University of New Orleans ScholarWorks@UNO Wavelength Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies 5-1982 Wavelength (May 1982) Connie Atkinson University of New Orleans Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uno.edu/wavelength Recommended Citation Wavelength (May 1982) 19 https://scholarworks.uno.edu/wavelength/19 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]. Q. What do you wear to raad the ISSUE NO. 19 • MAY 1982 hottest lnUiic magazine in the aMIIIIy? "I'm not sure, but I'm almost positive, that all music came from New Orleans." A. The 1101 lllle all-cotton w.v•ng~~a Ernie K-Doe, 1979 t-shirt, of course! Features Jazz Fest . ...... ... ........ 14 Dixie Cups ......... .. ....... 17 Irma Thomas ................ 21 Luther Kent ................. 29 Percy Randolph . .......... ... 31 Bunny Matthews ..... .... .. 35 Jazz Fest Schedule . ........... 39 Marshall Sehorn .... ........ 45 Unpleasantness at Hyatt . ...... 51 Nora Wixted ...... ......... 53 Columns Letters ................. ..... 5 Listings .............. ....... 7 May ............... ........ 13 Retrospective .......... .. .... 55 Jazz ........... ..... .... ... 57 Caribbean .. ...... ..... .. .... 60 Books ............... ... .... 61 Salsa ....................... 64 Re~sues ... ... .. ..... .... 65 Reviews ........... ........ 68 Classijieds .. ........ ....... 77 Last Page .. .......... ... 78 Cover by Skip Bolen . ............ Patrick lkrry Editor, Conn~< Atkmson. Editorial Asslstonl!l, Tan)11 Coyk, Maraartt Wilharns. An Oirt<lor. Skip Bolen. Advortlslnc Solos, St.-c Gifford, Ellcn Johnson. 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U.S. customers, please mclude your zip code. .................................... .: WAVELENGTH I MAY 1982 3 -< LETTERS To The Editor: Thank you for writing the article on the New Orleans Public School marching bands in the Carnival parades. The power and the spirit of the hundreds of students who march miles and miles to entertain Mardi Gras revelers needs to be brought to the public's attention. The marching bands are just another aspect of a wide-ranging music program that has been making a regular contribution to the local, national and international music scene for many years. We are now charting the progress of New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts graduate Wynton Marsalis, who recently released his first jazz album. We are also watching Fortier graduate Gail Gilmore, who recently signed with the New York City Opera. Someday I hope to be able to work up some­ thing in either print or videotape to document the many public school products who have MEXICAN A! influenced the music we enjoy, from classical to and ... jazz to gospel to R & B, etc. AI Kennedy Double Mexicanal Communications Coordinator New Orleans Public Schools If you have loved the food, atmosphere, . and reasonable prices of Vera Cruz in the French Quarter, but live or work uptown To The Editor: and hated the trek for your favorite mexican I had to leave a concert the other night. food-then we have good news .. really wanted to hear the band; it was with great reluctance that I left. But my hearing is more Our Second Location important to my enjoyment of New Orleans than almost any other sense. And the sound is now open Uptown! man at the concert I left didn't respect that. In recent tests, over one-half of the entering 7537 MAPLE ST. freshmen at the University of Tennessee had sig­ (formerly the Maple Hill Restaurant) nificant permanent hearing loss. There is no way that those freshmen will ever hear the full If you have not yet discovered Vera spectrum of sound again. Why they lost their Cruz, then you are in for a treat .. .its full hearing ability is important. The best scien- delicious, authentic Mexican cuisine, 1 tific evidence indicates that exposure to ex­ wonderfully extensive menu, casual and cessively loud music is responsible. charming atmosphere and friendly staff The United Kingdom has done by law what have made Vera Cruz one of the most the soundmen of New Orleans must do volun­ tarily: limit the level of sound reproduction to popular meeting spots in the city. Stop reasonable levels. The threshold of pain is not by and sample one of our superb daily reasonable. Nor is it reasonable for a soundman special or have a cooler at the bar and to wear ear plugs while working a show; is it to acquaint yourself with an extraordinary protect his hearing while damaging other listen­ restaurant! ers'? And what is reasonable is not incapable of Uptown- Tues.-Sun. 11:30 am-10:30 pm; determination. OSHA has established sound Open for Lunch every day but Monday level vs. exposure time limits to protect hearing. Dowtown-Mon.-Fri. 5 to 10:30 pm; A simple sound level meter (which costs much Open for Lunch Sat. & Sun. less than one small P.A. amp) should be an Noon to 10:30 pm essential tool in the soundman's kit. More importantly, what must be added by soundmen is the certain knowledge that when they ignore reasonable limits on the sound level they rob the listeners of their hearing just as certainly as they would if they physically assaulted the listener. And that loss can never be regained. If that isn't enough to convince a soundman that he should turn it down, one wonders if that person should be called a pro­ fessional and accepted by the fraternity of audio professionals. 1411 Decatur (Corner of Gov. Nicholls) • 523-9377 J. Fred Riley 7537 Maple Street • 866-1736 RF and Audio Consultant Kenova, W. Va. Address letters to Wavelength, P .O. Box 15667 , New Orleans, Louisiana 70175. All let­ ters become the property of Wavelength. WAVELENGTH I MAY 1982 5 SPRING 1982 All these concerts ore FREE and open to the public 1st Week-DUNCAN PLAZA May 4-New Orleans C1rcus Dond speCial performances by Nelson Camp. Mono f\omer. ond Tom Foote May 5-Lody [)J s1ngs Lady Day. o tnbute to 01lly Hohdoy May 6-Preservotlon Hall Jazz Dond w1th Percy Humphrey May 7 -The ufers (Jazz) and Presentation of o One Hundred Foot Long Sw1ss Cheese Po-Ooy• •THANK YOU to the WISCONSIN CHEESE FESTIVAL for the ONE HUNDf\ED FOOT LONG SWISS CHEESE PO-OOYI 2nd Week-DUNCAN PLAZA May 10-Woody Hermon and the Thundenng Herd Moy 11 - Tony Dogrod1 and h1s Eleven P1ece Ensemble May 12-Crescent C1ty Mov1n' Company and Junior Company (donee) May 13-Douree CaJun Dond Moy 14-The Fifth Infantry DIVISIOn (Mech.) Fort Polk Dond 3rd Week-New Indoor Locotion-Gollier Hall 3rd Week-New Outdoor Locations May 17 through May 19 May 17-PAN AM PLAZA. Andrew Halls 11 J0-12:15 W1nners of the Soc1ety Oross Dond Contemporary Arts Centers Moy 18-ITM LO[)[)Y· Jacques St. Laurent New Music Compet1t1on (French MUSIC) 12:15-1 :00 Winners of the May 19-PIAUA D'ITAUA Josm1ne (Jazz) Contemporary Arts Center's May 20-SPANISH One Ad Ploy Compet1t1on PLAZA Creole f\1Ce Jazz [)and May 20-The Consort of Mus1cke & May 21 -SPANISH PLAZA Chontez : NOCCA Jazz Ensemble Moy 21- 11 :J0-12: 15 Allegro (f\en01ssonce. Folk to NOTE: Indoor locot1ons ~Simultaneous f\ogtlme) events or new outdoor s1tes 12:15-1:00 Kumbuko Afncon Donee Troupe Sponsored by the Downtown Development D1stnd ond the Arts Counc1l of New Orleans 1n cooperot1on w1th the City of New Orleans. the Record1ng lndustnes and the MusiCians Un1on. LISTINGS REPRESENTI/'10: Neville Brot/:zers The Blue Riddim Bdnd CONCERTS Sunday, 23 •The Original Temptations,Saenger Theatre. 2 Saturday, 1 shows. •Pilobolus Contemporary Dance Theatre, Sunday, 30 Theatre of the Performing Arts. •Smokey Robinson, Saenger Theatre. 2 shows. Monday, 3 •LeRoux with Atchafalaya, Lafayette CONCERT SERIES Municipal Auditorium, 7:30. •Brown Bag Concerts. 11:30-1:00 weekdays. Friday, 7 Tues. 4: New Orleans Circus Band.