European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Louise mandrel country a answer to Paula Abdul by Joe Edwards the associated press Louise Mandrell drinks Vitamin fortified juices before shows to give her Energy. She also avoids eating for six hours before the curtain rises so she does t get lethargic come Showtime. Quot it s like a Jogger getting ready for a run Quot Mandrell said. So the doughnut she ate during a recent interview in her palatial Lake Side Home seemed a bit misplaced. What s not misplaced however is her solidified standing in the formidable lineup of Mandrell Talent. Sister Barbara Mandrell has always been regarded As the wholesome superstar the Leader. Sister Irlene who portrays a Dippy Telephone operator on Hee Haw is the comedic one. Louise Mandrell performs periodically in a new 4,000-seat theater in the country music hotbed of Branson to. When not there she s entertaining across America in a High Energy family show with Glitz and Flash. Her shows have prompted some to Call her a country Paula Abdul. Quot i love her but i d never put myself in her category Quot Mandrell said. Quot she s an unbelievable the 38-year-old Mandrell has performed onstage since her teen age years when she worked on the grand Ole opry As a backups amps Filo the Mandrell Sisters with former Minnesota quarterback fran Tarkenton when their variety show was on the air from 1980 to 1982. From left Louise Irlene and Barbara. Singer and played Bass guitar in sister Barbara s band. She has toured and recorded with Merle Haggard and did six albums of her own for Ria. She once Sang a duet with Rocker Eric Carmen As Long As we be cot each other. She and her Sisters were stars on the variety show Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters on Abc from 1980 to 1982. The program has been in reruns recently on Cable to s the Nashville network after 30 years of gigs Joe Henderson wins Fame elsewhere on television Mandrell has run the Gamut from the tonight show to another world to hlee Haw to shampoo commercials. The breakthrough was appearing with her Sisters on network television when country music was just beginning to reach the mass Appeal it now enjoys. Quot if id had an audition i would t have made the show Quot she recalled. Quot but i was Barbara s sister Anil i was perfect for the from there she moved to Las vegas showrooms. Then she wrote produced and performed the musical love my country for a year at Nashville s Oryland Usa. For Good measure she s begun waiting children s books. And she s stayed on the Road updating her shows and learning new dance Steps with the help of choreographer Melanie Greenwood who recently created the Quot achy Breaky Quot dance for Billy Ray Cyrus based on his hit achy Breaky heart. When not dancing she plays the electric sax clarinet Drums Banjo guitar upright Bass piano mandolin autoharp Bass guitar fiddle or accordion. Quot the instrumentals Are what people know me for Quot Mandrell said. She limits her playing to just six instruments per show explaining Quot if you make it More it looks like you re trying to prove you can play by Gene Seymour new Day the late Dexter cordon was fond of telling audiences that playing body and soul was a moment of truth for every Tenor saxophonist. And in the 53 years since Coleman Hawkins turned that sad Dirge into his own concerto tenors have Felt challenged to take hold of the tune and project a if not define a the full measure of their personalities. Joe Henderson is no different. Some tenors can bowl you Over with just their big sound. But what is compelling about Henderson is the elegance of his tone and craftsmanship. With him As with few players anywhere you can almost see the improvisation take shape from his Horn the Way a sculpture emerges from a Glass Blower s pipe. The 55-year-old Henderson has Long been acknowledged As an improviser s improviser a saxophonist s saxophonist. Quot what s amazing about All the times i be played with him is that Joe never has a bad night never has a bad minute Quot pianist Renee Rosnes told Down beat Magazine. The mainstream in the meantime has tended to shrug its collective shoulders and say Quot Joe who Quot then came 1992, the year Joe Henderson finally became a superstar. The coming out party started in february with the release of Lush life the music of Billy Strayhorn verve. On that album Henderson performed Lucid authoritative and moving renditions of pieces by Duke Ellington s great Collaborator in Solo duo and quintet settings with trumpeter Wynton Marsalis bassist Christian Mcbride pianist Stephen Scott and drummer Gregory Hutchinson. With such formidable Talent at hand and Strayhorn s intricate passionate music perfectly suited for Henderson s style critical Praise was practically a Given. But what stunned everyone a even the record s producers and especially Henderson himself a was Lush life s commercial Success. It topped the billboard jazz charts for seven consecutive weeks and won the critics and readers polls in Down beat Magazine for album of the year. In a rare sweep Henderson himself won top honors from both critics and readers in Down beat As both jazz musician of the year and Tenor saxophonist of the year. A second album the Standard Joe re was released later in the year featuring him with bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Al Foster on which he performs several standards a including by the Way two renditions of body and soul. Between club dates and concerts worldwide he worked on another album for verve similar in concept to the Strayhorn tribute featuring music associated with Miles Davis. Among All the Nice things that have happened to Henderson this year perhaps the most meaningful took place april 20, four Days before his 55th birthday when his Hometown of Lima Ohio gave him the key to the City. Did he in his wildest dreams expect Lush life to do this Well Quot not really Quot he says. Quot i mean what i usually do is come into a studio and maybe hopefully come out with the Best Effort i can record at the time. I assume everybody in the studio has the same thing in Joe Henderson Char top a singles 1 i will always love you from the bodyguard a Whitney Houston 2. Rump Shaker wreck a effect 3. If i Ever fall in love Shai 4 in the still of the Nite i la remember a Boyz ii men 5 i d die without you from Boomerang . Dawn 6 rhythm is a dancer snap 7 Good enough a Bobby Brown 8 saving forever for you shame 9 How do you talk to an Angel the Heights 10 real love a Mary j by Getup a albums 1 soundtrack to the bodyguard various artists 2. Home for Christmas Amy Grant 3. Timeless the classics Michael Bolton 4. The Chase a Garth Brooks 5. Some gave All Billy Ray Cyrus 6. Unplugged Eric Clapton 7 a very special Christmas 2 Vanous artists 8. Christmas album Noil Diamond 9 breathless Kenny g 10. Beyond the season Garth Brooks country a singles 1 Don t let our love Start slipping away Vince Gill 2. She s got the rhythm and i got the blues a asian Jackson 3. Somewhere other than the night a Liberty 4. Sure love a Hal Ketchum 5. Burn one Down Clint Black 6.1 Cross my heart George Strait 7. Walkaway Joe Trisha Yearwood amp by singles 1. I will always love you from the bodyguard a Whitney Houston 2 if i Ever fall in love Shaw 3 Rump Shaker wreck a Ettelt 4. In the still of the Nite i la remember a Boyz ii men 5. Here we go Gajni a portrait 6. Good enough a Bobby Brown 7. Slow and sexy a Shabba ranks 8 love should brought you Home from Boomerang a Toni Braxton 9 baby i m for real natural High after 7 10 flex mad cobra jazz a albums 1. I heard you twice the first time Branford Marsalis 2. Perfectly Frank a Tony Bennett 3. 25 a Harry Connuck or. 4. Haunted hear a Charlie Haden Quanti West 5. Portraits by Ellington Tho Lincoln Center jazz orchestra 6 you must believe in Spring Frank Morgan 7 it s not about the Melody Betly Carter 8 letter to Evan David Benoit 9. More than a mood Stanley Turrentine 10 fantasia Eliane Elias december 24, 1992 stripes Magazine 7 5 8. Lost and found Brooks amp Dunn 9. When she cries restless heart 10 somebody paints the Wall Tracy Lawrence compiled by billboard
