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CD Picks of the Week "My favorite female singer"

Emotional female singer by Kondo "

Each CD will be presented for our readers. E-mail your name, address and CD title to apply CD present to the following address:

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Closing time of application : 21:00(JST) on Feruary 17(Thursday)

Those who were chosen among applications will receive CD without prior announcement

Both of them are talented vocalists and their albums are more mature. I think there are no other vocalist who fascinate us deeply. Their talent for singing is marvelous. Not only Jazz fan but everyone will love their vocal and enjoy their album.

The girl in the other room/ Diana Krall

Diana Krall(vo,p), Anthony Wilson(g), Neil Larsen(hammond), Christian McBride(b), John Clayton(b), Peter Erskine (ds), Geff Hamilton(ds), Terri Lyne Carrington(ds)

Released 2004/3/31 I like Diana Krall who changed the world trend of Jazz. I have all her seven albums. This is the most fascinated album which has been ever released. I think this is her best album.

Her husband, Elvis Costero has a great influence on her album. He might assist Diana in composing half songs of her album by herself because she had hardly composed before. Famous musician, such as Cristian McBride and John Clayton(b), Peter Erskine(d) and Jeff Hamilton, Anthony Wilson(gi) joined the recording of her album. New songs composed by Diana and Costero and covering numbers are well balanced in this album and it can make her further step as musician. Her husky voice is well balanced with stable sound.

Hummin' to Myself/ Linda Ronstadt

Linda Ronstadt(vo), Steven Bernstein(tp), Alan Broadbent(p), Roy Hargrove(fli), David Newman(ts)

Recorded in 2004 NY
Universal Classic & Jazz UCCV-1052 2004/11/10

This is straight Jazz album by Linda Ronstadt. She is called "Female Singer in West Coast" and she has been singing in various style and created her songs However, this is pure Jazz album. Alan Broadbent(p) arranges and performs mainly in this album.
She is singing Jazz straightly and this is a mature album. I am looking forward to her next album.

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