H olida y. Bessie S m ith . Char he P a rk e r - - t h e lis t is a ll too
H orn of P le n ty
familiar arxJ seems endless »*w Or leans of ihe « x ly I 900*.
bv Duuq 11 # »
' h r 'e*. 'Buddy
’ ur n - o i
was Bolden s m ilie u , h is stage
e a t'n g at i t * tiear t o, th e c o u n try
Bolden k in g o f ’ he s ilv e r co rn et in
ft-»- u x iiu r y New Or lean', and founding fa th tx of ia /7 .
A e can o nly in agme f«uw ’ « n , J M . e
M is ¡»ye»«Wy r» p 'J a ,io n a^ a m u s ic ia n and tra g ic h e m
M r A U a je ltz e r
llf-K
tb
A fe w b u c k s ^ e n t p o ix ly in 11 * spur t in g
d is t r i c t ; bough’
p u L n .a tio i of Dottaid M f la rq u is ' a p p re u a t /e ,
m y th
uhk ing o iig i ophy zzr x*jr.<9> ■ '*{,dtn f c 'J m . »he
an Oyster Dam e - - w here a nak ed
man h is /K in d and »he icom d p e rs is t as one of th is c e n tu ry j
woman on a s m e ll stage danced alone to
'a n ’ a tiz in g enigm a; of m u sica l genius and per a x ia l,*y
piano m u ‘ ic
P'w» M ich a e l Ondnn»ie m ust hove spent j >onq w h il- m u 'in q
Th** best w ar O liv ia the
O yster O anr^r who w ould place a * aw
corijur mg how Bolden m ust have placed. because C a n in g
oyster on h~- tor 'Vv-v* and Inar hark a*d
- o r ig in a lly p ublished in 1 9 7 6 , sndnow
shim m y i, down a ll over her t<»7. w .th u u ,
'Xi t f x shelves as a P enguin pape* ha rk n o v e l - - is h is ly r ic
ever d ro p p in g i,
tr tb ute to that zn iiid to the m in d arid s p ir it that cr sated i t . a
The d /s te r would
c r isacross and move fin a lty dmvn to her
instep Then he w ould k ick it high in the
tr ib u te m n e a lt the m ore n y /m a tin g and unique by its p oe tic.
s 'f*rn p f to |ty » insid e »he soul of another s genius a jo u rn e y ,
the b ro th e l
w hore* p a c iin g m attresses up and down sidewaU $ A rrxx*'
r e sts upon the te s tim o n y J figure*, no less e m inent than k id
r a ’ h « than r e fx x t o r i<jl to rc e S /aughter ny> lit t le to do w ith
b ic flf-lp fiy
’ is if- J e a d 'h e im a g in a tive reoex d o t one a r t is t ;
S to r y v ille
uelltnç 'footer Dust" and "Pend-Over Oil ‘ Ooceir* Dr Miles
w>*h his cu r» - e ll ,o r clap D r N ile * who we*-'c*> to bernm»
Or , Bunk J o h n ’io n . t e lly R oll M orton and Louts A rm s tro n g
»fKipjr. o r n x » j l d d u * o r v ’ ur w itnesses, and i>spH e the '9 7 f t
’ i r nugh 5 /a u g h te r
P e rv a s iv e ra c is m
d istrict ’ wo thousand w hores lis te d a lp h a b e ty a lly and by r e x
in gu’de books white, black. ’ ’ hen octoroons' Syphilitic
was never w a r ded
p lo yed
Basin S t r « t
l U r r r h< . . . Uxkcd . . . . in ih< I ««»»•>'•
a ir jnd w ould catr.h t, on he* forhead and
S u m H tn p .i.l Budd. B U dm had btea ih<
begin again
king <X lh« Ml«tr cornel
2 1 B W M A H I N Í D ll
A iiu iu A
l¿ 3 fix e
P resents
E very T hursday
E v e n in o
by tu rn -, h a rro w in g and h a llu t tna»fXy. that leads ’ he reader
th ro u g h i L jh y r m th pf m y th in w h ich the o n ly guide »5 »he
A ll th is is m s hor* th s '
so > • read >n a s ittin g
5/atupAAsr is
■ er ta m ly tria l fa tu a l n ic e t ie s w i ll b» tra n s fix med r r sa r u iced
so w e ll’ 0 0 f n . t r Jed so or -
tc
sentence that one fus the fe e lin g ’ het if the p in of one
pur« tix,,K X i m a r» w » *f*p !ilie d the w fiole ih in g w oulde»plode
y ijL 'i m o re l<rJm g poe tic tr u th s a b o u t, lie human s p ir it
The basic ou’ lm e o f Bolden s life is f a i r l y s im p le
New (> lean son x p , 6 . 1 8 7 7
'fie t-
B orn in
he was weaned m the m in e of
r , . r, jnds »ha» flo u ris h e d in a social netw ork of b is k
* o r d by w o rd , seritonce bv
lik e a >pr iriq - loaded p u .v le
Bu, m o s tly ,
m ention c h u rch e s x«1 fa b u lo u s holiday p a r .ides
who m«i e i t . t»ow if a,fee’ , those who listen and can', live
w ith u» it and the • *la'>nr> nf v t »d Me
my
a b o u t-to w n
He d ra m a couple of q u a rt s of w hiskey a dev
He ployed loud louder than anyone had ever heard he p l^ e d
AVv/A
David A irira m s
M ingus
the i ' v t o r i i u s tu ff by .«xn Ctuii ter . Trader ic Ramsey J r .
p lr y h im s e lf in ,o tre n c ~ s
and r v m n u r ► r im > >
i enn.-fh Pe>r J h
b a lp h o i r r / x
Na< H entof,
contains some
the most
k in g o f the a r r e t , and by September 1 9 0 6 . it was a ll over
m s ig h tfu ' and pene’ r a»ing in ^jm a tiv » ' wr d in g about m usic I ve
No, yet 5 0 . he wen, mad w h ile p la y in g in the la b o r D a/ parade
A t » k a per md of poI ice defenf m n . »•** was sen, to Jark so n . w tx x r
«w -’u n 'e r «J since * erouac s b,x< iare ra p s
locked up >n the Last Louisiana State H ospital fo r the insane
B n ig m s c r v e d .
ra p tu t ed. menu, in te r tor monologue tr.a, goes on and un as r<e
p la y s , m a rc h ,n g th ro ug h tha, las, la b o r Day par ade. is
u n fo rg e t,a b le a id bv itv e !' w<x »h »he pr - »• of the bor*
Wha, Ondaat|e g iv e s us. by abandoning bm qraphteai tr u t h
ilbxjethef is im y s te r y that becomes s m o r a lity ’ ale upon the
meaning and consegijerx»s nf fame and success In S/aughter,
XMiiatie s Boiden. 2 6 or 2 7 /e a r s o ld and a, the fie ig h , of h is
g lo r y ,
j
Of a ll the tx » k s I vecom e a n u y. about m usic and m u sicia n s.
flC tto r md n n n fic tic i' il'k e ( among them M ere M e z rro w S
A m ir iB a r a k u
he live d the last 2 4 /ear s of h is life in sile n c e and obscur i t y ,
a oo - t i ooP M
m usic in its u n ive r Mils <*'«», it mwans to those
br »> h ly he im p ro v is e d Jazz was b o rn when he p i a vid
D ir. it couldri ’ >:! enough of h i , n iu s ic . and he w y kn.,wn »o
B y 1 9 0 4 he was ’ h e a c k n o w '» *ty d
r j
about m usic a n d ’ he lo v* of » Black m u s ic . c e r ta in ly , b u ’
m ore than that
He fix med h is
w
is a book
fu r x r al psr lo r s . fr a te r n a l o rd e r* and c o m m u n ity c lu b * , not 'o
f i r s t band w h ile in h is teens Handsome. a fla s h y ifresser
m v r ted and a father he w y a ladies' man and a
l i r j lO ix iT O
Coming Ih ro u g h Slaughter
the
L o w er
by Michael fXidaatje
Per gum ft<»* s
D uo
C o l u m b ia
P » m n •S r u o ’ S tr o e u
m a n d o l in
J im W i l k i n » • O u iT A R
honses to leave i, a ll behind and s p lit w ith h r m is ,re -
He w o / a r e d o » e v e r y b o d y
knew again, e v e r in h is life
He d id r , ward to meet anybody he
A n old side* ick and c o n fid a n t
named w >bD. who also happens to be a fo rm e r co p , is given the
i.iC >i i «a tin g the run.jw a> Bolden Ih e cour seof h is
in v .-.lig a tio n i k i r x l o l («aunted, shadowy stream - o f -
or
. • >■ a f f a ir , becomes the v e h ic le , the process by which
th e p lo t unfold*
m d »he char acter of Bolden ts give d ra m a tic
fo rce
'ju g h te r is a book of voices, some h is ,o r ic a l. some
GÜITÄR
- w * *• *
If
KEY LARGO
P erform ante N In v tn ittio n (503) 325 4150
Studio 74 W P jtth a n g e , A s to ria , O R 9 7 1 0 3
im agm nJ bu, a ll charged w ith fx*daa,)e s language and fused by
RESTAURANT i NIGHT C LUB
tin- ter m s of h is v is io n
Cach voice c o n trib u te s h is or her six
b it w o rth of te s tim o n y and gossip to the legend, re c re a tin g the
31 NORTHW EST FIRST AVF
livyind per p e tu a , mg i , . c lu e bv clue co n fu sin g or c la r if v m q th e
r ■ x acter of the m is s in g Bolden - - ju s t as the re a l Bolden, h is
I find television very educating fv e ry
time somebody turns on the set I go
into the other room nod read a book
• p tr i t , i* an r r m c e d is tille d and defined Inra’ ed by »h*
gux wot k and su p p o sitio n s by w h ich h is to ry a ttem pts to make
up fo r a lack of fa rts The book Is a c h a n ,, a ch o ra le o ffe re d up
Oroucho M arx
by sidemen and f r te n d s , bv a w i f e , hv a m is t r e s s , by a
nar i a,or by Bolden h im s e lf tr y in g to understand h is life , by
Webf ■ irc u la ttn g among th em , un’ i ’ the w hole fo rm s a u n d o ,
te le p a th ic conver sat io n . a dialogue madr up of m em or ies
gossip. confessions, n ig h tm a re s , and p ra y e rs tha’ c a r r y »be
OSBORNE
W l l I l K I M . H T V 't H O *
ir x y fo rw a rd to Bolden * eventual hom ecoming and the fate tha,
a w a its h im
T his is head, s t u f f , and t, wor ks
N a rra tiv e
p r ages read lik e prose poems sp lice d and in te rw o v e n w ith
tia shb acks and v ig n e tie s , ta ble au x, poems, m edical fact sheets,
p o lic e repor U . the lees,
ra p of voice or in fo rm a tio n that w i ll
lend its e lf to a coherent p o r tr a it of a soul in chaos
There is
TRAI > m o N A U ( \ emiMTORAKV 1
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SMAJJ E Iim o N nUNTS.
GKAI’H U S . C O M M E » 1A1. AKT.
AK( H IT O T T K A l R E N I'E R lN l»
ecum oM
e u a m in u
.nm ethm q im p ro v i «Mortal in th is technique som ething in its
c . e n tia l s tr u c tu r e swings Beneath it a ll these voices are
h a rm o n ize d i n d d iven bv c o n tin u a l c a ll and response o f the
blue*.
L i J e n to the rwr ra to r
. many m u rd e rs of h is own body
F r om the slammed f inger nai I to the ,weat
GAIJXKY'III SINIX SIIO I KN
Enday. Saturday 1 Sunday
IlflOam BOPpni
and m o l <W B»w ky a/if^nnlmtiU
KV5 M a n ia n iU A .r n u r
i- o h». » I
Manaamia. O n ** 97]»
dr a in m g th rough h is h a ir e v e n tu a lly
o p u d ll, (M u s ic )
bleeding b ro w n in to the neck of h is
s h ir ,
Rick ruras (C a lle r 1
There w r a stran ge lack of e w e
B e g in n e r s W o rk s h tx > 7 3 0 p m
re g a rd in g h r fin g e rs even in s p ite of h is
Mo Exp Nesc
u ltim a te n ig h tm a re of h a vin g h ts hands cu,
m urder
A fte r h is c h ild died in h is dream
on le w is A. C la rk Rd N e*t to I o a x i R d ( hapei
’ CONCEPTS”
^ d e r t yo st
Quitar c* Wandodn
it was h is w r is t h * attacked
(X to Bolden h im s e lf, r e c a llin g h is m usical h eritage
D o n a tio n ! 4
3 9 miles south of Mile*. Crossing
o ff a, the w r is , H is n a ils Chewed d>wo and
in d is tin g u is h a b le fro m the callouses of h is
fingers He could h a rd ly feel h is latT,
pr oper ly a nym ore So many var iet »es o,
Old I ime C o u n try Dance
Metel Or ar ge Feb 1 9th 8 - 1 1 pm
C o n fr a s A Squares
a dante band w ith 'o u d . Ron Nagy
Laureen Shehann and Todd . Ive rso n
‘y jtu rd s y Feb ' ?»h at ,h*»»i o f 0
O“ ’ infj. Jazz, nanti«»«. PohMuot
M y fattier s w e re those who p u , , h eir
bodies w e e barbed w ir e
F o rm e
over in to the re g io n o, h e ll
To slide
5 d fd , T h io , n r 'T n s r m M t
Ih ro u g h th e ir
sa tr if ice they reduced me in to the game
Thwy showed me th e ir autographed
C otí 392-4445
p ic tu f es a M they to ld me about th e ir
women and they to ld me o f the even bigger
names a ll over ihe c o u n try
fa ilin g
M y fa th e rs
• PERCUSSION • MORNS
Dead befo re they h it the w ir e
Buddy Bolden was the p ru g e m tix . the f i r s t in a lung lin e of
g ifte d m u sicia n s whose tra g ic liv e s haunt the 2 0 th C e n tu ry
R ob e rt Johnson. C h a rle y P a tto n. B ix B eiderbecke. B illie
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