44 4th Russian River Fest Biq Draw Brubeck, Tjader, Brown Band Spark No. Calif. Event GUERNEVILLE, Calif. - The for us even though Monterey was to Lucas, himself a piano veteran of 26 Russian River Jazz Festival solidly have been an exclusive. Dave had professional years, led the Bob established itself as an important been planning to vacation after Lucas Trio, augmented by vocalist force in Northern California jazz Monterey so we talked him into tak- Lin McPhillips and alto wunderkind with its fourth annual event. The fes- ing his vacation up here." Matt Catingub. tival, held at Johnson's Beach here, Lucas says the festival enjoyed a The festival was a tribute to Bru- drew 4,200 fans opening day Sept. brisk walkup business. with about beck, coproduced by the Russian 27 headlining the Dave Brubeck 2.000 day -of -show tickets going each River Chamber of Commerce, the Quartet and 3,000 Sept. 28 head- afternoon. Advance two -day tickets Russian River Creative Arts Foun- lining Les Brown & his Band of Re- were pegged at $15, with advance dation and the Davis Bynum nown. singles at $8 and $9 the day of show. Winery. Emcees for the shows were Festival director Bob Lucas says The Swedish Jazz All -Stars Jerry Dean of KJAZ -FM and Jim the figures for this year's festival, opened the programs both days. Eason and Al "Jazzbo" Collins of held at this river resort town two Following on Saturday were Made- KGO -AM. JACK McDONOUGH hours north of San Francisco, are up leine Eastman with the Duncan over last year. James Quartet, Richie Cole & Alto The Russian River event thus Madness, the Bennet Friedman Firm Duke Tribute joins the Monterey and Concord band, and then Tjader and Brubeck. LOS ANGELES -A benefit con- Jazz Festivals as the third late sum- Sunday's program featured Quin- cert celebrating the music of Duke mer multiple -day outdoor jazz pro- tessence, a local group; Andy Narell, Ellington and also honoring critic gram in Northern California. whose steel drum rhythms enlivened Leonard Feather will be held Jan. 3 Whereas the other two festivals are the crowd; Shelly Manne with Bill at the Music Center. Proceeds will go row seating. the Guerneville festival Watrous; Red Norvo with Howard to the Duke Ellington School of the affords a picnic atmosphere with pa- Allen, and Les Brown. Arts in Washington, D.C. George trons spread out on blankets at a Following Brubeck's set, director Wein is producing the show. spot where the Russian River bends Superstar: Lionel Hampton is interviewed by Jack Baker for WTTC -FM. through town. This year the Russian River fest Survey For Week Ending 10'25.80 emerged as something of a younger cousin to the long -running Monte- WTTC In Towanda rey event, with Cal Tjader, Richie Billboard R Cole & Alto Madness and the Bru- Sell i ng beck aggregation all playing 3est Jazz LPs. Big In Tiny Market Guerneville one week after Monte- rey. Continued from page 13 To keep jazz alive in the late night Lucas, in fact, praised Monterey Ji Train." Until recently, this was a spot vacated by "Night Train," founder Jimmy Lyons for aid and ; TITLEm ; 3c TITLE Artist, Label Number , Artist, Label & Number Baker and program director /music consultation to the lesser festival. *1 i to four-hour talk and music show (Dist. Label) 3 (Dist. label) work . . I . heard every Friday at 7 p.m. on director and air personality Mike "We were able to together on is to Thomas program such artists as this," says Lucas. "Jimmy helped us 1 1 12 GIVE ME THE NIGHT 26 24 20 ROCKS, PEBBLES AND SAND WTTC -FM which licensed stop George Benson, Stanley Clarke, Epic JE 36506 Maynard Ferguson and Bob James greatly by releasing Brubeck to play Warner Bros. HS 3453 broadcasting at 11 p.m. 27 27 24 ONE BAD HABIT along with and Michael Franks, Warner Bros. Because of conflicting schedules, 2 2 15 LOVE APPROACH BSK 3427 the Baker -hosted show has been Billy Joel. Tom Browne, Arista /GRP 5008 Baker also judiciously programs 28 28 5 NEW YORK SUCK shelved for the time being. "We're 3 4 18 THIS TIME Ron Carter, such Al Jarreas, Warner Bros. BSK 3434 Milestone M -9096 (Fantasy) going to bring it back but probably AOR artists as and the blue [Jazz BeaEi 29 KW ENM INHERIT THE WIND Oyster Cult. The easiest 4 3 16 RHAPSODY AND BLUES in a one -hour format," explains Wilton Felder, MCA MCA5144 LOS ANGELES -Toshiko Akiyoshi Crusaders, MCA MCA -5124 Baker, who does morning and after- thing for me to do would be to pro- and hus band Lew Tabackin 30 29 14 BEYOND gram an have formed their own label 5 6 16 H noon shifts at the small station. He adult contemporary format Herb Alpert. A6M SP3717 Ascent, which will initially start off as a mail -or Bob James, Tappan Zee /Columbia but this market calls for a diversified 31 31 HOW says his work load is the basic reason IC 36422 8 TO BEAT THE HIGH format. Sometimes there is a clash der operation out of North Hollywood. First two COST OF DYING- soundtrack for the termination of "Night Train" releases: "Farewell" by their band and "Black 6 25 2 CIVILIZED EVIL Hubert Laws 6 Earl Klugh, but we try to block program some- Jealuc Ponty, Atlantic SD 16020 Columbia 1536741 in its previous form. The show has And Tan Fantasy" by Tabackin's trio. what," he says. 32 30 28 MONSTER been on the air for nine years. 7 5 7 BADDEST The duo's big band offerings have previously Herbie Hancock, Columbia In the mornings, from 6 a.m. to 7 Grover Washington Jr., We have a lot of interviews on been on RCA in the U.S. Notes Toshiko: We had JC 36415 a.m. it's country; 7 a.m. to noon is Motown M9 -940A2 tape but what's holding us back is some offers from other record companies but all 33 34 12 PARTY OF ONE 8 9 8 THE SWING OF DELIGHT adult contemporary, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tim Weisberg, MCA MCA-5125 time," claims Baker, who produces of them wanted to have some control over the Devadip Carlos 'Santana. 2 VICTORY starting with jazz but edges more Columbia C2-36590 and researches his own shows. music, which is our strength and reason for Narada Michael Walden, into soft rock as school is In the past, Baker has done inter- ending being. We agreed that starting our own company 9 10 13 MAGNIFICENT MADNESS Atlantic SD 19279 while evenings are an adult contem- , Elektra 6E- 284 35 36 4 LANDSCAPE views with Buddy Rich. Count was the only way we could maintain a high level Art Pepper, porary /jazz AOR mix. of creativity and musical integrity." The 10 11 10 STRIKES TWICE Basie, Lionel Hampton, Ella Fitz- firm's Galaxy GOY 5128 (Fantasy) Larry Carlton, Air personalities are Baker, Mike mailing address is PO Box 9275, North Holly- gerald, Woody Herman and others. Warner Bros. BSK 3380 36 26 22 A BRAZILIAN LOVE AFFAIR Thomas. Joe Middleton and Joel wood, Calif. 91609. George Duke, Epic FE 36483 Most are conducted in nearby towns 11 7 10 NIGHT CRUISER Palo Alto Records, a new 37 32 6 ILLUSIONS Crayton. The FM is 3,000 watts. The label in Northern Deodato, Warner Bros. BSK 3467 where these artists are performing, Arthur Blythe, Columbia JC 36583 AM is 500 watts. California, is issuing the debut LP by Full Faith such as Scranton. Binghamton or El- 12 8 12 ROUTES 38 TOUCH OF SILK & Credit, a big band led by Dent Hand and Paul mira, N.Y. Aside from some print advertising Ramsey Lewis, Columbia JE 36423 Eric Gale, Robertson, principals in Capital Preservation Columbia 1C 36570 and bumper stickers, WTTC has not 13 12 8 THERE AND BACK "I do them in dressing rooms, 39 39 5 CENTER PIECE gone in for heavy promotion in its Fund, the oldest money market mutual fund Jeff Beck. Epic FE-36584 backstage, anywhere I can," says Hank Crawford /Calvin Newborn, firm on the West Coast. Robertson plays alto sax hometown of 6.000 people or any 14 19 4 LARD OF THE THIRD EYE Buddah BDS 5730 (Arista) Baker. who has a method of over- flute neighboring communities. "We and and trumpeter Jim Benham is the Dave Valentin. Arista /GRP GR 5009 40 40 36 EVERY GENERATION coming any resistance the artist Fund's chairman. Palo Alto also has an LP by U really don't have to 15 13 17 SPLENDIDO HOTEL might have to do that," states Unntieited Artists LT-1001 grainting an interview Robertson with , Jim Hughart and Al DiMeola, Columbia C20 36270 Baker. "We're established. We've 41 45 3 DUKE EWNGTON /SONG to an unknown station. "I always Larry Bunker called "The Song Is You." been in the market 22 years." 16 14 35 HIDEAWAY BOOK TWO take an old photo of them and an al- The Hartford, Conn., Jazz Society's Jazz Festi- David Sanborn, , Warner Bros. BSK 3379 Pablo 2312116 (RCA) bum. one that has been out a long val '80 Saturday and Sunday (18, 19) was 42 41 48 AMERICAN GARAGE time. That way. they know I'm inter- scheduled to feature Jaki Byard, Dizzy Gillespie, 17 17 5 LARSEN- FEITEN BAND Morgan Broadcasts Larsen-Feiten Band, Pat Metheny Group, ECM ECM Art 1 -1155 (Warner ested in a jazz interview -not just an- the Ensemble of Chicago with Anthony Brax- Warner Bros. 8518 3468 Bros.) other media ton, Marian McPartland, Herb Ellis and Barney 43 35 4 ANCIENT DYNASTY interview." LOS ANGELES -The Lanny 18 18 28 DREAM COME TRUE Joanne Brackeen, Tappan Zee/ Kessel. The two days of shows were at the Lin- Earl Klugh, United Mists LT-1026 So far, Baker says all those who Morgan Quintet was heard live Columbia JC 36593 coln Theatre at the Univ. of Hartford. have been interviewed have agreed Sunday (12) over KKGO -FM which 19 37 2 FAMILY 44 33 19 INFLATION to do a promo tape for the station. will broadcast the second hour of his The Universal Jazz Preservation Society of Al- Hubert Laws, Columbia IC 36396 Stanley Turrentine. Elektra 6E-269 tadena, Calif., has received 45 46 2 TWO FOR THE ROAD Upcoming interviews a $2,500 grant from 20 22 3 SEAWIND are with Billy two -hour concert from the Califor- Carmen McRae, George Shearing, the National Endowment for the Arts to estab- Seawind. AtM SP-3113 May and Ray Anthony. nia Music of Science and Industry. Concord Jazz CJ128 lish a committee for youth on the history of jazz. 21 21 5 HOW'S EVERYTHING 46 ee,rrvm KOLN CONCERTS Bud Shank, Jack Nimitz, Mike Lang, Tommy Sadao Watanabe, Keith Jarrett, Columbia C2X 36818 ECM ECM-1064 (Warner Bros.) Tedesco, Bobby Bryant and Joe Porcaro perform 22 15 10 QUINTET '80 47 38 34 SKYLARKIN' Distribution Binder: Nessa & Steeplechase on the John Parker LP for Kneptune Inter- David Grisman, Grover Washington Jr., Motown CHICAGO -Jazz producer by Chuck Nessa. national of music from the tv series "Dallas" Warner Bros. BSK 3469 M7 933R1 48 48 3 THE OTHER WORLD which Parker has written. Kneptune is located in 23 23 6 ITS MY TIME Chuck Nessa's Nessa Records label U.S. distribution of Nessa Rec- Ludy Roberts Band, Vancouver, Canada. Maynard Ferguson, Inner Ciry IC 1088 has been brought under the Steeple- ords had been handled by Flying Columbia JE 36766 chase Productions, Inc. umbrella for Fish Records. The Nessa catalog Stephane Grappelli and David Grisman 49 49 51 ONE ON ONE played together at Carnegie Hall Saturday (11). 24 16 31 SPYRO GYM Bob lames 8 Earl Klugh, national distribution. Nessa is a contains 17 titles. Catching The Sun, MCA MCA-5108 Columbia /Tappan Zee FC 36241 s, ... Gilbertti a new jazz room in Cucamonga, 50 42 32 YOU'LL NEVER KNOW mainstream and avant-garde jazz la- European marketing of the line 25 20 24 WIZARD ISLAND Calif., tees an Franklin, afternoon series of live shows with leH Lorber Fusion, kista AL 9516 bel. reportedly also will be handled by ColumbiaCollumum bia 1C 36122 Jack Nimitz and Lanny Morgan Sunday (19).... 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