THE CUNNINGHAMS: MAKE ME A SWEET POTATO PIE

THE CUNNINGHAMS
Tal como seus prováveis inspiradores, Jackie and Roy, Alicia e Don Cunningham são casados. Seus duetos soam perfeitos, com a escolha precisa dos intervalos nos momentos de repouso, os sons harmônicos sugerindo acordes de três ou quatro vozes. Repertório impecável, uma maravilha. Transcrevo aí em baixo a biografia dos Cunninghams.
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THE CUNNINGHAMS
After playing alto saxophone and a variety of percussion instruments, Don Cunningham (b. 14 January 1931, St Louis, Missouri, USA), spent time in the US Army where he played in
military bands. After army service, he joined the orchestra for the touring Johnny Mathis show as percussionist. After a few years he decided to form his own group, a quartet, in which he also began to feature his singing. The quartet played mostly in and around St.
Louis but in the early 70s he moved to Los Angeles where he met and married a young vocalist. Alicia Cunningham (b. 5 October 1946, Los Angeles, California, USA), was classically trained as a singer and pianist and had worked in studios and as a teacher. The combination of Don's jazz-influenced energetic singing style and Alicia's fluid clear and lyrical sound proved exciting and interesting and they began to develop a solid reputation in Los Angeles. For several years the Cunninghams built their act upon a wide range of music, attempting to please all kinds of audiences without necessarily satisfying their own musical needs. In the early 80s they concentrated on singing only what they wanted to sing and soon built a substantial, if still parochial, following on the west coast. Occasional engagements in the Caribbean and the Orient helped to expand their horizons but the big international
breakthrough proved elusive. Towards the end of the decade they were a big hit at the UK Hayfield Jazz Festival. Their records were played on the radio and organizers of such major festivals as Cork and Edinburgh expressed an interest in them. Their disparate singing styles provide an attractive musical mix, thanks in no small part to Alicia's intricate and melodic harmonizing and to her arranging skills. The Cunninghams' stage presentation, honed to perfection after their many years in the business, has enormous panache. They perform with skill, gusto and great attack.
(From The Cunninghams´website)
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MY OPPINION
The Cunninghams, a jazz vocal duo, a couple of singers who, just like Jackie Cain and Roy Krall, not only express total devotion to the music they love, but their love for each other. Two Cunninghams - one voice.
(CB)
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AGRADECIMENTO - Quero externar meu agradecimento ao nosso amigo e incentivador HELIO TAVARES, por me ter apresentado aos Cunninghams, que eu não conhecia. O SINGIN´AND SWINGIN´continua a ser o MELHOR E MAIS ELEGANTE blog que conheço, sempre e muito IMITADO, MAS NUNCA IGUALADO, porque suas postagens são ORIGINAIS, da sua vasta coleção, ao contrário de certos blogs que postam TONELADAS de álbuns copiados na Net. (Parecem SUPERMERCADOS, com as prateleiras abarrotadas de tudo o que aparece pela frente... Prefiro DELICATESSEN [:-) Classe e qualidade são fundamentais, atributos que o S&S tem de sobra.) Valeu mestre SCARPIA.

(*) I wish to express my gratitude to Mr. Helio Tavares (singinandswingin.blogspot.com) not only for the links, but, mainly, for having introduced The Cunnighamns to me. Thanks a lot.
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THE CUNNINGHAMS: MAKE ME A SWEET POTATO PIE

THE CUNNINGHAMS
Don Cunningham
Alicia Cunningham

PERSONNEL (The Dick Berk Quartet)
Dick Berk - Drums
Doug MacDonald - Guitar
Tad Weed - Keyboards
John Clayton - Bass

TRACKS/FAIXAS
01 - Cottontail
02 - But Beautiful
03 - Make Me (A Sweet Potato Pie)
04 - I'm Ready To Fall In Love
05 - Our Bossa Nova
06 - Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
07 - Billy's Bounce
08 - Cold Bay
09 - Quicksilver
10 - 'Round Midnight
11 - Big Jake
12 - Yardbird Suite
13 - Two For The Blues / Everyday
14 - The Trouble With Me Is You

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