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ft Section B THE VALLEY TIMES Friday, May 22,1981 7r??p De&sjf s Tribute To Jazz Greats i' ftv: .' ' .'?√ß?√ß - ' -'" ' - ?√ß?√ß?√ß ?√ß'?√ß;. ^ - ?√ß.".?√ß-?√ß'?╟≤ -'",-;:^ '=ii..,-, ' ....'. - ^ Doris Troy, Bobby Wade Salute Ellington, Waller, Cole ] Tropicana Entertainment Chief Lenny Martin has completed the writing and staging of his new musical tribute to the jazz greats of yesteryear. Opening, May 22 in the Trop's new Cabaret, "Let Me Off Uptown," presents an original cast that will sing their way into memory. ?╟≤ . This new musical tribute salutes Duke Ellington, Erroll Garner. Fats Waller, Dinah ' Washington, Nat Cole, Lionel Hamnton. JLouis Armstrong and more. Two shows will be presented nightly at 10 p.m. and 12 midnight with a special *" 2 a.m. show on weekends. GiProduced and directed by Lenny and Mickie Martin, "Let Me Off Uptown" is . staged and choreographed by Folies Bergere Master, Jerry vJackson, with music ?╟≤ presente'd by Terry RyanTT . One of the most gratifying * performances in the musical 1 salute to jazz is that of Doris Troy. She is best known for 1 "Just One Look" which she ? wrote and recorded and was later utilized by Mazda for their major television-radio ad campaign. ThrouRhout England, parts of Europe and the United < '>ymri$0M :0^-% DORIS TROY States, Ms. Troy is repuied as Mother Soul and one of the great American lady jazz singers today. Ms. Troy's singing career is hihglighted by major appearances in every major city ''?╟≤/ ****?╟≤**. in the United States and she has toured in the company of such celebrities as James Brown. Marvin Gaye, Neil Diamond and the Roiling Stones. .: Troy pays her own homage to the jazz sound of yesteryear with, her J version of Dinah Washington's "What A Difference A Day Makes" and Nat Cole's "Route 66." ; , Featured in the other main spotlight of "Let Me Off Uptown" is Bobby Wade, best known for his 12, years of lengendary performances as a member of the world-famous ., little Anthony and the Imperials. = v\ V^>-^ j .-.After ' Little Anthony "v parted from the famed group -in 1975, it was Bobby Wade that took over as lead vocalist and business manager and led **The Imperials" down a successful road that included a hit tour ^of the United States, England and Japan . producing two No. 1 albums in the process.. *V;i ., ; '?√ß . *\ A show biz veteran of 18 years, Wade has now come full circle utilizing all of his years of experience to become a solo artist once again. ,, His rendition of the Fats .Waller "Honeysuckle Rose" reveals the quality and expertise" "of.-mn accomplished artist. Likewise, ^ the hit "Midnight Sun" takes on .a new dimension and sound when Bobby is featured in a solo performance of this Lionel Hampton piece. *, One of the pleasant surprises of "Let Me Off Uptown" is that of Valerie Jackson. Ms. Jackson was a hidden face behind the background vocals of such leading stars as Isaac Hayes, A! Green, Betty Crutcher and . Mac Rice for over 10 years. -?╟≤ In 1980, she stepped onto Oeopatra's Barge at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, in a special guest performance and has ' been sailing full speed ahead "It- - " "! j ever since. * When Ms. Jackson sin. I the rhythm and blues 1 "Nfean To Me," a Fats Wall J composition that epitmiz - yesteryear's finest jazz sour ' it becomes very apparent th this is not just another vok 1 or another pretty face. i "Let Me Off Uptown** sfic< J a historical piece out of ^important era in the mu ^industry, and in its campy a Broadway style preserttat; becomes a musical revue tr is sheer entertainment. ? "Let Me Off Uptown" \ been booked in for a minim of 12 weeks in the Trt Cabaret ^-^-.'?╟÷: