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Show Review Kellie Greene: driving, fiery jcazz sty lings Greene was her name, but ; she made you think red. Red for her hair. Red for her passionate day plays vibes in a way to turn Lionel Hampton green... no pun intended. She opened with "Green Dolphin Dol-phin Street," which set the stage for a wild and wonderful night. One of her most powerful early numbers was "Move On," written by one of the "Sound of Music" nuns. Our recommendation to her: Sister, break the habit! Soon after a "Swan Lake" which must have had Tschaikovski tumbling joyfully in his tomb, she broke into in-to "Bill Bailey." If he won't come home for that, it's now use trying every again to lure him back. and fiery jazz stylings. Red for the collective color of the University's face at a sahmefully small turnout for what must rank as one of the great concerts to hit campus in a blue moon. Kellie Greene arrived last Friday Fri-day fresh from 21 hours of straight taping for a forthcoming network television special. If she were tired, no weariness showed in her driving, leg-swinging piano stylings. And Miss Greene has pretty legs. A consummate musician, she even deserted the Union stage Steinway long enough to walk backstage and wander back out with a flute. After riding a few riffs, she stood the small crowd on its ear by playing the flute with one hand and the piano with the other! What she didn't show us was that she broke into music on the violin and oboe and even to- S KELLIE GKEENE . . . red hot pianist |