[Dixielandjazz] the sounds of singers...

Mick Potter pottermick at gmail.com
Fri Jan 21 17:02:01 PST 2011


Sorry if this offends anyone, but it's one of my favourites.
The story is along the lines of "How many ......'s does it take to change a
light globe?"

Q. How many Chick Singers does it take to sing Summertime?
A. Apparently all of them.

Think about it.


Mick Potter.
Australia

On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Bill Haesler <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au>wrote:

> Judi K wrote:
> > How come so many young women, girls and singers shape their vowels so
> > splatty and pancake-flat these days? I'm so sick of the cookie cutter
> > whining.  You NEVER heard the great artists of "yesterday" do that
> > nonsense.  Their diction was always rounded and clear.   I don't think
> > anyone these days knows the meaning of the lyrics to any pretty song.
>  The
> > constipated squeezing of their voices force a fake emotion... to those
> > singers... please stay away from the beatiful old standards.
> > Now, this probably doesn't make a bit of sense to anyone in this list,
> but I
> > just had to say it.  Once that sound starts invading classic jazz in any
> > way,  I just might as well go C & W.
>
> Dear Judi,
> At last.
> Someone has finally spoken up.
> And wonderfully stated.
> My reaction is to immediately turn them off or leave the room.
> *>)
> Very kind regards,
> Bill.
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