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Page 8 Portland Observer, April 15, 1982 Fred Meyer, Inc., has dontaed $3.140 to Portland Special Olym pics. to be used for the sponsorship of athletic programs for handi capped children and adults. Gary L. Baker. Fred Meyer Senior Vice President and Director of Personnel, said the money was collected from the sale of “Enter tainment '82“ ticket books to Fred Meyer employees at Portland Main Office and the Clackamas Distribution Center. ENTERTAINMENT MRS. C’s WIGS $goo A® Be'ty Cibma. Proprietor 64 DIFFERENT STYLES AT $5 IN A VARIETY OF COLORSI Featuring wigs by N A O M I 8 IM 8 . ANDRE DOUGLAS. BILLIE b NATALIE COLE by H a rris Levon McRae Jimmy McGriff will bring his keyboard wizardry and his quartet to the Royal Esquire Club for 7 days. April 15th thru 17th. and April 22nd thru 25th. Tickets for performances will be $6 00 in advance and $7.00 at the door. For information call 284-8250. "The Best Of The Blues" Jimmy McGriff to Swing In Portland A band w h ich has been receiving rave reviews fro m c ritic s across the c o u n try .. a 1980’ s blend o f the blues in a new hit a lb u m . . . and 20 years ex perience in m aking sure his audiences are m oving to the feelings o f the “ get d o w n ” music basics— th a t’ s what Jim m y M c G riff is all about these days. A n d th a t’ s w hat Jim m v M c G riff w ill be b rin g in g in to P o rtla n d fo r tw o weeks beginning Thursday, A p ril 15 th ru Saturday, A p ril 17 at The Esquire C lu b ,, then on to the Lung Fung Restaurant fro m Sunday, A p r il 18 th ru Tuesday, A p r il 20 and then back to The Esquire C lu b on T hu rsda y, A p ril 22 th ru Sunday, A p ril 25. Jim m y M c G r iff, the jazz organ w iza rd , burst on to the n a tio n a l m usic scene in the early '60s and has since become a well-recognized star w ith stay ing pow er. H is m u sicia n sh ip , o rig in a lity and special way w ith the blues place him head and shoulders above the co m p etitio n. C u rre n tly p la ying club and concert dates a ll over the w o rld , J im m y is know n as a to p -flig h t entertainer who can draw the crowds and keep them stamping their feet fo r more. He celebrated his 20th year in the music busi ness w ith the release o f tw o o f his finest albums ever— C ity L ig hts and M o v i n ’ Upside The Blues— both o f which have become special favorites w ith lis teners across the co un try. C ity L ig hts h it the national a irpla y charts in A u gust, 1981 w hile M o vin ’ Upside The Blues hit those airpla y charts an incred ib le fo u r weeks a fte r it was released in O c to b e r and then led the charts during the last weeks o f November. Born James H a rre ll M c G r iff in P h ila d e lp h ia . P ennsylvania, he comes fro m a m usical fa m ily ; his fa th er, H a rre ll and his m oth er, Beatrice, both played the piano. By the tim e he had finished Roosevelt and G erm antow n H igh Schools, Jim m y was playing bass, drum s, sax and vibes Yet, despite all o f this musical prowess, Jim m y had the idea he was big enough (6 ft, 165 lbs.) to become a policeman and enrolled at the Penn Institute o f C rim in o l ogy in his hom etow n. Jim m y M c G riff started playing in public at a small club in south Jersey. He augm ented his ‘ hands o n ’ experience w ith studies at P h ila d e lp h ia ’ s C om be C ollege o f M usic and at The J u illia r d S chool in New Y o rk . He landed his first professional jo b in the m id ’ 50s w ith Big M aybelle and soon a lte r cut his first record in Scranton, Pennsylvania w ith a group that in c lu d ed Charles Earland (also now a w ell-know n organist) on tenor sax. Today, Jim m y numbers some o f the best known jazz musicians in the w o rld among his colleagues: as a leader he has recorded w ith Kenny B urrell, Frank Fost er. Jerome R ichardson, Eric Gale, J.J. Johnson, G rady T ate. Blue M itc h e ll, Joe Newman, and M el Lewis to name just a few. He has also toured ex tensively w ith Buddy Rich, Toots Thielm ans and Stanley T urren tine . Jim m y's records have been best sellers since the M c G r iff version o f the Ray ( harles tune “ I G ot A W o m a n " hit the international spotlight in 1962. In tact, his tw o newest releases bring the to ta l num ber o f album s on which Jimmy M c G riff is the leader to the magic golden num ber o f 5 0 .. .and in cluded on those many sides are over 80 o rig in a l c o m p o s itio n s — m any o f which have been used by other jazz greats on their own impressive records. Dancing is a natural means o f ex pression. It is a lm ost im p ossible to lis te n to m u s ic a nd n o t w a n t to m ove to th e r h y th m . W e ta p o u r feet, clap o u r hands, and sway o u r bodies. W hen this n a tu ra l response is carried to its u ltim a te expression, you get the Dance T he atre o f H a r lem (D T H ). The feeling o f m any o f the people that saw S aturday a fte r n o o n ’ s p e rfo rm a n c e at C iv ic A u d i to r iu m was th a t th e d a n ce rs w ere nothing short o f m agical. “ T h e y w ere fa n ta s tic , th e re sponse o f th e ir b odies to th e w ide v a rie ty o f e x p re s s io n s th a t the dances ca lle d fo r was re a lly som e thing to see,” one person said. “ We can a ll dance a little b it and a fte r w a tc h in g those great dancers you fin d yo urself w anting to do high k ic k s and p iro u e tte s fo r a liv in g ,” another viewer commented. fir s t fo re ig n m a jo r classical b allet company to p e rfo rm in D u b lin , Ire land since 1957; has made fo u r suc cessful tours o f E urope; has toured the C aribbean; made num erous na tio n a l to u rs and has had fiv e New Y o rk seasons on B ro ad w a y. Dance Theatre o f H arlem belongs to the in ternational c o m m u n ity and is an o r ganization to which ail people desir ing cu ltural enrichm ent can turn. n Now " & All Colors Reg $ 15 * Your Northwest Dealer for R evlon, "P o lish ed A m b e rs " and MRS. C’s WIGS 707 N.E. Premont 281-6S2S CtoMd Sun. 8 M m . OPIN Tuet. tom t « t 11:30 AM to 8:00 PM Fresh As The Sp/< THE IRRAYSISTIBLE SOUND OF RAY PARKER JR. One piece th a t people in a tte n d ance r e a lly fo u n d m o v in g was Equus: The B a lle t. A t the heart o f this dram a was a crim e: F or no ap parent reason the 17-year-old hero blinded six horses. Instead o f being sent to ja il, the boy is sent to a child p s y c h ia tris t. T he dram a u n fo ld s to the accom panim ent o f m usic as the dancers put a ll th e ir energy in to ex pressing love, jo y , and g rie f w ith the movement o f th eir bodies. T h e d a n ce rs p o r tr a y in g horses w ere p a r tic u la r ly e x c e lle n t. T h e ir heads m o ve d in one r h y th m , the s h o u ld e rs in a n o th e r and th e legs and feet in s till another. T h e ir danc ing was text in m o tio n . After four straight gold IPs, Roy Parker Jr is scoring his biggest hit yet with The Other Woman It's an irrgysistible collection of songs in the smooth style that's made Roy Porker Jr one of the most distinctive artists in popular music today SAVE!!! THE OTHER WOMAN. SUPERB NEW MUSIC FROM R A Y P A R K E R JR . $1.00 On All Albums Listed In This Ad Only. Now. $6.98 Reg. Price $7.98 .»seo PRO STYLE SHOP H«*r <>r<to A vailable on A ris ta R ecords and Tapes. Sale ends April 27th, 1982 JEFFLORBER IT SA FACT Je*l Lorber is one o( the brightest stars in contemporary progressive music With It s A Fad he s made his most mass appealing album yet featuring termer Santana lead vocalist Greg Walker s stellar performance on the title track (across from the Galleria) PRO SHOP—STYLING SALON Specializing in all curly perms, styling & trimming. TCB • Care Free • Classy Curl & California Curl Gerald & Winslow covo* .»*»» $4Q50¡ Perm ¡ Reg $60'*’ Lim ited Time Onh I ■ Zuri C o sm etics . 917 S.W. Alder 224-8401 i $5 Reg $ 23 * Sale ends April 27th, 1982 A '« M « • $1595 00 Dance Theatre o f H arlem (D T H ) was s ta rte d by A r t h u r M itc h e ll, fo rm e r p r in c ip a l d a n c e r w ith the New Y o rk C ity B a lle t, as his p e r so na l c o m m itm e n t to the H a rle m c o m m u n ity fo llo w in g the assassina tio n o f M a rtin L u th e r K in g, Jr. In corporated in February, 1969, it be gan in th e basem ent o f a H a rle m church. In 1971 they received a d o n a tio n th a t e n a b le d D T H to p u r chase its present home. A rth u r M itch e ll and Karel Shook, D T H c o -d ire c to rs , have created a ballet com pany w hich has made two com m and p erform ances before the Q ueen M o th e r o f E n g la n d ; has b ro k e n a tte n d a n c e and box o ffic e records d u rin g three separate p e r fo rm a n c e series at L o n d o n ’ s Sad le r’ s W ells T heatre; has become the t IF RR A VERDE FULL MOON WARM SPRINGS IT S A FACT THE MAGICIAN YOUR LOVE HAS GOT MF DEI EVANS At WAYS THERE ABOVE THE CLOUDS Selected Cuts IT S A FACT (lealurtnq Greg Walker) FULI MOON tUH? Arisi,« !(«•< ont- g« AI 9SÖ3 Available on Arista Records and Tapes. We Have The Albums For You. House Of Sound 3606 N. Williams Ave. Portland, Oregon • 287-1960
