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...Oliver, arranger for Jimmy Lunceford, who claimed it came from his arrangement of Dear Old Southland, from Gene Krupa who said he made it up in one of his earlier Brunswick records, from Count Basic who has used the lick in numerous of his arrangements. Jerry Kreuger, a 52nd Street singer, said she has used the line "Don't get icky with the 1-2-3" in New York since last summer after hearing it in the Catskills...
...brother act has ceased. Since the formation of the present band, brother Harry has been playing bass and brother Irving has been doing trumpet work on and off--mostly off. Now definite word arrives that Harry is leaving to devote full time to his Pick-A-Rib joint on 52nd Street in New York, while brother Irving is just leaving. This is not to be considered a downward step, however, for both these two boys were considered two of the worst in the business, with Harry ranking well up in the corn bass division. Goodman has added Artie Bernstein...
...tempo. . . Richard Himber's imitation of Basie and other bands is done quite well (Victor) . . . About the Goodman Quintet's record of "Pick-A-Rib" (Victor): It sounds to me as if his brother Harry were the bass player on the record. And brother Harry runs a barbecue on 52nd Street in New York known as the Pick-A-Rib. That wouldn't be an advertisement, would it? The first side is uniformly bad, sounding something like one of Ray Scott's compositions. The second, done in boogie-woogie tempo is better, but shows that Teddy Wilson can't play...
...many of his colleagues, Tcheng Loh found Nanking too hot for him, some time ago took refuge in the Japanese-controlled quarter of Shanghai, leaving detailed administration in Nanking to his Japanese advisers. Even in Shanghai, however, Japan finds it difficult to protect her creatures. Tcheng Loh was the 52nd victim of political assassination in the Shanghai area since Japanese occupation of the city...
Three Little Words (Commodore Music Shop, 52nd Street, Manhattan). Newest and one of the ablest of hot chamber-music combinations-Jess Stacy (piano), Bud Freeman (saxophone), George Wet-tling (drums)-does an old one. Two Stacy choruses in the middle are notably imaginative...