definitely the solo highlight of an album brimming with promise by eager soloists. -Siders BolaBOLA Sete SETE ----------- AT -THE MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL-Verve 8689: Manha de Carnaval; A Felicidade; Samba de Orfeu; Soul Samba; Fla- 11,ep;:S~nnel: Sete, guitar, lute; Sebastian Neto, bass; Paulinho, drums. Rating: * * * * Bola Sete got a standing ovation for his performance at last year's Monterey Jazz Festival, and this record contains some of the music that brought about the soul­ stirring demonstrations. In the relatively forthe 32nd Annual Down Beat Readers Poll small world of my record player, this album, and me, it becomes clear why Sete got to those thousands of serious-minded afficianados: his music is above all else dramatic, and very often unsubtly so. That's not meant as a completely deroga­ tory remark, no matter how it sounds, be­ cause I happen to like dramatic music. I do feel a draft, though, when drama is too obviously calculated, and I feel a draft from Sete here. This the-show's-the-thing is most blatant at the end of Soul (or Soft, as Sete pro­ nounces it) Samba and during the percus­ sion fireworks that take up most of Samba de Orfeu. I'm sure it was exciting to see; it's just that it's not so stirring to hear in small worlds. But there is an enormous amount of I good in Sete's playing. f, He creates a heart-wrenching poignancy in the ad lib section of Carnaval (on one note he gets a growl that is, so help me, an out-and-out human voice), and all his playing reveals a mastery of his instrument (at times he makes runs of such speed that they are reminiscent of Art Tatum's piano arpeggios). Sete plays with scorch­ ing heat and resilient rhythm, which makes his sometimes excessive bravura endurable. His stunning improvisations within Samba de Orfeu and Soul (Soft) Samba are Sete at the height of his powers. The most disappointing track is Flamen­ co, an unaccompanied guitar solo, which ALTO SAX VOCAL GROUP ORGAN Johnny Hodges Jackie & Roy Jimmy Smith seldom goes beyond what one would ex­ Blue Notes Lovesick Respect pect from the title (which is probably an V/V6-8680 V/V6-8688 V/V6-8705* unfair criticism). TENOR SAX BIG BAND, DANCE COMPOSER A few words about Paulinho .... Stan Getz Count Basie Gary McFarland Sweet Rain Basie's Beat Soft Samba Strings He is an exciting percussionist. He is V/V6-8693* V/V6-8687* V /V6-8682 also a clever one who humorously attacks PIANO FEMALE VOCALIST ARRANGER every hard-surface object in reach with, I Bill Evans Ella Fitzgerald Benny Golson suspect, an eye to the balcony. Beyond the Bill Evans At Town Hall, Ella Fitzgerald Sings Tune In, Turn On (The obvious, however, is his finely honed time. Volume One The Johnny Mercer Hippiest Commercials His cymbal work is fascinating-like a V/V6-8683 Songbook of the '6Os) GUITAR V/V6-4067* V/V6-8710 Latin Tiny Kahn (Kahn rarely played the Wes Montgomery MALE VOCALIST BIG BAND, JAZZ standard cymbal beat but, instead, impro­ California Dreaming Arthur Prysock Duke Ellington vised complex figures as accompaniment). V/V6-8672* Love Me Ella & Duke At The V/V6-5029* Like other festival records, however, the DRUMS COMBO Cote D'Azur music was more exciting there than here. Buddy Rich Oscar PetersonTrio V / V6-4072-2* Big Band Shout -DeMicheal Thoroughly Modern VOTE V/V6-8712 'Twenties FLUTE V/V6-8700* Phil Woods Roland Kirk TRUMPET GREEK COOKING-Impulse A-9143: Zorba Now Please Don't You BobbyHackett the Greek; A Taste of Honey; Theme from Cry, Beautiful Edith Creole Cookin' Antony and C/eo/,afra; Got a Pee/in'; Theme from V/V6-8709 V/V6-8698 @ Samson and Delilah; Greek Cooking; Nica. VIBES TROMBONE Pers.onnel: Woods, alto saxophone; Sourcn where the record Baro!11an, clarinet, cymbals; William Costa, ac~ Cal Tjader Kai Winding cord1on, marimba; Iordanis Tsomidis, buzukic; Along Comes Cal Penny Lane & Time speaks for itself. Stuart Sharf, guitar; George Mgrdichian, oud; V/V6-8671* V/V6-8691 *Also Available On Ampex Tape J~hn Yalenezian, dumbeg; Chet Amsterdam, elec­ Verve Records is a division of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. tric bass; Bill LaVorgna, drums· Seymour Salz­ berg, percussion. Norman Gold,' arranger. Rating: * * * * An album with Woods as featured Modem technology combined artist is a welcome and overdue occasion. with old-world traditional Some might have preferred a straight­ handcraftmanship make the best ahead jazz date, but the exotic setting guitar strings last even longer. doesn't hamstring Woods-to the contrary, LUDWIGit's interesting to hear him in this context, Always ask your dealer for ATLAS ... though the formula wears a bit thin mid­ PUCCINI the finest in heavy-duty stands! way through the second side. Side One, though, is fresh and exciting. SERENATA The strong, all•steel ATLAS provides complete angle and height adjust• Woods is a real player. Every note that ment; maximum balance and sta• comes out of his horn is felt-there is no DARCOBLACK LABEL bility; positive locking arms around drum. Try it at your local Ludwig nonsense and no posing. Honesty is a GEMINI dealer today! rare quality, in music as elsewhere. superior guitar strings But honesty is not enough to make an artist. Woods has the other essentials as well: a beautiful sound, mastery of his craft, passion, imagination, swing. He makes his horn sing, and he is a true melodist. Listen to him on Cleopatra-all his for nearly five minutes. Alex North's melody is nice, but in Woods' hands it becomes a NEWKOMFORT KING by DEWEY !U.S.A.! masterpiece. His ringing sustained notes (he hits them square on, and stays there) are something to hear, and he tells a story that holds you all the way through. Taste of Honey, done so often, sounds new here. Woods' long opening cadenza is thrilling, and the melodic exposition that follows is dramatically enhanced by what preceeded it. After that, he does the modal thing, and does more with it than some of the people whose shtick that kind of play­ ing is. The drummer'sthrone with KINGSIZE comfort. 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