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Over the yars, Byard has recorded with such diverse talents as Eric Dolphy, Don Ellis, George Benson, Joe Farrell, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. But in this decade, Jaki is content with what he calls "semi-retirement"; a weekly schedule that includes teaching at both the New England Conservatory and the Hartt School of Music in Connecticut, as well as commuting to rehearse and perform with Apollo Stompers bands in both New York and Boston...
...Wrye's direction, the authentic tone of the dialogue and the straightforward work of an excellent cast. Tom Skerritt as the skater's father, reluctant to let her go, and her first coach, Colleen Dewhurst, are particularly good. There is a choice piece of writing for Robby Benson, playing her boyfriend. In the beginning he is both unsure about what he wants to do in life and fearful that she will outdistance...
Though in the end he is the one who over sees her rehabilitation and organizes her comeback, it is Benson's early work as a decent but painfully groping adolescent that most offers us the pleasures of honestly observed characterization...
...NOTEBOOK: Even in triumph, there is bad news. Geno Purdy injured his knee in the Cornell massacre; and Rick Benson, who has played solidly since being called up from the J.V., broke his wrist in practice Friday. Jackie Burke and Mangano, who both played well, are the replacements. HARVARD 10, COLGATE 2 SCORE BY PERIODS Harvard 2-5-3 --10 Colgate...
Forward--Tania Huber (Harvard), Pam Boone (Brown), Janice Benson (Princeton); Defense--Brenda Condon (Cornell), Karen Senft (Brown); Goal--Sarah Mott (Cornell...