[Dixielandjazz] (no subject)

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Sun Jul 4 01:05:28 PDT 2010


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harry Callaghan" Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 11:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] (no subject)


>I won't say that I don't like Harry's [Connick Jr] singing but right from 
>the start I
> have always had far more respect for him as a jazz pianist.than a 
> vocalist.

I'm inclined to go along with that based on my sole exposure to his output, 
a TV show he did with a stonking big band about the Paramount Theater. The 
opener was, IIRC, a killer-diller rendition of Sweet Georgia Brown. Methinks 
I shall have to dig out the old tape I have of that.
~~
John D 




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