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ENTERTAINMENT
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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
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ARTIST
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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
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fourteen tracks.
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liMMy M c C rì II....................... .........."D ream T eam " ..............
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EI ías H as I ançer ...................... ............"M iles M o d e "...............
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LeONARd HocItMAN
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.
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J azz H iaós
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