Page 8, Retriever, October 11 , 1976 In Review Records

Two Jazz ·Sizzlers High Sun; Bucky and Bud on top dancing lithely over the seethiruz disawoint I:Iis new albwn, Altura Do Sol music with his golden runs and trUls. and fresh. Pizzarelli's guitar justifies itself . "Silver Wedding" unfolds slowly and as a superb rhythm instrument throughout (High Sun), is no exception. A while back., Paul Horn was introduced darkly, with piano and flute in mystic the album. On the -duets in particular, conversation. It seems almost direc­ Bucky's interpretive skills provide a to the music of a Brazilian named Egberto Gismonti and Horn immediately tionless in its progression, almost lyrical clishion for Bud Freeman's tenor­ dreamlike, calling to mind the im­ sweet improvisations. This is a most recognized a kindred spirit. Altura Do Sol is the result of their collaborative efforts. p-ovisations of the group Oregon. rewarding and refreshing albwn for two "High Sun," the title track, is demonic in masters of the idiom. It contains pulsating, vibrant music, rich with Brazilian rhythms and hints of its intensity. Weird percussive effects and Altura DoW Sol (High Sun) - Paul Horn classical South American music. Un­ Indian folk melodies make for an exciting, (Epic Records) fortunately, the album liner notes neglect primitive composition. "Carmo" is a Paul Horn is a jazz flautist of con­ to say exactly which instruments Gismonti gorgeous ballad, a delicate aural ballet for siderable skill and admirable sensitivities. plays, but I would guess he plays both flute, guitar and strings. The remainder of In the past he has recoreded some ex­ guitar and keyboards from the soimd of the the ablum flows in the same vein as these traordinary albums. His Inside was album. Nor is due credit given the sidemen compositions. Jungle cries and churning recorded inside the Taj Mahal where his . who helped make this album as (me as it steaming percussion form a perfect sonorous improvisations were suspended is. vehicle for Horn's spirited improvisations. jewel-like in the air for up to twenty-eight The music is bound to bring to mind that The result is no mere bastardization of seconds. Inside II was a mixed bag in of Airto Moreira or Dom Urn Ramao, two Brazilian themes, but a true merging of which Horn multi-tracked classical South American percussionists­ talents and sensibilities to create a whole passages and even performed a duet with composers, but Gismonti's themes weave greater than its parts. Paul Horn is to be the taped cries of a killer; whale. His ear together more di~rate elements. "Head congratulated not only for his golden for the unusual and his unique talent for Dance" opens the album with pulsating playing, but for his golden ear which By Elias Lieberman getting at the heart of m,usic never fail to perCUSSion and guitar. Horn soon jumps in brings to fruition such a fine album. Buck and Bud - Bucky Pizzarelli with Bud Freeman (Flying Dutchman Records) Are you looking for a refreshing autumnal breeze in your jazz listening? Here is the album you're looking for. A guitarist of impeccable taste and a veteran tenor sax player have teamed up to produce a breezy and informal album that simply bears their first names, Buck and Bud. Bucky Pizzarelli has emerged slowly into the public limelight from the ranks of the underrated and talented studio jazz musicians. He has put in his time with the likes of Benny Goodman, 'Zoot Sims and Benny Carter. He was even a member of the NBC studio band and a mainstay on the Dick Cavett show band. He handles acoustic and electric, swing and classicial music all with equal aplomb and finesse. Bud Freeman turned seventy years old this year but he blows as sweetly as ever. His home of late is Ireland and in recent years he has toured with the Worlds' Greatest Jazz Band (that's really their name!). This is the first time that Bucky and Bud have teamed up as a duet and the results are delightful. Six of the album's eleven tracks are duets for Bucky on electric guitar and Bud on tenor. Old standards like "Tea For Two," "You Took Advantage of Me" and "Dinah" receive bare bones treatment, but, oh, how these two can flesh out a song. Pizzarelli is content, for the most part, to let Freeman solo and carry the melody as he vamps in the background with the loveliest of progreSSions. On the other five cuts Bucky and Bud are assisted by Hank Jones.on piano, Bob Haggart on bass'and Ronnie Taxler on drums. Pizzarelli switches to acoustic guitar for his quintet number, something heard all too rarely in jazz guitar, and the results conjure up the guitar greats like Charlie Christian and Django Reinhardt. "Sweet Sue" spotlights some brilliant tinkling on the ivories by Hank Jones. All in all, the interpretations are clean Event Westminster, Md.--A woodcut show featuring the work of Andrij Maday, a young Ukrainian artist, will open at 10 a.m. on Monday, October 11 in Gallery I Fine Arts Building, Western Maryland College, Westminster, Md. The works of Mr. Maday, a Philadelphia, Pa., resident, will continue to be exhibited through October 20, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays. Having begun as a traditionalist, Andrij . Maday has branched out into an ex­ pressive, abstract style. Much of the ar­ tist's work reflects his Ukrainian ancestry, dealing with some still-life and landscape subjects but leaning more heavily towards figurative portraiture. Andrij Maday has exhibited extensively throughout Pennsylvania and in New Jersey, Illinois, Maryland and Delaware. His most recent one-artist shows have been at LaSalle College, Philadelphia, Pa., and at Selfreliance F.C.U. in Baltimore. Mr. Maday is represented by prints at the Ukrainian University of St. Clement in Rome, Italy, where he attended summer semesters for two seasons. His work also bangs in The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from which he graduated in 1975.