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Weekender Thursday, February 7, 1S80 Heaths mesh jazz styles; Hiroshima has new sound Paga 4 By GREGORY CLAY The Heath Bros. In Motion The Heath Bros. could be appropriately termed the living jazz fossils of the 1980s. They are remnants of the old Charlie Parker-Dave Brubeck Duke Ellington bee-bop jazz culture trying to overlap into the present highly sophisticated pop-jazz era. Records Their new album In Motion provides a mesh between these two time periods. The performers for this unusual musical task are saxophonist jimmy Heath and bassist Percy Heath. "Feelin Dealin," one of the album's better songs, could easily fit into the repertoire of a modern jazz musician. It has the medium-tempo sound reminiscent of Crover Washington Jr. "The Voice of the Saxophone" is just what the title says; the voice emits a lulling tone that's slow and moody. Jimmy's brother is in the background thumbing slowly on the old, now seldom-used, double bass. But the tempo changes in a hurry on ' "Project S." This is an old-jazz-type fast paced, heavy-background bass with constant horn improvisation. "Move To The Groove" features a kind of bee-bop-pop-jazz that's symbolic of the album's sound.The number is marked by a string duel between Purrone and Percy Heath. Copeland's keyboards enter and Jimmy Heath sets the tone once more with his sax. "Passion Flower," composed by Billy Strayhorn and played by Duke Ellington, is one oldie that's been performed by many musicians. It has to be one of the hardest songs to change and in this case the Heath Bros, didn't succeed in improving Ellington's original. Jimmy Heath added just a touch of funk to "A Time and A Place (There's)" which is again a heavy mixture of the old and new arranged into something that could appeal to the young as well as to the ancient jazzist. Jimmy's tenor sax solos liven the pace, as does the rhythm section. It could be the best selection. In Motion, The Heath Bros. trying to bridge the older cool-bee-bop jazz and the contemporary pop-jazz so that music listeners of today and yesteryear can find a common ground rates an 8.5 on a scale of zero to 10. Hiroshima Hiroshima Hiroshima is a city in Japan that was devasted by the atomic bomb in 1945 to end World War II. It's also the name of a new group that's coming out LZ r o) J LruLl !! A Real World Speaker Breakthrough For several years the advantages of a satellite system have ; been acknowledged by engineers and audiophiles. A three part ; system comprising 2 satellite speakers and a subwoofer means j inherent solutions to enclosure resonance problems; distor- tions caused by speaker interfacing; and provides the detail and imaging the best, modern recordings contain. Unfortunately, up j until now most such systems were marketed as gimmicks or Ispacesavers with little regard for performance; or were pro hibitively expensive. x Trilogy, designed by Dan D'Agostino (designer of the' Dayton- Wright XG-10-Ai state-of-the-art electrostatic speaker isa-i speaker of such innovative design offering exemplary perfor mance at a uniqbely affordable price. Trilogy uses mylar . capacitors, aircorejinductors, hi-speed plastic and mylar drivers. These drivers were painstakingly tested for theirl speed and distortion characteristics, paying particular attention to dynamic deformations. These parameters enable trilogy to pro duce square waves--a feat only few speakers can boast, all much more expensive. Sonically, Trilogy is urtcompromised and ac coustically uncolored.1t is capable of producing all forms of music with a high degree of'accQfacy: ' , When you audition Trilogy at Vickers we. will use the finest program material and finest electronics. They're worth it. At $530 for the 3-piece system, they offer perhaps the f ( per-dollar investment in audio today. nest sound- 210 W. Franklin Street (between Fowler's and Southern Bell) Sound Years Ahead joypornpetitlon hi 929-4554 Hours: MON-THURS 10-6 FRI 10-7 . SAT 10-5:30 f5 Kudio J iwww...... ti,,, rufSH - ..."-m n- JF' with a musical mixture of jazz, soft rock and soul with vocals. Wayne Henderson, former trombonist for the Crusaders, produced the groups's new album, Hiroshima. The band is composed of Japanese and American musicians who sift an oriental vibration into the standard American musical sound. This new musical entity could probably be called oriental jazz, or oriental soul, oriental soft rock, etc. "Lion Dance" is only one example of that characteristic oriental base. The key element of this selection is an instrument called a koto (which was also used by Stix Hooper on his The World Within album). The koto, an oblong box with 13 silk strings stretched over it, is a Japanese instrument similar to a zither. When plucked by June Okida Kuramoto, it makes a harp and kalimba-like sound. "Roomful of Mirrors" is a vocalization featuring soloist Teri Kusumato. It has a soft-rock and mellow sound that's bolstered by Dan Kuramoto's alto saxophone. "Kooro" is in the mold of Lonnie Liston Smith with an oriental flavor. Hiroshima pulsates with some soulful vocals on "Long Time Love," which is composed by Dan Kuramoto and guitarist Peter Hata. "Da-Da" is a little heavier than "Long Time Love" with a more rocking instrumental sound in some spots. "Never, Ever" is a soulful vocalization about a man and his lady. The background female vocalists produce a harmonious rhythm that ably supports the lead singer. "Taiko Song" is a number highlighted by another native Japanese instrument mentioned in its title. The taiko is a drum with a tympanic and bass effect that's played by Johnny Mori. Rounding out the group members are: Jess Acuna, percussion; Dave Matsumora, bass; Danny Yamamoto, drum and Japanese percussion; and Richard "Arms" Mathews, keyboards and synthesizer. E3 Gregory Cay is a record critic for The Daily Tar Heel. I I xl I g -.SJ'. 1 1 mBfov i1:)Xci mm Yj XMfiiiJ I)KKv 00 Iff) 1 M. H (III) 4h IX
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