Mindens tell whale of

Robert Minden Ensemble — The Boy Who Wanted To Talk To

Whales, Otter Bay Recordings 1989

HERE ONCE was a man named Robert who lived in
Vancouver and could make sad sounds with a saw.
The man had two beautiful daughters: one played

flute and the other could play the trumpet.

a visual artist who designed

a tale

They found music all around
them, in bottles, vacuum cleaner
hoses, cardboard tubes, conch
shells and waterphones.

Robert once described the
magical instruments “the
aboriginal insteuments of North
American consumer lite.” But
what he and his family and friends

27 - Wednesday, July 25, 1990 - North Shore News

MICHAEL
BECKER

record review

them to enrich North Amercan
spunitual lite,

The Bov Who Wanted To Tath
To Whales sa gentle tale accom-
panied by strange sounds. The
haunting composition is a
refreshing departure from the shrill

Duke Ellington ~ Solos, Duets
And Trios, BMG 1990

This collection teatures §Hineton
on plano rather than as orchestra
leader, Phe setopens with 194
recordings of Ellington and Billy
Stravhorn doubling up to jump the
keys on one meno. Later bad
Hires yarns the great one fora
1963 duet called House Ot lords

But the trae high point here isa
Chicage sessiaa the Duke re-
corded with bass player fimmy
Blanton in 1940.

The session includes three in-
trospoctive takes of Body And Soul
and two crisp versions of Ell-
ington’s Pitter Panther Patter. The

Two of the family’s friends like
to make music too. One played
the French horn and the other was

did with them was special. For the
Robert Minden Ensemble used

unusual pairing of jazz-bowed
bass and stride piano is sublime,

tare generally fobbed off in the
name of children’s music.

costumes, stage sets and even in-
vented new musical inetruments.

a m= a /
TWO FULL-WIDTH ,
STEEL BELTS FOR f
DURABILITY

Sears Sale, : . .

reg. Each . el go y

P15S/80A13 84.99 49.99
P165/80R 13 91.99 56.99
P175/80R13 9599 60.99
P185/80R13 9899 63.99
Piss7sRi4 105.99 70.99
P195/75R14 107.99 72.99
P205/75R 14 11199 74.99
P205/75A15 113.99 76.99
P21SI75R1S 119.99 81.99
P225/75R15 127.99 87.99
4 P235/75R15XL 134.99 89.99
P175/70SR13 9999 64.99
P185/70SR13 101.99 66.99
P185/70SR14 104.99 69.99
P195/70SR14 107.99 72.99
P205/70SR 14 11199 74.99
P225/70SR14 119.99 79.99
P225/70SRA 15 121.99 81.99
P245/70SR15XL 138.99 88.99

=a load range Jar slabon: wagons and bunt OUcks

FEKS ONLY
HUARD ST.

Automotive services and products 277 not avail-
able in the following store: Mouse Ja
Aulomotve products are available and tere and
battery installation can de arranged ir the totlow-
wing Stores: Pence Alper! Kelowna Yancoueet
Comtano Saskaloon Regina Nanaene

Road Hazard Warranty

*Darkais ae vine a .
- , : Plus

Free Installation” .
ety. fa nol mix other t . WEAROUT WARRANTY:

SALE PRICES IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY, AUG. 5, 1990

ate quantibes ast

SEARS

your money's worth...and more
NORTH VANCOUVER, Capilano Mali, open daily 930-530, Thurs. and Fri. Till 9, Sun. noon to 5 p.m., phone 985-7722

Seats Canada Inc Sattstaction guaranteed of morey fetunded “Reg and Was refer in Sears Canada Ine prices

i of % : y day § ay 930 am ta! opm Wednesday. Thursday and Pidey 1) 200 pm
¥ 7s store Near you ... shop today at: Burnaby 433-3211, Richmond 278-5542; Surrey 588-0811; Monday Tuesday and Saturday 9 ‘ em nen rm aye a "
ners 2 Senre 1? noon ios 0pm apilanc Mall 285-7722. Shon Munday, Tuesday Wednesday and Saturday & 30 am fo 5 30 pm Thursday and Fodas sd pin Soop Sunday from toon te 6 OO pom