Not digging the Moonlight

Count me in with Fremer on this one - and full credit to him for belling the cat.

For me Lyn Stanley's work is difficult to listen to for exactly the reasons Fremer has put down in the review. Her phrasing and interpretation is off. Fremer is absolutely spot on with his train of thought. Her music has a more than generous sprinkling of audiophile dust that after a while is .... too much.

Here is another example : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jmTZV6Y_3k

And here is Julie London singing the same song from 1955: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fdynmsMomw
 
I am not a fan of Stanley's voice and it pales in comparison to Bisson and Julie London. I own several of London's LP's. She does not have much range but her voice is sultry.
 
I see as many jazz performances in all the NYC jazz clubs and those in Philly as well. My thoughts on Lyn Stanley are that she is a less that stellar singer who relies on generally good arrangements, excellent musicians and stellar production to sell records to a very limited audience, namely audiophiles. It seems to me that she has been very successful at that. She seems to be at all the audio shows. What she may want to consider is spending less time at the audio shows and singing in clubs with a live audience. That is where she can hone her craft as a singer. It does not seem to me that she has much interest in that and would rather stay on her chosen path which is fine but limits her potential audience and her growth as a singer. I have her first two recordings and never listen to them. As for her covers, Ray Brown always used to say if you are covering someone else's material, put a new dress on it. I have no problems with being experimental. I just don't find her to be a very good singer if this type of material. Not a big fan of Anne Bisson either but she is a much better musician and performs in clubs. As for Diana Krall, why it seems that audiophiles always bash her, she is a fine musician who plays great piano and sings well within her limited range and is very good live, especially after the first couple of tunes when she warms up. No comparison at all between her and Ms. Stanley.
 
Audiophiles bash Krall? I thought I was the only one who didn't like her. You sure find her music played at a lot of audiophile type gatherings ):

JWhip said:
I see as many jazz performances in all the NYC jazz clubs and those in Philly as well. My thoughts on Lyn Stanley are that she is a less that stellar singer who relies on generally good arrangements, excellent musicians and stellar production to sell records to a very limited audience, namely audiophiles. It seems to me that she has been very successful at that. She seems to be at all the audio shows. What she may want to consider is spending less time at the audio shows and singing in clubs with a live audience. That is where she can hone her craft as a singer. It does not seem to me that she has much interest in that and would rather stay on her chosen path which is fine but limits her potential audience and her growth as a singer. I have her first two recordings and never listen to them. As for her covers, Ray Brown always used to say if you are covering someone else's material, put a new dress on it. I have no problems with being experimental. I just don't find her to be a very good singer if this type of material. Not a big fan of Anne Bisson either but she is a much better musician and performs in clubs. As for Diana Krall, why it seems that audiophiles always bash her, she is a fine musician who plays great piano and sings well within her limited range and is very good live, especially after the first couple of tunes when she warms up. No comparison at all between her and Ms. Stanley.
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Nikhil said:
Count me in with Fremer on this one - and full credit to him for belling the cat.

For me Lyn Stanley's work is difficult to listen to for exactly the reasons Fremer has put down in the review. Her phrasing and interpretation is off. Fremer is absolutely spot on with his train of thought. Her music has a more than generous sprinkling of audiophile dust that after a while is .... too much.

Here is another example : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jmTZV6Y_3k

And here is Julie London singing the same song from 1955: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fdynmsMomw
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You , us, may all agree with his feelings , but im totally against bashing musicans, someone somewhere likes her work , if you dont like pass , no need to destroy her work ..



Regards
 
JWhip said:
... My thoughts on Lyn Stanley are that she is a less that stellar singer who relies on generally good arrangements, excellent musicians and stellar production to sell records to a very limited audience, namely audiophiles. It seems to me that she has been very successful at that. She seems to be at all the audio shows. What she may want to consider is spending less time at the audio shows and singing in clubs with a live audience. That is where she can hone her craft as a singer.
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Nailed it.


a.wayne said:
You , us, may all agree with his feelings , but im totally against bashing musicans, someone somewhere likes her work , if you dont like pass , no need to destroy her work ..
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Hardly my intention. Lyn has plenty of fans out there who will continue to buy her work.
 
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