Sunday, September 9, 1973 THE MICHIGAN DAILY
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blues
festival
By HARRY HAMMITT
The audience at Friday night's
session of the Ann Arbor Blues
and Jazz Festival didn't know
quite what to expect from Count
Basie. Some had even compared
him to Lawrence Welk.
But Basie took firm control
over the listeners, playing a fine
set of jumping swing music that
added an entirely new dimension
to a concert whose last two acts
stood out as the highlights.
Though the evening became te-
dious at times, the overall qual-
ity of the music was good, and
the sounds ranged over an ex-
cellent spectrum of styles.
Yet, Leon Thomas and Fred-
die King outshown the other acts.
Vocalist Thomas played a relax-
ed and varied set which dis-
played high light-handed, inven-
tive piano style. Although he has
a unique vocal style, he sang
some good but typical blues -
a mild surprise.
Thomas showed the influence of
Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders
by playing some soothing and de-
licate jazz.
He's a master at manipulating
his voice, often using his own
brand of yodeling. Coupled with
the use of exotic percussion in-
struments, Thomas' vocals gave
the performance an interesting
and almost spiritual quality.
Freddie King proved to be a
good choice for the show's clos-
ing act. He plays hard-edged
blues, which have been somewhat
commercialized under the reeet
tutelage of Leon Russell. So
King knows how to handle a
youthful audience and really get
them jumping.
King's band appeared first and
broke into an intro as King him-
self came onstage and tore into
his guitar. He opened with "Have
You Ever Loved a Woman," let-
ting loose with a series of sting-
ing leads. He followed with a
number of uptempo blues songs,
including a partially solo per-
formance of "Sweet Home Chi-
cago."
During the set King exhibited
great mastery of the blues gui-
tar and even threw in s o m a
tricks such as playing the gui-
tar behind his back.
He ended his set with "Goin
Down," and the crowd w nt
wild. They dmanded an encore
and got it. King returned to
play "Woman Across the River,'
the title song from his latest al-
bum. Then he began to diddle
around on the guitar, building
up tension, and finally breaking
into a really rocking version of
his instrumental "lideawovi
As he left the stage, the crowd
still begged for more, but the
show ended at curfew time.
Roosevelt Sykes, who opened
the show, had had a difficult
time trying to get the crowd mov-
ing early in the evening. The
ancient pianist from New Or-
leans, playing in barrelhouse
style, seemed to lack the energy
needed to turn the crowd on.
Bugs in the sound system didn't
help.
Sykes did, however, play a
pleasant set featuring his big-
gest hit, "Drivin' the Wheel,"
and other numbers such as "The
Night Time Is the Right Time."
Local talent made a good
showing Friday night as Ann
Arbor's Mojo Boogie Band played
a short but varied set of blues
numbers. The band w a s tight
and controlled, featuring some
good vocals, harmonica, and gui-
tar from Hawg Tate, and some
excellent sax from Scott Mc-
Kay.
The band has been disappoint-
ing in
worked
class.
the past, but have now
themselves up to first-
On the other hand, the Revo-
lutionary Art Ensemble o n I v
got things into gear when the
drummer dominated some strict-
ly rhythmic playing, creating a
solid but varied rhythmic base.
Despite the tedious moments,
the festival's opening night pro-
vided an excellent and exciting
variety of musical styles.
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