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There are singers, said Ray Charles. Then there is Aretha. She towers above the rest. Others are good, but Aretha is excellent. Shes my only sure-enough sister.

Aretha Franklin will be the Queen of Soul due to the fact she is indeed the quintessential voice of American pop culture. Unlike any other performer, Franklin personifies soul in the heart of gospel singing, an international institution, bringing the soul of music to each and every heart in the globe. We are familiar with her charged voice of late ’60s hits with Atlantic Records – “Think,” “Respect,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “I Never Loved a Man,” “Chain of Fools,” “Baby I Love You and “The House That Jack Built.” However, some jazz followers could not know she is really a talented jazz singer and has performed jazz renditions throughout her career.

Franklin was born in the house of a gospel minister, Reverend C.L. Franklin. With her sisters Carolyn and Erma, singers in their own correct with recording careers, she sang at her fathers Detroit church while growing up in the 1950s. Indeed, when she was only 14, she created her initial recordings as a gospel artist. Rumors have it that Franklin was approach by Motown. The tiny start-up was thinking about signing her. As the truth is told, Franklin started her recording career with Columbia, in which she was signed by the legendary talent scout John Hammond.

It was during her time with Columbia in the early 60s where Franklin embraced jazz recordings for the very first time. Certain, she cut an occasional R&B hit, and even earned one Best Forty single, “Rock-a-bye Your Baby having a Dixie Melody. But it was at Columbia where Franklin was trying to locate her niche, or style, as a recording artist. Several of her recordings included uptown Jazz. Her Columbia CD Jazz to Soul shares some fine renditions of her jazz potential, with songs like Less Cross, Walk on By and Skylark.

Although a lot of could say that Franklin’s true aspirations were becoming dulled at Columbia due to pop-oriented material and production, she was still in a position to experiment with her talents. Indeed, there’s a moderate amount of fine recordings to become found on the Columbia LPs where she belts out jazzy renditions with undeniable gusto.

When Franklin left Columbia and arrived at Atlantic records, she not only brought success to Atlantic records, but she was able to crossover from soul and R&B to pop without a hitch. She arrived to black music at a time that propelled her to fame, appealing to all levels of society.

Today, Aretha Franklin is still known as the Queen of Soul, but often performs at popular jazz festivals around the world. Some notable ones are Toronto, Newport and Montreux, Switzerland. To listen to her rendition of Brand New Me, the opener for the Newport Jazz Festival 2008 is really a gift from the Heavens.

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