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As we all know there are no live gigs taking place in the immediate future. However, any links to jazz streaming that are deemed suitable - i.e. with a professional approach - will be considered for posting.

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

RIP Della Reese (1932 - 2017)

Della Reese passed away on November 19 aged 86. A singer, more soul than jazz, more r & b than soul Della Reese still managed to add a jazz feel to whatever genre she was operating in. Closer to Dinah Washington and Dakota Staton than to Ella and Sassy as a vocalist, the world probably remembers her best as an actress on both large and small screen and it is her association with the longrunning tv drama Touched by Heaven that the American dailies lead with.

Nevertheless, Della could handle whatever she was dealt whether it be as a singer, actress or during her brief annulled marriage to Mercer Ellington.
The CD shown is a fine example of both her jazz side and her soul/r &b side.
I'd never played the album for years and it is sad that it took Della Reese's
death for me to rediscover it.
Sadly missed.
Rest In Peace.
Lance.
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