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tour of Asia. releases on Island's Antilles label. Man Dance (Antilles 1008, $8.98 list) and Barbeque sand a total thirst for (Antilles 1015, $8.98 list) have been Western music. It was a fair exchange. Usten­ acclaimed. And now adventurous promoter to the music of their countries played by Jon Urn is area residents the necessity was a real treat. of traveling to York or to hear Q. When you play do dance? Jackson's music first hand. The City A. Oh yes, especially in Art Institute, 4415 Warwick, will be hosting where people haven't been the regional of the to certain rhythms. Here people have to on Sunday, 8. The loc.allv-based have a certain beat, like beat to really Crack Revue, or BCR, will be warming up the get off. But in those countries people have a proceedings. lot of going on in their own music, Jackson was born and raised in Fort Worth, which our music easier for them to ac- where his father was a juke box operator and cept. owner of two record stores. His music career Q. Is the response in Europe and Asia more Ronald Shannon Jackson performs in Kansas City on April 8. Tickets are began when he started working out with free and more open? available at PennyLane, as are his , including his latest, Barbeque Dog. pie in the Charles band, who were A. I would have said that a few years ago, but in the Worth area at that time. His now the is coming around more in soloist. In Ornette's situation he's the soloist because he was the United We just had a nice time and everything is constructed around him be­ rhythm and in Texas, and people were dancing and listen­ ing the soloist. The music I have is a group, a worked with I first to mg New York, friend mine, Charles Q. I saw you in Chicago in '82 at New Music Q. How do you relate your theory of har- had a record date he couldn't so he gave America. I talked with Rev. Bruce Johnson molodics to 's music? It me the date and I met them all at the and , and I asked them about sounds like your ideas are similar. studio that night. So I recorded with them and Bowie and Oliver your compositional techniques. They told me A. Well, Ornette is a saxophone player and he after we got through this fellow came over and turned to Texas and then left again to attend what they had to do was learn to play in composes with the saxophone. Ulmer plays asked if I wanted to join his group. And that's the University of Ridgeport in gnd Ronald Shannon Jackson time. What is and he composes with the guitar. I com­ who it was, . finally the New York College of Music. Ronald Shannon Jackson time? pose from rhythms. Q. You worked with Mingus too. Jackson has A. Well, baSically, I don't play in time. I play in Q. Ulmer's sound is similar to what you're say­ A. Yeah, I worked with Mingus not too long of our [![Tl<~S--Lrlanes rhythms as opposed to playing in time. Most ing about everyone being up front, but the after I got here too, about '67-'68. This was at man, Albert Ayler, Cecil and James drummers up until the '80s have been just sound you get is so different. the Five Spot. Albert wasn't working much at Blood Ulmer-to name a few. Each member time keepers. What I do is set a pulse as op­ A. That's because I'm composing basically the time, so I took the job with Mingus. That of the Decoding SOciety likewise has a story, posed to a set time, then I play different from what I hear. I don't just sit down and band had two drummers-Dannie Richmond but not as long as Jackson's only rhythms off that pulse. I compose in such a compose music. In going through my daily ac­ and myself. Then Albert got some work, so I (all under 28). Sax player Zane way that the players can feed off that, yet re­ tivities, I'll write something, and by trying to in­ quit Mingus and took the job with Albert. Massey was heard with his father, Calvin main distinctly within their own framework. terpret as clearly what I hear as possible and Working with Albert, it was a totally elated ex­ Massey, composer and collaborator with John Still retain their own identity, yet perform trying to transpose that to melodic instru­ perience every time we played. I've been Coltrane in the '60s. Vernon Reid, , within that realm. ments, I get the sound I want. It's not that I'm blessed in a lot of ways from working with featured in top-notch Q. When I play your records for people they trying to create a different sound from what these people. When I got to New York, some such as DownBeat and , he say, "Wow, the drums are like a lead instru­ everybody else is doing. That's just the way I of the connections just naturally fell together. was hailed as one of the greatest players since ment." hear it. But th~n I've paid my dues, too, because I've Hendrix. The lineup also includes Henry Scott A. Right, because everything is equal in the Q. What was it like working with ? been here a long time. on trumpet, and Rev. Bruce music. There is no actual lead. A lot of the A. I learned a lot, not so much technically, but Q. What is your goal as a musician? Johnson on electric bass and the Decoding melodies come from rhythms I'm playing. structurally. Playing with him was a gas A. What I'm trying to do is just bring happiness SOciety's latest addition, extraordinary violinist That's what I write the melodies from, as op- because he baSically plays in rhythmic phrases to people. That's what I want the people to Akba Ali. to the drums, basses and guitar being also. See, I play in melodic rhythmic phrases. I feel: the joy of living and the joy of life at this background instruments. We're as guess the closest example I can give you is time. Interview melodically up front as the horns. Instead of when you listen to African rhythms. They can playing time by playing rhythm, everyone can easily swing from a five to a six rhythm very Tickets to the show are available at Pen­ Q. When you're playing, what are some of the be equal because our rhythm and melody is subtly without you really knowing it, but you as are albums by Ronald Shannon you're trying to reach the same. feel the effect of it. That's basically what I do, Besides the albums mentioned A. of all I want you to that when Q. Your approach is similar to Ornette Cole- but on a much wider scale. above, Jackson's releases include Street Priest you listen to my music, whether there's one man's of . What effect did Q. SO, it's this kind of modulating or expand­ (Moers Music 01096, $10.98 list), Nasty melody or two or three complex working Ornette have on your music? ing rhythm? (Moers Music 01086, $9.98 list) and Eye on combined, that you're not alone. I A. I learned a lot from working with Ornette, A. The first word is correct: modulating You (About Time 1003, $8.98 list) grew up out in the midwest and I know what it for sure. But a difference is with rhythms. That's what I been on is to wander around in the fields and just be everyone is when I met Cecil Taylor. We hit well April Is Dance Month 20 % Off All Dance Music

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LAURIE ANDERSON ***** Great' It's finally springtime, that time of animal I can envision listening to that station is QUEEN **** Mister Heartbreak year when almost everyone is in a good mood the rock dinosaur. The Works Produced by , , and the baseball season starts. Love in the This month I'm a new Produced by Queen!Mack Roma Barar and air, and so are the strains of hot new music. category in my reviews. month I'll 12322 $8.98 list WB 25077 $8.98 list I would like to thank who the best soul record and it will get the hearing the "Radio Ga Ga," I Another really strong effort that once responded to last month's rant rock saw Marvin Memorial Soul Record of the was all set to pan the shit out of this places Ms. Anderson at the forefront radio, and I'm happy to say I have now met an Month. Remember, if it ain't got the saw, it record, but I was wrong. Works is like a musical frontier of the '80s. Her music is a Arbitron reporter. By the way, have you seen air.'t got the buzz. retrospective of classic Queen. If you've ever blending of the modern day gadgets and the new KY102 commercials on TV? The only -LeRoi® liked anything by Queen, you'll find some­ technology with slightly off-center poetry end­ thing on this record you'll like. ing with a seductive quality uniquely 1984 and uniquely Laurie Anderson. MODERN ENGLISH **** REPO-MAN **** *** Ricochet Days (soundtrack! various artists) Produced by Mike Scott and Rupert Hine JOHNCALE **** Produced by Hugh James and Modern San Andreas 39019 (MCA) $6.98 list Island 90147 $6.98 list Carribbean Sunset English If you're looking for a really good There seems to be a lot of potential to the Produced by Sire 25066 $8.98 list sampler, you should try this record. It's a good Waterboys' hard-edged ,new wave sound, but Island 7024 (import) $9.98 list This record shows a lot more growth and example of some of the best punk stuff it just didn't jell on this one. It might be weak When I think back to the musical dark ages depth than I was apt to give Modern English around. I haven't seen the movie, but if it's as production. of the mid-70s, I always find a handful of art­ credit for. It's a transitional record, and even good as the soundtrack, it could be a real ists that helped me get through the void. John though it might not be a big hit, it does give sleeper. TONEY CAREY *** Cale was one such artist. Cale has one of the them a good groundwork to grow from. A Some Tough City most forceful voices I've ever heard. It falls very heady piece of music. Produced by Peter Hawke somewhere between Jim Morrison and Eric MCA5464 $8.98 list Burdon. The only complaint I ever had with JACQUI BROOKES *** Declaration Carey is enjoying a successful career, both Cale was that he didn't use better musicians, Sob Stories Produced by solo and with Planet P. This record is straight­ and it still seems to be a problem. But even so, Produced by Laurie Lathan I.R.S. 70608 $6.98 list ahead hard rock with some potential hit Cale's music is a delight to experience. MCA5467 $8.98 list If you think music isn't political anymore, singles, but as a full record, it's very thin on This record contains some really fine torch­ give these guys a listen. Soon people will be material. THOMAS DOLBY **** styled pop songs. I like just about everything saying sounds a lot like the Alarm if The Flat Earth except Jacqui Brookes' vocals, which are they keep this up. It's hard-biting rock and roll Produced by Thomas Dolby somewhat less than awe-inspiring. with lots of SOCially redeeming factors. Capitol 12309 $8.98 list Love Life With the huge success of Thomas Dolby's Produced by , Giogio Moroder last effort, I really had my doubts about the Best of the bunch Chainsaw Marvin memorial and Richi Zito possible quality of this follow-up record. Yet, 'Geffen 4025 $8.98 list 10 and behold, he dropped much of the synth, TALK TALK soul record of the month Pretentious melodrama. went to a more conventional instrumentaliza­ It's My Life tion, extended his song stylization (including a Produced by Tim Friese-Greene SYSTEM BILLY RANKIN ***** really nice remake of Dan Hicks' "I Scare EMI17113 $8.98 list X-Periment Growin' Up Too Fast Myself") and came up with an admirable Man, have I listened to this one a ton of Produced by Mic Murphy and David Frank A&M 4977 $6.98 list record with a lot more dtpth than his previous times. Although it's not quite as good as Mirag@90146 $8.98 list This record has no SOcially redeeming fac­ releases. Roxy's Avalon, it gets pretty damn close. It This one has got what's hot. It has that soul! tors other than it's a whole hell of a lot of fun to has those same lilting melodies that made me rock sound of , with a ton of technology listen and dance to. It's energetic, pop and so fond of Avalon. Although the vocals aren't and killer vocals via Mic Murphy. Looking for with a lot of hooks. SJ>ENCER DAVIS IFiY\ as strong as Bryan Ferry's, they're more than something for that next dance party? This will Crossfire \$I sufficient. I don't make comparisons with get 'em going. Produced by Spencer Davis and Allan Avalon lightly, but this record sure makes me mn TOMTEELEY ~ think a whole lot about it. McDougall Tales of Glamour and Distress Allegiance 442 $8.98 list Produced by Neil Kernon and Tom Teeley The disco-fied version of ''I'm a Man" A&M 4991 $6.98 list makes me wanna fuckin' puke. Whew! Not a pretty sight. JUDiE TZUKE Coming attractions HOWARD JONES ***** Ritmo Human's Lib Produced by Paul Muggleton and Mike Pax- Produced by Rupert Hine and Collin Thurston Music news-wise, there isn't a lot going on, Capitol has some new releases to talk about Elektra 60346 $8.98 list 1442 (import) $9.98 list so I thought I'd take this opportunity to ask with a new label and new record for Joe The sound falls somewhere between Nick listened to Judie Tzuke, but I'd never you for your favorite new LPs of the month. Cocker. Also new ones by Any Trouble, In­ and the Moody . It's slick, heard Judie Tzuke. Now, thanks to some en­ will be in the issues. but for dustry, Jules Shear. Dr Hook and David and fairly angry. Definitely a hit. cOlJra~!ement and a little from Heart· beat City (Elektra 60296. $8.98 list). Alan is really this month with VOCillists-·Kate Bush and now Judie Tzuke. Parsons Project. Ammonia Avenue (Arista a new record by Jermaine with a 8204, $8.98 list). 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They combine dance and African Jane Girls, a greatest hits package by Rick of the first ten Great Performance classical rhythms, technology, guitar vocals and lyrics James, the Crusaders, Bobby King, Jerry Lee records at a special price. LAWRENCE OPERA HOUSE into a marvelous concoction of music that is Lewis, Frankie and the Knockouts and One - Larry Stroud SATURDAY, APRIL 28 sure to please . Way. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• MAIL ORDER Penny Lane mail order customers receive complimentary one year sub­ scriptions to the Pitch. Prices of all ADDRESS records are $1.00 off list price or, if over $10, 10% off. Mail to PennyLane, 4128 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64111. All records listed in the Pitch PAID: CHECK NO. are currently available from Pen­ nyLane. Shipping charges: for 1 or 2 records, add $1.50. We pay shipping on 3 or more records. 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After years of hard work, hassles and the first ? sweating out a living in West Coast bars and A. dives, the Robert Cray Band has delivered a own group, They are brilliant follow-up to their smoking debut LP very popular here on the West Coast, and Who's Been Talkin' If there is any justice, they already have a record in the works. He Cray's national tour in support of Bad In­ sat in with us last at our Portland gig. fluence (Hightone 8001, $8.98 list) should Q. Bad been out for several bring him a portion of the audience he months. do you feel about the record deserves. now that you have a chance to listen to it Critics have praised Bad Influence, without having to worry about the business DownBeat magazine giving it four-and-a-half of it'! stars and calling Cray "a forceful, movingly ex- pressive with deep gospel roots and guitarist no mean ability who telligently, creatively and to There's no instrumental gral1dstancling just solid, seamless pertorrnarlces Times said

works. you love blues and are tired of same 12-bar formula, this is it, Jack'" of live than the first album. On Robert Cray's live shows are marathon Interview first record we didn't know the producer, and fairs which drive you to dance your blues away he didn't know us. So, he produced the or cry in your beer. If you didn't catch him at record we were exclUSively a blues the Jazzhaus in Lawrence last month, you'll was evident on band, and album ended up as a blues mus1C get another chance to hear him in Kansas City Was this deliberate, or just part record. Bad is a lot closer to the tell me about the show you did at Harling's Upstairs on April 27. the natural evolution of the band? band in terms the feel and the sound. with Euphoria in 1980? I -Blue Dew A. Actually, this record is closer to the sound Q. The band on the album With heard it was a special night. ' A. Yeah, it was really special. We were up for slifferent. Was it easy for you to the show, because Muddy means so much to guys the band with the right kind of and to us. Doing the encore number feeling for the music:! meant a lot to me, and it is still A. Yeah, it was pretty There are a lot of an me to think about. The blues and r&b bands on West Coast, so it man was just incredible. The audience that SPECIALISTS IN RECORDED MUSIC was pretty simple finding guys for the band. night was very receptive and really added to Q. Whatever happened to the harp player on the show. It just one of those nights Wayfarer Sunglasses Your Next Move...

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swmgmg version 3 composition, "Momem w Momen!," with room tor all hands to The second track one of Benny's most famous works, Came Betty." tune was written in while Golson was numbers, "Indiana. member of 's .Jazz Messengers and "Would You Like to Take a Taken at an absolutely perfect tempo, it will Walk. Slam and Everett are in excellent form have you tapping your toe from start to finish on all the trio tracks Closing is Art Farmer's jazz standard Long after Art Tatum's death, jazz per­ "Farmer's Market." When Annie Ross set formers, critics, writers and just plain lyrics to this great line and recorded it on her lovers still acknowledge him as one of maiden session in 1952, she was on her way most gifted performers in music history. Taken here at a swift tempo, it again gives Pianist/ music critic Green summed it everyone a showcase for their abundant up this way: "In piano playing jazz talents. finds its ultimate pianistic expression, a piano Side two contains three more Golson style mastery of all piano styles, "Fair Weather" comes from 1956 was just as in English language found recorded by Benny at that time on a Milt its ultimate verbal expression in James Jackson date. The second cut, whose prose style was compounded elements of all prose styles." Like other such as Armstrong, Ellington Tatum's recordings are all worth adding to one's collection. By all means. get this one and enjoy every precious second - Dick Wright "Ease Away

ALDIMEOLA **** and dance-oriented rock clubs, but the raw Sequencer electronic rhythms have yet to find their way Columbia 04945 $4.98 list to topAO radio playlists. Predictably, someone Now that disco has died and "dance music" has come along to change all that. The New has risen from the ashes, many artists of all York-based group Break Machine picked up, musical persuasions have shown an interest in dressed up, smoothed out and commercial- more rhythmiC music. That's great. As long as no one mentions the word disco, I'm sure we Body and Soul will be hearing plenty of fresh and imaginative dance music. Dance Guitar virtuoso Al Di Meola has joined with keyboard wiz Jan Hammer to produce one of ized this sound. Produced by Jaques Morali the greatest dance records I've heard in a long (), this group may well have a ON SALE NOW time. This energetic music brings on the same hit on its hands with this tribute to the agile instinctive toe tapping that bluegrass or big fellows who can twirl around with their feet in band swing might. Di Meola on his customized the air. and Hammer on the Fairlight CMI syn­ This tune is bright and snappy, complete ONLY $5.99 thesizer casually playoff each other's riffs to an with whistling, a la "Sweet Georgia Brown." easygoing, down tempo beat (109 bpm). The The tempo at 120 bpm is smack in the mid­ kick to this song, and also the name, comes range, which can be enjoyed by anyone from Also check out these Joe Jackson albums from a polyphonic sequencer which lays down high-energy fans to down-tempo funksters. that metallic, high-voltage bass line. The com­ The instrumental on the B side stands well at our regular low prices: bination works and the finishing touches are on its own. ( I prefer it.) Keep an ear open for ' Look Sharp' added by Francios K., who gives us remixed this one. You'll probably be hearing it soon. and dub versions. -Mike Vaughan Night and Day Jumpin' Jive -Mike Vaughan I'm the Man Mike's Murder (soundtrack) HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS **** BREAK MACHINE *** [ Want a New Drug Street Dance Chrysalis 42779 $4.98 list Sire 20189 (12") $3.98 list Finally, a remix of one of my favorite songs Although the break dancing craze is bound of the year. John Luongo has done a great job to become a cliche (and probably already is in on this one, making it very enjoyable. It's the urban areas where it began), many people remixed just right for OJs to rework it even have never heard the beat-box music that in­ spired this mechanical mime dancing. The - Larry Stroud 4l~lfIl\UlNE _ beat-box sound has been going strong in black Page 6 KC PITCn April 1984 Comin' to Kansas City, here they come

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Kessel and Charlie Byrd, to BATTLEFIELD BAND (Community list), Open All Nite (Adelphi 4105, $8,98 list), name a few, 1974 Australian promoter and Christian Church, April 6) Live at the Psyche Deily (Adelphi 4110, jazz buff Kim Bonythan the com- The San Francisco Examiner calls them $8,98 list), Side Pocket Shot (Adelphi 4115, bination of Charlie Byrd, Kessel and "neither a furrow-browed 'authentic' band or a $8,98 list), Jacks and Kings (Adelphi 4120, Herb Ellis in what is called "a historic jazz trio," cop out 'pop-folk' group," The South $8,98 list), Jacks and Kings "Full House" the Great Guitars, After a tour of that country Argus says they "blow away all those cobwebs (Adelphi 4125, $8.98 list), Times Four (2-LP and New Zealand, the Great Guitars received which cloud people's views of ," set, Adelphi 4130/35, $11.98 list) and Ten overwhelming public Their first US Melody Maker says that the Battlefield Band Years Live (Varrick/Rounder 001, $8,98 list) , appearance was a performance at "can inspire with delicacy and understatement Hammond also has a new live recording Carnegie Hall, followed by a superb show at in a way I've only experienced before in Planx­ out, Live (Rounder 3074, $8.98 list), Other one of the biggest nights in the six-year history ty, the unlikely instrumentation blending available albums include John Hammond of the Concord Summer Festival (which was, beyond reasonable hope." (Vanguard 2148, $8,98 list), Big City Blues luckily, recorded live that night and is now Revered by critics and fans alike, the Bat­ Blues artist John Hammond (Vanguard 79153, $8,98 list), Country Blues available as Great Guitars, Concord 4, $8,98 tlefield Band has been at the forefront of the (Vanguard 79198,$8,98 list), The Best of list) , tremendous resurgence of Scottish music that player. "When I saw him, I really got en­ John Hammond (2-LP set, Vanguard 11/12, Ellis performed with the Great Guitars at the has been going on since the mid-70s, They thusiastic about spending 90 percent of my $11,98 list), John Hammond Solo (Van­ Folly Theater in September, Besides the live have pioneered the use of such diverse in­ time with the guitar," guard, $8,98 list) Footwork (Vanguard recording mentioned above. his albums as a struments as organ, electric piano, syn­ Performing with Hammond will be the 79400, $7,98 list), Hot Tracks (with the member of that group include At Charlie's thesizer, fiddle and Highland and Northum­ Nighthawks, who are well-known for their Nighthawks, Vanguard 79424, $7,98 list), Georgetown (Concord 209, $8,98 list). which brian bagpipes, The band has broken down blend of blues and high-energy rock, The Mileage (Rounder 3042, $8,98 list) and Frogs rated four-and-a-half stars in the September many musical barriers, reaching an ever­ Nighthawks have added a new member to the for Snakes (Rounder 3060, $8,98 list), Pitch, Great Guitars at the Winery (Concord widening audience throughout the world, 131, $8,98 list) and Straight Tracks (direct to Their albums, Home [s Where the Van [s disc, Concord 1002. $17,98 list), (Flying Fish, $8,98 list), The Story So Far., Other records by Herb Ellis include Herb (Flying Fish 274, $8,98 list) and There's a Mix (Concord 181, $8,98 list), Herb Ellis at Buzz (Flying Fish 299, $8,98 list), are PAUL HINDEMITH The great German composer (;omposing to Montreux (Concord 116, $8, 98 list) , A Pair to available at PennyLane, "For Those We Love" **** the text of perhaps the greatest American Draw (with Ross Tompkins, Concord 17, Radio Symphony Orchestra, Chorus poet-a marriage made in heaven, Unfor­ $8, 98 list) , Rhythm Willie (with Freddie Green, JOHN HAMMOND (Lone Star, April and Soloists conducted by Helmut Koch, tunately, it didn't really work, After its initial Concord 10, $8,98 list), "After You've 24) Deutsche Grammophon 2543825 $7,98 list performance it wasn't performed again for 17 Gone"," (with Ray Brown and others, Con­ The Tampa Tribune has called him a This recording is a German translation of a years, The 1963 New York Philharmonic cord 6, $8,98 list), Seven, Come Eleven (with musical encyclopedia of the .blues, "He choral! orchestral work Hindemith originally recording, which Hindemith conducted, has Joe Pass, Concord 2, $8,98 list), Jazz/Con­ handles everything from songs of the wrote for the English text of Walt Whitman's little emotional synthesis between text and cord (with Joe Pass, Ray Brown and Jake Mississippi Delta to firey Chicago blues tunes archetypical American poem, "When Lilacs music, Like a Bonanza show dubbed in Hanna, Concord 1, $8,98 list), Softly-But with nearly flawless execution," Last in the Door-yard 'd." While listen­ Japanese, the music is not a believable expres­ with That Feeling (Verve 2674, $9,98 list), George Thorogood has said that Hammond ing to it I flashed back to a banquet I attended sion of the narrative, Two for the Road (with Joe Pass, Pablo was the one who got him started as a guitar honoring Kansas City composer Virgil Thom­ However, the Berlin Radio Symphony Or­ son, Those of you familiar with Thomson's chestra version, which has Whitman's poetry in accompanying Hindemith's music, is successful. Once a person gets over the disconcerting feeling of hearing the first Classical line of one of America's most famous poems as "Als Flieder jungst mir im Garten bluht," THE DAVID C~OSBY BAND reputation know he has trouble staying awake one can see what Virgil Thomson was talking Special Guest Roger McGuinn at concerts, I think you can imagine his alpha about. (of ) wave pattern during the banquet's dessert When accompanying the English version of Saturday, April 7 • 8 p.m. course, Whitman's poem, the music was distracting Suddenly, however, he awoke and spon­ and impeded the emotional interpretation of Uptown Theatre taneously launched into a faScinating lecture the text. Here the for the national differences in It's not going to be an American classic, I I I I of French considering the aspects of the Ger- KY102 Presents operas in man musical not a German classic of either. But it's a strong. work, NIGHTRANGER or verbal, Thompson

Special Guest JTN an English com­ similar to English Tuesday, April 17 • 8 p.m. sutnecl-v,m)-Oblect. A German com­ uptown Theatre as well as musically, Classical top five thought that ex­ I I I I II plained Germans could compose the 1. HAYDYNjHUMMELjL. MOZART most strident of musical works, The verb at the Trumpet Concertos KY102 Presents end of a musical thought Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; National Phil­ imetus at the end of each harmonic Orchestra conducted by Ray­ Ths recording conclu- mond Leppard FOGHAT sion and throws cold water on the musical CBS IM-37846 (digital) $12.98 list one-worlders who proclaim that music is an 2, BRITTEN Wednesday, April 25 • 7 p.m. international language, After all, Hindemith Turn of the Screw uptown Theatre seemed to be the logical person to demon­ Donath, Harper, Tear, etc,; Members of strate the internationalism of music, An in­ the Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent novative composer, his music was banned in Garden, conducted by Sir Colin Davis Hitler's Germany because of its mocking tone Phillips 410-426-1 $21. 98 list KY102 Presents toward some of Germany's musical traditions, 3, KOECHLIN Escaping to the in 1940 and A Dance for Ginger Rogers and Other CHRISTINE McVIE becoming a citizen in 1946, Hindemith was Piano Music eager to provide American music, which he Boaz Sharon, piano Special Guest Baxter Robertson disdained as rather primitive, with a master­ Nonesuch 71413 $5,98 list work, 4, MOZART Robert Shaw's Collegiate Chorale proVided Gran Partita him with a commission to attempt just such a Vienna Mozart Winds conducted by feat. Hindemith chose to eulogize Franklin Nikolaus Harnoncourt Roosevelt and the American dead of World Telefunken 6.42981 (digital) $12.98 list war II by to music Walt Whitman's 5, ROUSSEL poem, "When Last in the Door-yard Padmavati Bloom'd," (You'll remember from your high Horne, Gedda, Van Dam, etc,; Orchestra school literature course that it was written im­ of the Capitole do Toulouse conducted by mediately after Abraham Lincoln's assassina­ Michel Plasson tion,) Angel DSBX 3948 (digital) $26.98 list April 1984 KC PITCH Page 7 415 WESTPORT ROAD Warm Up Acts: LOWER LEVEL) KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI Steve Epley ...... Mon. 8·10 p.m. -. • 561·3747 Ben Jeneau ...... Tues. & Sat. 11 Greg Tamblyn ...... Thurs. ~ ""_11 ••" Dave Krull...... Wed. & Fri. ""«"Rep *BLAYNEY'S IS OPEN TILL 3 A.M. APRIL ENTERTAINMENT Mon.·Fri. and 1:30 AM Saturdays

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Music Repertory and art movie houses Paradise. 421-1278. Fine Arts. 262-0701. Walrus Inn Cily Movie-Center. 561-0085. Bijou. 333-3336. Every Sun. it's the Ron Roberts 756-0382. and Tues. it's Glow. Lucy The House Band on UMKC on Apr. 19-21. Valentine Wealthy on the 25th. Jim Jumpshotz on Apr 26-27. on the 28th

White Recital hall 2762704 or 276-1711 Many p.m. show on Sun Some 24 at Johnson County Community 29th 888-8500, ext. 408. Psycho and at 3:30. free I Musici with violinist Pina Car­ Mr. Mom on Apr. 13. Blue mirelii on 26 at 7: 30 for $15-10 Volker 20. The Chill on Apr Shows Quartet in GEB 233 for $1-75¢ and Alternative Film Festival foolkiller to Lightnin' 756-3754. Sylvia Woods. Irish Hopkins, Love It Like a A Film about and award winner. on the 27th for Malvina F?eynolds. Aretha Franklin, Soul Women's Chorus on the 28th for $3. Shows Singer and Red, White and will be at 8 p.m shown for free in HalL rm. on the UMKC campus on 9 at 7. KC Opry 461-2228. Bill Anderson on the 14th at 5 and Blues uocalist performs at the Lone Star with Chick Willis and 8 for $5. 27th at 7 and 10 for Earlene Owens on April 10. Koko's albums, From the Heart of a Woman Theater $10. KC (Alligator 4724, $8.98 list), The Earthshaker (Alligator 4711, $8.98 list) and I Got What It Takes (Alligator 4706, $8,98 list), are auailable at PennyLane, Foolkiller Blayney's 756-3754. Actors' 561-3747. In Waldo, 363-2200. Street Cor­ ner Symphony on Apr. 4-7. 4 Sknns on Apr. 18-21. Earl Clark and Spectrum on Apr. April 24-28.

Jazz Lover's Pub Crawl Gano Hall VFW Hall 333-2227. Seventeen area clubs are 781-8250. Andre-Michel Schub, per- 531-8750. Black Flag on Apr. 24 at 9 for $6. ticipating and you can buy tickets and forms at William Jewell College on 24 for buses at anyone of them, including the Grand $8. Midland Emporium and Harling's Upstairs. On Apr. 12 753-6617. Christine McVie on Apr. 30 at 8 from 7:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Tickets are $5. Lawrence Opera House for $13.50 reserved. Unicorn Theatre (913) 843-7454. Weekend Underground 531-PLAY Talking predici~m(mts of Municipal Auditorium Music Festival on Apr. 20-21, featuring 12 Pladium 753-6617. Oakridge Boys with special guest area bands, including Micronotz, Yardapes (913) 841-4600. In Lawrence. The Kidd Michael Murphy on Apr. 15 at 3 for $12.50. and Pillbox. Shows at 8 and tickets are Band on 4-7. Steve, Bob and Rich on $5 in advance for both or $3.50 at the the 11th. Razors on Apr. 13-14. Blubird Kemper Arena door. The Gladiators (reggae) with BCR on on the 18th. Forces on Apr. 20-21. Shann Mabee Theatre 753-6617. Billy Joel on Apr. 17 at 8 for $15. the 28th. and the Scams on the 25th. Frequent Zs on 926-4127. The Glass Menagerie presented by Apr. 27-28. the Rockhurst Players on Apr. 12-14 at 8 and All Souls Unitarian Church Lone Star on the 15th at 2 for $4-3.50. 561-1580. John McCutcheon performs in a 561-1881. Lucy on Apr. 4-7. Koko Taylor on Nightlife benefit for the American Friends Service on the 10th. The Urge on Apr. 11-14. The 461-0300. The Rage the first week. Call for Dinner Playhouse Apr. 29 at 5 for $6. Tickets available at Penny­ Phones on the 17th. The Elvis Brothers on other dates. 561-PLAY. Nichelle Nichols (Commander Lane. Interpreted for the hearing impaired. Apr. 18. John Mayall with Mick Taylor on Uhura on the Starship USS Enterprise) stars in Apr. 19. Plain Jane on Apr. 20-21. John Nightlife East Horowitz and Mrs. Washington at Tiffany's At­ Harry T's Hammond with the Nighthawks on Apr. 24. 229-5535. Zs the first two weeks, tic. It's a Mystery to Me finishes at the Waldo 221-7000. 1984 Grammy nominee Jimmy Mr: Smith on Apr. 25-26. The Holdouts on then Myth Slipstream. Astoria Apr. 22, and then it's Billie Bird in Witherspoon performs with the Richard Ross Apr. 27-28. Apr. 3, to be announced. Opal. Trio on Apr. 10-14 at 9 for free. In the Phillips Artist's Palate House at 12th and Baltimore. Harling's Upstairs 931-0327. Open mike and no cover, Fri. -Sat. folly Theater 531-0303. Glow on Apr. 6-7. Jazz Crawl on at 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. 474-4444. Metro Theater Circus (for children) Linwood Multi-purpose Center the 12th. Scartaglen on Apr. 18-21. Robert on Apr. 1 at 2 and 4 for $6. Radio Man, a 333-3136. Jasmine gives a final performance Crayon the 27th. Call for other dates. Folly Theater review of black music of the '50s, on Apr. 8 at before they take a leave of absence from per­ 753-0043. Tokyo String Quartet on Apr. 28 7 for $15. Fractured Follies II on Apr. 14 at 8 forming on Apr. 20 at 8 for $6. Tickets Lyric Opera at 8 for $14-12. Tickets at Classical Westport. and on the 15th at 2 for $15-6. available at PennyLane. 471-7344. II Trovatore by Verdi on Apr. 14, 16, 20, 25. Rossini's Cinderella on Apr. 18, Jazzhaus Theatre for Young America Adam's Mark 21, 23, 27. Great Scenes from Italian Opera (913) 749-3320. In Lawrence. Blue Riddim 648-4600. Tales of Peter Rabbit plays through 753-7707. Sunday brunch featuring KJLA's on Apr. 28. Shows at 8 and tickets are $15-7. Band on Apr. 4-5. Magic Slim and the Tear­ Apr. 19. The Cricket in Times Square opens 12-piece orchestra on Apr. 15 at 11:30-3:30 drops on Apr. 6- 7. Pillbox and the Blinkies on Apr. 25. Tickets are $4-3.50. for $14.50. Community Christian Church Apr. 10-11. Tommy Johnson Experiment on 931-9121. Battlefield Band on Apr. 6 at 8. the 18th. The Teddy Boys on the 19th. Shann Pierson Hall Blind Pig Tickets, $7-6, at Classical Westport. and the Scams on Apr. 20-21. Jonathan 276-1407. Theatre for Young America 531-9802. Norton Canfield runs Open Mike Richman and on Apr. 24. presents Tom Sawyer on Apr. 15 at 2, free, Night every Wed .. 8-12. Canfield (contem­ Parody Hall Herb Ellis on Apr. 25-26. Bill Lynch Band on on the UMKC campus. porary. country and original) on Apr. 6-7, 531-5031. See previous for complete Apr. 27-28. Call for other dates. 20-21. Allen White (blues, and original) schedule. Some highlights: Bob and Johnson County Community College 13-14. Fine Line on Apr. Rich. the Bel Airs, Blue Riddim Band, the Zoo Film 888-8500, ext. 408. Dinner theater presented No cover. and the Morells. by the Barn Players. Two plays by Ernest Nelson Gallery Thompson, Twinkle, Twinkle and The Consti­ The Point Music Hall 561-4000. The Barkleys of Broadway starring tuent, in Commons 319 on Apr. 13-14 at 7 531-9800. Upstairs: every Mon. it's Open 781-8250. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers on Apr. 8. On and on the 15th at 1 for $12-10 (includes din­ Mike Night with Tamblyn and every Apr. 29 a double feature: Vincente Minnelli's ner). Tues. it's Tom Hall John Pointer. Rich The Clock starring Judy Garland and Intruder Hill and the Riffs featuring Ida McBeth on Apr. in the Dust. Shows are at 1:30 for free in the Midland 4-7. 18-21 and 25-28. Free Space Band on Grand Emporium Atkins Auditorium. 421-7500. Yul Brynner in The King and I Apr. 11-14. Downstairs: Tom Hall and John 531-1504. Kansas City Blues through Apr. 8. Pointer on Apr. 6-7. 13-14. Call for other Session with Tom Bark on film Series dates and the of Jazz every 262-0701. At the Fine Arts. American silents: Comedy Crawl on 12th. For Heaven's Sake (1926) with Harold Lloyd 1 and The Mark of Zarro (1920) with Epperson Auditorium Fairbanks on 29. American 561-1580. On the Kansas western: Westward (1943) with the Trailblazers and Hoot Gibson and the final on Apr. on Rangers. At Lone.