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Roberts is a pianist who shows a great deal of style and talent. He began his career when he took his place in Wynton Marsalis' quintet immediately after finishing college. The Jacksonville, Florida native appeared on a few of Marsalis' albums including J Mood, Marsalis Standard Time: Volume I and Live At Blues Alley before he decided to go solo...
...gifted pianist and saxophonist, Tipton apparently began his sexual masquerade during the Big Band era of the 1930s, when women sang but were seldom allowed to play instruments. "He gave up everything," said Kitty Oakes, the woman Tipton claimed was his wife for 19 years. "There were certain rules and regulations in those days if you were going to be a musician." Musicians who played with Tipton would remark on his youthful appearance, but never suspected his ruse. "Mentally he was a father," said one son, Scott Miller. "He was always there...
...Israeli conductor-pianist Daniel Barenboim, 46, Paris has truly been the city of light. During his 14-year tenure leading the Orchestre de Paris, he built a major international reputation and branched out to top assignments in the opera world. A year and a half ago, he won the powerful job of artistic director at the still uncompleted Opera de la Bastille. In September the grateful government awarded him the Legion of Honor. But now Barenboim's luck has turned. While President Francois Mitterrand kept silent, he was summarily fired -- and just as summarily vowed to sue. He denounced...
JOPLIN: PIANO WORKS, 1899-1904 (RCA). Sixteen of the best rags by the American Schubert, including the Maple Leaf, The Entertainer and the neglected A Breeze from Alabama. A welcome CD reissue from pianist Dick Hyman...
SONGS OF AMERICA (Nonesuch). From Foster and Ives to Copland and Carter, a tour de force by mezzo Jan DeGaetani and pianist Gilbert Kalish...