Jazz Articles about Andrew Suvalsky

Andrew Suvalsky: Vintage Pop and The Jazz Sides

by Ernest Barteldes
May 10, 2006

In the past, many jazz singers were considered pop vocalists. For instance, on a recent Tony Bennett compilation, there is an autographed picture of Frank Sinatra which Ol' Blue Eyes dedicated “to the bes g.d. Pop singer I've ever heard." But today that would not exactly be true, and jazz-pop meshes are difficult tasks to face, so newcomer Andrew Suvalsky deserves to be commended for his efforts on this debut.

Suvalsky begins by taking on pop standards such as Robert ...