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| Jazz for aficionados Now I understand better the difference between New York- ish and Mississippi-ish. The Queen get's it, as do all true Jazz Aficionados.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Nancy Wilson:Sorry, I overlooked these gems. Fab - u - lous!! In her niche, she is better than anyone who ever was. I have the Cannonball CD. She is also good looking and kept her figure and weight. Another one I lusted over back in the day.My fav... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Trying to find my favorite Classical Magazine, found this instead. Sign of the times. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOHBEaLb4UY Maskless: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_FX2gnV8NE Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados @alexatpos here is another singer that perhaps did not get much attention, aldo she sang with the Duke I have a CD, "EBONY RHAPSODY The Great Duke Ellington Vocalists". On it, Joya Sherrill sings "It don't mean a thing" and "I'm beginning... | |
| Jazz for aficionados New York-ish -- When a Jazz and Broadway Ballad singer can get the award for Best R&B Recording, and, on the Capitol Label to boot. I bet that surprised the heck out of the guys at Capitol.The votes , so they say, came from her peers, fe... | |
| Jazz for aficionados The Grammys, if you want to attach any kind of general sensibility to it, is an LA thing. The Ceremony is held in LA. The voting and corruption is done by some outfit called the Recording Academy. The head of it was just fired for corruptio... | |
| Jazz for aficionados New York at it's best: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Laj1BHoEaI There are several of these JALC concerts on you-tube. Check them out.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Weren’t you the one who expressed dislike for Mose Allison a year or more ago? If so, considering his origins, how does that mesh? I am not sure, but I don’t dislike Allison. I have paid real money for his CDs. He was OK back in the days of prote... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I do not want to hear nor Billie, nor Ella, nor Julie, etc., etc., in anybody's voice.I can assure you, you will not hear Ella or Sarah or Billie or Dee Dee in anyone's voice. As hard as they may try.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados The reason for posting the Grammy stuff, is to show The Frogman what I mean by New York-ish. Below is the winner for Best R&B recording for 1964.R&B[edit]Best Rhythm & Blues RecordingNancy Wilson for "(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am... | |
| Jazz for aficionados We can all use a laugh(cry?) these days. Results of the 1964 Grammy awards.Gospel[edit]Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording (Musical)Tennessee Ernie Ford for Great Gospel SongsJazz[edit]Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Small Group or S... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @frogman Good info on the inner workings of the Band at Lincoln Center. Puts everything in a different light. Wynton is betting on the potential.Maybe his greatest contribution to Jazz is, teaching, encouraging and helping the young.Where would we... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Betty Carter:Some performers are just too sophisticated for these country ears. Perfect example of New York-ish. Nancy Wilson, although a stone fox, was another one.More Mississippi-ish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXdC5D2PqoU Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Cora Lee Day & Debby Moore:You can get both of these albums on the same CD at Amazon. One of the first things I look for, with artists that are not known to me, is the label, and supporting personnel. Speaks volumes.Cora Lee -- didn't like ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Anybody hear anything from Learsfool? Still pouting. He has taken it to new heights.Cheers |