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Jazz Divas: Gold

Various Artists
Release Date: 10/09/2007
Original Release:  2007
# of Discs:   2
J&R Item # 1003238_CD
UPC # 600753020586
Label: Verve (USA)
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Disc: 1
1. A-Tisket, A-Tasket - Ella Fitzgerald sound samples  real  |  windows media
2. Blame It on My Last Affair - Helen Humes/Count Basie sound samples  real  |  windows media
3. Lover Man - Billie Holiday sound samples  real  |  windows media
4. Take Love Easy - Lena Horne sound samples  real  |  windows media
5. Good Morning Heartache - Billie Holiday sound samples  real  |  windows media
6. Black Coffee - Peggy Lee sound samples  real  |  windows media
7. Lullaby of Birdland - Sarah Vaughan sound samples  real  |  windows media
8. Born to Be Blue - Helen Merrill sound samples  real  |  windows media
9. Blue Gardenia - Dinah Washington sound samples  real  |  windows media
10. Let Me Off Uptown - Anita O'Day/Gene Krupa sound samples  real  |  windows media
11. My Funny Valentine - Carmen McRae sound samples  real  |  windows media
12. Misty - Sarah Vaughan sound samples  real  |  windows media
13. This Bitter Earth - Dinah Washington sound samples  real  |  windows media
14. These Foolish Things - Etta James sound samples  real  |  windows media
15. Body and Soul - Morgana King sound samples  real  |  windows media
16. Don't Tell Me - Nancy Wilson/The Rusty Bryant Quintet sound samples  real  |  windows media
17. Early Autumn - Cleo Laine sound samples  real  |  windows media
18. Harlem Nocturne - Ernestine Anderson sound samples  real  |  windows media

Disc: 2
1. Mack the Knife - Ella Fitzgerald sound samples  real  |  windows media
2. After the Lights Go Down Low - Freda Payne sound samples  real  |  windows media
3. I Will Wait For You - Astrud Gilberto sound samples  real  |  windows media
4. Show Me - Lorez Alexandria sound samples  real  |  windows media
5. I Loves You Porgy - Nina Simone sound samples  real  |  windows media
6. Joey, Joey, Joey - Gloria Lynne sound samples  real  |  windows media
7. Go Away Little Boy - Marlena Shaw sound samples  real  |  windows media
8. Twisted - Annie Ross sound samples  real  |  windows media
9. Surrey With the Fringe on Top - Blossom Dearie sound samples  real  |  windows media
10. Inch Worm, The - Sheila Jordan sound samples  real  |  windows media
11. My Favorite Things - Betty Carter sound samples  real  |  windows media
12. My Baby Just Cares For Me - Nina Simone sound samples  real  |  windows media
13. Here's to Life - Shirley Horn sound samples  real  |  windows media
14. Angel - Cassandra Wilson sound samples  real  |  windows media
15. I Must Have That Man - Abbey Lincoln sound samples  real  |  windows media
16. Shiny Stockings - Dee Dee Bridgewater sound samples  real  |  windows media
17. Somewhere in the Night - Teri Thornton sound samples  real  |  windows media

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Performer: Various Artists
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: The history of jazz is rich with so many fine singers, how does a neophyte know where to begin? Or rather, where can a casual fan obtain an assortment of cool songs by the coolest singers? Answer: JAZZ DIVAS: GOLD. This 35-track collection provides a nearly perfect overview of the history of American jazz singing by women, including those singers whose approach neatly straddles both jazz and pop music (Freda Payne, Gloria Lynne, Marlena Shaw). The all-time greats are here, including those who have come to define jazz singing (Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Betty Carter); singers that are also known as blues and/or R&B performers (Etta James, the wonderful Dinah Washington); exemplars of old-school cool (Annie Ross, Helen Merrill) and elegance (Morgana King, Peggy Lee); and modern divas whose approaches absorb non-jazz influences (Cassandra Wilson). This collection is an absolute winner. There are no less than 20 CD compilations on the market with the words "Jazz Divas" in the title, and another eight that use the phrase "Divas of Jazz." Those two nouns, so carelessly bandied about, describe improvising female vocalists whose works are an extension of a tradition established by Bessie Smith, Adelaide Hall, Ethel Waters, Mildred Bailey, Ivie Anderson, Valaida Snow, Una Mae Carlisle, and Lee Wiley, none of whom appear on Verve's 2007 double-disc anthology titled Jazz Divas: Gold. Although a collection this diverse is vulnerable to criticism, particularly in regards to the song choices that were made, the temporal range -- May 1938 through June 1997 -- allows for a healthy overview of stylistic evolution. Thirty singers are represented here, with Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, and Nina Simone checking in twice (each of the five has her own volume in Verve's Gold series). This is a mainstream selection; while the omission of Ada Moore, Jeanne Lee, and June Tyson is therefore not surprising, the absence of Pearl Bailey, Betty Roch�, and Etta Jones is most unfortunate. On the positive side, it's an entertaining survey of mostly great recordings made over a span of six decades by a variegated assortment of female jazz vocalists. ~ arwulf arwulf
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