‘Potter tears through a knowing piece of classic fast bebop, close to the throatiness of a baritone sax, Sonny Rollins's weighty, smoky-toned swing and Charlie Parker's melodic agility.’
‘She's got a great voice - good range with the normal melodies and a heartfelt, Joplin-esque throatiness when she needs it.’
‘When Tharpe sings the line beginning with the words, ‘Rock me,’ she uses a seductive throatiness, further tipping the balance in favor of secular farce.’
‘Looking back, I may have been romanticizing a throatiness, the result of the heavy smoking that would eventually kill him.’
‘Vinnie laughed and Diane laughed with him, throwing her head back so that the full throatiness of the sound came out.’
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