tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post1562366256655529318..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: Stormy WeatherWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-8188301768170842432008-03-31T22:03:00.000-02:302008-03-31T22:03:00.000-02:30B: Perfection.OF: Lucky you, I never did see her l...B: Perfection.<BR/>OF: Lucky you, I never did see her live. What a memory!<BR/>T:<BR/>Hey you, welcome back! I've seen DK a few times, a delight.<BR/>and "Broken hearted melody" by SV ranks right up there for me.<BR/>Beau: welcome! <BR/>How blessed you were to see her live! I agree, I think she's better than Billie too, something about that perfct pacing, right?<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-17916574084067080592008-03-31T20:48:00.000-02:302008-03-31T20:48:00.000-02:30I first saw Ms Fitzgerald as a teenager in Seattle...I first saw Ms Fitzgerald as a teenager in Seattle in 1956. My friends and I were into Jazz, especially the West Coast "Cool" jazz of Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, Cal Tjader and also the music of the 30's and 40's. Norman Granz' Jazz at the Philharmonic was once again on tour and we were there in a huge barn of an auditorium in Seattle when she came out and began to sing--it was love at first sound--we were thoroughly impressed by the likes of Lester Young, but Ella just blew us away. Then when the Songbooks came out on LP I bought everyone. Ella was irresistible. She still is. I had seen June Christie with Stan Kenton's band and Peggie lee and others, but if I have not reached nirvana since in my life, I was with Ms Ella that day. Thank you for her and Stormy Weather (I personally think she's better than Lady Day with that song).<BR/><BR/>Beau in Seattle, the first day of the 2008 baseball season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-5143237228324329522008-03-31T14:24:00.000-02:302008-03-31T14:24:00.000-02:30Love it, WWW!I've recently become a fan of female ...Love it, WWW!<BR/><BR/>I've recently become a fan of female jazz singers, and often remark to the husband that this is one area where females are actually acknowledged as supreme!<BR/><BR/>Ella, Sarah Vaughn, Nina Simone, Nancy Wilson, Diana Krall....the list goes on !Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-47130929093482748242008-03-31T10:39:00.000-02:302008-03-31T10:39:00.000-02:30Yes, wonderful. I got to see her once, about 1965,...Yes, wonderful. I got to see her once, about 1965, at Manchester's Free Trade Hall with a trio. She had such control that she didn't need an orchestra to cover her - like hereOld Fogeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11247102564173946623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-23576051805512142972008-03-31T04:35:00.000-02:302008-03-31T04:35:00.000-02:30What a beautiful song. Great voice.What a beautiful song. Great voice.Babaloohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11453252897926773386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-26229906096320141542008-03-31T03:13:00.000-02:302008-03-31T03:13:00.000-02:30One of a kind, GM.it still is magic, n'est pas, Ir...One of a kind, GM.<BR/><BR/>it still is magic, n'est pas, Irene?<BR/><BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-15581202548613770102008-03-31T02:29:00.000-02:302008-03-31T02:29:00.000-02:30I have always liked her too and think she is the '...I have always liked her too and think she is the 'grande dame' of...<BR/><BR/>This song is so blue and moody, yet not too sad that it doesn't bear listening to. She gives a good rendition of it. The other person who sang it really well is Sarah Vaughn, although Billy Holiday did a good job too. <BR/><BR/>Those were good times when that music was magic! Although I guess it still is.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-49366339058786365912008-03-30T15:35:00.000-02:302008-03-30T15:35:00.000-02:30She was a real trouper!She was a real trouper!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com