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f «c» » . ''/■ • • .. '. t a o u ? > ••w w w P agi : A8 j .. ¿Y: A prii 30, 1997 • Tm P ortland O bserver ïlte |JortIanò (©bseruer • V /Z . ENTERTAINMENT “Wtaâten o¿ táe ^044, On T u e s d a y m orning, M ay I, 1995, a s m a ll group o f friends accompanied ac c la im e d ja z z b a ssist, L e ro y V innegar to the O re g o n S tate C apitol. He was greeted by Rep resentative M a r garet Carter, co sponsor w ith the late Senator B ill b e in g th e f ir s t musicians to per form on the flo o r o f th e O re g o n State Legislature M ay 1 st is cer ta in ly special to M r. V innegar and all his fans who have savored those lim b e r bass lines over his 50 year career Classic rock band B lood, Sweat and Tears, featuring o rig in a l lead singer D avid C layton-Thom as, w ill jo in the Oregon S ym phony fo r a special cross-over concert Thursday, M ay 22, at 8 p.m. at the A rlene Schnitzer Concert H a ll in the Port- “Star Search" w inner shines soon have s ig n ifi cance to yo u n g m u s ic ia n s w h o may benefit from the Leroy V in n e g a r S c h o la rs h ip Oregon honors Leroy Vinnegar V an M o r r is o n , Benny Goodm an, B illie H o lid a y, Wes M ontgom ery, D izzy G illespie, M ax Roach, D exter G ordon, Sonny R ollins, Carnven McRae, and Shelly Mann to name a few. on attaining international recognition as “ The Master o f the W a lkin g Bass” and fo r being an inspiration to others. M inutes later, House Joint M em orial 10 recieved a unanimous Yea vote by the 68th Oregon Legislative Assem bly o ffic ia lly p ro cla im in g M ay 1st as L e ro y M ark y o u r calendar to hear Leroy V innegar per form w ith his trio Friday o r Saturday at A tw a te r’ s. Or, Vinnegar Day. catch his quartet Tuesday, M ay 6 at B arbati’ s. E ither location, plan on an evening o f s w in g in ’ ja z z from our “ The W a lke r” and his trio (M e l Brow n on drums and G e o ff Lee on piano) made history that m orning by eric Fund scheduled to ro ll out in "98. L e ro y has p la y e d w ith a plethora o f m usi c ia n s in c lu d in g C h a rlie P a rke r, T e d d y Edw ards, M iles Davis, The Doors, Louis Bell- son, Les M cCann, L io n el Hampton, ow n ja zz legend, M r. Leroy Vinnegar, The W alker. The Captain’s Global Grooves ARTIST CD L eroy V ìnneqar Q uark t LABEL ............"iN te q iiity ".................. ........ J azz F ocus The Ö A yio N B rothers "E xpressions " .............. Q west /W B "Live A t Thr T own H a III".. ................ T e I arc ShiRley H orn .......................... ......... "L ovinq Y ou " ................ ................ V trve W arren P anò D uo /Q u in ii i Eric Benet is adm ittedly amused when he reads headlines c la im in g R & B is back. “ The music never w ent aw ay,” says the soft-spoken singer/songw riter. “ But now, a ll o f a sudden, it ’ s cool to do the retro- soul th in g ." C ertainly, w ith new artists like D ’ A ngelo and Tony Rich achieving recent success, the way is more sm oothly paved fo r vocal ists like E ric. Y et it w o u ld n ’t have mattered to him whether harm ony laden R & B had a home at radio today or not. This is the sound that shaped him as an artist and, liv in g u p to th e title o fh is e x q u is ite Warner Bros debut solo album . True To M yse lf, E ric Benet has relentlessly pursued his passion fo r the music. W ritten and co-produced by Eric w ith the team o f George Nash, Jr. and D e m o n te P osey, R o g e r Troutm an, and w ith Christian W ar ren on three tracks, True To M y s e lf ca p tu re s the b lo s s o m in g o f a uniquely expressive musician “ O f ten when w e ’ re w ritin g a song,” notes Eric, “ certain ideas hit us that are not the norm. It may be a cello part, it may be harmonies that are so tig h t th e y're almost dissonant. B u t fo r the m o st p a rt, the so n g w ritin g is the output o f the influences that most strongly a f fected me. early 7 0 ’ s soul music. In d e e d , e ch o e s o f v in ta g e S tevie W on d e r, A l G reen, Sly Stone, and o th e r icons o f that era can be fe lt in m any o fth e a lb u m ’ s fourteen tracks. Yet throughout True To M yse lf, ............ "D ameron " ................. ..... A sen G rove liMMy M c C rì II....................... .........."D ream T eam " .............. 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