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Hancock delivers a petrifyingly smooth and solid disc with the pace of a pendulum and an impressive array of moods. "Trust Me," a soft and easily flowing track incorporated his genius on the keyboards and his synthesized voice. To illuminate the backup vocals, a factor many other artists ignore. Hancock relies upon the Four Waters. The Four Waters isn't the name of a quartet, but rather a way to describe the vocal ebb and flow of brothers Oren and Luther Waters and their wives Julia and Maxine. The stunning vitality of their voices sounds electrifying behind that of Hancock...

Author: By Brenda A. Russell, | Title: Running Strong | 3/1/1979 | See Source »

Colgate inserted backup goalie Drew Schaeffer in the second when starting goalie Guy LeMonde encountered an equipment problem. Mike Watson found the range after only 47 seconds to trigger a flurry of goals. LeMonde then returned to the twines to face the onslaught...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Icemen Destroy Colgate, 10-2 | 2/26/1979 | See Source »

Patrice Rushen and Al Jarreau have new recordings certain to satisfy both fans and newcomers. Rushen, a veteran jazz artist, put together some fine tracks recently to produce Patrice. Formerly a backup vocalist for several artists, Rushen displays on Patrice every bit of her musical talent in a highly complex, soft-toned repertoire. Shout it Our and Prelusion, her previous discs, are also electrifying...

Author: By Brenda A. Russell, | Title: Two New Super Vocals | 2/22/1979 | See Source »

...Henry Finkel's backup on the 1969-70 Celtics...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sports Cube First Annual Basketball Mid-Year | 1/19/1979 | See Source »

...jazz musicians who complement the atmosphere of the lyrics with the rhythms and acoustics of their songs. In "Three Miles Down," a song to politicians about coal-mining, the music has three distinct beats, each one in a lower key than the one played before. "Angel Dust" includes mellow backup vocals, giving the song a light, hallucinatory effect. All of their productions attempt to incorporate the setting into music, a testimony to the genius of their creators. The result is not a sermon or a demand but a subtle yet powerful understatement of what's going down...

Author: By Brenda A. Russell, | Title: A Verbal Coltrane | 1/5/1979 | See Source »

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