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Regina Belle: Lazy Afternoon

Read "Lazy Afternoon" reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone


In early June, for the '04 Tony Awards broadcast on national TV, hip-hop/R&B singer Mary J. Blige was chosen to sing her version of the big ballad from A Chorus Line , “What I Did For Love." The resulting performance, which incidentally got a standing ovation, was a full tilt reconstruction of the tune that presented an entirely different melody and featured Blige's swooping melismatic delivery. I thought about that performance a lot as I was listening to this new ...

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Regina Belle Feb. 8-11 at the Iridium Jazz Club

Regina Belle Feb. 8-11 at the Iridium Jazz Club

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services

IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121 http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com/

8:30 & 10:30PM, Fri. & Sat. 3rd Sets AT MIDNIGHT

Feb. 8-11 REGINA BELLE

New Jersey native Regina Belle grew up singing gospel and soul while also playing multiple instruments. She then attended Rutgers University, where she studied both jazz and opera. Her big break came when she was introduced to the Manhattans and wound up touring ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Lazy Afternoon

Peak Records
2004

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Baby Come To Me

Verve Records
1989

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