Jazz fans - ever hear vocalist/lyricist Lorraine Feather?

[DancingBear]

She is Leonard Feather's daughter (If you have to ask - don't) - right now I'm listening to "Such Sweet Thunder", a CD where Feather puts lyrics to the music of Duke Ellington.

Wonderful stuff - check out "Antarctica", based on the Ellinton/Coleman Hawkins tune "The Ricitic."

[NNadir]

1. I once sat next to Leonard Feather at a Monterrey Jazz festival.

He scowled through the whole thing, writing endlessly through every performance. I had the distinct impression he never actually heard a note.

I don't have much use for music critics of any stripe, jazz or otherwise, but I would suppose that Ms. Feather was at least hearing the music when she grew up. It wouldn't surprise me if she was very good.

[DancingBear]

2. Leonard Feather was a composer, as well

Quite a few of his compositions are in the jazz lexicon - "Mighty Like The Blues" is on his daughter's CD, although I had never heard that tune before.