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THE PROGRAM aptly billed it as a "New Rock" concert. Peter Ivers, fresh from New York, has put together a strain of music incorporating jazz and blues with the sugar-coating of a rock-beat to stir our minds a bit, drenched as they are in the winter gloom.
The set-up on stage consisted of bassoon (dig it), sax, drums, and Ivers on harp--a careful balance of instruments that managed to blend and set off the tight lash of the harp-sound with a rich, creamy-textured backing. Also add one chick singer, dressed in an electric...
The lyrics were by Tim Mayer--many from his great show--and the arrangements by Ivers. Mayer's songs are wry, delicately structured, and astutely poetic. The same song might fluctuate from near-Brechtian understatement to near-melodramatic astringency:
Ivers displayed much more understanding for, and familiarity with, the material his reverent arrangements, which utilized fully the talented musicians around him. His own senstitive harp playing generally fused to produce a remarkable, haunting music.
The group was best on "Tobacco Leaves," a song that Miss Bavan did well. Perfectly-paced musically by Ivers, the song had a near blues-tempo, created by a softly rushing rhythm section and featuring some quivering solos on harp and sax. On "Gentle Jesus," another complex piece that switches...