Jack O'Brian, ''Down to Eartha'' (1955)

27.01.2009

"Fisrt of all, Eartha Kitt has a voice which is her own, her very own signature; it

can be imitated, which is good, but never duplicated, which is better.

"The voice has a carefully developed feline feeling, also exceptionally useful for

suggesting more than customarily meets the ear when any singer displays tonsils for

pay. The voice itself has a clearly discernible vibrato which is part of its high

recognizability quotient; once you've heard it you hardly may mistake it for anyone

else's. Its vibrati is not so broad as to suggest a musical shortcoming, as aging

larynxes on the part of operatic soloists have a habit of doing. Its vibrati run so tightly

together that it becomes a clear help instead of an artistic hindrance. Eartha projects it

with agreat deal of mood whithin its vibrating limitations, if there are actually any

limitations to her attitude, which also is part of the plot for success".

Jack O'Brian, "Down to Eartha" (1955)