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Post by PK on May 11, 2005 11:41:20 GMT 10
yeah, couldn't agree more. i was at both those gigs too. tinkler's bucket solo was excellent and jamie is sounding incredible. i also caught some of aaron choulai's group at bennetts which was nice (lovely writing) and a bit of the 15 year old italian alto player mmmm... not so sure about him, but fuck he's only 15. who was it that said 'we worship youth through a veil of tears'?
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Post by isaacs on May 11, 2005 18:22:42 GMT 10
Missed all this exchange as I'm busy being escorted around Bucharest.
but anyhoooo
re Singers
Shirley Bassey "This Is My Life" was playing in a cab here.
I have just realised what an AMAZING singer Shirley Bassey is!
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Post by vickihb2 on May 11, 2005 18:58:54 GMT 10
Actually I heard he is 17 but the PR spin is he is 15, Anyway I saw Cafiso with the Jazz Museum band and was knocked out by him. I can't wait until he is 35. Aging has it's advantages. I saw Lyall last night and was moved. There's the very big difference. go to www.jazz.org.au if you want to read what I wrote about that first opening night, more to follow. Shirley Bassey was an amazing singer, just really camp! It seems you can't be high camp and accepted as a great artist for some reason. Pity. Liberace was a first class pianist. Bassey can sing, and she doesn't even improvise. But I don't want any of her records. Judy Garland was totally amazing too and I don't want any of he records either, but I love watching her old TV shows on Ovation. Mel Torme did most of the arrangements too. blah blah blah |
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Post by happy on May 13, 2005 11:02:39 GMT 10
It seems you can't be high camp and accepted as a great artist for some reason. Pity. there's always a few to sneak through the cracks, though possibly not in the uber-macho world of jazz - Salvador Dali springs to mind... |
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Post by God on May 13, 2005 17:38:03 GMT 10
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Post by Smooth on May 16, 2005 0:09:21 GMT 10
James Morrisons show did nothing to dispel my belief in him as a novelty act with chops. l certainly hope for his sake he never encounters a soulful note as the surprise might send him into heart failure.
Joe Chindamo conversely showed great dignity putting up with J.M's nonsense and played superbly as always!
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Post by not carlo on May 20, 2005 7:19:12 GMT 10
Saw Carlo interviewed in the local paper in Perugia. Asked how Umbria Jazz melbourne went, he replied, "Veni, vidi, vici".
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