{"id":28831,"date":"2021-08-23T11:23:36","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T16:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brianjnoggle.com\/blog\/?p=28831"},"modified":"2021-08-23T11:23:36","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T16:23:36","slug":"summer-musical-balance-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brianjnoggle.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/23\/summer-musical-balance-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Musical Balance Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This spring, <a href=\"https:\/\/brianjnoggle.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/25\/musical-balance-spring-2021\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">my musical balance was awobble<\/a> as I bought some pop music.  I&#8217;ve been accumulating more music this summer, and my normal musical balance has been upended a bit as well.<\/p>\n<p>As you might remember, gentle reader, my CD purchases tend to even out between heavy metal and jazz songbirds.  However, I seem to have broadened my purchases a bit as I have bought some male jazz performers as well.<\/p>\n<p>Since March, I have bought:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B08BR4XFMG\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B08BR4XFMG&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=stlbrianj00-20&#038;linkId=4c75e068916e61668c9383d841c2c478\" rel=\"noopener\">Artemis<\/a><\/em> by Artemis; not a jazz song bird <em>per se<\/em> as it is a women&#8217;s jazz supergroup of sorts<\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07J9LHD36\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B07J9LHD36&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=stlbrianj00-20&#038;linkId=34f31388990b7b0efc323fcc1e95c354\" rel=\"noopener\">The Story of Jaz<\/a><\/em> by Jazmin Ghent, singer and saxophonist<\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000U788RK\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B000U788RK&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=stlbrianj00-20&#038;linkId=944577b11d4d0e48ecec60b0bb99d7a2\" rel=\"noopener\">Italia<\/a><\/em> by Chris Botti, trumpeter<\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0002VL0K6\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B0002VL0K6&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=stlbrianj00-20&#038;linkId=cbf12f71b2e2616871f2e9158016fc09\" rel=\"noopener\">When I Fall In Love<\/a><\/em> by Chris Botti<\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07MWQFDD3\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B07MWQFDD3&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=stlbrianj00-20&#038;linkId=446350dd02da0d4cfdf724c3744108b1\" rel=\"noopener\">No More Hollywood Endings<\/a><\/em> by Battle Beast<\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01MRUHKDG\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B01MRUHKDG&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=stlbrianj00-20&#038;linkId=b953522276ecb349ff805d900677895e\" rel=\"noopener\">Bringer Of Pain<\/a><\/em> by Battle Beast<\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B08MN4P387\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B08MN4P387&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=stlbrianj00-20&#038;linkId=ead8d45dfcc19412aa7fd7cdbfba7b02\" rel=\"noopener\">In The Shadows Of Things<\/a><\/em> by Walk in Darkness<\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B08WKP5DZJ\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B08WKP5DZJ&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=stlbrianj00-20&#038;linkId=c7c83cf44b676e5b1645aaf537d5fcd2\" rel=\"noopener\">Winterbane<\/a><\/em> by Frozen Crown<\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07G1YHM2W\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B07G1YHM2W&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=stlbrianj00-20&#038;linkId=882528a5632d07ae6e50b0cd5f9b4fde\" rel=\"noopener\">Coevolve<\/a><\/em> by Kayla Waters<\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07YRJVZQF\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B07YRJVZQF&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=stlbrianj00-20&#038;linkId=2450b6fb227886da93e721b9538cbff8\" rel=\"noopener\">odd sting &amp; intrigue<\/a><\/em> by Kanon Wakeshima<\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B083XNNTZ2\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B083XNNTZ2&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=stlbrianj00-20&#038;linkId=2323164f6c2cbf528ba3c4540d66dea0\" rel=\"noopener\">All Rise (Jewelcase)<\/a><\/em> by Gregory Porter, from whom WSIE plays plenty lately<\/li>\n<li><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002UM78OC\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B002UM78OC&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=stlbrianj00-20&#038;linkId=e250d3350a607c706db77d5972adedb7\" rel=\"noopener\">This Is Christmas<\/a><\/em> by Anita Rosamond, local to St. Louis&#8211;WSIE played something of hers, which reminded me I probably did not have her whole collection<\/li>\n<li><em>Higher and Higher<\/em> by Anita Rosamond; I bought these from her Web site, so I got a little note for my collection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, we have 5 female jazz singers; 4 metal bands with women lead singers; 1 jazz male singer, 2 male jazz trumpeter, and 1 Japanese pop cellist.<\/p>\n<p>Also, when I played one of the Chris Botti albums whilst reading in the evening, my beautiful wife said, &#8220;He&#8217;s not a woman.&#8221;  So apparently she has discovered my musical predilections&#8211;pretty women on the cover or performing.  Although not exclusively.<\/p>\n<p>So who can resist CDs with these lovely women on the cover?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brianjnoggle.com\/bsgfx\/nooralouhimo2.jpg\"><br \/>Noora Louhimo of Battle Beast<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brianjnoggle.com\/bsgfx\/nicolettarosellini.jpg\"><br \/>Nicoletta Rosellini of Walk in Darkness<\/td>\n<p><\/center><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brianjnoggle.com\/bsgfx\/jadeetro.jpg\"><br \/>Jade Etro of Frozen Crown<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brianjnoggle.com\/bsgfx\/kanonwakeshima.jpg\"><br \/>Kanon Wakeshima<\/td>\n<p><\/center><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brianjnoggle.com\/bsgfx\/kaylawaters.jpg\"><br \/>Kayla Waters<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brianjnoggle.com\/bsgfx\/anitarosamond.jpg\"><br \/>Anita Rosamond<\/td>\n<p><\/center><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brianjnoggle.com\/bsgfx\/artemis.jpg\"><br \/>Artemis<\/center><\/td>\n<td><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brianjnoggle.com\/bsgfx\/jazminghent.jpg\"><br \/>Jazmin Ghent<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Whether they sound as pretty as they look <em>or even prettier<\/em>, I leave to your aesthetic judgment, gentle reader.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This spring, my musical balance was awobble as I bought some pop music. 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