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Ron Kaplan Voice of America interview Lounging Around.
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Ron Kaplan WBGO interview Saloon.
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Ron Kaplan KCSM interview NewYork.
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... and continue the legacy ...
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| Los Angeles native Ron Kaplan's musical style is reminiscent of the great jazz vocalists of the 1950's. Critics note his sophisticated phrasing, tone and diction. They also recognize his ability to get to the heart of the song with his own mark of musicianship. |
| "High
Standards",
presenting Ron Kaplan is a smart package, featuring superb musicians,
and the heart and soul of a mature vocalist and leader..."High
Standards" is just that, from the moment you look
at the album jacket and put on the CD until you hear the final notes
of "Lazy Afternoon." |
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--Jazz Improv Magazine
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| "Lounging
Around"...Ron swings through a set of Standards
with a deceptive ease that belies the depth and color that rewards
repeat listening. A quietly remarkable album. |
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--Borders
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| "Dedicated"...From
the opening bars to the closing reprise, "Dedicated" is
a polished album by a sincere and genuinely compassionate vocalist
and will immerse the listener into bittersweet bliss. |
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--EuroClubdeJazz
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| "Jazz Ambassadors"...Eloquent testimony which provides a continuum for great male vocal jazz. The whole package has a pristine feel and encapsulates these vintage songs with a quartet of superior musicians who have risen to the challenge to provide a trademark jazz set." |
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--Wes Gillespie
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"Saloon" ...Kaplan covers a handful of the basic, hard-core classics and really puts his stamp on it. A winning adult and urbane set throughout"
--Midwest Record Recap
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"New York" ...This album is crafted into a true and legit representative of the classic jazz genre.
The twelve songs on this recording all are treasures of America's best art form. 5 Stars"
--eJazzNews
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"...Kaplan's vocal interpretations exude the sincerity, tight phrasing and feel for the swing that can only come from the heart of a genuine jazz singer."
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--Singer Magazine
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"a
unique vocal stylist with seamless taste in musical choices and
sidemen. A truly rare combination."
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ChazzJazz KRML
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"Kaplan
phrases with sophisticated ease at any tempo."
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--JazzTimes, America's Jazz Magazine
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| "Ron
Kaplan plays jazz and pop in a cool setting, knows what he's doing...and
it pays off. With music like this, Kaplan could go far." |
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--Music
Connection, the West Coast Music Trade Magazine
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| "This
is one male vocalist destined to become one of the greats in the
field! Ron Kaplan is the genuine article." |
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--David
Dreis...Rapport Magazine
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| "Ron Kaplan is an original personality in the world of jazz vocalists and he has managed to put his name into that
previously closed inner circle. He has breathed new life into it by the sheer force of his style, for as you know,
“the style is the man himself”. The Velvet Crooner and the elegant power of his seemingly casual phrasing is in fact,
ultra-tight and perfectly seductive." |
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--Jean Szlamowicz, Jazz Hot
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