songful

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Harper moved to New York in 1966, when he was 23, and began turning heads with the piercing and songful cry of his saxophone.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2023

In the early going, some tender yet mystic motifs suggest the songful chromaticism of Olivier Messiaen.

From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2022

The vocal writing can be declarative and songful at the same time.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2021

Mr. Peacock’s “raw charisma and fiery temperament could almost match Ayler in songful intensity,” pianist Ethan Iverson wrote in Jazz Times magazine in April.

From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2020

He was pushing forward, near sundown, to take the impulse of an eddy at the edge of Pull-an'-be-Damned when he saw that predatory, songful woman balanced knee-deep in rushing water, her arms tossing.

From The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story by O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington)