Re: [ARSCLIST] Sinatra & Ella: The King and the Queen.

[Michael Ridderbusch <mridder@xxxxxxx>]

Didn't Sinatra say something along the lines that Helen Forrest was the best singer among all of us?  Or is that story just apocryphal?

>>> Don Cox <doncox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 7/11/2008 4:46 PM >>>
Hello Steven

On 09/07/08, Steven C. Barr wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Cary Ginell" <soundthink@xxxxxxx>
>> I had the pleasure of seeing Ella at the Hollywood Bowl in the late
>> '80s. She blew the place away, as Aaron said, but on this particular
>> occasion, she stumbled off of a small riser? (only a couple of
>> inches) and landed on her hands and knees. She made a joke and kept
>> singing, laughing at her own expense. Got a standing ovation. As for
>> sheer excitement, I rank Ella over Sinatra, but they were totally
>> different kinds of singers.
>> 
> Saw Ella at the "Imperial Room" in the Royal York Hotel, in downtown 
> Toronto, probably
> c.1979. I was TOTALLY blown away! One of my fondest musical memories!
> 
> So...does anyone exist, in this "post-punk-rock" generation, who
> is/are capable of an
> equivalent level of musical ability...?!
> 
> I tend to think not...?!?!
> 
If you don't mind going outside the US, Cheikh Lo has a great singing
voice. However, there is nothing like the range of work of Ella or
Sinatra - he spent most of his career as a studio session musician.
There are only 3 or 4 albums so far.

But worth hearing, especially the album "Bambay Gueej". 

I am very unimpressed by the current crop of "jazz singers". 

Regards
-- 
Don Cox
doncox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx