Todays crooner#1

[GOK]

Harry Connick Jr has a new Cd coming out at the end of this month. It's a tribute to New Orleans and sounds to be pretty heartfelt. Also met him a few times when he was starting out and he was in total awe and fear of Sinatra. Harry's father (the former N.O. D.A.) is also a crooner in more of the non-jazz mold.

BRS

He named his pumpkin after me at the Halloween gig of his I went to! lol

 

[Brian Sheridan]

Let me offer another great but unknown singer - Justin Hayford. He has 2 Cd's out and his third one, soon to be released, is comprised of unknown Cole Porter tunes. He croons and plays the piano as dry as the olive in a perfect martini. You can get his stuff on ebay or Itunes. He is on the LML label.

BRS

 

[BegintheBeguine]

fftopic:

He named his pumpkin after me at the Halloween gig of his I went to! lol

My roommate's and my pumpkin was named Thurston Howell Puppy the Third.

 

[Fletch]

As for my own suggestion, I'll put up Max Raabe. He's more 30's style, and I can see how he might put people off, but I think he's great.
http://www.palastorchester.de/index2.php

He is "a" 30s style. He puts me off for other reasons. Most 20s/30s revival singers sound either like campy club kids or clammy history nerds. Raabe definitely goes in Category A. But I love the tone quality of the recording.

Just one thing. "Sexbomb"? Mess with Tom Jones and you mess with me, fella...

 

[GOK]

fftopic:
My roommate's and my pumpkin was named Thurston Howell Puppy the Third.

That's just showing off!! lol

Gosh, I just realised - why are we not adding the wonderful Fletch to this list? We should!

 

[BegintheBeguine]

lol lol lol And that was in 1988!
Does the wonderful Fletch sing? I thought he just played. Add him to the list!!!

 

[Lady Day]

Two less than conventional choices

But crooners none the less.

The band Costeau and Rufus Wainwright

But not together,

LD

 

[Travis]

Check out a guy from Buffalo, NY named Michael Civisca. I have all of his CD's and have seen him perform several times with our local big band. He can really swing! Nice guy too.

His site is: www.michaelcivisca.com You can hear some of his tracks on it.

BRS

I agree with what others are saying, this is absolutely fabulous. Thanks for the tip!

 

[WEEGEE]

LAST GOOD DAY

Lady Day

But crooners none the less.

The band Costeau and Rufus Wainwright

But not together,

LD

Liam McKahey vocalist for the Cousteau's is a Crooner with a capital "C".

http://www.cousteau.it/Video/last.mov

 

[K.D. Lightner]

Not much of a crooner fan here, but I love Tony Bennett.

karol

 

[Kim_B]

Check out a guy from Buffalo, NY named Michael Civisca. I have all of his CD's and have seen him perform several times with our local big band. He can really swing! Nice guy too.

His site is: www.michaelcivisca.com You can hear some of his tracks on it.

BRS

Ooh, thank you so much for sharing this link!! I likey!!

 

[Spitfire]

Check out a guy from Buffalo, NY named Michael Civisca. I have all of his CD's and have seen him perform several times with our local big band. He can really swing! Nice guy too.

His site is: www.michaelcivisca.com You can hear some of his tracks on it.

BRS

Wow - thanks. NICE!!! REALLY NICE:eusa_clap

 

[BegintheBeguine]

He is. I wish more there were more singers like that. I have one of his albums.

 

[Fletch]

Man! is that guy good.

No pretension whatever - just a nice clear voice, taste and chops. In an age when you either have to be a Sinatra clone or a cabaret emoter, he's a real fresh kick. I'm getting that record.

 

[Lady Day]

Lady Day



Liam McKahey vocalist for the Cousteau's is a Crooner with a capital "C".

http://www.cousteau.it/Video/last.mov

This thread made me revisit my Cousteau albums again. Man these guys are good! I hope album 4 comes out soon


LD

 

[Ruby Slippers]

I don't know if she qualifies as a crooner, but I like Regina Spektor.

 

[Rafter]

I have four choices for today's top "crooners"-


Monte Procopio, swings the standards following the footsteps of the "rat pack".
More Dean than Frank though, especially so in his renditions of "When I Fall In Love" and "One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)"....give a listen!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/recsradio/radio/B0001D36TS/104-6388652-2175941?volume=6#


Jaimie Cullum, is the most unique of this trio.
The first word to use to describe Jamie is "real."
The second word is "original." ....
.....you won't find another wannabe Sinatra clone here. Jamie, attacks each song in a fresh, new way and is home with material as diverse as "Too Close For Comfort" and Radiohead's "High and Dry". When he does a standard, he makes the song his own: you DON'T find yourself thinking about other, classic performances of the song, as you might very naturally sometimes with other singers.

John Pizzarelli, is an exceedingly gifted vocalist, guitarist and bandleader that delivers standards with a crackling swing!...and the son of the jazz legend Bucky Pizzarelli!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/recsradio/...4-6388652-2175941?ie=UTF8&refTagSuffix=dp_img


Jonathan Poretz, is an impressive new vocalist whose singing style sometimes recalls Mel Tormé (particularly on up-tempo material) but is fresh and original within the voacl jazz genre. This guy swings and he shows versatility on high-quality standards.
http://www.jonathanporetz.com/music.html

 

[thebadmamajama]

Pizzarelli's fantastic--

I would definitely check out Peter Cincotti. And he's got the chops on piano as well.

 

[BORNTOOLATE]

Don't forget the incredible Johnny Mathis. He sounds just as good today as he sounded in 1958. I've seen him in concert 4 times and I'm ready for more. I'm glad my wife and I was able to see Ray Charles before his passing. I wish I could have seen Nat King Cole, but I was "BORNTOOLATE".

 

[Pinkie]

Paul Anka anyone?

I might be the cheese standing alone here, but Paul Anka has a great voice and he did a cd of covers like Black Hole Sun by Sound Garden and Bon Jovi, but in that swingin' lounge-y style. It was quite good. Here's a sample from Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000V66JQ2/ref=dm_mu_dp_trk6