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If you like some Brazil: Luciana Souza and Romero Lubambo - Dindi album Duos III and my favourite rendition of Carinhoso: Marisa Monte and Paulinho da Viola

When you start looking, you'll find more! When I take my sugar to tea - Nat King Cole trio "When I take my sugar to tea, I'm as ritzy as can be..." Irving Kahal My suga is resting on my lap, while I'm having my cuppa, a lemon green... she prefers water. This one is with verse. It doesn't say what year. I'm gonna find out for you. edit: seems to be 1931, accompaniment by Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey. The Boswell Sisters

Well. I wouldn't be able to tell which group did the performance better. I just found the second group more playful, as children of that age should have the chance to be.

Somehow I've enjoyed the second performance more than the first. The first group looked machine-like somehow, even while they were waiting for their points to appear. The second group seemed more themselves as girls, as I think they should. Anyway, I like the more natural.

I meant that possitive. I just meant to say you'd probably know more about Louis his career than I would, since I have the impression you know a lot in this area. I'm still a new comer. I came to jazz relatively late. No jazz in our house hold when I was a girl, not even pop music. I did watch all those old movies on tv which almost all had jazz. I just didn't realize it was jazz at the time. I 'had' to play classical piano which was expected of me being a girl. What I have discovered I did on my own and the last 5 years with help of musicians. It has been and is such fun discovering and I can learn so much from all of you here. Thanks for having me around. regards, page

Probably the same people who keep comparing her with Billie Holiday, I'm a big fan of Madeleine. I love her time and her songs. I think you are referring to "Standing on the rooftop". My favourite songs of that album are "Don't pick a fight with a poet" and "The kind you can't afford". Such fun lyrics on both. She's a big example for me as singer songwriter.

I commented because here they would tell you to loose the accent. I think I have less accent than Ann Burton, although you probably won't loose all not being a native speaker. I am qualified to teach English children up till 13, so that might have something to do with having less accent. I never espected it to be Louis van Dijk to be the pianist on that song. He is a skilled player but I wouldn't consider him a jazz pianist really, in this case more blues. I think I have heard him play classical mostly. Cyril might disagree with me and be right, since I have never really followed him. My favourite Dutch Jazz pianist would be Rob van Bavel. I've heard him accompany Marjorie Barnes but his own work is fantastic too. Regarding the doing "favours" to a vocalist I want to say that accompaniment is a skill itself. Thanks for pointing out Irene Krall, terrific low voice!

Ah, a stage name! I guess I'm just so fond of my language I wouldn't if I were him, lol. Thank you for the link. Are you a musician yourself, Cyril?

Lovely that she uses the verse. Nice piano part too! The pianist is Louis van Dyke, Jacques Schols on bass (he recorded with Eric Dolphy too) and on drums Johnny Engels. My mom had only a few albums with female jazz singers . Some Billie, Ella, Sarah, Dinah, Carmen,Jeanne Lee, Cleo Laine, Peggy Lee (only one album), Rosemary Clooney, and Diana Krall. And some Rita Reys, Greetje Kauffeld, and Lils Mackintosh (she is the daughter of the singer Max Woiski jr. and granddaughter of musician Max Woiski sr.) Yes I know Lils Mackintosh. I visited one of her Masterclasses. Didn't dare to apply for it yet. I saw her live a few times too, together with Clous van Mechelen if you know him. I think Louis last name is Dijk instead of Dyke. Of course I know him too, didn't realize it was him playing. John Engels is my favourite national jazz drummer, still. I did saw Greetje Kauffeld perform too.

My condolences, dear Bebop. I know I can't say anything other than that you and her are in my thoughts. I wish you strength in this difficult time. sincerely, page

If you'd like some Indie/Folk rock, I would recommend "Mumford and sons". I'm very impressed by their musicality. Timshell

This summer I saw the group 'Tillery' which Becca Stevens, Rebecca Martin and Gretchen Parlato formed. I loved their harmonies. No more - performance in the kitchen Tillery Magnus - cute song originally written by Gretchen who told us that the son of her girlfriend came up with the basis melody, singing it to the belly of his pregnant mom.

I didn't realize the Dutch accent was an advantage. My favourite drummer John Engels in the accompaniment! Lovely that she uses the verse. Nice piano part too!

Robin McKelle did some nice work on the album Modern Antique. Her other albums aren't quite jazz. I like what she did to the Steve Miller song here:

I agree about Billie, but we can't all be legendary like her. That doesn't mean we can't bring joy. I do think you'll need some life experience to sing jazz, so I can understand what you mean in some cases. You'll have to give them a chance though, to develop.

Eden Atwood

I admire the poet William Elsschot, a Flemish poet. This is my free interpretation/ translation of his poem "Avond". Evening Plastered in shades the arch of sky. Lark aflutter all way up high; flies his vocals in hum to the colours of sun. Wind whistles his eve’s chant amidst the rattan palm. Trees tall of whisper, stars there a listener.

There are so many, aren't there! Yes, she has made some fantastic vocaleses. She's also a composer, a painter and writer. Such talent in multiple fields!

Yes indeed. Also Eliane Elias. That sounds like a great album! Thank you for pointing it out! Very, very independent minded singer from Dublin though she lives in London. Has strong connections with some front rank Brit jazzers (her partner is a guitarist called Phil Robson). Has done some standards recordings and made a recording of Carole King's 'Tapestry' a while back and has a Leonard Cohen album due. But usually she does her own material. I've really taken to Kate McGarry over the last couple of years. Oh, and I love Stacey Kent's voice. And then there's Norma Winstone...no use if you need things rooted in the blues, but I've always loved her voice and, again, her relentless pursuit of her own agenda. And and another very independent minded singer - Maria Pia de Vito. Every thing from Neopolitan folk songs and baroque opera through Welsh hymns to standards and flirting with electronica. Thanks for the info on Christine Tobin. I must ask my London friend if he knows her. I love the idea that she set the words of Yeats to music. The combination jazz with poetry works really well I believe. Yesterday I posted about a singer who did that with poems of Langston Hughes. Her name is Leyla McGalla. Not jazz, but worth checking out when you like poetry in combination with music. Ah, I love Kate McGarry. Did you see my thread with the Abbey Lincoln vocal? Kate McGarry has a stunning rendition of the Bunky Green/Abbey Lincoln song "Little girl, I'll miss you". Thanks for the other suggestions.

I prefer the low warm voices too. You beat me with Melody Gardot, Cyril, she is one of my favourites I look up to. I saw her live and she is fabulous! I do a few of her songs. Besides her my favourites of today are: Barb Jungr, Madeleine Peyroux, Fay Claassen, Majorie Barnes, not necessarily in that order. Besides them Gretchen Parlato and Karrin Allyson are jazz singers to check out. Roberta Gambarini was already mentioned. Lizz Wright is also someone to check out. From earlier times my favourites are Ella, Sarah, Billie, Julie London, Peggy Lee, Abbey Lincoln, Carmen McRae, Nancy Wilson (still going strong), Nina Simone, Anita O'Day. Check out the thread about Beverly Kenney too. If you want to know specific songs or albums, I can copy paste a liste I've made elsewhere. Like I mentioned I tend to pick out the low warm voices which are similar to my own. Like Cyril I relate those to my idea of what is jazz the most, although some of the singers I've mentioned mix jazz with other genres. (Lizz Wright f.e., also a fabulous singer) That sounds like a great album! Thank you for pointing it out!

1. 2005. Maybe silly but it was kind of a revelation when I realized it. It feels like the fit of a glove, for my instrument but also for me as a person. Coming home, if you'd like to call it that. 2. I've been into rock and pop, some soul. None of these gave me the same feel as I have now though. (edit: maybe I should have mentioned that I don't earn my living as musician, but I felt spoken to since it is who I am regardless)

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!

beauty is a subjective term, thankfully, therefore we need it and we don't. These were pointed out to me a few months ago: Interview when she was 21: on the show of Hugh Hefner:

I just posted the video because I thought not everyone might know the original or what song I was talking about. That's all. I always make sure to search first before I ask. That said, google results might come out topographical based. I once helped out a singer with lyrics for a vocalese and I didn't really get why she couldn't find them since they appeared as the no 1 result evey time I searched. It turned out that wasn't the case on her end.