AIRWAVES

A Service of Continuing Education and Extension - l5il University of Minnesota, Duluth VOL. I, NUMBER 7 MAY 1980

WDTH Staff Members Speak Out See page 1 1

COVER PHOTO:

1. Larry Peterson 2. Kevin Adams 3. Doug Nesheim 4. Mik Meyer 5. Phil Enke 6. Paul Schmitz 7. Bill Agnew 8. Tom Livingston 9. Craig Greening 10. Peter Petrachek 11. Stan Pollan 12. Stewart Holman 13. Gail Woitel 14. Cathe Hice 15. Jim Kellar 16. Don Rosacker 17. Dave Johnson 18. Julie Cameron · 19. Ellen Palmer 20. Doug Greenwood 21 . Ted Heinonen

Comments from the Crew

I started li stening to WDTH as a UMD In my one year of service at WDTH, I'm WDTH means music, good people, ex- student. I was never a real hard-core doing my part to clean up the airways of panding my ideas, expanding my interest listener as a student because I always had commercial radio which is destroying the in people, meeting new people to be so much else to keep me busy. A few fragile minds of young Americans. interested in. WDTH includes some weeks before I graduated, I decided to get Doug Greenwood people I truly love and will never give up involved, knowing I would have some as friends. WDTH means keeping my TV spare time after I finished school. I've off at home and not wearing out my To me, working at means being done several different shows both as a WDTH records. able to play what you want and not regular and a fill-in, and I now share having commercials every few minutes. Saturday night's Moondance with Bob WDTH also means sitting in an ugly little Larry Peterson Landfield. There are a lot of exciting room on beautiful Saturday afternoons. happenings in these days, and It means getting sick of UMD on Wed- I enjoy the pure and simple fun I get out WDTH is the only good, consistent pro- nesdays. WDTH is a responsibility, never of the music, and sharing with you gramming around. When I turn off a liability though. listeners is really what makes it great. WDTH, I turn off the radio. That doesn't The programming is democratic, non- Jim Keller mean that I approve of all of the pro- schlock, urban, rural and in-between. All gramming, but there are plenty of topics side by side. WDTH is an enemy to bigotry. DTH means a real chance to experience and musical styles that deserve air time all types of music. The alternative format and if I don't like it I can always turn it I have been with DTH for five years. If is unsurpassed in its ability to reflect our off. you truly want to find out what it means own individual musical tastes and ideas. I Anonymous to me, catch me off guard sometime for feel lucky to be able to bring the listening about a week of dialogue. I could give you a udience in touch with my style, kind of a It'll be what? Four years or almost. . . I've a hint in that amount of time. one on 100,000 gig! lost track of the time as to how long (time Doug Neshiem Mik Meyer flys when you're having fun I guess). Ever since I started when w~ were only 499 watts there's still a feeling of I began things up at WDTH after I met My experience at WDTH began in 1975. I KUMD, some of these folks ( of all places!) at the have done work in news and public affairs excitement when I open the mike and Winnipeg Folk Festival. Their enthusiasm as well as music shows. The music is what start my show- same then same now- towards the input and output and the I enjoy the most. When I started at the it's been rewarding both music wise and people involved inside and outside the station, my musical knowledge was basi- the friends I met and made (both in studio were uppermost in influencing me cally middle-of-the-road. Since then, I station and listeners). I just hope I can be into checking the place out (not to men- have enjoyed new artists in , folk, around, we all can be around for some tion many warm invites to sit in on a show blues and rock. I also enjoy the relaxed time to come. or two). One day I had a chance to melt free-form format of WDTH. Hearing Ted Heinonen into their former marathon. Thry may from our listeners by letter or phone calls have a time of it melting me back out! is also very important to me. I hope I can I've been on the air since October of 1978, Cathe Hice have the chance to help serve them in the but I've been a listener and fan of tne future. so-called "Alternative/ Progressive" style Stewart Holman for many, many years; ever since I realized that there had to be more depth to music than the Top-40 processed philosophy that dominates AM radio. People must understand just how precious a com- modity terrific music is. Napoleon Bing 2 RECOMMENDED LISTENING: (New records that can't be reviewed because of space and time limitations, but have to be mentioned as superb releases).

a.a. King "Now Appearing" At Ole Reoort to ,the Listener Min. - A brand new two-record set that shows you exactly all the love, warmth, and soulful feeling that just pours out of this legendary performer at a typical . We've just put the finishing touches on May 16, 17, and · 13, we will be Think of how important WDTH is to a grant request to the Department o{ conducting a weekend fund raising you and make your pledge during the and Orch ..tra "On The Energy to fund a wind generator for the marathon. The goal will be $10,000, marathon. Road" - Another recording of a band WDTH transmitter site. The ide~ seems which will go to support the general that can be considered an institution in simple and straightforward-that most operations of the station. Our needs the field of jazz. This L.P. from radio and TV transmitters are on the include new turntables, staff time, and Montreaux 1979 spotlights Basie the highest hill in town, which is also the most importantly, a success will bring Besides spring, May brings the end of way he should be: Swingin' all the way' place where you get the most wind. us closer to membership in National another academic year, and it's Now if only the DOE can recognize the Public Radio. important to remember the Eric Clapton "Just One Nlghf' - From merit of the idea. contribution that UMD students make 1979 and "Live" at The Budokan If you missed last fall's marathon, or if to WDTH. Over the years, literally , Theatre is the latest from E.C. The We are waiting to hear from our choice you have become a listener sinre then, hundreds of UMD students have fingers still don't recall the early ?O's of Chief Engineer whether they are still we need your support! Last fall, 650 of volunteered time to the station, an,d but this is still a fine new release. interested in the position. We will your neighbors and friends pledged each year many of them graduate and hopefully have done the hiring by next over $15,000 to the work of WDTH move on. Roy Bookbinder "Goin' Back To month and be able to report all the (nearly $11,000 has come in so far). Tampa" - A new approach for Roy who details. Membership categories are: To all of you, our thanks, and especially includes instrumentation from clarinet Stewart Holman and Gail Woitel who to euphonium, and the wizardry Finally, we are waiting for final word Regular $20 have gotten paid for some of their time, by Knocky Parker (formerly of the on our request for more space from the Low & Fixed Income/ Student $10 but have always given more than Light Crust Dough Boys). UMD administration. The prognosis is Family $30 required of them. a good one. Sustaining $50 "The Beat of D.G." - Century Club $100 Columbia Records has come out with a mass of "Best of" collections. This one features Dexter's work for Columbia (late ?O's) and it's outstanding. SUPPORT PUBLIC RADIO Jon Sholle "Catfish For Supper" - TOM LIVINGSTON, STATION MANAGER This one's not quite as new as the others, but it has to be mentioned. This guy is a super guitar player, has great credentials, has outstanding friends helping him, and has chosen good material. What more could you ask for?

Rick Kirby & Michael Kline "They Can't Put II Back'' - Two young men Vinyl Blow who grew up in the rich musical culture The of the Appalachian minfng- by Tom Livingston community. These are intense songs performed with extreme sensitivity by two gifted artists. We've recently seen two movies about spend on a studio ) and trying to As I passed the hole where the Long Bar death and drugs and living too hard: put it on the screen. Home movies of used to be I was reminded of that Ernestine Anderson "Sunshine" - "All That Jazz", and "The Rose". They don't cut it, Woodstock attempt to create a first class night club Together with the Trio share more than this broad thematic notwithstanding. "The Last Waltz" is in the Twin Ports area. It seems that the (swingin' Monty Alexander on piano), approach however. They are both the only modestly successful one that owners of what had become a hot spot Ernestine proves she has learned from loosely representational of real people, comes to mind. Woodstock's success in town by serving Heinekens on tap the greats (Billie, Ella, Sarah, Betty, the lead parts in both films are was more in the timing and size of the became convinced that the time was etc.) and adds her own personal touch ..,. extremely well cast, and both are very phenomenon . right, and they bought the clothing on a series of old classic tunes. good movies. The departure point store next door and dropped several c;omes for me in their respective Because of this dismal record I almost thousand dollars into making the place The Jelly Roll Kings "Rockln' The effects-"All That Jau" is highly missed "The Rose", and I'm certainly into a hip, art deco nightclub that Juke Joint Down" - This group of 3 enjoyable entertainment in the Busby glad I didn't. The movie doesn't make would make them rich and famous, and guys (Fram Frost, Jack Johnson, and Berkely sense, and "The Rose" has any of the mistakes that rock movies give the trend setters a place to go and Sam Carr) makes a lot of music using more of a time-warp effect, throwing have been so prone to. they were hugely successful. The place keyboards, guitar, bass, drums, and me back into the late 60's. was beautiful and with Steve Kuether harmonica in varying combinations. While she is never mentioned, "The and Jasmine ensconsed in the mirror- Some raw, jumpin', and very real "Jau" has Roy Scheider portraying Rose" is obviously about Janis Joplin, surrounded pedestals, it was packed Mississippi blues. (supposedly) director Bob Fosse's own and the film gains from this. Rather every night. It still isn't very clear what experienc.e with a heart attack. I found than having to pay attention to happened, or why, but one day the John Ziegler the first twenty minutes . almost historical minutiae and comparison of management changed, half of the staff Program Director unbearably coarse and irritating, and I events and people to the real thing, they was fired, the band quit, and the place still don't know if that was purposely are free to make a movie that stands on got deathly quiet. After about 6 months done. Whether conscious or not, it it's own artistic merits. And stand it of little business, they bricked up the wonderfully set off the remainder of the does. Bette Midler is stunning in the clothing store-nightclub and converted Airwaves is a monthly publication show when the dancing begins, and the title role, her first fling at the movies. I it into an electric supply store. Chapter of WDTH-FM, the public radio balance was a likable as the beginning had never been a huge fan of her pop- 6 has the clothing store-nightclub- station at the University of Minne- was unlikable. oriented album efforts, but was won electric supp~y store mysteriously burn sota, Duluth. A yearly membership over completely by Rose. The role had down, in Chapter 7 the building is in WDTH costs just $20. Member- The rock ·movie genre has p,roduced a enough of Bette and enough of Janis, demolished, and the Epilog finds me ship entitles you to receive "Air- series of flops that are so bad they and the two were combined so going into the small again, now empty waves" mailed directly to your threaten to become Camp: The new effectively by Bette that the result is bar after the movie, finding that they home. horror films. The problem comes from transcendent. They so convincingly re- still serve interesting foreign beer, and taking a music that is exciting live, and created those years for me that I had pondering beer, The Rose, the Sixties, Write or call us at University of painstakingly re-created in the studio (6 trouble coming back to the present and The Long Bar over a bottle of Old Minnesota, Duluth, 130 Humani- months isn't an unusual period to when the show was over. Peculiar. ti'es Bldg. , Duluth, Minnesota 55812, 218-726-718 I.

WDTH STAFF Station Manager ..... Tom Livingston Program Director ...... John Ziegler Asst. Program Director .. Paul Schmitz 1340 Arrowhead Rd . the Northland's Engineering ...... Peder Nelson Duluth, Minn. music & sound giant Seniors Project ...... Jean Johnson 55811 The University of Minnesota is 724-4994 committed to the policy that all St10W•J)~0 persons shall have equal access to it's programs, facilities, and em- _r.:~ 218-727-1177 ployment without regard to race, creed, color, sex, national origin, 24 hour answering or handicap. .______-'Ju)~ # 3

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6:00 Awakening 6:00 Awakening 7:00 Awakening 7:00 Awakening 10:00 Press Review (Wed. 10:00 Press Review 12:00 Soul Arrival 12:00 Soul Arrival Economic Perspectives) 10:15 Mid-Morning Report !1:00 Folk Migrations 2:!10 Black Crys From the Ghetto 10:15 Mid-Morning Report 10:!I0 Album Feature 6:00 Free-Form Program !1:00 Blues N' Things 10:!I0 Album Feature 11:00 Noon Song 8:00 Third World of Music 6:00 One For the Road 11:00 Noon Song 1:!10 First Person Radio 8:!10 Equal Voice 7:00 Insight uo M. - Senior Radio Program 2:00 Folk N' Blues 9:00 Jazz Expansions 8:00 Something For Your Head T. - Something For Your Head 4:45 Evening News 12:00 Moondance 8:!10 Marconi's Wireless Theatre W. - Spotlight Psychology 5:00 Harmony of the Spheres !1:00 Sign-Off 9:00 Jazz Expansions T. - Third World of Music 7:00 Insight 12:00 Moondance 2:00 Workshop 8:00 Jazz Expansions !1:00 Sign-Off 4:45 Evening News 11:00 Moondance 5:00 Harmony of the Spheres !1:00 Sign-Off 7:00 Insight 8:00 Jazz Expansions 11:00 Moondance 2:00 Sign-Off

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THURSDAY-1 of Business and Economic Research is Pass+Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen WEDNESDAY • 7 your host for this continuing series of " Live At Tivoli Gardens" in 5:00 - Debussy: Images pour piano. programs exploring economic topics of Copenhagen, Denmark. "It's Only A 5:00 • Jody Loman is the featured artist Paul Jacobs is the pianist on this recent importance to our region. (WDTH). Paper Moon", ''I'll Remember April", tonight as we present selections from a Nonesuch release devoted to some of the "I Get A Kick Out Of You" and more. harp recital which includes music of most brilliant and appealing of 7:15 • "The Gun and The Olive Hindemith and Scarlatti. Debussy's piano music. Impressionism Branch: The P.L.O ." From the in music is the essence of Debussy in homeless refugees, to commando army, 11:00 - "Time and Change" is the feature tonight from Caldera from a 7:00 - Tonight we conclude our series such shimmering pieces as "Reflections to government in exile, this evening's " People, Pride & Politics: Building the on the Water" and "Evening in documentary traces the history, 1978 release. Jorge Strunz (guitars), Eduardo de! Barrio (keyboards), Steve North Star Country" with the sixth and Granada". development and ideology of the final segment entitled: Immigration To Tavaglione (reeds), Mike Azevedo P.L.O. (Produced by Ann Goski, Tina The North Star Country. 7:00 - "I. W. Y. Conference". In Naccach, Albert Naccach, and Philip (percussion), Greg Lee (bass), and November of 1979, 20,000 women Maldari for K.P.F.A.) Hector Anrade (percussion) form the 7:30 - The · Senior Citizen Radio showed up in Houston, Texas for the group. Program. (Produced by the Senior first conference for women ever, 8:00 - Tonight's feature is simply one of Citizen Radio Project for WDTH). sponsored by the U.S. Government: the finest recordings we have received in The International Women's Year a long time. From 1956 the legendary TUESDAY· 8 8:00 • Tonight from 1975 Conference. Some of the women there: captured live at Olivia Davis' Patio Lounge with house 5:00 - Godfrey Ridout is a Canadian and his release "Dumpy Mama" with Betty Friedan, Corretta King, and Bella Mike Wofford (piano), Brian Tor££ Abzug. Some of the Issues: abortion, the rhythm section The Bill Potts Trio. composer born in 1918. Besides having "Tea For Two", "I Can't Get Started", accomplished the remarkable feat of (bass), and Shelly Manne (drums). ERA, child abuse, minority rights, Tune in to hear Sonny's beautiful nuclear power, prostitution, and "A Foggy Day", "Jeepers Creepers", reconstructing the first Canadian opera version of "It Might As Well Be homosexuality. (Produced by Lisa and several other tunes as performed ,by (dating from the 18th Century), he has Spring", as well as "Just Friends", and Schlein). the master: Lester Young. written a delightful score, "Frivolites Canadiennes" based on the music of a duet with Mike Wofford on "Danny Boy For Ben". 8:00 • We begin the month of jazz 11 :00 • The Moondance feature tonight another earlier Canadian composer, features with a recording from is the brand new release from The Joseph Vezina, whose music was 11:00-Tonight we feature the music of September of 1972 by bassist Richard Fabulous Thunderbirds "What's The written for turn of the century stage Word" with Jimmie Vaughan (guitar), productions. The Sopwith Camel from a recording Davis entitled "Epistrophy & Now's featuring "Hello, Hello", " Postcard The Time" with ( tenor Kim Wilson (harp and vocals), Keith from Jamaica", "Walk In The Park" sax), Marvin "Hannibal" Peterson Ferguson (bass), and Mike Buck and others. (), Joe Bonner (piano), and (drums). 1:00 • AMERICAN CULTURE (drums). The name of CONFERENCE. This second program features material from the March 14 this L.P. completely outlines the THURSDAY- 8 contents as the Monk classic MONDAY- 5 conference held at UMD. The material ranges from the philosophy of "Epistrophy" is the entire first side, and 5:00 • Bartok: "Sonata for Charlie Parker's infamous blues, 5:00 • "Lexical Music": "What makes Jonathan Edwards, to the reconstruc- tion of a Calumet, Michigan, opera Unaccompanied Violin". One of the "Now's The Time" round out side 2. text-sound composition as a style few works since those of J.S. Bach for different from some of the other types of house, to types of small towns in American literature and myth. solo violin to achieve total artistic 11:00 - We begin the month of sound poetry is that since its inception (WDTH) integrity, this masterpiece from Moondance features with "Gradually it has used electronic means to Bartok's last years is performed by Going Tornado" from drummer Bill manipulate aural texts rather than only Loranc. Fenyves. Bruford with (guitar), Dave 'natural' vocal techniques." A recent 8:00 • From the year 1960 tonight's Stewart (keyboards), and Jeff Berlin recording of this type of experimental feature by the late, great 7:00 - "Marie Rhines". Marie Rhines is (bass). Tunes include "Age of music by is and the L.P. "('ut There" with Ron an excellent fiddler of British Isle, Irish, Information", "Gothic I 7'', "The featured tonight. Compliments of 1750 Carter (cello), George Duvivier (bass), Sliding Floor" and others. Arch Records. and American music. In tonight's and (drums). Eric Dolphy program she talks about her music and heard here on alto sax, flute, clarinet 7:00 • FIRST PERSON RADIO. plays several examples. (Produced by and bass clarinet was strugiling to Edward Haber for WBAI). FRIDAY - 2 (Produced by MIGIZI Communica- break away from the standard fare for tions Service) improvisation, composition, and 5:00 • Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D within the jazz idiom. 8:00 - Tonight a new release from Major, Op. n. This most lyrical of 7:30 • SPOTLIGHT PSYCHOLOGY. This recording is a fine example of his drummer Jack DeJohnette entitled Brahms Symphonies is heard tonight in "Creativity" is the topic of today's success. "Special Edition" with David Murray one of the last recordings to be made by program. Your host is Dr. Iver Bogen of (tenor sax), Arthur Blythe (alto sax), the flamboyant Leopold Stokowski UMD's Dept. of Psychology, and his and Peter Warren (bass). John before his recent death. The orchestra is colleague Dr. Robert Falk is the guest. 11:00 • Th~ latest release from Gene Coltrane's "India" and "Central Park the National Philharmonic Orchestra. (WDTH) Parsons "Melodies" with friends Albert West" as well as three originals by Lee, Herb Pederson, and Greg Harris is De Johnette. 7:00 ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES. 8:00 • Tonight from a Pablo "Live" the feature tonight on the Moondance Dr. Jerrold Peterson of UMD's Bureau recording: Stephane Grappelli+Joe program. Continued on next page 4 MAY HIGHLIGHTS (cont.) sax), (trumpet), Jaki merit and interest will be offered today WEDNESDAY - 21 Byard (piano), and Dannie Richmond as we urge all our listeners to support 11:00 • The guitar work of Eddie Van (drums). Half of this two record set was YOUR alternative public radio station 5:00 - Max Morath is the pianist in a Halen tonight from his first release recorded in Minneapolis in 1965 while in the Arrowhead country. recent Vanguard release "The Great including tunes like the guitar solo the other half is from Town Hall in American Piano Bench: A Turn-of-the- "Eruption'', the old Kinks classic "You New York from 1964. 7:00 - ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES. C en tu ry Keyboard Sampler". Really Got Me" and others. David Roth (WDTH). Delightful pieces by such forgotten (vocals), Alex Van Halen (drums), and 11 :00 •Anew recording from the group composers as Henri Ruifrok, Geoffrey Michael Anthony (bass) form the lood, Sweat &: Tears is the feature 7:15 - Tonight on Insight the program O'Hara, and Arthur Farwell will be group. t6night on Moondance. "Nuclear "Talking Farmwork Blues". This is an heard, along with some Scott Joplin. Blues" is the name of the record, the account of the early years of the 1980 edition of B S &: T features David Farm Labor movement. 7:00 - Minnesota Issues (Produced by FRIDAY- .9 Clayton-Thomas (vocals), Robert Andy Marlow for KUOM). Piltch (guitars), Bruce Cassidy 8:00 • Tonight the music of Ben 5:00 • Terry Riley, after several years of (trumpet), Richard Martinez Webster from his LP. "Soulville" with 7:30 • The Senior Citizen Radio absence from American record labels, (keyboards), Bobby Economou (piano), Program. (Produced by the Senior has returned with a new release on (drums), Earl Seymour (reeds), and (guitar), Ray Brown (bass), and Stan Citizen Radio Project for WDTH). Columbia featuring four works. David Piltch (bass). Levey (drum"s) . "Time On My Hands", "Desert of Ice" will be heard today. The "Where Are You", and "Ill Wind", are 8:00 - The music of Bill Evans tonight album is called "Shri Camel". just a few of the tunes heard within this on Jazz Expansions with guitarist Jim WEDNESDAY - 14 fine LP. Hall from the LP. "Undercurrent". 7:00 • ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES. When you t.Hce two sensitive, tasteful (WDTH). 5:00 - Micheline Coulombe-Saint- 11:00 - Tonight "Stomping On A artists and give them good material like Marcoux: "Genesis" for Woodwind Saturday Night" with the blues piano "My Funny Valentine", "Darn That 7:15 • "We Can Change The World". Quintet. The composer writes: of Blind John Davis. " Kansas City", Dream" and "Skating In Central Park" After Nixon ordered the invasion of "Genesis is a bird's eye view of a cellular "St. James Infirmary", and " It's My the outcome is nothing short of Cambodia, and students were shot at world, a 'Brownian' world where the Boogie" are just some of the tunes from outstanding. Kent State and Jackson State, rioting apparent disorder of the material this 1977 release. broke out all over the country and conceals the moments when the 11 :00 - From a new recording tonight schools went on strike. Tonight's component parts combine together. on Moondance we feature the LP. program examines the post- This forms something of a miniature MONDAY-19 "Sold Out" from The Fools, Rich Cambodian student movement. ballet." Our recording features the Bartlett (guitar), Doug Forman (bass), (Produced by Laurie Garrett for KPFA). Quebec 'Woodwind Quintet. 5:00 • Brahms: String Quintet No. I in Mike Girard (vocals), Chris Pedrick F, Op. 88. A new recording from Radio (drums), and Stacey Pedrick (guitar). • Tonight the work of the master: 8:00 7:00 - "Unidentified Flying Objects Canada featuring the Purcell String Mr. , from his 1963 and Extraterrestrial Life" are endlessly Quartet with Simon Streatfield, 2nd recording " Live At Birdland". The THURSDAY - 22 fascinating topics which provide film viola. classic Coltrane Quartet with McCoy makers, fiction writers and newspaper •Josef Haydn is featured tonight as Tyner at the piano, Jimmy Garrison on editors with material for both 5:00 7:00 • FIRST PERSON RADIO. we look at his string quartets, piano bass, and the dynamic Elvin Jones at the masterpieces and kisch . Glen (Produced by MIGIZI Communica- sonatas, and symphonies. The single drum set simply mesmerize the listener Langhurst, lecturer at UMD's Alworth tions Service). most important figure in the creation of with their individual ability as well as Planetarium, has presented a program the "classical" style which in turn their cumulative genius. on these topics to large audiences at the 7:30- SPOTLIGHT: PSYCHOLOGY. fathered 150 years of great German Planetarium, and we had the Two topics will be covered today: the • Tonight music by the group music, Haydn deserves and is finally 11:00 opportunity recently to talk with him first is the growing trend toward Squeeze and their album "Argybargy". getting more attention than ever before. about the scientific approach to these childlessness in our society, and the "Another Nail In The Heart", "Farfisa science-fiction topics. We think you'll second is the problems faced by Beat", and "There At The Top" are a 7:00 • Tonight Part: 2 of the program find it interesting, whether you are a working mothers who need, but often few of the tunes you can hear .tonight. we began on Tuesday night "Early skeptic or believer. (WDTH). have difficulty finding, good day care. Warnings: Voices from Three Mile Island". MONDAY-12 7:30 - The Senior Citizen Radio 8:00 - A new "Live" recording tonight Program. (Produced by the Senior from "Rick's Cafe Americain" in 8:00 • Tonight from a "Live" recording 5:00 • Gilles Tremblay: "Jeux de Citizen Radio Project for WDTH). downtown Chicago featuring Red solstices". The comper tells us that in from May of 1979 the music o[ Keith __ Norvo (vibes), Urbie Green Jarrett and the new LP. "Nude Ants" this work "the four sections represent 8:00 - Tonight from an old Blue Note (), Buddy Tate (sax), Dave four characteristics, each inspired by with Jan Garbarek, Palle Danielsson, recording the music of Dexter Gordon McKenna (piano), Steve LaSpina Jon Christensen. This was recorded at one of the four seasons". The composer with "Dexter Calling... ". This LP. also (bass), and Barrett Deems (drums). conducts the Nouvel Orchestre the Village Vanguard and features the features Kenny Drew (piano), Paul tunes "Chant Of The Soil", Philharmonique de Radio France. Chambers (bass), and 11:00 - Tonight the music of Jan "Innocence", "Processional" and (drums). "Clear The Dex", "Modal Hammer and his group from the LP. others. 7:00 • FIRST PERSON RADIO. Mood", and "Soul Sister" are just a few "Melodies" from 1977. Steve .Kindler (Produced by MIGIZI Communica- of the tunes on this wonderful album. (violin), Fernando Saunders (bass), and From a release that features tions Service.). 11 :00 • Tony Smith (drums) form the group "Don't Mind Rockin' 11:00 - Tonight we feature Sue Saad around Hammer as he makes his Tonight" the music of Ducks Deluxe. 7:30- SPOTLIGHT: PSYCHOLOGY. and the Next on the Moondance keyboards perform a variety of sounds Today's program is in two parts, with program. James Lance (drums), Tony and effects. the two contrasting topics of "Divorce" Riparetti (guitar), Billy Anstatt FRIDAY- 23 and "Love" being the focus • of (guitar), and Bobby Manzer (bass) make attention. up the group. TUESDAY- 20 5:00 • Hugo Weisgall was born in Czechoslovakia, but came to America at 8:00 • Tonight we feature The Heath 5:00- Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B- the age of seven and is entirely Brothers from a brand new release live THURSDAY - 15 flat, Op. 60. Robert Schumann American educated. His song cycle at the Public Theater. Outstanding described this work as "like a slender "Translations to Texts by Women saxophonist, composer, arranger 5:00 • Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in Greek maiden between two Norse Poets" includes poems from Nikki together with brother a new recording featuring Murray giants". It is indeed less grandly Giovanni, Adrienne Rich, and others. It Percy the magnificent bassist, and their Perahia as both soloist and conductor. rhetorical than the "Eroica" and the is sung here by Judith Raskin, soprano, group with Stanley Cowell on piano Fifth, but it is no less great. A new with Morey Ritt at the piano. and Tony Purrone on guitar. 7:00 - "The Federal Government's Role recording by the National Arts Centre in Regulating Children's Television". Orchestra conducted by Mario Bernardi 7:00 • ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES. 11:00 • Tonight the new release by A lecture by Dr. Brian Fontes, a social will be presented today. (WDTH). Humble Pie· called "On To Victory" science analyst for the Children's Task with Steve Marriott, Jerry Shirley, Force of the Federal Communication 7:00 • "Early Warnings: Voices from 7:15 • "The Coup in Chile". Tonight Bobby Tench, and Anthony "Sooty" Commission. Dr. Fontes spoke at UMD Three Mile Island". In March of 1979 Carlos Hagen eresents a number of Jones making up this durable group. on March 18, 1980. His appearance was the worst commercial nuclear reactor sound illustrations and montages sponsored by the Department of accident happened at Three Mile trying to convey to the listener the TUESDAY-13 Communiction. (WDTH). Island. Tonight we get a personal "sound" and the "Message" conveyed account from the people who lived by the Chilean radio stations before and 5:00 • Haydn's "Missa Brevis St. 8:00 • MUSIC FROM UMD. The UMD through it-and who must live with its after the fall of President Salvador Joannis de Deo" is more familiar under Concert Band directed by Dr. Robert aftermath. (Produced by Robbie Allende. the title "Kleine Orgelmesse" or "Little Williams, live -from UMD Marshall Leppzer for WMUA). The program is Organ Mass" referring to the important Performing Arts Center. The program in 2 parts with part: 2 coming on 8:00 - "Our Delight" is a new release of part for organ solo, a part which Haydn includes "Suite of Old American Thursday's Insight, May 22. old material (1952-1956) from Brilliant himself probably played in the first Dances" by Robert Russell Bennett, the bop pianist George Wallington. performances. Our recording features finale from Tchaikovsky's "Symphony . 8:00 • Tonight a new release from Together with compatriots , the ~ancouver Chamber Choir No. 4", and the "William Byrd Suite" Charles McPherson entitled "Free Charlie Mingus, Phil Woods, Donald conducted by Jon Washburn. by Gordon Jacobs. Bop". Together with Peter Sprague Byrd and others, this group swings (guitar), Lou Levy (piano), Monty through Tadd Dameron's "Our 7:00 • AMERICAN CULTURE 11:00 • Tonight the music of Dutch Budwig (bass), and Charles McPherson, Delight", "Together We Wail", CONFERENCE. More material from guitarist Jan Akkerman "Live" from Jr. (drums) these fine musicians eat up "Laura", "Tenderly" and many, many the UMD conference held last March. 1978. A former member of the group originals like "Day In Rio" and more. Several faculty from UMD and other Focus, and a sideman for several other "Chuck-A-Luck" by McPherson, as area schools participated, drawing from artists, Akkerman shows his own well as Duke Ellington's "Come 11:00 - Tonight the music of long time such fields as anthropology, history, wnung and performing abilities Sunday", and Charlie Parker's "SiSi". Detroiter and mid-western rock star Bob American literature, and popular tonight on Moondance. Seeger and the Silver Bullet Band from culture. (WDTH). 11:00 Tonight on Moondance we have their new release "Against The Wind". the sounds of Lee Michaels "Live" from 8:00 • Tonight the music of the FRIDAY-16 a duo recording with Keith Knudsen on MONDAY- 28 immortal Charles Mingus from a new drums. "Stormy Monday", "Rock Me release entitled "Portrait" with Eric 5:00 • WDTH PLEDGE WEEKEND. Baby", "Forty Reasons" and more. A 5:00 • Harold Shapero's "Symphony Dolphy (reeds), Clifford Jordan (tenor Special classical recordings·of unusual lot of music from a rock duo. for Classical Orchestra", dating from 5 · 1947, elicited the following comment (piano), Greg Herbert (reeds), Reggie 8:00 - From a new release on Pausa SENIOR PROJECT from Aaron Copeland: "his recent long Workman (bass), Howard Johnson Records "Piano For Nuria" by Tete symphony is modeled after Beethoven. (), and Bruce Ditmas (drums). Montoliu. Also featuring Peter Trunk The Senior. Citizens Radio Project For the present he seems to be suffering on bass and Albert "Tootie" Heath on doesn't have all its May programs "in from a hero-worship complex-or 11:00 - Tonight from 1972 and the drums. the can" yet, but here's what we're perhaps it is a freakish attack of false _ Rolling Stones with friends Ry Cooder planning: Aging in Sweden (from modesty, as if he thought to hide the and Nicky Hopkins, the album 11 :00 - From a new release by Bryan Radio Sweden); Aging in America (Part briiliance of his own gifts behind the "Jamming With Edward". "It Hurts Adams we have our feature tonight on 2 of a discussion by area seniors); Focus cloak of the great masters" . This Me Too", "Edwards Thrump Up" and Moondance. "Try To See It My Way" on a rural senior citizens club, recording features Leonard Bernstein many others. and "Wastin' Time" are a couple of the including music and oral history; and a conducting the Columbia Symphony tunes on this L.P. live call-in program with area Orchestra. legislators, following the end of the WEDNESDAY- 28 legislative session. 7:00 - FIRST PERSON RADIO. FRIDAY - 30 (Produced by MIGIZI Communica- 5:00 - Hector Berlioz' masterpiece for Other interesting programs that will air tions Service). viola and orchesta, "Harold in Italy", 5:00 - Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 in in May or June include a production of was inspired by Lord Byron's great D Major, K 218. Pinchas Zukerman is "Jf Men Played Cards as Women Do", a 7:30- SPOTLIGHT: PSYCHOLOGY. poem "Childe Harold". Pinchas the soloist and Daniel Barenboim comedy by George S. Kaufman; Our series concludes with a program on Zukerman is the soloist and Daniel conducts the English Chamber impressions of the move from the old "Energy". Barenboim-ccmducts the Orchestre de Orchestra. Board & Care Home in Two Harbors to Paris. a new Intermediate Care Facility; and a 8:00 - Tonight the music of 7:00 - ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE. speech by Maggie Kuhn, national from a new release "The Best of Stan 7:00 - Minnesota Issues /Produced by (WDTH). convenor of the Gray Panthers, who Getz" featuring some of the fine things Andy Marlow for KUOM). spoke in Minneapolis in April. he has done from the Columbia years. 7:15 - · "Revolutionary African "La Fiesta", "Club 7 And Other Wild 7:30 - The Senior Citizen Radio Movements". Tonight Qn Insight a Listeners who have ideas for senior Places", and "Skylark" are just a few of Program. (Produced by the Senior comprehensive feature on the various programming are encouraged to write the tunes. Citizens Radio Project for WDTH). liberation movements fighting for or call the station. independence in African areas under 11:00 - Tonight the music of keyboard 8:00 - Tonight the music of Jan foreign rule. (Produced J)y Earl Ofari artist Herbie Hancock from his new Garbarek from the L.P. "Belonging" for WBAI). PROGRAMMING NOTES release "Monster". Since his tenure with Keith Jarrett (piano), Palle with in his classic mid-60's Danielsson (bass), Jon Christensen ·&:00 - Concluding the month from an We are pleased to announce the quintet Herbie has covered a wide (drums). "Spiral Dance", "Solstice", old Blue Note release "The Empty addition of a new program on WDTH spectrum of music from progressive "The Windup" and several more tunes. Foxhole" the music of Ornette every Sunday afternoon you can hear styles of jazz to funk, from electronics to Coleman with Charlie Haden (bass), "Black Crys From The Ghetto" with disco. Tune in tonight and hear his 11 :00 - A new "Live" recording from and Ornette's son: 10 year old Ornette your host Samuel Robinson. latest creation. Ian Hunter entitled "Welcome To The Denardo Coleman. "Good Old Days", Club" with Mick Ronson and friends. "Sound Gravitation", "Faithful" and The focus of the program is thirty "All The Way From Memphis", "Silver many other compositions. · minutes of Gospel music from 2:30 - TUESDAY- 27 Needles", and "Standin' In My Light" 3:00 p.m. following the Sunday edition are just a few of the tunes you can hear 11:00 - _We conclude the month of of Soul Arrival. 5:00 - Steve Reich: "Music for a Large tonight. Moon.dance features with an old Ensemble". From the Holland Festival recording by the Doors: "Waiting For Gospel music of the church has been of 1979, we present this performance by The Sun". Jim Morrison, Ray (and continues to be) such an integral vocalists Gerry de Vries and Dieuwke THURSDAY - 29 Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John part of the development of so many Aalbers, and the Instrumental Densmore combining on "Five To innovators in the fields of Jazz, Blues, Ensemble (including the Netherlands 5:00 - OPERA NIGHT. Mozart: "11 Re One", "Wintertime Love", "The Rhythm & Blues, and even Rock music Wind Ensemble), under the direction of Pastore". Featured soloists include Unknown Soldier" and others. that the exploration of Gospel itself is , the composer. Lucia Popp, Reri Grist, and Luigi wonderful and enlightening Alva. Denis Vaughan conducts the experience. 7:00 - "Me And My Shadow" . During Orchestra of Naples. the past few, years, increasing evidence Sam combines his own extensive record has revealed large scale infiltration and 7:00 - "Coming Home There Was No 'MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER' collection with his personal knowledge disruption of the liberal to radical left Homecoming". Tonight on Insight we of the performers to provide an movements in this country by agents of have an examination of the experiences interesting and insightful half hour. local, federal, and military intelligence- of those many Vietnam era veterans NORTH COUNTRY James Cleveland, Bill Perry, Albatina gathering organizations. Tonight we who have returned to civilian life and Walker and many other important explore this issue. (Produced by Adi found hard times. The program WORKERS Gospel artists are regularly heard. Gevins for KPFA). features voices of veterans themselves, women who lived with them, BOOKSTORE Tune in Sunday afternoons at 2:30 p.m. 8:00 - Tonight the music of trumpeter psychiatrists and counselors who have 106 N. 1st Ave. W. for the newest addition to our Johnny Coles from his L.P. worked with veterans. (Produced by 722-8532 programming week "Black Crys From "Katumbo" with Mickie Wilson Fulon). The Ghetto".

SATELLITE BEAMS TWIN PORTS PRODUCTION

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At left: Bill Olson, John Harris and Bill Techu produce the Dinner Ear Radio series; which will premier July 6 on the National Public Radio satellite system. The Dinner Ear already has a subscribed listenership of half a million, nationwide.

Fort Collins, Colorado; Windsor, and musical accompaniment. listenership at this early stage of the has been_prod,ttced for the past five vears Vermont; Clemson, South Car0lina. project is over half a million, a figure by Olson, Harris and Tecku, and aired While these widely separate locales are The Inner Ear, produced by Superior's which could easily quadruple as more at 8 p.m. Sundays and 1:30 p.m. as distinct from one another as night Bill Olson, Bill Tecku and John Harris, of the 180 stations in the satellite system Tuesdays on WDTH. Something For and day, they now have at least one premiers in July at these and a dozen become aware of the Inner Ear series. Your Head has been a vehicle for exciting thing in common-each has a other locations across the co4ntry. It regional writers and musicians since its National Public Radio affiliate which will be beamed over the new National The Inner Ear is a national version of inception, and has been sustained at has subscribed to The Inner Ear, a Twin Public Radio satellite system from an Something For Your Head, a weekly times through grants from the Ports-based series of literature readinKs uplink at KSJN in St. Paul. Subscribed prolZJ'am of readin11n :onil mnllir whirh WillNln11.in :onil Minn.. ont,a Art• a,,.,.~. 6

An Evening with by John Ziegler

I have to begin this review by saying that I can't possibly be objective about a man who I admire so much and whose musical ability I have so much respect for. Anything Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins does is gospel to me. This man is really without peer. To use an overworked expression, he is a "legend in his own time." A man who in my humble (and sometimes not so humble) opinion is the greatest living tenor saxophonist. Sonny Rollins has always, ALWAYS followed his own mind. He has constantly been an innovator, and innovators do not always meet with widespread approval. Whether it was eliminating the harmonic instru- ment (piano/ guitar) from his group to form a unique tenor-bass-drums trio; or whether it was taking long leaves of absence from the music scene at times when he was extremely popular, as he did from 1959-61 and again in the late 60's, Sonny always followed his own feelings . This is something one does not do if one is out to garner a huge following, it is something only done by a person marching to the beat of his own drummer. This may be one of the key reasons why I love his music so much, Sonny has always been so intensely individual. From the way he holds the saxophone: jutting out on the left side of his mouth in a fashion that would make a legit sax teacher weep, to the way he bites off his phrases; there is simply no one like him. When you hear his music the reaction is never "That's a good player" it's always "That's Sonny Rollins!" On to the business at hand: Childrens Theatre of the Walker Art Center on Monday evening April 21 for two performances by Mr. Rand his "illustrious ensemble" of Mark Soskin at the piano, Jerome Harris a fine young bassist, and veteran Al Foster on drums. Together they enlightened the capacity audience to a variety of sounds, shapes and textures that you simply can't get on a record. The bulk of the first concert came from Sonny's "The Way I Feel" period but also included gems like Duke Ellington's classic "In A Sentimental Mood" with Sonny playing the lyricon, his only departure from tenor throughout the entire evening. As good as this first performance was (especially the encore "Isn't She Lovely" taken at an Sonny Rollins infectious swingin' tempo that had the crowd clapping and dancing) it singled out for his amazing ability on the drums. This is no ordinary served as a warm-up for the entire group as it was the I 0:00 performance percussionist, this guy plays the trap set more like a melodic instrument where sparks flickered and the auditorium began to levitate. than anyone I can recall. On 4's and 8's (solo exchanges of that many Introducing every tune with his sax (saying very little throughout), bars between different members of the band) Foster was really talkin'. cueing soloists, adding counterpoint lines, trading 4's and 8's with Rollins would set him up with the beginning of a phrase and Foster drummer Foster, and soloing like a man possessed, Sonny Rollins had would finish it so completely that I had to do a triple-take to believe I had the audiences undivided attention for almost 2 hours in a fashion I have heard what I thought I had heard coming out of a drum set. never seen before. The depth of this mans expression is simply Unbelievable! Rollins and Foster had such empathy for one another, incredible. On a 10 minute solo saxophone introduction to "Camel" and listened so well to one another that at times it was beyond from the L.P. "Don't Stop the Carnival" there was a new book written: comprehension. The Tenor Saxophone According to Sonny Rollins. Nothing handed Jerome Harris has been Sonny's regular bass player for the last couple down to Moses from any mount was ever any more profound than what years, and though he looks like he's skipping 7th grade gym class to occurred during those minutes. Going from the top to the bottom of the make the concert, his musical maturity is staggering. Time after time he horn then back, he showed his technical ability combined with his delighted everyone with not only his bass lines but the creativeness of his infinite capacity for humor. He astounded the crowd by slowly building solos. Single note lines, unusual intervals, and chord solos all flew from to a climax wth marvelous scalular phrases played at the "speed of his Fender Jazz bass with equal ease. sound" and then releasing into a quotation from "Oh Susanna." Mark Soskin, the newest member of the band, also showed his skills Following this were more quotes thrown in ever so slyly: "Greensleeves," on a numb.er of tunes at both the electric and acoustic piano. On "Isn't "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze" (one of his favorites), She Lovely" he must have soloed for 10-12 minutes bringing colors and "Rock-A-Bye-Baby," Charlie Parker's "Ornithology" and even more. nuances out of the piano that were truly original. This is a fine young How much music can possibly come out of one human being was the artist who has graduated from playing piano bars in New York to question that came to mind after that display. playing with one of the giants of jazz, he's done it quickly and with Stating the melody, or a piece of the melody, at the beginning of each relative ease. new chorus and then departing further and further from it both Meeting Sonny between sets was truly a beautiful experience. After melodically and harmonically is one of Sonny's most used devices. Also, being told positively by several people that he never, never talks to the very bottom of the horn is one of his favorite ranges as he would anyone befor , during or after a concert, it was wonderful to see him honk on a low Bb while playing skillfully with intricate rhythms. amble out of his seclusion to say "Hello" and talk about old times. My Multiphonics, Poly-rhythms, his fantastic ability to double-time any vocabulary and writing skill do not allow me to really convey the way I tune at any tempo, these are just a few of the things Sonny Rollins felt during this period of time. utilizes to achieve his end. That end being some of the most awe- I can conclude by saying that even people who had seen Sonny Rollins inspiring music around. before the Whole Coffeehouse were left shaking their heads and saying Throughout the evening "Newk" (a nickname Rollins picked up this was "exceptional Rollins." because of his physical resemblance to ex-Dodger pitcher Don New- Next month in "Airwaves" we will print a portion of a 50 minute combe) was extremely generous with the members of his band giving interview I had the pleasure of doing with this jazz legend from last them alf'chances to shine on virtually every tune. Al Foster has to be October during our fund raising marathon. 7

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