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University of New Orleans ScholarWorks@UNO Wavelength Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies 11-1983 Wavelength (November 1983) Connie Atkinson University of New Orleans Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uno.edu/wavelength Recommended Citation Wavelength (November 1983) 37 https://scholarworks.uno.edu/wavelength/37 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies at ScholarWorks@UNO. It has been accepted for inclusion in Wavelength by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UNO. For more information, please contact [email protected]. N E W JAZZ ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD /- ." :,~·*" . ~ ~~~;,., ." Lady . l\ Germaine Laverne r - • BUTLER BJ BAZZLE Backed By RED TYLER QUARTET Featuring ElliS Marsalis With Bill Huntington & Herb Taylor sunday. Nov. 13th. 5:00p.m.- 8:00p.m. SNUG HARBOR 626 Frenchmen St. $8 advance I $10 at dOOr <TICKETS: SNUG HARBOR, OOOKY CHASE, MUSHROOM, LEISURE LANDING> NO COMPROMISE! GIVE THANKS CONCERT ALVIN FIELDER & KID JORDAN'S IMPROVISATIONAL ARTS QUINTET With Kent Jordan, Clyde Kerr, Jr., & Elton Heron KEMP/JOHNSON QUARTET Fred Kemp, smokey Johnson,Fred Sheppard & Irving Charles Wednesday. Nov. 23th. 8:00 p.m. DREAM PALACE 534 Frenchmen St. ADMISSION $5 AT DOOR JAZZ ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON THE CREAT NEW ORLEANS TENOR SAXOPHONE SHOWDOWN James Red Fred RIVERS TYLER KEMP Backed By Ellis Marsalis. oeorge French & James Black sunday. Nov. 27th. 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. SNUG HARBOR 626 Frenchmen St. $8 advance I $10 at dOOr <TICKETS: SNUG HARBOR, DOOKY CHASE, MUSHROOM, LEISURE LANDING) A PEACE PRODUCTION ISSUE N0.37 • NOVEMBER 1983 "I'm not sure, but I'm almost positive, that all music came from New Orleans." Ernie K-Doe, 1979 Features Vance DeGeneres. 10 Juke Joints . .. .13 Dr. Daddy-0. .14 Charles Blank. .18 Hungry Williams. .21 Columns October ...................... 6 Art ...................... .. 25 Zeke ............... ..... ... 27 Reviews ..................... 38 Listings ..................... 32 Last Page . .. ......... ....... 38 r r Cover photo by Rico. Select from Thousands of Lps Member of NEW· OUT-OF-PRINT Network r COLLECTOR'S ITEMS r ) Publisher, Nauman S. Scott. Edilor, Connie Atkinson. Auociate Rock • Jazz • Classical Editor, Virginia Levie. Art Dl....,tor, Skip Bolen. Adv•rtlslng Soles, Rhonda Fabian, Ty Adams. Distribution, Joe Torczon, Hampton Weiss. Contributors: Eddy Allman, Diaries Blancq, Jon Donlon, Zeke Reggae • Comedy • Soundtracks Fishbead, Jon Foose, Tad Jones, Virginia lovie, Jay Marvin, Bunny Mauhews, Jon Newlin, Ric Olivier, Kalamu ya Salaam, Shepard r & More!!! r Samuels, Gene Scaramuzzo, Hammond Scott, Almost Slim, Keith Twit chell, Nancy Weldon, William D. White. j j Wavelength is published monthly in New Orleans. Telephone (504) 895-2342. Mail subscriptions, address changes to Wavelength, Box 15667, New Orleans La. 70175. Subscription rate, $10 per year. Foreign, $20 per year. First class subscriptions, $26 per year (domestic & Canada). AO airmail rate at $40 per year (overseas). The entire ·contents of r Wavelength are copyrighted © 1983 Wavelength. r Back issues are available by writing to Back Issues, P.O. Box 15667. New Orleans La. 70175. Because of a limited supply, back issues are j ) available for S4 each. Please allow a few weeks for processing and • delivery of orders. New su bscribers: Please allow up to six weeks for receipt of first issue due to our small, non-computerized subscription department. r r Foreign customers may pay by I.M.O. or check drawn on a U.S. bank. Because or exorbitanl bank processing charges. we cannot accept checks in Canadian dollars or other foreign currency, or checks drawn on a foreign bank. Subscribers musl notify us immediately of any change or address. If 3129 Gentilly Blvd. 3627 S.Carrollton Ave. 601 Terry Plrv:y. notification is not received, magazines sent to incorrecl old addresses wilt not be replaced. U.S. cus1omers must include zip code. 282-3322 482-6431 361-5656 WAVELENGTH I NOVEMBER 1983 5 5 Jump & Jive us of their benevolent "Save with respectable vocals and a Sparky'' benefit, which garnered wide-ranging guitar style that With several cans of Alpo and Mighty alludes to stylists from Paul Dog for a little canine friend, Burlison to Billy Zoom. Mr. J. Johnnv J. and the fact that they are the can often be seen conducting world's first group to record a important business negotiations This month's nomination for demo tape that skips. from his spacious "office," the The-Band-Most-Likely-To-Be Humor, fortitude and a phone booth at Milan and Chosen-By-Rodney-Dangerfield decent wardrobe are what keep Prytania Streets. To-Play-At-His-Daughter's this bobbing little band of rock The best thing about Johnny Wedding-Reception goes to hoppers afloat. Buzz Collins and J. and the Hitmen is that you Johnny J. and the Hitmen. J.B. West comprise the still-wet can jitterbug to almost every Shrugging off their successful behind-the-ears-but-we're song they play, which, after all, Ventures opening and Monday wor~ing-on-it rhythm section on is the only valid criterion for night gigs at Tipitina's Music drums and bass, while Mr. J. judging a band that don't get no Club, the Hitmen instead remind Hitman himself steps out front respect. -rico 6 WAVELENGTH I NOVEMBER 1983 'Jed1s 1 To Open At World1s Fair Colorful Uptown bar owner Jed Palmer revealed plans for a live music club/deli/barroom, which will operate for the dura tion of next year's World's Fair. The proposed location will take advantage of the highest spot of the fair's layout. Palmer, who was instrumental in bringing live music back to New Orleans in the early Seven ties at Jed's College Inn, and who now owns the F&M Patio Bar, admits that he is simul taneously "working with and against the fair officials" to realize his ambitions. Palmer is asking the fair to be allowed to charge a minimal admission of $1 and $2 to offset the expense of presenting live local music (in addition to the $15 charged at the gate), which is presently against the fair's policy. The idea for· a live music venue arose from "the fair's stu-no, let's say lack of Jazz promoter Allison Kaslow with Nat Adderley at the CAC. foresight," laughs Palmer off handedly. "It's the kind of is a good place to check out. I responsible for such jazz classics month when this scribe was situation that arises every time think it can be the kind of place as "Work Song" and "Jive granted a short but detailed in you bring in people from New where the locals and the out-of Samba." His quintet features terview (audience?) with Ms. York and L.A. and try and get towners can mingle." bassist Walter Booker, who has Turner while she was appearing them to deal with New Orleans Palmer hopes to have the club played with Thelonious Monk, at the Fairmont's Blue Room. situations. Basically they're say open for operations at least a and the great jazz saxophonist When confronted with the above ing that groups from New few weeks before the actual fair Sonny Fortune, formerly with cover, a disarmed Ms. Turner Orleans can play at the fair but . opens to give "the locals an idea McCoy Tyner and Miles Davis. squealed in honest glee, "My they can't be paid. They get ex of what to expect." During the The SRO Factory audience was God, where on earth did you get posure, ha ha. But meanwhile day the club hopes to furnish treated to a tight performance those old things!?!" they book a band in here from fair-goers with sandwiches, by an all star jazz combo, St. Louis and pay them for all croissants, and both alcoholic typical of a Kaslow booking. In six months. That's not right. I and non-alcoholic beverages. addition, ticket prices are a very want to book some of the local After the nightly fireworks over reasonable six and seven dollars, groups and present the real, the Mississippi ("what could be considering the intimacy this more funky style of New a better vantage point?") the venue offers. Orleans music. The people who music will start and hopefully On November 25, New come to New Orleans from Des last as late as 3 a.m. Orleans bassist, pianist and Moines get sick of all that jive -Almost Slim vocalist Linda Aubert will join Bourbon Street Dixieland. vocalist Jeanne Lee for a duet in They're gonna want to get the Jazz Factory. Ms. Lee will down, too. Quality also conduct a day-long work "I think it's a real slap in the shop in jazz vocal techniques. face to the local musicians that Control At The 26th will find Germaine they're treated that way by the Bazzle joining San Francisco fair. I'm trying to remedy it, but The Jazz pianist/composer Jessica I've got to offset the cost of the Williams for a concert that in bands by not ripping people off Factory cludes The Gentlemen of Jazz as by charging $5 for a beer. That accompanists. All performances kind of thing gets around fast Crafty Alison Kaslow is back will be broadcast over WWOZ Quizzed about her reluctance and people go back home bad to her old tricks this season, FM's Nightclub of the Air at to divulge the details of her mouthing the fair and New bringing the finest in national 90.7 on your FM dial. For more early career, she shrugged and Orleans and that will ruin jazz talent to the Contemporary information call the C.A.C.