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Wavelength (April 1987)
Connie Atkinson University of New Orleans
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"I'm 1101s ure, but I'm almost positive, that all music came from New Or/ea11s. " -Ernie K-Doe, 1979
Features .. Jazz Is the Sound •.' of New Orleans. . .29 Frogman Henry . .33
Departments April News . . . .. 4 Jazz Fest Schedule.. .13 Allan Jaffe.. . . .15 Chomp Report .16 Film ...... 18 Caribbean. .20 U.S. Indies . .22 Reissues ... . .24 Rare Record . . .26 Reviews ...... 26 April Listings .36 Classifieds .41 last Page .42
Puhli~ hu . N<.1UI11JO s s ..·ntL Editor . Cnnntc:" Zc:.mah Atkin-.nn ;\,,,,ociate F.dilor . Gent: Sc:munuu'' Ad\ J-.-..or-• "'lwantit You want Videow<>tks. Hanc:t&-on and tut(, ~ video production and editing., ~~~and VHS) , Training also avail8t>le. This time catl VideoWorks. 525--2497 822Perdklo APRIL • Waveleft!lll• 3 ·.· Key Player Two of New Orleans' finest piano players helped groom 19-year-old Harry Connick Jr. for success. arry Connick, Jr. is like one of those young East German H swimmers who rake in the gold medals every Olympics - he's been perfectly groomed for success. Instead of swimming laps Rediscover • . . and taking steroids he's run scales and practiced chord changes for 13 A Classic years and at age 19 is at the beginn ing of a brilliant career in jazz Nightclub, piano. A duet album with bassist Home of The Ron Carter has just been released on Columbia Records; it could like DUKES OF ly make Connick the best-known contemporary Crescent City jazz DIXIELAND pianist. Connick has achieved this status through hard work under the best 309 Rue Bourbon teachers a New Orleanian could New Orleans have. He started fooling around at Reservations: the piano at age 31/2, began lessons at age six (his classical mentors in 525 .. 5595 cluded Betty Blancq and Dr. John Murphy) and by age eight he was playing the last movement of Be ethoven's Third Piano Concerto sing like him and walk and talk like could have learned all this in such a with the New Orleans Symphony. him. But Connick realizes the need short time, and where he'll go from Around this time Connick started to go beyond vocal imitation. "I here. Will he develop into a mons studying with the two pianists who still sing too much like James, but ter funkster like Henry Butler, or a would shape his playing the most. my own style is coming around. I super-eclectic like Jaki Byard? My Ellis Marsalis is the finest of New used to sound like Stevie Wonder prediction (and Connick would dis Orleans' modem jazz pianists; in but that's fading too." agree) is that while a player like addition to educating his celebrated So with Marsalis opening up the Butler has tended to keep his mod sons Wynton and Branford he gamut of jazz piano history for him em jazz and his New Orleans funk taught Connick while he matricu and Booker instilling a profound sides separate, Connick will en lated at NOCCA. "Ellis stressed sense of New Orleans funk, what gineer a fusion; the funk and bebop gigging the most, and knowing do you hear when Connick plays? will coexist in most of what he music theory and history" explains The first impression is incredible plays. Connick. ''He really wanted his chops. Even by the virtuosic stan For the past I 5 months Connick students to be well-rounded, not dards of modem jazz, Connick is has been hanging out in New York, just able to play what was pop exceptional. And he intends to get going to school (Manhattan School ular." much better. "By the time I get to of Music and Hunter College), Pianist James Booker was Con where I want to be I'll be able to playing a lot of jobs (95% of them COMpliMENTARY nick's other professor, and a man play like Tatum or anyone who's piano solo gigs) and making new he talks about with unabashed re ever played, but I'm not there yet. I friends (fellow pianist David Tor verence. "James was the finest haven't got anything to brag kanowsky calls him "the Dale Car GlAss of housE musician I've ever heard," Connick about." He intends to continue his negie of Jazz.") One special ac recalls. "He could make music on a classical studies, and perhaps to quaintance he's made is George wiNE wiTh '8 7 cardboard box if he had to." They record a classical album in a couple Shearing, "an amazing individual" got together "hundreds of times" of years, maybe the Chopin etudes. who has "taught me a lot, musical JAzz FEsT TickET over a period of seven or eight "I feel especially close to Chopin ly and otherwise." If the album years, and yet "I can only remem among the classical composers," does well he hopes to start touring; OR TiCkET STUb ber one specific lick that James Connick confides, "because melody he is especially interested in sam (Good r~mu ENd of MAy) taught me .' He didn't say, ' Now this is all-important. Well, melody and pling the European festival scene. is how you do this,' for instance. rhythm, that is." And what does Harry Connick, My hands were too small to copy When looking beyond the tech Senior, New Orleans' district attor what he was doing anyway. I just nique, one must conclude that Con ney and celebrity of sorts, think of absorbed it by being around him so nick has not completely found his his son's meteoric rise? "Dad's much. James was so special. He style. He is, after all, only 19; his complete behind me. He calls me and my mom were very close - he playing is a pastiche but a dazzling and tells me tunes to learn. He used bouliGNY grieved when she died and needless pastiche. Bluesy Oscar Peterson to drive me to gigs and pick me up to say, James' death was one of the licks fly by, skid to a halt for some at three or four in the morning. RESTAURANT saddest events of my life.'' Monkish minor-second humor and He's one of the best fathers a guy By whatever way he learned it, then rev up again for a ferocious could have." And surely Harry 4100 Magazine at Marengo luncheon 11:30-2:30 Daily Connick's ability to recreate Book Booker shuffle or some stride. The Senior could not have expected e 891-4444 er's sound is almost eerie. In addi effect is dizzying and a bit awe more from his teen-aged son. tion to playing 'like Booker, he can inspiring. One wonders how he - Tom McDermott 4 Wcnrelellllfllll • APRIL How to Get On MTVYrdhout a Video The Dino Kruse Band may go down in MTV history as the only band to perform on the 24-hour music video channel without a video. Or even an album for that matter. For the four days MTV broad casted "Live from Mardi Gras," the Dino Kruse Band served as house band and backed a number of nat1onal acts. like the Bangles, Fleshtones, Night Ranger. Dixi Kup'>. Boomcragc and Weird AI crew met Ruffner at Johnny White's Yanlovich. for a few drinks and to sec the Dino So how does a local rock gr.oup Kruse Band. The producer invited score such coveted national CXJX) members of the band to compose sure'? Coincidentally. says Dino. MTV's house band for Saturday's The story goes this way: live remote from Sounds of Brazil Bandlcadcr Kruse was helping in the French Quarter. After only out Mason Ruffner: he was stage one day. Kruse and band were m manager for Ruffner's two vitcd to perform daily for MTV's homecoming performances, when entire four-day stint in New Ruffner opened for Dave Edmunds Orleans. -on the S.S. PreJiclent and later that "The guy just called and said, weel for Stevie Ray Vaughn and ' We're going to crank you into the Fabulous Thunderbirds. 80,000 homes You're the luckiest He worked with MTV's produc unsigned band in the country,"· tion crew for days before anyone Dino said recently, relating the found out that Kruse had his own story of the past week. "It was a band. Then on the Tuesday night riot. We played four days on live before Mardi Gras the production fucking TV.·· - Gina Guccione Radio Jazz Fest Resignations, accusations and Walter Brock made the opening takeovers make for exciting proposals in 1984. Brock basically times for WWOZ and its new had founded the station ~it first THE BIKESMITH went on the air in 1978) and was general manager. still serving as its general manager. Imagine the Jazz Festival happen He was encouraged by the fact that ing 365 days of the year. As of this the late Allan Jaffe had just joined past January I, the non-profit New his board of directors. Jaffe, a man Orleans Jazz and Heritage Founda of tremendous integrity and accom tion, Inc. has assumed control of plishments, gave the radio station community radio station WWOZ. mucb needed credibility by just be Those familiar with the 90.7 FM ing associated with it. He set up a setting realize that Duke of Padukah meeting between Brock and George and BB, Gentilly, Jr., Brother Bell, Wein, executive producer of the Big Mama, Ukali, and a host of festival. other mostly volunteer programmers "The only day I went to the fes spin records daily of just the kinds tival in the spring of '84," Brock of music highlighted at the annual recalls, "was to talk to George Jazz Fest. The transfer of the Wein. He listened to what I had to broadcasting license to th.e Jazz and say, didn't really look me in the Heritage Foundation is the result of eye or anything, and turned to Jaffe lengthy discussions between like and said, 'Why should the festival TREK. SPORT BICYCUS minded people from both groups own a radio station? That might and fairly complicated legal man mess up our publicity support we FORA TWO-WAY ...Sia.!Bn • •• euvers. get from all the other stations in It all started with efforts by the town.' And he walked away." financially struggling station to en The fact that OZ has now come AROUND THE list support from the Foundation. In under the Jazz Fest umbrella re the process. former station mana flects a subtle shift in decision ger, Ken Devme devised a brilliant making powers at the Festival. JAZZ & HERITAGE strategem. Although George Wein is tech "Instead of trying to psyche them nically an employee of the Founda into how good it's going to be for tion, in the past his opinion was FESTIVAL the community if they gave us usually deferred to. Now, the board money, why don't we just given of directors of the Foundation them the radio station," he thought. seems to have a better-developed The rest, as they say, is history; sense of its own power and how to 4700 FAEAET, UPTOWN ~ · D but it was complicated by the fact use it to effect changes in the com that the Jazz Fest at first did not munity. 891-8585 • 897- BIKE want WWOZ. Brock and Devine were not ...... • bothered by the thought that the It is true that the Jazz and Heri Foundation would become the new tage Foundation has allocated boss. The philosophies of the two $150,000 to WWOZ over the next non-profit groups were the same. three years. Almost all of the first Each works to promote "jazz, tradi year's $60,000 went to retire old tional music, folk arts and the debts. Two years from now there cultural heritage of the city and re will be no more subsidies. The gion around New Orleans" (as Foundation wanted to find a person • stated in the 'OZ sign-off pledge). who could ensure the radio station Several of the board members had could be fiscally self-sufficient by already worked on behalf of WWOZ. that time. They sifted through two ''They were the people we hundred applications. They were wanted input from anyway,'' Brock looking for a candidate with grant- continued, "people who had some writing abilities and experience and sort of community leadership record contacts with national funding and were also interested in music agencies. They selected John B. and traditional culture." Dozier, a man from Charleston, Calculations still had to be made South Carolina. of the financial risks involved. Some saw 'OZ as a "losing pro 'This city does position'' that would divert money from other worthwhile projects. seem to love a Friends argued that its problems certain amount of were typical of any new, un . derfinanced operation. Things goss1p. would improve with the introduc tion of adequate support capital and -Dozier good business practices. Other questions were raised about running As chairman of The Friends of a business with daily obligations and WWOZ, the legally-empowered expenses. For the Festival itself, the governing body of 'OZ, AI Gourrier Foundation simply hires George was active in the search. " January Wein and his staff to run the whole I st came real fast. After extensive show. They know he can do tt; they reviews of backgrounds and in just get out of his way. There was terviews, Dozier and his quali no one like that for the radio sta fications were the best we could tion. Who would they get to run it? find." THEY'RE COMING! THEY'RE COMING! KRAMER CERWlN-VEGA\ MUSIC MAN GIBSON PEARL AMR ENSONIQ BOOGIE RANDALL KAWAI MARSHALL KORG TOA PEAVEY 6W11VIIIa... •AIIB. Dozier's resume has many entries listeners. The Board would not hon under "job skills." "awards," or that stance and tried to mediate a "community service," "pro settlement. It maintained its right to ductions,"' and "work experience." have the final say on impmtant. But he was apparently rusty in the long-range decisions. Elements of Dale Carnegie skills of getting stubborn righteousness and over DAILY 11 AM-2:30P.M along with people. He rode directly reaction seem to have occurred on from the I- I 0 to the station and pro both sides, each believing it was ceeded to severely antagonize the only doing what had to be done. staff people with whom he was to Finally, on March 13. four of the work. Angry voices were soon in five staff members tendered their sisting he had insulted their abilities resignations. and that his ideas threatened the sta John Dozier, meanwhile, is be tion as we all know and love it. It gi nning to find his way around the was charged he wanted to turn 'OZ city. He has heard It said that no into a homogenized, NPR (National "outsider" can understand what is Public Radio) news station, that he needed here. I figure that if he is was insensitive to women and going to be the general manager of minorities, that he was, and these the community radio station, his op now are his own words, "Attila the inions and outlooks should be avail Hun at the gates of the Temple of able for public scrutiny. So here are Diana." his answers to the "outsider" and I asked the man about these other questions. charges, and he assured me he was Dozi~r: "Any town as unique as not the barbarian scourge. Then, New Orleans is going to have that speaking with the woman who was attitude, but I think the time comes the station's development director, I when you have to address the basic EVERYDAY remarked that the man's ideas did skills necessary to advance the sta not seem very dangerous or even tion. I think it is critical that we es .SPECIALS inappropriate. tablish a rapport with national fund "Everything can be said better in ing agencies, arts agencies, and · retrospect," she replied. broadcast networks. I think that's Things did not cool off. No something I have qualifications in apologies were extended or that, frankly, no one locally had. accepted. The staff said they could ''I will rely heavily on the not work with the man and volunteers and others to keep me threatened to take their case to the aware of local concerns. I am very a: ~ew .rleans Talent !Exchange presents -c 3rd ~nnua\ z Spring Music Showcases c:J z 0 ..I a: MONDAY, APRIL 27 TUESDAY, APRIL 28· 0 MODERN JAZZ en THE BLUES KINGS MASTERS Earl King Alvin "Red" Tyler en Snooks Eaglin Johnny Adams John Mooney Germaine Bazzle with the Bluesiana Band with Red's Rounder Quintet 11.1 at TIPITINA's at SNUG HARBOR II. 501 Napoleon 626 Frenchmen 0 .....I: services include booking, representation, event organizing, tour consulting, event or concert promotion, and production of promotion a: materials. A. Offering the BEST IN NEW ORLEANS MUSIC (504) ~44-2369 APIUL • Wavele...... 7 What is a impressed with the quality of air sistance to move from the top floor Birkenstock? work that most of the volunteers do of Tipitina's where the station was with the station. Many are as good originally located. There is always a as any I have ever heard on the air. great degree of fun and pride in do I think the station has been very, ing a job well under very trying very lucky and privileged to have conditions. But once people ha' c these folks. seen what additional resources can "I perceive the general manag mean for them I do not think any n.astitte·s er's job as primarily giving people one ever wants to go backwards. what they need to do their jobs. I ''I think the station really has think one of the first things that done a superb job in presenting and must be done is to upgrade and ex preserving the best of the old pand the production capabilities. musical and cultural traditions, as A FRENCH CAFE, This is a major priority if we are to well as presenting the emerging art PASTRY SHOP be successful in the national pro forms. We shall be striving not to duction arena. I don't see any rea decrease the commitment to the AND WINE BAR son why local folks can't do it. Pro music scene and the musicians of .· duction skills are not difficult, but New Orleans, but to serve addition they require practice. We first of all al cultural aspects as well. need enough equipment to give peo "First, the station has to have a ple a chance for hands-on. experi firm financial foundation. Some Tuesday-Saturday ence. body's got to take care of business. 11:30 AM - lOPM "I have talked to a number of If you're constantly worried about people who are not even aware of 'Can we pay the bill?' then the the station. This means my second listener always seems to take a back Sunday Brunch job will involve promotion. We seat to financial worries. lOAM- 3PM need to talk to folks in the corpo ''This city does seem to love a rate sector and the tourism business certain amount of gossip and rumor and make them understand how im and all that that entails. There is Closed Mondays portant it is for New Orleans to nothing necessarily wrong with that. have a voice for its own music, the It reminds me of the old Chinese only voice of its kind in the city. curse: 'May you live in interesting "Thirdly, the physical plant. It's times. ' incredible the amount of stuff that "It all makes for an interesting 2808 Esplanade Ave. has been done considering the very existence.'' 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Join the compact disc revolution with the people first in compact discs - Sony and Alterman Audio. • Metairie: 3213 17th Street- 834-n72 • Uptown: 7323 Freret- 866-3579 8 Wavelength • APRIL Saturday: Oldies Night Goudeau's Disc jockey Album Out Tuesday: , 'In Nick of 25¢. Draft Time' 8pm-11pm Jazz guitarist Scott Goudeau and Thursday: his band celebrated the release of their .first album, In the Nick of Ladies Drink Free Time, with their first public per Friday: formance as a band March 7 at Snug Harbor. Complimentary Besides the Snug Harbor date, Hors d' oeuvres the Scott Goudeau Band is sched 1 Maple street uled to play at this year's Jazz and 760 (504) 861-7615 5pm-8pm Heritage Festival. The solo project has grown into a "cooperative effort" by the band's six members, Goudeau said. Memb ers are: drummer Jay Hebert, bas sist Jim Markway, saxophonist Tony Dagradi, pianist Mike Pellera and Jay Griggs on guitar and syn thesizer. Since recording the album, Pel lera has moved out of town, and album was recorded at Ultrasonic Dagradi didn't make the band's first Studios in New Orleans and pressed gig, but as long as the rhythm sec at CRT in Nashville. It will be tion remains intact, the core of the available locally at Sound Ware project is there, Goudeau said. The house and the Mushroom. guitarist describes his jazz/fusion Goudeau said he hopes to begin album as being "closer to being playing on "a small but expanding jazz than being fusion ." scale." The band is looking for Although Goudeau released a gigs outside of New Orleans but cassette, entitled Secret Lives of close to home. Children a year and a half ago, this is his first album. The six-track - Gina Guccione World's Most Famous CAJUN RESTAURANT Breaux Bridge, LA I - Michot i..;~ <• ' :/ Les Freres ~~ . 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THE FIRST WEEKEND Here it is -the schedule of who's playing Saturday, April 25 Carl Perkins, Jr. Walker and the All the first weekend of the New Stars, Johnny Rivers, Clifton Chenier, Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Brownie McGhee, Gatemouth Brown, The festival will be held April 24 to jazzman James Rivers Movement, New May 3, and ticket mail order forms Leviathan Oriental Foxtrot Orchestra, can be had by sending a trad. trumpet player Wallace Davenport {played with Ray Charles, Lionel self-addressed stamped envelope to Hampton, Count Basie), blues legend P.O. Box 2530, NOLA 70176. John Hammond, R&B vocalist Johnny Adams, John Fred & Playboys, c ...... - ...• ·-~ · ~ . Keep your feet as happy as your ears with walking shoes from Phidippides ... Choose from AVIA, NEW BALANCE, DYNACOIL and CONVERSE, all designed to be in tune with your tootsies. J .fi Bring in your Jazz Fest 1500 Calhoun Street Uptown New Orleans ticket stub and 3 blocks off St. Charles get $5 off your Monday-Friday 10-6:30 Saturday 10-6 walking shoes 891-9333 APIIIL • WIMtle•... ll young blues gUitarist Joe Louis Walker Cous1n Joe, world famous Olympia Brass "the young Robert Cray"), Fats Domino's Band, Big Ch1ef Bo Dollis. Wild brother-in-law and road manager Reggie Magnolias M.G. lnd1an tribe, world class Hall plays a mean piano, C1ty Lights jazz clarinetist Alv1n Bat1ste, swamp pop's Orchestra, Brubeck/Lavem Trio (Dave's D.L. Menard, rocker D1no Kruse. N.O. son), swamp-pop's AI Ferrier, Santiago, R&B singer Bobby Mitchell, saxman Friendly Five, NOCCA Circus, Mardi Buddy Tate, N.O. R&B singer Tommy Gras Indian Golden Star Hunters, Ridgley, Lou1s Nelson, Newport saxman bluesman R.L. Bums1de, Improvisational Scott Hamilton, trad1t1onal trumpeter Arts, SUNO jazz band, Tulane U. jazz Teddy Riley, Los Sensations Latina, band, Calliope Puppet Theatre, Fifties rockabilly star Joe Clay, Spencer Downtown Jammers ... Bohren, blues on the national steel, country s1nger Tay Hogg, Ladies Zulu Sunday, April 26 SA&PC, AI "Carnival Time" Johnson, Fats Domino, Jose Feliciano, Allen Wynton & Branford's younger brother Toussaint, Irma Thomas, Newport All trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis, WYLD Stars, Toots & Maytals, gospel legends talent show w1nners Seduction, jazz Dixie Hummingbirds, Frankie "Sea pianist Harry Connick Jr., young Cruise" Ford, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, traditional clarinetist Michael Wh1te, KC blues-jazz pioneer (classics include Dimensions of Faith, Cuban percussionist "Confessin' the Blues" featuring Charlie Hector Gallardo, McDonough #42, Parker), young progressive jazz greats Creole Wild West M.G. Indian Tribe, Donald Harrison and Terence Blanchard, Bahamas Junkanoo Revue, Samaroo Preservation Hall vet Percy Humphrey, AI Jets of Trinidad, Delton Broussard, true Belleto, Shreveport rockers A-Train, Delta blues by Jessie Mae Hemphill, 5th Women of the Calabash, Bourbon Street Division Rollers, young Louisiana blues entertainer Chris Owens, Louisiana guitarist Kenny Stinson, juggler Will Solo, Purchase (Earth, Wind, Fire trad) N.O. Bad Oyster Jug Band, SUBR razz band, R&B great Frogman Henry, zydeco artist George Masso (special guest w/Newport Rockin' Dopsee, boogie woogie pianist Allstars), Olympia Aid SA & PC. • AMPS • ACOUSTIC & ELECTRIC GUITARS • DRUMS • KEYBOARDS • MIXERS • tn 0.., ~ z C) ~ £: • 2J !J • ~ ~z :E .... :I: ~ m • tn z -N 0 m 2J ~- tn :::) • 0 a: m2J w (') D. 0 • c2J -z C) m • D CJ c z - t= i! % m CJ z -1 -... --~ • DULCIMERS • BRASS & WIND INSTRUMENTS • DISCO EQUIPMENT • ACCESSORIES • II ...... • AJIIIIL Friday, ~pril24 , Fats Domino, The Four Tops, Riverboat President, 7:00p.m. & Midnight* ($22.50 gen. adm.). Saturday, April 25, Spyro Gyra, Kenny G, Riverboat President, 7:00 p.m. & Mid night* ($2[00 gen. adm.). Wednesday, April 29, "Fais Do Do;• Rockln' Dopsie & the Zydeco Twisters, Zachary Richard, Beausoleil, Riverboat President. 8:00p.m. ($17.50 gen. adm.). Thursday, ~ril 30, Wynton Marsalis Quinte~ Stanley Jordan, Bobby McFenin, presented by Travel New Orleans. Inc .. Theatre of Pertorming Arts, 8:00 p.m. ($20.00 or $18.50 res. seats). Friday, May 1. "The Fabulous Thunderbirds & Friends;• with Special Guest John Lee Hooker; Plus Bonnie Rain, Dr. John and more. Riverboat President, 7:00 p.m. & Mid night* ($20.00 gen.·adm.). Honi Coles-Tony Award winning tap dancer, Dorothy Donegan Trio, Placido Adams' Dixieland Hall Jazz Band, Spanish Plaza at Riverwalk, 8:30 p.m. (Free Admission). Saturday, !®'.1. "Fiyo on the Bayou;• The Neville Brothers, King Sunny Ade and his African Beats, Riverboat President, 7:00 p.m. & Midnight* ($20.00 gen. adm.). Pharoah Sanders Quartet with Leon Thomas, N.O. Saxophone Quartet, Alvin Batiste Group, Spanish Plaza at Riverwalk, 8:30 p.m. (Free Admission). *Boat remains docked for Midnight concerts. LOUISIANA HERITAGE FAIR Allan Jaffe at Preservation Hall, 1961: Jaffe's accompanists include trom Fair Grounds Race Track, Aprll24, 25, 26, May 1, 2 & 3,11 a.m.-7 p.1 '· bonist Jim Robinson, clarinetist Louis Cottrell, bassist Alcide "Slow Drag" The Fair Ground• will not •llow GOOI.... of •nJ' klnclln the ltt-n.kl. Pavageau and trumpeter Ernie Cagnolatti. Photo courtesy New Orleans Jazz FAIR MENU-Over 90 different culinary delights including file gumbo, barbequed alligl Jr, Natchitoches meat pies, blackened redfish, boiled crawfish, shrimp creole, hot bou1 n, Club Collections of the Louisiana State Museum. red beans and rice. po·boys, jambalaya & more. FAIRCRAFTS-Over100craltsmenfromLouisiana H 11 ~rn B ll and all over displaying, demonstrating and selling e 0~ tacO e . their work. Plus KOINDU with traditional African and contemi)OfaJY African American crafts. ffiRHODES FAIR MUSIC-10 stages of simultaneous music with almost 300 per Allan JaHe: Wl.LJ ,_.. _.,__. ._ lormances. 5 outdoor stages and 5 tents. All types of music. Didn't He Ramble? FRIDAY, APRIL 24- Leon Redbone. Mason Ruffner, Cyril Neville & Uptown Allstars. IF' Ef[[ ®rEf Terrance Simien & Mallet Playboys, Taste of New Orleans with Wanda Rouzan & Ji1r:flE W Lll Sonny Jones, ELS, File, Tenn. Tech Tuba Ensemble, Woodenhead, Dickie Landry, W~ Allan Jaffe, manager of Preserva formal concert hall owned by real Phillip Manuel, Mighty Sam McClain Blues Revue with King Nino. Storyville Stampers, -= Larry and Paula and Pontiacs. Exit 209, Johnny Vldacovich Group, Ray Bonneville Blues Band, Creole Oceolas, tion Hall and one of the most faith estate tycoon Borenstein Groupa de Fuego, J.D. & Jammers. Boogie Bill Webb, Skip Easterling, Mamou. N.O.C.C.A., Hammond ful friends New Orleans musicians frequented by a handful of bohe St. School, James Black, Faze 2, Thunder & E.B. Skipper. Aline White, Lil Queenie. Cultural Voices. ever had, died March 9 of cancer. mians, jazzmen and other denizens McDonagh #15, Harmony River, Famous Vocalaires ... SATURDAY, APRil26-Gar1 Petl DORRE STREET 'They say there's just enough with the story, one that brought me religion in the world to make nightmares even after several read men hate one another, but not ings of the script. And although the enough to make them love,'' says film 's disturbing elements did not sur Louis Cyphre, the mysterious gent at prise me as they would a viewer un the heart of Alan Parker's Angel familiar with the story, I was never Heart. The murder mystery, occult theless captivated in the tension of flavored detective yarn distinguishes Angel Heart in its finished form. itself from other movies of violence Mickey Rourke plays the casual, and bloodshed by its challenging ex slovenly Fifties private eye Harry An ploration of the darkness of the human gel, hired by the enigmatic Louis condition. Cyphre (Robert DeNiro)"to find John I should preface any further com ny Favorite, a well known wartime ments on Angel Hearl with the confes crooner who had disappeared with a sion that l am complete biased and debt owed to Cyphre. A meticulous unobjective in reviewing this movie, eccentric, Cyphre doesn't like messy having been part of its editing crew. accounts and is willing to pay Angel • ) : There are obviously no surprises in through the nose to settle this one. In the plot for me, and all the images that fact, he insists upon it. The detective ·... ~ ': ~P!l .. t ~ ...... ,.~ '"·"" T•• frighten or shock or please, I've seen story framework remains framework f \ v countless times before. What did sur only for a mystery that becomes ' > I 1 t , prise me was what was left behind on something more than a simple missing •:1: . persons case. Where Angel Heart de [ ~ ~· . the proverbial cutting room floor ~,-> i· since the production left New parts from the ordinary is in its bizarre o.'*>;t '( 0 Orleans. The editing process that be religious subject matter, the Harlem gan in a couple of rooms in the Westin church where Harry first meets Lisa Bonet as the voodoo" child Epiphany Proudfoot in Angel Heart. Hotel on [berville - elegant rooms Cyphre is marked by a money-hungry we trashed with moviolas and rewind evangelist and the bloody traces of a benches - continued in Paris under suicide, referred to as an ''unfortunate his nightmare and in reality. The "Mama said Johnny Favorite was as the expertise of Gerry Hambling, vet accident." Following leads down to idiosyncratic Mr. Cyphre appears close to true evil as she ever wanted to eran editor of Parker's earlier features New Orleans, Harry encounters John along the way, checking on Harry's get." (Birdy, Shoot the Moon, Midnight Ex ny's ex society girlfriend, Margaret progress and dropping philosophical Apparently many viewers, review press, Fame). Parker's substantial Krusemark (Charlotte Rampling), a anecdotes- "You know what they ers, and censors were also uneasy get script was inevitably whittled down fortune-telling debutante formerly say about slugs ... they always leave ting so close to Angel Heart's treat into something quite different from known as the Witch of Wellesley; slime in their tracks." DeNiro has a ment of evil. The controversial the one with which I was familiar. Epiphany Proudfoot (Lisa Bonet), the small role but the best lines in the lovemaking-nightmare scene between Putting aside personal attachments to teenage mambo priestess daughter of picture, my favorite being "The fu Rourke and Bonet that earned Angel certain scenes that were dropped, cer another lost love; and Toots Sweet, a ture's not what it used to be, Mr. An Heart its original X rating was likely tain characters even, one still wants to voodoo dabbling guitar player played gel." He delivers them in a calm, soul the scapegoat for objections to the gist love a movie after being so involved sweetly by bluesman Brownie stirring fashion, being the eccentric of the entire movie; there was no body with it and in this case I emphatically McGhee. Along with the rituals prac that he is with manicured fingernails, part or act of love or violence you do. There was something particularly ticed by Johnny Favorite's entourage, hair in a bun, and silver headed cane. haven't seen before in an R rated rewarding about working on Angel ritual9' that don't appeal to Harry's Harry Angel finds all of Favorite's movie. Angel Heart is certainly not an ethnic boutique • musical instruments • leather knapsacks • belly dancing accessories RESTAURANT • exotic jewelry • arabic records & tapes Specializing in Italian Cuisine • kaftans & djellabas SEAFOOD • HOMEMADE PIZZA • children's clothing • ethnic footwear • kuffiyas • kimonos A very quaint restaurant • folkwear patterns catering to those who • Hindu cards • journal (silk & leather) enjoy fine food. • incense Open Mon-Fri Lunch • afghani socks Mon-Sat Dinner 432 Barracks•524-7370 488-8452 (corner of Decatur ond Borrocks) :l2-IO 5. C.urollton 1\\l'. MAJOR CREDIT CARDS M Wavelengtl1 • APRIL rather not know. Harry Angel is con and production design by Brian Mor fronted heac! on with his own inner ris make for striking images, every ugliness and the extent of potential picture telling its own story. New evil of which the human animal is Orleans hasn't looked so fine in the capable. movies before, and locals will recog The voodoo rituals and un nize Magazine Street, the Maple Leaf dercurrents of devil worship are cru Bar, French Quarter courtyards and cial to the story, and give it its Jackson Square. Also featured are mysterious, ominous tone. But all the New Orleans actors Stocker Foote religious aspects grow a bit murky as lieu, Eliot Keener and Pruitt Vince as Parker confuses, or equates voodoo the detectives, and musicians Deacon with devil worship. Epiphany's John and Lillian Boutte in Toot rituals were not the same as the Sweet's band. Krusemarks' indugences, but (with "Don't Start Me Talking " will be out giving away the punchline), the shown on Bravo in April (11, 20, ... A Tri-Star Pictltres release; directed by Alan Parker; screenplay by Alan Parker based on the kitschy ending involving Epiphany's 26) after its GAG premiere April B. novel Falling Angel by William Hjortsberg; di THE FOLES FAMILY child would surely imply otherwise. rector of photqgraphy, Michael Seres in; pro ... Also cut from the movie was a very duced by Alan Marshall and Elliot Kastner; edited WELCOMES YOU grotesque orgy/black mass with Ethan ing the last before Parker to own the by Gerry Hambling; music by Trevor Jones; AUTHENTIC CAJUN . pre rights. The screenplay's deviations starring Mickey Rourke, Robert DeNiro, Lisa Krusemark (Stocker Fontelieu) Bonet, Charlotte Rampling, Stocker Fontelieu , FOOD & DRINK siding, the event that clued Harry in to from the book are made with appro Brownie McGhee, Michael Higgins , Eliot Krusemark's involvement with devil priate and wise cinematic reasoning. Keener. Greatgrandma Mane·s Authentoc 300 year-old recopes are prepared dally worship. To Harry, an unenlightened One major change is bringing the onctudong Alhgator or TurUe Sauce atheist from Brooklyn, all these story down to New Orleans, making it PRODUCTION NOTES Poquante • Baked Stuffed Shnmp woth Crawfosh Sauce • Baked Crawfosh Poe • strange religions might have been the visually and metaphorically more in ~ Matchstick Productions of Los Blackened Redhsh • Daube (Pork Roast) same, but any research would distin teresting. In the book the action re Angeles shot a two-hour pilot in the woth Roce. Gravy & Yams • Homemade Root Beer guish them from one another. In the mains in New York City, with devil Houma area in March. If the pilot, book there is greater clarity surround worship in the subways, and titled "Three on a Match," is suc Parker's Epiphany a college freshman . The LIVE CAJUN MUSIC ing this issue, something cessful , the potential television series featuring: script never really makes peace with. fine book is a highly reco~mended will a lso be partially filmed in Aside from this criticism, though, read, written in the voice of Harry Louisiana. DAVID DOUCET Parker's translation of the book to Angel with wit and levity. I suggest ~ How's Bayou, a low budget fe screen is brilliant. Angel Heart was reading it after seeing the movie, ature, and yes, a comedy, will be shot IN THE HEART OF based on the 1978 William Hjortsberg though. There are surprises that in the New Orleans area in April. Pic THE FRENCH QUARTER novel Falling Angel, a book that's should not be given away. ture is being produced by Ron Small. 123 DECATUR ST. been kicking around the movie in Angel Heart is a gem to look at. The a former New Orleans resident, of {504) 523-7320 dustry for years, Robert Redford be- photography is by Michael Seresin Rather Large Productions in L.A. 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STEVE ARNlBRUSTER uring the first incarnation of much more about it until one evening Tipitina's, I remember walking several years later in Dooky Chase's outside once to find that my Restaurant. My friend, Gentle Ben, DFriday night had given way to a and I were having a discussion with bright, sun-filled morning. Across Leah Chase about an endangered Napoleon A venue the shoeshine men Creole treasure. Pepper grass was one were already doing steady business in of her ingredients. The treasure in the nook behind the Prince of Wales question was Gumbo Z'Herbes. Social Aid and Pleasure Club, and the It has been called by some the big trucks had reclaimed Tchoupi "king of all gumbos." Yet few na friend to be met during the coming As we sat in her restaurant, I sup toulas Street for heavy industrial uses. tives have ever tasted it; most have year. I suppose those selling the fif posed the reasons some recipes sug This all seemed quite normal. What never even heard of it. It is rarely, if teen green bundles operated on the gested watercress, which does not was unusual was the sight of three ever, found on a local menu; and it "more the merrier" principle. Res normally grow nearby, was because brown-skilled, husky women crawl results in gross mispronunciations tauranteur Eddie Baquet believes the they had lost the knack of foraging for ing over the neutral ground, dragging when it is. The na·me might seem greens should always be of an odd pepper grass. My mind drifted back to Schwcgmann's bags behind them. I Hungarian, with that strange Z right in number because the Creoles have al those women on the neutral ground. was quite curious. I moved closer and the middle; but it is pure Creole. Also ways assumed that brings good luck. Perhaps they had been planning a saw that they were poking and digging spelled "gumbo aux herbes" and He uses seven greens in the gumbo gumbo z'herbes of their own. the earth with garden forks. The fruits sounding like "gumbo zairbe" or z'hcrbes he prepares at his place, If they prepared it according to the of their labors went into the big brown "gumbo zab" when spoken, it is a "Eddie's," on Law Street. The odd Leah Chase version, generous bags. I might have thought they beautiful name for a most energizing thing about his gumbo is that he serves amounts of ham, veal brisket, and sought dandelions, but there were no and delicious food. it in solid form on a plate, not looking pork sausage would be added to the tell-tale golden flowers. They were so Its fall into obscurity. probably at all like a soup. It is, however, very onions that went in once the roux was intent on their harvest that they said comes from two things. First, it was tasty. His waitress did not believe I brown. This mixture is soon covered nothing as I stood over their should time-consuming to assemble all the knew what I was asking for, and she with the pot liquor from the pre ers. They ba.rely even looked up. ingredients and prepare it. Second, would not let me order it until I passed viously boiled greens. The greens Finally, I asked them what they were gumbo z'herbes was always eaten on an impromptu quiz. themselves were then put through a after. They showed me pepper grass. Holy Thursday. When the customs "Dooky's" is another of the few hand grinder and turned into a puree. It grew in a ring of spear-shaped surrounding that day were relaxed, places that still serves gumbo z'herbes Now they too could be added to the leaves with serrated sides from one everyone forgot about the "green on Holy Thursday. Leah Chase said pot, along with the various other sea central rootlet, as if something had gumbo." her family has always made it with sonings precious to the good Creole dropped into the grass and caused a When I first became aware of this nine greens. She was not familiar with cook, and left to simmer slowly until symmetrical, jagged splash. Pepper forgotten dish, I combed various the notion of luck in numbers or their the flavors were mixed just right. grass. One taste explained its name. It cookbooks to Jearn more about it. bringing new friends, but for some Mrs. Chase suggested finishing off had a slightly sharp, pleasant bite re Published recipes all agreed that you reason nine has always been their the dish with a touch of file powder, miniscent of a radish. And it was must use at least five different greens. fixed total of greens. These could in the leaves of the sassafras tree ground plentiful. Scanning the area, I began In Leon Sonat's La Bouche Creole he clude spinach, cabbage, mustard, col as freshly as possible. Add this pow to focus in on dozens of the coaster recalls going to the French Market lard, and turnip greens, parsley, scal der either to individual bowls or only sized green discs. I wondered how with his Mamere. Vendors there lions, lettuce (usua!ly romaine), and a to a batch that will be consumed in one many times I had tromped on thi~ would greet them with cries of "Get few oddities such as pepper grass, the sitting. File does not reheat well; it secretly tasty weed. your greens, lady. Get your fifteen tops from radishes or carrots grown in can get stringer and bitter. One other The women were continuing their greens. Get your seven greens. Get the garden, and the blood-veined tops tip she gave was to avoid the bitter search-and-dig operation. The neutral your twelve greens." (One for each of of beets. greens like dandelion, or else use ground stretched on for blocks. They the twelve apostles.) The numbers "Those beet tops," Leah insisted, them sparingly. Besides that, feel free did not look tired, and the morning changed as they passed by the differ "are the one green I've just got to to mix and match the greens according was young. I walked away munching ent stands. have for my gumbo z'herbes. They to their availability and your own a piece of the spicy green, leaving One old legend has it that each give it a taste nothing else can tastes. them to their quest. I did not think green in the gumbo signifies a new match." Serve all this, of course, over rice. The Avenue at its Best Friday Afternoon Crawfish Boils 4pm . 'til. $1.00 Screwdrivers & Bloody Marys Sat. )." I lam . 2pm. c-...... As• cdl Great Food ATGHAFALAYA Served Daily From I lam. llpm. Just Great Louisiana Seafood I' pi!<,' -11... ' I,} " Always Fresh. Always Delicious. 0 -' •··I• , ..... ~·\ ' ' • ' · ~, '•· l : •. ·~,)) 901 Louisiana Ave. For a Traditional ·~ • \...,·~ '~. '11 , ~~ ~ 891-5271 New Orleans Experience ' ·.... . ~,, \ . 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Like many ventures connected roux" was not appropriate. · with our other fair one hundred years ''Ooooh, child,'' the very thought later, it was a commercial flop. It has, of it put Mrs. Chase in a state. ''Those ·however~left-us a potful of folk wis old Creoles would turn over in their dom from the same culture that gave graves if you left out that roux. It us good cooking and jazz. wouldn't taste right; it just wouldn't , We could have already guessed our be the same." , forebears might assert that "jadin The spirits of our more proper an loin, gombo gate. (When the garden is cestors must be already tormented far, the gombo is spoiled.") But with enough. Few people respect the old out this pamphlet (reprinted by Justin Lenten- restrictions. Catholics,. and Winston, a.k.a. Farouk von Turk), New Orleans has traditionally had a you 'might never consider this con preponderance of Catholics, used to cept: "If the frog tells you the alliga be enjoined from touching any meat, tor has sore eyes, believe him! (Si eggs, or dairy products from noon crapaud die ous caiman tini mal ziex, Good Friday until sunrise Easter Sun coer-li!' ') Or never ponder the claim, day. To strengthen themselves for this ies stay open and do a brisk business. the farmers' markets. Frozen greens "Di moin qui vous laimein, ma di fast period, the faithful was allowed to Downtown offices keep churning out are readily available, and no great vous qui vous ye. (Tell me whom you take meat on Holy Thursday. Add this their paperwork until it is tiJTie for drop iQ quality is suffered by using love, and I'll tell you who you are.") to the fact that our generally mild happy hour, unlike the days when our them. Pressed for time, they can save I feel you are entitled to receive this winters allow almost year-round fathers would be home by one o 'clo~k you the chore of sorting through the information in a story about gumbo growth. By the coming of Holy in the afternoon. Back then, the busi leaves and washing them all carefully because I consider it "lagniappe," a Week, gardens can be bursting with ness district would be a ghost town for bugs and grit. The job of pureeing little something extra, a small bonus greens. The combination of these fac until Easter Monday. Today, there is the greens can also be done easily now just for being there. And the Creoles tors resulted in gumbo z'herbes. no need for special Lenten menus. with a food processor or blender. And would, I am sure, agree with me. But not many Catholics do much Perhaps "green gumbo" will make having a fre~er means you can put Hearn even mentions a Louisiana pro fasting anymore. The city does not a comeback because it is easier to pre away portions of your effort for future verb that confirms it. shut down for Good Friday like it used pare. Grocery stores now stock pro enjoyment. This is not a dish designed "Lagniappe c' est bitin qui bon. to. Restaurants, nightclubs, and mov- duce rarely found after the eclipse of for small batches anyway. (Lagniappe is lawful booty.") e Open Daily. NewOrleans'awardwinningwine bar and four star Creole bistro. Sample the South's largest selection of wines by the glass. B R A N /) COFFEE & TEA C _Q 'ffie Sophisticated Szfmmer Cooler - Iced Cappuccino! You'll love it. 7713 .Maple St. • 5432 .Maga:::ine St. .'Yew Orleans, Louisiana Reservations 895-64 71 3222 Magazine Street minutes from downtown complimentary valet parking ,....L • W..-•1••1.. '17 CAiil,,••• N Mail Order Riddims To get the best of Caribbean and African LPs, don't be afraid u.s to try mail order. GENE SCARANlUZZO ~All o question is asked more often domestic labels that should pose no by listeners to the Caribbean problem for local record shops to Show than "where can I get stock, or at least special order. Nthese records you're playing?" This Some of these labels specialize in variety of reggae and African artists. ible early music from the Studio One question addresses the biggest prob small, but tasty, selections of African Some very interesting pop and tradi library. Over forty titles are being dis lem that lovers of Caribbean and Afri and Caribbean titles, while others tional discs from Mali, Nigeria, Gha cussed, with the first releases sched can music presently have here in New publish catalogs which contain huge na, South Africa and Sierra Leone can uled to be the very first album by the Orleans ... the selection of this music selections. The Shanachie/ be found in the Record Roundup. Wailers (called the Wailing Wailers in our local stores is very limited. And Meadowlark catalog, for instance, A large selection of Fela's music, on this disc) and the first two albums it doesn't look too promising that a lists not only many reggae classics as well as "new African" Bill by Burning Spear, none of which have New Orleans record shop will soon (releases include Judy Mowatt's Laswell-produced records featuring ever been available here except as im begin to stock the great selection of Black Woman, Augustus Pablo's Ori African stars like Manu Oibango, Fo ports. To me. these discs represent both import and domestic label discs ginal Rockers and King Tubby's day Musa and Suso and Toure Kunda some of the best music Jamaica has that were once available at Metro Meets Rockers Uptown, Rally Round are available through Celluloid Rec ever offered. I've often said that if I nome. I fear we won't be seeing those by Ras Michael and more), but is also ords. While some of these discs are a had to get rid of every reggae record import discs again for quite a while. the source for the most easily avail bit too New York in their approach, except one, I would keep Burning The good news is that several rec able South African discs. Shanachie some are excellent. Spear's second album Rocking Time. ord shops, like Sound Warehouse, compilations of S.A. township styles RAS Records has the largest cata Catalogs are available, by request, Canal Record Center and Musica include mbaqanga sounds (Soweto log of Jamaican music, both new re from Rounder, Shanachie, Celluloid, Latina, are beginning to expand their Never Sleeps. Mahotella Queens, In leases and classics dating back to the and RAS, and in that way one can stock of domestic labels at the same destructible Beat ofSoweto) and vocal ska period. One of the more exciting become familiar with what's avail time that some of these labels are recordings by Ladysmith Black Mam recent RAS developments for those of able. Once the catalogs are in your branching out to broader horizons. bazo and Fosatu Worker Choirs, as us who can't travel to New York or hands, some thought should be given Call your favorite record shop and ask well as overviews like the movie Jamaica is the deal struck between to the next logical step ... mail if they carry discs on Shanachie, soundtrack of Rhythms ofResistance. RAS and legendary Studio One pro ordering. Those who are willing to Heartbeat, RAS, Meadowlark, Rounder Records' catalog, called ducer, Coxsone Dodd, through which venture into the wonderful world of Rounder, Alligator or Celluloid ... all the Record Roundup, covers a wide RAS will have access to more incred- mail-ordering will be rewarded with ' THJ: GUMBO SHOP old COOKS SEAFOOD OKRA GUMBO guitars JAMBALAYA NEW ORLEANS' LARGEST SELECTION OF OLD AND UNUSUAL GUITARS, AMPLIFIERS, CHICKEN ANDOUILLE GUMBO AND HARD-TO-FIND GUITAR PARTS. BLACKENED REDFISH NOW AVAILABLE .. Fender ton pro omp 6 7 Fender Jozzmoster CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE Fender white bossmon omp 6 7Fender Coronodo 12 string Gibson Skylork omp Mid-fifties Gibson ES-125 Old Morsholl 50 & 100 wott heods Lorge Selection of Acoustics and much more 630 ST. PETER • VIEUX CARRE • 525-1486 LUNCH AND DINNER DAILY ~£ 486-ROCK MUSIC ~@U] INC. v~ 4805 Baudln Street • New Orleans, LA 70119 • (504) 486-7625 crucial selections of the latest hot dis known to many since it was picked up cs from Africa and the Caribbean. last year for distribution by Shanachie Most people have a natural tendency Where to Order Records. In addition to this vocal rec to avoid buying records through the ord, the label hosts a number of two mail, myself included, until recently There are countless sources of Shifty Records, P.O. Box 27513, tone bands (Sankamota, Kalahari Sur when I finally took the plunge. My mail-order records. Practically ev Bersham 2013, South Africa. fers, Corporal Punishment, etc.) that experience over the last year has been ery West Indian record shop in play a variety of styles ranging from careful selection of mail NYC is willing to mail-order their ROIR (Reachout International Rec· that, with 611 Broadway, Suite 725, almost punk to jazz-rock, always with records arrive quickly, stock, and many, in fact, print ords}, order houses, New York, NY 10012. an underlying S.A. feel. The common in excellent condition, and don't end catalogs. Listed below, however, element in all the different groups on up costing any more than through a are those sources with which I have Record Roundup, P.O. Box 154, Shifty is the uncompromising socio store, even taking mailing costs into dealt, and which I feel are reliable N. Cambridge, MA 02140. political (and always anti-apartheid) and reasonably priced. Exclusion consideration. Dalebrook Park, Hoho commentaries in the lyrics. Shifty from the Jist doesn't necessarily Shanachie, The one drawback to mail-ordering kus, NJ 07423. also publishes a bi-monthly newslet is in not being able to know exactly imply unreliability; it may be an ter which is an eye-opener in that it 42517, Washing what you're getting until it arrives, untapped source. Consequently, RAS, P.O. Box contains xeroxes of articles from S. A. ton, DC 20015. although this can occur even when readers' comments are welcomed. newspapers which bring the reality of buying from a store. This dis Since no record store yet seems Original Music, Rt. 1, Box 190, the struggle closer to our door. advantage is lessened considerably, willing to take up the slack for Lasher Rd., Tivoli, NY 12583. Also available through the mail is a however, for those who listen to the Caribbean and African records, we huge listing ofcassette music (none of listeners will have to take the situa Celluloid, 330 Hudson St., 4th Caribbean Show and Gabou Me~dy's Floor, New York, NY 10013. which appears on disc form), from African Journey, both on WWOZ tion into our own hands, and the Reach Out International Records (90.7 FM). These shows give heavy more mail-order sources we have, Globestyle, 48-50 Steele Rd., Lon (ROIR), which includes a handful of airplay to many of the very discs the better off we'll be. don, NW10 7AS, Great Britain. excellent reggae tapes. ROIR's most available through mail-order cata recent reggae release, the excellent logs. 21st Century Dub, continues their Presently, the best and most reli ies. Their catalog is informative as Based out of England, Globestyle lists foray into psychedelic dub music that able source of soca music is through well, in that it dates many releases, interesting discs from the French they began several years ago with re two catalogs, RAS and Original Mus identifies the country of origin, and Antilles, South Africa and most re leases of the Adrian Sherwood tape, ic. RAS has a distribution deal with critiques the disc in question. Musico cently, a two-record set of traditional The Dub Sindicate-One Way System, Trinidadian record entrepreneurs that logist John Storm Roberts is the man and pop music from Madagascar. Prince Fari's Cry Tuff, Dub enables them to stock the latest soca behind the Original Music catalog·, Those who would like to get a well Encounter-Chapter I, and another discs from the present carnival sea which also offers a number of ex rounded appreciation for the different Japanese dub band named Mute Boat. son. Original Music has the widest cellent, sometimes obscure music musics coming out of South Africa Those who like the Mad Professor, selection of world music, ranging books, several of which were written would be wise to check out the Shifty Adrian Sherwood, New Age Steppers from zouk, soca, reggae and salsa by Roberts himself. label out of Bertsham, S.A. One of and the other outside dub experiment from the Caribbean, to pop and tradi Another label that prints a brochure the label's first endeavors, Fosatu ers should defmitely check the ROIR tional musics of most African countr- of world music is Globestyle Records. Worker Choirs, will already be catalog. e April &Jazz Fest Music 626 Frenchmen St. BLUE "Still Friends" THERON New Orleans DAVID SNUG LADIES' NITE STEPHANIE Jazz Queen Free CbamfJt¥!1111 GERMAINE TORKANOWSKY ED PERKINS SIEBERTH LEWIS MONDAY HARBOR'S and ·&UNIT7 BAZZLE and WILLIE-TEE LARRY Emile Vlnette at Snug Harbor JIM SINGLETON withvocali. ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR ALL JAZZ FEST WEEK SHOWS- APRIL 24th thru MAY APIHL • Wtl¥•1••.... 19 ~INDIES Less is More (More or Less) ,, In the beginning pop songs were short. Then they got long. Now, they're short again. Ah, life! .IANlES LIEN turned no one's head when in 1985) rises the phoenix of the band Firehose . 964 the songs on the Beatles' first led by bassist Mike Watt and smiling drummer George Hurley. the two surviving Mmutemen are lbum clocked in at an average of joined by an enthusiastic newcomer, the lless than two minutes and fifty enigmatic Ed FromOhio (not h1s real last name). seconds. In fact, in those days, no one who here makes not only his debut appearance thought a pop song could be longer on vmyl, but his debut in a band as well . (Two This interestmg notes for Minutemen Freaks: Ed is than three and a half minutes. the only member actually pictured on the album was just great at the time, especially jacket, and the album's two s1des are named for programmers of TV shows like "Side Ed" and " Side More Ed," echoing the Shindig and Hullaballoo, who could naming of the sides on the Mmutemen's last thus fit many more teen idols into their LP.) It is naturally difficult to separate Firehose tight twenty-two minute programs. from the legacy of the Mmutemen's music. The Then, as time wore on, the rock and songs on this album are essentially similar to the roll song began to grow longer and "scientist rock" created by the Mmutemen, a longer as the Sixties evolved. quirky. funky minimalist blend of everything form freeform jazz to the rigorous tightness of Many critics hold that this art rock. On Ragin' Full On, Firehose presents us lengthening was due to the acceptance with fourteen crisp haikus rich in ambiance and by the world of the pop song as a dynamics, stopping and starting abruptly - legitimate art form, while others even the silence between the songs seems fac strangely important. If rock were painting, Fireh blame it upon a variety of social ose would give us sketches, line drawings de tors, most notably the heightened picting ideas. amounts of dangerous drugs people The title is a contradiction for such a quiet, were pouring into their systems with philosophical album. The Iynes. though still often political, have taken a shift away from the lethal regularity. Said one reformed specifically Central American concerns of Min ex-hippie, "People just had longer utemen music, to a broader, more abstract and attention spans in those days." So thoughtful style of writmg. as evidenced in songs grew longer and longer with songs such as "Candle and Flame" or "Relating more and more complex structures. Dudes To Jazz." Their music is still as intense and thoughtprovoking as anything the Minute After a while, it almost became a con men ever created. 1f not more so. Let the buyer test, with groups struggling to outdo be warned: even w1th the longest song clocking each other to see who could come up in at barely three minutes, and a running time of with a longer, more complicated 1ust under half an hour, you still will get your money's worth out of this LP. song. By the time the Seventies rolled around the reckless drug tripping had given way to musical ego-tripping, and so the concert halls of the "Me" Decade often reverberated with twen Minutemen ty and thirty minute-long solos. At BALLOT RESULT times it seemed that the headlining act SST, P 0 Box 1, Lawndale, CA) was simply whoever could solo the Wh1le it was Firehose who may have perfected longest. (One excellent example of the haiku approach to music, it was the Minute this phenomenon would be Emerson, men who first exploded out of their garages in Pedro to release their avant-funk onslaught upon Lake and Palmer, who made a career the sleeping masses. The1r position in unrivaled out of playing nothing but solos, and as a premier forerunner of the current musical not even really learning too many crop, the thinking person's hardcore band that songs.) And so it went, and the record never was a hardcore band at all. This double live REGISTER for a LP retrospective shows the broad spectrum of bins of the Seventies were flooded styles and moods that made up the Minutemen's with live double record sets boasting prolific catalogue of minute meditations. chance to win a five, four, and sometimes even three Selected by an extensive poll of Minutemen fans songs. and friends, the twenty-eight songs here replica of a 1928 represent previously unreleased versions of But then punk rock changed every their favorite Mmute classics such as " Badges ," Phllco radio! thing. These people couldn't even and " No One." However, the true genius of the play songs, let alone solos. Since Minutemen shows through on side two of this there were seldom any real tunes or record . Kicking off with Ethan James' funked plum out sample-happy cutup of " No One" ("N-N-N melodies,song lengths again N-N-No One") the record then progresses into a meted to new minimal lows. Even long, intricate series of songs taken from a live tually more music evolved out of the radio concert broadcast. It is here that we see a punk spawning ground, much of sort of outline for the unique sense of structured which carries the revived ethic of the improvisation that has come to fruition with Fire hose: the rest of the side seems to run together two-minute pop song even today. The 1n a series of frantic jams and tightly controlled examples here are some, but not all, bursts of soloing. This move into improvisation of the current crop of short-winded had begun well before the Minutemen's untimely IIUJIC •IIOYIII songsters: end, and is shown here in 1ts earliest, roughest ·Chef Menteur, 2 bl. east of louisa 945-5110 forms. This is microwave jazz, music to boil an · Veterans at David In Metairie 885-4200 egg to. Performances by the Mmutemen (and ·Veterans, 1 bl. east of Causeway in Metairie Firehose now by Firehose) are not individual events, but ==::ls•t!! 834-6550 RAGIN' FULL ON steps in an evolution. The Minutemen were the • veterans at David In Metairie 885-4200 ·Magazine St. at Octavia 891-4026 SST, P.O. Box 1, Lawndale, CA) foundation, the concrete and steel framework on Quantities limited. Sale prices good through Wednesday, April 29th. From the ashes of the Minutemen (due to which the elaborate gleaming spires that Fireh singer/guitarist 0. Boon's tragic death in late ose construct will always ultimately be built. 20Wtnrei••-·A..a Sex Clark Five is that there are too few drummers who can play IF YOU THINK STRUM AND like Ringo, and Sex Clark Five are lucky guys to RUM have one . Trick McKaha could out-Ringo Ringo Records to Russia . 1207 Big Cave Rd ., Hunt at his own game, and can shake sville, AL 35801 her head around BUILDING as well, too . What if the bongo pla~ i' r for T. Rex hadn't choked to death on a cheny pit? What 1f the Minutemen were from Huntsville, Alabama? Camoer van Beethoven THE JAZZ FESTIVAL What if the Violent Femmes' first album had CAMffR VAN BEETHOVEN been a double record set? What if the Jackson Pitch a tent Records, distributed by Rough Five had only four members? What if the Beatles Trade had actually played longer than twenty minute The flying saucers are coming to take us IS HARD . .. sets? If one can imagine all of these questions away. Joe Stalin drives his Cadillac around in being true , and somehow combine all of their California. Right now, Soviet spies are swimm answers into one nebulous concept, one would ing upstream disguised as trout. Camper van have a vague idea as to what this band and Beethoven are weird as Hell, and they know it. record is like. Sex Clark Five are a strange sort of They are also indifferent to any praise or critic cult item from Huntsville, Alabama who have ism that may be heaped upon them , and even if THEN CALL US. been slowly gathering steam in the south over everyone ignored them completely, they would the last few years . Apparently the brainchild of still go on making their quirky brand of music songwriter and guitarist James Butler, the SCS indefinitely. It is in this detachment that their real WE BUILD IT! (who , incidentally, have little to do with sex, strength lies; they just make their music, and Dick Clark, or the MCS, and only have four don't care one way or the other whether people members anyway) are on their way to the sort of like it or not. celebrity/notoriety as Camper van Beethoven or Th1s album is an absolute gem of a record . As Joe Pop-o Pie . On this, theirfirst-everfull-length its simple title implies (this is actually their third LP, they remain true to the " Twenty songs in record , but they named it like it was their first), forty minutes" work ethic of their live shows, captures perfectly their sound and humor. From with even the longer songs clocking in at barely its beautiful psychedelic cover art and typical over two and a quarter. The sound is twangy and CVB zany liner notes (Victor Krummenacher is folksy . like a cross between the Minutemen and credited with "bass. vocals, and cake de Camper van Beethoven , if only Camper Van di corations," Jonathan Siegal "wore false nose dn't do so many drugs. Their influences range and moustache glasses" ) to the globally happy from the pure pop of Jonathan Richman to the go-lucky psychedelic folk of its sixteen songs, incense-happy-gnomes-and-conga-drums of this album is the most classic Camper Van early Tyrannosaurus Rex; only Marc Bolan fans album to date. Propelled by the timely drumm could have come up with a piece of noodliness ing of Crispy Derson (" How can I begin to tell like "Girls of Somalia. " Mostly the songs are you of Crispy Derson? Crispy Derson the legen short, punchy, scrappy bursts of frantic pop dary drummer! Crispy Derson the wearer of energy sprinkled with lots of " Oh yeahs" and wigs! " say the liner notes). and joined by ex· Beatie handclaps. You might want to be sure and Shockabilly member and all around weirdo Eu play close attention to this album when you gene Chadbourne (who, the jacket tells us , "left listen to it,though, because the songs go real one sock in Albuquerque" ), Camper van Be fast; I went to the kitchen to make microwave ethoven have delivered their strongest, most popcorn and missed three whole songs . Sure , timeless album yet. This music will make you ASSOCIATES, INC. they sing the song titles over and over again each look at the world in a different way; you'll check time in the chorus , but that's part of the fun of the sky for UFOs, and be on the lookout for CIA 1770 TCHOUPITOULAS ST. NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130 (504) 522- TEAM this album . Part ofthe problem with music today agents disguised as giant rabbits . e & 4 Ti\l\lecan~e 'Uptown ·s Most Unique . V JAZZ FEST BY DAY o o o Food & Music t l~-~ TYLER'S II BY NITE Club" 8301 OAK STREET/CORNER DANTE 866-1051 •• • • •• · •• • •• •••• •• •• •• • •• • ••• •• • • •• • • APR. 3 & 4 ,•• •• •• • •• • •• • • •• • •• • • •• •• • ••• • •• •• • • • THE NEW HOME OF JAMES RIVERS & THE JAMES RIVERS MOVEMENT JIMMY BALLERO & THE RENEGADES with Special Guest LESLIE SMITH APR. 4 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• APRIL o WavelelltJih 21 ~s:~:hin' But aParty! For New Orleans R&B lovers; Rhino Records' new three-volume set is all you need for a party. JAZZ FEST SHUTTLE RICK COLEMAN s you can tell by the track list A History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, ings, these albums join Fats Volume 1 (1950-1958) Domino's Legendary Masters, Rhino RNLP 70076 ALittle Richard' s His Greatest Record Let the Good Times Roll/Rocking Pneumonia and the ings, Boogie Woogie Fluilawdy M1ss Ctawdy/ Grayline sightseeing S.miley Lewis' I Hear You Bald Head/Later Alligator/Those Lonely Lonely Knocking, Huey Smith & the Clowns' Nights/Walking ' with Mr. Lee/Am't Got No will take you to the Having' a Good Time, and Mardi Home/Just Because/Jock-a-Mo/Don't You Just Gras in New Orleans as the all-time Know It/Feel So Good/The Things That I Used to heart and soul DotMardi Gras Mambo great New Orleans party records. of New Orleans Volume one covers the Fifties, Volume 2 (1959-1962) though only in brief. I can understand RNLP 70077 Shuttle service from the exclusion of the monumental Ooh Pooh Pah Doo/A Certain Girl/Fortune stacks Teller/Trick Bag/1 Know/All These Things/It Will of Fats Domino and Little Stand!Ya the Louisiana Richard YatMother-in-Law/Over You/1 Like It classics, but not the lack of a Like That/Sea Cruise/There's Something on Superdome single Imperial track, though it does Your Mind/But I Do make a good companion piece to (Poydras Street Side) EMI-America' s Clap Your Hands and Volume 3 (1962-1970) RNLP 70078 Stomp Your Feet (Imperial Records to the Fairground Ride Your Pony/lipstick Traces/Time Is on 1949-1957). Neither is there anything My Side/Release Me/Down Home Girt/You'll from Atlantic or De Luxe here. Lose a Good Thing/Working in the Coal Mine/ [DIGRESSION: While Rhino is Barefootin'/Get Out of My Life Woman/Tell It Also from the making compilations under every Like It Is/Something You Got/Wish Someone Would Care/1 Won 't Cry/lko lko International conceivable categorization, how about a series on the rock 'n' roll roots Hotel. of different cities? In Memphis it would be mostly Sun Records, in Chi cago it would be mostly Chess, etc. a party or a rumble to make the slow My track listing for volume one of the motion stabbing scenes in Gimme New Orleans building blocks of rock Shelter look pretty. Each side of 'n' roll would probably go something volume one opens with a great ice $11 adults $5 children like this: SIDE ONE: ''Good Rockin' breaker - "Let the Good Times Tonight" by Roy Brown (De Luxe Roll" and "Ain't Got No Home." Price INCLUDES round trip service 1947), "Since I Fell for You" by An The only song I can't imagine any and admission to the fair. nie Laurie (De Luxe 1947), "Mardi body dancing to is ·'The Things That I Gras in New Orleans'' by Professor Used to Do'·-a real gutbucket wail Longhair (Atlantic 1950), "The Fat er. Otherwise motion is de rigeur. Man'' by Fats Domino (Imperial "Rockin · Pneumonia," "Jock-a 1950), "Stack-a' Lee" by Archibald mo," and "Walkin' with Mr. Lee" (Imperial 1950), "Hard Luck Blues" sound better than ever though "Bald by Roy Brown (De Luxe 1950), head" has a few audible pops in it, "Goin' Home" by Fats Domino (Im owing, no doubt to it being taken from perial 1952), "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" a 78. The version of "Just Because" by Lloyd Price (Specialty 1952). here is slightly different from the 45 ates of service are: SIDE TWO: "Honey Hush" by Joe and 16 Greatest Hits version, detect Turner (Atlantic 1953), "Feelin' able in Lloyd's cry of "uhhh huh!" April 24, 25 Sad" by Ray Charles (Atlantic 1953), right before the line "I guess you and 26 "The Things That I Used To Do" by thing you're smart." Guitar Slim (Specialty 1954), "I Di Strangely enough, volume two also May 1, 2 and 3, 1987 dn't Want to Do It" by the Spiders has a Mardi Gras Indian practice in the (Imperial 1954), "Ain't It a Shame" cover photo, by Syndey Byrd. The by Fats Domino (Imperial 1955), "I African motif on all three of the Hear You Knocking" by Smiley albums is also strange, but it works Acti \'ity planning for Lewis (Imperiall955), " See You La anyway. The album is dominated by ter Alligator" by Bobby Charles Allen Toussamt-productions. Pun 'n' com entiorls big or ~mdll (Chess 1955), "Tutti Frutti" by Little run note writer Don Waller, who was Richard (Specialty 1955). And if only 75% wrong when he state on call (504) 581-7222 that's too many songs, tough! Of volume one that both "Ain't Got No course Clevelanders can take comfort Home" and "Later Alligator" fea in the fact that the Raspberries and Joe tured Pay! Gayten's band, leaves out Walsh sound somewhat closer to one Toussaint credit ("But I Do") modem rock. END DIGRESSION.) and gives him another gratis ("I Only three of the above digressed Know"). Harold Battiste, who lives tracks are on volume one, but that 's way out west where this album was OK, because despite its title, this is produced, and even assisted with the really, like l said, a party album. For photos, wants you all to know that he 1793 Julia Strt.wt instance, dig the party going on at the played piano on "I Know." Though l\!1.'\\' Orleans. L.\ 7011 Black Eagle Indian practice on Waller's notes are not quite as offen- ~· volume one's cover, photo by sive as in the past, anyone who uses Michael Smith. That's either a hell of the word "ribbiting" to describe 22 Wtn'eleft!llh • APIUL O·FFICIAL REPAIR Frogman Henry songs on two differ Do.'' All the songs feature the lightly ent albums, has little room to call rocking style popularized by Tous Toussaint's "Mother-in-Law" "less saint. Frankie Ford's "Sea Cruise" CENTER FOR than-divinely-inspired." from 1959, which fires an atomic foghorn blast across the bow before it even gets started, is somewhat out of JAZZ FEST '87 place here, but oooh-whee, baby, am I complainin'? Volume three is somewhat more hi-tech uptown in style, with several of the songs actually produced outside of electronics New Orleans. Nonetheless, it is a su C rrl perb collection, with New Orleans electronic z > R&B playing around the edges of musical - ~~[lj] [iii~[!] S(j!a~ )13 {, IIJ 00 ~ [lj]'" lp or cassette AMERICA' Now Renting Movies Free Membership • No Deposit 3627 S. Carrollton Ave. • ,482-6431 3129 Gentilly Blvd. • 282-3322 Open 9:30-8:30 Mon-Sat Records • Tapes Open 10-6 Mon-Sat Noon-6 Sunday Video Noon-6 Sunday APRIL • Waveleagth 23 Soothing Sounds Our entire stock of Windham Hill and Living Music on sale for ' The Wild Mal!nolias $lP <>< ca•••• · $COMPACT DISCS Thev Call US Wild Barclay 90027 6 !l~w•Oion l 12?.2 ALMOST SLIINl Considering au the tuss that gets made over the Mardi Gras MONTREUX Indians and their music, surpnsingly little has actually been recorded and made available. Curiously, even though this particular album contains two of Car nival's most popular songs, "New Suit,., and "Fire Water," it was nev na Party" and .. Jumalaka Boom er issued in the United States. Instead Boom, " all of which won' t bow SIGN LANGUAGE its distribution was limited to Franc~ down. and Canada (a country of boundless Even though I once saw half a doz The complete selection. merits and the Toronto Blue Jays) and en of these in a department store north only then for a short duration. of the 49th, this is an exceedingly Produced by Philippe Rault in difficult album to locate. I recall a PHILIP AABERG 1975, at Studio in the Country, the gentleman from New York offering WILLIAM ACKERMAN Wild Magnolias were backed by an me center ice tickets to a Ranger/ SCOTT COSSU all-star jazz aggregation that included Maple Leaf game in exchange for its MICHAEL HEDGES the Turbinton brothers and Erving possession. If I were in the reissue INTERIOR Charles. Besides the previously men record business I'd certainly look into MARK ISHAM tioned tunes, this LP also contains making this one available again. WIM MERTENS " They Call Us Wild," "We're Gon- - Almost Slim MONTREUX NIGHTNOISE SHADOWFAX STEIN & WALDER GEORGE WINSTON WINDHAM HILL Planet, Box 1230, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Anyone interested in ordering the record, write P 0. Box 3556, Culver City, CA 90230. -James Lien WHALES ALIVE! Beastie Bovs P~ul Winter ATTHE SAEFIGER February 22, 1987 Tonv Rice The white, pseudohoodlum rappers, the Be ME AND MY GUITAR astie Boys , sho~ed up at the Saenger Theater in Rounder 0201 February to rec1te the songs from their smash I had last heard guitanst Tony R1ce in 197 4 debut album Licensed to 1/1. and before I sampled this album 1thought of him ~ookmg a bit bored , the Beasties grabbed as a budding flat-picking VIrtuoso in a Doc Wat then crotches, poured beer on the people in the son vein . In the meantime, he's honed his Jan front rows , and degraded the scantily-clad chops (presumably by gigging with David Gris woman they had dancmg in a cage on stage man) aryd developed his vocal talents in homage all to the delight of the largely juvenile audience All Private Music on sale for to h1s 1dol, Gordon Lightfoot. There are five (probably the same kids who booed the Beastie Lightfoot covers here, and pieces by Bob Dylan Boys when they opened for Madonna two yeas $COMPACT DISCS and James Taylor; Rice energizes these works ago) . mcely, and throws in two bopping originals w1th Most of the youngsters sat slack-jawed during .. the help of old friends Jerry Douglas and Vassar the openmg set by the hardcore group Murphy's - Clements. For the more blue-grass minded, a Law. The frenetic, madcap performance by the R1cetNorman Blake duet album will appear later Los Angeles ska·funk-rock band Fishbone drew 12?.! this year. about the same response although it was the - T H f RA\ I 'JIA, .....,,K - Tom McDermott highpoint of the evenmg . p q 0 ... ( c 1 Earlier in the day. Fishbone lead singer and l''' \hv, Men and Volts saxophone ~layer Angelo Moore had a painful TRAMPS IN BLOOM e~counter w1th a New Orleans policeman and his lrridescence Records b1lly club after he had stepped into the street to _-~ ~~ -~ Th1s record sat by my turntable for about four pick up a doubloon while watching a parade. " I guess th~t' s part of Mardi Gras," Moore :;·~· mo~ths , and for some reason I never picked 1t up unt1l recently. Perhaps it had something to do s1ghed after be1ng released from a paddy wagon w1th the ugly naked old man pictured on the - Doug Newcomb ~ ~ '"i' cover, 1t's strange sometimes how we let our· selves be influenced by cover art and appear Diane Schuur ances But anyway, then I listened to 11 and SCHUUR THING discovered a real gem. a sleeper of an album that GRP Records A-1022 Sarah and Ella and Carmen aren 'I going to be 1 was di_verse and qu1rky, if not downright eccentnc 10 places . Drawing on such unlikely around forever; smgers hke D1ane Schuur w111 be [tt·I'I'l ·1 .1Iil iB: influences as Captain Beefheart. Frank Zappa (as among the leading Jazz divas in the years to '~1'nU come, and you might want to get acquainted on the t1tle track). the Butthole Surfers, the mus ic from the Muppet Movies , and the Young Fresh w1th her now. Unfortunately th1s album is Fellows. And by golly, on songs like "She Ain't soaked in Dave Grusm·s offens•ve pop 'J an •usiC • •oYIES Jesus" and " Hmyana Calling"), they even ]angle venue. Grusin may help Schuur sell a few more like R.E .M. (YAHHHHHHH! There's that word records, but won't further Schuur's status • Chef Menteur. 2 bl east oflou1sa 945·5110 agam!) The band's leader also helps edit the among the purists. For more bonafide jan feel • Veterans at David in Metairie 885·4200 See Montreux live at mg. get a hold of Schuur's album w1th piamst the Storyville Jazz ftall ~ ncredible cult publication The Duplex Planet, a ·Veterans, 1 bl. east of Causeway in Metairie JOUrnal made up of the insights, musings, and Tommy Flanagan or better yet, get both albums 834·6550 Sunday, April 12th. observations of the inhabitants of a Massachu (th1s one has its moments) and compare for ·Magazine St. at Octavia 891 ·4026 setts nursing home. Anyone interested in this yourself. 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It sprang up from the sound and feel and taste of the city itself. e Jazz Festival! What a silly idea! Almost as tly artistic or intellectual. How do we know that later documented in Voyage Au Congo (Travels In illy as that basketball team New Orleans used to those grim-faced jazzmen aren't pulling· our legs? The Congo). Gide's discoveries, as he wrote trans t have - the one now known as the Utah Jazz. How do we know that jazz is not America's major criptions of native songs, included polyphony: "In Imagine: a bunch of white shirt/black tie/black pants practical joke? Do we hear genius, or do we hear thinking it over last night, it seems to me that I Mormons, folks who prefer suicide over masturba junkies snickering at squares? Does jazz belong in transcribed yesterday's tune wrongly and that the tion, rooting for a team named after a musical form symphonic concert halls, the car's cassette deck, or intervals are greater than our tones, so that between which was named after copulation. Yes, yes-jazz in the fearsome waiting room of one's dentist? The C and the dominant below there is only one note. It me, baby! seriousness of jazz, as perpetrated by its players and may seem monstrous that I should not be certain of Correctly, the Jazz Festival should be called the generations of mostly European critics, is its down it. But imagine this tune yelled by a hundred per Oldies Festival. The majority of ticket-buyers are fall. When jazz was born in New Orleans, shortly sons, not one of whom sings the exact note. It is like interested in hearing performers from the late Fifties after the Civil War, it was pop music- popular trying to distinguish the main line among qualities of early Sixties heyday of New Orleans rhythm and music. The players took the "hits" of the day and little strokes. The effect is prodigious and gives a blues. Festival-goers want to drink beer, sit (or st "jazzed" them. polyphone impression of harmonic richness. The and) in the sunshine and listen to Irma Thomas sing The genesis of jazz in New Orleans has been a same need makes them put beads on the wires of ''It's Raining.' ' They want to see what sort of dinner pojnt of debate forever, it seems. The "serious" their litte 'pianos' -a horror of the clean sound-a jacket Ernie K-Doe will wear, giving each other the critics have asserted that while jazz was developing need to confuse and drown its contours." · knowing nod when K-Doe appears in red polyester in New Orleans, other players were doing the same The "horror of the clean sound" is the key differ appliqued with velveteen paisleys. They do notes thing in Texas, Oklahoma and Baltimore. Digging ence between white/European music and black/ pecially want to listen to any sort of jazz - be it deeper, researchers concluded that jazz came from African music. White music is orderly, precise, anti "classical" New Orleans jazz played by withered Africa- an obvious assumption since man's oldest septic; black music is freewheeling, raucous and old men or "avant-garde" jazz played by young remains were discovered in Africa. The Garden of dirty. White music is holding hands and black mus- academics who pride themselves on insularity. Jazz Eden was in Kenya, Adam and Eve were a black ic, as I've said, is fucking. 4 is no longer the coolest thing on the block. · couple and it was the sound of jazz - and not a Throughout its history, black music- particular Of course, the contemporary meaning of the word persuasive serpent- that caused the Original Sin. ly black jazz - has been perceived as a threat to "jazz" is so obscure that the term has virtually lost This is a plausible theory except for the fact that there white society and white order. Henry Ford, one of its usefulness. In pop music, if there's a guitar solo, were no comets, clarinets or snare drums in pre the wealthiest capitalists of his day, devoted much of it's rock; if a saxophone solo, it's jazz. And in both historic Africa. his time and energy to fighting the onslaught of jazz cases, the solo instrument is often replaced by What Africa had was polyphony, the simulta and promoting square-dancing, ' 'that style of danc synthesizer-born imitations of "real" instruments. neous combination of two or more independent ing," according to Ford, "that best fits with the There are no rules anymore: the anarchy of jazz melodic parts. After Andre Gide published Cory American temperament.'' With his wife and a danc reigns, destroying itself in the process. don, his 1924 defense of homosexuality, he was ing instructor named Benjamin Lovett, Ford wrote a Jazz, as it devel.oped in this century, often alien forced by the ensuing scandal to sell his property and book entitled Good Morning: After a Sleep of ated the masses, a group ever-suspicious of the over- leave France for French Equatorial Africa, a journey Twenty-five Years, Old Fashioned Dancing Is Being AIIIIIIL • WIIVelea... 71 "They would get as far a~ the hall where Buddy was going to play that evening. It was all dark. While the chicks were going in to run upstairs and open the windows, you would hear Buddy Bolden tuning up. And when he tuned up on his trumpet it was not just like a musician hitting an A. It was melodic. And while he was using these httle melodtc ideas to tune up with, by the time he really called himself in tune. why, you could hear that powerful horn of his clear across the Mississippi River." Ellington's story, while colorful, is rife with in accuracies. As Donald Marquis points out tn In Search of Buddy Holden: First Man ofJazz, Bolden was neither a barber, nor newspaper editor. He was popular with the ladies and without dispute, Bolden was "a pretty progressive type kid." The pianist Jelly Roll Morton. famed for embellishing his own contributions to Jazz, painted a fairly accurate picture of the legendary trumpeter: "Speaking of swell people, I might mention Buddy Bolden, the most powerful trumpet player I've ever heard of that was known and the absolute favorite of all the hangarounders in the Garden Dis trict. .. Buddy was a light brown-skin boy from Up town. He drank all the whiskey he could find." Charles Joseph "Buddy" Bolden was born to Westmore and Jack Laine's Reliance No. 1 Brass Band, circa 1914. George Vitelle "Papa Jack" Laine, Alice Bolden on September 6, 1877, on bass in New Orleans. Between 1887 and 1905, the Bol drum, formed his first marching band in 1888. In 1951, the New Orleans Jaa Club presented den family lived in a shotgun house at 2309 First Laine, then 77, with a scroll proclaiming him to be "the first white jazz musician." Street which still stands. On March 27, 1906, suffer ing from insanity aggravated by alcoholism, Bolden Revived by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford and toured the In 1941, Orson Welles proposed to Duke Elling bashed his mother-in-law, Ida Bass, in the head with nation, denouncing what Ford called "ultra modern ton that he write the screenplay and compose the a water pitcher and was subsequently arrested by the dance.'' People who listened to jazz, Ford apparent music for a jazz history film to be titled It's A II True. police. Two accounts of the incident, in the Daily ly surmised, would not make the best assembly-line The film was never made but Ellington did complete Picayune and the New Orleans Item, are the only workers. his research and a scant twenty-eight bars of trumpet newspaper coverage afforded Buddy Bolden during By the time of Ford's anti-jazz hysteria, jazz had music, for which he was paid $12,500. his lifetime. On June 5, 1907, Buddy arrived at the been prevalent in New Orleans for nearly thirty "The way I visualized my story," Ellington later state mental hospital at Jackson, Louisiana, where years. Why New Orleans? It's obvious - New wrote, "the way the picture was supposed to start, he would spend the last twenty-four years of his life. Orleans was the freest place in America. Before the first scene was to take place in New Orleans, with The "First Man of Jazz" was not yet 30 years old. Emancipation, black slaves could escape to New a boat coming down the canal and the King of the He had never cut a record and he would never per Orleans, where black skin was not necessarily syn Zulus getting off as the boat docked at Basin Street. form in public again. onomous with slavery. Indeed, the majority of slave The King of the Zulus was the big Negro man of the If there was justice in the world-artistic justice, owners in 1850 were ''persons of color.'' For white town; they elected a different one every year, in fact at least, Louis Armstrong Park would be called Bud malcontents from Lafcadio Hearn to Allen Gins they still do. Our opening scene would show this big dy Bolden Park. No one can deny that Armstrong berg, New Orleans was the place to escape to. It was coronation celebration over on Congo Square, where was the great ambassador of jazz, the man who a Catholic port in an ocean of Southern fundamental they re-enact scenes and rituals from slavery days, spread the gospel. It was Bolden, however, who was ist Protestantism. What passed for Baptist in New with the sexual and the religious symbolism and the great innovator, the showman, the "King." On Orleans would be called voodoo in more rational dancing. And this particular year, Buddy Bolden New Year's Eve of 1913, when young Louis was realms. was to be the King of the Zulus. arrested for firing a gun in the streets and sent off to The raggedy, sloppy sound of jazz is the sound of ''Buddy Bolden was a guy who had a barber shop, the Waifs' Home (where he encountered his first New Orleans. The trombones are tugboats in the ran a newspaper, played the trumpet and was quite a cornet), Buddy had already been locked up in the river's fog; the trumpets are drunk sailors on leave, ladies' man on the side. He was a pretty progressive loony-bin for six years. flirting with shrill steelworkers, disguised as clar type kid. So one day when he closed his barber shop, Buddy Bolden's most revolutionary ~twas im inets. The string bass is the late afternoon rumbling we would see one chick putting a newspaper under provisation. There have always been two groups of of a thunderstorm developing over Lake Pontchar her arm, and another putting a trumpet under her blacks in New Orleans - the light-skinned Down train and the drums are raindrops syncopating across arm; one of them would have his hat and the other town Creoles and the dark-skinned Uptowners. The crumbling balconies, down green copper spouts and would have his coat, and down the street they would Creoles were educated and predominantly Catholic; onto the banquette of St. Joe bricks. go, the three of them. the Uptowners were considered "rough" and prac- COME SEE . .. AND SAVE! KORG SYNTHESIZERS MULTI - TAMBREL ROLAND - AKAI - KAWAI KEYBOARDS DRUM MACHINES • MIDICABLES • GUITARS NEW SOFTWARE FOR COMMODORE. ATARI, IBM 1828 VETERANS 834·3088 ...... ANa ticed Spiritualist religions closely akin to beliefs held by Africans. The Creole bands read music and play ed politely; most Uptowners couldn't read music. Bolden could read mu'iic; his innovation was his choice to forego the limitations of sheet music and play whatever came into his head - loudly. The door was blown wide open for jazz (a term not utilized in Buddy's day), blues, rhythm and blues, rock 'n' roll, funk- virtually all types of modern popular music. The term "funky" can even be traced to Bolden and his bandmates. One night, during a gig at the Union Sons Hall (located at 1319 Perdido Street, now the site of the Louisiana State Office Building). the band began to complain about someone fouling the room's air with their gas, a complaint that evolved into the song "Funky Butt, Funky Butt, Take It Away." The song became Bolden's signa ture tune and the hall was thereafter known as Funky Butt HalL As Rockin' Sidney would discover many years later with his hit "My Toot-Toot," a little naughtiness goes a long way when you're dealing with the general public. - Tom Early's Harmony Band, 1919. Front row: clarinetist Johnny Provenzano, drummer Wilfred Rosenmeyer and saxophonist Anthony Centobia. Back row: cornetist Herbie Rosenmeyer, tubaist Chink Martin, Tom Early, trombonist Eddie Rosenmeyer and cornetist Joe Kennel. Early's descendants include French Quarter councilman Mike Early. rallies. Buddy Bolden himself would perform at Yes, the locals complain about jazz. New Orlea large picnics held on the infield of the Fairgrounds, nians complain about everything. We are all tough where the Jazz Festival is staged today. In the early critics. We have the right to be. We know what the The Eureka Brass Band, probably in Treme, circa 1900s, there were outdoor jazz concerts along Lake best food is because we eat it everyday. We know 1940. The members include Red Clark on tuba Pontchartrain, at Milneburg (immortalized in Jelly what the best music is because we hear it all the time. and Albert Warner on trombone. Roll Morton's 1924 recording, "Milneburg Joys") We have heard Buddy Bolden and Louis Armstrong and at West End Park (likewise remembered in King and Freddie Keppard and King Oliver and Kid Ory A major misconception in the history of jazz in Oliver's "West End Blues")_ Between West End and Jelly Roll Morton and Bunk Johnson and Baby New Orleans is that the early bands got their start in Park and Mandeville cruised the passenger ship Dodds and the trumpeter Wingy Manone, who lost Storyville, the legalized prostitution zone which was known as Proud Mary, itself the latter-day subject of his arm when the St. Charles streetcar ran over it We closed in 1917 _ Among the scores of old musicians a popular song. Jazz and the Carnival celebration, of know that, like Buddy Bolden, you can be King of interviewed by Donald Marquis for his book, not one nearly equal vintage, have always enjoyed a symbio New Orleans one day, with a girl on each arm and a remembered playing in a Storyville brothel. Occa tic relationship. dozen more parading behind you, begging to light sionally, a pianist was hired to entertain the patrons. Today, no skyscraper is erected without a jazz your cigarettes. We know that, like Buddy, you can The fact is that most people don't go to whorehouses band (not much different in configuration from Bud flip-out, be carted off to an asylum and spend the rest to listen to music. Their minds and libidos are more dy Bolden's) in attendance. No movie star or pro of your life talking to yourself. And then you get often concerned with entertainment of a sexual, football team arrives at the airport unless a jazz band buried, like Buddy, in an unmarked grave beneath rather than musical, nature. is there to issue a musical salute. And when asked the oaks in Potter's Field. Most of the people driving In its early days (and in modem New Orleans), why they never go to the French Quarter, locals to the Jazz Festival go right past Buddy's grave and jazz was everywhere. 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Nor Buddy Holly (if he recalls at all), Carl Mann, Bruce Channel, the Band, or Joe Ely, who recorded the lily-pad-lost dissertation in toto. And who can forget the nickname the song in spired, one that would make "the Boss," "the Genius," and the various "Kings" a handsome green with envy? Neither should you forget that " Frogman" Henry has had many other hits and has been one of the greatest ambassadors of New Orleans music, both around the world and in New Orleans itself, where he played the French Quarter for 21 years. But all handsome frog stories must have a beginn ing, so let us start there. Clarence Henry, Jr. was born on March 19, 1937, in New Orleans, one of the six children of Clarence and Ernestine Henry. At age six Clarence talked his mother into taking the piano lessons that his sister shunned. "She wanted me to play classical music," says Henry, "and when she would leave to go to work I would get there [on the piano] and play boogie." Little Clarence's boredom with the long-haired stuff seemed to be justified when, in the sixth grade, he shut down the little girl who was the school's virtuoso with his black-and-red checked jacket and some lowdown boogie: "I was playing Professor Longhair and Fats Domino and the kids just went wild." William Houston, Henry's music teacher at L. B. Landry High School in Algiers (where the"Henrys had moved in 1948), put Clarence in the band play ing trombone and also put him with Bobby Mitch ell's teenage R&B group the Toppers in 1952, who soon recorded with Dave Bartholomew for Imperial. " Bobby was working at Spell's Supermarket on Taft On the strength of his three superhits, "Ain't Got Street and sometimes he didn't get off on time for the No Home," "But I Do," and "You Always Hurt the jobs when we'd go to Gonzales or Perridy or Race land. It was at the Fun Pavillion in Raceland, Bobby One You love," the Frogman has been one of the didn't show up this night, so they told me you sing. greatest ambassadors for New Orleans rhythm & blues. That's how I started singing with the group. I started singing 'I Got a Woman' and all that stuff and the people just went haywire. "How I got away from Bobby was that during school about two months before I graduated I had a shotgun wedding. On the night of my wedding APRIL • Wawelengtl1 31 Frogman Henry with the Beatles, 1965: "I tried to teach [them] to play the blues, but they just couldn't get that beat." [April I, 1955] we were supposed to play at Tony He was playing every Monday night in my place at tion: ''I came through the era that when you'd travel Amarico's club on Royal Street and I couldn't make the Brass Rail. When [Chess Records] asked me the on the road there was no place for you to eat. I've it. Because I couldn't make it and got married I think best band, I told 'em, 'Frogman Henry.' I just fell in seen my band and me come all the way from Colum he fired me. He didn't say it, but he wouldn't give love with him when I heard him singing that song. bus, Ohio, eating Lance cookies and Coke when we me no more jobs. But Bobby and I are still good We took him into the studio. You know what? They could catch it in service stations outside. A Jot of friends and if he hadn't fired me I never probably didn't want me to cut • Ain't Got No Home.' and that service stations we couldn't use the restrooms- we would have been on my own." was one of the biggest records of that year. Nobody had to stop on the highway and relieve ourselves. Henry's marital bliss ended two months later said that would be a hit." And to sleep, a lot of times we stopped on the when his 14-year-old bride didn't want him using his Frogman recorded the song with his band, plus highways and slept on the road. We couldn't find music scholarship to Southern University. He ended Lee Allen, Edgar Myles, Frank Fields, and Gayten. places to sleep. " up doing odd jobs until he landed a club job in ''They told me to take out the chicken and all this One of the most interesting road trips Frogman Algiers at The Fat Man at $5 a night. Next stop was other stuff," says Henry, so we worked it up pretty made during this time was his first overseas trip to the Chicken Shack on Almyra at $7 a night. Then, good and I went in on September 1956 and recorded Jamaica with Bullmoose Jackson, Lewis Lymon & fatefully, Pops Marcello saw Henry and put him to 'Ain't Got No Home' and 'Troubles, Troubles,' and the Teenchords, and Edna McGriff in early Septem work with his house band consisting of Eddie Smith they had me on a trial disc. The leading disc jockey ber 1957. Local teens were already showing a pro (tenor), Eugene Jones (drums), and Walter Epps here in New Orleans, Poppa Stoppa on WJMR [got nounced taste for New Orleans rhythms. Not only (guitar) at the Joy Lounge on Huey Long and Fourth requests for] 'The Frog Song' by 'The Frogman' was Henry a big hit, Fats Domino fan club members Street. they didn't know who was singing the song. That's abounded. "'Blueberry Hill' was the biggest thing ''One night we started at nine o'clock and it must when Poppa Stoppa said, 'Your name is "Frogman over there," recalls Henry, "and I sang it." have been about six or eight o'clock in the morning, Henry'." Frog's hit gave him places to roam, and when the 'cause the sun was out and we was still playing. next records bombed, a place to sing at home. (The Every time it was time to get off this guy would walk "Buy the Record - Get Him a Home" noble failures included "Lonely Tramp," a master outside the club. I was angry, but I couldn't say "Ain't Got No Home" only made number 30 on piece of angst ["I'm lonely, I ain't no good ... " ], anything to him [Eddie], 'cause he was my leader, so the Billboard pop charts, but on some local R&B and two sequels to the hit, " I'm a Country Boy" I just hit the piano - BAM! "AIN'T GOT NO charts, including in New Orleans, Frogman actually [about the chicken, the duck, and the cow] and " I HOME!" I was telling the people I wanted to go kept his idol Fats Domino out of number one for a Found a Home.") home and I started singing 'You ain't got no home, week. Frogman played local shows at the Safari Lounge the man, the chicken, the frog, and everybody.' I ''I went on my first tour in 1957, January 2 at the with Roy Hamilton in 1958 and the Moulin Rouge in played it for Paul Gayten and he liked the song. Apollo Theatre with Clyde McPhatter, the Big Bop Marrero and then hit on hard times until he met the Leonard Chess [of Chess Records] came down along per, Buddy Holly, the Spaniels, and oh! we had a big man who would become his guardian angel, Frank with Bobby Charles to the Brass Rail and they heard show! Then I did Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Carracci, at the 500Club: "He didn't really need me me sing the song." My band came up in my 1955 Chevy. It was snowing and he gave me a job, and that's why I love him." Gayten was at the time a popular bandleader and up there when they met me in Detroit. I played the After a 31-night tour with Chuck Berry in 1959, the talent scouVproducer for Chess Records in New Motor City Arena and the Crown Propeller in Chica Henry got a steady gig at Carraci's French Quarter Orleans. Reached by phone at his home in Los An go. We picked up two guys out of Chicago - Leo monument The Court of Two Sisters, with the first of geles last year, Gayten fondly recalled his "discov Lacket [bass] and Charles somebody on baritone. several contracts which allowed Frogman to tour ery" of Henry: "My wife was his teacher in Landry We went down and around the states and down to anytime he desired. Then the sun rose again. High School and he was just like one of the family. Florida." " In 1960 Leonard Chess came down with Bobby Beautiful young man, I think he had a lot of talent . All was not glory touring in those days of segrega- Charles and said, 'I wanna record him again.' I said, ...... AM& 'I don't have any new material.' We dug up 'But l sion that produced Henry's version of the Mills Ivanhoe, and Big Daddy's, where the revolution the Do.' We had written that one during the time of Brothers/Bobby Mitchell song "You Always Hurt Beatles started clashed with Frog's original rhythm ·Ain't Got No Home.' We had put it on the shelf and the One You Love," which made number twelve in 'n' greens music. "At that time that's when this never knew what it was. It was a real country & the early summer. A trio of Bobby Charles songs longhair music started coming out with them guitars. western song.'' "Lonely Street," "On Bended Knees," and "A And Walter [Crescione, the owner] put the longhair "But l Do," was written by cajun Bobby Charles Little Too Much,'' the latter recorded in Nashville music in there and me out. That's when the club Guidry for his mother. He comments: "When they with Bill Justis- kept Henry on the charts through folded up." realized that I was writing other songs and they were early 1962. Subsequent sessions with Toussaint and Record buyers turned a cold shoulder to Henry's looking for some songs for Frog I sang 'em this song Wardell Quezerque produced some good records homespun recordings with Huey Meaux in 'I Don't Know Why I Love You But I Do' and they (especially Charles' "The Jealous Kind"), but no Shreveport in 1964-65 and with Buddy Killen in liked it. Allen Toussaint did a great arrangement on hits. Frogman stayed on the road, though. Nashville (notably the hilarious "That's When I it and it was a big record." "Bob Astor was my manager since he met me at Guessed") in 1967, though Frog reports that he Toussaint gave the song a simple Dixieland style the old Joy Lounge until he died in '84. We had some personally sold a ton of his fine New Orleans-made that Frogman has kept in an August 1960 session wonderful times together. We've been all over the hits album on Roulette in 1969. The 1973 sessions with Dalton Rousseaux, Edgar Myles, Ray Mon world- New Zealand, England, Germany, Ireland, with Huey Meaux, including a startling Texas blues trell, Justin Adams, Chuck Badie, John Boudreaux, the Fiji Islands, New Guinea, Jamaica, Canada ... shuffle called "It Went to Your Head," have seen and Nat Perrilliat, who supplied the signature sax And he put me on some big shows, a lot of shows sporadic release on singles and the "Hit-Kickers" intro. maybe Fats Domino didn't work on, and it made me album series on Festival, but are soon due on a "We were pushing 'Just My· Baby and Me,"' feel proud. I worked with the Beatles, the Rolling Gennan Bear Family album. says Henry, "and here they flipped it over to 'But I Stones, Dick Clark, Paul Anka, the Shirelles, Ray Henry went back with Frank Carracci in the Do.' 'But I Do' was a sleeper, because it came out Charles, Etta James, Duane Eddy, Brenda Lee, Lit Seventies at the La Strada, the Back Stage, and the and everybody liked it. Then it went back in. And tle Richard, Jackie DeShannon ... 500 Back Stage, where in 1979, soon after there here it came back out again and it stayed in the charts "I started going to England at that time. I was in a lease of another good album of standard things went for six months. That's when I started touring again. I club where the Beatles were playing around Picca bad in a different way. toured with Dick Clark and I toured on my own, but I dilly Circus and they weren't real known then. Then "My equilibrium started failing me. I'd get dizzy didn't have a band this time." a couple of years later here come the Beatles. So Bob and I was afraid of the stage for about five weeks. So "I don't know why," which had its title changed Astor put me on a tour with the Beatles. l met 'em in what l did, I sat at the piano and played and I felt a lot to "But I Do" to avoid confusion with the standard Philadelphia and we did about 28 or 31 dates. We better." "I Don't Know Why (I Love You Like I Do)," made had a two-day vacation in West Palm Beach right out In September 1980 Henry quit his six-hours-a an impressive number four in the pop charts in the of Miami. We tried to get the Beatles to play the day, six-days-a-week grind on Bourbon Street where spring of 1961, shortly after Henry was married for blues, like Jimmy Reed stuff, but they couldn't play he had employed a Jot of fine musicians over the the second time, causing the lonely Frog to spend his that beat.'' years: Eddie Smith, Warren Myles, Erving Charles, honeymoon on the road. He was on tour in Chicago Back home Frogman finished off five years at the Gerald Adams, Placide Adams, Oscar Moore, when Toussaint was flown up to supervise the ses- Court of Two Sisters, then went to the 544 Club, the George French, David Lastie, Lawrence Guyton, Cornelius Coleman. "I decided I would do nothing but one-nighters or would never work steady again because of my health." A 1983 trip to England showed Henry's popular D I 0 G R A p y ity over there when after a three-month tour with s c H numerous TV and radio appearances, he was invited Clarence "Frogman" Henry back for three more months at the summer theatre in SINGLES Scarborough. He recorded a disappointing, over 1956 Ain't Got No Home/Troubles, Troubles Argo 5259 synthesized album and a single while he was there and he was even offered his own TV program. The 1957 Lonely Tramp/I'm a Country Boy Argo 5266 I Found a Home/It Won't Be Long Argo 5273 single was a superb departure for Frogman, with a 1958 I'm in Love/Baby Baby Please Argo 5305 stomping, English music hall ambience on • 'That 1961 (I Don't Know Why) But I Do/Just My Baby and Me Argo 5378 Old Piano," and a rocking rendition of Jay You Always Hurt the One You Love/Little Suzy Argo 5388 McShann's blues classic "Keep Your Hands Off Lonely Street/Why Can't You Argo 5395 Her." "The first time I felt like the people of New On Bended Knees/Standing in the Need of Love Argo 5401 A Little Too Much/I Wish I Could Say the Same Argo 5408 Orleans accepted me was at the [ 1984] World's Fair. 1962 Dream Myself a Sweetheart/Lost Without You Argo 5414 I loved playing the World's Fair. The crowds were The Jealous Kind/Come On and Dance Argo 5426 just great and they made me feel like I was over seas." 1963 If I Didn't Care/Takes Two to Tango Argo 5448 1964 Looking Back/Long Lost and Worried Argo 5480 Frogman's current band consists of AI Bemiss, Ain't Got No Home/Baby Ain't That Love Parrot 10822 Warren Nabonne, Clinton Charlotte, and Michael Cajun Honey/Think It Over Parrot 309 Pearce. His recent appearances have included the 1965 Little Green Frog/Have You Ever Been Lonely Parrot 45004 Jazz Festival and, fittingly, several benefits for the I Told My Pillow/You Can't Hide a Tear Parrot45009 homeless. Tore Up Over You/l Might as Well Parrot 45015 Today Clarence Henry has found a home with his 1967 This Time/Hummin' a Heartache Dial 4057 third wife Eloise, the younger members of his eight children, and hundreds of Frogs (though he gave 1968 That's When I Guessed/Shake Your Money Maker Dial 3072 1973 We'll Take Our Last Walk Tonight/ away his mascot "Mr. Argo" to a child in a hospital years ago). He is one of the lucky few rhythm & In the Jailhouse Now American Pia-Boy 1986 We'll Take Our Last Walk Tonight/ blues performers who can afford to take it easier in You Can Have Her American Pia-Boy 1990 later life. "A lot of people think the music field is easy. It's not. It's not what you know, it's who you 1979 I Told My Pillow/Basin Street Maison de Soul 1013 know. If you've got the right people behind you, you 1983 That Old Piano/Keep Your Hands Off Her Rockney 20 can go forward, because you can starve, and I've had ALBUMS my times. 1961 You Always Hurt the One You Love Argo 4009 "Frank Carracci told me way back in '63, 'I don't 1969 Clarence (Frogman) Henry Is Alive and Well Roulette SR-42039 want you to be like these old guys (jazz musicians), Living in New Orleans and Still Doin' His Thing 80 or 90 making a living for your family. I want you 1978 Clarence Frogman Henry CFH 101 to invest your money.' And I thank God that he gave ' al' 1983 The Legendary Clarence "Frogman" Henry Silvertown STK 3001 me a place of business. He started me out into real J (Thanks to Clarence Henry, Bob Murat, Billy Delle, and Peter Grandy sa.) estate, and that's a thing I can kinda survive on. It doesn't bring in that much money, but it kinda helps me to pay the bills. And that's what I do. I live from day to day.'' e AIIK•WII¥111a... 3a •• APRIL Friday 10, Saturday 11 Easter Sunday Neville lrotllerl at TlpiUna's. See the club's cal· Meplt Luf Poetry R111llng. Action by Bill Mad endar In this Issue for more lnformaUon. dox, read by Everett Maddox. AI Persky will read from his own ~rks . Sunday 12 Sunday 26 Montrteux at the Storyvllle Jazz Hall, 9 p.m., Meple Lelf Puetry Relcllng. David Madden reads 1104 Decatur. from his novel. The Maple leaf Is located at 8316 Tuesday 14 Oak, Uptown. All Ages Punk Show. 7 [!llJll] p.m. Beyond Possession, from Canada, play with VIc- FESTIVALS tim's Family and Suffoca- tion by Filth at the VFW Fri. 3 through Sun. 5: Hall, 3113 Franklin Ave. Tenne111e Williams Uterary Ftatlvel. Centering 949-0151. Be careful! The hall Is hard to find. around Jackson Square and the le Petit Theatre on St. Peter, the festival activities will Include pan Wednesday 15 els, workshops, and tours. Husker Du. The next big thing In rock music plays at Tulane's McAllister Auditorium. Only dorks Sat. 4 through Sun. 5: ~uld miss thlsl ~~:r. ~~r:~~:~ R~~:e ~~ ~JJ Thursday 16 tival will have three stages. :.....,..~ Bruce Hornsby and the Range, lillane's McAIIIs· Music will be from noon to -..;;;..<'. • ter Auditorium. six. Main activities are ~ located on Front St. near ~ Friday 17 the LA Science Center and Bobby lluelland. Tlpltina's, 501 Napoleon !we. the state capitol. The blues great performs at 10 p.m. Thurs. 9 throuah Sun. 12: WED. APRIL 15 From Friday 24 RIIII'Oid Festival, O'eOulncy, LA. Call 318-786- 8 PM Jm Ftltlval Concerti. See story this Issue. 7115 for details. TULANE'S McALISTER Saturday 25 Fri. 10 through Sun. 12: Lot Loboa at TlpiUna's. The band performs songs Frucll Querter Ftltlval. The fourth annual cele AUDITORIUM from their new album along with familiar tunes In bration of the area's unique history. Call 522· the tradiUonal but Spanish Influenced rock. 5730. lut:D Tickets at Tlcketmaster ;;;;;rc;,,.t8 For Info. 888·8181 Sundav28 Sat. 111hrough Sun. 12: All Ages llerdcen Show at the VfW Hall, featur· l'olcUtoUII ltrlwberry Ftttlvll. The crowds lng SST recordklg artist Painted Willie along with get bigger every year, so leave early! Just north of Acid Bath, Estrange, Saturnalia. 7 p.m. To find the Hammond. Cal1368-6601 . elusive concert locaUon, hop off the Franklin exit of 1·610 East, tum left on Franklin, right on Abun· Tltun. 23 throuah Sun. 26: dance, left on Eads, and left on Treasure. The Crawftsll FtltiVII. Held In St. Bernard. Call2n- VFW Is not exactly on Franklin I 1137. PROPAGANDA Swemp Tiling. The humorous Wisconsin group performs their progressive hits such as "I love PRODUCTION Children", and 'Waiting for the Messiah" at Jim· LTD. my's. With local support. UNQUOTE FRIDAYS PROFESSIONAL AUDIO & LIGHTING EQPT • SALES • RENTALS • SERVICE The Rebirth Jm Band performs on the steps of the Cabildo, Jackson Square. STOP BY AND COMPARE SPEAKER SYSTEMS Wednesday 1: April Fools' Day BY li§~~311\\11 '''l -1\(tHJ\Iif 1/V .. John The Mint, 500 Esplanade at Decatur. Harry May Tony Dagradi's Astrall'roject; Sun. 19, Up from the Cradle of Jazz on the piano noon till 3 pm. Rankin; Wed. 22, George French, Phil Parnell , ronne Singleton, Absinthe House, 400 Bourbon. Nightly save Herlin Riley; Thurs. 23, Eric Traub, Jim Old Allison; New Orleans Music Since World War II , from 9:30, Bryan Lee and the Jump John Vidacovich; Fri 24, Sat. 25, Mose Tuesday first Five. Tuesdays: the J Monque'D Blues Sun. 26, AI Kooper; Mon. 27, Snug Harbor's Foose, and Tad Jones Street Taylor, Jason Berry, Jonathan Band. annual jazz festival jazz jam; Tues. 28, Red Old Opera House, 601 Bourbon, 522-3265. Call Johnny Adams, Germaine Bazzle; Wed. 29, An intimate history of New Orleans· music, from Fats Domino to for their latest schedule. Live music nightly Thurs. 30, Fri. 1, Sat. 2, Donald Harrison, Terence Pro(essor Longhair; from Irma Thomas, includes New Orleans groups. Many bands fea Blanchard Quintet. the eccentric piano genius Storyvllle, 1104 Decatur, 525-8199. Call for list trumpeter Wynton Marsalis; from smoky tured specialize in rhythm and blues. queen of the blues, to jazz Hall, 726 St. Peter, 523-8939. Sun: ings. Preservation Thurs., bars and nightclubs to the open air revelry of Mardi Gras. Harold Dejan and the Olympia Brass Band. Mon . Tropical Isle, 738 Toulouse, 523-9492. AI Miller. THe club also features "Living scholarship.... I could hear what was being said and I · and Thurs.: Kid Thomas Valentine. Tues. and Fri.: Fri., Sats.: - Kid Sheik Colar. Wed. and Sat.: The Humphrey unscheduled jam sessions. & could almost hear the music"-Nat Hentoff. Gravier, 523- Brothers. Windsor Court Grill Room, 300 Illustrated with 85 photographs $35.00.cloth; $15.95 paper Royal Sonesta Hotel, 300 Bourbon, 586-0300. In 6000. Fridays-Saturdays from 9:30, the Joel the Mystick Den, Tuesday-Saturday, Bobby Simpson, Jazz Duo. Lonero, from 10 pm. Ryan's 500 Club, 441 Bourbon, 566-1507. From 9 ~ LAKEFRONT The University of Georgia Press nightly, the Celtic Folk Singers. . Sun., Athens, Georgia 30602 Cafe Sblsa, 1011 Decatur. Pianists from 8:30 to The Bounty, 1926 W. End Park, 282-9333 11 :30. Mondays and Wednesdays: Amasa Miller. Wed., Thurs.: The Topcats play original pop and Tuesday and Sundays: Cynthia Chen. Thursday rock music. Saturday: Fred McDowell. Harry Mayronne, plays Nexus, 6200 Elysian Fields, 288-3440. Fri. , 6:30 Garcia. _$un~aY.J1QQn until3 pm. to 10:30 p.m.:Philip Manuel with Julian Seaport Cafe and Bar, 568- 0981. Tues. through 10:30 to 2:30a.m.: Sharon Henderson. Sat. : Phi Sat.: Sally Townes, 9 to 1. lip Manuel. Sun. , 8 p.m.: James Rivers Move Scruples Cafe, 723 Burgundy, 523-7386. ment. Through Sun. 15, Sat. 11 to 3: Rafael Cruz. Call for the complete schedule. ~MID-CITY 711 Club, 711 Bourbon , 525-8379 . Tues. -Sat., from 9:30, Randy Hebert, in the Showbar. Wed. Winnie's, 2034 A.P. Tureaud, 945-9124. Sundays Sat. , 9 pm-2" am, AI Broussard in the Main Bar. from 6 unti110 pm, Ernie K-Doe. Snug Harbor, 626 Frenchmen , 949-0696. April's schedule: Wed. 1, George Porter, Phil Parnell, John Vidacovich; Thurs. 2, Ronnie Kole, Jim Sin ~METAIRIE gleton , John Vidacovich; Fri. 3, Leslie Smith w/ John Vicacovich & Steve Masakowski; Sat. 4, Club Berlin, 454-5180. Formerly the Showboat, Germaine Bazzle w/ George French, Emile Vinette, this club features new wave rock and roll music by Ernie Ellie; Sun. 5, John Rankin; Mon. 6, 13, 20, local bands. Charmaine Neville & Amasa Miller; Tues. 7, 14. 21, Late nightJ"azzjam; Wed. 8, Ed Perkins, Willie Tee, Jim Sing eton; Thurs. 9, Larry Sieberth & ~ N.O. EAST Stephanie Sieberth; Fri. 10, Theron Lewis & Unit Fri. and 7; Sat. 11 , Germain Bazzle w/ Emile Vinette, Ernie Beau Geste, 7011 Read Blvd., 242-9710. Ellie & Bill Huntington; Sun. 12, David Sat.: Moondance featuring AI Norman. Torkanowski, Chris Severin; Wed . 15, George The Club, 1701 St. Bernard , 947-9334. Sundays Banks. French, David Tor1kan, Herlin Riley; Thurs. 16, Ric from 9 until1. Black Market featuring Alvin Margitza Quartet; Fri. 17, Pfister Sisters; Sat. 18, Cubby's, 8700 Lake Forest Blvd., 241-6769 . oll.G. 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Wed .• Stan the Oldies Man. Sun .• Bobby Radiators; Sat. 18, Chaimaine Neville & Real Feel Cure & The Summertime Blues. Mon .: Disco OJ ings, Sun. 19, Russell Brazzel; Fri. 24, BeausotoH, spins the top 40. Sat. 25, Chaimaine Neville & Real fee~ngs ; Sun. 26, Melvin Alford chamber Ensemble; Tues. 28, ~UPTOWN Song Dogs. Every Wednesday night, J. Monque d·; every Thursday, Black Slacks Swamp pop or WALTER Benny's Bar, 738 Valence, 895·9405. Most Cajun band. Wednesdays and Sundays: JD and the Jammers. Penny Post Coffee House, Daneel St. Folk music " WOLFMAN" Most Sat.: Charmaine Neville. Music almost every every night to 12. All ages. family entertainment. night: Rand B. Blues, no cover. Call for details. Pontchartraln Hotel, 2031 St. Chartes Ave., 524- WASHINGTON Bert & Quentrell's Happy Lounge, 8520 Spruce, 0581 . P1ano bar in the Bayou Lounge nightly from 866-0024 Weekend disco. 5: Tom McDermott, Mondays-Fridar-:; until 8, and A ND T HE ROADMASTERS Cafe Banquette, 3445 Prytania, 891-2227 Live Mondays-Wednesdays 9 to m1dnight. Carl music on weekends, and DJ's spin the hits. Call Franklin, Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 to midnight. APRIL PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE Tlpltlna's, 501 Napoleon, 897-3943. See the cal for the pub-style lounge's schedule. WED 1 BOTTOM LINE LEXINGTON Glass House, S. Saratoga, endar in this issue. 2519 895-9279. LOUISVILLE Thursdays: Re-birth. THURS 2 HUGS Jimmy's, 8200 Willow, 866-9549. See ad this sec ~WEST BANK Fn! 3 RUM BOOGIE MEMPHIS tion. SAT 4 BLIND WILLIES ATLANTA Keswny's, Uptown Square, 200 Broadway, Fri Bronco's, 1409 Romain, Gretna, 368-1000. Mon TUFS 7 MUSIC ROW NASHVILLE days and Saturdays from 7:30, Sundays 12:30 to days, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays: Missis SHOWCASE:. 3:30p.m. composer/pianist Tim Davis. sippi South. Sat., May 2: Sweethearts of the DOWN JOHNSON CITY Maple Leaf, 8316 Oak, 866-9359. See ad this sec Rodeo. WED 8 HOME CLUB tion and call for their program. The club features 1801 Club, 1801 Stumpf Blvd., 367-9670. Mahog iHURS 9 LORD LINDSEY CHATANOOGA music indigenous to this area. April's schedule: any, Thursdays from 9:30 and Saturdays from 10 n~1 10 FLOOD ZONE RICHMOND Fri. 3, LM Queenie; Sun. 5, Peter Stempe Trio; Fri. Wednesdays from 9:30, Up 'n' Up. Sll T ~ 1 MFRRY WIDOW BRIDGEPORT 10, Song Dogs; Sunday 12, Musica da Camera; Fat Cats, 505 Gretna Blvd., 362-0598. 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Our Lounge and Grill cases are designed to exceed AT A specification 300 for heavy orders to go: duty service 943-8667 We stand behmd. on top of and all around our cases.· 1518 N. LOPEZ Send us your requirements today or for more information call (504) 822-4440. UNITED SOUND & CAVEMAN CASES 4440 Earhart Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70125 APRIL • Wavelength 37 "A Step Off the Streetcar" 866-9455 S. Carrollton & Maple ~ Wednesdays ~ J Monque' d Blues Band SPECIALS ~Thursday~ Black Slacks Daily 2 • 8 or Swamp Pop Cajun Band $1 12oz draft Michelob in Frozen Mugs Fri 3 Li'l Queenie $1.50 Hi Balls Sun 5 Peter Stempe Trio Fri 10 Song Dogs Sunday· All Day/All Night Sun 12 Musica $1 12oz draft Michelob De Camera $1.50 Bloody Marys Tue 14 Jumpin Johnny's Music by John Rankin Blues Party on alternate Sundays Fri 17 Radiators Sat 18 Charmaine Neville Monday· All Day/All Night & Real Feelings $1 12oz draft Michelob Sun 19 Russell Brazzel Fri 24 Beausoleil Tuesday· Sat 25 Charmaine Neville 9pm 'til midnight & Real Feelings $1.50 Corona Sun 26 Melvin Alford Wednesday· Chamber Ensemble 9pm 'til midnight Bruce Hornsby and the Range play their songs about "young boys in small Tue 28 Song Dogs Ladies Nite towns" Thursday 16 at Tulane's McAlister Auditorium. Thursday· 9pm 'til midnight ~ 8316 Oak Street ~ $1 Domestic Bottled Beer call for additional listings $1 Schnapps 866-9359 Tuesdays, Thursdays through Saturdays: the Groove Band with Jimmy Simon. Froggles, 403 West Bank Expressway, 367·0227. The Dino Kruse Band every Thursday. A Gallery for Fine Photography,5423 Magazine, Jo Jo's Lounge, 4332 4th St., Marrero, 340-9129. 891-1002. All month: photos by Ansel Adams, a Live rock and roll on weekends. recently deceased California artist. Mlchaul'l Restaurant, 601 Patterson, 361-4969. A. L. Lowe Gallery, 1128 S. Carrollton Ave., 861- Features restaurant and music bar. Wed.: The File 0395. New Orleans watercolors, all month. Cajun Band. Thurs.: Paul Beach and the Jefferson Academy Gallery, 5256 Magazine, 899-8111. Countryboys. Fri.: Stardust country music band. Through Wed. 8: watercol- Sat.: Luzianne country band. Sun.: Harmony ors by Kathy Gergo and queens the Pfister Sisters. sculpture by Kinzey f;& Rincon de Ia VleJa Guardia, 2105 Hancock St., Branha. m. Call for additional Gretna, 367-6733. Latin big bands. shows Marina Wharf, 5353 Paris Road, Chalmette, 2n- Arthur Roger Gallery, 3005 8215. Thursdays through Saturdays from 9: Frank Magazine, 895-5287. Dallas. Through Wed. 8 Art using paper and wood by Edward Whiteman. Openmg Sat 11: sculpture by Terry Weldon. CINENlA Bergen Gallery, 703 Royal. Erte Nagel and Michael Hunt. Also a prev1ew of the 1987 Jazz And Loyola Film Buff's Institute, 895-3196. Most Heritage Festival poster done shows at 7 and 9 p.m. by Hugh Ricks. Call Wed 1· The Last Picture 523-7882 for dates and times. Sh(1H. Thurs. 2: Villa Rides. Mon. 6: Throne of Bill Cousin's Gallery,319 Royal. Patti Bannister Blood (Japan). Tues. 7: Fellini's 1961 classic La paintings, nineteenth century bronzes. Dolce Vita. Wed. 8: Slaughterhouse Five. Thurs. Cafe Brasil, 2100 Charters, 947-9386. Call for 9: Alsmo and the Condor. Fri. 10: When Father information. was away on Business. C.A.C., 900 Camp, 523-1216. Sat. 11 through Mon. 13: Father Panchali. . .. · May: Louisiana Environments, a multi-media Tues. 14: Exterminating .. • • exhibition. Wed. 8: "Don't Start Me Talkin"', a Angel. Tues. 21: Eight and .• · one-man One-half. Wed. 22: Closely - -- ,. video-drama. Sun. 12: "Metropolitan Avenue", documentary of race relations in Brook Watched Trains. Thurs. 23: • ,. · lyn. Sat. 11, 1 to 4 p.m.: workshop. The CAC cele Viva Zapata. Mon. 27: The brates its 10th anniversary, so get out there and Last Supper. Tues. 28: Being There. Wed. 29: Bon support the arts! nie and Clyde. Thurs. 30: Annie Hall. Carol Robinson Gallery, 4537 Magazine, 895- Prytanla Theatre, till Thur 2: Betty Blue. Fri. 3 6130. Call for information through Thurs. 9: El Amour Brujo (Spanish). Fri. Delgado Community College, 615 City Park Ave. 10 through Thur. 16: Ully Tomlin: The Film Behind Thur. 2 -Wed. 15: photography by students. From the Show Fri. 17 through Mon. 26: Therese Thurs. 23: fine arts exhibit. Openings are from 7.- (French). Tues. 27 through Thurs. 30: French Film 9 p.m. on the first day of each show. Exhibits are Festival, featuring six films. on the third floor of building one. Downtown Gallery, 420 Julia St. All month: Tulane McAlister Auditorium, Wed 1· Some French artist LOUIS !cart's etchings where in Time. Fri. 3: Another Country. Sat. 4: Duplantler Gallery, 818 Baronne, 524-1071. Soul Man. Sun. 5: Fanny and Alexander. Wed. 8: Through Sat. 4: Tom Ladousa's ceramic exhibition Tess. Fri. 10: Crocodile Dundee (evening), The "Relating in Clay." Through May: Robert T. Rec Ramones's Rock and Roll Htgh School (midnight). tor's "Passions and Precisions." 48.2-4700 Sat. 11: Peggy Sue. Sun. 12: Thief of Hearts. Wed. Gallery Slmmone Stern, 518 Julia, 529-1118. 22: Uttle Women. Fri. 24: Secret Admirer (eve Through Wed 8: paintings and drawings by B70 ell~ ~~~. ning), Fast Times at Ridgemont High (midnight). Spomy, Adams, Berg, and Siejka. Opening Sat. Sat. 25: The Golden Child. Sun. 26: A Sunday In 11: paintings by Harold Reddicliffe; glass by the Country. Wed. 29: Alice's Restaurant. RosenBaum. 38 Wtn'elenglh • APRIL Get a real job. Be a musician. Show the'm that you're serious about your music. Join the business organization for New Orlea·ns APRIL 16 - 8:00 PM musicians. TULANE UNIVERSITYrS McALISTER AUDITORIUM Call 891-NOME RESERVED SEAT TICKETS NOW ON SALE AT ALL TICKETMASTER LOCATIONS. or write CHARGE BY PHONE - 888·8181 P.O. Box 30120 NOLA 70190 PRODUCED BY BEAVER & TUCP We're in the business of music. LIVE JAZZ PLUS EXCITING EAST COAST STYLE DISCO GEORGE FRENCH Friday 6:30p.m.· 10:30 p.m._ THE JULIEN GARCIA QUARTET PHILLIP MANUEL Friday & Saturday Friday 10:30 p.m. · 3 a.m. 10:30 p.m. · 3:00a.m. ~ Sat. 10:30 p.m. · 3 a.m. t HE JAMES RIVERS MOVEMENT Wednesday 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. 6200 ELYSIAN FIELDS AVE. (504) 288-3440 Sunday 8 p.m. · 12 Midnit~ Alllla ••.., ...... - Le Mleux Gallerlu, 508 Pelican Ave .• Algiers Point, 361-1735. Opening reception Sat 11, 7 p.m. "'Angel Heart'~ a wallop. for Dennis Perrin, oil paintings on display through May 11. A haunting, stylish rughtmare in the clasSic LSU Union Art Gallery, LSU Campus, Baton private-eye fashion. It lures you into it's dark riddles Rouge, 388-5117. Loulllanl Stile Museums: The Clblldo, Jack and doesn't let go. It provokes real goose bumps!' son Square. louisiana history through art and -David Ansen, NEWSWEEK artifacts. De Prelbylere, Jackson Square. Exhi bition of 19th century pianos and music. Also: crafts from the Newcomb Art School and antique ''-**** Spectacular. A spell-binding adventure clothes. De Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade. Exhi that doesn't let you take your eyes off the screen!' bitions on Carnival, jazz, and the history of black -Bill Harris, AT THE MOVIfS/SHOWTIME workers show each weekend . Lucullus,610 Charters. All month: food-related art. · "Excellent. A skillful, powerful movie by Alan Parker, Mario VIlla Gallery, 3908 Magazine, 895-8731 . Through Through Mon. 6: ceramics by James .one of the best living fibnmakers!' Watral. Through May: Gyuri Hollosi 's bronze -RogerEbut sculptures. New Orlnns Academy of Fine Arts, 5256 Maga zine, 899-8111. Mon. 13 through Wed. 15: work FOR OVERNIGHT shop with Chinese painter Xie Tian Cheng, who will instruct in Chinese Ink Painting. ACCOMMODATIONS New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park. 488- 2631. Through Sun. 12: Newcomb Faculty Art. OR THE PLEASURE Opening Sat. 25: American Watercolors. Phyllis Parun Studios, 2109 Decatur. All month: OF OUR EXQUISITE black and white linos together in an exhibition: "Lifeforces in my Native City," by Parun. VICTORIAN LOUNGE Posselt-Baker Gallery, 822 St. Peter, 524-7252. Through Fri. 3: Malaika Favorite's painting and AND DINING ROOM sculpture. All month: contemporary paintings, prints, and sculpture by artists mcluding Favorite, Takishi Yamada, Larry Zinc. and Jim Sohr. Tilden-Foley, 4119 Magazine, 897-5300. Opening Tues. 7: ''The Melding of Arts and Technology." Opening Sat. 11 : Gail Nathan's paintings and drawings. Both shows run through May. Tulane University, Newcomb Art Gallery. Mario K>.ssar and Andrtw Va1na Prtsent Through Sun. 12: faculty art show at Newcomb. Mick. CONlEDY T1le Mint, Decatur at Esplanade, 525-2000. Tues. and Sun. : Ricky Graham. Marie Lave au's Restaurant, 329 Decatur St.. 525-9655. Fridays: "Hot Stuff, N.O. Style", star ring Becky Allen, Fred Palmisano and Wanda J\II:)S. • • Rouzan. Punchllne Comedy Club, 4704 Veterans Blvd., 454- v·'!. Get tl1e fClGtsl 7973. Wed 1 through Mon. 16: John Haymen. Brian McKim, and Dean McDonald. Tues. 7 through . · Mon. 13: Edward Jackman, who balances a ten-speed bike on his nose, Vince Call the ·AIDS Information Center Harper and Chris Pendelton . Tues. 21 through Mon. 27: Billium Cornell, Mike Pace, and Lenny Varnedoe. April 28 begins the Punchline's first anniversary celebration. Acts featvred are Rich Shynder, John Schnauder, and Mike Brennan. The Punchline is closed on Mondays; most acts are 522-AIDS from out of town. (NEW ORLEANS METRO AREA) THEATRE Bayou Dinner Theatre, 4040 Tulane Ave .• 486- 4545. Through May: She Stoops to Conquer. CM:, 900 Camp, 523-1216. Through Sun 5: The Road Company. (TOll-FREE LOUISIANA STATEWIDE) Le Mt Tllutre, 616 St. Peter. Through Sun. 12: .. : The Little Mermaid: Also, thrll.l.lllh l=ri ~-r--es. see Williams Festival. Thurs. 9: through Sun. 12: new one-act plays, two nightly. • Rlill Dinner Theatre, 201 Robert St.. Gretna, 367- 5400. All month: Noises Off, a British comedy. THib1 Marlgny, 616 Frenchman, 944-2653. Christopher Blake's Sin Eaters. Please call for information about the rest of the month. Tiline University Theatre. Tues. 14 through ,"K- o'-~.. ,~ . ·~ "v~.ji~.:~-.--~~ Thurs. 16: Macbeth, at Dixon Hall. Tues. 21 .. through Sat. 25: Marriage a Ia .Mode, Albert lupin ...... • '•'l ~ Theatre . MARK}. DAVIS Attorney at l.Jzw STrack ..,_. 288-1009 Dlgltat Mix Downl Entertainment Law Digital Sampling~ GUITARIST CAJUN DANCE CLASSES - looking for band or musicians to form one. 15 Randy Speyrer offers a three-week course in the years experience. Good equipment and trans traditional Cajun waltz, two-step, one-step and {504) 467·3855 portation. Versatile, but prefer R&R, Blues, jitterbug T & Th 6-7 p.m. Sign up now! 899- R&B styles . 393-9793 0615. .. 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DAT'S PITIFUL. .. nutes later, his mama and papa ship people who spend all their hard ped him off to an Ivy League prep earned money on records and tapes school, thereby depriving the lad of because these are the people who are his inalienable right as a native New just coming home from a rough night Orleanian to be cooler than all other of head-banging and slamming species inhabiting the world. It's no when Today goes off the air. These surprise to us, then that Bryant often viewers slip off their black leather displays his ignorance of New jackets and/or miniskirts, pour a can Orleans culture (he'd never heard of a of Coors on their Honey-Nut king cake, for instance, until this Cheerios and want to hear, from the year!) and music. Introducing Little lips of Bryant and Jane, what's Richard recently, Bryant informed happening. America that the former Tulane Ave Ivan Bodley, former WTUL dee nue dishwasher recorded such clas jay and contributor to these pages, is sics as "Tutti-Frutti" in Los An one such promotion man, employed geles, which everyone who got past by Epic Records, and it was into his fourth grade at Redemptorist knows cap that a feather was placed when he wasn'teven founded when Mr. Penni arranged for master-bassist Stanley man cut his first discs. Clarke to get the Today treatment. In After disclosing that he'd com fact, the "feather" was an electric * ... • posed a memorial song dedicated to bass from Stan's personal collection, Rock Hudson for his new album (and given to Ivan (a bassist himself) for adding, rather wistfully, that he'd setting up the interview. Next thing never met the late movie star), Little you know, it'll be Eddie Volker (of Richard tiptoed around the question of the soon-to-be-signed-to-Epic -.~ - *~ whether or not he'd gone the route of Radiators) giving Willard Scott a • Ne lea lt ""~ ** Sammy Davis, Jr. and converted to rhumba lesson or Paul Sanchez 1n wOr ns. ~~ Judaism: "My answer is I love God (formerly of the Backbeats and like 504 833·7926 • * .. * and ... what's wrong with Judaism? If wise soon-to-be-signed-to-Epic) talk you ain't Jewish, you ain't hue-ish." ing shop with Gene Shalit. 42 Wtn'el••.... • APIUL :. 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