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f you missed Long
John Baldry
at
Sami's last weekend,
you can catch him again this
weekend, Thursday through
Saturday at Sam Yehia's
well-appointed restaurant on
Cornwall.
The irrepressible Yehia is
kicking off his new policy of
headline entertainment with
Baldry. This British singer,
guitarist, and songwriter,
who makes his home in Kitsilano, first came to my attention back in the late '50s
when he was on tour with
Brooklyn-born folk singer
Ramblin' Jack Elliott.
Baldry made the transition from folk to the blues
rock field in the 1960s,
when he was instrumental
in the organization of Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, a group that included
Mick Jagger and Charlie
Watts. After a stint with the
ill-fated Cyril Davie-s All
Stars, a group that dissolved after harmonica virtuoso Davies' untimely

and Sunday it's the Jade
Orchestra.
At the Glass Slipper
Thursday, Roger Baird's
Sirius Ensemble performs;
Friday sees bassist Paul
Blaney and his quartet on
stage; Saturday it's Tom
Walsh and N.O.M.A. and
on Sunday Bill Clark and
his sextet takes over.
On Sunday at The Western Front it's vocalist David
Moss and Direct Sound.
All concerts at the Cultural
Centre get underway at 8
p.m.; at the Glass Slipper at
11 p.m. ; and Sunday's performance at The Western
Front begins at 5:30 p.m.
Standing 6;/oot-7, Kitsilano resident Long John
There are also three
Baldry is one of the true giants of the blues.
workshops at VCC King Eddeath , Baldry formed his world famous as Elton ward Campus. On Novemown band, The Hoochie John. Baldry was on of the ber 7th, saxman Coat
Coochie Men, which fea- most influential figures in Cooke instructs; November
tured a Glasgow-born vo- the English pop music 8th, classes will be held by
calist named Rod Stewart.
scene and many major Reggie Workman, bass;
A subsequent Baldry blues and rock stars got and November 9th, pianist
group, Bluesology, gave their first professional expo- Marilyn Crispell conducts.
employment to a young pi- sure in a Baldry-led group. All Cultural Centre concerts
anist-singer named Reg Long John Baldry, six feet, are priced at $15 ($13 for
Dwight, who later became seven inches of pure musi- students and jazz friends).
cal talent, is one of a kind Glass Slipper shows are $5
at the door. Call 682-0706
and well worth listening to.
Cover charge at Sami's for information and times
for this event is $7.50 on and prices of workshops.
Roy Reynolds phones to
Thursday and $1 O Friday
and Saturday. The price in- let me know that his Thurs'cludes your first beverage day afternoon jazz session
and is waived for dinner at Chardonnays is over.
Roy and his quartet were
guests.
.
featured
each Thursday at
Call Sami's, 737-7777, for
the Howe and Hastings
reservations.
The folks at the Coastal restaurant for the past six
Jazz and Blues Society are months.
Chardonnays was develpresenting the third annual
celebration of contemporary oping into one of Vancoujazz and improvised music ver's top supper clubs durthis weekend. Billed as ing the period that singer
Time Flies, this event is a Kenny Colman was apmust for fans of contempo- pearing there and Reynolds
was carrying the Thursday
rary jazz.
Performances get under- shows, but it seems that
way tomorrow night through management have changed
Sunday at the Vancouver the entertainment policy
East Cultural Centre, The and jazz is out.
Wonder what's going to
Glass Slipper (185 East
11th at Main) and at the be the new "IN" at the great
Western Front (303 East downtown location.
It was a pleasure to see
8th) on Sunday only.
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The lineup of international and hear jazz vocalist Jentalents performing is: At the nifer Scott down at The
Cultural Centre, Thursday Three Greenhorns last Satit's guitarist Bill Frisell and urday.
Here's a young lady that
keyboardist Wayne Horvitz
with Garbo's Hat; Friday, seems to get better each
pianist Marilyn Crispell time I hear her.
She's at Three Greenperforms with Tom Walsh
and N.O.M.A. On Saturday, horns for the next two
it's German saxophonist weeks, Friday and Saturday
Peter Brotzmann with with Linton Garner & Co.
Kane/Taylor Explosion; Call 688-8655 for reservations ..... ... TTFN !