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...There are wah-wah pedals on trombones, electronic keyboards, Moog Synthesizers, Mini Moogs, Micro-Mini Moogs, and last ?and perhaps least?the Alembic Bass with Instant Flanger.* The new machinery is just one more example of how jazz keeps expanding. Says Deejay Charlie Perkins of Boston's WBUR, "Jazz is borrowing the whole electrical thing...
...dial, and WMEX at 1510. You know the style: abrasive disk jockeys, mind-numbing disco, "free" give aways, etc. For those into classical music, WCRB-AM at 1330 and FM at 102.5 is the place to turn. Boston has also been blessed with an excellent jazz station, WBUR, 90.9 FM, run by students at Boston University. If you're into country and western, WCOP at 1150 AM is probably your best...
...course there are the rock clubs that turn into one night jazz stands when they care to, and a couple of local and collegiate talents that occasionally get booked in obscure auditoriums. All that I can say about those is keep your eyes open. And your ears attuned to WBUR at 90.9--the best jazz in Boston. Without it you would never know what's going on, in terms of clubs and the latest albums...
...incredibly excruciating stretch I asked her how she did it. She turned toward me dumbly and extracted two plugs of cotton from her ears. I guess some people come better prepared than others. Albums. By the way, some Blue note re-release albums that WBUR has been featuring in the last few nights definitely merit listening to. Particularly enjoyable is some of the Lee Morgan stuff. The Trans and Chambers outs sound a little too light for me, but they are definitely needed to complete the collection...
...couple of nights ago WBUR, Boston's only real jazz station, signed off with Pharoah Sanders's "Colors." The number is an odd one and in many ways exemplifies the best and the worst of Sanders's playing...