Arts & Entertainment
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Tuesday, February 8, 1977
Page Five
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By PAUL SHAPIRO
[ OOKING DRAWN and over-
weight, Charles Mingus led
his quintet (minus one) onto the
stage of the Union Ballroom Fri-
day night and proceeded to play
100 minutes of intricate, sophis-
ticated, and excellent jazz. Soft-
ly introducing his players-Ric-
ky Ford on tenor saxaphone,
Jack Walrath on trumpet, Bob
Neloms on piano--Mingus made
no mention ofabsent drummer
Dannie Richmond and played in
such a. convincing style that the
lack of drums carried little im-
portance.
The opening composition,
"Blues For Pork Pie Hat," is
a Mingus tribute to the late
tenor saxophonist Lester Young.
Simply, this is the most beauti-
ful melody . Mingus has com-
posed to date. The Workship
(his band's formal name) per-
formed an extended version in
a serious and traditional mode
that one rarely witnesses at jazz
concerts these days. The piece
has been restructured as to al-
low numerous solos from all the
players, a Mingus trademark
(one side player once remark-
ed, "he had more confidence in
what we were capable of then
we had."
Neloms plays a driving rhyth-
mic piano. Although he is a re-
cent addition to the quintet, his
role in keying !transitibns
throughout all the compositions
(especially considering the ab-
sence of Richmond) cannot be
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RICKY FORD'S tenor solo was
particularly pleasing. He is a
young musician, but very much
grounded in an older style of
playing less notes and putting
a greater weight on selectivity.
Jack Walrath on trumpet blew
a rather lengthy solo of mixed;
quality. His music suffers from
a lack of inventiveness, and too
often he misses on his attempts
at high notes.
Mingus was transe - like#
throughout the piece, and the!
entire concert as well. His solo!
had calm air about it, laced:
with an occasional Mingus grunt
or hum. Bow in hand, he con-
ducted the players to a smooth
conclusion of the composition.
THE SECOND PIECE, "Peg-
gy's Blue Skylight" featured Ne-
loms on piano. It spanned a
wide range of musical influen-
ces from bebop and swing to
cool and avant garde. Mingus
has studied jazz thoroughly,
but has studied classical and
modern as well, listing Beethov-
en, Debussy, Ravel, and Stra-!
vinsky as some of the major
influences on his work.
The Duke Ellington "Sound
of Love" followed, holding a
sweeping, gentle quality to the
music. Ricky Ford played al
long, winding solo on sax, shap-
ing notes and phrases that show-
ed the great promise of his abil-
ities.
Of most importance though,l
was the subtle authority Mingus
holds on bass. His personal tech-
nique is a result of years of
playing, knowing, understand-
ing. Again his solo had a quiet
intensity to it, yet the listener
was always aware that Mingus
in is command of his music.
THE FINAL COMPOSITION,
"Sue's Changes," was taken
from Mingus's most recent al-
bum. Lasting approximately
thirty minutes, it contained the
highest momentsof the eve-
nings music. At times the play-
ers were connecting in a way
that brings out the best in jazz
improvisation;dthey were listen-
ing clearly and playing respons-
es directly to each other with
a furious strength.
"Sue's Changes" embodies so
much music, and the changes
within it are so radical, that it
is a good piece to end a set
with. When Mingus is through,
you are ready to go home.
Each of the musicians did sev-
eral extended solos, Neloms
again playing with much power.
His music was so together that
it caused even the mighty Mm-
gus to let loose with a smile.
Walrath and Ford played in
much freer and original mpdes,
Ford blowing with particularly
interesting tonal qualities. And
then there was Mingus, always
on top of the music, bowing
his bass slowly to the concerts'
end.
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his quintet in an excellent jazz performance last Friday
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By REBECCA SEGAL string sections and sudden per- winds were prominent, and
THURSDAY night's concert by cussive outgursts. The work were played well. Occasionally
the University Philhar- was played tensely and well. A ' the strings were a little weak,
monia was a fine performance composition like this is very as if the orchestra were grow-
that displayed good technical challenging to play because its ing tired, but overall they re-
ability together with stylistic chaotic structure is difficult to taied the vigor and precision
excellence. The orchestra was 1 keep in order. of the first two movements.
under the baton of Clark Suttle, After intermission, the or- IN THE FOURTH movement
whose musical interpretation of chestra played Tchaikovsky's - andante maestro - allegro
the works performed was firm- 5th Symphony, a typically dra- -
ly based and perceptive. matic, heavyily romantic piece. vivace -. the orchestra began
The program consisted of Both first movement, An-dante- to seem somewhat tired. The
Weber's Overture to Oberon, a allegro con anima, and the sec- horns were less smooth 'at
modern work by Daniel Perlon- and, Andante. cantabile, were
go entitled Myriad, and Tchai- played with expression and
kovsky's 5th Symphony. 1 driving for.ce. The strings, es-
Th srteyjyfl od fpecially the cellos, were lush - 0 atlbry
The spritely, Joyful mood of and foil, and the brass played 'M [ -
the Weber overture was convey- with power and clarity. The cre-
ed well by the orchestra. The with p
piece, which begins quietly with scendos were smooth and T P 66540
notes from a french horn, soon strong. Under Suttle's direction,
takes off into a wild, spirited the timing was excellent, as Showtime 7-9
theme led by the strings. Tem- was the maintained sense ofw
times, and the pizzicatos for the
r first time were a little sloppy.
All in all, the audience at Hill
Auditorium on Thursday nightI
left well - satisfied with having
heard a fine concert. The Uni-
versity Philharmonia, the sec-
ond of the music school's two
orchestras, can be commended
for its outstanding performance.
HAPPENINGS,
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JAZZ WITH TAJ MAHAL
in concert this Friday, February 11-two shows: 8:00
p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $4.50, available at
the Michigan Union Box Office, Schoolkid's Records,
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FEB. 17: SNEAK PREVIEW OF A FILM PRODUCED BY
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SALLY KELLERMAN, GERALDINE CHAPLIN, LAUREN
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following Altman films: The Long Goodbye, California
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po and precision were kept up
well. The brass section and
cellos, especially, were clear
and expressive.
THE NEXT WORK on the
program was Myriad, annex-
tremely modern, harsh, grating,
piece with some strange, whiny
tension and drama, particularly
in the second movement. The
strings were also very compe-
tent in the pizzicato parts.
The third movement, a valse
-allegro moderato, was played
very romantically. The wood-
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