What? Blasphemy! I hate Lee Wiley, too..sorry. dl Aaron Levinson wrote: > First of all Francesco it is not "disinformation"(look up the word). > Second, I personally do not think that 8 songs by a second rate singer > is the same as the exhaustive and definitive undertaking of Ms. > Fitzgerald. While on a purely technical level Lee Wiley may take > precedence, no one looks back on their career and says with adulterated > pride "Lee Wiley recorded my songs." > > AA > > Francesco Martinelli wrote: >> Since this bit of disinformation gets said and repeated, I think it is >> appropriate to mention that in the thirties "Lee Wiley was the first >> jazz singer to record a full album (eight songs in the '78' days) >> dedicated to the music of one composer; her "songbooks" preceded Ella >> Fitzgerald's by more than 15 years." (Scott Yanow) >> Francesco Martinelli >> Siena Jazz >> Centro Studi sul Jazz Arrigo Polillo >> Fortezza Medicea, 10 >> 53100 S I E N A >> I T A L Y >> http://centrostudi.sienajazz.it >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Cox" <[log in to unmask]> >> To: <[log in to unmask]> >> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 2:03 PM >> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Sinatra & Ella: The King and the Queen. >> >> >>> On 07/07/08, Aaron Levinson wrote: >>>> That's so great to hear Bob. I'm not surprised of course just happy >>>> that she was acknowledged as such. I think it is important to note as >>>> well that she was really the first person to do the "songbook" of a >>>> particular composer or team. >>> >>> We have Norman Granz to thank for that idea - and for a great many >>> other outstanding recordings. >>> >>>> When you got the Ella treatment you knew >>>> that at least you're finest work was being immortalized by the zenith >>>> of popular singers. Of course, everyone knows her version of Tisket a >>>> Tasket which brought her into the spotlight and the duets with Pops >>>> which are a special delight all their own but if I may single out a >>>> performance that I believe is among the 5 or 10 greatest in the >>>> history of recorded sound I urge people to listen to her version of >>>> "Miss Otis Regrets". It is certainly not her most famous song but if >>>> you are not moved by this extraordinary bit of magic you are simply >>>> not alive. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards >>> -- >>> Don Cox >>> [log in to unmask] >>> >> > >