Vested with a major label’s resources and an arms-length relationship to its executives, she made carefully produced, protean pop records that set dance floors aflame. He noted that her latest album, “Straight From the Heart,” seemed to come from just as genuine and nuanced a place as her early jazz records. It’s very exciting.”Born in Los Angeles in 1954, Ms. Rushen started playing piano at age 3, and she was giving classical recitals by 6. He took his students to studios, to watch producers score movies and TV shows. So Ms. Rushen never felt like she had to choose between jazz or pop or writing for film: It could all be part of the same life.

Source: New York Times July 17, 2019 17:37 UTC