1r---::i1 - World Radio History

No. 140 Week ending November 26, 1960

Every Thursday, price 6d.

ITV plumps for Pop star Xmas

MORE SIGNED FOR HOLIDAY SHOWS JTV is lining up a host of recording artists for what promises to be the most pop influenced Chriltmas

e ver. Alrea d~· the names of man~· artists who will be appearing o,·er the holiday hne been announced, and with man~· programme companies still to fina lise their schedules, it looks like being a bumper C hristmas for the disc fan,

,\TV·s '· Saturd:iy Spect:icul.ar •• on Christmas En " 'ill han a Chri~1mas Ha,·our, and the fi rsl pro,. ,·ision:il list of a rtists in line for it includes: \'era t,·nn. \1ichael llollida,·. E,·c Doswell. '1arion R)!m, ,\Ima Cogan, John Slater, Oa,·id J acobs, Ton)" Dritton, a nd Lionel and Jo~·ce Ulair.

Cyril Slaplelon, Rob Sharples and Tony Osborne will share the ~ID duties for the show. It will be • siXl}"•minule production slartin,: at 9 p.111.

Lonnie challenges Presley On Chri'i lm:i.s Dl} there will be an ~~

ice spl..'ct:icul:::i r fr,,m Brighlon P:il!a-dium. En1i t li..'d .. Slci..'pi11g Be-:iut ~ On lei.'.'. it \\ill q:1r thl..' K:1\ i,: Si~tas. "Im \1 1..' rc or1g111~11!} J 1s1,:0\c:r·i:d 111 :i. simd:ir ice shl)w.

This " ill bl.' ! nothcr hour produc• rion. s t:1ni ng Jl 4 p.m.

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LONNIE DONEGAN •• . .., Llnl.)· " had an 1dnnu order o( hro bundrtd lhousa nd,

record L 0:0-N IE DONEG.\1' looks like

cquallini: Eh·is Presle) ' .!i disc achienments n ·11· ; oon as far as ad,·ance orders arc conrtrned.

His pre-,cnr sini;:lc, •· Lin=h ·:· nolrht d a demand ur 200.000 ~ ht fo re the first prr-.sini: was completed. Lasl M'etk a le.adin~ Mholes:d t r ordt rtd i~if2!. more copies of his burglar

l onnit 's .1.alt'i swell " ilh t3t'h rtlta.iC a nd it look.9 onl)• a sho rt tnatltr of limt before he qualifies for a Slln r Disc on the slrtnglh of advance orders a lone.

Tht lattst addilion to tht Donegan H t'C'HI s tory i i his triumph Down Under. ,

Rnie•·s of hi.~ shmn; in 1ht Austra• Ir.i n prft.S at &I0Min,: Milb praise, and hit: f lsit lo N tM' Zf'aland resulted in pitas for him lo stll' on loneu. ·

The .. Tomm} Siee!i: Show" will 1:1kc the pbcc of the Palladium sh0w on ( hristnns D:1\'. and will be scrccn.:d at 8 p. m. N-,, dc t:1ils of suppor1ing a rtist:. wi:r.: :n:iil:ibk :it Press time.

At 11.5 p.m, on Christmas D:1y, C~ ril S1:::ipkton and his OrchC1S1 ra " 'II be f.: :ilurcd in a progr:tmmc c::il!ed "R,l ll lh Fk Th-: C:,rpct And D~mc<' ...

A n in1i:res1ing request programme is scheduled for 1..30 p.m. on Christ· nllS Day.

Prod uce , fo Dflul.!b.'i lcf1 London l:ist wl.'d::. wi1h a - team of seven c:imcr.1n1cn and sound technicians. on :::i ~1-tl :iy trip around Bri tish forces ba'ics throughout the world to inkr· view servici:rncn and ask their request tu ne'i for their families.

The team will visit the Bri1i,h secci 0n or the Vandenberg missile base near San Francisco. anJ al~o Hong

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G>n. 011 her rrltm 1, Jo Dom:las will

co11wcr the arl iM, rt.'qm•sred b y Jl,e sar fr·l.'1'/t'II lo (,rra11ge f or t h i' III t o pt!r/orm 1/u• 1·i'q 11es1J d 11r i11g the pro· gm mmc 0 11 ChriJunas Day.

Luxetllbourg to launch I new shows THERE a rc lo be several ~ew shows O\•cr 1hc Radio Luxembourg wave

length. This Saturday. fol~ singer Ramblin' fad.:: Elliou lake ~ O\"Cr the 7.45 p.m . spot from Nina and FrcdcriL: . On Non~mbcr 29, Connie Franc is smrls a series with an indefinite ron called .. Connie Francis Sings,·• from 8 to 8.1 5 p.m.

On November 30, J I 9.30. !here will be lhc first of a 13-wcck series fcatur• ing F rench jJLZ violinist Stephane G rappclly. :iccompanicd by Laurie Holloway lpi>no), Joe Muddcl (blS•) and Jock Cummings (drums), "The Swinging Door Club·· introduced by Eric Winslone and starring The Roy Marsh group with singer Margaret Bond and The BrooL: Brothers. c:in be hi:u d on December I ar ~.15 p.m. Valerie Mas1m · show moves lo 1hc 9.15 p.m. slot on December 2.

Disc jockey David Jacobs begins a new Luxl..'mbourg series on December 8. BrnadcJH every Thursday :i t 9 p.m.1 it will las! for thirty min utes and feature his own choice of pop r.:cords.

The

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• Nina and Frederik

• Reviews

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NEWS FEATIJBES

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2 DISC, November 26, 1960

CRAIG DOUGLAS

A CHANCE MA~Y pop r~d stars have been

given the chance 10 increase 1hei1' popularity among audiences other than 1eenagers by a;,pc2ring on the "Sunday Night Ju. The London Palladium" show or by bein1 Jivcn Uioir own ·• Saturday Sp«1acular."

Each week on LP is awarded to the writer of the Pri:a:e Letter ... amt once a month there is a bonus pri:a:e of a Ronson lighter/ ashtray set. The address: Post Bag, DISC, Charles Buchan's Publications, Ltd., 161, Fleet Street, E.C.4.----------------------....1

DISC photos can save your singles

Surc.ly, Craig Dougfas \hould be gi,·cn this cha~--c. In my opinioc be is oootinuaHy improving and is rapi<lly bcrominc an all-round tnttr· taincr.- BRESDA COPELAND, 57, Dawts Road. London, S.W.6.

ANY OFFERS?

IF any DISC readers arc interested. I have a lot of piclures of Elvi$

Presley, Fabian. Jess Cor,rad. Frankie

~;•~~"/:!ufl)ikc il;\u:~;gt~1f~~ ,ny or P31 Boone. - HILARY GOUGH (Mlu), Am>w Cottaie, Eardisland, lf<nfonlshlrt.

NUISANCE

RECENTLY, while in Wincbmorc Hill, we passed Cliff's new house

and saw some girls making a rhorou&b nuisance of themselves. Several were hanging over his front gale peering into his house. while others were climbing his· fence at the side. Some girls. very bad m3.oncrcd, were scrib• blin1 on bis fence.

I im a Cliff fan and think be is

PEOPLE are always complaining about the poor qnalit)' conrs on 4S r.p.m. records. Hen is a practical suggestion to help them briehten

their rtcord colltdions. DISC abounds in good, suitable pictures or popular recording artists

as wtll as the lcsser-kno\o\'D stars. 11"s only the \o\'Ork of a minute or two to stick a suitably •ized photoi:raph of the singer to the cover of the record, together with a few ,uilten poinls of general intertst such as the position it reaehtd in the hit parade.

The result, which I achi,.ed, is an informati'° and interesting collection of records to LOOK 11 as well as to hear.-D. L. RUSHWORTH, Homestead, Onslow Crescent, Woking, Surrey.

I PRIZE LETTER great. hu1 I fed it is very unkind to pc~tcr ~im in ~his way. I only hope Chff will realise 1hat his true fans would nc,..c r act in the way these girls did. - VALERIE JOHNSON, 176, WHlmount Rold. EJtham. S.E.9.

BEST SINCE

THE greatest record since "Who"s Sorrv Now'?" and the most ex

citing voice since Connie francis.

that is my \:itw of .. Be My Lo\'c," ~u~i by Joanie Sommers.

The strength and qua Ii t y of Joannjc"s \'oice ma.kc Ibis 1hc best recording rckascd in months.

For some time now. Connie F rancis has monopolised the women's section ur records. but if Joanie records more songs like this, she will certainly rank as high as Connie in no lime at all.ROLAND PEXTON. 15, Wi"n, Road~ Bilton Gran&'°~ Hull, Yorks.

RIGHT SOUND?

ALONG THE ALLEY

HAS Larry Parnes found the new sound for we teenagers ? [ think

he has, but 1:0 some extent rock and 1rad jusr don't mix. · . The rock field_ is suddenly dis• 1llus1oncd when D1x1eland comes into the prOCC'C'dings, and vice versa. But if they are kept Cogci-hcr in equal quanlily lhey do bl<nd.

They'll have a very merry

Christmas FELDMANS' Mlllk are likely

to ~l•brate a very merry Ch~ and a hlct,ly prm~-•too, with t•elr .. Man

· Of Mystery," reconle4 liy Tlte Shadow, for Columbia.

Tbls lt<m ""' p,aatd by voteran -It• Mldoael Carr, wbo ttruuily ,...,. to .. v• 1ot uwllb It" 11 far 81 ... modem ltt-• Wlom Is eoo.......i. n. tue Is die ,ipature .. ._ ror • r-.....i.. •rle. of 11-i..11111 .. ot by Ao&lo-Amalp,,,.1..i w•kll .,-u1 bt bMed oo storin ~ ~ w.11 ...... .,-bkb will ol,o lie eallNI u l\lan Of M)'lery."

<Jan Item• .. ... -Nlolltl'• pt-, roster ......_ • ...., .. _ &lack by T- Wou - ... Ornntn. · Tommy, ••o wa -11, appointed dlre<tor of th• BIIC Noot .. rn 0.nce Orclonlra =r~:· .::.:.ir:. ~:"'.':~ :::...~ "The Nl1bt We Got ne

Top•lde 11 die dlle -• IN tbe IIJ!. is a Lada opa• called "t.. Uple• Dt St. Tropn."

Aaolllcr - · . ........ ,. ......... b1 F.WIIWII' 11 "Madeleine." , 'llllo la from ... _.liq

......,_ prod•etlo• "T .. Ftt•eb l\liltr .. t and ""' eom_.t by Rey 9ooltfas. It • ., ..... re• ,....... ror Docn by . F rank Cliaeultld aad bl• Ordintra.

A• lallln<at Top Ruk releue f.-n · C.llly Gnat •1 ..... 1 "lllt n_,,. Stan~-a•GIINt

f"tldmtn ittm----and Cbris Barbrr"s rast•stllina; Columbia LP. .,.Elite Synropation5,"' eot1tains an nclu-1ive seltttion of Feldmam' tradi• tlonal jazz catalogue with the tntption of oae track.

* * * BERT CORRI, of Francis 0.y and Hunter Mm:it. bas an

inttrnatlon1I numbt:r on hand for Cllristmas. lt'!li • Frmcb lune l''ith •• Amerksn lyric 111•1 by a 11r1t1s• slar.

The title Is ••tn Jerusalem 19 and C..t..,,bla ore r,lnsiag !be Graci• Fl.W. Hr, Io • .. 1• Friday. Appaready, .. e dkc llao alretdJ ... a plq ,.1,1,. stimalat" a

C:!,;,.w;;,~ street. ol

MUSIC

BERT WEEDON (DISC Pie) aood cball<'t of makiae the chart• by lb<a.

They u,e "Toat .. ,m,_," widl two rec-ord1 rompnhla for die 11115. The American venloo. hy Frank.le A ••I••• la o• 11?\el V, and .. e mo-,.._111111 Britisli vrnloa -wblda looka like die (aYOurite - Is by Mite Pre.ton oa Dteea.

Other du.rt fodder i1 a toDI!: called, " Ut•a," covered by Sarah Yaughta for Columbia and by

patifyiaa ud Tft'Y ,roa,ilial Je~_?~ne,::r :i~· nnion la wan of~ · h Aaolllcr C1Ufflll FDH llrm Is : t •• boldiac lls own ,al,._ "Sony RobW.," reconled by _, guitarist Bert WeNlon for Top Har..,.<bordist Mkha• I Hill has Rank. Tbls, of teurw. is Btrt'1 follo"''td Up bls "Joey'1 Sona" modtrniudon of .. Ye Baab And dtbul on Parlophone " ·hb ••J\fike'11 Bnes"-or Seate• oa Ille rock Tune." 1lds novel Instrumental

bas cau£hi tbe ear of a larae bnt, u you ml&lit say. American publishlnc group and B ~r~i~ ~.::'sb• ! I• ••I for a No.I plug tr<abnt• t t....i • nlltr II lllm yet, '° tbrouahout lht Stal.. ..-bm It'•

may .. Ille •,ololtllc title ,.. .. •1 re';,~~ :.=· aro•p • ..,.,,. are HC'ftlAl'J ~•tr al~ * · P1•I ADUl' s -SU.mmtr't Gone,"·

PETER CALLENDER, of dte on Colu•biL u,I Glo• da 'ColllDS' .._ Mu•lc -• Is dol• I "Takt A o.-,• o• " Dttn .

wllat nny male draans 1bo1tt II ~.ty .~:h:r •:d':~~~~ :r:~ :::.,, '1:.!t: o~.:-;-::?Tai! means. pl ... I• a fon-i..t..t•• llmt. "Toc,tbtmes<." "Sum m • r's

H ..... Gone," "TUe A Chan<e"' 1INI

• .. , • bealllly crop or plap "Let'•.• Ali sood malrimonlal !;,.~ t:..=: ::-=..•=.~ llllts!

The Rode. 'n• Trad show is bril• liantly produced and I would like to thank a H concerned for bringing to 1hc teenagers a ~ow which they can apprccia,e in the ..-:ay 1hcy k.now best. -ERIC IIIRCH, 16, Crooke, Stred, B• rml•y, Yorts.

THE GROOVE

IN these days. wbtn nearly every vocalist is trying to branch out into

all fields. cf popular music, I wonder why many instrumental groups. as soon as they have had a hit, arc content to employ cnctly the same formul:1, with every disc lhcy produce.

For ,nstancc, Johnny and the Hurri-

* PAT BOONE •. • Hilary'• after •• pk

hlrn. (DISC Pi<I

t1 ~

I Crompton turns the

I . •1· tables ; ON NICHOLL lws bu n · : n critid.fin.r: compositions of '. mine in hi.r di.re rrrirw.v for a ~ long timt• now and he liar fllirnrs-i ~:,~:~,J..~.m,est and /"ir i11 his

;t3: One quickly /cams in 1/re .w ng-

!~ u·ritiug ,:ame thal critics mr,st

hare thtir say ... be ii good o r ,- bad, b111 for lhe firH time I 11111st i;j ask Mr. Nicholl 10 reconsider•his

i' rt"1·i,•11· on the latest disc by · the 1

Shodoirs. •• Man Of Mys/cry" and "The Stra11ga," w hi c I, app.earc-d i11 yo11r paprr.

· A frer /al'ishi".i: prai.se abo,u ~ ·11,e merits of·· .\fan 0/ M p tery" ~ ( ~1·hicl1 is a Michael C,irr number) ~ ht spaus me four lint s o ,i

I" Strm1ger" (which is my 1111mba) ~ and s11ms it up by saying . "anotlu•r f11irly solid i11.t/nt111,•11tc,I :.i 1d1/~ . a theme rhat's rarlter :t! rcmuusct.'nl of some WCJ!er,r

Ir-'-: r,me.s 1d1icl1 lul\'e gone before."

No11· this iii ll"herc Mr. Nidw/1 drup.s a danger. ff he will do me the furnur of playinx m·er I the Decca disc •·o,on::e Vendor," by Mautorn11i, which was rtlrmtd 011fy a /t.'1t1 m ont!is ago , I am j

, ( mu he will agree that .. Mrm Of ;.1 i M ys1ery" is 1101 only praclical/y iii 1wte f or note the same, but t!\'tlJ ,1. includ,•.r the same tango rhythms

~ a.s the Ma11to,·t111i p I II t t e r. -. BILL CROMPTON, 1/ampsread

G'lrdeus, Go/ders Gru n, Londo11. ff.!tiH.~

canes seem to have become attached ro their miniature organ since '"Red River Rock ... Among other instrumcnu.lists stuck in the groove arc Bill Black, Sandy Nelson and Michael lfill.- l\l. If. McCAUSLAND, U, !\-lanor Road. Harrow. Middlcsn.

IN AGAIN

WHE N lis1<ning 10 Tony Hall'• .. Record Show.. on Radio

Luxembourg rcccn1ly. I was ple.u.arr.ly surpriK<l lo hear that the late Boody Holl)'s .. Learnint The G-mc" had made the hit par.Ide.

It proves beyond doubl lha1 Buddy wa,. one of rhc grcits who wi-11 alwa~'s be anociatcd with the rock 'n' roll era. - ROLAND PEXTON. 15 Winm Road. Bilton Gran1~. Hull. '

BOUQUET

I THINK Adam Faith is lo be congratulated on his LP. Jo it he

rrovcs that he L, by far our m°"t vc-rsalilc pop sinxcr.

The backing by John Barr,· ha\ done m0<>h •lo hel!), but it h h~ polished pe,rformance of Adam tha1 makes t·his record.

Before he:irio,g it J was cutairriy no fan of Adam's. but now it's different -FRANCIS CARNIIAM. F.utrid~ Fann, Bola<•• lbyward• Heath Suau. '

TM Edilt» dotJ not n«t1u,1il1 01tte. wiih 1Jw ~1rw, tr~IJld in Post Bat.

DISC, November 26, 1960 J

AMERiCAN I TOP TENS I JUKE BOX ELVIS PRESLEY

These wcr¢ llhc ten numbers ithat topped 1·he saks in u.\t Thi, America last week. (week ending

Wcok. Wttlc November 19) 4 1 Georgia On My Mind • Ray Charles

BlScd on the record\!d number of " p!:1 ~-s " tR Juke Boxes ~ oitout Uri lJin (for tit\: wcl"k c."nding Non~mbcr 19).

W«k. Wttk:

3 2 Poetry In Motion Johnny Tillotson S 3 You Talk Too Much • Joe Jones

I 1 It's No,v Or Ncnr . • Elvis Presley

2 4 I Want To Be Wanted • Brenda Lee 4 2 Rocking Goose . . • Johnny and The

Hurricanes I 5 Save The Last Dance

For Me • • • • • The Drifters s 3 My Heart Has A Mind IT'S NOW

OR NEVER 7 6 Stay • • • • • • • Maurice Williams Of lls Own • . . • Connie Francis

8 7 Ltt's Go, Ltt's Go, Let's 4 As Lone As Ht Nctds

Mt . . • Shirley Bassey Go • • • • • Hank Ballard 6 5 Dreamin' . . • • • Johnny Burnclle -8 Last Datt • • • • Floyd Cramer

9 A Thousand Stars • • Kathy Young and The Innocents

6 Sa,·• The Last Dance For Me • . . . • The Drifters

9 10 Blue Anc•I • • • • • Roy Orbison ONES TO WATCH

2 7 Only The Lonely . • • Roy Orbison Nine Times Oul Of Ten Cliff Richard 7 8

8 ' Let's Think About Lil'ing Bo b Luman 45/RCA-1207 4~ rpm Hudtlebud< • • • • • • Chubby Checker Ht Will Break Your Heart . Jerry Buller

9 10 So Sad/Lucille . . • Everly Brothers Publisht4 01 couries, of .. The World't fat, "

BOBBY DEACON CLAIMS TWO DISTINCTIONS-HIS

. f-JAME IS THE ONE HE WAS BORN WITH AND HE IS ...

The cousin of Adam Faith's auntie IT'S not C\'eryone l'l'hO can rlaim a distant relationship with Adam Faith.

Pye singer Doby Deaton can do so. ''I'm Adam Failh's auntie's cousin! How about that'!'' he told me recently.

Long-range kinship with the pop aristocracy is not Bobby's only distinction by any means. ho,,·e,•n . His name is the one l'l'ifb l'l'hkh he ,os christened.

" \Vhen I started in show business, I thought my name was no good ror professional use,'' he said. "'But ·when I si2ned "''ith the Grade organisation, the first thine they said to me was: "Keep )'our name ifs just right.' So I did, and I've got quite used lo the idea." '

Bobby was born in New Malden, SurrC)' , eighteen yea rs ago. His fin t interest in show business was stimu• la ted when he saw Bing Crosby in the film " While Christmas " during his childhood.

"Thal film really fascinated me. It seemed so rcalist1e as far as show business life was concerned. I 1hougJit then th>I I would like lo ht part or !hat lire. but I didn'I do' any1hin11 but think because I thoui:ht it was im• possible for me to brok into enter• uinmcnt,''

Coffee bars When he was fourteen, Bobb;•

, tarted ll l ing an inte rest in amateur dramatics. Then 1he skiffle e ra bcaan and he tried his luck singing at coffee bars and the like in the New Malden area.

The Deacon style soon fo und favou r and grew in popul:lrity. Bobby extended his ac1ivi t1es. workin1 with his own group called The Cruisers. Da nce halls were added to his engagements. and one night a t the Royal. Tottenham, o pportuni t y knocked in a bill way.

· .. Bernie lee, of th e Grade O rganisation, spoiled me, and offered me a conlract. Until lhcn I had been working in an accountant's office durinf 1he day. J liked the work, but my ssniina:. jobs were beJinnin& to clash with 1L

1i:.

* BOBBY DEACON .• . ht puftrs the ('OUntry

and western m1ltrial,

" Wht11 the contr1d wu olerd, I had to make • p my mind ont way or tbe other. I chose allow bualans, and I bnta't rtarclted il. Bobby's firsl fully professional en·

gagemcnt was touring the country in lhc Duane Eddy pack•gc show. Since then he hu been on the road with the Emile Ford show.

•• I love moving around in this

kind of pacbge. I have alwavs liked . tr:1ve lling. and J want to kc(p work.mg and, getting as much upcri· ence as possible. I think Emilc"s one of the grc-atcst performers in the counlr)'. and ii is great to appear on the same bill wilh him."

Mu.skull)', Bobby'J prt ftrtn<'t Is for ('Ountr)' and wtstern m:ateria l, and his laltsl Pye diic rtfttcls hls bslt,

·· I admire 1o1,ha t I call the- com· m_ercial C and W style or artists, like R1d:y Nelson," he c~plaincd. " I wro1c bolh sides or m}' record and I trii:d lo keep the C and W fl3your and m:1kc the songs commercial al the sanJC time. The tunes csme foirly ~~~~s· ... bu1 I had difficully wilh the

The 1or,sidc is called "Your Kisses Arc Fine." and the flip is •. I u)\'C You So," Bobby intends 10 continue his composing activities and has lwo !"usic publishing companies interested in the results. He hopes to write a song for Emile Ford soon.

Bath melody " I do most or m)' composing in lhc

bathroom;· he said. When I get an idc:1 for a melody I have a bath to work it out My voice alwars sounds so aood in lhe bathroom ! ·•

He has appeared on TV in one of the .. Wham ! " shows and also in .. The Melody Dances .. series. He would C:Spt-cially like 10 do a ·· Saturday Club " bro,dcasl for the Light Programme. and to haye qne or his discs played to the p:tntl on a .. Juke Box Jury." ~

" I c:tin take cri ticism." he said. " In fact. I w:tint honest. impartial opinions on my recordings. You pby your discs lo your friends and they SJ}· how much the )' like !hem.

"BUT ALWAYS YOU WONDER WHETHER THEY ARE JUST SAYING THAT BECAUSE THEY ARE YOUR FRIENDS."

JOHN SU~t,rERS

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• Compiled from dealers' returns from all over Britain :

Week ending November 19, 1960

The first Christmas disc crashes •

ID at number eleven

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• L:bt Thi~ Title Artist Label : • Wed, Weck . ~ ~;~ ~:/:.:•~erMind Elvis Presley RCA :

or lls Own • • • • Connie Francis ~!GM : 2 3 As Long As He Needs •

Me • • • • • Shirley Bassey Columbia : 7. 4 The Slranrer/l\lan or •

Mystery • • • • • The Shadows Columbia : 8 5 Save The la51 Dance •

For Me • • • • • The Drifters London : 4 6 Rockin& Goose • • • Johnny and The •

• H urricanes London : • 10 7 Goodness, Gracious i\le Peler Sellers and • : Sophia Loren Parlophone : • 3 8 Only The Lonel1· • • • Roy Orbison London • : 6 9 Dttamln• • Johnny Burnette London = : 13 !~ ~i~a~"'J~::,y • • : ~~::•A~~dy London : • Frederik Columbia • : 9 12 Let's Think About Livlnc Bob Luman Warner Bros : : JJ Llnly • • • • • • Lonnie Donegan Pye : • 19 U My Love For You • • Johnny Mathis Fontana • • 17 15 Mr. Custer . Charlie Drake Parlophone • : 11 16 MacDonald's Can • • Pil1down Men Capirl>I : • 17 Blue Angel • • • • • Roy Orbison London : : 18 Sorry Robbie • • • . Bert Weedon Top Rank • • 19 A Boy Without A Girl • Anthony Ncwley Decca • : 20 20 Milord • • • • Edith Pia[ Columbia : • • • • : ONES TO WATCH : • Lonely Pup • • • • Adam Faith :I : 01' MacDonald • • • Frank Sinatra • . . ~ .............................................. ~

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/_ A NEW SMASH HIT! 'ij ~/ EVERYBODY'S / EMILE FORD'\ / CHRISTMAS RECORD

"COUNTINGTEARDROPS" JOAN REGAN "MUST BE SANTA" B/W

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WIT H DR. BARNARDO'S CHILDREN

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NINA AND FREDERIK ARE RIDING HIGH · -and 'little Donkey~

kicked them there/ NINA AND F REDERIK, lht handsome, lalt nltd rouple from

Srandlnavla, h..-e at last n,achtd lhe Top Ttn wilh one of lhtlr n,cord inp, " Little Donkey," Nina and htr husband Frederik - tht ir titl« are Baron and Baroness-have roamed the 1'\'0rld to inlrmalional sucass, slnglnc song.s of lhe pwplt .

Why do lhty do ii? For personal pleasure, and 1he pleasure it brings their vast audiences who have warmed to lhcir trcm~ndously polished performances. It is a coincidence that "'Little Donkey " has gone high in 1he charts during Nina and F rederik's fim professional engagement in this country- a three week cabaret engagc-n1 .11 .__,,>-iuon's Savoy Hotel.

They hav1 also been tdc-rccording lwo programmes in the series .. N ina and Frederik At Home." which will be transmiucd in January.

·• We recorded • Little Don\:cv' last )'car.'' Frederik told me. ·• but for some reason. the record was not released in this country."

The J rca t acclaim which has _ greeted this amiable twosome has not afkctt,J th ti r ch:irmins:, friendly personalities.

•• We ha\lc \>ten \'Cry, , ·cry Judy,'' admilted Frederik. '' Wi! have never had 10 s1rug11Jc for success. It was oracticall\' handed to us. but "c have worked hard to give our best .

" When we came into this business we d idn't expect anylhin~ to happen. I was studyini:t for a degree at the time. l h:id intended to make a career in tropical aaricullurc and h:id studied the s ub i e ct at the University of T rinidad.

" However, at a p:irty one evening. Nina and I were entertaining some of our fricnds when one of them dared us to do an audition. •

..,We ICUPft,I Ille dare and later " ·trt booktd to play tM'O -..·t«b fa lbt Tl,oll Gard rm. Coptnlaa1t n,

Not starry-eyed ''Thini;s went very ""'ell and we

sta)'t d there for two monthi. Even then we really didn't think it would lead lo anything, allhou~h I took a year off from studies:•

The couple have not returned to their Studies- and have no rearcts.

They have their fcc1 firmly planted on solid ground.

..,We were nevel" obsessed bv the so-c:il1cd • I a m our of show business. We came into ii havina $Cen a lot o f the world, and Wt: were nnt starr,1-e)·cd.

.. We ru Uw wt an la a

*

by KEN JOHN

busincs, or illusion-and you tannot afford to have any illusion!ll aboul yourStlf.'• Nina and Frederik have never

been tied down to a lonJ,?-term contr.:i.ct.

" As soon as anyone mentions a time conrract we do not wish to know," said Frederik. "A shor tterm contract is O.K. provided it docs not tic us down in one place for very long. We like to roam.

.. While we were in America two years ago, the Hecht-Hill-Lancaster film company offered us a SC\'cn•vear film cont ract. We turned it down.

Friendly " We arc very interested in

acting and wc have already made three films, playing character parts. But we arc no t interested in a c:irecr in films.

"Should a good script come a lona - and a director 2o od enough to take us apa rt and put

• us· toaethcr aeain- lhen we will · make a film. But ~·t shall aol makt films juJt for tht sakt of dolna so.

- ." Cer ta inly. we shall never si.1m . a . long-term film contract. You • koow., we h::iven't. a. contra~t with

our recordinJt comp:in y. 1ust a · friendly airccmcnt which can be

ended any time by either party:• Thcv also have strona views

- about the ways in wh.ich thev arc presented.

... We have our own ideas about wha( we want when it comes to a performance. Not that we take no no1ice of what people suggest But we lcnow what we ..-ant. We 1ry to put over a certain atmosphere when •something' is lherc at a certain moment.

" It is ,·cry d iffieuh to explain, but wc have turned down very

good offers because we felt we were unable to J;et over wha1 we wanted in the surroundin1?.s in which we have been asked to perform.

"Always. our first consideration is lo do a ,:ood show. Money is imporbnt, natura lly, but It is our ptrfo,rmancc that rtally counts,h Amon~ the nol3blc performers

the\' have worked with is Louis Armstrong, in 1hc film Formula For Ltwe. Nina and Frederick wro te the title song .

"Louis can do no wronc as a musician," said Frederik. "He is a. man with a t rue sinccritv for what he is do ing. A wonderful person.

Nina and Frederik's individual taslcs in music eover a 'wJ!rv wide field. They have o,·c; 6J)O songs in what thcv call their " song book."

Long romance " I h:ive more cla~tie:-i l record~

in my collection than Frederik." said Nina. "He is a modern jau fan and admires Miles Davis :md Milt Jacksefl1, Bur we both like almost any form of music. and tha1 includes some or the rock •n• r"ll material."

The romance b c t we c n 1he beautiful Nina- once described by her fellow people as •· the most beautiful J?irl in the world "- and the ta 11. handsome. bearded Frederik-son or a Dutch Amhas• sador to Denmark- began when thcv were five. ·

Their parents were J?reat friends. " Last sprin~ we decided to have

a break from each 01hcr,rt said Frederik.

"' I wtnt to Spain to watch bullR«bUnc ••d to han • nu . and Nina Wf • t to Romt. Well. I miSHd btr terribly and " 'btn· the bolidav wu o v t r " ·t decided to maJTy. We were noer enaaaed." J asked Nina what her husb:md

had bouJ?hl her as a wcddina aift. "A necklace." she rcplic:d. "And

I bou~hl him some cull-links and studs.••

Their future plan! include a country-wide tour of Britain next year. In January they will be culling an L P here.

They will sncnd Christmas in Geneva with Frederik's parents. ., ............ , ... ~

* N INA AND F'NEDERIK • •• rriends sincr lhey wrre fh-r l rars o ld. ,...,, ... ,., .... , .... ,, .. , .................. "'

AND NO\V,, AFTER ·APACH E '

Tlae Sha~lo,vs chase

11 Silver Disc 1l)itl1 ·

·Man 01 Mystery ~

FOUR lads who tall themselvts Tht Shadows appear lo be

wtll on the way lo lbelr second Sliver Disc wilh lhtlr laltst ff• oordlng " Man Of Mysttry " and .. 'fht Stnncer."

The dl1iot Is the Slddows' foltow-up to 11ttir ,mash hlt rrcorclina or .. .Apadlt" wbk b Is 1elllnc well in America and Is No. 2 ia Audralla alld No, 10 In Holland and Btldum.

In SwN e-n~ Norway and New Zt1land, tht disc k rapidly eUmbina tht char1J.

I lalktd lo lht boys In tktlr dmslng room at lht Palladium wbttt thty are appearing wilh CIIII Rltb•rd.

.. Naturally. wt wanlt d to follow "".Apadte"' " ·itb an~tbrr lood instrummtal," uid Tony l\1tth11n, .. but ¥tt

,.anltd to do somrlbinR dilltttnt. .. We were all surprised wi th the

success of 'Apache' particula rly ,U our other three discs ftoppcd, They were bad records. The nc:ircst we came to ge1tin1 into the charts was \\ilh our reco rding of 'Salurday Nighl' which came around No. 3 l."

* * * In choosing "Mae Of Mysl,ry"

as lhrlr 1111-lmportanl follow-up, 1h~ boys wa•rd through thirty numbtn. .. Th,ey wet'e 3lmost identical to the

rhemc o[ ' Apache'. You know, wcstCrn and Indian stuff.1' said Tony.

"We all agreed on 'Man of My.stcr;• - written for an Eda;ar Wallace TV series- because it wa.r different a nd unusuaJ and very melodic. Maybe we \\ill start a new sway f0\\"'3rds melodies, 'Apache' had a really great melody." .. The boy.s to ld me they cut this latest sinatc dw-ing a midnight session.

"We asked EMI if we could do lhe sc-ssion a.rtcr midni,ht because we feel more relaxed a nd find lhat we can play better. They were shocked.

But we insisted and the)' fina lly agreed.

uThe stSSfon ran rrom m idnil,)al ualil four In tht mornlns::. It waa our first all-ni1ht session and we were so pl'tucd with the way it weat that we would Ukt lo do niore like it if we c-an."

During the four hours. rhe boys cu1 th ree t itles. Their lhird " ':l( the film Iheme from Ginm, which is in the can for possible inclusion on 1 EP or LP un<!e r discussion.

* * * They recorded " Man Of ' f y'itery''

in twcntv minutes. "The Strnngt'r .. took an hour-:-i nd-a-half.

"Most of the time is Spt'nt on t et• ting the ri;ht sound balance,'' s"aid Bruce Welch.·• We sometimes spend hours on this before we start cutting the tapes. It is .so impor tant to get just the r ight sound."

They att ribute a lot or their success to their "boss.'' Cliff Riehard.

Said Bruce. "Cliff has a lways encouraged us to make our own records. In fact. he h:is somctin,es gone ou1 or his way to help us. Hc·s 3. ~ rCll guy.

"A split with Cliff has never been d iscussed. but we will be scp::irating for eight weeks next F ebruary when we go on a lour of one-night stands while Cliff makes h is film."

The Shadows :1.re looking forwa rd to pl:iying onc-ni~htcrs after si~ months :it the London Palfad iun1

"We are 1rUin1 a little , bortd with being in tht same place all the 1ia1t. fl will be ernt to Rtt fnro lhe country ancl mtft our rant apia." When the Pall:.dium show fin ishl!!

the bovs will start a shor t lour of one-nig°h1ers, beginnini: December 11 •

They will h3.ve :i. two-week rest at Christm3s- thcir first real b reak in eighteen months.

In January they will tcle-record eieht TV show, .,,th Cliff.

JC. J.

Alma Cogan MUST BE SANTA

H.lrol. V. •J.,-Ol'tl$

Nat King Cole JUST AS MUCH AS EVER

CAl'ITOL 4KlU11l

Little Bobby Bey and his Band

ftOCKIN' 'J' BELLS TOI' "ANK JAltffl

Fabian LONG BEFORE

H.M. V. 0 -1"0,-110

Jimmy Jaques NOTTO WORRY

PA"L0PHOH£ 4s.Jl:4TIO

Damita Jo l 'LL SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR YOU

MDICUln'' • ~ AMT1111

Cliff Bichard I LOVE YOU

The Planets CHUNKY H.M. V, 4J.,-01"111

CUT OUT FOR REFER.ENCE

t

DISC, Novembe• 5

MAHION BYAN

Barry Sisters sing in Russian!

STARRING at the Pigalle R est a urant, Piccadilly,

London, are The Barry Sislen, who were r«ontly ,·ottd Toi~ , ·ision's Btst D.....,d Singers. The vivacio us, s trikin,:: bruncUcs, l\,fcma and Claire feature in their act songs in Italian, R um a nian, French, Spanish, lsraeli-tvtn Russian !

The girls told me they used their Russian repertoire only last ve-:>.r when they were on TV in Russia and hl d 10 sina in the IJ.ni;i:uagc.

They showed me bcautirul Russian table cloths and vodb 2lasscs which lhcr h1d rcccind jus1 before fh·ins: here from Amcricl.

" They were presents from a Runian fan ," the)' said. He did not know their n:i.mes but he h:id :1 fan picture or them.· He ,:Jvc the a irts lo l symphony orchestra play..:r who took them to Paris then pa~~cd 1hcm on to l mln who took them to Americl.

l Teenage Topics I East Barnet and went to Southall Girls' School where she learned to play piano-she was in great demand for parties and social functionc; as a result.

Sht co ml's from a Jl,o"··b11si11tss family, for htr m olhtr was in Rerue and /in two sistns. Diane mid A ndren, art botlr mmic-ath' pro{icimt. ·

Nice person I SPOKE to Judy Garland the

othu day, I phoned her to say how sorry I ,. .• , to hoar of the death of Clark Gable, ll'h0 was a dear friend or hers.

Clar._ had been 3 t reat influence on Jud)•'s career a nd was alwa\S on hand whC'n $he needed advice and J:?Uid:rncc.

In " Broadwav ~fclodics ·• JuJ y had sun~ a song which is now a lwars associ3tcd with her. •· You Made Mc Love You:· She s1artcd the song with a chorus which had been written for CbrL':"s birthda)', and it was so good tha t the)' decided to use: it in the film

When she firsl sang it to him, 1/,01 h"ottderftd lprcimtn of ma11· hood had trars in his t\"tl. lit and Judy oft l'II la11ghrcl 01·,:, 1hu1 ytars /attr.

I believe 1he sini:lc record or this song ha, been deleted. but vou C.'.l.n still hc::i.r it on J ud\ ·s C:ipitol LP "'Miss Show Busineu."

In spite or this sad news. in s p i t e or her own and her d:i.ughter·s recent illnesses. Judy :ind her family a rc sct1/in,1: well in England and :i re \'erv ha ppy here.

Judy often sa)·s how fond she is or the Enilish people. how natur:1I. poli1c and friend!)' thn arc.

Tire samr ca11 ht Jaid of J11dy. Slit is the Jori hf person J'OU ra11· 1101 /Jc/p bring 11ice to .

Som t 11101111,s a/tt r tire o riginal de.spate/, the Bnrry SiJtl'fS ucrfrrd thl! parct'l- and 1htir pha/fJgrapl, ~-as ,1,,. 0111)' addrrss mrdi11m !

*No woman ugly*

I love it THIS limo or the year, prc-

Christmas, is probobly the busies-I for a sln,::cr. Take mt as an example. This is my " 'ttk.'s schedule:

Monda,·: RccorJ in~ at Colurn• bia studio~: T V Spot the Tune. Tuc.s<t:ia,·: BBC broadcast Wtdnts• d_ay: T ravel norrh 10 open Slorc. 1 hur~ ay: C:ibarct eng:>.gemcnt. Frida)': Cabaret cnglf!:cment in the North. Saturday: Cabaret and BOC rccorJ ini:. Sund1y: Cabaret cn~aJ?cmcnt in the We s t of England.

I o rrcn have to do lhis column wilh a typewriter on my knees in a train o r in the hack or :1 c:ir. Still, I /1.H''-' s/w11· b11sirteJS nud I lo,·e bri"K bun.

Full-time J WAS happy to hear that

Carol Simpson, Ray Ellintton's new vocalist is ccttini: along so n cll.

TI1is en,:?a~cmcnt with Ray·~ q uarte t is her firu prorcuional one. Before it she worked in an office durini the d3y. and unit for va rious sm3ll J:roups in her spare time.

Rav saw her when she was out front for Diel.: Willi:rn1's h n Band and loolc an immcdi:11c lilcinj! to her. Th3t was in M3rch and C:irol is now singing full-time and making quite a name for her• sclr with Ray's qu~rlct.

Carol. who is 20, was born in

* ~f:uioa mult han rn. joytd bcr 111pptr. jud1· hut from tbt ,oy she i.in,:<ii a, site "''•sbu up.

(DISC Pk)

FASlllON CORNER- GIRLS' DEPARTMENT : This "tek's beauty hint ('omes rron1 tht Barn· Sisters, "ho insi-.t that thtrt is no su(h thine :,s an ui:1,· " oman, onh· a woman 1'1ho .. can' t be bothered.'' This is lheir rccommcndtd btauly lrtalmtnl,

Cream ,·our fare daily. ma~,Ut:· in,:: ~ Ith both hands. Once a ~et k put your ht.ad onr the .sink and run the hot ~attr lap-ketpinJ.: :1 tol'd ovt r , our bu d ,o that no

CHIIIS IIARl£R 'Elile Syncopations' COLUM .. A. m1t1• ~) ICU111 ($\ti'•)

A .... /wl U, I«,_ , -,,1

'GET HII' PAT DODD and his boys, with Iha MICHAEL SAMMES SINGERS. 1<-.v. """"' .._,

IIUU CONWAY •P,rty f11111' ~A »sXU7' (IHMJ

steam rscapts. Sin2 two d 1orusrs of ) our favourilc pop son& and come up for ai r.

Cr,c,am ) Our foet, remon lhe rrt:tm, " ·.a, h "ith a rich soapnot rtc0mmtndtd for dry slJnvand rinst 1'ith ict cold "·altr,

rut on a Ji,:bt foundatio n mate. up to rt lax the skin. and m1kt-up " ilh li,::hl PO\\dt r ::and a 1ouch of roui,:e.. Keep Slricth· 10 this routine and. in :ii couple of l''td.s. ,·ou"II bt nt tit t non nously.

6 DISC, Novembe r 26, 1960

;I;~ .. C~lJ frOni AMERICA Edited by

MAURICE CLARK

Film music again mak·es a hit~and hi$tory

THE increased importance of film movie 1hcmcs in the pop

reco rd field has again been proved by the fast entry to the hit parade or the · Ftrrante and Tticher recorded single or the ··Exodus" theme.

United Artists say this has been the fastest selling disc fo r them in the h istory of lhc company, II has sold well o,•cr 200,000 copies. Also in the best selling charts arc 12 o lhc r film movie themes. with "Exodus·• making the 13th.

The ncx1 disc expected to appear is the Stnt La._.TI'IK't---Eydit Gorme waxing of '"The Facts Of Life;• from 1hc film of the same name which stars Bob Hope and Lucille Dall.

RCA Victor arc launching an all out push on their new Harry lkbfonte album. called .. Bclafonte Returns To Carnegie Hall." This terrific LP was recorded live last May in the famed hall. In addition to Bclafontc it features Odetta· llllrlam Makeba and ne B,lafonte Sin1cr1.

Pioneer~ or rock 'n' roll, Elvis Prnley and Ray Charles, arc bigger

* H ARRY BELAFONTE •• • "as a nrw album

released.

lhan ever- and wi1h ballads! Elvis has done it again with a doublesided chart en1ry, an oldie ··Arc You Lonesome Toni~ht'' and "I Gotta Know.''

Ray Charles, on ABC Paramount, l1as his new version of "Georgia On

~fwt~n,t: instrumenta1 versions of "Wonderland By Night" climbing the hit parade, Carlton Re-cords have rushed out the first vocal by their best seller Anita Bryant. It will soon join the others in the charts.

A very cool Press was gi\•en to the new Nat Kina Colt musical 'Tm With You·• when it opened at the Geary Theatre, in San Francisco. It is hoped, however. that with •a lot of rewriting on tour, the show will be a big success when it opens on Broadway in !he New Year.

Capitol Records have jus1 signed Roy Ro2trs and Dale Evans on a long term contract. The famous husband and wife 1eam will mostly make children's discs.

Stan Grt:r:, on the Verve label, has just made a great jazz version of oldie "Nature Boy." Franz St-huMrt. a dirc<:t descendant o( the great composer. is on the way to becoming famous. He looks li~e having this )·car's big Chrislmas novehy winner wilh his "Twinkle, The Xmas T ree."

Talented 15 KA THY YOUNG is a new

name on the r«ord scene. She is crca1ing plenty of action on her fast Indigo Record release, .. A Thousand Stars." It is expected to hit the No. 1 spo t

ank,:r~~~ ~oh~· is just t S, and hails from Long Beach, California, is a very talented young lady. Not only is she a good singer, she is also an arranger. composer, and she plays a fine guitar.

United Artists have 1he newly re - organised Sautn - Fin~an orchestra, and lkcca have just signed Bob Willon.

The lnno«nts. a newly formed group. arc cashing in on 1wo labels at the same time. On Indigo Records ther have a smash hit with "Gee \Vh1z." and on Trans \Vorld, an upcoming rcc:ord called ·•Tick Tock.''

Johnny Mere-er and Htnry Mantini have combined talents and written the number "Moon RivN," which will be sung by Audrty Hepburn in her new film ··Breakfast At Tiflany·s."

Johnny Mathis has rurncd down approximately S l ,000,000 for TV, night club and other offers this )'ca r . II seems prclty certain that Johnny will perform in England nex1 year.

Ray rave JOHNN IE RAY. now back in

action at New York·s plush Ba.sin Street East. is getting vcr)• good reviews from the Press. J im Rttvts' disc of "He'll Have To Go;· on the RCA Victo r label, has sold over three million copies. and still selling well. h is predicted his latest title, "I Missed Mc,•· will sell C\'CO more.

The t w o n e w \'crsions o( '"Rudolph. The Red Nosed Re,n. deer.' ' a rc one by The Cbipnumks, and the o ther a wild \'ersion by a new group called The l\·lcllo-c\ttrs. * EYDIE GOR~·IE .•. in her new disc, •• The Facts Of

' Lift," i~ on th t "'ay.

having worked as a biochemist for a yea r with D r. Jonas Salk. He still studies in his spare t ime.

the unr imely de a th of J0hnny

Next year should proYc to be a hiG year fo r Adam Wadt. After h is recent success with "Ruby,•• and even more recently with ··Jo Pursuit Of HaripinesS" he look s like having a smash hit with ··Gloria's Theme,' from the movie "Butterfield 8."

Apart from being a fine singer, Adam is an accredited scient ist,

Brtnda Let's next hit will be a , seasonal number ~a lied "R o c k

Around The Ch ristmas Tree.'' EYeryone here is sti ll shocked by

~ : ri~,i~w" 7,c;r3;r~~~!. ~~~ il~~d~l Johnny Ca.sh- he h:td a nasty car accident a few weeks earlier- sa id he had a. premonition that something was going 10 happen. •

Meet Jimmy JOques-tl,e boy wl,o didn ~ want to sing THE bumin1 amb ition of most

people with show busln,.. <ar<ers In mind Is to win a roeordlnc contra<t. Ninety-nine or every hundr<d would do almost anythlna to &el their names on the dotted Une or • 'disc conlrad.

Last week DISC met the hundredth. He is Jimmy Jaques-·• please spell Jaques without a • c ·" - but his reluctance has bttn overcome 10 the extent of recording two of his own compositions w hi c h · Pa rlophonc released last Friday.

He is still very perplexed about almost cvcry1h ing.

" l am a bi1 mixed up." he con• fessed. " I am not sure where I want to go o r what I want to do."

Trying to convince

- The Pa rlophone single is not the first Jaques effort in the pop world. He first ventured into show business in 19S7. after leaving the RAF.

•• I lert the RAF in May or that year and spent the next three months t rying to convince peo_plc I was wonh their attention as a smgcr and sonawritcr."

No one wu ron•fnttd. aaror. tuaattly, and Jimmy II•""'- HI, fint atttmpl tn ntablhll klmHlf I• tke world of eatertllfamt •I Clllllt to •• 1bnpt end wbe• •e col11piMd ~ _.1na1t11 a•d wa tal<ta to keepkaL . b I • Tbinp improved sli& t Y •~ . the

autumn of that year, and he ,01Md tbc stall of a music publisb<r. Then

came a Fontana recording contracl, " That is re.a lly how this o ffer came and eventually a place in The Gran- from Parlophone.'' he told me. adicrs TV singina team. T hen- a full ·• Apparent ly. I was the only one stop. who could make my own songs sound

"My three Fontana .singleS didn't right, but when the recording chance catch on,'' said J immy. " T he songs I was offered to me. I refused it. / just wrote were more successful, especially did,.'t want to l·ing a/1tr my f!Ur/iu 'Hand J ive'." t.rperltncts."

But they weren't sufficicnrly success- A fter some stern l~cturin~ from ful to soften the blow when Jimmy's - Robbins Music and bcmg called a ll association with The Granadiers came kinds of a fool by a ll and sundry, he 10 a sudden end. was persuaded to cut the d isc. The

Tut was In J•nt last ytar. clinching factor was the n~ws that h is Jimmy l~ft Londo•, sadder • nd, c~lleague, Johnny . Keating, would perhaps, ~'istr, to join hli family d irect the accompaniments. In Finland. whtre bis fathtr Is a " I am still not happy about the mtmbcr of the Brilisb Embassy d isc~ The songs arcn·t too bad. staff in Htlsinki. a ltho ugh I think the B side, · Not T o

Bitter and fed up

" I was very biller and completely fed up with things. I lost a ll confi• dencc in myself as a singer and I d idn't have much left as a songwriter, either."

But in May Ibis year-exactly three years after h is demob. from the RAF - Jimmy decided to come back. and try again.

He had become a member of the Performina Riahts Society, on the strength of his published songs, and he relurned to concentrate on this side o( his former activities.

Unexpected ly, things began lo 10 well a lmost immedia te ly. Robbins Mm ic showed an encouraging inlerest in his compositions and he started aingin1 again 10 demonstrate his own sonp and those or other people,

Worry.' is helter than • Do Mc A Favour.' Bui I am not a t a ll impressed by my singing. / don't 11-m11 tl,c rrcord to be a {lop, yet, i11 a way. I am scare,/ of ii becoming a hit."

Hit or a miss

Whether the d isc is a hit or a miss remains to be seen. Whatever happens with it Jimmy seems destined to exercise his vocal chords more and more in spi te of his uncertainties.

There is a date on Scottish 1V a nd ano ther on Tyne Tees TV in the offing, ~nd Johnny Keating has. :i.sked hin1 to join the vocal crew of bis new

b:i.~:id Jimmy: " 1 do11'1 know whtthtr to swim with tlrt tide or dig my hut, ;,, against singing. I'll just hm1e Ip ste what happ,ns# I suppose.'"

NIGEL HUNTER

DISC, November 26. 1960 7

CLIFF and ELVIS HAVE SO MUCH ~

IN COMMON · · · IT ls C!iff's in~•itable £ate to be compared and contrasted with Eh is.

lnn dable, m lhat thty have so much in conunon One parHcuhu th_ini: they haYt in common a t t his moment is that they have " '"' records ,-.·1th ~n~ by the same team of writers-Tepper and Bennet.

. 1 lus h1gh_lf su~essful pair of tongsmiths are rc-sppn<1ible fo r one side of C!1tfs la~~st single, .?- Jn Love. and also of the ttlle song of Elvis's new ptcturc, G.1. Blues.

W ith another regular writer for Elvii . Aaron Schroeder, thev also wrote the big rock ·n· roll sons:" of the film ·• Sboppin" Around."

Ho w dotS Oiif1 treatment of thrir work rompare with Ehis"~ Both have a tremendously strong

feel for the beat. Both use T epper a nd Bcnncl"s " stops" cfTcctivelf. C liff is more precise, Elvis more relaxed.

Cliff"s vo ice is clearer, h3rder. Elvis's has more warmth. Both handle their matcriill very well. I feel. b owcvr:r. tha t Elvis has a big advanta.gc in his b::icking. 111c piano and vocal group Jdd a good deal of " body " 10 the sound and, by comparison, Cliff's backing seems a little empty.

Not that The Shadows arc not very good. They arc excellent. I part icu• larly liked Tony Mechan's wort on d rums-and the sound balance on them has great warmth and clarit~•.

But I feel that they and Cliff' arc at their best on sides like •• 1 Love Yo u:· when Cliff uses his " Livin' Doll'' voice. 0a this sort of numl>tr Clil ti unsurpassed.

His performance owes nothing to Eh·is-who has never really 1:ickled this sort of thing- o r anyone else. And Tflc Shadows' backing is idcalanythmg e lse added would get in the war of the effect.

W~a t J find_ extraordinary is 1hc

s~~~st~~p, :ai~~c o[hc:Cl~~ftu~~co[i~:( Cliff"s disc, sell simpl)' because !hey are b)' Gill a nd 1ha1 l_hc quali1y or 1hc recording 1s 1mmatcnal. I disagree.

. More att~ntion and exploitation is given 10 his re-cords because of his reputation. And, o r course, many fans place ad\•ance orders without hearing the record simply because it is Clilf.

Bui if lhe qualily Slorted to slip, slowly but surely the sales would slip

* ELVIS PRESLEY .•• hh rnicr is wiumtr 1h:m

Clif"s.

as well. That 11,is is11·1 ti~ case is ga:ul rredil l o CUD, Tiu Shadows and 110I least of all. A and R mar, Norrie Paramor.

Confusing TITLE-WISE, Ibis bit ., . .,k has

been Yff)' <'onfusiag. We have the debut of hrn instrumental s:roups on h,·o diffennt Jabcb- Pa leUe and H~IV both l"'IIINI .. The Planets.''

Palette's Planets arc a fairly ~landard rock group. Their gimmick • 1s that the rcc-ordmg is made with ba_ekgr~und noises of a party-and a fairly riotous one a t that with m.:my ~ girlish gig,gk and scr~am, and a . happy bunch or·· 1cen:igcrs joining 111 1hc chorus.

CLIFF RICHARD - •• his puformancc o"·cs nothint to Elvis.

I ·My best!f ~ says Maureen I DISC jocl<eys ha>e r.n ed for

months about records made by that 20-year-old petite song. st....., Maureen E,aos, ond £or weeks she bas been heard on the radio in " Maslc Will, A Beat," on Saturday nlghlS, and " Easy Beat,'" on Sunclay momlnp. She hu also made two or three TV ap~arances.

I called on Maureen at Oriole's Bond Stred recording studio not long after she had cut hor new disc •• T ill ·• and "Whf Don't You Believe Me? " As I arnved, she was telling: her m other: " I think it is about the best recording I have ever made."

" I nn muatly ttll if I ban madt • coN disc or uot. I try to &d into the atmospbere ·or the song. J try to f td wbl I an, liaglac aboat •N I llope tllat my a:intfflly can-itt

by NEVILLE NISSE ~e 1brou1hi" she told mt. Maureen, who was born in Cardiff,

on the other side of the city from Shirley Basscy, and who sti ll live, there, w.u enpgcd to a local estate agent, named Tudor, two months .igo.

At the age of 12 she Slarted appearing in small concerts around 1hc Cardiff valley. A couple of years later she was auditioned and accepted for a summer season show in l l:in• du~no.

On leaving school at the age o[ 15 she became a full-time student i t Cardiff"s · Collccc of Music and Orama. And, a.s her reputation spread,

it ea.med her a. week's variety at Car· diff's New Theatre, with Sally Dames and Ossie Noble.

That led to Mai Jonos-a pro, duccr for lbe BBC Welsh Rqion -otlerinc ber several apots: la tile higbl)' popular " Welsh Ranbil " ndio ,tries. A )·car later she did another week's

variety a t the New Theatre. That led to her first TV date.

More TV dates and a recording contract wi th Orio le followed. They led to her big break-an appearance on -:o "'Saturday Spectacular" TV show surring Arthur Askey. She was such a s uccess th3t she was immediately booked for another u Spectacular.·•

Since 1/it11 she has bctt1 a succrs1 ar el'erything she has do11e.

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•· Jppy Yippy Beatnik" is the ti tle of oac side. This hld me foxed for it turned out to be .. Coming Round The ~·1ountains."

HM V's Planets ha\' c affini ties with The Shadows, eius a Red Price• type sax on one su.Jc-··5c.rcwblll," not to be confused with S1cwball-and on the: other side, "Chunk)•." a bigger band gradually emerges in a beater with an oriental Oavour.

Palette are also involnd I• another confusion. Tbe lip side of Tony Dwaain,:'s rtrord is .. Bt My Girl." This is Not Jim Dale's okl hil number. Further, on Top Rank a gent

named Col Joye turns up- the Col is not short for Colonel, by the waywith a song ·· Be M)' Girl," which is different from 1hc o ther two.

On 1he other side Col Jore sings ·· Yes, Sir. She's My Baby:· which ;s the SJ.me as the Ricky Nelson and Johnny Kidd record.

But Col still mana~cs to be confusing. for he sounds to me almost indis1inguishable from Gene Vincent. And Gene has a new record out this week, too, called " Anna-Annabelle."

Anthony Newley- who CO\'ercd frank.ic Avalon's hit •· Why "-has this week come out with " Boy Without A Girl." You might easily imag,ine this Yt-as a cover of Avalon's American hit. .. A Boy Wilhout A Girl." It isn't.

Fina1ly, I was sent a record- not >'cl released over here-by an ar tist called .. The Hawk." It is a thump• ing pt:rno instrumenta l o f ·· In T he Mood." Ver>' good- but \'cry confusing. because I'll cat my hat i f "The Hawk" is any one else but Jerry Lee Lewis.

Chances I AM quite iiure tbat the l ip 1ide

of Tommy S1ectc•s new rKord. " Boys And G Iris.'" wo•W Ila• • bt Utr <"hance tban tbe top si4111t, " M ust Be Santa."

Not only is it a better job, but I suspect the record-buying public a rc going to get sick to de:u h of Santa in the next rew wccb.

In the serious Christmas sonas the s!.'.l.nt of 1960 seems to be oriental Grade Fields with a t rerncndous Cincm3Scopc: . :i.nd. Tc-chnicolor arrangement. sings •· Jn Jt rusalcm "the best thing Gracie has done for a long time- and the: record is d istinctly oriental in fla\'our.

Ella sings " We Three Kings Of Orient Arc,'' and Lyn Cornell's ··The Angel And The Stranger" is an adaptation of an Indonesian lull:iby.

Influence THE inftutnco of Bobby Darla b

ccrlainly 1proadin1 " ·idt. Paul Anka abandoned bis Ol\'D st,•le: to tmulale Bobby oa " Hello You.as Lonn.•• Our own Dick Jontaa. GD

Oriole, couldn'I att closer to 1'e Darin ttchniqut lban lo tail .. AU,e. Alive-o.''

There i, lalk thal •· 01' Mac• Donald's farm " represents Sinatra. doing a Darin, :md now Bobb~• R)·dell in his latest •· SYl'3Y" is sound.in& very much like Bobby Darin. -

Mind )'OU, "Sw.1y" is an cxccJlent record, whcthe.r i t reminds you of Darin or not. In fact, it is a eood deal better l~an •· $t)mconc To Love," the !aSt sillglc' ·rclcasc by Duin himself,

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Fo.llow-up RICKY VALANCE'S next single will

be rcltascd on f.ridar. Dc-ccmlx,r 2. by Columb~ . The ti~les arc " Moving: Away'" and " lipitick. On Your Lips."

Ridcy p(.ytd his first profcssicnal date in htS native Wales ycstcrdo.y, It was at a concert in Cardiff. E=iht coach loads of people from his villaae of Ynysddu, South Wales. includinc his family: attended lhe show.

A ll1ppy pair - Sammy Dnia Jar. and hi, beautiful ~-ire May BriU-aod tb~y * should look bappy too. This plttare 'fl'U takta Imme• diattlY. aftr r thtlr rttnt

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Silvester wins platinum disc

EM! are shortly lo present a platinum dis, lo bandleader Vietor Silnsler lo mark lhe sale of 30 mUllon ol bis discs durini: lhe twenty. five years

be has reeorded for Columbia. He will also rcc('lve a sih-« LP in

r~cogn,;,lion of 150.000 album sales. Victor's orchestra reeords an average

of 1wo singles a month apart from LPs, but in spite of 1he phenomenal S3IC5. none of their records has appeared in the hit parade.

Conniff LP to be a

top seller A SPOKESMAN of Philips Records

told DISC on ).ionday that the Ray Conniff two-LP album ·• Hi-Fi Companion•· nou:hed up a sate of 35.000 within da)'S of its rdcasc. This album, priced at 39s. 9d., shows signs of becomini Philips" top Christmas , eller.

However, Philips' companion label, Fontana. arc issuin; a two-LP Johnny Mathis album entitled .. Rhr1hms And

BaB~1il~ih~rcaodn~ir:t\1h~e~;,1s~~K: tain material previously unissued in this country, and Fontana anticipate spectacular results.

Talent winners cut first disc

JOHN and Bob Allison, the winnrrs of the talent contest sponsored by

DISC ilf the summer. in conjunction with Sluzzi Tape Recorders and The Bo)'s' and Girls' Exhibition at Olymp:3. p.,sscd their Fomana recordina test 13s1 week.

11he Allison Bro1hm will be cuuing their first sinelc some time next month for rele:ise early in the Nrw Year.

Cy debuts Cy GRANT m:ikes his debut on the

Decca label ne"< """'k with a single couplin1 " Dear Melanie" with .. The Little Match Girl." The first title is a Lionel Bart composition.

Cy h:u previously recorded for l ord Donegall's label and Columbia and Melodisc. Next Monday he starts a two-week cabaret season at ~fanchcster's Sporrinj.': Club.

Owen arrested by Russians

BR1f{SH arr:mgrr a nd bandkadtr Reg Owen was mis-directed on to

1he wronii plaM: at Brussels Airporl rc-cen1ty. and finished up in East Germany instead of West Berlin.

He was arrested by three Russian soldiers. and only reached West Berlin after buying a visa.

• • • Pop singers Jolauy Carsoa and NtU Cbtlltla• appeared on Tursday a1 a batl htkl in Taunton in aid of ,·ictims of the rtccot Ooods in 1he WC'S( Country.

• • • The llfft l\'ttdoo doc ol '"Sorry Robbie'' has reached the final for 1hc Carl Allan Award for the best dancing r«ord.

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Ready .now VERNONS GIRLS &raduate Lyn

Cornell rush-recorded a Christmas song for Decca recently. Ifs called "The Angel And The Strangrr.'' and is :ivailable immediarcly.

Lyn will be featured :is a solo artist in the Cliff Richard A TV series which is scheduled to begin ncx1 Februar)'.

RYAN RECORDS MARION RYAN recorded a sing!(

for Columbia on Tuesda)' for release on December 9. She was backed by Tony Osborne's orchestra, :ind the ti tles arc •· lt"s You That I Love" and "Somebody.': The latter song is from " Cinderella:•

Who's the girl SMini:ini: a left at Elffl! makini: togelhtr-.. Wild In T he Co,111"

New folk series on BBC BRITAIN'S Latin Amcncan fo!k song specialists. Dorita y Pepe. start a

thirtcen•wcek series for the Light Programme on January 6 with 1hc BBC'.;

Sout~;Y S~f1i"b:cw~~fn~s11~ :~~i;,';~n"J' c~~upc~~~tci5hc"'serics as well as perform-ing 1wo numbers in c-ach programme.

Tonight (Thursday} they giv.: a concert at the Festival Hall. and next Thursday the)' srart three consccuti,•e Thursday dates on the Light Programme's " Roundabout ,. maeazine programme.

NEW RELEASES •

Anthony Newley 'I

Lyn Comell

The Angel and the stranger <11-f1131:1 Dtcc•

Perry Como Gone is my love

· Tweety's twlstmas twouble lie! Blauc

Pat Boone Dear John 41-HLD fQ1I l •l'Clol'I

Hushabye little guitar Paul Evans

4NLLlnl Lot.doll

BillJ Williama Begin the beguine

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A BOY WITHOUT A l .GIRL STRI

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Robb Storme Tl ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND WHEN R

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Tommy Steele I MUST BE SANTA; BOYS AND GIRLS

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,! 1\t name's ~lillie Perkins. Bui it's eull rd Cor in 1hr script or 1hr film 1hey're ,m.• Attually this ittnr " u playt'd so ruli,tiC'llly that ~1illic injured ber ,uist t

A daughter for Marty

I A DAUGHTER, pro•i.sionaUy nan1ed Klm a nd "'·eiahlng sntn pounds,

'• born to Joyu. wire of ~larty "lie, lase Saturday mornlni:.

ltarly is i.hor11y lo set out on a ~y tour. He plil)s ,u lht Asloria, f.lh, Vale 4Uectmber 4): Tyne TeH T\'t1 "' Comt In .. (6): GiJumont. Wol-

' 'trbn1pfon f9): Gaumont. T ro"'brid~e UI), and the Winttr Gardens, Mar

N lllt (24). 0. lbe Wolu rhamplon and Trow

lnia• bills ,.111 be Ju~H Scoll, "bo -..e bis shu"'' bu'tinm and rttordinc ._t a.1 Julhtn .. X."

Atkins - top l'oUNTR Y and ~ sttrn eui1arist \A 'Chet Atkins. who has been auractit1 ancn1ion in Bri1ish pop music or br,, h•s b<tn voled " Counlry a nd ll'111crn Man Of The Year" for 1960 - a ~ poll of American and Canadian Ilic jockeys conducted by.an American

~;.r:c· latest rde:1sc here. on the RCA lobel. is "Them, From The !>.irk A1 The Top Of The Slairs,''

• • • Mor1on f rastr'1 H:irmonica Gana:

Uar in cabaret at 1hc ~ anchcslcr Ctibarct C1ub next week.

So ,.·ho said all th, pop , tan IIICor ar ound Jn bia Amtrl• tao uni~ Not Cli« Rkbard ~ay. Wilh all bl~ lranJ.. * Jiai:1 throu&h London1

1 tulle le rtath tht PaU:tdi• m for 11 Stars In Your EJ·r.s," Oil 111b a .scoottr mort con•

naltnt.

Nina and Frederik film

TV senes SCANDINAVIAN singers Nino and

. Frcdcr:k iHC fi lm ing chc:r forthcom1n2 s:-rics " Nina and Frederik. At Home" for BBC TV.

The first programme is schc-dulcd (or January 13. and will fe:uure Larry Adler. Malcolm M~chdl ond The Paddy Stone Dancers.

On Sunday, N ina and Frederik go to Belfast for a ~ix-day sc:-ason at the

• Opera House there. It is -hoped that they will be able to return 10 London at the end of the Irish eng3gemcnt to film a OhriMm3s Day programme for BBC T V.

JUDY CONCERT Al FREE TRADE HALL JUDY GARLAND, accompanied by

Norrie Paramor and his Concert Orchestra. will give 3 concert at Mancht-s1er's Free Trade Hall on December 4.

Judy can be heard on Radio Luxembourg on Novembt-r 30 a t 9 p.m. for one show entitled, " Presenling J udy Garland."

Valerie on BBC VALERI E MASTERS records her

fi rst "Sing It Again " spo1 for lhc l i&hr Programme on December I. This comin, Sunday she c.an be heard in "Easy Be:it," and she has a date on "S01urday Club " on December 17.

• • • Top Rank singina: star Jolla Lt)1on made his s1aae dtbut :u Cambr><l,c on Tuesday in a PoP concrrt.

rile Kalin T1Nins Bobby Darin li11llf;II

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TRAD JAIi NEWS by THERE was something of a

jam session atmosphere at the l\larquee last Wednesday when Chris Barber :and his b:rnd, with Ottilie Patterson, pla3•ed lhrir fir~t dare since n lumini from Amuica. The band is playini: uceplionally " 'ell-much looSt'r lhan a )'tar or so ago, "hen their ensemble pla)·ini was loo ,.,II knit for perfect jazz.

Arter lhc inlcr\'al, ~fonn1• Pat Hako:\ :md drummer G r:1 h3.m Burbridge failed to return in 1imc for 1he optning number. Chris nrompll\' grobbcd Ray Smith and Johnn)' Parker and sci in10 a solo version of •· Ro)'al Garden Blues," wi1h no holds barred.

Bv rhc time Pat and ~fof11y joined in !he lhini: " as really g.oini:. I thought Monly played btller 1han e\'cr. allhoui:i:h he said he hadn't touched the cl:vine1 for sc,·en davs.

/,icidcmally, ltc is 11·raritrg a hair• cut i11 tlw t1pprc11·u l A mrrican Jty!r, which is a.i 11rar baldnrn as you C'OIJ

&"' }'l'I nil/ lw1·c hair. Wally Fawkes. wirh his Quartet.

supplied the interval music. This ,:roup consisrs of more - or - less rej!ular members of the Troglodvtes.

I sa}' more or less because Wall)' is not 1he sort 10 worr)' over-much about these thin~s.

On this occasion Johnnv Parker played excellent boogit-,t)lcd piano. Russ All t n was on bass and Ray Smith drummed.

Ra~• Smith was a knock-out. He 1clls me he has been playinJ? 1he drums onlv a few mon1hs. but he cerlainl)' has :absorbed 1he idiom.

lie lWtmg liJ.e " bomb aml 1

Linda gets US chance

IAN " SA~n 1v" SA~lll'Ell, !he young British song writer :1Sso

cia1ed with many Clilr Ric-hard disc '°cccsscs. ·has flown to America " i th an acetate recording of a new 16-)·ear-old British singer, Linda Doll.

Lind.a, discovered by Ricky Valancez so caplivated Sammy when he hearo her last week that he wrote a song called " If Eh·is Came To Tea," at short notice, for ht r to record.

He plans to play rhc acetate to Eh•is Presley and Freddy Cannon among others in the States, and hopes to launch her career over thtre.

He SJ.)'S she is lhc firsr British ; irl singer who has really impressed him,

Mackintosh has busy

Christmas KEN MACKINTOSH and his

orohcs1ra will be as busy this Christmas :u in prc:,·ious ycus. res1ini:: only on Chris lmas Day.

On Christmas Eve: they appear at Bath as usual; on BoxinJ! Day rhc~• play at an Irish club in Harlcsdtn; on De« mbcr 27 1hcy will be at 1he De Montfort Hall. Leice~ter.

On December 30. their ,·c-nuc "' ill be 1he Roy.ii Albert Hall. playina opposite Bob Miller's aroup at a ba.11-organi.std by Odham's Pre$S'-whieh has replaced 1he Chelsea Aris Ball.

On New Year's Eve the Mackintosh orchcsrra will be a1 Co,•enlf')' and tbtir first engagement 1n 1961 is a1 T rentham Gardens. Staffordshire, on Janu3ry 2.

Ken reports th:lt commercial big band business is as good as ever ii was, rspcciolly in the nonh of England.

Como' s quest THIS Salurday one or 1he guests in

' 'The Perry Como Music H:ill .~' on BBC 'JV will be Bobby R)'dtll. hit paradin; sini;er. who will , ing his l31CS't success "Volare."

The Chris1mas edition or 1he Como ~how iS likely to be screened in Britain by ,BBC TV over the Christmas holida)'.

The ~how ge1s its American :tiring on• December 21 and 10. pc-s or it will be rushed to L0ndon· immtdiatcly. '

1ho11ght 1hr Dm/lt'r bm·~ hiul mnrr ~pint ,1'11c11 hc hdtr,i 0111 hthiml 1/l(•m. Nor 1lw1 Gw/l(lm nm'1 hrlt 1hr drum.), too. 11111 111·0 \'t'llrS 11·i1h Chris han• 1011rd him doin, quitr a bit.

W;11l)'°s bij:J::Cr band Slili plars the Six Dells. Chelsea, ever\' ~fondav night. Tht\· ha,e been there 18 months and 1heir personnel normally c o n sis ts of Spike Macl nrosh (trumpet). Jcrcm\· French (lromb,.Jnc), Colin Ba1cs or Johnnr Parker (piano). Russ Allen lba!)s) :ind Rav Smilh (drums).

Al week-end, lhe\' can oflen bt heard on out-of-town d:11es. Wallv said of his polic} : .• Wt pl:w ex3c1Jv as "'e ftcl. .... nd 1hat is a bou1 all:'

• • • I TRIED 10 fix Bruce Turner ror a J:Ut sl a ppcaranre "'hh mt at

~hidsronc. bur ht is so busy that it couldn't be lilttd in.

.. Wt have suddtnly hit rht jadpor, Dad ... Bruce told me.

St t ms 1hat at Joni! lasr Ibis frub• great British jau.man ha~ bttn .. disco,·cred.''

nrrr ,..a, a rimt. not more th.an f"O }'tars 115:0. " ·hen Brure and I playtd a dale toctlht r at Mbich he conft ~ td that ii ".as his firsr paid en5:a5:cmcn1 ror more th:an a fort-nia:ht. •

NoM· ht is " ·orkin,: tnry nicht. mo\:lly in trad clubs.

Today hr can bt hra·d at iaushows In Oxford Slrttt. Tomorrow nitht will find him. Milh the Jump Band. of toursc. al his oMn club at lht " Six Bt lls." Mhcrt ht h:1'ii been rcsidtnl for lht brc.1 p:.art or :a nar. On S:llurday ht "ill bt al Guildford.

Last "eek ht " a~ lhe main aUr:u·tlon on lht BBC'S Jazz Club ft! turt.

Owen Bryce

TU E Si,m•H'hri'lrr Vi111agr l a:.:. D11nd is 1/,r .mhJt•cl of ll typical

Petrr Lrslic publici1y ,·r ,111m.•. U'ilir, rlu· 1111111 ht•hi,ul .Acku's fatrttutic rampai,:11, 011d 1he. writer of 1hr Mid, )· .Aslmw,, .slrt!rc notrs. has produu,I " houlr-sl,aped hroclum • rxwlliug tltr ,·irtur.r of tl,e Vimagr l lt:.:. /Jami i11 1erms of good 11·i""·

A K·o11drrf11I it/ca, but 011e ~ ·011•

drrs 1d1nher it migl,1 not be all ratlirr nbon• 1l,e hrtuls of 1he I n:.:. Club Coro C o I a / B aby C ham rlri11krr.

Si1m-lJl/rrl'lrr hnrr ;,, 11,t marirt a sing/,• of the fJOp11/ar ·• Nna 011 S1111tlay." Bnrted u-i1/i "C11 r l y . t~;:1,~'~:,~.~~-;·15,:s takr11 from thr

• • • THE first meeting of the S1. Albans Jazz Record Society

" 111 he held on Mond3y. This socic1y- so much bclll!r th3n dub. don·t )OU 1hink ~-is devoted 10 lis1t"nin1? to jan n·eords and is one of 1hc few in !he countrv where li\'C jau: is out

Speaker on the firsl niJ?ht will be J.r:cn l ind(3)1• He will be 1alk1n~ on ·• The fan Scene Todav."

And he should know. As sccre• 1arr of 1hr Sr. Alb:ins Jazz Club, :md as booker for many trad cluhs in the Herifordshirc area. he probablv has more contact wi1h 1ht top bands. and the fans, lhan an)·• one in lhe countr)'.

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The Gin that is mellowed In oak c.asks

10 DISC, Novomb« 26, 1960

Review Section Six pages of Pop, Jazz,

EPs, LPs and Classics ,,

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This disc should really put Benton on the map

BROOK BE!'ffON Someuy Yoai1 Wine Me To Wint

You; f'oolt Ru:tll r• (~-lercurv AMTI 121)

IT'S sot to bapptll sooot:r

I or laler ••. some4aJ,

tht>·11 wa• t Btaloa 10 muc:11 hell lie loict, ill our ..,.. •• Some d ay 100n ia mt opi• ioa bttauu llllil diSC' has illll 1ot lo lie lippe<L

TIM-y bav, • crut coal• billltioto ill 11root•1 yocaJ 1111d ... OUT&ia& Jlriop o(

1 lldlord Headrid<s• ott~atn. AN ii makta for • e.rut rr•iuJ of .,. Sonat-day ¥ou•t1 Wa• t Mt To W• at You."' rt• y lt-aad youll buy it.

Not only do ,·oa ee:t oat top-clns llttk, you cet two, 11,, otlt<r heilla • furk,ut: lllicll-spetd UTll• lf:IDtM of "' f 'oolt R u:slt la." Htodricka raca tilt backiae aad Btnton taka ktl -• wlltl°"t laaerl .. or , .... at • U, A 'Yff)' ucitina paf orma1tet ricti• t a bi1 souM

MAITMOl'iRO Portrait Of My Lon; You•,, n,

Top Of My Ult Pand, IP>rlophone R4714)****

A VERY appe:,~IIR. slow, romon· tic b>llod Partnlt Of My LoY<

iA sunst wich h-is usua1 sure aim bv Mau Monro. The boy, whom I still ralc as the most w.uced of Bric.uh , iosers. turns out a bad pcr(ormanct' About u frcqucntlv as the & nt or Engbnd issues mil lion pound DOtts. H erc he m:llr:Qs the most o( a pic:tur· esquc lyric, and ,e1s a 1""1 b:idtioe d irraed by Johonic St,encc.

For the turnover he chances the

tempo and swin; t clTortlculy through an up,-to-da1c eulogy o r his gtft f riend. Nice eonlr:1st 10 the o ther side io even• respect,

GUY M ITOIELL Suasbiae GuJt,r; tWalkio" Oowa A)

Oat Wa,· Strut IPh,lips PBI084J···

A STRU~I-A·LONG soo, ~·bich rakes Vic QUC from iu 1itk,

S-U.Jae G•itar is a plcas.:rnt half from Gui·. C:wohy mclodl' to a clip· pcty-dap tempo. Gu,· llandl<s it b.'.lppih• to a warm backioe directed

tfvo~r0

: ?th!c::~c :Cf~ic ~:;~1r. catch

Ray Conniff d ir~ct~ the orche-slra for the flip, and 1ivcs Guy a good cchoio.1 ~UA:ar noise for Ont Way SCrttt. Number's a little out or rbc rut. and its deliberate icrkinn~ m:t)' take a while 10 &ca inco \ our head

DUffY POWER \\'hole Lolta Sbakla' Goin& On; If I

Can 0mm (Font>n> H 279)***

BRITISH rocke r Duffy Power rides 1hc revi\·al of Wllole Lotta

Sia.akin' Goi•c On with an cxubcr:ance th:11 will help the aumbcr to sell over apin. even rhough ;c seems to h3Ve ooly ju.i pa<«d us by. Plcmy of life here from 1he Johnny KC:Jting big backini as well as the vOC3I.

A Perry Ford composi1ion rr J Can Dream chaogcs lhe lcmpo 10 a stc:id)· 1r11. Power 013)' be ioclined 10 try a litdc 100 hard on this stdc, :ind hi.s vocal could have been lii:htcr 10 some bcnefic.

DINAH WASHINGTON l',n I• Hunn T011l2~t; Lo,·t Walktd ,.

(Mercury AMT! 119)** **

DINAH WASHI NGTON is one or those Sbrs who comes inro the

lnve--111:·r-or-Ju1c•hcr c:ilcgory. Pe r• smull)' I find her wc-ird voice 10 my lik ing, and she ccnainl\' knows how ~~c~~::?~s1.he t rue feelina of any son&

How evidcn1 this is. she re\'t'3IS once :ai,:ain with rlow•to•:ihn()jl-b lk• in,•1cmpo o/ the ballad I'm l a I.Ian• T onipl,

On 1he reverse she sinl!S > Belford Hcndrids ur-..1.nxcmeot of the ,real Gershwins' ~:a ndard Lon Wal:ttd l a. Open, slo~ ly and dclibcr.ucl)' with O i03h nail.int each word down prcciiely. Nlt Goodman'.s strioa:s 1.1.keovcr :aD\>Ut the mid-mart for some lush s-.cc-pioa.

IIRY AN JOHNSON Swttthtut Tree: ladttlo, la Paree

(Dccco F 11297)***

BRYAN JOHNSON is in lirhl· i>c:lned mood for the catch y

SwttlhHr1 Tr.. whioh he bounces :ilona to a pl~~ing rttythm ace.om• i,aOuncnt that starts with the bare bone,s and buikf, to orchestral siz.,: before the clost.

lladltlor la P•nt has a rollickins approach that needs 1hc Johnson kind or voice 10 put it across. And Br}ain could be struttiDl the stue as you litten.

THE JOIL°"NY HOWARD BAND · Up n, Wall; Or'k

(Dccca F 11298)****

THE Johnny HoW3rd Band with chc rockln1 ;amnscmeO( of .. Green

Boules" rhal is oomina iPW promi• nc.ru. Johnn)·•.s mutioians 10 U11t TIM Wall on a dark modern wave of sound 1h31 rn,y h>l'C stepped str.iighl out ol one of those jazzy lr>ci<J behind the .. Priv:uc Eye .. television u ri rs. Mc.1.t)' bc:ll)' stuff to Ji't'C the juke~.

Orbit is a liulc furthor out- r iding

* GUY MITCHELL. •n• •ii• .. ir. Eh•. ,-14 ..... 1 ,elltt

.. 111o ... ....

* DU H'Y POWER . • , "\Vholt Lott:, Shakin" Colna Oa "

a nd ii ou&hl 10 sell. (DISC Pie)

a lopina brot and w;,.,h 3 mclo<h' that need~ more dcfioiuon perh:aJX,. Sound and rh)•thm by thcmsd\'es m:ar not be quire enough. But L p TIie n·.u is 1hc seller.

t'RANKIE AVALON lttrt's To 1lle Ladies; Grtn Lnns

Of Summtr (HMV l'OP816)***

BO fH of thco;c ~,n,, come from 1he film " T he Alamo" 11nd

one or them, "Green L-cavc.s Of Sum• mer," )'ou'rc bound lo h:t\·e ht-:ud already

1nc other, lltte"s To llit Ladies, is a bouncy friendly number wi1h :i h:i,ppy atmosphere. Avalon sin'-' it merrily io f ront or a mixed chorus backi~ .

His vOCJI on Grtta Leans Of SuntlDtr i., tender. \'Cf')' :ippe:alina. Chorus t-ack.eround could have be-en dispcns.:d with, 1 feel. . . I kept \o\'ish. in& I could hear Avalon and lhc gui«ar by thcm~hes without rhc c.xcra dfc)SiD£.

MAUREEN EV ANS

THI; ~ .!'c~•lsiii.~'.• M, HARD to sa1· Which b:all should he

the se11in2. , idc of 1his new couplins by Welsh s.ioecr Maureen Evans.

Let's t:.k.e the ~Had Till first since it i, bein& well covered :11 rhc moment. M;mrcen sings it wtfh a stcad)' sim· plici ty that brinas ou t the romantic sentiment of the lyric fully.

Why Oon•1 You Beli<Ye Mt h>I :ilrca.d)' tud 3 bcst~dlinl.! run for it~ money some \·ears b:tci.. ~laurccn revh·c.., ii \o\'ith a s low beat in froot of a l ush bank of strin,J. H~ voice ~dl\J to impnl\'t--2nd that's Sl) int a vcf') rrcat deal.

Baek in1s arc b) G ordon Fnnkl.

KATifY KIRaY LoY< Ca• Be; Cna~ M,

(Pre N I H IJ)···

KATHY KIRBY h,s a br~c slice . ot band-singing experience behind ;,

~~~ - ~~!~'if! J:b:1.1 s~i~ldj;~~t~cc/1/,~ P) e banner, and her un:uh:1mcdly sen• t imcnbl way "";th tM sluw b:11!:id Lon Cu Be OU\' 1alct her 1u he:l't'f s.ak.s risht f rom the s.un .

Wallr Stoli"s orch~str.11 accomplnl• ment uses throbbiniz slrinl!...~ effectively . . \1 iss K irby reminds me of the C3rl)' Vcr:i L ) nn d iscs so fa r as Sl)' lc is cooccrocd.

Another emotional for:iy for the flip as she sin&s Cnnb Mt. a rockab.111:&d.

DAN:-!\' VALENTl1'0 PiclurtS t~rom The Pasl: Till The E11d

or 1-·orner IMGM IIO'JJ***

A G REENFIELD-SEDAKA ,on~. Pictures From T he Pas1 ha.s a

s trong_ Counlr\' and W c s t e r n :i.pproach. Dlnny Valcn1ino sing\ i1 to fit 1h:s mood. :111d g,el'i a Jid.llr b:ick· ing from Ra; Ellis. Coro\ tune should plant ibc:f.

'fill The [ nd 0£ Fort,tr !~ tot3J.hditfercnt. Herc '-'C ~ct a Ju.sh ro..,t;\. blllld which Valentino sings strongly in f rnnt of ~weeping ~trinj!S and vool chorus.

BILLY ll'ILLIAMS For \'ou; Rti!in The Btguint

(Coro! Q 714141****

BILLY WILLIAMS is a Jab hand ::u revi\"3IJ. and he come-s up

with 3nothcr intriguing 't'pt31 3 \ tic r ides a slow t inkling arr, n,:emcnt o( f"or You.

A part from an an:dou.s moment or two when I feared he w;1s goin~ •to for1:e1 10 d raw brc:arh. I enjoyed this deck.

The gre;11 Cole Porler son, on the turoo \·er acu a catch\· 1rcatmcnt with somi: warping from Will iarn1.

The Diel; facob5 blckinl! from band and chorus build'\ ruwcrfully for a hG.rd·h•uins sound.

JORDAN BROTIIERS Things I Dida 't Say; Pollv Play, lier

Kt llle Drum !London IIL.W9l3Sl***

THINGS I OIDN"T SAY is sung gentl)' and with plenty of wumlh

by The Jordan Brothers 10 a soft. rippl r accompaniment. Could be a sl~pcr here. ~use the tum~•s a quick one to re,tistcr. ae .. -cr 1wist for the title o f the nip

~:~~· b!)j~r;:~:u!i!;~ri~l)i~~~~- the

BRIAN Bt:NTu:v l'itsl Fli~hl wl; Saadav Break

(Philips PD I086)•***

QU ITE :rn honour for Hria.n Bent• 1<1• on<I The U.dl<lors . • • Ibis

rounc llri1ish in11rum~nl.1I teilm _make their disc debut Wllh two sin,:lcs rrlC3scd io the s:ame week

•·1nt tllpt EaR is a •lid: little melody given :i rcrform:rncc to m:11d1.

* BRIAN BENTI.EY ••• ~•

deb• IJ wit~ i,,·o dlsn.

*****-EXCELLENT ****-VERY GOOD ***-GOOD **-ORDINARY • -POOR

Middle Easlcrn atmosphere is v.cll caught without bcin& overdone.

Sunday Bruk is also a good rh\·thmic entry blendins: a .i:ood no ise from saxes and guitars. l"\'c a hum.:h Chat this is a group with a bri~ht future.

Bolh melodics, incidcnlally, "ere composed b\ Bcn1lcv.

BRIAN BENTLEY Wisbioe WcU; Please M•kt Up Your

Miod (Phil ips PBIOSS)***

SECOND rclc:tsc by Bcn1ley a nd ·1 he Bachelors. carr:cs IW!J

vocals b) Brian. And hc"s ,i::0 1 a \'Oicc tbat'i husky and e3S\' on 1hc car.

Whbing Wtll is a number ) OU.\'C probably heard alr~dy and )O U

0

II probably be hc-arin~ a 101 more of it via this d isc.

Plf:a.st Makt Up \'our Miod Cwh icb civcs Benik)' a third !>:de carrying his own composition) is a qu:ct.ish rock offering, Not a J:rcat number b ut IOOd cnoulth to coll cot some sa lcs.

THE BACHELORS Lo,•ln' Uabt; Whv Ca11'1 It De :\.1e

(D m:a F I 1300)**

IT'S a liltlc uofortunalc that in the s3me week as we cc-1 a double-disc

debut rrom Dri3n Bentley's Bachelo rs. we should also J?ct a d isc by a voe.i i &tam c:ill ing 1hcmsclvcs The B3chcJors oa Decca.

S ing ing in rront of a rh)•thm noise they bc31 lightly through the Lo,·in' labe song.

Why Can't le Be l\·te _eels a la n.:cr ooisc into the background while The lbcbclnrs sioi: the slow rocker.

TED HEROLD J Don' t Know Wh1•: Moonli&ht

fl'o lydor N H 66817)**

TE D HEROLD lilts cngaginaly to 3 ,:irJ group bJcking as he sinp

I D on•1 Know Why. The voice ii )ou n~ and firm. thou~h a trifle hcsi-

That's I .. slcu cbat lndlaiCcs I Don Nicboll Tip (or tbe

Top TweolJ',

tam about the h iccoughing gimmicks. Moonlis:bl is a slow ball3d which

Herold s ings comoclt'nlly without stirrio,:, up a ny great enthusiasm,. G irl £roup present the :r oo-oohs for the accompaniment ai:ain.

COL JOYE l ' ts Sir That's Mv Baby; Be My Girl

(Top Rank JAR5l9l***

COL JOYE sings a steady rocking revival of \ 'es Sir T h.afs My

Baby in front of a honkr-sax group for a po(cnti:illy commercial dee!.:. here.

Rh~ 1hm is good for the jukes-and the hoa rse YOC3l should carry through most coffee b3r chatter.

The new Be Mv Girl son1:?: is taken 3lon,t at a fair clip with \'OC3I group noise behind J o) e as he lilts com• pc1cnUy.

SAFARIS Summtr Niihb; The Girl Wllh lbe

Story In Her Eye, (Top Rank JAK518J***

SAFAR IS (with 1he Phantom's Band) lilts eas ily in the current

mood as he s ings Summer Niizh ts. Rippl ing strings and a chorus bad• ground as he , 1idcs this romancer over in \ 'Cl)' able fashion .

The Girl \\'ilh The Story Jo Htr Eyn adds a La l in da~h to the lilt. Siudio balance i~ not qu:u so iood on 1h is d eck. with 1hc resuh 1ha1 you ma)' find )OU have 10 concentrate tO(l hard

ED,1U:-iD HOCKRIDGE Largo Al Factohun: Soliloquy (rrom

" Carousel") (Pye N. 15193)*****

PYE. in l po rtrait sleeve of the star, ukc a chance on i,suing the

'"Figaro·• song from '"Barbu of Seville" to the pop m3rket. J hope H succeeds. becaus.c I think therc·s quite

a section of custom \\3iling for discs like th ili.

H'ockridgc sings the famous opera1ic item with a .sure strentth and the right scqsc or eomc-dy which it calls for. Tn Italian.

T he Soliloquy from ··Carousel•· is one of the fir.est musical comedy num. her\ ever wrillcn b}' Rodgers :and Hammerstein and it's a na1ural for T ed. GcH lhc :itmo<phcrc pcrfrcll)' 31; he dccl:irrs the ruture for h is son• IO•bc,

Peter Knight"s orchestra :iccom• panics for bo1h sides.

Al, SAXO:-1 Blue Eyr d Boy: Don't Push Your

Luck /Font,n, II 278)****

A L SAXON comes swinging inlo nrsho1 "' ilh a song. Blut E3td

Koy. "hich is strongl} rcminisccnl o ( •·M:1ck The Knife." And Al himself sivcs a perfor mance v.bich will remind you of Bobby Darin.

He shou1d gather sales here. be•

DISC, November 26, 1960 11

cause. dcspile the comp:irisons il's a good strong performance. And the 1-llrr}' Robinson band backing is fi rst· clas~.

Don't Push \ 'our LuC'k slows 1he tempo but still moves in a mos-t attraeth·c foUl ion. ~,fodcrn ba llad "'hich Suon sings slickly.

BING A:-iD SATCIIMO ,1u.s1.rac R•mhlt: O.rdan•II•

(~1GM 11 07J*****

MR. C ROSBY :ind \fr Arm~trong step up 10 the mike wit h one

of their ra re and so welcome duetting session~. Herc the}· lake up Kid O r} ·s great Mu~rat Ramble :ind how the \· rake it!

When 1hcsc star, £:C! logcther a whole new a lmo,;phcrc qocps into discland. The performance is so c:isy. so smooth 1ha 1 ) ou can' t help grinning a long v.i th i i. Hill}• ~h )' provide\ the biiz: band backing.

Another o I d ie for the flip-J>:ardanella- and )Ou'II cnjor Oinj,! 3nd Louis th rowing their smoolh and

*

JOSI JAMES aoe.< onr 1hr score "hh ~10 Geoff Lou. This " u during bcr t t ctnt visit lltte "hto she cut one !riide of her laftst sinele rt luw-.. Tall A TrPt."'

(DISC Pk)

1ravcllr \'Oiccs a,:ains:t each other lll itb such professionalism.

JONI JAMES Be My Lon: Tall A Tree

(MG;\! 1105)* **

JONI JAM ES romes into 1hc kmi· nine fi ght on the rc\ival of

Lanu's hit Be My Lon. A good choice for 1hc sin~er who has 1he clc:i r \'o:ce to suit the lyr ic. Joni siogs it i n slow lx:i t s1,k to a strin,. s uit3r and chorus accom.r,animcnt dirmcd by her husband.

On the reverse we ,:ct one of the si<ks Joni c ue in the Brit ish studros with Geoff Lo,·c d irectin1 the orches· tra (or th< ball,d Tall A Trtt.

FOR REAL HOME ENTERTAINMENT-

SING IT AGAIN No. 3 40 non•.stop numbt n ,ung 1>11

BENNY LEE, JULIE DAWN,

J EAN CAMPBELL,

FRANKLYN BOYD, ecc. (DJ/ arran11tmtnt u:lth th t DBC)

COU,IMIIA mxmt (MOM) ICX.tm , ,..,,...

ELLA FITZGERALD

' ELLA WISHES YOU A SWINGING CHRISTMAS' .U,.Y. CL'1•J <M•• I

EMI THE GREATEST RECORDING ORGANISATION IN TH£ WORLD

a.M,1 . ... COil'IOe LTD. , C .M .I , H•..,··· 20 Mane,, •• , . .. aqt,,ta,e , London, W .1

ADAJ!II FAITH

'ADAM'

LIITD IS TO RADIO LOXDllOO'RO (IOI motlllj

~ AT 11 P.X. EVBllY TUJ:IDAY WIIEll 'f- •PLA 'l'ALO•O PLAYER' IS PBESEIITED

BY EJII DISC JOCKEY- DAVID JACOBI

NAT KING COLE

•THE MAGIC Of CHRISTMAS'

UNTOl WM-M ~) IWI* II••>

Th• HINGSTON TR.l:0 •THE LAST MONTH OF T HE YEAR' CAPITOL T~ <»-.. I I TI ... (I ... NI

12 DISC, November 26, 1960

DISC DATE'S CHRISTMAS CORNER

It's Tommy he's happy

TOMMY STEELE Mu<t Be Sut• ; Boys Aad Gitlo

(Decca Fl 1299)···· rr<)MMY STEELE wilh a .I. breezy chorus of kids he!_p• ing him to chant the Must .Be Santa son&.

Harry Robinson supplies the tro t•a•long jingly accompaniment as everyone enjoys themselves. Side really builds inlo a happ}· occasion and it should be among the bigger ~ llcrs this season.

Boys And Cirb: also has the boys and gi rls in 1hc studio sins· ing alona with T ommy. Tune is a steadier rh ythmic en try whkh

Steele control, neatly. As for th, top half. the tune is easy to hold and should be a natural around party time.

WINIFRED A1WELL Old Pi-ana• Party

(D«x:a F l 1296)····

WINNIE bas always be-en :imona the heavy sales at

Christm:u lime. In fact, a couple of her pan)· discs still stand amid our biggc,t post-war sellers. Herc she rattles out another gay selection of lunes 10 get the comp.an}' on its !«t.

Sidt By Sidt; Thtrt"s A Blue

and Ridge R ound My Heart Vir,,?inia: Sobody's S"'·eet"beart; I Can•t Give You Anrthinc: But Lovt Bab,·; Jinjtle Bells; Mistakes: Girl of M,· Dre:anu; Danube Waves; Caro lina Moon •• • those are 1he melodies, Winnie pla}'S on her "other piano," one side. quick-step, lhe olher in slow waltz tc-mpo.

AL\IACOGAN Musi Be Santa: Just Couldn't Resilt H tt With II tt Pock rt

Tnnsls:tor (IIMV POP 815)····

THE Alma Cogan vtrsion of Must II< Santa comes com

p!ctc with cheering. chanting kids and che Michael S:immes Singers. Result is a breeey. chifl'))" perform:inc, ol the bouncy ballad.

Production ne\·cr lcts the atmosphere run awav with the recording -evCf)thing"s under con1rol. Alma should be '\\·ell up in the Yuk sale-s wich this.

The latin-li1tine novelty for the fl ip has one of those title phrases that may calc.h on swiflly, Alma s inis the number ncatJy to a 1w·;angy ingrumenta l accomp:inimen<. lno Ma::OOc-1 Samme., S ingers add their wcigh-1 too.

E.\IILE FORD While Cbrillitmas; Countin2 THr•

drops (Pye N 15314)***

THEY just c:10•1 st:,;y away from ii, can they? Herc comes

Emile Ford wilh his idea o r how Bcrlin".s Whitt Christmas should souncl.

Plea.sanr 100. as he hlndlcs it with co.re in fro nt of a modern rippling accompaniment. A round half-way Emile steps forward and v. ishes us all a mcrr)' Christmas on behalf of the Ohed:mltes ::md himnlf. Well, it 'j a ni-cc thought for h is fans.

But l imai:inc the major ilr of

* E MII. E FORD ••. ThrH 1ttars for hh; n rs I on of .. \\' hilt

Oristmas.•• (DISC Pi<)

Latin toucl, gives Shearing a /,it

GEORGE SHEARING Lallo Lace

1~~ l~:rl.te0k/ro~;~~ ft;!':t/,0i/011/

(Capitol EAP 1·1082)**** . .

THE smooth piano atylinas of Gcora,c Shclrina ate combined

with 1hc cxcitin~ rhythms of Latin Amuica Cor this c·xcerpt from a recent LP.

Four very fine examples of this musician·s worlt which must be well received all round, and not only b y his dcdic;ated f::inJ.

Good material for vear round Jistcnina.

UFFA FOX 51aas .. ~u•la

A ustrolla t.,:,:~r~":J,,f;'I'" t:h,~~e Oc,a,r

(Parlopho~ GEP 8803)*. * UOUR stirrinc sea shanties suna b}' .I1 fa.med yachlsman Uff':a Fox with orchatra and chorus directed by R on Goodwin

My remarks about Mr. Fox's sina-~:e:0: ~ic~:{ ~~ts~pd~ q':~ii back still stand bu1 the album certainly has th, riaht atmosphere abo ut lt.

So if it's the salt spray stinafoa your face and a htavina deck under your ftel that you're alter then this 1 lbum is your meat.

Mr. Fox must have made quilt an

imprnsion with the LP from which this is taken a.s I hear he has been booked u a performer in a famous West End niaht •Pot.

TIIE MONN KEYS Tli, Lmly WIii, The Allliator Puru : Early Bird: All °rla:.f y U/t: Wr,ltli11g

(Dem DFE 6656)***

THIS. I believe, is 1hc first ever rccordioa bv tht top Scandina•

,.-ian vocal le3m, the Monn Keys. to reach Brita.in.

It is ;a Jood record but I have heJrd them do bcltc r. I hope that we will be hcarina a lot more of this lalcntcd tounomt in the near future.

Some months bock they appeared in "The Variety Show .. on commercial TV and proved quite J succeH with viewers.

Alt the son11 arc suni in Enslish which m::ikes a nice change for a foreign recordin&,.

Well worlh a listen.

BF.Pl FONTANA -rr-,o1Lo ..

Melodi, l'Dt4r Un Amour; Don1tt-mol Cherie: IA C«ur De l'arls: Bout'ln

D*or. (GEM EGEX 45143)***

BEPI FONT ANA appears to be an cxccllen1ly t n tc rtainina lrumpetcr

on thi!i EP. Three of lhc sonRS you will all know b<Utr as .. Broktn Hearted Melody.• "The Windows 01 Pari, .. and "Starry-eyed."

The accompanyin1 orchestra i, 1omc"h31 averaac and dull bu1 the

trumpet i, exciting and smoolh t nough to allract your el r.

I think mttny or you wilt cnioy this one.

AD,\l\l WADE Alld Tlwo Came Adam

T r11dtrly; First Lo,•r; Pasdnat/on: Just In Tim~ ; Aror,ntl Tlte World. (HMV 7EG 8620)****

I F you like Johnny Mathis then you you must surtly like Ad:,,m Wad~,

for there is a very stronv: 1imilarilv of style and presenta tion.

sale-. wiM. be drawn br the middle of 1hc rood rockor Countini Tu r. drops ~hic.h Ford raps ou1 o n the orher side.

ELL.\ FITZGERALD J ingle Bells: Good M omina Blues

(HMV POP 809)****

ELLA'S slick. quick performlnce of the trlditionll

Jin,tlt Bells will i:Cl you on rou r '.cct in no time. · The sllr rios along 10 3 punchy :.ccompan imcnt under 1hc d irection of Frank DcVol. Vocal chorus assistance.

Good Momin&: Blut,s is !l Christm:is blues-1i1,;th E lb going lo ask Santa for her bab~•. ln-1cres1ing movement in the DcVol 3ccompanimen1 here as Elb trails fedingl) through 1hc lyric.

TIIE ADAM SINGERS Dau~ l<r Of Tht King: St<rtt Star

(Palellc PG 9007)····

CLI FF ADAMS h:i.s a com· posin~ interc-st in 1hc songs

performed on this release by his chorus or sinj?"crs.

llaus:hler Of The Kine i-. definite-Jr one to watch. because if s a ddightful Ohrislmassy ba l!Jd wdl 3W:l\' from novelties. Oharmin&ly sUng b)' the mixed choir. h wilt tlkc its time. but deserves 10 move high.

Secret Star •has 3 c:itchr l it.le bea1 to it with J?U il3r noise backing the Sinscrs jn the romantic batl3d.

TIIE PLANETS Likt Party: lppy Yippy Bulnik

(Palclle PG 9008)****

NOW ihcrc·s ::i slick idea for :,, g ift disc. ComC"s wrapped in

a special pho tograph .slcc,·e wilh a 5:p.1cc ·lo send j?rcctings.

And the scnd-1hcm•a•P3rl)' gels off to a rousin£ stan with the bcaty Like Puty. No words bu1 a bunch of easy s ingers go inc: along with the tw3ngy instrumental group as if the>• were in<kcd joining in the fun a.1 a se3sonat binge. Put some holly on the juke bcx.

lppy Vippy Beatnik. has the same informal. c-hltte-ry. i1and-cbppini; a1mosphcre for 3 rock tre:a1mcn1 o[ '"She'll Ik Comin~ Round The Mountain."

Tll E SHANE SISTERS My Mommy Told Mt; Prncnts

On The Chns1mas Trff (Ernber E~-18 S 11 5)***

THE SHANE SISTERS ore neither of them called Shane.

* ~-

ALMA COGAN • • , "' Mu.st Be Santa ••rnmplcte ~llh r httring,

chantinK kid.5. (DISC Pk)

They :1re Cortner band sin2cr Mavis Ka>· and ex-Tiller girl Peggy Lee.

As a h:annony duo thcy"ye been getting plenlr of work and now debut on disc wilh a Tommy Con· nor song. M y M ommy Told Mt. whioh w i ll be well -in the runnin~ for cute ·n• coy a 11raction Ibis srason.

Pratnts On T he Christmas: Trtt is 3 likea ble Htt lc number with a s:n,pk, scnlimentl l !tl1Jry

HARRY SECOMBF. Bltss This llouse; Tht Lost Chord

(Philirs PB 1083)****

HARRY SECOM DE. lrom whom we seem 10 be gcu ini;

too few records no\\o-ada}s, hls a sinccr._. b31lad coupl in1; for Christmas release.

pl11c songs thcmsch·c-s arc too wd( known co nccd comment here. Enough for me to S3Y 1hat H:irr)'°s in fine voice :and tha t he is giH n scnsit i\'e ::iccompanimcms hy :rn o rchestra under Wall )• S1ot!'s b l ton. A fam ily rec-0rJ.

On thi.1 showinsi; Adam Wudc proves himsclr to be a singer with a fine potentia l. Bur whether or no t the

THE FOU R FRESHMEN Fin Guhan

Rai,i; Tht M ort!. I St't Yo11; I Utu!,rstand : <;oml!. Ra/11 Or Comt Slif11t,

~:: :;;isrc~~~~s ~~I ~o !~~- f:°:'ou!J work cilhcr · wav

PERCY FAITH Famous Film Tbtmts:

l 11ttrmt:.:.o From '" £ scape To llappin,u ": Tli,m, Fro m " A Summt>r Plllu" ; L 'Ea11 J'fre : Tltt Song From

" !tfo11llr1 Ro11xt'.'' (Philips DBE 12397)****

TOP musica l d irector and reco rd seller Pere)' Faith 1ics up a ncal

music2l pacbgc of film !hemes, includina: his recent bc51-scller A Sommer Place.

T he 1hrec rcmaininsi; 1itles have all been very papulu 100, so this alone should ensure a lo t o( attention from 1ht customers.

Percy Faith ii ;a very pro li fic recorder 3nd I for one will not compla in if he continues to featu re such u ccllen1 m.itcria l !I~ 1his.

(Capllol EAP 1-1 2551****

T HE FOUK FRESHM EN turn to guitars for tht'ir backin,1? on th i1

record. When I reviewed the LP from which this excerpt comc1 t s:iid 1h11t this was !he best blckini: lhcy h3d had since the wondrrful "Five Trombonc.s" tcn•incher of some vears b:ick. Well, 1ha1 still ho lds true for nl )' <"ars

Jr all go,, well w,·11 be obi, to sec this famous iroup in person when their scheduled lin t British tour takes place next Fcbru:1ry.

Meanwhile lhcrc is thi1 allrnc1ive EP plus another trombone album which I' ll be rc:vicwin.1: later. to keep you from bccomini: 100 impa tient.

THE FOUR l'RESHMEN • • • .,Jib tht t,.,,t * backine since M f.•rn Trombont\:" lht)' ro)fffl

four , la""

Tony Bennett • Johnny

Cash • Percy Faith • Lita

Roza

DISC, November 26, 1960 13

• Cliff Richard

Connie scores with an album of hits

1l . ; I'

CONNIE FRA:'\CIS Conni~·s G reatest Hits

J.obot Mo11; Fallin'; llappy Va.rs And onrlr Nigh rs: S111pid Cupid; Car0Ji11a

1/0011 ; P!nuy Good Lo,·in'; l'almtiuo; t Cuti!d Bt! W orth It; Yoi,"rt! Go111u1

Miss Mr; If I Di,l11'1 Ct1rt!; My l/appi11,ss; I'm Sorry I M m/, Yott Cr)'.

(~1G~1-C831l*****

THIS can t get anything else but fi \'e stars if one is to judge by

the number of hils included in the title roll call.

Scver:tl times in !he past ) car l"\·c card p::o plc say !hat Connie Francis

is fini shcJ )'ct C\'Cr) time she comes &ailing strongly up with ;mother h it.

The :1n1,;wcr i!I; that the lass has rvcryrhin, 1ha1 lhc record bu)•ing

ublic is looking for in a frmalc ·ngcr.

Grcal stuff for the fans. this. and )though not to my pcrso n:.l 1as1e, I

still enjoyed the :ilbum a ll lhrough. I dun·t know how man)' copies it

• ·ill sell hut you can take it for a fact that it ...,; 11 be ::i pretly healthy sales ent rant for lhc next rcw months or

ore.

TON\' BEN:'\Efl' To .'.\ly \Vondtrful One

~;,~;;;;;;!,'.:.' f?,~:'\t 71fc;o,S't~,.,:,~:,:, 5{:;f, :: If/(' M 1u111·1 Slly Goodbr t: A,m,r,111 Lt'mu: La11rn; April In Paris ; Sf}f'lll.. Low; Trt1tlc'rlr: Lmt 1\ 'ig h t lt 'ht'll u·.:

Were- J'o1111g. (Philips BBL7413)****

ALTHOUGH I much prefer Tony Ben~ell per forming in front o f

a big swinging band wi th up-1emp1) olfcrin,s. I found the smoolh ballad

~1ffr~~hf1~ s~~nJ\i~dc:~~um a vcr)' Ton)' underlines his ra ting as one

of Americ:1·s lop vocal slars in this sci.. H is sympa1hclic rcad inJ;s o f outsl:tnding quali1y songs a s heard her~ put him way up in that top brad.ct.

Supplying fi n t·cl.lSS arrangemenls and conduclini; i, maesrro Frank de Vo l. The music:11 unJcrs!:rnding bel\liecn singer and o rchestra is a joy to hear.

A definite must for all T ony Benne tt fans and if )'OU a rc no t ;1mong 1h31 h.,ppy bunch then ifs abou t time you jumped on the band• waa;on

JOIIN!'i\' CASH No"' Thtre Wu A Sona

S,•t1.ro11s OJ M r llrnrt; I 1-·r <'I 8,Ut'r All

¥/,~~.- l,,,~·~;~'"J .. ,.~;:,~,,;;'"A,,~~~¼'!.~ K f't'p lf/1111,.fog Bm·k To Yo11: I'll J11s1 Hr Foot £,iougl, Tv Fult: Trtm,l'/1uio11 llf11r :.; ll"h r D o r,,11 r,wi:.h Mr: I Will Miu )' 0 11 It ,,,.,, rm, G o; /"m So Lm1l'su ,,ll' I Cuul,I Crr : Just Om• 1'ifore :

/lonkr•ttu1J. Girl. (Philip, SBBU80J***

Slff~O

JOHNNY CASH, p rvlific recorder and songwriter. pa)s lribulc to

the work or orhc r s ingers and composers o n lhis la lc \l album. All the son~s included ha\'e bC'en big h its for fop C and W art i\lS and Johnny's ckep-,•oiccd l rc:umcn1 brin£S a fresh life 10 them.

*

CONN I E FR ANCIS-htr l atrrtLPis ~ru1 for th~

fans.

*

The album is Sll \\C it bala nced lha1 ii wo uld be diflicull to sckct a ny pat-1icul:tr track performance as outs,anding. lct"s just say it is a ll of very h ig.h standard indcctf.

Th is is a must (nr the mo re c,,mmcrci3l1\'•minded co unlrv fans and dC1ub1les·s ma nv of 1hc hlrd cn1e o f enthusiasts ¼iii a lso be a11rac1cd to the SCI.

PERC\' FAITH J ealousy

l n,tomr: Tcmpwrio 11 : /ll orr T'""' )"0 11

~-,~~;;/ 1:/.:-~ ~{,~;:II ~ts:;1i;:'11~1~1, 'La'5~'~ lkgi11 Tlut Brguillt': That Old Black Me1gic ; Rh:ht .'I.J 1 1,,. R11i 11 ; /Ja11ci11r; 011 1ht' C'cili11,:; lf'huc- Or W Iim ; r 1"e

Told E• er,· Lit1ll• Siar.

(Philips BBL740J)****

THE stirringly majl.'stic arrangcmcn1s by ,·ont.Juctor Percy faith

ha\'c brought him world-wide fame on r<co rd- J nd dcscrvedl}• so.

These l\litl\'e offe rings cons1itutc s,,mc or the most bcauriful and fno uritc melod ics from 1hc past and the rcvit:tliS<:d \'crsio ns }OU hear he re ;ire thanks 10 1he touch o f the masnifh7ent Percy Faith.

Whal fine r sound is there on record 1han the po wc-rful sweep or strin i,IS. brass. reeds a nd rh)thm :111 bound f(lgethcr under the eommlnding b:ito n of a fw-h -ra1c conductor '!

Well. th:it"s jus1 \\h:it )Ou'II hear as )uu )pin 1his latcs1 Plulips album b)' Pe rcy Faith and his Orchestra.

UTA ROZA Drinka Lila Hou Day

D,m·t Grt Armuul Al ucl, AIIJ' M ort'; I Lo,·t's You P,,rxr; /fo,-, V r np I.J Th,Ocl'a11; Troubl" Is A M m,: TIie Mm,11,n,ult Is U1·l'r · IV/w t Is Thne To Sr!J' : The Alm, Tha

0

1 Cot A~·ar: L11sli L,fe; L ui·,-,. Mm,; Suml.'thi11c Tu Lil t:

F ur: l.u• t: For S11lr: Ill H'i11,J.

(P1·c NPLl8047)*****

COLLEAGUE Tony 11>11 m, dc . spcc1al mention of 1his ddii:h1ful

Lita Roza album on his jazz psge r~cnlly a_nd although J agree wi1h him that 11 dcsenes 1hc a11ention or the jau audience I bclit\'c it Y+ ill ba\'c

a lo t o f app~·a l for reade. s of 1bi1 page 100.

Karcly has Li1:1 ha ll such sympa1hctic musica l accompaniment. Rare!) h:is she h:td such a n excellent song programme. In tact r ,H ely has she been gi-.e-n this ch:ince to show the re :tl depths o f her undoubti:d ta lent as a \'Ocal ist.

T OC on!)' thing I d illn"t like aboul the album "as !he 1i1lc- bu1 then it wi ll scr\'c ifs purpose in a m ac1ing the eye of potential custome rs.

This is :1 fine piece of " ork fro m o ne of the most cap.1bk sonil'.,rrcsscs in Europe and I u r~ )OU to hcu it :u rh:: fi r ,t opportunity.

I also hclinc !ha t th is album could b ring ro Lil l th:a t long-;rnailed inte r• n:uional recogn ition.

CLWF Rlt11A RD :'.ft And ;\I)' Sh.:ado"s

I'm G1J1111t1 Grt >'n11: )'u u .-1111/ I ; I r t1111w1 Find A T ri1r 1-oir; E1niru11 Tn-r : Sht'

0

I Gont'; L t'/I o,,, A t ain;

i'J''t,,~'.-u !/::p/l,:'-" .;,~ ?r:(l,:;1,/;"i~ llal'r It Mmlt': 1'l'tl M r ; (ir;• WJ,i:, I t 's ) 'uu; I Lv ,,.. Yu11 So; I'm ll'j/fi,rt T o ,_,.,m,; I / ) 0 11'1 Kuotl.•: ll'u,J.i11g ,1/tu

S d wol.

(Columbia 33SX 1~61l****

CLIFF and his popul,r Shadows ha,'c 1his entire siAlcen· lrack

album to 1hemscl\'es and they rr-ally i;o 10 IO\\n \,i1h 1he ~ind o f music you lite.

* !?y~N:Ytr~~•H ;o· -,~= " ·ork. o{ otbtr 1ona:

"Tittrs.

G reat sluff for the tecnai;c nurld this :is i1s success alread y proves.

l liked the str iking Angus Mclkan cover p icture \'cry much and I'm su re rm not alo ne in th3I by an)' means.

BILL SNYDER Tht .'.\taaic Tou<'h

1hr: Tcmcl, 0/ ) ' o ur Ups; ,'I Si11111·r K iut'd An Angt'I ; Tl,r Kis.J 1'111110: .• KiH To Say 1/rllo. A KiJJ To Say G"oculbJY ; A Kiss I n Th, Dari..: Gimm,. A Lilli<" Kiu . Will )'a . /fol,?: ll 'Ju11 I Fall In L o1·<'; 71,,. M tiz ir- T ouc/r: I Klv.s l 'o ur /loud /.ladanrt'; No 1,,: iuill' B/,u s ; /..l)1 ,1·'s S) mplio,1y ; KiJS OJ Fire-,

(Brunswick LAT8341)*** "THE Magic Touch" ? Well. it

isn"t really ml gic but simply an excel kn I keyboard technique which makes Bill Snydc-r so popul:ir \\ ith lov<rt or cookt.:ail-st)'lt piano.

He brin&s his dclicalc fini:crs to bear o n twdve ilcms v.hich a rc to do y,j1h or linked wilh kissin&. No w oscul3 tion is very d ose to mos, of our hearts whclher we be courting or much married and iso·t ii so much niC'C'r wilh l m usical b:ict,round 1

Tv.•elve runes given tilt: prelty but

:i1icre~m[j~~i~,8

~!u~by:1:a!~('r~t~i:n; Joi of people.

CLASSICS re,·iewed hy Alan Elliot-1

I f • d CHOPIN r,vcr,c side is s11.1pccl.

U s S}•lphldt1 The orchestration of the t s goo Nov York P•llh1rn,onk Albenil. is etT«_liyt. bu~ I lbink Orr htstra. tonducttd by Kurtz I p refer the one;rnal piano vcr• (Fonr:1.na CFE IS0SI)**** sio n. Herc ag:un the music is

b t t TH IS i~ an a ppealing disc, really i_rn:onsequcnlial, allhoueh

U n O played v.ilh all the grace atrcm_pt!n£ to be colou rful and and charm 1he music dcSC'r\'es. It descriptl\'C. contains all rhe favourite Chopin I don'! think either o f lhcsc

b • 11 • melodics from the complete !"'0 pi«cs will r.•er btcome

r I I ant ballet, indudina 1hc Noc1urnc 1mmtnsdy . popullr.. althouah Valsc Prelude and G rande Valsc Roh<rt Irving and his orchcstr:1 Brilli3nt. have a good 1ry • .• which jus.l

JOHANN STRAUSS W:1l1:u1

Technicallv. 1hc recording is about sums this record up . . • \'cry good Clmsiderine ii is not a good try.

Du MiUtl Europatl!iCht Sympho nie Orchhtr•• conduc:ftd by

hale Dbtn.,aus Tl,t Blue Dmmbt> ; Art/J1'1 LJ/r; Tail's Fru m l'it'n11a WotXls : Wint',

a brand nc-w rcco rdinG, a nd has come 10 lighl in ils p rescnr form, via 78 rpm and 12in. 1.P versions. I ca n recommend th is disc, especially at the price.

Womr 11 Ami Sn11f! ; Vi~m,o Bfl>lHI; CARNIVAL T l~IE The :;J::r,~~- °,!,11i<,':o~'g1~aT,Z"'1,r~ f"itc-Uitu a Scvillt from

(GE~·I 4)*** "lbtrla •• (Albtni,., orthtslra ltd

DONT be surprised, 1his is a by Ftrn•ndH Arbil) French record, o( ci;ht of FtCt Po lonai\t rrom •• Lt R oi

1'1c b<SI loved of lhc WaJIZ ~lalirr l.ul" CCh2britr) Kin;·s mas te r pieces pl3ycd, The Sinrunia of London <'Oa-:tpparcn1ly, by a Gcrmln ductNI b)' Nobtrt lnin1: orchcSlra, CHMV 7 EP 7104)***

II is a strni£hlforw3rd prcscn• ffERE is ,a record th:u doesn't talion o f all 1hc w.:iHzcs. All Ute gi ,·e all that I hoped. I Iona in1rodue1ions and codas tha t think the quality or 1he music Strauss liked to append to h is is a l01 to do wilh my dis• work, have been cut and all you appointmtnl. For instance, the get arc the basic waltz melodies. Cbabrier, allhouah b rilliant and

The 1>layin1 is aood but not stirrins, doe,n' t cont.:ain any real

r:~~an~n Ain~~~~ be 0~:,:,t;3~ ~~~: • • the 1eorc lads sub-

there i, a ccr1ain second-r:ue The r e-cord ina qu.a lily on th.it

TCIIAIKOVSK\' Wal11. Of nt Ao,..·en (from tht N ult"ncktr S u lh) : S ltepin c

Btauly Waltz. T11t lloll)'11'ood 8o11I s,·mpllony Orchtsfra condutttd by t "tlix

Sl1llln. (FAIP 8436)* * *

I CAN im3gine this d isc "ill be a popul3r choice around

C hristnuu when the cih ru s.h bca,ins. for it con~Jins lwo o f a br"~~{u~:mposcr s most popu-

The opening of 1hc .. Wallz or The Flowers·· is marred by some considerable twanar instrumtn-1a1ion, but i i is enJo yablc once it gco under way.

" The Sl«pin1 Beauty Woltz." Is ra ther 1hrown to1cthcr and I w·u no l :iltoacther ufo.ficd by the performance.

8~ it h.:11 all bun done 10 many tinw:s before. fet'lina abolN t.btir pla) ina , • aide is quite aood, but the M.----..--~.-~-·--wHawi-.---..----.-----~~

14 DISC, November 26, 1960 ti:~,,,· This Romford boy • IS a prodigy

\W!!!!!J Ten years old and he TONY HALL LOOKS AT MODERN JAZZ SCENE

THE

I AM allerpc lo child p<odiaies. Simply tanaot abidt lhnn. Bat

I •locerdy believe lhat 10-yean-old Mi<bael Golli. of Romford. EMrx. is • quite rrmarkable youna drummrr by any staadanb, t sped-'aUy a;ce.

H ue you bta.rd him yet! \'ou11 find bim m051 .,.-ttktnds a1 lbt Marquee o.r Flamingo Oubs. At the laUtr, be likes particularly to play wllb lenorisl Kalhie Slobart and Jimmy Skidmore and pianist Bill le $:Ire.

At lht Oxford Strttt premises. bt ofltn sits Jn whh the entire Dankworth band. plarlnc John"• c,wn Intricate arrange.menu. A diffiwlt task for any drummtr, bowevtr experitnctd.

Younst Mike ft no fla,hy. " rickytick" exbibltioni&t. Hi, ambition is to be • reatJ, swingfna Kdioa drummer. And. by aolly, be alrtady b! His rhythmic stDH d quite fanluUc. Almost un<:.annvrspeciaUy when I tdl you that he', nner had a INSoa in hiJ Ufe!

What Dizzy due lmml,:rant tnampdrr Dizzy Rtttt was

always one or Mikt's 1t1unchHt 111pporttrs. lf be had hismoutb.pittt haady and thtrt • ·a~ a born around. ht ahr• ) 'S wanltd to play • ~ with l\tikt. "Lib a little Philly l oe (Jones,." he woahl estlafm. And when you lliten lo M.lke's l0111 opm cymbal bu t, you11 btar "bl Dizzy d1111.

Listen to l\fikt's acnrra!ly nctlltnt tJmt, hh amufaa ambldHterfty and bis und,ntaadlaa uader1Jala1 or the soloJtt'• 1t1tfflltnt1. Hu alfls ud hla lalenb ean only be lnaate.

If you doubt my word. 10 1N •ear him for younelf. I think you·n be be In for a bla surprise. I rale him as superior lo Vic Feldman lal lb• ume •1e. .

If Mite malalaln• 11111 ,rosr... be

PERSONAL

TIJmON

drums with Dankworth rould become I giant of Bri1ish jazz. J only hope for lli5 sake. as ._is limbs gatbtt 1tJt-ngth f'.Dd &TOW,

that bl, htad will not Increase in size out of proportion ! But ht tttms a very umible sort or kid. So I don'l thiak H will!

A nice break

LAST nighl (Wc<lncsday), Londoo "s Flamingo Club in Wardour

Strtet hc:Jd its first mid-week session in almost a year. In conjunction with John C Gee, of the National Jazz Federation, Sam Kruger i5 presenting every Wcdncsda)' the "Flamingo Jazz Nursery."

The band Gee presented at his suburban ··Nursery.. at Peckham, now h.1s .1 West End shop window. A nice break for those talented )·oun~· Siers Gu'i Galbraith (t rumpet). Peter King (allo). Bobb)' Wellins (lenorJ. Gordon Beck (oiaoo). T onv Archer (bass) and Ginjl:er Baker (drums).

Also on view was electrifying )·oun1,: tcnor i.st. Dick Morrissey's Quartet. Guest sta r on opening nighl was the muah--adm:red Cleo Laine. making her Flamingo debut as a solo •ct.

It will be intercstins= to see how Sam makes o u.t . 8 (.-cawe in 1hc main. modernists tend lo listen locallv during the week. headin2 for the bright ligh,ts onlv at week-ends.

10ciden1ally. at 10 11:2 la.st. the Flamingo h3.S insta lled a full coffee bar service and also jazzla nd's first Wimpy B3r. TI\c srnick·bar service .:11 the Scott Club has orovcd a boon to bu,·ncss there. I 1hint that every club owe., sudi amenities 10 ih members. It's a ,tq, in the riL"ht direction.

Exquisite

JOE HARRIOTT'S blaldy uacon• natklul "Frte form" jazz

npnimeaa. caU for qukk•witted. lalulUYe re5po ... from all hil s ideme• . ne latrodudloa of tbe fantattle Plllt Seamea brio the baad on drwu ha.s broa1ht • bout • rrmarlr.•

PHOTOGRAPHS

RECORDS

able inerta.K in musical " tension .. and creati,ity.

Pblrs uncanny abJlity to coDC"eivr and execute the "impossible " was mo1t marked when I heard the Qu!ntet the otbtt nl&ht. J oe himself bas seldom, if evtr sounded so ptnooal. Trumptttt • llleugelhomist Sb a k r Keane's bu,te sound. aeile fin1rrs and lyrical power impress me more at uery bearine. Pianist Pat Smythe does a most difficult job with e:ia:quislte taste ancJ subtlety. Coleridge Goode rrmaios a tower of amplili~d strea,tlb on bus.

Back as leader

AFTER .1 couple of hectic mon1hs, durin2 Which he backed Ameri·

can !linger Ernestine Anderson on her British tour. recorded two complete series of 1 S-minutc proarammcs fo r R3dio Luxembourg and d:d umpteen jobs as a sideman at the Sco tt Club, ace drummer Tonv Kinsey is re turn• ina 10 the club scene 3S a leader.

His Qu3rt0l. fe3turing 1he brtll iant Rill Jc Sage {now Musical Di:rector for the Danziger Bro thers' film company) has started a residency a t the newly-formed club at the Crystal Ho1cl, Rcdbridgc Essex. o n Sund3)' ::afternoo~ from J-6 o.m . This Sundav ~vcning (Nov. 27). TK returns to his old stomping ground, the Fllmini:o Club.

Warm work

IF you rt ad my rtl·itw t H·o wuks ago of the new Brm,y

Golso11 LP 011 £sq11ire ("Groow·11·

:~::Je~d~?,:~.'J; J;J':w:'~0J~J:,~!~~ n11 11,e s11prrb trom botte-playi1tg of C,mi.r Fuller. M y opologil'shut /mt minute spt1u -c111s wtre 11110,•oidable that week. Just to4e ii from mt tl,ut the album co,1· loins svmt of 11,~ twumest work 0 11 that hom since tl,e ud,·n,t of

_ Jay Jay Julmsu11.

L-""" GILLESPIE bloM·a: the a rr a t est lrUmpet or 1hem all.

DIZZY IS BEAUTIFUL -BUT THE DISC ISN'T

DIZZY GILLESPIE OCTET Tllo Grealt51 Trumper Of Tllem All Bl11n A/ttr Dark: Sta Bru:.,; Out OJ Tltt Pust ; Shabo:.z.: Rtm/11/sclnt : A Night At Tony's : Smokt Sit mils; J1ut

By M ysrl/. (12in. HMV CLP 1381)****

PEUOSSEL : Dlny GUlttplc (lrumpcl) : Gisi Gryu (ahol; a..., Goboa («nor); llftll'J' Coktt (irombonc) : a., ar,· .. 1 r.:..n:> ic1rJ.:i. llryul (bass); Clwllt

I BELIEVE D izzy suggesled lhe idea of this rccordin• of scores by

Benny Golson and Gigi Gryce for an 8-piece iroup. Good for him. But I do not find the re1ult to be particularly enjoyable. In fa ct, the album as a whole is rather doomy.

One rca1on could be lack of 1uff'1eicn1 rehearsal. There's an air of concentrated, studious "rC3dina .. throuahout. that it is so obvious!)• 3 pick-up aroup. Ckan. on the ~h" le, but a lilllc tired and ponderous.

1••································••; i i,1oder11 He"ie"'s i ! by Torn· Hull ! . . . , .................................... .. tours. h 's the m ost satisfyina tr.:ick for m y ears.

Since I alrcJ.d)' paness the ori~in:il

f~~:~~inrs I~~ '~he Grl:1in:"~h~i°1~i:

original arrangemcnls h:ive had PlrlS either added to or subtracted from them. In o lher words, I feel I've heard these scores before.

Could this mean ::a litt le lu inesJ an the arrangers• parl. Or s imply lhey' re shrewd business men who saw this date as a mC3nJ of tteUina additional royalties without t wo much addition:al h,rd work7

All the tunes have a strona-almosl "commercial" melodic content. Gol• .. 10n·s BrHU, Put. and Myself arc like superior standard pop tunes. All (u Leonard Fcathcr•s cover notes po int oun have been recorded before. excepl Blue, Afler Dart. This is the tune Dizzy blew on bit two British

Maybe I'm being too hard on cver)'Dne, I don't know. It's all quite relu.ed and Di,.zy plays beautifull\o all the time, hence the hi&h ratini:.

JOHN COi.TRANE-PAUL QUINICHETTE

Callin' Wllb Collrane And Qulnic'1Ue Ca11i,1'; s'A',~::~~,,/xr::rka.Ukt Yoi,;

PUSOSSEL: JON Coltnnt. .. •• Qldakltf'tle '(tcnora); Mal Waldro•

(piano); Ioli.a Enn (bass); Ed n.,,.. (drum~).

(l 2in. Esquire 32-101)***

YOU mighl lhink 1h01 Cohran, and Quinichcllc cons1i1utc a queer

couple. And I auus you'd be corrccL Bec:i.use , though lhis May, 1957 session has ia occasional satisfyin• moments, I ctrlainly wouldn' t say H was complc1cly s uccessful. i

Trane is essentially an u1remcly advcn1urous Jwrmo 11ic experimenter, Quinichelte. lhc poor man·s Pre, .. concentrate on rlty tl,mic playing and is no t so inclined 10 run the chanacs. A much Jafrr pla)'Cr allo~clhcr. Paul has a very good track in Exactly. But on 1he whole. fails to match up to his other Esquire LP performances.

thJ't:i~c o~~f1\~3/to~d~i!1p~~i:.i~~~:\ J;i,/:,~~:b;~~ ~:~mr, ~ ~~~\~ ~~~ guis.cd .. Yesterda)•s:· Trane has his most invcnti\·e oulings on the lttllcr two tunes.

• N 01 n "mmt" for Coltrane collcc·· \ tors. who should compare his work here with th ::at on his own first LP as a leader {Esquire 32-079) recorded ONI.Y A WEEK LATER. Wh•1 1 difTc rcncc! ·

i ,1: : W«k commt ncia& Sund.11y. ~ o, cmMr 27

·! I, BARSlT ~iJn!t J;1u Club: Ari.tr BIil,. (Tues.).

RF:XIIII.L Delaware Pa,,ilion : C) ril Sui plt loa (Fri.).

BIR!\11SGIIA!\f West End B.lllroom: Dick Charl~ ~onh (Sat.).

Win ter Gardens :

Town llall:

P.tlacc Club :

Rc,r: Ballroom:

Roy:1lty Thca1rc :

ABC :

New Theatre:

Pala.cc Bc:at Club :

Dorl.ins; l lall:

ABC:

n ,catrc Ro)al:

G:1ic1y Blllroom:

nu~atrc ~ o) al:

Adc,f«ld llall :

Town Hall :

ABC:

D• Montfon llall:

Empire:

Top Ten Club:

{)(kon:

0 11ford J:a,z Club: Nt"w Sulc 8.lllroom,

K ilburn : T.tlk of 1hc To_wn: London P.1lbd1um:

Victoria P.Jbcc:

Winier G:udc-n5:

tl ippodr()ffl,( : Ernrrns C.b:irrt Club,

Stotkpon:

Soc~~& s,:;;;~l TI,c;urc Club:

Gol( Club: •: ·

Oa"'ing Slipper IJ.:lllroom:

~fc-morial Hall : l

Corn E•ch.,n1c:

Orchid &II room:

~b jtstic Ballroom:

D4on:

Gi,t~da:

Guilq 11>11:

p~i,« 1?,>nc• Studios : #f!'

\\' .. t"lfr Gardrni: \\'1ntt'r Ci:mkns :

BOt:RSDtoUTII Ad,tr Bilk (Sun.).

BRIDCWAlT..R Dauy Um1tt'r (M on.).

IIURY Cy GrHt ( Wk.).

Bt:RY ST. ED~u; sos Tury Dn< (Sat.).

CAMBRIDGE ArLn Bilk !Thuri.).

CHESTER knard BNW.aw (Wk.).

CLEETIIORPF.S J~ Bro .. ·11. Billy Fury, Tommy Brvu, Tlui Valnstint' Glrl1., Dnt Saml)WMI., Didtf Pridt. Pdtr w,·• M . J oh1111y Gtnlk, Ntko• KttlM', J olaaay Coodt. CtOl"RM' Fafflf'. l>• l'y Po~ff. lllt VkcoualJ.. am,· Raymond, Rf'd Prin a• d J immy Nkol 1• 41 •k :-.-tw Orffiuts R odf'B 1Sat.).

C REWt: fltr Kaye Sistr n: t\Vk.).

IIAGESIIAM Rici,)' \'alanct 1Sat.).

IIORKIS C AcLt r Bilk iS:u.l.

DOVER Jot 11,0., • pad, . .a,,. ( Wtd.). S« Ckrthorpts,

l>UBLIS To.y Brul t\Vk,).

GLASGOW AnH Shdtoa, Doe Fos, "t-• rlll Ear-It, ~lalcolm \ 'auahaa I Wl...).

CRl~ISBY Ricky \'alaur (Thurs.).

IIAS I.EY l'.mllt f 'ord, J in1m, Llo)d (Wk.).

111:\IEL flf_\ll'STEAD Ad.tr BHk tFri.) . •

IIIC II W\ 'CO\IBt-; Tt")' Lll,hlfool (Mon.).

lll,;LL 0 :nid Wbll&dd, K t • ~lachin.t~ (Sun.).

L t:EOS A• thony :--;,.Ir) , Uo• LHI t\Vlc.).

I.EICF.'iTER Jvcly G111IIUMI, ;\:orrit r aramor 4Sun.).

LIVJ:RPOOI. KN Dodd , E.ddlr Ci.hut, JM llr• dtrM>• , Pdtr

}':::~ l~~~:)·Garr) Mith; (Tues. 10 Fri.). 1.LANULD~O

IM Bro"• pad.111t !Thurs.). Ste Clctlhorl)('s. I.OSOON

lf•m,hrry L) tft llo• fWed.).

TM l 1tt lhfi.kt n (Tur,.). f:.rtha KIit tk.l-.oot our JUdt:Hd, lllfT)' Jatobt,,ira. Joaa Rirpa, Ed•u• d lloduidar, IJn O"C~wor ISC'3\0f1). U:uld \\'bJtAtl•. A• dy Co)t,, ~taa, F1t7,:IMN,• , P'al rkill L• mbttr 1Sta.>0n).

~tAL\' ER:"i Sid PhllllP" ISat.).

~IASCll ~TER

f:1!~.!>f:!~~Jj~I' ,:~~=; ... ~~->-

Robt-rt F...ul cV.L.). ~U:RE

llumphtty L)lltllo• (Fri.). l'-OTnSCIIA~I

tlumphtty L) Ut'llo• 1531.).

NORTilll'ICII N:kky \ 'alliMt (fri.).

Pf.TERIIOROUCII rht l "IH lhlltn fS:t l.).

PURI.EV ne Flu Rd:.kt'nl (Wt'd.).

R EADING 1

111r Fin Rtld1otl'\ (Mon.). ST. ALBASS

foe Bro111• ,-d.aar (Tun.). Ste Ckcthorpcs. SHREWSBURY

Jot Bro-• pada1r ffri .). Ste Ckc-thorpa. SOUTIIAMl'TOS

A<lu BIiii ,~Ion.). SOUTII F.SD

Rk\y Val-• tt (S.·u.).

t!~~~~{,?i'·H•W: t)rll Stapl<t .. \S31.).

DISC, Novembe. 26, 1960 15

This piano business • • k Du11·1 K11ow.· \t,· ;\li11,I: .-1 Cit,,,,. ,.

Is no lo e ~~;:,.:•;;~v:."';,o7['~t,;:::f'r:'.-\::~;; Gone" But 1\ tJt F o rKm t1•11.

(Folk~-:i)s FGJ557)*****

A GREAT record'. To piC".11. h,,,. for here is a mbute to the Chr1\

IAN ~IENZIES AND 111S CLYDE VALLE\' STO\I PERS

Trad itioml Ja.zz Bam,·ar,I 8/11rs; Blurs M y Nm,thty SK'rrtit' Gm·r To Me; Tl,~ Fil li Man ; I Cm1'1 Gi,·t' Y ou AHJ'tliing But Lo,r; II T ro• more: Battlr llrm11 OJ The HPfJUblk : lligl, Socinr: Salty DoK: l'rr l11d,- /11 C Sharp .\.fi11or Op 3: Fil'I• Fuot 1'"·o. L°Jn OJ Bl11t• : Twt'!Jtli Srrr 1•1

Ra,:: Sco,/mul The Brai·e. t PYE NJL26)***

T HE mixture as b(forc. :\ d.tr. Liih1foo1, Kenny B~II. Charles

v. or1h. \ l ickcy Ashma.n, and now the Cl,•dt Valley Stomsxrs. Where on earth is lhc individuallity of any o f 1hesc groups? When hearing them in 1hc flc.•sh the critic is usually 3ble to tell one from the other. But, on record, they all sound r.roct/y the s3mc. Of course. fan \ 1enzies has a girl singer- so you know it isn't Ligh1foo1. H e has a piano. too, but that doesn't help you to tell who it is.

As usual. it h:u been turned down to NOTIII NG.

This p i:rno business is no longer a jol.c-. The d isc before this one on m y turntable hl ppcncd to be th e: new K id Ory on HMV. Now lhc-sc Americans can make 3 piano sound all right Dcligh1fU1Jy.

The repcrtctire i.s t ypical of today's output, Standards. lhings pinched from 1hc classics and those horrible march es. I liked Fiona·s singing o n Bh,~s My Nau2hlv S"·uli~. bul not on I Can 't Gin \ 'ou, on Flu F oot T" o , but not on Sally Dog.

She s1ill has tha1 awful tendency In i;encratc hea.t b y pushini; madly. Jau. shouldo·t come th at w.t y. It ihould always be rcl::axed, In spite o f which lhc disc is still wc-11 abo\'C ave-rage.

J A7_.7. HALI. OF FA~IE VOLU~IE l

Maxine Sulli,1:1n v.flh Cha rlie Share-rs And Ilic. Orchr s1ra. Loci, Lomoml. n PnJ:O Kr inhardr And The Ouintc-uc Of The- 1101 Club Of Fr1nce . . 1\'11ogn J:ick Tc-ag..udrn And lli<i Orchesira. M,n M ~ Whrrr ThrJ• Play 1"/,r Blurs. C'harlrs Min&us, John La Pona Sc- • t c- 1, A b11rac1io11. Al 11.tig (JU3rtel. H't'<Hly'n Y<H,. <>sir Johnson And His Orchc~ ra. 0Jk's OaJ-is. Jm,h White . Eril llrartt•d M r. Ch~tlie Sh:i,·c-rs Conduc1in& The Original John Kirby Orchr\ lJa. F/0'14' r.,,11/J·. SKrrl R l11·tl1111. Ralph Burns

~~rlo~i:::~:;· Jlf !J1~ ~j~~hct~b Ao: France. Mrlodi, Au C11"p1u•11I,. <hie J ohnson Quintc-lle, l olinJ0 11·1 Wliac-J..s. Dia: Dill Droon1y, HnbJ'. Plrny D on·1 Go.

(GALA G LPJ57)***

T H ERE"S no1hing on here tha t I would like to keep permanent! )' .

But m os_r o f it is \'c ry pk:u:ant :ind ar the price rha1 Gala 12in. discs come it'~ :1 Jood enough bcl for 1hc new• comer to jazz who want!I a varied cros, stclion o( the jaa scene.

That last a d vant:i,;:c is. to me. lhe one 1hinx aiajnst it. I don·1 like these mixtures. 1 here is somc1h ing ridiculou~ ahout 1hc Osic J o hnson Quintel c.uddcnly runnin,t inlo BiJt Bill Droonzy's Baby Plrut Don't Go.

H • +++++•• +-11 Jazz i O.K. for THE ART OF JAZZ

Edittd by Martin WiJIW11(; (Cassell, London 21s.)

TIIIS •• 4•ite 1ome "°'k and definitely not for 111, man.

boy or &lrl in tbc 1frNt. A• cui-lltnt • ·ork of its ty)H'. h is only of lmportaDC"t lo Ott: ~1udcnt of )au critkism and IIOI Ju,1 or jau. Tbt acunl t.lu'ouallou.t ls on the crilic and his naluat1on or Jan mu~lc.

But H ortcn H not tht contribu. ton-William RuSMII, ~h~all Stearns_ Paul Olivrr. Otarles .~01, Andre Jlodrir. Mu l br• d,o• and Gtorat .A.-attaa--art lftd u, whh thrir O"-n imPor•

tan; CUit of " nitidlm"' lt Dof one that an,n.11 10 aw. Ltt•, lff do"·• to atrtlt and talk ak• t a ......... aad lta ••Joymtot. ao ...tkt ud Ilk acllinrmt• tc. Dt,,, lailttl aulysis obvioaoly ~- lb

TRAD:ffllZZ ·::,:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:::-::, •.-.-.-- ---_:

How pkasant to hear 3 rc-crcatio11 of the biggest little band in jau- the John Kirbv On):t Club Orchestra. All c-<ccpt Kirb) - Sha,r~. P:ocopt. K ) le. Bus te r Bailey and Specs Powell - ;,. re here. AnlJ ho w neatly lhc-y pll)" !

The mooJ of Charlie '.\tinJ:us' A b~r:11<1io n is unforlun:uely carried th rough the two Dja ngo sides. ~ ot. intentional, perha ps. but i ( anrthmg is Jad ing on 1his LP it is gutry jJ.Zz.

BROWN IE ~I.CHEE Sin,t(; Tbt IIUN

.\t, morin OJ ,\ly Trip: /low Lo11.r: lfla//,.,jn' Bl11t'1: • Bit U'iilr W orld: .• J/ard Rood To Tl"01 rl : Fae, In Th,: CroK'1/: B111n Si,11f'r's Prnrrr: ) ' 011

8 Jrbcr h,rnd and a rccolkc r1on \,f Brownie \l cG hec·s lri r, lo Rril.,in.

Allbough I 1hou~ht ~lcGhcc :tn\l Sonny Terry absoluti'ly superb when they "ere here. I thinl Bro,...nie C'I O his own is even b<:ttcr. Not th:it l"m against Sonny in an) \\:t)". Out 1his is ~ome1hing quire J 1tkrcn t.

l t"s Bi,1: Bil! Broon,y ma te rial v. ith a shade less force and vi&our hut ,...,i1h the a ddition of certain musical qua li• lil"S. Brownie really h3s a beautiful , oi.:c and his diction is prclt)' ~(>Od despite lhc transcription or 1h: words by someone al Folk""-:i)'s "'ho s;;-cms to know liulc :ibout jazz.

On the t ransc:nr tion Ouilie Pa ter• son becomes R. 8. Pauerson. D ick. Graham and Eddie arc 1ransb1ed a\ Big G ilman and. in two pl3ces, Ottilie is left as 3 bbnk.

No matter. This ~t,mori~ Of ~•, Trip is one or 1he best things here.

It js interesting th3t our sense o f proportion is such tha t 1his d1\C i1; bcinJ: ad,crtiscd solely on Chris Barber"s name. Why 1 I should h;n c thought that the comparativcl)' rCC"rnt \·isit of tflls ,inJ:er-J:;uitarisl, coupkJ wi1h his o lca.sant voice and s"'in,dnJ: s;ui1ar. would have been cnou,.h.

co~~u b;1if~1is~·~d ge~~raf1i;c: a~:i~~~l

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but the effort o~ tr3cing is well worth· while.

* JOSII \rlfll"E •.• in •• J :azz Hall Or Famt. \'ohu11t 2; •

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A lot of Ille t1NIJ·s .« l;buatl_y cullt d rroni Jlttn nottt aN •~as lost any value •• oltjttttn rtporta1t. Arttr •IL die jolt of thf. tri ltne note "rittr i~. ,rlnurily, 10 " H tilt rtt0nl. Arc lht:rt ~tens thal r-1)'• . tt('O,d ls b••!

On nllc<'tion a 100d halr or th~ book r.ns lato tllls taltaory. Some of tht bitJ rron1 slttn notes arc no lonatr dlu tlaru parar,sph~. "'bich makes it a ll n lbtr db}olnttd.

l\llad yoa. tlllrtt't a lot of rxtrU,ac • •• llln -r. es,ttblly ,111~ two Jo•&Wi c.luiptcrs o• E1Jiaa,1oa aad t._ aaalJKI ol .,., ,knlop. mtat rm 11a4 to kin tllt book o• 111y dlth-e, ... I t•Pfd I slaall rtftr to It wttli.b·. · bat rd .... to adrio, H Y but th di<· liar•,...,., to ••r It. O.L

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16 DISC, Novernl,er 26, 1960

Disc talks to the Andrew Sisters, the .. ••

Legendary ladies of show business

THREE almost ltt<nduy ladies of show busin<ss spok< lo DISC by tramatlJintlc telephone this wt-ek. They were The Andrew Sisters

P_ally, Muene and La Verne. Today·s teenagers in Britain prob·

ably won't be familiar ~i th thi• threesome, unless they arc in the habi t o[ browsinJ through their parents· old 78 r.p.m. discs.

However. everyone i.s likely to be aecine and bearing them very soon. They arc due to open an cight•wcck. acason at " The Talk Of The Town" on December S. and thC)' will prob• ably appear on TV whHc here.

The Andrc'-N'S Sistcn' story spans a whole era of show business history in much the same way :u that or Bing Crosby- with whom they recorded several hit,.

They s tarted at a very C3rly age in the hud school or vaudeville tourina. They were broke in New York, teamed with musician. Vic Shoen, who &iw the pouibilities of their close harmony sinaing style- but still aot nowhtre.

Then they lanck-d :1 bookinc 31 the Hotel Edison, including two broad• cuts a w«k.

But Ibey wtrt fired afltr the lttond broadcast ! Fortunately, record executive Dave

Kapp had heard one programme and wu suflkicn1ly imprc.ssed to s tart rccordina the airls. Their second record /or him was .. Bci Mir Bist Du Schoen " - no real connection with Vic- and it w~ a spc~cular hit, That was in 1917.

Arler lbal tllty Dtftr lookt<I b1ct. 1111 followt<I •il amona tbem bu111 .. Btrr Bantl Polka." "'Apple BIOISOra Time " aad .. R• m Aocl Coca Cola." El1•t or tll<ir dilcs uc• 10,pe,1 tilt mllllo• mart. Film1 and top American variety and

cabaret dates followed, and their succcSJ st~r)' snowballed to &ipntic proportJons.

Pcrb.2.ps it became too overpower-

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Now No. 4 in tlie C/iart,

ing, for in 1953 the harmony faded :md the girh split up :after notching seventeen films and selling more than sixty million records.

La l' erne J«idtd to concentrate on bting a lrouuw;fe; M cuint went 10 New York to st11dy dramatics: Pally comh111t d it, pop music as a solo star. Three ycan later the~• ,ot toecther

:ipin :ind made a sens.:it1onal come• back at the Flamingo Hotel, in Las Vegas. TV offer,. a Capitol recording contract and a tour or the States con· vinccd them that the public were still interested.

It i1 nine )·e:irs since The Andre\\"S Sisters were in London toeethcr. On that occ;i~ion they topped the bill at the Palladium and pJ,ckcd the place to capacit)'. They arc due to arrive :ig:iin next Wednesday. Over the trans• atiantic line they lold DISC how much they :ire l ook.in& forward to it.

Each s11ter had a phone and lhey all chorused their replies to my qucs• tions. I :iskcd a delicate onc-1heir aec.

"' We art tht oldtst yo11ng ~·omen you /rare e,·tr sttn," "'as tire answer. Arc you rich?

•· We are ,·ery rich in health." What do you think or modern pop

music since )'Ou returned to it 7 " Nol .much, Tl'nlly. /1 is pretty

bad, altlrougl, rock '11' roll sttms to be going 0 111 of f,u l,io11 a hit now," What kind of sonp :ire , u sinaina

nowad•ys? •• Oldit1 and a / t w new onu. Wt

lo,re sitlging our old liiu and ftaturt tht higgtst out s i11 our oct." Which ii your grutcst disc hit and

Is i t your personal favourite?

THE STRANGER is heeoming known.

I i !_-. Recorded by THE SHADOWS on Columbia

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MEET DANNY HUNTER AT RECORD SALES DEPT.

P. TAYLOR (Bridgwater) LTD. 5 bstower, Brilcwater

Monday, 28th Nov., 5 p.m.

~~j HEAR ~ DANNY HUNTER

TOWN HALL, BRIDGWATER 28th Nov., 9 p.m.

•· Our gr, aust M'aJ 'R11m A11d Co(n Cola,' but our fm·ouritt is $/ii/ tht first.' Bti M ir Bist Du Sclror11.' • Rum And Coca Cola· sold ttn millio11 copies." · Arc you slill recording for Capitol?

" N o. we are frttla11ci11g right now, artd hope to do some sersio11s while M'~ are i,r Englmrd." These British recordings will be for

Philips. and Capitol are to release a single of " Rum And Coca Cola," takt'n from one of their LPs ror that label.

The Sistcn a rc p:inicufarly k:cco to play to British audiences :ig:ain because Patty p.iid :i pri\'Jtc visi t to London some time aeo :ind wcnl to a show :it the Palladium.

She was immensely impressed by the lively cntbu.sia.m of the a.udicnce -something which. apparently. is J:ic-k.ing in America these d:1>·1.

* NIGEL HUNTER

THE ANDREW SISTERS-{lefl to ri1h1J ~lannt, Patty and La

Vtrnt,

DISC, RADIO and TV ST AR

TEDDY JOHNSON WRITES FOR YOU

Alma bas a week seeing tl,e sl,ows I MET Alma Coi:an soon

• fler she had arrived from America. She lold mt she had lllttadtd lo 10 to the wtddlnc of Sammy Dnls Junior and May Brill, In California, bul lhe New Yort lrallic was so heavy lhal she missed her plane by 15 mianles.

" I "o...i Sammy lo 1poloaist," sht uid, ... ncl ht told nte not to worry u U wa.- only a abort ttrt• mony and May w H • ot ru lly wtU tDOUllii lo • lftod Utt wtddiaa r tttptio•.

... Sammy pbontd me latN' in the wtek to say that May wa• h·dln1 ntud1 bdttr. I-It • "iktd n,e to 11,e htt ttp rd1 lo bl• rrtend! In En1land, and to ,uy that ht .,_-m be bKk i• .... YCT)' atar r• turc."

llow did Alma ,pend her Wtek In New York?

" I wt1tl to Ill lhe bl1 nlebt tl•bs. aw Boha-7 Dart• , Jolllnaic lb,', Sopllie Tuc:ker. the Four La•~ aod J o.y Bk ltop-t'nttan• bet blm in 'Otto DO ti'?

" I h•nlly 1lept • t • 11. I saw lbt Wa: llaowt on Broa4way. Oat la partlnd.ar run, taodtd m~ o• t. It w2-• ralltd ' Rrt Bye BlnU,• and I ban ne.-rr Itta • btUtr 1laow. I ,..., lold 1h11 ii will be over •tre IOOII,

.. , fo• ocl time to collttf tome JOftCI and mu:tk to ~ on, httt. WOft<k,ful ,tu•! AN I ..... bl 1bou1 50 LP1, """•t lmprts1td you mo1f • h o • t tilt bltr-llmt •tu la Amtric• !" I ..r...i.

"nt care taktn onr prHtall• tlon. Nc•rly enry act hH It• own drumnit r • nd mmk• I director, fit comics u..w drummtn to tmpllasht thtir •pund1 H•rs• "Uh a btal or • roll on tht,r drum-the standard of •prortsslonalbm is f tr7 blah.' to

Alma Is going back to America arrtr Chrl•tma~. to dn IOmt ttlt• .-ilion "Ith Ed S•IUn a.

• • • ONE: of the /11111,itst A maican

com rtlimu to come to England in a long, /o,rg t im e is Jack Carter. 1/c's at th, Piga/1,,

Loudon. and his w11y, 1,;gl,. power gagging is the ra/k of tire 11ight-c/11b circ11its. llrre arc a couple o f Jamplrs o f the Caner brand of J11m1our.

"A fdr,id of mi11r," say.i Jack. "comp/ahrrd that Ids "'ife got

~;r;/,ir~f ~;:!:~:l {/,; ';:;:,:: ;1: :::: 1tor1ed to do thtm htrsrlf.

" /Ir tohl m e: 'lad: it's nwrdrr. Sl,e's hoo/..td. All dtry lo,rg .she builds thi11gl •.. f,xt!., tlii11g.r • .. paims things. I dic/11"1 lo.u• " wife • , • I Rai11,-,J " m r~tttcr-. What ,Jo you thi11k I lwil to grt l,rr for l1t r birthday'! A st't of 1<,0/J. Sl,e wa.r thrilled. Siu~ waltrd arormd, lnyi11g: What's to {i,t •• • Wl,m's to fix'! I said: Wht u 11rr1 you goi11g to do tl1e dlsl1t>.f? Sire Jaid: Wl,y ••• art t/i,,• brokr11!' ,"

tl,ru are Jt1cl.'s oburrat/01,s of British clotltu:

"Yo11 know, Briti,1, tniloriug /1 famous thro1t,1lho11t tlrt ll'Or/cl, so tht firJt tiring I clirl whr,r I got h,u wa.s' ordrr ~omr clofhes. I 14·011trd to look lil,.e .~ai·illr R OM'. l ,utrad, I ,1·01wd up looiing /11,.c Pl'lticollt lane. The .1nlrrnum Jah/: ' Mr.

Cf~;;;:,:. ~'M;'~;-~:~ ~t?,:,";,,s:,:;:;-~ ,Jo -..,;111 it ? ' lie Jo;d: ' R,·mol't ;,. ~~~;;J/~"· II /ooJ. casual i,, your

• • • RONN/£ 1/ILTON wM prt'pnr•

i11g to go to Ne.,.·cmtlt to start rrl1tar.1it1K for l1is t itle rolt In " Dick Wllittit1Rto11 " wltr11 11,r hdls ra11g "T11ru A gain Ro11 /fl/,o,r."

In rhis ca"' it war ttlep/ron~ htlls whicl1 Jtnt Rot111l1! back liomt. lit rtctfrrd a mrnagt thM l,I, wift Imm lwd gfrt11 hir1I, to a btrby girl, Jane L t!Jlc)', H'tigl,/11g 71/h.r.

On h,l,alf of DISC, Prart and mysrl/. congrat11lntio11s R onnie nnd Joan. BOBBY DARIN • , , j,al onr or ,.e •rtiol<

Alma .. ,.., * IJ i,nnttd b)' tbe Httt.1 Adffl'tbn Priatin1 Co., W., 0.,nuf SuNi, It. Albin. lf~rtt. Eoalalld, and ~blhllH by Charlc-1 Buth>n't Publica1lont, L14., 161, fl«t Str«i, London, E.C.4. (FLEn Strut SOU.)

lleaJsc_c,ed at ON G.P.O . .. a IM'IUpeptt.

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