Sunday, September 9, 1973 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Five inst 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. NEW WO RL D FILM Cr0.P-presents-| | .rr * A SNUR T V N{NEGUT'S * r USE FIVE w 7: tW (-nHs tm - vaiJv Pr'4izKind award. "One of the 1m(3. {arin.. rii i n toln fa-scinating pictures ever made.' -Rex Reed SHORT: Lenny rucc in THANK YOU MASK MAN, the erotic, ans a n1 t 2 :> C kanger and his close, close TUES., WED., & THURS. ONLY ept. 11( 12, & 13 7:30 and 9:45 P.M. (Tus.-Noturol Science Aud., Wed. & Thns.--Modern Lanuoanes Aud. 3) Pleamf- niak I ht!,ie correvtisn on your Nix World Schedule-Billy Jack foranst replaces ral erry m n - n you. This bizarre rendition of the Lewis Carroll classic, patterned after the - Tenniel drawings, features such intriguing casting as Gary Cooper as The White Knight, Cary Grant as the Mock Turtle, Edward Everett Horton as the Mad Hatter, and Jack Oakie and Rosco Karns as Tweedle- dum and Tweedledee. W.C. Fields plays Humpty-Dumpty, and delivers superb in-character readings of author's nonsense verse. WED. & THURS. ONLY, Sept. 12 & 13 7:30 and 9:45 P.M. (Wed.-Natural Science Aud., Thurs.-Modern Languages Add.) ALICE can be seen as a double-feature with SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE at the usual 50c discount. ALICE IN WONDERLAND NEXT WEEK DON'T MISS SATYRICON & BILLY JACK replaces the Conformist, Play It As It Lays replaces Billy Jack, The Con- Daily Photo by KAGAN Roosevelt Sykes to C 6:00 2 Movie "The Yearling." 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