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AUDIONICS Often Gets No More Than a Brief Chance to Peek Exclusive US Distribution Strong, Comets; Honore Dutrey, Trom- Through gency, and of Conger. who had a bright. crisp Dinka, Doc)." has its novel aspect: This Jimmy attack on cornet. Durante tune is not something you are likely Murphy's trombone is more varied and to hear a jazz group play-after this effort, one flexible than usual, ranging from the stolid can hope that no one else will try it. Introducing Radford's New Orleans sounds of Kid Ory to something But once past that (inexplicably, itis the NEW state-of-the-artin- approaching Tricky Sam Nanton's virtuosity opening number), it's clear sailing all the way. tegratedamp! Pre -amp with a plunger mute. And his singing is a joy- The highlight is a piece that has to be an in- brash and lusty but never overplayed. stant classic. "Soft Shoe." a lazy. slinky tune distortion is unmeasurable This was a tight. highly responsive band that on which Edison builds a masterpiece of re- (0.001%). Total distortion managed to get something good out of almost laxed, bending. sliding sounds. And not far (0.02%) is better than any anything it tried to play, from "The Curse of behind it is Ray Brown's wistfully singing bass an Aching Heart" to "After You've Gone." solo on "Green Dolphin Street." one short. other integrated amp or The only tune that fails completely is a dismal. superb chorus that says everything and stops receiver and better than straightforward version of "Lonesome Road." before it gets trapped in overstatement. most pre -amps alone. J.S.W. There's also another specialty for Edison. "Edison Lights." which appropriately is filled Phono input (5mV RIAA) by the flaring runs he now uses in much the signal-to-noise ratio is KEITH JARRETT: Treasure Island. same way that Clark Terry does. Ellis gets his -88 dB. Keith Jarrett, piano and soprano saxo- innings in an unusual treatment of "Easter Pa- phone; Dewey Redman, tenor saxo- rade" that starts as a gentle guitar -and -bass phone; Sam Brown, guitar; Charlie duet and grows steadily funkier and more Beyondthespecs,the Haden, bass; Paul Motian, drums. heavily rhythmic. Radford HD250Inte- Guilherme Franco and Danny John- This is a loose, happy. inventive set of per- grated Amplifier sounds son, percussion. [Ed Michel, prod.] formances in which the ideas and the individ- like the best in the world. Blue Streak; Treasure Island; Le Mis- uals involved seem to have provided mutual tral; five more. IMPuLSE 9274, $5.98. sparks. J.S.W. It is. Lurking under all the idiosyncracies of Keith Jarrett's usual performances on piano and so- KING OLIVER: The Great 1923 Gen - prano saxophone is a very good pianist who netts. Joe Oliver and Louis Arm- AUDIONICS often gets no more than a brief chance to peek Exclusive US Distribution strong, comets; Honore Dutrey, trom- through. Agency for Radford Electronic'. bone; Johnny Dodds, clarinet; Stomp On this disc. fortunately. the situation is re- Evans, saxophone; Lil Hardin, piano; 8600 NE SANDY BLVD. versed: His piano is used pianistically through Bill Johnson and Johnny St. Cyr, PORTLAND, OR. 97220 most of the set, and his sax appears only banjo; Baby Dodds, drums. Canal briefly in one number. His piano is clear, di- Street Blues; Dipper Mouth Blues; A rect. readily communicative. settling into a CIRCLE 3 ON READER -SERVICE CARD Snake Rag; ten more. HERWIN 106, richly raunchy blues at one point or turning to $5.95. (mono) [recorded 1923]. a crystalline flow of melody on another. Jarrett is impressively relaxed as he works In his notes for this complete collection of the MAGNEPLANAR® over and through the monumentally strong recordings made by King Oliver's Creole Jazz and beautifully textured bass lines of Charlie Band for the Gennett label (complete. that is. loudspeakers are. Haden. Haden provides the foundation that except for two sides that have never been extremely realistic sounding - carries the whole disc, no matter what mood found). Bernard Klatzko quotes a provocative and they're only 1" thick. Our Jarrett falls into. suggestion from Dick Spottswood: "The Oli- top -of -the -line Tympani series Sam Brown adds his guitar on two pieces. ver Creole Band should be reissued every ten which look like folding floor developing some particularly interesting gui- years as electronic equipment improves." tar -piano interplay with Jarrett on "Treasure "A sensible notion-and it applies not just to screens are sold through Audio Island." Even Dewey Redman. who has often Research dealers. We now have the Oliver Creole Band, but to any jazz seemed securely tied to the squall and shriek records worth keeping that were made in the a smaller, less expensive model school of saxophone playing. manages to play available at the following Magnepan days of acoustical recording. As this collec- dealers: with shading and a sense of real involvement. tion, mastered by Nick Penh, shows, contem- J.S.W. porary techniques can clarify those old records to a degree that would never have University Stereo/Ridgewood. N.J. been believable a few years ago. Transcendental Audio Buffalo, N.Y. Hi -F, Gallery/Indianapolis. Ind. HERB ELLIS AND RAY BROWN: Soft They are never going to sound like contem- Hi -Ft Gallery/Evansville, Ind Shoe. Harry "Sweets" Edison, trum- porary studio recordings. of course, and some The Stereo Shop/Cedar Rapids. Ia. pet; Herb Ellis, guitar; George Duke, The Gramophone Ltd. Norman. Ok. surface noise is inevitable. But these Gennett Audio Uncommon Portland. Or. piano; Ray Brown, bass; Jake Hanna, records, which were probably the poorest in Sound Center Beverly Hills. Ca. Stereo Hi-Fi Center Gardena. Ca. drums. Easter Parade; Solt Shoe; quality technically of any that the Oliver band Garland Audio San Jose. Ca. Green Dolphin Street; four more. CON- made, have been brought out with a remark- Audio Arts,Lavermore. Ca. Romans/Minneapolis. Mn. CORD JAZZ 3, $6.00 (Concord Jazz, able liveness and immediacy. Audio Labs/Des Moines, la. P.O. Box 845, Concord, Calif. 94522). And since. in addition to Oliver. they con- Wallace Electronics, Peru. Ind. Stereo Showcase/Valley). Ca. tain a couple of solos by the young. emerging Stereo Showcase/Sacramento. Ca. Herb Ellis. who seems to be the resident gui- Louis Armstrong and a lot of excellent Johnny United Audio Centers (2 stores)/Chicago. United Audio Centers/Deerfield. tarist/leader for Concord Jazz, the recording Dodds clarinet, the more that can be brought Gill Custom House/Chicago, Ill. offshoot of the Concord Music Festival in Cal- out of those old grooves, the better. There are Paul Heath Audio/Rochester, N.Y. Audio. Etc. Gainesville. Fla. ifornia (he was co -leader with guitarist Joe a lot more that deserve the same knowl- Jerry's Audio Exchange/Phoenix, Ar. Pass on the label's first release), is teamed this edgeable treatment. J.S.W. Sound Systems/Palo Alto. Ca. Stereo Workshop/Berkeley. Ca. time with Ray Brown and Harry "Sweets" Edison in a quintet that manages to escape in a variety of ways from the customary routines BUCKYPIUARELLI: Beiderbecke/Challis Contact us if there is no dealer in your area. followed by jazz groups in general. and Kress. Bucky Pizzarelli, Artie Ryerson, The ritual of opening ensemble, solos by ev- Barry Galbraith, Allen Hanlon, Howie Collins, MMAGN EPAN eryone, and closing ensemble can scarcely be MAGNEPLANARMPRODUCTS Tony Mottola, and Mary Pizzarelli, guitars. P 0 BOX ISIIS. WHITE BEAR LAKE MINNESOTA 55110 found here. and, even when the outlines are Davenport Blues; In a Mist; After Thoiights; Dealer inquiries welcome there, the fulfillment avoids cliche. Even the eight more. MONMOUTH -EVERGREEN 7066, only really dull number in the set, "Inks. $6.98. CIRCLE 35 ON READER -SERVICE CARD 122 HIGH FIDELITY MAGAZINE AmericanRadioHistory.Com.
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