New Pop Records

Danny Kaye Entertains (Columbia LP). In addition to a soft and sweet version of the Irish ballad Molly Malone, Kaye sings six songs from the 1941 Broadway hit, Lady in the Dark, among them The Princess of Pure Delight, Jenny, Tchaikovsky. The last is Comic Kaye at his best, as he rattles off the jawbreaking names of four dozen Russian composers without fluffing a "-sky."

There's Music in You (Bing Crosby; Decca). A new Rodgers & Hammerstein tune from the upcoming movie, Main Street to Broadway. Typically first-rate R & H, and better-than-average Crosby.

Send My Baby Back to Me (Judy Garland; Columbia). Songstress Garland wallops out a bouncing song with lots of charm; the second side, Without a Memory, has all of the old vibrating Garland warmth.

Easy to Love (Erroll Garner; Columbia). Pianist Garner, who likes to keep his left hand operating at a different beat from his right, rollicks away at an oldie in fine style.

The Honey Jump (Sauter-Finegan Orchestra; Victor). A riffing tune performed by a relatively new band with plenty of polish. The vocal on the other side is Time to Dream, sung by Baritone Joe Mooney, who likes to squeeze his words out one by one. The suspense is unjustified.

I'd Rather Die Young (Gisele MacKenzie; Capitol). A hillbilly tear-jerker which darkly affirms the futility of life without love. MacKenzie, in her clear, bold voice, makes a good case for her side. A candidate for success with beer-parlor jukeboxes and losing lovers.

Matilda, Matilda! (Harry Belafonte; Victor). Folk Singer Belafonte runs breathlessly through a calypso-type song about a two-timing girl-friend ("She-take-me-money-and-run-Venezuela" ).

Moonlight Playing Time (Frankie Froba; Decca LP). Oldtime Jazz Pianist Froba has an easygoing keyboard approach. His selections--Moonglow, How High the Moon, Stardust on the Moon, Moonlight on the Ganges, Moonlight Saving Time, It's Only a Paper Moon, Moon Over Miami and Blue Moon--should just about exhaust the subject.

No Other Love (Perry Como; Victor). One of the better ballads from the new Rodgers & Hammerstein show, Me and Juliet. Crooner Como is in top form in the Romeo role.

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