New Pop Records

A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Lizzie

Miles; Capitol). Jazz Singer Miles pours out a gutbucket of raucous sound, notable mostly for the second chorus, sung in gargled French.

Gomen-Nasai (Richard Bowers; Columbia). The title is Japanese for "Forgive Me," and the rest is jukebox remorse for contemporary Madame Butterflys. As a G.I. in Japan, Bowers made the recording with a Japanese dance band which labors pitifully for a Stateside sound.

I Believe (Frankie Laine; Columbia). A new song with a religious theme that has more dignity than might be expected. Howler Laine keeps his voice earnestly reverent.

I Confess (Sarah Vaughan; Columbia). Singer Vaughan, more restrained than usual, does a thoroughly professional job on a new song. A Lover's Quarrel, on the other side, is mountain music, and no business of Sarah's.

Kaw-Liga (Champ Butler; Columbia). A spirited hillbilly song about a cigar-store Indian who hides his longings beneath a wooden exterior. In the back ground, a quartet grunts "Ugh-ugh."

Jean Ritchie Sings (Elektra LP). Kentucky's Jean Ritchie sings with sweet clarity and mountain-folk feeling old songs traditional in her area. Among her best: Hush, Little Baby, The Cuckoo, Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair.

Lonesome and Sorry (Bernie Green's Orchestra; Victor). Green, a sort of highbrow Spike Jones, has a lot of fun with tuba solos, banjo, chimes, etc. in a tear-jerking oldtimer.

Seven Lonely Days (Georgia Gibbs; Mercury). A fresh new country tune that lilts along with an engaging countermelody and plenty of bounce. A good cut above most such songs, and a pretty sure jukebox favorite along the chili-parlor circuit.

Wild Horses (Perry Como; Victor). The tune gallops along like chase music for a western, with Como repeating over & over again that it will take more than wild horses to keep him from his bridle-to-be.

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