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University of New Orleans ScholarWorks@UNO Wavelength Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies 3-1983 Wavelength (March 1983) Connie Atkinson University of New Orleans Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uno.edu/wavelength Recommended Citation Wavelength (March 1983) 29 https://scholarworks.uno.edu/wavelength/29 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies at ScholarWorks@UNO. It has been accepted for inclusion in Wavelength by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UNO. For more information, please contact [email protected]. N E W M A G A Z • ... we'll ta~e ~ou t~ere ~ Jazz Fest is filled with special privileged musical moments that we'll always remember-the joyous homecomings of artists like Roy Brown and Bessie Griffin; Chris Kenner 's last public appearance; the Meters jamming with Stevie Wonder ; Aaron Neville and Ernie K-Doe sing- ing in the gospel tent, or Dr . 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A "New Orleans jazz and Domino and Armstrong. blues revue," devised by Harry The show includes two Mayronne and bandleader An- dancers-The Society Swingers, drew Hall, Oh, Play That Sharon Nabonne and Robert Thing! derives its title from the Vaucresson Jr., choreographed now-traditional shout that by the ever-lovely and in- originated with some irritation defatigable Judy Latour (The because of a missed drum cue in Big Mirliton's leading comic King Oliver's "Dippermouth dancer, by the by, at least in a Blues." The cry was of course class with Ray Bolger and taken up in barrooms and Charlotte Greenwood)-and An- boudoirs and on bandstands all drew Hall's Society Jazz Band over New Orleans, and then, which, somehow, metamor- The Universe. Virtually plotless, phoses into the Society Brass the show (which occupies the Band and promenades about the Monday and Tuesday evenings stage. For those whose dogs this month on the boards of the aren't barking too loudly and Toulouse Theatre) incorporates whose ganglia aren't too locally-affiliated music from the scrambled from the recent holi- aforementioned Oliver number day, this might just be perfect to "Blueberry Hill," that sum- Lenten liveliness. mit of sweetness that made a -Jon Newlin lovely vehicle for both Messrs. , THE JIVE IS STIIJIJ ALIVE / A few years back you might New Orleans. "We did real well _ __.. remember a group that made the around New England, the people rounds of uptown clubs called just eat up New Orleans and Street Corner Jive. The nucleus Louisiana music. But we wanted of the group was Karen Kon- to come back because we missed PEARLS nerth, piano and vocals, and Vic it and thought it would help our EARt'sOn December 5, 1982, New doesn't own a copy of the Shepherd, guitar and harp. Even playing." Orleans' Earl King received the album! "I just got this package though they hailed from New Since returning, they've Prix Otis Redding 1983-the in the mail one day with a cer England, they liked nothing bet- shortened their name to simply French equivalent of the Gram tificate in it,'' laughed King. ter than playing "native Loui- Jive, added an accordion to a my awards-for that country's "The cat said they didn't siana music." In 1980, just to couple of songs and have found top reissue album of the year. know how to get hold of me to try something different, the duo business all but slow. This The much revered award was send me the album," he added. moved on to San Francisco for month they can be seen at presented by I' Academie Du In commenting on the album, an extended stay before return- Tipitina's, Ruby's Rendezvous in Jazz in Paris for Earl's Trick which has just recently appeared ing home to Newburyport, Covington, and the Parkway Bag (see Wavelength 24 for in New Orleans' record shops, Mass., where they stayed busy Tavern. Besides playing the review by yours truly) which col King said: " I'd been hoping playing clubs and even recording favorites, "The Jive" also lects his early Sixties Imperial somebody'd do something with for Joppa Jump records. throws in some of its own Records material. that material. I'd always felt "We felt like we needed a material, including " Eileen" Earl was understandably sur that was some of my best new injection of the Louisiana which was recently recorded by prised and grateful for the stuff." stuff,'' says Shepherd, referring Sleepy LaBeef.