Nice, gentle & complex

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Minnies spectacular five-and-a-half octave range is mindblowing and Charles Stepney's arrangement/production is grand so her whole debut album* is highly reccomendable. But especially on Whenever, Wherever more stuff happens in three and a half minutes than in an average Gentle Giant tune (sort of), yet its all within the context of a silky soft soul/jazz-delight. I find it so beautifully intriguing. 
The reason for this thread is that I'd like some more of "this". So if any of you know anything I should give a listen please post your reccomendations, videoes, links or whatever here.

*Come In To My Garden, 1970

There's plenty of gentle but complex jazz but (&prog) what I'm looking for this time has to be within a "popsong-context". It doesn't have to be vintage soul/R&B but that's mainly what I'm hoping for. Minnie's song is perfect but...

here's a slightly jazzier song that also kind of qualifies

...and another one bordering on disco. Probably more weirdly arranged  than genuinely complex but it works for me:

Edited by Saperlipopette! - December 27 2013 at 01:17

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	Minnies spectacular five-and-a-half octave range is mindblowing and Charles Stepney's arrangement/production is grand so her whole debut album* is highly reccomendable. But especially on Whenever, Wherever more stuff happens in three and a half minutes than in an average Gentle Giant tune (sort of), yet its all within the context of a silky soft soul/jazz-delight. I find it so beautifully intriguing. The reason for this thread is that I'd like some more of "this". So if any of you know anything I should give a listen please post your reccomendations, videoes, links or whatever here. *Come In To My Garden, 1970 There's plenty of gentle but complex jazz but (&prog) what I'm looking for this time has to be within a "popsong-context". It doesn't have to be vintage soul/R&B but that's mainly what I'm hoping for. Minnie's song is perfect but... here's a slightly jazzier song that also kind of qualifies ...and another one bordering on disco. Probably more weirdly arranged than genuinely complex but it works for me: Edited by Saperlipopette! - December 27 2013 at 01:17