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a n co u v e r 's N . O . W. o rch es tr a g e ts

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M U S I QU E A

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C T U ELLE V I C T ORIA VI LLE •

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t y - fi ve sets + 1 80 0 -w o rd c ei lin g = n o r o o
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a c t u e ll e ' s s u ppo s e d t o b e . L e t ' s g e t t o i t .
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ATI

as teno r

Pino

Min

a

n

ot

A c t is D a t o o n b ar i
t s ev e n

- s o ma k e tha

i

be en a we ll -kept

se c r et f r om

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f a ' s,

a s

w e

ve

r

e

a b le
ha s

N o rt h

i t. S uc h

,

bl e h a s mu c h

r ) n ow

th ey n a il t r i cky

s

a

t o r eco

d

m m e

r hyt h m

n

ic

th ey p l a y i n t u n e ; ba s s is
t

pa s s a g es , a nd

Dani ele P at u mi co m bi n e s d e ad - o n

i nt o n a tio n w it h ra u nchy bo
M e d t e r ran ea n ly ri c is
i

l o t in Min a f ra '

s

s ing s

m

t une s,

i ng .

w

and

t ro
h

his br

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a

ass
i

an d jazz- id i o m a
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t
f o r la u h
s
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g
cho ps ar e
as an

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skid d ing .

seri

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He

bo u n ds

J e rry L ewi s o n s pee d ,

T

-

M ontreal

er Ch arl e s Pap a s ov' s

a ll -b ari sax s

e

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va n d e r W erf, an

xtet, with H a mie t Blui e

Jean Der ome, To r on o' s D
t

Switzer land' s C h r is tian

tri ckste

w o rk

avid

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ed , every one

,

Ga vil let, a

worth ke ep i n g an ear out

r

ris ing

fo

to th e ch a

lenge, st a rt in g wi th a to p -thi s s o lo
s e q uence in wh ic h t h e

big horn' s

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p

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s t r a i n

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p

del ay

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f al se

to s ou nd like

m ost ever y reed

a sh i m m e ring

a t i n f l ue n ce o n
u li us

c hoi r,

p
J
di ed af ter this se t had bee n

who' d

b oo k e d , but to w ho

s u rely n ot l o st on

less th an g r cious
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,
,
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l
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had a te r r i f ic i r resist ible beat; late
,
r
p
t he re was a n episode o absu rdl spa re
y
f
sto t i me two staccato h its i n two
p
m i nutes t he audie nce ma jest ica l ly
uiet
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,
i n appa re nt (but u n i nte nded said
e n

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ho mage

to

R
l i so n
Ca me r o n 's
A
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f
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i n f a mous

was

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lotted se lectio ns.) Each

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disti nctive cha racte r.

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fro m h s us u a l e c hoe s o f E i

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s

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d

d

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,

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ha rdly

h is

sc rabb l i n - in -p lace
g

best

s le a nd
ty
,

in

the

Wa re's
rich

circula r squeal
s

to ne mo v n
a rou nd
g
s
i
wit hou t sou nd ng
like
i

Pa rke r .

Bes t rock s how

r

an

Shipp

solo

a nd

subseque nt

wi th

to

staccato

lowe r regi ste r

he cops

Eva n

,

i

mo s t obviou s motif ;

w here

r

a k i lle r gr oo ve

Oto mo' s sext e t s e t e a r li e

mo re

horsehair s .

r

tha n

John

- in c luding

d a nc e improvis atio n and

solo

the year's

f ou r sets

one play� r wielded

To r o nto nia n

diverse s how

s

there were

- ended wit h

Oswald's

hi s s ilen t solo

a so-so alto

a s ub lim e im ­

promptu b y hi s o nce-a-week , improvis e ­

wa s m a rred b y d u mbo
y
rof u ndi y (s a mpl ed pitc h m a n voice :
t
p
"Pa naso nic .. . P a naso nic.. .

for-pl e a s ur e q ui ntet . Saxop ho n e ,

e ve n b

who playe d w h at ,

t h a t da

s o m e how bl e n d e d s o y o u c o uldn' t t e

t h e us u a l st a nd ard s o f t h e o nl
y
Vict o v e n u e t h a t' s a dra g
h a f th e fl o o
r
l
,
o f t h e tow n hocke y are n a . Ar e t h e gu y
s
y

e

t o it

Y VI D IN GELEV I C

S

ll

a b ilit y t o liste n . O n a n ot h er , even

qui ete r i m pro vis a ti o n , u n am p li fi e
d
bassis t Marv i n Gree n impose d u nit y by

?

Oto m o n otwi thsta n di n , bes t t u rntabl
e
g
sol o wa s Marti n Te trea ult' s
- slow a n
d
l ow -ru mblin g a s a glacie , hi s h a n
r
d
barel y m ov i n
- d u ri n g Mo ntrea
g
l
s i n g e r a n d keyboardis t Di a n e Labross e'

a rem i nd e r t h
e

i m pr o vise r' s m o s t use f u l skill i s t he

o
w h o d o s o u n d t h er e a ct u all y dea
r
f ,
jus t as p ir

David

Pre ntic e' s heavy- vibrato violi n a nd T ii n
a
K iik' s single - not e accordio n li ne s

P a nas o nic. . . " ) a nd v ol u m e deaf e n i ng

t

str ng s wa

a

and bo a sted f ine scr eech-gui t a
r
,
t u rntabl e scr atc hing fro m
Oto mo

Yosh ihid e .

Sma ll g r oup s with

r

in

Yo r k bas sis t Kato

Hideki)

the answe

some misguided

busy-stasis

b
y
,
a clea r- voiced yodele

(kudo s to N ew

co nceptua th i ng . (Sadly,
l
seemed to be No.)

supposed to suck,

te n

wa s the closer

T e nko
Japa n'
s
,
w hose ba nd struc k

it was

i

S.

ove rto nes

a

f

r

l i mp you had to wo nde
,

bla me

middle :

Matthew

di spla
of
y

imp rov is i ng strateg ies so

they 've gotte n

but the re we re five o

ble nd

la k an d
y
s c l a r i n e t is t Ne d R o t h e nber

t o o ; t h e s et t i n g' s

l

Y SY L VA I N L A FLE U

r duo .

l

r

They we re so boorishly banal, the guita

solos a nd

b luste r

,
mov i n
fro m de t h -c ha rge low notes
p
g
tea - ke ttle falsetto in seco nd s . He 'll

t

g
tha

ca n

p ra ise

m i nutes

capella

Sib e ri a' s S a i nk h o N a mtch

g

c r itica

on

golde n

p ia no

'95

h a d th e u ne n viabl e jo b o f follow i n

the

u nacco mpa n ied

)

alt o is t/bas

substa nce -

the m
,
f o it r

roje ct , pr e
y N o M or e
tty
p
m uc h a s discusse d i n t h e Ma y/J u n
e

m

co m petit io n fo the crown - was by
r

e had a

David

rock show - and as

guita rist Ma rc R ibot's quartet Shrek.

iec

r

it. Wo r st

a lways at V i cto, the re was fie rce

feat.

no easy

usua these days, te no
r
l
Wa re 's qua rtet was lo nge

fo
r

o n B ob

g

p

b less

Ned has also

As

r
t h i Victo ' best
iece
best set no
s
p
s
,
;
was
P h i M i nto n a nd Ve r ya n
co nte st
l
,
We sto n . T he i r st y l i stic rage
'd mea nt
(
I
e
ra n e) i a e xt rao rd i na r as
to t
s
g
y
yp
s
M i nto n ' ha l f- ma n ha l f -goat
vocals .
s
fu n ny
e r fo rmed
a r ut hlessl
T he
y
y p
se ndu
o f lou n e - ac t si nce r i y a
t ,
g
p
hig h wa y m ile o s t ( f ro m a
o rt ra i t o f a
p
p
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Ho C h i M i n h
oe m)
, a n ode to a na rc h
p
(the r sett n
o
1 9th ce ntu
p ropa
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i
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Ku rt We i ll'
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s
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ju s t w ha t i
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g
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d e se r v ed
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ia ni s t i s P hi l' s pe r fect
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p
m atc h s lid ing side wa s
micro - pl au
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,
m ac ro su rre a
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sibl e
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b e ats
ch a n e s cho rd s e a rl y o r l ate , hi
,
s
g
s u st a in
ed a l a nd hand s c ontradi c t e a c h
p
W e li s t ener s did n' t e ve n k now
ot h e r
.

(M i nt o n als o s a n

That 's

t rivializ i ng.

tha n

r u n n i ng

tu rn ta bl e and he r fa r- fl u n g sam p es
l
co nfi rmed m usique concre te is back,

beco me a fi ne a nd o r ig i na shakuhachi
l
la e r ne ithe st r ictly t raditio na no
r
l
r
p y ,

,
co m ose
r
p
"Bla nk

Ca nadia n

(o n e with very n ice c h a n g es) a n d o pe n ­

fie ld i m pr ov is i ng . A d uet secti o n for

both have o verto n e -r ich t m b res i
she 's
o t Tuva n th roat -sin gi ng dow n g
l
m ic ro to na va r ia t io n,
a nd a kee n ear fo
r
a nd l ike to i m rovise i n fa m i l iar cha n­
p
nels. ( could n 't spot the two free
I
i mp r ovisat io ns a mo ng the mo re p re­

m ie

th in

u si c

vi

his

o u r f e et , b u t the y n e ve
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set, w h i ch s l i d betwee n p o p py tu n es

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p

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m i g h tn 't ta l k a bout so m u ch if N ed was
m o re cand id abou t Eva n 's pervas ive

w h er e t o t a

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me nt s . He

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t h e

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h

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tt

eig ht n o te s w he re

high n ote s wer e heav i l y e xp oited. M o s
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p l a ye rs b rought c ha rts . Ch ief c o mpo s ­
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rt
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u

s e c a re

a u cti o n e e r thr o ug h a bu l ho

h e o pene r l oo ked dubio us on pa

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lik
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