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That's a shame, because there are some impressive performances here. Holly Sargent, as the ingenue-secretary who sets her heart on cornering a certain climbing executive for a march to the altar, blends just the right amounts of innocence and calculation, and throws in a decent singing voice, to...

Author: By Francis J. Connolly, | Title: A Moderate Success | 11/15/1978 | See Source »

But the album's anchor, "Until the Night," encompasses all the shortcomings of this latest Billy Joel effort. The cut begins with a lackadaisical vocal set to a Phil Spector beat that suits Johnny Mathis more than Billy Joel. Though the song builds to a contrasting bridge and powerful crescendo...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: A Spirit Departed | 11/13/1978 | See Source »

Stoltzman's technique is strikingly subtle. (A recording engineer once told him, "Oh, you're the guy who has no beginning to your notes.") Says Stoltzman: "I don't like how the clarinet sounds most of the time. In the official style, you don't have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: A Young Virtuoso Goes Solo | 8/14/1978 | See Source »

The albums are getting played plenty. FM radio seems inundated, Darkness has just gone platinum, and Springsteen, en route to three sold-out concerts at Madison Square Garden later this month, is currently storming the heartland, dishing out 2½ hours of red-hot rock. His E Street Band helps keep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Cruising Through the Darkness | 8/7/1978 | See Source »

Coleman's group, in contrast, produced a dense texture of counterrhythms and melodies, above which Coleman soared in his solos on tenor saxophone, trumpet and violin.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: A Silver Newport | 7/10/1978 | See Source »

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