Steven Martin wrote: >Does crossover do more harm then good? Only if the overcrosser stinks at the overcrossed. Some great success stories: Eileen Farrell Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Those jazz albums rock!) Andre Previn Wynton Marsalis Friedrich Gulda Jacques Lousier Menuhin with Grapelli Some dismal failures: Kiri te Kanawa's numerous failed imitations of oh, say, Jo Stafford and Julie London Sylvia McNair Jessye Norman Placido Domingo meets John Denver The Three Tenors' god-awful attempts to sing broadway. Andrea Bocelli the list goes on. My point is that if a musician has the chops to deliver *convincing* renditions, that are stylistically correct, then by all means go for it. If not, play in your own neighborhood. I do have to admit one secret sin though. I have always loved Streisand's classical record. I think that the reason that I like it so is that she sings the songs like Streisand and not like she was trying to be Sills. I have always admired that. Kevin Sutton