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
2011-02-11
67
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 Basle 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, Washingten’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 tike "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 seems to indicate that Dinah Washington was NOT an ______artist.
选项
A、eclectic
B、influential
C、exceptional
D、acquiescent
答案
D
解析
很明显,前三个选项里的形容词对于Dinah Washington都适用,但从文章第一、三、四段(例如defied categorization,clashed with bandmates和ongoing conflicts and struggles with...等处)可看出选项D不适用。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/RIYO777K
0
专业英语八级
相关试题推荐
Identicaltwinspossessexactlythesamesetofgenes.Yetastheygrowolder,theymaybegintodisplaysubtledifferences.The
Ifambitionistobewellregarded,therewardsofambition--wealth,distinction,controloverone’sdestiny--mustbedeemedwor
Whenyouaresmall,allambitionsfallintoonegrandcategory:whenI’mgrownup.WhenI’mgrownup,yousay,I’llgoupinspa
ClassificationofLodgingPlacesThetouristindustryhasitsownsystemtoclassifydifferenttypesoflodgingplaces.Five
TheCulturalRevivalintheByzantineEmpireBetweentheeighthandeleventhcenturiesA.D,theByzantineEmpirestagedana
AtatimewhenatoweringpersonalitylikeMme.Curiehascometotheendofherlife,letusnotmerelyrestcontentrecalling
CharacteristicsofaBureaucracyPeopleusuallyholdnegativeopiniontowardsbureaucracy,butaccordingtoMaxWeber,burea
TheWorldTradeOrganization(WTO),establishedonJanuary1,1995,isanopen,non-discriminatorytradingsystem.Asasuccess
Somepeopleliketolearnforeignlanguagebylisteninglessons,writinghomeworkandreadingbooks,othersliketolearnbytak
C英国文学之作家概况。JohnKeats(1795—1821),第二代浪漫主义诗人代表,代表作为OdetoaNightingale(《夜莺颂》),写作风格推崇“Beautyistruth,truthbeauty’’。
随机试题
颈外动脉的两个终末支包括
A、阿米替林B、卡马西平C、氟哌啶醇D、地西泮E、氯米帕明主要用于治疗强迫症的药物是
A.效价B.亲和力C.治疗指数D.内在活性E.安全指数评价药物安全性更可靠的指标是()
A.国家食品药品监督管理局B.省级(食品)药品监督管理局C.药品委托生产的委托方D.药品委托生产的受托方E.省级医药行业管理部门负责委托生产药品的质量和销售
某仲裁委员会在开庭审理兰屯公司与九龙公司合同纠纷一案时,九龙公司对仲裁庭中的一名仲裁员提出了回避申请,经审查后该仲裁员被要求予以回避,仲裁委员会依法重新确定了仲裁员。关于仲裁程序如何进行,下列哪一选项是正确的?
对新建、改建、扩建和技术改造项目的劳动安全卫生设施,要与主体工程,同时(),同时(),同时()。
同一财产抵押权与留置权并存时,抵押权人优先于留置权人受偿。()
论述尼德兰革命的背景、主要过程及影响
命令按钮不支持的事件为
ReadtheinformationbelowaboutMaureenDowd.ChoosethecorrectwordtofillineachgapfromA,BorCbelow.Foreachquesti
最新回复
(
0
)