[Dixielandjazz] Cleo Laine

[Bryan Livett]

Hear, hear Pat... Cleo is something special.

Bryan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Cooke" <patcooke at cox.net>
To: "James Kashishian" <kash at ran.es>; <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 11:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Cleo Laine


> Jim...
>      Cleo Laine is one dynamite jazz singer.  I first heard her about 30
> years ago, she did some great recordings with Dankworth, and I had a
record
> of her with Dudley Moore.  Then I heard nothing from her for a number of
> years.
>        As far as my own personal tastes go, most singers just get in the
way
> of the music.  Rarely does a singer show enough originality to warrant her
> interrupting the band.
>      Cleo is really a breath of fresh air. I recently saw her in a British
> made-for-cable movie, The Last of the Blonde Bombshells.  Great movie.
> Don't miss it.  Cleo made an appearance with a great jazz group near the
end
> of the picture, and sang over the closing credits.  She is a real jazz
> singer, not just a pop singer who hires jazz players to accompany her.
>         Pat Cooke
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Kashishian" <kash at ran.es>
> To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 4:58 PM
> Subject: FW: [Dixielandjazz] Cleo Laine
>
>
> >
> > Someone mentioned there are few recordings around by the singer Cleo
> > Laine, so I went to her web page.  It is an impressive list of recording
> > that the lady has, starting in 1950.  Almost every year right up to now
> > shows multiple recordings being made.  She seems to still be going
> > strong with extensive tours of the U.S. (including the Kennedy Center &
> > the Hollywood Bowl), along with gigs in Canada & the U.K.  She must be
> > doing something right.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
> >
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