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...bent as if carrying an invisible basket of flowers. His style was mannered-in his most ardent moments he bent stiffly from the waist and closed his eyes-and he gave the impression of overseeing the music rather than participating in it. When the score called for a punchy chord, his baton descended as if through a barrel of oil, and the orchestra hesitated a full second before it sounded...
...usual in a concert of this type, since the quality depends on the performer's feeling at a given moment, there were ups and downs. Ed Conte of Adams sat in at the piano until the other two pianists arrived and did some excellent work with a "blocked chord" style. In All the Things You Are Watson on the alto and Ray Pitts on the tenor sax-the only two with much experience together-engaged in a beautifully fluid duet in the current "counterpoint" style. Lewis on the conga drum and Arnold Palmer on the regular drum outfit both achieved...
...CONCRETE MUSIC, a recent development involving recorded natural sounds that are edited and (usually) electronically transformed into (usually) hair-raising compositions, gets a stiff nod. Grove's admits that it "does represent a new means of expression." ¶ The diminished seventh, a foreboding chord much abused by 19th century composers and some 20th century organists, gets its comeuppance. Because it has four notes belonging to widely distant keys, Editor Blom recalls a reference to it as a railway station, from which it is "possible to get to any destination in the shortest possible time . . ." He adds, "It became stale...
...music he began playing was ruggedly individual. Even Dave's own sideman and best friend, Saxophonist Desmond, almost walked out when he first played with him. "We decided to play the blues in B flat," says Desmond, "but the first chord Dave played was G major! It almost scared me to death...
South. In any case, Gartin certainly struck the right chord for many voters. One farmer summed up: "Gartin's going to beat Jim Eastland by a tremendous vote. When he mentioned Bilbo, that's what will carry him all the way to the Senate...