mrjazzman Posted July 14 Report Share Posted July 14 I'm just hearing about Samara Joy. A young, serious true to the phrase "jazz singer" Linger Awhile is really nice. Reminds me of Fitzgerald, Vaughan, McRae etc. She was here in June, missed her. What are your thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 She's great recorded & in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 I enjoyed her Verve CD and I am looking to grab her debut CD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 She has good intonation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 (edited) She also has a musical palette that goes beyond what is currently on record. She gave a performance with her (highly musical) family here in DC in December that consisted mostly of Christmas songs. Samara got deeply soulful in an astonishing way that you would not necessarily expect from her current recordings. Her best records are still ahead of her. Edited July 15 by John L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Pine Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 Exceptional! One of my favorite current jazz singers for sure. She has a very well developed, very personal approach for someone so young. I'm excited to see where she goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 she is indeed extremely good, and she sticks out in a place where most singers, good and bad, have become, to my ears, somewhat generic. But I find that no matter how good they are I cannot listen for very long. Not sure I can put my finger on it but it is as though the whole genre - of jazz singing - lacks for a compelling alternative to the older styles. I used to think of Patty Waters as showing the way out, but that's been years since. I feel like there is some middle ground, some good use of lyric texts that might be possible (never did like late Betty Carter), but I just don't hear it anywhere. Maybe because I just don't find current songwriting compelling, lyrically or melodically. But there must be something somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 Cassandra Wilson held my attention for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Modal Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 It was awesome when she won that Grammy for best female vocalist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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