Word: jazzing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Thoroughly disguised as a manic clown, he cavorted down St. Charles Avenue and watched the Rex parade. The McCartneys have been secluded in New Orleans since mid-January, and this was their coming-out party. Paul is also making a record album, using local jazz musicians. Linda plays along on the organ. Paul was so impressed by the festivities that he wrote a new song, My Carnival, for his album. As to why they came to New Orleans, "It's a little crazy," says Paul...
...first, guitarists are elated by the possibility of playing two quarter-tones with infinite sustain on the same string. Elation turns to concern, however, when they find that they must learn a whole new technique. "You have to play it gently," says Guitarist Steve Howe of Yes. Jazz-Rock Guitarist John McLaughlin estimates that he will need six months to learn guitar synthesizer technology. When he has mastered it he will be able to improvise dozens of melodies in seconds rather than minutes. The prospect would make Bach weep. McLaughlin predicts that one day synthesizers will be built into...
...that I drop things and people laugh. Sometimes these hands seem so graceful I can see them signin' autographs." Reality and fantasy blend nicely in this graceful, never clumsy debut album. Phoebe's original lyrics are as plain as morning bread, but her alto voice is jazzy. Jazz Notables Teddy Wil son (piano) and Zoot Sims (saxophone) join the diversified goings...
Life Within. Hermine helps Harry find a pliable paramour and introduces him to the world of popular music and drugs. Harry listens to hot jazz (remember, this is 1927), snorts a little white powder and generally acts confused. Eventually Hermine and her jazz musician crony Pablo (Pierre Clementi) decide that Harry is prepared and usher him into their Magic Theater. As rendered by Director Haines, the experience is like being sealed inside a demoniac color television set. The Magic Theater experiences convince Harry, in the words of the novel, to "see the ruins of my being as fragments...
...will be playing records as well -over his own weekly three-hour radio show on WNUW in Milwaukee. The program, to be broadcast live when Kareem is in town and on tape when he is on the road with the Bucks, will feature jazz recordings plus Kareem's commentary and interviews. "I don't expect to be at all nervous for the first show," says Kareem. "How could you be nervous when you have to play in front of 10,000 people every night...