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Posts Tagged Crooner

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September 17, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 51

Mel Tormé, The Velvet Fog (1970) So many crooners. So many good singers. Singing so many good songs. I got to Mel Tormé in the silliest of ways – but it’s one that is in keeping with my generation’s way of being introduced to things I guess. The TV show Night Court, a favourite features […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1970, Buddy Rich, Crooner, Drummer, It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing), LP, Mel Torme, Night Court, Record, The Velvet Fog, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 51, Vinyl, Vocalist ·

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August 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 257

Tony Bennett, Yesterday I Heard The Rain (1968) The whole family fell in love with Tony Bennett when we all bought each other the MTV Unplugged album one year for Christmas – seriously, three copies. How very early-1990s! I say, the whole family, my mum was already a fan. She’d already been listening and sharing.  […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1968, Crooner, Get Happy, Hushabye Mountain, Jazz, LP, MTV Unplugged, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 257, Vinyl, Yesterday I Heard The Rain ·

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January 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 340

Grady Tate, By Special Request (1974) Grady Tate – simply one of my all-time favourite drummers, and I got to write a bit about that and a bit about him in memorial. Sad that so often we mark these moments only after a person has gone. And shortly before Tate died I got rather hooked on his crooner albums from the […]
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December 26, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 347

Ringo Starr, Sentimental Journey (1970) Poor old Ringo Starr. I say “Poor old Ringo Starr”, when there’s nothing poor about him. Nice life, great drummer, in the best band in the world, lucky timing on that too, etc. And it really hasn’t mattered what he did after. I mean he’s as well-known – actually probably […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged "Singer", # 347, 1970, Covers, Crooner, Debut, Drummer, Drumming, Drums, I'm A Fool To Care, LP, Record, Ringo Starr, Sentimental Journey, Singing, Solo Album, Standards, The Beatles, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 347, Thomas & Friends, Thomas The Tank Engine, Vinyl, Vocalist ·

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August 6, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 384

Joe Williams, A Man Aint’ Supposed to Cry (1958) I love a good impulse-buy. I knew who Joe Williams was – but when I saw this album on a recent trip to Sydney I can’t say I knew the album at all but something (and not just the price) said Buy Me. You’ll Like Me. […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1958, A Main Ain't Supposed To Cry, Count Basie, Crooner, EP, I'm Thru With Love, Jazz, Joe Williams, LP, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 384, Vinyl ·

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August 7, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 520

Nat ‘King’ Cole, Night Lights (1957) A fairly random purchase this – a wee ep from Nat ‘King’ Cole, I like Nat ‘King Cole – how could you not? And even though I do already own some of his recordings – and have listened to plenty more – I have no doubt I bought this […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged [45], 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, 1950s, 1957, Crooner, EP, LP, Nat Cole, Nat King Cole, Nelson Riddle, Record, Single, The 1001 Albums Challenge, The Vinyl Countdown # 520, Vinyl ·

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July 2, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Frank Sinatra: Baby Blue Eyes

Frank Sinatra Baby Blue Eyes Frank Sinatra Enterprises LLC/Universal Music Enterprises/UMG Recordings, Inc./Capitol Records It’s entirely your call whether you need this – you might cringe, the purists can be as disgusted at they like, or you might really dig the ‘novelty’ of it…a compilation of Sinatra songs that are suitable for children; fun for […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Baby Blue Eyes, Children, Compilation, Crooner, Family, Frank Sinatra, Kids, May The First Voice You Hear Be Mine, Sing, Tina Sinatra ·

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May 11, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Ministry of Sound – When Cool Was King

Various Artists: Ministry of Sound: When Cool Was King Ministry of Sound A 3-CD set of jazz, soul and cool-crooner classics (plus some crud from Michael Buble and Robbie Williams) this was the Ministry of Sound label’s Christmas compilation – its easy-listening gift to an audience of dedicated compilation-buyers (presuming said audience still exists?) It’s […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 3CD, Album Review, Crooner, Jazz, Ministry of Sound, Ministry of Sound: When Cool Was King, MoS, Soul, V/A, V/A: Ministry of Sound - When Cool Was King, Various, Various Artists, When Cool Was King ·

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