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Show TheSalt Lake Tribune ARTS Sunday, November1, 1998 JACK GOODMAN CD REVIEWS BY MARTIN RENZHOFER THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE HERBIE HANCOCK, fo win’s World” (Verve) — rge Gershwin’s world cman‘he likes of Duke Ellington, James Johnson, Maurice Ravel and W.C. Travels With Our Man GrahamGreene In Grantsville Handy. So itis not surprising that keyboard virtuoso Herbie Hancock included them in his homage to the genius that was Gershwin. What is surprising, in a wonderfully good way, is the inclusion of opera diva Kathleen Battle. Her wordless, beautifully toned prelude to “Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G, 2nd Movement” adds refinement to an already masterful album. Hancock also enlists the ser- Back in the 1950s, before our Interstate highway system was completed at the urging of de- vices of pop and soul artists Joni Mitchell and Stevie Wonder. A fense-minded President Eisenhower, U.S. 40 cuta straight husky-voiced Mitchell provides uncomplicated, rich interpreta- swath through the sleepy town of Grantsville, Utah. In those days, there existed a scattering of ser- Spageareies few stores and some wood, adobe and brick homes. Thelargest house wasthe distinguished, ornate and oversized residence at 5 W. Main St., at the corner of Hale Street, shown in today’s sketch. Guidebooks re- ported a town population of some 1,200 andnoted that Grantsville was the birthplaceof at least one distinguished gentleman, J. Reuben Clark Jr., “Mormon Church official and United States Ambassador to Mexico, 1930-1932. One summerday, the town had a more memorablevisitor — an Knglish novelist who was world famous then, and who remains well-remembered several years after his death He was Graham Greene, author af such noyels as Our Manin Havana and a reputed British spy during the Great War. What brought Greene to Grantsville? The explanationis theday in quesiic si Tang in Holladay, ai swered a voice said shane Grim Grin here.” I called my wifeto the phone and urged her 16 interpret. “It’s an English- man,” said my sharp-eared Marjorie. “His name is Graham Greene.” Goodgrief, it’s the famous novelist,” she added. Listening in on-our other phone, I realized it was indeed. He reported he was calling from a garage in Grantsville. “Mypickup truck has broken down and the mechanic says new parts won't be available for two days.” He explained, “Yours tions of “Summertime” and “The Man I Love.” Wonder adds a modern touch playing harmonica PA OCT vice stations, a garage or two, a and singing on “St. Louis Blues.” Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, Jack Goodman This Queen Anne-style house in the town of Grantsville is featured on the cover of an architectural textbook — and has some tenuous literary connections, as well. is the only Utah phone numberI have, from the correspondents list of The New York Times. Can a be prevailed upon to pick me ror course mywife and I respondedin theaffirmative Greene said he would await us in the shade ofa tree in front of a “large odd house at Main and Hale streets, across from the repair place — youcallit a ga- Tage. Wesped the 50 or so milesto Grantsville and spotted Greene on the lawn of the rather garish mansion, where the worldly trav- But the house he called “some house” remains at the corner of Hale and Main in Grantsville. Isolated from traffic, the house has gained somenotorietyin architecturalcircles. Its photo is on the cover of the Thomas Carter- /Peter Goss volume Utah’s His- toric Architecture, 1847-1940, a standardin the historic-house field Properly identified as the Alex and Mary Johnson House, it is built of red brick, and dates from 1900. It was reared on a rubbiestone foundation by skilled builder, Charles Zephaniah eler was drinking a bottle of soda P. “That's some house, don’t believe I’ve ever seen one likeit,” he stated with a grin. En route back to Salt Lake, Greene explained he had been driving a rather elderly pickup truck from San Francisco to a daughter's ranch in Alberta, Canada, when a broken drive shaft halted his trip. We took him to the Hotel Utah, called a university faculty member or two, and spent time break- areespecially rich in ornamentation, and are topped withintri- eately patterned woodwork. e house always has been viewed as one of the most expensive in Grantsville. No wonder. since its cost, $4,500, wasincreased considerably by the fact that each ofits red bricks was fasting and dining with him for a shipped from California, individ- fewdays. During our conversations, he gave us the namesof ho- ually wrapped in protective pa- mental note of Mormonhistory and vanished from our ken. both were Grantsville natives, tels in Paris and London, took r. As for Johnson and his wife, Alex Johnson, local histories tell pean master drawings are on show at the Pierpont Morgan Library. somefor thefirst timeoutae sia, on loan from two leading Russian museums. The works span the 15th to the 20th centuries, focusing on artists such as Rubens and Greuze, Matisse and Picasso, in a representa- tive sampling of all the major schools of Western European draftsmanship. They range from miniatures on vellum to cartoons for a stained-glass window, froma chalk study Rembrandt to pen and ink sketches by Vincent van Gogh. of the Morgan Library's 75th an- solo performance of ‘“Embrace- Bank. But in the house's latter days, the family ran it as the Lone Pine Tourist Home. ‘With its asymmetrical plan, elaborate facade and tower, the house is, despite Greene's quizzical look, an excellent example of a Queen Annehouse. As such, the house has gained a place on the National Register of Historic Homes and is in unusually good condition, inside and out. Present owners Francis and money and effort in making the house a showplace. It also should be noted that the Alex Johnsons raised 10 childrenin the big house. One indication that so large a family must have presented problems is the threé-car garage at the rear. Local residents say the Johnsons requiféd four Model-T Fordsto transport their closes the album with a tender, able You” that reveals the pia- nist’s love and respectfor his sub- ject. : “Gershwin’s World” could have suffered from too much assembled talent. Other musicians and producers have tried this trick and have mostly failed. Hancock doesn’t. For those Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow. The Morgan Library, the only venue for the exhibition, has pub- Hearts Club Band” and “Abbey Road”albums. Now, in his early 70s, Martin has chosen to retire, and, quite appropriately, has chosen to bow eewith an album of Beatle oadly Martin has gone crazy. Hehas Robin Williams and Bobby McFerrin aeprongh “Come Together,” mugging all over “I antthe Wairus,” Billy Connolly (Scottish co- median; remember “Head of the Class”?)sings “For the nnae Mr.Kite” and a Dion (the female Michael Bolton on the already sappy “Here, There and Eve The echo machine to fill out somevoices is turned up to 11. “In My Life”is notall bad. Jeff Beck is good on an instrumental “A Dayin the Life” and Phil Collins is his usual self for medley “Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End.” And Goldie Hawn is surprisingly good in a cocktail version of “A Hard Day’s Night.” But Sean Connery, who usually can do no wrong, does. His spoken-word tin would have chosen a superior GEORGE MARTIN, “In My Life” (MCA) — Here is an album that belongs on the shelf next to album.“In MyLife”is good for a If wishes could cometrue, Marbunch of musicians te end his professional career. Here's hoping for a comeback for one more laugh and not much more. Painful, Personal Holocaust Photos Are on Exhibit at Virginia Museum ‘THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NORFOLK, Va. — series of was purchased. Jack Goodman has been asso. ciated with The Salt Lake Trib. une as a staff or free-lance writ- touch was everywhere, most notably on the “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely ings hard to get into, “Gershwin’s World” is a wonderful surprise. tells stunningly personal stories in the traveling exhibition, “Written in Memory: Portraits of the Holocaust,” at the Chrysler Museum of Art through Dec. 13. er for 51 years. was the technical intellectual at the control booth who helped give depth to Beatles recordings. His version of the title track is just ponderous. photographs by Jeffrey A. Wolin building before the fourth flivver Diamonds.” No matter what he does, or whatartist's album he produces, George Martin will always be known as Fifth Beatle. He whofind his moreeclectic mus- large family, but quit garage- About 50 Holocaust survivors are portrayed in composite im- ages: A mother holds a photo of her long-ago lost baby son, a man shows the camp numberstill visibly tattooed along his arm Among many somber portraits, some find joyin the company of “had to be decorative as well as work as an informational element.” He overlays and inter- weavestext in handwritten script with the black-and-white portraits, literally merging living images and memory. Separateprints show the subjects in their younger days. The exhibition was organized by the International Center of Photography, New York. A companion book, Written in Memory: Portraits of the Holocaust, has been published (Chronicle, $35 children. Wolin says he aimed to create hardcover, $19.95 softcover). The exhibition is scheduled to travel to Zurich, Switzerland, ear- an interesting visual image that ly next year. lished a catalog with the sameti- niversary year celebration. There tle ($95 hardcover, $45 softcover, drawn from the State Hermitage 861-0001). are about 120 works on view, deepclassical roots, as did Gersh- win. Plus, they love jazz. Hancock Museum, St. Petersburg, and the The exhibition, “Master Drawings From the Hermitage and Pushkin Museums,” is on show through Jan. 10 and is a highlight plenty in common. Hancock has us, was a successful businessman Western European Drawings From Russian Collections on Exhibit in New York THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Western Euro- dersonalso addtheirtalents. Hancock and Gershwin have and rancher,raising horses, sheep and cattle, and serving as a director of the Grantsville Deseret Betty Menalis have spenttime, obsessed with fancy shingling a elaborate fretwork. 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