Eileen Farrell's jazz records are great. If you're looking for a more
recent one, she did a wonderful recording of songs by Alec Wilder, who is
know mainly as a movie composer. Great songs, great singing.
James Wintle
>I have Eileen Farrell's "Arias in the Great Tradition" and "I've got a
>Right
>to Sing the Blues" and I play those for students to hear fabulously
>successful crossover. She's stunning. I didn't realize she had recorded a
>whole bunch of new jazz albums as recently as the 90's. has anyone heard
>any
>of it? Whiel I was searching for biographical info on her, she came up on a
>bunch of jazz sites where her bio didn't even mention her classical singing
>career at all!
>
>Christine is right about Ms. Flemming though, she was even invited to tour
>with a reknowned jazz band as vocalist.
>
>Best,
>
>Laura Sharp
>
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