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L. Zaide: Planet Chill: Memoirs of a Jazz Band

Read "Planet Chill: Memoirs of a Jazz Band" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


The black CD cover, the dark sunglasses, the singer's scowling face eclipsed by shadow--a sort of Meet the Beatles shot, minus three, with a big dose of new millennium attitude. You might think you were in for some obstreperous rap sounds. But L. Zaide's Planet Chill showcases the velvet-voiced singer, embracing, with reverence, ten American Songbook classics.Zaide's vocal delivery has been compared to trumpeter/vocalist Chet Baker's--a cool, smooth flow, a relaxed and effortless croon. The similarity is there, ...

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