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this week to same of the out-standing winners of the NMEPoll, the results of which wereannounced last week. Pride ofplace goes to Ted Heath and hisMusic (above) who, for the thirdsuccessive year were votedBritain's No. 1 Large Band. Andtwo vocalists who made theirnames with the Heath Bandtopped the Poll, too-Lita Roza(top left), and Dickie Valentine(top right), voted your favouritefemale and male vocalists, re-

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At the foot of the page is a newaction photo of the Stargazers,who won the Vocal Groups Sec-tion, and on the right of theirpicture is Joan Regan, runner-upin the Female Vocalists' division.Only just behind Joan came AlmaCogan (centre of the page). Centreleft and right are Dennis Lotisand David Whitfield, who finishedsecond and third, respectively, toDickie Valentine. Finally (bottomleft) comes Eric Delaney, who wasvoted Musician of the Year aswell as runner-up In du Drum

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FRANKIE AND THE FANSeveral readers have asked for

more news and pictures of FrankieLaMe. Now, we do not usuallymake a practice of printing picturesof stars with fans - not privatelytaken ones, that is. For one thing,they're usually not good enoughpictures to reproduce well.

But this week we're making anexception, and on this page you'llfind a photograph of Frankie Laine,his wife Nan Grey, and a youngBirmingham fan, Mavis Taylor, whois only 15.

In sending us the picture, Maviswrote: " My perfect week wasduring Frankie's visit to theBirmingham Hippodrome. I hadtickets for every night, first house;his manager took me backstage tostand in the wings and watch Frankieevery second house.

" Then one evening Frankie tookme through to his dressing room tomeet his lovely wife, Nan.Enclosed is a photo taken outsidethe theatre of Frankie, Nan andmyself; I thought you might liketo see it, and it may be of interestto other Laine fans."

We'd like to thank Mavis (who, bythe way, lives in Elsma Road,Birmingham, 32) for sending us thephoto. At the same time, though.we would ask readers not to sendus pictures unless they're reallytop-qualitv photographs.

* * *BRIGHT IDEA

Here's a very bright suggestionwhich some of the London jazz clubsmight like to take seriously. Mr.H. W. Swaffer (nephew of the oneand only, we understand), of Har-court Road, Uckfield, Sussex, writes:

" My chief point concerns theweek -end of the NME-Pollwinners'Cpncert. I attended last year's, andhaving my ticket for this year'sevent look forward to an equallygood 'show.

" Now many people like myselfmust come up from the country andIn order to be at work on Mondaymust travel back immediately afterthe show. Could not the jazz clubsput on a mid -day session for uscountry folk who are unable to stayfor the evening one ? Perhaps they

TALKING POINTSReaders' letters'

could even run an all-night sessionthe night' before -but, please, notwith the groups we are to see atthe concert."

This seems to us like a verypractical suggestion. How about it,jazz clubs ? If you like to arrangethe sessions, we'll see that the fansknow all about them.

KIRCHIN IN THE KITCHEN" i have just been listening to the

Kirchins Band broadcast," writes aBurton -on -Trent housewife, Mrs.Betty Gibson, of Linton Road, CastleGresley, " and I just. had to sitdown and write to say please whenwill these up-and-coming band-leaders realise that at 11.30 on aSaturday morning 65 per cent. oftheir listeners are housewives ?

" I had the Squadronaires on from11 o'clock, and what a difference !A much better balanced programme,not every other number a mad crazyswing piece, but a little of every-thing. So please tell the Kirchins,when broadcasting, to think of thelisteners they are playing to; if it'sJazz Club. well, all well and good.but who wants crazy number aftercrazy number at 11.30 in themorning? Not me !"

Passed to the Kirchins for anynecessary action !

* * *POLL CATS

Last week's NME Poll resultshave caused considerable interesteverywhere, it seems. But one ofthe most often -repeated pleas fromour readers seems to be for a Pollwhich includes American artists aswell

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" The NME is a wonderful paper,"says Miss Marian Rosen, of LongLane, Finchley, N.3. " But why, ohwhy doesn't it organise a poll mwhich we can vote for British ANDAmerican stars ? Just think of theenormous response you'd get if wecould vote for Messrs. Mitchell, Ray,Laine, and Rosie Money, DorisDay, etc."

But then Miss Rosen indulges ina spot of wishful thinking with:

If you do by any chanceorganise this Poll, wouldn't it bewonderful if you could get all thePollwinners together for a concert ?It would go down in history as thefirst time when all the very beststars of Britain and America cametogether for their public through theinfluence of a paper."

No comment.* * *

CALLING ALL PIANISTS IHere's what looks to us like a

constructively -built criticism ofmodern pianists. It comes fromEddie Barton, of Brighton TerraceRoad. Sheffield, 10.

" Is there no real original pianistin England any more ? " he asks." This one -handed technique sobeloved of our modern jazzmen, farfrom being impressive, proves thatthe artists haven't learned to playtheir instruments properly, otherwisethey would not be reduced toexpressing their ideas on a themein a meaningless flow of unnecessarynotes.

" The sloppy right -hand -only idea,coupled with jabbed chords in theleft hand, becomes hideous after awhile. As for the endless imitatorsof the one and only George Shearing,his sickly -sweet semi -commercialstuff is hardly a practical basis forcreative musicianship.

" Pull yourselves together, youpianists, and stop wallowing insecohd-hand ideas. Let the lightinto the fustiness of copied styles.For Heaven's sake get someoriginality and overcome this one -hand piano style so beloved of Haig,Shearing and their innumerableimitators.

" Viva jazz, and give GeorgeShearing a rest. He's put back thecause of piano jazz twenty years,and unless the lethargy is overcome.piano jazz in England is lost 1"

* * *PAGING HEATHER RALPH

Although we don't usually makea habit of printing "please can youput me in touch with . ? "requests, we are breaking our ownrule this week to ask Miss HeatherRalph of London to contact Mr.Fred Roberts, President of the Mr.Rhythm Club, Reading, whose

FrancesCrickle-

Left to right: Frankie La'ne'scharming wife Nan Grey, Frankhimself, and 15 -year -old MavisTaylor, of Birmingham. For thestory behind the picture, see the

first letter on this page.

address is 16, Dulverton Gardens,Reading.

Mr. Roberts has lost Miss Ralph'saddress, and wants to write to herabout the club.

FISHER GIRL" I think it's time the Eddie Fisher

fans had something to say," saysEddie Fisher Fan Club PresidentPhyllis Benz, writing to us from 946,Garratt Lane, Tooting, S.W.17.

" Each week in your paper we readof Frankie Laine, Dickie Valentine,Margaret Downey's much -talked -about Johnnie Ray, and many others,but never anything on dear Eddie.

" I do not dislike these othersingers; ' live and let live ' is mymotto, but I'm just fed up withreading about them.

" OTisherly yours " (ouch fl. .

We'll see what can be done,Phyllis. * *VAL VALENTE

" I feel I've just got to write toyou again, as I've just heard a newsinging star on Radio Luxembourg.His name is Val Valente, the newPhilips sensation."

Writer of this paean of praise isGary Williams, of Sketty, Swansea,Glum.

" This boy has got everything,including a superb voice; I guaranteethat he'll be knocking the FrankieLaines, Guy Mitchells and theJohnnie Rays out of the best sellerssoon -I don't think he can miss thejackpot."

Gary expects trouble from thesupporters of the other singers hementions, but, he says, " anyway,who cares ?"

* * *DELANEY DELIGHTS

The Eric Delaney Band's broadcasthas brought forth a stream ofenthusiastic letters.

Alan Kerle, for example, of AllahSend, The Ley, Box, Wilts, says: " Imust write to congratulate the newEric Delaney Orchestra on a terrificbroadcast. In my opinion, thisorchestra will go a long way up thepopularity ladder.

" This being his first broadcast, hissingers Marion Williams and DerrickFrancis did exceedingly well . . .

and I should not be surprised if hisarrangement of 'Oranges AndLemons ' was high up in the HitParade very shortly.

" Watch out. Heath and Dank -worth fans; the Eric DelaneyOrchestra is right behind you!"

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And Centre ; 9.30 Symphonette ; 10.30 Carson.Sunday Syncopation. P.M. 12 Martin Block; 12.30 Strictly

P.M. 12.30 Hawaii Calls; 2.05 High- From Dixie; 1 Operas Of The Worldway of Melody; 3.30 Serenade In Blue; 2.05 Stickbuddy Jamboree; 2.30 Bud's4.00 Frank Sinatra; 4.30 Request Bandwaggon; 3 Hollywood Music Hall;Parade; 5.05 Charlie McCarthy; 5.30 4 Requests; 5 Bob Crosby; 6 MusicMy Friend Irma; 6 Hall of Fame; 6.30 In The Air ; 7.05 The Great Gilder -All -star Parade Of Bands ; 7.05 Ozzie sleeve , 7.30 Groucho Marx ; 9.45 MoodAnd Harriet ; 7.30 Inheritance ; 8 For Moderns; 10.30 Late Request Show:Music By Mantovani ; 11.05 Melody 11.05 Late Request Show.Go Round.MONDAY Tuuxesvme

A.M. 5.05 Hillbilly Gasthaus; 6.15 A.M. As tar Monday, except aToday's The Day; 6.30 Tips And Tunes; 611111e110 Marx.7.05 Forward March; 7.15 Curt Massey; P.M. 12 Martin Block; 3 Hollywood8 Charlie McCarthy; 8.2.5 Julius La Music Hall; 4 Requests; 5 Perry Como;Rosa; 8.45 7th Army Presents; 9.05 6 Music In The Air; 7.05 Two For TheMerely Music; 10 Meet Millie; 10.30 Money; 7.30 Dragnet; 9 Escape; 10.05Noon Request Show; 11.55 Les Paul. Bob Snyder and Orch.; 10.30 Late Re -

P.M. 12 Martin Block; 12.30 Strictly quest Show; 11.05 Late Request Show.From Dixie; 1 Outpost Concert; 2.05 FRIDAYStickbuddy Jamboree; 2.30 Bud'sBandwaggon; 3 Howard Barlow Pre. A.M. As for Monday.gents; 4.09 Requests; 5 Bob Crosby; 6 P.M, 12 Martin Block; 3 Music FromMusic In The Air; 7 News World; 7.30 America; 4 Requests; 5 Bob Crosby;Artur Godfrey; 8.30 Bing Crosby; 9 The 6 Music In The Air; 7.05 Paul White -Whistler , 9.45 Blues For Monday ; man Varieties; 8.30 On Stage -Frank -10.05 Carmen Cavallero; 10.30 Late furt; 9 FBI In Peace And War; 11.05Request Show ; 11.05 Late Request Late Request Show.

TUESDAY SATURDAYA.M. As for Monday, except 8 Bing A.M. 5.05 Hillbilly Gasthaus; 5.30

Crosby. Morning Request Show ; 7.05 MusicP.M. 12 Martin Block; 12.30 Little With 'The Girls ; 9.05 Merely Music ;

Matinee; 1 Outpost Concert: 2.05 10.30 Noon Request Show.Stickbuddy Jamboree; 2.30 Bud's F.M. 12 Hillbilly Gasthaus ; 1 Satur-Bandwaggon; 3 Metropolitans Audi- day Salute In Music ; 4 News World ;tlons; 4 Requests; 5 Perry Como; 6 6 Music In The Air ; 7.05 Grand OleMusic In The Air; 7.05 Jack Carson; Opry , 7.30 Record Parade Of Hits ;8.30 Enchanted Hour; 10.15 Richard 8.15 USAREUR Sports Page ; 10.30 ;Hayman and Orch.; 10.30 Late Request Late Record Show ; 11.05 Late RecordShow; 11.05 Late Request Show. Show.

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.6 p.m. Geraldo's Music Shop ; 6.15Die Ovaltineys' Concert Party ; 6.30Primo Scala ; 6.45 Frankie Lathe ; 7Songs For The Million ; 7.30 SundaySing -Song ; 7.45 Winifred Atwell Show;8 Vera Lynn ; 8.30 Take Your Pick ;

9 Melody Caravan ; 9.15 Curt Masseyaid Martha Tilton ; 9.30 Ted Heath ;10 Time For A Song ; 10.30 Eing Sings;10.45 The Eddie Calvert Show ; 11 TopTwenty. Midnight; Close down.MONDAY

6 p.m. Monday Requests ; 7 Spreadfour Wings; 7.15 Dan Dare; 7.30Smash Hits; 8 Strike It Rich; 8.30Your Mother's Birthday; a HollywoodCalling ; 9.15 Primo Scala ; 9.30Perry Mason; 9.45 Scrapbook Of Song.10 Jack Jackson; 10.30 Bob Crosby &Orch.; 10.45 Italian Music And Song;11,00 Programme Announcements ,11.5 the Bible Christian Programme ;

1. 5 lera nk And Ernest 11.30 rh,.World Of Tomorrow. Midnight: Close

ruEsnav6 p,m. Tuesday's Requests; 7.15 Dan

flare; 7.30 Penguin Parade; 7.45 GuessThe Name; 8 Double Your Money; 8.30Frank Chacksfleld; 9 Treble Chance;9.15 Curt Massey and Martha Tilton9.34) Perry Mason ; 9.45 Friends AndNeighbours ; 10 Question Mark ; 10.15Joe Loss ; 10.30 Records at Random ;11 Revival Time; 11.30 Oral Roberts.Midnight: Close down.WEDNESDAY

6 p.m. Wednesday's Requests ;accordion Time ; 7.10 Dan Dare ;,.30 Family Album , 7.45 SoccerSurvey; 8.00 People Are Funny;8.30 Carroll Levis And His Dix-

- 208 Metrescoverles; 9 Doris Day; 9.15 Details ToBe Announced ; 9.30 Perry Mason ;9.45 Curl Massey and Martha Tilton;10 Dreamtirae; 10.15 Showtime; 10.30Rhythm Round World ; 10.45 RecordShow ; 11 Back To The Bible ; 11.30Swing Session, Midnight: Close down.'CHURSDAY

6 p.m. Thursday's Requests ; 7 Billy'sBanjo Band ; 7.15 Dan Dare ; 7.30Penguin Parade ; 7.45 Edmund() Roe ;8 Beat The Band ; 8.30 Lucky People ;9 Songs Of Summer ; 9.15 Ray Martin;9.30 Perry Mason; 9.45 Friends AndNeighbours; 10 Teddy Johnson; 10.30Evening Star; 10,45 Mario Lanza; 11Old -Fashioned Revival Hour. Midnight:Close down.FRIDAY

6 p.m. N'rlday Request's ; 7 Butlin'sBeaver Club , 7.15 Dan Dare ; 7.30

itSing Song Time; 7.45 Jean CmpbellAnd Ray Burns; 8 Shilling A Second;8.30 Was There Something 3; 9 Scrap-book Of Song; 9.15 Max Bygravea; 9.30Perry Mason ; 9.45 Your Future WithEugene ; 10 Dreamtirne ; 10.15 PetulaClark ; 10.30 Old Acquaintance; 10.45Musical Express; 11 The Voice ofProphecy; 11.30 Romance On Records.Midnight: Close down.SATIL RDAY

6 p.m. Saturday Re nests: 7 AmateurFootball; 7.15 Bill McGuttle and HisTrio ; 7.30 Records At Random ;7.45 Hello Young Lovers; 8 IrishRequests; 8.30 What's My Line; 9Scottish Requests ; 9.30 Country Fair ;10 Listen With Philips ; 10.30 ThoseWere The Hite ; 10.45 Italian MusicAnd Song , 11 Bringing Christ To TheNations ; 11.30 Jack Jackson. 12.30a.m.: Close down.

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Eric Delaney photographed in the recording studios this week when heand Jack Collier (bass) accompanied pianist Bill McGuffie (right) on the

first of Bill's new series for Radio Luxembourg.

THE results of the recent nation-wide NME Popularity Poll

have produced at least one bomb-shell that has set the country'sdance bands rocking on their heels-the emergence, as Britain's thirdmost popular big hand, of the EricDelaney Orchestra.

For an experienced and well-known outfit this would be a bigboost, but for one that has been inexistence for only three months, itis nothing short of a sensation.

Nor is that the only honour thatEric Delaney walked ' away with.NME readers voted him as thedrummer second only to Ronnie

Verrell, of the Ted Heath Band. And,not content with these two titles, Ericromped home as Musician of theYear.

What has brought about this un-precedented success story ? For years,the drumming genius of Delaney wasknown and respected by musicianswho matter. But outside that circle,his name was hardly a householdword. Jazz and dance band en-thusiasts might rave over his drumsolos with Geraldp or the Squadron-aires or Kenny Baker's Dozen, but asthe bands he played with neverpushed him to the fore, he neverreceived the publicity t h a t hedeserved.

Then Delaney broke loose anddecided to form his own outfit. Hehad definite ideas on the kind ofmusic he wanted to produce-some-thing different from the usual run-of-the-mill melodies churned out byregular dance bands.

New soundThe line-up, when formed, con-

sisted of five trumpets, four saxes,piano, bass-with, of course, themaster himself on drums. This, plusa couple of excellent vocalists inMarion Williams and DerrickFrancis, made up the new, and as yetuntried, Eric Delaney Band.

They were all set, and word wentround about them. But to everyonewho heard about it, it just meantthat yet another dance band hadcome to pass.

Soon, however, the critics were tobe shaken out of their complacent

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MUSICIAN OF THE YEARThe sensational rise to fame ofPollwinning ERIC DELANEY

indifference. Delaney's ideas on a newsound in music might have been agamble-but they paid off in no un-certain manner.

The band made a record: on oneside, a brilliant and unconventionalarrangement of " Oranges AndLemons,". on the other, the startling" Delaney's Delight." Both rendi-tions really jumped and they had thefans jumping, too-for joy !

RecordingsSales figures for the disc soared

like a rocket. On that one record, theband was launched. Fans all over thecountry were clamouring for them,and soon they were booked up formonths in advance. And their secondrecording, " Truckin'" backed with" Sweet Georgia Brown " clinchedtheir phenomenal success.

The band features Albert Hall who,apart from playing a brilliant trum-pet, is responsible for many of thesensational arrangements they turnout. Jimmy Skidmore on saxophone

and Jack Seymour on bass do morethan help things along. And, ofcourse, there's Delaney delighting allon drums.

PerfectionistMarion Williams, with a style not

unlike Sarah Vaughan's, and DerrickFrancis, have the fans squealing withtheir vocal contributions, and nowDelaney has added yet another "hit"to his programme.

On Sunday Band Show concerts,he features Danny Purches, theSinging Romany, whose rich voiceand good looks have hooked theirowner a big future.

Delaney himself is, perhaps, theperson least disturbed by the Pollresults. He is a perfectionist, and tohim everything that the band turnsout can be bettered. He is not contentto rest on his newly won laurels, andis determined that they are just astepping -stone to greater, and stillgreater things.

He is a true musician, as dedicatedto his art as an Old Master, and hisfertile brain, is forever ticking

and

with new ideas. No detail is too muchtrouble if it Means the ultimate im-provement of what, to many, isalready perfectiOn.

But don't get the idea that .Delaneyis a fanatic where music is concerned.That terrific zest that comes out inhis playing is a big part of his per=sonality, He is tremendously easy towork with, in- fact it is impossible tobe serious when he is around.

FutureHe has a great sense of humour,

which is irresistible, and anyone whocan keep a straight face before hiscrazy antics must be made of stone.

So Delaney fans have much tolook forward to from the line-upthey voted into third place. We our-selves take off our hats to a bandwhose future is surely one of themost brilliant and dazzling in thebusiness. And deservedly so.

HOME TRUTHSDate of birth: May 22, 1924.Where born: Acton.Present residence: F d g w a r e,

- Middlesex.Family: Wife, Valerie.Height: 5 ft. 7 ins.Weight: 12 stone.Hobbies: Home movies.Eyes: Blue.Hair: Dark brown.Food: Mother-in-law's apple-pie.Future ambition : To be principal

percussionist in a symphonyorchestra.

Favourite holiday place: Edgware.Aversion : Buses that are full up.Favourite record : Currently, Billy

Eckstine's "No One But You."Favourite musician: Louis Bell -

son.Favourite bands: Woody Herman

and Shorty Rogers.

TRIBUTES TO ERICMrs. VALERIE DELANEY

yrs terribly difficult to pay aX tribute to one's own husbandwithout sounding over -sentimentaland coy, but I can say, quitetruthfully, that there isn't anythingabout Eric I would want tochange. He is just about every-thing a good husband should be.

But there's one thing I shouldlike to mention, which is typicalof the sort of man he is. Somemonths ago, whi'e tinkering withhis car, he lost the tops of twoof his fingers. Most people, quiteUnderstandably, would hay ethrown in the sponge at that.

But Eric sat up all night, tryingout new ways of holding his drumsticks until he coifel play as easily-and as well-as before theaccident.

Naturally, I was proud of him.Who wouldn't have been ?

GERALDO'M very happy to read that myIex-drummer has been voted the

Musician of the Year.During the whole period Eric

was in my organisation. he wasalways most conscientious and avery hard worker, and I feel herichly deserves his great success.

ALBERT HALLTHE choice by the NME readers

of the guv'nor is, in myopinion, the only possible one thisyear. Apart from being un-doubtedly the finest percussionist Ihave personally known, he is alsoamongst the most genial andcourageous people I have beenprivileged to work under.

His constant smile throughoutthe hazards of forming a band hasmade it a real pleasure for me tobe in from the beginning of theventure. The boys and I feel justas happy about Eric's award as ifit had happened to us.

NME readers, too, should becongratulated for their fine judg-

CHANGES IN GEORGE

EVANS' BANDGEORGE EVANS, resident at

the Oxford Galleries, New-castle -on -Tyne, urgently needs anew lead trumpet to replace VicMustard, who leaves at the endof January, to join a band inLondon.

A recent change in the trumpetsection has brought in AIf Cullen-who was free-lancing around New-castle-to replace Freddy Jamieson,who has joined Billy Ternervt.

Listeners who know the quality ofthis Newcastle contingent have beenhoping for some further airingsfrom George Evans-and a seriesfor the band is now arranged for theend of February.

George, on tenor, is still leadinghis controversial eight -sax, five brass,three rhythm line-up, members ofwhich comprise Wilf Ballston, PhilBoothroyd, Doug Hand, Alf Madden,Ken Treacher, Ron Fry, Lew Hooper,and Clarry Sampson (reeds) , VicMustard, George Powell, AIf Cullen,and Jack Hunter (trumpets) ; TedBarber (trombone) ; Billy Hutchin-son (piano and organ) ; Ron Stewart(bass) ; and Billy Merdue (drums).'Vocalists are June and Ivy Barnesand Johnny Blair

ment. They know a good musicianwhen they hear one.

MAX ABRAMSI-

AM extremely happy to basethe opportunity of congratulat-

ing one of my best pupils uponhis success. It is always nice tohear that someone has achievedwhat he originally set out to do,which is what Delaney has done.

He always knew exactly the sortof music he wanted to play, how-ever long it took to be in a posi-

tion to do so. I must say that thesuccess he has earned himself isabsolutely deserved - and some-thing I predicted back in the dayswhen f was teaching him thetricks of the trade.

But I would like to mentionsomething that impressed me verymuch. Eric would not be drum-ming today if it hadn't been forhis parents. Now, some parents, if

' they don't want their offspring tobecome drummers, or singers, orbandleaders, etc., will throw everyobstacle in their way till finallythey succeed in stamping out thespark.

But Eric's parents acceptedtheir son's single-minded ambitioncalmly. If he wanted to be a

drummer, he was going to havethe opportunity or they'd knowthe reason why !

They made constant sacrifices inorder to provide- Eric with thenecessary kit, and the necessarylessons. And later, well, many'sthe time they must have wishedthat he was in some sort of steadyjob, bringing home a nice wagepacket every week.

Now, of course, Eric is in thehappy position of being able to'repay them. But his popularityand success are enough to proveto them that they did the rightthing, and that's all that matters.But how I wish more parentswould be as understanding andhelpful !

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popular JACK PAYNE. Read about his earlystruggles to win fame, how his band at the.Hotel Cecil was among the first to broad-cast, of his famous 5.15 p.m. programmewith the B.B.C. Dance Orchestra.Let Jack Payne describe his experiences

and successes with a stage -band on tourin Britain and abroad. Read what it's liketo be a leading impresario who has built upsuch big stars as Carole Carr, Derek Roy,Lizbeth Webb and Bruce Trent. Go WithJack Payne into his private life-to meethis wife and daughter and visit his countryhome and farm.Read it right froth the beginning-place aregular order TODAY:

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4 THE NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS !Friday, January 14 19U

MODERN MOODTADD DAMERON AND HIS

ORCHESTRA"Focus " I" John's Delight "

(Capitol CL.14201)

LET'Sgive due credit to Tony

Hall. When he was an NMEcolumnist he would badger themajor companies to g i v e usrecords like this. Now, as artists -and -repertoire man at Capitol, hepractises what he used to preach.

Tadd cut these sides In 1949 witha group comprising Miles Davis(trumpet), Jay -Jay Johnson (trom-bone), Sahib Shihab (alto), BenLundy (tenor), Cecil Payne (bari-

tone), John Collins (guitar), CurleyRussell (base) and Kenny Clarke(drums).

We should have had them yearsago, but they're still welcome ! Bothscores retain a pleasurable degree offreshness, the solos (by Collins,Payne and Johnson) are quite respec-table, and all -in -all, the music hasan easy charm which overcomes suchfleeting faults as Sahib Shihab'sslimy alto lead.

PAUL SMITH COMBO (LP)" Thou Swell " / " My Heart StoodStill " / " Low Bridge" / " BlueRoom' / " Lady Is A Tramp " /" Hookup " / " Spring Is Here " /

" Mountain Greenery "(Capitol LC.6691)

BOOTY, flutey versions of sixRodgers and Hart tunes which

deserve better treatment and twoSmith originals that don't.

STAN HASSELGARD COMBO(EP)

" Swedish Pastry " / " Who Sleeps " /" Sweet And Hot Mop " / " I'll

Never Be The Same "(Capitol EAP.1-466)

WE can thank Tony for this set,too. Hasselgard was the bril-

liant Swedish clarinettist who wentto the States in 1947, only to reachhis tragic end in a car crash a fewmonths later.

These, his only commercially -released American sides, show Stan

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Seen backstage atlast Sunday's NJFModern Concert atthe Royal FestivalHall are (1. to r.):tenor-saxlatKathleen S t o hart(who scored withthe "In Town" JazzUnit); Vic Lewis(w hose orchestrawas In fine form)and father Ivor andson Basil 'Urchin,of the Kirchins'Band. The TommyWhittle Quintet wasalso on the bill andplayed very well.

THE MAGIC OF

to have been an elegant musician-the forerunner of such present-day" greats " as Putte Wickman.

Assuming that you have at leastan occasional taste for easy -on -the -ear " cocktail " sounds, I thinkyou'll like the music of Stan and hisassistants: Red Nor v o (vibes),Arnold Rosa (piano), Barney Kessel(guitar), Rollo Garberg (bass) andFrank Bode (drums).

DIZZY GILLESPIE AND HISOPERATIC STRINGS

ORCHESTRA (LP)" Jealousy "I" Fine And Dandy " /" Way You Look Tonight " / " Pen-nies From Heaven "/"St or m yWeather" / ".Very Thought OfYou " / " Undecided " / " I've Got

You Under My Skin "(Felsted EDL.87006)

DIZZY GILLESPIE QUINTET)

" Mon Homme "(I EP"

Moon Nocturne "/ " This Is The Way "/ " S' Wonder-

ful(Vogue EPV.1022)

THE strings of the Paris Operaare heavy enough to prevent

Diz from taking off, but he func-tions well enough at ground levelthroughout the Felsted set. A moreimaginative arranger would havehelped. And it's significant that thebest Gillespie horn breaks throughon " Way You Look . . . " and" Undecided," both of which haveonly rhythm section accompaniment.

The Vogues were also waxed inFrance, this time with Bill Tamper(trombone), Wade Legge (piano).Lou Hackney (bass) and Al Jones(drums) in support of Diz. An un-restricted supply of good trumpetmakes the first three tracks worth aspin, and " S'Wonderful " (with itsnot -too -cruel Dixieland take -off) willat least amuse you !

HENRI RENAUD-AL COHNQUARTET (LP)

" You Stepped Out Of A Dream " /" Ny's Idea " (No. 1) / " LazyThing " / " Ny's Idea " (No. 2) /" Mountain Greenery " / " Once InA While " / " Things We Did Last

Summer "(Vogue LDE.103)

ANOTHER New Y o r k dated i r e c t e d by the ubiquitous

Renaud, though tenorist Cohn isundoubtedly the star of the proceed-ings. Seldom has the potentinfluence of Lester Young elevatedhim more easily. Never have I beenmore convinced that he is one ofto -day's most honest jazzmen.

The rhythm section lets him downsomewhat, however. Renaud (piano)and Gene Ramey (bass) will do, andso will drummer Denzil Best-whenhe uses brushes. But when heswitches to sticks, look out brother !

*A letter from Rene Urtreger con-

tains the sad news that the Ringside,the strongest outpost of modernistjazz in Paris, closed its doors lastSunday Lack of support seems tohave been the reason, and mid -weekjazz activities by Rene, Barney Wikn,Jean - Marie Ingrand, Jean - LouisViale et al is now confined to privatesessions in an uninhabited (and un-inhibited !) cellar.

Almost all French jazz is playedin high-priced night clubs, and ifanyone had the initiative to start theParis equivalent of a Studio '51 orFlamingo, I'm sure he'd be hailed asa saint by musicians and fans alike !

We in London are luckier thanwe sometimes realise. We take somuch for granted, such as theTommy Whittle Quintet at the '51,the Tony Crombie Orchestra andTony Kinsey Trio at the Flamingo,and the Don Rendell Sextet at theFlorida, all of whom reached topform at recent meetings I attended.

AROUND& ABOUT

LLOWING requests by a BBCofficial, TV cameras moved

into Mecca's Casino Ballroom,Birmingham, last Saturday, to takefilm for a "Special Inquiry " pro-gramme into the coloured problem.

Before permission was granted forthe BBC to film in the Casino, high-level conferences had taken place atMecca's headquarters.

Mr. James Cameron, manager ofthe ballroom, received the O.K. forthe BBC visit a week ago last Wed-nesday, and said: "They are welcometo film coloured people here. Ourarrangement with the BBC is afriendly one. They will not payfor the film rights, nor are we seek-ing publicity."

The Casino is a popular dancingrendezvous with the coloured folk,and on Fridays and Saturdays agoodly proportion of the attendancecomprises coloured people.

Mr. Cameron said that the Casinooperated no colour bar, but that thepatrons had one of their own.Whilst white girls would dance withcoloured men, white men would notdance with coloured girls, althoughof these there were very few whoattended.

He added that he did not thinkthat any of the patrons objected tothe BBC filming there.

The programme which will beshown on January 31, will be focusedprincipally on Birmingham.

* *NORTHERN leader Al Flush,

who is resident at the BlacksIce Rink, Sunderland, opened arecord and music shop in the townrecently, in partnership with hisformer sidesman Ken Clement.

Al is currently leading a five saxthree trumpet, three rhythm line-up,and has been resident at theRink-where he plays for dancingsix nights per week-since the war.

* * *CARL BARR ITEAU and his

Music make their third appear-ance in Barnstaple, North Devon,on Thursday, January 20.

Carl has been a great success onhis two previous visits, and is oneof the most popular name bands tovisit North Devon. With him thistime will be Wally Carr and KerriSimms on the vocal side.

One of the big days in the diaryof North Devon music fans will beJune 2, when Eric Delaney has beenbooked to appear at the Queen's.

Other 1955 attractions include thepossible visits of Ray Ellington andhis Quartet and Joe Loss and hisBand. This will be Ellington'ssecond visit to Barnstaple.

*FOLLOWING Ronnie Scott and

his Orchestra, who reopenedthe name -band season at StocktonPalais last Friday to a near -capa-city house, the management havethe Kirchins Band tonight (14th),this visit to be followed next Fri-day (21st), by the new TonyCrombie crew.

Eric Delaney and his Band are theguests on January 28. The newTeddy Foster " big band " is bookedat Stockton on February 28, to befollowed by Eric Winstone and hisOrchestra

t..7AXI ST -LEADER Cyril Burnett-

currently working on his north-west gig connection from his More-cambe base - has brought in localtrumpeter Dick Hodgson for JackieGasket!, who left Cyril's group justbefore Christmas,

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MANTOVANI AND HISORCHESTRA

"Reviens " (Come Back)" We'll Gather Lilacs "

(Decca E10439)WE'LL Gather Lilacs " is the

best piece of Mantovanimagic for a very long time, andthis well-known and greatly lovedIvor Novello melody deserves onlythe very best treatment available.

It is noticeable that Mantovanihas arranged this music so that notonly the string section catches theair, but also the guitar and trom-bones are heard to good advantage.

The use of the guitar showsgreat imagination, for very rarelydoes one hear this instrument in agood many of our light orchestras.

" Reviens " is certainly nothrow -away, and on this side therecording engineers have excelledthemselves. How I enjoy listeningto the excellent bass playing !Simple, perhaps, but so veryeffective.

JOHNNY O'CONNOR" Give Me The Right "

" A Blossom Fell "(Polygon P.1151)

JOHNNY O'CONNOR and theLaurie Johnson Orchestra com-

bine to make two good sides for oneof the latest Polygon releases. I amnot being unkind to the singer whenI say that it was the accompanimentthat first attracted my attention, andit warned me to watch out forLaurie Johnson, a gentleman with avery big future.

The singer, however, must not beignored, for his voice has a nicewarm quality although he lackssparkle and his phrasing is not toogreat. It is a friendly voice, but likeso many pthers, it has little indi-viduality, and recent indications arethat you must be just that little bitdifferent to be a big record seller.

But whatever you do, don't write

off this side, for you'll hear nothingbetter than the work of Laurie Jolla.son for a long time to come.

DEAN MARTIN" Mambo Italiano "

" That's All I Want From You°(Capitol CL.14227)

SOMEONE will have to put thebrakes on very fast if this record

is not to be a hit, and when you'veheard it, I feel sure you will agreethat most record fans will give It abig push forward.

My personal opinion is that" Mambo Italiano " is the importantside. I have never heard Dean Martinphrase so well as on this side, andhis beautifully relaxed style of singingcomes over with a great amount ofcharm.

To me, Dean is an armchairsinger, for he is so completely at easethat he is obvipusly most comfort-able.

The other side is a commercialsong with a good corny lyric, but Ican't see it causing much of a stir.Dick Stabile blows some good altosax but " Mambo Italiano " lrobviously the hit side.

ROSEMARY CLOONET" Snow "

" Mandy "(Philips PB.377)

ROSEMARY CLOONEY'S greatestasset is her distinctive style, and

it's a pleasure to listen to her singinga couple of songs from IrvingBerlin's " White Christmas."

Lots of folk tell me that the filmis not out of this world, but nevertheless, the pen of Irving Berlin hasgiven us some more great melodies.

" Snow " is certainly a seasonabletitle and, after spending an hoursweeping it away on Wednesday'morning, I'm not so sure that ttappeals to me ! But, seriously, this 15really a performance song ideallysuited to the film, but obviously notintended to be a hit record. Rosemarysings just a shade on the slow sidefor my liking, but it does makepleasant listening.

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MANTOVAThe lyric of Mandy " could only

have been written by Irving Berlinand the song has not yet received thepublicity that it deserves. It couldmake the grade, and Miss Clooney'sversion will be well to the fore.

LEROY HOLMES AND HISORCHESTRA

" Tam's Theme"" Jamie "

(MGM 784)" TIARA'S Theme " is featured in

-IL the MGM film " Gone WithThe Wind," and the whistling ofFred Lowery could take this recordright to the top for although we allfancy we can do a bit of blowingourselves, few can match the qualityof the expert Fred Lowery.

The orchestra play a magnificentscore with brilliance and plenty ofcolour, but Fred steals the show onthis side.

"Jamie " is from the film " ABullet is Waiting," and the LeroyHolmes strings excel themselves onthis title. They have a crisp andbright sound for which we mustthank the arranger. He has used greatimagination in the way he employsso many instruments effectively. Youwon't go far wrong if you purchasethis record, providing, of course, thatthis type of light popular music is toyour liking

THE AMES BROTHERS" Addio "

"The Naughty Lady Of ShadyLane "

(HMV B.108,00)13date, the Ames Brothers have

1C:een unable to click with a big hitrecord on this side of the Atlantic,but with a little bit of luck theirversion of " The Naughty Lady OfShady Lane " could hit the jackpot.

This is a hit song if ever I heardone, and I think it will climb veryquickly up the Hit Parade. The HugoWinterhalter Orchestra provides themusical backing, and no one couldask for better support.

The brass has a wonderfulbiting sound, and the rhythm sectionis up to the best American standard.This group is greatly underrated inthis country but if you'll take myadvice, nip out and ask for HMVB.10800.

" Addio " is a good melody with-out being outstanding, and unfor-tunately, there are so many nearmisses in the record business. I think

the group perform a little betterwhen they are on a title that movesjust a shade more than this one.

Come again, boys-that hit is onlyjust around the cornerI

GLENN MILLER AND HISORCHESTRA

" Vagabond Dreams "J" The Story OfA Starry Night "

" Blue Rain "/" April Played TheFiddle "

(HMV 7EG 8043)(Extended Play)

SENCE the tragic death of GlennMiller, many records at varying

speeds have been issued to keep alivehis wonderful music, and thepopularity of his records increasesalmost daily.

On this Extended Play issue, youcan hear one of his most famoustitles and a couple that are a littlelesser known. Ray Eberle is thevocalist and he needs no introduction.

Although " The Story Of A StarryNight " is my own personal favourite,each item is of such high qualitythat one should perhaps avoid select-ing any one title.

WALLY STOTT AND HISORCHESTRA

" Embraceable You "Parts 1 & 2

(Philips BBR.8004)(Long Playing)

" MBRACEABLE You" is a-5-:4 tribute to the great George

Gershwin and this alone ensures thatevery item is a gem. Every numberis treated to a special Wally Stottarrangement, and what joy it is to sitback and listen to " Strike Up TheBand," " Someone To Watch OverMe " " Somebody Loves Me,"" Summertime," " Liza," " Love IsHere To Stay," " Embraceable You "and " The Man I Love."

After listening carefully to thisvery good record, I wondered if,perhaps, it would not have been evenbetter if a vocalist could have beenused on " Someone To Watch OverMe," " Embraceable You " and" The Man I Love." To me, thesemelodies have great lyrics and some-thing is lost if they are not heard.Perhaps I'm just being greedy, forcertainly this is a real bargain.

Although Wally Stott is young inage, he is rich in experience and hasalready established himself as one ofour leading arranger -conductors.

Polygon Records are hoping that therecording made last Sunday by AnthonySteel and the Radio Revellers (picturedhere) will prove as successful as was"West Of Zanzibar." Title of the newpiece is " The Flame," a composition in* * * * * * tango rhythm by Richard Addinsell.

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Phew ! She's sex-iffic 1!

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FILM REVIEWTAKE a dancer, a comedian and

Tony Curtis. Add Gloria deHaven for very good extrameasure, music, glamour, andTechnicolor. Mix with a gooddirector and aah ! "So This IsParis."

The new Universal -Internationalmusical (now showing at theLeicester Square Theatre, London) isnot the best musical ever made.Nevertheless, it is pleasant andhappy-go-lucky entertainment.

The three male stars (Gene Nelson,Paul Gilbert and Curtis) are cast asU.S. sailors with a few days' leave tospend in France. And France, ofcourse means Paris.

There they meet three girls, twoParisians (Mara Corday andCorinne Calvet) and an Americancabaret singer (Miss de Haven) wholooks after a family of orphans inher spare time.

The sailors decide to organise a

benefit for the latter, which theysucceed in doing very lavishly andsuccessfully an hour or two beforetheir leave ends.

Tony Curtis makes his debut as asong and dance man in this film andhe is completely effective.

Gene Nelson dances in the Astairerather than the Kelly tradition, andPaul Gilbert ought to bearound in this medium for a longtime to come. His main number is" Can't Do A Single " and he scoresheavily with it.

This together with Gloria deHaven's " I Can't Give You Any-thing But Love " makes the film wellworth seeing.

There are nine original songs inthe film, none likely hit paradematerial. Catchiest are " Just TheTwo Of Us " and " If You WereThere," but it is the now standard" I Can't Give You " that stickseasiest in the memory.

DON WEDGE.

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Unknown Blues Singertriumphs at Festival HallTHE traditional half of the

National Jazz Federation Con-cert programme at the FestivalHall last Sunday, will probably beremembered mainly as the Londondebut of Ottilie Patterson. I doubtwhether such an electrifying eventhas occurred in British Jazz before(writes Brian Nicholls).

This fair-haired and rather frail -looking young girl came nervouslyon stage during the Chris BarberBand session and stopped the showdead with three numbers, sung withall the power and feeling of the greatblues singers. She joined the Bandone week before the Concert andcomes from a small town nearBelfast.

The Concert opened nervouslywith the Merseysippi Jazz Band -agroup from Liverpool. The mainfeature of the Band is a two -trumpetteam ; or rather, a trumpet and cornetteam which really is a team. Theirunison work on Snake Rag" wasexcellent.

Beryl Bryden, who sang with them,was at her best on an up -tempoversion of " After You've Gone."

Chris Barber's Band closed the

OTTILIE PATTERSONfirst half with the expected NewOrleans sound. A worthwhile sec-,tion of the Concert in its own right,but the inclusion of Ottilie Patter-son lifted it to the superlative.

If you weren't at the Concert andthink I rave too much, go and hearthis girl.

The Zenith Six gave the impres-sion of being scared stiff. They

probably were After two or threenumbers, the trumpet player, TonyCharlesworth, gained sufficient con-fidence to turn in some fine breakson " Dusty Rag," but the rest of MeBand never quite made it.

The Concert came to a roaringDixieland end with Alex Welsh andGeorge Melly who made his en-trance through a fireplace conveni-ently left as a prop from " WhereThe Rainbow Ends." This Band,from a showmanship angle, and alsomusically, is the best Dixielandgroup to emerge yet.

The highlight of their session wasa duet by George Mefly and RoyCrimmins on " Mississippi Mud."

* *LAST Sunday's modern jazz

concert at the Festival Hallhardly merits the spilling of muchink. It was an adequate show,but one without incandescentmoments (writes Mike Butcher).

Each half featured a small band,and then a large one. All thegroups had time enough to extendthemselves. But far from makingthe most of their opportunities, theygave the impression of taking halfan hour to say what could havebeen compressed more cogently intofifteen minutes.

This particularly applied to theKirchins Orchestra, who came on toa rousing reception with " MotherGoose Jumps' but lost their griplong before the end of the set.

The Vic Lewis Orchestra pleasedme much more, for I can take a lotof Gerry Mulligan, Bill Holman andShorty Rogers arrangements withoutprotest (though these, too, tend toget " samcy ").

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THE NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS

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STHE NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS Friday, January 14, 1955

FRIENDS and NEIGHBOURSJazz records reviewed

byHUMPHREY LYTTELTON

THERE are some people, usually to be found in the countries of theEast. who derive spiritual exaltation from hopping about barefoot

on a carpet of live coals. 1 am not one of them.But every now and then I find that I am called upon, in the course of

duty, to do something which, in my view, falls into the same .category.Namely, the reviewing of records made by my colleagues in the Britiah Jazzfield.

My personal feeling is that all ofus playing jazz in this country arein the same boat, struggling accord- Both were made in the summer orleg tee our own beliefs and theories autumn of last year in the early daystowards the same goal. Therefore, of the bands' existences, and in

is really not for me to stand up Ken's c a s e, the personnel hasand start telling the others how to changed considerably Singe. Therow. They might welcome my same applies to two other bandsobservations. which make an -appearanc-e on

On the other hand, they might Esquire Cy Laurie's Band, whichbitterly resent them, and life would recorded before a recent change inbecome uncomfortable. personnel, and Sandy Brown's Band,

So here is a roundup of some which cut the sides nearly two yearsrecent British jazz releases, just to ago when the band se -as on, a visitlet you know what's going on. I from Edinburgh.have, naturally, acquired someopinions about each of them, but onthis occasion I shall keep themfirmly to myself unless, at any time,I am asked for them by themusicians concerned. Then everyonewill be happy except those who wanta guide as to what to buy, andthose who would like to see memaking enemies in public.

For nasty -minded folk such asthese I will provide some maliciousfun by mentioning first " Humph AtThe Conway" (ParlophonePMC.1012), a 12 inch LP consistingof an edited concert recorded at theConway Hall by Humphrey Lytteltonand his Band.

While we're on this subject, Iwould like to apologise to the fanwho came up last Saturday at adance in Chesterfield and asked usto play "PMC 1012." When I saidI didn't know it, he said " Go on !You've recorded it !!!" It was onlywhen I came to look up the rata- review.

Chris's has the title "New OrleansJoys " (Decca LF.I 198).

Sandy has recently returned toLondon and has formed a new groupwhich has yet to record. Thesegroups appear on 45 r.p.m. discs ina series called "Jazz - Played ByJazz Bands," which I :find a ratherextraordinary title.

Cy Laurie's Band plays "JoeTurner Blues" and "StockyardStrut " on Esquire EP.29. Thereare also two 78's available by thispopular London club group-" 2.19Blues" and " Forty And Tight "(Esquire 10410) and "Once In AWhile " and " Pleading The Blues "(Esquire 10-420). Sandy Brown'sEP contains " Wild Man Blues " and" King Porter Stomp" (hithertoissued on LP 20-022).

Before concluding, it might be agood idea if 1 stuck my neck outjust far enough to give an indicationof the type of jazz which thesegroups play on the records under

logue details of the Conway LP that The Colyer LP title is self -I saw what he meant. Oh, well ! explanatory to anyone who doesn't

Ken Colyer's Band came in half known Ken's own approach to jazzlast year and, like an earthworm, -New Orleans jazz A to Bunk Jahn -continued to exist in two pieces, one son and George Lewis without trim -under Ken, the other under Chris mings. There are three skiffleBarber. Decca have LP's out by numbers, too - a prison song, aboth groups. Ken's is called " Back railroad song and a blues.To The Delta " (Decca LF.1196) and Chris Barber provides music on

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Both the Cy Laurie Band and theSandy Brown group have the samegeneral approach, anchored more orless (more with Cy. less with Sandy)to the developed New Orleans jazzof the Armstrong Hot Five andJohnny Dodds.

So there you are. If anyone tellsyou that British jazz is stereotypedand narrow in approach-, ,wave thisunder their nose. Allowing myselfthe luxury of a critical judgment, Iwill end by drawing out of thismusic the names of three playerswhose work 1 must beg you not toignore. Their style and integrity arean important asset to British tradi-tional jazz.

They are Al Fairweather (heardhere with Brown and Laurie), SandyBrown and Ken Colyer.

NORTHERN NEWS by Ron DrakeJAZZ

was prominent at the ArtsJand Drama Festival at Nant-wich, Cheshire, last Thursday.Appearing at the Civic Hall wasthe Saints Jazz Band, supported bya twenty-seven strong teenage girlschoir.

Formed six months ago and titledthe Narstwich Girls Choir, the girlshave Trevor Owens-who formerlyled his own band in Cardiff-as MD,and specialise in modern arrange-ments of standard and currentpopular songs.

Trevor is responsible for themusical arrangements and leads Shechoir's accompanying trio on piano.The trio is completed by guitaristAlbert Hums and -drummer HectorGray.

* * *A CIIANGF, in venue for theA Vienx Carrd .1177 Club has taken

place. Meetings are now held atthe Thatched House Hotel, MarketStreet. Manchester. Resident groupis the Eric Batty Jazz Aces, whoopened at their new premises lastSaturday evening. The Club has alsoacquired a new secretary recently inNorman Bird.

Signing on the dotted line for the opening of the nets super PlazaBallroom at Great Yarmouth this Whitsun, is proprietor MauriceApple. Agent Alf Preager, who negotiated the deal, is second fromleft and also in the photo are the three bandleaders who will openthe new ballroom-(l. to r.): Tibor Kunstler, Billy Ternent and TeddyFoster. Billy and Teddy will be spending the whole summer there ;

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LEEDS Locarno pianists are againin the news. Our report last

week stated that Harold Hymen,pianist with the Derek Sinclair bandwas due to leave this week -end.

However, a change has beeneffected earlier than expected, andpianist Norman Allan-who recentlyended an eighteen months' stint atsea and was on board the Maure-tania-joined Derek Sinclair onThursday, January 6, thus releasingHarold from further duties.

Jack Cantor. pianist with theLarry Cassidy resident quartet, leftLeeds last week -end and is to embarkon a further sea -going trip.

DUNDEE sexist - leader ArthurPlant, resident at the Empress

Ballroom, has announced that, aftera two years lay off from the profes-sion, trumpeter Harry Hall-whoappeared with the Ted Heath handsome years ago-has returned tomusic and is now settling in at theEmpress with the Plant line-up.

A permanent bassist has also beensigned. Pat Malloy, formerly withMick Mulligan, has filled the vacancycaused when Ken Hart left someweeks ago. Ken, incidentally, sub-seqhently joined Dave Egerton'sresident group at the Locarno,Sheffield.

* * *EX -KEN MACKINTOSH trum-

peter Bill Sowerby, who is nowliving in Harrogate, is to front a newsixteen piece orchestra which hasbeen specially farmed for the purposeof undertaking Sunday concert workin the North.

Now in rehearsal, the eight brass,five sax and three rhythm line-up isto be named the Johnnie ArnoldOrchestra and is expected to makeits debut at Hull early in Februaryat a concert starring recording singerRonnie Hilton.

In addition to the personnel -which is drawn from various bandsin the West Riding of Yorkshire -Ron Waite is to be the regularvocalist.

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A* * *SURPRISE change in the per-sonnel of Les Garratt's resident

band at the Textile Ballroom, Brad-ford, took effect as from lastSaturday. Long service pianist BobAddis left the line-up to be replacedby Robert Hartley, sixteen -year -oldnephew of the famous Ken Mackin-tosh.

Robert Hartley had his firstprofessional experience with Not-tingham leader Arthur Rowberrylast summer.

Bob Addis wishes it to be madeknown that he has not retired frommusic. but owing to domestic reasonsis taking a spell away from residentwork. He will continue to freelancein the district.

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Return engagements are also beingnegotiated for the Johnny Dankworthand Jack Parnell Orchestras. Parnellwas originally set for March II, buthe has been released from the book-ing so that the band can remain inLondon for the week prior to itsSouth African tour.

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Frank Sinatra andELLA FITZGERALD SUES FOR

`RACIAL DISCRIMINATION'ELLA FITZGERALD and Norman Granz are two of the four

plaintiffs who have Jointly fi'ed suit against Pan American WorldAirways, Inc., for $270.000 (E90,000), charging the airline with dis-criminatory and damaging acts at the Honolulu, Hawaii, airport.

Ella, her then accompanist, JohnLewis, and her secretary, Geor-gianna Henry, arrived at Honoluluon July 20, on the way to a seriesof scheduled appearances inSydney. Their first-class tickets forthe entire trip had been arrangedfor and verified weeks in advance.

They left the plane during the stop-over to eat, and to meet NormanGranz, who was to join them thereand continue on with Ella, John andGeorgianna to Australia.

When they returned to the plane,they were told their first-class ticketswere not valid, that they'd all haveto sit in the second-class section.

Granz offered a compromise sincethey were anxious to get to Australiain time for the dates, and he sug-

gested Ella take a first-class scat whilehe, John and Georgianna would ridesecond class.

The suggestion was refused, andElla wasn't even allowed to return to

, the plane to get her personal effectsI by herself-they were sent out to her.

They had to stay over in Honoluluthree days to get connections, andthey missed some of the scheduleddares in Australia.

The suit charges Pan Americanwith violating the Federal CivilAeronautics Act which prohibits pre-judice and discrimination againstpassengers. Granz has long been amilitant opponent of discriminationin any form, and he refuses to playhis JATP concerts in any auditoriumthat practises discrimination. .. .

DICKIEVALENTINEWishes to express hispersonal gratitudeto everyone who

voted for him in the"NME Poll"

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Doris Day score in new filmA review of 'Young at Heart' rushed

from Hollywood byVONNE GODFREY

" VOUNC) At Heart," producedby Arwin Productions and

released by Warner Bros., is theremake of the earlier screensuccess " Four Daughters," froman original story by Fannie Hurst.

The cast is headed by Doris Day(starring in her 18th consecutivemovie hit) and Frank Sinatra,

Produced by Henry Blanke anddirected by Gordon Douglas, thismotion picture is likely to do smashbusiness at the box office. BothDoris Day and Sinatra handle theirroles with striking effectiveness, andthe wit, charm and pace of thescript make for exciting movie fare.

Doris Day, Dorothy Malone andElisabeth Fraser play the TuttleSisters who live with their father(Robert Keith) and their aunt (EthelBarrymore). Into their lives comesa dazzling young man from Broad-way (Gig Young), and it is naturalthat the girls should find him excit-ing.

Miss Day becomes engaged tohim, and then into the scene comesthe morose, frustrated musicianplayed by Frank Sinatra, who

eventually wins her away for him-self.

Sinatra's performance provesagain that this highly talented manis a fine actor. His portrayal ofthe boy who has little faith in him-self and who can never quite believein the girl's love, is handled withfine sensitivity.

It a credit to the director thatscenes that could have gone over-board in the sentimental departmentwere approached with great careand hence the fullest values wereattained.

As for Doris Day, she radiates aparticular kind of beauty and charmall her own. With all her womanlyqualities she has a child -like whole-someness and this bounces off thescreen like a shining ball.

Her songs, which include ' TillMy Love Comes Back To Me," takenfrom Mendelssohn's " On Wings OfSong," with lyrics by Paul FrancisWebster, " Hold Me In Your Arms "by Ray Heindorf, Charles Hender-son and Don Pippin, " Ready, Will-ing and Able." by Floyd Huddlesonand Al Rinker, and "There's aRising Moon For Every Falling

NAT HENTOFF airmails thelatest news from New YorkKITTY

KALLEN is going strongerthan ever on her current tour.

She recently broke the opening dayrecord at the Chicago Theatre whenshe, Julius La Rosa and the film"Vera Cruz" grossed 521,000 If 7,000)in that one day. . .

Mario Lanza, the temperamentaland perpetually hungry tenor, hassigned a new Victor contract forthree years. . .. This was the biggestyear yet for record sales as all themajor companies announced unpre-cedented sales figures. Columbia, forexample, had its best year since 1947and Decca chalked up a 20 per cent.increase over - 1953. Kitty Kallenhelped there, too . .

* * *First 1955 release by London Re-

cords in America was "Came TheMorning" and "Rose Of The Wild -wood" by the Stargazers. Also in thefirst disc jockey package of the newyear from London was Ted Heath's"The Touch" and "Bone Idle," thelatter featuring Don Lusher. Probablythe funniest coupling of the year-asfar as titles are concerned-is the newEdmundo Ros cook book melodrama-"Who Stole The Beans From HisMaracas ?" backed by "Pop It InThe Oven." . .

One of the most remarkable runa-way album hits in the history of theAmerican record business is "TheInvestigator," a brilliantly hilariousparody of Senator McCarthy Pro-gramme is said to have been recordedfrom a May 30 broadcast over theCanadian Broadcasting Company.First 5,000 copies of the LP weresold out-with the help of a plugfrom the "New York Times"-in twohours

15,000 more have been ordered andrequests are coming into New York,where the record was made, from allover the United States. Englishcollectors interested can write B & CRecording, Inc., 15, East 48th Street,New York, N.Y

* * *Those of you who think America

is the land of milk and honey formusicians may be shocked at thelatest figures on the employmentsituation for members of theAmerican Federation of MusiciansOf nearly 249.000 AFM members,only about 72,000 earn the major partof their livelihood from music. Therest-a total of 175.000 professionalmusicians-must supplement their in-come by other means.

Of the number of regularly em-ployed musicians, 2.200 have jobs inthe 2,636 broadcasting stations in theU.S.-that's less than one musicianper station

Approximately 2,000 musicians areemployed by theatres, and the motionpicture industry provides jobs forabout 350 staff musicians, and forsome 4,000 non -travelling musicians.

* * *Stan Kenton has offered his ser-

vices to American Secretary of StateJohn Foster Dulles for a Europeangoodwill tour to counteract Com-munist propaganda

Kenton's offer, "Capitol News"reports, includes the services of his19 sidemen. Kenton expressed his be-lief "that Europeans are the mostenthusiastic fans of jazz, America'sonly original art form and ourprimary contribution to culture. Weare living in a complex era ofchange," he went on, "and modernmusic captures these changes alongwith the tensions of today and theexcitement of life, Americans, through

their incomparable spirit and thirstfor the undiscovered, have found andcultivated a manner of music whichbest reflects our proud country, ourpeople and character."

Further evidence of the rapidgrowth of jazz here as a highly com-mercial commodity is the establish-ment of the. first mail order jazzrecord club in the United States.

It's called the Jazztone Society andis operated by the owners of ConcertHall Society and its subsidiary, theMusic Masterpiece Society, which has300,000 subscribers to its mail orderclassical business. The Jazztone set-upcalls for monthly selections that sub-scribers can either accept or reject.

The records will all be 12 inch LPsat a price considerably below theregular retail store prices. The selec-tions will be made up of newrecordings cut by Jazztone andmasters purchased from .small jazzlabels.

Rights have already been obtainedto records by top jazzmen likeCharlie Parker, Art Tatum, DizzyGil'espie, Erroll Garner, Rex Stewart,Teddy Wilson, Hot Lips Page, RedNorvo, Buck Clayton and severalothers.

Dizzy, Erroll, Parker, ColemanHawkins, Teddy Wilson, Art Tatumand some 30 other "name" jazzmenare represented on the introductoryLP. First new date for Jazztone wascut recently under the supervision ofNat Shapiro.

Featuring Coleman Hawkins, theexpert sidemen were Billy Taylor, JoJones, Milt Hinton and EmmettBerry. It's Hawk's best date in sometime.

* * *Gerry Mulligan has disbanded his

quartet and has taken six months offto write. Now fully established as amajor jazz personality as a result ofhis extensive touring this past yearand his fast -selling records, Mulliganwisely prefers to take time out nowfrom travelling and concentrate onhis considerable talents as a com-poser-arranger.

In a 'elephone conversation, Gerrysaid that his plans now are quiteindefinite and he doesn't knowwhether or not he'll resume with thequartet or with a larger group at theend of the six months.

As for Mulligan's record plans,there's also nothing definite, but hedoes have one new album comingout. It was recorded by Pacific Jazzat a recent San Diego concert. Onone side, Getry is accompanied byChico Hamilton, trumpeter JonEardley and Red Mitchell. On theother side, the tour ale joined byZoot Sims and Bob Brookmeyer.

Star" by Webster and Sammy Fain,are delivered with sock results andare given fine production settings.

Doing his first movie singing forfour years, Sinatra's rendition of thetitle song behind the credits, andthen later " Just One Of ThoseThings," "One For My Baby," and" Someone To Watch Over Me," isput over with his own inimitablestyling and fine voice.

' You, My Love," by MackGordon and James Van Heusen,provides the final duet for for S natraand Doris Day, and this team, notonly in the musical department butin the handling of dramatic values,provides entertainment for youngand old.

The cast generally do a good jobin handling their chores and throughthe performance make up for oneor two lagging moments in the story.

We think you will enjoy " YoungAt Heart," and will delight in DorisDay and Frank Sinatra, who makevery wonderful music together in thisTechnicolor production.

Nat Hentoff writes from NiroYork :

As of last report from WarnerBrothers, the first English showingof " Young At Heart ' will be atthe Warner Theatre in London onJanuary 27.

Appearing in the film as the childof Doris Day and Frank Sinatra IsSteve Kapple, one -year -old nephewof Doris and the son of her brother,Paul Kapple, who is businessmanager of her music interest.

A vote ofthanks to the WAIE'

Readers for placing meTop Female Vocalist

again.Gratefully yours,

LITAROZAODEON, ROMFORD

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The classical violinist who became the

BLONDE BOMBSHELL OF BOOGIE"1955 is going to be a very happy New Year for me !" So said

'IL 26 -year -old blonde Australian pianist Dolores Ventura to me inher flat opposite Kensington Palace, as the Old Year died.

Dolores must be clairvoyante, or maybe it is just " woman'sintuition." Anyway, within three days she had heard that she was to besigned by the BBC to star in the forthcoming Frankie Howerd Showand that Parlophone were putting her under contract to record herown specialised style of boogie for home consumption and Latin-American music for export to the South American hemisphere.

When the news of her prophecies came through, I popped aroundagain to her flat to find out more about this young Aussie they call"The Blonde Bombshell of Boogie."

I found that she had left theclassical concert platform to turnto the pop field of music. I found,too, that she is a charming per-sonality, who dresses distinctively,and talks easily on a vast range ofsubjects-gathered, one supposes,from the varied life she has led.

'Gold-digger':Dolores the pianist, remembers

vividly Dolores the gold-digger . .

metalurgical - not metaphorical, ofcourse ! But that's going back a while. . . back to the little mining townin North Queensland, Australia,where she was born. She spent herearly life in the wide open spaces,riding on horseback around the goldmines, where her father was manager.

Her mother was a keen musician.So Dolores also had to be. Shestarted taking piano lessons whenshe was only three years old. Shepossessed a rare thing in music

known as " absolute pitch," whichmeant she could distinguish any noteby sound. "Finding the pitch" be-came her own little party piece . . .

much to her regret. She hated it.Every time the visitors came, little

Dolores was turned to the wall andnotes were struck on the piano, whichshe had to guess.

But life in North Queensland sooncame to an end for Dolores. One dayshe was packed off to boarding schoolin Sydney.

" Like my party piece at home, Ihated the life and the discipline atfirst," she admits. But now Doloreswas growing up, and after a whilegot used to the new life . . . so usedto it, in fact, that the anxious -to -learn girl from Queensland becamestar pupil.

But by now she had taken up theviolin, and with her knowledge of the

piano, worked hard. She was neverkeen on school lessons, and wouldoften sneak out and be found practis-ing at the piano in the music -room.

ScholarshipIt was this keenness that decided

her on a musical career. And it wassoon to come. Dolores won a pianoscholarship to the Conservatoire inSydney to continue her piano studies.The violin lessons were comingalong, too, and soon she was firstviolinist in the Conservatoire Orches-tra. In her student years she wasbroadcasting on many Australianprogrammes . " Young Australia "and " Youth Show," where she firstmet Joy Nichols.

She graduated from the Conserva-toire and stumbled on a great chance-to be first violinist in the SydneySymphony Orchestra. It was then thatDolores planned to save all hermoney and sail for England to be-come a concert pianist.

" But I wasn't so lucky. Theopportunity never came, and thebank balance went low," reflectedDolores.

Later, however, she managed toreach England and presented herself,with letters of introduction to theBBC. And then came one of her mostfrightening experiences.

She walked into a big room to find

BAND CALLGRACIE COLE ORCHESTRA

Tonight (Friday), Camberley ; Sat-urday, Pavilion, Buxton ; Sunday.Theatre Royal, Chatham Wednesday,Corn. Exchange, Bedford.

TONY KINSEY TRIOTonight (Friday), Kingston ; Satur-day, Palais de Danse, Slough ;Sunday, Flamingo ; Thursday, Moles -worth.

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ERIC DELANEY ORCHESTRATonight (Friday), Darlington.; Sat-urday, Leeds ; Sunday, York ; Wed-nesday, Leyton ; Thursday, Cheam.

JOHNNIE GRAY ORCHESTRASaturday, Coronation Ballroom, RAMA -gate ; Sunday, Theatre RoyalChatham ; Thursday, Regal Ballroom,Beverley.

Week beginningJanuary 14

TONY CROMBIE ORCHESTRATonight (Friday), Nottingham ; Sat-urday, Molesworth ; Sunday, FloridaClub, London.

THE KIRCHIN BANDTonight (Friday), Palate de Dense,Stockton ; Saturday, Arden Ballroom,Bedworth , Sunday, Café Anglais,London ; Wednesday, Peterborough.

VIC LEWIS ORCHESTRATonight (Friday), Baths Hall Keigh-ley ; Saturday, Civic Hall, Nantwich;Sunday, Victoria Hall, Hanley ;Tuesday, BBC.

KEN MOULE SEVENTonight (Friday), Birmingham ;Saturday, Maidstone , Sunday, Palaisde Dense, Slough , Thursday, Acton.

SID PHILLIPS BANDTonight (Friday), Baths Hall, Dar -wen ; Saturday, Baths Hall, Ashton-in-Makerflell ; Sunday, Hippodrome,Manchester ; Wednesday, Civic Hall,

sitting at a large table Sir MalcolmSargent (with whom she had alreadyplayed in Sydney), Sir Adrian Boult,the BBC's Director of Music andPaul Beard.

" To make an embarrassing posi-tion even. worse, I -had to play Bach'sunaccompanied 'Chaconne ' 1 Aftersome difficult sight-reading exercises,specially written for me by PaulBeard, I departed quickly, not expect-ing to hear any more."

Next morning, though, the BBCphoned and asked her to go alongfor rehearsal that afternoon. "I wasso excited," she says, "I could hardlybelieve it. The first thing I did wasto cable the news to my mother."

RecordsBut Dolores' excitement became

even greater when she went along tothe studios to find that Bruno Walterwas conducting a Brahms pro-gramme. This, she admits, was oneof her greatest musical experiences,and front then on she worked withthe BBC Symphony Orchestra, undermany famous conductors.

" I started to get itchy feet like allAustralians, and wanted to see inureof the world," she says. But it wasnot until she was on a visit to Portu-guese East Africa that she againplayed popular music. This was incabaret at a very exclusive hotel witha Latin-American band.

" I loved the work and decided this.......0WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

Wolverhampton ; Thursday, LidoBallroom, Winchester.

DON RENDELL BANDTonight (Friday), Birmingham ; Sat-urday and Sunday, Florida ClubLondon ; Tuesday, Kingston.

RONNIE SCOTT ORCHESTRAMonday: Week, Green's Playhouse,Glasgow.

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SQUADRONAIRESSaturday, Festival Hall, East Kirkby;Sunday, Pavilion, Bath.

NAT TEMPLE ORCHESTRATonight (Friday), Northampton ;Saturday, Tunbridge Wells ; Monday,Bournemouth ; Thursday, BBC.

ALEX WELSH BANDSaturday, Manston Sunday, WoodGreen ; Monday, BBC ; Wednesday,Barnet ; Thursday, Casino Ballroom,Warrington.

The success story of

DOLORESVENTURA

was the real thing, when I returnedto England in 1950. But again, itwasn't so easy, so I returned toorchestral playing . . . a season ofProms and then with the BBC OperaOrchestra."

In 1952, Dolores resigned from theBBC and had her fist stroke of realluck. She made a test -record with aLatin-American group for Polygon.This was heard by Decca . . . a con-tract followed, and so did brpadcasts,a weekly spot in the "Forces Show,"which sent the fan -mail pouring in.

Then came a variety tour and tele-vision dates. Just before Christmas,

Dolores lett Decca-she had heaps ofoffers from rival concerns. ThenParlophone clinched a deal with heragent Norman Payne, of MCA . . .

she is to be given a terrific exploita-tion build-up, I gather.

As I left the flat the phone rang.Dolores took the call . . . so Iwaved goodbye. She came running tothe door after me. " That wasMCA with a terrific tour itinerarystarting at the end of the month.This is going to be a happy newyear."

Pure dinkum it is, Miss V !ANDREW CURTIS,

The Melody to last a Lifetime.

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* * *GLEN BETTER - Singer Glen

Mason, whom listeners saw andheard in Henry Hall's " Face TheMusic " on TV last Wednesday,showed no signs that he had justspent two weeks in the CentralMiddlesex Hospital.

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Glen's next radio date-also withHenry Hall-is in " Guest Night "on January 21. He can also beheard every Monday evening singingfor the younger generation in" Spread Your Wings" from RadioLuxembourg.

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* * *KEN'S PLAY-OUT-If anyone

has noticed the catchy compositionwhich is used to play out the newCharlie Chester show on the air,they might be interested to knowthat it is called " Strings On Wings,"and was written by Ken Morris,who of course is in the show.

This number has also been usedon TV Newsreel, and Ken is happyto say that it is coming along verynicely.

Last week Ken sat in his dressing -room at the Hippodrome Theatre,Stockton (where he is appearing invariety) praying that the programmewould finish early on the air sothat Alyn Ainsworth and theNorthern Variety Orchestra-whoaccompany the new Charlie Chestershow on the air-would use hiscomposition to play out the show.They did !

* *PHOTO HONOUR-The versa-

tility and skill of musicians seems toextend to almost any length and acase in point is that of freelancesessioner violinist, Jack Greenstone.

Jack has recently necome one ofthe few stereo photographers whohave been elected as an associate ofthe Royal Photographic Society,having exhibited in every big stereophotographic exhibition throughoutthe world.

* *SHOW BANDING-Singing with

the Show Band on the air tonight(Friday) is NME Poll winner andvariety star, Lita Roza, while nextFriday, Tony Brent will be the guestvocalist. Tony will also be broad-casting in " Worker's Playtime "next Tuesday, February 18.

* * *BRILLIANT BLACKBURN-Un-

doubtedly one of the most talentedwriter -entertainers in London nightclub circles is youthful Bryan Black-burn, who is currently appearing inhis own production " Stop, Look,

Listen " at the Stork Room, London.Bryan devised and produced this

45 -minute revue, and his lyrics andpatter are certainly witty, topical.and full of ideas.

" Golden " trumpet star EddieCalvert was taking more than ausual interest in Bryan's performance last week -end and is discussingwith him the possibility of varietydates for the show.

* * *THE TWO OF 'EM-Vocal

stars, Jean Campbell and RayBurns are teamed together for a newRadio Luxembourg series titled" Just The Two Of Us " the firstairing of which takes place thisweek. IncirWntally, Ray will beappearing in one of the new filmshorts which, as reported in lastweek's NME, are due to be madesoon by Cyril Stapleton and hisOrchestra.

* * *'Ts THE KATZ WHISKERS-

Violinist - bandleader Char:ie Katz,who has made such a hit on the airwith his novelty unit, the Pied Piperstold me that in his next broadcast onFebruary 5, he has added to hisunique instrumentation.

The line-up now reads DennisWilson (piano), Jack Collier (bass),Tommy Webster (vibes, xylophone,etc.), Chester Smith (ocarina, saxesand clarinet), Andy Wolkowskyguitar, banjo, mandarin, balalaika,etc.), and, of course, Charlie him-self leading on violin.

* * *WINDMILL BELLOWS-

Camalleri, the noted Australianaccordionist of whom I wrote aboutsome time ago when he firstappeared with Henry Hall in his" Guest Night " and scored such agreat hit on the air, goes fromsuccess to success. Starting onJanuary 31, he will be appearing fora season at the famous WindmillTheatre.

* * *COMEDIAN NAT-Blossoming

into quite a comedian these days isnoted popular bandleader, NatTemple. Nat was guest star in theArthur Askey show " Hello, Play-mates " which was prerecorded lastSunday and broadcast last night(Thursday). He took part in acomedy opera item in which he hada crosstalk act with Arthur Askeyand the show's MD, Bob Sharpies.

* * *HIT ?-Though "Woman's World"

isn't strictly a musical picture, there'senough of the Four Aces recordingof the theme song played behind thecredit titles at the beginning, for therecord to be a natural hit.

There's a pleasant musical phraserunning all through the picture, too,which sticks in the memory. It's byCyril J. Mockridge, and sounds likea combination of the first three barsof " Our Very Own," coupled withthe penultimate eight bars of " TheMost Beautiful Girl In The World "-believe me, a most intriguingmelody !

*SHAND ON THE ROAD-Dave

Shand and his boys embark on ahectic tour of one night stands to-day (Friday). During the nextseventeen nights they will appear inseventeen different towns.

The Band will be appearing inScotland for the first time ever a.ndon February 19, Dave should makea big hit when he plays his nativetown, Dundee.

* * *WEIR ON 208-Under the title of

" Frank Weir, his Saxophone and hisOrchestra," the well known saxist-leader has a new Radio Luxembourgseries, starting on January 28.

The airings, each for a quarter -of -an -hour, are weekly, every Friday(9.15-9.30 p.m.). Guest artist onthe first programme will be singerTony Brent.

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