Wednesday, December 18, 1968
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
5
The rock hound
Sweetsalt union; RFK
By WILL HARDESTY
EASTERN FERRIS WHEEL by Addiss and Crofut on Columbia.
Like most Zen things, this album must be known to be known.
Generally, it can be said Steve Addiss and Bill Crofut apparently attempt the musical mating of the West, via American contemporary folk styling and music, with the East, in the form of orchestration and lyrics.
The best part of the album is the use of Zen lyrics and American/Asian instrumentation.
Fans of the Dave Brubeck Quartet will be interested to know the group appears on one band of the album—"Forty Days" (from Brubeck's oratorio "Light in the Wilderness"). The song says Jesus had a Buddhistic awakening during his 40 days in the desert.
The union is complete—separate, yet, a unity—like eating crushed potato chips on ice cream—a sweet, a salt, and a sweetsalt.
A good, interesting and, yes, even inspiring, album for Zen fans, admirees or devotees. Probably at least beautiful to others.
ROBERT FRANCIS KENNEDY A MORIAL on Columbia is just what the title says it is.
On the album are speeches by RFK-to the Democratic National Convention in memory of John Kennedy, his speech at KU, speeches at other universities, announcing his last
The second album is RFK's funeral service, including Edward M. Kennedy's eulogy. The second side of the second album has Leonard Bernstein and members of the New York Philharmonic, Saramae Endich, Richard Tucker, and Andy Williams.
candidacy, and following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The first album of the two-album set is all speeches.
Those wishing a way to remember Kennedy and to "do something" will be interested in this album since all royalties are going to the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Foundation.
THE FIRST EVOLUTION OF DICK DODD by Dick Dodd on Tower is just another recording of 10 rock 'n' roll songs, a little better than some, but, all in all, just another male vocalist. Better l u c k n e x t t i m e . * * *
IT CRAWLED INTO MY HAND, HONEST by the Fugs on Reprise. Blah
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