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Viktoria Tolstoy: Pictures Of Me
by Dr. Jeff Monroe
Since Norah Jones' gargantuan hit CD some years ago, the field of pop/jazz, folk/jazz, and R&B/jazz singers is getting crowded. Some may bemoan this jazz adulteration, but if it brings new listeners to the music it's all good. Charlie Parker was, after all, lambasted for ruining jazz with bebop. From Sweden comes 32 year-old Viktoria Tolstoy, whose career has been in full swing since 1994, but is only recently getting some much deserved attention outside her own country. Her surname ...
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by AAJ Italy Staff
Con un cognome così e un’espressione così, Viktoria Tolstoy sembra avere già le carte in regola per imporsi al grande pubblico. Sei dischi alle spalle, altrettanti attestati di stima e di vendite e un costante e continuo struscio con la gente che conta: Esbjörn Svensson le ha prodotto White Russian (primo disco svedese Blue Note) e ha anche scritto un intero CD (Shining on You). Dopo il viaggio di folk - jazz svedese My Swedish Heart in compagnia del repertorio ...
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