Record Reviews

Sir,—R. G. Pasley says in the April 15 issue of Salient that he is glad to see your record reviewer "has come down to earth, and reviewed some records that can be appreciated by the mass of students, who don't pretend to dig Stravinsky, Strauss and Sauerkraut."

I would suggest that reviews of one Jazz and four folk records, out of a total of 14 reviews, is little more than a token gesture to cultural middlebrows such as myself.

While I am not suggesting that D. J. H. take a plunge into the field of the Beatles and the Byrds. he still has a long way to go to broaden the range of his reviews. Remember, good music is not restricted to the classics. There is a wealth of great recordings being released all the time from the likes of Monk. Previn and Shearing.

Salient manages to cater for a wide range of interests in its reviews of books, drama, and films. Could we please have more balanced reviewing in the field of music.

John D. Harlow

Selection of records for review is solely at the discretion of our reviewer.— Ed.