Advantages: Fantastic range of great tunes and songs Disadvantages: None
...My late Father would have approved of this CD. For this, he would have said, was real Jazz. "Not like this modern rubbish!"
My father's idea of real Jazz was music by the greats of the 1920 and 1930s. JackTeagarden, for example. Mezz Mezzrow, was another of his heroes. And perhaps some of the early Louis Armstrong.
Well, two out of three ain't bad. There's no Mezz Mezzrow on this CD, but there is plenty of JackTeagarden and some early Louis Armstrong, too. There's also Lester Young and Artie Shaw, too.
I have to agree with my dad. This rocks. Well, perhaps not rocks, but I think you know what I mean!
JackTeagarden's jazz is the ultimate in smoooooth jazz. Until he really wanted to become lively, then it was as if you were listening to an entirely different orchestra. The first two JackTeagarden and his Orchestra tracks (So Many...
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Advantages: Pop(ish), upbeat and (mildly) entertaining Disadvantages: Weak lyrics, uninspiring tunes, nothing new or unique
..., however, attempt to perform all of these styles with rather dismal effect.
The first single from the album - Stars Are Blind - might not have been a chart runaway, but it's not actually that bad if you view it as simply Girly Pop. Paris's voice suits this particular style and the track suits her breathy, girly tones. If the rest of the album were like this, it would be quite good, in a 1980's Debbie Gibson kind of way.
Sadly, it isn't.
Several tracks on the album are egotistical (ala Robbie Williams but without the panache) and others are attempts at dance or pop-rap and they simply don't work well enough to make Paris Hilton stand out amongst the talent that dominates the charts. Her hoarse rendition of "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" is more coarse than seductive and makes a travesty of what is rather a good track.
There are elements...
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Advantages: Great jazz tunes from the Golden Age Disadvantages: None
...This is real jazz, from the real Golden Age of Jazz. It's got the pace, the rhythm, the fluid trumpet playing, the relentlessly enthusiastic, rolling piano playing and the clear diction of some excellent singing of vocalists who could not only hold a tune, but who could capture your heart and soul, too…
There's musicians with such great names as Muggsy Spanier, Meade Lux Lewis, King Oliver and Sidney Bechet. You do not get musicians called Muggsy nowadays. I wonder why?
As well as straight out jazz such as the Dippermouth blues, there's also the dreamy and melodic April in Paris from Charlie Parker. Some jazz aficionados reckon that Charlie Parker eventually sold out. Well, perhaps he did. But some of his earlier work still stands the test of time.
JackTeagarden is on this CD, with So Many Times, a rather nice, well...
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