Sentence examples for play standards from inspiring English sources

Crucially, the All-Stars had prepared, and didn't come to play standards.

With her hollow-body electric guitar, broadcasting its natural tone through an amp at low levels, she seems all set to play standards; no doubt she can and does.

"As jazz musicians, we kind of have to mess around with this stuff," said Salvant, 25. "Monk would play standards, but he'd totally take control of them.

To be able to travel the world with that band, a lot of jazz acts have to pick up local rhythm acts and play standards, but I can come in with my full show and incredible musicians in the group and feel so lucky to be able to do that, and at the same time I'm sitting around watching the record industry fall apart, so I feel really lucky to be able to do that.

Not to say that she doesn't play standard literature.

(Blu-ray machines can also play standard DVDs).

Mr. van der Linden's Furby has already been adapted to play standard WAV files.

The majority of players can also play standard CDs, with some even capable of playing MP3 files.

(Both players also play standard DVD's, even "up-converting" them to improve the picture on high-def screens).

The new DVD players will play standard DVD's, but that's as far as the compatibility good news goes.

The Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV650 can play standard DVD's, and also plays the new HD-DVD's, which offer a crisper picture and enhanced video extras.