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| | Ben Black : In A Mellow Tone - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) |
 | | Much like Scott--one of his main influences--the charismatic Black often sounds like he could be a woman, and he uses the influence of great female singers (especially Billie Holiday and Dinah Washington) to his creative advantage. |
 | | This isn't to say that Black is without male influences--Scott, of course, is a male, and there also traces of Mel Torme in his phrasing. |
 | | Black's intimate, highly personal interpretations of "I Cover The Waterfront," "For All We Know" and "Night and Day" are clearly the work of a singer who has found his own voice early in his career. |
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