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Word: altissimo (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Rollins closed out the performance with another calypso, the West Indian folksong "Don't Stop the Carnival." Rollins seemed to feed off the energy of the crowd, playfully examining the entire range of his tenor saxophone, conjuring the highest altissimo wails and lowest foghorn blares. He then paused, while the band played on, to restate some of his environmental qualms. "We gotta live easy on the planet," Rollins implored. "Stop driving all those SUVs." Perhaps realizing that he could touch his audience much more powerfully with his horn than with his words, he finally sighed and said, "Y'all understand...

Author: By Malik B. Ali, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Jazz Colussus Strides into Town | 11/9/2000 | See Source »

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