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CLUB REVIEW mmnmmnnnnnnnummmmnmmun Watsons and Bowers: THE Tradition at the Line NEW YORK -Doc Watson (Pop- LP CHART py) has come a long way from the JULY 13, 1974 country picker "rediscovered" dur- By MICHAEL CUSCUNA ing the '60s revival. His sets 1. BODY HEAT folk One of this Spring's "New and Newer Music" -A&M SP 3617 are planned, his patter basically concerts at New York's Alice Tully Hall featured 2. HEADHUNTERS worked out in advance, and with jazz oriented music by such composers as Aaron -Columbia KC 32731 the addition of his son Merle (and the 3. CROSSWINDS Copland and Darius Milhaud. The highlight of -Atlantic SD 7300 a bass player) to full-time accom- affair was a spectacular performance by guest artist 4. STREET LADY panying status, his shows today are as soloist for a new compo- -Blue Note LA040-F (UA) slick cross -views of his and sition "3/4," an orchestral piece dealing with 3/4 5. WHIRLWINDS DEODATO-MCA 410 Merle's incredible artistic abilities. time in several variations. The piece will be recorded Noted 6. SCOTT JOPLIN: THE RED BACK BOOK primarily for his flat -pick- at a later date. GUNTHER SCHULLER-Angel S 36060 ing style, Doc Watson has estab- Jarrett, incidentally, has come up with an orches- (Capitol) lished a reputation as a guitarist 7. SPECTRUM tral collection of his own, "In The Light," on ECM Records. BILLY COBHAM-Atlantic SD 7268 that few would dare to challenge. 8. MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER At the Bottom Line (27) he played The next release from JCOA Records will be pieces by Roswell Rudd -Columbia KC 32494 some of the traditional country and Clifford Thornton. Soon to be recorded will be "Echoes of Prayers 9. SCRATCH and country - which have al- CRUSADERS -Blue Thumb BTS 6010 for Black Saints" by trombonist -composer Grachan Moncur ... Stanley 10. APOCALYPSE ways marked his performances. Of Turrentine is readying his first for Fantasy ... has been - Columbia KC 32957 late he has even included some signed to RCA Records for two ... Billy Taylor has completed contemporary works, as with Tom 11. BIG FUN a successful run at the Waldorf Astoria's Peacock Alley. Although -Columbia PG 32866 Paxton's "Last Thing On My Mind" inactive for the summer, Peacock Alley has the makings of a fine jazz 12. DEODATO on this occasion. And while the -CTI 6029 room . . . Saxophonist Steve Grossman has made his album 13. STRAIGHT AHEAD show itself may be slick and de- as a leader with "Some Shapes To Come" (P.M. Records, 20 debut 'S OBLIVION EXPRESS - tachedly cool, it is no less exciting Martha St., Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, 07675) with such distinguished RCA APLI-0454 than when Watson was first company as Gene Perla and ... Columbia recording artist 14. JAMALCA AHMAD JAMAL -20th Century T 432 brought to the forefront of "pro- Michal Urbaniak, Polish violinist extraordinaire, has been at Max's fessional" folk musicians. 15. POWER OF SOUL Kansas City in New York for his first extended gig in the United States. -Kudu KU 917 the was an as Opening bill yet With his wife and singer Ursula Dudziak and his group Fusion, 16. LAYERS unsigned LES McCANN-Atlantic SD -1642 autoharp player and Urbaniak is offering some spectacular sounds that should soon spread 17. VISIONS songwriter Bryan Bowers, encour- a Basic throughout the country ... The Schwann Catalog has published PAUL HORN -Epic KE 32837 aging the audience to join him in Jazz library booklet that should be helpful to recent collectors and to 18. SCOTT JOPLIN: PIANO RAGS, a calisthenic version of "My Bon- radio stations . . . Albert Tootie Heath and have both VOLS. 1 & 2 nie Lies Over the Ocean" and JOSHUA RIFKIN-Nonesuch 71248 completed their first albums for Muse ... makes a guest yielding as many as six different 19. WINTER IN AMERICA appearance on Ry Cooder's new Warner Brothers album . . . Wm. GIL SCOTT -HERON -Strata -East 19742 melody and lines harmony at once Morrow & Co. is publishing "Miles Davis -A Musical Biography" by from his autoharp. A strong song- 20. I AM NOT AFRAID musician -teacher -journalist . . . An exceptional new drum -Blue Thumb BTS 6015 writer as well, his major asset is method book "Young Rock and Jazz Drumming" by drummer Joe 21. LOVE IS THE MESSAGE an immediate MFSB-Phila. Intl. KZ 32707 (Columbia) likeability enhanced Corsello is now available through Kendor Music. The method book by 22. LONDON an exceptionally strong stage has been met with great enthusiasm in the musical and academic UNDERGROUND presence. -Atlantic SD 1648 communities . . . Delmark Records is currently shipping an album of Ira Mayer 23. LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL saxophone duets by and . Meanwhile, CLEO LAINE -RCA LPL1-5015 Trio in Japan has issued an album of Braxton's incredible 1972 Town 24. BLACKBYRDS /CTI Pact Hall Concert with Philip Wilson, , and Dave Fantasy F 9444 Holland ... Saxophonist Nick Brignola released an album of his own 25. LOVE, SEX AND THE ZODIAC 3) (Continued from page several years ago. The excellent disc quickly became a collector's item, CANNONBALL ADDERLEY- Fantasy F 9445 On the CTI talent roster are but a limited quantity is now available from Brignola at Box 817, Troy, such artists as , Bob 26. TREASURE ISLAND New York, 12181 ... Oak Publications will publish a volume this fall KEITH JARRETT-Impulse AS 9274 (ABC) James, Airto, Grover Washington, by Rudi Blesh detailing the history and theory of ragtime music and its 27. HYMN OF THE SEVENTH GALAXY Jr., , , major contributors, including Scott Joplin ... Violinist Joe Menuti has FEATURING -Polydor PD 5536 , finished a successful gig at Michael's Pub in , and there and . Also, Jackie Cain is talk of an album for Columbia 's next album may 28. SOLAR WIND ... RAMSEY LEWIS -Columbia KC 32897 and Roy Kral, , Don a . Blues guitarist , repre- include big band format .. 29. SALT PEANUTS Sebesky, Gabor Szabo, , sented by two fine Delmark albums and managed by Delmark Artists, SUPERSAX-Capitol ST 11271 Johnny Hammond, , will return to Europe this Summer, where his music and albums have 30. INTRODUCING THE ELEVENTH , , , the been the recipient of many awards and have gained an enthusiastic HOUSE WITH Vanguard VSD 79342 and Tennyson following ... The Rutgers Institute of Jazz has launched the first issue Stephens Band, and Idris Muham- of an impressively astute and brilliant semi-annual book, "The Journal 31. BRIGHT MOMENTS RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK - mad; there is also Lou Christie, on of Jazz Studies." Issues are $4, yearly subscriptions $7. For copies or Atlantic SD 2-907 CTI's Three Brothers label, and information, write to Transaction Periodicals, Rutgers University, New 32. BLACK BYRD DONALD BYRD-Blue Note LA047-F (UA) Jayson Lindh on the Metronome Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 . . . Earthquake Records (distributed by by CTI. 33. IN CONCERT label, distributed JCOA New Music Distribution Service, 6 West 95 St., New York, N.Y. DE O DATO -A I RTO-CT 16041 Commenting on the new ven- 10025) has issued an unusual album by a trio of keyboard players that 34. YESTERDAYS Ewart Abner said: "We are GATO BARBIERI -Flying Dutchman ture, call themselves Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company. BDL1-0550 pleased our new enormously with Their live music bridges avant-garde classical forms with 35. BUTTERFLY DREAMS relationship with CTI Records, and modern jazz. -Milestone 9052 (Fantasy)

I look forward to working with 36. BLACKS AND BLUES BOBBY HUMPHREY- . This new venture Blue Note BN LA126-G (UA) In the agreement, Motown covers only the United brings Motown Records into the discussing 37. MAGICIAN jazz field, a very important and Taylor stressed that "the prece- States and will not affect the CTI ERROLL GARNER -London APS 640 growing area of the recording in- dent -setting association between network of international licensees. 38. IN CONCERT & TURREN - CTI has established a track our two companies is based on STANLEY dustry. The international operations of the TINE -CTI 6044 record for excellence in that field, mutual respect and understanding. company will continue to be 39. UNSUNG HEROES and sales of its records have re- It also brings CTI/Kudu into the CRUSADERS-Blue Thumb BTS 6007 handled by John Nathan of Over- flected the quality of the CTI realm of mass marketing." 40. E.H. IN THE U.K. product." The distribution agreement with seas Music Services, Inc. EDDIE HARRIS -Atlantic SD 1647

43 RECORD WORLD JULY 13, 1974

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