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In Reply to: Re: Karrin Allyson... WARNING! Snob alert. nt posted by frank on November 11, 2002 at 01:58:12:
Since when was finding a singer boring a snob reaction? I don't claim to know a whole lot about jazz, but I know that Karryn Allison puts me to sleep. Diana Krall doesn't (now, if I were a jazz snob, would I admit to being a Diana Krall fan?)
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You don't like Karrin Allyson and like Diana Kraal. Great. Who asked? Do you like Patricia Barber or Norah Jones? I don't care either. How pretentious of some, to insult artists, that they know others on this board admire. I am 60 years old, born and raised in Manhattan and have seen many of the great musicians perform in tiny clubs, live, before most of us knew they were great. If I were to write a list of the great artists that were panned as "not jazz" or for a number of other reasons, by professional critics, audiences, friends and me, you too would realize that self appointed critics have no credibility. It seems incredulous to me that people who supposedly like jazz and want it to succeed, attack artists with obvious talent, because they are not necessarily to their liking. Sounds like a snob to me.
We all have our favorites, Karrin it not my type of singer this is all.
At the end of the day I don't care if they become famous or not,
Britney Spears is famous and making lots of money but means nothing to me, and if you considered snobbish for me to describe her music as terrible then it is your problem not mine.
If you've been to so many gigs during your life surely some of them appealed to you more than others.
My question was "What's make a good jazz singer" and I gave what I consider important. I did not hear all these attributes in Karrin singing.
Surely we can all have our opinions
All I know is that if I had the opportunity to go to 2 shows tonight and I had to choose between Karrin and Dee Dee, I know where I would go. They are MILES apart in style, and at the moment this is what I am looking for. Now what is wrong with that!
You most probably would go to listen to Karrin this is your right,
You may dislike Dee Dee singing and I can understand it to.
Please cheer up! You are taking it too seriously this is only a forum were we can share our opinions, and put forward our likes and dislikes.
0appeal to different people when morgana king SINGS, i find her interesting. when she starts to MOAN, turn it off. and she always starts to moan so i just dont start. her style and delivery and even the moaning TALKS to some people but not others.
i like karrin and notice that she has different delivery styles, shes adaptable. i cant get past jimmy scott and his female voice. some love it, i cant stand it. shirley horn is a pinnacle. she CAN stretch a tune because she has the skill to make it work. i cant speak for jimmy, i just wont listen to his work. thats a strong personal preference.
we should be able to agree to disagree.
......regards.....tr
I bought KA's Ballads CD and liked it OK but was really impressed after seeing her live at the Catalina in LA. I think you might change your mind after seeing her live as she is not soporofic at all.BTW if you find KA soporific I presume that you don't care for either Shirley Horn or Jimmy Scott both of whom have been known to stretch a tune.
"You are taking it too seriously this is only a forum were we can share our opinions, and put forward our likes and dislikes".
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