Dick Jacobs in action is the portrait of an amazingly dynamic performer, possessing a seemingly endless amount of creative energy and love of work. Many top hits have come about through the efforts of his many talents. For, in addition to his exciting work as a band leader and conductor, he is also one of the most facile and versatile writers currently active in the pop music field. A Jacobs arrangement has its own stamp; it has a tremendous rocking drive, a beat and a compactness that mark it far apart from the average. Always a man with a keen eye for current trends, Dick Jacobs has captured the vigorous stylings of a teenage hop in a session that expounds ‘The Mighty Beat.’ Sherman Bounce, the opening pounder, is an Art Van Damme tune written in commemoration of his combo’s engagement at Chicago’s Sherman Hotel. In this version, the Dick Jacobs Orchestra parlays the hop-scotch rhythms into a rousing presentation of reeds and brass. Next, the boys mosey along out West in a natural swing number that never fa