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Mercedes Hall is taking New York by storm. “I was born a diva and a femme fatale, don’t let this scare the hell out of you, honey!” What is so special about the article is the unorthodox approach I used in interviewing those singers. I contacted each one of them separately as if I were exclusively interviewing one diva for the cover. I asked them, all of them, the same questions without telling anyone what I was doing. So each diva thought that SHE is the ONE to be interviewed. I am a bad boy! Sloane's answers were as expected deep and straightforward. Kole's answers refreshing. Wicks, philosophical and informative. VerPlanck, bright like her music. Attie, right on. One lesson we could learn from the lengthy article: Good material never dies, and solid talent lasts for ever. I assume, this was the main point of the write-up and interviews, and I enjoyed talking to those sparkling femmes fatales. Some told me “You bet, I am a femme fatale!”, one particular super duper singer said: “I don’t have an ounce of a diva in me.” And another chanteuse said: “I was born a diva and a femme fatale, don’t let this scare the hell out of you, honey!”
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![]() The majestic Paulete Attie. “Mercedes Hall is a wicked generator of moods…” Blues-Jazz sensation, Mercedes Hall is in demand. Her looks, class, beauty and out of this world voice are the reason. She is a hot ticket, now. The fans who saw Hall’s shows at Danny's Skylight Room in Manhattan went ape. It was an enormous success! Hysterically successful. After the success of Mercedes previous Adult Contemporary / Smooth Jazz album “Somewhere In The Night “ she recorded her first ‘straight-ahead’ jazz CD at SONY Music Studios in New York City with her new trio ‘Monk For President’. The power in quality of the vocals captured in "Somewhere in the Night" were recently validated when her version of "Walk on By" became part of the ocean drive best of American FM jazz CD. She joined the elite company of such artists as Patty Austin, The Rippingtons, Jon Lucien, Michael McDonald, Dave Grusin etc. on this extraordinary European release. Additionally, Mercedes version of “My Funny Valentine” was recorded for the independent film “Funny Valentine”. Continues on P. 143 |