Sunday, February 9, 2014

Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme performing scat 1976

Oh, my gosh have to double  up and ...its getting too long, but Rod Stewart, and Billie Eckstein, and and and, there are so many... Valentines....thinking of them and pleasure they gave us...Happy Valentine  day to all the great singers of the past....that I rever on my site...and some of the new ones...

Sarah Vaughan ft Fred Norman & His Orchestra - Last Night When We Were Y...

the sound of an angel in the voice of Sarah Vaughn, she could hold a note, her voice was sultry and touched deep in the heart...

Patsy Cline - Crazy

  For Valnetine's day, how can we forget this fabulous voice....we don't hear much of her, as her career ended early.

Teach Me Tonight - Jo Stafford

 Note how the introduction is on key with the voice...the sound of her voice, is so well introduced, one can't help but notice...

She is one of the valentines, we love you Jo Stafford...


Dinah Washington Teach Me Tonight

Is it Amy or is it Dinah....Lets say happy valentines day to the jazz great, Dinah, and the great Amy Winehouse, who was a re incarnation of Dinah!   What beautiful music they gave us.....certainly they achieve Valentine status...!!

ETTA JAMES FOOL THAT I AM ARGO RECORD LABEL "PURE SOUL"

 Etta James, a valentine with emotion, whose voice stopped me cold one day as I strolled by the music coming from a restaurant.  Yes, we went in, and yes they were playing this album....

Frank Sinatra - Be Careful Its My Heart 1942 Tommy Dorsey Orchestra

My valentine, Siriously Sinatra and Frank, this is his wonderful voice before his celebrated phrasing, he will always be our valentine ...now and forever!