DISC MUSIC

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 62, 10 October 1930, Page 2

DISC MUSIC

GRAMOPHONE NOTES SOMETHING ABOUT RECORDSSpanish Dance HitsMarmiba Centro Americana, in “Aguas Dormidas” (Sleepy Waters) tango; “Morles Lopez”Everybody is looking for novel mnsicl records. You have one of the best in this Spanish record of two Bo la nos melodies. Zonophone E.E-207. ** * * Male Quartet SingingNational Cavaliers (male quartet) with piano and guitar, in “Lonesome. That’s All”, and “My Isle of Golden DreaYns”- Zonophone E.E.200. This is an attractive sentimental offering. The beautifully blended voices hummed passages, and the imitation oil guitars, combine to make a- very effective record. ** * ■ Two Great SongsEsther Coleman (contralo), in “Land of Hope and Glory” (Elgar) and “There’s a Land” (Allitsen). Zonophone 379This artiste is undoubtedly the finest of the young English contraltos- A splendid record.

* * * *• Another Don Cossacks RecordFour songs by the Don Cossacks this month on a single record —A Dance Song. Song of the Cossacks, Darynja, and On tho llivcr Kasanka. These llussian folk songs give tho Don Cossacks some splendid opportunities for trick vocalism, and both solo apd full chorus sections are recorded with astonishing fidelity. For a .long time now the Don

Cossacks have boon one of the most popular combinations recording, and this new disc should prove no exception on the score of popularity. (Columbia DOX 48)- * *■ * * , Two New Gladys Moncrieff Records. “Australia’s Queen of Song”, as Gihulys Moncrieff is . aptly called by musical comedy enthusiasts in the Commonwealth—and hero in New Zealand, tdo-has mhdo two more records with the assistance of the Columbia Concert Orchestra conductor by Gilbert Dcchelettc- On Columbia DO 135 she sings “Were You Just Protending”, from “No, No, Nanette”, and “Como Back to Me”, from “Song of tho West”. On Columbia D 0141( “West Wind” (also “Song of tho West”) and “Song o’ My Heart”. To say that those two records are fully up, to her best standard is not to give them too much praise, ** # * Paul Whiteman Recordings. Here are tundful nu)mbers from the “King of Jazz”, by the King of Jazz- All of these new hits sire superbly orchestrated, and all have vocal refrains. “Song of the Dawn” (foxtrot) 'and “it Happened in Monterey” are paired on Columbia 07030“Happy Feet”—a fox-trot with vocal trio—and “A Bench in the Park” take up Columbia 07037, while two fox-trots, “Riagamuffin Borneo” and “1 Like to Do filings her Yon” are bracketed in Columbia 07038- -* * * *• An “Irish Rhapsody”. National Symphony Orchestra, in “frisk Rhapsody” (Herbert). Victor Herliert used many delightful Irish tunes to weave Ids “Irish Rhapsody”. Lovely old melodies are here worked up by Idlever instrumentation and delightfully interpretated by tlio National Symphony Orchestra- E.F-31-

Foster Richardson. Foster Richardson (hass). in “Drink” (old German song), and “Will o’ the Wisp” (Cherry). A splendid bracket of smifis. Richardson is popular, and his ‘Drinking’ song is great- Zonophone 556d- # » -*• sSentimental Ditties. Bnd Ridings (tenor), with novelty trio, in “The Wanderer’s Warning” and “Will 'the Angels play Their Harps lor Me?” Those are sentimental nmanors we al(l like- “Bnd” has won a big following with these songs. Zonophone 5122.