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Friday, September 10, 1976
University Daily Kansan
Generation gap doesn't hamper violinists' album
By STEVE FRAZIER
By 1839, when he was 31,
Stephane Grapelli had earned his place in jazz history as the fiercely swinging violinist who led the Quintet of the Hot Club of France with Django Rheinhardt, the brilliant gypsy guitarist from Belgium.
career. Based in Grapell the native Paris, the quintet was the first non-American jazz ensemble to forge an original style and make an impact internationally.
YEARS LATER, in 1973, another 31-year-old French jazz violinist who had become internationally famous was busy preparing for a recording with advisers and influences, Stephane Grapelli. That younger musician was Jean-
Luc Ponty, and the recordings he made with Grapelli were finally released this summer as the new Inner City record label.
Despite the violinist's 34-year age difference, the reason of stylistic incompatibility never seems to arise on 'Ponty/Grappei'. That is, the apperence is different from apparent from the first track, but the differences seldom become hindrances.
arranger of all the material on "Ponty, Grappoli," establishes the tone of the session through mostly jazz-rock settings, which are generally consistent with his experiences in the Zinnia Orchestra and Frank Zinnia Machers of Invention.
PONTY, COMPOSER and
The veteran Grapelli, as a sort of guest soloist, accepts the challenge presented by the new police investigator in evidence that knows no age limit.
HE SOUNDS uncomfortable only during one solo on
"Valerie" that doesn't display his customary sparkle. Elsewhere, Grapell is his unusual swinging self, producing steady streams of fresh ideas in vibrant, charming terms.
Pony, except for the times when he is concerned more with the sounds he electrified violin strings than with his ability an able counterpart to the master. At his best, Pony uses the electronic amplification and wah-wah pedal as effective and efficient instruments of his driving statements.
WITH BOTH violinists in top form throughout most of "Ponty/Grapell," the highlights come when Ponty's ensemble arrangements match the high standards set by the soloists. Such an arrangement is a large part of the success of Memorial Hall for Stuff Smith." The album's outstanding selection.
After a forceful statement of the theme, the rhythm section slips into a more traditional jazz feeling to back a soaring
Grapella solo. The pattern shifts to rock for Ponty's improvisation, and moves easily back again to straight jazz for a final chase chorus and the climactic improvised duet.
IN CONTRAST, "Violin Summit No. 2" surrounds excellent solos by Grapella and Ponty with clumsy and uninspired guitar solo and a cliche-ridden guitar solo by Phillpe Catherine.
Luckily, Ponty's arrangements are hits more often than they are misses, and they usu-
all do justice to Pony and Grapepell. "Ponty/Grapepell" may not quite measure up to either man's best work, but it is very good and a unique addition to the two violinists' collections.
PERHAPS THE album is best seen as a tribute by Ponty and Grapell to each other, a tribute to the 31-year-old and to the 31-year-old and to the exuberant youth of the violinist 34 years his senior. The two boys deserve the honor, and both should be pleased with the results.
Arts & Leisure
Symphony unites varied backgrounds
By LIZ LEECH
Assistant Entertainment Editor
There must be something to that because what else could unite 75 members of the Lawrence Civic Symphony Orchestra whose professions range from professor of computer science to university or high school student, and from real estate broker to professional musician?
It has been said that music is the universal language.
George Worth, professor of English and secretary for the Lawrence Civic Symphony Orchestra, said that members of the orchestra played a crucial role in that that did not affect the orchestra's function.
He said the orchestra's purpose was to enrich Lawrence's musical life, to be a high quality orchestra.
"We don't look upon this as any sort of esthetician organization. We try to reach as many people as possible."
THE ORCHESTRA'S first concert is scheduled for Sunday and it features guest conductor George Lawner, KU professor of orchestra and director of the orchestra's vocal ensemble, soprano and KU assistant professor of voice.
Lawner said that Lawrence had the benefit of a university music department that provides faculty instruction.
It's the best learning experience for the less experienced," he said. "A's it a job, a pleasant
Winnie Pinet, Lawrence freshman and harp
He is also a teacher to perform with musicians more advanced than
"I do it because it is a chance to play with people who are in the professional caliber and also to play under some very demanding conductors." Pinet said.
Zamar Bavel, KU professor of computer science,
was a professional violinist in Israel before
he became a professor of music.
master for the Lawrence Symphony, which means he's the first chair first violinist. Bavel performs most of the violin solos and provides leadership for the orchestra.
"THIS IS A fantastic opportunity for the younger students, especially college students. I'm surprised there isn't more clamoring for the experience." Bavel said.
Linda Marsh, violinist and Lawrence High School senior, said she thought she was gaining a lot from her participation in the Lawrence Symphony.
"in playing with all these professionals I learn
to be in a high school or orchestra there really
feels like a place to play."
But Ester Eddy Shriver, violist and Lawrence real estate broker, said her motives were simple. "I was a young woman."
Charles Hoag, KU professor of music theory and composition, plays string bass in the orchestra and said he performed because he enjoyed playing with the band. He also conducted the Lawrence Symphony occasionally.
HE SAID THAT the more professional players
the orchestra were sensitive to the different
levels of performance.
The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Central
Junior High school auditorium. Student tickets
are $12.50 per person.
The Lawrence Symphony's Sunday concert is the first of three scheduled concerts. The evening's program will include the orchestra's performance of Weber's Overture to "Oberon," Coplain's "El Salon Mexico," and Beethoven's Symphony 7 on 1 in A Major.
Paige will sing operatic roles from Alcacee, Cosi Fan Tutte, The Barber of Sville, Madame Burke and others.
Worth said the orchestra had also scheduled concerts January 30, featuring Howard Boyajian as guest conductor, and another April 3, with Hoag directing.
Staff photo by GEORGE MILLENER
Musical madness
Orchestra in Murphy Hall. The orchestra will give its first concert Sunday night at 7:30 in the Central Junior High auditorium.
This Week's
Cindy Bodie, Lawrence freshman, either hit a sour note on her violin or had trouble reading he music during a rehearsal Wednesday night of the Lawrence Symphony
Concerts
Highlights
ROBERT HAMILTON, guest artist, performs music for violin by Mozart. Bartok and Beethoven at night 8 in Murphy Hall.
LEON AND MARY
RUSSELL and the RICHIE
FURAY BAND play tomorrow
night at 8 in Allen Field House.
THE LAWRENCE CIVIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, directed by George Lawner, gives its first concert on the season tonight at 7:30 in Junior High School auditorium.
JACK WINEROC, pianist,
performs a faculty recital
of the Music Department.
KATHY CZUPOR plays
music for oboe by Vivaldi,
Saint Saens and Piston for her
night at 8 in Murphy.
Exhibits
NANCY ATKINS, soprano,
gives her graduate recital
Thursday night at 8 in Murphy.
"ENVIRONMENTS," a display of objects of day-to-day life by Larry McIntire and "Vings" Webernick, is on display beginning Saturday at the Gary Garry Gallery, Ninth and Vermont streets.
THE BICENTENIAL OF A BOOK; ADAM SMITH'S "WALETH OF NATIONS" is on display at Watson Library.
FACULTY ART SHOW,
featuring the works of Jane
Asbury, Michael Sims and
Richard Gillespie is on display through Sunday in the Kansas Union Gallery. The Max Kade Museum hosts a celebration of the gallery's opening Wednesday.
MAX TENANT, country and folk singer, performs Monday and Tuesday night from 11 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Wednesday night is the Spirit's
"WHEN SUBJECTS ARE REBELS," main gallery;
"OBSERVATIONS AND DISCOVERIES IN THE QUALITY OF THE QUESTION" "STUDENT ACTIVITIES," 1926. Archives gallery, displayed in Spencer Research Library.
Theater
THE HILLBILLY: A aunchure
night in the Ozarks (8:30)
Friday nights at Apple Valley Farm,
houses Lake Perry; loctes 8:30 and
MIKE BEERS plays piano and guitar during Wednesday through Saturday from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Rubyayt Club, Ramada
THE DRUNKAR: An old
fashioned melodia in its 17th
season. (8:30 Saturday nights at
Apple Valley Farm; fickets to
the DRUNKAR.)
TOBY AND THE PREACHER: An old style tent show for the family. (7 Sunday tickets. Farm. Farm. Farm. $3.50)
Nightclubs
NEKTAR, a German heavyweight champion and a Lawrence-based group, Millionaire at Midnight, play Wednesday from 8:30 to 10:30.
THE SON SPACE SEALS
the Chicago Group
specializing in performing
performs tonight and tomorrow
night from 9 to midnight at the
Off The Wall Hall Monday
Weekend Romance Dance with
ON FAP providing con-
tents music from 9 to
midnight.
CLAUDE WILLIAMS, guitar and fiddle player, performs at Paul Gray's Jazz Place tonight and tomorrow from 9 to 10.
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KANSAN
live jazz night from 10:30 to 1:30.
Flamenco guitarist STEVE
GNEYG performs Tuesday
night 9 at the hall's free acoustic jam session
will be Wednesday night from 9
to midnight and PLAIN JANE
night from 9 to midnight.
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Musical fare exceptional
By BILL UYEKJ
Reviewer
Rock blues and jazz fans, hang on to your pocketbooks. You'll need them this weekend.
Thanks to some enterprising promoters, this will be one of the finest opportunities in the law. Lawrence, it's unfortunate that mathematically (and probably financially) it would be impossible to see this weekend's three concerts in just two weeks.
One of contemporary rock's most dynamic and exciting performers, Leon Russell, will appear with his wife, Mary McCrery, Saturday night in Allen Field House. The 34-year-old Russell is back on the road after almost three years off the road.
Williams is 68 years old, but don't be fooled. He looks as if he were in his 40s, and he plays as if he were in his 20s. Simply amazing on both guitar and bass and he's trade riffs this weekend with the Gassig Gang Dixieland Band.
Though many say he is the best jazz fiddler anywhere, Williams was actually a bassist. He's been all over with such jazz greats as pianist Jay McShann, and has returned to Kansas City, semiretired, playing only area jazz clubs
Russell will be backed by the Richie Furay Band. Fury is often considered to play in country rock, starting as a singer and playing innovative Buffalo Springfield in 1966. His next group, Toco, still has a large band and fusion of country western and rock.
Russell's rock-flavored music cuts across blues and gospel because Russell was deeply influenced by revivals in
black churchies. Any rock fan can quickly recognize that straining, horease Russell yell, "Whoaaa!" , which occurs so often in his songs and performances.
Russell's solo career blossomed after his large role in Joe Cocker's *Mad Dogs* and Englehman tour and album. And Russell's appeal was increased by his performance with "Yang Blood" and "Flash" and "Yang Blood" at George Harrison's *Bangaladesh benefit concert.*
spring gave one of the most dynamic blues shows I've ever heard. Seals' return engagement is the first of a three-concert series at OFC-The-Wall, which will be the badest, meanest blues being played today—the Southeast Chicago blues.
Seals' first instrument was the drums, and he played drums behind Albert King, guitarist, in the mid-'60s. But he has played guitar 16 years, and when he moved to Chicago's south side in the early '70s, he might tough company, such as Hound Dog Taylor, Howling Wolf and Junior Wells.
Meanwhile, the word at Off-The-Wall Hall is that *Son Seals* is back. This talented black guitarist and his band is big.
Seals' style is almost perfect the 12-bar blues, and he plays as if he knows it inside and out. His leads are raw, stingy and sizzling. They hit you where you 'eel it. And he's real. The legendary B. B. King plays his $50 "Lucille" and Seals
plays his $80 Sears guitar. That, man, is the blues.
And finally, Paul Gray's Jazz Place will feature Claude Williams this weekend. The violinist-guitarist was the highlight of the Kansas City jazz show, the Reno Club Reunion, two weekends ago.
City hot sauce havens evaluated
By ROB PRICE
Reviewer
Tostadas, kesadias and burritos—the likes of them have drifted north from south of the border to put a touch of jalapeno in American mouths and a bit of heartburn in American stomachs. Mexican food a la American intuition has become a staple for fast-food dinners. But out their sinuses over a bowl of chili amid an atmosphere of adobe brick and plastic chili pepper wall decorations.
In the hope that the telephone company holds no patents on directories, presented here is a company's directory of Mexican restaurants in Lawrence.
California Style
Don Chillo's *Border Restaurant* - 1528 W. 32rd St.-Home of the Texas beef and dressing assemblage of tortilla, lettuce, cheese, sauce, meat and beans, beans, beans). Probably the best California-style Mexican food in town, make it reasonable in price. Make sure you are free for tortilla chips they're free.
Taco Beil-1408 W 23rd St. -Stop in too quickly to make it farther west on 23rd St. The chitosus and chirtos are good and bat, but the food doesn't warrant the prices in general, and on the menu.
Taco Grande - 900 (indiana
St. and 1720 W., 23rd St. — More
reasonable than Taco Bell, but
still fast food quality. Beware
"
Aztec Inn--807 Vermont St.—Charming, old-world
of the extra-hot sauce—it'll grow hair where you probably don't want it.
Honest-to-Goodness
Taco John's—1626 W. 32rd St. Although a trailer doesn't provide the classiest surroundings, Taco John's will give you the best and largest taco for the money, both hard- and soft-shell. The tacoburgers and burrito enchiladas are okay, and the enchiladas are okay but over-oriced.
Taco Taco -2340 Iowa St. • More fast food, but their prices are easier to swallow. Expect a lot of lettuce in your taco. The best thing about this restaurant is that beer is cold and invincible.
umphors and the more thirsty. It won't take your eyes as long to get accustomed to the dark here as it will for your reason to get used to the prices. But expect to pay through your nose for good Mexican food anywhere. And that's what you're here—good, filling and scalding but not the very best.
Casa de Taco—1105 Massachusetts St. —Once again, watch out for the hot sauce. The food here is good, but the hot sauce keeps you up all night (the sign of any decent Mexican food).
El Matador Cafe-446
Locust St.-Aha! Here we are at last. Excellent, authentic, reasonable prices. The Reyes Mall offers Matador, offer a menu full of special plates named after
regular customers. The atmosphere, comprising vinyl lavender booths, cracking walls and a picture of Jesus hanging over the kitchen door, may come as a surprise, but the service is given with a shirt and tie, a stylish family cook. Make sure you grab a Mexican cookie for dessert.
La Tropicana--434 Luscat St.-Right down the street, this restaurant equals El Matador in both food and service. The owners of La Tropicana, aren't as obtrusive as the Reyeses, but there is an authentic Mexican-family atmosphere in this place, with service and piping hot food. Try the kesadias—they're excellent.