Music Trade Review
Issue: 1920 Vol. 71 N. 11 - Page 49
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THE MUSIC TRADE
SEPTEMBER 11, 1920
49
REVIEW
A JAZZ WAR IN WASHINGTON
One Orchestra Leader in National Capital Loses
Job Because He Refuses to Play Jazz
\bu can't go
wrong with
any'Feist
WASHINGTON, D. C, September 6.—Washing-
ton's musical world is stirred to its depths by a
bitter war raging within the ranks of musicians
over "jazz." The battle, which all declare is to
be to a finish, was precipitated by the action of
the management of one of Washington's most
fashionable hostelries in discharging an entire
orchestra because of the leader's refusal to play
"jazz." The leader last week retaliated with a
suit for $15,000 against the management for al-
leged breach of contract.
Bert Saulsman, leader of another Washing-
ton orchestra, ushered in the fifth day of the
battle to-day with a stirring defense of "jazz,"
which the discharged orchestra leader and
other leaders declare is not music but merely a
series of discordant sounds. In defending
"jazz," Saulsman, who is the author of several
of the most popular "jazz" dance hits of the
season, says:
CAN YOU FIND A MORE
"You can laugh at jazz, despise jazz, swear
ATTRACTIVE
PROPOSITION?
at jazz, or disown jazz, but one thing cannot be
denied—jazz is most decidedly a powerful means
of self-expression, a means of expressing the
impulsive, explosive, intense feeling of the hu-
man soul.
"To play real jazz you must have an artist's
THE WANDERINGS OF "MARY"
soul and temperament; you must be a genius.
You know how hard it is to teach some truly
'"Mary," the George M. Cohan musical com- excellent pianists to play ragtime. It's not in
edy which has had a long run in Boston, will them. Well, it's that way with jazz. You can't
early this month play a return engagement in teach a person to play soulful jazz unless he has
Philadelphia, where it had a week's run prior to jazz in his soul. He may understand perfectly
the Boston opening. It is understood that, fol- what jazz is, may know how the effects are pro-
lowing the Philadelphia engagement, the show duced, but the jazz tricks are not written into
will go to Chicago, thus delaying its New York the music—they can't be—and if he hasn't a
premiere until late in September.
jazzful soul he won't be able to squeeze any
"Mary," by the way, is the show in which the jazz out of the instrument."
big song and instrumental success "Love Nest"
is featured. This song has already been con-
sidered a national hit, and has been recorded by
Two Real Sellers
practically all the talking machine record and
music roll manufacturing organizations.
Song'
Three Clinchers!
Century Music Pub. Co.
"Since I Lost You"
15c Retail
Sept. 15th, 1920
(I FEEL SO BLUE)
Fox Trot Song
A Sure Hit
SELLING HITS
I'M IN HEAVEN (When I'm
in My Mother's Arms)
HONOLULU EYES (Waltz
Hit)
ALICE BLUE GOWN (From
Irene)
A YOUNG MAN'S FANCY
(The Music Box Song)
Write for Dealer*' Prices
L E O . F E I S T , Inc., FEIST Bldg., N« w York
FEIST PUBLISHES REVUE MUSIC
To Handle Scores of "Tattle Tales" and Wen-
rich's Show "Maid to Love"
Leo Feist, Inc., are the publishers of Jimmy
Hussey's new revue called "Tattle Tales," which
opened a few weeks ago at Atlantic City, and
is now playing at Pittsburgh, Pa. The prin-
cipal songs in the show are "Star Eyes," "In
Watermelon Time," "Lead Me to Laughter,"
"Those Mason-Dixie Blues."
They are also the publishers of the score of
Percy Wenrich's new show entitled "Maid to
Love," which opened last week in Asbury Park,
N. J. The song hits of the show are "There's
an Old Flame Burning," "We Were Made to
Love," "Aladdin" and "Oriental Serenade."
"My Old Home of Yesterday"
(Formerly 10c Music)
A Waltz Ballad of the Better Class
Dealers, write for special introductory prices
M E L R O S E BROS.Publishers
200% Profit on
63rd and Cottage Grove Avc,
World
Famous
CHICAGO, ILL.
ALWAYS IN DEMAND
SECULAR
Evening Brings Rest and You
There's A Long, Long Trail
The Magic of Your Eyes
My Rosary for You
Mother Machree
Kiss Me Again
Starlight Lore
Can't Yo' Heah Me Callln', Caroline
Ring Outt Sweet Bells of Peace
Spring's a Lovable La dye
Dear Little Boy of Mine
Sorter Miss You
Smllin' Through
Who Knows t
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Remick Song Hits
McKINLEY
MUSIC
"Avalon"
"Hold Me"
"La Veeda"
"Nobody to Love"
"All by Myself"
"Japanese Sandman"
"Just Like a Gipsy"
"If You Could Care"
"Hiawatha's Melody of Love"
"Your Eyes Have Told Me So"
"Don't Take Away Those Blues"
"Sweet Lullaby Come Back to Me"
The price of this big-selling edition of
teaching and concert music will advance one
cent to the dealer on September 15th, 1920,
and the new retail price will be 15c per copy.
Send in your stock orders now to get the
old rate.
50 NEW NUMBERS AND NEW
CATALOGS READY SEPT. 15TH
At the New Rate
All of the best reprints and more big-
selling copyrights than any other low-priced
edition.
Free catalogs with stock orders. We pay
for your advertising. Write for samples.
McKINLEY MUSIC CO.
SACRED
Teach Me To Pray
I Come To Thee
The Silent Volee
A Little While
'
It Was For Me
Ever At Best
AND MANY OTHERS
|
J E R O M E H . REMICK & CO. |
J
DETROIT
N E W YORK
CHICAGO J
»•»•»•••••••••••••••»•••••••••••
Remarkable Waltz Song Success. On All Records and Rolls
Chicago
WILLOW LAN6
McKINLEY MUSIC COMPANY
New York
THE MUSIC TRADE
SEPTEMBER 11, 1920
49
REVIEW
A JAZZ WAR IN WASHINGTON
One Orchestra Leader in National Capital Loses
Job Because He Refuses to Play Jazz
\bu can't go
wrong with
any'Feist
WASHINGTON, D. C, September 6.—Washing-
ton's musical world is stirred to its depths by a
bitter war raging within the ranks of musicians
over "jazz." The battle, which all declare is to
be to a finish, was precipitated by the action of
the management of one of Washington's most
fashionable hostelries in discharging an entire
orchestra because of the leader's refusal to play
"jazz." The leader last week retaliated with a
suit for $15,000 against the management for al-
leged breach of contract.
Bert Saulsman, leader of another Washing-
ton orchestra, ushered in the fifth day of the
battle to-day with a stirring defense of "jazz,"
which the discharged orchestra leader and
other leaders declare is not music but merely a
series of discordant sounds. In defending
"jazz," Saulsman, who is the author of several
of the most popular "jazz" dance hits of the
season, says:
CAN YOU FIND A MORE
"You can laugh at jazz, despise jazz, swear
ATTRACTIVE
PROPOSITION?
at jazz, or disown jazz, but one thing cannot be
denied—jazz is most decidedly a powerful means
of self-expression, a means of expressing the
impulsive, explosive, intense feeling of the hu-
man soul.
"To play real jazz you must have an artist's
THE WANDERINGS OF "MARY"
soul and temperament; you must be a genius.
You know how hard it is to teach some truly
'"Mary," the George M. Cohan musical com- excellent pianists to play ragtime. It's not in
edy which has had a long run in Boston, will them. Well, it's that way with jazz. You can't
early this month play a return engagement in teach a person to play soulful jazz unless he has
Philadelphia, where it had a week's run prior to jazz in his soul. He may understand perfectly
the Boston opening. It is understood that, fol- what jazz is, may know how the effects are pro-
lowing the Philadelphia engagement, the show duced, but the jazz tricks are not written into
will go to Chicago, thus delaying its New York the music—they can't be—and if he hasn't a
premiere until late in September.
jazzful soul he won't be able to squeeze any
"Mary," by the way, is the show in which the jazz out of the instrument."
big song and instrumental success "Love Nest"
is featured. This song has already been con-
sidered a national hit, and has been recorded by
Two Real Sellers
practically all the talking machine record and
music roll manufacturing organizations.
Song'
Three Clinchers!
Century Music Pub. Co.
"Since I Lost You"
15c Retail
Sept. 15th, 1920
(I FEEL SO BLUE)
Fox Trot Song
A Sure Hit
SELLING HITS
I'M IN HEAVEN (When I'm
in My Mother's Arms)
HONOLULU EYES (Waltz
Hit)
ALICE BLUE GOWN (From
Irene)
A YOUNG MAN'S FANCY
(The Music Box Song)
Write for Dealer*' Prices
L E O . F E I S T , Inc., FEIST Bldg., N« w York
FEIST PUBLISHES REVUE MUSIC
To Handle Scores of "Tattle Tales" and Wen-
rich's Show "Maid to Love"
Leo Feist, Inc., are the publishers of Jimmy
Hussey's new revue called "Tattle Tales," which
opened a few weeks ago at Atlantic City, and
is now playing at Pittsburgh, Pa. The prin-
cipal songs in the show are "Star Eyes," "In
Watermelon Time," "Lead Me to Laughter,"
"Those Mason-Dixie Blues."
They are also the publishers of the score of
Percy Wenrich's new show entitled "Maid to
Love," which opened last week in Asbury Park,
N. J. The song hits of the show are "There's
an Old Flame Burning," "We Were Made to
Love," "Aladdin" and "Oriental Serenade."
"My Old Home of Yesterday"
(Formerly 10c Music)
A Waltz Ballad of the Better Class
Dealers, write for special introductory prices
M E L R O S E BROS.Publishers
200% Profit on
63rd and Cottage Grove Avc,
World
Famous
CHICAGO, ILL.
ALWAYS IN DEMAND
SECULAR
Evening Brings Rest and You
There's A Long, Long Trail
The Magic of Your Eyes
My Rosary for You
Mother Machree
Kiss Me Again
Starlight Lore
Can't Yo' Heah Me Callln', Caroline
Ring Outt Sweet Bells of Peace
Spring's a Lovable La dye
Dear Little Boy of Mine
Sorter Miss You
Smllin' Through
Who Knows t
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Remick Song Hits
McKINLEY
MUSIC
"Avalon"
"Hold Me"
"La Veeda"
"Nobody to Love"
"All by Myself"
"Japanese Sandman"
"Just Like a Gipsy"
"If You Could Care"
"Hiawatha's Melody of Love"
"Your Eyes Have Told Me So"
"Don't Take Away Those Blues"
"Sweet Lullaby Come Back to Me"
The price of this big-selling edition of
teaching and concert music will advance one
cent to the dealer on September 15th, 1920,
and the new retail price will be 15c per copy.
Send in your stock orders now to get the
old rate.
50 NEW NUMBERS AND NEW
CATALOGS READY SEPT. 15TH
At the New Rate
All of the best reprints and more big-
selling copyrights than any other low-priced
edition.
Free catalogs with stock orders. We pay
for your advertising. Write for samples.
McKINLEY MUSIC CO.
SACRED
Teach Me To Pray
I Come To Thee
The Silent Volee
A Little While
'
It Was For Me
Ever At Best
AND MANY OTHERS
|
J E R O M E H . REMICK & CO. |
J
DETROIT
N E W YORK
CHICAGO J
»•»•»•••••••••••••••»•••••••••••
Remarkable Waltz Song Success. On All Records and Rolls
Chicago
WILLOW LAN6
McKINLEY MUSIC COMPANY
New York
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