tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975416078255909953.post5083154071917246045..comments2024-03-16T18:38:04.996-04:00Comments on Critics At Large : Righteous Reconfiguration: Emilie-Claire Barlow's The Beat Goes OnCritics at Largehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18073851963852030361noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975416078255909953.post-34131989289159100832011-01-19T09:46:31.464-05:002011-01-19T09:46:31.464-05:00Hi David. For the record: Among her early jazz fan...Hi David. For the record: Among her early jazz fans, the reference to "Easy" refers to her first names (E-C) AND the fact that she makes the songs and scats all sound so easy because of her use of phonetics. It has nothing whatsoever to do with an easy or lazy singing style. Having said that, I think we might have been prescient in the matter as she moves on to a more Krall-sh pop sound. I can only give you a borrowed quote to highlight this: her past is a foreign country -- she did things differently there. Hey, "conditions have changed".Dean Tudorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027150351344396656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975416078255909953.post-87034993343406083612011-01-17T00:11:20.714-05:002011-01-17T00:11:20.714-05:00David Churchill responds: Hi Dean, thanks for your...David Churchill responds: Hi Dean, thanks for your comment. Having seen Barlow live and heard all her CDs, I think it's highly unfair to call her "Easy" Barlow. There ain't nothing easy listening about her arrangements or her phrasing. Sure, she may not be recording jazz that satisfies traditionalists, but neither is she doing jazz to snooze by.Critics at Largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18073851963852030361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1975416078255909953.post-87306524984357103692011-01-16T14:33:46.901-05:002011-01-16T14:33:46.901-05:00I regret that Easy Barlow no longer has a jazz gro...I regret that Easy Barlow no longer has a jazz group with her father, drummer Brian. I saw her several times at various locations in Toronto (e.g., Montreal Bistro) -- she was self-conscious with her clothing, but she had a wonderful voice that played with the all-jazz musicians. She was dynamite on "Aquas de Marco", brilliant phrasing. <br /><br />Too bad she appears to be going the Krall route, but that's where the recognition -- and money -- is.Dean Tudorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027150351344396656noreply@blogger.com