Re: First British jazz artist to go platinum

As someone who loathes smooth jazz, and generally dislikes singers - I have
to say that Jamie Cullum is surprisingly not bad at all - a nice lad - and a
bright pianist - and he sings a bit too.

P

"sum1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3253578.stm
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> BBC News
> Monday, 1 December, 2003, 14:14 GMT
>
> Cullum beats British jazz record
>
>
> Singer and pianist Jamie Cullum has become the first British jazz
> artist to have a platinum album.
>
> Cullum's latest album Twentysomething has sold 300,000 copies in the
> UK - the amount needed for a platinum award - in just over a month.
>
> The 24-year-old has become a jazz sensation, signing a £1m record deal
> earlier this year and gaining support from DJs like Michael Parkinson.
>
> Silver, gold and platinum awards for album sales were introduced in
> 1973.
>
> Previously, the UK's most successful jazz artist had been Courtney
> Pine, who went silver - awarded for sales between 60,000 and 100,000.
>
>
> Wide appeal
>
> Twentysomething entered the UK album chart at number five when it was
> released in October, and is now at number 22.
>
> But it is at number three in the jazz/blues album chart - and his
> previous album, Pointless Nostalgia, is also in the top 10.
>
> Cullum plays everything from jazz standards to covers of songs by
> Nirvana and Radiohead.
>
> His next single will be a version of Jimi Hendrix's The Wind Cries
> Mary.
>
> As well as jazz clubs and concert halls, Cullum has appeared at the
> Royal Variety Performance and on children's TV shows including Blue
> Peter and CD:UK.