Word: tenore
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...yore might've said, it's a gas. The mix of 21 musicians includes veteran players whose stylistic roots go back to Kansas City and beyond--alto saxophonist David ("Fathead") Newman Jr., drummer Victor Lewis--and younger stars who actually seem to enjoy paying their respects to tradition--tenor saxophonist Joshua Redman, guitarist Mark Whitfield, bassist Christian McBride. On track after track, soloists of different generations find a common groove. On Froggy Bottom, altoist Newman, 66, and guitarist Whitfield, 29, turn out to speak the same blues language, lyrical as well as funky. One of the CD's two versions...
...Joisie," I found myself living with a wacky West Coast liberal from that mythical state of California--a place whose name can be loosely translated as "land of earthquakes and elective cosmetic surgery." Across the hall from us lived a brilliant mathematician from Ohio and a talented tenor from West Virginia. (Our friend from West Virginia was one of four Asian-American residents of his county--the other three being his father, his mother and his older sister...
Perhaps the tenor of today's times, with its problems and deceptions, demands a different kind of Billy Graham. Franklin certainly possesses the abilities and experience to get the job done, as his father did--just differently. BEVERLY STUARD Brentwood, Tennessee...
...opera world needs most right now is a new Wagnerian soprano or a hefty heldentenor, but that is not what the fans are looking for. What they fret about is, Where is the next Pavarotti going to come from? Who will replace Domingo? These two supersingers have raised tenor worship to extraordinary levels, and even they admit that they can't go on forever. There are many claimants for the rich prize of tenor dominance, but the one taken most seriously is a young French-born Sicilian named Roberto Alagna. He is 32, handsome, slender and blessed with a sweet...
...previous matches, passing was key in determining the tenor of the game...