Word: hardness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Drummer Blakey was the spark that lit up several small groups in the '50s. Here, reissued, is a particularly successful set, with one of the finest Blakey combos-Horace Silver on piano, Hank Mobley on tenor sax, Donald Byrd on trumpet and Doug Watkins on bass. They play hard-bop tunes (two of which are by now familiar Silver compositions), while Blakey drives them on with a flavoring of calypso or a tight break to emphasize the beat. On InfraRae and Hank's Symphony, his throbbing rolls and cymbal cadences are spotlighted in brief but impeccable solos...
...JAZZ CRUSADERS, LIGHTHOUSE '68 (Pacific Jazz). Pride of The Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach, Calif., the Crusaders have plenty to say in this album and plenty of "chops" (technique) to say it with. Their musical message lies in today's mainstream -a blend of hard-rock rhythms, funky chords and uptempo bustling. Wayne Henderson is on trombone, Wilton Felder on tenor sax; the rhythm section includes Joe Sample's piano. They punch out Ooga-Boo-Ga-Loo, move briskly on the winning Native Dancer and the fleeting Impressions. Their Eleanor Rigby is unusually muscular but, oddly enough, moves...
Johnson's hard line on the war is a problem that has dogged Humphrey. With his televised speech, the Vice President again tried, harder than before, to place some distance between himself and the President. During the week, Humphrey also made his first extended foray into the South, a region whose strong support for Nixon and Alabama's George Wallace has been another major Humphrey headache. It turned out to be the most rousing tour of his disappointing campaign, topping off his most successful week to date...
...This hard-line approach to student demonstrations reflects the overwhelming sentiment of Republicans in Congress. Last May the House was shocked when it seemed possible that Columbia might show some leniency to students revolting against the distant and authoritarian administration. A Republican legislator, Louis C. Wyman of New Hampshire, moved to deny federal scholarships, loans, or other aid to any students who participated in a campus protest. Only a few Northern Democrats opposed...
...Gerald Ford's enthusiasm for a political gimmick to solve student aid problems seem to indicate that a Republican government would not share the Democratic Administration's desire to maintain an independent educational system open to students from middle and lower income families. In education, at least, it's hard to believe Nixon...