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| Where stands the music of Chet Baker with you? Marginal talent? Charlie Parker and Jerry Mulligan didn't think so. As for his singing, well, I wouldn't try to convince anyone, but I've always liked it a lot, even in his later years, when you could hear his dentures whistling. | |
| Melody Gardot Live "I had been wishing for Melody Gardot to put out a new CD with new songs. But now I am wishing for a new CD with her past songs--LIVE!!!"Great idea, Don. I posted a year and a half ago about her live concert in Portland. Much as I loved her two al... | |
| Lou Reed/Metallica "Lulu" just awful I loathe Lou Reed. | |
| worse entertainer or performer of all time?? Easy: Charlene, of "I've Never Been To Me" Infamy.If she's unable to perform her duties, then YOKO can step in. | |
| Who is your favorite jazz pianist Keith Jarrett, Bobo Stenson, Marcin Wasilewski | |
| Keith Jarrett I'll second JFZ's recs., and add: Standards in Norway, Tribute, Still Live, My Foolish Heart. Then too there's Jasmine, which is Jarrett and Charlie Haden, recorded in KJ's home studio. | |
| Keith Jarrett Live at the Blue Note is astonishing in every way. I tend to prefer the trio on the slower tempo songs--My Romance, In the Wee Small Hours, Skylark, etc... Skylark in particular is the KJ at his very best. Anyway, I can't think of a 6 cd set with ... | |
| Female Jazz Singers...new person/new releases... I'll third Melody Gardot. Best concert performance I've ever seen. Remarkable song writer as well. | |
| Help me find violin and cello related Rostropovich 1995 recording of the Bach Cello Suites. | |
| Having an ear for Jazz My entrance into jazz came by way of Chet Baker, Buconero. Someone took me to the documentary, "Let's Get Lost," and Baker's voice just hit me. After listening for several years to Baker, I knew a good bit of the great American songbook. So when I... | |
| Keith Jarrett Trio, Live stock I've never heard that. I only know that in interviews he has talked about trying to tone it down, and he says he just can't play as well. Many, if not most musicians actually sing or hum along--especially those playing electrical instruments. A bu... | |
| Sophomore Slump? The best 2nd albums of all time My One And Only Thrill, by Melody Gardot. A stunning follow up to her debut album, _Worriesome Heart_. January, by Marcin Wasilewski Trio. Even better than _Trio_, their debut album. | |
| Vintage Amps - Pleasantly surprised Same experience with my restored Kenwood Supremes, 600 and 700m. Beautiful aesthetically and sonically. | |
| Who is the World's Best 'New' Female Vocalist Melody Gardot. She writes most of the songs she performs, and having heard her live, I can say she's the real thing. Much beloved in Europe, where jazz still has a following. | |
| What are the best live acts? The best two concerts I've seen in the last decade:Melody GardotRavi Shankar |