:S The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, February 27, 1979-Page 5 DETROIT JAZZ AR TISTS ON TOUR 1979: William Dieterle's 1939 'i Diversity from Renaissance city THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME Any sound remake of "Hunchback" courted disaster by a ready comparison to Lou Chaney's superb silent film but CHARLES LAUGHTON'S inspired performance overcome all cavils. Moreover, MGM gave the story a magni- ficent physical production, with a supporting cast that reads like a rolicall of outstanding character actors of the decade. One of the great romantic thrillers. With MAUREEN O'HARA, CEDRIC HARDWICKE & THOMAS MITCHELL. Thurs: KING KONG (the original) By R.J. SMITH For a city which has made such a major contribution to jazz, it seems odd that Detroit has produced no real singular musical sound. It seems that for each musician weaned on the almost-always rich Motor City jazz scene, there is a different approach and style. In many other cities important to jazz, such as New York, Philadelphia, nd Chicago, the music produced often has a feeling of cohesiveness, but if Detroit has lacked a great group of .payers motivated to tailor their music along the same artistic lines, it has not in the least been without numerous musicians unafraid to explore new territory. Saturday evening's "Detroit Jazz Ar- tists on Tour 1979" at the Power Center was a fine representation of the Detroit jazz scene's quality of strength in num- bers. THE FIRST group was the loose and 'suple Sam Sanders and Visions. The Detroit-born Sanders has been ap- pearing around the city for over a decade and a half, and he leads his ,uartet[ cooly, letting the musicians stand out for many long solos, and almly moving through songs that have simple structures and uncomplicated changes. Since Sanders emphasized the in- dividual playing, his arrangements 'were somewhat lukewarm. Too much easy-going openness tends to work against a unit, and perhaps if the group had worked up to some relaxed exten- ded playing, rather than simply com- meticing with it, it would have been less on the tiresome side. Much of the individual work, though, .was a joy, and' Sander~s' bassist and 'drummer work very well together. Although pianist Gary Haverkate has a somewhat pastoral, winding approach tt odds with the quicker and more straightforward attack of others in the group, his solos were well-developed and sometimes compelling. Daily Photo by DAN OBERDORFER' Ron English of the Paradise Theater Orchestra jams during Saturday night's presentation of Detroit Jazz Artists on tour at the Power Center. The 13-piece ensemble features a wealth of good composers, including saxophonist Kenny Garrett, trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, and drummer Leonard King. It was Belgrave who impressed the most with his solos. One of the finest musicians playing around Detroit currently, Belgrave has, over many years, developed a dynamic, be-bop approach, and he is unafraid to leap in a new direction when it seems suitable. His piece "Gluefingers," perhaps the most complex chart the Orchestra per- formed, gave him amply space which' he filled explosively. Only sitting in occasionally, Woodard's flashy, gutsy playing also left the audience asking for more. The group left the stage in a somewhat unorthodox manner, playing a beautiful gospel song, displaying perhaps the best solo work of the night - some passionate choruses by guitarist Ron English. Instead of going out on a bang, the orchestra went out almost singing, the piece was so quietly intense. There are many jazz groups around Detroit, and only a few came to Ann Arbor Saturday night. Evert though the turnout for the event was disappointing, Allied Artists Association, the Detroit- based group putting on such shows around the state, should not be dishear- tened, for they are dealing with very fine talent. More such shows, bringing to outstate audiencess other Detroit groups, would be a'welcome thing in- deed. ARTS STAFF ARTS EDITORS R. J. SMITH ERIC ZOR N THEATER EDITOR JOSH PECK STAFF WRITERS bill barbour, mary bacarella,-tony bloenk, mark coleman, anthony chen, mark dighton, eleanora diliscia, jim eckert, scott eyerly, pat fabrizio, owen gleiberman, kurt grosman, diane haithman, katie herzfeld, steve hook, mark johans- son, matt kopka, mark kowalsky, marty levine, lee levine, rich loringer, peter manis, anna nissen, gerard pape, lily prigionero, kim potter, alan rubenfeld, anne sharp, nina shishkoff, mike taylor, keith tosolt, peter wallach, dan weiss, 'carol wierzbicki, tim yagle. C!NEMA GUILD TONIGH AT 7:00 & 9:05 I I.. ! STUDENTS! 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UNFORTUNATELY, the following group was too often bent on repetition. Griot Galaxy is an eight-person group with .powerfully strong ties to the African folk music tradition. The unit features a drummer and a pair of per- cussionists who offered a set which was frustratingly uneven. In spots Griot Galaxy was strongly compelling, for they created great facades of side- winding rhythms, and layered melodic and harmonic lines. At other times, sad to say, it was an almost Santana-like Sargasso Sea of banging and clanging. The most impressive member of Griot Galaxy was the percussionist who sat closest to the audience, partially because he used many different in- struments, including such unlikely candidates for music-making as a lum- berjack's saw, and used them well, ex- ploring their creative qualities rather than exploring them for their novelty. The reed section was often fine, especially saxophonist Faruq Bey and clarinetist Elrita Dodds. It is too bad the section often simply played unisonal lines, or doodled in the background while the rest of the group played on. It was very frustrating, for at their very best, the group can adeptly blend avante-garde free-playing elements. with visceral, and very physical, rhythms and melodies. So why not the best? And why such emphasis on jive mysticism? Perhaps a longer set (they could only play for about an hour) would have allowed the group to stretch out and show more completely what they could do. From Saturday night, though, all we can do is estimate. THE PARADISE Theatre Orchestra, featuring Lyman Woodard, closed the show in a highly auspicious manner. The unit started out playing several charts which might have sounded like stock stage band charts, had they not played them with such warmth and in- tensity. 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HOUDAYS $3.50 ADMITTEDt OM E ALL MATINEES 52.50 4 )F ONE ICHILDTO T01.50 DAY & SAT MIDNIGHT SHOW WALT DISNEY'S Na Avene I Iu"4_ By MARY FARANSKI This past wee the University Music Society celebrated a milestone in its history - its centennial. In honor of the anniversary of the adoption of the society's constitution 100 years ago, the Michigan Senate and House of Representatives presented the society with a commemorative certificate. Last night, the Legislature's recognition was publicized at a perfor- mance of the Choral Union, topping off the Music Society Week. The Choral Union is composed of University and local people. Wystan Stevens, Ann Ar- bor city historian, narrated the program. Gail Rector, president of the lyIusic Society, said the program was the "celebration of milestones in our (the society's) history. It is recognizing what our founders and their successors have done for the city." Blown-up pictures of artists that have appeared here over the past 100 years graced the lobby of Hill Auditorium, where the performance was held. The -display was labeled "Gallery of 100." CORRECTION In the article on playwright Edward Albee's lecture which appeared in Saturday's paper, PTP General Manager Joe Wilson was incorrectly identified as the man who introduced Albee. Actually, the m.c. was Professor Jack Bender, the interim director of theater programs. The Daily regrets the error and pledges to have its writers' eyes checked. WEDNESDAY IS MONDA "BARGAIN DAY" "GUEST N) $1.50 until 5:30 TWO ADULTS A FOR PRICEC IWaysie Theatre FRI; 3020 Wshtnaw" I .' The AnnArbor Film Cooperative presents at MLB 3 Tuesday, February 27 DARK STAR (John Carpenter, 1974) 8:30 only-MLB 3 Spectacular special effects as four astronauts head "outthere" to blast dark stars. Directed by USC film school graduate John Carpenter (HALLOWEEN), this movie is fast becoming a cult classic, a DR. 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