European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse May 1977 the stars and stripes Page 19 jazz talk report from be r n by Joe Weisel Jau writer Basse and his orchestra k sounded As fresh and inspired As if it was their first gig As they wound up the second International jazz festival in Switzerland last the looking trim and Happy after his recent heart attack and seemingly playing fewer notes on the piano than but still led his band through oldies and while featuring the outstanding instrumentalists he has always surrounded himself drummer Butch Miles maintained a dynamic pulse for the band to course on he looks Young enough to be playing the Lead in an Andy Hardy outstand ing solos came from trombonist Al Tenor St Jimmy Forrest and Highnote trumpet specialist Frank with the band being called Back for two it was a smash Windup to an interesting and varied the festival is an outgrowth of a hot jazz test that had been previously presented annually by the local Wolverine jazz with the cooperation of the Bern tourist office and local commercial the original concept has been expanded to include All types of jazz and blues this year offered a program of local artists to please the most varied of wednesday fs0800 sin8cr Marion opened of festival with a tribute to Mahalia Jackson in the holy ghost the rest of the concerts were held in concert Hall of the an extremely comfortable parity auditorium in which the chairs and tables had been arranged on cabaret fashion refreshments Warp Tulip Cray pianist Randy Weston set the i mood for the evenings concert billed from Ellington to Hardtop started off with the Dukes a drummer Art Blakey and his jazz messengers paled All of the evenings previous which included several local who confesses to be a Little More than makes it seem like Childs play As he drives his group of Young musicians through thelonius monks round Walter Daviss Joey and the Lovely Ballad autumn in new Friday a predominantly crowd which fined the House for blues and Boogie featuring the highly animated blues antics of 70 it you know about a Jaa happening in Europe Festi Jaa concert tour or other news of the share it with other readers by dropping a line to do entertainment stars Apo the civilian address is Postrach ii 10 a Feijoo dorm Stoat year old Cousin Joe old to be an orphan and too Young for the old folks self appointed King of Boogie Oogie Sammy Price and the commanding stat ure of Veteran blues Singer and pianist Memphis with his audience participation gimmicks and his Subtle use of dynamics made the crowd pay attention and was the hit of the night Ca Tipray the overwhelming appreciation shown the wolverines As the opener of saturdays Dixieland night concert would have convinced the most sceptical of critics that Here were the Hometown London blues Singer Beryl Bryden then joined the group and belted out the Sophie Tucker some of these with her ample bulk draped in a dress decorated with Hugh Flower she proceeded to please the audience with a selection of blues including the Bessie Smith Standard nobody knows you when youre Down and her piece de resistance was the tribute to Louis Arm just the saints go marching the written in part by producer Bob thie Theresa Brewers husband Are a biographical sketch of the late trumpet great As poignantly Sung by can bring tears to the most hardened of that gentleman jazzman of the old school with the Devil in his wild Bill joined Swiss trumpeter Oscar Klein in a rendition of i had you backed by the Swiss tremble and then it was time for the american Dixieland All Davison was joined by clarinet list peanuts pianist Ralph trombonist de drummer Cliff Leeman and bassist Isla Eckinger in for Rose at the jazz band Ball and youre Lucky to wild Bill captured the attention of the audience with a delightful Blue and broken the highlight of the set was Eckinger Srug rendition of body and pianist Sutton and drummer Leeman almost inaudibly demonstrated their skill As masterful accompanists As Eckinger mane Vered his fingers through a definitely non Dixie improvisation of the jazz by sunday morning Al swinging from the balconies and barrels of the Kornhaus where a matinee of anything but Corn was pre the organizers were a bit worried about forcing other than traditional jazz on the traditionally minded Ber nov but from the reception accorded the More modern i feel this festival can Only grow in scope and appreciation of the a Job Well done Beryl and the hot dogs British blues Singer Beryl who recently recorded an album with Veteran american Tenor Weisel Beryl Bryden scrubs a Tueful of dirty saxophonist Bod Freeman and London pianist Lennie to Back on the Beer tent Trail thai season with the Munich based skiffle and Trade some upcoming Date include mensa oppo site the May 14 Hass Furt Beer 17 club Roundup Dinerm Akin Darmi later Lendt Latte o Hant Cne Woitt our Tel German Gypsy May Mombasa afro May 11 Kom Pacl combo Rock May u Jim Katir Mey 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plays a Young Black coming Home after an air Force his Mother Cicely Tyson has terminal his father James Earl Jones is a House Painter who writes each attempts to find inner strength to Cope with the Dis ease and Deal with a hostile White world by cultivating and asserting a Strong Black the front pc this unusual film provides a Sharp insight on the effect of the on the enter Tairent Busi Ness of the Mccarthy eras Witch Hunt for left leaning in legions of writers and per formers were barred from stars Woody
