Word: musicianship
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TRIBUTE TO TEAGARDEN (Capitol). An essay on the art of the trombone by the late Jack Teagarden, who played with such expansive charm that his presence in any band gave it heart, soul and a degree of musicianship seldom matched in jazz. The tunes, recorded in the '50s, include such Teagarden classics as Beale Street Blues, The Sheik of Araby and After You've Gone...
...STEP BEYOND: JACKIE McLEAN (Blue Note). Alto Saxophonist McLean is several steps beyond most listeners' taste, but his musicianship is faultless, and his stratospheric imagination takes him into what may well become the future sound of jazz. Trombonist Grachan Moncur and Drummer Anthony Williams are superb sidemen...
...character yourself." Last week Marni Nixon was actually mouthing the words as well as singing them. Appearing with the Seattle Symphony in Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire and the Poulenc-Cocteau short opera, The Human Voice, she proved herself a creditable actress, won critics' praise for "superb musicianship," a performance full of "ease and assurance...
...When I'm singing opera, I'm a very good opera singer," says Marni Nixon in a self-appraisal that contains more professional confidence than mere egotism. "When I'm doing concerts, I have a lot of musicianship. And when I'm doing musical comedy, I have a certain flair there, too. I would love to do a Broadway show. I've been up for several, and it's getting quite close...
...orchestral repertory. Even such masterpieces as the opera Mathis der Maler, the Philharmonic Concerto, the symphony Harmonie der Welt, and the requiem are rarely heard. Though his music is easily accessible to modern audiences, it is admired mainly by musicians, who hear in it the evidence of a lofty musicianship that is not often encountered in modern composers...