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Record Review
by DAVE PARDEE
Fairport Convention's second LP,
Unhalfbricking fulfills the promise they
showed on their first album.
Notable is the inclusion of three rarely
heard tunes by Bob Dylan: "Percy's
Song" (which can be heard on the
bootleg LP John Birch Society Blues),
"Million Dollar Bash" (which can be
heard on the Dylan-Band basement
tape), and "Si Tu Dols Partlr" (which
can't be heard).
ALL THE songs on the album are
very listenable, and a chick named San
dy Denny does the vocal work, which
is top notch. One song, "A Sailor's Life",
stretches 11 minutes and drags a bit
Otherwise, it's a good LP.
For jazz fans, amplified fiddle player
Dylan tunes
Spring concert
to be Thursday
The annual spring concert of
the University of Nebraska
Collegiate Ban d is scheduled
for 8 p.m. Thursday in Kimball
Recital Hall. ,
The Collegiate Band is con
ducted by Jack R. Snider and
has 127 pieces.
The program will Include
both symphonic and march
music, closing with a
"Cornhusker Medley" by
Robert Nelson.
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Jean Luc Ponty has recently released
a new album with pianist George Duke.
Ponty's music offers a breath of fresh
air to Jazz, seemingly plagued lately
by an incurable halitosis.
The music was recorded live at Thee
Experience in Hollywood, and it reflects
the interplay of audience and musician.
PONTY HAS recently done some jam
ming with Frarti Zappa (ex-mother) and
his rock Influences are revealed on this
album, as well as his free-form jazz
influences.
Technically, Ponty is probably
unrivaled in jazz on the fiddle, and
Duke seems to be a fine progressive
pianist.
If you're mainly a rock fan but would
like to hear some good modern jazz,
Jean Luc Ponty and his music will be
as good an introduction to the field
as you can get.
John MayaU's latest album, Empty
Rooms, pursues further the direction
begun on his last LP, The Turning Point
For that album, MayaH decided to
dispense with electric lead guitar (Mick
Taylor split to join The Stones), adding
accoustic guitarist Jon Mark, and reed
player Johnny Almond.
IN ADDITION, his present group uses
no drummer, but rhythmic support is
amply supplied by bass player Steve
Thomsen. Without drums, the group's
sound is remarkably quiet, in contrast
to MayaU's earlier days with Eric Clap
ton and Peter Green.
The music on Empty Rooms Is a con
glomeration of blues, jazz, rock and
folk, admittedly a pretty weird mixture.
All these elements are well integrated,
however, and the end product is an
LP definitely worth your favorite bucks.
(If you don't dig it, you can always
use it for a flying saucer or a frisbee).
'Virginia Woolf tryouts
Tryouts for the May 20-22
performances of Edward
Albee's Virginia Wolf will be
April 8-10 from 1-5:30 p.m. in
the Wesley Foundation's
Hungry Id Theatre, 640 N.
16th.
The play is being presented
in conjunction with the
University Department o f
Speech and Dramatic Arts. It
offers opportunities for actors
and those interested in the
technical aspects of theater to
perioral.
Tryouts are open to
everyone. Previous experience
is not necessary. Actors are
urged to oe raminar wun the
script Deiore auditions.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1970
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
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