Claudia Acuna

[GA Russell]

It's time for me to give my sister a birthday present. She enjoys jazz, but is not a jazz fan like those of us here. I have given her albums by a number of female vocalists in recent years. She has preferred the young ones like Jane Monheit and even Linda Eder and Nancy LaMott.

I've just about run out of people to select from at Your Music. I see that Claudia Acuna is available. I've never heard her.

Does anyone have an opinion of her? I'm looking for a voice that goes down easy, not a great jazz artist.

Thanks!

[Chuck Nessa]

Nope. She may be inoffensive (as you seem to wish) but I don't have a clue.

[sheldonm]

I saw her at Monterey a couple years ago and she was pretty good live; not sure about her recorded material. She was inoffensive!

Mark~

Edited October 31, 2006 by sheldonm

[GA Russell]

Thanks Mark.

Maybe I'll give it to my sister for Christmas. I ran out of patience waiting for an opinion because the birthday is coming up (my original order was backordered, causing a delay of a precious few days), and I ordered some Anita O'Day. My sister may like Anita OK, but I doubt that she will like her as much as she likes Linda Eder and Jane Monheit.

[Elissa]

I always appreciate Claudia's take on time - she often does standards in non-standard time signatures and with latin inflexions. Pleasant and pretty voice, assuredly with good bands; but not atall as readily digestible (or indigestible, as the case may be) as say Krall or Monheit (aka the Hair Singer); and not quite as fun as say, Mz Lezlie Harrison or Kate Fenner - both of whom are better live than on the recordings here, but I spose that's always the case...

How's about some Abbie Lincoln? I love Turtle's Dream and the classis Abbie is Blue.

Or Nancy Wilson with Cannonball for that matter....

Edited October 31, 2006 by Elis