Jazz Series Pilot TOP 407* LBUMS Taped At CBS, L.A. LOS ANGELES — “Stars of Jazz — Nostalgia & New Sounds," a proposed new Weeks Weeks television series showcasing mainstream On un Chart as well as younger jazz artists, its 3/25 Chari 3/25 taped pilot Feb. 19 at CBS-TV studios here. 1 WEEKEND IN L.A. GEORGE BENSON 21 EASY LIVING The first one-hour program was hosted SONNY ROLLINS (Milestone M-9080) 23 9 (Warner Bros. 2WB 3139) 1 9 by Bobby Troup and featured perfor- THE BIJOU 22 MULTIPLICATION mances by Hadley Caliman, Sarah 2 LIVE AT 14 16 GROVER WASHINGTON JR. ERIC GALE (Columbia JC 34938) Vaughan, the Billy May Band and theTeddy (Kudu KUX-3637 MZ) 2 15 Buckner Band. 23 RUBY, RUBY (A&M SP 19 24 3 RAINBOW SEEKER GATO BARBIERI 4655) According to executive producer JOE SAMPLE (ABC AA-1050) 3 8 LAWS AT THE PAVILLION — Columbia Charles Allen, negotiations are now un- 24 SAY IT WITH SILENCE — recording artist Hubert Laws was con- derway for a series sponsor. 4 HOLD ON HUBERT LAWS (Columbia JC 35022) 1 NOEL POINTER gratulated at a reception in his honor after The series is produced by James Carlton (United Artists UA-LA 848H) 4 8 25 HAVANA CANDY his recent performance at the Dorothy Baker and directed by Mark Massair. Music PATTI AUSTIN (CTI 7-5006) 24 20 Chandler Pavillion. Pictered (l-r) are: Dr. coordinator is Don Bagely, in conjunction 5 FEELS SO GOOD CHUCK MANGIONE (A&M SP 4658) 5 22 26 TIGHTROPE George Butler, vice president jazz & with consultant Bobby Knight. Associated STEVE KAHN (Columbia JC 34857) 21 18 progressive music, CBS Records; Laws producers and talent consultants are jazz 6 THE PATH and Vernon Slaughter, director, jazz critics RALPH MacDONALD (Marlin 2210) 7 6 27 SKY ISLANDS & Leonard Feather and Harvey Siders. CALDERA (Capitol 11658) 27 31 progressive music marketing, CBS. At press time, no air date had been set. 7 LET’S DO IT ROY AYERS (Polydor PD-1-6126) 10 5 28 STARBOOTY UBIQUITY (Elektra/ Asylum 6E-120) 32 3 ON JAZZ 8 FUNK IN A MASON JAR locking up a entitled "For Real HARVEY MASON (Arista AB 4157) 9 7 29 BREEZIN’ Inner City, which has been album Duke” on the Time GEORGE BENSON number of fine European jazz lines for label. (Warner Bros. BS 2919) 31 8 9 HEADS in the U.S. (Steeplechase and Enja Veteran pianist Red Garland played his BOB JAMES release (CoSumbia/Tappan Zee JC 34896) 6 19 30 BLOW IT OUT among them), has just concluded a deal to first major New York gig in many years at (Ode/Epic PE 34966) 26 30 TOM SCOTT license the French Black & Blue label. Black The Village Vanguard last week. Red will be 10 TEQUILA MOCKINGBIRD Blue is a unique label reflecting the featured in two upcoming Galaxy sets: One RAMSEY LEWIS (Columbia JC 35018) 8 17 31 LOVE ISLAND & DEODATO (Warner Bros. BSK 3132) _ 1 French interest in major black mainstream is a quintet date, while the other will be a 11 HERB ALPERT & HUGH artists. Among the artists who have ap- supertrio with Ron Carter and Philly Joe 32 WHERE GO THE BOATS MASEKELA peared on the label are Earl Hines, Illinois Jones. (Horizon/ A&M SP-728) 11 7 JOHN HANDY (Warner Bros. BSK 3170) — 1 Jacquet, Jay McShann, Eddie Vinson, T- George Russell, famed jazz composer, 12 THE MAD HATTER Bone Walker, Helen Humes, Arnett Cobb. returns to the New York scene for four Mon- CHICK COREA (Polydor PD-1-6130) 16 4 33 ONE OF A KIND DAVE GRUSIN (Polydor PO-1-61 18) 30 16 Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, Sweets day nights in April at the Village Vanguard. 13 ACTION Edison, Buddy Tate and Lockjaw Davis. Russell will front a 15-piece band made up 34 AL JARREAU LIVE IN BLACKBYRDS (Fantasy F-9535) 13 26 should begin appearing in April, of New York players. EUROPE/LOOK TO THE Product and the releases may be on Inner City or its The latest news from CBS reveals that 14 WEST SIDE HIGHWAY RAINBOW STANLEY TURRENTINE (Warner Bros. WB 2BZ 3052) 36 39 sister label, Classic Jazz. Nice going, Irv Miles Davis has been back in the recording 20 4 (Fantasy F-9548) Kratka. studio for the first time in several years. 35 WAVES Lionel Hampton is keeping a busy He'll play keyboards and trumpet on the 15 LOVE WILL FIND A WAY TERJE RYPDAL (ECM 1-1110) 37 2 PHAROAH SANDERS (Arista AB 4161) 18 5 schedule these days. He finished a week at new recordings. 36 SPINOZZA Dangerfield’s in New York last week and Four new Inner City LPs have arrived. 16 WINDOW OF A CHILD DAVID SPINOZZA (A&M SP 4677) — 1 SEAWIND (CTI 7-5007) 15 13 recently appeared at the Boston Globe Jazz They are “Waterfall Rainbow” by David Festival. All this on top of his unique 12- Friesen; “One Upsmanship'' by Mai 37 REACH FOR IT 17 ENIGMATIC OCEAN volume “Who’s Who Of Jazz” which is just Waldron; Duke's Delight” by Duke Jordan JEAN-LUC PONTY (Atlantic SO 19110) 17 28 GEORGE DUKE (Epic JE-34883) 29 21 getting into the stores. with Charlie House and Richard Williams; 18 INNER VOICES 38 FRIENDS AND Deimark will be issuing three blues and a new recording by Eddie Jefferson McCOY TYNER (Milestone M-9079) 12 14 STRANGERS albums on its subsidiary label, Pearl. They with arrangements by Slide Hampton RONNIE LAWS (UA BNLA 730) 38 17 19 JUST FAMILY are: “Windy City Boogie" by J.T. Brown; titled, "The Main Man.” DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER “Bricks In My Pillow” by Robert Nighthawk Charles Mingus has been nominated for (Elektra 6E-119) 25 4 39 FREE AS THE WIND THE CRUSADERS and "Memphis Slim USA.” All material was a German Academy award in the modern 44 20 LENNY WHITE PRESENTS (Blue Thumb/ABC BT-6029) 39 taken from the United States catalog recen- jazz category. Final balloting will take place THE ADVENTURES OF tly acquired by Deimark. on April 12. The jury consists of press, radio 40 IN FLIGHT ASTRAL PIRATES The direct-to-disc boom of big band and TV journalists. The album nominated (Elektra 6E-121) 22 4 GEORGE BENSON (Warner Bros. BSK 2983) 34 59 1 recordings continues to roll. The latest en- was “Three Or Four Shades Of Blue" on try is by Bill Berry’s L.A. -based crew with an Atlantic. JAZZ ALBUM PICKS bob porter PEG LEG — Ron Carter — Milestone M-9082 — Producer: Ron WHO’S WHO IN JAZZ PRESENTS: LIONEL HAMPTON — Carter — List: 7.98 Who’s Who In Jazz WWLP 21008 — Producer: Lionel Hampton Carter continues his explorations into the outer reaches of — List: 7.98 the acoustic bass. Sub-titled "Ron Carter with Woodwinds,” this Well into his fourth decade as a performer, famed vibist LP features instrumentation usually associated with classical Hampton decided to assemble an array of great jazz figures in a let music, such as piccolo, oboe and bassoon. Also noteworthy is relaxed setting and them swing. The result, as this album the frequent use of melodic counterpoint, with bassist Buster clearly shows, is a series of memorable recordings that focuses Williams keeping time beneath Carter’s piccolo bass im- on some of the most durable improvisors in jazz. Of particular significance in this big setting provisations. Four of the six tunes are originals, including the ti- band are the zesty solos of tle track. guitarist Vinnie Bell and, of course, Hampton. LOVE WILL FIND A WAY — Pharoah Sanders — Arista AB 4161 — Producer: Norman Connors — List: 7.98 OUTLAWS — Jeremy Steig & Eddie Gomez — Inner City 3015 On his first Arista album, Sanders is more concerned with the — Producers: Steig & Gomez — List: 7.98 conventional use of the saxophone as a melodic tool. He es- Strong duo performances here. And of course this is not the chews the extended atonal runs in the upper register that have Steig of his more commercially oriented CTI album, nor is this long been his calling card, instead relying on his considerable the Gomez one might expect to hear after his long stay with Bill technical virtuosity and lyrical sense. Slick production by Nor- Evans. The music is four stretched out originals and Miles man Connors, vocals by Phyllis Hyman and pop-disco material Davis' "Nardis." The set was recorded live in Germany and the

like Marvin Gaye’s "Got To Give It Up” should greatly expand his results will be especially appreciated by flautists, bassists or audience. fans of creative duo playing. WANTED — Jimmy & Marion McPartland — Improv 7122 — Producer: Steven Lapa List: 7.98 EARL HINES IN NEW ORLEANS — Chiaroscuro 200 — This is a live session done last spring in Buffalo which Producer: Hank O'Neal — List: 7.98 features a wide variety of music. Ms. McPartland has a sparkl- Hines, alone, in a recording studio in New Orleans. Seven ing trio outing for herself and provides discreet accompaniment songs ranging in length from four plus to almost eight minutes for Herb Hall’s clarinet and the two-tenor combination of Buddy in length. All are performed with elegance and swing reminding Tate and a dynamic Spider Martin. Side two presents trumpeter one. again, that nobody in jazz has played as well for so long as Jimmy in a pair of dixie items before an all-out group assault on Earl Hines. Although Hines has become one of the most prolific "Undecided." High quality blowing and excellent recorded recording artists of recent years, this is one of his best and sound. should not be missed.

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