GRAMOPHONE NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 March 1928, Page 4

GRAMOPHONE NOTES

SOMETHING TO LOOK' FOR.

Amongst good things to be looked forward to are Rachel Morton in “I Know that My Redeemer Liveth” and “Some Unto Him” (from the Messiah”) and John Turner in Adam’s “Nirvana” and Squire’s “Mountain Lovers.” There is also a further light contribution by Jack Smith, the Whispering Baritone —“Possibly” and “The Birth of the Blues.” Gene Austin sings “My Idea of Heaven,” while, on the reverse side of the same disc is “Voom Voom,” by the “Four Aristocrats.” Ernest Hastings has amusing skits on “The Roast Beef of Old England” and “There’s nothing over sixpence, in the store. ” A FAMOUS BELGIAN TENOR, An interesting record which was recently issued. presents Armand Crabbe, the great Belgian baritone, in Sobrinho's “Na coieta” (in Portuguese), and the “Chant de Berger” (in French) from Gounod’s little known opera “Mireille.” He has a magnificent voice of full volume and wide range, and this performance helps one to understand the reason for his popularity on the Continent and in America. Beniamini Gigli, the famous tenor, has added a brilliant record of Puccini’s “Recondita Armenia” from “Tosca,” and ‘-‘.Donna non vidi mai” from “Manon.”

RECENT DANCE HITS. Amongst the popular hits of recent dance issues should be heard: Savoy Orpheus, “The Girl Friend,” “The Blue Room,” “Little Brown Baby,” “That’s my hap-happiness,” “Sweetness,” and “Moonlight and You” ; Jack Hylton and his Orchestra, “Lucky Day,” “Maybe it’s Me,” “The Girl Friend,” “Himazaz,” and “Clonk-erty-clock” ; Johnny Hamp’s Kentucky Seranaders, “One O’clock Baby” ; Waring’s Pennsylvanians, “Just another day wasted away” and “Sa-lu-ta” ; Roger Wolfe Kahn, “Mountain Greenery” and “Russian Lullaby” ; George Olsen and his Music, “What’s the use of talking?” “For you and me” and “The Girl Friend” ; Nat Shilkret, “Who-oo? You-oo! That’s Who,” “Fifty Million Frenchmen,” and “There’s everything nice about you” ; Paul 'Whiteman, “Magnolia,” “S\de by Side,” and “So Blue” ; Jan Garber, “You don’t like it”; The Troubadours, “Ain’t that a grand and glorious feeling; and Fred Elizalde and his Cambridge Undergraduates, “Stomp your feet” and “Clarinet Marmalade.”

BUDGET OF GOOD LIGHT SONGS.

Talcing a flying survey of impressions of recent light song discs, the numbers that cling most hauntingly to the memory are the following : — John McCormack, “A Rose for Every Heart,” and “Lilies of Lorraine” ; Harry Dearth, “Onaway, Awake, Beloved,” and “Leanin’”; and Garda Hall, “Cornin’ Thro’ the Rye” and “High Upon the Hill.” But the most interesting feature of this section is undoubtedly the three records on which the name of Aileen Stanley appears. This talented comedienne recently paid her second visit to England, and her success in London has brought about a big demand for her gramophone records. She duets with Billy Murray in “Does She Love Me? Positively, Absolutely?” and “I’m Back in Love Again”; anti with Johnny Marvin in “Side by Side” and “Red Lips, Kiss My Blues Away.” The third record, a solo, “Don’t be I Angry with Me,” is sliared with Jane Green, who occupies the reverse side with “If I’d only Believed in You.” The reverse sides of another light record are occupied by Jim Miller and Charlie Farrell in “Just the Same,” and Johnny Marvin in “There’s Everything Nice About You.” TEMPLE CHURCH CHOIR. Mention was made last week of a new Temple Church Choir disc containing some lovely singing by the boy soprano. Master Lough. In another Temple Church Choir disc which should not be overlooked, from the fact that in this instance the choir itself is well in the limelight, the boy is merely one of the trebles in a truly exquisite ensemble. “0 Fijiae et Filii and “King of Glory,” the two pieces recorded, are both essentially choral numbers, and the performance by the

choir certainly seems to justify their reputation as being the finest church choir of the present day. The hymn, “0 Filiae et Filii” is an ancient Easter carol which has been sung in the Round Church of the Temple on festival occasions from time immemorial, and is recorded with the musical arrangement of Mr G. Thalben Ball, the temple organist. The “King of Glory” was composed by Sir Walford Da,vies— who was himself organist at the Temple Church for more than a quarter of a century—specially for the services in this historic building. The new record by the boy soprano, “T waited for the Lord” (Mendelssohn) bracketed with “0 Come Everyone that Thirsteth” (Mendelssohn), which has been eagerly looked for is now to hand, copies of which have reached Greymouth. The band of the Coldstream London, has recorded two of the stirring marches written by Mr R. A. Horne, of the Bristol Piano Company, Christchurch. Both, the “B.B.” and the “East and West” maches, often heard In Christchurch picture theatres, are recorded with full ami realistic tone. Both have the qualities of a good march—volume, tune and rhythm ami of their class, it would be hard to find better.