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Holden Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 1,317 Tampa Bay Gender:	Who can recommend me some Jazz singers? Mar 29^th, 2010 at 8:32am I've been in a jazz phase the last few days. So far I've listened to Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra (don't like him) and Norah Jones. Can anyone recommend me some more singers like that? This is a whole new genre for me so I'm really excited about it! Thanks!
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SweetVirginia Rocks Off Regular Offline I know it's only rock 'n roll but I like it Posts: 1,428 NY Gender:	Re: Who can recommend me some Jazz singers? Reply #1 - Mar 29^th, 2010 at 9:12am Hey, Holden-- Take a listen to my favorite female singer: Ella Fitzgerald. Voice like honey.
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Sioux Rocks Off Regular Offline Brian Jones---Foundation Stone--Golden Stone Posts: 4,176 Virginia, U.S.A. Gender:	Re: Who can recommend me some Jazz singers? Reply #2 - Mar 29^th, 2010 at 9:17am SweetVirginia wrote on Mar 29^th, 2010 at 9:12am: Hey, Holden-- Take a listen to my favorite female singer: Ella Fitzgerald. Voice like honey. You beat me to it. Nobody better than Ella.
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Zack Rocks Off Regular Offline Chiba Face Rules You Bastards! Posts: 1,729 Dakar Gender:	Re: Who can recommend me some Jazz singers? Reply #3 - Mar 29^th, 2010 at 9:20am Anita O'Day, Billie Holliday, Blossom Dearie.
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Gazza Unholy Trinity Admin Offline Rat Bastid "We piss anywhere, man.." Posts: 13,231 Belfast, UK Gender:	Re: Who can recommend me some Jazz singers? Reply #4 - Mar 29^th, 2010 at 9:56am Holden wrote on Mar 29^th, 2010 at 8:32am: , Frank Sinatra (don't like him) 'Whats the matter wit choo, boy?'
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Jesus Christ Rocks Off Regular Offline Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. Posts: 525 Heaven Gender:	Re: Who can recommend me some Jazz singers? Reply #5 - Mar 29^th, 2010 at 9:59am My absolute favorite... ...but Ella is incomparable... ...I always loved Jimmy Rushing's stuff with Count Basie... For contemporary stuff, Harry Connick Jr has done some decent work, but he's nowhere near the level of the above artists.
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72Tele Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 91 Western NY State Gender:	Re: Who can recommend me some Jazz singers? Reply #6 - Mar 29^th, 2010 at 2:39pm I love Henry "red" Allen. Great trumpet player but also a great singer. I like the stuff from the end of his career. Say 1955 on. When he played with a quartet. I also like Mable Scott. Willie Mabon also. Trying give you a few of the non obvious ones.
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Factory Girl Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 2,237 US Gender:	Re: Who can recommend me some Jazz singers? Reply #7 - Mar 29^th, 2010 at 4:47pm Frank Sinatra is GOD from Hoboken, New Jersey. Fucking American Treasure.
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texile Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 935	Re: Who can recommend me some Jazz singers? Reply #8 - Mar 29^th, 2010 at 6:41pm Ella is sublime, pure....you don't need anyone else. There is some great footage of Ella with Sinatra, just riffing off each other.....excellent.
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Bingo Rocks Off Regular Offline Exiled from IORR Posts: 942 Gender:	Re: Who can recommend me some Jazz singers? Reply #9 - Mar 29^th, 2010 at 6:46pm Dinah Washington, Bessie Smith, Casandra Wilson, Nina Simone. Someone who I think may be close to the Louis Armstrong sound is Kermit Washington. He's New Orleans current favourite son. I love Kermit Washington, a great guy as well!
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Reply #10 - Mar 29^th, 2010 at 6:46pm

Holden wrote on Mar 29^th, 2010 at 8:32am:

I've been in a jazz phase the last few days. So far I've listened to Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra (don't like him) and Norah Jones. Can anyone recommend me some more singers like that? This is a whole new genre for me so I'm really excited about it! Thanks!

About 15 years ago, I became infatuated with this genre - and it was totally new for me too. Growing up with pop and rock and roll, you tend to have very narrow perimeters and this music was like an entire world of discovery. Ella just blew me away with that voice though - no frills, no affectation, no melodrama, just an exquisite voice taking you to an exquisite place and I wondered why it took me so long to discover her. She is an American treasure.

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Bitch Rocks Off Regular Offline I always get my Rocks Off! Posts: 4,904 FL - USA Gender:	Re: Who can recommend me some Jazz singers? Reply #11 - Mar 29^th, 2010 at 6:47pm Tim Ries ~ If you can catch his solo act he is all jazz!
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Reply #12 - Mar 29^th, 2010 at 8:12pm

Thanks for the suggestions guys! I've gots some explorin' to do. And I actually didn't like Tim Ries' solo project that much. Wild Horses with Norah Jones is fantastic, and I love the saxophone over Keith's guitar in Honky Tonk women but that's about it.

I watched Catch me if you can the other week, which is what got me interested in this music. It's a great movie if you haven't seen it. It really takes you back in time.

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Reply #13 - Mar 29^th, 2010 at 8:25pm

screw jazz.

gary davis is god.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1lpMEFl1aA

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Re: Who can recommend me some Jazz singers?
Reply #16 - Mar 29^th, 2010 at 11:45pm

Starbuck wrote on Mar 29^th, 2010 at 8:25pm:

screw jazz.

gary davis is god.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1lpMEFl1aA

Amazing...that's for sure! Who is sitting on the extreme left in the video? I know the Rev. is there, and Pete S., and Donovan...who's the other guy? At first, for just a sec, I seriously thought it was Brian Jones!

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dadrob Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 232	Re: Who can recommend me some Jazz singers? Reply #17 - Mar 30^th, 2010 at 2:43pm billie holliday and hank williams and howlin wolf...you are all set there
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Jesus Christ Rocks Off Regular Offline Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. Posts: 525 Heaven Gender:	Re: Who can recommend me some Jazz singers? Reply #18 - Mar 30^th, 2010 at 3:59pm dadrob wrote on Mar 30^th, 2010 at 2:43pm: billie holliday and hank williams and howlin wolf...you are all set there Agreed! I could probably get by with just those three artists for the rest of my life if i had to. But calling Hank or the Wolf "jazz" is a criminal misclassification!
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MrPleasant Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 2,677 Xalapa, Veracruz, México Gender:	Re: Who can recommend me some Jazz singers? Reply #19 - Apr 1^st, 2010 at 11:29am Chet Baker http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alUSx_X_za8&feature=related
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Re: Who can recommend me some Jazz singers?
Reply #20 - Apr 2^nd, 2010 at 9:35pm

Jesus Christ wrote on Mar 30^th, 2010 at 3:59pm:

dadrob wrote on Mar 30^th, 2010 at 2:43pm:

billie holliday and hank williams and howlin wolf...you are all set there

Agreed! I could probably get by with just those three artists for the rest of my life if i had to. But calling Hank or the Wolf "jazz" is a criminal misclassification!

That's not howe I took it. I understood it to mean that you'd have jazz, country and blues covered, and that that would do in a pinch. As for jazz singers, no one mentioned Louis Armstrong. Satchmo may have been better with his cornet than without it, but his voice is singular.

I, too, would have named Ella Fitzgerald. Since I missed that opportunity, I'll tell this story. Ella received her honorary degree from Harvard the same time that I got my law degree. I like to say I graduated with Ella Fitzgerald (and Stephen Hawking).

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Steel Wheels Rocks Off Regular Offline Much love and support to my dear friend Mary! Posts: 2,686 2,000 Light Years From Home Gender:	Re: Who can recommend me some Jazz singers? Reply #21 - Apr 2^nd, 2010 at 10:50pm I love Doc Cheatham.
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captainglassback Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 129	Re: Who can recommend me some Jazz singers? Reply #22 - Apr 3^rd, 2010 at 8:57am for me.... New Orleans: Living Legends by Billie & Dede Pierce
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Reply #23 - Apr 3^rd, 2010 at 12:36pm

Brainbell Jangler wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2010 at 9:35pm:

Jesus Christ wrote on Mar 30^th, 2010 at 3:59pm:

dadrob wrote on Mar 30^th, 2010 at 2:43pm:

billie holliday and hank williams and howlin wolf...you are all set there

Agreed! I could probably get by with just those three artists for the rest of my life if i had to. But calling Hank or the Wolf "jazz" is a criminal misclassification!

That's not howe I took it. I understood it to mean that you'd have jazz, country and blues covered, and that that would do in a pinch. As for jazz singers, no one mentioned Louis Armstrong. Satchmo may have been better with his cornet than without it, but his voice is singular.

I, too, would have named Ella Fitzgerald. Since I missed that opportunity, I'll tell this story. Ella received her honorary degree from Harvard the same time that I got my law degree. I like to say I graduated with Ella Fitzgerald (and Stephen Hawking).

Now, that is really cool.

Yep. Say it! Grin

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Joey Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 20,652 Omaha , NE Gender:	Re: Who can recommend me some Jazz singers? Reply #24 - Apr 3^rd, 2010 at 1:54pm " I've been in a jazz phase the last few days. " www.Steelydan.com www.dandom.com Joey Becker
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