Ivo and Arantxa brought up Chet Baker, thank goodness. He's amazing, such an underrated singer...you just have to think of the phrase "little boy blue" when hearing things like "I Get Along Without You Very Well" and of course "My Funny Valentine." But his upbeat stuff ("I Remember You") is great too...a smooth easygoing melancholic voice of a strung-out angel. (Poetic license mode on) I also think you could do worse than to check out Julie London, Ms. "Cry Me A River"...usually backed up only by an upright bass and an electric guitar but the songs move, sway, hush, and lie back on the pillow with a cigarette in hand when combined with her voice. Not too brassy, not too sassy, but just enough. Julie *is* her name. If you want to enjoy a good solitary night, put these albums on "repeat" and drink and smoke as much as you can take, slowly. Don't play it too loud, and turn the lights down low. If you're still with us in the morning consider yourself stronger for it. Xavier -- BXK M o t h e r , M a y bkim0@dept.english.upenn.edu I S l e e p http://www.english.upenn.edu/~bkim0 W i t h D a n g e r ? X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+