GA Russell Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 I've been listening on Spotify to the new album by Caro Emerald (who I gather is popular in England) called The Shocking Miss Emerald. I like it, but I'm not sure how much credit she deserves. I suspect the album would be as good with many other singers. Anyone have an opinion on her or this album? http://www.amazon.com/Shocking-Miss-Emerald-Caro/dp/B00BS3EMNY/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1386827600&sr=1-1&keywords=the+shocking+miss+emerald+caro+emerald Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 I think she's Dutch but yes, seems to be quite popular over here with a bit of a 'retro' style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Yes, she's Dutch.I like her singing on the radio (sometimes). But I've no intention to buy any of her albums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 (edited) The Shocking Miss Emerald...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US21DTxX5fMThe full album: "Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor" by the popular Dutch singer Caro Emerald!I like this one better.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK2bFc72Kyg Edited December 12, 2013 by Cyril Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
page Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 I have her first album, the one Cyril mentioned. She is quite popular in our country and in the U.K. I hear she has more plans for the U.S. I wouldn't call her music jazz myself, but she adds some kind of jazzy vibe and it is happy music. Thanks for the links Cyril, I didn't hear all of the new album yet. I did her song "A night like this" with my last combo. People like it a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 My daughter (41 now, so too old for this ) introduced me to her first album and I've got it. It's nice but it doesn't really have anything that continually grabs me. And there's something very decadently adventurous about some of those songs - much like Cole Porter's songs of casual and mercenary sex. All very well done, however. I think there's something somewhere saying she's half or a quarter British. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 I think there's something somewhere saying she's half or a quarter British. She was born to a Dutch father and an Aruban mother (Aruba is one of the Leeward Antilles). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 She's interesting. Thanks for the heads up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
page Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 My daughter (41 now, so too old for this ) introduced me to her first album and I've got it. It's nice but it doesn't really have anything that continually grabs me. I have that a bit too. I do like some songs, but when I listen to an whole album I get a bit impatient, well not sure what word to pick but I find it a bit too much of the same somehow. However, she does interest people for jazz and I like the way she presents herself in her performances. She has some class. I think her concept is very well figured out to have success and it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 I have her first album, the one Cyril mentioned. She is quite popular in our country and in the U.K. I hear she has more plans for the U.S. I wouldn't call her music jazz myself, but she adds some kind of jazzy vibe and it is happy music. Thanks for the links Cyril, I didn't hear all of the new album yet. I did her song "A night like this" with my last combo. People like it a lot.She graduated from a Conservatory as a jazz singer....And she performed for the British Royal Family Her real name is Caroline Esmeralda van der Leeuw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 My daughter (41 now, so too old for this ) introduced me to her first album and I've got it.I thought it was a present for your wife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
page Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 (edited) She graduated from a Conservatory as a jazz singer....And she performed for the British Royal Family Her real name is Caroline Esmeralda van der Leeuw. Yes, I know. Good for her! Edited December 12, 2013 by page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 (edited) She graduated from a Conservatory as a jazz singer....And she performed for the British Royal Family Her real name is Caroline Esmeralda van der Leeuw. Yes, I know. Good for her! Or for the British Royal Family... Edited December 12, 2013 by Cyril Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
page Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 She graduated from a Conservatory as a jazz singer....And she performed for the British Royal Family Her real name is Caroline Esmeralda van der Leeuw. Yes, I know. Good for her! Or for the British Royal Family... You bet! I can see her performing at one of these 'little' parties they throw every now and then in their backyard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Litweiler Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 She's fun -- thanks for the videos, Cyril. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Doesn't do anything for me, sorry to say ... had some vague expectations, but thought it was way too ... calculated. Seemed like a sound business plan that outdid the expectations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Not my cup of tea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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