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Doing It Better: CCM as Bond
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
The reason most jazz orchestras steer clear of the James Bond catalog is fear of ridicule. Bond music is deceptively difficult. To be convincing, the feel has to be sultry while the attack must be elephantine and brassy. Anything short of these characteristics in scope and sound will come off as lightweight and silly. So when I saw the album Nobody Does It Better: The CCM Jazz Orchestra as James Bond (Summit) last week, I had two simultaneous reactions—skepticism and ...
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