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Ian Shaw: A Case of You (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music December 05, 07

It's still way too hard to find Ian Shaw's music. This CD is only available as an expensive import here in the US, a...

Ian Shaw: Danny Boy (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music December 05, 07

You may have heard "Danny Boy," but you haven't really heard "Danny Boy" until you've heard Ian Shaw perform it. "Th...

Ian Shaw: Alone Again, Naturally (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music September 08, 09

Yes, that "Alone Again, Naturally," namely the one that Gilbert O'Sullivan, its singer and composer, made into a Top ...

Ian Shaw: Dearly Beloved (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music April 11, 08

Not many singers can take a standard like "Dearly Beloved" at such a breakneck tempo. But Ian Shaw is not any singer ...

Claire Martin: Slow Time (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music November 23, 07

I am struck by how many talented jazz singers are coming from the UK these days. Jamie Cullum and Katie Melua ar...

The State of Jazz Vocals Today (Part One) posted in Features and Interviews February 13, 08

By Ted Gioia How do we assess the current state of jazz singing? Of course, you can’t judge a CD by its cove...

Jazz Vocals in the New Millennium: Selected Listening posted in Features and Interviews February 13, 08

NOTE: Here are links to track reviews of a representative sampling of jazz vocal performances released since the star...

Eveleigh, Raymond posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Eveleigh, Raymond, pianist; b. Treherbert, Rhondda, Glam. South Wales, 15 April 1936. His father George (1906-2002) w...

Jungr, Barb (Barbara Veronica Anne) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Jungr, Barb (Barbara Veronica Anne), singer; b. Rochdale, England, 9 May 1954. She grew up in Rochdale and Stockport ...

The State of Jazz Vocals Today (Part 2) posted in Features and Interviews February 18, 08

The type of emotional immediacy we encounter with Karrin Allyson or Diana Krall or Norah Jones is much harder to fi...

Jazz Singers: The Men posted in The Jazz.com Blog February 18, 08

Below are some extracts from “The State of Jazz of Vocals Today,” focusing on male jazz singers. The second part o...

Jazz Singing Today: A View from Europe (Part Two) posted in The Jazz.com Blog March 25, 08

Below is the second part of Thierry Quénum commentary on the current state of jazz singing. For part one, click her...

From the Mail: More on Jazz Vocals posted in The Jazz.com Blog October 23, 08

Some time back jazz.com published a series of articles on the current state of jazz vocals. We continue to get feedb...

Gannon, Oliver posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Gannon, Oliver, guitarist; b. Dublin, Ireland, 23 March 1943. He lived in Dublin until age 15, then in Winnipeg, Cana...

McClure, Ron, (Ronald Dix) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

McClure, Ron, (Ronald Dix), bassist, composer; b. New Haven, CT, 22 November 1941. He was born to 43 year SNET Co. em...

Ogilve, Brian posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Ogilve, Brian, tenor and alto sax, clarinet; b. Ottawa, ON, 20 March 1954. 1956, moved to Vancouver. St Augustine ...

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