Chicago Tribune from Chicago, Illinois • 188

If mono rtoiHiii DOWNTOWN MOTION HCtUMt DOWNTOWN DOWNTOWN DOWNTOWN Record briefs I tP, aTU RESt! DoorttpM ltd m. last 'Ff I.M Lineup for listening AND ON THE SAME PROGRAM uft TOGETHER AN fNTERTAlNMENT PACKAGE flJI m.w6 OF EXCITEMENT, ACTION ANu urvwuu. Film score ill i r.ii--rn CHOSfJ'1 The Last Waltz" LIVE ALBUMS Mldom strike mc great, and that goes double no, triple KIRK I for sound tracks. But there are excep 0 DOUGLAS 3 tions to everything, and "The Last Walte" (Warner Bros is surely one of them. "The Last Walti" was the name the Band gave to its 1976 Thanksgiving Day concert in San Francisco's Win terland, the last performance together before retiring from the road (the Band continues to record).

The concert, com- EXCLUSIVE Afiyf fawwi 111 II fiMltiliVfYHill Open i.m. Last Featun 10:20 ilete with a slew of top guest artists, has BDURVlLLE MAUI IN I Ffi FONOTONY FERRER DARNELL GARCIA made into a superb lura and as Y0UNGBL00D If you live through the gang in i II 1 equally superb sound track. The three-record set features one of the rock icene's finest groups doing its best-known numbers, including "The Weight" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," plus memorable music from Neil Young Joni Mitchell Neil Diamond Your Muddy Waters Van Morrison and Bob Dylan Young," "Baby Let Me Follow You The package also includes a booklet of concert photos. Lynn Van Main Rock, country Willie Nelson WILLIE NELSON sings The old Outlaw, a writer-of classics himself, believes good songs are timeless. In "Willie Nelson: Stardust" (CBS), he directs the attention of his throng of young fans to music created for his own (or an earlier) generation.

He choose some examples that are awfullv easy to listen to: "Georgia on My Mind," "Blue Skies," "All of Me," "September Song," "Someone to Watch Over Me," etc. Vocally, this is the Nelson of "Nightlife" and "Crazy," and the background produced and arranged by Booker T. (of Booker T. and fgb SUSPENSE TERROR THRIULEB! YOU GONNA x-vW BIT BY BIT-BY BIT BEASTAR! TT Item HE CARVED A NIGHTMARE! TUB UWRENCI-HILTON yl Eft GQLBOX urnsv javvvt J)tw vmsas VV Ml WXlYllfFflOMayllMSlFfBW nd REN WOODS An AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL Release Kj 4 "Vf NEAR NORTH 1 1 NEAR NORTH I Open :45 a.m. SEE IT AGAIN I Ust show 1:50 p.m.

PB I rr-i the MGs) Jones is appropriately simple, clean, and respectful of both songs and singer. Willie Nelson sings Willie Nelson sings "Stardust." Jack Hurst Nelson: Good songs are timeless. EXCLUSIVE AREA SHOWINGI JOHN TRAVOLTA I ACADEMY AWARD WINNER BEST FOREIGN FILM 1l Wit 4 'M i- 3 1st. Run Chicagolanl Ut. Run Chicagoland "And recommended: 31 ADAM ROSA at the Carnegie, Jimmy Buffclt FOR PURE AND believable good-old-boy charm, it's hard to beat Jimmy Buf-fett.

The Florida based singer, songwriter, and guitarist has a way of coming across as the kind of easygoing guy who likes a drink now and then (and numerous times in between), goes for simple stuff like cheeseburgers, and although he's not stupid, he's not going to spring anything downright intellectual on you, either. And he's got a sense of humor, too. Buffett's albums are generally the same way. particularly his new "Son of a Son of a Sailor" (ABC). It's a thoroughly enjoyable bunch of ballads, mostly on the country-rock side, about relationships, travels, even cheeseburgers.

The melodies are catchy and comfortable: the pace is gently loping and the overall effect is totally engaging. L. V. M. ft vSS mmom; siGAouiyrs acting explains why the film won an Oscar for best foreign 5 iuii sun-iimea MISSSIGNORET HAS HER BEST ROLE IN YEARS! Ml "Vincent Canby, New York Tunes Totally engaging Jazz NOW SHOWING ALL OVER CHICAGOLAND.

SEE DIRECTORY FOR A THEATRE NEAR YOUR HOME. Simoiic ik in DOWNTOWN vine A DOWNTOWN ORIENTAL $1.50 "TOWING" plus "FINGERS" and "ROUGHNECK" I NEAR NORTH I lments and solos. That just might be extraordinary. Rogm Worthingf0H Mickey Tucker "HARD BOP LIVES" is the message of pianist Mickey Tucker's "Sojurn" (Xanadu), a six-tune musical travelog of his 1976 tour with Art Blakey's band. Tucker's group includes two old hard bop hands, tenor saxophonist Junior Cook and trumpeter Bill Hardman.

Baritonist Ronnie Cuber also fits the groove, and Tucker's compositions have a definite Horace Silver flavor. As a pianist. Tucker is reminiscent of Bobby Tim-mons: He has technique to spare, a strong rhythmic drive, and an individual harmonic sense. Each track of this well-planned album presents a different mood, with the Latin-like "Tunisian Festival" and a blues-ballad entitled "Norwegian Nights-Norwegian Days" standing out. Notable, too, is the work of bassist Cecil McBee, who is a brick throughout.

A solid, happy, twinging record. Larry Karl Ril Scliaefer BAL SCHAEFER IS a fine pianist wW made his mark backing up such people as Peggy Lee, Billy Eckstine, Vic Damone, and Judy Garland. "The Extra-rdinary Jazz Pianist Hal Sbaefer" (Discovery Records) is a recording of a 1976 appearance at Donte's in Los Angeles. The audience is appreciative, and Schaefer turns out a flawless performance of six durable standards. It's easy to understand why Schaefer is so highly regarded as an accompanist.

His light, lyrical playing flows over and into the rhythm accompaniment like honey on butter. True, his chord voicings are dated and his lines short, direct, and seldom adventurous. But for a singer, Schaefer's consummately tasteful skills are ideal. The only problem with this record is the title. An extraordinary jazz pianist he's not If Discovery really wanted to do Schaefer, his fans, and maybe themselves a good turn, they'd put together an album of bis most memorable accompan- I1 ftiaulni' il 4.10.

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