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From: Michael Eckford
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Subject: Re: 'billie holliday imitations"/Julia Migenes "Smile"
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RALUCOB-at-aol.com wrote:

> have you ever heard julia migenes sing 'harlem on my mind' on her cd 'smile?

Yes, I have and if I understand the implied question from your subject
line,
yes, I suppose it sounds like a fair imitation of Billie Holliday's
sound. For
my own taste, I have never really liked this kind of sound, although I
deeply
envy the ability that Billie and other great jazz singers have to
improvise and
"back phrase". I love just about every other song on "Smile" except
this one.
I especially like the contemporary ballads " Calling You" and
"Everything I Do"
- great examples of a classical singer who is truly flexible enough to
"cross
over".

I wonder how I could get Michael Kamen, the arranger/conductor/producer
on this
cd to write gorgeous arrangements like this for me, hire an orchestra,
get the
packaging and marketing...

Michael Eckford
michaelb-at-islandnet.com
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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