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Dardango
Joined: 07 Jan 2008
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Location: Montgomery, AL
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Post subject: AT LAST
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 11:09 pm
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| Long overdue and especially well-deserved. Congrats, KE! |
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vsiderio
Joined: 24 Nov 2009
Posts: 12
Location: Mullica Hill, New Jersey, USA
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Post subject: Congratulations, KE and LH
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 5:47 am
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| It's about time. Congratulations to all involved with DTY (let's not forget Ernie Watts). Can't wait to hear KE in Princeton on the 17th. |
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mjr
Joined: 02 Jul 2006
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Location: southeastern Massachusetts
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Roberto
Joined: 01 Feb 2010
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Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:08 am
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| Congratulations to Kurt and all the band....Excellent job guys!! |
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kenevey
Joined: 13 Jul 2006
Posts: 14
Location: Ireland
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Post subject: Congratulations from Ireland!
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:37 am
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Well done Kurt and Laurence!
It's very exciting! Can't wait to see the footage..
Cormac Kenevey (in Dublin)
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Solan49
Joined: 14 Mar 2009
Posts: 114
Location: Sweden/Stockholm
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Post subject: Congratulations
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:51 am
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Congratulations to Kurt, Laurence and everybody involved.
You really deserve this Grammy. "Dedicated to You" is a
wonderful album, great and amazing singing by Kurt and lovely arrangements by Laurence. Wonderful songs all through.
I listen to it every day and love it more and more and more........
Thanks for all your music.
All the best and a
BIG HUG
Solweig
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blackbirdfan
Joined: 20 Jul 2006
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Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:52 am
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A shout out to Jim Gailloreto needs to be extended for some of those string arrangements on this side!!! Simply beautiful!!!
BBF |
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P+T
Joined: 15 Jun 2006
Posts: 691
Location: Portland, OR
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Post subject: Jim Gailloreto's arrangements
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 11:30 am
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Yes, indeed! A big shout out to Jim Gailloreto for his great arrangements of "My One and Only Love" and "Nancy With the Laughing Face."
As we recall, Jim was doing some string arrangements for Kurt when this project was first conceived for the Chicago Jazz Festival way back in 2006. And things evolved from there.... |
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P+T
Joined: 15 Jun 2006
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Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 12:30 pm
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Just remembered this from Neil Tesser's article last week.
Kurt is the first male artist to win the Grammy for Best Vocal Jazz Album since 1993 when it was awarded to Bobby McFerrin.
From Wikipedia:
| Quote: | | The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album has been presented since 1977. Until 2001 this award was titled the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance. From 1981 to 1991 (except for 1985) this category was presented as separate awards for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female and Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male. |
Wikipedia has the full list of winners by year for Best Vocal Jazz Album. |
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codejazz
Joined: 01 Feb 2010
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Post subject: I saw it coming a year ago...
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:36 pm
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Saw the live show in Iowa City, 3 days after the Lincoln Center recording, and knew it was something special. The project is an undeniable masterpiece, bringing so much individuality and artistry to the Holy Grail of romantic jazz. It's a true joy to hear the essence of the original artists reverently presented through such intensely personal interpretations and arrangements. I thought I knew the original recordings very well, but I now hear them as not only the amazing first-take wonders they are, but also as the reference point for something I didn't think was possible - the perfect storm of showcase and tribute. Kurt and Laurence, while I agree with most other comments here that your Grammy was long overdue, I see Dedicated to You as a singular achievement of sensitivity, respect and grace, standing out from your previous ventures as a cohesive Work of Art. The recording's (hopefully blossoming) commercial success, while well-deserved, isn't necessary to prove its value.
Thanks so much for pouring so much of yourselves into this project. You've raised the bar quite a bit. Eagerly awaiting whatever's next. |
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xxnumbr1stunnrxx
Joined: 19 Dec 2006
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Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 1:02 am
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All I can say is it's about time!
Great job to the whole crew on Dedicated To You. It is truly a work of art.
Just so you know when I see the band in March at the GM I'm buying them all round!  |
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karina
Joined: 17 Nov 2008
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Location: Luxembourg
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Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 7:12 am
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| P+T wrote: | lavoz85, we understand from the GRAMMY folks that the podcast *will* be available for 30 days on grammy.com. Apparently they haven't posted it yet -- they're kinda busy at the moment.  We'll let everybody here know when it's up. |
The podcast doesn't seem to be on yet, but the duet with Lalah Hathaway is on Youtube. |
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Solan49
Joined: 14 Mar 2009
Posts: 114
Location: Sweden/Stockholm
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Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 2:34 pm
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Kurt, i forgot:
You were a great host at the Grammy Awards, so elegant and nice.
I really hope that you still will meet your fans after performances
so we can talk a little after Passion World at Lincoln Center in May.
Once again, congratulations.
Best
Solweig
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budreblu
Joined: 21 Dec 2009
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Location: Chicago South Side
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Post subject: Congrats!
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 6:19 pm
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9 times a charm!
So well deserved for you and your jazz family through the years!
You were a hip, cool host and I loved the tux!
Thanks for the Chicago shout-out!
Groovy! |
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