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| Ken Eden |
I'TS exciting to see the shift in emphasis,small as it currently may be,from Pop to Jazz/Swing. Michael Buble of course,masterfully engineered much of this move,and credit must also go to the likes of Tony Bennett with his great "Duets 1" & "Duets 2",and of course perhaps the most impressive of today's jazz vocalists-Harry Connick Jr. These guys are fantastic and carrying the baton of quality music into the 21st Century.
The late Amy Winehouse also deserves mention as she had a great jazzy smoky voice. Have you heard her last single with Bennett-"Body and Soul? How sad she never had the time to develop her talent. Lady Gaga,also with Tony on his album (frankly, she's not my cup of tea usually) reputedly started her singing career at age 14 in the East Coast jazz joints and you can discern that in her duet with Tony. So...although we are nowhere near breaking into mainstream (do we want to?) a lot of kids who are still into 'acid house' and other so-called music are now realising there is oh,so much more!
