Rock Evolution – The History of Rock & Roll - 1985 - (page 203)

threespires said:
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.
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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 said:
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.
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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!!!
 
Well, I think after that we can definitely add Stormy Weather too the playlist :-(
 
threespires said:
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.
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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.
 
Bill Walker said:
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.
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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.
 
threespires said:
Happy hunting, let us all know if you bag something cool.
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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.
 
BimboBob said:
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.
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Sounds like a good haul, we should defo stick tracks from at least a couple of those on the playlist.

I noticed a while back that Blue Note and Verve were sharing catalogue reissues which I thought was a bit odd until someone explained to me they are both owned by Universal these days :-(
 
BimboBob said:
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.
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Some good Jazz there Bimbo.
 
Saddleworth2 said:
I really cant think of a british female jazz singer that I like. In fact I can't think of one that would challenge the Americans in a top 20 of all time. Even Diana Krall is Canadian. Elkie Brooks more recognised as a rock singer but she fronted a jazz band I'm sure. Norah Jones?
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try ..Ottilie Patterson...Northern Irish...hung around with Chris Barber etc...very well regarded.
 
BimboBob said:
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.
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If you see Jimmy Smith's ' The Sermon'...grab that...jazzy hammond groove...
 
Right, Jimmy Smith fans which track do you want? Back at the Chicken Shack just misses the 960 cut off, The Sermon is a showcase but it's 20+ mins long - anyone want to suggest another ?

@RobMCFC you'll be wanting to listen to him I think.
 
If there's no more additions, I'm going to take the liberty of adding one more track before we close the playlist. Perhaps a lesser known name but Lou Donaldson was a staple of Blue Note in the 50's, his most well known album is Blues Walk and we'll close with the closing track from this. Nothing profound, it's just a lovely song full of warmth and energy with a very jazz title.

Lou Donaldson - Callin' All Cats

Thanks to all the Cats who contributed and specific shout outs to @Bill Walker and @Resurrection Joe... for swinging by (see what I did there) and lending their expertise and good taste to proceedings.

I'm off to find one of my two Stetsons as I hand back to @RobMCFC
 
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