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one of the hottest films in the US up and a recently released single and fop spot on the opening night Messengers they are beginning to pick up FSVh sresf of a wave? Furs back of the Glaslonbury Festival acclaim from various quarters FM ARE one of the host of new Despite the massive acclaim for Intriguingly, they feature two MOR/AOR bands and one of the Mirror Moves, their last and most @f jazz bass players who weld together a few to land a major deal (Portrait/ for summer commercial LP, the band — now a hard mixture of colliding rhythms CBS). With a number of support trio — have been quiet ever since, THIS YEAR'S Camden Jazz Week alongside the slightly jazz style slots under their belt including THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS (below) with the exception of singer — back, once more, at its old home drumming. Foreigner, REO Speedwagon, prepare lo fake up on the high Richard Butler's appearance on base at Euston's Shaw Theatre — One of these distinctly-styled Meat Loaf and Gary Moore, they note they left off on way back in A&M's excellent Lost In Stars Kurt can, with little fear of contradiction, bassists also supplied the raw, have started life on a high v/hich '84 with a host of pro|ecls for the Weill compilation. But the inclusion be rated an overall success. On abrasive vocals while alternately many bands only dream of. But if coming months including a new of an updated version of Pretty In two counts. ear-splitting and sparkling shards they are to sustain the buzz and single, a track on the soundtrack of Pink, an early Furs' favourite, in First, because of the consistently of noise were extracted from a live up lo the reputation that has John Hughes' film of the same high quality of the music heard on wailing guitar. They became rather preceded them, live, they need to name augurs well — especially in each of the six nights. Second, be- flustered when one of the bass rigs be nearer the standard of the the light of Simple Mind's US cause of the undoubted, positive went down for a moment, but they bands they have supported and breakthrough on the strength of results of the exlra-curricular are sure to overcome these prob- less like those they have left in the their theme for the Breakfast Club musical activities which took place lems of stagecraft with time and wings. ' ** movie, which also, incidentally, fe- through the week, at the Shaw and they ended on a high note v/ith a They looked and sounded good atured Pretty In Pink star, Molly elsewhere within the North Lon- strong dance number that particu- at The Marquee. The ex-Samson Ringwald. don borough. larly highlighted the duelling bas- duo of Merv Goldsworthy on bass W. CBS is to release Pretty In Pink as The seemingly indestructible, ses. and the extrovert Pete Jupp on •> a single shortly, while an LP, due ever-inspiring Art Blakey drove his Chakk, on the other hand, are drums provided a solid rhythm sec- for later arrival, is being recorded youthful Jazz Messengers through already on the verge of success lion Chris Overland played com- in Switzerland with Chris Kimsey. two evenings of constantly- with their wild, alternative brand of petent lead guitar, but his brother A final feather in the Furs' cap is rewarding, timeless jazz. Alone, funk and their polished show con- Steve (lead vocals) needs to pro- their headlining appearance at the the Messengers were superb. But firmed this. ject far more and although he has first night of the Glastonbury Festiv- they played every bit as potently, Live, they retain the brittle edges a good if unspectacular voice, he al on June 20, which should set the whether with the addition of a six- that have been missing from their had an unfortunate habit of closing scene for a much-welcome come- piece horn section, comprising en- recordings, most noticably on their his eyes whenever he sings. Didge back. tirely young black Britons, or with new single. Inventive use of Digital, complete with Vulcan hair- O The Pretty In Pink soundtrack LP extra-visual attraction of keyboards and dramatic, shrieking cut and spacesuit looked some- which has already achieved gold Manchester-based terpsichorean sax bolstered the sound while the what out of context, but his disc status in the US, is due for troupe, the Jazz Defektors. two vocalists sparred over the mes- keyboards helped to lift FM out of The all-star quartet comprising merising rhythms. And it's these the ordinary. release in April (A&M). Other fea- trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff, dueling voices that added a defi- tured artists include New Order, saxist John Surman, bassist Dave nite commercial edge to their hard Having |ust returned from film- Belouis Some, The Smiths, Suzanne Holland, and drummer Elvin Jones, industrial funk. Their striking songs ing a video in Malaysia and with a Vega and Echo & The Bunnymen. proved to be every bit as extraor- set them apart from others of their UK headline tour scheduled for PSYCHEDELIC FURS (left): back dinary as ther individual reputa- ilk and this should ensure their suc- April to coincide with the release of offer hvo-year absence. tions would undoubtedly indicate. cess on the dancefloors and charts their first album, Indiscreet, they Tuesday evening was, simply, of the nation where others have must surely feel destined for great tremendous in every way; Thurs- been unable to shake off their cult things. day was that and even more. Be- status. JERRY SMITH MAGGI FARRAN cause of the unavailability of the listed Melba Liston, through illness, fellow American writer- instrumentalist Sharon Freeman : directed the all-British, all-female EUROPARADE( Gale Forcely (1 8, actually) through a stimulating programme of mostly
original material. ^ | / Opening night was shared by 1 2 2 8 BURNING HEART, A/E/CH/O'F/I/I^NI the joyous, 21-piece Loose Tubes 2 1 1 9 WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUCH.. ^ 6:1,0«o* A/E/CH' O.'OKr E/Nl and the terribly impressive young 3 5 16 5 KYR1E, Mr. Mijfe/- A/a-'CH/D/GB/lR/Nl British tenorist Courtney Pine. The 4 3 3 5 BROTHER 10U1E, Mode-r. Tor,™ A.'B.'CH.'0'OK Tubes are fast becoming one of the 5 6 32 3 ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS, Oov.0 tw BJOK/Ge/IR/Nl most popular acts on the British 6 7 9 4 THE PROMISE YOU MADE, Cxi Rob.-. E/O'TJl jazz scene — it isn't at all difficult to 7 4 4 13 JEANHY, foko tUCH/D/Ni understand why. Pine provided 8 8 12 10 0UHE DICH, MuncKwc Frnhe* A/CHiD further stunning evidence that he is e/DK/Ni one of the most exciting saxophon- 9 16 18 8 BORDERLINE, Madura ists to emerge in the Eighties. 10 15 5 11 THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES OH TV, A ho A/CHDK Apart from a Saturday after- 11 12 10 6 CHAIN REACTION, frcnoRo* GB/tS noon showcase of some of the rich 12 14 14 3 MANIC MONDAY, O'C&IR variety of music to be found within 13 35 7 THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR, D o-.-,-.- & f ^ W/t Camden's boundaries, the splendid 14 36 7 HARLEM SHUFFLE, Rofcno Slow 6-G2-lF.Nl success of the various workshops 15 18 _ 2 ADESS0 TU, Ronwwoth CH/I and master classes put the final cap 16 11 70 13 RUSSIANS, Sir*, r,1 on this year's triumph. 17 9 6 14 WEST END GIRLS, Pel Shop Boo CWOKli STAN BRIH 18 Now MOVE AWAY, ^V.-Cte BOCGhOB 19 10 8 4 STRIPPED, Dcp