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Word: mellows (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Accosted by jazz lovers, advocates and supporters, a mellow Ravi modestly signed autographs. Kind conversations about his sister, Mickey, and his love of jazz floated to his listeners. Many contented fans calmly dispersed before the second set, leaving only the hard-core fans rapt past midnight. Musical glitter from the trumpet coated the few full chairs in a shade of mystery, beginning with "Mixed Media," a song composed by Ravi...

Author: By Nicole A. Lopez, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Coltrane Tradition | 10/9/1998 | See Source »

...contract and trying to impress his owners with gaudy numbers, he hit 36 homers but made a mess of it on the way, leading the league in strikeouts, having a worse on-base percentage than some pitchers and being so reckless on the bases that his normally mellow manager had to scream at him in the dugout on live television. His obsession with individual accomplishment led him to commission a giant "30-30" pendant necklace to celebrate his 30 homers and 30 stolen bases. His license plate read ss 30-30. He named his shopping mall in the Dominican Republic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grand Slam | 9/28/1998 | See Source »

...love. Renee's songs may have varied subjects (she wrote or co-wrote every song on the album), but they invariably share one thing: a sharp melodic hook. The listener, once caught, is reeled in quickly. Renee has a nasal, adventurous soprano that stands out in contrast to the mellow, unobtrusive croons of many of today's best-selling R.-and-B. vocalists. She's a new voice that's hard to forget...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: NICOLE RENEE | 9/21/1998 | See Source »

...concert began to mellow out after a brief intermission. By the time the group reached "Trombumba," their signature piece, the crowd had dwindled, as the lazy evening turned into night...

Author: By Joshua E. Gewolb, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Summer Revelry Accompanied by Trombones | 7/17/1998 | See Source »

...norm in Billings. Crank is a party drug here, a social thing, smoked, injected and snorted by tight-knit groups holed up in houses behind blacked-out windows, talking nonstop about their hopes and dreams and smoking a joint now and then or drinking a beer to mellow out the high...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crank | 6/22/1998 | See Source »

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