Rock Evolution – The History of Rock & Roll - Rock & Roll (pg 47)

[Saddleworth2]

She's American.

Who Elkie?

 

[threespires]

Who Elkie?

Sorry just edited it - Norah Jones.

 

[Saddleworth2]

Jones is American. There's a couple of emerging brit singers who I really like but they have a long way to go. Krall sometimes gets dismissed as pizza express jazz but I think she's excellent.

But we shouldn't be surprised, for all that it's been adopted around the world, fundamentally Jazz belongs to America.

It does. Btw, I have a soft spot for DK. Have seen her twice, both times at the RAH in one of their box thingies supping champagne. She was brilliant both times. Both her voice and as a pianist. Usually has a great band behind her too.

 

[Saddleworth2]

Sorry just edited it - Norah Jones.

I knew she was the daughter of ravi shankar but always assumed she was english. Every day is a learning day!

 

[threespires]

It does. Btw, I have a soft spot for DK. Have seen her twice, both times at the RAH in one of their box thingies supping champagne. She was brilliant both times. Both her voice and as a pianist. Usually has a great band behind her too.

Agree, seen her a few times including at the RAH. But she wasn't even born in the era we're discussing now so we probably need to desist to avoid slapped wrists from Robert!!!

 

[threespires]

Well, I think after that we can definitely add Stormy Weather too the playlist :-(

 

[Bill Walker]

Jones is American. There's a couple of emerging brit singers who I really like but they have a long way to go. Krall sometimes gets dismissed as pizza express jazz but I think she's excellent.

But we shouldn't be surprised, for all that it's been adopted around the world, fundamentally Jazz belongs to America.

Haha I think that's a very good description of Diana Krall.
I get the feeling Jazz is a convenience for her to rehash.
Unlike someone like Amy Winehouse, who took Jazz further and who wasn't American.

 

[Saddleworth2]

aha I think that's a very good description of Diana Krall

What? Excellent?

She is best live with a good jazz band behind her. She has made some good albums, some poor ones and some in between but there is no denying her talent.

 

[threespires]

Haha I think that's a very good description of Diana Krall.
I get the feeling Jazz is a convenience for her to rehash.
Unlike someone like Amy Winehouse, who took Jazz further and who wasn't American.

I personally think it's a harsh portrayal of her. She's branched out from jazz at times but I think jazz was and remains her first love. Her Dad played stride and Ray Brown took her under his wing. She's suffered a bit from being marketed as the golden girl etc. She's not a great innovator or anything but I think she's talented, I personally love that kind of contralto voice and I do like her tendency to sometimes slow tempos down to the point where it sounds like it's being played by a cat on a porch on a sunny day. Many artists struggle to hold a candle to the giants of the golden age but I don't think she's just riding jazz's coat-tails for the moolah.

No argument about Amy Winehouse though, one of the saddest "if onlys" of the last few decades.

 

[BimboBob]

Happy hunting, let us all know if you bag something cool.

Was a fruitful search. Apart from the new Cure album, a Slade one and a few other assorted albums I bought two blue note albums, Jimmy Smith's House Party and Lee-way by Lee Morgan. Also picked up Tomorrow is the Question by Ornette Coleman, Charlie Mingus - Trio and Herbie Hancock's Maiden Voyage.