Pag« 4 Portland Obaarvar January 29. 1981
ENTERTAINMENT
A CURLY AFFAIR
THE INNER SOUL OF
DEXTER GORDON
Exclusive - By Lamta Duke
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Grassroot News, N .W , - There a rt various forms o f popular Black music,
but there is one form that reflects the aggregate o f the d iffe re n t form s that
exist. That form is Jazz.
Jazz has the pow erful sentiments o f the Blues, the call and response o f
Gospel, and the beat o f Soul. Not only are all o f the Black musical form s
reflected in Jazz, but the consistent development and changes that occurs in
In77, has a direct effect on Soul - the most popular form o f Black music.
The changes in Jazz started in 1940 and Dexter G ordan was among the
many musicians who contributed to the development o f Be-Bop. Dexter was
in town last Monday night and gave an education in Jazz.
It must be kept in mind that during the first fo rty years o f the 20th century,
Jazz had that Big Band/Swing sound. Dexter told o f the times when a 50 seat
railroad car would have to be reserved in order fo r just one band to travel.
Due to the expense o f such a move, big bands were stationary. It wasn’ t until
the small mobile New York bands started to become recognizable that Dexter
DEXTER G O RDAN
G o rd a n , M ax Roach and m any others, injected a beat, a h a rm o n y and
rhythm that no big band could copy. Dexter had begun to b u ild a bridge
between the traditional Swing Sound and the contemporary New York beat.
Jazz, as a Black music form , in the white record industry, was considered
by the powers that be as “ Monkey business," and Jazz artists were looked
down upon as freaks and hypes. It was that type o f attitude Dexter had to
deal with which sparked him in the early 60s to leave the states fo r a tour o f
Europe.
He o rig in a lly had planned to stay a few m onths, but ended up staying
eighteen years. “ They treated me like a G od,” Dexter explained.
It is in Europe, that Jazz is treated like a true art form and its musicians
treated like respected artists. So the next time you gear your turntable up to
jam to Kool & The Gang, or Michael Henderson, remember that the beat
that gets you on your feet was created in a smoke fille d jazz club in New
Y o rk ’ s Harlem by artists like Dexter Gordan.
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The reason there's no Channel One on television
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flv Pam Smith
the M a x i C u rl and the geom etrical
“ The whole idea was to take non
cut.
p ro fe ssio n a l people, change th e ir
A ll o f the models p a rticipating in
hair, put some makeup on them, put
the show are from Portland. “ What
them in to d iffe re n t clothes and let
we did explained “ M a g ic ," was to
them d o ,” explained m odel Renee
grab people fro m clubs who looked
Mendoza, "a n d we did i t ! ”
like they had potential and we start
The idea re fe rre d to by Renee,
ed w o rk in g w ith them . We rehear
was a h a ir and fa s h io n show ,
sed fo r this show fo r about a week
presented in the elegant M a r r io tt
and a h a lf.”
Hotel ballroom , January 24th. The
In reply to a question which asked
show , c o o rd in a te d by M ich a e l
why this show w asn't put on in the
“ m a g ic” Joseph and J u lia n “ the
com m unity, Julian said, “ We want
d o c to r” W rig h t, began w ith a
ed to; we wanted to give our money
psychadelic bang. F lic k e rin g ra in
to Black people but we just couldn't
bow c o lo rs set the m o o d fo r an
get things together this time. But we
evening w h ich was fille d w ith
do p lan on co m in g in to the co m
v ib ra n t sm iles, d a z z lin g fa sh io n s
m u n ity . W e’ re in to show ing Black
and easy hair creations. I f tensions
people th a t w e 're ta k in g care o f
were h igh am ong the am ateur
business w h ich is so v ita l here in
m odels it d id n o t show , as they
P o rtla n d . People are th irs ty fo r
moved through their first modeling
so m e th in g new here and we are
performance ever.
ready to give it to th e m . We are
“ T here has to be a relaxed a t
w illin g to stim ulate the com m unity
mosphere fo r the models, because if
and participate in it in any way that
there is n ’ t, and i f th e y tense up
we c a n ." Julian outlined three main
they’ ll pass out halfway through the
ways: I) To bring the latest hair and
s h o w ...th a t’ s ju s t how m uch
pressure they’ re under. It may look
easy, but actually it demands a lo t,”
explained “ the d o c to r .” “ T h a t’ s
w hy d u rin g rehearsals we do
e ve ryth in g to m ake them c o m fo r
table.”
M ic h a e l, a n a tiv e o f S eattle,
W ashington and J u lia n , fro m New
Y o rk , met at a h a ir style show in
Los A ngeles, C a lifo r n ia . B oth
p ro fe s s io n a l h a ir designers, they
decided to jo in forces to develop a
new and to ta lly unique hair concept.
The M a xi C u rl it ’ s called. I t ’ s a very
b e a u tifu l c u rl, very so ft and loose
and p o p u la r among b o th men and
w om en. “ The c u t,”
e xp la in s
M ich a e l, “ is g e o m e tric a l." Ju lia n
adds th a t, “ i f people th in k th a t
Sasoon is a household name, w ait
u n til they get the S h in in g S tar
Styling Institute, soon to open here
in P o rtla n d . I have a d ire c t h a ir
source in London. I just came from
there. Because o f that connection, I
am in fo rm e d o f the very latest in
h a ir designs as soon as they
originate.”
The team calls themselves “ The
Shining S ta r."
T he fir s t scene o f S a tu rd a y
night’ s show highlighted the latest in
fashions, courtesy o f M ary Ellen, a
designer from Portland. A few hints
to to d a y 's fa s h io n conscious
woman.
- P u ll o u t y o u r o ld pearls and
o th e r lo n g beaded je w e lr y . . . i t ’ s
back. K n its are sn e a king in ; tw o
piece sweater sets are re tu rn in g ,
tiered dresses are h ittin g the scene
and ru ffle s too. D o n ’ t be a fra id to
wear those bright, bright colors this
year.
- For the fashion conscious man,
B IL L Y B L A C K
suits are s till in , especially 3-piece
(Photo:
Percy Davit)
ones. Manderin collared shirts are in
style. D o u b le breasts are being
fashion styles to the com m unity; 2)
stressed a little m ore th is year and
T o co n d u ct sem inars to upgrade
b o th single and d o u b le pleated
p ro fe s s io n a l sty lis ts in the co m
slacks c o n s titu te to d a y ’ s G .Q .,
m unity and; 3) To make themselves
man. E ve ryth in g has to be relaxed
a v a ila b le at any c o m m u n ity fu n
and com fortable.
c tio n upon request w henever
possible. “ A c tu a lly , there are no
The fin a l scene placed its em
phasis on the hair. It to o has to be
lim ita tio n s as far as the com m unity
relaxed. “ I f we have to w orry about
is concerned,” Julian concluded.
our hair we w o n 't have any time to
F ro m here, J u lia n and M ich a e l
w o rry a b o u t o u r c lo th s ,” said
w ill be to u rin g the West Coast in
co m m e n ta to r Jerrie W a rd . French
tro d u cin g their products. A fte r the
b ra id s seem to f i t w e ll in to th a t
to u r, th e y'll return to P ortland and
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