Record Review When Joe released his ‘album Beat Crazy two years ago he included ‘the curious notation that it represented a “desperate attempt’' to. make some sense of -rock mugic. “Deep in our hearts we knew It was doomed to. “The failure," he wrate. ‘question remains: Why: ‘did we try?” - A lofty: prognosis on the state of new music? Or a bit Jackson of campy cartoon cover? Perhaps some of both, But assuredly Jackson, who emerged on the recording scene amid the late °70s new wave rush, has given some serious analysis. to the. current pop-rock drift... Almost as’ if ‘to disassociate himself from ‘the stark and frequently slap-dash efforts of his tongue-in-cheekineas - ' reflected by. Beat Crazy's well as it did — areapec-" 9 213 = music - contemporaries, ‘Jackson {followed up Beat Crazy last year with - Jumpin’ Jive, an album of near-pure ‘40s swing that transcended levels of camp - by” its authenticity. - So far removed was Jive . ‘honest-to eas ‘from the contemporary | - gounds, including Jackson's own three previous efforta, © that-it's surprising it sold aa SUN DAY. Directions * Directions AG USA AG USA Sunday Morning Sunday Morning _ | Boomerang || Wimbledon Boomerang [Tennis - Kidsworld | Men's * Kidsworla «=| Firat * “| She-Gua Heros The Bells - of Rosarita Wimbledon Tennis anan's Final Stim Culsine _ | This Old © “{Houm - Wimbiedon Tennis Man's Finals Wimbledon ireland A . Television History [Univers det ‘ Univers ‘Twimbtedon: Tennis « Man's Finals | Hispantes “JH Hispanics | Tany | Brown. des Sports. - Univers Sports -. Wimbledon Tennis en's ~ {Finals Watley ; | Washington ‘Eetassique Feminine BBE Exploration |¢ Northwest BBG Talal... Hebge-D Fllm Film Et Afleid I For the -.- Record. . KING 5 News Bas NBC News How Come 8s Animelympics Animalymples Animalympics' Animatymptes ABC News. Pourmoet tome news [ety Tides: News Newl Davpher. Five Star Movie _/Jackson’s strong sibilities toward both jazz - table 30,000 coples in ‘Canada alone: Respectable, but-not a landmark com- ‘mercial success by current standards. With: his new: release, Night and Day. (A and: M ’ Records), Jackson offers a imited compromise — it's new material, rooted: in moderate rock, definitely inspired. by -isaues of the day, but liberally laced with ‘an undercurrent .of jazz, . 7 - blues and Latin forms. The presentation Is basically simple; the net results are simply terrific. Not only is Night and Day ” Jackson's first work to be - “recorded in New York — which is reflected both in. the music’s “feel” and the nature of the lyrics — it's also the first album to feature him heavily’ on ‘keyboards and saxaphone. His extended piano solo on _ acut called Cancer; and sax accompaniment on. T.V. Age, give evidence of and blues. . ‘For. the. most part,.. the ee - album ig heavy on rhythm, ‘finely colored by the per- _Sussives of Sue Had. At the Theatre ~~ almost intimidated -by the’ ~ jopoulos, Away from his native Britain, Jackson seems pace of, American big-city life, notably marked by his’ songs Real Men (the macho syndrome among gays), Chinatown and Target. The latter is yet another example of the profound effect’ John ~ Lennon’s slaying had on the world in general and fellow recor- ‘ding artists in particular: - “Tm no one special, But in any part of town Someone could smile at’ me. Then shake my hand then gun me down.” Night and Day-.is strongly” . recommended. There isn't a “weak ‘moment in: the nine- song package. instrumenta]. group The Crusaders, who have honed their craft through various forms for ‘more than ‘twe - decades: But on. their ambltious new project, the two-disc ’ Royal Jam (MCA Records), they step all over them. — ‘ selves by trying to take pop fusion a step further, into the realm of neo-classicism. It’s a live album recorded in Britain with members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the group that “grooved” against a: drum machine on that silly little success story, Hooked On Classics, last year. From. the © opening overture, a lavish rendition of I'm So Glad I’m Standing ’ Here Today, we suspect that _ Jast _ Blending jazz, blues’ and "overbearing at the hands of " funk-comes naturally te the © the orchestral contributions, are a: lost cause. That Grammy-nominated song, performed so simply and - beautifully by Joe Cocker with The Crusadera on their ‘album, . . becomes maestro, Sidney ‘Reginald . Garris and crew. At other times throughout the.album the orchestra is ‘simply redundant, all. but lost beneath the spunky “musicianship of saxist Wilton Felder, keyboardist Joe Sample. and drummer . Stix Hooper. - Sides three.and four of ~ Royal. Jam) feature guest - artist B. B. King, whose vocals fare better than his ‘impeccable blues guitar “work in a sound mix that — : leaves much to be desired. . Whatever else needs to be there is no dearth of fresh, said about the state . of young talent. . Canadian theatre today, Wa Si THE RESTAURANT OR ALL THEEAMILY SUNDAY, JUNE 27 op. m.- Soup or Salad 10 p.m, _ SEAFOOD PLATTER... - with Tartar Sauce French Friesor. Baked Potato | Cream Cheese Cauliflower - Buttered GreenPeas ce Terrace 435.9151" PP AT poh rremeenes When the Stratford Festival opened its 30th ‘season, the first to .be fully’ ’ ~ planned and cast by its new artistic :.director, John Hirsch, well over-a third of ita acting talent 5 was'new to ite “There are 108 actors and other company artista such ". a8 directors and designers _listed.In this year’s festival - souvenir book, ‘Fifty-five of them: are “making. -their....: .... * festival ‘debuts. Another 30 _ are.in their second year_at . the festival. ‘ 7 oe ‘There are, of course, a “number of actors who had long been with the company ‘but who dropped out of - “Bight, or were: dropped, _ When _.the. festival went through _ its harrowing months after’ the departure . of former. artistic director Robin Phillipe - "-:. Some: left’ “in bitterness, and it may ‘be a‘long time _ before they retura~ if they