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by Norman Weser
Ihis is the last long vacation week end of
the Summer. Soon it will be back to school for the
junior set, and settling down to household routine
for Mom. If you have a youngster going away to
school, why not send along a portable phonograph
and some records for those long Winter evenings
ahead? For the records, try some of those featured
in this week's releases.
TOPS ON THE RECORD SHELVES: Twenty years
ago a great talent died at 38, but his beautiful music
continues to shine brightly. Now you can hear some
of his best work in two exciting albums. The first
is a Mercury two-record package called "Sarah
Vaughan Sings George Gershwin." The second is
Atlantic's "Chris Connor Sings the George Gersh
win Almanac of Song," also a double-disk release.
MUSIC FOR FAMILY LISTENING: "New Girl in
Town" is a new smash hit on Broadway, and RCA's
original-cast album starring Gwen Verdon is bound
to have the same success. Moving to motion pictures,
be sure to listen to the sound track of "The Pride
and the Passion," which features a most moving
score by George Antheil. The film stars Sophia
Loren, Frank Sinatra, and Cary Grant. For a
change in mood, spin "The Biggest Hits of '57"
featuring such names as Tex Beneke, Robert Alda,
and Peter Ricardo. This Camden special for just
$1.98 should go big with the teens.
One of Mercury's top attractions is a group known
as the Platters, and "The Flying Platters" explains
their popularity, especially with the younger set.
Now, for the entire family, try Billy Butterfield's
latest RCA waxing, "They're Playing Our Song,"
with some of the songs Mom and Dad fell in love
with back in their courting days.
COVERING THE CLASSICS: Introducing the
younger element to the classics becomes easier and
more palatable if you try the various "pops" re
leases'by major symphonies. Two such examples are
RCA's "Curtain Going Up" and "The Nutcracker"
(excerpts) as performed by the Boston Pops Or
chestra, Arthur Fiedler conducting. The former
offers music from Broadway hit shows, the latter
admirably displays a Tchaikovsky favorite.
Five brilliantly performed works are featured on
Mercury's new release by the Halle Orchestra,
George Weldon conducting. Included are Khacha-
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turian's "Gayne Ballet Suite," Mussorgsky's "A
Night on Bald Mountain," Borodin's "Prince Igor
Overture" and "On the Steppes of Central Asia,"
and finally, Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the
Bumble Bee."
JAZZOMANIA: Let's kick off with some jazz on
the vocal side this week, and first is Miss Music,
Ella Fitzgerald, on Decca with "Ella and Her
Fellas." The Fellas are Louis Armstrong, the Mills
Brothers, the Ink Spots, Chick Webb, and others.
Diahann Carroll, one of the newer jazz singers, does
a fine job on RCA's "Diahann Carroll Sings Harold
Arlen Songs," and, in reverse, Bing Crosby proves
he can still swing with "Bing and the Dixieland
Bands," on Decca.
Like traditional jazz piano? If the answer is "yes,"
be sure to spin the Good Time Jazz biscuit titled
"Music to Listen to Don Ewell By." Ewell, aug
mented by Darnell Howard on clarinet and Minor
Hall, drums, displays an artistry hard to equal.
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