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Maria Muldaur: A Woman Alone With The Blues
by Ed Felper
When Peggy Lee died last year, the jazz world--and the entire music world--lost one of its greatest balladeers and stylists. Simply put, when you hear Miss Peggy Lee's trademark hushed sensuality, you immediately recognize that her voice could belong to no one else. Maria Muldaur, a steamy chanteuse who made her name in blues and roots ...
Anita O'Day
by Ed Felper
On the cover of her 1960 album Incomparable!, a young and glamorous Anita O’Day wears an iridescent shade of green eyeliner. “And I still wear it,” she recently said over the phone from her Hollywood apartment. She’s not much of a talker, she admits, but she surely is a singer. While she isn’t the busiest woman ...
Donna Byrne: Licensed to Thrill
by Ed Felper
Any recording titled Licensed to Thrill sets up a certain expectation. Unfortunately, the latest CD from the Boston-based vocalist rarely lives up to its promise. Byrne delivers a solid, competent set of pop and jazz standards, but her thin, reedy voice isn't particularly distinctive or compelling, much less thrilling. What sparkles are the nuanced, textured arrangements ...
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