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Lots of his sort have been interloping lately. Jennifer Jason Leigh is playing Sally Bowles in the acclaimed Broadway revival of Cabaret. Nicole Kidman is about to take the town by storm in David Hare's The Blue Room. Christian Slater, Toni Braxton and Holly Hunter are among the other film and recording stars currently giving Broadway a whirl...
...Braxton Brothers...
Wayne and Nelson Braxton knew what they were doing (well, almost) when they put together Steppin' Out, their debut jazz album. Known as The Braxton Brothers (of no relation to Toni Braxton), their album is a charming showpiece for 24-year-old twin brothers from the Bay Area. Combining six-string bass, keyboards and drums along with acoustic and electric guitars, the young artists create dreamy, smooth compositions that are perfect for those rainy October nights when you don't feel like going to the Square...
...true thing about those Braxton Brothers: their use of the tenor saxophone is powerful in its delicateness. Less is more when this instrument is involved, and this philosophy works wonders with their compositions. Now, what does not work wonders is their use of vocals in addition to saxophone in the other compositions of the collection. To hear the beautiful Braxton saxophone suddenly interrupted by vocalists that are trying too hard not to sound like vocalists damages the overall dreamy mood of the album. It's indeed only a minor tragedy though, as vocal intrusion occurs in less than half...
...Givin' My Love to You," Nelson Braxton pours his heart out over some girl who knew his "heart was in desperate need for love and affection." This girl, he says, "looked in me/There's no doubt in my mind that this love is real." The lines are a bit trite. It's almost trite of me to say they're trite they're so trite. And Nelson's voice needs a bit more coaching (perhaps from Toni Braxton?) before he launches himself into another love-stricken psychological miasma. The brothers' remake of "I'll Make Love to You," is torture...