For me, the the mark of a extraordinary vocalist is his/her ability to tell a story, particularly when singing a ballad. Carmen McRae is on my short list of favorite jazz vocalists. She can rip your heart out and I’ll bet she could make a grown man cry after listening to this. Check out Carmen’s moving interpretation of “I’m Glad There Is You.”
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Bravo, Marla! Carmen is the master storyteller.
Thank you for a terrific jazzblog and looking forward to dropping in and reading and learning more from you!
Patti
Comment by Patti Wicks — March 3, 2010 @ 12:27 pm |