Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-04-11
BY Alhert Anderann

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recently He himself sparlxles
as leader and performer, and he
works with some Of the ablest
sidemen on the jazz scene
This disc bristles with delightful
solos, clever improvisations and
fine orchestration The tunes
are well chosen and cleverly scored,
several Of them by talented Ernie
Wilkins =. On most Of the tracks,
Jones leads off by stating the
theme and then solos out after
being joined by the others .
The band then works as a unit
with gratifying results.
Appropriately, the top tune in
the set Is Unit T." on which Jones
makes his bass walk" and talk"
in a manner similar to SLAM"
Stewards Heath and Mitch
also star on the number, but all
play well on all the tunes I
rate this disc highly and I think
jazz fans will, too terrific.
YEAR OF THE IRON SHEEP"
- United Artists LIP (15015).
Tunes Say What; "Arisin' -;
"Laura"; "9e.5"; Cosmos; /;
"Someday." Personnel: Mcintyre,
alto saxophone, flute; Jald Byard
or Ed Stoute, piano; Ron Carter
or Ahmad Abdul-Malik, bass;
Louis Hayes or Ben Riley or War
rem Smith, drums.
One Of the qualities that makes
trumpetist Miles Davis a great
jazz artists Is his ability to play
lyrically as well as imaginatively
Too many Of today's young
artists are simply trying to SAY
things" - differently Their
aimless roaming and indiscrete
improvisions frequently ruin the
melody Of the tune Not so
with Mcintyre, who is one of the
most imaginative newcomers on
the jazz scene Like Miles,
Macs playing Is both artful and
lyrical Just listen as he solos
on the evergreen, Laura" and
you'll get the message" The
title tune, according to the liner
note, refers to Ken's birth If
SO, a very disciplined and durable
Iron Sheep" came into his own
. The tune, as Mac Plays it is
truely interpretative, while his
Laura" and "Someday' are lyri-
cal But this session is not all
Mcintyre The sidemen con-
tribute substantially to it .
Malik's bass work is challenging;
Smiths brush work on the skins
Is judicious, and the overall back
ground music is tops This Is
A Follow-Up To McIntyre's New
Jazz stone Blues" Album.
THE Artistry OF Freedie Hub
bard: - Impulse LIP (27). Tunes
Caravan; "Bob's Place; Happy
Tines; Summertime; THE 7th
Day" Personnel: Hubbard, trum-
pet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; John
Gilmore, tenor saxophone; Tom
my Flanagan, piano; Art Davis,
bass; Louis Hayes, drums.
This disc also features another
capable group of jazz musicians
. But whereas Sam Jones
proves himself unquestionably the
leader Of his group, Hubbard, al
though he performs in his Gus
tomary vibrant fashion, appears
here to be continuously challenged
by Fuller with his fine trombone
solos The unintentional con-
test is quite noticeable and mars
what might otherwise have been a
truly outstanding session Yet,
the fare Is good and the orchestra
as a whole performs well through
out I particularly like the in
Of Ellington's Cara
van, although for melody and art
Istry, Summertime" must be given
top billing A Fine Entry For
Hubbard.
Singlewise, Dick Lee Is out with
another swinger on the Smash
Records label, titled Don't Want
to Think About Paula" flip, "Just
A Friend" Don't :" Is a
medium tempo tune in. which Lee
sings of love and heartbreak +.
Should Click.