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Originally posted by Gattigap
Concur. I think he'd do better if he gave up the pretense and simply did Sinatra covers. He could stay in Vegas and make a killing.
I thought he was interesting in a who's-this-guy? way when he first appeared during the When Harry Met Sally era, but as I listened to more of the songs this guy actually writes, it was all downhill.
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He's a hack, but his covers (and not just the sinatra - he does some older stuff from the 'teens/'20s that is even better) are great and he is a brilliant band-leader. He probably puts together the best band since Duke Ellington. Seriously, his shows are amazing, and every musician who plays with him seems willing to leap on a grenade for him.
I remember something Winton marsallis said about him in an interview - I paraphrase: "I love Harry Connick Jr. He is a really nice guy, a great guy. My 3 year old baby daughter can scat better than he can, but I love Harry Connick Jr."
