yo u haven't h ea rd th e boys do
their s tuff you're den y in g your cus to mers the biggest
bang. up hit of a decade . D ecea ca n f eel proud to
ha ve th e composers' rendition in th~;r cata log.
dances.
POMPERA
CLEO BROWN
DECCA (MOON OVER MIA~II
657 1 WITH ALL IUY HEART
LOUIS ARMSTRONG
r OUIGA
636
1 MADELINE
Ramos is no slouch
Both are excell ent .
DECCA (KAMAAINA
645
1 WAIKIKI HULA
BOSWELL SISTERS (Vocal)
Hot
r BIRD
DECCA
DICK MciNTIRE ( Orch .)
DECCA r TAP DANCER'S NIGHnfARE
655
r C HAR ~rA I NE
DECCA
EARL HINES (Orchestra)
DECCA ( J ULIA (FT)
654 1 JAPANESE SANDMAN (FT)
Th e best in England. Hits the spot. Both are
swell for dancing. First has exce ll en t vocalist.
FRANCES LANGFORD (Vocal)
663 1 WILL I EVER KNOW
Decca a u gments its charm department with th e
addition of the super exotic vo ice o f Fran ces Lang·
ford. Her work in Paramount fli c k e rs has put h er
in so lid wi th automat ic fans. You can't m iss with
' hi e; di!'c.
BUCK NATION (Vocal)
DECCA (DlNNEIt FO lt ONE
637
1 THE GENERAL IS FAST ASLEEP
DORSER ADDS 100
FRESNO, Calif.-Increasing his number
of units to more t han 400, J . C. Dorser of
the Dorser Music Company of this city,
widely known Wurl itzer operator, has pur-
chased 100 new 1936 model phonographs
for hi s San Joaquin Valley territory. J. C.
has known mo st of his location owners per-
so nally for nearly a quarter of a century.
ANOTHER NEW CAR
LOS ANGELES. - Another phonograph
operator who is sporting a n ew Plymouth
these days is Bob Gomez, who reports that
the income from his music boxes during
the past few months made the purchase
possible.
MUSIC PUBLISHERS
HOLL YWOOD.-Guadagno-Davis & Co.
announce the opening of their music pub-
lishing department with the release of
"Days of Joy Have Come to Stay," by Beu-
lah Wolfenberger. Other members of the
staff include Miss Claire Yegg, writer of
"No thing Else Matters at All." Mrs. A. G.
Guadagno, secretary, who wrote "All
Through Life I'll Be Sincere," A. L. San-
ders, sales manager and writer of "You
Are Ju st That Kind ," and John Guadagno,
manager of the professional department,
who also is work ing on a new song.
FEBRUARY ,
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