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Bobbi Hum phrey
Although only 4' 11 tall, Bobbi Humphrey is one o f
the biggest jazz and pop chartbusters and award winners
to burst upon the music scene in recent years. Bobbi’ s
distinctive style as both flutist and vocalist showcased in
her Epic debut LP Tailor Made, is heard to even greater
advantage on Free Style, produced by Ralph McDonald
and featuring such outstanding sidemen as Eric Gale,
Richard Tee, Anthony Jackson, Steve Gadd, and a
special appearance by Stevie Wonder. In 1973, Bobbi
emerged as the “ Surprised h it” o f the montreux Jazz
Festival, and gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, Ricci
Linn, who adorns the cover o f the Satin Doll, LP.
No music category could hold Stanley Turrentine for
long. In three decades as a performer the only things
that have remained constant are his ear for a tune and
the distinctive sound o f his tenor sax, once described by
a critic as a combination o f “ leather tone, rhapsodic
lyricism , crying edge and aggressive confidence.”
Turrentine never finished high school. Instead, he went
on the road at age 17 w ith the band o f blues singer-
guitarist Lowell Fulson, which was directed by pianist
Ray Charles. The 60s found him recording on his own
and working the ghetto lounge circuit with his then-wife
Shirley Scott, while the 70s signaled his emergence as a
bandleader in his own right. And, his sax is still the star
o f the show on his new album In fla tio n , an electric
collection o f blues, ballads and standards, hich includes
two rare Turrentine originals.
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A Story of Human Dignity
Jean Cam
Roy Ayers
Lonnia Smith
Lonnie Liston Smith has long been regarded as one of
the most potent, creative forces in contemporary music.
Listeners from all directions o f the popular music spec
trum know Lonnie as a master keyboardist, a sensitive
composer, and a leader whose band has been sonsisten-
tly stimulating. Over the years, Lonnie’ s unique style
has placed him in that rare class o f musicians who ap
peal transcends categories. Proof o f this is the fact that
his albums have consistently been hits on the jazz, sould
and pop charts.
Born in Los Angeles, Roy Ayers was the son o f the
schoolteacher mother and parking-attendant-turned-
scrap-merchant father. O rig in a lly a pianist, Ayers
started playing vibes as a high school senior. For twenty
years, Ayers has played with such jazz artists as Curtis
Am y, Jack W ilson Quartet, Leroy Vinegar, Gerald
Wilson's Big Band, Phineas Newborn, Teddy Edwards,
Hampton Hawes, Chico Hamilton, Wayne Henderson
and Herbie M an, w ith whom he perform ed before
inking with Polydor Records in 1970. After close to two
decades in the music business and 40 albums to his
credit, Roy Ayers is still not afraid to change direction.
Not many people know that Jean Cam, that dynamic
and to ta lly dow n-to-earth vocalist who has graced
numerous recordings by a wide variety o f artist, is an
accomplished pianist, clarinetist and vocal arranger. By
now, however, everybody connected with the music in
dustry is aware o f the fact that she possesses one o f the
most highly m agnificent voices to be heard on wax
today.
Jean was born Sara Jean Perkins in Columbus,
Georgia on March 15, 1947 and raised in A tla n ta ,
Georgia. As early as age three Jean had already attained
an unusually intense interest in musical varieties and
specials, often watching those programs instead o f the
cartoons which which usually fascinate most three year
old.
Jean Carn definitely has one o f those unique voices
that can somehow reach out to stir emotions in even the
coldest o f hearts. And that ability, coupled with the vast
experience o f her many musical travels, has resulted in
W HEN ! F IN D YOU LOVE, an LP that truly stands
out as a singer’ s guide to excellent singing.
The Autobiography of
Miss Jane Pittman
Cicely Tyson
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