About Eva Cassidy.....

This is probably the best one to get mongo - on 180g vinyl -

That one sound pretty damn good on CD too.

Just got the cd from ebay.. looking forward to it.

with out a shadow of a doubt



live at blues alley

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Originally posted by KeanoKing:
with out a shadow of a doubt



live at blues alley

Seconded.

Good as the studio albums are this is her at her best.

I recently bought Live At Blues Alley again on CD and the new version is better than my earlier c.2002 version by some way (same label).

Fields of Gold is a peach when compared to Sting's close to monotone style.

It seems as though i should get live at blues alley as well then? I'm off to the town centre today. i'll see if anyone has it.

As to vinyl, i'm more and more often being tempted to try it out. It seems many swear by it's greater fidelity?

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Originally posted by munch:
I have had this great cd for along time.

Didnt know about the vinyl Tony.
Will hunt down a copy.
Cheers.
Stu

You can hear my copy when you come over Stu!

I've got it on Cd as well, which is also excellent but the vinyl's something else!

Mongo -

If you get the Live at Blues Alley CD, suggest you obtain the blixstreet records version.

Be interested to know what you think.

For me this is a desert island disc.

Just about the best Live album around IMHO

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Originally posted by KeanoKing:
with out a shadow of a doubt



live at blues alley

That's the one. Great disc.

Joe

Thanks for the help all. 'Got Songbird' yesterday and utterly loved her voice, incredible. I don't know how i've managed to miss her all these years. Not my usual fare at all, i must be mellowing.

Next up 'live at blues alley', too many heartfelt endorsements to ignore.

Eva Cassidy, great voice, died too young.

died too young indeed - her version of ..Over The Rainbow is in my very little book. The albums mentioned above are fab.

Another interesting voice is the Canadian Diane Nalini (a university professor!)- Check out her 'My Funny Valentine' on her After Dusk CD

Diane Nalini? Never heard of. Thanks for this, I hope, 'Brilliant' tip.

Eva Cassidy, one of Terry Wogan's favourites - and mine.

Cheers

Don

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Originally posted by Henk Bloem:
Diane Nalini? Never heard of. Thanks for this, I hope, 'Brilliant' tip.

you are welcome- she is not on any charts but she could do special things if she put in the effort. Her version of ..funny valentine is enormous

Live at Blues Alley arrived today - blimey it's good.

Thanks for the tip - I have 'Songbird' too but this is entirely complementary.

Ian

My copy of Live at Blues Alley arrived today also, and very good it is too. Another bonus is I found my CD of Songbird.

I always knew the Music Room had a measurable effect on Amazon's sales.

I thought I had all her recorded stuff covered in my various CD's, but after realising you could get a copy of Live at Blues Alley with tracks I did not have (thanks to contributors on this post), I ordered it.
It arrived this morning and well what can I say that has not been said already
Its is just simply damn good, less "rose coloured" than the other stuff, more feel, presence and life.
If you want just 2x Eva CD's, get this one and Songbird.

Time after Time is very good too if you want a third Eva CD.

Rich