September 09, 1973 (vol. 84, iss. 4) • Page Image 5
…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 t...…