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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8. 1979
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loose on a trombone solo during a rehearsal before the NTSU
iOne O’clock Lab Band concert Wednesday. Knight, return
ing to Texas to perform with the band, performed and led
\ several numbers during the concert. Battalion photo by Lynn Blanco
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truts jazz’s stuff
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Battalion Staff ,
American jazz ... you’re not gon-
|tum on the radio and hear this
F,” Leon Breeden said,
men.
reeden directed North Texas
State University’s One O’clock Lab
Rid in a Rudder Auditorium con-
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nd what a concert it was. You
In’t have to be a jazz lover to like
“stuff’ that the group of students
I’ve got to keep reminding myself
tyes, they are college students —
■ned out.
Individually and collectively, the
SU group performed almost as
11 as any big band I’ve ever heard
but it’s not hard to understand
Review
Biy once Breeden mentions the
Screening that this touring group
undergoes.
t The band’s 20 members (five play
ers each in the saxophone, trumpet,
unbone and rhythm sections) were
ilected from 125 saxists, 105
mpeters, 75 trombonists, 70
mmers, and 40 pianists. The “re-
ans simplvflkts” make it in one of NTSU’s other
/ants venppl bands.
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hich allows each section ample
ne to display its talents, was evi
dent throughout the concert.
“Promise of Dreams, ” one of the
opening numbers, was a truly classy
tune that started out softly, swelled
to a full-sounding melody, and en
ded just as softly as it had started.
The tempo changed quickly,
though, when the group broke into
the funky “Winds of Borrea,” writ
ten by NTSU saxist Mario Cruz.
Saxes dominated a large part of the
concert; “Thumbs” featured a rapid
paced, harmonious group of saxes,
while “Soft as Velvet” was highlight
ed by Mike Smith’s sensitive solo.
Then the band’s focus shifted to
highlight the trombone players.
NTSU grad Bobby Knight, making a
special appearance before a return to
the university later this month, dire
cted two excellent numbers showing
the versatility of the band’s trombon
ists.
Trombones aren’t often consi
dered solo instruments, but the
NTSU group uses them to their full
potential. Conrad Herwig, just bare
ly 20 years old, showed a tremen
dous amount of skill and potential on
a number of solos, including “Soft
core Samba.”
The list of soloists could include
virtually the entire band, but saxists
Cruz and Dave Rieckenberg, bass
trombonist Paul Bauer, and
fluegelhom player Paul Mazio gave
excellent renditions when called
upon to do so.
Mazio didn’t do too badly — con
sidering he had joined the tour only
Wednesday, replacing a trumpeter
who quit the band because of a com
mon malady in the NTSU band
program.
He’d been hired by Woody Her
man’s band ... straight out of school.
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REDKEN
By CAROL AUSTIN
Battalion Reporter
With the financial backing of
$25,000 from the Association of For
mer Students, Texas A&M Universi
ty has purchased the William A.
Owens papers.
The papers are a working collec
tion of notes manuscripts, rewrites,
galleys , mock-ups and other papers
up to the final printing of folklorist
William Owens’ 12 books. Also
among the collection are the record
ings of folksongs on aluminum discs,
dating from around 1937.
At the ceremony of opening of the
papers Wednesday, guest speaker
John Henry Faulk said he owed a
great debt to Bill Owens, and was
indebted to the Former Students for
their foresight in acquiring these sig
nificant papers.
“Bill Owens was the first to ever
record me, on aluminum discs it
was,” he said. “He began early on to
listen to Texas, bearin’ and recordin’
the folksay of the people. I did too,
and I practically made a career of
talkin’ ‘bout it,” Faulk drawled.
University archivist Charles
Schultz said,“I’d like to thank the
Former Students for the... what was
it anyway, $25,000? $35,000?”
“Wasn’t enough,” Faulk mum
bled.
Owens, a gray-haired, rosy-
cheeked gentleman was a faculty
member here from 1937-40 and
again from 1940-43. He was also
Writer-In-Residence in the spring of
1976.
“I’m currently working on a sum
mation of the heart of folklore, to get
at Texas culture, if I can,” he said.
“It’s really quite a coup for the
library,” Dr. Sylvia Grider, a folk
lore professor , said. “U.T. usually
gets it all, ” she said. Grider went on
to describe the collection as “an
absolute goldmine of raw material —
the wealth of a lifetime of folklore
and literature.”
Selections from the papers are on
exhibit on the second floor of the
library.
It’s possible to go to law
school free!
Interested? A representative of Southern Methodist
University will be on campus to discuss a quality
school located in one of the fastest growing legal
environments in the nation. We’ll also have
information concerning how you can apply for
$20,000-+- Hatton W. Sumners Merit Scholarship.
Come by and talk with us.
Saturday Nov. 10, 1979
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
2nd floor MSC
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