SWING OUT SISTER jazz pop

^I own that album and it sounds like about a hundred other British 'jazzy' club/dance groups from that era, but it does not sound anything like early Sade, who carries a lot of samba influence, both in rhythms and in vocal style. We're going to pass on this one.

Edited by js - 27 Sep 2017 at 8:36am

Your comparison makes no sense, I don't care much for Sting, but he's worked with some of the best jazz musicians in the business including Kenny Kirkland, Omar Hakim, Daryl Jones and Branford Marsalis. That isn't going to happen if you don't know your stuff.

Edited by js - 27 Sep 2017 at 5:13pm

You missed my point entirely, it means they know how to play jazz, remember, this is a jazz site . Same goes for Stevie Winwood, have you listened to his new live album, he throws in a couple jazz numbers and he plays them well. He's been playing jazz since he was teen, and was playing jazz on a professional level well before he started a rock band. Roberta Flack, like most RnB singers is right at home singing jazz too.

Well, just in case you had doubts about our selections, here is Roberta Flack singing a Duke Ellington medley:

You don't just decide one day you are going to sing Ellington without some kind of previous background, at least not if you are an artist with any kind of integrity. Go through Roberta's entire discog, there's lots of jazz in there. She's basically a jazz singer who sang some pop and other things as well.

Edited by js - 27 Sep 2017 at 7:48pm