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Jazz H as Rich H is to ry In P o rtla n d
Omar Gets Hipper
Continued from Metro, page B I
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Som e singles define the vibes o f
a season and back in 1990, anyone
sweating through the hot London
summer was m om entarily assuaged
by an ultra-groovy track that seemed
to arrive from nowhere.
“ T h e re ’s N oth ing L ik e T h is ”
made a big im pression on those glued
to British radio during those sultry
three months. In fact, its playful es­
sence resonated all around the isle.
Five years and several other hip track
later, the gutsy and playful fund o f
O m ar has only gotten hipper.
For Pleasure, O m a r’s rousing
dom estic debut, show s ju st how
smart, chic and individual his m usic
has become.
I hese days o f course, we know
who O m ar Ly e Lo o k is: One o f the
most distinctive and versatile artists
o f the day, a guy who can instantly
fill the dance floor with his lim ber
contempo soul. A fter a couple o f
ste llar indie releases in B rita in ,
records by the way that were so im­
pressive m ajor labels began their
Omar-hunt almost im m ediately - the
singer’s esthetic has blossomed to
fruition.
Fo r Pleasure is instantly memo­
rable and singular in today's m usic
a burgeoning industrial area.
The inaugural festival was an
artistic triumph with ja z z talents So n­
ny Ro llin s, Mel Torm e and Buddy
Rich
In the ensuing years, the festival
has been a balmy August weekend
home to dozens o fja z z and blues stars,
from legends like D izzy Gillespie, Stan
Getz and E lla Fitzgerald to newcom­
ers lik e W ynton M a rs a lis , Jo e y
Del rancesca, Roy Hargrove and Diane
Schuur
the sam e stage w as on the M t.
H o o d stage
I he festival has also committed
itse lf to education A Mt. Hood Fe s­
tival of Ja z z Instrumental W orkshop
is back after a year’s hiatus, sched­
uled Aug. 6-12 at Le w is and C la rk
C ollege.
One role for a ja z z festival is to
be a “ hangout” for m usicians and the
Mt. Hood event com plies adm irably.
T h e first and o n ly tim e tru m ­
peter D iz z y G ille s p ie , sa x o p h o n ­
ist Stan G e tz and p ia n is t D a v e
B ru b e c k p e rfo rm e d to geth e r on
Sisters Arc Doing 11 For Themselves
TLC
w u c a
Thang
Crazy Sexy Cool
T h e ir debut album sold
a c o o l 2 .5 m illio n
copies. Now the group
that took the street is
com ing back for more
O m ar
marketplace.
O m a r’s ranging interests, ja zz,
soul and blues all get equal props in
this w orld - create a track-by-track
diversity. T h is isn’t a hit-p lus-filler
outing. For Pleasure is a record yo u ’ll
keep spinning 'til the finale, when
the k ille r syncopation o f the title
track fades into the airand your ass is
tired o f shaking.
M onica is a fourteen-
year old singer blessed
with a vocal ab ility most
adult performers would
envy. A lready a veteran
v o c a lis t ( s h e ’ s been
singing in church choirs
since'the age o f four)
M o nica’s debut shows
the m aturing o f an artist
twice her age
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