Rhythmic Blue

By: Gail L. Nobles
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  • Rhythmic Blue is a show about Jazz singers by Gail Nobles ©️2023.
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  • Aretha Franklin & Jazz 8:3:24 8.36 PM

    Aretha Franklin & Jazz 8:3:24 8.36 PM
    Aug 4 2024
    Photo: Ryan Arrowsmith
    Usage: Wikimedia CC BY 2.5

    According to Rolling Stone, young Aretha Franklin moved from Gospel to jazz in the early 60s. She sang a song entitled Nobody Like You. I love how she sang jazz, and I love how she played the piano. We know that she had a voice for pop, blues, gospel, and soul. And she sounded so great singing jazz. I like the way she pronounced and played around with words and singing. There's probably a name for that, but I don't know what you call it. Aretha Franklin must have had something on the inside to be able to carry out the sound that she had. To be able to sing and use her voice the way that she did.

    I'm Gail Nobles. Thank you for tuning in to Rhythmic Blue, and check out Aretha’s song Nobody Like You.
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    2 mins
  • Sade-Smooth Operator 7:15:24 9.00 PM

    Sade-Smooth Operator 7:15:24 9.00 PM
    Jul 16 2024
    Intro: Gail Nobles
    Photo: Thilo Parg - Own work
    Wikipedia Usage: CC BY-SA 3.0

    When I think of jazz, I think of Sade’s song Smooth Operator. It is a single from her debut studio album Diamond Life (1984). It was released as the album’s third single in the United Kingdom.

    In the United States, "Smooth Operator" was released in February 1985, serving as the album's second US single. The song became Sade's first top-10 entry in the US, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in May 1985. It spent 13 weeks in the top 40, and also topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart for two weeks.
    Although "Your Love Is King" remains Sade's highest-peaking single in the UK to date, "Smooth Operator" is the band's breakthrough single on the US charts, and their most successful single internationally.

    You’re listening to Rhythmic Blue. I’m your host, Gail Nobles.
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    2 mins
  • Prince & Jazz 12:26:23 5.50 PM

    Prince & Jazz 12:26:23 5.50 PM
    Dec 26 2023
    Intro by: Gail Nobles
    Photo: Yves Lorson from Kapellen, Belgium - Prince
    Usage: CC BY 2.0

    Hello, I'm Gail Nobles. Welcome to Rhythmic Blue.

    Believe it or not,Prince made a lot of music that sounded like jazz from his 1991 album Diamonds and Pearls. He made a song titled Scrolling. It’s the fifth track on the album.

    From his 2015 album HitNRun Phase 2. He made a song titled Look At Me, Look At You.

    Prince has a 2009 album titled Lotus Flower. He has a single on that album titled Love Like Jazz.

    There are many more songs that Prince had made that sounded like jazz. He must have loved jazz music. Prince was a musical genius.

    It is said that Prince left behind an underground bank vault of music. He didn't want to give the recording companies the best stuff, and I don't blame him.

    It is said that Prince had his own record label title Paisley Park Records founded in 1985 which was distributed by and funded and part by Warner Brothers Records. It was started in 1985 following the success of the film and Purple Rain. Prince had the right idea.

    You're listening to Rhythmic Blue. Today’s topic: Prince and Jazz. Thank you for listening.
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    2 mins

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