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...offering the opportunity to an appalling number of untalented children to become millionaires simply by raising an electronically amplified ruckus. In the early '70s, jazz, with its capacity for self-renewal, began to use the best of rock. Trumpeter Miles Davis launched the era of jazz rock with an LP album, Bitches Brew, that combined his avant-garde jazz style with rock's electronic sounds and driving rhythms. Davis' daring not only kindled a new form but also reawakened audiences. Jazz had arrived once more, its scope more eclectic than ever. "As we became more mature with our music," says...
Right On, Roy. In 1972 Ahmet Ertegun, chairman of Atlantic Records, heard Buchanan play in New York's Carnegie Hall and said: "You can write your own ticket on my label." Only now has Buchanan finally decided to pick up that ticket. His new LP on Atlantic, A Street Called Straight, is working its way onto the charts and has generally been hailed as the first album that captures the excitement Buchanan can generate in public performances...
Melba Moore's latest LP, "This is It" is anything but. The producer, disco king Van McCoy (the creator of last summer's hit, "The Hustle"), tries to prop up Moore's small voice with layers of insistent drumming, strings and background voices. The arrangements lie somewhere between the lushness of Marvin Gaye and the overkill-extravaganza of Barry White, but they are totally unsuited to Moore. She screams and whines a lot (probably to make herself heard), and the end result is unnecessarily strident, not soulful. She should return to the concept of "Peach Melba," released a few months...
Such was the glory of Bowie's best years. Since 1973, he has contended unsuccessfully with the departure of Ronson, the waning of glitter's initial excitement, and the pressure to move from critical raves to a high place on the charts. The LP's after Alladin Sane were all disappointing. Pin Ups, a reworking of classic British hits of the sixties was a dismal failure. Bowie's vocals are so mannered to begin with that when he works with lyrics less surreal than his own he sounds like he's camping it up. Diamond Dogs was worse, an unintentional...
...Here Cellist Solow gets the chance to display his flawless intonation and generous technique as the cello imitates a guitar, flute, mandolin and tambourine. The Saint-Säens C Minor Sonata is a work of contrasts and Pianist Vallecillo masters both its turbulent and serene passages. If this LP serves as an indicator of Desmar's artistic and recording quality, its future should be cheerful...