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Lori Williams: Here We Are
by Bridget A. Arnwine
Vocalist Lori Williams has the kind of voice that good singers are made of. With a sound that was honed over years of study and early days in the church, Williams sings with a depth of feeling that reflects both her technical command and her spiritual grounding. When she sings, there is no question about what she is singing and what she is trying to convey. Her words are clear; her message is crisp; her tone is warm; and her ...
Continue ReadingJerry Bergonzi: Nearly Blue
by Jack Bowers
Even though Jerry Bergonzi has nothing left to prove, after almost half a century near the top of almost every list of the jazz world's leading tenor saxophonists, he is hardly ready to sit back and rest on those laurels. On his latest album, Nearly Blue (a sequel to the well-received Spotlight on Standards), Bergonzi is supported, as before, only by organist Renato Chicco and drummer Andrea Michelutti, meaning his supple tenor is in action much of the time, which ...
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