<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Count me in as a Piano Jazz fan. I like Marian McPartland a lot ... > ... I think McPartland must be in her mid-80s now, yes? But if the >late violinist Stephane Grappelli showed us, high levels of creativity >and musicianship and age are mutually exclusive.
Bob Hope perhaps shows us that creativity and age are mutually exclusive, but I think Grappelli and McPartland show us that they are not. (insert emoticon here) I love Marian McPartland, she's one of the greats for sure. Some of her shows are released on CD and well worth getting, particularly the one with pianist Bill Evans. >By the way, I just listened to Fred Simon's USUALLY/ALWAYS album again >today and I _always_ get a natural high with the title track that sampled >voices and made them blend with the instruments! A delight from start to >finish. Thanks so much for the sweet words. Can't beat that natural high. However, just to clarify, there are no sampled voices on the album ... everything is sung by real human singers in the studio. -Fred Simon
