Urszula Dudziak: At the first Thelonious Monk Memorial Concert, at Constitution Hall, 1986: Improvisation on 'Round Midnight (I was present, and met and spoke with Dudziak, and David Amram, Gerry Mulligan and Wynton Marsalis, afterward at the reception.)
Urszula Dudziak & Walk Away: Rosemary's Baby Theme
Urszula Dudziak: Ulice wielkich miast ("The Streets of Big Cities")
René Marie: Stronger Than You Think You Are
René Marie: This is (Not) a Protest Song
Jasmin Tabatabai and the David Klein Quartet: Another Sad Song (jazz interpretation)
Jasmin Tabatabai: Another Sad Song (folkie/Bandits soundtrack version)
Luciana Souza: Sonnet 49 (by Pablo Neruda)
Luciana Souza & Trio: Pra Que Discutir Com Madame
Kate McGarry Trio: Chelsea Morning/Not So Far/Let's Face the Music and Dance
Kate McGarry: Just What I Needed
Monday Michiru Band (aka Michiru Mariano...because we Italo-Americans have to stick together...and Toshiko Akiyoshi's daughter): You Make Me
Monday Michiru: The Sands of Time
Dee Alexander and Evolution Ensemble: Truth
Dee Alexander with Steve Simon and the Jazz Islanders: Summertime
The human voice has great capabilities. Remember Yma Sumak.
ReplyDeleteI do. It's a pity only some of Yma Sumac's work is worth digging out, given her talent (and that of such followers of hers, at least in a sense, as Diamanda Galas). But, as with Elvis Presley and Whitney Houston, great talent doesn't ensure great taste in selecting work to record...
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