Word: jazzing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Pharoah Sanders at the Jazz Workshop this week, is a former John Coltrane protege who has succeeded in stretching music even farther than his mentor did. His sax is accomplished in the traditional sense, of course, but a lot of what he plays is likely to leave you bewildered. Expect loads of energy but not much melody...
Gerry Mulligan, at the Jazz Workshop through Sunday, is an exuberant baritone saxophonist who came up through the big-band establishment and is now ever-so-slightly progressive. He usually plays with a piano-bass-drums quartet, and he names his songs after esoteric novels sometimes. You should probably also be warned that Mulligan is a perennial member of the Playboy all-star jazz band...
Yusef Lateef, at the Jazz Workshop through Sunday, is a versatile, unpredictable jazzman. He plays a lot of different instruments, mostly reeds, in a lot of different styles with wildly fluctuating bands. He was into African music in the late '60s, but lately he's gone somewhat commercial, recording nostalgic '30s swing material. It's hard to tell what you'll get here, but when he wants to be, Lateef is a real virtuoso...
Yuseff Lateef begins a seven day stint at the Jazz Workshop. It is hard to predict where Lateef and his several instruments will take you. His last record, "Part of the Search," was a commercial, nostalgic attempt at the Swing music of the Thirties. It's probably a good idea to listen to WBCN's latest broadcast tonight before you shell out your money...
Mongo Santamaria is at the Jazz Workshop until Sunday, and plays fast, rhythmic, big-band Afro-Cuban stuff centering around his own bongo and drum work...