audiography: Summahtime...and the livin is easy

audiography: Summahtime...and the livin is easy: "'Summertime' by Angelique Kidjo'
Angelique's vocal work here is not to be beat. The Beninois singer eschews all original lyrics and instruments and instead opts to perform the entire song a-capella. It's interesting to note that her backing chorus follows exactly the instrumentation of the American classic, but Kidjo herself changes around the lead vocal part. This version may be a bit off-putting at first, but I suggest giving it a few listens before you judge it; it grew on me and I now find myself humming it all the time."

audiography: Summahtime...and the livin is easy

audiography: Summahtime...and the livin is easy: "'Summertime' by Susana Baca
Peruvian singer Susana Baca lends a bit of soft sweetness in her version of “Summertime.” Her accent gives an almost child-like air to the song, and her hummed refrains wrap around your ears like a cool breeze. Lazy and easy, this song meanders its way through the minutes like a long summer sunset."

audiography: Summahtime...and the livin is easy

audiography: Summahtime...and the livin is easy: "'Summertime' by Nina Simone
A long intro segues into the sexiest, most soulful rendition my ears have had the pleasure of hearing. Nina infuses the simple lyrics with heat and just a touch of malice."

audiography: Summahtime...and the livin is easy

audiography: Summahtime...and the livin is easy: "'Summertime' by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong'
Ella and Louis duetting to make this version an absolute classic—it doesn’t get much better. Slinky and cool, this'll make you long for lazy, hazy days of shucking corn, harassing cows, being assaulted by mosquitos in bogs, and sweating from each and every pore. Maybe those were just my summers. "

audiography: Summahtime...and the livin is easy

audiography: Summahtime...and the livin is easy: "'Summertime' by Sarah Vaughan'
This is the version I think of when I hum this song (which, unfortunately, is constantly). Sarah's Broadway quality vocals are top-notch here. I know this version was already posted, but in case you hadn't picked it up already, I'm making you do it now!"

Songs

Songs: "Sarah Vaughan - Just A Little Lovin'.mp3 "

Keep The Coffee Coming: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: The Boswell Sisters

Keep The Coffee Coming: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: The Boswell Sisters: "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: The Boswell Sisters"

aurgasm: Lizz Wright :: your favorite music you've never heard

aurgasm: Lizz Wright :: your favorite music you've never heard: "sultry female vocal jazz
Earlier this week it was unbearably hot outside. Although not soon enough, the rain came and drenched absolutely everything. Now the heat is seeping out of the ground and the water evaporates into a sweaty steam that delivers that sweet summer rain smell right to my nose. Lizz Wright's music fits in perfectly with this smell and humidity – an undercurrent of warmth and passion simmering beneath a blue-gray soundscape. Each element is recorded with killer clarity: her voice, the guitar plucks and strums, the deep double bass string rattle.
Absorb the summer rain in aural form.

Lizz Wright - Old Man
Lizz Wright - A Taste Of Honey"

aurgasm :: your favorite music you've never heard

aurgasm :: your favorite music you've never heard: "Roísín Murphy, is now back with enough energy and spice to heat up your bedroom. Armed with the production mastery of Matthew Herbert, Roísín's debut album, Ruby Blue, is packed with strong, soulful tracks with enveloping beats and complex time signatures. Much of the jazz-laden feeling from the Matthew Herbert Big Band's work is present, save Jaime Lidell's identifiable croon. 'Sinking Feeling' emotes a 1950's barstool seductress, teasing her audience's eardrums and tantalizing their senses.
Finger snap, bra strap, electric zap.

Roísín Murphy - Sinking Feeling "

PCL LinkDump--Billie Holiday MP3

PCL LinkDump: "17 Gloomy Sunday – Billie Holiday"

breath of life � NANCY WILSON / “Save Your Love For Me”

breath of life � NANCY WILSON / “Save Your Love For Me”: " We’ve wanted to do this for months, but we wanted it to be spontaneous and relaxed. So we waited till the time was right for both of us. We wanted a happy, romping sound. It would be Cannonball’s quintet with me fitting in as a sort of easy-going third horn on some nice songs that haven’t already been “heard to death” on records.
—Nancy Wilson

For a minute, back before she crossed over, Nancy Wilson epitomized what it meant to be a young, Black female jazz singer. She was the jazziest of what was then an ultimate compliment: girl, you one jazzy chick. Although I am quite aware of the implicit sexism inherent in that slang, back then it was not meant as a put down or a restriction, but rather as a supremely hip declaration of awe and admiration."

Keep The Coffee Coming: Too Darn Hot: Ella Fitzgerald

Keep The Coffee Coming: Too Darn Hot: Ella Fitzgerald: "Too Darn Hot: Ella Fitzgerald"

búscate un novio: cerrado por vacaciones--marlene dietrich : sag mir wo die blumen sind

búscate un novio: cerrado por vacaciones: "marlene dietrich : sag mir wo die blumen sind"

b�scate un novio: cerrado por vacaciones--nina simone : i put a spell on you

b�scate un novio: cerrado por vacaciones: "nina simone : i put a spell on you"

Big Band Serenade Episode 6....Ella Fitzgerald

New Page 1: "'The First Lady of Song,' Ella Fitzgerald was arguably the finest feamal jazz singer of all time. Blessed with a beautiful voice and a wide range, Fitzgerald could outswing anyone, was a brilliant scat singer, and had near-perfect elocution. There is simply no one in her class. A remote broadcast from Rossland Ballroom.
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RetroBabe .............Billie Holday--From 'Lady in Satin' ~ 'Glad to be Unhappy' & 'I Get Along Without You Very Well'

RetroBabe .............: "From 'Lady in Satin' ~ 'Glad to be Unhappy' & 'I Get Along Without You Very Well'
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