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SIX the Musical: How Henry VIII's Six Wives Reflect the Influences of Contemporary Pop Queens
1983
Best known for his 1979 dancelub jam "Funkin' For Jamaica," trumpeter Tom Browne meshed Lee Morganesque hard bop licks with Studio 54-level grooves. Admittedly a stylistic combination that dated quickly during the acoustic neo-bop battles of the early-'90s, Browne's crossover vibe has endured. His 1983 album Rockin' Radio finds him meshing the hip-hop robot iconoclasm of Herbie Hancock's "Rock It" with the sandalwood smoothness of Chuck Mangione's "Feels So Good." Browne's sound has future shock — like how the '80s thought jazz might sound today and kind of does.
August 26, 1997
Calling June Tabor one of the greatest voices in British folk limits her; she's among the best interpretive vocalists of her generation, and her willingness to dig deep into the emotional heart of her material without histrionics is remarkable. Between the marvelous tension of "The Great Valerio," the jazzy introspection of "No Good at Love," and the heartache of "Go From My Window," this is music that lurks in life's shadows to find compelling beauty.
