Soulful Divas, Vol. 5: Ladies Of Jazz N Soul

Editorial Reviews
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It could be argued that the soul-singing tradition came out of jazz as much as from gospel, and every so often it's bumped back up against the jazz mainstream. This collection spans 35 years of women jazz singers making their pop crossover moves (Nina Simone's vibrant, torchy alto headed for the charts with "Do What You Gotta Do") and, occasionally, vice versa--Gloria Lynne, for instance, digs up the lyrics to "Watermelon Man." The most interesting stuff here, though, draws on the '70s disco production aesthetic to complement its vocalists' lush, time-stretching interpretations, like Randy Crawford's Joe Sample-penned "Last Dance at Danceland"; the later quiet-storm material has some beautiful singing, but too-generic arrangements. --Douglas Wolk

Soulful Divas, Vol. 5: Ladies Of Jazz N Soul, Music, Various Artists, Ballads, Jazz Music, Jazz Vocal Collections, Pop, Pop-Soul, R&B, Soul, Standards, Traditional Pop, Urban, Vocal Jazz

Average customer rating:

Exceptional

I CANT BELIEVE I FOUND THIS CD!!!!!

excellent!!!

Soulful Divas, Vol. 5: Ladies Of Jazz N Soul
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Hip-O Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music
Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music
Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
Vocal Jazz | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music
General | R&B | Styles | Music
General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music
General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000007QTG
Release Date: 1998-06-16

What A Difference A Day Makes - Dinah Washington
Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Etta James
You Don't Know How Glad I Am - Nancy Wilson
Do What You Gotta Do - Nina Simone
Watermelon Man - Gloria Lynne
Go Away, Little Boy - Marlena Shaw
There You Go Again/Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All The Time) (Medley) - Esther Phillips
Last Dance At Danceland - Randy Crawford
Under The Moon And Over The Sky - Angela Bofill
Love From The Sun - Dee Dee Bridgewater/Norman Connors
Infant Eyes/Revelation (Medley) - Jean Carn
Never Too Far - Dianne Reeves
'Til You Come Back To Me - Rachelle Ferrell
Ability To Swing - Patti Austin

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It could be argued that the soul-singing tradition came out of jazz as much as from gospel, and every so often it's bumped back up against the jazz mainstream. This collection spans 35 years of women jazz singers making their pop crossover moves (Nina Simone's vibrant, torchy alto headed for the charts with "Do What You Gotta Do") and, occasionally, vice versa--Gloria Lynne, for instance, digs up the lyrics to "Watermelon Man." The most interesting stuff here, though, draws on the '70s disco production aesthetic to complement its vocalists' lush, time-stretching interpretations, like Randy Crawford's Joe Sample-penned "Last Dance at Danceland"; the later quiet-storm material has some beautiful singing, but too-generic arrangements. --Douglas Wolk

Customer Reviews:

Exceptional.......2007-01-09

I purchased this CD some time ago and I played it so much it warped and scratched. I was so excited to find it again, outstanding

I CANT BELIEVE I FOUND THIS CD!!!!!.......2001-12-11

"GO AWAY LITTLE BOY" WAS ONE OF MY SOUL-JAZZ FAVORITES...THESE SONGS - AND THE DIVAS WHO SANG THEM - ARE UNJUSTLY UNDERRATED, ESPECIALLY MARLENA SHAW, RANDY CRAWFORD, AND JEAN CARN (ORIGINAL EARTH, WIND & FIRE" LEAD SINGER!!)

excellent!!!.......1999-02-11

I have been looking for the song by Marlene Shaw "Go Away Little Boy" for a year. I was told that it was not avaliable anyone.I am thrilled to have located it thru the internet. And on this CD "SOUL FUL DIVAS/VOL.#5,are several other favorites.I am very excited.... How can I order this CD without giving by credit card information over the internet??

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