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I thursday, September 4, 1975 daily nebraskan 13 ELECTRONIC iscial' TEAfl Event ' hot licks Editor's note: This is the first record review column written by Deb Gray, a double major in musk End journalism. Her column will appear weekly.-Editor Manhattan JfansferAtbntic Those who have watched Manhattan Transfer's summer show on CBS will have heard all songs on this album. But it's a good one to lave around anyway-a great tonic for depression. Four singers, each soloists in their own right, blend perfectly through the hazards of scat singing and tight harmonies. The Transfer revives music of the '50s and the big band era. They are at their best singing the '40s hits. The back-up band features some of the most talented studio musicians around. Zoot Sims plays a tenor sax solo on "You Can Depend on Me," and the Brecker brothers, Michael on sax and Randy on trumpet, are in the orchestra. High point on the album is The Transfers rejuvenation of the gospel standard "Operator.' There's a witty introduction in the Blackwood Brothers tradition and an exciting sax solo by Michael Brecker. But the song's best point-and the Manhattan Transfer's-is Janis Siegel's nonpareil vocals. Her singing is not the most inspired, but she is a superb technician who knows how to arouse a crowd. JJlood, Sweat & TemlNew OyColumb Clayton-Thomas has rejoined BS&T. And as a friend who is a professed jazz-rock freak says, "Thank God." Actually Blood, Sweat & Tears continued to produce good jazz-rock ("No Sweat," "Mirror Image") after Clayton-Thomas left the band. Yet neither their albums nor Clayton-Thomas's were selling. So he rejoined the group. Only one member, drummer Bobby Colomby remains from the original band. This time around, Thomas's vocals have mellowed. He traded in raw emotion for refinement. Standouts on the album are "Ride Captain Ride" and "Yesterday's Music," a laid-back tune fitting Thomas's voice better than anything else on the album. Their version of Janis Ian's "Applause" blends a range of musical styles. There is a break with piccolo trumpets straight from the 17th century, and trumpet solo played through a modulator by Joe Giorgianni. iffeetaiase is Hai ill - CLAY COUHITY ' n Cw j C J zJ n U U u u Ua8 Mmm Ccntcnnisl Pooin IMS f i ! rZjf Llawma I W"PM JnL r,-rJ bMrf,VMMMi UFC Coffeehouse Committee Understands! Mm E Can't Mica is! 3BBW',lWlWIJliil.llllW I Ill f I Sheidca Art Islary 12th & R Sts. Fibs of S.H. rif Hth Thursday, Sept 4th 3:00 pm 7:00 pm Saly of the Sawdust 9:00 pm Abraham Ltola Mabsion is. free! In Concert BREWER and SHIPLEY ivith special guest PETER LKHG MUSIC HALL OMAHA Sept, 5 at 8:00 P.M. Tickets $4 in advance available at Civic Auditorium Box Office Sponsored by the Creighton University Student Board of Govenors KIMBALL RECITAL HALL UNIVERSITY of NEBRASKA PERFORMING ARTS SERIES . SERGIU LUCA, VIOLIN , FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY (A SMALLER ENSEMBLE OF THE LARGER STRATFORD COMPANY). WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29. BACH ARIA GROUP THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12 - JOSE LIMON DANCE COMPANY SATURDAY, MARCH 6 AGUSTIN ANIEVOS. PIANO ; FRIDAY, APRIL 2 SERIES TICKETS: REGULAR $18, UNL STUDENTS $9. AVAILABLE: ROOM 113 MUSIC BLDG. 31TH & R OR CALL 472-3375 OR 472-2508. ALL PERFORMANCES IN' KIMBALL RECITAL HALL, 11th It R. ALL SEATS RESERVED. ONLY SERIES TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH SEPTEMBER 24. I ' . ... - ... '