Word: jazzing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...into his works; and the particular integration of the folkloric tradition which Chestnutt used so well in his "Conjure" tales. One finds a very special use of the African elegy in the works of Phyllis Wheatley; especial richness of Arabic poetry in the poems of Claude McKay; use of Jazz rhythms in the work of Langston Hughes: and the particular coolness of Afro-American life-style in the work...
...undergraduate at Harvard Knowles played in jazz groups and participated in varsity athletics. He pitched for the baseball team, was a hockey goalie and played squash. He received his M.D. from Washington University School of Medicine...
...hard to see why the musical importance of Charles Mingus has so often been eclipsed by the drama of his troubled life. Even as he first established his unique and revolutionary talent as a bassist, Mingus seemed bent upon becoming one of the great and tragic characters of jazz...
...poverty, and severe depression. The '70s found him back on the scene, leading some exciting bands and experiencing unprecedented popularity; his Three or Four Shades of Blues (1977) sold over 50,000 records. But Charles Mingus had seen too much to become the grinning elder statesman of post-war jazz--he was far too scarred and too bitter to become America's darling in the manner of a Louis Armstrong...
...merely competent, the orchestra was uniformly professional, playing Ravenal's score with remarkable precision. The music caught the moods and feelings of the players throughout the first act. Composed by Ravenal and arranged by her with Pat Powers and Michael Schubert, it flowed from standard pop to jazz to a wonderful Carpenters imitation in the song "Mister Ivy," a song of passionate yearning in which Patti's quest comrades. (Ravenal also demonstrates her knack for a turn of phrase when Patti describes the most meaningful experience in her life--teaching an orphan to swim while getting 780/810 board scores...