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DIED. BENNY WATERS, 96, jazz's ebullient elder statesman who toured with and taught some of the genre's greats; in Columbia, Md. A saxophonist, clarinetist and arranger, Waters was playing jazz before jazz was officially created. In the '20s and '30s he played nightclubs in New York City's Harlem with Benny Carter, among others, and was a member of the house band at the Apollo Theatre; but partly because of his legendary carousing, he never achieved the fame enjoyed by many of his colleagues. Blind from failed cataract surgery since 1992, he continued his hectic international touring schedule...
...which are Coltrane originals, are arranged by order of performance. The first cut, "India," immediately reveals the unique musical direction Coltrane was pursuing. The droning, buzzing sound of the oud, a Middle Eastern lute-type instrument, is the first sound to present itself, followed by Coltrane's and bass clarinetist Eric Dolphy's repetition of a hypnotic two-note motif. In the solo section, the performance assumes the format of much of the music on this collection-dense, angular horn soloing over essentially no chord changes. Even the appreciative listener has difficulty comprehending the music upon first exposure, and judging...
Concertmaster Salley Koo '97 led the other musicians with her clean and superbly projected performance. Principal clarinetist Michael Rescorla '96 and principal flautist Aimee Gallardo '98 followed suit, each tossing off a note-heavy solo part with flair. Beginning with the Capriccio's first cadenza, principal percussionist Mary Kissel '99 turned heads and made jaws drop with her superhuman ability to sustain a snare drum solo...
...celebration continues Friday with a Citywide Golf Tournament at the Fresh Pond Golf Course to earn money for the United Special Olympics. The following Friday, September 20, Cantabrigians will join clarinetist and longtime resident Stan Strickland and his band Ascension for a block party on Mass. Ave. outside City Hall. The celebration will conclude September 28 with Family Day, a day of sports events, children's games, dancing lessons and arts-and-crafts shows at Mayor Thomas W. Danehy Park...
...celebration continues Friday with a Citywide Golf Tournament at the Fresh Pond Golf Course to earn money for the United Special Olympics. The following Friday, September 20, Cantabrigians will join clarinetist and longtime resident Stan Strickland and his band Ascension for a block party on Mass. Ave. outside City Hall. The celebration will conclude September 28 with Family Day, a day of sports events, children's games, dancing lessons and arts-and-crafts shows at Mayor Thomas W. Danehy Park...