Searching for sultry jazz music

IceHand · 11-20-2008, 08:58 AM

Do you have any recommendations for sultry jazz music? In particular I'm searching for something that's similar to "What you feel" from Buffy the Vampire Slayer's episode Once More With Feeling (the song itself isn't that great, but I like the style and I don't have any other examples at hand).

zelda_pinwheel · 11-20-2008, 10:53 AM

hmmm... i know i can do better than this, but these are the first names i thought of... i'll try to think of more.

Chet Baker perhaps ?

shirley bassey ! like big spender for instance...

or maybe some miles davis.

john coltrane should be on every jazz playlist.

some etta james songs...

Della Reese

Summertime by Michael Bublé

also you can just let deezer propose more stuff until you find someone else you like. you can make your own playlist or listen to a smartradio.

zelda_pinwheel · 11-20-2008, 11:20 AM

pfff. how could i forget ella fitzgerald. she's pretty sultry sometimes.

zelda_pinwheel · 11-20-2008, 11:26 AM

Anita O'Day.

DixieGal · 11-20-2008, 12:19 PM

In Barcelona, our hotel had piped in elevator music in all the rooms. It was either "on" or "off," but there was no adjusting it for volume or content.

It was FANTASTIC! Slow smokey contemporary jazz in a language we didn't speak fluently, so we had to listen to the velvety texture of the music without thinking about the song.

Although it was odd to have this piped in music, we really enjoyed it. We have tried to find it again, but no luck so far. I almost wonder if it was in Catalan instead of Spanish, because we have sampled uncounted Spanish MP3's without finding anything remotely close to that haunting jazz.

Add to the list of things to do over the Thanksgiving weekend: See if there are any samples of Catalan music available.

If anyone can suggest a title or artist of smooth contemporary Spanish or Catalan jazz, I would appreciate it.

zelda_pinwheel · 11-20-2008, 12:23 PM

oh man. nina simone.

hmm... catalan jazz...

UncleDuke · 11-20-2008, 04:00 PM

nina simone, eva cassidy, billie holiday, helen Schneider

my x loved tim hardin, bobby darin, nat "king" cole, oscar peterson

Xenophon · 11-20-2008, 04:55 PM

Look for a recording of Nancy Wilson singing "Some Cats Know". Or Topsy Chapman singing "Santa Baby".

Xenophon

zelda_pinwheel · 11-20-2008, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Xenophon

Look for a recording of Nancy Wilson singing "Some Cats Know". Or Topsy Chapman singing "Santa Baby".

Xenophon

oho, and now you've reminded me of Eartha Kitt !! how could i have forgotten her ???

IceHand · 11-21-2008, 08:33 AM

Thanks for all the recommendations so far, especially Zelda's

I instantly fell in love with Nina Simone's "Feeling Good", but I like most of the other interprets too. Not many male voices singing sultry jazz though, are there?

zelda_pinwheel · 11-21-2008, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by IceHand

Thanks for all the recommendations so far, especially Zelda's

I instantly fell in love with Nina Simone's "Feeling Good", but I like most of the other interprets too. Not many male voices singing sultry jazz though, are there?

glad you like the songs.

i love music like that. those horns on "feelin good" just make me fall off my chair. in fact i'm listening to it right now.

i don't know too many men singing sultry jazz like that but there must be some... if i find any i'll let you know, and if you find any, you let me know.

pshrynk · 11-21-2008, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

glad you like the songs.

i love music like that. those horns on "feelin good" just make me fall off my chair. in fact i'm listening to it right now.

i don't know too many men singing sultry jazz like that but there must be some... if i find any i'll let you know, and if you find any, you let me know.

Harry Connick, Jr!

zelda_pinwheel · 11-21-2008, 09:34 AM

hey look at that, an answer already.

KindleDude · 11-21-2008, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

pfff. how could i forget ella fitzgerald. she's pretty sultry sometimes.

There's a CD called "The Intimate Ella" that is wonderful and I think would at least in part qualify ("Black Coffee," "Angel Eyes").

Also, Billie Holiday, "Songs for Distingue Lovers"

Some of Stan Getz's samba-style jazz

Diana Krall, "The Girl in the Next Room"

zelda_pinwheel · 11-22-2008, 11:09 PM

this version of feeling good is amazing. i love those bompity bomp horns. (wait until about 0:50)

11-20-2008, 08:58 AM	#1
IceHand Linux User Posts: 323 Karma: 13682 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany Device: Kindle 3	Searching for sultry jazz music Do you have any recommendations for sultry jazz music? In particular I'm searching for something that's similar to "What you feel" from Buffy the Vampire Slayer's episode Once More With Feeling (the song itself isn't that great, but I like the style and I don't have any other examples at hand).

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11-20-2008, 10:53 AM	#2
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	hmmm... i know i can do better than this, but these are the first names i thought of... i'll try to think of more. Chet Baker perhaps ? shirley bassey ! like big spender for instance... or maybe some miles davis. john coltrane should be on every jazz playlist. some etta james songs... Della Reese Summertime by Michael Bublé also you can just let deezer propose more stuff until you find someone else you like. you can make your own playlist or listen to a smartradio.

11-20-2008, 11:20 AM	#3
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	pfff. how could i forget ella fitzgerald. she's pretty sultry sometimes.

11-20-2008, 11:26 AM	#4
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	Anita O'Day.

11-20-2008, 12:19 PM	#5
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	In Barcelona, our hotel had piped in elevator music in all the rooms. It was either "on" or "off," but there was no adjusting it for volume or content. It was FANTASTIC! Slow smokey contemporary jazz in a language we didn't speak fluently, so we had to listen to the velvety texture of the music without thinking about the song. Although it was odd to have this piped in music, we really enjoyed it. We have tried to find it again, but no luck so far. I almost wonder if it was in Catalan instead of Spanish, because we have sampled uncounted Spanish MP3's without finding anything remotely close to that haunting jazz. Add to the list of things to do over the Thanksgiving weekend: See if there are any samples of Catalan music available. If anyone can suggest a title or artist of smooth contemporary Spanish or Catalan jazz, I would appreciate it.

11-20-2008, 12:23 PM	#6
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	oh man. nina simone. hmm... catalan jazz...

11-20-2008, 04:00 PM	#7
UncleDuke books & doughnuts Posts: 882 Karma: 37857 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: usa Device: sony reader, kindle2	nina simone, eva cassidy, billie holiday, helen Schneider my x loved tim hardin, bobby darin, nat "king" cole, oscar peterson

11-20-2008, 04:55 PM	#8
Xenophon curmudgeon Posts: 1,481 Karma: 5748190 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Redwood City, CA USA Device: Kobo Aura HD, (ex)nook, (ex)PRS-700, (ex)PRS-500	Look for a recording of Nancy Wilson singing "Some Cats Know". Or Topsy Chapman singing "Santa Baby". Xenophon

11-21-2008, 08:33 AM	#10
IceHand Linux User Posts: 323 Karma: 13682 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany Device: Kindle 3	Thanks for all the recommendations so far, especially Zelda's I instantly fell in love with Nina Simone's "Feeling Good", but I like most of the other interprets too. Not many male voices singing sultry jazz though, are there?

11-21-2008, 09:34 AM	#13
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	hey look at that, an answer already.

11-22-2008, 11:09 PM	#15
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	this version of feeling good is amazing. i love those bompity bomp horns. (wait until about 0:50)

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