[Dixielandjazz] Rosemary Clooney RIP
JimDBB@aol.com
JimDBB@aol.com
Mon, 1 Jul 2002 12:04:32 EDT
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In a message dated 7/1/02 4:43:24 AM Central Daylight Time,
jpettjazz@btinternet.com writes:
> > While some did not consider her a "jazz: singer, I thought she was quite
> > comfortable singing among some very talented jazzers like Warren Vache,
> > Scott Hamilton, John Otto and others
>
> What is a jazz singer? I was dismayed again to read in Jazz Journal
> international a review of Sudhalter's Hoagy book. The reviewer again said
> something to the effect that Hoagy was not a jazz musician. This is of
> course pure rot. Jazz singing or playing for that matter comes down to
> improvising, timing and phrasing. Both Rosemary Clooney and Hoagy had both.
> I suppose with the Bing centenary coming up there will be similar
> dismissals
> of Mr Crosby's qualifications as a jazz singer.
> cheers
> John Petters
>
Good points, John Petters, and well articulated. I am just now reading
Sudhalter's new book on Hoagy,"Stardust Melody." This is a superb piece of
work and a must read. Sudhalter is not only a terrific scholar, he is a
superb writer. If Hoagy wasn't a jazz musician then, who was, or is. Hoagy
played piano with many of the top jazz artists of that period. HIs
experience as a jazz musician is what makes many of his songs so
distinctive. Bud Freeman once remarked that he couldn't improvise much on '
Stardust" because it already was an improvisation.
Jim Beebe
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 7/1/02 4:43:24 AM Central Daylight Time, jpettjazz@btinternet.com writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">> While some did not consider her a "jazz: singer, I thought she was quite<BR>
> comfortable singing among some very talented jazzers like Warren Vache,<BR>
> Scott Hamilton, John Otto and others<BR>
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What is a jazz singer? I was dismayed again to read in Jazz Journal<BR>
international a review of Sudhalter's Hoagy book. The reviewer again said<BR>
something to the effect that Hoagy was not a jazz musician. This is of<BR>
course pure rot. Jazz singing or playing for that matter comes down to<BR>
improvising, timing and phrasing. Both Rosemary Clooney and Hoagy had both.<BR>
I suppose with the Bing centenary coming up there will be similar dismissals<BR>
of Mr Crosby's qualifications as a jazz singer.<BR>
cheers<BR>
John Petters<BR>
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Good points, John Petters, and well articulated. I am just now reading Sudhalter's new book on Hoagy,"Stardust Melody." This is a superb piece of work and a must read. Sudhalter is not only a terrific scholar, he is a superb writer. If Hoagy wasn't a jazz musician then, who was, or is. Hoagy played piano with many of the top jazz artists of that period. HIs experience as a jazz musician is what makes many of his songs so distinctive. Bud Freeman once remarked that he couldn't improvise much on ' Stardust" because it already was an improvisation.<BR>
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Jim Beebe<BR>
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