Word: rich
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...violin was not invented for classical musicians; it was created for Stephane Grapelli. No, the violin was not created for Stephane Grapelli--it grew out of his chin. Stephane Grapelli is to the jazz violin what Buddy Rich (you did not for one moment think that I would leave the Big Bud out of this column, did you?) is to the drums. That is, Grapelli is a genius, an immensely enjoyable violinist...
...trumpet is in town at Kix Live, tonight through Saturday night. Brother Blue says that Gillespie's horn is bent up toward the sky because he plays for Louis Armstrong in heaven. But, do not worry: earthly human beings are allowed to featured on drums. He is not Buddy Rich...
...elder statesmen of jazz are in Boston this weekend. The old line is alive and well and swinging. The mainstream is flowing quickly through the bean town. If only Buddy Rich were here...
...very fine film, but a regression, albeit in color, to Akira Kurosawa's early days of static, pictorial movie-making. I prefer the raging, audacious Kurosawa of "Seven Samurai" and "Yojimbo," but this simple piece, a memoir about a little old hunter, has undeniable charm, pathos, and humor. The rich colors and meticulous compositions become frustrating after awhile--we want Kurosawa to shake off his awe of the wilderness and plunge into it with the old daring and fervor--but there's something heartwarming about a touch this sure, and the wisdom and taste to know when sentimentality is appropriate...
...instant success a film like An Unmarried Woman can bring has been slow in arriving, and in between those disasters were years of hard work. Though Clayburgh, now 33, likes to think that she just wandered aimlessly through her high school and college years, her father, Albert Clayburgh, a rich Manhattan businessman, tells a different story. "Jill was driven," he says, "always taking singing, dancing and acting lessons. The thing I remember most is her determination and ambition...