Yes, Ms. Fleming put her self through school singing jazz. But, it's not like she was doing a week at the Village Vanguard or something. I heard her in recital recently, and she ended with a few jazz tunes including a scat solo on 'it don't mean a thing...'. I enjoyed it very much, as did the majority of the people who were standing up and clapping after it was over. I don't have a problem with singing jazz with 'classical resonance'. I do have a problem with singers imposing their own vocal mannerisms (be it through diction or whatever) on any music. This includes all singers singing anything. Not just crossover performances. I believe that Duke Ellington and Schubert deserve the same respect from a performer and Ms. Fleming is doing that in my opinion. Maybe her schtick just doesn't translate well onto TV.
James Wintle
>I didn't watch it, but didn't Fleming put herself thru school singing jazz? >perhaps she's LOST the element that she had that made it work for her >before >her technique got so developed.... > >Christine Thomas >Wauwatosa, WI ><A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/mezzoid/myhomepage/profile.html"> >http://hometown.aol.com/mezzoid/myhomepage/profile.html</A> > >"I love to sing-a, about the moon-a and the June-a and the spring-a"
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