Well, the Grammy Award nominations are out and for a change, I have reason to be excited. Patti Austin has been nominated for Best Jazz Vocal Album for her more than moving tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, “For Ella“. Natalie Cole has also been nominated for this category for her wonderful debut Verve release “Ask A [...]
Posts Tagged ‘2002’
Just a little mo’ Baker for you…
Anita Baker takes revelers back in time By MICHAEL D. CLARK Staff Prince once mused about partying like it’s 1999, but until Anita Baker took the stage at H’Town’s Arena Theatre on New Year’s Eve, nobody had thought about cuddling like it was 1986. You remember Baker : the Grammy-winning contralto who defined early R&B [...]
j-notes Best of the Best for 2002
Now that 2002 is winding down, here is my list of favorite CD’s purchased this year. What is amazing to me is that I purchased over 200 CD’s in 2002. My choices are an eclectic mixture of music styles so here we go in no particular order. Patti Austin – “For Ella” Natalie Cole – [...]
Shirley Horn is still singin’ and swingin’….
I am a one-man fan club for vocalist/pianist Shirley Horn. I have been enjoying her music for the past 10 years and was probably one of the youngest people in the audience when I saw her perform in 1993. I first heard Shirley when I bought the movie soundtrack, “Glengarry Glen Ross” and on which [...]
