MUSIC WEEK 8 FEBRUARY, 1986 Edited by BARRY LAZELL_ HIGHLY RATED soul songstress Betty Wright, of Clean Up Woman and Shoorah Shoorah fspper^i D fame, has been bubbling strongly on the import scene since Christ- mas with the cryptically-titled Pain, via US indie First String Records. complete control vjv: British rights were picked up in January by Chrysalis, and a UK T®[p o MiUfflS FORMER CLASH drummer Topper Headon has moved firmly Into the 12-inch pressing of Pain is now funk/dance field with his new Topper Headon band, signed to Mercury. available on Cool Tempo (COOLX The band includes vocalist Jimmy Helms (remembered for his Gonna 117). The flipside features a dub 1 10 HIGH PRIORITY Cherreile Make You An Offer You Can't Refuse hit), guitarist Bobby Tench, Tabu TBU 26699 (C) version of the track. 5 4 MANTROIMIX Mantromx keyboards player Mickey Gallagher (who played on Clash IPs in the Sleeping Bag TLX 6 (Importl past), and Detroit bassist Jerome Rmsom, as well as Headon on drums. 2 9 WHITNEY HOUSTON Whitney Augmented by a brass section, the band is due to play its first live Houston Arista 206 978 (R) London dale tomorrow (Thursday, Feb 6) at Camden Palace, in support 4 6 4 ALEXANDER O NEAL Alexander O'Nei! Tabu TBU 28485(0 of debut album Waking Up (MERH 83), which was released last week. TfeM fa® nround 5 3 7 ISLAND LIFE Grace Jones Apart from a revival of Booker T's hit Time Is Tight, the LP features THIRD WORLD, whose revamp of their 1978 debut hit Now That We've Island GJ 1 (E) entirely material written and arranged by Headon himself, including last 9 38 ROCK ME TONIGHT Freddie year's single Leave It To Luck, and his forthcoming (mid-February) 45 I'll Found Love brought them back to the charts last year, look set to return Jackson Captiol FRED 1 (E) again with One More Time (CBS TA 6854), a US remix of a soul dancer 7 7 5 WORLD MACHINE Level 42 Give You Everything. from the group's album Sense Of Purpose, already doing strongly in the Polydor POLH 25 (F) US dance charts. On the 12-inch flip are two further tracks from the 8 10 9 IT TAKES TWO Juicy album. How Can You and Girl From Hiroshima, both of which are much Private I BPZ 40093 (Import) 9 4 10 PROMISE Sade m more strongly in the group's original reggae direction, and should Epic EPC 86318 (C| increase the record's appeal to that side of their market. 10NEW 1 PASSION Wilham Bel! Wilbc WIL 3001 (Import) 11 12 7 COLONEL ABRAMS Colonel Abrams MCA MCG 5001 (F) 7 12 19 8 MASTERPIECE Isley Brothers ¥(i¥fiii7©s' remix RsSsi®® Warner Brothers 925 347-1 (W) BUZZING SINCE their Continental release at the end of last year, the 13 8 8 THIS LOVE SO REAL Chapter 8 Beverly Glen BG 10 007 (Import) remixes by Dutch DJ Ben Liebrand of Tavares' three UK top lO pop 14 16 5 WHO'S Z00MIN' WHO? Aretha smashes of the mid-Seventies — Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel, Franklin Arista 207 202 (R) Don't Take Away The Music and Whodunnit — were released on UK 15 14 15 CARAVAN OF LOVE Capitol 12-inch on February 3 (12 TAV 1). The fact that all are available Isley Jasper Isley on the same slice of vinyl is likely to prove tempting value for money to Epic EPC 25655 (C) 16 15 3 LUXURY OF LIFE Five Star hordes of buyers, and EMI is rightly anticipating a major return to the Tent/RCA PL 70735 (R) pop listings by Tavares, as well as an obvious three-m-one club smash... 17 11 5 STREET SOUNDS 15 Various Street Sounds STSND 15 (A) % 18 NEW I HEART AND SOUL Barry While K-Tel NE 1316 (K1 19 13 14 THE LOVE SONGS George Benson Shock symbolic K-Tel/WEA NE 1308 (K) 20 18 2 THE NEW ZAPP IV U Zapp PRT HAS acquired from the US inch version (12P 345) features 19 Warner Brothers 925 327-1 (W) Reality label No Show by the minutes of music on five tracks, Symbolic Three featuring DJ Dr with full, edit and dub versions of Shock, which is an answer disc to No Show, plus the novelty bonus Compiled by MRIB Doug E Fresh's huge pre- Tell Off, and We're Treacher- Christmas pop hit The Show. Re- ous. TOPPER HEADON surrounded by his new band. leased on the PRT label, the 12- MORE DISCO ON PAGE 28

Stan Briff casts an eye over some recent jazz releases JAY McSHANN The Man From BENNY GOODMAN Clarinetitis/ beginnings of one of jazz's most Muskogee. Affinity AFF 147. Yet The Young BG Affinity AFS 101-8. distinguished instrumentalists, another reminder of the enduring An absorbing collection of pre- this 18-tracker is the basic album. qualities which have long since King Of Swing recordings by an become part-and-parcel of veter- extremely youthful Goodman — LESTER YOUNG; Pres/The Com- an McShann's irresistible he was not even 18 when he plete Savoy Recordings. Savoy UsiSxV keyboard performances. Never recorded the enclosed That's A- WL 70505 (2). Reissue producer: previously available as a UK re- Plenty and Clarinetitis, at the first Bob Porter. Some important mid- lease, The Man From Muskogee session under his own name — to-late-Forties recordings — in- was recorded, for Capitol, in involving also a bunch of mostly cluding all known alternate takes 1966. Assisted by a no-nonsense white young jazzmen of the — by one of jazz's most signifi- -v quartet — including two drum- Chicago-New York jazz scene cant soloists. The majority of the Y-, V-Y: mers — McShann's blues-based during the late-Twenties/early- contents of this double-LP con- HY/v : -US*-' " pianistics are much in evidence Thirties. Goodman's more rug- tain superlative Young, especially ■ - throughout, his Kansas City herit- ged clarinet-playing makes intri- the results of two 1944-made ses- BENNY GOODMAN, early, yet absorbing recordings age admirably showcased on a guing comparison with his more sions which produced such ex- well-chosen repertoire, including polished, impeccable perfor- ceptional Lestorian delights as Savoy WL 70527. Continuing its with Blue Note in the Sixties. many McShann-associated titles mances later. As much a curiosity Blue Lester, These Foolish admirable intention of reissuing With sterling support from a factor as anything, are his addi- Things, Basic English, and Exer- all Parker's important recordings rhythm section led by pianist like Confessin' The Blues, Yard- cise In Swing. Of note, too, are a Geroge Cables — who vies with bird Waltz, Dexter Blues, and tional use of alto-, baritone-sax — trio of items from the Basie band — including all known takes of Vine Street Boogie. even cornel — on several tracks. each selection for the Savoy label Gordon for solo honours — the For those wishing to trace the (also '44), with outstanding tenor — RCA presents the great altoist tenorist is in superb form on Circus In Rhythm. For any self- as leader of his own Reboppers throughout, especially on lengthy respecting jazz collector, this is as well as undertaking sideman versions of such as Come Ram or DUKE ELLINGTON: The Indis- an essesnlial shelf acquisition. duties for jazz's greatest humor- Come Shine, Sophisticated Lady, pensable Duke Ellington & ist, Slim Gaillard. Great fun and and East Living. The Small Groups/Vol 9/10 BUD POWELL; Bud!/The Amaz- much good music emanate from (1940-1946). RCA NL89582(2). ing Bud Powell. Vol 3. Blue Note the latter's Hollywood date, in- LOOSE TUBES; Loose Tubes An absolutely perfectly titled BST-81571. A thoroughly indis- cluding a reworking of Gaillard's Loose Tubes LTLP001. This is the double, this reissue (from pensable album, both for admir- previous hit. Flat Foot Floogie. kind of album release which can RCA-France) brings the ers of Powell in particular and for But it is Parker's own New York- only bring further recognition to Ellington-on-Victor story into jazz-piano aficionados in general. made cuts which are of para- a UK band which has been win- the area of those marvellous Sounding more relaxed than was mount importance here. Never ning increasing support, from far small-combo recordings often the case, he turns in a series more so than the astounding and wide, for some time. There's which complement the big- of remarkably good perform- Koko, which encapsulates practi- just no categorising Loose Tubes. band offerings of one of ances throughout a most reward- cally every facet of Parker's They evidence such a variety of Duke's most creative periods ing album - (including a delightful genius. An essential jazz buy. influences, both in performance in the most illuminating way. dissertation into the world of the and in their material — jazz, Of course, the guiding force classics — Bud On Bach). Trom- blues, R&B, rock, even traces of behind all these important bonist Curtis Fuller appears on DEXTER GORDON; At The Keys- gospel. Yet nothing is remotely dates is Ellington himself. But three of the tracks, but basically tone. Blute Note. BABB 85112. pretentious or high-blown. This is important sidemen such as this is Bud Powell with rhythm Splendid two-album set of truly indeed a fun band — but one Barney Bigard, Johnny section, reminding the listener, live performances by one of the which takes its music very Hodges, and Rex Stewart are once again, of his pre-eminence greatest of all the living jazz sax- seriously. All compositions are afforded excellent opportuni- as bebop's greatest keyboard ex- ophonists. Emanating from handled by LT, and their creative ties to produce superior music ponent, appearances by Gordon at San spirit in this area matches that of away from the confines of the Francisco's Keystone Korner jazz- their playing, individually and orchestra spot — in May 1978 and March collectively. In every way, a win- CHARLIE PARKER: The Complete 1979 — it is a timely reminder ner. Savoy Sessions, Volume 2(1945). that he was once a rostered artist PAGE 27