Meredith and Marian in 1994

In 1994, singer-pianist Meredith d'Ambrosio was a guest on Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz program on NPR. As always, there were solo pieces by both artists and then a couple of duets. But on Alone Together, Meredith demonstrated her "paraphrasing" vocal style on which which she sings a solo using words, not notes. As she told Marian, her fingers tended …