straight-ahead

I never liked the term "straight-ahead jazz"; it seems to address what the music isn't, rather than what it is.

The Jazz Scene: Columbus Day, Ladies' Night Will Friedwald 2011

Second, because Steve is such an earnest, straight-ahead character the publisher's closest equivalent personality-wise to DC Comics' Superman any film version had to straddle the line between making him hard-edged enough to work for modern auds while preserving enough of his personality to keep him recognizable as uniquely Cap.

Zaki Hasan: Zaki's Review: Captain America: The First Avengers Zaki Hasan 2011

You have the strained neck, cheek and chin muscles combined with an otherwise pleasant mouth, matched with that riveted, straight-ahead stare which quickly turns space-alien when combined with those heavy black lines replacing the upper eye lids -- all this happening atop a body with an otherwise breezy, free-flowing gait.

Michael Shaw: Reading the Pictures: "Diana at 50": Newsweek's Perverse Newsstand Seance Michael Shaw 2011

The songs are a lot more intricate than straight-ahead punk.

Angora Holly Polo: Denver Does CBGB's: SAUNA on Richard Hell & the Voidoids Angora Holly Polo 2011

Bandele favors a straight-ahead style fueled by imagery and wordplay, and his perspective on heavily traveled literary territory is refreshing and even endearing.

The King's Rifle: Summary and book reviews of The King's Rifle by Biyi Bandele. 2009

Second, because Steve is such an earnest, straight-ahead character the publisher's closest equivalent personality-wise to DC Comics' Superman any film version had to straddle the line between making him hard-edged enough to work for modern auds while preserving enough of his personality to keep him recognizable as uniquely Cap.

Zaki Hasan: Zaki's Review: Captain America: The First Avengers Zaki Hasan 2011

Abbey Road The London Souls' self-titled debut album builds on roaring chords and flashy solos on guitar, insistent drumming and straight-ahead vocals.

New Power Trio Muscles Through Jim Fusilli 2011

"I was a new kid on the block then," he said, "riding high, playing mostly straight-ahead jazz."

At Jazz Standard, New Orleans's Loss Is New York's Gain Larry Blumenfeld 2011

The album is a classic power-rock album built on roaring chords and flashy solos on guitar, insistent drumming and straight-ahead vocals.

New Power Trio Muscles Through Jim Fusilli 2011

I love fusion Jazz (Spryo Gyro, for instance) but not straight-ahead traditional Jazz.

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