Their Jacob's Pillow debut program includes Richard Siegal's "O2Joy," set to a medley of jazz greats (picture the physical equivalent of Ella Fitzgerald's vocal gymnastics), and "Fragile Dwellings" by the Belgian choreographer Stijn Celis.
Not having the vocal equivalent of brownface on the show would immediately make things much better.
Sometimes, though, we want the vocal equivalent of a blank slate.
The combination gains depth through his artfully straightforward baritone, the vocal equivalent of Shaker furniture.
He needs a measured delivery to reflect his self-confidence, and the vocal equivalent of a twinkle in his eye.
Toward the end the singer Mike Patton joined the band and did the vocal equivalent of Mr. Zorn's saxophone playing.
In both numbers the barbs came as sly asides, delivered with the vocal equivalent of a raised eyebrow.
But his subtle emphasis on a witty turn of phrase — the vocal equivalent of a raised eyebrow — makes each small gesture count.
I received a tweet suggesting Iwritethewholescreenbreakcolumn- inthestyleofManu who is the vocal equivalent of a typewriter (kids, ask your dad again) without a space bar.
The high point of Ms. Sherman's set is a sweetly swinging "Memphis in June," a bucolic dream of Southern languor by Hoagy Carmichael and Paul Francis Webster that she entwines with the vocal equivalent of honeysuckle.
