Word: scat
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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During long hours at Aiken, Morris also createda program that generates high-quality picturesthat appear on an idle computer screen. Theprogram, which is still in use, periodicallygenerates pictures of Morris and of a professor'scat...
...vocal acrobatics and his undeniable soulfulness moved one member of the rap group Run-D.M.C. to call him the "beat box of all time." In Germany, where he found his first wide audience, his nickname is the Stimmwunder (Wondervoice). What McFerrin does ranges so widely, from scat to rock to jazz and off into the twilight zone, that any number of names can suit him. The "Body Electric" is what he calls himself, with some bemusement. Plain "terrific" will do very nicely...
BEST PAIR OF LUNGS. Charmaine Neville's delightful scat-singing and good- humored blues, which had visitors dancing in the aisles at the Snug Harbor...
...outdone, the Radcliffe Pitches waxed hip and humorous on "Is You Is or Is You Ain't my Baby," with a faultless solo by Samantha Ho, and stunning scat by Julia McDonald. The Opportunes, as usual, provided solid performances, including "Still of the Night." The Impromptus, a subset of the Kuumba Singers, battled microphone problems to deliver a capable rendition of "Why Do Fools Fall in Love...
...beaten by mere undergraduates, several alumni performers provided exceedingly memorable performances. Cornerpocket's scat chorus renditions of Count Basie's "Corner Pocket" and "Everybody's Bopping" were witty and technically excellent. It's no mean feat to interpolate into a single passage scat syllables and lines from both "I Got Rhythm" and the theme from The Flintstones--all while keeping a straight face...