Word: skillfulness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...rock and roll superstar, it is refreshing to see someone like Stevie Winwood willing to take supporting roles in order to learn and experiment with new musical styles. Yet the talents he has to offer are considerable, and while he sings and plays Yamashta's music with skill and authority, his unique abilities are allowed to remain unrealized. With each successive listening to Go, the answer to the question posed earlier--"What became of Stevie Winwood?"--becomes more clearly enunciated: he is back, but he still has a ways...
They're searching for that perfect harmony: the blending of eight bodies into a cohesive unit. They're looking to master a new skill, attain greater endurance. They're learning the importance of cooperation...
...long a pioneer in civil rights decisions, prescribed that a defense attorney must at least discuss a client's rights with him, outline "fully" the possible trial tactics and conduct all "appropriate investigations." Perhaps such rules would not be necessary, said Bazelon, "if all defense attorneys had the skill and experience of a Clarence Darrow. We do not live in that kind of world, however." Bazelon then reversed the 1970 robbery conviction of Willie DeCoster Jr. because his lawyer had not interrogated some witnesses who might have backed the defendant's story...
...takes more than just technical skill
...popular music... because of its emotional and intellectual depth." His sound is unique. It doesn't pretend to imitate the "greats." Instead it draws from sources from rock to classical, from jazz to pop, and the finished product is rich, carefully crafted yet lyrical. John Klemmer's technical skill--he plays the saxophone--is balanced by sensitive interpretation of pieces he's also composed. His melodies are subtle and haunting, rich in harmonies and polyrhythms...