[Dixielandjazz] Re: Dixielandjazz Digest, Vol 2, Issue 5

[Bob Shoring]

Hi Jim, Pat and all,

It is interesting to see a thread about Cleo Laine at this time, as she
is
doing some touring over here in the USA.  She will be performing in
Sonoma, California (not far from San Francisco) on 8 March.  I don't
have all the particulars, but I understand she's performing with the
Sonoma Valley Jazz Society on that date.

Regards,
Bob Shoring
in San Francisco, California, USA



dixielandjazz-request at ml.islandnet.com wrote:

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> Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 22:49:41 -0600
> From: "Patrick Cooke" <patcooke at cox.net>
> To: "James Kashishian" <kash at ran.es>,
>         <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> 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>
> 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