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April 16, 1971 Page 5 JESSICA ZUEHLKE Fine Arts Editor MUSICAL MADMAN couldn't help it with an exciting personality like On Monday, April 7, Don Ellis and his 20- Don Ellis for a leader. Let's get them to Concordia. piece band appeared at Bemidji State College. * The audience was more than receptive to this DIRT BAND RETURNS rock-jazz outfit which has been making it big Most of you are aware that the Nitty Gritty since the 1967 Monterey Jazz Festival. Dirt Band will be back for another concert, April The band performs what might be called acid 28. Just recently released by the Dirt Band is or psychedelic jazz. They play exciting concerto- "House at Pooh Corner." Along with the NGDB like things in a dizzying number of different will be Brewer and Shipley. The light, country- meters: 9/4, 11/4, 9/8. Don said, "It's difficult for folk music of this duo is their selling point. High- the band to play in 4/4. So we play in 5/4 and re- lights from their latest album are: "One Toke member to leave off the last beat." The instru- Over the Line," "The Light," "Oh, Mommy," and mentation of this group is rather unique: a string "Seems Like a Long Time." quartet, trumpets, french horn, trombone, bass, * saxes, flutes, electric piano, bass guitar, conga, Beginning next Tuesday evening will be a drummer, and percussionist. series of one-act plays as part of the Fine Arts The most talented member of the group is week.
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