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Andy Bey.(BRIEFLY NOTED)(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
Andy Bey. Ain't Necessarily So. 12th Street 9292982-2, 2007.
To call singer and pianist Andy Bey's approach to the standard repertoire stylized would be an understatement Possessed of a dark-hued and slightly grainy baritone voice. Bey is a highly inventive singer who has paid more than his share of dues and whose richly varied experience includes stints with Connie Francis and jump-blues legend Louis Jordan, as well as excursions into mystical religion. In the 1990s he returned to mainstream jazz, but as this charming live trio date demonstrates, his vision is still quite personal. The album opens with a slow, dark, bluesy version of the tide track, which is quickly followed by an almost lugubrious rendition of "Hey, Love"--a version that makes him sound somewhat like a very tired Billy Eckstine. But when he takes a ...
- Andy Bey.(Concert Review)
- Magazine article from: Daily Variety Daniels, Robert L. March 30, 2004 700+ words
...In his Le Jazz Au Bar debut, Andy Bey began his set with the rarely heard...Midnight Sun" and the desert sands of Duke Ellington's "Caravan" to the "distingue...ballads have no better pal than Andy Bey. The Newark crooner revived his...
- New releases from The Bad Plus, Andy Bey and Bernie Leadon.
- News wire article from: Miami Herald (Miami, FL) March 23, 2004 700+ words
...beyond jazz's market. ___ ANDY BEY "American Song" (Savoy Jazz...standards. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Andy Bey, a name you should have known...like his percussive treatment on Duke Ellington's ``Caravan,'' for variety...
- New releases from The Bad Plus, Andy Bey and Bernie Leadon.(Knight Ridder...
- News wire article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Cohen, Howard March 23, 2004 700+ words
...beyond jazz's market. ___ ANDY BEY "American Song" (Savoy Jazz...standards. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Andy Bey, a name you should have known...like his percussive treatment on Duke Ellington's ``Caravan,'' for variety...
- Jimmy Scott; Andy Bey.(by Jill Newman Productions)(Brief Article)(Concert...
- Magazine article from: Daily Variety Daniels, Robert L. September 27, 2005 700+ words
...and Avery Brooks. Closing night found him in the company of Andy Bey, a singer whose rich vocal depth is lined with an embracing...With seductively mellow tones, he told more sad stories with Duke Ellington's "Sophisticated Lady" and the Gershwins' "But Not for...
- Openly Bey: at 64, master jazz vocalist Andy Bey is out and proud--and he's...
- Magazine article from: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) White, Dave March 16, 2004 700+ words
...into. It's a music that takes time to hear," says singer Andy Bey. And he should know. Having begun his career at age 12...Billy Strayhorn caught hell back then when he was playing with Duke Ellington. Johnny Mathis wasn't open about it. Of course. everyone...
- Bey watch.(jazzz musician Andy Bey)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) Che, Cathay November 24, 1998 700+ words
Andy Bey, long one of jazz's best-kept secrets, talk about his dynamic new CD "Even if I weren't gay, I'd still be individual," says Andy Bey, discussing his latest album, Shades of Bey (Evidence/12th Street Records...
- La magia de Duke Ellington.(Primera Fila)
- Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México) December 8, 2000 700+ words
Byline: Alejandro Alonso La Duke Ellington Orchestra cierra el ciclo de conciertos...influencia musical de Edward Kennedy 'Duke' Ellington en la msica contempornea es total...percusiones al Claustro de Sor Juana. Duke Ellington (1899-1974) alcanz una excelencia...
- Alumnus Dave Chappelle Shines the Spotlight on Duke Ellington School of the...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 6, 2006 700+ words
...WASHINGTON, April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Duke Ellington School of the Arts alumnus and comedian...operations. "The experience of attending Duke Ellington had a profoundly positive effect on...performing at area comedy clubs. At the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Chappelle ...
- The Duke Ellington Orchestra: Visita el Jazz con titulo nobiliario.(Primera...
- Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México) May 14, 2004 700+ words
...jazz sonar en el Lunario a travs de la Duke Ellington Orchestra, que visitar este sbado...swing y las grandes bandas encabeza la Duke Ellington Orchestra desde 1996, cuando apenas...conozco el 99 por ciento de la msica de Duke Ellington", coment Paul Mercer Ellington para...
- Catch the Original 1939 'A' Train With the Duke Ellington Orchestra on a Once...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 27, 2009 700+ words
...Bloomberg has declared April 29 Duke Ellington Day in honor of the 110th...A' Train, made famous by Duke Ellington's signature tune Take the...Ellington, members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra and musicians from...
Source: HighBeam Research, Andy Bey.(BRIEFLY NOTED)(Sound recording review)(Brief article)