#1 Worst

[DrJ]

JSngry  Posted on Nov 28 2004, 06:47 PM

Dorough (and this is strictly when he sings jazz, btw) sounds to me like a darkly private Mose Allison joke that somehow got made public, and at face value.

(Typically) well put!

[BruceH]

Ah. I've heard the "Schoolhouse Rock" stuff (grew up on it actually) but haven't heard Dorough's 'jazz' material.

And I like Frishberg. Though I can understand the idea of a little going a long way in his case.

[ghost of miles]

He sux.

So does that Coltrain cat! Ewwwww.... does he even know how to play?

[ghost of miles]

much as i hate to disagree with the master, i dig Bob Dorough!

B-)

you do too if you ever heard conjunction junction and/or i'm just a bill from schoolhouse rock!

btw i voted for elling. hes pretentious and just plain bad!

I, too, must part ways with our own homegrown Obi-Wan (no sarcasm in that statement at all, I assure you) and say that I enjoy Dorough's Bethlehem record and some of his late Blue Note work. Haven't heard much material from his "lost" decades, and will agree that the Miles pairings are hard on the ears... I always skip over 'em in the Gil box. He is a bit of an acquired taste.

[Brownian Motion]

Any list of this type that excludes Bob Dorough is one that I refuse to take seriously.

How can you say this?

The man is the hippest son of Arkansas, ever. Love "Baltimore Oriole", Dylan's "Don't Think Twice", and Harry Neemo's great song "Tis Autumn". No one does them better than Bobby!

[JSngry]

Any list of this type that excludes Bob Dorough is one that I refuse to take seriously.

How can you say this?

The man is the hippest son of Arkansas, ever.

With no lack of certainty, that's how!

Hipper that Pharoah Sanders?

Well, Pharoah's not really "hip", but you know what I mean.

[JSngry]

You mean

?

Missed it back in the day, haven't seen it since.

[cannonball-addict]

I'm listening to the most annoying Jarrett sing-along-as-he-solos. It's "Lover Man" on Tribute - disc 1, track one. He just won't stop the noises. The playing is great, just make the grunting and screeching stop a-hole!

[tooter]

It's Keith Jarrett who really bugs me.

[Bright Moments]

up for laughs

[BruceH]

I'll always like Harry Connick Jr. for doing the voice of Dean McCoppin in The Iron Giant. Admittedly, that has nothing to do with singing.

[Ted O'Reilly]

So, an old topic renewed. How about a new thread, concerning players who don't sing often, but should. I'll suggest two: Kenny Burrell, and Roy Hargrove. Others?

[Van Basten II]

For the original subject Michael Bublé would be a great subject for gratuitous insults.

For the subject suggested by mister O'Reilly, i'd go with Russell Malone.

[Ted O'Reilly]

For the original subject Michael Bublé would be a great subject for gratuitous insults.

For the subject suggested by mister O'Reilly, i'd go with Russell Malone.

OOh.. good on both counts.

I had the recent experience of hearing back-to-back the Sinatra/Buble versions"I've Got You Under My Skin". Even with the same fine chart, Buble just doesn't get it, which means he can't make it.

Russell is indeed a fine singer...

[alocispepraluger102]

much as i hate to disagree with the master, i dig Bob Dorough!

B-)

you do too if you ever heard conjunction junction and/or i'm just a bill from schoolhouse rock!

btw i voted for elling. hes pretentious and just plain bad!

aloc begs to politely differ.

[alocispepraluger102]

So, an old topic renewed. How about a new thread, concerning players who don't sing often, but should. I'll suggest two: Kenny Burrell, and Roy Hargrove. Others?

grady tate should, and did.

[Ted O'Reilly]

So, an old topic renewed. How about a new thread, concerning players who don't sing often, but should. I'll suggest two: Kenny Burrell, and Roy Hargrove. Others?

grady tate should, and did.

And frequently enough that I'd almost consider him A Singer, not just a great drummer.

I'm really thinking of the ones who only occasionally do it, and rarely on record. Maybe we can add George Shearing?

[alocispepraluger102]

Yes. There are questions as to whether some of these guys can really be called jazz singers.

Instrumentalists singing/Humming/grunting along can/should not be called jazz singers.

Besides that, I don't mind if they do - Jarrett would be a lot more boring to me if he didn't ....

The one singer that always makes me wish someone would have stuffed his mouth with a stocking at the session is Milt Jackson. Simply horrifying. Terrible vibrato. Urghh!!!

aloc has a limelight vinyl, 'mjq at the museum of modern art', which may be the worst ever mjq recording for many reasons, including milt's extended 'vocal' version of, 'i saw a flying saucer.'

paying a nickle for that recording would be too much, and aloc bought it new at full price.

Edited August 11, 2007 by alocispepraluger102

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I absolutely LURVE Milt Jackson's singing on "Soul believer". He could have been a serious rival to Charles Brown, had he wished. Did he make any other vocal albums? I want them, if he did.

Grady Tate, too, is a musician with a real voice.

Well, so is Ray Charles.

And so is Nat "King" Cole.

And Louis Jordan.

And actually, Q ain't too bad sometimes.

I think the musician who shouldn't have sung, but did, was Art Blakey.

MG

[mikeweil]

I really dig the two Kenny Dorham vocal tracks Fantasy unearthed when they prepared the CD reissue of his first LP on Debut. Still hunting for the Riverside vocal album he did.

Edited August 11, 2007 by mikeweil

[mikeweil]

That said: I don't understand why Kevin Mahogany made the list of this poll. I find he has a nice voice and good intonation and swings, I saw him live a few years ago and he was great!

[Eloe Omoe]

I absolutely LURVE Milt Jackson's singing on "Soul believer". He could have been a serious rival to Charles Brown, had he wished. Did he make any other vocal albums? I want them, if he did.

Yes, he did another one in Italy, on July 1964, with the Enrico Intra group ("Milt Jackson Sings").

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I absolutely LURVE Milt Jackson's singing on "Soul believer". He could have been a serious rival to Charles Brown, had he wished. Did he make any other vocal albums? I want them, if he did.

Yes, he did another one in Italy, on July 1964, with the Enrico Intra group ("Milt Jackson Sings").

Thanks. I guess Amazon.de or .fr is likely to be the best place to search for that, is it?

MG

[danasgoodstuff]

jamie Collum has earned my ire...but then i don't particularly like Joe Williams, or any number of others, either.

[Kalo]

I voted "all of the above" though agree with many that Mahogony is an exception.

much as i hate to disagree with the master, i dig Bob Dorough!

B-)

you do too if you ever heard conjunction junction and/or i'm just a bill from schoolhouse rock!

By the way, it must be noted here that "I'm just a Bill" was written by Frishburg but sung by Jack Sheldon. "Conjunction Junction" was written by Dorough, sung by Sheldon. See Here