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Barry Wallenstein: Tony's Blues

Read "Tony's Blues" reviewed by Vernon Frazer


Barry Wallenstein’s recordings of jazz poetry surpass the idiom’s all too typical offerings, e.g., the mediocre poet droning angst while his accompanists overpower him, or the resonant baritone booming cliches of urban crisis whose urgent accents stamp away from the pulse intended to power the recitation. Wallenstein’s first-rate poetry conveys the hipster’s quick intelligence. His upper-range tenor infuses his poems with a jazz vocalist’s phrasing and an everyman’s approachability.

Tony’s Blues matches the high standard Wallenstein established in his previous ...

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Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Pandemonium

The JazzStore.com
2006

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Tony's Blues

Cadence Jazz Records
2001

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Beast Is

Double-Time Records
1978

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Taking Off

Double-Time Records
0

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