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Mark Lambert: Under My Skin

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by Raul d'Gama Rose
March 23, 2010

Revisiting classic standards is always somewhat risqué--a challenge, to say the least. Where does the balance between the familiar and the overlooked lie when it comes to repertoire? And how much further can the envelope be pushed without the music being absolutely boorish and unrecognizable? Mark Lambert answers both these questions in spectacular fashion in his ...

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Paul Meyers: Paul Meyers Quartet Featuring Frank Wess

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by Raul d'Gama Rose
February 19, 2010

This record, very simply titled, brings together two fine musicians. One is Paul Meyers, the stylish nylon-string guitarist who adorns the music of Jon Hendricks, and the legendary Frank Wess, a tenor saxophonist and flutist with perhaps the most burnished vocal styles on both instruments. This in itself, achieves a sort of Zen-like Nirvana while soaking ...