Word: chestnut
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...Eagles pulled it out in the waning seconds, but Harvard proved itself nearly their equal and the Chestnut Hill boys noticed...
...greatest artists are always those that are many men thick. That's a constant in the world of art. We're in a renaissance. The greatest musicians I know accept the whole history of music. Marcus Roberts, who I named before, pianist Cyrus Chestnut, trumpeter Nicholas Payton, these are artists who deal with all of the music. They're not being addressed properly, but they're here. The archaic thought that abstraction is the only way to be modern, I don't know who still believes in that. Also, the idea that one period of something defines it instead...
...Vick?" and the slow blues "Charles M." to greater effect. Just as in his live performances, the standout sideman on this album is pianist Stephen Scott. The vibrancy of Scott's solos safeguard the moderate pace of the album from becoming sluggish. His swinging, soulful contribution to the '30s chestnut "A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square," combined with the lyrical opening statement and driving improvisation of Rollins, make this performance the highlight of the album...
...maybe that's OK, after all. Maybe Republicans have come to terms with the fact that they're not, and will never be, the party of youth. An old chestnut, circulated ad nauseam this year, goes like this: "Anyone who's young and isn't a liberal doesn't have a heart. Anyone who's old and isn't a conservative doesn't have a brain." So Bush may be doing the right thing, biding his time and waiting for voters to gray before he makes his pitch...
...track down a "fake book," a collection of lead sheets to popular songs. I go to a music store and buy a fake book of jazz standards. I'm a very corny person, and if I'm learning one song, it will have to be the corniest possible chestnut. At first I think I'll go with My Funny Valentine, then decide I don't want the single piece in my repertoire to sound sad. Well, that, and the chords are too hard. I settle on one of my favorite Sinatra songs, Rodgers and Hart's The Lady...