ERIC MYERS REVIEWS 1980-87
Eric Myers was the Sydney Morning Herald’s inaugural jazz critic, his first review appearing on February 2, 1980. This folder contains reviews and articles written by Myers up to his resignation in 1982. Text published in the newspaper is reproduced here, with the addition of photographs which may or may not have appeared in the newspaper. In 1983 Myers moved to The Australian, where he was that paper’s jazz critic, until he resigned towards the end of 1987. His reviews for that newspaper appear also in this folder. Articles which appeared in other publications are included here, if they serve to document the performances of Australian jazz musicians. Readers can click on the INDEX button for a list of reviews or articles in this folder.
Roger Frampton
RECORD REVIEWS
by Eric Myers
Sydney Morning Herald, August 4, 1980
The Best Of Stan Getz (CBS SBP 237463); Roger Frampton In View (Cherry Pie CPF 1039); Bewitched, The Mike Hallam Hot Six (Janda Jazz Jj1001)
Josh White Jr
JOSH WHITE JR CARRIES ON GREAT TRADITION
by Eric Myers
Sydney Morning Herald, August 4, 1980
Josh White Jr may well have had more exciting times during his first 20 years than most people have in a lifetime. During those years he spent time in the company of famous black entertainers such as Paul Robeson, Bill Robinson (the celebrated Mr Bojangles), Billie Holiday, Leadbelly and others. He became an intimate of the Roosevelt family, appeared in five Broadway productions as a child actor and some 50 television dramas - and survived the notorious McCarthy blacklist in the early 1950s…
Bruce Cale Quartet
BRUCE CALE, CLIVE HARRISON’S RISK: CONTRASTING APPROACHES TO CONTEMPORARY JAZZ
by Eric Myers
Sydney Morning Herald, August 9, 1980
On Wednesday night, two groups led by extraordinary bassists demonstrated radically different approaches to contemporary jazz. While Clive Harrison and Risk took a light-hearted approach, concentrating on breezy Latin jazz/rock, the members of the Bruce Cale Quartet approached their task with the dignity and intensity of acknowledged virtuosos…