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Friday, November 14, 1986/The Battalion/Page 3 State and Local „ Saxophonist radiates 'cool'heat n- Whalum wails’ to win A&M crowd By Karl Pallmeyer Stuff Writer [The temperature outside may Ive been real cold last night, but |e temperature inside Rudder Au- Itorium was real “cool,” thanks to le music of Kirk Whalum. Whalum, master of the saxo- bone, and his four-man band, mup Session, had the audience of jer 900 people clapping and snap- jng and whooping and hollering 1 the sounds of jazz. [The MSG Black Awareness Com- iittee, the organization that spon- red Whalum’s appearance, out- itself hy bringing the best tisical program to grace this cam ps this semester. It took only ten seconds of the ^t number before the audience jan clapping. From those first bars it was obviously going to be lood night. Vhalum switched from soprano alto sax and led the band [rough “Don’t Look at Me in That me of Voice,” a song Whalum pie for his one-year-old daughter (it will be on his next album, due »e released in March. [“Don’t Look at Me in That l one Voice” and “Kyle’s Smiles,” a |ng Whalum wrote for his three- jar-old son, are amazing in the ky they sound. You can almost see child playing when you hear sm. Bassist Don Patterson thumped out the intro to “Playing House,” a tune from “Floppy Disk,” his first album, as Whalum talked about his ^j upcoming album. During the course of the song, Whalum im- : Hited Patterson’s fast and funky bas-* licks on sax. ' ItllKj imict iiirsir isk n mi ty an hen l the< ■ Tod Vullo’s guitar solo drew yells of approval from the crowd. ■ After “Playing House,” Whalum Mpressed concern that the pro- gr.mi had been titled: “An Evening of Sophisticated Jazz” because his tennis shoes — pink and purple with rhinestones — did little to lend ap air of sophistication. Whalum dedicated the next number to the Arkansas Razor- backs. “You’ll see why,” Whalum said cryptically, then went into the theme from “Mission: Impossible,” which got faster and faster, and then slowed down and died. (A mu sical prediction prehaps?) The audience snapped its fingers in time to the beat of the “Pink Pan ther” theme, the next number the band played. Keyboardist Rick Jackson threw in some good jazzy licks. The “Pink Panther” turned into an uptempo piano solo that led into a hot guitar solo. Sax and synthesizer dueled it out with the “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” theme. The whole band joined in, ending the piece with the theme from “Get Smart.” “Glow,” a slow, bluesy number, was dedicated to all the women in the audience. The song ended with Whalum playing a note that seemed to go on forever. After that incredibly long note, he played a slow and soulful version of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” The audience listened to the song in reverent silence. Whalum introduced the mem- hers of the band and then, in French, introduced their next song. Group Session traded solos as Wha lum took a short break. Steve Sum mer’s drum solo was incredible. The band and Whalum then per formed “Afterthought,” a much slower and mellower tune from “F- loppy Disk.” Whalum demonstrated his awe some lung power by stepping away from the microphone so that his sax was not aided by amplification. Without the help of electronics, the music still filled the auditorium. After a couple of songs, Whalum and the band left the stage, only to be called back for two encores. The crowd was standing, whooping, yel ling and screaming for more. Backstage after the show, Wha- Saxophonist Kirk Whalum jokes with the audience be tween numbers Thursday night in Rudder Auditorium. lum said he was thrilled at the size and response of the crowd. He said that he and his band usually play at all the schools in this area about three or four times a year and would like to add A&M to their list. Let’s hope we’ll get to see Whalum and Group Session again real soon. City Council OKs 5-year increase in CS utility rates By Craig Renfro Staff Writer The College Station City Coun cil Wednesday accepted a new rate schedule from Gulf States Utilities that will reflect a 7.6 per cent wholesale rate increase dur ing the next year for the city, City Manager William Cole said. The city will pass the increase on to consumers in the form of a 4.2 percent retail increase, Cole said. He said the agreement still must be approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission before it can take effect. The contract, which is for five years, is retroactive to Aug. 25, Cole said. However, consumers’ utility bills will not reflect the rate change until December, he said. Five years from now the aver age College Station consumer will pay 10 percent more for electric ity than he currently does. Cole said. However, the agreement will not rescue GSU from its current economic strain, GSU spokesper son Sharron Englade said. On Nov. 6, GSU filed bank ruptcy documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Com mission saying it needs $100 mil lion in emergency rate increases from Texas and Louisiana, Eng lade said. Englade said the new contract with College Station will help ease the economic burden, but won’t do away with it. “Maintaining College Station as a customer is very important,” Englade said. “We can’t survive without rate relief and we were glad to reach a compromise,” she said. Englade cited economic de pressions in Texas and Louisiana as a major factor in GSU’s finan cial troubles. “Because of the economy we are in dire financial straits,” she said. Englade said GSU will ask the state of Texas for an additional $150 million in relief aid early next week. The agreement follows 12 weeks of negotiations with GSU. Negotiations began Aug. 25 when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted GSU an in terim 40 percent rate increase. If the increase had taken ef fect, College Station would have had the highest electricity bills in the state. Cole said. After GSU’s wholesale custom ers complained about the pro posed 40 percent increase, GSU proposed a slightly lower in crease, he said. The council held a special ses sion Sept. 11, and proposed the 7.6 percent increase, he said. College Station and three other cities — Caldwell, Newton and Kirbyville — buy electricity wholesale from GSU, then resell it to their residents. Cole said the city is pleased with the settlement because it shortens the contract period from 10 to five years. After five years, College Sta tion will be free to purchase its electricity from another com pany, he said. “Everybody is extremely pleased,” Cole said. “It just gives the city more options.” Diamond Embargo Takes Effect In New York Rapaport Diamond Report, Nov. 7: US Embargoes - rough diamonds that are owned, controlled or subsidized by South Africian Government. All rough Imports now require certificate of origin. Debeers substantially increases cost of stones. As much as 20%. Shop Now for Christmas. 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