首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Long before "crossover" and "eclectic" became part of the journalistic vernacular, Dinah Washington defied categorization and em
Long before "crossover" and "eclectic" became part of the journalistic vernacular, Dinah Washington defied categorization and em
admin
2010-05-14
72
问题
Long before "crossover" and "eclectic" became part of the journalistic vernacular, Dinah Washington defied categorization and embraced any and every type of song. Her delivery was instantly identifiable, and she prided herself on crystal-clear diction, precise pitch and spontaneity. Washington made brilliant recordings, beginning with her days as a pianist accompanying gospel pioneer Sallie Martin, through swing and R&B sessions with Count Basie and Lionel Hampton, on to modern jazz ventures with Clifford Brown, Max Roach and Cannonball Adderley and later pop hits with Brook Benton.
Author Nadine Cohodas, whose previous book on Chess Records marvelously outlined that historic company, now gives the same exacting treatment to Washington in Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington. Cohodas also selected the songs on a companion CD, released on Verve Records.
Queen is the first truly comprehensive volume on the late singer. Cohodas conducted numerous interviews with insiders and family members and discovered documents and letters that reaffirm her assessments. Cohodas ably illuminates the quirks and contradictions of Washington’s personality. Washington could be extremely kind and appallingly crude. She complained about her inability to find happiness in relationships, yet married seven times. A smart, extremely knowledgeable artist who had definite ideas about her music, Washington frequently clashed with bandmates, despite often being accompanied by the greatest jazz musicians on earth. Thankfully, Cohodas also presents Washington’s upbeat, joyous and celebratory side, thus not totally resigning her to tragic victim status.
Sadly, Washington’s ongoing conflicts and struggles with lovers, relatives and executives in many ways prevented her from achieving the fame she deserved, along with the fact that black female singers had extremely limited options during the ’ 50s and early’ 60s. But Washington influenced numerous vocalists who followed her, most notably Esther Phillips and Nancy Wilson, while creating an exceptional body of work that’s still captivating almost 41 years after her death at 39. Songs like "Unforgettable", "This Bitter Earth," "What a Difference a Day Makes" and "Baby You Got What It Takes" remain as documents of her excellence. Queen is a wonderful and invaluable addition to music biography and cultural history.
The passage suggests that Nadine Cohodas is a ______ writer.
选项
A、truthful
B、musical
C、creative
D、historic
答案
A
解析
从第三段第二句话能看出Nadine Cohodas在写Dinah Washington的传记之前收集了大量的可靠资料,因此关于Dinah Washington的信息应该是可信的。
转载请注明原文地址:https://www.kaotiyun.com/show/vslO777K
0
专业英语八级
相关试题推荐
A、Noonecangatherthecasualtiesandthefatalitiesbecausetheywouldallbeindeepwater.B、Residentswouldhavetostructu
Backin【B1】______,civilwarbrokeoutinBurundi.Manywerekilledina【B2】______ofinter-ethnicviolence.Thismonth,Bur
A、Luxembourg.B、Britain.C、France.D、Holland.B
Fiftyyearsago,RobertSolowpublishedthefirstoftwopapersoneconomicgrowththateventuallywonhimaNobelprize.Celebr
MarjorieMcMillan,headofradiologyataveterinaryhospital,foundoutbyreadingalettertotheeditorinherlocalnewspape
ConflictAndCompetition1Thequestionofwhetherwarisinevitableisonewhichhasconcernedmanyoftheworld’sgreatw
Sinceabout1950,publictransportationintheU.S.hashadtostruggletosurvive.Thegrowthofprivateautomobileownership,
1 Itakeitthatthepurposeofanylanguagecourseistodevelopinlearnerstheabilitytoengageincommunicativebehaviour
SomeofthemostbasicconceptsofpsychologyweredefinedbySigmundFreudandtwoofhisfollowers,AlfredAdlerandCarlGust
Sinceabout1950,publictransportationintheU.S.hashadtostruggletosurvive.Thegrowthofprivateautomobileownership,
随机试题
胸膜腔的特点是
为了保障建筑工程的质量和安全,法律禁止哪种发包形式?()
TheBestPlacetoBeBornintheWorldLastyear,theEIU(EconomistIntelligenceUnit),asistercompanyoftheEconomist,
关于药品名称的说法正确的是
设A,B均为n阶非零矩阵,且AB=0,则R(A),R(B)满足()。
我国《上市公司证券发行管理办法》规定,上市公司增资的方式有()。
甲企业为增值税一般纳税人,从事皮革制品的出口兼内销业务。2004年8月发生以下业务:(1)受委托托加工皮具收取加工费价税合计3.51万元;另外代垫辅料、税金共4.68万元,开具普通发票。(2)内销皮鞋取得货款60万元(不含税)。(3)内销库存的原定用
中国特色社会主义共同理想,有着广泛的社会共识。这个共同理想
在因特网技术中,缩写ISP的中文全名是___________。
Especiallyserious,forthedistortiontheycauseintheimageofaltruism,______compensationsintheformofsocialadvantages
最新回复
(
0
)