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...Russian Piano Music - [Works of Prokofieff, Scriabian, Stravinsky and Rachmaninoff]--Mary Carol Commune, piano, Eliot House Library...
Works of Telemann, Vivaldi, Britten, Saint-Saens--Roger Gray, oboe; Louise Epstein, piano; Quincy Dining Hall...
...album cover features a few of Rushen's instruments--an electric grand piano, microphone, and guitar. what it doesn't show is the clarinet, Rhodes piano, drums, bass synthesizer and tambourine. She's also got an orchestra behind her in every track. Rushen penned almost all the lyrics, arranged the music, conducted all but three of the selections and produced the album...
...jazz contemporaries. Her voice tingles, hums and vibrates on combination of Minnie Ripperton and notes from high to low, sounding like a Denice Williams. With the exception of occasionally explosive tracks, the tone is predominantly soft and smooth. She plays a masterful improvisation of the keyboard in an acoustic piano solo, "Hang it Up." In "Changes (In Your Life)," Rushen arranges the guitars and seasons the sound with a peppery synchronization of handclaps and fingersnaps...
...Rushen's asset most working toward the success of Patrice and future albums is her melodic voice. Her music is great but her voice is an even more important ingredient. In fact, if 24-year-old Patrice Rushen never again plays a piano or strums a guitar, it will still be more than worthwhile to hear the voice of this talented artist again...