orpheus10

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Aside from the very well known jazz divas, we have neglected many female jazz vocalists, maybe we can remedy that.Rebecca Pidgeon, I like this CD; it's very well recorded.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngrnfIhT1JU    https://www.youtube.com... 
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Here's "Fela";      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti 
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Tony Bennett's Tango beat energizes that tune and present a picture of a couple dancing along The Boulevard of Broken Dreams; I like it.This music illustrate's all the parts we play in the various plays as we live our lives.  
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Sometimes it seems that you can't really hear a song until you've sang it. It's only after you have experienced the emotional depths of the words can you hear the song."The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" is such a song; I'll try to illuminate what I... 
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pjw, we are certainly in harmony today; both of those are boss and on my shopping list. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQJybhk47xUMundell Lowe on guitar is someone I haven’t heard in awhile; I’m quite familiar with all the artists on that album, ... 
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"Jacintha" is a beautiful songbird from Singapore. I've selected some of my favorites by her; this is one of them, "The Boulevard of Broken Dreams"; This song, like so many songs, is a very sad short story.              https://www.youtube.com/w... 
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Let's go to Brazil;        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc_pKEdakWo        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFe0sc8XW94        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08ojgwFg96c 
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Amandla is an album by jazz musician Miles Davis, released in 1989. It is the third collaboration between Miles Davis and producer/bassist Marcus Miller, after Tutu (1986) and Music from Siesta (1987), and their final album together. The album mix... 
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Rok, I agree with you, Casandra is quirky, but I like her anyway.In the beginning, I didn't care for her because she messed up my favorite songs, but after listening to her for quite awhile (after you buy a CD, what else are you going to do with i... 
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pjw, I just thought of a funny story about Miles music.I ran into Vernon Davis, Miles brother, (ages ago) and I asked him if he had Miles latest album?He looked me straight in the eyes, and asked very flatly "Do you"? I cracked up, because he kne... 
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Recently it has come to my attention that we have a "wealth" of female jazz vocalists, past and present that we have not paid enough tribute. I would like for us to remedy that by posting any female jazz vocalist that you think we have neglected.... 
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Pryso, here's someone else who's current that I like;        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch6h278GEpA 
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Rok, for me, Dakota Staton has a certain energy that makes her unique among all the Divas;          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBw-w_jql4g          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peWwRw6CrNM 
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pjw, I was buying Fela records before there was such a thing as CD. Now I have some DVD's of his performances. He was quite an activist as well as entertainer. 
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I guess I’m basically saying everyone has different tastes and its all good.My musical tastes vary as I like many genres (except country and hip hop) and they also vary within their respective genres.I could have made both those statements because...