r Melody Maker July 29, 1967 McKENZIE CHALLENGES BEATLES ONLY the Beatles stand be- tween Scott McKenzie, the gentle singer with the flower appeal. at the top of this week's Pop 30. But. despite the British success of " San Francisco," there are still no firm Plans for the quiet American to visit Britain. Recording schedules would seem to make it impossible - at least before the Autumn. McKenzie's first big hit was written by John Phillips, leader of the Mama's and Papa's, with whom Scott was once a member of a group called the Journeymen. John also produced the disc and plays guitar on it. For more from Scott turn to page 5. 9d weekly HENDRIX: QUIT TEST YOUR FLOWER POWER RATING PAGE NINE TRIBUTE TO TRANS 1N RETURN OF SCOTT HEN RN IN US TOUR BA PAGE SIX PACE FIVE `Too erotic' for fans JIM! HENDRIX and the Experience have been asked to leave an Ameri- can tour with the Monkees after protests by the Daughters Of The American Revolution, that Hendrix is " too erotic. - A London spokes- man for Hendrix said on Monday: " Hen- drix has been barred from the tour and he quit last weekend. The Daughters Of The American Revolution decided his act was too erotic for the seven to twelve year -old audiences attracted by the Monkees." The tour opened on July 7 and was due to go on with Jim i until August 20. Hendrix, who is Ameri- can and formed the Experi- ence in England, is now working with Mitch Mit- chell (drums) and Noel Redding (bass/ at the Whiskey A Srogo in Green- wich Village. and has sev- eral offers from other clubs. He returns on August 25. His next single, titled The Burning Of The Mid- night Lamp." written by jimi and recorded in New York will be released on August It. A British ' happening tour featuring limi, slut light shows and psychedelic groups is planned for later in the year. DESMOND TO QUIT BRUBECK THE long - rumoured break-up of Dave Bru- beck and Paul Desmond has now definitely been set to take place at the end of this year. The two musicians, who have worked successfully to- gether for the past 17 years, will then lake at least three months off to meditate on their respective futures. " I don't know whether I'll form my own group," Des- mond told the MM's Leonard Feather in announcing news of the split. " I lust want an opportunity to relax and think things over." Brubeck's forthcoming tour of Europe will not he affected by the imminent break-up, it seems. Jack Hig- gins, of the Davison Agency, told the MM on Monday: " We're negotiating a tour through Britain, France, Ger- many and Austria for late October and November. Des- mond will be touring with the group."
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MelodyMaker
July 29, 1967
McKENZIE
CHALLENGES
BEATLESONLY the Beatles stand be-
tween Scott McKenzie, thegentle singer with the flowerappeal. at the top of this week'sPop 30. But. despite the Britishsuccess of " San Francisco," thereare still no firm Plans for thequiet American to visit Britain.Recording schedules would seemto make it impossible - at leastbefore the Autumn. McKenzie'sfirst big hit was written by JohnPhillips, leader of the Mama'sand Papa's, with whom Scottwas once a member of a groupcalled the Journeymen. John alsoproduced the disc and playsguitar on it. For more from Scottturn to page 5.
9d weeklyHENDRIX: QUIT
TEST
YOUR
FLOWER
POWER
RATING
PAGE NINE
TRIBUTE TO TRANS
1N RETURN OF SCOTT
HEN RN
IN US
TOUR
BA
PAGE SIX
PACE FIVE
`Too erotic' for fansJIM! HENDRIX and the Experience
have been asked to leave an Ameri-can tour with the Monkees after protestsby the Daughters Of The AmericanRevolution, that Hendrix is " too erotic. -
A London spokes-man for Hendrix saidon Monday: " Hen-drix has been barredfrom the tour and hequit last weekend. TheDaughters Of TheAmerican Revolutiondecided his act wastoo erotic for the sevento twelve year -oldaudiences attracted bythe Monkees."
The tour opened onJuly 7 and was due to goon with Jim i until August20. Hendrix, who is Ameri-can and formed the Experi-ence in England, is nowworking with Mitch Mit-chell (drums) and NoelRedding (bass/ at theWhiskey A Srogo in Green-wich Village. and has sev-eral offers from otherclubs.
He returns on August25. His next single, titled
The Burning Of The Mid-night Lamp." written byjimi and recorded in NewYork will be released onAugust It.
A British ' happeningtour featuring limi, slutlight shows and psychedelicgroups is planned for laterin the year.
DESMONDTO QUITBRUBECKTHE long - rumoured
break-up of Dave Bru-beck and Paul Desmondhas now definitely been setto take place at the end ofthis year.
The two musicians, whohave worked successfully to-gether for the past 17 years,will then lake at least threemonths off to meditate ontheir respective futures.
" I don't know whether I'llform my own group," Des-mond told the MM's LeonardFeather in announcing newsof the split. " I lust wantan opportunity to relax andthink things over."
Brubeck's forthcomingtour of Europe will not heaffected by the imminentbreak-up, it seems. Jack Hig-gins, of the Davison Agency,told the MM on Monday:" We're negotiating a tourthrough Britain, France, Ger-many and Austria for lateOctober and November. Des-mond will be touring withthe group."
raw, 7-111EL001 MAKER, July 29 1967
1 Ili ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE2 (8) SAN FRANCISCO3 (3) IT MUST BE HIM4 (2) ALTERNATE TITLE5 (6) SEE EMILY PLAY6 (4) SHE'D RATHER BE WITH ME7 (5) A WHITER SHADE OF PALE8 171 THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING
Beatles, ParlophoneScott McKenzie, CBS
Vikki Carr, LibertyMonkees, RCA
Pink Floyd, ColumbiaTurtles, London
Procol Harum, Deram
Engelbert Humperdinck, Decca9 (27) DEATH OF A CLOWN Dave Davies, Pye
10 (16) LET'S PRETEND Lulu, Columbia11 (22) UP UP AND AWAY Johnny Mann Singers, Liberty
Aretha Franklin. Atlantic13 (9) CARRIE ANNE Ho!lies, Parlophone
Young Rascals Atlantic
12 (12) RESPECT
14 (10) GROOVIN'15 (261 I WAS MADE TO LOVE HER .,, Stevie Wonder, Tamla Motown16 (20) TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS AND LOVE ME
Gladys Knight and the Pips, Tamla Motown17 (13) SEVEN ROOMS OF GLOOM Four Tops, Tamla Motown18 (25) YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE/JACKSON ... Nancy Sinatra, Reprise19 (14) STRANGE BREW Cream, Reaction20 (15) HERE COME THE NICE Small Faces. Immediate21 (21) JUST LOVING YOU Anita Harris, CBS22 (28) TONIGHT IN TOKYO Sandie Shaw, Pye23 1181 IF I WERE A RICH MAN Topol, CBS24 (11) PAPER SUN Traffic, Island25 I-) MY WORLD/MARTA Bachelors. Decca26 (-1 I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN Tom Jones, Decca27 (-) TRAMP Otis Redding and Carla Thomas, Stax28 119) DON'T SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY Petula Clark, Pye29 (171 OKAY Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich. Fontana30 (30) SHAKE Otis Redding. Stax
Jimmy SmithWes Montgomery. VerveI-I FREE JAZZ III,°merle Coleman, Atlantic
8 16i SIXES AND SEVENS 1LP)telly Roll Morton, Fontana
9 I-i DREAM WEAVER ILPICharles Lloyd Attonlir
It 101 LUIS RUSSELL STORY ILPILuis Russell, Porlophone
Chart compiled from returns from Ihe followingstores RECORD AND TAPES, Swansea, PETERUSSELL, Plymouth. CAVENDISH HOUSE, Chet.lentiorn, RATNERS, Bristol; DISCERY, Bining-hom FENNELL'S, Coventry, VALANCES, Leeds,
WINDOWS, Newcastle; HEMS, Liverpool,CUTHEBERTSON'S, Glosgow, RUSHWORTH ANDORCAPER, Liverpool BARRY'S, Monchmter,COLLETT'S London. DI:MEWS, Lender, ASMAN.S,London; 1MHOFS. London
1-1 RAGS. REELS AND AIRS ILPIGaye 5worbricir. Bounty
B (-1 SWEET PRIMROSES ILP)Shorloy Collins. Topic
9 I-1 IN MY LIFE ILPI Judy Collins, Elektra101-1 BERT AND JOHN 1LP)
Bert Jonsch and John RenbourneTronsotlantu
Chori compiled from returns from the followingstores: RECORDS AND TAPES, Swansea, CAVEN-DISH HOUSE, Cheltenham; RAYNERS, Bristol.DISCERV, Birminghom, FENNELL'S, Coventry.VALANCES, Leeds, 1 G WINDOWS, Newcasfle.NEMS, I -Nereus!, CUTHBERTSON'S, 5101800BARRY'S, Manchester. COLLETPS, Londoo.DOBEWS, London. ENGLISH FOLK DANCE SONGSOCIETY, London; FUME AND AODISON, Monchaster.
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HIGH COSTS BLAMED FOR AUDIENCE FALL - OFF
ONE - NIGHTER DECLINE
HITS MONKEES' DATESNEW YORK, Tuesday.-Spotty about 20,000 fans, but the total
reaction, particularly in New three-day capacitywmc.,sfGoodthe
stadiumGuyd eis_
York, to the Monkees' current jays, Who were tied in with thetour, highlights the increasing shows, were plugging tickets rightproblems on the American rock up to the final bell.one -righter circuit (reports Ren Takings on Dave Clark's five -week tour
Grevatt). arare also reported to be modest by his stan-rds
The 'three Monkees concerts in the HighForest Hills Tennis Stadium drew of the
Cat Stevens
working on
stage musicalCAT STEVLNS is working
on a stage musicalwhich is planned for produc-tion in London next Marchor AprIl.
The working title for theshow Is "A Mexican Flower"and Cat leaves for Mexico onAugust 9 to spend three weeksdeveloping his ideas there.
He will write both thestory and music but will notappear in the show himself.
Cat's new single, "BadNight," is released tomorrow(Friday) and he will have anew LP out in September.The album will contain alloriginal songs by Cat
On August 2 he starts aweek's tour of Ireland.
DOORS FOR TOURTHE Doors, currently at num.
ber one in the States withleLight My Fire," are being
led up for a British tour.Clive Selwood, label man-
ager for Elektra Records whoreleased the disc in Americaand Britain. is negotiating tobring the Doors over laterin the year.
Plans are for the group toplay London clubs and oneor two major provincial ven-ues.
UNION DECISION71.1F, Musicians' Union is to
explore the possibilitiesof commissioning and produc-ing scores " for the use ofla" and other rehearsal orch-estras."
This was one of the deci-sions taken at the Union'sthree-day Biennial Conferencelast week
At one point, delegatesheard of an incident whichtook place recently at thevenue where the conferencewas being held - Loughbor-ough University. They weretold that two groups whichhad travelled from London toa dance at the University,had received only half the feewhich the students paid tothe booking agency.
Delegates from the South-West urged that a " fair "list of agencies should bedrawn up as soon as Possible.
costs of talent and over -saturationmarket are being given as prime
reasons for the fall -off inonewighter crowds. Yet theTremeloes came out of theirtour extremely well, mostlyon ballroom dates-in otherwords smaller locations.Every location played bythe Tremeloes wants themhack and they are expectedto return to the States for acollege tour in the Autumn.
Attractions different fromthe norm who haven't hadover -exposure, can do verywell. The New VaudevilleBand has found a ready re-ception from bookers, andits current US tour extendsto the end of October, wind-ing up in Las Vegas.
The Conference once againexpressed its opposition tothe Government's Prices AndIncomes policy.
NEW HAVEN GROUP
JAZZ organist Alan HavenIs planning a new group
on a commercial basis to startwork in cabaret in the aut-umn, and Is splitting withdrummer Tony Crombie.
Alan told the MM: "I amchanging to a more commer-cial scene. I'm now beingmanaged by Ashley Kozacand working with LatinAmerican percussionist LeslieLangley, a former Miss World,a young bass player and I'mlooking for a young drummerwho can play all the popbeats and swing as wellwant to form an act that cando a 30 to 40 minute spotand I'd like to get a hit re.cord as well."
Haven goes to America atthe end of the year for cab.aret.
TOUR DATES SETTLED
They were joined by dele-gates from the Midlands whopointed out the value of work-ing in close co-operation withassociations of the betteragents in helping to keep thiskind of exploitation under con-trol.
A London motion urging. thelimitation of "doubling ' totwo instruments only for re- TOUR dates have been fin -
cording, broadcasting and TV alised for the 1967 Ameri.sessions was also carried can Folk Blues Festival. It
will open at Leicester's DeMontfort Hall on October 22and continue at Colston Hall,Bristol (23), Town Hall, Birm-ingham (25), and London'sOdeon, Hammersmith (26). Thefinal concert dale Is pan ofJazz Expo '67, the NewportFestival In Britain.
Artists on the festival areSon House, Skip James, BukkaWhite, Sonny Terry, BrownieMcGhee, Little Walter, HoundDog Taylor, Dillard Crume,Odie Payne and a girl singer.Koko Taylor.
LIBERTY SIGNIINGS
LIBERTY RECORDS havesigned their first two Brit-
ish groups. One is the BonzoDog Doo Dah Band and theother a new group from Birm-ingham called the Idle Race.
No recording ['Wog hove yetbeen settled for them, buttwo independent A&R men,Gerald Chevin and EddieOfford, will handle the IdleRace's first session
je ONLY ONE CONCERT
HERE FOR MOTHERSMOTHERS
THE Mothers Of Invention will be in Britain In September-for Just one concert.The American flower power group will appear at London'sRoyal Albert Hall nn September 23.
Tony Secunda, of New Action who are presenting theconcert, told the MM that there would be no other Britishappearances during the visit.The group will be supported by a 15 -piece orchestra atthe Albert Hall. They will he bringing the original Suzy Cream -cheese on the trip
0 SCL 1220 0 ACL 1220
wonderful valuein stereo or mono at only
2019iaceofclubs
SCAFFOLD INCLUDEDTHE ScaRold have been
added to the bill for theLove.ln at Alexandra Palaceon Saturday (29). They willact as comperes as ell aspresenting a poetry reading.Other groups on the show,which lasts from 9 pm to 9am on Sunday, are: Eric Bur.
don and the Animals, Tomor-row, Creation, Apostolic Inter-vention, Blossom Toes, CrazyWorld Of Arthur Brown andthe Brian Auger Trinity. withJulie Driscoll.
FORTUNES SINGLEITHE Fortunes have signedI with United
tireandhave their first single leased
for a Year, on August II.The single was first titled" Sleeping Partner " but be -use this was felt to he " am-higuous," it hog now beenchanged to "The Idol"
Fortune Rod Allen toldthe MM " We just didn't wantto upset anyone at the BBC,particularly Bs We remain oneof their most featured groupsThe year away from the re-cording studios followed a dispule with their previous corn.
Pally, Deere
SCOTT, no single yet
First solo
album forScott EngelSCOTT
ENGEL - ex -Walker Brothers singer
-will release his first soloalbum on Philips at the be-ginning of September. Thealbum, called "Scott," in-cludes three of Scott's owncompositions, "MontagueTerrace (In Blue)," "SuchA Small Love," and "Al.ways Coming Back ToYou."
There are also songs byAndre Previn .d Tim Hardin.Scott is accompanied by theorchestras of Wally Stott, RegGuest and Peter Knight.
There are no current pINnsto release a single and Philipsplan single -style promotion foethe album_
Tenorman-cluhowner RonnieScott has fixed the lineup ofhis ten -piece band which willaccompany Scott Walker incabaret at the Fiesta Club,Stockton (week commencingAugust 6).
With Scott in the sax sec-tion are Ray Warleigh andBunny Gould. Trumpets areNorman St Pierre and LouCondon. Rest of the bandcomprises Tony Gilbert (tmb),Tony Crombie (des), KennyBaldock (bass), Terry Smith(girl and Johnny Patrick (pool.
TheScott hand begins re-hearsing next we^k
STOP PRESS
SCOTT WALKER was takento St John and St Elisa-
beth Hospital, St John'sWood, London, at five o'clockon Tuesday morning for treat-ment after being found in thestreet with head and hand in.Judea.
A sokesman for Scott saidlater,
p" He is at present in a
state of shock. Police arcsearching for his attackersWe ask his fans not in COD -
tact the hospital,
DEE TIME CHANGEQIMON DEE's BBC TV show
Dee Time is to take overJuke Box Jury's Saturdayevening spot In the autumn.Juke Box will be switched toWednesdays In early October,and Dee Time, currently a
twice weekly show, will be re-duced to one show of ex-tended length.
The switch will result Mchange of studios. Dee Timewill move from Manchesterto London, and Juke Box willhe shown live from Manches-ter each week
Screening time for the Wed-nesday Juke Box Jury hasn'tVol been set, but it will 13.
Out early In the evening. Sid-ney Letterby will he producingJBJ when it starts in Man-chester
YOUTH JAll ORCH
THE 22 -piece London YthJazz Orchestra arrouived
back in London last weekendafter playing nine highly wd-cessful shows In ten days althe 2nd International YouthFestival In Narbonne, France.
Ages of the hand range Win,14 Io 20, the youngest he in
bandleader Kell Mackintosh's14 -year -old son Andrew who
plays alto. clarinet, Sale and
drums.The hand's organiser. Bill
Ashton, told the MM' "We'had wonderful receptions and
the standard of lhe hand shot
up with lhe Ch1100. 10 Ph.
DYLAN MAKES LIFESTORY DOCU MENTARYCBS Records have DISTRIBUTOR SOUGHT HEREbeen asked tofind a British distri-butor for the BobDylan film.
Dylan has been work-ing on the film, a 90 -
minute documentaryentitled " Don't LookBack ", during his yearof recuperation follow-ing his motor -cycleaccident.
DUKE ELLA PLAY
AT FESTIVAL HALLWHEN Ella Fitzgerald and the
Duke Ellington band come toEurope next February they willplay only one date together, atLondon's Royal Festival Hall onFebruary 17.
But the Davison office is nowtrying to set up engagements forthe Duke's band on its own for fourdays, October IS, 19, 20 and 21. DUKE
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Starring at the festival are: RolandKirk, the Charles Lloyd Quartet, MarkMurphy, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, StuffSmith, the Kenny Clarke-FrancyBoland Big Band and Sextet and topjazz groups from Belgium, Germany,Czechoslovakia and Russia, includinga survey of Russian jazz.
This will be a unique festival, los-ing the best of Western music withjazz from the other side of the IronCurtain. And YOU could be there. Thewhole weekend - direct flight fromLuton to Prague, accommodation atgood hotels and reserved seats at all the concerts-Costs Just28 guineas inclusive.
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The film is basically thestory of his life, depictinghis transformation from un-known folk singer to inter-national star.
Made by Leacock-Penne-baker Inc, a small inde.pendent company, the filmis showing to packed housesin the States, and in SanFrancisco is drawing biggeraudiences than Sound OfMusic and Blow -Up.
ROWE FOR ARMY ?NORMIE ROWE has regis-
tered for National Serviceduring his current record -breaking tour of his nativeAustralia. Hewool know forsomeeeks whether or nothe willwbe called up.
Said Normie: ' I'm no dif-ferent to any other 20 -year -oldguy, so why should 1 be ex-empt
"Naturally I'd prefer to bea singer than a soldier and I
don't think I'd be much goodat killing people. But if toyname comes out of the barrelI'll do my bit without moan-ing. Some of my school matesare already In Vietnam."
Rioting fans nave broughtNormie's concerts to an earlyclose on most of his Austra-lian shows.
Unless his call-up goesthrough he will be back inBritain in September.
WINNERS ALBUM ?
NEMS,who sponsored the
winning British team atthe European Song Cup inKnokke-le-Zout, Belgium areconsidering the possibilitieses ofmaking an album of the leantand their acing*
This depends on the availability of all the artists-RogWhittaker, Gerry Marsden,Lois Leine, Dodie West andOscar-and whether they canget permission from their re-cord companies.
If plans mature, the LPwould be set up by Reactionand released through Polydrie
SPENCER FOR U.S.rrliE Spencer Davis Group
Clew to New York on Tues-day for their first Americantour.
They will play ballrooms.clubs and a number of outdoortent theatres, starting on Saturday (29) and runningthrough to August 31 - although there is a primibilityof further dates.
An hour after arrival, Spencer was due to Start a longseries of press interviews.
Spencer a first single amenWinwood left to join
Traffic, "Time Seller," wm riteleased last Friday.
DYLAN: recuperating
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THE BEATLE
BRIGADE
it was quite a ravenight at Chappell's newLondon studios last weekwhen Chris Barber's bandrecorded a Paul McCart-ney composition, "CatCalls." Pictured in thestudio are Brian Auger,Chris and Paul. Otherswho looked In were OttillePatterson, Jane Asher, VicBriggs, of the Animals,and Viv Prince. The singlewill be released on thenew Marmalade label-
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He told me he 103. toEl. eight shows in Bnlemand two in Ireland (reportsRen GrevatO Roy will alsodo one or two iv dates
From Brttain he will playconcert and TV dales InItaly, France and Germanyand may also visit theMIDEM, the international re-cord and publishing marketin Cannes, for a week fromFebruary 4.
Orlalson opened a two.week season at the ClubEmbassy, Toronto, Mat week,to a capacity audience of1300 and queues round theblock.
One last-minute hitchnearly ruined the Torontodebut. The Instruments andamplifiers of his backinggroup, the Candymen, woremis.shipped to Miami, Florida, where they were loca-ted nine hours before theripening and 1,600 milesaway. They arrived Just intime
ROTHWELL QUITS
ORBISONBond organisation last Satur-day is to kiln Georgie Fame',Band on August 13.
Jon. with Graham fur a yeartold the MM. "I'm lookingforward to pining withGeorgie very much. He hadbeen making overturn forabout six months. I finallyaccepted when Graham toldme he wanted a change."
TenurIst Dick Henan!Smith, who is also leavingBond, is planning to move Intothe Jazz field, while Bond isexpected to reform his group.
Ion, marries multeinstrmmentalist Barbara Thompsonat Richmond on Saturday.Next week, Barbara who playslead with the New Jaec Oreestra, flies to Germany to ap-pear with the She Trinity.
DODD'S LATEST
KENDODD'S first single for
seven months will be re-leased by Columbia on August18.
It Is a French sung, " Mine,"with English lyrics by NormanNewell.
CREAM TOUR STATESlb INDBENDERS' drummer ,
Ric Rothwell (23) has l'IIL Cream start a new
quit the group and plans to eight -week tour of Amer'.cocrate on his business co on August 22.interest,.est
The tour includes two"I feel I have to settle down weeks at the Fillmore A
in a business," Ric told the torium, San Francisco;Aiwa
on Monday: " It's not a weeks at the Crone Town But,snap decision, I've been think. Boston; two weeks at a yetlog about it for some time. I to.be-tInallsed venue In Newdon't want to give up drum- York; and two weeks of one.Bong
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Bob tang and Eric Stewart.the remainder of the groupwhich at one time backedWayne Fontana are looking fora replacement. Under a newdeal MindbenderS' records willbe produced independentlyand released by Fhillps
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Tom Burrito in ATV's TheGolden Shot on Saturday (29)and Easy Beat (30)
Fie plays Great YarmouthABC on Sunday (30) and Tor-quey Princess (August 0).
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mitLET THE GOOD ALAN WALSH AT ANTIBES
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all that jazz
The MEWSweekly tonic
EMI callin thatTrane LP
IN the week of the death of John Coltrane, EMI have decided to with-drawII the " Kulu Se Mama " album which they issued in Britain in
June - because the music it contains is not " Kulu Se Mama." MM re-viewer Bob Houston pointed this out when he reviewed the album someweeks ago, and Coltrane fans have been bombarding EMI with iratephone calls demanding that the LP be withdrawn.
A spokesman for the record company said this week, " All copies of the albumare to be recalled. We now have the actual 'Kulu Se Mania' masters from. ABC -Paramount in New York and it will be issued in due .course." This is very unusualaction for a company totake, although in this casethere wasn't much elsethey could do. Last timewe remember this happen-ing was when MarkMurphy's Riverside LP"Rah!" was withdrawnbecause of complaints thathe had mucked about withthe lyrics of " My Favourite Things." Ray Smith,manager of Collett's, thejazz record specialists inLondon's New OxfordStreet, and an expert inthese things, is at a lossto remember a blunder ofthis magnitude happeningbefore.
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Could the Move be in-volved in a label change?
. . Somebody lumberedJonathan King who deniessending telegram to MMknocking Dave Davies.
Which musician burnspot to mask the smell ofburning incense? ... BingCrosby's record sales nowover 235 million. ProcolHarum still have a longway to go!
Louis Armstrong fullyrecovered from bronchialpneumonia has arranged astring of dates at summerresorts because "I likebeaches" . Theivesbroke into Traffic's Berk-shire cottage and stole a
table, guitar and concer-tina, The neighbours? ..soul singer Lou Rawlsordered to pay 200 dol-lars a month pending jurytrial of a paternity suitbrought by 27 -year -oldgirl.
HOLIDAY
Nottingham group. FredKarno's Army scoredheavily with off -duty Mus-icians' Union delegates inLoughborough last week
Busman's holiday forMU Executive Committeemember Stan HibberL TheNDO trumpeter deppedwith fellow Committee-man, Johnny Patrick's bigband.
Douglas Tate, of Hit -
chin, won the ChromaticSolo Competition at theInternational AmateurHar,monica Championshipin Germany. He is the firstBriton to win the title ofWorld Harmonica Champ-ion .. currently in DukeEllington's drum chair isChris Columbus, 63 -year -old father of Sonny Payne.Duke used Chris and EdThigpen on a Hollywoodrecording session
MM Editor Jack Huttonastounding the locals bysitting in around Juan lesPins. But Mike Hennessey
"But, Lim . . I told you the Lotus blew a big endat the last minute so we had to fall back on the reserve
car . lim, come back!
frustrated by lack ofpianos, Expect both toblow with Jack Butler enroute home... Alan Walshsays the French dig morejazz than the British.Doesn't say whether theFrench dig Alan Walsh...Claude Later and MaximSaury knocked out MMAntibes contingent whenjamming at open air PamPam cafe.
GIG
The recent 14th New-port Jazz Festival drew40,000 fans. grossing140,000 dollars, for sevenconcerts drummer JonHiseman and saxist Bar-bara Thompson wed nextweek and spend the hon-eymoon night on a gig...Is Stanley Unwin one ofthe Flowers people? . .
the Frank Sinatra - BuddyRich concert tour, 11
shows in seven clays, gros-sed 1,172,565 dollars for atotal of 12 hours work.Even jingle sessions can'tbetter that..
Terry Brown, Fontana'sformer wizard of thetrumpet, fancies a sit - inwith Roy Eldridge, To play"The Midgets?" .. . newKen Lewis - John Carterrecording group, theFlowerpot Men, have tochange to the Flower Menfor American consumption.
Dave Crosby rumouredquitting the Byrds to joinBuffalo Springfield . , -
Eric Clapton in the Stateson " personal business "
Crispian St Peters go-ing big in States with"You Were On My Mind"
Ren Grevatt says Ameri-ca's hottest disc of theweek looks like Bee Gees'"'to Love Somebody "
Al Hooper, former organ-ist with American BluesProject, heading for Eng-land in the hope of "do-ing a Jimi Hendrix."
Traffic's Chris Wood, a
former art student, wantsto lineup an exhibition ofpainting by people in thepop biz ... Barry Fantoniwill have Fantoni's DollarBook Of Poetry publishedat Christmas - hope itdoesn't contain any of thewords he uses at football.
Tiles plan to open a
Movie Lounge in October.If you 'don't fancy thegroup you -can watchLaurel and Hardy instead. .. Chris Firlowe bolighta Mini Cooper for fianceJune VEhitIng,
Eric Burdon is writing atribute to cyclist TommySimpson ... British pian-ist Derek Smith over fromthe States for three weeksholiday . , . top pop starreported, to the MU forfailing to pay his music-ians ... BBC -TV producerStanley Dorfman planningsomething for the folkfans.
ARABS
Dave Claridge left MMad department to joinBrian Sommerville officeWe hope they will bothbe very happy . . publi-cist Mick Gill hopingWillie Wombat tops theTV section of MM Poll.
Some of the artists sentto Israel must have putnew hope in the Arabs
MU conference en-dorsed decision to barmembers playing inGreece.
Thought for the week:What's so hip about ScottMcKenzie?
CAUGHT IN THE ACTTWO-FISTED. warnshearted.
good-time piano brought upto date and laced with wit,humour, showmanship a d dsling technique - tilers howI rate Eddie Thompson's 'work.Ina holiday" appearance atManchester's Club 43 last Sat-urday.
The opener, a mid -tempoblues, established working relotions with the - unrehearsed ac-aompanists Ian Taylor (bass)
nd Dave Edwards (drum.),Who soon caught Eddle's swing-ing good spirits though Inevit-ably missing out on some ofhis subtleties, which were alsothere a -plenty.
Choosing standards for safetyEddie revealed unexpected fac-ets of lid warhorses like" There WIN Never Be AnotherYou " (at a cracking tempo,and with the mpected OscarPeterson overtones) and " LadyBe Good (worked through alltwelve major keys. and with abrilliant parody -tribute to theold Harlem stride pianists).
Anything can happen to an umber under Thompson 'shands. He damps, thumps andcccccc hes the exposed pianostrings - usually for run, butsometimes for genuine poeticeffect, as In the thumbnail -scratched string accompanimentle tan Taylor's excellent basssolo In " Here's That Rainyo ay.- And In " Fly Me To TheMoon " we had cocktall-pianoamody, a beautifully controlledbuild up of several choruses,an unaccompanied fugue, somevery earthy boogie, a Passageof fragmented theme tech.Moue. a OuotatIon from Chopinand some fingers-on-lhestrIngsstunts.
Stand -out numbers were "MyFunny Valentine." with Its fam-o"Y
echoduy/ Ya stea daeach ,
(awdtunes simultaneously).- FRANKDIXON.
PENTANGLE
IT'S some months now sincethe Pentangle. led by Bert
Minch and John Renbourn,made their debut at the Horse-shoe Hotel. Tottenham CourtRoad. London. Then they wereragged, Uninspired and gener-ally lacking in conndence -now that has all changed. Theyhave become a much tightermusing unil. with marked in-crease of understanding andanticipation among the gr..members.
The front line of Jansch andRenbourn. with Its double leadguitars, and Jacqui McShee's
na"AbeddThompson
on bass and Terrycox
:nhatit'ergne.d.'VVriern'sanrdals performing a wider rangeof material including folk songs
" She Masted Through TheFair" and " Let Man No ManSteal Your Thyme," which aregiven the distinctive Pentangletreatment.
They appear to be cuttingdown on the blues stuff. whichis an improvement as In thepas they were top heavy withblu'es songs and this createdmonotony.
The realrest,t
however willbe when hgp ovs outof the svmpathetic environmento the Horse -shoe, where threePr four hundred dedicated fansile in every Sunday to listen,
and they have to fate a cold.un-blues tin -Folk oriented audi-ence. - TONY WILSON
JACQVI & BRIDIE
REALLY, I'm noi exaggerating.The marvellous feel for
audience reaction that charac-terism Alex Campbell at hisbest. and Pete Seeger (in aquieter way). The timing foromedy that wouldn't disgrace
a Dick Gregory A range Ofsongs that makes you wonderwhere the traditional ends andthe contemporary begins.
Jacqueline MacDonald andBridle O'Donnell are rather in-frequent visitors to London ...and I cannot understand whyafter their performance at theBlack Bull Folk Club (Totter-
oe High Road. London) lastweek,
There's a. sort or knockaboutChant...pie clueing aboutBridle's comic songs, d, inher own fashion. Jacquianechoesthis. But both of them can givea marvellous account of them-selves in serious songs - abeautiful version of the " NightVisiting song" (Jacquie) for in.
Stwnce Duodee " botBankshemfIn which their thoughtful treat-ment does not obscure butbrings out the story line ofthe ballad.
Danis O'Brien's club is aperfect setting for a goodperfect
singing. The audienceis a performer's dream, and lastweoerk. lent .Moulin
ana mar -ERIC WINTER
COLLIER BIG BAND
GRAHAM COLLIER'S big bandis a- soarkling revelation er
British big band music. Collierhas brought the freedom ofspontaneous 'new wave ' Jam
to the confines of the orchestraanything to
the devil of chaos.A packed crowd cheered the
band on at Ronnie Scott's OldPlace. London. on Monday night,An melting selection of bothnew and familiar musical talentsweated shoulder to shoulder.blowing wild, harsh scores.tempered by changes of pace.and levels of attack.
One number. lasting 15 min-utes, called ' Indifferent Re-lationship " was greeted withcheers as It wound up to adiscordant climax reminiscentof Charles Ives' " Central ParkIn The Dark."
The music shifted from thevibraphone moods of " 25 Blue "to the almost rock-and-roll at-rnosdhcre of " Aberdeen An.gus.' Outstanding among thesoloists w Kenny Wheeler(nugelhorn)ere. John WinWordlimb), Chris Smith (tmb).F ra nk RiCCOMI (VItteS) andJohn Marshall (drS).-CHRISWELCH.
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'THE setting for the 8thInternational Festival
of Jazz at Juan les Pins,Antibes, France, is almostperfect. Trees surroundthe open-air festival audi-torium, the Mediterraneanis just a few yards awayand the Riviera weather Issuperb.
So it was a pity that themusic on the opening nighton Saturday did not matchthe surroundings. The stargroup for thema gala openingbefore a .stcity crowd of2,000 was the Dave BrubeckQuartet who played well butIn a lack -lustre, done -It -all -before manner.
The quartet's music seemsto offer no change fromyear to year. Paul Desmond(alto) was Impeccable asusual though he lookedbored and sounded it attimes. Brubeck played littlethat was new apart from atendency to stacotto finger-ing on several numbers.
Joe Morello and GeneWright played with feelingbut the general impressionof the set, which included"St Louis Blues" and theinevitable " Take Five," wasone of dullness.
The Misja MengelbergQuartet from Holland got amixed reception from thepredominantly French crowd,most of whom were not toopleased with their crashingavant garde sound.
For exuberance and en-joyment first night honourswent to Claude Luter, thesuperb Bechet-styled sopranosexist and clarinettist. Withhis regular group he swungthrough numbers like "Why
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Can't You," "Les Oignons"and Jimmy NOOne's " ApexBlues," even managing toswing though dragged downbyyTCrewere
ord"mroiml.flne solos
from pianist Yanick Singeryand trombonist Daniel Zap-pa. And when Lutes Intro-duced Les Andean, the ori-ginal group who formed theBechet-Luter band, theyrealty started jumping.
The second night of thefestival again featured theBrubeck Quartet, slightlymore spirited but still notinspiring, the fierce caco-phony of the Manfred Sehoofsextet (billed as a quintet)from Fast Germany and thebeautiful set from France'sRoger Guerin sextet.
This was the most inter-esting and exciting contri-bution to the festival so farand specially outstandingwas the superb amplifiedRule and tenor of the blindMichel Braques. He has asoaring, lilting command doflute and also plays marvel-lous big -toned tenor.
The group Included Intheir set a tender original"For John Coltrane" writ-ten by Guerin as a tributeto Coltrane. It was movinglypayed- by Braques, whomust rank as one of theleading saxophonists InEurope.
Seventy MM readers are atthe festival In Juan les Pins.Most of them are stayingtwo miles along the coast atthe Chateau de la Brogue,
beautiful camping site nearthe beach with a superb
Ing pool, restaurantand bar.
Theaders are on thespecial bargain trip to An-tibes organised by the MM.
I joined them for the log,-ney down by coach. We leftLondon last Wednesday inrain and after a tiringthough for the most partvery pleasant trip arrived inbeautiful weather on theRiviera on Thursday even-in
Everyone at the camp Isreally enjoying their bandittiswimming in the pool, sun-bathing and holding dailyjam sessions in the tentsround the pool. There are anumber of musicians on thetrip-including three mem-bers of Dunfermline's IMAM!,field Jazz Band and so forthere have been two B"proniptu jam sessions at a
PunsPavment cafe in Juan lesPins - MM Editor JackHutton sat in on cornet onthe second - to the delightof the passing French pot*lace who stopped to stampand whistle and applaud thejam.
The DIP - the first ofits kind to a festival of thissire - has been virtuallycomplete success. I can Ond
few major criticisms of theholiday.
Almost everliogg on thetrip is a jazz fan. Most havebooked at some nights atthe festival and several hovebooked for every eight.
A full story of the MMtrip and a review of the restof the festival will
onenext week. But as one Matreader said as we lay itgorgeous sunshine: " All this
ll those birds - a"at 'that jazz, too. It's mar-vellous."
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tries againA FAN raised a blunt instrument, then a few moments later stepped
back to admire her handiwork. Every window in Scott Engel's Miniwere smashed. She had achieved her end, to communicate with her idol,not by conversation, a letter or even an autograph, but by the violent,mindless urge that probably made her beat her favourite doll to deathat an early age.
Scott is still the favourite doll of thousands of fans despite the demise of theWalker Brothers and his withdrawal from the pop scene.
Brothers John and Garyhave made records or be-come involved in the Lon-don hippy scene in the- fur-therance of solo careers.Scott has radiated silence.
While he has escaped fromthe ramifications of pop hehated most, except for thestray stone -thrower who slipsthrough the security net, hehas not been an idle idol.
Next week, on Sunday,August 6. Scott opens in cab-aret with the Ronnie Scott
Band at Stockton'sFiesta Club. It will bea far cry from the lasttime the cultivatedyoung American, of-ten described as hisown worst enemy,made a public appear-ance.
Then he was on ascreaming pop show whichbecame the last by the mightytrio which arrived in Britainfrom America and came torival the Beatles and Stones.
This week Scott talks abouthis future plans and the pres-sure that made him want toquit.
" I'm genuinely sorry thegroup broke up on such badterms. John and I don't speakwhich is childish and stupid.I'm glad I got away from it.I wasn't happy doing it music-ally speaking. I'm not entirelyhappy now. I'm one of thosepeople who are just neverhappy about anything."
What has Scott done sincethe split?
"An LP is complete and it'sgoing to he very controversial.It includes songs by me andAndre Previn and SammyCahn. I want to put over myown way of communicatingaside from the psychedelicthing, because I don't believethose people convey real emo-tion. This album is to makepeople walk away crying.
"Then I'm going to do thecabaret with Ronnie Scott. Iwanted to take a 15 -piecehand in but there isn't enoughroom. It won't be a debut oranything, it's just a paid re-hearsal. It's really a warm-upperiod for me. I'm not goingto set the world on lire. I'dhate to walk dead cold intothe Royal Albert Hall or Fes-tival Hall without workingout first.
"I'm writing songs and Iwant to get more experienceof life to put into them."
"The only way for me todo that would he to go toParis, or Czechoslovakia orMoscow, but time isn't on myside now. I have a very smallcircle and the people I knowaren't in the business at allI can only write about thepeople and things I knowbelong to the Institute of Con-temporary Arts now and thathalos a bit.
" fm looking forward to thisthing with Ronnie though. Hecalled me up one day andsaid he would like to form ahand for me which I thoughtwas nice
" There are also plans for aBBC TV show to be taped inAugust and shown in Septem.her with Paul Jones At firstI wanted to do a one manshow, but Paul Is one of theintelligent, polished people Inthe business, and his situationis similar to mine co the wholething balanced out "
How well off is Scott aftertwo years with the WalkerBrothers?
I in broke, or will be bythe time 1 have finished paying
'I'm one of those peoplewho are just neverhappy about anythingfor the musicians. I've gotmoney for the band and allrecordings are paid for byPhilips, but I didn't make alot of money and now 1 can'tattend all the restaurants thatI used to.
" It went because I wantedthe group to become as big asthe Beatles and Stones, whichwe did. But it required us toact as big stars, and big starsdon't work every night in Bri-tain and apart from a trip toJapan we didn't work a lotabroad and percentages fromrecordings were low,
" We paid for all the ses-sions ourselves and I'd spendsome phenomenal sums ongigantic orchestras for thingslike ' Archangel.' People don't
realise the work involved."Then there were bills for
suits that got torn every nightwe played, hotel bills, bigdrink bills and entertainmentbills. We came out with nomoney.
What happened at the timeof the split?
"I was very angry aboutthe whole thing, but I'm notany more. It wasn't my deci-sion to split. I wanted out andJohn wanted out but it rose toa head when I turned up latefor a show, on the last tourand nobody would speak tome. From that moment onJohn and I just didn't speak.It was accepted that after thetour it would be all over."
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BY BOB HOUSTON
THE problem with John Col-trane was that he was a
musician who demanded every-thing from himself and from hisaudience. Like the late SidneyBechet, whose music was simi-lar to Trane's in many manyways, it was inconceivable forhim to give a half-hearted per-formance, to "coast."
Coltrane had done enough in hiscareer to justify a position as thelast member of the great quartetof tenors - Hawkins, Young,Rollins, Coltrane - by the time heleft the Miles Davis group in 1960.Enough for most people, that is.Not for himself.
When he died in NewYork last week atthe age of 40, Col-trane was still everybit as experimentalas he was the daytwelve years beforewhen he made hisfirst recordings withMiles - too experi-mental, according tomany.
PLUNGED
But to expect him to go onand on repeating his suc-cesses of a former erawas to completely mis-understand the man andhis music.
Nothing would have beensimpler to do when heformed his famous quar-tet with Elvin Jones, Mc-Coy Tyner, and JimmyGarrison shortly afterleaving Miles. Instead, heresurrected the sopranosax as a jazz instrumentand plunged Into a freshapproach which was todrastically affect thecourse of future jazzmovement.
His career began back inPhiladelphia al the age of
19 and, after various jobswith bands on the R 8.6circuit (including JoeWebb, Big Maybelle, KingKolax and Eddie Vinsonand a two-year spell Inthe navy), he joined DizzyGillespie on alto in 1949.After Dizzy disbanded,Trane returned to Phila-delphia and then returnedin 1952-53 with EarlBostic. Following thiscame jobs with JohnnyHodges, Jimmy Smith andBud Powell before joiningMiles in 1955.
" People used to tell me tofire him," Miles has re-called of his early appear-ances with Coltrane."They said he wasn'tplaying anything." Butwhat he was playingradically altered the shapeof jazz to come, as didthe whole approach ofthat legendary quintet.
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A spell with TheloniousMonk came in 1957 whichColtrane found particu-larly challenging. " I al-ways had to be alert withMonk," he once said, "be-cause if you didn't keepaware ail the time . . .
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OUTRAGED
In 1960, after he had madeseveral outstanding soloalbums, notably GiantSteps" (Atlantic 1311), heleft Miles to form his owngroup. In 1981, he madehis notorious tour of Bri-tain when he confused,bewildered and outragedmany fans, musicians andcritics who had been,until then, his staunchestchampions by his com-pletely different and un-compromising must c.While he and the late EricDolphy soloed for half -an - hour on "MyFavourite Things," peoplegot up and walked out.
Unprepared by records,Britain had been sub-jected to Coltrane at hismost demanding. He gavehis all; we weren't readyto take it.
Gradual awareness of the" new " Coltrane camewhen his albums filteredthrough here, and amongthe outstanding recordswere " My FavouriteThings" (Atlantic 5022),"Live At Birdiand "(HMV CLPI544), "Cres-cent" (HMV CLP1799)and "Ballads" (HMVCLP1496). At a time whenColtrane was playing witha fury and power whichwere unequalled in pre-sent day jazz, this lattersuddenly showed thathere inside the "angry"tenor was 3 romanticballad player on a parwith Hodges and Webster.
RESTLESS
No sooner had we caughtup with this Coltranethan the restless musicalspirit which drove himon and on committed himunambiguously with theavant garde. After analbum which, in myopinion, is his finest-" ALove Supreme" (HMVCLP1869) and its s u c-cessor " Muditations "(HMV CLP3575) both ofwhich illustrated his in-creasing concern withreligion - he introducedtenorist Pharoah Sandersand drummer Rashied AllInto his group.
After an uneasy spell, ElvinJones and McCoy Tynerleft. Meanwhile Coltranetook an eleven -piecegroup Into the recordingstudios and cut " Ascen-sion " (HMV CLP3543),exercise in large groupfree improvisation whichcondenses his music ofthis period every bit asmuch as the earlier" Africa / Brass " (HMVCLPI548) did of an earlierone.
Throughout his career,Trane was surrounded bycontroversy. People askedMiles to fire him; he wasaccused of being " anti -jazz " at a later period;his British tour rousedthe strongest feelings ofany tour 1 can remember.But although he educednothing but the strongestemotions by his music, henever lost the respectwhich he had accumu-lated during his spell withMiles.
UNKNOWN
When the put-down of theday was that avant gardemusicians couldn't playtheir instruments, Col-trane was the man theystubbed their toes on.There was no doubt thathe could play tenor, andprobably better than any-one In Jazz. And one re-nowned British musicianwho shall be namelesshad every Coltrane recordon order the minute theywere released In theStates.
I have no doubts in mymind that he was one ofthe great lazzmen. Hisdeath at such In early ageIs a blow comparable tothe loss of Charlie Parker,for Trane undoubtedlyhad much, much more tooffer.
American writer Zita Carnoonce said: "The onlything to expect from JohnColtrane is the unex-pected," and this was truethroughout his fife.
He may have left a lot ofus behind as he tookthose great leaps into themusical unknown, but Inthe summing up there isno question that jazz haslost one of its ail -timegreats in a year in whichthe toll has reached awe-some proportions
Still missingthe best bitter
You Ator whats Lands
fur? Never ArrestAdam ClaytonPowell."
Eddie hompson, Bri-tish pianist who hasbeen soloing at NewYork's HickoryHouse for more thanthree years, is backin London with anew line in jokes.And he says he'sgetting tired of play.Mg solo.
"I've been there solong I'm almost aninstitution. I alter-nate at the HickoryHouse with a trio.Since I've beenthere we've had theMary Lou Williamstrio, the Mitchell -Ruff trio, the BillyTaylor trio andothers who've sub-bed during holidays.
"That's the musicscene there. Theytell me I'm doing so welt onmy own they don't want togive me the trio. Therearen't too many pianistswan't to play solo, nor manythan can any more. Theydon't know how to use theirleft hand that way."It's easy to push out a fewchords, but to play strideand so on, that's bloodyhard work. You've got to bea whole rhythm section Ifyou're going to followtrio and keep the customersinterested.
THOMPSON: 20 dolfar tip
him a drink. Sometimes Iget a five dollar tlp and Ithink: back home I've donea gig for that, lots of times.I got a 20 dollar tip once.But they don't come as of-ten as the fives, and thefives don't come as often asthe ones. Then you drinkwith people. I've mademany friends that way.
" So far as the living goes. I'mmuch better off in theStates. I miss things still,like the bitter-I don't drinkbeer over there - but I" Playing solo and trio piano buy my English tobacco, Stare really two different bags. Bruno Flake, and it costs meAs far as I'm concerned, only one dollar, 25 cents forI've had enough of soloing, four ounces.Now I'd like to go out witha trio. Yes, on the road, Ihaven't seen much ofAmerica yet and I want tosee the West Coast and Chi-cago. I've made no plans,but that's what I want todo. Of course, I might justgo back to Ike HickoryHouse."
Is Eddie still satiafied with hislife in the USA? "Yes,things are still good for meprofessionally. The job atthe Hickory House is well
following.a I've built up a
"Then, of course, it's an an.cepted custom to tip thepianist if you want to re-quest a tune; that or buy
" Of course there are a Intof differences In the way ofliving, and one of the big-gest is the competitivespirit. With hotels, foodplaces, bars and everything,you have to give serviceover there. Competition'sfierce, and if you don'tsomebody else will.
"You know, I heard a funnynews item on the radio Justbefore I came over here. Itsaid the hippies are nowable to get Green Shieldstamps with their marijuana.Probably true, too. It under-lines the difference...
And does the competition ap-ply in the same way to themusic business? "Well, I
guess SO. It's like here on amuch larger scale. Too manygood musicians chasing toofew Jobs."
When Thompson talks abouthis own likes In jazz, Itseems natural he shouldspeak of piano players agreat deal. Of Tatum, hisall-time favourite, and Peter-son, Garner, Ray Bryant("Oh, tremendous, a beauti-ful player") and many more.
"Recently I saw Oscar dosome solo things - abso-lutely out of this world. Theolder he gets the better hegets. He never rests on hislaurels. I admire that. Then
think Phineas Newborn isa very fine player-the goodfar outweighs the bad inhis work. Everyone makessome disappointing records;I've not made a good oneyet.
" Billy Taylor, whose trio banbeen playing at the HickoryHouse, has one of the finestrhythm sections In the coun-try. Ben Tucker, who's ea-cellen% Is on bass andGrady Tate's on drums.
'Tate, I think, Is the guv'nor.He's the quietest drummerI ever heard; quieter withsticks than most Britishdrummers are with brushes.But his swing Is ridiculous.He's got everything goingfor him.
" One of the things you noticeabout US, drummers, thereally good players, Is thatthey re so much lighter thanours. They have tremendouscontrol over the cymbalswith sticks, and they reallylisten to you."
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TREMELOES: " Even TheBad Times Are Good "
(CBS).It's not really the Trome-
Ions, is it? it's getting fasterand faster, It's certainly notanother " Silence Is Golden."I can't catch all the lyric.It's good for the discothe-ques and s a lot of fun_Bound to be a hit
CAT STEVENS: "A BadNight" (Deram).
They've got a whole vari-ety show here. Well, it'scertainly different. I reallydon't know who it is. I couldthink of a great dance rou-tine to it. it's a lot of fun-! assume it's not meant tobe taken seriously. Who is it?Cat Stvens? I'd never haveguessed. But it's obviouslya very big hit indeed.
N1E W VAUDEVILLEBAND: "Green Street
Green" (Fontana).Clinton Ford? If not, it
must be the New VaudevilleBand. It's fabulous, buthaven't we had too much ofthis sort of thing? It will bea hit unless people have gottired of this old type ofround Personally, I like itvery much.
ALAN PRICE SET: "TheHouse That lack
Built" (Decca).Lovely lyrics. Yes, I love
this, it's marvellous- Is itAlan Price? I did a SouthernTV thing with him and hehad two live koala bearswhich nearly got him. Ireally love that record andit's very definitely a hit. Afantastic sound. Good forAlan!
VC B. KING: "The" Jungle" (Polydor).
I've heard this so manytimes before and I don'tthink it can be a hit.I don't really like this sortof stuff unless there in some-thing just a little bit differ-ent about a To listen to thissort of number you need towear dark glasses and a
flower power hat
ICKIE VALENTINE:D " Melina " (Philips).I suppose its sexy but you
can take It off. I don't wantto hear it right through I
don't think, if I was sittingon Juke BUM Jury. I oddever vote it hit I don'tthink the performance was
all that good end it's a verysilly song. I don't know whoit is. Dickie Valentine, oh.nof I'm sorry, Dickie. Butfancy bringing out somethinglike that again.
HERB ALPERT: "TheHappening" (A&M).
It's Herb Alpert. This isvery pleasant for Alpert fansbut I think it's rather passenow. Still, he's the mosthandsome man around at themoment. I don't honestlythink this will be a hit, par-ticularly as this song hasbeen a hit so recently.
VAN MORRISON,"Brown Eyed Girl"
(London).That will do well at the
Speakeasy, No, I think heneeds something a bit stron-ger in the way of a song. It'sgood dancing music but I
can't really see it being ahit. I'm sorry, but I've noidea who it is.
LITTLE RICHARD: "ALittle Bit Of Some-
thing" (Columbia).Now I know how a deejay
feels having to listen to allthis stuff every week. I don'tknow who this is. Hello,there was a touch of theP.J.'s there. I do like it, butI don't honestly feel it hasgot enough to send it up thechart. I love this sort ofvocal sound - the marvel.lous depth that colouredPeople get.
TONNE WARWICK:D " The Windows OfThe World" (Pye).
Dionne Warwick. Thatharp is nice. It's pretty, verypretty. I like this and it hasevery chance of being a hit-I hope so. anyway. Thetual technical side couldhave been a bit better.They've given her a betterrecorded voice sound with a
bit more warmth than onher older records, but nowthe voice seems a bit MO farback. But I like it, it's anice record.
THE HAPPENING: "MyMammy " (Pye),
Where's Gracie Fieldsthen? It's all very Blackpool.Actually, it's quite nice,isn't it
onHow do you cam.
rnent a record like that?Ah. yes, well then! Pleasecan I hear the Cat Stevensagain
AT the moment, Luluseems to have
reached a cross -road inher career. It isn't theusual impasse, butrather the sort of situ-ation where so manythings are in the offingthat the 18 -year -oldsinger isn't sure whichway to go.
Last week, her agent wassaying Lulu, Ray Fell andMike Yarwood would do a
further series of Three Of AKind TV shows. Two weeksbefore, It was exciting offersfor films from here and theStates and the prospect of a
South African tour.
FUTURE
Now Lulu says she doesn'tthink she'll be doing the TVthings. What are her futureplans then? Do they includeTV?
"There's nothing I can del.nitely talk about because wehaven't decided yet. But thefuture looks very bright androsy to me. So far as televi-sion go., I like doing it andI'd love to have my own net-worked series.
"That has been offered, too,and Is waiting forme to say yes, Isuppose. But thereare so many agree-ments to be com-pleted, so ydecisions to beMade. One step de-termines theother."
How Importanthas the Three Of AKind series been toLulu?
" Very Import-ant. People thoughtI couldn't do com-edy, and as my filmisn't out here yetthe Three Of AKind programmeshave given me achance to showwhat I can do incomedy sketches.
"When I saypeople didn't re-alise I could dosketches, I includemyself. I didn'tknow either, but Marion Mas-sey, my manager, did."
What about the film offers?Is Lulu looking forward tomore pictures in the nearfuture?
"Yea, to be truthful I'd liketo do all the films I've beenoffered, but at different times-spaced out, you know.Them are offers of two film
Lulufindsherself atthe crossroads
parts, both of them in Britain,that I want to do. But the im-portant point is choosing theright one, the right role, ToSir With Love was a nicebreakthrough, but now is thetime to choose which road Iwant to follow as far as film-making is concerned. What Ihave to consider Is this: is Itthe right type of role?"
Is a trip to the USA on the
M not abasinghit records any
;"rde.:`'Itds:rt" NOW !FIELDlased and comfort-able, in a deep arm-chair, in the stardressing -room atthe ABC Theatre,Blackpool.
Frank Is verygrateful for hispast chart succes-ses, and particu-larly mindful of thefact that one can't phope to keep onchurning out num-ber -one recordinghits.
Ills remark was promptedby my suggestion that hemight be worried that theJohnny Mann Singers havebeaten him to the charts with"Up, Up And Away "-whichis Frank's new single release.
" No - I'm not worried forIt was released two weeks be-fore mine," he replied. "It isa good song, and It was hear-ing Johnny Mann's versionthat made me record the num-ber. I don't usually do coverversions, but this was toogood to miss. And in any case-his is a cover of the origi-nal by the Fifth Dimension,which was a big lilt inAmerica.
"As a matter of fact, we hada number ready for release,which I recorded In Nashville,Tennessee, but it was a slowballad - one that I woulddescribe -is a ' winter' release.Then I heard 'Up, Up AndAway' with Its bright, sum-mery atmosphere, and decidedthat, for the time of the year,it was a more suitable num-ber.
"It is a good performancenumber too - one that I canuse In the Blackpool summershow, and for a long timeafterwards. It Is this type ofsong upon which I am eon -rearming these days.
Anyway this Is the sillyseason for record sales and
LS viaHIT
ADE owsrs
I certainly don't expect to sella million. So long as the re-cord is played, and goes onselling over period 01 time,I will be happy. And this is
hucha good song, that It can
ardly miss out - it will lastfor years."I don't record anythingnow, expecting it to top thecharts. If it does - so muchthe better, and no one will bemore delighted than I. Everyrecording artist wants to makehits - but at the same timeI want to record good songs."
" Stage performances arenow my bread and butter andI want to be associated withnumbers that can he of useIn this medium. II they alsoturn out to be bits - that'sfine, too!
"As my wife Is expectingour nest baby In the Autumn,I shall not be doing a 1)0010this year. I go on to the Birth-day Show at Coventry afterBlackpool. I want to spendChristmas at home. Early nextyear I shall probably makesome more records In Nash-ville with an eye to the Ameri.can market.
" Eventually, I would liketO do a musical - whowouldn't? But it must be agood one, and within the scopeof my image. To retain this ismy number one priority."-JERRY DAWSON
cards in the near future?" Well, my record, ' The
Boat That I Row,' is breakingIn seven states. That's lovely.It's doing very nicely appar-ently. There's a possibility ofmy going in November to theStates, but I can't say yesuntil the other offers havebeen accepted or turned down.Obviously, these would affectit.
"Yes, I'd like to go back.My first visit wasn't reallylong enough; there wasn't timeto see that much. It was niceworking there, but it was threeweeks of working non-stop.I'd like time to look around.
"I've just heard that thefilm Is doing unbelievablebusiness over there, and I'mthrilled about that."
It was reported that Lulumight shortly be touring hallsand theatres in South Africa.Would she have any objec-tions to this on politicalgrounds?
INVOLVED
"I don't think so, as longas people don't bug me abouttheir politics and don't expectme to get up and shout forone side or other. As long asthey don't expect too muchof me I'll be all right."
Any fear of o Dusty Spring-field situation developing?
" No. I just don't want toget that Involved. I'm going-if we go, and I'm not sure yetabout that, either-to enter-tain and to look around thecountry. And I'll be taking mymum with me."
Lulu Is doing well with herlatest recording, " Let's Pre-tend." What is she planningto do for her next single?
"Well, the next record Isgoing to he very, very inter.eating. It'll be a departurefrom what I've done already.I can't tell you any more."
Now that Lulu stares at thefuture with a 5ft 21n highgaze, does she see her careertaking her right out of popmusic?
" No. I just think It's goodto expand your scope andmature In your work. And I'dlike to mature and see myscope expand, as any artistwould. All I can say is that Iwant to be a singer-dancer-coedienne. I want to put allthese things together to be.come a musical comedy ac-tress."
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GRAIEFUL DEAD: play for free in parks and things
BRITAIN'S FlowerPeople had better
get their orders in toInterfiora. It looks asthough there may bean invasion of real,genuine, 18 -carat goldhippies from SanFrancisco bringingbeads for the natives.
The advance party arri-ved In London this weekin the person of DannyRifkin, co -manager of oneof San Francisco's majorunderground groups, theGrateful Dead.
" I'm here just to lookaround," Danny told the MM." We'd like to bring about150 people from San Fran-cisco, bands, light showseverything, and do it forfree in parks and things.This is the way It's happen-ing now - do your ownthing rather than have somepromoter do it,
"The bands in San Fran-cisco now put on their owndances and, instead of takingthe proceeds, they put all themoney In a fund. We hopeto raise enough to get overhere and that people willhouse and feed us when weget over.
We still work for money,but more and more we, andother bands, are playing inthe parks for nothing. Wehaven't worked for moneyIn San Francisco for four
Grateful Dead
plan a real
hippy invasionor five months - all thepaying work Is outside."
The Grateful Dead com-prise Bob Weir (rhythm gtr),Jerry Garcia (lead gtr), Ron" Pigpen" McKernan (or-gan), Phil Lesh (bass gtr)and Bill Kreutrmann (des),and their album, just re-leased in Britain, has alreadydone over 100,000 in theStates.
The group, their twomanagers, equipment mana-gers and fan club organisersall live together in a housein San Francisco's hippy dis-trict.
" We are leaving for NewMexico for a while," saidDanny. "We will live on amountain for a couple ofmonths and straighten ourheads out. Then we hope tocome to England.
In San Francisco theboys are kind of local heroes.The doors are always openand there is always a millionpeople in the house. YOUcan't kick them out, but It'sa tremendous strain. We feelIt's just about time to splitfor a while and be with our-selves. Anyway a change Isnice.
Lonnie's stilldoing verynicely' thank
WHATEVER happened toLonnie Donegan?
That is agood
questionhen you ider that
over the period 1955-00after hitting the somberone spot with his " RockIsland Line " while withthe Chris Barber Band,everything that he andhis group recorded reachedthe top oon
It was in 1956 thatLonnie launched his skittlegroup and was a roaringsuccess on records, onradio and television, andat public apearances." Rock Island" was fol-lowed by numbers such as Puttleg On The Style" Cumberland G a p " Garnbl,ng Man "; MyOld Man's A Dustman ";" Nave A Little Drink OnMe."
Despite the fact that therock era was born aroundthe same time (It did notfollow sklMc as so manypeople mink!) skittlegroups with tea chestglasses, washboards andthe like, became the cratewith young people. And
herIt might not have
been of any particularmusical val., It was anavenue for youngsters tomake musk, instead ofmerely listening.
And skim'undoubtedlyInfluenced many today'sbat stars, in their earlyformative stages. AdamFaith started his careerleading a skittle group --Freddie Garrity admitsthat it was after seeingLonnie and his grouP atManchester Palace, thatbought his first guitar-"'fit ":n
up ne";:21-lonZ
and many Two I's dis-coveries started from theskIlfle crate. Herman too
was Inspired by this early" home-made " music, andDonegan was George Marl-rlson's first ero.
Skittle was, however,comparatively short - livedand within two yearsLonnie dropped the word
totoAnd so It Isthis day-Lennie sing-
ing and playing guitar andbanjo, backed by Les Ben -
(gKenny Rodway
(drs) and Pete Oakley(bass), smartly dressed, noway-out gear, and sound-ing ptty much the sameas hlsre group did back Inthe Fifties. If you sawLonnle's recent appearanceIn BBC -TV's Dee -Time youwill know exactly what Imean, and although hisname does not grace theTop Twenty charts thesedays he's doing quitenicely, thank you!
Lonnie has rnatured(though he's far frombring an old man) andhs become a personality-a comedy personality. It
In the early days, thesongs and the skittle style.were much more im-portant than the singer.Now it Is very much theN
As do most acts of itsMind. the Donegan
lays l
dates.ot of
And "o tonciatclubs besuccessful in the se onehas to do just one simplething-entertain) Reputalion is all right. it is oftena useful box-office attri-bute. But it has to bebacked up by ability--.byto entertain andhold an audience to whomthe bar rs perhaps of asmuch, if not more lmportance as the enierialn.ment
In 1962 on the [5,51 of
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youhis last big recording hit" Pick A Bale Of Cotton "Lonnie played a summerseason at isiackpool. Thefollowing summer foundhim In New York antlBermuda - then an Aus-tralian tour which was ahuge success. In 1965 hesummered in Great Yar-mouth and as recently aslass summer he spent theSeon In phyla N. wales.
This year? " I'm notataking Slimmer season.
I have a television serieslined up. At this stage ItIs not absolutely set forreasons I won't go Into,but there is a good chancethat it will come off."A recent four monthpantomime season was abig success. This was atthe famous Alhambra
Glasgow no please donask the Scots " what hagspaned to Lonnie." Theyknow only too well.And Row Taylor whowrote "Charlie Girl" rfJoe Brown has a musical'on the stocks for Lonn1-as a of seeing himfor the first time at GYarmouth In 1965, re"Which all gas to showthat whilst chart etccand blanket exposureteleVISIOn and radio Is v on).nke Indeed, those ho enrolonger get it. are
notnecessarily dead ducks.LoA glowing example Isnnic Donegan who Ilkthe famous whisky.;es' still going strong "-anItiearning more than he didhoe years ago when hewas at the peak of hchart fame. He Is vemuch alive and kicking."And he Is In the crrentPop 30.-as writer of thenes., Tom Jones entry,I'll NNNNN Fall In LoveAgain."-JERRY DAWSON
We went to New Yorkabout a month ago. It's muchrougher there - a harshplace to live.
"San Francisco is abeautiful city - the climateis fine and the people arefriendly. And the kids aregetting together now - theyare tired of all the old bull.They've found out you canbe in the lower incomebracket and still have a goodtime. Being financially securehas nothing to do with be-ing a good artist or having agood time.
"The hippies now havetheir own free housing,food medical aid and legalservices. A few months ago,the Grateful Dead, JeffersonAirplane, Quicksilver andBig Brother did a dance. Wetook 8,000 dollars and allthe money went to the legalfund. So we now have a full-time lawyer if any of thekids run into trouble withthe city officials.
"It's a real communitything and It could be themost beautiful scene in theworld."
Parks apart, the GratefulDead would also like to playmore conventional dates inBritain - particularly Inballrooms.
" For one thing, in ball.rooms the sound is alwaysbetter than clubs - in theStates anyway," said Danny." The PA
usystemsin the
clubs are sually horribleand then everybody is jam-med in tight and probablyjuiced."
The Grateful Dead havebeen together for two yearsand three of them - Bob.Jerry and Pigpen - were to-gether in a jug band beforethat. Their only single todate was according toDanny, " a real bomb." But,he agrees, a hit singlewould be great."
" When we play the albumnow we are not too happywith It, although it sold sowell," he says. " If was re-corded In (our days. We didall the recording, the art-work and everything our-selves.
" Now we'd like to recordIn the op air. Playing out.side, thewound is so dif-ferent."
Whether or not you willsee the Grateful Dead Inyour local park, you shillhave a chance to see them onBBC -TV in September.
"The BBC sent a cameracrew to do a Whicker'sWorld documentary on thehi nni es," explained Danny." Th,y were a real hip team.It should be a very good Pro-gramme."-BOB DAWBARN
MELODY MAKP.It, July 20.
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You are booking theband for the Hunt Ball.Would you try for:
(a) Sid Millward'sNitwits.
(b) Adje Cutler andthe Wurzels.
(c) the Mothers OfInvention.
2You want to give yourgirl friend a good time.Do you:
(a) Take her to a
Ravi Shenkerconcert.
(b) Play the latestNew Vaudevillesingle.
(c) Stay at home towatch the finalsof OpportunityKnocks.
3Do you buy your spec-tacles from:
(a) an optician(b) an occulist(c) Fred Bogle's
stall in PetticoatLane
4At the weekly Love -Inin the local church hallyour bird fancies an-other man. Do you:
(a) hand him a
bunch of flowers.(b) set fire to his
sandles.(c) strangle h i m
with his beads.
5Do you think theFlower People are:
(a) Bill and Ben.
(b) the Hollies.(c) Interflora.
6Does UFO mean:
(a)Unidenti-fied Flying Ob-ject.
(b) You Freak Out.(c) Kindly leave the
vicinity at once.
EaYou find a Kaftan. Doyou:
(a) eat it.(b) play it.(c) give it to Gra-
ham Nash.
Does Free Hoppymean:
(a) You don't haveto pay for thebeer.
(b) Release one ofHer Majesty'sguests.
(c) Get your Na-tional Healthwooden leg here.
9A man with large bootsand an Alsatian dogarrives at your party.Do you:
(a) Run like hell.(b) Offer him a
glass of fruitcup.
(c) Empty the ashtrays.
10Next Christmas youwill buy your parents:
(a) The Best Of TheBachelors.
(b) The Fred ScuttleMemorialAlbum.
(c) ESP's Let's AllSing In Esper-anto.
Yourvisit:
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ambition is to
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(b) Gay Horn.(c) the Harlem
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(b) a fimi Hendrixwig.
(c) just trim it atwaist.
Told to move on atSmoker's Corner inHyde Park would yougive the officer:
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SUNSET ALL STARS:"Kinks." Block Market StullCrakes I to 4); LagunaLeap !Takes I to 31; I'llNever Be The harem (TakesI Or 21: Swingin. On Centralmikes I Cs 2); Kicks (Fon-tein° F11.132).
They say nothing can takethe place of talent. This recordprovides confirmation becauseIt wan obviously made in themost informal way, with theminimum of preparation andtrouble, and depended for itssuccess on the out.and-outjazz ability of the men in thestudio.
If you knew the worth ofCharlie Shavers, Nat Cole (onpiano). Buddy Rich and JohnSimmons you'd have expectedsomething superior in the wayof swing and musicianship toemerge Tenorist Herbie Hay -met., formerly with the JimmyDorsey, Norvo end Hermanbands, was less highly re-garded (he died in '49), but inthe event turned up trumps,
So the quintet, nominallyled by Haymer although Sha-vers sounds to have been morein charge of routines and soon, had no weak spot eitherfor group or solo playing.
It took up an idea, tried itout briefly, then went to workwith thoroughgoing profes.sionalism allied to what I canbest describe as righteousspirit -that is. the jazz spiritof the late Swing Age (mid -Forties) when this music wasrecorded.
In fact, though this IS swingmusic it reveal traces of post -
swing influence. As Alun Mor-gan's notes put it " Eddie La-
guna (the organiser of thesession) , . unwittingly cap.tured elements of the olderswing era as well as pre.echoes of bebop" Shavers.certainly, knew what Dizzywas getting up to
An Intriguing thing aboutthe set, if you go for valuesother than pure entertainment,is its Inclusion of false starts.fluffs, second end third" takes " and odd bits of chatwhich enable 113 to SODcreation M work. These
players are accomplishedenough to be rewarding even
when repeating their interPre-tatiOns once or more.
Thus, with "Black Market,.a bum start followed by a
pretty fair version which endswhen Shavers blows it In themiddle eight They come dif-fering takes, all of them good.
"Laguna Leap," an almost -
too -fast niece on the " I GotRhythm " chord sequence, in-volves a false start and threeexcellent takes.
"Same" runs to two takes,both complete, and Shavers is
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Vintage kicksfrom theman who waslost to jazz
a trifle sugary here - asthough wearing a false Jamesmoustache The relaxed " Cen-tral" blues has more spark-ling solos (what 3 loss to jazzwhen Cole made a fortunefrom singing) in its two takes,and the closing " Kicks,"based on the " Honeysuckle"chords, is a one-off whichlives right up to its name.
Three of these titles havebeen released here before. Buteven if you have them all thisLP the bargain of theMonth of 21, 9c1
BUD
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BUD FRESMAN: "Remmon 6 Co." Cant' GiveYou Anything Bar Love lot;7/ Charing Cross Road 141:Let's Po it (b/: ThreeWords (d); You Do Some.thing To Mo 141, CalifornmHalo I Come 151, Just One01 Those Things UP:Only A Omer Moon Id/.S'wondertut ici. larkniiito 11 iot. Sornettmly StoleMy Got Id) Oh Lady BeGood io). (Fontana T15414/.
Freeman Itnr) w.Ray Williams pinto. JohnnyBermes Ito, ell). Fred Hunslrvol, Jim Douglas (gu.Ron Moroi tea"),Lennie Hastings Idrs1
made album - the firstwas "Bud Freeman, Esq"(T1-53713) - puts him in a
variety of settings;septet and two different sex-tets are featured.
This makes it more eventfulthan its forerunner, which wasall quartet formula, though I
wouldn't say Bud plays betterhere. He is, essentially, a
poised and consistent mini.chin.
On the band tracks FredHunt's piano. Williams' finetrombone, Barnes's baritoneand sometimes the rhythm In.struments share solo spacewith the leader. They all dis-play sympathy with whatFreeman is doing, and tenor -dominated opening or closingensembles on two or three ofthe numbers add interest tothe music.
I'd have liked a little moreof the interplay by Bud andBarnes. as on
interplay'
or Bud and Williams. andfewer of the solo.withrhythmtracks.
Freeman has made attractivealbums with a tenor.trumpetfront line (partnered by RuhyBrett' and more recently HaroldBaker), and an unusual oneby tenor with two geiters.
Something of 'his kind. in
addition to what we have.would have improved " Free-man & Co." for me. And so,too, would a fresher pro,gramme. Sorry to carp againabout repertoire, but I cannotImagine " Lady Be Good "drawing the most vital perfor-mances from Freeman or theCo. Even so, they all playimpreive stuff.
Thatss said, I can recommendthe LP to readers who likegenuinely melodtc, singingsmall group (axe which is
neither old fashioned nor mod.ern. to hofroW a Oran froniBud.
The tennrman timbresIhrriugh the slows with gear.-
and considerable tonal beauty-the original "Larkhill " Isa nice example of his tendermood - while on the moreexuberant up -tempo numbers,such as "SomehoJy Stole," heplaya the kind of rompingchoruses which, familiarthough the phrasing may be,can still make a responsivelistener shout " Yes "-M-.11.
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THISisan historic record-
ing in many ways, for itwas made in Copenhagen al-most four years ago at a timewhen recording opportunitiesin their native America werenil for these musicians.
The Quintet was formed inNew York In the summer of1963, and they opened at theJazahus Montmartre, the Dan-ish club which has virtuallybeen a Minton's to the avantgarde, on September 3.
As for the music on this set(which has been available be-fore in Britain on the Sonetlabel), it is rough hewn butdistinctive. Shepp, Cherry andTchicai have all matured a
great deal since this was madebut nevertheless they are allin Interesting form here, es-
pecially Cherry.Ornette's former trumpeter
had the most formed styleand it Is his work on cornetwhich stands out. His theme,"Cisurn," has tine solos allround with the composer tak-ing the honours. Monk's"Nellie" is nothing more thana group performance, just thetheme and no solos. "O.C..""When WIII The Blues" and"Mick" all have sound per.formancea with Cherry againin good form: Shepp's "TheFuneral" is mostly written,with Cherry taking the dirge.like theme although there areshort bass and alto solos.
All these musicians havegone on to greater thingssince this album, but It Is afascinating example of a newconcept in jazz at the incuba-tor stage.-B.H.
SARAH
VAUGHAN
SARAH VAUGHAN;"Sassy Swings Again."Sweet Georgia Brown, TakeThe "A" Train; In San Fron-cote, S'posin, Everday I
hlove The Blues, I Want TeBe Hooey; ,All Alone: TheSweetest Sounds, On TheOther Side Of The Tracks;I Hod A Boll Werner20105 MCLI.
Vaughan (vent ace byorChOOtto including ClorkTorre, Charlie Shavers, JoeNewman, Freddie Hubbard(tofu. J. J. Johnson, KaiWinding 11 m b s). PhilWoods, Benny Colson (reeds),Bob lames len,
ARAH's newest album Is aweil.sung, well -played and
reasonably well -conceived set.It swings, even as the tidepouniso., and yet for somereason fails to satisfy me.and I'm an admirer of thissinger's work. '
I can't quite pinpoint theshortcomings, but choice ofmaterial is part of it, I think.A fast version of " SweetGeorgia' is hardly what thissinger needs now; and "SanFrancisco" does little for her,or she for it.
Everyday " should hangdrawn a better performance,but she seems unable to diginto the lyrics with any realdepth of feeling. It's decora-tive singing which hard!), im-proves the blues.
In general, Sarah looks forgood repertoire. She doesn'trepeat her songs much on re-cords, and even such an oldfavourite as "All Alone "not on any of the 22 of herLPs that I own, though shehas done a Berlin album.
Here we have only u fewseldom -sung numbers, but
"Alone" and "Be Happy" -the last including interludesby alto and various trumpets-are effective,
As for the band, it punchesout workmanlike charts -byThad Jones ("Georgia,""Francisco" " Everyday,." Happy " and "Alone"), J.
J. Johnson, Bob James and
Manny Albam.But this LP doesn't quite
convert me to Vaughan withbig band.
Anyway, she Is In luxuriousvoice much of the way andexercises her considerabletechnique freely in the courseof a driving set - M.J.
Alan's
success
formulaPOPmNaDma
originality plus piano
ALANPRICE SET: "The
House That Such Built"(Deena). A cleverly originaland compulsively listenablestory about a house filled withnutty people, written by AlanPrice and destined for head-lines and hitsville. It's goingto be another ." Hi Lilly "scene for Alan who was work-ing on this number with theaid of grand piano and taperecorder when he did "BlindDate" for the MM a fewmonths ago. The piano stampsout the beat and there are allsorts of hang-up noises goingon in the background, pluswhat sounds like a speeded uptrumpet, especially when youplay it at 16 rpm.
ELVIS PRESLEY: "LongLegged Girl (With The ShortDress On)" (RCA Victor).Rock it baby and go man go.Elvis has actually come backwith an up tempo number justlike the old days. There's thatterrible drumming, feeble gui-tar and oo-wah vocal chorus.It all sounds about 100 yearsold and will immediately ap-peal to the discotheque crowdwho are being a bit masochis-tic about records lately, alllovers of the King, and loversof early pop music. The onlyreason I am antiElvis is be-cause his fans insist on play-ing me his records at 3 am andsaying how great he is whenthe only possible sound atsuch an hour is a good twentyminute Buddy Rich drum solo.But are we allowed Rich? No!We have to be inflicted withthis codswallop instead.
WARM SOUNDS: "SticksAnd Stones" (Immediate).Amusing guitar and mutedtrumpet intro with twitteringbirds leads into a pleasantvocal chorus by the flightlyduo who wing their way tothe great hit record in the sky.It's a typical immediate loonabout in the studio, The lyricsare suitably childlike and onecan imagine various wellknown celebrities of the Im-mediate stable living in thecontrol box. Good clean funwhich will earn the House-keepers of America Seal OfApproval.
EDDY ARNOLD: "MistyBlue" (RCA Victor), A greenand silver label with the words" Eddy Arnold " inscribed isenough to put fear and dreadinto most record reviewers. Atthe reviewers club last week,one member had to be takenhome in a taxi when she foundan Arnold plus a Presley anda totally unknown Pye groupin her mall. Suffice to say thelegions of Arnold fans willjoyfully fight dirty to get intotheir local store to purchasethis tender ballad, brilliantlysung with taste and convic-tion, which arouses In me de-sires to break furniture andhit publicans.
ROCKIN' BERRIES: "Break-fast At Sam's" (Piccadilly).A strange number for theBerries to try for a comeback.It's very reminiscent of theStones "Spider And The Fly"and consists of a husky leadvocal with traddy Reiter ac-companiment. Totally differentfrom anything else happeningon the scene, and a gond movenot to try and copy moderngroups, but not really a hitunless my estimation of publictaste is totally at fault.
CHARLES LLOYD QUARTET:" Sombrero Sam Part I " (At -
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isosie). Whilst reviewing thisweek's records a strange soundsuddenly filtered through therecord machine. Suddenly- Irealised it was good creativemusic played by talented, in-telligent original beautifulpeople. A track from Lloyd's"Dream Weaver" album withfabulous piano, drums andbass before Charles comes Infor his solo on the flip side.There is a compulsive beat somaybe even the nation's half-wits may he turned on toLloyd through this pearl in asea of sewage.
PEANUT BUTTER CON-SPIRACY: "It's A HappeningThing" (CBS). Now it's flowerrock and what a nice namefor a group! Four boys and agirl from California, with folkroots have grown floral bloomswith an excellent sound thatwill stun all England. As a
mend this rhythm ensembleand wish more flower powerto their sticky little elbows.
DOORS: "Light My Fire "(Electra). Doors are a beauti-ful group designed solely fornice people, and they makepretty records. If this everbecomes the number onesmash hit it has been inAmerica, in Britain -land ofthe professional idiot -then wemight consider ourselvessaved. Until that happy day,one can merely solace one-self by playing this soundwhich shouts, contains happyclassical organ and a thunderof drums. Electra groups allhave that personal communica-lion of warmth and love. Aplague on all the monstersthat inflict their presence onthe pop business. While fansand managers can press coun-cil and sue themselves Intoan ecstasy of hate, music fromDoors can provide a soothingbalm. Despite all the propa-
ganda there is still more hatethan love in pop. Pray thatDoors continue the crusade.
CLIFF RICHARD: "TheDay I Met Marie" (Colum-bia). A brilliant performancefrom Cliff with a great songand production that shall be ahit! Moods change from WestCoast cum Donovan cuntBeatles to Tim Hardin andbeyond. So much happens it'sdifficult to cope with theflurry of sound. Cliff has pro-duced a further out soundthan most far-outists, and deserves recognition.
SOLOMON BURKE: "JustAs I Am " (Atlantic). ProcolHarum lives! A semi-religiousballad with Bach -like organchords, and old Burke :numb.ling about "you were the onethat's given me the courageand strength to go on." OnlyAmerica could produce drivelof this calibre. It leaves a badtaste In the mouth of ham-burgers, Batman, 493 channelcolour TV, dollars and petscemeteries. We thoughtAmerica had grown out of this
Pleasemush America -. hum appa reallyRrpnow uoti
We need you!
LLOYD: strange sound
JPs
BEEGEES: "Ben Gees 1st "
(Polydor). The Bee Geeshave come up with 14 originalnumbers for their first album.Their writing, like their sing.ing - and on many of thesetracks, the arranging - owesso much to the Beatles that itis hard to assess their realpotential. Obviously the grouphas plenty of talent and thetime has come to channel itinto more original lines -anybody who follows the sameroad as the Beatles is boundto suffer by comparison,Among the tracks here are:"Turn Of The Century,""Holiday," "Every ChristianLion Hearted Man Will ShowYou," "New York MiningDisaster 1941" and "CloseAnother Door."
SPENCER DAVIS GROUP:"Every' Little Bit Hurts"(Wing). A packet of Spencer'searlier rock and r&L hitswhich have stood up well tothe test of time AlthoughStevie Winwood has come ona lot since these were made,he dominates the record withhis soul -packed voice ForSpencer fans who don't al-ready possess them, here's thechance to own items like" Every Little Bit Hurts." " I
Can't Stand It." "My Babe,""It's Gonna Work Out Fine,-" It Hurts Me So" and" Searthin '"
SOUNDS LIKE HERB AL -
PERT AND THE TIJUANABRASS (A and M Records).
The hit sound of Alpert goeson . . and on . , and on.Still, why should he changewith his success. You knowwhat BS expect on " GottaLotta LiYin' To Do," "ShadesOf Blue," "In A Little Span-ish Town," and "Casino Roy-ale."
GRATEFUL DEAD: (WarnerBros). Grateful Dead. anAmerican group, are distin-guished by one of the mostboring lead guitarists ever toinflict his presence on a group.The group are also distin-guished by one of the mostboring organists ever to in-flict his presence on a group.For proof, listen to " Viola LeeBlues," the extended track onthis album, which contains re-markably tedious solos by allconcerned. Imagine a spottyteenage group in your localclub who have just read aboutthe psychedelic scene in theMelody Maker and other hippypop maga and buy some longhair, a top hal and trendyCarnaby Street moastache thatsticks on without glue, justlike for real. While not wish-ing to be unkind, this is theGrateful Dead Some of thenumbers are quite nice like"The Golden Road," and"Beat It Down The Line," butmostly It's an act drag, unlessyou happen to be stoned inyour favourite club with yourfavourite person. Then youmight he tempted 10 utter" yeah "
The movenow is toelectricguitar,says Al
AL STEWART hasjust recorded an LP
for CBS Records anda number of thetracks have orchest-ral backings providedby a joint orchestrafrom Sadler's Wellsand the London Phil-harmonic Orchestraconducted by Alexan-der Faris.
Such was the importanceof the occasion that Sun-day Telegraph music criticTom Ferguson gave quiteconsiderable coverage tothe recording session andcommented " Art musichas long been eclectic.It's good to see folkstraining at Its bonds."
STRINGS
As Karl Dallas said in arecent MM review ofBert Jansch's new album,Its all down to stringsand orchestral backingson the recorded folkscene.
Besides the orchestral tracksAl has also recorded somesolo guitar work and sev-eral songs with a folk-rock style backlog.
How' those sound you canhear for yourself on Wed-nesdays at the Marqueewhere Al, along with thePiccadilly Line, has takenup what has provedbe a successful residency.
Does this mean that folk-rock, the hybrid musicalform that arose from thedemise of the Americanfolk scene and manifesteditself in the shape of theLovin' Spoonful, theByrds and the electricDylan, may happen here?
CLOSER
Al Stewart thinks not. Hedescribes his Wednesdaynight sessions as experi-mental. "Though pop andfolk are moving closertogether," he says. "TheBeatles are contemporaryfolksong writers.'
All the compositions on therecord are Al's and hereckons on avenge towrite one satisfactorysong a month. He is alsovery much aware of thesongwriting trends Inboth the pop and folkworld, "The IncredibleString Band are tremen-dous," he says, " andcook, be the next bigthing in the pop world."
Al has already shown theIncredibles songs can beadapted to electric groupwork and is currently us-ing several of them in hisMarquee shows.
Among the other performerswho he Is Impressed byare JImi Hendrix, TheBeatles and, not surpris-ing!), Bob " Every-body writing songs from19112 onwards has beeninfluenced by Dylan tosome degree.
font Ken
ARY stokesup the 0
Festival fires
AL: kit album?
Most of the music beingproduced in Britain haseclipsed the West Coastwriters in the States al-though not in presenta-Hon." Al thinks.
Al is a keen participant inthe Flower Power Gameand is a UFO regular." For all Its bad pointsIt is important and repre-sents an advancementaway from the normaltype of club," says Al."It's an example of whata club could really be."
SWITCH
Would AI like a hit record.especially in view of thefact that CBS will prob-ably release a single fromthe album? " A hit? Yes,although I am not wor-ried if 1 make the chartsor not. I'd like to sell butI would rather have a hitalbum."
Whether a British brand offolk-rock does actuallyemerge remains to be seenbut one indication Is theremark Al made at theend of the interview." Within the next year awhole stack of folksIng-ers are going to switchto electric guitars."
KARL DALLAS PREVIEWS CAMBRIDGE
FIVE years ago a
Cambridge firemancalled Ken Woollardbought himself a guit-ar for 15s.
Ii was a year before he gotround to going to his firstfolk club, but today -still a fireman In his on -duty time - Kcn Wool -lard Is director of Brit-ain's most successfulcommercial folk festival,the Cambridge Festivalwhich opens In thegrounds of Cherry HintonHall tomorrow night (Fri-day).
BESTKen doesn't like that word
"commercial." "It certainlydoesn't apply to the music,"he says. "We just get thebest we can, from Britainr America."
But in terms of commercialsuccess, Cambridge Is ob-viously well on the wayto becoming as firmly es-tablished on the folk cal-endar as the decidedly non-commercial Keefe.
Beaulleus may come and go,but Cambridge goes on andon from strength tostrength.
The first year, with 2,000 at-tendances, It made a loss.Last year with nearly 9,000there, this was turned Intoa small profit. This year.with advance ticket salesgoing four times as fast asin Ian, It looks as if Kenhas a runaway success onhis hands.
This Is partly due to the factthat, working on a ludi-crously small burget, Kenhas been able to attractAmerican stars like TomPaxton, Jury Roderick andToni Rush, along withleaders of the Britishrevival like the Young
FOLK NEWS
TOMRUSH nit fawn this
week and appears on BBCTV's Dee Teme tonight (Thurs-day). He's at Cambridge thisweekend and goes home onMonday - a very brief trip,For his part, Tom Paxton hasa concert in Dublin tonight,also en route for Cambridge. While blues seems In begetting Very little of a look -inat the folk festivals this year.there is some at the NJF"Seventh National Jam Pap,Ballads and Blues Festival " atWindsor Racecourse in midAugust.
Things of interest to folkpeople crop up In various partsof the programme. for Instancein the "Ps. and Pon ' showon Sunday afternoon, August13, Donovan is supported byAl Stewart and the PiccadillyLine. among others. That sameevening. Bert Jansch and thePentangle find their bag atlast in a concert that includesthe Cream, Jeff Beck, JohnMayall and most of the rest fitthe hest 01 Beitaln'S electorblues men
Bert is at Les Cousins thisSaturday evening, by the way
Tradition, Alex Campbell,Nigel Denver, Fred Jordan,Johnny Handle and theTinkers.
But it's partly due to the dedi-cation with which Ken hasworked on building up theatmosphere al Cembridge,so that it becomes a reallyfestive festival.
I remember the first one. Pos-sibly recalling stories ofriots al jeer testlools andbeing pathologicallyincap-able of distinguishing be-tween tend fans and folkfans, the fur. patrolled theedges of the field wherethe festival an held, look-ing anxiously for trouble.They found none.
And all the time, throughthunderstorms and occas-ional bursts of sunshine,Ken Woollard made thething . . . swing: He hadClancy Brothers and TommyMakern to help him, ofcourse, but I don't think heneeded them.
"The Clanceys helped us getthe thing off the ground,"says Ken, "and we neededthat sort of big name, To-day, we don't. The artistswe book may be famous,but more important theyhave to be the sort whowill get on with the audi-ences as people. I knowthat sounds corny, but whilethe Introspective sort ofan artist may be all rightIn a folk club, he doesn'tgo down too well In a mar-quee filled with 3,000people."
Though Ken Woollard doesn'ttry to organise workshopsat Cambridge - "Frankly,I don't know enough andKeels does it all so muchbetter than I could " - heis taking very seriously onenon-commercial aspect ofthe festival, his folksingingcontest.
" Entries have been slow incoming in," he admits, "butsome of the singers wereheard so far have beenreally lovely. There is somefine singing going on In
the clubs just now, eventhough all the singers aren'twell known yet.
" One reason for the slow-ness of entries may be be-cause people ere shy, thinkthey aren't good enough,that sort of thing. Perhapsit's because we've offerednig money prizes. But event our present showing, the
singers in the contest willbe one of the most interest-ing parts of the festival..
As at Newport, there'll be sev-eral things going on at thesame time at Cambridge.In addition to the male mar-quee there'll be the smaller"club tent" seating two tothree hundred - where thefolksong contest will takeplace - and an open airstage for the fine spells.
One thing that annoys KenWoollard Is the lack of In-terest television has takenIn his festival. Last yearBBC turned the distasterthat was Beaulieu Into twovery nice TV shows.
COLOURThis year, neither BBC nor
any of the ITV companiescan spare any outsidebroadcast cameras to coveran event which could give
better impression of thevariety and colour and ex.citement of modern folksong than all the cabaret.style presentations whichusually masquerade as folkon TV.
Still, if the short-sightednessof tel companiessaddens us, we shouldn'tforget to make a bow inthe direction of CambridgeCity Council, the only localauthority with the imagina-tion to dream up an idealike this.
Ken Woollard makes it hap-pen by his enthusiasm andhard work, and he makesvery little out of it forhimself. But it is CambridgeCouncil who makes it all
possible.
Tom rushes throughfor a busy weekend
Second in a :cries of "Justoutside folk" evenings beanrun by Surbiton club is nextWednesday when Ken Colyer,with his actual Jazzmen, takesus back to the days when itwas hard to tell the folk fansfrom the blues and Pin fans-in fact, they were the samepeople.
It was Colyer, .of course,who put a lot of the present-day folkies on the right pathwhen he started includingsongs by Lndbelly in his pee.grammes. They called itskittle, folks, and a lot ofpeople like Louis Killen, theSpinners and, let's face It. leefollowed suit.
Oh yes, there was anotherLiverpool group who took upskittle. Three fellows calledJohn and Paul and George andInter they got themselves a
drummer who liked noes. I
wonder whatever haPflunt'd tothem? Don't hear them roundthe folk clubs much thesedays. Maidstone volk Club hasJust closed for the summerand will be reopening at theWig and Gown on Sunday.September 10 with Dave andToni Arthur. Other guests inelude the McPeakes, EwanMacColl and Peggy Seeger,Alex Campbell, and Pete Stan.ley and Wise Jones. The City of London Schoolfolk club organised a night ofiU own at the HorseshoeWharf Club last Thursday withTerry Gould as compere andTony Rose as the main soloist, as well as a number ofmembers of the Fighting Cocksclub in Kingston. Mervyn Vin-cent, from St Issey, near Pad -
stow, made a special Irip upfor it
NEW FOLK RECORDS
Oh dear. oldslna Reynoldsit a Rise lady and herhearts in she right place a.he. songs say rYthingwould lake to hoar said but persaps that's the trouble I wantto hear them said n. sangat they are on ' MALVINAREYNOLDS SINGS THE TRUTH(CI. 42,)2i Sometime, thev.,' simplicity and blacb-andeh.... a! her view et thetweet, makes the
loxes,"teaas
it did L 00000 whichis on this album Much of thetime as en 600
What Have They Den. toeRim, the are superhese, bits Be lIcky-taeltythe wart or semis on used tocall egitwriew in
semisdays when
Er... was likely to landfineMalseal than in the
charts It is not so much thatthey art bad songs. as such,but that the subjects have beendehumanised. depersonalisedout Si existence This may Sethe truth (though not thewholemple tout.
truthbWhenut s a mighty
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successfully Irn al raid. in LittleB anes "- K 0
WITNESS FOR THE LORDcolter.. of 'meet records
- several of them previouslyavailable on 711 singles Yearsago - representing differentstyles of more.orless contempo-rary Negro church music TheLP's first four tracks Present theVoices at vortory choir, jubilantand groovy on " I'm So Glad
Lift. Ma " (ono el the
fongsleased here In the early
ifties) and " Trusting InJesus," a little more deliberatebut still with a good boat ontheir other two ' Do You Know
who, complete the first sideare by tho Gold. an Sing-ers, a 11000111-1.01.110,11110 0r00,6
of by a hoarsely urgent ungerof the tuna that hes influenced60 much of lodays popuarmusic vocalising The harinonesong in thr background still has
some primitive " quality,though. and the rhythmic pulseis strong and certain. But thereally intense gospel song,building on some tracks fronta sermon preached at the be-ginning, comes from the RevKelsey and the congregation ofthe Te mpts Church of God andChrist in Washington OC, Theirsix recordings, which make UPsde two of this album, Includethe justly renowned LittleBoy and rm Royal Child,"both rental -habit examples ofcreative audience participation
I'm A Witness again hasfervent preaching folloned byresponses then full-bloodedsong A rare experience, thisside, with its hand.clapping.tambourine and trombone add.ins to the 100006 noise M J
Colin Wilkie and ShirleyHart will be back in Britainfor a month in November andFolk Directions are arrangingn tour for them. Cohn writesfrom Stuttgart to tell me theythe folk clubs much thesedays.their autumn programmerecently recorded a new LPand one of his songs was re.leased in May on on anthologyrecord by German artists
On August 11 they left for atour of Sweden, returning toGermany in September
The long-awaited book ofColin's songs, in German awell as English, should be outthis winter. It's nice that people keeprecommending new singers tome, thou) h it would he nicerIf they included tapes so 1
could make up my own mindErnie Sears writes from
Fareham, Hants, singing thepraises of 14 -year -old JakkiWhitten, who has been work-ing local working men's clubsand naval clubs as well as theeasier folk circuit aroundPortsmouth and Southampton.
Although her 14th birthdaywas only this month, Erniesays she's determi.d to makefolk music her career.
Andrew Black writes to meabout an electric folk grouphe's heard called Ethos. Al.though the group has beengoing for only a few weeks.they have already playedguest spot at Les Cousins andAndrew predicts great thingsfor them. making them soundlike a cross between the Pent-angle and the IncredibleString Band.-KARL DALLAS
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Ken Colyer's Jazzmen andBrian Green's band play forArnersham Jeer Club's River-boat Shuffle, from Windsor LoMarlow. on Sunday (JO) .
The British Ina:note of JazzStudies hold the first of aseries of record recitals at theLamb And Flag, James Street,London. W, tomorrow (Fadey)ar Fpm Recitalist is Jell Nat -
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AMATEUR or 00011-1100 pianistMiss and drummer wanted fuJara Band rehearsing Londe!area - Tel 435 4650 oiler 6.3
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B AND 1100001100 professionawon. needs lead tenor. trumpetargenlly - Charles, 22T9117W.
BASS GUITARIST I Freaky)for Louise - 3693 (Sutton)
B ASS GUITARIST. tenor. organI, wanted for semi.pro Soulband - Roy 36B 1267, 6 30.7 AO
B ASS, LEAD wanted le com-plete pro -HENDRIX " btu.
GtilVillaseni essential.
B IG SOUND WANTED. 2 mars.planet!, base guitar, male voca.:rat Age about 21 - 90uBartmbory Street. Islington, N.1.
B RILLIANT YOUNG ORGANIST for recording group. flat.mond and Leslie suppised.-LAB 7063
CAVALRY AND ROYAL TANKREGIMENT DARDS. Bandsmenfrom 173 years of ago and JunBandsmen 13.17 years old. arerequired for the bands of theDragoon Guards, Dragoon, Hussars Lancers and Royal TankRegraranl Training Includes tutHon on instruments and excellent facilities exist for sport andfurther education. Those inter.riled in making a Career in anyof these bands should contactThe Director of Music. Ill RACCentre. BovInglon Camp. Ware.ham. Dorset, or the Bandmasterof the Regiment concerned.
GIRL GUITARISTS. - 769 0537.HAMMOND ORGANIST, CO rop
ran tour Tomb - Nelson, 30Bellevue Gardens, Shrewsbury.
IDEA NEEDS boos guitarist,drummer - Box 6343
MANY PROFESSIONAL 141.1SICIANS BEGAN THEIR CAREERSIN ARMY BANDS. If you areaged 1517, you can learn a woodwind or brass instrument, withfull board and generous pocketmoney Kneller Hall course forseleded applicants For careerprospects, - Apply Bandmaster.Welsh Brigade Depol. Cwri-raGo:-len, CRICKHOWELL, Bre,
MODERN ORGANIST. Weal Endresidency, own organ. - Box6332
MUSICIAN, early avenues liv-ing North London, Interested insinging performing and comp.mg all types of music, Includ-ing pop. Las and Americanmountain music.. playing num.,
Instruments wishes to meetother. of similar age and inter-ests, - 280 7150 after H Worsley.
MUSICIANS REQUIRED ID reg-ister for shine -Sydney LiptonMAY 5034
MUSICIANS WANTED to backrecording artiste. Must rehearse- 2.0 2251
NAME COMBO REQUIRE
TENOR SAXOPHONIST001111LIN6 VOCALS ESSENTIAL
Good showmen, age M 35, able tomod old busk. Mt Radio, TV, Rewords
LONDON RESIDENCYM. 6349, cm ..810001 MAIM -161 -10 fleet Seml. Landon, LC 4
Get 10011 high without drugsLive in the tree -top penthouse withviews across SurreyA home hailed in the press as the most eCltmgsmall house in Southern England50 ft balcony.Every modern con-vervenceAll-electnc luxury TrvingOpen plan.3 bedsSmooth.butsmooth kitchenThe ultimate instates symbols and perfection inpadsThe first to make the scene with Llecioo gets the most up-to-
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NEW JOB. All instrument. :au,fisnrav vocalist Iron Wool CourtIcy - Box 6340
NORMAN JACKSON AGENCYrequires for S E Londira lophcat pop group. trunwelei andtenor ea sttphonIst - Phone 01-
001.3705ORGANIST / PIANO. T 0 p
Ino111.5., long contract to young.sharp, ablytoread musician. -Tel. Wilt Ray, Bristol 361131 daylime, 26193 nights
ORGANIST REQUIRED. Com-mence from this Saturday. July29. glaring on board ship 6 dayso week'. Tel Field End IMiddx0315
ORGANIST REQUIRED immedialely to commence this Saturda)July It, for ?.week season. 6 duesper week - Tel Field EndiMiddx) 0315
ORGANIST REQUIRED, worktea.ting -REM 2160 Alter G pin
REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY
YOUNG BASS PLAYER
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01-373 2352
RHYTHM, LEAD or BASSGUITARISTS
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PIANISTS .11 good standard re.quired for lounge work AltraicUnlimited. LIV 7225
PIANISTS, START WORK THISCOMING WEEKEND. Wide choiceof lounge work, I'S nlght. 000019All areas. NOW Increased rate. -C137...0. alshonegale 5531 idavl
SEMI -PRO. LEAD GUITARIST,bass fontanel. organist ter bluessoul grin., willing In rehearseOnly dedleated musicians needaPPIX - Tod. MAI 524/1 belweenS p and 9 o rn
SOUTH LONDON musician,, re-hearsal band, St. Joseph'sCollege. Beulah 11111, S.g.le. 11
.m -I p rn. Sunday mortongsGood arrangements all Instru-ments welcome, - Tel. BEC7754 evenings for further details
SPANISH GUITARIST / vocalenterlalner wanted at high classmade/mini club, Birmingham
ProvAccommodation and inealsided. Photograph and details
to: - Barr Enlerprraes.Wake Green Road, Binrangham13 Tel SOU 4017.
STAFF BAND Royal Army Ord.nanace Corps urgently requirepercussionist There are vaean.lee for players of good stand.
ard on all instrumenri IncludingWings -For further details writeto Director of Music, RAOC.0109001. Camberley. Surrey
TALENTED lead gratarrnan.able to ang in harmony. must beversatile. to loin existing act.Work risored - Box 6323
TENOR FLUTE player wanted,pro recording group. Must read.Mover and donloalen -- Box 6343.
TROMBONE DANCE, trod pan- HIT 6238.TRUMPET and saxes doubling
for Bermuda. excellent readersand sound only, - Box 0350.
WANTED SASS and VocalIM tooth o P.A for Braesband (Butterfield.n =YOH. -Tel80. 8450.
YOUNG, EARNEST SINGER /guitarist I rhythm. with enthtralasm for arranging / reties...11ggroup'. material. wanted
foiloungpunchy mato= group ring3 singer line.° Recording Im',anent Gond selyp with Londonbase The right person wouId be
.. 19, medium height. extro-vert personality solth no lies.natural entertainer. ambitious.We will persevere with someonewith pidentral qualities. GenuinenralorlunIty 13o. 0230
YOUNG TENOR Sas for Organbased group professional Box6.330
HAMMOND ORGAN / VOCALSavailable for Sessions and Mon.,Toes. Wed eveninri -071. SOO
KEEN BLUES GUITARIST ANDPIANIST wIll loin or form enMune:Ile Wiles bend. Anyone In-ter.= phone ACn 6345, after
o mLEAD GUITARIST seeks blues
or Inn group - 933.3118.ORGANIST LOWREY Hammond
eeeks Inunge dub - Wallington7439
ORGAN / PIANO / VIBES townLowrey Ile r doge, seeks preresidency London a, Sept /Oct onwards Good reader,a Cab.Arel experience some arrangingIdeally could provide Duo/TrioIIh girl vocal Con be seen;
heard working London. - PhoneRonnie Bowden, Dartford 113A14402, or write :6 Cowdres Court.
DartfordORGAN, Standards - Harlow
2501 2PIANIST AVAILABLE. - 01
97 3765PIANIST / 11021. Snore free
Saturdays. - Byron 0249
'11r.V.`.44.Er rliaCTLFsli-". 4174..
PIANIST, EXPERIENCED,(Cod. biesk tttalleble esery FriAy and Sunday Complciely freenon Aligum 30 In Sepleinber 15
PROFESSIONAL 'DRUMMER,young. experienced - available
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ItorilirarailsTENOR, YOUNG. Ls/Mitred pro.
-Box 6300SONG SYSTEM record player /
singer - 15 Herbert Gardens,N.W 10 Mr Lee 412 a night
THE PUSSYFOOT. leading EngI= recording harmony groupreqrare Club or Cabana workimmediately. Photo available. -Write offers to Pussyfoot Musici London) Ltd 11 BeresfordDnve Woodford Green, EssexEngland Tel Buckhurst 3741
VIBES, read busk - BEL 2040
BANDS WANTED1/- per word
ABLE GROUPS, all types, bulest/m.1411y 4.plece with glrlvocalist, also girl within. andCo Go dancers Always needed.Mainly Continental sTrance, Belglum. Switzerland, Portugal
gLAEF 1;E e:P7Westfielditmi..nrid. Non.
CLAYMAN AGENCY tenni,1.good professional groups Excellent opportunities/ Ring BIS5531.
COLOURED POP GROUP, WilsonPickett/Otis Redding 11160 stylesFor Italy. - Inquines ClaymanAgency. BIS 5531
COLOURED recording aritsleIII es live. or slx.psece bade.
log group 01.636 0204GOOD BASS gutlarist woks gd,
pro' group - Tel after 5 p rtl5030459.
GROUP PUBLICITY llthngrephSrept olitteed Isom moor own photo.graphs x 7, 501. at as 150.1.000 al IS ins 0 -18 NeeRd Saes., Cam'',
GROUPS URGENTLY region"for continemal Wert France Germany Ital. Dartmairkt. bookingImmediate:), deniable. - loge,les BIS 5.131 Clayman Agency7,8 Alrigate 11,11 511C01. E.C.3.
NORTON YORK AGENCY RE-QUIRES GROUPS. -SE TurnhamGreen Terrace. W.4 CHI 4895.
ORGAN GROUP non= to backnth= Sax, an advantage -240 2231
WANTED QUARTETS and quar-tets plus girl vocalist (nol beatgroups) for American bases over.seas. - Write in first instancewith full particulars to Al Hera.30 Old Cnmpton Street, W I.
VOCAUSTS1/- per word
ATTRACTIVE female soulonn,la pop vocaltst. seeks workinggrow, -Nathing 3122
DARIN BAG. - BAR 1133EXPRO SINGER REQUIRES
GOOD WORK OR AMBITIOUSMANAGER / AGENT, - TONYRU4 8020.
VOCAUSTS WANTED1/- per word
ALL ROUND YOUNG and AT-TRACTIVE GIRL VOCALIST forU.5 bases lo Spa In to start Sell-mmber Ist Reply with DETAILSand PHOTOGRAPHS to LEOSIKKENGA, MOTEL COUNTRYCLUB, Dos Ifermonas, Sevilla.Spain
COLOURED GIRL SINGER rgolfed Soul style and good looksessential Resident 1110 In 3 wkstime. - Box 6316
GIRL VOCALIST. Pops andswinging style essentral. Goodmoney and steady work withresident band. Replies should in.elUde list Of experience aitd re.cent photograph. - Box 0347
HARMONY GROUP In makedemo. Wee of new songs. In N.Wales. - Box 6311.
NORTON YORK AGENCY RE-QUIRES VOCALISTS. - II Tun,ham Green Terraell, W.4 CHI0195
THE SITE, progressrae grouprequires good vocalist - 00.9522311 Ex. 253 daytime.
SITUATIONS VACANT1/- per word
&MOTION urgently require allibilious sutra pro Go.Go dancers- SIIE 9597
FEMALE Ors and GeGo Danc-ers required. - Tel ran) 5140378 Sir R Porter. POrSOMIViDeprInranl
OPPORTUNITIES In expandingorgan depariment, sales service.showthrini demonstrator, Hum.
Tt1e Centre ;142,...`,Y1%High 'Street Winehester fell,,phone 0253'4.
ROAD MANAGER wanted furNorth London re. Oteling group- LAII 1000
PUBLIC NOTICES1,4 per word
THEATRICAL EMPLOYERS RE-GISTRATION ACT. 1925 NOTICEIS HEREBY GIVEN thal LaurenceSelene. of 72 Waterpark Road InChe City of Seifert! and Muter
hries Baehr, of '21 Cresswellrirrie. Dadahury. in Ihe City ofManche slew, And r a dying di tramtless tittder OW name 1,1 Waterpark Enterprlie9 " Inlend ill apritIII tiii. county Borough Mimics! IIISalford for rectslrellon under Ilse
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A ABLE accomplished bandavailably - 076-4542
ABOUT 100 Inp group. anddo= bands immediately aortalable Travel anYwhere Rea=able prices. Now honk log for'Owner season - ClaymanAgency, 7-0 Aidgate High Street,EC 3 Tel RIb 5531 On a.m.0 p m.).
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INnT:f:j4iyarsdig= tt":":out the smelt snippets of ;Lcnews slipped in between suchgems as the Raver and a reviewor the latest masterpiece by thePlastic Electric Experience. Putall concerning tact in a pull Outsupplement which I can read,then take the r.st of the paperdown to the local lisp and onlyshop where it might tastily itsmiserable existence. - CHASFLAXPIAN, Letchworth, Herts.
tion their motives.Are they content to keep
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ITS difficult to see at firstthe menace that lurks
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When the flowers start towilt, when all 'he beautifulpeople get tired of smilingand changes are rung by thebell people, violence andhatred will be the only alter-natives. Pacifism and lovewill breed their opposites.Let love come naturally. Ig-nore it before it disappears.-RICHARD FOX, Glamor-gan, S. Wales.
S a recent arrival in Eng.A land I am both amazedand appalled at the mannerIn which the "hippy move.ment " Is being regarded Inthis so-called liberal coun-try.
Why is a feeling and out-look on life, which has upuntil recently been praised.suddenly being condemned?The emotion I speak of isLove. How can an Estab-lishment which condoneswar, causes civil strifethrough colonialism de-nounce the harmless expres-sion of Love?
The same Power forcesits views upon the generalpublic through its tightlycensored radio and tel., ision services. Strange (1,7:the nation which suffered segreatly at the hands of (laler should allow policiesidentical to his to be usedby its own governing body!
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Coltrane was not just agreat artist, he was a manwhose quest for himselfbrought immense, immeasur-able joy to many. He was.as people will now begin tofind out, one of the finestmusicians of any age. Thankyou, thank you, dear JohnC.-RICHARD WILLIAMS,Burton Joyce Vicarage, Not-tingham.
ANYTHING that I or any-one might say is really
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The realisation that thistruly great artist is no more,that his beautiful music isno more has left a void inmy life, and I'm sure in thelives of all who have experi-enced the beauty he created.
He gave so much to usall, I can only hope in someway we were able to givesomething to hint. The deathof anybody is sad. The deathof such as he is just toomuch to take. - TEDHUMPHREY, London E7.
IT is time that the MelodyMaker surrendered Its
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The general ignorance andlack of interest shown bythe press and broadcastingservices at the death of Col-trane was shocking enoughbut Melody Maker failed asa newspaper when it rele-gated Coltrane to the footof the front page. More im-
COLTRANE. great artist
portant, it demonstrated apathetic ignorance concern-ing the relationship of Col-trane to the New Wave ofjazz, With his passing thereis a hiatus at the centre ofjazz; its directing force islost This is why the MMshould have shouted the --news, not whispered. - C.D. BISCOE, Palmers Green,London N13.
Assistant Editor BOBHOUSTON replies:
We don't expect readersto be aware of the techni-calities of newspaper pro-duction, but for Mr Biscoe'speace of mind the MM'S" relegation " of the news ofJohn Coltrane's death to thefoot of the front page wasdetermined by printingschedules. The news of Col-trane's death did not reachthe MM until Tuesdaymorning when Ike paperwas actually in the processof being completed forprinting. Despite this, thefront page was altered toaccommodate the story
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