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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Having broken with the President, Stevenson now seeks a wider audience. Like his famous father, he is a reflective man who seems a bit out of place in the political arena. He admits that he has become increasingly restless in the Senate. "This place is not the great public forum that it once...
Stevenson's proposals are not very original and are more than a bit vague, and his prospects for the presidency remain dim at this time. What is unusual is his breaking rank to attack his own party's President−a sign of Carter's loosening grip on the great Middle America, whose support he needs to be an effective Chief Executive and to be reelected...
...other main characters (Reggie Mental, brother of Ella and Natalie) suffer from too few good lines and not enough personality, as do most of the bit parts, but most of this is redeemed by the big drag number, "Immoral Code...
...shadow of his father, a lyric tenor, and adulates him to this day, calling him "kind of an early Italian Tom Jones." At least two songs, Io e Te" and Hey Poppa," reflect his father's influence, and while their sentimentality mars the fluency of the program a bit, Masiell's ever-emerging humanity and impassioned delivery thoroughly redeem...
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...