Saturday, February 10, 1940 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Five Saturday, February 1 0, 1 940 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Pane Five T. Dorsey's Gabriel Trombone New Regime Was Sweet Even In Old Days Subsidizes Tommy Played Fast, Hot Miss America When Swing Was New;f w Jayhopmania Loves Him (By the Affiliated News Service) With the enrollment yesterday of By Andlarge Patricia Donnelly, onetime American Even in sal, samnalent, senile, beauty queen, in the University of severe and stinkey BJ (before Jay- hapmania) a certain "Sentimental Jathlanya, cord a n epau Gentleman of Swing, his trombonete beau- and his orchestra were acclaimed as tiful women to une not-so-beautiiul the finest that staid, somnolent . has been changed to nine and w half key BJ had to offer. And here, in s to one-half. the land of the future, Tommy Dor- Miss Donnelly, when questioned sey gets in the groove. Blues beware. late last night at her dormitory lcat- Acclaimed by the critics as one of ed in the Arboretum, said that she the greatest, if not the top, trom- intends to join the League of Beau- bonist of all time, Dorsey has climbed tiful Women, otherwise known as the a long way in the world of jazz and Alpha Foo sorority. The house mother stayed right on top for several years of the dormitory, who had just re- with highest ranking in the nation's turned from the Siesta Room of the swing and sweet music polls. dorm where she had been mixing Dorsey's history is a long one. It Dry Martinis for a mixed group, said was back in 1922 when the Scranton ha Matinis tar asied grkup sai Sirens blared forth in true Dixieland Tommy Dorsevthad everws.he atedantetha styl, ad te ncleu ofthi fie-_ had ever seen. She pointed out that mstyle, and outfithe wasformedusby of this five- and " Miss Donnelly was already dated up manauti ws aredbytwo brathi- andAll The Things Tan Are" Dar -fa the next three manths salid. ers, playing alto sax and trombone. sey has reached the pinnacle of suc- forPat is going t take a course in the They Started Young cess. dev go nt oiale icourse The Dorsey brothers, Jimmy and The band presents one of the most evelapment at sacial intercaurse Tommy, were young and this was well-balanced arrangements in mod- and intends, she said, to get a job their first venture with a band. After ern music. The five man sax section as house mother upon graduation. two years the boys separated and is exceptionally harmonious and "For," she said, "there is no job played with many different name forms an ideal background for vocal where beauty, good nature and toler.- outfits until 1934 when they were and instrumental solos. The brass ance fit so ably." persuaded by friends to again form section composed of three trumpets their own band, this time a full-sized and two trombones blends with the Correction in the Guest List: Har- 14-piece swing orchestra. saxes so that neither becomes too riet Levy, '40, will not be escorted by Tommy led the band and Jimmy prominent. Tony Galento, as previously an- played lead alto, and among those in Aside from Tommy himself, who nounced. She will also not be escort- the organization were many other wields both the sweetest and the ed by the Canadian Mounties. musicians now well known. The two swingiest trombone in the business, boys' conceptions of how swing the band is also sparked by such not- should be played were vastly ed performers as Babe Russin, John- different, however, and so after a ny Mince and Frank Sinatra. short time they split up, Jimmy tak- Russin, a tenor sax specialist, is ing the band and Tommy going to known for his deep full-bodied solos New York to form his own. and has earned the reputation of Within a year, Tommy found the being one of the greatest white tenor men he wanted, among them Bunny players of all times. Mince, the Berigan, Davey Tough, Johnny comedian of the band, is a well- ' " Mince and Carmen Master, and the known clarinetist, while Sinatra, "Sentimental Gentleman" was on his formerly with Harry James, has tak-/ way. en over Jack Leonard's singing duties. Up And At 'Em With expert instrumentalists like The band's climb was fast and these, the great Dorsey outfit will a re furious. Through "Marie" and the take the part of swing tonight in the <1 follow up tunes like "Who" and "Blue battle against Ted Fio Rito's sweet Moon," the swing classics like "Song styled music. As Tom himself states of India," "Liebestraum" and "Dark it "Swing is here to stay. I firmly Eyes," the pure jazz tunes like "Cop- believe that all good modern dance SURE OF CAMPUS SUC enhagen" and "Davenport Blues" and musicians and arrangers have a the popular songs like "Stardust," strong imnulse to swing. They feel togs for it's hew to1 "You Taught Me To Love Again" it keenly." lntt i o- i i i l n in Correction in the guest list: Rosa- All references to persons living mund Meyer, '43, will not attend with or dead, are, of course, references Cary Grant, as previously announced. to persons living or dead. BOW-BACK straw sailor Springy as the first robin . . . smart with furs now . .. perfect with your suit later! Rough, straw-like braid en- hanced with a frivolous ribbon bow! 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