Word: bluebird
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...although it's hard to say who wins (OKEH) . . . Fats Waller turns out more insane novelty on "All That Meat and No Potatoes and Buckin' the Dice, latter including tenor sax by Gene Cedric. One of these days people are going to realize what a mean horn he plays (BLUEBIRD...
...Look (Joan Merrill; Bluebird). The torch record that is putting nickels into the nation's juke boxes. As a result, choke-making Songstress Merrill is looking toward Hollywood...
Linger Awhile (Rex Stewart; Bluebird). Most clarified hot-of-the-month, with many good solos, including Colorado-Claro Stewart's strong trumpet...
...opening up with some elaborate piano, one of his best recent recorded solos; and a vocal backed by guitar fillins which give the chorus a pleasantly simple contrapuntal quality. Everybody comes in for the finish, and it's stuff like this which makes sissies out of the white bands (BLUEBIRD)... Billie Holiday and Benny Carter get together on two old numbers: Loveless Love and St. Louis Blues, and the date is something of a comeback for Billie. She's awfully erratic, but when she's. "right," Billie can put life into Hearts and Flowers, The band offers interesting solos, including...
...Swamp Lands. Reverse is called Everything Depends on You, ideal dance number featuring Madeline Green on vocal, backed by "the boys." The lyrics are swell, the background harmony very tasteful, and finally, there's a long gooey tenor chorus which seems to fit in with the mood (BLUEBIRD...