Word: solosings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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The opening number, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," featured strong solos and harmonies from Alexandra Picard, Alissa Kingsbury and Clancy Drake. While the solos were substantial, the background ensemble seemed airy and without an a capella anchor.
Despite this problem, the soloists who performed showcased great talent and vocal versatility. They gave a plethora of notable performances during the course of the0 night. Valerie Anderson served up a forceful, albeit politically incorrect, rendition of "Peel Me a Grape"--she was not honoring any boycotts--and her two...
The Opportunes' first song, R.E.M.'s "Shiny Happy People," is not suited for an a capella arrangement, and even Conal Murray's solid solo could not make the song provide any aesthetic pleasure. But, three songs later, when Alyssa O'Farrell started singing "In Your Eyes," the Opportunes began to...
The key to the evening's success is its variety--romantic solos follow group numbers containing six skillfully intertwined strands of harmony. And although Evan Cohen's masterful ivory tickling is some-what overpowering during "Another Hundred People," his piano accompaniment is otherwise melodious and unobtrusive.
THE FATS WALLER PIANO SOLOS (Bluebird). There has never been a more joyous jazzman than this two-fisted stride pianist, whose artistry is brilliantly captured here.