Jazz for aficionados
She has the perfect instrument, perfect pitch, and has perfect control over both. But you don't have to take my word for it, it's pretty much a given in the world of Jazz and also by the folks at the Metropolitan Opera. Notice in my original post, I did not use the word Jazz. She was much more. Cheers |
A personal perspective on Ella. She offered many elements of greatness, no quibble about that. But I never cared for one of her best known attributes -- her scat singing. To be fair, scatting is something I can do without in general, few singers pull it off to my enjoyment. So I know this can be sacrilegious to many jazz fans but Ella is not among the top level of vocalists I choose to listen to. YMMV. ;^) |
Received This Yesterday: Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy -- I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU Now this is what modern music should be. I love this CD. This is straight out of New Orleans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpiTwIK0J68 Has that Jamaican beat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJKalkdADaU They make everything sound like a dirge. Great. Maybe it's the Tuba. They may be in the Free-Jazz bin, but these guys are stuck in the past, which is exactly where they should be. After all, that's where the good stuff lives. Cheers |
