jazzlovr1990 Posted June 10, 2009 Report Posted June 10, 2009 I’m a huge Diana Krall fan and bought “Live in Rio” recently… I can say this dvd made me a bigger fan... It give you a closer look at Diana as a person and her music mixed with the vibe in Brazil is amazing! has anyone seen it yet??? I found a clip of the video... I totallyy recommend it!! http://bit.ly/DianaKrallEPK Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted June 10, 2009 Report Posted June 10, 2009 First, Mary Lou Williams. Somewhere down the line is Marlene Rosenberg. After her somewhere is Ms Krall. I might be able to enjoy her more if silly "street teams" didn't try to tell me how great she is. She can sing but the "baggage" turns me off. Quote
RDK Posted June 10, 2009 Report Posted June 10, 2009 First, Mary Lou Williams. Somewhere down the line is Marlene Rosenberg. After her somewhere is Ms Krall. I might be able to enjoy her more if silly "street teams" didn't try to tell me how great she is. She can sing but the "baggage" turns me off. Agree with Chuck. Krall's okay, but I prefer her husband. Have to say, I find the OP's capitalized emphasis on JAZZ here really amusing. But I'll play the game. Can't narrow to only one "favorite" but I'll toss into the hat: Mary Lou Williams Geri Allen Jessica Williams oh, and don't forget Tina Brooks! Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted June 10, 2009 Report Posted June 10, 2009 As long as we are naming names - Jeanne Lee! Quote
mikeweil Posted June 10, 2009 Report Posted June 10, 2009 Jane Ira Bloom - above all others. But I love the music of many, Mary Lou, many singers ... Quote
Larry Kart Posted June 10, 2009 Report Posted June 10, 2009 Probably vocalists should be ruled out to keep this theme less apples and oranges, but Billie Holiday is one of the top ten jazz artists for me, and Bessie Smith and Sarah Vaughan are not that far behind. Also, whatever happened to drummer Dottie Dodgion? And how could one forget hard-working Chicago bassist Betty Dupree, in her skin-tight dress? Wouldn't mind knowing about the latter-day music of pianist Jane Getz, if there is some available. She was very nice on Pharoah Sanders ESP album, though not a good match with Sanders. Quote
marcello Posted June 11, 2009 Report Posted June 11, 2009 (edited) Also, whatever happened to drummer Dottie Dodgion? Here's a photo of Dottie Dodgion that I took in 1977 with Marian McPartland and Lynn Milano: I believe that she's a singer now with some recordings issued, and lives in California. Of current players Ingrid Jensen comes to mind. Edited June 11, 2009 by marcello Quote
JSngry Posted June 11, 2009 Report Posted June 11, 2009 Francesca Tanksley can play. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&a...10:09fqxqyaldse Quote
Bright Moments Posted June 11, 2009 Report Posted June 11, 2009 anita o'day nina simone lucy ann polk to name a few! Quote
AndrewHill Posted June 11, 2009 Report Posted June 11, 2009 Barbara Donald Dierdre Murry Aki Takase and if I'm in the right mood, Irene Aebi Quote
BeBop Posted June 11, 2009 Report Posted June 11, 2009 Vi Redd ...and Mary Lou Williams and Dorothy Donegan! plus: http://www.jazzgrrls.com/cgi-bin/db.cgi?db...ords=1&nh=1 (1113 more) Quote
GA Russell Posted June 11, 2009 Report Posted June 11, 2009 Disregarding singers, the first two names that come to mind are Geri Allen and Terri Lynn Harrington. I like Renee Rosnes and Eliane Elias, but I haven't heard anything from them that makes me think they are really special. Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted June 11, 2009 Report Posted June 11, 2009 It's a tie between Mary Lou Williams Marian McPartland Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted June 11, 2009 Report Posted June 11, 2009 The first three that came to mind, that I really think rise to the level of inclusion in this thread... Carla Bley ...and... Ingrid Jensen ...and... Maria Schneider. Quote
B. Goren. Posted June 11, 2009 Report Posted June 11, 2009 (edited) Mary Lou Williams Toshiko Akiyoshi Joanne Brackeen Geri Allen Myra Melford Marilyn Crispell Terri Lyne Carrington Jane Bunnett Junko Onishi Edited June 11, 2009 by B. Goren. Quote
jazzbo Posted June 11, 2009 Report Posted June 11, 2009 (edited) Mary Lou Williams Tania Maria (one hellacious pianist) Bertha Hope Edited June 11, 2009 by jazzbo Quote
Indestructible! Posted June 11, 2009 Report Posted June 11, 2009 Street team aside... I gotta say, I dig Little Miss Cott... quite a lot! Quote
clifford_thornton Posted June 11, 2009 Report Posted June 11, 2009 Non-vocalists, well, they seem to end up being pianists for me (in this thread): Schweizer, Crispell, Takase, Carla Bley, and though I haven't followed Geri Allen too much, I do like what I've heard. Though I do have soft spots for flutist Becky Friend and saxophonist Barbara Thompson! Ingrid Laubrock is a pretty fine saxophonist, too. Cool trio on Intakt, Sleepthief. Quote
king ubu Posted June 11, 2009 Report Posted June 11, 2009 Oh yeah, and Irene Schweizer too. About time she got mentioned! She was the first that sprang to mind! Non-vocalists, well, they seem to end up being pianists for me (in this thread): Schweizer, Crispell, Takase, Carla Bley, and though I haven't followed Geri Allen too much, I do like what I've heard. Though I do have soft spots for flutist Becky Friend and saxophonist Barbara Thompson! Ingrid Laubrock is a pretty fine saxophonist, too. Cool trio on Intakt, Sleepthief. The Laubrock disc I just bought - missed her local gig alas. And yes indeed on Carla Bley! Her music keeps astonishing me again and again, the more I hear the more I like it... but the liking sort of goes up exponentionally Has Karen Borca been mentioned? Quote
MartyJazz Posted June 11, 2009 Report Posted June 11, 2009 Disregarding singers, the first two names that come to mind are Geri Allen and Terri Lynn Harrington. I like Renee Rosnes and Eliane Elias, but I haven't heard anything from them that makes me think they are really special. Check out, if you can still find it, Rosnes' Blue Note CD, IN THE MOMENT. She takes an absolutely terrific solo on the opening track, "Summer Night" that also features a marvelous solo by Joe Henderson. Ever since I heard that, I'm more interested in what she has to say than her hubby, Bill Charlap. Quote
king ubu Posted June 11, 2009 Report Posted June 11, 2009 If you're bored by the Dianas, Norahs, Amys and Melodys, I suggest you check out Maja Solveig Kjestrup Ratkje... But I can't guarantee you'll like it, he he he Quote
Larry Kart Posted June 11, 2009 Report Posted June 11, 2009 Disregarding singers, the first two names that come to mind are Geri Allen and Terri Lynn Harrington. I like Renee Rosnes and Eliane Elias, but I haven't heard anything from them that makes me think they are really special. Check out, if you can still find it, Rosnes' Blue Note CD, IN THE MOMENT. She takes an absolutely terrific solo on the opening track, "Summer Night" that also features a marvelous solo by Joe Henderson. Ever since I heard that, I'm more interested in what she has to say than her hubby, Bill Charlap. Also preferable to Charlap is Rosnes' prior husband, drummer Billy Drummond, a latter-day Kenny Clarke. Charlap has his moments, but his "Written on the Stars" album from a few years back is really strange -- sounds like an attempt to limit his vocabulary (harmonic vocabulary in particular) to what might have been played at the Hickory House in 1955. Producing this neo-dinner music seems to place Charlap under much strain, as though he had to consciously restrict himself from bar to bar. Anxious blandness. Quote
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