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Rivers an< By Dale Smoak at the percussi< Gamecock Staff Writer (piano) Oil Stage i Sam Rivers and Dave Holland better of his two ( treated appreciative audiences in night. the Spur this past Thursday and He and Holland Friday nights to some fine jazz moved into a playing that is likelv to be Diano/bass duet fr remembered for quite a while. derived obvious Thursday night's first set began Holland soloed next with Rivers on tenor saxophone bowed work prodi and Holland on bass. After a freely possible sounds f played opening, the duo used a Next, Rivers and 1 swinging point of reference to on flute and bass v launch a Rivers solo. Holland's empathy than the ostinato figures and double stops ended their secon served to give structure to the hour of continuous j music, ana ne was right there enthusiastic applau when Rivers began to explore the The first set or tonal possibilities of his in- began with Hollan strument. Rivers then stepped aside for a lengthy Holland bass solo. The solo wa was constructed from thematic materials, often funky riffs. His technical facilitv is astnnichinfl j ? ? . MDH Rivers' enjoyment of the solo, as well as all of Holland's solo spots both nights, was obvious. Rivers then sat at the eighty eight "tuned drums" of the piano and embarked on an exploration of the percussive possibilities of the instrument. Holland soloed again at (hp r>r?nr?llicir?r? r*f tho nionn ?*v vaav VV??V*MWlVli W4 V* IVy piUliV/ OpVtj ending on a bowed, sustained note that Rivers, on flute, matched before the pair took off on another duet. To my ears, the flute/bass section was the only part of the first set that never really jelled. 1 i They did not seem to be playing logemer. Alter this section, the JY first set, one hour of continuous music, ended. The second set began with Rivers on soprano saxophone and ?] Holland bowing cello. The years that this duo has played together g] were obvious here; Rivers' upper register sonic explorations were duplicated by Holland in timbre and nftpn in nitfh HnllariH Li played an excellent cello solo. Rivers once again seated himself _ ? y J ATLANTIC I 11 rr Erotic Adventures ? fi of Candy1 I u From Hollywood I with love I ( (ATLANTIC II Wild Pussy Cots i q Baby Rosemary I e mmammmmmmmmmaJ f yiiiiiiii?wii iiiiMiiiiuMimiiuiiiiriwi'iHPMMi mug 1: The GAMECOCK l> the student I fI newspaper at the University of South I! I Carolina and ie published three times a gj I week on Monday. Wednesday and Frtdav ? during the fall and spring semester* and f } once weekly during the fall and spring semesters and once weekly on Thursdays t during both summer sessions with the C\ exception of university holidays and w examination periods. -p Opinions expressed in the QAMECOCK Jt are those of the editors and not those of the University of South Carolina. V The University of South Carolina Is an *1 equal opportunity institution. The Board of Student Publications and Communications is the publisher of the I Gamecock. The Student Media Office Is j the parent organization of the Gamecock. Change of address forms, subscription requeste and other correspondence I should be sent to the GAMECOCK, Box 85131 Ruseell House, University of S.C., I Columbia, S.C. 20206. Subscription rates E ara (5 par semester arid $2 for tha I. summar sessions. ^ Third claea postage paid at Columbia, I i Holland p] on instrument Rivers on sonrann sflvnnhnnp This Wniia _ Aiaxw **v**w and played the section moved between lyricism tenoi )iano solos that and abstractism, as did most of the respc music played Friday night. The and , now on bass, Holland bass solo that followed were slightly funky was superb. It featured sound* entir< iu?.. i Ai i-; *- " * win wiuwi uicy uiauc un uk strings oy uie ena ot ho 5 enjoyment, the bow and it was seemingly level t. His incredible brought to a climax, until Holland some need some im- eased the tension with some pretty, lyric rom the bass, lyrical playing. follow iiolland duetted Incredibly, he brought the solo to tensi /ith much more another climax. This led to another may first set. They duet, this time with Rivers on muct d set, another piano. He was less percussive than Holla performance, to he was on Thursday night; his solo the ise. could perhaps be described as a La i Friday night sort of fragmented lyricism. flute id on bass and After their break, Rivers and Rive AKNUVtKoS RIGHT THROI fEIBAB j jpcniun f you're a junior or senior res lajoring in sciences like sal lath, physics or engineering, edj tie Navy has a program you bo hould know about. It's called the Nuclear off 'ropulsion Officer Candidate- wii Collegiate Program wt MUPOC-C for short) and if or ou qualify, you can earn as rej mpVi cjc o man fVi n rrli f ? 1UU.1W1 ugm, vji hrough your senior year. NI "hen after 16 weeks of on )fficer Candidate School, col ou'll get an additional year an f ar\\rc*inr*c\r\ X UU V UllV/VVi UV/V/illllV^ai mm I ducation. This would cost | 5 housands in a civilian school, I 1 >ut in the Navy, we pay you. J ' It isn't easy. There are . 3wer than 400 openings and I ! l r __ _ ? my one 01 every six i pplicants will be selected. J Jut if you make it, you'll jl iave unequaled hands-on L*i HAW OFF (ST DKDniKII i a Hinvl lease crowd md began the second set on off each other. The same duet had r saxophone and cello one other brief spark before the jctively. To my ears, this duet end, but a large part of the second ?1.~ ~~11~ tl... t cot q f (or fhit njilln onln uic tciiv suiu uiat luuuwcu vv"v WJ" owuicu the musical highlights of the uninspired. e two nights Rivers and Holland are major lland sustained the energy musicians whose empathy for each in his solo, which showcased other s playing is apparent, s unorthodox bow work. The Overall, their playing was exnl ninnn/hnKK H11 p t that cellent on both mshts. Con ved "served to refieve "the temporary Sounds ~ deserves on that the duo had built. It commendation for bringing jazz have relieved the tension too listeners a rare treat. 1 unfortunately. Rivers and The audiences both nights were md seemed to coast most of great. It is probable that many had remainder of the set. never heard music as avant-garde ter at one point in the as Holland and Rivers made at /bass duet, Holland and times. They listened, and they rs played contrasting rhythms seemed to like it. OTA MONTH rw <r? bvbwb? UGHYOUR NEAR. jponsibility, a $24,000 Lary in four years, and giltged qualifications for jobs th in the Navy and out. Ask vour nlarpmpnt ? , XV?V/\^AA. AVI JL icer to set up an interview th a Navy representative len he visits the campus, contact your Navy 3resentative at 800-841-8000, send in the coupon. The JPOC-C Program. 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