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Sally Stark: Sings Maxine Sullivan

Read "Sings Maxine Sullivan" reviewed by Jim Santella


With her clear-spoken alto voice, Sally Stark honors the memory of Maxine Sullivan here in a program that includes swinging fun and passionate ballads. Songs by Fats Waller, Johnny Mercer and other favorite composers from a bygone era give her performance a complete and frank perspective.

“Keepin’ Out of Mischief Now” gets a slow, meaningful interpretation. Like the song’s originator, Stark takes her time with the melody and brings the listener aboard gradually. Like Maxine Sullivan, she ...

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Sally Stark: Sally Stark Sings Maxine Sullivan

Read "Sally Stark Sings Maxine Sullivan" reviewed by Franz A. Matzner


This intimate look at the recordings of Maxine Sullivan by vocalist Sally Stark is an unusual retrospective in its directness and simplicity. Many projects of similar intent suffer from either an overly sentimental approach or the opposite, a cynically “retro" feel that leaves the material polished into glib sterility. Refreshingly, Stark presents the album’s ten tunes in an unadorned and straightforward manner, and this pared-down honesty ultimately rescues the album. By approaching Sullivan more affectionately than reverentially, ...

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