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Gilberto Gil, the versatile master of rhythm and jazz, who is backing up his artistic message by becoming Brazil's Minister of Culture; his countryman Caetano Veloso, whose breathtaking range of musicianship makes him a global treasure; and my countryman Jorge Franco, author of the Faulknerian novel Rosario Tijeras, the inspiration for one of my songs...
...from carnal relationships till the April elections. For the record, that is over two months of Catholic abstinence. That pledge might surprise his wife Veronica, but at least she has love songs to make up for it. Former American President Clinton clearly could not multitask, as he produced a jazz compilation only after retiring from the Oval Office. But Berlusconi, to Veronica’s (and our) sheer pleasure, has found time to record not one but two full albums of his touching love songs while in office. Ultimately, Berlusconi’s miraculous powers are undeniable—especially...
CYRUS CHESTNUT GENUINE CHESTNUT What makes Chestnut the best jazz pianist of his generation is a willingness to abandon notes and to play space. He rescues Roberta Flack's The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face and Bread's truly horrible AM-radio hit If from years of accumulated treacle by tinkling out the barest hint of melody, confidently letting each note float around until it resolves itself in your head. He's equally adept at spelling his minimalism with funk on the original Ellen's Song, and closes with a solo version of Lord, I Give Myself...
...Treasa Levasseur's Not a Straight Line is an eclectic melange of blues, jazz, funk, rock, and even a subtle note of country. Consistent throughout are Levasseur's fresh lyrics and mature storytelling. In Solitary Man, the most straightforward blues number on the CD, Levasseur sings of a man with "a hole in his heart about five miles wide." The singer would be his "sweet remedy," but the sad truth she tells us is that even though he says she's "so lovely, she could get a guy high," there's no rescuing him from his despair. In the title...
...political drama and action film, “V” has its moments of humor and subtlety. In one of the opening scenes, V draws attention to the “paradox of asking a masked man who he is.” The repeated use of the jazz standard, “Cry Me a River,” represented an understated metaphor for political subversion that resonated throughout the film as V struggles towards his goal of liberating the English public...