57 In `Hibernation' No Longer: 4th Year Of Free Atlanta Francisco Bay Area Group Fest Offers Major Talents San ATLANTA -An array of major Brown & Williamson Tobacco By JACK McDONOUGH jazz acts making their first concert Corp., one of the sources of funding -The San lite transmission to Japan. In con- didn't have much contact with jazz appearances in the region will again for the series. The Kool Pro Balloon Francisco Bay Area Jazz Founda- junction with the festival the foun- musicians and didn't know people be a focal point for the 1981 edition Tour races, held during last year's tion, which had been "in hiberna- dation will offer a "Jazz on Wheels" who present jazz." The first fruit of of the Atlanta Free Jazz Festival, the festival, will again take place in tion" for a period after its founding mobile program to bring festival art- this alliance is a 15 -date tour of state oldest such promotion sponsored by Piedmont Park at this year's festival in late 1978, is now fully reactivated, ists to schools, parks and recreation schools, community centers and a municipal government and pro- program. according to treasurer Al Evers, and areas. non -profit radio and music festivals duced without charge to the public. Brown & Williamson has also r_ is involved with a myriad of jazz -re- 5. A handbook for area jazz musi- by Andy Narell. Shirley Clarke Franklin, Dept. of contributed $10,000 to the festival to lated performance and educational cians spelling out how to find gigs, Despite all this activity, Evers em- Cultural Affairs commissioner for assist in producing the shows slated programs. studio specs and so forth. Evers says phasizes that "we have no intention the city, has slated the festival from for Piedmont Park on Sept. 5, 6 and Among the Foundation's current a regular newsletter will also be pro- of monopolizing what's going on in the week of Aug. 31 through Sept. 7, 7. and slated activities are performance this area. We have new board elec- marking the fourth consecutive year duced. Other activities planned include grants to local jazz organizations 6. Consultation for the tions in July and we're encouraging that Atlanta has sponsored the two evenings of jazz on film hosted such as Loft Jazz and Music By the Arts Council touring program. "The members of other organizations to event. by film historian and archivist Da- Bay, a regular program for bringing Council has not had a well- organ- run for our board. Our entire goal is Already contracted for the festival vid Chertok, and a lecture by A.B. jazz into Bay Area schools and recre- ized program for jazz," notes Evers. as much community input as pos- are Max Roach, Betty Carter, the Spellman, director of the Expansion ational areas, consulting work with "They're better at fine arts. They sible." Toshiko Akiyoshi /Lew Tabackin Arts program at the National En- the California Arts Council, "Jazz in Quartet and the World Saxophone dowment for the Arts, another of the the Park," a July 25 -26 event free to Quartet, which will appear on the NEW MANN ACT festival's backers. the public; and the first San Fran- Labor Day Weekend. cisco International Jazz Festival, This year's festival also marks an In addition to Piedmont Park, slated for fall, for which the Foun- expansion of the association be- Central City Park will serve as venue dation will lend assistance to princi- 2 LPs On 2 Labels tween the City of Atlanta and the for the series' musical performances. pal sponsor KJAZ -FM. Evers notes that the Foundation was started in 1978 to raise funds to May Revive Herbie a to the KJAZ li- Survey For Week Ending 1, 11, 81 fight challenge By DOUGLAS E. HALL cense. A fundraising event then at the Great American Music Hall fea- NEW YORK -It was only 18 "but I didn't think I could survive turing Sarah Vaughan, Tony Ben- months ago that , after without a major label contract. I've Billboard R jpaizz nett, , Earl Hines and oth- a 20-year association with Atlantic learned I can. I shopped around for 3est Selling ozzLPs,IN ers raised money beyond what was Records, was let go because of de- deals. I didn't want to go with a needed for the KJAZ fight, and sub- clining record sales. small label. That would have too A A sequently, says Evers, a total of Now Mann not only has his own much deja vu of the Savoy and Pres- , but has at least one tige days." 5 $7,000 in grants was allotted to vari- S ous groups such as Japantown Art more coming out on Atlantic, While Mann is excited about his 3 mu 3 ; TIRE Artist, Z Number Artist, Label & Number Center, East Oakland Youth Devel- which shows possible hit potential. new label, he is almost more excited Label 19 a n ; (Dist. Label) a n ; (Dist. Label) opment, the San Francisco Blues For his own label, Herbie Mann about his latest Atlantic release. 1 t Music, he's produced a direct -to- came about because "I realized there 3 9 THE CLARKE /DUKE PROJECT 26 27 5 RACE FOR THE OASIS Festival and Music By the Bay. The /George Duke. Epic Kittyhawk. EMI /America ST-17053 money also went to sponsor live per- disk album of two languid lengthy was enough material at Atlantic for FE 36918 27 30 10 WINTER MOON outings -' "All Blues" another album." 2 2 13 VOYEUR formances at and Art Pepper. Galaxy GXY 5140 and his own "Forest Rain" -that he , the Music Hall by such locals as After some negotiations, Mann Warner Bros. BSK 3546 calls "Debussy- Satre -r &b -funk 28 28 3 TIN CM ALLEY Bennett Friedman Big Band, and, went back into Atlantic studios and 3 1 34 V NgEIJGHT lack De Johnette, ECM ECM 1189 David Hardiman All Stars, Julian jazz." using material mainly left over from Grover Washington Jr., (Warner Bros.) Elektra 6E-305 f=' Priester, Noel Jewkes, James Leary Mann did not set out to record an the "Sunbelt" album, pulled to- 29 32 9 LOVE LIGHT audiophile record so much as he was 4 4 10 RIT Yutaka, Alta W 1004 and Benny Barth Big Band. gether "Mellow." Lee Ritenour, Elektra 6E-331 attempting to work his way back to 30 31 4 STRAPHANGIN' It was after this, says Evers, that One track that Mann particularly 5 5 6 HUSH The Brecker Brothers. Arista Al basics. Disenchanted with multiple John klemmen, Elektra 5E-527 the Foundation became quiescent worked -on is "Bend Down Low," 9550 tracks and overdubbing, Mann de- 6 6 9 THE DUDE for a time, only to be resurrected 31 21 21 THE NOT SHOT which may launch a singing career Quincy Jones, ABM SP-3121 cided for this debut of his own label Dan Siegel, Inner City IC 1111 with a December, 1980 open house for him. I 9 6 FRIDAY NIGHT IN to seek "purity. put myself in a po- 32 34 3 SOCIAL STUDIES at the Music Hall which drew FRANCISCO The track is one of two reggae Carla Bley, ECM/W1I (Warner sition where I could not overdub, John McLaughlin, Al DiMeola, Paco enough people for a renewed com- Bros) songs in the album -the other is "Ce- De Lucia, Columbia FC 37152 mitment to community goals. Mem- edit or splice. I wanted to do every- thing that record companies weren't celia." Mann on rehearing it decided 8 8 18 MOUNTAIN DANCE 33 35 8 EYES OF THE MINO bership, says Evers, now stands at Casiopea, Alfa W -10002 to overdub a vocal, and his efforts Dave Grusin "just about 200." Producer Orrin doing anymore." Arista /GRP 5010 Working for three days at the turned out well enough that Atlantic tr 1=0 APPLE JUICE Keepnews is president; Dewan Mu- 9 7 14 'HARD Tom Scott, Columbia FC 37419 Great American Music Hall in San in London decided to release it as a Bernard Wright, hammad is executive director. Arista 35 37 2 WHAT single. /GRP GRP 5011 CHA' GONNA Francisco, Mann recorded 18 15 -min- DO FOR ME Evers says the chief goal of the re- ° 15 4 AS FALLS WICHITA SO FALLS Chaka Khan. Warner Bros. HS 3526 newed Foundation "is to change our ute selections, but he has only "three What will Mann do if "Bend WICHITA FALLS I really like." There were also some Down Low" becomes a hit? Would 8 Lyle Mays. ECM 36 38 10 PATRAO articles of incorporation so that in- 1-1190 (Warner Bros.) problems with the direct -to-disk he go back to Atlantic? "Let's see Ron Carter. Milestone M9099 stead of just being a board of direc- 11 12 13 GABAXUIN 37 36 9 GIVE ME THE NIGHT tors geared to raising money, we'll recordings on some of the other m a- what happens," he says, but he does Jeff Lorber Fusion, Arista AL 9545 so a George Benson, be a general membership group terial, followup album may be indicate he would want a better deal 12 14 4 THREE PIECE SUITE Warner Bros HS 3453 taken from the two -track backup Ramsey Lewis, Columbia FC 37153 aimed at providing arts services. We than the contract he last had with the 38 39 30 NIGHT PASSAGE intend to learn to be businesslike in tape Mann also used to tape the ses- label. 13 11 7 UVE Weather Report, sion. Stephanie Grapelli /David Grisman, ARC /Columbia 1036193 the non -profit sector so that we can Warner Bros. BSK 3550 39 42 3 SONGS OF THE BEATLES While Mann says he was looking 14 16 12 ZEBOP! create new opportunities for musi- Sarah Vaughan, Atlantic SD 16037 cians." for purity in his recording tech- Santana. Columbia FC 37158 46 2 RE: PERSON I KNEW niques, he also notes he was looking 15 13 7 SECRET COMBINATION Evers specified the various ways Bill Evans, Fantasy F 9608 Lewis Starts Randy Crawford. Warner Bros BSK for a fresh approach musically. 3541 the Foundation will work toward 41 40 23 VOICES IN THE RAIN He explains. "Last I this end: January 16 18 8 TARANTELLA Joe Sample, MCA MCA-5112 Chuck Mangione. ARM SP 6513 started playing solo flute at concerts. 42 45 1. Helping local artists and organ- 2 UNITED I added percussion -Badal Roy on Detroit Series 17 10 19 MAGIC , Columbia FC 31390 izations with Foundation grants. A Torn Browne. Arista - GRP 5011 tablas and David Earl Johnson on LOS ANGELES -Detroit's suc- 43 43 6 EASY AS HE 18 20 16 DIRECTIONS chief example is funds provided for conga and other instruments and cessful Renaissance Live Jazz Con- Gary Burton Quartet Miles Davis, Columbia 6C2-36472 ECM-1.1184 this year's Loft Jazz Festival, which I kicked the co then added Frank Gravis on bass cert series off at -spon- 19 22 8 EXPRESSIONS Of LEE in five days in April showcased 14 44 44 10 ALL MY REASONS from my previous it was soring Detroit Plaza Hotel 16 Heath Brothers, Columbia FC band, but June Noel Pointer.Poin LibertLiberty LT 1094 37126 performers at four area venues. like starting all over, without struc- with the first of an 11 -part series ture." now being plugged with special mer- 20 17 21 YOU MUST 45 41 5 50TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT 2. Bringing jazz into the schools. BELIEVE IN SPRING . Sutra SUS 1006 Not employing a piano, Mann chandising. Bill Evans, Warner Bros. HS 3504 "We'll schedule the musicians," 46 47 21 ALL AROUND THE TOWN UVE notes Evers, "and provide supple - reasoned, "I could let the bass player Together with Nemo's Restau- 21 23 37 80/81 Bob lames, Columbia. rant, Pat Metheny. ECM ECM-2-1180 Tappan Zee C20-3686 mental materials to teachers before play whatever chords he wanted." the hotel hosts the Tuesday and .warner Bros.) the event. This will not be just a And having his own label, Mann Thursday evening shows on the On- 47 48 23 GOTHAM CITY 22 24 7 LET ME BE THE ONE Dexter Gordon. Columbia IC 36853 bunch of guys blowing. It's designed can "record the music I want to. I am tario Level. The 1981 series began Webster Lewis, Epic FE 36878 48 My DEAR LEE trying to recapture the audience I with a scheduled show by Ramsey 23 19 29 LATE NIGHT GUITAR =I to let school kids see where jazz Sadao Watanabe, Inner City IC Earl Klugh, Liberty LT 1079 comes from and how the jazz back- feel I lost when I was with Atlantic. Lewis. 6063 24 25 72 HIDEAWAY It's my version of freedom, but it's Upcoming are stands by Lonnie 49 33 16 BY ground fits into other classes." David Sanborn, ALL MEANS Alphonse Mouton, Pausa 7087 not avant -garde." Liston Smith and Michael Urba- Warner Brass . BSKSK 3379 3. The "Jazz in the Park" program, For most of his 20 years with At- niak, Ray Charles, Teruo Nakamura 25 26 9 RAIN FOREST 50 50 38 INHERIT THE WIND which will feature three bands on lantic, Mann was allowed to do what & Rising Sun and Rodney Franklin, lay Hoggard. Contemporary 14007 Wilton Felder, MCA MCA-5144 each of the two days in Marx Mead- he wanted to do, but he explains Tom Browne, Maynard Ferguson, ows. Evers says some funding for © Copyright 1981, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, when record sales started to decline Gene Dunlap and Kenny Burrell, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, this is coming from the musician's he turned over his artistic decisions Gil Scott Heron, , B. B. photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. union trust fund. to Atlantic. This, he says, is how he King and series closer, Roy Ayers, * Stars are awarded to those products showing greatest sales strength. Superstars are awarded to those prod- 4. The International Jazz Festival, got into disco. "I should have left who'll conclude the schedule Aug. ucts showing greatest upward movement on the current week's chart (Prime Movers). Recording Industry Assn. Of which Evers says is slated for satel- two or three earlier," he says, 25. America seal for sales of 500,000 units. (Seal indicated by dot.) Recording Industry Assn. 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