"Black Is" was the title of a showcase production of poetry, music and fashions by
Elaine Baskin-Bey, put together by young entrepreneur
Spark Martin, 26, with the assistance of
Cal Massey, to help pay for remedial reading for Harlem youngsters. Black Sounds were provided by
Thelonious Monk, who's leaving for a tour of Japan;
Freddie Hubbard, who's
Black Clay is becoming a smash hit and who's on the way to Europe, and
McCoy Tyner and his quintet. The real star of the evening was Massey's 14-year-old son,
Zane, who stunned the audience with some impressive tenor sax playing, including some compositions of his own, and walked away being hailed as the heir apparent to
John Coltrane . . .
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