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Sassy and Ronnell Bright

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Marc Myers
Jul 17, 2015
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I had a lovely phone chat with pianist Ronnell Bright last week. As is the case whenever we talk, the conversation turned to Sarah Vaughan. Ronnell accompanied the singer in the late 1950s and early '60s before working with Nancy Wilson. As readers of this blog know, Ronnell is my favorite accompanist. I love his chord voicings and how he lushly support…

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