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...that local artist Maxine Henderson exhibited some of her work in the city hall rotunda, including Gwen, a painting of a partly nude woman. A city employee saw the painting and was offended--so much so that she filed a sexual-harassment complaint against her employer. City attorney Tom Reed promptly whisked the painting away. Although a judge eventually ruled that Henderson had a First Amendment right to hang her art in the rotunda (it's a public place, after all), the lawsuit frightened Reed. To this day, he won't allow Gwen to be displayed in city offices that...
George B. Reed '99, David W. Humphrey '99, andKatherine T. Wen '99 also ran for co-president...
Despite the fact that all the tunes on Pure Imagination are decades old, these renditions don't come across as dusty or dry; every song sounds like opening night. Reed and his estimable sidemen (bassist Reginald Veal and drummer Gregory Hutchinson) turn the familiarity of these old standards to their advantage. We think we know these songs, and then we're shown new colors and deeper shades; the result, for the listener, is surprise and delight. Reed's version of Maria travels through many moods and is, by turns, longing, wistful and celebratory. You'll Never Walk Alone takes...
...Reed shouldn't stop here. Pure Imagination, with its light, sweet touch, leaves the listener wanting more. Perhaps he should consider covering songs from some of today's hottest Broadway shows--Rent, Ragtime or The Lion King. When a performer like Reed puts on a show this good, he owes the audience a curtain call...