Not to be outdone by her husband Elvis Costello, Diana Krall has made a name for herself as a Lounge singer. A perfect Lounge album.ĭiana Krall: The Look of Love (2001). Together, they created a collection of heartfelt, spellbinding music, the likes of which hadn’t been heard in years. Elvis Costello led the New Wave of Rock&Roll music in the early 1980s. Burt Bacharach was the composer of many Easy Listening hits in the 1960s. Who hasn’t danced to their hit song Go Daddy-O? I know I start dancing whenever I hear it! Big Bad Voodoo Daddy has managed to maintain their popularity while the rest of the Swing revival hasn’t, as they continue to tour to this day.Įlvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Painted from Memory (1998).
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This band did Cherry Poppin’ Daddies one better with their unforgettable soundtrack to the movie Swingers.
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Their music was full of energy and had a sense of humor more biting than Prima’s, which seems corny by comparison.īig Bad Voodoo Daddy: Americana Deluxe (1998). Cherry Poppin’ Daddies introduced a new generation of music lovers (like me) to the Jump Blues style made famous by Louis Prima 40 years earlier. The Swing music revival of the late 1990s didn’t last very long, but its impact on Lounge music is undeniable. Although he doesn’t have the greatest voice, Bennett’s style is so natural that it seems he was born to sing Lounge music.Ĭherry Poppin’ Daddies: Zoot Suit Riot (1997). Tony Bennett started singing jazz songs in the 1950s, peaked in the 1960s, faded in the 1970s and 1980s, came back strong in the 1990s and is as popular as ever today (Is this pattern getting old yet?). Speaking of smooth, here’s another cat that’s been singing forever. Tony Bennett: Here’s to the Ladies (1995). Dino’s version of Baby It’s Cold Outside is one of my favorite holiday tunes ever. His smooth, comfortable voice was the perfect vehicle for conveying the warmth of Christmas music. Of all of the Rat Pack’s efforts, Dean Martin’s are my favorite. Who doesn’t love Christmas music? Lounge artists have made their fair share of holiday albums, and then some. Louis Prima brought high energy to Lounge!ĭean Martin: Seasons Greetings (1992). Anybody whose original music sounds just as good as future covers by Brian Setzer and David Lee Roth was ahead of his time. Prima perfected the Jump Blues Lounge style during his Capitol Records years, 1956-62. He began his career with a New Orleans Jazz band in the 1920s, led a Swing combo in the 1930s, a Big Band in the 1940s, and a Vegas Lounge act in the 1950s. Louis Prima was a versatile musician of great longevity.
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Louis Prima: Capital Collectors Series (1991). Like Sinatra, he parlayed his early success as a Lounge/Big Band vocalist in the 1990s into an acting career, both in movies and television. was a child prodigy from New Orleans who began performing at the age of 5. One of the young bucks who followed in Sinatra’s footsteps, Harry Connick, Jr. Harry Connick, Jr.: We Are In Love (1990). Sinatra set the table for all Lounge singers who followed him. I believe he peaked during his Capitol Records years, 1953-60, which coincided with his rise as a movie actor. Arguably the greatest vocalist ever, Frank Sinatra began his singing career in the 1930s with big bands during the Swing era. Or, yet again, worlds colliding.įrank Sinatra: Capital Collectors Series (1989). My enjoyment of most of this music predates my love of Tiki, so perhaps it was a precursor for me. Here, then, are the lounge albums I’ve listened to since the 1980s. This versatile musical genre is still going strong today, though it is evocative of a time long gone. Lounge really hit its stride in the Mid-Century era of the 1950s-60s, and enjoyed a revival in the 1990s, just like Tiki. The lounge music I’ve enjoyed over the years parallels the rise, fall, and rebirth of Tiki. In any case, the singer is the star of the show, be it a lowly lounge lizard, a sultry siren, or one of the Rat Pack crooners fronting a big band. The term evokes a range of images, from a cheesy singer playing piano in a hotel bar, to a glitzy big band vocalist belting out standards in Vegas.
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