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been carefully removed. Given the differ I Harris and Suite: this time spend 50 more hours ideas that grow forward accord- ence in respective milieu in which each me, nothing creating ds, and this to an inner musical logic, anti 20 less VOCALS operates. I would group Brown with Theo minute- figuring out where the drummers dore Bikel and Harry Belafonte as being 5 >s talent "e going to sit________________ (BM) acks. Oscar Bruwit Jr. technically correct yet artistically uncon SIN AND SOUL—Columbia 1577 Work Song, vincing. done a re- But I Was Cool; Bid 'Em In Signifying Monkey. I must except from the above judgment milating the \ ariou» Artists Watermelon Man; Somebody Buy Me a Drink; THIS IS THE BLUES. VOL ONE—Pacific Raes and Old bon Dat Dere; Brown Baby; the one track Bid 'em In, where Brown z expression u„ 13: Oatmeal; Tetlin’ 'Em About It; This Is Humdrum Blues; Sleepy; Afro-Blue. the Blues: One More Hamhock, Please; Red seems entirely committed to what he is ie horns on Personnel: Brown, vocals; other personnel un Skirt; Biowin’ the Blues. doing. The bitter irony here is like a of the mod- listed. Personnel Le« McCann Trio, Quartet, Quintet: breath of fresh air—or perhaps a slap in ie one draw- Curtis Amy-Paul Bryant Quintet; Teddy Edwirda Rating: * * Vg the face—in contrast to the remaining oubtedly be Septet Harold Land Sextet. With this record, Brown is attempting, selections. (F.K.) e is no dis- Rating: ♦ * * if 1 understand correctly, to record in song A more accurate label would have been ■rformances his impressions of contemporary existence, Toni Harper ly and com This Is the Funky Blues. The title is a with particular reference to the urban NIGHT MOOD- RCA Victor 2253 little pretentious and implicitly all-inclusive Negro. This is a praiseworthy and formida Still of the Night Paradise masters. Saturday Night; Night (G.M.E.) for the particular brand of music presented. ble ambition, and we should do well to after Nigh Just Go; A Steepin' Bee My Ship; You and the Night and the Music; Petals on the Within those confines, though, it’s a inquire why Brown has not been more Pond; Where J lumingos Uy. consistently agreeable collection, with an successful. Personnel: Miss Harper, vocals; unlisted assortment of overlapping personnels First, there is the matter of repertoire. orchestra. (Amy. whose own group plays the title Brown writes all his own material, and Rating: It de dr dr number, is a McCann sideman on one while it is several cuts above the average As I have been observing since her child track; Gerald Wilson blows on both the popular song, it could easily show greater hood 78s with Harry James, Miss Harper mmy Maxwell, is>s, trumpet*, Edwards and Land tracks, etc.). Jimmy subtlety and imagination is quite a singer. This is her best recorded 'okmever, Dick precedes Edwards' on work to date. Not only has she finally Sol Schimfer Allen's tenor Red By way of illustration, compare Jon Quill, rewk; Shirt. Both are good, muscular, and con Hendricks’ lyrics to Little Niles with shaken off the shadow of Ella Fitzgerald -rench horn*; Brown’s words to Dat Dere. Although both (in fact, her sound at times is closer to basses Henk vincing r; Mel Lewis. The title tune was heard in Amy’s own of these deal with the nature of children Betty Roche's best ballad days), but her Persip louis recently issued LP; Shirt and Plowin' are and childhood, the former is poetic and accompaniment also is skillfully designed I (tracks 4-6l, and the tunes are tastefully chosen. reissues from an earlier anthology; the profound, the latter lather ordinary, at other three tracks are previously unissued. times verging on the precious or melo With the exception of the silly Paradise, released an Of the latter. Hamhock, a minoi theme dramatic. and 'Round Midnight, these are all either superior and lesser-known old pop songs md it sold with Bobby Hutcherson on vibes, stands No less central is the question of de Suite is the livery. The liner notes state that Brown or attractive new originals. In the latter is an actor—at any rate, he sings like one. category are Petals, penned by Jim Harbert ist attempt-, Hamp Hawes’ sole appearance on Red cial success, In making every phrase theatrically per (now a Columbia a&r man) and Eddie Shirt is a sad reminder of what a loss his Beal’s Night after Night. Thelonious prolonged absence from the scene is going fect. all the rough edges that give the illusion of reality in a performance by, Monk’s Midnight, with strings and Bud t the record to be y Terry and say, Billie Holiday or Ray Charles, have Shank, never has had a prettier treatment e gem from re all quite quite good. ?grated with ssively long WORTH HEARING/PACIFIC JAZZ rachine-gun exciting en- >t devoid of TMONTGOMERY irimarily of LES McCANN LTD. cks that ve featuring ron iefferson, drums & herbie lewis, I a-« d Ostmato* ik. however IN SAN FRANCISCO ended to be I ' ’»■MP " Wz.'it nnie. ssembled in ■ recording wcame the rather than PACIFIC JAZZ RECORDS j suite war PI.19 Searchin ; Lose Nest: r J" I L Blues At The Summit;The> : least so it Can't Take That Away; Burnin'; Churchin*; Masquerade Is Over ■ live in in recorded nes less im GOOD FRIDAY BLUES ear it with THE JAZZ TRIO hut stette opinion, If workshop it make se first-rate PACIFIC ilent of Al I electronic JAZZ i order to ss of stereo pacific jazz monos ce a good RECORDS I A Good Friday Blues; Bill 1O Thi« 1« The Blues: Tellin' of hand. i< Oh Thein Golden Gaters; Bed Sails In PJ-16 & STEREO-16 H Not Phil; Willow Weep W' 'Em About It; Oat Meal; The Sunset; Cone On And Get That For Me; I Remember You: When Red Shirt; One More Hamhouk ( hutch: Big | I Have You: 1 Was Doin’All Right Please; Blowin’ The Blues; others the future We’ll See Yaw'll After While. 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