Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Song of the Day-If It's Magic

Most people consider the heyday of Ella Fitgerald, Peggy Lee, Sarah Vaughn and Billie Holiday to be the "Golden Age" of the female jazz vocalist. I don't know that today's women jazz singers can equal that group of all-timers, time will tell, but there is some fine work being done by Madeline Peyroux, Norah Jones and especially Cassandra Wilson. Most of today's vocalists due not restrict themselves to "jazz singing" per se, but work very comfortably doing Pop, Blues and even Country. Cassandra's 2010 album "Silver Pony" got mixed reviews and didn't win Grammy's like previous efforts, however her version of the Stevie Wonder "Songs In the  Key Of Life" classic "If It's Magic" certainly ranked with her best. And it is the song of the day!

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