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Hristo Vitchev Quartet “In Search of Wonders” First Orbit Sounds 2 cd set, disc 1 A very interesting jazz guitarist, in the tradition but sounding fresh. The equally interesting pianist Weber Iago is on board, a PLUS.

One For All “Incorrigible” Jazz Legacy Productions cd A very modern sounding cd. . . fits well with my mood at the moment. Yes, a great document. . . thanks French CBS/Sony. I guess I don't see the similarity as strongly as you do. Lester Young Photo by Susanne Schapowalow

Billie Holiday.....I fell in love with her voice when I was a kid and it has remained that way. I think very very much about vocal jazz now and also if I play with the non vocal band let´s say some ballad most of those I choose are things Billie Holiday sang. I´d say: Listening to how she does a song´, listening to the way she pronounces the lyrics and you have tons of help to get into the song, in the very very inside of it. WONDERFUL

Thank you both. I'll check out the YouTube vids.

And, needless to say, nowhere near as good.

A very distinct musical personality!

July 18 Knoel Scott - 1956 Saw him as leader of the Sun Ra Arkestra in Göttingen on November 8, 2024

Now: Earlier:

Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis and Harry 'Sweets' Edison were on tour in Germany in March 1978 with the Harry Habla Trio - Harry Habla (p), Georg Linges (b), Udo Reising (dr) - and at the 'Blue Note' in Göttingen on March 13, 1978. Source: Göttinger Tageblatt

Spending some time with this fascinating 3 disc document.

Thanks! From the samples I've listened to now, I tend to agree (though Ol' Man Mose ain't bad - and would be danceable). Gogi Grant also seems to have a more interesting voice for that kind of material (at least to these ears ). Of course Johnny Mandel as the leader of the backing orchestra is in a totally different league and he and the likes of him would almost be a case of "buying unheard-unseen" - at that price anyway . Though in both cases I'd really like to be able to do WITHOUT those saccharine background strings on certain tracks ...

I would pass. Try Gogi Grant (w/Johnny Madel) instead. It's the charts that salvage this one, And Gogi keeps her head above water.

It was in all the stores. RSO, the saame label as the BeeGees. Nobody I knew cared about it, though.

The passing of Connie Francis' reminds me of an oddity in her discography: A question to those with esoteric (or should I say "wide-ranging"? ) enough tastes to be able to reply to the following: Is anyone among the forumists familiar with this CD by Connie? https://www.discogs.com/de/release/2521147-Connie-Francis-Connie-Francis-In-New-York Any opinions on what the music would be like? (I.e. jazz vocalist-wise, not that I have undue expectations on out-and-out hipness, but some adequate dose of swing throughout would be appreciated.) Some time last year I saw this CD in the "1 EUR" sale bins at my favorite local brick-and-mortar store. However, having already picked several other "finds" from those crates that day, being unfamiliar with the leader name of the backing orchestra, and unsure abut how "jazzy" her singing is on these tracks after all, I let it sit there and haven't checked that corner of the bins since. Did I make a mistake (though ... at 1 EUR you cannot really go wrong)? Or is this nothing to write home about even in the "pop jazz" field of that era?

Great, I'll get back in the flow next year. It is a busy time.

The same tune is on Breeze From The East as Fuji!

Never heard of it — but it (or parts of it) appear to be on YouTube… Full details… https://www.discogs.com/release/9804470-Ron-Carter-Empire-Jazz

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