Word: jazzing
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Lately she has developed an appreciation for jazz, thanks in part to the chart-topping debut album of her 23-year-old half-sister, Norah Jones. They only met five years ago - Jones' mother distanced herself and her daughter from Ravi after he married Anoushka's mother, Sukanya. Though the belated sibling relationship was a bit rocky at first, the sisters have become close and even have similar tattoos on their backs of a stylized lotus Anoushka designed. Will they ever collaborate? Perhaps. "We've tried to mess around a little. We just started laughing and gave up," says Anoushka...
...virtues. While most DJs use vaguely familiar samples to get a nod of recognition from their listeners, Davis finds familiarity a distraction. On Six Days, one of The Private Press's best tracks, he uses a vocal about the horrors of war from what sounds like a brassy female jazz singer. It's actually a Liverpudlian male psychedelic group from the early '70s sped up to match the song's tempo. If it were, say, Shirley Bassey, the effect would be sabotaged by kitsch. Instead, it's haunting...
DIED. RAY BROWN, 75; nimble-fingered jazz bassist whose deep, rich tones and swinging, melodious style elevated the upright bass from a reliable rhythm setter to a sophisticated starring player; in his sleep; in Indianapolis, Ind. On Brown's first day in New York City, in 1945, he won a place in Dizzy Gillespie's famously fast-paced, tuneful bebop quintet. A longtime member of the Oscar Peterson trio--hailed by many critics as the best ensemble of its kind--Brown, a generous mentor to younger musicians, later played in an early incarnation of the Modern Jazz Quartet. He collaborated...
...DIED. RAY BROWN, 75, jazz virtuoso known for his strong, imaginative bass lines; in New York City. An originator of bebop, a 1940s jazz style characterized by quick tempos and intricate harmonies, Brown also performed with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. He was briefly married to Ella Fitzgerald in the late 1940s and remained her music director after their divorce...
...Talking about such intimate personal details is excruciating for her, but she vows she won't stop. Sustaining her now is not only the power of the spirit but also her five-year-old son, Aleeke, whom she calls "the light of my life." Now parted from his American jazz musician father, Dirie is currently living with Aleeke in Wales. She is vague about her future plans - excited about a proposal for a National Geographic documentary on Somalia but uncertain about staying in Britain. "I can enjoy anywhere, and I can leave it," she says. "Life is about moving...