FOR WEEK ENDING MARCH 4, 1989 ©Copyright 1989, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or Va Billboard® transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, Bros., provided a more comprehensive view his photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written of ca- permission of the publisher. pabilities. Not only did he play guitar, flute, recorder, keyboards, and saxophone on the album (a consum- BUJE mate gesture of musical authority), he enhanced the ALBUMS,. production by conducting Airto in the use of some un- TOP JAZZ VOTES usual percussive embellishments- namely, squeals I- from live pigs. Such are his ways. á Compiled from a national sample of retail store and one -stop Som Da Gente, which translates in English to "the o ii sales reports. by Levenson Jeff sound of our people," wants jazz lovers all over the w a óvi 'c ARTIST world to know more about Pascoal's unique brand of u, TITLE ,_ " a LABEL & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL AMERICA IS ABOUT TO GET a closer look at one of musicianship. What with the jungle wizard's magic the true eccentrics in jazz. He is Hermeto Pascoal, a and magnetism (not to mention skillful use of farm an- * * No. 1 * * MICHEL CAMILO PORTRAIT 44482/E.P.A. (CD) 1 week at No. One Brazilian multi -instrumentalist whose music and cha- imals), the label should have no problem finding an ap- 3 11 O MICHEL CAMILO risma have influenced a generation of devout follow- preciative audience eager to hear all. DIANE SCHUUR GRP 9567 (CD) 2 1 23 ers. TALKIN' 'BOUT YOU Pascoal is the centerpiece artist for Som Da Gente, EQUATORIAL EXTRAS: The record industry's cur- CHARLIE PARKER VERVE 837 176 /POLYGRAM (CD) 3 2 17 a Sao Paulo, Brazil -based label that began operations rent love affair with Brazilian music represents the BIRD- -THE ORIGINAL RECORDINGS OF CHARLIE PARKER in 1981. Recent licensing deals with Happy Hour Mu- second (or third or fourth) wave of tropical CASSANDRA WILSON JMT 834 419 /POLYGRAM (CD) culture to 4 15 sic and Intuition /Capitol have raised the company's ® BLUE SKIES profile in the U.S. And a showcase event at New CHARLIE PARKER SAVOY JAZZ 1208 (CM O 7 11 York's Town Hall, scheduled for March 10 and 11- Hermeto Pascoal: The ORIGINAL BIRD: THE BEST OF BIRD ON SAVOY the first of such events planned over the next few 8 9 LENA HORNE THREE CHERRIES 44411 (CD) © THE MEN IN MY LIFE years-should illuminate the label and its roster of sound of Brazil's people BETTY CARTER VERVE 835 661 /POLYGRAM (CD) close -knit artists, especially Pascoal. 7 6 33 LOOK WHAT I GOT Pascoal's reputation is founded on a style and per- sweep our shores. Now, almost 30 years after tenorist SOUNDTRACK COLUMBIA 44299 (CD) 8 5 19 sonality that transcend music. He is an albino, a Stan Getz and guitarist Charlie Byrd triggered the BIRD short,hirsute man who carries himself like Robert bossa nova movement in the with MILES DAVIS COLUMBIA 45000 (CD) States "Jazz Sam- 9 11 5 Crumb's elfin comic strip character, Mr. Natural. By ba," pop stars like David Byrne and Paul Simon are THE COLUMBIA YEARS 1955 -1985 HARRY CONNICK, JR. (01 UMBIA 44369 (CD) all accounts he is a mystic with a high -order passion immersing themselves in Brazilian projects. Byrne IU 12 3 for spontaneous creation, whose various talents in- compiled the songs on Warner's "Beleza Tropical" 20 ETTA JONES MUSE 5351 (CD) clude serving as father figure and spiritual guru to and Paul Simon is reportedly 15 5 working with pianist Ed- II I'LL BE SEEING YOU such Brazilian performers as Airto, Flora Purim, die Palmieri on an album that should do for Brazil GROVER WASHINGTON,JR. COLUMBIA OC 44256 (CD) 12 10 29 Milton Nascimento, and Toninho Horta. Additional- what "Graceland" did for South Africa ... Reprise is THEN AND NOW ly, his roots -oriented folk music has captured the ears about to ship "Love Dance," Ivan Lins' first record in JIMMY MCGRIFF MILESTONE M- 9163 /FANTASY (CD) 13 13 5 of a coterie of American jazz artists who continue to English . A &M's next batch of reissues will include BLUE TO THE BONE sing his praises; those so moved include Herbie Han- '70s GARY BURTON GRP 9569 (CD) the titles "Courage " by Nascimento and "Wave" 14 9 13 TIMES cock, John McLaughlin, Wayne Shorter, Pat Meth - by Antonio Carlos Jobim ... A highlight of Ella Fitz - LIKE THESE MARCUS ROBERTS NOVUS 3051 /RCA (CD) eny, and Miles Davis. gerald's recent appearance at Radio City Music Hall in I5 NEW O. Pascoal has performed or recorded with many of New York was her transcendent duet with guitarist THE TRUTH IS SPOKEN these jazzmen. In the States his credentials as a big - Joe Pass on "One Note Samba." Fitzgerald, now a time player were probably first certified when he con- mere 71 years old, paced herself throughout the eve- TO'CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUMSTM tributed to Miles's 1970 album, "Live- Evil." His U.S. ning, yet saved her most inventive and rompish scat- release six years later, "Slaves Mass" on Warner ting for the lilting Jobim classic. * * No.1 * * AL JARREAU REPRISE 25778/WARNER BROS. (CD) 7 weeks at No. One I I 13 HEARTS HORIZON KENNY G ARISTA 8457 (CD) 2 2 19 SILHOUETTE LEE RITENOUR GRP 9570 (CD) 3 3 19 Li /PP% FESTIVAL rot. GRP (CD) DAVE GRUSIN 9579 ii 3 Rick Cua, and engineer Jack Puig. Next, we spent a (9 DAVE GRUSIN COLLECTION couple of months before we went into the GIPSY KINGS ELEKTRA 60845 (CD) studio going 9 7 through material, trying to find songs that best suited 0 GIPSY KINGS DAVID SANBORN REPRISE 25715 /WARNER BROS. (CD) my style." 6 5 33 Ef,TERN Keaggy's own "Tell Me How You Feel" and "Some- CLOSE-UP BOBBY MCFERRIN A EMI 48059 (CD) body Loves You" quickly 7 4 45 were agreed on. Old friend SIMPLE PLEASURES and fellow Beatles fanatic Randy Stonehill came in and TOM SCOTT GRP 9571 (CD) worked on the title track, "Walk 8 8 15 by Bob Darden In Two Worlds," and FLASHPOINT "Ain't Got No" (which he co-wrote). Stonehill fit in so BASIA EPIC 40767/E.P.A. (CD) 9 6 55 perfectly that he quickly became a member of the band TIME AND TIDE This is the first part of an interview with Myrrh re- on the album, also called THINKING SOUNDWINGS 2109 (CD) Sunday's Child. 13 11 WISHFUL 0 WAY DOWN WEST cording artist Phil Keaggy. Keaggy, who is consid- "Lynn wanted to go a different direction with this al- STANLEY JORDAN EMI 48682 (CD) ered one of the premier guitarists in popular music, bum," Keaggy says. "It has more participation and col- 11 7 P1 Christian or mainstream, recently released his best laboration with the other players-it's a real band ef- FLYING HOME FATTBURGER INTIMA 73334 /ENIGMA (CD) album yet, "Sunday's Child." fort. To keep that feel, I 12 14 19 band ended up playing bass on LIVING IN PARADISE three songs. Eventually, we ended up with 13 first-rate TOM GRANT GAIA 13 -9013 (CD) 13 10 17 YOU'VE PROBABLY never heard of him, but just tunes, so there are 13 on the CD and cassette. MANGO TANGO about every major guitarist in the country says he's one "And yes, there's no mistaking the fact that we love the GERALD ALBRIGHT ATLANTIC 81919 (CD) 14 15 11 of the best players around. His name is Phil Keaggy Beatles. But we also love Crowded House, the Hollies, BERMUDA NIGHTS and, after a long, sometimes spotty recording career, he and GARY HERBIG HEAD FIRST 723 -1 /K -TEL (CD) the Byrds. And while we didn't try to copy any of 17 5 recently released an unqualified triumph, "Sunday's 0 GARY HERBIG SADAO WATANABE ELEKTRA 60816 (co) Child," for Myrrh Records. 16 16 7 Not that he hasn't made good music in the past. First Myrrh artist Keaggy earns ELIS KIM PENSYL OPTIMISM 3210 (CD) with now -legendary seminal rock group Glass Harp on 21 3 0 PENSYL SKETCHES #1 Decca, then with a series of solo albums on New Song, acclaim for `Sunday's Child' BRANDON FIELDS NOVA 8811 (CD) I8 19 5 Sparrow, Nissi, Lexicon, and Maranatha! Music, THE TRAVELLER Keaggy's writing, arranging, singing, and, of course, them, we went in the studio and tried to track each song JORDAN DELASIERRA GLOBAL PACIFIC 40730 /COLUMBIA 19 18 13 (CD) guitar playing, have won him fans from England to Aus- as naturally as possible. We tried to do them almost live in VALENTINE ELEVEN tralia. the studio so we wouldn't extract the life of the songs NEWS STEPS AHEAD INTUITION 91354 /CAPITOL (CD) But not until he was reunited with longtime friend with too many takes or overdubs. As a result, the ses- ® N.Y.C. MICHAEL BRECKER IMPULSE 42229/MCA (CD) Lynn Nichols (head of Word's Myrrh label) did he have sions were a breeze; they had a real human feel that is 21 12 23 DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME a release that matched his reputation for playing live. reminiscent of the '60s. That's partly because we had a JONATHAN BUTLER JIVE 1136 /RCA (CD) "I agree: I owe a lot of `Sunday's 24 3 thanks for Child' to '60s mentality and attitude -as well as '60s equipment." ® MORE THAN FRIENDS Lynn," Keaggy says.